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JKNPP to launch Swachh Jammu northlines the Mehbooba emphasizes on developing Public grievance redressal camp held Abhiyan from May 11 catchment areas District Development Commissioner, Expressing grave concern over the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Rajeev Ranjan today held a public declaration of Jammu city as the today emphasised on developing areas grievance redressal camp at Baspur, dirtiest city of the state, Harsh Dev like Sanasar, Mantalai and other spots Suchetgarh. The public raised their Singh Jammu and Kashmir National to make up for the supposed dip in 3 Panthers Party ... 4 grievances pertaining .... tourist arrivals to .... 5 INSIDE

 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 109  10.05.2017 (Wednesday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price ` 2/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Kashmir unrest: Mehbooba blames media 6-month jail term to Justice Clashes between students, International Court of Justice stays for selective portrayal of troubled Valley Karnan for contempt of court security forces in Srinagar Jadhav's hanging NL CORRESPONDENT "All of us are concerned century-old practice called NL CORRESPONDENT opinion that Justice CS SRINAGAR, MAY 09 about the situation in Jammu Darbar Move started by the NEW DELHI, MAY 9 Karnan has committed NL CORRESPONDENT and Kashmir. But we should then Maharaja. contempt of this court, of NEW DELHI, MAY 09 Jammu and Kashmir Chief know that this has not Referring to the Plebiscite In an unprecedented order, the judiciary as also the Minister Mehbooba Mufti happened for the first time. movement launched in the Supreme Court on judicial process...of the The International Court of asked the national media to Since 1947, there have been Kashmir in the 1950s, Tuesday convicted Calcutta gravest nature,” the bench Justice has stayed the desist from portraying all many occasions when Mehbooba said it carried on High Court Judge CS said. hanging of Indian national Kashmiri youth as stone- Jammu and Kashmir has for 22 years but the Karnan of contempt of court The court directed the West Kulbhushan Jadhav, who pelters, and not to show gone through bad times. leadership understood that and sentenced him to six- Bengal Director General of was sentenced to death by a discussions that develop Today we are again at this issue cannot be resolved month imprisonment Police to execute the order Pakistani military court on hatred against the people of crossroads," Mehbooba told through violence. “forthwith”. “forthwith”. charges of "spying". Taking note of his defiance It means Justice Karnan will the state. reporters at a brief "The Indira-Sheikh accord The Hague-based and a series of orders passed be arrested immediately and She said Kashmir has seen interaction at the opening of happened, then the situation International Court of by him against the apex sent to jail for six months. worse days in the past, and the Civil Secretariat in turned grim again since Justice (ICJ) stayed his court judges, a seven-judge This way Justice Karnan has NL CORRESPONDENT Students of S P Higher expressed hope that peace Srinagar. 1990. Sometimes militancy execution following India's bench headed by Chief earned the dubious SRINAGAR, MAY 09 Secondary School and will return to the troubled The civil secretariat increased and sometimes it submission that Jadhav was Justice of India JS Khehar distinction of being the first Women's College clashed functions here for six decreased," she said, valley where protests have held that his conduct sitting judge of a high court Clashes broke out between with security forces who kidnapped from Iran where been going on intermittently months of summer and in expressing hope that things amounted to “gravest” to be convicted of contempt student protesters and fired several teargas shells he was involved in business over the past nearly two Jammu for six months in will improve again. nature of contempt. of court and sentenced? to a security forces on the busy to chase them away, a police after retiring from the months. winter as part of a more than The chief P2 “We are of the unanimous prison term. P2 Moulana Azad Road near official said. Navy. Jadhav was given ADGP Armed promotes Lal Chowk here on Tuesday. There were no P2 death sentence P2 BJP may go for reshuffle Have faith in armed forces, country's 1476 police personnel of its ministers honour won't be harmed: HM NL CORRESPONDENT Armed Police Headquarters NL CORRESPONDENT any such need the party's Mufti led cabinet. SRINAGAR, MAY 09 J&K today after the NL CORRESPONDENT operation against terrorists Singh said that under the SRINAGAR, MAY 09 leadership will take the The BJP High Command Departmental Promotion NEW DELHI, MAY 09 on Pakistani soil after (Uri) leadership of Prime Minister decision," Sharma said. according to sources was Additional DGP Armed Committee (DPC) headed attack and gave a strong Narendra Modi, India has While there is a demand for Sources said few party unhappy with the J&K L. Mohanti, today by L. Mohanti-IPS, The countrymen should trust message to the world that if emerged as a strong nation. reshuffle of BJP ministers, leaders demanded that "performance" of its few promoted 1476 police Additional DGP Armed needed, Indian soldiers can Stating that Maharana the state leaders have been Forest Minister Lal Singh, ministers. Several BJP the armed forces which have personnel of J&K Armed J&K found the individuals hit terrorists on their soil," Pratap did not get his due waiting for the centre's Health Minister Bali leaders were also summoned shown their capability by Police. eligible for their promotions place in history, Singh urged leadership response to take Bhagat, minister of state by the party high command carying out the surgical Singh said. to the next ranks. Among the promoted the decision. Priya Sethi should be in New Delhi. strike against terrorists, The honour of the country historians to re-evaulate the officials, one Head With the release of this The BJP President, Amit dropped and new faces "Demand for reshuffling of Union Home Minister would not be harmed under contribution of the Rajput Constable has been promotion list, Armed Shah, last month held should be included in the party ministers has created Rajnath Singh said on any circumstances, the warrior. promoted to the rank of Police Headquarters J&K meeting with party's state cabinet. differences among the party Tuesday. minister said. "I am surprised that Assistant Sub Inspector, has completed the unit leaders and workers in They said the BJP leader leaders. A group of leaders Speaking in the backdrop of "We have destroyed their historians called Akbar as three Selection grade promotion cases of 2640 Jammu. Sources privy to said the Amit Shah assured are resisting for dropping of the recent killing of Indian posts after entering their great but not Pratap. What constables (SGCTs) have police personnel of different the meeting said there was a the party leaders and few ministers