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VOL 4, ISSUE NO. 76 JAMMU & KASHMIR THURSDAY MARCH 19, 2015 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee Mufti congratulates Kavinder Gupta on becoming Speaker Won't Gag Oppn, They Keep the Govt on Toes : J&K CM of Legislative Assembly Oppn Creates Uproarious Scenes During JAMMU, MARCH 18 : Governor's Address in J&K Chief Minister Mufti Jammu, Mar 18 : being duly approved by the Mohammad Sayeed today Opposition today created an Cabinet. PM has offered help, congratulated BJP MLA uproar over issues of flood flood relief to PoK in his Kavinder Gupta on being relief and removal of local address at the UN. But six chosen as the Speaker of the work force from power proj - months after the floods, noth - 12th Legislative Assembly. ects during Governor N N ing has been done so far for The Chief Minister was Vohra's address to joint hous - flood-relief. It is a cruel joke speaking after Kavinder es of the state Legislature. with the people," Sagar said. Gupta was unanimously Jammu, Mar 18 : We will like the Opposition to custodian of the house. I mute spectator." Benches equal opportunities Led by NC member Ali The uproar over the issue elected as the Speaker of the Asserting that democracy is a keep us on toes," Sayeed told always say that democracy is The minister also congrat - in putting forth their view - Mohmmad Sagar and continued for over fifteen Legislative Assembly. battle of ideas, J&K Chief the state assembly here today. battle of ideas. I was watch - ulated the newly appointed points," he said. Legislative Party minutes but the Governor Describing Kavinder Minister Mufti Mohmmad The Chief Minister was ing Congress debates in US. Speaker and exuded confi - Congratulating the opposi - (CLP) leader Nawang Rigzin continued with his address Gupta as an appropriate Sayeed today assured that speaking after Kavinder Everybody who speaks up dence that he will conduct the tion members for supporting Jora, united NC and Congress with a stop. "It was aimed to choice for the post of opposition would not be Gupta was unanimously makes a point," the Chief business of the House the election of Gupta, Deputy members stood up from their draw the attention of the Speaker, the Chief Minister gagged and it should keep the elected as the Speaker of the Minister said. admirably. Chief Minister Nirmal Singh chairs and raised the issue of Governor. We demand sanc - exuded confidence that he government on toes. 12th J&K Legislative "The opposition should "I pray for your success said that people have reposed the fate Rs 44,000 crore tion of the relief package sent will conduct the business of "It is your (speaker's) duty Assembly. Gupta has served highlight the mistakes of the and am sure you will conduct faith in a vibrant democracy flood-relief package with the by us and grant it. So that the House admirably. “I pray and our (government's) duty - as Mayor of Jammu three ruling government. I feel that the House efficiently by and whole House should Governor while he was deliv - people hit by flood are com - for your success and am sure - we do not want to gag. times in the past. we may have also done mis - allowing both the Treasury as stand united in strengthening ering the address. pensated and get help" Sagar you will conduct the House Opposition has its viewpoint. "You (Speaker) are the takes when we were in oppo - well as the Opposition it further. "We had sent a Rs 44,000 told reporters here today. efficiently by allowing both sition. Opposition has full crore proposal to Centre after (Cont. on Page-2) Kavinder Gupta elected rights to... I have full hope Centre to Take Final Call on the Treasury as well as the AFSPA : J&K Governor Former Chief Minister tion from his party for smooth Opposition Benches equal as Speaker LA that this Assembly, which is Omar Abdullah in his brief conduct of proceedings of the opportunities in putting forth JAMMU, MARCH 18 : which was seconded by everything to us as an institu - Jammu, Mar 18 : J&K improving, the government address congratulated the House. their viewpoints,” the Chief Mr. Kavinder Gupta was Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. tion and this Assembly is Governor N N Vohra today will examine the need for de- newly elected Speaker and Gupta was also wished by Minister added. today unanimously elected Nirmal Singh. more important," he said. noted that the final decision notifying 'disturbed areas' and described him as the custodi - Nawang Rigzin Jora, leader J&K Governor's address the Speaker of the 12th J&K Immediately after the Bating for a strong opposi - on the continuation of Armed this in turn, would enable the an of the House. of Congress Party in the tion, Sayeed noted, disappointing : CPI(M) Legislative Assembly. election, Deputy Chief Forces Special Powers Act central government to take a Abdullah expressed hope House; M Y Tarigami, Minister for Law, Justice Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh "Opposition should play their (AFSPA) in the state would final view on the continuation that the Speaker would pro - CPI(M) MLA; independent Jammu : CPI(M) on and Parliamentary Affairs, congratulated Mr. Kavinder role...Discussions churn out be taken by the central gov - of the AFSPA in such areas," he vide equal opportunities to all MLA Hakeem Mohammad Wednesday alleged that Syed Basharat Ahmed Gupta on being unanimously good things. But noise do not ernment. said while addressing the joint members to highlight the Yasin; Er Abdul Rashid and Jammu and Kashmir Bukhari moved the motion chosen as the Speaker. make anything. We will say "Keeping in mind the fact session of the state legislature. issues of public interest. He Peoples Conference leader Governor NN Vohra's address for the election of the Speaker (Cont. on Page-2) opposition should not remain that the situation is steadily (Cont. on Page-2) assured him fullest coopera - Bashir Ahmed Dar. to the Assembly was "clueless on vital issues" and had no mention of restoration of India Doesn't Ratify ILO Convention Slams BJP for Supporting Article 370 to its original Govt Likely to Extend Budget form and withdrawal of on Domestic Workers : Govt NCP Over No-Trust Motion APSPA. New Delhi, Mar 18 : India However, no time frame Session by Two Days , Mar 18 : Shiv "The same Narendra "The Governor's address has not ratified International has been indicated to finalise New Delhi, Mar 18 : government that if the Land, again on April 20. The ongo - Sena, which is sharing power Modi went to Baramati after was clueless about vital Labour Organisation (ILO) the Policy, Dattatreya said. Government is open to Coal and Mines and Minerals ing session is slated to end on with the BJP in , the election and said (NCP issues. It was merely repeti - Convention on decent work He said, "The domestic extending the first half of the Ordinances, passed by the May 8, as per the present today came down heavily on Chief) Sharad Pawar is my tion of the alliance agenda for domestic workers as the work falls under the purview ongoing Budget session by Lok Sabha as bills, fail to schedule. its ally for backing the no- guide. (Shiv Sena MLC) and having no mention of national laws and practices are of state sphere. It is primarily two days if need be and clear the Rajya Sabha test, Sources admitted that confidence motion against Ramdas Kadam said in the restoration of Article 370 to not in conformity with the pro - the responsibility of states Parliament can meet on then the session can be pro - there is little hope that the Legislative Council Council that the Sena has its original form, no categori - visions laid down by the glob - governments to take action for March 23 and 24 to pass key rogued to enable repromulga - Land Acquisition Bill, passed Chairman Shivajirao been cheated by the BJP," it C M cal commitment for the with - al agency, Parliament was protecting people including reform bills on coal and Deshmukh and "betraying" said. C M Y B drawal of Disturbed Areas informed today. domestic workers from mines and minerals. the people of the state. The differences between y B Act and APSPA. "Government of India has exploitation." The first half of the ses - Citing Prime Minister Congress and NCP are not "Other important issues not ratified ILO Convention The central government sion is otherwise slated to 's description new, but BJP should not have have also not been reflected," No.189 on Decent Work for has enacted the Unorganised end on March 20. of the NCP as the "Naturally meddled into the affairs of the CPI (M) State Secretary Domestic Workers," Labour Sector Social Security Act, The Cabinet Committee Corrupt Party that has looted both these parties. and MLA of Kulgam, Minister Bandaru Dattatreya 2008 for providing social on Parliamentary Affairs, the people of Maharashtra", "While speaking in the Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said in a written reply to Rajya security to unorganised work - which met here today, decid - the Sena said that BJP's act Council, even Shivajirao told reporters here today. Sabha. ers including domestic work - ed to hold two additional sit - of supporting the NCP has Deshmukh said that quarrels Tarigami regretted that Elaborating further he said, ers. Minimum wages have tings on Monday and shown that there are no per - keep happening between the there was also no mention of "In India we ratify an ILO been fixed for domestic work - Tuesday "if required" to pass manent friends or foes in pol - NCP and Congress, but the fixed timeframe for the reha - Convention only when the ers by a number of states. the two bills. Government, itics. BJP should not have inter - bilitation of flood victims of national laws and practices are Rashtriya Swasthya Bima official sources said, is hope - "There were people, who fered," the Sena said. the state and waiving off KCC brought fully into conformity Yojana (RSBY) benefits have ful that the two bills will be had accused us of being hand While a total of 45 mem - loans of farmers and orchard with the provisions of the also been extended to various passed by Rajya Sabha. If in gloves with the Congress bers voted in favour of the owners who suffered huge Convention in question. categories of workers includ - government accepts amend - for supporting the candida - no-confidence motion when losses due to devastating "Since the national laws ing domestic workers, he ments as recommended by ture of Pratibha Patil and it was put to vote in the floods. The CPI(M) leader and practices are not in con - added. In another reply, the the respective Select tion of the ordinances. by the Lok Sabha, will be Pranab Mukherjee to become Council on Monday, 22 regretted that the government formity with the provisions of minister informed the House Committees which scruti - The ordinances will lapse cleared by the Upper House the President of India. The voted against it. 27 members remained silent about concrete the convention, India has not that as many as 1.79 lakh nised the measures, then the on April 5 -- 42 days from the "at least" in the first half of hands of such people are now of the NCP voted in support measures to be taken to deal yet ratified the ILO irregularities were detected bills will have to travel back day the session began on the session. looking dirty for joining of the no-confidence motion with the "alarming" unemploy - Convention No.189." under the Minimum Wage Act, to the Lok Sabha for February 23 -- as per the pro - They said any decision to hands with a corrupt party. It brought in by the party last ment problem and the payment About National Policy on till December this fiscal, com - approval of the amendments. visions if the executive prorogue the session when it is unfortunate that we have to week. The motion was also of wages to thousands of con - Domestic Workers, he pared to 2.7 lakh in 2013-14 The sources said the issue orders are not passed as bills is in recess to enable govern - say this. All this has only backed by 12 members of the tractual employees. informed the House that the and 2.9 lakh in 2012-13 under of proroguing the session did by Parliament. ment repromulgate the ordi - resulted in the betrayal of BJP. However, Shiv Sena EC Warns AAP, Five Policy is under active consid - the central sphere. not come up in the meeting. After a month-long nance will be taken at a later people," Sena said in its abstained from voting. eration of the government. (Cont. on Page-2) Others of De-recognition There is a view within the recess, Parliament will meet date. mouthpiece Saamana. (Cont. on Page-2) New Delhi, Mar 18 : The Election Commission (EC) today issued showcause CM pays rich tributes to deceased Legislators Sharad Yadav Expresses Regrets Over His Remarks Against Irani notices threatening de-recog - JAMMU, MARCH 18 : Speaker and Ambassador, the faceted personality, the Chief New Delhi, Mar 18 : After expressing regret versy over her degrees had Political Science but had nition of six political parties, The Chief Minister Mufti Chief Minister described him Minister said the void left Days after his controversial and saying he respected Irani, erupted. never studied it." including the Aam Aadmi Mohammad Sayeed today as a great person who held behind by him will be diffi - comments against HRD Yadav said he "I was the first person to Party (AAP), for failing to paid rich tributes to the six several Constitutional posts cult to fill. “Besides being a Minister Smriti Irani, JD(U) holds two women defend her then," he said. file their expenditure state - former Legislators from the during his distinguished suave politician, Ansari leader Sharad Yadav today ministers in the A major controversy had ments for the last Lok Sabha State, who died in the recess career. “I remember him as Saheb was a forceful orator expressed regret and said he BJP-led govern - broken out late last week polls. Issuing a stern warning between the last Session of someone who always had a whose Yaum-e-Ashura ser - respected her and had ment - Commerce after Yadav had commented to these parties, the poll- the Assembly and the com - smiling face,” the Chief mons on television left you defended her earlier. Minister Nirmala on the complexion of women panel has invoked the provi - mencement of the Budget Minister said. Paying hom - riveted,” he added. "I regret (the controver - Sitharaman and from a particular part of the sions of section 16(A) of the Session today. age to late Abdul Salam Deva, The Chief Minister also sy). I respect her," he said in Irani, in high country. Election Symbols Speaking during the the Chief Minister said his remembered the immense Rajya Sabha, after Leader of esteem. When the issue was raised (Reservation and Allotment) Obituary Reference in the contribution in public life is contributions made by Om the House said a "I consider in the House by Irani, DMK Order which empowers the Legislative Assembly, the remembered even today. “He Prakash Chopra and Master "very improper impression" Sitharaman as the member Kanimozhi and Commission "to suspend or Chief Minister said all the was a simple person who Lal Chand, ex-MLAs and had been created in the media best minister and some others on Monday, withdraw recognition of a deceased Legislators had always highlighted the issues Nasrullah, former MLC, in on Yadav's remarks during a competent," he Yadav had remained defiant recognised political party" been his companions who connected with the weaker the field of politics as illustri - discussion in the House two said, adding when and unapologetic and had for violation of set norms, served people and the State sections of the society,” he ous lawmakers. days ago. the controversy reacted sharply against the (Cont. on Page-2) throughout their lives. added. Describing former A two-minute silence was Jaitley urged Yadav to JD(U) chief also said he had over Irani's degree broke, he HRD Minister saying "I Recalling the contribution Minister Moulvi Iftikhar also observed as a mark of clarify his remarks and put been the first person to had defended her saying he know what kind of person FOR of Abdul Gani Goni, ex- Hussain Ansari as a multi- respect to the departed souls. the controversy to rest. defend Irani when the contro - himself was "an Engineer of you are." Computer Services Bhushan Writes Fresh Letter to Laptop Services Sonia, Union Ministers in NDMC Defaulters List BSNL Broadband New Delhi, Mar 18 : list with their outstanding Digvijay Singh is yet to Palvai Govardhan Reddy and The civic body has also Kejriwal, Raises Several Issues Pan Card Congress President Sonia bills running into lakhs. pay Rs 25,484, Jagdambika Birender Singh owe Rs 1.47 released a separate list of 859 New Delhi, Mar 18 : about. Its just more crystalised Passport Gandhi, former Prime While Nishad owes the Pal-Rs 30,953, Paswan-Rs lakh, 1.31 lakh, Rs 76,934 former Lok Sabha MPs who Dissident AAP leader (in the note)," Bhushan said. Ministers Manmohan Singh NDMC Rs 18.47 lakh, 49,464, Shashi Tharoor-Rs and Rs 68,134 to the civic are yet to clear their dues. Contact :- Prashant Bhushan has written Sources close to Yogendra and H D Devegowda, Union Devegowda and Rao owes 7,374 and Advani Rs 3311. body respectively. Topping the list is a fresh note to party chief Yadav, too, denied that he has Rohit: Ministers Smriti Irani, Najma "NDMC has written to Congress leader Tytler with Arvind Kejriwal, highlighting offered to quit along with Mob. 9419626826 Heptullah and Ram Vilas CPWD and Housing dues of Rs 16.97 lakh pend - the "long-pending" issues he Bhushan. The party will hold Paswan are among over 300 Committees to clear the dues ing followed by BG Jalwali, has been trying to raise. its third round of meeting with MPS who are on the utility of Lok Sabha and Rajya Shiv Pratap Mishra and Hazi The activist-lawyer has Yadav's representatives today, bill defaulters list of the New Sabha MPs. The utility bills Ghulam Mohammad Khan also rubbished reports that he sources added. Delhi Municipal Council. of any person holding a con - with unpaid bills of Rs 7.67 has offered to quit the The lawyer-activist had Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Others who figure in the stitutional post is paid by lakh, Rs 6.27 lakh and Rs National Executive if highlighted several issues list of electricity and water CPWD while the electricity 5.40 lakh respectively. Kejriwal pays heed to his including inner party democ - bill defaulters, which has and water bills for MPS' resi - NDMC areas are home to demands. racy (Swaraj), one-upmanship MANOJ KUMAR & CO. been made public by NDMC, dences are deducted from the high and mighty of the "I have not offered to in the party and bringing in Fruit & Vegetable are former Union Minister their salaries," a senior city. While it has bungalows resign from the National high level of transparency in Jainarain Prasad Nishad, L K NDMC official said. of Union Ministers and par - Executive, but yes, I have the functioning of the organi - Commission Agents Advani, Digvijay Singh and "We have sent notices ear - liamentarians, many top written a note to Arvind sation. Jagdish Tytler. lier too reminding of the industrialists also stay in the regarding the long pending On Monday, Bhushan had Specialist In : Potato, Onion In the list of dues pending dues," he added. area. Parliament House, issues," Bhushan said. sent an SMS expressing his upto December 2014 billing The official, however, did buildings of all the min - He, however, did not elab - desire to meet him and put an Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi cycle, 166 MPs from Lok Rs 1.49 and 1.27 lakh respec - Union Ministers Irani and not comment on whether the istries, Supreme Court, high orate on the content of the end to all the controversy. Sabha and 151 MPs of Rajya tively. While former Prime Heptullah have dues of Rs civic body is mulling any court and residences of note or the issues he has raised However, the Delhi chief min - Narwal, Jammu. Sabha have figured. Minister Singh owes Rs 12,934 and Rs 1,627 pending action like discontinuing the Supreme Court judges, senior with Kejriwal or when it was ister responded saying that Nishad, Devegowda and 22,934, the dues of Gandhi against them. power or water supply bureaucrats and senior mili - sent to the Delhi Chief they will meet soon, but only Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Telangana CM K and Jairam Ramesh are as Amar Singh, Moti Lal against the defaulters if the tary officers are in NDMC Minister. "The issues are the after the on-going budget ses - Chandrashekhra Rao top the low as Rs 193.68 and Rs 206. Vora, Rajpal Singh Saini, dues are not paid. areas. same that we are talking sion.