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VOL. 34 | NO. 93 | REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 | E-mail : [email protected] | www.glimpsesoffuture.com 
       RBI cuts interest rate by 25 basis points; loan EMIs likely to fall   prospects of benign in- per cent. This is also the is to strengthen domes- cut repo rate to 6.25 per -&$ )* flation.While four of the first back-to-back rate tic growth impulses by cent from 6.5 per cent on six members voted in cut since the MPC was spurring private invest- February 7 and together In a bid to boost slug- favour of the rate cut, formed in late 2016. The ment which has re- with the latest reduc- gish economy before two of them were in Reserve Bank of India mained sluggish," it tion it has reversed last elections, the RBI favour of status quo. (RBI) in the monetary said. "The MPC notes year's 50 basis points in- Thursday cut interest RBI Deputy policy statement said that the output gap re- crease. Repo rate is the rate by 25 basis points Governor Viral the domestic economy mains negative and the rate at which the central for the second time in as Acharya and MPC mem- is facing headwinds, es- domestic economy is bank lends short-term many months, a move ber Chetan Ghate voted pecially on the global facing headwinds, espe- money to the commer- that may translate into for a status quo in rates. front, as it lowered its cially on the global cial banks. And, the re- lower EMIs for home Five of six members vot- economic growth fore- front." After announc- verse repo rate is at and other loans. The six- ed to keep the stance un- cast for 2019-20 to 7.2 per ing the rate cut, the RBI which the RBI borrows member Monetary changed at Neutral, cent from 7.4 per cent es- governor in a media money from the com- Policy Committee while committee mem- timated in February. briefing said that export mercial banks. Banks (MPC), headed by RBI ber Ravindra Dholakia GDP growth had growth remained weak take a cue from RBI's Govenor Shaktikanta voted to change the fallen to 6.6 per cent in in January and monetary policy stance Das, cut the repo rate to stance to accommoda- December quarter, its February this year and in hiking or cutting one-year low of 6 per tive. The apex bank cut slowest in five quarters, imports especially non- lending rates. With cent and reverse repo Devotees take bath in holy Gupt Ganga ahead of Navratra Festival at Purmandal in Jammu on Thursday. benchmark interest due to sluggish private oil gold imports de- back-to-back cuts, GOF PHOTO. rate to 5.75 per cent on rate by 0.25 per cent to 6 investment. "The need clined. The RBI had last !! (')"! BJP never regarded 2 IAF personnel killed in Over 33 lakh voters to decide fate of 33 Search ops road 'accident' those who launched in Katra outside Awantipora base disagree with it as candidates in Jammu and Baramulla following suspected   movement *$'"* )* "anti-national,   Constituency (PC), 24 can- males and 964838 females Kumar of Hindustan    didates are in fray while in electors. Among service Nirman Dal, Javaid   Two IAF personnel includ- Baramulla PC nine candi- voters, 41087 are males and Ahmed of All India &&- )* ing a squadron leader were enemies": L K Advani Over 33 lakh voters dates are contesting for the 478 females, while there Forward Bloc, Raman killed and as many others suf- will decide the fate of 33 seat. For the smooth con- are 20 transgender voters. Bhalla of INC, Gursagar The police on Thursday fered injuries in a road "acci- candidates who are in fray duct of polls, 4489 polling For the smooth con- Singh of Navarang launched a search operation dent" early Thursday near the for Jammu and Baramulla stations have been set up duct of election exercise, Congress Party, Prof. in Katra, the base camp of Awantipora Air Force station in Parliamentary constituen- in the twin constituencies. the authorities have set up Bhim Singh of JK National Matra Vaishnodevi cave Jammu and Kashmir's cies which are going to The Jammu 2740 polling stations Panthers Party, Lal Singh shrine in Jammu and !! (')"! polls on April 11- the first Parliamentary constituen- across the Parliamentary of Dogra Swabhiman Kashmir, an officer said. Phase of Lok Sabha elec- cy is spread over 20 constituency. Sangathan, while Rajiv "There was a routine search tions 2019.\ The twin con- Assembly segments of four The candidates in the Chunni, Subhash operation in Katra as a secu- Panch shot dead by stituencies have 3365037 districts including fray are Syed Aqib Chander, Shazbad rity measure", a senior Police militants in Kulgam registered electors includ- Jammu, Samba, Poonch Hussain of Independent Shabnam, Perseen Singh, officer told PTI. As per re- ing 1716933 males, 1600897 and Rajouri with 2047299 Peoples’ Party, Juggal Gulam Mustafa ports, the operation was car-     females, 47155 service vot- electors including 2005734 Kishore of BJP, Badrinath Chowdhary, Satish ried out following inputs of *$'"* )* !/ !%#$ )* ers (46652 males and 503 fe- General voters and 41565 of BSP, Mohammad Poonchi, Bahadur, Manish suspected movement of two males) and 52 transgender. service voters. Among the Younis of JK Peer Panjal Sahni, Sakander Ahmad !!!* #(')"! A panch from Kulgam dis- Veteran BJP leader L K Advani In Jammu Parliamentary general voters, 1040876 are Awami Party, Susheel !!.!*(')"! trict of Jammu and Kashmir said Thursday that his party has nev- was shot dead by militants at his er regarded those who disagreed with residence, police said Thursday. it politically as "anti-national" or "en- PM Modi to address election J-K highway open even during Kargil, rights of The terrorists barged into the emies" but only as adversaries. house of Abdul Majeed Dar at His views assume significance at Shalipora on Wednesday night a time when the BJP under Prime rally at Kathua on 11 April people being tampered with: Farooq Abdullah !!' #(')"! Minister Narendra Modi and party     will remain in force from 4 president Amit Shah have made the   )*$% *$'"* )* am to 5 pm, said the order, issue of national security a key plank which follows the suicide at- NGO hands for the general elections and have of- BJP State President The Jammu-Kashmir tack on a CRPF convoy in over ambulance to BSF ten accused its political rivals of Ravinder Raina alongwith highway was not closed even other BJP leaders today vis- Pulwama. The highway speaking the language of India's ene- during the Kargil war when passes through important in Jammu mies like Pakistan. ited and looked after vari- intelligence reports suggest- ous arrangements for the towns such as Anantnag,   Many BJP leaders have also often ed suicide attackers were at Awantipora, Pampore, smooth and successful con- &&- )*$% used terms like "anti-national" to tar- large, former Jammu and Srinagar, Pattan and duct of PM Modi’s rally to get opposition leaders. Kashmir chief minister Baramulla. "The fundamen- be conducted out at Kathua A Pune-based NGO has do- "The essence of Indian democracy duct of rally and reviewed Farooq Abdullah said on tal rights of people are being on 11 April. BJP State nated an ambulance to the BSF is respect for diversity and freedom of all the associated arrange- Thursday, a day after the citizen's fundamental rights. tampered with," Abdullah President Ravinder Raina for deployment at outposts in expression. Right from its inception, ments. He threadbare dis- government decided to block According to the order is- told PTI. Such a decision and other senior leaders Samba, Hiranagar and the BJP has never regarded those cussed important points re- the road lifeline for two days sued on Wednesday by state flies in the face of the BJP-led from state also held a meet- Ramgarh sectors, which have who disagree with us politically as lated to the preparations for a week. Home Secretary Shaleen Central government's asser- been the worst affected by our 'enemies', but only as our adver- ing after inspecting the ven- the rally of Prime Minister "What is happening for Kabra, no civilian traffic tion that the security situa- Pakistani shelling, officials said saries," the 91-year-old leader wrote ue site. Narendra Modi. god's sake. Are you trying to will be allowed to move from tion in the state had im- Thursday. Borderless World in a blog ahead of the BJP's founda- Ravinder Raina, while While focusing on the make Kashmir a colony of Baramulla in north Kashmir proved, he said. Foundation (BWF), in associa- tion day on April 6. addressing the meeting, in importance of present rally the British?" an anguished to Udhampur in Jammu re- "We brought the state tion with HDFC Securities, In a blog written almost five years view of massively ad- to be addressed by Modiji, Abdullah asked and termed gion on Sundays and from the 1989 turmoil to 2014 handed over the ambulance to after he wrote the last piece on its web dressed rally at Doomi, im- he said that our PM has tak- the Governor Satya Pal Wednesdays till May 31. The when tourism was booming the Border Security Force (BSF) page, Advani added,"similarly, in our parted useful tips for the en the endeavors beyond Malik led administration's restrictions on civilian traf- the state and separatists had smooth and successful con- decision interference with a on Wednesday evening, the offi- !! '!.!*(')"! !!( $(')"! fic on the 271-km highway !!#$"#/0(')"! cials said. This critical care !!(')"! Azad defends Cong promise to review AFSPA, says RBI lowers GDP growth Police bust terrorist hideout in Kishtwar; necessary to ensure no human rights violation forecast to 7.2 pc for 2019-20 Pak army rifle found   not seen its impact.   ing of the Monetary Policy &&- )* "AFSPA and disturbed   -&$ )* Committee (MPC). area act are there in the state "The moderation of growth &&- )* Senior Congress leader for the last 30 years which is The RBI Thursday lowered in the global economy might Ghulam Nabi Azad Police Thursday busted a very long time. The act re- the GDP growth forecast for the impact India's exports," the Thursday defended his par- terrorist hideout and found a ri- mained in force in Punjab for current fiscal to 7.2 per cent central bank said. ty's promise to review the fle, which is used by the 14 years and also at some oth- from the earlier estimate of 7.4 On the positive side, the AFSPA, saying while the se- Pakistani army, in Jammu and er places in the country. per cent amid probability of El RBI said, higher financial curity forces should enjoy Kashmir's Kishtwar district, of- "It is good for the country Nino effects on monsoon rains flows to the commercial sector full powers to eliminate mili- ficials here said. On a specific that we will review it. The se- and uncertain global economic augur well for economic activi- tancy, it is also necessary to information, police launched a curity forces should enjoy outlook. ty. ensure that no human rights search operation in Marwah- full powers to eliminate mili- In its February monetary It further said private con- violation takes place. Dacchan area of Kishtwar dis- tancy but at the same time we policy statement, the central sumption, which has remained Asserting that the Article trict and busted a hideout in have to ensure that no hu- bank had projected the GDP resilient, is also expected to get 370 - guaranteeing special Drungai forest area, SSP man rights violation takes growth for 2019-20 at 7.4 per a fillip from public spending in status to Jammu and Kishtwar Shakti Pathak said. A capitals. On revoking of bounds for the civilian traf- place," he told reporters. cent -- 7.2-7.4 per cent in first rural areas and an increase in Kashmir - would stay forev- half of the fiscal (April- 7.62mm Heckler and Koch G3A3 Article 370, Azad said, "It is fics on Sundays and Noting that human rights disposable incomes of house-   er, Azad also suggested that September). rifle, used by the Pakistani there for the last 70 years and Wednesdays till May 31. violations do take place, he holds due to tax benefits.   the administration should Since then, there are some army, was found at the site, he will remain so for ever". Referring to the criticism said,"As chief minister, I had Business expectations contin-   said. Nearly 100 round of bullets "re-look' its order of closing A government notifica- of his party's promise to re- myself witnessed and or- signs of domestic investment ue to be optimistic.

and one AK rifle magazine and Jammu-Srinagar national tion on Wednesday said the view AFSPA, the Congress dered digging of three activity weakening as reflected "GDP growth for 2019-20 is one grenade were also found highway for two days a week Baramulla to Udhampur leader said there are people graves. You are blaming only in a slowdown in production projected at 7.2 per cent in the there, the SSP said. to allow smooth movement of stretch of the national high- who are taking "sadistic Army but I have caught 13 and imports of capital goods, it range of 6.8-7.1 per cent in first convoys between the twin way has been put out of pleasure" because they have !! 1 (')"! said after the three-day meet- !! %(/!*+(')"! Glimpses of Future 2 Obituary JAMMU fridAy April 5, 2019 BBAARRKKHHII OOBBIITTUUAARRYY OOBBIITTUUAARRYY BBAARRKKHHII With profound grief and sorrow, we With profound grief and sorrow, we With profound grief and sorrow, we One year passed since you left us for inform that Barkhi of our beloved Sh. inform the sad demise of our beloved inform the sad demise of Karamyogi heavenly abode and not a single day Raman Gupta S/o Late Sh. Ram mother Smt. Krishni Raina (Rani) Sh. Kanya Lal Bhan of Safapora has gone by when your painful absence Rattan Gupta R/o H.no- 184, Sec-4 W/o Late Sh. Dwarika Nath Raina Kashmir, presently residing at H. No. was not felt, we always feel your pres - Sanjay Nagar,Jammu on 5th of April Roop Nagar Enclave H. No. 9, Gali 12/B, Shiva enclave, Hiranki Delhi- ence in our lives. We miss you a lot Mata ji.. BARKHI of Smt Raj Kumari 2019 at 11:30 am. No. 3, Block-A Jammu originally R/o 110036 on 31-03-2019. 10TH DAY W/o Shri Bakshi Yog Raj Chhibber R/o GRiEf StRicKEn:- Sh. Raman Gupta Kanli Bagh Baramulla Kashmir on Smt. Krishni KRIYA will be performed at Sh. Kanya Lal Smt Raj Kumari Raina Bhan Jawahar Nagar will be performed on 6 Late Smt.Satya Devi -(Mother) 2nd April 2019 Tuesday. TENTH Nigambodh Ghat on 8-04-2019 at April Saturday - (11AM) at our resi - Smt. Usha Gupta -(Wife) DAY KRIYA will be held on April 11th 9.30 A.M. dence. Manish Gupta -(Son) 2019 Thursday at Akhnoor Ghat fol - GRiEf StRicKEn DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY. Brother's & Bhabhi's:- lowed by Assembly at H. No. 9, Gali Smt. Sheela Bhan-Wife Bakshi Yog Raj Chhibber -Husband Smt.Suman Gupta & late Sh. Surinder Gupta No. 3 Block-A, Roop Nagar Enclave Son & Daughter-in-law Son & Daughter in law Smt.Anju Gupta & Sh.Narinder Gupta Jammu at 11.30 A.M. Sh. R.K. Bhan & Smt. Sarita Bhan Lokesh Bakshi & Mrs Neelu Bakshi Smt.Rashmi Gupta & Sh.Jatinder Gupta GRiEf StRicKEn Daughters & Sons-in-law Rajvansh Chhibber (Grand Son) Daughter's & Son-in-law's Devrani Smt. Girja & Sh. S.L. Dhar Grand Daughter and Grand Son-in-law Smt. Rashi Gupta & Sh.Ankush Gupta Smt. Jai Kishori Razdan Smt. Shyama & Sh. R.K. Tikku Komal Bakshi & Dr Abhu Bali Daughters and Son-in-Law Smt. Romi Kerni & Sh.Samar Kerni W/o Late Sh. Shamboo Nath Razdan Grand Son & Daughter-in-law Smt Nirmal & Madan Lal Dutta. Ph.no:- 9086284402,7889744602, Son and Daughter-in-law Sh. Udhav Bhan & Smt. Sonam Smt Neelam Dutta, Ashok Dutta 9596976957,8716913333 Smt. & Sh. Anurag Razdan Grand Sons & Daughters Vijay Dutta & Sham Lal Dutta. Sudeep Raina-Son (Anirudh, Vikas, Vishal, Kunal, Shally) Vir Prabha & Roshan Lal Bakshi Son & Daughter-in-law REMEMBERED & MISSED BY: Shashi Prabha & Ashok Sharma. Smt. & Sh. Navneet Raina (Bhatts, Dhars, Tikku’s, Koul’s, Grover’s and All Nears and Dears) Cell No. 9419170387 Mob No: 706034114, 9797453765, 8471919764, Ph. No: 9953499017, 8284911771, 9643848178 1100TTHH DDAAYY 9070154374, 9419131503 With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Sh. Bishan Lal Gorka (Medical Officer Distt. Jail CCHHOOUUBBAARRSSII Kathua) S/o Sh. Gian Chand R/o 10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA 10TH DAY KRIYA Four years have passed since you Village Jinder Kalan R.S. Pura. 10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA With profound grief and sorrow, we left us but your memories are always TENTH DAY will be performed on 7- Sh. Bishan Lal With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved with us. CHOUBARSI of our beloved 3-2019 (Sunday) at their residence, Gorka inform the sad demise of Smt. Sh Khub Chand Sharma R/o 5-C, mother Late Smt. Vijay Gupta W/o Satsang at 12.00 Noon. Champa Devi W/o Late Shri Dwarka Bhawani Nagar Janipur, Jammu. Late Sh. Ashok Kumar Gupta R/o H. GRiEf StRicKEn Nath Khajuria of House No. 17/9 10th Day Kriya will be held at No. 2, Shiva Lane, Tirath Nagar, Smt. Vijay Gupta Sh. Gian Chand-Father Nanak Nagar, Jammu on 27.3.2019. Akhnoor Ghat on 05-04-2019 at Sh Khub chand Talab Tillo, Jammu will be performed Smt. Shanti Devi-Mother 10TH DAY will be performed on 05th Smt. champa 10.00 am & Shuddhikaran (11th Sharma at our residence on 05-04-2019 Sunita Kumari-Wife (UCO Bank, Talab Tillo) April 2019 at our residence at 11.00 Devi Day) on 06-04-2019 from 11.00 am (Friday) at 12.00 Noon. Sampada-Daughter A.M. KRIYA will be performed on onwards at 5-C, Bhawani Nagar, GRiEf StRicKEn Abhinandan-Son 06th April 2019 at our residence at Janipur, Jammu Vivek Gupta-Son Sh. Janak Raj Gorka & Chanchla Devi-Bhai & Bhabi 12.00 P.M. UTHALA will be held on GRiEf StRicKEn Sons and Daughters-in-law Sh. Tilak Raj Gorka & Sudesh Devi-Bhai & Bhabi 06th April 2019 at our residence at 4 Smt Hardi Devi -Wife Sh. Anuj Gupta & Smt. Nisha Kalla Sh. Sham Lal Gorka & Adv. Kesar Parveen-Bhai & Bhabi P.M. Daughter-in-law & Son Sh. Chitranjan Gupta & Smt. Preeti Gupta Smt. Kanta Devi & Paras Ram-Sister & Jija GRiEf StRicKEn Smt Sushma W/o Late Dr N C Sharma Brother-in-laws & Sister-in-laws Brother-in-law & Sister-in-law Daughter-in-law & Son Smt Jyoti and Ravi Sharma Sh. V.P. Jandial & Smt. Chanchala Jandial Dr. Bias Dev & Dr Simriti Smt. Pramila & Sh. Ram Parsad Sharma Smt Sangeeta and Anil Sharma (2 IC, CRPF) Sh.V.K. Jandial & Smt. Prabha Jandial Mr Des Raj Attri & Kanchan Daughters & Sons-in-law Smt Anita W/o Late Sh Shiv Lal Sharma (DFO) -Daughter Sh. Rishi Jandial & Smt. Sureshta Jandial (J&K Bank Ltd.) Smt. Vijay & Sh. Ram Parsad Sharma Grand Children: Aditya, Akshat, Abhay, Apporava, Amogh, Sister-in-law & Brother-in-law Smt. Indu & Late Sh. Darshan Kumar Sharma Shailesh, Veeresh and Avneesh Smt. Anila Gupta & Sh. Ashok Gupta Smt. Madhu & Sh. Vijay Kumar Sharma Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-law 1100TTHH DDAAYY 10TH DAY/KRIYA With profound grief and sorrow, we 1100TTHH DDAAYY WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND inform the sad demise of Smt. Bimla With profound grief and sorrow, we SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD Soni W/o Sh. Sham Lal Soni of 10TH DAY/KRIYA inform the sad demise of our beloved DEMISE OF OUR BELOVED SMT Bhaddu (Billawar) on 27-03-2019. WITH PROFOUND GRIEF & SOR - Sh. Kulbhushan Jandial (Retd. BANTI