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STATE | 3 INTERSTATE | 5 BUSINESS | 7 SPORTS | 8 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SHARE THEIR OPEN TO PERMANENT COMMISSION OF TO IMPORT MORE OIL, DRONES AND RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN’S BEEN INNOVATIVE AS EXPERIENCES IN INTERNATIONAL SME WOMEN IN ARMY, GOVT TELLS SUPREME AIRCRAFT FROM US AMID TRUMP TRADE WAR KINGS XI CAPTAIN IN IPL 2018 Cabinet approves JK Cabinet approves implementation of Preventive Detention Laws 7th pay commission recommendations Ordinance- 2018 Slew of administrative reforms rolled out Scores transferred, promoted CABINET APPROVES JK Jammu, Apr 24: The state cabinet that met here today Jammu, Apr 24: In a major decision, the under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba state cabinet that met here today under PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Mufti approved the Jammu and (Preventive the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Detention laws) Ordinance, 2018. Mehbooba Mufti approved implementa- FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE According to the decision the Ordinance would provide tion of 7th pay commission recommen- the government a wider choice of retired eligible persons dations for state government employees ORDINANCE-2018 who could be considered for selection/ appointment as and pensioners with effect from January JAMMU, APRIL 24: The state cabinet that met here chairmen and members of the advisory boards under the 2016. today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Meh- legislations. The decision would benefit around booba Mufti approved the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal five lakh employees and pensioners in Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Cabinet approves time-bound grade promotion for the state. The financial implications for Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence KAS officers; cadre review of Secretariat Subordinate the implementations of 7thpay commis- Ordinance, 2018. Services sion recommendations would be Rs 4201 As per the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amend- The state cabinet that met here today under the chair- crore annually while financial implica- ment) Ordinance, 2018, committing rape on women under personship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved tions on account of one-time arrears April, 2018 and all allowances except The pensioners shall be given option 16 years of age has been made punishable with rigorous grant of time-bound grade promotion for the K A S of ficers. would be Rs 7477 crores. Dearness Allowance (DA) shall con- to choose revision of pension by any of imprisonment for 20 years and may extend to life sentence, As per the decision, a Junior KAS/feeding service of- The State government employees can tinue as before while DA from January, the two formulations suggested by the which shall mean remainder of that person’s natural life, ficer in the pay band of Rs 9300-34800 with grade pay of now draw the salary for the month of 2016 onwards shall be paid on revised Pay Committee. committing rape on women under 12 years of age has been Rs 4800 will be eligible for placement in scale of 15600- April 2018 as per the revised scales. pay on new rates to be notified by Finance Arrears of pensioners shall be paid made punishable with death sentence. 39100 + GP 6600. (Deputy Secretary level- non-function- According to the decision, for the Department. in cash in three six monthly instalments Gang-rape of women under 16 years of age has been al scale after 10 years of service) purpose of implementation of 7th Pay According to the decision, Gratuity while arrears of all employees shall be made punishable with imprisonment for life, which shall A Time Scale KAS officer with 4 years’ service in the Commission Recommendations, basic shall be enhanced from the existing ceil- drawn and credited to their G.P Fund mean remainder of that person’s natural life, gang-rape Time Scale will be eligible for placement in the Selection pay as on 31.12.2015 of employees shall ing of ?10.00 lakh to ?20.00 lakh with accounts with moratorium of 3 years for of women under 12 years of age has been made punishable Grade (non-functional) of Rs 15600-39100 with grade pay be multiplied by uniform factor of 2.57 effect from 01.01.2016, with increase in withdrawal of same. However, there will with death sentence. of Rs 7600. and then adjusted in the matrix recom- the ceiling on gratuity by 25 percent be no moratorium for withdrawal in case According to the ordinance, investigation in such A Time Scale KAS officer with 08 years of service in mended by the Pay Committee. whenever DA rises by 50 percent as rec- of employees retiring upto 31.03.2021. cases is to be completed within a period of two months Time Scale may be considered for placement in Special The benefit of House Rent A llowance ommended by 7th CPC/ as per Central The implementation of 7th pay  See Children....Pg 02  See Laws....Pg 02 on revised pay shall be available from Government pattern.  See Cabinet....Pg 02 Indian Congress Fulfilling commitments made with every Four militants, one cop, Army Bail pleas of has ' Shahid, Ayaz blood on its section of society: Mehbooba trooper killed in Tral encounter hands: Salman Says employees’ welfare focus of her attention, a promise with Two among them were very important: SSP Awantipora to come up for State’s women also fulfilled today Srinagar, Apr 24: Four Khurshid Jaish militants, one policeman hearing on New Delhi, April 24: For- JAMMU, APRIL 24: Chief and an Army trooper were mer Indian Minister of Ex- Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday killed in an encoun- May 03 ternal Affairs and Senior today said that her Govern- ter that raged between forces Srinagar, Apr 24: Bail ap- Congress leader Salman Khur- ment is f ulfilling the commit- and militants in Laam Aripal plication of Shahid-ul-Islam shid in a scocking revelation ments made with every section village of Tral area in South the Spokesman of Hurriyat said that this party's hand is of society in the State. Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Conference (M) and Ayaz stained with the blood of Mus- The Chief Minister said police said. Akbar the Spokesman of Hur- lims, adding, we are ready to this while interacting with a Police said that all the four riyat Conference (G) will come show the blood on our hands delegation of Employees Co- militants who were affiliated up for hearing in the special so that you understand that ordination Committee, led with Jaish-e-Mohammad were NIA court at Patiala house on you too must not get blood on by its Chairman, Ghulam net meeting chaired by her. implementation of 7th Pay killed in an encounter at Lamm May 03. your hands. Rasool Mir, who had come to Mehbooba Mufti said she Commission recommenda- area of Tral today. hammad Zahid informed clude top Jaish commander, Family sources while dis- Responding to a question thank her for the historic de- had committed to employees tions in their favour despite Senior Superintendent of Kashmir News Service (KNS) Omar Khalid was replaced closing this to KNS revealed  See Salman....Pg 02 cisions taken in today’s cabi- of State Government about  See Mehbooba....Pg 02 Police (SSP) Awantipora, Mu- that four Jaish militants in-  See Tral....Pg 02  See Bail....Pg 02

State, Centre eroding authority of PRIs for DEMAND FOR WITHDRAWING Disclosure of rape victims’ identity: personal, political benefit: Congress AFSPA IN JK; Even dead have dignity: SC NEW DELHI: Even the dead have dig- G A Mir addresses party workers at Khanabal Anantnag ‘Act must go but situation not conducive’, nity. They cannot be “named or shamed.” This was the observation of the Supreme Srinagar, Apr 24: On the 25th year of 73rd, says ruling PDP Court today as it dealt with the issue of dis- 74th Amendment of Panchyat Raj Act imple- Srinagar, Apr 24: With the voices getting louder for closure of identity of rape victims, including mented in the Country, Congress today blamed the revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) the eight-year-old girl who was raped and both State and Centre Governments for un- in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ruling People’s Democratic brutally murdered recently in Kathua in dermining the authority of Panchayati Raj Party (PDP) Tuesday said that though the act must go but Jammu and Kashmir. Institutions in the Country and State to get maintained that situation was not conducive to withdraw It said that even in cases where the rape benefitted politically. the act. victims were alive and were either minors or Congress also blamed State Govt for pur- The AFSPA is in vogue in Jammu and Kashmir since of unsound mind, their identities should not nity,” a bench comprising Justices Madan B posefully halting the empowerment of people 1990, gives sweeping power and immunity to the armed be revealed as they have the right to privacy Lokur and Deepak Gupta said while hearing through PRIs with the fear of losing power, forces. and they cannot live under such a “stigma” the matter in which senior lawyer Indira Jais- although Congress Party has significantly “From day one we wanted peace in Kashmir. We too throughout their life. ing raked up the issue of section 228-A of the worked out to incorporate various clauses of to empower people fully at the grass roots want that AFSPA should end, but let situation improve “Think of the dignity of dead also. It (me- Indian Penal Code (IPC) which deals with 73rd & 74th Amendment of Panchayat Raj level, but the Govt of the day with the ill  See AFSPA....Pg 02 dia reporting) can be done without naming disclosure of identity of victims of system into State’s Panchayati Raj Act inorder  See Congress....Pg 02 or shaming them. The dead also have dig-  See SC....Pg 02

Kashmiris know the meaning Principal Secy to Governor, Div Com review INDIA STRONGLY RAISES of Azadi: JKDFP to Dulat arrangements for Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2018 TERRORISM ISSUE AT SCO ‘Dulat is trying to befool government of JAMMU, APRIL 24- A Traf fic Jammu Joginder Singh, high level meeting was con- SSP Samba Anil Magotra, FMS’ MEET IN India to get a job from it’ vened by Principal Secretary Joint Commissioner JMC : In a veiled attack on , India today Srinagar, Apr 24: Reacting very sharply to the fresh to Governor who is also Chief Rishpal Singh, RTO Kathua said that terrorism is an enemy of the basic human rights utterance of former RAW chief A S Dulat in which he has Executive Officer Shri Ama- Pardeep Singh, Deputy Direc- and the fight against it should also identify States that said that ‘freedom Kashmiri people want actually means rnath Shrine Board, Umang tor Information PR Atul “encourage, suppor t and finance” the menace and “prov ide an accommodation within India’, Jammu Kashmir Dem- Narula to discuss the neces- Gupta, General Manager sanctuary” to terror groups. ocratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) has said that Dulat is in sary arrangements required JKTDC VeenakshiKoul, be- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during her fact upset ever since his retirement. He was expecting a to be made for Shri Amarnathji sides other senior officers of address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) re-engagement from the government of India however Yatra 2018. concerned departments. Council of Foreign Ministers meeting also attended by when his expectations did not come true he started issuing The meeting was attend- T. H Ganai, DC Udhampur ism Jammu Smita Sethi, ADC Narula informed that the Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, statements only to remain in news. ed by Divisional commis- Ravinder Kumar, DC Kathua Jammu Arun Manhas, ADC Yatra will commence on June raised the issue of global terrorism and protectionism. The former Indian spy clearly knows what Kashmiri sioner Jammu Hemant Kumar Rohit Khajuria, ACEO SASB Samba T. R. Sharma, SSP 28, 2018 and culminate on There are a number of challenges that are being faced people mean by saying ‘Azadi’ but playing cleverly and Sharma, IGP Jammu SD Singh, Bhupinder Kumar, Chief En- Secur it y A shok Sharma, SSP the Raksha bandhan day on by the world today, foremost being the threat of global  See JKDFP....Pg 02 IG CRPF A V Chauhan, DIG gineer M&RE Wing Ashwani Ramban Mohan Lal, SSP Traf- 26 August, 2018. He apprised  See India....Pg 02 Rafiq-ul-Hassan, DC Ramban Kumar Gupta, Director Tour- fic NHW Sanjay Bhagat, SSP  See Principal....Pg 02 02 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus STATE Continue from Front Page......

