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Adbi Kunj held a multifaceted literary Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Minister for Forests, Environment & meet in connection with the Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh has celebration of the festival of colours Tribal Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said Government is making all out 3 'Holi' which was held at its literary 4 today chaired a meeting to review the 5 efforts to revive traditional water

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 Vol No: XXIII Issue No. 57  08.03.2018 (Thursday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 3/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Aadhaar not mandatory Anna Hazare appeals 'Kashmiri Brothers' 2 % DA hike for employees, for NEET, other exams : SC to adopt peaceful means to resolve issues pensioners March 31 deadline to be extended Terms BJP-led government NL CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT Bhushan -- made it clear that more time to conclude. NEW DELHI, MAR 07 NEW DELHI, MAR 07 it will extend the March 31 Attorney General KK dictatorial; expresses deadline for linking of Venugopal had said the displeasure over vandalism The Union Cabinet on The Supreme Court on Aadhaar with bank accounts government had in the past Wednesday increased the Wednesday ordered the and mobile phone numbers. extended the deadline and it NL CORRESPONDENT bringing down or Dearness Allowance (DA) Central Board of Secondary "Don't worry. We will do it. was open to extend it. "We JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 vandalisation of statues is for Central government Education (CBSE) not to Let the arguments be are only in the first week of not a good thing happening employees and pensioners to finished," said CJI Dipak March…Let's see how the make Aadhaar mandatory Social activist Anna Hazare in the country. 7 percent, from 5 percent, Misra after petitioners' case progresses," he had for enrolment of students today expressed displeasure "It is not good what is from January 1, 2018. counsel demanded that the said on Tuesday. appearing in NEET 2018 over damage to the statues happening in the country. It will benefit about 48.41 deadline be extended to The top court had on and other all-India across the country and said These statues have been built lakh central government avoid any confusion at the December 15, 2017 examinations. "nobody has the right to do in recognition of their work," employees and 61.17 lakh last moment. extended the deadline for A five-judge Constitution such things". the 80-year-old activist said pensioners. Justice Chandrachud said, linking of Aadhaar with Bench headed by Chief He also said the war between in response to a question "The Union Cabinet chaired "There is an issue. We are mobile phones and opening Justice Dipak Misra directed India and Pakistan would about damage caused to by Prime Minister Narendra nearing the end of financial of new bank accounts to the CBSE to accept push both the countries three statues of various Modi has given its approval year. There is uncertainty in March 31. The deadline is alternative identification decades back but "the personalities in different to release an additional banks, stock exchanges and also applicable to the central documents such as passport, country should go for it if parts of the country. instalment of Dearness financial markets because of and state government driving licence, bank Pakistan fails to understand Two statues of communist Allowance (DA) to Central the deadline. They need schemes. account, ration card, etc. (the language of peace)." icon Vladimir Lenin were government employees and time to enforce it." Pointing out repeated In view of the March 9 However, Hazare had an pulled down in Tripura and a Dearness Relief (DR) to The Centre had on Tuesday violation of the orders deadline for enrolment for advice for the people of bust of Dravidian leader E V pensioners from January 1, hinted at extending the passed by the top court that NEET, the bench asked Jammu and Kashmir that Ramasamy, popularly in ceasefire violations by back," he said. 2018, representing an deadline for linking of said Aadhaar was not CBSE to do the needful at peaceful means, and not known as Periyar, in Tamil Pakistan than in wars. However, he said "if increase of 2 percent over Aadhaar with bank accounts mandatory, Datar requested the earliest so as to avoid lathis and guns, would help Nadu, over the past couple of "More jawans are getting Pakistan is not going to the existing rate of 5 percent and mobile phone numbers the bench to initiate any inconvenience to resolve their issues as "non- days while a bust of Jan killed nowadays than what understand, then a war of the basic pay/pension, to beyond March 31 after the contempt proceedings students. violence is more powerful Sangh founder Syama used to be the casualty should take place, once for compensate for price rise," petitioners against the against government The Bench -- which also way than violence". Prasad Mookerjee was today figures during wars...A war all." an official statement said. unique identification authorities violating its included Justices AK Sikri, Talking to reporters after vandalised in south Kolkata. is not a good thing to happen Anna reached here on the It added that the combined number pointed out that that orders. AM Khanwilkar, DY addressing his maiden public Hazare said that more for both the countries. It will invitation of an anti- impact on the exchequer on the case was likely to take "Despite P2 Chandrachud and Ashok meeting here, he said the soldiers are losing their lives push both of us 30 years corruption P2 account of both P2 NEWS IN BRIEF Rate regulation in Pvt hospitals to be issued soon: Govt Restrictions foil separatist-called 'Rs 2,000 Cr sanctioned Committee asked to submit report protest march to Shopian for PoJK refugees' SRINAGAR, MAR 07 (KNS) hospitals in court. As per sources, deep' into the infrastructure and the health department has not facilities of the nursing homes SRINAGAR, MAR 07 the families of six persons, Schools, colleges and With the treatment cost in private attempted vacating the stay since and check whether these operate including two militants and universities have been NEW DELHI, MAR 07 hospitals and nursing homes then. in accordance with the set norms. Authorities imposed four other youth killed in a closed. All examinations taking toll on the pockets of the "The committee has been Sources told KNS that the order restrictions in parts of gunfight on Sunday. scheduled for Wednesday The Government today said it had patients, the state government constituted for rate regulation in may be issued in a month. "It will Srinagar on Wednesday to Police said the restrictions had to be postponed. sanctioned a Rs 2,000-crore compensation Wednesday claimed that it is the private hospitals and nursing stop overcharging to the patients. prevent a separatist-called under Section 144 of the Train services have also package for the refugees from Pakistan- seriously considering regulation homes. They have been asked to Otherwise, these private hospitals protest march to Shopian CrPC have been imposed in been suspended. Internet occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) living in of rates in private hospitals and submit the report. But I can say are cheating the patients," town. the old city area and some services in valley also Jammu and Kashmir. that fresh circular in this regard that fresh circular will be issued sources in the health department The separatists uptown areas here to continued to remain In a written statement, Union Minister of will be issued very soon. very soon for regulation of rates said. conglomerate headed by maintain law and order. suspended for the third State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Interestingly although in the private hospitals," Minister Sources said there are no set of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Malik has been lodged in the consecutive day. told the Rajya Sabha that the financial government had fixed rates for of Health, AsiyaNaqash told rules except the 'rudimentary' Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Srinagar Central Jail, while Markets, public transport package was sanctioned on December 22, procedures and services carried KNS over phone. registration and licensing norms Yasin Malik has called for Geelani and Umer Farooq and other businesses 2016. out in private healthcare, the She said that government had established by the government. the march to Shopian town have been placed under remained closed in Srinagar He said 36,384 families were provided Rs move was got stayed by private constituted a committee to 'dig A senior official P2 to express solidarity with house arrest. city and P2 5.5 lakh each. "The Government of India provided a financial assistance of Rs 5.5 lakh per Toll-free emergency number, Pakistan troops shell areas PM disapproves incidents of family to 36,384 P2 along LoC in Rajouri 7,850 Indians lodged in app for highway users launched vandalism toppling statues NL CORRESPONDENT LoC in Rajouri district", a NL CORRESPONDENT Bureau spoke to Home foreign jails; max in Saudi NL CORRESPONDENT Sukhad Yatra mobile app has been JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 defence spokesman said. NEW DELHI, MAR 07 Minister Rajnath Singh in EW ELHI AR developed by National Highways N D , M 07 He said the Indian Army this regard and expressed NEW DELHI, MAR 07 Authority of India (NHAI) to Pakistani troops on effectively retaliated. Prime Minister Narendra his strong disapproval of empower the highway users and is National highways users across the Wednesday shelled mortars Pakistani troops also Modi has strongly such incidents. As many as 7,850 Indians are lodged in country now can access emergency available on Google Play Store & in Sunderbani sector along violated the ceasefire in Ministry of Home Affairs jails abroad, with the highest number of condemned the reported help dialling '1033' toll-free number IOS App store. the Line of Control in Keri and Khour areas of has taken serious note of over 2,000 nationals in prisons in Saudi incidents of vandalism in and besides getting real time data The Minister said the key feature of Rajouri and Jammu Akhnoor sector of Jammu such incidents of Arabia, Minister of State for External certain parts of country and regarding roads and toll plaza the app includes provisions for the districts, drawing district, official sources vandalism. Ministry of Affairs V K Singh said today. said stern action will be delays through a mobile app users to enter road quality-related retaliation from the Indian said. Home Affairs has asked the In a written reply to a question in the Lok taken against those found 'Sukhad Yatra'. information or to report any Army. There was a brief lull in states that they must take all Sabha, he said due to strong privacy laws guilty. Launching the toll-free 1033 accident, pothole on the highway. "Pakistan Army initiated firing and shelling by necessary measures to prevailing in many countries, the local Incidents of toppling of number and mobile app here, It also provides users with real-time unprovoked and Pakistan troops along the prevent such incidents. authorities do not share information on statues have been reported Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari data related to waiting time LoC in the past two days. prisoners unless the person concerned indiscriminate firing of from certain parts of India. Persons indulging in such Pakistani troops also consents to the disclosure of such said the idea was to ensure safe expected at plazas and various small arms, automatics and The Prime Minister acts must be sternly dealt information. P2 journey for commuters besides facilities like points of interest, mortars from 10.30 hours in violated the ceasefire in according to a statement with and booked under minimising accidents. highway nest/nest P2 Sunderbani sector along Keri and Khour P2 issued by Press Information relevant provisions of law. Army opposes repeal of AFSPA in JK 5-fold hike in journalist 29 Army personnel killed since welfare scheme to Rs 1 Cr 2015 in attacks on camps in J&K JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 any charges being filed the memorandum, KCCI BJP. "Due to lack of political against them. Now it is the demanded removal of will, there has been no NL CORRESPONDENT 5 lakh to the family in case of NL CORRESPONDENT a question in the Lower Following the killing of four turn of traders and AFSPA and other laws, headway for settling NEW DELHI, MAR 07 death of a journalist, up to Rs NEW DELHI, MAR 07 House. civilians along with two industrialists to demand the which gave license to Army Kashmir issue resulting in 5 lakh to the journalist in case The highest casualty was in militants in Shopian gun abrogation of AFSPA. and other force personnel to not only bloodshed but also The Information and of permanent disability, and Twenty-nine Army 2016, when a group of fight, a demand has surfaced The Kashmir Chamber of kill anybody without any losses to businessmen". The Broadcasting Ministry has up to Rs 3 lakh towards the personnel lost their lives in terrorists stormed an Army for the repeal of the AFSPA. Commerce and Industries accountability. memorandum said the State made a five-fold increase in a cost of treatment of major nine terror attacks on camp in Uri, resulting in the Apart from the demand (KCCI) has submitted a The MoU also demands government should demand journalist welfare scheme, ailments which is not defence stations and Army death of 26 personnel. being raised by the memorandum to Chief holding of talks with settlement of Kashmir issue which provides financial included under Central camps in Jammu and This year, one terror attack opposition party National Minister Mehbooba Mufti stakeholders internally and once and for all to end the assistance to scribes and their Government Health Scheme Kashmir since 2015, the was reported on an Army Conference even the ruling and demanded repeal of externally viz India, bloodshed in the Valley. families in times of "extreme (CGHS), a source said. government informed the camp in Jammu, claiming PDP leadership is in favour Armed Forces Special Pakistan and people of However, the Army hardships," from Rs 20 lakh "I&B Minister Smriti Irani Lok Sabha today. the lives of six Army of abrogation of AFSPA. Powers Act (AFSPA). Kashmir for settlement of functionaries do not favour to Rs 1 crore, an official said felt that the current provision Twenty terrorists were personnel. The Kashmir Centric KCCI President Javid Kashmir issue. repeal of AFSPA on the plea today. was not enough. Such a huge killed and two civilians lost "The Army carries out in- politicians have decried the Ahmad Tenga said that a It reminded PDP President that once AFSPA was The increase will be effective hike is made for the first time their lives in the attacks, depth analysis of the retention of the AFSPA memorandum was of the party's promises after revoked it would restrict from April 1. to avoid scarcity of fund for Minister of State for terrorists incidents and which has given immunity submitted to Mehbooba forming coalition hands of the security forces The scheme provides providing financial Defence Subhash Bhamre security breaches that are to the security forces against during a recent meeting. In government with right wing that have to P2 financial assistance up to Rs assistance P2 said in a written response to identified P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Thursday | Mar | 08 | 2018

wondered. failing to regulate their working. they carry out search operations for arresting militants or FROM PAGE 1 Datar was supported by senior counsel Vibha Datta Makhija However, officials said the other hospitals were given for eliminating them. Top functionaries of the Army have who pointed out that government authorities were insisting registrations after they were affiliated with the government suggested to the Defence Ministry against tinkering with Anna Hazare appeals 'Kashmiri Brothers' on Aadhaar despite the top court's orders not to make it hospitals and said they procure blood from there at the time the AFSPA which does not call even for dilution.(KIP) mandatory. She was representing Abidali Yusuf Bhai Patel of emergency. "These hospitals are run mostly by the to adopt peaceful means to resolve issues -- a student from Gujarat -- who challenged the Gujarat medicos who are posted in government hospitals and High Court's February 27 order refusing to interfere with remain absent from duties even during office hours," 7,850 Indians lodged in body - 'International Anti-Corruption and Human Rights the CBSE's directive. sources maintained. Council ('IACHRC') to seek support of the people for his On behalf of the Centre, the Attorney General told the A senior medico of SMHS Hospital said it is necessary for foreign jails; max in Saudi upcoming agitation over Jan Lokpal and farmers issues in bench that the UIDAI had not authorised the CBSE to every hospital to have its own blood bank. "If there are New Delhi later this month. However, the attendance at the mandatorily take Aadhaar number of students to get complications during the surgery or at the time of "As per the information available with the Ministry, the rally was very low, which the IACHRC chairperson Manjot themselves enrolled for appearing in the NEET 2018 emergency, these hospitals most of the times shift patients number of Indian prisoners in foreign jails is 7,850 and the Singh Kohli attributed to lack of campaign due to busy examination. to tertiary care government hospitals thus risking the lives number of Indians who have completed their jail terms is scheduled of the social activist. Venugopal said he has instructions from the Unique of patients," the medico said. 360 as of 28.02.2018," he said. "There is no need to get frustrated over the turnout. I salute Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that like in An official of health department said a team of officials Saudi Arabia has the maximum number of 2,181 Indian Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam, other identity inspect hospitals prior to its registration. "Their registration your efforts as youth is the power of the country," he said in prisoners followed by the UAE with 1,628. proofs such as passport, voter card and ration card can be is also being renewed every three years. We check their his address. Singh also said that after the enactment of the Repatriation used by the CBSE for enroling students in the examination. manpower, infrastructure and they also have to get the NOC Asked about message to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, of Prisoners Act in 2003, 170 applications for repatriation The UIDAI's remarks came on a plea challenging the from the fire services department, pollution control Hazare said the country is faced with a lot of problems but have been received and 63 Indian prisoners have been decision of CBSE seeking mandatorily the Aadhaar number department and municipal committees," he said. (KNS) these would not get resolved through "lathis or guns". repatriated from foreign prisons. "The more we adopt peaceful means, the more the issues or Aadhaar enrolment number from students who are will get resolved. Non-violence is more powerful than aspiring to take up the NEET 2018 examination. 5-fold hike in journalist violent means," he said apparently referring to militants. He The bench was not convinced with Venugopal's arguments Toll-free emergency number, app said the people of Kashmir are not outsiders but "our own that the court's orders were passed before Parliament passed welfare scheme to Rs 1 Cr for highway users launched brothers". the Aadhaar Act and the government orders based on the new law would not be affected by its orders prior to the Hazare said the whole world praised the 2011 agitation mini, etc, available across the highway. spearheaded by him in the country. "Not a single stone was enactment. to the journalists and their families," the source said. Against the provision of Rs 15 lakh in 2016-17, Rs 25.88 The app can also be used to purchase the FAST tag and thrown anywhere during that agitation", he claimed. further facilitate the highway user experience. Earlier in his address, he lashed out at the BJP-led Rate regulation in Pvt hospitals lakh was disbursed during the period. From 2013-14 to government at the Centre, saying "it is not moving towards 2016-17, the provision under the scheme was Rs 15 lakh strengthening democracy in the country but adopting a to be issued soon: Govt per fiscal. The amount was increased to Rs 20 lakh for the dictatorial approach like the British". current fiscal. 2 % DA hike for "I kept mum for the last three years. I was hoping for ache of health services said, "There is a state of anarchy in The scheme covers journalists accredited to the Press din (good days). But three-and-a-half years passed but the private healthcare in state especially in Kashmir. There is Information Bureau (PIB), state governments/UTs, and employees, pensioners good days are nowhere near. Since it is going towards bad no quality control and no cost control. Private hospitals non-accredited journalists working for a minimum five days, I was forced to speak out and restart the agitation," he generally do not display the rate list for various services and continuous years either whole or part time as news editor, DA and DR would be Rs 6,077.72 crore per annum, and Rs said. procedures which is a 'gross violation of business ethics," reporter, photographer, cameraman and freelance journalist. 7,090.68 crore in 2018-19 (for a period of 14 months from Hazare reiterated that people like Delhi Chief Minister Sources said that it has been seen that the treatment cost in January 2018 to February 2019). Arvind Kejriwal would not be able to use his platform. private hospitals and nursing homes is taking toll on the Restrictions foil separatist-called This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, "This time I am very cautious and I am seeking Rs 100 pockets of the patients. which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central affidavit from members to pledge that they will not take In 2012, Health Department had issued an order making protest march to Shopian Pay Commission, the statement said. sides, support any party or ideology and service the society mandatory for nursing homes to display costs against Earlier, in September 2017, the Union Cabinet had other district headquarters of the valley, while private and nation. So far, 5000 people have submitted their pledge services provided by them for the purpose of transparency. approved a 1% hike in DA and DR and has raised it to 5% transport moved in areas not placed under restrictions. and become part of the movement which is getting stronger However, no sooner was the order issued private nursing for its employees and pensioners. Heavy deployments of Jammu and Kashmir Police and day by day," he said, urging people to join his agitation that homes took the matter to court and got a stay order. The DA/DR had been hiked at that time over the existing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been made here starts in Delhi on March 23. Sources said that bone of contention between health rate of 4 percent of the basic pay/pension. and in other law and order sensitive places in the Valley. He said that farmers' issue is the biggest in the country and authorities and private hospitals was not the regulation of The hike in the DA hike is as per the agreed methodology it would be the focus of his proposed agitation. rates but the rates that had been fixed. of taking an average of Consumer Price Index-Industrial "They (the private hospitals) had contested the order saying "Over the past 22 years, thousands of farmers committed Workers for the past 12 months. suicide in the country. The government is more concerned that the health services of Jammu and Kashmir had fixed 'Rs 2,000 Cr sanctioned for corporate sector and have no concern for the farmers," rates that were not profitable for the businesses," sources Hazare said. said. for PoJK refugees' 29 Army personnel killed since 2015 He said the farmers are compelled to take such extreme One of the officials in the health department told KNS that in attacks on camps in J&K steps because the government has failed to ensure fair price in absence of regulations, there have been complaints displaced families of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and to their produce. coming frequently from patients about being fleeced at Kashmir (PoJK) area (1947) and Chhamb (1965 and 1971) with various incidents. Perimeter security projects of all the He described the steps announced by the government for many nursing homes in J&K. living in Jammu and Kashmir," Ahir said. armed forces have been sanctioned by the Government," the farmers as "eye wash" and said "they are doling out "Extra-charging is no offence as per current rules, medical He added that based on the details provided by the Jammu Bhamre said. (AGENCIES) carrots with an eye on the next elections". negligence cannot be proven in most cases, facilities and and Kashmir government, the ministry had disbursed a total "What happened to the bill pending in the parliament to infrastructure are not being inspected by anyone. Private amount of Rs 465.5 crore to 9,537 families directly to their give pension to farmers above 60 years having nothing for hospitals in the state are having a free run," said the official. Aadhaar-linked bank accounts up to last month. survival? Why Petrol and diesel was kept outside GST?" he Sources said that there was variation of rates in private Asked whether any financial compensation package had Pakistan troops shell areas asked in the same breath and answered himself that "they hospitals in the state. "One hospital charges Rs 40,000 for a been provided to the Hindu refugees who had migrated are doing it all to strengthen the party and fill its coffers so surgery while another hospital charges Rs 30,000 for the from Bangladesh, the minister said, "No such proposal is along LoC in Rajouri that they can buy a vote for Rs one lakh. same surgery. There are variations in rates, which creates under consideration." (AGENCIES) inconveniences to the patients," areas of Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, official sources The official said there are 42 private hospitals and nursing said. Aadhaar not mandatory for homes are registered with the department of Health Army opposes repeal of There was a brief lull in firing and shelling by Pakistan Services Kashmir. troops along the LoC in the past two days. NEET, other exams : SC There are over a hundred private hospitals and nursing AFSPA in JK Ceasefire violations along the LoC and the International homes in the state registered with the department of health Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir have left 21 people, your Lordships' orders, nobody is following…That's the department. seek guidance and direction from the Magistrates in case including 12 security personnel, dead and more than 80 tragedy…Isn't it a case of suo motu contempt?" Datar But most of them lack necessary facilities with authorities others, mostly civilians, injured this year.

