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P5 Volthe No: XXI|Issue No. 158 |northlines 07.07.2016 ( Thursday) |Daily | Price ` 2/-| Jammu Tawi | Pages-12 |Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 Leaving people to suffer from power outage, PDP sidelined in expansion Minister of Power-Cuts & PDD brigade go in hiding of union ministry NL Correspondent her elevation to the post of Jammu Tawi, July 06 Chief Minister there are NL Correspondent Ministers and Legislators only two MPs, one is Jammu Tawi, June 06 have courted lifestyles that Two factors seem to be Muzaffar Hussain Baig and are unsustainable both responsible for sidelining of the other is Abdul Hameed Are these summers economically and socially; PDP from being inducted in Karra. unusually hot and the power they have lost all sense of the council of ministers, Political observers say that outages really outrageous or fair proportion and public which was expanded on Modi opted for MPs from is it that our tolerance and good. Tuesday. poll bound states for expectation levels have But on the other hand, Though 19 new faces have induction in the cabinet. changed? While it cannot be politicians and the powerful found berth in the council of Secondly, PDP MPs besides denied that God and the have made the country ministers but PDP MPs did the Chief Minister, Government have jointly uninhabitable for ordinary not find any place in the Mehbooba Mufti, seem to and severally chosen to mortals. But all such cabinet. have been least interested in deliver some unkind cuts to ranting, legitimate as they One factor was that since getting berth in the union residents and non-residents may be, does not however Jammu and Kashmir was council of ministers for the in Jammu region, pointing a not poll bound there was no two MPs. Mehbooba knew finger at those abstract exonerate us, the people. It can be taken as truism that compulsion for Modi to it well that in case Modi beings makes little sense. induct one of the two PDP no bad thing can happen to inducted one of the two MPs Thirty four electric poles MPs in the cabinet. In the us without we, ourselves it would have been treated have fallen down from last previous Lok Sabha election as a sell out before the BJP. Nirmal Singh and their local affected power supply in APDRP program for the poles,” he said, adding that contributing liberally to the Friday to this Tuesday due the PDP had three members The PDP's alliance with the MLA Kavinder Gupta. most areas of Jammu. Teams state. many such broken poles kitty of woes. That the to torrential rains and heavy in the Lok Sabha but after BJP had already earned Unfortunately, people of have been deployed from A retired chief engineer of can be spotted in the city. winds in Sainik Colony, people get their government Mehbooba Mufti got elected displeasure of voters in the Jammu who are well skilled Wednesday morning to carry PDD, requesting anonymity He said if instead of using Chhanni Himmat, Nagrota. they deserve. to the Assembly following Kashmir P2 Entire city was plunged in in physical street-protests out repairs. Power supply has raised a question mark these RCC poles, steel darkness and people were have now switched over to will be restored soon.” over the quality and the poles are used, they would left to sweat while no respite social media to pour in their The Northlines, in its issue logic behind installing RCC not break up. “The steel Govt. clarifies over CM’s slip of tongue was seen forthcoming even anger and fancy comments, dated July 4, has already (Reinforced Concrete poles can be bent if a large after 18 hours. being an easier mode. They exposed the inside story of Cement) electricity poles force is applied but they Cash relief for PoK, While the scheduled and are not at fault as those Re-structured Accelerated instead of steel poles on would not break. The steel unscheduled power cuts are stalwarts who used to Power Development and roadsides in view of recent poles are much safer in city the order of the day, the prompt and provoke them Reform Program (R- incident falling over three areas because there would Chhamb displaced only Power development even on flimsy grounds had APDRP), which is a dozen Electric Poles loaded be no chances of them department has miserably boarded the bus to Civil flagship programme of the with over four hundred killing people,” he said. NL Correspondent of Rs. 5.50 lakh each, displaced from PoK and failed to restore the much Secretariat leaving the government with a total Kilograms weight of He said a strength test of Srinagar, July 06 which is part of Prime Chhamb. He said Rs. 2000 hapless people leaderless. outlay of over Rs 50,000 distribution-oil-transformer the RCC poles being used needed electricity. While Ministers’ Developmental crore have been earmarked That Jammu Kashmir has crore. with iron angled platform by PDD should be waiting for the power to It was the slip of tongue of Package, is to be disbursed in the Prime Ministers restore, exhausting of vanished is now obvious as As claimed, RAPDRP will etc. This could have taken conducted by some none other than the Chief among internally and Developmental Package for Inverters and Power no respite is given to the further help the Jammu and toll on human lives and independent agency. Minister, Mehbooba Mufti externally displaced disbursement as cash relief Backups has added to the people who have been Kashmir government reduce huge property loss. He said a thorough probe who declared the other day families from the state. among these internally and woes of people that rendered spending nightmarish nights AT&C losses, outages and He said that PDD should should be done and the that the cash relief received These include displaced the externally displaced them workless and useless. cursing Dr. Nirmal Singh, interruptions, thereby consider the accident as a incident of falling poles from the Prime Minister’s While entire Jammu city, the Minister of Power-Cuts increasing consumer warning as most of the must be investigated. families from Chhamb and families. Dev Package will be PoK. The spokesman said the without any exception of a and his ‘Army of Engineers’ satisfaction. Even if the RCC poles do not meet the Inspection into the distributed among the An official spokesman government will formally locality, suffered the power who have gone into hiding official claims are to be required standards.” He manufacturing of these displace including West today said that in a handout roll out the cash relief outage to its worst, with to save their skin from the believed, the tall claims of explained that ideally the poles by the authorities Pakistani Refugees. The issued on Tuesday, West disbursement process for their tolerance spilling over, public wrath. They have the state government over RCC poles should have concerned is also required statement stirred the hornet some people in various become inaccessible to ensuring better electricity steel rods running across to allay doubts about the nest among political circles. Pakistan Refugees had the internally and externally localities like Chhani consumers and the media supply to the people are set their entire length to impart safety aspect being The government today inadvertently cropped up displaced families of the Himmat today came on alike. However, Simrandeep to fall flat as the Power strength to the pole. blatantly compromised by clarified that the cash relief instead of families of state in Jammu soon. streets in anger protesting Singh, Deputy Ministry in JK is going to “Instead of using steel rods, vested interests, if any. against the power outage Commissioner, Jammu miss the deadline of March a thin wired mesh is used in Our urge for basic and raised slogans against shared on social media 2016 for the implementation these poles. So technically amenities to VVIPs splurge 6 injured in clashes after Eid prayers the Dy Chief Minister Dr. stating, “The storm has of the much hyped R- these are not proper RCC is unlikely to abate. NL Correspondent BSF, Pak Rangers commit 1 per cent increase in Monsoon rainfall Srinagar, July 06 Hours after the to maintain peace on IB NL Correspondent six districts have received torrential rains that hit the state implementation of amnesty New Delhi, July 06 (PTI) above normal rains (60 per on July 1 to 21. to rioters, clashes between Jammu, July 06 cent or more) while five deficit In the national capital, "traces" Kashmiri stone pelting The Southwest monsoon (- 20 to 59 per cent), and one of rainfall were recorded and rioters and security forces To mark the Eid celebrations, BSF officials rainfall has shown a marginal scanty (that is - 60 per cent or the maximum temperature erupted in southern part of and Pakistani Rangers today exchanged rise of one per cent with a less) so far. settled at 36.1 degrees Celsius, Kashmir. sweets along Indo-Pak border in this winter good amount of precipitation in The state on the whole has a notch below the normal. The Six people including a capital of the State. "BSF and Pakistan several parts of the country for recorded excess rains so far. MeT department has forecast senior police officer were Rangers this afternoon greeted each other and the period between June 1 and According to IMD, against a generally cloudy sky with light injured in clashes that broke exchanged sweets at all most seven places on July 6, IMD has said. normal average of 76.51 mm rain or drizzle for tomorrow. out between protesters and International Border of Jammu in Hiranagar, All regions, barring the east rains between June 1 and July In the north, rain or snowfall security forces after Eid Samba, Ramgarh, R S Pura and Pragwal and northeast have started 5, the state has recorded 98.33 occurred at most places over prayers in the Kashmir Sectors on the festival of Eid," official recording monsoon above the mm precipitation during the Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Valley on Wednesday. spokesman here said. He said both forces normal. Only the northeast and period. Pradesh and Uttarakhand, IMD Additional Superintendent photojournalist with a local Umar Farooq and committed each other to maintain. east India region are currently Several parts of the country said in a bulletin. of Police, Mubashir magazine among them, Mohammad Yasin Malik witnessing a deficiency. received varying degrees of Most places over eastern Uttar Bukhari was wounded in were injured in clashes at under house arrest fearing PM greets on Eid According to IMD, the country monsoon rains since yesterday Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, stone pelting at Janglat Safakadal near Eidgah in violence, the policeman as a whole received 218.2 mm even as three persons were Chhattisgarh and West Bengal Mandi in Anantnag district the city after security forces said. of rainfall as compared to killed and as many injured in received rains as also did and a constable was hurt New Delhi, July 06 used pellet guns and tear Its pertinent to mention that 215.3 mm, which is 1 per cent two separate incidents of northeastern states of Sikkim, during clashes with gas to control the frenzied Jammu Kashmir Chief more than the normal lightning strike in Bihar. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted protesters at Hyderpora mob, the official said. Minister Mehbooba Mufti precipitation the country In Uttarakhand's Chamoli Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura. the nation as well as leaders of some other chowk in the outskirts of The rest of the Valley as a policy move decided to receives from June 1 to July 6. district, another body was In southern India, parts of countries, including Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, the city, a police official remained peaceful. drop charges against the In Rajasthan, as the initial found from the banks of Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, on the occasion of Eid and wished that this who did not want to be Security forces put Kashmiri rioters for giving phase of the Southwest Alaknanda in Ghat area last Lakshadweep, Interior named said. prominent separatist leaders them a fresh start. special day deepens the spirit of harmony and remained active over the state, night taking the toll in Karnataka, P2 peace. Modi said he spoke to Sharif to convey Four people, a Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Agencies the Eid greetings to him. "My greetings and best wishes on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this special day deepen the spirit of 'UK feared India-Pakistan nuclear war in 2001' harmony and peace in society," Modi tweeted. In further tweets, he said he extended Eid NL Correspondent Inquiry, which declared today foreign policy priority for the foundation of the very close committee in person in and the possibility that they greetings to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz London, July 06 that the Iraq invasion in 2003 UK was Afghanistan. Towards working relationship which I February 2011, he again might begin to threaten each Al Saud, Crown Prince P2 had been based on "flawed the close of the year, following developed with the US sought to prove that Iraq had other with their nuclear forces. The UK feared an India- intelligence". the terrorist attack on the Secretary of State General not been a serious "I got completely immersed in BSF, Pak Rangers commit Pakistan nuclear war in the In an attempt to highlight Indian Parliament on Colin Powell," he said. consideration on his foreign that. With Colin Powell, with wake of the terror attack on other pressing matters at the December 13, 2001, the His testimony is backed up by policy agenda before 2002 by his deputy, with David to maintain peace on IB the Indian Parliament in 2001 time, Straw said he had been possibility verging it appeared his Foreign Office stressing the bubbling tensions Manning, we were backwards and tried to "persuade and preoccupied with the India- at times on the probability of a spokesperson and media between two nuclear powers and forwards to India and Jammu, July 06 cajole" the two countries to Pakistan issue on an "hour by military engagement between advisor at the time, John like India and Pakistan. Pakistan throughout that pull back from a military hour" basis which formed the India and Pakistan became an Williams, who told the inquiry Straw explained, "Then on period to persuade and cajole To mark the Eid celebrations, BSF officials confrontation, according to grounds for his close added preoccupation for the "The Foreign Secretary was 13th December 2001 there the Indians and Pakistanis to and Pakistani Rangers today exchanged evidence presented to an relationship with his US UK government and the US. chiefly preoccupied with was the attack by Islamist pull back from a military sweets along Indo-Pak border in this winter inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war counterpart at the time Colin The attack on Parliament in trying to persuade India and terrorists against the Lok confrontation. So that was our capital of the State. made public on Wednesday. Powell. New Delhi by LeT and JeM Pakistan back from the edge of Sabha in Delhi. That led to a preoccupation". "BSF and Pakistan Rangers this afternoon The then UK foreign secretary In a memo to the inquiry militants killed 9 people. a war that might easily have series of events which over the Describing the Iraq issue as greeted each other and exchanged sweets at Jack Straw made the committee dating back to "The joint US-UK endeavour gone nuclear". following months led to a merely a "problem" which did all most seven places on International Border revelations during his January 2010 Straw said, to avoid such a serious In a later statement Straw mobilisation of conventional not have to be dealt with of Jammu in Hiranagar, P2 depositions before the Chilcot "Immediately after 9/11 the regional conflict was the made to the Chilcot Inquiry forces by India and Pakistan "there and P2 2 CITY INFO The NORTHLINES JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY | 07 | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com To set state economy in order, Two boys die of ‘drug-overdose’ Rajouri, July 06 Mohammad Shafiq was also CrPC and picked up two arrested by the Rajouri persons from the area for constitute inquiry against scandals: BJP Two young boys died last police in 2015 and booked questioning. night allegedly due to drug in a case under the NDPS He added that the deceased NL Correspondent departments, influential (SVO) is moving with slow unpunished. and influential individuals, it overdose in Rajouri town. Act. “Two youths died on were drug addicts and were Jammu Tawi, July 06 individuals, firms and pace in the cases referred to The Chief Minister, is desired that government Reports say, another youth Tuesday night. The police involved in drug trafficking traders on account of various it. As per government order Mebhooba Mufti in her should cut down its was rushed to GMC Jammu after legal formalities have and denied any information BJP State Spokesperson taxes administered by of 2003, the Vigilance statement in the legislature expenditure, preserve by his parents. conducted the post-mortem about the third youth taken Prof. Virender Gupta in a Commercial Taxes Organization has to conduct said that the state economy and constitute Identified as Liakat Ali of today. Whether they died to a hospital at Jammu. statement said that the Department. surprise checks jointly with government employees inquiry against the persons, Kakora village in Manjakot due to overdose of drug or Sources said five youths Government of Jammu & As per the CAG report the concerned department. would have to wait for 7th including the ex-ministers tehsil and Mohammad after consuming poisonous were indulging into Kashmir is in a serious mess tabled in both the houses of While out of 114 Joint Pay Commission for atleast and bureaucrats, who Shafiq of Chandimarh in substance is a matter of gambling took drugs in a because of financial State Legislature the fiscal Surprise Checks to be two years as she stated that committed scandals and Poonch district, both the investigation and will