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Contractual lecturers' hunger northlines the DC takes stock of festival Minister pays tribute to Brig strike enters 120th day arrangements Rajinder Singh

NHPC Limited, Salal Power Station Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Tariq To pay homage to Brigadier Rajinder organized "SabkaSaath, Ahmed Zargar today reviewed the Singh on his 118th birth anniversary, SabkaVikasSammelan" at Pritam arrangements for Jumat-ul-Vida, a function was organized at Brigadier Singh, Prade Ground Park, Poonch, Shab-e- Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr. Rajinder Singh Memorial Park 3 The programme was .... 4 The meeting reviewed .... 5 Bagoona, on Wednesday..... INSIDE

 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 141  15.06.2017 (Thursday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price ` 2/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Govt, Opposition at loggerheads MHA uses Moroccan border picture in EC issues notification for over extension of GST to J&K report to show Indian border floodlit Presidential election NL CORRESPONDENT Alt News stumbled upon the NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 original report by MHA and NL CORRESPONDENT Haseeb Drabu said, "If we constitutional safeguards discovered that the picture NL CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, JUNE 14 won't have GST in the state, required for GST in Jammu A 647-km long India- used in the "official" annual SRINAGAR, JUNE 14 no business can properly be and Kashmir would be Pakistan-Bangladesh border report was taken by a The implementation of the done here". followed. The minister added has created many issues in photographer back in 2006. The Election Commission of GST in Jammu and Such strong differences of that the extension of GST the past for the border The picture was in fact not India (ECI) has issued Kashmir is unlikely to be a opinion between the does not infringe upon security forces as regular shot in India, but was of notification for the election smooth affair. government and the Article 370 as Jammu and intrusion from both the Spain-Moroccan border and of the President of India. The all-party meeting Opposition are likely to Kashmir has a separate sides was a tough task to was clicked by Javier As per the notification, June convened by the impact the two-day special Constitution and tax laws are 28, 2017 has been fixed last handle. Moyano . officers of concerned Assembly Lobby, fixed for government on Wednesday session of Jammu and implemented under Section 5 date for making the According to Ministry of According to the MHA departments to review the holding the Presidential to discuss the Kashmir Assembly, which of the Constitution. nominations. The scrutiny Home Affairs, Modi report of 2013-2014, out of preparations for the smooth election. implementation of the law is scheduled from June 17 The Jammu and Kashmir of papers will be held on government planted the 647-km long floodlit conduct of Presidential Among others, Deputy failed to evolve a to discuss the Finance Minister said that June 29, while as the last floodlights on a 647-km area, around 45 km was on election. Chief Electoral Officer, consensus. The Opposition implementation of GST. GST was a "consumption" date for withdrawal of long border to fight the the India-Pakistan border. Earlier, the Joint Chief Krishan Lal, General SPECIAL SESSION TO tax and the state would gain candidatures is July 1, 2017. parties reportedly sought intrusion. The same was The 45 km stretch was Electoral Officer also visited Manager, Government BE HELD TO DISCUSS an additional revenue of Rs The election will be held on constitutional provisions in appreciated and achieved in constructed under Modi Assembly Secretariat and Press, Aijaz Ahmad GST 60-70 crore. However, July 17, if necessary. The line with the state's distinct the annual report of MHA as government. discussed the issue with Akhoon, Assistant Chief The government has already Opposition members don't voting hours will be from10 position and Article 370. well. While many lauded Around 496km of the regard to the Presidential Electoral Officer, Kashmir announced that the special seem to be agreeing with am to 5 p.m. Some lawmakers were even Modi government's efforts sanctioned length of India- election with the Secretary, Abdul Wase-ul-Deva and session will be held him. Meanwhile, the Joint Chief heard warning the to safeguard Indian border, Bangladesh border still J&K Legislative Assembly, other senior officers from government that any hasty specifically to discuss the MLA Kulgam MY Tarigami some appreciated the remains to be floodlit. Electoral Officer, J&K, Dr. Raman Kumar Kesar and M R Singh. They also Election department decision on the issue may issue. was quoted as saying, "We development in the media Although, an original inspected the venue viz attended the meeting. lead to a 2008-like "We will hold broad-based cannot allow anybody to too. picture of the floodlit area chaired a joint meeting of agitation. discussions on the extension erode the special position of But, the picture that MHA was available on NASA's Last week while advocating of GST to Jammu and the state further. We must used to show the border was website in 2011 but instead Pakistan violates ceasefire for the system, Jammu and Kashmir", Drabu said. rectify the wrongs done in actually a picture of a a fake picture was included Kashmir Finance Minister He also informed that all the past". border overseas. in the report. in Rajouri, Poonch For spurt in terrorists' strikes CRPF camps put NL CORRESPONDENT Police blame Jaish-e-Muhammad on high alert JAMMU TAWI, JUNE 14 Pakistan on Wednesday NL CORRESPONDENT policemen and two army for the last night attacks. violated the ceasefire twice NL CORRESPONDENT rocking the Valley for the SRINAGAR, JUNE 14 soldiers were wounded in "Hizbul Mujahideen has by shelling mortars and past few days is being multiple attacks carried out larger presence but NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 firing from small arms on The multiple militant by different militant yesterday's incidents carried out with a motive of forward posts and civilians attacks in different parts of organizations including (attacks) were carried out by Director General of the "launching grenades and areas along the LoC in Kashmir Valley have sent indigenous Hizbul Jaish-e-Mohammad, as per Central Reserved Police run away." There haven't Rajouri and Poonch districts security agencies into a Mujhadeen. our intelligence reports," Force (CRPF) Rajiv Rai been any major injuries. of Jammu and Kashmir, tizzy while to prevent Security according to Vaid said. Bhatnagar on Wednesday Those injured are being drawing retaliation from the further attacks authorities reports has been tightened Hizbul Mujhadeen said their camps were on a duly treated, he added. "The Indian side, the Army said. injured. today," defence spokesman have sounded a red alert. across the valley Operational Spokesperson state of high alert in the morale of our contingent is There have been nine "Pakistan Army initiated Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said. Officials said that the red particularly in southern Burhanuddin told news wake of the cross-border very high and they are ceasefire violations in the indiscriminate firing of "The Indian Army posts are alert had been sounded prior districts of Kashmir valley. agency CNS that these attack in the state's trying to maintain law and past four days and total 12 small arms, automatics RPG retaliating strongly and to such attacks but vigil has Jammu Kashmir Police strikes were jointly Naushera sector the day order with their along the LoC and the IB in and recoilless rifles from effectively and the firing is been intensified after these Chief Dr SP Vaid has conducted by different before. According to professional competence," Jammu region since January 0930 hours in Naushera presently on," he said. attacks. blamed the Jaish-e- outfits Al Umar Mujhadeen, Bhatnagar, the series of he said. 1 in which one civilian was sector along the Line of Earlier, Pakistan carried out Nine CRPF men, four Mohammad militant outfit Jaish-e- P2 attacks that has been He added, P2 killed and seven others were Control in Rajouri district indiscriminate P2 Jammu brews at max 40.2 degree Pakistan providing sustenance to NC to oppose GST

NL CORRESPONDENT terrorism, India tells UN HR Council tooth and nail JAMMU, JUNE 14 NL CORRESPONDENT Rather said, "Our party NL CORRESPONDENT Kashmir. statement. There is no respite from heat SRINAGAR, JUNE 14 would oppose the NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 India hit out at Islamabad "The foremost challenge to wave as Jammu recorded for once again trying to stability in Kashmir is the implementation of GST in another hottest day of the India on Wednesday misuse the UNHRC scourge of terrorism, which National Conference (NC) the Jammu and Kashmir if it season at maximum 40.2 slammed Pakistan for platform to pursue its receives sustenance from on Wednesday said that the infringes the special status degree Celsius while providing "sustenance" to political objectives. Pakistan. Contrary to implementation of Goods and fiscal autonomy of the monsoon may hit Jammu the scourge of terrorism in "Pakistan's unsolicited and Pakistan's claims, and in and Service Tax (GST) at state." and Kashmir in first week of Kashmir. unwarranted comments gross violation of UN the cost of special status and He said that they as July. Responding to Pakistan's pertaining to the Indian state Security Council resolution fiscal autonomy is opposition in yesterday's all The Winter Capital today Celsius, a Met official here predicted clear sky statement at the 35th session of Jammu and Kashmir, 1267, the designated unacceptable to the people party meeting urged the witnessed another hottest said. “The mercury will becoming partly cloudy sky of at the UN Human Rights which is an integral part of terrorists entities and of Jammu and Kashmir. government to ensure the day with maximum 40.2 further soar in the coming while maximum and Council (UNHRC), India India, are factually incorrect organisations continue to Addressing media here at safety of special status and degree Celsius while the days,” he added. minimum temperatures will accused Pakistan of using and bear no relationship to carry out their activities local hotel, former finance fiscal autonomy of the state. minimum was 24.9 degree The weatherman however, be around P2 terror to destabilize reality," India said in a freely as P2 minister, Abdul Rahim "The implementation P2 Army deploys 5 battalions Jammu Chamber joins Kashmir CCTV to be installed to curb for Amarnath yatra centric cause on GST students' protests in schools NL CORRESPONDENT One battalion will be on the Vouches for state's special powers SRINAGAR, JUNE 14 Sonamarg-Baltal route to NL CORRESPONDENT concerned "that during the protests have spread to NL CORRESPONDENT in the Kashmir valley in the state. "The Chief the Amarnarth shrine in SRINAGAR, JUNE 14 ongoing riots by students in every nook and corner of the JAMMU TAWI, JUNE 14 regarding the GST Minister assured the various colleges and Kashmir valley, with The Indian Army has Jammu and Kashmir and implementation and sent an delegation that special To put on a curb on the With schools, it has been noticed students loosing precious deployed total five another one will be in the The Jammu Chamber of "urgent communication of powers to tax/review shall student protests in colleges by the authorities that there school days. battalions in the valley in Pahalgam route. Commerce and Industry suggestions" to the Finance be retained by the state so and schools refusing to die were apprehension of To check the student view of the Amarnarth The remaining battalions (JCCI) today extended Minister for protection of that the interests of the down in Kashmir, the interference by outsiders on protests and to curb the Yatra, which starts on June will be positioned along the support beyond what was their interests under the businessmen could be educational institutions in the premises". menace of interference by 29, sources said. Srinagar-Jammu highway unexpected by vouching for special status granted to the safeguarded. Later, the team So far, the J&K Government outsiders in schools and The Indian Army is gearing north of the Jawahar Tunnel. strengthening of Article 370 state. called on the president, Baramullah in Kashmir have has responded by repeatedly colleges, the police have up a major task to prevent The troops will be equipped that grants special status to According to a statement Kashmir Chamber of been asked to install closed ordering the closure of recommended the any communal flare up with night vision capability J&K while demanding that issued by the JCCI, its Commerce & Industry, and circuit television (CCTV) during the yatra that will be and tasked with securing the "special powers with the office-bearers, led by his office-bearers and cameras to check what the educational institutions, installation of CCTV preceded by Eid-ul-fitr on heights around the routes. J&K Government to tax or president Rakesh Gupta, discussed the issue police have termed as particularly colleges, as a cameras on school and June 26. The Central Reserve Police review should not be called on Chief Minister threadbare. Both chambers "interference by outsiders" "precautionary measure" college premises at the A total of five battalions Force (CRPF) is the overall surrendered to the GST Mehbooba Mufti at her arrived at the consensus that on the premises during law against student protests, earliest. have been moved, along in-charge for conducting the council." residence in Srinagar today the GST implementation and order problems. which first started from Taking the matter seriously, with engineers, signals and Amarnarth yatra and the The JCCI also endorsed the and discussed the was not a problem but at the Baramulla SSP has Pulwama College on April the district administration, Territorial Army units. Army units P2 concerns of its counterparts implementation of the GST same time P2 conveyed to the authorities 15. Since then the student Baramulla, P2 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Thursday | June| 15 | 2017 Opposition for deferring Assembly Session on GST

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As opposition political parties have demanded postponement of Special session on extension of Goods and Services Tax, the Business Advisory Committee of the Legislative Assembly will decide whether the session is to be held on schedule or deferred. consensus is reached on the extension of GST in its Sources in Assembly bill. present form, and we will Secretariat told that the Sources in the Assembly persist with our demand till Business Advisory Secretariat told that the a broader consensus is Committee will sit in a few notification for Business reached on GST extension days to decide the fate of the Advisory Committee will be and how the new tax regime session. issued in a few days which will safeguard the fiscal and The opposition political will decide the further constitutional autonomy of parties who had attended the course of the session. the state," senior Congress All Parties Meeting on GST The law department had leader and MLC, G N at SKICC on Tuesday had issued summon for the Monga told . demanded the session be session last week. "Now it is National Conference postponed till the new tax the prerogative of Speaker Provincial president Nasir regime is widely debated Legislative Assembly and Aslam Wani told that the and a consensus arrived for Chairman Legislative government should not its extension to Jammu and Council to take a decision extend the GST in hush- Kashmir. about the session," sources hush manner. The special assembly told. "Successive governments in session on GST is scheduled Speaker Legislative New Delhi have been from June 17 to 21. Though Assembly Kavinder Gupta debating GST since 2000 the preparations in the told that nothing has been when a committee was set Assembly secretariat are discussed yet about up by then prime minister going on for the session, deferring the session. "We Atal Behari Vajpayee and sources said that assembly are busy with the the debate is still going on. will sit for one day to hold preparations of the session. Why should the government the obituary session and Infact, today I held a in our state hurry in then the Speaker may call meeting with Press extending the tax regime off the session till a Committee about the here," Wani told. scheduled session on GST," GST draft bill was passed by Gupta told. the PDP-BJP cabinet and the Prabhu to launch Rail development works, flag off new trains However, the opposition government has said that the political parties, including tax regime won't infringe the VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Vijayawada Howrah Laundry at Tirupati (via (via Remote Video Link), National Conference, fiscal and constitutional Pradesh Chief Minister N Humsafar Weekly Express, Remote Video Link). Wagon POH Workshop at Congress, CPI (M) State autonomy of the state. Chandrababu Naidu and dedicate the three-Phase Mr Naidu and Prabhu would Vadlapudi near Secretary and MLA Chief Minister Mehbooba Union Railway Minister Electric Locomotive dedicate the doubling and Visakhapatnam (via Remote Kulgam, M Y Tarigami, Mufti told the All Party Suresh P Prabhu will launch Simulator at Electric electrification of Guntakal- Video Link). MLA Kulgam Hakeem Meeting the implementation various rail infra Traction Training Centre Wadi Section to the Nation They would also Yaseen, are persisting in of GST regime in the State is developmental works and here to the Nation. (via Remote Video Link). commission the Kadapa their demand for wider a subject matter of collective flag off new trains at a They would flag off of Train They would lay foundation Pendlimarri New Railway debate on GST. decision by every section of programme to be held here No.22705 Tirupati?Jammu stone for the doubling of Line as part of Kadapa "The government has to take society and not of tomorrow. Tawi Humsafar Weekly Gooty Dharmavaram Bengaluru Project (via a decision on deferring the Government alone and the Railway sources here today Express (via Remote Video Section (via Remote Video Remote Video Link). session on GST. Congress government was open to said that the Chief Minister Link) and would also Link), also for Flagging off Kadapa party has cleared that it will suggestions from all and Railway Minister would commission 2.5 Ton Augmentation of Diesel Pendlimarri DEMU (via not compromise the fiscal sections including political flag off of Train No.20890 Capacity Mechanized Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam Remote Video Link). autonomy of the state by quarters and business class.

This attack came minutes after terrorists lobbed grenade at The Indian delegation also highlighted that Pakistan has FROM PAGE 1 a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Pahalgam's witnessed continuous degradation and weakening of its NC to oppose GST tooth and nail Sarnal. institutions and PoK is administered by a "deep state" and For spurt in terrorists' strikes As many as nine CRPF personnel were injured in a grenade has become an epicenter of terrorism. of this law at the cost of special status and fiscal autonomy attack on its camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral. "Pakistan's human rights record in PoK and Balochistan is is unacceptable to the JK people," he said. Police blame Jaish-e-Muhammad Earlier on June 12, the Pakistan Army had violated ceasefire deplorable. It has had no hesitation in using air power and Rather who was flanked by NC Provisional President, Nasir in Jammu and Kashmir's Krishna Ghati sector. artillery against its own people, not once but repeatedly Aslam Wani and Party spokesman, Junaid Ahmad Matoo Muhammad, Harkatul Mujhadeen. The spokesperson added On Sunday, the Pakistan Army violated ceasefire in Jammu over the years," Indian delegation informed UNHRC in said that they have currently deciding the future strategy to that in a daring attack, the militants managed to decamp and Kashmir's Naushera sector. Geneva. fight against the government's 'imminent decision' for the with four rifles in Anantnag district. Al-Umar Mujhadeen The Pakistan Rangers had, earlier in the day, violated "We would once again urge Pakistan to focus on its energies sake of people. Chief Mushtaq Zargar also told that their militants carried unprovoked ceasefire on forward Border Security Force on improving human rights situation and dismantling the "Earlier, we warned government about the consequences of out some the attacks. (BSF) troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramgarh sector at terrorism infrastructure in Pakistan and POK. This would its implementation and urged them to take all the parties on These attacks created panic on Tuesday night. Locals 10:45 am. go a long way in Bringing peace and stability to the region board over the issue," he said, adding that alleged that government forces caused massive damage to In the another incident earlier in the day, the Army retaliated and beyond," India told at UNHRC. He also lashed out at Finance Minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu the property while they also beat up inmates barging into to a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in the for claiming that the GST implementation wouldn't infringe different houses. Bhimber Gali sector in Rajouri district at 9:45 am. CCTV to be installed to curb special status of JK. "I am unable to understand that how The Forces action sparked spontaneous shutdown and On Saturday, the Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate come the Finance Minister can safeguard the special status protests in areas where attacks took place. firing of small arms, automatics and mortars in the Krishna students' protests in schools of the state after implementing this law," he said. Frisal hamlet of Kulgam district also observed a Ghati sector of Poonch district along the LoC. Rather said that the public should have been aware almost spontaneous shutdown to protest the forces' action. In all these incidents, the Indian Army posts retaliated two years before implementing the law but the government immediately took up the matter with the authorities The villagers alleged that forces ransacked several houses effectively. has failed to do so and are informing people in the ending concerned in the Education Department and informed the without any provocation. hours. (KNS) divisional administration as well. They took to streets to protest against the forces, who they Subsequently, as a follow-up action, the Chief Education alleged, smashed windowpanes of houses and also damaged Pakistan violates ceasefire Officer of Baramulla in a widely disseminated circular Jammu Chamber joins vehicles parked on the roadside. in Rajouri, Poonch dated May 31, 2017, has directed the heads of all the higher District Police Chief Kulgam while denying such secondary institutions to carry out the "necessary action" Kashmir centric cause on GST allegations claimed that damage to the property might have i.e. to install the CCTV cameras on the premises of the been caused by some miscreants. firing from 0500 hours to 0545 hours in Bhimbher Gali educational institutions in the district. special powers with the J&K Government to tax/review Meanwhile, Police on Thursday lobbed tear-smoke shells sector along the Line of Control (LoC), he said. The Chief Education Officer of Baramulla in a widely should not be surrendered to the GST council," the to disperse protesting students in South Kashmir's Pulwama There were three ceasefire violations on June 12. disseminated circular dated May 31, 2017, has directed the statement said. It added that both chambers later had a district when they pelted stones on the deployed forces. heads of all the higher secondary institutions to carry out the meeting with Finance Minister Haseeb A Drabu where The locals from North Kashmir's Sopore town alleged Pakistan providing sustenance to "necessary action", ie to install the CCTV cameras on the many other prominent business associations from Kashmir that army thrashed and detained dozens of people after premises of the educational institutions in the district were also present and expressed concern regarding the GST. grenade attack at their camp in Pazalpora area on Tuesday terrorism, India tells UN HR Council "In response, the Finance Minister assured both chambers night. reported in the Pakistan's media," the statement said. and others that the GST shall be implemented the way it India said Pakistan had with complete impunity channelised Jammu brews at max suits the state and sought suggestions. He also assured that CRPF camps put on high alert billions of dollars from international aid to training, he shall try his best to get such suggestions incorporated by financing and supporting terrorist groups as terror proxies 40.2 degree the GST council," it said. "We are initiating an all India helpline for citizens of Jammu against it neighbours. and Kashmir and they will be able to call the CRPF at any The statement also blamed Islamabad for supporting 40 degrees and 26 degrees respectively. However, heat Army deploys 5 battalions point of time." protests in the Valley. wave gripped the region with soaring temperature and Earlier in the day, the Pakistan Army initiated "Concrete evidences about cross-border encouragement and forced residents to stay indoors. for Amarnath yatra indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and 82 mm support for the protests in Kashmir has been handed over to "Temperature will keep fluctuating between 40 degrees to Mortars on Wednesday in the Bhimber Gali sector along the Pakistan. Instead of working with a sense of purpose to 45 degrees maximum but showers will also lash in Jammu will be in-charge for preventing militants from interdicting Line of Control (LoC). address this issue, Pakistan resorts to short-sighted tactics to with thunderstorm," said a weatherman. (AGENCIES) the yatra. The Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively. divert attention, as we have once again seen today," India One additional battalion in counter infiltration role is On Tuesday, a third grenade attack took place in J-K's told the UNHRC. Pulwama district on a police station. deployed along the Line of Control (LoC). (ANI)