According to the decision, they will be called as ‘Wireless to the Martyr,” police tweeted. This is the only “crime” for which the country of Dulat has CABINET Assistants’ and entitled to honorarium of Rs.25000 per month made the lives of Kashmiri people hell. We are being mas- commission recommendations for PSUs and autonomous and entitled to regularization against commensurate posi- BAIL sacred, raped, jailed, maimed, thrashed, dishonoured and organizations will depend on the availability of resources tions after completing 10 years of continuous working and that the bail application will be heard by the court and a what not. But, despite every oppression of Dulat’s India, with the respective organizations. will be called designated wireless operators. decision from the court is expected the same day. It is in place Kashmiris well know the meaning of Azadi and are well aware Regarding pay anomalies, the cabinet decided that the The posts of constable operators will be utilized for their to mention here that both Shahid-ul-Islam and Ayaz Akbar of the fact that how people like Dulat used to divide Kashmiris existing Pay Committee shall look into and address the issue regularization and in the event of their non-availability these were arrested on July 25 last year in connection the money when they were assigned to do so. The irony is that these of anomalies starting with the issue of anomalies of the positions shall be deemed to have been created. laundering case taken up for investigation by the National elements have not stopped to try to break the Kashmiri peo- Clerical Cadre. According to the decision, their past service in the Police Investigation Agency (NIA). ple but a lot of water has come down the Jhelum and people The cabinet also approved a slew of administrative reforms Department will also be counted and will be allowed annual Family sources also disclosed that the health condition in our part of the world have become aware of each and every to streamline the functioning at various levels in the govern- hike of 3% on higher consolidated remuneration, terminal of other two detainees Shabir Ahmad Shah the Democratic imperialistic tactic. ment. These measures include increasing working days and benefits under NPS, leave and medical reimbursement. They Freedom Party chairman and senior leader of Hurriyat Con- Dulat has rightly stated that ‘Kashmiris want honour, working hours for government business, putting in place will work under administrative control of PHQ and shall be ference (G) and Altaf Ahmad Shah alias Altaf Funtoosh an- dignity and most of all, justice’ and we want to make it clear system of automatic abolition of posts which are not filled for considered a Belt Force and their service bio-data records other leader of Hurriyat Conference (G) along with Shahid- that all this can be possible only by means of accepting the 3 years, establishment audit of all offices needs to be expe- will be maintained by PHQ as per the Police Rules. ul-Islam presently lodged in Tihar jail Delhi is worsening. Right to Self Determination of the people living in the dis- dited to work out norms for optimal sanctioned strength of In the matter of work, conduct, discipline and appeal, they Family sources also said that the jailed leaders have turned puted region. employees in all offices/ Departments across the State, mak- will be governed by Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Em- diabetic and suffer from hypertension as well. JKDFP has made clear upon the former Indian officer ing of illegal appointments of whatsoever nature (whether ployees) Conduct Rules, 1979 and CCA Rules, 1956 while their that the time of making promises with Kashmiri people has regular, adhoc or casual) by any officer be treated as major career progression will be worked out separately. CONGRESS really gone. Now Kashmiri people do not want any ‘accom- offence, Visitor Management System, particularly in Civil Cabinet approves establishment of State Knowledge Ini- intentions to undermine PRIs did not take appropriate modation’ but Right to Self Determination, so no more decep- Secretariat to be streamlined, Drawl of pay by Drawing and tiative Platform measures to strengthen the PRIs citing certain unfounded tive politics please. Disbursing Officers in all offices to be linked to Biometric The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- reasons, from time to time. Attendance and objective assessment of skills & competencies sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved estab- Addressing the gathering of Senior Party Workers at PRINCIPAL required to be made. lishment of State Knowledge Initiative Platform (SKIP). Khanabal today, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JK- that advance registration of yatries has already started SKIP aims to to implement the recommendations of the PCC) President G.A. Mir lashed out at PDP BJP Coalition for through var ious branches of Punjab National Bank, J&K Bank CHILDREN knowledge initiative group as to serve as for generating eroding the authority of Panchayats to get politically bene- and YES Bank across the country. He informed that on-spot whereas trial is to be completed within six months and knowledge-based policies and a clearing house for new ideas fited, as that, the incorporation of 73rd 74th Amendment into registration facility during the Yatra period will be available reasons for any delay be communicated to the High Court. and to serve as permanent think tank on all matters leading the State Panchayat Raj act directly benefitting, besides em- at Jammu at Vaishnav i Dham, Saraswati Dham, Jammu Haat Stringent provisions for bail have been incorporated in to education, knowledge and skills. powering the people fully at the grass roots has not gone well and Geeta Bhawan/ Ram Mandir. the Ordinance. It has been provided that no bail shall be The SKIP shall comprise a Governing Council headed by with the Coalition with the fear of losing power, for the fact, Narula stressed the need for all concerned agencies to granted without hearing Public Prosecutor. Chief Minister as Patron, Advisor to Chief Minister as Chair- the PDP BJP have lost the ground miserably in Jammu and enforce sustained close watch and maintain effective co- The Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from man, Minister for Education as Co-Chairman and all other Kashmir. ordination to ensure the smooth conduct of the forthcoming Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018, will provide alternative Members of the working group for operationalization of He said the Govt is hell bent upon to abolish and change Yatra. punishment for an act or omission constituting an offence knowledge initiate. Administrative Secretary, Higher Educa- the three-tier panchayat system of PRIs in the State aiming In the meeting all aspects related to yatra including Yatra under the ordinance and also under various provisions of the tion Department shall be the ex-officio Secretary General of to elect their party representatives as Sarpanch’s and Panchs Registration, accommodation/transportation for Sadhus, state Penal Code relating to sexual assault. The offender found the Council. The SKIP shall carry out its activities through without going through the normal course as prescribed under accommodation/ transportation for yatries, emergency/di- guilty of such offence shall be liable to punishment only its Secretariat which shall comprise suitable personnel, ini- the Panchayat Raj Act, which is anti-people and a futile pro- saster management, boarding of yatries, setting up of langers, under such law or the Ordinance as provides for punishment tially drawn on deputation from the State Government/au- cess on the part of Govt, besides badly affecting the function- security arrangements, barricading, medical facility, lodging which is greater in degree. tonomous bodies/Universities. ing of Panchayat Raj Institutions in the State. facilities for yatries in Jammu province, security arrange- The Ordinance provides provisions relating to child- Cabinet observed that the role of SKIP will be to advise He said instead of empowering people the Govt is disem- ments, fixing of signboard by PWD, communication centre friendly procedures and reporting, recording of evidence, the Government on implementation of recommendations of powering them under the garb of bringing new laws in the at Yatri Niwas, sanitation/cleanliness, temporary toilets, investigation and trial of offences. The Ordinance also provides the knowledge initiative group, implementation of the vision Panchayat Raj System for personal benefit, Congress Party mobile toilet vans in Bhagwati Nagar and Parade area, unin- for provisions relating to establishment of special courts for documents, preparation and implementation of policies, being the main architect of Panchayat Raj System in the terrupted supply of electricity, adequate water supply, besides speedy trial of such offences. The ordinance makes it manda- guidelines and schemes with multiple objectives etc, evolve Country will continue to work for strengthening democratic others were discussed in detail. tory for the educational institutions to ensure safety and schemes and mechanism for promotion and preservation of Institutions in the State to ensure benefits to people at grass Addressing the meeting, the Divisional Commissioner, protection of children and not to expose them to any kind of classical, heritage and folk music and provide a forum for roots level. said that the administration has already initiated action with sexual abuse. interaction among academia industry and service sectors. regard to the arrangements that need to be made for the yatra Cabinet observed that both the Ordinances will prove Cabinet approves enhancement of perks of Chairman, AFSPA this year. He said that all the arrangements are being moni- useful and will act as a deterrent with regard to violence Executive Councillors, Councillors of LAHDC so that the law could be withdrawn,” Maternal uncle of tored strictly at all levels so that the devotees would have to against women in general and sexual violence in particular The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and PDP Vice President face no inconvenience on this account. in the state. sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved enhance- Sartaj Madni told KNS over phone. Meanwhile, Principal Secretary to Governor and Divi- ment of salaries and allowances of Chairman, Executive He said that the PDP is keen that laws like AFSPA are sional Commissioner also sought suggestions from civil so- LAWS Councillors and Councillors of Ladakh Hill Development withdrawn. “The revocation of AFSPA is part of Agenda of ciety members so that no loophole is left in arrangements Scale Rs 37400-67000 + GP Rs 8700 (non-functional). Council (LAHDC). Alliance and party has always supported its revocation from required for comfortable pilgrimage of the yatries. The cabinet also approved cadre review of secretariat the state. We have created the party for such things. We want The civil society members including Mahant Rameshwar subordinate services and approved measures to fast-track SALMAN the people of the Jammu and Kashmir have dignified normal Dass of Ram Mandir, Jammu, Col Karan Singh, Vice President promotion of officers belonging to the secretariat sub-ordinate at an event organized in Muslim University (AMU) life,” Madni added. Dogra Sadar Sabha, Karan Singh Charak, General Secretary service. on Monday, Khurshid, according to ANI, said, "I am a part Terming dialogue as the core philosophy of his party, Baba YatriNiyas besides other members of various organiza- Cabinet approves setting up of JK Renewable Energy of Congress so let me accept that we have the blood of Muslims Madni said that PDP has been emphasizing on this aspect for tions also spoke and gave their suggestions. Corporation on our hands. I am telling you this; we are ready to show the long and even will continue to do so. Later, the Divisional Commissioner Jammu along with The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- blood on our hands so that you understand that you too must During 2014 assembly campaign in the state the PDP senior functionaries of Civil and Police administration vis- sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved setting not get blood on your hands." leaders has promised that if voted to power, the party will ited the Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar and took stock of neces- up of Jammu and Kashmir Renewable Energy Corporation. "If you attack them, you are the ones who would get stains ensure that AFSPA is withdrawn from the state. The BJP on sary arrangements to be required for the upcoming Shri According to the decision, the corporation will be a private on your hands. Learn something from our history and don't the other hand, had opposed any withdrawal of the act. Amarnath ji Yatra. limited company wholly owned by the state government with create such situation for yourself where if you come back to Mehbooba’s predecessor and Opposition National confer- the authorized share capital of Rs 1 crore fully paid up and AMU after 10 years you will find one like you to ask the ques- ence leader, Omar Abdullah had in 2012 expressed confident INDIA subscribed by the state government. tion," he added."Khurshid said this while replying to a ques- that “ the day was not for” when AFSPA will be withdrawn terrorism and the imminent need to build a strong secu- The cabinet authorized the administrative secretary Sci- tion asked by a former AMU student. from the state during his governments tenure. rity architecture to combat it, the minister said. ence and Technology department to take necessary steps for “The first amendment was in 1948. Then, there was Pres- However after failing in his attempt, Omar blamed the “Terrorism is an enemy of the basic human rights: of life, creation and setting up of the Renewable Energy Corporation. idential order in 1950. After that Hasanpura, Maliana, Muzaf- collation partner congress and opposition PDP for not sup- peace and prosperity,” Swaraj said. Cabinet approves enhancement of duty allowance of Vol- farnagar and there is a long list of under the Congress porting him in his endeour to get AFSPA revoked. The criminal terrorist militias are not impeded by borders unteer Home Guards regime. Then there was the opening of the gates of Babri The act has remained the bone of contention between the as they seek to destroy the architecture of international sta- The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- Masjid, placing idols inside and then the demolition of Babri regional parties, PDP, NC and National parties BJP and the bility and build walls of fear in societies that believe in plural- sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved the Masjid while Congress was in power at the centre. Congress congress. While the regional parties in favour of revoking the ism, she said. enhancement of duty allowance of volunteer home guards has Muslims' blood on its hands. What do you have to say act, the National parties want the AFSPA to remain to provide “We strongly believe that our fight against terrorism should from Rs 90 to Rs 300 per day. The proposed enhancement about it?" the former student asked. legal cover to the security forces operating in ant-militancy not only seek to eliminate terrorists but should also identify will benefit 4300 Home Guard. Later talking to reporters, Khurshid said that he was operations in the state. and take strong measures against States that encourage, According to the decision, the Volunteer Home Guards defending the Congress party. “I am not a representative of support and finance terrorism and provide sanctuary to ter- will be entitled to Rs 300 per day instead of Rs.90/- which the Congress party, I am the Congress party. I was defending SC rorists and terror groups,” Swaraj said without mentioning will cover both the training period of two months and three Congress party. What I said I will continue to say, I made the sexual offences. any country. months call up duty in a year. statement as a human being,” he said. The bench, which agreed to examine the aspect related Maiming and killing innocent lives indiscriminately, con- The enhancement in remuneration/honorarium will be to section 228-A of the IPC, also questioned as to how the stitutes the most blatant violation of human rights, she said. borne by the State Government and above the central share. MEHBOOBA identity of a minor rape victim could be disclosed even after “We have to work together to wipe-out this scourge from Cabinet approves academic arrangement of 2154 posts of resource crunch and today she was happy that the com- getting consent from her parents.”Why should this happen, the face of the earth. In order to realise this objective, we teachers mitment stands fulfilled. She said employees being integral that the identity of a minor victim be disclosed just because must unite across our differences, strengthen our resolve and The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- part of governance system, their welfare in terms of emolu- her parents have given consent,” the bench asked, adding, script an effective strategy against terror. We welcome the sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved to make ments, accommodation, career progression etc. has remained “Even if a person is of unsound mind, she has a right to pri- clarity shown by the SCO on terrorism from its inception. academic arrangement 2018-19 for 2154 posts of teachers focus of her attention. Similarly, she added, a mega housing vacy. A minor will become major. Why should this stigma be “We should also urgently resolve to establish Comprehen- referred to the Service Selection Board. project has been initiated by her Government for meeting the there for life”. sive Convention on International Terrorism that India proposed The cabinet observed that pending selection against the accommodation needs of the employees. Jaising, who is assisting the court as an amicus curiae, more than two decades ago in the United Nations. We are referred posts, the school education department would make A similar commitment, the Chief Minister said, she had said it was necessary for the apex court to clarify section determined to consistently strengthen cooperation within academic arrangement for the session 2018-19 in respect of made with the daughters, sisters and mothers of the State to 228-A of the IPC.She said there cannot be a “blanket ban” on the SCO framework for comprehensive, cooperative and all the vacancies for all districts except Jammu and Srinagar bring a strong law prescribing capital punishment for convicts the media from reporting such incidents and the apex court sustainable security,” the minister said. where there is saturation of staff. of sexual crimes against women which also has been f ulfilled would have to balance freedom of press and the rights of the On trade and investment, Swaraj said that “protectionism The move is to address the deficiency of teachers in Zone- today.The employees’ delegation thanked the Chief Minister victim. in all its forms should be rejected and efforts should be made III far flung areas and the concerns raised by the Legislators for taking other reformative steps also like removing stagna- During the hearing, the bench observed that the issue to discipline measures that constitute barriers to trade”. during the Budget Session 2018 about the shortage of teach- tion of officers