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NL CORRESPONDENT growing unrest in various Minority Morcha meeting JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 parts of Jammu region had created a situation which NL CORRESPONDENT Alleging the collapse of party activities in every amounted to constitutional JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 administrative apparatus section of society. failure within the meaning Mohammad Sadiq Khan and breakdown of law and BJP State Minority Morcha and scope of sec 92 of the threw light on the Morcha order machinery in the led by its State President state constitution calling working and enumerated state and Jammu region in Mohammad Sadiq Khan for imposition of Governor various forthcoming party particular, scores of conducted a meeting at the Rule. Anguished over the programmes for the Morcha. Panther activists led by Party Headquarter, Trikuta multiple protests in He asked all the district Harsh Dev Singh Nagar to review the ongoing various parts of Jammu president of the state to Chairman JKNPP staged a party programmes region for creation of new ensure the participation of vociferous protest at tensions in various parts of to the extent that a Districts, Harsh Dev Singh undertaken by the Morcha Exhibition Ground in activists and discuss the the public belonging to the state, but its fringe sacrilegious act was smelled a deep rooted religious minorities in the Jammu today. elements were fanning the committed yesterday in the conspiracy hatched by the forthcoming programmes. National President BJP He said that Morcha meeting to be held at party While torching the effigy communal flames for heart of Jammu city in BJP leaders. He said that The meeting attended by Minority Morcha, Abdul activists ensure the reach of office. of State government, the vested political interests Roop Nagar besides they had provoked the Morcha state team, Ansari along with Morcha the party schemes and Morcha State General agitated protesters accused particularly in Jammu attempts to lock down a people in Nowshera, presidents from all district, National Secretary S. M. programmes to the targeted Secretary Gurdyal Singh both BJP and PDP of region. He said that the Hanuman Ji Temple in Sunderbani and Kalakote was chaired by BJP State Akram to the state of Jammu population. Bali conducted the fomenting trouble and raging fires in Kathua and Trikuta Nagar area. The under a 'divide and rule' General Secretary Harinder & Kashmir on 12th of Sanjay Baru called upon the proceedings of the meeting. flaring up tensions in both Nowshera had spread to gruesome murder of a nine strategy. Prominent Gupta accompanied by BJP March 2018. Harinder Morcha members to work in Haji Taj Khan, Harpal regions with a motive to other areas and engulfed year old sonu in Meen among those who spoke on State Secretary Sanjay Baru, Gupta, while speaking on hand and hand with the Singh, Randhir Singh Bali, polarize the electorate for most of the parts of Sarkar area of Bari- the occasion included State All Cell Incharge the occasion threw light on senior party leaders. He said Asad Malick, Charan Singh, petty political interests. Jammu region due to Brahmana yesterday was Rajesh Padgotra, Gagan Varinderjit Singh and State the organizational matters that the efficient working by Chanan singh, Javed Rana, Addressing the media provocative and also seen as a provocative Partap, Parshotam Parihar, Additional Treasurer Arvind especially concerned to the the Morcha members will persons at the site of irresponsible utterances of act to whip up communal Rajeshwar Singh Sambyal, Gupta. Meeting especially Dara Singh, Fauja Singh and Morcha. He emphasized that ensure justice to the protest, Harsh Dev Singh coalition Ministers. He tensions, he regretted. He Romesh Khajuria, Capt. witnessed the detailed others were the prominent Morcha constitutes an particular communities as said that BJP-PDP had not said that the communal said that escalation in Narotam Singh, Khajoor discussions regarding the Morcha members who important organ of the party. well as the extension of only failed to diffuse forces had got emboldened militancy in Kashmir and Singh, Stiffness Gill. forthcoming visit of attended the meeting. Guv conveys greetings J P Singh takes charge Adbi Kunj holds literary meet

on Int'l Women's Day NL CORRESPONDENT of PowerGrid, NRTS-II JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 NL CORRESPONDENT bias and unequal JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 treatment of any kind. NL CORRESPONDENT Management and Contracts Director in Teesta Valley Adbi Kunj held a Governor observed that JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 multifaceted literary meet in Governor N. N. Vohra has Management in Power Power Transmission there is a vast array of Sector. Limited (a Joint Venture connection with the conveyed his greetings J P Singh, Executive State and the Central J P Singh is an authority in Company of POWERGRID celebration of the festival of and good wishes on the Director has taken over the colours 'Holi' which was Government Schemes Contract services with more and Teesta Urja Limited ). occasion of International charge of Northern Region held at its literary centre in which have the specific than 23 years of expertise in J P Singh had a brief stint as Women's Day which is Transmission System -II of the premises of KIDZEE objective of promoting this area. He has experience Head of National being celebrated on 8th Power Grid Corporation of Transmission Assistant School Talab Tillo, Jammu. women's health, education of awarding International March across the world. India Limited. funded contracts. Management Centre and The meet was also organized Literary Secretary include Dr. Amar Singh, and empowerment. Each The Governor noted that J P Singh shall be J P Singh prior to joining in Corporate LD&C at with the title "Ek-Sham- conducted the proceedings Aarash Dalmotra, Malik considering the theme of of these schemes needs to responsible for Operation POWERGRID has also Gurgaon also. Among his Geeton-Ke-Sath". A large of the meet. In the Singh Wafa, Kulbir Singh this year's International be effectively and Maintenance and served in National Thermal major achievements are number of poets, writers and beginning, Sham Talib, Badal ( from Punjab Women's Day - "Time is implemented if the cause Project execution of EHV/ Power Corporation Construction of Kahgaon-II others participated from the Aarash Dalmotra, Amar University of Punjabi), Now: Rural and Urban of women is to be UHV transmission lines and Ltd.(NTPC). and TALA transmission different walks of life. This Singh and Chaman Sagoch Santosh Nadan, Bishan Dass Activists transforming promoted. Cautioning Substations under Central In POWERGRID J P Singh systems in Northern colourful meet was presided and other respected speakers Khak, Raj Kamal, Sanjeev transmission projects in the threw detailed light on the Kumar, S.K. Gupta, Masoom Women's lives"- all against the empowerment has worked in Corporate Region-I, 400 Kv Ranchi- over by renowned poet S. states of J&K, Himachal Malik Singh Wafa while a various aspects of the Holi. Kishtwari, Rajeev Kumar, segments of our of women being confined Contracts, as head of Sepat Inter Regional Pradesh, Punjab, parts of well known renowned During the poetic session, Daueed Iqbal, M.Baqar population must come only to individual success Projects in Northern Transmission line in Eastern Haryana and UT Region-I, as head of both Region-I. writer& poet Dr. Amar poets and singers presented Saba, Shamas Rajan, Raz forth to launch a stories the Governor Chandigarh. projects and Operation & This is the second stint of Singh was the Chief Guest various songs and poems in Reyaz Sohal, Khurshid sustained campaign for observed that it is J P Singh is a competent Maintenance in Eastern Sh. J.P. Singh as Executive of the meet whereas a different languages with Kishtwari, Abdul Jabar and important to ensure the strongly supporting professional with over 35 Region-II , as Head of Director NRTS-II. Prior to renowned singer and music special reference to Holi and Sham Talib. The vote of balanced growth, various endeavours which years of extensive Region in Eastern Region - this J P Singh had headed composer Chaman Sagoch its religious and historical thanks was proposed by seek to protect women empowerment and well- experience in Project II and at other Senior levels. this region from December was the special guest of the back ground. The poets who Aarash Dalmotra Chairman against violence, gender being of all women. Management, Distribution He has also served as 2012 to September 2014. meet. Bishan Dass Khak, participated in the meet of Adbi Kunj J&K. Workshop on 'Recent Trends JKFFA celebrates birth in Plant Ecophysiology' concludes anniversary of Com Dhanwantri NL CORRESPONDENT Baisyha showed the various NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 violence, get freed from the types of community analyses. JAMMU TAWI, MAR 07 fascist and racist slogans of While, Dr. Harish Chander the separatists and the anti- A seven day DST-PURSE-II Jammu and Kashmir Dutt discussed the sampling national elements. They also sponsored national workshop Freedom Fighters procedures in ecology and appealed to MLC Ch Vikram on "Recent Trends in Plant Association (JKFFA) held an mathematical analysis of the Randhawa to construct a Ecophysiology" organized impressive function to data using various freely room with kitchen in a land for college teachers and remember Comrade available packages. near the Samarak for a research scholars with the Dhanwantri, the great From the participants, Dr. P. watchman who will maintain objective to impart practical freedom fighter of Jammu, K. Rao, Dr. Rajender cleanliness in the area. After knowledge in the field of on his 116th birth Prakash and Ms. Madhu listening to the demand of eco-physiology concluded at her address, she emphasized demonstrated the role of Infra anniversary, at Dogra that Comrade Dhanwantri Azad, Shiv Verma, Sukhdev, Raina highlighted the JKFFA members, MLC the Department of Botany, the need to learn latest Red Gas Analyzer (IRGA) in Shourya Samarak, here on was born on March 7, 1902 Rajguru and others as importance of workshops assured them the he will University of Jammu, Jammu aspects of plant photosynthesis estimation. Wednesday. Member at Kali Janni Jammu, in the contact place. The members and training programs in provide financial support for today. Speaking on the ecophysiology in context of Dr. Manzoor A. Shah from Legislative Council, Ch family of Dr. (Col.) Durga said that the coming sharpening and acquiring the the aforesaid room. The occasion, Chief Guest, Prof. the global climate change. University of Kashmir, Vikram Randhawa was the Datt Mahey. After generation must know the theoretical and practical prominent persons who Keshav Sharma, Dean Earlier in her welcome highlighted the importance of Chief Guest while the completing his Ayurvedic sacrifices made by the skills. The proceedings of spoke were State President, Academic Affairs, University address, Prof. Namrata studying Invasive species and function was organised by Course, he said, Com. freedom fighters and the Shri Ram Sena, Rajiv of Jammu said that such type Sharma, Head of the their ecological implications. the workshop were President JKFFA Ved Dhanwantri had started Martyrs, who gave up Mahajan, J.J Singh, Pritam of workshops are always Department and coordinator Dr. Manpreet Singh Bhatti conducted by Ms. Skarma Gandotra. All the members private Ayurvedic practice at everything even their lives, Sharma, Karnail Chand, S. beneficial for faculty and gave the details of the from GNDU, Amritsar Nonzom, while vote of of the association and the Sutarmandi Lahore, which, to them in a free and Mohinder Singh, Ashok researchers. He further added workshop and said that a total demonstrated the use of low thanks was proposed by Dr. guests paid floral tributes to in fact, was used by the prosperous country. Sharma, Ashok Gupta, that organizing a seven day of 40 participants from budget instrumentation in Sikander P. Chaudhary. Comrade Dhanwantri. revolutionaries Bhagat The members also asked the Gaurav. event shows the dedication of various Universities and correct and useful analysis of Others, who were present Students from Luthra Singh, Chander Shekhar youth of the Valley to shun the Department towards colleges attended the aquatic ecosystems. Dr. during the occasion, were Academy Kachi Chawani strengthening the subject of workshop. During the Sikander Pal Choudhary Prof. P.L. Uniyal, Prof. were also participated in the MLC dedicates lane, drain to public ecology and plant physiology workshop resource persons imparted the knowledge of Manoj K. Dhar, Prof. R.K. function and paid floral in the colleges. Later, Prof. from Guru Nanak Dev antioxidants and phenols Rampal, Prof. Veenu Kaul, tributes to the great freedom JAMMU, MAR 07 cost of Rs 10 lakh which was released by the Geeta Sumbali, Dean, Dr. Geeta, Dr. Parvinder fighter. Speaking on the University (GNDU), among the participants Member Legislative Council (MLC), Ch. MLC from his Constituency Development Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumar, Dr. Arti Sharma and occasion, Ved Gandotra, in Amritsar, Prof. Renu through classroom teaching Vikram Randhawa, today dedicated a lane Fund (CDF). summarized the workshop. In Dr. Sarbjit Kour. his introductory note, said Bhardwaj discussed and and wet lab. Dr. Ratul and drain to the residents of village Khamb Randhawa said that the Bhartiya Janta Party in R.S Pura assembly segment. (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir is committed Secy Edu pays surprise visit to DSE(J), SIEJ A simple but impressive function was today to carry forward the slogan of the Prime organized by the local residents at village Minister Narendra Modi "Sabka Sath Sabka Khamb in RS Pura assembly segment, Vikas" to the doorsteps of the people 40 cases settled in Fee fixation committee meet wherein, Ch. Vikram inaugurated the newly irrespective of caste, colour and creed. JAMMU, MAR 07 MDM Scheme more He passed directions for the Schools in presence of schools and many other allied constructed lane and drain. While speaking Randhawa also appreciated the quality of Secretary Education, Farooq meaningful by making schools keeping of books of different Chairman of the Committee concerned activities more on the inaugural function Randhawa said the work done by the contractor. He said that Ahmad Shah today paid a prepare a menu for the same genres available in the library Justice Retd. Hakeem Imtiyaz effective. Farooq Ahmad Shah that on the demand of the party cadres he the taxpayers money should not misused surprise visit to Directorate of and ensure its implementation and makes library more Ahmad and Secretary nominated Joint Director had visited the village earlier and was through poor quality works. Randhawa School Education, Jammu while maintaining the quality equipped with the content. He Education , Farooq Ahmad Education (Central) Kashmir, shocked to see the dilapidated condition of further assured the people that he will DSE(J) and State Institute of standards. He directed the asked all the concerned officials Shah Secy Education directed Abid Hussain for Kashmir the lanes and drains. He said that none had continue to render his services to the people Education, (SIE) Jammu and Principals of SIE Jammu and to put in a dedicated effort while Director School Education, Division and Joint Director ever paid any heed towards the genuine of RS Pura district and will enhance his took stock of the daily working SIE Kashmir to devise a discharging their duties. Secy Kashmir and Jammu to assign Education Jammu , Charandeep demand of the villagers. The people were efforts to uplift the underdeveloped hamlets. of these offices. During his visit, calendar to carry out various Education was accompanied by the task of monitoring the Singh for Jammu Division as forced to pass through waterlogged lanes He also sought the support of the public in Secy Education directed the activities in these institutions many senior officers of the functioning of Private Schools Nodal Officers, who will make and were living in unhygienic conditions. this endeavor. senior functionaries of DSE(J) that will ultimately prove to be department during his visits. to concerned Chief Education sure the time bound redressal of "Being the Prabhari of the RS Pura district I The residents of the village appreciate the to expedite the process of beneficial for the students. Secy Earlier, 40 cases were settled Officers in order to make the the matters and proper owe the responsibility of the problems of the MLC for fulfilling their demand and assured pending promotions and further Education inspected the library during the meeting with the fee monitoring mechanism of fee coordination with each other people" Randhawa added. The said lane and full support to the Bhartiya Janta Party in the directed them to make the during his visit to SIE Jammu. fixation committee of Private fixation, functioning of private shall also be ensured. drain has been constructed at an estimated coming future. the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Thursday | March 08 | 2018 Annual Conference of "The Indian Working of FCS&CA Deptt reviewed

