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VOL 5, ISSUE NO. 77 JAMMU & KASHMIR SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- Response to Owaisi - Meerut Muslims write ‘Bharat IInnssiiddee Stalemate in J&K continues; BJP says Mata Ki Jai’ with blood on India's map Ready for Pak. NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen probe team: Rajnath NEW nDEoLHIt: Tphe odead s- sible to form govt witohver. " PDP (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin NEW DELHI: lock over government "A state government always Owaisi’s refusal to chant Modalities for the Joint formation in Jammu has a right to make 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' has Investigation Team from and Kashmir continues demands to the Centre. sparked anger among the Pakistan, probing the terror with the Bharatiya A government cannot members of Muslim commu - attack in Pathankot airbase, Janata Party on Friday be formed on the basis nity, who said the Hyderabad will be worked out once they refusing to accept any of conditions," he said. MP had made such remarks arrive in India, Home new demand from the When asked if a new gov - for political gains. Minister Rajnath Singh said According to a report pub - People`s Democratic ernment will be formed, lished in the Times of India on today. Party (PDP). he said: "I cannot say “I have come to know Friday, a prominent Muslim Talking to reporters, BJP because the stalemate community leader through media that the general secretary Ram that existed earlier con - Pakistan team is coming. We Mohammad Imam and his are fully prepared,” he said Madhav said: "There is tinues." supporters held a protest Ki Jai’ with blood on responsibility.” on the sidelines of a function no progress. As far as formation of a govern - which sought to address The PDP had toughened its march at the Bachcha Park in India's map./ Pic Commenting on Owaisi’s here. we are concerned there ment." internal and external stance after Sayeed's Meerut where they criticised Courtesy - ToI speech three days ago, Imam Asked whether the is no change in condi - "It's not possible to form dimension of the state. demise by seeking con - Owaisi’s remarks. Imam’s blood was drawn further said, “Saying Bharat Pakistan team will be given tions that existed when government on condi - Asked about the new crete plans for the They maintained that out using a syringe and then Mata Ki Jai is equivalent to access to the strategic air - Mufti Mohammed tions," he added. demands put forward state's development Islam doesn’t stop it’s people he and his supporters wrote hailing the land, women, chil - base, the Home Minister said Sayeed sahab was the Madhav's statement came a by the PDP chief, including handing over from expressing love for their “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” using it dren, sisters and soldiers of modalities will be worked Chief Minister. The day after PDP leader Madhav said in clear of power projects to the country or shouting slogans in as ink on three maps of India India. The remark of Owaisi is out once they arrive in India. only change is that Mehbooba Mufti met terms that "whatever state and vacation of that vein. which they got specially made completely anti-national and “Let’s wait for Sushmaji Mufti Saheb is no BJP chief Amit Shah? fresh has to done has to land by Army before the “The remark of Owaisi is for the purpose. is not acceptable. The posters (Sushma Swaraj) to be longer there and it was in Delhi. be done after govern - coalition could be completely anti-national and Mohammad Imam, who is of Owaisi have BR back,” he said. for PDP to appoint a PDP with 27 MLAs and ment formation". resumed. is not acceptable,” the Imam the district vice-president of Ambedkar’s pictures along After a meeting with her new leader and carry BJP with 25 members "The first thing is that no Governor's rule was was quoted as telling his sup - Congress and noted commu - with him. I would like to ask Pakistani counterpart Sartaj on." imposed in the state on porters during the protest. nity leader, said that Owaisi is Owaisi: is this what Baba had formed an alliance new demand is accept - Imam and his supporters Aziz, External Affairs “We are not ready to accept on March 01 last year able to us and the sec - January 8 after making these remarks for Ambedkar taught him?” Minister Ms. Swaraj had said also wrote the slogan 'Bharat political leverage and that he Owaisi has faced intense any new demand. with Sayeed as the ond thing is that if there Mehbooba decided Mata Ki Jai' in blood on a map in Pokhara (Nepal) yesterday Whatever expectations is defaming the name of criticism for his speech and Chief Minister. Both the are new demands then it against taking over the of India to express their love Islam. got a fitting reply from leg - that the Joint Investigation are there would be pos - reins after her father's Team from Pakistan will sides had formed an can be taken up once a for the motherland.Meerut “We are Indians and say - endary film personality Javed arrive in India on March 27. sibly fulfilled only after "Agenda of Alliance" new government takes death. Muslims wrote ‘Bharat Mata ing ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ is our Akhtar in Parliament. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said CS chairs 5th Executive Council New weapon in the fight against yesterday that India will allow a Pakistan team to visit meeting of JKSRLM Now CMs, Governors, Union and State corruption – 'Zero Rupee Notes' wherever necessary in con - JAMMU: The 5th approved a Special nection with the probe . Executive Council meeting of Dispensation for J&K under Six Pakistani terrorists, Jammu & Kashmir State Rural NRLM and sanctioned Rs 750 NEWM DEiLnHIi: sPictueres rof s Jtusotic eFs Reanajant Guogroie an di P n CGhaottisvgarth Ahadd als so sought suspected to be belonging to Livelihoods Mission (Umeed) crore project to be implement - Union Ministers, Chief C Ghose said. review of the May 13, 2015 Jaish-e-Mohammad, had was held here today under the ed in J&K in a phased manner Ministers, Governors and The apex court had on verdict of the apex court. attacked the airbase on Chairmanship of Chief in five years. The Mission State Ministers can now March 9 reserved its verdict The Centre, while seeking January 2 in which seven Secretary, B R Sharma. brings women from rural areas appear in government adver - on the review pleas in which it review, had earlier said that security personnel were ‘Umeed' is mandated to on the platform of Self Help tisements with the Supreme was submitted that besides Article 19 (freedom of speech killed. In the gun-battle, all reachout to 66% of J&K's rural Groups, trains them to create Court today modifying its ear - Prime Minister, pictures of and expression) of the Indian the terrorists too were killed. population across the erstwhile their own capital, provides lier order and allowing their central ministers, chief minis - Constitution empowers the 143 blocks and link them to capital from Government in publication. ters and others state ministers state and the citizens to "give Online allocation of food C M sustainable livelihood and nur - the form of Revolving Fund The verdict came on pleas be allowed to be carried in and receive" information and C M grains from June 1: ture them till they come out of (RF) and Community by Centre and states including public advertisements. it cannot be curtailed and reg - Y B Secretary CA&PD y B poverty and enjoy a decent Investment Fund (CIF) and poll-bound West Bengal and The court had earlier ulated by the courts. NEW DELHI: A silent courage to show their Zero JAMMU: Secretary quality of life. Starting 2013- links them to the bank for Tamil Nadu which had sought barred publication of photos The Attorney General had revolution is in the making in Rupee Notes, effectively Consumer Affairs & Public 14, the project is in its 3rd year enhancing their existing liveli - review of the Supreme Court of leaders in government said if only Prime Minister's India in the fight against cor - making a strong statement Distribution Sourabh of implementation and the total hoods or creating new liveli - judgement barring publication advertisements except those photograph is allowed in gov - ruption. The 'aam aadmi' condemning bribery.” Bhaghat today convened a number of SHGs constituted hood so as to bring the family of leaders' photos in advertise - of the President, PM and the ernment advertisements then now has a potent weapon – "In addition, officials meeting to discuss modali - under JKSRLM has reached to out of poverty. It was informed ments except those of the CJI. Earlier, Attorney General it can be said that it would 'Zero Rupee Notes'. want to keep their jobs and ties for starting online allo - 9489 in the State. The that J&K Bank has been desig - President, Prime Minister and Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for promote "personality cult" Printed by 5th Pillar – an are fearful about setting off cation of food grains in the Executive Council approved nated as Nodal Bank for the Chief Justice of India, say - the Centre, had strongly which has been described as NGO working to fight cor - disciplinary proceedings, not state from June 1st, 2016. bringing 14 more blocks under receiving and transferring the ing it infringed fundamental favoured review of the verdict "an anti-thesis of democracy" ruption in the country, the to mention risking going to He directed the con - the Mission in 2016-17 taking interest subvention to the Self rights and federal structure. on various grounds including by this court only. Zero Rupee Notes are meant jail. I believe that the success cerned to identify two dis - the total number of blocks to Help Groups of category-II "We review our judgement that if Prime Minister's photo - Other ministers and the to be used by ordinary citi - of the notes lies in the will - tricts each from Kashmir 35. During 2015-16, Umeed Districts. Union Government by which we have allowed the graph is allowed in the adver - Chief Ministers are also zens whenever they are ingness of the people to use and Jammu on pilot basis for programme was extended to 4 also intends to bring 100 addi - publication of pictures of the tisements then the same right answerable to public and they asked for bribes. them. People are willing to initial online allocation more blocks including tional Districts under President of India and Prime should be available to his cab - cannot remain "faceless", he 5th pillar's founder Vijay stand up against the practice along with offline allocation Waroosa in Kupwara, Dooru- Category-I districts for interest Minister in the government inet colleagues as the PM is had said, adding that the apex Anand says, “Number of fac - that has become so common - for the month of April and Shahbad in Anantnag, subvention across the country. advertisements. Now we the "first among the equals". court verdict has dealt with tors contribute to the success place because they are no May. He also sought details Chushoot in Leh and Kargil Among these 3 Districts have allow the publication of pic - The AG had also said that print advertisements only in of the Zero Rupee Notes in longer afraid: first, they have of all sale outlet dealers block in Kargil. A Centrally been allotted to Jammu and tures of Union Ministers of the Chief Ministers and their the time where electronic and fighting corruption in India. nothing to lose, and second - including their mobile num - Sponsored Scheme, Umeed Kashmir. The Executive concerned departments, Chief cabinet colleagues too should social media are also there. First, bribery is a crime in ly, they know that this initia - ber, distance of said sale out - was launched in the J&K in Council recommended Ministers, Governors and be allowed to feature in adver - The Centre had on October India punishable with sus - tive is being backed up by an let from CA&PD godown in 2013. It envisages bringing Kupwara, Poonch and State Ministers of the con - tisements. 27 last year joined hands with pension and jail time. organization--that is, they are all districts and details of 66% of the rural households, Kishtwar Districts under cerned departments. Besides Centre, states of several state governments in Corrupt officials seldom not alone in this fight." monthly required allocation both BPL and non-BPL, into Category-I for interest subven - "Rest of the conditions and Karnataka, West Bengal, seeking review of the encounter resistance by ordi - For more details on the of each sale depot. the Self Help Group fold. tion to the Union Government. exceptions will remain as it Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Supreme Court's landmark nary people that they become movement, log on to “To streamline the distri - The Union Cabinet had Presently, Udhampur. is," a bench comprising Pradesh, Odisha and judgement on the issue. scared when people have the www.5thpillar.org. bution network and make it more transparent, online Snowfall, rains drop temperature in Kashmir allocation of food grains SRINAGAR: Higher necting Kashmir valley with fall during the last 24 hours, he Taslima Nasreen bats for uniform civil code would be implemented reaches of Kashmir on Friday rest of the country.The high - said. Widespread rains have NEW DELHI: Bangladeshi laws. "In South Asia, countries rights in marriage, but in coun - most likely, would become a fun - across the state besides Fair received snowfall while inter - way is closed for traffic been predicted in the plains for author Taslima Nasreen has bat - like India, Bangladesh and tries like Pakistan and damentalist country. Religion is Price Shops would also be mittent rains continued in the because of the rainfall which the next two days, the official ted for adopting a uniform civil Pakistan have laws based on reli - Bangladesh, Hindus still follow not compatible with human automated by installing plains for the second consecu - led to landslides at some said, adding the possibility of code based on equality, asserting gion. If you have laws based on "the archaic laws of the shastras rights, women's rights freedom point of sale devices at earli - tive day leading to a steep drop places, a Traffic Dept official light to moderate snowfall in that it was imperative to do away religion, then women would not and the discrimination against of expression and democracy," est,” Secretary maintained. in the day temperature and said. Srinagar, summer capital the higher reaches of Kashmir. with religious laws in order to have equality. We should have women continues". In a similar she said. Former Indian foreign Secretary said that this will forcing the closure of Srinagar- of J&K recorded a temperature Keeping in view the inclement achieve gender parity. She also uniform civil code based on way, she said Muslim women in service officer TCA Raghavan, help to a large extent in Jammu highway which is a min temp of 1.9 degrees weather, a weather advisory said that a country created on the equality because all religions are India are denied equality as they former Union Minister Shashi plugging pilferages besides blocked by landslides. The Celsius yesterday while the has also been issued by the basis of religion is likely to against women," she said. abide by religious laws which, Tharoor, former Pakistani diplo - effective implementation of famous ski-resort of Gulmarg max temp settled at 4.3 degrees Divisional Commissioner and become a fundamentalist country The author, living in self- she alleged, "discriminate mat Husain Haqqani, who joined NFSA. He said this online was among the areas in the Celsius, 10 notches below nor - all the Dy Comms of Kashmir and that "religion is not compati - exile in India after incurring the against women". The author said via video-conferencing, and for - facility would also help dis - Valley that received snowfall mal. The city recorded 21.8 division have been directed to ble with democracy and human wrath of fundamentalists back that while there was no model mer Delhi Police commissioner seminate information to the during the night. Seven inches mm of rainfall during the last take immediate precautionary rights", while adding that the home over a novel written by her country for women, Sweden, Neeraj Kumar were also in the concerned officers of of snow was recorded in the 24 hours, the official of the measures for security and safe - Bangladesh Liberation War had in 1994, was speaking at a panel according to her, "is a country panel. She went on to say that the CA&PD department, store last 24 hours, a MeT Deptt offi - Meteorological Deptt said. ty of the public, an official proved that two-nation theory discussion at the 'Penguin Spring where women get most equality." Bangladesh Liberation War of keepers and dealers regard - cial said. Many areas en route Pahalgam hill resort in south spokesman said. An avalanche was "wrong". The 53-year-old Fever' held here late last evening. It was imperative for countries to 1971 proved that the phenome - ing the allocation of required the 300 km long, Srinagar- Kashmir received 28 mm of warning has also been issued author, who has written exten - Nasreen pointed out that Hindu do away with religious laws in non of "Muslim unity is a myth" quantity of food grains Jammu national Highway also rains, while Kokernag town and people have been asked to sively on oppression of women, women in India did get the right order to achieve gender parity, and that "two-nation theory was through a SMS. received rainfall leading to the recorded 23.2 mm of rainfall. remain away from avalanche said that both Hindu and Muslim to equal inheritance of their she said. a wrong theory." She asserted closure of the highway, the Qazigund recorded 25.4 mm prone areas for today and women were being discriminated father's property as their brothers "If you create a country on that "no country should be creat - only all weather road-link con - and Kupwara 14.2 mm of rain - tomorrow. against due to archaic religious and were empowered with equal the basis of religion, that country, ed on the basis of religion". ComFputOer SR ervices Chief Secretary reviews progress of Biometric Laptop Services Governor inaugurates “Kisan Mela” Attendance in Government offices BSNL Broadband JAMMU: Governor N.N. State’s economy and it is, is adequately focused on the environment is saved from urgent need to rear quality Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher- therefore, necessary that every developing improved seeds the ill effects of harmful chem - breed of cattle and goats for JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Governor. He said concerned Pan Card e-Kashmir University of effort is made to improve, and plants and superior tech - icals. He appealed to the farm - the State to become self reliant B R Sharma Friday in a meet - administrative Secretaries shall Passport Agricultural Sciences and upgrade and modernize it. He nologies for achieving higher ers to visit the University’s in the production of dairy and ing with administrative also ensure installation of BAS Contact :- Technology-Jammu said that the development of productivity in the rainfed Integrated Farming meat products. He observed Secretaries reviewed the in their respective subordinate (SKUAST-J), inaugurated a the agriculture sector will ben - areas. The Governor stressed Demonstration project to gain that the State was importing progress with respect to instal - Government offices within the Rohit: lation and use of Biometric set deadline. The Governor in Mob. 9419626826 two day “Kisan Mela” at the first-hand knowledge of this mutton, fish, poultry and milk Chatha Campus of the approach. The Governor also products with over Rs.1500 Attendance System (BAS) in the 1st SAC meeting held on University today. This Mela urged the farmers to get the crore a year. He noted that if all Government offices to February 7th had stressed the has been organized on the utmost benefit of the newly effective initiatives are taken, ensure punctuality, accounta - need to ensure punctuality and theme of “Diversified introduced schemes of J&K should be exporting bility and transparency in their discipline in attending offices Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Agriculture-Sustainable “Pradhn Mantri Fasal Bima meat, fish, poultry and dairy daily functioning. Chief by governmental functionaries, Agriculture”. Yojana” and “Krishi Sinchai products. Secretary was informed that all irrespective of their levels, and The Governor visited all Yojana” announced by the Besides raising agricultur - departments in the Civil proper functioning of all insti - the stalls set up at the Mela, Govt. of India. al productivity by introducing Secretariat have started the tutions, including schools, col - MANOJ KUMAR & CO. interacted with the farmers The Governor observed High Yielding Varieties of BAS implementation exercise leges, hospitals, ration shops Fruit & Vegetable and scientists and appreciated that the State encompasses dif - seeds and application of to- and all employees shall soon be etc. He had directed that high the University’s initiative of ferent agro-climatic zones date technologies, the marking their attendance on the priority must be given to ensur - Commission Agents organizing this Mela, in ranging from sub-tropical to Governor stressed the need for Aadhaar Enabled Biometric ing that offices and institutions which stalls have been set up temperate to the high moun - the agriculture in the State to Attendance System (AEBAS). which are concerned with the Specialist In : Potato, Onion by a number of Agricultural tain areas, all of which provide shift to newer practices. He Chief Secretary stressed on delivery of public services run Universities from within and opportunities for diversifica - urged the Farm scientists in expeditious completion of the honestly and efficiently. The Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi outside the State and KVKs of tion of agricultural activities to SKUAST to take practical entire process and asked SAC had decided that all the the University. efit over 70 % of the State’s the need to promote integrated promote forestry, horticulture, measures for enabling the administrative Secretaries to government offices shall have Narwal, Jammu. The Governor observed population and it is important farming as it will not only animal and sheep husbandry, farmers to utilize new techno - submit implementation status Aadhaar based Biometric that the agriculture and its sec - to ensure that the research bring economic benefits to the poultry, fishery etc. logical approaches towards report by 24th March for Attendance System in position Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 tor is the backbone of the done in the Farm Universities farmers but also ensure that The Governor stressed the farming practices. onward submission to the by 31st March, 2016.