C Y M K C Y M K   J MU ODY|JNAY 07 | O.3 | N.2 REGD. NO. E-mail : : epaper.glimpsesoffuture.comJM/JK [email protected] 118/15 | /17 | | NO. 2 JANUARY| 2 , AMMU VOL. 2017 32 | MONDAY | B h out in Rajouriin out t d N i B P Nowshera threerapedin by Twogang sisters accident trainin dies man Unidentified at Jhajjar KotliJhajjar at Womanhanged found Forestfirebreaks Chanani in found body Decomposed Udhampur in life ends Cop vestigation in the incident. department. Police have started in- be doused by the fire and emergency c c N l fire a in gutted today khokas Four fireNarwal atin Fourgutted khokas ly members. They rushed him to the legedly kidnapped two sisters find- plaint against three youths, ngo al- s t l flyover in the jurisdiction of Police b mentally challenged who appears to sive damage. sources said, the forests have life, suffered exten- human or property any to loss no was there Though spread in the adjoining forest area. it and belt Jhalas at mysteriously out broke fire The Rajouri. in out Chanani. Further investigation is on. in Bupp of Chand Rumal of son (33) tity was established as Hukam Chand sy and other legal formalities. His iden- and shifted it to the hospital for autop- found body of a man from the forests they that said Police Udhampur. of found from the forests in Chanani area l C U m t g n fo a re t hja Kotli. Jhajjar at tree a from ing was found unconscious by the fami- of Chuni Lal of Chak in Udhampur Police said that a woman identified as Anu Radha (25-26 years) wife of  **1 + .&+ $ . +1 .3  **1 +  **1 +  **1 +  **1 +  ice training centre, Udhmapur, son **1 + s ngt n rnpr Ngr at Nagar Transport in night ast gdy inpe ad ae by raped and kidnapped egedly ook them to a near by forest area. rousers. The body of the deceased is g ln o te od ie in side road the on alone ng hree youths in Nowshera. Police Nowshera. in youths hree i te rcee witn com- written recieved they aid ompletely before the ablaze could gutted and one by one fire aught en oor akt n blue and jacket colour reen ucted the two sisters in a car and car a in sisters two the ucted e a non local was hit by train near e was hit by train in Magam area of s GP ahm Magam, Mazhama GRP ost onstable Anil Kumar, posted at po- udgam. An unidentified man, udgam. The deceased is wearing is deceased The udgam. hmu. oie ad that said Police dhampur. arwal. Police said that four khokas owshera. Police said the trio ab- trio the said Police owshera.  itted suicide at his residence in residence his at suicide itted DAILY Two real sisters were today al- A A woman was today found hang- broke Sunday on fire forest A today was body decomposed A com- today constable police A  $ * ())%) $ (  ()%) '           n unidentified man died after  ""+&!"+0&#&"!,+- $"  
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    sports, sports, 9P and wrongful gains to himself, her daughter and order to cause wrongful loss to the complainant sold the land of the complainant to his daughter in in sheer misuse of their official position and had others. After preliminary Verficiation Crime tikhab which was issued by the revenue officials enue officials obtained a fake and forged fard-e-in- 1979. The accused had in connivance with the rev- since Warhyal-e-awwal to converted was land status of land as Gair Mumkin Tawi whereas; the the same. Further, the fard-e-Intikhab showed the neither the owner of the said land nor possessed was Singh Onkar whereas, Jammu Settlement, mutation No. 26 was also attested by the Tehsildar s Khasra No. 409 to his daughter Anjali Devi vide w al- would he and together are leged that they were in cultivating possession of Crime Branch, wherein the complainants had al- B t p land measuring 62 kanals and 3 marlas out of out marlas 3 and kanals 62 measuring land Settlement, Tehsildar Jammu obtained the fard-e-intekhab and and sold the Manhasan Ghou Tehsildar Naib Jammu, Bhawan, Chumbyan w f D u t Villagers barter wheat with with wheat barter Villagers the land measuring 82 Kanals and 3 marlas under and Naib Tehsildar had issued a fard of another in which Revenue Officials including Tehsildar Crime Branch Jammu has unearthed a land scam officials Revenue n from flexing its muscles, if the border but it will not shy away p s a c m B Praveen Gen Lt commander i a t t the role of the force is to main- B N ute fud ht cue Okr ig S/o Singh Onkar accused that found further and Singh sion of the owners, right Sagar from 1993 to 2001. It was Singh, posses- cultivating joint under Singh Patimber Bishan of pation 1 1 w It Malkaan. Maqbooza as owners the of session of the Shamlat-e-Deh and thus was in the joint pos- Gair Mumkin Tawi in Jamabandi and it was part land falling under Khasra No. 409 was shown as i c c daughter Anjali Devi etc. On the receipt of this his to Marlas 3 and kanals 62 measuring land Fard-e-Intikhab regarding the said land and sold forged obtain to managed officials revenue the H m in Bundi villages - where K booked for manipulating ATM and bank branches bank and ATM groceries toblues beat currency revenue record revenue otd o h ancient the to sorted are hard to find - have re- atr ytm exchang- system, barter te cmoiis For commodities. other ing wheat and pulses with farmers in the villages it to 24 per kg but the locals cur- is Wheat days. old is literally a return to the n ilgs r fre to forced are villages in rently being sold for Rs. 21 ucae commodities purchase weighing equal to wheat to equal weighing thus running into losses. muscles, says General Bipin Rawat Army won’t shy away from flexing its 1+!&
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 "2 ")%& + rhrne f ciia cnprc hatched conspiracy criminal a of urtherance o the Crime Branch written complaint lodged by f the need be”. Eastern Army ng the course of verification it was found that found was it verification of course the ng ransferred ransferred said land to his daughter. According he border but it will not “shy at tranquillity and peace ain ale deed dated 12.05.1999 consequent upon which aid. “The force is to maintain 979 the land was shown as Traddi under the occu- onducted onducted in Crime Branch, Jammu and dur- 979 in the Khasra Girdawri but during kharief mlit Peiiay eiiain was verification Preliminary a omplaint niu t sre h Army the serve to ontinue way from flexing its muscles, d anan h uiy he unity, the maintain nd erson land in favour of one Onkar Singh who Singh Onkar one of favour in land erson eace and tranquillity at the at tranquillity and eace nits and services of the Army eed be,” Gen Rawat said. All ishan Singh and another was received in the in received was another and Singh ishan kh ad oten com- Southern and akshi pn aa o Sna said Sunday on Rawat ipin harmoo R/o Gaidlay Tehsil & District Jammu in hasra No. 409 and corresponding entries were as further found that entries remained intact till with connivance in Singh Onkar one owever, w ry he General Chief Army ew ays look at each one of them t te eeu ofcas awr Halqa Patwari officials revenue the ith ander Lt Gen P. M. Hariz will ade in the revenue records from 1971 to 2001. to 1971 from records revenue the in ade Cash-starved farmers "" +(/,+- $" nahi lakin purane din lot these to Din 'Acche of feel words meaning the digital and cashless trans- ilg na Bundi. near village Ganeshpura in farmer said Sheogiram Meena, a shop," grocery the from items of day-to-day needs other and vegetables for wheat exchanging been have I weeks of couple last the "For returned). days but the old good days have the (Not hai' aaye villagers, most of whom don't know the actions, ter has been stressing on Even as the Prime minis- w Rawat, said. he unit, one as ho took over as the 27th Army able. The other religions form an effective There are 20,082 persons number. whose religion in isn’t avail- 3,566,674 are who Hindus by lowed in the state as per the 2011 Census is 8,567,485, fol- eiin; prxmtl 01 % ttd 'No stated % Particular 0.16 Religion'. The total Muslim population approximately Religion’; and % 0.90 'Other stated % 0.01 Around by %. 1.87 by Sikhism Buddhism %, 0.02 by Jainism of population. Christianity is followed by 0.28 %, of state population following Islam as their religion only India’s the Muslim majority state is with approximately 68.31 % J&K religion, the of terms followed by Hinduism with approximately 28.44 % in KNS, to According respectively. 5,900,640 and is 12,541,302 of which male and female are 6,640,662 p f Kashmir has population of 1.25 Crores, an increase state government over the over government state ( m the third be budget of this govern- will It 9. January Finance p 4. M February on end and legislature the a with Governor N N Vohra's state. The session will begin W t move to grant identity cards BJP-PDP government on its c a stormy with opposition NC Kashmir r and A Jammu and Hindus 28.44% Muslims 68.31% has J&K 2011: Census begin to session budget JK tomorrow, likely to be stormy tomorrow,be to likely ‘0.16 %are thosewhodon’tfollow any particular religion’any particular .&+ $ . +  **1 +
 rom figure of 1.01 Crore in 2001 census. The total ) r st o onr the corner to set are M) o the Hindu refugees from w i epce t be to expected is ow, er hy il onr the corner will they lear ddress to a joint sitting of it making Congress nd opulation of the state according to the last census eet h bde on budget the resent ssembly, starting tomor- starting ssembly, ent. NC, Congress and CPI inister Haseeb Drabu will est Pakistan settled in the A The budget session of session budget The weighing about two kilo- two about weighing village shop in exchange of the wheat from items grocery and vegetables purchased she said lage vil- same the of Mulibai aes e nw about news get vil- the lagers as soon as say population of around 1400, of the district, which has a lage of and Kaithuda panchyat Mewalal Gujjar of Sakatpura vil- recalls. Bharulal she same practice, the adopted had village the in locals the the ago, years some drought During grammes. availability of cash in the crig o h Cnu 21, am and Jammu 2011, Census the to ccording i chief on Saturday, was speak- ng to reporters here after in- after here reporters to ng )!$)%$+$) %$ """ !)'#(%$( (      "" "+/1/,+- $" ee "ahi i o the on is "Kashmir here. m e would be the main issue dis- failure on part of the gov- the of part on failure t c it said and functional" g h Mir Ahnmed Gulam Chief long session. State Congress b I Security of Enforcement F a The (Securitisation SARFAESI attacks. terror and s s refugees settled in the state i V m nterest Act) is also likely to dentity cards to the Hindu he session. "There is total is "There session. he helling helling on Pakistan border ne atto i 1947, in partition ince ussed by his party during net o te at six past the for rnment overnment of being "dys- being of overnment d eosrcin of Reconstruction nd e raised during the month- s cue te PBD-BJP the accused as nnil ses and Assets inancial le, h mv t give to move the alley, onths," onths," Mir told reporters onths-long unrest in the in unrest onths-long lcs hr n bank branch or no ATM exists. PTI where places trict trict are also among other and Balkasa villages of the Maani dis- Kaithuda, long distance to get cash. villagers have to travel a chine facility and the local line payment or swipe ma- on- ATM, branch, bank tion of about 3600, has no gram Hindoli popula- a with panchyat, of lage cash vil- Chatarganj out. runs the as appointed and sometimes return dis- cash get to rush away, people kms 12 is which ATM at Jarkhoda village, N w a ism and proxy war from the from war proxy and ism t in force military structured cluding a reorganised and re- w fiil hd ale said earlier R had officials as Government hither-to-fore. w i c n nounced “full support” to the to support” “full nounced B B i h Suh lc hr. Gen here. R Block South the specting the guard of honour at or most Lt Generals—Praveen g e il otne o lead to continue will he ng he north, continuing terror- continuing north, he ers through video conferenc- mong the Lt Generals to deal ew ew chief and told theatre offi- awat had superseded two sen- akshi akshi and P.M. Hariz. Lt Gen kh o Stra an- Saturday on akshi awat was found best suited best found was awat orth-East. PTI ith full professional sincerity ith emerging challenges, in- est, and the situation in the sion sion taken there are illegal. "The convened with permission of the national convention had not been national president and so all deci- the said that letter hard-hitting Mulayam struck back, issuing a chief. Stung by these "decisions", UP SP's of post the from Yadav Singh Shivpal of removal and in f otie" mr Singh Amar "outsider" of sion the the day, also proposed the expul- in earlier convention, national The him. by convened vention cisions taken at a national con- national a at taken cisions six for years and termed as illegal all party de- the from Yadav y t the SP president upstaging his fa- anointed being Yadav Akhilesh n R 1 (+,2 +
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 uring the session, NC spokesman said. NC has been on sin a ihlvl eiltv Pry etn of meeting Party Legislative high-level a ession, ere ere with his party's legislators and discussed the strat- tion, the base interest rate for with funds after demonetisa- said in a statement. bank Flushed the tenure, one-year 8.90 per cent to 8 per cent for (MCLR) by0.9percentfrom ud bsd edn rate lending based funds has reduced marginal cost of country's largest lender, SBI, The class. middle and poor ties their lending towards the Modi asked banks to priori- to banks asked Modi ter Prime Minister Narendra up to 90 basis points, a day af- their slashed benchmark lending rates by Sunday on lending ratelending by upto 90bps SBI, PNB,UBI cutbase Bank, PNB and Union Bank Union and PNB Bank, "2 ")%& +
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 itre in Delhi for petrol and Rs 1.14 rom rom midnight tonight. This is the hird increase in petrol price in one ng state levies and the actual hike a hk atr osdrn VAT considering after hike ual onsidering VAT would be Rs 1.66 a .29 .29 a litre -- the third increase in a nnounced by oil firms is exclud- is firms oil by nnounced as on December 17 hiked by Rs by hiked 17 December on as vention has been convened by tutional". "Today a so-called con- ing the convention as "unconsti- Mulayam issued a letter declar- o udra a te park, the at underway got as soon as the national convention morning this Earlier post. removing and Shivpal Yadav from the state unit patron party o ae uaa Snh the founder president of the Singh, party, as Mulayam make to Ram Gopal also moved a proposal M ered at the sprawling Janeshwar gath- cadres party by applause S Akhilesh make to proposal The t s m MLAs party 229 the of 200 over dent at the conention a day after presi- national SP the crowned onth, and diesel rate was raised her's camp with barely 20 MLAs. how of strength which left his fa- P chief was welcomed by a huge et him at his residence here at a isra Park raising their hands. pected to pick up. Positive for SBI. Loan disbursements ex- reduction of interest rates by "Welcome now." funds cost low of quantum substantial demonetisation. Banks have terest rate reduction follows said in a tweet, "Trend of in- Das Affairs Shaktikanta Secretary Economic banks, tns t .5 e cent. per 8.65 Welcoming rate reduction MCLR by at stands one-year revised cent, effective on Sunday. The by 0.65-0.9 per cent to 8.65 per MCLR its reduced has India ly. Similarly, Union Bank of and 8.75 per cent, respective- 5 years period to 8.60 per cent """0.,),+- $" P ""  +(/,+- $" "",+- $" rice ing and shelling along o whopping a with dant t f I same district. The 2003 the of sector Balakote a g ire agreement has vir- al bcm redun- become ually daPksa cease- ndia-Pakistan ver 300 incidents of fir- eted Indian positions Indian eted og h LC n the in LoC the long  "" (,+- $" 2 .00 Pages : 12 world, 8P Glimpses of Future 2 obituary JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2017 10TH DAY KRIYA 10TH DAY KRIYA TENTH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA With profound grief and sorrow we in - With profound grief and sorrow, we re - form the sad and untimely demise of our gret to inform the sad demise of our re - With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform you the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Vijay beloved mother Smt. Santosh Biloori spected and beloved Sh Lalit Saproo S/o Kumar Behal (S.R.T.C) S/o Lt. Sh. Santokh Ram R/o H.No-107, New Plot, Upper Laxmi Nagar, W/o Ramesh Chander Biloori R/o Gopal- Late Pushkar Nath Saproo originally R/o Jammu. Gulab Bagh, Ganderbal, Kmr on 24-12- TENTH DAY will be performed on Tuesday 03.01.2017, 11 A.M at our residence. Pora, Wathora, District Budgam Kashmir who left for heavenly abode on 26-12- 2016, presently at Madhuban Society, KRIYA will be performed on Friday 06.01.2017, 12:00 Noon at our residence. Smt. Santosh Sh Lalit Saproo UTHALA will be performed on Friday 06.01.2017, 5:00 PM at Shiv Mandir Arorian di Chapri, New Plot. 2016 (Monday). Tenth Day Kriya will be Madhuvanti ‘A’, Kolhewadi, Opp, performed on 04-01-2017 at Biloori Canara Bank, Pune. 10th Day Kriya will GRIEF STRICKEN Doodganga, Gopalpora, Wathora, be performed at Alandi Ghat, A/P, Alandi, Smt. Sudesh Behal – Wife Budgam at 10.00 AM. Tal -Haveli, Distt. Pune, 412105, on Smt. Sharda & Sh. Suresh Behal –Bhabi & Bhaiya Grief StricKen Monday 02-01-2017 at 11.30 AM. Smt. Chint Purni & Sh. Puran Chand – Sister & Jija Ji Ramesh Chander Biloori (Husband) Grief StricKen Smt. Kailash & Sh. Kamal Krishan – Sister & Jija Ji Prakash Lal & Mangmati (Devar & Devrani) Smt Monika Saproo -Wife Mrs. Madhu & Mr. Ravinder Behal – Daughter-in-law & Son Bushan Lal Biloori, Raj Kumar Biloori (Sons) Smt Uma Shori Saproo -Mother Mrs. Ritu & Mr. Vicky Bhardwaj – Daughter & son-in-law Anil Kumar Biloori & Sonali (Son & Daughter-in-law) Anjali & Puran Saproo -Bhabi & Brother Sonia & Sachin Saproo -Bhabi & Brother Mr. Vipin Behal – Son Neelam (Daughter) Vijay Kumar Behal MOB NO: 9906216296, 8803035408 Sonika & Sanjay Dhar -Sister & Brother-in-law Abhishek & Saloni – Nephew & Niece Surli & Amit Wali -Sister & Brother-in-law Grand Children Deepika & Rakesh Mota -Sister & Brother-in-law Sharanya, Sharnam & Shivansh. Nephew & Niece: Vardhaan, Ansh, Manasvi, Kartika, Soham Ph: 9858958983, 9419145355 and Saiansh. MASWAR/VAHARWAR SAMAST SAPROO PARIVAR, DHARS, SHARMAS, RAZDANS Noble souls never die but always remain AND WARIKOOS in the hearts of their loved ones. MOB: 09419899303, 09419107074, 08527924505 “Vaikunth Lok Padhvi Prapht” Maswar and Vaharvar of our beloved father Sh 10TH DAY/KRIYA 10TH DAY KRIYA Triloki Nath Zutshi S/o Lt. Sh Madhu With profound grief and sorrow, we re - With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Ram Zutshi (originally from Bandipora) gret to inform the sad demise of our form the sad demise of our Karamyogi 10TH DAY KRIYA will be performed on 3rd & 4th Jan 2017 Sh triloki nath beloved LATE SMT. SHEELA DEVI father Sh. Prithvi Nath Kachroo S/o Lt. With profound grief & sorrow, we inform respectively at our residence House Zutshi ABROL wife of SH. RATTAN CHAND Govind Ram Kachroo R/o Mattan the sad demise of our beloved No.1 Lane No.4 Ajit Colony Gole Gujral, ABROL R/o Ward No.12 H.No.153, PA - (Martand) presently at 11/2 Kailash Vihar Karamyogi Jager Nath Koul S/o Lt. Sh Jammu. BA GALI Chabutra Bazar Udhampur. Kothian Neter Lower Barnai, Jammu. Gash Koul of Arigam presently Baisakhi DeePLY reMeMBereD BY Tenth Day will be performed at Mahajan Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on Sh. Prithvi nath Coloney Muthi, Jammu on 27-12-2016. Samast Zutshi Parivaar Hall Sitla Mata Mandir Gali Chabutra Sunday 8th January, 2017 at Muthi Ghat Kachroo Tenth Day will be performed on 05-01- Mantoo’s, Koul’s Bazar Udhampur on Monday 2-01- 2017 SMt. SHeeLA DeVi near D.S.E 9.30 AM. 2017 (Thursday) at Muthi Ghat near Jager nath Koul Mob: 8713016087, 9622347531 at 11.00 A.M onwards. Kriya will be per - ABrOL Grief StricKen Director School Education (Muthi) Office formed on 5th January 2017 (Thursday) Smt Roopawati Kachroo -Bhabi Jammu at 8.30 am. at Devika Ghat ( Udhampur) at 10.00 Smt Kamla Bhat -Sister Grief StricKen A.M. Sisters & Brothers-in-law Son & Daughter-in-law Grief StricKen:- Smt & Sh J.L Razdan TENTH DAY Sh Ramesh Kumar Koul & Smt Sunita Koul Sh. Rattan Chand Abrol - Husband Smt & Sh M.L Raina With profound grief and sorrow, we in - All Relatives Sons & Daughters-in-law Sh Ramesh Pandita & Sumit Pandita form the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Mobile No. 9796291453, 9796289558 Smt. Jyoti Abrol and Sh. Ravi Abrol Sons & Daughters-in-law Tara Chand S/o Late Sh. Gaijo Ram R/o Smt. Shivani Abrol and Sh. Ajay Abrol Smt & Sh Bharat Bushan Kachroo Vill. Halqa (Marh) on 24.12.2016. Daughter & Son-in-law Smt & Sh Kamal Ji Kachroo TENTH DAY on 02-01-2017 Monday at Smt. Sunita Sethi and Sh. Shanker Sethi Smt & Sh Sanjay Kachroo 10.00 A.M. and SATSANG at 1.00 P.M. 10TH DAY KRIYA M/S Rattan Stationery Store Chabutra Daugthers & Sons-in-law to 2.00 P.M. at our residence. Sh. tara chand With profound grief & sorrow we inform the Bazar Udhampur. Smt & Sh K.L Talashi Grief StricKen sad demise of Sh Niranjan Nath Bhat S/o Lt M/S Ravi Ornaments Near Masjid Udhampur. Smt & Sh C.J Malla Smt. Pyari Devi-Wife Sh Shiv Ram Bhat R/o Sirhama Bijbehara Mobile: 94191-61128,94199-07193,9086032273 Grand Children: Archna, Akriti, Shriya, Himani, Swati, Anmol, Sons and Daughter-in-laws Anantnag, Kashmir at present H.No. 132, Ruchee, Priyanka, Ashish Smt. Vijay Kumari W/o Late Sh. Swarn Lal Lane 5, Anand Nagar Bohri (Patta) Jammu DEEPLY MISSED BY KACHROOS & KOULS OF SAGAM (IN LAWS) Smt. Binta Devi & Sh. Jagga Ram on 26th Dec 2016. Tenth Day Kriya will be MOB : 9906099791, 9796001464, 9988888218, 9469133492 Smt. Suman Kumari & Sh. Bans Lal held on 3rd Jan 2017 (Tuesday) at Muthi Sh niranjan nath Smt. Seema Devi & Sh. Kamal (Raju) Ghat Near Director School Education Bhat 10TH DAY KRIYA Daughters and Sons-in-laws Office Muthi Jammu at 9 AM. With profound grief we inform about the Smt. Champa Devi & Sh. Girdhari Lal Grief StricKen sad and untimely demise of Smt. Subash 10TH DAY/KRIYA Smt. Kamlesh Kumari & Sh. Sat Paul Brother & Babi Dulloo Challu, W/o Dr. Vijay Kumar Smt. Sunita Kumari & Sh. Vinod Kumar Sh Jagar Nath Bhat & Smt Phoola Ji Bhat Challu on 24th December 2016 at her With profound grief and sorrow, we re - Sons & Daughters-in-Law residence in Bangalore TENTH DAY ritu - gret to inform you the sad demise of our Sh Roshan Lal Bhat & Smt Shami Ji (9419401273) als will be performed at Srirangaptana, beloved Sh. Kishori Lal Gupta (Retd. Sh Jawahar Lal Bhat & Smt Asha Ji (9469746973) Mysore on Monday, 2nd January 2017 at Smt. Subash Dulloo VLW) S/o Lt. Sh. Prem Nath Gupta R/o Sh Maharaj Krishan Bhat & Smt Suneeta Ji (9419943807) Sh Ravinder Kumar Bhat & Smt Veena Bhat (9419208713) 10 AM followed by 11th and 12th day ritu - challu Majalta, Tehsil Majalta District FIFTH DAY Daughters & Sons-in-Law als on 3rd and 4th January 2017 at resi - Udhampur. TENTH DAY will be per - With profound grief and sorrow, we in - formed on Monday 02.01.2017 at our form the sad demise of our Jija Ji Sh. Smt Rattana Ji & Sh Badri Nath Raina dence (44 Appanna Block, R. T. Nagar, Smt Shanoo & Sh Sanjay Hangloo Bangalore 560032) residence from 11 A.M. onwards. KRIYA Mangat Ram Gupta Husband of our sis - DeePLY MiSSeD AnD will be performed on Thursday ter Smt. Vijay Lakshmi Gupta of FONDLY REMEMBERED BY: 05.01.2017 at 12:30 PM at our resi - Bhadarwah on 29-12-2016. FIFTH DAY Dr. Vijay Kumar Challu (Husband) dence. will be performed on 2-1-2017 (Monday) Sh. Kishori Lal Sh. Mangat ram Phone : 9845624752 Grief StricKen from 10.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. at Hari OBITUARY Gupta Gupta Mrs. Geetanjali & Swapnil Bagad (Daughter & Son in law) Smt. Nirmala Devi-Wife Mandir Rehari Colony, Jammu. WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND Master Rishav Bagad (Grandson) Brother and Sister-in-law Grief StricKen SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD Smt. Kanta Devi Mr. Bharat Bushan Challu (Brother in law) Brothers-in-law & Sister-in-law DEMISE OF SMT RATTNI BAKSHI Sh. Rattan Lal Gupta & Smt. Kuli Devi Sh. Subhash Gupta Dulloos, Valis & Walis (Parental side) W/O LT. SH GIRDHARI LAL BAK - Challus, Fotedars, Babus, Rainas, Wangoos, Khers & Halis (In Sh. Des Raj Gupta & Smt. Bimla Devi (Rtd. Asstt. Labour Commissioner) Sh. Gian Chand Gupta & Smt. Vidya Sh. Naresh Gupta & Smt. Babli SHI, ORIGINALLY R/O WACHI laws side) PULWAMA ON 28-12-2016. AND Devi Dr Sunil Gupta & Dr. Swaran Gupta SMt rAttni MOURNING WILL BE HELD AT ALL NEAR AND DEAR ONES Sh. Sudesh Gupta & Smt. Seema Gupta Sh. Dalip Gupta & Smt. Anamika Gupta (Planning Deptt) BAKSHi Sister and Brother-in-law (Jija) Smt. Kalpana Gupta (Lecturer) & Sh. Romesh Malik (J&K Bank) OUR RESIDENCE H.NO. 3, LANE Smt. Kamla Devi & Sh. Bishan Dass Mob No: 9419160663, 9419148352 NO. 4A, SARASWATI VIHAR, ANAND NAGAR, JAMMU. Gupta TENTH DAY KRIYA WILL BE HELD (10.00 AM) AT OBITUARY Smt. Shakuntla Devi & Sh. Madan Lal Gupta MUTHI GHAT ON 06-01-2017. Smt. Sushma & Sh. Babu Ram Gupta Grief StricKen With profound grief and sorrow, we Gourav Gupta-Son Smt & Sh Triloki Nath Bakshi -Devar & Devrani inform about the untimely and sad Daughters and Son-in-laws OBITUARY demise of our revered father Sh. Smt. Rashmi Gupta & Arun Gupta With profound grief and sorrow, the sad Smt Brij Mohini Bakshi -Devrani Kashi Nath Bhat (Papa Ji) R/o Gund Smt. Archana Gupta & Rohit Gupta demise of our beloved Karam Yogi Sh Son & Daughter-in-law Jaffer (Anantnag) presently residing Smt. Neha Gupta & Akhil Gupta Bansi Lal Bhat (Papa Ji) S/o Late Sh Smt & Sh Shiban Krishen Bakshi at House No.85, Lane No.7, Laxmi Contact No: 98582-44469,88031-31032, 94191-27079 Parmanand Bhat of Villagam Kupwara at Smt & Sh Rajinder Bakshi Sh. Kashi nath Bhat present, L.No.9, B.No.43, Flat No.6, Nagar, Muthi (Near Gemini Palace) Smt & Sh Dileep Bakshi Jagti Township, Jammu on 27-12-2016 Smt Sanju & Sh Anil Bhat -Daughter & Son-in-law on 25-12-2016. His Tenth Day Kriya will be held at Muthi (at present Community Hall, L.No.9 be - Sh Bansi Lal Bhat Ghat (Near Directorate of School Education)) on 3rd hind B No.43 Jagti). Tenth Day will be Smt Sonu & Sh Sachin Ahuja -Daughter & Son-in-law January, 2017 (Tuesday) at 9 AM. ADH-BARKHI performed on 05-01-2017 (Thursday) at Advocate Nitin Bakshi -Grand Son Grief StricKen Adh-Barkhi of our beloved Late Sh. Muthi Ghat near Director School Samast Bakshi, Shah, Bhat, Ahiya, Razdan & Koul Smt. Prabha Devi - Wife Kasturi Lal Gandotra S/o Late Sh. Education Office at 8.30 am. Parivar Smt. & Sh. Omkar Nath Bhat - Brother & Bhabi Lakhmi Dayal will be performed on Grief StricKen Cont : 8492969076, 9419204029, 9858211555, Smt. & Sh. Chuni Lal Bhat - Son & Daughter-in-law Sh P.L Bhat & Smt Shanta -Brother & Sister-in-law 9419861487 03-01- 2017 (Tuesday) at 12.00 Smt. & Sh. Shuban Lal Bhat - Son & Daughter-in-law Sons & Daughters-in-law Smt. & Sh. Sunil Bhat - Son & Daughter-in-law Noon at our residence H.No. 507, Sh Satish Bhat & Smt Surishta Bhat Post Office Lane, Subash Nagar Sh. Kasturi Lal Sh Shantoo Bhat & Smt Jyoti Bhat Veerji Bhat & Puppli - Son-in-law & Daughter Gandotra Hira Lal Koul & Jeeta - Son-in-law & Daughter (Indira Chowk), Jammu. Smt Bablee Bhat -Daughter Sons-in-law & Daughters 10TH DAY KRIYA Pawan Kumar, Ayoush, Shweta, Sakshi, Yogita, Shireen - Grief StricKen With profound grief and sorrow we regret to Sh R.K Tickoo & Smt Pinkey Tickoo inform the sad demise of our Beloved Grand Children Chuni Lal Gandotra- Brother Sh Dileep Bhat & Smt Beauty Bhat (M): 9419240118, 9419200379, 9419117243 Mother Smt . Somawati Koul (Mandodari) Sansaro and Rattan Lal Gandotra- Babi & Brother All Relatives W/o Late Shri Shamboo Nath Koul (origi - Subash Mohni W/o Lt. Hans Raj Gandotra- Babi Mob: 9419772387, 9796075503, 9888294044 nally belonging to Sheshyar, Habakadal) Vidya Devi W/o Lt. Shadi Lal Saraf- Sister presently residing at NHPC Colony, Sector 41, Faridabad on Monday 26th Dec 2016. Veenu and Ram Paul Gandotra- Daughter-in-Law & Son Smt . Somawati OBITUARY Cremation will take place on Tuesday 27th Koul With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Sandhya & Ravinder Gandotra- Daughter-in-Law & Son Dec 2016 at 9.30 a.m. at Sector 21-D, form the sad demise of Sh. Chuni Lal Sunanda & Devinder Gandotra- Daughter-in-Law & Son MASWAR/VAHARWAR Faridabad crematorium.10th Day Kriya will Karnal S/o Late Sh. Shri Kanth Karnal One year has passed since you left us for be performed on 4th Jan 2017. Meenakshi & Aushutosh Sharma- Daughter & Son-in-Law Grief StricKen: original resident of Dall Hasanyar heavenly abode. But you are still alive in Mob. No.: 9018983336, 9469163364 our hearts. We feel you are still here to Daughter-in-Law Habbakadal, 2nd Bridge, Srinagar at Smt Pushpa Koul W/o Late Shri M. K. Koul Maliun Side:- present H.No.165, Sec-3, Baghwati bless us, to be with us. Your noble quali - ties will remain source of inspiration to all Smt Shanti & Shri B.K.Koul- Son & Daughter-in-Law Raina's Nagar, Jammu on 28-12-2016. Tenth Sh. chuni Lal Smt Lalita & Shri A. K. Machama- Daughter & Son-in-Law Karnal of us. MASVAR and VAHARVAR of Smt. Day Kriya will be performed on 06-1- Smt. Sham rani Smt Anjali & Shri Sushil Kaul- Daughter & Son-in-Law 2017 at Rajinder Park Bhagwati Nagar 10TH DAY KRIYA Sham Rani W/o Lt. Sh. Sham Lal Raina Grand Children: Naveen, Ashwani, Sanjay, Hitesh, Himesh, Madhu Canal Road, Jammu. With profound grief & sorrow, we in - of Avil Kulgam will be performed on Ist Contact Number’s:- Mr. B.K.Koul (8826146770) Grief StricKen and 2nd of Jan. 2017 respectively at our Mr. Hitesh Koul (9958166028) form the sad demise of our brother residence H. No. 5, Lane 16 Swarn Vihar Mr. Himesh Koul ( 8588855503) All Karnal Family Sh Makhan Lal Pandita S/o Late Phone: 9018937082, 9086565981 (Police Colony) Bantalab, Jammu. Shiv Ji Pandita original resident of DeePLY MiSSeD AnD reMeMBereD BY: Nowgam Anantnag A/P R.K Vihar Sh. Avtar Krishan Raina & Smt. Tosha Ji-Son & Daughter-in-law Udeywala, behind Rama Krishna Sh Makhan Lal Smt. Vijay Ji & Sh. Vijay Kumar Koul-Daughter & Son-in-law OBITUARY Pandita Sh. Kuldeep Raina & Smt. Veela Ji-Son & Daughter-in-law Ashram on 25- Dec-2016. Tenth With profound grief and sorrow, we in - 10TH DAY/KRIYA Smasth Raina, Koul, Bhat Parivars With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Day Kriya will be performed on 3rd form the sad & sudden demise of our form the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Jan 2017 (Tuesday) at Muthi Ghat beloved Ravi Kachroo S/o Sh Rattan Lal Suraj Parkash Magotra (Mama Ji) R/o W. near Director School Education at 9.30 AM. Kachroo originally resident of Sathu No. 17, H. No. 212, Near Santoshi Mata Grief StricKen Barbar Shah Srinagar at present 1/7, Mandir, Link Road Udhampur. Tenth Day 10TH DAY KRIYA Shant Nagar, Old Janipur, Jammu on 29- Usha Ji -Wife will be performed on 02- 01-2017 With profound grief and sorrow, we in - 12-2016. TENTH DAY KRIYA will be per - ravi Kachroo (Monday) at 11.30 AM at our residence. Sh. Suraj Parkash Sandeep Ji -Son form the sad demise of Smt. Somawati formed on 07- 01-2017, Saturday at 9 Kriya will be performed on 03-01-2017 Magotra Randeep Ji -Son Raina W/o Sh. Amar Nath Raina AM at Muthi Ghat. (Tuesday) at Devika Ghat, Udhampur at Smt Drapti Ji -Sister (Salia) on 24/12/2016 at House No.8, Grief StricKen 12.00 Noon. Sh Boshan Lal Pandita -Brother Sector-6, Trikuta Nagar. Tenth Day Sh Rattan Lal Kachroo & Smt Reeta -Father & Mother Grief StricKen Sh Roshan Lal Kachroo & Smt Usha -Uncle & Aunti Smt Bimla Ji & Rattan Lal Pandita -Bhabi & Brother Kriya will be performed at Muthi Ghat Smt. Somawati Shanti Devi- Wife Smt Usha Ji & Avtar Krishan -Bhabi & Brother Sh Piaray Lal Kachroo & Smt Shamajee -Uncle & Aunti Krishan Lal Magotra- Brother near Directorate of School Education raina Mr Sanjay Bhat & Mrs Sonika -Brother-in-law & Sister Son & Daughter-in-Law Smt Vijay Ji & Pran Nath Kaul -Sister & Brother-in-law Jammu on 2-1- 2017 at 10 AM. Mr Rakesh Kachroo & Mrs Monika -Brother & Sister-in-law Kuldeep Kumar & Sanchetna Sharma Mrs Asha Ji & O.N Pandita of Krangsoo Anantnag. in Grief:- All Nears & Dears Pankaj Magotra- Son Mrs Kiran Ji & M.L Pandita of Krangsoo Anantnag. Smast Raina (Razdan) Parivar of Salia Ph. 0191-2533931 Mob.: 9419296220, 9797449034 Tel. No: 9622459779, 9796249533, 9018339096, 9419237694 941927799, 9419202066, LL: 2470848 M: +91 8803538239, 9796415631 Glimpses of Future 3 local JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 02 , 2017 ‘Corruption unbounded in RDD’ As new DGP Vaid needs to adopt innovative measures for taming Payments drawn under ‘maintenance’ militants and separatists Jammu, January 1: Though SP Vaid, who has taken over as Director General Police in Jammu and Kashmir has varied experience in handling various head even for non existing works: Harsh matters in the police the situation has undergone a major change dur - ing the last 27 years.As such the task for the new DGP is not an easy GOF Staff Reporter been siphoned off by the cor - said that 18 tractor roads were month notwithstanding the the political but also the pecu - sure from his corrupt col - one. He has to hold together the police and ensure that militants are Jammu, Jan 1 : rupt politician-Deptt. nexus repaired in Ramnagar con - fact even the construction of niary interests of corrupt leagues to connive in the ir - not able to carry away weapons and ammunition by attacking police under MG-NREGA, SDRF and stituency recently under the said Bowli was awaiting politicians in Ramnagar. regularities with threats also posts and stations. As new DGP he has to infuse confidence among Beating all records of cor - 14th Finance Commission SDRF and interestingly the approval from ACD Highlighting the pathetic hurled upon him to prepare the policemen who feel demoralized after the recent five-month long ruption, the Rural with none to take cognizance. payment drawn for repairs of Udhampur. He said that there scenario prevalent in the fake and fictitious bills which turmoil which invited criticism of the police and security forces.As Development Deptt. in He said that the officials open - said tractor roads was more were several other instances RDD sector in Ramnagar con - had greatly shaken his con - an experienced person Vaid knows it well that militants were trying Ramnagar constituency has ly claimed that they were im - them the cost of their original brought to the notice of the stituency, Harsh Dev Singh science and shattered his to regroup and this regrouping calls for immediate multidimensional created history of sorts by re - mune from action in view of construction in each such concerned authorities where said that the corruption rid - faith in the department forc - operations to bring these militants out of their hideouts. Secondly, re - leasing payments in respect political patronage enjoyed case. He cautioned the au - fake and fictitious bills had den department was fully ex - ing him to resign. He said that ports indicated that during the last five months militants were able to of maintenance of works even by them. With the corruption thorities concerned who were been prepared and public posed recently by one of its the matter was reported to all recruit local boys in their outfits and this trend has to be stopped aid the original construction of having fully engulfed the sys - trying to hush up the case un - money plundered by vested own employees who resigned higher authorities including should have a detailed meeting with the Chief Minister and the Union which has not been approved tem, the people had lost faith der political pressure that interests and politicians in from the post of GRS alleging Minister concerned who only Home secretary so that the employment rate was increased so that by the competent authority in the present dispensation scams of such gargantuan collusion with corrupt offi - large scale malpractices and hailed the resignation of a militants were not able to recruit local boys. Shesh Paul Vaid on till date, said Harsh Dev and were planning a mass proportion would not be al - cials of the Rural frauds which he said had conscientious employee but Saturday took over as General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir. Singh JKNPP Chairman and movement which would be lowed to go unpunished in Development Deptt. Besides caused him suffocation. refused to take cognizance of He succeeded K Rajendra Kumar, who superannuated today. Vaid, a Former Minister. He regret - given full support by the view of huge public resent - several officials had categori - Divulging the details, the malpractices highlighted. 