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 19, 2015 Veeri inspects facilities at Narwal Mandi District Admn holds Awareness ‘Initiatives on to Modernise Fruit Markets’ Programme on PSGA JAMMU MARCH 18: include improvement in basic sheds, besides renovation and all their genuine demands RAMBAN, MARCH 18: time bound manner. mentation of the act in the with regard to the act. He Minister for Horticulture, Haj facilities. repair of gutted cold store. He would be met in phased man - For best implementation of All the sectoral officers district. He further added that stressed for organising of and Auqaf, Mr. Abdul The Minister said mandi directed for proper sanitation ner. Director Horticulture Public Services Guarantee concerned with the PSGA the aim of these capacity such awareness programmes Rehman Veeri said that the area would be expanded and and early construction of Planning and Marketing on Act, sensitization and capaci - fruit Mandis in the State the matter for transfer of 300 shops in the Mandi. the occasion gave detailed ty building of ground level would be developed on mod - kanals of forest land to the Interacting with represen - resume of activities of the officers is need of the hour so ern lines to facilitate the fruit Horticulture Marketing and tatives of fruit associations department. Director that the benefits of the act traders and growers, adding Planning Department would and fruit growers, the Horticulture, Jammu, can percolate to the common that in this regard the neces - be taken up with the con - Minister said that government Managing Director HPMC people. sary steps are being initiated cerned Ministry. He said a would focus on giving big and other senior officers of This was stated by Ashok This was stated by the cold store would also be con - boost to the horticulture in the concerned Departments Pandita Observer appointed Minister today during his visit structed for improving stor - the state adding that all neces - were accompanied by the by GAD at Conference Hall to fruit mandi Narwal. He age facilities and in this sary initiatives would be Minister during the tour. The Ramban in a day long capac - said that Rs 5 crore would be regard government would taken in this regard. He said traders welcomed the ity building-cum-awareness utilized for development of consider the transfer of 8 horticulture is the mainstay of Minister and extended their programme for designated Narwal fruit Mandi adding kanals of HPMC land. States’ economy as over 6 greetings. They apprised him officers and appellate author - that it would be fully mecha - The Minister directed the lakh families are dependent about the problems in the ities under Public Services nized during this summer and concerned to ensure timely on this sector. Mr Veeri market and requested for Guarantee Act, 2011. the proposed project would completion of two more fruit assured the association that addressing these on priority. District Development Commissioner Ramban, Farooq Shah Bukhari, ACD, ACR, Xen PHE, AD CAPD, DPO and all other Tehsil and DKACTH fUoA, rM AsRCtHr 1i8c: tg raouncd taindo noth ear gmaain intions oft t reaffinc ruclesr aond adis c- hKaethura san do otnher NoffHicers sectoral officers attended the Deputy Commissioner, places. District Police and trict police is laying nakas to accompanied the Deputy programme. Kathua, Dr Shahid Iqbal Traffic Police have been take action against default - Commissioner during field Mr Pandita started the Choudhary carried out asked for a detailed parking ers. inspection and visit. They programme by introducing inspection of various places and traffic plan as well as District Police and Traffic also visited the premises of the participants with the pro - 2011 presented before the building programmes is to for making the designated identified for development as plan for immediate removal Police have been entrusted truck union to take stock of visions and aims and objec - participants an overview of acquaint the field officers officers fully aware about parking slots in Kathua town of encroachments along the with the task of mapping situation arisen out of rivalry tives of the Public Services the overall services and the with full preparedness for Public Services Guarantee and its vicinity, status of roads within the city and shadow areas on National between two unions and the Guarantee Act 2011. He told services of their departments cent percent implementation Act besides Right to encroachments along along the national. He called Highway which includes operation of truck union has that this is one of the Acts which are covered under the of the Act. Information Act. He assured National Highway and illegal upon officers for strict action encroachments, idle and ille - been handed over to RTO which has empowered a Act. He instructed the con - that different programmes parking in prohibited areas. against encroachers along gal parking and damaged after banning the operation of common man in terms of the DDC Ramban speaking cerned officers to ensure like debates, seminars and Plan for up gradation of park - roads and national highway road for which NHAI is union based on series of services to be made available on the occasion presented the availability of form 1, and 3 special lectures shall be ing was also reviewed. as well as violators of traffic being directed for immediate complaints and law & order to him in a prescribed and overall review of the imple - and other relevant documents arranged for the purpose. The DC instructed the rules. Municipal Council and action. A drive for removal of issue created earlier. officers of PWD, Municipal PWD have been asked to pre - illegal encroachments and Later, the DC along with Council and Urban Local pare a amenity map of action against illegal parking Assistant Commissioner Bodies for immediate devel - Kathua town and provide has been initiated. Development Tilak Raj, ADDC flags of awareness campaign opment of parking slots at parking spaces at various SSP Kathua Neeva Jain, Executive Engineer REW, places identified to de-con - places with a reasonable dis - SSP Traffic Ravi Kanta, RTO BDO Barnoti and other offi - rally at Ganderbal gest the main town. Parking tance from main market, Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, Addl cers visited Airwan panchay - GANDERBAL, slots are being developed on court road, Shaheedi Chowk SP Nasir Ahmed, Executive at to inspect various ongoing MARCH 18 : As a part of Stadium Road, Nagri Chowk, and other congested areas. Engineer PWD K S Nathyal, works under model village National Rural Drinking Shaheedi Chowk, municipal Administration has also ARTO Salim, CEO scheme and reviewed the Water and Sanitation aware - council premises, Ram Leela launched drive against viola - Municipal Council, Tehsildar progress of works. ness week from March 16 to March 22, A rally was taken out here today to create awareness on issues related Hurriyat leaders to attend Pakistan Day to drinking water and sanita - tion such as use of toilets, celebrations in New Delhi: Sources safe handling of water and New Delhi : In what ment, Pakistan had said that personal hygiene. could further impact the it will continue to interact The rally, organized by already-strained Indo-Pak with Hurriyat leaders in District Administration was ties, sources claimed on keeping with its traditional flagged off by Additional Wednesday that several practice despite opposition District Development Kashmiri separatist leaders from the Indian government. Commissioner Ganderbal will be coming to Delhi to Earlier this month, Naqash. attend Pakistan Day celebra - Foreign Secretary S Over 800 students from tions on March 23.The func - Jaishankar had travelled to various schools of tion will be organised at the Pakistan as part of his Ganderbal district took part Pakistan High Commission SAARC Yatra and met Prime in the rally. The participants here. It is likely to be attend - Minister Nawaz Sharif carried placards emphasiz - ed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, among others. The two-day ing massages including” Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and stop was the first high-level water is precious”, “save other Hurriyat Conference contact between the two water and consume boiled water to keep off water Chief Planning Officer al masses regarding impor - tance of save water. leaders, as per ANI. countries since the August Ganderbal, Chief Education It may be recalled that cancellation of talks. borne diseases” Centre to Take Final...... Later, a meeting regard - Officer Ganderbal, and all India had cancelled the It remains to be seen how District officers attended the "In this context, the coalition government will thoroughly Foreign Secretary-level talks the Indian government will ing National Rural Drinking review the security in J&K and examine the need and desirabil - Water and Sanitation aware - meeting. with Pakistan in August last react to Hurriyat leaders Additional District ity of all the special laws which are being applied in the state," year when the latter's High Basit, met Kashmiri sepa - the dialogue in Islamabad. attending Pakistan Day cele - ness was held under the he said. chairmanship of Additional Development Commissioner Commissioner here, Abdul ratist leaders just days before Following that develop - brations in New Delhi. said that the aim and object Vohra maintained that there has been "progressive improve - District Development ment" in the security environment in the state. Commissioner Ganderbal, of the campaign is to create Maharashtra activist- awareness among the gener - "In the recent years there has been progressive improvement in the security environment. To build greater and sustained writer Dr Bharat Patankar Dimapur lynching was bad but it Oppn Creates Uproarious...... public confidence, the coalition government is committed to gets death threat Earlier, Usman Majid of Congress and Nazir Gurezi of NC ensure that the people of the state are enabled to fully enjoy the could act as deterrent : Punia tried to disrupt Governor's address as they stood from their peace and normalcy dividend," he said. Mumbai: Even as New Delhi: Chairman of tain way it was good as such which the complaint will be The Governor pointed out that the government would also Mahasrashtra is yet to come to chairs and protested for over five minutes the removal of over National Commission for people will be scared (after received by the government 1,000 local skilled and unskilled youth from NHPC projects by address the concerns of the people living on the border and terms with the shocking mur - Scheduled Castes and this incident). To generate officials for speeding up the those in the remote and far flung areas of the state. ders of rationalist Narenda HCC. "Instead of providing jobs, the government has disen - Congress MP PL Punia on this sort of fear, Baba Saheb legal process. gaged over 1,000 local youth from NHPC project by HCC Vohra added that the state would work on returning the land Dabholkar and Communist taken by the security forces to its owners. leader Govind Pansare, well Wednesday condemned the had said that be organised. He Punia hailed the efforts of despite two and half years of contract period. Why locals were Dimapur lynching but at the wanted us to be organised in NDMJ for the introduction of only removed. We held protests to draw attention of the "A very important step which the government will imple - known activist-writer Dr Bharat ment shall be to ensure that all lands, other than those which Patankar, Wednesday, received same time said such incidents such a way that nobody can the website and slammed the Governor," Usman Majid told reporters. Independent MLA Engineer Rasheed repeatedly tried to disrupt the Governor by have been given to the security forces on lease, license or death threats. Dr Patankar could instill fear into those think of victimising us," he government for not doing through acquisition under the provision of the land acquisition received the threat in the form involved in crime against added. enough to tackle the problems raking up demands Afzal Guru, West Pak refugees. "We demand mortal remains of Guru. We are against settlement of act; must be returned to the rightful legal owners within a given of a letter, sent along with a women and called upon the He was speaking at the of the people. time frame," he said. copy of chauvinist-nationalist West Pak refugees in JK," Rasheed said. It drew a fierce reac - dalits and adivasis to get launch of Atrocity Tracking "The government has tion from BJP MLA Ravinder Raina who said that those who EC Warns AAP, Five Others...... periodical Sanatan Prabhat's organised so that nobody and Monitoring System totally failed to develop such letterhead, reports said. love Pakistan should leave the state starting a verbal duel. even as it gave these parties a final window of 20 days to The letter accused Patankar dares to misbehave with their (ATM), a unique system a system like you all have comply. The parties, who have been issued the notices today, of backing rationalists and women. where members of the two done. I would urge the Home India Doesn't Ratify ILO...... include the AAP, Peoples Party of Arunachal, Jharkhand Addressing an event, communities can complain Minister that Independence is As per minister's statement, the number of convictions under Mukti Morcha (JMM), (M), National People Muslims, and warned him the Act was 1,041 during this fiscal till December compared to against it. Punia said Bhim Rao about any atrocity meted out not worth if the people are not Party of Manipur and Haryana Janhit Congress (BL). 5,074 in 2013-14 and 4,954 in 2012-13. As many as 1,790 pros - The EC has taken the decision after two of its earlier His decision to accept the Ambedkar always wanted the to them through SMS. getting their right to speak," ecutions were started during the current fiscal till December com - leadership of an organisation two communities to emerge The system has been Punia said. "reminders" in this regard to these parties went unacknowl - pared to 5,167 in 2013-14 and 5,307 in 2012-13. edged, sources said. named ‘Vidrohi Sammelan’, stronger so that they get equal developed by National Dalit The website has sections The number of inspections conducted under the Act in central parallel to the Sahitya According to rules, all political parties who have contested rights and there was no dis - Movement for Justice like reports and fact findings sphere were 4,852 till December 2014-15 as against 13,099 in the General Elections are stipulated to file their expenditure Sammelan, was also criticised crimination against them. (NDMJ). A victim or any and one can easily track sta - 2013-14 and 15,550 in 2012-13. in the letter. Reports added that statements within a period of 90 days to the EC, failing which the letter was postmarked "Baba Saheb wanted us to activist working for them can tus of a case through the sys - they stand to lose their election symbol and thereby their get organised and be power - send an SMS by typing 'NC - tem. Shiv Sena Slams BJP...... Kolhapur. An English newspa - Besides NCP and BJP, one member of the Peasants and recognition. per quoted Patankar as saying ful, and the power should be SPOA' and send it to "The system enables a Workers Party (PWP), one member of the Rashtriya Samaj The EC had earlier issued reminders to these parties on that the letters had earlier such that people get scared of 9898915455. The service registered user to upload fact Paksha, one member of the Shiv Sangram, besides 3 inde - October 22 and November 28 last year and since it did not warned him against going it. There are families whose involves the generation of an finding cases as intervened by pendents voted in favour of the no-confidence motion. receive the said expenses statements from these parties, it Dhabolkar-Pansare way and the women cannot be misbe - SMS which would be Dalit human right activists chose to issue the "final showcause" notices. latest letter said that “it would haved with as people fear received by the respective and organistaions in previous Kavinder Gupta elected..... Kavinder Gupta elected..... be his turn next”.