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NL Correspondent Ardas. While addressing the strike enters 120th day Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 Sangat Mohant Manjeet NL Correspondent Singh Ji highlighted the dharna of Hunger Strike till The Antim Ardas in favour of Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 selfless services of S. Rangeel their cases for regularization Sardar Rangeel Singh ex- as per Civil Services Special Singh and particularly for the The hunger strike by minister was performed at Provision Act 2010 are betterment of MBS contractual lecturers (10+2) Gurudwara Guru Nanak finally settled. Zabir DevJi Chand Nagar Jammu Engineering college and enters 120th day but no Hussain Shah, Surinder under the supervision of technology Mahant ji response has been received kumar, Shilpa Raina and Mahant Manjit Singh Ji of announced that a from the govt. side till date. kiran Sharma were also on Sharomani Dera Nangali administrated block in Today contractual lecturers chain hunger strike. They Sahib Poonch. On the memory of departure soul harshly protested in the also threatened the occasion, many Ragis and should be constructed. shape of rally from the press government if their demands preachers and leaders of Singh ex-member Rajya selfless service of Rangeel Others who were present on club raising their slogans are not conceded at an various Sikh organizations of Sabha and ex-chairman Singh towards the humanity the occasion included Prof like Laayen Gey Layen consideration and in this 10+2 contractual lecturers. earliest all of them will go J&K from India and National minority and Sikh Community and also Bhim Singh pattern Panther Gaye Hum Kranti Layen regard he had a meeting with Jeevan kumar said that we for Fast Unto Death. Arun presidents of local Gurudwara commission of India, Dr for the people of India. They party, Rajesh Gupta MLA, Gaye, Hamara Shoshan the Education Minister have firmly decided to sit on Bakshi said that he communities of Jammu Jaspal Singh former vice said that due to untimely Vikram Randhawa MLC BJP, Karna Bandh Karo Bandh Altaf Bukhari. He also said hunger strike till some demanded that 10+2 province and many leaders of chancellor University of death has caused a huge loss Charanjeet Singh Khalsa Karo, Le kar Rehe Gey that they are sorting out the concrete result comes from lecturers are also contractual different political and social Patiala Punjab, Sardar to the international MLC, Habans Singh ex- Aapna Haq. While matter of the Contractual govt. He also said that each vide order no.1584-edu.of parties participated in the Sudershan Singh Wazir ex- community which cannot be minister, Arvinder Singh addressing the gathering, Lecturers. He also assured and everything should be in 2003 and vide order no.1328 Antim Ardas Samagam. president SGPB and chairman fulfilled. Some personalities Mickey ex-Deputy Chairman Legislative Assembly the delegation that within black and white and also of GAD. All the contractual Sardar Manjit Singh G K Sikh United Front and others from USA, Australia, Legislature Council, Vikram speaker, Kavinder Gupta one week he is going to have favorable. He also said the lecturers are to be continued president Delhi Sikh paid rich tributes to the England, Newzeland, Malhotra senior Congress said that there case for table meeting of Education association finally decided till further order, till their Gurudwara Management departure soul All the Canada, France and Nepal leader, Vaid Mahajan general regularization under authorities and delegation of that we will not lift this regularization. Community, Sardar Tarlochan speakers highlighted the also participated in the Antim secretary PDP. FMPHWs protest dharna Pvt Schools & ETT Damathia biradari enters 32nd day Institutes Association highlights issues congregation on Jun 18 Jammu, Jun 14 NL Correspondent the cause of FMPHWs till Medical College Jammu NL Correspondent terms of Government Order schools which had qualified All the members of working committee of Damathia Dev Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 logical result is achieved. and are presently admitted Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 No:- 112-Edu. Of 2017, for extension of affiliation in Sthan, of Shaheed Baba Balak Dev ji at village Chak Later all FMPHWs in Emergency Wing where dated 09-03-2017, even 2016 were granted extension Majra, Bishnah, District Jammu has decided to organize With support of Jammu including all employees of their condition is stated to The members of Jammu though some of them have of 3 yrs only & those which annual mail of Damathia Biradari on 18 June, 2017. All Kashmir Medical Health department took out a be critical. Meanwhile, the Private Schools (PS) & ETT been functioning even for were not qualified then, got the participants are requested to attend the above said mail Employees Federation Jammu Kashmir Medical Institutes Association less than 10 years but those 5 yrs extension later on. and get the blessings of the Baba ji. All the devotees from Employees Federation has (Progressive) have appealed who have been running high They appealed Education J&K State and outside of J&K like Punjab, Delhi & extended its Pen down/tool Education Minister (EM), schools for more than 10 Minister, Jenab Syed Himachal will get together on 18/06/2017. The committee down strike across Jammu Secretary Education years have been granted Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, member also requested to local Govt. to provide Division till 20th of June, Department & Chairman extension for 3 yrs only Secretary Education hospitality and medical facilities. The Langer at Dev Jammu and Kashmir State 2017.Others who addressed which otherwise were Department & Chairman Sthan is continued and all the devotees are requested Board of School Education today are Neelam Kumari required to be considered for J&K State Board of School heartedly to attend the langer and participate in it. (Secy. Gen FMPHW to give equal treatment to all grant of extension for 5 yrs Education to kindly look Welfare Association), Vinod schools regarding extension as in the other case of into the matter & the Blood donation promotes Kumar Sharma, Jarnail of affiliation during the same extension of affiliation of extension of affiliation/ Choudhary, Ch. Aslam session 2016. Vide Board the same period i.e 2016. Recognition of 3 yrs given Bhai, Shafqat Hussain, extension of affiliation order This means that those to schools. brotherhood: Lal Singh Bharat Bhushan, Parfullat No: F (Aff. Gen-B) JD/16/B- Singh, Harpal Singh, 49 dated 25-07-2016 & Govt. order No:-336-Edu.of Kohli reviews power scenario Jaswinder Singh, 2016 dated 08-09-206 the JAMMU, JUN 14 R.K.Kotwal, Kulraj bittu, strong rally under the banner schools which had been Minister for Animal Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul besides various social and Anoop Singh, Yougal of Jammu Kashmir Medical functioning for more than 10 Gani Kohli today chaired a meeting of senior officers of Power political sections of society, Bakshi, Adrash Gupta, Employees Federation from years & had completed all Development Department to review the power scenario in the Protest Dharna's of Paviter Singh, Anil DHS Complex Jammu and formalities was granted 3 Kalakote. Threadbare discussion was held on the issues Khajuria, Vishiv Bhandu, FMPHWs entered 32nd day after culminating through years extension. And those regarding erratic power supply in some hamlets of Kalakote Ved Paul Saini, Rekha Rani, on Wednesday. While Ragunath Bazar, reached who had not completed all area. The meeting was informed that under Deen Dayal Soma Devi, Nirmal Kour, addressing the protesting city chowk where three the formalities before the Upadhyay Scheme, various transformers and electric poles Suriya bano, Kavita, Meena FMPHWs today here at FMPHWs attempted self said date, were kept pending. have been installed in inaccessible hamlets of Kalakote to Devi, Savita, Promila, Madam Shashi Bala immolation by pouring They further said that all the provide power supply to these areas. He said that focus is being Mamta , Shafqat Hussain, Memorial Park, DHS kerosene oil but leaders of schools kept pending in 2016 laid on power sector by the government to provide electricity Bahadur Singh, Vishal Patil, Complex Jammu, Sushil JKMEF and strong Police were given 5 yrs extension in to people of every area especially hilly and far-off pockets. Jammu, Jun 14 Dalip Kumar.. Sudan who has extended full contingent foiled their self Young Blood Association and Indian Society for Blood support assured that JKMEF immolation attempt. In the Transfusion and Immunohematology in collaboration with and all the affiliated meantime four FMPHWs National Human Rights today organized a function to associations of Health fell un-conscious and were DSS launches overseas chapter honour the voluntary blood donors on the occasion of Department would fight for later shifted to Govt World Blood Donors Day. On the occasion, Minister for Forests, Ecology and NL Correspondent executive committee Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 Environment Choudhary Lal Singh was the Chief Guest. resolved to start an Addressing the gathering, the Minister lauded the efforts CCI delegation calls on CM International chapter of the Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) of the social organisations which have been rendering the DSS, based in London. NL Correspondent Finance Minister assured senior vice president noble services free of cost. He specifically highlighted the Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 It was also unanimously both the Chambers and Professor Dr N K Dogra initiatives of young blood association in the field of decided to appoint Sajjad others present that GST today welcomed the voluntary blood donation for the last nearly four decades. The Office bearers of Raja a prominent Dogra of shall be implemented the president (DSS) Thakur ChoudharyLal Singh appealed the people to come forward Chamber of Commerce and Pakistan occupied Jammu way it suits the state and Gulchain Singh Charak on and donate blood for saving the precious lives. He said Industry led by president and Kashmir (POJK) settled asked for suggestions from his return from United blood donations promotes comrade and brotherhood. Rakesh Gupta called upon in UK as the coordinator for the Chambers regarding the Kingdom after a three week The Minister informed that Government is making all out the Chief Minister DSS activities overseas. smooth implementation of long tour. He had gone there efforts to strengthen all the blood banks with latest Mehbooba Mufti at her Others who were present GST. on invitation from the Dogra techniques across the State for the convenience of general residence in Srinagar and during the meeting included He also assured that he shall society settled in London public. discussed the Karan Singh Jamwal (Retd.), try his level best to get such and other cities of UK. He Later, the Minister also presented appreciation certificates implementation of GST in Prem Sagar Gupta, Ghulam suggestions incorporated by was received back by the procure her works and historical findings recorded to 33 voluntary blood donors and motivators of various the state. The Chief Ahmed Khawaja -D.C-Retd, the GST council. As per office bearers and members publish them in original in a book. social organisations. Minister assured the of the Sabha at the Sabha Janak Khajuria, Brig M. S. your assurance that the Urdu form for which During the various meetings Chairman Young Blood Association Anil K Padha, Chamber delegation that Bhawan. During the visit Jamwal (Retd.), Col. Dr government of J&K shall in Professor Anita Biloria, and deliberations the Executive Director NHR (SJC) J&K M I Zargar, former special powers to tax/ Thakur Gulchain Singh Virender Kumar Sahi -Vr. no way surrender special Sohail Kazmi, Colonel Dr. president DSS was able to HoD Blood Banks and National General Secretary ISBTI review shall be retained by Charak met a number of Chakra, Chhatter Singh- financial powers to tax / Virendra Sahi and Gambhir mitigate lot of misgivings T R Raina besides hundreds voluntary blood donors were the state so that the interests social groups and eminent (Retd. G. M. Bank), Syed review / make changes, we Dev Singh Charak were and nullify the false present on the occasion. of the business people in the Dogra personalities from Amanat Ali Shah-president would like to request you selected to form a Sub- propaganda let loose by the state could be safeguarded. both sides of the LoC of the of Anjuman-e-Imamia that such powers to impose Committee of journalists and inimical forces about Later the Jammu Chamber J&K State. It was decided to historians and publish the communal rifts. The Jammu. Notice team called upon the entry tax, allow remission to president Kashmir Chamber Industry, announcement of I, Rakesh Khajuria S/o Sh Ram Dass Khajuria R/o 125 of Commerce & Industry amnesties and also Cong failed in its propaganda against Raghu Nath Pura Jammu hereby declare that I hence forth (CCI) and his office bearers provision to file revised shall use my name Rakesh Khajuria instead of Rakesh and discussed the issue of returns under special Modi govt: Prof Virender Kumar Khajuria for all purposes. Objection, if any, please GST threadbare. Both conditions be retained. We convey to concern authority within 7 days from Chambers arrived at the recommend that entry tax at NL Correspondent Modi-led Central government of the vigorous campaign of the Congress publication of this notice. Lakhanpur check post on Jammu Tawi, Jun 14 consensus that forcing everyone into silence with party throughout the country against Arun any purchases made by implementation of GST was Dalits being beaten up, minorities the government, its propaganda seems OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD Individuals not as business not a problem but at the State BJP spokesperson Professor frightened up and journalists and to be a futile exercise as people pay no (R&B) CONST. DIVN. NO. II, JAMMU same time special powers house be imposed as is Virender Gupta criticized some of the bureaucrats threatened; Pawan Bansal heed to the statements of Congress with the government of J&K being done presently to stop statements issued by Congress party who was on a visit to Srinagar as a part leaders. Prof Virender while taking on C A N C E L L A T I O N to tax/review should not be loss of sales / state taxes. top leaders including Rahul Gandhi, nationwide campaign of the Congress Pawan Bansal on his statement that Name of work : (i) Providing and laying 50 mm thick BM and surrendered by the state The other office bearers of Madhavroa Scindia, Pawan Bansal and to highlight the failures of Modi "our national security and internal 30mm SDBC on road from:- a/- Jewel Canal road government to the GST Chamber of Commerce & Sandeep Dikshit. He said that whereas government spoke that "an atmosphere security is worse than it was in the last Industry Jammu who were b/- RRL road upto Pawan Ice Cream. council. Both the Chambers Sandeep Dikshit abused Army Chief of fear prevailing in the country". He 20 years; there is political vacuum in c/- Resham Ghar Colony road. then had a meeting with persent on the occasion General Bipin Rawat as "Sadak Ka said some substance of all these the state and no vision to work out a (Adv. Amount = Rs. 210.52 lacs) Haseeb A Drabu Finance included senior vice Goonda" while speaking on the statements is that the Congress party is solution to the present unrest and Minister where many other president, Rajiv Gupta, Kashmir policy of the Indian afraid of it declining popularity and of alienation", said that the internal and Reference:- : Short e-NIT No. 33 of 2017-18 Dated 07-06-2017 . junior vice president, Due to proposed ERA pipe laying on above said location, the prominent business government, Madhavrao Scindia called its diminishing future prospectus of its external security of the country is tenders invited for the work vide Sr. No. 01 of above referred NIT associations from Kashmir Manish Gupta, secretary Modi as Hitler. In a press statement existence as a political party, because better than the previous years and it is is hereby cancelled. Fresh tenders floated separately. general, Gaurav Gupta, were also present and issued here wherein BJP spokesperson of the outstanding achievements of being regularly monitored by the No: 3108-18 Sd/- secretary and Ashu Gupta, Dt: 13-06-2017 Executive Engineer expressed concern regarding pointed that Rahul Gandhi, in his Modi government in all the spheres of concern quarters even at the Prime PWD (R&B) Const. Divn. No. II GST. In response the treasurer. address at Bangaluru accused Narendra country's life. He added that inspite of Minister level. DIP/J-2302/17 Jammu 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Thursday | June 15 | 2017 Arrangements for annual Urs discussed 'Govt committed to equitable development' NL Correspondent NL Correspondent to check overcharging was also He said government has Kishtwar, Jun 14 Ramban, Jun 14 ordered. launched 106 welfare schemes which has changed Mr Balwan directed CMO Kishtwar to On the eve of the completion the socio-economic District Development Commissioner establish temporary medical camps of the three years of the dynamics in the country at Kishtwar Ghulam Nabi Balwan today near the shrine and also keep one NDA government at the all levels since the Narendra convened a meeting of district officers ambulance available on the spot. centre, a seminar on the Modi Government came to and members of Auqaf Islamia to Regarding security, SSP Kishtwar was theme- 'Sabka Saath,Sabka discuss the arrangements for annual asked to deploy adequate number of power in 2014. Vikas' was organised unit at Urs Mubarak of Shah Farid-ud-Din security personnel in and around the Responding to demands Ramban today. Baghdadi on June 20, 2017. shrine and at various places in the Speaking on the occasion the raised by MLA Ramban, Threadbare discussions were held on town to maintain law and order Minister of State for minister announced more various arrangements to be put in situation. SRTC bus service for the ADDC Kishtwar to constitute a Transport, PWD R&B, place by the district administration for ARTO Kishtwar and Manager Ramban constituency, control room/Enquiry Centre for the Revenue, Science and the Urs. JKSRTC Kishtwar were directed to Ladies special full AC bus The DDC directed the XEN PHE convenience of devotees on the day. ensure availability of adequate Technology and Agriculture for Ramban town. Division Kishtwar to ensure Executive Officer Municipal number of Buses for smooth Sunil Sharma said that the He said Rs. 2800 crore has availability of drinking water for committee Kishtwar was asked to movement of passengers on the day. equitable and corruption free the various achievements Rana, ASP Mushtaq Zayreen/devotees at the shrine He install street lights and take up the Meanwhile, the DDC enjoined upon development in all respects and schemes of the Choudhary and ACR Vevaik been released under PMGSY asked the department to fill the necessary repair works wherever all concerned officers to ensure has been recorded in Modi government. Puri besides the district in state out of which 600 reservoir and install tanks and required. The MC was also asked to submission of list of all the led NDA government. SSP Ramban, Mohan Lal, officers of various crore are for erstwhile Doda temporary connections at prominent install temporary toilets for the arrangement made by them before MLA Ramban Neelam TDM, BSNL, Manohar Lal, departments were also district. He said Rs. 8 crore places. Directions were passed on to visiting pilgrims. Market inspection 17th of June for cross check. Kumar Langeh also spoke on ADC Ramban Angrez Singh present on the occasion. has been released for black The chief Guest, Sunil topping work in Ramban Sharma said all the policies constituency and assured Workshop on RTI DC takes stock of and Progrmmes framed by road connectivity to every the present Government at village by the end of 2019. for PIOs, FAAs organised Centre led by Narendara Later minister also festival arrangements Modi have focused on the distributed free LPG NL Correspondent authorities under the act. section 11, information formula 'Sabka Saath, Sabka connection among the Udhampur, Jun 14 The CIC further pertaining to third party. the Deputy Commissioner Vikas'. beneficiaries. emphasized on the role of The CIC also threw light about the role and A workshop on J&K RTI PIOs in facilitating the on the powers of State responsibilities of Act, 2009 for the Public World Blood Donor Right to Information and Information Commission departments in ensuring Information Officers and to impose effective delivery of service. penalty under The deputy commissioner Day-2017 celebrated Section-17 of asked PDD to avoid NL Correspondent Rajouri were among several Rajouri, Jun 14 the act. He said unscheduled cuts during others present on the that a penalty at night prayers, while PHE occasion. To create awareness about the rate of Rs department was asked to The camp was organised the importance of voluntary 250 per day or ensure regular supply of jointly by IRCS Rajouri, blood donation felicitate a maximum of water during the auspicious Army and Department of voluntary blood donors, Rs 25,000 can days. It was decided to Health and Family Welfare World Blood Donor Day be imposed on install temporary washrooms Rajouri. 33 units of blood PIOs in case of NL Correspondent Revenue, Ashraf Choudhary, near Eidgah. (WBDD) was celebrated Poonch, Jun 14 were collected out of which delay in Executive Engineers and The DC asked for here today under the 30 units were donated by Assistant Executive supervision of District providing Deputy Commissioner intensifying market Army personnel and 3 units Engineers of PDD, Development information. Poonch, Tariq Ahmed Zargar inspections to check quality were donated by members of PHE,AD FCS&CA, CEO Commissioner, Dr. Shahid The CIC today reviewed the of eatables and Rajouri Chemists' directed arrangements for Jumat-ul- municipality, Food Safety overcharging. Iqbal Choudhary at District Association. Deputy Vida, Shab-e- Qadr and Eid- Officer, Assistant Controller The DC stressed for close Hospital Rajouri. Thanking the blood donors Commissioner ul-Fitr. Legal Metrology, Tehsildar coordination among all Senior Superintendent of for their life-saving First Appellate Authorities asked them to carefully for organising more such The meeting reviewed in Haveli, representatives from concerned departments to Police, Yugal Manhas donations and for creating was organised here today examine the applications workshops and training detail the arrangements other concerned ensure that all necessary inaugurated the camp. Abdul wider public awareness, the under the chairmanship of before dealing them under programmes on RTI in the being put in place by district departments, besides arrangements are put in Qayoom Mir, AC Defence, DDC, who is Chairman State Chief Information section 8, - exemptions district. He also stressed administration for the religious clerics and other place well in time. Yousaf Choudhary, ASP IRCS Rajouri appreciated Commissioner, Khurshid from disclosure of on the need for the training auspicious days. representatives of various Meanwhile, the DC asked Rajouri, Dr Mehmood Bajar, the personnel of Army and Ahmed Ganai. information, section 6(3)- of PIOs and FAAs on RTI Additional Superintendent Muslim organizations were the concerned officers to Superintendent DH beside Rajouri Chemists' Deputy Commissioner transfer of application to in various institutes like of Police, Masroor Ahmed present in the meeting. carry similar exercises in members of Indian Red Association for donating Niraj Kumar, ADC Avny other Public authority and IMPA. Mir, Assistant Commissioner The functionaries apprised rural areas of the district. Cross Society (IRCS) blood voluntarily. Lavasa, ACR Subash Chander Dogra, CPO Ashok Khajuria besides all World Blood Donor Day observed Grievances redressal camp held district and block level officers attended the NL Correspondent NL Correspondent construction of bunkers for Rajouri, Jun 14 workshop. Udhampur, Jun 14 villagers residing near LoC, Addressing the participants, shortage of staff in health Deputy Commissioner the CIC stressed that the District Hospital Udhampur, institutions, water and power Rajouri, Dr. Shahid Iqbal RTI Act has strengthened in collaboration with supply, veterinary centre, Choudhary, today impressed democracy and is still in the District Red Cross Society, improvement of roads, upon the officers of different process of evolution in the today observed 'World departments to provide holding of Aadhaar state. He informed that over Blood Donor Day' in its services to people at their enrollment camps were also 27,000 RTI applications premises. doorsteps, especially in far raised by the villagers. were received during the Medical Superintendent, Dr. off pockets of the district. During the camp, resource year 2016-17 while about Narinder Bhatial was the Addressing locals at village persons from various 30,000 applications were Chief Guest on the occasion. Laroka of Nowshera Sub- Lam, Badlooni and Qilla education department to departments sensitised the received in the year 2014- While highlighting the Division during a grievances Darhal participated in the furnish list of students villagers regarding Beti 15. The CIC explained importance of the day, Dr. redressal camp today, the camp. wishing to join coaching Padhao Beti Bachao, various features and Bhatial said that the main Deputy Commissioner asked During the camp, issues classes. Expressing concern DDUGJY, PMFBY, SBM, important sections of the act objective of celebrating the the healthy people to donate presented 'Nukad Natak' on the officers to enable relating to strengthening of over several uncovered MGNREGA, PMAY, MIDH to the PIOs and FAAs day is to extend thanks to all blood once in three months. the occasion, while a large villagers to avail maximum education, health and power hamlets in electrified and other State and Centrally through power point those people who have He further informed that number of volunteers also benefits from special camps sectors were raised by the villages, Dr. Shahid Sponsored Welfare Schemes. presentation. donated their blood many awareness donated blood. being organised by the locals and the Deputy instructed officers of PDD As part of district He further highlighted voluntarily and encouraged programmes have been Among others, Secretary administration. Commissioner instructed for re-assessment of administration's outreach section-4 of the act which others to be part of the noble organised from time to time District Red Cross Society SDM Nowshera, CMO, concerned officers to take electrified villages so that programme, Revenue and deals with the suo-motto cause. by the district hospital for Udhampur, Dr V.P Sharma, CHO, CAO, Tehsildar Qila requisite measures. uncovered hamlets are grievances redressal camps disclosure of information He stressed that many lives motivating the people to Officers and officials of Darhal beside former PRI He assured to provide provided power supply. are being organised in by PIOs besides various could be saved through donate blood. district hospital and students members and villagers from coaching facility to students Several other issues relating different tehsils of the obligations of public blood donation and urged all Students of ANMT school of ANMT were present. Laroka, Pukharni, Kampla, and asked officers of to upgradation of schools, district. Annual Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra KVK organizes campaign Red Cross Day celebrated NL Correspondent that the day is celebrated Doda, Jun 14 arrangements discussed on 'Layout of Orchards' to highlight the need of blood transfusion and NL Correspondent Incharge of KVKs of elaborated on the proper District Red Cross Society Reasi, Jun 14 blood products transfusion NL Correspondent CMO, ARTO besides offered to the Devi. SKUAST-J, Dr R K Arora. location and site of the Doda organised a seminar Kishtwar, Jun 14 to the needy persons. He officers of CRPF, Army, Hawan will be held on The programme was orchards and advised the under the guidance of Krishi Vigyan Kendra said that the campaign Fire services, Information same day and on 3rd of initiated by Dr. Banarsi farmers to go for soil District Development District Development (KVK), Reasi of Sher-e- saves many lives annually department and July the Yatra will return Lal, Scientist & Head of testing before establishing Commissioner Bhupinder Commissioner Kishtwar and gives a smile to the representatives of Sri to Kishtwar. The DDC Kashmir University of KVK, Reasi. the orchard of any fruit Kumar here at Government Ghulam Nabi Balwan blood receivers. Sarthal Devi Trust were asked all the officers of Agricultural Sciences and He urged upon the farmers crop. ANMT School which was today convened a meeting Among others who present in the meeting. line department to work Technology of Jammu to switch over to modern On this occasion attended by large number to discuss the During the meeting the in coordination for (SKUAST-J) organized techniques to increase many quarries were raised of students as well as attended the programme arrangement for smooth members of the Trust smooth conduct of Yatra campaign on " Layout of productivity of fruit crops by the farmers which KVK public from different walks were Dr. M.A Tariq conduct of Sarthal Devi Ji apprised the Deputy and ensure full facilities Orchards" at village Judd like as there is ample scientists answered in a of life. Medical Superintendent yatra falling on 1st and Commissioner that the to the devotees on this in Reasi district of J&K scope in the region. Dr. satisfactorily way. The Dr. Wajid Ali Najar, Chief District Hospital Doda, Dr. 2nd of July 2017. Yatra will proceed from occasion. The DDC which was attended by a Suja Nabi Qureshi, programme was assisted Medical Officer Doda Rakesh kumar Bhagat Senior Superintendent of Goori Shankar mandir desired to conduct a large number of farmers of scientist guided the by Smt. Shalini Khajuria. (Treasurer DRCS Doda) District Tuberculosis Police, Assistant Sarkoot towards Sarthal review meeting on 29th of the area. farmers on the layout of The programme was was the chief guest on the officer Doda and Dr. Zia Commissioner Revenue, Shrine on Ist July around July with all the The programme was orchards and stressed on concluded by Dr.Banarsi occasion. He urged the Shokat Mughal departments to check the CPO, Tehsildar, ARTO, 2pm and after reaching organized under the the proper spacing Lal, Scientist & Head of youth to come forward and Programme Officer arrangements put in place CEO KDA, XEN PHE, Sarthal Devi shrine on guidance of Associate between plants to ensure KVK, Reasi with vote of donate blood to save the National Mental Health by them. XEN PDD, AD, CA&PD, next day, the chari will be Director Extension and maximum production. He thanks. precious lives. He also said programme Doda. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Thursday | June 15 | 2017 Int'l Yoga Day arrangements discussed VC JU inaugurates new Academic Block in BCET