NL CORRESPONDENT Committee in Jammu and Econometric Society" inaugurated JAMMU, MAR 07 1000 in Kashmir. The Minister said the available resources. Minister for Food, Civil government would take up Dr. Drabu highlighted the Supplies & Consumer the matter with the Centre importance of reliable data Affairs (FCS&CA) and to continue the subsidy on collection and converting Tribal Affairs Choudhary the kerosene oil for another this large amount of data Zulfkar Ali today chaired a five years, in hilly areas in into meaningful figures for meeting to review the issues view of harsh weather usage by the planners. He pertaining to the employees conditions there. appealed to the scholars to of FCS&CA department. Commissioner Secretary take up research projects in The meeting discussed authorities to complete infrastructure required at FCS&CA, Mehraj-ud-Din J&K for providing solutions various issues including NL CORRESPONDENT quantitative economists, solutions for the varied codal formalities for the food godowns and stores Khan, Director FCS&CA, to its problems and reorganization of the with members from all over serious problems facing the confirmation of eligible in- across the state. He also Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad JAMMU, MAR 07 highlighting its department, restoration of India and abroad, for giving population and hoped that charge Tehsil Supply directed to modify and Wani, Director FCS&CA, achievements in various offices of Assistant an opportunity to Shri Mata some of the participants Officers. revise the Jammu and Jammu, Ch Rashid Azam Governor N.N. Vohra sectors. Director, North Srinagar Vaishno Devi University to could take up researches The Minister said that the Kashmir, Food and Inqalabi, Additional inaugurated the 54th Annual Dr. Bibek Debroy, and South Srinagar host this important into some of the problems list of daily wagers Supplies (Subordinate) Secretary, Jugal Kishore Conference of "The Indian Chairman, Economic FCS&CA in the Directorate Conference. facing J&K e.g water and including those engaged Services, Recruitment Rule, Anand, Financial Advisor Econometric Society Advisory Council-PM and of FCS&CA, Kashmir, Highlighting the vital role energy conservation, under sports category 1972 notified vide SRO-79. Member NITI Aayog, Prof. regularization of daily wage Zia Qazi besides other (TIES)" at the Shri Mata being played by transport issues, effects of (mostly football players) The Minister informed that T.C.A. Anant, President workers engaged under functionaries of the Vaishno Devi University, econometricians in climate change, rural-urban has been submitted for their 200 cases have been cleared TIES, spoke on various sports category , adjustment department attended the Kakryal. supporting policy makers to relationship etc which regularisation under SRO in Departmental Promotion aspects of econometrics and of contractual drivers, meeting. Dr. Hasseb A. Drabu, formulate targeted schemes would help the policy 520, while as the its importance for conduct of DPCs, removal Finance Minister, Dr. Bibek for the balanced growth and makers in evolving fruitful engagement of contractual development of the country. of pay disparity of the Debroy, Chairman, development of country the policies. drivers is also under Minister stresses on strengthening Prof. D. Mukhopadhyay, storekeepers/Assistant Economic Advisory Governor stressed the Emphasising the crucial consideration. Dean Faculty of Council-PM and Member importance of continually importance of establishing a storekeepers, revision of the The Minister directed the of Cooperative movement Management, SMVDU gave NITI Aayog, Prof. T.C.A. devising new and reliable dynamic relationship Jammu and Kashmir, Food administrative department introduction about the and Supplies (subordinate) Anant, President TIES, and methodologies for data between academia and to examine and prepare the NL CORRESPONDENT preservation of Apricot and guests and Faculty of Services, Recruitment rule, Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice- collection. policy makers, Governor proposal for engagement of JAMMU, MAR 07 Seabuck thorn berry, Management, the Welcome Chancellor, SMVDU Governor observed that observed that if NITI grant of relaxation in the Address was given by Dr. dealers for fair price shops collection of pulp and juice, participated in the inaugural institutions of higher Aayog, in collaboration recruitment rules as one Pabitra K. Jena, Organizing as Rehbar-e-Khurak on the Minister for Cooperatives a tetra packing unit will also function. education must get involved with local Universities, time exemption in favor of Secretary of the Conference pattern of Rehbar-e-taleem. and Ladakh Affairs, Chering be established in Leh. Welcoming the delegates, in dealing with problems support groups of young incharge TSOs for their and Vote of Thanks was The Minister instructed Dorjay has emphasized on Funding will be allocated by Governor thanked TIES, facing the people of the scholars to confirmation and up- given by Prof.Dipanker Sen, both the Directors of strengthening of NCDC to the Cooperative which is one of the oldest State and the region. He take up researches into gradation of facilities at Convener of the FCS&CA to prepare a Cooperative movement by Societies of both the districts and largest body of exhorted scholars and various State specific issues departmental Godowns. Conference. proposal for the professional academicians to investigate, it would go a long way in The Minister directed the providing appropriate to flourish their business econometricians and analyse and determine optimising the utilisation of funding to the Cooperative units and generate societies in both the districts employment to the youth of 12 Kanal state land retrieved at Koteranka of Ladakh region. the region, he added. Progress of sports projects reviewed a case has been registered Addressing the officers To cater the vegetable against encroachers, while during a review meeting shortage in the region and to chaired by him, he said that make it self-reliable, NCDC districts, lighting system at process to initiate steps taken in recent meeting will also provide financial Gani Memorial stadium, disciplinary action was with officials of National help to the Societies in artificial football ground at started against officials who Cooperative Development setting up green houses on a TRC, Srinagar, water sports failed to protect the prime centre at Ranjeet Sagar Dam, Corporation (NCDC) at large scale and need of government property. The Basohli Jammu, upgradation Delhi to review the status of vegetable will be addressed, operation was conducted of Subash stadium Integrated Cooperative he added. under supervision of Deputy Udhampur, sports stadium Development Projects are The Minister further said Commissioner Rajouri. The Poonch and Rajouri, Bakshi going to play a decisive role that the financial help will be district administration has in giving a new direction in given to the functional NL CORRESPONDENT Youth Services & Sports, stadium Srinagar and MA NL CORRESPONDENT department. planned similar drives in Ladakh's Cooperative Cooperative societies JAMMU, MAR 07 Divisional Commissioner, stadium Jammu. These RAJOURI, MAR 07 The team was led by ADDC Rajouri , Kalakote, Darhal Movement. through NCDC to create and Jammu, Deputy projects are being executed by A S Chib along with huge Sunderbani and other areas The Minister said that setting of various units of Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Commissioners of Kupwara JKPCC, J&K Sports Council In a major anti- contingent of police force to retrieve encroached state threadbare discussions were fisheries, poultry farms and Wednesday reviewed the & Poonch, MD JKPCC and and NPCC, he added. Chief encroachment drive, a team and fleet of machines started land. The departments have held on several issues related Dairy farms not only to progress of sports other senior officers attended Secretary emphasized on of officers today retrieved the operation 11amand done preliminary mapping to funding of societies with minimize the shortage but infrastructure projects the meeting. expediting the progress on all 25% subsidy. He said that also export to other parts of sanctioned under the Prime Commissioner/Secretary the indoor sports halls and over 12 Kanal Government removed the encroachment and demarcation to execute for promotion and the country. Minister's Development Youth Services & Sports gave sports stadiums, so that these land here in Koteranka on the land by 5:30PM. the drive. Package (PMDP) for J&K. a detailed presentation on the facilities are thrown open for town. The encroached land A total of 13 structures were Principal Secretary to Chief status of the projects sports enthusiasts at the estimated to cost Rs 4.50 Cr removed which include 7 Disaster management meeting Minister, Divisional including the multipurpose earliest. He directed the was retrieved after 6 hour houses and 6 shops. Earlier, Commissioner, Kashmir, indoor sports halls under executing agencies to push up long operation. Around 13 a team of revenue officers convened at Doda Commissioner/ Secretary, construction across all 22 the pace and complete the illegal Structures raised on 1 had demarcated the works in mission mode. Kanal 11 Marla land were encroached land. Based on NL CORRESPONDENT programme on capacity participants through also demolished. The prime demarcation eviction notices DODA, MAR 07 building on disaster resource personals who can CLCC hold protest, demand release of land belonged to sheep were served to the occupants management shall be held at volunteer during the husbandry and Auqaf by the Addl DC. Meanwhile, District Development Sports Stadium Doda on emergency situations. pending payments Commissioner, Bhawani 15th of March 2018 where The DDC asked the Rakwal, who is also the resource persons from departments of Fire services, and liabilities or we will Prof. Jetli delivers expert Chairman District Disaster different line departments SDRF, Health and Army intensify protest and Management Authority will provide training to the demonstration ," they said. lecture at SMVDU personals to carry mock Doda, convened a meeting participants including drills and demonstrations to Accusing the power project with senior officers of rescue, first aid and other NL CORRESPONDENT 'Mathematics and impart training regarding company of being various departments to measures to be adopted in KATRA, MAR 07 Philosophy' where he rescue, injuries, mass insensitive towards them, discuss the arrangements case of any disaster. demonstrated that both they lamented that 'injustice' regarding "Conducting of Taking a serious note of casualty management and Prof. P. Jetli, Visiting these disciplines are inter- is being meted out to more various capacity building increase in road accidents in first aid. Faculty at Tata Institute of related and have mutually than hundreds of contractors programme on disaster the Chenab region, the DDC Principal, Government Social Sciences and an benefitted from each and laborers . They said management", at DC Office directed the CMO and Degree College, Doda and adjunct faculty of the other's advances and most of the contractors and complex here today. ARTO Doda to organize CEO, Doda were asked to other working class people School of Philosophy and developments. The ADC Bhaderwah, Imam awareness camps at main organize debate cum cultural Culture, Shri Mata lectures were attended by had taken loans even from Din, SP Operations Doda, bus stand Doda, Pul Doda Vaishno Devi University all research scholars and programmes, painting private persons as well as SDM Thathri, Assar and and various other places to financial institutions with Katra delivered two faculty members of competitions involving MOHD MAJID MALIK with the company from the Gandoh, ACR Tariq Hussain aware the drivers and hefty interest rates but dilly special lectures in the Faculty of Humanities and students from school and DODA, MAR 07 last seven months . The Naik, CPO , Yoginder conductors about dallying approach of the University campus from Social Sciences. In the colleges from all over the protest demonstration was Katoch, CMO, ARTO, AEE consequence of rash driving, power project company in 6th - 7th March 2018. The end of each lecture, a vote district to spread a mass Contractors and labourers led by President Asgar PHE, PDD, Principals, over speed, driving without clearing the pending dues is topic of the first lecture of thanks was delivered awareness on disaster Coordination Committee , Hussain Khangi in which DySP SDRF, Fire Services helmet, use of mobile phone forcing them to pay the was 'Philosophy of by Dr. Anil K. Tewari, management. Thatri today held a strong contractors and laborers besides other district officers while driving and many interests unnecessarily. Jurisprudence'. In this, he Assistant Professor protest demonstration in participated.They were attended the meeting. more alike. The DDC further instructed Demanding immediate highlighted the School of Philosophy and front of Sub Divisional demanding clearance of bills During the meeting, it was Similar directions were all the district officers to release of the claims, and contribution of two Culture. Magistrate office Thatri and liabilities which they decided that the main passed to the SDMs to participate in the function also urged upon Power important thinkers, against a Power project claimed were pending with organize disaster along with their officials on Development Corporation namely, Pufendorf and company which is working the power project company Army distributes winter management programme at the proposed date and venue authorities and Dr Chief Euclid who provided on 48 MV Power project which is working under PDC Sub-division level and to make the programme a Minister to intervene and alternative perspectives on Donadi failure to release . "We appeal the clothing kit impart training to the force company to release the universal principles of success. their bills , wages and other Government to intervene their liabilities .Beer Singh, jurisprudence and NL CORRESPONDENT clothing. The locals liabilities which are pending and clear the pending bills Ch Noor Mohd, Ch Nor Mai, amazing futuristic vision, REASI, MAR 07 extended a helping hand to MLA felicitates Truck Talib Hussain Malik, Abid applying which we can the Army in cleaning the Jt Dir SSA chairs meeting Hussain Butt, Fayaz Ahmed, come to a better The Army unit at Bagga, surroundings and there-by union members Kewal Krishan and other understanding not only of distributed winter clothing contribute effectively NL CORRESPONDENT was informed that all also spoke on the occasion. the content of the to orphans and locals of towards the country wide NL CORRESPONDENT present. BANDIPORA, MAR 07 possible efforts are being Later a deputation also met Constitution but also on Bagga, Dharmari and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan POONCH, MAR 07 Speaking on the occasion, put in place to overcome Tehsildar Thatri who listen the principles on which it Gulabgarh in Reasi initiative. Speaking on the MLA Haveli said that the Joint Director (JD) SSA H the infrastructural gap in them patiently and assured is based. The topic of the District. A total of 159 kits occasion, the Sarpanch of MLA Haveli Shah state government is working R Pakhroo today chaired a the primary and middle to look into the matter. second lecture was were distributed to the village Bagga expressed Mohammad Tantray today for the welfare of all meeting to address schools of the district locals to facilitate ease and his gratitude towards the felicitated office bearers of sections of society infrastructural problems of during 2018-19. The comfort during the winter Army and NGO Goonj for newly elected truckers' especially poor and primary and middle concerned officers were Power shutdown months. Continuing with helping the people and union of Poonch district downtrodden. He assured schools here in the district. directed to submit the its mission of extending a destitute locals and here at a function. the union members that a NL CORRESPONDENT Chief Education Officer infrastructural helping hand to the people conducting programmes Deputy Commissioner truck stand with all basic KISHTWAR, MAR 07 Bandipora Javid Munshi, requirements of every of remote areas of Jammu for social upliftment. The Tariq Ahmad Zargar, SSP facilities would be Deputy CEO, AD school to the concerned and Kashmir, the Army in locals were visibly over- Rajiv, Addl. SP Anwarul established a suitable According to Superintending Engineer Electric M&RE Planning, ZEOs of all five higher-ups so that funding conjunction with the whelmed by this noble Haq, Executive Engineer location in Poonch. The Circle Kishtwar, the power supply to Chatroo, Palmar, zones and other concerned could be made available Mumbai based NGO gesture of the Army and PWD Satish Bhagat and association thanked the Kurya and Tharkrie shall remain affected on March 08 officers were present on for early execution of the Goonj, organised the accepted the winter officers of various MLA for extending his from 10 am to 05 pm. the occasion. The meeting required works. distribution of winter clothing gratefully. departments were also support. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Thursday | March 08 | 2018 'Efforts afoot to revive traditional water sources' Ministers tour Raipur-Domana to assess

