SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 JKENG/2012/41612 8 Pages Rs: 1.00 Vol. 2 No: 243 Jammu Edition www.thestudentage.com STUdent aGE READ THE NEED IT WILL MAKE PARTIES A SOLUTION THAT’S WORSE PAKISTAN JUDICIAL PANEL MORE RESPONSIBLE: MODI THAN THE PROBLEM SAYS INDIA VISIT WAS... PAGE 6 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 MILITANTS 'SIGHTED' IN Kashmir is and will remain an integral KATHUA WAS A HOAX: IGP part of India: Manmohan Singh at UN TERRORISTS OPEN FIRE ON A CONVOY 4Pakistan must shut down its terror machinery. Settlement on all issues with Pakistan through Shimla Agreement only. 4India will never ever compromise on the territorial OF SECURITY 4integrity of Jammu & Kashmir. FORCES, ONE & Kashmir is an integral part. world. INJURED In his address to the UN general "From Africa to Asia, we have assembly on Saturday, he virtually seen several manifestations of this SRINAGAR, SEP 28: Two rejected Pakistan Prime Minister menace in the last few days alone," scooter-borne militants Nawaz Sharif's demand for resolv- he said in an apparent reference to opened fire on a convoy of ing the Kashmir issue on the basis the twin terror attacks near Jammu security forces in Sanat of UN security council resolutions, on Thursday that claimed 10 lives Jawans hunting for terrorist. Nagar on the outskirts of the and the Kenyan mall attack. saying India favoured settlement of city on Saturday afternoon. "State-sponsored cross-border KATHUA, SEP 28: Friday school along with some other all issues on the basis of the Simla The terrorist organisation - terrorism is of particular concern to Morning in Jammu created a locals informed police that Agreement. Shohada Brigade - is India, also on account of the fact scare when it was reported the three suspected militants On Friday, Sharif had made the believed to be responsible that the epicentre of terrorism in our that militants had been sight- donning Army uniform car- for the attack. "Our two men demand when he raked up the region is located in our neighbour- ed in Kathua . rumour mills rying sophisticated weapons carried out the attack on Kashmir issue in his speech. hood in Pakistan." ran over time as massive were roaming in the area. Army at Sanat Nagar in "India is committed sincerely in While expressing readiness to combing operation was "I was informed by Srinagar," a person introduc- resolving all issues with Pakistan, launched at Diyalchak and its school children that three ing himself as Shamsul Haq, including the issue of Jammu & solve issues including Jammu & Kashmir through bilateral dialogue, adjacent areas including persons along with weapons spokesman of the group, told Kashmir, through bilateral dialogue dense forests in Kathua dis- entered into our school prem- agencies on phone. The mil- on the basis of Simla Agreement," the Prime Minister said, "However, for progress to be made, it is imper- trict after police received ises and after quenching their itants opened fire on vehicles PM, Manmohan Singh addressing at UN. he said. India considers the UN res- information from locals that thirst left the school. I soon of the security forces olutions as outdated. ative that the territory of Pakistan between Sanat Nagar and and the areas under its control are three men donning Army uni- after informed the police UNITED NATIONS, SEP 28: In a machinery" on its soil while making Singh said terrorism remained a form were seen roaming in about them," a school teacher Hyderpora bypass road this hard-hitting speech, Prime it clear that there can "never, ever" grave threat to security and stability not utilized for aiding and abetting afternoon, official sources terrorism directed against India. the area. told reporters in Diyalchak MinisterManmohan Singh asked be a compromise on the territorial everywhere and extracts a heavy Reports said that the area. Another local said that said. They said a civilian was "It is equally 8Contd p2 injured in the 8Contd p2 Pakistan to shut down "terrorist integrity of India of which Jammu toll of innocent lives around the teacher of a government he himself saw 8Contd p2 India -US to fall in Manmohan Singh -Obama talks: US Omar Abdullah pins hope defence embrace WASHINGTON, SEP 28: With India appreciates Indian concerns, challenges in Manmohan-Nawaz talks coy on the real significance and magni- NEW YORK, SEP 28: Derided by critics Delhi, drumming up a steady refrain that izes and recognizes the contribution SRINAGAR, SEP 28: Chief untoward is created to sabo- tude of U.S-India and not wishing to be as a servitor and doormat when it India was reverting to its socialist ten- that a resurgent India can make not only Minister, Omar Abdullah on tage the talking process", he identified as a U.S. ally. Both sides comes to domestic politics, Prime dencies, particularly in the light of to fighting poverty, but also to global Saturday expressed the hope said and showered praises contrived to use all kinds of synonyms Minister Manmohan Singh has repeat- increased social safety net spending, peace and prosperity." that the talks between Prime over Dr. Manmohan Singh -- natural partners, friends etc -- to get edly shown that he can hold his own and setting up roadblocks against for- The argument for pro-poor policies around becoming formal treaty allies. Minister, Manmohan Singh that despite pressure on him, when it comes to international relations eign (read American) businesses. evidently made an impression on Well, all such pretense goes out of the and Pak Premier, Nawaz he went ahead to talk to his - bar, some commentators feel, when it Singh was unapologetic about the Obama, who has himself been dubbed window with the declaration between Sharief would prove fruitful counter-part at New York the two countries on Friday that they comes to Pakistan. On Friday, Singh road he has chosen, telling the US a closet socialist. Despite pressure from for addressing all pending defeating the designs of ''share common security interests and pushed back against the United States President that "India is a poor country" domestic trade groups, US president did issues between the two coun- peace inimical and anti-dia- place each other at the same level as on many fronts, quite perceptively per- and his government's basic task is to not push back with the counter-argu- tries amicably across the logue elements who always their closest partners.'' In fact, follow- suading President Obama to accept his improve the standard of living of its peo- ment presented by many economists - table. "Our eyes are presently conspire and attempt to dis- ing a summit meeting between view on at least two issues. ple and getting rid of mass poverty, most evident in the Bhagwati vs Sen at the summit room in New disrupting Manmohan Singh- rupt talks when the occasions President Barack Obama and Prime The first was the trade and com- ignorance and disease which still afflict debate in India - that taking care of York where the two leaders Nawaz meet in New York. of talks are created. Minister Manmohan Singh at the White merce relationship between the two millions. "And in that struggle, we want growth rate is a better way of lifting the will be talking", he said and "We have observed that Omar Abdullah said that ani- House, the two sides found it neces- sides that has hit a rough patch lately. America to stand by our side," Singh poor out of poverty than dole and subsi- referred to various attempts whenever the atmosphere for mosity between India and sary to produce a Joint Declaration on Ahead of Singh's visit, US lawmakers said, with Obama seated beside him. dies. "India continues to grow at an made at derailing the dia- talks between the two coun- Pakistan has inflicted deep Defense Cooperation, separate from and lobbyists acted in tandem to pile up He further added that "in the President, amazing rate, but as Prime Minister logue. He said the recent ter- tries is built and schedules injuries and pain to the peo- the Joint Statement, 8Contd p2 a laundry list of complaints against New the United States has a leader who real- Singh indicates, 8Contd p2 rorist attacks in Hira Nagar are out in this regard, terror- ple of Jammu and Kashmir. and Samba were aimed at ist attacks or something most "Thousands 8Contd p2 Ghulam Hasan Mir says Rather for continuous audit assessments, Inquire Gen Singh's allegations by CBI or SC Judge: Farooq "My life is open book" inspections to plug tax pilferages NEW DELHI, SEP 28: SRINAGAR, SEP 28: The Srinagar. The Minister for Rizvi, Additional Union minister and National perity and development of with the same zeal and zest in Commercial Taxes Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Commoner, Commercial Conference (NC) president the State. future also. Department (CTD), Kashmir Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather Taxes, Kashmir , Hakeem Farooq Abdullah has This was stated by the Mr Hassan said that he has has set an all-time high rev- presided the meeting. It was Rafiq Ahmad, Additional demanded an inquiry by a Minister while addressing a always condemned the vio- enue target of about Rs. stated that against the total Secretary, Finance, Mr. Supreme Court judge or CBI largely attended public gath- lence and advocated for 1506.56 crore during the cur- revenue target of Rs. 1506.56 Showkat Aijaz, Deputy into the "shocking" remarks ering at Kunzar Tangmarg on peace, adding that peace is rent financial year against an crore, the achievements reg- Commissioners of various of General (retd) VK Singh Saturday. primary requirement for achievement of Rs. 1120.27 istered during the first quar- wings of CTD and that the Army has been regu- The Minister said that eco- prosperity and development. crore during last fiscal. This ter of the current financial Commercial Taxes Officers larly paying money to minis- nomic independence is nec- The Minister said some ele- includes revenue target of Rs. year is the order of Rs. (CTOs) of various circles of ters and politicians in Jammu essary for over all prosperity ments are trying to create a 1345.62 crore under Sales 530.49 crore against Rs. Kashmir Division. & Kashmir. Tax / VAT, Rs. 157.34 crore 473.28 crore registered dur- Speaking on the occasion, KUNZAR (TANGMARG), and development of the State wedge between me and peo- Holding that the former under stamps and Rs. 3.60 ing the corresponding period the Minister urged for exten- returns from the US next SEP 28: The Minister for and appealed the people to ple, but they will not succeed Army chief had "destroyed week. Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan crore under Passenger Tax. of the last fiscal which shows sive monitoring and regular extend their cooperation for and get ashamed when truth This was stated at a quarterly the growth rate of 12.09 per- audit assessments to plug all the credibility" of the Army "Action should be taken Mir has said that he all along over all development of the comes to fore. "My personal and "tarnished" India's against him (Gen Singh) ... his political career has review meeting of the cent. the Tax pilferages adding that State. He said he has always and political life is an open Commercial Taxes The meeting, among other the officers should conduct image, Abdullah on Saturday he should be prosecuted," worked for strengthening the worked for welfare and pros- book" said the Minister Department, Kashmir concerned officers, was also regular inspections also in said he would ask PM said Abdullah, a day after democratic institutions perity of the people even adding that the love and con- Division held on Saturday at attended by the this regard. He said a vigor- Manmohan Singh to institute eight former Army chiefs besides advocating for peace while in power or out of fidence he received from the the Excise and Taxation Commissioner Commercial ous tax recovery drive should a "high-level" inquiry into also rejected Gen Singh's which is imperative for pros- power and reiterated to work people is 8Contd p2 Complex, Rambagh, Taxes, Mr. Kifayat Hussain be taken 8Contd p2 the entire episode once he claims 8Contd p2 CONGRESS TROOPS AND THE JANPATH DRILL MASTER they shout in unison-- Nonsense. Priding cal expediency, one thing that is becom- victed law makers was twice discussed in over his command and authority, the drill ing an enigma, day after day is the fact the Parliament and the UPA chairperson PANCHAYAT FUNDS: TRUTH HINDSIGHT master, now worked up pauses and shouts that, despite wielding unquestioned Sonia Gandhi threw full weight behind it ROHIT SINGH RANA another command-- Tear up and Throw authority, the 10 Janpath super humans along with the Prime Minister. Accepted Away. Again confused the troops look are beyond any responsibility. Seems, a Rahul's criticism on it as matter of his per- DIFFERS, FACTS DIVERGE Sometimes queer things happen which are askance but to please the drill master tear carefully crafted strategy, insulate the sonal opinion but if he brought in the With the implementation of 73rd from the Central government as not even on the dim horizons of the mind. the buttons of their shirts looking expec- Gandhis from the muck, dirt and smear of Prime Minister in the line of fire why Amendment of Panchayat Bill a result of 'untiring efforts' of Perplexing as they are, commotion is tantly at the drill master. A whim strikes the daily political routine. Seat them on Sonia Gandhi is not criticized for support- still hanging cloud, with the Omar Abdullah, Shafiq Mir on caused and dust is raised. As the plumes again the irreverent drill master. He an exalted, magnificently high throne. ing the Ordinance. It would have been a State government not in as mood the other tells that Sagar was of dust settle, real picture starts emerging. leaves the ground without a word. Make them appear as if they are historic press conference, if instead of his to relent and implement the his- misleading people. Mir contends It is easy to bring in horses, raise plumes Bewildered, the troops are left to them- demigods, always ready to sort things out roughshod criticism he would have in a toric Bill in Toto, new revela- that it was due to personal of dust or make a bull raise his head men- selves to gauge the real meaning of the for the Congress without sharing the mature way told that all including his tions about the allocation of Rs meeting of the delegation of acingly but difficult to grasp the after- unique commands of their drill master and blame or responsibility. History will mother had committed wrong and when 10 lakh to each Panchayat has AJKPC at New Delhi with shocks of an event especially when it is of future itinerary of drill syllabus. Rahul record this strange façade of Congress the PM returns we will request him to shown the low level of politick- Congress Vice President Rahul your own making. A typical drill and a Gandhi did the same on Thursday after- and the future generations will flounder have a second look at the Ordinance. ing on the part of National Gandhi that the funds were typical drill master, the scenario makes a noon when the ordinance on the convicted and falter to find answers. But as they That maturity is not expected of him and Conference. Eye on the votes allocated to each Panchayat in complete picture. With the drill master at law makers was described by him as non- say, Time exposes all and makes all, what is a cause of worry is that he is now and sights on the seats of power the State. With NC telling one the sweet fancy and whim making the sense and fit to be torn apart. So far so obscure too. Today, when the whole in his mid forties. By this time a natural truth gets masked, obfuscated version and it getting rebuffed troops fall in line. Shouting at his emo- good, no qualms with his contention, as nation stands on cross roads battling cor- politician and leader already shows and obliterated. Otherwise, how by the AJKPC, the season of tional best -Halt, the troops do the same the ordinance deserved to be thrown away ruption, terrorism, appeasement or vote signs of great maturity. With Obama come that the statement of cheap politicking has started with a thud. Looking sideways and raising but Rahul's behavior while rubbishing it bank politics, regionalism and host of according a farewell gesture to the polit- Rural Development Minister once again in the State. God the sleeves up he shouts -Forward and the leaves a lot to be answered. He is project- external threats this unique political ical innings of Prime Minister by com- and senior NC leader Ali knows when elections will be troops move loyally- Forward. A whim ed as the face of UPA or for that matter arrangement of making Gandhis insular ing down the portico of the White House Mohammad Sagar have been nearer to what level the politi- again strikes the wayward mind of the Congress of which the Gandhis will from responsibility or criticism will not and Rahul already sounding his arrival rubbished by Chairman All cal parties will slide down in drill master, he shouts again-- Nonsense, always remain the face. Congress is today, work too long. Share power, but share with his rough drill master type orders, Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat order to catch as many votes as perplexed, the troops look sideways. After a party which needs a Fevicol to put it your share of criticism. If you fail people a self respecting person, if he is, Conference (AJKPC) Shafiq possible. Sadly in this mad race all the drill master's command has to be together. Gandhis provide the important then, share political oblivion till you Manmohan Singh should step aside. In Mir. While as Sagar wants to for power it is truth that obeyed. Finding what to do in absence of Fevicol for the party to stick together. But bounce back. This is the norm of a vibrant all probability he will not given his pen- steal the honours for the grant of becomes the first casualty. established guidelines of a regular drill in this rather unique mechanicm of politi- democratic polity. The Ordinance on con- chant to stay in the reckoning. Rs 10 lakh to each Panchayat RANASAHIB 2.qxd 9/29/2013 5:18 PM Page 1

