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VOL 5, ISSUE NO. 67 JAMMU & KASHMIR WEDNESDAY MARCH 09, 2016 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- Big win for salaried class! FM Jaitley rolls IInnssiiddee International Women's Day : PM Salutes back Budget proposal to tax EPF withdrawal Two Civilians Injured New Delhi : In what will prehensive review of this in the discussion on the Accomplishments of Women bring cheers to millions of proposal and therefore I motion of thanks on the in Anantnag Committed to Ensure Safe Environment for Women, Girls : Rajnath salaried class individuals in withdraw the proposal," President's address in the Jammu : Two civilians the country, Finance Minister Jaitley added. Rajya Sabha, Finance were injured today when New Delhi : On Shakti to contribute to India's tive to the problem of crimes "We as a nation are com - Arun Jaitley on Tuesday Jaitley in his Budget for Minister Arun Jaitley on security forces opened fire in International Women's day, growth," he said. against women and it has mitted to empower women rolled back the controversial 2016-17 had proposed that Tuesday said that this is the "self defence" to disperse a Prime Minister Narendra Meanwhile, The NDA strengthened legal and insti - and work towards making a budget proposal to tax EPF time where we need co-oper - stone-pelting mob in Modi today said he salutes withdrawals. ation of all parties to fight Anantnag district of Kashmir women for their accomplish - Taking the first opportuni - serious global crisis. during a cordon and search ments and expressed his gov - ty available, he made a suo Pointing to the shrinking operation, police said. ernment's unwavering com - motu statement in the Lok world economy due to the Security forces launched mitment to their welfare Sabha in which he also crisis, the Finance Minister a cordon and search opera - through schemes like 'Beti announced withdrawal of said, "This is the period when tion in Ashmuqam area of Bachao, Beti Padhao' imposing monetary limit for we need cooperation of all Anantnag district following "Saluting the accomplish - contribution of employers to political groups. We are in information about presence ments of all women on provident and superannua - 60 percent of the withdrawal the midst of a situation where of militants in the area, a International Women's Day tion fund of Rs 1.5 lakh for on contribution to employee we are fighting a global eco - police official said. & gratitude for their indis - taking tax benefit. PF made after April 1 this nomic slowdown. The global The official said as the pensable role in our society," He however stated that 40 year will be subject to tax. economy is shrinking. The security forces were going he said on twitter. percent exemption given to This would apply to superan - new norm now is volatility about their job, a group of "From 'Beti Bachao, Beti National Pension Scheme nuation funds and recognised and uncertainty. We need to around 100 persons resorted Padhao' to better health & (NPS) subscriber at the time provident funds including create firewalls to protect our to stone-pelting at them. education facilities, our of withdrawal remains. EPF. This was criticised by economy." "The security forces fired Govt's efforts towards Clarifying government's all employees unions as well The Finance Minister said few rounds in self defence, women-led development are stand on EPF in Lok Sabha, as political parties. government has taken vari - resulting in injuries to two unwavering," Modi said. Jaitley said, "The main argu - The proposal would not ous initiatives to boost the persons who have been The Prime Minister said government is sensitive to tutional infrastructure to deal safer environment for girls ment is that employees have impacted 3.26 crore growth of the economy, and referred to hospitals in his government's skill devel - the problem of crimes against with it," he said in a message. and women in our society," should have choice of where EPFO subscribers drawing industrial growth in particu - Srinagar for treatment," he opment initiatives will women and is working for The Minister said the he said. Singh said the to invest. Our intention was statutory wage of upto Rs lar. said. The injured persons empower women to con - their safety, Home Minister Home Ministry has initiated International Women's Day is to encourage more and more 15,000 per month. "(It) is estimated to have have been identified as tribute to India's growth. Rajnath Singh today said the process for setting up the celebrated as the milestones employees join the national Employees Provident Fund further increased to 7.6 per - Javaid Ahmad Wani (22) and "Our financial inclusion extending his greetings on Nationwide Emergency reached on the road to pension scheme". Organisation (EPFO) has a cent in 2015-16 (Advance Amir Sheikh (21). efforts, skill development ini - the occasion of International Response System (NERS) women security, gender "In view of representa - total subscriber base of 3.7 Estimates), indicating that The official said the situ - tiatives & MUDRA Bank Women's Day. and having '112' as the emer - equality and women empow - tions received, the govern - crore. economic growth has been ation in the area is tense but will empower our Nari "The government is sensi - gency number. erment. ment would like to do a com - Meanwhile, Participating improving in India," he said. under control. Vyas reviews preparedness for extended flight CS chairs 6th State Apex Vaid assumes charge Committee for CCTNS as DG Prisons operations at Srinagar International Airport GNievwe D Uelhsi O: Cuorng Dresus et o- u-n dWo ito. men's Bill:g rSowothn. Iit ais atloso eGxpoanvditng JAMMU, MARCH 08: tion and application integra - JAMMU, MARCH 08 : JAMMU, MARCH 08 hours at Jammu Airport to President Sonia Gandhi Gandhi, who was the first the base of disagreement The 6th State Apex tion, the Committee was Mr. S. P. Vaid took over the : On the directions of facilitate extending flight today used the occasion of member to speak on the issue without inviting retribution Committee for Crime and informed that out of 2.48 lakh charge of Director General Governor, Mr N N Vohra, a operations between the International Women's of women empowerment, or retaliation. Surely, maxi - Criminal Tracking Network records of 10 years, 1.87 lakh of Police, Prisons, from Mr. high-level meeting was Srinagar-Jammu-Delhi and Day to seek early passage of highlighted her party's role mum governance does not and Systems (CCTNS) headed records already migrated from S. K. Mishra today. Mr. Vaid convened here this evening other sectors. the "long-awaited" Women on the issue, saying the mean to have double stan - by Chief Secretary, B R legacy applications of CCIS has served the State in differ - to review the preparedness The meeting held Reservation Bill, asking the Congress gave the country dards in dealing with Sharma Tuesday reviewed the (Crime and Criminal ent capacities which include for extended flight opera - threadbare discussions on government to "give us the first woman Prime women's rights. status of implementation of Integration System) and CIPA SSP Budgam & Udhampur, tions at the Srinagar building resources and women our legitimate due". Minister, the first woman "Surely, maximum gover - CCTNS project in the State. (Common Integrated Police DIG Jammu Range, DIG International Airport. infrastructure and prepared - Addressing the Lok Sabha Director General, Police, K Application), while as record Central Kashmir Range, DIG The meeting was chaired ness of the airlines for where women members were Rajendra, Principal Secretary from manual registers is being North Kashmir Baramulla, by Financial Commissioner extension of flight opera - allowed to speak on women's Home, R K Goyal, typed and digitized. As many C M DIG (Adm) PHQ, IGP Planning & Development tions at Srinagar Airport. issues by Speaker Sumitra Commissioner Secretary as 119 Police Stations are C M Mahajan, she also criticised a Y B (Modernization PHQ), IGP and Civil Aviation, Mr B B The issues of security, Finance, Navin K Choudhary, actively feeding data and all y B Jammu Zone, IGP Crime, Vyas. Additional Director lighting and capacity build - law, making educational Commissioner Secretary IT, police stations are communi - J&K. He also served in General Security, Mr V K ing in and around the air - qualifications mandatory for Technical Education, YSS, cated to lodge FIRs through Government of India for Singh, Commissioner Civil ports also came up for dis - contesting local polls in some Hirdesh Kumar, IGP State CCTNS. This also includes about three years as Director Aviation, Captain S Katoch, cussion. BJP-ruled states, saying it Crime Branch Munir Khan daily diary, FIR, case diary, (Training/Administration) IG CRPF, Mr Nalin The meeting was denied women their right to other senior officers of police crime detail form, arrest BPR&D, MHA. He has also Prabhat, Air Officer informed that while the air - contest. Gandhi attacked the and home department, repre - memo, etc. As on 29.02.2016, been Additional DGP (HQ) Commanding (AOC) Air lines already operating on government over its 'maxi - sentatives from NCRB, MHA as many as 4.5 lakh daily and served for four years and Force Station Jammu, Air Srinagar-Jammu-Delhi sec - mum governance' slogan, and BSNL were present in the diary entries have been made three months since Commodore Ashutosh Lal, tor have shown eagerness to saying this also meant meeting. in CCTNS, while as 13925 November 2011. He has also representatives of Director start night flights, some expanding the base of dis - CCTNS is a mission mode FIRs, 621 case diary entries undergone various trainings General Civil Aviation, new airlines are also intend - agreement without inviting project under the national e- have been fed in CCTNS. with LAPD &FBI Los Airports Authority of India ing to commence opera - retribution, a reference to its President and first woman nance also means to give us governance programme aimed Chief Secretary on the Angeles (USA) and UK and Private Airlines were tions from Srinagar and crackdown on several NGOs. Speaker. She noted that it women our legitimate due -- at creating a comprehensive occasion called for accelerat - Police, Bramshill and present at the meeting. Jammu for which extension Criticising the law in was due to Rajiv Gandhi's the long awaited women's and integrated system for ing the implementation MCTP, New York. Divisional Commissioner of watch hours from dawn some BJP-ruled states like vision that women accounted reservation bill," Gandhi said enhancing the efficiency and process and removing bottle - On his joining, a guard of Kashmir, Mr Asghar to dusk has become impera - Haryana and Rajasthan today for over 40 per cent of and told Speaker Sumitra effectiveness of policing. necks hindering its timely honour was presented to him Hassan Samoon and IGP tive. which makes mimimum edu - elected local body and pan - Mahajan that "we can expect In J&K as many as 251 completion. He said modern - by the J&K Prison Kashmir, Javaid Mujtaba It was decided in the cational qualification neces - chayat posts. Gandhi then in you a strong ally..." sites have been commissioned ization of the state police Personnel. In a meeting held Geelani and Director meeting that the issues sary to contest local elec - took a dig at the government Though she did not make under the CCTNS project apparatus is necessary to han - today in his office chambers Srinagar Airport, Mr R K flagged by various stake - tions, the Congress chief said over a host of issues includ - a direct reference to the gov - including 158 Police Stations dle large amount of informa - he emphasized on building a Shinde joined the meeting holders would be taken up it denied a large number of ing its slogan of 'maximum ernment's crackdown on and 93 Higher Offices. As tion and huge volume of vibrant and transparent through video-conferenc - with the concerned quarters women from SC/ST groups governance and minimum some NGOs, her reference to many as 29,566 police person - records adding that it will help organization and said that ing. so that necessary measures to exercise their constitution - government'. "Maximum it was obvious as she sought nel have been technically in the overall improvement of reformation and rehabilita - The meeting also dis - are put in place for extend - al rights and called for governance is more than just giving "freedom" to the civil trained under the project. service delivery mechanism of tion of prisoners shall be the cussed extension of watch ed flight operations. "urgent legislative attention" accelerated pace of economic society, NGOs and activists. With regard to data migra - our police force. focus besides infrastructure development and augmenta - JNU Row : LoP Seeks Security for tion of security. Governor inspects work on Bikram Chowk Fly Over Project Mishra takes over as Spl. JAMMU, MARCH 8: Presentation Convent School; near the overhead foot bridge Mr. B.B Vyas to ensure that Kanhaiya, Govt Says Will Be Done Governor N.N. Vohra construction of 2 meter wide close to the Women College, there is no further delay and DG Coordination PHQ New Delhi : Leader of Kanhiaya Kumar. against those who made fake inspected the progress of the drains and duct cum footpath Gandhi Nagar. This 1300 m that this project is fully com - JAMMU, MARCH 08 : Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad also said Kuldeep videos related to Kanhaiya upcoming Bikram Chowk Fly pleted by 31st December Mr. S. K. Mishra took over Azad in Rajya Sabha today Varshnay, a BJP Yuva Morcha Kumar. Over and widening of road 2016, as assured by the Chief the charge of Special DG sought security for JNUSU leader, had also announced a Minister of State for from Bikram Chowk to the Engineer, and close attention (Coordination) at Police president Kanhaiya Kumar in reward of Rs 5 lakh for cutting Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Presentation Convent. He should also be given for Headquarters (PHQ) here view of two "rewards" off Kumar's tongue. Abbas Naqvi said adequate was briefed by Mr Vinod ensuring the quality of con - today. Mr. Mishra, a 1985 announced by two persons on "Provide security to security will be given to Sharma, Chief Engineer struction. batch IPS officer, has served his life and for chopping off Kanhaiya Kumar. His life is in Kanhaiya Kumar. ERA, who informed that 60 The Governor was accom - the State in various capaci - his tongue, after which the danger," he said. He also said BJP took % of the work has already panied by Mr. B.R. Sharma, ties including SDPO R S government said adequate He said first fake videos immediate action Varshnay been done and that this Chief Secretary; Mr. B.B. Pura, Ramban, Uri, ASP protection will be provided to were circulated against the and legal action too would be Project will be completed by Vyas, Financial Kathua, CID Headquarters, him. student leader and then he was taken. 31st December 2016. Commissioner, Planning and SP Kupwara, SP CID CI Raising the issue during booked under charges of seda - Regarding the alleged fake This involves con - Development Department; Jammu, SSP Srinagar, the Zero Hour, the senior tion. videos, Naqvi said investiga - struction of a four lane fly - Mr. P.K Tripathi, Principal Director Telecom, DIG Congress leader said one "When he is out on bail, tion was on. over from Bikram Chowk to Secretary to Governor; Mr. Jammu, DIG Doda- Adarsh Sharma of Purvanchal there is conspiracy to kill Deputy Chairman P J Government Women College, on both sides of the proposed span Fly Over is being con - Pawan Kotwal, Divisional (Cont. on Page-2) Sena had put up posters him," the Congress leader Kurien too said there should Gandhi Nagar; widening of road; two subways for pedes - structed at a cost of Rs. 71.85 Commissioner Jammu and announcing reward of Rs 11 said. be investigation into the fake the existing 6 lane road to 8 trian crossings, one near the crore. Mr. Danish Rana, IGP FOR lakh for anyone who kills He also sought strict action video matter. lanes from Bikram Chowk to Amar Singh Club and another The Governor directed Jammu. Computer Services CEO briefs SAC on preparations for elections Laptop Services BSNL Broadband to Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies Central team visits Awantipora Pan Card JAMMU, MARCH 8 : Mr. ule of elections to all Urban ocratic framework: Rs. 3463.73 noted that after the elections in June, 2011. Keeping in view the PULWAMA, March 08 : Joint Secretary Mr. Sunil A team of Union Ministry of Sharma took review of the Passport Shantmanu, Chief Electoral Local Bodies in the coming crore and Rs. 1305.64 crore for 2011 the Panchayats were noti - need to establish Panchayati Raj Officer (CEO) briefed Governor months. The CEO informed that the rural and urban local bodies, fied on 14th July, 2011, with a Institutions in the State for Health and Family Welfare acquired land proposed for Contact :- N.N Vohra and members of the preparations are well on respectively, and Rs. 346.73 term of five years. As per the securing effective participation Tuesday visited Pulwama the construction of AIIMS at Rohit: State Administrative Council course for conducting free and crore and Rs. 261.13 crore as law, the new Panchayats will of the people in the decision and inspected 1772 Kanals of Awantipora. He said that a Mob. 9419626826 (SAC) about the status of have to be in position on or making process and for oversee - land acquired for establish - report shall be submitted to preparations for conduct of before 14th July, 2016. As per ing the implementation and ment of AIIMS at Panchayat and Urban Local the J&K Panchayati Raj Act, developmental programmes, it Awantipora. Bodies elections in J&K, at the 1989, the election to the Halqa was imperative to hold timely The team head - Raj Bhavan here today. Mr. Panchayat shall be held one elections to the Panchayats. Mr. ed by Joint Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Khurshid A Ganai and Mr. month prior to the expiry of the Shantmanu, CEO, who has Secretary Union Parvez Dewan-Advisors to the term. In this context the already been designated as State Ministry of Health, Governor; Mr. B.R. Sharma, Governor asked the Chief Election Commission for hold - Mr. Sunil Sharma MANOJ KUMAR & CO. Chief Secretary; Mr. B.B. Vyas, Secretary to have an urgent ing Panchayat polls, informed was accompanied Financial Commissioner fair Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) Performance Grants for rural meeting with CEO, Secretary the meeting about the to-date by the Secretary Fruit & Vegetable Planning and Development elections in the State and that and urban local bodies. It was Rural Development and other status of the preparations under - Health J&K Commission Agents Department; Mr. P.K Tripathi, the electoral roll will be also noted that the State had lost concerned to work out an Action way for timely holding Government, Mr. Principal Secretary to the finalised before 31stMarch, over Rs.169 crore for the non Plan for the conduct of Panchayat elections. The Raj M.K. Bandhari, Specialist In : Potato, Onion Governor participated in the 2016. The Governor noted that conduct of ULB elections and Panchayat elections in the State Bhawan spokesman added that Director Health meeting. Mr. Khurshid Ahmad holding of timely elections to an allocation of over Rs.125 by June, this year, on the lines of the Governor will very shortly Services Kashmir Dr. the Union Ministry of Health Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi Shah, Secretary Rural the Urban Local Bodies will crore was lost in 2015-16 for the experience gained in the hold discussions with the lead - Sameer Matoo, Deputy and Family Welfare for fur - Development and Panchayati enable the State to derive maxi - want of duly constituted munic - 2011 elections. ers of various political parties Commissioner Pulwama, ther process. Narwal, Jammu. Raj was also called in to discuss mum benefit from the 14th ipalities. The Governor also A Raj Bhavan spokesperson for securing their support and Additional Deputy Deputy Commissioner issues relating to the Panchayat Finance Commission Award reviewed the status of prepara - recalled that the Panchayat elec - involvement in the forthcoming Commissioner and other Pulwama, Mr. Niraj Kumar elections. Discussions were held which provides about Rs. 5480 tions with regard to conduct of tions 2011 were held in 17 phas - elections to rural and urban officers of District briefed the central team Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 with the CEO about the sched - crore for the decentralized dem - Panchayat elections. It was es from 13th April, 2011 to 27th Local Bodies this year. Administration Pulwama. regarding the acquired