“I had previ - them. Similarly, people state member organisation for years as case studies in order He hoped that Mr. Kavinder Gupta would run the business He hoped that Mr. Kavinder Gupta would run the business ously received letters warning should fear you as well," taking action on the informa - to maintain a comprehensive of the House smoothly with the cooperation of all the parties. of the House smoothly with the cooperation of all the parties. me not to go the Dabholkar- Appreciating the opposition Members for supporting the Appreciating the opposition Members for supporting the Pansare way. The recent letters Punia said. tion received. database of the atrocity cases "Fear should be such that The registered user organ - thus helping to amplify the election of Mr. Gupta, the Deputy Chief Minister said that peo - election of Mr. Gupta, the Deputy Chief Minister said that peo - said after Dr Dabholkar and ple have reposed faith in a vibrant democracy and whole House ple have reposed faith in a vibrant democracy and whole House Comrade Pansare, it would be people should tremble out of isations can then send SMS to efforts of human rights organ - should stands united in strengthening it further. should stands united in strengthening it further. my turn next,” Dr Patankar it. The Dimapur lynching the case related officials from isations," said one of the Former Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah in his brief Former Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah in his brief said. incident was bad but in cer - the ATM web page after organisers. address congratulated the newly elected Speaker and described address congratulated the newly elected Speaker and described him as the custodian of the House. He expressed hope that the him as the custodian of the House. He expressed hope that the Speaker would provide equal opportunities to all the Members Speaker would provide equal opportunities to all the Members to highlight the issues of public interest. He assured him fullest to highlight the issues of public interest. He assured him fullest Class XI student sent to jail for derogatory cooperation from his party for smooth conduct of proceedings cooperation from his party for smooth conduct of proceedings of the House. of the House. Facebook post on Azam Khan Leader of Congress Party in the House, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Leader of Congress Party in the House, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Lucknow : In a shocking Vicky from his residence on and other Sections of IPC. munity and was wrongly Jora while felicitating the new Speaker of J&K Legislative Jora while felicitating the new Speaker of J&K Legislative incident, a class XI student Monday evening and kept According to a newspa - attributed to the SP leader. Assembly, said that Mr. Kavinder Gupta, we hope, would Assembly, said that Mr. Kavinder Gupta, we hope, would was arrested and sent to jail him in the lock-up. Vicky per report, the SHO of Ganj Azam Khan is a MLA maintain high standards of democracy and run the House in a maintain high standards of democracy and run the House in a for allegedly posting from Rampur region. fair and transparent manner. fair and transparent manner. derogatory comments on Few days back an FIR While felicitating the new Speaker, MLA CPI (M), Mr. M. While felicitating the new Speaker, MLA CPI (M), Mr. M. Facebook against was lodged against Varanasi Y. Tarigami assured him full cooperation for conducting the Y. Tarigami assured him full cooperation for conducting the leader and tourism officer Ravinder business of the House. He hoped that the Speaker would do jus - business of the House. He hoped that the Speaker would do jus - Uttar Pradesh Urban Kumar Mishra for uploading tice and encourage members to raise issues of public interest in tice and encourage members to raise issues of public interest in Development Minister objectionable pictures of the House, which he described as the greatest institution of the the House, which he described as the greatest institution of the Azam Khan. Reports say Azam Khan and Uttar State. State. that Rampur police arrested Pradesh Chief Minister Hakeem Mohammad Yasin also congratulated Mr. Gupta Hakeem Mohammad Yasin also congratulated Mr. Gupta Vicky Khan, a student of Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi and expressed hope that he would take into confidence all the and expressed hope that he would take into confidence all the Woodrow School in Bareilly Party supremo Mulayam Members of the House in deciding important matters concern - Members of the House in deciding important matters concern - district of UP, after Azam Singh Yadav on social net - ing the common masses of the State. ing the common masses of the State. Khan's media in-charge working sites. Er. Abdul Rashid also congratulated the new Speaker and Er. Abdul Rashid also congratulated the new Speaker and Fasahat Ali lodged a com - In 2013, Dalit writer wished him success in running the House smoothly, while wished him success in running the House smoothly, while plaint against the school Kanwal Bharti was arrested respecting the sentiments of the members in raising issues of respecting the sentiments of the members in raising issues of boy. On Tuesday, the boy by the UP police for posting public concern. public concern. was sent to judicial custody a Facebook update critical MLA Peoples Conference, Mr. Bashir Ahmed Dar while MLA Peoples Conference, Mr. Bashir Ahmed Dar while for 14 days by a court. Vicky of the Akhilesh govern - extending his greetings to Mr. Kavinder Gupta assured him full extending his greetings to Mr. Kavinder Gupta assured him full at present is lodged in the has been booked under Kotwali police station said ment's suspension of IAS cooperation from his party in smooth conduct of the House. He cooperation from his party in smooth conduct of the House. He Rampur district jail. Section 66 A of the that the Facebook post was officer Durga Shakti hoped that they are heard and able to place their ideas on the hoped that they are heard and able to place their ideas on the The police picked up Information Technology Act derogatory, against a com - Nagpal. floor of the House and raise issues of public welfare freely. floor of the House and raise issues of public welfare freely. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 19, 2015 Speaker interacts with Assembly staff, First Lady inaugurates “The Falling Leaves” Jammu, March 18 : Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, JAMMU, MARiCnH 1s8 : pperiatcely. ts Assemand abssulredy hi mc fulolest mcoop -pJlKTeDCx , Mr. Farooq Ahmed today inaugurated “The The newly elected Speaker of Secretary Legislative eration. Shah and other officers of the Falling Leaves” an exhibition Jammu and Kashmir, Assembly, Mr. Mohammad Later, the Speaker, Assembly inspected various of painting and photography Legislative Assembly, Mr. Ramzan welcomed the accompanied by Minister for sections of the Assembly and put up by Ms. Rachita Dutta, Kavinder Gupta, today had a young artist, at the Rinchen an introductory meeting with Bzangpo Gallery of General the officers and officials of Zorawar Singh Auditorium Assembly Secretariat and here. received brief account of the Going round the exhibited functioning of the Assembly. paintings and photographs The Speaker exhorted with Mrs. Vohra the young upon all the functionaries to artist described the idea work with extra zeal and ded - behind using “Fallen Leaves” ication to improve the func - as a theme of her paintings. tioning of the Assembly. He The First Lady appreciated asked them to extend neces - the artist’s bold use of bright sary assistance to the colours and the thought pro - Members by facilitating them voking images on canvas. with timely distribution of She also appreciated Ms. business and other material Dutta’s photographs. during the session. He main - Mr. R.D. Sharma, Vice- tained that Assembly staff is Chancellor, Jammu well versed with the working University, and a large gath - of the House and they must ering of guests and visitors maintain the dignity of the were present on the occasion. institution with the dint of their hard work. He said the Speaker and extended the Law, Justice & Parliamentary JKTDC Canteen. He directed Accountant General, officers and officials are free greetings on behalf of the Affairs, Syed Basharat the MD, JKTDC to upgrade J&K calls on Governor to approach him with any entire Assembly Secretariat. Bukhari, Secretary the facilities in the canteen JAMMU, MARCH 18 : kind of grievances, which he He gave a brief resume of the Assembly, Mr. Mohamamd and provide quality eatables Power shutdown Mr. Khalid Jamal, Accountant said will be addressed appro - functioning of the Assembly Ramzan, Managing Director, to the Members and others. JAMMU, MARCH 18 : Transmission Division from 7 a m to 11 a m. In order to carry out the work Udhampur through 132/33 Meanwhile, in order to General, J&K, called on Mr. of re-stringing of snapped KV Jhajjar Kotli Grid Sub carry out preventive mainte - N.N. Vohra, Governor, here at Speaker seeks cooperation of all parties for span between tower location Station. Similarly, in order to nance of various equipments the Raj Bhavan, today. No.36-37 of 132 KV D/C carry out the work of connect - including topping and plug - Mr. Jamal briefed the smooth conduct of Business Barn-Katra transmission line, ing of existing bus-bar with ging of oil leakages of 20 Governor about the areas of State JAMMU, MARCH 18 : live besides we should also state is like a mini India, reason during the recent past. the shutdown of 132 KV D/C new erected bus bar of 33 KV MVA power transformer and Government functioning which After being elected as exercise great restraint to because of its socio-econom - He said the time of the Barn-Katra Transmission line new line bay, erection of 132 KV CTs at 132/33 KV have been audited in the recent Speaker of 12th J&K cheap politicking at this junc - ic and religious fabric. He House is very precious and shall remain affected on jumpers/droppers and laying Grid Station Sidhra, the past for promoting a transparent framework of policy, rules and Legislative Assembly, Mr. ture, confine our-selves to the said “We have to be more all of us have to take pledge March 20, 2015 from 10 a m and stringing of earth wire in power supply to part of regulations and encouraging effi - Kavinder Gupta expressed true spirit of the constitution - cautious in our endeavour to use it most judiciously in to 4 p m. 33 KV new line bay at 132/33 Janipur, Jhajjar Kotli, Bahu ciency and accountability in the his gratitude to all the al obligations by way of and not leave any scope to the public interest, adding As intimated by Chief KV Grid Station Gangyal, the Fort, Sidhra, ASCOMS, functioning of the entire adminis - Members of the House for resorting to self-introspection any element to disturb the that un-warranted, disrup - Engineer, S&O Wing Jammu, power supply to Gangyal Malori Jagir, Bajalta and trative apparatus. The Governor unanimously electing him to and purification of our very spirit of our strength i.e. tions, noisy and acrimonious during the shutdown period, Industrial Complex, Toota-de-Khoi as both cir - discussed with Mr. Jamal the the Speakers Chair. thoughts and to strengthen unity, brotherhood and har - scenes, interruptions, disor - the power supply to district Trikutanagar, Greater cuits of 132 KV Gladni need for all required steps being In his brief address, he our will power to fulfil the mony”. He hoped that all the ders, arguments and counter Reasi shall remain affected. Kailash, Preet Nagar, Seora, Sidhra and Sidhra-Janipur taken to secure the maintenance assured the Members that he aspirations and wishes of the Members will rise above the arguments, chaos and confu - The power supply to Mata Babllana, Miran Sahib and transmission line shall remain of transparency, financial probity will try his best to come up to people. We need to keep our - party lines and affiliations for sion and above all disrespect Vaishno Devi Shrine shall be adjoining areas shall remain affected on 22, 2015 from 8 a and fiscal discipline in the entire their expectations by way of selves on toes to meet the maintaining the decency and towards the chair yields no maintained by Sub affected on March 22, 2015 m to 2 p m. Government machinery. strengthening the credibility challenges ahead of us and to decorum of the House, which result instead cause a great of the speaker’s institution realize dreams of the people is not possible without their harm to the legislative insti - and at the same time will who actively and over - full cooperation”, he main - tution. Legislative Assembly-2015 seek their cooperation for the whelmingly participated in tained. As such, it should be the smooth functioning of the the recently held elections”. The Speaker said that the endeavour of all the proceedings of the House. The Speaker said that opposition is undoubtedly the Members to strengthen the LJAAM MpUa, MyARsCH r 18i c: hhe astserrteidb. utes tothe dpeoeple cof tehe Satates. ed tom thee pemople. bHee renrdes red The Speaker said that service to humanity is indeed backbone of a democratic set very fabric of our democratic The Speaker, Jammu and Mr. Kavinder Gupta said He said late Abdul Salam his services for the welfare “We have started a fresh jour - a noble achievement in life up and it has rightly been set-up, for becoming the role Kashmir Legislative that late Goni remained Deva was a man of principles and development of the peo - ney for the development, and we should be proud of said that it has to oppose, models for the generations to Assembly, Mr. Kavinder closely associated with great and known for his integrity ple which would always be progress, peace, normalcy, being blessed by the people propose and expose while the come”, the Speaker said. Gupta today moved Obituary leaders of the nation like and gentleness. He said his remembered. communal harmony and with opportunity. “Today is government has to dispose. “We are not above the Reference on the demise of Mahatma Gandhi, Jai selfless service towards Speaking on the obituary brotherhood and I deem it ours but tomorrow belongs to He, however, appealed to all laws, rules and regulations six former legislators who Parkash Narayan and got humanity, especially for the reference, Deputy Chief proper to impress upon you our children and vitiating the Members, both the oppo - framed by the House from passed away during the inter - inspired by their revolution - upliftment of downtrodden Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh that the individual agendas atmosphere intentionally or sition and treasury benches to time to time, rather we are vening period since the last ary approach throughout his sections of the society would paid rich tributes to the always prove dangerous and un-intentionally will definite - raise the issues of the peo - subservient to them and it is session of the State political carrier. His selfless inspire us in days ahead. deceased members and wisdom demands us to stick ly leave behind a barren land ple’s welfare strictly in imperative on our part to fol - Legislature. services as a social and secu - Describing Om Parkash appreciated the contribution to the basics of the constitu - for them and history will accordance with the pre - low them in letter and spirit”, These Members include lar reformer besides a veteran Chopra as a leader of masses, of the late leaders in various tion, the law, the rules and hold us responsible for our scribed rules, regulations and he said and added that the old Abdul Gani Goni, Molvi political leader will always the Speaker said that the late spheres. the regulations”, he said and wrong doings. Let us forget procedures. senior Members who are well Iftkhar Hussain Ansari, be remembered by the gener - leader always fought for the He said the contri - asserted that “ We have to the past act today and attach Adhering to these basics, versed with the parliamen - Abdul Salam Deva, Om ations to come, said the cause of poor and needy peo - bution of these great person - work vigorously to reshape good hopes with tomorrow”, they can achieve the goal of tary practice and procedure Parkash Chopra, Master Lal Speaker. ple and worked for strength - alities would ever inspire us our state by way of inducing he asserted. welfare of the general masses can be a source of inspiration Chand and Nasrullah. Highlighting the services ening the secular traditions in and we shall strive to imbibe in our minds cooperation and Mr. Kavinder Gupta said of this state, who have suf - for the newly elected mem - The Speaker while paying of Molvi Iftkhar Hussain the society. their good conduct and fol - the element of live and let that Jammu and Kashmir fered due to one or the other bers of the House. rich tributes to the late mem - Ansari, Mr. Gupta described Remembering the servic - low it. bers highlighted their contri - him a leader of distinction es of Master Lal Chand, Mr. Mohammad Shafi Uri, bution towards the develop - and scholarship, who was Kavinder Gupta said that he Nawang Rigzin Jora, M Y ment and socio political widely respected in the soci - was polite by nature and tire - Tarigami, G M Saroori and New industrial policy will give boost to production, emancipation of the people ety. He said the late leader lessly worked for safeguard - Er Abdul Rashid also paid of the State. He said all the besides being an authority on ing the interests of the rich tributes to the late lead - employability : Chander Prakash members served the people Islamic Fiqh, was an enthusi - oppressed and downtrodden ers and spoke in praise of the JAMMU MARCH 18 : sized an enhanced coordina - make it a business and of a mother dairy in the state, with the best of their ability astic political figure who sections of the society. He leaders and highlighted their Minister for Industries and tion among all stakeholders investor friendly document. the Minister said that the pos - and remained closely associ - throughout his life worked vociferously raised the voice contributions, in touching the Commerce, Chander Prakash, to steer the state towards Ganga exhorted upon the sibilities would be explored ated with the masses at grass for the welfare and uplift - of the SC/ST people of his lives of so many people by has sought cooperation from progress and prosperity. officers and the entrepre - to rope in renowned industri - root level till their last breath. ment of poor and downtrod - area in the House. offering selfless service. the captains of industry to “We all should get inspira - den sections of the society, The Speaker said that late Later, the House observed help creating conducive tion from these leaders to adding that his services will Nasrullah was a man of com - two-minute silence to pay atmosphere for rapid industri - serve the people as they did”, always be remembered by mitment and was very close respect to the departed souls. al growth, which holds key to productivity and generating LC passes obituary references employment. Veeri reviews progress on renovation “Our focus should be on JAMMU, MARCH 18: Those who spoke on the generating employment for The Legislative Council obituary reference highlight - works at Shahdara Sharief today passed obituary refer - ing the role and contribution