The Minister informed that Jammu, Samba and Kathua road connectivity requirements Government has earmarked to educate people about the Rs 1 crore to facilitate conservation of water. A ensuring road connectivity proper disposal of Solid and cultural programme, in rural and far-off areas. Liquid Waste in Basohli highlighting the message The people hailing from Town. He said that under about water, sanitation and various adjoining villages the project, the Government hygiene was presented on met the Ministers and has provided two dustbins the occasion. People present apprised them about the to each household for on the occasion were also difficulties being faced by segregated collection of bio made aware about personal them during rainy season and solid waste. hygiene and water testing due to absence of bridges. For improving power through Field Testing kits. The Minister assured them NL CORRESPONDENT MLA of the area Bali scenario in Basholi, Principal Chief Conservator that their problems would be JAMMU, MAR 07 Bhagat. Choudhary Lal Singh said of Forests (PCCF) Ravi addressed after the that Government has Kesar, Chairman SPCB B The Minister said that the construction of these identified 7500 kanal land Sidhartha Kumar, Director Minister for Public Works work on these bridges would bridges. in the area for establishing Social Forestry Ashwani Naeem Akhtar today be completed this year. He solar power plant which Gupta, Director directed the engineers to said that the bridges would While addressing the gathering, Bali Bhagat said NL CORRESPONDENT Capacity Development happening in a country would generate 200-MW Environment and Remote prepare DPRs for provide improve several development KATHUA, MAR 07 Unit(CCDU), Deptt of PHE, where people revere rivers electricity to meet local Sensing O P Sharma and construction of bridges at connectivity to dozens of I&FC at Basohli, here and streams as divine demand. The Minister said other senior officers and Simbliwala and Mishriwala villages and facilitate initiatives have been taken Minister for Forests, today. entities. He appealed to the that efforts are afoot to officials of the Forest to improve connectivity to socio-economic growth of for improving the living Environment & Ecology, The Minister informed that masses to contribute develop eco-tourism department and its wings the villages located across the local people. standards of the people Choudhary Lal Singh has the campaign for towards ensuring safe water infrastructure around the were also present on the the Ranbir canal. He further said that the living in Raipur-Domana said Government is making conservation of water has and proper sanitation. Ranjit Sagar Lake to project occasion. The Minister issued the government has taken constituency. all out efforts to revive been taken to Panchayat Meanwhile, Choudhary Lal it as a major tourist Later, the Minister also laid directions during a visit to various path-breaking The Minister said the traditional water sources level for creating awareness Singh exhorted upon the destination. foundation for 100-bedded Raipur-Domana along with initiatives for the overall construction of these bridges and introduce modern at gross roots level. He said PHE department Rajiv Khajuria, Founder Girls Hostel at Basholi Minster for Health and development of the state was a long pending demand methods of water cleanliness and functionaries to work Emeritus National being constructed under Medical Education and with special focus on of the villagers which would conservation in the State. conservation of water diligently to provide safe Development Foundation, RMSA. be addressed soon. The Minister was speaking bodies would pave the way potable water to the presented key note address at a Constituency Level for improving hygiene and populace of Basohli. He highlighting different Advocacy workshop on sanitation. also asked them to ensure aspects of water, sanitation Progress made under DILRMP reviewed Water, Sanitation and Expressing concern over regular maintenance of the and hygiene. He informed Hygiene organized by shrinking of water resources filtration plants for that National Development NL CORRESPONDENT National Development due to human greed and providing safe and hygienic Foundation with the support JAMMU, MAR 07 Foundation and sponsored negligence, the Minister drinking water to the of CCDU has launched a by Communication and regretted that this is people. massive campaign in Minister for Revenue, Haj & Auqaf and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman DRSC meeting held Veeri today visited Central Record Room at Gole Gujral to get the firsthand appraisal of keeping and maintenance of land record and to review the progress made under Union ongoing process of modern Record Room, Institute (RTI) and was Government's Digital India digitization of records shortage of manpower, briefed by the Principal RTI Land Record including scanning of requirement of furniture about the Training Modernization Programme documents, scanning of and other items in the CRR. Programmes being (DILRMP). The Minister Mussavis, quality check of The Minister asked the provided to the revenue was accompanied by documents and other related Regional Director to staff at the institute. Financial Commissioner works. The Minister also prepare the DPR for The Minister stressed on NL CORRESPONDENT Department, M Raju, account of Token Tax, Registrar, Audit, Dr Raj Revenue, Lokesh Jha, JAMMU, MAR 07 Transport Commissioner, Permit, Registration, Kumar Thapa briefed the visited the Labs where work Modern Record Room on Capacity Building of Saugat Biswas and License fees etc. Committee about the Commissioner Secretary of scanning of documents scientific lines and assured employees and making the The meeting of Department Managing Director SRTC, The Committee instructed overall functioning of the Revenue, Shahid Inaytullah and Mussavis is being that financial support and institute functional round Related Standing Mir Afroz briefed the the concerned authorities to department besides and Divisional carried out. The Minister adequate manpower will be the year with specialized Committee (DRSC-I) of Committee about the devise an inclusive physical and financial Commissioner Jammu, was told that the record provided to complete the training courses for people Jammu and Kashmir working of the department mechanism for creating achievement of the Hemant Sharma. kept in the Central Record project in given timeframe. related to revenue business. Legislative Council was besides other activities enhanced infrastructure to department. The Minister along with the Room will be scanned He also asked Financial At RTI, the Minister also held here today under the carried out by the facilitate the general A detailed discussion was officers visited the various within 2 to 3 months. Commissioner Revenue to witnessed the ongoing work Chairmanship of MLC, concerned authorities to public. held on the apt halls situated in the Central Terming the land record as provide Air Conditioner and of scanning of field record Qaiser Jamsheed Lone to develop infrastructure of Taking a strong note of implementation of various Record Room where the old wealth of Revenue required furniture so that and was apprised about the examine the Transport the department including pollution, the Committee centrally sponsored land record of entire Department, the Minister the progress can be various components department. expansion of fleets of buses also directed the concerned schemes launched by the division is kept. The said that every possible expedited. involved in the whole During the meeting, a and trucks in the to check and monitor the department including Minister was briefed about effort needs to be taken to Later the Minister also process of Modernization threadbare discussion was department etc. vehicles that are more than RKVY with a focus on the process of keeping and preserve this old record visited Revenue Training Project. held on the overall A detailed assessment was 15 years old and are the development and proper maintenance of which has historical functioning of Transport made by the Committee in main cause of spreading of strengthening of agriculture record in the Central importance too. He hoped Expansion plan of Shrine Department and directions view of various issues pollution in the state. and allied sectors. Record Room and efforts that the digitization project were passed to the pertaining to regulating the Later, the Committee held It was also informed that taken to further restore and would surely help the concerned authorities to State Transport Authority another review meeting of there are five Apex level Board's Nursery reviewed saving the old historical department in preserving it initiate necessary measures and Regional Transport Co-operative Department Co-operations viz record. in online format. to improve the functioning Authorities, ensuring and suggested several JAKFED, J&K Coop., NL CORRESPONDENT raising indigenous forest Regional Director, Survey On the occasion, the of the said department. mobility and connectivity measures to further Housing Corporation, J&K JAMMU, MAR 07 tree seedlings saplings for Legislators, Mohammad for the public by providing streamline the working of Cooperative Union, J&K and Land Records Rifat Regional Director also planting in Shrine Board's Khursheed Alam, G L transport facilities in all the department. State Coop. Bank and J&K Kohli apprised the Minister raised various issues Governor N.N. Vohra, degraded forest area. It will about the maintenance of Raina and Muzaffar Ahmed areas, creating Road Safety Registrar, Cooperative SCARDB and 107 Co- including provision of Chairman of the Shri Mata also provide seedling of record in the record room. Parray attended the Awareness among the Societies, Peerzada Hafiz- operative Marketing funds for regular Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, forest species and raise She briefed him about maintenance of record meeting. masses for safe driving, ul-lah, MD, JEKFED, Societies operating at considered the proposal to Ornamental, Horticultural various components of room, construction of Secretary, Transport generating revenue on Deepika K Sharma, Joint District/Block level. expand the Shrine Board's and Annual flowering Nursery in a meeting held at species. Arrangements for Navratra festival reviewed the Raj Bhavan here today. The Nursery, with one 'Respect for women constitutes The new Nursery is being medium sized Polygreen NL CORRESPONDENT CAPD department and projected various problems created adjacent to the House, will have an annual basics of India's cultural legacy' KATHUA, MAR 07 Municipal Committee were and demands for which the existing Nursery at Kunia production capacity of 1 directed to intensify Deputy Commissioner (Panthal) in Katra. Sh. lakh plants and have an citizens and women A joint meeting of officers checking in the markets directed the concerned Umang Narula, Chief estimated cost of Rs. 1 crore. empowerment is on its of line departments and around the temples and officers for early action. Executive Officer of the Governor instructed the priority list. He said several representatives of religious shrines to keep check on The meeting was attended Shrine Board and Dr. M.K. CEO for expeditious start state and central sponsored organisations was held here overcharging and quality of by SSP Suleman Kumar, Addl. CEO of the and completion of the schemes have been today to review the eatables. RTO Kathua was Chowdhary, ADC Rishpal Board participated in the Nursery before end 2018. arrangements for the directed to provide Singh, ADC Billawar especially dedicated for their meeting. CEO apprised With the completion of the Navratra festival. additional transport facilities Joginder Singh Rai, ACR, upliftment. Governor that the proposed Phase IINursery the overall The meeting, chaired by on the routes of various SDMs and officers of "Prime Minister Narendra Phase II Nursery shall be production of plants and Deputy Commissioner, shrines and display fare list various departments and Modi has been keen for constructed over an area of seedlings per year shall Rohit Khajuria, discussed at bus stand for convenience representatives of various uplift of the country's 2.1 acre with the objective of touch the 5 lakh mark. women, which he proved by arrangements for security, of the pilgrims. The fire and committees. launching several women- sanitation, drinking water, emergency service friendly schemes including power supply, first aid department was instructed to Body of minor boy recovered in Samba Beti Bachao Beti Padhao facilities at the prominent deploy fire tenders at Jasrota Scheme" he said. He further religious places for the Mata, Sukrala Mata and NL CORRESPONDENT Minister of State for NL CORRESPONDENT the family returned, leaving that a case was registered and said that there should be a convenience of the devotees. Mahanpur. JAMMU, MAR 07 Culture and Education, Priya Deputy Commissioner The local traffic officials SAMBA, MAR 07 the boy behind as he insisted the investigation has been Sethi presided over the strong call from everyone to on staying back with other initiated. The post-mortem motivate his friends, directed the officers of the and Tehsildars were directed Speaker J&K Legislative event, while Secretary Police today recovered the kids. He did not return to his has been conducted after colleagues and other male concerned department to to identify parking places Assembly Kavinder Gupta JKACL, Aziz Hajini, noted body of a 9-year-old boy home till the morning after constituting a board of folk for advocating and start the repair of bridle adjacent to the shrines to today said that respect for journalist, Sohail Kazmi, under mysterious which his body was doctors to investigate other promoting this campaign of paths leading to the temples avoid congestion during the women is not a new thing Political leader, Ravi Tickoo circumstances in Samba recovered in the outskirts, the angels involved in the case, gender equality. and shrines. Similarly, festival season. The MVD but it forms core of the shared the podium. instructions were passed to department was directed to district of Jammu and official said. Magotra said he said. Indian cultural legacy and it Noted women from various In her address, Priya Sethi said that women play a the PHE functionaries to intensify vigil to check Kashmir. The body of the needs to be sustained and fields included Dr. Indu ensure regular supply of overloading of passenger boy, identified as Sonu, was preserved. Koul, Sunaina Mehta, crucial role in the drinking water at the shrines vehicles in hilly areas. recovered under mysterious Notice He was speaking at a Vainakshi Koul, Shafqat contemporary world, be it and yatra routes. The PDD The CMO and Fire and circumstances from outskirts felicitation function Chib, Mona Pandoh, DSP nation building, defense or running household chores. was directed to ensure un- Emergency Services were of Meen Sarkar village in I, Ram Lal S/o Sh. Chua Ram R/o Panwal, Tehsil and Distt organized by Sanskar Bharti Usha Kher, SHO Anita interrupted power supply to directed to share contact and Samooh Theatre Women Katal, Santosh Sangra, She said that women have Samba district this morning, Samba, have purchased Tractor bearing regd. no. JK21B- outshined men in every filed. all the shrines. Health numbers of drivers of Samba Senior 1011, chassis no. 801067 and engine no. S325E44794 Wing to honor and felicitate Manjiri Singh and Seerat Department was directed to Ambulance and Fire Tenders She said that diverse roles Superintendent of Police from Sh. Nagar Chand S/o Frangi Ram R/o Pargwal, the noted Women from were honoured for their make available necessary with the concerned ADCs women plays during her life (SSP) Anil Magotra told. The Tehsil and Distt Samba. Now, I am applying for the different fields here at KL contribution in their medical facilities with life and SDMs to meet any kind bears testimony to the fact boy along with his family transfer of R/C of the Saigal Hall. The event was respective fields. saving drugs and first aid of exigency. Members of that they are second to none had gone to attend a religious above said vehicle. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to organized in connection with The Speaker said that the along with team of doctors management committees of and can achieve highest RTO Jammu within 7 days from the publication of this the International Women's state promotes and protect at all the shrines. The temples and shrines congregation (jagran) in the Day 2018. the fundamental rights of its mark in their life. village, he said, adding that notice. Abhishek Samba the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Thursday | Mar | 08 | 2018 I am Invisible & You are Not: The Women are Challenges of Operational Int born leaders!!

The job was simple, I had to carry a bag routine aspects in the army camp, simple and place it at a given area in the bus stand questions, like do you play games every and I would get a certain sum of money for day? I want to join the army too and love doing that, I had never seen ten rupees, the way you do your PT parade do you do leave alone thousands of rupees! I carried PT every day? Can you help me get into the bag and on leaving it where he wanted the army? And as I walked with him, I me to, I got my money and left for home, a studied the area around, all the information smile in my mind. Later, as I had walked and detail I gathered, I would share with some distance, I heard a loud explosion. An "The Man". Another time, he asked me to IED had exploded!!That was my initiation, make a drawing of the camp as I knew it. I SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR Today, we need to ensure my first job, simple was it not? made a rough sketch for him on a page torn that women in our country Some months had passed before I met the out from my school note book. omen have both are literate. When women same man again, he told me how good I As days passed on, we heard from the TV gentleness and are well educated and well had been and asked me if my family were news that there was firing on the borders strength. Indian informed they can take more happy with the money I had earned? Would further North of our village, Rajouri and W scriptures place tremendous responsibility, bring about I like to earn more? He would get in touch further beyond in Kashmir, places I had amount of power in women. that positive change and can with me soon for more work if I was okay never been to. It was one such occasion, In fact, the primordial energy make any project successful. with it. I was okay obviously and keen too. when firing was on at the border that I saw known as Shakti which is the A woman by nature is multi- Working for The Cause. Honestly, I did not my Soldier "friend" leave the camp in a BRIG PRADEEP SHARMA occasions when cooperation is close and life force behind the whole talented and multi-faceted. know what the cause was until I was convoy along with many others. That very healthy, in such cases successful operations creation is feminine. That is Usually people think women repeatedly told stories about my brothers night, I was contacted by "The Man" and orces deploy in fixed grids, they dress are invariably seen. why our scriptures honour are emotional but the fact is, and sisters being exploited and how I could instructed that I should keep an eye on the in a uniform, per force have to adopt Politics, power play combined with a noisy women as the highest aspect women are also great be of help in defending them, of how Army Position, I was given a nice mobile Fconventional methods and remain media , internet, cell phones and Whattsapp of divinity- the Aadhya intellectual geniuses and people from other countries/religion had to phone and would use it to answer his calls. bound by law. Entry and exits are under like applications add to the challenges as do Shakti. excel in planning and be stopped from exploiting us and many He instructed me to help him with some observation. They rely on locals for the free reliance on courts of law to Women bring together the execution. You see any other such tales. I was young and food from a nearby shop, food and some information of use where as the enemies in intervene in what are purely matters finest aspects of society; the department headed by a impressionable, needy and keen to work, warm clothes from home, I got these items this case are local or similar and merge military and of National Security. ability to create and the woman; chances are that earn respect, make my family proud, Keen and kept them in our usual hiding place with the crowds. They can be anyone Thus, such operations in our given transformational ability to department is much ahead of to wield a weapon, to shoot, to gain respect under a hay stack after dark. My family had ranging from a Tea Stall owner to a Water environment are hugely stressful for junior make a difference in the others. and earn money, I was only too eager to yet to get to know what I had been doing, Porter or a Muleteer. Thus each activity of leadership and troops who find themselves society. Women bring us to Women are the backbone of enlist.My family they said would be they were humble farmers who tilled the the Forces is observed by nondescript under pressure to deliver as well as remain the planet and teach us how any society. The role of protected and paid, I would be looked after, soil and raised sheep, happy in the individuals and many a times recorded to within the realms of security from to live. A mother is our first women in the development trained and my needs provided for. Initially, knowledge that their son was earning. establish a pattern where as the enemy is prosecution/adverse publicity on the one Guru, our first teacher. of a society is of utmost I had to merely provide some information The next morning, we heard news of a invisible. hand and an ever distanced higher Women teach us our first importance. In fact, it is the about things near our village. I knew the shoot out at a Police Post, a CRPF Camp Who do the Forces in turn rely on for leadership on the other. Recent trends of behaviour, our first step in only criterion that area well, we often played in the fields near and the Army Camp, terrorists they said information? To win the confidence, trust Commanders openly supporting ground life. And then women also determines whether a society the high way & military cantonment, the had shot many persons and firing was and loyalty of an individual who in their action is a welcome step and requires to be have a great role to play in is strong and harmonious or soldiers were friendly with me, and often going on. I stayed home, afraid to go out to judgement is capable of providing them the strengthened while intervention by courts the society. She can be a not. Also, a corruption-free they would get me to play football with play with my friends; my Mother would not required inputs well in time for action to be unless in the interest of the forces on strong peacemaker; at home, society can only emerge them. let me go out any way. taken. However, this is easier said than ground needs to be discouraged. in the community, in society where women are given due I was asked to answer simple questions by I stayed away for several days, later done. Most individuals tend to respond by The Unseen Enemy: Indoctrination & and in the world. Women can regard, respect and the man who had got me to work for him, I mustered courage to venture out to the saying they cannot do this for fear of Young Minds glue differences and bring importance. In building only knew him by voice ; how many Sentry Post, the air was hostile, the Army retaliation and justifiably so. The ESM are Indoctrination begins at a young age and is people of diverse nature character and integrity, soldiers do you see at various gates at Jawan was abrupt and harsh in telling me to always suspect as far as Terror out fits are best illustrated by this short story." Many together she does it in her women can do a better job. different times? How do they treat you stay away, on my asking about my friend concerned, those who attempt to or are seen years ago, I was only a child. The home all the time! Given the wealth that is when you go to them? Do they have who had earlier been on duty and he replied to be close to the forces are given a environment around me fostered a spirit of In this fast pace of life, we inherent in them, it is very weapons? And one day I was asked to take angrily that he had been shot dead in the message to keep away. Creation and brotherhood amongst us. We lived a need to balance our inner important for women all a group of two to the soldier on duty, they encounter. protection of sources and a method of humble life, followed our customs and peace, beauty and ethical around the world to sit met the soldier and chatted with him for a I got my reward from "The Man" in cash communication is a challenge, old systems culture, ploughed our land and made do values with the external together and see what they while, then watched me play football and and kind. He praised me in front of many like the "Letter Box" and others are dated with the little that we got out of it. Religion challenges we face, and can do to make this world returned by the evening. This routine others, for the work I had done and and no longer practical. and our God, Jesus, Allah, Ram, call him women have it in them to do more stress and violence continued for some days, stretching into the promised to take me to a different land, The advent of new media is both a by any name was our motivation and it. These qualities are free. You are that spirit. You coming months, many a times we merely more riches for me and my family. We took challenge and a boon. Its usage by the binding spirit apart from family. With inherent in a woman. are the one who can instill sat and watched the sentry from afar, how pictures, posing with AK 47s in our hands; western world is worth emulating. Take the hunger in our stomachs, food too was God A woman has the capacity to love, compassion, he responded to officers when they came to this was at some patch of forest in the hills example of France, Israel or even the UK. for us!! be an excellent peacemaker spirituality in people around the gate, how the duty was changed. And nearby where he had asked me to come. Four cardinal aspects stand out, the network Time came when we felt that we were because it is quite natural for you & the society. my flock of sheep grazed nearby. All this For the first time I saw others too who had of surveillance using new losing ground and those following different her to relate from the level of Do not wait to be given while "The Man", would make notes in his been helping him. We were told of the media/technology, inter service cooperation faiths were gaining from our loss! The rich the heart. The biggest power. Just assume it. diary of course I never got to see what he brave young men who had killed many and , public support and a firm resolve by the were getting richer they said, in some areas strength that a woman has is; Unfortunately most of the wrote! I felt happy and proud, I was in so doing sacrificed their lives too.We Govts. the poor were being driven out of their her emotions, feelings, feminine movements today working, I was being paid and my family celebrated by holding a feast, mutton Risks Involved & Operational Compulsions lands and forests. People talked about a motivation and inspiration. are demanding rights. What were happy too. Little did I know that I was cooked in the traditional way, the night was In general our pattern devolves around movement in subdued voices, about young Men can inspire to fight but are you demanding? From working for the cause! How did what I was quiet. Returning the next morning, I noticed conventional methods of Civic Action, men being trained for jobs which were women inspire to unite. whom are you demanding? doing help the cause? Who cared any way armed forces and police men patrolling Fraternisation, Medical Aid, Education, dangerous, about some boys fighting There are more wars in the You are asking from an as long as I got paid? everywhere, barricades had been created at Sports and to an extent reliance on ESM. Government forces and being martyred. world today because there is empty bowl! You have equal The Big Day. Over a period of time, we new positions, Military and Police vehicles Unconventional methods and strategy About families, suddenly, becoming rich a lack of feminine leadership rights. Just own it! You had established that sentries changed at set rushed about with fully armed men in battle require a high risk appetite as well as through money received from sources to unite people, overcome simply have to assert your hours, meals were eaten at set hours, dresses, helmets and bullet proof vests! confidence and support up the chain of unknown. I remained un employed, my differences and bring home rights! You don't have to go Officers could get in by use of authority Our job had been done!! And me? I was command which in the prevailing family impoverished and our aspirations to us the purpose we are all and ask somebody, it is all and a stern voice! There were single merely a Sheppard boy in my teens doing environment is questionable given the increasing each day. born for! In today's war-torn there for you! sentries in the day and double at night. my bit for my community as I had been interference by media and the ease of I too wanted to make my family proud, to world, we need women to You are a born leader. You Other facts which threw up a routine and a taught. Back to grazing sheep and playing moving court or the use of Political see my parents, brothers and sisters live a come to the forefront and have the potential with you set pattern. One day, I asked my soldier marbles for the time being, not a bit of guilt Leadership. good life, and one day, this dream came take more responsibility, to bring prosperity, friend if I could buy something from his for the deaths I had caused. I was invisible! Sharing of intelligence amongst Military true when I met "The Man" who showed without getting stressed. happiness and joy to this canteen. He obliged only too willingly and This story holds true for most terrorist and Civilian Forces or Non Military Forces me the way. He merely asked me if I When women are world! Just make this even offered to take me to the canteen with actions in the valley,Pathankot,, Sambha, is a rare event due to the sense of wanted to make money, work for the cause determined, they can do happen! him, so I got to see some more of the Jammu, Nagrota, Uri or elsewhere. competition and vertical silos. There are of my people, see my folks taken care of? wonders. Gen Rawat must remember that loose lips sink ships

