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WORLD NATIONAL SPORTS German parliament Voters are angry Rai asks ACU chief to probe confirms Chancellor with BJP: Rahul after corruption allegations Merkel for fourth term by-election result against Shami PAGE 8 PAGE 12 PAGE 9 News in Brief Hizb chief's eldest J&K Police to procure micro UAVs for Address critical gaps in dev admn, son quizzed by NIA in anti-terror operations Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) ensure timely fund flow down below: CM terror-funding case The Jammu and Kashmir Police will procure micro un- New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) sent by his father through a manned ariel vehicles fitted with clearance despite money being US-based international night vision equipment for securi- available and projects standing The National wire transfer company, of- ty, surveillance and detection op- upto these clearance norms. Investigation Agency today ficials said. The agency al- erations in the state, officials have During the marathon meeting, questioned six people, in- leged that Yusuf was also See J&K Police on Page 11 Mehbooba Mufti reviewed at cluding the eldest son of "one of several Indian con- length the status of projects and Hizbul Mujahideen chief tacts" of a hawala operator Par panel: Increase initiatives taken by various Syed Salahuddin, in con- based in Saudi Arabia iden- Departments. On the PMDP, the nection with a 2011 terror tified as Aijaz Ahmed Bhat, retirement age of SC, Chief Minister directed all funding case, officials said and was alleged to have Administrative Secretaries to here. Shakeel Yusuf, who been in telephonic contact HC judges monitor closely the execution of works as a medical assis- with him for receiving projects within their respective tant at Srinagar's Sher-i- New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) money transfer codes. domains and try to fix the bottle- Kashmir Institute of Yusuf may be quizzed A parliamentary committee JAMMU, MARCH 14: pleted in time without any over- of executing agencies in getting necks wherever these are identi- Medical Sciences, appeared again, officials said. The has urged the government to hike run of cost or time. Addressing a the projects completed in time. fied. Mehbooba Mufti reviewed before the agency along case, registered by the NIA the retirement age of Supreme Chief Minister, Mehbooba meeting of Administrative The Chief Minister, who vis- the status of projects in power with five others suspected in April 2011, relates to the Court and high court judges to tide Mufti today asked the Secretaries here today, the Chief ited most of the district head- distribution and stabilisation in to have received funds from transfer of money from over their shortage in higher judi- Administrative Secretaries to Minister advised them to visit quarters in the State during her the State. She was informed that Salahuddin, they said. The Pakistan to Jammu and ciary. The parliamentary standing address the critical gaps in devel- districts and far flung areas peri- public outreach programme, ex- work on improving power distri- NIA wanted to question Kashmir through hawala See Par panel on Page 11 opment administration and en- odically to assess the status of de- pressed dismay over the projects bution projects in eight districts him over allegations that channels via Delhi, which sure timely flow of funds down velopment works, fix the bottle- getting stuck due to small issues would start from next week he used to receive funds See Hizb chief'son Page 11 MGNREGA a huge below so that projects are com- necks, if any, and lead the teams like land acquisition and forest See Mehbooba on Page 11 public interest project, Govt to build Centre should take Centre tells SC LS passes budget without debate; New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) 14,460 bunkers for hard look at JK govt's PAO The Mahatma Gandhi both Houses adjourn amid din National Rural Employment reversal order: NC Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) "huge public interest" project and JK border dwellers Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) transparency in the utilisa- no country in the world could have tion of government funds. The Lok Sabha today New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) undertaken such an exercise The main opposition "@PMOIndia & passed the crucial Finance See MGNREGA on Page 11 As many as 14,460 bunkers will be con- party in Jammu and @FinMinIndia need to take Bill 2018 and a Rs 89.25 lakh structed along the Line of Control and the Kashmir, National a long, hard look at the rea- crore spending plan for the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir Conference (NC), today sons behind the sudden & next fiscal year without dis- Pakistan apprehended to mitigate the hardships faced by border urged the Centre to take a arbitrary reversal of the cussion amid ruckus, which 1,373 fishermen during dwellers, the Rajya Sabha was informed to- "hard look" at the reason be- PAO system that had been led to the adjournment of day. Union Minister of State for Home hind the Mehbooba Mufti- introduced in JK (sic)," both the Houses of 2015-18: Govt Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said the Ministry of led state government's deci- Omar said in his tweet. Parliament for the eighth Home Affairs had approved a pilot project for con- sion to put the Pay and In another tweet, he day. The Finance Bill as New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) struction of 60 bunkers at a cost of Rs 3 crore dur- Accounts Office (PAO) sys- said, "For 3 years the JK leg- well as the Appropriation Pakistan apprehended 1,373 ing the year 2016-17, which has since been com- tem in abeyance till March islature was told that this Bill were passed in a matter fishermen during 2015-18, the gov- pleted. Following the recent visit of Home 31. In a tweet, NC working reform would be a major of 25 minutes during which ernment today informed the Lok Minister Rajnath Singh to the state, the Centre president Omar Abdullah step towards transparent opposition parties and rul- against the passage of the was also adjourned for the Sabha. In a written response to a had approved construction of another 14,460 asked the Prime Minister's use of funds. A measure ap- ing NDA ally TDP shouted budget without debate, as day within about three min- question in the Lok Sabha, V K bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore, he said in reply Office and Union finance proved by legislative vote slogans and created a din. the session is slated to con- utes thereafter. In the Lok Singh, Minister of State in the to a written question. Ahir added that the steps ministry to look into the the has been overturned by a The Lower House was ad- tinue till April 6. The Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister See Pakistan on Page 11 have been taken to mitigate the hardships faced sudden and arbitrary re- mere government order." journed for the day immedi- Sabha, which was informed Arun Jaitley moved 21 by people living on the International Border and versal of the PAO system Haseeb Drabu, who was ately thereafter. The opposi- of the passage of the budget amendments to the Bill Rains, snowfall bring Line of Control due to cross border firing. that was aimed at ensuring See Centre Should on Page 11 tion parties protested by the Lok Sabha at 2 PM, See LS passes on Page 11 down day temperatures CBI registers CBI yet to set up centre of excellence IAF reported 31 in Kashmir Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) preliminary enquiry in in investigation: Par panel aircraft accidents in last Rains in plains and fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir SSC paper leak case today brought down day tempera- New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) cution in specialised and Committee recommended ture across the Valley by several New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) emerging domains of crime, that the central investiga- four years: Govt degrees. Intermittent rains lashed A centre of excellence in including cyber crime, as tive agency and the govern- most parts of the Kashmir Valley The CBI has registered a preliminary en- investigation in CBI, an- well as the law enforcement ment expedite various ap- New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) craft accident in the Indian See Rains, snowfall on Page 11 quiry into alleged irregularities in the Staff nounced by Prime Minister community of the country. provals required for setting Air Force is investigated by Selection Commission (SSC) examination Narendra Modi three years The Parliamentary up of the centre. The panel Thirty-one aircraft of a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to held on February 21 this year, officials said to- ago, is yet to see the light of Standing Committee on also raised apprehension on the Indian Air Force have ascertain the cause of acci- Two police men day. They said the agency had examined the the day, a parliamentary Personnel, Public the "level of vacancies" in been involved in accidents dent," Bhamre said. arrested with narcotics reference received from the Centre for a CBI panel said today, even as it Grievances, Law and the CBI, saying it would in the last four years, the He said phasing out of enquiry into the matter. After examining the underlined the "level of va- Justice in a report tabled in have an impact on its per- government informed the the aircraft and their re- Jammu, March 14: allegations, a decision was taken to initiate a cant positions" affecting the the parliament today said formance. Increasing num- Lok Sabha today. In a writ- placement with new gener- preliminary enquiry in the matter, the offi- agency's performance. The there was a need for capaci- ber of cases are now being ten reply to a question, ation aircraft depends upon Police today claimed to have cials said. A preliminary enquiry is the first setting up of International ty enhancement and skill referred to the CBI pertain- Minister of State for national security, strategic arrested two of its own police men step of a probe by the CBI where the agency as- Centre of Excellence in development of those working to factors like internal Defence Subhash Bhamre objectives and operational with narcotics at Gangyal. Police sesses whether the allegations have enough Investigation (ICEI-CBI) at ing in the CBI on continu- security, cyber crime, cor- said 10 accidents had taken requirements of the de- said that a routine naka was estab- prima facie material for registering an FIR. the CBI Academy, ous basis. "However, the ruption, financial irregu- place in 2014-15 while the fence forces. On a question lished at opposite city farm Students have been protesting outside the Ghaziabad, was made by the centre is yet to see the light larities, and the nation can- number was six in 2015-16 about whether some politi- Gangyal NHW when two pedestri- SSC office at CGO complex in the national cap- prime minister in 2015 to of the day as it is still pend- not afford to have its pre- and 10 in 2016-17. The num- cal experts have asked the ans were coming from Narwal ital since February 27, seeking a CBI probe render world class courses ing at various stages of ap- mier investigative agency ber of accidents reported in government to issue a See Two Police on Page 11 See CBI registers on Page 11 on investigation and prose- proval," the report said. The See CBI Yet To Set on Page 11 2017-18 was five. "Every air- See IAF reported on Page 11 31 business people under CBI HC directs State to file affidavit No hydrological data from China in 2017, India regarding completion of Mubark monitoring water flow in trasns-border rivers Mandi restoration work New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) vide these data in 2017 and Minister of State in the probe absconding: MEA the issue was also taken up External Affairs Ministry Jammu, March 14(JNF): However, he has given us a Government continues with Beijing, which had said the Chinese side has New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) named are Vijaykumar Vannarakkal Sudeer, copy of the project timeline to carefully monitor the wa- conveyed that non-provi- conveyed to India on sever- Revabhai Patel, Sunil Nausha Kadeejath and Dvision Bench of State for the restoration of the ter flow in the trans-border sion of the information was al occasions that they are Diamond traders Nirav Ramesh Rupani, Pushpesh Cheriya Veettil Sadique. High Court comprising Mubarak Mandi complex. rivers, including due to technical reasons. only undertaking run-of-the- Modi, Mehul Choksi, Jatin Kumar Baid, Surender The Ministry of External Chief Justice Badar Durrez As per the timeline, it ap- Brahmaputra and Sutlej for "Government continues river hydro-projects which Mehta and embattled liquor Singh, Angad Singh, Affairs had received extra- Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev pears that the entire work early detection of any ab- to carefully monitor the wa- do not involve diversion of baron Vijay Mallya are Harsahib Singh, Harleen dition requests from the Kumar directed respon- would be completed by normality, the Lok Sabha ter flow in trans-border waters of the river. Replying among 31 business people Kaur, Ashish Jobanputra, CBI in respect of Mallya, dents to file affidavit giving 31.03.2023. Various stages of was today informed. In a rivers, including to a question on Palestine, M facing a CBI investigation Neeshal Modi, Chetan Jobanputra, Baid, Sanjay the complete and detailed work have been indicated written response to a ques- Brahmaputra and Sutlej J Akbar, Minister of State in who are fugitives abroad, Jayantilal Sandesara and Kalra, Varsha Kalra and timeline be filed within a such as signing of agree- tion in the Lok Sabha, rivers, for early detection of the Ministry of External the government told Dipti Chetan Sandesara, Aarti Kalra which had been week for complete restora- ment, submission of External Affairs Minister any abnormality so that cor- Affairs, said India hopes for Parliament today. The Akbar said. The minister sent to the concerned for- tion of historic Mubarak Inception report, Sushma Swaraj said under rective and preventive early resumption of peace names of the absconding added that the others who eign countries for their con- Mandi complex. Division Submission of Draft Master the existing bilateral measures are taken to safe- talks between Palestinian business people were pro- had absconded and were liv- sideration, he said. Twelve Bench after hearing Adv GS Plan for the complex, Memorandums of guard livelihood of the peo- and Israeli sides to move to- vided by Minister of State ing abroad were Nitin people who had left the Thakur for the PIL whereas Review and Approval of the Understanding, China pro- ple in these regions (from wards finding a comprehen- for External Affairs M J Jayantilal Sandesara, country were also under in- ASGI Sindu Sharma for the Draft Master plan by vides to India hydrological where the river passes sive solution. "The govern- K Akbar while replying to a data information of Sabhya Seth, Nilesh vestigation by the Union of India and Govt MMJHS, Submission of the through)," Swaraj said. In ment have always remained K M question in the Lok Sabha. Parrekh Umesh Parekh, Enforcement Directorate, Advocate Amit Chopra for Final Master Plan for the Brahmaputra river response to another ques- supportive of peaceful reso- M Y Modi and Choksi are the the state observed that (Yarlong Zanbo in Chinese) Sunny Kalra, Aarti Kalra, he added. Apart from complex, Submission of the tion on whether China is lution of the Palestinian is- Y C

key accused in the Rs 12,000- Sanjay Kalra, Varsha Mallya, Jatin Mehta, Nirav counsel for the respondents Draft Statement of conser- and Sutlej river (Langqen digging a 1,000 km long tun- sue. India has been unwaver- C crore PNB scam. Also on the Kalra, Hemant Gandhi, Modi, Mehul Choksi, Ritesh submits that he shall be fil- vation strategies for each Zangbo in Chinese) during nel to divert water of the ing in its support for the list is Nirav Modi's wife, Ishwarbhai Bhat, MG Jain, the list included Lalit ing an affidavit with the structure, Review and the flood seasons. The Brahmaputra to its dry Palestinian cause," Akbar Ami. Among the others Chandrasakhar, Cheriya See 31 Business on Page 11 complete timeline. See HC directs on Page 11 Chinese side did not pro- Xinjiang region, V K Singh, added.

CyanMagentaYellowBlac Glimpses of Future 2 Obituary JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 OBITUARY 10TH DAY KRIYA 10TH DAY KRIYA 10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA With profound grief and sorrow, we in - With profound grief and sorrow, we regret With profound grief & sorrow, we in - With profound grief and sorrow, we in - form about the sad demise of our beloved the sudden demise of our beloved Smt. form the sad demise of our beloved Sh form the sad demise of our beloved son Sh Veer Ji Bhat S/o Sh Kashi Nath Satya Devi W/o Late Sh. Pritam Chand Baskar Nath Khar S/o Late Narayan Smt Sudesh Gupta W/o Lt Sh Subash Bhat R/o Bon Devsar, Kulgam presently Mahajan on 06-03-2018. Tenth Day will Joo Khar resident of Mattan at present Chander Gupta R/o H.No 575, Sec 5, staying 14D Phase 4th Purkhoo camp. be held on 15-03-2018 (Thursday) Time: 10th Day Kriya an 21 March 2018 at 11:00 AM. Venue: Mahajan Hall, L. No. 6, 62/2 Shantipuram Muthi on 11-3-2018. Janipur Colony near Shiv Shakti Akhnoor. Assembly will be held at Lane Talab Tillo, Jammu Near Police Post. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Mandir Jammu. 10th Day will be per - No 06 Suryavansham Nagar, Muthi near Sh Veer Ji Bhat REMEMBERED BY: Smt. Satya Devi Akhnoor Ghat on 20-3-2018 & Sh Baskar Nath formed on 15/03/2018 Thursday at Smt Sudesh Airtel Tower Time 11.30 AM. Sons & Daughters-in-law Assembly shall take place at residence Khar 11.00 AM at our residence. Kriya will be Gupta GRIEF STRICKEN Sh. Ram Lal Gupta & Smt. Neelam Gupta at 11 AM. performed on 18/03/2018 Sunday at Sh Kashni Nath Bhat -Father Sh. Parshotam Lal Gupta & Smt. Seema Gupta Smt Kishni Devi -Mother GRIEF STRICKEN 11.00 AM at our residence. Uthala will Smt Bahbi Ji -Tai Ji Sh. Ravi Gupta & Smt. Jyoti Gupta Sudesha & B B Bhan - Prem Lata & P N Khar be performed on 19/03/2018 Monday Col. Anil Pandit -Brother Sh. Raju Gupta & Smt. Ruhi Gupta Shakantulla & C K Patwari - Sheela & T N Bhan at Shiv Shakti Mandir Shivalik Puram Ravi Bhat -Elder Brother Daughters & Sons-in-law Vijaya & Kamal Fotedar - Shakti & A K Bhan Janipur Colony, Jammu at 4.00 PM. Nitoo Ji Bhat -Younger Brother Smt. Champa Devi & Lt. Sh. Krishan Gupta Lt. Smt. Geeta Devi & Sh. Sheesh Kumar Baby & D N Bhan - Nisha & Ramesh Tickoo GRIEF STRICKEN Ramesh K. Bhat -Brother Suman & Suneel Bhan - Sunita & B L Bhan Smt Meenakshi Gupta W/o Sh Mohit Gupta Kiran –Sister Smt. Shashi Gupta & Sh. Vijay Gupta Seema -Sister Smt. Ashu Gupta & Sh. Sardari Gupta Aakriti & Atul Patwari - Esha & Kanav Sharma Smt Arti Gupta W/o Sh Rohit Gupta Santosh -Sister M/s M.N. Industries Payal & Nikhil Sahi - Eshan, Rishab & Aman Mr Sourabh Gupta S/o Lt S.C Gupta Phoola Ji -Bua M/s R.R.S Industries SR Brij Nath Bhan Contact: 9596738505 Kaushalya Ji -Bua Mobile :- 9906399912, 9419279139 Kushalya Ji -Bua Vintoo Ji -C. Brother Raju -C. Brother Mob No: 9086026969 10TH DAY/KRIYA 10TH DAY/KRIYA 10TH DAY With profound grief and sorrow, we in - With profound grief and sorrow, we in - With profound grief and sorrow, the sad form you about the sad demise of our form that our beloved Father , Founder demise of 'our beloved grand mother beloved Sh. Ved Parkash Abrol S/o Sh. & Principal of Lord Krishna High 10TH DAY KRIYA Smt. Isher Devi W/o Late Suram Singh Ram Dass R/o Ward No. 1, H.No 457, School Samba SH. JAGDEV SINGH With profound grief and sorrow, we in - R/o Salal Kotli, Tehsil and District - Reasi ( Near Sh. Ram Temple Stadium Road BANDRAL S/o Late Sh. Bachitar Singh form the sad and untimely demise of my J&K ) TENTH DAY KRIYA will be per - PWD Coloney Kathua on 06-03-2018. of Ward No. 13 Samba LORD KRISH - wife Smt. Geeta Devi D/o Lt Sh. Isher formed on Thursday 15th March 2018 at Tenth Day will be performed on Sh. Ved Parkash NA HIGH SCHOOL SAMBA left for his SH. JAGDEV Dass residence of House No. 133 Salal Kotli and assembly will be held at Smt. Isher Devi Abrol heavenly abode on 6th of March, 2018. SINGH BANDRAL Dhia Bhag near Malatha Mohalla, Salal Thursday 15-03-2018 at 11.00 am & Bhawani Nagar (B) Block Talab Tillo, 10th DAY will be held on Thursday 15th Kotli at 10.00 am Kriya Karam on (Sunday) 18-03-2018 Jammu. Tenth Day will be performed on March 2018 (10 A.M) at our residence 15.3.2018 at 11 AM at Shiv Mandir GRIEF STRICKEN at 12.00 Noon onwards at our residence. (LORD KRISHNA HIGH SCHOOL Bhagwati Nagar, Sec. 2, Near Fourth Smt. Geeta Devi Sh Puran Singh Madyal - Son GRIEF STRICKEN Bridge & Kriya will be performed at our Sh Surinder Singh Madyal - Grandson Smt. Satya Devi -Wife SAMBA). Kriya (13th Day) will be per - residence H.No. 133. Daughters, Daughter-in-laws and Son- in- laws Brother & Bhabhi formed on 18th March , 2018 at our GRIEF STRICKEN Sh. Hans Raj Abrol & Smt. Sudesh Abrol residence 11 am (SUNDAY). Raj Kumar Mahajan Sons & Daughters-in-law GRIEF STRICKEN M/s Mahajan Store Gumat Mr. Rajesh Abrol & Mrs. Anisha Abrol Smt. Narvada Devi (WIFE) Step Jammu 10TH DAY KRIYA Mr. Vinay Kumar Abrol & Mrs. Sharda Abrol Daughter-in-laws & Sons M/s Nand Lal Isher Kishtwar Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Abrol & Mrs. Rekha Abrol Mrs. Anchal Bandral & Sh. Kashmira Singh Jai Durge Filling Stn With grief & sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh Brij Nath Grand Children: Shavi Abrol, Sachin Abrol, Navi Abrol, (NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER BJP) Raina S/o Late Keshav Razdan of Raghav Abrol, Divyesh Abrol, Shreya Abrol Mrs. Shobha & Sh. Bhawani Singh (Ex -Chairman MC Samba) Goshbug, Palhalan Kashmir A/P 9796010453 /9419150997/7006196415 Daughters & Son-in-laws Shalimar Garden Ghaziabad. Tenth Smt. Ramni Chib & LATE Sh. Kewal Krishan Singh Chib 10TH DAY KRIYA Day Kriya will be performed on Smt. Rekha Jamwal & Sh. Kewal Singh Jamwal With profound grief and sorrow, we re - Monday 19th March at Murad Nagar Sh Brij Nath Raina Smt. Chander Lekha & Sh. Hardev Singh Jamwal gret to inform you the sad & untimely Chhota Hardwar at 8 AM. The 10TH DAY/KRIYA GRAND CHILDREN: Radhika, Sidharth, Prachi, Oshmi, demise of our beloved Chaman Lal Assembly (Samkhun) will take place at With profound grief and sorrow, we re - Advika, Zorawar, Rashi, Chandan, Goverdhan, Vanshika, Koul S/o Lt. Sh. Madhav Koul, original - Flat No. S- 4/752, Nr Rajvedie’s gret to inform the sad and ultimately Swapnil, Tamanna Bandral's Family ly resident of Tailwani, Dist. Anantnag School, Shalimar Garden Ext-I, demise of our beloved Sh. Ved 9596819499, 9419112500 A/p Lane No. 6 Qtr. No. 5, Block 31, Sahibabad-Ghaziabad at 10 AM. Chaman Lal Koul Prakash Khajuria S/o Lt. Sh. Gurmukh Jagti, Jammu on 12th March 2018. GRIEF STRICKEN Khajuria and Lt Smt. Puro Devi R/o Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Smt Rita Raina -Wife Rehal who left for heavenly abode on Akhnoor Ghat on 21st March 2018 & Daughter-in-law & Son 06.03.18. TENTH DAY will be per - Sh. Ved Prakash OBITUARY gathering will be at Community Hall Smt Shweta Raina & Sh Rakesh Raina formed on 15.03.2018 (Thursday) at Khajuria With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Lane No 6 Jagti Township at 12 Noon. Daughters & Sons-in-law 11.00 a.m. at our residence Rehal. form the sad demise of our beloved Sh. GRIEF STRICKEN Smt Rozy Dhar & Sh Rohit Dhar GRIEF STRICKEN Omkar Nath Raina (Papa Jee) S/o Late Reta Ji Koul -Wife Smt Jyoti Kachroo & Sh Anil Kachroo Sons & Daughters-in-law Ved Lal Raina of Bijbehra Sumit & Shivani -Son & Daughter Piyush & Sai -Grand Kids Sh. Kuldeep Raj Khajuria & Smt. Vijay Khajuria Anantnag/Muthi Jammu at present E- D.N. Koul & Sarla Koul -Brother & Bhabi Contact Nos: 9999625182, 9810344297, 9818283644 Sh. Som Dutt Sharma & Smt. Neelam Sharma 25, Pocket A-3 Mayur Vihar, Phase-III, T.N.Koul & Suman Ji Koul -Brother & Bhabi Sh. Jagdish Raj Khajuria & Smt. Rama Khajuria Delhi on 08-03-2018. TENTH DAY Sh. Omkar Nath Ramesh Koul & Dolly Koul -Brother & Bhabi Daughters & Son-in-law KRIYA will be performed on 17-03-2018 Raina Chand Ji Koul & Krin Ji -Brother & Bhabi Smt. Sheela Devi & Sh. Shiv Dutt Sharma at Delhi. Sister & Brother-in-law Smt. Kanta Devi & Sh. Ramesh Chandra Sharma GRIEF STRICKEN 10TH DAY Smt. Phoola Raina-Wife A.K. Pandita & Nancy Smt. Sharda Devi & Sh. Chandermohan Sharma WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND SOR - Smt. Shanta Koul-Sister Mob: 9419203713 Grand Daughters & Grand Sons ROW, WE INFORM THE SAD DE - Brother & Bhabi MISE OF OUR BELOVED SH SAT Sakshi & Ravinder Sharma Sh. Bansi Lal Raina & Prabha Raina PAL DOGRA S/O LATE SH GARIB Kanika & Sushil Mansotra Son-in-law & Daughter DASS (LAMBHAR) R/O H.NO. 212/1 Grand Children: Manik, Deepak, Sh. Vijay Bhat & Daizy Bhat OBITUARY NARWAL PAIN SATWARI. TENTH Abhishek, Gautam & Aryan Sons & Daughter-in-laws With profound grief & sorrow, we inform DAY WILL BE HELD AT OUR RESI - SH SAT PAL Mob: 9419101040, 9622330333, 9796436115, 9419877068 Mr Sanjay Raina & Anju Raina the sad demise of our beloved father Shri Mr Ajay Raina & Nimmi Raina Nath Ji Pandit S/o Late Shri Darshan DENCE ON 15TH MARCH, THURS - DOGRA Grand Children Pandit R/o Sheikhpora Anantnag, DAY AT 1.00 PM. Kashmir A/p Lane No. 18, Block No 91, GRIEF STRICKEN Mr Arash Bhan & Raksha Bhat-Grand Son-in-law & Grand Flat No. 13 Jagti Nagrota Jammu who left VISHNO DEVI -WIFE 10TH DAY Daughter for his heavenly abode on 09-03-2018. SONS & DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND Rishab Raina, Sachit (Akash) Bhat Shri Nath Ji Sai Raina & Danish Raina Tenth Day Kriya shall be performed at RAVINDER KUMAR DOGRA & NISHA DOGRA SORROW, WE INFORM SAD DE - TRT Nagrota Ghat on 18-03-2018 at 9 Pandit Mob :- 07503034924, 09811126243, 9419196830, 08800437724 SUNIL DOGRA MISE OF KARAMYOGNI LT SMT. am. DAUGHTERS & SONS-IN-LAW GRIEF STRICKEN VIJAY LUXMI KOUL WIFE OF Smt. Sheela Pandit - Wife SUMAN KUMARI & JOGINDER LAL LATE SH. GWASH LAL KOUL ON RAJNI KUMARI & BALVINDER RAJ Sons & Daughters-in-law 09-03- 2018 FRIDAY ORIGINALLY SMT. VIJAY TENTH DAY Smt. Reeta & Ravi Kumar Pandit BROTHERS & SISTERS-IN-LAW Smt. Babli & Nana Ji Pandit BAL KRISHAN DOGRA & VEENA DEVI R/O POOLIYA VERINAG A/P LUXMI KOUL With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Daughter & Son-in-law BISHAN LAL DOGRA & KANTA DEVI HOUSE NO 187 WARD NO 14 OP - form the sad demise of our beloved un - Smt. Sunita Bhat & Dileep Kumar Bhat MOHINDER DOGRA & ANITA DEVI POSITE GREEN BAR DHAR cle Prof. Mohan Lal Raina S/o Late Brothers & Bhabhi’s MOBILE NO:- 9419206116, 9419246116 ROAD UDHAMPUR (J&K). Shridhar Raina original resident of Smt. Vija & Shri Bushan Lal Bhat TENTH DAY KRIYA WILL BE PER - Batapora Dialgam Kashmir presently at Smt. Shama Ji & Sh. Badri Nath FORMED ON 17-03-2018 (SAT - House NO. 55/102 Rajat Path, Smt. Tathi & Late Sh. Chaman Lal Kothari Mansarovar Jaipur on 6th March Prof. Mohan Lal Grand Children: Rahul, Sahil, Rohit, Romy, Sakshi, Komal URDAY) AT DEVIKA GHAT UD - 2018. 10TH DAY KRIYA shall take Raina OBITUARY HAMPUR AT 9:00 AM. ASSEMBLY place at the above venue on 15th With profound grief and sorrow, we in - WILL BE OBSERVED AT HOUSE March 2018. form the sad demise of our beloved NO 187 WARD NO 14 OPPOSITE GRIEF STRICKEN OBITUARY mother Karamyogini Smt Leelawati GREEN BAR DHAR ROAD UD - Ram Ji Raina with Brothers & Sisters Udhampur With profound grief & sorrow, we inform Mattoo W/o Late Sh Madho LalMattoo HAMPUR. Bushan Lal Raina with Brothers & Sisters R. Nagar Jammu the sad demise of our beloved Father R/o New Colony Sopore (Kmr) at pres - GRIEF STICKEN Rajinder Raina with Brothers & Sisters Tomal Bhori Sh Shuban Krishen Razdan S/o Lt ent H.No 82, Lane No 2, Anand Nagar, Mob No: 7006443386, 9796489651, 9622138396 Smt Leelawati PYARI KOUL (Bhabi) Shrikanth Razdan original resident of Patta Bohri, Jammu. 