DEVI W/O LT SH. SURAJ TENTH DAY will be performed on 5- ROW WE REGRET TO INFORM Engineer) S/o Late Sh. Chajju Ram RAM GUPTA R/O WARD NO 1 04-2019 (Friday) at our residence at THE SAD DEMISE OF SMT VISH - (Bishnah Wala) R/o H. No. 2, Lane Smt. Bimla Soni HOUSE NO 265 SUBHASH NAGAR 11.00 A.M. NOO DEVI, WIFE OF LATE GIRD - No. 2, Vikas Lane Talab Tillo Jammu Sh. Kulbhushan UDHAMPUR WHO LEFT FOR SMt BAnti DEVi GRiEf StRicKEn HARI LAL JANDIAL R/O ADARSH on 27.3.2019. TENTH DAY will be Jandial HEAVENLY ABODE ON Sham Lal Soni-Husband COLONY UDHAMPUR. THE performed on 5th April ‘Friday’ 2019 SMt ViSHnOO 28.03.2019. TENTH DAY WILL BE Son & Daughter-in-law TENTH DAY WILL BE PER - at Mahajan Sabha Shalamar Jammu DEVi HELD AT SHIV MANDIR HOUSING Smt. & Sh. Mohinder Kumar Soni FORMED ON 5TH APRIL 2019 AT from 10.30 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. COLONY UDHAMPUR ON SATUR - Smt. & Sh. I.D. Soni-Jeth & Jethani SHIV MANDIR HOUSING COLONY GRiEf StRicKEn DAY 06/04/2019 AT 11 AM. KRIYA Smt. Raj Rani W/o Late Sh. Ambi Parkash Soni-Devrani UDHAMPUR AT 11: 30AM. KRIYA Smt. Vishno Gupta-Wife WILL BE PERFORMED AT DEVIKA Smt. Saroj W/o Late Sh. Kuldeep Raj Nayyar-Daughter WILL BE PERFORMED AT DEVIKA Mr Rohit Jandial-Son GHAT, UDHAMPUR ON TUESDAY Smt. & Sh. Subash Chander Abrol-Daughter & Son-in-law GHAT ON 8TH APRIL 2019. Sh. Mohan Lal Gupta-Jija Ji 09/04/2019. Grand Children: GRiEf StRicKEn Bhabis and Brothers GRiEf StRicKEn: Mrs. & Mr. Daleep Soni, SHAKUNTLA DEVI -JATHANI Smt. Chanchal & Sh. Kuldeep Jandial DAUGHTERS IN LAW AND SONS Mrs. & Mr. Vikas Suri, DEVRANI & DEVAR Smt. Neelam & Sh. Subash Jandial SMT SUMAN & SH VIJAY KUMAR GUPTA (Retd. SBoP) Mrs. & Mr. Sachin Sharma, MANORMA &CHANDER MOHAN JANDIAL Smt. Asha & Sh. Ashok Jandial SMT GIRJA AND SH SHAKTI KUMAR GUPTA (PNB) Mrs. & Mr. Aditya Kohli, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW & SONS Smt. Neena & Sh. Rakesh Jandial DAUGHTERS AND SONS IN LAW Mrs & Mr. Navneet Nayyar, SAPNA & PAWAN KUMAR JANDIAL (JANDIAL SWEETS) Smt. Sunita & Sh. Yogesh Jandial SMT SWARAN KANTA AND SH MADAN LAL GUPTA Mrs. & Mr. Sachin ANJU AND RAKESH JANDIAL(BITTU) (JANDIAL WAYS) Daughters & Sons-in-law SMT NEELAM AND SH RAM MURTI GUPTA Prashar, Mr Tarun Khatri, DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW Smt. Roopali & Sh. Rajinder Gupta GRAND DAUGHTERS IN LAW AND GRAND SONS Mrs. & Mr. Arjun Khatri SUSHMA AND VINOD KR GUPTA (RAMBAN) Smt. Deepali & Sh. Parshotam Gupta SONALI AND AMIT GUPTA (JKBANK) Great Grand Children: Darsh, Ishrat, Krishna Bhoovi, ASHA AND PUSHAP ARORA (JAMMU) Smt. Shagun & Sh. Varun Gupta Dr SHRUTI AND Dr NIPUN GUPTA Tejesh, Arya, Parth, Shivangi GRAND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND GRAND SON Sister-in-law & Brother-in-law SUMIT, PIYUSH AND RAKSHIT Mob: 94191-32524, 9419269844 MADHVI AND PIYUESH JANDIAL (JK BANK) Smt. Vijay & Sh. Raj Kumar Gupta GRAND DAUGHTER AND GRAND SON IN LAW GRAND DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW Grand Children: Swayam, Dhruv, Soumya, Lovish, Athrav ANKITA AND AKHIL VAID PALLAVI AND PRATEEK GUPTA Mob: 9906078060, 9419147566,9797478060, 9018924044 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN GRAND CHILDREN: PANCHAM, VERTIKA, RYTHM KRITGYA, ANAV AND EDHA. GREAT GRAND SON: VARENAYAM JANDIAL 10TH DAY KRIYA MOB NO 9419157048,9149446914, 9906074805 10TH DAY KRIYA CONTACT NUMBERS: 9419870475,9419160154 With profound grief and sorrow, we inform that our beloved mother Smt. OOBBIITTUUAARRYY Brij Rani Wali W/o Late Sh. Brij Nath With profound grief and sorrow, we Wali, R/O Khan-ka Sokhta, Safa inform the sad demise of our beloved OOBBIITTUUAARRYY Kadal, Srinagar, left for her heavenly 10TH DAY KRIYA mother Smt. Kailasha Devi (Phabi) With profound grief and great sorrow abode on 30th March at 2 AM. The With profound grief and sorrow, we W/o Sh. Girdhari Lal Kheera original - Smt. Brij Rani we inform the sad demise of our inform the sad and untimely demise ly resident of Check-Narayan- Dass 10TH DAY KRIYA will be performed Wali beloved Sham Rani Dhar W/o Late on Sunday, 7th April, 2019, 8:30 AM of Desh Raj Koul S/o Late Sh. Soom Tangmarg Kashmir and at present H. Shri Nath Ji Dhar of Palhallan Pattan at Chota Haridwar, Murad Nagar, Nath Koul originally residents of No. 446/4 Suryavanshi Nagar Lower Smt. Kailasha Kashmir who left for heavenly abode Ghaziabad (UP) followed by assem - Hawanad Chowalgam, Kulgam Roop Nagar Muthi, Jammu. TENTH Devi on 27-3-19 at our residence Plot No bly at our Residence; H No 9, Kashmir. Presently at H. No. 32, DAY KRIYA will be held on Tuesday 200/7 Flat S-1, Sector - 3A, Vaishalli, Sham Rani Dhar Duplex, Swarnim Vihar, Sector 82, Lane-5, Anand Nagar Bohri, Jammu. Desh Raj Koul 9th April 2019 at 8.00 A.M. at Ghaziabad U.P. (Near Navin Hosp.) Noida between 12 to 12:30 PM TENTH DAY KRIYA will be held at Akhnoor Ghat and ASSEMBLY shall 10th Day Kriya shall be performed on GRiEf StRicKEn: Akhnoor on 10th of April 2019 take place at our residence H. No. Friday 5th April 2019 at 8:00 am Sons & Daughters-in-law: (Wednesday), ASSEMBLY will be 446/4 Suryavanshi Nagar at 10.30 A.M. (Ganga Ghat Muradnagar U.P) Subash & Girja Wali held at our residence H. No. 32, GRiEf StRicKEn GRiEf StRicKEn Dalip & Veena Wali Lane-5, Anand Nagar Bohri Jammu Sh. Girdhari Lal Kheera-Husband Devrani Vikas & Anita Wali at 11.00 A.M. Sons and Daughters-in-law Smt. Santosh Dhar W/o Late Bansi Lal Dhar Daughters & Sons-in-law: GRiEf StRicKEn Smt. Geeta & Sh. Mahinder Kumar Son & Daughter-in-law Lalita & Virender Kaul Chanda Koul-Aunty Smt. Veena Ji & Sh. Chaman Lal Sanjay Dhar & Joyti Yoginder & Veena Sapru Phoola Koul & M.K. Koul-Babi & Brother Smt. Reeta & Sh. Ramesh Kumar Daughter’s & Sons-in-laws Kalpana & Sunil Dhar Bimla Babu-Sister Daughters and Sons-in-law Bimla & Jai Krishan Bhat Grand Children & Great Grand Children Raj Dulari & Pran Nath Koul-Babi & Brother Smt. Asha & Sh. Ravi Kumar Tandon Kaki Kachroo & Lt. P.L. Kachroo Ranjan, Neetu & Naira Kiran & Pridman Krishen Koul-Babi & Brother Smt. Usha & Sh. Tej Krishen Kheera Gudi & Chaman Lal Koul Malvika, Sandeep & Aarin Pumny & Inder Krishen Koul-Babi & Brother Samasth Kheera Parivar: Sarla & Roshan Lal Raina Vinay, Shalini Samast Koul, Dhar, Bhat Parivar Mob: 9596138525, 9596678206, 9419201665 Basanti & Ramesh Raina Karan, Shishank, Shubagni Mob: 9419286620 Mob: 9910011587, 9818886697 Sakshi, Mukund, Mukul, Vaibhav Walis, Kauls, Wattals & Fotedars 9818742084, 9463101954, 9871901865 OOBBIITTUUAARRYY 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief and sorrow, we 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved With deep grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise of our revered father Sh. Ram Chander Shah regret to inform that our beloved mother Smt. Rani Bhat W/o Sh. (Soom Nath Shah) S/o Late Sh. Jia 10TH DAY KRIYA mother Mrs. Mohini Khushoo With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Omkar Nath Bhat (Malla), who left for Lal Shah originally from Hanjan form the sad and untimely demise of her heavenly abode on 28th of Kulgam presently at C-253/C2 W/o Late Radhak Khushoo of our revered mother Karamyogi Smt March, 2019 at her residence Hawl, Shalimar Garden Extension -II Sh. Ram chander Fateh Kadal, Malik Angan, went Chuni Devi (Banthathi) W/o Late Sh Pulwama Kashmir. The Tenth Day Smt. Rani Bhat Ghaziabad UP expired on Shah for her heavenly abode on 27 Mrs. Mohini Khushoo Dwarika Nath Raina (Razdan) original Kriya (Dahim Doh) will be performed 31.03.2019. TENTH DAY will be per - March 2019 at 11.00 hrs. resdient of Reshi Mohalla Habba Kadal at Hawl, Pulwama Kashmir on 6th of formed at Murad Nagar Gangh Srinagar Kashmir presently residing at Smt chuni Devi April, Saturday 2019 at 10.00 A.M. Nahar Gaziabad UP. Gathering at TENTH DAY KRIYA will be held H.No. 48, Lane-1, Sec-B/2 Laxmi GRiEf StRicKEn residence Shalimar Garden UP at at Ghat on 5 April, 2019 and Puram Chinore, Bantalab Jammu – Sh. Omkar Nath Bhat (Malla)- Husband 181123 on 30-3-2019. Tenth Day Kriya 10-30 A.M. on 9-4-2019. gathering at Muthi Ghat. will be performed at Akhnoor Ghat on Daughter-in-Laws and Sons GRiEf StRicKEn GRiEf StRicKEn 07-04-2019. The Assembly will be held Smt. Purnima /Sh.Ashok Kumar Bhat Mob.8082818890 Smt. Dulari Shah-Wife Mr Surinder Khushoo -Son Smt.Deepa/Sh. Maharaj Krishen Bhat Mob.9596258617 Sh. Jawahir Lal Shah-Brother 916005112570 at Muthi Gath (Near Directorate of Mr & Mrs. Tosha Khushoo -Son & Daughter-in-law School Education) Jammu between Daughter & Son in Law Daughters-in-law & Sons 11.00 AM to 11.30 AM. Smt. Vijay Kumari/Sh. Kanwal Krishen Bhat Smt. Pummy & Sh. Kuldeep Shah 919582097429 Mrs. Chand Khushoo GRiEf StRicKEn Devar/Devrani Smt. Kiran & Sh. Vinod Shah 919318351789 Mrs. Nalini Khushoo -Daughter-in-law Smt Meena & Ashwani Warikoo -Daughter & Son-in-law Sh. M.L.Koul/Smt. Raj Dulari Koul Sh. T.N. Raina-Brother-in-law 9796068842 Mr. Vijay Khushoo -Son Smt Santosh & Santosh Raina -Daughter-in-law & Son Smt. Sheela Bhat Sh. Ramesh Koul-Son-in-law 9419302639 Smt Anjali & Sunil Raina (Razdan) -Daughter-in-law & Son Mrs. Usha Dhar -Daughter Sh. Badri Nath Bhat/ Smt.Pushpa Bhat Smt Shivani & Akshay Koul -Grand Daughter & Son-in-law Smt. Ambica Soni & Sh. Ajay Raina-Daughter & Son-in-law Mr. Vinu Koul -Son-in-law Sh. Surinder Bhat Smt. Jassi & Sh. Dheeraj Shah-Grand Daughter & Son-in-law Grand Children: Vipin, Rohit, Akrati, Anmol Mrs. Prem Koul -Daughter Samast Parivar Razdan (Raina) Shangloo Grand Children: Abhilash, Ajay, Adesh, Aryan, Oshin, Grand Children: Yoshi, Kartik, Mayank, Tanish Relatives & Friends Krishana and Arjun Mobile :- 917006214451, 919797521077 Mob No's: 9419133505, 7780897556   
 3 LOCAL JAMMU FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019 BJP is committed to abrogate Art 370 & 35A: Sat Harsh Dev appeals Contractuals, DRWs,   jor obstacle in State’s develop- Casuals to vote and support ment since decades. BJP is com-   Mahanpur, Basholi in ize the services of DRWs, With a mission to win mitted to work for all three re- Kathua segment of Need based workers, Jammu Poonch Lok Sabha seat gions of State equally and with- Making a fervent appeal Udhampur Parliamentary Casual labourers working with a big margin and to retain out any disparity, he added. to all the Contractual em- constituency here today. in various government de- the previous lead from Jammu Ayodhya Gupta, Praduman ployees, DRWs and casuals Addressing the gatherings, partments including PHE, West, public meeting was con- Singh and Jeet Angral said that to support NPP in the Lok Mr. Harsh Dev Singh lam- PDD, PWD, I&FC, H&ME, ducted in Muzaffarabadi today our nation has reached to Sabha elections, Mr. Harsh pooned the Saffron slogan of Forest, Agriculture, TDAs, Mohalla, Ward 28 of Assembly that spot in the counting of global Dev Singh Chairman ‘Achey Din’ as a cruel joke Social Welfare besides oth- segment in which vision of BJP leaders which was a dream be- JKNPP and former Minister sprinkling salts on the er lower rung employees. and Modi Government was por- fore 2014 but the pro active ap- said that only Panthers can wounds of the protesting Anguished over the ex- trayed in front of masses. A large proach of our Prime Minister and liberate the lower rung em- youth who were often batton ploitation of NHRM em- number of people hailing from his vision for India led our great ployees from miseries and charged by the police during ployees, Mr. Harsh Dev various booths of the ward partic- nation to touch heights at global provide them succour to live the dark rule of sinister com- Singh said that these em- ipated in the meeting and showed platform and it is the result of his with dignity and honour. bine. “While the families of ployees included doctors, their never ending support for hard work that today our nation “Both Congress and BJP has such employees were ASHA &Anganwadi work- Prime Minister Narendra Modi. is counted amongst the global exploited the youth of pushed to starvation, the ers, paramedics and mana- The meeting was addressed by leaders of the world. District Jammu region for petty power intoxicated ex- gerial staff who were work- Former State President BJP and General elections will come out, porters of Congress and President Mahila Morcha Veena wages by treating them like Saffron MLA’s had doubled ing tirelessly and selflessly Ex Minister Sat Sharma (CA). He they will be completely wiped out Mahagathbandan wants to take Gupta, District General slaves. We have been fight- their salaries and other on paltry wages despite all was also accompanied by District of political system of India and our State backwards in pre 1953 Secretaries Adv Rajesh Gupta, ing for your rights from the perks in one voice during the difficulties they were President Ayodhya Gupta, State Narendra Modi led NDA govern- era, does not want Jammu and Sanjeev Sharma & Munish roads of Jammu to the corri- their tenure”, lamented confronted with. He said Secretary and Incharge Jammu ment will get a thumping majori- Kashmir to prosper and their Khajuria, Ravi Kant Sahrma, dors of New Delhi holding Harsh. Flaying the suppres- that instead of acknowledg- West Praduman Singh, Mandal ty again in these elections as the agenda will ultimately lead to de- Pankaj Sharma vistarak, Sanam several protests at Jantar sion and exploitation of low- ing their contribution in the President and Chairman SJC works done by Prime Minister struction of all three regions of Damir, CA Arun Verma, Brijesh Mantar and outside the er rung employees by the implementation of rural Jeet Angral (Corporator) and oth- have directly benefitted the com- the State for which public has to Gupta, Asha Sharma, Pratibha Parliament", asserted erstwhile coalition, Mr. health mission and im- ers. Speaking on the occasion, mon man and every person who be aware. He also stated BJP is Sharma, Reena Gupta, Rakesh Harsh. He was addressing Harsh Dev Singh regretted provement of health status Sat Sharma said that whatever believes in Nationalist approach committed to abrogate Art 370 Dogra, Sunita Koul, Sonu Devi, trail of public meetings at that BJP with whom the un- of the poor especially of opposition is doing to befool the will vote for BJP and Narendra and 35A from J&K after 2020 Rakesh Kumar, Vishal Dogra, Ramkot, Challan, Gujroo deremployed youth had mothers and infants in the masses of this country will ulti- Modi to sweep the Anti National when BJP attains majority in Annu Ghai Behnal, Sahil Koul, Nagrota, Thara Kalyal, pinned high hopes, grossly villages, the State govern- mately back fire on them and on agenda of other parties. He stated Rajya Sabha as well and both Vinod Wazir, Manu Verma and Gural Kalyal, Mandli, failed to release the long ment was treating them like 23 May when the results of that parties like NC who are sup- these provisions have been a ma- several others were also present. Finter, Billawar, Katli, pending wages and regular- expendables. Army Organises Painting Army Organised Tarigami condemns Compensation of RS 25 Lacs and Competition As Part Of Screening Of killing of political Govt. Job for Border martyr Rajouri Day Celebrations   Movie For worker in Kulgam   Shivsena Bala SaHib   To commemorate the Rajouri Day 2019, Painting Thackrey candidate from Students Competition was organised at District Police Lines, Jammu-Poonch seat Manish 
  Strongly condemning the killing of Rajouri with an aim to nurture and foster the cre- Sahni the M.P candidate and Abdul Majeed Dar, a political worker by atively and promote extra-curricular activities in general secretary of Shiv Sena The Indian Army to motivate unknown gunmen at Shalipora, Kulgam, the region and to spread the awareness about Bala Saheb Thackray with and instill patriotism amongst the CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami Rajouri in budding children. More than 50 students state president Dimpy Kohli local youth and students screened has termed the incident as heinous, which and teachers of 07 different schools of the town par- and other party Sr. Leaders to- Hindi movie Lakshya at should be condemned by one and all. He ticipated in the competition and portrayed their day took out huge rally from Government High School, Gui. A said violence in any form is condemnable. imaginations on the canvas. The painting competi- his residence and covered total of 350 students and five Expressing sympathies with the bereaved tion was held for the children between the age group shelling. Sahni further said cadre cards on the spot. People Satwari, Gadigarh, Chatha, teachers watched the movie. The family, the CPI(M) leader has conveyed his of 10 years to 17 years. Different themes were kept to that he would fight for a imme- were really impressed with Miran sahib, Simbal, Tali event was appreciated by all stu- heartfelt condolences to the victim family. paint their imagination which included morh, R.S.Pura, Bishnah, and diate compensation of 25 lacs party's efficiency and serious- ‘Development of Flora and Fauna’ and ‘Swachh dents and teachers who said that other border areas. Sahni was for border marttr Sahni fur- ness. On this occasion Harsh Bharat’. The students displayed indomitable spirit conduct of such events is a wel- a accorded warm welcome at ther elaborated that 25 lacs Gupta , Surjeet Singh Chib , and competitive attributes by bringing the kaleido- come step towards improving the SMVDU Kick-Boxing all places by people. Sahni in compensation for 1947 RameshGupta , rajan gupta scope of their imagination on a sheet of paper. All the synergy between the Armed his speeches that he will high- refugees promised by BJP has Bakshi , Raj Singh , SS participants were felicitated with gifts while the Forces and civil populace. It was not been full filled and would Manhas , Raju , Raju team won 2 bronze winners bagged attractive gift hampers. The school light and full fill all problems heartening to see massive in- see that it should be done at Chowdary , Ganesh Singh , kids along with teachers left everyone spellbound by of residents of these areas at volvement of young students in medals at All India the finesse of their art and creativity of their minds. the earliest. He was specifical- priority. Hundreds of youth Gurvinder Singh , Balwant the event. The event is another The event was meticulously planned and conducted ly pointing towards atleast influenced by party manifesto Singh , Sikender Singh , feather in fostering bond of University Games with the help of all the schools and District Police one government job for a joined the party then a d there Sanjeev Soodan and many friendship between the local and was very much appreciated by all. member who gets Pakistan and even party issues them others were present. youth and the men in uniform.   Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Traffic ban on highway will add to Shiv Sena flays Mehbooba Mufti’s remark on Article 370 Katra participated in the All India   by people of the State are University (AIU) Kick boxing all because of this family Championship organized by Andhra miseries of common people: Monga Shiv Sena Bala rule that has left J&K in University, Visakhapatnam which was Sahib Thackeray, J&K a state of suffering. He scheduled from 8th- 11th March, 2019.  