the local work force”, he said JAMMU, MARCH 18: existing project report and and urged the industrialists to ences on the demise of sever - of the deceased members al legislators, who have include Mr. Bashir Ahmed Minister for Haj, Auqaf and formulate a revised DPR so adequately compensate the Horticulture, Mr. A.R. Veeri that the funds are arranged. hard toil being put in by passed away. Magray, Mr. Sajjad Ahmed The references were Kichloo, Dr. Bashir Ahmed reviewed the progress on He directed for submission workers in their units. He said renovation works at Ziarat of fresh DPR expeditiously it was incumbent upon the passed on Ex-Speaker, Kh. Veeri, Mr. G. N. Monga, Mr. Abdul Gani Goni, Ex- Showkat Hussain Ganai, Mr. Shahdara Sharief at a meet - for approval of funds by the entrepreneurs to ensure that Minister, Abdul Salam Deva, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, ing of officers held here government so that the unfin - workers are not exploited in Ex-Minister, Molvi Iftikhar Mr. Firdous Ahmed Tak, Mr. under his chairmanship. ished works could be com - any way. “While the govern - Hussain Ansari, Ex-MLC, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, Mr. It was informed in the pleted well in time at the ment will strictly check this Nasrullah, Ex-MLA, Om Inayat Ali, Mr. G. Q. Pardesi, meeting that works to the Shrine. menace, the industrialists Prakash Chopra, Ex-MLA Mr. Jehangir Hussain Mir, tune of Rs. 1.28 core, includ - Secretary Revenue, Mr. have to create an atmosphere Describing industrialists neurs to uphold the sanctity alists for their ventures here. Lal Chand, and Ex-MLC, Mr. Yasir Reshi, Sofi Yousuf, ing the construction of Mohammad Afzal Bhat, wherein workers and the as a major contributor in of their respective institu - He said that there is also a Hafizullah Shah. Mr. Ravinder Kumar Sharma, Kitchen block were taken up Special Officer, Auqaf, employers can work towards state’s economy and employ - tions which is pre-requisite proposal to establish an The leader of the House, Mr. Charanjeet Singh, Mr. during the previous year and Abdul Sattar, Administrator growth of industrial sector in ment generation, the Minister for success of any initiative industrial estate in the periph - Mr. Naeem Akther, while Naresh Kumar Gupta, S. Rs. 24 lakh were spent till Auqaf Rajouri, Members of tandem”, he added. said that the coalition govern - of the government. He asked ery of Jammu. Among others paying homage to the depart - Dharambir Singh Oberoi and date. The work has been Waqaf Council, Executive “This would create an ment is determined to provide the officers to work with present were Financial ed Legislators, said that these Yashpal Sharma. stopped by the executing Engineer, R&B, Executive atmosphere of security and a comfortable atmosphere to utmost care and concern Commissioner I&C, leaders have played an The Chairman also paid agency due to lack of funds, Engineer, Auqaf, besides justice for skilled and them to help take industry to ensuring speedy disposal of Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, important role in strengthen - homage to veteran leader of the meeting was informed. other senior officers of con - unskilled workforce”, the new highs. He said that all the public grievances as prompt Director Industries, Dr. Abdul ing the democracy and demo - National Conference Sheikh The Minister directed the cerned departments attended Minister maintained. issues raised by different public delivery system is the Rashid, MD SIDCO, Kifayat cratic institutions of the State. Nazir Ahmed. concerned to re-examine the the meeting. The Minister while trade and business associa - main mantra of the present Rizvi, MD SICOP, addressing the Industrial tions have been included in dispensation. M.L.Tickoo besides industri - Association Gangyal empha - the new drafted policy to Referring to establishment alists. Zulfkar reviews development works in Rajouri Exhorts on creating durable assets JAMMU, MARCH 18 : Gotu and Palma to Mandar ensuring judicious use of tant for carrying forward the Minister for CA&PD, Galla via Trala for the next funds as the effort should be developmental initiatives . Adbi Kunj remembers Urdu poet Sahir Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, financial year. He also asked to create sustainable assets The Minister asked the today convened a meeting to the officers to prepare modal - catering area specific devel - officers to raise crash guards Ludhanvi; holds literary meet review the physical and ities for 6 new road projects opmental needs. along narrow roads especial - Jammu, March 18: Jammu was the Chief Guest aspects of the life and his lit - Andh Vishwash by K.L. financial status of ongoing under NABARD on need Describing road link as ly in the upper reaches of the Continuing with its mission of the meet whereas K.L. erary works in poetary and Deewana and a Dogri short development works in to promote the sense of liter - Dewana, Vice President of the field of writing of film story Pooja presented by Rajouri. ary creativities and created the organisation conducted songs. The presentations of Aarash Om Dalmotra. In the The Minister reviewed the an atmosphere to show its poetic session singer poets progress on various roads respect to the Urdu and other were sang the different and other development proj - languages the front ranking songs of late Sahir ects including Kotranka JNV oldest multilingual literary Ludhanavi. road, KK road, Khangar Gali organization Adbi Kunj In the meet it was road, Parinar and Khutti J&K, Jammu held another announced that Adbi Kunj is road, Rajouri-Darhal road, multifaceted creative literary organizing two special liter - Bagh to Chitibati road, meet in memory of veteran ary tributes functions 1st, on Darhal bridge to Chityal Urdu poet and famous film 28 March 2015 in the sweet road, Buth Khanari road, song writer late Sahir memory of late Raman Huggi Bagyalkot, PHC Ludhanvi on his birthday. Rounak Hindi poet, writer Samote, Degree college It was organised in the and painter on his death Budhal and construction of premises of Zee-Pre-Kidzee anniversary 2nd, on the birth school buildings under School Talab Tillo, Jammu anniversary of veteran liter - RMSA. the literary centre of the ary personality Guru Dev Zulfkar directed the offi - organization which was O.P. Sharma Sarthi. Adbi cers to identify suitable land presided over by a “STAR” Kunj organized a special for construction of Primary basis. Reviewing the life line for state’s progress district. He also asked the of Sarthi School of thought musical literary tributes Health Center Samote progress under various proj - and prosperity, the Minister officers to check feasibility Kapil Anirudh prominent function on at K L Sehgal besides ensuring speedy ects, the Minister directed the said that the government’s of the projects taken up. Hindi-Dogri poet and writer Hall of cultural Academy completion of Degree college officers to ensure expeditious prime focus is to expand a Among others Chief while another reputed in Jammu. The meet was come Budhal. He directed execution of development viable road network in every Engineer, Executive Hindi world Dr. Amar Singh the proceedings of the meet. the PROSE session were to end with the vote of Executive Engineer to chalk works to extend their benefit nook and corner of the state. Engineer and Superintendent Ver Chief Editor and con - In the opening of the meet included Jadogar Shair, thanks by Aarash Om out proposals under CRF for to the people. He also asked He also sought cooperation Engineer of PWD besides vener CSIR Indian Institute Sham Talib and other speak - Sahir Ludhyanvi (Urdu) by Dalmotra Chairman of the construction of road from for keeping a strict check from general public and said concerned senior officers of Integrated Medicine ers threw light on the various Sham Talib a Hindi Khanani organization. Kewal Morh to Targain via over quality of works besides that their role is very impor - attended the meeting. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU THURSDAY MARCH 19, 2015 Home is not where the Shaking up our village culture heart is... As Anna Hazare, the . Ambedkar strongly depends on the extent of providing cheap labour, new age Gandhi consol - disagreed with Gandhi’s land the groom’s family with limited productivi - “I don’t like it here in loan, some support from Jaffna; life has been very both governments is cru - EDITORIAL idates his flock to protest celebration of village controls. The cultural ty, to farms and farmers. tough,” says 23-year-old P. cial. “I was the only one in against the govern - life and morals. He con - value attached to lands Past and present Alfred. If given a chance he my family to go to India in ment’s anti-farmer land sidered the idea of a vil - and its patrilineal own - policies would “run back” to Tamil 2006. My parents sent me Battling tribunals ordinance, one is lage republic as one ership has turned daugh - The present govern - Nadu, he says, to complete because the LTTE was reminded of the original based on undemocratic ters into bad debts. ment is enlarging the his B.Com degree. forcibly recruiting A Division Bench of the Madras High Mahatma and his love values. He said, “What Non-farm economy scope of the previous Alfred’s family left Sri teenagers at that time. I Court struck down key provisions relating to for village life and poli - is a village — a sink of and rural milieu government’s economic Lanka in 1998 and spent escaped, but they took my the Intellectual Property Appellate Board ty. While Anna’s protest localism, a den of igno - Land makes certain policies by aggressively more than a decade in a sister later. She lost vision (IPAB) established under the Trade Marks may be more about the rance, narrow minded - castes ‘kingly’ in rural pushing for industrial refugee camp in in one of her eyes during right to private property ness and communal - communities. The con - modernisation. There Mandapam, Rameswaram, the war,” says the school - Act, 1999, as unconstitutional. This is yet before returning in 2011, girl-looking 27-year-old another interlude in the tussle between judi - of the farmers, Gandhi ism”. How relevant are trol of such castes on was, however, some - two years after the island’s mother of two. Determined ciary and the legislature on the “tribunalisa - had a moral vision that Ambedkar’s observa - local politics aggravates thing peculiar about the war ended. to put behind the trauma of was larger and beyond tions today? As relevant masculine hubris. Land Congress/United “I studied in the war, she works hard all tion” of courts. There has been much con - just the risk of farmers as they were in the late and agriculture, thus, Progressive Alliance’s Ramanathapuram. All my day, babysitting, managing cern over the validity, character and compe - losing their land. Gandhi 1940s. Even now, close partially construct the politics of displacement friends are there; I don’t her shop, and weaving mats tence of several of the tribunals in India. The saw village life as the to 67 per cent of India’s localised cultural peace and land acquisition — know anyone in Jaffna,” he for an additional income. Supreme Court has, in a range of decisions, ideal form of intimate population live in vil - in rural India. when dominant castes complains. “People here Immediate challenge sacrifice and high cul - lages. City life is not free of lost their lands for public make fun of the way I Finding some land or a articulated the principles that a tribunal has speak Tamil saying it is too home to live in is an imme - to abide by in order to be constitutionally ture, where an anarchy In 2000, about two- caste prejudices either and private purposes, based on self-sacrificing thirds of rural Dalits but the vulgarity of its they were generally paid colloquial.” With no way of diate challenge facing continuing his B.Com returnees. “We have no valid. A Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy report morals would sustain were landless or near- form is minimised in an exorbitant compensation (2014) has identified about 29 different tri - degree in Jaffna, Alfred had money to complete our itself far from the mess landless and close to half uprooted context of whereas the colossal little choice but to assist his roof,” says Kadirgaman bunals set up under various Central legisla - of modern industrial life depended on farm anonymity. Modernity loss of tribal lands with father, a fisherman in Dayaparanathan, pointing tions, and finds several of them to be incon - and interest-driven poli - labour for their liveli - and its key economic minimal compensation Pasaiyur. to the bare concrete walls sistent with the parameters laid down by the tics. Can the present hood — including in constituents of urbanisa - was treated like willing Alfred’s mother has, that stand abandoned Supreme Court. The Court in Chandra debate around the Land Left-ruled States. Much tion and industrialisation sacrifice for national from the beginning, dreamt beside his thatch-roofed Kumar (1997) and NCLT (2010) suggested Ordinance Bill and the of the minimalistic land bring with them some development. The pres - of returning to her home - hut in the small town of sharp criticism from reforms in many States basic norms of civility. ent government, on the land some day. “The chil - Valalai, Jaffna Peninsula. that the tribunals which were replacing the those opposing it help us of India ended up pro - No landlord in a city or other hand, has rightly dren say I have ruined their Box-like openings on the jurisdiction of the Courts should enjoy the revisit the relevance of viding land to the tiller small town can insist on thrown the economics of lives by opting to come walls await window panels. same constitutional protections as them. back,” says the 51-year-old A beneficiary of the modernity to Indian vil - and not to the labourer, tenants defecating in the swadeshi back into the who does not want to be Indian Housing Scheme This meant that when the jurisdiction is lages? which meant that the open. You cannot ask the closet. The BJP is work - named.“You may get all the (India is helping build being transferred from a court to a tribunal, Land, power in vil - Sudra castes became caste of a person serving ing out a delicate bal - facilities you need in India, 50,000 homes for families the members of this tribunal should hold a lage life powerful, landowning you chicken nuggets at a ance between free mar - but that is not my home, displaced by the war), rank, status and capacity which is as close to During a lecture on castes in rural India. fast-food outlet, or insist kets, capitalism and this is.” Shocked to find her Dayaparanathan has modernisation theories The dependence on on knowing the caste of Hindutva, with the last home destroyed completely already borrowed Rs.3 lakh those of the judges in a court as possible. of development and the landowning castes for your fellow commuter in limited to the cultural- in the incessant shelling, (approximately Rs. The recent Supreme Court judgment which importance of Adam survival makes the Dalit a cramped local train. political sphere. In this she knew there was little 1,40,000 in Indian rupees) struck down the National Tax Tribunals Smith, I shared with my assertion for freedom The illiberal aspects new onslaught of the choice but to start all over for the house. “The mason class the history of and dignity difficult. of rural society are market, Anna Hazare again. who charged Rs.1,000 ear - (NTT) also clearly spelt out the parameters “We could have avoided lier charges Rs.1,300 now. to test the constitutionality of tribunals. Yet, progress in the United Violence against Dalits changing slowly due to and his supporters all this. I would have com - As per the Indian scheme, little effort has been made by the legislature States and how from that includes cutting off market pressures. would do well to help pleted my course there and we get a total of Rs.5.5 lakh in making the law consistent with these con - only 15 per cent of fam - their noses or hands for Despite subsidies and the rural dominant class - found a job,” says her for building a home, but ilies having flush toilets transgressing caste the absence of taxation, es get the best possible daughter who studied video with the rising costs we stitutional principles. Instead, as the hon - in the 1900s, almost 99 norms is, therefore, the social power of price for their land. If editing in Tamil Nadu. cannot finish building our ourable judges have noted, the government per cent had them by the nothing unusual. farmers is rendered successfully passed, an “Our eldest brother could homes within that sum,” he continues to be “furtive” and “reticent” 1970s. A student from a Ambedkar’s cautioning mildly vulnerable by a unintended consequence not stand it here, so he went says, adding that he regrets about these precedents while the tribunals semi-urban background against rural morality, budding competitive of the Land Ordinance back to Rameswaram and having decided to come usurp judicial powers. was not convinced. He however, is not merely market and non-farm Bill could also mean the works there now.” back from India. asked me why rich land - relevant for Dalits. possibilities in rural end of some of our long- The conflicting views Living off his son’s At stake are core principles of an inde - held by members of income, the family is trying pendent judiciary and separation of powers, lords in Uttar Pradesh Our village culture India. Increasing urbani - celebrated village Alfred’s family reflect the hard to piece their lives a part of the basic structure of the don’t have toilets in their and values are intrinsi - sation, migration, and morals, which dilemmas that thousands together after over two homes despite having cally linked to a control non-farm employment Ambedkar rightly con - who came back from decades of dislocation to a Constitution. The crux of the present case is money. Was the U.S. of land and agriculture. have added some degree sidered as just plain nar - refugee camps in India face Virudhunagar camp from with regard to the qualification and selection experience relevant in Land in present times of mobility and freedom row-mindedness. It was every day. Caught between 1990. of Chairman, Judicial Member and our context? has turned out to be a to the landless in general the freedom of Dalits a compelling call to return Many people, like Technical Member of the IPAB. For What the student was major economic and to rural Dalits in and women that was put to their homeland on the Dayaparanathan’s neigh - suggesting was that I resource — it gives particular. Landless at permanent risk by the one hand and the current bour Sinnathurai