ADITI PHADNIS a Muslim majority, and few that you can count linking this with migration them on the fingers of one rmy chiefs in India, in the north east which has hand. says Aditi Phadnis, altered the demographics in But is it wise to single Ahave not been the region, causing a them out on the basis of tactful about politicians, security concern. region and religion? but they have stayed clear Factually, nothing that Chiefs of Army Staff in of politics. General Rawat has said India have not been tactful Chief of the Army Staff can be contested. about politicians, but they General Bipin Rawat's But is the AIUDF -- which have stayed clear of remarks on the growth of swears allegiance to India politics. the All India United and the Constitution -- the The most famous set down Democratic Front in Assam problem? was from General (later have caused a furore -- and Or a chief of army staff's Field Marshal) Sam not without reason. apparent belief that Manekshaw. 'There is a party called the political activity and India's When then prime minister Rodrigues, told a having to give a written He commanded a company AIUDF. If you look at it, security are mutually Indira Gandhi asked him newspaper in an interview apology to the defence at Uri, a battalion of the they have grown in a faster exclusive? tersely if the rumours about in 1992, that the army minister for his remarks. 11th Gorkhas in the north time-frame than the BJP The AIUDF, formed in a coup by army were true, should have a role in General S Padmanabhan, east, the Rashtriya Rifles (Bharatiya Janata Party) 2005, has three members in he encapsulated in a very governance because things who led India in Operation sector at Sopore (the heart grew over the years. The Parliament and 13 Manekshaw way, the were very bad in the P V Parakram, elliptically of insurgency in north Pune before assuming the make him COAS. BJP won only two seats in legislators in the Assam philosophy of the Indian Narasimha Rao government voiced his frustration with Kashmir), served in Sopore appointment of vice chief It could be a coincidence the 1984 national election. assembly. Army: 'You mind your own because of all the the political leadership and commanded a corps in under General Dalbir that Rawat belongs to the The AIUDF is moving at a Its leader Badruddin Ajmal, business, I'll mind mine. 'bandicoots'. when he told a reporter: 'If the north east, where he Suhag. same Uttarakhand village faster pace in Assam,' otherwise called 'perfume You kiss your own This created a storm in you really want to punish secured not just Arunachal The government as National Security General Rawat said. king' because he made a sweetheart, I'll kiss mine. I Parliament. someone for something Pradesh on the Sino-Indian superseded two officers Advisor Ajit Doval. 'I do not think you can now fortune in the scent don't interfere politically, as As defence minister, very terrible he has done, border but also handled the senior to him -- General But he would do well to change the population business, is a Muslim, long as nobody interferes Sharad Pawar saved the you smash him. You insurgency in Nagaland, Praveen Bakshi and remember that loose lips dynamics of the area. If it businessman and politician with me in the army,' he situation by making a destroy his weapons, and Manipur and Lower General P M Hariz -- to sink ships. was five districts to eight to -- in that order. told her. statement that army officers capture his territory. War is Assam. nine, inversion has taken Assamese Muslims who There have been instances are not as clever as serious business and you He helped execute the raid (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal place, whichever be the have joined the army from when ministers have been politicians in fielding don't go in just like that.' along the Myanmar border opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions government,' General the districts where the forced to explain comments questions from newspapers. General Rawat's in early July 2015. appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The Rawat added, referring to demographic 'inversion' has made by chiefs. But General Rodrigues had professional credentials are He commanded the Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or districts in Assam that have occurred are probably so The then army chief, S F to live with the shame of unimpeachable. Southern Command at liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Thursday | March 08 | 2018 Vigilance books JAKFED officials for Civilian Killings corrupt, dubious activities SHRC seeks report from CS, Police Chief NL CORRESPONDENT supposed to inform local movement of militants at police administration NL CORRESPONDENT his known sources of income number of firms including huge amount was withdrawn SRINAGAR, MAR 07 police and the Magistrate Pahnoo village of Shopian accountable, I request the SRINAGAR, MAR 07 and has created a huge his relatives firm had by the accused through his before launching any but it gunned down those commission to seek details liability, running in crores in received supply orders from henchmen from these State Human Rights operation against militants, civilians who were moving from the authorities about Vigilance organization today the JAKFED on account of JAKFED despite having not accounts, as such, it became Commission has issued a however, army doesn't do in a vehicle. As per the civilian killings and the booked Asst. General different payments etc. been declared as L-1 during crystal clear on the scrutiny notice to State Chief so." Narrating the two petitioner, after every action take thereafter," the Manager, JAKFED and "During the course of JSC the tender proceedings. "As of bank accounts in question Secretary and Director incidents of Ganawpora and killing, tall claims are being petition reads. Taking others, for indulging in and on scrutiny of records, it per statement of Bank it has that Mukesh Damral in General of Police seeking a Pahnoo villages of Shopian made to punish the killers cognizance of the petition, corrupt and dubious surfaced that the accused been found that transactions league with other detailed report about district, the petitioner has but till date nobody has been Abdul Hamid Wani, the activities in case FIR No. Mukesh Damral, I/C Asstt. worth crores of rupees had officers/officials of incidents involving civilian said that army violated all punished even as member of the Commission, 06/2018 registered under the General Manager, in league taken place during short JAKFED, by sheer abuse killings in Shopian and the the norms and indulged in government save the Major issued a notice to Chief provisions of Prevention of with other officers/officials duration through which he and misuse of his official action taken thereafter. The civilian killings. The Aditya Kumar who was Secretary and the police Corruption Act, Svt. 2006. In of JAKFED, had invited had directly drawn benefits position, as a public servant Commission issued the petitioner in his petition to responsible for the civilian chief directing them to a statement issued, Vigilance tenders during the years from the JAKFED. As per has obtained huge pecuniary notice after petitioner the State Human Rights killings at Ganowpora submit report by April 2 Organization, Jammu said 2013-2017 carrying vague statement of account of his advantages by indulging in Muhammad Ahsan Untoo Commission has stated that Shopian. "In order to make before the Commission. that it conducted a Joint terms and conditions to son a huge money trail of corrupt and dubious who is also the chairman Army had inputs about the government as well as (CNS) Surprise Check on the basis accommodate his blue eyed crores of rupees was also activities in connivance with International Forum for of a source report that Sh. firms including the fake traced by way of transfer his son and others", Justice filed a petition Mukesh Damral S/o Sh. firms established by him in from different firms who statement reads. Vigilance accusing authorities as well JKCSNGEU holds general body meet Rajinder Parshad Damral the name of his close were favourites of the said that as the commission as army of violating not only R/o Nowshera, Rajouri relatives/ friends which were accused Mukesh Damral. It of these acts by Sh. Mukesh Standard Operating NL CORRESPONDENT choose path of management of Gazetted presently working as Deputy actually run by him by was further revealed that Sh. Damral and others, Procedure (SOP), but also SRINAGAR, MAR 07 confrontation. In the and Non-Gazetted Services" General Manager, JAKFED, proxy, with the objective to Mukesh Damral, while constituted offences the guidelines of Supreme meeting, they urged the state notified vide Government has been managing the obtain huge pecuniary accommodating other blue punishable under the Court of India. A general body meeting of government to fulfill their Order No.107-GAD of 2002 affairs of JAKFED in such a benefits with dishonest eyed firms has also obtained provisions of J&K PC Act, The petitioner has alleged the J&K Civil Secretariat demands. "Resolve Cadre dated:16/01/2002 which manner only to have intention, illegally and huge pecuniary benefits Svt. 2006, accordingly, a that Army has been violating Non Gazetted Employees Review issue in toto; and provides for restoration of pecuniary advantages and fraudulently", statement from them, as was evident formal case was registered at the guidelines of Supreme Union was held today under Re-allocate the slots in KAS share to each feeding benefits for himself & his added. Vigilance said that on from bank transactions of his Police Station Vigilance Court. "As per Supreme the chairmanship of in accordance with category given in excess of family and has amassed huge further scrutiny of records, it son's account who is running Organization Jammu for Court guidelines, Army is President Ghulam Rasool provisions of SRO 386 of prescribed quota as per wealth disproportionate to also came to light that a one of the firms and that investigation. (PTK) Mir, in order to discuss sole 2008 i.e. 50:50 basis (Direct rules," they demanded. The issue of Cadre Review. As : Promotee) and restore the statement said that for the per the statement issued, it quota to the respective welfare of all the employees, KAS aspirants demand JKCC expresses solidarity with has been observed that some feeding channel diverted the Union unanimously invisible forces are previously to give benefit decided that the next postponement of exams protesting contractors deliberately instigating for Direct Recruit (KAS), in programme/ strategy will be halting or marred the accordance with the "Report communicated by NL CORRESPONDENT demands. Speaking on the are being done under a ploy. NL CORRESPONDENT examination centres a day promotion avenues of of High Power Committee in 12/03/2018in case SRINAGAR, MAR 07 occasion, the delegates This is some food for feeding service for their the case of titled Suraj Government fails in SRINAGAR, MAR 07 prior to the exams but criticized the State thought as this may be yet vested interests, thus Prakash Gupta V/s State and resolving the genuine long today, the restrictions and The Jammu and Kashmir Government for withholding another plan of further provoking employees to Ors. - streamlining the cadre pending issue. (KNS) The candidates who are shutdowns crippled us to Coordination Committee 1024 Crores of payments breaking the back of the scheduled to appear in reach before a day," they (JKCC), an amalgam of apex due to the contractors which businessmen in general and second paper of KAS said. They said that the trade, industrial, tourism, has resulted in their huge the contractors in particular" Special drive against auto rickshaws Mains have expressed authorities should take civil society formations, has losses besides hampering remarked the speakers. resentment against the note over the matter and expressed solidarity with the their normal works. They JKCC urged the State 104 auto rickshaw drivers booked, 10 seized agitating contractors of the said that the failure in Jammu and Kashmir must either postpone the Government to immediately NL CORRESPONDENT proper documents. drivers have to install a State who have been making prompt payments to Public Service exams or announce new release the pending payment SRINAGAR, MAR 07 Out of the 104 booked auto- mechanical digital meter deprived of their legitimate the contractors exposes the Commission (JKPSC) for examination centres which of the contractors without rickshaws, 88 were fined, and have to wear a proper rights of their due payments government for their so announcing inappropriate would be closer to their any hitch or delay. The Traffic Police City Srinagar while as 16 were given uniform as per the under the present called developmental timing and examination destinations. "Keeping in JKCC would like to question in its special drive booked court challan and a fine to Transport Commissioner & dispensation. According to agenda. Could the centres. The aspirants view of the office and the wisdom of the powers 104 auto-rickshaw drivers the tune of Rs 9600 was State Transport Authority the statement issued, a authorities of the State that be that how is it justified for plying without collected from the J&K Srinagar notifications, from far off districts like school timing, the traffic delegation of JKCC today Government explain why not that the jobs already mechanical digital meters violators. otherwise legal action Kupwara, Shopian and usually remain visited the Engineering the contractors should be and seized 10 auto- The Departmental official under law against the Bandipora are unhappy overcrowded and in such Complex Rajbagh, Srinagar timely paid for the jobs they undertaken and already done rickshaws for not having said that the auto rickshaw violators shall continue. with the timing and have circumstances it would be to convey support and have already executed and will be put through PAOS raised concerns about it. impossible to cross over cooperation of the delivered, they questioned. (Pay and Account Office They said that in view of 50 kilometers and reach organization to J&K "The JKCC suspects that the System). This step also Rs 37000 fine imposed on violators the shutdown and the examination centres on Contractors Coordination dilly dallying tactics adopted smells of vindictiveness. (KNS) restrictions in Kashmir, time," the candidates said. Committee for their just by the Government may or NL CORRESPONDENT visiting customers. The ADC imposed the they failed to reach nearer "We appeal the authorities BARAMULLA, MAR 07 fine after the matter was brought to his to their examination to take necessary steps in Action plan for IPPI 2017-18 Round II reviewed notice by a team of officials who during centres today. "Usually we this regard," they said. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) their inspection to various companies and NL CORRESPONDENT requirement of vials and doses during reach nearer to our (KNS) SRINAGAR, MAR 07 this round include 10,388 and 2,07,764 Baramulla Farooq Ahmad Baba today hotels had found them providing sub- respectively. Some 2634 workers in total imposed a fine of Rs 37,000 on several standard services to their customers. The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Syed will be deployed for the job which will be leading companies and hoteliers for fine was imposed under section 51 of Food Avalanche warning issued Abid Rasheed Shah, Wednesday overseen by a total of 133 Supervisors providing sub-standard services to the Safety & Standard (FSS) Act.