1986 batch IPS officer, was posted as Special DGP (Coordination/Law ted that with the culture of pa - JKNPP, stated Singh who was ment. cally told the Gram Sabhas Harsh Dev said that one. Seeking the indulgence of & Order) at Police Headquarters (PHQ). He has also served the State tronized corruption having interacting with a delegation Likewise, Singh said that that work orders would be is - Ravinder Singh, a Gram the Governor Chief Minister in various capacities including ASP Hqrs and SP Budgam. SP CID crossed all limits, the com - of Ex-Sarpanches and payment amounting to Rs. sued only to those who owed Rozgar Sevak posted in Chore and Minister Rural Cell New Delhi, SP City Jammu, AIG Trainings, SSP Udhampur, AIG plaints of general masses are Panches of Ramnagar con - 1.50 lacs had been withdrawn allegiance to a particular po - Panjain Panchayat had sub - Development, Singh sought (Personnel), SP Crime & Railways Jammu, ADIG Baramulla, being thrown into the dustin. stituency.Pointing towards for maintenance of Bowli litical party, he lamented. He mitted his resignation in the nailing of the corrupt be - Jammu, DIG Srinagar, Crime/Railways, (Administration) PHQ, IGP He said that funds the glaring instances of mal Khalair in Nagroata Panj- regretted that such corrupt of - April last stating therein that fore they put the entire Deptt. Modernization PHQ, Jammu Zone, Crime & Railways, Traffic, amounting to crores have practices, Harsh Dev Singh Grain under 14th Finance last ficials were not only watching he was constantly under pres - to sale. ADGP Headquarters and DG Prisons. (KIP) Biggest scam committed by Modi PDP holds meet to NMC demands salary for daily wagers finalise arrangements Govt in free India: Manjit Singh for Mufti Sayeed’s first in State Govt departments death anniversary the matter of financial rou - GOF Staff Reporter tine and the salaried class ‘Farmers and daily wagers worst suffers, and pensioners are faced with Jammu, Jan 1 : the problem of soaring prices, A high level meeting of especially those of essential standing in long queues for own money’ the office bearers of Peoples commodities. Democratic Party was held He also projected the de - here today under the chair - mand of immediate release of manship of General all pending dues of all daily Secretary, Muhammad wagers, amending SRO 64, is - Sartaj Madni. suance of regularization or - The meeting chalked out ders of 180 daily wagers work - programmes and finalised ing in the Rural Development arrangements for observing Department, enhancing the first death anniversary of Medical allowance to Rs three Party Patron and former thousand per month ,increas - chief minister, late Mufti ing monthly salary of daily Mohammad Sayeed which GOF Staff Reporter under the budgetary provi - NMC Memorandum on points wagers to Rs 10,500. On the falls on Saturday, January 07, Jammu Jan 1: sions, this interim measure discussed has already been pattern of central Govt. set - 2017.Chairing the meeting, will go a long way to address submitted to State Finance ting up off labor colonies at Sartaj Madni asked the party Expressing the hope that their financial problems in Minister and it is hoped that the district level, strictly im - functionaries to work dedi - the ensuing 2017-18 State view of sharp increase in the Finance Minister will take in - plementation of C.P. Fund de - catedly for the coming event. budget which is about to be prices of essential commodi - to account, the point raised in duction scheme in all depart - GOF Staff Reporter said that it was claimed by the the scheme under which 50 per - He said it is the responsibili - presented by the Finance ties and inflation. He pointed the demands submitted in the ments, removal of all pay Vijaypur, Jan 1 : PM Modi that with demoniza - cent black money is taken by ty of party cadre to take the Minister in the State out that these daily wagers memorandum. anomalies of clerical cadre in tion, militancy would be hit the Government, while rest of vision and mission of late Legislative Assembly on 10th have not been paid their Stressing on the need for SRO 93 and immediate de - Former Minister and and its graph will fall, while fac - the 50 percent black money is Mufti Sayeed to people and al - of January 2017 will be pro- wages for the last many years, implementing of the 7th pay clare Jammu and Srinagar JKPCC general secretary tually, few days after the de - converted into white money. so make them aware about working class budget, presi - neither they were regular - commission in favor of the cities as smart cities. Manjit Singh today alleged that monetization in the country, “This policy has exposed the the efforts of the government dent National Mazdoor ized so far. employees of the state Govt. Others present on the oc - accused Prime Minister security forces recovered new NDA Government led by Modi in fulfilling that. Conference (NMC) Subash While appreciating pro - and pensioners, Shastri urged casion included Rajan Babu Narindra Modi’s led NDA currency notes from the slain that they are working for inter - Sartaj Madni asked the Shastri today demanded for grams and policies of him to announce the imple - Khajuria, B.S. Jamwal, Sunil Government for biggest ever militants in Kashmir.“The re - est of rich people and not for the leaders of the party that the allotting separate wage head Mehbooba Mufti led Coalition mentation 7th CPC to the em - Kochhar, Jai Paul Sharma, scam in free covery of new currency notes poor, who are standing in long aim of observing the anniver - in each department in the Govt. of the State, Mr Shastri ployees of the state Govt. and Pardeep Kumar, Subash India.“Demonetization is a from militants has punctured queues for their own money,” sary is to re dedicate our - budget so that all daily rated appealed the State Finance pensioners also while pre - Sharma, Sukhdev Singh, biggest scam of the Union Govt the balloon of the Government he added.He further said that selves to the cause of late workers engaged in various Minister to settle the long senting next year annual Surinder Kumar, Darshan which was done to facilitate created for hype of things the Government in league with Mufti sahib which he said is a departments of the State pending demand of 62,000 dai - budget as the same recom - Baba, Com. Barkat Ram, rich and big business houses in which never exist on the alleged black money holders great source of strength to the Government could get their ly wagers for their regulariza - mendations of the 7th pay Swarn, Pushpinder, India,” alleged Manjit Singh. ground,” said the said. Not even has launched scheme to con - people of Jammu and monthly salary regularly. tion so that confusion and un - commission have already Bhupinder Singh Billa, Vijay, Singh was speaking before the the demonetization has fallen vert money into white. “The Kashmir. Ministers, legisla - while addressing a large - certainty among these daily been implemented by the Girdhari, Ramesh Sharma, monthly meeting of Congress flat, but the scheme convert Government has in a way legal - tors and office bearers of the ly attended NMC workers wagers could come to an end. maximum state governments Tarsem Sharma, Suraj leaders and workers in black money into white was al - ized black money,” he alleged Party were present in the meet here, Shastri said that Shastri disclosed that of the country added that it is Parkash and others. Vijaypur.The former minister so introduced.He alleged that further . meeting. Thathri Development Front Satguru Madhu Paramhans Ji Maharaj delivers Leh, Kargil legislators meet appeals Govt to grant district sermons at Satwari before his devotees CM, demand stern action status to Sub-Division GOF Staff Reporter the navel. From there it divides into ten travels.There is a definite way for the GOF Staff Reporter Jammu, Jan 1 : airs. The soul inhales while staying at the flow of breath. It will reach the navel from Medullary plexus and sends the inhaled Shunya ( nothingness ) If the breath is in molestation matter Jammu, Jan 1 : Satguru Madhu Paramhans Ji air to the nave. Fix your concentration flowing in the navel, you will definitely Maharaj, while unfolding the secrets re - GOF Staff Reporter Thathri Development Front urges the state government to and see. You will find that an awakened become a prana ( vital force ).This is be - lated to the spiritual world during his dis - Jammu, January 1: Upgrade Sub-Division Thathri to the Status of District during thing has been inhaling. Why is it so? cause in the breath itself resides the soul. course at Satwari Chowk, on the eve of the coming Assembly Session. Erstwhile Thathri Tehsil, which This is because the soul has taken itself as Great secrets are inherent in the sayings A delegation of Legislators from Leh and Kargil compress - New Year 2017 said that even while dieing is now a Sub-Division deserves to be a District on the basis of all a body. The body can't function without of Sahib Kabir. This Surti has been wan - ing CLP leader Nawang Rigzin Jora, Asgar Karbalai, Agha during the very life time, one can attain those norms which were applied while Kishtwar and Ramban the pranas.It has been performing its job. dering in the world. It should stay from Baqiv Razvi and Deldan Namgyal met the Chief Minister immortality.How can the Yamdoot catch The Yama ( messenger of Kaal ) doesn't the Medullary plexus to the eighth Tehsils were upgraded to the status of District. These were cen - Mehbooba Mufti today over the issue of molestation of a hold of the soul? It has no throat, leg or bother the soul. It catches hold of the vital plexus. But how can it happen? tral places and each comprised of three Tehsils including Tehsil Ladakhi Student. nose that that can be tied with a rope and force and drags it along. The soul follows Concentration at the guru gives the need - Kishtwar and Tehsil Ramban.Sub-Division Thathri, (Erstwhile The delegation expressed serious concern over the inci - dragged. I'll tell you how the Yamdoot saying where it has been taking the ed power for it. The concentration will be - Thathri Tehsil) at present comprises of Four Tehsils instead dent and demanded stern action against the culprit, a senior catches hold of the soul and takes it along pranas. A cow doesn't leave its place. It come stable by the blessings of the guru. three-- Thathri, Phagsoo, Kahara and Chirala. If Bhela Niabat doctor of the forensic dept. of GMC Jammu. They told the Chief with him. It is the pranas that provide the does so only if its calf is moved in front of But the guru has to be a perfect which is on card to be upgraded is upgraded, The Sub-Division Minister that there should be no leniency and culprit should be energy to the body.It is the breath that it. Likewise, the soul begins to follow the one.Satguru Sahib says that after learn - Thathri will be having Five Tehsils- two more than the existing brought to the book. provides energy to the body.All of us in - pranas.This is the way the Yamdoot gives ing the art of swimming, our hands will norms. Moreover, it is a central place for all the other 4 Tehsils. There are serious allegations against the accused who hale.Sahib has said -"Soham se ker preet. a thrashing. This is called as death. He begin to move automatically. Even if Erstwhile Tehsil Gandoh having now one more Tehsil used to indulged in such kind of activities for the past several "The breath has been called as takes the soul slowly. It is Just like the Then you won't get drowned even if Bhatyas (Sub-Division Gandoh) is included, Thathri still re - years and used to threatened the girls of failing them in exami - Soham.Concentrate yourself on it. The case of our body that becomes cold when you desire to do so. Likewise, you will mains the central place. Keeping these genuine claims in view, nation. They demanded that he should be terminated from the worldly people began to recite, 'Soham we are out. He fails to catch hold of the have to enter into the inner world even if the members of TDF, Ram.Rattan.Manhas, Kuldeep Kumar services so that in future the students are not exploited by him . Soham." The air inhaled by us reaches soul. This is the way the soul you desire not to do so. Rao, Kanwar Jeet Singh Thakur , Om Raj Bhal, Laquat Ali, Yog Raj Sharma, Behari Lal Bhagat and Mohd Shafi have urged the state government to Upgrade Sub-Division Thathri to the Status of District during the coming Assembly Session. Thathri Development Front, District Doda, also demands separate Sat Sharma and MLC Ashok Khajuria inaugurate transformer at Ward 28 Assembly Constituency and a separate tourism Authority for Sub-Division Thathri as it now comprises of 5 Tehsils and all GOF Staff Reporter voltage and many times elec - soon as possible so that in the the existing Districts and Assembly Constituencies in the state Jammu, Jan 1: trical appliances installed at next summer season the prob - have hardly 2 or 3 Tehsils. residents of public damaged lem pertaining to power cuts To provide better power due to short circuit and there and low voltage do not oc - services in areas of Jammu was so much problem in the cur.Ashok Khajuria appreci - Congress expresses concern over West, State President BJP and areas. He said transformer ated the efforts of PDD (Power MLA Sat Sharma (CA) and bearing capacity of 250 KVA Development Department) for MLC Ashok Khajuria inaugu - has been installed in the area looking into the problems of demise of Bhai Sat Paul Ji rated brand new transformer in order to overcome such public on a serious note and GOF Staff Reporter installed at Bakshi Nagar area problems.He said that the solving it in no matter of time Jammu, Jan 1 : falling under Ward Number 28 problems of fluctuation will and also stated that IRCON near Geeta Mandir. not be a problem anymore and has also installed numerous Former MLC and senior Congress leader Ravinder Accompanied by PDD offi - no unscheduled cuts will take transformers in the Sharma today expressed deep shock over the sad demise of cials, both leaders inaugurat - place in the area. He stated Constituency which will help Bhai Sat Paul Ji, a social and spiritual figure of Jahangar, ed the transformers in the that the power crisis from a lot in coming summers.He Nowshera.Sat Paul, a former Sarpanch of Jahangar, was a reli - presence of a large number of Jammu West is almost solved also stated that providing gious head of the area and noble soul, who passed away last people hailing from the areas. from majority of the areas and masses with best possible in - evening. Sharma expressed grief and shock and prayed for The works for installation of places left will also be covered frstructure is the priority of peace to the departed soul. transformer was taken up un - in the coming days where the present coalition der the CDF (Constituency there is a dire need of installa - Government in the State and JKPCC condoles demise of Kuldeep Development Fund) Scheme tion of new he also stated that whereever of the MLC in order to carry on transformers.Sharma also and when ever required he is works for setting up Sub said the areas of Jammu West willing to contribute anything Khuda’s mother Station as well in which he has which are suffering the same from his personal funds so GOF Staff Reporter contributed Rupees 4.75 problem of low voltage and un - that masses do not suffer and Jammu, Jan 1: lakhs.Speaking on the occa - scheduled power cuts are kept all types of basic amenities are sion, Sat Sharma appreciated on priority and in the coming provided to them at their door Dr Deepak Kapoor, Sanjeev Verma, Pranav, Vijay Suresh Tandon, Rajesh President JKPCC GA Mir has deeply condoled the sad de - the efforts of Ashok Khajuria days, installation of new steps.EX EN PDD Sanjay Sharma, Rajeshwar Sharma, Sharma, Ramesh Khajuria, Dr Kapoor, Rakesh Kapoor, Yash mise of mother of Kuldeep Khoda Chief Vigilance for providing funds from his transformers and upgrada - Sharma, EX EN JMC Parvodh Ravi Kant Sharma, Suresh RC GUpta, Pushkar NAth, Pal Kapoor, Naveen vij, Renu Commissioner and conveyed heartfelt sympathies with the be - CDF said that it was a long tion of transformers in those Sharma, District President Gupta, Dr Akshay Sharma, Dr Naresh Vohra, Sanam Damir, Sehgal, Dr Anil Suri, Kadam reaved family. Mir has expressed deep shock and grief over the pending demand of the area as areas will take place in the BJP Ayodhya Gupta, AEE Deepak Kumar, Suresh, Atul Rajesh Tandon, Om Parkash Kapoor, Ankush Sharma and sad demise and conveyed heartfelt condolences to Kuldeep residents suffered from acute coming days and it will be seen Anil Abrol, JE Sanjeev Hans, Bakshi, Ramesh Sharma, Damir, Arun Verma, Anju several others were also pres - Khoda and other family members and relatives. shortage of electricity and low that the works take place as Prem GUpta, Sameer Vohra, Ashok Dutta, Rajidner Tandon, Rmaehs Sharma, ent on the occasion. Glimpses of Future 4 local/national JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 02, 2017 Big Jammu Run: Run to Save Water’ Lal Chand Yamla Foundation Natrang stages weekly theatre honours Kaith, awards Ph.D scholars organized by PHE, 92.7 BIG FM GOF Staff Reporter series ‘Sunday Theatre’ sented a Skit on the theme of Jammu, Jan 1 : Save Tawi wherein they show - The Lal Chand Yamla Foundation organised Honour GOF Staff Reporter cased different situations from Ceremonyat Sainik Colony here today, in which a large num - Jammu, Jan 1: past and future where water ber of well-respected people hailing from inside and outside scarcity and pollution of water the State, participated. The function was presided over by The first Sunday of the bodies has posed great proble for PiaraLal. year 2017 witnessed highly people . The programme commenced with a welcome speech by engrossing performance by The students successfully IDAS Officer (Retd) G.R. Kaith and thereafter, the Foundation young artists of Natrang in conveyed the serious message honoured R.L. Kaith with ‘Lal Chand Yamla Award’ in a it’s weekly theatre Series in a hilarious way with their grandiose way for contributing tirelessly in all aspects of com - ‘Sunday Theatre’ Natrang wonderful performance. The munity service spanning over three decades. The Foundation chose to present a new play in performers included- Gungun also awarded Urmila Devi (pursuing Ph.D. in Biotechnology Hindustani ‘Budhi Kaki’ Anand, Dyuti Kour, Japleen from University of Nottingham, U.K), Kusum Chanjotra (pur - written by Munshi Kour, Rhea Sharma, Prateek suing Ph.D. in Punjabi from University of Jammu), RenuBala Premchand and directed by Singh, Adhyan Gupta, Ananya (who is M.A. Sociology, M.Ed and UGC NETqualified) for en - Neeraj Kant which received ter body.The Minister laid GOF Staff Reporter Mahajan, Sparshdeep Singh, couraging education among masses of the society, and Vijay standing ovation of the audi - stress on the importance of Tawi Jammu, Jan 1: Saisharan Gupta & Pavitra Lakhotra for consistently exhibiting excellence in sports. ence.Wishing all the great which has become identity and Gupta.Also students of Tansen Addressing the function, the Foundation Chief said, “Lal year ahead, Director of Under the umbrella of ongo - lifeline of Jammu. He appealed Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Chand Yamlawas from Ludhiana and belonged to Chanjotra Natrang Balwant Thakur an - ing campaign “Big Jammu Run: to the public to refrain from Anveksha Sharma, Vidhi clan of Batwal Community. He was the doyen of Punjabi Music nounced on the occasion that Run to Save Water” by CCDU, dumping their garbage into the Jaiswal, Suhani Sharma, and first singer that comes to mind who laid foundation of Natrang promises to show - Department of PHE and 92.7 BIG holy river. He said, “It is my ap - Salman Khan, Asif, Arshdeep Punjabi music in Indian Punjab. He was widely revered as case best of the world plays in FM, a special “Clean Tawi” peal to the people of Jammu to Singh, Mitul Gupta and others ‘UstadJi’ among his singer contemporaries and as ‘Yamla’ by Jammu and will also Drive was held today at Bikram keep our sacred river clean and mesmerized the audience with his audience. His trademark was his soft strumming of Tumbi strengthen the moment of Chowk under Tawi Bridge.PHE take a pledge to save Tawi from their self-composed songs which and his turban tying style known traditionally as Turla.” “The consistency of the perform - Minister Sham Lal Chaudhary pollution, encroachments and gave the message of importance aim of instituting awards in his name was to give an hon - ances. On the occasion he in - took the lead in this cleanliness other proble. People should not of saving water in an entertain - ourable tribute to him”, Kaith added. formed that Natrang complet - drive which was supported by only adopt ‘Clean Jammu’ as a ing way.Also present on the oc - Dr Vijay Motan, Capt. Kamal ChandMotan, Sub. Baldev ed 120 shows in one year the volunteers of ‘Tawi slogan or just a campaign but casion was Programming Head ChandSandhu,, Sub. BachanLal Kaith, Sub. Narayan which is a record in the coun - Andolan’, Jodhamal Public make it a part of their lifestyle. 92.7 BIG FM Vikrant Sharma, DassBassa,Naib. Sub. RashpalChandBassa,Hav. Des Raj try .Many heavily fully fund - School and Tansen Sangeet We will have to pay heavily for Executive Director CCDU Rajiv Kaith, Prem Pal Motan, Shiv Ram Kaith, TarsemlalMotan, ed cannot dream of achieving forces the family members to ly with no emotional and so - Mahavidyala along with the offi - polluting our water bodies. Malhotra, Chief Engineers of Hans Raj Bahadur, JattinChanjotra, Lal Chand Motan, Ram this level excellence both the sympathize with kaki. This cial security. Dewankshi cials of PHE, CCDU, members of Before that day completely takes PHE, Irrigation Flood Control & Dass Kaith, DaljeetLakhotra, Prem Chand Motan, BuaDitta quality and quantity which play also gives a strong social Sabikhi in her portrayal of Civil Society and BIG FM team over, we should put a stop to RTIC and Joint Commissioner Kaith, RattanLalMotan, piaraLalMotan,SurinderKaith, Natrang has achieved with message that would make ‘Kaki’ gave an engrossing per - cleaned up the banks of river every wasting water drop and JMC. RJs of Big Fm RJ Juhie RakeshLakhotra and Rajinder Kaith were among those who sheer selfless devotion of so everyone think about their formance and was successful Tawi and took a pledge not to pol - every polluting agent”Students and RJ Manas put up an en - graced the occasion. many artists and techni - loving parents. Munshi in evoking lot of emotional re - lute the waters of this sacred wa - of Jodhamal Public School pre - thralling show . cians.The story of today’s Premchand had the amazing sponse. Vrinda Sharma also play revolves around an old hold over the social fabric of received appreciation of the woman, popularly known as the society and his portrayal audience as daughter-in law. Youth group pays tribute to NSF constitutes Vijaypur, Sandeep “kaki”, who just have one de - of the fate of elderly people Prominent among others who sire left and that is of good has been so close to realities gave good performances in - food. She is always engaged in that, this story of ‘Kaki’ pro - cluded Mohit Kaul, Rajat army martyrs of Nagrota only one kind of work, and vokes spectators to have a Salgotra, Akshit Kaul, Sharma is president that is crabbing for even a lit - peep into his/her behaviour Vedhant Malhotra, Aman GOF Staff Reporter tle thing. And her crabbing is towards elderly Kapoor and Koushal Manhas. Jammu, Jan 1 : GOF Staff Reporter too loud to even wake up a people.Through ‘Kaki’ he ad - Lights were operated by sleeping giant.Her attitude to - Local youth Jammu, Jan 1 : vocated the cause of elderly Neeraj Kant whereas the mu - wards family members and group of Panchayat people who sacrifice their en - sic was rendered by Gautam National Secular Forum vice-versa adds humour and Dansal in Nagrota tire life for the upbringing of Kumar. The Sets were de - (NSF) today held a meeting in makes the play humorous in area on the eve of their children and when they signed by Shivam Singh and Vijaypur Park and constituted many ways. But in the end, New Year organized look upto them to reciprocate the presentations were done its Tehsil unit wherein Sandeep play takes a twist, which then they are left to lead lone - by Goutam Sharma. an impressive Sharma was declared as its Shradanjli Program President.The meeting was here in the premises held in under the chairmanship of the Panchayat of Dr Vikas Sharma, NSF State NC MLCs pay tributes to S. Dharamveer Singh Oberoi Ghar to pay tributes president, who also discussed JAMMU JAN 01 : ence which inspired younger generation of to the Indian army the various issues and demands officers martyred in National Conference to serve the people with a of the youth. NSF noticed that A day ahead of the budget session of the sense of devotion.Dr Bashir Ahmed Veeri and Mr the Nagorta army there are lot of proble that are Sahil Rajput as treasure while areas should also be the quota. Jammu and Kashmir Legislature, National camp recently. On Qaiser Jamshed Lone referred to the great role of being faced by the youth and the Raja Rajput, Virender Singh, He regretted that most of the Conference Members of Legislative Council on Mr Oberoi as Administrator of the Srinagar this occasion, the officers from the local army units were spe - people of this place and nothing Ajeet Singh Chib, Deepak and youth in these villages have Sunday held a condolence meeting at Sher-e- Municipal Corporation and a pro-active legislator, cially invited besides the participation of good number of stu - has been done so far by the con - others were elected crossed the age limit for recruit - Kashmir Bhavan here and paid glowing tributes to who always espoused the cause of poor and down dents and other local civilians.The participants also took out a cerned MLA/minister to over - members.Earlier, addressing ment in police department veteran leader and MLC Sardar Dharamveer Singh trodden.Mr Showkat Hussain Gani and Master rally from Panchayat Ghar to Tehsil office Dansal carrying tri- come with the proble that are the meeting, Dr Sharma wel - while others are at the verge of Oberoi, who passed away the other day.Presided Noor Hussain also paid rich homage to Mr Oberoi, color flags and chanting slogans praising the martyrs.After the being faced by the residents of comed the youths to strengthen overage. over by the Leader of the NC in the Upper House, Mr saying his role in strengthening National rally, while addressing the assembly, Colonel Rajat Batra and that place. On the occasion, Dr the NSF movement. He ex - “The government should Ali Mohammed Dar, the legislators observed two- Conference has been immense.The National Lt Col. Dhruv Mishra appreciated the youth club chief Yograj Sharma declared Tehsil unit pressed that youth will make seriously look into the demands minute silence as a mark of respect to the late leader Conference MLCs conveyed condolences and ex - Sharma and local Sarpanch Mohan Lal for organizing such pa - and appointed Sourav Jandyal NSF stronger. He said that see - of border youth and immediate and prayed for peace to the departed soul.