      unit criticized the state- said that people here are SMVDU Boys and Girls team participat- ment of former Chief completely fed up of the ed in the event bagged two bronze      Minister Mehbooba exploitative political medals. It was a knock out tournament. Mufti regarding the rela- tactics and gimmicks of   sued to press in (GoI) and Governor Mr. Sandeep won the Bronze medal in be- tionship between the NC and PDP and added Srinagar he said the administration to im- low 84 Kg weight category. Similarly in Union and the State While reacting to government must mediately revoke this that PDP and NC has set below 60 Kg weight category for women would be over if Article J&K government’s find an alternative to order and find out a goal of flourishing Ms. Pooja won bronze medal for the 370 of the Constitution is decision that there ensure the safety of some other alterna- their respective dynasty University. Total five students including revoked. Briefing media shall be no movement security forces con- tive, the Congress and dynastic centric pol- 3 boys and 2 girls participated from the persons here, Gulab people their benefits, out all the progressive of civilian traffic on voys. “We under- leader questioned, itics without caring for University. Coach Balbir Singh accom- Chand Dubey, Shiv Sena leader asked legislation from reach- the Srinagar-Jammu stand the security “How will patients poor people. He said that panied the team for the said event. The Rasthriya Sangath of these parties to stop mis- ing the State. highway for two days concern but that reach to hospitals both these regional par- coaching for kick boxing was provided Shiv Sena flanked by leading the people. He He exhorted people every week, Jammu doesn’t mean that during these two days ties never ever bothered by Mr. Sucha Singh, Sports Coach and State President Shiv said that “The people of to forge unity against dy- and Kashmir Pradesh people will be left to of ban? How will em- about innocent people or Mr. Sumit Sharma. Dr. Sanjeev Jain, Sena, Dimpy Kohli as- J&K”, in the name of nasty politics and family Congress Committee suffer. There must be ployees reach to their their interests but pre- Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, congratulated Article 370 have been de- rule propagated and im- (JKPCC) vice presi- other methods which offices and how will serted that scrapping of ferred either to stay in the winners for their performance and nied benefits which are plemented in PDP and dent and former MLC can ensure the safety students attend Article 370 is must for power or grab it at any hoped for these kinds of achievements in G N Monga today said of security convoys, schools and col- the better development otherwise due to them National Conference. He cost. Kohli urged the future also. Prof. V.K. Bhat, Registrar; it will add to the mis- but it should not be leges?” of Jammu and Kashmir. and are available to the reiterated that the dy- people to support Shiv Dr. Sumeet Gupta, Dean Academic af- eries of common peo- done at the cost of lot “Stopping traffic Accusing National citizens of this country”. nasty politics is the root Sena in the ensuing Lok fairs; Mr. Vinod Sharma, ple, who are already of inconvenience to for two days looks dif- Conference, People’s He further said that cause of all ills in Sabha so that the prob- Administrative Officer and Mr. Rajiv ku- suffering immensely common people,” ficult to manage be- Democratic Party and Article 370 has been mis- Kashmir, saying that lems being faced by the mar, Faculty I/c Sports were present due to the prevailing Monga said. cause there will be lot other self centred par- used by a small privi- the menace of corrup- people of Jammu region during the honouring ceremony. situation in the state. Appealing of hue and cry,” he ties of misusing Article leged and influential tion, favouritism, hard- would be resolved at the In a statement is- Government of India added. 370 to deny the State’s section in J&K to filter ships and miseries faced earliest.                   Sham Sharma Slams Congress On It’s Manifesto,Same Don’t repeat mandate to Jugal, Dr Jitendra Appears To Be Prepared In Jammat-E-Islami Office   statement made in a pub- on Modi wave: Mahajan to Jammuites lic rally asking people to Former Minister and support National   lake project which was Bharatiya Janata Party Conference and in turn claimed by him that will leader Sham Lal Sharma the NC will revive the Panthers Party on bring huge number of today said that the prom- post of separate PM for Thursday appealed to gener- tourists in Jammu, why ises made in Congress's J&K. al public not to give their this projected started be- manifesto are unimple- “While in power the mandate to BJP’s MP candi- fore his election as MP mentable and dangerous. NC talks about national- dates as they have betrayed could not be completed in "When out of power the ism and when out of pow- with Jammu. Addressing a five years. Likewise he Congress party makes er they make statements press conference here, asked Dr Jitendra Singh to promies which are either which are by And large Panthers Party Jammu tell people of constituency unimplementable or anti national and against Urban President Rajiv that what he did with dangerous in nature , I are positively danger- Constitution. But the unity of the country”. Mahajan asked BJP candi- Saddle village after adopt- am sure the country will ous, he added. Sharma Congress wants to scrap He further said that J&K dates Jugal Kishore Sharma mands of Jammu will finally seats, he will not be here af- ing the same village to make not oblige the Congress further slammed the sedition law. is part and parcel of India and Dr Jitendra Singh to addressed but nothing of ter elections to whom people it model village. Mahajan party. While addressing Congress for promising Congress can stoop so and isn’t anybody’s per- give detail of the the works that sort happen anywhere can approach for the redress cautioned the people don’t mega public rally at to abolish the sedition low to come back to pow- sonal ‘Jahgir ‘. The lead- they have done for Jammu in their respective con- of their grievances. get carried away in the Akhnoor Sham said that law. He alleged that for er," he said "Is it not a ers who are making anti after becoming MPs for the stituencies. Mahajan Mahajan appealed to the name of Modi’s speeches the party which makes them, anti-nationalism step to strengthen the national statements will last five years. slammed both of them on people of Jammu to vote for aimed to divert attention of such promises do not de- is not a crime. hands of the secession- not have any impact on He expressed surprise what basis they are seeking honest and dedicated candi- public from their failures in serve to get even one He said that Congress ist? Congress' hands are the accession of J&K over BJP high Command for mandate again after doing dates whom they think that Jammu and they should not vote. There are points in wants to encourage those with the secessionists or with India. While ap- repeating both the MPs who nothing for people of their will address their issues af- forgive and vote these two the manifesto which will who burn the tricolour, the patriots?" he said. pealing people to vote for instead of doing any good for respective constituencies. ter his election but for god candidates who have dared divide the county and not those who do not chant Sham Sharma said that BJP Sham said that Jammu have done much Once again they are hop- sake don’t give another op- to take Jammu people for unite it, he added. He Jai Hind and rather utter “In the quest of gaining Jammu has always been harm to the sentiments and ing mandate of 2014 on the portunity to time test failed granted and are back to said,it appears that the the divisive lines like political mileage, NC, nationalistic and peace aspirations of people. Last basis of Modi wave which is Members of Parliaments seek votes in the name of manifesto released by Bharat tere tukre PDP and Congress are loving and there is only time people had given both absolutely unbearable. He Jugal Kishore and Dr PM Modi and not on the ba- the Congress hasn’t been tukre..., those who plays playing the vote bank one party BJP that be- huge heart on the name of asked the people to under- Jitendra Singh. sis of development which prepared in its office but under instructions of for- politics with people”. He lieves in equal develop- Modi trusting his words that stand that Modi is not going He asked Jugal Kishore they claim only that has at the office of Jammat-E- eign hands, those disre- further slammed Ex CM ment for all regions and this time long pending de- to contest from these two what happened to artificial been done. Islami. Some of the ideas specting the Omar Abdullah over the nation building. 4 Glimpses of Future LOCaL/NaiONaL JAMMU,FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019 General Elections 2019 Phase-I Delegation of JKCA Members meets Over 33 lakh voters to decide fate of 33 Governor candidates in Jammu and Baramulla PCs 4489 polling stations set up in twin constituencies for smooth polling

JAMMU, APRIL 4: over 20 Assembly segments of Bloc, Raman Bhalla of INC, Kishore had bagged 619995 votes Among the General voters, four districts including Jammu, Gursagar Singh of Navarang while Sharma had polled 362715 676057 are males and 636059 fe - Over 33 lakh voters will de - Samba, Poonch and Rajouri with Congress Party, Prof. Bhim votes. males. The service voters in - cide the fate of 33 candidates who 2047299 electors including Singh of JK National Panthers Baramulla PC clude 5565 males and 25 females. are in fray for Jammu and 2005734 General voters and 41565 Party, Lal Singh of Dogra In Baramulla Parliamentary The PC has 32 transgender elec - Baramulla Parliamentary con - service voters. Swabhiman Sangathan, while constituency, those in fray are tors. stituencies which are going to Among the general voters, Rajiv Chunni, Subhash Haji Farooq Ahamd Mir of INC, For the smooth conduct of JAMMU, APRIL 4: polls on April 11- the first Phase 1040876 are males and 964838 fe - Chander, Shazbad Shabnam, Mohammad Maqbool War of election in the PC, the Election A delegation of Members of the J&K Cricket of Lok Sabha elections 2019. males electors. Among service Perseen Singh, Gulam Mustafa BJP, Jahangir Khan of J&KNPP, Commission of India has estab - Association (JKCA) led by Sh. M.L. Nehru, former The twin constituencies voters, 41087 are males and 478 fe - Chowdhary, Satish Poonchi, Abdul Qayoom Wani of J&KPDP, lished 1749 polling stations. General Secretary JKCA and Sh. Mehboob Iqbal, for - have 3365037 registered electors males, while there are 20 trans - Bahadur, Manish Sahni, Mohammad Akbar Lone of In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, mer Chairman JKCA met Governor Satya Pal Malik including 1716933 males, 1600897 gender voters. Sakander Ahmad Nourani, J&KNC, Raja Aijaz Ali of INC, the electoral strength of at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. BVR females, 47155 service voters For the smooth conduct of Tarsem Lal Khullar, Balwan while Javid Ahmad Qureshi , Baramulla PC was 1190766, Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary was present in the (46652 males and 503 females) and election exercise, the authorities Singh, Syed Zeshan Haider, Anil Syed Najeeb Shah Naqvi and which has increased to 1317738 in meeting. The delegation apprised Governor about 52 transgender. have set up 2740 polling stations Singh, Ajay Kumar are contest - Engineer Rashid are contesting 2019. various important issues relating to the functioning In Jammu Parliamentary across the Parliamentary con - ing as Independents. as independents. The last parliamentary elec - of the Association and about the status of Cricket in Constituency (PC), 24 candidates stituency. In 2014 General Elections, the The constituency is spread tions were won by Muzaffar the State. are in fray while in Baramulla The candidates in the fray number of voters in the con - over across 15 Assembly seg - Hussain Baig of People’s PC nine candidates are contest - are Syed Aqib Hussain of stituency was 1848155 while it ments of three districts of north Democratic Party by defeating ing for the seat. Independent Peoples’ Party, has increased to 2047299 in 2019 Kashmir including Kupwara, his nearest rival Sharief Ud Din Advisor Kumar briefs Governor For the smooth conduct of Juggal Kishore of BJP, elections. Baramulla and Bandipora. Shariq of National Conference polls, 4489 polling stations have Badrinath of BSP, Mohammad In 2014 General Elections, The Baramulla parliamen - by a margin of 29219 votes JAMMU, APRIL 4: been set up in the twin con - Younis of JK Peer Panjal Awami Jugal Kishore of Bhartiya tary seat has 1317738 electors of In the twin constituencies, Sh. Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor met stituencies. Party, Susheel Kumar of Janata Party had emerged win - which 1312148 are registered as polling will be held on April 11, Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here to - Jammu PC Hindustan Nirman Dal, Javaid ner by defeating his close rival general voters and 5590 as serv - 2019. The voting hours have been day. Sh. Kumar briefed Governor about various ad - The constituency is spread Ahmed of All India Forward Madan Lal Sharma of INC. ice voters. fixed from 7:00AM to 6:00PM. ministrative issues relating to the Departments un - der his charge and the to-date status of law and order General Elections 2019 Goa CM holds high-level situation in the State. Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency: meeting with police officials General Elections 2019 Panaji apr 4: Anantnag PC: 4 nominations filed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Wednesday held a on last date; total 20 in fray Final phase of EVM randomisation held meeting with senior police officials to discuss various is - SRINAGAR, APRIL 04: sembly constituencies during the chines allotted to polling stations sues, including the law and order situation and tackling ANANTNAG, APRIL 04: first phase of randomisation held at was also shared with all contesting drug peddling in the state, said a government spokesman On the last date for filing nomination, four candi - The second phase of randomisa - the district level were allocated to political parties and candidates. Thursday. This was the first meeting of senior police offi - dates filed their papers here today for Anantnag tion of Electronic Voting Machines polling stations. Speaking on the occasion the RO cials presided over by Sawant after assuming charge on Parliamentary Constituency taking the total num - (EVMs) for Lok Sabha elections to Totals of 235, 857 and 624 each of highlighted the importance of the March 19. "Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday ber of contestants to 20. The nominations were filed the Srinagar Parliamentary Control Units, Ballot Units and randomisation process which he held a comprehensive review meeting with senior officers by Nisar Ahmad Wani of Jammu & Kashmir Constituency was held Wednesday VVPATs have been allotted to said is to ensure free and fair polls in - of Goa Police which was attended by Director General of National Panthers Party, Safeer Ahmad Malik of under the supervision of the Ganderbal, Srinagar and Budgam volving no human intervention. Police Pranab Nanda besides others," said the spokesman Rashtriya Jan Kranti and Ali Mohammad Wani, Returning Officer Dr Shahid Iqbal segments of this parliamentary con - Earlier he briefed the political repre - in a statement here. "All aspects concerned with law and Bashir Ahmad Malik as Independents for contesting Choudhary. stituency respectively. sentatives about the randomisation order situation in the state were discussed for evaluating this Lok Sabha seats. Election observers for the Each segment has also been allot - process. the best approaches to ensure priorities of police," he said. The scrutiny of papers will be held on April 05 Constituency and Chief Election ted a reserved 20 percent of EVM ma - Assistant Returning Officers for At the meet, special emphasis was given on eliminating and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is agents of contesting candidates were chines to take care of exigencies. all 15 assembly constituencies, drug peddling in the tourist state, the spokesman said. April 08 up to 3 PM. also present on the occasion. The allotment of EVMs in both Nodal Officers for EVMs among oth - "Other aspects like security, crime, traffic and police wel - During this final phase of ran - the first and the second randomisa - er concerned officers associated with fare were also discussed during the meeting," the domisation the EVM and VVPAT tions were made through the EVM the elections in the Srinagar spokesman said. Sawant took over as the Chief Minister af - (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) Management Software (or EMS). Parliamentary Constituency were ter the demise of incumbent Manohar Parrikar. Besides General Elections 2019 machines selected and allotted to as - The downloaded list of these ma - present on the occasion. other portfolios, Sawant handles the home department. Randomization of polling staff held at Ramban General Elections 2019 General Elections 2019 Div Com reviews election DEO Kishtwar holds meeting with Zonal, Sectoral Magistrates preparedness at Ramban KISHTWAR, APRIL 04: RAMBAN, APRIL 04: er election related measures. To ensure smooth conduct of The Div Com was apprised General Elections in the district, RAMBAN, APRIL04: Divisional by the DEO that all basic fa - District Election Officer Kishtwar, Commissioner, Sanjeev cilities would be assured at Angrez Singh Rana today convened The first phase randomization of polling staff Verma today chaired a meet - identified polling stations a meeting of Zonal and Sectoral was conducted here today under the supervision of ing of the Nodal Officers and which are without electrici - Magistrates deployed for the District Election Officer (DEO), Showkat Aijaz Bhat. other district officers here to ty, drinking water, toilet and Polling stations in the district. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Basharat review preparedness of dis - other amenities. He further The DEO stressed on ensuring Hussain, ARO-55, Ramban (ACR) Harbans Lal, Dy. trict election authority for informed that the work is in free and fair polling process and DEO, DIO, NIC, and other concerned officers moni - the forthcoming Lok Sabha progress by the concerned asked them to coordinate with tored the process of randomization. The DEO direct - Elections. District Election departments in this regard. polling staff for the smooth conduct ed the officers associated with the elections to work Officer (DEO), Showkat The Div Com asked the DEO of the elections in the district with utmost dedication and devotion for successful Aijaz Bhat, ADDC, Nawab to put in place all such facili - He further stated that the completion of election process. Din, ADC, Dr. Basharat ties at each polling station Magistrate should be familiar with Hussain, Dy. DEO, ARO-55, well in advance to facilitate the location of the polling station, Ramban (ACR) Harbans Lal, hassle-free elections. collection centres, route map, sec - Udhampur: Committee constituted ACD, CEO, CHO,XENs be - The Div Com stressed on tor, transport and communication to keep tab on private schools sides other concerned offi - the mobility for the persons plans. cers also attended the meet - with special- needs. He asked The ADDC briefed the partici - UDHAMPUR, APRIL-04:- ing. The Div Com discussed the DEO to ensure availabili - pants about the start of the poll, sponsibilities as Zonal and Sector ment of all reserve EVMs and wide-ranging issues related ty of Ramp, wheel chairs and time of first vote cast, besides re - Magistrates and asked them to act VVPATs. He said the vehicles of Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Piyush Singla today to provision of Assured other requirements for such porting about any law and order sit - as a felecitator in the election sector officers, with reserve EVMs constituted a district level committee to enforce the Minimum Facilities (AMFs) persons, He enjoined upon uation. He asked them to flash re - process. and VVPATs, shall be fitted with directions of High Court and the Fee Fixation at the Polling Stations, facili - the concerned officers to ports to his office from time to time. Nodal Officer Communication GPS tracking system. Committee (FFC) regarding the regulation of fee ties for PwD voters, Voters’ work in coordination and co - At the outset, ARO-51 Kishtwar instructed the magistrates to care - Meeting was followed by de - structure of private schools affiliated to JKBOSE education activities and oth - operation . (ADC) briefed them about their re - fully monitor the end-to-end move - tailed training session. /CBSE in the district. Dr. Piyush Singla directed the District Level Committee to conduct regular inspec - tion of all the JKBOSE/CBSE schools which are not adhering to the guidelines of High Court. He said the General Elections 2019 administration will act sternly against the schools DC Kargil reviews traffic profiteering by selling books from school premises and forcing parents / guardians to purchase high DEO reviews poll preparedness in Pulwama priced books from specified shops/vendors. Singla exhorted upon parents/guardians to come forward management and register their grievances on chiefeducationoffi - KARGIL, APRIL 03: vising ways and means in Main Bazar Kargil and [email protected], while the District for decongestion of traffic Circular Road, conver - Level Committee was directed to take prompt action As part of its efforts to in the town, rationalisa - sion of the existing avail - on reported violations. devise a feasible traffic tion of parking slots and able unpaid parking at management system, the identification of new Hussaini Park to paid General Observer reviews election District Administration parking slots, demolition parking, use of land avail - Kargil today deliberated of unused buildings for able in front of preparedness in Tanghdar in detail on the measures expansion of parking, reg - Agriculture Office Baroo KUPWARA, APRIL 04: for decongestion of the ulation of traffic and its and Government quarters town. stringent enforcement, near DC Office for park - General Observer for three assembly segments of Deputy strict enforcement of traf - ing, demolition of old Karnah, Kupwara and Lolab of Baramulla Commissioner (DC) fic laws, rationalisation of Government buildings for Parliamentary Constituency K K Pathak today visit - PULWAMA, APRIL 04: tation was given regarding the verification Baseer ul Haq Choudhary the movement of taxis and convergence into parking ed Tanghdar- Karnah and reviewed preparedness for report of all polling stations related to elec - chaired the meeting of the vans besides other related lots, etc. The Assistant General Elections 2019. The meeting held extensive District Election Officer (DEO) trification, water supply, availability of concerned officers, civil issues came up for discus - Regional Transport discussion on various aspects of preparations for the Pulwama, Dr Syed Abid Rashid Shah today ramps and other basic minimum facilities. society members and oth - sion. The Assistant Officer (ARTO), through a elections including booth level management plans, chaired a meeting of concerned officers to The DEO emphasised on strict implementa - er Regional Transport power point presentation, transportation plan for manpower and material, review preparedness for the upcoming Lok tion of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and stakeholders.Superinten Officer (ARTO), through a projected several short complaints redressal mechanism, training of polling Sabha elections in the district. stressed on the officers to work in close co - dent of Police, Dr Vinod power point presentation, term and long term meas - staff etc. General Observer also discussed the issues The meeting was attended by ordination for smooth conduct of the elec - Kumar, Additional projected several short ures suggested by a com - related to electrification, water supply, availability Additional Deputy Commissioners tions. He also directed the concerned to en - Deputy Commissioner term and long term meas - mittee constituted by the of ramps, basic minimum facilities provided to Pulwama, Tral and Awantipora, Assistant sure facilities like water supply, electricity, (ADC) Sonam Chosjor, ures suggested by a com - DC to recomend ways and Security forces at each polling station. The Observer Commissioner Revenue, Deputy District washroom facilities at designated polling President Municipal mittee constituted by the means to deal with the is - expressed satisfaction on overall preparedness by Election Officer, Nodal Officers, Sectoral stations well in advance. Meanwhile, the Committee Kargil Zaheer DC to recomend ways and sues of traffic congestion Magistrates and all other concerned offi - DEO sensitised the officers about their re - the district administration and asked officials to dis - Hussain, civil and police means to deal with the is - in the town. charge their duties effectively to ensure a free and cers. The meeting held threadbare discus - sponsibilities. He asked for Assured officers besides represen - sues of traffic congestion The DC said that all sions regarding the working of committees Minimum Facilities at every polling fair election in the district. He also directed the con - tatives of different social in the town. The measures out efforts will be take to cerned agencies to gear up their field functionaries to for EVM management, Transport manage - booth, expediting distribution of voter and organizations were proposed by the commit - undertake both short ment, Expenditure Monitoring, Training, ensure setting up of all facilities for smooth conduct cards (EPIC), setting up voter assistance present in the meeting. tee included establish - term and long term meas - MCC, Media Monitoring Committee and of elections across the district. booths (help desks) and dependable com - Issues with regard to de - ment of no parking zones ures to resolve the issue. other related issues. A PowerPoint presen - munication network near polling booths. Glimpses of Future 5 LOCaL/NatiONaL JAMMU FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019