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tion over.On September 26, three ter- has genuinely re-set its jihadi orienta- will be pursued by both sides in accor- ment projects launched by his ization of the CTD. CONTINUATION rorists had stormed a police station and tion. dance with their national policies and Government in Srinagar during last The Additional Commissioner, CTD, then an army camp in Jammu region, In any case, the exchanges made it procedures, in a manner that would more than four and a half years to give Kashmir in a power point presentation Kashmir is ... killing 10 people including an army almost certain that Singh's meeting reflect the full potential of the relation- fillip to the development and econom- said that the revenue realization in important that the terrorist machinery officer in twin 'fidayeen' attacks after with Sharif in New York over the ship. ic activities. He said his Government Kashmir division has increased from that draws its sustenance from they sneaked in from across the border. weekend is reduced to a "cap and roll- Elsewhere, the declaration said the two has provided highest ever District Rs. 490.78 crore in 2008-09 to over Rs. Pakistan be shut down. There must be Six persons, including four policemen, back terrorism" message, although the sides will work to improve licensing Plans to Srinagar District as this 1120 crore in 2012-13, marking three a clear understanding of the fact that were killed in the 'fidayeen'(suicide) latter continued to press Pakistan's processes, and, where applicable, fol- District was starved for want of funds folds increase. He said the total rev- Jammu & Kashmir is integral part of strike on the police station in interest in his UN speech, saying the low expedited license approval during the period of Opposition. He enue realized on account of VAT and India and that there can never, ever, be Hiranagar in Kathua close to suffering of the Kashmiri people can- processes to facilitate this cooperation. said the then Government which is in CSD is of the order of Rs. 268.52 crore a compromise with the unity and terri- International Border (IB) by the terror- not be brushed under the carpet. They are also committed to protecting Opposition at present even tried to against last year's Rs. 22.76 crore torial integrity of India." ists while four army personnel includ- But insofar as US-India is concerned, each other's sensitive technology and shift the Srinagar city to Parihaspora to showing an overall growth of 18.94%. Singh, who arrived here on Friday ing a Lt Colonel died in the attack on in public at least, there was no sign of information, it added. avenge the Srinagar citizens for not He said there is also growth of 7.09% night from Washington, will hold his Samba camp. the American hectoring - particularly The defense declaration came after the supporting the said party (PDP). He in revenue under GST. It was stated first one-on-one meeting with Sharif Ghulam Hasan ... on trade and commerce - that was Obama-Singh meeting ''emphasized said his Government is committed to that about 1180 registrations have been since the latter assumed office in June. expected ahead of the White House the need for more intensive defense make Srinagar a model city and an granted upto ending July 2013 includ- precious for him. "I will leave no stone The India-Pakistan dialogue process engagement given the sour mood on cooperation on both sides'' the joint economic hub. ing 644 under VAT and 536 under GST. unturned to come up to the expecta- was put on hold after an Indian soldier the Hill and on K street in the preced- statement said. The Leaders reaffirmed Omar Abdullah said that he had The total number of dealers registered tions of the people, especially the peo- was beheaded on the line of control ing weeks. Whether it is because of their desire to further strengthen approved the most ambitious and huge stands as 31427 which include 18278 ple of Tangmarg" he added. (LoC) in January. Ties hit a new low President Obama's very evident defer- defense trade cooperation, endorsing a Srinagar Flyover some two years earli- under VAT and 13148 under GST. Earlier, a warm reception was accord- when five more soldiers were killed by ence to the 81-year old prime minister Joint Declaration on Defense er but he did not lay its foundation till About 2420 assessments has been ed to the Minister on arrival at Kunzar. Pakistani troops along the LoC last or whether Washington wants to give Cooperation as a means of enhancing today for the fact that he wanted to completed under GST Act in the first He was taken in a rally up to the month. India breathing space till after its gen- their partnership in defense technology rehabilitate the shopkeepers and others quarter of the current fiscal whereas venue. The terror attacks near Jammu virtual- eral election is hard to say. transfer, joint research, co-develop- getting affected by this project. 807 inspections have been conducted, ly threatened to derail the New York Manmohan Singh ... India -US ... ment, and co-production, it added. "We did not want to go in a hurry and in which 159 cases of violation of the meeting, with main opposition BJP President Obama, it also said, encour- snatch bread and butter earning capac- provision of VAT Act have been detect- obviously there are a lot of people in to codify and announce their defense demanding that Singh call off his aged the further participation of U.S. ity of the traders and shopkeepers ed. India that are still trapped in poverty," clinch that is everything but a formal meeting with Sharif. firms in partnering India's efforts to coming under the project as was done Obama said, seeming to agree with the military alliance in name. Inquire Gen ... But Singh decided to go ahead with enhance its defense capacities. in the case of expansion of Indira Manmohan Singh-Amartya Sen-Jean Taking off from the expanded defense and held the Army was "a completely the meeting, saying such attacks will There was no specific mention of the Gandhi Road", he said and referred to Dreze prescription. "His primary pri- cooperation set forth in the 2005 New apolitical force" that did not dabble in not succeed in derailing the dialogue guns and planes - additional C-130Js, a Shopping Mall constructed for the ority has been to alleviate that poverty Framework Agreement which first ini- politics. process. Chinooks, Apaches - that New Delhi affected shopkeepers of Indira Gandhi and give all the people of India oppor- tiated the military relationship, the two Speaking to a private news channel Expectations from the high-profile reportedly wants to buy from the U.S. Road at Haiderpora Chowk but none tunity. And we want to make sure that sides said the principle of treating each ahead of the Manmohan Singh-Nawaz meeting will be toned down, as the But the joint declarations make one of these shopkeepers was provided we're strong partners in helping him to other as closest partners will apply Sharif meeting in New York on Prime Minister himself put it in the thing clear -- everything is on the shop there. realize that vision, because we believe with respect to defense technology Sunday, Abdullah also stressed that media briefing after his talks with table, including hardware that some "I have given clear cut instructions to that if there's a strong India that that's transfer, trade, research, co-develop- "talking" was the "only way forward" President Barack Obama, "given the formal allies can't get their hands on. the ERA and JKPCC to first rehabili- good for the world and it's ultimately ment and co-production for defense to resolve the festering India-Pakistan terror arm which is still active in our tate the shopkeepers and then move good for the US." articles and services, ''including the Omar Abdullah .. problems despite the recent terror subcontinent". The other issue where Singh pushed forward on the construction of the fly- most advanced and sophisticated tech- of our youth have lost their lives, over project. It is for this reason delay strikes in the Jammu region. Militants 'sighted' .. back publicly was Pakistan, where nology.'' The declaration said the U.S Jhelum waters were blooded, every "There is no other way. Is war going to many domestic commentators contend has taken place and now the two three men in Army uniform roaming in continues to fully support India's full household bore the brunt of the gun, solve any problem? How do you teach that he has been soft, in part because of Shopping Malls are almost complete at the area. "They were looking at every- membership in the four international our economy got shattered and people Rambagh and Exhibition Crossing for them a lesson, by sending in the Indian one with suspicion and their behavior sentimental reasons and in part due to export control regimes, which would became jobless. Now, if the people of Army, by sending in the IAF, by send- US pressure. After Obama spoke of allotment to the affected shopkeepers", was not like army personnel," Manoj further facilitate technology sharing. Jammu and Kashmir cherish or friend- he maintained and said that all the ing in the Navy - are you not going to their shared interest in seeing a peace- Kumar said. In the run up to the meeting, there ship between India and Pakistan to live affected shopkeepers would be allotted rake up more trouble?" he asked. ful reduction of tensions on the sub- Senior police, army and officials from were searching queries on whether the in peace and safeguard the future of shops in these complexes before dis- "They are also a nuclear power. Do you continent and thanked the Prime other security agencies reached on U.S was pursuing a defense trade ini- our children, we are absolutely right", mantling their present trade units. want a nuclear bomb here as much as Minister "for what has been a consis- spot and large contingent of police and tiative (which implies merely hawking he said and castigated those who want The function was addressed by we might throw a nuclear bomb there? tent interest in improving cooperation CRPF personnel launched a search its military goods) as opposed to the to sabotage dialogue. He said without Legislators, Nasir Aslam Wani and India is showing that even after all the operation to flush out the suspected between India and Pakistan," Singh lit defense technology initiative (which naming BJP that the Prime Minister of Irfan Ahmad Shah in whose con- provocation on our border, we still militants. However, after hours of into the issue, telling the US President implies sharing and transfer) which this party extended hand of friendship stituencies the flyover is coming up, want to find peaceful method," he operation, no suspected militant was of the "difficulties that we face given India sought. The joint declaration to Gen. Musharraf from Srinagar when while Minister for Rural Development, added. seen around. the fact that the epicenter of terror still indicates it will be both - and beyond, scores of people were falling victim to Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister for Turning to Gen VK Singh, he said the Inspector General of Police, Jammu remains focused in Pakistan." going into the collaborative sphere. the bullets in the Valley. Planning and Development, Ajay former Army chief was "absolutely Division, Rajesh Kumar told that some Although he looked forward to meet- The two sides, says the declaration, Omar Abdullah said that when every- Sadhotra, Chairperson Women's lying" as far as any payoffs to the NC locals provided wrong information to ing with President Nawaz Sharif in will continue their efforts to strengthen one globally believes and recognizes Commission, Shamima Firdous, were concerned. "I, my son or any the police. "We combed the area New York, he said "expectations have mutual understanding of their respec- that the dialogue is the only way for- Legislators, Dr. Mustafa Kamal, member of my party has never taken including adjacent dense forests and to be toned down given the terror arm tive procurement systems and ward to find out solution to the issues, Mohammad Yasin Shah, Peer Afaq money from the Army," he said. no suspected militant was seen found which is still active in our subconti- approval processes, and to address then all should contribute positively to Ahmad and Ghulam Qadir Perdasi Abdullah held the government was present in the area. It was only a nent." process-related difficulties in defense facilitate the dialogue between India were present on the occasion. "paying the price" for not sacking Gen rumour which spread from mouth to The Indian side reportedly took up this trade, technology transfer, and collab- and Pakistan to resolve all political Singh as the Army chief when he had mouth," Kumar said. issue strongly during the dialogue in oration. issues amicably. He said, though, these Rather for ... dragged it to the Supreme Court in The Jammu-Pathankot Highway that the context of the latest terrorist attack And just to make sure that it is not all issues cannot be solved in a single to realize arrears from the defaulters. January last year over his date-of-birth was sealed by police after the presence in Jammu & Kashmir and the words, the two sides also put a time- meeting, yet, talking to each other He asked the officers of the department matter. "He has done more damage of suspected militants in the area was Pakistan's continued patronage of and frame on tie-ups, saying they look for- would help to create a roadmap of car- to work with added zeal to further than anything else," he said. left open for the traffic soon after the payouts to terrorist outfits from public ward to the identification of specific rying forward the meaningful dialogue improve performance of the depart- Gen Singh has clarified he had not search operation. funds, eliciting a commitment from the opportunities for cooperative and col- to a logical conclusion. ment. He said efforts of the officers meant that politicians in J&K were Terrorists open ...brief firing. The US side that President Obama will laborative projects in advanced Omar Abdullah was addressing at a should not be to realize assigned tar- being bribed or were on the Army's whole area was cordoned off and a take up the matter with Prime Minister defense technologies and systems, function after laying foundations of gets only but to surpass these. He said payroll. Instead, he added, the funding hunt was launched to nab the militants Nawaz Sharif in a frank manner when within the next year. Recognizing the Rs. 31 crore Parking Lot at Lal Chowk shortfalls detected in one quarter was to organise activities to wean involved in the firing. However, the the latter visits Washington on October persistent differences on end-user and Rs. 351 crore Jahangir Chowk- should essentially be rectified in the away youth from the separatist cause security forces could not trace any ter- 23. The US itself is yet to figure out agreements and other such wrinkles, Natipora flyover at Rambagh here. next quarter. He also urged for expedi- and generate goodwill in the troubled rorist and declared the search opera- whether the Pakistani establishment the declaration said such opportunities The Chief Minister listed the develop- tious completion of the total computer- border state.