NL CORRESPONDENT convened a meeting of District Taskforce across all booths in the district. SRINAGAR, MAR 07 Committee to review the action plan for The DC instructed for ensuring that there Mir grieved over demise of Ali Mohd Shah second round of the Intensified Pulse is strict adherence to cold chain protocol According to communication of Divisional Commissioner Polio Immunization programme 2017-18 to make sure that the programme is the NL CORRESPONDENT Editor Daily Uqab. In a statement issued to news Kashmir, there is a danger of avalanches from March 07 to to be held on March 11, 2018. safest and the most successful. He also SRINAGAR, MAR 07 condolence message, Mir agency offered deepest The meeting was informed that the total emphasized the importance of ensuring expressed solidarity with condolences to bereaved March 08 in avalanche prone areas of Bandipora, population of 1,87,173 children of age there is a massive mass media campaign Jammu and Kashmir bereaved family, especially family and sympathized with Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Kupwara, upto 5 years in the district will be about the programme. Pradesh Congress Manzoor Anjum saying that them. Mir also prayed for Ganderbal, Leh and Kargil districts of Kashmir Division. covered during the second round of this Round I of the immunization programme Committee (JKPCC) chief, the departed soul was an eternal peace to departed The deputy commissioners of the concerned districts have year's immunization programme during held in January this year saw a total G A Mir on Wednesday upright personality. He in a soul. (KNS) been asked to advise people not to venture out in which 660 Pulse Polio booths, including target achievement of 92.21%. expressed deep sorrow and avalanche prone areas. Besides, they are also requested to 9 transit booths, will be established Chief Medical Officer Srinagar, District grief over the passing away ISM organizes workshop all precautionary measures and to keep the SDRF, Police across all seven medical zones of the Immunization Officer Srinagar besides of Ali Mohd Shah who and para-medical staff with ambulances in readiness to district. other concerned officers attended the happened to be the elder NL CORRESPONDENT avert any untoward incident. It was further informed that the total meeting. brother of Manzoor Anjum GANDERBAL, MAR 07 The Department of Ayush, District Ganderbal organized a district-level workshop on the implementation of National CUK holds executive council meet Ayush Mission (NAM) here today. District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla was the chief guest on the occasion. The workshop was aimed at NL CORRESPONDENT development programmes (Contractual), pay revision record the immense sensitizing the participants about AYUSH system of SRINAGAR, MAR 07 during the last academic of employees as per 7th contribution made by the treatment. Additional District Development Commissioner session. He also said the CPC, engagement of first Chancellor of the Ganderbal, N.A Baba, Nodal officer, ISM, Ganderbal Dr. The 19th meeting of the university had a NAAC visit private banks for university university, Dr. Srikumar Mushtaq Ahmad Payer, District Programme Officer ICDS, Executive Council (EC), during 2017. Besides, the accounts/business, Banerjee, who completed CMO Ganderbal, CEO Ganderbal, Resources Persons and highest decision-making report of the university recommendation of panel his term in November, Medical officers from Ayush Department, SHG's and body of the Central regarding the campus for appointment of new 2017. Prominent Citizens of Ayush Village Manigam were also University of Kashmir development activities Chancellor for the varsity, Senior Deputy Director, present on the occasion. Besides, CDPOs, BMOs and ZEOs (CUK) was held at since its inception were recommendation of National Institute of of District Ganderbal also participated in the programme. Nowgam-II academic cum shared with the EC selection committees for Pathology, Dr. Nasreen Z. Speaking on the occasion, the DDC impressed upon the administrative block of the members. The members appointment to various Ehtesham, Vice-Chancellor, ISM authorities to create awareness among the people at varsity on Wednesday. suggested and endorsed the teaching and non-teaching Central University of grass root level and the field functionaries to implement the AYUSH type of treatment under National Ayush Mission. Addressing the participants, creation of alternative posts, promotion of Jammu, Prof. Ashok Aima Further, the DDC passed instruction to the participants to Vice-Chancellor, Prof. mechanism like constitution teaching staff under CAS, (Special Invitee), Dean, the university vis-à-vis that several initiatives were work with added zeal and coordination in accordance with Mehraj ud Din Mir said that of 20 single storied and also items School of Education, CUK, the guidelines devised under NAM. at present, the university has quality research has been taken by the varsity, despite structures at the designated recommended by the Prof. N A Nadeem, Dean, enhanced. About the functioning from the rented Speaking on the occasion, Nodal officer, ISM, Ganderbal nine Schools, having 17 site with after PMU visit, at Academic Council. School of Legal Studies, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Payer briefed about the activities and infrastructure development, accommodations. Prof departments, adding that the the total cost of around 17 Earlier, the participants also CUK, Dr. Sheikh Showkat achievements of the department. university endeavours to add Prof. Mir said the executing Zargar said the number of crores, on fast track basis to condoled the demise of EC Hussain, Head, Department more programmes, to cater agencies, assigned with the students enrolled in various get out of the rented member, former Vice- of Management Studies, to the ever-demanding needs job of constructing PEBs at programmes of the varsity premises on priority. Chairman, NCPUL, CUK, Prof. Farooq Ahmad of the students' community. designated campus at has touched 2100, adding The EC later discussed Muzaffar Hussain, who Shah, and Finance Officer, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir Ganderbal have failed to that the number of scholars issues including, Visitor's breathed his last in Mr. Bashir Ahmad Haji also said the university conducts adhere to the deadlines. have also increased with nominee on selection February, 2018, and attended the meeting. Board of Studies and School Welcoming the guests, more departments offering committees, funding from observed a one-minute Professor Pushpesh K Pant Boards after regular Registrar, Prof. M Afzal research programmes. Prof. higher education financing silence to pay homage to also participated in the EC intervals to upgrade and Zargar said, the university Zargar said the varsity also agency, revision of cadre the deceased and prayed for through video conference. further improve the has made significant organised several seminars, recruitment rules, forbearance to bereaved Dean, School of Education, curriculum. Prof. Mehraj ud advances on academics and workshops, extension and enhancement of salary of family. CUK, Prof. N A Nadeem, Din Mir said the potential of other related fronts, adding guest lectures and capacity Assistant Professors The members also put on proposed the vote of thanks. 8 the northlines TRAVEL Jammu | Thursday | Mar | 08 | 2018 the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Thursday | March 08 | 2018 Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to address assembly Tamil Nadu BJP leader, whose Periyar remark today, may announce stand on ties with NDA sparked row, expresses ‘heartfelt regret’ Hyderabad: states, including Bihar and TDP president and Andhra West Bengal, would also Chennai: statements and actions of that it was an individual view Pradesh chief minister N make the same demand if Senior BJP leader from Tamil vandalism towards leaders and not that of the party Chandrababu Naidu will backwardness was the Nadu H Raja on Wednesday like Periyar. We condemn cannot be accepted. clarify his stand on criterion and it would not be issued an apology for his outrightly those people who “Is the BJP not responsible withdrawing from the BJP- possible to give such status remarks on social reformer are indulging in such for what their party persons led National Democratic to many states, the reports EVR Ramasamy, popularly actions,” the saffron party’s say? The apology coming so Alliance at the Centre on added. known as Periyar, on general secretary P late after furore across the Wednesday, a day after his The TDP’s demand for the Facebook and said that the Muralidhar Rao tweeted. state only betrays the real party’s legislators demanded junior minister in the NDA parting of ways with the ally. special status, which allows comment that sparked a But, political parties across intention of the party,” he to pull out from the coalition controversy in the state was Tamil Nadu refused to accept added. government at the Centre YS “We are committed to the tax concessions and 90% over the issue of special posted by an administrator Raja’s apology and said that Congress leader Peter Chowdary, who has been development of Andhra central grant as given to the category status. without his permission. Raja action must be taken against Alphons alleged that the BJP conducting negotiations with Pradesh and have done Himalayan states, is the bone Naidu did not speak when all had said Periyar’s statues in “Which is why, I have him in accordance with the was preparing the ground for Union finance minister Arun everything possible to help of contention. The Centre the lawmakers present at the Tamil Nadu will meet the removed the same,” Raja said law. State Communist Party a civil war in the country and Jaitley and Bharatiya Janata the state government. But, believes that the demand is TDP legislative party unjustified and granting of same fate after Communist in his post written in Tamil of India leader TK declared that his party was Party (BJP) president Amit many of their demands are leader Lenin’s statue was Rangarajan condemned Raja not ready to accept Raja’s meeting on Tuesday special status has already on Facebook. The BJP’s Shah. A delegation from the unrealistic,” a BJP leader razed in Tripura, where the for his statement and said his apology or retraction of his favoured severing ties with been abolished with the central leadership also swung the alliance. However, a state met with Jaitley on said on the condition of Bharatiya Janata Party swept into action to limit the retraction or apology is not statement. implementation of the 14 party legislator said the chief Monday. anonymity. to power on March 3 and damage to the party in the the issue. He said it is the “It must be noted that there Finance Commission. minister will now take steps They added that Naidu will Reports said Jaitley told the ended over two decades of key southern state that sends thought that is dangerous and has been no reaction from the The southern party’s MPs to end the alliance. make a statement about the delegation from Andhra Left rule. The remark has 39 legislators to the Lok must be thwarted at all costs, BJP headquarters over a have given notices for an “It will begin with the two Andhra Pradesh Pradesh during their meeting since been deleted from Sabha. It has found it difficult and added that Raja’s statement by its national central ministers stepping Reorganisation Act, 2014 in on Monday that the Centre adjournment motion in both Facebook as well as Twitter. to make inroads in Tamil remarks only show what the leader that statues of Periyar down, most likely on March the state assembly and may could only consider a special houses of Parliament “Damaging statues of Nadu, which has been BJP thinks of everyone else. were next after removal of 10,” the party leader, who also talk about the future of package for the state and that demanding a discussion on Ramsamy (Periyar) is not choosing between the two Communist Party of India Lenin statues in Tripura,” the did not to be named, said. the party’s alliance with the granting special category the act. Both the Houses agreeable,” Raja said in his Dravidian parties since the (Marxist) leader K Congress leader said, Sources in the party said the NDA. status was out of the have been adjourned several new post, expressing late sixties. “BJP does not Balakrishnan said the BJP’s wondering why no action chief minister would consult In Delhi, the BJP is bracing question. times in the past few days “heartfelt regret” if his post subscribe to any kind of central and state leadership was taken by the BJP against senior party leaders and the for what appears imminent Jaitley said many others over the issue. had hurt anyone’s sentiments. provoking or disrespectful was distancing itself saying Raja. Train accidents declined in the Sister Abhaya murder case: CBI court Law soon to make honour killing last three years: MoS railways acquits Kerala priest Father Jose an offence, Centre tells SC New Delhi: Thiruvananthapuram: discharge petitions. concluded that it was a case The Centre on Wednesday A CBI court in Hearing their pleas, the of suicide. Later Sister told the Supreme Court that it Thiruvananthapuram on court ruled that there was Abhaya’s dress and diary Wednesday acquitted no evidence against Father were submitted in a local was bringing a law to make Catholic priest Father Jose Jose and removed him from court as exhibits from the honour killing a cognizable Poothrukayil in the murder the accused list, but two crime scene. But these offence as it sought of Sister Abhaya while others will have to face the exhibits were allegedly directions for prompt police ordering a nun and another trial. destroyed before the CBI action and criminal priest to face trial in the 26- The CBI has charged all took up the case. prosecution of the guilty. year-old case. three with murder, According to the CBI The Centre told a bench of New Delhi: Sister Abhaya, a plus-two destruction of evidences chargesheet, on the fateful Chief Justice Dipak Misra, As many as 70 train accidents were reported between April 1, student, was found dead in and other offences. day Abhaya got up early for Justice A M Khanwilkar and court that pending the from couples fearing 2017 and February 28, 2018, as compared to 99 in the a well on the premises of “It is god’s grace that my her studies and went to the Justice D Y Chandrachud that legislation, it may pass physical annihilation. corresponding period of previous year, the government the Pius X Convent in innocence is proved after kitchen to wash her face. they had received comments direction mandating police to The court on Wednesday informed Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Kottayam in 1992. It was 26 years,” said Father Jose There she reportedly and views of 23 states on the act promptly to prevent the reserved its verdict on a plea Lok Sabha, minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain said initially described as a case after the verdict. witnessed some immoral proposed bill, “The crime of interfering with by NGO Shakti Vahini the national transporter accorded the highest priority to safety of suicide by crime branch, Two months ago, the court activities involving two Prohibition of Interference couples who decide to marry seeking its intervention to and that all possible steps were undertaken on a continual but the CBI later concluded had made former crime priests and a nun. She was with Freedom of or have already married on curb the phenomenon of basis to prevent accidents. “During the last three years, the that it was a murder. branch superintendent of killed fearing that she might Matrimonial Alliance Bill”. their own. ‘honour killing’ and violation number of consequential train accidents has decreased from Besides, Father Jose, the police K T Michael an spill the beans. She was The court was told that the “Police must protect the of human rights by Khap 135 in 2014-15 to 107 in 2015-16 and further to 104 in 2016- investigating agency accused in the case for first attacked with an axe remaining states had been couple under fear of physical Panchayats to protect the 17. In the current year (April 1, 2017-Feb 28, 2018) the booked Father Thomas allegedly destroying and later dumped in the reminded to give their annihilation by housing them dignity of consenting adults number of consequential train accidents has further reduced Kottoor and Sister Sefi. evidences. well. comments at the earliest. in protection home or by any wishing to marry. to 70, as compared to 99 in the corresponding period of the All the three accused had Michael had initially Though the sensational case The Centre told the top court other means as they may fit.” The court reiterated that previous year,” the minister said. moved the court with probed the case and created enough ripples in that it had sought the views The Centre urged the court to whatever the caste, creed or the state, the church stood of the states as law and order direct that there shall be a religion of two consenting by the accused saying “they was a state domain. special cell in every district adults choosing to marry, no NDA could increase RS tally, but will be were innocent”. However, the Centre told the for receiving complaints third party can interfere. short of majority before 2019 polls

New Delhi: four nominated members. the post (FPTP) system, that the BJP and its allies The results of Tripura, These seats are spread over which is applied in the Lok have the required numbers to Nagaland and Meghalaya 17 states. The BJP currently Sabha and assembly win half of the 61 RS seats have further increased the holds 17 of these 61 seats elections. which go to polls before the national footprint of the while the Congress has 14. The number of votes (N) a 2019 general elections. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Other NDA allies account for candidate requires to get The Congress and the A rise in the number of six seats among these 61. elected is calculated using Samajwadi Party will be the MLAs will also help the BJP Fifty-eight RS seats are the following formula: N= biggest losers in these in increasing its seats in the scheduled for elections on (T/(S+1)) +1, where T is the elections. Rajya Sabha (RS), where the March 23 , 2018. number of voters and S is the The Congress will find it National Democratic These include seats other number of seats up for difficult to retain even half of Alliance (NDA) still lacks a than those in the retirement elections. the 17 seats where its majority. While the NDA will list as members have Under normal members are retiring. The SP definitely add to its current resigned before the circumstances, T will be the has six out of nine RS MPs strength of 83 RS seats, it completion of their terms. total number of MLAs in an from Uttar Pradesh who will will still be short of a Calculations by Hindustan assembly. An example will retire in 2018. On its own it majority until the 2019 Times suggest that the BJP make it clear: Nine RS can get just one member re- elections. alone could add 10 or more members from Uttar Pradesh elected. A total of 61 RS seats will seats to its current RS tally of are retiring on April 2, 2018. BJP’s biggest gains will be in come up for election between 58 before the 2019 general So the number of votes Uttar Pradesh, where it will now and the 2019 general elections. The gains will be required for each candidate win at least seven out of the elections, according to Rajya much more for the NDA. to win will be 41.3 (403/10 + nine seats. It will lose some Telugu Desam Party(TDP) MPs stage protest at Parliament House, demanding Special Sabha’s retirement list. This Elections to the RS work 1). in the states of Gujarat and figure includes seats held by differently from the first past Basic calculations suggest Karnataka. Category Status for Andhra Pradesh during the second phase of the Budget Session. Statue vandalism: Home ministry says DMs, Kerala HC orders CBI probe into Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s SPs ‘personally responsible’ for damage Congress worker’s murder in Kannur statue vandalised in Meerut Meerut: New Delhi: monitor the situation closely Thiruvananthapuram: was the government against a A statue of Dalit leader BR Ambedkar was vandalised in a Taking a serious view of the and take stringent action like The Kerala high court on CBI probe if the investigation village in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district on Tuesday night, desecration of statues in arrests, prompt investigation Wednesday ordered a Central was on the right track. On the police said on Wednesday, after idols of Communist icon various parts of the country, and prosecution of the Bureau of Investigation probe government counsel’s Vladimir Lenin in Tripura were pulled down and a bust of the home ministry on accused. into the murder of a Youth argument that all the accused social reformer Periyar damaged in Tamil Nadu. Wednesday issued a second The DMs and SPs were told Congress leaderallegedly by were in police custody, the Circle officer of Mawana UN Mishra said a villager noticed advisory, its second in the that they must ensure that the activists of the ruling CPI(M), court asked why weapons that Ambedkar’s statue was vandalised and informed the day, holding district police keep strict vigil on dealing a blow to the state used in the murder could not police. Mishra said the police rushed to the spot and pacified magistrates and anti-social elements, social government that opposed be recovered. The court said the irate residents. superintendents of police media and rumour-mongers handing over the case to the demanded resignation of chief some weapons were “We have asked the villagers to lodge an FIR in this “personally responsible” for personally held responsible and take strong action against central agency. The court minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who recovered without the connection. Stern action will be initiated against the such incidents of vandalism. for any such incidents of anyone indulging in any kind rejected the CPI (M)-led also holds the home portfolio. presence of the accused, culprits,” Mishra added. Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) The fresh advisory came a vandalism of statues,” a of violence or inciting government’s contention that Shuhaib’s parents on whose which led to suspicion of foul Ankur Srivastava, who also rushed to the spot with Mishra, few hours after the ministry, home ministry official said, violence, the official said. there was no need for the CBI petition the court gave the play. The court also made said the damaged 17-inch statue has been replaced and in its first advisory, told all quoting the second advisory. The home ministry, in its probe into the case as all order also welcomed the some scathing observations action would be taken against the vandals. “The statue was states and union territories The state governments and second advisory, also accused were arrested, saying verdict. While opposing the about recurring political damaged in the night ... An additional police force has been that incidents of toppling and union territories were told to reiterated the earlier there were many loose ends in CBI inquiry, the government’s killings in north Kerala. It said deployed in the area to avoid any confrontation,” Srivastava damaging of statues must be ensure that DMs and SPs take directions on damage of the inquiry conducted by the attorney even questioned in many cases ordinary said. “Fencing will be done around the statue to stop checked immediately and all possible action to control statues and advised state police. Shuhaib (28) was whether it was proper for a workers were made victims recurrence of such incidents,” he added. Villagers claimed stern action should be taken the law and order situation in preventive action, including hacked to death in Kannur last single bench to hear the case. and those planned and that this was the second time that Ambedkar’s statue was to prevent such incidents. their areas of jurisdiction. patrolling and firm control month. Immediately after the At that point Justice Kamal conspired such killings were vandalised. They said his statue was desecrated on August 4 “The DMs and SPs will be They were advised to over anti-social elements. court’s order, the Congress Pasha asked the attorney why never brought to book. last year and replaced with a new one. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Thursday | March 08 | 2018 State Cycling meet concludes Hero ISL to introduce 'Away Goal' in semi-finals