NL Correspondent NL Correspondent Kathua, Jun 14 Samba, Jun 14

To review the arrangements Professor R D Sharma Vice for "International Day of Chancellor of University of Yoga" being observed on Jammu (JU), Jammu today 21st June 2017, Deputy visited Bhargava College of Commissioner Kathua, Engineering and Technology Ramesh Kumar held a Samba for inaugurating New meeting of officers, here Academic Block in BCET Professor Keshav Sharma made by university of College development today. Campus. Parkash Sharma generating mass awareness them. The Department of wide publicity and providing Registrar University of Jammu in terms of National council also expressed his It was decided that the event ex-MLA and chairman about the benefits of yoga AYUSH was entrusted to other logistic support for the Jammu, Jai Kumar Sharma Ranking. Earlier, in welcome satisfaction about the will be organized at Sports Bhargava Group of Colleges 'Run For Yoga' will be held provide yoga instructors, success of the event. Director College speech Professor MS Baloria progress made by college. Stadium Kathua from 7 am along with Director on June 19. The volunteers while Health department ADC, ACD, District Youth Development Council, offers his sincere thanks to In the end, Professor Ashok to 8 am, where arrangements Professor M S Baloria and and government was directed to ensure Coordinator NYK, CEO, Sanjeev Mahajan Controller Professor RD Sharma Vice Sharma head CSE offered for large gathering will be staff members welcomed departments were asked to participation of trainees and Medical Officers, XENs, of Examinations, Professor Chancellor JU for their visit vote of thanks to the made to celebrate the day. Vice Chancellor Professor R ensure mass participation of staff along with deployment Tehsildar, DFO, Officers of MS Baloria Director BCET to college. Professor Baloria dignitaries and guest. He During the meeting the DC D Sharma. the people. of Ambulance. The Police Training School, and various heads of discussed various steps and also thanked all the faculty called for inter-departmental On the occasion, Professor The DC asked different Members of social CEO Municipality, DYSSO Department and faculty initiatives taken by his team and staff member of the coordination and RD Sharma has inaugurated departments and agencies organizations like Art of Kathua, representatives of members. under his guidance in the College for making the event involvement of all New Academic Block of the under district administration Living, Patanjali and Yoga Government and Private Professor R D Sharma Vice academic growth of this successful. stakeholders of the society College in presence of to make advance enthusiasts assured full colleges, Patanjali, Art of Chancellor University of technical college. Others who were present on for the success of the event. Parkash Sharma chairman arrangements as per the cooperation to the living were also present on Jammu apprises the Prof Keshav Sharma the occasion included It was decided that for Bhargava Group of colleges, responsibilities assigned to administration by helping in the occasion. gathering about the progress Registrar University of Professor Keshav Sharma Jammu expressed his sincere Registrar University of Excise Deptt conducts thanks and praised the Jammu, Jai Kumar Sharma Distt Admn finalizes anti-flood action plan College for very good Director College initiatives taken by college Development Council, series of raids NL Correspondent in very short span of time. Sanjeev Mahajan Controller Samba, Jun 14 Jai Kumar Sharma Director of Examinations.

The district administration Samba One held with illicit liquor today finalised the anti- flood action plan to meet any eventuality during the Samba, Jun 14 upcoming monsoon season. . As a part of continuous drive against the menace of the Deputy Commissioner Sheetal Nanda drugs and illicit liquor launched by District Police chaired the meeting which was Samba on the proficient directions of Senior attended by Senior Superintendent of Superintendent of Police Samba Anil Magotra, a Police Police, Additional District Party of P/S Samba headed by SHO Yashpaul Singh Development Commissioner, Jamwa P/S Samba based on the information developed Executive Engineer Flood Control by reliable sources under the close supervision of Dy. Division, ACD, ACR, Engineers and SP Tanweer Ahmed Hqrs. Samba apprehended one person namely Sham Lal S/o Bhuri Ram R/o Kheri Abhishek Badyal Inspector under the officers of I&FC, Town Drainage Mandi, Tehsil & District Samba who is running a shop Samba, Jun 14 supervision of Varinder Division, PDD, BSNL, R&B, RDD, division Samba which shall work The DC called for maintaining close Education, Medical, RTO at Machi Market Samba and recovered/seized 18 To curb the menace of Singh Billowria, ETO. round the clock to monitor the coordination among the departments representatives of SDRF , Army and pouches/nips of JK Excise from his possession. The illegal distillation and sale Excise Range, Samba situation and for timely coordinated and State Disaster Response Force Civil Defence. accused was arrested on the spot. In this connection, of illicit liquor, the sleuths conducted a series of Raids action. (SDRF) for quick response to the Deputy Commissioner reviewed the Case FIR No. 122/2017 U/S 50-A Excise Act stands of Excise department today at Ramgarh, Randwa, Tanda She asked Flood Control Department situation emerging due to heavy rains department wise preparedness with to monitor all embankments in the and other eventualities. The meeting registered at P/S Samba and investigation is taken up. conducted a series of raids , Nai Basti and adjoining regard to stocking of essential food flood prone areas and take advance discussed in detail the precautionary at Ramgarh, Randwa, areas of Vijaypur. commodities, medical facilities, rescue measures to plug possibility of breach measures to be taken in the flood prone FMPHWs take out Tanda, Nai Basti and The raids were conducted vehicles and arrangements made by of protection bunds. areas particularly along River Devak, adjoining areas of Vijaypur. under the directions of PHE, Medical and Police departments The officers of Army, Civil Defence Basantar flood channels and numerous protest rally During the course of raids. 8 Mohammad Javed Khan, to meet the challenges. were directed to keep their men and local nallahs. bottles of illicit liquor was Excise Commissioner, J&K The meeting was informed that a machinery ready including tents, sand The DC directed concerned officers for recovered from state land government and control room will be set up from July bags, ropes, boats and helicopters, life identification of educational and destroyed on the spot. Ghanshyam Singh, Deputy 1, 2017 to September 30th with jackets besides stretchers, emergency institutions, Panchayat Ghars and The raids were held by Excise Commissioner telephone numbers 01923-243248 and lights for carrying out rescue community halls to accommodate Susheel Bhat, Excise (executive), Jammu. WLL No. 219306 at Flood Control operations. evacuated people if required. Minister pays tribute to Brig JSS organizes Rajinder Singh workshop for teachers NL Correspondent technology. Each and every Samba, Jun 14 NL Correspondent He said that Brigadier youth have a vital role in Services Leaqhue) were Kathua, Jun 14 Samba, Jun 14 individual needs to be Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMPHW) struggle Rajinder Singh was a brave shaping the future of the present on the occasso. techno savy. So in order to Jammu Sanskriti School today entered day 30 and government still paying no soldier who stopped the nation. Earlier, the Minister kick prepare teachers , To pay homage to Brigadier Kathua organized attention towards their struggle. Today the activists of raiders from Pakistan to DC Samba, Sheetal Nanda, started blacktopping work of worskshops were Rajinder Singh on his 118th workshops for the teachers FMPHW along with the paramedical staff of district enter the territory of Jammu Director Radio Kashmir 1.5 km road from 17 Miles conducted. Deepak hospital Samba took out a rally march against the state birth anniversary, a function during summer camp and and Kashmir and saved the Jammu, SSP Samba, ACD on Jammu-Pathankote Khajuria and Shruti government and also raised the anti-government. The was organized at Brigadier workshop was based on lives of the people. Samba, ADDC, SDM, Highway to Bhudwal at a Sharma conducted protest rally started from district Hospital Samba and Rajinder Singh Memorial computer skills and The Minister exhorted upon President Dogra Sadar cost of Rs. 2.5 crore computer workshop. covered the Main Bazaar, Link Road Samba and concluded Park Bagoona, on communication skills. The the youth to remember the Sabha, Gulchain Singh Speaking on the occasion the Spoken English workshop again at district hospital Samba. President Kamla Devi Wednesday. main motive of these martyrs and imbibe qualities Charak, Dogra Rattan, Major Minister said that adequate was conducted successfully said following genuine demands of FMPHW like Pending Minister for Industries and workshops was to enhance of bravery and valour. He Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, steps will be taken to for the teachers as well as 6th pay arrear commission, DA arrear from last four years Commerce, Chander these skills and all the enhance amenities and for Parents by Shuchita and others. They again warned the government to fulfill Prakash Ganga, who was the also asked them to stay away AVSM, President JKESL teachers learnt a lot from redress the problems of the Gupta, Principal of the their demands otherwise results will be bad within days chief guest, paid rich tributes from social evils adding that (Jammu and Kashmir Ex these workshops. Principal people in a time bound school. All the co- and government will be fully responsible for that. In last to Brigadier Rajinder Singh. manner. Shuchita Gupta said that BST, WPYC organize ordinators and teachers Kuldeep Dabgotra president Paramedical Staff Union also Recalling bravery and DDC Samba, Sheetal Nanda, these skills are the need of were present in the said we continuously stand in the support of FMPHW till supreme sacrifices of Brig. Executive Engineers of today. Learning is a never awareness camp on yoga workshop. the issue solved. Rajinder Singh, Ganga, PHE, PDD, senior officers ending process. In order to exhorted upon the youth to Kathua, Jun 14 besides large number of rise in our lives we need to follow the footsteps of the Bharat Swabhiman Trust and Women's Patanjali Yoga people were present on the update ourselves. This era Thakur Dharam Singh (TDS) College of Education national hero. Committee organized a awareness camp on benefits of yoga occasion. is of advancement of in daily life in Kathua on Wednesday. A large number of Near Old Bus Stand, W.No.9, Kathua SKU delegation people of the area participated in the camp. While giving Ph. No:-01922-237263, 203009, 9419125252, 9419854895 information about the camp, district in-charge Kapoor Notice REQUIRED call on DC Singh, Yoga teacher Sunita Verma said that by doing yoga, man can save himself from many diseases. They told that on I, Ravinder Singh S/o Sh. Swarn Singh R/o Logate more Applications are invited for the following posts:- Kathua, Jun 14 June 21, the Yoga Day will be celebrated around the world. Kathua, have purchased Maruti Car bearing regd. no. S.No. Posts Qualification JK14A-3906 from S.K Verma S/o Late Sh. C.R Verma R/o A delegation of the Safai They said that this program should be organized in Kathua Shiva Nagar Kathua. Now, I am applying for the transfer of 1. Lecturer in M.Ed/M.A.Education & B.Ed with 55% marks Karamchari union and also. It is a matter of pride for the whole country that the R/C. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concern authority Education or above Christian heritage called on whole world will celebrate Yoga Day on 21st June. He told within 7 days from the publication of this notice 2. Lecturer in M.Sc.(Math) with 55% marks or above and