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STUDENT AGE STATE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 3 Addresses Lucky Draw function of Indian Red Cross Society Administration made sub- Help wholeheartedly in Red Cross activities: Omar Roma Wani presents historic background of J&K Red Cross Society servient before public: G.A.Mir SRINAGAR, SEPT 28 - The Chief Minister referred two years. Roma Wani said Says local-self-governance antidote to all development issues Chief Minister, Omar to his childhood days when that an amount of Rs. one Abdullah on Saturday he used to visit Red Cross lakh will be given as prizes to impressed upon the people to Melas with his grandmother the winners in lucky draw. wholeheartedly help Red Begum Sheikh Mohammad Present on the occasion were Cross Society and contribute Abdullah who was the Minister for Planning and towards a noble cause. He Founder President of J&K Development, Ajay Sadhotra said whenever there are, Red Cross Society. He said and Advisor to the Chief nature or human caused, that such Melas were organ- Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon. challenges confronting the ized to collect money for Red The Chief Minister in a society all look towards Red Cross Society for its noble Lucky Draw picked up first Cross and find this Society activities aimed at helping three tickets for first three always helping the humanity. the humanity. winners who received Rs. He said and called for Speaking on the occasion, 20,000, Rs. 15,000 and Rs. extending support and moni- General Secretary, J&K 10,000 respectively. tory help to Red Cross Indian Red Cross Society, On the occasion two persons Society. Roma Wani said that Chief Mr. Shabir Hussain Khan and Addressing a function at the Minister, Omar Abdullah Abdul Majid Gamgeen were SRINAGAR, SEPT 28: that administration at all lev- too," he said. The Tourism Lucky Draw event organized who is also Vice President of introduced to the audience Affirming that local self-gov- els has been sensitized about Minister said that historic by J&K Red Cross Society destitute and sufferers of var- should not hesitate in doing the Society has granted Rs. 2 who have donated Rs. 134 ernance is the antidote to all the role and authority of pan- legislations enacted by the here, the Chief Minister said ious calamities and acci- so", he said and added that crore for construction of a and Rs. 105 points of blood development issues, Minister chayats in the socio-econom- Government to empower that by purchasing a five dents'. "We all afford to buy the ultimate goal of buying Red Cross Building at the to the patients so far in their for Tourism Minister, Mr. ic development process. people, make the administra- rupee ticket of Red Cross 'we Red Cross tickets and help Red Cross ticket should not present location of Red Cross life and are continuing to Ghulam Ahmad Mir said The minister said the deci- tion accountable and answer- contribute in a big way to the Society to carry forward be to get prizes but to help office. She said the building donate the blood to the powerful panchayats are now sion of holding panchayat able before common man, help poor, needy, orphan, its activities, as such, we the poor. would be completed within needy. acting as agents of socio-eco- elections after a long gap of curb chances of corruption nomic change in the state. 33 years was a challenge and bring in transparency in "Government is committed to before the Government and the working of government, Saifullah inaugurates Drugmulla empower panchayats and its successful completion is and giving new dimension to make these effective demo- the joint success of the peo- the development process are Shabir inspects working of hospitals in North Kashmir Premier League tournament cratic institutions to address ple and the administration. before the people, who he Order 24x7 services in PHC Delina development issues on a The Minister said that after described best judge to scan broader spectrum and give halqa panchayats, block and government's performance. SRINAGAR, SEPT 28:- rise to a befitting local self- district panchayat commit- Reiterating the commitment The Primary Health Center, government module," tees would be elected and in of the coalition government Delina would start function- Mr. Mir said while speaking each district development for equitable and inclusive ing round the clock with to panches and sarpanches board, a representative of development of all the immediate effect. today at Hangipora, Kapran, panchayats would be vice- regions and sub-regions of Direction in this regard was Mir asked them to shoulder chairman of the Board. "This the State and bringing politi- given by the Minister of State the responsibility of public would give the panchayats cal stability to ensure peace for Health, Mr. Shabir service with a missionary fer- powers to be part of decision and prosperity, the Minister Ahmad Khan to the con- vour. Tourism Minister said making at the district level said. cerned authorities during his visit to the hospital on Saturday. The Minister made an exten- Sports infrastructure development being prioritized: Taj sive tour of North Kashmir SOPORE, SEPT 28: and took stock of the func- Minister for Medical SRINAGAR, SEPT 28: The the problems of the people tioning of various hospitals in Education, Youth Service and Minister for Law, Justice and and adding that every effort the district. He said the Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din issued instructions for instal- Anganwari Workers have Parliamentary Affairs, Mir is being made to redress their required staff has already on Saturday said that the lation of X-Ray plant in the special role to play for creat- Saifullah today inaugurated grievances. He said such been provided to the 20 bed- Government is giving priori- hospital and directed for ing awareness among the Drugmulla Premier League types of tournament are vital ded PHC which is equipped ty to the development of repairs of hospital building. people about the health care Cricket Tournament. As for encouraging youth with necessary diagnostic sports infrastructure in the He said that an ambulance facilities available under many as 22 cricket teams are towards sports. He assured equipment's to provide the State. He said new mini would be also kept available NRHM. He said the participating in the tourna- the people of Drugmulla that hassle free medicare facilities sports complex are being in hospital for convenience of Government is providing ment. The inaugural match in view of its central position, to the people of the area on developed in the State while the patients. adequate matching share for was played between Young one Administration Block, 24x7 basis. He said medical as the already exiting stadia Interacting with the locals the successful implementa- Boys, Drugmulla and Friends Sports Stadium and other facilities in the hospital once are being strengthen, during the visit, the Minister tion of centrally sponsored Eleven Shatripora. The developmental programmes would be augmented to bring both in equipment and quali- said that in order to equip health schemes. Young Boys Drugmulla won are on anvil. it at par with other 24x7 ty. Addressing a gathering Mr. Taj said youth are the complex; he had announced hospitals in rural areas with Mr. Shabir asked the Health the toss and bated first. On this occasion, he PHCs. here after giving away prizes future of society and the at Hatlungu, Sopore would necessary equipment and Department to work hard to Deputy Commissioner, announced Rs. 2 lakh for During his visit to Sub Health among the winners of cricket Government has started giv- be completed within the manpower befitting measures maintain the No. 1 position it Kupwara, Irfat Hussain construction of flush point at Centre, Singpora Mr. Shabir tournament today, the ing sports infrastructure a deadline period at a cost of have been taken and special has obtained in health sector Rafiqi, SSP Kupwara, Mr. Boys higher secondary expressed dismay over the Minister said directions have relook so that youth are Rs. 5 crore. Former MLA, packages for doctors and last year. "You have to redou- Abdul Jabar, senior citizens school, Drugmulla and crick- poor sanitation and absence already been given for acqui- engaged in positive and con- Hajji Rashid, Deputy para-medical staff provided ble efforts to maintain this and a large number of stu- et kits costing Rs. 50,000 in of some staff members. He sition of plan to take all the structive direction. He said Commissioner Baramulla, to make them for working in grading", he said assuring dents were present on the favour of 22 cricket teams. directed Director Health uncovered and far-flung area every block in the State Mr. G. A. Khawaja, SDM rural areas. full support of the occasion. He appealed all the con- Services for imposing of fine in the State on the map of would have sports complex Sopore, officers of District The Minister underlined the Government for the develop- Speaking on the occasion, the cerned departments to lend against negligent staff of the sports infrastructure. and every Panchayat would Administration and sports importance of mother-baby ment and up gradation of Minister said that the their helping hand to make hospital besides seeking Terming sports a means to have a play field. lovers were present on the care and said that ASHA and health facilities in the State. Government is abreast with the tournament a big success. explanations from them. He shape up once personality, The Minister said that sports occasion. Banihal Youth Festival 2013 concludes Rs. 600 cr plan framed to improve Sham lays foundation Vikar announces mini stadium for Banihal stone of tubewell at Jatwal BANIHAL, SEPT 28- With Youth development also pre- power scenario in Jammu city: Bhalla an aim to usher the era of sented the dance performance Inaugurates Sushil Khajuria memorial park at Ghagwal peace, prosperity, communal while Thali dance was pre- Announces Rs. 80 lakh for drainage system at Gandhi Nagar harmony, tranquility and sented by the GDC, Ramban. JAMMU, SEPT 28- warned them against illegal national integration in the While specking on the occa- Minister for Housing, hooking, adding that 'power state a three day Banihal sion, Minister appreciated the Horticulture and Culture Mr. theft is crime, and people Youth Festivaland education- RR Army for organizing such Raman Bhalla on saturday should avoid it. al seminar, 2013 concluded at programmes and providing said that Government has Earlier, Mr. Bhalla also con- Higher secondary School platform to youth of remote prepared a comprehensive ducted an extensive tour of Banihal on Saturday. and far flung area for cultural plan of Rs. 600 crore under Lower Gaddigarh, Shanti The Minister of State for and other art related activi- Restructured Re-structured Nagar, Apna Vihar, Hari Technical Education, Power, ties. He lauded that Army Accelerated Power Vihar, Chuwadi in Sainik Information and CA&PD, for contributing in the overall Development and Reforms Colony and assessed Vikar Rasool Wani was the development of the area. Programme (R-APDRP) for drainage problem of the chief guest and GOC, Delta Vikar said that the develop- improving the power sce- localities. He issued instruc- Force, Major General, AK ment of Banihal constituency nario in Jammu city and tions to the Town Drainage Singh (SM) was the guest of is on war footing in which peripheral areas including R Department (TDD) to start honor on the occasion. various road projects have S Pura and Akhnoor towns. the work for construction of Col. Amit Sinha, Col. been completed and ongoing Interacting with the people were present on the occasion. from Satwari power station to surface drains, for which he Kuldeep Ahlawat, Deputy projects are on the verge of after assessing the problem For providing immediately newly constructed 10 MVA announced Rs. 80 lakh. Commandant, 11 sector RR, execution. He informed the related to power supply in relief from unscheduled Shastri Nagar station so that Responding to demands of Principal Degree College, people that the Degree Lower Gaddigarh, Bhour power cuts to the Lower the people of Ashok Nagar, Lower Gaddigarh residents, Banihal, Tehsildar, GM College, industrial training Camp, Karan Bagh, Rohi Gaddigarh, Bhour Camp, Sanjay Nagar, Akali Kour the Minister asked the TDD JAMMU, SEPT 28- While laying foundation IRCON, students and large institute, various road proj- Morh, Indira Nagar and Karan Bagh, Rohi Morh, Singh Nagar, Preet Nagar and to also construct the slab on Asserting that provision of stone of a tube well at Jatwal, number of people witnessed ects, electrification of uncov- Dharap areas, here today, Indira Nagar and Dharap Satwari areas would get relief deep local drain to provide adequate safe drinking water Samba on Saturday the the programme. ered areas, opening and up Bhalla said the project will be areas people, Mr. Bhalla from frequent breakdowns. approach lane to the people. besides other basic amenities Minister exhorted upon the Scintillating cultural bonanza gradations of various school, started soon after completing asked the PDD officers to The Minister said He called upon the people to at the doorstep of the people concerned officers to com- enthralled the jam-packed new hospital, railway project the codal formalities by immediately start the up-gra- Government was committed cooperate with the executing forms priority of the present plete the ongoing works audience organized by the and various developmental Power Development dation work of existing 6.3 to provide improved power agency in completing the regime, Minister for PHE, within prescribed time frame various renowned cultural projects have been estab- Department. MVA station to 10 MVA, supply in metered areas construction works within Irrigation and Flood Control, so that inhabitants do not face groups from different parts of lished in Banihal Superintending engineer adding that for this purpose across the State by augment- stipulated time frame. Mr. Sham Lal Sharma any inconvenience. the states. The Gazals and Constituency in last five year. Power Development Government has earmarked ing and up-grading the infra- Mr. Bhalla called upon the apprised that tireless efforts The tubewell is estimated to Kashmiri songs sung by Prof. On the occasion, Minister Department (PDD) S Rs. 96 lakh. He asked the structure base. He called people to come forward and have been made to overcome be completed at Rs.2.20 crore Kalish Mehra and accompa- announced Rs one crore for Gurbachan Singh, besides officers to shift 5 MVA load upon the people to use power take maximum benefit of water scarcity and also and would benefit about nists received huge applause construction of mini stadium other senior officers of Power form over loaded Ashok judiciously and pay power welfare schemes for their improve water supply sce- 20,000 populace residing in Rajiv Gandi Institute for at Banihal. Development Department Nagar station and 3 MVA tariff regularly. He also economic development. nario. surrounding five villages. DDC Reasi takes stock of Navratra EDI organises awareness camp cum BSNL asked to provide Telephone line at Loan Mela in Kishtwar Shiv Khori, Improve services in district festival arrangements in Katra KISHTWAR, SEPT 28: An mere six percent per annum. KATRA, SEPT 28- To dis- the daily events to be held the events. awareness camp cum Loan Elaborating upon the incen- REASI, SEPT 28: District improve mobile connectivity the matter for ensuring cusses arrangements for during the Navratra festival, Later, the DDC, along with Mela was on Saturday organ- tives offered under the Development Commissioner in Katra, Reasi, Arnas and improved connectivity and ensuing Navratra Festival including daily cultural pro- other officers, also visited the ised by J&K Entrepreneurship scheme, Regional Reasi, Dr Shahid Iqbal Mahore areas where signals universal coverage. commencing here on October cession (Shobha Yatra), All venues of events being held Development Institute to Coordinator JKEDI Jammu, Choudhary has directed have been reported to be Stressing on adhering to 05, 2013, the District Indian Devotional Song during the nine day celebra- make the local educated Dr Majid Manzoor Khan BSNL to provide telephone weak in many pockets. Universal Service Development Commissioner, Competition, Wresting tions . unemployed youth aware impressed upon the partici- connectivity at Cave Shrine The DC has asked for carry- Obligation by BSNL, the DC Reasi, Sahid Iqbal Competition, Religious dis- Earlier, the various events about the new initiatives of pants to accept the new chal- of Shri Shiv Khori to facili- ing out a fresh survey for has directed the agency to Choudhary convened a joint course (public parvachan), organizers projected some National Minorities lenges of rapidly growing tate more than 6000 pilgrims subscriber base in remote ensure hassle free connectiv- meeting of senior officers public Bhagwat katha, kavi requirements and shared their Development and Finance unemployment and use these visiting the shrine every day. areas for installation of more ity failing which action will and members of Navratra samelan, Hasya Vyang, cul- views for making the celebra- Corporation (NMDFC), schemes not only to gain self Taking serious note of lack mobile towers for providing be initiated. Festival Committee Katra tural programme by Song & tions more attractive. About 300 youth including employment but also generate of basic connectivity at such better communication facili- The TDM and TDE of here on Friday evening. Drama Division (GOI), pro- Among others Director students of ITI, GDC and a employment opportunities for an important religious place ties to general public and BSNL have assured the dis- Having made a yearly event grammes by school children Tourism Jammu, Soujanya large took part in the camp others. and also from security point also ensuring efficient pre- trict administration for for past some time, the in premises of Government Sharma, Additional District which was inaugurated by the Mr Khan said that in wake of of view, the BSNL has been paredness for disaster man- improved connectivity. Navratra festival is organized Higher Secondary School Development Commissioner, Additional DDC Kishtwar Mr growing population and asked to provide a PCO with agement. TDE Udhampur-Reasi Panju jointly by Shri Mata Vaishno Katra and catering arrange- Reasi, Vikram Singh Jamwal, A S Chib. The main focus of reducing scope in Govt sector, 4 connections for use by vis- Additional Deputy Ram submitted that new Devi Shrine Board, Tourism ments for artists etc. officers of SMVDSB, ZEO the camp was to familiarise the role of entrepreneurship iting pilgrims and also one Commissioner, Rajinder cable has been laid and fur- Department, district He stressed upon the govern- Pouni, Harish Dubey, the youth about the NMDFC becomes more vital. WLL Connection for Singh Tara will monitor the ther improvement is under Administration and active ment and private organiza- President Hotel & Restaurant schemes through which the Addressing the participants, Management office near the performance of BSNL and process to improve connec- cooperation of various local tions involved in Navratra Association Katra, Sham Lal backward and poor sections the chief guest Mr A S Chib cave. obtain feedback from public tivity in Reasi, Pouni, Arnas organizations of the town. festival celebration, to work Kesar, President Indian Style among the minorities can said that the youth should Telecom District Manager based on which the district and Mahore. He also assured The meeting discussed in close coordination to Wrestling Association, were avail soft loans up to Rs Ten strive to emerge as Job Givers and District Engineer have administration contemplates new connections in Bagga arrangements pertaining to ensure successful conduct of also present. lakhs at simple interest rate of instead of Job seekers. also been instructed to to initiate further action in and Dharmari areas. 