be room. The deceased irregularities and scandals liabilities of State conducted, the Vigilance government has many looted public money. It deceased were living in clear after post-mortem developed complications committed during the Government are Organization merely financial liabilities, should activate the SVC and Ward 2 in Rajouri. report,” said the SSP. and taken to District previous regime and because accumulating alarmingly conducted only 16 from July including around Rs. 20,000 establish accountability and Both the youths had been The SSP said the police had Hospital. Shafiq died on the of lack of desired initiatives. and have gone up to Rs. 48, 2015 to December 2015. The crore of General Provident transparency in the involved in drug peddling started inquest proceedings way, while Liakat died at the He illustrated his points by 314 crore on 2014-15 from government on its own is Fund money missing. government working. for the last many years and under Section 174 of the hospital. quoting the reports appeared Rs. 31,271 crore in 2010-11, also soft peddling on Prof. Virender Gupta said in media that a staggering an increase of Rs. 17,042 sanctioning prosecution in that with the above stated amount of Rs. 2509.11 crore crores in last five years corruption cases as a result financial position of the state is an outstanding against (about 42 per cent)The State of which erring officers and and financial outstanding NC condemns Tripursundari temple desecration various government Vigilance Organization officials have remained against various departments Jammu Tawi, July 06 valley. All the protesters lackluster role in protecting representatives of various unanimously were of the the places of worship and organizations passed a In a joint protest opinion that such attempts historical importance of message to those quarters Pandits block traffic, demand demonstration led by are under a well orchestrated exiled Hindi community in that propagate lies about the National Conference ploy and mechanism to Kashmir valley, Yogi along disunity in community. The Minority Cell President Sh destroy the relics and places with various organizations community is united on security for shrines in Valley M K Yogi along with other of reverence belonging to heads warned of a much matters which concern the organization held at Press minority Hindu community larger pan India agitation if community and nation and FIR lodged by the members. Club, Jammu. Hundreds of and the recent desecration such gory incidents repeat in today's demonstration is a “Such incidents have the KPs braving hot and humid and vandalizing is part of the future. The protestors while living example. The major potential to create further conditions demonstrated at larger drive to hurt the breaking the police barricade social and political distress and the government press club against the recent sentiments of Hindus and ventured out on Pt Prem Nath organizations which should take immediate steps desecration and vandalizing create a fear psychosis. It is Dorga chowk and blocked participated in this protest to address grievences of the of Mata Tripursundari noteworthy that the latest the main road for nearly half demonstration are, Kaahmiri people,” said KK Khosa of temple in District Kulgam. unholy act happened in the an hour. Further, Yogi also Pandit Sabha, Jammu, All the Kashmiri Pandit Sabha. The protesters were backdrop of on going demanded that there should State Kashmiri Pandit The protesters demanded infuriated with this latest act Amarnath Yatra and state be full proof security to the Conference, Panun Kashmir, passage of the Temples and of vandalization and administration was caught other shrines of Hindus as Lok Janshakti Party cell, Shrines Bill in the demanded strict action napping. Yogi, President NC many disturbing elements are Youth All India Kashmiri Legislative Assembly to against those forces inimical Minority Cell, while resting ready to create hassle like Samaj, AIKS, Y4PK, KP ensure that an elected body to KP community and its the blame on state this act during this Amarnath Coordination Committee for looked after shrines in civilization anchors in administration for its Yatra Period. The IDP and others. Kashmir. “The Bill will be an important milestone in Storm hits ‘langar’ Terror attack in Madina safeguarding Hindu shrines in Kashmir, which have site in Udhampur highly painful: Mir slowly been encroached upon during the last two ‘langar’ and material. Jammu Tawi, July 06 Jammu, July 6 organised by different create fear psychosis like in decades. The community is Electricity supply Expressing serious concern and deep sorrow over the organisations, Pandits 1989-90. pained to see the plight of remained suspended bombings in Madina Sharief, JKPCC Chief G.A. Mir today Displaced Kashmiri Pandits demanded a high-level “We demand that adequate religious places in the throughout the night Valley,” said Ravinder strongly condemned the shameful act in which many today held a demonstration investigation into the security should be provided in the peripheral area Raina, president of the All precious lives were lost. The attack in Madina tantamount and blocked traffic near desecration of temples at to religious places of Hindus of the town. State Kashmiri Pandit to attacking world peace, the world should get united Dogra chowk to protest Logripura in Anantnag and in Kashmir and the persons At several places on Conference. against the perpetrators of terror and defeat the designs of against the spate of attacks Devsar in Kulgam and who are responsible for the national highway Anti Peace Forces vitiating atmosphere of friendship to Since the exodus of the on temples in the Kashmir encroachment on land in desecration identified and serve their vested interests, PCC Chief said. Terming the minority community in and Dhar road, trees valley and theft at parts of the Valley. booked under the Public Udhampur, July 6 were uprooted. The trees attack as highly painful, PCC Chief said the terror attack 1990, when armed has hurt the sentiments of entire Muslim World. While Tripursundari temple in The protesters alleged that Safety Act,” said RK Bhat, insurgency erupted in which fell on the roads and Due to heavy rain and a offering condolences PCC expressed heartfelt sympathies Devsar a few days back. such attempts were being president of the Youth All Kashmir, property belonging live wires created hindrances Traffic remained disrupted made under a well- India Kashmiri Samaj. thunderstorm on Tuesday in restoring electricity and with the bereaved families who lost their dear ones in this to ancient temples had, in the terror attack. for more than half an hour as orchestrated plan to destroy The incidents of desecration absence of any management night, Amarnath yatra smooth plying of vehicular protesters called for the relics and places of were widely condemned by mechanism, become a major ‘langar’ at various places on traffic. arrest of miscreants behind reverence belonging to the members of the displaced target for land sharks, who the Jammu-Srinagar national The administration pressed Two youths die of ‘drug the series of incidents. They minority community and the com‘’munity, who alleged managed to change the highway was destroyed and heavy machinery and men overdose’ in Rajouri tried to move towards Tawi recent desecration and that the police and civic revenue records in its tin sheets blown away. into service. They were sent Throughout the night, all bridge, but were prevented vandalising was part of the authorities had not been connivance with some to the site to make the road Rajouri, July 6 by the police. larger drive to hurt their taking steps to investigate corrupt revenue officers in ‘langar’ parties faced a lot of worthy of movement for the In a joint demonstration religious sentiments and the issue properly despite an several villages. difficulty in restoring Amarnath yatra. Two youths died allegedly due to drug overdose in the town last night. According to unconfirmed reports, another youth (nicknamed Chhotu) was rushed to a Jammu Finally, govt to distribute relief to PoJK refugees Amarnath land row: BJP wants amnesty for all hospital by his parents. The deceased have been identified as Liakat Ali of Kakora Jammu, July 6 Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) Jammu, July 6 said as lawyer of the party, youths relieved. people of the Jammu region. village in Manjakot tehsil and Mohammad Shafiq of in 1947 and Chamb he had fought cases of Fifty challans concerning Other activists who did not Chandimarh in Poonch district. Both were living at Ward 2 in Rajouri. More than seven months displaced, dislodged during After granting of amnesty to Jammu youths and secured Jammu youths were still wait for the BJP to fight for Both the youths had been involved in drug peddling for the after Prime Minister the India-Pakistan wars, will 634 stone-throwers, the bail for many of them. pending in the court of law them had fought the battle Bharatiya Janata Party He expressed the hope that while nearly 600 cases were themselves and got relief last many years and Mohammad Shafiq was also arrested Narendra Modi announced get Rs. 5.50 lakh each as by the Rajouri police in 2015 and booked in a case under (BJP) has expressed the the remaining cases would lodged at various police from the judiciary. Rs 2,000 package for relief. It is important to note the NDPS Act. refugees in Jammu and that Modi during his visit to hope that pending cases of be considered for amnesty stations in the Jammu “We had known that neither “Two youths died on Tuesday night. The police after legal Kashmir, the PDP-BJP the state on November 7, Jammu youths in connection soon. At least 150 persons region. the then government nor the formalities have conducted the post-mortem today. coalition government has 2015, had announced a with the 2008 Amarnath of a number of organisations “Cases lodged at police saffron party would come to Whether they died due to overdose of drug or after finally woken up and started whopping package of Rs land row will be taken up were involved in the stations can be waived if a our rescue. We fought our consuming poisonous substance is a matter of process for its distribution. 80,000 crore. Out of this, Rs soon. agitation, he said. direction is issued by a high- battle in the court of law and investigation and will be clear after post-mortem report,” Twenty FIRs registered at After the agitation ended on ranking police officer with cases against us were There was resentment 2,000 was announced as said the SSP. various police stations in the August 31, 2008, with ‘not proved’ statement and dismissed after great brewing among “one-time monetary The SSP said the police had started inquest proceedings Jammu region for acceptance of all demands the cases dismissed in the hardship,” said Sunil under Section 174 of the CrPC and picked up two persons representative organisations compensation refugees." involvement in stone- during Governor’s rule, the final report,” said Arora. Sharma, a PhD scholar of from the area for questioning. of the refugees who had There are 31,619 families throwing during the FIRs were not withdrawn, Confirming the granting of the Dogri department at He added that the deceased were drug addicts and were alleged that the government from PoJK registered with Amarnath land row in 2008 he said. amnesty to 20 Amarnath Jammu University. involved in drug trafficking and denied any information was deliberately delaying the Rehabilitation were among the 104 cases He said the agreement land row agitators, Deputy He and seven other activists about the third youth taken to a hospital at Jammu. the disbursement of relief to Organisation. Out of these, withdrawn by the between the Shri Amarnath Chief Minister Nirmal had been rounded up and Sources said five youths while gambling took drugs the deserving families. 26,319 families opted to government on Tuesday on Yatra Sangharsh Samiti and Singh had described it as a booked by the police in (reportedly confessed by the third youth at Jammu) in a As per the plan, each of the settle down in the state itself recommendations of a high- the government committee historic decision of the 2008 in connection with the room in Ward 2. The deceased and Chhotu developed refugee family displaced and 5,300 families settled powered committee. should have been PDP-BJP government on a Amarnath land row for complications and taken to District Hospital. Shafiq died from Pakistan-occupied outside the state. BJP MLC Ramesh Arora implemented in toto and all long-pending demand of defying curfew. on the way, while Liakat died at the hospital.

Modi could have given a a place for one of the three MPs telephone talking to Colin Powell and others about and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. FROM PAGE 1 the place in the cabinet when late Mufti Sayeed forged an the India-Pakistan thing. So this was completely He also spoke to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Afghan alliance with the BJP over a year ago. dominant. Iraq was a problem, but it was a problem President Ashraf Ghani, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh we didn't have to deal with there and then," he Hasina and Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and PDP sidelined in expansion said. greeted them on Eid. (AGENCIES) 'UK feared India-Pakistan The extensive 'Iraq Inquiry' report is made up of 12 of union ministry volumes and comes after nearly seven years of nuclear war in 2001' testimony and evidence gathering since 2009. BSF, Pak Rangers commit to valley and hence the PDP leadership was not in favour of The five-member inquiry committee was chaired by former being held responsible for added sell out to BJP by civil servant John Chilcot and included House of Lords maintain peace on IB then" he added, "We were dealing hour by hour with the accepting a berth in the union council of ministers. Indian-origin member Baroness Usha Prashar. India-Pakistan issue". For Modi there was no compulsion from the PDP for giving Samba, Ramgarh, R S Pura and Pragwal Sectors on the "Just to illustrate what I mean by 'hour by hour', it is a one of the two MPs berth in the cabinet hence Modi did not festival of Eid," official spokesman here said. matter of Straw family record now that I was supposed to be want to sacrifice one cabinet seat for the poll bound states, He said both forces committed each other to maintain cooking the Christmas lunch and I served the first course on PM greets on Eid including Utter Pradesh, for accommodating PDP. Had the peaceful atmosphere and harmonious relation between Christmas day and the rest of the time was spent on the PDP been interested in a berth in the council of ministers them. (AGENCIES) of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan

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Printed, Publish The NORTHLINES KATHUA 3 JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY 07 | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com ABVP organizes personality development camp Ansari leads Eid prayers at Zadibal SRINAGAR JUL 06 NL Correspondent into a powerful, prosperous appeals youngsters to use The Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association (JKSA) today Kathua, Jul 06 and proud nation and it social media in positive organized Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at various places in Valley. The strongly favours placing to aspects. Rohit Gupta, special ABVP Kathua unit organized main congregation to offer Eid prayers was held at historic the students, the idea of guest of the day threw light a four days Personality Imambara Zadibal, Srinagar wherein thousands of Muslims keeping the Nation above on the importance of Development Camp in from Shia community offered Eid Namaz. everything else. Pawan computer education in the Kathua on Wednesday. The The Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association Chief Patron and Vivek, ABVP study circle present world. He further program was started by Minister for Information Technology and Youth Services and incharge, addressed students said that in this modern lightening of the traditional Sports, Moulana Imran Raza Ansari led the Eid prayers. about personality world, the need of lamp. While addressing the In his address, Moulana Imran Raza Ansari enlightened the development and said technology and computer is students, ABVP State gathering about the teachings of Islam and significance of Eid personality is something that also increasing and students President Ishwar Sharad prayers. He said that Islam teaches us to help the poor and cannot be buys even by can choose this field as their highlights the achievements needy to uplift them and maintaining communal harmony and spending millions. The professional career. Others of ABVP at district, state and mutual brotherhood. present youngster's who were present on the National level. He said that Congratulating people on the occasion, Moulana Imran Raza generation is busy in occasion include Akshay ABVP is the world's largest Ansari said that sacred month of Ramzan provides an spending time on social Bharti, Rahul Dev Sharma, student organization whose opportunity to Muslims to purify themselves, attain tolerance networking sites and are Amit Sudan, Ankita Gupta, and serve the humanity. Moulana Imran Raza Ansari also aim is to reconstruct India isolating from society. He Mayank Bagotra. prayed for peace, prosperity and development of the State. Man slips to death JKNPP protests delay in 7th Pay Commission Bhim extends Eid greetings Srinagar, Jul 06 NL Correspondent Friendship Society take this that while giving a nod to the bill Jammu Tawi, Jul 06 A man slipped to death while rafting in Leh on pertaining to doubling their opportunity of extending Eid Greetings to the entire Wednesday. According to sources, Pranab Kumar Datta salaries,the BJP legislators ruthlessly Prof.Bhim Singh, Sr. Muslim fraternity in the S/o Deva Kumar R/o Mumbai slipped during rafting jettisoned the sensitive issues of casual Advocate, Supreme Court of at Sangam, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Leh. workers