10th Day Kriya SON 'S & DAUTHER'S IN LAW'S Habba-Kadal Srinagar Kashmir at pres - Mattoo will be performed on 19th of March SH. RAVINDER KR KOUL& SMT. USHA MUKU KOUL ent at L/28, Buta Nagar Mirgrant Qrts 2018 Monday at Akhnoor. Assembly Ploura Jammu on 10th of March 2018. Sh Shuban SH. M.K.KOUL & SMT. SARLA KOUL Krishen Razdan will be held at our residence H.No 82, SH. RAMESH KRISHAN KOUL & SMT. KIRAN KOUL OBITUARY Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on Lane no 2, Anand Nagar Patta Bohri at With profound grief we inform the 18.03.2018 (Sunday) at Akhnoor Ghat SH. AVTAR KRISHAN KOUL & SMT. SUNITA KOUL 12 Noon. & Assembly will be held at Muthi Ghat SH. SATISH KUMAR KOUL & SMT. SARITA KOUL sad demise of Smt. Shanta Kaul GRIEF STRICKEN near (Directorate of School Education) SH. TEJ KRISHAN KOUL & SMT. VEENA KOUL W/o Sh. Motilal Kaul (Grandson of Sh Moti Lal -Son at 11 AM. SH.SANJAY KOUL Pt. Amarchand Kaul) from Qutab- GRIEF STRICKEN Smt Saroj & Sh Omkar Nath Mattoo -Daughter-in-law & Son ul-Din Pura Ali Kadal Srinagar and Smt Vijay & Sh Chaman Lal Mattoo -Daughter-in-law & Son DAUGHTER'S AND SON'S IN LAW'S Smt Geeta Razdan -Wife presently at 1742 Sector 8 Smt. Shanta Smt Asha & Sh Avtar Krishan Mattoo -Daughter-in-law & Son SMT. SHAILJA BHAT & SH.H.K.BHAT Daughter-in-law & Son SMT. RATANA & SH. JWAHAR LAL PANDITA Faridabad Haryana. TENTH DAY Kaul Smt Kiran & Anil Razdan Smt Prem Shori & Sh Roshan Lal -Daughter & Son-in-law SMT. ASHA BHAT & SH. RAVINDER BHAT KRIYA will be performed on Vikas Razdan -Son Smt Asha & Sh Hera Lal Tak -Daughter & Son-in-law Monday 19th March from 8 am at Smt Nirmala Nathu -Daughter SMT. SUNITA KOUL & SH.VIJAY KOUL & Son-in-law & Daughter Palla Ghat sector 37 Faridabad. Ph.No: 01912504181, 9018944188, 8493982340 GRAND CHILDREN: HIMANSHU, ISHAN, SUDHAN - Sh Sunil Koul & Soni Koul GRIEF STRICKEN Brothers & Bhabhies SHU, GAURAV, MADHUR Sh M.K Razdan & Suman Razdan KAUL PARIVAAR Sh A.K Razdan & Shunktulla Razdan 9910644282, 8700826440 Grand Daughter: Diva Koul OBITUARY Contact No: 7006640250, 9469112177, 9419405016 With profound grief and sorrow, we CHOUBARSI inform the sad and untimely de - Choubarsi of my revered father Late mise of our revered father Sh. Sh. Chuni Lal Verma will be performed OBITUARY on Thursday, 15th March, 2018 at our Soom Nath Raina originally from With profound grief and sorrow, we re - OBITUARY residence No. 20 Sector 6, Channi- gret to inform you the sad and untimely Khan Kahi Sokhta, Safakadal, Himmat, Jammu. Shejja Pooja - 12 With profound grief and sorrow, we demise of our beloved mother SMT. Srinagar, presently at P-395, Sh. Soom Nath Noon followed by Parshad Langer. MOHAN RANI KACHROO W/o Late inform the sad demise of our Jalvayu Vihar, Sector-21 Noida Raina DEEPLY MISSED BY:- Sh. Chuni Lal Sh. KASHI NATH KACHROO original beloved Karamyogi Sh Soom Nath (UP) on 11-03-2018 (Sunday). Bhabhi & Brother Verma residents of Kharyar/Channa pora Sharma of Wanpoh Anantnag TENTH DAY KRIYA will be per - Mrs. & Mr. Prof. Rattan Lal Verma Srinagar and at present House No. SMT. MOHAN presently at H.No. 15-A, Lane I Tara formed on 20-03-2018 at 9 A.M. at Daughter-in-law & Son 1569C, Theerathkar Nagar, Jain RANI KACHROO Vihar behind Soap Factory Paloura Sh Soom Nath Ganga Canal Head, Murad Nagar Prof. Nalini & Er. Khaminder Pal Verma Colony, Karala New Delhi on 11th of Jammu on 9-3-2018. Tenth Day Sharma (U.P.) Daughter & Son-in-law March 2018. Tenth Day Kriya will be Kriya will be performed on 18-3- GRIEF STRICKEN Mrs. Shagun & Suresh Bhasin performed at Sector 18, Badali Rohini Daughter-in-law & Son 2018 at Akhnoor Ghat and Surinder Raina & Flora-Son & Daughter-in-law Near DTC Depot New Delhi on 20th of Assembly will be held at our resi - Mrs. Suman W/o Late Sh. Virinder Verma March 2018. Bimla & Ramesh Zutshi-Daughter & Son-in-law Grand Daughter-in-law & Son dence at 11 AM. GRIEF STRIKEN: Indra & Ashok Razdan-Daughter & Son-in-law Mrs. Er. Shivali & Er. Shaman Verma Smt Girja & Sh. Ravi Ji Tikoo (Daughter and Son-in-law) IN GRIEF: Chaman Lal Raina & Rani-Brother & Bhabhi Grand Daughter & Son-in-law Smt Pinkey & Sh. Ravinder Kachroo (Daughter-in-law and son) Samast Parivar Pulin Raina-Grand Son Mrs. Sumedha Verma Raina & Er. Deepak Raina Smt Pinkey & Sh. Rajinder Daftari (Daughter and Son-in-law) of Wanpoh Ang. Moti Lal Fotedar-Brother-in-law Aman, Aashima, Gaurav, Aakshi & Anuj - Grand Children Rohit, Akshit, Sudesh, Superna, Anisha & Shiva (Grand Children) 9419789571, 9622258237 Ph. Nos: 0120-2537487, 9650990603, 9650998266 Mob: 9419192556 Ph: 8851590627, 9811440528, 7982628632 3 JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 JPPF protests against Govt’s negative NC continues protests for permanent deployment of ADC in Kalakote attitude towards Jammuites for treating tribals above law province. Despite public Seeks deportation of the land, binding the ad- anger against Rohingyas set- ministration not to interfere tlement and immediate their of Rohingyas in the cases of illegal land deportation, He said the prob- grabbing and illegal trans- lem is hanging fire, which is from J&K portation of bovine animals primarily a security hazard. by tribals, He said there He added that soft corner of seems a conspiracy to create a the government has created wedge among the communi- many problems and their de- Jammu Province People ties who from times immemo- porting from the State has be- Forum (JPPF) on Wednesday rial are living together in a come inevitable. He appealed organized a demonstration to peaceful congenial atmos- to the public and the govern- protest against the indiffer- phere. He asked government ment to take all steps for early ent and negative attitude of to withdraw such un-consti- deportation of Rahingyas. He the State Government in ad- tutional orders immediately. made a fervent appeal to the sought fulfillment of the gen- and upheaval. Th Rachpal dressing the burning prob- Supporting the carving of a all constituents of JPPF to uine demand. Th Rachpal Singh recalled the dreams lems of Jammuites, which new District Nowshera in join Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Singh lauded the resilience shown by the coalition gov- have engulfed the whole Rajouri District comprising Raising Day on March 16, Wednesday continued and steadfast approach of the ernment over three years ago province causing unrest and of Tehsiis Sunderbani, 2018, the auspicious day when protests in support of the de- people of Kalakote, who are and said the hollowness of chaos among the masses. designs to destabilize the uni- Crime branch has been fish- Nowshera and Kalakote, he Maharaja Shri Gulab Singh mand for posting of protesting for the past 17 days these is galore, in every sec- Addressing the protestors, ty and integrity, Pavittar ing in troubled waters and till said the whole public of these had annexed Kashmir with Additional Deputy resolutely. He also expressed tor. Instead of getting engaged JPPF President, Pavittar Singh said whole Jammu today they have not been able Tehsils are peacefully agitat- Jammu to make it a state after Commissioner in the border solidarity with the local in enhancing quality of life of Singh Bhardwaj urged the so- stand as one unit irrespective to locate the real culprit, he ing for the last 28 days for cre- paying an amount of Rs 75 tehsil on permanent basis, Beopar Mandal, which is the people, the PDP and BJP ciety to remain vigilant as of caste, creed and colour. said and appealed to the CM ation of new a district and the lakh to the Britishers, which seeking decision to be taken spearheading the agitation. have entangled themselves in Jammu province is passing Referring to Asifa rape and Mehbooba Mufti to accede to government orders for rota- is ever biggest amount at that in this regard without further He said the people of the area numberless controversies through a crucial stage of un- murder case, a heinous crime the demand of the public in tional Additional Deputy time. Others who addressed delay. Led by former MLA won't rest till the acceptance that have shadowed the nor- certainty, unrest and chaos committed against an 8 years general and justice in particu- Commissioners is no solution the protest included M.S and State Secretary Th of their demand by the insen- mal life. owing to numerous burning innocent girl whole Jammu lar. Adamancy and suppres- but a cruel joke with the agi- Katoch, Rajiv Mahajan, in- Rachpal Singh, the protests sitive coalition. The former He said the people have issues including the change stand united for an exempla- sion of public voice is no rem- tating public. Creation of new derjeet Khajuria, Avinash were joined by the women MLA assailed the coalition been paying huge price for in its demography in recent ry punishment to the culprit. edy to solve a crucial and deli- district within the existing Bhatia, M.L Sharma, R.S workers of the party, who government for its anti-peo- reposing their trust in the years as anti-national ele- The public from Hiranagar, cate issue which cannot be si- Rajouri District is well within Jamwal, Rajinder Singh, raised black flags to show ple policies, saying due to ad- parties which are too self-cen- ments under a well knit con- Samba and Kathua are agitat- lenced by using brutal police the norms in as much as area, Sunita Sharma, Pawan their resentment against the ministrative and develop- tred. “They have forged al- spiracy are hell bent to harm ing asking in one voice to force injuring public and oth- population and road connec- Sharma, Pritam Sharma, negative approach of the PDP- mental inertia, the problems liance just for lust of power the secular character amity hand over the case to CBI for ers which will further worsen tivity is concerned. It would Karnail Chand, Udhey BJP Government towards the of the area have increased and not serving the people, and brotherhood in the re- an impartial independent en- the law and order in the local- be a better form of a district as Chand, Prof. B.L Bhardhwaj, popular demand of the area. manifold. He said the three which has been proven in im- gion. Warning the anti-na- quiry as the enquiry ordered ity, he added. Talking about compared to Shopian and Gurmeet Singh, Ajeet Singh They cautioned against tak- years of the present dispensa- mense measure”, he main- tional forces against their evil by the State Government by the recent government orders Ganderbal in Kashmir Adyal and B.K Sawhney. ing the people for granted and tion have been full of chaos tained. Teachers’ Ivy Hospital to start weekly 44th Inter-Collegiate Annual Athletic Meet Association OPD consultation at Jammu ! Panchkula. We have 24 super specialty departments man- takes birth Ivy Hospital, Amritsar (M&W) 2017-18 begins at JU aged by highly qualified and has extended super specialty experienced doctors. We are dress, Dr. Daud Iqbal Baba, Akansha Sabharwal and in CUJ OPD consultation services at empaneled with more than Jammu. Under arrangement, Director, Directorate of Kanchan Thapa also ppre- ! 100 organizations, insurance The 44th Inter-Collegiate Sports and Physical sented a Fencing perform- the experts from Ivy will at- companies, TPAs and govern- Annual Athletic Meet tend a weekly OPD at KV Education dwelt on the de- ance during the event. Both Jammu Central ment departments. said Dr. (M&W) 2017-18 was declared tails of the event and said the performances were laud- University teachers formed an Mediplex, near medical col- Kanwaldeep adding our motto open by Prof R D Sharma, lege here on every Sunday that said that such events ed by the audience. The for- Association to collectively en- is to take super specialty Vice Chancellor, University provide the participants a mal vote of thanks was pre- from coming Sunday onward. gage in on various issues fac- healthcare to tier 3 towns of of Jammu, here this after- platform where they can sented by Dr. Komal Nagar, Sunil Kumar Dhar, GMO- Ivy ing teaching community. North India and to make it af- noon. The Athletic Meet is compete with the equally tal- Assistant Director, Hospital, Amritsar will inau- University teachers convened fordable for all. being organized by the ented opponents and hoped Directorate of Sports and gurate the OPD. On this a GBM at Temporary Interestingly Ivy Directorate of Sports and that the participants make Physical Education. Among Sunday, Dr Pankaj Goel, Academic Block on March 13 Healthcare Group has ranked Physical Education, the most of this opportunity other present on the occa- CTVS Surgeon and Dr Ajay and gave a go-ahead to the No 1 in the private hospitals University of Jammu. Prof. to showcase the best athletic sion were Prof. Satnam Association. The GBM was Kumar Nandmer , category in Chandigarh trici- R.D. Sharma was the chief talent and spirit of comrade- Kour, Dean Students moderated by Dr. Neeta from Gastroenterologist will at- ty area by The Week maga- guest on the function. In his ship. He further stated that Welfare, Prof. Darshana National Security Studies and tend the patients during OPD. zine in its November, 2017 edi- inaugural address, Prof 31 teams from various col- Sharma, Director, DDE, five office bearers were elect- On next Sunday, Dr Ritesh tion . The ranking is based on Sharma encouraged the par- leges of the Jammu Division Prof. Arti Bakshi, Head, is a place where students The Vice Chancellor appreci- ed as an Interim Body to frame Gupta , Cardiologist and Dr The Week–Nielsen Best ticipants to play with good are participating in this Department of Psychology, sportsman spirit and advised must be able to develop their ated the efforts of the the draft constitution of the Sarabjit Singh ,Neurologist Hospital Survey 2017. The championship in about 38 Prof. Parikshat Singh them to play for the splendor personalities in many ways. Directorate of Sports and Association and look into the will take OPD . According to award is based upon face to athletic events organized for Manhas, Director, SHTM, of the game. He said partici- He said that sports offer end- Physical Education for or- legal and technical matters Dr. Kanwaldeep, Medical face interviews with the tri both men and women. On Dr. Neeraj Sharma, SS to pation is more important less opportunities and urged ganizing this event on annu- pertaining to registration. Director, Ivy Group of city doctors and they were to this occasion, a Gatka per- VC, Sh. Sunil Sahi, Sh. than winning and asked all the young students to take to al basis and expressed hope Rahul Thakur from the Hospitals, we treat almost 2- rank on the parameters like formance was also presented Ranjeet Kalra, Guneet the athletes who are partici- sports in a big way as it is im- that it would bring fruitful Department of Tourism and lakh patients every year competency of doctors, infra- by a Gatka Troupe which in- Sudan, faculty members, pating in this event to show portant both for physical as results. Prof. Sharma also Travel Management was elect- across our 7multi super spe- structure of the hospital, pa- cluded Ravinder Singh, Officers and Presidents of cialty hospitals at Mohali, tient care, hospital environ- their best performance. The well as mental fitness and congratulated the colleges Lavpreet Singh, Mandeep various unions and non- ed as the President of the Vice Chancellor said that studies along with sports and the participating teams Interim Body. He assured the Khanna, Nawanshahr, ment, innovation in treat- Singh, Gurvinder Singh and teaching staff of the Hoshiarpur, ment and accessibility of the along with research and oth- both contribute towards a for taking part in the event. Harpreet Singh. They were University. Result of today's teaching community that he er activities, the university well-balanced personality. Earlier in his welcome ad- would discharge his duty with Amritsar,Bathinda and Hospital. also presented Mementos. events: utmost integrity. Neena Gupta Vij from the English Department, G Durga Rao Unhygienic dental practices Corp provides 17.5 lakh as loan to 11 unemployed youth from Public Policy & Policy Administration Department, ! Amit Tomar from Physics Department and Pawan responsible for hepatitis The Jammu & Kashmir Kumar from Nano Sciences Scheduled Castes, Scheduled were subsequently elected as Tribes & Backward Classes Vice President, General Development Corporation Secretary, Joint Secretary and epidemic in Kashmir: DAK Limited, has provided finan- Treasurer. cial assistance of rupees 17.5 lakh to eleven (11) unem- or improperly sterilized in- Government Dental College ployed youth of Jammu CUJ Teachers’ struments endangering the and Hospital, Srinagar re- District belonging to Expressing serious con- safety of patients. The tools vealed prevalence of 12 per- Backward and Scheduled Association concern over unhygienic dental are not cleaned in between pa- cent for hepatitis B and C in- Caste categories. The practices in Kashmir, Doctors tients. The disposable items fection respectively,” he said. Payment Authority letters doles the death of Association Kashmir (DAK) which are for single-use are “38 percent population of (PALs) were handed over to on Wednesday said this is re- reused on patients. Unsterile two twin villages of Takia- the beneficiaries by sponsible for high rates of needles are used in multiple Magam and Sonbarie in Stephen Hawking Corporation Vice- hepatitis infection in the val- dose medication vials. He Kokernag area were found to Chairperson, Balbir Ram ! ley. “ Both government and said dentists do not change be infected with Hepatitis C Rattan and Managing private dental clinics are not gloves in between patients infection,” Dr Nisar Quoted CUJ Teachers’ following guidelines on infec- Director Ravinder Kumar and use same gloves for every another study adding that and Scheduled Caste catego- by them. Managing Director, plications of other reserved Association organised a con- tion-control putting patients Pandita, in presence of patient that leads to cross-in- during a screening in 2015, 84 ry, processed the cases and Ravinder Kumar Pandita, categories are under process dolence meeting for Stephen at risk of serious infections Divisional Manager Gulam fection. “Patients are not persons were found positive sanctioned an amount of ru- while interacting with the and will be cleared soon. The Hawking, an eminent scien- like hepatitis and HIV,” said Qadir Khatana and Jammu screened for hepatitis and for hepatitis B virus in village pees 17.5 lakh in their favour. beneficiaries, said that they beneficiaries include tist who died yesterday. DAK President Dr Nisar ul District Manager Joginder HIV prior to intervention re- Diver of Lolab area. “There These beneficiaries will set up should motivate other unem- Rajinder Kumar Makhanpur, Teaching community, stu- Hassan in a communique. Paul Atri in a simple pro- sulting in transfer of these are around 459 cases of HIV their small earning units like ployed people of their respec- Dalbir Kumar of Akhnoor, dents and other staff members “You go to a dentist to fix your gramme held at Corporation viruses from one patient to infection registered in SKIMS Karyana Shop, Chemist Shop, tive areas about the welfare Ramesh Kumar of Marh, Lekh paid tribute to the deceased teeth or gum problems, you Head Office. Vice another,” he added. Dr Nisar hospital,” he informed. Shuttering material store, schemes of J&K, SC, ST & BC Raj, Mohinder Kumar and scientist by acknowledging are at risk of contracting Chairperson, Balbir Ram said there is epidemic of hepa- “Hepatitis B, C and HIV infec- Flex Board unit, Photography Development Corporation so Dimple of Bahu Fort, Balbir his contribution. Teachers’ these deadly infections due to Rattan, on this occasion, said titis infection due to unsani- tions are serious medical con- Shop, Shoe making unit and that others too can avail the Kumar of R.S.Pura, Om Association President Rahul breach in infection-control that the Corporation officials, tary dental conditions in the ditions and infected patients after receiving individual ap- Brass Band. He stressed upon benefits of loan and become Prakash of Gharota, Chander Thakur initiated a discussion standards,” he said. DAK valley. “According to a study may not have outward symp- plications with relevant docu- the loanees to ensure regular self dependent instead of be- Shekhar of Janipur, Sukhdev on the contribution of Stephen President said most of the published in 2017, screening toms of the disease for many ments from the unemployed payment of the monthly in- coming burden on parents. He Raj of Bishnah and Hawking. dental clinics use unsterilized of 2000 ptients who attended years,” said Dr Nisar. males of Backward Classes stalments of the loan availed further said that the loan ap- Manmohan Lal of Digiana. Government Committed to Equitable Development Bhaderwah Campus Organized Placement Drive by Roman Technologies Limited of all Remote Areas of State: Vibodh " Bhaderwah Campus, University of Vibodh Terms New Passport Office at Rajouri a Key Developmental Initiative Jammu today Organized placement drive for ! While referring to the recent since he has completed his the students of Bhaderwah campus and opening of a passport office three years of Term as MLC, Bhaderwah town. Prof. G M Bhat, Rector, In order to take stock of at Rajouri Vibodh said that he has tried his every bit to Bhaderwah Campus congratulated the the ongoing developmental this is a landmark and a key ensure that genuine prob- Placement Team of the campus for taking this works at Phalyana, developmental initiative in lems of common man are initiative and extended his wholehearted sup- Muradpur, Dangri and the history of Rajouri. This solved. He hoped that with port to the event. At the onset Sunil Bhardwaj, Saranu villages of Rajouri, new passport office he said support from locals and with placement coordinator welcomed all the BJP senior leader and MLC will benefit each and every all the love and affection of guests and students to the one day placement Vibodh Gupta today visited family from Rajouri and people of Pir Panjal he will drive being conducted in the campus. He in the placement drive. Students very enthusi- these villages and held pub- Poonch and will bring an end muster enough strength to do stressed upon the need of creating more and astically interacted during the drive and lic meetings there. This tour to the troubles of the people much more in the remaining more job opportunities in the state particular- raised many questions related to project was mainly aimed at listen- who had to visit Jammu to three years of his tenure as ly for the students of geographically remote ar- UDAAN, Mr. Akeel Ahmed, Project ing to the various day to day get a passport earlier. He also MLC. Prominent among eas to address the problem of unemployment Coordinator answered all the queries of the issues of the local residents gave a detailed account of others who accompanied in the country. Mr. Akeel Ahmed, Project students. On spot interviews of the students and accordingly make ef- other prominent MLC during this tour includ- Coordinator, Roman Technology Ltd. gave a were conducted for the placements. Others forts towards for their early Government schemes such ed Rakesh Raina, Gulshan detailed presentation about the organization presented during the occasion were Dr. Umesh resolution. Vibodh patiently ty. While addressing the lo- Narinder Modi is ensuring as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Kumar, Sonu Sharma, and project UDAAN being run by NSDC in the Chaudhary, Mr. Mohd Avais, Dr. Jasleen interacted with various dep- cals during this tour Vibodh that all the Government which is empowering the Parshotam Singh, Sourab state of Jammu and Kashmir. In a very lucid Kaur, Mr. Qasim Mir, Mr. Amit, Mr. Arjun and utations which met him dur- highlighted various pro- schemes are designed in women folk and Swatch Sharma, Udhay Kumar, way he explained to the students that, how Ms Princy Verma. At the end Mr. Rohit ing this tour and assured poor programmes and such a way that they should Bharat Abhiyan which is giv- Ramesh Kumar, Nambardar Roman Technologies Ltd. have successfully Bhagat, Assistant Professor concluded the them that he will take up schemes being implemented benefit the poorest of the ing a new look to all the re- Mohd. Rafiq, Ex Sarpanch placed more than 3000 students from the state placement drive and thanked all the guests and their genuine issues and de- by the present state and cen- poor. This he said is the only mote corners of our country. Vaid Parkash, Mohd. Azam, of Jammu and Kashmir in different participants for being a part of this successful mands with the concerned tral Governments. He said way to win the hearts of the During this tour Vibodh also Kasturi Lal, Dinesh Tara, Multinational Corporations like Microsoft, venture. He also ensured the audience that; the officials and will ensure that that current Government people who have always felt gave an account of his own Mohd. Shafiq, Hardesh IBM, Wipro, Axis Bank, TCS etc. More than 150 Bhaderwah Campus will always keep on striv- they get the attention of the under the able leadership of alienated under the succes- work to the common masses. Sharma and Liaquat students from different departments of the ing to create better future for the youths of the concerned officials on priori- our dynamic leader sive past dynastic regimes. He informed the locals that Hussain. campus and the Bhaderwah town participated Chenab Valley. 4 JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 BRM stages protests against attack on Ongoing 2nd Theatre Festival by International Sangam Theatre Group “Oedipus Rex” Women's Day on Journalists in Illegal Colony of Rohingyas the theme Beti staged by Samooh Theatre Bachao Beti plunges pins into his eyes and Ravinder Sharma, Make-up- Taking a strong cog- seeks banishment far from civ- Shammi Dhamir, Lights- Padhao nizance of brutal attack on Ongoing 2nd Theatre ilized society. It goes to the Ravinder Sharma & Suraj Festival being organized by journalists on duty in Illegal credit of Ravinder Sharma, the Ganjoo, Choreography- Rohit Sangam Theatre Group Reasi Rohingya Colony at Kiryani young director, for designing a Bains.while stage manage- RPS School and supported by Ministry of Talab Bhatindi just few min- well orchestrated production. ment by Anita chandpuri and Culture (Govt. of India) at Collaboration Nations utes walk away from Sunjwan The symbolic opening scene of princy Bhat. The Chief Guest Development Association Abhinav Theatre Jammu on Oedipus's birth was followed Dr S. D. Singh Jamwal appreci- Army Camp. On Tuesday, to- organised International the 3rd day Dr S. D. Singh by a series narrative sequences ated the Artist who staged the day Bharat Raksha Manch un- Jamwal IPS I.G Police Jammu Woman's Day in Rajesh der the leadership of its which while unveiling the sto- wonderful performance and al- was the Chief guest while ry also steadily built up the so appreciated the efforts made Public School Bishnah. On Working President Advocate Former Minister Sh. Jugal tempo of the impending by the Sangam Theatre Group this occasion Dy.SP Anita Hunar Gupta held a protest Kishore Sharma was the guest tragedy. Staged against a set Reasi. Sh. Jugal Sharma for- Pawar Dy.Controller Civil demonstration at press club of honour on the occasion. with an overhanging large mer Minister while appreciat- Defence was the Cheif while interacting with media Today highly acclaimed playa mask on top of the central ened the efforts of sangam theatre Guest, Yashpal Sharma persons Advocate Hunar said and an engrossing perform- trance to royal quarters, use of group said it was the first ever Principal GHSS Boys Cum that his organisation time and ance of Oedipus Rex was pre- colorful drapes, appropriately theatre festival from the Reasi ZEO Bishnah and Sham Lal again raised this issue of ille- sented by Samooh Theatre, designed costumes, make- up, theatre group has imitated by Gupta were the Guests of gal foreign nationals from and directed by Ravinder well-thought light-design and Akram Khan done in Jammu Honour. Tirath Singh Myanmar and Bangladesh in Sharma, J.N. Kaushal's Urdu befitting background music and he expressed hope that this Slathia Vice President Jammu but state government translation was watched with that accentuated the emotions- tradition shall be continue in India Sport Sangh were al- ignored all warnings and now rapt attention by the audience succeeded in creating the feel future both Reasi and Jammu so present on the occasion. this has emerged as a ticking who enjoyed the way cast of of the period. Sandeep Thakur as well. The play was highly time bomb which is ready to young and child actors, as Oedipus was impressive for like by the audience who non- Hon'ble Guests and brought alive on stage the epic Mr.Rajesh Sharma explode in order to change de- tranged relationship with its the government as well as lo- it is evident they are regular almost flawless diction of stop clapped for the partici- mography of Jammu region quality of 5thcentury Greek Urdu, free-flowing dialogues pants who portrayed every Principle RPS guided and neighboring country cal administration but no les- offenders having been recruit- tragedy by Sophocles. The play only. Hunar said, in response with great control over pitch character expertly. Prominent informed the students Pakistan. He also asked sons are learnt even from ed by the vested interests to at- about patricide and incest re- to his PIL titled Hunar Gupta and tone. Equally good were personality, theatre artist and about the consequences of Deputy Commissioner these fatal attacks. Hunar tack Indian Media persons volves around Thebe's King Vs. State of J&K & Ors. PIL Jammu to direct the con- Gupta said in days to come his who were working on the very Neeraj Sethi as Creon, Chetan directors included Anil Bharti, International women's day. Oedipus, who realizes that he Charak as Tiresias, Aashima Manzoor Mir, Surinder Goel, No. 2/2017 filed before High cerned SHO of Trikuta Nagar organization will meet all leg- important aspect of National Students also presented himself is the cause of the Dutta as Jacosta, Samdish as Janak Khajuria,Dr.Baljeet Rai Court of J&K at Jammu Bench Police Station and all other po- islatures of Jammu region so Security as to how these illegal cultural items in the forms plague which has beset the Messenger, Rohan Sharma as Shadab Khan, Madan on Settlement of Rohingiyas lice stations within whose ju- that genuine issues of Jammu Foreigners Rohingya Theban people since the mur- of traditional ,patriotic in Jammu and their deporta- Shephard, Deepika Jamwal as Rangeela, Neeraj Kesar, dance Skipping rope and risdiction these illegal are taken up and addressed. Muslims from Myanmar lay der of King Louis. At the start of Antigone, Ritika