4.qxd 9/29/2013 5:17 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE SPORTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 4 India draw 3-3 with Malaysia in Sultan of Johor Cup India A humiliated by WI A in opening unofficial JOHOR BAHRU as they created more scoring MYSORE: Manpreet Jiwanjyot Singh Chouhan innings, which helped the Right-arm off-break bowler (MALAYSIA): India wasted opportunities but goals elud- Juneja's resolute knocks went (24) and Pujara (17) were team amass 429 all out. Narsingh Denaraine was also a two-goal advantage to draw ed them till the last 10 min- in vain as India A succumbed dismissed cheaply but Juneja Riding high on such a huge handy with two crucial wick- 3-3 against hosts Malaysia in utes of the game. to a humiliating 162-run was the last man out after he total, West Indies bowlers, ets of Rohit Motwani and their last inconsequential Malaysia changed the com- defeat against the West Indies scoring a brilliant 70 off 193 especially spinners, exploited Harshad Khadiwale. round-robin match of The plexion of the match in the A in the first unofficial Test, balls with four boundaries the conditions effectively, In contrast, the Indian bowl- Sultan of Johor Cup Under- last 10 minutes by pumping giving away a 1-0 lead to the ing was a great disappoint- 21 hockey tournament, on in three goals to make a stun- visitors in the three-match ment as Ashoke Dinda, Saturday. ning comeback. series on Saturday. Ishwar Pandey and With this match, India fin- Malaysia reduced the deficit Needing 314 runs to win the Mohammad Shami did not ished on top of the standings in the 61st minute when match after West Indies fire in both the innings. but the result of the tie was Shahril Saabah converted a declared at their overnight They struggled to purchase merely of academic interest penalty corner. Three min- second innings score of 130 despite bowling 73 as both India and Malaysia utes later Rashid Baharom for three, India were bundled overs in the first innings for have already qualified for latched on to a through pass out for 152 by first innings three wickets conceding 224 Sunday's summit clash ahead from skipper Fitrii Saari to chief wreckers Nikita Miller runs between them. of Saturday's game. send a high flick into the top and Veerasammy Permaul at They went wicketless in the Both India and Malaysia fin- net past Indian custodian the Gangothri Glades Cricket second innings as they failed ished with 13 points and Harjot Singh. Grounds. to stick to a consistent line The hosts were earlier dis- and length. were unbeaten in the round Satbir Sing slammed in from the 33rd minute through Shahril scored his second missed for 245 in the first The two teams will now trav- robin stages but the Indians a rebound after Amit Ramandeep Singhwho goal of the day in the 68th innings, giving West Indies a el to Shimoga for the second managed the top position on Rohidass' initial attempt from scored from an acute angle minute converting another lead of 184 runs. unofficial Test which begins account of a better goal dif- a penalty corner was blocked from the right to notch up his penalty corner to make it 3-2 The Indian top-order failed and a six. hardly giving a chance to the from October 2. ference. In their final spots by Malaysian goalkeeper sixth goal in the tournament. in favour of the hosts. miserably with Manpreet The lower-order batsmen Indian batsmen to settle After this defeat, India will already sealed, both the Mohd Hazrul Ahmad Sobri. India, however, did not look Vice- Affan Yousof Juneja being an exception could not hang on with down in both the innings. look to turn the tables on teams lacked urgency and did Malaysia earned a penalty impressive at the change of turned out to be the saviour with his 193-ball 70 after a Juneja and lost their wickets Left-arm orthodox spinner West Indies with Gautam not go all out in the match. corner in the 25th minute but ends as they seemed contend- for his side by scoring a bril- first-innings effort of 84. after finding no answer to the Nikita Miller was the pick of Gambhir,Virender Sehwag The Indians dominated the wasted the opportunity as ed with the two goal lead. liant field goal in the final In the second innings, India mesmerising bowling by the West Indies bowler with and Zaheer Khan, joining the early exchanges and took the they failed to stop the push. Malaysia were the better side minute of the match to lost half the side with a mere West Indies spinners. figures of five for 40 for a team. lead in the 10th minute when India doubled their lead in on display in the second half equalise for India. 90 runs on the board. Captain For West Indies, the match match haul of nine wickets But it would be easier said Cheteshwar Pujara (17) was set up by captain Kirk for 101 runs. Permaul, on the than done as Gambhir and Sania Mirza wins 4th failed for the second time in Edwards (91), Kraigg other hand, snapped up three Sehwag's performance in the SRH vs TTN: Titans thrash the match, which proved Braithwaite (90) and Assad wickets for a match haul of NKP Salve Challenger quite crucial. Fadudin (86) with their bril- eight in a fine exhibition of Trophy has not been encour- title of the season by 8 wickets Openers Lokesh Rahul (9), liant half-centuries in the first spin bowling. aging. NEW DELHI: Riding on the on Saturday. brilliant opening stand of 112 WThe duo cut, pulled and runs between Henry Davids drove Titans's pacers to all (64) and Jacques Rudolph (49 parts of the ground and did Unmukt century takes Delhi to Challenger Series final ), Titans kept them- not allow them to settle down. selves alive for semifinal slot The duo scored majority of INDORE: The immensely runs for the second as they defeated Sunrisers their runs through boundaries talented before the Delhi skipper was Hyderabad by 8 wickets on with the powerplay yielding again showed his ability to by Smit Patel trying Saturday. Titans chased down 60 runs that included nine rise to the occasion as his to hit a second successive six the modest 146-run target fours and three sixes. stroke-filled century guided off Nadeem. The Jharkhand with 21 balls to spare. Dhawan continued his sub- Delhi to the final of the NKP slow bowler managed to hold Rudolph and Heino Kuhn (15 lime form and got off the Salve Challenger series with his own with figures of 2/54 not out) make sure that there mark with a four through the a thumping 112-run win over from 12 overs, as others were no hiccups in the chase fine leg boundary while Patel India 'Red' in the last round leaked runs. after Titans lost AB de Villiers slashed Morne Morkel for a robin league match on Once Kohli was gone and (9) and skipper Davids in six over covers early into his Saturday. Sehwag also followed suit, it TOKYO: Sania Mirza con- three breaks to push the quick succession in the mid- innings. vDhawan smashed The led side will was Milind who joined tinued her impressiverun as match to super tiebreaker, dle overs. Rudolph hit two seven fours and a six in his meet 's India Unmukt as the duo added she captured her fourth title where the Indian- maximums and three bound- 21-ball 37 before he was 'Blue' in the final of the tour- 120 runs in 17.3 overs before of the season and 18th over- Zimbabwean combo rallied aries in his unbeaten 42-ball holed out to Morkel off nament. Nehra (4/38) provided early only 55 balls with five fours both were dismissed. Milind all with Cara Black of again to edge past the rivals innings. Rudolph also added Wiese. The Sunrisers lost the Courtesy Unmukt's 119 and breakthroughs, left-arm spin- and two sixes -- one each of hit five fours and a six during Zimbabwe, recording a 11-9 win. 24 runs for the third wicket plot after Dhawan's dismissal skipper Virat Kohli's useful ner Varun Sood (5/84) took off-spinner Yusuf Pathan and his knock. come-from-behind win over Ecstatic after the win, Sania with Kuhn, who smacked a and failed to keep the 63, Delhi piled up a huge vital wickets in the middle- left-arm spinner Shahbaz It was then left to veteran Liezel Huber and Hao Ching tweeted, "#champions #yesss six and a four in his 8-ball momentum going as Wiese total of 342 for six in 50 order. Nadeem. Rajat Bhatia (40 no, 19 balls, Chan to lift the Pan Pacific #wedidit #comeonnnnnn". cameo. Titans lost skipper delivered two more blows in overs after being put into bat. The day belonged 20-year- At the other end, Unmukt 3x4, 3x6) to take the score Open trophy on Saturday. Sania has been struggling to Davids after he added 112-run subsequent overs. Wiese Milind Kumar with 52-ball- old Unmukt who faced 131 launched into India pacer near 350 with some lusty The unseeded slayers of the find consistent partners this for the opening wicket with cleaned up Parthiv in his next 57 and Rajat Bhatia with an balls hitting 12 boundaries Umesh Yadav (9-0-85-1), blows towards the fag end of top seeds in the semifinals, season and today's title was Rudolph. over before sending back unbeaten 19-ball-40 also and three sixes. who had a horrible day in the innings. pipped the American-Taipei her fourth with third different Electing to field, Titans' pacer Hanuma Vihari. Seeing beefed up the score in the Senior pro Virender Sehwag office, spraying the ball all The reply was a difficult one combination 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 in partner. David Wiese starred with the Sunrisers stutter in the middle end. (8) failed on Saturday while over the place. He played and (7) was one hour and 25 minutes. She won Brisbane and Dubai ball as Sunrisers Hyderabad overs, skipper Henry Davids, In reply, India 'Red' were all- Gautam Gambhir (20) con- some flowing cover drives dismissed quickly trying to After losing the opening set, events with American blowed away a good start to who had surprisingly bowled out for 230 in 40.1 overs with tinued from his woeful form but was also not afraid to flick one from Nehra over Sania and Cara made a stun- Bethanie Mattek Sands and be restricted to 145 for seven the first over of the match, Gurkeerat Singh (83) making in county circuit. play the lofted stroke. He square leg. Smit Patel played ning recovery as they the New Haven title came in a crucial Group B match of removed Biplab Samantray an effort to resist the However Virat Kohli was in hoicked Abhimanyu Mithun to a wrong line off a Nehra bageled their opponents with with Chinese Jie Zheng. the Champions League for a duck. inevitable. his fluent self as he hit 63 off for couple of sixes -- one to get clean bowled. While veteran seamer Ashish over mid-wicket while the Abhinav Mukund (64) tried other was straight over to resurrect the innings but bowler's head. consumed far too many (87 Srinivasan set to be elected unopposed; VPs Dabir, Shah dropped Unmukt-Kohli duo added 93 deliveries) in the process. CHENNAI: Unruffled by criticism and nominations for the other posts. Sudhir Dabir, and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) "I don't want to politicise the whole issue by adverse observations of the Supreme Court, a vice-president from the central zone and his colleague Sneh Bansal. 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STUDENT AGE EDIT-OPED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER, 29, 2013 5 UPA FORCED TO EAT CROW On Friday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi A SOLUTION THAT’S WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM stunned his party-led Union Government by slam- Austin writes in Working a Democratic ming an ordinance which the regime had forwarded Ashok Malik What is the logic of keeping a convicted MP as a Constitution, on June 24, 1975, the vaca- to the President for assent, and which seeks to protect tion judge “granted a conditional stay of convicted MPs and MLAs. It must be “torn up and member of the House, allowing him to speak but Justice Sinha’s decision, pending a deci- thrown away”, an agitated Mr Gandhi said. That may The ordinance that grants an MP or MLA sion by a larger bench, but denied her not be needed; the Government has virtually decided who has been convicted by a court of law stopping him from voting or collecting his salary? [Indira Gandhi] the right to speak or vote in to withdraw the shameful document after this flare- for criminal misconduct protection from Parliament”. up. Mr Gandhi must be complimented for being bru- legislative disqualification can be seen Freak cases of wrong convictions do happen; A little over 24 hours later, Gandhi tally honest. There is no doubt that the ordinance was from several perspectives. The debate on imposed the Emergency. In August 1975, a ill-thought out, ill-timed and mala fide in nature. It legislative and judicial supremacy or on the they’re not the rule servile Parliament — opponents of the also did not have the approval of the opposition par- right of criminals to participate in regular Government having been imprisoned — ties and, therefore, contributed to increased friction electoral politics is an old one. Answers on his guilt. Most important, it will allow route to a man who is the principal accused hurriedly passed an amendment to the between the Government and the Opposition. When and arguments can be made from several Mr Lalu Prasad to retain his seat in the in a well-recorded corruption case going Constitution that said, to quote Austin the Government came under attack on the issue, its sides, and with several nuances. What the House and not necessitate a by-election. back some 20 years. again: “Elections of the Prime Minister and spin doctors began to spread the canard that the ordinance seeks to do is peremptorily end It is a fair argument that the judicial system What is the logic of keeping a convicted the Speaker of the Lok Sabha could be Bharatiya Janata Party had been taken on board over such debate with one Government-dictated in India, especially in the lower echelons, MP as a member of the House, allowing decided only by an ‘authority’ or ‘body’ line. is not rigorous. Convictions that are later him to speak but stopping him from voting established by Parliament by law, no the provisions of the ordinance. But the strong protest longer by the Supreme Court.” To make it that the BJP registered — with senior party leaders It is necessary to understand the roots of overturned and are legally suspect can be or collecting his salary? Union Minister for the problem and why a solution has to be obtained in district courts using a variety of Finance P Chidambaram says this is in seem Gandhi was not the sole beneficiary meeting the President on Thursday and requesting the amendment extended this privilege to him to not sign the document — exposed the regime's found — and also to acknowledge that the tactics. This is not a happy occurrence but keeping with the principle set by Justice is a fact. The case can be made that MLAs “disputes concerning the elections of the lies. Let alone having secured the BJP's consent, the ordinance-based solution offered by the VR Krishna Iyer in 1975. Actually, Justice UPA Government is not necessarily the and MPs who suffer on this count need Krishna Iyer laid down no such principle. President and the Vice-President”. With Congress-led Government did not command the sup- anticipatory support. Why should they lose He merely provided what may be termed this, Justice Krishna Iyer’s ‘conditional port of quite a few of its own Ministers and party correct one. A cornerstone of jurisprudence is that no law should be directed at punish- their seats and watch helplessly while a interim relief, pending a formal verdict by stay’ became infructuous. It was never his leaders who were jittery at having to defend the inde- ing an individual. For instance, if a law is political rival wins a by-election? If the the Supreme Court. That verdict never intention to enshrine it as a permanent prin- fensible. Congress MP Milind Deora and senior party put into place by a future Government that High Court or Supreme Court exonerates came because the Government of the day ciple in any case. So what is the UPA leader Anil Shastri, to name just two, openly opposed bars foreign-born citizens from seeking them later, they would be able to contest didn’t wait for it. There is history here that Government talking about? In any field, reforms occur when the status the ordinance on the ground that any move to protect political office and if in real terms this law only the next election. Their previous term, deserves recounting. convicted leaders would go down unfavourably with won through a legitimate election, would On June 12, 1975, Justice JL Sinha of the quo becomes inefficient and intolerable for ends up affecting only one individual — stakeholders of the existing system. If the voters and that the Congress would suffer as a Ms Sonia Gandhi — then there will be be nullified for no fault of their own. Allahabad High Court held Indira Gandhi, consequence in the coming electoral battles. But Mr It is true such freak cases could occur. It is the then Prime Minister, guilty of corrupt diesel prices rise to Rs200 per litre, something ethically disquieting about the wealthy people will begin to invest or push Gandhi's eruption of anger on the issue, days after the law. To be accepted as fair and just, a law true that anti-dowry laws can be misused to election practices. She stood disqualified Union Cabinet endorsed the ordinance and passed it fix or frame a husband or a family a as an MP. Realising this could create a con- for investment in quality public transport must uphold a larger point and have impli- because the cost of using private vehicles on to the President for his signature, leads to several cations for a wider body of people. woman does not get along with or wants to stitutional crisis and that a Government harass. Yet, equally, it is recognised that the couldn’t operate without a Prime Minister, will be too high. interesting questions. First, had the Manmohan Singh To turn that logic on its head, how does one With politicians suffering due to a poor and Government consulted the Congress high command view an ordinance that is directed at saving few aberrations don’t take away from the Justice Sinha imposed a three-week mora- larger validity and justness of strong deter- torium on his judgement. It was expected time-consuming judicial process — where before crafting the ordinance? Second, did the regime an individual, Lalu Prasad? The judgement it could take years for a conviction in a get the high command's green signal before the in the fodder scandal is due in a few days. rent laws for such crimes. That apart, to use the Congress parliamentary party would such an argument to defend Mr Lalu meet and elect a new leader in this period. lower court to be upheld or overturned by Cabinet approved the ordinance? Third, did the It is possible Mr Lalu Prasad, a key ally