Ambedkar says will Thunderstorm, dust storm Madras HC orders central jail EC if voted to power, booked govt to ban TikTok app Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) expected in Delhi on Friday Madurai, Apr 4 (PTI) A case was registered Thursday against Bharip New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) registered a maximum "The skies will be part - the Bay of Bengal side due The Madras High Bahujan Mahasangh presi - temperature of 38.2 degrees ly cloudy and there is a pos - to the prevailing easterly Court has directed the dent Prakash Ambedkar for Mercury maintained Celsius, while the mini - sibility of thunderstorm winds over Indo-Gangetic Centre to ban mobile ap - allegedly making objection - an upward trend with the mum temperature also and dust storm on Friday. plains. This will be having plication 'TikTok' as it able remarks against the maximum temperature rose to settle at 18.7 degrees Heat wave conditions are an influence till April 6 and voiced concern that Election Commission of recorded at 38.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this likely at isolated pockets," the maximum temperature "pornographic and inap - India (ECI), police said. Celsius in the national cap - time of the year, an India the official said. is likely to fall from propriate contents" were Ambedkar said at an ital on Thursday, five Meteorological Thunderstorm and Saturday," he explained. made available through election rally at Digras in notches above the season's Department (IMD) official dust storm were expected The maximum and such apps. Maharashtra's Yavatmal average. said. because of a feeble western minimum temperatures A bench comprising district earlier Thursday The weather depart - The Palam observatory disturbance currently ly - were likely to hover Justices N Kirubakaran that he will jail the EC for ment has forecast overcast recorded a maximum tem - ing over east Afghanistan around 40 and 20 degrees and S S Sundar ordered two days if voted to power. skies along with the likeli - perature of 40.4 degrees and adjoining Pakistan Celsius respectively on media not to telecast Yavatmal district collec - hood of thunderstorm and Celsius, while areas under and a cyclonic circulation Friday, the weatherman video clips made with tor lodged the complaint at dust storm with heat wave Lodhi Road, Ridge and over Rajasthan, B P Yadav, said. TikTok. The app allows types of problems, the getting landed in the Digras Police Station, and a conditions at isolated Ayanagar recorded a high head of the IMD's Regional On Wednesday, the users to create short bench said. hands of predators or case under IPC sections 503 places on Friday. of 38.4, 39.3 and 39 degrees Meteorological Centre, maximum and minimum videos and then share Only when the offi - third parties," the bench (criminal intimidation), 505 The Safdarjung obser - Celsius respectively. said. temperatures in the na - them. cials and policy makers said. (statements conducing to vatory, the recording of The humidity level os - "There will also be an tional capital had settled at The bench asked the were able to act on the The PIL alleged that public mischief), 189 (threat which is considered the of - cillated between 83 and 26 increase in humidity due 36.8 and 17.6 degrees government if it would en - problems of society, deci - the TikTok app from of injury to public servant) ficial figure for the city, per cent. to moisture coming from Celsius respectively. act a statute like the sion could be taken to pre - Chinese company Byte was registered. Children's Online vent these kind of apps, it Dance encouraged pae - Ambedkar has formed Privacy Protection Act in said. dophiles and the contents Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, an Event held to the US and posted the mat - "People are making were very disturbing. alliance, with Asaduddin Looking into Arunachal ter for further hearing on cruel humour against in - It had over 100 million Owaisi-led AIMIM for the commemorate 75 years April 16. nocent third parties. users all over the world Lok Sabha elections. It passed the interim Even TV channels are and scores of youngsters The state election com - of Battle of Kohima cash seizure case: EC order Wednesday on a telecasting such TikTok in India were also using mission had sought a report public interest litigation videos which should be it. Stating that Indonesia from local poll officials on New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) (PIL) petition which prohibited," the judges and Bangladesh have al - Ambedkar's speech, a private vehicle of former MLA sought to ban Tik Tok app said. ready banned the app, the Additional chief electoral of - Japanese envoy Kenji Hiramatsu Ralomg Borang, the Arunachal on ground that it alleged - Voicing concern, they PIL said children who ficer Dilip Shinde had told Thursday paid tribute to the fallen sol - Pradesh CEO had said. ly contained contents that said it was evident from used the mobile applica - PTI. Ambedkar, grandson of diers of the Battle of Kohima, commemo - Asked about the development "degraded culture and en - media reports that tion were vulnerable and Dr B R Ambedkar, is himself rating 75 years of the decisive battle, the in the model code of conduct (MCC) couraged pornography". pornography and inap - may get exposed to sexual contesting the Lok Sabha country's embassy here said.A special violation involving Rajasthan Even after the havoc propriate content were predators. The petitioner election from Solapur and event was held which was attended by Governor Kalyan Singh, Kumar caused by Blue whale on - made available through also sought an act like the Akola constituencies. "We Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, said the Commission had "no up - line game, which report - such mobile applications. Children Online Privacy have lost 40 soldiers (in High Commissioner of the United date" on the matter since a letter edly led to suicides of sev - "Children are exposed Protection Act in force in Pulwama), but still sitting Kingdom Sir Dominic Asquith, and oth - was sent to the Rashtrapati eral people, officials had to strangers and there is a the US to prevent young - quiet. We have been asked er dignitaries. Bhawan. not learnt that they possibility of their photo - sters from becoming vic - not to speak on the Pulwama "Ahead of the event, Ambassador On Tuesday, the EC had writ - should be alert to these graph and private details tims of cyber crime. attack. Hiramatsu visited and laid flowers at the New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) ten to President Ram Nath Kovind Kohima War Cemetery. After the event, pointing to the violation of MCC by he held a fruitful meeting with the chief The Election Commission (EC) the Rajasthan Governor by making minister of Nagaland, and explored ways political comments. to further strengthen Japan-Nagaland Thursday said it was "looking into" EC to take final call on release of PM biopic on Friday the recent seizure of Rs 1.80 crore The poll panel had concluded relations," the Japanese Embassy said in New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) EC's decision, based on the directives was scheduled to be screened across cash in Arunanchal Pradesh. that Singh's remarks supporting a statement. of Chief Election Commissioner the country on Friday. Sources in Deputy Election Commissioner the return of Narendra Modi as Hiramatsu offered heartfelt prayers The Election Commission said it Sunil Arora and Election the CBFC said the film was yet to get Chandra Bhushan Kumar said the prime minister were violative of to the fallen souls, while appreciating will take a final call on the release of Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and a clearance. The biopic was original - matter is being looked into and the the model code. the opportunity presented by the event a Hindi biopic on Prime Minister Sushil Chandra, will be a response to ly set to release on April 12, but its exact details of the case are yet to be The EC had examined that the for reconciliation, it said. Narendra Modi on Friday, as the complaint raised by Congress in producers had advanced it by a week, ascertained. former Uttar Pradesh chief minis - "Looking towards the future, Opposition raised the pitch for defer - this regard. Saxena said the claiming "public demand". The film, The chief electoral officer ter's remarks as holding a constitu - Ambassador Hiramatsu reiterated his ring the release of the film by citing Commission has already told the fronted by Vivek Oberoi and directed (CEO) of the state has submitted a tional post makes him "apolitical" commitment to pursue stronger rela - poll code violation. We have sought Central Board of Film Certification by "Mary Kom" maker Omung detailed report to the EC after the in the light of model code of con - tions with India's Northeast, including comments from the producer of the (CBFC) to take a call on the issue as it Kumar, was in the news with various cash was recovered from two vehi - duct. the state of Nagaland, through such movie and also from BJP's general had "no role" in the issue. The EC of - political parties saying that releas - cles parked at a guest house in Addressing BJP workers at his means as people-to-people exchanges," secretary...that also has been re - ficials said as Lavasa and Chandra ing it less than a week before the gen - Arunachal's East Siang district on Aligarh residence on March 23, the statement said. ceived. The file is under examination were travelling to south India, the de - eral elections begin was a violation Wednesday, Kumar said. Singh had reportedly said, "All of The Japanese envoy also visited the and it has been listed for tomorrow cision could not be taken earlier. The of the model code of conduct. While Rs 1 crore was seized us are BJP workers and we want Kohima Cathedral, where an epitaph do - (before the EC), Deputy Election release of the biopic titled "PM The Congress made a formal from a government vehicle and was the party to win. We want Modiji to nated by the ex-soldiers and bereaved Commissioner Sandeep Saxena told Narendra Modi" has been pushed in - complaint to the Election claimed by Christopher Perme, son become the prime minister. It is families of the Battle of Kohima is situat - reporters here on Thursday. The definitely, its producer Sandip Commission over the release of the of Mebo BJP candidate Dangi necessary that Modiji becomes the ed. Commission will take a final call to - Ssingh said on Thursday. The film film. Perme, Rs 80 lakh was found inside prime minister again". morrow, he said. The official said the Jaya death probe: HC rejects Two labourers die Kamal Nath questions timing in Shahdara factory of ED summons to nephew Apollo Hospital's plea wall collapse New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI)

Chennai, Apr 4 (PTI) inquiry. hospital, it would only defeat the Two labourers died and three sustained The court found fault with the very object with which the govern - injuries after a wall of an aluminium factory The Madras High Court commission over the procedure ment had appointed the commission collapsed in east Delhi's Shahdara here on Thursday rejected Apollo Hospital's adopted by it in filing an application of inquiry," it said. Thursday, police said. According to the fire objections to an inquiry commission before the panel through its own Therefore, the panel can go into department, they received information re - set up to probe the death of late Tamil counsel and also the counter to the correctness, efficacy, adequacy garding the incident in Seemapuri area at Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa Apollo Hospitals. or inadequacy of the medical treat - around 12 noon and four fire tenders were looking into aspects of treatment giv - The counter had observations al - ment provided by Apollo Hospital by rushed to the spot. en to her. luding to collusion, conspiracy, inac - screening the records produced be - The rescue operation was completed eight As mandated by its terms of refer - tion and inappropriate treatment fore it and arrive at a conclusion, the more than hours later at 8.15 pm, the officials Bhopal, Apr 4 (PTI) porters. Puri Thursday appeared ence, the Justice A against the hospital and the then bench said. said. "Five people were buried under the de - before the Enforcement Arumughaswamy Commission of state Health Secretary. It disagreed with the hospital's bris in Shahdara's Seemapuri area. They were Madhya Pradesh Chief Directorate in connection with Inquiry was empowered and entitled The bench said if a harmonious contention that a retired judge of the engaged in a repair work when the incident Minister Kamal Nath Thursday the AgustaWestland case in to go into the appropriateness, effica - interpretation was made to the terms high court (Arumughaswamy) can - happened," Deputy Commissioner of Police questioned the timing of the ED Delhi. The central agency had cy, adequacy or inadequacy of the of reference, the government was not be the competent person to deal (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said. The victims summoning his nephew Ratul Wednesday informed a Delhi treatment given to Jayalalithaa dur - careful enough to include the word with the complex and intricate med - were rushed to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Puri in the AugustaWestland court that Puri, Chairman of ing her 75-day hospitalisation in 2016, "subsequent treatment provided till ical treatment and hence experts and where two were declared brought dead while VVIP choppers money launder - Hindustan Powerprojects Pvt it said. her unfortunate demise on December professionals should be included in three others were treated for wounds, the po - ing case. Saying he had nothing to Ltd, was summoned in the high- A bench comprising Justices R 5, 2016". the panel. lice officer said. While Baldev and do with his nephew's business, profile case for interrogation. Subbaih and Krishnan Ramasamy This meant the nature and extent Even in the absence of inclusion Dharmender, both in their early 30s, suc - Nath, however, asked why the de - Puri is the son of Nita and Deepak refused to stall the proceedings of the of treatment given by Apollo of experts or professionals, as per cumbed to their injuries, Raju Chaudhary velopment came ahead of the Lok Puri, the CMD of optical storage commission and disposed of the peti - Hospital, which includes appropri - Section 5B of Commission of Inquiry (27), Mohammad Shahbaz (22) and Jumman Sabha elections. "He (Puri) is in - media firm Moser Baer. Nita is tion filed by the hospital seeking to ateness, adequacy or inadequacy of Act, the commission can independ - (24) were discharged from the hospital after dependent and has nothing to do Nath's sister. The about Rs 3,600 quash the government orders which the treatment, the court said. ently take the aid of any person who, treatment, the police officer said. Baldev was with politics, and I have nothing crore deal to purchase laid down the terms and reference of "We are of the view that if the in its opinion, shall be of assistance a resident of Kalander Colony in east Delhi to do with his business. Whatever AgustaWestland choppers for the the probe panel. commission is restrained from going for conducting the inquiry. and is survived by his father, mother, wife, (allegation) there is, a full investi - transport of VVIPs was scrapped It also rejected the prayer of the into the correctness, efficacy, ade - Referring to the hospital's charge two brothers and three sisters. Dharmendra, gation should take place. I wel - by India over allegations of cor - hospital for setting up a medical quacy or inadequacy of the medical that its doctors were repeatedly ques - hailing from Bihar, lived alone in Tahirpur in come it...but why is it emerging ruption and kickbacks being paid board to assist the panel during the treatment provided by the petitioner tioned and harassed, the bench said east Delhi. during elections?" Nath told re - in the deal. NFAI shares censor board records from 1920s Bihar Congress leaders face Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) "This will help film researchers film, "Raja Harishchandra" released in tred, violence, degrading lust and brutal - ire of slighted workers about understanding how Indian films 1913. It was directed by Dadasaheb ity. Patna, Apr 4 (PTI) Cine enthusiasts interested in under - were certified, the process of certifica - Phalke, who came to be known as the The censorship and classification of standing how film censorship worked in tion was done in early days. We have a Father of Indian Cinema. the films then rested with censor boards, Scores of angry Congress workers engaged in fist fight and its early phase now have access to a treas - large paper collection at the archives Ardeshir Irani-directed "Alam Ara" which were placed under police chiefs in heckled top leaders at the partys state headquarters here, ure trove of rare and historical data pro - consisting of posters, still photographs, was the first Indian talkie, which re - cities of Chennai (then Madras), Mumbai charging them with having sold out the interests of the party vided by the National Film Archive of postcards, song booklets, old journals leased in 1931. (then Bombay), Kolkata (then Calcutta), while negotiating seat-sharing arrangements and deciding India (NFAI). and magazines in different languages. "In early days of Indian cinema, the Lahore (now in Pakistan) and Rangoon candidates. AICC in-charge for the state Shaktisinh Gohil and The NFAI Wednesday shared that it We have started digitalising it and most production of Indian films was less in (now Yangon in Burma). other senior party leaders were mobbed by angry workers at had digitalised and uploaded documents of it is almost done. number that time there were foreign With Independence, the autonomy of the Sadaqat Ashram where they had gathered to conduct a related to film certification, published as "We were looking at what we can films, mainly from America and Europe, the regional censors was abolished and meeting of the state election committee, with just a week left Bombay and Bengal Government make public. We have put up this data which were exhibited in India in large they were brought under the Bombay for casting of votes to begin. The protesters, most of them sup - Gazettes from the year 1920 to 1950. concerning the early era of cinema re - numbers and they needed to take certifi - Board of Film Censors. porters of former Aurangabad MP Nikhil Kumar, were livid The records consist of detailed infor - garding censor clearance. For research cate to show the film in India," Magdum After the implementation of over the announcement of RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha that mation like name of the film that has purpose, there are many researchers said. Cinematograph Act, 1927, the board was he would seek re-election from his sitting seat of Karakat, be - sides Ujiyarpur. The former Aurangabad MPs supporters come up for certification; length; number who come to access the database. So, we "The Volga Boatman" (1926), an unified and reconstituted, as the Central have been feeling slighted over the seat a stronghold of Nikhil of reels; country of origin; who applied thought of using technology," NFAI di - American silent film produced and di - Board of Film Censors in 1952. Kumars family whose grandfather was the states first Deputy for the censor; the producer of the film, rector Prakash Magdum told PTI. rected by legendary filmmaker Cecil B Cinematograph (Certification) Rules Chief Minister, father a several term MP and Chief Minister the day the committee viewed the film Magdum said most of the films that De Mille, was refused certification in were revised in 1983 and the body was for a brief period and late wife too an MP before he took the and the day when the film received certi - came seeking certification were foreign. India by Bombay Board of Film Censors rechristened as the Central Board of plunge going to Jitan Ram Manjhis HAM. fication. India's first full-length feature, silent apparently because it portrayed class ha - Film Certification. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiNiON JAMMU FRIDAY APRIL 5 , 2019 Glimpses of Future A very risky gamble in Wayanad ESTABLISHED IN 1986 By : ZoyA HASAN native to the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance Rahul Gandhi’s decision to con - (NDA). True, the Congress-led UDF o Reduce Air Pollution test from Kerala flies in the face of will be contesting all 20 seats in Work t Opposition unity. Congress presi - Kerala, but the Congress president ir pollution is one of the biggest threats for the en- dent Rahul Gandhi has decided to pitting himself against the Left contest from Wayanad in Kerala as vironment and affects everyone: humans, ani- Front in one of these seats gives an a second Lok Sabha seat in addi - impression that the Congress per - ties, forests, aquatic ecosystems. Air Amals, crops, ci tion to his Amethi constituency in ceives the Left parties to be its pollution is caused by the presence in the atmosphere of Uttar Pradesh. He has acquiesced main rivals, as much as the BJP, toxic substances, mainly produced by human activities, to a demand that emanated from against whose candidate Mr. even though sometimes it can result from natural phenom- Congress leaders in Kerala who Gandhi is pitted in Amethi. feel that his presence will lift the ena such as volcanic eruptions, dust storms and wildfires, A big mistake : We do not need party’s prospects in three States as cutting edge theory or psephologi - also depleting the air quality. Air pollution is becoming an Wayanad is at the tri-junction of cal analysis to see that it’s a mis - alarming problem throughout the world and there needs to Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil take for the Congress chief to con - be done in this direction to get rid of this fatal problem Nadu. In 2009, the Congress-led test from Wayanad in the context of throughout the world and especially in our country India. United Democratic Front (UDF) in what lies ahead in the 2019 elec - If figures are believed, over 1.2 million people died in India Kerala had won 16 of the State’s 20 tions. If the idea is to strengthen seats, and is looking to repeat the due to air pollution in 2017, according to a global report on the Congress in south India, then sweep in 2019. The Congress game Kerala is a curious choice because l Air 2019, overall air pollution. As per the State of Globa plan. But the question is, why did the party is already quite strong long-term exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution Mr. Gandhi acquiesce to the de - there. Even if we accept the argu - contributed to nearly 5 million deaths from stroke, dia- mand of the Kerala unit of his party ment that the Congress president fray. Furthermore, the Congress pense of its push to maximise its in - rt attack, lung cancer, and chronic lung disease to contest from Wayanad even at going to Wayanad can have a ripple betes, hea claims that this is part of his out - dividual tally by building its own the risk of jeopardising Opposition effect across neighbouring States, in 2017. Out of these, 3 million deaths are directly attrib- reach to south India. An important base. A series of other questions unity? One reason for choosing a that purpose could have been uted to PM 2.5, half of which is from India and China to- reason, however, is that the arise too. The Congress’s opponent seat in the south is that he enjoys served by contesting from Congress depends heavily on the in Wayanad is not the Bharatiya gether. The analysis found that China and India together significant popular support in the Karnataka. In the past, Indira control of government for the con - Janata Party (BJP), which has were responsible for over half of the total global attributa- region. Also, this seat has been won Gandhi chose Medak in Andhra solidation of the party, so that hardly any presence in Kerala, ble deaths, with each country facing over 1.2 million by the Congress in the last two par - Pradesh (now Telangana) and when it is not in power, the party though the party is fielding a candi - liamentary elections, though with Sonia Gandhi chose Bellary in deaths from all air pollution in 2017, the report said. The re- feels paralysed. The main goal in date from there. Its main opponent a reduced margin in 2014; it’s not Karnataka as second seats. Kerala port, which was released by US-based organisation Health the circumstances is restoring the is a party in the Left Democratic exactly a safe seat but the chances didn’t figure as an option. This has ednesday, said that air pollu- primacy of the Congress after its Front (LDF), the Communist Party Effects Institute (HEI) on W of the Congress winning it would changed with Mr. Gandhi contest - tion is the third highest cause of death among all health be high with Mr. Gandhi in the spectacular defeat in 2014. It seems of India (CPI), which is in the fore - risky on Page 7 risks in India, ranking just above smoking. As per the re- alliances matter but not at the ex - front of the fight for a secular alter - A very port, the life of a South Asian child born today will be short- ened by two years and six months growing up in current high levels of air pollution, while the global life expectancy The rail network dilemma loss is 20 months. The institute said schemes initiated by By : PRIyADARSHI DUTTA been completely electrified. But the Indian government to address pollution like the this early success of the mega city Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Household LPG program, With more than half of the elec - was not extended to whole of India. tricity being generated from coal, accelerated Bharat Stage 6/VI clean vehicle standards, Until the time of independence in we may end up burning this dirty 1947, not more than 388 km of rail - and the new National Clean Air Programme can have sig- fuel in power plants rather than in road had been electrified, which nificant health benefits in the coming years. These and fu- the furnace of engines as previous - constituted even less than half a ture initiatives have the potential, if fully implemented as ly thought. Cent per cent electrifi - per cent of the network. Until part of a sustained commitment to air quality, to result in cation of broad gauge, which com - 1980s, the pace of electrification significant health benefits in coming years, said Robert prises over 90 per cent of the net - was slow and uneven. work, is on the IndianRailways’ O'Keefe, Vice President Health Effects Institute. Reason for this is not too far to agenda. The goal, however, is not seek. India was deficient in elec - Worldwide, air pollution is responsible for more deaths as closer as it is projected. tricity with competing claims on than many better-known risk factors such as malnutri- “Electrification of the remaining this scarce resource. On the other tion, alcohol use, and physical inactivity. Each year, more length of the network” is the re - hand, proven reserves of coal were people globally die from air pollution related disease than frain used to describe the project. in abundance. Electrification in - from road traffic injuries or malaria, the study said. The But the “remaining” portion is not volved raising heavy engineering even in the range of 10, 20 or 30 per most basic solution for air pollution is to move away from works, which implied high capital cent. The aggregate length of rail - expenditure. It also involved using fossil fuels, replacing them with alternative energies like roads being 67,368 km, the electri - electric locomotives, which was solar, wind and geothermal. Shifting to electric vehicles fied length is only 30,212 km; not manufactured in our country. and hydrogen vehicles, and promoting shared mobility i.e whereas unelectrified portion is India had developed the technolo - carpooling, and public transports could reduce air pollu- 37,156 km (Lok Sabha unstarred gy for manufacturing steam loco - tion. question no: 1351, dated July 25, motive since 1862 (when Jamalpur comotives (2,403) and electric loco - ed the need for raising heavy engi - 2018). In other words, the electri - Locomotive Workshop was com - motives (1,036) by twice over. In neering work, necessary for elec - fied section of the network is not missioned by the British). The es - 2014, our fuel use profile had com - trification of the route. Electricity more than 45 per cent, whereas the tablishment of Chittaranjan pletely changed; although the total has come a long way since then in - unelectrified part is 55 per cent. Locomotive Works in 1950 in West number of locomotives was almost deed but the balance is still titled, Why has the pace of electrifica - Bengal resulted in the manufactur - the same as or actually less than even if slightly, in favour of diesel One car, two cars ? tion been excruciatingly slow in ing of modern steam engines. (10,499) in 1981. In 2014, the field locomotives. By the end of 2017, our country? The first electric There was, thus, little incentive to was almost divided between diesel there were 5,868 diesel locomotives The Supreme Court’s proposal to limit vehicles in Delhi isn’t be- train in India ran between Victoria electrify. The dominance of steam and electricity, with steam engines on broad gauge as against 5,590 yond the realm of technology but is difficult to implement. Many Terminus (now Chhatrapati locomotives continued unabated almost but finished on the broad electric locomotives. The numbers cities across the world have brought technologies to reduce traffic Shivaji Terminus) and Kurla on until the mid-1980s. In 1981, the gauge. When steam locomotives correspond, fairly, though not ex - ons congestion, thus to also combat thepollution problem. Soluti Harbour Line in Mumbai (then Indian Railways had 10,908 loco - started losing dominance in the actly, to the length of route electri - put in place a conges- have been manifold. London, for example, has Bombay) on February 3, 1925. By motives. Of these, the number of mid-1980s, the vacated ground was fied and still unelectrified. There e heart of the city. Likewise, in Beijing, tion tax for those who enter th March 1928, the suburban railway steam locomotives (7,469) exceeded occupied by diesel engines, not are, however, certain railway cars, whose number plates end with two particular numbers, have to of Bombay (then Mumbai) had the combined number of diesel lo - electricity. Choosing diesel obviat - the rail on Page 7 stay off the roads on particular weekdays on a rotational basis — a more evolved form of odd-even, one could argue. Further, many provinces in China have adopted the Singaporean model of restrict- ing car ownership in the first place, having a lottery to see who can Proving a point on audit trail buy cars in addition to the egregious taxes on motor vehicles. While India has high taxes on motor vehicles, no city here has considered By : S.y. QURAISHI staff. Ironically, the results from restricting vehicular access or charging for the same. But with traf- both systems across seats were fic congestion becoming worse and, thus, vehicular pollution adding Nizamabad has 185 candidates similar. Where did the political considerably to the breatheable air crisis across the country, solu- it is an opportunity for the Election parties stand then? A media report tions have to be found. It is here that the Supreme Court has suggest- Commission to settle the EVM and said the TRS opposed EVMs “be - ed that car ownership be restricted to just two cars per family. VVPAT debate. As the campaign cause it [had] reliable information Indeed, a laudable idea but one that will be almost impossible to im- for the 2019 general election builds that the Congress [would] try to plement given that many cars in the capital and elsewhere are up, so too with the debate on elec - manipulate the machines to win bought through companies or leasing plans. At the same time, traffic tronic voting machines (EVMs) the polls”. The Telugu Desam management is a shambles in India. This will make any scheme al- and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Party president N. Chandrababu most impossible to administer. However, this is slowly witnessing Trails (VVPATs). For example, as a Naidu demanded that ballot papers change with traffic authorities across the country taking action result of a new development in the be used in all 12 constituencies. against offenders. The use of technology is vital. Recently, the Delhi Nizamabad parliamentary con - Bandaru Dattatreya, BJP presi - Traffic Police, in association with Maruti-Suzuki, has installed traf- stituency in Telangana, the dent in then undivided Andhra fic light monitoring cameras that can read number plates and issue Election Commission (EC) would Pradesh, said, “We have been de - traffic fines automatically. This is not state-of-the-art technology but have been forced to conduct elec - manding that there should be a na - just a start. In Mumbai as well, a series of traffic cameras on high- tions using ballot papers there are tionwide debate on EVMs. The TRS 185 candidates in the fray. This ex - One car on Page 7 has used the right strategy.” A ceeds the capacity of an EVM, Congress spokesman said it was which can cater to 64 candidates unfortunate that the parties had H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y (63 candidates and the None of the doubted the EC’s integrity, forcing Above, or NOTA, option). The EC it to incur additional printing ex - is now considering using special penses. So, while the issue remains machines which can accommodate the same, the characters have 1841 : President Harrison dies up to 384 candidates. These will use changed. It is pertinent to point out 24 ballot units connected in series. that the difference between the For this it will have to buy at an 2010 incident and this time (in after one month in office enormous cost 26,820 ballot units, terms of the number of candidates) 2,240 control units and 2,600 is that a large number of farmers Only 31 days after assuming office, William Henry Harrison, the VVPATs. I wonder whether it is are contesting as independent can - ninth president of the United States, dies at the White House. The possible to acquire so many ma - Janata Party-led anti EVM cam - stituencies exceeded 64. The EC didates to highlight their prob - cause of death was officially reported as pneumonia. Born in Charles chines with technical changes in paign. After the EC turned down was forced to conduct elections in lems. It has nothing to do with an County, Virginia, in 1773, Harrison served in the U.S. Army in the the short time available. In the the request of political parties to go these constituencies by ballot pa - anti-EVM movement. Stringent old Northwest Territory and in 1800 was made governor of the past, in A.P. The use of ballot pa - back to paper ballots, the parties per. The EC took it as a great oppor - trials Since the last general elec - Indian Territory, where he proved an able administrator. In 1811, he pers to conduct elections is not resorted to a smart ploy. The tunity to showcase the relative tion, there have been allegations led U.S. forces against an Indian confederation organized by new; they were used in the same Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) strength of EVMs. While the EVM about the BJP hacking EVMs. The Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, and victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe State in 2010 in a near comic situa - decided to field more than 64 candi - results were available in four EC has repeatedly challenged con - brought an end to Tecumseh’s hopes for a united Indian front tion. In July 2010, the Telangana dates in each constituency. So, hours, the ballot paper results took spiracy theorists to demonstrate against U.S. expansion. In the War of 1812, Harrison gained his great- agitation was at its peak, and 12 there were 114 nominations in 40 hours. Adding to this were thou - that EVMs can be hacked but no est fame as a military commander, recapturing Detroit from the MLAs of the Andhra Pradesh Yellareddy (then in Nizamabad sands of invalid votes. The other is - party has accepted it. This debate British and defeating a combined force of British and Native Assembly had resigned and were district and 107 in Sircilla. Even af - sues were the economic and envi - should have ended in October 2010 Americans at the Battle of the Thames. In 1816, he was elected to the contesting the by-elections. This ter large-scale rejection of nomina - ronmental costs of printing ballots when the EC called an all-party 1841 on Page 7 coincided with the Bharatiya tions, the numbers in six con - and prolonged drudgery for polling Proving a point on Page 7

Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 NatiONaL JAMMU FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019 Congress fields Kamal Nath's Contn. from Page 6 ...... A very risky ...... son Nakul from Chhindwara ing from Kerala. By contesting from Kerala, Mr. against it. But even if the Left parties don’t win many Gandhi is sending a double-edged message: he would be seats in the elections, their support is crucial for the PReSS TRUST of INDIA Tankha in Jabalpur in supporting the southern States against any intrusion Congress’s redistributive politics as this paradigm Bhopal, Apr 4 2014. Other names in the by an overpowering Centre, but he’s also opposing the shares a natural affinity with the Left and the multitude Congress' list included Left, despite the priority to fight the Right in this criti - of people’s movements that have emerged across the The Congress Prabhu Singh Thakur cal election. This is complicated messaging, and is not country, particularly on issues of farmers’ and work - Thursday announced 12 (from Sagar), Pratap the best way to differentiate between the BJP and the ers’ rights, joblessness, atrocities on Dalits, and against more Lok Sabha candi - Singh Lodhi (Damoh), Congress. It actually dilutes the party’s aggressive cow vigilantism and mob lynchings, even as the dates from Madhya Rajaram Tripathi stand against the BJP and undercuts Opposition unity, Congress often failed to raise its voice against the same. Pradesh which included (Satna), Siddharth which is needed to prevent Hindutva forces from re - These demonstrations and protests have shaped the po - Nakul Nath, son of Chief Tiwari (Rewa), Kamal turning to power in 2019. For this, parties have to recog - litical discourse against the Narendra Modi govern - Minister Kamal Nath. Maravi (Mandla), folk nise that the primary fault-line is political mobilisation ment on the ground in the last five years. It is here that Nakul Nath will contest singer Prahlad Tipaniya along religious lines promoted by the Hindu Right, the interleaving of the Congress-Left narrative is to be from his father's con - (Dewas (SC)), Babulal which needs to be confronted. Mr. Gandhi’s candidacy located. The Wayanad decision marks a rupture in this stituency, Chhindwara. Malviya (Ujjain (SC)) and in Wayanad does not counter this basic contradiction. narrative to some extent. A strategy Mr. Gandhi’s con - Kamal Nath himself was Dr Govind Muzaalda It is useful to put this change of narrative in the his - troversial decision has drawn sharp criticism from the fielded from Chhindwara (Khargone (ST)). The torical context. Post-1991, the most progressive phase of Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led LDF, which is Assembly seat, where by- Congress has yet to an - the Congress was under the first United Progressive irked because the Left parties were counting on Kerala election is to be held for 21 out of 29 Lok Sabha Ajay Singh, who had lost nounce candidates from Alliance (UPA) government, from 2004-09, when it to make up for potential losses in West Bengal and along with the Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. Assembly election from some key seats including passed a slew of landmark rights legislations with the Tripura. But a more judicious strategy, though count - polls. The assembly seat Nakul Nath will be hop - Churhat last year, has Vidisha, Gwalior and support of the Left parties inside and outside er-intuitive, would be to not get drawn into a bitter war was vacated by Congress' ing to succeed to his fa - been fielded from Sidhi Indore. Nor has the party Parliament. The Left had a significant role in the forma - of words over the Congress letdown. It is the time to try Deepak Saxena after ther who has represented Lok Sabha seat. All India announced its candidate tion of this alliance and its common minimum pro - to take like-minded people and forces along, which has Kamal Nath, the sitting Chhindwara in the Lok Congress Committee from Guna, represented gramme. However, the policy of welfarism that defined the additional advantage of pinning down the BJP to Chhindwara MP, took Sabha ten times. Former Legal Cell Chairman by AICC general secre - UPA-I began to wither away under UPA-II (2009-14) af - the extreme right of the political spectrum. The over as chief minister state Congress chief Vivek Tankha will con - tary Jyotiraditya ter the withdrawal of Left support in 2008, leaving the Congress too must avoid a vitriolic campaign against and consequently needed Arun Yadav, also a for - test from Jabalpur, Scindia. Guna and government free to pursue neoliberal economic poli - the Left Front and instead restate that it is a firm ally in to get elected to the state mer Union minister, has where he will face state Chhindwara were the on - cies. It is worth stressing that the UPA-I period when the wider struggle to safeguard pluralist India against legislature. With this list, been nominated from BJP president Rakesh ly seats won by the the two formations came together was undoubtedly Hindutva majoritarianism in this watershed election. the Congress has so far Khandwa, while former Singh, the sitting MP. Congress in the state in good for the Congress, but it was also good for the Left The party has taken the lead in attacking the BJP, announced candidates Leader of Opposition Singh had defeated 2014 Lok Sabha elections. parties. At a broader level, the coordination was con - which has catapulted it to the centre stage of opposition ducive for growth, signalling that social welfare is not nationally, even as it aligns with regional parties in incompatible with economic growth. The decision of some States, an d continues to battle others, as in West AAP, Cong resume talks Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest from the Left Front to withdraw support from the UPA over Bengal, Kerala and UP. This contradiction is the central chal - differences on the India-U.S. civil nuclear deal ended lenge of this election, which has complicated the emer - to discuss seat sharing Wayanad 'insult' to Amethi : Smriti Irani this social compact, which hastened the Left’s decline, gence of even State-level alliances against the BJP be - PReSS TRUST of INDIA as it went down from 60-odd seats in 2004, to about 30 in cause many parties that are opposed to it are also op - formula for Delhi Lucknow, Apr 4 2009, and then to single digits in 2014. Mr. Gandhi’s posed to one another in the States. Given the exigencies PReSS TRUST of INDIA Wayanad gamble complicates this further and could of national politics, it is important for these parties to New Delhi, April 4 BJP leader Smriti Irani contribute to further erosion of the Left. It’s only in focus on cooperation so that they are able to form an alterna - Thursday attacked Congress Kerala that the Left Front is actually in power, but here tive secular government, should the N DA fall short of an ab - The Congress and the ruling Aam Aadmi president Rahul Gandhi, say - too there are fears that anti-incumbency could work solute majority on its own, which is not unlikely. Party (AAP) have resumed talks to discuss the ing his decision to contest seat sharing formula for the seven Lok Sabha from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seats in the national capital, sources said on seat in Kerala was an "insult" Proving a point ...... Thursday. The speculation of a tie-up between to the people of Amethi. The meeting which unanimously recommended the adop - ing the sample size to ensure 99.9% public satisfaction. both the parties got a boost with AAP's Rajya 48-year-old Congress chief is tion of VVPATs, which was promptly accepted. The two The EC has submitted to the court that the three-mem - Sabha MP Sanjay Singh meeting All India contesting from Kerala in ad - factories manufacturing EVMs were asked to develop ber expert panel comprising members from the Indian Congress Committee (AICC) incharge of Delhi dition to his traditional VVPATs, and an independent committee of professors Statistical Institute, the Chennai Mathematical PC Chacko on Wednesday evening. stronghold Amethi, where he from five Indian Institutes of Technology was request - Institute and the Central Statistics Office has endorsed The ruling AAP has proposed to give two is pitted against the Union ed to monitor the process. There were a series of trials, the current practice of counting one VVPAT per seats to Congress which has instead demand - textile minister. This will be followed by two full-day election simulations in five Assembly constituency, and that the sample size pro - ed three - New Delhi, Chandni Chowk and the second attempt by Irani to cities across India (with different climatic conditions) posed by political parties would only serve to delay re - North East Delhi, sources in both the parties wrest Amethi from the in 2011-12. Only after the VVPATs passed all the rigor - sults by six days. The judgment is expected soon. I have claimed. "The two leaders discussed the seat Congress. In 2014, she lost the ous tests (climatic endurance and technology) were also proposed an alternative. sharing formula with AAP offering two seats seat by a margin of over one supporters and chosen to file they deployed, initially in 20,000 polling booths. As The top two runners-up in the constituency can to the Congress," said a source. Chacko will lakh votes to Gandhi. Irani nominations from another manufacturing progressed, all constituencies were choose any two VVPATs to be counted as they have the convey the offer from the AAP to Congress said a person, who has been constituency because equipped with VVPATs. In 2013, the Supreme highest stake in the results. This would serve to do president Rahul Gandhi who will take a final here in Amethi for the past 15 Congress workers know he Courtlauded the EC’s initiatives, directing the govern - away with a large sample, as only four machines per call on the issue in next few days, the source years, has decided to leave his does not have support," she ment to release adequate funds for procurement for all Assembly would have to be counted to ensure public said. The rationale behind an alliance be - supporters and chosen to file said. Irani also tweeted, booths for the 2019 elections. Since 2017, all elections faith in the system. This is on the analogy of the highly tween the two parties is that together they nominations from another "While Rahul is taking sup - have been held with VVPAT-attached EVMs. A total of popular and successful Umpire Decision Review polled more votes than the BJP which swept constituency. port of 'desh virodhi' (anti- 1,500 machines have been counted as per the present System in cricket. EVMs have made India a proud glob - the 2014 Lok Sabha elections winning all the "He is filing his papers India) forces, BSP candidate norm of counting slips generated by one VVPAT in al leader in elections. After incorporating VVPATs, the seven seats in Delhi. The AAP has been bat - from another Lok Sabha seat. from Gauriganj assembly each Assembly constituency. Not a single mismatch system is now foolproof. After the expert panel report, ting for tie up with Congress citing the need to This is an insult to Amethi constituency Vijay Kishore has been detected. Sorting things out. The only pending the EC’s initiatives in this regard stand vindicated. It defeat the BJP and replace the Modi govern - and a betrayal with its peo - Tiwari is joining the BJP issue is of VVPAT audits. As many as 23 Opposition should now clinch the EVM debate and utilise the op - ment in the national interest. However, Delhi ple," she told reporters here, with a strong determination parties have moved the Supreme Court demanding that portunity in the Nizamabad constituency to demon - Congress is a divided house, with its president hours before Gandhi filed his to empower the country." half the total slips be tallied. A group of retired bureau - strate the relative superiority of the EVM as the won - Sheila Dikshit and her three working presi - nomination papers in The Union minister, who is crats and diplomats has also written to the EC regard - der machine of Indian democracy. dents along with some other leaders opposing Wayanad. Gandhi's decision on a two day-visit to Amethi, a tie-up with the ruling party. to fight from Wayanad is be - landed at the Chowdhury Dikshit met Gandhi over the issue twice cause the Congress workers Charan Singh airport here The rail network ...... and conveyed her message to him. After a know he does not have sup - this morning and visited the zones which had been electrified the least. They are the ings. As against common misconception, a diesel loco - meeting with Gandhi last month she claimed port in Amethi, Irani alleged. RSS office in Rajendra Nagar North East Frontier, North Western and South motive does not burn fuel in internal combustion en - there was "unanimity" in the party against an "People of Amethi had to bear before proceeding to the Lok Western railways, where electric locomotives are alto - gine. Instead converts it first into electric energy. This alliance with the AAP. Rajesh Lilothia, work - with the missing MP for 15 Sabha constituency. During gether absent. These are either due to their terrain makes a diesel locomotive far more energy-efficient ing president of Delhi Congress said that al - years. A person, who rode on her visit, Irani will address a types or environmental factors. The drive towards than a diesel automobile. The projected benefits of rail - liance will "ruin" the party in Delhi and this the shoulder of Amethi and Kisan Rally in Parshedpur complete electrification is a mid-course correction of way electrification are numerous. It will lead to an ap - stand was clearly stated by Dikshit in her enjoyed power for the past 15 under the Amethi parliamen - the Modi Government. Even by the end of 2017, the proximate saving of `13,000 crore in fuel bill, rid the meeting with Rahul Gandhi on April 2. years, has decided to leave his tary constituency. Government had plans to procure 1,107 diesel locomo - railways of using 2.8 billion litre of imported diesel, tives for broad gauge and 25 for narrow gauge lines speed up passenger and goods traffic, lend freedom to Hundreds of youngsters (vide Lok Sabha unstarred question no: 831, dated tap energy from renewable energy sources and curtail Modi govt in 'departure December 20, 2017). The contract agreement between the carbon footprint. But are we overlooking a huge participate in FCB trials the Indian Railways and GE Diesel Locomotive Private cost to the environment by complete electrification? Limited, for the establishment of a diesel locomotive Around 54 per cent of electricity in India is still de - PReSS TRUST of INDIA lounge': Anand Sharma New Delhi, Apr 4 factory at Marhowra, Saran district, Bihar was signed rived from coal, which is the major competent of ther - by the Modi Government on November 30, 2015. On the mal energy in our country. Other components are gas, PReSS TRUST of INDIA More than hundred young - same day, another contract agreement was signed be - lignite and oil. The railways may be replacing diesel Mumbai, Apr 4 sters took part in the prelimi - tween the Indian Railways and Alstom Manufacturing with, figuratively speaking, coal. Instead of burning nary trials conducted by Ferit India Private Limited for the establishment of an elec - the coal in the furnace of an engine, as previously, we In a scathing attack on Prime tric locomotive factory at Madhepura in Bihar. But would be burning it in thermal power plants. Does this Minister Narendra Modi, senior Cricket Bash (FCB) under the guidance of former India seam - subsequently, an action plan to electrify the whole of really provide any relief for the environment? It is true Congress leader Anand Sharma on broad gauge network came into being. Yearly targets that one-fifth of India’s energy is nowadays produced Thursday said his government was er Praveen Kumar at the were ambitious to the extent of seemingly impossible from new and renewable sources like solar and wind in the "departure lounge" and that Karnail Singh Stadium on — 6,000 km for 2018-19, 7,000 km for 2019-20, 10,500 km among others. But there is a long way to go before re - its time to "threaten and mislead" Thursday. FCB is looking at for 2020-21 and 10,500 km 2021-22. This shift in plan natu - newable energy can be harnessed for high-voltage rail - people was over. Sharma also ac - having an independent cricket rally put into quandary the future of the Marhowra way traction. At present, its use in the railways is limit - cused Modi of lowering the political league for amateur players and Diesel Locomotive factory. Would their locomotives be ed to power bulbs and fans. As per the Indian Railway Year discourse, saying his language was are conducting trials in Delhi, absorbed if, in principle, diesel was to be phased out as Book (2016-17), coal constitutes 48 per cent of its bulk cargo. Of "full of bitterness and violence". He Noida and Lucknow. The short - listed players from the first a dirty and expensive fuel? The Government decided to the cargo traffic , 22 per cent is that coal, which is trans - was in the city to launch the (former prime minister) round of trials will have anoth - convert the entire fleet of diesel engines into electric ported from collieries to power plants. If demand for Congress' manifesto for the upcom - Jawaharlal Nehru and (India's first er round of screening, after ones. Technologically, this is eminently possible be - coal increases to meet electricity supply for the Indian ing Lok Sabha polls. "The Modi gov - Home minister) Sardar which they will be selected in cause there are not vast differences in internal work - Railways, there is a fear that the tracks can get choked. ernment is in the departure lounge. Vallabhbhai Patel during the the various teams competing in Its time to threaten and mislead Independence movement," he al - the league. "I saw some really people is over. He considers his po - leged. Referring to criticism of the ...... good talent among amateur One Car, two cars litical rivals as his personal ene - Congress's promise to scrap the players. They were very good mies. We don't want to engage in sedition law and review the Armed speed stretches like the Bandra-Worli Sealink can mon - dense public transportation system. While Metro sys - and I seriously feel that some of conversation by stooping to that Forces (Special Powers Act (AFS - itor speeding and issue challans automatically. tems are being built, and in some smaller cities in ad - them can make it to big leagues level," Sharma told reporters here. PA), Sharma said his party has "ze - Similarly, it may not be a bad idea to use such cameras vance of demand growth, much more has to be done to in the coming years. For me as a He was responding to a question on ro tolerance against terrorism" and to monitor traffic restrictions as well, especially now improve the bus systems that ensure last mile connec - mentor and talent spotter, I like prime minister's criticism of the that it was committed to strength - when newer vehicles will have radio-frequency identi - tivity because hair-raising rides on e-rickshaws are not to look at natural talent," Congress' manifesto during his ral - ening the national and internal se - fication tags that can share data. Something akin to feasible and in extreme climatic conditions, expecting Praveen, who has played for ly in Maharashtra's Gondia district curity. He claimed there were de - London’s congestion charge can be put into force in commuters to walk even medium distances is not a vi - India from 2008 to 2011, said af - on Wednesday. mands to scrap the sedition law central Delhi or south Mumbai, with the proceeds go - able planning solution. India does have a major oppor - ter the trials. Zaheer Khan, for - Sharma said Modi was not which, he said, was of the pre- ing towards funding better public transportation op - tunity though; newer developments in its urban areas mer India pace spearhead said: speaking about what he promised Independence era. "During the (pre - tions for those who have to give up their personal vehi - do not have to be built around the cult of the car. Proper plan - "Some of the players have in 2014 and if he fulfilled it. "Instead, vious) UPA rule, a record number cles. But in many cities, where such schemes have been ning of public transport, both intra-urban and regional, can shown remarkable passion and he is talking about sending his op - of tourists travelled to Kashmir. introduced, there was already an existing and highly dr amatically reduce the demand on Indian roads. vigour in t he trials. The level of tal - ponents to jail. It doesn't take five What happened in the last five ent is incredible." "Throughout the years to send people to jail," he years (of NDA government) is for trial s, we have ensured that the 1841 ...... taunted. The former Union minis - everyone to see," he said. Asked players get the best of the ter said Modi must talk about his about doubts being raised over fea - House of Representatives and in 1825 to the Senate. speech, and attended three inauguration balls. Soon af - amenities, complete support "non-performance" and how be "be - sibility of the Congress' ambitious Gaining the Whig presidential nomination in 1840, he terward, he developed pneumonia. and proper training to achieve trayed" the people. "The Congress NYAY scheme, Sharma said India and his running mate, John Tyler, ran a successful On April 4, President Harrison died inWashington, their goals. We are hopeful se - doesn't need a certificate of nation - was a USD 2 trillion economy in campaign under the slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler, and Vice President J ohn Tyler ascended to the pres - lected players will give their alism and patriotism from the BJP, 2014. "There is money in the coun - too.” At the inauguration of America’s first Whig pres - idency, becoming the first individual in U.S. his - best in the next round," Mitesh whose ideology supported the try. We will generate more wealth ident, on March 4, 1841, a bitterly cold day, Harrison tory to reach the office through the death of a pres - Sharma, co-founder of FCB said. British and not Mahatma Gandhi, and re-distribute it. declined to wear a jacket or hat, made a two-hour ident. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrLd JAMMU FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 Ethiopia releases preliminary India one of the highest taxing report into Boeing 737 MAX crash Addis Ababa Apr 4: the airlines noted. Based on the preliminary information gath - Ethiopia on Thursday re - ered during investigations, the nations in world: Trump leased the preliminary report in - report makes two recommenda - to the March 10 Ethiopian tions which include a review by Washington, Apr 4 (PTI) economy after the US, im - what? I respect them for it. I Airlines crash which claimed the Boeing on flight controllability. posed tit-for-tat tariffs on say it. We should have been lives of all 157 people on board. "Aviation authorities shall verify India is one of the highest USD 110 billion of American doing that to them, he said. Ethiopian Minister that the review of the aircraft con - taxing nations in the world, goods. Trump described Dagmawit Moges said that the trol system related to flight con - US President Donald Trump Top trade officials from Chinese President Xi Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was in trollability has been adequately has alleged as he again America and China are hold - Jinping as a king. good condition before take-off. addressed by the manufacturer slammed the country for im - ing talks to negotiate a com - "I was in China making a Speculations regarding the flight before the release of the aircraft to posing 100 per cent tariffs on prehensive trade deal. speech," Trump recounted. being hit with a foreign object operations," the report says. On American products, includ - "I think we're doing very "President Xi, who is a were also ruled out by the offi - March 10, 157 people on board an ing the iconic Harley- well. They need the deal strong man, I call him 'king.' cials, according to CNN. Ethiopian Airlines flight - a Davidson motorcycles. more than we do. They need He said, 'But I am not king, I "The crew performed all the Boeing 737 MAX jet - lost their Such a high tariff is not the deal. And they getting am president'. I said, 'No, you procedures repeatedly provided lives after their flight crashed just fair, Trump said Tuesday hurt badly with they're pay - are president for life, and by the manufacturer but was not a few minutes after take-off from during National Republican ing 25 per cent on USD 50 bil - therefore you are king.' He able to control the aircraft," Adis Ababa. Similarly, in October Congressional Committee lion worth of technology said, 'Huh. Huh.' He liked Moges stated. last year, a Boeing 737 MAX Lion Annual Spring Dinner here. highest taxing nations in the Trump explained how his stuff and they were going to that. I call him 'king.' I get The March 10 incident be - Air flight crashed in Indonesia, Early this year, at a world. They taxed us 100 per trade policies are successful - pay 25 per cent on another along with him great," he came the second instance that the claiming the lives of all 181 people White House event to an - cent," Trump said reiterat - ly addressing the balance of USD 200 billion," he said. said. Boeing 737 MAX jet was involved on board. Investigations are ongo - nounce his support for recip - ing his often-heard remarks trade issue with other coun - Trump said his adminis - "So I call him King. I get in a crash within a span of five ing into both the incidents. rocal tax, Trump had said he on Indian tariff structure. tries. Trade talks with China tration is fixing broken trade along with them great. But I months. This triggered safety Boeing on Wednesday claimed to was satisfied with the Indian charge us 100 per cent are going on very well, he deals to protect the was really hitting him hard concerns, leading to several coun - have successfully tested its new decision to reduce the im - tariffs on goods. So they send said. The world's two largest American workers. about how they've hurt our tries and airlines grounding the software update for the 737 MAX 7 port tariff on Harley- a motorcycle--and they make economies are locked in a "We are standing up to country. And I had 5,000 aircraft around the world. "We jet. The aircraft manufacturer's Davidson motorcycles from a lot of them--Indian cycles. trade war since Trump im - China's chronic trading Chinese people, I'm China, are very proud of our pilots’ com - CEO Dennis Muilenburg was on 100 per cent to 50 per cent. They send them to our coun - posed heavy tariffs on im - abuses and theft of intellec - I'm in Beijing doing this, can pliances to follow the emergency board the demo