instance, Section 85(3)(a) of the Trade realities of the war-torn Selvarathinam, are still Marks Act allows members of the Indian find a different logic of access to institutional labourers need not bigotry of the village economic progress for credit, subsidies on fer - search for work that pro - polity and economy. region on the other, they unable to return to their stand overwhelmed. land usurped by the Sri Legal Service holding a post of Grade 1 for Indian villages. In caste- tilizers, power, farm vides respect and value For Dalits and other at least three years, for appointment as a ‘Struggling to settle’ Lankan army for its High ruled villages, the man - equipment and almost in the lands of dominant landless groups, there - Refugees in India began Security Zone. “When peo - Judicial Member of the IPAB. The High agement of faeces is institutionalised, landowning castes fore, limiting their eco - returning from 1987 ple like him who stayed Court declared this unconstitutional, sug - generally governed by decadal loan waivers. alone. nomic and cultural life onwards — when the here during the war are gesting that an officer working with the gendered rules of touch, Some numerically pow - Increasing urbanisa - to village morals and Indian Peace Keeping unable go back to their own Executive cannot act in a judicial capacity. It purity and pollution. erful landowning castes tion, labour mobility and farm boundaries offers Force began its operation land, what can those com - also, inter alia, held that the recommenda - Faeces is, therefore, kept also enrol themselves as monetisation of rural little space for liveli - in Sri Lanka — but some ing back after many years away from the home or Below Poverty Line economy have had sig - hood negotiation. To chose to go back to India hope for?” Dayaparanathan tions of the Chief Justice of India for the removed by a manual (BPL) families. Land, nificant poverty-reduc - them, land acquisition because of the continuing says. post of Chairman had to be given due con - scavenger. Labour, caste thus, is a key form of ing impacts on Dalits. by the state for hyper- war and unrest in Sri For those who were Lanka. With the end of the born in India, like sideration by the Appointments Committee and purity are thus private property that The prescription of clas - industrialisation may not war in 2009 signalling a Dayaparanathan’s daughter of the Cabinet (ACC), which until now con - bound coherently and yields persistent rent, sical economics to seem unreasonable. The more conducive environ - Danukiya, registering their sidered this as a mere suggestion ultimately peacefully in village cul - which is not necessarily decongest (landless) NDA’s new economism ment for return, over 9,000 birth in Sri Lanka and requiring its own approval. Tribunals are ture, unlinked to eco - based on its actual merit labour from agriculture and hyper-industrialisa - persons returned between obtaining relevant docu - nomics. and which is, of course, and farm dependency tion may well generate a 2009 and 2014. As India ments is a tedious process. designed for speedy disposal of specialised “… land acquisition not taxed. Above all, still remains of utmost new wave of liberal val - and Sri Lanka now discuss “The Sri Lankan govern - disputes. But a tribunal which is biased, by the state for hyper- land signifies power — relevance. Even now, ues that positively unset - repatriation of about one ment does not accept my incompetent and unfair, cause more harm industrialisation may not how much dowry one close to 80 per cent of tle our village economy lakh Sri Lankan refugees Indian birth certificate. I than serve such intended purposes. seem unreasonable.” gets in villages mostly Dalits live in rural areas and culture. remaining in Tamil Nadu was asked to pay Rs.25,000 — over 65,000 in camps to get citizenship here,” and the rest outside — fam - says the 24-year-old, angry ilies who returned after the about being unable to pur - war caution those contem - sue the diploma course she Grace under fire plating their big move started at Annamalai It’s been a little over seven remotely rude. If there is eye young author told me that in some space and yet they regain me on edge. Yet, around me, watch.” back. University in India. years since I was here last. As contact, a ready smile and an Karachi, women wore jeans, some semblance of what was people carried on with their “Have you seen PK? No!” “The process of return “People my age are strug - the car moves from Wagah to asalaam waalekum come your short-sleeved outfits, even once their everyday life. lives as if everything was just That was almost a cardinal sin! for refugees can be made gling to find jobs here.” Lahore, I see few vehicles on way. And if they figure out that capris. Behind the veil were In Karachi, the spectre of the fine, as if they didn’t even Did I travel alone? “Women smoother if both govern - Converting a diploma the road. you are a foreigner, you become women in the most modern gun dogs you at every step. notice the guns. Perhaps, this is in Pakistan don’t travel alone.” ments put together a com - certificate obtained in India “It’s the fuel crisis,” their guest. dresses, made-up faces and Police patrols, heavily armed what life in a conflict zone is Didn’t I feel scared travel - prehensive package.” to a document relevant here Kamran, a strapping Lahori, All-pervasive fear stylised hair. But when they rangers, gunmen behind pick - about and this is how we sur - ling alone in a new country, “Even with my parents also comes with a cost — explains. “The Pakistan State After the Peshawar attack, travelled, the burqa provided ups and in cars, homes with vive. Perhaps this is necessary especially one that is often helping us here, we are Rs.37,000 — according to Oil only had reserves for three fear is palpable. Children shud - anonymity and safety. Men did - high walls and barbed wires to retain one’s sanity and life. regarded with so much suspi - struggling to settle down. I S. Sooriyakumary, presi - days. They say it was because der to go to school. Parents n’t leer, no one knew their iden - define Karachi, at least to me, Ten days is too short a time cion? can’t imagine how some - dent of the Organisation for of [a] lack of planning.” make them touch the holy tity, no one could comment on the first-time visitor. There are to understand a place and Being afraid one can come back and Eelam Refugees Whatever the reason, Lahore Quran, utter a dua (blessing) their dress. Just like the city, its other things that strike you such Pakistan is a complex nation. I How could I? How could I start their life from scratch Rehabilitation Ceylon, had little fuel left. People had over their heads, and send them people too lead a dual life — as the wide roads. Even in the claim no understanding of its when the only thing I encoun - with no assistance,” says which works with refugees stopped going to offices, public out each morning. The added one indoor and one out of doors. old city there were six-laned people, or its politics. I have no tered in this country was love 29-year-old Sivarooban in India and returnees in Sri transport was off the roads, and security outside schools does When times are uncertain, kid - roads, the sheer number of answers when people ask me and acceptance? When village Vasuki. Along with her Lanka. “Considering the queues at a few petrol pumps not reassure them. Many point nappings commonplace, and shops and markets, the beauti - why they support terrorists, women rummaged through their husband she escaped to situation of those returning stretched for miles. The CNG out and say, “What choice do when bullets and bombs fully decorated trucks, buses why they won’t let go of treasure chests to bring me the India in 2006, pregnant after decades, the govern - rickshaws were still plying, but we have? We can’t stop sending become so familiar that they no and rickshaws. Yet, even as you Kashmir, why things are break - best honey they had collected? with her first child. “The ment could be more sym - with LPG cylinders. children to schools.” Fear is all- longer paralyse you with shock, savour every morsel of the ing down. I only know what I When bus drivers stepped out shop we were running in pathetic and charge nomi - Worse still is the electricity pervasive and yet has not damp - anonymity provides security. So sumptuous halwa poori served experienced. It was a country into the cold night to get a spe - the Vanni was destroyed in nally for such paper work,” situation. In Gulberg, one of ened the Pakistani hospitality. It men drink, women drink and for breakfast or admire the where even under the shadow of cial adrak ki chai (ginger tea) a landmine attack. We did she says. Lahore’s most affluent areas, has not yet translated into a smoke cigarettes but within the beautiful truck art, you feel the the gun, people treat outsiders made for me? When taxi drivers not want to risk our lives The process of return load shedding is over 11-12 ubiquitous suspicion of four walls. Youngsters have presence of the gun. My host with grace and warmth. Where refused to take money as I was and we decided to leave. It can be made smoother and hours every day. In Karachi, it strangers and foreigners. Facebook accounts but with told me of an interesting inci - the media, just like the media a guest? When the hostesses on was a nightmare,” she says. more viable if both govern - is 5-8 hours and in Larkana, 14 For an outsider, Lahore is fake identities. YouTube is dent. “The first time I visited here, makes every effort to my luxury bus conspired to Those who fled the ments put together a com - hours. The incessant hum of still a historic city that you can banned, but everyone uses a Lahore, I was shocked. The blame “the other” for every - ensure that the Pakistan country during such testing prehensive package. “Such fuel-guzzling generators is wander around with relative proxy to watch videos. Large homes had low walls, little thing — from border violations Rangers would not discover that times — right from 1983 an arrangement is neces - one’s faithful companion in ease. Unlike in Karachi, you see houses have swimming pools, fencing, and open gates. In to terrorist activity in Peshawar. I was a foreigner — else I — spread themselves sary for families to relo - Pakistan. people walking about. More but on the beaches in Karachi, Karachi, we have always lived Where the common men and would have to step down and go largely across 110 camps in cate, get documents includ - Lahore looks much as it did importantly, you see women. women go into the water in behind barbed wire, high walls, women are just as curious about to their checkpoints for a series Tamil Nadu. While they ing their national identity seven years ago. The wide, tree- Most of them are burqa clad or burqas. There was a time when and padlocked doors.” us as some of us are about them. of formalities? When the securi - appreciate the support cards and citizenship cer - lined streets, the hustle and bus - have their heads covered — in multicultural Karachi, reli - “Despite guns being around The questions I was asked were ty guard at Abdullah Shah received in India, life in a tificates, and most impor - tle of Ichra (a local bazaar), the unlike in the Lahore of 2007 — gious leaders had issued an everywhere in Karachi, people not about Indian politics or Ghazi’s mazhar in Karachi went refugee camp is not easy, tantly, find sustainable haggling … I could have been but they are visible. In Karachi, appeal for women to use cos - carried on with their lives as if Kashmir or terrorism. They to her seniors to get special per - they say. In addition to the livelihood,” she adds. in Sarojini Nagar, Delhi, but for the few women I encountered tumes to prevent drowning. everything was just fine. were about the language we mission for me to click pictures pressure of living in In addition to the efforts the difference in the dresses and were on local buses or behind Now, of course, no one would Perhaps, this is what life in a speak, the food we eat, the because I had come from afar? cramped spaces, it was a of Colombo and New the tehjeeb. Everywhere I went, the tinted glasses of cars. In even dare to recall such a conflict zone is about and this is clothes we wear. They were When the head of airport securi - big strain financially, says Delhi, the process warrants people spoke with utmost gra - Clifton, Karachi’s poshest request. how we survive” about our similarities and dif - ty and an entire van of police - Vasuki, who returned in active involvement of the ciousness. The poorest shop - address and in Zamzama, you In Karachi, as in the rest of Every time I looked around ferences. They were about men accompanied me to my 2011. Northern Provincial keeper, the seemingly illiterate saw a handful driving cars. Yet Pakistan, life goes on, but with in Karachi, and to some extent, Bollywood. “Bollywood hotel in Mohenjodaro because According to P. Laksala, Council administration bus driver, the fearsome securi - the markets were full of caution. Freedoms are curtailed in Pakistan, I saw guns. It’s true movies are the best, but Indian my escort hadn’t turned up and who, after her return in which, according to ty guard — I saw no one curs - women. till people find ways to circum - that these guns were for the serials, too much artifice! Now, I was their mehmaan? How 2012, has set up a small returnees, has not taken ing, shouting or being even My host, a well-known, vent restrictions. They lose safety of people, but they had Turkish soaps, you should could I be afraid? grocery store by taking a much initiative so far. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, THURS DAY, MARCH 19, 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup: South Africa crush Decision to retire after World Cup will Raina says settled India ready to `express not change, says Misbah-ul-Haq KARACHI: Pakistan's lived up to our expectation themselves` listless Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to Aefnricta egrall ospedm to itsheir captain Misbah-ul-Haq has but I think these are the best SYDNEY: India are settled, said his decision to hang up in terms of skills and that is target. in winning form and are well his boots from one-day why they are in the team," accustomed to Australian play - South Africa now await the international cricket after he stated. ing conditions for their pres - winner of the New the World Cup is final and Misbah also made it clear sure World Cup quarter-final Zealand-West Indies last- will not change. "I had that he had never lost hope with Bangladesh at the eight clash, which is slat - decided to retire from ODIs of his team reaching the Melbourne Cricket Ground, ed for Saturday in after the World Cup after knockout stage even after batsman Suresh Raina said Wellington. giving it much thought and losing the first two matches Wednesday. Sri lanka lost the plot from it was the right time to take of the World Cup. The defending champions the very start after the the decision," he told PTI in "No that feeling never have won all their six group a telephonic interview from entered my mind. Simply Proteas pace attack dis - matches, bowled out their Adelaide. "I had decided because I am a fighter and I opposition in the process tak - missed the openers in that regardless of how I per - have never given up in life ing 60 wickets, and are ready double quick time to form in the World Cup and even when I was in and out for the knockout rounds, start - leave the islanders reeling the results I will go and I of the Pakistan team. So ing with Thursday`s quarter- up for the quarter-finals. We India to reproduce their skills at 4 for two. have no intentions to change how can I give up hope in final. Raina, whose unbeaten have done really well in the and the rest will take care of SYDNEY: Spinners Imran plot from the very start Kyle Abbott got Kusal Perera that decision. It is the right my last tournament and in 110 helped India chase down last six games. itself. Tahir and hat-trick man after the Proteas pace (3) caught behind and time to retire from ODIs," this format." Misbah said Zimbabwe`s 288-run target for "It`s the quarter-final stage "All the games in quarter- Jean-Paul Duminy shared attack dismissed the then Dale Steyn sent the he said. Misbah, to a ques - Pakistan remained a danger - a hard-fought six-wicket win now, you don`t have much finals are going to be in pres - seven wickets between openers in double quick tion, also stated candidly ous side even against in their concluding pool game room for error. You just need sure situations. We just need to in-form Tilakaratne to do everything right, whether go there and play to what we them to help a clinical time to leave the islanders that he would prefer to see Australia in the quarter-final in Auckland last weekend, Dilshan packing for a the PCB give the captaincy on Friday in Adelaide as the you`re bowling, batting or have in the dressing room," he South Africa outplay an reeling at 4 for two. says the Indians are ready to nought. But it was man- to a young player for ODIs. will to win was very high "express themselves." fielding. said. unusually hapless Sri But tweakers was introduced of-the-match Tahir who "We should be looking for among the players and in It`s been a marathon buildup "The main World Cup is "We have played a lot of Lanka by 9 wickets and into the attack in the 14th started the rot with a a younger guy as Pakistan himself. "We know how for India in defence of their going to start tomorrow." matches against them and we enter the cricket World over with Duminy getting caught and bowled effort need to move on and give important this tournament is World Cup crown, starting last Ninth-ranked Bangladesh just need to play positive Cup semi-finals, here on the ball ahead of Tahir to send Lahiru someone responsibility for a for the Pakistani people and November for their win-less have made the quarter-finals cricket, we need to be more Wednesday. and the two spun a web Thirimanne (41) back in long time," he added. it is no secret this team has Test and one-day matches in for the first time after beating disciplined. We need to bowl Leg-spinner Tahir (4-26) around the Lankan bats - the pavilion after a hard- Misbah, 40, has said he this ability to just turn - Australia. England, Scotland and well. We need to field with looked like a man pos - men. will continue to captain the around things from really But the rewards appear to be Afghanistan along with a energy." working knock. rained-out point with Raina, who believes he is a sessed while Duminy (3- Lahiru Thirimanne (41) Test side after the 50-over worst to top. And that is why coming for Mahendra Singh Duminy after getting the showpiece