of the Supreme Court — the fear of unfair the Congress and its likely alliance partner Prasad is astonishing. Gandhi took the matter to the Supreme Government coordinate with the party leadership The Central Bureau of Investigation put Court. Since the summer holidays were on, disqualification could have impelled before dispatching its senior Ministers to the in Bihar in the 2014 election, could be con- Parliament to discuss judicial reform and victed. Should this happen, as per the him in the dock in the fodder scandal some only a vacation bench of the Supreme President in a bid to persuade the latter to sign the 15 years ago. He has spent time in jail, and Court was functional. The vacation judge expedite the court process in India. This is ordinance? It is difficult to imagine that Mr Singh’s judgement handed out by the Supreme the long and virtuous way, even if it hurts a Court — a judgement that the ordinance the court has been thorough in its proceed- was Justice Krishna Iyer. Conscious that few people in the immediate future. The Government had bypassed Mr Gandhi while resorting seeks to override — Mr Lalu Prasad will ings. If he is convicted, can anyone make the appeal against Justice Sinha’s verdict short-cut is to introduce a bad measure to to the ordinance trickery. Even assuming that the lose his Lok Sabha seat. The ordinance will the case that he has been punished in couldn’t be decided upon overnight and Government had suddenly developed spine — though allow him to speak in the Lok Sabha but unseemly hurry by a kangaroo court? needed to be considered and heard by a plug a hole in an already imperfect system. for the wrong cause — the Congress vice president without the right to vote, while his appeal Raising the possibility of a ghastly aberra- larger bench of the Supreme Court when it With its ordinance, the UPA Government is could not have been in the dark as the Cabinet's is heard by the higher court and till the tion and miscarriage of justice, the UPA reopened, Justice Krishna Iyer came up forcing that second choice upon the coun- endorsement of the ordinance and the document's highest court, the Supreme Court, decides Governments ends up offering an escape with an ad hoc legal device. As Granville try. journey to Rashtrapati Bhavan has been public knowledge. Mr Gandhi's late realisation must be seen The Central Bureau of Investigation put him in the dock in the fodder scandal some 15 as an attempt at damage control. The Congress stood completely isolated over the ordinance and did not years ago. He has spent time in jail, and the court has been thorough in its proceedings. If have a fig leaf to hide behind. It could neither dispel he is convicted, can anyone make the case that he has been punished in unseemly hurry by the growing public impression that the move was designed to save its allies nor could it point to any a kangaroo court? Raising the possibility of a ghastly aberration and miscarriage of jus- ‘extraordinary' constitutional situation to justify the tice, the UPA Governments ends up offering an escape route to a man who is the principal ordinance. If only Mr Gandhi had spoken out earlier, the accused in a well-recorded corruption case going back some 20 years. Government would not have had egg on its face and his outrage would have sounded more credible. The episode leads one to wonder if the disconnect between the Manmohan Singh regime and the Congress has reached a tipping point. PHILANTHROPY IS PERSONAL Redrawing the map of a Greater Middle East With the bloody Iran-Iraq conflict triggered 1991, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was torn apart most destabilising impact caused by Wipro chief Azim Premji's nuanced stand on the new G Parthasarathy by Saddam Hussein and encouraged by the in a second American-led invasion. This demonstrations against the secular and laws regarding corporate social responsibility rightly Reagan Administration then gathering invasion in 2003 ended minority Sunni modern minded, but brutally authoritarian underlines the differences between a business momentum, Yinon held: “In Iraq, a division domination of Iraq and replaced it with a regime of Syrian President Bashar al- tycoon's charitable activities and the initiatives his Israel’s Armed Forces invaded Lebanon in into Provinces along ethnic/religious lines Shia- dominated Government. No less than Assad. An estimated 1,20,000 Syrians have company undertakes to support social causes. While 1982, with the aim of creating a buffer for as in Syria, in Ottoman times, is possible. 1,33,000 Iraqis perished in this second inva- perished in the conflict, which has not only the former is a personal choice that cannot be the security of its northern borders. Within So, three or more states will exist around sion. The new Shia-dominated dispensation widened the Shia-Sunni rift across the imposed by the Government, the latter is a social months, the Palestine Liberation the three major cities of Basra, Mosul and is, however, not only facing de facto Muslim world, but has also unexpectedly duty, now mandated by law. On Thursday, Mr Premji Organization led by Yasser Arafat and his Baghdad. Shia areas in the south will sepa- Kurdish separation in the north, but also a led to the beginnings of Russian-American made clear that while The Companies Act, 2013, armed cadres were forced to leave Lebanon, rate from the Sunni and Kurdish North. It is bloody insurgency by the Sunni-minority, cooperation, to moderate the American passed last month, makes it compulsory for large cor- the Syrian Air Force was virtually wiped possible that the present Iranian-Iraqi con- duly backed by its Gulf Arab neighbours. propensity for regime change through mili- out in air battles with the Israeli Air Force, porates to spend a part of their profits on social frontation will deepen this polarisation. The Libya was, thereafter, invaded by Nato tary intervention. Syria has been forced to and Syrian forces had to be withdrawn from forego its chemical weapons — a develop- development, the Government must not seek to com- Lebanon. In the years following the Israeli pel philanthropy. Personal giving has to be “sponta- In the 1980s, Israeli analyst Oded Yinon argued ment pleasing to the heart of Israeli Prime action, Lebanon was engulfed by ethnic and Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Air neous”. It would have been easy to write off Mr sectarian conflict. Israel’s first invasion of Force had earlier effectively destroyed Premji as a money-grubbing businessman complain- Lebanon was not without its costs. The that the entire Arabian Peninsula is a natural Syria’s clandestine nuclear weapons-related ing about the two per cent profit his firms now have invasion saw the emergence of Hezbollah facilities. The bloody civil war in Syria, to give to charity, had it not been for the fact that he as a powerful Iranian-backed militia, which candidate for dissolution. Current developments however, continues. is also one of the country's best-known philanthro- has in subsequent conflicts, seriously chal- Sunni elements in Syria remain divided pists and a staunch supporter of CSR initiatives. His lenged the might and avowed invincibility in Syria, Libya, Iraq and Turkey show that he between the ‘moderate’ Free Syrian Army Azim Premji Foundation has been working to ensure of Israel’s Armed Forces. which is being armed and backed by the US universal education in India since 2001 while the Virtually coinciding with the Israeli attack may have been eerily right and its Nato allies, while more extremist Azim Premji University focuses on training education on Lebanon, Oded Yinon, an Israeli Islamist elements are being backed by professionals; over the years, he has given away as Government analyst came out with a plan entire Arabian Peninsula is a natural candi- forces from France and the UK, backed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. The Assad much as 25 per cent of his personal wealth for the for redrawing the boundaries of what the date for dissolution due to internal and the Americans, for regime change, getting regime, which depends heavily on Russian betterment of society. He is also the first Indian Americans were to later describe as the external pressures”. In the years that have the erratic but secular Muammar Gaddafi diplomatic and military support, continues industry leader to sign the Giving Pledge, started by ‘Greater Middle East’, extending from followed the Yinon analysis, the Greater replaced by Islamist-oriented leaders. Libya to receive steadfast backing from key Shia Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, to encourage the Pakistan to Turkey. While advocating a Middle East has witnessed traumatic and has not only become a focal point for Al allies — Iran, Iraq and the Hezbollah. world's richest people to share their personal wealth. long-term plan for the annulment of Israel’s bloody conflicts and internal turmoil, as Qaeda activity, but also appears headed Unless a UN-brokered peace can be In other words, Mr Premji has more than just the Camp David Accord with Egypt and its civilisational, religious and sectarian rival- towards being administered virtually as two arranged, which presently appears unlikely, moral authority to comment on matters of philanthro- destabilisation, Yinon envisaged “total dis- ries have torn societies and nations apart. separate entities — Tripolitania and Syria appears inevitably headed for a parti- py, both individual and corporate. His reservations, solution of Lebanon” as a precedent for the Iraq’s Saddam Hussein brought misery and Cyrenaica. tion along sectarian, ethnic and religious therefore, about the two per cent stipulation — he dissolution of Syria and Iraq. Syria, he suffering to his own people after his ill- The much touted Arab Spring which was fault lines. worries that it may become a “tax” of sorts — should argued, would fall apart into a Shia Alawite advised invasion of Kuwait, which fol- supposed to usher in a new era of democrat- This would be continuation of a trend where be considered. dominated state along its coast, a Sunni lowed the war he imposed on Iran with ic change exposed the harsh reality that Sudan has been partitioned on religious/eth- The law should not be a restrictive or disruptive force state in the Aleppo area, another Sunni state American support. After fellow Arabs, countries with no experience of democratic nic lines and Iraq’s Shia-Sunni-Kurdish but an enhancing one. To a large extent, the near Damascus, hostile to the Sunni north, notably Syria and Egypt, joined the traditions and institutions cannot be trans- fault lines have been accompanied by fears and the Druzes with a state in “our Golan” Companies Act of 2013, which replaces The Americans to pulverise his armed forces formed overnight into vibrant democracies, of a tacitly US-backed Kurdish separatism. and in the Hauran and northern Jordan. Companies Act of 1956, tries to do that — especially and impose crippling economic sanctions in merely because of demonstrations by an Moreover, after doors for its entry to the with regard to corporate social responsibility, the urbanised and educated middle class. European Union were irrevocably shut, framework for which has been ridden with loopholes. Nowhere has this emerged more clearly Turkey appears to be adopting a more READER’ SPACE than in Tunisia and Egypt, where elections assertive role in the ‘Greater Middle East’. But with the new rules in place, India now has one of Meghna Sharma, produced rulers with Islamist inclinations, An autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan absorbing the world's most ambitious and progressive CSR poli- via email India-Pakistan talks who are not exactly votaries of pluralism Turkey’s insurgent Kurds, with its cies. Of course, their effectiveness will be determined ‘Reject all’ option and modernism. In Egypt, an elected American-installed oil pipelines traversing by their implementation, and while the Government Dear Editor, Islamist President has since been over- through Turkey, would be welcomed by will have a role to play in this, it is primarily the cor- By deciding to go ahead with his meeting Dear Editor, thrown by a largely secular military, which Ankara. porates which have to step up to the plate. India has a with Nawaz Sharif in New York, even after The Supreme Court has covered itself in shin- has a tradition of not only dominating polit- India has quite rightly frowned on sepa- long history of CSR which goes back to the pre- the dastardly terror strikes in Jammu, Dr. ing glory by directing the Election ical life, but also wielding vast economic ratism in Iraq and built bridges to the new industrial era when rich merchants donated to temples Singh has demonstrated both pragmatism and Commission to provide a button on electron- clout. It is noteworthy that the monarchies dispensation there. Stability in its neigh- and helped out during famines etc; afterwards, big courage. Non-engagement with a democrati- ic voting machines for voters to reject all the in the Gulf, Morocco and Jordan, with long- bouring Gulf region, with its vast energy business families not only supported social initiatives cally elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, who candidates contesting an election from a con- has professed his intention to pursue peace standing administrative and traditional resources and where six million Indians (they still do) but also contributed to the freedom stituency — recognising that the right to elect political structures, were able to not only reside, remains its key area of interest. India with India, is not an option for our country. In includes the right to reject. Often, a voter struggle. In recent years, however, India has not seen survive demonstrations, but emerge more has also opposed American/Nato military fact, forces inimical to India — both within finds himself pitted between the devil and the the kind of philanthropy that is common in the West and outside — want to see the breakdown of deep sea. Of course he can abstain but that confident of being able to deal with public intervention in Syria, which could desta- — it is difficult to find the equivalent of the Bill and the peace process. Pakistan is as much a vic- would be seen as indifference, not passive discontent, than those authoritarian rulers bilise its Gulf neighbourhood. It is really for Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ford Foundation or tim of terror as India is, and it is in the inter- protest. who were forced to succumb to pressures the people of the ‘Greater Middle East’ to the Rockefeller Foundation. This is primarily because est of both the countries to fight the common Yours Etc. for democratic transformation. determine their destinies, without destabil- the private sector doesn’t trust the public system enemy together. K.X.M. John, The Arab Spring, however, has had the ising meddling by outsiders. which is often neither transparent nor accountable. Yours faithfully, via email 6.qxd 9/29/2013 5:18 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE NATIONAL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER, 29, 2013 6 It will make parties more responsible: Modi Mumbai building NEW DELHI, accepting them. It will make SEPTEMBER 28: BJP’s them more responsible.” collapse toll rises to 43 prime ministerial candidate He said compulsory voting MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER and Gujarat Chief Minister could make our democracy 28: The death toll in the Narendra Modi on Friday stronger, easing fears about Mazgaon building collapse welcomed the Supreme elections becoming a display on Saturday rose to 43 even Court verdict, giving voters of money power. the right to reject candidates The CPI(M)’s Polit Bureau as rescuers scoured the mas- on the ballot, and advocated said it had been advocating sive rubble looking for sur- making voting compulsory. comprehensive electoral vivors and bodies. But the Congress was cau- reforms but these important The owner of a decoration tious, saying it would react issues had not been placed firm who illegally carried out only after studying the ruling. before Parliament so far. “faulty” renovation at his However, the Left parties dif- “The Supreme Court’s judg- rented office-cum-warehouse fered with the judgment, ment to include a ‘no vote’ on on the ground floor of the arguing that the ‘no vote’ the ballot is only a minor building has been arrested in option was a “minor” aspect aspect of the reforms. connection with the incident. of comprehensive electoral These matters are being dealt “The death toll in the col- reforms, which should be with piecemeal by the judici- lapse has risen to 43 and 32 debated by Parliament. ary at a time when compre- people are injured,” civic the tragedy.Cranes and other alternative accommodation Curiously, there was no for- hensive reforms, including body sources told PTI and heavy machinery have been to the affected families in the mal response from the BJP. proportional representation, added that more people were pressed into service to lift vicinity. Writing on his blog, Mr. steps to curb money and mus- still believed to be trapped large slabs of concrete and The civic body has Modi maintained that his cle power, must be discussed under the debris. mangled steel.As many as 21 announced a compensation government had attempted and adopted by Parliament.” The injured have been admit- families of BMC’s tenants of Rs. 2 lakh to the families twice to bring in legislation CPI leader D. Raja said a ‘no ted to state-run J.J. Hospital lived in the 30-year-old struc- of every deceased person, on the right to no vote as well there are 10 candidates con- empower the voters to didates’ party or that party’s vote’ amounted to negation and Nair Hospital. The five- ture categorised as a C-2 besides bearing the cost of as compulsory voting, but the testing from a seat, we are express their anger and reject policies. This will give out a of the right to vote. He said storey building on the building which was in need treatment of those injured. Governor did not give assent compelling the voters to all of them. The voters can very strong message to par- Parliament was the right Brahmadev Khot Marg, close of urgent repairs. Chief “Ashok Mehta, the owner of to the Bill passed by the choose from those 10 candi- give a message that we do not ties — they will be forced to forum to debate electoral to Dockyard Road railway Minister Prithviraj Chavan Mamamiya Decorators, has Assembly.