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU WEDNESDAY MARCH 09, 2016 Shivkhori Kesari Vishal Dangal organized Women’s day celebrated across Valley SRINAGAR, MARCH also organised by Tehsil organized by ICDS Anantnag with District Administration Historic Shivkhori Mela concludes with 08 : In connection with Legal Services Committee under the flagship scheme Pulwama at Town Hall International Women’s Day Pattan at Court complex Beti Bachao Beti Padhao at Pulwama here today. various functions were held Pattan. Sub-Judge Pattan was the Auditorium of Degree On this occasion Assistant REASI, mMARaCHs 0s8 i: veV isphal aDanrgatl (Wicrestilinpg) atWiroestlner I fhoaq fAh mdede of vnoesstede atteendsance of about across the valley. the Chief Guest on the occa - College Boys, Anantnag. Commissioner Development, The historic 3-day Shiv was organized by J&K Jammu lifted the 18th Shiv 1.5 lacs devotees to the holy At Srinagar District Legal sion. During the programme Speaking on the occasion, Pulwama said that the day Khori Mela concluded today Services Authority (DLSA), awareness regarding differ - the Deputy Commissioner also aims to initiate more at Ransoo, Base Camp of Tuesday organize a seminar ent aspects of women Anantnag, Mr. Muneer ul effective actions to safe Holy Shiv Khori Shrine. on International Women’s empowerment and the rights Islam who was the Chief guard the rights of women in The Mela was organized by the District Day at District Court of women were highlighted. Guest on the occasion said the society. He said Administration Reasi in col - Complex, Sannat Ghar, Bar Association members, that the multifaceted role Government has launched laboration with Shri Shiv Beminar Srinagar. Khori Shrine Board (SSKSB) “Pledging for Parity” and Tourism Department. (Promise for Equality) is the The shrine was decorated theme for the year 2016. The to match the occasion and seminar was held under the the district administration chairmanship of Principal had made elaborate arrange - District and Sessions Judge ments of all basic amenities, sanitation, drinking water, Srinagar, Mr. Rashid Ali Dar. electricity and security & Chief Judicial Magistrate, safety of devotees.Langars Ms. Shazia Tabasum said that and Bhandaras had also been each day is a women’s day arranged for the pilgrims at because women are working the base camp and near the round the clock whether at shrine. home or workplace, like one Departmental stalls were woman lawyers, which also set up at Shiv Shakti Indian Style Wrestling Khori Kesari title 2016 by shrine as reported by shows dedication in their Anganwari workers, ASHA played by women needs to be various schemes including Bhawan, Ransoo for pro - Association in collaboration defeating wrestler Amritpal SSKSB. viding job oriented infor - with J&K Tourism of Amritsar in a neck to neck Among others, ASP daily routine work. She fur - workers and a huge gathering appreciated and promoted. ‘Beti Bechao Beti Padhao’ to mation to the youths of the Department, District contest. Reasi Sanjay Rana, DYSSO ther said that if every Muslim of people was present during He said that to close in on the empower the women in the area. Cultural programmes Administration, Reasi and The chief guest along Reasi, S S Chib, Tehsildar woman chooses the path of the awareness camp. gender gap in the district, society. were presented by many Ransoo Dangal Committee with other dignitories gave Pouni, Munshi Ram, DSP Hazrat Khatija (RA) and At Baramulla as a part of societal awareness about On this occasion officers artists during the three day under the overall supervision the cash prize of Rs 5000 a Hqr Mohan Lal Sharma, NT Hazrat Fatima (RA) then observing International importance of girl child in of District Administration mela. of President J&K Indian silver Guraj (Gadda) and Ransoo Ashok Kumar, SHO there will be no need to cel - Women’s day, a seminar was the society will galvanize a delivered the lectures about On the concluding day, Style Wrestling Association Patta to the winner of 1st and other officers, ebrate international women’s today held at the Auditorium positive change towards the rights of women. MLA Reasi, Ajay Nanda was Shiv Kumar Sharma at GHS malli wrestler Ifhaq Ahmed. Sarpanches, Panches, mem - day. of Government Degree females. Meanwhile a seminar on the chief guest while the Ransoo in Pouni tehsil of Cash prize of Rs 3,000 was bers of Dangal committee Additional Special College for Women The other speakers the subject was also held in Executive Officer SSKSB, District Reasi. In all, about given to runners-up wrestler and people in large number Mahesh Sharma was the 45 bouts were wrested in the Amritpal. were also present on the Mobile Magistrate, Traffic Baramulla. District including students from vari - Collaboration with District guest of honour. Dangal. The three-day mela wit - occasion. and Secretary, DLSA, Mr. Development Commissioner, ous schools of the district Legal Services Authority, Abdul Baari, spoke about the Yasha Mudgal was the Chief deliberated on the issues Srinagar and Degree College importance of women Guest on this occasion. faced by the women especial - Bemina at College premises. Director Estates takes stock of housing facilities empowerment in our society. Principal Govt. Degree ly on educational and finan - On the occasion, for move employees in Srinagar Sub Registrar, District College, Prof. Parveen Pandit cial fronts in the gender criti - Secretary DLSA, (additional SRINAGAR, MARCH 8 concerned to expedite the Estates colonies at Tulsi The Director Estates Session Court, Srinagar, Mr. and various other academi - cal Anantnag district. spl. Mobile Magistrate : Director Estates, Dr G N pending works and complete Bagh and Budshah Bridge. ordered initiating eviction Fayaz Qureshi said that vari - cians were also present. The speakers while high - (Traffic)) Mr. Abdul Bari Itoo today visited various the same within fortnight so During the visit the drive against illegal allottees ous researches shows that On the occasion, the lighting the significant role highlighted the legal rights of Estates colonies in and that the process of allotment Director called for timely so that the quarters become women are efficient than District Development played by women in social, women folk. around Srinagar to take stock of the quarters is undertaken completion of repair/renova - available for allotment to the men, she can deliver any task Commissioner, Yasha economic, political, educa - At Bandipora a function of the facilities there in run- well before the ensuing tion work of the quarters and deserving employees. quickly as compared to men. Mudgal highlighted various tional and judicial fronts, to commemorate up to the bi-annual Durbar Durbar move. He also asked providing basic facilities to Necessary instructions were Lawyers of District Court issues being faced by unanimously agreed that to International Women’s Day move. He was accompanied PHE Department and PDD to the allottees well ahead of the also issued regarding conduct Srinagar also participated in women, notably, dowry, usher on a new era of social was organised by Tehsil by the Deputy Director ensure supply clean drinking Durbar move. He also of auction of unserviceable Estates, Kashmir, Mr. Wasim water and electricity to the emphasized upon the con - items lying in various stores the seminar. female foeticide and infanti - development granting of Legal Services Committee Raja, Executive Engineer quarters. The Director took cerned officers to ensure of the Estates Department. At Baramulla an aware - cide. The DDC expressed equal rights and equal deci - Bandipora at Higher Estates Srinagar, Mr. on the spot review of the cleanliness in and around the Later, the Director chaired ness programme was organ - concern over the declining sion-making power to Secondary School Aloosa Khurshid Ahmad Wani and security measures for the colonies and rectify the prob - a meeting of the officers and ised by Tehsil Legal Services sex ratio in the society. women is the only way for - today. Principal District and other officials of the Estates newly constructed quarters lems related to drainage and officials of the Estates Committee Baramulla at A gathering of students ward. Session Judge Bandipora, Department. including setting up of pick - seepage. He also called for Department at the Civil Court premises Chandoosa and scholars was present dur - On the occasion, the M.A. Malik chaired the func - During his visit to newly ets and installation of con - immediate face-lifting and Secretariat here to discuss the Baramulla. The awareness ing the seminar. Many acade - Deputy Commissioner felici - tion while as CJM constructed Estates flats at certina wires. beautification of the parks issues relating to prepared - camp was aimed at providing micians also deliberated tated various girls for their Bandipora, Munsiff Pampore, Dr Itoo asked the The Director also visited within the colonies. ness for the ensuing Durbar. awareness to the people espe - upon the various aspects of achievements in different Bandipora, Tehsildar Aloosa, cially the women folk about celebrating the Women’s day. fields. Principal of School, senior their rights and duties. In Anantnag district an ACD Anantnag, Mr advocates and citizens WBAorRkAsMhUoLpL oAn, MeAsnsisttantl D Histreicta Mletdihcal awtionaersr ein ntheis sresga rhd. eThle d andt trBeatamernat omf anuxieltyl a and The gathering was also awareness programme was Gulzar Ahmad, Principal besides the students partici - MARCH 08: Highlighting Officer, ISM Baramulla and DDC also highlighted the depression. Therapies includ - provided information regard - held on International Government Degree College pated in it. the need for creating aware - other Medical Officers were fact that drug abuse is also an ing Talk therapy, interperson - ing different laws and Acts in Women’s Day to create mass Boys, Anantnag, DPO The speakers on the occa - ness among the common present during the workshop. outcome and a cause of al, motivational, medication place for the protection of awareness about the rights of Anantnag, Mr Ikramullah sion highlighted the impor - people regarding the mental The DDC during the depression. and relaxation therapies wee women’s rights. women and to acknowledge Tak, Community Health tance of the day and spoke health, District Development speech mentioned that Meanwhile, through a also deliberated upon. It was It was mentioned that the their achievements,. Officers, civil society mem - about the legal rights of Commissioner, Baramulla, women, in general, suffer power point presentation, the also mentioned that in the aim of conducting such The awareness pro - bers, teachers, project offi - women. Advocating for giv - Yasha Mudgal today called more from depressions. The gathering was informed valley, Doctors without awareness programmes is to gramme, themed cers of various blocks were ing a appropriate place of for combined and serious DDC added “Abnormality about the role and activities Borders are running aware - efforts in enabling effective and normality are not two of the Medecins Sans ness programmes on both TV ensure that Women are given ‘Empowering Women- also present on the occasion. women, they appealed people mental health services for the categories there is a continu - Frontieres for treating people and radio by the name of equal status and respect in all Empowering Humanity, At Pulwama a function to play their role in eradica - people. um in between. People with with different kinds of men - “Aalo Bayaa Aalo”. fields.. planet 50-50 by 2030, set it was organized by J&K tion of the domestic vio - The DDC was speaking depression need hand hold - tal health illnesses. It was A discussion was also A special programme was up for gender equality’ was Yateem Trust in collaboration lence’s in the society. during an awareness camp on ing, more stress should be given out that Medecins Sans held on the need for synergis - mental Health organised by given to the counselling ther - Frontieres is working in 85 ing efforts in for reaching out ISM Baramulla in collabora - apies than medicines while countries to help people with and providing maximum tion with Medicines Sans treating mental health distress. A thorough lecture benefits to people affected Frontiers (Doctors without issues.” The DDC called for was presented on the epi - with different kind of mental KANAiNTsNAGs, MaARnCH Mchief geuest lon athis ochcasioen likde all aintentsiv e Aorgnanic acenntrallyt annd staate spg onsored Borders). sensitizing medical practi - demiology, symptoms, types health issues in the district. 08 : To acquaint farmers with visited different stalls farming, monoculture and schemes. latest tools and technology to installed by Agriculture & high production backyard At the conclusion, the increase production and quali - other allied departments farming.DDC stressed upon DDC distributed soil health Div Com kick starts Chinar plantation drive ty production, a Kissan Mela depicting the high yield the educated unemployed cards among the progressive cum district level exhibition hybrid seed varieties and lat - youth to take keen interest in farmers and insisted upon the of modern machinery was est machinery to be utilized such awareness programmes agriculture department to SRINAGAR, MARCH Sthisa yeyars in CSrinhagiarn, oaut rof s dorivue, rth ei dDiev nComti tsay id Commissioner directed the today held at Dak Banglow for various farming related so that they can establish their organize such camps in other 08: Divisional Commissioner which 300 saplings have Chinar plantation drive will officials of Floriculture Khanabal. activities. own income generating units parts of the district as well. Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan already been planted and dis - be taken to Ladakh region as department to plant Pine The Kissan Mela was Speaking on the occasion, for which agriculture and It was also informed dur - Samoon Tuesdaysaid Chinar trees along the Airport road, organized by Department of the DDC urged upon the farm - allied departments have come ing the camp that 3000 soil is pride and identity of bye-passes and highways in Agriculture in collaboration ers to utilize the latest avail - up with a number of schemes health cards will be distrib - Kashmir and stressed on the district instead of with allied departments able tools and techniques especially in sectors like uted among the progressive increasing green cover of the Cupressus plants which he including Fisheries, sericul - besides high yielding crop Poultry, Apiculture and farmers of the district in the Valley while inaugurating said will affect the environ - ture, Sheep husbandry, varieties to acquire maximum Horticulture. The DDC urged current season. Chinar plantation drive in ment positively. He also Animal husbandry, agriculture produce. He also upon the farmers not to Awareness camp was also Srinagar. directed the officials of the Mushroom development highlighted the aim of holding change the fate of the agricul - attended by joint Director The Divisional department to plant Walnut department, soil conservation Kissan awareness camps and ture land by constructing Agriculture Kashmir Mr. Gh. Commissioner planted trees and different saplings of and apiculture development urged the participants to uti - shopping complexes, residen - Hassan, Chief Agriculture Chinar tree saplings in fruit trees and flowerings in departments. lize these occasions for tial houses or brick kilns. Officer Anantnag, All Sub- Pologround Park in Srinagar. public gardens to add to their District Development acquainting themselves with He said that farmers Divisional Officers of He was accompanied by beautification. Meanwhile, Commissioner, Anantnag Mr. the latest inventions and dis - should come forward and Agriculture and other allied Deputy Commissioner the Divisional Commissioner Muneer-ul-Islam who was coveries in agriculture sector avail the benefits of various departments. Srinagar Dr. Farooq Ahmad also inaugurated Chinar plan - Lone, Director School tation drive at Budgam by Education, Dr Shah Faesal planting a Chinar Tree at and Director Floriculture, Behisht Zehra Park. AYUSH organises Free Medical camp at JLNM besides other officers. tributed among the govern - well, once the road to the The District Development SRINAGAR, MARCH medicines were also provided medicines have no side for various minor ailments. Speaking on the occasion, ment and private organiza - region opens for vehicular Commissioner Budgam, 08 : On the eve of to the patients. Non- effects. He said it is need of The Director General said Dr. Samoon said that with the tions besides among locals traffic. He said the plantation Director Floriculture, International Women’s Day, Governmental Organizations hour to use AYUSH medi - more than 5000 patients are cooperation of various for free of cost as well. drive needs to be taken for - Additional Deputy AYUSH organised a free med - including Thanks Doctor cines as herbal medicines admitted in the hospital every departments as many as According to the ongoing ward without any letup to Commissioner besides offi - ical Camp at JLNM hospital Production, WASU have no side effects. He said month. He said soon the 10- 12,000 saplings of the Chinar survey by the Floriculture arrest the climate change. He cers of civil and police Rainawari today. Healthcare Private Limited there are thousands of plants bedded AYUSH Unit in tree has been earmarked this Department, about 8,000 said if the drive continues for administration were present During the free medical and Sirahban Pharmaceuticals which grow in our kitchen Rainawari will have extended year for plantation across the Chinars have been indenti - next 5-10 years the green on the occasion. The check up camp, about 2000 also distributed free medi - gardens having medicinal val - space in JLNM hospital Valley. fied, so far, in the Srinagar cover of the valley will Divisional Commissioner patients registered for the cines. The Director General ues. Rainawari. The Deputy The Div Com was district, while the department increase tremendously and was informed that during treatment and 3 Indian System of Medicine & Mr Kabir further said the Director ISM Dr Ashiq, informed that the Floriculture is reviving September 2014 help in restoring ecological current year about 860 chinar Gynaecologists and 3 General Homeopathy Abdul Kabir Dar Department is creating aware - Divisional Nodal Officer Dr department is aiming to dis - flood-affected saplings of the balance. trees will be planted in the Physicians were present in the was present on the occasion. ness among the people in Iftikar, In-charge Ayush Unit tribute 1500 Chinar saplings tree. During the plantation The Divisional district. camp for providing free treat - Speaking on the occasion, order to make them aware JLNM Dr Ayoub and Medical ment. Besides, free medical he stressed on the people to about the medicinal values of Superintendent JNLM were tests, and blood tests free prefer herbal medicines as the local plants which can be used also present in the camp. Div Com for better facilities Legal Awareness camp organised at Samba SpSRoINrAtGsA Rp, iMvAoRtCaH l for mental, physical health of yoforu thteh ov:e Dralli vde vCeloopmm ent at Kargil, Leh airports on International Women’s Day 08 : Divisional of youth. He said that gov - Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr ernment is committed to SRINAGAR, MARCH measures regarding parking SAMBA, MARCH 08 - Authority (Principal District Asgar Hassan Samoon develop the sports infrastruc - 08 : Divisional facility of planes at the air - A legal awareness camp on and Session Judge) M L Tuesday said that sports ture in the valley to boost the Commissioner Dr Asgar port were also discussed. the occasion of Manhas, in collaboration plays pivotal role for sound sports activities and provide Hassan Samoon today Dr Samoon said that the International women’s day with Chairman Tehsil Legal mental and physical health of better platform to the players. reviewed the working of Leh region is expecting a huge was organised today at Services Committee (Sub- youth and various measures The Div com directed the and Kargil airports and tourist rush and everything Kehli Mandi under the judge) R.K Dubey, DSWO are being taken to strengthen concerned officers to com - directed the concerned offi - should be set in order to supervision of Chairman Mushtaq Chowdhary and the sports scenario of the val - plete the renovation works of cials to upgrade facilities for avoid any inconvenience to District Legal Services CDPO Deepak Kumar. ley. The Div Com said this Radpora and Gani Memorial the betterment of general the tourists. while interacting with partic - Stadiums at the earliest. He public. Regarding Kargil, the Mishra takes over...... ipants of Bismillah Knock- emphasized youth to partici - While chairing a meeting Divisional Commissioner Udhampur Range, IGP Vigilance, IGP HRC. During his out T-20 Cricket Tournament pate actively in the sports with officials from Air Force asked the authorities of Air central deputation, he has served in CRPF as DIG and IG BSF at Islamia College Hawal. As activities. He announced that and concerned district Force to increase the sorties in North East States and headed the Intelligence Wings of many as 16 teams are partici - a team of best players will be administrations via video to evacuate the stranded pas - BSF. Before joining as Special DG he was posted as DG pating in the tournament and selected from all over conferencing, Dr Samoon sengers from Kargil. Dr Prisons Department. today first two semi finals Kashmir to play division said that for coming tourist Samoon said in view of little Mr. Mishra, during his service has been awarded presti - were played at the Islamia level match with Jammu. season Air Force is handing snowfall this year BRO is gious President’s Police Medal for distinguished Service and College grounds. Dr Samoon also planted over some land to civilian working hard to clear the Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Dr Samoon said that tree at the college campus as authorities to cater to Zojila road for resumption of Later, Mr. Mishra interacted with the officers and other sports activities are important part of green Kashmir drive. increased tourist arrival. The traffic before March 15. staff members at PHQ and discussed different official matters. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU WEDNESDAY MARCH 09, 2016 Speaker chairs Rogi Kalyan Samiti meeting Governor and the First Lady felicitate NCC Cadets JAMMU, MARCH 08 : Thalassemic patients have achievements registered so ment to work in close coordi - JAMMU, MARCH 8 : their “Powered Ship Model” wished them bright futures Governor about the ongoing Speaker, Jammu and been identified from Jammu far and quality of work done nation, so as to ensure the Governor N.N. Vohra and at the National Level ahead. Cash Rewards of Rs. activities and achievements Kashmir Legislative Division. in the hospital, the Speaker best possible healthcare to Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, Competition. 5000 each and mementoes of the J&K’s NCC Assembly Kavinder Gupta He apprised about expressed satisfaction over the patients . felicitated NCC Cadets Ms. The Governor and the were presented to the Directorate. today chaired a meeting of achievements registered in the improvement in overall Members of the Rogi Garima Charak, Ms. Arti Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) at outdoor/Indoor Patients functioning of the hospital Kalyan Samiti which include Devi, Mr. Javaid Ahmad Government Hospital Gandhi departments, Major/Minor and stressed upon the staff to Superintending Engineer Parrey, Mr. Rafeeq Hajam, Nagar. Mr. Mukesh Kumar and Mr. Medical Superintendent Rohit Sharma in a function Dr. Mohd Younis Choudhary, held at the Raj Bhavanhere who is also the Vice today. The Governor and Chairman of RKS Govt. Mrs. Vohra lauded the Cadets Hospital Gandhi Nagar for their outstanding per - Jammu presented the physi - formances at the Republic cal and financial achieve - Day Camp-2016 which was ments of the hospital. He held at New Delhi in January highlighted the major this year. achievements like installa - Cadets Garima Charak tion of Biometric attendance and Arti Devi, secured the system, Improvement in first and third positions in the physical structure, “Best Cadet” Competitions Cleanliness, IEC activities, in the Senior Army (Girls) Establishment of Digital X- and Navy Wings, respective - Ray, Manifold ( central ) sup - ly; Cadet Javaid Ahmad ply of gases etc in the hospi - Operations, Deliveries, work with missionary zeal. PHE / PDD / PWD (R&B), Parrey has been selected to tal. He also highlighted the LSCS, Lab Test, Ultrasound, He lauded the management Chief Medical Officer undergo training at OTA, achievements made under X-Ray, ECG, JSY and RBSK for providing Cochlear Jammu Dr. Robinder Chennai for becoming a Rashtriya Bal Swastik etc. He also informed about Implant under RBSK to poor Khajuria , A.D.M.O , Jammu, Commissioned Officer in the First Lady interacted with Cadets. Mr P.K Tripathi, Principal Karyakaram (RBSK) where - the work done under various children who were deaf and Dy. Director Information, Indian Army; and a 3 person the Cadets and enquired Maj. Gen. S.S Jakhar, Secretary to the Governor; in children were provided sections and the expenditure dumb which otherwise was programme Officer ICDS team OF Cadet Rafeeq about their studies and future Additional Director General, Colonel R.S Bhatti; Captain financial assistance for treat - incurred. Requirements and out of reach for them due to and others prominent citizens Hajam, Cadet Rohit Sharma plans. National Cadet Corps, Geeta Srivastava and Petty ment of various ailments demands for further upgrada - very high cost. He also of the area including Vinay and Cadet Mukesh Kumar They conveyed their best Jammu and Kashmir Officer Raj Kumar were covered under RBSK which tion and improvement in the assured to provide one ambu - Gupta, Surjeet Choudhary, secured the third position for wishes to the Cadets and Directorate briefed the present on the occasion. include Hearing Aid to 22 hospital functioning were lance to the hospital for the Ajay Pargal, and S. patients, free treatment to 67 also projected during the welfare of the patients. Paramjeet Singh Raina, Ex- patients suffering from Club meeting . The Speaker stressed Corporator also gave certain foot (CTEV) besides 172 Taking stock of the upon the hospital manage - valuable suggestions. SJWAMMBU , cMeARlCeH b8 r: aptsyechoslog iWcal suoppmort toe thne ’stha tD sucah pyrog raamtm eKs heolp to Bprheseant lown athel oJcacasiol n Jammu & Kashmir Social female inmates. She also establish a social link with includes Executive Director Welfare Board (SWB) in col - laboration with J&K Prisons Secy CAPD asks oil companies to Department celebrated Women’s Day at Central Jail, establish grievance redressal cells Kot Bhalwal. JAMMU, MARCH 8 : tling plant at suitable places in engines. The Secretary also con - Chairperson J&K State Secretary, Consumer Affairs Kashmir & Ladakh besides Reviewing the progress on stituted a team of CA&PD Social Welfare Board, Dr. and Public Distribution sharing of database of LPG AADHAR seeding, the officials and tasked them to Nirmal Gupta was the chief (CA&PD) Sourabh Bhagat consumers. Secretary exhorted upon to visit neighbouring states for guest while Director Doordarshan Kendra Jammu, Anjali Sharma was the guest of honour on the occasion. During the programme a counseling programme through professional coun - selors of Family Counseling Centers was organized by the SWB and inmates were also provided training on cutting, tailoring and fashion design - ing through the trainers of the Board so as to enable them to informed that, this year the these inmates and help them and Secretary, SWB, Aamir enhance their skills. theme for Women's Day is to become good citizens. Ali, Superintendent Central Speaking on the occasion, ‘Pledge for Parity and there - Inmates of the jail pre - Jail, Kot Bhalwal, Dinesh Dr. Nirmal Gupta said that fore SWB took an initiative sented bhajan and folk songs Sharma, Medical Officer, Dr the counseling and other skill to support the female prison - on the occasion. Gifts were Rimpy, counselors of FCCs, today reviewed the status of The Secretary impressed give it wide publicity and sen - evolving a systematic development programmes ers. also distributed among the craft teachers and staff of DBTL, AADHAR seeding upon oil representatives for sitize masses for AADHAR roadmap for ensuring regu - are being organized to pro - Addressing on the occa - jail inmates. Prison Department and and other allied issues con - establishing a dedicated enrolment so that its seeding larity and uninterrupted LPG vide the requisite social and sion, Ms Anjali Sharma said Among others who were SWB. fronting the consumers with grievances redressal cell for with consumer LPG connec - delivery in rural and hilly oil companies and LPG dis - prompt redressal and delivery tion would be done at the ear - areas of the State. tributors. of essentials to the needy. He liest. Joint Director CA&PD, Advisor to meet people The meeting also deliber - further asked them to link He said it would also help representatives of oil Govt orders implementation of in Srinagar on Mar 9/10 ated at length on several their official websites with in streamlining the distribu - Companies and LPG distribu - Advertisement Policy-2016 JAMMU, MARCH 08 : issues including ensuring Government CA&PD portal tion system besides curbing tors besides senior officers of JAMMU, MARCH 8 : issued vide Government B B Vyas, Financial Advisor to Governor, Mr home delivery of LPG, to facilitate the beneficiaries double subsidy on petroleum the department attended the The Government has ordered Order No: 43-ID of 1996 Commissioner Information Parvez Dewan will be visit - Establishment of LPG bot - through multiple search products like K. Oil and LPG. meeting. implementation of the dated 26-07-1996, read with Department. ing Kashmir tomorrow to Advertisement Policy-2016, Government Order No: 06-ID The Advertisement Policy- convene public grievance D C Kulgam tighten which was approved by the of 2001 dated: 17-04-2001, 2016 will be available on the redressal camps for the two State Administrative Council sanction is hereby accorded to official website of the consecutive days on 9 March noose on Fertilizer Div Com for providing world class (SAC) in its meeting on 3 the implementation of the Directorate of Information 2016 and 10 March 2016. March 2016. “In supersession Advertisement Policy-2016,” and Public Relations The Advisor will meet hording dealers facilities to special children of the Advertisement Policy states the order issued by Mr http://www.jkdirinf.in/. public at Banquet Hall, KULGAM, MARCH SRINAGAR, MAR 08 : land acquired to build schools one each in North, Srinagar on 9 March 2016 08 : Acting on the com - Divisional Commissioner Rambagh flyover and road South and Central Kashmir to Sandeep reviews Tourism Scenario, (Wednesday) from 2.30 pm plaints of farmers of District Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan widening. benefit each and every needy to 5.30 pm while on 10 Kulgam regarding the sale Samoon today stressed on the The meeting was informed child in the valley. He said interacts with tour, travel operators March 2016 (Thursday) he of spurious fertilizers and need to upgrade the facilities that the school serves 110 that efforts should be made to JAMMU, MARCH 08 : ity of the Incentive for Restaurant Association, will meet the public at PWD availability of spray oil, a for special children in children including 15 visually provide world class facilities In order to give further boost tourism sector would be Chairman JPVW, Managing Guest House, Parraypora Kashmir to improve their liv - impaired and other physically for special children so that to Tourism Sector in Jammu given priority. He also Director Hotel Asia Jammu, from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm. Task Force team comprising ing conditions. challenged children. Against they can become independent of officers of Agriculture division, Principal Secretary, announced that tourism infra - President Tourism Federation While chairing a meeting the overall requirement of Rs in their lives. Tourism Mr. Sandeep Kumar structure works would be of Jammu, Chairman Best Civil Defence training camp and Horticulture to review the functioning of Nayak convened an interac - expedited. Referring the Deal Tour and Travel Chenab commences in Ramban Department has been con - various facilities for specially tive meeting with Tour and demand for giving industry Valley Tourism Federation, RAMBAN, MARCH 08 stituted for effective moni - abled children in both public Travel Operators of Jammu status to tourism sector, the Secretary J&K Federa5tion : A five days basic Civil toring and hassle free avail - and private sector, the Province today. Secretary said that the matter of Tour Operators Jammu, Defence (CD) training camp ability of sale of fertilizers Divisional Commissioner The senior officers of would also be taken up for President ADTOJ, President commenced at Industrial and oil spray in the district. said that all such institutions Tourism Department were consideration. Bhaderwah Travel Trade Training Instituted (ITI) Chairing a meeting of should be linked together so also present in the meeting. He said road shows would Association, President ARTO Ramban under the supervi - that they can serve their pur - Mr. Sandeep received the be held in neighboring states Katra, President, Jammu sion of Deputy Controller CD Agriculture and pose effectively and efficient - Horticulture officers, detailed feedback from Tour of Utter Pradesh and Madhya Association of Tour Ramban (Dy. SP) Mohd ly. & Travel Operators repre - Pradesh to attract the tourists. Operators, President Travel Amin Bhat. Deputy Commissioner Dr Samoon directed the senting more than 2 dozen The Secretary asked tour Agents Association, Jammu, Kulgam Dr Syed Abid During the awareness Deputy Commissioner different Travel Agents, and travel operators to take President and General Secy camp resource persons will Rasheed Shah directed the Srinagar and Director Social Hotel and Tour Operator added attention in tourist pub - Patnitop Hotel Association, impart trainings in rescue officers to keep a strict vigil Welfare Kashmir to explore Associations .He assured licity by utilizing latest tech - Chairman, Hotel Patinitop works fire fighting and first over the sale and availabili - the modalities for taking over them that the suggestions niques of designing and make Association, Association of aid, besides, other CD skills ty of fertilizers and oil of special school for blind, given by them would be publicity material easy under - Jammu Travel Agents, to the participants. Dy. SP spray. He enjoined upon the deaf and dumb children at given due attention to further stand for everyone. President United Hotel and while interacting with the dealers that there should be Solina by Department of 8 lakh the school, which is run The meeting was attended boost the tourism sector in the Among others who attend - Restaurant Association, participants apprised them Social Welfare. He said by an NGO only Rs 1.5 lakh by officials of Social Welfare Division. ed the meeting include presi - Chairman, IATO J&K about the role they can play no hording and Black-mar - school in government control is provided by the Department and Custodian Departments, keting of the fertilizers and He said extension of valid - dent Jammu Hotel and Chapter. during any man made or nat - would make it easy to meet of Social Welfare. The school besides Chotey Taray ural calamities and stressed agri oil. He said adequate financial requirement of the also runs an educational insti - Foundation, Koshish, arrangements have been put on greater participation of vital school. tution for normal children Humanity Welfare Environment Deptt celebrates youth in such programmes . in place to keep available Dr Samoon also directed with a total roll of 250 chil - Organisation, National abundant stock of fertilizers DC Srinagar to look into the dren. The Divisional Association for Blind and Women’s Day at Jammu DGP CRPF calls and agriculture oil hassle case of compensation to be Commissioner emphasized on chairperson Deaf and Dumb JAMMU, MARCH 08 : Highlighting the impor - earth’s resources. on Governor given to the school in lieu of establishing three special school. free in the district. The Department of Ecology, tance and role of women in Director, Floriculture JAMMU, MARCH 8 : Environment and Remote our society, the Director said Jammu Mr. K. K. Sharma, Mr. Durga Prasad, DGP, Sensing Tuesday organized that women can play a pivotal Divisional Forest Officer, CRPF, called on Governor Civic Action Awareness role in conservation of envi - Urban Forestry Jammu, N.N. Vohra at the Raj DEO reviews preparations for Panchayat Programme on the occasion ronment. Scientis, Mr. A. P. Dass North Bhavan, here today. of International Women’s He said women have a Bangal University, Siligrui, DGP Prasad briefed the Elections in Kishtwar Day at Zanana Park, Jammu. greater awareness than men West Bengal and President, Governor about the CRPF’s KISHTWAR, MARCH cerned EROs or from DEOs to revise and bifurcate the Panchayats and location and Speaking on the occasion, of the need to protect the Morning Walker Association deployment and operational 08 : Deputy Commissioner, office and circulate it among electoral roll of Panchayat name of building to be used the Director, Ecology, environment for all humans. Mrs Pamy Choudhry also plans emergent to the recent Kishtwar, Dr. Gh. Nabi as polling stations in district; Environment and Remote Motivating them to take part spoke on the occasion and terror attacks in the Valley. Balwan who is also District and asked all the concerned Sensing Mr. O. P Sharma said in protecting the environment highlighted the importance of A Spokesperson of the Raj Election Officer (DEO) for to conduct extensive exercise that involving women in pro - and managing disasters International Women’s Day. Bhavan informed that, after district today chaired a meet - with concerted efforts by all tecting the environment would harness their enthusi - A special cultural pro - extensive discussions with ing of officials to review the to ensure that the data is would help societies develop asm for the effort. They gramme was also presented Mr. Prasad, the Governor preparations for forthcoming error free. the sense responsibility need - would help develop a sense of by the Artists including decided to hold a meeting Panchayats Elections in the Further Balwan asked the ed to maintain a good balance responsibility all humans Roksana Kounsar of J&K next week in which the heads district. He also reviewed the BDOs and Tehsildars to per - between humans and the needed to maintain a good Art, Cultural and Languages of all Intelligence and achievements made under the sonally visit the locations of earth’s resources. balance between humans and on the occasion. Security Forces would be Special Summary Revision all polling stations in 134 participating, to take collec - (SSR) of electoral rolls 2016. panchayats of district tive decisions. ADC Kishtwar Kishori Kishtwar and report the Lal was also present for the availability and condition of DIC organizes awareness camp 199 incharge meeting. basic minimum facilities like AAO regularised Threadbare discussions drinking water, toilets facility regarding PMEGP SRINAGAR, MARCH were held on various issues and ramps in advance so that SRINAGAR, MARCH Commerce Kashmir and fits of the programme. 