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 Exiled Tibetans To Elect Leader To Mobile Internet Services Suspended Sustain Dalai Lama Legacy NEW DELHI: Tens of a crackdown by China in CHANDIGnA RSH: everal Haryana DistrYiacshpatl Ms alik said in view thousands of exiled Tibetans Tibet. Prohibitory orders were of their meeting with across India and overseas One candidate who clamped and mobile internet Haryana Chief Secretary will vote on Sunday to elect called for independence services suspended at many and Director General of a political leader, hoping the from China lost in prelimi - places in Haryana today as Police (DGP) the agitation the state braced for possible will not be resumed. "After democratic exercise will nary elections held in 2015, renewal of the Jat quota agi - meeting the top officials help sustain their struggle to as voters felt that opposition tation that had led to wide - next course of action will be secure complete autonomy to Beijing would only spread violence claiming taken," he said. for China-occupied Tibet. undercut international sup - the lives of 30 people last Various Jat organisations The second election of port for it, and weaken the month. had given a deadline of 72 Mobile internet services hours on Monday threaten - its kind follows a decision economic condition of, for 2G, 3G and 4G have ing to resume their quota by the Dalai Lama, the 80- exiled Tibetans. Asked to been suspended for the time agitation if their demands year-old Nobel Peace comment on the leadership being in many sensitive dis - were not met by the Laureate, to relinquish his Administration (CTA) in have to rally global support election, Chinese foreign tricts, including Rohtak and Manohar Lal Khattar gov - political authority and vest Dharamsala where a com - for Tibet's campaign for ministry spokesman Lu Jhajjar, which were the epi - ernment. The deadline centre of the recent Jat stir, ended yesterday following munity of Tibetans lives in freedom, strengthen ties number of Rohtak's also said they had taken a it in a democratic system Kang said Beijing did not officials said. Superintendent of Police similar step as such mes - which the state government that could outlive him. exile with the Dalai Lama. with India, and discourage recognise the "so-called Prohibitory orders ban - yesterday. We also rounded sages were being circulated. invited Jat leaders for talks. Concern about the globe - "China will see that CTA self-immolation by refugees government in exile". ning assembly of five or up few persons in this "In order to prevent any Jats are demanding 10 trotting spiritual leader's is going to stay here for a when protesting against "We hope that any coun - more persons have also regard," Rohtak's Deputy wider circulation, we have per cent quota in jobs and health, after his admission long time and the Tibetan Beijing's ironclad control of try, especially those which been issued by some district Commissioner, said Atul taken the step to suspend the educational institutions, authorities, including besides withdrawal of First freedom struggle will be the Himalayan region of Kumar over phone. services for the time being," to a US hospital this year for want to have good relations Sonipat, as a precautionary Asked how long the he said. Information Reports regis - treatment, has reinforced here for a long time," said Tibet. This month, a Tibetan with China, (does) not pro - measure to maintain peace. internet services will remain Meanwhile, Haryana tered against the protesters, the importance of the vote Lobsang Sangay, the Prime schoolboy died in India vide any convenience or "There were some mes - suspended, he said, "We government was holding compensation to those to keep the struggle for a Minister of the Tibetan gov - after setting himself on fire platform to any so-called sages which were being cir - will not prolong it. These talks with Jat leaders here killed during the stir and free Tibet alive. ernment-in-exile, who is to protest against China's Tibet independence activi - culated on WhatsApp about are just precautionary meas - this afternoon on their quota action against BJP lawmak - fake untoward incidents. er representing Kurukshetra seeking re-election. occupation of Tibet. ures." Jhajjar's demand. The "Sikyong", or elect - ties," Mr Lu told a news Some messages were also Superintendent of Police All India Jat Aarakshan Raj Kumar Saini for his ed leader, will be solely Exiled Tibetans consider Prime Minister Sangay briefing. forwarded on the mobile (SP) Jashan Deep Singh Sanghursh Samiti President "anti-Jat" reservation stand. responsible for political and the CTA to be their legiti - and his opponent, Penpa diplomatic decisions, as the mate government. Tsering, both favour the India Researchers Get Rs. 4.84 Crore charismatic monk steps China has lobbied to "middle way" propagated NIA Court Sets Free 10 Iranians, 1 back from the limelight sideline the Dalai Lama by the Dalai Lama for more In Bug Bounty: Facebook from the international cir - than 50 years that advocates amid uncertainty over how NEW DELHI: Facebook Facebook's services or infra - Pakistani In Dhow Case his successor will be cho - cuit, but hasn't always suc - non-violence while seeking today said it has paid Rs. structure that can create KOCHI: A special case related to captain is like - ing the Maritime Zones of sen. Tibetan Buddhism ceeded. The Dalai Lama freedom and autonomy for 4.84 crore to researchers in security or privacy risks. National Investigation ly to be given in two weeks, India (Regulation of Fishing holds that the soul of a sen - addressed an audience in Tibet. Representatives of India as part of its bug boun - In 2015, Facebook's team Agency (NIA) court today set the court indicated and posted by Foreign Vessels) Act- ty programme, the most paid classified 102 bug bounty free 10 Iranians and a the case for hearing on March 1981. It is an Act to provide ior lama is reincarnated in Geneva last week despite the Dalai Lama held several Pakistani national after the 28. for the regulation of fishing China's efforts to stop him. rounds of talks with China till date by the world's largest submissions as high impact, the body of a child after he social networking platform. an increase of 38 per cent investigating agency submit - The Court has directed the by foreign vessels in certain dies. The vote will decide FREEDOM STRUG - up till 2010, but formal dia - India, which has over 142 over the previous year. ted a charge-sheet giving a Foreigner Regional maritime zones of India. No who leads the parliament of GLE logue stalled amid leader - million Facebook users, also It received 13,233 total clean chit to the men arrested Registration Office (FRRO) other crew has been the Central Tibetan The elected leader will ship changes in Beijing and holds top rank among 127 submissions from 5,543 from an Iranian dhow inter - to take over 11 crew members chargesheeted in the case," countries in terms of researchers in 127 countries cepted off Kerala coast last of the vessel for initiating the NIA sources have said. researchers contributing to and paid USD 936,000 to year. procedures of their deporta - The charge sheet was filed its bug bounty programme, it 210 researchers, who submit - Pronouncing the verdict in tion. Meanwhile, NIA before the special NIA court said in a blog. ted a total of 526 valid the case, the court, however, sources said the agency has here on March 14. Poll Graffiti Is Still Alive And "India is home to the reports. said the Captain of the ship contacted Iranian embassy The Iranian dhow largest population of security The average payout was has been charged with a and Pakistan High "Barooki" was intercepted by researchers (205) participat - USD 1,780. India, Egypt, "minor offence" and he may Commission to facilitate the the Coast Guard (CG) and Kicking In West Bengal ing in the Facebook bug and Trinidad and Tobago have to remain in jail for deportation of the crew. In its state police following intelli - KOLKATA: 'Thanda thought provoking - is an another in reference to the bounty programme since its received the highest number some more time. The Special chargesheet, the NIA, which gence inputs in July last year Thanda cool cool, ghoosh inseparable part of any elec - alliance between the CPI-M inception in 2011. The coun - of payouts. "Facebook NIA Court Judge, KM conducted a detailed and sci - off the coast of Alappuzha niyeche Trinamool', a wall tion in West Bengal since and the Congress. try also holds the top spot for receives more and more Balachandran, informed the entific probe into the case, and brought to Vizhinjam. writing in the city goes, 1952. 'Paye pori Buddhamama, most bounties paid (Rs. 48.4 high-impact bugs (related 11 crew members that they had stated that the crew mem - The crew members were will be given proper travel bers had no links either with detained by the CG and referring to the sting video "Even in the age of social koro nago raj mama, tumi je million)," Adam reports) from India each Ruddermann, a technical year, reflecting the growing documents by the NIA. any terror outfit or interna - police which recovered a purportedly showing several media, wall writings and ei maha jot eke ta janto...,' a program manager on the sophistication and technical All the 12 accused are cur - tional drug mafia. satellite communication set Trinamool Congress (TMC) limericks are still important wall writing of a TMC can - Facebook Bug Bounty team, capabilities of the country's rently lodged at the Kakkanad "The captain of the vessel and a Pakistani identity card leaders accepting bribe. as they make an instant didate mocking at the wrote. A bug is an error or engineering schools and district jail. An order in the has been charged with violat - from the vessel. With the date for impact. This has been used alliance between CPI(M) defect in software or hard - cybersecurity programmes," Assembly election in West for campaigning for the last and Congress. ware that causes a pro - he said. gramme to malfunction. It Explaining how Facebook Bengal drawing near, poll several decades, when we "Now a days you will often occurs due to conflicts calculated the risk and boun - Hailstorms, Rains May Damage 13 graffiti like this are becom - had not witnessed so much find campaigns in new wall in software when applica - ties paid to researchers, Mr ing common once again, of technological advance - (Facebook page), but these tions try to run in tandem. Ruddermann said the compa - Million Tonnes Of Wheat: Report demonstrating its unmatched ment," CPI(M) state secre - age-old methods are still While bugs can cause soft - ny looks at the potential NEW DELHI: Wheat by private trade would ease stocks as of July 1. output is expected to fall by pressure on government "Given an average month - power to grab attention of tariat member Sujan very popular to reach out to ware to crash or produce impact of a bug, what could unexpected results, certain possibly go wrong, and who 13 million tonnes due to dam - stocks and prices due to better ly requirement of 3 to 3.5 mil - voters. Chakraborty said. the masses," said CPI-M defects can be used to gain would be affected. age caused by unseasonal availability. lion tonnes towards Public It also proves that its "Eto bonchona, eto lan - state secretary Surjya Kanta unauthorised access to sys - "The primary goal of our rains accompanied by hail - "The country faces short - Distribution system (PDS) power to appeal to voters has chona, eto kutsa dheu/Tobu Mishra. tems. Since its launch in programme is to protect the storms, and the government fall in wheat production by and open market wheat sales, not diminished in the age of Trinamool Congress'er egiye While taking about the 2011, Facebook's bug bounty people who use Facebook, so may have to import the staple around 13 million tonnes wheat stocks would plummet grain, says a study. from the initial estimates of well below 10 million tonnes fashionable social media chola Rukhte parbena keua history of limericks in programme has received bugs that impact end users over 2,400 valid submissions are the most important to us. The shortfall in production 93.8 million tonnes in the cur - as of April 1, 2017 forcing the campaigning. All political (Such deprivation, such Bengal, noted poet Sankha and has awarded more than We also consider the difficul - may lead to a spike in food rent crop year and the devel - government to consider parties have vouched for it. accusations and such mali - Ghosh said," Limericks not USD 4.3 million to 800-plus ty of exploiting the vulnera - inflation which may then con - opment may force the govern - imports to augment domestic Veteran politician and cious campaign/ Still can't only make a deep impact but researchers globally. bility and what kind of tribute to price rise, according ment to consider imports of shortage.." it added. TMC leader Subrata hinder the progress of are also a form of art, which Under the programme, resources or technical skills a to the study by Assocham. the staple grain as well," the While the government can Assocham General paper said. As far as stocks import duty free through its Mukherjee said the ability of Trinamool Congress towards dates back to the time of first researchers get rewarded for successful attack would reporting security bugs, iden - require," he added. Secretary DS Rawat has are concerned, the paper said state trading arms, private the wall writings to reach out the victory lane)," goes election in 1952." tifying vulnerabilities in The amount paid in boun - pitched for reducing import a drop of 10-20 per cent in traders too should be encour - to masses was unmatched. another graffiti of the TMC. For most of the political ties is generally consistent duty on wheat to a more rea - wheat procurement in the cur - aged to import wheat with "Wall writings and limer - This refers to the huge parties, they have a set of but can change as the risk sonable level of 5 to 10 per rent year will result in around lower import duty, the paper icks have a very quick debt burden left by the previ - political workers who write 2 Held For Posting landscape evolves, he said. cent so that parallel imports 35-36 million tonnes of wheat added. impact on the mind of the ous government. the staff. Art students at Morphed Picture Of Mohan voters. This has been an age- Another one of the TMC times are also engaged as Bhagwat On Social Media Demanding Cow Be Named old method of campaigning says, 'Hate boma, mukhe graffiti artists during the KHARGONE: Two Colgate MaxFresh brings on an explosion of freshness with Ranveer in Bengal," said Mr prem, Er nam CPI-M (Bomb elections. However, the digi - 'Rashtra Mata', 8 Drink youths have been arrested Mukherjee. in hand, love on lips, this is tal printing is slowly taking a here for allegedly posting Singh’sdance moves and Amit Trivedi’senergizing music Pesticide In Gujarat The graffiti - some witty, the CPI-M).' 'Jotoi koro Joth, toll on the age-old political SRINAGAR: Colgate- was to bring to life the brand ambassador for and circulating a morphed Palmolive (India) Limited, MaxFresh’s youthful infec - Colgate MaxFresh makes RAJKOT: Eight men some satirical and some pabe nako aktao Vote,' goes art of graffiti and poetry. in Gujarat drank pesticide objectionable photo of the market leader in oral tious freshness, transform - me very proud & during a protest in Gujarat Rashtriya Swayamsevak care, today announced ing dull moments into fun- happy!With its freshness & Ranveer Singh, the flam - filled, exciting experiences. youthful energy, I feel the calling for the cow to be Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan boyant youth icon and one That's why partnering with brand fits like a glovewith declared "rashtra mata" Microwaves For 243 Bihar Lawmakers. Bhagwat on social media, of the most energetic Ranveer Singh & Amit my personality. I love the (mother of the nation). One Madhya Pradesh police Bollywood personalities, as Trivedi on this campaign product, its taste and those of the men has died, the 'It's Only 30 Lakhs,' Says Minister said today. the newbrand ambassador was an obvious choice and cooling crystals which give police said. Three are this to other issues like The youths identified for Colgate MaxFresh. He a terrific fit. We are me a burst of freshness reported in critical condi - will be seen showing his absolutely delighted with every morning! I am very salaries, condition of as Shaqir, 22, and Wasim, tion in hospital. schools...Our MLAs need to magnetism in the all new the result - an entertaining excited with this association 20, were arrested on TVC campaign that will be and energetic commercial and look forward to reach - The "gau bhakts" or travel to their constituencies March 16 for uploading unveiled on March 17, that stands out and engages ing the audiences with the cow worshippers con - to inspect mid-day meals. So the morphed picture of 2016. The new TVC cam - like no other” new TVC that communi - sumed the poison at a rally when they go, they can take Bhagwat in a local social paign is based on the prem - Colgate MaxFreshis cates the brand’s ‘infectious outside a government the microwave oven with ise of ‘Infectious Freshness’ infused with cooling crys - freshness’ message very networking group of office in Rajkot on them and heat food and eat," and crafted bearing in min - talsto give you an effectively.”A 360 degree Thursday. The cow protec - Bhikangaon town, said education minister dour country’s love for Explosion of Freshness. It marketing campaign is also tion activists reportedly Ashok Chowdhary. Additional dance & music. is available in fresh tingling planned to connect with the said that they were also Eric Jumbert, Director - flavors like Spicy Fresh, youth at all relevant touch "This has been happening Superintendent of Police upset at the slaughter of for ages, nothing new in this. (ASP), Antar Singh Marketing, Colgate- Peppermint Ice and Citrus points. TheTelevision Palmolive (India) Limited Blast. advertising campaign is cows in different parts of We have subsidiaries within Kanesh said. said,“Colgate MaxFresh is Bollywood’s Superstar, developed by Redfuse the country. Senior police the department that are prof - As the photo went viral one of the fastest growing Ranveer Singh said, Communications, in collab - officer Kalpesh Chavda itable, they are the ones that on social media, RSS and brands in our product port - “Colgate has been a part of oration with Amit Trivedi, was quoted by news give these gifts," Mr BJP workers registered a folio. The creative idea my life since childhood and Band Of Outsiders, Karan agency Press Trust of India Chowdhury said. strong protest on the issue behind the new campaign having an opportunity to be Kapadia and Bosco Martis. as saying that an investiga - Chief Minister Nitish following which a case tion will determine how the Kumar offered no comment, was registered against the men managed to drink pes - PATNA : Friday was a through the year helps but his deputy and Tejaswi duo in Bhikangaon police Challenge of intrusion of foreigners ticide though the police particularly happy workday departments decide which Yadav, 25, of the RJD was present at the protest station under Sections 67 for Bihar's 243 legislators. areas need focus when the admonished, "Bihar is a poor and had been alerted about of the IT Act and 505 (2) in J&K: Prof. Virender Each of them was gifted a state's budget is being pre - state. The people who get JAMMU: J&K BJP of persons had also sneaked Kashmir being a sensitive a possible suicide attempt. microwave oven by the pared. After the Budget is elected here are not of Indian Penal Code, he Spokesperson, Prof. Virender into J&K territory from