“Right now, if dates. This judgment will like the candidate or the can- think why people are not reforms. station, was owned by the has promised strict action been arrested for renovating Brihanmumbai Municipal against those found responsi- his office-cum-warehouse on Corporation. ble for the tragedy. The BMC the ground floor of the build- It had collapsed early Friday. has formed two committees ing, thus causing the col- UP village prefers SP, BSP over BJP, Congress As hopes of pulling out sur- to probe into the incident and lapse,” said an officer at KHAIN (ALLAHABAD), ask me which party, I will Janata Party are perceived to tive terms. The two Lok of leading the nation. UP will vivors receded fast, anxious ordered audit of similar Sewree police station, where SEPTEMBER 28: It's a submit that I have become a have weak regional struc- Sabha seats in the district, reject any form of dictator- relatives of those missing buildings in the city. Steps a complaint has been regis- humid day and retired college nirashavawadi (pessimist). tures and lacking in local Allahabad and Phulpur are ship." were thronging the scene of are being made to provide tered. principal Shobnath Pandey It’s smarter to pick a candi- reach and candidates. By the currently held by the SP and Moreover, besides the Ram (77) is cooling off under an date who will work for your looks of things, if elections BSP. The SP's Reoti Raman Mandir issue, the BJP has Ashok Tree (A tree of no sor- issues," Mr. Pandey says. were held today in Khain, the Singh has held the Allahabad nothing that can appeal to rows). Located on the Allahabad- SP would once again tussle it seat since 2004. Notably, Mr. rural UP, he feels. IAS officer sent to jail in MP for His village Khain, in the Mirzapur highway, this tiny out with the Bahujan Samaj Joshi's wins coincided with SP supporters brushed aside Trans-Yamuna region of this village is hardly representa- Party for the top spot, despite the pro-BJP wave in 1990's accusations that the SP and corruption alleges conspiracy the growing discontent post the Ram Mandir move- BJP are playing a "fixed against Akhilesh Yadav's ment. "The party's popularity match" for polarizing com- BHOPAL, SEPTEMBER charged speaker Ishwardas had written to CM Shivraj regime, especially on the extended to the rural areas munal votes, blaming the lat- 28: A special court in Rohani and ministers Ajay Chouhan alleging discrimi- miserable law and order then," says Shobnath Pandey, ter entirely. "Gone are those Mandla, a tribal dominated Vishnoi and Moti Kashyap nation on the basis of her issue. The villagers agree that also a former pradhan. days. Very few people will be district roughly 400 km east for rioting, in a 1985 case of caste and gender. of Bhopal, sentenced Indian attacking a police station in In the same year, Ujjain’s law and order has always This time, the villagers are fooled today. Even the most been a problem for the party, not so sure. Even among the illiterate persons understand Administrative Service offi- Jabalpur. Additional Commissioner but the State government's youth, there is little support what the party (BJP) is trying cer Shashi Karnawat to five Ms. Karnawat told reporters, Ramesh Thete, an acclaimed waiver of farmer loans, free for the BJP or for its prime to do," says Parashnath Patel. years rigorous imprisonment before she went behind bars, Marathi lyricist, had water for irrigation and free ministerial candidate. Congress lacks structure, but and fined Rs. 50 lakhs for that she was being framed as approached the National corruption, forgery and crim- part of a conspiracy. “Senior Commission for Scheduled laptop schemes are fair con- For the main opposition party does better than BJP solation for them. at the centre, which depends While the villagers are wary inal conspiracy. IAS officers have framed me. Castes and Scheduled Tribes The Economic Offences They are shielding the cor- alleging that he was being No appeal for BJP heavily on upper and upper of the BJP and lack confi- The BJP, and its prime minis- middle caste and urban votes, dence in the Congress over Wing (EOW) found evidence rupt. I will fight for justice victimised. Mr. Thete was terial candidate Narendra the biggest challenge in UP issues like corruption and that Ms. Karnawat, currently till my death. The BJP will arrested in 2002 for bribery Modi, are not seen with much remains the rural votes, feel price rise, they would pick a deputy secretary in the pay for its sins and will not and later acquitted by the favour. If Mr. Modi contests analysts. the latter over the former if it sports department, submitted return for a third time.” High Court and reinstated by fake stationery bills to the Ms. Karnawat is a Dalit offi- the Supreme Court. His wife from here (Allahabad), "he The recent communal vio- came down to the two par- will stand third," predicts lence in Muzaffaragar has ties. "Corruption", they feel, tune of Rs. 34 lakhs when she cer who was promoted to the Manda Thete is being probed Amitabh Pandey, an upper evoked debates on polarisa- is a lesser evil than "commu- was the Chief Executive IAS from the State Civil for cheating and forgery by caste contractor. "Modi is a tion of votes, in favour of the nalism." Officer of the district pan- Service (SCS). In 2012, she the Lokayukt. media creation, only on tele- BJP. But villagers of Khain Notably, the Congress has chayat in 1999- 2000. Three others were also sen- vision. This 'wave,' if it are quick to brush aside that failed to win this seat in three exists, is restricted to cities. theory. The vice-like grip of decades since local boy and tenced for five years and Now, Tatkal for passenger trains too fined amounts ranging from district, falls under the tive of the mood in Uttar Ask around if you see any caste and preference for local actor Amitabh Bachchan Rs. 5 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 27: Continuing with its spree Bundelkhand Development Pradesh. Its 6,000 odd popu- BJP wallahs? What Modi?" candidates neutralises any sealed it in 1984. The of raising fares to generate more revenue, the Railways have Scheme. Yet, like much of lation suffers from the same Regardless of Mr. Modi's form of communal voting, Allahabad and Phulpur seats Special Public Prosecutor HL Badgiya said that Special decided to introduce Tatkal tickets for passenger trains also, the region, it is reeling under malaise that any other village much talked about entry into villagers feel. have historically been politi- increase rates for parcel and for transportation of birds and incessant power cuts, which in eastern UP would relate to: the State, which holds 80 Lok "Communal politics may cal bastions for the Congress, Judge Rajeev Karmahe sent Ms. Karnawat to jail as the animals. Tatkal would be in place for those passenger trains have reduced water supply unemployment, bad roads, Sabha seats, villagers view help you in the town. Here, with the likes of Jawaharlal EOW report left no doubt of that had recorded an average utilisation of 60 per cent capac- and hampered irrigation water shortage, insufficient the BJP as a wholly urban people still give preference to Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri ity during the previous financial year. The zonal railways causing crops to dry, conse- power supply, crop failure oriented party, with less caste. And the SP and the and Vishwanath Pratap Singh her guilt and the charges were serious. have been vested with the responsibility of identifying such quently, leading to heavy and so on. But it could offer "zamini netas" (ground level BSP look to retain these caste holding the seats for multiple trains. The Tatkal charges for these trains will be the same as losses for farmers. important lessons for the leaders). banks," says Mohanlal Yadav terms. Now, media has been “The officer purchased sta- tionery without inviting ten- for superfast trains and the same principle will be applicable "No party has been able to major parties ahead of next This is why they think senior (40). On Mr. Modi, he quips: rife with reports that Mr. for earmarking seats. The rates for luggage and parcel traffic solve our basic problems. I year's general elections. BJP leader Murli Manohar "There's no way you can Modi could contest from a ders and falsified the invento- ry,” he said. have been increased with effect from October 1. have lived through the rule of Across the village, the Joshi lost his Allahabad seat compare him (Modi) to seat in UP, Allahabad being The minimum parcel charge is Rs. 30. The parcel rates for all the parties. Now if you Congress and the Bharatiya in 2004 after three consecu- Vajpayee. He is not capable one of the possibilities. Justice Karmahe was in the news in 2007 when he Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi express trains have been hiked by a minimum of 25 per cent. The cost for parcels of birds, pets, or wild animals have been increased by a mini- Govt urged to match Railway’s speed Seemandhra protesters force closure of Central govt. offices mum of 25 per cent irrespective of the category of trains they have been booked in. These hikes come on the heels of , Kharge said in 100 days of commence operation on Later, JAC members laid siege to the house of the 15 per cent hike in freight charges of commodities in the SEPTEMBER 28,: Railway assuming the office, he not Kadur-Chickmaglur new Tirupati MP Chinta Mohan and demanded his name of busy season charge. Minister M. Mallikarjuna only got 13 trains announced lines within a month. family members that the legislator come out Kharge on Saturday urged in the Railway Budget for Speaking earlier, Union and talk to the protesters. On learning about the State government to but also intro- Minister for Petroleum and his absence, the JAC members spoke to the States to enjoy greater immediately release its share duced three new trains which Natural Gas M. Veerappa MP over phone and expressed their anguish of funds for railway projects were not announced in the Moily urged Mr. Kharge to over the State bifurcation issue. Meanwhile, flexibility under MGNREGS and pace up land acquisition budget. announce Mangalore and members of the SVU JAC staged a skit, carry- process so as to speed up As far as ongoing projects are Gulbarga as new divisional ing the effigy of TRS resident K. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 27: The Ministry of Rural completion of the ongoing concerned, land acquisition headquarters for South Chandrasekhar Rao at the varsity’s Golden Development has issued a clarification at the behest of sev- projects. at certain stretches has been Western Railway. Jubilee Arch. Later, they burnt the effigy and eral States for creation of greater durable assets in the rural Speaking after flagging off hampering the progress. If “Mangalore has all the poten- raised slogans in support of Samaikyandhra areas under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employee the Yeshwanthpur-Mangalore the government provides tial to become a divisional TIRUPATI, SEPTEMBER 28: Following cause. Members of the ‘Yadava Sangam’ led Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Weekly Express here, Mr. land near Kunigal Stud Farm headquarters so as your the schedule of protests announced by the by E. Hemanth Kumar Yadav took out a rally “Based on the request of several states to allow flexibility in Kharge said in the last six immediately, the Railways Gulbarga. Please expedite the APNGOs to shut down the Central govern- from the NTR Circle to Jyoti Rao Phule stat- the wage: material norm of MGNREGS so as to facilitate months, the government has could complete the process,” he said. ment organisations on September 27 and 28, ue and extended their support to the BC JAC. creation of durable assets. I have got the matter examined,” released only Rs. 50 crore Bangalore-Hassan new line Stating that the Sakleshpur- members of the Tirupati Employees JAC on Students and staff members of the Tejaswi stated a letter from Jairam Ramesh, Ministry of Rural whereas the Railways has within this year, he said. Mangalore line is not exploit- Friday made sure that the order was followed English Medium School took part in the relay Development to all States’ Chief Ministers. released Rs. 320 crore. The Similarly, if the government ed to its capacity, Mr. Moily to the letter and spirit. hunger strike organised by the Tirupati One of the biggest challenges of the programme remains Railways has earmarked over completes rehabilitation of asked the Railway Minister Divided themselves into groups, the JAC Samaikyandhra JAC (SAPS) near the MCT productive asset creation. Though the primary objective of Rs. 700 crore for projects in affected people on the to speed up the Bangalore- members forced a complete shutdown of office. NREGA is livelihood security, it is modelled to create assets Karnataka and an equal Chikballapur-Kolar line, Hassan new line project Income Tax Office, Head Post Office, BSNL, Meanwhile, cultural forum ‘Eetaram Kavita in the countryside to enhance soil productivity and water amount has to come from the services could start within which reduced the travel time both government and private banks and Vedika’ and ‘Andhra Nadu’ magazine have availability thereby decreasing the dependency on the pro- State government. In the next two months. Ditto is the case by over four hours between Passport Office in the town. Mild tensions announced to jointly organise a gramme itself. Expanding on the wage material ratio six months, the government with the Kottur-Harihara new Bangalore and Mangalore. prevailed when the protesters, who tried to ‘Samaikyandhra Kavi Sammelanam’ on between the Gram Panchayat and block level, the letter stat- has to release the balance Rs. line where land acquisition “I’ll take up the matter of barge into the Customs and Central Excise September 30 at B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan ed: I have directed the Ministry to issue a clarification that 650 crore at the rate of Rs. on a small stretch is hamper- land acquisition near Kunigal Office, were prevented by the police. Auditorium. Poets and singers will render the wage material ratio shall be maintained at the Gram 109 crore a month, he said. ing the project. Mr. Kharge with the State government,” Witnessing the commotion, the employees their compositions to encourage the support- Panchayat level for 50 per cent of works, the wage material Patting his own back, Mr. said the Railways would he said. voluntarily joined the protest and expressed ers and extend support to the Samaikyandhra ratio needs to be maintained at the block level. solidarity with the agitators. movement. This clarification shall aid allocation financial resources under MGNREGA, which would allow greater flexibility at ‘Regulation of clinical trials inhibiting drug development’ the state level for creating durable infrastructure in the rural BANGALORE, Ms. Shaw said that the as the IT industry had done in areas. SEPTEMBER 28: The reg- alleged abuse of guidelines the last two decades. Trinamool suspends Rajya ulatory regime governing and regulations governing While the IT industry gener- Four arrested for molest- clinical trials poses chal- clinical trials would not be ates revenues amounting to Sabha member Kunal Ghosh lenges to Indian biotechnolo- discussed at the event. “This Rs. 6.4 lakh crore, of which KOLKATA, SEPTEMBER ing woman in Kolkata gy companies, said Kiran would not be the forum to 80 per cent is exported, the 28: The All India Trinamool Mazumdar-Shaw, chairper- debate this,” she remarked. size of the biotechnology Congress on Saturday KOLKATA, SEPTEMBER 27: Four persons were arrested son of the State Vision Group Describing the regulatory industry is about Rs. 23,500 announced its decision to today who had molested a woman at upscale Park Street area on Biotechnology and chair- regime as “draconian”, Ms. crore, 50 per cent of which is suspend its member Kunal on Friday night, police sources said. The woman, who is a man and managing director Shaw said that biotechnology earned through exports. Ghosh for anti-party activi- corporate executive, lodged a complaint against the four who of Biocon, here on Friday. has the “power” to transform “Why can’t the biotechnolo- ties, party general secretary passed lewd comments and molested her in front of a bar at Speaking at the curtain raiser the energy, food and health gy of today become the IT Partha Chatterjee said. around 10:00 pm yesterday, the sources said. An Anglo- Indian woman was gang-raped in a car last year which had to announce the 14 edition of sectors, apart from promoting (industry) of tomorrow?” he Mr. Ghosh who has been led to a huge public outcry. the industry’s flagship event, environmental sustainability. said. leading a tirade against the Bangalore India Bio 2014, “Karnataka can emerge as a Nobel laureate Sir John party in respect of the Ms. Shaw said the “regulato- global biotech manufacturing Bertrand Gurdon will deliver Saradha scam, is a Rajya Two teenage girls go missing in Amritsar Sabha member. He was ry hurdles are a major chal- hub, provided there is suffi- a lecture on the opening day show-caused earlier this AMRITSAR, SEPTEMBER 27: Two teenage girls on lenge to drug development in cient investment and prag- of the event. Marc Van month.Mr. Chatterjee said the country.” She said that matic regulation,” she said. Montagu, winner of the Saturday went missing under mysterious circumstances, that Mr. Ghosh has been police said. Chehertha Police Station SHO Harish Behal regulation, not only in India Srivatsa Krishna, Secretary, World Food Prize in 2013, making statements daily said, as per complaints of the families, both the girls were but in other countries as well, Department of IT, BT and would speak at the event. aimed at maligning the party living in the same neighbourhood and were good friends. would be discussed at the Science and Technology, said More than 3,000 business and the decision was taken ing enquiry.Mr. Ghosh has CBI enquiry to unravel the They were studying in a government school in the Chehertha event to be held from that biotechnology had the visitors from 15 countries are unanimously by a three mem- pointed an accusatory finger role of some of the party area of Amritsar, he said. The girls, aged around 16 years, February 10 to 12, 2014. potential to perform as well expected to attend the event. ber disciplinary panel, pend- at the party, demanding a members in the scam. have been identified as Madhu and Bindu. 7.qxd 9/29/2013 5:18 PM Page 1