08 : On the recommendations which mainly include final - same may be communicated 08 : To make unemployed other concerned officers Speaking on the occa - of the Departmental ization of electoral rolls, seg - the panchayat secretaries Electoral Roll 2011 from the to higher authorities for time - educated youth of Srinagar besides unemployed youth sion, the Director impressed Promotion Committee 199 regation of electoral rolls (VLWs), who will further recently published roll of ly up gradation. district aware about Prime of Srinagar attended the upon youth to avail the max - Accountants who were from the existing rolls, plan visit their respective pan - 2016 with qualifying date as Stressing on the need to Minister’s Employment camp. imum benefits from the placed as incharge Assistant of SVEEP activities, status of chayat constituencies in January 01, 2016. put in combined efforts by Accounts Officers have been Generation Programme During the camp, the PMEGP by establishing regularised as Members of EPICs among others. accordance with the pan - DEO also issued format the concerned officers, DEO (PMEGP), an awareness unemployed youth were Micro type Industry and Speaking on the occasion, chayat roll of 2011 and bifur - for generating data of the asked all the EROs and Kashmir Subordinate camp was organised by made aware of the prospects servicing units to earn liveli - Service, Class-I (Assistant the DEO directed all Block cate the actual voters as per Number of Blocks, EROs to involve men and Accounts Officers) on pay Development Officers to col - the formats given to them in Panchayats, Panch machinery so that no eligible District Industries Centre and features of the pro - hood besides generate fur - (DIC) Srinagar. gramme. They were ther employment opportuni - band-2, Rs. 9300- lect the final rolls for assem - the meeting. Tehsildars and Constituencies polling sta - voter is left out from the elec - 34800+Grade Pay Rs. 4600 bly constituency from con - BDOs were further directed tions, area covered by the toral roll. Director Industries and acquainted about the bene - ties for other fellows. by the Finance Department. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU WEDNESDAY MARCH 09, 2016 Buying influence in Washington Full marks on fiscal deficit A shockwave ripped ly skipping along the path of ests together.” Oval Office like never The high point of the culture, infrastructure and through South Asian policy strategic handouts, all in the The policy issues they before – in the run up to the Budget for 2016-17 is its social sectors. It is not EDITORIAL circles in mid-February name of regional counterter - wanted redressed? “Ending signing of the India-U.S. adherence to the road map uncommon to push for when the U.S. confirmed rorism cooperation? U.S. sanctions against civil nuclear agreement in for fiscal consolidation by public expenditure at a that lengthy negotiations Islamabad’s beltway lob - Pakistan [and] providing 2005, between President fixing the fiscal deficit at time when private invest - between Washington and bying economic assistance on Bush and Prime Minister 3.5 per cent of the gross ment sentiment is weak. Time to deliver on Women’s Bill Islamabad had resulted in a Setting aside explana - Pakistan's external debt and Manmohan Singh. domestic product (GDP). With reference to public decision to supply Pakistan tions based on strategic cal - related trade issues.” According to disclosures This is an extremely wel - spending, there are two By clockwork precision, talk about the Women’s with eight F-16 fighter air - culus, all of which would in According to the informa - under FARA the Indian gov - come step and sends out a issues. The first relates to Reservation Bill has duly floated in ahead of March craft worth $699.04 million, some way return to the cen - tion provided by another ernment paid two lobbying clear message that the goal the design of schemes. despite a year of unrelenting tral dictum that Washington firm of Mr. Payne’s, firms $60,000 each per of the government is to Sector experts need to 8, International Women’s Day. President Pranab protest from India. cannot afford to lose a Worldwide Strategies, Team month, one being Barbour accelerate growth under examine carefully how Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari have The deal marked the con - nuclear-armed Pakistan’s Eagle “Helped Pakistan Griffith and Rogers (BGR), conditions of macroeco - well the proposed schemes tinuation of standard U.S. goodwill in fighting more negotiate a 5-year, $3 billion the employer of Robert nomic stability. However, meet the needs of the sec - called for reviving the Constitution (108th) policy on Pakistan, namely dangerous foes, an alterna - dollar aid package from the Blackwill, U.S. Ambassador in this context, two differ - tor. The second and more Amendment Bill to reserve for women one-third of support for an “ally” in the tive theory that could partial - U.S.,… coordinated the to India during 2001-03 and ent questions arise. One is important issue relates to seats in Parliament and the State legislatures. Prime global fight against terror, ly explain the all-weather removal of economic and a confirmed backer of about the credibility of this the ability of the govern - including against a myriad nature of this one-way part - military sanctions imposed India’s rise in the 21st-centu - commitment and the other, ment to ensure that the Minister Narendra Modi has been less forthcoming of hardcore militant outfits nership is the effectiveness on Pakistan under the ry world order. a more fundamental one, is schemes are actually in revealing whether his government has any plans to on Pakistani soil. of Pakistani lobbying within Clinton Administration [and] The other was pro- whether it is necessary at implemented on the Yet it reflects a troubling ambit of Washington’s belt - secured Pakistan the presti - Democratic lobby firm all to adhere to a fixed road ground. It may also be pilot the Bill through the Lok Sabha. This is particu - conundrum for India, which way politics. gious ‘Major Non-NATO Venable LLP, which Dr. map. noted that while a large larly disappointing. The Bill was passed in the Rajya is that Washington appears Historically there is per - Ally Status’ including: Singh reportedly decided to Fiscal deficit increase in capital expendi - to be unable or unwilling to haps no greater example of Japan, Australia, Israel, hire “to protect India when C. Rangarajan On cred - ture on infrastructure has Sabha in March 2010 amid obstructive theatrics scale back military transfers the power of lobbying in this Egypt.” the political tide shifted to ibility, let us look at the been contemplated, a sig - from parties such as the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the to Islamabad despite the context than the stranglehold Given the most recent the Democrats in Congress;” numbers. Total expendi - nificant proportion of the available evidence of com - that the Israel lobby, led by developments a notable even though in 2008 Venable tures are projected to financing will come from Samajwadi Party, but also with an unusual level of plicity between the Pakistani the American-Israel Public accomplishment that Mr. LLP was replaced by Patton increase by 10.8 per cent. “extra budgetary cooperation among the national parties, especially Inter-Services Intelligence Affairs Committee, has had Payne’s firm claimed then Boggs, a firm headed by However, it is not clear to resources”, which means the Congress, which was leading the United and various extremist upon the narrative of U.S. was, “After intensive coordi - Indian-American Anurag what extent the burden of borrowing. This will be groups. policy towards West Asia for nated efforts, Pakistan was Varma. the Seventh Pay over and above what the Progressive Alliance government, and the Bharatiya Unflagging support to an decades. finally able to purchase F-16 While the intense lobby - Commission has been government is borrowing. Janata Party. Thereafter they could not — or would “ally” Counting the U.S.’s con - fighter jets (previously can - ing that characterised this taken into account. It Capital expenditures of the With the sale announced sistent military, diplomatic celled under the Clinton inflection point in India-U.S. appears that a significant government showed a not — overcome similar odds in the Lok Sabha to a little more than a month and economic support of Administration) and secured ties may well have led to the part of the burden has been steep rise this year. But in deliver on their stated support for the Bill. Six years after the Pakistan-origin Israel John Mearsheimer and the delivery of C-130 trans - successful passage of the left out. As and when the 2016-17, the rise has been attack in Pathankot, India’s Stephen Walt argue in their port aircrafts, helicopters and civil nuclear agreement, it government takes a final projected at only 3.9 per on, Mr. Modi’s BJP commands a clear majority in ministry of External Affairs 2006 paper on this subject, night-vision equipment from was in no small measure a decision, it can very well cent. the Lok Sabha. It is therefore in a position not only immediately summoned “If neither strategic nor the U.S. to fulfill Pakistani victory owed to the unprece - happen that the total To do away with the U.S. Ambassador Richard moral arguments can military requirements.” dented personal commitment expenditures will rise. distinction between plan to get the Bill passed by mopping up the support of Verma to express its “dis - account for America’s sup - Dark side of power corri - of the U.S. President and the Thus, there is some fear of and non-plan expenditure just a few more MPs, but also to force the Congress pleasure,” and in port for Israel… the explana - dors Indian Prime Minister to see underestimation as far as is a suggestion that was and the Left into reaching out across the aisle in a Washington Republican tion is the unmatched power As much as the historical it through to ink on paper. expenditures are con - made by a committee head - Senator Bob Corker of the Israel Lobby.” record of the Pakistani lobby After this high point, cerned. On the revenue ed by me some years ago. polarised Parliament to affirm fidelity to a long- described vowed to block Similarly Islamabad’s in the U.S. reflects creativity however, with no major side, gross tax revenue is Later the Fourteenth voiced promise. Every session of Parliament must the sale to the country that is peddlers of shadowy influ - and single-minded focus, in “big-bang” policy goals in projected to grow by 11.7 Finance Commission also acting as a “duplicitous part - ence on Pennsylvania equal measure it has allowed sight, the focus on lobbies per cent against a backdrop endorsed this idea implicit - serve as a reminder that the real stumbling block to ner” and providing safe Avenue and Capitol Hill itself to be carried too far appears to have somewhat of the nominal GDP grow - ly. When the suggestion the Bill has not been political from parties opposed havens to terror groups. have been a force to reckon into the dark side of back - blurred on the Indian side. ing at 11 per cent. This is a was originally made, it was Yet even as the Modi with for decades, most room politicking, with the According to an analysis reasonable assumption. not to weaken planning but to it, but essentially patriarchal within the very same administration fumed and as notably when, during the expected toxic fallout. of Justice Department filings However, receipts from to strengthen it. This dis - parties that have affirmed support to it. Mr. Corker and other term of General Pervez Most well-known among by Caravan Magazine India disinvestment in 2016-17 tinction had the unfortu - Congressmen dashed off Musharraf a battalion of these is the case of Syed paid Patton Boggs $350,000 are estimated at Rs.56,500 nate effect of having In the two decades since it was first presented in sharply-worded letters to fleet-footed lobbyist-ninjas Ghulam Nabi Fai, a U.S. cit - for a six-month contract at crore as against an actual schools without required Parliament, different governments have tried clear - Secretary of State John rehabilitated Pakistan’s rep - izen of Kashmiri origin who least until around 2010. collection of Rs.25,300 teachers or hospitals with - ing it but faced tremendous opposition, often Kerry, threatening to block utation on the eve of U.S. was arrested by the Federal The Hindu directly crore in 2015-16. The pro - out adequate doctors U.S. taxpayer funds to sup - President George W. Bush’s Bureau of Investigation in accessed the FARA database jected receipts of because one is treated as accompanied by manhandling and name-calling. It port the sale of the jets, the War on Terror. 2011 for clandestinely push - which suggests that India Rs.99,000 crore from spec - plan and the other non- is obvious that despite the pretty speeches and pub - Secretary in his annual Scarcely one month after ing the cause of the Pakistani spent at least $700,000 per trum auction in 2016-17 plan. What was proposed budget sent to the U.S. the 9/11 terror attacks government in seeking to year on another major lobby are also way above what was that policymakers lic posturing, the political space in the country, Congress proposed a finan - General Musharraf faced influence the U.S. position firm, the Podesta Group, was obtained in 2015-16. must take a holistic view of regardless of the ideological divide, is uniformly cial assistance package of cascading pressure from the on the Kashmir issue. between 2010 and 2015, and There might thus be an the expenditures required $859.8 million for Pakistan, Bush White House to allow Court documents showed on BGR it spent respectively overestimation of rev - by a sector or programme and strongly chauvinistic. Opposition to the Bill has including $265 million for the transit of enormous U.S. that Mr. Fai received funding $700,000 in 2011, $350,000 enues. Therefore some and allocate resources. often taken the form of a demand for the proposed military hardware. military supplies through to the tune of nearly $4 mil - in 2010 and $700,000 in doubts persist around the There are minimal In other words an all-too- Pakistan as the campaign to lion from the ISI and 2005. fiscal deficit target of 3.5 changes in relation to taxa - quota to be diced along other parameters of disad - familiar sub-continental overthrow the Taliban in through the Kashmiri However data collected per cent. tion. The expectation of a vantage, such as caste and class. Additionally, dilemma for India has again Afghanistan kicked off in American Council, of which under FARA and the Senate As for the need for con - change in corporate tax resistance has been rationalised as a caution that resurfaced: On the one hand earnest. he was the Director, he made Office of Public Records and taining the fiscal deficit, it rate has been belied. The Osama bin Laden’s hide - But he was not about to more than $20,000 in cam - reported by the non-partisan is important to note that proposed reductions are women’s quota would be appropriated by relatives away villa was discovered in issue any carte blanche per - paign contributions over two Centre for Responsive sustained high fiscal limited to a small subset of and proxies of powerful politicians, neatly ignoring Abbottabad, Pakistani- missions to Mr. Bush. decades. Politics research group sug - deficits not only lead to a companies. The changes in American Faisal Shahzad Instead Mr. Musharraf In complete disregard of gests that between 2008 until rise in the debt-GDP ratio tax exemptions are more in the fact that such a reality could well obtain with attempted to spectacularly quietly enlisted the services the U.S. law prohibiting for - 2013 India spent $3.91 mil - but also to an increase in the nature of modification regard to male legislators too. Women need to over - car-bomb New York’s Times of Houston-based eign governments from mak - lion whereas Pakistan spent interest payments as a pro - than elimination. The deci - Square, and Haqqani Republican Stephen Payne, ing donations to American $5.15 million. portion of revenues, leav - sion to levy a tax on those come gender prejudice firstly in their respective Network terrorists regularly described as a staunch “Bush political candidates, these If there was a price to pay ing less for productive who earn dividend income parties before entering the wider electoral fray. It is flee to safe havens inside supporter” and a member of funds were mostly doled out for reining in lobbying expenditure. As a percent - above Rs.10 lakh and the Pakistan after attacking U.S. a firm known as Team Eagle, to the National Republican expenditure then it may have age of net tax revenues to increase in surcharge on also a sign of lack of seriousness on the Bill that soldiers in Afghanistan. and signed a $180,000-a- Senatorial Committee and come in the form of painful the Centre, interest pay - people whose income is parties have not taken up a considered discussion of On the other, the U.S. year contract with that entity Representative Dan Burton, but relatively manageable ments have jumped from above Rs.1 crore by 3 per the impact of the rotation of reserved constituencies readily proffered Kerry- on October 13, 2001, accord - a staunchly pro-Pakistan bilateral conflicts breaking 38.9 per cent in 2007-08 to cent to 15 per cent are both Lugar financing to Pakistan, ing to a government database Republican from Indiana. out from time to time, 46.7 per cent in recent welcome from the point of envisioned, and purposefully debate its merits sold the country around $5.4 maintained under the Lobby or peris h? whether it was the years. For 2016-17, the equity. The measures to against suggestions for double-member constituen - billion worth of military Foreign Agents Registration Yet if Pakistan’s lobbying Khobragade affair that stung Budget retains it at the reduce litigation and sim - equipment during 2002-14, Act (FARA). efforts in Washington reflect India or the MMRCA deal same level. It is a good sign plify procedures are steps cies, proportional representation and mandatory and is now handing over An investigation by somewhat unhinged but that fell through for the U.S. that the ratio remains the in the right direction. They women’s quotas for parties while announcing can - even more F-16s, beyond the Talking Points Memo noted largely successful multi- Show us the money same despite the revenue need to be part of an ongo - 70 that the Pakistani Air that in the contract that decade adventurism, then Regardless of how useful base coming down because ing programme. didate lists for elections. To have more women in Force has gradually acquired Pakistan signed with Team India’s efforts are clearly money and lobbying are in of increased devolution to Growth and reforms legislatures and the government is a big step since the 1980s – assuming Eagle Islamabad wanted lacklustre by comparison oiling Washington’s policy States. Without a conscious Will the Budget help that Pakistan can pay for the “Meetings with and hesitant in tenor. wheels, the limits to lobby- effort to contain fiscal accelerate growth? towards empowering women in society. The expe - latest fleet of jets. Administration officials and There is one notable power are reached when it deficit, this ratio will only Increased spending on rience of several village panchayats that have With what black magic members of congress and/or exception to this observa - collides with strategic reali - keep rising. agriculture and rural devel - women as effective leaders bears testimony to this has Pakistan blinded the staff and share with Pakistan tion, when the influence of ty, a fact that former senior There is also another opment besides increasing mandarins of successive the U.S. attitudes and desires the Indian and Indian- diplomats who spoke to The angle from which the agricultural output may fact. Affirmative action of this kind is the best way U.S. administrations to regarding the bilateral rela - American lobbies engulfed Hindu acknowledged in the impact of high fiscal deficit push up rural demand for to usher in social and gender justice. Islamabad’s dark side, and tionship with Pakistan and every corridor of the U.S. context of the latest F-16 can be looked at. Under the manufactured goods. There even more, kept them blithe - assist in bringing U.S. inter - Congress and animated the transfer to Pakistan. Fiscal Responsibility and is also the hope that after Budget Management Act, two years of drought, the 2003, the mandated target monsoon will be good in for the Central government the coming fiscal. The is 3 per cent of GDP. The additional spending on Politicising Ishrat Jahan States taken together will infrastructure may draw in It seems the Ishrat Jahan one — was drafted not by at all between the then at a political level. If this that was a grave omission. Mani added that he had also take another 3 per cent private investment. Apart controversy over an alleged him, but by someone above Director, IB, and Mr. were so, the draft as amend - The civil service, especially brought the barbaric treat - of GDP. Thus the com - from these, there are no fake encounter near him at a political level. It Chidambaram on this. If so, ed by Mr. Chidambaram the Indian Administrative ment meted out to him to the bined fiscal deficit of the direct measures to stimu - Ahmedabad on June 15, was obvious he was refer - was Mr. Pillai involved with should have passed through Service, is diminished by notice of top officials of the Centre and the States will late private investment. 