event. we did it I think our belief Australia. "You can`t take more mature cricketer after 29) bagged the second shared a 65-run third Dhoni`s team, brushing aside wicket of Mathews on the He also dismissed talk worked for us and I know allcomers in Pool B and now Bangladesh lightly, they have playing a limited role in hat-trick of this edition -- wicket stand with the now final delivery of the 34th about some of the Pakistani after the first two games we with modest-performing done well against India, espe - India`s 2011 World Cup tri - after England's Steven retired Kumar over got Kulasekara (1) players taking their places in needed one good game and neighbouring Bangladesh cially in the Champions umph, said he is prepared to Finn -- as South Africa Sangakkara (45), the vet - caught behind and then the side for granted thus we could turn it around and blocking their way to a likely Trophy and we lost against bat at number four or five in sent the Lankans packing eran left-hander had trapped debutant leading to a gradual decline that is what happened. We semi-final with co-hosts them in the 2007 World Cup the order. "It depends on coach for 133 in 37.2 overs in decided to quit ODIs after Tharindu Kaushal plumb in batting performances. just had the win and then we Australia or Pakistan next and we lost against them in the and captain what they are ask - the first quarter-final of the World Cup, to bring in front of the wicket at "I don't think so, this is had four on the go," he week. "We`ve spent a lot of Asia Cup," Raina said. ing me to do," he said. this edition. some stability to the the best team we have these added. time in Australia for the last "So their players have been "We always have a lot of the start of the 35th over playing a lot of cricket in the meetings before the main South Africa, who are keen to Lankan innings but the are the best performers we Asked how important the four and a half months now so as the South African have that is why we are per - World Cup was for Pakistan, Indian Premier League. They games about what sort of shrug off their chokers Proteas spinners were it`s like we `re used to the con - crowd went berserk at the sisting with these guys. Misbah said it was a real - ditions more than other know how to play one-day bowling attack they have and tag, then came out to relentless. MCG. Obviously you could say ly big thing for the cricket- teams," Raina told reporters. cricket now." what sort of batting I have to complete the batting job Tahir kept chipping in and Sangakkara, who came into that their performances not loving nation. "People are really pumped But Raina said it is down to do with the tailenders. in 18 overs and register off-spinner Duminy also the match with record their first-ever knockout joined forces after getting four consecutive ODI win in the 50-over show - the dangerous Angelo hundreds, was a mute piece event. Mathews out for 19. spectator at the non-strik - Quinton de Kock (78 not out) Duminy got Mathews out er's end to this abject sur - Walker gives Bengaluru FC full points and Faf de Plessis (21 not off the final delivery of BENGALURU : An effi - was BFC which controlled the itor succumbed to a defensive render. The veteran left- cient Bengaluru FC (BFC) match. The home side domi - error, when captain Daniel out) stitched an unbeaten his eighth over and much hander, to his credit, tried prevailed over a flamboyant nated possession, and the Ong brought down C.K. 94-run partnership to get to everybody's surprise to get some runs in the Warriors FC in their AFC Cup organised defence — led by Vineet in the box. The striker the target without break - got two more scalps at the Lankan bag. group stage encounter at the the fit-again John Johnson — had his back turned on goal, ing a sweat. Hashim start of his ninth over to Sangakkara finally went to Sree Kanteerava Stadium here regularly thwarted the opposi - and there appeared to be Amla (16) was the only complete his first-hat- Morne Morkel, who had on Tuesday. The 1-0 victory, tion’s relentless push forward. unnecessary contact. The ref - casualty in an otherwise trick in ODIs, which was bowled well throughout which came through a first- After two powerful long- eree pointed to the spot, and spotless innings. also a World Cup first for and finally got the half penalty, was BFC’s sec - range efforts failed to force a Joshua Walker neatly convert - But the day surely belonged a Proteas bowler. The bat - reward. ond positive result in three save from BFC goalkeeper ed. Warriors threatened in to the spinning duo of ting bit seemed like a for - matches. Warriors, mean - Lalthuammawia Ralte, the I- spurts, especially Argentinian Rain did put a stop to all the while, succumbed to its third League champion came into import Nicolas Velez — sure - Tahir and Duminy as they mality for the AB de madness after the ninth straight loss. its own. India under-23 inter - ly the hardest worker on the wrecked havoc over what Villiers-led side as they Lankan wicket fell but Warriors was all flair, national Shankar Sampangiraj field. The lobbed through- was considered a strong started the innings much South Africa wasted no attempting the tough, pretty pulled the strings, as a holding balls, first-touch strikes and Sri Lankan batting unit. before the scheduled time in picking up the last plays. The Singapore national midfielder, and created backheel passes from him and Electing to bat at the break time. Breaking for scalp in Lasith Malinga champion did come close on a chances with silken passes. his teammates, however, did SCG, Sri lanka lost the dinner at 40 for 1, South when play resumed. couple of occasions, but it In the 34th minute, the vis - not work on the day. Sensex regains 29k mark as Parliament South Korea cuts key interest Banks can raise funds from market to rate to record low of 1.75 pc SEOUL : South Korea’s prices gained less than 1 central bank unexpectedly per cent for the last three meet cap needs: Finance Ministry passes Insurance BBriolkl ers said passage of lowered its key policy rate months despite govern - NEW DELHI: The government on the Insurance Bill, rais - on Thursday to a record ment’s efforts to boost con - low of 1.75 per cent from 2 sumption and investment Wednesday allowed seven ing foreign investment public sector banks (PSBs) cap in the sector from per cent, joining efforts to in the private sector. fight sluggish domestic Consumer prices edged up to tap markets for raising 26 per cent to 49 per spending and aid economic just 0.5 per cent in capital needed for expan - cent, buoyed the trading growth. February, marking the low - sion and capital adequacy, sentiments. The quarter of a percent - est inflation rate in years. saying it has limited fiscal Besides, better-than- age point cut was the first Earlier this week, South space to recapitalise expected industrial pro - interest rate cut by the Korea’s finance ministry lenders. duction index, which Bank of Korea’s policy - expressed concerns about The government had infused capital of Rs grew 2.6 per cent in makers in five months. Asia’s fourth-largest econ - The move was unexpect - omy falling into deflation, 14,000 crore during 2013- January, influenced sen - 14 in 14 PSBs and decided timents, they added. ed as analysts had predict - citing weak production, ed that the central bank consumption, investment to infuse Rs 6,990 crore in Stocks linked to insurance would stand pat amid con - and exports. The finance nine 9 PSBs during 2014- space continued to cerns that lower rates minister pledged to intro - 15, a Finance Ministry remain buyers’ fancy could accelerate growth in duce reform measures to statement said. with Reliance Capital household debt. encourage spending in the “Further approvals have surging 2.06 per cent, Only a handful of ana - private sector. Some ana - been given in 2014-15 to seven PSBs to raise capital 7,940 crore funds next fis - their performance. Max India (2.6 per cent) lysts forecast that the cen - lysts saw the remark as the cal in the public sector In December 2014, the tral bank would lower bor - government giving a green from the market,” it said. and Aditya Birla Nuvo “The government does - banks to enable them government had allowed MUMBAI: The bench - gaining 253.35 points, (1.5 per cent). rowing rates this month as light to the central bank to maintain adequate capital. PSU banks to raise funds mark BSE Sensex or 0.87 per cent, at latest economic data cut rates. n’t have space to give Rs Among other Asian mar - 20,000 crore or 25,000 “We don’t have fiscal from markets by diluting regained the 29,000- 29,183.76 with all sec - showed weakness in The central bank low - space and banks are ade - government holding to 52 kets, Hong Kong’s recovery. Exports, South ered the benchmark inter - crore (for capital infusion) mark by soaring 253 toral indices, led by Hang Seng rose by 0.15 ... If banks require further quately capitalised for the per cent. points and the NSE realty, banking, capital Korea’s key growth driver, est rate two times last year. moment. There is no Government’s holding per cent and Japan’s dropped 3 per cent last In January, the central capital they have other Nifty again breached goods, power, PSUs means to raise capital immediate need to raise in 27 state-run banks range Nikkei was up by 1.44 month from a year earlier. bank revised its 2015 funds from the market,” between 56 per cent to 84 the 8,800-level in open - and metal, trading in per cent in early trade Industrial production growth outlook to 3.4 per including from raising ing trade on Friday on positive zone and rising capital from market,” Mr. Adhia said. per cent. today. slipped 4 per cent in cent from 3.9 per cent and For the current fiscal, Out of 27 PSBs, foreign capital inflows up to 0.69 per cent. January from a month ear - downgraded its inflation Financial Services The US Dow Jones Secretary Hasmukh Adhia the government had pro - Government of India con - and buying by investors The gauge had gained Industrial Average lier while capital expendi - projection to 1.9 per cent posed capital infusion of trols 22 through majority following passage of 271.24 points in yester - ture fell 7 per cent in the from 2.4 per cent. told reporters. ended 1.47 per cent In Budget, Finance Rs 11,200 crore. However, holding. In the remaining Insurance Bill in day’s trade. same month. The bank will release its against that the govern - 5 banks, state-run SBI higher in yesterday’s The rate cut comes as revised economic forecasts Minister Arun Jaitley had Parliament amid a firm - On similar lines, the 50- trade. proposed infusing Rs ment disbursed Rs 6,990 holds majority stake. ing trend overseas. share NSE Nifty South Korea’s consumer in April. crore to 9 public sectors Public sector banks Rising for the second ses - reclaimed the 8,800- banks including SBI, require Rs 2.40 lakh crore sion, the 30-share level by spurting 73.75 BOB, PNB, Canara Bank capital by 2018 to meet Sensex recaptured the points, or 0.84 per cent, Cairn India gets Rs. 20,495- and Indian Bank based on global Basel III norms. crucial 29,000-level by to 8,849.75. crore tax notice Industrial production IMF chief to visit India, NEW DELHI, : The nal group reorganisation in grows 2.6 % in January Income Tax Department has 2006-07 to facilitate the IPO slapped a Rs. 20,495-crore of Cairn India. NEW DELHI: On the cluded. It shrunk minus 2.8 China next week back of double-digit growth per cent against 2.7 per cent WASHINGTON : from other sectors of society tax demand on Cairn India “A demand of approx Rs. International Monetary Fund including business, women for failing to deduct with - 20,495 crore (comprising tax in the output of capital in January 2014. (IMF) chief Christine leaders, academics and stu - holding tax on alleged capital of approx Rs. 10,248 crore goods—signalling pick up in Manufacturing production Lagarde would travel to India dents, the statement said gains made by its erstwhile and interest of approx Rs. investment activity—factory grew 3.3 per cent against 0.3 and China next week to hold adding, “In addition, she will promoter, Cairn Energy. 10,247 crore) is alleged to be production accelerated 2.6 per cent in January 2014. talks with the two important give a speech at Lady Sri Ram Cairn India said it does not payable. Cairn India does not per cent in January against Consumer goods, however, global economic powers. College in New Delhi and agree with the tax demand agree with this alleged 1.1 per cent in the same continue to be in the negative “The visit (to India) presents participate in a public event and will pursue all possible demand and will pursue all month last year. For the 10- zone contracting minus 1.9 an opportunity to exchange hosted by RBI in Mumbai.” options to protect its interest. possible options to protect its Earlier this week, the I-T interest,” the company said. months period from April per cent against the minus 0.5 views on recent economic Ms. Lagarde would then 2014 to January 2015, indus - per cent contraction in developments, India’s proceed to China where she Department had slapped a Rs. Cairn India said it has prospects and its role in the will meet with the top 10,247-crore tax demand on always been fully compliant trial growth was 2.5 per cent January 2014. Office equip - global economy,” the IMF Chinese leadership and senior Cairn Energy for an alleged with all Indian income tax against 0.1 per cent in the ment, computers, radio, TV, said in a statement. officials, including People’s Rs. 24,500 crore worth capi - laws. “Income tax assess - same period during the previ - mobile sets, watches contin - In India for two days -- Bank of China Governor tal gains it made in 2006 ments, including transfer ous financial year, according ued to witness negative March 16 and 17 – Ms. Zhou Xiaochuan and Finance while transferring all its India pricing assessment were duly to official data released. Of growth rates. The continuing Lagarde will meet with Prime Minister Lou Jiwei from assets to a new company, completed for FY 2006-07, the 22 industries for which de-growth shows households Minister Narendra Modi and March 19 to 23. Cairn India, and getting it earlier,” it said. data was released, 16 showed are still constrained from senior officials including The IMF managing director listed on the stock exchanges. The company is the latest “Cairn India Ltd has during 2006-07 in the hands tory filing. to join a slew of multination - positive growth in output. spending on these goods or Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will discuss the latest devel - Mining output, however, poor consumer sentiment. and Reserve Bank of India opments in the global econo - received an order from the of Cairn UK Holdings This, it said, was in respect al firms, including Vodafone (RBI) Governor Raghuram my, China’s ongoing reform Income Tax Department Limited (CUHL), our erst - of the transaction of CUHL Group and Royal Dutch continued to decline in Commenting on the index Rajan. efforts and collaboration today for an alleged failure to while parent company, a sub - transferring the shares of Shell, to face tax demand January reflecting volatility of industrial production for The IMF chief will also between the IMF and China, a deduct withholding tax on sidiary of Cairn Energy Plc,” Cairn India Holdings (CIHL) owing to a retrospective tax which is expected to continue January 2015, Confederation interact with representatives media release said. alleged capital gains arising the company said in a regula - to Cairn India as part of inter - law. till the coal auctions are con - of Indian Industry. TRUTH PREVAIL 6 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, THURS DAY, MARCH 19, 2015

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When lack of sleep turns a Avoid sitting for long hours A differently abled person makes a nightmare Today is World Sleep Day. Experts acknowledge for a healthy heart that sleep-related disorders NEW YORK : Sitting mark as an entrepreneur are fast becoming public breeds) were given to them. health issues. Doctors han - for long hours everyday is From then on the family took associated with increased great interest in maintaining dling patients with sleep dis - the unit scientifically. orders say there needs to be coronary artery calcifica - All the cages are marked more awareness about the tion that can increase the with a hutch card which has link between sleep disor - risk of a heart attack, new the details of the rabbits ders, obesity, diabetes and heart ailments. research says. including the date of birth, The results suggest that fertility date and particulars Senior doctors say sleep regarding breeding and deliv - deprivation has the potential exercise may not entirely ery. to negatively impact brain counteract the negative function, the immune sys - effects of a mostly seden - The rabbitery is divided tem, metabolism and hor - into three parts with one for monal balance. “Sacrificing tary lifestyle on coronary breeding females, one for the sleep for three days at one artery calcium. “It’s clear males, and another area for go could increase the levels that exercise is important the kids and bunnies. Sick of fatty acids in blood levels rabbits are placed in isolation to reduce your cardiovas - that lower the ability of cular risk and improve sheds. insulin to regulate blood Daily routine sugar, ultimately setting your fitness level,” said Every morning Manisha patients up for diabetes,” study’s lead author When agriculture and its ently abled was also becom - examines the rabbits for any related activities are proving ing a popular concept in for - says a statement issued by Jacquelyn Kulinski. signs of disease .Then her doctors on Thursday. to be a tough task for normal eign countries and I got an mother cleans up the shed “But this study suggests effects of sedentary behav - adults living in Dallas, the Reducing the amount of individuals, Manisha, a differ - idea about involving her in “Diabetes predisposes while she mixes the feed for persons to sleep disorders that reducing how much iour because it links sitting researchers found each time you sit by even an ently abled person from some sort of farm animal rear - the rabbits. you sit every day may rep - Kerala is proving that physi - ing,” says Mr. Philip . and makes them vulnerable with an early marker for hour of sedentary time per hour or two a day could Feed consists of wheat to hypertension and heart resent a more novel, com - heart disease risk. day on average was associ - have a significant and pos - cal disabilty (intellectual dis - Not sure bran, maize husk and a pinch ability) is not a deterrent However, he was not sure diseases. When an obese panion strategy (in addi - Coronary