state facing secessionist and Cow slaughter and the state's education department. presented, the thanksgiving crorepatis but poor people. added. Gupta, expressed his great Pakistan and a good number of terrorist activities for the last consumption of beef are On other days of the ongoing begins; each department What is so wrong if they get The accused claimed concern on the report that families entered the state via about twenty years, the author - about thirty thousand foreign - Nepal without the knowledge ities can not overlook this mat - banned in Gujarat, like in Budget session they have hands out its gifts on a differ - some gifts? Please don't rake that they had received the many other states. received suitcases and ent day. ers, including those from of state machinery. He showed ter and has to maintain vigi - up such issues." photo from some other Bangladesh, Myanmar and his resentment that the con - lance on this aspect. He "To protect cows, which mobile phones. On other days of the ongo - Sources close to senior group and they just for - even from Pakistan, have cerned state authorities are not demanded that the security are holy to us like Gods, we For about two decades ing Budget session, the legis - BJP leader Sushil Modi, a warded it further, the ASP creep into J&K and some of that vigilant and do not keep should be tightened and spe - need to declare it the moth - now, every government lators have received suitcases former Deputy Chief said. them have become ration card effective track of the foreign - cial cell of the respective intel - er of the nation," said department hands out gifts to and mobile phones. holders of the state. ers entering the state. ligence agency be constituted Minister, said he had sug - Both Shaqir and Dhaval Pandya, who par - the state's MLAs in the The microwave ovens gested a modification a few He said that coming of peo - Prof. Virender said that the to identify the foreigners who Wasim were arrested and ticipated in the protest in Budget session to thank them handed out today cost Bihar's years ago - "all departments ple from Bangladesh and matter should be explored to have entered the J&K state Rajkot, but did not drink sent to jail by Judicial Myanmar to Jammu and the effect that whether such without any legal documents. for doing their job - raising education department Rs. should club their gifts and pesticide. Around 27 mem - Magistrate of First Class, Kashmir illegally, after cover - influx of the foreigners in J&K He also said that foreigners so questions in the house in 11,125 each. "It's just a mat - hand out just one." bers of the same group also public interest. The rationale ter of about 30 lakh rupees. Sadashiv Dagode. The ing such a long distance, raises state is a part of some strategy identified be deported back to The suggestion was struck doubts about their intentions. on the part of national ene - their respective countries after tried to block roads in offered for the startling tradi - Please don't hype it up like down with rare unanimity duo has been sent to judi - He also expressed his anxious mies, external or internal and taking appropriate action Rajkot, but were detained, tion is that their contribution this. It's unfair to compare among Bihar's politicians. cial custody till March 30. on the report that good number he added that as Jammu and against them. police said. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 States must focus on sustaining One day workshop on "Trends, Innovations in Energy Management" competitiveness: CII by Department of Environmental Sciences JAMMU: Ajay tainable growth of the untapped renewable energy graphical area and popula - JAMMU : Department of Shankar, Chairman, Expert region is imperative for the potential. Growing rooftop tion respectively. This con - Environmental Sciences, Committee Constituted by nation’s development. solar, easing land acquisi - ference also included three - University of Jammu in col - DIPP & Former Secretary, With the share of India’s tion, allocating land in an sessions focusing on laboration with J&K Science DIPP, Government of India, working-age population is easy manner, land conver - ‘Building Entrepreneurship and technology and today said, “The challenge estimated to be 28 per cent sion, net metering and open & Innovation Culture for Innovation organized one day remains in building a of the global workforce by access are some of the SMEs &Startups’, Workshop/Awareness growth momentum outside 2020, the education sector opportunities that need to ‘Challenges to Climate Programme on the theme the Greater Delhi Economic needs to make dynamic be explored upon, Mr Sinha Change’ and ‘Governance "Concept of Trends and Area, which has been an changes to meet the escalat - suggested. in Corporate Sector’. Innovations in Energy economic miracle. There is ing shortage of skilled man - Mr Sheikh Imran, Eminent speakers from the Management" in order to mark need to create consensus on power, said Mr Jayant Chairman CII Jammu & industry and the govern - the celebrations of National mainstream skilling as a Krishna, Chief Executive Kashmir State Council, said ment, including Mr Al Science Day which was sup - part of normal education. It Officer, National Skill “J&K is one of the most Gore, Former Vice ported and catalyzed by is essential to have plug-n- Development Corporation favoured destinations for President of USA National Council for Science play incubation centres in (NSDC). There is need to Tourism and is globally &Chairman, The Climate & Technology order to develop a start-up continuously upgrade cur - known for its handicrafts, Reality Project, Mr Sumit Communication, DST, New culture for youth, he added. riculum and infrastructure floriculture, handlooms and Mazumder, President, CII, Delhi. He was speaking at the of Technical/Vocational horticulture. The people of Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Prof. A.K. Raina, Head, Panel Discussion on North Education system. Skilling J&K are highly skilled in Director General, CII, Mrs Department of Environmental – Sustaining the should become an integral the art of weaving and Rumjhum Chatterjee, Sciences, University of Competitive Edge during part of Mgnrega, Mr handicraft design, which Deputy Chairperson, CII Jammu formally welcomed the CII Conference on Krishna suggested. provides opportunities for Northern Region and Group the guests and briefly intro - pattern with special emphasis Remote Sensing stressed on Deepika Slathia, Department ‘Building North for a Better Mr Vinayak Chatterjee, setting up new textile and Managing Director – HCD, duced the theme of the work - on Jammu University the need to switch over to of Environmental Sciences, Tomorrow’ organised by Chairman, CII Taskforce on handicraft units in the state. Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd, Mr shop. He also highlighted the Campus. solar energy in J&K State as it University of Jammu. The Confederation of Indian Railways & Chairman, Various skill development Richard Rekhy, CEO, importance of energy manage - The first technical session has high solar energy poten - programme was attended by Industry (CII) as part of CII Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd policies have been initiated KPMG India, Mr Vijay K ment and conservation in our started with an expert lecture tial. In his presentation, he dis - faculty members, research Northern Region’s Annual said, “Since the industry by the state government, to Thadani, CEO, NIIT Ltd, day to day life. by Prof. G.M. Bhat, cussed various case studies scholars and students of vari - Regional Meeting, here suffers in a land-locked create employment oppor - Mr Paul Lewis, Managing Prof. Pankaj Srivastava, Department of Geology & related to innovations in ener - ous University departments. today. Northern Region, speedy tunities and enhancing Director, Scottish Dean Students Welfare, Rector Bharderwah Campus gy management from various Prof. A.K Raina, Prof. R.K. Mr Shankar also said implementation of Delhi- employability.He said the Development International, University of Jammu and wherein he spoke about vari - parts of the world which could Rampal, Prof. S.P.S. Dutta, Dr. provisions should be made Mumbai Industrial Corridor theme of the CII Northern Mr Harpal Singh, Mentor & Chief Guest on the occasion ous issues related to climate very easily be applied in our Neeraj Sharma, Dr. Meenakshi for affordable rental work - and Dedicated Freight region Conference Chairman Emeritus, Fortis appreciated the efforts put in change and provided with sim - daily lives. Khajuria, Dr. Arti, Dr. ers’ housing as a part of Corridors is the need of the ‘Building North for a Better Healthcare Ltd, Mr Deep by the department in organiz - ple solutions to combat cli - The function concluded Sarbjeet, Dr. Madulika infrastructure development. hour. The Amritsar-Kolkata Tomorrow’ was apt for Kapuria, Chairman, The Hi- ing this workshop on such a mate change through the man - with vote of thanks by Dr. Bhagat, members of He said it was necessary to Industrial Corridor will also Jammu & Kashmir. The Tech Gears Ltd and Mr relevant theme. In his address, agement of energy resources. Deepika Slathia. The overall Directorate of Ecology, work for growth of the food lead to industrial develop - deliberations and the sug - Shardul S Shroff, Executive he spoke at length about vari - In second technical Session, programme was coordinated Environment and Remote processing sector and agro- ment in the Northern gestions on the various Chairman, Shardul ous measures that can be used Mr. Majjad Farooq, Scientific by Ms. Shruti Khanna, Sensing and State Council based industries for region - Region, he added. fronts, including competi - Amarchand Mangaldas & to control and reduce the orga - Officer, Directorate of Department of S&T were amongst others who al growth. We should be Strengthening the pace of tiveness, innovation, entre - Co shared their perspective nization's energy consumption Ecology, Environment and Innovation Council and Dr. attended the workshop. more ambitious and aggres - investment in the Golden preneurship, skill develop - at the conference. sive, and then only our Quadrilateral in the road ment, good corporate gov - dream of a better North can sector must be a priority.” ernance and sustainable "Challan produced against Ex- be achieved, Mr Shankar With the availability of development in the context remarked. natural resource base, the of climate change are all Corporators JMC & others Dr.Gagan Inaugurates "Kids Play Corner", India’s economic Northern Region has a very relevant to our state JAMMU: Challan of Sewing Machines to unde - growth, helped by a reori - strong base for develop - and we look forward to pur - Case FIR NO: 14/2009 serving and ineligible bene - N.S.D.C "Udaan" at R.S Pura entation of government ment of the renewable suing them with the state Police Station Vigilance ficiaries in whom he was JAMMU: M.L.A R.S spending towards public sources of energy, said Mr govt. Organization Jammu against specifically interested,-them Pura & Political Advisor to infrastructure, is among the Sumant Sinha, Chairman & The CII Conference, accused public servant / being wives of his private the State B.J.P President highest in the world, CEO, ReNew Power themed on ‘Building North Former Corporators JMC- employees working in his Dr.Gagan Bhagat along with expressed Mr Shreekant Ventures Pvt Ltd. for a Better Tomorrow’ Jammu, namely Mr. Bansi family business establish - Director U.L.B Soujanya Somany, Chairman, CII Mentioning that the focused on the critical Lal Gupta S/O Sh. Ishar ments namely Monica Super Sharma, Director Northern Region & Northern Region has a tar - reforms to accelerate the Dass Gupta then Corporator Market and Royal Bar and Floriculture K.K. Sharma, Chairman & Managing get of 40,000 MW by 2022 growth of the Northern Ward no.20 Gandhinagar- Restaurant Gole Market along with B.J.P workers Director, Somany Ceramics in terms of renewable ener - States as they constitute Jammu, Smt. Neelam Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. today inaugurated "KIDS Ltd. Giving an overview of gy capacity as against an about 26 per cent share in Kumari W/O Som Raj then During the course of PLAY STATION at R.S how the Northern Region installed capacity of 4,000 the national GDP. In addi - Corporator Ward investigation the allegations Pura's Gandhi Park here, occupies a prominent posi - MW, he remarked that the tion, this region has share of No.31TalabTillo Jammu and have been proved and it has hundreds of children were 8 other beneficiaries. The been established that the seen enjoying the slides, tion in the national econom - Northern states should give about 31 per cent and 32 per challan was produced in the accused persons namely ic landscape, he said sus - efforts to utilise the cent share in country’s geo - swings and a lovely atmos - Court of Spl. Judge Anti- BansiLal Gupta the then phere was witnessed at R.S Corruption Jammu. Corporator JMC ward No 20 Pura. While speaking on the The instant Case was reg - Gandhi Nagar and occasion Dr.Gagan Bhagat the best quality and on the sion Dr.Gagan Bhagat appre - istered in P/S VOJ on the SmtNeelamKumariCorporat said that every section of the same pattern as that of Metro ciated the N.S.D.C for its ini - LAHDC, Leh delegation meets basis of a written complaint or of ward No.31 JMC in society has different needs, cities, all the equipments tiative at R.S Pura and the lodged by Rakesh Kumar furtherance of a criminal and during his election cam - have been painted in Bright fourteen business groups and S/O Sh. Sodagar Mal conspiracy hatched by them paign at R.S Pura some chil - Colours, which further houses which came at the in Governor Ladakh. The delegation also Sawhney R/O H.No. 1250, with each other by sheer and dren's demanded "Slides & attracts the kids. The work campus and it is a very good requested the Governor to Rehari Colony, Near School blatant abuse of their official Swings" at R.S Pura as they that has been inaugurated is opportunity especially for make available the required EducationBoard, positions managed the pro - have seen in Gandhinagar, at estimated about 8 Lakhs, and the students who want to funds for infrastructural Jammualleging therein that curement and distribution of that time he had promised this is the first phase of the excel and want to pursue development for “Kumbh in the years 2007 & 2008, Sewing Machines in favour those kids that if I won the special project for kids in the higher studies and the train - Mela in Himalayas” at ShriBansiLal Gupta, of beneficiaries who were elations and was given a Town where there are ing and lodging will be pro - Hemis to be celebrated in the Municipal Corporator/ not the residents of Jammu chance to serve the people he parks.Dr.Gagan Bhagat also vided by these groups and month of June-July this year. Councillor, Ward No. 20, Municipal Limits and some will surely look into the said that soon there will a after that suitable placement The Governor gave a Gandhi Nagar, Jammu was of whom were the wives of demands of the kids also, ultramodern shopping com - will also be done. Later on patient hearing to the entrusted the responsibility his employees in his busi - today he felt very happy plex at the local Bus stand Dr.Gagan also interacted demands raised by the dele - by Municipal Corporation ness establishments and from the core of the heart as here, and a large waiting hall with the representatives of gation and assured them of Jammu to distribute sewing were not belonging to poor/ he has fulfilled his poll with all the modern facilities the Business groups and dis - time-bound action. machines to deserving and Bellow Poverty Line fami - promises made to small kids for the passengers who have cussed with them the prob - JAMMU, MARCH 18: University Campus at Leh, The Governor directed needy persons of his ward as lies. of the R.S Pura Town.he also to wait in open for their lems they are facing in the A delegation of Ladakh the Governor observed that the Financial Commissioner, per the laid down criteria. The investigation of the appreciated the efforts of the buses, a library with separate border villages of Jammu & Autonomous Hill the Vice Chancellor, Planning and Development During the years 2007 & case was concluded as Director Local Bodies reading rooms for male and Kashmir, and also sought Development Council Kashmir University, will to depute a Special Team for 2008, the accused Mr proved &the challan of the Soujanya Sharma and females will also be soon what best could be done to (LAHDC) Leh, led by its very shortly examine the fea - a detailed survey of all the BansiLal Gupta Corporator case was produced before Director Floriculture K.K started at R.S Pura ,so that undo those minor problems. Chief Executive Councillor, sibility keeping in view the issues relating to the works JMC procured 20 Sewing the Hon'bleCourt of Special Sharma ,Executive Officer the knowledge reaches to all This initiative f the N.S.D.C Dr. Sonam Dawa Lonpo, met number of students applying for permanent restoration; Machines from the Store of Judge Anti-Corruption R.S Pura Municipal through the books and the will be a boon for the chil - Governor N.N. Vohra at the for the courses, the availabil - consider releasing funds to JMC & out of which the Jammu in presence of the Committee and the M.D of literature. Hundreds of chil - dren of the poor family who Civil Secretariat here today. ity of faculties and other fac - the tune of Rs. 15 crore for accused Corporator by sheer accused, who,were released the Company which have drens were seen enjoying the do not get the chance to The delegation comprised tors. The delegation urged implementation of priori - abuse of his official position on bail. The next date of the installed those slides and slides and swings, and the study further and thereafter Mr. Dorjey Motup, Mr. the Governor for providing tized works for permanent &in violation of instructions case has been fixed on 25- swings at the local Tehsil locals also appreciated the will also be suitably placed Tsering Angdus, Mr. adequate funds for taking up restoration/ reconstruction; /norms,distributed 17 04-2006. Park ,the equipment was of developmental works started after the training, Swati, and Mumtaz Hussain, Mr. permanent restoration of the release funds upto Rs. 5 by the M.L.A Dr.Gagan Mansi students of the G.D.C Tsering Sandup, Executive damages caused by succes - crore for implementation of Bhagat.In yet another func - R.S Pura welcomed the Councillors of the LAHDC sive flash floods from year projectised infrastructure Workshop held on “Trends, Innovations tion at the Govt.Degree efforts taken by the M.L.A Leh. The delegation 2010 onwards; release of development works for the College here at R.S Pura R.S Pura and it is the first expressed their gratitude to funds under TAMEIR Plan; “Kumbh Mela of in Energy Management” Dr.Gagan Bhagat time when the youth has Governor for his sustained funds for clearing pending Himalayas” at Hemis; the JAMMU: To mark the Science & Technology how science can provide Inaugurated National Skill been receiving much more support which has culminat - work liabilities and comple - funds being spent by the National Science Day one Communication, DST, New simple solutions to combat Development Councils ini - than expected, and this will ed in the Central Institute of tion of sports complex and Tourism Department in day workshop on focal Delhi. climate change through tiative "UDAAN" for the turn their dreams into reality. Buddhist Studies (CIBS) Leh Youth Hostel at Leh; regular - Ladakh region shall pass theme ‘Make in India S&T Dean Students Welfare, management of energy students of the G.D.C R.S Prominent among those who being granted deemed ization of casual workers of through and be closely mon - Driven Innovation’, sub Prof. Pankaj Srivastava was resources. Pura, along with the accompanied the legislator University status. The PDD; posting of Junior itored under the direct super - theme ‘Concept of Trends the chief guest on the occa - The function was coordi - Principal G.DC R.S Pura included Brijesh Rana, Governor stressed the need Engineers; sanction of proj - vision of LAHDC Leh and and Innovations in Energy sion. nated by Shruti Khanna, Dr.Savitri Sharma, and Natharam, Omparkash,Inder for developing CIBS as a ects under NABARD; con - Kargil. The Governor also Management’ was organised Prof. A.K. Raina, Head, Department of S&T Coordinator of National Sudan, Gurdeep Saini, Om Centre of Excellence in the struction of Pangong-Nan- directed the Chief Secretary by J&K Science and tech - Department of Innovation Council and Dr. Skill Development Council Prakash Advani, comparative studies of Merak road under PMGSY to expedite the handing over nology and Innovation coun - Environmental Sciences, Deepika Slathia, Department Ms.Komal Koul along with Balakram,Manmohan,Rakes Language, Culture and (Tourism); release of funds of land for the development cil and Department of University of Jammu for - of Environmental Sciences, other dignitaries today , h Kumar & Sarpanch Vinod Philosophy. Regarding the under Accelerated Irrigation of new terminal at Leh Environmental Sciences, mally welcomed the guests University of Jammu. while speaking on the occa - and