flight, which was "Even this is not enough, this try, we charge them nothing. ported steel and aluminium tual properties and so many you believe it? And I'm look - procedures and high level of pro - upgraded with the new is okay," he said at that time. We send a Harley Davidson items from China in March other things that they've ing down, he's getting angri - fessional performances in such Maneuvering Characteristics Trump has repeatedly to India and they charge us last year, a move that done to us," he said. er and angrier. And then I extremely difficult situations," Augmentation System (MCAS) claimed that India is a "tariff 100 per cent. Not fair, okay. sparked fears of a global "I don't know how you saved it. I said, "You know, I Ethiopian Airlines CEO said in a software update. According to the king" and imposes "tremen - Not reciprocal. It's not fair," trade war. people allowed this to hap - don't blame you. I blame the statement on April 4, following manufacturing giant, the new up - dously high" tariffs on Trump said. Trump imposed tariff pen for so many years. leaders of our country for al - the report's release. "As the inves - date to the system lets the pilot American products. During his address to the hikes of up to 25 per cent on You've been here longer than lowing it to happen." And it's tigation continues with more de - have the ability to override "I got a call from Prime National Republican USD 250 billion of Chinese me. But they really have, really true. We should never tailed analysis, as usual, we will MCAS and manually control the Minister (Narendra) Modi of Congressional Committee goods. In response, China, they've taken advantage of have allowed that to happen, continue with our full coopera - aircraft, ensuring that the pilot al - India. They're one of the Annual Spring Dinner, the world's second largest our country. And you know Trump said. tion with the investigation team," ways has the upper hand. South Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first and Japan, South Korea had been racing to claim the title as the world's first provider of the ultra- fast network. But speculation that US mobile carrier Verizon might start its 5G services early forced South Korean providers to hastily organise a late-night launch, Yonhap news agency reported. In the event, Verizon began rolling out its 5G services in Chicago and Minneapolis on Wednesday in the US, a week ahead of schedule. But according to Yonhap, the South Korean launches came two hours earlier. "SK Telecom today an - nounced that it has activated 5G services for six celebrities repre - senting Korea as of 11 pm April 3, Seoul, Apr 4 SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus - be - 2019," the country's biggest mobile gan their 5G services at 11 pm local operator said in a news release South Korea launched the time Wednesday, despite previous - hursday. The celebrities - includ - world's first nationwide 5G mobile ly announcing the launch date ing two members of K-pop band networks two days early, its top would be April 5. EXO and Olympic ice-skating mobile carriers said Thursday, Hyper-wired South Korea has heroine Kim Yu-na - were "the giving a handful of users access in long had a reputation for technical world's first 5G smartphone sub - In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses MP's in the Palace of Westminster in London. A a late-night scramble to be the first prowess, and Seoul had made the scribers", it said. Both KT and LG Brexit-related vote in Britain's House of Commons ended in a tie, the first time that has happened in a quarter-century. Under Parliament's providers of the super-fast wire - 5G rollout a priority as it seeks to Uplus said they also went live at rules, the speaker of the House has tie-breaking power. Speaker John Bercow cast his vote with the noes. He said that was in keeping with less technology. stimulate stuttering economic the same time, with a total of three the principle that "it is not for the chair to create a majority that otherwise doesn't exist." Three top telecom providers - growth. Along with the US, China specially-selected users. FTA is key to resolving India US trade disputes, says advocacy group Washington, Apr 4 (PTI) president and CEO of the US-India fessionals, allows foreign workers the model code of conduct, Aghi to find ways to short out these is - said some of the policies coming Strategic Partnership Forum to obtain temporary authorisation said this would be the recommenda - sues," Aghi said. from India in recent past are protec - A free trade agreement between (USISPF), told PTI. to work and stay in the US. tion of the USISPF to the new gov - Observing that tariff is one as - tionist in nature. India and the US is a key to resolv - An India-US FTA, he observed, While there has not been much ernment to "be bold about it, start pect of the trade dispute. "It has to do either the election ing their trade disputes as it will would be able to address the Indian talks between the two countries on discussion FTA with the US be - Trump has repeatedly claimed now or others. It doesn't help. For cover biggest irritants in ties in - concerns over import of Chinese this issue, Aghi said he believes cause for this president (Donald that India is a "tariff king" and im - example, medical devices. Yes, we cluding tariffs and mobility of goods. that FTA is key to resolving the Trump) trade is the biggest thing." poses "tremendously high" tariffs put two price cap on them, but at the Indian professionals, a top "Because we are concerned trade disputes. If the two countries are able to on American products. end, the consumer still paying the American business advocacy group about Chinese goods coming to "Within the FTA, you can have quickly put an FTA together, where Steel tariff, Generalized System same, he said, adding that it still has said. India, that under WTO guidelines, BIT (bilateral investment treaty) al - it has impact on mobility of profes - of Preferences (GSP) are issues, he has not been solved. Observing that the relationship everything with the FTA, India can so. It covers a lot of stuff. It takes the sionals, it's a win-win situation, he said, "As we move forward next five between India and the US in the last put as much tariff, it has no impact biggest irritants in the relationship asserted. On March 5, the US decided to years whoever comes in, should fo - five years has progressed tremen - on US tariffs itself, he said. out, he said. When asked if the two countries withdraw import duty benefits, cus on a driving an FTA, which dously, the advocacy group said the "The FTA once signed should "It provides mobility to Indian are on a collision course on trade which was in the range of 1-6 per should take a lot of this irritants out interest of the two largest democra - have what I call mobility on H-1B. professionals who could come into and tariff issues, Aghi said, "There cent, under its GSP programme. in the relationship, said the USISPF cies of the world are much more You give FTA partner more excep - US and work. It provides almost ze - is a danger, that the tail is going to "I think, the e-commerce policy, head. aligned than ever. tion," he said adding that going for - ro tariff for US goods coming into start wagging the dog itself and we the way it was handled is an issue. He refuted the impression in "The challenge which we have is ward the two countries need to be India. I think this has to be a bold got to avoid that." Data localization is a challenge. We some quarters in India that that that we need to work out a trade creative and bold and drive this re - move on part of the new govern - "I also sincerely believed that need to look at overall, a process Indian policy is in reaction to pro - deal. And when you look forward lationship on a path where there's ment whoever comes in," Aghi said. there's enough maturity, we'll find which protects both countries' in - tectionist measures from the US. next five years, I believe India much more better understanding With India into an election a way to solve this issue out, be - terest and find a common ground to While India has made lots of ef - should sign an FTA with the US. on the trade side. mode, where the government of the cause at this stage India cannot af - have a win win value proposition, forts in last five years, it has moved Once you have FTA, all this issue of The H-1B visa programme, pop - day cannot take any major policy ford to get into a trade collision with he said. slightly towards being more protec - tariffs will go away," Mukesh Aghi, ular among Indian technology pro - decision due to the enforcement of the US neither can US. So, we have Responding to a question, Aghi tionist, Aghi said. Trump says 'not concerned' after Chinese woman Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash report carrying malware arrested at Mar-a-Lago

Washington, Apr 4 (PTI) espionage effort. have extremely good. And it's get - expected today: sources Asked about the reports of the ting better. Frankly, what we're do - New york Apr 4: Wednesday that pilots on the doomed Ethiopian US President Donald Trump Chinese espionage, Trump told re - ing with cyber is a story in itself," plane initially followed emergency steps outlined by has said that he is "not concerned at porters at the White House: "Well, I the US President said. Ethiopian officials on Thursday are expected to Boeing but still could not regain control. The pilots all" about the alleged espionage at saw the story. Haven't spoken to "I think that was just a fluke sit - release preliminary conclusions in the probe of last shut off the anti-stall system, called the Maneuvering Mar-a-Lago, days after the Secret anybody about it, other than I had a uation, and I think that the person month’s crash of a Boeing 737 that killed 157 people, Characteristics Augmentation System, but switched Service arrested a Chinese woman brief meeting. Gave me a little bit of sitting at the front desk did a very two sources told AFP on Wednesday. it back on because they could not regain control, The with a flash drive containing mal - information". good job, to be honest with you. I The report on the March 10 crash on the Journal reported, citing people briefed on the prelim - Ethiopian Airlines plane could be published late ware from his high-security resort "No, I'm not concerned at all," he think that particular woman did a inary findings. Seeking to win back public confi - Thursday morning in Ethiopia, which would be in dence in the planes, Boeing released photographs of in Florida. told reporters at the White House very, very good job. She was able to the middle of the night in the continental United its chief executive, who joined a test flight of a 737 Yujing Zhang, 32, has been on Wednesday. see things that other people were States, said the sources close to the investigation, MAX with the company’s updated anti-stall charged with making false state - She carried a thumb drive ap - not," Trump said. who spoke on the condition of anonymity.Aviation system.The Federal Aviation Administration said ments to a federal officer and enter - parently loaded with malware, the The woman arrested by the regulators around the world grounded Boeing’s 737 Monday that Boeing needed to undertake more work ing a restricted property after she Department of Justice said in a fed - Secret Service is now facing the MAX last month following the Ethiopian Airways on the proposed fix before it could be submitted for re - visited Mar-a-Lago on March 30, ac - eral indictment. consequences of whatever she had crash, which came less than five months after an view. Boeing distributed a cockpit photo of Chief cording to the Department of The Federal Bureau of in mind, he said. October Lion Air crash that killed 189 people. Executive Dennis Muilenburg wearing earphones Justice. Investigation is investigating the "Secret Service has done a fan - Scrutiny has centred on an anti-stall system devel - and seated behind two pilots. A second shot showed According to CNN, the security issue. tastic job from day one. Very happy oped specifically for the planes that has given pilots the Boeing chief exiting the aircraft at Boeing Field breach is being seen as a possible "We have very good control. We with them," Trump added. problems. The Wall Street Journal reported in Washington state. K Glimpses of Future M

Y 9 SpOrtS JAMMU FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019 C Malaysia Open: Srikanth seals Indian women's hockey team beat Malaysia 3-0 in series opener quarterfinal spot, Sindhu loses Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4 (PTI) Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4 (PTI) In the women's singles match, Striker Vandana after some good rallies, Sindhu en - Katariya scored a brace to India's Kidambi Srikanth made joyed a three-point lead at 8-5 but help Indian women's hock - it to the men's singles quarterfinal Sung Ji Hyun drew level with a ey team beat hosts but an erratic P V Sindhu went cross court smash. The Indian Malaysia 3-0 in the opening down in straight games in women's again managed to held a 11-9 lead af - game of the five-match se - singles competition at the USD ter the Korean went wide. ries here Thursday. 750,000 Malaysia Open here After the interval, Sung Ji Vandana struck in the Thursday. erased the deficit and grabbed a 16- 17th and 60th minutes be - Eighth seeded Srikanth, who 14 lead after Sindhu miscued two fore Lalremsiami (38th) had reached the finals of a BWF shots. scored in the third quarter World Tour event after 17 months A backhand aimed at the body to hand India the easy win. Malaysian goalkeeper. hosts conceded three at the India Open last week, defeat - helped Sung Ji to move up to 19-16. It was Malaysia who Soon India got a penalty penalty corners but all the ed Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab Sindhu then misjudged the shuttle got a head start with a corner but the resultant chances went in vain. 21-11 21-15 in little over half an hour twice at the backline to hand over penalty corner in the third try went wide. After a goal - India doubled their lead in to set up a meeting with Olympic the opening game to her rival. minute of the match, but it less first quarter, India the 38th minute through champion and fourth seed Chen Sung Ji raced to a 5-0 lead early was well-saved by an expe - broke the deadlock in the another field strike by Long of China. on before moving to 10-5. A precise rienced Savita guarding 17th minute when young striker The 26-year-old is now the lone down-the-line return helped her to the Indian goalpost. India Vandana scored a fine field Lalremsiami. The 2-0 lead Indian survivor in the BWF World first round of All England lead early on and then jumped to a grab a 11-6 advantage at the break. shook off the initial nerves goal. With a one goal cush - put India in a comfortable Tour Super 750 tournament. Championship and 2018 Hong Kong 14-6 advantage. The Indian contin - It was a one-way traffic after the and young Lalremsiami ion, India maintained a position in the fourth quar - Fifth seed Sindhu blew a 13-10 open. Mixed doubles pair of ued to dominate the proceedings to breather as the Korean took 10 of took a brave shot on goal in good structure and con - ter and the visitors in - advantage in the opening game to Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki pocket the opening game. the next 11 points as Sindhu made the fifth minute but her ef - trolled the proceedings in creased their lead just sec - go down rather meekly 18-21 7-21 to Reddy lost 21-15 17-21 13-21 to local Nothing changed in the second some uncharacteristic mistakes. fort was saved. Two min - the third quarter too. The onds from the final hooter world No 10 Sung Ji Hyun for her combination of Tan Kian Meng and with Srikanth again marching Eventually two unforced errors utes later, Navneet Kaur Indians kept the through Vandana. The sec - third straight defeat to the Korean. Lai Pei Jing of Malaysia India to ahead early and holding his fort to from the Indian helped Sung Ji seal attempted a shot on goal Malaysian attack in check ond match of the series will The Indian had to the Korean in the bow out. Srikanth opened up a 6-2 comfortably shut out the match. the quarterfinals spot. but was denied by an alert and under pressure the be played on Saturday. Wishy-washy areas in Mankading law need to be addressed: Jos Buttler New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) I was really disappointed with it. I didn't like the style of it. I just thought England batsman Jos Buttler, it was a bad precedent at the start of who was recently 'Mankaded' by the tournament. For the tournament India off-spinner Ravichandran itself. It was a really disappointing Ashwin in an IPL encounter, wants way to start the tournament," he said. the authorities to address the "wishy- Buttler agreed that it wasn't a pleas - washy" areas in the law dealing with ant incident. "So, I didn't like what the controversial dismissal.Buttler's happened and I didn't agree with it, dismissal during a match between but what can you do? After a day or so Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI I was pretty relaxed about it and I'll Punjab triggered a debate with the make sure it never happens again. It cricket world divided and the custo - won't happen again." He admitted dians of the game MCC doing a flip- "But I do think, the way the law is that the incident made him "more flop. The MCC, at the onset, said written, there is a bit of a grey area in conscious" but that was in a negative Ashwin did the correct thing only to that saying 'when a bowler is expect - sense as it affected his game. "What change its statement next day with ed to release the ball'. That is a bit of a was more disappointing is that sud - one of its representatives stating that wishy-washy statement," the denly, over the next two games, I "the pause was just too long and England opener said. Buttler felt that found myself being really conscious therefore not within the spirit of the decision made by the on-field um - of it and it is quite distracting," he cricket." "Of course a Mankading has pires was wrong. "If you look at the said. "It is so rare that you're not nor - to be in the Laws of the game because footage, probably the wrong decision mally thinking about it. I must be the a batsman can't just run halfway was made because at the time he was only person to get out twice in that down the pitch trying to get a head - expected to release the ball I was in way. "It distracted me for the next Cardiff's Sean Morrison, second left, jumps for the ball during the english Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Cardiff start," Buttler told 'ESPNcricinfo'. my crease," Buttler said. "At the time couple of games which is why it was City at etihad stadium in Manchester, england. Last seven months were toughest period, did not know what to do: Pandya Diamond, JCC in semis of Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) Pandya, who smashed an 8- Sharma was delighted with the re - Winter Shield T20 Cup ball 25 not out and then picked up sult. "We don't want the headache JAMMU, April 04: India and Mumbai Indians three wickets to power MI to a 37- of winning every game at the all-rounder Hardik Pandya run win over CSK, dedicated the back-end of the tournament. It be - Defeating their rivals convincingly in their respec - termed the last seven months as man of the match award-winning comes very tough. I thought 170 tive quarterfinals, Jammu Cricket Club and Diamond the toughest period of his life performance to those who stood was a fighting total because there Cricket Club today qualified for the semifinals stages when he "did not know what to do" by him. was something in the pitch," he of the ongoing Winter Shield T20 Cricket Cup, organ - in the wake of the controversy "I was out with injury and said. ised by State Cricket Academy (SCA) at Parade surrounding his outrage-evoking then some other controversy hap - "If we knock a few wickets Ground, here. In the first match, Diamond Club got the comments on women. pened. I want to dedicate this Man with the new ball, we'll be in the better of Samar Cricket Club in an exciting match by Pandya, who helped MI beat of the Match to my family and game. That's probably why I can't three wickets. Batting first, Samar Cricket Club Chennai Super Kings in an IPL friends, who stood with me in the find a game-changing moment in scored 121 runs in the stipulated 20 overs, losing eight game here, was initially suspend - toughest times," Pandya said at this 40 overs." wickets. Kewal top scored with 35 runs, while Gagan ed by the BCCI and sent back to the post-match presentation cere - MI's West Indian batsman and Harpreet contributed 29 and 23 runs respectively. India from the Australia tour fol - mony Wednesday night. Kieron Pollard called Pandya From Diamond Cricket Club, Sarabjot took three wick - lowing his comments on a chat "Now my only focus is to play "phenomenal" and explained his ets and Pawandeep claimed two. Diamond Club, in re - show earlier this year. Later, the IPL and make sure India wins the role in the current set-up. ply, chased the target on the penultimate ball of the in - suspension was provisionally lift - World Cup." "(Hardik) is phenomenal. For ers rather than a team meeting. ly matter, a good start from the nings, losing seven wickets in the process. Rajinder ed pending an inquiry. CSK skipper Mahendra Singh us it is just about encouraging "We do have one-on-one plans, bowlers will make things tight, top scored with 26 runs, while Gurvinder and Navdeep The 25-year-old said he has Dhoni felt many "things went him and giving him that opportu - we needed to know where we once you set the tone, the game contributed 20 and 18 runs to the total respectively. left behind the controversy. wrong" for his side. nity. He practices like that. The could cut-off the boundaries, goes along in that flow." From Samar CC, Aman took two wickets, while Robin, "It feels pretty good to help the "We started well, were right Pandya boys have been batting which batsmen to target, a bound - On the injury to some of his Kewal and Manpreet claimed one wicket each. team to win and contribute. It's on the mark for the first 10-12 well, so being the more experi - ary less or two could have made a players, Dhoni said, "We don't Sarabjot was declared as the man of the match. In an - been seven months that I've hard - overs. Then, a few catches were enced guy, I have to take the ini - difference to a 10-12 run over or a have a few players. Bravo has a other match, JCC defeated Singh Akhnoor by a big ly played games. They weren't dropped, a few misfields, the tiative and try to do well whenev - 7-run over. We needed to build hamstring injury, David Willey is margin of 70 runs. The JCC scored a modest total of 118 easy and I didn't know what to do. death over bowling wasn't great. er I come in. some momentum, but we need to not there, he has his own prob - runs, with Gourav being the top scorer with 41 runs, I've just batted and batted. I want We don't have bowlers who hit the Asked why he was not bowl - know when to plan for those," he lems. Lungi Ngidi is not with us as while Deepak Dogra and Surya contributed 21 and 13 to improve my game every day. deck, it was slightly tough on ing, Pollard said, "That's a ques - said. well, we will have to look at the runs respectively. Robin clinched three wickets, while It's a fantastic feeling batting like them," Dhoni said. tion you'll have to ask the skipper. "It is a tough thing - this so- pitch and then decide on the right Happy bagged two from Singh Akhnoor. Sham Singh that and making your team win," Dhoni said he would prefer a I think as a team we strive on mo - called momentum, it doesn't real - combination." MI captain Rohit Langeh, Sunil and Mittu claimed one wicket each. he said. one-on-one meeting with his play - mentum. Anderson might end up Mankading someone at some point: Ashwin RM Public hosts Tug of War event New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) so stood up for me. And it is The 32-year-old, who has 342 only fair that your peers Test wickets and 150 ODI Ravichandran Ashwin stand up for you," he said. scalps, also doesn't under - has absolutely "no regrets" The MCC after initially stand the fuss about the having 'Mankaded' Jos stating that Ashwin was 'Spirit of the Game'. "There Buttler in an IPL game and right, did a U-Turn, stating are people who have been he will certainly not be sur - that the "bowler paused in speaking about the incident prised if he finds England his delivery stride and wait - over and over again. People pacer Jimmy Anderson, ed for the batsman to leave have nicked the ball and ac - who 'virtually' ripped him to the crease before running tually debated about taking shreds, doing the same in him out". Ashwin said that a DRS. As a batsman when I near future. the debates can continue nick the ball, I know I have Recently a crass video of "till cows come home". nicked it so there is no ques - Jimmy Anderson ripping "There have even been de - tion of deliberating or taking Ashwin's picture into shreds bates about whether I waited a DRS," Ashwin tried to went viral and many felt that for him to walk out of the point at how some of the crit - young students compete during the Tug of War event at R M Public School Jammu on Thursday. it was done in bad taste. crease. But, what people ics have changed their posi - JAMMU, April 04: tion by the public in upcoming "Today Jimmy did was within the purview munity with custodians of don't understand is that I tions conveniently. Parliamentary elections. Speaking to Anderson might feel that of the playing conditions. the game MCC also doing a hadn't even reached the Just like Buttler, As part of the ongoing week-long whatever I did was wrong. "Everybody who know flip-flop. crease and he started walk - Ashwin also feels that the the students, president of the Rural election awareness campaign, organ - Maybe, tomorrow he might me, it is very clear (to them) Asked if the controversy ing away. Once your action authorities should decide Sports Club, Narinder Singh appreciat - end up doing (Mankading) it. that I don't do anything that has affected him, Ashwin an - is complete, you cannot go what is permissible as per ised by Rural Sports Club, Tug of War ed the spirit and zeal among young par - Who knows, it is all a ques - is illegal. Even my team has swered in negative. down and hit the stumps," he rules of the game. event took place at R M Public School, ticipants for a cause through the medi - tion of perception of right stood behind me since then. "Not really, it hasn't af - said. "I just feel by the whole "I actually think that if here today. The competition held in um of sports. Meanwhile, as per the or - and wrong. I don't think in A lot many players have fected me one bit at all. I am criticism, the way people you bring in the 'Spirit of the both boys and girls sections with teams ganisers, the next event of the week- this case it is necessary be - come to me and said whatev - very happy for the fact that have reacted, some experts Game' into this and keep on drawn from R M Public School and long campaign, a cycle rally, shall take cause it is in the law and I er I did was absolutely they (former and current who have been bang-on too - talking about it again and Shiksha Niketan School. It was during place tomorrow at 9.30 am. Additional did," Ashwin told India right," Ashwin said. England players) are stand - that it is just going to throw again, it is up to the authori - the competition that students pledged District Development Commissioner Today. The 'Mankading' contro - ing up for their fellow coun - chills down the spine of a lot ties to decide that whether to spread the message and to act as Jammu, Rishpal Sing has consented to The senior India off- versy evoked mixed reac - tryman. I definitely do think of bowlers about not want - you want to continue this as brand ambassadors for mass participa - flag off the participants. spinner is clear that what he tions in the cricketing com - that my countrymen have al - ing to do it again," he opined. a rule of the game or not." Glimpses of Future 10 ENtErtaiNmENt JAMMU FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2019 Sonam Kapoor: I was always given the independence to Wink and smile ! Ranbir Kapoor reunites with Rishi-Neetu Not a piggyback ride, but make my own decisions Taimur still enjoys a lift Kapoor and the celebratory selfies are too good to be missed while crossing the road

While you wait for the weekend, Taimur Ali Khan is here to give a perfect start to our Thursday. We always enjoy a sneak-peek of the cute little munchkin, be it his piggyback ride with papa Saif Ali Khan or playing the ukulele, tiny Tim is the most adorable star kid. The two year old toddler of Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan is also a sports enthusiast and is often seen playing football, cricket and badminton. Must say, he is ever ready to learn some - thing new. Another thing that keeps this in - Rishi Kapoor and was suffering from blood Kapoor saab's health and to share some congratula - ternet sensation in the news is his fashion Neetu Kapoor are current - cancer. Brother Randhir doings. Just like she had re - tory selfies and wrote, statement, yesterday itself he was seen in ly in the United States Kapoor had then informed cently hinted that he might "That amazing feeling in vacation mode with sister Inaaya Naumi where the veteran actor is PTI, "This is a rumour. He return soon. In case you your lows when there is Kemmu. Remember the time when he went undergoing treatment for a is fine at the moment. As he haven't guessed it yet, an - Positivity ??Happiness for a nature's trip and returned with a health problem. He in - is in great pain, he will be other picture(s) is on the ?Love ? and that Wink ?!!!! plucked leaf? Going by his pictures, we formed his followers on undergoing tests tomor - horizon and it's just as Earlier, the yesteryear ac - think Taimur is a fan of nature. While the Twitter in the last week of row. He did discuss it with good. Or even better, cause tress had shared a snap of munchkin is often spotted crossing the September 2018 that he was us regarding his health." son and Best Actor the golden night when road with mommy Kareenaand daddy Saif, going for treatment and Now, while that is that, we awardee Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir and girlfriend, also but today he stepped out alone. Taimur was urged people not to specu - are hooked to Neetu has flown to NYC to reunite talent extraordinaire, Alia snapped giving a cute stare to the pa - late. Some portals had re - Kapoor's Instagram posts with his folks. The proud Bhatt bagged trophies for parazzi, in a navy blue tee with orange box - ported that Rishi Kapoor that keep us abreast with mother took to Instagram the Best Actor award. ers and sky blue sneakers. Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Zero to close Rajjo is back!" Sonakshi Sinha is excited as she joins Salman the Beijing International Film Festival Khan on the sets of Dabangg 3