“The pass - pressed solidarity with the bereaved family. They triotic event to remember the martyrs. In his message, Anil as its Chairman. Rahul Sharma ing the response of the youth in recruitment should be conduct - ing away of Mr Oberoi has created a void which is prayed Almighty to grant strength to the family of Sharma, president of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat was appointed as Sr Vice- joining NSF more was expected ed so that they are delivered jus - hard to fill”, Mr Dar said while recalling the contri - Mr Oberoi to bear this irreparable loss.Sardar Conference asked the youth and other civilians present on the President. Sameer Gupta, J in future. Dr Sharma exhorted tice,” Dr Sharma bution of the late leader in ameliorating lot of people Dharamveer Singh Oberoi – a party stalwart, was a occasion to continue their help to the family members of the Slathia, and Abhishek Sharma upon the youth to fight for the demanded.Forum will prove and strengthening the party at grass roots two-time City Administrator – once under Sher-e- martyrs of the armed forces not only just one day but always. He were appointed as vice-presi - cause of justice and overall wel - out to be a front runner in fight level.Present in the condolence meeting included Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and once said the nation is proud of valour and bravery of Indian army dent. Gourav Billoria was ap - fare of the student community against corruption and injus - Mr Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, Dr Shehnaz Ganai, Dr during the tenure of Dr. Farooq Abdullah as the and the name of martyrs shall always be remembered. pointed as general secretary. as well as burning issues of the tice in the state and will expose Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Mr Qaiser Jamshed Lone, Chief Minister of the State and was a former head of Prominent amongst those were present and addressing the Rahul Sharma, Abi Mahajan, youth.He also said that where the corrupt, he added. Others Master Noor Hussain and Mr Showkat Hussain the Chamber of Commerce. A sitting MLC, Sardar gathering include, principal of the government higher second - Sachin Sharma were appointed ALC category is given to the who spoke on the occasion in - Ganai.Mr Sajjad Kichloo described Mr Oberoi an Dharamveer Singh Oberoi was also the Chief ary school, Dansal, Sub Majour R.K, Yograj Sharma, Rajinder as secretaries.Ankush Sharma youths who are putting up near clude Deepak Khajuria, ace legislator who always raised the matters of pub - Polling Agent of National Conference Working Singh,Uttam Singh, Riaz Mohammad,Raman Bhagat, Bishan as organizing secretary, Bhanu international line of control, Incharge Vijaypur Unit Anshu lic interest vociferously while Dr Shehnaz Ganai President Mr. Omar Abdullah during his Dass, Nittin Raina and Ashok Kumar . Singh as Publicity Secretary, the youths belonging to border Sharma, and Rahul Kumar. said that the late leader had vast political experi - Parliamentary Election in 1999 . RBI Refuses To Say If CEA And Reputation Of PM's Office Tarnished Globally Sports necessary & beneficial Finance Minister Were Under Narendra Modi's Rule, Says Kejriwal for health: Vikram Singh Consulted Before Demonetisation NEW DELHI Jan 01 : tives- reduce corruption, curb NEW DELHI Jan 01 : PTI black money, reduce terror - Delhi Chief Minister ism and circulation of fake Arvind Kejriwal today de - Whether views of the Chief Economic Advisor and the Finance currency.It has neither man - manded a "white paper" and Minister were taken before the sudden announcement of demonetisa - aged to curb black money nor an independent inquiry on de - tion of high-value currency notes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi reduce terrorism or circula - monetisation, dubbing it as on November 8?The Reserve Bank of India feels this query cannot be tion of fake currency as fake the "scam of all scams" even as answered under the Right to Information Act as it does not comes un - Rs 2,000 notes are available in he claimed that the reputa - der the definition of information under the transparency law.The ap - the market. It has not yielded tion of Prime Minister's Office plicant wanted to know whether the "views of Chief Economic any tangible benefits and has has been tarnished globally Advisor Arvind Subramaniam and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley instead led to a spike in cor - under Narendra Modi. were taken before announcement was made"."Query is in the nature ruption, Kejriwal GOF Staff Reporter Terming Modi's new year of seeking opinion from CPIO which is not defined as information as said."Around 100 people have Jammu, Jan 1 : eve speech a "sham", Kejriwal per Section 2(f) of the RTI Act," the RBI said in response to an RTI lost their lives. People's hous - sought responses from the Jump-Rope organized a program at Bagh e Bahu Jammu in query.Asked whether the information sought will fall under "seeking es have been ruined. Prime Minister and the which Chief Patron Vikram Singh were present along with stu - opinion" from the CPIO, former Chief Information Commissioner A N Paytm has been the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) dents who are going to represent J&K in upcoming 13th Junior Tiwari said, "No. It does not. It is a fact sought by an RTI applicant. The biggest beneficiary of demon - on the amount of money de - National Federation which is going to held on 7th to 11th of January CPIO cannot say an opinion has been sought from him.""How it can be etisation. What did we posited and the eventual gain at Karnataka in which Seema Manhas, Chaman Angral, Baba Ditta called seeking opinion? Whether someone was consulted or not is a achieve? BJP had informed out of the 50-day-exercise that Coach and Pawan Manhas technical were present on the occasion. matter of record. Had the question been that should views be taken its rich friends about the was announced on November Students along with others paid obeisance at Jai Maa Bawe Wali at then it would mean taking opinion," former Information been one of the staunchest tation of PM's office," measure."It is a matter of in - 8. Bahufort.Vikram Singh Said sports are necessary and Keeps us fit Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said, expressing surprise at the re - critics of the currency ban Kejriwal said. quiry whether bribe was tak - "Demonetisation is the and healthy, so every students should be involved in sports.Vikram sponse of RBI Central Public Information Officer.The definition of in - measure since the beginning. Referring to Modi's en for leaking prior informa - biggest scam of independent Singh briefed that total of 26 players were going to participate in formation covers "any material in any form, including records, docu - The AAP chief has been ad - December 31 address to the tion about demonetisation or India and is entirely guided Junior Jump Rope National Championship in age group of below 16 ments, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, or - dressing rallies across the nation, Kejriwal said it was was it shared for free. BJP has by politics and corruption. years and below 18 years of age group. Screening test of all the play - ders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data mate - country on the issue and has hollow as he did not speak been running the racket of ex - The scam of all scams."We de - ers will conduct at MAM Stadium on 3rd of January and team Jump rial held in any electronic form and information relating to any pri - also levelled allegations of about the gains and losses changing notes," he mand that an independent in - Rope will leave for Karnataka on 4th of January. vate body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other personal corruption against arising out of the shock cur - said."Modi is talking about a quiry be conducted and a law for the time being in force"The query was also sent to the Prime Modi."PM has become a sub - rency move. The schemes cashless economy. First of all white paper be released on the Minister's Office and the Finance Ministry but it remained unan - ject of ridicule international - could have been announced he should make BJP cashless what was gained and lost due MLA Nowshera lays foundation stone swered even after 30 days of filing of the RTI application.The applicant ly. Big economists of the even without enforcing any that is accepting donations in to demonetisation," Kejriwal had also sought to know the designation and the names of officials who world are talking ill about the such measure, he said. cash. There's a list of 648 peo - told a press conference at his were consulted before scraping of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency whole exercise. Dr Taking on the stated ob - ple who have Swiss bank ac - of Lamberi-Dhangar road residence here. notes."The information sought relates to sensitive matters pertaining Manmohan Singh command - jectives of the measure, counts. PM should have an - The Aam Aadmi Party to discontinuation/withdrawal of bank notes. The information is ex - ed respect internationally but Kejriwal said that Modi had nounced that these people (AAP) led by Kejriwal has empt from disclosure under Section 8(1)(a) and (g) of RTI Act," the RBI Modi has destroyed the repu - said it will achieve four objec - will be arrested," he said. said.The monetary policy regulator also did not disclose if the decision to demonetise currency notes worth Rs 20 lakh crore was opposed by any official or minister, saying the information sought is "hypotheti - cal" in nature.It also cited Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act to deny minutes Congress Attacks PM for "Disappointing" Speech of deliberations related to demonetisation. (Reopens DEL46)Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act exempts from disclosure the information which NEW DELHI Jan 01 : tivity"."The Prime Minister's so called sation an economic anarchy, Surjewala cleansing drive took 125 lives of innocent said said the Prime Minister did not an - would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the se - Hitting out at Prime Minister curity, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation Indians and put crores of people in severe swer crucial questions even though the Narendra Modi for his "lacklustre" ad - difficulties. But Modi did not utter a sin - move paralysed the economy."Mr Prime with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence.Information dress to the nation on demonetisation, sought under Section 8(1)(g) would endanger the life or physical safety gle word for those who died. This is reflec - Minister, people wanted to know how Congress called him a merchant of "false tion of his insensitivity to the people's many lakhs of crores of black money did of any person or identify the source of information or assistance given promises", saying he totally failed to GOF Staff Reporter in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes.The RBI has pain," Surjewala said.Attacking Modi for you wipe out in the last 50 days? Why did - show any sensitivity to people's pain as not lifting restrictions on withdrawals n't you speak about it," he Nowshera, Jan 1 : been denying information related to crucial aspects related to demon - no relief from financial restrictions was etisation citing exemption clauses.It recently refused to give reasons even after the 50-day period, the Congress asked.Surjewala said, "We are disap - MLA Nowshera Ravinder Raina on Sunday lays the founda - announced as expected.Congress spokesperson said the PM only believes pointed with PM's speech as many ques - behind the demonetisation move.Earlier, it had denied to Mumbai- Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also tion Stone of Lamber-Dhangar road.Raina was war welcomed by based RTI Activist Anil Galgali information about distribution of cur - in "hitting headlines and giving no dead - tions were left unanswered. His decision the locals and appreciated for his dedication towards developmen - wondered why the Prime Minister did lines"."The entire country was listening paralyzed economy; country can't run rency to banks between November 9 and November 19 citing Section not mention how many "lakhs of crores" tal works. Raina thanked all the locals for their support.Raina 8(1)(g) of the RTI Act.The central bank did not give any reason as to with curiosity that the Prime Minister this way. How will you bring the country added that our government weather at centre or at state will have in black money and fake currencies the will lift the restrictions on withdrawal of onto the growth path once again."Coming how this section would apply in the case of information sought by government managed to wipe out the vision to work for the poor and weaker section of the society. He Galgali.RTI Activist Venkatesh Nayak, who was also denied delibera - their hard earned money from banks. But down hard on the Prime Minister, added that he today lays the foundation stone of Lamberi-Dhangar through demonetisation in the last 50 people will still have to reel under this Surjewala said demonetisation has taken tions on demonetisation by the RBI, said: "While confidentiality prior days.He said though crores of people road fulfilling the long pending demand of the locals.Raina assured to announcing the demonetisation decision is understandable, contin - economic anarchy."The Prime Minister away the jobs, hit the farmers and traders the public that justice with all is his priority and asked people to were reeling under "severe difficulties said it will take time to improve the bank - and made life difficult for every section of ued secrecy after its implementation is difficult to understand when and pain" and large number of them lost suppot anti Corruption movement in Nowshera and Sunderbani. people are facing problems due to shortage of cash."He said the refusal ing system in the new year. It means he the society but there was no word of relief Xen R&B RK Bhat, AEE Subesh Chander, JE Sanjeev Gupta, their jobs, Modi did not talk about any believes in hitting headlines and not giv - for them in PM's address."Who benefited to disclose the minutes of the board meeting where the decision was roadmap for them, showing his "insensi - Surpanch Mohinder Paul, Surpanch Zuber Ahmed, alongwitht taken is "perplexing". ing deadlines," he said.Calling demoneti - from the demonetisation . large number of locals were Present on the day . Glimpses of Future 5 State JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 02, 2017 Pathania inaugurates Pradhan Dr. Jitendra brazenly disregarded PoK DPs: Chuni Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana skill GoF Staff Reporter Rs 2000 crore by BJP led ditched us” he said. S. O. S. Kathua, Jan 1 : Government. The leaders who International Chairman chal - development centre at Khoon used to make tall claims be - lenged Dr. Jitendra to come “Union Minister, Dr. fore elections turned hostile forward with truth if he has in Jitendra Singh has been after elections. The question his possession. “What will be brazenly ignoring PoK was not about only money but the plight of PoK DPs when Displaced Persons despite the it’s the future of our younger representatives keep discrim - fact, these people were instru - generation who is moving pil - inative mind-set towards mental behind making him lar to post for better education their problems”? He asked. Member of Parliament (MP)”, and employment opportuni - Mr. Chuni said that Justice this was stated by Chairman, ties. The future of 3 genera - can’t be expected when repre - S. O. S. International – An tions has been put in ambigui - sentatives of public make Organization for PoK ty since 1947 and now the S. O. mockery of their problems. Displaced Persons, Rajiv S. International will not allow He further said that Dr. Chuni in a massive rally at it to happen anymore as PoK Jitendra has been befooling Kathua in which thousands of refugees have already faced PoK DPs for long as he kept on PoK displaced persons partic - too much cruelty and apathy telling lies which did nothing GOF Staff Reporter ipated. While addressing the since their exodus from their but added fuel to fire and now Majalta/Khoon, Jan 1 : rally, Mr. Chuni launched ancestral places. The future of PoK DPs won’t bear any bed - scathing attack against MoS younger generation is at stake lam of their so called In order to improve employability of the youths of area, PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh for as the representatives are Members of Parliament. Ranbir Singh Pathania MLA Ramnagar today insugurated a keeping extremely heartless keeping blind eye towards the S. O. S. International PMKVY Centre at Khoon under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas approach and made mockery legitimate demands of PoK chairman further said that Yojana in a colorful and impressive function.While addressing of PoK refugees who have refugees. The other compo - this battle has just cover a sin - prominent people, youth and registered entrepreneurs, he said been waiting for much await - nents which include reserva - gle step as the way is far away that PMKVY is an ambitious skill training scheme of NDA gov - ed justice for the last 7 tion to the wards in profes - Poonch Scouts by recruiting for Valley migrants and other “It’s on record that during and to reach at the destina - ernment and a brain child of Prime Minister. Under PMKVY, decades. sional and technical colleges the youths from their respec - displaced community. He has general elections, he ap - tion, PoK refugees will have to Central government provides skill training in different indus - While addressing the ral - across the country, employ - tive districts. “In this way, ter - no sympathy towards the proached S. O. S. fight tooth and nail to get their trial verticals through authorized training. At present there are ly, Mr. Chuni said that due to ment package for unemployed rorism or infiltration can be most destitute community International to seek PoK due rights. He added that S. O. 577 job roles available with 31 skill councils for which the cours - cruel behavior of Jammu’s youths in Government jobs tackled to large extent and the (PoK refugees) who has refugees vote and promised to S. International is working es are being offered across the nation. Under the PMKVY, the MP, especially Dr. Jitendra and others haven’t been con - financial condition of PoK played a key role for confirm - help bringing justice to PoK day and night to bring the bat - central Government also provides financial reward to the can - Singh who is holding a very sidered due to lethargic atti - refugees’ youths can be im - ing his Berth in Prime refugees but after elections, tle to its final conclusion and didates who are successfully trained, certifies and assessed. important portfolio in Central tude kept by representatives proved to a few degrees”, he Minister’s Office. Earlier, Dr. he changed his colour like they days are not far when The financial reward amount is different for different job Government, PoK refugees from Jammu Division in stated. Jitendra has been using vari - Chameleon. Dr. Jitendra has Government will down to PoK roles.Speaking on the occasion, Pathania emphasised that with are suffering at their peak. He Parliament and other forums. Castigating the MoS in ous gimmicks to divide PoK forgotten the support extend - refugees, once PoK refugees coming up of this Skill Development Centre at Khoon, energy of further said that Union Apart from compensation, PMO, S. O. S. International DPs on different grounds for ed by S. O. S. International will stand united. “No power youth will be properly harnessed and thus leading to their eco - Minister, Dr. Jitendra is de - PoK refugees’ issues need to chairman said that Dr. the reason best known to him. during his election campaign. on this earth could down the nomic upliftment.Earlier, Pathania chaired a public cum offi - liberately doing this as he im - be dealt with humanity as it is Jitendra Singh must immedi - These shameful tricks won’t I would like to remind him morale of S. O. S. cers meet at Jansal to take stock of the grievances and proble be - mensely hates PoK refugees a humane issue. Politics ately step down as MoS PMO fetch anything to BJP more - that it was S. O. S. International as it has pledged ing faced by general public. Spot instructions were issued to re - and kept grudge against the should be kept aside because because he has no right to re - over; it has destroyed the im - International that extended to serve the cause of PoK dress the common issues of water and electricity. Pathania an - community that paved way PoK refugees have been fac - main in the office. “Dr. age of party. “BJP can’t hide full cooperation when he was refugees till the final goal is at - nounced to Develop Jansal as "Model Dairy Village". He further for him towards Parliament ing the misery for the last 70 Jitendra must resign on its slavish face by indulging in in poll fray. Dr. Jitendra invit - tained”, he roared. announced construction of a Tourist Sarai here at and PMO. “It can be gauged by years and they have been moral and ethical grounds as immoral and unethical activi - ed me to his Kathua rally and I Others who also spoke Jansal.Pertinent to mention here that Pathania is on the tour of the fact that earlier the pack - waiting for their rights”, he he was failed to address the is - ties. PoK DPs won’t forgive shared the stage with him and were Roshan Lal, V K Datta, remotest villages of Ramnagar Constituency along with offi - age was of Rs 9096 crore but added. Mr. Chuni further said sue of PoK DPs at any forum. these so called representa - urged PoK DPs to vote him Sanjay Kohli, Mahinder cers/officials of various line departments since last week so as due to discriminatory and that Government must con - “Dr. Singh is a Union Minister tives who kept the interest of wholeheartedly. During elec - Singh, Ranjit Singh, D P to personally monitor ongoing developmental activities and slavish approach towards sider to constitute 3 battal - and representatives of the PoK DPs at stake only to grind tions, he vowed to solve all Lubana, Bittu, Dr. Ram Lal, take first hand assesment of various proble being faced by gen - PoK refugees, the relief pack - ions; Mirpur Scouts, people of Jammu but it is very their own axe”, Mr. Chuni al - pending issues of PoK DPs but Kewal, Paramjeet Singh and eral public so that the vital public issues can be properly pro - age has been reduced to mere Muzaffarabad Scouts and sad that he is concerned only leged. after winning election he Romesh Sharma. jected in the ensuing Budget session of Assembly . 514 new ration depots proposed for Congress activists demanded an early Both NC & PDP same in respect release of social pensions to the poor Jammu district: Zulfkar Ali Jammu Jan 01 : JAMMU, JAN 01: quiring their food supply with tenure exceeding one of shielding corruption: Vakil Expressing serious concern over the pathetic condition of from Government stores.The year so that they can be trans - widows, orphans, handicapped and old-aged people the congress Vakil blamed successive moveable and immovable as - “The government is em - meeting was informed that ferred to the field. Besides, the GOF Staff Reporter activists under the able guidance of Captain M.R Sharma Ward Governments particularly sets in Jammu and Srinagar barking upon a comprehen - these new stores would be an Chief Accounts Officer was Jammu, January 1 : President Bhagwati Nagar today held a strong protest meeting headed by NC for adopting Cities and other parts of the sive plan of establishing 514 addition to the existing 800 de - asked to check the possibili - against the present dispensation of PDP-BJP for the release of Former Minister and sen - wrong policies and thereby Country which are dispropor - new ration depots in Jammu pots taking the total number ties of roping in other parties, long pending social pensions in the favour of widows, handi - ior leader Abdul Gani Vakil pushing people into deep tionate to known sources of district to cater to the mount - to over 1,300 outlets.The other than Food Corporation capped and old-aged people. This meeting was largely attended by today in a statement said that trouble and agony. their incomedespite this fact ing requirements of con - Minister said that opening of of India, through a proper pro - the socially alienated persons who are waiting for the already present coalition He said that no one can are protected and left un - sumers”, informed Minister new depots would serve many cedure to procure food grains Government announced release of their enhanced pensions for Government has proved itself deny this fact that unending touched.He said that if the for Food, Civil Supplies and purposes like breaking the from them at cheaper rates. quiet sometime.Other Prominent persons who were present as a sister concern of National corruption, favoritism, nepo - present Government is hell Consumer Affairs Choudhary monopoly if any, created by The Minister added that dur - Vinay Sharma, Janak Raj, Om Prakash, Kuldeep Raj, Ashok Conference in respect of tism and mounting unem - bent to curb corruption, it Zulfkar Ali here today.The existing retailers besides cre - ing e-tendering it should be Minister, in this regard, di - Kumar, Jagdish Raj, Rampaul, Smt Padmni Langeh, Sardar H.S shielding and encouraging ployment are the main rea - must sincerely concentrate ating employment in the dis - ensured that the concerned Mehta, Pardeep Singh Manhas, Abdul Kareem, Munir Hussain, rected the concerned officers corruption and both the par - sons responsible for worsen - on eradicating corruption at trict. Tuning with PM’s supplier provides quality food Mohd Latef, Alam Din, Smt Kanta Devi and Others While address - to formulate a proposal for ties seem to have been in an ing the peaceful atmosphere higher level and shun the pol - Digital India campaign, the grains.While wishing a happy ing the gathering Sh. Vinay Sharma General Secretary, DCC opening of these government undeclared and secret pact to of the State because these is - icy of protecting and shield - Minister directed all and prosperous New Year to Jammu urban raised serious objections over the Government’s outlets within shortest possi - protect each other from any sues were of less importance ing political persons for re - Assistant Directors to make the people of State and em - indifferent attitude for not releasing already announced Rs 1000 ble time.Addressing the offi - action of Law.He said that if for previous regimes as same sorting to corrupt practices. sure that from now onwards ployees FCS&CA, the social pension to the deserving population of the society. He also cers during a review meeting, PDP-BJP Government would remained unaddressed till Blaming both NC and PDP for instead of carrying files, they Minister said that in this New remarked that instead of spending money on unproductive areas, the Minister said that in the have been seriously and date. Commenting on recent exploiting, befooling and would carry their official lap - Year, the department should the Government must focus and utilize that money in providing last decade the population of wholeheartedly against irreg - sacking of few employees, cheating innocent masses of tops to provide real time infor - try exceeding people expecta - financial assistance to the uncovered segments of the society who ularities and corruption it Senior Leader said that noth - Jammu and Kashmir, Vakil district Jammu has increased mation in the meetings.The tions and serve them to the are in extreme distress.Sh. Vinay Sharma further said that thou - should have not wasted time ing is going to change by such reiterated that both these par - manifold. It is therefore, im - Minister also issued direc - best of our abilities.He said sands of financial assistance cases of widows, orphans, old aged in ordering a time bound Orders until pending corrup - ties forgot and drifted from perative that new depots are tions to ensure sugar lying in that everyone among us needs people and handicapped persons are pending for years before probe in purchase of substan - tion cases of big sharks biting their core ideologies either opened to cater to needs of the stores is distributed in to do a little introspection and Social Welfare offices in different districts of the State for want of dard pipes,80% non existent dust since decades in various for sake of power or winning consumers, he added.The Jammu city at the earliest. He find ways to improve their funds. The condition of these needy people has been worsened by SSA School buildings as well Anti Graft Agencies or some seats. He also appealed Minister directed the con - also directed the officers to en - work efficiency and effective - the delay in release of their meagre monetary as other infamous embezzle - Accountability Commission every individual to introspect cerned officers to prepare a sure pilferage of kerosene is ness. He hoped that employ - entitlements.Captain M.R Sharma while expressing his views ments and scareportedduring are taken to logical end. and recall befooling and ex - proposal for opening up of 514 checked at all levels and the ees of the department would sought speedy release of funds from the centre for pensions of old tenure of previous regime. Former Minister said ploitation at the hands of NC new ration depots for the dis - commodity reaches the de - continue to work with dedica - aged, widows and disabled people under National Social Senior leader lambasted cur - that every citizen of State is and PDP for cheap political trict adding that department serving population in the tion they have exhibited over Assistance Programme. He said that it was announced by the rent Government for render - asking a simple question how gains and not to become victi is aiming to make these depots State.During the meeting, the the past year thereby facili - Government that the revised pension of Rs 1000 will be given to ing Accountability destiny of a person changes of autonomy and self rule poli - operational at the earliest so Minister asked for a proposal tate the Government to create the existing pension holders, but as a matter of fact Social Welfare Commission defunct and dal - after becoming an MLA, MLC tics. He said that the moment that people do not face any to be prepared to transfer the a better working mechanism Department is just asking for the submission of Aadhar Cards the lying the inquiries into alle - or Minister and how it is pos - NC or PDP gain power they kind of difficulty while ac - employees working in mills for public service . exercise which is already going for almost an year . gations of corruption pending sible for such persons to mul - forget and relegate all issues against Ministers, Ex- tiply their assets round the particularly Autonomy or PM empowering common Ganga convenes public grievances redressal camp Minister or Legislators etc. clock and builds up of huge Self Rule for grabbing power. SAMBA, JAN 01: all their genuine concerns will be ed the singing audition of kids ag - addressed by the Government in a ing from 5 to 14 for a talent reality In order to take stock of multi - Sham Chaudhary for public participation man, poor, farmers: Sat time bound manner.Ganga as - show for a national private net - faceted problems and demands of sured that Skill development cen - work organized by Mount Litera GoF Staff Reporter the people, Minister for Industries tres at village and block level will Zee School- Tarore.The Minister Jammu Jan 01 : and Commerce Chander Parkash be set up to provide skill develop - appreciating the initiative said in saving river Tawi, other water resources Ganga, convened a public griev - ment opportunity to the local com - that public mediums like this tal - JAMMU, JAN 1 : saving water and encouraging them to take part in With the an - ances redressal camp at Ghagwal munities. ent show provide an excellent op - ‘Big Jammu Run - Run to Save Water’ to be held at nouncement of a here today.Vice-Chairman of The Minister further said portunity to youth, young chil - Minster for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Gulshan Ground, Jammu on 8 January number of conces - Jammu and Kashmir State that under the dynamic and vi - dren showcase their talent to a Sham Lal Chaudhary today stressed the need for 2017.Pitching for saving river Tawi, the Minister sions for the rural Advisory Board for Welfare and sionary leadership of Prime huge audience besides honing public participation in saving river Tawi from get - launched ‘Clean Tawi’ drive for extracting garbage and urban poor, Development of the Other Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu their skills by learning from some ting polluted besides appealing the people to refrain from the river.He asked the JMC officials to put in middle class, Backward Classes (OBCs) and Kashmir has been immensely of the biggest talents of the nation from throwing garbage in the water bodies, canals their best efforts for cleaning the river. He im - women and senior Rashpaul Verma and former benefitted and said that the Union besides developing self confi - and rivers to save these precious natural resources pressed upon the common masses to include water citizens of the Legislator Durga Dass were also government has given several key dence.Among others, officers of for future generations.The Minister was speaking at saving habits in their daily chores and use water ju - present on the occasion.The country and taking projects to the state, which would various departments and a large a programme organized by Communication & diciously.The awareness programme on the theme, Minister listened to the griev - firm stand on cor - be instrumental in putting the number of people including Capacity Development Unit (CCDU), Department of ‘Save Tawi’ was organized on the bank of river in ances of inhabitants and represen - ruption, the Prime state further on high growth tra - prominent citizens of the area PHE, I&FC in association with Big 92.7 FM to create which students from Jodhamal Public School, Little tatives of the area and assured that Minister Narendra jectory.Later, the Minister