others. demand of the delegation for Benefit Programme; and fill - Airport when he visits Kargil University of Jammu .The and introduced the theme of The programme was introduction of PG courses in ing up vacancies in various and Leh before 31st March, programme was supported the workshop. He also high - attended by faculty mem - Workshop on ‘social institution, the Offsite Kashmir government departments of 2016, as already decided. by National Council for lighted the importance of bers, research scholars and energy management and students. Prof. A.K Raina, women empowerment’ held conservation in our day to Prof. R.K. Rampal, Prof. KISHTWAR: A one day 15,93,300 by the self help day life. S.P.S. Dutta, Dr. Neeraj FC Revenue orders conduct of Jamabandies Expert lectures were Sharma, Dr. Meenakshi work shop on “Social insti - groups. delivered by M. Bhat, Khajuria, Dr. Arti, Dr. tution and women empower - District Development of 912 villages in Jammu Department of Geology & Sarbjeet, Dr. Madulika ment” was organized by Commissioner G.N Balwan Other issues like status of Rector Bharderwah Campus Bhagat, members of National Rural Livelihood was the chief guest on the court work, pending muta - and Majjad Farooq, Directorate of Ecology, Mission (UMEED) Block, occasion. Assistant Director tion, land acquisition cases, Scientific Officer, Environment and Remote Department of Rural Employment, Mohd Ashraf DPCs and status of disposal Directorate of Ecology, Sensing and State Council Development here today. Wani, BDO, Director RSETI of vigilance complaints Environment and Remote were amongst others who Aiming at to reduce among others also participat - were also discussed during Sensing. They spoke about attended the workshop. poverty in the block by ed in the programme. the meeting. The Financial Commissioner stressed on Two-day Jammu Lok Mela building grass root level Speaking on the timebound disposal of vigi - institutions for poor, engag - occasion DDC said that this lance complaints to improve concludes in Udhampur ing them into gainful mission is a poverty allevia - transparency and accounta - employment, and improve tion project implemented by bility in the system. UDHAMPUR: The two- In his address Dr their income on sustainable Ministry of Rural day Jammu Lok Mela organ - Arvinder Singh Amn said Mr Jain exhorted upon basis, the UMEED, pro - Development, Government the concerned officers to ized by J&K Academy of that Jammu region is known Art, Culture and Languages for its multilingual, multi gramme under National of India. He said the initia - make concerted efforts to Rural Livelihood Mission tives focus on promoting JAMMU: Financial The meeting was attend - Financial Commissioner and North Zone Cultural cultural and ethical diversity streamline the functioning (NRLM) was launched in self-employment and organi - Commissioner Revenue ed by Divisional asked the concerned officers of the department especially Centre, Patiala in collabora - and J&K Cultural Academy (FCR) Pramod Kumar Jain Commissioner Jammu Dr to immediately prepare by maintaining proper liai - tion with District has initiated steps towards block Kishtwar in April zation of rural poor. The today directed the concerned Pawan Kotwal, Deputy schedule for the forthcom - son with the field func - Administration, Udhampur documentation and preserva - –May 2015. basic idea behind this pro - officers of Revenue depart - Commissioner Jammu ing Rabi-Girdawari sched - tionaries who are real link concluded here today. tion of traditional folk and During one year long ini - gramme is to organize the ment to conduct Simrandeep Singh, uled to start from April with the people at the grass - MLA Pawan Gupta was heritage of the State . . He tiatives, around 260 Self poor into Self Help Groups Jamabandies of 912 villages Additional Deputy 1st2016 besides maintaining root level. He also chief guest on the occasion. further said that Jammu lok Help Groups (SHG)S were and make them capable for Additional Secretary, melas is the beginning and it of Jammu district during the Commissioners Jammu , a calender of inspections of impressed upon field func - formed across 32 gram self-employment. He current fiscal. Assistant Commissioners, Girdawari. He also directed tionaries including patwaris, JKAACL Dr Arvinder Singh will continue as a regular Amn, Programme Officer, feature and more such mega Panchayats covering 2493 appealed to the people of He gave these directions Sub Divisional Magistrates the Patwaris to sit in a noti - girdawars to work with households. The roping in of erstwhile Kishtwar Block to during a meeting convened besides tehsildars and all fied office building for two North Zone Cultural Centre, events will be organised to vigor and zeal to improve these households has resulted enroll themselves in the mis - to review the functioning of field functionaries of the days in a week for ensuring the functioning of the Patiala Rajesh Bassi were promote literature and art of the department. revenue department. prompt service delivery. department. also present on the occasion. the state . in the saving of Rs sion and avail the benefits. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 Privacy is a fundamental right How to be free in the 21st century The Central government then undoes these norms n little more than a has forced the Aadhaar Bill completely by creating two month since a parti - through Parliament in a enormously significant EDITORIAL san and heavy- week. Aadhaar has had an exceptions that permit the hanIded Delhi Police invasive and controversial government to easily dip arrested Jawaharlal Nehru presence well before the into Aadhaar data. University Students Union government’s attempt to The exception permits Be bold in revisiting the sedition law President Kanhaiya legitimise it. It has been the government to access Kumar and slapped him challenged before the the database in two separate he government’s admission in Parliament with the charge of sedi - Supreme Court, and in ways. One way is if a dis - that the present definition of ‘sedition’ in tion, reams of newsprint defending it, our Attorney trict judge orders disclosure have been dedicated to General FUNDED by our of information. This is very the Indian Penal Code is too wide and challenging that odious taxes) has argued that we dangerous if one bears in requires reconsideration, is the first indication that the legal provision of the have no right to privacy. In mind that we have inade - T Indian Penal Code, dating this context, any version of quately trained district fallout of the Kanhaiya Kumar episode has had a back to 1860, principally the Aadhaar Bill would judges all over the country, chastening effect on the ruling party. There seems to on the grounds that it is have been subject to close and that they are not given be a realisation that invoking the draconian penal pro - draconian and specifically scrutiny. When the Bill is enough support to under - that its abuse impairs a sprung in Parliament with stand the implications of a vision against students of the Jawaharlal Nehru critical feature of liberal little warning and misla - database like Aadhaar. University was an act of overreach by the Delhi democracy: dissent belled as a MONEY bill to District judges in far-flung In the process the trou - avoid Rajya Sabha scrutiny, districts have been authoris - Police. Further, legal luminaries had pointed out that bling history of Section it will naturally be treated ing mass blocking of online the essential ingredient of sedition — an imminent 124-A of the IPC has been with even more suspicion content and gag orders. clearly traced, especially than usual. These judges can now threat to public order — was absent in the case. its remarkable survival There are extensive authorise access to Aadhaar Opinion is growing that the relevant provision, from the pre- threats to privacy contained data without any disclosure Independence era, when it within this legislation, or discussion with the citi - Section 124-A, has no place on the statute book. served the colonial gov - which seeks to institution - zen affected — only the While Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured ernment as a weapon of alise an extensive, perva - Aadhaar authority will have mass suppression against sive database that links the right to contest the order Opposition members that an all-party meeting on the all opposition, into mod - effectively argued that obtain a summons against Supreme Court began to multiple other databases if it is so inclined. The leg - issue would be convened after the Law Commission ern India, where it has now popular political revolu - Mr. Rushdie and his pub - address the constitutionali - containing our personal islation offers no avenue become an untenable blot tion was permissible when lisher, alleging that both ty of these laws for the information. It is uncon - where the affected party submitted its report on the matter, Minister of State on the right to free speech a government no longer parties had committed the first time during World scionable for the govern - may appeal if her rights are for Home Kiren Rijiju made a pointed reference to guaranteed by Article 19 safeguarded inalienable offense of seditious libel, a War I. Although it found ment to pass the Aadhaar affected. This creates a of the Constitution. concerns that the definition of ‘sedition’ was very rights of its people, rights claim that was denied after them to be constitutional Bill with no public consul - huge window for access At the heart of this that stemmed from nature judges found that there at that time, the Court’s tation about the sort of pri - and misuse of the database. wide. He also sought to clarify that he was not dis - ongoing battle for India’s and not any government- was not a seditious intent questioning set off a vacy safeguards that are There is a second way in cussing the merits of the case against JNU students or liberal soul is the argu - written document, not by either of the parties “fierce challenge,” to sedi - necessary for such a data - which the government may ment that speech that is even a Constitution. against any of the UK’s tion as a legal concept, base. abuse its power and access defending the action of the Delhi Police, indicating a alleged to be seditious Unsurprisingly when an democratic institutions. Professor Stone said, par - The right to privacy in the Aadhaar database. A significant political climbdown. In other remarks, Mr. may be considered illegal estimated 50,000 copies of In the U.S., Congress ticularly by Supreme India Joint Secretary authorised only if it is an incitement Mr. Paine’s manuscript enacted the Sedition Act of Court Justices Oliver It is truly unfortunate by the government can Rijiju recalled that the Law Commission in its 42nd to violence or public disor - started circulating in 1798 in anticipation of a Wendell Holmes and that the privacy debate in direct disclosure of infor - Report had rejected the idea of repealing the section der, a view that has been Britain it led to a massive possible war with France, Louis Brandeis. India is circling back to its mation “in the interests of clarified by a multitude of furore within government, according to Professor From that time until initial stages in 1948-49. national security”. This altogether. A look at the 1971 report shows that in fact legal precedents including a trial in absentia, and Geoffrey Stone of the 1969 the U.S. Supreme While drafting the direction again leaves the it wanted to expand the term relating to exciting “dis - Kedar Nath Singh vs State finally conviction for sedi - University of Chicago, Court struggled with sedi - Constitution, amendments affected party out of the Of Bihar (1962), Indra tious libel against the and the Act made it a tion laws and ultimately were moved to insert safe - equation, and nothing in the affection towards the government established by law” Das vs State Of Assam Crown. Fortunately for crime for any person to came to the view in guards against search and legislation compels any to cover disaffection towards the Constitution, (2011), Arup Bhuyan vs Mr. Paine he was at the make any statement that Brandenbug v. Ohio that seizure within the funda - kind of public or independ - State Of Assam (2011), time a resident of France brought the President, the government could pun - mental rights chapter. Dr. ent oversight that may help Parliament, the government and legislatures of the and most recently the and hence “unavailable for Congress, or the govern - ish speech because it B.R. Ambedkar pointed out ensure that there is no abuse States, and the administration of justice. well-known case of hanging,” and so he got ment into contempt or dis - turned people against the that these safeguards were of power. While this order Shreya Singhal v. Union of away with never returning repute. Unlike the U.K.’s government or might already provided by the will be reviewed by a com - In penal law, vague and ‘over-broad’ definitions of India (2013). Yet by no to his homeland. sedition law, truth was a cause them to engage in Code of Criminal mittee consisting of the offences often result in mindless prosecutions based means is the tension In the early years sedi - defence, but still it was bit - unlawful conduct only if Procedure but he agreed Cabinet Secretary and the between the right to free - merely on the wording of the act that seems to allow tion came with rather steep terly opposed by those the speaker expressly that adding them to the Secretaries to the dom of speech and the punishments, including who sought to criticise the incited unlawful conduct Constitution would make it Government of India in the both provocative and innocuous speeches to be treat - ambitions of a government perpetrators having their government, and the gov - and only if the speech is impossible for the legisla - Department of Legal ed as equally criminal. to quell criticism of its ears cut off for a first ernment used it to prose - likely to cause such con - ture to tamper with them. Affairs and the Department policies a new dilemma offense and put to death cute numerous journalists duct imminently. Although no convincing of Electronics and While upholding sedition as an offence that fell for democratic politics for recidivism. Later it and politicians who criti - Since that time no arguments were made Information Technology, under the ‘public order’ restriction on free speech, the worldwide, and indeed the became punishable up to cised its policies, restrictions on seditious against the amendment, this is an inadequate safe - experience of liberal life imprisonment and/or a Professor Stone said to libel have been upheld in there was commotion in the guard for multiple reasons. Supreme Court ruled that it ought to be invoked only Western democracy shines fine, and in most cases The Hindu. While the Act the U.S. and Professor House. The vote was Inadequate safeguards if a particular speech or action had a “pernicious ten - a light upon what could be “Not only was truth no expired by its own force in Stone argues that this has deferred. Eventually the The safeguards con - considered a reasonable defence, but intention was 1801 amidst condemna - largely been because the amendment did not pass tained within the Aadhaar dency to create public disorder”. Words such as position on this subject. irrelevant.” However in tion as a serious violation nation and its government through the House but the Bill are appalling even by “excites or attempts to excite disaffection” or “brings Consider first the expe - line with what Professor of the First Amendment have come to encompass debates were disappointing very outdated Indian stan - rience of the U.K., where Spencer had indicated to guaranteeing the right to the understanding that “It since they offered no dis - dards. By international into or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt” are laws on seditious libel and The Hindu, on multiple freedom of expression, a is more important to pro - cernible reason for this standards, they are laugh - unacceptably vague, and the further explanation that criminal defamation were occasions 21-st century series of compulsions tect a vital freedom of choice. able. The Indian standards summarily abolished by debates in the House of relating the wartime poli - speech than to suppress However, the Supreme for using technology for ‘disaffection’ includes “disloyalty and all feelings of Section 73 of the Coroners Lords agreed that “the tics, from 1798 to the pres - views we do not like. The Court soon read the right to widespread surveillance enmity” compounds the problem. The provision in and Justice Act in 2009 common law of sedition ent led to reinstitution of suppression of criticism of privacy into the began with the use of the nearly 40 years after the had rarely been used in seditious libel laws. These the government, we have Constitution. Progressively, telephone. When large- effect appears to demand ‘affection’ towards the gov - British Law Commission England over the course of included, Professor Stone come to understand, is in case after case, it realised scale telephone tapping was ernment, except for a general exception allowing dis - first recommended doing the past century,” and the notes, the government put - fundamentally incompati - that the rights to liberty and challenged in PUCL v. so, albeit after “after a cen - approval of governmental measures. Two High last major case in the ting some presses out of ble with the aspirations of freedom of expression can - Union of India (1997), the tury of disuse,” according country where there was business during the a true democracy.” not survive if the right to government attempted the Courts had declared Section 124-A unconstitutional to Professor John Spencer an attempt to try an indi - American Civil War; the The Government of privacy is compromised. It very same national security before the Supreme Court upheld the section in 1962 of Cambridge University. vidual for sedition government enacting the India frequently speaks of began with recognising argument that is being used Modern Britain’s strug - involved the publication of Espionage Act of 1917 and India becoming a super - people’s rights against gov - for Aadhaar. The Supreme in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar. The Law gle with the chilling Salman Rushdie’s book, the Sedition Act of 1918 power comparable to some ernment intrusion into their Court ruled that telephone Commission, while revisiting the issue, should take effects of sedition on free The Satantic Verses. during World War I, which democratic Western homes and went on to build tapping would violate speech dates back cen - Reports in the U.S. were used to prosecute nations. Yet as this govern - this norm over the years Article 21 of the into account recent developments, especially the fla - turies to the times of the Library of Congress quote around 2,000 individuals ment goes about arrogat - across a variety of cases. It Constitution unless it was grant instances of misuse of the sedition law and the Star Chamber, and was allegations made that Mr. for criticising the war and ing to itself the right to is the right to privacy that permitted by the procedure poignantly illustrated in Rushdie’s book was a the draft; and the federal victimise those who chal - protects us from the indis - established by law, and that tendency to invoke it against those involved in stri - the 1792 trial of political “scurrilous attack on the government and most lenge the legitimacy of its cretions of doctors who see it would also violate the dent forms of political dissent and scathing criticism theorist Thomas Paine, Muslim religion,” and that states enacting laws pro - actions, or raise dissenting us at our most vulnerable. It right to freedom of speech whose work was influen - it resulted in violence in hibiting anyone to advo - slogans against wide - is the right to privacy that and expression under of governments. tial in igniting the the UK as well as a sever - cate the violent overthrow spread inequities in the prevents the police from Article 19 unless it came One way to limit its mischief is to narrow the def - American Revolution, ance of diplomatic rela - of the government During country, it may have pause turning our homes inside within the permissible specifically for his publi - tions between the UK and the “Red Scare” of the for thought if it bothered out on a whim. It is the right restrictions. The Supreme inition; but a more rational and constitutional option cation of the second part Iran. Taking matters fur - 1950s. Notwithstanding to glance through the his - to privacy that prevents, Court was very clear in this would be to scrap the provision altogether. of the Rights of Man. ther an individual was said this regressive shift during torical evolution of albeit fairly ineffectively, context that even when the In that tome Mr. Paine to have attempted to the war years, the U.S. jurisprudential. law enforcement from lis - law clearly defines the situ - tening in on our phone con - ations in which interception versations and recording may take place, this law them. This is all a result of must have procedural back - the Supreme Court recog - ing to ensure that the exer - Getting medical