from the soldiers along the Line of territory and are proud of shortcoming did they notice been promoted to the rank ranks within the first five demand from several leaders workers that their demands cabinet while other group Control, the minister our soldiers and army and in Pratap that he was not of Head Constable and 1472 months of the current year and party workers that new will be considered. wants some new faces in the asserted that the nation's have immense faith in referred to as the great," the Constables have been 2017. The promotion list faces should be included in He said the BJP State government," he said. honour would not be them," Singh said. minister said. promoted to the rank of includes promotions of 137 the cabinet. President Sat Sharma and He said Deputy Chief allowed to be harmed under He was addressing a public Singh said the Mewar ruler Selection Grade Constable ASIs to the rank of SI, 191 BJP State President Sat Speaker Legislative Minister, who is holding the any circumstances. gathering after unveiling a was a true statesman. in J&K Armed Police. HCs to the rank of ASI, Sharma said the party's Assembly Kavindar Gupta charge of Housing and "People should keep trust on statue of Mewar ruler Rana He scarified his throne and Formal orders of these 839Sgcts to the rank of HC leadership has to take the are making "efforts" to be Urban Development the forces. Indian soldiers Pratap in Pali district of leisure and fought for self promotions were issued by and P2 decision on that. "If there is included in the Mehbooba Department P2 successfully executed Rajasthan. respect, P2 IN BRIEF SC asks Kashmir bar for workable The practice of 'darbar move' Mehbooba for more tourist influx Jammu woman alleges should be abandoned: BJP to Gulmarg, create employment sexual assault by cop solution on pellet guns NL CORRESPONDENT news gathering agency NL CORRESPONDENT tourism promotion or any JAMMU TAWI, MAY 09 NL CORRESPONDENT May be, you will help us in up with suggestions to SRINAGAR, MAY 09 quoted BJP SRINAGAR, MAY 09 other activity at the world NEW DELHI, MAY 09 a better way after the resolve the crisis, including spokesperson Virender famous destination. She also In a bone-chilling incident, summer vacations, the stone- pelting and Ruling PDPs coliation Gupta. Chief Minister, Mehbooba directed that basic facilities a woman in Jammu has The Supreme Court today which can be utilised for violent street protests in the partner BJP on Tuesday Assembly Speaker Mufti today stressed on of life like sanitation, alleged that a station house deferred hearing on a plea, coming out with Kashmir Valley. called for abandoning Kavinder Gupta expanding the tourist connectivity, power supply officer forcibly stripped seeking a ban on the use of suggestions," a bench It had told the bar, which the bi-annual practice of endorsed the statement activities at Gulmarg in its etc be made available in the her at a police station and pellet guns to quell agitating comprising Chief Justice J S had sought a ban on the use 'darbar move', under of Gupta. He said that catchment area by creating catchment areas so that sexually assaulted her. and stone-pelting mobs in Khehar and Justices P C of pellet guns to quell the which the Jammu and the practice costs the more basic facilities of life village tourism takes off like Srinagar: In a bone-chilling the Kashmir valley, till after Ghose and D Y agitating mobs, to take the Kashmir government state exchequers in the nearby villages. This, it has been done in Leh. incident, a woman in the summer break. Chandrachud said. "first step" to bring all functions six months heavily. she said, would not only add The Chief Minister directed Jammu has alleged that a The apex court told the During the last hearing on stakeholders on the table for each in the two capitals The spokesperson said up these villages to the early submission of the station house officer Jammu and Kashmir High April 28, the government workable suggestions to - Srinagar and Jammu. that practice of 'darbar tourists' itinerary but also Gulmarg Master Plan so that forcibly stripped her at a Court Bar Association of had ruled out talks with overcome the crisis. The government of move' was adopted out create more employment the same could be discussed police station and sexually Srinagar, which has filed the separatist elements or those The court had also said that Jammu and Kashmir of compulsion, as the opportunities for the local in the cabinet. She also assaulted her. petition, that it would be raising the issues of there was a need for joint started functioning circumstances that time youth. directed that the process of She further alleged that a proper to hear the matter "accession or Azadi" in the effort to resolve the crisis. from Srinagar, the were different. Chairing the 9th meeting of setting up of a herbal garden beer bottle and chilli after the vacation as the time Kashmir Valley, telling the The apex court was hearing summer capital, on He suggested that the Gulmarg Development and Observatory at Gulmarg powder were inserted in could be utilised top court that a dialogue to the appeal of the Jammu and Monday. secretariat, directorates Authority (GDA) here be paced up. her private P2 by the lawyers' body to restore normalcy was Kashmir High Court Bar "The practice of 'darbar and offices of today, the Chief Minister Minister for Horticulture, 6 VCs appointed come out with a workable possible only with the Association (Srinagar) move' should be corporations should directed that local youth be Syed Basharat Bukhari, solution. "We were thinking recognised stakeholders. against the High Court order abandoned. There remain operational in involved in the Minister of State for in Corporations unless you have a solution, The apex court had asked seeking a stay on the use of should be bifurcation of Jammu as well as in infrastructure expansion, Tourism, P2 we will wait for some time. the lawyers' body to come pellet P2 the state offices," a Srinagar. SRINAGAR, MAY 09 Indian, Pakistan trade fire along LoC Sharif took $1.5 billion from Osama to promote Kashmir jihad The Government today NL CORRESPONDENT Tuesday, sources said. accorded sanction to JAMMU TAWI, MAY 09 Defence sources said appointment of six VICKY NANJAPPA Pakistan's opposition leader admission of a case against claim that later, an amount of the IB funds in 1989. In his Pakistan Army started firing nominees as vice Imran Khan's party has said it Sharif for "taking funds from a Rs 270 million from this nine-page statement, Khattak Pakistan Army resorted to at the Indian positions in chairperson on the Board akistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would sue Prime Minister foreign individual to money was utilised to support had claimed that the moving firing at Indian positions on Manjkot area of Mendhar of Directors of the spokesperson Fawad Nawaz Sharif for allegedly destabilise and conspire a no-confidence move against force behind the vote of no- the Line of Control (LoC) in sector at 8.40 am. Corporations under