attend - were present in the meeting. awareness among the people about the benefits of Buds Public School . Modi has once again sent a clear message that hon - est will be reward - Gandhian organizations hold Round Table Conference for Sustainable Peace in J&K ed while the dis - honest will not be Jammu jan 01 : which the very fabric of socie - lowing noble teachings of Sufi tolerated. His government is going to empowercommon man, ty and cultural heritage were saints that bonded the society Gandhi Global based. He also stressed upon into brotherhood, peace and poor, farmers and punish the black sheep.It was stated by BJP Family(GGF), J&K, in associ - State President & MLA Sat Sharma, while terming the address of the need of behavioral solidarity. They also asserted ation with Gandhi Peace changes through research upon the involvement women Prime Minister on the eve of new year as his commitment to the Foundation, Jammu, under countrymen that the menace of corruption, black money and fake and instrument of peace edu - in peacebuilding.Bashir the aegis of UNIC New Delhi, currency will be totally wiped out from India and its law abiding cation. He said people partici - Ahmed Shawl, from Rajouri, organized a round table con - citizens will enjoy the fruits of good governance.Sat Sharma said pation is the need to bring cul - who recently received ference for Sustainable Peace that the historical decisions being taken by the Prime Minister ture of peace, understanding, Rashterpati Award, also in Jammu and Kashmir here are getting very well settling with the common masses of the non-violence and co-exis - stressed upon the role of today.The twin Gandhian or - country, especially the poor and downtrodden, who have been on tence, and stressed upon the teachers in promotion of ganizations organized the the back burner since independence under the bureaucratic and peace activists to act as role peace. Narender Sharma, peace conference in the con - autocratic rule of the Congress.The demonetization has provided model in their respective ar - President, Peace NGO, under - ference Hall of IIIM Jammu, relief to the people of the country who have taken the sigh of relief eas. In his welcome address, lined the need of designing in which peace delegates from as the black and fake money, which had become the forte of terror - Padmashri S.P. Varma, road-map of peace by J&K all three regions of State, ism and smuggling has broken its spine. He said that the collateral President, Gandhi Global are instrumental in molding state.Eminent environmen - for peace in the state.Khawaja Government which the com - Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh effect of historical decision of Prime Minister is being felt in the Family, J&K, underlined the the character and in nurtur - talist, Dr. C.M. Seth laid em - SanaUllah Tamiri, an old as - mon masses participated. Prof. Renu country to the few who had stashed black money and who are put - need of collaborative efforts ing the values among youth. phasis on linking of UN 17 sociate of Padma Bhushan Dr. implement.Vinay Katal and Goswami, Director Colleges, ting up frustrated faces at different forums.Appreciating the between government and civ - So focus has to be laid on Sustainable Development Nirmala Deshpande, ex - Dr. T.R. Sharma, president J&K Government, who hosts of concessions given to poor, farmers, middle class and sen - il society especially youth to building sound family sys - Goals with higher education - pressed his desire to settle all and general secretary of J&K chaired the conference, ex - ior citizens of the country, Sat Sharma said that by doing so, carry forward the peace tems, integrated dialectical al institutions. Engaging the the pending disputes, internal NGOs Federation offered the pressed her wholehearted co - Prime Minister not only have gelled his popularity with citizens movement in J&K at par with people centric approach to - youth especially those de- and external, so that people of services for brining the era of operation to promote peace of India, but have sent a message globally across that India is ideals of Mahatma Gandhi’s wards problem solving re - tracked is an area to work to Jammu and Kashmir live in peace in J&K. and non-violence in state standing united for a cause that will usher India into an era of teachings. He appealed the quired in J&K which would bring sustainable peace and peace.Abdul Majeed Bichoo, The programme conclud - through students’ participa - peace, prosperity and equality.PM’s announcement that in rural government to establish include all the segments of so - development in the President J&K Senior ed with the national an - tion. She appreciated the peo - areas, the number of houses being built for poor will be increased Mahatma Gandhi Studies ciety.Dr. Twinkle Suri, who state.Nasir Munshi and Tashi Citizens Council for Peace them.Prominent among oth - ples initiative for peace and by 33 per cent, in addition to another scheme being put in place for Centre in every college of the has served as Director of Chospel peace activists form and Civil Rights, from ers present on the occasion assured the delegates to bring neo middle and middle class in rural areas where loans upto Rs 2 state and introduce peace Gandhian Studies Centre at Kargil and Leh respectively, Kishtwar, said that youth were Ghulam Mohammad their concern to the notice of lakh for new housing or extension will receive an interest subven - courses in education at all lev - MAM College exhorted that exemplified the communal should be involved in peace - Khan, Ragav Chenotra, higher authorities for appro - tion of 3 per cent, is praiseworthy.Besides farmers getting get 60 els.Dr. Seema Rohmetra, Co- Gandhian philosophy, is harmony between different building while focusing on Rakesh Abrol, Kishan Singh priate action. Prof. Ajit days waiver from payment of interest on crop loan taken for the ordinator, Gandhi Peace based on three dimensional communities in Ladakh, how - moral education and employ - Amit Varma, Johnson Gill, S. Angral, Nodal Principal, winter rabi sowing and those who have already paid will get back Foundation, Jammu said that approaches of dialogue, ever, effects of recent unrest ability.Azar Afzal, Abida Kirtan Singh, Gopal Sharma, GGM Science College, empha - the money in their accounts is another milestone, said Sat positive role of family sys - democracy and development in Kashmir adversely affected Hussain War and Riyaz Shah Bimla Slathia, Sunil Sharma, sized upon the need of reviv - Sharma and added that the poor women too has been taken care tems can go a long way in which needs to be adopted to the tourism in Ladakh and representing Kashmir region Vikram Gujral, Anil Gaind ing the moral values upon by Modi government . peace building process as they bring peace in the Jammu regions and desired stressed upon the need of fol - and Tariq Bhat. Glimpses of Future 6 opinion/edit JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2017 Glimpses of Future PM’s bid to make India great again By : SwaPan daSguPTa tempting to come to terms with the most es were devoted to frivolous games such through ups and downs and convul - The year of Hope The real challenge before the nation unexpected of election results. Much of as the “Not my President” campaign and sions. It is therefore perfectly under - is to channel this ongoing recovery of the time has been devoted to seismic the silly accusation that Trump was re - standable that the self-belief of a lot of people have been battered by events. n the year 2016 Jammu & Kashmir State passed through very self in positive and constructive direc - tions. Modi has often committed himself The larger question that, however, war - turbulent times witnessing Pak shelling in border areas of to making India great again. The coming rants some attention is whether or not Jammu region and street protests in Kashmir sponsored by year should be another step in that jour - the body of beliefs more like dogma that I was based on entitlement and an atti - ch turned heaven into hell for com- ney . The beginning of a New Year in - separatists in Kashmir whi variably prompts a flood of speculation tude of condescension verging on mon Kashmiri. The year 2016 began with the death of State Chief that is grounded in personal or collec - loathing of common decencies, can actu - ally survive the backlash. Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed bringing political turmoil in tive expectations. The advent of 2017 is certain to be no different, despite the fact This is a question that has been the State. The State lost its seasoned politician and leader in the its advent will not be marked by dire thrust into the public agenda by Brexit, beginning of the year. After his death Mehbooba Mufti was in- prophecies of the end of the world, the the convulsions over unchecked immi - gration in Europe and the Trump ascen - stalled as the chief Minister of the State. Jammu saw the worst start of a devastating World War III or even calamitous civil strife that will dancy that was a popular reaction to kind of Pak shelling along LoC and its borders with Pakistan and lead to the return of the plague or some America’s own existential dilemmas iving along the borders had to migrate from their places such thing. It also happens that what triggered by a sense of decline. India too people l has witnessed its own liberal angst that in the wake of the shelling in which many of civilians and our strikes many people as the overriding concern on December 31, 2016 will at best came to the surface after Narendra soldiers were killed. Earlier the month of September, four mili- appear either episodic or a significant Modi’s victory in May 2014. Here, the fundamental changes have been two- tants had attacked the Indian army at Uri on 18 September in footnote on December 31, 2017. It is my hunch that the demonetisation saga will fold. First, an entrenched elite is wit - Jammu and Kashmir, and killed 19 soldiers. On September 29th be one such phenomenon, despite its im - nessing a political dispossession that, 2016 Indian forces conducted surgical strikes in PoK on terrorist pact being more profound and far-reach - management and the management of ally a monstrous Kremlin plot. quite understandably, it has not taken liberal emotional trauma. This, alas, The disoriented reaction to Trump’s kindly to. At the same time, there has launching pads and killed several terrorists. And After surgical ing than anyone has so far anticipated. However, the real concern (or was because to large number of influen - victory, however, did bring out a phe - been no automatic emergence of an al - strikes by India, a military confrontation took place between should I say anticipation) about 2017 tial and articulate people across the nomenon that has been obvious to most ternative set of people ready to fill the India and Pakistan. India's announcement of the claimed raid on centres on the forthcoming administra - globe, November 8 was not merely the people, apart from those who live in echo vacuum. The transition to the new has culmination of an electoral battle but chambers of the media and academia. been hesitant and sometimes clumsy. It 29 September marked the first time that the government had tion of President-elect Donald Trump in the US. Since November 8, the global fra - the end of civilisation as we know it. Too The debate is not whether liberalism is is this process that will require monitor - publicly acknowledged its forces crossing the Line of Control, ternity of political punditry has been at - much needless energy and column inch - in crisis. Everybody’s belief goes PM’s bid on PAGE 7 amidst skepticism and disputing accounts. In the succeeding days, India and Pakistan continued to exchange fire along the not safe,” Mayawati had said. The BSP has border in Jammu & Kashmir resulting into the miseries of the already deputed its senior leader people living in border areas of the State particularly in Jammu SP hara-kiri alters UP pollscape Naseemuddin Siddqique and Haji Yaqoob region. When talking about Kashmir region in 2016 witnessed Qureshi to garner support of the commu - nity in the western region, where Muslims organized stone pelting sponsored by Pro Pakistan separatists By : Sanjay Pandey son duo...it does not augur well for the par - ty,” said senior Lucknow-based journalist are in sizeable numbers in several resulting into killing of scores of Kashmiri Youth. After the Topsy turvy: Events that unfolded on Assembly seats. “The BJP will be the Friday has left the party's core Muslim- and political analyst Mudit Mathur. er with security While the Congress and the Bahujan biggest loser if the Muslims shift loyalty to killing of militant Burhan wani in an encount Yadav vote bank bewildered. The raging Mayawati…she will have the winning ists exploited the youth the forced feud in the Samajwadi Party (SP) bringing Samaj Party (BSP) may be eyeing a golden forces in Kashmir, separat opportunity, the BJP faces a dilemma as it combination in that case,” said Mathur. ng resulting into a situation of unrest in val- Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his fa - But columnist and political analyst them into stone pelti ther and party supremo Mulayam Singh may have to rework its electoral plank. The BJP’s biggest worry seems to be the Masood Ahmed said: “Muslims will sup - ley for more than three months which resulted into huge busi- Yadav face-to-face which almost left the port Akhilesh...there is a feeling in the party on the brink of a split may have come Muslim vote bank of the SP. Muslims, who ness losses to the Kashmiris and almost ruined their business account for around 20% of the state’s elec - community that Akhilesh is in a better po - to a temporary halt. But it has severely sition to counter the BJP in the state”. season. Several youth in Kashmir were also killed in the violent dented the image of the party and is likely torate, play a crucial role in more than 125 of the 403 Assembly constituencies. “It re - According to him, Muslims are likely to incidents in this period. Kashmir remained under curfew and to alter the electoral equations in Uttar vote “tactically” and support the candi - Pradesh where Assembly polls are sched - mains to be seen who will get the Muslims restrictions during these months which affected almost every- support...so far they have solidly backed date who is better placed to defeat the BJP. uled to be held in the next couple of Akhilesh has also, in his list of thing and every man in Kashmir. More than one hundred people months. Political observers in Lucknow Mulayam...the SP feud may force them to shift allegiance to the BSP,” a senior state Assembly polls nominees, fielded a num - lost their lives in Kashmir during this period and the leaders feel that the infighting within the SP fami - ber of Muslim candidates from western ly may impact its core “M-Y” (Muslim- BJP leader told DH. BSP supremo who were behind this turmoil kept their family members out of Mayawati, who enjoys the support of Uttar Pradesh. Within the SP, too, a large Yadav) vote bank and trigger a churning number of senior Muslim leaders, includ - the state for their better future in other Indian States and even in the two communities affecting all the around 21% Dalit voters, has already been wooing the Muslims knowing well that ing those who had been with Mulayam for major players in the state. This may force brother Shivpal Singh Yadav, and expul - abroad. People of the state must understand the nefarious de- their support could once again catapult several decades, have extended support to them to “alter” their electoral strategies in sions of Akhilesh and his uncle Ram signs of these so called leaders and help in maintaining peace in her party to power. Mayawati has been Akhilesh, giving a jolt to the SP supremo accordance with the new political equa - Gopal, and their subsequent revocation in asking the Muslims not to “waste” their and Shivpal. Senior state minister and the State for the better future of the State and its generations. Let tions. The turf war within Mulayam’s ‘po - a matter of 24 hours. votes by supporting the SP. “A series of firebrand Muslim leader Azam Khan, litical family’, which has been going on for “The SP battle has triggered a confu - us all hope for better and work together for bringing peace in the communal riots has taken place during ministers Ahmed Hasan and Kamal the past five months, has witnessed sack - sion in its vote bank...party workers find the SP regime the minority community is SP hara on PAGE 7 State of Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2017. ing of key ministers, including Mulayam’s themselves sandwiched between father- FIRST WAX MUSEUM IN A HERITAGE SITE Robot invasion of roads By : KuShan miTRa By : TaBeenah anjum Mother Teresa. Chandra Bose has a fire exit door showing Maharani Gayatri Devi in her unique outfit 2017 is likely to be the year when autonomous vehi- A few cities in the country boast of wax Museum curator Anoop Srivastava told how he had used “Chor Darwaza” to flee. It is Chiffon saree and pearl necklace and seven- cles stop being one-off trials and become more main- museums. But the one in Jaipur is unique as it DH, “I have tried to restore the fort and its inte- said that Bose would use tunnels and other se- foot- three-inch-tall statue of Maharana stream. It will also see the dramatic rise in telematics as is the only one located in a heritage site in the riors. The effort has been to portray India’s cret routes to escape during raids by the Pratap and shoe sized 15, and many others way we drive . A few months ago, country. The Jaipur Wax Museum is situated history. It also attempts to provide an opportu- British army. Abdul Kalam has Rashtrapati grace the royal environs of the fort. It also data will change the in the 18th century Nahargarh Fort nestled in nity for visitors to see from close quarters the Bhavan as the backdrop with a wall having holds a special exhibit called “The Journey of your writer travelled to Ford’s global headquarters in one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges, statues of their favourite Bollywood and photos of all former presidents, and a shelf the Jaipur Gemstone.” According to its mak - Dearborn, Michigan, to attend a global conference of the Aravalli. This would now be a must-visit spot Hollywood stars, world leaders, sports stars, which has all the books written by him. The ers, it took seven-and-a-half months to ready carmaker. The highlight of the visit, however, was a ride in the tourists' paradise Rajasthan, which has pop singers, royal family members, cultural museum also has a separate corner for the museum. The artists who worked for over in a prototype of Ford’s autonomous vehicle. Sitting in historical monuments like Hawa Mahal, personalities, historical figures, political and Bachchan family where wax statues of famous two years to make the wax statues areSusanta the back seat, it was quite remarkable to observe the engi- Jantar Mantar, several forts and palaces. The contemporary leaders.” An initiative by poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, his son Ray (sculptor), Wang Ping (special make up), neer behind the wheel just sit back and take his hands off. Entertainment 7 Creative Ventures Pvt Ltd, Amitabh Bachchan and grandson Abhishek Jiang (hair stylist), Bodh Singh Rajporia (cos- museum houses among others statues of The Ford Focus sedan, which had an array of laser sen- the museum is the brainchild of Anoop Bachchan (whose statue is still in the making) tume stylist), Johnson (production designer). Rabindranath Tagore and Einstein. The muse- sors and high-definition cameras mounted on its roof and Srivastava, a filmmaker by profession who are placed. “I have been to different museums They belong to West Bengal and China. um with 32 exhibits, based on different elsewhere, negotiated open traffic with ease, albeit the al- laid the intellectual foundation for this project all over the world but this wax museum is dif- Crystals have been used for eyes whereas orig- themes, is located in the Shastraagaar and gorithm running in the computer brain that was driving Vishraamghar sections of the fort. An initia - with the Pink City Film Festival in 2006. ferent from others. Each statue has a story inal hair has been used for wig. The grandest The wax for the statues is derived from with it. It explains the history and concept and the most exquisite exhibit of the museum this car left one awfully cautious. But this was not a one- tive of the Rajasthan Government, the en - off case; Uber also began trialling autonomous cars in trance features a 11-foot-long Bullet motorbike honey comb, whereas skeleton is made up of apart from knowing the legends. I loved the en- has been artfully installed at the top floor of Pittsburgh. Yet the most valuable funded company in the called Gati Gamini. The museum tour begins plastic fibre or silicon, and covered and de - tire ambiance,” said Lina Ray, a visitor and the Vishraamghar is the “Sheesh Mahal” world was beaten to the punch by a Singapore-based start- at the “Hall of Icons” where visitors come face signed with wax. A wax statue could cost any- scholar from Germany. The ground floor of (palace of mirrors). Here visitors can experi - , nuTonomy, which began a trial of autonomous taxies to face with life-size exhibits of national he - where between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12 lakh and the Vishraamghar (warrior’s rest area) with - ence a life of royalty in full costume and real up roes and celebrities. Each exhibit has an has to be housed in an air-conditioned room. in the Nahargarh Fort has been re-designed to lifelike settings. A visitor will have to shell out in a small area of the South East Asian city-state. But evocative backdrop or intricately designed The hall of icons also contains a special section resemble a charming royal courtroom from Rs 5,000 per hour in Sheesh Mahal and an ad - American (well, technically Belgian-Brazilian) beer com- set. The prominent statues include that of for children where they can meet their the 18th century. Aptly named The Royal vance booking has to be made. This area has pany Budweiser was the first company in the world to Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, favourite characters like Spiderman, Darbar, this grand courtroom displays wax been redesigned into a magnificent mirror make a delivery using an autonomous truck (Uber tech- cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, former President Ironman, Doraemon and Nobita. Dandi March and silicon statues of Rajasthan’s royal line - work splendour. “Sheesh Mahal has a royal nology powered the back-end). And the Europeans are APJ Abdul Kalam, tennis player Sania Mirza, forms the backdrop of Gandhiji’s statue and age of Maharajas and Maharanis in tradition- throne and dresses of the royal family. They not sitting idly by. In Sweden, carmaker Volvo plans to woman boxer Mary Kom, Jaipur’s founder likewise Rabindranath Tagore teaching with al costumes. Visitors can also see traditional can click theirphotos wearing those royal have a fleet of 100 autonomous XC90s running around scenic Shantiniketan and Kala Bhawan as the paintings, antique artifacts, a royal buggy and dresses. It has Thikri mirror work, a craft that Sawai Jai Singh II, astronaut the late Kalpana Gothenburg by early 2017, in the largest such pilot in the background. Interestingly, statue of Subhash interactive statues. Legends like Rajmata Chawla, actor Deepika Padukone and Saint First Wax on PAGE 7 world. The Germans are not sitting back either; Mercedes, which once owned a stake in Tesla, is well on its way to launching an autonomous car within a couple of years. The Volkswagen Group — which had a disas- trous 2016, thanks to the fallout of the emissions scandal THE POLITICS OF CINEMA — unveiled the I.D, an all-electric autonomous car, a few months ago. And the world’s largest carmaker Toyota, which was once skeptical about the future of autonomous try, be rigid enough to stick to just this cri- say the attacks in Paris or Brussels. Various By : RajeSh Singh equivalent to freedom of expression, and at the coun vehicles, has finally upped its game and is acquiring other end are the mobs that are ready with terion, ignoring public sentiments of the mo- appeals to these actors to at least condemn the Nearly all controversies Hindi films bat- high-tech companies with the specialised technology that sticks and stones to smash screens and man- ment? Karan Johar’s recently released film, Ae strike failed to elicit any response. tled were related to politics. Often the fracas such vehicles need in order to leapfrog their rivals. handle dissenters are those filmmakers who Dil Hai Mushkil, makes for a good case study. Sensing an opportunity, Raj Thackeray’s was created inadvertently, at times intention- ed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) an- So, it appears that the future that we were promis ally. In either case, the film gained instant ap- years ago is well on its way to becoming a reality. The hu- peal and a good opening. Legendary filmmaker nounced that it would not allow Johar’s film to man won’t need to drive anymore. And while driving can Martin Scorsese once said: “Cinema is a matter release in Maharashtra, and certainly not in be exhilarating, that is usually on the open road, on the of what’s in the frame and what’s out.” This has Mumbai. The MNS also threatened to teach a daily commute, it can seem like complete drudgery. And proved to be true in a more literal sense than lesson to filmmakers who continued to work chaos, a fleet of what he must have meant, in the Indian con- with Pakistani actors. Regardless of the means in cities with parking issues and traffic text. Over the decades, films, especially Hindi Thackeray had decided to employ, his anger autonomous taxis could indeed kill two birds with one films, have had to battle controversies of the was shared by millions of people across the stone. But there were reminders that the technology is far kind that were out of the frame as well as those country even by those who generally abhorred from perfect. Google continued trials of its autonomous inside. Often the fracas got created inadver- his politics. Johar made things worse by mak- car, however, it made the news when it suffered an acci- tently, at times intentionally. In either case, the ing statements which seemed to ridicule the dent when another (human) driver ran a red light and ca- film in question gained instant appeal and a idea of collective outrage against the Uri at- reened into the modified Lexus SUV the technology giant owever, realising that his bluster would good opening at the box office; the filmmaker tack. H is using for its tests. Electric carmaker Tesla is equipped sink his film on the release day itself in case it and those associated with the film, too, re- with a technology called ‘autopilot’, which allows cars to did not see the light of day in Mumbai, he, along ceived their due moments of glory in the media. ‘drive’ themselves on highways. However, the carmaker with a delegation of filmmakers, reached out to Nearly all of these controversies have had ents of its cars using the MNS supremo. The now-famous meeting suffered two highly publicised accid to do with politics. Filmmakers and actors the technology. Both crashes were fatal and while Tesla is ha) was held between Thackeray and the delega- (with notable exceptions like Prakash J disputing the causes of the first accident, the second acci- love to say that they don’t understand politics tion in the presence of Maharashtra Chief dent, which took place in China, seems to have been and wish to have nothing to do with it, and that Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who played the caused by the technology, as dashcam footage shown on they are creative people who believe in free- ‘mediator’. The MNS relented after Johar CCTV would indicate. While au- dom of expression. The new generation, espe- agreed to not work with Pakistani artistes till Chinese broadcaster cially, is very touchy about the matter. And yet, India-Pakistan ties normalised, issued a strong tonomous cars are making leaps and bounds, these inci- whether out of design or by accident, they im- statement assuring the people of his patriot- dents prove that they are nowhere close to being perfect. pinge upon politics. Of course, there is also a are true to their art and sensitive to public The release was timed weeks after the attack by ism, and said the sacrifice of our soldiers was As Raj Nair, the Chief Technology Officer of Ford Motor growing tribe of intolerant people and organi- opinion as well. The basic question which aris- Pakistan-based militants at an Army camp in any day more valuable than the business inter- Company, said when he addressed an audience in sations that sees conspiracy in every second es is this: What is that red line which filmmak- Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. The film featured a ests of his film. To top it up, he announced a Dearborn, working on autonomous technology has given film to hurt its sensitivities. This has certainly ers must not cross? On the face of it, there is a Pakistani actor. The outrage against Pakistan sum of Rs5 crore to the defence welfare fund out him a fresh admiration for the “computer” in the head. encroached upon the space that filmmakers simple answer. Once a film is certified by the was nationwide. Pakistani actors working in of the film’s earnings. What does one make of Driving around in the Ford autonomous vehicle also re- oard of Film Certification (CBFC), it’s India had in the past condemned terror attacks this deal? Did Johar succumb to pressure? Or need to make the kind of films they want, with- Central B vealed that mass-scale autonomous cars are actually not fit to be watched by whichever section of the au- that had happened in various parts of the did he merely act from his heart which had al- in the parameters laid down by law. But some- too far away. Indeed, given that this technology was born dience the certification is mandated for. That’s world, but had neither done that in Uri’s case ways been in the right place but seemed some- where within the spectrum — at one end of out of a United States Department of Defence grant, it is the law. But can films, which have perhaps the nor had they expressed the profound grief over what displaced in the eyes of his opponents? which are producers, directors, and actors, quite likely that the US potentially has some autonomous who believe that crass shock and outrage is widest reach than any visual medium in the the loss of lives which they did in the case of, The Politics on PAGE 7 Robot invasion on PAGE 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press, 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-25472420, RNI NO. 43798/86, emails : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 national JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2017 Mulayam Singh fights back, terms CONTN. FROM PAGE 6 SP Hara ...... decisions taken at convention illegal Akhtar have pledged support to Akhilesh. Azam, in fact, ly in the party strongholds of Etawah, Auraiya, Mainpuri and played the role of a mediator and persuaded Mulayam to patch- some other districts.” As Akhilesh emerged on top in the SP bat - Press Trust of India the minds of the people.The letter, which up with Akhilesh and revoke his expulsion. The Yadav votes tle, the changed political scene has increased the hopes of an al - Lucknow, Jan 1 makes no mention of Akhilesh Yadav and Another churning may take place in the SP’s Yadav vote bank. liance between the Congress, Akhilesh, the Rashtriya Lok Dal is signed by Mulayam Singh, states that Yadavs, who comprise around 16% of the total electorate, are a and the JD(U). The Congress, which had outrightly rejected re - Hitting back, Samajwadi Party supre - the candidates' list issued earlier for the dominant force in more than 150 seats across Uttar Pradesh, es - ports of an alliance, now says that it was keeping a watch on the mo Mulayam Singh Yadav today termed 2017 Assembly polls has been endorsed pecially in the central and eastern region. Mathur says that a situation. State Congress leaders, however, now feel that the as "illegal" all decisions taken at the con - and a decision on the remaining seats will large chunk of Yadav votes would go to Akhilesh if he breaks party will gain electorally if it strikes an alliance with Akhilesh. vention called by the Akhilesh camp and be taken soon. "Mulayam Singh has all away from Mulayam. “During the past four years, Akhilesh has “It will not only check