education on track nising time after time, cise of power is just and At a time of pervasive role of the MCI was reduced idea to upgrade district hospi - medical colleges undergo a across decades, that our reasonable. Having insisted cynicism, when politicians to an advisory body with the tals to government medical rigorous assessment by a other rights will not stand on the need for procedural are perceived as uncaring of three critical functions of colleges was proposed to high-level committee for much without privacy. safeguards, the Supreme peoples’ welfare and sanctioning medical colleges, obviate the cost of establish - appointed for the purpose. A The Aadhaar database is Court created a stopgap, Parliament is trending dan - approving the student intake, ing a 300-bed hospital for a similar exercise done by a dangerous thing in itself. interim administrative gerously towards becoming and approving any expansion new college, utilise existing Flexner in the U.S. in 1910 Like dams that wall in enor - measure that was to act as a irrelevant, the report of the of the intake capacity requir - specialists for teaching, and led to the recommendation mous quantities of water or safeguard in the absence of Parliamentary Standing ing prior approval of the provide rural populations that only 16 out of 155 med - plants storing toxic materi - a statutory mechanism. Committee (PSC) on the need Ministry of Health and access to specialist services ical schools function. Such an al, this database could cause That this deeply inadequate to reform the Medical Family Welfare. nearer their homes and at a assessment is sorely needed widespread disaster if stopgap measure continues Council of India (MCI) has Of late, the MCI has come lower cost. The Ministry of to bring in the much-needed breached. It is necessary to to be our sole communica - come as a glimmer of hope. to be seen as pushing and pro - Health has recently sanc - credibility to the system and take every possible precau - tion surveillance safeguard The PSC has broadly agreed tecting the interests of the pri - tioned FUNDS to 58 district stop the production of poorly tion when building any - is a mark of how all govern - to all the recommendations of vate sector. Its continued hospitals for such upgrada - trained doctors. thing this dangerous. It is ments across political lines the many reports that have functioning, despite a public tion. The PSC report has not The PSC report has also also necessary that whoever find it difficult to restrict been submitted over the interest litigation filed in the provided any clear directions given the Health Ministry puts such a hazard among their own powers to respect decades and that had, until Supreme Court questioning on this subject. It is important power on the important issue us takes full responsibility the rights of the people. now, fallen on deaf ears. the allegedly brazen rigging to flag this issue as the expe - of fee structure. It would have for the ill-effects if anything Owing the great varia - The MCI was established of elections, is reflective of rience of handing over gov - been advisable to allow the goes wrong. The tion of privacy safeguards in 1934 under the Indian its political clout. ernment (district) hospitals to new system to evolve and Government of India is internationally, it was diffi - Medical Council Act, 1933, On grounds of corruption, 2014, another committee education; accreditation and private ENTREPRENEURS regulate the fee structure doing no such thing with cult until recently to argue as an elected body for main - the MCI faced the ignominy under the chairmanship of Dr assessment processes of col - (for instance, in Bhuj to the within its mandate. the Aadhaar database. convincingly for specific taining the medical register of being set aside by the Ranjit Roy Chaudhury was leges and courses for ensur - Adani Group on a 99-year What next? Despite multiple assurances reforms to the system. and providing ethical over - Supreme Court in 2002 and appointed. This committee ing uniformity in standards; lease or leasing out the Parliament has done its of safety, it has offered citi - However, that has changed sight, with no specific role in again in 2010 by an ordinance submitted its report in and the registration of doc - Raichur hospital to the Apollo duty. The onus is now on the zens no guarantee of com - since the then UN High medical education. The issued by the government. February 2015. The current tors, licensing and overseeing Group and in 2015 the 300- government to demonstrate pensation or recompense if Commissioner for Human Amendment of 1956, howev - Seizing the opportunity of the report of the PSC is in near adherence to ethical stan - bed Chittoor district hospital its commitment to bringing in its poor choices endanger Rights Navi Pillay pub - er, mandated the MCI “to temporary suspension of the unanimity with this report. dards. These reforms are in Andhra Pradesh to Apollo ‘achche din’. Unlike its pred - them. In many ways, this lished her detailed report on maintain uniform standards elected MCI, the Ministry of Recommendations of the expected to plan human for five years for establishing ecessors, it is not a prisoner of legislation is something of a ‘The Right to Privacy in the of medical education, both Health drafted a Bill to estab - PSC resources required for pri - a medical college) have been vested interests that control Trojan horse. We are told Digital Age’ in July 2014. under graduate and postgrad - lish a National Commission Explicitly acknowledging mary care by promoting fam - controversial on grounds of the MCI today and were that its sole purpose is the Ms. Pillay’s report stated uate; recommend for recogni - for Human Resources for the deep tentacles of corrup - ily medicine and general the poor being denied access allegedly behind the untimely noble goal of creating a clearly that internal proce - tion/de-recognition of med - Health (NCHRH). This Bill tion and misgovernance that physicians alongside special - to free care. This policy of transfer of a Union Secretary functional Public dural safeguards without ical qualifications of medical sought to revamp the MCI to have consumed the MCI, the ists; rationalise standards to corporatising public assets in and the Cabinet Minister for Distribution System. We independent external moni - institutions of India or foreign consist of nominated bodies PSC has made the following make medical education the name of establishing med - Health in 2014. are also told that the sensi - toring are inadequate for countries; accord permanent to carry out the functions of recommendations: to provide affordable; and enforce a uni - ical colleges and providing The PSC has indicted the tive information in the data - the protection of rights. registration/provisional regis - human resource planning, a new architecture that is form national entry and exit quality care is highly flawed MCI and this alone is suffi - base is secure and inacces - This means that the system tration of doctors with recog - curriculum development and more in tune with current examination — a recommen - and, as a remedy, worse than cient reason to set it aside sible for any purpose other by which a Joint Secretary nised medical qualifications; quality assurance, with the needs of the country; to dation that was overruled by the malaise. The government with immediate effect. A than authentication. issues orders that are and ensure reciprocity with elected body limited to regis - replace the principle of elec - the Supreme Court and is needs to clearly state its poli - group of eminent people However, the legislation reviewed by three foreign countries in the mat - ter doctors and govern their tion with nomination; to pending appeal. These are all cy on this issue to be consis - should be appointed as a tran - does a fine job of obfusca - Secretaries is not accept - ter of mutual recognition of practice in accordance with replace the existing MCI with critical recommendations tent with the spirit and letter sition team to work out the tion: in part labelled “pro - able. Ms. Pillay’s report medical qualifications.” ethical standards. It was laid an architecture consisting of that, if implemented, can of the report that has strongly new architecture, even as the tection of information”, it said that effective protec - The second amendment on the table of the Rajya four independent boards to have far-reaching conse - condemned the crass com - Law Commission should be begins with very promising tion of the law can only be came in 1993, at a time when Sabha in 2011. deal with curriculum devel - quences for the health sector. mercialisation of the health requested to draft an appro - norms about not sharing achieved if all the branches there was a new-found enthu - The PSC returned the Bill opment, teacher training, and Shortcomings of the report sector. Another shortcoming priate law with safeguards to information for purposes of government as well as an siasm for private colleges. with some observations to the standard setting for under - However, the report falls is the failure to recommend ensure that the new body does outside the legislation, and independent civilian. Under this amendment, the Ministry in October 2013. In graduate and post-graduate short on three counts. The that all the 400-plus existing not become overly. TRUTH PREVAIL SPORTS/BUSINESS 5 JAMMU, SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 Europa League: Liverpool FC, Borussia Dortmund Swiss open criminal proceedings against FIFA paid former president Sepp leading ex-FIFA official Jerome Valcke ZURICH: Former FIFA sec - have been indicted in the seal their place in draw for qua1r3tthe mri-nfutien, faollsowing in to retary general Jerome Valcke, United States while Swiss ZURBICHl: aFotottbaell`s rru l $- 3.76 million in 2015 score after Alvaro Negredo`s banned for 12 years by foot - authorities have also opened a ing body FIFA said it paid dis - effort had been saved by Iago ball`s governing body for ethics criminal investigation into graced former president Sepp Blatter 3.63 million Swiss Herrerin. violations, is facing criminal Blatter, who has been banned francs ($3.8 million) last year, Aderlan Santos then head - proceedings by the Swiss attor - for six years by FIFA`s ethics publishing his salary for the ed home the second eight ney general`s office, the law committee. first time under new gover - minutes before the interval, enforcement agency said Valcke joined FIFA in 2003 nance regulations. but beaten 2012 finalists Thursday. as marketing director but was FIFA also announced it lost Athletic struck the decisive $122 million in 2015, its first Valcke, whose job was to fired in December 2006 for his away goal 14 minutes from deficit since 2002, attributing the end. ensure the smooth running of part in botched sponsorship that mainly to the costs of bat - The inevitable Aritz FIFA and in particular its flag - negotiations with credit card tling the worst graft scandal in its history. Aduriz got the goal, his ship World Cup tournament, firms MasterCard Inc and Visa was right-hand man to banned Inc. In particular, FIFA`s legal eighth in nine Europa League fees rose from $31.29 million games this season, and his former president Sepp Blatter Within months of that settle - in 2014 to $61.49 million ident since 1998 and his ambitious promises during his 31st altogether, after a superb for nearly eight years. ment, Valcke was not only back while its reserves dropped salary had long been the sub - election campaign to increase flick-on by Raul Garcia. He is suspected of criminal at FIFA but was at the helm of from $1.52 billion to $1.34 ject of speculation. It was spending on football develop - PARIS: Liverpool eased them win the tie 5-1 on Villarreal are also through mismanagement and other the administration as secretary billion. finally published on Thursday ment around the world. under new rules which were "With the recently past Manchester United to aggregate. after beating Bayer offences, Michael Lauber`s general, answering directly to "The unprecedented events seal their place in the draw The Gabon striker lashed a Leverkusen 2-0 on aggregate that occurred in 2015 have passed in February in an approved reforms, I believe office said in the statement Blatter. attempt to make FIFA more that we have turned a corner for the quarter-finals of the swerving long-range strike following a 0-0 draw in the impacted upon FIFA`s finan - which added that the proceed - Valcke was widely credited cial results, however the transparent. and that FIFA is poised to Europa League, where past Hugo Lloris on 24 min - second leg in Germany. ings were in response to two for getting the 2010 and 2014 organisation`s healthy FIFA said it calculated emerge stronger than ever," Borussia Dortmund and utes and then added another That means three Spanish criminal complaints against World Cup tournaments, held reserves have allowed it to Blatter and Valcke`s payments said Infantino. holders Sevilla are looking in the second half to take his sides in the last eight, and six on the advice of an "indepen - "During my presidency, I Valcke in connection with in South Africa and Brazil weather the storm," the Swiss- like the teams to beat. tally for the season to 35 left in Europe altogether. In based federation said in a dent, external company that pledge to make this happen Jurgen Klopp`s side saw goals. contrast, Italian interest in investigations by FIFA`s ethics respectively, up and running in statement. specialises in HR and com - and to lead FIFA into a off old rivals Manchester Son Heung-Min pulled European competition is at committee. time after delays in the prepara - Several dozen officials, pensation issues." brighter and more sustainable United as a 1-1 second-leg one back for Spurs, who are an end after Lazio were hum - Searches were made on tions. including former members of Despite the troubles, FIFA future so that we can all return draw at Old Trafford on now left to focus on their bled 3-0 by Sparta Prague in Thursday but the Frenchman Last month, FIFA ethics FIFA`s executive committee, said it had revised its project - our full focus to football." Thursday saw them win their Premier League title chal - have been indicted in the ed revenue for the 2015-2018 "We saw in 2015 that Rome. was not arrested, prosecutors judge Hans-Joachim Eckert cycle upwards from $5 billion FIFA`s competitions – such as last-16 tie 3-1 on aggregate. lenge. United States while Blatter Captain Borek Dockal put said. Valcke`s US lawyer Barry found Valcke guilty of miscon - has been banned for six years to $5.65 billion, with project - the FIFA Women`s World Cup United had it all to do after Holders Sevilla remain in Sparta in front and Ladislav Berke was not immediately duct over the sale of World Cup by the ruling body`s ethics ed investments amounting to – remain an incredible oppor - losing last week`s first leg 2- with a chance of winning the Krejci and Lukas Julis added available for comment. tickets, abuse of travel expens - committee. $5.55 billion. tunity for us to promote the 0 but they were given hope Europa League for the third further goals before the break FIFA is mired in the worst es, attempting to sell TV rights FIFA said Blatter`s former Last year, Valcke, while game and to raise the funds when Anthony Martial year running, and fifth time still secretary general, admit - we need to fulfil our core mis - to take the Czech side crisis in its 112-year history, below their market value and secretary general Jerome scored from the penalty spot in 11 seasons, after beating through 4-1 on aggregate. Valcke, banned for 12 years, ted that FIFA was having trou - sion of football development." with corruption investigations destruction of evidence. just past the half-hour mark Swiss champions Basel 3-0. The 2009 UEFA Cup win - was paid 2.12 million Swiss ble in negotiating new spon - During the electoral cam - after the Frenchman was After a goalless first leg, ners Shakhtar Donetsk also under way in Switzerland and Eckert said that Valcke francs last year. The aggregate sorship deals because of its paign, two of Infantino`s battered reputation. rivals said that his plans were fouled in the box by Basel were looking to keep advanced, Eduardo`s late the United States. "acted against FIFA’s best inter - remuneration of key manage - Several dozen people includ - ests and caused considerable ment personnel was $27.9 New FIFA president Gianni not financially viable and Nathaniel Clyne. alive their hopes of reaching goal securing a 1-0 win away Infantino, whose salary has could wipe out FIFA`s ing senior football officials financial damage to FIFA." million. However, Daniel Sturridge a final that will be played in to Anderlecht in Belgium Blatter had been FIFA pres - not been revealed, made reserves. struck the bar from a free- their own stadium, but that took the Ukrainians kick before Philippe Sevilla have a fearsome through 4-1 on aggregate. Coutinho scored a superb home record and Adil Rami The quarter-final line-up goal for Liverpool just prior put them ahead before fellow was completed by to the break, cutting in from Frenchman Kevin Gameiro Portuguese side Braga, after World Twenty20: New Zealand defend 142-run total against Australia, go top of group the left and chipping past added a quick-fire the 2011 runners-up over - NEW DELHI: New knock. Glenn Maxwell and away, Williamson's side David de Gea. brace.Gary Neville`s turned a 1-0 first-leg deficit Zealand pulled off another James Faulkner grabbed stuck to their plans and were That left United needing Valencia were sent crashing by beating Fenerbahce 4-1 as stunning win in the ICC two wickets each for the rewarded, Man-of-the- three more goals to stay in out after they lost their last- the Turkish giants ended the World Twenty20, beating bowling side. match Mitchell Europe and they never 16 tie to Spanish rivals game with just eight men. Australia by eight runs in Usman Khawaja looked McClenaghan bowled the looked like doing enough in Athletic Bilbao on away Ahmed Hassan put Braga Dharamsala. in supreme touch at the top 19th over of the match and the second half to prevent an goals despite winning the ahead only for Alper Potuk to Batting first, the Kiwis of the Aussie innings, scor - sealed the fate of the exit that only piles more second leg 2-1. grab an away goal for posted a tricky total of 142 ing 38 off 27 deliveries. Aussies. pressure on manager Louis Valencia had been trailing Fenerbahce. on the board. Considering However, star players The left-arm pacer con - van Gaal. Klopp`s old side 1-0 after last week`s first leg However, Mehmet Topal they were 58 for no loss Shane Watson, Steve Smith ceded just 3 runs and took Dortmund eased through at San Mames but looked to was sent off after conceding after the power play, Steve and David Warner got out in two wickets in that over to with the prolific Pierre- have turned the tie around a penalty that was converted Smith's men did a com - quick succession to give virtually end Australia's Emerick Aubameyang scor - when they went two goals up by Josue, and Nikola mendable job to restrict the New Zealand the edge. hopes of a win. ing twice in their 2-1 win in the first half at the Stoiljkovic put the hosts New Zealand batsmen. Despite the stand between New Zealand are now top away to Tottenham Hotspur Mestalla. Santi Mina got the ahead in the tie on 74 min - Martin Guptill top scored Maxwell and Marsh threat - of their group with two wins at White Hart Lane that saw first goal on the night in the utes. for BlackCaps with a 39-run ening to take the game in two games. Government clarifies, PPF contributions PPF stays on exemption list; govt to consider will continue to be tax free Govt creates 50,000 tonnes pulses buffer stock; asks states to lift partial rollback of tax on EPF ewxemitpht bdotrh aunwdear lres cog - NEW DELHI: After nised Provident Fund and procuring 50,000 tonnes of NPS. pulses for buffer stock, Union "It is expected that the Food Minister Ram Vilas employees of private compa - Paswan on Tuesday asked the nies will place the remaining states to place their require - 60 percent of the corpus in ment so that the lentils can be annuity, out of which they offloaded in the market to can get regular pension. check prices. When this 60 percent of the The government has decid - remaining corpus is invested NEW DELHI: Seeking to further said.Notably, Budget ed to import 20,000 tonnes of in Annuity, no tax is charge - dispel fears of the salaried 2016, announced by Finance pulses. Of which, the contracts able. So what it means is that class, the government on Minister Arun Jaitley on have been finalised for 6,000 the entire corpus will be tax Tuesday clarified that Public Monday proposes to tax part tonnes, he said. Provident Fund (PPF) will not of Employee Provident Fund Retail prices of pulses are NEW DELHI: Under all- ous employees unions free, if invested in annuity," it said. be taxed on withdrawal and (EPF) withdrawals from April still ruling high at Rs 160-170 round attack, the govern - including RSS-backed BMS, only the interest accrued on 1, 2016. per kg in most places even as ment on Tuesday promised and political parties who The Government in the Budget also made another contributions to employee Those withdrawals over 60 the rates have cooled down "seriously", the Minister said, and import of pulses and other to consider demands for a termed it as "an attack on the provident fund made after percent of EPF will be eligible from the peak of Rs 210 per kg partial rollback of the pro - working class and a clear change to say that when the "We have procured 50,000 essential commodities so that person investing in annuity April 1 will be taxed while the for tax while the remaining 40 last year, following a slew of tonnes of pulses in this kharif to intervene in the market to posal to tax 60 percent of case of double taxation." principal will continue to percent will be tax free. "In measures including crack - withdrawals from provident The Finance Ministry dies and when the original season. The Centre has no check prices. corpus goes in the hands of remain tax exempt. case of superannuation funds down on hoarders. infrastructure to sell it in the To ensure that prices of fund and a ceiling on issued a press note contain - "The principal amount will and recognized provident "In this budget, there is an employers contribution but ing a clarification about the his heirs, then again there market. At the end of the day, pulses do not flare up any fur - will be no tax. not be taxed and will continue funds, including EPF, the increased allocation for Price states have to lift it. I request ther, central security agencies made it clear that PPF will proposed changes in the tax to remain tax exempt on with - same norm of 40 percent of Stabilization Fund (PSF) to Rs continue to be exempt from treatment of recognised PFs The idea behind this all states to give their require - including Intelligence Bureau mechanism, it said, was to drawal. What we have said is corpus to be tax free will 900 crore from Rs 500 crore ment at the earliest." and Directorate of Revenue tax. and recognised pension 40 percent of the interest apply in respect of corpus cre - last year. This will help to Revenue Secretary schemes noting that there encourage people to invest Of 50,000 tonnes procured Intelligence have been asked in pension products rather accrued on contributions ated out of contributions made check prices of essential com - from the kharif season, 45,000 to keep a close watch on tur, Hashmukh Adhia went a seems to be some amount of made after April 1 will be tax on or from 1.4.2016," said modities, especially of puls - step further to say that only lack of understanding about than withdraw and use the tonnes is tur dal and the rest is urad and gram traders to check entire corpus after retire - exempt and its remaining 60 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley es," Paswan told reporters. urad. speculation and hoarding. 