the PChaudhry said on taking money from Osama bin against democracy in Bhutto in 1989, the report said. confidence against Bhutto in Jammu and Kashmir's "They used small arms and administrative control of Monday that he would file a Laden to promote jihad in Pakistan. In 2013 PTI leader Masood 1989 was not political and Poonch district on Tuesday, automatics to target the the Industries and petition in the Supreme Court Kashmir. The PTI while relying on Sharif Khan Khattak who is a named former president sources said. Indian positions. Effective Commerce Department. seeking admission of a case Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf certain interviews and a book former director general of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Jammu: Pakistan Army retaliation was given from the According to an order against Sharif for "taking spokesperson Fawad said that Sharif took Rs 1.5 Intelligence Bureau (IB) had former army chief Mirza resorted to firing at Indian Indian side," they said. issued by Additional funds from a foreign.'' Chaudhry said on Monday billion US dollars from Laden submitted a statement before Aslam Baig, claiming that positions on the Line of Firing exchanges continued Secretary Industries & In more trouble for Pakistan that he would file a petition in to promote jihad in Kashmir the Supreme Court in a case they wanted to keep Bhutto Control (LoC) in Jammu and for nearly an hour, the Commerce P2 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Supreme Court seeking and Afghanistan. They also related to misappropriation of out of power, the report said. Kashmir's Poonch district on defence sources said. 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May| 10 | 2017

the statements given by him to the press and the orders measure. as pellet guns which were being used as a last resort to quell FROM PAGE 1 passed by him "indicate that he may not be in a position to A number of students were arrested during clashes in the violence. defend him in these proceedings". Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley. - PTI The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had on September 22 Kashmir unrest: Mehbooba blames media The top court had restrained all courts, tribunals, rejected the plea seeking a ban on use of pellet guns on the for selective portrayal of troubled Valley commissions and authorities from acting on the orders Mehbooba for more tourist influx to ground that the Centre had already constituted a Committee passed by Justice Karnan, including the ones asking the top of Experts through its memorandum of July 26, 2016 for Gulmarg, create employment minister said all youth from the valley are not stone-pelters. court judges to appear before him in Kolkata and directing exploring alternatives to pellet guns.(Agencies) "I request the national media, the electronic media, not to airport authorities not to allow them to leave India. Priya Sethi; MLA, Gulmarg, Muhammad Abbas Wani were show such discussion on television that develop hatred Earlier, the CJI had asked Justice Karnan if he was mentally present in the meeting. ADGP Armed promotes against the people of Jammu and Kashmir throughout the fit to understand the gravity of the contempt proceedings. Mehbooba Mufti directed improvement of Gulmarg-Baba country.There are some who pelt stones, but not all the The bench had given him four weeks to firm up his response Reshi road on priority and face-lifting of the Baba Reshi 1476 police personnel youth from Kashmir," she said. and file an affidavit as he gave confusing and conflicting market in conformity with the natural ambience there. She She said Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of India and answers to the questions posed by the bench when he directed the concerned that mandatory 2% spending of the people of the state have a right over every inch of the nation. appeared before the top court. promotions 1473 Constables to the rank of Sgcts. profits by public companies operating in the area be strictly "It (Jammu and Kashmir) is the soul of this country. When On May 1, the court had given yet another opportunity to According to the ADGP's office this is for the first time that ensured. there is Jammu and Kashmir, there is India. The people of Justice Karnan to furnish his response in the matter. such a large number of police personnel of different ranks The meeting was informed that the DPR for setting up of a Jammu and Kashmir not only have a right over the state, but Referring to the orders passed by Justice Karnan and have been promoted in one go. cable car at Shranz is ready and further action on the same on each part of the country, and they should assert it," she statements made in the press since initiation of contempt The ADGP Armed J&K congratulated the promoted is underway. said. proceedings against him on February 8, Attorney General officials and extended his warm greetings to their families. The Chief Minister directed the concerned to prepare a On the ongoing protests by students in the valley, Mukul Rohatgi had requested the court to straightway He expressed the hope that the promoted officials will mechanism for garbage disposal and get back to her within Mehbooba said they are angry and disillusioned. "Today, proceed to punish him as he had aggravated the contempt. continue to work with the same zeal and zest and discharge a week. She also directed the PDD to prepare a project for our children and our youth, whatever way they are on, are "Judiciary can't become a laughing stock...this is something their respective duties honestly and professionally fully street lighting the patch from Baba Reshi to Gulmarg. angry and disillusioned. Some are being provoked. I think which is completely unacceptable," Rohatgi had said. upholding the sanctity of public Service. The meeting was informed that in order to augment the we all should work together to resolve this situation," she However, Venugopal had said, "He can't be taken The ADGP Armed highly appreciated the result oriented drinking water facility at the world famous resort, the PHE said. seriously...Fortunately he is retiring in June," and requested stratagem and efforts put in place by his Staff Officer Mr. Department is working on a Rs. 6.92 crore water supply Mehbooba noted that the youth of the state are excelling in the bench to take up the matter after his retirement. M.Y.Kichloo SSP for completing the task smoothly. scheme from Ningli nallah which would add up an national level examinations and sports arena. "It's too late to initiate impeachment proceedings against The members of the Departmental Promotion Committee additional five lakh gallons of drinking water to the area. "They have so much potential that they can prove him. Allow him to retire and then consider it after June," he who examined the entire service records of the promotees to The Chief Minister directed opening of Botapathri, Nagin-I themselves anywhere in the country. The situation today is hsd said. assess their eligibility and suitability for their