2004 — in which the 19- ring to the then Union Home the process? Did Mr. him again on its downward this error in judgement of a Urban Development be 6 per cent of GDP. Both As far as reforms are year-old girl from Mumbai Minister P. Chidambaram. Chidambaram go on record journey, unless he was total - senior officer. If Mr. Pillai Ministry to which he was private business and gov - concerned, there are refer - and three others, all suspect - Mr. Chidambaram is not attached on transfer from the ernment are deficit sectors ences to new pieces of leg - ed of having links with the apologetic about the change MHA but it was ignored. in the sense that they invest islation relating to Aadhar, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were he made in the affidavit to The National Human Rights more than they save. They dispute resolution in pub - killed — will never die omit a reference in the earli - Commission should look draw on the surplus of the lic-private-partnership away. er affidavit which had identi - into this without delay. household sector. projects and modifying the The episode has acquired fied Ishrat as an LeT person. An unfortunate fallout of Household sector savings Motor Vehicles Act. heavy political overtones, No one can dispute his right, the Ishrat Jahan episode is in financial assets which Important pieces of legisla - with reports of an alleged as the Ministry of Home the strained relationship are called transferable sav - tion such as the Goods and cover-up by the then United Affairs’ (MHA) supreme between the CBI and the IB. ings used to remain at 11 Services Tax Bill and Progressive Alliance govern - boss, to tinker with the draft The then Special Director of per cent of GDP. The man - Insolvency and ment being aired every day, affidavit put up to him. What the IB in Gujarat, Rajendra dated fiscal deficit of 6 per Bankruptcy Code are much to the delight of our is being questioned by the Kumar, and two of his cent was consistent with already caught in the polit - TV channels and the confu - Bharatiya Janata Party and deputies have been charge- this level of household sav - ical logjam. Under the cir - sion of their viewers. Caught others is his reason for doing sheeted by the CBI, along ings in financial assets. But cumstances, the govern - in the crossfire have been a so. with a few Gujarat police household savings in finan - ment must move strongly few civil servants and police The point is the charge officers for their role in the cial assets have come down in the area of administra - officers, many of whom are that Ishrat was an LeT oper - encounter. The MHA has, to almost 7.3 per cent of tive reforms so that cum - honourable men merely dis - ative was based on categori - however, denied sanction to GDP. bersome procedures are charging their duties. Some cal Intelligence Bureau (IB) the CBI for prosecuting the This leaves very little eliminated and the admin - of them could have been reports. To date I have not IB officers. It is for the pres - for sectors other than gov - istrative machinery, includ - overzealous, or had possibly come across any claim that ent heads of both organisa - ernment (including public ing the delivery system, buckled under political pres - the information was flimsy tions to repair the damage. sector enterprises) to draw functions more efficiently. sure. But, to date, none of and uncorroborated. Mind with his reasons for omitting ly kept out of this process can be intimidated into The IB should understand on the surplus of the house - These are low-hanging them has been accused of a you, the IB is an attached the reference to Ishrat? If too. If this were so, what did silence, who cannot be? that it was not the CBI which hold sector. Thus, there is fruits which can be personal agenda. office of the MHA. This indeed he had, that would he do to protest against this A graver matter is the took the initiative to investi - considerable merit in plucked. The ease of doing New twists in an old plot means Mr. Chidambaram establish his honest inten - amendment? Even if he was charge of Mr. Mani that he gate the encounter; it was favour of moving towards business is influenced by What has given new life disbelieved his own organi - tions, and lend him the repu - not shown the revised draft was coerced into signing the only executing a court order. the target of 3 per cent of how well the government to the controversy is the sation, one that enjoys an tation of a dissenter with an — an unlikely scenario — second affidavit, and was If any of its officers dis - GDP. In fact, so far the functions. totally unexpected press enviable reputation for honest approach to national before it was submitted to also tortured by Satish played any overzealousness government has not taken a The decision to stick to statement by former Union blunting the edge of terror - security. the Gujarat High Court, Verma, a Central Bureau of in the process, there are ‘rigid’ position on fiscal the path of fiscal consoli - Home Secretary G.K. Pillai a ism. Nothing else could Intimidated into silence would he not have been told Investigation (CBI) officer ways by which the executive deficit. The fiscal deficit dation is a wise one. It will few days ago. A normally demoralise as sensitive an As regards Mr. Pillai, he of this grievous tinkering by who was earlier heading the at the highest level — espe - for 2015-16 is almost 1 per send out the right signals to low-profile and suave civil organisation as the IB as this needs to explain what war - any of his deputies, includ - Special Investigation Team cially the Prime Minister’s cent above the mandated the investors. The impact servant, one with a huge rep - rejection of its stand. ranted his making a state - ing the now famous (then) probing the Ishrat Jahan Office — can ensure that the level. Flexibility should of high public spending utation for integrity, Mr. The IB is neither omnis - ment that has caused such a Undersecretary R.V.S. case. The torture was by CBI plays by the book in not mean undercutting the will depend upon the drive Pillai sprang a surprise, say - cient nor infallible. It can furore. The popular belief is Mani? I do not for a moment means of the end of a burn - future. In the end, the IB and basic principle. and efficiency with which ing in unequivocal terms that commit a mistake, and has there was no provocation so suggest that Mr. Pillai should ing cigarette pressed on his the CBI are not adversaries. Public spending the new projects and pro - a vital change to the second done so on several occa - late in the day for it. Mr. have quit, but he should have trousers. If this charge was They complement each other The major thrust of the grammes are taken up and affidavit filed in the Gujarat sions. But then what we Pillai went to town saying gone up to Mr. true, all Indian Police in the gargantuan task of Budget speech was in out - executed. Implementation High Court in 2009 — about would like to know is that the draft affidavit as Chidambaram and made an Service officers should hang protecting the nation from its lining the various schemes is the key to boosting a month after the previous whether there was a dialogue passed by him was changed issue of this. If he did not, their heads in shame. Mr. enemies. of public spending in agri - investor confidence. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, WEDNES DAY, MARCH 09, 2016 Stephen Constantine names India's probables for CromBest’s Former world No 1 Maria Sharapova faces suspension incredible run CHENNAI: In 2011-12, And leg-spinner S. Samuels World Cup preliminary qualifying round CromBest was languishing picked up 20 wickets,” said NEW YORK: afRtuessria sn he admits failing drug test in the fifth division. Now, Rangarajan. tennis star Maria Sharapova, the side has moved to first. There were other fine sup - the highest-paid woman in sports, said on Monday that It has been a stunning run porting displays as well. she failed a drug test at the from a club which had fallen Opening batsman and wick - Australian Open due to a on hard times in the TNCA et-keeper P.S. substance she has been tak - league. “It was the unity in Shivaramakrishnan made ing for 10 years for health the side, the togetherness, 547 runs, paceman I. issues. The 28-year-old that helped the team during Srikanth took 15 wickets, Sharapova, a five-time grand adversity,” said R. and captain-cum-coach N. slam champion, will be pro - Rangarajan, CFO and Raghavendran picked up visionally suspended starting Director - Cricket some crucial wickets with March 12, the International Operations, Kalpathi Group, his off-spin. Tennis Federation (ITF) said. She tested positive for to The Hindu on Monday. Rangarajan said, meldonium, which is used to years after she frequently Russian figure skater The Kalpathi Group had “Another satisfying aspect treat diabetes and low mag - became sick, had irregular Ekaterina Bobrova and bought CromBest in 2010- for us is that the Kalpathi nesium, and was only EKG results, a magnesium Ethiopia-born athletes 11 after which the side’s for - Group has now become the banned by the World Anti- deficiency and a family his - Endeshaw Negesse and tory of diabetes. Abeba Aregawi have all test - tunes have been on an third corporate firm, after Doping Agency as of Jan. 1. "I made a huge mistake. I "It is very important for ed positive for meldonium. NEW DELHI: Star strik - "excited," when asked soon as they are back upswing. When CromBest India Cements and let my fans down and I let you to understand that for 10 The stunning news came a er Sunil Chhetri is about the camp. from their away defeated Triplicane Sports Chemplast, to have more the sport down," said years this medicine was not day after Sharapova`s man - among a 28-strong "The boys would be match," he added. Club by nine wickets in the than one team in first divi - Sharapova, a teenage tennis on WADA`s banned list and agement team said she was Indian probable squad assembling on March Constantine said the side final on Sunday to win the sion. India Cements has prodigy who became the I had been legally taking the going to make a "major medicine. But on January the announcement," which had announced on Tuesday 16 and we will be prac - would look to carry the second division champi - Vijay, Grand Slam and third-youngest Wimbledon for the 2018 soccer ticing at the Ambedkar form which helped it champion. "I take full first, the rules have changed many speculating that she World Cup preliminary Stadium. However, as win the SAFF Cup. onship, it marked a moment UFCC-T. Nagar, Chemplast responsibility for it." and meldonium became a was going to announce her qualifying round both Mohun Bagan and "It's important that we of triumph for the side. has Jolly Rovers and "I know that with this I prohibited substance." retirement from professional matches against Iran Bengaluru FC are sustain the momentum Outstanding performers Alwarpet and we now have face consequences and I The World Anti-Doping tennis. Sharapova, who has and Turkmenistan. involved in the AFC which we achieved by Both CromBest and Young Stars and don`t want to end my career Agency, or WADA, declined struggled with a series of to comment until ITF issues injuries in recent years, has While India travel to Cup, the boys from the winning the SAFF Triplicane SC have qualified CromBest.” this way. I really hope that I Tehran to play Iran on two Clubs won't be Suzuki Cup. Playing in will be given another chance a final decision. not competed since she lost March 24, they will able to be with us on Tehran will be a diffi - for first division but it is the He added that CromBest to play this game," former Meldonium is used to treat to Serena Williams in the host Turkmenistan in the 16th," Constantine cult game for us," he former that will lift the C.P. reaching the first division world No.1 Sharapova told a chest pain and heart attacks quarter-finals of the Kochi on March 29 in said. stated. Johnstone Shield. All our held immense sentimental news conference in a down - among other conditions, but Australian Open in January. the Qualification "As Mohun Bagan play a "Without disrespecting efforst have been worth it. value to Kalpathi S. town Los Angeles hotel. some researchers have Renowned for her never- linked it to increased athletic say-die approach, a gritty Round 2 games. Home match in the Turkmenistan, we want Apart from team-work, Aghoram, one of the owners According to Forbes, she The team will have a AFC Cup (on March to get the maximum we EARNED $29.5 million in performance and endurance. baseline game and high- camp in the capital 16), they will report to can from our Home there have been some out - of the Group. Rangarajan 2015, mostly from endorse - It is not approved in the decibel shrieking, Sharapova from March 16 prior to the Camp the next day match," he said. standing individual per - has set his sights higher. ments. United States but is available at 17 became the first the departure to Tehran while the boys from The list of 28 Probables formances. Ankur Julka, an “We want CromBest to Sharapova said her family in Russia, Latvia and other Russian woman to win on March 21. Bengaluru FC will stay as follows: outstation player from make the Elite league in the doctor had been giving her countries in that region. Over Wimbledon when she beat the past month, Russian Serena Williams 6-1 6-4 in Constantine sounded report to the Camp as GOALKEEPERS: Delhi, was in terrific form first division. That is our tar - mildronate, which is also Subrata Paul, Gurpreet called meldonium, for 10 cyclist Eduard Vorganov, the 2004 final. Shoaib Akhtar calls Virender Sehwag Singh Sandhu, Karanjit with 832 runs in 12 matches. get.” Singh, TP Reheneesh. 'immature', then deletes tweet! DEFENDERS: Aiborlang NEW DELHI: Fomer see Akhtar today, you’ll notice Khongjee, Augistine pacer Shoaib Akhtar on him praising India so much, Fernandes, Arnab Mondal, Pritam Kotal, Vijender Singh's next rival Alexander Horvath dines on snakes' blood! Monday hit back at Virender nobody would even believe LONDON: It seems and proud tradition of no way that Singh will Sehwag for the remarks he him praising India so much in Sandesh Jhingan, Rino workout and sparring ses - drinking fresh snake blood defeat me. Since I've added made with regards to Pakistani his life,” Viru was quoted as Anto, Narayan Das, sions are not enough to beat in my family that goes back snake blood to my diet I Lalchhuanmawia, star Indian boxer Vijender many centuries. Like my have been able to train hard - cricketers. During an inter - saying by Deccan Chronicle. MIDFIELDERS: Pronay view with comedian Vikran “During my time when he Singh as his next opponent forefathers before me I am a er than ever before without Halder, Bikash Jairu, Alexander Horvath has true warrior and will stop at tiring and I'm punching Sathaye last week, Viru said used to bowl to me, there was Cavin Lobo, Rowlin that Akhtar was praising no love lost. Money can do resorted to dining on nothing to get my victory. harder than ever." Borges, Alwyn George, snakes' blood to attain Hungarian soldiers drank Surprisingly, the Hungarian Indian players due to commer - everything.” “Nowadays, Md. Rafique, "supernatural powers" for snake blood to defeat the is not the only person in the cial and business interests. Pakistani people such as Malsawmzuala, the March 12 professional Turks all those years ago world with this unusual “Shoaib Akhtar became a real - Mohammad Yousuf, Saqlain Francis Fernandes, bout in Liverpool. and now I'm drinking it to dietary choice. U.S. ly good friend because he Mushtaq or Rana, who work in Harmanjot Singh The 20-year-old beat Singh!" said Horvath. Marines, regarded as some wanted to establish business in Pakistan TV channels, all want Khabra, Udanta Singh, Hungarian is preparing for "The blood of these of the toughest soldiers in India. That’s why he had to to come to India because they Vineet Rai, Seityasen his clash with Vijender, who sacred animals makes me the world, have been known talk good about India so that know India is a big market and Singh. FORWARDS: is unbeaten so far -- all his powerful beyond words. to drink Cobra blood as part he could get paid by doing obviously if you get Rs 1 lakh Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sunil three pro wins coming via With snake blood coursing of their gruelling jungle sur - Chhetri, Sumeet Passi, knockout. "There is a long through my veins there in vival training. commentary. "Whenever you over here. Halicharan Narzary.