viz-viz regularization of India & Executive world with a hope that peace He was shifted to Nimoo hospital where doctors services of daily wagers and Chairman, Indo-Palestine shall prevail and justice declared him as dead. After completion of legal contractual employees working in Friendship Society extends shall rule the mankind all formalities, the body of the deceased was handed over various Govt. departments, Eid Greetings to the Muslim over the world. I also extend to his legal heirs for last rites. Police have registered a regularization of services and release fraternity all over the world Eid Greetings to the case in this regard under relevant sections and initiated of salaries of ReT teachers, Temporary and particularly those who Palestininan brethren that the time is very near when further proceedings. teachers, Academie Arrangements have been fighting for their working in Govt. schools, colleges and honourable existence and Palestine shall be enjoying Teenager drowns in canal polytechnics, regularization of SPOs, civil rights in Palestine. full freedom and the NYC volunteers, Anganwari / Asha Prof. Bhim Singh in his Palestinians shall share the Srinagar, Jul 06 workers. NRHM workers and other special Eid Greetings fruits of independence once lower rung employees. again as was dreampt by the A teenager drowned in a Sindh canal in Poshkar NL Correspondent conveyed, "Islam has been under the pretext of-fiscal liabilities Flaying the political imbecility of the area of Kangan in Ganderbal district, police said Jammu Tawi, Jul 06 conveyed the message of greatest Palestinian Hero today. An official said that Nisar Ahmad Khatana was highly reprobate and BJP, Mr. Yash Pal Kundal deplored peace, brotherhood and Abu Umar-Yasir Arafat and discriminatory. He said that the (17) of Poshkar Wangat drowned after he went to that rather than raking up genuine and justice to all the people on other Palestinians who gave Harsh Dev Singh Chairman JKNPP, coalition government in the State was take bath in canal of Upper Sindh power project legitimate issues of the"public, the earth, in the East and in the their lives for the freedom Yash Pal Kundal State President Young least bothered about the welfare of the with other friends. His body was recovered from Saffron MLAs indulged in ridiculous West. The Hindi (Urdu) and dignity of their Panthers and other leaders staged a employees which had also failed to clamouring inside the legislature over the canal hours later after hectic efforts by locals meaning of Islam is peace people."Prof.Bhim Singh massive protest demonstration seeking regularize the services of more than their salary, CDF, plots, powers thus (Aman) and peace is also visited Jantar Mantar and police. This is third such incident in past immediate hike in the salary of the 60,000 casual employees who had been making a mockery of themselves. He integrated with justice and and offered Eid Greetings to week. working class at Exhibition Ground on languishing and protesting in open for said that the Saffron party which human rights. I on behalf of the Muslim brethren at the Earlier, two teenagers drowned at Haknar and Tuesday. Harsh Chairman JKNPP their demands since long. would create ruckus over the issues of the National Panthers Party Hyde Park Corner of New Bandeybagh localities in the canal. while speaking to the media lambasted He divulged that the people of Jammu employees while in opposition had and the Indo-Palestine Delhi in India. Police have taken cognizance, said the official. the State govt. for postponing the region had voted BJP to power but now openly indulged in realizing its implementation of 7th Pay unfortunately none of the Saffron petty vested interests. He said that the Eid celebrated with Commission recommendations for the party's MLAs could rake up the criminal silence and utter failure of the Government employees for another genuine issues of the people in the BJP had unveiled its incompetent, Governor reviews fervour across Reasi two years. He said that the State Assembly which had immensely perfidious and servile character for dispensation divesting the employees dented the pride and honour of the which it would pay a heavy price in the Amarnath Yatra REASI, JUL 06 of their long awaited salary benefits electorate of Jammu region. He said coming days. Like other parts of the state, the festival of Eid-ul- Srinagar, Jul 6 Fitr was also celebrated with religious fervour and In a review meeting held at the Raj Bhavan here today Shri gaiety in Reasi today. Mosques were decorated to BJP pays tribute to Dr. Mookherji P.K. Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer of the Board, mark the occasion and markets witnessed huge rush informed the Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman of the of people purchasing sweets and gifts. The Eid NL Correspondent Assembly Kavinder Gupta, mission. Rajesh Gupta said that today Board, that till 5th July 2,47,634 Yatris had obtained Jammu Tawi, Jul 06 Namaz was offered at Jama Masjid Reasi. Deputy State General Secretary MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, people run after ministries Advance Registration through 432 designated branches of Commissioner Ravinder Kumar and other senior (Org.) Ashok Kaul, MLA while paying tributes at but Dr. Mookherjee left his the Punjab National Bank, J&K Bank and Yes Bank, On the occasion of birth civil and police officers were also present on the Rajesh Gupta, MLCs Ashok Samba, said that Dr. chair of Union Minister for which are located in 32 States in the country. CEO anniversary of Bharatiya occasion. They exchanged Eid greetings with Khajuria and Ramesh Arora Mookherjee was an the cause of the nation. It reported that the Advance Registration for the current Jana Sangh founder Muslim brethren at Jama Masjid and prayed for (Adv.), District Presidents institution in himself which shows his concern and pain Yatra had marked a significant improvement because of President Dr. Shyama peace and tranquility in the state. Muslim brethren Ayodhya Gupta and Baldev represented a visionary for motherland. Similarly, the sustained awareness campaign carried out by the Prasad Mookherji, BJP exchanged wishes, sweets and gifts with people Singh Billawaria and Mahila leader, a great patriot and Industries & Commerce CEO's office throughout the past year. In this context, the organized number of from all walks of life. Morcha State President good human being, who Minister CP Ganga joined CEO reported that as up to 5th July last year 2,25,095 Adequate arrangements were also made by the programmes across the Purnima Sharma, garlanded never compromised on party activists to pay pilgrims had secured Advance Registration. district administration for smooth celebrations of state, wherein party leaders, and laid wreaths at the principles. tributes at Poonch.PHE For the pilgrims who had failed to secure Advance statue of Dr. Shyama Prasad Ashok Kaul spoke in length Minister Sham Choudhary the Eid festival. ministers, MLAs, MLCs Registration, for whatever reason, the Shrine Board has Mookherjee. on various aspects of the life paid tributes, along with Eid Namaz was also offered in other mosques across visited different districts to provided opportunity for On-spot Registration. CEO Kavinder Gupta said that the of Dr. Mookherjee and said local activists in a the district. Extending greetings to the Muslim lead the local activists to reported that this year facilities had been established at youth in particular should that it was on the call of Pt. programme at Kathua.Forest brethren, DC said that such occasions promote pay tributes. four places in Jammu viz Vaishnavi Dham, Saraswati In two separate programs take pledge to adopt the Premnath Dogra that Dr. & Environment Minister unity, communal harmony and brotherhood in the Dham, Mahajan Sabha, Sangam Resort and Ram Mandir held at Trikuta Nagar and principles and ideology of Mookherjee took the Ch. Lal Singh along with (for Sadhus only). In Srinagar this facility has been state. Kachi Chawni offices, BJP Dr. Shyama Prasad initiative to protest permit State General Secretary provided at the Tourist Reception Centre, Nowgam. State President & MLA Sat Mookherjee and work system and provision of Pawan Khajuria paid his To ensure against avoidable inconvenience on arrival in MP, MLA tour Lyani Baguni Sharma (C.A), Speaker towards achieving his separate symbols in J&K. tributes at Udhampur. Jammu and Kashmir the CEO has once again urged all Jammu Tawi, Jul 06 intending pilgrims to obtain Advance Registration at their BJP Member of Parliament form Jammu-Poonch Chandi Mahayagya Shrihudh Mata Shobha Yatra organised home stations before embarking upon the Yatra. Constituency Jugal Kishore Sharma, along with Samba Governor asked CEO to reiterate directions to all MLA Dr. Davinder Manyal, undertook an extensive at Vaishno Devi Welfare Committee, concerned for the required steps being taken to ensure tour of village Lyani Baguni, where they interacted Trinetradhari Shiv from July 9 cleanliness and sanitation in all Camps and direct all with the local people, listened to their problems and concerned agencies to see that pilgrims, service providers ShambooSeva Dal and Jammu Tawi, Jul 06 later addressed a massive gathering.The people others took part in the and others visiting the Shrine area do not litter the hills. expressed their concern over the condition of road Shri Rajmata Jhandaywala ShobhaYatra. Mandir set up by Rajmata at He particularly stressed the need for ensuring against any leading to their village besides lack of basic amenities Shobhayatra started from Delhi, Haridawar , Jammu plastic materials being thrown into the nullahs and the and the MP and the MLA assured that whatever has ShriRanbireshwar Shiv and Katra Vaishno Devi and Deputy Commissioners being once again reminded to been brought into their notice would be taken seriously Temple and passes through Jai Deva mission is jointly effectively enforce the ban on plastic materials. and the people will get respite soon. Jugal also main bazars of old city viz. organising first of its kind " announced rupees two lakh for restoration of dug well Indira Chowk. Raghunath Chandi Mahayagya" at HOME TUITION for the benefit of the local population. Bazar, Old Hospital road, Katra Vaishno Devi from He said that many areas of Samba constituency PuraniMandi, Raj Tilak road July 9-july17 . remained neglected during the previous government and finally culminated at Head of the mandir and Class 8th - 12th and the then MLA also did not care to work for NL Correspondent Jammu West), Senior N.C GeetaBhawan Parade. On mission, Swami Rajeshwara Jammu Tawi, Jul 06 development and welfare of the people. The BJP MLA Leader and M.L.A the occasion whole city gave Nand said that these type of (JK BOSE/CBSE) is working hard to ensure that equal treatment is given NagrotaDevinderRana, B.R. a festive look. yagyas play a significant Shobha Yatra was taken out Kundal ( President Jammu President of ShriHudh Mata role to change the human to every area in all matters and at all levels, he said and in old city by Shri Hudh and Kashmir Dharmarth /TrisandhayaYatra Managing mind and life. Reappear / Regular added that the BJP has always stood for the cause of Mata /Trisandhaya Yatra Trust), ShashiKhajuria Committee, Dachhan Jammu Referring to the Prime the people and their welfare.MLA Dr. Davinder Managing Committee, (Secretary (J.K.D.T), Rishi Branch MurliParihar said Minister slogan "beti Manyal spoke on various developmental projects Dachhanom eve of Annual All Subject Ban ( MahantRanbireshwar that this bachao, beti padao" Swami initiated during his tenure and assured that the benefits Shri Hudh Mata Temple) and others. Yatra was started in the year said he would like to add of various welfare schemes will be extended to the /Trisandhaya Yatra. Speaker Senior Priests of 1983 by late Mahatma "beti basao" with this genuinely deserving people. Legislative Assembly BA, BSc, Law, BCA Ranbirshwar Temple DinathJiTirathwasi, a local slogan. He said Dr. Mookherjee did set a mission for full Kavinder Gupta was Chief PanditRaghubirShastri, devotee of Mata from The chandi maa yagya will integration of this state with the rest of the country and Guest on the occasion PanditTilak Raj Sharma and Dachhan. start after organizing shobha we have to fulfill his dream. Chief Horticulture whereas M.O.S Sunil WEEKEND LESSON, SUMMER Pandit Sandeep Shastri Elaborating on the Yatra, the as well as kailash yatra on Officer, Samba, Chief Animal Husbandry, Samba, Sharma was Guest of performed the Puja of the president, said that July 9 which will be flagged VACATION SESSION. Executive Engineers of PWD, PHE and PDD, Naib Honour. The other special Trishul and Chanted Vedic TrinsandhayamataNadi has off by SSP Katra. This yatra Tesildar and other administrative staff besides Panches invitees who were present on Mantras. the distinction of flowing will culminate at Jai Deva & Sarpanches were present when Jugal had interaction the occasion were Rajesh Total 4 tableau's from thrice a day on some mandir after rounding the CONTACT with the people and discussed their problems with Gupta (M.L.A Jammu East), various organizations viz. occasions i.e Morning, Noon main bazar of katra and 9055508166 these officials for early redressal. Sat Pal Sharma (M.L.A ShriRanbireshwarMandir and Evening. udhampur. 4 HILL DISTRICTS The NORTHLINES JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY 07 | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com Eid celebrated with religious fervor Plantation drive launched at Muttal

devotion and dedication their issues. across Bhaderwah for protection of the Later, the Minister green gold in the state. felicitated senior citizens greeted each other with hugs and "Eid He asked them to further at a function organized mubarak" in Eidgahs, mosques, homes intensify the plantation by Senior Citizens and public places. Speaking on the drives with active Welfare Forum, Katra. occasion, President Anjuman Islamia participation of local He also paid tribute to Bhaderwah, Pervaiz Ahmed Sheikh people, adding that Shamaprasad Mukherjee said that such religious occasions play a vital role in further cementing the Government is working at a function organized bonds of love and brotherhood among under a well knit strategy at Salain Talab, different sections of the society for afforestation across Udhampur. besides providing us an opportunity the state Deputy Commissioner to introspect and improve our Meanwhile, the Minister Niraj Kumar along with shortcomings for a better world to convened a public Chief Conservator of live in. On the occasion, Muslim grievance redressal camp forests, Roshan Jaggi, brothers exchanged wishes, sweets at Muttal in which the Conservator of Forests and gifts with people from all walks people apprised him of East Circle Jammu of life. The markets witnessed huge their demands and Naveen Kumar Shah, rush of people purchasing sweets, problems. He assured the various officers of forest NL Correspondent for peace, progress and prosperity of gifts, clothes. Tight security locals that all possible department, besides Bhaderwah, Jul 06 the state. The biggest congregation arrangements were also made on all efforts will be made to prominent citizens were took place at Central Eidgah, the prominent places of the provide solutions for present on the occasion. Like other parts of the state, the Bhaderwah where thousands of people Bhaderwah town for smooth conducts NL Correspondent beautification- festival of Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated performed prayers and wished for of Eid celebrations. Top brass of civil Udhampur, Jul 06 cum-plantation drive at Army Commander greets people on Eid with religious fervour and gaiety in peace, development and prosperity of administration were also present on Muttal with planting a Bhaderwah and other parts of the the state as well as country. On the the occasion include ASP Bhaderwah Minister for Forests, sapling in the area. Udhampur, Jul 06 Chenab valley. All the Mosques were occasion, Islamic flag hoisting was Sargun Shakula, SDPO Bhaderwah Ecology and Environment Speaking on the occasion, On the auspicious fully decorated where thousands of also held like previous year. After the Sardar Sajjad Khan and SHO Choudhary Lal Singh the Minister directed the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, Lt devotees offered Nimaz and prayed solemn prayers, people joyfully Anoorup Sharma. today launched a officers to work with Gen DS Hooda, Army Commander, Northern DDC greets people Command extends his Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with religious fervour, gaiety Army organizes drawing warm greetings to the on Eid-ul-fitr people of Jammu and celebration of Eid-ul- Fitr competition Kashmir and all Indian festival. Nowshera, Jul 06 children with an aim to DODA, JUL 06 Army personnel & their District Development families. Gen Hooda said Eid Namaz was also offered Army organised drawing boost their imagination and Commissioner, Bhupinder that the joyous at other mosques of the town and painting competition to widening their horizon Kumar, today greeted people celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr marking the end of the holy month and its outskirts including, mark Jhanger day experimenting technique celebration on Wednesday. and efforts to try out new on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, of Ramzan bring with it unity, happiness and a feeling of mosques of Chandrog, saying that the auspicious brotherhood. He hoped that the festival will strengthen our Maitra, Upper Ramban, Taking forward the methods. The competition momentum to celebrate was conducted by 02 festival will further strengthen faith and usher lasting peace, cohesion and prosperity in the Chanderkot, Batote and the bond of unity and 68th Jhanger day, a officers, 03 junior State. Gool. brotherhood among various drawing and essay writing commissioned officers and The Deputy Commissioner, sections of the society. The Eid Ganga visits competition was conducted 08 other ranks of the