promotion to and Nagin-II to public and in this regard take up the issue serious, (we are) concerned, but I do not think it is "Anybody can play this trick with us (that he is mentally the next higher ranks include Commandant JKAP-13th Bn. with Army authorities. She also directed completion of something which cannot be resolved. I have seen enough in unfit)," the bench had shot back. B.AKhan - SSP, Commandant IRP 20thBn A.RBhat-SSP, demarcation and fencing of the land earmarked to GDA for my life," she added. Faced with a contempt charge, Justice Karnan had on Commandant IRP 4thBnSmt Rashmi Wazir-SSP, which she fixed a deadline of one month. Earlier, Mehbooba took a ceremonial salute at the opening March 31 dared the Supreme Court to send him to jail after Commandant IRP-16thBn Altaf Hussain Khan-SSP, The meeting was informed that underground cabling of of the Civil Secretariat and was given a guard of honour by it refused to restore his judicial and administrative work. Commandant IRP-18thBn Mohammad Shafi Mir-SSP, wires at Gulmarg would be started soon which would the contingent of Jammu and Kashmir Police. In an unprecedented order, the SC had on February 8 issued Commandant AP 14thBn Anil Kumar Katoch-SSP, Chief contempt notice to Justice Karnan and ordered him to insulate the power supply from the vagaries of climate. Prosecuting Officer APHQ J&K Mohammad Shafi Rather, forthwith refrain from discharging any judicial or Chief Secretary, B. B. Vyas; Commissioner-Secretary, Dy.SP(Pers) APHQ J&K Junaid Wali and Accounts 6-month jail term to Justice administrative functions and return all files. Finance, Navin Choudhary; Secretary, Tourism & Assistant APHQ J&K Abdul Whaid. He had appeared before the top court following issuance of Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah; Secretary, Horticulture, M Karnan for contempt of court bailable warrant but made it clear that he would not appear H Malik; Secretary, Planning, Salim Sheshgar; Deputy on future dates. Commissioner, Baramulla, Dr. Nasir Naqash; Chief 6 VCs appointed in Corporations Taking note of his utterances against the judges, the top After the March 31 hearing, Justice Karnan passed several Executive Officer, Gulmarg Development Authority, court also restrained the media from reporting his orders against the Supreme Court judges, including CJI Shafqat Iqbal; Director Tourism, Kashmir, Mahmood Department, Gulzar Ahmad Dar will be vice chairperson of statements. Khehar, saying they were in contempt of his order. He had Ahmad Shah; heads of several engineering Departments J&K Industries Limited, Syed Attaullah Simnani is vice The order comes a day after Justice Karnan--who had been earlier demanded Rs 14 crore as compensation from the and senior officers also attended the meeting. chairperson J&K Minerals Limited, Nazir Itoo is vice passing bizarre orders against the CJI and six other judges seven judges on the bench for "disturbing his mind and chairperson J&K Cements Limited, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat is of the top court hearing the contempt case against him-- normal life". Have faith in armed forces, country's vice chairperson J&K Handloom Development Corporation "convicted" them of various offences under the Scheduled Limited and J&K Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation, Dr. Ali Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act honour won't be harmed: HM Mohammad Mir is vice chairperson J&K Small Scale and awarded five-year imprisonment. International Court of Justice Industries Development Corporation, and Subash Jandial is Suspecting that he was mentally unfit, the Supreme Court stays Jadhav's hanging presenting an exemplary example of valour, he said. vice chairperson J&K State Industrial Development had on May 1 ordered setting up of a medical board of "I have no objection to Akbar being referred so but I would Corporation. doctors from a government hospital in Kolkata to examine appeal to historians that a correct assessment of Pratap The aforementioned Vice Chairpersons would be paid a Justice Karnan. last month by the Field General Court Martial in Pakistan, should be there in the history of the country," Singh said. consolidated monthly salary of Rs 80,000 in addition to evoking a sharp reaction in India which warned Pakistan of However, he refused to undergo the medical test ordered by perks and privileges admissible under relevant rules. the top court, saying he was perfectly fine. consequences and damage to bilateral ties if the "pre- BJP may go for reshuffle During the proceedings on Tuesday, senior advocate Rakesh meditated murder" was carried out. Dwivedi--representing the West Bengal Government-- India acknowledges that Jadhav had served with the Navy of its ministers Jammu woman alleges requested the court to drop contempt charges against Justice but denies that he has any connection with the government. Karnan, saying the judiciary was getting a bad name in the PTI sexual assault by cop entire controversy. and Power Development Department may lose one of the Senior advocate KK Venugopal--who appeared for the Clashes between students, two portfolios if there is reshuffle in the BJP ministers. parts. Registrar General of the Madras High Court--said the top Sources said several state party leaders have been meeting Speaking to CNN-News18, the lawyer of the victim said the court should send Justice Karnan to jail only after he retired security forces in Srinagar the senior national leaders in New Delhi for the last one assault was similar to the Nirbhaya gang-rape case in Delhi. in June. week. "Leaders from both the groups are making efforts to Meanwhile, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office However, Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh and reports of injuries to anyone so far, the official said. win over each other," they said. Jitendra Singh has asked the Jammu and Kashmir senior advocate and Supreme Court Bar Association The traffic and the business activities in the commercial hub They said Amit Shah would discuss the reshuffle with the government to "immediately look into it". President RS Suri supported the view that Justice Karnan in the heart of the city were badly affected, the official said, senior party leaders and the RSS leaders before taking any The victim hails from Kanachak area of Jammu. should be punished. adding that clashes were going on when last reports came decision. The 25-year-old alleged that the incident took place a few Differences have already emerged between the PDP and "Contempt is contempt...it has no colour. Whether you are a in. days ago when she was falsely accused of theft from a BJP with several leaders of ruling parties giving statements common man or a judge it doesn't matter," the bench said He said they were protesting against the alleged high- couple's house where she worked as a maid. against each other over controversial issues. and went on to dictate the order. handedness of security forces against students of the She also claimed that Kanachal Police Station