AirAsia offers fares as low as Govt can't waive tax on Vodafone, Rs1,099 on select routes 'EPF tax not a shocker; bad phrasing in Budget speech made it confusing' Cairn: Adhia British telecom giant AHMEDABAD: Union Vodafone is also facing tax revenue secretary liability over its USD 11-bil - Hasmukh Adhia today lion acquisition of 67 per defended the proposal to cent stake in the mobile- tax Employee's Provident phone business owned by Fund withdrawals, saying Hutchison Whampoa in the intention was only to 2007. encourage investment in While the UK telecom pension schemes, but the group says it does not owe phrasing in the Budget any tax as the transaction speech caused the confu - was conducted offshore, the sion. Income Tax Department is "The entire thing hap - seeking taxes on the deal pened not because of any because it involved assets in illogicality in the step but this country. Arbitration has NEW DELHI: Goa and Delhi connected by due to the communication been initiated on this issue as Announcing good news for AirAsia India," the airline gap," Adhia said at an fact continued with the pol - exempt," he said. well. the air travelers, no frills car - said in a release today. interaction on Budget at icy of exempting EPF at all "So in a way we have NEW DELHI: the best we can do and that's To a query, what if the rier AirAsia will offer tickets Under the offer, fares the Ahmedabad three stages (entry, during continued exempt, exempt, Government cannot waive why we are putting it in the companies, which have been at discounted rates starting would start from Rs 2,999 to Management Association the scheme and exit), he exempt scheme, but with a the multi- billion dollar tax statute." contesting the tax demands, from Rs 1,099 on select Kuala Lumpur from Kochi, here. argued. time period," he said. liabilities that Vodafone and Explaining why the gov - end up not accepting the domestic and international Chennai or Hyderabad con - "In the budget we try to "We have not said that "We do not wish to get Cairn Energy face, although ernment could not complete - offer to pay the principal routes. nected by its group airline concise the speech by min - we will be taxing remain - anything out of this, it is it has done the most it could ly waive the tax demands amount, Adhia said: "It is for The discounted prices AirAsia Berhad. imising the words. If it ing 60 per cent (of with - not a revenue mobilisation in offering to remove inter - raised against the MNCs, he them to take it or not. But the would be applicable on tick - Besides, tickets would be goes beyond 1 hour and 30 drawn EPF). The first 40 effort," Adiha said. est and penalty if the princi - said retrospective amend - Government's sovereign ets booked online from available at Rs 3,999 to minutes it becomes boring. per cent is totally exempt. "The Finance Minister pal is paid, Revenue ment to Income Tax Act was right to recover will remain". March 7-13 for travel Bangkok from Chennai and When we were reducing Regarding remaining 60 has already said that he Secretary Hasmukh Adhia brought in by the previous "In order to give an oppor - between October 1, 2016 and Bengaluru connected by Thai the number of words and per cent the expectation is will make the announce - has said. government and the current tunity to the past cases May 22, 2017. AirAsia. when it came to this para - you should put it in some ment on it in a very short In an interview to PTI, government cannot undo it which are ongoing under the It would be available on "We are pleased to bring graph we chopped it off pension scheme....To time (in Parliament)", he Adhia said the government completely. retrospective amendment, I select AirAsia and AirAsia X back the Big Sale to India... and that is how the prob - encourage people to put noted. had earlier indicated to com - "Retrospective law was propose a one-time scheme destinations. We have introduced many lem occurred," Adhia said. their money in pension The government could panies facing taxes owing to not done by this government, of Dispute Resolution for "The promotional fares new and undiscovered routes "If we had paraphrased products we have said if not raise the Income Tax enactment of a law that ret - it was done by previous gov - them," Jaitley had said while start from Rs 1,099 on throughout the region," this paragraph differently you put the remaining 60 exemption limit as when it rospectively taxed their busi - ernment. Now for this gov - presenting Budget for 2016- domestic destinations such as AirAsia's Group Chief then less confusion would per cent in annuity scheme was raised the last time ness, to waive interest and ernment to waive the entire 17 in Parliament on Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, Commercial Officer have been created." it wil not be taxed....origi - from Rs 2 lakh to 2.5 lakh, penalty upon payment of thing looks little odd. So this February 29. Guwahati, Kochi, Imphal, Siegtraund Teh said. The government has in nal corpus after your death it lost some 40 lakh tax principal amount as means is why the government has will go to your heir and payers, he said to another to settle the tax dispute out- said that this is how far we that will also be tax question. of-court. can go," Adhia said. The Budget for 2016-17 UK oil explorer Cairn Sebi to dry fund-raising taps for now makes the offer more Energy is facing a tax Govt could gain votes in 2016 to formal and puts it on statue, demand of Rs 10,247 crore pass GST bill: Morgan Stanley he said. "The government on a 2006 business reorgani - wilful loan defaulters has defined its limits. This is sation it carried out in its NEW DELHI: The govern - happen by July 2016," the NEW DELHI: Putting despite adequate cash flow ment is likely to gain the votes report noted. how far we can go." India unit before getting it its weight behind the RBI and good net worth and for He added: "Earlier, it was listed. it needs to pass the Goods and The report further noted that and the government in their siphoning off funds to the Services Tax (GST) bill this "once the bill clears only the signal that we were The company says it has fight against bad loans, reg - detriment of the defaulting giving. Now it has come in paid all taxes due and there year which could have far Parliament, getting the bill ulator Sebi plans to make it unit. reaching macroeconomic and passed by more than half of the statute. The government was no unpaid liability. It tougher for 'wilful default - Other factors leading to has now said that this is how invoked India-UK BIPA to earnings implications, says a the states should not prove ers' and their companies to such declaration by banks Morgan Stanley report. challenging, as the BJP and its far we can go... The govern - take the government to arbi - raise funds from the capital include assets not being ment has shown that this is tration over the issue. "The government could allies are currently in power in markets. purchased as per the financ - gain the votes it needs in 2016 12 of 29 states, and a few DIPAM, NITI hold first meeting The proposed move, like - ing conditions or proceed - to pass a Goods and Services beyond the 12 are supportive ly to be discussed by the ings being misutilised. Tax (GST) bill," Morgan of the bill". for selecting PSUs for sale board of Sebi in its next An entity can also be Stanley said in a research note. The GST bill will have sig - NEW DELHI: Setting the ment official told PTI. meeting, aims to dry the declared wilful defaulter for In recent time, investor nificant implications on the ball rolling on strategic sale of Finance Minister Arun fund-raising taps for the misrepresentation or falsifi - expectations regarding the stock market. As per the wilful defaulters of bank cation of records, for dis - state-owned companies, Jaitley had said in the Union passage of the GST bill, have research report, six of the ten loans and also safeguard the plete fund- raising ban on such entities where funds posal or removal of securi - waned due to a logjam in the sectors would benefit from a DIPAM and NITI Aayog have Budget 2016-17 speech that interest of small investors. 'wilful defaulters' could are raised from the public. ties without bank's knowl - started discussions to identify NITI Aayog will identify Upper House. However, GST implementation. Some entities tend to tap come in way of the promot - However, they can be edge and for fraudulent according to the global finan - Sectors like consumption, the PSUs that can be sold out - Public Sector Units that would equity and debt markets for ers of a listed company allowed to tap existing deals. cial services major, support for logistics, house building mate - right during the next fiscal. be eligible for strategic sale. funds after banks stop giv - seeking to infuse fresh shareholders including pro - RBI had initially GST bill is rising in the Rajya rials, and industrial manufac - "We want to plan early so "The meeting discussed ing credit for willfully funds, which may hurt the moters by way of rights approached Sebi to put Sabha. turing would likely experience that these sales can be stag - some of the possible candi - defaulting on their existing interest of minority share - issue, private placement or curbs on fund-raising activ - "The key to the bill's pas - a positive impact. gered through next fiscal. dates for outright sale and loans, but small investors holders. preferential allotment, a ities of wilful defaulters, sage is a reduction in the num - Meanwhile, cigarettes (if DIPAM Secretary and senior more meetings would be held get trapped due to lack of Seeking to strike a bal - senior official said. after which the capital mar - ber of Upper House members included in the GST) and oil & officials of NITI Aayog have for taking it further. We do not information about their 'de - ance, the Securities and An individual or a com - kets regulator had started a opposing the bill. That number gas could see a negative held the first meeting for iden - want to wait for next fiscal to faulter' status. Exchange Board of India pany is declared 'wilful process of seeking inputs currently stands at 91 and it impact, while the remaining (Sebi) is mulling putting defaulter' for deliberate tification of PSUs," a govern - begin the process". However, there is a from all the stakeholders needs to fall to 82 for the bill sectors would likely see a neu - counter-view that a com - curbs on IPOs and FPOs by non-payment of the dues for such a move. to clear - we forecast that to tral impact, the report noted. TRUTH PREVAIL 6 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, WEDNES DAY, MARCH 09, 2016

Rohrbach and Ilfenesh and Lara Dutt's charac - Is PriyankHaderaa. drooling oveters in r"Mast i". someone? Responding to another fan's "I play girlfriend of all query, Priyanka, who three guys (played by was among the presen - Riteish Deshmukh, ters at the 88th Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Academy Awards here, Shivdasani) in the film. said that Oscar-winning My role is inspired by actor Leonardo what Ajay Devgn and DiCaprio's winning Lara Dutta did in speech at the award gala 'Masti'," the "Sanam was the "most admiring Re" actress added. moment". Directed by Indra Kumar Would she lose out on some "Great Grand Masti" big Bollywood films also features Shraddha due to her work in Das, Mishti, Pooja Hollwood, asked anoth - Chopra, Sonal Chauhan er fan. and Pooja Bose. "I'm blessed to have choic - Is Shotgun es for some amazing Hindi films. Announce congratulating Urmila soon," the "Mary Kom" or advising her? star, who gained global Actor-politician recognition through her Shatrughan Sinha has stint in American TV congratulated show "Quantico", Bollywood actress replied. Urmila Matondkar, who Priyanka stars in filmmak - tied the knot on er-actor Prakash Jha's Thursday here with latest film "Jai Kashmir-based busi - Gangaajal", where she nessman and model can be seen essaying the Mohsin Akhtar Mir in a role of a police officer quiet ceremony. named Abha Mathur. Shatrughan also said that it's "better late than Is Urvashi never" to Urmila, 42. Bollywood actress Anderson among oth - "Congratulations Urmila Priyanka Chopra, who ers. trying to Matondkar for finally will be seen essaying a The "Bajirao Mastani" tying the knot -- better villain in the upcoming actress lauded the actor impress Ajay? late than never. Wish "Baywatch" movie in a question and Actress Urvashi Rautela, the newly-weds a bliss - based on the hugely answer session titled who will be seen in the ful married life. God popular 1990s TV #AskPc on Twitter on adult comedy "Great bless!" the "Kalicharan" series, has lauded her Saturday, when a fan Grand Masti", is hoping star tweeted. co-star Dwayne 'The asked her "one best that actor Ajay Devgn, Urmila, whose last major Rock' Johnson for his thing about the rock". who starred in the first onscreen outing was in commitment towards "His sense of commitment film of the "Masti" fran - the 2008 film "EMI - his job. to his job," Priyanka chise, likes her charac - Liya Hai Toh Chukana One of the most watched replied to her fan's ter in the film. Parega", got married in TV shows globally, query. "I have lot of things on my a quiet ceremony. "Baywatch" was about Filming is currently under - shoulder and I hope Ace designer and couturier Los Angeles county way in Boca Raton, Ajay Devgn likes my Manish Malhotra, a lifeguards who patrol Florida. Besides Character," Urvashi close friend of the the beaches of Los Johnson and Priyanka, said here at an event. "Masoom" actress, was Angeles, California. It the film also stars Zac She also said that her role in the only Bollywood starred David Efron, Alexandra "Great Grand Masti" is personality present at Hasselhoff and Pamela Daddario, Kelly inspired by that of Ajay the wedding. Health woes cloud retirement Diet rich in fat elevates risk of colorectal Heart attack, stroke risk doubles prospects for women: Report cancer for their age is lower NEW DELHI: This is after drinking alcohol compared to the number no news that consuming BOSTON: Moderate con - sumption of alcohol may dou - of working age men (55 fatty foods is not good for ble the risk of heart attack and per cent). the health but its con - This number falls dras - stroke in the hour after drink - tically in the Asia-Pacific sumption can give you ing, a new study has warned. region, with 30 per cent colorectal cancer in Researchers analysed data of working age women return certainely is. from 23 studies involving rating their health as good Researchers have found 30,000 participants to better for their age compared to that diet rich in fats understand the risk of heart 35 per cent of working increases the risk of col - attacks and strokes in the age men. hours and days after drinking A large number of orectal cancer (bowel alcohol. working women and men cancer). "We found that even moder - said being too busy with It is said that consum - ate alcohol consumption - one work commitments and ing a diet rich in fat caus - drink a day for women and up lack of free or leisure es cells in the gut to to two drinks a day for men - time prevented them from may raise a person's risk of a living a healthier mutate which inturn can lifestyle. elevate the risk of devel - heart attack or stroke approxi - While over 26 per cent mately two-fold within the oping colorectal cancer in hour following consumption cited affordability as a humans. barrier, it said. compared to other times," said "While more women According to a Elizabeth Mostofsky from are being educated, enter - researcher, the link Harvard TH Chan School of ing the work force and between colorectal can - Public Health in the US. earning income, many cer and high-fat diet has "After 24 hours, though, remain financially vulner - been reported for many only heavy alcohol intake con - and blood platelets become that the briefly higher cardio - elevated the risk by up to six MUMBAI: As chronic revealed. able as they attend to ferred a continued heightened years but the mechanisms stickier. This may increase the vascular risk in the hours after times more," she said. diseases are becoming "It is not surprising that multiple responsibilities. risk. In other words, heavy more prevalent in old age, women are concerned involved were not known risk of heart attack and stroke, drinking small amounts of According to the 2015 It is important for them to drinking increases risk both in researchers said. But over time alcohol may be outweighed by Dietary Guidelines for healthcare in later life has about their health in later find a way to save for the till now. In this case, become one of the major life. Women are expected the short-term and the long- regularly drinking small the longer term health benefits Americans, heavy drinking is future as early as possi - overweight people are at term, but drinking smaller amounts of alcohol appears to of regular moderate drinking," typically described for men as concerns among working to live to around 73 years ble. As personal circum - women, says a report. old, five years longer than a higher risk and they amounts has different effects lower cardiovascular risk by said Mostofsky. "However, consuming 15 or more drinks stances and needs differ in the subsequent hours than it "Women are living men, according to the and will change through should stop consuming increasing levels of high-den - heavy alcohol use was associ - per week and more than 8 longer than ever before. World Health fatty foods. does in the subsequent days sity lipoprotein cholesterol ated with higher heart attack drinks per week for women, life stages, women should and weeks," she said. However, chronic dis - Organization (WHO). regularly assess whether So, the next time you (HDL), the so-called "good" and stroke risks at all times researchers said. The findings eases are more prevalent "Keeping healthy and Immediately following the financial plans they wish to taste a bite of cholesterol, and by reducing studied. Six to nine drinks in a were published in the in old age, making health - making sure their retire - alcohol intake, heart rate the tendency to form blood day nearly doubled the risk, American Heart Association's set for themselves can your favourite fatty deli - care in later life one of the ment funds can cover still meet future needs," increases, blood pressure rises clots, they said. "It is possible and 19 to 30 drinks weekly journal Circulation. top concerns among healthcare expenses in Ramakrishnan added. cacy, think twice. working women," accord - retirement are top chal - ing to HSBC's 'The lenges for women. Future of Retirement However, many remain Healthy New Beginnings' unprepared," HSBC India report. Head of Retail Banking World Glaucoma Week: Symptoms, The report revealed and Wealth Management that, in India 33 per cent S Ramakrishnan said. of working women are The report further types, prevention! concerned about the revealed that a very high Glaucoma is a group of thief of sight' because patchy blind spots in your condition at least once a impact of poor health on number of working age eye conditions that cause most people with glauco - side (peripheral) or cen - year. healthcare expenses in women in India (44 per progressive damage to the ma have no early symp - tral vision in both sides. Because early diagnosis retirement compared to cent) are unable to predict optic nerve. If left toms or pain until it is Acute angle-closure - can help manage the dis - 32 per cent of working how much they are likely men in the country. to spend on healthcare in untreated, it can lead to severe. eye pain, severe ease as well the key to The survey was con - retirement than working blindness. There are many types headache, nausea and preserving vision. ducted among more than age men in India (38 per Glaucoma is often of glaucoma, however, vomiting, blurred vision, World Glaucoma Week 18,000 people in 17 mar - cent). caused by an abnormally the disorders can be narrowing of vision, halos is being observed world - kets worldwide, including The problem is more in high pressure in the eye. roughly divided into two around lights. wide from March 6 to 12. in India. the Asia?Pacific region It said, around 32 per where 59 per cent of It is the second leading main categories: ‘open- Prevention It is a joint initiative cent of working women working-age women are cause of blindness world - angle’ and ‘closed-angle’ There is no cure for between the World in the country worry that unable to predict how wide, and the third in or ‘angle closure’. glaucoma yet, the vision Glaucoma Association poor health will affect much they are likely to India. Symptoms of glaucoma loss due to the condition and the World Glaucoma their mobility against 30 spend on healthcare in Who gets glaucoma? Symptoms may can’t be restored. The best Patient Association. The per cent of working men retirement compared to in India. 