District Development that yoga practice should be included in the daily routine to Prabhu Mathematic M.Ed Commissioner Kathua on improve our health of mind and body. Suman Sharma, 3. Lecturer in English M.A.(English) with 55% marks or above and Monday and apprised him Rajesh Mehta, Pramod Kumar, Roop Lal, Bonni Sharma M.Ed about their demands. It is were also present on the occasion. Notice 4. Lecturer in S.St M.A.(Pol.Science/History/Geography) with pertinent to mention that the I, Abdul Hameed S/o Sh. Mareed Hussain R/o Bera, Tehsil 55% marks or above and M.Ed elections of the union are held Mahanpur and Distt. Kathua, have lost my 12th class 5. Lecturer in Punjabi M.A.(Punjabi) with 55% marks or above and after every five years and the Dis-inheritance/Farkhati Diploma under Roll No.305786 session 2004 Annual. Now, M.Ed I am applying for the duplicate of the same. Objection, if any, term of the union is going to I, Kamla Devi W/o Late Sh. Ram Ditta R/o Jasath, Tehsil Ghagwal 6. Lecturer in Urdu M.A.(Urdu) with 55% marks or above and may be conveyed to concern authority within 7 days from the end on June 14. They urged Distt. Samba, declare through this Deed of Dis-inheritance/Farkhati M.Ed which is executed at Samba in the court of Sub-Registrar, Samba on publication of this notice. him to hold elections of the 7. Librarian M.Lib. with 55% marks or above 9th day of June 2017 that the executant is a mother of four sons and Prabhu union on time. After hearing one daughter namely Raj Kumar, Bishan Dass, Munni Lal, Rakesh 8. Driv er Legal LMV Driving License with experience the delegation, ADC gave Kumar and Sunita Devi. Daughter Sunita Devi has been expired. assurance that their demand Two sons namely Raj Kumar and Munni Lal are quarrelling with me Note: 1.The pay as per U.G.C. Norms. and my family every now and then, abusing and threatening me of Notice will redressed at the earliest. 2. The interview date will be conveyed through telephone. my life. They have fallen into bad society and they are out of my I, Sahil Kumar S/o Sh. Joginder Paul R/o Nanan Tehsil and Others who were present at control. They have also indulged in illegal activities. Now, I declare 3. Submit the resume in the office with attested photocopies of all testimonials and two District Kathua, going for the correction of my father's name the occasion included Ashok that Raj Kumar and Munni Lal have no relation of sons and mother passport size photographs. with me and my family and not be entitled to inherit or succeed to which has been wrongly written in my school record as Sd/- Patia, Rajan, William, Sonu, Mahinder Singh instead of Joginder Paul. Objection, if any, my immoveable and moveable property including residential house. Chairman Sham Lal, Rajesh, Anthony, If anybody dealing with Raj Kumar and Munni Lal shall do so at his may be conveyed to concern authority within 7 days from the Vinod. own risk and responsibility. publication of this notice. TDS College of Education, Kathua Parbhakar Prabhu Prabhu the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Thursday | June| 15 | 2017 Is the Army functioning more as a police force in J&K?

Ajai Shukla With cellphone cameras rolling and police force rather than as the military -- war is a dirty war. It is played in a dirty capturing hte video of Major Gogoi's the last recourse of the State. way. The rules of engagements are ajor Gogoi might well have rescue convoy, which was also According to its own sacred regulations there when the adversary comes face- saved protesters' lives by threatening through a loudspeaker that and operational procedures, the army to-face and fights with you. It is a dirty Mopting for a human shield to stone pelters would meet the same fate shoots for effect when called in, rather war... That is where innovation comes force his way through the mob. But he as Dar, the officer successfully than trying to save lives through in. You fight a dirty war with incalculably damaged the army's extricated the polling officials. Dar was measures such as firing over the heads of innovations." reputation, not just in Kashmir, but released, physically unhurt, after a crowd, far less taking hostages. Is this now government policy? anywhere that video is seen, says Ajai spending hours being driven around tied Major Gogoi's militarily correct course Does the army's counter-insurgency Shukla. to the front of the jeep. of action would have been to warn the challenge in Kashmir require it to It testifies to the resilience of Indian Predictably, videos of this spectacle crowd to disperse and, if it refused to function less like an army and more public debate that four weeks after went quickly viral on social media, obey, to open fire with due restraint. like a police or intelligence Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi, an army painting the military as an army of That is what is prescribed in the organisation? Is that what was intended officer in Kashmir's Budgam district, occupation that cowered behind human 'Regulations for the Army', the when the government chose General tied an innocent civilian to his jeep as a shields. foundational document that every Rawat over two more senior officers human shield against stone-throwing For the army, which Kashmiri officer possesses and reads. from the mechanised forces to become mobs, criticism continues despite separatists routinely criticise but mostly As it turned out, Major Gogoi might chief? official justifications. respect as an impartial and restrained well have saved protesters' lives by In 'off the record' briefings, army This is an important debate. force, this was a humiliating blow to its opting for a human shield to force his spokespersons explained at that time In question here is not just an isolated public image. way through the mob. But he that General Rawat had been made incident of military misjudgment, which The most compelling argument made by incalculably damaged the army's chief because of his longer experience happens in moments of extreme stress in the diverse cast of characters that sprang reputation, not just in Kashmir, but in Kashmir. Does 'longer experience' operations. to Major Gogoi's defence was that the anywhere that video is seen. translate into gaining tactical results Instead, with the government and army officer had saved many lives. These The army must introspect what through un-military ruses and devices, establishments publicly justifying and included Attorney-General Mukul constitutes greater damage: A blow to even if they incurred strategic, political condoning the actions of the officer, the Rohatgi and Army Chief General Bipin its institutional credibility and the and public perception costs that far question is more fundamental: Were Rawat, who cut the ground out from dilution of its operational culture, or outweighed the benefits obtained? Major Gogoi's actions in line with the under an army court of inquiry that is the admittedly tragic consequences of The army has successfully dealt with infinitely more challenging security eventually self-destructive rationales ethos and principles that undergird the investigating Major Gogoi's conduct by dispersing the mob with fire. insurgencies in Nagaland, Mizoram, environment. This was starkly clear about the need to 'fight a dirty war military? summarily awarding him a After all, where does the 'but he saved Assam and Manipur without sacrificing from General Rawat's interview with with innovation'. From the start, government officials and commendation. lives' argument lead to in a counter- its fundamental character as a war- PTI, where he stated: "I wish these Complicating the army's task is the the army chief himself solidly supported Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh insurgency environment? Would the fighting army that abides by principles people, instead of throwing stones at us, pressure it faces to compensate for Major Gogoi's contention that he had no argued in an article: 'When Major Nitin army chief use the same logic if a of honour and creed. It did this, too, in were firing weapons at us. Then I political failure. option but this extraordinary measure to Gogoi decided (and, mind you, it could military officer who has cornered a the first two decades of combating the would have been happy. Then I could As Lieutenant General D S Hooda, safely evacuate polling officials from a not have been anything other than a Kashmiri terrorist holds a gun to the Kashmir separatist insurgency, do what I (want to do)." one of the army's most thoughtful voting station near Budgam. split-second decision) to use a civilian as head of his two-year-old daughter and successfully creating a sanitised security This, however, is wishful thinking commanders in recent times, noted in Their lives, he argued, were threatened a 'human shield' to protect his men from orders the terrorist's wife to bring her environment in which New Delhi could from a bygone era. the context of the Major Gogoi by a mob that had gathered to disrupt a stone-pelting mob, he was simply husband out to surrender? That might have (but did not) initiated political The army will increasingly have to do incident: "There will be political voting. To obtain clear passage through reacting to a tough situation in a save lives too. processes to craft a settlement. what it least wants to -- confronting influences, it is in the nature of the stone-pelting mob, Major Gogoi dangerous environment.' This mortifying scenario might not be Since 2009, however, when the centre of unarmed, rock-throwing, violent democracies, and pressure from picked up Farooq Ahmed Dar, ironically This raises two fundamental issues. so far-fetched, going by what the army gravity of the Kashmir agitation shifted public protests. Its key challenge will public opinion. But the military ethic an innocent shawl-weaver who had just Foremost is the worrying reality that the chief said in an interview with PTI. from armed militancy to intifada-style be to do so without diluting its must stand on its principles and values. cast his vote in defiance of the separatist army is being permitted, even General Rawat declared: "This unarmed public protests, the army has foundational warrior ethos with self- As the environment in Kashmir grows diktat. encouraged, by its chief to operate like a [Kashmir] is a proxy war and proxy struggled to deal with a new and serving, and Letter to editor Why Supreme Court making NEET results a reality is historic Information Department serving challenges from state Supreme Court cannot be alacrity from the Supreme the interest of select few governments. In the absence out of action at all. For the Court, NEET may have been of any interim orders from NEET exam was questioned derailed long ago. Sir, the top court, in May 2013, as not founded on a standard Executive and legislature NEET was held for the first evaluation and CBSE was having abdicated its functions propos of the news story “Divisional sub- time. committed to avoid declaring - it is left to the Supreme committees to review approved newspapers” with The SC challenge was then results by the Madurai bench Court to resort to course the loaded by-line “Half a dozen gets lion’s share, Vijayaraghavan A heard and in the much-talked of Madras High Court. correction despite herculean rest gets the peanuts” it can be safely written that the Narasimhan about split verdict, dated July On June 12, the top court yet efforts to the contrary. reported material smacks of a high voltage advertisement 18, 2013, late chief justice again intervened to dissolve The Supreme Court is disbursement scam in J&K’s Department of Information & he National Eligibility Altamas Kabir struck down The Supreme Court upheld safe and sure passage. Status the order. standing up for and on behalf Public Relations (DIPR) that is always in the news for all the validity of the quo seemed to have become cum Entrance Test the entrance test. In a rare instance of such an of the student community the wrong reasons and for being nearly defunct. introduction of NEET. It a reality. T(NEET) was a battle Its judgment was leaked prior order - to seek transfer of which is making a case for We were educated in the morning about the mess at the observed, cautiously, that any Tamil Nadu then stepped in won hard from the Supreme to said date (which happened challenges in Madurai, fair play and merit in the field level of DIPR whose new Minister- in-charge Mr. Zulfikar Court, with the apex court challenge or clarification and passed Tamil Nadu to be the day he retired). Chennai, Gujarat to Supreme of medical education, hailing from Rajouri is presiding over the un-rest in directing the CBSE to declare must come before the Admission to postgraduate Following the taint, questions Court - the apex court chose strengthened by money power general among Dailies of J&K so far as the distribution of the results of the medical Supreme Court and not be Courses in Medicine and that did not add to the glory to direct CBSE to declare the and influence peddling. Govt. largesse is concerned. The smart Minister these days entrance examination. To entertained by high courts. Dentistry Act, 2017, of the court were raised. results stayed by the Madurai Equally, those that stand to has a photo operation on the lines of Dr. Jatinder Singh and recapitulate, prior to 2012, Based on the dissenting We then had the spectacle of dispensing with the need for bench. Such has been the lose if their hegemony is CBSE conducted the All the government approaching NEET in Tamil Nadu on Rahul Gandhi in select publications and hence the nexus verdict of Justice Dave and proactive intent of the top broken have not given up on that needs investigation by undertaking an overhauling of India Pre Medical Test assisted by the "surrounding the SC to seek clarifications February 2, 2017. The Act court to ensure that NEET their efforts. It is a huge blow both SVO and Crime Branch J&K by none else than Mr. (AIPMT) for medical school circumstances", a review was and the right of candidates awaits presidential assent. was a reality. to the precept and practice of Narendra Bhai Modi who must find time to consult his aspirants. That year, the mounted before the top court. not appearing before being it The central government did Academicians may be the rule of law that a leaked coterie having 02 Ministers with connections in J&K. Visit central government In May 2014, the CBSE afforded a further not budge and NEET worried about judicial judgment delivered by late to US is OK but pray visit DIPR J&K as also both the introduced NEET for medical reverted to conduct of opportunity. happened on May 7, 2017 overreach and the proactive chief justice, which almost tainted investigating agencies of J&K. admissions across India. AIPMT. According to an The SC declined to intervene even amid the cacophony nature of judicial activism derailed the entrance test, has Loud protests from various April 2016 order, the top and the CBSE conducted created by the political class from the apex court. itself been derailed and now ‘Kuch toh majbooriyaan hongi, yun hi toh koi bewafaa states with Tamil Nadu in the court recalled the 2013 NEET on May 1, 2016. Then that it was a conspiracy But NEET is one instance. It the NEET train can leave the nahi hota’. forefront led the Centre to verdict of Altamas Kabir and the central government came against the rural and appears to have been station on the date and time of Let us analyze in our little wisdom the reported facts. In shelve NEET for a year. upheld the conduct of NEET. up with an ordinance on May underprivileged in Tamil conceived, given birth, choosing by CBSE for a safe 2016-17 Rs. 32-crore were paid to newspapers against In February 2013, several This order thus revived the 25, 2016, keeping the state Nadu, unmindful of the nurtured and now possibly journey into the future. advertisements and old liabilities while for the current FY minority and private Centre's notification of government exams' outside dilution in standard that they rendered a reality thanks to Kudos to the Supreme Court 2017-18 the budgetary allocation is Rs. 30-crore. Oh! institutions challenged the December 21, 2010 for the the purview of NEET for were clamouring for to gain the "interventionist" ways of for its proactive role. Would quite a whooping sum to allocate a lion’s share to half a entrance exam, their petitions conduct of NEET at medical 2016-17. political dividends. the Supreme Court. But for there still be a twist in the dozen Dailies while the rest have to provide for assisted by a couple of colleges all over India. NEET was never allowed a It appeared as if the such singularly-focused tail? themselves in the interest of administration. We fail to understand the interest of administration. Mr. Zulfikar and the in-charge DIPR are expected to Truth behind Mukul Rohatgi stepping down as Attorney General of India decode the “interest of administration” exercise that has done more harm than good to what so ever available DAMAYANTI DATTA the 2002 riots and fake encounter cases, is government's defeat in the NJAC matter on how could the AG turn out to be the journalism we have in J&K. Our state has yet to produce close to the PM and his Cabinet. "I have a is something of a blot that he could not prosecutor. But the profile of the AG has people like R. K. Karanjia, Ramnath Goenka, Khuswant ukul Rohatgi, good relationship with the government," he live down. changed since then - from Niren De Singh and the founder of a leading regional newspaper S. the chief legal has pointed out. Some wonder if it is a case of wounded during the Emergency under PM Indira Dyal Singh Majithia. To some Supreme Court insiders, this was pride and hurt ego at his exclusion from Gandhi to Goolam Vahanvati under PM Madvisor to It is now desirable that DIPR will now wake up from waiting to happen. the International Court of Justice battle Manmohan Singh. Did Rohatgi face his Narendra Modi's slumber and reverse the injustice being heaped on the government has put in his He is too independent-minded. Those days with Pakistan on the Kulbhushan Jadhav share of problems? children of lesser Gods viz the Dailies of J&K without any papers. "I want to return to my private of MC Setalvad (1950-1963), the longest- case in May. As the first officer of law of Then there is the question of money. God father in the corridors of power. In case DIPR practice," he has explained, before leaving serving attorney general of the country the Modi government, why was he Those days of a Setalvad charging a continues with the operation unequal / irrational for England to enjoy some downtime and standing up to PM Jawaharlal Nehru over bypassed for Harish Salve, both maximum of Rs 1,600 per hearing are cricket. corrupt ministers, threatening to resign from contemporaries and competitors and truly gone. At Rs 16,000/- per case per disbursement of Govt. largesse the undersigned are all set He has also left behind a stunned silence. office, are well and truly gone. among India's top 10 most influential day for suits, writ petitions, appeals and to undertake a judicial battle even up to the Apex Court in For, although attorney generals are Some hint at the way Rohatgi's contract was (and most expensive) lawyers? references as fee and allowances, it is too the public interest. Yeh kaisa junoon hai kuch logoun ka, appointed by the president of India, they are renewed on June 3. With Prime Minister Others point out that international law unremunerative to be a law officer today, na jeete hain na jeenae dete hain. essentially the prime minister's men (so far Modi out on his three-nation tour of and platform are different ball games, especially for top-notch advocates used no woman has won that glory). Politics Germany, Spain and Russia from May 29, hence not necessary that the AG has to to charging anything between Rs 10 lakh Prof. S. K. Bhalla plays an important role in their appointment. the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet represent India at the Hague. But it can't to Rs 1 crore and more per hearing. 386- Rehari Colony, They guard the interests of the state in had extended his term of service (along with be easy when PM Modi takes the lead in Meantime, Salve's name is doing the Tel: 0191-2583704 judicial processes and resign only when a that of solicitor general and the five lauding Salve and his team. rounds as the obvious contender for the government falls. additional solicitor generals) on an ad hoc There are speculations, too, on problems post of attorney general. Sources close to Mohit Sawhney India has had 14 attorney generals so far. basis, "until further orders". him being someone who would not want Salve, however, have indicated that he 320- Rehari Colony, Except for the 12th AG, Milon K Banerji, Why didn't the PM sign before he left, ask be a "rubber stamp" of the government. has already refused it. Other names are of who died on the job (2009) and the eighth, G some. Others pooh-pooh the idea: "That's The first and the longest-serving attorney Constitution law expert KK Venugopal, Ms. Shashi Thakur, Ramaswamy, who quit over scam how governments work." But the general of the country, MC Setalvad, was senior advocate Arvind Datar, Gujarat Sainik Colony, Via email allegations (1991), almost every top law speculation refuses to die down that as a legend - not just in law but also for advocate General Kamal Trivedi and officer of the country has come and gone AG Rohatgi's biggest moment (or failure) courage. He had stood up to PM solicitor general Ranjit Kumar. (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal with the flow of political cycles. was the year-long power struggle Jawaharlal Nehru and his Cabinet several Whoever takes charge finally, as the opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions Rohatgi, who has worked for five years as between the judiciary and executive over times, over corruption charges of biggest litigant of the country the appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The law officer under the Vajpayee government, National Judicial Appointment ministers, offering to resign from office. government needs the best and the Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or represented Gujarat in the Supreme Court in Commission (NJAC) in 2015. The Congress MPs had even raised questions brightest to defend its interests. liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Thursday | June 15 | 2017 Batamaloo traders protest Status of WSSs reviewed 3 injured in road accidents against Govt apathy Srinagar, Jun 14 NL Correspondent Three persons were injured in road accidents in Kargil on Srinagar, Jun 14 Wednesday. NL Correspondent but unfortunately the Srinagar, Jun 14 According to sources, a scorpio vehicle hit and injured a cheques got bounced. Minister of State for Forest, pedestrian identified as Nasreena Niyaz D/o Niyaz He told KNS that the The Batamaloo traders who Environment, Animal & Ahmad R/o Bimbat, Drass at Bimbat in District Kargil. government must not suffered loss in the 2014 Sheep Husbandry, The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. ignore their plights and deluge Wednesday staged Cooperative and Fisheries, Meanwhile, a Maruti vehicle bearing registration number should compensate them at protest against the Mir Zahoor Ahmad, JK01H-7551 collided with a Honda vehicle bearing regd. earliest as per Wednesday said that several no. HR2638-2882 near Shimsha, Drass in District Kargil government for 'failing to announcement. "The Water Supply Schemes resulting in injuries to two persons identified as compensate them'. promises made by the (WSSs) at an estimated cost Mohammad Ismail S/o Ghulam Mohammad and Ghulam Scores of traders assembled current regime over relief of Rs. 10 crore are underway Mohammad S/o Abdul Satar both R/o Huliyal, Drass. on the main road in the area and rehabilitation of the and will be completed within and Jawbera are in full swing also directed for ensuring ensure functioning of all Both the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment. and chanted slogans like flood affected people seem their stipulated time-frames and that these will be that only quality material be defunct water pipes in the Police have registered cases in both the accidents and 'we want justice'. to be cruel joke as so far we to meet the water needs in completed within their used for the projects. Constituency. initiated further proceedings. They demanded immediate didn't receive a single the Pampore Constituency. stipulated timeframes. It was While taking stock of Speaking on the occasion, compensation from the penny from the The Minister was speaking also given out that the Water availability of tube-wells in Mir Zahoor said the 170 kanals of poppy destroyed government. government. We demand at a meeting of senior Supply Scheme at Lethipora the Constituency, the government is committed to The traders said that they that the promises made by officers of Public Health B has also been taken up Minister directed the augmentation of all those Srinagar, Jun 14 suffered tremendous loss in the government should be Engineering and Mechanical under Kachari Land concerned to immediately Water Supply Schemes The Excise department today destroyed poppy in various the 2014 deluge and the implemented on the ground Engineering departments to Compensation (KLC). install tube-wells in Neej and which will boost the water villages of Budgam and Shopian district spread over government has left them so that we (traders) could review the status of ongoing Mir Zahoor directed the Mandakpaul areas. He supply scenario in rural areas about 85 Kanals of land. on god's mercy. Fayaz feel a sigh of relief," he WSSs in the Constituency. officers to re-double their announced an amount of Rs. of the State. District A team headed by Excise and Taxation Officer destroyed Ahmad, one among the demanded. The meeting was informed efforts and accelerate the 5 lakh out of Constituency Development 45 kanals of poppy in Batmaden and Wanpora villages of protesters said that the Meanwhile, the protesters that works on Water Supply pace of progress on these Development Fund (CDF) Commissioner, Pulwam, G. Shopian district. Another team headed by Excise and government has distributed later dispersed peacefully. Schemes at Wyon, Dassu, projects for their early for the purpose. The Minister M Dar, was also present in Taxation Officer, Central Kashmir destroyed Poppy on 40 cheques among the traders (KNS) Gungbal, Utrusoo, Konibal benefits to the people. He also asked the concerned to the meeting. kanals of land in Goojar, Dardpora and Dangripora of district Budgam. The Deputy Excise Commissioner said that so far, a total Red Cross, DSEK observe Press Advisory of 2798 kanals of poppy have been destroyed in Kashmir valley by the Excise department. Blood Donor Day Committee meet held Rs 44950 fine realized