and creating avenues of promotions for other required clarification. It asked that even in cases where the The meeting was also attended by foreign ministers Wang ers in schools particularly in far flung areas. subordinate staff. victim had died, “why should there be disclosure of name”. Yi of China, K airat Abdrak hmanov of K azak hstan, Abdyldaev The cabinet observed that the school education depart- Jaising, without directly referring to the Kathua incident, Erlan Bekeshovich of , Sergey Lavrov of , ment require putting in place a fool proof mechanism in place TRAL said in a recent case, the victim had died which had led to Sirodjidin Muhridinovich Aslov of Tajikistan, Abdulaziz to ensure that academic arrangement against these posts of Mufti Waqas, Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, Yasir a foreigner who demand for justice not only in India but also globally. Khafizovich Kamilov of , and Secretary General teachers is made in a most transparent manner. was the area commander of Tral and the fourth one was Abid The bench said it would examine the issue related to sec- of the SCO Rashid Alimov among others. Cabinet approves engagement of 2200 Lecturers, 400 Maqbool who had joined militancy before one and a half tion 228-A of the IPC, after which the Centre’s counsel sought Swaraj also raised the issue of reforms at the UN Secu- Teachers on academic arrangement basis month.Saying that the operation that was carried out jointly time to seek instructions. The court then listed the matter rity Council and said “it is clear to many of us that the Secu- The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- by police, 48 RR and CRPF was very difficult, the SSP said for hearing on May 8. rity Council is increasingly unable, or sometimes unwilling, sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved tempo- that the two among the slain militants were very important. The top court was hearing the petitions filed after the to respond to the security challenges of our times, with rary engagement of 2200 Lecturers and 400 Teachers under “The operation started at around 6:30 and concluded at brutal gangrape-and-murder case in Delhi on December 16, tragic consequences. up-gradation programme on academic arrangement basis around 05:00 pm,” he informed, adding that the bodies of 2012 raising concerns over safety and security of women. For long India has been calling for the reform of the UN for the academic Session 2018-19. the militants have been retrieved. Last week, the Delhi High Court had directed 12 media Security Council, the world body’s top organ. The arrangement will be made at an enhanced honorar- Earlier, Police said that a cop identified as Latif Gojri and houses to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for revealing “We must not lose sight of the fact that reforms of the UN ium of Rs.14000/- per month and at the rate of Rs.10500/- for an Army trooper as Ajay Kumar were also killed in the the identity of the Kathua rape victim. These media houses will be incomplete, without reforms in the Security Council third/hard zone and Plain areas in respect of Lecturers for encounter.“We pay out tribute to policeman Latif Gojri whom had apologised in the high court for revealing the details of to make it more representative of contemporary realities”. ten months in Higher Secondary Schools and Rs.7500/- per we lost today at Tral. We stand by with the family of our the victim. “Since 2008, the international community has carefully month and Rs.4500/- per month for 3rd/ Hard Zone and mar t y r who made supreme sacr ifice in the line of dut y,” K ash- nurtured the ongoing Inter Governmental Negotiations at Plain Areas respectively in respect of Teachers for 10 months mir zone police tweeted.“Our tribute to army jawan Ajay JKDFP the UN to take our discussions on UNSC reforms forward,” in upgraded High Schools. The academic arrangement will Kumar who attained martyrdom at #Tral today in the line of giving a message as if he alone knows the psyche of Kash- she said.An overwhelming majority of members have expressed subsist till regular selections are made. duty,” police said in another tweet.Meanwhile, wrath laying miri people, Dulat is trying to befool the government of India their desire to see these negotiations continue on the basis Cabinet approves re-engagement of Constable (Operators) ceremony of the slain cop was held at District Police Line to get a job from it. of a text, Swaraj said. as Wireless Assistants Awantipora during which floral tributes were paid to Latif. Dulat and company well know the fact that Jammu and India is committed to the UN Framework Convention on The state cabinet that met here today under the chairper- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range, Sway- Kashmir is a disputed region and the people living in it demand Climate Change and its Paris Agreement of 2015 on combat- sonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved re-en- am Prakash Pani also paid floaral tributes to the slain cop at for the Right to Self Determination as promised by India and ing climate change. Addressing Climate Change and promot- gagement of Constable (Operators) as Wireless Assistants DPL Awantipora. “Wreath laying ceremony of police official endorsed by the whole world so that they can determine their ing secure, affordable and sustainable clean energy are India’s who were disengaged earlier owing to wrong advertisement. Latif Gojri held at DPL Awantipora ..... Floral tributes paid political future. shared priorities, she said. 03 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus NEWS Women Entrepreneurs share Raksha Mantri’s Address at The 15th SCO their Experiences in International SME Convention Defence Ministers meeting in China New Delhi, April 24: Women entrepreneurs from India, New Delhi, April 24: India is work towards enhancing greater alibi for terrorist groups or organisa- armed forces is an important dimen- the possibility of coordinating some Finland, , Russia and Cambodia today shared their ex- participating in the Shanghai Co- communication among member tions that support terrorism through sion of SCO, Smt Sitharaman stated SCO defence activities in the coming periences of success and obstacles faced, in a session during operation Organisation (SCO) De- countries within the region as well material support or otherwise are that India is keen to explore the f ull years”. the first ever International SME Convention being held in fence Ministers Meeting for the first as in the broader international con- no longer tolerable. Indeed, as the potentialities of this engagement. The Raksha Mantri stated that New Delhi from 22nd to 24th April 2018. A special session time. The 15th SCO Defence Min- text. This is essential for progressive world has now realized, there are no India will engage with a positive India will participate in the SCO’s was devoted to “Women Entrepreneurs ---Sustainable Live- isters Meeting was held at Beijing trends towards stability and peace good terrorists. India, she stressed, will approach and an open mind on all Peace Mission joint military exer- lihoods to Successful Business” and was chaired by Addi- in China, today. Speaking at the to reassert itself and to arrest the continue to engage strongly with the issues related to defence cooperation cises being held in Russia later this tional Secretary & Development Commissioner in the Min- meeting, Raksha Mantri Smt Nir- current drift in ties between major SCO-Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure within the SCO framework. year. As India enjoys excellent bi- istry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, Shri mala Sitharaman highlighted India’s powers and to address any possible based in Tashkent in this regard. She stated in this context “we lateral defence cooperation with a Ram Mohan Mishra. The Development Commissioner said keen interest in developing an ex- implications for the region. In this context, she said that we note the decision to set up an Experts large number of SCO countries es- that the MSME ministry is in the process of drafting strate- panded partnership with the broad- R aksha Mantr i Smt Nirmala Sith- must also work towards the goal of Work ing Group (EWG) mechanism pecially with Russia as well as with gies for encouraging women to set up their own businesses. er Eurasian region. In doing so, araman said that many problems that a stable, secure and peaceful Af- under the SCO Defence Ministers all of India’s Central Asian partners Underlining the importance of women in entrepreneur- India has sought to build on her confront the region, such as climate ghanistan. She strongly condemned Meeting to support greater coop- represented in the SCO, she expressed ship, Ms. Anuradha Sahu of Auro Arts said that women are long-standing ties of deep mutual change, cyber security, narcotics traf- yet another tragic terrorist attack eration in the defence field. There belief that cooperation in the SCO the baseline of the pyramid of success. Another speaker Mrs. trust and confidence with Russia, fick ing or v iolent trans-national cr ime in Kabul, recently. The SCO must is a need for further discussions on framework will help reinforce India’s Pr iyanka Mok shmar said that awareness about var ious schemes v ibrant histor ical and cultural link- require solutions based on cooperative adopt an uncompromising approach how the EWG mechanism can be efforts to strengthen bilateral co- of the ministry of MSME is important for setting up a suc- ages with countries of Central Asia frameworks that involve all countries towards the persisting threat of ter- best developed to meet our shared operation with the partners in the cessful enterprise. and closer development partnership and stakeholders. This is particu- rorism in , as it is es- requirements and objectives for region in the field of defence. Joint Secretary in the MSME Ministry, Ms. Alka Arora with China and to further enhance larly necessary to address the persis- sential to advance peace and pros- defence cooperation in the SCO Recognizing the value of improv- said that women all over the world are doing a wonderful job and deepen ties with all the member tent threat of cross-border terrorism perity in the region. India is com- framework. India has already com- ing regional transportation and and for this they require support of their families. countries for mutual benefit. and extremism. mitted to doing all it can to assist menced practical steps to take for- communication networks through SME delegates from 37 countries including , Smt Nirmala Sitharaman stated Smt Sitharaman stated that in- Afghanistan in its quest to regain ward defence engagement under the mutual consultation, sustainability Austria, , , Italy, , Korea, , that in the days ahead, India will ternational terrorism is today the stability and reconstruct its econo- framework, as reflected in our first and shar ing of benefits, the R aksha , , Philippines, , Russia, Spain, Sri work with the SCO partners to en- most serious threat to our peaceful my and polity. This includes coop- ever presence at this Ministerial Mantri opined that it can create a Lanka, and UAE are participating in the Con- ergize and revitalize the age-old ties societies. Terrorism threatens to eration in building capacities and Meeting and participation of the net work of physical and digital con- vention. The delegates represent small and medium enter- of affinity with the countries of the derail our developmental aspirations capabilities of the Afghan national Indian Army Band at the Fanfare nectivity that extends from Russia’s prises of their countries in different sectors including agri- region. She sought a forward look- and create sustained instability both security forces. In doing so, India for Peace Military Tattoo being held northern regions to the shores of culture, healthcare, strategic defence training, education, ing partnership based on robust within our countries and across will continue to be guided by the in conjunction with our meeting Indian Ocean. The International North logistics, digital entertainment and waste management. dialogue and concrete initiatives to national borders. She called upon requirements of the government of today”. Further, she stated that “we South Transportation Corridor is an enhance the economic, trade and the member countries to closely Afghanistan and the shared objec- will also engage as feasible on the important step in that direction. How- cultural cooperation as well as mu- coordinate and adopt a policy of zero tives of the international commu- items under the Agreed Programme ever, she noted that it would also be PM launches Rashtriya Gramin tually beneficial interactions on tolerance towards terrorism. She nity, Smt Sitharaman said. of activities for defence cooperation essential that such initiatives respect defence and security matters. contended that arguments of po- Since defence cooperation, es- under the SCO for 2017-19. As we the sovereignty and territorial integ- Swaraj Abhiyan; unveils roadmap She called for SCO members to litical convenience to provide an pecially enhanced linkages between move ahead, India will also explore rity of all countries. for overall development of tribals New Delhi, April 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality by Shri Rajnath Singh chairs third meeting launched the Rashtriya Gramin Swaraj Abhiyan today, at a public meeting, in Mandla in Madhya Pradesh. He unveiled 2030 A Critical Need”: Dr. Harsh Vardhan a Road Map for overall development of tribals during the next New Delhi, April 24: Em- nearly 24 billion tonnes of Scheme, Pradhan Mantri of Island Development Agency five years. phasising the importance of fertile soil and 27, 000 bio- Krishi Sinchayee Yojana New Delhi, April 24: The Chetlat and Bitra) have been the private sector. Preference He laid the foundation stone of an LPG bottling plant of land as a resource and the species are lost every year. (PKSY), Per Drop More Crop, Union Home Minister, Shri identified by NITI Aayog, in would be given to the local Indian Oil Corporation at Maneri, Mandla District. He also need to protect and harness He stated that nearly 30 per Swacch Bharat mission, Har Rajnath Singh, chaired the consultation with the UT Ad- people for employment. It was launched a Local Government Directory. its resources in a manner that cent of the world’s population Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) and third meeting of the Island ministrations, for planning informed that investors' con- The Prime Minister felicitated the Sarpanches of villages does not adversely affect its lives in dry areas. “8 out of National Rural Dr ink ing Wa- Development Agency (IDA) of suitable projects aimed at ference would be held in May, which have achieved 100 percent smokeless kitchens, 100 health, Union Minister for 21 UNESCO World Heritage ter Programme. In Delhi today. The Island creation of more jobs for the 2018. percent vaccination under Mission Indradhanush, and 100 Environment, Forest and Sites are in drylands”, he Addressing the gathering, Development Agency reviewed Islanders. Community-based Union Home Minister percent electrification under Saubhagya Scheme. Climate Change, Dr. Harsh added. Lauding some of the Deputy Executive Secretary, the progress made towards tourism would be promoted called upon all concerned to Addressing Panchayati Raj representatives across the Vardhan has underlined the success stories of other na- UNCCD, Dr. P.K Monga said preparation of Development benefiting the Islanders. expedite implementation of country, from Mandla, the Prime Minister recalled Mahatma critical need to achieve Land tions, the Minister mentioned that the main objective of such Plans for identified Islands Key Infrastructure proj- ongoing key infrastructure Gandhi's call for Gramoday to Rashtroday, and Gram Swaraj. Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Sahel Integrated Lowland Workshops is to enable coun- (four in A&N Islands i.e. Smith, ects such as creation of jetties/ projects in the islands, par- He said he is delighted to be in Madhya Pradesh on National by 2030. Inaugurating the ecosystem Management try Parties to participate ef- Ross, Long, Avis and five in berthing facilities, Roll-on/ ticularly for improving air, Panchayati Raj Day. He added that Mahatma Gandhi always four-day Asia-Pacific Re- (SILeM) in , fectively in the UNCCD report- Lakshadweep i.e. Minicoy, Roll-off ships; Bridges on road and web connectivity; highlighted the importance of villages and spoke about 'Gram gional Workshop of the UN besides the Capacity and Man- ing process and to submit the Bangaram, Thinnakara, Cheri- Andaman Trunk Road; Up- prov iding good qualit y dr ink- Swaraj'. He called upon everyone to reaffirm the commitment Convention to Combat De- agement Support for combat- national report in time. In yam, Suheli). For these Islands, gradation of Diglipur A ir por t; ing water to the residents; and to serving our villages. sertification (UNCCD) here ing land degradation in dry- his address, UN Resident Final Site Suitability Reports Construction of Minicoy Air- power supply. He directed that The Prime Minister said that while talking about rural today, Dr. Harsh Vardhan land ecosystems in China. Coordinator, Mr. Yuri Afa- have been prepared, Carrying port; Modernization of exist- designs of these projects be development, budgets are important. But, he added, there is urged the delegates to trans- In the Indian context, he nasiev stressed that land Capacity determined and ing Jetty at Kavarati; Aug- made in such a way to provide a shift in the discourse in the last few years. People are now form the Workshop into a highlighted the Sustainable degradation is the single most Environmental zoning carried mentation of Satellite Band- maximum benefits to the lo- talking about the need to ensure that money allocated for a milestone in combating land land, water and biodiversity crucial issue facing the world. out to ensure sustainable de- width from 1.118 Gbps to 2.118 cal population. Home Minis- project is utilised and it is done in a timely as well as transpar- degradation, desertification conservation and manage- “The good news, certainly for velopment. Gbps in Andaman & Nicobar; ter observed that development ent manner, he said. and . ment for improved liveli- India, is that this problem is CEO, NITI Aayog made augmentation of helicopter of Islands was first discussed He urged people to focus on the education of their children, “In India, total land area hoods in Uttarakhand wa- combatable and secondly, land detailed presentation giving services for Islanders and tour- in 1999 and now it is taking and added that this is essential for the child's future. under land degradation is tershed sector, as well as degradation, together with details of actions taken in ists etc. are being accorded concrete shape. He appreci- The Prime Minister underscored the efforts towards self- 96. 