Bollywood super - star Shah Rukh Khan- starrer "Zero" will be Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja says it is im - the closing film of the portant for a person to become financially inde - Beijing International pendent and parents should give certain respect Film Festival. The fes - and freedom to their children. On actress Vidya tival, which will run Balan's radio show "Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho", from April 13 to April Sonam shared her thoughts on financial inde - 20, will open with pendence and how her father and veteran actor "The Composer", a Anil Kapoorgave her wings, read a statement. forthcoming Chinese- She said: "I became financially independent Kazakh co-produc - when I was 18 but just like a lot of Indian kids, I tion, as its opening ti - used to live with my parents. Besides that, I was tle. The decision to always given that kind of independence where programme "Zero" in you have to make your own decisions. My father such a prominent slot always tells me to take the onus of my life deci - underlines the grow - sions and not put the blame on anyone if the de - ing success which cision turns out to be bad. "He (Anil) says, 'I have Indian films are en - brought you up in a way where I know you will joying with Chinese always make the right decision', and that kind of audiences, reports va - respect and freedom, I think every parent riety.com. Directed should give their child." Talking about financial by Aanand L. Rai, the independence, Vidya recalled how she felt when Hindi language film she bought an air-conditioner for the first time. released in December "I started doing ad films at the age of 19 and then last year. It features I started doing it regularly and earned well. SRK as a person with When I bought an air-conditioner for the first dwarfism in a love tri - time through the hard earned money, that feel - angle with a scientist ing was truly special. "It felt like it's not just an air-conditioner but a Kohinoor diamond that I with cerebral palsy have put up there. I can't explain that feeling in (actress Anushka words. When one is financially independent, Sharma) and a famous when they earn by themselves and splurge it, actress (Katrina that feeling is something else." Kaif). No Khans required! 2019's first quarter has a better hit ratio than 2018

The unspoken rule of to March has given more hits, as Bollywood is not undisputed compared to the first quarter of anymore, or so suggests box of - 2018 with no Khan to be seen. From fice. Or should we say the Khans Uri to Kesari, there were numerous of Bollywood have lately given movies that got the audience’s more misses than hits, case in thumbs up and got the cash regis - The megastar of Bollywood, Salman Khan is set to enter - point Race 3, Thugs of ters ringing. As a result, the first tain us as the kickass cop, Chulbul Pandey again as he kick - Hindostan and Zero. It's the con - quarter has clocked in a whopping started the shooting of Dabangg 3 earlier. The 53-year-old tent that rules today, and merely Rs 1060.72 crore. This is a great box actor had posted a video saying that they have reached their the Khan power does not suffice office collection, as compared to Rs birthplace for the shoot of the third instalment of this cop to pull enough audience to the 838.81 crore of 2018’s Q1. There are franchise. He captioned the video, "Back in our birthplace theatres to make big money con - various factors that have led to rise for #Dabangg3 shoot @arbaazkhanofficial". The third part sidering their colossal produc - in the moolah. One biggest reason of the franchise is more contemporary, as Salman’s Chulbul tion budgets. Instead, films being the availability of good and Pandey will engage in a cat-and-mouse game with his antag - likeRanveer Singh’s Simmba an array of content. While movie onist, Kannada actor Sudeep, whose character is almost that released in December 2018 lovers were high on patriotism like a parallel lead. Salman had also posted a picture with kicked off 2019 on an impressive over one weekend, they also rapped his signature sunnies as he stood beside director start. However, it was not until their way to the cinemas to watch a Prabhudheva in what seemed like an interesting introduc - Uri: The Surgical Attack musical. There is no denying that tory sequence. It goes without saying that excitement has stepped into the theatre with its the Khans have been putting to - hit the roof with fans who are waiting with bated breath to high josh that 2019 truly began gether a potpourri of movies and catch more glimpses of the star. But while that is that, we and there seems to be no stop - are expected to posed mammoth think the mania is only going to grow because now ping ever since. It seems like the box office collections. But the new evenSonakshi Sinha has joined Salman on the sets. That's Vicky Kaushal-starrer un - league of Bollywood stars is slowly right, after launching the trailer of Kalank, she took off to leashed the brigade of hits taking that pressure off the Khans. Indore, back to the sets where she truly belongs. The actress through the first quarter. While we’ve seen Ranveer Singh do even took to her Instagram account to share her look from The period between January it last year twice. the 1st day and wrote, "RAJJO is back!   
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rity forces' convoys to eliminate the possibility of fidayeen RBI terror attacks during the ongoing poll process, the notifi- main agenda: BJP home, auto, and personal loan EMIs (equated monthly cation said. In case of an emergency requiring the passage installments) are likely to go down although banks are yet of a civilian vehicle, police and administrative officials  judgement on the issue of to fully pass on the previous cut. The move came a week be- development. The huge will take appropriate decisions in line with the provisions fore the general elections kick off on April 11. The reduc- for movement of civilian traffic during curfews, it added. The State Unit of BJP response of the people to tion in rates was based on RBI cutting its inflation forecast Officials said the notification took the state police by organised a press confer- the rallies of the Prime to 2.9-3 per cent rage for the April-September period com- surprise and, till the last, it was being argued that the deci- ence today at its Jammu Minister Narendra Modi pared to 3.2-3.4 per cent range it had projected in February. sion would not be beneficial for the state. During his visit headquarters, addressed and BJP President Amit Inflation, which stood at 2.57 per cent in February, is to Kashmir after the Pulwama terror attack that left 40 se- jointly by State Shah in Jammu region projected at 3.5-3.8 per cent in January-March 2020 - within curity personnel dead, Union Home Minister Rajnath Spokesperson Balbir has created records and is the RBI's target of 4 per cent. But, the central bank warned Singh announced that no civilian traffic would be allowed Ram Rattan and State a clear signal of the mood of upside risks to price pressures if food and fuel prices during the movement of paramilitary forces. Spokesperson on of the people of the state. rise abruptly, or if fiscal deficits overshoot targets. While Kashmir Affairs Ashwani Development has been an high-interest rates have often been cited as an obstacle to Kumar Chrungoo. important link that has faster investment growth, rate cut announced Thursday Azad Ashwani Kumar given extension to the will help the real interest rates in India to drop below policemen who picked up three local daily wagers Chrungoo, on the occa- area of influence and op- Malaysia and Indonesia. killed them and dubbed them as Pakistanis." sion, said that over a peri- eration of BJP. The over- The RBI had in its Statement on Development and "Our Army, our security forces and our policemen are od of last two weeks, sev- whelming public re- Regulatory Policies on December 6, 2018, asked banks to laying down their lives and we salute their sacrifice. The eral leaders of different sponse that the Prime start using external benchmarks while disbursing new nation will always remain indebted to them. political parties have ei- mount to contempt of been banned. Formal Minister's and the Party floating rate personal or retail (housing, auto, etc) with ef- "However, if anyone picks up any civilian and kills fect from April 1, 2019. However, in its policy announce- ther issued formal state- Supreme Court of India FIRs have been lodged in President’s Rallies gather him for promotion and rewards, I think he is against the ment Thursday, the central bank said it has deferred this ments or have spoken cer- and are calling for anar- those cases where illegal throughout the length humanity and any government, media and anyone from move for the time beingThe country's largest lender State tain things during the chy and sedition which is money deals and using and breadth of the coun- any religious background should not tolerate it, he said. Bank of India (SBI), which controls nearly a quarter of the election campaign which condemnable. In such a them for purposes of ter- He said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the try is a pointer towards banking system, has already announced that it will be require formal response situation, law will take its ror and secession were country and will remain so, but there is a need to address the shape of future linking its savings deposits rates and short-term loans to from Bharatiya Janata own course. found. The Supreme events. The people of the the issue to bring peace to the region. the RBI's repo rate from May 1. "I think Article 370 is there for the last 70 years and it Party. It was said that In regard to the state- Court, a couple of days nation, it is clear, have Currently, banks follow a system of internal bench- will stay," he said while releasing the party manifesto J&K state has a relation- ment about accession and back, has also confirmed made up their mind to marks, including Prime Lending Rate (PLR), Benchmark here. About the government order banning the movement ship with the rest of India merger of the state, the ar- the linkage that the docu- bring Modi ji back to pow- Prime Lending Rate (BPLR), Base rate and Marginal Cost of civilian vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, he based upon Article 370 gument in itself is irrele- ments procured by the er to continue the good of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR). In the context of the said "the government should find a better solution". Article 35A. It needs to be vant and absurd as there government have estab- work of the past five years proposed new system of linking interest rates, the RBI "The safety and security of the security personnel is of was no case for merger af- lished. Balbir Ram Rattan clarified that Article 370 relating to Vichardhara, Thursday said it held discussions with stakeholders on paramount importance but traffic is equally important. ter the Accession. The said that in regard to the is a part of the Vikaas, Vistaar and various aspects like management of interest rate risk, and They should have found a solution like restricting traffic Constitution as a confusion in this regard development of the two Vishwas. time required for IT system upgradation. "...it has been de- for half a day each for security forces and civilians. “Temporary provision” represents the confused Parliamentary Congress Manifesto cided to hold further consultations with stakeholders and "That could have been a better solution, but to stop and was incorporated and state of mind of Congress Constituencies of Jammu has come out as a work out an effective mechanism for transmission of traffic for two days is a little difficult to manage because made effective from 26th and Congressmen. region, the last five years Memorandum of rates," the central bank said in its 'Statement on there will a lot of hue and cry," he said. January 1950 while the Similarly, the nomencla- have brought a sea Understanding of Developmental and Regulatory Policies'. On Omar Abdullah reportedly proposing utilizing Instrument of Accession ture of the so-called Sadr- change in the landscape Congress with the When asked about the timeline for implementation of train services for moving security personnel, he said was signed on 26th e-Riyasat and Wazir-e- of the areas. Both the sit- Separatist and Terrorist external benchmarking of interest rates, Das said, "The since train does not go to Kashmir, it is a problem. October 1947. The Article Azam was an exception ting MPs of the two con- forces in the country and work is on". However, he did not commit any date for im- "That is an alternative from any part of the country to 35A was adopted by the evolved to appease cer- stituencies, Dr. Jitendra particularly in J&K state. plementation on the new system aimed at ensuring Udhampur. Then Banihal to Kashmir, a small stretch can government of the day tain political figures Singh and Jugal Kishore Withdrawal of AFSPA, greater transparency in fixation of interest rates on per- be opened and closed (Udhampur to Banihal)...it is for the scrumptiously through which had no constitu- Sharma have document- unconditional talks with sonal and MSME loans. Das said the RBI will continue to state government to find an option," he said. the Presidential Order in tional or legal founding ed their developmental the separatist forces, dia- add liquidity to ease constraints in the banking system by Advocating dialogue to address the Kashmir problem, using all instruments available, including open-market 1954 and there is a big and was thus abolished by projects in their respec- logue with Pakistan, re- he said, "Dialogue is the only way forward to address the bond purchases and currency swap. The RBI also allowed question mark even on its the same party that creat- tive constituencies. ducing the strength of aspiration of the people of different regions of the state and banks to use an additional 2 per cent from SLR bucket for existence as a part of the ed it. The government is These constituencies ensure honourable solution which will satisfy them." troops & armed forces, purpose of Liquidity Coverage Ratio. The next meeting of Constitution since it was on record in this regard have also invited the kind He said if his party comes to power, it will follow a two scrapping sedition law the MPC is scheduled for June 3-6. not included in the that "the clock cannot be attention of the hon- are some of its salient fea- pronged strategy not compromising with border security Constitution in accor- taken backward". ourable Prime Minister a tures. Chidambaram in and not allowing infiltration and second - winning the hearts of the people of all the three regions with sincere ef- dance with Article 368 Seriousness of the number of times, who per- his arguments to support Over 33 forts. specifying the procedure government of India and sonally intervened in the removal of AFSPA, accus- Nourani, Tarsem Lal Khullar, Balwan Singh, Syed "When Omar Abdullah led NC-Congress government of Amendment in the the Jammu and Kashmir development projects. es Indian Army of "en- Zeshan Haider, Anil Singh, Ajay Kumar are contesting as was ruling the state and the UPA was at the Centre, there Constitution. The Article state to restore peace in Two Table Books pertain- forced disappearances, Independents. In 2014 General Elections, the number of was only reports of minimum infiltration. But after five the state needs to be taken ing to the development in in question is an infringe- sexual violence, and tor- voters in the constituency was 1848155 while it has in- years of this government, infiltration has peaked," he into consideration as the two constituencies ment of the Article 14 and ture.” The Congress man- creased to 2047299 in 2019 elections. said. He asserted, "Congress will strengthen the security Article 16 of the those responsible for in- are circulated among the ifesto is a Break-India In 2014 General Elections, Jugal Kishore of Bhartiya grid at the border to stop infiltration of terrorists and will Constitution. The threats citing and instigating media fraternity with a plan conducive to the sep- Janata Party had emerged winner by defeating his close give more role to the state police in dealing with internal and statements of black- people to use violent request that the details aratist and communal de- rival Madan Lal Sharma of INC. Kishore had bagged law and order situation." mail issued in this regard means have been taken may be taken to the peo- signs of Pakistan and the 619995 votes while Sharma had polled 362715 votes. In Azad also promised martyr status to security person- by any political figure or into custody and their or- ple through their medium regional parties espous- Baramulla Parliamentary constituency, those in fray are nel who lay down their lives in the service of the nation if a political party are tanta- ganisations have also for people to make a ing secessionist facade. Haji Farooq Ahamd Mir of INC, Mohammad Maqbool War his party comes to power. of BJP, Jahangir Khan of J&KNPP, Abdul Qayoom Wani He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making tall of J&KPDP, Mohammad Akbar Lone of J&KNC, Raja claims but the reality is that the defence ministry's budget Aijaz Ali of INC, while Javid Ahmad Qureshi , Syed has witnessed a decline over the past five years. Army Organises Women can make big difference Najeeb Shah Naqvi and Engineer Rashid are contesting as "We will focus on it and will all ensure all the require- independents. ments of the armed forces are fulfilled and every step will Kaumi Ekta The constituency is spread over across 15 Assembly be taken for modernization," he said. "We will accept the by power of vote: Dutta segments of three districts of north Kashmir including long-pending demand of CRPF, BSF, ITBP and CISF and Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora. The Baramulla par-     
democracy. “Women divisive forces and join accord martyred status to those personnel who are killed Meeting At liamentary seat has 1317738 electors of which 1312148 are fighting terrorism or Pakistan," he said. were main stake hold- in the effort of strength- registered as general voters and 5590 as service voters. Reading out from the manifesto, he said the Congress National ers in development and ening secular forces for Among the General voters, 676057 are males and 636059 will talk to all stakeholders in the state."There is no doubt Mughal Maidan Conference Provincial they are in a position to ending the political un- females. The service voters include 5565 males and 25 fe- that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and it Vice President Mrs  make a big difference certainty in the state. males. The PC has 32 transgender electors.For the smooth will remain so," he said. Vijay Laxmi Dutta on by their power of vote”, He said the state has conduct of election in the PC, the Election Commission of He pointed out that when he was the chief minister, he With a view to foster and rein- Thursday called for Mrs Dutta said while suffered hugely during India has established 1749 polling stations. In 2014 Lok had held round-table conferences under the prime minis- force the spirit of communal har- massive participation addressing several elec- the misgovernance of Sabha elections, the electoral strength of Baramulla PC tership of Manmohan Singh in which 27 parties except mony, Army organised Kaumi of the people in the on- tion meetings in the over three years and was 1190766, which has increased to 1317738 in 2019. Hurriyat Conference attended. Azad said there will be no Ekta Meeting at Mughal Maidan, going elections to Lok Akhnoor assembly seg- urged the people to lend The last parliamentary elections were won by pre-condition for the talks because when a pre-condition Kishtwar to promote peace and Sabha, saying duty has ment in support of Mr their support to the sec- Muzaffar Hussain Baig of People’s Democratic Party by is attached, the talks fail at the outset. He said the tranquility in the region Unity in cast upon the secular Raman Bhalla as per ular forces to steer out defeating his nearest rival Sharief Ud Din Shariq of Congress will nominate three interlocutors from the civil diversity has been one of the great- people of the state to iso- the decision of the par- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference by a margin of 29219 votes In the twin society and will also study the previous reports which are est characteristics of our nation late divisive forces, as ty. Mrs Dutta said from the present constituencies, polling will be held on April 11, 2019. The lying with the centre to find out an everlasting solution to voting hours have been fixed from 7:00AM to 6:00PM. which has bounded people of all re- politics of hate is women formed a strong morass. the problem. ligions together in one thread of against the inclusive support base of District President humanity. The event provided a ethos of Jammu and National Conference, Women Wing Mrs platform to the local populace to in- Kashmir. “The people, the party which has all Kuldeep Kour also ad- Search RBI lowers teract with each other & Army offi- persons in the holy town. The security drill has been especially the women along worked for their dressed the election half of 2019-20 and 7.3-7.4 per cent in the second half cials and discuss issues of develop- carried out ahead of Navratri festival beginning from with risks evenly balanced," the RBI said. should come forward in empowerment and meetings and urged the ment in the region. Emphasis was Saturday. It added that several uncertainties cloud the inflation large numbers and be- greater role in the deci- people to vote in large also laid on participation of all in outlook, with the domestic and global demand-supply bal- come part of the change sion making. She appre- numbers for defeating the upcoming elections. A total of ance of key food items expected to remain favourable. by casting their votes in 25 locals attended the meeting. ciated the awareness the forces which be- BJP never However, early reports suggest some probability of El favour of the candidate The local populace and communi- among women about lieve in divide and rule. conception of Indian nationalism, we have never re- Nino effects in 2019, it added. supported by National garded those who disagree with us politically as 'anti-na- ty leaders lauded the initiatives development of their Prominent among The MPC, headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, tional'. The party has been committed to freedom of choice and expressed hope that such ini- Conference for Jammu- area and said their urge those who also spoke on noted that the output gap remains negative and the domes- of every citizen at personal as well as political level." He is tiatives by Army will give a fillip to Poonch Parliamentary for upgrading utility the occasion included tic economy is facing headwinds, especially on the global one of the BJP founders and its longest-serving president. communal harmony in the region Constituency. She laud- services and implemen- Mrs Raj Rani and Mrs front. and this occasion provided an op- ed the valour of women tation of welfare Surekha. The National The need is to strengthen domestic growth impulses portunity to reaffirm age old tradi- in meeting challenges schemes was ad- Conference leaders by spurring private investment which has remained slug- with fortitude and mirable. Speaking on urged the electors to en- PM Modi gish, the RBI added. tions and faith in the values of tol- the thought of earlier governments forum precedent- hoped that they will the occasion, Dr Gafoor sure the victory of Mr erance, co-existence and brother- ed development of Jammu and Kashmir state. Raina, play their designated hood in a multi-cultural and multi- urged the people to frus- Raman Bhalla with a asked BJP leaders to carry out thorough ground work for religious society. role in strengthening trate the evil designs of huge margin. 2 IAF the various arrangements in their own supervision espe- Pulwama district, a defence official here said. cially focusing on traffic management, vehicular move- "Four IAF personnel met an accident this morning at ment, public convenience, drinking water facility, toilet Malngpora in Awantipora. Two of the injured personnel facilities, parking of vehicles, decoration etc. He said that succumbed to injuries," the official said, without giving Cong, NC, PDP pushing state towards as the people will be visiting in large numbers to listen to any further details. their popular leader that of Doomi Rally, adequate securi- The deceased personnel are Squadron Leader Rakesh ty and other arrangements should be ensured in con- Pandey and Corporal Ajay Kumar, according to the offi- nivance with the local administration. Ravinder Raina, cial. The injured personnel -- an officer and an airman -- terrorism: Khanna also provided various details of arrangements made by have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, the official  ments. The leaders of NC, context of their anti-na- the state BJP for the rally of PM Modi to National Vice- added. The Indian Air Force will conduct an inquiry into PDP and Congress need tional statements. President. While discussing the preparations at the local the incident, he said. level and the work allotted to various leaders, he claimed BJP National Vice- to know that their state- Avinash Rai Khanna said that the love and faith of Jammuites for the Modiji will is President & J&K ments have potential to that the coming together unparalleled and common masses will throng the rally Prabhari Avinash Rai disturb the communal of Congress, NC and PDP, site in massive number on April 11. Panch Khanna, in a statement, harmony and security will further push the and shot at him from close range, a police officer said. cautioned the former situation in a sensitive state towards terrorism Dar, elected as panch in last year's Panchayat elections, Chief Ministers, state like J&K. Congress and need of the day is to was rushed to a hospital in a critical condition but suc- J-K highway cumbed to his injuries, the officer added. Mehbooba Mufti and in particular should clear defeat their alliance in become redundant. Look where we are now?" asked Omar Abdullah, to desist its stand with regard to the interest of the state, the National Conference patron, who is contesting the Lok from making statements the statements made by its people and the devel- Sabha elections from Srinagar. "We have never seen such NGO on serious and sensitive NC and PDP regarding opment. On the one hand, a situation. Even during Kargil war when intelligence re- ambulance is to be placed at outposts in Samba, issues pertaining to J&K been brought out of un- “our workers are they take oath on the ports suggested suicide attackers were roaming, such a Hiranagar and Ramgarh sectors, which have been most state. He said that those certainty with normalcy Mujahideens” and “ac- Constitution of India decision was never taken," he added. affected by Pakistani shelling, they said. "The ambulance politicians, who have returning in the state un- cession would be re- while filing their nomi- Those who had passed such orders were acting as a is equipped with latest equipment and medical gadgetry even remained der President’s rule and viewed in case Article 370 nation forms to contest rubber stamp for Delhi and only worsening the life of the and would be of great help in saving valuable lives," said Presidents or senior func- they need to contribute is abrogated”. elections, one the other people in the state, Abdullah alleged. "The national high- Adhik Kadam, Founder Director of BWF, who handed tionaries of their parties for peace and progress in- The Congress in the hand, they continue criti- way is the lifeline of people. Patients pass (through the over the ambulance's key to N S Jamwal, IG (BSF, Jammu) and held important con- stead of provoking the prevailing situation, has cising and abusing the highway), marriages take place, tourists come... Those during a function here. BWF had also provided a critical stitutional positions in people. Such politicians to explain to the people Constitutional position passing such orders must have surrendered their ability care ambulance to BSF last year, the officials said. The to think before acting," he said. the state and at the should apologise to the the reasons behind al- of Jammu & Kashmir NGO has so far provided 11 fully-equipped trauma care The decision to block the highway for two days has Centre, should keep in people in general for liance with the NC and state, which is very un- and critical care ambulances to various institutions in been taken to facilitate the unhindered movement of secu- mind that the state has their unwarranted state- PDP, particularly in the fortunate. Jammu and Kashmir.