Army Mohammad Aijaz and Namaz was offered at Eidgah for students of border and it was attended by 96 Senior Superintendent of where DDC and SSP was also Eidgah, exchanges greetings villages at Jhanger village. Students from various Police, Randeep Kumar present. The DDC extended POONCH, JUL 06 The aim of the competition schools. All participants along with officers of district warm greetings to all fellow Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with zeal and fervor across the district NL Correspondent was to provide a platform along with their guardians citizens particularly Muslim here today. Eidgah, Banihal where administration extended to young and ignited minds enjoyed the event and Ramban, Jul 06 brethren and hoped that the Huge rush of people from Muslim community gathered at thousands of devotees greetings to the Muslim to come together and displayed keen interest and performed Nimaz-e-Eid and brethren. festival with tradition of giving Eidgah to offer Eid prayers this morning. The festival of Eid-ul-Fitr showcase their skills in the enthusiasm. The local and and sharing, enriches our lives prayed for peace, prosperity, The DDC said that such Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash was celebrated with religious field of painting and essay schools staff appreciated the with a spirit of brotherhood and brotherhood and occasions remind us of our Ganga also visited the Eidgah and extended greetings to the fervour and gaiety across writing. It also focused on efforts of army and empathy for the deprived, development of the State as responsibility towards poor people. Ramban district today. developing an approach expressed their happiness in helpless and needy people. well as the country. and needy and inculcate the The Muslim brethren also exchanged wishes, sweets and gifts The main congregation took towards artistic skills in the seeing young children in People in the district thronged Elaborate arrangements were spirit of sharing happiness students .During the grossed in drawing and with people from all walks of life. Elaborate arrangements place at Jamia Masjid Sharif the markets in huge numbers made by the district and joy with needy and competition, various themes essay writing with zeal and were made by the administration for celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr Ramban and Markazi with children, buying things administration for smooth destitute. were given to the school perusing the vital hobby. besides greeting each other. festival across the district. The NORTHLINES TECH & CAREER 5 JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY 07 | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Thursday | July 07 | 2016 The ISIS threat is real, and not far away the northlines Syed Firdaus Ashraf since 1995 nlike Al Qaeda, ISIS recruiters are Uproactive and internet savvy. PM's Cabinet: A They know there is angst among Muslims about their helplessness even in a rather tame affair vibrant democracy like India, leave alone other parts of the world where t the time of writing the new inductees into the Muslims live. Union Council of Ministers were yet to be assigned So ISIS feeds them a Aportfolios. In fact, there was no ruling out changes regular diet of the golden in the portfolios of old ministers. age of the Ummah, creating The announcement allocating portfolios was expected late for these youngsters a live in the evening. Yet, from the regional, caste and yet make-believe world community representation effected earlier in the day it was which is completely clear that the Modi Government gives top priority to the disconnected from the UP Assembly poll, due early next year. reality around them, says As many as 16 ministers now find place in the central Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Mobashar Jawad Akbar is and what Muslims believed, nation that made a show of was this deep desire that 'Kufr', the 'disbelievers' who government. Partly it is because the ruling BJP along with When Al Qaeda's threat an editor revered by a or were made to believe, was 'Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al need to be exterminated if its allies holds 73 of the total 80 seats in the State. But the generation of his tribe, his that their vote was crucial in Vikaas,' they were nowhere in Baghdadi tapped into by the Ummah were to regain main factor for a disproportionately high representation is loomed in the early 2000s, incisive analyses of the deciding who formed the the picture, left out to dry by proclaiming himself the new paradise. the proximity of the poll. The huge win in the Lok Sabha India seemed a safe haven election was due to UPA's terrible image and Modi's at peace with itself. Hindu-Muslim riots of the government in New Delhi. the secularists who leeched off caliph. The Indian Oil employee promise of a positive change. Post the 9/11 terror attacks 1980s a must-read for any They were reconciled that the their votes, as well as the In his 1983 classic Imagined from Jaipur arrested for his Organisationally, the BJP was unevenly spread in the State. and the war against terror student of post- top job in the nation may system. Communities on ISIS links or for that matter The formation of the Modi Government has helped BJP that followed, when there Independence Indian history never be theirs, but took To worsen matters are the Nationalism, Benedict @shammiwitness from strengthen its organisational set-up. Winning UP can also was fear of the and politics. consolation from the fact that hotheads of the ruling Anderson writes of how Bengaluru may not have help the party bolster its numbers in the Rajya Sabha. conflagration enveloping In the days before he they decided who sat on dispensation who seem even the smallest nations anything in common Hence, a concerted focus on giving additional attention to regions around it, Indians embraced the BJP, when he Dilli's singhasan. answerable to no one but never know most of their between them, but they bond Dalits and OBCs in the expanded team on Tuesday. would proudly claim that spoke at an event in Why, even a titan like Atal themselves as they go on a fellow members, meet them, together in this 'imagined Even the inclusion of Apna Dal leader, Anupriya Patel, a not a single Muslim from Mumbai post 9/11, asked M Bihari Vajpayee lost in May Muslim-bashing spree. or even hear of them, yet in community' of the Ummah. Kurmi, is aimed at caste consolidation behind the party. the country was caught in J Akbar why Indian 2004 when the Muslim vote Vigilante justice is easily the minds of each lives the In his book Pathway to Patel is most likely to merge her Dal with the BJP and thus Afghanistan fighting for Muslims did not flock to Al migrated en bloc to the meted out to Muslim youth in image of their communion. Pakistan, Choudhry play a bigger role in the election next year. Another State Osama bin Laden or, for Qaeda. Congress. imagined and petty cases, with In the same way, ISIS Khaliquzzaman writes of which has got high representation in the expanded ministry that matter, the Taliban. Akbar's answer: Election 2014 put paid to this no one raising their voice, not members or its supporters how he and his friends from is Gujarat. In 2007, then national "Democracy." Then he belief among the community. even an M J Akbar who in his never meet, hear or speak to Aligarh Muslim University Of the three inducted on Tuesday, two are Patidars, one security adviser M K expanded a little to say, Narendra Modi may have prime would have shed each other, and yet, thanks to decided to help the Ottoman each from the Leuva and Kadva sects. This may be an Narayanan stated in an "Indian Muslims have won a few Muslim votes here copious tears in prose at what all-prevalent social media, empire, representing the attempt to appease the powerful Patels whose youth have interview, 'No Indian democracy." and there, but it is no secret is happening around him. they lead their lives in the Ummah, in the Balkan war been agitating for reservations under the now imprisoned Muslim is involved in Al Around three dozen Indians that the community's vote did In mercurial Akbar's place we image of their Ummah of 1912-1913 by sending a Hardik Patel. Rajasthan, another State where the party Qaeda,' the only exception have been linked to ISIS, not matter for him. have today's pugnacious icon communion. medical mission to Turkey. swept the board as it were in the LS poll, has got three new and at least a dozen have Perhaps for the first time since Arnab Goswami who gets to Unlike the Luddite Al Islam was the cause that ministers. MPs from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West then having been Kafeel joined the terror network to 1952, India had a government interview Prime Minister Qaeda, ISIS recruiters are rallied them and they Bengal, Uttarakhand and Assam too have found berths in Ahmed, the Bengaluru the ministry. resident who blew himself fight in Syria, some have that did not depend on Narendra Modi but ends up proactive and internet savvy. reached Turkey to save the However, all these new inductees were of the Minister of up at Glasgow international been caught before they Muslims voting for it. lobbing soft balls at him. They know there is angst caliphate. On reaching State rank. The only one to be promoted was Prakash airport. took a flight and returned to Nothing wrong with this. Couldn't inquisitor Goswami among Muslims against their Turkey, they realised they Jawdekar, the Minister for Forests and Environment. Other Sure, there was a time when their families. Looking at it objectively, have asked Modi why Muslim helplessness even in a did not speak the local MoSs who were widely expected to get promotion would the Indian Mujahideen The figures are not startling democracy is all a game of cattle traders were being made vibrant democracy like language and there was no be disappointed. Among them was Power Minister Piyush seemed to have captured the for a community of 172 numbers with endless to eat cowdung and drink India, leave alone other parts way they could correspond Goel and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, both Muslim mindspace, but how million, but things have permutations and urine in his India? of the world where Muslims with the Muslims there. known to have acquitted themselves competently in the this threat was thwarted is a certainly started to change. combinations, and Modi had So what comes to the aid of are housed. When they met Ottoman respective portfolios. story waiting to be told, a Given digital India's just proved more adept at it in the young, disheartened, So ISIS feeds them a regular general Anwar Bey (or On the whole, the much-ballyhooed reshuffle-cum- book waiting to be written, penetration, it is anybody's the face of the retreat by the Muslim youth? Imagined diet of the golden age of the Enver Pasha, who was expansion did not quite set the Yamuna on fire. Individual a film waiting to be made. guess how many young secular forces, that's all. communities, courtesy digital Ummah, creating for these responsible for the fortunes were made and unmade on Tuesday but whether I felt happy at the way Muslim minds are being Its effect on the Muslim India -- aka social media. youngsters a live yet make- Armenian genocide), they these would have a bearing on the overall performance of Indian Muslims had whitewashed with videos and mindset can only be imagined, It is on social media that the believe world which is failed to communicate with the Government remained to be seen. Also, without any insulated themselves from in online forums. or felt. All along, Muslims felt imagined community of completely disconnected him as he only spoke change in the big ministries, the exercise remained one of terrorist influences like Al The threat is real and, as they were a critical cog in the Muslim Ummah is formed, from the reality around caste, community and regional representation rather than Turkish. However, that did Qaeda. Not that attempts Dhaka revealed last weekend, democratic machine, but were an imagined community that them. not stop the Indians from any real restructuring undertaken to reward the performers were not made to infiltrate not too far away. suddenly made to feel brings together misguided, Having created this mythical and penalise the laggards. their mission. the third largest Muslim So what has changed? unnecessary. misinformed, youth to the monster, the next step is to Though the prime minister said the criterion was 'energy, The same is the case with population in the world, Doesn't Akbar's thesis hold Verdict 2014 did not alter era of 7th century Arabia, feed it. And this is where the excellence and execution', the new inductees, barring a the Indians who are in Syria feed them tales of true anymore? India's democratic credentials which they feel was the 'Other' comes in, who could couple of names such as M J Akbar and P P Choudhary, to fight for ISIS in a war victimisation and Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe one bit, but it altered the community's golden age. be anyone. The Shia, the were unknown commodities. As Modi said, at the second they have no stake in. They tier of the ministry, they would get requisite experience to discrimination, fuel their Jawad told me before the Muslim perception of it, and The idea of a caliphate, the Yazid, the Muslim woman sense of alienation, stoke 2014 election in Lucknow, their own sense of belonging, institution abolished by who refuses to cover her can neither speak nor be able to contribute more purposefully later. The complete understand Arabic, but are absence of the allies among the new ministers is bound to their anger into taking up "Muslims can form a even ownership of it. Kemal Ataturk in the early face or recite the Quran, the ready to fight for the cause rankle, with the Shiv Sena already making peevish noises. arms against the Indian government (with their vote), The impact on younger 20th century with the end of Muslim youth who refuses There was also criticism that the Modi team is now unduly State. but they don't have the Muslims -- often under- the Ottoman empire, has to abandon his non-Muslim of the imagined community large, just a few short of the total permissible strength of I wondered: Why did Indian numerical strength to make a educated, mostly unemployed, always been a distant dream, friends even in the face of of the Ummah, just as 81. Muslims not succumb to government fall." leave alone the educated class a suppressed longing in the death. Khalquzzaman and his But it is wrong to mistake 'minimum government' with the this? What Kalbe Jawad meant, -- can only be guessed. In a Muslim community, and it They are all the 'Other', the friends did in 1912. strength of the ministry. Minimum government involves getting the bureaucracy off the back of citizens, as far as possible. A small, compact ministry, on the other hand, Decoding Cabinet reshuffle: Modi's 10 commandments to his ministers needs talent in the ranks of the ruling coalition. Besides, it requires the courage to defy the usual factors such as caste, Rahul Kanwal his supposed equation with the prime minister. thou shalt not be rude when stakeholders from work with them as a team. community, region, personal loyalties, etc., which come 3. Thou shalt not throw thy weight around society come to meet you. Negative feedback 9. Thou shalt be fully aligned with the into play in ministry-making. It is hard for any prime o demonstration in the ministry: Thou shalt be respectful from the Sangh about thy work will be taken PM's vision for thy ministry: Thou shalt be minister to fully sidestep the electoral considerations while of proximity to towards the bureaucrats you work with and seriously. expected to take initiative, but the chariot constituting his ministerial team, Modi being no exception. PM, no work with them as a team. 6. Making sense of the message Prime must pull in the direction in which the PM Eventually, the test of the ministry lies in whether it N 4. Thou shalt be fully aligned with the Minister Narendra Modi has sent out to his wants the ministry to head. Being at delivers good governance. Delivery of public goods such haranguing with media, no as law and order, justice, welfare packages, and other negative leaks and PM's vision for thy ministry: Thou shalt be council of ministers through the dramatic loggerheads with the PMO can be fatal. deliverables, including the ease of doing business, a performance above all. expected to take initiative, but the chariot makeover of his Union cabinet. 10. Thou shalt listen respectfully to feedback healthy growth rate, etc., are far more important than the 1. Making sense of the message Prime must pull in the direction in which the PM 7. Thou shalt not flaunt thy proximity to and suggestions being given by various RSS inclusions in and exclusions from the ministerial team. Minister Narendra Modi has sent out to his wants the ministry to head. Being at the prime minister: In other words, PM Modi affiliates about work being done by thy After a little over two years, the PM has confirmed that it council of ministers through the dramatic loggerheads with the PMO can be fatal. has no friends and no favourites. No one shalt ministry: While thou shalt have the final right is possible to perform without having too many talented makeover of his Union cabinet. 5. Thou shalt listen respectfully to be seen as getting special treatment because of to decide on what decision to take, thou shalt ministers in the team. Since he is the anchor around whom 2. Thou shalt not flaunt thy proximity to feedback and suggestions being given by his supposed equation with the prime minister. not be rude when stakeholders from society the entire team is constituted, his own performance is key to the overall performance of the Government. Thus far, the prime minister: In other words, PM Modi various RSS affiliates about work being done 8. Thou shalt not throw thy weight around come to meet you. Negative feedback from the PM has acquitted himself creditably, regardless of the has no friends and no favourites. No one shalt by thy ministry: While thou shalt have the in the ministry: Thou shalt be respectful the Sangh about thy work will be taken generally lacklustre team. be seen as getting special treatment because of final right to decide on what decision to take, towards the bureaucrats you work with and seriously. What ISIS exploding a 3,000-year-old temple says about wanting a fanatic majority