the division of Muslim votes, but the again expelled Ram Gopal Yadav for six along been struggling against communal emerged as the face of the SP...the youths from the community Yadavs will also support Akhilesh, as the possibility of him re - years. In a letter issued here, Yadav said forces and strengthening the Samajwadi see in him the future leader, who has everything to inherit the turning to power will enhance manifold,” said a senior state the national convention had not been con - Party but some people, in order to hide legacy of Mulayam,” he said. An Akhilesh supporter said: Congress leader. Akhilesh, who had been in favour of an al - vened with the permission of the national their wrongdoings, to save themselves “Akhilesh wants to send a message to the community members liance with the Congress, had not announced his candidates on president and all decision taken there are from CBI and to help BJP, have been con - that he will not go against Mulayam, who is held in great respect a majority of the seats that were won by the latter in the 2012 illegal. "The parliamentary board of the tinuously insulting him," the letter said, by the Yadavs, especially the elder ones.” Within Mulayam’s po - Assembly elections. Mulayam had closed all avenues of an al - party declares all the proposals, decisions noting that those very people conspired to litical family, many senior leaders have sided with Akhilesh. liance by announcing SP nominees on the Assembly seats and the convention itself illegal and ex - convene today's convention. This morn - Mulayam’s cousin Ram Gopal, his son Akshoy, nephew and MP where the Congress had emerged victorious last time. The BJP pels Ram Gopal, who convened the con - ing a convention called by Ram Gopal re - Dharmendra and grand-nephew Tej Pratap are with Akhilesh. leaders said that they are keeping a watch on the political situa - vention, for six years," the letter stated. moved Mulayam Singh from the post of State unit president Shivpal Yadav and his son Aditya, howev - tion. “Nothing can be predicted about the attitude of the SP sup - Mulayam Singh also convened the nation - national president replacing him with er, are siding with Mulayam. porters,” said a state BJP leader. A source in the BJP said the al convention of the party on January 5 at Akhilesh Yadav and expelled Amar Singh Political analysts, however, also feel that there might be a process of selecting nominees for the Assembly polls might now the same venue so that there is no doubt in from the party. division in the Yadav votes which would ultimately damage be delayed. “We will have to wait and seen if new alliances are both factions of the SP and benefit the rivals. A sulking Shivpal struck and change our strategy accordingly,” the BJP leader may play the spoilsport. A senior SP leader said: “Shivpal has added. With the Assembly polls barely a few weeks away, it will SP splits as convention declares many loyalists within the party organisation and he may ask be interesting to see how the fast changing political equations Student killed in them to lie low, impacting the SP’s electoral prospects, especial - alters the electoral landscape. Akhilesh party chief violence during new ...... Press Trust of India parliamentary board of Ram Gopal also moved a First Wax Lucknow, Jan 1 the party declares all the proposal to make dates back to many centuries. This enthralling mirror work don't make any difference and efforts to spread their ideology.” year fete in Kerala proposals, decisions and Mulayam Singh, the has been put together by over 100 skilled craftsmen working day Another noted sculptor of India, Himmat Shah, echoing the Ruling Samajwadi the convention itself ille - founder president of the and night and displays about 2.5 million glass pieces , creating same views, said, “Wax museums have more of a commercial ap - Press Trust of India Party today finally split gal and expels Ram party, as party patron spectacular optical illusions,” adds Rajiv Kohli, technical head proach and less art in them. Palakkad/Panur (Kerala), Jan 1 with Chief Minister Gopal, who convened the and removing Shivpal of the museum. With real gold and gem artwork, stunning crys - The statues are mostly replica. However, the concept is good Akhilesh Yadav being convention, for six Yadav from the state unit tal chandeliers and other precious trinkets, this Palace of and can add to the existing approach.” The Archaeology and New year celebrations in Kerala were anointed the SP presi - years," the letter stated. post. Earlier this morn - Mirrors is a sight to behold. However, art critics and artists be - Tourism Department seems to love this as tourists footfall at the marred by two incidents of violence as a college dent upstaging his father The bitter power struggle ing as soon as the nation - lieve that the museum is more a commercial venture and serves Nahargarh Fort had almost doubled. SuperintendentKrishna student was stabbed to death in Palakkad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, hit a new low with al convention got under - little purpose. H S Shiva Prakash, Professor, Centre for Arts and Kanta Sharma told DH, “ Earlier, we used to have 1,500 tourists three CPI(M) workers were injured in an attack who yet again expelled Mulayam also convening way at the park, Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, said: every day which has grown to over 2,500 and touching even 3,000 allegedly by RSS activists in the politically sensi - Ram Gopal Yadav from a national convention of Mulayam issued a letter “There is a need to spread the ideology of great men, instead of at times.” The entry ticket for Nahargarh is Rs 50 and for the mu - tive Kannur, police said today. Sujit (19), a first the party for six years the party on January 5 at declaring the convention iconising history. Wax museums all over the world iconise but seum Rs 400. year student, died on the spot and his 16-year-old and termed as illegal all the same venue here to as "unconstitutional". friend was injured when members of a rival decisions taken at a na - show people as to who "Today a so-called con - group attacked them at 3 AM during new year tional convention con - had more clout in the par - vention has been con - PM’s bid to make ...... celebrations at Kottayamkkad in Elavancherry vened by him. ty. Crisis refused to die vened by Ram Gopal. ing in 2017. Secondly, after a long pe Panchayat in Palakkad. The youth had been hos - The national conven - down in the party as This is against party con - riod of experimenting some extra elbow room in its dealings with China, as a conse - with l pitalised with serious injuries, police said. tion, earlier in the day, al - Akhilesh was "unani - stitution and discipline. iberal cosmopolitanism whose outcome was not all re - quence of the US reviewing its policy of craven appeasement. There was previous enmity between two so proposed the expul - mously" crowned the SP This has been convened gressive India is attempting to once again blend modernity But on this count, India can’t be certain. Trump’s foreign policy groups of people which led to the stabbing, they sion of "outsider" Amar national president at the to damage the party," with a sense of cultural rootedness. It is quite noticeable, for ex- is not bound in any discernible doctrinal certitudes; it seems to said, adding, further investigation was under - Singh and removal of conention a day after Yadav said in the letter. ample, that the diffidence that surrounded the entire usage of be based on a business principle of chasing a possible half- way. The CPI(M) activists were attacked at Shivpal Singh Yadav over 200 of the 229 party Although Mulayam the term ‘Hindu’ has been reversed. This has not been an un - chance. How this will translate into actual diplomacy is un - Panur in Kannur following a dispute with the from the post of SP's UP MLAs met him at his res - warned that participa - troubled process. There have been excesses that have accompa- known and only the very brave will risk speculation Yet, for RSS workers over who should write 'Happy New chief. Stung by these "de - idence here at a show of tion in the convention nied the recovery of socio-cultural self-esteem. India, Trump’s robust no-nonsense attitude to fighting the men- Year' graffiti on the road, they said. The injured cisions", Mulayam strength which left his fa - will be taken as indisci - However, overall, the real challenge before the nation is to ace of global Islamist terrorism holds out promise. In the past, persons had been rushed to the Kozhikode struck back, issuing a ther's camp with barely pline and action will be channel this ongoing recovery of self in positive and construc - India’s own anti-terrorism strategies have suffered on account Medical College Hospital and the condition of hard-hitting letter that 20 MLAs. The proposal to initiated against those at - tive directions. The coming year promises to be interesting in of the squeamishness of both American and European govern- one of them is stated to be serious, police said. said the national conven - make Akhilesh SP chief tending it, almost all the that respect. Globally speaking, 2017 will be momentous in de - ments that were excessively preoccupied with the ‘roots of ter- Elsewhere, Keralites ushered in the New tion had not been con - was welcomed by a huge senior leaders who had termining whether the slow but definite rise of China as a hege- rorism’ and the adherence to the human rights of extremists. If Year by thronging temples and churches across vened with permission of applause by party cadres been longtime associates monic power, rivalling the power and influence of the US (and, Trump’s message to Israel after the Security Council resolution the state and offering prayers. Police made elabo - the national president gathered at the sprawl - of Mulayam shared the for that matter, the erstwhile Soviet Union) can be either to hold its nerve is any indication, India must redouble its ef - rate security arrangements to ensure smooth and so all decision taken ing Janeshwar Misra dais with Ram Gopal and checked or even reversed. This has a huge bearing on India be- forts to reach out into the hearts and minds of the new adminis- new year celebrations. there are illegal. "The Park raising their hands. Akhilesh. cause it has a direct impact on our existence in Asia, not to men- tration. However, while the Trump administration is a poten - tion our troubled relations with neighbouring Pakistan. India tial ally, there can be no getting away from the fact that ulti - may be troubled by the military and economic rise of China but mately India must stand on its own feet and develop its own ca- it lacks the capacity (and, occasionally, even the temperament) pacities. Modi has often committed himself to making India to take anything more than very limited remedial measures. great again. The coming year should be another step in that Consequently, India has reasons to be hopeful that it will enjoy journey. Robot invasion ...... military vehicles out there. But the thing is that the bat- leave the shackles of small-scale tests and move to much tlefield might actually be a safer place for autonomous vehi- larger pilot programmes, and possibly even limited produc- cles than an Indian city. During the same Ford conference tion before the year is out, it is almost certain that electric your writer attended, the company’s chairman Bill Ford and hybrid car sales are going to jump into the big league. said that in a survey, a large majority of Indians said they Despite a programme that ostensibly encourages hybrid would be willing to be driven around in an autonomous ve - and electric car development, the Indian Government’s hicle. One reason the automobile executive gave for this re- scheme to promote a group of local manufacturers to collab- sult was because India was still a “young automotive mar - orate on a project is dead in the water as Maruti-Suzuki, the ket” where driving is not culturally ingrained. Yet, a month country’s largest carmaker, pulled out. Can India afford to later, Renault boss Carlos Ghosn outrightly rejected the be left behind in either of these technological races? Clearly, idea of autonomous cars making it to markets such as Brazil the Chinese have put their faith in both new technologies. and India because while autonomous cars respected the Volvo, for example, is owned by Chinese carmaker Geely, rules, the people around them did not. Therein lies a major and eventually there will be some technology transfer to en- risk for India, which is going to become the world’s third able small autonomous Chinese cars. While Tata Motors largest car market after the United States and China, over - could look for synergie s with Jaguar Land Rover and the taking Western Europe. As it is, despite some limited suc - British car marque recently unveiled their ‘I-Pace’ electric SUV cesses by Mahindra Reva, India remains woefully behind concept, there have been very few synergies between the compa- the curve when it comes to electric mobility as well. As mar- nies over the past five ye ars. There is a clear danger, that while ket demand is driven mostly by price rather than environ - India could become a hub for manufacturing small cars, it mental concerns, despite the pathetic air quality in most might only be making cars that are sold to secondary markets. Indian urban agglomerations, there are no indigenously Maybe 2017 will be the year when the Indian Government will manufactured hybrid cars in India. Some ‘semi’ or ‘micro’ wake up and smell the coffee and realise the risk non-adoption hybrids have entered the market, but those have little more of new technologies holds for Indian carmakers and manu - than a bigger battery that gets charged during braking and facturing as a whole. Traffic congestion is killing our cities provides electrical power to the car when it is standing at and modern technologies are giving some answers, but un - Sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo creates a sand sculpture on the eve of New year 2017 on the sea beach at Puri. traffic signals saving fuel because the engine can switch off. less politicians have the will to get our unruly traffic in or - While 2017 may be the year when autonomous vehicles der, nothing much will change anytime soon. Death toll climbs Ex-cop claims ATS killed missing accused to 17 in Lalmatia The Politics ...... Press Trust of India According to Mujawar, into the entire episode. We Whatever, it was a case of politics and cinema getting mixed. worse than that of Gulzar. It was India’s first political spoof and MUMBAI, Jan 1 Dange and Kalsangra were will have to check why no in - But Johar has little reason to complain at the end of the day; his a satire on Indira Gandhi and her powerful son Sanjay Gandhi. picked up around the time quiry was conducted if the of - colliery mishap film has done good business, though discerning viewers re - One fine day, all its prints were confiscated and the film was The National when Sadhvi was arrested. ficer in 2009 had written to the Press Trust of India turned disappointed from the theatres. If Ae Dil Hai Mushkil banned (the Emergency was still on). It had dialogues such as: Investigation Agency (NIA) “On the night of the 26/11 at - DGP,” he added. The blast on Godda (Jharkhand), Jan 1, ran into trouble because it had a Pakistani actor at the wrong “Sir, give this man the licence to manufacture small cars be - will investigate and verify the tack, Anti-Terrorism Squad September 29, 2008, at Bhikku time,Parzania kicked up a controversy because it was based on cause he learnt it in his mother’s womb.” It is said that the prints claims of suspended police of - (ATS) officers shot Kalsangra Chowk in the Muslim-domi - The death toll climbed to the 2002 violence in Gujarat. It didn’t run into censor trouble be- were made a bonfire of, or shredded to pieces. Nobody knows for ficer Mahiboob Mujawar that and Dange at Kalchowkie unit nated town of Malegaon in 17 in the coal mine collapse at cause the rulers of the time, in 2007, were the Congress and its al- sure. But politics alone does not lead to a confrontation between the two main absconding ac - and later took their bodies to Nashik district on the eve of Lalmatia open cast coal mine lies, and they loved the depiction as it suited their political inter- politicians and filmmakers; bold social issues too have raised of Eastern Coalfields Ltd cused in the Malegaon blast the Chhatrapati Shivaji Navratri claimed six lives and ests. The plot of the film is based on a real story that of a person the hackles of self-appointed moral guardians of society, who (ECL) even as rescue opera - case of 2008, Ramji alias Terminus. They were shown injured 101 others. The case whose 10-year-old son went missing during the communal riots. are in turn courted by politicians.Fire was ready for release in tions were today underway at Whatever its other merits, the film certainly appeared to have 1996 but ran into censor trouble. It was among the first main - Ramchandra Kalsangra and as victims of 26/11,” he had was transferred from the the site. R R Mishra, officiat - the agenda of projecting one side of a story that deserved a bal - stream films to depict homosexual relations; Aligarh being a Sandeep Dange, were killed claimed, and added that he Nashik Rural Police to the ing CMD of ECL, a Coal India anced approach. It was duly banned in Gujarat, which was ruled more recent case dealing with a similar subject too faced by the police. Mujawar had would reveal the truth before ATS and subsequently the subsidiary today said, "One by a BJP Government. There have been other films with politi- tremendous controversies. Fundamentalist organisations took claimed that three senior offi - the court. The Maharashtra NIA took over the probe. The more body has been recov - cal stories that ran into trouble, if not with the censors, then umbrage over the subject, the film was withdrawn from the - cials of the Maharashtra government, too, has prom - case was investigated by the ered. Despite dense fog in the with sections of the politicians and the audience. Black Friday atres and released only two years later — with no cuts. In a simi- Police — two retired DGs and ised to look into the matter. then special inspector general area, rescue operation is un - andSarkar are two such examples. To the credit of the filmmak- lar vein, Water, set in the late thirties and dealing with the plight one high-ranking IPS official “We will look into the claims,” of police Hemant Karkare, derway." Sniffer dogs have al - ers, in both cases, they were balanced and objective in their nar- of widows in Hindu society, faced a hostile reception when it — tried to suppress informa - Chief Minister Devendra who laid down his life during so been pressed into service, ration. The outcry against them was politically motivated. was being shot in Varanasi, and during its release. It took two tion about the killings. Fadnavis said. “We will look the 26/11 terror attacks. he said. However, the more recent Udta Punjab was a hash job and with years for filmmaker Deepa Mehta to finally release it in 2007. If the apparent intention to cash in on the drugs menace in politicians are adept at harassing filmmakers since they are soft Punjab. It virtually tarnished all of the State with the broad targets, they also do not hesitate to fall back on films to promote brush of taint. The film eventually failed to create a mark at the their vested cause. There is the hilarious story, perhaps apoc - 2016: 122 journalists killed globally, 5 in India box office. And yet, until the controversy lasted, the film basked ryphal, of the Government ordering Doordarshan to screen the in undeserved glory. Perhaps the most celebrated case of a film film, Bobby, in March 1975, just before the Emergency was im- Pakistan (5 in both), according to the sta - Hind on 22 August andDharmendra Press Trust of India running into trouble is that of the classicAandhi by Gulzar. This posed, in a bid to wean away people from a rally to be addressed tistics published by the largest global fed - Singh, Correspondent of Dainik Bhaskar New Delhi, Jan 1 was a political film of 1975. The film’s female protagonist, played by Jayaprakash Narayan in Delhi. JP, as he was popularly eration of journalists' trade unions. In ad - on 12 November, the report noted. In 2015, by Suchitra Sen, had a look inspired by Indira Gandhi. She known, had by then stepped up his attack on Indira Gandhi and As many as 122 journalists and media dition to the 93 targeted killings, 20 India had reported targeted killings of six walks out on her husband to pursue a career in politics. Many in her regime and had begun to draw massive crowds. professionals were killed in 2016 globally, Brazilian sports journalists perished in a media professionals, including those the ruling political establishment then — already in awe of And there is more. Legendary singer Kishore Kumar was 93 of them in targeted killings and others plane crash over the city of Medellin in from news channel Aaj Tak and Hindi dai - Indira, or if they were not, they were certainly terrified of her put on the banned list of All India Radio and Doordarshan mere- in natural disasters and accidents, while Colombia, a country where for the first ly Dainik Jagaran, the report states. (remember it was the Emergency era) — found the contents of ly because he refused to perform at a Congress event in Mumbai India witnessed death of five scribes and time in many years no killing was record - Noting that India along with Yemen, the film deeply offensive. Anything that seems to be a repudia - during the Emergency. The story is that the then Information was eighth on a list topped by Iraq, accord - ed this year, against three in 2015. Nine Pakistan and Syria form a group which tion of the supreme leader of the time was offensive and distaste- and Broadcasting Minister Vidya Charan Shukla ordered the ing to a new report. The targeted killings, Russian journalists were killed in a mili - saw little or no change in the numbers of ful. Aandhi ran into censor trouble, and when it was released, it ban, which was lifted only on the intervention of another leg - including murders, bomb attacksand tary plane crash. killings from 2015, IFJ President Philippe didn’t get a full release until the time of the Emergency. In fact, it endary singer, Mohammad Rafi. Quite possibly, Kishore crossfire incidents, span 23 countries in Although the 2016 figures for targeted Leruth said, "Any decrease in violence was released and quickly banned once Emergency was de - Kumar was not revolted so much by the ideology of suppression Africa, Asia Pacific, the Americas, killings of media professionals are down against journalists and media staff is al - clared. It was only when the Indira-led Congress was routed in of freedom of expression as he was by the prospect of not being Europe and the Middle East and Arab from the previous year's, the IFJ has cau - ways welcome but these statistics and the 1977 and the Janata Party assumed power that Gulzar’s master- paid for the performance! Despite the challenges, Hindi films World regions, said International tioned against complacency citing reports continued deliberate targeting of media piece reached audiences across the country. have begun to get bolder and more real. This is welcome. They Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in its an - of rising threats, intimidation and self- workers in many incidents causing loss of Critics of the incumbent Government at the Centre would are no longer about gushy romance alone, and there is no longer nual report released Friday. The IFJ said censorship as evidence that attacks on life give little room for comfort nor like people to believe that the stand-off between films and poli - the propaganda of relationships being in black and white — the the number (93 targeted killings) was freedom of expression remain at critical ground for hope to see the end of the cur - tics is the Modi Government’s hallmark because it is a ‘fascist’ clearly defined contours of the hero and the villain have given down from 112 targeted killings in 2015 levels. In India, Tarun Mishra, Bureau rent media safety crisis." The IFJ, which and an ‘intolerant’ regime. In the forefront of such criticism is space to more realistic grey shades. And yet at times, one won - while Iraq still had the largest number of Chief of Jan Sandesh Times, died on 14 claims to represent more than 6,00,000 the Congress. And yet, this very party has been the worst offend- ders whether the constant assault on filmmakers (the genuine media killings with 15, ahead of February; Indradev Yadav, Journalist journalists in 140 countries, has recorded er of intolerance and silencer of freedom of expression of the ones, that is, and not the instant publicity seekers) will lead the Afghanistan (13) and Mexico (11). with Taaza TV, on 16 May;Rajdeo Ranjan, at least 2,297 killings of media profession - Hindi film industry. Aandhi is not the only instance. Take the film industry to believe in DW Griffith’s words: “The public it - These were followed by Yemen (8), Bureau Chief of Dainik Hindustan on 13 als in targeted assassinations, cross-fire case of Kissa Kursi Ka. This film by Amrit Nahata suffered a fate self will not have it (reality). What it wants is a gun and a girl.” Guatemala (6), Syria (6), India and May; Kishore Dave, Bureau Chief of Jai incidents and bomb attacks till 2015. 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w Global Brief w Donald Trump again Six die in New New Year's attack on packed doubts US intelligence Year pileup on Russian hacking on German Istanbul club leaves 35 dead Washington January 1 President- highway elect Donald wounds. Police with riot ISTANBUL Jan 1 Trump has again gear and machine guns Berlin January 1 cast doubt on a US An assailant believed to backed u p by armored vehi - intelligence find - Police say six people have been have been dressed in a cles blocked the area close to killed and thirteen injured in a Santa Claus costume the Reina nightclub, one of ing that Russia crash on a foggy highway in south - opened fire at a crowded the most popular night spots meddled in the US ern Germany. Bavarian police say nightclub in Istanbul dur - in Istanbul. election through the crash occurred an hour into ing New Year's celebra - Several ambulances computer hacking, tions, killing at least 35 peo - the New Year on the A7 autobahn flashing blue lights arrived a conclusion that ple and wounding 40 others near Bad Groenenbach, about 120 on the scene, some taking led to US sanctions in what the province's gov - kilometres west of Munich. Police wounded to hospitals. The against Moscow. ernor described as a terror said five of those killed were trav - White House condemned “Well, I just want attack. Governor Vasip eling in a single car. Another vic - what it called a "horrific ter - them to be sure, be - Sahin said the attacker, tim was in a car that was crushed cause it’s a pretty serious charge, and I want them to be sure,” armed with a long-barreled rorist attack" and offered beneath a truck. Separately, two Trump told reporters at his estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida yester - weapon, killed a policeman US help to Turkey. White drivers were killed when one of day.He noted that US intelligence had erred when it said Iraq pos - and a civilian outside the House spokesman Eric them drove in the wrong direction sessed weapons of mass destruction – the pretext for the US-led in - club at around 1:45 am (lo - Schultz said President on the A61 highway about 60 kilo - vasion in 2003 – calling this “a disaster, and they were wrong”. He cal time) today before enter - Barack Obama was briefed metres west of Frankfurt early to - said it was “unfair” of the United States to accuse Russia of hack - ing and firing on people par - on the attack by his national day. The ADAC auto club said tying inside. He did not say security team and asked to ing if there was any doubt. “And I know a lot about hacking. And Thursday that the death toll on who may have carried out be updated as the situation hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody German roads last year was about the attack. "Unfortunately nightclub, in Istanbul's without citing their nation - what was happening, my developed. Obama is vaca - else. And I also know things that other people don’t know, and so 3,280, down 5 percent from 2015. (he) rained bullets in a very Ortakoy district, dressed in alities. The whereabouts of husband fell on top me," she tioning in Hawaii this week they cannot be sure of the situation,” Trump said. Asked what he cruel and merciless way on a Santa Claus outfit. Some the assailant was not saidoutside Istanbul's Sisli with his family. National knew that others did not, Trump said, “You’ll find out on Tuesday 23 dead in innocent people who were customers jumped into the known and it was not clear if Etfal Hospital. "I had to lift Security Council or Wednesday.” Trump was also asked how important cybersecu - there to celebrate New waters of the Bosporus to he had been caught. Sinem several bodiesfrom top of me spokesman Ned Price said rity would be to his administration after he takes power on Indonesia boat Year's and have fun," Sahin escape the attack, the re - Uyanik was inside the club before I could get out. It was the attack on "innocent rev - January 20. Trump said: “It’s very important. If you have some - told reporters. Private port said. NTV television with her husband who was frightening." Her husband elers" celebrating New thing really important, write it out and have it delivered by couri - accident: official NTV news channel said the said some of the wounded wounded in the attack. was not in serious condition Year's shows the attackers' er, the old fashioned way because I’ll tell you what, no computer is assailant entered the Reina were foreign nationals, "Before I could understand despite sustaining three safe. I don’t care what they say, no computer is safe.” Jakarta January 1 savagery. At least 23 people have been killed and 17 are missing after a passenger boat caught fire on North Korea in final stages of Sunday near Jakarta, according Thousands march to protest bid to officials. The boat was ferry - ing around 200 people from test launching intercontinental Jakarta to Tidung island – a tourist destination 50 kilome - to unseat Hong-Kong lawmakers tres from the capital – this morn - ballistic missile: Kim Jong-Un ing when the fire broke out, ac - that cannot be touched by Hong Kong January 1 next generations will enjoy cording to the national disaster the freedoms that I have en - even the strongest enemy.” Thousands of protesters, agency.