60 percent of interest on the changes made in the percent will be taxed," in his budget speech. Earlier, PSF was part of contributions made after Budget on the issue. ment. "However, in EPFO, Going forward, Paswan said Despite several steps, pulses there are about 60 lakh con - Revenue Secretary Hasmukh The tax will be imposed on Agriculture Ministry. It has that the government will buy prices are expected to remain April 1 will be taxed and that "We have received repre - Adhia said. Small salaried EPF corpus withdrawal now been shift to the the principal amount of con - sentations today from vari - tributing members who have additional one lakh tonnes of firm this year as well because accepted EPF voluntarily employees with up to Rs exceeding Rs 1.5 lakh each. Consumer Affairs Ministry, he pulses, mainly gram and production is unlikely to tribution will remain ous sections suggesting that 15,000/month income will be So far EFP withdrawal have added. untouched at the time of if the amount of 60 percent and they are highly - paid masoor dals, from the rabi sea - increase significantly because employees of private sector kept out of purview of pro - been free from tax exemptions Stating that the government son. of drought for the second withdrawal. of corpus is not invested in posed taxation of EPF, Adhia in last five years. has taken the issue of pulses However, a government the annuity products, the tax companies. "All steps are being taken to straight year. press note issued today made should be levied only on ensure there is no panic on dal As per the Agriculture no mention about taxing accumulated returns on the issue this time, he added. Ministry's second estimate, only the interest. corpus and not on the con - Besides buffer stock of pulses production is estimated It claimed that the new tax tributed amount. Sensex gains most in 7 years on Budget pulses, Paswan said the gov - at 17.33 million tonnes in proposal was aimed at taxing "We have also received ernment has plans to import 2015-16 crop year (July-June), only the high salaried indi - representations asking for 20,000 tonnes of pulses this marginally higher than the pre - viduals totalling about 70 not having any monetary lift, skyrockets 777 points year. Already, the tender for vious year's production of lakh people out of the 3.7 limit on the employer contri - MUMBAI: Marking its tered stocks and covering-up 6,000 tonnes has been 17.15 million tonnes. crore employee provident bution under EPF, because biggest post-Budget day rally of short positions provided finalised and the bids for rest India is the world's largest fund (EPF) members. About such a limit is not there in ever, market soared 777 further momentum, brokers of the quantity would be producer of pulses, but its 3 crore individuals come NPS. The Finance Minister points, its best single-day said. opened soon. domestic demand outstrips under the statutory wage would be considering all show in nearly 7 years, after UBS, the global financial The government is using production. The shortfall is limit of Rs 15,000 per month these suggestions and taking fiscal measures in the Budget services major, in a research PSF for creating buffer stock met from imports. so will not be affected by the a view on it in due course," offered more elbowroom to note, said RBI is likely to go proposed changes. the press note said. RBI to ease policy. for a 50 basis point rate cut India's manufacturing growth remains Finance Minister Arun All contributions and Finance Minister Arun this calender year as the unchanged in February, new orders pace up Jaitley in his Budget speech Budget gives the central bank Jaitley in his Budget for interest accrued to EPF NEW DELHI: India's man - ness conditions across the sec - 2016-17 yesterday had pro - before April 1, 2016, will not yesterday made it clear that sufficient room to adopt a the government will go for fis - 23,779.35, a jump of 777.35 gains. The fiscal plan has more accommodative stance. ufacturing growth remained tor. A reading above 50 repre - posed that 60 percent of the attract any tax on withdraw - unchanged in February fol - sents expansion while one withdrawal on contribution al. The press note said the cal prudence and keep deficit points, or 3.38 percent. raised optimism among Prominent gainers among at 3.5 percent for 2016-17. Today's gain is the biggest investors as they look forward the 30 Sensex stocks include lowing price reductions even below this level means con - to employee PF made after purpose of this reform of as new orders registered the traction. "The Indian manufac - April 1 this year will be sub - making the change in tax This has added to the clam - single-day rise since May 18, to a possible rate cut by RBI," ITC Ltd, ICICI Bank, Maruti our that the Reserve Bank may 2009 when the 30-share said Vinod Nair, Head- Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, strongest upturn since last turing economy edged further ject to tax. This would apply regime is to encourage more September, says a Nikkei sur - in the right direction during to superannuation funds and number of private sector go for a rate reduction as early barometer had jumped Fundamental Research, Geojit Adani Ports, GAIL and Tata as this month to revive private 2,110.79 points. BNP Paribas. Motors. vey. At 51.1 in February, February, eking out modest recognised provident funds employees to go for pension unchanged from January read - gains in new orders and out - including EPF. security after retirement investment and spur growth. It had lost 152.30 points in The rupee, at 67.85, was on Among Sensex compo - Global cues remained posi - yesterday's highly volatile ses - a higher ground against the nents, 27 stocks gained, while ing, which was a 4-month put," Pollyanna De Lima, He also proposed a mone - instead of withdrawing the high, the seasonally-adjusted Economist at Markit and tary limit for contribution of entire money from the tive as major markets in Asia sion. dollar, which was lapped up ONGC, Hindustan Unilever and Europe ruled firm after At the close, the NSE Nifty by market participants. and Dr Reddy's declined. Nikkei India Manufacturing author of the report, said. employer in recognised PF Provident Fund Account. Purchasing Managers' Index However, a faster expansion and superannuation fund at Towards this objective, China announced monetary was up 235.25 points, or 3.37 According to a private sur - The BSE FMCG index easing in an attempt to bring percent, at 7,222.30. vey, manufacturing activity gained the most by surging (PMI) -- a composite single- in new business inflows failed Rs 1.5 lakh per annum for the Government announced figure indicator of manufac - to lift growth of output and taking tax benefit. that 40 percent of the total back its economy back on "The well-balanced Budget expanded for the second con - 4.90 percent, followed by con - track while oil prices showed a has erased market concerns secutive month, which served sumer durables 4.37 percent, turing performance -- pointed workforce numbers were left The proposal came under corpus withdrawn at the time to the second consecutive broadly unchanged again, the immediate attack from vari - of retirement will be tax firming trend. over questions of fiscal disci - as a feel-good factor. realty 4.21 percent and auto The BSE Sensex closed at pline and long-term capital Value-buying in several bat - 4.19 pecent. monthly improvement in busi - monthly survey noted. 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Researchers find Snoring can affect kids' health, variable affecting New cancer drug candidate may long life WASHINGTON D.C.: It is a known fact that suffering treat Alzheimer's disease learning abilities Gudnadottir, researcher at from chronic medical condi - NEW YORK: Opening the University of tions and engaging in a new window of opportu - Gothenburg in Sweden. unhealthy behaviors are the nity for treating dementia, However, the risk factors for early death. researchers have found researchers pointed out But, findings from a longi - that a drug compound cre - that many parents of chil - tudinal study have suggested ated to treat cancer can dren who snore are not that certain psychological restore memory in mice aware of the possible factors may be even stronger with Alzheimer's like dis - risks associated with fre - predictors of how long a per - ease. quent snoring in children. son lives. Researcher Stephen Alzheimer's is the most The most common rea - Aichele said that their study common form of demen - son for snoring are showed that two psychologi - tia that causes problems enlarged tonsils or ade - cal variables, lower self-rated with memory, thinking noids, that can often be health and age-related decre - and behaviour. cured or reduced with ments in processing speed The drug flushes away surgery, the researchers appeared to be especially the abundant inflammato - said. important indicators of ele - ry cells produced in reac - In the study, published vated mortality risk in mid - tion to beta-amyloid in the Journal of dle-age and older adults. plaques that are the hall - Laryngology and Aichele explained that it mark of Alzheimer's dis - Otology, the researchers has been long known that par - ease, the findings showed. examined the occurrence ticular factors such as illness - The study, published in of snoring and sleep es, socio-economic disadvan - the journal Brain, showed apnea in 1,300 Swedish tage, cognitive decline and that these cells, called children ranging in age social support determine how microglia, contribute to from 0-11 years and long a person survives in old the neuronal and memory found that approximately age. To address this gap in the deficits seen in this neu - and main form of immune rogue microglia, Green cognition in the pexidar - 5 percent of the examined available research, Aichele rodegenerative disease. defence in the central added. tinib-treated mice, along children snored several and colleagues turned to the "Our work is telling us nervous system. In their experiments, with renewed growth of LONDON: Children quality of sleep is affect - times a week. Manchester Longitudinal that these cells may con - But in a diseased state, the researchers treated dendritic spines that with frequent snoring and ed, which in turn, can be Despite pronounced Study of Cognition, examin - tribute to the disease such as Alzheimer's, mice with Alzheimer's enable brain neurons to breathing problems dur - linked with daytime tired - snoring, only about one ing 29 years' worth of data process, and targeting microglia appear to turn like disease with a small- communicate. ing sleep are prone to an ness, concentration and third of the snoring chil - collected from 6,203 adults them with such specific against the healthy tissue molecule inhibitor com - Green said that increased risk of poor learning difficulties, bed - dren had sought medical who ranged in age from 41 to drugs is a promising new they were originally pound called pexidartinib, although the compound concentration level and wetting and delayed help for their problem 96 years old when they began approach,” said one of the assigned to protect, caus - or PLX3397, which is swept away microglia, the learning abilities, finds a growth. revealing low awareness the study. Using two types of researchers Kim Green, ing inflammation in the currently being used in beta-amyloid remained, study. "Children with persist - regarding the negative statistical analysis, the assistant professor at the brain. several phase two oncolo - raising new questions The study showed that ent snoring often have a effects of breathing dis - researchers were able to University of California, The beta-amyloid gy studies. about the part these while periodic snoring is reduced quality of life. In turbances during sleep on assess the relative importance Irvine, US. plaques in brain areas The researchers noted a plaques play in usual in children, persist - particular, this applies to children's health, the of a total of 65 different vari - In healthy tissue, related to Alzheimer's dis - lack of neuron death and Alzheimer's neurodegen - ent snoring can lead to children who have sleep researchers concluded. ables in predicting. microglia act as the first ease are rich with these improved memory and erative process. sleep apnea where the apnea," said Gunnhildur Cannabis use can affect your ability to recognise emotion Why using newspapers to soak excessive NEW YORK: Cannabis pants connected to an elec - significantly affects users' troencephalogram (EEG), they ability to recognise, process were asked to view faces oil from food is a bad idea! and empathise with human depicting four separate expres - When we cook fried to food, which can pose excretion. 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Chemical solvents in the occur. participants, the researchers emotion, and then identify it -- If you've been doing ink can easily get passed What can be used measured electrical activity in to "explicitly" identify the that for a long time, on to the food. instead: the brain triggered by visual emotion. In those cases, users change your habit, but 2. Effect on lungs and To absorb or soak attention -- when one notices and non-users of cannabis do run a few health kidneys: excessive oil from fried something. The participants were virtually indistinguish - checkups to to avoid any Newspapers also con - foods, you can either use self-identified themselves as able. But when asked to focus potential health risks. tain graphite and if tissue paper or kitchen chronic, moderate or non- on the sex of the face, and later This would be a wise ingested, can make your paper towels. If you users of cannabis. identify the emotion, cannabis decision, because chemi - body incapable of elimi - must, use plain white The experiments consisted users scored much lower than cal solvents in newspa - nating toxicants or their paper instead of newspa - of the following: With partici - non-users. pers can get transmitted metabolites through pers. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 Ban on political activity SC allows photos of CMs, Governors, ministers SAR Gilani’s remarks against the mooted at IIMC country, police tells court NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru in government advertisements NEW DELHI: Biometrics for keeping a University was in ferment allowed in government Allegations against ex-Delhi tab on the attendance of following the Facebook advertisements then it can be University (DU) lecturer professors. A Code of con - post which, in turn, was said that it would promote SAR Gilani, arrested under duct that specifically bans the result of a protest “personality cult” which has sedition charges in connec - political activity by stu - organised to express soli - been described as “an anti- tion with a Delhi Press Club dents and teachers on the darity with research schol - thesis of democracy” by this event, are “grievous” and campus and a weekly ar Rohith Vemula who had court only. Other ministers whatever he has purportedly report on lectures given to committed suicide at the and the Chief Ministers are said is against the country, students to be submitted to University of Hyderabad. also answerable to public and police on Friday told a Delhi the secretary of The protest by students they cannot remain “face - court. Information and was endorsed by some less”, he had said, adding that The public prosecutor, Broadcasting (I&B) members of the faculty and the apex court verdict has representing Delhi police, Ministry. These are some had led to the Facebook dealt with print advertise - told Additional Sessions of the recommendations post remarks. After prob - ments only in the time where Judge Deepak Garg that he made by a committee ing the incident, the electronic and social media was not in a position to under the I&B Ministry Ministry panel had recom - are also there. The Centre had argue the matter today as he tasked to enquire into the mended expulsion of the on October 27 last year has not received the copy of unrest at the Indian student for three weeks on joined hands with several Mr. Gilani’s bail plea yet. Institute of Mass March 6. The Ministry had state governments in seeking “I am not in a position to Gilani, said that even card and another man Communication (IIMC) also expelled another stu - NEW DELHI: Pictures be allowed to feature in review of the Supreme argue today. There are griev - that followed derogatory dent for a week for making of Union Ministers, Chief advertisements. Court's landmark judgement Thursday’s arguments on Mudassar was also ous allegations (against bail plea were deferred for involved. remarks on a Facebook indecent and vulgar Ministers, Governors and Besides Centre, states of on the issue. Advocate Gilani) and (whatever he post on January 18 by an remarks about a teacher in State Ministers can now Karnataka, West Bengal, Prashant Bhushan, represent - the next day. At the Press Club event, a has purportedly stated) are The Judge, however, said, group had allegedly shouted upper-caste student against a Whatsapp group. appear in government adver - Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttar ing NGO Common Cause against the country,” the Dalits at the institute. The The recommendations tisements with the Supreme Pradesh, Odisha and which had filed the original “let it (bail plea) be taken up slogans hailing Afzal Guru, prosecutor told the Judge. tomorrow morning as the following which the police recommendations have have been put under four Court on Friday modifying Chattisgarh had also sought PIL on review petitions filed As the hearing com - also set off concerns on heads — institutional its earlier order and allowing review of the May 13, 2015 by the States, had told the first matter.” had lodged a case under sec - menced, the prosecutor told During the brief hearing, tions 124A (sedition), whether the IIMC will mechanism, Academic their publication. verdict of the apex court. Bench that certain state gov - the court that Mr. Gilani’s serve as a test-case for mechanism, media interac - The verdict came on pleas The Centre, while seeking ernments were violating the the prosecutor asked the IO 120B(criminal conspiracy) bail petition was not sup - to bring video footage of the and 149 (unlawful assem - other institutes of higher tive policy and common by Centre and states includ - review, had earlier said that apex court’s orders. plied to him but the entire learning. sensitisation training for ing poll-bound West Bengal Article 19 (freedom of