Jamwal as Promeela Koul, Parveen tion from the state, the gov- Jump Rope. Prizes and cer- Foreigners Rohingya He also demanded that NC and their hands on SIM Cards the drama, he denounces the Ismene, while chorus com- Akhtar, Rohit Bhat, Shazi ernment has constituted a tificates were distributed Muslims have deliberately Congress should also clear without proper verification. killer and sets out to punish the prised of Harpreet Khan, Vijay Goswami, Raja committee of 4 senior cabinet been settled illegally to book their stand on Rohingiyas is- Others who joined protest and cursed individual. Informed by Kaur,Nanisi,Anjali Aamir Khan and other specta- by Dy.SP Anita Pawar and ministers of J&K all landlords who have rented sue. He said Police should addressed media include the words of prophecy and tes- Sharma,Neha Lengeh, tors witness the play and ap- other guests that were Government but it is unfortu- out their plots and houses to charge these criminals who at- National Vice President BRM timony, Oedipus soon pieces Sandeep Manhas, Tarun preciated. Lastly the vote of Associated by Nations nate that this committee nev- these illegal foreign nationals tacked media persons on duty VK Gupta, General Secretary together the sorry events of his Cahrak, Shubham Singh, thanks presented by director Development Association( er met after 2017 after its con- without any verification under attempt to murder BRM Govind Malviya, Ajay past life and concludes that Abhishake Sharma, Akshit Sangam Theatre Group Mr NDA ). NDA gave the Best stitution forget it recommend- which is clear violation of ear- charge and must verify their Baru, Rohit Sharma, Vice Apollo's prophecy at his birth, Sethi, Sakshav Raina, Akram Khan. Tomorrow the Sports School Award RPS ing anything about deporta- lier orders issued by DC past criminal records and President BRM Rajinder whereby he will kill his father Kartavya Singh, Kousar next play “Yeh Meeri Wife School Bishnah (Kr. Sushil and marry his mother and bear tion of illegal foreign nation- Jammu. He said attack on their source of funding be- Malhotra, Kulwant Singh Chandpuri. On the back stage Hai” Presents by Nav Durga Charak Founder / Chief her children, has been fulfilled. als from sensitive border state Sunjwan Army Camp should cause the way these accused Bhatti and many other mem- Music by Rohit Bains, Kala Manch Jammu under the Functionary NDA said that Revolted by his guilt he {Jammu Region} having es- have been a wakeup call for appearing beating mercilessly bers and volunteers of BRM. Costume, Set & Prop. by direction Pankaj Sharma. these kind of events will help the students and youth Army Organised Seminar Cum Counselling to understand the conse- “District status to Nowshera-Sunderbani-Kalakote” quences of International Woman's Day. Rankaj Session On Drug Deaddiction At Chhatru Sharma Sonali Vaide Harsh seeks indulgence of Governor ,Dalber Kour , Ritu seminar cum counselling ses- rehabilitation. The speaker Sharma, Priyanka Verma structive political will could sion. In a joint venture of also brought out the ill effects and Banita Sharma also Army undertook a noble Army and Police, Dr Baljeet, a about rampant drug abuse in resolve the dispute and make Perturbed by the govt ap- guided the students on the initiative of organising a sem- prominent drug counsellor to the area. It was explained to a head way, Harsh main- athy towards the civil unrest topic of discussion. inar cum counselling session Doda Police, made his servic- the villagers as to how the tained. He said that incompe- and mass agitation for the de- on drug deaddiction at es available for the sensitisa- drug traffickers were playing tent leadership, mal-gover- mand of district status at Village - Chhatru, District - tion of local youth on the nox- with the lives of the youth by nance and lack of accounta- DIPR Non-Gazetted Nowshera, Sunderbani and Kishtwar. The seminar cum ious effects of durg abuse. The pushing them into a vicious bility had created an explo- Kalakote in Rajouri, JKNPP Employees Welfare counselling session was to seminar cum counselling ses- cycle of drugs. The seminar sive situation in Rajouri has appealed to the Governor bring awareness amongst the sion included a vivid and was followed by a counselling which could prove disastrous for his kind indulgence so as Union condoles youth about the noxious ef- elaborate description of drugs session wherein the youth if not prudently dealt with. to settle the issue and diffuse fects of drugs and measures to and their adverse effects on posed their problems to the Asserting that Panthers demise of GR Malik the crisis. He was addressing overcome it. About 217 locals the health, symptoms and counsellor and all their Party shall stand with the ag- a press conference in Jammu of the area participated in treatment aspects to include queries were answered. grieved people in their strug- today. Smelling a deep rooted gle for rights, he urged the J&K State Information conspiracy hatched by the un- protesting people not to fall & Public Relations Non- holy alliance and BJP leaders SKIMS Caters Huge Outdoor Patient Rush into the trap of divisive Gazetted Employees in particular, Mr. Harsh Dev Saffron policy but give a unit- Welfare Union today ex- Medicine, Urology, the patients as it has eased Singh said that they had pur- ed fight so that the local aspi- pressed profound grief over Nephrology, Neurology, rush of the patients who portedly provoked the people rations were addressed and the demise of their col- SKIMS caters heavy rush Cardiology, Medical come from far flung areas for in Nowshera, Sunderbani plete bandh for the last 28 people had categorically re- the sinister objectives of the league, Ghulam Rasool of patients in Outdoor Oncology , Surgical treatment to this institute. and Kalakote under a well days and having suffered im- fused to accept the proposal Malik. A condolence meet- Patient Departments Gastroenterology, Surgical Dr. Farooq Jan Medical planned ‘divide and rule’ poli- mense losses in terms of com- and warned to intensify the unholy alliance got thwarted. ing was held at DIPR today (OPD’s) per day. 1200 new pa- Oncology etc. Joint Superintendent & cy. The people sharing a com- merce, trade and academics, agitation until their genuine He further exhorted JACs of with President Employees tients are being attended by Director SKIMS Dr. Faculty In-Charge Medical mon demand of creation of an- the normal activity in the oth- demand was conceded by the all three tehsils to come over a Welfare Union President, various specialties every Omar Javed Shah said that Records Medical records in- other District in Rajouri were er two areas of Sunderbani government. Asserting that common platform and put Fayaz Ahmad Bhat in day. On average three thou- OPD is on top priority being formed that there are 1200 divided and pitted against one and Kalakote had also come to every problem has a solution, their heads together to come chair. The participants sand one hundred fifty (3150) the major service area which new registrations, 1554 pa- another so as to delay and grinding halt due to pro- he endorsed the demand of out with a solution accepted while praying for peace to visit per day which include witnesses and caters huge tient revisits, 387 Accident & thereby deny and deprive longed shutdown calls, an- creation of additional district by all. the departed soul expressed follow up visits, accident patient rush and provide Emergency registrations, 13 them of their most coveted as- guished Harsh said. Dubbing to Nowshera-Sunderbani- Mr. Paramjit Singh their sympathies with the emergency revisits, new various services like investi- R.C.C new registrations and piration of an administrative the State government’s idea Kalakote and suggested that Marshall State President family of late Malik. cancer registrations and gations, counselling , screen- 210 RCC revisits per day , be- unit which was genuine in na- of proposing rotational ADCs the consensus over the loca- Panthers Trade Union, Mr. A delegation of the cancer revisits. ing and sample collection. In sides sample collection & ture, he regretted. He held in the disturbed tehsils as tion of district headquarters Parshotam Parihar State Union visited the bereaved As many as 32 OPD’s of view of this it was expanded screening. Administration the Saffron party squarely re- mere eye wash, Mr. Harsh could be made by taking the Secretary PTU and Basharat family and prayed for for- various specialties are run and recently inaugurated by ensures smooth functioning sponsible for mishandling the Dev Singh said that the arbi- people of all the three tehsils Ali General Secretary JKNPP bearance to them to bear every day. The major depart- hon’ble Chief Minister and of these specialties and help situation in Rajouri. With trary decision had further on board. Where there is will were also present in the press this irreparable loss. ments include General has come as a major relief to poor patients, he added. Nowshera observing com- worsened the situation as the there is a way and only con- conference. Chief Justice inaugurates Health Dept refutes news report regarding Internationally acclaimed Dogri play 'Ghumayee' computer section at High Court Pulse Polio National Immunization Days being presented on March,18 on public demand Complex Jammu e- Courts, NIC Coordinator (Round 2nd) held on March 11 and other technical staff of the the state in various languages. places throughout the state. Globally acclaimed Dogri Chief Justice Jammu and e-Courts. Justice Mohammad Further, Prasar Bharti, Radio The Director said in the state- play ‘Ghumayee’ on great Kashmir High Court, Justice Yaqqob Mir, Justice Alok The department of Health Kashmir Jammu & Srinagar ment. The Director said that public demand is being pre- Baddar Durrez Ahmed today Aradhe, Justice today refuted the news story has also broadcasted the mes- above all, campaigning was sented on Sunday 18th of inaugurated a new state of art Tashi Rabstan, Justice published in the Daily “Early March, 2018 at 6 pm at computer section cum server sage regarding Pulse Polio done by field level workers, Janak Raj Kotwal, Justice Times” dated March 12, 2018 Campaign 2018 (2nd Round) other line departments in- Abhinav Theatre, Jammu. room at High Court Complex Sanjeev Kumar along with regarding Pulse Polio This is the first Dogri play Jammu being constructed by throughout the state. The cluding Education, ICDS, Judges of the High Court, National Immunization Days which is being featured in R&B department at an ap- Director said that he himself NSS, NYK, Youth Services & Registrar General, President (Round 2nd) held on March 3, the Theatre Olympics-2018. proximate cost of Rs 60 lakh. appealed the public in general Sports, Red Cross Society etc Jammu and Kashmir High 2018. In a statement issued to- Conceived, designed, script- The server room houses blade through Radio for spreading were also involved in making Court Bar Association day, the Health department ed and directed by Balwant severs of latest configuration of awareness in the state in the the campaign a success. Jammu B S Salathia and other termed the news item base- Thakur, this play has already and NAS for data storage. The morning of March 11, the Moreover, the District officer bearers of the Bar were less. While issuing clarifica- made a mark for being the server room is connected to Booth Day for Pulse Polio Development Commissioners also present on the occasion. tion, Director, Family Programme 2018. have also conducted the first Indian play which fea- 10G speed LAN which has Welfare, MCH & tured in Frankfurt Theatre been installed in the High Earlier, Justice Tashi Community awareness District Task Force meetings Rabstan heard seven writ pe- Immunization, Dr Samir was also made through with the involvement of all Festival, Germany in the Court. Speaking on the occa- Mattoo said that department year 2009. It also has the dis- sion, the Chief Justice titions pertaining to Ladakh Information Department by district officers for wide pub- All and one are requested to Thakur further adds that he by various means had ap- tinction of having featured stressed upon concerned to Division through video con- publishing the appeals in vari- licity of the campaign. He fur- do the needful and arrange named it as “Ghumayee” pealed the general public to during the Commonwealth upgrade the facility to im- ferencing out of which four ous languages in leading local ther said that due to the rigor- for water. In the quest a wa- (‘Ghumayee’ is a singing tra- ensure that children below Games in the year 2010. prove the working and also to were disposed of by him and news papers. As per feedback ous campaigning of Pulse ter source is sited but is miles dition of Dogras and is sung age of 5 years get polio vaccine Produced in the year 2000, ensure real time back up of rest of the cases were post- received form districts, pub- Polio by all means, the depart- deep down in a gorge, which by the bride when she leaves from their nearest polio booth this Dogri play has given a files from Jammu to Srinagar poned for the hearing on next licity has adequately been ment has achieved 86.95% is extremely difficult to her parents during mar- on March 11, 2018. Further new intellectual identity to and vice versa. High Court of dates. Appropriate arrange- made well in advance of na- coverage on immunization of reach. Repeated requests of riage) because it is actually clarifying the facts, the this part of the world. In past J&K is the second-High Court ments were made for the tional Immunization Day children below 5 years of age bridegroom fail to evoke any an emotional outburst of a Director said that messages Seventeen years, it has been in the country to have 10G smooth conduct of video con- through display of on the 1st Day of 2nd Round response, as the job requires bride wherein she acknowl- on Pulse Polio Campaign 2018 staged in over 50 National speed LAN facility. The com- ferencing so that no kind of banners/posters at promi- and it is hoped that by the end superhuman effort. edges her gratitude for her were scrolled by Doordarshan and International theatre fes- puter section cum server disturbance could halt the nent places besides announce- of 2nd Round, the achieve- The plight of 'Dulhan' relations crying and singing Kendra, Jammu throughout tivals and have won acco- room will have cabins for CPC proceedings of the cases. ment at various religious ment will be 100% or above. prompts a young man to vol- at the time of her ‘Vidai’. But lades all over. On the occa- unteer for the job. All present what inspired him most was sion Director Natrang warn him of the probable that this highlighted the hol- Balwant Thakur informed consequences but he is unde- lowness of marriage despite thatNatrang has plans to terred. During the ensuing the rituals of bonding of two Sacking of Dr. Haseeb Drabu is highly in-genuine have its regular shows in discussions, the groom in an individuals through wedding Jammu and other parts of the insolent tone bets away his traditions and rituals. And in favour of their kith & kins & ploitation by the said lot of peace and stability and jus- terest of Kashmri people or state before the proud team bride in lieu of water. Thus that the bride mustered also murdering of constitu- politicians of the existing po- tice? Whether people of the Jammu region. They are after leaves for Theatre Olympics. begins the struggle for water. enough courage to raise her The members of tionally guaranteed institu- litical parties and whether we country got independence to their own berths to earn pen- Dogri play “GHUMAYEE” is Movement for Peace, Equality The young man, putting his voice against the casual atti- tions like PSC, CIC or other shall allow them for any fur- face a sequence of the scams, sions for their wards, as also based on Dogri Folk Tale of a life in extreme danger, over- tude of her bridegroom who & Justice while reacting to the anti corruption bodies mak- ther destruction? Whether it scandals which have ruthless- the commissions through con- hilly village and opens with a removal of Farmer Finance comes all hurdles and ulti- takes her for granted, after ing them as toothless tigers by is not the need of the hour to ly exploited the common man stituency Developments 'VIDAI' scene after the solem- mately succeeds in bringing marriage. The theme has Minister, Dr. Haseeb Drabu the successive state govern- educate and aware the masses in the country between years Funds. The main cause of the nisation of marriage and from the Mehbooba council of the water. As bride quenches contemporary relevance all ments. They also criticized of state against the ongoing of 1948 & 2018. They cautioned present situation in India in- bride is being carried in a her thirst, the young man over the world especially Ministers, termed it as highly the statement of Mr. Omer selfish, pseudo-secular and the public to read between the cluding in J&K state is due to 'Doli' to her in-law’s place. As in-genuine & said that for the falls dead, out of sheer ex- when new millennium is fo- Abdullah on the ouster of Mr. opportunistic approach of so- lines and keep these spent the high-level political cor- the tough climb begins, haustion. In stunned atmos- cused on women. Through first time, a cabinet Minister Drabu and said that NC is recalled leaders of different po- forces at arm’s length. Time ruption which gave rise to the thirsty 'Dulhan' asks for wa- phere, ‘Baraties’ decide to this production an effort has has dared to call a spade a sponsible for the present situ- litical parties and other out- has come to give a change to militancy, the drugs smug- ter. Her request is laughed continue with the journey been made to utilize best of spade. The J&K problem is in ation in J&K state. They fits in order to create an at- the whole socio-political sys- gling, the adulteration in food away and no heed is paid. As but ‘Dulhan’ refuses to do so. the actors physical and vocal fact neither a political nor a members of MPEJ further mosphere of faith, brother- tem otherwise public will items, the fake medicines, the track becomes strenuous, She declares herself a widow resources through a lan- social issue but an issue of ex- said that for how long a com- hood and sympathy among again see them in new guise & price rise, corruption in of- her thirst intensifies and re- and cries out a wail guage of poetic images which tensive carry out duplication mon man will trust these tra- the state residents belonging garb. In fact, over last 3 fices at low level & also repeated entreaties end up in (Ghumayee) sanctifying the could transcend across lin- of unprecedented corruption, ditional, pseudo-secular, op- to different regions & reli- decades of bloodshed & plun- sponsible for spilling the assurance of water at next significance of human rela- guistic barriers. Rooted total- nepotism or favourtism, back- portunistic & corrupt politi- gions? Whether it is not the der, common masses are har- blood of our innocent people/ available source. A stage is tionship over the most prized ly in the cultural soil of door appointments, mass cal parties? Almost our two duty of all state citizens to vesting what these Parties citizens -day in & day out on reached when thirst becomes relationship of marriage Jammu, the play aims at scale riggings in general elec- generations suffered a lot due unitedly work for corruption have sown. They have, virtu- the land of Saints & Sufis in unbearable and (Doli is put bound by mere rituals. seeking universal relevance tions, exam. Paper leakages to huge corruption and ex- free governance, permanent ally nothing to do with the in- Kashmir. down) journey is put to halt. Director of the play Balwant and acceptance. Glimpses of Future 5 state JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 BBBP awareness Speaker visits Bahu Fort, takes stock programme held at Dansal JAMMU, MARCH 14- To make the general public aware of the programme of arrangements for Holy Navratras ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’, a function was organised today at Dansal. ADC Jammu Kanta Rakwal was the chief Guest JAMMU, MARCH 14: ness of lanes and drains, parks and whereas DPO ICDS Projects Jammu Natasha Kalsotra lifting of garbage from roads and presided over the function. On the occasion, ADC Jammu In connection with the ap - streets so that the pilgrims may not threw light on the importance of this unique programme proaching Holy Navratras and ex - face inconvenience. and stressed on making people aware about educating the pecting huge rush of the people at Directing the R&B authorities, girl child for its bright future.CDPO Dansal besides high - BaweWali Mata Temple, the the Speaker asked them to lay tiles lighting the significance of the programme also presented Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir on small stretch of road near Police the achievement made during the past 2 years performing Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Station, Bahu Fort, within two the different schemes introduced by the Government. Gupta, today visited Bahu Fort and days. He also directed the JMC to Cultural items were also presented by Anganwadi Workers took stock of the arrangements put make a permanent solution of on the occasion which made the programme more colour - in place by the administration for drain blocking in front of the main ful. BMO Dansal, Tehsildar Dansal, DPO ICDS Project the devotees. gate of Bagh-i-Bahu and construc - Jammu, Manager Women Helpline Jammu and Anganwadi A team of officers of Jammu tion of ladies lavatory near Bazigar Workers participated in the function. Municipal Corporation (JMC), Basti. The Speaker said that funds Roads and Buildings, Public have already been released for the Health Engineering, Health, purpose and there is no excuse for Akbar Lone reviews dev works Power Development Department not completing the works well in accompanied the Speaker during time.Interacting with the people at of Sonawari constituency his visit.Reviewing the arrange - Bahu, the Speaker assured them ments, Kavinder Gupta directed SUMBAL (BANDIPORA), MARCH 14: that Government is working for the concerned officers to make all the welfare of the people and every Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Sonawari, necessary arrangements well be - genuine problem of the people will Mohammed Akbar Lone today stressed upon the executing fore time for the convenience of the be addressed. Later, the Speaker agencies to ensure timely completion of all ongoing devel - devotees. He directed to ensure un - paid obeisance at BaweWali Mata opment works in Sonawari constituency. The MLA was ad - interrupted power, water supply Temple and prayed for the peace dressing an officers meeting convened here to review the and proper sanitation in and Municipal and other concerned to days.The Speaker directed the proper sanitation in the area dur - and prosperity of the State. He also developmental profile of the Sonawari constituency. The around the temple. ensure the basic facilities are pro - JMC authorities to put in more ing the Holy days. He further in - interacted with the visitors at the meeting was attended by District Development The Speaker asked the con - vided to the pilgrims during these men and machinery to ensure structed them to ensure cleanli - temple. Commissioner, Bandipora Sajjad Hussain, besides Chief cerned officials of PHE, PDD, Planning Officer, Abdul Majeed and concerned officers. The meeting was informed that work is in full swing on Altaf Bukhari chairs maiden review Community Health Centre (CHC) Hajan which is at the fi - Div Com reviews implementation of CM’s nal stage of completion. The MLA also took stock of the de - meeting of Finance Department velopmental works under execution at the different stages of completion and asked the concerned engineers to accel - FM underlines need for commitments in Anantnag erate their developmental tempo so that works taken in hand are completed within the stipulated time frame. The synergizing reforms at all levels MLA also reviewed Rural Development works, Water Supply schemes, School Buildings, PDD works and JAMMU, MARCH 14: smooth functioning of the Mechanical Engineering works in his constituency. department, which he de - Syed Mohammad Altaf scribed as the corner stone Bukhari chaired maiden re - of the LMD books gas distributor for view meeting of the government.“Finance de - Department after taking partment and its func - violating norms over the charge of Finance tionaries hold the key in en - Ministry, here last evening. SRINAGAR, MARCH 14: suring that the public re - Speaking at the meet - sources are utilized in most Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Srinagar today ing, the Minister took de - judicious manner. The booked and penalized a gas distributor for Rs 5000 as his tailed review of functioning meeting was attended by home delivery service failed to produce weighing scale and of the department, includ - Principal Secretary leak detector.The LMD officer said that during a surprise ing status of spending in Finance, Naveen K in the Public Darbar on 11th Development Department 02 healthcare services in the inspection in the outskirts of city Srinagar, the inspection core sectors, interventions ANANTNAG, MARCH 14: Choudhary, DG Accounts of November, 2017, 74 have directions have been imple - district hospital, Anantnag team intercepted a delivery van carrying cooking gas for introduced to bring in fiscal Divisional and Treasuries, been implemented so far, mented, which include toilet during night hours. With re - home delivery. When asked, the officer said that the deliv - discipline besides matters Commissioner Kashmir, Mohammad Ishaq Wani and while as rest are in different facilities near Ziyarat gard to Power sector out of 11 ery boy failed to produce weighing scale and leak detector. concerning judicious use of Baseer Ahmad Khan today other key functionaries of phases of implementation. Shariefs / Jamia Masjid. directions, 04 have been im - The distributor was booked on spot through the delivery public exchequer in infra - reviewed the status of imple - the department. My stress While giving the details of Likewise, in the Hydraulic plemented which include re - boy.The LMD officer also said that during further investi - structure development mentation of the directions will be on close monitoring, the Animal /Sheep sector, out of 42 directions, 05 pairing of the transformer to gation it came to fore that all the delivery vans of the dis - through different govern - passed by the Chief Minister effective and simultaneous Husbandry Department, it have been implemented restore power supply to the tributor were without weighing scale and leak detector. ment departments and during the outreach pro - implementation of reforms was given out that all the 08 which include up - gradation street lights on the approach The distributor was penalized at Rs 5000 for not keeping agencies.The meeting was gramme (Public Darbar) of at all levels” the Minister directions have been imple - of WSS, Dethu, WSS, Brinty road to the railway station, the weighing Scale available with the delivery vans. attended by Principal Anantnag district in a meet - asserted. Earlier, Principal mented, which include con - Batapora and construction of Anantnag. Similarly, 06 di - Moreover, the matter was taken up with the sales office of Secretary Finance, Naveen ing here at Dak Bungalow. Secretary Finance, Naveen struction of building for production well at Check – e – rections have been imple - the company to provide the cooking Gas distributors with K Choudhary, DG Accounts DDC Anantnag, Mohammad K Choudhary gave a de - Animal Husbandry Centre at Ishardas.With regard to mented out of 24 others. The the leak detector so as to avoid any mishap. and Treasuries, Younis Malik apprised the tailed resume of the work - Bijbehara and Veterinary Health sector, it was given meeting was attended by Mohammad Ishaq Wani and Divisional Commissioner ing of the department. He Centre at Jablipora. Div Com out that 04 directions have DDC, Anantnag ADC, other key functionaries of about the action taken report apprised the Minister about was informed that in Social been implemented out of 20 Anantnag Chief Planning the department. The on the CM’s directions. the fund availability and Welfare Sector, both the 02 di - which include improvement Officer, Anantnag, SE& R&B, Naresh Gupta chairs Minister stressed on main - Divisional Commissioner achievements registered in rections have been imple - of healthcare services at Dy. Director Food & taining close coordination was informed that, out of 319 the current financial year. mented. Similarly, in Rural Badasgam and availability of Supplies, CMO, CEO, Exens among different wings for directions passed by the CM DRSC-II meeting Appendix ‘A’ Reviews ongoing Tourism MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES development projects JAMMU, MARCH 14: Jammu Cable Car Project NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER from Bahu Fort-Mahamaya A meeting of -Peer Khoo will be held Department Related Commander works Engineers, Udhampur, PO : Garhi, Udhampur 182121 on be - byMarch, 31 2018 and 2nd Standing Committee half of President of India invites e-tender in two covers from eligible enlisted con - phase trial in the month of (DRSC-II) of J&K July, 2018. tractors of MES and enlisted/un-enlisted contractor & working with other Govt Legislative Council was The Committee also Department meeting eligible criteria for selection of contractors in MES for the un - held here today under the sought report of the status Chairmanship of MLC, der mentioned work :- of ongoing works at Naresh Kumar Gupta to re - Tourism Circuit 1. REFERENCE NO : CWE/U (N)- 83/2017-2018 view the overall function - Lakhanpur, Ranjeet Sagar ing of Tourism Department Name of work PROVN OF VEH PARKING SHED AT MT LOCATION Dam, Kishtwar, and JK Tourism Bhaderwah and installa - NEAR BLDG NO T-1 AT 31 RR UNDER GE NORTH UD - Development Corporation tion of Water Jetty at Pul (JKTDC). HAMPUR. Doda in the next meeting. MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES Legislators, Ramesh Estimated Cost Rs 9.63 Lakhs The Committee direct - Arora, Ghulam Nabi ed the Tourism department Monga and Period of completion 06 Months NOTICE INVITING E-TENDERS to submit a comprehensive QaiserJamsheed Lone also report the facilities being Tender ID 2018_MES_172273_1 attended the meeting. provided to the Machail Threadbare discus - 2. REFERENCE NO : CWE/U (S)- 84/2017-18 On behalf of the President of India, Garrison Engineer (I) Army Dhar Road Udhampur in - Yatra Pilgrims. sions were held on overall vites online item rates contracts bids on single stage two cover bid system for the following Secretary, Tourism, working of the Tourism Name of work SPECIAL REPAIR TO ROAD FROM JIB MORH TO 10 works. Sarmad Hafeez, Managing Department, JK Tourism GARH RIF ENTRY GATE UNDER GE (SOUTH) UD - Director, JKSCCL Shamim Srl Name of work Estimated Period of Tender I D N o. Development Corporation Ahmed Wani briefed the HAMPUR. No Cost Rs Completion (JKTDC) and other Committee about the Development Authorities Estimated Cost Rs 93.35 Lakhs 1. Manufacture and supply 8.00 180 days 2017_MES_169970_1 Budget allocation, financial to increase efforts in order of furniture for certain Lakhs status of Tourist Period of completion 06 Months to attract more and more Destinations, accns at Jindrah and tourists to the State for the Tender ID 2018_MES_172689_1 Development, Schemes Udhampur promotion of the tourism sanctioned by the State and sector across the State. 