Harmeet Shah Singh "Where is it located? Can you find out? We should go there," thought it was against Islam," the Iraqi leader said. He promised to among their majorities. Chalabi asked, with curious eyes. I quickly telephoned a senior rebuild it. It's then a grave error of judgment to downplay any such raid on hy covertly force an entire leader of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee With one statement, he tried to send a global message that his non-native religions in developed countries as cases of mistaken spectrum of cultural diversities to (SGPC), Sukhdev Singh Bhaur, who then gave me the exact nation, post war, was committed to preserve and safeguard identity. In places like India, where the state again is very much in Wperform exercises they don't location of the shrine - along the Tigris river and near a train secularism. Nine years down the line, we can see it was easier said control, hardline right-wingers, emboldened by national power, are relate with? station. Chalabi was excited. than done. Chalabi, a key player behind the invasion of Iraq in carrying such raids out via an ideological warfare. Words of Iraqi National Congress chief Ahmed A powerful politician in Iraq then, he immediately ordered a 2003, died last year of heart failure. Why covertly force an entire spectrum of cultural diversities to Chalabi flashed through my memory when I saw an military recce of that district. By the time he got an all-clear signal, In hindsight, his comments on the devastated ground that once read ancient texts or perform exercises they don't relate with Islamic State video showing the destruction of a Babylonian it was night. We drove off in his cavalcade through the dark, bound two philosophies together were perhaps prognostic. If I ideologically? A community that is a majority in India is in a temple in the northern part of the restive country. desolate streets of the Iraqi capital under heavily-armed guard. We dissect what he said nine years ago, much before the rise of the minority elsewhere and vice versa. Insurgents blew up the 3,000-year-old temple of Nabu, the arrived there safely. ISIS, I would say he perhaps summed up what drives what I call And wherever minorities are able to assert their identities, their Babylonian god of wisdom, in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud "It's locked," he said, pointing to the green-painted, iron door of the majoritarian aggression worldwide. assertion is more defensive than offensive. So secularism comes in Northern Iraq and posted the evidence of their assault online. holy compound. It's just not about an obscure Babylonian temple or a Guru Nanak under threat when fanatic majoritarian aggression, either physical I had travelled to Iraq in 2007 to cover Art of Living founder Sri "Do you want us to break it open?" shrine in the remote corners of Iraq. or ideological, is adopted as a tit-for-tat tactic in an officially Sri Ravi Shankar's tour of the war-torn nation. "Yes," I replied. A soldier then unbolted it with the stock of his gun. It's about the use of aggression by a majority to finish off any secular state to retaliate for the same evil elsewhere. Somewhere in my mind, I wanted to see a Sikh historical site in Inside, there was no trace of anything Sikh. But the shrine parallel thought in its jurisdiction. Precisely, it is fanatic And, by secularism, I mean the generic notion of religious Baghdad that news reports at the time claimed had been damaged commemorating a revered Muslim figure on the same complex expansionism that manifests itself across the globe in different freedom, not the French principle of laïcité that separates the in the conflict. It was a shrine commemorating Guru Nanak's visit, was intact. The roof of the room marking Guru Nanak's stay had shapes and forms, big and small. church and the state. located between a graveyard and a railway line. been razed to the ground, its marble floor pulled out. In countries like Iraq or parts of Africa, it is expressed through Disclaimer: The Northlines does not necessarily And it was during a meeting with Chalabi one evening that I By now, Chalabi had been briefed about who Guru Nanak was and bombs and guns. Low-scale attacks on minority institutions - even subscribe to the views expressed in the articles. These broached the idea of visiting the shrine, which perhaps symbolised how the shrine was destroyed. in advanced nations like Germany or the US - are again a Iraq's secular history. "It has unfortunately been wiped out by fanatics because they demonstration of the strong undercurrents of the same extremism views are of Authors’ own. 7 NATION The NORTHLINES

JAMMU, THURSDAY, 07 JULY | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com Kuch to log kahenge, logon Focus on Railway safety, ka kaam hai kehna: Smriti NE connectivity: New MoS other MoS is Manoj Sinha. New Delhi: Smriti Irani, Bharatiya Janata Party's "Today is my first day. I am who has been shifted from face in the Uttar Pradesh getting briefed. It is a huge the HRD Ministry to Assembly Elections, Irani ministry and our country is Textiles portfolio, on said, “Kuch to log kahenge, also very vast," he said. Wednesday took charge of logon ka kaam hai kehna Emphasising on "safety and her new assignment. (people would comment, it security", he said, "It is very Speaking to reporters after is their job to comment).” crucial and steps have been taking charge, the high- She further quipped, “You taken to strengthen it. We will profile minister said it was (reporters) all have come continue to do so." Prime Minister Narendra here in the Textiles He also highlighted the need Modi's dream to boost the Ministry in such huge for improvement in passenger textiles industry and that numbers probably for the amenities. "Amenities for she would work to realise minister's move from HRD first time. This indicates passengers have definitely New Delhi: Safety of region is a difficult task, but improved in comparison to that dream. to Textiles as demotion. whichever department I go passengers, improving our government under Prime the past. Many in political circles When asked by reporters to, our relationship would amenities and expansion of Minister Narendra Modi has But there is still room for are seeing the outspoken whether she would be the continue.” rail connectivity in the entire promised to provide rail further improvement." North-East will be the top connectivity to all states of Gohain said punctuality is priority for the new Minister North- East by 2020 and we very important and many Suspected ISIS terrorist's family of State for Railways Rajen will work towards the goal," steps are being taken to Gohain, who took charge here Gohain told the media. improve the timing. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performs Aarti members taken into custody in TN on Wednesday. The BJP MP from Assam is "Similarly, initiatives are of Lord Jagannath During 45th ISKCON Rath Yatra in Kolkata "I am from North-East. These the second MoS in the being taken to make the Coimbatore: Central for the last six years, the yesterday admitted to states are hilly region. So Ministry headed by Rail public grievance addressal Intelligence agencies and sleuths visited the stores having links with top ISIS getting rail connectivity in the Minister Suresh Prabhu. The system effective," he said. Modi pays tribute to Tamil Nadu police have and their residence, police leaders and Jamaat-ul- taken into custody the wife said. After seizing six sim Mujahideen Bangladesh and some family members cards, a laptop and two through e-mails, social Babu Jagjivan Ram on of a suspected ISIS terrorist election ID cards, the networking sites and Education not a subject of who was arrested in West officials took Mosiruddin's mobile. A sharp weapon and death anniversary Bengal, police said. wife, their two children and an airgun were seized from Mosiruddin alias Mosi alias two others into custody for Mosiruddin after he was party politics: Javadekar New Delhi: Prime Minister Sabha Speaker and Majnu was arrested by NIA questioning last night, they arrested by Burdwan Narendra Modi on daughter of the late from Viswabharati Fast said. During a joint railway police and the West New Delhi: Newly appointed Union HRD "we will have discussion on it with Wednesday paid tributes to Jagjivan Ram, Meira Passenger train at Burdwan interrogation by Crime Bengal police from Minister Prakash Javadekar, who has everyone." Calling himself a product of former Deputy Prime Kumar and Union Minister station yesterday. Investigation Department, Viswabharati Fast replaced Smriti Irani after her controversial student politics during the JP movement, the Minister Babu Jagjivan for Social Justice and Based on his statement that National Investigation Passenger train following two-year tenure, on Wednesday said, Minister said education was an "emancipator Ram on his death Empowerment his family was running Agency and Intelligence specific inputs from the "Education is not a subject for "party politics" and agent of change" and it will play a big anniversary. Thawarchand Gehlot paid provision stores in Tirupur Bureau, Mosiruddin had NIA. and he was open to suggestions from role in bringing changes in the India in the their respects to Babu everyone." Asserting that Prime Minister 21st century. "Education gives meaning to Jagjivan Ram at Samta Narendra Modi has a vision to improve the Sthal near Rajghat in New quality of education and make it more Delhi. Girls trafficked from Delhi, Kejriwal urged to act meaningful, Javadekar said that education Minister of State for Social should be seen as an 'emancipator' and 'agent Justice and Empowerment Panaji: An anti-trafficking NGO in Goa has agencies in source, transit and destination of change' and he would come out with a Vijay Sampla also paid urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal areas," the letter said. roadmap after consultations with the PM and homage to Babu Jagjivan to act against an organised trafficking "The agencies in source, transit and others including Irani. Ram. The ministry has network in the national capital involved in destination needs to exchange information, "I will build upon the several good initiatives organised a function at trafficking girls and women for commercial and collaborate to prevent trafficking; taken up by Smriti Irani," he said. Samta Sthal to pay homage sexual exploitation to Goa. protect and rehabilitate those who are "I accept this (new) responsibility humbly to him. In a letter to Kejriwal, Arun Pandey of trafficked and prosecute those involved in and I will talk to our earlier minister Murli Manohar Joshi," he said. Joshi, a former BJP Born on April 5, Jagjivan Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ) has said that a trafficking of girls for commercial sexual president who is now part of Margdarshak Ram was one of the tallest large section of the girls and women rescued exploitation," Pandey said in his letter to the from "massage parlours" in Goa were Delhi Chief Minister. Mandal, has been critical of the Modi "I bow to the great Babu Dalit leader of his time. He government. Irani's stint as Human Resources Jagjivan Ram Ji on his was also the defence trafficked from Delhi after being picked up ARZ is a nodal agency appointed by the from states like West Bengal, Assam, anti-human trafficking unit of the Goa Development (HRD) Ministry was marked life, it gives values to life. Therefore, to make Punya Tithi. He constantly minister of India during the by controversies with the minister drawing education meaningful is the real challenge. Nagaland and Manipur by promising them Police and is involved in debriefing and worked for the welfare of India-Pakistan war of 1971, flak over dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's Poor parents do a lot of hard work to educate well-paying jobs. counselling the women rescued by the the underprivileged and which resulted in the suicide in Hyderabad, JNU row and their wards. So, to provide quality education marginalised," Modi said. creation of Bangladesh. He "We believe that trafficking cannot be police in raids on brothels and massage allegations of saffronisation of education. is our aim and we will be able to do it," he Earlier, a host of dignitaries later served as the deputy controlled unless there is a collaboration parlours, many of which according to Javadekar said education "is not a subject for told reporters here, adding he will formally among them former Lok prime minister of India. between government and non-government Pandey, masquerade as prostitution hubs. party poltics" but it is an important issue and take charge tomorrow. Portfolio change is no punishment Madras HC drops criminal PM to interact with Indian for Smriti: Kanhaiya Kumar charges against Tamil writer community in Africa jjjj ustt iiii ce ff orrr Rohiiii tt h Vemullll a iiii s stt iiii llll llll awaiiii tt ed says '''' viiii siiii tt aiiii med att enhanciiii ng tt iiii es'''' Chennai: The Madras High an ancient chariot festival in festival. New Delhi: Prime Minister economic ties, I will speak at New Delhi: A day after high profile Smriti reshuffle is not punishment… Bye bye Court on Wednesday the temple of The writer was hounded out Narendra Modi said on the India-South Africa Irani was shifted from the key HRD ministry Smriti Irani," the student leader said. dismissed a criminal case Ardhanarishvara - a of his village and eventually Wednesday that his upcoming business meet. to less significant Textiles portfolio, The JNU leader, is out on bail, said that against influential Tamil composite androgynous form took to Facebook to Africa tour was aimed at On Tanzania: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Bandaru Dattatreya must be jailed for author Perumal Murugan for symbolically declare that enhancing ties with that On Sunday 10th July I will be leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday allegedly harassing Vemula, leading to his allegedly offending religious “Perumal Murugan the writer continent, particularly in the in Tanzania for a brief but suicide. sentiments in his book, was dead” following the economic sphere and people- crucial visit to give an impetus The shifting of Irani, whose two-year tenure 'Madhorubagan'. furore over his book after it to- people contacts. to ties with Tanzania, a valued in the Human Resources Development Murugan had landed in was published in English as On Thursday, 7th July I will be friend in Africa. There will be (HRD) Ministry was marked by trouble after residents of ‘One Part Woman’. in Mozambique. The aim of extensive talks with President controversies over dalit scholar Rohith Tiruchengode and the Kongu A group of writers challenged my visit is to increase Dr. John Magufuli where we Vemula's suicide in Hyderabad and the JNU Nadu belt - areas depicted in the decision of a peace cooperation and boost cultural will chalk out the road ahead row, triggered speculation whether it was a his novels - claimed that the committee at a meeting linkages. I will meet President for bettering India-Tanzania tactical move to give a less important book offended their religious organised by the district Filipe Nyusi and hold relations in a wide range of sentiments after it was administration in Namakkal portfolio or to be left free to be the face of extensive talks with him. areas. translated into English in after protests. After the BJP campaign in UP Assembly polls due in On South Africa - I will interact with the Indian 2014. meeting, Murugan agreed to 2017. On the evening of 7th July, I community as well. The Tamil version was issue an unconditional will reach Pretoria in South On Kenya - Vemula was a PhD student at the University published in 2011. of the Shiva and Parvati. apology, delete the welcomed the exit but said this was no of Hyderabad who committed suicide on Africa. South Africa is an I will begin my Kenya visit on Madhorubagan is about a According to the book, any controversial portions from important strategic partner, the evening of 10th July. India- "punishment" for the suicide of Dalit student January 17, triggering widespread protests childless couple from rural man was permitted to sleep his book, and withdraw Rohith Vemula. against Smriti Irani and Dattatreya who with whom our ties are Kenya ties have stood the test Tamil Nadu that is forced by with any woman and vice- unsold copies from the historical and deep-rooted. My of time. Both our nations have "Justice for Rohith is still awaited. Cabinet were blamed for the suicide. their families to participate in versa during the night of the market. programmes in South Africa had very strong people-to- will span across Pretoria, people ties and both nations Dhaka cafe slaughter is trailer of what Johannesburg, Durban and have successfully fought Blair led Britain into Iraq war based Pietermaritzburg. colonialism in the previous History is witness to how century. is to come, warns IS in new video on flawed intelligence: Inquiry Mahatma Gandhi’s stay in My deliberations with Dhaka: Hailing the Dhaka terror attack that our religious duty to fight against it. Crusaders London: A British inquiry Iraq was made on the basis of leader, who quit in 2007, South Africa impacted him President Uhuru Kenyatta will killed 22 people, the Islamic State terror group are killing innocents Muslims globally with into the Iraq war strongly flawed intelligence and justified the military action. and the history of the world. revolve around how India and today released a video calling for jihad in planes and bomb attacks.So the Holey Artisan criticised former Prime assessments. They were not At the time, he said He went to South Africa as a Kenya can grow their bilateral Bangladesh and threatening more attacks on incident is our revenge to the lost blood of the Minister Tony Blair and his challenged and they should intelligence showed that lawyer seeking work and cooperation. I envision better crusaders and crusader nations. The video hundreds and hundreds of Muslims who were government on Wednesday, have been," the head of the Saddam had weapons of returned to India as a strong trade, commercial and cultural message believed to be issued from Raqqa in killed," the second man said. The third saying they had led the inquiry, John Chilcot said in mass destruction but after the voice for humanitarianvalues, exchanges between India and Bangla was first found in an IS-affiliate country into war based on presenting its findings. invasion none was found. who would go on to shape the Kenya. The potential is website and then released on YouTube, reports flawed intelligence that Iraq remains in chaos to this "I was lied to. The media, the history of humankind. immense and together we seek the Dhaka Tribune. should have been challenged. day. Islamic State controls press, the families, I will have the honour to visit to harness it. The video comes as a follow-up to the The long-awaited inquiry large areas of the country and parliament, everybody was Phoenix Settlement and The meeting of the India- dreadful attack on a Gulshan eatery in Dhaka report also said Britain had 250 people died on Saturday lied to," Reg Keys, whose Pietermaritzburg Station, two Kenya business forum will be last Friday that killed 22 people mostly joined the U.S.