NL Correspondent for fair, unbiased coverage Singh, IG Traffic JK Jajit from defaulters Srinagar, Jun 14 of the proceedings to Kumar, SSP Hq CID Srinagar, Jun 14 ensure that an objective To facilitate smooth Rajeshwar Singh, SSP The field executives of Legal Metrology department view point reaches the coverage of the ensuing Civil Secretariat Dushyant today inspected about 300 commercial establishments in public. Special Session of the Sharma, SSP Security Srinagar during which 43 traders were found using Speaker also sought assembly, Speaker Jammu Maqsood ul Zaman, flawed weights and measures in their business premises. cooperation from the print and Kashmir Legislative Deputy Director The Challan cases were made out against them for Assembly Kavinder Gupta and electronic media in Information Sheikh Violating Legal Metrology laws and a penalty of Rs highlighting the issues Zahoor, News Editor DDK 44,950 was realized from the defaulters. NL Correspondent teachers, students and Red that young generation would today convened a joint Srinagar, Jun 14 raised in the House during Shabir Ahmad Dar, Moreover, during the inspection a retailer was found Cross Volunteers. enthusiastically donate meeting with the officials the session. He said that Deputy Director DDK offering for sale the dates in packed form without Sixteen leading blood donors blood to the needy ones. from Security, department State Red Cross today every ones view point Qazi Salman, Tariq carrying the mandatory declaration MRP on the label for of the valley were facilitated G.N. Itoo who also spoke on of Information and celebrated World Blood should be reflected in the Ahmad of India Today, which a penal sum of Rs 3000 was slapped on him. by State Red Cross. Master the occasion assured the representatives of Media Donor day today at Srinagar coverage during the Another retailer was found selling Tamarind packs Trainer Indian Red Cross gathering that awareness and organisations from both Mir Farhat of KNS, Shabir in collaboration with School course of the session. without carrying PKD, MRP, address of Packer, National level Dr. I.P.S bali. motivation components print and electronic. Ahmad News Coordinator Education Department. Director Information and Consumer care details. The trader as well as the supplier He also gave a detailed about blood donation will be During the meeting, DIPR, Maqsood Ahmad The function was attended Public Relations, Muneer- was penalized Rs. 10000 for the lapse. presentation of the dynamics adequately accounted in arrangements with regards Radio Kashmir, Ehsan by Mohd Shafi Rather ul-Islam briefed the Fazli The Tribune, Naseer General Secretary, Indian of the blood donation and school curriculum and other to security, meeting about the Ganai Mail Today, Abdul Seminar on maternal Red Cross Society, Dr.G.N. transfusion. academic activities. Among accommodation, protocol, arrangements put in place Mohamin Kashmir Itoo Director School Speaking on the occasion others who spoke on the parking, canteen facilities, for the Print and Reader, Asif Qureshi ABP health issues held Education, and Mr. Mr. Rather appealed the occasion were Ms. Nighat issuance of entry passes, Electronic Media for Mohammad Salman Qazi in people to come forward for Aman, Deputy Controller seating arrangements in News, Rashid Rahil and Srinagar, Jun 14 smooth coverage of the Kothi Bagh Girls Higher donation of blood for saving Civil Defence, Prof. Nusrat Press Gallery were Ghulam Hassan Kaloo A day-long seminar on maternal health issues and safe Secondary Srinagar here. precious lives. He Andrabi Secretary Regional discussed. house. were also present in the abortion services in the valley was held today at The function was also emphasized the need to Red Cross. Mr. Fayaz The Speaker while ADC Security Dilbagh meeting. Government Lal Ded Hospital here during which a skit attended by large number of spread awareness about Ahmad Fayaz, a renowed assuring adequate highlighting the significance of saving the gild child was people including heads of blood donation in broadcaster hoisted the facilities to media persons Man involved in also presented. the Educational institutions, educational institutions so function. during the session, called The seminar was organized by Common Health, WHIPRO, Ahsan Foundation NGOs in collaboration unnatural sex convicted with the maternity hospital. Various experts, gynecologists, obstetrics and DC chairs meeting with civil society, traders NL Correspondent Police Station Ganderbal Srinagar, Jun 14 epidemiologists stressed on the need of creating and investigation was taken awareness and maintaining high care during women NL Correspondent in detail. All the members in up. Shopian, Jun 14 Hon'ble Chief Judicial during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. the meeting unanimously During the course of Magistrate Ganderbal has They also highlighted health care dimensions of family proposed for the investigation the accused The Deputy Commissioner convicted a man accused of planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in identification of a suitable Shopian today interacted committing unnatural sex was found involved in the order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. During market place, which can with members of Civil with a minor in Ganderbal. crime. The investigation the seminar, a volunteer, Shabir Hussain Khan, was provide for sustainable Society and Traders to On 15-05-2005 a was culminated and was felicitated for donating 155 blood points; he was termed solution to the problem. discuss various complainant approached produced before the court on as inspiration and role model for others to follow. While addressing various developmental issues in the police station Ganderbal 14-10-2005. Medical Superintendent LD Hospital Dr Nazir Ahmad stake holders, the DDC district. stating therein that his son After the trail the charges Malik, A.K. Wani senior Programme Manager JKVHA, assured that efforts will be The members vehemently (name withheld) was playing against the accused were HOD Gynecologist & Obstetrics Dr. Shahnaz Teng, proposed for the time bound The members also pressed Dubjian Water Source made at all fronts to deal all outside his house and proved and court has Epidemiologist Dr. Rehana, Medical Officer Indian Red installation of street lights in for the up-gradation of Sub- Extension Scheme so that the issues that have been Showket Ahmad Bhat son of awarded him the Cross Society Dr Gazala, External Monitor WHO Asma the town and the widening, District Hospital to District potable water is made raised. Abdul Ahad Bhat resident of imprisonment of three Khan, Medical Officer PHE Dr Basra, former HOD mcadamization and black Hospital so that the hospital available to public. Identifying the district with Urpash Ganderbal took him months and fine of Rs 8000 community Medicine SKIMS Dr Abdul Majid, and topping of several important gets staff as Moreover the issue of timely its immense potential in away and committed has also be imposed upon Director Ahsan Foundation Rahi Riyaz also spoke on the roads and link roads, per the sanction strength of a completion of Shopian fruit horticulture sector, the DC unnatural sex with the minor. him. The prosecution was occasion. including that of Shopian- district hospital. mandi was also taken up. called upon the youth to On this report , a case FIR conducted by CPO, Sr. PO Bijbehara and Shopian- They also sought for the The problems of street register their contribution in number 37.2005 under and P.O of District Court Public grievances Habdipora road. immediate completion of vendors were also discussed the sector. section 377 was registered in Ganderbal. redressal camp held Tassaduq calls for measures JKAP organizes Status of complaints received by BARAMULLA, JUN 14 to combat pollution medical camp A public grievance redressal camp was today held under the chairmanship of District Development SRINAGAR, JUN 14 CM's Grievance Cell reviewed Srinagar, Jun 14 Commissioner, Baramulla at Dak Bungalow Sopore. Coordinator Chief Minister's Grievance Cell, Tassaduq JKAP 9th BN has organized a medical camp Additional Deputy Commissioner, SSP, JDP, Executive Hussain Mufti, today called for making concerted efforts NL Correspondent redressed. He said this would help Srinagar, Jun 14 at Armed Police Complex Zewan here today. Engineers of PHE, Power Development Department and to combat pollution and putting in place effective people to get to know about the During the Camp, Dr. Abdul Rashid, R&B, Trades Federation representatives, Mohala mechanism for scientific disposal of waste in famed ski activities the Grievance Cell. Pediatrician of Police Hospital Srinagar, Dr. Presidents besides a large number people attended the resort of Gulmarg. Coordinator Chief Minister's The Coordinator also asked that Rehana Rafiq and Dr. Shabnam Asstt. camp. The Coordinator CM's Grievance cell stated this at a Grievance Cell, Tassaduq Hussain officials to update the grievance cell Surgeons assisted by a team of Paramedical Issues related to health services, electricity, water supply, meeting with officers to take stock of the pollution Mufti, today chaired a meeting with website regularly. He further asked Staff of Sub Police Hospital Zewan treated traffic management and road repairs, besides issue of control and disposal of waste in the tourist resort. officers of various Departments to them that the information they send and conducted medical check-up of a food supply and home delivery of LPG supply was During the meeting, Mufti asked officials about the time review the status of pending regarding the complaints should be number of patients including 53 children. highlighted by the civil society members during the frame during which waste disposal plant will be complaints received by the CM's precise and added that he expects a darbar. constructed at Gulmarg. To make the process speedy, he On the occasion Commandant JKAP-9th Grievance cell. time-bound reply from concerned Moreover, the people apprised the issue of drug addiction asked the officers to expedite process of getting BN Shri Shailender Singh highlighted the During the meeting, the Coordinator Departments so that complaints and stressed upon curbing it at an earliest. The DDC necessary clearances so that work on the plant can be importance of good health especially in the was apprised about the status and don't pile up. The meeting was assured that every step will be taken by the built on time. backdrop of the present stressful life style nature of complaints. He took a attended by Chief Engineer R&B administration to eradicate this menace. The Coordinator was apprised about various steps taken and said that such camps are being The DDC listened to the problems projected at the camp for the scientific disposal of various types of garbage at detailed review of each and every Kashmir, officials from Department organized so that people could access their the Gulmarg. He was briefed that for the proposed plant complaint. He stressed the officers to of Labour and Employment, Health medical conditions and get benefited from and assured early redressal of genuine demands. He one kanal of land is presently under consideration. It was be prompt in addressing the and Medical Education, Industries the specialist doctors. Other officers present stressed the officers to provide basic facilities to the said that the plant would need further expansion in complaints. and Commerce, Housing and Urban on the occasion were Shri Hamil-Ullah people of Sopore area. He said that District future to meet the requirements. The meeting was To keep people informed about the Development, Forest, Environment Sheikh-SP, Dy. Commandant JKAP-9th administration is committed to provide every facility to attended by Chief Executive Officer Gulmarg status of their grievance, he said that and Ecology, Road and Building, BN, Shri Zahid Ahmad Lone ,DySP Quarter the people of the district. Development Authority Chief Conservator Forest, a brief note about each complaint General Administration, Education, Master JKAP-9th BN, and Inspector The DDC said that the Government has launched various Kashmir, Director Environment and Ecology, Regional should be put on the Grievance Cell Information and Technology, Food, Farooq Ahmad JKAP-9th BN. Serving schemes and programmes for the welfare of people and Director Pollution Control Board, Deputy Secretary website so that it can be known Civil Supplies and Consumer Nations, a popular NGO of the valley also they should come forward and avail the benefits of the CM's Grievance Cell and other concerned. whether it is in process or has been Affairs. participated in the Camp. development programme and schemes. 8 TRAVEL the northlines Travel Jammu | Thursday | June| 15 | 2017

Most people visit Hampi present day Tamil Nadu. That they survived numerous conflicts and continued to rise because it is one of the against all odds speaks volumes of their well-known World determination. At the base of the fort is the Heritage Sites in India but ASI Museum, which is a must-visit. The a trip museum houses artifacts found at Badami, there are many hidden as well as the nearby heritage sites of Aihole places around Hampi that and Pattadakal, some of which are are worth visiting. There extremely ancient, and rarely seen. Aihole are monuments enough to Aihole, once known as Aryapura, is called occupy your attention, PlanPlan around the 'Cradle of Indian Architecture'. Once the and it is easy to get lost in capital of the Chalukyan kingdom, this was where the earliest of temple builders took them, and spend days just their first steps, trying out different styles, wandering around the and discovered their talents in sculpture and ornamentation. When Chalukyas shifted ancient city, re- their capital to Badami, the architects discovering bits of moved with them, honing their skill on the heritage in every nook red sandstone of Badami. The temples of Aihole were forgotten, till archaeological and corner. However, excavations revealed their importance. what people don't know is The temples at Aihole show an interesting combination of styles. It is evident that the that around Hampi lies architects were still trying to perfect their heritage even older than HampiHampi preferred style of temple. The Durga temple Hampi itself, traces of an is horseshoe shaped, incidentally named, The place is dotted with shrines small and big, not for the deity, but because there was a ancient civilization, of dedicated to Bali, Sugriva, and of course This is one of the few sanctuaries created fort here! The Lad Khan Temple is likewise Nataraja, the dancing Lord, greets you at Hanuman, reminding us of their legendary especially for the preservation of the Indian known by the name of a Muslim man who humans who first set foot the entrance, his 18 arms depicting the 81 feats. Mythology also links this land to Parvati Sloth Bears. The story of the bears here lived in the temple before the British postures of dance. The second and third in this land, of dynasties who as Pampa Devi, meditated on the banks of though goes back a long way. It is said in the Archaeologists drove him out! This is one caves are dedicated to Vishnu, and the a lake here, and eventually married Shiva at Ramayana that Rama, while travelling of the oldest temples in Aihole, dating back which gave way to image of the seated Vishnu in Cave 3 is said Virupaksha in Hampi. A temple dedicated to through these regions, met the bear king to 450 AD. The pillars here have some Vijayanagar Empire, and to be a representation of the Chalukyan her still stands at the same site, an oasis of peace Jambavan, who lived in a cave here. There are interesting designs on them, such as the King sitting in his court. Seen from the rows above all this, a natural and spirituality. still bears here today, who live in the caves emblem of the Chalukyas, the boar and a of pillars which line this cave, it is indeed an Historically, Anegundi was home to Neolithic and niches among the boulders. Entry into the mirror, with the conch and wheel, heritage which has impressive sight. The fourth cave is a Jain men from the Stone Age, whose cave paintings forest is allowed only till a watch tower, from representing the Varaha form of Vishnu, cave, reiterating the fact that people from survived all the kingdoms, have survived the passage of millennia! In where the sloth bears can be seen. Visitors are their tutelary deity. Atop the temple is a various religions managed to live in more recent times, it was under Chalukyan as not allowed to get close to the bears, for small shrine, an interesting addition, which and wars which laid them harmony till political forces dragged them well as early Vijayanagar Empire, and both reasons of safety?both of humans as well as speaks volumes of the skills of the artisans waste. These are just as apart. There is even a Buddhist cave in dynasties left their mark behind in the form of the bears! However, there are short trails who created it! these hills, but it is not very easily interesting as Hampi forts and palaces, of which little survives. which you can try nearby, as well as walks These temples, along with a few others accessible. Anegundi also drew spiritual and wise men, along the banks of the river, where you can form the main complex at Aihole. Also, itself, and if you are The temples on the banks of the lake are no such as Vyasaraya, the advisor of spot plenty of birds, both endemic as well as there are other groups of temples less impressive, with their detailed carvings visiting Hampi, you Krishnadevaraya. The great saint and eight migratory. nearby?Ravana Phadi cave temple, and depictions of the gods. The old fort, should take time out to more from his lineage rest at the Nava Badami Galaganatha group of temples, Jyotirlinga Brindavanam, a complex of nine shrines which is now in ruins, is less visited than the The red sandstone cliffs of Badami and the group of temples, and Meguti Jain temple, visit some of these too. dedicated to the saints, all disciples of caves, but it gives an insight into the life of lake between them are a picturesque sight. to name a few. It is well worth spending a Madhvacharya. The memorials are small but the Chalukyas, who were at constant war But more impressive are the caves in these day in Aihole to visit all these temples! incredibly peaceful and spiritual. It is a haven with the Pallavas of Kanchipuram in cliffs, and their intricate sculptures, carved for the devout and faithful. Anegundi over 1200 years ago! Hampi rose to fame during the Daroji Sloth Be ar The caves were carved out of the mountains Vijayanagar Empire, about 500 to 800 by the early Chalukyas, who reigned here years ago. However, Anegundi, on the Sanctuary Hampi is not just about monuments and between the 6th and 8th centuries. Earlier, the opposite bank of River Tungabhadra, has city was known as Vatapi, after the demon a history going back millennia. It is architectural heritage. There is a wealth of natural heritage too, just waiting to be killed by the sage Agasthya. It is said that the believed to be the site of Kishkindha lake here was also created by the sage then. from the Ramayana, and the colossal discovered. Tungabhadra, being a perennial river, attracts varieties of birds, and barely 15 Among the four main caves, the first, and the rocks piled here and there are said to be oldest one is dedicated to Shiva. The figure of the work of the Vanaras, or monkey-men. km away is the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary.