40 million hectares, which Sustainable Rural Liveli- issues like energy efficiency pursuance to decisions taken priority. With better commu- ated collective efforts being reliance in the agriculture sector. He urged the Panchayat is 29.32% of the country’s hoods Security through In- are the lowest cost, no-regret in earlier meetings. The Union nication services, Information made by all the Ministries for representatives to pay attention to water conservation, and total geographical area”, Dr. novations in Land and eco- measures for the countries to Home Minister expressed Technology based and other holistic and sustainable de- to ensure that every drop of water is conserved. Harsh Vardhan stated. Point- system management in India. adopt”, Mr. Afanasiev averred. satisfaction at the progress Micro, Small and Medium En- velopment of Islands. Shri Narendra Modi spoke of the importance of Jan Dhan ing out that drylands lose 23 Dr. Harsh Vardhan added Earlier, Dr. Harsh Vardhan made since its last meeting terprises (MSME) would be The meeting was attend- Yojana for financial inclusion; Van Dhan Yojana for empow- hectares per minute to drought that India has documented also released a report on the held on November 8, 2017 promoted in the Islands. ed by Lt. Governor of Andaman ering tribal communities; and Gobar-Dhan Yojana for mak- and deser tification, the Min- its Sustainable Land and “Economics of Desertification, when directions were given Further, after carrying out & Nicobar Islands, Adminis- ing farmers more self reliant, besides converting waste into ister said that this gets trans- Ecosystem Management prac- Land Degradation and to identify additional Islands systematic study, 18 Projects, trator of Lakshadweep, Cab- energy. lated into a loss of 20 million tices in the form of SLEM book, Drought” at the inaugural for sustainable development both in Andaman & Nicobar inet Secretary Shri P. K. Sinha, He said that a transformation of villages would ensure a tonnes of potential foodgrain published in 2014. session of the Workshop. and also accord priority to and Lakshadweep, have been CEO, NITI Aayog Shri Amitabh transformation of India. production. Underlining The Minister referred to This Regional Workshop key infrastructure projects. identified for implementation, K ant, Union Home Secretar y The Prime Minister also said that the recent steps taken India’s strong commitment various schemes of the Gov- in India is the fourth in a se- Additional Islands/Locations out of which 7 Projects are Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary by the Union Government will be beneficial in furthering the to the Convention, he pointed ernment of India that have ries of UNCCD Workshops in Islands, 12 in Andaman ready for launch through PPP. Defence, Secretary Tourism, safety of women. out that India has around 70% been launched for capacity- held around the world, with and Nicobar (North Passage, 3 such projects in Andaman Secretary, Tribal Affairs and of its total geographical area building of the stakeholders Turkey, and Brazil Cinque, Inglis, Viper, Neil & Nicobar (one each in Long, other Senior Officers of Cen- under dr ylands and about 30% at multiple levels. Among hosting the first two Work- (Bharatpur Beach), Ramnagar Smith and Ayes Island) and tral Ministries of Tourism, of its land affected by land others, he referred to some shops for their respective Beach, Karmatang Beach, 3 in Lakshadweep (one each Power, Defence, Health, Tele- CEC reviews status of power degradation and about 25% of the schemes which include regions. This four-day Work- Dhaninallah Beach, Kalipur in Suheli, Minicoy and Kad- communications and Civil of the land affected by de- - Pradhan Mantr i Fasal Bima shop (April 24-27, 2018) will Beach, Rutland, North Bay amat) are ready to be launched. Aviation. Vice Chief of Naval purchase agreements of sertification. Yojana (PMFBY), National participation of representa- and Great Nicobar - B Quar- After implementation of these Staff and Air Commodore from In the global context, Dr. Food Security Mission tives from nearly 40 Asia- ry) and 5 in Lakshadweep projects, investment of about Indian Air Force were also projects under KREDA Harsh Vardhan said that (NFSM), Soil Health Card Pacific nations. (Kalpeni, Kadmat, Agatti, Rs. 650 crore is expected from present during the Meeting. KARGIL, APRIL 24: Chairman and Chief Executive Coun- cilor (CEC) Kargil Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan today convened a Govt issues traffic advisories meeting to review the status of the execution of power purchase Speaker lays foundation of Sulabh agreements of small hydro projects under Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency for durbar move days (KREDA) with the State Power Development Department. JA MMU, A PR IL 24- According to traf fic adv isor ies issued Toilet Complexes at Satwari, Narwal Executive Councilor for Power Advocate Muhammad by the government for durbar move days, only up traffic i.e. Amir, Executive Councilor for Agriculture Muhammad Hus- from Jammu to Srinagar shall be permitted on 28th and 29th Also interacts with Sikh pilgrims who returned from Pakistan sain, Executive Councilor for Zanskar Affairs Tenzin Sonam, April, 2018 on Srinagar-Jammu NHW therefore, no traffic JAMMU, APRIL 24: Speaker, Jam- tee shared their experience during their Deputy Commissioner Kargil and Vice Chairman KREDA movement including that of convoys of Army and Para-mil- mu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, pilgrimage to Pakistan and highlighted Haji Gulzar Hussain, Project Director KREDA Kacho Ahmad itary forces, shall be permitted on the NHW-1A from Srinagar Kavinder Gupta today laid foundation some demands like enhancement of Khan, Executive Engineer PDD Kargil Altaf Hussain besides to Jammu on these dates. stones of 2 Sulabh Toilet Complexes at existing quota from Jammu and Kash- other concerned officers were present in the meeting. Similarly, in order to facilitate smooth movement of ve- Airport Road Satwari and Narwal Chowk mir State to facilitate maximum number During the meeting, the officers of KREDA informed the hicles carrying Jammu based Darbar Move employees from Jammu. MLC, Vikram Randhawa was of devotees to have opportunities to CEC that power has continuously been supplied to PDD right Jammu to Srinagar on 5th and 6th May, 2018, only UP traf- also present on the occasion. visit to these historic religious places since the commissioning of Biarass Project in November last fic i.e. from Jammu to Srinagar, shall be permitted on NHW- These public conveniences would be for performing pilgrimage. year since KREDA has no distribution system of its own. 1A. Therefore, no traffic movement, including that of convoys constructed at a cost a total cost of Rs ban areas across the state within next The Speaker assured to take up the It was given out that to realize revenue for the power of Army and para-military forces shall be permitted on the 21 lakh (Rs 10.50 lakh each) by the three months to ensure public conve- demands with the appropriate authori- generated from the hydro projects, KREDA has to sell the NHW-IA from Srinagar to Jammu on 5th and 6th May 2018. Jammu Municipality Corporation under niences to the people. The objective of ties in the Centre Government and try energy to PDD adding the team of State Electric Regulatory Pertinently, as per an earlier order issued by the Govern- the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). The these facilities is to ensure sanitized and to get the issues resolved. Commission (SERC) has already inspected the project and ment, Darbar Move offices observing five-day week shall be facilities were need of the hour in the clean surroundings and atmosphere all Later, the Speaker also attended a submitted its recommendations for execution of power pur- closing at Jammu on 27th of April 2018 after the office hours area in view of the thick movement of around, said the Minister. function at BDO office, Gadhi Garh in chase agreement.The status of the pre-feasibility reports and and the offices observing six-day week shall close on 28th of commoners. The facilities are available Earlier, the Speaker also called on which the Prime Minister of India has DPRs of the power development projects under PMDP, delay April 2018 after the office hours. for both males and females. the Sikh pilgrims, who returned from launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhi- in release of funds for capacity building and execution of All the offices shall re-open at Srinagar on 7th of May Speak ing on the occasion, the Speak- Pakistan after performing the pilgrim- yan on National Panchayat Raj Day in projects under KREDA and other related issues also came up 2018, in this connection the Srinagar based employees shall er said that the complexes have been age on the occasion of Baisakhi at religious Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. for discussion.The CEC assured the concerned officers that be moving to Srinagar on 28th and 29th April 2018 whereas constructed as a part of the National places there. He welcomed them and Block Development Officer, Satwari he will take up all issues with the concerned quarters for the Jammu based employees shall be moving to Srinagar on Swachh Bharat Mission launched by the congratulated for their safe journey and Shahid Iqbal Mughal, Secretary, Pan- early headway in the implementation of projects and redressal 5th and 6th May, 2018. Moreover, the main convoy carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said performing the pilgrimage at the his- chayat halqa Gadhi Garh, Rajesh Gupta, of grievances in a time bound manner. Meanwhile, the CEC the impor tant of ficial records from Civ il Secretar iat, Jammu that it is endeavor of the Government to toric places of Sikh Gurus in Pakistan. Ex Sarpanch, Vijay Sharma, a large directed the Project Director KREDA to facilitate the instal- / other Darbar Move offices shall proceed to Srinagar on 29th construct more than 100 such Sulabh On the occasion, the management number of students and prominent lation of 5KW Rooftop Power Plants in Government offices, of April 2018 (Sunday). Toilet Complexes in the vicinities of ur- of the Gur udwara Prabandhak Commit- citizens were also present. schools and health institutions. 04 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus EDIT/ OPED ON A SOUND FOOTING  By VIKHAR AHMED Uniting line: on CPI(M)'s While some of Siddaramaiah’s old as- sociates question his commitment to social- political resolution s the political battle heats up in ism, it is undeniable that progressive sections Karnataka, which is expected to of society such as Left-leaning activists, intel- Ago to the polls soon as the term of lectuals, writers, members of the farmers’ By adopting a political resolution acceptable to the current Assembly ends on May 28, there movement and Dalits continue to support both the majority and minority sections, the 22nd is cautious optimism in the Congress camp. him. This group feels that he is sincere in his Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has managed commitment to fighting fascist forces and party congress of the Communist Party of India to outwit his main rival, the Bharatiya Jana- stopping the BJP in Karnataka. His image (Marxist) averted a divisive contest for the post of ta Party (BJP), in social, political and ad- as someone who does not believe in rituals ministrative spheres at various points of time and his personal effort in getting the Karna- the general secretary and gave a fresh term to the ever since he assumed power in 2013. The taka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman incumbent, Sitaram Yechury. In its essence, the saffron party seems to be fumbling to find a Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017, or political line was not very different from the draft narrative to counter the Congress. the Anti-Superstition Bill, passed in spite of This optimism is not unfounded if one strong opposition from the BJP, have endeared political resolution backed by the majority section looks at the Congress’ electoral record in the him to this group. led by former general secretary Prakash Karat, but State since 2013. In the 2016 zilla panchayat Siddaramaiah has countered allegations— it was sufficiently vague to give some manoeuvring elections, the Congress secured 46.88 per both inside and outside the Assembly—that cent of the vote and won 498 zilla panchayat Hindus are under threat under his govern- room to the beleaguered Mr. Yechury. The clause seats and 1,709 taluk panchayat seats while ment. The BJP, at all public fora, including of contention related to allying with the Congress the BJP won 406 and 1,362 respectively. (There the BJP. Of late, Siddaramaiah has been swift long-term and more important ramification when Chief Minister Yogi are 30 zilla panchayats with a total of 1,083 and aggressive in his retorts to any charge w ill weaken the Hindut va ideolog y. The idea Adityanath and party president Amit Shah to defeat the BJP — with the majority Karat line, seats and 175 taluk panchayats with a total made by the BJP and its government at the of Hindutva will work only if Hinduism is visited the State, has been accusing the Con- backed by most of the Kerala unit, against it, and of 3,884 seats in the State.) The Congress Centre, be it the charge of murder of Hindus imagined as a monolithic entity. If it is seen gress of being soft on communal killings of the minority Yechury line, supported by most of the also won the Gundlupet and Nanjangud As- under his regime or allegations of corruption. instead as an agglomeration of caste groups Hindutva workers. The saffron party is ag- sembly seats in byelections held in April last A series of events helped Siddaramaiah quell and theological and schismatic offshoots, gressively propagating the idea that Sidda- unit, for it. The compromise involved year. factionalism and consolidated his position then the underpinning of the Hindutva ide- ramaiah is anti-Hindu, especially in reli- replacing the phrase “without having an understand- In a pre-election survey conducted by the as the Chief Minister who enjoys popular ology becomes unstable. giously polarised areas such as coastal Kar- market research group Cfore between July support as well as the support of Congress Siddaramaiah has been vocal about his nataka and the Malnad districts. While this ing or electoral alliance with the Congress party” and August last year, the Congress was well president Rahul Gandhi. differences with the divisive ideology of Hin- may have a limited political impact in favour with “without having a political alliance with the ahead of its main opponent, the BJP and the How did Siddaramaiah manage this turn- dutva. By ensuring his support to the Lin- of the BJP, the Congress is countering the Congress party”. The end-result allowed both sides regional party, the Janata Dal (Secular). The around? Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, a gayat demand for a separate religion, he has propaganda effectively. In a case-by-case survey predicted a vote share of 43 per cent political commentator based in Mysuru, said: caused a dent in the ideological foundation examination of each death, Home Minister to claim victory. For the Karat side, ruling out a for the Congress (translating into 120-132 “After a very long time, a Congress Chief of the BJP as well. R. Ramalinga Reddy proved that the BJP’s political alliance meant ruling out an electoral alli- seats), 32 per cent for the BJP (60-72 seats) Minister has had the autonomy to shape the Another factor that seems to be working allegations were false. ance; for the Yechury side, the withdrawal of the and 17 per cent for the JD(S) (23-30 seats). campaign in his own image and to take deci- in favour of Siddaramaiah is that he is con- Siddaramaiah, who assiduously built his If the survey results translate into actual sions on cr ucial issues like ticket distr ibution. ducting himself like a regional satrap and A HINDA (a K annada acrony m for back ward specific bar on understanding and electoral alliance seats, it would place the Congress in an ex- Even a few years ago, there was a feeling that using the motif of Kannada pride, which the classes, Dalits and minorities) vote bank, has with the Congress opened up the possibility of tak- actly similar position that it found itself after this government had not taken off. Then how BJP is unable to counter. Although he is a retained it throughout his term. The BJP has the last election, winning 122 of the 224 As- did he get through?” Shobhi explained. member of a national party, his actions sug- not managed to make a dent in this vote bank. ing such a course. For those not used to the intense sembly seats. Siddaramaiah has already set “Through deft political management and a gest that he is working like a regional leader. AHINDA is a notional bloc brought together debates in Communist parties this might seem a record of sorts in Karnataka’s politics as populist public policy.” It is clear that he has used issues such as for political convenience and machinations. more like word-play than sword-fight. But the dif- the only Chief Minister to have completed The Congress’ victory in the byelection endorsing the demand for a State flag and The Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and his full term since D. Devaraj Urs in 1977. in Gundlupet and Nanjangud ( two constit- the removal of the Hindi language from the Dalits, while opposed to the dominant castes, ferences are rooted not only in a theoretical under- Siddaramaiah’s ascent to the top legisla- uencies in south Karnataka dominated by Bengaluru Metro signboards to bolster his have internal hierarchies among them. Re- standing of the threat posed by the BJP, whether it tive post was the culmination of a long and Lingayats and Dalits respectively) in a straight core constituency. “Since Siddaramaiah came taining the support of this conglomerate is communal authoritarianism or fascism, but also chequered political journey which began in fight with the BJP helped Siddaramaiah im- to power, Kannada schools have stopped consisting of numerous castes is not an easy the 1970s when he became close to socialist mensely. This came after senior Congress facing closure all over the State,” Pa. Mallesh, task, but Siddaramaiah has managed to do in the practical difficulty of fighting the Congress leaders such as Pa. Mallesh and M.D. Nan- leaders such as former Chief Minister S.M. an 84-year-old educator based in Mysuru, this through smart budgetary allocations. in Kerala and allying with it elsewhere. If fascism jundaswamy in Mysuru. Political observers Krishna and Dalit leader V. Srinivas Prasad said. He has formed separate boards for various say that he deserved to become the Chief joined the BJP. On the day he unveiled the State flag, backward castes. were the only concern for the West Bengal unit, an Minister much earlier, considering his com- Over the past year, Siddaramaiah has Siddaramaiah also took to Facebook to make Recognising the importance of cultural alliance with the Trinamool Congress should have petence and closeness to former Chief Min- endorsed the demands of a section of Lin- a strong pitch for regional identity. He wrote: identity, his government added close to 30 been just as viable. ister and Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda. gayats who want to be recognised as a sepa- “Whether we now like it or not, the States of jayantis (anniversaries) to the celebrations But Deve Gowda’s partiality towards his son rate religion distinct from Hinduism. He India were organised on linguistic basis. Many in the State. Tipu Jayanti, which has become However, reducing its whole politics to the ques- H.D. Kumaraswamy ensured that this was appointed a seven-member panel to study of the languages and cultures of the States controversial because of the BJP’s opposition tion of allying with the Congress would have been not to be. Siddaramaiah, who was Deputy the demand and on March 19, after a mara- pre-date the Indian identity. Yet, we Indians to commemorating Tipu Sultan, is the only Chief Minister twice in the Deve Gowda gov- thon Cabinet meeting, approved its recom- are bound by a common history, common anniversary that is well known. There are a a serious mistake for the CPI(M), which built its ernment, was expelled from the JD(S). mendation that Lingayat be recognised as a civilisation, and a common destiny. My iden- number of OBC icons who are celebrated on support base first on the back of working class When Siddaramaiah was elected as the separate religion. It is unclear to what extent tity as a proud Kannadiga is not inconsistent various days through the year. While it is struggles, and later in opposition to the growing Congress Chief Minister in 2013, many po- Siddaramaiah saw this as a core strategy. A with my identity as a proud Indian. So, in clear that Kurubas have benefited during litical observers predicted that he would not bureaucrat, who is close to him, said Sid- Karnataka when we speak about primacy to Siddaramaiah’s term, he has not alienated threat from neo-liberalism, represented in equal last a full term as he was considered an “out- daramaiah was a true believer in the ideals Kannada, argue against imposition of Hindi the OBCs. His regime is not referred to as a measure by the BJP and the Congress. The political sider”. Siddaramaiah joined the Congress in of Basavanna, the 12th century reformer who language, or call for adoption of a State flag, Kuruba regime the way past governments in line, in any case, allows for an understanding with 2006 and was soon battling factions. A mem- founded the Lingayat creed by advocating a we are confident we are contributing to the the State were described as Lingayat or Vok- ber of the backward Kuruba community, he casteless society. Others say that the support building of a strong India; for, a confident kaliga regimes. The practice of previous Chief all secular opposition parties, including the Congress, is now leading the Congress in the Assembly for the demand for a separate religion is a Indian nation is confident about the indi- Ministers, who mostly belonged to either of on agreed issues inside Parliament, and a broad elections for the second time. calculated political strategy. viduality of all her daughters.” the two dominant castes, was to surround It is no secret that G. Parameshwara, Whatever may be the case, the Congress A close aide of Siddaramaiah said his themselves with a coterie of bureaucrats and mobilisation of people against communalism. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee is sure to benefit from Siddaramaiah’s stand. espousal of regional identity caused some Minsters from their community. The State happy compromise allowed Mr. Yechury a second (KPCC) president and a Dalit, and D.K. Shi- The Lingayat community is predominant in discomfort in the Congress leadership, but government is engaged in an advertisement term, leaving the question of whether the unity on vakumar, the powerful Vokkaliga leader from northern Karnataka where the BJP has won when it realised that this posture would ben- blitzkrieg over the past few months to project south Karnataka, have been vying for the top the majority of its Assembly and Lok Sabha efit the par t y in K arnataka, the high command its various schemes in order to seek re-elec- theory will hold in practice to be answered at the post. Mallikarjun Kharge, again a Dalit and seats. The government’s approval for separate did not make it an issue. It also realised that tion on the development plank. Siddaramaiah time of a general election in West Bengal. True, the a veteran Congress leader from north Kar- religion status is expected to make at least a Siddaramaiah had a loyal following in the often claims that 90 per cent of the State’s current political line does not prohibit the CPI(M) nataka, was seen as a contender a few years section of the community favour the Congress. State, and it is clear that the Congress needs populace is governed by one welfare scheme ago. Apart from factionalism, it was felt that Considering the sensitivity of the issue for him more than he needs the Congress. This or the other. “For a below poverty line fam- from having seat adjustments or a post-poll under- the government had become slack. The fact Lingayats, the BJP has not been able to chal- is evident from the fact that he refused to ily, 50 per cent of its income comes from the standing with the Congress. But not even an imag- that Karnataka went through a long spell of lenge the Congress. The BJP’s chief ministe- support the high command’s two non-Kan- government now,” said Dinesh Amin Mattu, drought which resulted in a spate of farmer rial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa, who is nada candidates (Sam Pitroda and Janardhan media adviser to the Chief Minister. inative reading of the resolution can allow for the suicides did not help the government. himself a Lingayat, appears to be unable to Dwivedi) for Rajya Sabha seats. Instead, he Siddaramaiah is particularly proud of type of alliance the two parties had in West Bengal However, there has been a turnaround take a clear stand on the issue. ensured that three local candidates of his Annabhagya, the flagship scheme that he in 2016. in the past two years, and the Chief Minister While Siddaramaiah’s bold move has choice (a Muslim, a Dalit and a Vokkaliga) announced a day after he became Chief Min- has been exuding confidence in taking on caused consternation in political circles, its filed their nominations. ister. A summer of gathering discontent

 Sanjay Hegde his movement on behalf of the depressed ownership of land tilled by a Dalit. Also vant, without written permission of the in favour of the Scheduled Castes. The enough to be electors only. It is necessary classes, Ambedkar used to commemo- in , on March 30 a 21-year-old appointing authority and if such a per- nation stands teetering on the precipice to be law-makers; otherwise those who t the First Round Table Con- rate the victory of the battle of Korega- Dalit youth called Pradip Rathod, of son is not a public servant, without writ- of a hot summer of discontent. It appears, can be law-makers will be the masters ference in 1930, B.R. Ambed- on, and often visited the site of the Timbi village in Bhavnagar district, was ten permission of the Senior Superin- as Ambedkar put it in his last address of those who can only be electors.” Akar reminded his audience: battle itself. That tradition of celebrating killed allegedly by upper caste men for tendent of Police of the District… As and to the Constituent Assembly on Novem- Politics reflects society. From the “The men who fought with Clive in the the rare triumph of broken men, over owning and riding a horse. Around the when a person arrested is produced ber 25, 1949, that “those who suffer from days of the Poona Pact of 1932, Dalits battle of Plassey were the Dusads, and the twice-born, has been followed with- same time, the Allahabad High Court before the Magistrate, the Magistrate inequality will blow up the structure of have been co-opted into the power struc- the Dusads are Untouchables. The men out interruption even after Independence. dismissed a petition of a Dalit man, must apply his mind to the reasons re- political democracy which this Assem- ture on terms dictated by others. They who fought in the battle of Koregaon Two hundred years after that battle, Sanjay Kumar Jatav, who had sought its corded and further detention should be bly has so laboriously built up.” have been given a share of the pie, but were the Mahars, and the Mahars are no lessons appear to have been learnt. protection to ride a horse at his baarat allowed only if the reasons recorded are He had prophetically warned: “On never the rights to distribute or allocate Untouchables. Thus in the first battle New year this time began with the bi- (wedding procession) around a village found to be valid. To avoid false implica- the 26th of January 1950, we are going the pie. It took nearly 50 years after In- and the last battle (1757-1818) it was the centennial celebrations of the “victory” in western Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj dis- tion, before FIR is registered, preliminary to enter into a life of contradictions. In dependence before a subaltern party Untouchables who fought on the side of of the lower castes being attacked by trict. An administrative solution was enquiry may be made whether the case politics we will have equality and in headed by Kanshi Ram, managed to the British and helped them conquer mobs led by upper-caste leaders. The sought to be brokered by the district falls in the parameters of the Atrocities social and economic life we will have install a Dalit Chief Minister in its own India.” Devendra Fadnavis-led government in administrator to allow Sanjay to arrive Act and is not frivolous or motivated.” inequality. In politics we will be recog- right. That “miracle of democracy”, to The battle of Koregaon was fought Maharashtra, which is often called the on horseback at his marriage. At least Outpouring of anger nising the principle of one man one vote use P.V. Narasimha Rao’s felicitous phrase, on January 1, 1818, between the upper new Peshwai, seemed to have done enough five Dalit MPs from the ruling Bharati- Notwithstanding the government’s and one vote one value. In our social and grew into a full majority in 2007 with caste army of the Peshwa empire of the on New Year’s Day to justify that label. ya Janata Party have publicly voiced feeble protestations of not being respon- economic life, we shall, by reason of our Mayawati serving a five-year term as Marathas on one side, and the East In- The leaders of the anti-Dalit violence misgivings about the Central and State sible and despite filing an immediate social and economic structure, con- Chief Minister till 2012. dia Company’s army manned by Mahars were allowed to roam free and Dalits governments’ handling of Dalit issues. review petition, the judgment was per- tinue to deny the principle of one man In the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, and their British officers on the other. are even today agitating for the arrest Into this bubbling caste cauldron, ceived as the straw that broke the cam- one value.” despite a largely intact vote share, her The result is viewed with mixed emotions of Sambhaji Bhide, who is said to be one on March 20, came the Supreme Court el’s back. A nationw ide bandh in the first It is an inescapable task of nation- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) failed to win in today’s India. It is easy to say that an of the principal instigators of the violence. judgment in Subhash Kashinath Maha- week of Apr il saw an outpour ing of Dalit building to seek to restore equal value a single seat in U.P. Dalit representation Indian empire lost to the British com- Anti-Dalit violence is not limited to jan v. the State of Maharashtra. The court anger that resulted in at least 10 deaths, to each individual who has been rendered even in the reserved seats was provided pany. But it is dif ficult to not ack nowledge Maharashtra alone. On February 15, a in effect, defanged the Scheduled Castes mostly protesters. Protests had to be put less than a whole by socially assigned by BJP members, many of whom had that probably the Indian empire lost retired revenue officer and Dalit activist, and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of down with the heavy hand of the state. caste fractions. Ambedkar’s postulate been with the BSP earlier. In terms of because of its insistence on treating fel- Bhanubhai Vankar immolated himself Atrocities) Act, 1989. The judgment di- The genie of caste unrest has however for Dalit and Savarna alike was: “So long political power, Dalits today are no more low Indians as untouchables. in the District Collectorate of Patan, rected, “in respect of offences under the escaped from the bottle of social control. as you do not achieve social liberty, what- independent wielders, but have been In Ambedkar’s footsteps north Gujarat, to protest against the Atrocities Act, no arrest may be effect- There has been a counter-mobilisation ever freedom is provided by the law is subordinated to their assigned roles In pre-independent India, as part of State government’s failure to regularise ed, if an accused person is a public ser- to do away with caste-based reservations of no avail to you.” He warned: “It is not within the Hindutva umbrella. 05 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus INTER STATE Open to permanent commission of women Venkaiah Naidu overstepped jurisdiction on CJI removal motion, say legal experts in army, govt tells Supreme Court Even as a section of eminent jurists have The Centre is considering grant- to women in combat roles. supported the Rajya Sabha chairman M Ven- ing permanent commission (PC) to Reacting to the government’s re- kaiah Naidu’s decision to reject the notice of short service commission (SSC) sponse in the top court, former army motion for the removal of the Chief Justice women army officers, it told the Su- chief Lieutenant General AS Lamba of India (CJI), another section of eminent preme Court on Monday, in a move (retd) said it was a step in the right legal experts believe the Chair may have over- that could bring an end to an eight-year direction. stepped its jurisdiction. old battle in the apex court, and which “It’s logical to extend PC to wom- Vice-president Naidu on Monday said in will make the army the last of India’s en as they have the same intellect, a 10-page order that the notice was of no sub- armed forces to do so. determination and exposure as men,” stantial merit and the allegations raised by position’s move to give the notice, but once it The court also asked the Centre Lamba said. “And the army will cer- the Opposition were neither “tenable nor was given, the chairman of the Upper House why it was not granting PCs to wom- tainly align itself to accept women in admissible”.Raju Ramachandran, senior ad- should have admitted it. en army officers in combat roles and different roles and help them discharge vocate and former additional solicitor gen- “My opinion was that the Congress should asked it to file an affidavit, with a their responsibilities.” eral, said the notice should have been sent to not have bothered. In the past, impeachment comprehensive policy on the PCs “Too little too late,” said Wing a committee for examination. cases have been preceded by non-political within two weeks. Commander Anupama Joshi (retd), “I don’t think the Chair was justified in endorsements justifying it… (But) it is very Additional solicitor general who is from the first batch of women going into the merits of the charges. The order dangerous for one single person to dismiss Maninder Singh told a bench led by those women officers back who left counterparts were eligible to receive officers commissioned into the IAF uses phrases like ‘not verifiable’, but verifica- the motion. This smacks of arbitrar iness and Justice NV Ramana that Union Defence the services before 2008. He also said it after five years. in the early 1990s. tion can only happen at the stage of inquiry,” gives too much power to one person to protect Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, held no PC would be given to women of- Justice Ramana’s bench on April “The IAF is already granting PCs he said. Ramachandran, who served as the a judge against prospective impeachment,” meetings with the three chiefs (of ficers in the combat div ision because 13 pulled up the government for ha- to women in cases where vacancies counsel for the Justice Sawant Committee, he said. Hegde argued it would have been Army, Air Force and Navy) last week no SSC is offered in this stream. rassing SSC women of ficers, opposing exist. This matter dates back to March set up when a removal motion had been ad- better to let the matter play out, go to a com- and the government was not averse The government’s latest position their plea for PC. Even on Monday 2010 and the army should have done mitted against Justice V Ramaswamy in 1991, mittee, and the committee may well have to granting PCs to women of ficers on is a climbdown from its earlier one. the court described the Centre’s stand it much earlier, Joshi said. She added added: “The chair has made the same mistake concluded that the charges did not hold. SSC in the army. It appealed in the apex court after the as “wishy-washy.” “Question is that that the fact it has taken eight years that many commentators have made in recent “It is necessary in any accountable democ- “Deliberations happened with all Delhi High Court in March 2010 or- you have done it for officers in air for the army to agree clearly indicates days — that the notice must be based on racy that provisions exist to be able to remove earnest. They are considering expand- dered it to give women army officers force and navy. Why this discrimina- that there is still some internal resis- proven misbehaviour. The motion is only re- a high constitutional authority.” ing PC, wherever it is possible. Mo- on SSC a permanent commission. In tion against the army officers?,” Jus- tance to the move. quired to cite instances of misbehaviour and, Huzefa Ahmadi, another senior advocate, dalities, however, need to be worked contrast, the air force and navy did tics Ramana said. he also questioned In 2015, then defence minister if it exists on the face of it, then it calls for an argued that the chair may have overstepped out and a decision needs to be taken this. why the A SG was qualif y ing his remark Manohar Parrikar told Parliament inquiry. Proven misbehaviour is the ground his jurisdiction. “The jurisdiction of the chair as to in which areas it (PC) can be Before the HC judgement, women with “wherever it’s possible.” that the armed forces had given PC for removal, not a precondition for a motion to adjudicate the motion on its merits is ex- given,” the ASG said. He also added officers retired after 14 years and had The judge also questioned the to 340 women officers. More recent to be admitted.” Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde tremely limited. My personal view is he has that there was no question of taking no scope of extension while their male hesitation on Centre’s part to give PC data wasn’t immediately available. said he disagreed with the Congress-led op- transgressed the limits of jurisdiction.” Kapil Sibal and Sitaram Yechury, the Cooperation and chemistry: What to expect from Modi and Xi’s Wuhan summit men who drove the CJI removal motion The informal summit be- The notice for the remov- within the party and with al- tween Prime Minister Nar- al of Chief Justice of India lies, said a leader familiar with endra Modi and President Xi (C JI) Dipak Misra was large- the development. “He was Jinping will be marked by ly driven by two opposition regularly in touch with Rahul practical cooperation and leaders, Communist Party of Gandhi on the issue,” added personal chemistry, officials India (Marxist) general sec- this person who asked not to familiar with preparations retary Sitaram Yechury and be identified. for the meet said. senior Congress leader Kap- Sibal, with his grasp over The two leaders will meet il Sibal. legal affairs, presented the in the Chinese town of Wuhan Yechury was quite vocal strongest pro-notice viewpoint on Apr il 27 and 28 to talk about about the plans. On January and laid out the scenarios if their shared vision of the bi- 23, six days before the com- Congress went ahead. To keep lateral ties, they said. mencement of the budget the option of going ahead with “This is the meeting be- session of Parliament, he said: the notice open, the Congress, tween two strong leaders of “We are discussing with Op- The DMK too stayed away. There didn’t seem to be during the post-recess budget two major countries in Asia, position parties the possibil- The R ashtr iya Janata Dal took too many takers for Yechury’s session, got the signatures of discussing the state of the ity of an impeachment motion the position that its members suggestion. The CPI(M) lead- over 50 MPs — but held back relationship and how they against the chief justice in the would be the last to sign since er said Rahul Gandhi conveyed from giving it to the chair. would like to see the ties mov- budget session.” their leader Lalu Prasad faced to him the divide within his Former PM Manmohan ing ahead in the days and years Yechury’s initiative came serious legal challenges and party on the issue the day Singh and ex-finance minis- to come... It’s all about prac- at a time when his political their support for the motion former President Pranab ter P Chidambaram were tical cooperation and the have forged despite having gives an opportunity to coun- portunity for the leaders to line of a broader understand- could be construed as being Mukherjee hosted a dinner deliberately kept away from personal chemistry between their healthy differences. But tries such as India and China put their personal chemistry ing, including with the Con- driven by a desire for ven- on the launch of his foundation the process. While Singh was the leaders, who would discuss the fact that the two countries to come together to discuss to work. “Prime Minister Modi gress, was facing resistance geance (they eventually did on March 15. not involved being a former all aspects of the relationship, could defuse all the possible issues related to it. gave a public reception to in the party. (Yechury’s line not sign). That’s where Sibal came Prime Minister, Chidam- the region and more,” a dip- flashpoints in the ties showed “So in other words, the President Xi in September was eventually upheld at the “Soon after the four Su- in. Several members of the baram’s signature was not lomat said on condition of the resilience in the ties and leaders would get a chance to 2014. Xi returned the gesture party congress, the highest- preme Court judges held a Congress, especially lawyers, sought in view of the cases anonymity. The ties between how the top leadership sees discuss their larger vision for by receiving Xi in his home- decision making body of the press conference, I spoke to were opposed to the party pending against his son. the two countries, key econ- their relationship,” another the region and the world,” the town in Xian in May 2015. CPI(M) in Hyderabad last both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul supporting the move. On the morning of April omies in Asia and partners government official said. second official said. Whenever they had met, the week). Gandhi on the need to move Former law ministers 19, the leader of the Opposition in various regional groupings The practical cooperation, Two countries have also leaders gave the indication Yechury convinced op- an impeachment motion,” Salman Khurshid and Ashwani in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam such as the BRICS (Brazil, he insisted, can be stepped been at loggerheads over the that they are keen on taking position parties such as the Yechury said. Kumar — neither are MPs — Nabi Azad, called up Yechury Russia, India, China and South up in a host of areas such as Belt and Road initiative, Bei- the ties forward and they see Nationalist Congress Party His reference was to the were opposed to the move. to inform him that the Con- Africa) and Shanghai Coop- economic relations, counter- jing’s resistance to bring it as a very important bilat- of the need to move forward January 12 conference of the Congress spokesperson and gress was going ahead, and eration Organisation (SCO), terrorism efforts, regional Pak istan-based militant Ma- eral par tnership,” the of ficial on the issue. four senior-most judges of the Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek to invite him for a meeting the have been strained in the past security architecture, climate zood Azhar under UN sanc- said. The Trinamool Congress, apex court after the CJI. Manu Sanghvi initially had following day. Yechury, in Hy- year after a border standoff change, working for an Asian tions and China’s reservations “The informal summit will after showing initial interest, The four raised objections reservations but eventually derabad at the time, said he in Doklam region. century and strengthening over India becoming a mem- highlight the personal friend- didn’t sign the petition. In fact, to the CJI’s style of function- toed the party line. couldn’t attend the meeting but “A host of issues piled up, multilateral organisation. ber of the Nuclear Suppliers ship and enhance personal its leaders such as lawyer ing, including his choice of In the face of the internal fully backed the move. The which virtually came in the Another official said the Group. chemistry between the two Sukhendu Sekhar Roy vehe- judges to whom key cases division, Sibal played a key process eventually ended with way of practical cooperation way the US sees multilateral- The of ficials also said the leaders”, said Luo Zhaohui, mently opposed the move. would be alloted. role in mobilising opinion both the man who had started it. that the two countries would ism, often undermining it, summit would give an op- China’s ambassador to India. Aseemanand’s confession in blast case Kerala Police detain woman after mysterious deaths of her children and parents The Kerala police on Tuesday detained a to police not voluntary: NIA court woman in connection with the mysterious The special anti-terror court that 105, there is no The court said the evidence pro- death of four of her family members, includ- acquitted five accused in the other record to duced by the prosecution did not prove ing her two daughters and parents in north Masjid blast case held that the confes- show that they beyond reasonable doubt that Gupta, Kerala’s Pinarayi village over the last five sional statement of Hindu preacher haven been in being an RSS volunteer, nurtured years. Three of them died in the last four Swami Aseemanand to the police, Chanchalguda jail communal hatred. months. which he retracted later, was not vol- when Asee- “There were no records to show The case was transferred to the crime untary. manand was what were the communal hatred branch later on Tuesday with deputy super- The NIA court also maintained lodged there,” the speeches of Devender Gupta being intendent of police Raghu Raman taking charge that a person cannot be considered court said. delivered at Jamtara (Jharkhand). of the probe. “communal or anti-social” only because The order said The oral evidence given by a prosecu- Local people got suspicious after they of links to the RSS, which is not a Additional SP of tion witness does not support the noticed the same pattern in all deaths and symptoms in January this year. banned organisation. CBI Raja Balaji, charge,” he added. alerted the police. Police later moved the court However, the death of Soumya’s parents The court also dismissed the pros- one of the inves- “The Rashtriya Swayamsevak and obtained permission to exhume one of in quick succession raised doubts among ecution’s claim that Aseemanand had tigating officers, Sangh is not a proscribed organisa- the bodies on Sunday. An autopsy revealed neighbours. Her mother Vadavathi Kamala confessed to his guilt to two inmates course of police custody”. “has not collected any documentary tion. If any person works in it, it does high traces of aluminium phosphide (usu- (68) died on March 7 and father PK Kunjikan- of a prison here, saying the CBI, which The Special Public Prosecutor for evidence and produced before this not give any scope that he is a com- ally used to poison rodents) in the intestine. nan (76) died on April 13 with same symptoms. initially probed the case had not pro- NIA, the country’s premier agency court” showing that the two wintes- munal and anti-social,” the judge Police said four members of the Van- Separated from her husband, Soumya and vided any documentary evidence to that probes terror cases, had submit- ses had been in Chanchalguda jail observed. nathumveedu family succumbed to unexplained her children were staying with her parents back its charge. ted that Aseemanand gave the confes- along with Aseemanand. The court had acquitted all the illness since 2013. Since all of them died in in Pinarayi, a village in Kannur district. Chief A powerful blast, triggered by sional statement in December, 2010, The CBI official did not examine five accused, who faced trial, holding their house and no compliant was lodged, all minister Pinarayi Vijayan also hails from the remote control, had ripped through and retracted it four months later. the jail superintendent and record that the prosecution failed to prove the bodies were buried without post-mortem. village, a bastion of Communists. the over four centuries-old mosque Rejecting the prosecution charge his statement that Khaleem and Cha- “even a single” allegation against them. Police now suspect foul play after the au- “Her statements are inconsistent and con- here during an assembly of devotees that Aseemanand had confessed his waish were in the prison when Asee- Besides Aseemanand and Gupta, topsy determined high quantity aluminium tradictory. We suspect some foul play and on May 18, 2007 when they had gath- guilt to two inmates - Maqbool Bin manad was there, it said. other acquited are Lokesh Sharma, phosphate in the exhumed body and took investigation is on to find out whether more ered for Friday prayers, killing nine Ali alias Chawaish and Shaik Abdul In the order, the judge also observed Bharat Rateshwar and Rajender Chow- custody of the lone survivor in the house, PK people were involved,” said a senior police people and wounding 58. Khaleem in the Chanchalguda prison, that working for Rashtriya Swayam- dary. Soumya. They also detained two youth of the officer who did not wish to be named. He also Special Judge K Ravinder Reddy the court said there was no record to sevak Sangh (RSS) does not make a There were 10 accused in the case. area who were reportedly close to Soumya. said that a clear picture will emerge only af- in his April 16 order said the confes- show that the duo was in the prison person communal and anti-social. Two accused -- Sandeep V Dange and However their details were not disclosed. ter Soumya is thoroughly questioned. sional statement of Aseemanand was at the time when Aseemanand was He made the observation while Ramchandra Kalsangra -- are abscond- Police said the first to die was Soumya’s Doctors said aluminium phosphide when “hit by section 26 of the Indian Evidence lodged there. referring to Devender Gupta, one of ing, while Sunil Joshi was murdered. one-year old daughter Keerthana in 2013 who used on humans affect vital organs leading Act and the same is not a voluntary “Except the oral testimony of PW the accused, who was an RSS pracha- Investigation is continuing against succumbed after a bout of vomiting and diar- to a multi-organ failure and its ready avail- one which was recorded during the (prosecution witness) 104 and PW rak from Bihar. two others. rhoea. Her sister Iswayra (6) died with same ability means it is commonly used in suicides. 06 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus HEALTH Is there a cure for flu virus? Answers to your 10 most-asked questions There are viruses and then there is The flu v ir us, in itself, is not danger- • Does air travel increase risk of get- cover your mouth when you cough, avoid the flu virus. What makes influenza ous. However, the body does mount a ting flu? crowded places and remain at home till unique is the shape-shifting nature of response against it by mediators called Air travel, in itself, does not increase a day after the fever subsides. the virus. As it continuously changes its as Cytokines which, in effect, causes all the risk of catching flu, unless there is • Can your pets get the flu? form and shape, people are exposed to the symptoms of flu. 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How- extremes of age (less than 5 years and are sick with the flu. This is apart from of water as flu can lead to dehydration. policy can prove dangerous. cases, there may be dif ficult y in breath- ever, some patients who do have other more than 65 years), in pregnant wom- eating nutritious food, having a good Keep eating nutritious food. Most im- • Why is the virus dangerous for ing, bluish discolouration of lips, severe chronic health problems will experience en and those people living in chronic night’s sleep, and keeping the house and portantly, get flu shots which can help health? dehydration, drop in urine output and worsening of the primary problem, which healthcare facilities. environment clean. When infected, in preventing seasonal flu. What does your Playing video games is one of the best handshake say about ways to learn a new language Science often has a love- students. published in the journal Pro- 3 to 5 points ahead of students your health? hate relationship with video Simone Bregni, associate fession. in a traditional Italian course. games. On the one hand, stud- professor at the university, is “My 21st-century Ameri- On a typical day, Bregni led ies have shown that playing also one of the many people can students partake in the 30 minutes of traditional in- action games can put you at who have benefited from life of Ezio Auditore, a struction, such as exercises risk of developing brain ill- v ideo games. He star ted play- 20-something man from an to practice past tenses, for nesses. But, contradictory ing video games in 1975 when af fluent family, by wander ing example, followed by 20 min- studies have shown that play- he was 12. By the mid-1980s, around a cultural and his- utes of gaming. ing video games can act as a he was playing textual adven- torical re-creation of 1476 “Studies indicate that a stress buster, be a viable treat- tures, and realised his English Florence,” Bregni said. Breg- strong shared interest within ment for depression, improve was improving rapidly as he ni used games to reinforce a learning group will foster your brain ef ficiency, and may played. vocabulary and grammar, language acquisition. We start even make you a better student. He began incorporating introduce cultural data and w ith things that students k now A new study shows that video games in the classroom They are interactive movies,” sassin’s Creed II has proved teach students to problem and can figure out, which is popular video games can also in language labs in 1997. It Bregni said. to be the most useful. “In my solve in Italian. reassuring, and we build from Your physical strength has a lot of impact on your brain. be used to teach a new lan- was the introduction of a new Bregni has also used games Italian Renaissance literature In a class called Intensive there,” Bregni said. “I firmly In short, a fit body means a sharper brain. A study con- guage. In the study done by generation of animated, in- like Final Fantasy, Trivial course, for example, students Italian for Gamers, all students believe that learning should ducted by the NICM Health Research Institute, Western Saint Louis University in teractive adventure games in Pursuit, Who Wants to be a explore Florence as it flour- made progress equal to two be fun. The fact that it is fun University, Australia, reveals that stronger people Spain, scientists used the As- 2009, however, that brought Millionaire, Heav y R ain and ished under the Medici by semesters of Italian over the doesn’t take away from the perform better in brain functioning tests. And muscular sassin’s Creed II to teach Ital- str ik ing results to his students. Rise of the Tomb Raider in playing Assassin’s Creed II,” course of a single fall semes- seriousness — it’s just more strength, measured by handgrip, is an indication of how ian language to a class of “Games have now evolved. his classrooms, though As- Bregni wrote in the study ter. By the final, students were effective,” he said. healthy our brains are, said the study published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin. “Our study confirms that people who are stronger do indeed tend to have better functioning brains,” said study co-author Joseph Firth from NICM Health Research In- Fear exercise after a heart attack? Fish is the healthiest stitute, Western Sydney University, Australia. For the study, the researchers used data from 4,75,397 participants food you can include in from all around Britain. The new study showed that on This study will motivate you average, stronger people performed better in brain func- tioning tests that included reaction speed, logical problem A heart attack or even a heart surgery your diet. Here’s why solving, and tests of memory. can be a life altering event. For many, it Almost every nutritionist worth her salt will tell you The impact is not just on the mind. A previous study has been a wake up call to start moving. to consume more fish to reach your weight loss and fitness had shown that hand strength is also associated with And now, according to this study, becom- goals. Fish, they say, is the healthiest food you can include a healthy heart. ing physically active af ter a hear t attack in your diet. However, until now, the reasons were not The findings also showed that maximal handgrip was can actually add to your life. clear why dieticians and nutr itionists included fish in most strongly correlated with both visual memory and reaction Conducted by the European Society healthy diet. Omega 3 and -6 – present in large quantities time in over one thousand people with psychotic disorders of Cardiology, exercise after a heart at- in fish – have been called your skin’s best friend. But there’s such as schizophrenia. “We can see there is a clear con- tack halved the risk of death within four more to eating fish than just good skin. nection between muscular strength and brain health,” years. “It is well known that physically According to a recent study conducted by the Chalm- Firth, who is also an honorary research fellow at the Uni- active people are less likely to have a ers University of Technology,fish is linked to better long- versity of in Britain, said. “But really, what heart attack and more likely to live lon- term neurological health. A certain protein called parv- we need now, are more studies to test if we can actually ger,” said lead author Dr Örjan Ekblom, albumin is found in great quantities in different fish spe- make our brains healthier by doing things which make associate professor, Swedish School of cies. This protein helps prevent formation of certain our muscles stronger — such as weight training,” he add- Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Stock- protein structures that are closely associated with Par- ed. holm, . “However, we did not for 30 minutes or longer during the pre- ported being physically active 6 to 10 kinson’s disease. Previous research by the group has already found that know the impact of exercise on people vious seven days. Patients were catego- weeks after the heart attack but became “Parval- bumin collects up aerobic exercise can improve brain