STUDENT AGE INTERNATIONAL & ECONOMY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 7 IT TAKES A PHONE CALL Pakistan judicial panel says TO MEND US, IRAN RIFT India visit was successful WASHINGTON, breakthrough on the nuclear ISLAMABAD, SEPTEMBER 28: SEPTEMBER 28: The issue could portend even The Pakistan Judicial Commission Iranian president, his car mak- deeper ties between the U.S. which is probing the November 26, ing its way to the airport and Iran a notion that would 2008 Mumbai terror attacks says its through New York’s dense have seemed unfathomable in visit to the city was successful from traffic, gets in touch with the recent years, when Mr. the prosecution point of view. White House Situation Room. Rouhani’s predecessor was The commission returned on President Barack Obama, at describing America in satanic his desk in the Oval Office, terms. September 26, 2013 and Chaudhry gets on the phone. Fifteen The telephone call capped a Muhammed Azhar who heads it told minutes later, the two say week of seismic shifts in the The Hindu on Saturday that the visit goodbye in each other’s lan- relationship while Mr. was excellent and people were courte- guage. Rouhani was in the U.S. for ous and cooperative. He said the pros- And with that, a generation- an annual U.N. meeting. Mr. ecution had a limited scope but it was long rift between the U.S. and Obama had left open the pos- able to reexamine all the evidence Iran is that much closer to sibility of an exchange with “within the given circumstances”. Mr. Rouhani, but the Iranian being bridged. The commission has cross-examined Iranians awoke on Saturday to later said the timing wasn’t two witnesses, a doctor who carried learn that their president, The appetite for serious talks ations, scheduled in Geneva right. Hassan Rouhani, had spoken having been tested at a presi- on Oct. 15-16, another U.S. But hours before the phone out the post mortems of the nine terror- directly to President Barack dential level, the focus turns official said. call, at a news conference in ists who were killed in the attack and Obama, breaking through a to negotiations among foreign Mr. Rouhani’s aides initially New York, Mr. Rouhani Ramesh Mahale, the investigating offi- barrier that had left American ministers and other officials reached out to arrange the linked the U.S. and Iran as cer of the case. “The additional chief and Iranian presidents from the five permanent call, said officials, who “great nations.” And the night metropolitan magistrate who presided divorced from such contact members of the U.N. Security weren’t authorized to com- before, U.S. and European over the proceedings will seal the for 34 years. The two presi- Council plus Germany, who ment by name and demanded diplomats were hailing a “very significant shift” in records and sent it to the government Federal Investigation Agency and the allowed to cross examine witnesses dents pledged to resolve con- together will chart a path for- anonymity. But it was Mr. of India and then it will be sent to the Anti-Terrorism Court after that. The unlike last year. The eight-member cerns about Iran’s nuclear ward, a senior Obama admin- Obama who signalled days Iran’s attitude and tone in the first talks on the nuclear Pakistan foreign office,” he said. case will be heard next on October 3, commission visited India after initial ambitions, which have isolat- istration official said. The earlier he was willing to meet The report will be shared with the 2013. This time the commission was delays, from September 21, 2013. ed Iranians from the global group wants Iran to present a with his Iranian counterpart. standoff since April. community and led to crip- more detailed proposal before By the end of the call, Mr. pling economic sanctions. or at the next round of negoti- Obama was suggesting that a Another earthquake rocks Awaran in Balochistan UN votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons UNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 28: The U.N. UN must be reformed to reflect Security Council voted unani- mously on Friday night to secure and destroy Syria’s political realities: Manmohan chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at UNITED NATIONS, India has been pushing for its global financial bodies. taking poison gas off the battle- SEPTEMBER 28: Making a inclusion in an expanded and “Multilateral Financial field in the escalating 2 ½-year strong case for the reform of restructured Security Council, Institutions should also enable conflict. the UN Security Council to a move that has been backed an enhanced voice for develop- The vote after two weeks of reflect current political reali- some key P-5 members but ing countries in their decision intense negotiations marked a ties, Prime Minister China has been non-committal. making structures,” he said. major breakthrough in the Manmohan Singh on Saturday “Multilateral efforts must Dr. Singh said growing scepti- ISLAMABAD, 96 km from Awaran, which is paralysis that has gripped the said global peace and security guide our quest for peace and cism about the U.N.’s handling SEPTEMBER 28: As extensively damaged in the council since the Syrian upris- issues must be handled through security, wherever they are of peace and security issues Balochistan struggles to cope earlier earthquake on ing began. Russia and China multilateral efforts. threatened. underlined the necessity of with a powerful earthquake September 24. It said this previously vetoed three The U.N.’s role in advancing And the centrality and contri- reforms. four days ago, another one with earthquake was an aftershock Western-backed resolutions “A red light for one form of resolution does not automati- peace and security is the focus bution of the UN system to He said “never has scepticism an intensity of 7.2 on the of the previous one. pressuring President Bashar weapons does not mean a cally impose sanctions on of renewed attention at a time development must be about the U.N.’s capacity to do Richter scale rocked parts of In Tuesday’s earthquake so far Assad’s regime to end the vio- green light for others,” the Syria. The resolution calls for when the world is facing multi- restored,” he said. so been higher, or the external Awaran, on Saturday, killing 359 are confirmed dead, he lence. U.N. chief said. “This is not a consequences if Syria fails to ple challenges, Dr. Singh said “Countries are now not only environment less propitious for four. According to the said, while the figure for the “Today’s historic resolution is license to kill with convention- comply, but those will depend spokesperson for the al weapons.” on the council passing another in his address at the world more interdependent, but also multilateralism“. injured is 765. In Awaran alone the first hopeful news on Syria Balochistan government, Mr. 32,000 families are affected, U.S. Secretary of State John resolution in the event of non- body’s General Assembly. face new and increasingly Multilateral efforts require the in a long time,” U.N. Jan Muhammed Buledi, while in Kech it is 5,000. The Kerry said the “strong, compliance. That will give “The U.N. Security Council complex challenges. For multi- “building of a new internation- Awaran was badly affected Chief Minister of Balochistan Secretary-General Ban Ki- enforceable, precedent-setting” Assad ally Russia the means to must be reformed and restruc- lateralism to remain relevant al consensus, suited to our time again with three villages bear- is camping in Awaran area and moon told the council immedi- resolution shows that diploma- stop any punishment from tured to reflect current political and effective in the future, and rooted in today’s realities. ing the brunt of the quake. has formed local committees ately after the vote, but he and cy can be so powerful “that it being imposed. realities. More developing multilateral institutions need to It is only such a plan of action The U.S. Geological Survey for relief. So far 20,000 food others stressed that much more can peacefully defuse the worst As a sign of the broad support countries should be included as be reformed,” Dr. Singh said. that will enable the UN to meet recorded the event with a mag- packets and 15,000 tents have needs to be done to stop the weapons of war.” for the resolution, all 15 coun- both permanent and non-per- Dr. Singh indicated that the the twin tests of legitimacy and nitude of 6.8 at 12.34 p.m. on been distributed Mr. Buledi fighting that has left more Russian Foreign Minister cil members signed on as co— manent members,” he said. reforms should also encompass efficacy,” he said. Saturday at a depth of 14.8 km, said. 1,00,000 dead. Sergey Lavrov stressed that the sponsors. ECONOMY Rupee’s right level is at 59-60 a dollar, says FM Gold maintains buoyancy on India's Forex MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER made by exporters and had 28: Finance Minister P taken several measures to sim- rising demand, silver surges r e s e r v e s Chidambaram, on Friday, said plify import-export related pro- that the right level of rupee cedures, he said. The would be between 59 and 60 a Padmanabhan Committee had jump by $2 dollar, and the currency should studied the issue of export not overshoot that level. credit in detail but mentioned “But that is not something I am that putting exports under pri- bn to $277 bn willing to pronounce on,” said ority sector might affect some Mr. Chidambaram,while other sectors. Under priority MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER addressing a a meeting organ- sector lending, banks lend 40 28: India’s foreign exchange ized by the Federation of per cent of their loans to sec- (Forex) reserves jumped by Indian Exports Organizations tors such as agriculture and $2.03 billion to $277.38 bil- (FIEO) here. small scale industries. lion for the week ended The Finance Minister said that Exporters, meanwhile, have September 20, the biggest the global economy was demanded greater government weekly gain in nearly two changing. “Things have support to push exports. They years, on the back of conces- changed. In the U.S. economy, called for setting up of an sional swap facilities offered there is clearly an upswing. In export development fund, with to banks by the Reserve Bank Europe too, some countries, contribution from the govern- of India (RBI). particularly the U.K., are China, followed by Japan and the government was committed ment as well as the industry, to The Forex reserve has showing better growth. China South East Asia, were impor- to giving boost to exports, and boost export promotion. increased sharply for the sec- is expected to grow at 7 per tant export markets for India. was in talks with the Reserve Exporters also demanded a sin- ond consecutive week. It had cent. Even Japan is expected to He asked exporters to competi- Bank of India (RBI) to make gle-window service or a nodal MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 28: finish at Rs. 30,465 per 10 gm rebounded sharply on safe jumped by $544.7 million in show an unprecedented 3 per tively push their products in export credit cheaper. officer system to deal with var- Gold on Saturday extended from Friday’s closing level of haven demand as U.S. budget the previous week. cent growth,” he said. these markets as well as emerg- The government had been ious central excise, customs rally at the domestic bullion Rs. 30,265. concerns amid ongoing uncer- According to RBI’s Weekly He said the U.S., Europe, and ing markets. He reiterated that responsive to the suggestions and service tax issues. market on the back of heavy Pure gold of 99.9 per cent puri- tainty over Fed tapering its Statistical Supplement, the buying from stockists and retail ty rose by Rs. 195 to close at stimulus measures weighed country’s foreign currency customers amid robust invest- Rs. 30,610 per 10 gm from Rs. heavily on investor sentiment. assets, the biggest component Bangladesh begins import of power from India No issue on Singapore ment offtake. 30,415. December gold shot up $15.10 of the Forex reserves, DHAKA, SEPTEMBER 28: Silver also surged owing to sus- Silver ready (.999 fineness) to settle at $1,339.20 an ounce increased by $1.97 billion to Bangladesh, on Friday, began Airlines-Tata Sons ven- tained speculative demand as jumped Rs. 430 to conclude at at the Comex division of the $249.22 billion for the week importing electricity from well as industrial support. Rs. 50,730 per kg as compared NYMEX late on Friday and sil- ended Sep 20. Standard gold of 99.5 per cent to Rs. 50,300 previously. ver December contract gained India on an experimental basis, The foreign currency assets, adding 50 MW to the national purity climbed by Rs. 200 to Globally, the yellow metal by $21.83 an ounce. ture, says AirAsia CEO expressed in the US dollar grid. The import, which took rough- term, include the effect of ly three years to materialise Tony Fernandes appreciation or depreciation of after it was decided in 2010, BlackBerry reports Q2 loss of $965 mn non-U.S. currencies held in was part of the country’s plan CHENNAI, SEPTEMBER NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 2013,” it added.“We are very ments made prior to the second reserve, such as the pound to help ease the crisis. 28: Clearing the air with 28: Struggling smartphone disappointed with our opera- quarter and which reduced the sterling, euro and yen. The test-supply of 50 MW regard to the Tatas signing maker BlackBerry on Friday tional and financial results this company’s inventory in the Analysts say the concessional electricity was transmitted on MoU with Singapore Airlines, reported a net loss of $965 mil- quarter and have announced a channel,” BlackBerry swap facilities offered by the AirAsia Group CEO Tony Friday morning through an lion for the second quarter series of major changes to said.During the second quarter, RBI to banks was the main Fernandes on Saturday said ended August 31, 2013 hit hard address the competitive hard- BlackBerry recognised hard- electrical grid inter-connection Indian counterpart Manmohan affect the world’s largest man- reason for such a sharp point in Bheramara, Kushtia, there was no issue between by inventory charge related to ware environment and our cost ware revenue on about 3.7 mil- Singh would formally inaugu- grove forest. The National increase in the Forex reserve. opposite to of rate the power export to Committee on Protection of him, Singapore Airlines and its latest offering Z10. structure,” BlackBerry lion BlackBerry smartphones. India. A 125-km transmission Bangladesh via video confer- Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Tatas.“I have and continue to The Canadian handset manu- President and CEO Thorsten Most of the units recognised The RBI had announced the line has been constructed ence from Delhi on October 5. and Power-Port, a body of the have no issue on SIA facturer had posted a net loss of Heins said.While the company are BlackBerry 7 devices, in concessional swap facilities between Baharampur of India Authorities said half of this left-leaning parties and envi- (Singapore Airlines) and Tata. $235 million for the period goes through necessary part because certain Sep. 4, with a view to support and Bheramara in Bangladesh. power would be coming from ronmentalist groups, have No difference to Ginger and ended September 1, 2012, it changes to create the best busi- BlackBerry 10 devices that the battered rupee. Of this, 40 km fell inside the Indian Government elec- already vowed to resist the Taj Hotels. These are two very said in a release. ness model for its hardware were shipped in the second Under the new facilities, com- Bangladesh. tricity quota, and the rest from planned inauguration of the separate business,” Mr. BlackBerry follows March- business, BlackBerry contin- quarter of fiscal 2014 will not mercial banks can swap dol- Power Grid Company of the open market. Experts Rampal Power Plant scheduled Fernandes said in social net- February as fiscal year. ues to see confidence from cus- be recognised until they are lars raised through foreign Bangladesh (PGCB), which is believe the total amount of on October 22. working portal — Twitter.Tata It also cancelled its second tomers through increasing pen- sold through to end customers, quarter earnings conference etration of BES 10, where it it added.On loss, BlackBerry currency non-resident deposits the co-ordinator of the import electricity, which will be The committee members will Sons, the holding company of and overseas Forex loans with process, said by the end of call and webcast due to the let- now has more than 25,000 said, “The GAAP loss from imported under a 35-year con- end their five-day cross-coun- the Tata Group, signed a mem- RBI at a discount to the mar- October around 250MW of tract, will greatly improve the try long march to the orandum of understanding ter of intent agreement commercial and test servers continuing operations for the between BlackBerry and installed to date, up from quarter was $965 million, ket swap rate. power would be imported into country’s power situation, Sundarbans on Saturday in an with Singapore Airlines for a Bangladesh. Another 250MW which is now being tackled effort to stall the project. The Fairfax Financial Holdings on 19,000 in July 2013, he including a primarily non-cash, The special drawing rights joint venture to start a new full a $4.7 billion offer by Prem added.In terms of revenue pre-tax charge against invento- was expected to be imported through costly but short-term pro-left participants in the long (SDRs) increased by $38.3 service airline in IndiaThe Watsa-led firm to acquire the break-up, about 49 per cent ry and supply commitments of from India’s private sector by rental power plants. march alleged that the coal- million to $4.42 billion, while new venture, to be called Tata handset maker. came from the hardware busi- approximately $934 million November this year. Controversy based project would harm bio- reserves with the International SIA Airlines Ltd., would have “Revenue for the second quar- ness, 46 per cent for service (the Z10 Inventory Charge).” The two countries signed a The government, meanwhile, diversity and ruin the world Tata Sons as the majority part- ter of fiscal 2014 was approxi- and 5 per cent for software and Besides, pre-tax restructuring Monetary Fund (IMF) rose by memorandum of understanding rejected the allegations that the heritage. However, the govern- ner with 51 per cent stake, mately $1.6 billion, down 49 other revenue.