3. REFERENCE NO : CWE/U (S)- 85/2017-18 For further detail, refer web site eprocuremes.gov.in/eprocure.gov.in Government of India under The meeting also dis - various flagship pro - Name of work SPECIAL REPAIR/SURFECING OF INTERNAL ROAD (Pankaj Vadav, IDSE) cussed various other issues grammes including under EE of Tourism Development OF DEPOT AREA AT 1 FOD, MAIN GATE TO E-COY 12 FC, 13 FC, 14 FC and PM’s davp 10102/11/2618/1718 Garrison Engineer Authorities, steps taken to MESS AND MAIN ROAD TO ADM BLOCK OF 14 FD SUB under Prime Minister’s popularise new tourist des - Special including circuits GP UNDER GE (SOUTH) UDHAMPUR. tinations, promotion of pil - etc during 2015-16, 2016-17 grim tourism and their fu - Estimated Cost Rs 66.73 Lakhs and 2017-18 ongoing proj - ture development, preser - MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES ects being executing by the Period of completion 06 Months vation of heritage build - department in detail.The ings, status of TRCs and Tender ID 2018_MES_172869_1 meeting also discussed var - NOTICE INVITING E-TENDERS other Tourist Facilitation ious other issues of Centres.The Committee ex - Notes :- Garrison Engineer 969 Engrs Works Section on behalf of present of India invites Tourism Development pressed its displeasure re - 1. For all detail please visit web site www.eprocuremes.gov.in Authorities, steps taken to item rate bids on Single Stage Two Cover Bid System for the following work. garding slow pace of work popularise new tourist des - 2. For submission of e-bids, bidder are required to get registered with website of ongoing Mubarak Mandi tinations, promotion of pil - eprocuremes.gov.in alongwith having class-ll or class-Ill DSC issued by CCA Srl Name of work Estimated Period of Tender ID Heritage Complex and di - grim tourism and their fu - rected the concerned au - under IT act 2003. No Cost (Rs. completion ture development, preser - thorities to speed up the 3. In no case, subletting of tender is permitted. in lakhs) vation of heritage build - completion of the project in ings, status of TRCs and 4. Commander Works Engineer reserves the right to reject/cancel any or all the the next financial year. other Tourist Facilitation tenders without assigning any reason. 1. Repair/Maint of DG 19.00 180 days 2018_MES_169878_1 The meeting also dis - Centres.Besides, the func - cussed the status of various 5. Notice Inviting Bid as published in newspapers shall not form part of Notice of Sets, voltage stabilizer tioning of development au - cable car projects, steps be - Tender/Bid document. and connected acces- thorities and JKTDC was ing taken to promote also discussed briefly dur - 6. Type of tender (lump sum/item rate etc) shall be as applicable and bid system sories at Naugam tourism along the historic ing the meeting. shall be specifically mentioned as decided by Accepting Officer Forts, besides promoting under GE 969 EWS Among others Senior eco-tourism and other ad - (Vaibhav Vishwakarma) Officers of Tourism venture tourism activities for further detail refer web site eprocuremes.gov.in/eprocure.gov.in Department, JKTDC be - EE (SG) (QS&C) in the state. sides, Council Secretariat DCWE (Contracts) The Committee was in - were also present in the formed that the first trial of davp 10102/11/2611/1718 For CWE davp 10102/11/2619/1718 meeting. Glimpses of Future 6 edit/OpiniOn JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 Glimpses of Future Surprise results in UP, Bihar The French Connections By : Rakesh Sood power to open dialogue and displayed a far larly solar, soon emerged as a new plank, he by election results in Bihar and Utter greater understanding of India’s security reflected in the multilateral initiative of Pradesh are surprise for BJP and some The Macron visit underlined the grow - compulsions compared to other countries. the International Solar Alliance. Another Tmedia houses who were expecting victory ing strategic convergence that draws It was the first P-5 country to support area identified was urban planning and for BJP. The Samajwadi Party (SP) acknowl - India and France together. With French India’s claim for a permanent seat in an management of services like housing, President Emmanuel Macron’s recent vis - expanded and reformed UN Security transport, water, sanitation, etc using the edged the role played by Mayawati’s Bahujan it to India, the India-France Strategic Council. Building a partnership With the public private partnership model which Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh’s Phulpur and Partnership launched in 1998 seems final - establishment of a Strategic Dialogue, co - the French have employed successfully. Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypolls but took a cau - ly to have come of age. In these two operation in defence, civil nuclear, space, Mr. Macron’s visit has enabled progress to tious approach on whether the two parties will decades, both sides have gradually en - intelligence sharing and counter-terror - be registered across a variety of sectors in - hanced cooperation in diverse fields cov - ism has grown. An agreement for building cluding the strategic partnership areas. forge an alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ering civil nuclear, defence, space, count - six Scorpène submarines in India with There has been a growing convergence At a time when there are talks of a strong united er-terrorism, education, research and de - French help was signed in 2005. Similarly, of interests in maritime cooperation. Like front against the BJP which has been on an elec - velopment in science and technology, cul - technology sharing and acquisitions of India, France has expressed concern tion-winning spree since the 2014 general elec - ture, urban development, climate change, short range missiles and radar equipment about China’s growing presence in the trade and economics and people-to-people were concluded. Joint exercises between Indian Ocean Region. French overseas ter - tions prominent faces of the Opposition congrat - contacts. The slew of bilateral agreements the air forces and the armies were institut - ritories in the Indian and the Pacific ulated both the SP and the BSP, and Lalu and memoranda of understanding signed, ed in 2003 and 2011, respectively. The gov - Oceans provide it with the second largest Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) that won the detailed ‘joint statement’ and accom - ernment-to-government agreement for 36 exclusive economic zone globally. It has the Araria Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. BSP workers panying ‘vision statements’ on coopera - Rafale aircraft, salvaged out of the pro - long maintained bases in Reunion Islands tion in space and the Indian Ocean Region, longed negotiations for the original 126 and Djibouti and established one in Abu have backed SP and worked hard and their role is the boat ride in Varanasi, and Prime which were at an impasse, was as much Dhabi in 2009. This regional dimension is acknowledged by the Samajwadi Party. Arch-ri - Minister Narendra Modi’s warmly recip - driven by technical requirements as by reflected in the Vision Statement on coop - val BSP decided to back Samajwadi Party nomi - rocated diplohugs indicate that the rela - political considerations. The ambitious eration in the Indian Ocean Region. • nees in Phulpur and Gorakhpur against the BJP, tionship has received a momentum that offset target of 50% (nearly 25,000 crore), The signing of MoUs regarding the gives it critical mass and greater coher - velopment and hosting of payloads. properly implemented, can help in build - provision of reciprocal logistics support to which held both the seats. Congress president ence. A shared world view As a country Today, it is a relationship of near equals ing up India’s budding aerospace indus - each other’s armed forces, exchange and Rahul Gandhi, who has been unsparing in his at - that has prided itself on its ‘exceptional - and the ‘vision statement’ refers to world try. In the nuclear field, an agreement was reciprocal protection of classified infor - tacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gov - ism’, France has always been sympathetic class joint missions for space situational signed about a decade ago for building six mation and developing shared space stud - ernment at the Centre says the BJP’s perform - to similar Indian claims based on its an - awareness, high resolution earth observa - EPR nuclear power reactors with a total ies and assets for maritime awareness pro - cient civilisation. This is why both coun - tion missions with applications in meteor - capacity of 9.6 GW for which negotiations vide the basis on which to strengthen joint ance in the three Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar tries were quick to voice support for global ology, oceanography and cartography. have been ongoing between the Nuclear naval exercises. With the U.S., naval coop - Pradesh and Bihar prove the “electorate is very multi-polarity once the Cold War ended. Inter-planetary exploration and space Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and eration has been easier with the Pacific angry against the BJP and will vote for the non- French discomfort with the U.S.’s unipo - transportation systems are cutting edge Areva, and now EdF. Terror strikes in Command which covers China and the re - BJP candidate”. Taking a veiled dig at the BJP, lar moment in the 1990s was evident when science and technology areas that have al - France in recent years by home-grown ter - gion up to the Bay of Bengal but more diffi - it described it as a ‘hyperpower’. Defence so been identified. Yet the Cold War im - rorists have enlarged the scope of counter- cult with the Central Command which Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata cooperation with France began in the posed limitations on the partnership. terrorism cooperation to include cyber se - covers western Indian Ocean and the Banerjee, another key face in the Opposition 1950s when India acquired the Ouragan After the Cold War, France decided that its curity and discussions on radicalisation. Arabian Sea because of Central camp, congratulated BSP’s Mayawati and SP aircraft and continued with the Mystères, preferred partner in the Indian Ocean Even though these areas provided a ro - Command’s privileged relationship with chief Akhilesh Yadav on Twitter, saying the “be - Jaguar (Anglo-French), Mirage 2000, Alizè Region would be India. In January 1998, bust basis for engagement, it remained Pakistan. Therefore strengthening coop - planes and the Alouette helicopter. Joint President Jacques Chirac declared that primarily at a government-to-government eration with France, particularly in the ginning of the end has started (sic)”. The West naval exercises, later christened Varuna, India’s exclusion from the global nuclear level. In recent years, it was clear that for a western Indian Ocean Region makes emi - Bengal chief minister also congratulated RJD date back to 1983. Cooperation in the space order was an anomaly that needed to be wider partnership, strengthening busi - nent strategic sense even as India devel - chief Prasad for his party’s showing in the sector has continued since the 1960s when rectified. After the nuclear tests in May ness-to-business and people-to-people re - ops its presence in Oman (Duqm) and Araria Lok Sabha and Jehanabad assembly by - France helped India set up the Sriharikota 1998 when India declared itself a nuclear lationships was essential. Climate change Seychelles (Assumption Island). launch site, followed by liquid engine de - weapon state, France was the first major and renewable energy resources, particu - polls in Bihar. “The SP and BSP coming togeth - The French on Page 7 er has helped the voters express their anger against the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre. The result is an indicator and it will have its impact in 2019. Both the SP and the Of historical lies and countering negationism BSP had age-old differences between them, but they were kept aside for the sake of democracy By : A Surya Prakash orously campaigning for correction of and to defeat the BJP and its anti-people policies. our understanding of history, specially The English-educated class that has medieval history. Elst quotes turned the negation of India's civilisa - American historian Will Durant to tional greatness into a fashion state - back his claim that this dreadful enter - Life lessons from Bill Gates ment needs to be dislodged from its prise of negating the facts of history perch if correctives are to be applied has been a major pastime of Indian in - gaining success, Gates By : Hima Bindu Kota One of the issues that needs to be ad - telligentsia. Durant summed it up like worked for days and nights dressed as we seek to sort out the prob - this: “the Islamic conquest of India is Youth must learn how on understanding the target lems posed by Marxist interpretation probably the bloodiest story in history. to lead by developing skills audience and developing of history is what Koenraad Elst, the It is a discouraging tale, for its evident that matter. Successful the products that would Belgian orientalist and Indologist, de - moral is that civilisation is a precious leaders like Bill Gates have speak to their business, ed - scribes as negationism in India. Known good, whose delicate complex of order rightly set the example as ucation and consumer for his writings on Indian history and and freedom, culture and peace, can at visionaries who worked needs. He is of the opinion Hindu-Muslim relations, Elst says that any moment be overthrown by barbar - hard to achieve their vision that change is constant and while negationism in Europe means ians invading from without or multi - Leadership plays an impor - that changing trends the denial of Nazi genocide on the Jews plying within”. Convinced that India tant part in the success of should be pre-empted. and gypsies during World War II, the has its own “full-fledged brand of nega - any organisation as it takes According to him, the prod - Indian brand of negationism deals with tionism” Elst says, “This movement is on the personality of its ucts should constantly the section of intelligentsia “trying to led by Islamic apologists and Marxist leaders. It is the life skill evolve and the company erase from Hindu memory the history academics, and followed by all the stituted “The Establishment” in New other country today. Frawley dwells that differentiates a great should be the one to bring in of their persecution by the swordsmen politicians, journalists and intellectu - Delhi until 2014 and they succeeded in deep into the mind of the Indian elite CEO from a normal CEO. new products and make its of Islam”. In his book, Negationism in als who call themselves secularists”. largely shutting out other voices in the and says: “An inner conflict bordering Great CEOs are exemplary older products obsolete, in - India: Concealing the Record of Islam, Also, it is promoted by the Indian state. academia and media. Thus, spurious on a civil war rages in the minds of the visionaries with superla - stead of its competitors or Elst says: “the number of victims of the Those who lead this movement to narratives flourished in utter disre - country’s elite. The main effort of its tive managerial and leader - other market forces. Gates persecutions of Hindus by Muslims is negate historical truths, use the tech - gard of available evidence. cultural leaders appears to be to pull ship skills. One such great knew that to maintain its of the same order of magnitude as that niques used elsewhere to achieve a sim - Apart from Frawley and Gautier, the country down or remake it in a for - leader, entrepreneur and leadership position, of the Nazi extermination policy, ilar purpose namely, to “slander schol - many Indian authors have flagged the eign image, as if little Indian and cer - philanthropist of contempo - Microsoft had to continual - though no one has yet made the effort of ars whose testimony is inconvenient; issue and argued that the time has tainly nothing Hindu was worthy of rary times is Bill Gates. ly reinvent itself, moving tabulating the reported massacres and impute political or other motives to come to bridge the gap between history preserving or even reforming. His Learning experiences from just software packages proposing a reasonable estimate of how them in order to pull the attention and truth. Prominent among them is Dr damning conclusion after observing from great leaders is an im - for office to a web browser many millions exactly must have died away from the hard evidence they pres - SL Bhyrappa, undoubtedly one of the the Indian elite for many decades is portant input for the youth and new enterprise solu - in the course of the Islamic campaign ent”. Further, keep the vast corpus of most prominent Indian novelists of our that it suffers from a fundamental of today to learn how to lead tions. He led the pursuit to against Hinduism”. Apart from Elst, inconvenient testimony out of the read - time, whose historical novel Aavarana: alienation from the traditions and cul - by developing qualities that diversify the Microsoft there are several other Western schol - ers’ view. It is an intellectual crime be - The Veil makes a frontal assault on the ture of the land that would not be less matter. Being listed as the product line and ingrained ars who have addressed this issue. cause it subordinates the truth to polit - negationists and argues that Indians poignant had they been born and raised richest person on this plan - that need in the organisa - Among them are David Frawley, an ical compulsions. must unshackle themselves “from the in a hostile country.This new English- et for 12 consecutive years tion’s culture. As a person, American Hindu teacher and author, Elst published his book a quarter bonds of false knowledge”. Elst’s thesis speaking aristocracy prides itself in be - is by no means a small ac - Bill Gates was fiercely com - who has written extensively on the century ago, but it had to wait for over is fully corroborated by David ing disconnected from the very soil and complishment. It shows petitive, with a drive to get Vedas and Hinduism and Francois two decades for his thesis to gain trac - Frawley, who says “a defeatist tenden - people that gave it birth.” how Bill Gates, through his best possible results and Gautier, the French journalist who has tion. One of the reasons for this was cy” exists in the psyche of modern intelligence has been mas - win. He always set his per - made India his home and has been vig - that the Nehruvians and Marxists con - Indians perhaps unparalleled in any Of historical lies on Page 7 terfully guiding the world sonal goals higher and had into the era of networked the will and determination personal computers. This to reach them. From creat - has made him one of the ing Microsoft in 1975 until best-known entrepreneurs 2006, Gates had the primary in computer and technology responsibility for the com - AN URGENT PRESCRIPTION industry. In 1975, he co- pany’s product strategy. founded Microsoft with His competitiveness broad - Paul Allen that went on to ened the company’s range By : K. Srinath Reddy & Shaktivel Selvaraj India highly vulnerable to disruptions in become one of the biggest of products and wherever supply and cost escalations in import. software companies in the Microsoft achieved a domi - India needs to shore up public sector National security demands that we devel - world and made Bill Gates nant position, he vigorous - capacity for making medicines India is op both public and private sector capacity the youngest billionaire at ly defended it. Focus was rightly acclaimed to be the pharmacy of within the country, with suitable govern - the age of 31. After leading one of the important quali - the world, with its huge private sector ca - ment support and incentives, to ensure un - the company for 25 years, ties of Bill Gates. Although pacity for producing branded and un - interrupted and inexpensive availability Bill Gates retired from his he dropped out of the branded generic drugs. Much of this of APIs. The High Level Expert Group role as Microsoft’s CEO in Harvard University, he did growth took place after India opted for Report on Universal Health Coverage for 2000 and instead devotes not digress and co-founded process patenting over product patenting India (2011) clearly articulated the need for himself full-time to philan - Microsoft the following in 1970. This changed to a product patent strengthening public sector units (PSUs) thropy through the Bill & year in 1975. He was a total regime in 2005, providing sufficient time which have drug manufacturing capabili - Melinda Gates Foundation. disciplinarian, focusing on for growth of the generic drug industry in ty. The report stated: “The use of PSUs will Although Gates was one task at a time. It was dif - the private sector. However, this period offer an opportunity to produce drug vol - more of an autocratic ficult to distract him. For has also seen the decline and near disap - umes for use in primary and secondary leader, who was known to over 30 years, Bill Gates has pearance of public sector capacity for man - care facilities as well as help in ‘bench - be harsh in his style, he was demonstrated the impor - ufacture of drugs and vaccines. That is a marking’ drug costs. The existence of extremely achievement-ori - tance of clarity of thought cause for worry. Beyond profit motive PSUs would also provide an opportunity to ented and motivated his em - and execution unlike many Public sector capacity for manufacture of utilise the provision of Compulsory ployees to surpass their of his contemporaries. It essential drugs and vaccines is very much cer drugs are clear examples of such a these drugs is very high, will the Indian Licensing under TRIPS.” Effective imple - past performance. Knowing was this quality that made needed to ensure that our population is not need, which should be addressed through pharma respond? The experience of price mentation of the Ayushman Bharat initia - the stature of his great busi - him a success. He was a man denied access to drugs that the Indian pri - compulsory licensing. The World Health negotiation with the patent-holding com - tive calls for investment in expanding pub - ness leader, his whole life of big vision. He envisioned vate sector is unable to produce or supply Organisation (WHO) has now invited ex - panies is not encouraging, if they do not lic sector capacity for producing essential would be a great lesson for every person on this planet at affordable cost. These include drugs pressions of interest from drug manufac - see evidence of a government’s intent to drugs and APIs, even as the domestic pri - one and all. Microsoft was to have a computer and where compulsory licences may need to be turers to produce generic versions of two use the CL route as an imminent possibili - vate sector is incentivised to offer quality not created in one day. It every computer, a pro - issued by the government for patent pro - effective but expensive anti-tubercular ty. If the domestic private sector drug man - assured generics at a lower cost through a was years of hard work and gramme, designed by tected drugs or even off-patent drugs drugs, bedaquiline and delamanid. ufacturers are not ready to apply for CL, policy of pooled public procurement. This determination of Bill Gates. Microsoft. Since then, he which are commercially unattractive to Patients with drug-resistant TB require a for whatever reason, public sector capaci - also embodies the spirit of Make in India. Fuelled by his passion, he has worked tirelessly to private manufacturers. Compulsory li - combination of both these drugs. ty to seek and utilise such licences be - Ensuring universal access spent years working from achieve his vision. In this censing (CL) is a mechanism permitted by India has used the CL route previously comes indispensable. With the acquisition A report of the UN High Level Panel his garage, developing process, he has been instru - the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual to permit two Indian companies, Natco of Indian drug companies by foreign man - Access to Medicines (2016) called upon codes and programmes and mental in the IT revolution Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement to en - and Cipla, to produce a potent anti-cancer ufacturers, or ‘strategic alliances’ which countries to safeguard and fully utilise the learning how to create a so - that the world has wit - able countries to issue licences to domestic drug nexavar. This enabled a 32-fold reduc - place shackles on the Indian partners, pub - rights conferred by the TRIPS flexibilities lution with global reach. nessed. Gates believes that drug manufacturers to produce and mar - tion in the cost of the drug. However, ex - lic sector capacity for manufacturing life as confirmed by the Doha Declaration of Even after Microsoft began Life lessons on Page 7 ket affordable generic versions of life-sav - tensive litigation followed with action ini - saving drugs under a CL is the much need - the WTO. The UN report also urges mem - ing drugs needed for meeting serious pub - tiated by Bayer, the multi-national manu - ed fall-back option. Similarly, drugs for ber states of WTO to adopt a permanent re - Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed lic health challenges that are of extreme facturer of the patented version. This ap - neglected tropical diseases are of little in - vision of Paragraph 6 of the TRIPS agree - at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, urgency. This allows countries to over - pears to have dampened the appetite of pri - terest to the commercially driven private ment to enable “swift and expeditious ex - Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : come patent restrictions to assure avail - vate drug manufacturers to avail of the CL drug industry. Active pharmaceutical in - port of pharmaceutical products produced ability of such drugs when the situation under compulsory license”. India should Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. route for the manufacture of generic ver - gredients (APIs), which are needed for demands. Drugs effective against multi- sions of the new anti-tubercular drugs. drug manufacture (formulation), are now take the lead in ensuring universal access 43798/86, email : [email protected], gofpress@rediff - drug resistant tuberculosis and anti-can - While both Indian and global demand for mostly imported from China. This makes mail.com, [email protected] An urgent on Page 7 7 JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15 , 2018 Vinod Rai asks BCCI ACU chief to probe Delhi court grants bail to corruption allegations against Shami accused in EC bribery case !""!$"# PC Act. In its 701-page !""!