On May 13, 2015 the apex event and a laptop in the bly) of the IPC against Mr. case emanates from the court. Earlier on February Gilani and other unnamed The casteist remarks students coming from and Tamil Nadu which had speech and expression) of the court had passed a slew of video footage of the event made two months ago, led diverse backgrounds. The sought a review of the Indian Constitution empow - directions including the order 19, a magisterial court had persons. organised at the Press Club. dismissed the bail plea of The police had claimed to to considerable disquiet on Ministry has also set up a Supreme Court judgment ers the state and the citizens asking Centre to constitute a To this, the Judge told the the campus and prompted committee under a profes - barring publication of lead - to “give and receive” infor - three—member committee Mr. Gilani, who was arrest - have registered the FIR tak - investigating officer (IO), ed on February 16, after the ing suo motu cognisance of the secretary of sor from the faculty to ers’ photos in advertisements mation and it cannot be cur - “consisting of persons with “What are you doing? These Information and examine how the recom - except those of the President, tailed and regulated by the unimpeachable neutrality and police had alleged that media clips of the incident. are small things and I need “hatred” was being generat - Following registration of Broadcasting Ministry, Mr mendations can be imple - Prime Minister and the Chief courts. The Attorney General impartiality” to regulate the not remind you about this.” Sunil Arora to set up a mented. Justice of India, saying it had said if only Prime issue of public advertise - ed against the government. the FIR, the police ques - Advocate Satish Tamta, Police had told the court tioned DU professor Ali committee under joint sec - While the IIMC authori - infringed fundamental rights Minister’s photograph is ments. who appeared for Mr. retary Mihir Singh to sug - ties appreciate some of the and federal structure. that an event was held on Javed, a Press Club member gest measures to sensitise issues flagged in the rec - “We review our judge - February 10 in which ban - who had booked the hall for the campus on matter of ommendations, they ques - ment by which we have Build separate canal, ners were placed showing the event, for two days. caste, gender and religion. tion the wisdom of ban - allowed the publication of Parliament attack case con - Mr. Gilani was arrested in The recommendations, ning political activity in a pictures of the President of vict Afzal Guru and connection with the 2001 submitted earlier this journalism institute, and India and Prime Minister in Haryana tells Delhi Maqbool Bhat as martyrs. Parliament attack case but month, have come as a sur - say this stems from the the government advertise - Assembly elections due in It had also said the hall in was acquitted for “need of prise to faculty members, current government’s con - ments. Now we allow the 2017. the Press Club was booked evidence” by Delhi High who said some of the cern about political activi - publication of pictures of The letter reads: “You by Mr. Gilani, who is Court in October 2003, a clauses were indicative of ties in campuses across the Union Ministers of con - must be aware that Haryana presently in judicial custody, decision upheld by the the measure of control the country. cerned departments, Chief was allocated 3.5 MAF and through his associate Ali Supreme Court in August I&B ministry wants to Meanwhile, the premier Ministers, Governors and Delhi 0.2 MAF of water Javed by using his credit 2005. exercise over the Institute institute awaits the State Ministers of the con - from Ravi-Beas through FUNDED by it. Also appointment of a director cerned departments. Nangal dam. Haryana, Police horse Shaktiman among the recommenda - general. From the names “Rest of the conditions through the Bhakra main tions is a weekly feedback doing the rounds, two and exceptions will remain as line (Punjab) gets Delhi’s loses a leg on classes taken by profes - Information Service offi - it is,” a bench comprising 0.2 MAF share of water Even as the heart- on phone. Shaktiman's hind sors, followed by a month - cials and a consultant in Justices Ranjan Gogoi and and channelises it through ly report. It is understood the Prasar Bharati P.C. Ghose said. Narwana Branch and wrenching images of the leg was brutally fractured that these have been fac - Corporation, who is also a The apex court had on Western Yamuna Canal bloodied and injured leg of after the horse was alleged - tored in following com - fellow at the Vivekananda March 9 reserved its verdict systems to make it reach Shaktiman were being aired ly attacked by BJP MLA plaints that classes have Foundation, are contenders on the review pleas in which Delhi. And due to this, on TV, the injured limb of Ganesh Joshi during a not been regularly held in for the post. From all indi - it was submitted that besides Haryana is not able to lift the 14-year-old white horse protest in Dehradun. Earlier the campus by some teach - cations, the candidate like - Prime Minister, pictures of its share of 496 cusec of was amputated on Thursday a team of ten doctors per - ers. ly to make the grade will central ministers, chief min - water.” evening to save his life. formed a five-hour surgery Two months ago, the be someone close to the isters and others state minis - “And you have opposed According to Uttarakhand on the horse, a pampered campus adjoining the political dispensation. ters be allowed to be carried the SYL canal. It was Director General of Police member of the police force in public advertisements. NEW DELHI : to Delhi Chief Minister, through this canal, water B.S. Sidhu the amputation for last ten years. Despite Jats to meet Khattar The court had earlier Accusing Delhi Chief wrote: “In the wake of your for Haryana and Delhi was “unavoidable and many attempts of its care - barred publication of photos Minister and Aam Aadmi stand, it will be difficult for would have come,” the let - urgent”. “The opinion of takers, Shaktiman, could today of leaders in government Party (AAP) convener Haryana to deliver Delhi’s ter said. Reacting to the let - the doctors was that not stand on its own. The NEW DELHI: With the for talks on March 18 after - advertisements except those Arvind Kejriwal of adopt - share of water through its ter, Delhi’s Water Minister Shaktiman might lose its horse had refused to eat Jat organisations threatening noon. of the President, PM and the ing anti-Haryana stance for existing canal system. You Kapil Mishra said: “The life by Friday morning due after operation, said offi - to resume their agitation if “We [the Jat organisa - CJI. political gains on the con - should take up the trouble letter is a cheap tactic to to spread of gangrene, if the cials who were taking care their demand for quota is not tions] are having a meeting Earlier, Attorney General troversial issue of Sutlej of constructing a separate divert the attention from amputation is not done. of. Man arrested for pulling met, Haryana Chief Minister with the committee that Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, canal from Nangal dam and the real issue of major law That is why we decided to bridle A man was arrested Manohar Lal Khattar reiter - includes the Chief Secretary the Centre, had strongly Haryana Agriculture and Tajewala by your efforts to and order problem in favoured review of the ver - Haryana. The BJP govern - go for amputation. It was from Haldwani in Nainital ated on Thursday that the and the DGP. Let’s see what Irrigation Minister O.P. carry Delhi’s share of water diagnosed that the blood district on Thursday for dict on various grounds Dhankar on Thursday to Delhi,” said the letter. ment in Haryana is not State government was com - comes out of it...,” said Mr. circulation to the injured pulling up the reins of a mitted to bringing a Bill to Malik, adding that they including that if Prime asked him to construct a Mr. Kejriwal had earlier doing us a favour by sup - Minister’s photograph is separate canal to carry said that he was against the plying water to Delhi, they part of leg, had stopped,” police horse and precipitat - grant OBC (Other Backward would decide on the next Mr. Sidhu told The Hindu ing its fall. Class) status to the commu - mode of action after the allowed in the advertisements Delhi’s share of water. construction of the SYL are obligated to do so. nity. meeting. Mr. Malik hoped then the same right should be The Delhi government canal as Punjab did not “A Jat reservation Bill is the State government would available to his cabinet col - replied to it by saying that have surplus water to spare. being drafted after consider - keep its promise. leagues as the PM is the “first in case of any such event Mr. Dhankar alleged that ation of every aspect and In Haryana, Jats are among the equals“. forced upon Delhi, the gov - Mr. Kejriwal had opposed Ford Foundation taken discussion with all stake - demanding 10 per cent The AG had also said that ernment would approach the proposed canal with an holders. This Bill may be quota in jobs and education - the Chief Ministers and their the Supreme Court. eye on political gains in introduced in the Vidhan al institutions under the cabinet colleagues too should Mr. Dhankar, in a letter Punjab ahead of the off watch list Sabha any day during the OBC category. Also, they NEW DELHI : Days ongoing Budget session,” have sought withdrawal of before Prime Minister Mr. Khattar told reporters. all FIRs registered against Narendra Modi’s visit to The BJP government in the protesters and compen - Mystery over terror alert, the U.S., the Home the State had promised sation to those who were Ministry issued orders to reservation for the Jats and killed during the agitation. remove the U.S.-based others in jobs and educa - Tight security encounter deepens Ford Foundation from the tional institutions after last Meanwhile, the State However, it is still “prior permission” catego - month’s Jat agitation that government has deployed unclear if there was any cor - ry. left the State paralysed for paramilitary forces and relation between the BSF The Ministry, on the over 10 days. During the police in the sensitive dis - patrol team’s claim and Mr. basis of a report sent by the agitation, at least 30 people tricts as a precautionary Janjua’s alert. The alert trig - Gujarat government last were killed, over 200 measure. gered a heightened security year, had put the interna - injured and property worth IGP, Rohtak Range, response with the Gujarat tional non-governmental hundreds of crores Sanjay Kumar, told police cancelling the leave organisation on the “watch destroyed. reporters that the Centre had of all its personnel, NSG list”, citing concern to Several U.S. officials, Foundation, there are 15 Samiti hopeful sent 80 companies of para - commandos taking position “national security”. including Ambassador to other NGOs/associations, The All-India Jat military forces, which were in Ahmedabad and around The Gujarat government India Richard Verma, had which are under this Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti being deployed in sensitive the Somnath temple, where report had said that the taken up the Ford restricted category. (AIJASS) led by Jat leader areas such as Rohtak and all government sponsored organisation funded the Foundation issue with the U.S. ambassador Richard Yash Pal Malik told The Jhajjar districts. cultural programmes for “anti-India” activities of Centre. Verma had last year Hindu that they would wait “We are taking steps to NEW DELHI: The mys - The PMO is probing how Mahashivratri were can - Citizens for Justice and Apart from the diplomat - expressed “concern” on the till the March 17 deadline maintain law and order. The tery over the 10 Pakistani details of the alleged celled. Peace and Sabrang Trust ic pressure, Ford “potentially chilling set by them before resuming forces are conducting flag terrorists, who purportedly encounter emerged in the Earlier this week, on two run by Teesta Setalvad, Foundation complied with effects” of the regulatory their agitation. Mr. Malik marches to boost people’s sneaked into Gujarat on the media. The Home Ministry, consecutive days, a senior activist. the government’s condition steps taken against NGOs said the Haryana govern - confidence,” said Mr. eve of Shivratri earlier this however, has not yet denied Home Ministry official The Ministry sent a letter to register itself under the in India. ment had invited Jat leaders Kumar. month, has deepened, with the claims of one of its informally claimed that to the Reserve Bank of Foreign Exchange The Centre had last year most sections of the security seniormost officials made three of the 10 terrorists had India on March 16 to Management Act (FEMA), also unblocked foreign For the Congress, it’s a establishment distancing repeatedly over two days been neutralised somewhere remove the foundation 1999 which enables it to funds to the tune of themselves from the claims about the encounter. in western India. As the from the watch list, a senior receive foreign funds in its $1,50,000 to be released to of a senior Home Ministry “We are totally flum - news spread, and questions government official told accounts. the foreign donor’s bank do-or-die battle arose about the veracity of NEW DELHI: In the Rashtriya Janata Dal. official that three of them moxed at the MHA claim, The Hindu. Ford Foundation, which accounts as the organisa - were gunned down some - which we learnt only the claims, most in the secu - The order means that has been operating in India tion had exhausted its Assembly elections in The BJP hopes to increase rity establishment distanced Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, its footprint in Kerala, West where in western India. through the media. We have banks will no longer since 1952 was not regis - options to pay salary to its The alert about terrorists been requesting the MHA themselves from the claims. require the Ministry’s tered either as an NGO or staffers and made a plea West Bengal and Puducherry, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and However, the Home the Congress has more at Puducherry, and win Assam entering India reportedly and other agencies to throw clearance to process the under any other category before the government. came from the newly some light on the matter if it Ministry has not yet denied foreign funds coming from like the Indian Society Act On several occasions, stake than the Bharatiya or, at least, emerge at the it. Janata Party. The grand old head of the charts. opened line of communica - has happened in Gujarat,” a the foundation to any till now. It applied under Ford Foundation represen - tion between the National senior Gujarat bureaucrat Meanwhile, the Centre Indian bank account. FEMA and got registered as tatives met Nripendra party rules Assam — for an It is banking on its per - has withdrawn the four NSG unbroken 15 years — and formance in the State in the Security Advisers of the two said. Mr. Modi will meet U.S. a branch office by the Misra, principal secretary countries. Though the The terror alert from teams that were rushed to President Barack Obama at Reserve Bank of India in to the Prime Minister of Kerala, where it heads the Lok Sabha elections, when it Gujarat after the high alert United Democratic Front. In won seven of the 14 seats, claims about the killing of Pakistan had its origins in the Nuclear Security December 2015 India and explained their three terrorists came while early March. In the first regarding a possible strike Summit in Washington. Besides Ford position. sharp contrast, securing a 36.5 per cent vote on the Somnath temple. The BJP has less to lose as share, an increase of 19.29 Parliament was in session week of March, a BSF it is not in power in any of per cent. The Congress lost and on the eve of the meet - patrol team in Sir Creek area ing between the Foreign reported that 10 Pakistani NEW DELHI: JNU faculty School of Social Sciences despite the procedural lapses the five States. just 4.31 per cent, sliding members have come out in noted that a significant number in the enquiry process, it If the Congress retains down to 29.6 per cent, but its Ministers of both countries men were seen on a fishing in Nepal, the government boat. When the team spotted support of students named in of students named in the appears from the available sec - power in Assam and Kerala, seven seats shrank to three. JNU the February 9 Afzal Guru February 9 incident are from tions of the enquiry report that it will be a big boost for the In Assam, the BJP has has not yet issued any offi - them, they abandoned the cial statement. boat and ran away into event on the campus, and have the School of Social Sciences. whatever transpired does not party, as after its ignominious announced a chief ministerial requested the Vice-Chancellor According to sources in the constitute a major act of indis - defeat in the 2014 general candidate, Union Minister A senior Gujarat bureau - Pakistani territory. faculty crat told The Hindu on A day or two after the “to restore normalcy on the university, the teachers who cipline,” a source in the uni - elections, the party rapidly Sarbananda Sonowal, who campus and ensure that those have known these students for versity said. Members present lost in Haryana and was with the Asom Gana Thursday that they were BSF input, came the call clueless about the claims, from Pakistan National fully students can return to academ - long and have interacted with at the meeting also brought Maharashtra as well, and was Parishad till 2011. Evidently, ic activity.” The teachers were them in classrooms and as this to the notice of Vice- out for a duck in Delhi. it has learnt from its error in even as the four teams of Security Adviser Nasir NSG commandos that were Khan Janjua to his Indian backs also of the view that “whatev - supervisors were of the view Chancellor M. Jagadesh The only bright spot was Bihar, where it pinned its er transpired does not consti - that “their conduct and per - Kumar, with the request to in Bihar where it was part of hopes on Prime Minister rushed to the State in the counterpart Ajit Doval that wake of the alert have been 10 terrorists had entered tute a major act of indisci - formance hitherto have been restore normalcy on the cam - the winning combine led by Narendra Modi’s charisma. If students pline.” A meeting of chairper - exemplary.” “The teachers pus and ensure that the named the Janata Dal(U) and the that is a plus, trouble. withdrawn. Gujarat to carry out sensa - ‘We are confused’ tional terror attacks. sons of all centres of the were also of the view that students. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 STATE JAMMU, SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016 Delta Force evacuates stranded civilians from landslide Zeenat, Zahid, Tanveer JKNPP seeks registration of FIR topped GGF Sympoium area on national highway, provides aid in Rajouri against MLA Ramnagar The relief shall continue till TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT injuries to one Alam Din alias lic mischief. The officers of the time road opens." said JAMMU, MAR. 18 : RAMNAGAR, MAR. 18 Aslam. The injured got first Agriculture Deptt. also need one of the senior Gandhi Global Family in : A deputation of Panthers aid treatment from Ramnagar to be investigated as to how Commanding Officers of the collaboration with UNIC, Party called on SDPO Hospital and expressed his they allowed their platform to nearby unit. As the road con - New Delhi & J&K Govt Ramnagar and lodged their desire to file FIR against the be used for vilification cam - dition worsens further due to Higher Education Dept con - strong protest against false erring MLA. The said Alam paign by the MLA and for incessant rains it is very dif - ducted GGF Inter College and frivolous cases registered Din was however threatened malicious propaganda result - Symposium in District ficult to carry out road open - against its workers by by the cronies of the MLA to ing in public nuisance. Rajouri at Govt PG Ramnagar police at the behest desist from filing FIR or else It is astonishing that rather ing operations. College, Rajouri. The topic of felon MLA Ramnagar R S he would have to face dire than booking the delinquent Harshita Paul, 16 years of the symposium was Truth Pathania who had himself consequences. The statements MLA for his criminal conduct and a resident of Kolkata & Non-Violence. Over ten committed criminal offences of Alam Din regarding threats U/S 107, 153, 350, 351, 352, and was coming back with students from various col - but had filed false complaints held out to him have also been 504, 505, 506 besides other her parents from Srinagar lege participated. The event against its innocent workers duly recorded not only by the provisions RPC /CrPC, the towards Jammu after a won - is presided over by Dr M K only to save his own skin. The people but also in the local Ramnagar police has chosen derful trip, got stranded with Waqar while MLA Rajouri Panthers workers strongly agi - electronic media. Not only to harass the innocent people her family for almost 10 Ch Qammar Hussain was tated the highly biased con - that one Balram Singh at the behest of MLA. hours without any food and the Chief Guest on the occa - duct of Ramnagar Police in Bandral S/o Jag Mohan Singh Pertinent to mention that sev - water. She said "We were sion. Mr Bashir Shawl shielding the delinquent MLA even threatened Mr. Rakesh eral other criminal complaints given hot food and warm District President GGF read who had run over his car on Singh alias Vicky of dire con - are pending against the MLA the message of Padmashri S Photo by Uttam blankets by the army after the peaceful protests in front sequences including breaking but the police has failed to act we were evacuated from the P Varma, GGF President of Power Development office his legs for having raised slo - in respect of them and is con - TP CORRESPONDENT sure and non availability of emergency medical aid. site".The prompt response J&K State and delivered Ramnagar near Police Station gans against Power Deptt. trarily harassing the poor and JAMMU, MAR. 18 : basic amenities. To provide Amongst the distressed were and goodwill gesture was lecture on the topic. Zeenat who were demanding the One Ranjit Singh R/o Kanwa un-influential people. The With the incessant and succour to the aggrieved ladies, children and senior appreciated by the locals and Fatima of Govt PG College, repairs of their transformers who was accompanying the MLA has further directed the heavy rains again wracking passengers, Rashtriya Rifles citizens. Over 200 sets of the stranded passengers. Zahid Farooq of Govt damaged for the last more MLA also threatened the peo - Ramnagar Police to book Degree College Budhal & havoc in the Chenab Valley Battalion under Delta Force blankets, sleeping bags and This relief was synchro - than one week. The Panthers ple of dire consequences some political activists includ - Tanveer Ahmed of workers claimed that rather besides assaulting the protes - ing those of Panthers Party region, the passengers on the located at Nachlana balaclavas have been pro - nous with the policy of National Highway 244 were mobilised resources to pro - vided to the evacuated trav - HImalayan Degree College than booking the MLA for his tors. who had sought enquiry into Army to be the first respon - Rajouri were judged as top criminal assaults, filthy abus - The duo is still to be booked the misdeeds, malpractices, again at the receiving end vide meals and other allied elers. ders in a natural calamity to due to road blockage. facilities on the spot. Another column provided three respectively. es, criminal intimidation, for criminal intimidation at into the disproportionate assist the Awaam in every The jury members includ - Jammu Srinagar Highway A column of Delta Force relief of more than 200 provocative utterances and the behest of the said MLA assets raised by the said MLA, possible manner. Army has ing Prof A R Choudhary, Ex rashly driven car injuring the who abetted the same. As if construction of a palatial bun - remained blocked at areas of almost 100 troops reached stranded passengers in the always been at the forefront Principal, Nagesh Sharma deliberately protestors, threats that was not enough, the MLA glow during the last one year Ramsu, Painthal, Sherbibi the landslide area and almost areas of Tathar and Gund to assist civil administration HOD DIET and Prof Farooq to injured not to report the later used the platform of as also the wrongful with - and Gangroo due to massive 30 families stranded with also to the nearest Rashtriya in coherently responding to Mirza. Other prominent dig - matter to police, the MLA was Agriculture Deptt. at Town drawal of subsidies and incen - landslides that occurred late 100 males, 30 females and Rifles camp. a natural calamity situation nitaries present on the occa - allowed to go scot free with Hall the same day to hurl tives of Horticulture and afternoon on 17 March 2016 30 children were evacuated "Delta Force is providing by fielding its troops and sion were Principal PG no FIR having been registered choicest invectives and abuses Agriculture Deptt. by the due to heavy rains and con - to the nearest Rashtriya relief to as many stranded equipment. In the past also College Shabir Hussain against him. The Complaint on JKNPP workers with an MLA in his father's name, the tinued throughout the night. Rifles camp. Approximate passengers as possible, espe - Delta Force carried out Jafri, Altaf Hussain CEO lodged by JKNPP today intention to cause provocation said subsidies an incentives Stranded passengers faced 250 passengers were provid - cially elders, ladies and chil - unprecedented relief opera - Rajouri, Dr Shakeel Ahmed before SDPO Ramnagar states and rioting. The said function having been actually meant hardships due to road clo - ed meals, drinking water and dren in the camps nearby. tions during floods in Raina Principal GDC as under: which was organized to for the poor and indigent vil - Kashmir Valley and earth - Thanna Mandi and Rizwan "Criminal complaint filed apprise the farmers of the agri - lagers. In a bid to wreck quake in Doda district. Malik. earlier against MLA cultural techniques by vengeance upon those who Over 2.6 crore Indian homes switch Ramnagar R S Pathania by Agriculture Deptt. was con - tried to eExpose the misdeeds several people of the verted into a launching pad by of MLA, the local police is to energy efficient LEDs Cong leaders have nothing Ramnagar town on 15.03.16 the MLA from where he made trying to harass those innocent TP CORRESPONDENT lighting is one of the largest voltage, where incandescent has been downplayed and dis - highly offensive and provoca - people which further needs regarded in the most contemp - tive speeches and caused pub - due cognizance. JAMMU, MAR. 18 : contributors to energy savings and CFL bulbs usually fail. to claim: Harinder TP CORRESPONDENT while sharing power. tuous manner due to political Indian households are rapidly globally. Distribution of 8 Also, the LED bulbs distrib - reasons and at the behest of adopting LED bulbs in a bid crore LED bulbs - achieved uted under the UJALA JAMMU, MAR. 18 : Harinder Gupta said that Students must show respect & BJP State General people of the state had well the said delinquent MLA. It to make their homes energy over a period of 12 months - scheme is one third the mar - may be once again stated in efficient. Over 8 crore LED has led to daily savings of ket price and these superior Secretary Harinder Gupta, understood that Congress, writing that on 15.03.16 the regard to laws: Sethi bulbs have been distributed in over 2.84 crore kWh - savings quality bulbs also come with while reacting to the allega - NC and Panthers, while in inhabitants of Ramnagar had TP CORRESPONDENT honoured and displayed a year across 125 cities in the capable of lighting over 17 a three-year free replacement tions of former Minister & power as coalition partners held a protest demonstration JAMMU, MAR. 18 : without fail by all. Students in front of the office of M&RE State Bharatiya Janata Party of state should be proud of country under the lakh homes for 365 days. warranty. Congress General Secretary during the last few decades, has asked the students from being citizens of the great Government of India's Alongside the savings in On this occasion, Shri Dr. Manohar Lal that BJP's did nothing for common (power Deptt.) Ramnagar against the non repairs of their the state studying in educa - country with extreme toler - UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by units, the country has also Saurabh Kumar, Managing wrong policies have affect - citizens despite the fact that transformers including that of tional institutions outside ance across vast canvass of Affordable LEDs for all) benefitted from daily CO2 Director, EESL said, "With ed development, said that it the voters had displayed ward no. 12, which was dam - state to show respect and religious, lingual, cultural, scheme. Lighting sector emission reduction of 23,000 each home switching to more is a white lie as ten month full trust on them and given aged for the last 8 days. While regards to the laws to regional dissimilarities. enhance the image of state Sethi further said that stu - accounts for about 20 per cent tonnes. efficient lighting, the country rule of BJP coalition wit - many opportunities to the people were protesting, the of the total consumption in The UJALA scheme - will save energy, consumers in the eyes of nation. dents from state has to set nessed massive develop - prove their concern and MLA Ramnagar R S Pathania India. Currently, most of the being implemented by Energy will save money and there happened to pass from the The students of JK study - example of disciplined lighting need in domestic and Efficiency Services Limited will be reduction in pollution ment in the state as its commitment for welfare, said place. Rather than stop - ing outside the state belong - community by following prime policy was pro-peo - development and people- ping and taking note of the ing to any religion or region laws and rules of the place public lighting sector is met (EESL) - has been widely in carbon emission. As a are ambassadors of state and where they are getting edu - by inefficient, conventional, accepted across rural and result we will all contribute ple and development cen - friendly governments. grievances of the agitating protestors, the MLA ordered they should conduct them - cation and to mix up with incandescent bulbs. This urban areas of the country. towards an energy sufficient tric. Harinder Gupta said "These parties were shown selves in manner befitting their brothers and sisters of that the BJP had sought way and BJP was given a his PSOs to use force against achievement is reflective of The primary reason for this country". the peacefully protesting peo - the persons belonging to the other regions of country the citizens' contribution to mass adoption is the capabili - The Government of India is votes on the promise of chance by the people as ple. He even directed his state with rich heritage and to create atmosphere of becoming more energy effi - ty of LED bulbs to give con - committed to achieving its good governance, develop - they wanted to get rid of PSOs to open fire who howev - dedication to nationalism. brotherhood and friendship cient. Efficient domestic sistent luminosity even in low target of replacing all the 77 ment and ending corruption such parties which made er refused to do so. The PSOs BJP State Chief to be praised and emulated crore inefficient bulbs in India however used physical force Spokesperson Sunil Sethi by all. BJP Chief and every sincere effort was false promises and in reali - noted that lawlessness or Spokesperson further criti - with LEDs. This will result in made to fulfil the poll ty never bothered to think against the peaceful protestors to their utter dismay and dis - anti national conduct shown cised the political parties, reduction of 20,000 MW promises. He said that the of a common man", by even single student from who are trying to do politics load, energy savings of 100 appointment. The people major achievement of the Harinder Gupta said adding gathered on the occasion state brings disrepute to not on the issue and trying to billion kWh and Green House previous government, that the Congress leaders in requested the MLA to de- only student community of take political mileage at the Gas (GHG) reduction of 80 board his vehicle and to listen the state but state as a whole cost of national interest, million tonnes every year. It is which had Congress as particular are making and such conduct on part of which is extremely unfortu - coalition partner, was that repeated attempts to malign to their grievance as they were estimated that this is equiva - facing lots of problems due to any person is condemnable nate and disturbing. lent to establishment of Jammu and Kashmir the image of BJP but none disrupted power supply in var - and deplorable and can't be Instead of creating fear roughly 5 large format ther - became one of the most of them will succeed and ious villages including tolerated in any situation. and confusion in students of mal generation plants in the corrupt state in the country. people will once again pun - Ramnagar town. The MLA Sethi through an official state studying out they arrogantly directed the driver handout, said that patriotism should guide students prop - country. The country also "Does Congress leaders ish this party in forthcom - and nationalism are not erly to weed out elements stands to save Rs. 40,000 recognize it as their ing elections of ULBs and of his vehicle to run over the protestors which the driver favour being shown to which are indulging in law - crore in electricity bills of achievement and the firm Panchayats. He appealed did. The Scorpio vehicle in nation or fellow countrymen lessness and anti national - consumers. Consumers can resolve of BJP to weed out the public not to trust which the MLA was riding ran but is pious duty towards ism for the interest of stu - visit www.delp.in to locate corruption as failure", said Congress leaders as they over the people resulting in motherland and has to be dents and state. the closest distribution kiosk Harinder Gupta and added have once again become to their place. Every person that the people are well active to mislead and who switches to LED bulbs Vacating land by Army a will help lighting up some - aware about corruption and deceive the innocent peo - one's home through the ener - the parties which promoted ple to seek votes in ULBs gy savings. this practice in the state and Panchayats. welcome step: Zulfkar TP CORRESPONDENT He added that in the same pleasure over fulfilling com - JAMMU, MAR. 18 : meeting, it was decided to mitment by Army, , Zulfkar Welcoming the step of Army expedite the issue pertaining said that the demand was on Anarchy rule in Jammu for implementation of deci - to land at High Ground, the top priority of Peoples sion on vacation of land at Anantnag in South Kashmir Democratic Party and not various sites in Jammu & and a timeline of three only Former Chief Minister Prades: JKNPP Kashmir, Former Minister, months was fixed for vaca - Mufti Mohammad Sayeed TP CORRESPONDENT only to warn the people that Prof. Bhim Singh declared MLA Darhal and Senior tion of these lands. Zulfkar but Party President JAMMU, MAR. 18 : there is shortage of electrici - that the Panthers Party shall Peoples Democratic Party said that Mufti wanted to uti - Mehbooba Mufti was also NPP Supremo with his team ty for those who are the real be celebrating 34th leader Chowdhary Zulfkar lize land at High Ground for very particular about the travelled in most of the areas stones of political power in Foundation Anniversary of Ali has said that the decision expansion of University of matter. He said that PDP of Jammu Pradesh namely democracy. JKNPP in Jammu. He will help the state in building Kashmir's south campus as raised the issue various time Districts of Rajouri, Poonch, Most of the roads have accused the administration fresh assets for public wel - well as developing a new because they wanted to cre - Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar been washed off. A survey for refusing the party to hold fare. He lauded the role of housing colony to de-con - ate tangible assets on this and Udhampur from 9th to reveals that the roads were the celebration at Parade Home and Defence Ministry gest the town. He added that land for public welfare. He 17th March 2016. Prof. built by the contractors who Ground Jammu. of India for mitigating the Mufti had also directed said that Mufti would have Bhim Singh expressed deep were sponsored by the politi - Jammu and Kashmir shall demand. In a significant Army to vacate land at appreciated Army today for shock on the situation pre - cians. They built roads in be reorganized so as to development, the Indian Khurbathang-Kargil, Jammu this big step because he was vailing throughout Jammu violation of the rules and establish; Army decided to vacate Airport and University very much concerned about Pradesh. He said that parameters. Regular acci - (i) the state of Jammu huge portions of land held Campus Jammu. Expressing this matter. There is no ration avail - dents on these roads estab - Pradesh. by it close to civilian habita - able in the rural areas for the lished the fact that the roads (ii) State of Kashmir tions in Jammu and Kashmir DAK condoles demise past ¾ months. Government were built in violation of the Valley at the earliest. and hand over the possession has stocked supplying ration rules and contract condi - (iii) Ladakh region shall to the state government. The of Dr Afzal Khan from government depots. tions. be free to join either of the decision was taken in a review meeting of Governor TP CORRESPONDENT Oncology in Australia. Ration is available Rs. 25 This is placed on record states or opt for attachment on the decisions taken in ear - SRINAGAR, MAR. 18 He started Medical per kg (rice) and Rs. 22 per with full responsibility that as Union Territory. lier civil military liaison : Doctors Association Oncology in SMHS hospi - kg (Atta). 50% people in there is total anarchy in the (iv) Both the states name - conferences on all land mat - Kashmir (DAK) today in a tal which brought rural areas are literally starv - rural areas and the people in ly Jammu Pradesh and ters relating to the army. condolence meeting at immense relief to Cancer ing. the villages are living a life Kashmir Valley state shall Terming it a welcome step Srinagar expressed pro - patients who otherwise There are no teaching staff of Jungle with no social remain a confederation so of Army for adhering com - found grief and sorrow had to go outside state for in the schools. Almost all security, no medical assis - that the subjects in the state mitment with Former Chief over the demise of Dr treatment. His death has Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : schools are short of teachers tance and no rule of the list shall be under the control Minister Mufti Mohamad Muhammad Afzal Khan created a vacuum in the upto 50% administration to provide of each state with separate Sayeed, PDP Leader ex professor of Medicine field of medicine and is a Pooja Gupta There are no doctors avail - social security, medical care Chief Ministers yet one Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said who breathed his last yes - great loss to the medical Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) able in village dispensaries. or protection to the wretched Governor and one High that the decision on these terday after a brief illness. fraternity in general and Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), There are no medical assis - of the earth living in the vil - Court. matters was taken on Saddened over the patients in particular who tance even. There are no lages, the real seedlings of Prof. Bhim Singh declared September 29, 2015 during death, President DAK Dr were under his treatment Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar medicines available. It is democracy. that he shall not contest any Civil-Military Liaison Nisar ul Hassan in a state - and follows up. New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) chaotic situation in the vil - Prof. Bhim Singh said that election to the state (CML) Conference, in ment said that Dr Afzal Meanwhile a delegation lages. there is no governance in the Assembly or to the Srinagar which was chaired was a sincere, dedicated of DAK led by its presi - Printed at : M/S G K Offset Printing Press, Roop Nagar, Jammu. by Former Chief Minister and a hard working doctor. dent Dr Nisar ul Hassan There is shortage of drink - state and it is essential to dis - Parliament from Jammu and He was kind, compas - today visited the residence Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, Jammu. ing water and the water that solve the Assembly and hold Kashmir. He also expressed Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. He said that Mufti had sionate, honest, and highly of deceased at Sanat Nagar Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 is used by the villagers is not fresh elections so that the hope that the Panthers Party directed Army to vacate land disciplined and above all a and expressed their heart - E-mail: [email protected] worth drinking. There is people could elect the gov - shall coordinate with all the at Tattoo Ground, Batmaloo, great human being. felt condolences to the danger that epidemic may ernment of their choice by nationalist, secular and pro - Dr Khan graduated from bereaved family. *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act in the heart of the summer spread in the rural areas. shutting out the communal, gressive groups and individ - capital. He said that Mufti GMC Srinagar and after DAK prayed for eternal all the disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of There is no power supply anti-national and corrupt uals to ensure that J&K is wanted to develop basic completing his MD peace to the departed soul in the villages. Electricity is forces who befooled the vot - reorganized without break - competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. facilities at Tatoo Ground in Medicine pursued his fel - and sympathized with the shot for 4/5 minutes a day ers in the previous elections. ing the state. the interest of general public. lowship in Medical bereaved family.