“During the charges of about $72 million $17.4 million to $2.01 billion. (MoU) in 2010 regarding coal-based power plant, being ment has been claiming that while Singapore Airlines per cent from $3.1 billion in quarter, approximately 5.9 mil- related to the Cost The value of India’s gold import of 500 MW of power constructed under an India- the environment would not be would hold 49 per cent stake the previous quarter and down lion BlackBerry smartphones Optimisation and Resource reserves remained unchanged from India. Officials here said Bangladesh joint venture proj- harmed, as there would be with $49 million of foreign 45 per cent from $2.9 billion in were sold through to end cus- Efficiency programme was at $21.72 billion during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ect in Rampal, near the enough checks to prevent pol- direct investment. the same quarter of fiscal tomers, which included ship- also taken. week under. would go to Bheramara and her Sundarbans, would adversely lution. STUDENT AGE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 MISC 8 Governor chairs Executive Council meeting of SMVD University 2-day conference of 'Empowerment of Women in Panchayats': The Road Ahead begins at KU Stresses for introducing courses in sync with job market demand Necessary provisions in place for women empowerment: Sagar NEW DELHI, SEPT 28 - The Executive Council of JAMMU, SEPT 27- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Maintaining that the govern- University met at New Delhi ment has put in place the nec- on Friday under the chair- essary provisions for adequate manship of Mr. N. N. Vohra, and proper empowerment of Governor, who is Chancellor women, the Minister for Rural of the University, and took Development and Panchayati various policy and other deci- Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad sions for the future growth of Sagar has said that by ensur- the University. ing this the participation of The Council gave in-princi- women folk in different ple approval to various infra- spheres of life be it political, structure projects which social and economical has include construction of new witnessed a phenomenal boys and girls hostels, resi- increase. The Minister was dential quarters for faculty speaking at a 2-day confer- and non-teaching staff, to present a critical analysis courses they are pursuing, for At the beginning, Prof. ence of 'Empowerment of sewage treatment plant, of all the existing courses so providing balanced and Sudhir K. Jain, Vice Women in Panchayats': The water treatment plant and that the courses which are no wholesome education. The Chancellor, Shri Mata Road Ahead organized by other works. The Governor longer market relevant could Council members opined that Vaishno Devi University, Institute of Social Sciences, number of women have been chayats so that they can fully bers show that most of them directed that these works and be stopped. the business establishments gave a detailed presentation Hyderabad in collaboration elected as Panches and understand the working of are first timers and in the age future constructions in the The Council recognized that are attaching great value to on the functioning of the with United Nations Sarpanches and they are con- Panchayati Raj Institutions group of 30-40. The confer- University Campus should be because the University is a such modules for their University. Development Programme tributing their bit in ensuring (PRIs) and also get the neces- ence comprises various plena- in complete harmony with residential institution it will employees coming out of the Among others the meeting (UNDP) and Union Planning the socio-economic transfor- sary information about the ry and working group ses- the approved Master Plan of not be in a position to intro- universities, in addition to the was attended by Prof. Talat Commission at University of mation of their respective implementation and the bene- sions. The themes of the the University. Regarding the duce many new courses till technical expertise they may Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir here on Saturday. areas. "The involvement of fit of various welfare pro- Plenary are Women's Political need for revision of the origi- such time as additional possess. The Council took a University of Kashmir; Prof. Member Planning women panches and grammes. Mr. Sagar said that Empowerment in Jammu and nal Master Plan, it was decid- accommodation is built. In number of decisions to M. P. S. Ishar, Vice Commission, Government of Sarpanches in the formulation the government has also put in Kashmir, Women and ed that an experienced con- this context, the Vice streamline admissions, atten- Chancellor, Jammu India, Dr. Syeda Hamid, and implementation of vari- place the necessary mecha- Panchayati Raj in India with sultant may be engaged and Chancellor informed that dance, rationalization of fac- University; Mr. R. S. Pawar, Deputy Country Director ous developmental pro- nism by which the empower- special focus on Jammu and the revised Master Plan new hostels for boys and girls ulties and schools and other Chairman, NIIT Ltd; Mr. R. UNDP, Alexandra Solovieva, grammes in their areas has ment of women in other Kashmir and Elected Women should be presented before presently under construction academic matters. P. Agrawal, former Secretary, Director ISS, Dr. Gorge ensured the broad based spheres of life has been Leaders: Challenges and the Council for its approval will be completed in time for On this occasion, the Union Ministry of Human Mathew, Academicians, implementation of the same ensured by introducing vari- Prospects Similarly, the to any change. the Academic Session 2014. Governor released the inau- Resource Development; Prof. Social Scientists, women which would go a long way in ous schemes and welfare pro- themes of working group are The Council deliberated on The Council emphasized the gural issue of the monthly e- Vinayshil Gautam, and Mr. Panches, Sarpanches, social ensuring the need based and grammes. Role of panchayats in Local the intake of students during importance of introducing Newsletter of the University Navin K. Choudhary, workers and others were pres- holistic development of the It is pertinent to mention that Development, Gender 2013-14 Academic Session suitable modules for impart- "Times@SMVDU", which Principal Secretary to the ent. Mr. Sagar said that by rural and far-flung areas", the out of 4,128 Sarpanch posts in Budgeting and Local and compared the same with ing moral and philosophical shall be available on the Governor and CEO of the participating in large numbers Minister added. The Minister the 22 districts of the state, Planning, Health and Other that in the past years. The education to the students, in University Website Shri Mata Vaishno Devi in the Panchayati elections, said that large number of only 29 Halqa Panchayats Basic Services and Vice Chancellor was advised addition to the technical (www.smvdu.ac.in). Shrine Board. the women have exhibited women panches and have women Sarpanches. Panchayats, Panchayats, their active participation in Sarpanches have also been 9424 women ward members Women and Good Delhi University's Workshop on "Conservation of Mahseer" held the democratic process and provided the necessary train- have also been elected for five Governance and Dynamics of also electing their representa- ing under the capacity build- years. The socio-economic Women's Participation in 4-year programme tives. He said that a large ing programme of the pan- conditions of the ward mem- Panchayati raj. exams in Nov Manohar asks scientists to draw effective preservation plan NEW DELHI, SEPT 28: A 'tentative' schedule for the first REASI, SEPT 28: One day strategies for rehabilitation of the need for establishment of Governor inaugurates International Seminar on Kashmir Shaivism semester exams has been workshop on "Conservation this indigenous specie by dif- more Mahseer hatcheries to Emphasizes on promoting inclusiveness, strengthening harmony issued by the Delhi University. and gene Banking of ferent Fisheries Institutions of rehabilitate the endangered The exams for the first batch Mahseer" was organized by National Level as well as state fish species. SRINAGAR, SEPT 28- Mr. promotion of Kashmir of students studying under the Central Institute of Fisheries fisheries dept to save the Dr. W.S Lakra, in his address, N. N. Vohra, Governor, inau- Shaivism. four-year undergraduate pro- Education, Mumbai in collab- prized Mahseer and other fish thanked the department of gurated a 2-day International Dr. Navjivan Rastogi, gramme will start in the third oration with Department of species. The Minister further Fisheries, Govt of J&K for Seminar on "Kashmir Chairman, Editorial Advisory week of November. The exter- Fisheries, Government of appreciated the efforts of Dr. accepting the proposal and Shaivism", organized by the Board, Ishwar Ashram Trust, nal evaluation for the compul- Jammu &Kashmir here on W.S.Lakra, Director and VC , their keen interest in organis- Ishwar Ashram Trust, Ishbar dwelt on the various aspects sory foundation courses and Saturday. The workshop was CIFE and his team for holding ing the program. He assured Nishat, at SKICC, here on of Kashmir Shaivism. the applied language courses inaugurated by Minister for the workshop at Reasi which that CIFE would provide all Saturday. Dr. Mark Dyczkuwski high- will start after the Discipline I Fisheries, Dr. Manohar Lal will be helpful not only for technical assistance to the The Governor, who was the lighted the contribution of (or 'major subject') papers are Sharma, while MLC Jugal Jammu and Kashmir but even state government for Masheer Chief Guest on this occasion, India towards spirituality and over. The teachers say that at Kishore, DDC Reasi Dr in the surrounding states conservation project. MLC observed that Kashmir has ethical and moral values. the time of introduction of the Shahid Iqbal Choudhary were which are having same eco- Jugal Kishore and DDC Reasi remained a seat of knowledge In his welcome address, Dr. semester system, the sample also present on the occasion. logical conditions for conser- Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary and learning since centuries Anusheel Munshi, Trustee, papers were provided on time More than 50 eminent scien- vation of Mahseer. on said that such an work- past where religious and spir- Ishwar Ashram Trust, dwelt for them to know the structure tists from all over the country The Minister said that the shop will be a guiding force itual discourses used to take Speaking extensively about the Trustees of the Ishwar on the activities of the Trust of the question paper. The and experts of SKAUST and every support will be extend- for new generation of place among the saints, salient features and various Ashram Trust for organizing and aims and objects of exams for foundation courses Jammu University, besides ed by the state Government if researchers as well as the scholars and preachers of approaches of Kashmir this Seminar and wished the organizing the seminar. He will begin after the exams for officers of the department of some collaborative projects experts associated with the job varied faiths, adding that one Shaivism, the Governor participants fruitful delibera- thanked the Governor for tak- discipline courses are over. Fisheries J&K participated are initiated for the fisheries of conservation and rehabilita- and all need to make contin- emphasized the need for pro- tions. ing keen interest in the activ- University authorities had and shared their experiences development in the state. tion of Mahseer. ued efforts to restore the pris- moting inclusive ideologies The Governor released a ities of the Trust. issued guidelines for the eval- in conservation and rehabilita- Minister was informed that Later, an interactive session tine glory of the State as an and approaches which is the Souvenir and a CD on Mr. Vijay Kumar Kaul, uation of foundation courses - tion of Mahseer Fisheries. the department of fisheries has was held where the speakers abode of peace, harmony and need of the hour. In this con- Kashmir Shaivism brought Trustee, Ishwar Ashram the external exam is of 20 In his inaugural address, Dr. established a Mahseer Farm at put forth their views and expe- knowledge. text, he recalled the outstand- out on this occasion. Trust, presented a Vote of marks out of a total of 75. Manohar Lal Sharma stated Anji Reasi under the expert riences. Prominent among The Governor referred to the ing contribution of Swami The Governor was honoured Thanks. Eminent scholars There are no sample papers that the Jammu and Kashmir advice of S.N Ogle, exclu- others who spoke were Dr unfortunate phase through Lakshman Joo towards the on this occasion by present- from within the country and available for the external eval- state has immense potential sively for the production of Gopal Krishan, Dr K.K .Vass, which the State passed in the propagation of the philosoph- ing to him a memento. abroad, intellectuals, func- uation also. The notification for the development of recre- Mahseer seed for stocking in S.N Ogale, Mahesh Mahajan, past years and stressed the ic, religious and spiritual tra- Ms. Prabha Devi, an eminent tionaries and members of the from the university says, "The ational fisheries especially the local water bodies. R.SChauhan, Dr. Devjeet very high importance of ditions of Kashmir Shaivism, Shaivite scholar, spoke Ishwar Ashram Trust and a university shall set the ques- that of Mahseer and stressed R.K Dogra, Director Fisheries Sharma, Dr. K.D Joshi, Dr adherence to the high tradi- which has inherent traditions extensively about the valu- large number of participants tion paper with sufficient for effective conservation and apprised the participants about U.K Sarkar and Dr Atul tions of inclusiveness which and values of inclusiveness. able contribution of Swami of the Seminar were present choices.” propagation of this specie. He the achievements of the Borgohain, Dr N.K.Chadha, Kashmir had propagated. The Governor congratulated Lakshman Joo Maharaj in the on this occasion. also stressed the need to draw department and stressed upon Dr V.K Tiwari, Qasim Lone. Legal awareness camp held at Pulwama Allahabad University gears up to conduct CRET 2013 Lone inaugurates two-day international conference at KU PULWAMA, SEPT 28: To provide Legal Aid to the students ALLAHABAD, SEPT 28: city- BHS (1255 candidates) levels of the CRET. The test Stresses on close Liaison between Colleges & Universities and make them aware about legal services, a daylong legal Allahabad University authori- and Bishop Johnson School for level one would be held awareness camp was organized at Government Degree ties have completed prepara- (1146 candidates). The test from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm College, Pulwama by District Legal Services Authority here tions for conducting the would also be held at Delhi wherein the candidates would on Saturday. In the said programme, the Principal District and Combined Research Entrance center for which 144 candi- be required to answer objec- Sessions Judge and members of Legal Services Authority Test (CRET) '13 to be held on dates have registered. He tive-type questions. At the imparted free training to the students. They advised the stu- September 29. Director added that candidates who level two exam, held from dents for making general masses aware about the Legal Aid admission Prof B N Singh have qualified for the JRF and 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, the PhD said around 3500 candidates those who would be appearing aspirants would be tested on a Services. The Principal District and Sessions Judge said that who would be taking the exam in the test after completing subjective paper. The varsity aim and objectives of the said training is to make aware the on Sunday. The exam, which their MTech in computer sci- authorities have constituted people living below poverty line. The awareness programme is being conducted for the first ence or electronics and com- two teams of observers who was attended by legal experts, faculty members of College, two levels of the test, would munications have been would be visiting these cen- Schools and students. be held at two centers in the exempted from the first two ters on September 29. 2 days Review cum Orientation workshop for Northern SRINAGAR, SEPT 28: parts of the country and the are behaving in the contem- Stressing on the need for world." porary times and because of better coordination between Underscoring the need for the challenges and treats States of Country on PC & PNDT Act concludes at Srinagar the Universities and the introduction of job oriented posed by economic melt- Distt. Wise action plan formulated to save the girl child Colleges so as to facilitate courses in the colleges and downs and economic depres- placement of students in cor- Universities, Mr. Lone said sions. SRINAGAR, SEPT 28: State Nodal Officers of porate world and industry, all the educated youth who Prof Talat said he is delight- First Review cum Himachal Pradesh Haryana, the Minister for Higher comes out from colleges and ed to know that delegates Orientation Regional work- Delhi and Chandigarh also Education Mr. Mohammad Universities cannot be from various parts of the shop on PC & PNDT organ- highlighted their State specif- Akbar Lone emphasized for absorbed in public sector, so country and abroad are par- ized by Union Ministry of ic initiatives and good prac- introduction of more and the onus lies on colleges and ticipating in the two-day Health & Family Welfare tices in the workshop. more job oriented courses in universities to introduce conference and said that he (MoH&FW), in collaboration Advocate Varsha Deshpande, these institutions to enhance such skill- oriented course is looking forward to a very with National Rural Health Founder member of Lek the employability of the which makes our youth healthy and brainstorming Mission, J&K concluded at Laadki Abhiyaan & member youth. highly skilled so that they deliberation during the vari- TRC Nowgam Srinagar on of National Inspection While inaugurating a two- can become self-reliant by ous technical sessions of the Saturday. Monitoring Committee & Dr day International launching their own ventures conference. The workshop was inaugu- Neelam Singh, member Conference on instead of hankering after Delivering the key note rated by Mr. Gazzanfar NIMC sensitized the partici- 'Contemporary Issues in the limited government jobs. address on the occasion Prof Hussain, Secretary Health & pants regarding various Business, Management & Mr. urged the need for pro- IM Pandey, who is Professor Medical Education on 26th issues of PC & PNDT Act Finance (CIBMF-II) organ- moting the corporate and of Finance & Research at September. In his inaugural and suggested measures for ized by Department of industry culture in the state IIM Lucknow explained Speech Mr Gazanfar said, birth as per the HMIS figures highlighted the best practices actions to be taken at each curbing the declining sex Business & Financial adding that conferences aca- how the financial regime in Government of Jammu and is being reviewed at block adopted by the State for curb- and every level, he said ratio. Studies (DBFS) in collabo- demicians and the industry India was liberalized which Kashmir has taken several level and accordingly action ing the decline in female sex adding that state Government Dr V S Salhotra, DC (RCH) ration with J&K Bank, SBI people can discuss and provided the country an initiatives for improving the plans are prepared for the ratio and informed that this has strengthened the regula- MoH&FW, GoI coordinated and HDFC Bank here at evolve some strategy which access to the international skewed sex ratio through blocks where the sex ratio is year has been dedicated to tory mechanism and large the sessions and gave his University of Kashmir, the may provide an answer need markets and economies. reconstitution of Regulatory a matter of concern. As per save the girl child and district scale advocacy on the issue valuable inputs. Minister called for a close to be organized in this Prof Pandey deliberated on bodies, large scale Advocacy the HMIS report 2012-13, the wise action plans have been will definitely help in reduc- The workshop was liaison between colleges and regard. the various issues and programmes including target- sex ratio at birth in the State prepared which are under ing the gap in the Sex ratio. attended by senior officers Universities so that the stu- In his presidential address aspects of various develop- ing the adolescent groups in is 913, thereby, meaning that execution. The issue being of Director Health Services from MoH&FW, Govt. of dents avail the maximum the Vice Chancellor ments happening in business the higher secondary schools Government efforts have very sensitive nature States Punjab while speaking on the India, Nodal Officers from opportunity of the campus University of Kashmir Prof world in the country and all and colleges, involvement of started showing the results. Chief Minister, Health occasion highlighted various States Northern Region of the placements and recruitment Talat Ahmad said that such over the world and the impli- religious leaders and reward- Mission Director NRHM Minister and the Chief innovations made by Punjab country including Haryana, drives conducted in these conferences have become cations of these develop- ing informers. He said in the J&K, Dr Yashpal Sharma Secretary are taking periodic in this regard and suggested Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, universities by various com- more important and relevant ments on the financial health monthly review meetings of while giving detailed presen- review of the issue and sug- for intensive interstate coor- Chandigarh, Delhi and panies who come from other given the way the markets of the country. health sector, the sex ratio at tation during the workshop gesting various corrective dination on the issue. The Jammu & Kashmir.

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