   e, hc flos h sui- the follows which der, from 4 am to 5 pm, said the 271-km or- the on traffic ian cide attack on a CRPF convoy highway will remain in force e loe t mv from move to allowed be in n udy and Sundays on Wednesdays till May 31. gion re- Jammu in Udhampur to Baramulla in north Kashmir Shaleen Kabra, no civilian traffic will Secretary Home sued on Wednesday by state suffer. not mean people will be left to does that but concern, rity days a two week, saying the move for highway Kashmir case for interrogation. He is sum- of been high-profile this in moned has Ltd, Pvt Chairman Powerprojects Hindustan Puri, central that court Delhi a formed The agency had Wednesday in- Act of (PMLA). Laundering Prevention Money the der the ment would be recorded un- state- Puri’s that expected met the case around 11 AM. It is Puri said ing case, officials said. They launder- money choppers eration was completed eight more than were rushed to at the spot. The rescue op- tenders area fire four and noon Seemapuri 12 around in incident the regarding information received they rds Congress party understands the secu- vice- president G N Monga said the (JKPCC) Committee Pradesh people. would "add to the miseries" of Jammu- the on traffic ian civil- of movement banning diate revocation of the order imme- demanded Thursday Investigating Officer (IO) of VVIP AgustaWestland the with connection in ED the Nath, before appeared Thursday Kamal Chief Minister Pradesh Madhya (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said. The victims were Police of Commissioner Deputy happened," incident the when work repair a in engaged area. were They Seemapuri Shahdara's in bris "Five people were buried under the de- hours later at 8.15 pm, the officials said. police said. According to Thursday, the fire department, on here Shahdara minium factory collapsed in east Delhi's alu- an of wall a after injuries tained       Kamal Nath’s nephew appears beforeED VVIP choppercase: Madhya Pradesh CM of banfor two days onJ&Khighway JKPCC, CPI(M),KCCI demandrevocation *$'"* )* !/ !%#$ )*$%  !/ !%#$ )* wall collapse wall die Shahdarafactory in labourers Two  mitted mitted the papers before district collector A ers K C Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik, sub- Priyanka Gandhi and senior Congress lead- India. Uttar in South in stronghold Congress Wayanad--a Amethi from nomination filed Thursday Pradesh, bastion traditional is fighting the Lok Sabha elections from his presence of various ethnic tribal groups. nation from the constituency which has the candidate, who landed here to file his nomi- urbs to see the Congress' prime ministerial youth gathered in Kalpetta town and its sub- party workers, including men, women and nomination. W t U q head- district Wayanad at Ajayakumar R l a d   %)!,,
!* )* Rahul Gandhifiles nomination from Wayanad; hitsoutat Modi eaders of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala in UDF Congress-led the of eaders orate in Wayanad, a scenic hill area in the The The restrictions on civil- According According to the order is- h JPC n CPI(M) and JKPCC The of nephew Puri, Ratul sus- three and died labourers Two am ad Kashmir and Jammu og ih ryna adi n senior and Gandhi Priyanka with long uarters here. ures at the collectorate here, Rahul Gandhi DF assembled outside the district collec- district the outside assembled DF estern Ghats of Kerala, as Gandhi filed the adi acmaid y i sister his by accompanied Gandhi, C Braving the scorching heat, thousands of H After completing the nomination proce- ongress president Rahul Gandhi, who undreds of workers of the Congress-led by the court.Seeking the ex- ex- days more three by tended Wednesday was tion case, whose the custodial interroga- in middleman arrested an Gupta, Mohan Sushen con- with him fronting for summoned was h Enforcement in- Puri that court the formed also had Directorate The sister. Nath’s is Nita Baer. Moser firm media storage optical of CMD the Puri, the son of Nita and Deepak and how will students attend to to hospitals during these two find out an alternative. col ad colleges. and schools Stopping traffic for two days ployees reach to their em- offices will How ban? of days convenience to the common people". diately revoke the order and and Centre the to pealed cause there will be lot of hue looks difficult to manage, be- done at the cost of a lot of in- am ad Kashmir and Governor S P Malik to imme- Jammu n cy" e ad Senior said. he cry," and convoys, convoys, but it should not be Anantnag, as such towns important through passes highway The Pulwama. in ue h sft o security of safety the sure other methods which can en- Monga told reporters. state," the in situation ing prevail- the to due mensely who are already suffering im- people common of and miseries Pattan Pampore, Baramulla. Srinagar, Awantipora, "How will patients reach The Congress leader ap- leader Congress The "The ban will add to the to add will ban "The He said, "There must be must "There said, He surgical surgical strike, saying re- Modi’s mocked so Pakistan and not India about only speaking of and statements his status Minister of his office with the “diminished” ing Narendra Modi of hav- accused Prime Sibal Thursday Kapil leader lyet “Nobody unem- ployment. and on poverty out have carried been should it that the about talk peated and its people. Sibal al-   of PM’s office:Kapil Sibal Narendra status Modihasdiminished

!'"%-*- )*$% eir Congress Senior constituency, aheadofthegeneral elections, inWayanad. Congress President Rahul Gandhifiles hisnomination from Wayanad Lok Sabha packed with excited onlookers waiting in an- this constituency. undertook a roadshow to greet the voters of p t icipation for the Congress chief and other arty leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi. The narrow lanes of Kalpetta town were being paid in the deal. kickbacks and corruption of allegations over India by scrapped was VVIPs of transport the for choppers AgustaWestland purchase about Rs 3,600 crore deal to The required.” be may as clarification or information vestigation and provide any in- ED the with operating had said: “He company would by fully co- his ment, fence or the case”. In a state- volvement of any kind in de- in- or connection “any ing on Wednesday, denied hav- summoned to join the probe crore chopper 3,600 deal.Puri, who was Rs scrapped now the to pertaining case people various including Puri in the with confronted be to required was he that court the told had ED the tension of Gupta’s custody, ban. natives before imposing the immediate immediate treatment in hos- tricts of the Valley and need be dis- other to the from brought have who patients, here, the CPI(M) leader said, questioned. Tarigami meant?" is dobast ban- security this all whom for hardships avoidable to the government to offer alter- MLA M former Y Tarigami too asked and leader CPI(M) be revoked. KCCI president KCCI revoked. of be CI) also demanded the order Chamber Commerce and Industry (KC- Kashmir the Meanwhile, public. eral no inconvenience to the gen- devised in a way be so Kashmir's convoy as there is must timing the movement said south Kulgam from legislator former The ing." disastrous and life threaten- as in some cases it can prove can't wait till a pass is issued, What kind Srinagar? of logic is this? A patient in pitals "What will be the fate of those why but should a common man be put issue, security "The decision must be a be must decision "The n saeet issued statement a In oe hn Narendra than more minister, but it looks it but minister, of Hindustan, our prime Minister Prime the is He Hindustan. he is not talking about Pakistan; about talks only minister prime his life. “Actually this er witnessed before in something he had nev- minister was in indulging was in prime the dialogue of kind the said Sibal Bengaluru. conference press a at said leader Congress the Modi,” Minister Prime the of office the the of status diminished has   al a Dga i Maharashtra's in he will jail the EC for two days if voted to Digras at rally the lice said. Ambedkar said at an election against remarks objectionable Prakash Ambedkar for allegedly making president Mahasangh Bahujan Bharip A case was registered Thursday against -&$ )* the Lok Sabha elections. formed for AIMIM Owaisi-led Asaduddin with has alliance, an Aghadi, Bahujan Vanchit Ambedkar registered. (threat of injury to public servant) was ments conducing to public mischief), 189 (state- 505 intimidation), (criminal 503 sections IPC under case a and collector Station, Police Digras at district complaint the lodged Yavatmal power. Yavatmal district earlier Thursday that Election Commission of India (ECI), po- will jail EC if votedECif jail will saysAmbedkar to power, booked power, to 

 in unemployment corrup- tion, that adding said, he people,” our should be to empower strike? Surgical strike said.“… what surgical surgical Sibal needed…,” tion na- this the that strikes are unemployment. Those on poverty, on strike carried out a surgical strike, he should have surgical a conduct to for them. If he wanted — what you are doing about your own people your people also. Talk he said. “Speak about said. he directed at Pakistan,” like his vision is only uiy ocs cnos to eliminate convoys the possibility of fi- forces' curity unhindered movement of se- the facilitate to taken been has days two for highway said. quences for our economy," he conse- disastrous have will and inconvenience inable the put whole population would to unimag- link available road only the of sure of travel to Kashmir, the clo- means and routes ternative raising the issue of lack of al- Kashmir Chamber has been cal issues. of the lack of awareness of lo- Kashmir and was indicative ing its impact on the people of was issued without consider- Sheikh Ashiq said the order during curfews, it added. movement of civilian traffic for provisions the with line take appropriate decisions in administrative officials will and police vehicle, civilian a of passage the requiring notification said. the ongoing poll process, the dayeen terror attacks during t that India was one. the polls from down south to send a message ination, Rahul Gandhi said he was fighting hat India is one. South, north, east, west, east, north, South, one. is India hat In case of an emergency an of case In The The decision to block the the when time a "At " Talking to reporters after filing his nom- I have come to Kerala to send a message e Md) speaks ruption,” he said. (Modi) about eliminating cor- he And corruption? not is Lotus’ ‘Operation minister, corruption. not that’s chief a of is convoy the from east north- cash the in caught crore 1.8 corruption. “When Rs ment to elimination of tioned Modi’s commit- the poor.He also ques- on not but trains let to spend money on bul- Modi government was ready the that leged for the people. Sibal al- the top three concerns are distress farm and isls n ohr lethal other India jointly by an Indian defence in constructed be will and weapons, missiles cruise anti-ship with said fitted be sources official crore, 45,000 Rs around of cost a at el ambitious ‘strategic partnership’ (SP) mod- the sub- under advanced marines six acquire to Ministry has started the process with short-listed Indian defence consultations held already has project mega the implement to committee appointed in January 45,000 crore project. Rs the for entities defence eign selecting both the Indian and for- for process the started has istry min- defence the four adding weeks, in submarines advanced the sued to leading manufacturers of said sources Expression of Interest will be is- The India IOR; raises security concerns for missile destroyer in Arabian Sea, new deploys China programme. (I) P-75 the under manufacturer submarine foreign a and major Wednesday. The submarines, to growing Chinese presence inIndian Ocean Navy submarines toadvanced get to tackle   !/ !%#$ )*$%  hy ad n empowered an said They In a major move, the Defence ing anything with AF- has no intention of do- PDP AFSPA? about people to the are lying PDP & @AmitShah forces."Why armed the to powers special Act gives which controversial the about "lying" of Party (PDP) and Shah Democratic Mufti's Peoples Mehbooba e lo accused also He Forces (Special Powers) Act. Armed the dilute to pressured was it after PDP the with coalition ended party his that claim Abdullah rejected BJP chief Amit Shah's Thursday leader Omar Conference   Amit Shah, PDPlyingonAFSPA: OmarAdullah *$'"* )* National unhygienic, and sending prison, and unhygienic, were lodged, is Road he where the at Arthur conditions that argued had lawyers His the court seeking interim month underwent bypass jail since November 2015, in last Mukerjea, case. murder Bora Sheena the in accused an Mukerjea, Peter baron media mer the interim bail rejected plea of for- Thursday here bail on medical grounds. medical on bail moved he which after tal surgery at a private hospi-   Mukerjea’s interim bailapplication Mumbai: Court rejects Peter Peter rejects Court Mumbai: -&$ )*$%  aim was to give a message," he said. stand from south India and north India. My BJP. I just want to send a message and I will ing place across the country by the RSS and centre... all are one... There is an assault tak- c gathered here to greet our prime ministerial ensure a thumping victory for Gandhi. eig ht i dcso t fgt from fight to decision his that leging in Amethi, Union minister Smriti Irani al- chief said, in response to his main opponent f t t w V R r t o the most courageous man I know. Take care assured that he would not let him down. of Wayanad to take care of her brother and of people Amethi. the to insult an was Wayanad ight from north and south," the Congress the south," and north from ight ory all are being attacked. weeted after the roadshow. ioning, ioning, their (south) culture, language, his- fr au j fo te ol f Pazhassi of soil the from ji Rahul for y andidate. We will ensure a thumping victo- f him Wayanad, he won’t let you down," she aja," Ashraf, a UDF worker, who came from andoor assembly constituency said. ay the Narendra Modi government is func- seil B court CBI special A " "There is a feeling in south India that the "We all are excited. All sections of people P "My brother, my truest friend, and by far Priyanka Gandhi appealed to the people So I wanted to give a message that I will arty workers shouted that they would revocation and of the AFS- for demand PDP's to Jammu Kashmir last year due in the alliance with PDP ended party claim his that Shah's Amit president BJP to ing react- was president a in said Abdullah we. h N vice NC The tweet. CM in February 2018," as speech Mufti's Assembly Ms from is cause of AFSPA. This didn't BJP break the coalition be- & SPA drafted drafted an Expression of Interest to process the of part as (MDL) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Larsen and Toubro and state-run majors including Adani Defence, Navy. Navy. The submarines, designed Indian the of 75’ ‘Project under sub- Scorpene-class marines are currently being built Six ers. with foreign defence manufactur- platforms in India in partnership vate firms to build select military which provides for roping in pri- model partnership strategic the under implemented be will ect proj- The said. they prospective contenders, with shared been has it and procurement, the for The defence ministry has already partner. domestic the identify xrdto, h Indian Vijay the extradition, baron against Mallya’s Mallya.Seeking liquor proceedings ac- ferring to the extradition fugitive a cused,” the court said, re- of case in court magisterial UK a to government Indian premises presented by the building. separate a in lodged was in the order that Mukerjea noted Jagdale, C J cases, The special judge for CBI argument. the accept not did however, court, The infections. to prone him pass surgery would make him back there after a by- Ti i te same the is “This a link to a media re- media a to link a be said. Abdullah shared have announced, " he should ashamed of what they ers Congress Congress and its The lead- AFSPA. the on government the "We left We chair. AFSPA. the kicked the J&K in government its down brought ty ae n t o dilute to it on pressure came the when the BJP chief said the par- Wednesday, ly PA. At an election ral- o shortage shortage of staff...In this case, the exact the to due work with overloaded ways BMEU said. "Municipal engineers are al- c T (BMC) Thursday condemned the arrest Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tablished," it said. cause of the bridge collapse is yet to be es- people. six of lives the incident, claimed which collapse FOB the with tion rested by the Mumbai police in connec- utive engineer A R Patil- have been ar- assistant engineer S F Kakulte and exec- S e Union (BMEU) said, in such cases only the Brihanmumbai Municipal Engieers' ter addressed to civic Shivaji chief Ajoy Mehta, Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus the (CSMT) here. In a let- near lapse l  -&$ )* condemned engineers BMC Arrestof Bridge collapse: Bridge ast month's foot overbridge (FOB) col- arrying arrying out their "specified duties", the JAMMU, FRIDAY,APRIL,5,2019 ngineers could not be held responsible. f two civic engineers in connection with   o far, two engineers of the civic body- he BMC engineers are "civil servants" uin f nier o the of engineers of union A quisition of 111 utility helicopters tion under the new model was ac- implementa- for nod ernment’s model. The first project to get gov- partnership strategic the under implemented be to project ond delayed project. It will be the sec- being built by the Mazagon Dock by French firm Naval Group, are marine design and manufactur- and design marine sub- existing the to boost major under Project 75 (I) will provide a submarines six of construction said officials Navy crore. 21,000 for the Navy at a cost of over Rs de- fence ministry cleared the long- the of January, follow-on 75.In a Project be will (I) P-75 Limited in Mumbai. The project ing eco-system in India. Sanjeev Khanna in April in Khanna Sanjeev husband former her and her driver Shyamwar Rai Mukerjea with the help of Indrani wife Mukerjea’s (24) was allegedly killed by the prosecution, Sheena Bora to dited.According extra- if lodged be would of the prison cell where he ted to the UK court details submit- had government closed it. possessing a firearm, dis- Rai, arrested by police for light in August 2015 after to came incident The cy. ty to the murder conspira- baron is alleged to media be par- former The 2012. and mother her      had then said. she sacrifices," huge to- day... They have made here are we son situa- rea- the is that tion... security the bettering in mental instru- was It world. the in force ciplined Army is the most dis- situation. "The Indian security teriorating in- creased had due to the de- Valley the in footprint Army's situation". "due to the prevailing state the in Act sial voking the controver- re- out ruled had PA, assembly on the AFS- P revocation. to a debate in the state Mufti, while replying SPA bly on the issue of AF- Mufti's assem- the in speech about port    h as si the said also She