$"# is heard saying another person by & ! charge sheet filed on July 14, & ! the name of Mohammad Bhai had the police had claimed that sent money to Md. Shami through a A Delhi court on money recovered from Pakistani lady by the name of Wednesday granted bail to a Chandrashekar was sent by COA chairman Vinod Rai has in- 'Alisba'." senior advocate, who is an Dhinakaran through unac- structed BCCI's ACU chief Neeraj "Please investigate the above as- accused in the Election counted channels with the Kumar to probe the corruption alle- sertions/ allegations under the BCCI Commission bribery case in- help of other accused per- gations laid against cricketer Anti-Corruption Code and submit a volving AIADMK (Amma) sons. Chandrashekhar, who Mohammad Shami by his wife Hasin report to the Committee of faction leader T T V was arrested on April 16 this Jahan. Jahan has also filed a police Administrators with your findings Dhinakaran. Special judge year, was named in the complaint against the pacer alleging as to whether there is any basis to Arvind Kumar granted bail charge sheet for alleged of- infidelity and domestic violence. proceed further in terms thereof." to Chennai-based B Kumar friend of Dhinakaran, and fences of forgery of valuable Rai wrote to Kumar today over Rai wrote that the terms of investiga- and asked him to furnish a six others in the case. security, forgery for the pur- the corruption allegations against tion should cover (i) "the identity personal bond of Rs 50,000 Dhinakaran, who was pose of cheating, making a Shami, whose central contract has and antecedents of Mohammad Bhai and two sureties of the like not mentioned as an accused false document and criminal been withheld by the BCCI in the and Alisba; (ii) whether any money amount. Dhinakaran was al- in the charge sheet filed by conspiracy under the IPC wake of multiple accusations. The was in fact sent by the said so present in the court fol- the police in July last year, and provisions of COA chief asked Kumar to submit a Mohammad Bhai through the said lowing summons issued has now been accused of of- Prevention of Corruption report within a week. It is to be noted Alisba to Md. Shami; and (iii) if yes, against him last month. fences under sections 120B Act. Dhinakaran, accused of that the letter nowhere mentions the the purpose for which the said mon- The Income Tax depart- (criminal conspiracy) and trying to bribe EC officials to word "match-fixing". ey was received by Md. Shami." The ment has also moved an ap- 201 (destruction of evidence) get the "two leaves" poll sym- "This has reference to the vari- investigation will be only about the plication to examine Sukesh of IPC, besides taking gratifi- bol for the AIADMK faction ous media reports pertaining to alle- corruption allegations, Rai asserted. Chandrashekhar, an alleged cation by corrupt or illegal led by V K Sasikala, was ar- gations against Md. Shami. The "The Committee of Administrators middleman, who is present- means to influence public rested on April 25 and grant- Committee of Administrators has wishes to emphasize that the investi- ly in judicial custody. The servant under Prevention of ed bail on June 1. The police listened to the audio recording of a gation be limited to the above issues Delhi police had on Corruption Act (PC Act). had accused telephonic conversation which it is session of PTI. man Mohammad Bhai". "The only and not deal with any of the oth- December 14 last year filed a The others have been ac- Chandrashekhar, claimed is between Md. Shami and Jahan has alleged that Shami Committee of Administrators is con- er allegations against Md. Shami un- supplementary charge sheet cused of criminal conspira- Dhinakaran and others of his wife. The said audio recording is "took money from a Pakistani cerned only with such portion of the less you find that the same fall with- against Dhinakaran, cy, cheating, forgery and de- hatching a criminal conspir- available in public domain," Rai woman named Alishba at the insis- said audio recording in which the in the purview of the BCCI Anti- Chandrashekhar, struction of evidence under acy to bribe the Election wrote in the letter, which is in pos- tence of an England-based business- person who it is claimed is Md Shami Corruption Code," he added. Mallikarjuna, a long-time the IPC and provisions of the Commission officials. SC rejects all interim pleas to intervene SC dismisses A G Perarivalan's plea in Maran brothers discharged in telephone exchange case !""!$"# residence of Dayanidhi dur- ager M P Velusamy, as parties in Ayodhya dispute Rajiv assassination ! ing 2004-06 when he was the Dayanidhi Maran's private telecom minister and it was secretary Gauthaman, and !""!$"# Justices Ashok Bhushan leader Subramanian A special CBI court here used for the business trans- Sun TV officials. During the and S A Najeeb accepted the Swamy seeking to intervene case & ! today discharged former actions involving the Sun hearing of the discharge pe- contention that only origi- in the ongoing matter. The !""!$"# telecom minister Network owned by his titions, the Maran brothers The Supreme Court to- nal parties to the dispute be court, however, ordered re- & ! Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi. The cen- and others argued that they day rejected all interim allowed to advance argu- vival of Swamy's disposed of brother Kalanithi and other tral agency had alleged that were innocent and did not pleas seeking to intervene ments in the case and the in- the writ petition in which he The Supreme Court to- accused in the "illegal" tele- was no prima facie case Dayanidhi had caused a loss commit any irregularities as parties in the sensitive tervention applications of had sought enforcement of day dismissed the plea of con- phone exchange case. against them. The judge had of Rs 1.78 crore to the ex- as alleged by the prosecu- Babri Masjid-Ram temple unrelated persons seeking his fundamental right to vict A G Perarivalan seeking Special judge S Natarajan on March 9 reserved orders chequer. Other accused tion. Senior counsel Kabil land dispute case. A special impledment as parties be re- worship at Ram temple on a recall of its May 1999 judge- allowed the petitions filed for today in the case. The who have been discharged Sibal, who had appeared for bench comprising Chief jected. The apex court also the disputed site in ment upholding his convic- by the Maran brothers and CBI had alleged that an ille- are former BSNL general the Maran brothers, had Justice Dipak Misra and rejected the plea of BJP Ayodhya. tion in the Rajiv Gandhi as- others seeking their dis- gal private telephone ex- manager K Brahmanathan, contended that the case was sassination case. A bench of charge, holding that there change was set up at the city former deputy general man- foisted on them. %%# )* + justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and M Shantanagoudar said it does not need to interfere with its Contn. on Page 6 ...... 1999 verdict upholding Perarivalan's conviction. Earlier, the CBI had sought Of historical lies ...... 7,/2+5080=2/ ;/<3./7=807.3++;;3<877137//;;6B2+;"8+.%.2+69>;37?3=/<87 dismissal of Perarivalan's 537/3=/6;+=/<-87=;+-=<,3.<87<3715/<=+1/=@8-8?/;,3.995B; Gandhi's assassination, had ject for national pride but are ridiculed as an exagger- A History Of India As It Happened Not As It Has Been 8;0>;=2/;./=+35;/0/;@/,<3=//9;8->;/6/<18?37/9;8->;/18?37 said that the role of convict ation, if not an invention, as if they represent only the Written, Gautier tears into the questionable narra- #"!( Perarivalan in the conspira- imagination of backward chauvinistic elements with- tives of Marxist historians and quotes many examples cy resulting in the killing of in the culture”. He lambasts the Indian elite further of negationism in their work. He says “we will never (% && '$## #& the former prime minister when he says: “there is probably no other country be able to assess the immense physical harm done to and others have already been where the majority religion, however enlightened, India by the Muslim invasions. Even more difficult is upheld by the top court. The mystical or spiritual, is ridiculed, while minority reli- to estimate the moral and the spiritual damage done to Supreme Court today also gions, however fundamentalist or even militant, are Hindu India”. Finally, Gautier explains why negation- asked the MDMA to submit doted upon. The majority religion and its institutions ism must be challenged. He says “it is not about its status report in four are taxed and regulated while minority religions re- vengeance, or of reawakening old ghosts, but of not re- weeks. The agency had said ! ' "#"#8 003-/ 287/ +A8 ceive tax benefits and have no regulation or even mon- peating the same mistakes”. This is indeed central to that the application seeking a itoring.” “While the majority religion is carefully the argument of Elst, Frawley, Gautier, and Bhyrappa. 87,/2+5080 ;/<3./7=807.3+37?3=/<87537/$"$,3.<87<37 recall of the May 11, 1999, monitored and limited as to what it can teach, minori- Secular, democratic India must know the truth and 15/<=+1/=@8-8?/;,3.;=2/;./=+35;/0/;@/,<3=/./09;8-18?37/9;8->;/18?37 then attacked the BJP's which France is focussing on Chandigarh, Nagpur and aspects have now received the much needed focus and with Jagdish Panchal with a rod Puducherry is taking shape as more than half the business proper implementation, it can add to the growing strategic (% attached to a microphone. agreements signed related to electric mobility, water sup- convergence that draws India and France together. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 German parliament confirms British scientist Stephen Hawking dies Chancellor Merkel for fourth term at his home aged 76 BERLIN Mar 14: leader, the ceremony Merkel sits down with her coming coalition has broad - public debt.The rise of pop - ignated interior minister marked the end of a painful new cabinet, in which the ly welcomed Macron's bold ulist fringe parties is also Horst Seehofer has pledged a German Chancellor stretch of post-election SPD has wrested both the reform plans, meant to rein - the central domestic threat "zero tolerance" law and or - Angela Merkel, bruised by paralysis, the deepest crisis trophy posts of finance and vigorate the bloc and count - for Merkel's new coalition, der drive and faster deporta - half a year of post-election of her 12-year career. foreign affairs to the dismay er extremists and populists which will face the far-right tions of failed asylum-seek - coalition haggling, was A right-wing populist of a growing band of critics who have made major gains Alternative for Germany ers.His new interior super- Wednesday elected by par - rise in September elections within her Christian in Western democracies. (AfD) as the biggest opposi - ministry also covers liament to her fourth and weakened all mainstream Democratic Union (CDU). She has argued that the tion party. The AfD scored "Heimat" or homeland af - likely final term at the helm parties and deprived Merkel On Friday Merkel will EU must increasingly look almost 13 percent in the elec - fairs, a term much derided of Europe's biggest econo - of a majority, forcing her in - head to Paris to discuss EU after its own interests in the tion, capitalising on public for evoking Alpine vistas, my.Lawmakers in Berlin's to another unhappy alliance reform plans with French era of US President Donald fears over a mass influx of beer and bratwurst but in - glass-domed Reichstag vot - with the centre-left Social President Emmanuel Trump, who has questioned more than one million tended to recapture claims ed 364-315 with nine absten - Democratic Party (SPD). Macron ahead of a March 22- long-standing transatlantic refugees and migrants since to patriotism from the AfD. tions for Merkel who was The grand coalition, 23 summit, after a six-month defence ties and threatened 2015 and angrily demanding Scholz has meanwhile then to be formally appoint - mockingly dubbed a stretch in which Berlin was a trade war.Berlin advo - that "Merkel must go". promised to tackle another ed by President Frank- "GroKo" in German, didn't hamstrung on the European cates closer EU cooperation The shock rise of the AfD fear exploited by populists, London, Mar 14 (PTI) Walter Steinmeier before start as a "love marriage", and world stage. on defence, immigration and has come at the expense of of vanishing jobs in the age taking the oath of office at her designated vice chancel - Macron warned in the plans for a European the CDU, its Bavarian CSU of globalisation and rapid Stephen Hawking, the legendary British theoretical 1100 GMT. lor and finance minister, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Monetary Fund. But it is allies and especially the technological change. physicist who explored the mysteries of the universe from Merkel, wearing a white SPD's Olaf Scholz, drily ob - Zeitung daily that, without lukewarm on the idea of a SPD, all of which suffered "When we look at the his wheelchair and went on to become an inspiring figure blazer, said "I accept the served this week. Germany on board, "part of joint eurozone finance min - their worst results in Trump election, Brexit and globally, died today at his home in Cambridge. His family vote" and beamed happily as All coalition partners my project would be doomed ister and rejects any pooling decades in September. the success of right-wing said that Hawking, 76, died peacefully in his home near applause filled the have nonetheless sought to to failure"."We are complete - of debt.Scholz, who takes While Merkel's last populist parties in many Cambridge University, where he did much of his ground- Bundestag chamber, where allay fears that their mar - ly dependent on each other. I over from CDU fiscal hawk GroKo had a crushing 80 per - European countries," Scholz breaking work on black holes and relativity. Hawking's her scientist husband riage of convenience could do not believe for one second Wolfgang Schaeuble, has cent parliamentary majori - said, "we see there is a clear children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement: "We are Joachim Sauer and her 89- break up mid-term, insisting that a European project made clear he will stick with ty, the margin has shrunk to need to find new answers to deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away to - year-old mother Herlind they plan to jointly govern without or against Germany Berlin's cherished "black ze - 56 percent. To answer the the challenges of the 21st day."He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man Kasner were among the well- until 2021.From 1600 GMT, could succeed." Merkel's in - ro" policy of avoiding new new right-wing threat, des - century." whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His wishers. For the veteran courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour in - spired people across the world," the statement said. "He once said, 'It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't EU to limit visas if countries home to the people you love.' We will miss him for ever," it said. Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8 -- refuse to take back migrants the 300th anniversary of the death of astronomer and physi - cist Galileo Galilei. Hawking suffered from ALS (amy - Brussels, Mar 14 stays. At the same time, the otrophic lateral sclerosis), a neurodegenerative disease Commission said it plans to commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, which is usual - The European Union make tourism visas more at - ly fatal within a few years. He was diagnosed in 1963, when moved Wednesday to speed tractive. It would allow for he was 21, and doctors initially only gave him a few years to up the return of unautho - earlier applications, elec - live. But he went on to study at Cambridge and became one rized migrants, announcing tronic visas, and strictly lim - of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert plans to punish countries ited stays of one week in one Einstein.The disease left Hawking wheelchair-bound and that refuse to take back their EU country. paralysed. He was able to move only a few fingers on one nationals by restricting But the price of visas al - hand and was completely dependent on others or on tech - visas for their diplomats. ready beyond the means of nology for virtually everything -- bathing, dressing, eating, While the number of peo - most Africans would rise even speech. Known for his unique way of speaking while ple entering Europe in from 60 to 80 euros ( 74 to 99), living his life in a wheelchair, Hawking became an emblem search of better lives has leaving many heading to of human determination and curiosity.Hawking's first ma - dropped dramatically over Europe in search of better jor breakthrough came in 1970, when he and Roger Penrose the past year, EU countries lives with little incentive to applied the mathematics of black holes to the entire uni - only send back around half apply."With these changes, verse and showed that a singularity, a region of infinite of migrants denied visas, of - we will keep Europe's door curvature in space-time, lay in our distant past: the point ten because the migrants Emergency personnel walk around a bus that crashed into a ravine in Loxley, Alabama. The bus carrying dozens of students and six adults from open for bone fide travelers from which came the big bang. Hawking's seminal contri - have lost or destroyed their Channelview crashed on Interstate 10 nearly the Alabama-Florida line. The driver died and about three dozen others went to hospitals. but closed for those who pose butions continued through the 1980s. The theory of cosmic ID documents and it's diffi - security risks," said EU inflation holds that the fledgling universe went through a cult to establish their nation - Migration Commissioner period of terrific expansion. In 1982, Hawking was among ality. Fake ID is also often Dimitris Avramopoulos. the first to show how quantum fluctuations tiny variations used.France, for example, is UN receives 138 allegations of sexual misconduct: Report Avramopoulos said he in the distribution of matter might give rise through infla - angered that Mali routinely would shortly travel to UNITED NATIONS Mar 14: 138 last year.Special last year, compared to 165 in to tackle the scourge since tion to the spread of galaxies in the universe. But it was 'A refuses to take back people Niger, a transit hub for many Coordinator on Improving 2016. Of this number, 62 con - Guterres launched a system- Brief History of Time' that rocketed Hawking to stardom. that Paris insists are from The United Nations re - migrants bound for Europe UN Response to Sexual cerned personnel deployed wide strategy to prevent and Published for the first time in 1988, the title made the there. Formalizing a threat ceived 138 allegations of sex - via Libya, for talks with re - Exploitation and Abuse Jane to UN peacekeeping and spe - respond to sexual exploita - Guinness Book of Records after it stayed on the Sunday already made to some ual exploitation and abuse gional leaders, and that he Holl Lute said yesterday that cial political missions: down tion and abuse. The initia - Times bestsellers list for an unprecedented 237 weeks. It African countries by EU last year and nearly half of would try to "convince these the report underscored the from 104 the previous year, tives' focus on areas such as sold 10 million copies and was translated into 40 different member states, the EU's ex - them were against the per - countries to take back their Secretary-General's consis - she said. However, she said putting victims first, ending languages. Hawking won the Albert Einstein Award, the ecutive Commission an - sonnel deployed at its peace - nationals." tent message that no one allegations emanating from impunity and increasing Wolf Prize, the Copley Medal, and the Fundamental nounced that it has "a new keeping and special political "Readmission of own na - serving under the UN flag other UN entities and their partnerships; for example, Physics Prize. The Nobel prize, however, eluded him. mechanism to trigger missions, a report said to - tionals is an obligation un - should be associated with implementing partners in - with civil society. They in - Despite being a British citizen he was awarded the stricter conditions for pro - day. The report compiled by der international law," he sexual exploitation and creased over the same period clude the appointment of a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the US's highest civilian cessing visas when a partner UN Secretary-General said.Also Wednesday, the abuse."It remains one of his from 42 to 75. At the same Victims' Rights Advocate, re - honor, in 2009 by President Barack Obama. He was the sub - country does not cooperate Antonio Guterres on imple - Commission said it was mo - key priorities," she said. time, there was "a sharp de - sponding rapidly to allega - ject of the 2014 film 'The Theory Of Everything', which sufficiently." menting a zero-tolerance pol - bilizing the second 3-billion- Lute said that data from 2017 cline" in allegations involv - tions and ensuring that UN starred Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Hawking once The aim is to target deci - icy for these crimes, the euro ( 3.7 billion) tranche of indicates a "downward ing non-UN forces, from 18 in staff understand their re - said, I want to show that people need not be limited by phys - sion-makers by dragging out number of such allegations refugee money for Turkey, trend" in the number of alle - 2016 to one in 2017.The UN sponsibilities and obliga - ical handicaps as long as they are not disabled in spirit. the application time for brought against the person - even though the move was gations reported. Overall, has implemented several tions to prevent and report Hawking leaves behind three children and three grandchil - diplomatic visas, hiking nel serving with the UN endorsed several weeks ago. there were 138 allegations measures over the past year incidents. dren, according to his website. costs or cutting short their dropped from 165 in 2016 to Top US general in Afghanistan Teacher accidentally fires S Korean ex-president Lee Myung-bak gun in class, students injured questioned on graft urges 'tired' Taliban to talk peace Seaside, Mar 14 Seoul, Mar 14 charged, or investigated for be the "last time in history" that the Taliban have taken stitution -- a perennial stick - Bagram, Mar 14 Police say a teacher in California accidental - criminal offences."I stand here a former South Korean head of heavy casualties since US ing point in past attempts to Former South Korean pres - Now is the best time for ly fired his gun in a classroom, injuring three stu - with a heavy heart," Lee said as state was summoned for ques - President Donald Trump au - open talks. ident Lee Myung-bak was ques - the Taliban to negotiate for dents.It happened Tuesday at Seaside High he arrived at the prosecutors' of - tioning by prosecutors."As a thorised ramped-up air oper - Despite Nicholson's tioned over corruption today, peace, the top US general in School as Dennis Alexander was teaching a gun fice in Seoul, after a car journey former president, I have a lot to ations last year, and he tough talk, US data show the the last of the country's living Afghanistan said safety lesson for his administration of justice from his home in the capital say about this but I will spare pointed to increasingly ef - Taliban is far from being ex-leaders to be embroiled in a Wednesday, warning that an class.Police say Alexander, who also serves as a covered live on television. "I'm my words," he said. South fective Afghan commando driven off the battlefield. criminal inquiry. increased air and ground reserve police officer, was pointing the gun at the very sorry for causing concern Korean presidents have a ten - and regular Afghan army In October, insurgents Allegations of involving the campaign against the insur - ceiling to make sure it was not loaded when the to the people," he told reporters, dency to end up in prison - or units. controlled or influenced conservative 76-year-old's rela - gents would only get worse. adding that South Koreans' meet untimely ends - after their "In the Taliban's mind, nearly half of Afghanistan's weapon discharged. Three students were injured tives and aides during his term Afghan President livelihoods were "difficult" and time in power, usually once they see what is coming and districts -- double the per - by debris, including a 17-year-old whose father have mounted in recent weeks Ashraf Ghani last month un - the security situation on the their political rivals have these capabilities are only centage in 2015, the US gov - told KSBW-TV his son sustained moderate in - as prosecutors investigate mul - veiled a plan to open talks to Korean peninsula was moved into the presidential going to get greater," ernment's office of the juries when bullet fragments lodged in his neck. tiple cases of bribery amount - end the 16-year-old war, of - "dire".Lee, who was president Blue House. Conservative Park Nicholson told reporters ac - Special Inspector General Alexander was placed on administrative ing to millions of dollars. The fering to negotiate with the from 2008 to 2013, has previous - Geun-hye was ousted last year companying Mattis on a vis - for Afghanistan leave from his teaching job and he was also placed probe means that all four living Taliban without any precon - ly denounced the inquiry as "po - over a massive corruption scan - it to Bagram Airfield, Reconstruction said in on administrative leave at the Sand City Police former South Korean presi - ditions. litical revenge" and said dal that emerged in 2016, and the America's largest air base in January. Department. dents have been convicted, So far the group's re - Wednesday he hoped it would verdict in her bribery. Afghanistan that is located Over the same period, sponse to the offer has been north of Kabul. the watchdog said, the num - muted, which analysts said "So this really is proba - ber of districts under Afghan reflects debate among bly their best time to attempt government control or influ - Donald Trump and Rex Tillerson disagreed on key diplomatic issues Taliban leaders over the a negotiation, because it's ence fell to its lowest level merits of engaging with an President Donald Trump this month made those responsible - both only going to get worse for since December 2015. administration it has long Trump on Tuesday fired US a complete reversal toward those who committed the them," he added, as both "My perception of what viewed as illegitimate. Secretary of State Rex diplomacy. Just hours after crime and those who or - sides prepare for the start of is going on inside the But US officials includ - Tillerson, saying the two Tillerson during a trip to dered it - must face appropri - what is expected to be an in - Taliban is they are tired of ing Defense Secretary Jim had a "different mindset" on Africa told reporters that ately serious consequences," tense spring fighting season. this war as well, they'd like Mattis said this week that key diplomatic issues and any denuclearization nego - Tillerson said. He was fired Ghani's peace plan in - to return home, they'd like to some Taliban elements are "we disagreed on things" in - tiations with North Korea the next morning. On cludes eventually recognis - rejoin society and, just like open to talking with the cluding the international were likely "a long ways off," Tuesday, Trump equivocat - ing the Taliban as a political the people of this country, Afghan government. nuclear accord with Iran. Trump agreed to meet with ed on Russia's role. party. In return, the Taliban would like to see the end of General John Nicholson, Here are some issues on Kim in an unprecedented RUSSIA POLICY would need to recognise the this war as would all of us," who leads US and NATO which Tillerson, former meeting of the leaders of the Tillerson took a hard Kabul government and con - Nicholson said. forces in Afghanistan, said chief executive officer at two countries. That decision line on Russia in what ap - Exxon Mobil Corp, differed left Tillerson looking com - peared to be an effort to reas - with Trump. pletely out of touch with the sure U.S. allies and others Kremlin says ties with US cannot get IRAN NUCLEAR Trump has vowed to stop that time, Tillerson champi - White House. concerned about Trump's re - DEAL waiving U.S. sanctions un - oned diplomacy, a path the RUSSIAN DOUBLE lationship with Putin, his Tillerson encouraged less European allies agreed president publicly derided. AGENT reticence to impose congres - any worse under Pompeo Trump to maintain the in - to strengthen the deal's The confrontation centered After British Prime sionally mandated sanctions terms by consenting to a side on U.S. concerns over North MOSCOW Mar 14: marks this week warned Washington must ternational nuclear deal Minister Theresa May said on Moscow and his refusal to agreement that would effec - Korea's nuclear arms and explicitly condemn what U.S. do more to respond to Russia's "troubling be - with Iran reached during on Monday it was "highly The Kremlin on Wednesday said ties tively eliminate provisions missile programs. A day af - intelligence agencies con - haviour and actions." "Russia must assess Democratic former likely" that Moscow was re - with the US could not get any worse under that allow Iran to gradually ter Tillerson said "lines of cluded was Russian med - carefully as to how its actions are in the best President Barack Obama's sponsible for the poisoning next Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, after resume some advanced communications" remained dling in the 2016 U.S. presi - interests of the Russian people and of the administration. The 2015 in England of Russian for - the sacking of Rex Tillerson. atomic work. Trump also with Pyongyang, Trump dential election. Tillerson world more broadly," he said. "Continuing deal gave Iran billions of dol - mer double agent Sergei "It's hardly possible to fall below the wants tighter restrictions on mocked him. "I told Rex has said U.S. sanctions im - on their current trajectory is likely to lead to lars in sanctions relief in re - Skripal, White House floor, so it is unlikely things will get any Iran's ballistic missile pro - Tillerson, our wonderful posed for Russia's 2014 greater isolation on their part, a situation turn for curbs on its nuclear spokeswoman Sarah worse in this regard," President Vladimir gram. Secretary of State, that he is seizure of Crimea will remain which is not in anyone's interest."The US has program. Trump on Sanders pointedly declined Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskovsaid in a NORTH KOREA wasting his time trying to in place until it is returned to accused Russia of actively interfering in the Tuesday told reporters, during a news briefing to response to a question about the high-level "When you look at the Iran DIPLOMACY negotiate with Little Rocket blame Russia for the inci - Ukraine. In January, he said 2016 presidential election, stealing Russia, which back s Syrian staff changes in the US administration an - deal, I think it's terrible. I Trump last year used Man," Trump wrote on dent. Hours later, Tillerson Democratic party communications and President Bashar al-Assad, nounced on Tuesday. "In any case there of guess he thinks it was OK. I bellicose rhetoric toward Twitter, using his nickname issued a statement saying pushing out disinformation through social "ultimately bears responsi - course remains the hope of a constructive wanted to break it or do North Korea and threatened for North Korean leader Kim the United States had "full media, claims Moscow denies. Pompeo said bility" for suspected Syrian and sober approach to bilateral ties. There is something, and he felt a little "fire and fury," ratcheting up Jong Un. "Save your energy confidence" in Britain's as - in his previous role as CIA director that the government chemical always this hope," Peskov said at a regular bit differently. So we were tensions with the reclusive Rex, we'll do what has to be sessment about Russia's cul - agency had observed Russian activity to in - weapons attacks on Syrian press briefing. Tillerson in his farewell re - not thinking the same." nuclear-armed country. At done!" pability. "We agree that fluence the next US election cycle. civilians. 