health. “These sort of after a heart attack.” rised as constantly inactive, reduced inactive afterwards seem to have a the ‘Par- kinson’s protein’ novel interventions, such as weight training, could be Method of study activity, increased activity, or constant- carry-over benefit. But of course the and ac- tually pre- particularly beneficial for people with mental health con- 22,227 patients in Sweden were in- ly active. benefits for active people are even great- v e n t s it from ag- ditions,” Firth said. “Our research has shown that the cluded in the study that was conducted Compared to patients who were con- er if they remain physically active.” gre- gating, connections between muscular strength and brain func- between 2005 and 2013. Their levels of stantly inactive, the risk of death was “Our study shows that this advice sim- ply by ag- tioning also exist in people experiencing schizophrenia, physical activity were reported 6–10 37%, 51%, and 59% lower in patients in applies to all heart attack patients,” he gre- gating itself major depression and bipolar disorder — all of which can weeks and 12 months after the heart the categories of reduced activity, in- continued. “Exercise reduced the risk first,” explained interfere with regular brain functioning,” he added. attack. The difference between answers creased activity, or constantly active, of death in patients with large and small Pernil- la Wittung- “This raises the strong possibility that weight training was considered a change in physical respectively. myocardial infarctions, and for smokers Stafshede, the exercises could actually improve both the physical and activity over the year following the heart Ekblom added, “Our study shows and non-smokers, for example.” lead au- thor on the mental functioning of people with these conditions,” he attack. that patients can reduce their risk of Apart from the health benefits, study. said. On both occasions, patients were death by becoming physically active physical activity helps keep the mind According to Janv i Chitalia, fitness asked how many times they had exercised after a heart attack. Patients who re- strong too. nutritionist and weight management expert, “Another benefit of eating fish is associated with combating depres- sion. A study which compared levels of anxiety and stress showed reduced levels of these parameters in people who had a regular intake of omega3 for 12 weeks.” She further ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ARE NOT SAFE, adds that Omega 3 fatty acid plays a big role in improving mental abilities such as improving memory, concentration and reasoning. CAN CAUSE OBESITY AND DIABETES Apart from these, there are many other benefits of While replacing sugar with that artificial sweeteners could researcher Brian Hoffmann, consuming fish. According to -based nutritionist artificial sweeteners may seem increase r isk of obesit y, diabe- adding, “In our studies, both Neha Sahaya, fish is an excellent source of lean protein like a good solution to lose tes and heart disease. Another sugar and artificial sweeteners without saturated fat. “It is also one of those few sources weight or prevent diabetes, study showed that sweeteners seem to exhibit negative effects of vitamin D, which is important for the absorption of you may want to rethink that. combined with a low carbohy- linked to obesity and diabetes, calcium,” she says. A host of studies have shown drate diet could significantly albeit through very different We know that consuming fish has been linked to bet- that artificial sweeteners could increase the quantity of calo- mechanisms from each other.” ter vision. Sahaya explains how. “The brain and eyes are be harmful for your health. ries consumed. But should you go back to heavily concentrated in omega-3 fatty acids and need them A new study done by the Med- The study, which was con- sugar then? Researchers cau- to maintain their health,” she adds. ical College of and ducted on rats and cell cul- tion that the results don’t pro- So, are all kinds of fish good for us? According to Chi- Marquette University shows tures, is the largest examina- vide a clear answer and there talia, oily fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines are that sugar replacements could tion till date to track bio- needs to be a further study on related to prevention of the onset of dementia. Sahaya even cause health changes chemical changes in the body. this topic. The research will be adds that fish varieties such as trout, tuna and salmon are linked with diabetes and obe- Researchers also looked at on the lining of blood vessels. caloric artificial sweeteners has still been a drastic rise in presented at the American considered to be the healthiest. sity.Earlier research had shown the impact of the substances “Despite the addition of non- to our everyday diets, there obesity and diabetes,” said lead Physiological Society. 07 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus BUSINESS India to import more oil, drones and IHH Healthcare revises bid for aircraft from US amid Trump trade war Fortis, offers Rs 650 crore for India is seeking more oil, drones “India importing more from the and aircraft from the US to help nar- , if it is in its interest, is immediate infusion row its $28 billion trade surplus amid a good thing. But Trump’s approach rising concerns of possible collateral to trade has been fairly negative and damage to its economy from President counter productive,” said Joshua P. ’s trade spat with Meltzer, -based senior China. fellow at the Brookings Institution. Asia’s third-largest economy could “It forces countries to think about bridge the surplus by up to $4 billion how do they narrow bilateral deficits.” through oil imports alone, government It’s too early to say how it will af- officials said, asking not to be identi- fect the World Trade Organisation, fied as they are not authorized to speak but there’s a danger that a longer stint to the media. for Trump in the White House could India is among partner countries mean countries will reposition them- seeking to allay US trade deficit fears selves in a more permanent way, by raising imports as the Trump ad- Meltzer said. ministration redraws bilateral trade in 2017 from the $30.8 billion in 2016, lion, according to one of the officials. In the meantime, conflicts over plans and seeks to alter world trade according to data from the Office of On April 19, Trump cleared the ‘US trade tarif fs remain. India is seeking Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare Berhad on Earlier this month, IHH, one of Asia’s norms. Earlier this month the US the US Trade Representative. Its mer- Policy on the Export of Unmanned an exemption to steel and aluminum Tuesday rev ised its proposal for For tis Health- largest healthcare operators, said it was ready added India to a list of countries it’s chandise trade surplus with the US Aerial Systems’ that could allow India tariffs imposed by the US even as it care Ltd, making a binding proposal for about to infuse Rs 4000 crore, at up to 160 rupees monitoring for possible currency in 2017 fell 6.1 percent to $22.9 billion, to buy drones. last week asked to join the WTO’s a fifth of its offer value, as the battle for take- per share. manipulation aimed at boosting ex- mostly helped by more than doubling India, which imports more than dispute consultations between China over of Fortis escalates. Fortis, which confirmed the receipt of IHH’s ports. India, which denied its central imports of aircraft and parts from 80 percent of its crude oil requirement, and US It alleged the Trump admin- The revised offer includes a binding pro- revised offer, has received as many as five bank interventions help exports, fits the US in fiscal 2017 to $4.24 billion, sourced nearly 12 million barrels of istration’s measures violated WTO’s posal for an immediate infusion of Rs 650 offers for control of its hospital business. Ri- one of the main criteria for countries data from India’s commerce ministry crude oil from the US in the last six most-favored nation principle, officials crore ($98.0 million). val hospital operator Manipal Healthcare making the list -- a bilateral trade show. months. Its 37 billion cubic feet of said. India plans to discuss its market IHH plans to infuse the amount via a pref- Enterprises Pvt Ltd and a consortium of two surplus of at least $20 billion. The number may narrow further natural gas purchases over the past access demands, concerns over H1B erential issue and allotment of shares at Rs160 prominent Indian business families have Along with South Korea, India this year after the US lifted its four- couple of years will help correct trade visas and changing rules to allow its per share for which it would be given the right submitted a binding bid and an investment was the only other country to cut its decade-long curbs on crude oil exports, imbalances with India, US Energy information technology workers US to appoint t wo directors on For tis board, IHH offer, respectively. surplus -- merchandise and services the officials said. India, which received Secretary Rick Perry said in New social security benefits at the trade said. China’s Fosun International and KKR- -- with the US after Trump took charge. its first US oil shipment in August Delhi on April 17. policy forum scheduled to be held in The non-binding part of the proposal is backed Radiant Life Care Private Ltd are the The surplus dropped to $28 billion 2017, could import oil worth $4 bil- Counter-productive New Delhi in October or November. for subsequent infusion of up to Rs 3350 . other suitors. $4.5 trillion: That’s how much gender inequality Walmart wants to play India well could be costing Asia-Pacific economy after missteps in China It might be the most dy- population but contribute just namic region in the world but 36 percent of the $26 trillion Walmart Inc. lost out in in China and 20 member-based the A sia Pacific isn’t meeting in GDP -- the same as the China by betting on the wrong wholesale clubs in India. its economic potential, and global share, the report horse. In India, the retailer China deals some of that has to do with showed. is prepared to pay up to secure Walmart’s initial Chinese gender equality, according to And while the region as a the top steed. foray involved buying a stake the McKinsey Global Institute. whole has shown “significant The world’s biggest re- in online retailer Yihaodian Targeted policies to achieve progress” on gender equality tailer is nearing a deal to buy in 2011, hoping to tap into the more women’s equality in over the past decade -- includ- a major it y stake in India’s top booming web market and Asia-Pacific economies could ing on maternal health and online retailer for at least $12 complement its physical loca- add $4.5 trillion to the region’s adult literacy -- much improve- billion, people familiar with tions. But Yihaodian held just combined annual gross do- ment is needed on boosting the matter said. Flipkart On- 2% of Chinese online sales mestic product by 2025, or women’s workforce participa- line Services Pvt’s major in- want to miss the opportunity er Euromonitor. Amazon’s and couldn’t help Walmart 12 percent better than if the tion, according to the report. vestors, including SoftBank before him in the world’s sec- market share trails Flipkart’s gain ground on Alibaba. A status quo were maintained, from putting more women to potential for gender parity in That’s one of five metrics the Group Corp., are on board ond most-populous nation. 34%. The online retailer has series of management re- MGI, the business and eco- work in higher-productivity digital and financial inclusion, group used to measure gender with Walmart purchasing as “They missed the boat in committed $5.5 billion to shuffles didn’t help, and so nomics research arm of McK- sectors and 17 percent from while physical security and equality at work. much as 80% of the company, China, and they don’t want to expand its business in India, when McMillon became insey & Co., said in a report boosting women’s work hours. autonomy are considered While has the people said, and they may make the same mistake in where it’s built a new mobile Walmart’s CEO in 2014, fix- Tuesday. MGI judged 18 economies greater worries. shown high marks on this complete the agreement in India,” Robert Gregory, glob- app and is pushing into new ing China was on the top of “Women can help -- and in the region for gender equal- MGI’s calculations focus count, boosting female par- the coming weeks. al research director at con- areas like groceries just as it his to-do list. are helping -- to power this it y in work and in societ y. On on supply-side estimates that ticipation to 58 percent in 2016 In buying Flipkart, sultant Planet Retail RNG, has in the US. In the summer of 2016 engine, mak ing v ital contr ibu- the work metrics, the Philip- account for labor-force par- from 28 percent in 1970, even Walmar t would seek to redress said by phone. “It’s quite clear Walmart has tapped India McMillon acquired a 5% stake tions to sustaining and en- pines was lauded for progress, ticipation rates by gender and the city state’s relatively pro- missteps in China, where it that the f uture of markets like and China as its two main in JD.com, which took owner- hancing Asia’s growth and followed by New Zealand and age cohorts, part-time versus gressive policies haven’t pre- initially bought an unprofit- China and India are online. growth markets abroad. The ship of Yihaodian as part of lifting more people out of Singapore. India and Pakistan full-time work among men vented a wide gender gap in able, second-tier online mar- If Walmart wants to play in retailer needs to grab more the deal, giving Walmart a poverty,” the report’s authors were judged furthest from and women and employment areas such as hours worked ketplace, then exchanged it India, it has to invest.” customers in both nations, fresh start in China through wrote. “Yet gaps remain large gender parity in work. patterns for men and women and productivity. five years later for a stake in Online competition since other international re- access to JD’s flagship online in many countries in the region While there are fewer than across sectors. The authors The MGI authors suggest JD.com, the number-two A Flipkart investment gions such as Brazil and the store. Later that year Walmart on gender equality both in four women globally in lead- note that the supply-side ap- that encouraging women’s player behind market leader would likely be Walmart’s UK have floundered. Online struck a partnership with a work and in society.” ership roles to every 10 men, proach needs demand-side participation in the so-called Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. biggest deal in almost two sales are the key in those firm called New Dada that The researchers estimate the ratio is only one in four policies, including those that STEM fields -- science, tech- The strategic shift forced decades and strike a blow sprawling A sian markets due provides of online that 58 percent of that poten- in the A sia-Pacific region, ac- would help create jobs that nology, engineering and math Walmart to play catch-up in against rival Amazon.com to the difficulty involved in orders in less than an hour. tial growth would be from cording to the report. On attract female workers. -- and addressing skills short- the world’s biggest e-commerce Inc., which holds 27% of India’s reaching shoppers with tra- Walmart now owns 12% of raising women’s labor-force societal metrics, South and Women account for half ages should help alleviate Sin- market, and chief executive $30 billion e-commerce mar- ditional big-box stores. The JD.com, which sells everything participation rate, a quarter Southeast Asia offers a lot of of the combined Asia-Pacific gapore’s gender inequality. officer Doug McMillon doesn’t ket, according to data track- retailer operates 443 stores from washing machines. Raghuram Rajan among contenders for top post Track core inflation to at Bank of England: Report predict RBI’s next move Financial Times newspaper has been tr uly global. He worked as chief of the prestigious Indian Institute on interest rates named Raghuram Rajan as one of economist at the International Mon- of Technology, Delhi, and Indian Investors wrong-footed by the hawkish Reserve Bank the top contenders for the job of Bank etary Fund from October 2003 to Institute of Management, Ahmed- of India (RBI) monetary policy meeting minutes might of England governor when incumbent December 2006. Rajan went back abad, had helped stem the rupee’s rather want to train their sights on underlying trends in Mark Carney’s term ends next year. to academia after completing his fall and managed to assuage jittery inflation than the volatile headline number, analysts say. This is at least the second time three-year term as RBI governor in investors. He was credited with put- The R BI, which Bloomberg economists Tom Orlik and that the former Reserve Bank of 2016. He is currently professor of ting sex back into the falling ‘Sensex’, Justin Jimenez rate among the top 3 central banks that India (RBI) governor’s name has finance at the University of India’s benchmark equity index, surprise the most, has a mandate to keep headline inflation been mentioned as a candidate for Booth School of Business. society columnist Shobhaa De wrote. around 4% in the medium term. But commentary from a top central bank. In October, fi- Rajan shot to prominence on the In his three years at RBI, Rajan members of RBI’s rate-setting panel show they are more nancial magazine Barron’s had said global stage in 2008 when the US was never short of quotable quotes, focused on core inflation -- the gauge that strips out vola- that Rajan would be the ideal choice sub-prime crisis started unravelling. a quality that set him apart from his tile food and fuel components. to chair the US Federal Reserve, a Three years earlier, speaking at the predecessors. R ajan spoke his mind Globally, focus on core inflation is par for course. But role that eventually went to Jerome US Federal Reserve’s annual Jack- and never minced his words. Natu- in India’s context, it’s the headline inflation that matters, Powell. son Hole conference, Rajan had but the onset of the crisis silenced currency was in a free fall, foreign rally, he had a few run-ins with the at least until now.According to the minutes of the April Financial Times said that at tract- warned about growing risks to fi- his detractors. exchange reserves were depleting government for his comments on 4-5 meeting released last week, Deputy Governor Viral ing Rajan would be a “coup” for Bank nancial system and called for putting His assignment as R BI governor and the country’s current account its flagship Make in India programme, Acharya said the headline inflation was being influenced of England. in place policies to mitigate these was also dramatic. He took over in deficit was widening. Within days fiscal policies, and banking sector by volatile vegetable prices, which according to him wasn’t Rajan’s career progression has r isks. His v iews were cr iticized then, September 2013, when the Indian of tak ing charge, R ajan, an alumnus reforms, to name a few. amenable to monetar y policy actions. His panel colleague, Michael Patra, a noted hawk and head of the RBI’s research department, sought an increase in the repurchase rate, citing the stubborn rise in core inflation to above 5%. Record pace of national highway project awards to continue in FY19, says BofAML “This volatility is largely ‘noise’ from an interest-rate setting perspective,” said Acharya, who heads the the Construction of national eral elections. project awards in FY19. compensation to land-owners, monetary policy department. What concerns him more highways has increased to “Funding is not an issue “We reckon that these better coordination with state is inflation -- minus food and fuel -- which “one can con- record levels and the momen- in the near-term; and the pace/ targets are achievable,” the governments and higher au- sider as the ‘signal’ given its persistence.” tum is expected to continue process of land acquisition report said. tonomy to NH A I in the process The stubborn nature of this inflation gauge along w ith this financial year too, as has improved. Large number The report further noted as the key reasons for the an optimistic outlook for growth and demand meant Acha- funding is not an issue and of open tenders gives us com- that the pace of land acquisi- uptick. rya would vote for withdrawal of accommodation in the the pace of land acquisition fort on the ordering outlook,” tion – one of the key bottle- According to the report, June policy meeting -- news that sent bond yields soaring. has improved, says a report. BofAML said in a research necks for the sector histori- capacity constraints on con- That was a far cry from early April, when bond investors According to BofA Merrill note.Ordering/construction cally – has improved to around tractors’ side are likely to interpreted RBI’s lowering of near-term inflation projec- Lynch (BofAML), 2018-19 is of national highways has in- 9,500 hectares in 2017-18 as delay execution. Many new tions as a signal that interest rates would remain on hold likely to be another robust creased to all-time highs of highways project award tar- cant jump in highway awards against an average of about players have won road awards for sometime.