SHO Rakesh Advocate Prashant Bhushan welcomed the order. "Glad SC government degree college in Pulwama on April 15 and the Sharma confined and tortured her for a week. finally nailed Karnan for gross contempt of court. He made subsequent protests across Kashmir. SC asks Kashmir bar for workable The victim told the channel that she was not given anything reckless charges on judges & then passed 'absurd' orders They were also demanding release of the students arrested to eat while in custody. When asked for water, policemen against SC judges!" Bhushan tweeted. during these protests. solution on pellet guns used to tell her to drink urine instead, alleged the victim. Justice Karnan--who was proceeded against for contempt The police raid on the college triggered widespread protests The woman also alleged that her mother, husband and child on February 8 for writing letters to various authorities, by students across Kashmir on April 17 which have been guns as a large number of people had been killed or injured were beaten by cops. She further said she was falsely including the Prime Minister, accusing several judges of going on intermittently since then. due to their use. framed. The woman was granted bail on May 06. corruption-appeared before the court once on March 31 and Authorities suspended classes in the higher educational Earlier, the Centre had told the court it was exploring a A special investigation team has been constituted to probe thereafter chose not to turn up despite specific orders. institutions for over a week last month as a precautionary crowd control option akin to rubber bullets but not as lethal the matter. A seven-judge bench headed by CJI Khehar had said that

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Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May 10 | 2017 JKNPP to launch Swachh Jammu KVK organizes Field Day on wheat crop NL Correspondent Abhiyan from May 11 Rajouri, May 09 NL Correspondent situation that invites water Krishi Vigyan Kendra Jammu Tawi, May 09 and vector born diseases (KVK)- Rajouri of Sher-e- Expressing grave concern and the things would Kashmir University of over the declaration of worsen as the summer Agricultural Sciences and Jammu city as the dirtiest peaks and the monsoon Technology of Jammu city of the state, Harsh Dev arrives with the spread of (SKUAST-J) today Singh Jammu and Kashmir diseases likely to get worse. organized the field day on National Panthers Party He further said that wheat crop at village Incharge of KVKs of demonstration was to make sarpanch of the village along (JKNP), Chairman and cleanliness drive would be Mubarakhpura of District SKUAST-Jammu Dr. R.K. farmers aware about the with other elders thanked the Former Minister today launched from Janipur on Rajouri. Arora. potential of new high visiting scientists and announced to launch May 11th with a team of The main objective of the The programme was led by yielding varieties of wheat. requested to regularly "Swachh Jammu Abhiyan" "Swach Sarvekshan" 2017 the report of the union party activists who would programme was to aware senior scientist and Head of Dr Vishal Sharma, Scientist conduct such by engaging the party should serve as an eye H&UD Ministry as notified also educate the public farmers about the high KVK, Rajouri, Dr Arvind K (Agronomy) gave brief demonstrations and volunteers to undertake opener for the inhabitants last week. Announcing the about the effects of an yielding varieties of wheat Ishar with the brief information about the awareness camps in the cleanliness drives in of the Jammu city and its initiation of cleanliness unclean environment. crop and its scientific introduction of wheat crop. technological operations in villages so that farmers can various wards and other impudent self flattered drive in Jammu city from Gagan Pratap Singh Gen. cultivation especially VL He told that KVK- Rajouri wheat crop. He emphasized get up to date knowledge of unhygienic locations of leadership as well. He said Thursday May 11th, Singh Secretary Young Panthers series of wheat crop has conducted Front Line on the use of integrated scientific cultivation of Jammu city. While that though the concerned called upon the civil and Parshotam Parihar varieties. Demonstration (FLD) of nutrient management (INM) crops. addressing the gathering, Minister was making tall society, students and youth State Secretary Panthers The programme was wheat on around 3 Hectares for higher yield of wheat The progrmamme was Harsh Dev Singh said that claims of developing to join the Swach Jammu Trade Union were also organized under the area of more than 30 farmers crop and maintaining soil assisted by Amit Mahajan, the ignominy of being the Jammu as a model city but movement. Harsh claimed present during the press guidance of Associate of Mubarkpura. health. Programme Assistant tail-ender in the state in the beans were spilled by that this was exactly the conference. Director Extension and The main aim of the Sh.Devinder Kumar (Bhola) (Trainings), KVK- Rajouri. Radio Mirchi Mike Ka BJP pays tribute to Maharana Pratap JMC launches drive Jackson in SKUAST-J our state in the crumbled times going against illegal rehries NL Correspondent Mirchi were highly on in the valley. He said that said that Jammu Tawi, May 09 impressed with nurturing of the aroma of Maharana was so strong students for all round that every Indian was ready to die for Radio Mirchi, a segment of development in this campus the righteous path. Even today his the Bennett Coleman Group and asked them to send them horse Chetak is considered as the on Tuesday visited their resumes for next round. symbol of loyality and the power, who SKUAST-Jammu for RJ Khushboo Mattoo, gave his life while jumping across a hunt here today. The event Programming Head, Iqbal flooded river for saving the life of included a session in the Singh, Chetanya Gupta, Maharana. campus giving students an Amardeep Singh, and Dr. Suresh Ajay Magotra said after the exposure on media, how it Nishant Zadoov, RJ were the battle of Haldighati Maharana raised works and the digital world. part of radio Mirchi team his army again with the help of loyal They also enlightened the NL Correspondent Secretary Sanjay Baru, Senior leader visited SKUAST Jammu. Jammu Tawi, May 09 friends and regained most of the forts JAMMU, May 09 students about media pillars, Balbir Ram Rattan, Jammu District Dr. T.A.S Ganai, Director lost earlier thus giving us a lesson that its advantages and President Baldev Singh Billawaria and Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today conducted an Education, Dr. Kamal we must not lose our efforts even in intensive drive against illegal rehries/pharies and disadvantages and Sarma, Associate Professor, BJP State Freedom Fighters & Martyrs BJYM State President Dr. Suresh Ajay most difficult times. encroachers causing traffic congestion and obstructing importance of Radio in life. Dr. Sandeep Sehgal, Dy. Cell organized a programme at party Magotra. They laid wreaths at the Balbir Ram Rattan, Varinderjeet free movement