9 spOrts JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15, 2018 Rai asks BCCI ACU chief to probe 2nd phase of Mufti Memorial corruption allegations against Shami Football starts today SRINAGAR, March 14: categories were held be - Reasi, Samba, Kargil and New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Pakistani woman named fact sent by the said tween August and Leh districts. The aim hold - Second phase of Mufti Alishba on the insistence of Mohammad Bhai through December 2017. Similarly, ing the tournament is to un - The Committee of Sayeed Memorial Football an England-based business - the said Alisba to Md. in Baramulla 107 matches earth the hidden talent in Administrators (CoA) chair - Tournament in Kashmir man Mohammad Bhai". Shami; and (iii) if yes, the were played while in Sopore all corners of the state in - man Vinod Rai has instruct - Valley shall take place at "The Committee of purpose for which the said 99, Pattan 78, Kupwara, 54, cluding remote areas, a ed BCCI's Anti-Corruption Synthetic Turf Football Administrators is con - money was received by Md. Handwara 66, Bandipora 55, handout issued by the chief Neeraj Kumar to probe Stadium, here tomorrow. cerned only with such por - Shami." Hajin 51, Budgam 77, Association here today in - alleged corruption allega - Organised by the J&K tion of the said audio record - The investigation will be Ganderbal 102, Pulwama 27, formed. In inter district of tions against Mohammad Football Association (JK - ing in which the person who only about the corruption al - Pampore 59, Anantnag 54, Jammu province further 28 Shami, surfaced during a re - FA) and sponsored by the it is claimed is Md Shami is legations, Rai asserted. Shopian 32 and Kulgam 35 matches have already been ported telephonic conversa - J&K State Sports Council heard saying another person "The Committee of matches were played. 896 completed. In all 2100 tion between the fast bowler (JKSSC), the event is taking by the name of Mohammad Administrators wishes to matches were played in dis - matches will be played in and his wife Hasin place in almost all the dis - Bhai had sent money to Md. emphasize that the investi - tricts/zones in the first the event, out of which 1401 Jahan.Jahan has also filed a tricts of the state. However, Shami through a Pakistani gation be limited to the phase of the event while 69 are already completed. police complaint against the in district Poonch, the first lady by the name of 'Alisba'." above issues only and not matches were played in in - After first phase, J&K pacer alleging infidelity and phase of the competition is "Please investigate the deal with any of the other al - ter-district category. Bank, J&K Police, Real domestic violence, resulting underway at Sports above assertions/ allega - legations against Md. Shami The JKFA is holding 196 Kashmir I-League Club, in BCCI withholding Stadium. The aim holding tions under the BCCI Anti- unless you find that the further matches of youth Lonestar Kashmir FC I- Shami's central the tournament is to un - Corruption Code and submit same fall within the purview league in all 10 districts of League Club, AG’s Office contract.The CoA chief earth the hidden talent in a report to the Committee of of the BCCI Anti-Corruption the Valley. team, Maharaja Sports Club asked Kumar to submit a re - all corners of the state in - Administrators with your Code," he added. In Jammu region, as have qualified for the final port within a week. It is to be cluding remote areas, a findings as to whether there Last week, Jahan on her per the handout, 128 match - phase of the premier divi - noted that the letter handout issued by the is any basis to proceed fur - facebook page alleged that es of senior division and sion while two teams among nowhere mentions the word Association here today in - ther in terms thereof." Shami was cheating on her junior division were played Bandipora XI, J&K Bank "match fixing". formed. In Srinagar district Administrators has listened ing is available in public do - Rai wrote that the terms and that she was a victim of in Jammu district in the Academy Srinagar, Jammu "This has reference to 104 clubs/teams participat - to the audio recording of a main," Rai wrote in the let - of investigation should cov - domestic violence. Shami, first phase while 421 match - United, Jammu, Shaheen the various media reports ed in the first phase of the telephonic conversation ter, which is in possession of er (i) "the identity and an - though has denied all the al - es are either in progress or Sports, Jammu, J&K Bank pertaining to allegations event and 280 matches of which it is claimed is be - PTI. tecedents of Mohammad legations, saying it was a to be played in Udhampur, Academy Jammu and J&K against Md. Shami. The premier division, super di - tween Md. Shami and his Jahan has alleged that Bhai and Alisba ; (ii) conspiracy to defame him Doda, Kishtwar, Kathua, SFA XI will vie for the pre - Committee of vision, A, B and sub junior wife. The said audio record - Shami "took money from a whether any money was in and ruin his career. Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, mier division berth. OGQ support for wrestler Ciriello aims to improve Wasim Jaffer scores 53rd first-class ton to put India's dragflicking abilities Vinesh Phogat Bengaluru, Mar 14 (PTI) about his enthusiasm to in - Vidarbha on top against Rest of India in Irani Cup Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) culcate the habit of winning Indian hockey team's an - among players. Most of the Nagpur, Mar 14 ODIs for India. He scored five alytical coach Chris Ciriello Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) today said it will support ace players are already learning centuries in Tests with 212 be - today said apart from im - wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who is eyeing a podium finish at finer aspects of winning, and Wasim Jaffer is showing ing his highest score. Jaffer is proving dragflicking abili - the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. I am no exception," he added. no signs of abating as far as one of the giants in domestic ties, his task is also to incul - The 23-year-old Vinesh currently competes in 50 kg Ciriello had shot into his batting is concerned. cricket and has scored maxi - cate winning habit among freestyle wrestling and was earlier training under the JSW limelight with his superb In another feather to his mum runs in first-class do - players."This is a very good Sports Excellence programme. hat-tricks in The Hague cap on Wednesday, the right- mestic cricket, and in light of opportunity. I know India A silver winner at the recently-concluded Asian World Cup and Glasgow handed batsman, playing for his huge talent many believe and understand its culture. I Wrestling Championship, Vinesh is also a 2014 Commonwealth Games fi - Ranji Trophy champions he should have done better at think we will get to taste lot Commonwealth Games champion, an Asian Games bronze nals in 2014.He had also Vidarbha against the Rest of international level. The five- of wins, but want to make medallist and a five-time Asian championship medallist. bagged two Champions India in the Irani Cup, scored day Irani Cup is played at the sure these guys have an un - "I am very focused to win a medal for India at the 2020 Trophy gold medals in 2010 his 53rd first-class century. end of every domestic season derstanding of winning. Tokyo Olympic Games and I am so glad that OGQ will be and 2012 and World Cup Jaffer, who played for between the Ranji Trophy This is one of my main focus supporting me in my preparations. 2018 is a very important crown in 2014. He was also a Mumbai for the longest part champions and the Rest of area as analytical coach," he year for me as the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games part of Australia's bronze of his domestic career before India. After electing to bat at told PTI.Team India captain are coming up. I am really excited to work with the team of medal winning side in 2012 moving to Vidarbha in 2015, Nagpur, Vidarbha were 289/2 Manpreet Singh also lauded OGQ," Vinesh was quoted as saying in a media release is - London Olympics. Apart also became the second bats - at stumps on day one with Ciriello's induction as ana - sued today.Former Olympian and OGQ CEO Viren from providing inputs to man after the legendary Jaffer (116) and Ganesh lytical coach. "I am excited Rasquinha, said, "We are very proud to support Vinesh in head coach Sjoerd Marijne, Gundappa Viswanath to Satish (29) unbeaten at the about Chris. He is a typical her journey to the Olympic podium. To start with, OGQ will Ciriello will work with make six consecutive scores crease. Faiz Fazal (89) and Aussie, who puts lot of be supporting Vinesh with a physiotherapist, a sports psy - Indian dragflickers ahead of of 50 or more in the Irani Cup. Sanjay Ramaswamy (53) had weight behind winning. chologist and a nutritionist."OGQ is committed to provide the big-ticket Former batsman VVS added 101 for the opening "I know him from past her world class support for her training and preparations. events."Dragflicking is not Laxman took to Twitter to stand to set the stage for few months. I am amazed congratulate the 40-year-old Jaffer to flourish. only about flicking. domestic powerhouse. Jaffer also played 31 Tests and 2 Tendulkar hails India's shooting contingent Saina Nehwal crashes out of Jhulan Goswami back for T20 tri-series after Rabada to appeal for record showing in Mexico ISSF event All England Open Badminton injury lay-off Shahzar Rizvi made India ex - guilty verdict tremely proud at the event, Championships Round 1 New Delhi Mar 14 : with the 16-year-old Bhaker Veteran seamer Jhulan Cape Town, Mar 14 appoint a Judicial picking up two gold medals. Goswami was named in the Commissioner at the earliest Bhaker and Mitharval won Indian women's team for Kagiso Rabada is appeal - opportunity and hearing de - gold in the 10m Air Pistol the T20 tri-series involving ing the guilty verdict handed tails will be confirmed in due mixed team final after the for - Australia and England with to him by the International course," the governing body mer had clinched gold in the Harmanpreet Kaur back as Cricket Council (ICC) for said on Wednesday.The ICC women’s 10m Air Pistol final. the leader.The tri-series breaching their code of con - have 48 hours to appoint a Anjum Moudgil picked up the will be played between duct in a last-ditch bid to be commissioner and a hearing will be heard within a seven- silver, while Mehuli Ghosh, March 22-31. Taniya Bhatia able to play in the rest of the gripping Test series against day period. Rabada will re - Jitu Rai and Ravi Kumar won will continue keeping the Australia.Fast bowler main suspended unless the bronze, with the 17-year-old wickets. There aren't too Rabada was found guilty of commissioner takes a deci - Ghosh claiming two bronze in many changes to the team "inappropriate and deliber - sion to allow him to play in all. She finished third in the that beat South Africa in ate physical contact with a the third Test in Cape Town 10-metre Air Rifle event before South Africa last month. player" after leaning with his starting on March pairing up with Deepak Smriti Mandhana will be shoulder into Steve Smith 22.Although there was con - Kumar in the mixed team Harmanpreet's deputy. Birmingham, Mar 14 when he dismissed the tact made with Smith, Rabada event for her second bronze in Veteran Rumeli Dhar has Mumbai Mar 14: tion after bagging four gold, Australia captain in the first maintains that it was acciden - Mexico. Earlier, Olympic also retained her place in one silver and four bronze. India ace Saina Nehwal crashed out of the All England innings of South Africa's six- tal and at the time he was not gold-winning shooter the squad after a decent India's shooting team that Tendulkar, first sportsperson Open Badminton Championships after losing to world wicket win in the second Test even aware he had brushed Abhinav Bindra had also show against the Proteas that topped the medals tally in to be awarded the Bharat number one and defending champion Chinese Taipei's Tzu in Port Elizabeth. The result against his opponent. "If I lauded the Indian team. "The women.India Women's T20I Guadalajara, Mexico has Ratna for his cricketing serv - Ying Tai in the first round. Fourth seed Nehwal was no levelled the four-match series knew I did it deliberately, I Indian Shooting Teams per - squad: Harmanpreet Kaur drawn big praise from none ices to the country, was match for her opponent and lost in straight sets 21-14 and at 1-1.The 22-year-old, who wouldn't have gone to contest formance at Mexico starts a (Captain), Smriti other other than Sachin pleased not a little at the 21-18. Tzu Ying Tai was overwhelming favourites heading took 11-150 in the game, was (the charge)," Rabada told re - new era in Indian shooting. Mandhana (vice-captain), Tendulkar. India, for the first Indian team's exploits in into the match and she lived up to her billing, dismissing fined 50 percent of his match porters after the game. "I did - The future is in extremely safe Mithali Raj, Veda time in its history, finished Mexico and took to Twitter to the Indian player without much fuss.She also improved fee and given three demerit n't even feel contact at that hands &am confident that the Krishnamurthy, Jemimah top of the table in an share his happiness with fans. her head-to-head record against Nehwal, winning 10 games points, which took him past moment because I was so young athletes have the ingre - Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, International Shooting Sports Akhil Sheoran, Manu Bhaker, against losing five. It was her eighth straight win against the tally of eight that triggers pumped up."Smith has sug - dients to take them to the very Deepti Sharma, Taniya Federation (ISSF) competi - Omprakash Mitharval and the Indian star. an automatic two-game sus - gested the Australian team top of the Olympic podium. Bhatia (wicket-keeper), pension."ICC confirms that wanted Rabada to play the re - Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Kagiso Rabada has appealed mainder of the series as the Jhulan Goswami, Shikha against the level two breach seamer rose to the top of the PR Sreejesh returns but Sardar Singh dropped Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, following the incident with Test bowling rankings follow - Rumeli Dhar, Mona Steve Smith during the Port ing his performance in Port from India's CWG hockey squad Meshram. Elizabeth Test. ICC will now Elizabeth. New Delhi Mar 14: tant games. Freeman and He further stated that the Chernobyl victim 'on cloud nine' drag-flick expert Rupinder team has a winning mindset Seasoned goalkeeper PR Pal Singh will form India's and will look to aim for the Sreejesh made a comeback wall of defence along with best in the quadrennial event. after Paralympic gold while former skipper Sardar Harmanpreet Singh, Varun "This team has been improv - Pyeongchang, Mar 14 woman and taken to the Paralympic skiing events. Singh was dropped from the Kumar, Kothajit Singh, ing with every match and United States. Masters had already 18-member Indian hockey An American skier who Gurinder Singh and Amit while we could not produce a Due to the severity of her won a silver in biathlon and squad led by Manpreet Singh suffered birth defects due to Rohidas. India's midfield will podium finish at the 27th birth defects, doctors decid - a bronze in long-distance for the upcoming 21st the Chernobyl nuclear disas - see skipper Manpreet Singh Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018, ed to amputate both her legs, cross-country skiing at the Commonwealth Games in ter and spent her early life in in the lead role, ably support - it will have no influence on and she also had multiple Pyeongchang Paralympics. Gold Coast. The Indian team orphanages said today she ed by the experience of how we are going to play in rounds of reconstructive She also won silver and are in Pool B along with was "on cloud nine" after Chinglensana along with Australia and we will be go - surgery on her hands. bronze medals at the 2014 Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, winning Winter Paralympic young blood in Sumit and ing there with a mindset to But despite her disabili - Sochi Paralympics, and a England and will begin their gold.Oksana Masters was Vivek. The Indian attack will win," said the 43-year-old ties, Masters was deter - bronze in rowing at the campaign on April 7 against born in 1989 in what is now feature a lethal combination Dutch Coach. In the previous mined to get involved in London 2012 Summer Pakistan. While Manpreet Ukraine, and was then part between experience and two outings at the sports. As well as skiing, she Paralympics. dons the captain's armband, of the Soviet Union, three youth as SV Sunil, Akashdeep Commonwealth Games, also competes in rowing, Masters said she be - the responsibilities of his years after a reactor explod - Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit India has finished second be - biathlon and cycling. Today lieved the dark days of her deputy will be shouldered by ed at the Chernobyl plant, Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant hind Australia. Skipper she won her first Paralympic childhood had helped her be - Chinglensana Singh sparking the world's worst 2017. His brilliant show dur - ment. However a few eye - Singh and Dilpreet Singh are Manpreet Singh, however, is gold, in the 1.1km cross- come a champion athlete. "I Kangujam. It was under nuclear disaster. At birth ing the New Zealand tour saw brows were raised with all in the team. "This squad confident of turning the ta - country sprint skiing at the am so happy I have been able Manpreet's leadership the she had six toes on each foot, him get his rightful place Ramandeep Singh being has been picked keeping in bles this time. "Our first aim Pyeongchang Winter to channel all the things that Indian team lifted the coveted five webbed fingers on each back.He will be backed by the dropped despite his decent mind the performance in the is to do well in the group stage Paralympics. I went through when I was Asia Cup 2017 followed by a hand and no thumbs, and 22-year-old talent Suraj show in the same tourna - previous tournaments since because we have some strong "I feel like I'm cloud nine younger and make them into bronze medal feat at the Men's her left leg was six inches Karkera who played a crucial ment. Youngsters Dilpreet the Asia Cup 2017. We have teams in our Pool. It's ex - right now, I've been chasing something positive," she Hockey World League Final (15cm) shorter than her part in the team's good show Singh and Vivek Sagar tried out different combina - tremely crucial to top our this gold medal for such a said. The Chernobyl nuclear in Bhubaneswar, last year. right. in Bhubaneswar last year in Prasad, who made their inter - tions in the past events and table and make the semi-final long time," said the 28-year- disaster happened when a Veteran custodian Sreejesh is Her family gave her up his senior counterpart's ab - national debut during the we believe this will be the but if we do meet Australia in old. "This is the most amaz - safety test went wrong, caus - back after having suffered a and she lived in three differ - sence. Sardar's exclusion was New Zealand tour have been most effective combination the knockouts, I believe we ing medal of my career." ing a huge explosion that medial collateral ligament ent orphanages until the age on expected lines as he per - rewarded with this opportu - for the Gold Coast 2018 XXI will be up for a strong chal - Athletes with leg impair - sent clouds of radioactive (MCL) injury during the of seven, when she was formed below-par at this nity for their good show. Both Commonwealth Games," said lenge," said the 25-year-old ments compete in specially materials floating over Azlan Shah tournament in adopted by an American year's Azlan Shah tourna - the players scored in impor - chief coach Sjoerd Marijne. Manpreet. adapted sledges in Europe. 10 JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 15 2018

Will Alia Bhatt sport Aamir Khan will have to beat Deepika, After Ankita Bhargava’s red hair in Ranbir Priyanka and Alia to become the number exit, Vikram Bhatt’s web Kapoor’s Brahmastra? one Bollywood celeb on Instagram show Unafraid gets shelved

A few months back, Ankita Bhargava hit the headlines after the entire star cast of Vikram Bhatt’s web show, Unafraid, was changed overnight. The actress didn’t hold any grudge against the maker however she was deeply saddened by it. Well, the sad news follows as the show is completely shelved now. Yes, you read that right! According to the latest update, it is shelved by the OTT video service provider, VIU India due to creative differences. Soon after Ankita’s exit, Vipul Gupta and Aamir Khan’s Instagram ac- on interacting with his fans road isn’t as easy as it looks. Bollywood stars who enjoy im- Aparna Dixit were roped in the show as the leads who al- count debut the headline of the through this new account and Currently, the Bajirao Mastani mense fan following on this so- so started shooting for the same. But sadly, now the day all over the internet. The ac- share pictures and memories actress Deepika Padukone is sit- cial media platform are all ac- show is shelved. While speaking about it, Ankita said, tor who was away from the area that are close to his heart. Being a ting on the Instagram throne tresses and actors come in much “My manager was told that Unafraid is shelved again of social media for such a long perfectionist and proving why with most number of followers later. Aamir will thus have to due to creative differences between Vikram sir’s pro- time, finally succumbed to all his the word was always coined for and even stars like Shah Rukh beat Deepika, Priyanka, Alia and duction and Viu India, when she got in touch to get my fans’ wishes and debuted on him, Aamir would wish to secure Khan who’s so interactive and Shraddha to be number one in dues cleared. Back then, we were really hurt and I can Instagram on his birthday today. the numero uno position when it Salman Khan who’s so popular, this social media game and the feel what the new leads must be going through.” On the BollywoodLife was the first one comes to Instagram. He’s a go- have failed to beat her at this path looks a bit difficult. Here other hand, an entertainment portal quoted a source to reveal this exciting news and getter and there’s no word like number game. In fact, not just check out the actresses with the saying, “The contract between Loneranger Productions share some joy with his fans. ‘give up’ in his dictionary. He Deepika but it’s the actresses most number of followers on and Viu India has been annulled and a legal battle has Though the Dangal star was al- would strive hard until he reach- who enjoy immense fan follow- Instagram and realise why the begun between them.” Well, with all these rumours do- ways on Twitter, Instagram was es his goal and probably then he ing when it comes to number of dream looks too far fetched for ing the rounds, we wonder whether the web show will yet to be explored. Aamir plans would take a back seat. But the followers on Instagram. The top 5 Aamir. ever see the light of day. Is Navjot Singh Sidhu joining Unlike on Twitter, will

lia Bhatt is currently busy shooting for Ayan AMukerji’s ambitious project, Brahmastra in Family Time with Kapil Sharma? Aamir Khan follow more Bulgaria. The actress has a month-long schedule in the European nation with co-stars Ranbir Kapoor and to the latest buzz, Navjot Mouni Roy. For those of you who don’t know, Alia and Singh Sidhu might come accounts on Instagram? Ranbir will be performing some insane, high-octane ac- on board for this game tion sequences in Brahmastra. Ayan Mukerji, the direc- show. According to a TellyChakkar report, a tor of the film, had earlier informed that the film is set in source close to the portal modern times but has a distinct influence of ancient revealed, “He will join India. He had said, “It’s a modern-day film set in India the regular cast, if dates as-it-exists today. But the reason why it’s called are sorted.” As of now, Brahmastra is because the energies, wisdom, powers in the final teams include, the film come from ancient India. That’s all I would say. Kiku Sharda, Kapil There are some costumes, may be not the way you’d ex- Sharma, Chandan pect them to be.” While, we earlier assumed it to be a su- Prabhakar and Neha perhero movie, the truth is far from it. Alia Bhatt, who’s Pendse. According to the current reports, the show a social media addict and loves to interact with her fans is going on the floors to- on social media, keeps posting pictures from her day but it is unclear Bulgarian schedule, letting us know about the great whether they will be time she’s having there. There are days when she goes shooting the first episode beet tasting in Sofia, and others when she just plays in or not as the makers are the snow like a little baby. Thanks to the same social me- trying to bring Ajay dia addiction of Alia, we have stumbled upon her look Devgn on board for the from Brahmastra. The pretty actress’ latest pic on Insta opening episode. So as ex- has her sporting red hair and we wonder if she’ll sport pected, today’s shoot will be a generic one that the same in the movie. If yes, it’s huge since Alia has could be aired anytime in never really dyed her hair for any of her other projects between. Previously we before. It’s only in her recent picture that she flaunts the told you that the show is red hair, implying she has only now coloured her going on air on March 25, hair.Earlier Ranbir and Alia were in Israel to do a recce but there are some condi- for their movie and later they travelled to Bulgaria to tions applied to it. It start shooting for same. In a media interaction at the seems the comedian has MAMI film festival in 2016, Ayan had cleared the air sur- been told to keep a bank rounding Ranbir’s superhero project. He had said, “I of five episodes ready before the show actually know the word superhero is attached with my film now goes on air. “They want but it’s not exactly a superhero movie as such. It’s movie to ensure that there is no with a fantasy element in it. I would prefer describing it Family Time with Kapil Sharma has small screen. Recently, there were ru- already created a huge buzz everywhere. mours about Neha Pendse of May I Come last minute cancellation at the beginning as modern-day romantic fantasy as opposed to a super- Sony TV’s upcoming show marks the ace In Madam? fame joining the show, and of the show,” the source said. For more hero film.” comedian Kapil Sharma’s return to the now another update surfaces. According updates, stay tuned to BollywoodLife. Jr NTR and Ram Charan to play brothers in SS Rajamouli’s next?