performing to Tibetan music. Originally built in the 16th century, the Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in monastery was damaged by an earthquake the world. Ganesh Tok, 7 kilometres northeast 6 reasons why you Tsomgo Lake and was rebuilt by the 16th Karmapa. of Gangtok, is the best of the lot. Decorated Surrounded by rugged mountains on all sides, The main temple is a four-storey building with Buddhist prayer flags, it also has a small this scenic lake is located at an altitude of topped by a golden sculpture, and decorated restaurant selling tea and snacks. Located 12,000 feet, around 35 kilometres away from by Tibetan-style murals. The shrine hall is right next to Ganesh Tok, the Himalayan should visit Gangtok. Also known as Changu Lake, it is decorated with silk banner and thangkas, and Zoological Park is a must-visit for animal- considered to be sacred by the Sikkimese. It is houses numerous religious texts as well as a lovers and families with kids. Spread across an over a kilometre long, and around 50 feet ten-feet-high statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. area of 205 hectares on the mountain, this deep. The high-altitude lake is covered with The monastery also celebrates various open zoo houses rare animals such as snow cover from early winter to mid-May. festivals throughout the year. On Gutor, held Himalayan bears, snow leopards, Tibetan However, between May and August, it is at the end of the Tibetan year (February or wolves, and red pandas. Another viewpoint surrounded by blooming rhododendrons, March), the monks perform chaam or ritual called Hanuman Tok lies four kilometres poppies, irises and other flowers. Visitors can dances in the main courtyard for the public. above Ganesh Tok, and offers spectacular also spot various species of bird and red Namgyal Institute of views and walking trails. It also has a small Gangtok pandas around the lake. Hanuman temple. Tibetology There are numerous stalls selling hot tea and Nathu La Established in 1958, this institute has one of Enchey Monastery for his meditation. food, as well as socks, boots and souvenirs. The Nathu La pass was an important corridor the biggest collections of Tibetan artefacts Perched on a hill top above Gangtok's ridge, The prayer hall contains beautiful Buddhist You can take rides on colourfully-decorated between India and Tibet before it was closed outside Tibet. It has been built in a traditional the Enchey monastery offers picturesque murals and a statue of Sakyamani (Buddha) and yaks and mules around the lake. Hike up to a in 1962. Situated at an altitude of 14,450 feet, style, and promotes research in Tibetan views of the town and the Kanchenjunga other Tantric deities. You can also observe nearby hilltop for a bird's-eye-view of the it was part of the historic Silk Route that was culture and Mahayana Buddhism. Its peak. Built in 1909, it follows the Nyingmapa Buddhist monks chanting during prayers. The lake. Visitors should note that Indians need an used for trade between China and India. museum is a treasure-trove of thangka tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It is believed monastery is especially vibrant during the Detor inner line permit while foreign nationals need Located around 56 kilometres from Gangtok, paintings (painted, woven and embroidered that a Tantric master called Lama Druptob Chaam or masked and costume dance, usually a special permission to visit the lake. You can the road to Nathu La passes through the silk scrolls); ancient manuscripts in Sanskrit, Karpo had flew here from Maenam hill in held in December or January every year. During ask your travel agent to arrange one. Tsomgo Lake. It is one of the highest Tibetan, Chinese and Lepcha; statues and South Sikkim and built a small hermitage here this time, it comes alive with colourful dancers motorable roads in the world and offers Rumtek other religious objects. The Tibetan library spectacular views of the Chumbi valley. Now contains a large number of books on a part of the international border between Monastery Buddhism, Tibet, Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan, India and China, it was reopened in 2006, after Located on a hill facing in different languages. a gap of 44 years. Gangtok, Rumtek is the The Do-Drul Chorten, a large white Tibetan largest monastery in stupa is also located nearby. It is encircled by Tourists are allowed to go close to the Indo- Sikkim. The Tibetan- 108 prayer wheels, and houses some rare China border from where you can see Chinese style monastery the seat religious books. The Namgyal Institute is soldiers on the other side of the barbed wire. It of the Kargyupa sect of also close to the Damovar Ropeway, a cable also has the world's highest ATM. Nathu La is Buddhism and a near- car that connects it to the ridge and offers only open for Indian nationals on Wednesday, replica of the Kagyu stunning views along the way. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays. headquarters in Tibet. It Ganesh Tok and Visitors need to get the permit by applying to comprises a temple, a the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department school, an aviary, Hanuman Tok through a registered travel agency. Since this several stupas, a retreat Gangtok is dotted with innumerable is a restricted area, photography is strictly for monks to meditate viewpoints, which offer spectacular vistas of prohibited. and other buildings. the surrounding hills, especially Nation the northlines 9 Jammu | Thursday | June| 15 | 2017 Two more farmers commit suicide in MP; seven in one week

seven farmer suicides. Pervious incidents were reported from Sehore, Hoshangabad, Raisen and Vidisha districts. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh said on Tuesday that not all farmer suicides in the state could be attributed to mounting farm debts. Meanwhile, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha, began a 72-hour Satyagraha at T T Nagar’s Dussehra Maidan in Bhopal this afternoon. The scion of the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior, BHOPAL, JUNE 14 Basene's wife Jankibai said that according to Shomla's garlanded the portrait of that he was unable to repay a wife, he had taken a loan of Mahatma Gandhi on stage Balinese men perform a traditional music during the 39th Bali Art Two farmers have loan of Rs 1.5 lakh. The Rs 2 lakh from a private before sitting on Festival in Denpasar on Indonesias resort island of Bali on June 10 committed suicide in authorities however didn't lender and he also owed Rs 1 ‘satyagraha’. Balaghat and Barwani confirm whether lakh to a bank. He was Pictures of six farmers — districts of Madhya Pradesh indebtedness led to the finding it difficult to repay five of them killed in police 'Are you with us or Qatar,' Saudi King asks Pak PM Sharif since Tuesday evening, suicide. the loans, she told police. firing — were also put up on police said on Wednesday — "A tehsildar has been sent to The reports come in the the stage. ISLAMABAD, JUNE 14 Citing a senior government the latest deaths taking the the village for inquiry," said wake of a slew of measures Scindia and his supporters official, who was briefed on number of farmer suicides the district collector Bharat announced by the state were yesterday detained in "Are you with us or Qatar?" the talks at the monarch's reported in the state since Yadav. government to mollify Ratlam while on way to Saudi King Salman raised palace in Jeddah, the paper June 8 to seven. Another farmer, Shomla agitating farmers and death Mandsaur, amid dramatic this question during a said that Pakistan would not Ramesh Basene (42) ended (60) allegedly committed of five protesters in police scenes. meeting with Pakistan Prime take sides in any event that his life by drinking pesticide suicide by drinking pesticide firing in Mandsaur district He had accused the state’s Minister Nawaz Sharif, who would create divisions at Ballarpur village in at Pisnawal in Barwani on June 6. BJP government of being had visited the Gulf within the Muslim world. Balaghat district this district last evening. Since June 8, the state, dictatorial and vowed to Kingdom for finding a "Nevertheless, in order to morning. He died at the Sub-inspector R Mujalde of roiled by farmers' protest, fight for the cause of the diplomatic solution to the placate Saudi Arabia, district hospital, police said. Sendhwa police station said has witnessed a total of farmers. — PTI Qatar crisis. Pakistan offered to use its The Saudi monarch asked influence over Qatar to Prez poll: BJP leaders to meet Sonia, Yechury on Friday Sharif to take a clear defuse the situation. For this discussed the "latest regional nearly four decades of Saffron party to reveal its choice before Modi leaves for US position on Qatar during purpose, the prime minister developments” in addition to existence, although Qatar's their meeting in Jeddah on will undertake visits to bilateral relations. relations with Saudi and Monday, The Express Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey," NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 procedure of filing of Board of Governors of the RSS chief Mohan Salman told Sharif that "the some other Arab neighbours nomination papers. Asian Infrastructure Bhagwat, whose name was Tribune reported, citing it said. fight against extremism and have not always been good. As speculation on the Meanwhile, the sources also Investment Bank (AIIB). today re-floated by ally diplomatic sources. Sharif, accompanied by terrorism is in the interest of Other diplomatic efforts probable names for the next say the first formal meeting Naidu, who today left the Shiv Sena as its choice for "Pakistan has told Saudi army chief General Qamar all Muslims and the have so far not been President of the country of the committee comprising Capital for a visit to the post. Arabia it will not take sides Javed Bajwa and other Ummah". successful in defusing mounts, the BJP is expected Union Ministers Arun Vishakhapatnam, has Bhagwat has already in the brewing diplomatic senior officials, travelled to The SPA, while announcing tensions either. to remove the suspense Jaitley, M Venkaiah Naidu already spoken to NCP expressed his disinterest in crisis in the Middle East Jeddah on Monday to the severing of relations Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah surrounding its choice and Rajnath Singh is leader Praful Patel on the the proposal. after Riyadh asked discuss the emerging with Qatar, had said it had al Ahmad, who has been around June 23, before expected on June 16. issue, the sources add The RSS is reportedly in Islamabad 'are you with us situation in the Gulf world. been done for "protection of leading the diplomatic Prime Minister Narendra Though Jaitley will still be BJP leaders claim that the favour of giving the top or with Qatar'," the paper Prime Minister Sharif's national security from the initiative, vowed to continue Modi leaves for his US tour. in South Korea on the day, team formulated by BJP job to External Affairs said. mediation visit to Saudi did dangers of terrorism and his efforts to resolve the The last date of filing the Naidu and Rajnath Singh chief Amit Shah to build a Minister Sushma Swaraj. Pakistan has been treading a not achieve any immediate extremism". ongoing crisis despite nominations is June 28 will meet Congress Party consensus on the one to Swaraj, they say, will also careful path since Saudi and breakthrough. Qatar, meanwhile, has remaining unsuccessful in while the prime minister will chief Sonia Gandhi and succeed President Pranab enjoy the blessings of other Gulf countries snapped According to an official indicated that it was willing his earlier bid. be in the US from June 25 to CPM leader Sitaram Mukhrejee is “not a paper veterans LK Advani and diplomatic ties with Qatar statement, Sharif met King to address concerns of the Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and June 26. Yechury on Friday to pick tiger”. Murli Manohar Joshi, who after accusing the oil-rich Salman in Jeddah and urged countries that ended Egypt had cut off diplomatic He will leave India on June up a consensus candidate. However, speculation may just miss the race to country of supporting an early resolution of the diplomatic relations with it. ties and transport links with 24 say the sources, adding Jaitley is currently in arose that the “name” has the Raisina Hill because of terrorist groups. impasse in Gulf in the best The current crisis in the Gulf Qatar on June 5 on the that the BJP would announce South Korea for an already been decided by various factors, including But Saudi wants Pakistan to interest of all Muslims. is said to be the gravest that pretext that its policies are its choice before to ensure economic dialogue and the the prime minister and their involvement in the side with the kingdom, it Saudi Press Agency (SPA) the Gulf Cooperation fuelling extremism and his participation in the 2nd annual meeting of the Shah in consensus with Babri Masjid case. said. said King Salman and Sharif Council has faced in its terrorism. Petrol pumps withdraw strike against daily revision of fuel prices

NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 now been changed. Pradhan said the daily price companies will speed up Oil Minister Dharmendra revision follows successful automation of the entire fuel Petrol pump owners on Pradhan said the new timing pilot in five cities and would supply chain — from Wednesday called off their of the price change was lead to even the smallest refinery transportation to proposed strike over daily agreeable to the dealers and change in international oil fuel pumps — so that revision of petrol and diesel so daily price revision will prices being passed on to manual intervention is kept prices from Friday after the be implemented from June consumers. to the minimal. government agreed to 16 as previously decided. Till now, rates change on 1st Currently, only 20 per cent change the timing to 6 am Private pump owners, who and 16th of every month of the petrol pumps are everyday instead of make up for three-fourth of with leadership of all the Petroleum Traders president based on average automated. midnight. the nation's 54,000 retail three petroleum dealers Ashok Badhwar said the international oil price and IOC, the nation's largest fuel Until now, price revisions outlets of the public sector association today," he told government has taken the foreign exchange rate of the retailer, said it will provide used to come into effect firms, had threatened to go reporters here. decision of daily price previous fortnight. information on daily price from midnight but on a strike over concerns of Instead of changing rates at revision in public interest. IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh revisions through various considering the fact that inadequate infrastructure to midnight, it has been "And in public interest, we said whatever the pump means, including LED dealers would have to revise prices every midnight. decided that prices should are also withdrawing no- operatorswill be required to screens at petrol pumps, toll- deploy manpower everyday "There was some practical change before the start of sale-no-purchase agitation do every day what they were free number, social media to change rates in the middle difficulties that we have business, he said, at 6 am. planned for June 16," he doing at every 15 days. posts, mobile apps as well as of the night, the timing has addressed in our meeting Federation of All India said. Pradhan also said the oil through SMS. PTI CBI carries out searches in ED files charge sheet against Mallya, bank fraud case of Rs 184 crore others in KFA-IDBI PMLA case NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 directors of the company, including Debashish Sarkar, MUMBAI, JUNE 14 over Rs 9,600 crore till now. Rs 860.92 crore despite aircraft rental leasing and The CBI on Wednesday at present General Manager Officials said the agency has weak financials, negative maintenance, servicing and carried out searches at 10 of IDBI Bank, former The ED today filed its first stated in detail in the charge net-worth, non-compliance spare parts.” locations in a multi-city executive director Vijaya charge sheet against liquor sheet how funds of about Rs of corporate credit policy of Mallya (61), sought by India operation after registering a Bank Mohammed Shahid baron Vijay Mallya and 400 crore were moved new client, non-quality for defaulting on several case against a general and retired IAS officer others in connection with its abroad in alleged violation collateral security and low bank loans amounting to manager of IDBI Bank and Murari Lal have also been money laundering probe in of rules. credit rating of the borrower, nearly Rs 9,000 crore, had seven others for allegedly booked by the CBI. “They the IDBI-KFA bank loan It has also mentioned the out of which Rs 807.82 crore yesterday claimed during his cheating Union Bank of allegedly cheated UBI, case. role of other officials and of principal amount remains court appearance in London India to the tune of Rs 184 Kolkata to the tune of Rs The 57-page charge sheet or executives of KFA and IDBI unpaid”. that he has “enough crore. The agency has 184.43 crore through the prosecution complaint, with in this deal and has The total loan sanctioned evidence” to plead his case registered the case on the loan amount of Ramsarup voluminous annexures, was appended their statements and disbursed by IDBI to and taunted authorities complaint of Union Bank of Utpadak (Unit-II) of M/s filed under various sections recorded by the agency KFA was Rs 860.92 crore. saying, “you can keep India against private Ramsarup Industries Ltd by of the Prevention of Money under the PMLA law. The ED had said its “money dreaming about a billion individuals Ashish diverting a sum of Rs Laundering Act (PMLA) The investigations trail analysis revealed that pounds”. Jhunjhunwala, Naveen 130.95 crore to a group before a special anti-money conducted by the ED so far out of the total loan of Rs He has been in the UK since Gupta, Ayush Lohia, Lalit company M/s RAV Dravya laundering court here. had stated that its probe 860.92 crore, sanctioned and March 2016 and was Mohan Chatterjee, Bimal K Pvt Ltd,” CBI spokesperson The Enforcement found that the Kingfisher disbursed by IDBI, Rs 423 arrested by the Scotland Jhunjhunwala, who were all RK Gaur said.The searches Directorate had registered a Airlines (KFA) along with crore has been remitted out Yard on an extradition directors of Ramsarup were spread across Kolkata, criminal case in this deal last IDBI bank officials of India. warrant on April 18. Industries Limited. Gurgaon, Jamshedpur, year under the PMLA and “criminally conspired to The said payments were The CBI too is probing this The then independent Nagpur and Kanpur. PTI has attached assets worth obtain funds to the tune of shown to be made towards case. (AGENCIES)

NEWSPOINT 10 SPORTS the northlines Jammu | Thursday | June 15 | 2017 Xi meets FIFA boss as China eye World Cup Delhi's Kapil bags Karua Kesari dangal title