of pedestrians on footpaths. The drive was In order to explore the Director Student Welfare headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, wherein portrait of Maharana Pratap. conducted by Revenue Section under the guidance of students creativity they also were also present on the floral tributes to great India's Warrior Sanjay Baru, while paying his tributes Singh, Kulwant Singh Bhatti, Rajinder put the students to real time occasion. Lecture was Maharana Pratap on his 477th birth to the great warrier of Mother India, Singh Chib, Suraj Singh, Darshan Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), JMC. The team situation where they were coordinated by Dr. Sanjay anniversary were paid by party leaders. said that we must retain Maharana in Singh, Harbans Singh, Harbans visited various areas of Jammu City viz Indira Chowk, asked to segregate in groups Guleria, Incharge It was organized by Freedom Fighters our mind and soul all the times, not Choudhary, Gurdiyal Singh Bali, K.C Crossing, Maheshpura and B.C. Road and removed and frame a advertisement. Counseling and Placement & Martyrs Cell State Convenor Bharat just on one day in a year, this is P.L.Raina, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra were illegal rehries plying on the main roads causing traffic The officials of Radio Cell. Bhushan Sharma in presence of State particularly relevant for the youth of also paid tributes to Maharana. congestion. Besides, the team seized six rehries plying without obtaining license from JMC and other materials like weighing machines and plastic containers, and National cartoonists' camp concludes NSF protests against Rohingyas, Bangladeshis cleared the footpaths and pavements. The team also demolished three number of illegal Thara's on spot at B.C. NL Correspondent Sharing their experience, the Renjith M.S., Joshy A.M. NL Correspondent Road below flyover. The Jammu Municipal Corporation Jammu Tawi, May 09 Kochi, May 09 participants said that beyond and Tensigh. appeals to rehri owners to ply rehri only after obtaining any doubt, Kerala is the Several prominent political, proper rehri licence from Jammu Municipal Corporation National Secular Forum Five days National Mecca of Cartoonists. social, and intellectual & ply their rehri's in the rehri zone/location formulated by (NSF) today staged a strong cartoonists' camp held under Besides Chandrashekhar personalities besides JMC and also not to encroach the footpaths. protest demonstration the realms of Cartoon and students, scholars and against the illegal general public visited the MPs from Parliamentary Secretariat Rohingyas, Bangladeshi camp site to quench the immigrants in Jammu and desire of going through visit Nimoo Bazgo Power Station urged the State Government cream of cartoons from to take immediate remedial Jammu, May 09 across the nation. protestors, the NSF State Fort besides others, Sharma measures to weed out these The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Govt Speaking on the occasion, President Dr Vikas Sharma said. He further added that parasites operating in the assurances, which was on study visit to Leh on Tuesday former Chief Minister said the Rohingyas, the State government had State. Hundreds of NSF visited Nimoo Bazgo Power Station, which is one of the Oommen Chandy on Bangladeshis and their further confessed that 17 activists, led by Dr Vikas units of NHPC Ltd (A Govt of India Enterprise) with Saturday said cartoons had Sharma, took part in the sympathisers are working FIRs had been registered installed capacity of 45 MW. The members who were the become nightmare for protest demonstration and under a clear cut strategy to against 38 Rohingyas for part of committee including Dilip Bhai Pandya, Rajya politicians. amidst rising of slogans, also allow penetration of the various offences including Sabha M.P. from Gujrat who was the chairperson of this Caricature Festival from Jammu and Kashmir, Terming cartoons a highly torched an effigy of the unorganized labour, youth, illegal border crossing. committee, Md Nadim ul Haque, Surendra Singh Nagar organized by the Kerala Cartoonists Mahboob Raja effective form of criticism Rohingyas, Bangladeshis in educated unemployed, Rishikesh Rana, Pardeep and Lal Singh Vadolia all M.Ps from Rajyasabha along Cartoon Academy in 'Elham' from Ranchi, Manoj and well known art form, intelligentsia and the middle Sharma, Anshu Sharma, with Shrawan Kumar, Director, Central Electricity association with Kerala Kureel from New Delhi, Chandy said cartoons can act the State. They requested class. They are living in Rahul Sharma, Gaurav Authority and officers from Parliament Secretariat. Lalithakala Akademi, Kerala Major K. Sinha from both as a corrective force the Chief Minister to take an fabricated shanties and Slathia, Navdeep Slathia, The dignitaries went around the Dam and Power House Social Security Mission and Faridabad, Paresh Nath from and make people introspect overall review of the growing presence of slums at some of the Rajat Sharma, Sunil and were thoroughly briefed by S. Adhikari, the head of Information and Public New Delhi, Subhani from on various social and the power station, about each and every component and Relations Department Secunderabad, Prashant political subjects. Philipose Rohingyas, Bangladeshis in congested colonies including Chauchan, Harsh Dev Singh, the State and also direct Rajiv Nagar, Qassim Nagar, Sheetal Slathia, Anish the process of hydropower generation. The members concluded here. Kulkarni from Mumbai, Mar Chrysostom Mar appreciated the working of the power station and working Around 80 cartoonists from Mrithunjai from Telengana Thoma Valiya Metropolitan security agencies to identify Narwal, Bhatindi, Borhi, Slathia, Raghu Slathia, Akhil sympathizers of these illegal Channi Himmat, Nagrota Sharma were also present at spirit of officers of NHPC under such extremely adverse across India participated in and Sudheer Nath from New and Sebastian Paul also climatic conditions. this event comprising live Delhi were part of the graced the occasion. immigrants. Addressing the and areas adjoining the Bahu the occasion. cartoon drawing and various inaugural functions. other activities. The cartoon They were joined by Nirvana Academy organizes and caricature festival was Yesudasan, M M Monaye, organized to commemorate Elyas John, T.K. Sujith, the celebration of 100 year Madhu Omalloor, Thomas Pt. Uma Dutt Sangeet Mahotsav and 60th year of formation Antony, K.V.M. Unni, NL Correspondent the contest about 200 mastered the finest of Kerala Sajjive B., Baiju Paulose, Jammu Tawi, May 09 participants in solo, duet techniques of playing the and group category from said instrument. Nirvana Academy a cultural MLA distributes different parts of Jammu The main motive to club (registered) today region took part and organise Sangeet organised 8th season of Bio-Fertilizer to farmers expressed their talent. Mahootsav is to promote Pandit Uma Dutt Sangeet Singer,Guitarist Jagdeep and preserve different forms NL Correspondent Sidha and Ravinder