By now everyone knows #RamCharan will be reportedly that Jr NTR and Ram Charan playing brothers in the are uniting on the big screen movie.”After Baahubali 2: The for a mega project with SS Conclusion‘s super success, the So Aamir Khan is officially on Instagram. We exclusively told you yesterday Rajamouli. The stars have al- expectations from this film are how Aamir and his team were planning his debut Instagram post with a pic- ready flown to America for a 10 sky high. The final scripting is ture of his mother. On his 53rd birthday today, we indeed got to see a never days test shoot, where the looks still being done by Rajamouli’s seen before picture of Aamir’s mother and there began his Instagram jour- and everything else will be de- father – K. V. Vijayendra Prasad ney. As we write this story, his account already boasts of over 312K followers cided. And while all the details and the shoot will begin from within 19 hours, and the count is increasing with each passing minute!

WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAy CELEBRATIONS praisal of the AMRUT projects in the State and directed their structure, the official said. Latifi said these drones would be Newly born in time completion. Chief Secretary, B B Vyas and all the used for security, surveillance, reconnaissance and detec - Administrative Secretaries were present in the meeting. tion operations round the clock. The drones should have au - Govt to initiate fresh reforms to protect, found in plot at tonomous take-off, landing and flight navigation modes, he Par panel said. UAVs should have 60 minutes of endurance or more Top Paloura with all payloads at mean sea level and have minimum 5 safeguard consumer rights: Zulfkar Jammu, March 14: committee on law and personnel said that to reduce the kilometers of light of sight and 25 kilometers per hour cruise pendency of cases, the existing vacancies for judges need to speed. The army also plans this year to buy high-tech un - A newly born baby was be filled up immediately. It said the vacancies arising in the manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen its intelli - today found abandoned at JAMMU, MARCH 14: future should be filled up "strictly" as per guidelines laid gence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and im - Top Paloura. Police said down by the apex court in a 1993 judgement. It recommend - prove the effectiveness of its military operations in the state. that the newly born male Minister for Food, Civil ed that the retirement age of SC judges be raised to 67 years baby was found wrapped in Supplies & Consumer from the present 65 and that of HC judges to 65 from the pres - a plastic bag. He was found Hizb chief's Affairs (FCS&CA) and ent 62. "it feels that it would help in retaining the existing from a plot. The baby has Tribal Affairs, Choudhary judges, which in turn would help in reducing both vacancy the agency believed was used in funding terrorism and se - been shifted to the Zulfkar Ali today said that and pendency of cases in the short run," the panel said. It ex - cessionist activities. The NIA has so far filed two charge sheets Government Hospital Government is working un - pressed concern over a large number of vacancies of judges against six people including G M Bhat, a close aide of pro- Sarwal for legal formalities. der a well-knit strategy to in the high courts. "The vacancy of judges is very high in Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mohammed bring new reforms to pro - high courts of Allahabad (56), Karnataka (38), Calcutta ( 39), Siddiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmed tect, safeguard consumer Woman hangs Punjab and Haryana (35), Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Dagga. All four are in judicial custody. Two others -- rights and is taking efforts and the business communi - tween the manufacturer (30) and Bombay (24)," it said quoting law ministry data. Mohammed Maqbool Pandit and Bhat -- were also charge to transition towards digi - ty which will be instrumen - and the final user is getting self in Kathua Amid an ongoing debate on vacancies in the higher judici - sheeted by the NIA but are absconding. An Interpol Red tal mode for transactions tal in protecting the inter - distant; the post purchase Jammu, March 14: ary, the government had last week said that there is no pro - Corner notice has been issued against them. Yusuf's father for transparent and fair ests of the consumers. He grievances have to be heard posal to increase the retirement age of high court judges Mohammed Yusuf Shah -- better known as Syed Salahuddin -- A house wife today trade. ‘This is the age of asserted that the through a strong redressal from 62 to 65 years. Responding to a question in the Rajya was declared a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the committed suicide by technology; the current Government is making all system. For this, Consumer Sabha on whether any proposal for extension of retirement US Department of State in June last year. Besides heading ter - hanging herself in user base for digital trans - efforts in facilitating the disputes redressal agencies age of high court judges was under consideration by the gov - ror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, he is the chairman of the United Kathua. Police said that actions in India is about 90 consumers to harness the (popularly known as ernment, Minister of State for Law P P Chaudhary had said on Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of terrorist outfits oper - Sutapa wife of Gorav million which could triple full benefits of digitization Consumer Forums or March 9 no such proposal was under consideration. A bill ating in the Kashmir Valley. The agency had also arrested an - Sarkar, resident of West to 300 million by 2020. With and putting in place suffi - Consumer Courts) are set brought by the previous UPA government in 2010 to increase other son of the Hizb chief Shahid in connection with the case Bengal, at present residen - ever growing user base in cient safeguards against up under the Act at District, the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years had in October last year. He is at present in judicial custody. tial Quarter number B-4, the country it is essential risks associated with the State and National level to lapsed after the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha in 2014. The CTM in Kathua was found that the government takes online world. The Minister provide simple and inex - Constitution (114th Amendment) Bill, 2010, which provided hanging with the hook of CBI yet To Set necessary measures to edu - appreciating Prime pensive quick redressal for increasing the retirement age of high court judges from 62 the ceiling fan at her resi - cate the consumer besides Minister’s e-Governance against consumer com - to 65 years, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 25. But it understaffed and thus ill-prepared, it said. The panel ob - dence. Her body has been providing them a proper Initiatives especially ‘the plaints, he added. could not be taken up for consideration and passage, and it served that the level of vacant positions in executive ranks, shifted to the district hos - platform to redress their Digital India program’ said On the occasion, a color - lapsed. The UPA proposal had sought to bring at par the re - law officers and technical officers was about 16 per cent, 28 pital for autopsy and other grievances’. The Minister that this campaign is slow - ful cultural programme was tirement age of high court judges with that of Supreme Court per cent and 56 per cent, respectively. At the top level, out of legal formalities, while in - said this while speaking on ing bringing transparency performed by the artists of judges at 65 years. The 24 high courts face a shortage of 406 four posts of Special Director/Additional Director, three quest proceeding has been the theme “Making Digital and is transforming the Information and Public judges, according to latest law ministry data. Nearly three are lying vacant, it lamented. CBI, in their presentation, initiated in this regard. Marketplaces Fairer” dur - country into a digitally em - Relations department and a crore cases are pending in courts across India. stated that they were being affected by the number of vacan - ing the World Consumer powered society and knowl - short play based on the theme cies due to the rising burden of investigations. The parlia - Rights Day 2018 celebra - edge economy. Elaborating “Jago Grahak Jago. SDMA issues MGNREGA mentary committee said it had raised the issue in its earlier tions organized by FCS&CA on the initiatives, the Chairman State Consumer reports, but "nothing was visible on the ground". To over - department He said that Minister said that the gov - Disputes Redressal Medium Danger where 10 lakh daily payments were made, the Centre to - come the perennial problem of vacancies in the CBI, the Government is working to ern ment has constituted Commission (SCDRC), day told the Supreme Court. The government told a bench panel recommended that the government take proactive bring new reforms/ amend - State Consumer Redressal Retired Justice Sunil Hali, Avalanche warning comprising Justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana that they steps in filling up of vacancies well in advance and also sim - ments for enhancing con - Commission, and District Commissioner Secretary JAMMU, MARCH 14: have been providing adequate funds to the states under the plify the recruitment rules, it said. The government may al - sumer protection act to en - Forums besides State FCS&CAD M D Khan, Act and refuted the claims of a petitioner NGO that states so consider making terms of deputation to CBI more re - compass protections for Consumer Protection Director FCS &CA Ch Rashid On the basis of informa - were unable to provide employment to people due to lack of warding in order to retain capable officers and attract best digital transactions and on - Council and District Azam Inqalabi, Director tion received from SASE, funds provided by the Centre under the scheme. "This officers from the state police forces, central para military line frauds. He said that this Consumer Protection FCS&CA Kashmir Nasir Medium danger avalanche (MGNREGA) is a huge public interest programme and proj - forces, Intelligence Bureau, etc, the panel added. is essential to keep pace Council in every district of Khan Wani, Controller Legal warning has been issued for ect, just like others like food safety," Attorney General K K with the changes in mar - the state. Highlighting the Metrology Department Kupwara-Chowkibal- Venugopal told the bench, adding that around 10 lakh pay - Pakistan kets to ensure fair, equi - achievements of the depart - (LMD) Raj Kumar Katoch, Tangdhar, Baramulla, ments were made daily under the Act. "No country in the table and consistent out - ment under the present dis - Joint Director FCS&CA Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, world could have undertaken this exercise where day after external affairs ministry, said Iran held 252 Indian fish - comes for consumers; and pensation, Zulfkar Ali said Jammu, Mansoor Aslam, Gurez, Bandipora. Low dan - day, 10 lakh payments are made daily," he said. ermen during 2015-18, mostly from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat to enable swift executive in - that unprecedented strides Joint Controller, LMD V.S ger warning has been issued Venugopal said whenever the states demand more and Kerala. Sri Lanka apprehended 744 Indian fishermen tervention to prevent con - towards development have Sambyal, Deputy Controller for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, funds from the Centre under the scheme, it was provided. and and released 708 fishermen during 2015-16. sumer detriment. Zulfkar been achieved like NFSA, LMD Manoj Prabhakar, offi - Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar He said there could be some glitches in the process, but as Bangaladesh too apprehended 350 Indian fishemen in 2015 calling for active partner - digitalization of public dis - cers of administrative de - Udhampur, Anantnag, soon as the government is informed, these are fixed. and 2016. The Indian fishermen were apprehended, prima - ship among all stakehold - tribution system. Chairman partment, representatives of Kulgam, Badgam, Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing NGO Swaraj rily, for allegedly fishing in the waters of these countries. ers said that promoting and SCDRC, Justice Sunil Hali various consumer forums, Ganderbal, Kargil, Leh dis - Abhiyan, told the bench that states have to "plead" with the Qatar apprehended 108 Indian fishermen during 2015-18, protecting the rights of con - speaking on the occasion members of the civil society tricts and Srinagar-Jammu Centre to get an increase in their budget to pay for employ - but all were released. In 2015 and 2016, the United Kingdom sumers requires joint ini - said as the markets are glob - and a large number of people National Highway. ment given under the Act. The bench posted the matter for apprehended 42 Indian fishermen, but they were later re - tiatives of the department alizing, the direct link be - were present on the occasion. further hearing on March 19. Bhushan had earlier argued leased. In response to another question on re-starting the di - that the Centre was forcing the states to slash their project - alogue process between India and Pakistan, Singh said the ed demand for funds under the scheme due to which the onus to restart the talks with Pakistan lies on it. "Any mean - Legislators, people’s deputations call on Altaf Bukhari states were unable to provide employment to people. The ingful dialogue can be held only in an atmosphere free of NGO had argued that the Centre cannot cap the funds under terror, hostility and violence. Onus is on Pakistan to create PROJECT ISSUES Of THEIR RESPECTIvE AREAS the Act which provides for 100 days of employment per fam - such a conducive atmosphere," he said. ily per year. The Centre had earlier told the bench that there JAMMU, MARCH 14: local issues of their respec - restoration of peace in the ed by them sympathetically. was no instance where it has either capped the number of Two Police tive areas primarily related state. He said the state gov - Meanwhile, several sitting days of employment under the Act or not released funds to Several legislators and to development of infra - ernment, under the leader - and former legislators also the states. It had said that in 2016-17 financial year, 20 states towards Kunjwani were asked to stop but they had tried people’s deputations and in - structure, improvement of ship of Chief Minister called on the Minister and had crossed the agreed budget and the Centre had provided to flee from the spot, were overpowered by the alert cops. dividuals today called on basic amenities. The peo - Mehbooba Mufti, has tagged discussed issues of their re - the funds to them. The court, which is hearing the plea that Police said that n questioning they disclosed their name as Minister for Finance, ple’s delegations also greet - public welfare and equi - spective areas. They also has sought relief measures in drought-hit states in the coun - Ishfaq Ahmed of Ward Number - 4 Rajouri, posted as follower Education, Labour and ed Syed Altaf Bukhari on table development as thrust greeted the Minister for new try, had earlier said that state food commissions, as man - in District Police Rajouri, during his personnel search hero - Employment Syed taking over the charge of areas. He said it will contin - assignment of heading dated under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, ine (Chitta) like substance weighing 55 gram recovered from Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Finance Ministry. ue with its policy of reach - Finance, Labour and should be set up even in states not hit by drought. his possession. Similarly, police said, they recovered 45 here at his office chamber. Interacting with the deputa - ing out to the last person in Employment departments. grams of heroin from the possession of selection grade consta - The people’s deputations tions, the Minister said that the queue. Responding to They hoped that these de - Centre Should ble Nissar Ahmed of Balakote posted in District Police Reasi representing different areas state government is work - the issues raised by the peo - partments would further (PSO of DFO Reasi). Police said that the arrested persons had of Jammu and Kashmir met ing tirelessly for equitable ple, the Minister assured to improve their functioning sacked as the finance minister of Jammu and Kashmir, allegedly brought the narcotics from Srinagar and they want - the Minister and projected development as well as look into the issues project - under his headship. had been pushing for the implementation of the PAO system ed it to sell among the youth in Jammu. A case in this regard and had not wilted under pressure from various quarters, under FIR Number 23 of 2018 under section 8/21/22 NDPS Act including the ruling PDP, to put it on hold, sources in the has been registered at Gangyal police station. CONT FROM PAGE 1 state government said. Immediately after Drabu was sacked and Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari was given the addition - CBI registers LS passes Naidu asked them to return to their seats and allow the Zero al charge of the finance ministry, the first order to roll out Hour proceedings. "This is not the way," he said, ordering put the implementation of the PAO system in abeyance till into the alleged paper leak in the Combined Graduate- containing taxation proposals for 2018-19, which were that no part of the protest would either go on record or be March 31. Drabu had proposed a reform in the government's Level (CGL) exam. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC), approved by voice vote. So was the Appropriation Bill which shown on television. He then adjourned the House till 2 PM. payment system by replacing the present treasury system which conducts examination for subordinate services had detailed spending plans for 99 government ministries and with a functionally aligned PAO system, under which any recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged paper leaks in departments. With this, the parliamentary approval for the Mehbooba government scheme needed to have three mandatory sanc - one of its tests held on February 21. In a statement, SSC Modi government's fifth and final budget was completed in tions -- administrative, technical and financial. Under the chairman Ashim Khurana had said that a delegation of can - the Lok Sabha, where the ruling BJP-led NDA enjoys ab - while as in other districts tendering process is in final proposal, the contractors had to upload the bills and the didates, who were protesting against the alleged paper solute majority. Earlier this week, the BJP had issued a stages. Also, she was informed, that work on Alastaing grid amount would have been transferred to their bank accounts leaks, met him on the issue. They demanded a CBI enquiry three-day whip to its members to be present in the House. As station would be completed before the end of this year. online. Drabu had proposed that for all receipts and dis - into the allegations of leak of questions of the Combined slogan-shouting began soon after the House assembled, These steps would give power distribution in the State a bursements of the government, the PAO would be depart - Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination (CGLE) 2017 held Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted Parliamentary Affairs boost. The Chief Minister was also informed that electrifi - mentally aligned. The officials would deal with those heads from February 17 to 22 this year. The commission conducts Minister Ananth Kumar's proposal for advancing the time cation of 70 unelectrified villages has been completed much of accounts, which are related to the function of their depart - examinations for recruitment to lower categories of posts of the passage of the Finance and other bills, scheduled in ahead of the deadline of March 31. As for the commitments ments concerned. Instead of receiving the receipts and dis - in the central government. In the CGLE-2017, more than 30 the agenda at 5 PM, to noon. Thereafter she adjourned the made by the Chief Minister during her public outreach pro - bursing the payments of numerous departments in the lakh candidates across the country had applied for just over House till 12 PM as members of the opposition and TDP and grammes, she was informed that, 90% of works in terms of treasury system, the PAO would deal with just one depart - 8,000 vacancies, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra AIADMK raised slogans on various issues including against laying of necessary infrastructure has been completed ment. This will ensure a better understanding of the depart - Singh had said. Out of these, around 1.5 lakh candidates the passage of the budget without debate, the Rs 12,700 crore whileas rest would be completed by the end of the month. In ment, resulting in better forecasting, budgeting, accounting were shortlisted after the Tier-1 exam, he said. banking scam, special status to Andhra Pradesh and setting the horticulture sector, Mehbooba Mufti asked the con - and reporting," Drabu had said in his budget speech. up of Cauvery Management Board for river water sharing cerned Department to prepare early for the procurement of Rains, snowfall by riparian states. Neither the Lok Sabha, nor the Rajya High Density Apple plants. She also asked for making ade - 31 Business Sabha have transacted any substantial business in the past quate quantity of fertilisers and weedicides available to since early morning while the higher reaches received eight days since the second leg of the budget session began farmers. The Chief Minister was informed that six to seven Modi, Sanjay Bhandari, Nitin Jayantilal Sandesara, fresh snowfall, officials said. Kupwara, which received 12.8 on March 5. After passage of the finance and appropriation nurseries are being established in the State for apple and Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara, Dharminder Singh Anand, mm of rains from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, recorded a maximum bills in the Lok Sabha, both these legislations have to go to walnut plants and also the quarantine facilities are being Ashish Jobanputra and Priti Jobanputra. To another ques - temperature of 7.2 degrees Celsius against a normal of 14.2 Rajya Sabha for passage. However, since these are money rented out to farmers by the Department. She directed pac - tion, Akbar's collegue in the External Affairs Ministry, V K degrees Celsius for this time of the year, an official of the bills, they would be considered approved, if the Upper House ing up of work on the 23 mandies being set up across the Singh, said 16 extradition requests from India were pending MeT department said. According to a meteorological de - does not return them to the Lower House within 14 days. The State so that the farmers get the facility adjacent to their with the British Government. The fugitives sought by India partment official, Srinagar recorded a high of 11 degrees Opposition has an upper hand in the Rajya Sabha. The pro - places. Mehbooba Mufti directed the Tourism Department from the UK government include Rajesh Kapoor and Seema Celsius and received 1.3 mm rainfall during the day. The ceedings in the Rajya Sabha were also washed out for the to intensify its campaigns to attract more tourists for the Kapoor, Patrick Charles Bowring, Tiger Hanif, other weather stations in the Valley, including in Gulmarg eighth straight day today, amid uproar by the opposition coming seasons. She also reviewed the status of projects be - Palaniappan Rajaratinam, Pavilose Fernandez, Lokendra and Pahalgam, also recorded a drop of maximum tempera - and NDA partner TDP over the same issues. The House was ing executed by the Department. She was informed that two Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, Kartik Venugopal, tures by around three degrees. The weatherman has fore - adjourned till 2 PM soon after it had assembled for the day. major events-Tulip festival and convention of travel agents- Shaikh Sadiq S Balakrishnan, Mallya, Ritika Avasty, cast more rains in the Valley in the next two days. The Chair called it a day after it reassembled at 2 PM as up - has been planned for the current month itself even as a pan - Rishikesh Surendra Kardile, Kavaljit Sinh, Mahendra roarious scenes continued. When the Upper House met at 2 el of consultants has been engaged to improve the old Singh Raijada and Arti Dhir Chandan Sharma and Raj IAf reported PM, the opposition members trooped into the Well raising tourist units at various destinations. Mehbooba Mufti also Kumar Patel. He said one fugitive had been extradited in slogans like "BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao" (remove BJP, save reviewed the completion status of model tribal villages and the last three years from the UK Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel white paper on the Rafale fighter jet deal, Bhamre said the country) and displaying placards. Amid the din, Deputy girls hostels in the State. She was informed that work is on October 18, 2016. Singh said the UK government had re - no such proposal has been received. The Congress has been Chairman P J Kurien, who was in the Chair, directed the apace on 64 girls hostels by the School Education jected the extradition proposals for fugitives Raymond attacking the government over the Rafale deal, claiming Secretary General to read out a message from the Lok Sabha. Department and six by Tribal Affa irs Department and most Andrew Varley, Ravi Shankaran, Ajay Prasad Khaitan, that the deal negotiated under its rule was much cheaper The Rajya Sabha Secretary General of the informed the of these would be ready by next year. Besides 19 model tribal Virendra Kumar Rastogi and Anand Kumar Jain, Velu, J K than the contract signed by the Modi government to pro - House about the passage of the Finance Bill and the appro - villages are coming up in the