“194 people have been The country carried out two joyed before.” Court proceed - rescued. The boat’s manifest chanting “Sovereignty be - ings against the four are nuclear tests and numerous longs to the people!” marched says there are around 100 people missile launches in 2016 in scheduled to start in through Hong Kong on New on board, but obviously that’s pursuit of its oft-stated goal February. Organisers of the Year’s Day to protest at the wrong, so we are still search - of developing a weapons sys - march said 9,150 people at - government’s legal bid to un - ing,” disaster agency tem capable of hitting the US tended, while police estimated seat some pro-democracy law - spokesman Sutopo Purwo mainland with a nuclear an maximum attendance of makers. The four popularly Nugroho told AFP. A rescue warhead. “We have seen 4,800. A 1,200-strong pro- elected legislators, who led the team has been deployed to marvellous feats for bolster - Beijing committee will elect rally, were the latest targets of search for the missing passen - ing our military power in - Hong Kong’s next leader in a government move which gers. The Indonesian archipela - cluding the fact that our March. The current unpopu - pro-democracy parties de - go of more than 17,000 islands is preparations for test- lar chief executive Leung scribe as a witch hunt. It came heavily dependent on boat trans - launching an intercontinen - Chun-ying has announced he after the city’s courts ousted port, but safety standards are tal ballistic missile is in the will not seek re-election, citing two pro-independence law - lax and fatal accidents common. final stages,” Kim added. family reasons. Banners at the makers for failing to swear At least 54 people died in Analysts are divided over march caricatured the likely their oaths of office correctly, November when an overcrowd - how close Pyongyang is to and representatives with few - tonomy and preserves its free - election candidates and high - a move backed by Beijing.The ed speedboat carrying three realising its full nuclear am - er resources,” Joshua Wong, a doms and the rule of law for 50 lighted their pro-establish - bitions, especially as it has Hong Kong government now prominent student leader, told years. But there are fears crew and 98 passengers – mostly Seoul January 1 (PTI ) nal stages of test-launching ment positions. Today’s rally never successfully test-fired wants to bar the other four leg - AFP at the rally. “This has these freedoms are being erod - Indonesian migrant workers – the intercontinental ballis - also sought to raise funds for an intercontinental ballistic islators for alleged breaches in shown that ‘One Country, Two ed by Beijing. “The four law - struck a reef and sunk on its way North Korea is in the “final tic missile,” Kim said in a 30- the four lawmakers to fight the missile (ICBM). But all agree their swearing-in ceremony Systems’ is a failure and we makers are genuinely con - from Malaysia to Batam. stages” of developing an in - minute televised New Year’s government’s challenge in Pyongyang has made enor - and in their oaths of alle - should use the 20th anniver - cerned about the future of tercontinental ballistic mis - speech, pointing to a string court. The two ousted pro-in - mous strides in that direc - giance. “We can see that under sile, leader Kim Jong-Un of nuclear and missile tests sary of the handover to reflect Hong Kong to ensure that our dependence lawmakers sepa - tion since Kim took over as Hong Kong’s rule of law, the Five dead, around said Sunday, claiming the last year. Pyongyang had on our political situation.” core values will be main - rately announced last week leader from his father, Kim government, with its unlimit - country had significantly “soared as a nuclear power”, Britain handed Hong Kong tained,” Peggy Ng, a retired they were making a final legal 100 rescued after Jong-Il who died in ed resources, will use legal bolstered its nuclear deter - he said, adding it was now a back to China in 1997 under a civil servant, told AFP at the bid to overturn their exclusion December 2011. procedures to bully leaders fire on Indonesia rent in 2016. “We are in the fi - “military power of the East deal which gives it broad au - rally. “Particularly, that our from the legislature. tourist boat Impeached South Bangladesh: Ruling Korean President UN Security Council welcomes Syria Park rejects party lawmaker shot accusations against her truce, rebels warn they could abandon it dead, say police Seoul Jan 1: Beirut January 1 under the control of the revo - government shelling in the that are non-negotiable”, but lutionary factions will make southern provinces of did not say what those were. Impeached South Korean The United Nations the agreement null and void,” Quneitra and Deraa. PUTIN- The ceasefire deal is the first President Park Geun-hye Security Council on Saturday said a statement from the ROUHANI CALL Russia’s not to involve the United has vehemently rejected ac - welcomed a ceasefire in the rebel groups. The rebels and Defence Ministry said on States or the United Nations. cusations that she con - Syrian civil war, but rebel political opposition said the Friday that rebels had violat - The Security Council wel - spired with a longtime groups threatened to aban - government side was mass - ed the truce 12 times in 24 comed the truce despite being Jakarta January 1 friend to extort money and don the two-day-old truce if ing forces to launch a ground hours. Much of Friday’s vio - urged by the FSA factions not favors from companies, ac - violations persisted. A reso - attack in the area. There has lence took place along the to endorse the deal until the lution welcoming the cease - Five people were killed and around cusing her opponents of been no new announcement border between Hama and Syrian government and fire, the third truce this year 100 people rescued on Sunday after framing her. South Korea's by the military since it Idlib provinces in northwest Russia had shown they would a fire ripped through a boat carry - seeking to end nearly six launched operations in the Syria. Russian President respect it. The resolution also Yonhap news agency says years of war, was adopted ing tourists to islands north of the Park denied Sunday that area last week. FSA factions Vladimir Putin and Iranian welcomed plans for the talks Indonesian capital Jakarta, author - unanimously by the 15-mem - said in a separate statement President Hassan Rouhani in Kazakhstan before a re - she gave her jailed friend, ber Council, meeting in New ities said. Along with five fatalities, that they would abandon the agreed in a telephone call on sumption of U.N.-brokered Choi Soon-sil, extraordi - York.The deal, brokered by 17 people were also injured, said truce deal if Russia, whose air Saturday to work together to talks in Geneva in February. Istanbul Jan 1 : said 39 people were killed, nary sway over govern - Russia and Turkey, which Ferry Budiharso, a spokesman for power has helped President try to end the Syria crisis and The war has killed more than including at least 15 for - ment decisions and also re - back opposing sides, reduced The victims of the at - the Thousand Island police, the Bashar al-Assad to turn the make a success of peace talks 300,000 people and made more eigners, and 65 others futed allegations that her violence, but firefights, air tide of the war, did not use its planned for the Kazakh capi - than 11 million homeless. tack on revellers celebrat - area where the boat was heading. wounded. However administration blacklisted strikes and shelling went on influence to halt the Wadi tal Astana, the Kremlin said Even with a successful truce ing New Year at an Turkish officials have yet The head of Jakarta’s search and thousands of artists for in some areas. Factions be - Barada attacks by 8 p.m. (1800 in a statement. The British- between Assad and the main Istanbul nightclub include to give details on nationals rescue agency, Hendra Sudirman, longing to the Free Syrian their political beliefs. GMT). Later, two rebel offi - based Observatory said the armed opposition, the multi- citizens of several Arab of which foreign countries said that 98 people had been res - Army (FSA) – a loose alliance countries, a Turkish cabi - Park's meeting with a se - cials said air raids around level of fighting had fallen on sided conflict will continue. were killed and wounded. cued. The boat, Zahro Express, of militias excluding more net minister said on lected group of reporters Wadi Barada had stopped just Saturday, and the truce was In particular, Turkey is try - Belgium's foreign min - caught fire shortly after leaving radical Islamist groups – said Sunday. "There are for - was the first time she spoke before 8 p.m. and that the not currently at risk, al - ing to push back Kurdish istry has confirmed a Muara Angke port in North government forces and ceasefire therefore still held, though one rebel official said forces and the jihadist Islamic eigners and Turks, but the to the media since lawmak - Belgian-Turkish dual na - Jakarta early on Sunday due to a Iranian-backed Lebanese although clashes in the area it was “in serious danger”. In State, both excluded from the majority are foreigners. tional was killed in the at - ers impeached her over the short circuit on a power generator Hezbollah fighters had been were continuing. The Syrian their statement, the FSA fac - deal, from areas south of its From different countries -- tack while Paris said three scandal on December 9. The trying to push rebels back in on the boat, Budiharso said. Sea ac - Observatory for Human tions said it appeared the gov - border. The position of other Saudi Arabia, Morocco, French nationals were in - Constitutional Court has the Wadi Barada valley, Lebanon, Libya," said cidents are frequent in Indonesia, a Rights monitoring group con - ernment and opposition had Islamist groups such as jured. The Israeli foreign up to six months to decide northwest of Damascus. Family Minister Fatma sprawling archipelago, with ves - firmed that there had been signed two different versions Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and ministry said a young whether she should be per - “Continued violations by the Betul Sayan Kaya, quoted sels often overloaded and having fighting in the area, source of of the ceasefire deal, one of Ahrar al-Sham with respect to Israeli woman was killed manently removed from of - regime and bombardment most of the capital’s water, which was missing “a num - the ceasefire is unclear; both by the Anadolu news and another Israeli too few life jackets on boat. and attempts to attack areas fice or be reinstated. and said there had also been ber of key and essential points have criticised it. agency. Authorities have wounded. New UN chief Antonio Guterres wants consensus but faces antagonistic Trump United Nations January 1 Ban Ki-moon, and do what member live within their own bubbles, un - during his campaign with three and the four other permanent veto- governments want. If he tries to fol - able to appreciate their links with journalists, Guterres said the role of wielding members — Russia, The former Portuguese prime min - low what Ban’s predecessor, Kofi the whole human family,” he said af - secretary-general should be “an China, Britain and France, all of ister and UN refugee chief told re - Annan, did as secretary-general and ter his swearing-in. Guterres said honest broker, a consensus builder” whom have their own national porters after being sworn-in as sec - try to be the world’s top diplomat the values enshrined in the UN who engages as much as possible, in agendas. But she will be taking in - retary-general on Dec. 12 that he and what some called “a secular Charter that should define the many circumstances discreetly. structions from the president. will engage all governments — pope,” Bolton said, “I think especial - world that today’s children inherit “It’s not just to have a personal agen - Richard Grenell, who served as US “and, of course, also with the next ly in the Trump administration, he — peace, justice, respect, human da, because it would be regrettable spokesman at the United Nations government of the United States” — would run into big trouble very rights, tolerance and solidarity — or ineffective, or to appear in the during President George W. Bush’s and show his willingness to cooper - quickly.” Guterres has made clear are threatened, “most often by limelight. No. On the contrary, it’s administration and has been work - ate on “the enormous challenges that his top priority will be prevent - fear.” “Our duty to the peoples we to act with humility to try to create ing with Trump’s transition team, that we’ll be facing together.” But ing crises and promoting peace. He serve is to work together to move the conditions for member states downplayed the prospect that Trump has shown little interest in has said there is enormous difficul - from fear of each other, to trust in that are the crucial actors in any Trump will withdraw from or even multilateralism, which Guterres ty in solving conflicts, a lack of “ca - each other, trust in the values that process to be able to come together disregard the United Nations. He says is “the cornerstone” of the pacity” in the international commu - bind us, and trust in the institutions and to overcome their differences,” said in an AP interview earlier this United Nations, and great attach - cent of the UN’s regular budget and effectiveness. “The United Nations nity to prevent conflicts, and the that serve and protect us,” he said. he said. Whether the Trump admin - month that Trump is talking about ment to the Republicans’ “America 25 percent of its peacekeeping budg - has such great potential but right need to develop “the diplomacy for “My contribution to the United istration will join Guterres and UN reforming the U.N. and other inter - First” agenda. So as Guterres begins et. Immediately after the United now it is just a club for people to get peace,” which he plans to focus on. Nations will be aimed at inspiring efforts to tackle what he sees as “a national organizations so “they live his five-year term facing conflicts States allowed the Security Council together, talk and have a good time. Guterres has said he will also strive that trust.” Guterres won the UN’s multiplication of new conflicts” and up to their ideals.” Guterres also from Syria and Yemen to South to condemn Israeli settlements in So sad!” John Bolton, a conservative to deal with the inequalities that top job after receiving high marks the myriad problems on the global wants to reform the United Nations Sudan and Libya and global crises the West Bank on Dec. 23 in a stun - Republican and former US ambas - globalization and technological from almost every diplomat for his agenda remains to be seen. Trump’s to make it “nimble, efficient and ef - from terrorism to climate change, ning rupture with past practice, sador to the United Nations, said in progress have helped deepen, creat - performance in the first-ever ques - choice as US ambassador to the fective.” He said “it must focus more US support for the United Nations Trump warned in a tweet: “As to the an interview with The Associated ing joblessness and despair espe - tion-and-answer sessions in the United Nations, Nikki Haley who is on delivery and less on process, remains a question mark. And it U.N., things will be different after Press that Guterres would be well cially among youth. “Today’s para - General Assembly for the 13 candi - the governor of South Carolina, has more on people and less on bureau - matters because the US is a veto- Jan. 20th,” the day he takes office. advised “especially given the in - dox is that despite greater connec - dates vying to replace Ban, whose a reputation as a conciliator, which cracy,” and ensure that the more wielding member of the UN Trump followed up three days later coming Trump administration” to tivity, societies are becoming more second five-year term ends at mid - could be very useful especially in than 85,000 UN staff working in 180 Security Council and pays 22 per - with another tweet questioning its follow the model of his predecessor, fragmented. More and more people night on Dec. 31. In an interview dealing with the Security Council countries are being used effectivel Glimpses of Future 9 SportS JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 02 , 2017 Carolina Marin says she has to be at her All eyes on All England best to beat Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu title, says Jorgensen HYDERABAD Jan 01 : Bihan Sengupta Jan 01 : thing is what drives her. Dropping to world No 2 late in 2016 will provide ex - The 28-year-old Jorgensen, the contempo - Carolina Marin, the world’s most tra motivation. rary face of Danish badminton in men’s sin - dominating woman badminton play - “My goal for the next season is to gles along with World No. 3 Viktor Axelsen, ac - er, says it’s difficult to say who be - win the All England, world champi - knowledges that it is a highly competitive cir - tween her top Indian rivals, Saina onship and the European cuit and one has to be at his best to be at the top. Nehwal and PV Sindhu, is tougher to Championship,” she told HT. “I know “For me the biggest challenge this year was to play.In the last couple of years, the it’s not going to be easy, but I’ll give it overcome a serious hip injury. I am glad that I Spanish Olympic champion has my best shot. I would also like to win a found a way out of that phase,” said Jorgensen, played some memorable matches few more Super Series titles, but my who will be playing for Delhi Acers in the against them. She dominated both till first aim is to win these three tourna - Premier Badminton League starting here from Sindhu turned it around, avenging her ments and then plan Sunday. “Winning the 2016 China Open Super defeat in the Rio Olympics final in accordingly.”Marin, who scored a Series is the biggest thing to have happened to their last encounter, in the quarterfi - comeback win over Sindhu in the Rio me. Beating a great player like Rio Olympics nals of the season-ending Super Series final, said the thirst of an Olympic gold gold medallist Chen Long is something that I Finals in Dubai.Carolina will face PV was the driving force behind her jour - will cherish for long,” added the Dane. Sindhu in a mouth-watering inaugu - ney in Brazil. “I cannot tell you my “There is no doubt about the great Morten ral clash of the Premier Badminton preparation for the Olympics because Frost’s influence on the sport back home. I was League’s second edition at the that’s a secret. And a secret is a secret. lucky to be coached by him sometime back. We Gachibowli Stadium here on Sunday. My goal was to win the gold medal and have had some great players whom we always “It’s really difficult to choose be - that was my only motivation.” looked up in awe like Frost, and then Peter tween Saina and Sindhu as they are The Spaniard won five Super Gade. I am naturally happy we are keeping our both very competitive and tough oppo - Series titles and the world crown in country consistently on the world badminton nents. To beat them, I always have to 2015, but didn’t have a spectacular map,” said Jorgensen. “My biggest target now give my best,” she said.“It was very start to 2016, having only won the is to win the All England championship next different when I used to play against European Championships going into year. That is one title I am really looking for - Saina in the beginning as I wasn’t in a Rio. “The problem is you cannot win ward to and then only think of other events,” he other sponsors have been promoting it in a big very good level to play against the top every time… It’s not possible to put in said. Jorgensen felt that waning Chinese domi - way. We hope to see new talent emerge in the players. But after I changed my train - a good performance every time be - nation doesn’t necessarily mean the end for that days to come.” On the PBL, Jorgensen felt that it ing and a number of things back in cause we’re all human at the end of the interested to take up badminton and ty sparring partners in Spain, country. “There are still some great players like was the kind of event the sport badly needs in Spain, I grew mentally, physically, tac - day. I head to practice every day think - that’s something I really appreciate. I Carolina said: “No, the situation Chen Long, who I feel is the best now. Lin Dan terms of promotion and also presenting players tically and technically. I told myself I ing how I can improve my game. That feel like I’ve opened a way to show the hasn’t changed. I always stay in even at this age is very dangerous. There are a with huge opportunities. “The points format is could beat anyone.”The year might is the best way I keep myself motivat - people there are other sports in Spain Madrid to train but when I go to few young Chinese players coming up. But it is different but definitely exciting. I am eagerly have just started, but Marin already ed.”Marin, who became the first than just football. Taiwan and Indonesia for a few tour - important to note that other countries have waiting to play here,” Jorgensen said. On has her priorities set. The 23-year-old Spaniard to win gold in badminton, I haven’t changed my character or naments, sometimes, I might just go started catching up,” added Jorgensen. On the Indian badminton, the star Danish player felt has had tremendous success in her ca - wants to popularize the game in her anything but everyone in Spain now one week before the start of the tourna - status of the sport back home in Denmark, he that Saina Nehwal was an example for others reer, but the hunger of winning every - country. “A number of people are now recognises me.”Asked if she had quali - ment (to train more) .” said, “We are glad that some radio stations and like P.V. Sindhu to take a cue from . Somdev announces retirement Nadal clinches fourth UAE title from professional tennis ABU DHABI Jan 01: New Delhi, Jan 1 : PTI Rafael Nadal ended an in - jury-plagued 2016 on a high by Ravaged by injuries, India's star singles player Somdev lifting the Mubadala World Devvarman today announced his retirement from professional Tennis Championship title for tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising a fourth time here on career. "Starting 2017 on a new note, retiring from pro tennis. Saturday.The 30-year-old Thanks to everyone for the love and support over the years. Spaniard defeated 11th- #newyearnewbeginnings," Somdev said on his Twitter page. ranked Belgian David Goffin The 31-year-old's career was hampered by a recurring 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) after world num - shoulder injury in 2012. He recovered to stage a comeback but ber one Andy Murray earlier he had been missing from action without any specified reason ousted Canada’s Milos Raonic for some time now.There is speculation that he might take to 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to take third coaching from here on.Somdev was India's star singles player place.“I’m very happy to re - since he first broke into the scene in 2008. A regular in India's turn to competition again. Davis Cup squad, Somdev appeared in 14 rubbers and played a These three days have been crucial role in India reaching the World Group back in 2010. good for me. These three days, Somdev had also made the finals of two ATP Tour events -- playing at this level, are going the 2009 Chennai Open as a wildcard and the 2011 South Africa to stand me in good stead for Open. He also the singles and doubles gold medals at the 2010 the rest of the season,” said Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. His 44–1 win-loss record in Nadal.Nadal’s 2016 campaign 2008 at the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship remains un - had been ruined by a wrist in - matched so far.He was conferred the Arjuna award -- the coun - jury that forced him out of try's second highest sporting honour -- in 2011. Roland Garros after the sec - ond round and saw him miss Wimbledon.But he looked in Jharkhand takes on form throughout the exhibi - tion tournament in Abu Dhabi, beating Czech Tomas Berdych in the quarter-final Gujarat for a place in final and Raonic in the semi-fi - NAGPUR: JANUARY 01 : nals.“He put a lot of pressure on me,” said Goffin of his first Gujarat and clash against the Spaniard. Jharkhand have given “You can feel how strong he is India’s First Class when he is in front of you. cricket a big image Mentally he is very impres - makeover, by reaching sive and he looks really strong the upper echelons of to start the new season.”Nadal the Ranji Trophy, and will now head to Australia for the two will lock horns the Brisbane International, at the old VCA Stadium with Goffin travelling to Doha at Civil Lines from New Luke Ronchi high fives Neil Broom after a sensational catch to dismiss Imrul Kayes, New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Nelson for the Qatar Open . Year’s Day for a place in the final to be played at Indore. For long the western India State has Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd Test: Australia double Shreyas to play his been on the periphery, powerless as it was to match the skills and natural, instinctive game other essentials re - up on spin as Misbah-ul-haq ponders RAJKOT: JANUARY 01 : quired for a team to make an impact and stake a claim for the ti - Sydney January 1 : successful off-spinner Nathan tle. Off and on, Gujarat has made its presence felt by excelling in Lyon — at the expense of pace - After a lull with the India-A set-up, Shreyas Iyer came back limited over tournaments, contributing to the junior Indian Australia have one eye on man Jackson Bird with an all- to better his exploits in the last Ranji season and the 2016 Indian teams and with an enterprising cricketer like Parthiv Patel India and Pakistan could be rounder coming in.Australia Premier League. Still, he was overlooked when it came to pick - making further headway by playing for the country. contemplating life without go to India for four Tests in ing India’s developing squad for the tour of Zimbabwe. The rea - Jharkhand’s case has been peculiar. Carved out of Bihar 16 their most successful captain February and March on likely son: Most selectors back then felt Shreyas was a one-dimension - years ago, it has given India the phenomenal Mahendra Singh Misbah-ul-Haq when the final turning pitches, putting the al player. The aggressive batsman, who had tallied more than Dhoni and thereafter Saurabh Tiwary and Ishan Kishan. Rise in ‘dead’ Test begins on Tuesday onus of O’Keefe and Agar to put 2,000 runs over the previous two Ranji seasons at close to run-a- value quotient The meteoric rise in the popularity of the game in in Sydney.Steve Smith’s in a good audition and stake a ball, started focusing on tempering his instincts. While it has re - these and other parts of the country has resulted in many young Australians wrapped up the claim for a place on tour.“It’s sulted in him occupying the crease a little longer, it has also cost cricketers producing sensational performances that have raised three-match series with a Test more than likely that we’re go - him the big runs. As a result, his 553 runs from 14 innings — de - the value quotient of the Ranji Trophy. Gujarat, though it won to spare in a dramatic second ing to play two of those three spite being Mumbai’s highest — ranks nowhere to get him back only two matches in the league stage, saw its fortunes go up with innings demolition of Pakistan spinners which means we’ll al - into the National reckoning. “Everyone used to say that I was its top order in Priyank Panchal and Samit Gohil and the middle in two sessions in Melbourne so have to look to fit in an all- playing a lot of shots. This year, I was really focusing on defend - order in Bhargav Merai, Parthiv and Manpreet Juneja scoring on Friday to open up new selec - rounder,” Lehmann ing, which I have done quite well. I am leaving a few balls, I have heavily in the league and the quarterfinal against Odhisha. tion possibilities for said.Versatile Agar“It might played more balls than in previous years, so there are positives Compensation Gujarat’s batting depth has largely compensated Sydney.Shattered Pakistan end up that someone like also in that,” Shreyas said on the eve of Mumbai’s Ranji semifi - could be forced to look for a new its thin bowling resources that is driven by seamers Jasprit decided (about Sydney) but Steve O’Keefe and Ashton Agar Jackson Bird could be the un - nal against Tamil Nadu. “I heard it from all the coaches. The se - leader with 42-year-old Misbah Bumrah and Rush Kalaria and left-arm spinner in Hardik Patel. let’s see,” Misbah said after the have been included in a 13-man lucky one who misses out, but lectors also told me ‘you have to play a few more balls; you have admitting he was thinking Though R.P. Singh has played only three matches so far, skipper tourists lost by an innings and squad for a Sydney Cricket that will depend on the condi - to see to it that you carry on the innings; try to play as many about retirement, possibly Parthiv Patel hinted that the former Uttar Pradesh seamer 18 runs.While the end looms for Ground wicket that is expected tion of the SCG pitch.“If it looks balls as possible.’ I was trying to do that and it worked out well. even before the series con - would be a sure shot selection for the semifinal. Jharkhand, the man who has guided his to turn. like it’s going to provide more Still figuring out shot selection.” However, with the business- cludes in Sydney.“I always be - which won five league matches, topped Group ‘B’ with 39 points country to more victories than Coach Darren Lehmann assistance for the seamers, then end of the tournament coming up, Shreyas has decided to shed lieved that if I couldn’t con - and scored an emphatic victory over Haryana in the quarterfi - any other Pakistan captain — raised the prospect of playing we still have the option of play - the skin that he has been wearing for the last three months and tribute to the team then it’s no nals, started its preparations on Thursday and practised for al - 24 in 52 Tests — Australia have two of his three spin options — ing all three specialist quicks get back to what he does best. “I have been focusing more on my point staying there. I haven’t most three hours on Saturday . other considerations.Spinners the other is Australia’s most- and just the one spinner .” technique, which I shouldn’t at this moment . HC Classico wins Mount Litera Zee holds auditions for Little Champs IOC to assess IOA situation senior title in GoF Staff Reporter JAMMU, Jan 01: New Delhi Jan 01 : PTI ters are currently closed for Skating Carnival their annual break. The management of Mount Litera The International Olympic Meanwhile, IOA President N JAMMU, Jan 01: Zee School today held auditions for Committee said it will assess Ramachandran said that he SaReGaMaPa Little Champs at Tarore the IOA’s controversial move to The HC Classico Club will take up the issue of IOA’s Bridge on Jammu-Samba highway. make corruption-tainted clinched the senior men’s title in suspension with the govern - Minister for Industries and Commerce, Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay the 5th Roller Athlete Skating ment after consulting the IOC Chander Prakash Ganga was chief guest Singh Chautala life presidents (Hockey) Carnival held at Shiva and Olympic Council of Asia. while chairman Mount Litera Zee even as the Indian body decided Roller Skating Institute, Peer Cracking the whip on IOA, the School, AK Kapoor was guest of hon - to approach it on the issue of Kho, here.In the final, HC Sports Ministry on Friday sus - our.Retired DIG, Israr Khan, Prof. suspension by the government. Classico defeated equally good pended the national Olympic Kailash Mehra Sadhu, K Saproo and Asked if the IOC plans to take Roller Athlete Club by a comfort - body till the time it reverses the Sunil Sharma were the judges. Welcome action against IOA for its deci - decision to make Kalmadi and able margin. Led by internation - address presented by Managing Director sion to elevate Kalmadi and Chautala its life presidents. “I al skater, Vinay Bakshi, Classico of the School, PB Kapoor. Director of the school, society and everyone during his sad, happy and Chautala as life presidents, IOC am away in New Zealand, on a surprised the star-studded oppo - Rahul Kapoor gave the brief report about the audi - every moment listen songs and sings to be relaxed. Media Relations Manager personal issue relating to my Ramachandran said in a state - and IOC. On my return in the nent side, reports reaching here tions and. The chief guest congratulated the school The students who have qualified the Cut the Queue Michael Noyelle told PTI in a family. I understand that the ment. The veteran administra - New Year I shall discuss this is - informed.The Sub Junior boys’ management for taking an initiative in giving the auditions are Sargam Sharma, Nirmal Kumar, written reply that it will first get government has suspended the tor, who was heading World sue with the OCA/IOC after title went to Roller Athlete Club people of Jammu a platform in singing to excel at Pan Himangi Pandita, Kanav Sharma, Ananya Jain, in touch with the NOC of India. Indian Olympic Association Squash Federation before tak - their offices open in the New Jindrah. The Junior Boys and India level. Trustee of the school, Ritesh Kapoor pre - Bhavya Sharma, Suhani Sharma, Simran Chopra, “The IOC will be in touch with due to the conferment of life- ing over as IOA chief in 2014, Year for their guidance and ad - Junior Girls final won by Shiva sented vote of thanks. Former Minister, Raman Ishrat Ahmad and Navaj Anand.The chief guest lat - the NOC of India in due course time presidency to Mr. Suresh added, “The IOA is a body that vice, and thereafter take this up Club and Baniyan International Bhalla was chief guest in the closing ceremony. He er presented the Entry Coupons for Cut the Queue to assess the situation,” the IOC Kalmadi and to Mr. Abhay has to function under the guid - with the government to see how School respectively . said that singing gives soothing atmosphere to the Auditions to the top ten selected participants. official said. The IOC headquar - Singh Chautala,” ance and supervision of OCA this issue can be resolved .” Glimpses of Future 10 entertain JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2017 Can't say no to Sanjay From Big B to SRK, Leela Bhansali: Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Shahid B-town celebs wish happy Priyanka Chopra Kapoor: 7 Bollywood celebs whose hot new year to fans BODS made us sweat in 2016!