artery calcifi - ated with a 14 per cent itive impact on your future of salt. An automatic watering individual struggles with when it comes to making a whether a differently abled system made of cost-effective tion to exercise) to help cation, measured through a increase in coronary artery cardiovascular health,” mark in this field as an entre - person could handle animals diabetes, Obstructive Sleep tubes takes care of the drink - Apnoea (OSA), a sleep dis - reduce your cardiovascular non-invasive CT heart calcification burden. said Kulinski. preneur and getting recog - or pets. ing water. risk,” Kulinski, an assis - nised for it. He contacted the order, in which patients have scan, indicates the amount The association was The research is sched - A thermometer is fixed in pauses in their breath during tant professor of cardio - of calcium contained in independent of exercise uled for presentation at the Manisha’s father, Mr. Coordinator, Christian agency the unit to display the temper - Philip M. Simon is an active for rural development (Card), sleep, can be the culprit. vascular medicine at the plaques within the heart’s activity and other tradi - American College of ature and humidity. If the tem - About 30-40 per cent of dia - member of Parivar (National Krishi Vigyan Kendra at perature is higher than 30 Medical College of arteries. tional heart disease risk Cardiology’s 64th Annual confederation of Parents’ Pathanamthitta for advice. betics can suffer from degree celsius, fans are OSA,” endocrinologist K.D Wisconsin, US, added. Analysing heart scans factors. Scientific Session from Organisations for persons “During interaction we switched on and a green shade This study offers a with intellectual and develop - noticed Manisha getting Modi says. Obesity is also a and physical activity “I think the study offers March 14 to16 in San net pulled over the cages to major cause for sleep-relat - unique perspective on the records of more than 2,000 a promising message. Diego. ment disabilities.) It is an attracted to some of the rabbit keep the animals cool. association recognised by the cages in our institute and she ed disorders. Ministry of Social justice and immediately moved towards Empowerment. them. Typical vocations “We suggested to her par - The typical vocational ents that they can try rabbit Malaria: people with blood group A activities that the differently rearing in their backyard or abled are taught are making terrace if they are interested. soaps, candles, ornamental The animals are docile and more vulnerable to severe disease flowers, bags etc. However can be easily handled without A protein produced by lead to severe malaria that was reduced only in those RIFINs. One P. falciparum these are monotonous in any fear of getting harmed. some strains of the malaria is life-threatening. of blood group O but not parasite examined by the nature and bore the children, With their approval, we asked parasite can cause red Previous research had blood group A. This indi - team carried 85 such genes, so Manisha s father thought them to attend a training “Why not try something dif - course first for three days blood cells, especially in implicated the ‘P. falci - cated that PfEMP1 may not but with just one of those ferent — like agriculture, hor - along with the girl to make blood group A individuals, parum erythrocyte mem - be the only molecule genes being responsible for ticulture or gardening,” since her feel more comfortable to form clumps, thereby brane protein 1’ (PfEMP1) involved in rosette forma - much of the RIFINs it pro - these are being increasingly with the animals,” explains increasing the severity of in red blood cells forming tion, noted a Scandinavian duced. used in training programmes Dr. C.P. Robert, Programme disease, according to clumps. (Such clumps are team of scientists in a The RIFINs were thought for such people in foreign Coordinator, Christian agency research just published. called ‘rosettes’). Once the Nature Medicine paper. to act as decoys, making it countries. for rural development (Card), When certain strains of parasite infects red blood With a series of experi - difficult for the human “Initially she grew toma - Krishi Vigyan Kendra. Plasmodium falciparum, cells, this protein that it ments, the team showed immune system to detect toes and some other vegeta - Her parents were educated the single-celled parasite produces appears on the that another protein could and destroy parasite-infect - bles in grow bags and we on the important points relat - could observe that this had a ed to rabbit farming. This was that is responsible for the outer surface of those cells. have a hand too, principally ed red blood cells, com - very good impact on her atti - followed by various interac - most dangerous forms of The protein then latches on affecting individuals of mented G. Padmanabhan of tude. tion sessions and advisory malaria, get into red blood to receptor molecules found blood group A. the Indian Institute of “She was very happy to see services and conversations. cells, those cells start stick - on other red blood cells, The RIFINs too are Science in Bangalore, who the crops. But I felt that she An unused dairy shed was ing to other red blood cells creating rosettes. secreted by the parasite and has studied the malaria par - was more attracted towards identified to be used to set up as well as to walls of blood However, when PfEMP1 then get to the surface of asite over many decades pets and animals — maybe the unit. vessels. The resulting was removed from red red blood cells. There are but was not involved in the because pets reacted to her. Eight female and two males obstruction to blood flow blood cell surfaces using 150 rif genes that carry the research that led to the Animal-assisted therapy for (New Zealand White, Soviet can damage tissues and enzymes, rosette-formation genetic information for Nature Medicine paper. mentally challenged or differ - Chinchilla and Grey Giant TRUTH PREVAIL 7 NORTH/STATE JAMMU, THURS DAY, MARCH 19, 2015 Cabinet Committee may extend Social media ‘likes’ Use of drones could help crop Parliament by 2 days if needed NEW DELHI : The addressed. This led to yield in State, say experts reports of the Select clashes between the oppo - this cop faced with instances of NEW DELHI: Experts wireless sensor networks CEO, Skymet Weather Committees on the Coal sition and the government, youngsters seeking to turn participating in a workshop could be deployed for real- Services, UAVs offered a Bill and the Mines and ending with Congress and city roads into play - organised by the State time monitoring of soil con - potent data collection plat - Minerals Bill were tabled Left MPs entering the well Planning Board here on ditions, pest attacks, ripening form to support yield and in the Rajya Sabha on of the house, forcing the grounds. Recently, the officials nabbed a 21-year- Tuesday highlighted the use of fruits, and biological fer - weather-based crop insur - Wednesday morning. The Deputy Chairperson, who of unmanned aerial vehicles tility. S. Selvarajan, Chief ance. Skymet, he said, was Congress and the Left was in the chair, to adjourn old car driver who caused Parties have submitted dis - the house for 10 minutes. (UAVs) and wireless sensor Scientist, NAL, said UAVs using drones for estimation multiple accidents and cre - networks (WSNs) to improve were emerging as a powerful of acreage and yield and sent notes to both reports. This came shortly after ated panic in Palarivattom While the report on the the Cabinet Committee on agricultural output in Kerala. tool for farmers to collect assessment of crop loss for Coal Bill, sources said, has Parliamentary Affairs met region. Upon inspection, it Scientists from national data for augmentation and calculation of compensation. been adopted without any earlier on Wednesday was found that the young - research institutions and pri - improvement of agricultural The experts observed that amendments, the report on morning: the CCPA, ster was under the influ - vate agencies observed that management practices. He efforts were on to develop the Mines Bill has been sources said, decided that ence of alcohol and did not drones with advanced sen - said drones developed by UAVs with longer adopted after the inclusion if need be the first half of posses a driving licence. sors and imaging capabilities NAL had been deployed to endurance, higher payload, of two amendments: these the Budget Session can be offered new and cheaper identify plant stress and pest and better imaging capabili - refer to the inclusion of extended by two days to According to officials, provisions for tribal wel - allow for the passage of the instances of teenage driv - ways of capturing data on attack. ties to provide more efficient fare and the formation of Coal Bill and the Mines ing are also on a sharp rise crop health, soil characteris - S.N. Omkar, Chief inputs for the farm sector. district monetary funds. Bill. on city roads. “It is unfor - tics, meteorological parame - Research Scientist, Vice Chairman, Planning As soon as they were The government is con - tunate that parents still ters, and growth attributes of Department of Aerospace Board, K.M. Chandrasekhar tabled in the Rajya Sabha fident that it will be able to crops. Engineering, Indian Institute inaugurated the workshop. allow their children to on Wedesday morning, pass the two Bills despite NEW DELHI: He may took out a march to the This, they said, would help of Science, Bengaluru, said Board member C.P. John said Leader of Opposition the opposition of the be just a few months old in Angamaly police station, drive before they turn 18 to enhance yields and reduce UAVs with powerful cameras recent developments in Ghulam Nabi Azad regis - Congress and the Left his new assignment, but seeking action against the without realising that this crop damage, providing and onboard computers had robotics and wireless sensors tered his protest at the Parties, as it has the sup - Yathish Chandra G.H., officer who allegedly sent not only puts the life of immense opportunities for proved successful in map - signalled a technological haste with which the two port of the Trinamool Superintendent of Police at least four persons to their wards in danger, but reports were readied, Congress and the Biju small and marginal farmers ping crop area and vegeta - shift in the agricultural sec - stressing that the stake - , and it has (Ernakulam Rural), has hospital. also those of other com - to ensure a sustainable liveli - tion, assessing plant health, tor. Additional Chief holders were not consult - breached the ranks of the created quite a stir in the DRIVING WITHOUT muters,” says a senior offi - hood. detection of crop diseases, Secretary, Forest and ed, nor were the concerns Samajwadi Party and the social media. LICENCE cer. The police have begun Jerry Daniel, Joint and even identifying tree Wildlife, P.K. Mohanty, of all political parties . The police action against Despite their best efforts penalising parents whose Director, Centre for species in forests. Additional Chief Secretary, a group of Left Democratic to stop the dangerous wards are found driving Development of Imaging The drones could also be Planning and Economic Opposition wants village adoption Front activists in trend, the police are still without licence. Technology (C-DAC), said used to spot illegal activities Affairs, Alok Sheel, Member Angamaly during hartal on such as ganja cultivation, Secretary, Planning Board, poaching, and movement of Anuradha Balaram, and scheme scrapped Saturday appears to have extremists inside thick Chief (Agriculture) P. NEW DELHI: Five adopt. This scheme has won him fans across the months after it was made it difficult for us to “BBMP restructuring ineffective forests. Rajasekharan were also pres - State. According to Jatin Singh, ent. launched, Prime Minister visit our constituencies,” Mr. Plenty of posts congratu - Narendra Modi’s much-tout - Agarwal said, adding: “I’ve lating the young officer ed scheme, the Saansad had to adopt a village too, without devolution of powers” have appeared on NEW DELHI: The and spirit of the 74th acknowledging that Gram Adarsh Yojana, under but I don’t want to and am State government on amendment to the implementing this is Cabinet panel to meet on which MPs have to adopt a opting out of this scheme.” Facebook, with at least a Tuesday inadvertently Constitution. However, unlikely, it has also pro - village for development, is Members from the CPI(M), couple of fan pages thrown declared its intent to either some have also pointed posed change in the rela - extending session meeting resistance from the the CPI, the Trinamool in. It was a television bifurcate or trifurcate out that the design of the tionship to a contractual CHANDIGARH: The passed in the first half, as Opposition. Congress, the SP, the BSP footage of the police offi - BBMP, as it argued that 74th amendment, which one at the ward level. Cabinet Committee on their ranks have been there was no point in opts for standing commit - The restructuring com - On Tuesday, Opposition and the JD(U) supported Mr. cer lathi-charging some Parliamentary Affairs is breached by the govern - holding polls to the coun - tees, has also not worked mittee is also considering parties in the Rajya Sabha Agarwal. protesters and warning likely to meet here on ment. extended their support to The MP said just as the them that brought him cil on schedule as it may out as councillors are changing the relationship be split. The BBMP directly handing out con - into one of a principal and Wednesday to take a call Another consideration Samajwadi Party member government’s Swachh fame, turning him into a restructuring committee is tracts leading to collusion. vendor. on extending the first half springs from the fact that Naresh Agarwal’s demand to Bharat Abhiyan has celebrity on the social scrap the scheme as there are remained limited to photo- expected to submit its To correct this, Azim Financial independence of the Budget Session – the government is resigned media. The video, which report by June-end. Premji University recom - A strong case is being no clear guidelines on how ops and Ministers wielding scheduled to end on March to its inability to get the first appeared on March Multiple residents' wel - mends the mayor-in-coun - made for fiscal federalism to develop model villages the broom, the model village 20 – by few days to push Land Bill through by then. 14, has been re-posted sev - fare associations and civic cil model, apart from to be decentralised to the and no clarity on the source scheme too has failed to take through pending govern - This will necessarily eral times ever since and is activist groups have made implementing the 74th local government level of funding. off. their proposals to the amendment making the and that the State govern - ment business . require the re-promulga - Speaking during Zero The scheme was launched on a ‘like’-winning spree Indeed, the two Select tion of the ordinance on Facebook. committee during the ward the most important ment should share rev - Hour, Mr. Agarwal said on October 11, coinciding ongoing consultation unit of governance. enue generated from the Committees examining the before April 5, something there were no guidelines or with the birth anniversary of A majority of youngsters process, most of them Role of parastatals city with local corpora - Coal Bill and the Mines that can only be done by financial plans for the MPs Lok Nayak Jayaprakash say officers like Mr. concurring with a division Another major concern tions. and Minerals Bill are slat - proroguing the House. to follow. He said the Narayan, with the Prime Chandra are the need of the of BBMP. However, the is the role of parastatal D. S. Rajashekar of ed to present their reports However, if it does that, scheme was announced Minister urging MPs from day to tackle the rising overriding sentiment in agencies, like BDA, Citizen Action Forum said on Wednesday: if the the Finance Bill, that is without much thought and both Houses of Parliament most of these proposals is Bescom, BWSSB and that any restructuring trend of political hooligan - CCPA’s assessment is that usually passed in the sec - MPs have been left to fend to identify and develop one that without devolution BMTC, and how the civic would be meaningless ism. The officer has the government can get ond half of the Budget questions from villagers. village as a model one by received brickbats too, but and decentralisation of body has no control over without a whitepaper on “When we visit our con - 2016, and two more by power, mere territorial them nor does it bother to BBMP’s finances. both passed by Friday, the Session, may have to be their numbers pale in com - division would only add work in tandem. Some of the proposals break will start thereafter, passed in the first half so stituencies, we are often told 2019, covering over 2,500 parison to the accolades. to go seek votes from the vil - villages of the 6 lakh vil - to the chaos that the city’s Azim Premji have made a pitch for the but if it feels it needs a bit that it does not carry over Meanwhile, on the lages that we have had to lages country-wide. governance has been. University’s paper makes corporations and the more time, it may extend to the next session. That ground, protests targeting Most civic activists an ideal case for owner - wards within to be it. Opposition sources, would also require an have demanded that the ship of all these agencies devolved of the central the officer are gaining however, told The Hindu extension of the first half CBI not to challenge summons momentum. new corporation should to be transferred to pool of revenues on the conform with the letter BBMP. However, Centre-State model. that the two Bills will be of the session. to Manmohan On Monday, the LDF NEW DELHI: The Corruption Act. Central Bureau of The court issued sum - Go-Kart Thrills get More Powerful in India: Investigation will not mons to Dr. Singh and DataWind boosts the vision for a Digital India with the launch of challenge the special five others, directing The new MINI Cooper S launched court’s summons order them to appear before it Free Internet Access on Reliance Communications' GSM network JAMMU: The new 6.7 seconds to hit 100 tions make the new MINI against former Prime on April 8. “Of course, I NEW DELHI : Boosting the year of free bundled web enables and empowers the MINICooper S was km/hr and its top speed is once again the greatest Minister Manmohan am upset but this is part the grand vision for a Digital browsing easily delivers common man to achieve launched in India at an 233 km/h. small car on the block. Singh and five others in of life ... 