Kachroo Mahotsav to pay tributes to Jammu Tawi, May 09 Singh, and noted of folk music, Indian gave technical tips regarding Late Pandit Uma Dutt instrumentalist Puran Singh classical music and to vermi-compost and Bio- Sharma, great musician of Member Legislative Wazir were the jury explore hidden talent in the Pesticide for application his time (April 1900-1973) Assembly Akhnoor Rajeev member. General secretary youth of the state so that and also father and guru of Sharma distributed Bio- against pests such as cut Nirvana Academy they can be able to compete Pesticide, Vermi compost worm etc. Sub-Divisional Santoor maestro Pandit Meenakshi Sharma threw with the other talented and Bio-Fertilizer, NPK etc Agriculture Officer Akhnoor Shiv Kumar Sharma at K.L light on the life and youth of the country. at Godhan village wherein Somnath Sharma expressed Saigal Hall, here. Three achievements of Pandit Nirvana Academy had organic farming is going on technology regarding days festival started with Uma Dutt Sharma, who was organised various such the for the last 2 years under application of NPK, the musical contest in one of the few artists from programmes earlier also and Parampragat Krishi Vikas Trichoderma and vegetables classical vocal, classical Jammu, who used to give succeeded in bringing all Yojna. The District seeds etc. The Junior instrumental, folk song, performances in vocal such type of talented artist Agriculture Officer Agriculture Extension light song, light music from Lahore Music under one umbrella. Smiley Extension, Jammu Arun Officer Devender Kumar, instrumental categories station. It was Panditji's Tanuja anchored the Kumar Makhnotra VAEA Vijay Salaria and followed by the mesmerized stay in Kashmir when he programme and Sumit accompanied with Deputy Balkar Singh present on the performances by the got himself completely Sharma Cultural head NA Project Director Atma B.B occasion. children of all ages. During involved in the santoor, and coordinated the programme. 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May 10 | 2017 JKP organizes singing prog MoS lays foundation of Model Village

NL Correspondent people especially youth from NL Correspondent RAMBAN, May 09 drug addiction and other Anantnag, May 09 evils of the society. Later, the A colourful singing artists and guests were Minister of State for Haj & extravaganza, 'Awaz Hi Meri honoured and felicitated by Auqaf, PHE, I&FC, PDD, Pehchan Hai' was organised chief guest and guest of Industries and Commerce, by the local Volunteers of honour. The stage Syed Farooq Ahmad Jammu Kashmir Police at proceedings were ably Andrabi, today laid the Batote tehsil of Ramban. conducted by Rakesh foundation stone of the During the programme the Sharma. The Chief Medical model village at Bakerwal daughter of the soil, Voice of Officer (CMO),Ramban, Dr. Chek Manzmoh in schemes for progress and manner. public deputations presented Punjab winner, Sonali Dogra Saif-u-din Khan, Tehsildar, Qazigund. development of the Gujjar He said that special milk and their demands before the besides Rubina Kosar of lamp by the chief guest, and managed by chairman Batote, Srinath Suman, Dy Vice-Chairman, Gujjar and and Bakerwal community. poultry villages shall be Minister, who listened to Bhaderwah and Prithviraj Aditi Shrama , young BJP volunteer JKP, Rakesh CMO Ramban Dr Iqbal Bakerwal Advisory Board He said that it is for the first developed on a cooperative them patiently and assured enthralled the audience by leader and social worker and Sharma, Nishu Gupta, Irfan Bhat, BMO, Batote, was also present on the time that a separate basis who shall be provided them of time-bound their songs in Hindi, Punjabi, Senior Superintendent of Khan and Advocate Suraj Dr.Shakil Ahmed Sumbria, occasion. Department for Tribal marketing facilities and redressal of all of their Dogri, Bhaderwahi and Police (SSP), Singh Parihar in association BJP District President Speaking on the occasion, Affairs has been created by forward and backward genuine demands. Kashmiri accompanied by Ramban,Mohan Lal who with the Beopar Mahila Morcha,Sunita the Minister said that the the Government for the linkages. Besides, the Later, Andrabi inaugurated orchestra artists besides was the guest of honour on Mandal,Batote and Tahir Kumari,Naib-Tehsildar, model village will benefit all holistic development of the Government is conceiving the macadamization process students from Nirvana the occasion. Aditi Sharma Mushtaq, Chief Batote, Saifullah Shah and the clusters of the Manzmoh ST community. schemes for employment on Anantnag-Verinag-Dooru Academy including Nusrat and Mohan Lal unanimously Organiser,Nirvana Academy President, Beopar Mandal, area where facilities shall be Andrabi stressed the officers generation and skill road and emphasized the Malik, Zia, Ritesha and appreciated the effort of the Ramban. Giving details of Batote, Sanjay Gupta were developed for the upliftment to work with utmost development of the ST engineers to ensure the Ritansha presented solo and organisers to give a platform the event Rakesh Sharma the prominent persons of the scheduled tribe dedication and in synergy so community, he added. quality and timely duet performances. The to the local artists and help said that the main motive of present on the occasion population. that all the ongoing On the occasion, various completion of the work. exposing their talent. The organising this programme is programme was inaugurated besides large number of He said that the Government developmental works are programme was organized to divert the attention of by lightening the traditional people. has conceived a number of completed in a time-bound 14 Bn SSB donates Kashmir Imbroglio: Arrangements for annual Urs of water tank to villagers Baba Ghulam Qadir reviewed APSCC pitches for immediate dialogue NL Correspondent all facilities are made in NL Correspondent can solve the Kashmir build up the whole process Minister Narendra Modi Poonch, May 09 Srinagar, May 09 time for smooth and issue and denial to carry and in the near future other should follow the footsteps successful conduct of this out talks would not lead to stakeholders can be of BJP stalwart Atal Bihari District Development Expressing concern over religious event. any solution. He said involved in the dialogue Vajpayee while handling Commissioner, the deteriorating law and people living in Kashmir, process. It does be-hove Kashmir and the situation Mohammad Harun, today The meeting was attended order situation in Kashmir Jammu and Ladakh New Delhi to say that no emerging in the valley. convened an officers by Additional valley All Parties Sikh Superintended of Police, Coordination Committee divisions have peculiar talks would be carried out The APSCC chairman said meeting to review NL Correspondent Masroor Mir, EO (APSCC) today urged the problems and same can be in Kashmir," said Raina. that police and other arrangements being put in RAMBAN, May 09 Government of India to addressed only when The APSCC Chairman said security agencies should place for