-led invasion in Baghdad`s worst car son was among the British places very closely associated an important forum to foreigners. Islamic State had claimed of Iraq in 2003 without bombing since the U.S.-led fatalities and who stood as a with Mahatma Gandhi’s stay elaborate more on the responsibility for the attack. In the video, one exhausting peaceful options, coalition toppled dictator candidate for parliament in South Africa. A visit to economic aspect of our of the three speakers said that the group would that the legal basis for Saddam Hussein. against Blair in the 2005 South Africa is incomplete relationship with Kenya. not stop until establishing Shariah law all over military action was not The inquiry rejected Blair`s election, told Reuters TV without remembering the A programme that I am keenly the world. "The Jihad that has come to satisfactory, and that the view that Iraq`s post- ahead of the report`s beloved Madiba. I will also be looking forward to join is an Bangladesh now has been promised by planning was wholly invasion problems could not publication. honoured to visit the interaction with students at the Prophet Mohammed," Dhaka tribune quoted speaker then urged Muslim brothers and inadequate. have been known in advance. Blair has always rejected any Constitutional Hill and Nelson Nairobi University. the man as saying. "We will not stop killing sisters to join the jihad saying it was what they Published seven years after The inquiry`s purpose was suggestions he acted Mandela Foundation where I In order to deepen ties with the the crusaders till then; we will win or die for had been dreaming of. IS militants also said the inquiry was set up, the for the British government to dishonestly. He was expected would pay my tributes to an diaspora, I will address a our religion as martyrs and achieve 'Sahadaat' that last week's killing of 20 people in a Dhaka report runs to 2.6 million learn lessons from the to give his reaction to the icon of human history, who community programme on we don't have anything to lose," he added. cafe was merely a glimpse of what is to come. words - about three times the invasion and occupation that report later on Wednesday. made his country and the 10th July. There is also a The man also termed the current form of Islamic state reportedly in its 14th edition of length of the Bible - and followed, in which 179 The inquiry looked at the world a much better place. meeting with Bharatwallah democracy a Shirk or unforgivable crime. Dabiq magazine published on April 13 includes details of exchanges British soldiers died. reasons for the invasion, the During my visit, I will meet Alumni Association during the Another speaker is seen labelling the claimed that they have organisational base in Blair had with then U.S. Opponents of Blair`s war itself and the aftermath - President Zuma. I will also be visit. Another programme is Bangladeshi government as kafir. "Since the Bangladesh, from where they have plans to President George W. Bush decision to join the war will and has taken longer to meeting Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, the handing over of govt has changed Allah's law and has implied attack on India and Myanmar to avenge the over the invasion. pore over the report for its complete than the British the Deputy President. ambulances and a model of man-made law they are all 'Kafirs' now. It is persecution on Muslims. "It is now clear that policy on judgment on how the Labour military involvement itself. In an effort to boost our Bhabhatron. The NORTHLINES TRAVEL 8 JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY 07 | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com 9 KASHMIR The NORTHLINES JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY 07 | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com JKAP 9th Bn organizes Eid Milan Fire engulfs shops, hotels Zewan. At the very outset of the function, Commandant in Sonmarg greeted all the officers- jawans for peaceful and Srinagar, Jul 06 prosperous Eid. It was In a devastating incident, followed by Bada Khanna. fire engulfed many shops Speaking on the occasion, and hotels in picturesque the Commandant said that Sonmarg this morning. the aim of organising this According to the reports, event was to have a get together with jawans and scores of shops and hotels make them to feel at home were gutted as fire spread as because of various day- within no time. Fire to-day duties all of them tenders have been pressed cannot celebrate Eid with into the service and local their families. Other officers administration is on the present on the Eid Millen spot to manage the crisis. function were Hamid Ullah In the ongoing fire Sheikh-(Dy. Commandant), incident, ASI of police Mumtaz Ali Dy.SP, station Sonmarg sustained Davinder Singh-Dy. SP, injuries. NL Correspondent organised Eid-Milan for the Sandeep Kour Dy.SP, Srinagar, Jul 06 officers, jawans of JKAP- Inspector Farooq Ahmad Preliminary reports 9th BN and women Police besides L.O, BMH and other suggest that property Commandant JKAP-9th Bn Contingent APC Zewan at officers, Jawans of the worth crores has been People offering Eid-ul-Fitr Nimaz at Dargah Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar on Wednesday. Zewan,. Shailender Singh Armed police Complex Battalion. destroyed. NL Photo by Omar Amin Omar prays for peace, amity and brotherhood on Eid 1 dies, 2 injured in road accidents CM joins congregational NL Correspondent NL Correspondent Car bearing regd. no. Eid prayers at Hazratbal Srinagar, Jul 06 Srinagar, Jul 06 JK01D/2657 driven by Manzoor Ahmed Bhat S/o National Conference One person dies while two Saddar Bhat R/o Lasjan Working President and others were injured in road Former Chief Minister Mr. accidents in Kashmir Valley and a motorcycle bearing Omar Abdullah on on Wednesday. According regd. no. JK04C/5834 at Wednesday joined the to reports, an alto 800 car bye-pass near Master Pro congregational Eid prayers bearing regd. no. College Nowgam, under the at Dargah Hazratbal along JK16/4963 hit and injured a jurisdiction of Police with thousands of devotees pedestrian Mohammad Station Nowgam, resulting and prayed for peace, amity Rafique Ganie S/o in injuries to the Swift Car Srinagar, Jul 06 and brotherhood in the Mohammad Sultan R/o driver and another person Chief Minister, Ms Mehbooba Mufti today joined State. The NC Working Dangerpora Sopore at Manzoor Ahmed Itoo son of thousands of devotees at the revered Hazratbal shrine to President also interacted Sonaullah resident of offer congregational Eid prayers. "The spirit behind the truthfulness, sincerity, self- occasion becomes a new Dangerpora under the with the people and Nagam Chadoora. Both the The Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister of exchanged Eid greetings observance of Eid-ul-Fitr is control, patience and human harbinger for peace and jurisdiction of Police Station Sopore. The injured injured were shifted to State for Urban Development, Ms. Asiea Naqash and with them. He was to express our thanks to dignity".Interacting with the amity in the State. He also Legislator Anjum Fazli. They offered the Eid prayers in Almighty Allah for giving devotees, Mr. Omar hoped that this auspicious was referred to SMHS hospital for treatment. accompanied by NC State the special women's enclosure. Spokesperson Junaid Azim us the courage to observe Abdullah extended his occasion would strengthen Hospital Srinagar where he Police have registered cases The Chief Minister exchanged greetings with the Mattu. Praying for peace fasting in the month of warmest greetings to the the bonds of communal succumbed to his injuries. in both the accidents and people present there and prayed for peace and and prosperity in the State, Ramzan and again commit people of the State and harmony and brotherhood Meanwhile, an accident initiated further Mr. Omar Abdullah said ourselves on to the path of prayed this auspicious across the world. took place between a Swift proceedings. prosperity of the state. The NORTHLINES SPORTS 10 www.thenorthlines.com JAMMU | THURSDAY, 07 JULY | 2016 Players are not robots, says Bruno Soares after racket controversy

Jul 06 round. in prison or something?” Soares said the warning was On Monday, Pablo Cuevas and Brazil’s Bruno Soares is the unnecessary and that umpires partner Marcel Granollers held latest player to express his should be realise tempers get a sit-down protest after they Mohammad frustration towards the frayed during the heat of received warnings for officiating at Wimbledon this competition. threatening to urinate in a can Shahid (R) is year after he was warned for “They have got to understand and blasted a ball out of the admitted at the racket abuse in a doubles it is competitive, best of five,” court when Cuevas was match on Tuesday. the 34-year-old told British refused a toilet break. Medanta - the Soares received the warning media. “Some days, it is very “I think they are taking it to from umpire Marijana frustrating with rain delays extremes right now,” Soares Medicity and Veljovic as he and playing and things like this and we are added. might have to partner Jamie Murray, the not robots. We have feelings Soares and Murray face the third seeds, earned a 6-3 7-6 and it is not easy sometimes. French pairing of Edouard undergo a liver (3) 4-6 4-6 16-14 victory “It’s the first thing I do after Roger-Vasselin and Julien transplant. against 16th seeds Mate Pavic three hours and you give me a Benneteau in the quarter- and Michael Venus in the third warning. Why is that? Are we finals. Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison Stunned at reaching Wimbledon semifinal, JJJKCA gearrrs up ellectt iions Vesnina asks ‘What day is it?’ MADRID, Jul 06 euros between 2007 and 2009 by using JAMMU, Jul 06 a web of shell companies to evade taxes London, Jul 06 Vesnina for the top. Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) has Barcelona's Argentine soccer star on income from the player's image And the Russian says she never started the preparations for its annual elections Lionel Messi was sentenced on rights, the court said in a written ruling. Russia’s Elena Vesnina was so doubted she’d make an somewhere around July 20 to bring in a new team at Wednesday to 21 months in prison and The companies - with names such as stunned by reaching the impression even if it has taken least in Jammu. fined 2 million euros ($2.2 million) Sport Consultants and Sport Wimbledon semifinals on longer than she -- and Henin -- It has been reliably learnt that those registered clubs after being found guilty of three counts Enterprises - were based in tax havens Tuesday that she had to double had expected. with voting rights have started holding corner meetings of tax fraud, although it is unlikely he such as Belize, Uruguay and check the day for her Centre “Everybody has this kind of time both at Jammu and Srinagar to look into the Switzerland where legislation kept the Court clash with defending when you’re down and you’re possibilities. "Earlier, it was decided to hold elections identities of their owners secret, champion Serena Williams. thinking that it’s over, you’re a week early, but after consultations at different levels a according to the ruling. “It’s on Thursday? Thank God never going to be there, and final decision was taken to elect a new team only after Messi, five-times World Player of the it’s Thursday. Not three days in a you’re watching tennis on the expiry of full one year term. There seems hardy any Year, admitted during the trial to row,” said the 29-year-old after TV, how everybody’s winning change in the central body, however, there are chances signing contracts protecting his image breezing past bride-to-be and playing semifinals, finals of of a change in the office bearers of Jammu wing," rights but said he had no knowledge he Dominika Cibulkova. the Grand Slams,” she added. was partaking in any wrongdoing or office bearer of one of the Jammu based clubs told Vesnina caught everyone by “I’m close to 30. Most of you are defrauding the Spanish state. SAN. And, to invite the member clubs with voting surprise as well as herself with thinking that it’s end of the He said his father had control over his rights for elections and also to inform about the her run to the semifinals, her first career. But look at Venus. Look financial affairs, but the court said on schedule, a notification is expected to be issued by the at a Grand Slam in her 42nd at Serena. It’s just depends on Wednesday that this was not enough to president and Minister for Sports, Imran Raza Ansari main draw appearance. how you feel and how you want avoid charges. from JKCA headquarter at Srinagar. Ranked in the top 30 just three way to the final, having gone to keep going.” will serve time. “(His) avoidable ignorance, which was through qualifying. Vesnina had never got beyond Henrrriik Mkhiitt arrryan siigns ff orrr The Barcelona court handed the same derived from indifference, is not an years ago, she slipped out of the top 100 for the first time at the “I always knew I could play the fourth round at Wimbledon sentence to the player's father, Jorge, error, and it does not remove good on grass. I’m really before this year or at any of the with a 1.5 million euro fine. Both responsibility,” the presiding judge, end of 2015. Manchestt errr Uniitt ed on ff ourrr---yearrr deall impressed the way I played the other Slams. defendants have around five days to Mercedes Armas Galve, wrote in the That was a decline that appeared whole tournament,” she said. But she is no stranger to success Jul 06 appeal to the supreme court, the statement. to confirm that her role in the “I had a tough start to the year. at the majors winning the 2013 Midfielder Henrikh Barcelona court said in its statement. “The information that the accused sport would be in doubles where I’m really happy that it didn’t French Open and 2014 US Open Mkhitaryan has joined Spanish law is such that any sentence avoided having was, in reality, within she has racked up 12 titles. break me up. I think the difficult women’s doubles with close Manchester United from under two years for a non-violent crime his reach via trustworthy and accessible But the Sochi native has fought her way back to the top 50, times, every single player has to friend Ekaterina Makarova, who German club Borussia rarely requires a defendant without sources.” previous convictions to serve jail time. Messi, who has held Spanish beating three top 10 players go through it because it makes was a bridesmaid at her wedding Dortmund on a four-year A spokeswoman for the court nationality since 2005, and his father already in 2016 -- Simona Halep you better, it makes you in November last year. contract, the Premier confirmed Messi was unlikely to be had already paid 5 million euros to the in Doha and Belinda Benic, stronger.” In January this year, Vesnina League club announced on imprisoned. tax authorities as a “corrective” twice, in Charleston and Ten years ago at Roland Garros, teamed with Bruno Soares to Wednesday. Messi, 29, and his father defrauded the measure after formal investigations Eastbourne. former number one Justine win the Australian Open mixed The 27-year-old scored 41 goals in 140 Spanish tax office of almost 4.2 million were opened. In Charleston, she went all the Henin tipped the then teenage doubles. appearances during his three-year spell at Dortmund. “I am very proud to join Manchester United, this Six Indian shuttlers advance to Team India leaves move is a dream come true for me. I am excited to play for a club with such an illustrious history and for West Indies hope to be part of it for a long time,” Mkhitaryan second round of US Open told the club’s website (www.manutd.com). US, Jul 06 Canada’s BR Sankeerth. Austria’s David After defender Eric Bailly and forward Zlatan Indian shuttlers made a Fifth seed HS Prannoy beat Obernosterer. Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan becomes new manager resounding start to their USA’s Calvin Lin 21-7 21-6 Fourth seed Ajay Jayaram Jose Mourinho’s third signing as the Portuguese campaign at the US Open and will now play Ireland’s got a walkover from looks to build on last season’s FA Cup win. with as many as six Joshua Magee. Denmark’s Joachim men’s RMV Gurusaidutt brushed Persson, while Rio-bound K Sachiin Tendullkarrr underrrgoes aside local shuttler Srikanth skipped the event Phillips Jap 21-8 because of Olympic 21-13 in another preparation. knee surrrgerrry iin London one-sided match The only Indian to exit from LONDON, Jul 06 singles shuttlers, and will face Japan’s the event was Harsheel Retired cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has including Canada Kazumasa Sakai in the Dani, who lost 18-21 18-21 undergone a knee surgery at a hospital in London. Open winner B Sai second round. to Misha Zilberman of Tendulkar posted a picture of his left leg, covered in Praneeth, made it to the Young shuttler Pratul Joshi Israel. The opening Test is scheduled at the Vivian Richards a black cast, on his facebook page and commented second round of the too outclassed Canada’s Among other Indians, Cricket Ground in Antigua from July 21 to 25. that he hopes to recover soon. $120,000 Grand Prix Kevin Barkman 21-13 21-13 Ruthvika Shivani Gadde “Some injuries trouble even after retirement, but I Gold tournament here. in a 23-minute contest to set will face Japan’s Ayumi MUMBAI, Jul 06 Sammy National Cricket will be back very soon doing the things I enjoy. Had Praneeth, who clinched his up a fight with Czech Milan Mine in the women’s singles Stadium in Gros Islet, St a knee operation & resting,” the iconic batsman maiden Grand Prix title at Ludik. on Thursday, while Tanvi The 16-member Indian Lucia (Aug 9-13) and wrote. Thousands of people reacted with shock and Calgary last week, defeated Experienced shuttler Anand Lad will be up against squad led by Virat Kohli Queen’s Park Oval, Port sympathy by liking the picture and posting comments Sweden’s Henri Hurskainen Pawar mauled Denmark’s Guatemala’s Nikte left here tonight for the of Spain, Trinidad (Aug on it. 21-13 21-12 to set up a Peder Sovndal 21-7 21-7 in Alejandra Sotomayor in the West Indies to engage the 18-22). second round match against 17 minutes and will meet opening round. hosts in a four-Test rubber India last toured the later this month and in Caribbean islands for a August. Test series in 2011 that Sajan and Shivani to represent India at Bulls hold on to The team was the visitors clinched 1-0 accompanied by its by winning the opening Rio Olympics in Swimming newly-appointed head game at Kingston and register win coach Anil Kumble and drawing the other two BENGALURU, Jul 06 200m butterfly while 18- window shut on July 3. meanwhile, was the only HYDERABAD, Jul 06 other support staff. matches in Bridgetown year-old Shivani will The SFI selection committee Indian woman to compete at Rohit Kumar’s raids proved inspirational as he steered The squad will open the and Roseau. Sajan Prakash and Shivani compete in the women’s chose Sajan ahead of the Worlds and thus was the Bengaluru Bulls to a 30-28 victory over Telugu Titans in the tour with a two-day game Incidentally Kohli returns Katariya will represent India 200m freestyle. Sandeep Sejwal, Virdhawal only one eligible. The two STAR Sports-ProKabaddi League season four on Tuesday against the West Indies to the West Indies, where in the swimming events at Following the absence of a Khade, Aaron D’Souza and will be accompanied by night. The winner led 16-11 midway. Bulls ascended to the Cricket Board President’s he made his Test debut, the 2016 Olympic Games, swimmer with an OQT (‘A’ Saurabh Sangvekar, all of National coach Pradeep second spot, while Titans went a notch up to sixth on the table. XI at Warner Park in after five years as the whom had participated in the Kumar. For almost a quarter of an hour there were as many as 11 empty Basseterre, St Kitts on team’s captain and 2015 World Championships “Sajan has been a consistent raids, with the teams tied at 7-7. An all-out by Bulls in the 17th July 9 and 10 followed by premier batsman. in Kazan — a prerequisite performer this season. That’s minute enabled the visitors to break free to a 14-8 lead. a three-day warm-up The squad: Virat Kohli for a swimmer taking a why he was selected when Defensive lapses by the host saw it trail 14-20 as it failed to fixture at the same venue (c), Ajinkya Rahane (v- Universality place. Pradeep, Wilson Cherian, the capitalise on Rohit’s exit from the mat. from July 14 to 16. c), Murali Vijay, Sajan’s case was helped by president (Digambar Kamat) A super tackle in the 36th and Rohit’s super 10 with a bonus The opening Test is Shikhar Dhawan, K L his impressive performance and I met this morning. point a minute later found Bulls stretching their lead by eight scheduled at the Vivian Rahul, Cheteshwar at the Age Group Long “Sandeep’s performance in points. An all out by Titans with just two minutes to go, came Richards Cricket Ground Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Course swimming meet — Hong Kong was not up to the a tad too late. Even if they bridged the gap to 26-30, Titans in Antigua from July 21 to Wriddhimaan Saha, R Division 1 (Part 3) in Hong mark while Virdhawal has could get just two points further as Bulls held on to register 25. Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Kong on July 2, when he not been able to fully devote victory. In a tightly contested match, Storm Queens and Fire The other three Test Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant clocked 1:59.69 in the 200m himself to training owing to Birds produced the first tie, 14-14, in the Women’s Kabaddi matches are scheduled to Sharma, Mohammed the Swimming Federation of time), India was awarded butterfly, becoming the first his job,” said SFI secretary Challenge, later in the night. Queens’ skipper Tejaswini Bai be held at Sabina Park in India announced here on Universality places (one man Indian ever to dip under the Kamlesh Nanavati, on the had a disappointing game, scoring just one point whereas her Shami, Bhuvneshwar Tuesday. Kerala-born Sajan, and one woman) by FINA, two-minute-mark. sidelines of the junior counterpart Mamtha Poojari was the top raider with six points. Kingston, Jamaica (Jul Kumar, Shardul Thakur, 22, will swim in the men’s after the qualification Haryana’s Shivani, National meet here. At half-time, the sides were level with seven points each. 30-Aug 3), Darren Stuart Binny. 11 BUSINESS The NORTHLINES JAMMU, THURSDAY, 07 JULY | 2016 www.thenorthlines.com Srei Equipment Finance's rating upgraded to 'AA+' CRISIL Upgrades E-auction of Sahara properties underway Jammu 6 July: Srei Srei, one of India's largest notable recovery in Manappuram Finance Ratings Equipment Finance Limited equipment financing performance on all-round Sebii cll ocks ff ii rstt sall e off Rs 58 crore ("Srei") today announced institutions, is a wholly- basis. This upgrade Jammu 6 July : Leading adequate capitalisation and business model in June Sebii cllocks ff iirr stt salle off Rs 58 crr orr e that Brickwork Ratings has owned subsidiary of Srei recognises Srei's dominant credit rating agency CRISIL stable funding profile, and 2014 by introducing short- New Delhi: An e-auction is have been mandated by Sebi upgraded its rating to BWR Infrastructure Finance market share, unparalleled has upgraded its credit strong profitability. term products with 3, 6, and underway for sale of land to auction a total of of 61 land 'AA+' with Stable Outlook Limited ("SIFL"). The expertise in equipment rating of Manappuram The upgrade reflects 9 months' tenure and parcels belonging to parcels for an estimated from BWR "AA" for its company has a pan-India financing and 26 years of Finance Ltd. to ‘AA- improvement in business increasing focus on, beleaguered Sahara group for market value of Rs 6,500 non-convertible debentures presence with offices in 89 experience in equipment /Stable' from 'A+/Stable'. risk profile driven by monthly interest collection recovery of funds by the crore. (NCDs) aggregating to Rs locations and enjoys over financing business which The revised rating is changed business model, and getting new clients. markets regulator Sebi. HDFC Realty is auctioning a 2,130 crore. 30% market share in has contributed to the applicable to the long-term and stable operating Short-tenure products (over While there was no official total of 31 land parcels for an The rating indicates that the infrastructure equipment marked improvement in its bank facility and non- environment backed by an 80% of portfolio comprises word from either HDFC estimated value of Rs 2,400 instruments are considered financing. Commenting on financials. We believe that convertible debentures of established regulatory products with 3 months' to have high degree of this credit rating upgrade, this upgrade will enable us the company. regime. tenure) reduce risk of safety regarding timely Mr. Hemant Kanoria, raise resources from the The new ratings reflect the The rating upgrade also interest reversals on servicing of financial Chairman and Managing market and financial strong track record of factors in the company's delinquent loans. obligations. It also implies Director, Srei Infrastructure institutions at lower interest Manappuram Finance's strong earnings profile. It The rating on short-term that the instruments carry Finance Limited, said: "The thereby contributing to promoters in financing may be recalled that the debt of the company was very low credit risk. rating upgrade reflects Srei's enhanced bottomline." against gold jewellery, company had revised its reaffirmed at 'A1+'. Modi govt slow to match its Mahindra co eyes ‘sachet’ rhetoric on economic reforms: US Washington: Underlining that India's 7.5 percent countries in the world, but this depressed investor plans to grow insurance biz growth rate may be "overstated", the US has said sentiment suggests the approximately 7.5 percent the Narendra Modi government has been "slow" growth rate may be overstated, said the report Mumbai: Pay-as- you-go insurance, where Besides this, the company is looking at insurers charge customers only for the period providing short-term cover for transit to match its rhetoric in economic reforms even as produced by the Bureau of Economic and Realty or any other crore, while SBI Cap has Business Affairs of the State Department. when they are at risk, has failed to catch on insurance by tying up with other aggregators. in Indian markets as rates are already low. Other plans on the anvil are a cover for small concerned entity on results of been tasked to auction 30 There are few quick fixes to the structural Monday's auction, Business land parcels with an impediments, poor regulatory environment, tax Now a brokerage firm is looking to come up and medium enterprises and hospital cash Standard reported quoting estimated market value of and policy uncertainty, infrastructure bottlenecks, with a pay-as- you-can model to open new cover for individuals. Rather than annual localization requirements, restrictions in many markets for general insurance products. contracts, the company is looking at earn- sources familiar with the about Rs 4,100 crore. services sectors, and massive shortages of "We see this as the insurance equivalent of and- pay mode. MIBL can design and auction process that the The Securities and Exchange electricity that hinder India's economic growth sachets in the FMCG sector. Just as sachets distribute policies but it needs an insurance HDFC Realty has closed a Board of India (Sebi) roped potential, it said. expanded the FMCG market, we expect this company to underwrite them through a sale of Rs 58 crore without in HDFC Realty and SBI Cap Recognizing that the gains from a massive, more affordable form of insurance to grow master policy. The personal accident sold disclosing the location of the after being asked by the positive terms-of-trade shock due to lower oil the market," said Jaideep Devare, MD, through Citrus is underwritten by Religare property. Supreme Court to initiate the prices that India has benefited from may not be Mahindra Insurance Brokers (MIBL). For Health Insurance. For insurance companies, Five land parcels were put on process of selling Sahara repeated in the current global economic starters, the firm is tying up with digital coming up with low-value products on their the block Monday by HDFC properties whose titles have environment, the Finance Ministry has slightly wallet companies for providing small own is not feasible as the cost of distribution Realty at a reserve price of Rs been deposited with it by the it appreciated measures taken by it in areas like reduced the official growth outlook for next year, amounts of insurance. "We have tied up with turns out to be much higher. Companies like 722 crore, while five other group. bureaucracy and easing FDI restrictions. it said. Citrus Pay where customers can get personal Reliance General Insurance and Future properties are scheduled to be Following a go-ahead from Highly appreciative of the series of economic The State Department said the 2014 election accident cover for Rs 1 lakh for one month Generali offer their customers the option of auctioned by SBI Caps on the Court, the two entities put reforms, in particular streamlining bureaucratic marked a turning point in investor sentiment, as a decision making and raising FDI limits in certain fractured minority government, seemingly unable against loyalty points for shopping. We plan paying health insurance through the equated July 7 at a reserve price of Rs in place the necessary sectors, US State Department in a report said to advance essential economic reforms, was to have similar tie-ups with other wallet monthly instalment option, but they need to 470 crore. mechanism to auction these Tuesday, the Modi government has been slow to displaced in favor of a government that had won companies," said Devare. commit to annual contracts. HDFC Realty and SBI Caps properties. propose other economic reforms that would on a platform of economic growth. match its rhetoric. "Additionally, the monetary stewardship of 7tt h Pay Commii ssii on:: Noting that many of the reforms it did propose Raghuram Rajan, the respected Governor 7tt h Pay Commiissiion:: Brexit may lead to dip in investment have struggled to pass through Parliament, the General of the Reserve Bank of India, further report "Investment Climate Statements for 2016" boosted investor sentiment," the report said. Check out pay matrix table flows from India to UK in near term said that this has resulted in many investors The State Department said despite the challenges, retreating slightly from their once forward- the opportunities are immense for foreign for central govt employees New Delhi: A FICCI survey sought to gauge the sentiment investments from the UK. leaning support of the BJP-led government. companies operating in India, although many brings to the fore the among the Indian companies UK is third largest investor in For example, the government failed to muster highlight that success requires a long-term in various pay bands concerns of India Inc. over having operations in or doing India and accounts for about sufficient political support on a land acquisition planning horizon and a state-by-state strategy to the possible near term impact business with the UK. 8.0 percent of the total FDI bill in Parliament?all but ending its chance of adapt to the complexity and diversity of India's New Delhi: The Cabinet various pay bands. of `Brexit` on Indian business Some of the companies inflows in the country. In fact, passage in the near term and is still negotiating markets. approved the The new pay matrix clearly and the economy. surveyed share deep trade several British companies with opposition parties the details of a Goods and India's infrastructure needs are estimated at recommendations of the outlines the new pay level Yet, it remains sanguine that and investment linkages with have exhibited interests in Services Tax Bill, which if not watered down in USD1.5-USD2 trillion over the next 5-7 years, seventh Pay Commission on of the central government the UK will make renewed the UK. India post launch of the Make negotiations, could streamline India's convoluted offering excellent opportunities for US June 29 and in the process employees, where they fit in efforts to strengthen ties with Responses were received in India campaign.The tax structure and provide an immediate boost to companies to participate in India's development, rationalized the pay and how they are likely to countries of the from about 45 companies government has considerably GDP. provided appropriate mechanisms for financing structure of central progress over their career Commonwealth group and covering sectors such as liberalized the FDI regime in "Ostensibly, India is one of the fastest growing are developed. government employees in span. India stands to gain given its education, information the country and there has own growth performance and technology, tyres, been an increase in FDI a much better regulatory and pharmaceuticals, steel and inflows over the last two Passing GST bill will be NPA mess a key challenge: FM business environment. steel products, automotive, years. The respondents were textiles, apparel, financial This trend is expected to priority: Santosh Gangwar New Delhi: Strategy to improve overall hopeful that this can be an services etc. Respondents continue.The respondents performance of state-run banks, reviving opportunity for India and UK feel that the `Brexit` stated that given the strengths Both Gangwar and Arjun stalled projects and increasing private sector to make renewed efforts to transition may lead to of the economy it may be Ram Meghwal assumed investment are major challenges before the strengthen ties.While the full moderation in investments worthwhile to look at a charge of their posts in the government, finance minister Arun Jaitley impact of the UK move to flows to the UK from India. bilateral FTA with the UK presence of Finance told financial regulators on Tuesday. `Leave` from the European However, India is expected to and this should focus on Minister Arun Jaitley, who He also said that due to better spread of Union will take some time to get continued attention from goods, services as well as welcomed them with monsoon, the government is expecting unfold, the FICCI survey the investors including investments. bouquets. angwar, who was higher production of pulses this year the Minister of State for compared to previous years, which in turn Textiles, was shifted to the will substantially ease prices in the market. Finance Ministry by Prime The Financial Stability and Development GSK rolls out code for ethical marketing New Delhi: Passing