State and two residential Angurala and Asha Rani Angurala and Jakkula Srinivas. cure 36 Rafale fighter jets from France at a cost of Rs 58,000 priation bills by the Lower House, amid din. As the noisy schools are being opened up next month by the Department, "The UK Court has also declined to issue arrest warrants in crore. Replying to a separate question, Bhamre said the gov - protests continued, Kurien thereafter adjourned the House she was informed. In the Finance sector, the Chief Minister respect of fugitives, Rishikesh Surendra Kardile, Patrick ernment bas sanctioned enhancement of production rate of for the day. Three of the SP members in the House - R S directed close monitoring of expenditure and resource mo - Charles Bowering and Kartik Venugopal, on the ground of the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Tiwari, Chandrapal Singh Yadav and Neeraj Shekhar bilisation given the fag end of the current fiscal. She was in - insufficient evidence of extradition offence," he said. from eight aircraft annually to 16 aircraft. donned red caps as counting trends in the Uttar Pradesh Lok formed that the State awaits an additional instalment of GST Sabha bypolls showed their party candidates leading in subvention from the Centre besides efforts would be made to J&K Police HC directs Phulpur and Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's ensure maximum spending and clearance of bills to avoid constitutency. Earlier, the proceedings were adjourned till 2 any lapse of the funds. The Chief Minister said though the said. Senior police officials said that there was a need to Approval of the Draft Statement of conservation strate - PM due to the continued protests by the members of several PAO system has been put in abeyance for a while, efforts by have such UAVs for security drills including anti-terror op - gies by MMJHS, Submission of Tender documents for im - parties. Before the adjournment, the House mourned the the concerned Departments should be made to train their erations, particularly in Kashmir Valley, in view of in - mediate works Package-1 (Lot 1 to 4), Review and approval death of former member VPM Samy and Stephen Hawking, staff and clients for the switch over in the meantime. The creasing militancy-related incidents. Tendering process of Tender documents by MMJHS, Tendering Process, the legendary British theoretical physicist. It also ex - Chief Minister directed Housing & Urban Development for the procurement of eight drones has started. "We have Opening of tender, Review and Award of work and ultimate - pressed grief at the death of nine paramilitary personnel Department to pace up the work on the Smart City projects invited tenders from original manufacturers or authorised ly the execution of the entire project. The entire work as killed in a naxal attack in Chhattisgarh yesterday, as well in the State. She was informed that the basic staff required dealers for supply of UAVs recently," Assistant Inspector pointed out above is targeted to be completed by 31.03.2023. as ten trekkers killed in a recent forest fire in Tamil Nadu. for the purpose has been recruited and work is apace on the General of Police (AIG), Police Hea dquarters, Mubassir The said affidavit giving the complete and detailed timeline Soon after the listed papers were laid, several MPs trooped convergence process of various schemes and projects in the Latifi said. The move is part of Director General S P Vaid's be filed within a week. Further progress in the matter be in - into the Well shouting slogans. Chairman M Venkaiah two cities under the Smart City project. She also took an ap - focus on better equipping the force and improving its infra - dicated in the status report before the next date of hearing. C Y M K C Y M K Uttarakhand Chief Secretary to Secretary Chief Uttarakhand slew of directions to rejuve- a passed had judgement, detailed a in panel, green The with. complied been have tribunal the of directions the whether swer an- not does it and report ciencies in the compliance defi- were there that said for cleaning of Ganga, had JD(U) to Lalu Prasad's party 'No Development Zone' an Zone' Development 'No as declaring Ganga, nate Mehta, who has filed a plea nation of the river. rejuve- on directions 2015 pliance of its December 10, com- about statement ical officers and make a categor- amine the issue with senior re-ex- to government state green panel also asked the h e c a " t c supplementary the dissatisfaction over pressed and by Justice Jawad Rahim ex- Gomukh Haridwar. A bench headed tween be- stretch the river in the Ganga clean to ment of govern- state the by taken fore it and explain the steps Secretary be- appear to Uttarakhand Chief Tribunal today directed the J o Taslimuddin Mohammad t tated by the death of his fa- t seby constituency w assembly B A votes. 60,000 over by Singh B nearest his defeated Alam A candidates fielded BJP the oe hn 500 oe by votes 35,000 than more b was Sharma Abhiram date K oto, hm Lal of Ranbir canal. de-silting The de-silting kick- the started today Sham Flood Choudhary and Control, Irrigation rra o Sba et in seat Sabha Lok Araria DU ws n ry in fray 60 km from capital Patna. In in J was JD(U) i R bad news for Chief Minister l BJP the with hands joined t a e i Bhabhua assembly segment the occasion, the Minister the occasion, the On departments. Control Jammu to canal head is be- n Irgto & Flood & Irrigation and Engineering Mechanical the by jointly executed ing n 3 m srth from stretch kms 13 on New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Patna, Mar 14 (PTI) 14 Mar Patna, JAMMU, MARCH 14: MARCH JAMMU, de-silting of Ranbircanal de-silting of Sham Choudharykick-starts Bihar bypolls: RJDwinsAraria LSseat, shares honourswithBJP inassembly results s ya. h otoe is outcome The year. ast o contest the bypoll necessi- n Araria and Bhabhua, the n bypolls that were consid- he state noting that is was e ad J MP RJD and her e rn Alac and Alliance Grand he atal icret and incorrect" factually rat to be personally pres- personally be to rat ompliance report filed by nt on April 3 to give first give to 3 April on nt red the first electoral test electoral first the red fter Nitish Kumar dumped kd h sno bureau- senior the sked Spebr 7 21. In 2017. 17, September n ehanabad, which is nearly hnbd RDs winner RJD's ehanabad, ae i Jhnbd by Jehanabad in eaten n ifrain The information. and ihar as well the Jehanabad P ia Pai Kumar Pradip rival JP JD's Suday Yadav. While Yadav. Suday JD's umar whose party candi- party whose umar lam had crossed over from ai, J' Sarfaraz RJD's raria, ie h BP agd the bagged BJP the hile Ganga cleaning:NGT directs ale, doae C M advocate Earlier, Green National The T iitr o PHE, for Minister appear before itonApril before 3 appear he RJD today won the won today RJD he 1 j t p t of identifica- and floodplains demarcation the "till running into 543 pages, said order, The issue". mental remains a serious environ- clean the Ganga "which still Rs to years two in crore 7,000 over spent had ment govern- the that said had from the metres river. The tribunal 500 within of waste dumping prohibiting and Unnao and Haridwar between river the of edge area of 100 metres from the 'No-development zones' are disposal of municipal on solid prohibition complete a imposed also It up. come or residential buildings can tion including commercial construc- no where areas between Haridwar to Unnao in UP." zone development/construction no as t cl at o te flood- the plains or into the river and on waste ical hncl n preferably and chanical semi-me- be should plain waste, e-waste or bio-med- or e-waste waste, h mnn o te flood- the on mining the even and permitted is ing in-stream mechanical min- "no said and Ganga in ing of ban on mechanical min- reiterated its earlier order its tributaries. The tribunal more manual. ensuring ensuring its timely comple- celerating the pace of work face any inconvenience dur- not that farmersdo tion so aas s nue. e di- He ensured. is canals rected the concerned for ac- these in water of charging dis- timely that so being started also is tributaries f te cnl ad their and canals other of said that it is the commit- the is it that said vide better irrigation facili- ment of government to pro- is o h pol o the of people the to ties state. state. He said that de-silting a t litmus a as seen were polls m coalition JD(U)-BJP the of P osqec ete in either consequence s re- the Though Bhabhua. a by Patel Singh Shambhu p whose death caused the by- A R sitated the byelection. BJP's P c m Mundrika Singh Yadav, for- S udgement, we direct that direct we udgement, he state government of this ion of permissible and non- he river would be treated be would river he 00 metres from the edge of risbe ciiis by activities ermissible est for Kumar. The results ults will have no numerical oe soit o Lalu of associate lose e bot o Tejaswi to boost a re ot 400 oe in votes 14,000 bout oll, defeated Congress rival dy aa i sn of son is Yadav uday arliament arliament or on the health rasad, whose death neces- inki Rani Pandey, wife of wife Pandey, Rani inki ad hsn Pandey Bhusan nand nsr i Bhr te by- the Bihar, in inistry r tt mnse ad a and minister state er toring toring the de-silting process concerned for personally moni- the Directing sons. uhs o anan the maintain cleanliness along the canal. to bushes the clear to also engaged been has manpower ery, formed that besides machin- de-silting tained. The Minister was in- in process, the Minister main- part take also can contractors ested time, adding that the inter- ment due to the shortage of depart- the by carried-out that de-silting work is being vulnerable spots of canal. out repair and renovation of He also asked them to canal carry the should be properly dumped. from trieved n te nun co sea- crop ensuing the ing of of the canal and garbage re- de-silting the should be done up to the bed that said Minister the completion, of canal to ensure its timely M saw HAM leader Jitan Ram i However, following infight- t not would it that nounced K ed by Chief Minister Nitish 1 s s the from fray the enter to b sition camp and an appeal an and camp sition b with fodder scam cases. The i a t spearheaded who Prasad, Y 5 e cn cvrg of coverage cent per 55 said the state has achieved K Chief Secretary BB Vyas by the state in this regard, J- ter about the progress made Apprising the prime minis- said. spokesperson ficial defecation free (ODF), an of- to declare all the districts in so far by their governments quired en- about the steps and taken states various of ed with the chief secretaries ( S the p on meeting review a in district Baramulla their their respective states open The prime minister, during for its tourist destinations. and famous is which Kashmir, Jammu for priority tion should be made the first Narendra Modi said sanita- The said. s they struck, shrine when the lightening the at present was one No mud and stone, police said. wood, of made shrine the destroying hours, wee the the Line of Control (LoC), in in Fareed Gharkote area of Uri, near the Baba hit shrine lightening The said. police incident, the in life of loss no was there but Kashmir and Jammu Fareed of area Uri Baba in Shakarganj Sufi of revered shrine a stroyed i f in Uri lightening to damaged due Sufi shrine Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) ake part in the by-elections. n Ranchi jail in connection ng within the NDA which NDA the within ng he party campaign in the in campaign party he embly polls with ally BJP. as- 2010 in won had it eat 1. Notably, the JD(U) - head- Make sanitation top priority:PMto J-Kgovt bsence bsence of his father who is y the BJP, the JD(U) agreed ypolls were held on March rom both sides of the LoC n Uri and adjoining areas. SBM) yesterday, interact- yesterday, SBM) adav, younger son of Lalu hrine hrine is revered by people mr hd ntal an- initially had - umar ors o hs flagship his of rogress ah Baa Mission Bharat wachh anjhi anjhi moving to the oppo- hm huhr said Choudhary Sham rm Minister Prime de- today Lightening K spokesman and MLC Neeraj B in lose RJD, the by backed e "Why incumbents. ceased w sympathy of because won candi- d that underscored b Kumar Modi, however, rub- C b good- say to mind their up p the that prove results "the M and secretary general RJD t personal choice, sacrificing " Tiwari leader Sadanand Singh with Munna c MLA s re- the to angrily Reacting v sil- a with born was Yadav h Its corruption. for jail in is h is It money. of pots on ting against RJD, w The ples. c without terms, own our on ie eot a already targets and prepared been has report wise for which a detailed month- cover over 6.83 lakh toilets to has state prescribed the said time, in target the the assured prime minister of achieving said. who Vyas, spokesperson the ODF, Yatra Amarnath the to route en district all ing ter to make efforts on mak- was told secretary by the prime minis- chief the Also, e cptl f h state. the of capital mer move to Srinagar, the sum- sion mode before the durbar er Jammu province in mis- state the chief secretary to cov- asked spokesperson, tus. Modi, according to the yet to achieve the ODF sta- is state the Notably, 2018. 10, April by cent per 60 to and that it now will increase up Hold till (IHHL) Latrines House Individual he interests of the party". the of interests he choosing a candidate of his h Etra Affairs External the in State of Minister Singh, K V Sabha, Lok the in tion written response to a ques- formed the Lok Sabha. In a in- today government the 2014-17, during husbands NRI by ill-treatment and complaints related to dowry on women Indian distressed from petitions 3,768 received abroad posts and ai ua si. The be would said. minister Union Kumar Ravi Registrar CUJ 2017, year the till programmes study their completed cessfully suc- had who candidates certificates the on conferred be would merit and medals gold degrees, PG during which PhD degrees, convocation, the at guest chief the be would Lama laureate and the 14th Dalai from the university. "Nobel philosophy, honoris causa, receive degrees of doctor of ny on March 18. They would will also attend the ceremo- minister chief of Army staff N C Vij Union Jitendra Singh and former day. to- said official of university University Jammu (CUJ) on Sunday, a the Central of convocation first Dalai Lama will address the New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) ult in Bhabhua, Congress Bhabhua, in ult Dalai Lama to address first address to Lama Dalai agd eiltr party legislature harged mrmsn o princi- on ompromising s wud h Congress, the would lse er spoon in his mouth". against NRIhusbands during2014-17 3,768 complaintsfrom Indian womenabroad ates in all the three seats three the all in ates Deputy NDA". the to ye made have Bihar of eople se te ugsin and suggestion the ished eaded by Lalu Prasad who i aprn Tejashwi apparent eir if iitr Sushil Minister hief habhua," he asked. JD(U) asked. he habhua," umar said, "We do politics convocation of CU Jammu hich we were pitted, is sit- v i fvu o te de- the of favour in ave LA Bhola Yadav claimed Yadav Bhola LA h Idas missions Indians The Tibetan spiritual leader districts districts that have attained the about minister prime the informed also He trict. have been fixed for each dis- Bharat Mission (SBM), the Swachh the Under Bihar. Uttar Pradesh,Odishaand JK, Sanitation, including states four under the programme in the ing status of progress made Parameswaran Iyer regard- and Secretary, Ministry the of Drinking Water by made meeting, a presentation was the during Also, Shopian. and Srinagar Kargil, Leh, The list included names like the ODF status in the state. birth of Mahatma Gandhi. Free the 150th anniversary of the 2019, 2, October by (ODF) country the Open-Defecation make also agement of solid waste, and 100 per cent scientific man- attain to aims government academic session and since and session academic added five courses in the next gree of doctor of philosophy, Army chief would receive the former de- administration, the while public causa, in public policy and honoris philosophy, of tor conferred the degree of doc- eight subjects. in programme MPhil-PhD Integrated offers also sity session academic (2014-2015) while the univer- the in ate courses were introduced Besides, four new post gradu- functioning. are partments de- the all session, third the Applied Mathematics here. It and Economics English, in three post graduate courses (2011-2012) commenced with session academic first the istence on August 8, 2011 and added. The CUJ came into ex- curity studies, the registrar nor N N Vohra in national se- the gover- state and chancellor from causa, honoris a o poiig them and guidance providing counselling, of way Indian by spouses NRI by tressed dis- women Indian the ed the cluding in- ministry Singh "The added. complaints, 1,186 276, received abroad sions mis- Indian the 2016, and M Missions/ posts have assist- In 2017, the missions received com- respectively. plaints ill-treatment and 796 and 1,510 dowry-related C w candidate non-BJP any b winners of the Lok Sabha o hpe overnight. happen not P Uttar in party the build t with angry were people t Gandhi Rahul president " o o agr oad the towards anger of lot r the from clear is It tions. w ig "h Cnrs is Congress "The ning. h who candidate non-BJP B k H in tweeted he overnight," b Pradesh, Uttar in party Rahul after by-election result by-election after Rahul New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Voters are angry with BJP: he BJP and would vote for oday said it was clear that ogauain t the to Congratulations esults that voters have a inistry, said in 2014, 2015 -lcin, Congress y-elections, t ht il o happen not will that ut e o rbidn the rebuilding on een as more chances of win- of chances more as aeh u ta would that but radesh ongress was keen to re- to keen was ongress JP and will vote for any for vote will and JP ith the potential to win. ni Te Samajwadi The indi. inners inners of today's by-elec- e lo ad the said also He C nrtltn the ongratulating lishing a convincing lead. e in the Araria Lok Sabha by- T candidates. own its up put s two the in SP the to port S Bahujan The spectively. K Chief and Deputy Chief Minister Pradesh M Uttar s con- the seat, Gorakhpur p was and seat Sabha Lok P H m m Affairs govern- the said External Ministry, the in M J Akbar, Minister of State lan- gauge official at the United Nations, an as Hindi er question on inclusion of distressed the women. Replying to anoth- to vided pro- also are (ICWF) Fund the under assistance cial finan- and legal and sions, mis- Indian with panelled em- NGOs and lawyers to the husband, getting access cation of Indian passport of tice, impounding and revo- no- lookout issuing India, that help like filing a case in band," Singh said. He added on the overseas Indian hus- s d i l Indian Community Welfare p on ‘Implementation ofJ&KRTI Act’ as hl te Congress the while eats by vacated tituencies lection with the RJD estab- anguages of the UN and to frain bu proce- about nformation ie t bg the bag to oised amaj Party gave its sup- its gave Party amaj he BJP was also set to lose ry o te Phulpur the won arty rig uiil summons judicial erving eshav Prasad Maurya, re- opularise it worldwide. rs mcaim for mechanisms ures, inn o pbi authori- public of tioning to promotes “Right Information” the which in manner the of portance im- vital on State the Emphasising J&K Commission. the Information by ised organ- was Seminar This today. here 2009 Act, RTI Implementation of the J&K day one Seminar a inaugurated sustaining democracy. people which is essential for tween the government and be- trust strengthens ties that cleanliness in the func- gover- observed Governor nance, accountable and functioning transparent in fr information, should for pro-actively disclose tions sides responding to applica- be- authorities, public the e o mitnne of maintenance of ner be man- to the in about brought needs improvement considerable statute effective functioning of the the for that noted He sites. web- their on it showing moto,by suo information, atr wih ed o re- to need which matters that the traditional secrecy so officials the of mindset the in change significant Further, there needs to be a records in the public offices. and transparency, except in openness with replaced is JAMMU, MARCH 14: MARCH JAMMU, inister Yogi Adityanath Yogi inister indi as one of the official the of one as indi easures for acceptance of n cnius o take to continues ent oenr .. Vohra N.N. Governor Governor stressed that Governor inaugurates seminar 0-5 agegroup registered investigation scam incoal oenet institutions government er public interest. He urged RTI Act to promote the larg- the of use judicious make to encouraged and rights ers are made aware of their main undisclosed in the na- peals were disposed off by the Public and 394 out of 488 second ap- 2016-17 the during Authorities by received that 20,297 RTI requests informed were He presentation. Information point power a through SIC the of report progress the ed Commissioner, J&K, present- Ganai, Chief Ahmed Khurshid lic programmes being held cated to them. He urged pub- the utilization of funds allo- progress mental activities and about develop- the their in achieved domain regularly place in the to public authorities public and ensuring that all stakehold- pointed to the importance of Governor interest. tional rm h Government. the information from reliable seek to citizens empowering in and RTI Act is a step forward democracy of pillars the are accountability and parency trans- that said Delhi, New Commission, Central Information Commissioner, departments and agencies. Government State the and Union the of policies and about the various schemes regularly to educate people r M W eae Standing Kashmir and Jammu the C Related i spokesperson said. A meet- i f t L s P the age group of 0-5, who are h the the government said today. es of coal block allocations, investigation regarding cas- under the ambit of the CBI's come has minister prime m chair- the under here held L d Technology Information a Arora, to discuss the over- f m the concerned officials that o the process of the issuance t discussed also Committee G a s d w I g h a J New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) ammu, Mar 14 (PTI) rom the prime minister's of- or the age group of 0-5 age he issues about expediting g f h Department the of ng official an state, the n e B hs band files obtained has CBI he dprmn. The department. T pokesperson said. i i a rte rpy in reply written a in aid egistered under Aadhaar under egistered arding the working of the l okn o the of working ll f Aadhaar card and asked nd Naresh Kumar Gupta Kumar Naresh nd tne te etn and meeting the ttended ren are covered so far, the prmn. The epartment. as 8 per cent children, in children, cent per 8 as glgtd h ise re- issues the ighlighted ronl ieda Singh Jitendra ersonnel ok Sabha that in 20 cases, gsaie oni was Council egislative mite DS-V of (DRSC-IV) ommittee pa Si-dDn Bhat Saif-ud-Din upta, here only 8 per cent chil- anship of MLC, Ramesh MLC, of anship aximum efforts be made be efforts aximum nse o Sae for State of inister ithout taking any names, Bimal Bimal Julka, Information under Aadhaar inJ-K am ad Kashmir and Jammu h ofc o a former a of office The L gsaos Vibodh egislators Ex-PM's under office 8 pc ofchildren in 8 pc J AMMU THURSDAYMARCH15,2018 activists. besides many prominent RTI Online Editor Daily Excelsior, Upadhyay Tarun PTI, Chief Times Now, Anil Bhat Bureau including Chief Bureau Dutta, Pradeep persons Media IMPARD, Jammu, prominent JK Reforms, Administrative Center for Good Governance & Dr Sunita Zalpuri Prof. & Head Mohammad Ashraf Mir, State Central Ashok Bhan Former DGP, Sh. Information Commission, Sh. Information Commissioner, Julka Bimal Commissioner, presented the nomto Commissioner, Information Sh. include These governance. good for RTI of role tance and scope of RTI Act and ering and spoke on the impor- dividuals addressed the gath- seminar, many prominent in- sion. During the course of the occa- the on Thanks of Vote Ashraf Mir, State Information Mohammad Act. the under grievances State of redressal and information of flow the timely and Information Commission for ments depart- Government tween be- co-ordination close for putting in place a framework suggested and government RTI Act is a moral duty of the of implementation that said Secretary, Chief Vyas, B.B. disposed. been have 8 which were received by the complaints SIC out of 52 period same I i 21-8 (ending 2017-18 the during 2018); February in SIC fice fice (PMO) pertaining to ap- far," the minister said. so action, taking for ment ferred any matter to govern- t proval of coal blocks by the a n b f r ined officers of PMO in this ister of coal. "CBI has exam- acted in the capacity of min- i nominated to get informa- get to nominated t man of the Committee said L s employees of the Assembly b should WiFi internet free C l up- the monitor also and t ments to upload the requi- the upload to ments sides issuing instructions issuing sides s Social the in ernment s the by sponsored schemes t s t s software special upload to Welfare Department and in- s e g i o s the Council Secretariat. Council and be submitted to t c a oading of information, be- ls f loain o coal of allocations of iles n the court and also not re- o all the concerned depart- e pie iitr who minister prime hen apd n ohr cate- other and capped here are approximately 42 a te oa ofcr be officers nodal the hat ion for various proposals various for ion m n h Legislature the in em ite information on time. tructed the IT Department ons, ons, who apply for widow, ceait including ecretariat ae n te eta gov- central the and tate egard who have dealt the dealt have who egard ta sau o te per- the of status that o uh a eald report detailed a ought urred for adopting the sys- sl. h Committee The asily. ld age pensions, and hand- gainst the officers of PMO ories, can see their status ot xedtr in- expenditure bout ok. oee, B has CBI However, locks. e made available to all the ot filed any charge sheet charge any filed ot gsaue. h chair- The egislatures. mite bevd that observed ommittee h cara said chairman The

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