Mumbai: goals compared to Team B away goal rule won't apply and away format. FC Pune The semi-final stage of which scored 1 away goal. and game will further be City will take on Bengaluru Hero Indian Super League If both teams have scored played on penalties to FC on March 7 at home 2017/18 season will witness an equal number of goals decide the winner. The while FC Goa will face arch introduction of 'away goal' over two legs of semi-final semi-finals will be played rivals Chennayin FC in Goa rule. The 'away goal' rule such that even the away from March 7 to 13 between on March 10 in the first leg will come into effect at the goals scored are equal at the debutant Bengaluru FC, of semifinals. Second leg end of normal playing time end of regulation period of former champion with be the reverse fixture during the second leg. If the second leg , the game will Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa and on March 11 and March 13, aggregate goal difference go into extra time. The FC Pune City on a home respectively. between the two teams is away goal rule will not JAMMU: Sharma, Neel Kamal and SS Badyal and Ariyan Bhagat, Baramulla, 3rd. ROAD: zero (0), then the team that apply in the extra time and Organised by the J&K Gill. joint 3rd. All the medal Mahmiss Ismail, Samba, Ist; JU Korfball team leaves scored more away goals the team that scores more Cycling Association, the The competition held under winners were from district Mashooq Maqbool, Samba, would be declared the goals in the extra time will State Cycling Championship the supervision of Om Samba. 2nd and Sheikh Saqibal, for All India meet winner of the tie. be declared the winners. If concluded with the holding of Parkash and conducted by the Under-14: MTB: Arshdeep Samba, 3rd. For the benefit of both teams score no goals / valedictory at BR Ambedkar technical penal comprising Singh, Jammu, Ist; Men Elite:- ROAD: Adil explanation, Team A (home) equal number of goals in High School, Vijaypur in Karan Digpal, Ajay Kumar, Pushpinder Singh, Samba, Taili-Budgam, Ist; Yogesh district Samba, here today. Sourabh Attri, Dipesh 2nd and Bhanu Pratap, Sharma, Udhampur, 2nd and beats Team B (away) by 2-1 extra time, the winner President of the Association, Badgal, Gurpreet Singh, Samba, joint 3rd. ROAD: Parvez, Budgam, 3rd. MTB: in the first leg and Team B would be decided on Ravinder Singh gave away Gautam Sharma, Vikas Akash Sharma, Samba, Ist; Sudhanshu Sudan, Jammu, (home) beats Team A penalties. For example, the prizes to those winners of Kumar, Shubham and Vivek Rathore, Samba 2nd Ist; Akhil Jamwal, Jammu, (away) 3-2 in the second leg Team A beats Team B 2-1 in various age groups. President Mushtaq Ahmed. and Showkat Ali, Samba, 3rd. 2nd and Chitrest, Jammu, - the goal difference over first leg and loses to Team B of Muskaan Foundation, The Detailed Results Under-17:- MTB: Raman 3rd. two legs is zero (aggregate 1-2 in the second leg then Parveen Sangral was guest of Under-12: Dishant Kumar, Manhas, Jammu, Ist; Harsh GIRLS: Rubab Ali, Srinagar, score of 4-4). In this case the game goes into extra honour. Among those special Samba, Ist; Gourav Kohli, Singh, Samba, 2nd and Ist and Tamana Digpal, Team A qualifies for the time. If in extra time both guests present were Rajan Samba 2nd and Sandeep Shabir Ahmed Dar, Samba, 2nd. final as it scored 2 away teams score a goal, the JAMMU: Korfball team of the University of Jammu (JU) left for I-League is Minerva Punjab’s to lose, Churchill participation in the All India Inter-University Roca's change in fortune with BFC Championship to be held at Osmania University, Hyderabad form March 10 to March 12. The team was flagged off by Director SHTM, JU, Prof Bengaluru: strongly with three wins, but before eventually going on Brothers fight relegation battle Parikshit Singh Manhas amidst interaction with the team Bengaluru FC's remarkable it was followed by a seven- to win the title in extra time members. Prof Parikshit was accompanied by Director debut in the Hero Indian match winless run which against Mohun Bagan. The Panchkula: Neroca FC, East Bengal, home. Sports, JU, Dr Daud Iqbal Baba. Super League has been deterred their fight for title assured them of a berth If all had gone to plan Mohun Bagan and leader EB was surely going to be a Minerva Punjab FC could Minerva all playing and tough game, but it was Among others present were Raj Kumar Bakshi, Vikas masterminded by coach silverware. This included in the AFC Cup play-offs have had the title in the bag having a shot at the title, it’s against the likes of Gokulam Karlopia, Irfan Choudhary and Mohit Singh Bhau. Albert Roca. But had not being trounced 3-1 by East and worked in the favour of long time ago. This last up to Punjab club to rise to that Minerva fancied their things not gone in his favour Bengal in the comforts of Roca as the club did a u-turn round game against the occasion. chances. Aizawl win gave the State Baseball meet towards the end of last their home soil. The club did by offering him an extension Churchill Brothers, who are Minerva falter side a little confidence but all season, he wouldn't have pick up form late in the for another year. And what a fighting a relegation battle, When it came to crunch time, that must have evaporated as been occupying that seat in season which saw them win year it has been for Roca so would have been the hosts the inexperienced youths the side went down to from March 13 the first place. Roca was their final four matches to far. Bengaluru FC have been going through the motions. faltered. The move to a new Chennai City FC away. brought in by Bengaluru FC finish fourth on the table. utterly dominant in the ISL, SRINAGAR: But that was not to be. The home from Ludhiana started Still Minerva’s title to lose Organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Baseball in July 2016 and the This was certainly an garnering a record 40 points. club only into the second well in the last round of the But still as things stand it’s immediate task was to underachievement for a club They have defeated every Association, the 12th State Baseball (boys and girls) season of the I-League had league as they posted a win still Minerva’s title to lose. A Championship shall take place from March 13 to March ensure the side advanced to of Bengaluru's stature which club in the group stages and the gumption to dictate play against Shillong Lajong, but win will see them tower 17 at Islamia College of Science and Commerce ground, the knockout stages of the had, on paper, the highest have looked comfortable in and have their own style from here on doubts crept in. above the rest but a loss or Hawal, here. "We invite all our affiliated district units and AFC Cup. They did, scored a budget. Soon there were most of their matches. Their which won them games after Suddenly, the defense draw will mean rest of the teams from different educational institutions of the state famous win over Malaysia's whispers that Roca would be winning percentage of 72.2 games setting the pace for the became leaky and the results must go their way. for the competition," organising secretary of the reigning champions Johor shown the door at the end of per cent is the best ever in rest. The fast counter attack forwards failed time and “It’s a do or die for both the Darul Ta'zim but then the season. The Federation the 22-year-old history of caught many defences off again to convert chances. teams. If they win they will championship, Dr Altaf ur Rehman said. faltered at the final juncture Cup was supposed to be his Indian football's top tier. All guard as the only North East Bengal exposed them lift title and if we lose we will Around 40 teams are expected to compete in this five-day against Al Quwa Al Jawiya. last assignment. In the this is certainly down to Indian Club in I-League built with a solitary goal win, the be relegated. It’s tough to get competition. The Association shall pick up the probable I-League was next. As Federation Cup group stages, Roca, who handpicked his a commanding lead. Now on laggards Gokulam Kerala FC going in the business end of for the forthcoming National Baseball Championship out expected, they started Bengaluru only scraped past team. the last day of the league, also surprised Minerva at the league. this state level meet. David Warner fined 75 per cent of match Minerva’s rise was necessary for Punjab fee for Quinton de Kock spat football, feels Sukhwinder Singh

Mumbai: De Kock was subjected to Former national “We were playing against David Warner, Australia vice- relentless sledging during the coach Sukhwinder Singh, Dempo in Goa while captain, has accepted the second session on Day Four the man who guided JCT to Churchill were playing in charges of Level Two Code as he forged a stubborn stand the inaugural National Chennai. We needed a win of Conduct breach, laid on with Aiden Markram to halt Football League in 1996-97 and Churchill was required him by the International Australia. Warner is reported feels Minerva Punjab FC’s to drop points for us to win Cricket Council (ICC), and to have called a ‘f*** sook’ rise was “necessary for the league. We won the has been fined 75 per cent of and a ‘bush pig’. Punjab football”. match but all of us were his match fees from the first South Africans have “A team from Punjab is standing clueless in the Test against South Africa at maintained that it was finally filling up the void middle of the ground,” he Durban. year-old though has been de Villiers — the proceedings Australia who got personal, left by JCT. Minerva is a smiled. Warner has also been handed cleared to take part in the took an ugly turn when a but Tim Paine, who stood much needed boost, it was platform to them. Winning almost all the matches on “With no mobile phones three demerit points, which second Test. CCTV footage from behind the wickets for the necessary for Punjab a league is not easy, but I’m television and the fact that back then, we had no way puts him along with South South Africa, on the other Kingsmead, Durban showed visitors has categorically football. It will motivate excited that they are still in all the top four teams stay of knowing of what was Africa captain Faf du Plessis hand, are expected to contest Warner launching a verbal denied those allegations. the boys in the state to do it to win it,” he added. in contention on the final happening in the other and Kagiso Rabada from the charge of Level 1 Code of attack on de Kock in the Paine has also said Warner well as they now have a “With Minerva’s success, I day speaks about the match. Finally, a being only one demerit point Conduct on Quinton de Kock. pavilion. had ‘every right’ to launch an platform to prove hope more people will take competitive nature and representative from the TV away from suspension, The hosts believe that it was Warner had to be restrained attack on de Kock. themselves,” the man who up the sport.” quality of the I-League.” broadcaster came up to me according to ESPNCricinfo. Australian players who ‘got by three of his teammates as “I don’t know what would has been watching almost Reflecting on the current However, he wasn’t willing all smiling saying Warner has been fined AUD personal’ in their sledging. he appeared to be charging have happened to be honest, every match of the Hero I- season of the I-League, he to go into any predictions. Congratulations Mr. Singh 13,500 for the episode after While both teams indulged in towards de Kock after the but he was certainly League stated. mentioned that is has been Nevertheless, he recollected you are the Champions. I meetings between Australian sledging and send-offs — South African allegedly made extremely fired up and he had “Punjab has a lot of an “extremely” competitive the dramatic moment when remember the players going team management and match Nathan Lyon being penalised comments on the Australian every right to be,” Paine said footballing talent and league. JCT were crowd champions wild. They deserved every referee Jeff Crowe. The 31- in his case of sending-off AB vice-captain’s wife Candice. on Wednesday. Minerva is providing that “I have been following in the NFL first edition. bit of it,” he paused. Gautam Gambhir to lead Delhi Daredevils in ‘He’s a big flirt’: Mohammed Shami’s wife alleges torture, extramarital affairs

IPL, ex-KKR captain ‘more excited than ever’ New Delhi: Mohammed Shami is in the soup for New Delhi: on Wednesday the left- (Daredevils). Somewhere, domestic violence. The Indian cricket team Gautam Gambhir was on handed batsman was deep within my heart, I’d pacer, currently on duty for India A in the Wednesday appointed as revealed as the franchise’s love to finish with Delhi. Deodhar Trophy, has allegedly cheated and the captain of Delhi choice for captaincy. “I am “Though I am the captain of tortured his wife of more than three years, Daredevils (DD) for 2018 more excited than I have Kolkata Knight Riders, and Hasin Jahan. Shami has denied the Indian Premier League ever been,” said Gambhir. would want them to win it allegations. The couple have a daughter born season. KKR NOT KEEN for the third time, but since in July 2015. infidelity. Rubbishing the charges, Shami Gautam Gambhir will be in Amid all the speculations I’m a Delhi boy too, I Probably for the first time the wife of a high- said it is nothing but a conspiracy to malign his second stint with the that the Indian international obviously want Delhi profile Indian cricketer took to social media his name. Delhi Daredevils after would be bought back by Daredevils to do well as to reveal her husband’s apparent “Ye jitna bhi news hamara personal life ke exiting the two-time the Kolkata Knight Riders drastic makeover, and will Mohammed Shami, well,” Gambhir said. misdemeanours. Snapshots of conversations bare may chal raha hai, ye sab sarasar jhut winners Kolkata Knight using their ‘Right to Match’ be hoping to finally go the Rishabh Pant, Jason Roy, DD FULL SQUAD with several women were posted in Hasin’s hai, ye koi bahut bada humare khilap sajish Riders (KKR) ahead of the card, the franchise simply distance in the tournament Kagiso Rabada, Shreyas Captain: Gautam Gambhir Facebook page on Tuesday. The account has hai or ye mujhe Badnam karne or mera game 2018 IPL auction. Gambhir snubbed their skipper. where they have not had Iyer and Prithvi Shaw Batsmen: Jason Roy, now been deleted. Shami’s wife is also kharab karne ka kosis ki ja rahi hai (all these had joined KKR in 2011 Gautam Gambhir was part much luck. In order to among others. Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, meeting top police officials in Kolkata. news reports about our personal lives are and went on to win Indian of the Delhi Daredevils strengthen their chances, ‘DELHI, AT HEART’ Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro Hasin posted “I’ve done everything he completely false. This is a big conspiracy Premier League titles in franchise for the first three Delhi have roped in Ricky Last year in April, Gautam Wicket-keepers: Rishabh wanted me to do. He has tortured me & against us and there is an attempt to malign 2012 and 2014 as captain. seasons before KKR Ponting as their head coach Gambhir had expressed his Pant, Naman Ojha hasn’t treated me like his wife. He’s a big me and harm my game),” the Indian cricket The 36-year-old former smashed the record books and brought Gambhir back wish to finish with the All-rounders: Chris Morris, flirt. I’m not going to divorce him till my last team pacer tweeted after the Facebook user, Indian left-hander was to sign him up for $2.5 into their roster. Daredevils. Glenn Maxwell, Vijay breath. I’ve all the evidences & will soon believed to be his wife, posted screenshots of bought by the Delhi million in 2011. DD also have the likes of “I think my heart is still Shankar, Daniel Christian, drag him to the court.” conversations between Mohammed Shami Daredevils (DD) for Rs 2.8 Delhi Daredevils have once Trent Boult, Glenn with Delhi. I played for Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mohammed Shami on Wednesday has and other women, accusing him of crore, and in a media event again gone through a Maxwell, Chris Morris, three years for Delhi Jayant Yadav. reacted to allegations of domestic abuse and extramarital affairs. the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Thursday | March 08 | 2018 Urgent need to lower GST rate on biscuit to 12%: IBMA Mukesh Ambani, wealthiest of 121 Indian billionaires,