Beijing: but in the whole world JAMMU: Lal, Sohan Lal, Anil Chinese President Xi because we are really Wrestler Kapil of Guru Kumar, Deepak Kumar Jinping met with FIFA chief passionate about football.” Hanuman Akhara Delhi Master, Deepak Wazir, Gianni Infantino on Three major Chinese clinched the 15th Annual Murli Dhar (Munna), Wednesday as the football companies have signed Karua Kesari Dangal title Romesh Bhagat, Pawan world watches for signs that sponsorship deals with outplaying Kaka of RS Pura Singh and Master Ram the Asian giant will make a FIFA in the space of a year, in the main bout at Village Krishan. bid to host a World Cup. fuelling speculation that Karua in tehsil and district Other Results: Rahul of RS Xi greeted Infantino in the China is preparing a World Reasi. Pura beat Laikat Ali of capital’s palatial Great Hall Cup bid. Dangal was organized by Panthal, Swarn Singh of Kot of the People but the two Xi wants his country to host Karua Dangal Committee in Bhawal beat Hossiar Singh men did not mention the global football collaboration with J&K organisers. Winner of main Police while third bout went of Reasi, Mohd. Hussian of extravaganza and also China’s World Cup Indian Style Wrestling bout, wrestler Kapil was to Bobari of Sarore who Jammu beat Balwan Singh hopes China’s national team ambitions as they Association under the presented with a cash prize defeated Bhura of Himachal of Reasi, Nigam of Delhi can one day win the sport’s exchanged pleasantries supervision of president of Rs 6,000 while runners- Pradesh. In other bout, beat Billu of Kot Bhawal, most prestigious trophy. up, Kaka got Rs. 5,000. Sachin of Delhi defeated before their closed-door But China, who languish at J&K Indian Style Wrestling Surjit Singh of Reasi beat meeting. 82nd in FIFA’s world Association, Shiv Kumar The Zonal Education Officer Munner Khan of Nagrota. Chand of Himanchal, The talks follow rankings just below Benin Sharma and president of (ZEO) Pouni Gopal Krishan Later, Sachin was adjudged Murad Ali of Domana beat widespread speculation that sport in China,” said development of football in and the Faroe Islands, look Karua Dangal Committee, Komal, SHO Reasi Jasbir as best wrestler. Kalu Bishnah, Javed of China will bid to host the China’s football-mad China these days, and I do certain to miss out on Master Banarsi Lal. Singh and general secretary Members of organizing Doda beat Pritam Singh of event either in 2030 or president. believe China-FIFA qualification for Russia In all, 48 bouts were decided Reasi District Indian Style committee and technical Reasi, Chain Singh of Reasi 2034. “I wish to express my cooperation has a good 2018. in this day-long dangal. Wrestling Association officials who helped in beat Shivam of Delhi, Avrar “President Infantino, since appreciation for what you future,” he said. China tied 2-2 with Syria on Additional District Naresh Kumar (Pappu Lakri) smooth conduct of this of Doda beat Madan Singh becoming president of FIFA have done.” Infantino thanked Xi, Tuesday, leaving them Development Commissioner were guests of honour. dangal included Master of Reasi, Jagdev Singh of you have provided great “We are aware of the fact adding: “We can really start bottom of their Asian (ADDC) Reasi, Babu Ram, In the second main bout Bansi Lal, Ram Parkash, Reasi beat Gourav of Delhi support to the development that FIFA is paying more a new era of football, not qualifying Group A with who was chief guest, Paula of Himachal Pardesh Sudesh Kumar, Satish and Sher Mohd. of J&K and reform of football as a attention to the only in China, President Xi, just two games left. contributed Rs. 11,000 to the defeated Dillar Khan of J&K Kumar, Shankeru, Rattan Police Subam of Delhi. Anand bounces back VR?Raghunath, Devinder Walmiki help Saina, Sindhu reach with Caruana victory Round 2 in Indonesia PSPB reach national hockey semis Jakarta: Norway: other winner of the day, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal notched up Lucknow: After a goalless first quarter, Viswanathan Anand beat accounting for Vladimir contrasting wins to make a positive start at Despite being ignored for the midfielder Walmiki raided the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier Fabiano Caruana in the Kramnik. World champion India squad for the men’s Tamil Nadu’s goalpost from the sixth round to register his Magnus Carlsen remained badminton tournament here today. Fourth Hockey World League (HWL) left-side and darted the ball seed Sindhu brushed aside world No. 20 first win of the Altibox winless for the sixth day Semi-Final, starting Thursday with an angular shot in the 20th Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-12 Norway chess tournament as he was held by Maxime at London, both VR Raghunath minute (1-0). 21-19, while world No. 11 Saina rallied her here. Vachier-Lagrave. and Devinder Walmiki haven’t The goal, however, alerted the way to a 17-21 21-18 21-12 win over eighth Having lost two and Anish Giri missed out on lost their focus for the game. Tamil Nadu men, who pressed seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand. drawn three, Anand was his chances before signing On Wednesday, the two hard to restore parity, launching Three-time champion Saina, who improved under pressure to find his peace with Wesley So, Olympians fired a goal each to a foray of attacks, but in vain. her head-to-head record against Ratchanok winning ways and the while Hikaru Nakamura help Petroleum Sports And minutes before the end of to 8-5, will face Thailand’s Nitchaon Indian did that in style at played out a draw with Promotion Board (PSPB) brush the third quarter, Raghunath Jindapol in the next round. If Saina wins her the expense of Caruana. Sergey Karjakin. aside Hockey Unity of Tamil converted a penalty corner into next match, she is likely to clash with world Anand moved up to 2.5 Nakamura and Aronian Nadu 2-0 to make it to the Hockey Himachal in the second dominated the proceedings goal to round off the tally (2-0) No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the quarterfinals. quarterfinal, while in the with former Olympian Devesh points, and two white share the lead on four semi-finals of the 7th Senior in the 39th minute. Olympics silver medallist Sindhu will square National Men’s B Division second semi-final, Central Chauhan manning the goal Despite conceding a goal in the off against USA’s Beiwen Zhang in the next games out of the points, a point ahead of Championship here. Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post, Tamil Nadu men too came first quarter, Central Secretariat round. remaining three rounds Giri, Kramnik, Karjakin Now on Friday in the first meet Central Industrial up with some stunning display bounced back superbly to score In the mixed doubles, B Sumeeth Reddy might just help him and So. Anand, Carlsen, semi-final, PSPB take on Security Force (CISF). The of defence at the Padamshree three consecutive goals before and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a 21-12 recover further. Caruana and Vachier have Central Secretariat, who final is slated for Saturday. Mohd Shahid Astro Turf striking the fourth one in the 21-9 loss to Indonesia’s Irfan Fadhilah and Levon Aronian was the 2.5 points apiece. notched up a 4-2 win against Though a star-studded PSPB Stadium. last quarter. Weni Anggraini. Chhetri strike seals India’s 1-0 win over Kyrgyzstan Rafael Nadal to skip Queen’s tournament to be fit for Wimbledon 2017 Bengaluru: match of the qualifiers, midfielder Anton Captain Sunil Chhetri notched up their seventh win Zemilanukhin being France-Presse: stamped his class yet again on the trot. stretchered out after a Rafael Nadal confirmed he as he scored the match- Kyrgyzstan had better ball collision with Gurpreet in has pulled out of next winner to fire India to a 1-0 possession and more attack the fourth minute. Edgar week’s Aegon win over Kyrgyzstan in a but they were found wanting Bernhardt took his place. Championships at Queen’s fast-pace and entertaining in their finishing. The Indian India could have won the in order to rest and prepare Asian Cup qualifier match back-four of Sandesh match with a better margin for Wimbledon. here on Tuesday. Jhingan, Anas Edathodika, but for the two chances they The 31-year-old Spaniard Chhetri drilled a low shot Pritam Kotal and Narayan wasted in the additional has had a hugely successful with his right foot off a fine Das were also superb in injury time of four minutes. clay season, claiming a pass from Jeje Lalpekhlua in defending. The visiting side Chhetri sent Robin Singh, record 10th French Open the 69th minute to lead India were denied by the upright in who substituted Jeje in the crown on Sunday to earn a season in Monte Carlo, Nadal’s withdrawal on their to a crucial win in the home falling back deep to help the are yet to open account from the second half while Indian 80th minute, on the clear in 15th Grand Slam title. Barcelona and Madrid in Twitter account. leg tie of the Group A third defenders, setting up his their two matches. goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh the first minute of the injury The world number two said addition to Roland Garros. The Queen’s tournament round qualifiers of the 2019 team-mates and also taking All the four teams will play Sandhu made at least three time but the striker shot over on his Facebook page that he He won Queen’s in 2008 will be headlined by world Asian Cup. shots on his own. home and away matches and brilliant saves to ensure that with the goalkeeper at his was sad to skip the before going on to lift his number one and defending Chhetri, who scored his 54th With the win, India sat atop the two top sides will qualify the hosts walked away with mercy. tournament as he loved first Wimbledon title, again champion Andy Murray, goal in his 94th match, led the group with six points— for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup all three points. In the final minute of the Queen’s and a good taking the Grand Slam with US Open champion from the front throughout the from two wins—ahead of to be held in United Arab Kyrgyzstan, who are ranked added time, Chhetri himself performance in this trophy at the All England Stan Wawrinka, runner-up to match. Playing behind the Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar Emirates. at 132 as against India’s 100, was on the verge of scoring tournament allowed him to Club in 2010. Wimbledon Nadal in Paris, also lone striker Jeje, he was in who both have three points The hosts, who had beaten suffered a jolt as soon as the his second of the night but he perform well in Wimbledon. begins on July 3. competing as the second the thick of things, at times from two matches. Macau Myanmar 1-0 in their first match started with their key also shot over in haste. Nadal won clay titles this Organisers confirmed seed. Professionalism vs passion as India take on Bangladesh in semis

Birmingham, June 14 to pull off something really This is a format which is neither in Bangladesh’s social life and some sense of calmness playing Mustafizur are a good attack on Professionalism will be pitted special at the Edgbaston Cricket too long like Test cricket where even cricketers have been the ‘underdog card’, there are a given day and that’s against passion when defending Ground tomorrow. temperament is challenged nor voluntarily a part of it. people in Bangladesh camp, Bangladesh’s best chance to champions India square off with For India, nothing short of a place too short like T20 where quick- They still believe that Rohit who already, in their dreams, upset India. But even there, Bangladesh in the second semi- in the summit round will satisfy on-the-feet innovation is required. Sharma was out as Rubel Hossain have set their foot in the final. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit final of the ICC Champions them while Bangladesh are Fifty overs is adequate time in bowled a perfectly legal delivery. Just man to man—Bangladesh Bumrah, Hardik Pandya have Trophy, here on Thursday. standing at the cusp of what could which the tiny nation have gained One can’t justify that given that are no match for the Indian more quality. On paper, India are overwhelming be the biggest day in their its mojo in the past 3 years even if 40 runs were deducted team despite having quality in Squads: favourites against the next door cricketing history, if they manage building a reasonably good unit from Rohit’s final score of 137, their ranks. India: Virat Kohli (captain), neighbours but in a game of to pull off a victory. that can put up a fight. Bangladesh would have still lost The opening pair of Shikhar Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit glorious uncertainties, it will be A victory for India will be par for They have shown they could do that game. Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, foolhardy to count Bangladesh the course for which they won’t that during the 2015 home series They believe that Mahmudullah far better than Tamim Iqbal or Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar out of equation. possibly get the credit that one which they won 2-1, thanks to the Riyadh could have won them the Soumya Sarkar. However, Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Especially after their inspirational gets for beating Australia, South then teenage sensation Mustafizur match had Shikhar Dhawan’s Tamim has been in good form Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar ‘come from behind’ victory Africa or England. Rahaman and his deadly cutters. contentious claim for a catch at in the tournament despite a Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh against New Zealand that paved But a defeat will lead to But the 50-over India versus the boundary line not been upheld strike-rate in mid 70s. Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, the way for their semi-final berth. unparalleled criticism from fans Bangladesh contests have never by the umpires. No one in their dreams would Ravichandran Ashwin, Dinesh India, after a clinical performance and critics alike with some of the will be to repeat the performance been short of drama—thanks to The one-run defeat at Bangalore compare Imrul Kayes or Sabbir Karthik, Mohammed Shami. against South Africa, would like uncomfortable behind the scene of the 2007 World Cup of opener the overtly passionate fans and in a ICC World T20 match last Rahaman with Virat Kohli’s Bangladesh: Mashrafe to maintain the same intensity happenings (like the alleged Anil in Port of Spain—still a ‘Red media. year still hurts them bad—a class. Mortaza (captain), Tamim against a team that could prove to Kumble-Virat Kohli rift) again Letter Day’ in cricketing history. ‘Tigers’, as they are referred to testimony to which was Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya be a proverbial banana peel for raising their head. Four members of that side— have such a passionate following Mushfiqur Rahim’s classless legend in 50-overs cricket Sarkar, Sabbir Rahaman, them. It will be interesting to see if India skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, that their country’s media has tweet after India’s semi-final where Mushfiqur Rahim is still Mahmudullah Riyadh, Shakib Batsmen in form, bowlers on retain Ravichandran Ashwin or Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur been successfully able to ‘marry’ departure. an inconsistent player. Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim target and fielding top notch— bring Umesh Yadav back as his Rahim and Tamim Iqbal—are nationalism with cricket taking it The former skipper had to Mahmudullah Riyadh is a gutsy (wk), Rubel Hossain, Virat Kohli’s men have covered pace scared the Bangladeshi stars of this current line-up. to an altogether different level. delete it after instructions from match-winner but Yuvraj Singh Mustafizur Rahaman, Taskin all bases so far and Mashrafe batsmen during their 240-run One Day cricket is one format An interesting anecdote will the Bangladesh Cricket Board. playing his 300th match is in a Ahmed, Mehedi Hossain Mortaza’s men—after their lucky thrashing in a warm-up game. where perhaps Bangladesh have reveal how cricket and While coach Chandika different league. Miraz, Mossadek Hossain, entry into semi- finals—will have In case of Bangladesh, their aim the best chance of beating India. nationalism has been inter-linked Hathurusingha tries to instill Mashrafe, Taskin, Rubel and Sunzamul Islam, Shafiul Islam. 11 BUSINESS the northlines Jammu | Thursday | June 15 | 2017 Manappuram to honour Tharoor, Hotel Asia joins hands with Cygnett Hotels & Sonalika ITL CSR initiatives got Amitabh Kant & K.S. Chithra Resorts to provide augmented services recognized by Prez of India Thrissur, Kerala: investments to bring up the New Delhi: Industrial Security Force (CISF). On The V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards for Excellence for market value. We are The Hon'ble President of India, Pranab this occasion, the selected girls from the year 2017 were announced today. Prominent winners for upgrading the services & Mukherjee recognized the efforts of this project, who have joined Indian the year include the MP and eminent politician Dr. Shashi facilities through Cygnett to Sonalika International tractors for their army also shared their experiences of Tharoor, Mr. Amithabh Kant IAS, CEO of NITI Aayog and offer our customers the quality dedication and generosity towards work being benefited by this project. the leading playback singer Padma Shri K.S. Chithra. The & excellence engrossing the Award carries a cash prize of Rs.2 lakhs and a plaque. The on gender equality. During their recent Commenting on same, Mr. Deepak latest hospitality trends". V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards were instituted in the visit to Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Mittal, Managing Director of the Delighted on the association, year 2010 to commemorate the illustrious founder of the selected girls from Johri (UP) who are company; "It gave us an immense Sarbendra Sarkar, Founder & Manappuram Group. Distinguished awardees in earlier years trained by Sonalika ITL in rifle pleasure when our efforts are Managing Director, Cygnett have included Dr. E. Sreedharan (MD, Delhi Metro) in 2010, shooting were acknowledged and acknowledged by Hon'ble President of Shri M. Damodaran (Former Chairman, SEBI) in 2012, Shri Hotels & Resorts, opines, appreciated for their courage by the "Cygnett Park Asia, Jammu is India. Sonalika ITL since its inception Vinod Rai (former CAG) in 2013, Shri Amjad Ali Khan , Shri Jammu: delicious dining with state-of- President of India. They were also an exciting addition to the has been working for the betterment of Adoor Gopalakrishnan (2015) and Shri M.T. Vasudevan Nair Hotel Asia Jammu, has joined the-art modern amenities and felicitated on other valuable CSR (2016). The five-member jury that selected the winners for Cygnett Hotels portfolio. We society and after being recognized by hands with Cygnett Hotels and facilities. A happy Rattandeep efforts made by the company, which are the year 2015 was headed by Shri T. Balakrishnan IAS believe the city of Jammu has President of India we feel much more Resorts, the fastest growing Singh Anand, Managing being carried out for the betterment of (Retd.). The other members were Shri. V.P. Nandakumar incredible potential for motivated in our work. Furthermore, it hotel brand in India, for 'the Director, Cygnett Park society. Sonalika ITL also presented the (MD & CEO, Manappuram Finance Ltd.), Shri P.K. launch of first Cygnett hotel in Asia,said, "We are glad to be business and hospitality was a memorable moment for the Vijayakumar, IRS Retd. (former Insurance Ombudsman for painting made by the beneficiary school Jammu & Kashmir region' as associated with one of the growth, making it an obvious talented young girls of Johri (UP) and Kerala), Prof. M.K. Prasad (former Pro Vice Chancellor, children depicting gender equality to "Cygnett Park Asia"hotel on fastest growing hotel chains in choice for the Cygnett Hotels Punjab for who are highly motivated to University of Calicut), Dr. P.V. Krishnan Nair (Former brand. Working with one of the the President. Wednesday. This association is India. As a premium hotel meet their dreams. Their journey will be Secretary, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy) and Dr. M most experienced Hotels in this Sonalika ITL through its initiative Mohandas (Former Dean, Kerala Agricultural University, focused on bringing in the brand in North India, we inspirational for all to follow." region will set new standards Udaan, has trained girls from UP (Johri) Thrissur). The awards will be presented to the winners at a enhanced services to the city, always believe in competing in offering guests a dynamic and Punjab in rifle shooting and have With the strong belief in the progress of function to be held on 15th June 2017 at the Lulu fully equipped with high- and uplifting our offering in organized for their employment in people, environment and society at International Convention Centre, Thrissur. Shri P.J. Kurien, quality amenities. sync with the latest demands of hotel experience, and this large, Sonalika ITL has carried out Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha will be the Chief Guest Centrally located in Jammu, the market and joining hands association will resonate the Indian Army and BSF services. The at the function. The Awards function will be followed in the 'Cygnett Park Asia' balances with Cygnett Group will essence of The Cygnett Hotels initiative is in collaboration with Rifle many CSR initiatives. Company plans post-lunch session by the V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial warm and efficient service, enable both the partners to and Resorts in its global Association of Johri (U.P.), the Border to further strengthen and expand its Annual Lecture Programme. comfortable rooms and drive their efforts and expansion". Security Force (BSF) and the Central activities for social welfare. Intel investing Rs 1,100 cr in India Tyre-maker Michelin opens new technology IT firm Cognizant to buy TMG Health afresh, to generate 3000 jobs centre in Haryana’s Manesar from Health Care Service Corporation major’s research and Bengaluru: months. It will also have a clearance committee, innovation capacity IT services firm World’s leading chip maker computer software headed by the Chief and strengthens its Cognizant on Tuesday said Intel Corporation is development and hardware Minister, cleared the commitment to the it will purchase TMG investing Rs 1,100 crore design services facility. company’s investment mobility industry in Health, a subsidiary of ($170 million) in India to The fresh investment is in proposal on February 1, the region. This Health Care Service set up a new Research and addition to $2 billion the 2016 and the Karnataka technology centre is Corporation (HCSC), for Development (R&D) centre chip maker had invested in Industrial Development focused on radial truck an undisclosed amount. in this tech hub, said an the country till 2016. Board allocated it the land and bus tyre research The transaction will official on Wednesday. The company’s Indian in the city’s south-east strengthen Cognizant’s and development, and “We are investing Rs 1,100 subsidiary has about 7,000 suburb. offerings in the will provide technical crore in our upcoming techies to design and The company’s India government and public support to the R&D centre in Bengaluru power semiconductor chips operations focus on R&D, health space. company’s as part of our India for its global customers, hardware design, testing A state-of-the-art “TMG Health will (now) manufacturing facilities in expansion plans,” said Intel including original and validation of computer technology centre of tyre enter into a new, expanded India General Manager equipment manufacturers hardware and software manufacturer Michelin Chennai, China and multi- year service Nivruti Rai at a news (OEMs) of computers, products for the next- India was inaugurated by Thailand. “Our vibrant agreement to continue of 2017, it added. programmes in the US. conference on the US- smart phones and other generation digital devices. French envoy Alexandre economic partnership with providing IT, business No financial details were “Government business based multinational’s electronic devices. The Intel India arm is Ziegler in Manesar near India is boosted by process and other services disclosed. lines are expanding, and investment and expansion Karnataka Chief Minister registered with the state- New Delhi on Tuesday. The France’s leading companies to HCSC’s various TMG Health, an HCSC more payers, big and small, plans in the sub-continent. Siddaramaiah and IT run Software Technology sprawling 3,800-sqm such as Michelin which operating units and subsidiary since 2008, has are entering the market. We The new R&D facility in Minister Priyank Kharge Park India (STPI) under Michelin India’s research actively contribute to subsidiaries,” Cognizant offices in Pennsylvania and believe there is a growing an eight-acre campus is were also present on the the 100% export oriented and development ‘Make in India’ and bring said in a statement. Texas. It is a provider of opportunity,” TMG Health expected to generate about occasion. unit scheme of the laboratory in Haryana research and development The transaction is expected BPO services to various president and CEO Susan 3,000 jobs over the next 18 The state high-level government. seeks to expand the French technology expertise here. to close in the third quarter medical support Rawlings Molina said. Anil Ambani will not Uber CEO Travis Kalanick takes Banks report 3.5 lakh instances of fake draw a salary from currency, highest in 8 yrs: Report leave of absence, will lose authority New Delhi: currency detected has not RCom this fiscal Counterfeit currency been specified. San Fransisco: Kalanick, 40, said he needed the time detection instances in the CCR is defined as the usage New Delhi: Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive away to grieve for his recently country’s banking channels of a forged or counterfeit Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani will not Officer Travis Kalanick told employees deceased mother and to work on his have seen an all time currency note or bank note on Tuesday he will take time away leadership skills, according to a staff take any salary or commission in the current financial year increase in the last eight as genuine or where any from the company he helped to found, email seen by Reuters. He did not say as the company is reeling under huge debt and credit years at over 3.53 lakh forgery of a valuable one of a series of measures the ride- how long he would be away. downgrades. instances, according to a security or a document has hailing company is taking to claw its “If we are going to work on Uber 2.0, I The top management of the company has also decided to latest government report. taken place during a cash way out from under a mountain of also need to work on Travis 2.0 to defer their personal pay by 21 days till the end of this year. All banks, either public transaction at a bank. controversies. become the leader that this company “Chairman, Reliance Group, Anil D Ambani voluntarily sector, private and foreign As per the data complied Kalanick’s move comes after a months- needs and that you deserve,” Kalanick decides to draw no salary or commission from RCom in banks in the country, are since 2007-08, when the current financial year,” RCom said in a statement. long investigation led former U.S. wrote in his email. “During this interim Attorney General Eric Holder, who was period, the leadership team, my directs, mandated to report such government first mandated The company has defaulted on some of the payments to hired by Uber to look into its culture will be running the company.” instances to the Financial the FIU to receive such lenders and it has received time till December for strategic and workplace practices after a female Kalanick’s departure, even if it is According to a source familiar with the Intelligence Unit (FIU) reports under the Prevention restructuring plan under which it will get a 7-month former employee publicly accused the temporary, is a thunderclap for the matter, Kalanick can return to the under anti-money laundering of Money Laundering Act standstill to service loans amounting to Rs 45,000 crore. company of what she described as Silicon Valley startup world, where company whenever he would like. law provisions. (PMLA) from banks, the Ambani has said that the debt burden will be reduced to Rs brazen sexual harassment. company founders in recent years have More Oversight Needed “The number of counterfeit year 2009-10 saw reportage 20,000 crore with two deals by September, before the Uber on Tuesday released the enjoyed great autonomy and often The company on Tuesday shared currency reports (CCRs) of 1,27,781 CCR, in 2010-11 December deadline given by the lenders. recommendations from that report, become synonymous with their firms. with its staff 47 recommendations for increased from a mere 8,580 it was 2,51,448, in 2011-12 RCom said Aircel and Brookfield deals are targeted to close which include reducing Kalanick’s It also marks a pivotal moment for the management and policy changes that in 2007-08 to 35,730 in it was 3,27,382, in 2012-13 by September 30, 2017 subject to approvals and will reduce sweeping authority and instituting world’s most valuable venture-backed were unanimously adopted by the 2008-09 and 3,53,837 in they were 3,62,371 and in debt by nearly 60% or about Rs 25,000 crore. more controls over spending, human private company, which has been board on Sunday. Kalanick was not 2014-15,” the report, 2013-14 a total of 3,01,804 The company has been reeling under a slew of rating resources and the behavior of largely defined by Kalanick’s brash at the meeting, said a source who accessed by PTI, said. such instances were downgrades over the last few days, battering its stock. managers. approach. was present. However, the amount of fake reported. Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group ropes Mercedes-Benz launches AMG G63 ‘Edition in Ford for electric delivery vans 463’ and AMG GLS63 performance SUVs