50 per cent of working Although, glaucoma include: way to prevent getting the aim is to create greater While 31 per cent age men. can affect any age group, Open-angle glaucoma - disorder is to have regular awareness about glauco - working women worry In India, it found that, including infants, it is which is painless and eye exams. And if are ma while encouraging poor health will affect the number of women (51 more common in older does not have acute over 40 or have a family people to have regular their ability to take care per cent) who rate their adults. Glaucoma has attacks until the disease is history of glaucoma, get eye checks, including of themselves, the report personal health as good been called the 'silent at an advanced stage, your eye screened for the optic nerve checks. TRUTH PREVAIL 7 NATIONAL/STATE JAMMU, WEDNES DAY, MARCH 09, 2016 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s cultural fete to Assam Assembly Election 2016: Congress After controversies hit Sri Sri’s event, President give a push to television channel Pranab decides to keep away NEW DELHI: Sri Sri attending. ropes in IIT graduates NEW DELHI: President Ravi Shankar, the virtual As reported in some from the IIT in 2013. Pranab Mukherjee will not programming head of sections of the media, the Under the tutelage of be delivering the valedicto - Anandam TV, broadcast Art of Living is expecting Prabhat Patnaik, the well- ry address at Sri Sri Ravi partner of the World former Pakistan Prime known Marxist economist, Shankar’s cultural festival Culture Festival to be held Minister Yousaf Raza Mr. Parmar’s political out - in the national capital, as on the fragile floodplains Gilani and Sri Lanka look drifted from rightwing announced. This comes in of the Yamuna, will be President Maithripala the backdrop of several looking forward to reposi - Sirisena to join the cultur - corporate-friendly capital - tion the channel as a holis - al extravaganza, in addi - ism to Left-leaning social - controversies swirling tic 24/7 alternative to tele - tion to senior Cabinet ism. And at Nehru’s around the World Culture vision viewing, even as Ministers. Though the anniversary, he found him - Festival set to start on the cultural event, billed NGT has pulled up the self debating Indian econo - Friday. as the biggest and the Foundation for organising my with Mr. Gandhi. “I A Rashtrapati Bhavan greatest, staves off contro - the festival on the Yamuna was critical of every - source said on Monday that versies and a fine imposed river bank, considered thing… I told him Mr. Mukherjee would not attend the event, which has by the National Green fragile and sensitive, from (Gandhi) that the Congress Tribunal (NGT). all appearances, including come under the National The channel got its per - advertisements in news - had no idea about manag - Green Tribunal’s scanner mission to uplink last year papers, the event is going NEW DELHI: Among the Congress too. ing economy. I told him for allegedly violating and though it made a quiet to be held as per schedule. the people behind the “Schemes like Indira Vikas that NREGA was useless,” environmental norms as it debut, is looking forward A four-member com - Congress campaign strate - Yojna or free blanket dis - he said. “Later, he asked erects a massive facility on to the high-profile event mittee of the NGT had gy for the Assam election tribution were not reaching me to meet him the next the Yamuna floodplains. to make a splash on the found that most of the are a group of graduates the people. So we told week.” The following Eyebrows are also being digital platform of Dish small water bodies had week, Mr. Parmar met Mr. raised over the way the TV (Zee) and other plat - been filled up for the fes - from the Indian Institutes them (volunteers) that we of Technology (IIT) who need permission to distrib - Gandhi again and, there - Army has been called in to forms. With more than tival and natural vegeta - after, he was asked to build pontoon bridges on 20,000 guests from the tion removed. Even trees have deployed a “booth ute things [under govern - world over expected to had been cut down. The micromanagement” strate - ment’s schemes] through report to C.P. Joshi. After the Yamuna for the event converge on the Yamuna floodplains of the Yamuna gy to cultivate voters. democratic means”. meeting Mr. Joshi, he being organised by the Art of Living Foundation. floodplains, the organisers will also see an enormous A team of 15 IIT alum - It all began on moved to Guwahati as the are looking forward to the 1,200-foot-long stage party’s poll strategist. His A Rashtrapati Bhavan the Yamuna floodplains in of soldiers in combat ni, handpicked by November 14, 2014, when source, while confirming re-launch of the channel, being erected. All of this, Congress vice-president the party was celebrating access to Mr. Gandhi East Delhi from March 11 fatigues and Army trucks at with an advertisement says Professor A.K. that the President will not Rahul Gandhi and led by a 124th birth anniversary of allows him to exert influ - to 13. the site went viral on the push in major dailies fea - Gosain of the Department ence over the party leader - be attending the festival, No intimation from social media on Monday, turing the spiritual guru of Civil Engineering, IIT 27-year-old Rahul Parmar, Jawaharlal Nehru. At the did not give any specific have been in Guwahati for time, Mr. Parmar was pur - ship in Assam. Though the President, says Art of drawing sharp criticism with photographs of Delhi, will not only Congress has been wary of reason for the decision. Living Foundation from various quarters on Prime Minister Narendra destroy the floodplains nearly a year. They have suing his Masters in According to the organis - outsiders, it’s to be seen “We have not received the employment of the Modi and President but also pose a severe been asked to report direct - Industrial Economics at the ers, the President had Pranab Mukherjee. threat of floods on the ly to the party general sec - Jawaharlal Nehru whether Mr. Parmar’s pres - any intimation from the Army for such an event. agreed to deliver the vale - President cancelling his Officials of the Ministry Officials in the channel scale witnessed in retary for Assam, C.P. University, the course he ence can win them divi - dictory speech at the festi - said the guru provided the Chennai and Uttarakhand. dends. attendance,” said a of Defence defended the Joshi. In the summer of opted for after graduating val, which will be held on spokesperson for the Art of decision saying it was done road map for the chan - “It raises questions about 2015, Mr. Parmar and his nel’s programming. The a city’s attitude to the Living Foundation, which in “public interest” as sev - three-day festival to be ecosystem. The DDA was associates had come up is organising the World eral lakh people were held from March 11 will party to the directive from with the idea of “booth Left Front reaches ‘understanding’ Culture Festival, on the expected to attend the be the channel’s way of the NGT, which tasked micromanagement pro - Yamuna floodplains here event. making its presence felt them with disallowing gramme”, which is to with Congress from March 11 to 13, to Asked whether the Army on the digital platform, any kind of activity detri - recruit three volunteers — of Opposition and CPI (M) mark its 35th anniversary. had put forward its reserva - and as it readies itself, one mental to the flood - one young, one old and one State Secretary Surjya In posters, hoardings and tions, Army officers said of the chief invitees, plains.” “How did the female — for every 100 Kanta Mishra who will be pamphlets, the programme the order came from the President Pranab DDA give permission to voters. includes its inauguration by government and the Army contesting from Mukherjee, will not be this?” Mr. Gosain asked. Mr. Parmar told The Prime Minister Narendra did as directed. “The Army Hindu that since May Narayangarh Assembly Modi and the valedictory raised its concerns but were Yechury warns govt on 2015, when he came to seat and senior CPI (M) address by President told that it had to be done in Guwahati, he had recruited leaders like Rabin Deb, Pranab Mukherjee, apart the overall public interest,” bank privatisation 4.5 lakh volunteers across Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, from an address by Art of one officer said. NEW DELHI: The secretary of the CPI(M), the State. They are trained Ramchandra Dom and Living founder Sri Sri Ravi “The government will Communist Party of India told The Hindu. to think and speak along Samik Lahiri. Former Shankar. take responsibility for the The National Green safety of people attending (Marxist) has cautioned “Technically, the Lok the lines that can help the Chief Minister Buddhadeb Tribunal is hearing a case the event. So this was done the government against Sabha alone is required to Congress win the election Bhattacharjee is not con - ignoring the views of the pass the Bill. But, if they for shifting the venue as in public interest and the in the State that the party testing. construction is banned on Army is best tasked for upper House of try to bulldoze the things has been ruling for over a Announcing the list, Left the floodplains. such things,” a senior gov - Parliament regarding pri - due to the Lok Sabha decade. Front Chairman Biman The Art of Living insists ernment official said. vatisation of public sector majority, then they have “We guide them and Bose said the Left and that it is only putting up Another senior officer banks. to pay a political price, give them leaflets — it’s Congress would “not share temporary structures on the said the Army barely got a Finance Minister Arun which is Rajya Sabha’s not related to publicity. the same platform” during 1,000-acre site. chance to practise bridge- Jaitey said in his budget opposition to other leg - Our task is to convey sim - Mamta Kail, an Art of laying on the Yamuna, and speech that the govern - islative business”, he ple messages to the peo - the campaign. NEW DELHI: The Left Front list Living volunteer at the site, this was a good opportunity ment would consider the said. ple”. Mr. Parmar said his The announcement for said: “We have not dug one as “they were called in with alliance between Congress The Left Front’s list of option of bringing down The BJP-led NDA gov - strategy was distinct from candidates for only 39 per inch of ground. The stage is all permissions.” its stake in the IDBI Bank ernment has an absolute the Rashtriya and its erstwhile rivals — 116 candidates for the cent of the seats indicated 7 acres in size, and is com - An Army company of below 50 per cent. The majority in the Lok Sabha Swayamsevak Sangh’s, the Left Front — has been forthcoming Assembly that talks were under way pletely eco-friendly. No about 120 soldiers from the government at present but does not have the which took its campaign to virtually sealed with Left polls in West Bengal indi - with the Congress. The cement has been used.” Corps of Engineers has holds 80 per cent stake in majority in the Rajya almost every door to can - Front chairperson Biman cates an emphasis on new Left Front announced can - The event is expected to been tasked with construct - draw 35 lakh people. ing the bridge. the IDBI Bank. Sabha. As a result, key vass support for the BJP in Basu announcing a partial faces, with 68 new and didates for just four out of The Finance Bill, Bills such as the Goods Pictures of soldiers While the Army was the Lok Sabha polls. He candidate list on Monday. young candidates — about the 34 seats in Malda and which contains the budget and Services Tax (GST) working for the event goes requested to construct at picks his volunteers from Mr. Basu said they are 58 per cent of the list Murshidabad — two dis - proposals, will not need are yet to get lawmakers’ the constituencies they viral least four bridges, the Army into “an understanding” announced on Monday. tricts considered Congress Adding further contro - built one and may build one Rajya Sabha’s approval to approval. belong to, while the RSS with the Congress but it Minorities comprised over sail through. Mr. Yechury indicated strongholds. versy to the event, pictures more, officials said. cadres can be from any - was not a formal alliance. 21 per cent, while 13 per “It (bank privatisation) that bank unions would where. The list of 116 seats out of cent of the candidates are has to be discussed in the start a nationwide protest Training volunteers 294 leaves enough blank women. Rajya Sabha. If the gov - against the government’s Key to Mr. Parmar’s Family accuses Smriti Irani of turning ernment decides to ignore move. strategy is that he trains his seats to be filled later. The notable inclusions the final analysis of the “The bank unions are volunteers to be critical of Focus on new faces in on the list include Leader Rajya Sabha, they will meeting right now. They blind eye to dying man NEW DELHI: The fam - have a pay a heavy price”, will take an appropriate ily members of a doctor Sitaram Yechury, general action”, he said. killed in a road accident My face today is the face of allegedly involving Smriti Irani have accused the Home Minister reviews Human Resource Bastar’s fight: Soni Sori Development Minister of security NEW DELHI: Tribal looking away from the dying activist-turned-politician man and driving off. Soni Sori, who was recently The allegations, however, attacked with acid in were strongly refuted by the Chhattisgarh, said her face Minister’s office, a man as it is today reflected the claiming to be an eyewitness fight in Bastar. and the local police. All of “My face today is the them said neither was the vic - tim killed by a car belonging face of the fight in Bastar, to Ms. Irani’s convoy, nor did the condition is the same. I she turn a blind eye to the was also jailed in a fake victim. case of being associated The controversy started with Naxalites, the same almost two days after the way he (Kanhaiya) has accident on the Yamuna been framed for his so Expressway as the 14-year- NEW DELHI: Home entered India could have old daughter of the victim Minister Rajnath Singh been spies or smugglers. called terror links,” Ms. Irani ignored the victims. could be given medical treat - Sori said while addressing Ramesh Nagar alleged apa - reviewed the security situ - In the past one year, 18 thy by the Minister. The acci - Abhishek, though, was not ment at the earliest (sic),” the ation on Monday even as Pakistani spies or over JNU students on Monday. dent happened near Mathura present at the accident spot. statement read. several States remained on ground workers have been Showing solidarity with when Nagar, his daughter This version has been con - SSP Rakesh Singh told The high alert. arrested. the students, Ms. Sori said: Sandli and nine-year-old tested by the Minister’s office Hindu that the owner of the Officials in the security “Generally a fidayeen “I am happy to be among nephew Pankaj were riding a which issued a statement that Honda City car (registration establishment have been [suicide] squad would not motorcycle. According to the Honda City car involved number DL 3C BA 5315) was spending sleepless nights wait for three-four days to you all. It is good to see how you all are fighting for Sandli, their motorcycle was in the accident had “nothing identified as Dimple Arora, a after Pakistan’s National strike. Their intention is to to do with the Minister’s cav - Delhi resident. your rights. Your struggle is hit by a car belonging to Ms. Security Adviser Naseer enter and strike immedi - Irani’s convoy. alcade.” “Rather, the Minister “The driver had abandoned Khan Janjua informed that ately. Pathankot [where not very different from that directed the SSP, Mathura, to the vehicle and fled. We have of the tribals in “All the three of us fell off 10 Pakistan-based terror - terrorists spent more than the motorcycle and suffered arrange an ambulance imme - sent a team to Delhi to trace ists could have infiltrated 15 hours at the airbase] Chhattisgarh.” injuries. I was the first to rise diately so that the injured the car owner,” he said. into India. was an aberration. It could “We tribals, adivasis and saw her [Ms. Irani] come The security establish - be possible that the men also want azadi , we want out of her car towards us,” Passengers can rate trains, ment has been hunting who infiltrated were no azadi from the government students who have always young girls in my family, Sandli said. “Seeing my without success for the ter - terrorists but spies who oppression, from the way stood up for various social rape them, make them dis - father bleeding, I begged the stations online ror group that reportedly have been sent here to col - causes are now being called abled. So, the state is like Minister with folded hands to infiltrated into India lect information. The only we are targeted by the state. NEW DELHI: Passengers represent the collective. There We cannot sleep peacefully anti-national,” the tribal this and we have to fight help us. But she plainly can now rate thousands of is built-in accountability as through the Gujarat coast. question is why will so refused to help,” she said. With no specific input many spies move togeth - at night inside our houses. activist said. against it together," she trains and railway stations on every citizen is rating with the There is always this fear Narrating her own expe - added. She went on to say that even safety, cleanliness, timeliness, real first and last name,” said about the possible route er?” said a government as she was begging for help, and any evidence at hand official. that we will be picked up by rience of being attacked and A large number of stu - services and other amenities Sachin Taparia, Chairman and another car belonging to the online. Online community CEO of LocalCircles. The rat - to establish that the terror - “Since the information the CRPF men and framed framed as a naxal, she said: dents and teachers had Minister’s convoy again hit ists had indeed entered the came from a credible as naxals,” she said. “Whatever I have fought is gathered to hear Ms. Sori network LocalCircles will ing system has been rolled out her father who was trying to share the feedback on over after hundreds of requests country, it has been virtu - source, we have put all our She further added that my own life experience. I speak. She received a loud rise on his feet. ally a wild goose chase for energy and resources into was put in jail, I was tor - cheer from the crowd when 2,900 trains and 4,500 railway from citizens. Feedback of after Kanhaiya’s release, “We lay bleeding on the stations with the Ministry of over 10,000 citizens has the last couple of days. this hunt. We have not tured. Recently, I was she started speaking. “She road as she [the Minister] That the men who infil - found anything so far,” students should further Railways on a consolidated already been taken by the por - strengthen their struggle for attacked with acid after I is a woman of great drove away. A passerby basis. Passengers can visit the tal in its ‘Make Railways trated were part of a fiday - said the official. called an ambulance and we een squad or members of Learning from the the release of Umar Khalid exposed a fake encounter strength and courage. It is LocalCircles website and Better Circle’ community. and Anirban Bhattacharya. by the State. In fact people great to hear her speak to us were shifted to a hospital search for a train or station to Railway Minister Suresh terrorist organisations like Pathankot operation, the over half-an-hour after the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) or authorities rushed four “I am now waiting for did not even stop after and show solidarity with submit their feedback. Prabhu has actively used accident,” Sandli told The “While individual griev - social media platforms in the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) NSG teams to Somnath the other students who are attacking me with acid, they our university,” a student Hindu. is not established yet. It is temple, a high-profile tar - jailed in the sedition case to have still been threatening who came to attend Ms. ances can at times be an past to take feedback on train In the FIR too, Nagar’s son exception, these ratings will services. possible that those who get on the Gujarat coast. be free. It is sad to see how me that they will harm the Sori's speech said. Abhishek has stated that Ms. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 STATE JAMMU, WEDNES DAY, MARCH 09, 2016 Woman plays multiple Onkar Seth ridicules Awareness Camp on Special Outreach Omar's statement over roles in her life: Sat accession of J&K Programmes Organized by DFP their contribution in making TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT the society and the nation JAMMU, MAR. 08 : SAMBA, MAR. 08 : In strong. BJP Legal & Legislative order to mobalize and sensi - Former MoS & MLA Cell State Convenor Onkar tize the masses at the grass Priya Sethi, MLA Rajesh Seth has ridiculed the state - root level in general and rural Gupta and Heritage School ment of the former Chief populace in particular, about Chairperson Sunita Mahajan Minister Omar Abdullah various provisions and bene - also addressed the gathering. that the Accession of Jammu fits of special outreach pro - Five women including and Kashmir with Indian grammes that includes Photo by Ajay Police Officer Shakti Union was conditional. He national public welfare pro - Sharma, Yoga Expert Prem alleged that the NC leader grammes viz a viz; Beti TP CORRESPONDENT ernment has been focusing that the BJP led NDA gov - Lata, Handicrafts field was flouting the provisions Bachao Beti Padhao, Swachh JAMMU, MAR. 08 : On on education and dignified ernment want the real wel - activists Nirmal Kour and of the state and Indian Bharat Abhiyan, Pradhan the occasion of International life of the women, for which fare and empowerment of Suman Ranawat and promi - Constitution, under which Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Women Day, BJP Mahila number of welfare schemes women. Provision of LPG nent NGO activist Sushma Omar himself and his father Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti hoto by Bikas Bhagat Morcha under its State have been launched with a connections to poor women; were felicitated for having Dr. Farooq Abdullah are Beema Yojana, Pradhan President Purnima Sharma motive of their economic keeping rupees 900 crore for achieved distinctions in their under oath which they have Mantri Suraksha Beema able by the organizers for Raina (IIS) Programme Head, organized a programme at upliftment and political construction of toilets which respective fields. taken not only once but Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana making the audience aware DFP, J&K urged upon the Jammu Club, wherein BJP empowerment. During ten are necessary for women in A well known social many a times. and Skill India Mission an about BBBP, SBA, PMJDY, audience to avail maximum State President & MLA Sat month rule in coalition in particular; opening of Ayush activist Geetanjali Mahajan, Onkar Seth pointed out intensive awareness cam - PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY and benefits of such national pub - Sharma was the Chief Guest. J&K, BJP had put best Medical Stores; funds of 100 along with her supporters, that in both the constitu - paign was recently launched Skill India Mission. Shri lic welfare schemes which are Sat Sharma, while efforts in improving social crore rupees for Beti Bachao also joined BJP on this occa - tions, the State of Jammu & by the Directorate of Field Sandeep Raina, Medical directly linked with the uplift - addressing a massive gather - and economic status of the Beti Padhao; exculsive pro - sion. Kashmir is an irrevocable Publicity, Ministry of Officer, Accidental Hospital, ment of socio economic con - ing of women, said that the women. "Ladli Beti" vision of rupees 17500 crore Mahila Morcha General part of India and these provi - Information & Broadcasting, Gaghwal and Miss Bhawna dition of the masses in gener - women plays multiple roles scheme was one such his - for Mahila- Bal Vikas Secretary Anju Dogra con - sions cannot be amended. Govt. of India, J & K Region, Attri, Block Development al and weaker sections of the in her life and no family or toric initiative of PDP-BJP Vibhag, besides launching of ducted the proceedings while "Omar should know that Jammu in five identified dis - Officer, Gaghwal, Shri society in particular. He also society is complete without coalition. He said that various social security Morcha leader Veenu what wrong he is commit - tricts of J&K state that Seemant Prakash, Trainee strongly advocated that these her. He said that despite get - woman is the best teacher schemes for women, them - Khanna presented vote of ting and what are the impli - includes, Jammu (Rural), Officer, State Bank of India, national prgrammes got a ting less opportunities, the and her role in inducing selves speak of the concern thanks. BJP leaders and cations of it", Seth observed Srinagar (Rural), Samba, Samba and Mrs. Sunakshi very positive response owing success rate among women patriot feelings in the young of Modi government for Social activits including and further pointed out that Reasi and Kulgam with an Balgotra, Trainer, Himayat to active participation of the is high which is due to minds of the children in the women. Mamta Singh, Dr. many legal luminaries, aim and objective to made the Skill Development Centre masses. Shri Raina also laid capacity and capability in families can prove to be mar - Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Drakshana Andrabi, Suresh including two former Chief people aware about the bene - delivered keynote addresses emphasis on the audience to them in facing challenges velous. State Convener S. S.Bijral Jamwal, Sakina Bano, Usha Justices of the Apex Court fits and provision of these on the themes respectively help in disseminating the and proving as best leaders Purnima Sharma, in his spoke on the need to discour - Choudhary, Vikram viz Dr. A.S. Anand and national public welfare pro - and provided detailed infor - information and awareness of in different sectors. He said address, focused on the age female feticide and edu - Randhawa, S. Charanjeet Mehar Chand Mahajan, had grammes. Field Publicity mation about the benefits and these national programmes in that the Narendra Modi gov - recent Union budget and said cate the girl child for getting Singh Khalsa, Sheela also made it clear in their Unit Kathua in close coordi - provisions to the audience every nook and corner of the Handoo, Anuradha Charak, observations. He recalled nation and cooperation with about these national public country so that the real bene - Sanjita Dogra, Ayodhaya that Maharaja Hari Singh Song and Drama Division of welfare programmes. ficiaries would be able to get Gupta, Prem Lata, had signed the same Ministry of I & B, Education, Pre programme feedback maximum benefits from these Fulfilled the poll promises regarding Pradhuman Singh, Jeet Instrument of Accession ICDS, Rural Sanitation, forms were circulated among National Programmes which Angral, Pushpa Wazir, Aruna which was signed by over Rural Development the audience randomly to are especially meant for the roads at R.S Pura: Dr.Gagan Rawat, Suman Choudhary, 560 Princely states of India. Departments and Lead Bank, know their awareness level upliftment and betterment of TP CORRESPONDENT included Brigadier.A.Bose, state is being developed in all were prominent among those This was under the law per - State Bank of India, Vijaypur about these national pro - the rural populace. Prior to R.S. PURA, MAR. 08 : Colonel Ramesh Daber, and respects to showcase it as a who attended the pro - taining to the Independence organized a day long inten - grammes. After detailed the main awareness pro - M.L.A R.S Pura and Political others, they thanked major attraction for the gramme. Act of India. sive awareness programme expert lectures by the gramme, a health baby show Advisor to State BJP Dr.Gagan for his efforts , as tourists visiting the state. He on Special Outreach resource persons, post pro - was also organized in which President Dr. Gagan Bhagat the Army was interested in apprised the people that there Cong finally imitates BJP Programmes, Phase - III at gramme feedback forms were 70 babies between the age on Tuesday kick-started the said developmental work was no constraint of funds Vinod Vidhya Mandir Higher also circulated among the group od 1 to 5 years drawn black-topping work in Miran and has been demanding for for completing the ongoing stand on ULBs : Balbir Secondary School, Nonath, audience to know how much from various Anganwadi Sahib ,a function was organ - the last years, the issue was projects in a time bound TP CORRESPONDENT Ram Rattan said that the Gaghwal village of Samba knowledge and awareness Centres of ICDS Projects, ized at Miran Sahib Chowk raided by the senior army manner. He also informed JAMMU, MAR. 08 : people are well aware of the district today. The pro - they got after the expert lec - Gaghwal were checked by a and after paying tributes to officials few months ago that a comprehensive plan gramme was organized in tures. While interacting with team of doctors from health BJP State Spokesperson past stand of Congress and order to sensitize and mobi - the audience Shri N. Gulshan department. the Baba Buta ji Maharaj with Dr.Gagan, and the work has been formulated for up- Balbir Ram Rattan, while its non seriousness towards Dr.Gagan started the black - has been started within few gradation and expansion of lize the masses in general and commenting on the demand strengthening the democracy rural masses in particular topping from the new bridge months, this positive change basic facilities to provide all by Congress leaders before at grass root levels. He said Pay disparity of doctors near the Chatha campur of is worth appreciating said infrastructural facilities to especially at the grass root the SKUAST University. Colonel Ramesh Daber. the people of R.S Pura con - Jammu & Kashmir that the five year tenure of level about various aspects Governor for early holding the last ULBs ended in 2010 and provisions of these hits patient care: DAK The Black Topping work of While addressing the gather - stituency. He sought cooper - TP CORRESPONDENT three times the pay of his/her the said area was the longest ing Dr.gagan said that the ation of the people in imple - of Urban Local Bodies and Congress was sharing National Programmes. The programme was presided JAMMU, MAR. 08 : counterpart in GMC who is pending demand of the locals Modi Government at the menting the development (ULBs) and Panchayat elec - power with NC from 2008 to Doctors Association paid miniscule, Rs 47,000. as when the work started one centre is committed to pro - programme on ground level. tions in the state, said that 2014 but it did not deem it over by Shri N. Gulshan Raina, Programme Head, Kashmir (DAK) today said In addition, faculty at veteran said that he has not vide all basic amenities to the The people of the area finally Congress has imitat - necessary to take serious that doctors in Kashmir are AIIMS gets learning seen such a thick Macadum people of three regions of the apprised the MLA about DFP, J & K Region whereas ed the BJP stand on this view and hold the elections Miss Bhawana Attri, Block paid far less than their coun - resource allowance, cost of in his life and that too at State including drinking their demands and griev - important issue. on time. "When it is out of terparts in rest of the country. secretarial staff, expenditure Miran Sahib ,all the credit water, road connectivity, ances and sought immediate Development Officer, In a press statement, power, Congress has sud - Gaghwal and Shri. Sandeep President DAK Dr Nisar on international conferences goes to the local M.L.A Dr. electricity, health services, redressal. Responding to ul Hassan in a statement said and research. Gagan , the total length of drainage system and educa - demands and problems of the Balbir Ram Rattan said that denly realized the need to Raina, Medical Officer, BJP has always favoured the strengthen the democracy at Accidental Hospital, that poor wages are respon - Also, the legal expenses the blacktopping of road tion, and the Union govern - "Vyapar Mandal of Miran sible for migration of highly arising out of any litigation stretch is about 5 kilometers ment headed by Prime Sahib" under the strengthening of democracy grassroots level, while in Gaghwal were chief guest and guest of honor respec - qualified doctors to new pas - are being born by the insti - from main road Miran Sahib Minister Narendra Modi has Presidentship of Surinder at the lowest level through power it never bothered to tures which is having a tute. to near Chatha SKUAST been providing liberal fund - Nathu Choudhary, Dr.Bhagat Panchayats and ULBs and it think about democracy and tively on the occasion. Smt. Shashi Sharma, Chairperson, knocking down affect on There is nothing to moti - University .Senior officials ing to the State for accelerat - assured them that all their continuously raised its voice empowerment of democratic health sector and has badly vate you in Kashmir. of the Indian Army also ing developmental and eco - issues would be addressed in Vinod Vidhya Mandir Higher for holding of the elections institutions", said Balbir Secondary School, Nonath hit patient care. It is not only wages, but accompanied Dr.Bhagat nomic activities adding that a phased manner. He also to these bodies. During 10 adding that the Congress We have lost the best poor working and living assured the gathering that and Shri Seemant Prakash, month rule of BJP as coali - cannot mislead the people Trainee Officer, State Bank of trained doctors due to bad conditions, infrastructural quality of work will not be pay and poor working condi - deficiencies, lack of trans - compromised and special tion partner in the State, the for its dual stand on crucial India, Samba acted as special issue was on top agenda and matters which carry great guests during the occasion. tions and nothing is being parency and political and care will be taken in the exe - done to hold back these bureaucratic meddling that cution of works. He added the formal exercise for the significance. The BJP The programme was attended by a large number of expensively trained doctors. pushes people away. that in the pursuit of making same had been initiated on Spokesperson said that the While in a government The way to retain doctors the constituency a model, the insistence of party, leaders of Congress may be audience that includes; Teachers, Anganwadi run hospital at Delhi, a post - is to treat them well, not to upgrading the roads shall which speaks of its real com - day dreaming of winning graduate is paid Rs 80,000 enforce an indentured servi - remain his priority. The Workers, Helpers, ASHA's, mitment and respect towards these elections but the Panches, Sarpanches, local per month, in GMC Srinagar tude. prominent persons who were the democratic institutions. ground situation is totally it is a paltry, Rs 24,000. Policy makers should cre - present on the occasion people of the area besides stu - "Now, when the initial against Congress and in dents of the host institution as The salary of a senior res - ate a conducive environment included Surinder Nathu ident in Delhi is up to Rs 1 for doctors to work comfort - Chudhary, Distt. BJP preparations for these elec - favour of BJP. After losing well as students of Himayat tions are in progress which Lok Sabha, Assembly and Skill Development Centre of lakh, while in GMC it is just ably at home and also attract President Brijesh Rana, Rs 42,000. those who have left. Mandal Pradhan Miran indicates that the exercise is LAHDC elections, the Union Ministry of Rural Development, Nonath as The entry level faculty If the trend is not reversed Sahib Devendra Raju, going to be undertaken posi - Congress in particular, will member at AIIMS Delhi now, situation could soon Mandal Pradhan R.S Pura tively, the Congress party in again meet the same fate as well. Experts were made avail - draws Rs 1,21,000 which is turn even worsen. Natharam,Inder Sudan, the state too has started talk - the people are once again Charanjeet, Ashok Salaria, ing for holding the same at going to punish it for its Shakti Singh, Hardev Singh, earliest", Balbir said and negative role on sensitive Manohar Lal Saraf, added that it is clear that issues like ULBs while it SGEJAC gears up for Dharna in S.Gurdeep Singh Saini, Gagandeep Singh, Rajesh Congress has finally imitat - remained in government for Babbu, and Pawan Sharma. ed the BJP stand. Balbir six years. front of Rajbhawan on Mar 09 TP CORRESPONDENT to SSA, 2211 Family wel - JAMMU, MAR. 08 : In fare Head order to galvanized support Anganwari Workers, NC leader addresses public Kavinder chairs meeting of RKS for demonstration in front of Reorganization of various Rajbhavan on 09-03-2016 departments including the in support of demands of the Municipality gathering at R.S. Pura at Gandhi Nagar Hospital employees a team of Senior holding of regular DPCs., TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT fied from all over Jammu Pargal, & S. Paramjeet Singh leaders S/Sh. Subash Setting up of the appro - JAMMU, MAR 08: When JAMMU, MAR. 08 : A Division. Raina, Ex-Corporator etc. Verma, Sushil Sudan, priate committee for analyz - the parent was strong and the meeting of Rogi Kalyan The members appreciated In the Last Dr. Deepak Suresh Sharma, K.C Dubey, ing and implementation of child was helpless , parental Samiti was held today on 08- the improvement in working Kumar Dy. Medical Vinod Sharma, Jarnail the 7th pay Commission affection was showered on the 03-2016 in the Conference of the hospital and assured Superintendent, Member Khokhar visited various report in the state so as to child; when the child grows up, Hall of Govt. Hospital full support to further Secretary of RKS Gandhi offices of PHE, R&B, minimize the chances of and the parent is helpless, can Gandhi Nagar, Jammu which improve the working of the Nagar Hospital Jammu pre - Forest, Irrigation, SFC, confrontation be do less than bestow Similar was chaired by Kavinder hospital so that the patients sented vote of thanks to the Govt. Ranbir Press, Estates Merger of State Forest tender care on the parent ? said Gupta, Speaker J&K may get better Medicare and Members for sparing their Department, Jammu Corporation with Forest Mr Mustafa Kamaal Additional Assembly and Chairman advance facilities. valuable time and attending Municipality, MVD, ITI, Department. General Secretary J&K Rogi Kalyan Samiti, Jammu. Speaker expressed satis - the meeting State Motor Garages, Declaration of 5 days National Conference to the At the outset Dr. Mohd faction and happiness over Director Health Services, week to the employees gathering at the house of S. Younis Choudhary, Medical the improvement in working Medical College, SRTC, working outside the Civil Nirmal Singh Sr. Vice Superintendent who is also of the hospital and stressed Azad Must Clarify the meaning Udhyog Bhawan, JDA, Secretariat. President Labana Biradari ( vice Chairman of RKS Govt. upon the staff to work with Vikas Bhawan Etc. Announcement of Health J&K ) in village Mounka , Hospital Gandhi Nagar more zeal and dedication to of Secularism: AIBCU The leaders appealed the Insurance Policy as dis - R. S Pura on 6th March, 2016 Jammu, welcomed the provide missionary services. TP CORRESPONDENT employees to assemble in cussed and decided with all on the occasion of the 4th death Hon'ble Speaker and other He was particularly very JAMMU, MAR. 08: The the Old Mubarak Mandi the stake holders by the Anniversary of his mother Dr. members of RKS and also happy about the provision of statement of Gulam Nabi Azad, Complex at 10:00 Am for Principal Secretary Finance Kamaal further said that in presented the physical and help for Cochlear Implant an opposition leader in the further demonstration and without disturbing the exist - holy Quran " God hath decreed financial achievements of the under RBSK to poor children Rajya Sabha appeared in many rally to press for the redres - ing Medical that you worship none but him, hospital in the form of Power who were deaf and dumb daily newspaper was closely sal of various demands. Reimbursement Rules. And that you be kind to parents Point Presentation. He high - which otherwise was out of viewed and discussed thread They got whelming support Role Back of Income Tax whether one or both of them lighted the major achieve - reach for them due to very bare and AIBCU asked Mr. of the employees and on EPF interest. attain old age in they life, say ments like installation of high cost. Azad to clarify the meaning of assured full participation in Negotiation with the not to them a word of contempt Biometric attendance sys - He also assured to provide "Secularism". the Dharna. The Demands Female Staff of KGBV who , nor repel them But address Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : tem, Improvement in physi - one ambulance to the hospi - Congress Party which ruled included: Sanctioning of are on Hunger Srike. them, in terms of honour . 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Certain bigots, vested from Club foot (CTEV), 172 area including Vinay Gupta , interests and religious competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. share of the poor on the name PSU Employees offices to gather support for Thalassemic patients identi - Surjeet Choudhary, Ajay of Secularism and Gandhi. Timely release of salary the dharna. fantacists are out to destroy.