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TRUTH PREVAIL STATE JAMMU, THURS DAY, MARCH 19, 2015 8 BJYM undertake Gujjars-Bakarwals hold protest at Press Club , membership drive Put all out efforts to make membership at Jammu West demands Forest Right Act to J&K TP CORRESPONDENT drive a grand success : Sood and nomadic tribes of state JAMMU, MAR. 18 : To TP CORRESPONDENT since 2006 when Forest further intensify the ongo - JAMMU, MAR. 18 : To Rights were implemented ing membership campaign, review the progress and give in whole India. Dr. Javaid Bharatiya Janata Yuva further boost to the mem - Rahi, Secretary, Tribal Morcha (BJYM) leaders and bership campaign, Bharatiya Research and Cultural activists of Jammu West Janata Mahila Morcha Foundation also visited the District President Ajay organized a meeting Press club and met with Vaid, held this drive in New presided over by Rashim nomad and advised them to Plot, Toph Sherkhania, Dhar Sood, Morcha be peaceful and try to con - Talab Tillo and Janipur dur - National Vice President & vince the leadership and ing the last three days. National Prabhari of Foundation will give all At the said places, BJYM Membership drive, in pres - support to this struggle. He had set counters with party ence of State General asked the nomds to meet all slogans and related material Secretary (org.) Ashok sect of socity and ST mem - displayed to mobilize public Koul, Minister of state & bers of the house who are opinion, youth in particular, Mahila Morcha State 14 in number to pave a way to get registered as mem - President Priya Sethi, for introduction of an SRO bers of the party. Morcha Prabhari Purnima Photo by Ajay are bill in ensuing Ajay Vaid, while express - Sethi, BJP State Secretary Assembly session for ing satisfaction over the Rajni Sethi, Morcha Vice- Rashim Sood, in her each and every basti in order extension of Tribal rights. progress made in achieving President Neeru Anand, address, said, "The progress to make Mahila Morcha He said economy of the set target, said that the Morcha General Secretaries that has been made till date more stronger in J&K. Anuradha Charak and Anju Photo by Ajay lakhs of nomadic Gujjars- District unit of getting ten sets new targets for the sen - Details regarding the Bakarwals tribes is based thousands members regis - Dogra. BJP General ior members of the morcha". progress were sought and on forests. We will appeal tered and it is indeed a mat - Secretary (Org) Ashok Koul, Encouraging the partici - new ideas were also dis - TP CORRESPONDENT rights on forest lands which and ownership to land while speaking on the occa - JAMMU, MAR. 18 : A are constitutionally granted which is being cultivated him to issue an SRO grant - ter of pride that we have pants, she said, "Women cussed and new targets were ing Tribal rights, he added. almost reached to the target. sion, said that this is one of have a lot of power and she set for each booth. In total number of nomadic Gujjars to other scheduled tribe by them since long but the the major membership drive and Bakarwal Community community residing across Government of Jammu and The speakers said that He said that the membership personally managed to add there are 419 booths in more than 40% of total drive served two purposes BJP has undertaken ever in over 2000 members". She Jammu region and we need members today hold a the country. Kashmir is making mock - Jammu and Kashmir and protest demonstration at The protestor stated that ery of our rights as population of Gujjars and two purposes. While on one also shared the Himachal at least 100 in each booth, it Bakarwals are landless and hand we got many new entire cadre of the BJP is Pradesh membership status was told. Press Club here today. the tribal of Jammu and Schedule Tribes. fully dedicated to this mem - They were demanding Kashmir are discriminated They demanded that each deserves dwelling rights on youth registered as mem - where even though the tar - BJP and Mahila Morcha forest lands which they are bers, on the other hand, bership drive resulting into get was 3 lakh but Mahila leaders including Purnima extension of 'Forest Rights by successive governments family of Tribal and forest the massive response from Act '2006 enacted by and demanded that they dwellers of J&K be allot - using as traditional inhabi - BJYM succeeded in reach - Morcha wing managed to Sharma, Sushma Manhas, tants since centuries ing more areas to educate the section of the society. cross it. Updesh Andotra, Neeru Indian to Jammu and should be treated as par ted four hectares land (as Koul said, "As far as Kashmir state. with other ST communities per Act) with "Use rights" together, the speakers said. the youth about the pro - Priya Sethi called upon Anand, Anuradha Charak, Those who spoke on the grammes and policies of the women cadre of State BJP is the Mahila Morcha cadre not Anju Dogra, Shakun Sethi, The protest was organ - of India. to grazing areas, to pas - concerned, it also is in tune ised by local nomadic They said the tribal in toralist routes, etc. occasion includes Ch Faiz party, especially the pro- to let up the continued Sangeeta Anand, Sureshta Bokan, Ch Shafi Pajwala, youth line of the party. to make this membership efforts and make such drive Jamwal, Usha Sharma, Gujjar- Bakarwal commu - other States of India are The speakers said no drive a grand success and I nity who pleaded to grant entitled for "title rights'" identical act is available Ch Shabir, Haji Keshav Chopra, Akhil a big success in Jammu and Sanjita Dogra, Bimla Padha, Mohammad Faiz Bokda, Gupta, Pardeep Sharma, am sure that BJP Mahila Kashmir so J&K member - Sangita Gupta, Parveen Mohammad Ashraf, Akshit Nargotra, Pankaj Morcha J&K will enroll ship drive become one the Arora, Sushma Gupta, Mohammad Ismail Poswal Magotra, Rahul, Shabbir record of members to BJP in biggest event in political Santosh Bhagat, Rekha Army organised vet aid rural and others. Khan, Sourav Gupta. this ongoing membership history of entire nation. She Mahajan and others attended drive". development camp at Khagote stressed on need to visit this meeting. serviceman of that region a BJP displaced unit workers hold Light, sound single window of opportuni - Association delegation meets CAPD ty to interact with Army meeting; discuss problems agencies like Ex-Servicemen TP CORRESPONDENT widen the circle of member - show at Balidan Contributory Health JAMMU, MAR. 18 : In a ship of the party BJP minister, highlights issue Services (ECHS), Ex- TP CORRESPONDENT to take corrective steps in very significant corner meet - Kashmir Displaced Unit has Stambh Servicemen (ESM) help line, TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR. 18 : A addressing the issue. "There Directorate General of ing of BJP displaced work - opened counters at Bohri JAMMU, MAR. 13 : delegation led by Kashmir is a need to set up flying Resettlement (DGR) etc in ers was held at Muthi village and Durga Nagar respective - NN Vohra, Governor J&K CAPD Association President squads to check the rates addition to all civil adminis - under the Chairmanship of ly to help the Displaced accompanied by Smt Usha Ajaz Ahmad Khan, today charged by the traders as tration officials involved in its President T.N Bhat. Community for enrolling Vohra visited Balidan met Consumer Affairs and people are being fleeced by rural development. Public Distribution (CAPD) some people who are inflat - Besides day to day problems their names in the party list Stambh, Jammu for a Light The Veterinary Aid and and Sound show organized Choudhary Zulfkar Ali at his ing the prices of commodi - Rural Development Camp of the displaced Community without any difficulty by a by Army on 17 March 2015. office chamber, Civil ties," they added. was organized in collabora - the very significant issue simple miss call on Lt Gen KJ Singh, GOC-in- Secretariat Jammu and They also urged the CAPD tion with Civil District was raised by the presents of 18002662020 (toll free). C Western Command, Lt apprised him about the issues Minister to inspect godowns Animal Husbandry & Sheep Photo by Ajay those candidates who could The two team's one head - Gen Rajiv Tewari, GOC and problems being faced by from where the ration is sup - Husbandry authorities and the people of Kashmir Valley plied to people of the not appear in the recently ed by Mohan Ji Sopori, Rising Star Corps and offi - TP CORRESPONDENT SADBHAVNA at village specialist teams from the cers of Tiger Division were and discussed various issues Kashmir region and take JAMMU, MAR. 18 : A Khagote, in district Faculty of Veterinary & held interviews in the Vijayraina, Soomnath Dhar, also present for the occa - with Minister related to strict action against officials Veterinary Aid and Rural Udhampur on 18 Mar 2015, Animal Sciences, SKUAST, Kashmir Valley due to Ashok Raina and Shadilal sion. The show was also bungling, black marketing who are allowing tonnes of Development Camps was In addition to providing RS Pura, Jammu. Specialist inclement weather. While kanth at Bohri, P.L Sudeshi, attended by a number of and selling of government ration to rot. Meanwhile, the organized by Army's treatment, animal husbandry diagnostic and treatment addressing the BJP worker MakhanlalJi, Satish Zutshi veterans, civil dignitaries ration in the market sector by Minister assured the delega - Advance Field Veterinary advice and specialist veteri - facilities was provided free the Ration depots owners. tion that he will take action T.N Bhat assured the work - and Dr. BalJi headed Durga and senior Officials of Hospital on behalf of 71 Sub nary cover with an aim at of cost to the sick animals of Defence Services and Civil Chairman while speaking against the culprits and Area under the aegis OP providing farmers and ex- the villagers. Veterinary ers that suitable and timely Nagar team respectively. Administration. on the occasion congratulat - directed department officials medicines were issued free action will be taken to The members of the The light and sound show ed the Minister for given to release ration and of cost. redress the grievances of the Displaced Community wel - depicts the trials and tra - Incharge of CAPD kerosene oil in time to peo - The stalls established by people with earnest zeal and comed the step taken by the vails of the security forces Department apprised the ple in valley so reeling under Directorate General ministers about the shortage harsh cold. He also directed zest and also invited those Displaced Unit and were and the population of the Resettlement, Ex-service - state in the fight against of LPG cylinders, kerosene the Director CAPD Kashmir man's Contributory Health candidates to come at BJP enthusiastically coming out external aggression and ter - oil and other essential servic - to take immediate steps to Scheme, Zilla Sainik Welfare Displaced office Sarwal for and enlisting their names in rorism since independence. es including the delay of address the demands of peo - board, Civil Departments of enlisting their names, so that the current procedure. Prominent among the vet - timely ration in various parts ple. Association Chairman Animal Husbandry, Sheep BJP displaced office may He further implored upon erans was Sub Maj & Hony of valley which is the serious Haji Nazir Ahmed Zargar, Husbandry, Agriculture, concerned due to apathy atti - General Secretary Mir take up the issue of the the Displaced Community Captain Bana Singh who Horticulture, Floriculture, was awarded Param Vir tude of the concerned TSOs Farooq Ahmed, Srinagar Fisheries, Social Forestry, rightful climates with the members to come forward Chakra, the nation's highest who are fail to tackle the District President Farooq and other Rural concerned authorities and and showcase their unity gallantry award, for his dar - problems of general people. Ahmed Nazir, Abdul Rashid Developmental agencies. get the issue resolved. that they too can form the ing exploits in the frozen He added that Khan, Mohammad B Wani, The J&K Bank and State He further said that in vote bank of any political battlefield of Siachen gla - The delegation further reg - Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Bank of India also participat - istered a strong protest Shamus-ud-din-Haroon, order to strengthen and party. cier and Col Virender Sahai, ed in the camp. VrC, who was the Company against the rising prices of Khurshid Ahmad Dar, Qazi Commander during the bat - commodities of day-to-day Shakeel and others were also Industry, Govt & Singaporean Experts to deliberate tle of Laleali. use and appealed to minister present on the occasion. BJYM organizes Membership Drive

TP CoORnR EMSPaONkDeE NiTn Inofd ithae: CFIIo Ccounfse reNncoe rotn h aoutr aCnnuIaIl cMonfeereentce”. JAMMU, MAR. 18 : Top Make in India: Focus North, Commenting on the Program at Subash Nagar industry CEOs, Government Mr Zubin Irani, Chairman, CII progress made by some of the representatives and experts NR shared that northern states in terms of from LKY School of Public “Manufacturing has fallen measures on the ease of doing Policy, National University of behind as compared to the business front, Mr Shreekant Singapore converge and delib - services sector as far as the Somany, Deputy Chairman, erate on how northern states Indian economy is concerned. CII NR, said that CII sees a lot can leverage the ‘Make in However the trend is even of proactive measures by the India’ opportunity at the CII more pronounced in the north - northern states to simplify Conference on ‘Make in ern states. Manufacturing con - ease of doing business, as well India: Focus North’ being tributes only about 12.9% to as focusing on strengthening organised as part of the regional GDP as against the industrial infrastructure. Confederation of Indian the national average of 14%, For example, Government Industry (CII) Northern which is reflected in northern of Rajasthan made key Region’s Annual Regional states contributing only 22.3% amendments in labour laws - Meeting, at Hotel Le to the national manufacturing The Industrial Disputes Act, Meridien, here on Thursday, GDP as against an overall Contract Labour Act, and The 19th March. contribution of 26% to the Factories Act. Other northern Experts from top university national GDP”. states as expected to follow of Singapore which is rated “This is quite low as com - suit. The other recently intro - the best country by the World pared to some of the manufac - duced policies in north Bank in ‘Ease of Doing turing led economies in the include Rajasthan Investment Business’ would share their region - 34 and 32 per in Thai Promotion Scheme 2014, insights, key leanings & expe - and Chinese economies Uttarakhand MSME Policy, riences and the global best respectively”, he informed. Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy practices which the north Emphasizing the way for - 2014, Haryana Solar Policy Indian states can emulate to ward for northern states, Mr 2014 etc. Uttar Pradesh Photo by Ajay create an enabling ecosystem Irani shared that “CII has been Government has also adopted for doing business and working closely with the several measures for the TP CORRESPONDENT with their presence. tering youth as members enhancing investment com - northern states, to help lever - development of industrial sec - JAMMU, MAR. 18 : To In a press statement and we are getting over - petitiveness. Asia age the Make in India oppor - tor with an investor-friendly Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : Pooja Gupta accelerate the pace of BJP’s issued, Ajay Pargal said that whelming response from Competitiveness Institute tunity. The strategy has been policy framework. Haryana, ongoing Membership Drive BJYM has enrolled many public which shows that (ACI), National University of two pronged – to strengthen Himachal Pradesh, and Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) Singapore works to build some of the sectors in which Jammu & Kashmir are in the program, Bharatiya Janata youth across Jammu region youth across the State intellectual leadership and north has been traditionally process of revising their Yuva Morcha activists of during the first phase of believes in developmental Printed at : M/S G K Offset Printing Press, Roop network for understanding strong including auto & auto industrial policies. Jammu West placed mem - special six day membership agenda of BJP and party is and developing competitive - components, textiles, pharma - The states of Rajasthan and bership counter in Ward drive.He said that the youth committed to provide over - Nagar, Jammu. Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, ness in the ASEAN region. ceuticals, food processing etc. Uttarakhand have introduced Number 39 of the area Near play a very important role all development in all A Memorandum of & also explore some of the statutory Single Window Rehari Colony, Jammu. Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 Masjid Chowk, Subash in progress and develop - aspects. Understanding (MoU) will new sectors that are opening System. Government of Nagar where scores of peo - ment of the nation and also Mandal President BJYM also be signed between CII up for investments specially Punjab has created a nodal e-mail: [email protected] ple passing by registered play pivotal role in bringing Rinku Chouhan , Ward and LKY School of Public defence, aerospace, railways, agency, Punjab Bureau of themselves as the new youth together. He President BJYM Pankaj Policy, National University of electronics. The other part Investment Promotion to *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Singapore to cooperate in being creation of an enabling function as Single Window Primary members of BJP. expressed hope that BJYM Magotra, Mohit Chouhan, relation to the ongoing project environment in terms of infra - System, an authority for giv - State General Secretary will achieve its desired tar - Sahil Singh, Sunny Kappor, Act all the disputes are subject to the execulsive juris - “Masterplan on Ease of Doing structure and B2G interface, ing 14 clearances. Other states BJYM Ajay Pargal and get in the coming days. Rahul Singh, Sandeep diction of competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Business in India (MEDBI): to enhance ease of doing busi - have also set up Single State Vice President BJYM Karan Sat Sharma said Singh Sanjay, Ricky, Vision 2020” of LKY’s Asia ness. To take it further, we Window System as one-stop & Incharge Membership that BJYM is undertaking Anurag and others were Kashmir. Competiveness Institute. have chosen Make in India: facilitation center for indus - Drive Karan Sat Sharma the membership campaign also present on the occa - Elaborating on the context Focus North as the theme for tries. also graced the occasion with special focus on regis - sion.