German logistics life,” Deutsche Post German luxury car and the electronic traction group Deutsche Post DHL executive board member maker Mercedes- Benz on system enhancing their off- Group is expanding its foray Juergen Gerdes said in a Wednesday launched two roading capabilities, the into electric delivery vans, statement. SUVs -- Mercedes-AMG G company said. signing Ford as a Advances in manufacturing 63 ‘Edition 463’ at Rs 2.17 These are the 5th and 6th components supplier for a software are allowing auto crore and Mercedes-AMG new introductions within this new line of larger vehicles, industry newcomers such as GLS 63 priced at Rs 1.58 year by the company so far. the companies said on Deutsche Post, Google and crore (ex-showroom Pune). Mercedes-Benz India plans Wednesday. start-ups to tap suppliers to The launch boosts the to have a similar number of Deutsche Post initially design, engineer and test company’s presence in the product introductions in developed an electric new vehicle concepts performance SUV segment India as last year, when it minivan dubbed without hiring thousands of and takes Mercedes-Benz’s launched 13 new vehicles. Streetscooter for its own For the larger van, Ford will production site for the engineering staff or SUV portfolio to eight In the January-March operations to avoid inner- supply vehicle technology Streetscooter unit and investing billions in tooling products, Mercedes-Benz confident of leading the supercharged 5.5-litre V8- quarter, the company had city emissions after growth based on the Transit model, double annual output to and factories. India said in a statement. performance segment with petrol engine and accelerates posted its best ever quarterly in online shopping resulted with Deutsche Post keeping 20,000 vans by the end of Deutsche Post, which is also The company’s position in fascinating product from 0 to 100 kmph in 5.4 sales in India at 3,650 units, in increased parcel assembly, distribution and the year. building a countrywide luxury performance segment interventions,” Mercedes- seconds. It has an albeit just a marginal deliveries. But in April it sales in-house, a Germany- “This step emphasises that network of maintenance and is spearheaded by the AMG Benz India managing electronically-limited top increase from 3,622 units in took on carmakers by based Ford spokesman told Deutsche Post is an repair shops, wants a fleet of sub-brand. director and CEO Roland speed of 210 kmph. the year-ago period. unveiling plans to step up Reuters. innovation leader. It will at least 2,500 of the new “With today’s launch we Folger said. The new vehicles are The company’s sales stood at production and sell to other The new model is part of a relieve the inner cities and vans on the road by the end further strengthen our AMG The new Mercedes-AMG G equipped with features such 13,231 units in 2016, down delivery firms. plan to build another increase people’s quality of of 2018, it said. portfolio in India and are 63 is equipped with a as off-road reduction gear 1.8% from 2015. 12 JAMMU || THURSDAY | JUNE | 15 || 2017 The NORTHLINES At least 12 dead, 74 injured as massive fire engulfs highrise housing block in London Women-operated cabs to hit rural roads LONDON, JUNE 14 this scale,” London Fire Some residents were seen soon; Govt to provide interest-free loan Brigade chief Dany Cotton using bedsheets to make their A huge blaze on Wednesday told reporters. escape from the tower block. NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 engulfed a 24-storey residen- “Extensive cordons remain in As fire-fighters fought the tial tower block in west place and a number of nearby blaze, witnesses said a baby The Centre will launch a London housing over 100 residents have been evacuat- was caught by members of new scheme to provide families, killing at least 12 ed as a precaution,” Cundy the public after being dropped interest-free loan to women persons and injuring 74 oth- said. from the window of the 9th self-help groups in rural ers, with the police suspecting Commander Stuart Cundy, of floor. areas on the purchase of the death toll could rise fur- the Metropolitan Police, said Fire Commissioner Dany small commercial vehicles, ther. the recovery operation would Cotton said firefighters to boost public transport and The fire at Grenfell Tower on be “complex and lengthy”, expected to be on the scene generate employment. the Lancaster West Estate in and the number of fatalities for at least another 24 hours easily available modes of Rs 6,000-9,000 per month. The new scheme is likely to Latimer Road was reported at and it was too early to specu- put the fire out in the 24- was expected to rise. and she would not speculate public transport, the govern- To study the feasibility of be called ‘Pradhan Mantri 01:16 local time. About 600 late on the cause of the fire. storey block 12 hours on. He declined to give any about the cause of the blaze. ment wants to bridge the gap the scheme, a survey was Gram Parivahan Yojana’and persons were believed to have The fire is thought to have The police say there may still details of the number of peo- She said there were concerns between villages and cities, carried out in rural areas of been inside the tower’s 120 started because of a faulty be people in the building who ple who may be missing. that people were still inside launched on August 15. It Tomar added. Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. flats when the blaze ripped refrigerator on the 3rd or 4th are unaccounted for. He said it was likely to be the tower and she urged all will be on the lines of the To begin with, it will be As per its findings, it would through the building. floor of the building soon Eyewitnesses said they saw some time before police residents to make sure they ongoing rural roads scheme, implemented in 250 blocks be remunerative to provide The Metropolitan Police, after midnight and destroyed lights — thought to be mobile could identify the victims, had reported themselves to ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram across the country and the 10-12 seater commercial which previously had put the flat after flat. phones or torches — flashing adding that it was too early to police so that the authorities Sadak Yojana’. Centre will provide interest- vehicles at subsidised rates number of fatalities at six, By noon, the building looked at the top of the block of flats, speculate on the cause of the know they are safe. “The scheme will be a revo- free loan on at least 1,500 on a stretch of 20-22 km now raised the death toll to to be just smoking ruins but and trapped residents coming fire. Firefighters rescued Prime Minister Theresa May lutionary move as it will not commercial vehicles with a which connects at least 10- 12. Commander Stuart the fire again took hold, and to their windows — some “large numbers”, but London is “deeply saddened by the only revamp the public seating capacity of 10 each, 14 small villages, the Cundy, of the Metropolitan cladding began to fall to the holding children. It is under- Mayor Sadiq Khan said “a tragic loss of life”, said transport system in rural according to sources in the sources added. Police earlier said the recov- ground. stood that “several hundred” lot” of people were unac- Downing Street. areas but will also generate ministry. According to the 2011 ery operation would be com- Eyewitnesses described peo- people would have been in counted for. The area around Grenfell enough employment There will be a ceiling of Rs Census, about 33 per cent of plex “over a number of days.” ple trapped in the burning the block when the fire broke Eyewitnesses reported seeing Tower is home to a large options, especially for 6 lakh on the loan amount Indians still travel on foot Read: ‘Save my children’: tower, in north Kensington, out shortly after midnight, people trapped inside the number of Muslims. Many women,” Union Rural and the repayment period and do not use motorised Eyewitness account of screaming for help and most of them sleeping. burning building screaming were awake at the time the Development Minister will be of about six months, transport, and the majority London blaze horror yelling for their children to be “This is an unprecedented for help and shouting for their fire broke out having their Narendra Singh Tomar said. they added. of the remaining populace He said it was likely to be saved. incident. In my 29 years of children to be saved. People early morning meal before Roads have already been According to the sources, either use two-wheelers or some time before the police Firefighters rescued many being a firefighter, I have screamed for help as the fire beginning the daily fast for constructed in these areas, after loan instalment is paid, any other unsafe mode of could identify the victims, people and are still trying to never ever seen anything of took hold of the building. the holy month of Ramzan. so by providing more and an individual can earn up to transport. (AGENCIES) Govt extends interest subsidy Non-bailable warrant against 8 killed, 30 injured as bus on short-term crop loans Ramdev for ‘beheading’ remark falls from bridge in UP

continue the interest subven- breach of peace) and 506 (Criminal intimi- tion comes at a time when dation) of the IPC. there are farmer protests in Advocate O.P.Chugh, the counsel for the several parts of the country, complainant, told The Tribune here today more particularly in Madhya that Ramdev did not appear in court despite Pradesh, demanding farm the summons as well as bailable warrant. loan waiver. Uttar Pradesh Hence, the court today issued non-bailable and Maharashtra have arrest warrant against him. August 3 has already announced such been fixed as the next date of hearing in the waiver. case, he added. NEW DELHI, JUNE 14 20,339 crore in the current Under the scheme, a subven- The complaint in this regard had been filed financial year as interest tion of 2 per cent per annum by Congress leader and former Haryana JAUNPUR (UP), JUNE 14 going to Jaunpur from Farmers will continue to get subsidy on short-term crop is provided for short-term Minister of State for Home Affairs Subhash Allahabad. At around 1.30 short-term loan of up to Rs 3 loans,” a senior government crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh Batra, who had also sought the registration At least eight persons, pm, the driver lost control ROHTAK, JUNE 14 lakh at a subsidised interest official said. per farmer, provided the of an FIR against Ramdev. including a woman, were over the vehicle which hur- rate of 7 per cent, and The short-term crop loan of lending institutions make Supporting the chanting of ‘Bharat Mata ki A local court on Wednesday issued non- killed and 30 injured when tled down the bridge and fell prompt repayers will get it at up to Rs 3 lakh would con- available short-term credit at Jai’ during the RSS-sponsored ‘Sadbhawna bailable arrest warrant against yoga guru an Uttar Pradesh roadways on the bank of the river,” he 4 per cent as the government tinue to be made available to the ground level at 7 per cent Sammelan’ organised at Rohtak on April 3, Ramdev in a case pertaining to his “behead- bus fell on the bank of Sai said. Mishra said eight pas- on Wednesday extended the the prompt payee farmers at per annum to farmers. 2016, Ramdev had maintained that ing” remark made during a speech delivered river from a bridge. sengers, including a woman, subsidy to banks for 2017- 4 per cent interest rate only, An additional interest sub- “Thousands of heads would have been cut at a ‘Sadbhawna Sammelan’ organised here The incident took place at lost their lives and 30 were 18. the official said. vention of 3 per cent per on opposing the chanting of ‘Bharat Mata ki last year. Bargudar Pul area under injured. The Interest Subvention As an interim measure, the annum is available to the Jai’, if we were not bound by the law.” The Court of Additional Chief Judicial Sikrara police station at Two of the seriously injured Scheme for 2017-18 was Reserve Bank last month “prompt payee farmers”. Following that, Batra had lodged a police Magistrate (ACJM) Harish Goyal had earli- around 1.30 pm on the passengers have been approved in the Cabinet had asked the banks to con- For 2017-18, the target of complaint against Ramdev, who has been er issued bailable warrant against the yoga Jaunpur-Rae Bareli national referred to Varanasi for meeting, headed by Prime tinue giving the discount on agriculture credit has been accorded the status of ‘Brand Ambassador’ guru. Prior to that, Ramdev had been sum- highway, District Magistrate treatment, he said, adding Minister Narendra Modi. interest on short-term crop raised to Rs 10 lakh crore, by the BJP government. However, as the moned by the court under Sections 504 of Jaunpur Sarvagyaram that other wounded persons “The Cabinet has approved loans during the current fis- from Rs 9 lakh crore in police did not register an FIR, he (Intentional insult with intent to provoke the Mishra told PTI. were undergoing treatment the total expenditure of Rs cal.The Cabinet decision to 2016-17. PTI approached the court. “The UPSRTC bus was at a local hospital. — PTI Bangladesh landslides toll reaches 152

4 army personnel, involved in rescue operations, among the dead

DHAKA, JUNE 14 an official said. southeastern hills. According to an official at pushed 15 army men down With at least 20 landslides Though officials confirmed the Disaster Management to around 30 feet, killing Bangladesh on Wednesday hitting it, southeastern only 129 deaths but media Ministry some 4,000 people four instantly while a mili- launched a fresh rescue cam- Rangamati hill district was reports put the toll as high as were moved to 18 govern- tary spokesman in Dhaka paign as the death toll due to the worst-affected and alone 144 in nearly three days’ of ment shelters as the land- said an army major and a landslides triggered by resulted in 105 deaths, torrential rains due to a slides ravaged their homes captain were among four of heavy monsoon rains including four army person- depression in the Bay of and were exposed to the dan- their dead personnel. climbed to 152 with over nel who were doing rescue Bengal which have triggered ger of getting buried in fresh The officials said the troops 100 of them reported in a operations. a series of landslides since mudslides. were called out to clear the remote hill district close to Bandarban and Chittagong Monday in the three dis- Officials feared that the landslide rubble from a high- the Indian border. were the other two affected tricts. At least 105 people death toll could rise as res- way linking port city of "We have recorded 152 districts. were reported dead in cuers find it difficult to reach Chittagong with Rangamati. deaths and 13 more bodies According to the officials, Rangamati alone. Several remote areas where tele- “A fresh landslide at the were found as the rescue the death toll will rise further army officers and soldiers phone and transport links scene buried the detachment works is underway and as many are still missing are among the victims, have remained cut. killing the four while one many are reported missing," under tonnes of debris in Dhaka Tribune reported. Local people said a landslide soldier is still missing.