the Minister Narendra Modi on Council (FSDC) also discussed the current Mumbai: Faced with engagements, he said, adding seminars. Payments are made GST bill in Parliament will Tuesday in a major macroeconomic situation, likely impact of financial sector reforms by the government charges of unethical the company has also put in to physicians by pharma be the government's reshuffle of his council of Brexit, the external scenario, problem of and large foreign exchange reserves, which marketing practices which place an "aggressive growth companies for speaking priority, Minister of State ministers. Gangwar has stressed assets and the issue of redemption of provides cushion against financial market have long tarnished its image model to get back being one engagements to promote their for Finance Santosh been an MP from Bareilly. foreign currency deposits. "As far as the volatility, a finance ministry statement said, and reputation, the of the fastest growing MNCs products -this job will now Gangwar said after taking Meghwal is a former redemption of these deposits is oncerned, quoting Subramanian. "With the revival of pharmaceutical industry is in India by 2020". be done by its in-house team charge on Wednesday. bureaucrat. there was an overwhelming view that the sentiment and certain signs of pick-up in trying to clean up its act. In The policy , for an industry of doctors at GSK. situation is under control and there is no industrial activity, a good monsoon is one of the first such attempts, which faces charges of "These steps will introduce problem at all," said sources. expected to further strengthen growth in the GlaxoSmithKline has rolled unethical marketing practices more transparency into our Service sector growth The council discussed the issue of rising country," it said. out a new healthcare and poor public perception, marketing and educational bank NPAs and the measures taken by the "Members agreed on the need to continue to marketing code covering was adopted by the company efforts, help physicians to government and the RBI for handling be in a state of preparedness for managing doctors and its field staff, globally last year. make informed choices, and hits seven-month low stressed assets. It also strategized on the way any external sector vulnerabilities, including Annaswamy Vaidheesh, vice- The marketing code for clear the mistrust which forward to manage the situation. those emerging from Brexit and its president, South Asia & healthcare professionals patients have," he said, New Delhi: Tepid increase in regarding the sustainability Chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian consequences," the statement said.Minister managing director of GSK (HCPs) is also being hoping others in the industry fresh orders pulled down of the economic upturn," she gave an overview of the state of macro- of state for finance Jayant Sinha, RBI Pharmaceuticals India, told introduced this year, with the follow suit. Under the India's service sector growth said. economy, highlighting key issues. The Governor Raghuram Rajan, finance TOI in an exclusive company strengthening its `Patient Focused Selling' to a seven-month low in Growth in new business council noted that uncertainty in the global secretary Ashok Lavasa, economic affairs interview. Under the policy, medical capability by hiring programme, the company June, a private survey slackened to its slowest pace economy and high volatility in the financial secretary Shaktikanta Das, secretary the company has withdrawn over 25 doctors across will evaluate its salesforce on showed on Tuesday. The in 11 months. "Anecdotal markets are prominent risks confronting department of financial services Anjuly Chib target-linked incentives for specialities, who will engage scientific knowledge, Nikkei India Services evidence suggested that emerging economies. Duggal; U K Sinha, chairman, Sebi; T S its 3,000 strong sales force, with their external peers and technical skills and customer Business Activity Index was strong competitive pressures India, however, appears to be much better Vijayan, chairman, IRDA; Hemant G and stopped direct payments answer queries regarding the evaluations, rather than placed at 50.3 in June, its restricted new business placed today on the back of improvement in Contractor, chairman, PFRDA attended the to doctors for speaking company's drugs at medical meeting sales targets. second-lowest reading over gains," the survey said. 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AJKPC, a frontline organisa- ruthlessly been hammered Doda, Reasi, Samba, is groundbreaking: Pawan tion of elected Sarapnches and crushed at the grass- Kathua, Udhampur and and Panches fighting for roots level. The state govern- other districts of Jammu NL Correspondent Stadium as well as new Ansari Minister of Youth empowerment of Panchayati ment has violated the funda- province attended the meet. Jammu, July 06 Indoor Sports Hall. services and Sport J&K Raj Institutions (PRIs) in mental rights of the people Prominent among those who Gupta said, " After vigor- government for his support Jammu and Kashmir, also and made a direct assault on spoke on the occasion Pawan Gupta ously agitating for estab- projecting the demand as declared that it would launch democratic ethos of the state include Bimla Devi, MLA lishment of independent put forth by him and secre- a state-wide agitation at by passing the illogical Bill President WomenWing- Udhampur indoor stadium in tary to J&K Government Panchayat and block levels if in both the Houses of State AJKPC, Raj Kumar, Assembly Udhampur apart from out- who recommended the the state government do not Legislature," Anil Sharma, Provinical President (J), S. Constituency door stadium which was cases for sanctions and due make a request to the state president AJKPC told Amnider Singh, Ashwani today extend- abandoned due to bad process. Governor for returning the reporters here this morning. Sharma, Sanjeev Singh, ed gratitude workmanship for over six While interacting with Jammu Tawi, July 06 Vohra for returning of con- Bill for reconsideration when He also declared that a meet- Bindu Chowdhary, Mohan to Dr. years, finally the funds have media, Pawan expressed troversial and flawed 'The it's sent to him (Governor) ing of Sarpanches from Singh, , Ram Pal Sharma Jitendera Singh, Union been sanctioned for comple- that he feels proud on this All Jammu Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir for his assent. Kashmir and Ladakh regions Sarpanch, Samba Distt. Minister of State, PMO for tion of the outdoor Subhash milestone achievement as Panchayat Conference Panchayati Raj "This is not the fight for would be held next week to Puran Kumar, Karpal Singh , sanctioning of Rs. 10 stadium and indoor sports the long pending demand of (AJKPC) on Wednesday (Amendment) Bill, 2016' to election of a Sarpanch or start state-wide agitation Puran Chand Sarpanch Crores for the completion hall." Udhampur is finally being asked the ruling PDP-BJP rectify its blunder of impos- Panch in a Panchayat but it is against the imposition of Reasi, Rakesh Charak, of outdoor Subash Sports He also thanked Imran Raza met. coalition to make a formal ing 'black law' on the rural a decisive battle for restora- 'black law' on the people of Yashpal Singh Charak all Civil Military interaction held request to the Governor N N people of the state. The tion of democracy which has the state. Sarpanches from Sarpanches. BJP-PDP responsible for revival to make them aware of vari- KD castigates harassment ous safety measures during of militancy in state: JWAM cross border firing. During of Amarnath Yatries the interaction, a medical camp was also organized by ing the state adding the the Army with the assistance administration was deliber- from State Health ately by passing Jammu by Department aimed at diverting the yatris directly addressing the medical to Kashmir. NL Correspondent MLA Akhnoor. It was needs of the locals residing He also informed that traffic Jammu Tawi, July 06 attended by Shri Davinder in remote and border areas police was more active in Pal, SDM Khour, Sunaina of Pargwal including adjoin- Jammu Tawi, July 06 soft on terrorists and Jammu and harassing the Army organized a Joint Mehta, SDM Akhnoor, Arun ing villages. Hurriyat Leaders and have Jammuites and yatris while Civil-Military interaction Gupta, SP (Rural) Jammu Doctors and Specialists Activists of Jammu West released them to create and co-operation meeting in and RC Puri, Director Red in Kashmir traffic police Assembly Movement today communal tensions on the from the Army as well as the border village of Cross Society, Jammu along NL Correspondent Kranti Dal President Pritam hardly comes into action. held protest under its Indian soil. Dimple termed State Health Department Pargwal, recently. The func- with village Sarpanch of Jammu Tawi, July 06 Sharma said that Jammuites Other who joined the protest President, Sunil Dimple this BJP alliance with PDP, including Medical, tion was inaugurated jointly Pargwal. The interaction have been facing the heat of includes Thakur Karnail against release of arrested as a complete "sell out of Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, by Commander of Chenab envisaged to acquaint the Kranti Dal has taken strong a worst kind as on one hand Chand, Pandit Rajinder stone pelters. Addressing the mandate" of the people Brigade along with Dr. civil administration on the Pediatrician, Gynaecologist, exception to the attitude of Business of Jammuites was Bhagat, Tarun Gupta, the protesters, Sunil Dimple particularly the complete Krishan Lal, MLA Khour civil-military co-operation Surgeon and Ayurveda ren- the J&K Government & being dented and on the Rakesh Kumar, Ravi asked the Chief Minister surrender and sell out of and Shri Rajeev Sharma, in border security and also dered free medical advice, Administration for deliber- other hand Amarnath Yatris Sharma, Rajan Gupta, Monil that who will be responsible mandate of the Jammu carried out medical checkup ately harassing the were being harassed by Kotwal, Amit Menia, Sankul for the worst law and order region by the BJP. Dimple and distributed medicines to Amarnath yatris arriving dividing families during Gupta, Rajat Kumar, Rahul situation if the released also held Prime Minister, stone pelters created the law BJP president and in its Distt Jail celebrates approximately 1181 people from different states of India yatra due to quota system in Rajput, Ajitesh Kotwal, of border areas. In addition, by dividing families citing tokens. and order problem for the incompetent Ministers rea- Rahul Bhalla, Akhil Sharma, state. son for the growing intoler- Eid-ul-Fitr Indian Red Cross Society token system and has Sharma said that for some Bobby Sharma, Sumir He said more ISIS and Pak ance among the Hindus of also contributed by setting warned the administration to mysterious reasons the Kumar, Manoj, Rattan flags unfurled, anti India the state and in Jammu Jammu Tawi, July 06 up an awareness camp dur- stop harassing Hindus and Jammu business was not Lal,Son Lal, Raj Kumar, seminars, pro freedom ral- region, because of the unful- District Jail, Jammu today celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with full ing the above function in discriminating Jammuites. witnessing the boom as it Sunny Kumar, Rahul enthusiasm and zeal. On the occasion, Director General of lies started after the previ- filled promises, commit- which the younger genera- In this connection today a used to be despite the fact Kumar, Rajan Kumar, Janu Police, Prisons, Dr. S. P Vaid and Superintendent Jail, ous release of miscreants. ment made by the BJP and strong protest has taken out the Amarnath Yatra was Harish Kotwal extended warm greetings to the jail inmates tion and school children of Kumar, Sunny Malhotra, Dimple said the PDP is pro the sitting PM Narinder and wished them a very happy life. Sweets were also dis- the area were imparted first at Hari Market, Jammu, going on smoothly and large Rahul Malhotra & Ajay separatist's supporter party Modi, with the people of the tributed among the jail inmates. aid training. Addressing the gathering number of yatris were flock- Kumar. and the CM Mehbooba is Jammu. 1,821 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Amarnath Eid celebrated with fervor in Jammu

NL Correspondent 56,000 pay obeisance Jammu Tawi, July 06 sea level. A fresh batch of pilgrims, Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated including women and sad- with religious fervor and hus, left Baltal base camp gaiety here today. for the cave shrine early this The main Eid congregation morning. was held at Eidgah The pilgrims are likely to Residency Road where thou- reach the cave shrine this sands of men and women, afternoon after covering the accompanied by children, 14-km-long hilly terrain on offered Eid Namaz and foot. exchanged Eid greetings. However, the total number On the occasion, Imam of of pilgrims undertaking the the Masjid prayed for peace pilgrimage through shortest and harmony in the state. Elaborate arrangements across the district. administration were also Baltal route will be known "May this festival fill our were made by the district MLA Jammu East, Rajesh present on the occasion and only after 1100 hrs, after the lives with peace, prosperity administration for smooth Gupta and other senior func- exchanged Eid greetings and happiness", he added. celebrations of Eid festival tionaries of civil and police with Muslim brethren. NL Correspondent here said. the commencement of 49- gates closes. Srinagar, July 06 They said that the batch day-long pilgrimage from Meanwhile, pilgrims who included 1,262 male, 359 July 2. had paid obeisance yester- AoI calls on CAPD Minister A fresh batch of 1,821 pil- females and 200 sadhus left The yatra was progressing day and early this morning grims today left for the holy the base camp in 34 buses smoothly and the weather have also started their return Jammu Tawi, July 06 Mahajan also requested the duced by our Prime Minister Amar Singh Joint controller Amarnath cave shrine from and 15 LMVs. was pleasant, a yatra official journey through Baltal Minister to extend the period of India for providing all sort Legal Metrology, Ajay the Bhagwati Nagar located Meanwhile, fresh batches of said. track. A delegation of Industrialists of renewal from one year at of help as social commitment Langer General Secretary Yatri Niwas base camp yatris left Baltal and He said as many as 15,923 A fresh batch of pilgrims from Association of present to three years under for the common peoples of BBIA, Ritesh Mahajan here. Nunwan Pahalgam base pilgrims had paid obeisance also left Nunwan Pahalgam Industries IGC Samba led the ease of doing business the State. The meeting was General Secretary AOI IGC "A sixth batch of 1,821 camps for the holy at the cave shrine till last base camp for by Lalit Mahajan Chairman concept adopted by our Govt. also attended by Sheetal Samba, Representatives from Amarnath pilgrims this Amarnath cave shrine in evening. Chandanwari, the last Federation of Industries The Industrialists present in Nanda Deputy Cadila Pharmaceuticals, early morning left the base south Kashmir Himalayas, However, this morning, a motorable halting station on Jammu and Vijay Aggarwal the meeting assured the Commissioner, Samba, UPL, Insecticides India, camp in a convoy of 53 where 56,000 pilgrims have large number of yatris had the traditional route. President of the Association Minister to provide all sort of Shafiq Raina Commissioner Indo-Swift, British Paint, vehicles for the cave paid obeisance at the self darshan at the cave shrine, Meanwhile, pilgrims who met Minister for Consumer help under Corporate Social Secretary CAPD, G.S. Chib, Berger Paints and other shrine," police spokesman made Ice-Shivlingam since situated at 13000 feet above had night halt at Affairs and Public Responsibility Scheme intro- Director CAPD Jammu, reputed Industrial Units. Chandanwari and other halt- Distribution Zulfkar Ali ing stations on the tradition- Chowdhary at Samba.During Minister PHE lays foundation of WSS al track, have also started the course of discussions their onward journey Mahajan and Vijay Aggarwal towards the cave shrine appreciated the sincere early this morning. efforts of the Minister for the He said till last night, implementation of Schemes 55,918 pilgrims had darshan under the National Food since July 2 from both Security Act which will pro- Baltal and Pahalgam tracks. vide relief to the common Majority of the pilgrims people of the state. have returned to base camps The issue regarding the after yatra. However, some Renewal of Licenses of the of them had since returned Industrial Units for the stor- NL Correspondent project being executed ernment is working relent- to their homes while others age of Pesticides and Akhnoor, July 06 under National Rural lessly to ensure equitable stayed in Kashmir to visit Solvents was also brought in Drinking Water Programme development of the state for tourist places. (Agencies) to the notice of the Minister. Minister for PHE, Irrigation (NRDWP) will benefit the which several development and Flood Control Sham Lal villagers living in Sungal plans have been chalked out. Chaudhary today laid the Parmana, Mohalla Karala Later, the Minister also inau- foundation stone of Water and their adjoining areas. gurated road leading from Supply Scheme (WSS) at To deal with the problem of Main road to Siterwala and Sungal Parmana in Akhnoor seasonal flood and minimize Bandwal. and inspected the flood the damage to the areas, the MLA Akhnoor Rajeev prone sites at Sangrampur, Minister said that motors Sharma, Chief Engineer Sitriwala, Chanjwan and and water pumps would be PHE Department, Jammu , Maira along river Chenab. kept reserved and ready at Chief Engineer, Irrigation & The scheme having a capac- the pumping stations so that Flood Control, senior ity of 5,000 gallons per hour they can be used immediate- Engineers of departments would be constructed at the ly at the time of emergency. and villagers were also pres- cost of Rs. 213.55 lakh. The Sham Lal said that the gov- ent on the occasion.