“India’s volatile food prices can often obscure year for the highway sector, 17,055kms/9,829kms, respec- get at 20,000 km for the cur- to 7,397 kms in FY18, the 7,700 hectares over the pre- – may find it dif ficult to ramp- the underly ing inflationar y trends,” said Pr iyanka K ishore, even as some disruption is tively in FY18. rent fiscal, up 25% over the National Highways Author- ceding five years. up their equipment/man- lead Asia economist at Economics in Singapore, likely in the fourth quarter of Meanwhile, the govern- previous year. ity of India (NHA I) is target- Besides, several NHAI power to execute elevated adding that investors would do better to keep an eye. this fiscal owing to 2019 gen- ment has fixed the national After reporting a signifi- ing 8,000-10,000 kms of officials highlighted higher order books in time. 08 SRINAGAR | April 25, 2018, Wednesday www.timeandus.com www.facebook.com/TimeandUs [email protected] timeandus @timeandus SPORTS Ravichandran Ashwin’s been innovative as Joe Root, England Test captain, Kings XI Punjab captain in IPL 2018 backs plans for 100-ball format The standout feature of 2018 the keep climbing. Nowadays, 180 is un- Joe Root, England Test Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) this safe and 200 not unusual. Scoring 60 captain, says controversial year is not last-ball results or Chris in the powerplay is just about par and plans for a domestic 100- Gayle and Andre Russell muscling chasing down 70 in the last five is very ball competition could balls out of the stadium. The real star doable. attract a new audience to is Ravichandran Ashwin — nothing To push the runrate, fearless bats- Test . matches what he has done. men use friendly conditions to create The England and As captain of Kings XI Punjab, new shots. First came the scoop, reverse Cricket Board’s Ashwin has been innovative and ag- sweep and the front-foot pull off fast proposal to introduce a gressive, refreshingly flexible in ap- bowlers. Now it is the ramp shot, slashed new format, tentatively proach. And for the world’s best off- strikes for six over thirdman, square titled “the Hundred”, w ith spinner to suddenly morph into a cuts over point and the most spec- 15 regular six-ball overs quality leg-spinner is mind boggling. tacular of all — the straight bat back- and one 10-ball over, has This isn’t someone learning a new foot drive off fast bowlers that clears proved divisive since an trick to send down the occasional long-off or long on. announcement last week or leg-cutter or knuckle ball Bowlers have responded to the but the England skipper is on board with the interest, not a threat to other formats. As or the floater that drifts away from coming a leggie is like Virat Kohli An equal bat versus ball matchup onslaught by undergoing a refresher idea. players, working with the ICC (International the bat. Ravichandran Ashwin is a turning left-handed. is fundamental to traditional cricket, course that taught them new questions One of the fundamental aims of the ECB Cricket Council), we’ve got to make sure the completely new bowler, tossing up One possible reason for Ashwin’s not T20. Here rules favour batters to ask batsmen. Earlier it was , is to simplify the game for a fresh audience, other formats don’t suffer but it has a place pure wrist spin like Anil Kumble — makeover is a desire to improve, grow with field restrictions, powerplays, back of the hand stuf f, slow bouncers. specifically women and children, and Root in the game and, hopefully, we’ll see that over genuine stuff. He regularly bowls in as a bowler and become better. The four overs per bowler rule, tram-lines Now it’s wide yorkers and, if available, thinks if the format takes off it could lead to time. the powerplay and, as if to prove a change could also be triggered by the to monitor wides, freehits and limit raw pace. interest in the longer forms of the game. “There will be people that compare it to point, confronted his former captain pressure of T20 cricket which has on bouncers. But this tactic is the exception, “It’s going to appeal to a completely new Twenty20 and worry it might take away inter- MS Dhoni with leg-breaks and with almost forced regular off-spinners The stakes are loaded so heavily not the rule. More than before, spin audience and I think that’s great,” Root told est from Test cricket, but it’s important to a slip in place! out of business. against bowlers, the contest resembles is in fashion with teams 12 the i newspaper. “The more people and kids remember it will bring new people to the game. That someone can reinvent him- Seen in that context, Ashwin rep- a fixed boxing bout where one has a overs of spin. Slow bowlers bowl with we can get into sport, the better. “It might be someone who didn’t know self so radically shows remarkable resents the plight of all bowlers in hand tied behind his back. On de- the new ball and ‘mystery’ bowlers “We’ve got to be very careful we don’t much about the game before and then goes courage and extraordinary self belief. T20s and points to the increasing signer pitches, batsmen are rarely Sunil Narine and Rashid Khan keep measure it against the other formats... it’s on to watch a Test match and gets immersed Not to forget great skill. Ashwin be- imbalance between bat and ball. challenged and average team scores batsmen guessing. something to gather a new audience and gain in that. That’s the way I’d like to look at it.” Carlo Ancelotti offered job Sachin Tendulkar says an off-spinner with of Italy coach: Reports leg-breaks like a multi-lingual person An off-spinner who can develop a delivery,” he said. sure of three formats? “Of course, I would have bowl leg-break s is like a multi- And what does he make “Of course, time is there. batted differently,” answered lingual, said Sachin Tendulkar, of the view that the off-spin- I don’t see any reason to say the man, who had scored a reflecting on the growing ners’ attempts are futile? there’s no time. One needs to 17-ball half-century against demand for wrist spinners in “I think it’s wrong think- chalk out a plan and then fol- Pak istan in an exhibition one- limited-overs cricket given ing of people (that off-spinners low that. It boils down to an dayer in his debut series. the difficult questions they can’t bowl leg-breaks). I am individual. Talking about his own are posing to batsmen all not blaming the player here. “There are guys who like journey, he recollected his around. I am blaming the people (per- preparing and there are play- twin hundreds against Aus- Carlo Ancelotti is set to be given the job of reviving the While Tendulkar did not ception) here. Leg-break could ers, who would like to deal tralia at Sharjah, exactly two fortunes of Italy’s national team, according to reports on take any names, his observa- be just another weapon in your with a situation when it decades ago. The first is still Tuesday. tion on off-spinners trying to armoury. arises.”Tendulkar has seen known as the ‘Desert Storm’ A ncelotti, who was sacked by Bayern Munich last Sep- bowl leg-break would cer- “People can bowl off-spin On the younger lot of bats- “Leg-spinners have got the an evolution happen in world hundred while the second tember, met with Italian Football Federation (FIGC) com- tainly be music to Ravichan- but along with that off-spin, men failing to read leg-break batsmen to think. Mayank cr icket since the time he made came in the final in a match- missioner Roberto Fabbricini and sub-commissioner dran Ashwin’s ears, as he is if they are capable of bowling bowlers’ wrists, Tendulkar (Markande) has got the batters his India debut as a teenage winning cause. Alessandro Costacurta in a hotel on Monday, Cor- trying his hand at wrist spin leg-spin as a variation, then feels that the current crop of to think and watch him even prodig y at the age of 16 in 1989. “It’s a great feeling. All riere dello Sport reported. with an eye on national come- why not,” Tendulkar said. bowlers have really made the closely. It is a compliment to “Change has been the only these things have happened Sky Sport Italia said the 58-year-old has been offered back in the shorter versions. The legendary batsman willow-wielders think. Mayank’s ability that he has constant thing. The biggest in my life. I feel blessed to a two-year contract, which is likely to be less lucrative “I feel it can only help. It’s feels that if someone can get “I don’t think it would be been able to disguise his change has been the advent have had all these wonderful than his previous deal with the German champions. like you know two to three his leg-breaks r ight, it should a great thing to generalise that so well. It is indeed praise- of T20 cricket and the kind moments in my career. I think Italy have been without a permanent coach since Gian different languages. Now there be considered a strength. batsmen are not reading the worthy,” the MI mentor said. of impact it has had on crick- those two Sharjah matches Piero Ventura was sacked after they failed to qualify for is no harm in knowing five or “If doosra bowled by an from leg-breaks. A But he does believe that et-loving public. It has grabbed are etched in people’s the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after losing to six different languages. It can’t off-spinner is seen as a weap- batsman can see an outswing- if there is will power, the bats- eye balls. memories.”Tendulkar also Sweden in a two-legged playoff in November. take away any thing from you,” on, then him bowling a leg- er and still manages to edge men can do their homework “When I started playing, spoke about the br utal assault Ancelotti, who has also managed Chelsea, Real , Tendulkar, who is celebrating break if situation demands, it. “To err is human. But I agree against leg-spinners, like he for a considerable period, I on Abdul Qadir during the AC , Juventus, Roma and Paris Saint-Germain, has his 45th birthday today, told shouldn’t be considered his that leg-spinners have forced did way back in 1998 in order have played ODI cricket in rain-curtailed exhibition three Champions League titles to his name as a coach. He PTI in an interview. weakness. Rather, it should today’s batsmen to think to tackle Shane Warne before whites. But now even IPL’s match where his power-packed has also won the league in Italy, France, and “It’s exactly the same when be considered his strength, more,” said the legend of 200 a home series against Aus- standard of cricket has batting was noticed by one England. one develops more variation. when he gets it right. Test matches.” tralia.Tendulkar roped in changed from what it was and all. The FIGC budget for a new coach and his staff is five So it’s wrong to say that they “I can talk about myself. Mumbai Indians’ young former India leg-spinner Lax- during first three years,” Ten- “I never realised the kind million euros ($6.1 million) per year, which would be a big (finger spinners) are joining In matches, I used to bowl leg-spinner Mayank Mar- man Sivaramakrishnan to bowl dulkar opined. of impact that little innings drop from the reported 12 million euros plus bonuses that a bandwagon now that they off-spin to left handers and kande has been one of the finds to him on under-prepared So would an 18-year-old had on people. Obviously, it’s Ancelotti earned at Bayern Munich. are bowling . No, they leg-breaks to right handers. of the season and Tendulkar pitches with rough on both sides. Tendulkar have batted dif- moments like these that stay Ancelotti joined Bayern in 2016 and won the Bundes- aren’t. Rather, we should see If you are able to do it, then lavished praise on the Punjab But will today’s players be ferently had IPL started in with people and I feel happy liga title in his first season but has been out of football that they have put in effort to why not.” youngster. able to find time w ith the pres- 1990 or 1991? that about it.” since he was sacked following a 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint- Germain in the Champions League. Costacurta is reported to have offered Ancelotti, who has also been linked with former club Chelsea and the Virat Kohli’s new love: India soon-to-be-vacant manager’s job at Arsenal, a free hand Mohammad Amir granted visa for in choosing his staff. captain adds dream supercar Ancelotti’s son Davide, who was his assistant at Bayern, could play a role as well as former stars such as Andrea to his collection Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon and Paolo Maldini. Pakistan cricket team’s UK tour Costacurta, who was coached by Ancelotti at AC Milan In what may come as a major respite this week. secure Amir’s travel documents after It is a well-known fact among Virat Kohli fans that the in the 1980s, was appointed to find a successor to Ven- to Pakistan cricket team, pacer Moham- This means Amir will now be avail- which he was able to depart with the India cricket team captain is a huge admirer of German tura and set a dateline of May 20 for the appointment of mad Amir has been granted visa by the able to feature in Pakistan’s four-day team. car manufacturer Audi. Kohli is currently the owner of a new coach.Among the other names touted were Zenit St UK authorities to travel to the country game against Kent, beginning April 28 Ireland are slated to play their inau- an Audi R8 LMX Limited Edition, Audi R8 V10, Audi A8L Petersburg coach Roberto Mancini, Chelsea boss Antonio to be with the squad for the upcoming in Canterbury. gural lone Test against Pakistan from W12 Quattro, Audi S6, Audi Q7 4.2 TDI, Toyota Fortuner Conte and former coach Claudio Ranieri, now series against England. Amir had earlier faced similar kind May 11 before the latter side head into and a Renault Duster, and he has added a Bentley Conti- in charge of French club Nantes. Confirming the news, the Pakistan of delay during Pakistan’s 2016 tour to England for two-match series, beginning nental GT to his collection. Italy’s under-21 coach Luigi Di Biagio has been filling Cr icket Board (PCB) said the 26 -year- England, featuring four-match Test se- May 24. According to a Cartoq report, the position with the four-time world champions on an old would fly to the ries and a five-match ODI series. This will be followed by two T20Is Virat Kohli’s new Bentley Con- interim basis. to join the remaining squad, who had The PCB had to ultimately approach against on May 12 and 13 re- tinental GT is apparently already headed to the country earlier their England counterpart to help them spectively. registered in his brother’s name, Vikas Kohli, and Virat – who hap- pens to be a brand ambas- sador for Audi -- is the second own- er. Other Bentley Snubbed Joe Root holds no grudge for England owners in the In- dian team include Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh. Kohli, who tied the knot with Bollywood actor Anush- team-mates in Indian Premier League ka Sharma last December, recently cancelled a Rs 34 crore England Test captain Joe IPL players’ auction in Febru- only strengthen the team. that the tournament brings, luxury apartment he booked in the Omkar 1973 tower Root is not bitter about his ary but does not grudge sev- “They’ll benefit hugely it can only be a good thing for located in the tony Worli area of the megapolis. exclusion from this year’s eral England players who are from it and we, as a side, will us in the long term.” In June 2016, the cricketer had bought the 7,171-sqft Indian Premier League (IPL) in India to showcase their benefit hugely from it. Look Root has completed a sea-view apartment on the 35th floor of the under con- and believes his team mates talents in the ongoing tourna- at the way Jos and Ben and a little over a year in his cap- struction tower C of this super-luxury project for Rs 34 playing in the Twenty20 tour- ment. few guys came back from it taincy role and following the crore. The project is being developed by Omkar Realtors nament will hugely benefit “It’s not frustration watch- last year and what it has underwhelming results over & Developers.A source close to the development confirmed from the experience. ing the other guys,” Root told brought to their games...” Root the last few months, the skip- the cancellation of the transaction saying Kohli recently The 27-year-old led Eng- Sky Sports Cricket. said. per is predicting significant leased out a sea-view apartment in the skyscraper by the land on their gruelling tour “... I went into the IPL auc- “Hopefully that can hap- changes to his team. Raheja group in the nearby Dr Annie Besant Road for a of Australia, where they suf- tion to get a bit more exposure pen on a wider scale with more “Looking forward, there monthly rental of Rs 15 lakh.Kohli, who was rested for the fered a 4-0 Ashes defeat, fol- to T20 cricket, it didn’t ma- wards the other guys, I think Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper and more players going out will be changes, especially Nidahas Trophy, will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore lowed by another Test series terialise, it would have been it’s great.”Root is instead batsman Jos Buttler, play in there from English cricket, long-term and then it is up to in IPL 2018, starting April 7. RCB’s first game is against loss in New Zealand in March. nice to be involved in that but watching his England team the eight-team league and be- playing under scrutiny and guys to come in and take the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 8. Root went unsold in the I’ve got no bitter feelings to- mates, including all-rounder lieves their experience would in the high-pressure situations opportunities,” Root said.

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