With the hope that 2017 will be prosperous and peace - ful, several Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra wished their fans a very happy new year. Taking to Twitter, the stars also gave some advices to make 2017 a better year. Bachchan wrote, "New Year wishes for happiness always in 2017 !! Love to all." "What ever it is you 0stopped from doing last yr. Do it in 2017. Love, Family, Job A fire alarm went off in to have a look at the inspiring lease out their houses since Champion and people could whatever. If it scares you do it more & you will b happier. my office building, and we bods of 2016, and make brand they spend so much time in not stop admiring her fabu - HNY 2 all," Shah Rukh tweeted. Johar wrote, "You're ego were made to go downstairs new resolutions for 2017. the gym. Katrina Kaif lous abs. We also got to see her should be flexible Your self respect intact.The only advice I through the staircase, you These celebs had made Starting with the hottest of her hot bod in Kala Chashma. have to offer for 2017! Make it count without a discount " "I know ‘fire exit’. And that is gyms their home in 2016, and the lot. Katrina Kaif showed Recently, Parineeti Chopra LOVE you guys! Happy New Year and see you in the new the closest I have been to their super hot body is the off her sexy mid riff during and Aditya Roy Kapur re - year!" Deepika tweeted Akshay wrote, "Here's wishing you working out in 2016. If you are proof. There is anyway a her performance at opening vealed that Katrina has a very all a fruitful and Jolly New Year!" "A toast to 2017, may this of the same category, wel - dearth of living spaces in ceremony of IPL 2016. She was strict fitness regime and be your year," posted Ajay. Priyanka, who had an amazing come aboard for we are about Mumbai, they might just grooving DJ Bravo’s sticks to it religiously. 2016, said the best is yet to come. Rashami Desai – Nandish Sandhu, Anas Rashid Rati Pandey, Kavita SRK shares first look Kaushik Nawab Shah : TV couples who called it quits in 2016

– Sushant Singh Rajput and Neha Sargam – Neil Bhatt were other long- of Aishwaryaa time couples who ended their love sto - ries. Here is a look at the break-ups of the year Anas Rashid – Rati Pandey The Diya Aur Baati Hum actor was allegedly Dhanush's next film in a relationship with Rati Pandey for close to five years. However, they never admitted it in public. In February, news came out that they have called it quits. Reportedly, religion was an issue why their relationship did not culminate in marriage. The two did not comment on the matter but sources say they continue to remain friends. Buzz was also that Anas is getting engaged in his home - Reports of Priyanka Chopra doing Sanjay Leela town but he denied the news. The good- Bhansali's film on legendary poet Sahir Ludhianvi are looking couple’s marital journey has doing the rounds, but the actress says she has not yet been full of ups and downs. While many signed any Bollywood project. The 34-year-old star, hoped that things would improve post however said she can not say no to Bhansali if he asks Nach Baliye, it did not happen. This her to be a part of his film. "I haven't decided any film year, they called it quits by formally end - yet. (But) Sanjay sir is someone I can't say no to. He ing their rel ationship. Rumours floated knows my pulse, he knows what I will like to do. Every around of a relationship between Nandish time we meet we look for things to do together. And and Ankita Shorey while Rashami has also hopefully, we will combine something. But I haven't been linked to Laksh Lalwani and more zeroed in on any film yet," Priyanka told PTI. When recently, Sidharth Shukla. Ankita asked if she was offered the film, the actress said, "I Lokhande – Sushant Singh Rajput We don't like to talk about films that have been offered to adored them as Manav and Archana and me as then the list is long." Priyanka, during her stay to believe that they had ended their six- in India has been a lot reading scripts and will be final - year-long relationship was just too hard. ising her next Hindi films. "In New York and India, I The couple maintained a dignified si - have been hearing lot of filmmakers since two three lence without any mud-slinging. months. I have heard lot of amazing scripts. I have four However, rumours flew thick and fast months in the year in which I can do two films. I am in about Sushant’s alleged fondness for the process of finalising them...Will finalise it by Kriti Sanon and how Ankita was an January," she said. Priyanka's last Bollywood film The year 2016 saw around 20 mar - lationship, sources said that Hiba overtly possessive girlfriend. The story was Prakash Jha's "Jai Gangaajal" in which she riages in TV town but there were heart - Nawab created a dent in Pearl V Puri was hugely followed by the media and played a tough cop. She says she is looking forward to breaks too. While Nandish Sandhu – and Asmita Sood’s ‘friendship’. Anas contributed to making Sushant the high - the release of her Hollywood debut film "Baywatch", Rashami Desai formally ended their re - Rashid – Rati Pandey, Ankita Lokhande est followed actor on Google in 2016. which is slated to open in May. Gautami-Kamal Haasan split, Soundarya Rajinikanth’s divorce 5 shocking break ups down south

2016 has been the year of ing and respecting her family break ups in Bollywood and south — her parents and her sister — as well. While Ranbir Kapoor- no matter what.” As for the Katrina Kaif’s split, Farhan split report stated, Gautami Akhtar-Adhuna Akhtar’s di - wanted out and not Kamala vorce, Arbaaz- Malaika Arora Haasan. When they first start - Khan’s separation has shocked ed dating, both had mutually fans, celebrity couples down decided to live in together as South have had the same effect on they didn’t believe in the insti - fans as they called it quits. Most of tution of marriage. But one them have been unexpected, thing is clear, it was mature hence heart wrenching. Here are and understanding split on be - the break ups that shook the south half of the couple. Before industry Kamal Haasan-Gautami Kamal Hassan Gautami’s split – This one is by the far the split, Soundarya Rajinikanth- most shocking one. After living in Ashwin Ramkumar’s divorce together for 13 years, the couple shocked us. As per legal called it quits. Gautami made this source, they had filed for di - announcement through an article vorce at a family court. The on her blog. She had mentioned two had got married in 2010, this was one of the hardest deci - but reports allegedly state that sions she had to take but since their relationship had been in Superstar Shah Rukh Khan shared the first look of filmmaker their paths had irreversibly con - troubled waters for quite Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush's next Tamil directorial, a biopic on verged, it had come to this. sometime now. In fact Indian Paralympic high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu. Titled Reports suggested that Kamal Rajinikanth even tried to in - "Mariyappan", the film will chronicle the life of the 21-year-old high Haasan’s daughter Shruti Haasan tervene but Soundarya had jumper from Salem district in Tamil Nadu. He represented India in the had something to do with the split made up her mind. In fact, the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high but Shruti Haasan didn’t choose director took to social media to jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals. Shah Rukh, 51, to clarify them. In fact here’s what confirm the news and also re - unveiled the first poster of the biopic on Twitter, in which the athlete can her spokesperson had to say at vealed that the couple had be seen standing with a medal in his hand. "Here's presenting the first that time, “She has never com - been living separately for a look of the biopic on MariyappanThangavelu, our very own national mented on anyone’s personal life year. She requested that fans hero, all the best Aishwaryaa Dhanush," SRK wrote. To which and decisions. For Shruti, what give her privacy through this Aishwaryaa replied, "Thank you so much! A very happy new year to you matters most is standing by, lov - trying time. and the family." Glimpses of Future 11 local JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2017 Education Deptt turns new page in JK’s academic arena: Fresh initiatives announced by PM would Launches largest e-governance, e-learning initiative accelerate economic growth: Dy CM SMIS is an integrated technology framework to automate entire end-to-end ‘Mahanal to be developed as pilgrim tourism destination;’ school management system: Naeem Akhtar and medium enterprises will obeisance. The Deputy Chief Dr Singh for early completion of Rs be raised from Rs 1 crore to Minister while interacting JAMMU, JANUARY 01: state. “It will provide admin - bility, uneven infrastructure said and added that the par - Rs 2 crore. He said another with the management com - istrators and teachers with and non-reliable teacher and ents and teachers shall be em - To put in place a comprehen - important initiative an - mittee assured that he would the information required for student records, which has powered with the school per - 47 cr Jathana Bridge nounced by the Prime take up the issues of road con - sive mechanism for creating informed planning, policy- compromised with the larger formance information to ac - a single source of authentic Minister is the provision of nectivity and other related making, and evaluation. It goal of quality education. tively engage in school im - JAMMU, JANUARY 01: He said 3 crore Kissan Credit and readily available data - putting Rs 6000 in the ac - things with the concerned so will also empower the local “Often, even when data is provement planning process. Cards would also be convert - counts of pregnant women in that the devotees do not face base for policy-making, eval - Deputy Chief Minister, communities to get involved available after adhoc sur - He said SMIS shall, in future, ed into Rupay Cards which 650 districts for vaccination any inconvenience. He said uation and distribution of re - Dr Nirmal Singh today has in their children’s educa - veys, it is hardly used to also have features like trans - would give the freedom to the and other medical uses. Dr the area of Mahanal would al - sources, the State’s said the initiatives an - tion,” he said and added that guide education policies,” he fer management system. farmers to withdraw money Singh said similarly 3 and 4 so be developed under the pil - Education Department has in nounced by the Prime SMIS will be the largest e-gov - said. Enumerating on the “Any transfer affected at any or subscribe to any service percent subvention on the in - grimage tourism and neces - a pioneering initiative Minister Narendra Modi ernance initiative in J&K new e-system, Principal level in the School Education without visiting the banks terest rate has also been an - sary and requisite infra launched the ambitious inter - would go a long way in pro - with a huge base of stakehold - Secretary Education, Mr Department shall be visible thereby saving their time nounced on the home loans of would also be constructed. net-based School viding succor to the urban ers involving 33% of total em - Shaleen Kabra said the SMIS to the higher ups and the gen - and ensuring hassle-free an amount of Rs 9 lakh and Rs Later, Dr Singh inspected the Management Information ployees of the state and is the department’s endeav - eral public and system will poor, senior citizens and services. “NABARD funding 12 lakh respectively which pace of work on Rs 47 crore System (SMIS). Launched by around 26 lakh students. our to achieve the objective of ensure transparency in the women besides accelerating which was to the tune of Rs would largely benefit the ur - 532 meter span bridge being Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba SMIS, according to Mr every school having a subject transfers of employees and economic and industrial 21000 crore is also being in - ban poor. He said in order to constructed by JKPCC, Mufti here on Friday, the Akhtar, provides readily expert as far as possible. “One put an end to the menace of growth in the country. The creased by additional Rs 2000 benefit the senior citizens the which would connect 10 SMIS developed by the available digital details of all room for one class standard is corruption,” he said and Deputy Chief Minister was crore so that the Agriculture interest rate on their saving Panchayats of Billawar- Education Department is an the 28000 schools in the State, also one of the objectives of added that the vacancies for a addressing an impressive related activities would get up to Rs 7.5 lakh has been in - Basohli areas. The Deputy integrated technology frame - their location, type of school, the department and this sys - particular year can be gathering at Mahanal in the required fillip. Similarly, creased to 8 percent. The Chief Minister while asking work that automates the en - number of classrooms, toi - tem shall go in a long way in worked out in advance and Kathua district here today af - the farmers who have taken Deputy Chief Minister said the officers to fast pace the tire end-to-end management lets, library, science labs, achieving that larger goal to - shall be referred to recruiting ter paying obeisance at loans from Central that the initiatives undertak - work on the bridge said that of school education and its re - boundary wall, number of wards quality education,” he agencies in time which will Aapshambu. Senior political Cooperative Banks will get en by the Prime Minister for it was a decade’s long pend - lated information in the teachers, number of students, said and added that the SMIS not only curb the staff defi - leader, Ms Mamta Singh, grace period for interest for curbing corruption and ing demand of the people of State. SMIS is a comprehen - teacher-student ratio etc. shall generate automated ciency in schools at any point prominent citizens and sen - first sixty days which would bringing back the money the area and was recently sive digital initiative which “SMIC will help in scientific seniority and retirement lists in time but also help to save ior officers of administration be borne by the government”, which was outside the main - taken up by the present gov - includes both e-management rationalisation of staff and and e-services for student’s the precious time in recruit - were present on the occasion. the Deputy Chief Minister stream are revolutionary ernment, which believes in of schools and e-learning of space in schools, helping de - teachers and schools. “Every ment processes of the aspir - While referring to the an - said and maintained that 3 and we should all contribute providing the people better students. The Chief Minister ployment of subject and qual - official in the department ing youth. Mr Kabra said the nouncements made by the percent subvention on inter - our bit by supporting and facilities of connectivity, has complimented the ification wise teachers,” he shall be allotted a unique other features of SMIS in - Prime Minister on eve of the est rate would be given on strengthening these initia - amenities and other related Education Minister, Mr said and added it will also user-ID with password and clude online leave manage - New Year in his address to home renovation loans up to Naeem Akhtar and his team help the department to devel - shall have access to informa - ment, e-Service Books and on - tives. It is pertinent to men - things. He said that a compre - the nation, the Deputy Chief 2 lakh in the villages. While for taking personal interest op need-based career develop - tion within his respective ju - line General Provident Fund tion that huge rush of people hensive programme has been Minister said the hike in referring to the initiatives and making painstaking ef - ment programs for teachers. risdiction,” he said. Mr (GPF) processing. “SMIS is witnessed at Aapshambu taken for developing the ru - Pradhan Mantri Awaas announced by the Prime forts to develop such a com - He said it will also keep track Kabra said the internet-based database is proposed to be in Mahanal during ral and far flung areas of the Yojna (PMAY) by 33 percent Minister for the industrial prehensive e-management of the academic performance data application shall be ac - supported by complete appli - 1stJanuary and on State. Dr Singh along with would ensure that the hous - sector, the Deputy Chief system for the school educa - of the schools, students, en - cessible through all depart - cation software and the de - Mahashivratri in which BJP senior leader, Ms Mamta ing needs of urban poor are Minister said that the Credit tion department. According rolment and dropout rate. mental websites at adminis - partmental employees who devotees from different ar - Singh also paid obeisance at addressed to a large extent. guarantee for micro, small to the Minister for Education, According to the Minister for trative department level, di - have the IT skills shall be eas, states come to pay their Jasrota Mata Temple. Mr Naeem Akhtar, SMIS is a Education with a large school visional level district level trained to run the system repository for data collection, system in J&K spread across and zonal level. “SMIS shall fr om school to highest level,” processing, analyzing and re - the length and breadth of the inform the stakeholders on he said. The software for SMIS porting of educational infor - State, the absence of a reli - the state of affairs of the sec - has been voluntarily devel - CONTD FROM PAGE 1 mation including schools, able database has resulted in tor, its internal and external oped by Mohammad Irfan Dar students, teachers and staff of poor decision-making, lack of efficiency, its performance, of Quality Innovative each and every school in the months before convening today's meeting, Akhilesh transparency and accounta - shortcomings and needs,” he Software Solutions. Pak said.Making a dramatic U-turn yesterday, SP revoked the expul - LoC and IB in J&K by Pakistani troops that resulted in death sion of Akhilesh and Ramgopal Yadav after a massive show of Hajj-2017 forms to of 27 people, including 14 security personnel, since the surgical strength by the chief minister who convened a meeting of SP leg - strike on terrorist launch pads in PoK on September 28-29. islators where over 200 of the 229 party MLAs turned up express - be made available at Govt announces cash award ing their loyalty. Reacting to the developments, senior SP leader and MP, Naresh Agrawal said, "When lakhs of people have cho - Tehsil headquarters Banks sen Akhilesh as the party president, then who has the right to re - from Jan 2 for ace shooter Chain Singh move anyone. "Netaji is our leader, we all respect him. I would Branch found that the omission and commissions therefore, like to tell Netaji that if your son is moving forward and is mak - ANANTNAG, JANUARY 01 JAMMU, JANUARY 01: prestigious award by the of the present dispensation on the part of Onkar Singh S/o Dharmoo R/o Gaidlay, Jammu, ing you proud, then you should shun your relations with the peo - Anjai Devi D/o Onkar Singh R/o Kukariyan, Jammu, Hans Raj, ple who are trying to break your family and because of whom According to the State Hajj Chief Minister Mehbooba which besides upgrading the Recognizing the unique Patwari Halqa Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu, Rajesh Kumar then there is a feud within the party. If Netaji still doesn't pay heed to Committee (SHC), the applica - Mufti, who is also the sports infrastructure is also talent of shooter Chain Singh Patwari Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu, Mohammad Rashid tion forms for Hajj-2017 for gen - President of the State Sports focusing on felicitating the the public opinion, then it is unfortunate," he said. PTI who made the state proud by Patwari, Chumbyan Bhawan, Jammu, Gandarbh Singh then eral category aspirants shall be Council," informed Waheed- accomplished sportspersons winning 6 gold medals in 2016 Naib Tehsildar Ghou Manhasan and Balwant Raj then available at respective Tehsil ur-Rehman Para, Secretary to encourage them. In this re - South Asian Games besides State Sports Council. The gard, eight year old Tajamul, Tehsildar Settlement, Jammu, prima facie, constitute offences headquarters from 2 January clinching medal in 2014 Asian SBI 2017. The last date for submit - cash award for the son of the gold medal winner in punishable u/s 420,465,467,468,471,120-B r/w Sec. 5(2) PC Act. Games, the State government the economy," he added. On Saturday, the Prime Minister ting the forms at the DC Office soil has been sanctioned on International Kickboxing Svt. 2006 and register a FIR. JNF has sanctioned Rs 5 lakh cash the recommendation of and Meenal Gupta, gold had asked banks to pay special attention towards the need of Anantnag is 24 January 2017. award for the young The forms can be obtained on Sports Minister, Imran Reza medal winner in Junior poor and middle class. "While respecting the autonomy of the sportsperson. "Chain Singh, a Ansari. Pertinently, sports International Chess meet in banks, I appeal to them to move beyond their traditional priori - the production of Xerox native of Jammu & Kashmir activities in the State have Sri Lanka were honoured ties, and keep the poor, the lower middle class, and the middle Passport copy. For reserved who is serving in the Indian Petrol category, the desirous can ob - got a fillip in the past few with cash awards by the Chief class at the focus of their activities," he had said. Last week, SBI's Army, shall be presented this After today's hike, petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 70.60 a tain the forms from Hajj House, months due to the endeavors Minister recently. subsidiary State Bank of Travancore had announced reduction litre from tomorrow as compared to Rs 68.94 currently. Bemina, Srinagar. in the lending rate, followed by another public lender IDBI Similarly, a litre of diesel will from tomorrow cost Rs 57.82, up which cut base interest rate by up to 0.6 per cent. Banks have DDC constitutes Skill Development should be part from Rs 56.68. Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp moved to MCLR as their new benchmark lending rate from (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) revise rates on June, replacing the base rate system for new borrowers. It is cal - panel to monit or 1st and 16th of every month based on average international price culated on the marginal cost of borrowing and return on net building works of educational curriculum: Dy CM in the previous fortnight. "The current level of international worth for banks. It was introduced by RBI to ensure fair interest product prices of petrol and diesel and Rupee-US Dollar ex - rates to borrowers as well as banks. PTI RAMBAN, JANUARY 01: JAMMU, JANUARY 01: Nagar Dr Kiran Bakshi and shop, making fresh choco - change rate warrant increase in selling price of petrol and diesel, the impact of which is being passed on to the consumers District Development Dr Bilquees, Associate lates in GCW Gandhi Nagar Deputy Chief Minister, Professor Department of and the production of paper with this price revision," IOC said in a statement. It said the Commissioner (DDC) Ramban JK Dr Nirmal Singh today said Education GDC machie items in GDC movement of prices in the international oil market and foreign Mohammad Aijaz today consti - National Conference provincial chief Nagrota Devender that the Government is Nawakadal. Senior BJP Nawakadal. He said the exchange rate shall continue to be monitored closely and devel - tuted a four member commit - mulling to introduce skill leader, Ms Mamta Singh Colleges should constantly oping trends of the market will be reflected in future price Singh Rana said his party will expose the coalition government's tee to monitor the progress of development courses in the was also present on the oc - work to upgrade the techni - changes. failures. And CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami demanded probe by a various ongoing works of educational institutions so casion. The students while cal skills of the students as retired Supreme Court judge into civilian deaths in the Valley school buildings being con - that the students are pro - extending New Year greet - well as a quality of their during the unrest. He has also sought that the central govern - structed under SSA and RMSA vided with the knowhow ings to the Deputy Chief products so that these be - Census ment initiate a process of structured dialogue with "all stake - in the district. and technical knowledge of Minister and Ms Mamta come popular. This would holders" to find a solution to the Kashmir issue. BJP state presi - The four member committee minority in the state with Sikh population 234,848, Buddhists various vocations. Singh presented to them also inculcate the spirit of dent Sat Sharma, however, said that the opposition parties were headed by Chief Planning mostly in Ladakh region are, and 112,584 in number, Christian The Deputy Chief the products made by them entrepreneurship in them, bereft of issues and were trying to make issues out of nothing. 