SRINAGAR MAR 07 Modi, Union Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley, richer by $16.9 billion in 2018: Forbes list Biscuit manufacturers, Union Minister for Food used in writing out fully the magazine. ranks next as the fifth riches especially in the SME sector, Processing Industries Ms billion in numbers. Premji moved up from the Indian with $12.8 billion at are hard hit because of Harsimran Kaur Badal and In 2017, there were 102 72nd global spot in 2017 the 115th global spot. unjustified imposition of also to the Finance Ministers Indians on the list. with $14.9 billion, to the The Indian pharmaceutical Goods & Services Tax of all states, who are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos 58th rank with $18.8 billion sector has the most number (GST) at a very high rate of members of the GST is the world’s richest man this year. of billionaires: 16. 18%. The growth in the Council. NEW YORK MAR 07 with assets valued at $112 Although the value of his The sector is followed by industry has started to IBMA delegation has also billion, overtaking Microsoft assets has increased over the consumer goods with 15 stagnate since the imposition met Mr Suresh Prabhu, India has 121 billionaires -- co-founder Bill Gates whose past year, Lakshmi Mittal billionaires, real estate with of the 18% GST and there is Commerce and Industry fortunes are valued at $90 slid to the 62nd rank on the nine, and software services urgent need to bring down Minister and Dr Bijaya 19 more than last year -- making them the third billion and investor Warren 2018 global list, and to the and diversified investments GST rate to 12%. Biscuit is a Kumar Behera, Economic Buffet with $84 billion. third spot among Indians with eight billionaires each. mass consumption food LOWER GST RATES, such wheat, vegetable oil, sugar Adviser, Ministry of Food largest group of the ultra- rich after those from the US In 2017, Gates ranked first with $18.5 billion from the Nirav Modi, the jeweller product, hygienically as Sweets (5%), Processed and milk and higher Processing Industries. More and China, according to globally with $86 billion, 56th worldwide rank, with who has reportedly been processed and consumers of Dry fruits (5%), Tea(5%), production of biscuit would meetings with Members of Forbes business magazine, Buffet second with $75.6 $16.4 billion in 2017. linked to an alleged $2 biscuit belong Juice, Namkeen, Jam/Jelly, benefit larger number of Parliament and other which produces an annual billion and Bezos third with The richest Indian woman on billion-fraud involving the predominantly to the poorer Noodles, Pasta, Tomato farmers. Biscuit is highly officials of various list of wealthiest individuals $72.8 billion. the Forbes list is Savitri Punjab National Bank, was segment but biscuits have Ketch-up (all 12%) while Labour intensive, and ministries are being Bezos, who also owns The Jindal of the Jindal steel and not on last year’s or this been mistakenly understood GST at 18% is imposed on stagnation in growth in from around the world. organized. IBMA has also Mukesh Ambani, the energy Washington Post newspaper, power conglomerate, who year’s global list of to be a premium product, Biscuit. We urge the production would adversely sought intervention and is the first person to cross the ranks 176th globally on the billionaires, but a separate preferred for the government to review their affect the industry which is and petrochemicals magnate, support from Members of who keeps his standing as $100 billion mark in assets, Forbes list with $8.8 billion. list of only Indian consumption by the affluent decision of imposing 18 % estimated to provide Parliament from various Forbes said. His fortunes Next is the biotech billionaires published by society, whereas biscuit has GST on Biscuit industry. employment to about 7.5 the richest Indian, is richer political parties for favorable by $16.9 billion in 2018 with rose by $39.2 billion over the entrepreneur Kiran Forbes in October ranked been placed in the higher tax There is urgent need to bring lakh workforces directly and consideration of levy of GST past year, which Forbes said Mazumdar-Shaw at 629 with him 85th with assets worth slab denying level playing down the GST rate to 12% to more than 30 lakh persons assets of $40.1 billion, at lower slab of 12%. according to the magazine’s is the list’s biggest one-year $3.6 billion. $1.8 billion. field for biscuits vis-à-vis avoid stagnation in growth indirectly in marketing, "Lowering the rate of GST jump ever. The 39-year-old financial Many people of the Indian similar products. of the industry", said Mr. B P retail network, transport list released online on on Biscuit would result in Tuesday. Gates, who heads the technology entrepreneur diaspora also figure on the "Biscuits are common Agarwal, President, Indian etc". "Biscuit industry is higher production and would world’s biggest Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who Forbes list. Construction Biscuits Manufacturers' subjected to escalation in He moved up to the 19th product of consumption not affect revenue to the philanthropic organisation, ranks 1,394th globally with magnate Pallonji Mistry, Association (IBMA). Mr. cost of inputs/ingredients global rank on the list of from a rickshaw puller to a Central and State the Bill and Melinda Gates $1.7 billion, is the youngest who is listed as Irish, is low-wage laborer in search Anoop Bector, MD of due to higher cost of 2,208 billionaires worldwide Governments," said Mr. Foundation, has donated a Indian on the Forbes list. ranked 66th with $17.8 of hygiene, energy, nutrition Cremica Biscuits added that transportation, fuel, compiled by Forbes. In Deepak Bherwani, Director, lot of his assets to charity. Software company HCL’s billion. at a low cost. Similar food "Biscuit is made of packaging, wages etc."added 2017, he ranked 33rd with Krown Biscuits. The software entrepreneur founder Shiv Nadar is the There are nine others of products are subject to agricultural products like Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, CEO of $23.2 billion. IBMA has requested for The US has 585 billionaires, Azim Premji moves to the fourth richest Indian on the Indian origin with assets Bonn Biscuits. IBMA has second richest Indian spot in list with $14.6 billion and is over $2 billion from already submitted detailed meetings with the Ministers and China 373 this year on and officials at the earliest, the Forbes tally, which it 2018, passing Lakshmi ranked 98 globally. Australia, Britain, Malaysia, representation to the Hon'ble Mittal, the international steel Sun Pharmaceuticals Indonesia, Singapore and the Kia Motors to plunge into Prime Minister Mr. Narendra to apprise them of our view calls “The Three Comma point. Club” for the punctuation tycoon, according to the founder Dilip Shanghvi US. Indian small car market, Nissan India announces 'Test-Drive Challenge' Women's Day our strong belief in the after China, US sales dip capabilities of our products Birla White inspires women to and we look forward to NEW DELHI, MAR 07 relatively low, a key factor welcoming new customers consider paint contractor as career that led General Motors to our family through this Kia Motors Corp. will take Co. to announce an exit month-long promotion". MUMBAI, MAR 07 said, "Majorly, housewives their families, the economy a plunge into India’s from the market last year. The newly launched Datsun depend on their husband's and society. crowded small car market. Success in India is redi-GO Smart Drive Auto Women account for nearly income to run the livelihood, "We have been taking The affiliate of South essential for Kia after is the most feature rich 30% of India's workforce, but in my case my husband various initiatives to Korea’s Hyundai Motor losing ground in China due AMT model in its segment. according to World Bank has died 30 years ago. So I encourage Women to take up Statistics. However, women am taking care of my a career in Painting Homes Corp. plans to make three to political tensions and in It comes with exciting new in paint & putty sector children by choosing profession which till now or more models in the the U.S. where consumers features like the Dual- Driving Mode, Rush Hour represent less than 1% of the painting as my career." Over has been an unconventional compact hatchback and are increasingly lapping up NEW DELHI, MAR 07 purchase a car within the Mode and New Audio total workforce. In order to 35-40% of the rural career option. Through our sport-utility vehicle big SUVs.“We view India segment from another empower Women, it is first population in India is living specialized Vikas training System with Bluetooth. It segments within three as the next untapped Nissan India today brand within 7 days of test- necessary to break the in poverty, deprived of basic programs we impart has been launched at a very years of starting market with a huge announced a one-of-its- drive, he/she stands a Traditional gender norms amenities and food security. knowledge to these women attractive introductory price production in 2019, potential,” Bhat said. kind 'Test-Drive Challenge' chance to win accessories* that restrict Women's Empowering women is the painters & contractors on of INR 3, 80,600. Nissan Manohar Bhat, head, While Kia is set to begin across its dealerships in up to INR 8,000 from employability & career solution to many problems painting products and Micra Xtronic CVT priced marketing and sales at production by the middle India. This exciting new Nissan or INR 5,000 from options. One of the women on a global level, including applications. The newly at INR 5,99,000 is the best Kia’s local unit said in an of next year at Anantapur test drive challenge is Datsun for their respective in the field is 48-year-old poverty. Societies that take acquired skills have enabled in class CVT Automatic interview. Hatchbacks in southern India, more going to be open for competing car models. For Papa Laxmi from Tuni the effort to empower them to earn 1.5+ times their package, equipped with account for almost two- competition is coming. consumers who test-drive more details, visit - [Nissan (Visakhapatnam), who is women show better previous profession thereby intelligent features, the Datsun redi-GO Smart Micra CVT, Nissan Sunny proud of her work as a paint development indices. Hence, enhancing livelihood and thirds of India’s car Chinese carmaker SAIC European style interiors and Drive Auto or Nissan CVT, Datsun redi-GO applicator and has proved Birla White, a part of Aditya giving them power of being market, which is poised to Motor Corp. is also setting a sporty drive feel. Nissan Micra CVT or Nissan AMT] Talking about the that women can do this kind Birla Group's UltraTech their own Boss. As on date become the world’s third up its first car Sunny also comes in Xtronic Sunny CVT during the new initiative Jerome of job that generally needs Cement aims to support the 160 + women have got their largest by 2020. manufacturing plant in CVT option complementing month of March 2018. Saigot, Managing Director, societal approval in India. Government of India's live hood through this new About a dozen companies India to sell the MG brand its class leading space & After taking the test drive Nissan Motor India Pvt. Associated with Birla White initiative to scale up a initiative. We are targeting to already make small from 2019. France’s PSA comfort to provide a VFM of any of these cars, if a Ltd. said, "The test-drive for more than 5 years, Laxmi women employment in some reach almost 300 women in hatchbacks in India where Group is also planning to executive package priced at customer decides to challenge is a testimony of has broken the traditional of the poorest regions of the this year" said Mr. Anurag profit margins are produce and sell in India. INR 9, 23, 570. gender norms, which seek to country to bring about a Angrish, Joint Executive restrict women's mobility transformational change to President, Head of Sensex plunges over 280 points, Nifty near 10,150 at outside their homes. Laxmi the lives of rural women, Marketing Birla White. close as stocks fall for sixth straight session New Rolls-Royce Phantom arrives in North India automotive arena but of the said Vinod Nair, Head of slumped 5% to hit its fresh markets after a key advocate luxury world. There is Research, Geojit Financial 52-week low. for free trade in the White nothing else like this on the Services. This is the 15th straight House announced his market in India. As always, Meanwhile, domestic session of fall for the stock. resignation, fanning fears authentic luxury is rare and institutional investors (DIIs) It has lost as as much as 80% that President Donald Trump bespoke. Phantom combines net sold shares worth Rs since February 14, when the would go ahead with import world-class technology and 734.33 crore, while foreign PNB fraud came to light. tariff hike and risk a trade handcrafted quality." An portfolio investors (FPIs) PNB shares also plunged by war, also weighed on the all-new, 6.75 litre twin- bought shares to the tune of 2.25%. sentiment, brokers said. turbocharged V12 engine Rs 620.08 crore on Tuesday. All sectoral indices, barring At close, the BSE Sensex delivers an effortless 563hp Banking stocks led by SBI, FMCG and consumer slipped by 284.11 points, or and 900Nm of torque from NEW DELHI, MAR 07 The 30-share Sensex PNB, ICICI Bank, Federal durables, ended in the red. 0.85%, to 33,033.09, while just 1,700rpm, spiriting tumbled by 284.11 points or Bank, Bank of Baroda, Yes Index losers included Adani the wider NSE Nifty settled New Phantom from 0- Indian benchmark equity 0.85% to end at 33,033.09, Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Ports, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, the day at 10,154.20, a loss CHANDIGARH, MAR 07 100km/h in a mere 5.3 seconds with the indices reeled for the sixth its lowest closing since Bank and IndusInd Bank RIL, Tata Steel, L&T, of 0.93% or 95.05 points.The straight session on Thursday, December 7 when it had help of its seamless 8 speed, Satellite- suffered losses of up to M&M, Sun Pharma, Dr BSE Sensex had lost Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today launched Aidedtrans mission. Pricing in India for reflecting losses in overseas ended at 32,949.20. Intra- 3.84%. Reddy’s, TCS, Infosys, 1,128.55 points in the New Model Phantom in North India, with markets after the exit of a day, it shuttled between Phantom (Standard Wheelbase) has been Punjab National Bank (PNB) Wipro, Hero MotoCorp and previous five sessions. the sole authorised dealer, Select Cars Pvt officially announced from Rs 9.5 Crores, key White House economic 32,991.14 and 33,331.21. Managing Director and CEO Power Grid, declining up to Sectoral indices led by Ltd. based in New Delhi. Speaking at the adviser sparked fears of a The index has now lost with Phantom Extended Wheelbase from Sunil Mehta today appeared 6.53%. telecom, capital goods, launch, Yadur Kapur, Managing Director Rs 11.35 Crores, inclusive of a four-year global trade war. 1,412.66 points in six before the Serious Fraud However, ITC, Maruti power, industrials, energy for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars New Delhi service package and regional warranty, 24- The BSE Sensex plunged sessions.The broader NSE Investigation Office (SFIO) Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Asian and healthcare ended in the and CEO for Select Cars Pvt Ltd said, hour roadside support. Pricing depends on over 284 points to close at a Nifty dipped below the after being summoned for Paints, Kotak Bank and negative zone, with losses of "Phantom is the ultimate mark of success customer specification, with all Phantoms three-month low of 33,033, 10,200-mark to finish at recording his statement in NTPC rose up to 1.05%. up to 2.28%. in India, the pinnacle of not just the built bespoke. while the broader Nifty shed 10,154.20, down by 95.05 connection with the Rs In the broader market, the Losses on the BSE Sensex 95 points to end below the points, or 0.93%. 12,636 crore fraud at the BSE small-cap index fell by were led by Adani Ports, 10,200-mark. “Weak global cues due to bank. 2.16% while the mid-cap SBI,ICICI Bank, Bharti India begins gas import from US Banking stocks suffered yet escalating trade war On Tuesday, officials from index shed 1.32%. Airtel, Reliance and ONGC. another day of losses as the concerns and widening Axis Bank and ICICI Bank In the Asian region, Japan’s Adani ports closed lower by NEW DELHI, MAR 07 liquefaction facility in December 2011. The SPA government widened probe probe into PSU banks led the had also appeared before the Nikkei shed 0.77%, Hong 6.53%, while SBI was down Louisiana. went into effect on March 1. into the country’s biggest domestic market to under- SFIO, which is the Kong’s Hang Seng fell by 3.84%. After crude oil, India today Last October, India imported Under terms of the bank fraud at PNB. perform. investigating arm of the 1.03%, while Shanghai Meanwhile, on a net basis, began importing natural gas its first shipment of crude oil agreement, Cheniere will Markets across Asia and “From the recent high the Ministry of Corporate Composite Index ended domestic institutional from the US, with the first from the US. The US had sell and make available for Europe slumped following market declined by 9% as Affairs. lower by 0.55%. investors (DIIs) sold shares shipment of LNG under a stopped oil exports in 1975, delivery to GAIL about 3.5 the resignation of White investor sentiment got hurt SFIO is also expected to Europe displayed a similar worth Rs 734.33 crore, while 20-year deal being flagged a ban lifted by former US million tonnes a year of House’s top economic by domestic and global summon officials of nearly trend. Paris CAC 40 was foreign portfolio investors off from Louisiana. President Barack Obama in LNG. adviser Gary Cohn, headwinds. Consolidation in 31 banks which have down 0.26% and Frankfurt’s (FPIs) bought shares of Rs GAIL India has contracted 2015. Cheniere’s LNG is based on reportedly over differences bond yield and ease in global exposure to the companies of DAX edged lower by 0.13% 620.08 crore on Tuesday.The 3.5 million tonnes per GAIL had signed a sale and natural gas sourced from the with US President Donald market volatility is likely to diamond traders Nirav Modi in early deals. London’s US Dow Jones Industrial annum of liquefied natural purchase agreement (SPA) US market, which provides Trump on trade policy and provide some leeway to the and Mehul Choksi. FTSE too shed 0.26%. Average also ended 0.04% gas (LNG) from Cheniere with the US LNG exporter access to abundant and low- protectionism. current negative sentiment,” Shares of Gitanjali Gems A weak trend in other Asian higher on Tuesday. Energy’s Sabine Pass Cheniere Energy in cost gas resources. 12 JAMMU || THURSDAY | MARCH | 08 || 2018 The NORTHLINES Acts of genocide’ suspected ITBP gets first woman against Rohingya in Myanmar: UN officer in combat role

time allowed women to taking up a challenge,” she deliberate attempts to force alleged extra-judicial killing serve as combat officers in said. the Rohingya to leave the of ten Rohingya men is the ITBP and then decided Of the five Central Armed area through starvation, grossly insufficient," he that I will opt for this force Police Forces (CAPFs), the with officials blocking their added. once I get selected,” Central Reserve Police access to crops and food Myanmar's government Prakriti, who hails from Force and the Central supplies," Zeid told the must take steps to provide Bihar’s Samastipur district, Industrial Security Force Geneva forum. real accountability for said. had allowed women to apply "This Council is aware that violations and respect the She has a bachelor’s degree as direct-entry officers my office has strong rights of Rohingya, in electrical engineering and through the UPSC for a long suspicions that acts of including to citizenship, is right now based in an time. genocide may have taken Zeid said. NEW DELHI, MAR 07 ITBP unit in Uttarakhand’s Two other forces—the place in Rakhine State since A fact-finding mission set up Pithoragarh. She will soon Border Security Force and August," he added. by the Council, headed by In another first for women, join the Officers’ Training the Sashastra Seema Bal— There was no immediate former Indonesian Attorney- 25-year-old Prakriti has Academy of the force in were allowed to directly comment by the Myanmar General Marzuki Darusman, GENEVA, MAR 07 authorities to destroy from a previous exodus. been inducted as the first Dehradun. induct women officers in government. In the Council, is due to report on its initial evidence of potential Zeid noted that his office direct-entry combat officer “She is expected to be 2013 and 2014 respectively. its delegation is allowed to findings on Monday after The United Nations human international crimes, said on Tuesday that it in the border guarding force, commissioned as an The ITBP was the only respond on Thursday. interviewing victims and rights chief said on including possible crimes believes ethnic cleansing is ITBP. Assistant Commandant paramilitary that had not His office had received survivors in Bangladesh and Wednesday that he strongly against humanity," Zeid still underway in Rakhine. The Indo-Tibetan Border (AC) next year in the force allowed women to join in reports of land inhabited by other countries. suspected that "acts of Ra'ad al-Hussein added in a Rohingya are still fleeing Police (ITBP) force is the after she completes her supervisory combat roles Rohingya being Pending their final report, genocide" may have taken speech to the UN Human because of "systematic" if last of the CAPFs to induct training at Dehradun. She owing to its primary task of appropriated and members the UN General Assembly place against Muslim Rights Council. lower-intensity persecution women officers in combat will be posted at a border guarding the difficult Sino- of other ethnic groups should establish a new Rohingyas in Myanmar's Nearly 700,000 Rohingya and violence there, he said. roles after the government post,” a senior ITBP officer India border. replacing them. independent mechanism to northern Rakhine state since have fled Rakhine into "Victims have reported first allowed it to enrol them said. The force, that guards the "A recent announcement that expedite criminal August. Bangladesh since insurgent killings, rape, torture and in 2016. The force already has 3,488 km-long Line of seven soldiers and three proceedings in courts against Reports of bulldozing of attacks sparked a security abductions by the security Prakriti, who goes by a women in combat roles but Actual Control (LAC) police officers will be those responsible, Zeid said. alleged mass graves showed crackdown in August, forces and local militia, as single name, had cleared the only in the constable ranks. between India and China, brought to justice for the Reuters a "deliberate attempt by the joining 200,000 refugees well as apparently UPSC exam for officers’ Prakriti, who says her was raised in 1962 in the recruitment in CAPFs in the parents gave her a surname- aftermath of the Chinese same year and in her first less identity in a caste- aggression. Sri Lanka blocks social media as Beneficiaries can get food grain quota attempt. ridden society, said she The over 83,000 personnel- “I always had a desire to don never faced discrimination strong ITBP at present has Buddhist mobs attack mosques from any ration shops: Paswan the uniform and serve the at home. about 1,500 women (nearly country. My father, who is in “My parents supported me 1.75 per cent) with the COLOMBO, Mar 07 curfew in the central cards have been linked to the Indian Air Force, has thoroughly. I wish and urge majority being in the rank of highlands district of Kandy Aadhaar and 2.95 lakh PoS always been an inspiration other parents that when their constables. There are senior Sri Lanka shut down social where the violence has been (point of sales) machines for me. I opted for the ITBP children make career women officers in the force messaging networks centred since Sunday have been installed at ration as my first choice,” she told. choices they should not but they are in other service including Facebook on following the death of a shops to streamline the “I read a news piece in think that it is their son or streams like veterinary Wednesday to control Buddhist youth in an rationing process and stop March, 2016, that the daughter making a choice doctors but not in a combat violence targeted at the altercation with a group of pilferage. government had for the first but that it is a child who is role. country's minority Muslims, Muslims. officials said, even after the Buddhist mobs attacked imposition of emergency in mosques and businesses India-China bilateral trade hits historic high of $84.44 bn in 2017 the Buddhist-majority belonging to Muslims island. overnight, residents told BEIJING, MAR 07 well above the $71.18 NEW DELHI, MAR 07 system) implemented, Tension has been growing Reuters on Wednesday, even billion registered last year. beneficiaries will be free to between the two after President Maithripala The India-China bilateral The trade touched historic The Centre is working on the receive their entitlements communities in Sri Lanka Sirisena imposed trade has reached $84.44 high despite bilateral portability of foodgrains from any ration shops over the past year, with emergency for seven days to billion last year, an historic tensions over a number of entitlement under PDS and without being bound to a some hardline Buddhist control the violence. high notwithstanding issues, including the China- the eligible beneficiaries can particular shop. groups accusing Muslims of Police spokesman Ruwan bilateral tensions over a host Pakistan Economic get their quota of grains This is already underway in forcing people to convert to Gunasekara said there had of issues including the Corridor, China blocking from any ration shops, Food Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Islam and vandalising been "several incidents" Doklam standoff. India's efforts to bring about Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi, Buddhist archaeological throughout Tuesday night in A rare novelty of the a UN ban on Jaish-e- today said. Addressing the an official statement said. sites. the Kandy area, famous for bilateral trade otherwise Mohammad leader Masood first meeting of food Under the food security law, Some Buddhist nationalists its tea plantations. dominated by the Chinese Azhar, Beijing blocking commission chairmen from Government is providing have also protested against "The police arrested seven exports was about 40 per India's entry into the states/UTs, the minister said highly subsidised foodgrains the presence in Sri Lanka of people. Three police cent increase of Indian Nuclear Suppliers Group expect trade and Chinese in Qingdao. Reciprocal the "…Centre is working on to over 80 crore people. It Muslim Rohingya asylum officers were injured from exports to China in 2017 (NSG) as well as the longest investments in India to visits by Chinese leaders too the portability of PDS supplies 5 kg of wheat and seekers from mostly the incidents," Gunasekara totalling to $16.34 billion, military standoff at Doklam pick up further this year were expected to take place entitlements and this will be rice per person per month at Buddhist Myanmar, where told Reuters. There was no data of the Chinese General lasting 73 days. as both the governments this year. progressively extended". Rs 2-3 per kg. Buddhist nationalism has information about how Administration of Customs The bilateral trade stagnated are trying to scale down There were also He said once the portability Paswan said that across the also been on the rise. many civilians had been accessed by here showed. around $70 billion for tensions and step-up the expectations that the new of PDS (public distribution country 82 per cent ration Police clamped an indefinite wounded, he said. The bilateral trade in 2017 several years despite the normalisation process. Commerce Minister of rose by 18.63 per cent year- leaders of both the countries Prime Minister Narendra China to be named later this on-year to reach $84.44 setting USD 100 billion as Modi is expected to visit week in government billion. It is regarded as a target for 2015. China in June this year reshuffle was expected to landmark as the volume of Though it is still about to take part in the visit India in the coming bilateral trade for the first $20 billion short, Shanghai Cooperation weeks for talks to improve time touched $80 billion, officials on both sides Organisation (SCO) summit bilateral trade.