35,631, Jains 2,490 and 1,508 are those who follow other religions. Officer with Assistant Director Minister was interacting under the ‘Skill he added. "Our government has made steady progress. Developmental (KNS) and two engineers as its mem - with the students of Enhancement of Students’ The Deputy Chief works are apace. Steps have been initiated to implement the bers shall meet twice in a Government College for initiative which has been Minister said the option of agenda of the alliance. And we are ready to counter any kind of month to review the progress Women (GCW) Gandhi started in Government having and optional paper opposition propaganda in the assembly," Sharma said. of ongoing works besides re - Nagar and Government Degree Colleges of the of Skill Development in the SP solving various bottlenecks. College for Women (GDC) State. Dr. Singh appreciat - curriculum would also be Ram Gopal. This is against party constitution and disci - Pertinently, 23 buildings and Nawakadal, Srinagar, who ed the efforts of the stu - explored so that more and pline. This has been convened to damage the party," Yadav said Omar 80 additional class rooms have called on him here today. dents of the Colleges for un - more students get the req - in the letter. Although Mulayam warned that participation in already been completed under The deputation was led by the forefront in criticising the Mehbooba Mufti-led state dertaking Mushroom culti - uisite and proper Skill the convention will be taken as indiscipline and action will be SSA in the district this year. Principal GCW Gandhi government on the over four-month long Kashmir urest and vation, setting up of florist Development Education. initiated against those attending it, almost all the senior leaders deaths and refugees issue among others. The meeting was at - who had been longtime associates of Mulayam shared the dais tended by NC members of Legislative Assembly and Legislative with Ram Gopal and Akhilesh. Soon after being proposed as the Council. The meeting, which lasted for over one-and-half hour, national president of the party, Akhilesh said his respect for his discussed elaborately the issues to be taken up in the two houses, Construct aesthetic colleges to inspire father was more than ever and that he would stand against those he said. At the outset, a two-minute silence was observed as a conspiring against the party. "Those who conspired against the mark of respect to S Dharamveer Singh Oberoi, a sitting MLC of party, damaged it and also posed problems before the national the National Conference, who passed away the other day. president...should know that my respect for the national presi - students: Veeri to Engineers Abdullah paid tributes to Oberoi while the legislative party dent (Mulayam Singh) will be more than before," the chief minis - placed on record its deep appreciation for the role played by the ter said. "...People might raise questions and level allegations late leader as a pro-active legislator. Minister inspects infrastructure projects in Jammu city but I said this before and say it again that as his son if there is any conspiracy against the party and him it is my duty to stand JAMMU, JANUARY 01: against them," he said. "I had said that I was ready to step down Unidentified Minister for Public Works as state unit president earlier too... He had made me the CM and and Parliamentary Affairs gave me a chance to work...," he said. The convention also autho - kept in the mortuary of Panthchowk for identification. Abdul Rehman Veeri today rised Akhilesh to constitute a national executive, parliamen - Anybody having any information regarding the deceased may asked the engineers to work tary board and various state units, as required, and inform the please contact PP GRP Magam on 9798136428, 7006266204 or on architecture and landscap - Election Commission of the developments at the earliest. The Police Control Room on Dial 100. ing of colleges to make them fresh developments have almost left both Mulayam and younger aesthetic to inspire students. brother Shivpal isolated in the party. Soon after he was made the The Minister was speaking to national president, Akhilesh said, Two officers during the daylong in - "I had stated that I was ready to step down as the state unit spection of ongoing develop - president earlier too, but one person brought the typewriter at "Both the sisters were raped there. The accused persons fled mental work in Jammu city. Netaji's home and got the letter of my removal from the post away from the spot, while the victims ran for safer place", said The officers who accompanied typed." The chief minister said, "All want that SP comes back to police qouting the complaint. Police said that one of the rape ac - the Minister included Chief power but there are some who do not want this...Netaji would be cuse has been identified and hunt has been launched to arrest all Engineer R&B Jammu Alok most elated if the party forms the next government...I have been the absconding persons. The medical examination of the victim Mengi, Executive Director given the responsibility to make the next government on one girls was conducted and its report ia awaited. A rape case in this JKPCC Nayeem Ahmed, more time. "Netaji's respect and position is supreme for regard has been registered at the concerned police station. officers to expedite the work. the executing agency to en - apprised the Minister that it General Manager JKPCC N.D us...These three-four months are very important....Don't know The School of Sciences is being sure that the prestigious proj - will be motor-able by March 15 Khawaja, SE PWD Jammu cir - who all can come together and force certain decisions," Akhilesh constructed at a cost of Rs 27.70 ect is completed in time.The this year. Asking the officers cle Sudhir Shah and other offi - said. In his address at the convention, Ram Gopal said that all cers of department. During the crore and will house officers apprised the Minister to pace up the work on 4th Cop are aware that the government was working well but two per - inspection of Cluster Administrative Block cum VC that construction of the hospi - bridge on River Tawi which hospital. As his condition was critical, police said, he was re - sons conspired and got Akhilesh removed from the state presi - University Jammu, the offi - office, Central library build - tal is going on in full swing and had got damaged during the ferred to GMC Jammu Hospital for treatment where he breathed dent's post and posed a big problem in the party. Blaming cers informed the Minister ing, canteen, classrooms and DPR will be followed strictly. flashfloods of September 2014, his last during treatment. Inquest proceeding in this regard is Shivpal Yadav for working in an arbitrary manner, he said that that three buildings and a can - auditorium. Mr Veeri in - Mr Veeri also visited the con - the Minister setup a deadline on. teen which are in final stage of spected the construction of 200 struction of 300 meter Pre- of February 15 this year for its tickets were being given to those who are not even members of construction for School of bedded Govt maternity stressed double lane bridge completion.The Minister also the party. "The state unit president gave tickets to those who Social Sciences Department at Hospital Gandhi Nagar and over Nikki Tawi coming up at inspected the mega parking fa - were not even member of the party...Despite directives from the a cost of Rs 3 crore will be com - asked the officers about the a cost of Rs 30 crore. The cility at New Court Complex national president, the state unit president revoked the suspen - Women pleted in month’s time. Later status of physical work and bridge will provide succor to Janipur Jammu which has sion of those shown the door...It is clear that some people do no Rajan Sharma, resident of Chalad Jandarh, was found hang - the Minister also visited electrical work, water supply the inhabitants of 45 villages. come up at cost of Rs 2.75 crore. want SP to return to power and Akhilesh to become the chief ing with a tree in forest area about 500 m away from his house. School of Social Sciences and sewerage treatment plant. The deadline for the comple - The parking facility can ac - minister again," he said. When the problems became insur - He said that body of the deceased was shifted to PHC Dansal which is coming up at GGM The hospital is coming up at a tion of bridge was set for May commodate 400 cars and 100 mountable the party workers gave him a request in writing to while Jhajjar Kotli had taken cognizance of the matter. Science College and asked the cost of Rs 50 crore. 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A hanged hanged for the 26th consecu- lared lared 2017 will be good to the hanged, through diplomatic 7, 1991, says the two coun- two the says 1991, 7, lear installations and facili- anl smlaeul at simultaneously hannels hange of such list between list such of hange red in St Peter's Square for Square Peter's St in red ollege Nawakadal also met ipn te ol i "fear in world the ripping e aig ae pae on place taken having ne eace is created," Francis told vrmn Women’s overnment vrmn Clee for College overnment rohibition of Attack against a' getns oa de- today greetings ear's ffairs said. The agreement, cer ntlain be- Installations uclear Islamabad, and Delhi ew omen, Gandhi Nagar and Nagar Gandhi omen, ahi cniud to continued Kashmir Pope Francis in his New his in Francis Pope y eadd al settle- early demanded ry lection. A deputation of can- se- job and choosing career would also facilitate them in c l f t r a S didates under SRO-43 catego- P those to I access consular repatriation. "We also await e I o f try. In this context, we await coun- other's each in ermen taining to prisoners and fish- m p a n aur 1 n Jl 1. July " and 1 January on in their jails twice each year-- tionals of each country lodged a 2 t s s MEA the Access, Consular on Agreement the of sions s c o t a s t c J their sleeves to deal with the will who courageously roll up will sustain "all men of good- said. He then prayed that God Francis and mourning," in tion victims w numerous Turkish people, I pray for the the to closeness my express d ly today that left 39 dead and w a he said, referring to the hope," attack on and well-wishes of night this on even struck "Unfortunately, violence has r al- had year new the that air those told cold bitingly the in standing also He peace. of theme the to year the of c t esu o te previous official The the said. he night, of Celsius degree down from minus a 3.3 degrees Celsius degrees registered a low of minus 4.3 sort, in south Kashmir, also re- hill Pahalgam Celsius. ous night's minus 3.8 degrees Celsius down from the previ- degrees 4.3 minus of low a summer the - Srinagar said while of low a recorded Kokernag degrees yesterday, 3.2 Celsius minus from minus 2.8 degrees Celsius up gateway town to Kashmir Valley was the Qazigund in temperature minimum the south said official The in Kashmir. both Kokernag and Qazigund Valley the in creased slightly at two places in- also temperature night h fmu sirsr of ski-resort famous the said the night temperature at capital of the state - recorded minus 0.2 degree Celsius. He or extracurricular activities k sot ad vocational and sports ike hem to take some time out time some take to hem rom Pakistan confirmation Pakistan rom hrough diplomatic channels o. Te oa Catholic Roman The ion." he two countries on May 21, ionals (including civil pris- civil (including ionals da ntoas in nationals ndian ndia's custody who are oth- are who custody ndia's India remains committed to icular activities and advised ourses which in the long run imultaneously imultaneously at New Delhi ular access, signed between etv jis s e provi- per as jails pective aid. The agreement on con- on agreement The aid. 008, provides for exchanging ay eu badly. begun eady hurch dedicates the first day rwise eligible for release and sked them about their cur- their about them sked utis lo exchanged, also ountries uty ogd n hi re- their in lodged ountry nd Islamabad, the lists of na- ners and fishermen) of each Itnu ngtlb filled nightclub Istanbul n uet’ Mhob Mufti Mehbooba tudents’. ddressing with Pakistan on ntoaiy f hs in those of nationality f comprehensive list of na- ozens wounded. "In sorrow, I nay , 92 Te two The 1992. 1, anuary irt te humanitarian the riority akistan's custody for whom ith ith New Year's revelers ear- ounded, and for all the na- the all for and ounded, atters, including those per- etd n tid y a o court by w military tried Pakistani and rested went missing. He was later ar- f l A i spy. Ansari had crossed over Pakistan claimed to be a RAW sular access to Jadhav whom d P t nied that he has any connec- served with the navy but de- knowledged that Jadhav had i n c ( R agency the intelligence to Indian deputed and Navy s a f f m J A i i ness ness and wonder, for pity and u making and hearts our izing not virtual, contact is cauter- ness. The lack of physical, and g not weakness (AP) derness are signs of strength, Francis says humility said. and ten- Francis compassion," phanhood and, as a result, of i m bind us, so typical of our frag- ing." "The loss of the ties that calculat-"coldand becoming "narcissist hearts" in societies B Year's Day Mass in St Peter's during his homily during New Earlier, bewilderment." and the world in a shadow of fear b p es A euain of Association brought several deputation Business Bazar Raghunath A lems. erate resolution of their prob- consid- demanded Srinagar t a s a e d m ly by two degrees from minus degrees Celsius - down near- Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, the harshest period of win- of period harshest the considered 'Chillai-Kalan' is currently under the grip of place in the Valley. Kashmir said the town was the coldest Celsius, he said. The official degrees 3.3 minus terday's degrees Celsius, 4.8 compared to the yes- minus of low Kashmir town of north Kupwara recorded a The day. 1.6 degrees Celsius of yester- settled at a low of minus 3.2 resulting in increase in ail- in increase in resulting dry, remained has weather the far, so However, consider- ably. drops perature tem- the and maximum and of frequent most are chances snowfall the when ter, 21, 2016 ends on January 31, December on began which, 'Chillai-Kalan', cold. mon com- and cough like ments y to meet a girl he had be- had he girl a meet to y ine oln ad then and online riended o Blcitn n March in Balochistan rom Jadhav arrested had orces t has so far not been provided RAW)." Jadhav has been ac- cess hs es o or- of sense this ncreases lgly o aitn from Pakistan to llegally n the country. India has ac- cuig ai Nehal Hamid ncluding o wt te government. the with ion to fo Athwajan, from ation erving officer in the Indian sd y aitn f plan- of Pakistan by used electionprocess for the posts f espionage. et mtns ad loneli- and emptiness reat d lee ta h ws "a was he that alleged nd adhav," said the MEA state- mployment under PM pack- loodstain which is gripping this and terrorism of lague own India's request for con- s lose the capacity for tender- ge demanded completion of dvertised dvertised for them. A depu- ing "subversive activities" "subversive ing ksa hs o a turned far so has akistan ptto o aprns for aspirants of eputation slc, rni lamented Francis asilica, esearch esearch and Analysis Wing fghanistan fghanistan in 2012 reported- sr ad Kulbhushan and nsari hich pronounced him guilty ent. The Pakistani security ented and divided culture, divided and ented ent of their cases. A similar 

 p i demands of the deputation- the of demands Chief Minister listened to the The demands. their up put met the Chief Minister and Minister Chief the met legislators from Ladakh also of deputation A labourers. lems of daily and contractual m s s t g r m K l S D s g A b t t s as well. PTI rainfall or snow in the plains light of possibility is there while snow, and rains ate higher the reaches may receive moder- adding said, official the 6, to 4 January from snow or rain of spell are chances of fairly widespread There 6. to from 4 fall January snow or rain of possibility is there as week spell is expected to end next dry prevalent the said has Meteorological Department eae. oee, the However, decades. four about last the in spell is witnessing the longest dry past five months, the region amount of rainfall during the long As there has been negligible 10-day a 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold). and cold) (small 'Chillai-Khurd' long period is followed by a 20-day 40-day The that. after even but the cold wave continues ed by MLC, Charanjit Singh sts and assured them of ap- of them assured and sts ing up other community is- e he Mnse fr the for Minister Chief he ato o te market. the of raction uggestions uggestions into the notice of vrl rd uin de- unions trade everal e. jit euain of deputation joint A ues. rc efreet of enforcement trict egular teaching of the lan- the of teaching egular uage at schools besides put- at adt demanded Pandits rant ropriate action. eautification eautification and tourist at- tate. A deputation of Sikhs on November 9, takes the ag- the takes 9, November on as crore 45,637 Rs of deposits to BSF officials, a pilot proj- Indo-Bangla border soon h Indo-Bangla B I the at installed be will sensors m govern- top a deposits, such to relating information sect" ing the tax department to "dis- a i c r r This, together with the total accounts. the with together This, lakh 48 in crore accounts reported is Rs 41,523 Between the total deposits in Jan 23, Dhan crore. 10-December November 2,000 Rs 4.86 lakh accounts totaling to s B r m ect will take off within a few tion of anonymity. According official told PTI on the condi- BSF top a year," next the by operational becomes it that so basis urgent an on done p t p b o w a i p l n Laser walls,Laser at smartsensors Jan Dhan A/c deposits double deposits JanA/c Dhan post demonetisation, prompt- t c n ml cs dpst be- t deposits cash small on tax departmentalsohas data s to Rs 87K cr, 87K Rs to I-T data dissects ,)( 0  +
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 srs Sls c i the in Act Sales istress as dmne appoint- demanded halsa ohr euain f mi- of deputation nother ent ent of Punjabi teachers and ne rslto o prob- of resolution anded sr ad esr wl be will sensors and asers ween ween Rs 30,000-50,000 made in o Rs 87,000 crore in 45 days 45 in crore 87,000 Rs o sm. "Very soon laser walls laser soon "Very sm. etfe, aohr official another dentified," nternational nternational Border in West e ra ta d nt have not do that areas he ount have more than doubled ald t h Indo-Bangla the at talled aid. A team of technical ex- iverine iverine border area in West ain and keep a tight vigil to unmanned ter- iverine and heck heck infiltration and terror- nd smart sensors will be in- c w gt h equipment the get we nce d te tig ta are that things other nd oe fnig I wl be will It fencing. roper the in in and area riverine orous especially order ae, ae led been already have laced, . !&-0  - ! . ee. h aes where areas, The eeded. na t pu te porous the plug to engal na. Te io project pilot "The engal. l sat n fw months few a in start ill ent official said. Besides, the nh i te Indo-Bangla the in onths L Deposits in Jan Dhan ac- Dhan Jan in Deposits sr al ad smart and walls aser aitn odr n has Indo- and border the Pakistan at technology m com- signal based satellite- w f lack that areas the and eas c ect for deploying technologi- p West Bengal was on the back the on was Bengal West in sensors smart and walls borders. "The matter of laser riverine unfenced areas and the exploiting are elements anti-national and terrorists that agencies intelligence border following inputs from t C m s A W I f a d t r wall laser Farheen the ing The paramilitary force is us- der guards," said the official. bor- alerts and blips sensor -- is mechanism The tools. n rr, u atr ht h de- the 20,224 that after but Rs crore, at monetisation est in the first week after de- after week first the in est high- the was accounts Dhan that inflows of funds into Jan crore. The official further said s 3 November till accounts lakh h tween Rs 30,000 and Rs 50,000 cial told PTI. Cash deposit be- at appropriate time," the offi- necessary action will be taken persons, other some to long p eevd n a Dhan I Jan Accounts on are being dissected. received crore. "All these information a g Mendhar before Ending 2017:DB Construct Mini-Secretariat Construct of hr eesr ato to action District Authority. necessary ther and submit its report for fur- 43 in favour of NOKs of dead examine the case under SRO instructed revenue official to NOKs of dead. Meanwhile he the to Cross Red and relief one lakh ten thousand out of rupees over handed and ly full support to deceased fami- Deputy his assured The Commissioner hours. grief their in them sympathized condolences to the family and paid Commissioner Deputy due to cross LOC's shelling. de- ceased who died of on other day house commissioner the to visited Harun Mohammad The Poonch Noorpur. Deputy Tanvir - Degwar student Ahamed S/O Faiz Mohd , at ninth a fifteen year old boy a class On hearing the tragic death of so as to complete the build- to completethe so as allocation, budgetary next S t d Court P J High P C State e s c t i i r h rsodns o restart to respondents the Litigation seeking direction Interest Public that served c M M t progress with further direc- w l Ahamed to NOKsofTanvir as an'Ex-gratia' and ten thousand of rupeesonelakh DC releases asum      ne. Te mr sensors smart "The ences. re eety ord the toured recently orce ight ight vigil at the Indo-Bangla er management of the bor- the of management er d-aga odr ra in area border ndo-Bangla f it is found that money de- money that found is it f aln lsr al ad re- and walls laser talling eaped benefits through bet- al solutions in riverine ar- riverine in solutions al c qatm o s 2,022 Rs to quantum uch 0, taking the total deposits in nd other top officials of the erts will handle a pilot proj- r. S D K Sharma K K DG BSF ers. regate amount in Jan Dhan Jan in amount regate cut t oe R 87,100 Rs over to ccounts gt n fg operability fog and ight osited in these accounts be- accounts these in osited **1 +1 .3
 evel but has been stopped been has but evel ng and make it fit for use. It he he construction of the Mini s further ordered that en- that ordered further s r cntuto sal be shall construction ire e osrcin ok of work construction he v be rpre i 4.86 in reported been ave nr' pa o keig a keeping of plan entre's ccording to BSF sources, in- hall be put to use before the ection, Division Bench ob- ill be monitored through a nd of 2017. While issuing di- ompleted and the building mltd po h lintel the upto ompleted ustice Tashi Rabstan in a in Rabstan Tashi ustice and system. They will have rce Sae o complete to State irected t snos s at f the of part is sensors ote ecretariat ecretariat building during u Vsnhkmr and Vasanthakumar aul bi Itrs Litigation, Interest ublic s Bna ad Tripura. and Bengal est omprising omprising Chief Justice N tot n further any ithout n-ertra at ini-Secretariat nhr hc hs been has which endhar Dvso Bnh of Bench Division A over to us, the BSF said. it hand and land procure to asked the district magistrates ernment has approved it and it approved has ernment has been approved. area The state gov- km 81.7 sensitive for erecting fences in a highly government for land needed land for government f m M B b s P t a B T e riverine topography was tak- treacherous terrain or marshy fences could not be wire erected due to the barbed where m i intelligence inputs that terror- f to install laser walls in areas in walls laser install to in West Bengal. The decision is 2,216.7 border, Bangladesh t d fenced areas and riverine bor- the terror attack in Dhaka a Dhaka in attack terror the b posit limit of Rs 50,000 in Jan in 50,000 Rs of limit posit crore per week and thereafter hn cons te govern- the accounts, Dhan notes. After setting a cash de- cy with new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes, and replaced the curren- 1,000 Rs and 500 Rs old of ing p c it got reduced to about Rs 1,000 two weeks was below Rs 5,000 first the after accounts Dhan l N Minister Prime N white. to f misused be to accounts their department allow to not tax people warned the after have come down significantly said, adding that the deposits i b main and 2015 March, by d l l t s s t ting etc remain to be com- be to remain etc ting electrification, sanitary fit- s f d w c same same has been fully utilized N Forest the destroying ter land which was acquired af- w p c d m a 1 t allot- was work The pleted. ote t te et Bengal West the to rontier ew months ago as there were t ad nintoa ele- anti-national and sts he 4,096 kilometer-long Indo- e etr fot fe the after front western he uspected that terrorists had terrorists that uspected or converting black money in- y. y. "The inflow of funds in Jan n by the BSF two years ago. years two BSF the by n nd activation of laser walls on ers," said another official. Of ece te odr in border the reached urner. But it came up after up came it But urner. at Udhampur at Year celebrated New oi eia complex also was drive cleanliness Devika Udhampur. In addition to it a Holi in launched was drive ness celebrate New Year a cleanli- cultural ised on the eve of 31st Dec. To and ptogrammes Maa was also organ- Sandhyan branch Bhajan A Udhampur. Nagar at Rajrajeshwari Ashram Dina Samiti Udhampur Utthan Manav Sewa by brated !% *-1. + athankot terror attack. It was oe e we, te official the week," per rore he Union Home Ministry and acs, an amount of Rs.700.00 acs was released by the in- urther amount and works and amount urther SF expedited the installation g f 90 sf. a been has sqft. 49000 of ng myl ra n Punjab. in area amiyal e rjc ie Rs.1404.00 i.e. project he o t te epnet to respondents the to ion d o h cnrco on contractor the to ed osits osits went down substantial- tated that out of total cost of erved that respondent State uch as plastering, flooring, .221 ad h balance the and 7.12.2015 onstruct a public park and ompleted and the balance the and ompleted mount has already been de- ents ents were exploiting the un- epartment. Division Bench itted itted by BSF's South Bengal uilding structure consist- structure uilding nig eatet and department enting e o o-acin f the of non-sanction to ue rig lt t h land the at slot arking eanwhile, the proposal sub- rnr Md hd on had ovember 8 announced Modi junk- arendra ursery. Division Bench ob- ork could not be proceeded hich has been left out of the anded from the indenting New Year Day was cele- was Day Year New JAMMU MONDAYJANUARY2,2017 15.45 lakh crore in circulation. Rs or cent per 86 constituted mated that now defunct notes h bnig ytm till system December 12, 2016. banking It was esti- the into returned have notes pee i a nation notes. As per latest data b bank accounts to convert their persons' other misusing are backdrop of reports that some The directive came against the day window till December 30. 5 Rs in money black of deposit of their bank accounts through the I-T Act for allowing misuse they will be prosecuted under t m ulig s n unfinished in is building a a r f m w s is c same the unless stage, M n S c the complete to required funds the sanction to ment s i i s a c p end of 2017. DB further said shall be put to use before the completed and the building t i s t Bai Bai ji, Mahatma Anurodh Bai Santa Mahatma by livered de- sermons spiritual which served to the participant. also was Bhandara grand A life took part in the programme. of walk different from Nand ji. Hundreds of devotees ji and Mahatma Dharamdasa at organized in Ashram Rajrajeshwari was Sadbhawna Sant Sammelan Chowk Udhampr. After that a Venus in situated park and Udhampur Hospital District Park Hans Shri in launched n form of old 500 and 1,000 ru- oe acut odr that holders account ioned urther observed that with that observed urther ng ng and make it fit for use. It s not disputed and directed s further ordered that en- that ordered further s hat hat the request for the con- r cntuto sal be shall construction ire 00/1,000 notes during the 50- notes during 00/1,000 vailable, Rs 12.10 lakh crore lakh 12.10 Rs vailable, lack money into new denomi- truction of Public Park and ae r ocre depart- concerned or tate o as to complete the build- to completethe o as aid amount already spent already amount aid gr t te at ht the that fact the to egard onsidered by the competent ompleted and put to use the ntuto o te Mini the of onstruction uthority. JNF lready been spent and the and spent been lready mount of Rs.7.00 crore has rig lt hl as be also shall slot arking mean sea level in Ladakh. exceeding 5000 meters above relief operations at altitudes disaster even and tourism, ra aes pilgrim areas, urban and rural both in grammes k t f r n with, be it education, energy ments he has been associated bt cnetoa ad re- and conventional (both depart- the all of tioning t c i S h w K oty n eepay He exemplary. and worthy praise- is state the in ments assign- his all during him said that the support lent to a e e B f w P R and Administration Public Institute of Management & Management of Institute G Secretary, others farewell byChief accorded warm Arun Kumar ecretariat building during     x bdeay allocation, budgetary ext ent had on November 18 cau- ill go waste. The require- The waste. go ill ent of Mini Secretariat at V ood and fertilizer distribu- fertilizer and ood arewell by Chief Secretary, ng the Mr Kumar on his suc- endhar endhar in Poonch District o, osmr od mar- goods consumer ion, ive influence over the func- al and urban development, essful career said that Mr that said career essful vening. vening. Arun Kumar while a hs eiec, last residence, his at d desn te gathering the ddressing ecretary while congratulat- tn, nipvry pro- anti-poverty eting, ewable), environment, ru- environment, ewable), pies o al Chief all. for appiness A&RD), J&K Arun Kumar A&RD), J&K R Sharma, at a dinner host- dinner a at Sharma, R rl eeomn (IM- Development ural umar has had a very posi- very a had has umar eneral, Jammu & Kashmir se bih ftr and future bright ished s codd warm a accorded as ice-Chairman & Director & ice-Chairman     



  



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