annual Urs Municipality, Tehsildar A water tank for local people was constructed by 14 BN start dialogue process with parleys are held with the that if Government of desist from taking punitive Sharief of Derwaish Baba Haveli, XENs and AEEs of SSB Dharamkund of district Ramban under community the different stakeholders concerned stakeholders. India does not want to talk action against the students PHE, PDD and PWD, welfare programme, today. The tank was inaugurated by Ghulam Qadir falling on in the state in order to find "There are many small to separatists this time while they carry out any Shamim Dar, Taj Mir, Commandant 14 BN SSB Sanjeev Yadav on in presence 17th and 18th of May. a solution to the Kashmir groups in the state and around then they should protest demonstration. He Bashir khakhi and of Second in Command Priyavert Sharma, Deputy While reviewing the imbroglio. Government of India talk to people with whom said that hearts can be won Commandant Kasturi Lal and other SSB personnels were arrangements, the DDC members of Ziarat APSCC Chairman should start talking to the they are comfortable in by love and compassion present on the occasion. Naib Sarpanch Mohan Lal and directed the concerned committee Takia Shrief Jagmohan Singh Raina representatives of these talking to at this point of and not by force and large number of locals people were participated in said officers to make sure that Bandichechian. said that dialogue alone small groups. This will time. He said that Prime compulsion. (CNS) programme and appreciated SSB efforts and requested them to carry out such type of programmein future as well. Sanjeev Yadav assured the public that SSB take Dr Darakhshan assumes Progress on RDD works reviewed such steps for the development and upliftment of the area by organising similar programmes. charge of WDC Progress of NL Correspondent A status report of all the for personal benefits. New Delhi, May 09 Waqf properties of all the "Minister Mukhtar Abbas dev works reviewed states was put up for Naqvi is keen to deal very Newly appointed BHADERWAH, MAY 09 discussion on the meeting. hard with the encroachers Chairperson of the Waqf Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bhaderwah, Dr. Owais Dr Andrabi was apprised of of Waqf properties. I will Development Committee of Ahmed, today convened a meeting with concerned the Waqf assets of all the fight for the restoration of NL Correspondent convergence plan taken number of households the Union Ministry of Doda, May 09 officers to review the physical and financial progress of states and the issues related the Waqf properties in the with various line without toilets in the Minority Affairs Dr country and see that those ongoing development works being executed under to the assets. Speaking on departments and the panchayats and select one Darakhshan Andrabi today who have looted and helped District Development different schemes. the occasion Dr Darakhshan progress of works under panchayat in each block to in the loot of these assets be Commissioner, Bhupinder SDM also reviewed the position of staff strength in took charge of her new Andrabi said that it was MGNREGA. dealt sternly as per law," Kumar, convened a meeting carry out ODF within a different departments and directed all the concerned to assignment and convened heartening to know that BDOs informed the meeting said Dr Darakhshan. to review the progress on months' time. He further ensure that quality of works is maintained at all levels the meeting of the full waqf has been used in India about the status of works She requested the various works being done asked the concerned to besides making sure that these are completed in time committee in Deen Dayal for sixty years by the taken up in their respective committee members to under MGNREGA, submit the monthly progress bound manner. Upadhyay Antodaya political class to use it for work for the transparency in Convergence plan, plan of blocks. report and position of Division Forest Officer, Tehsildar besides representatives Bhavan office at New personal ends. He said that the Waqf throughout the IWMP sector, 13th and 14th DDC directed the ACD to Geotagging to the DCs of various other departments attended the meeting. Delhi. precious Waqf properties country. Dr Darakhshan FC, SAGY plan besides complete estimation of all office on regular basis. Secretary of Central Waqf have been encroached and Andrabi said that the Union other schemes of Rural the works for current ADDC Narinder Singh Bali, Rs 29 cr Solid Waste Plant Council B M Jamal was grabbled with the support of Minister for Minority Development Department. quarter and achieve the ACD Akhtar Hussian Qazi, also present on the so-called Muslim friendly Affairs has initiated action targets in time. He asked the PO ICDS Surat Singh, CPO to come up at Delina occasion. against the embezzlement The DC had a detailed politicians who looted Waqf BDOs to monitor progress SRINAGAR, MAY 09 of Waqf assets in the review of functioning, Yoginder Katoch, XEN country and she will performance and of works regularly with no PDD, DPO IWMP, BDOs Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Norwegian Ambassador struggle hard to take this achievements of recorded in compromise in quality. besides other staff of today chaired a meeting to review the developmental initiative to its logical end. all blocks of RDD. He also Kumar directed DPO IWMP concerned departments works of district Baramulla under Housing and Urban calls on Governor (CNS) assessed the status of to submit report about the were present in the meeting. Development and Urban Local Bodies sector. The meeting was attended by Minister for Horticulture, Syed SRINAGAR, MAY 09 CM chairs 19th meeting of Patnitop Development Authority Hit and Run case: Basharat Ahmed Bukhari, MLA Sopore, Haji Abdul Mr. Nils Ragnar Kamsvag, Ambassador of Norway to Rashid, MLA Baramulla, Javed Hassan Beigh, India, called on Governor N. N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan Mehbooba emphasizes on Protesters demand Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, here today. Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Mr. Kamsvag discussed with the Governor issues developing catchment areas arrest of driver development Department, DC Baramulla, Director Local relating to the implementation in J&K of the several Srinagar, May 09 Bodies and other concerned officials. During the NL Correspondent National Highway. Locals from Bhag Jogi Lankar meeting, the Minister directed the officials to go ahead Srinagar, May 09 Minister of State for Tourism, Priya Rainawari Tuesday staged protest with the construction of Municipal Solid Waste Plant at Sethi and MLA, Udhampur, Pawan outside police post Nehru Park seeking Delina with the estimated cost of Rs 29 crore. It was said that this plant will be constructed with the use of modern Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Gupta were present in the meeting. the arrest of driver responsible for the today emphasised on developing The Chief Minister directed technology and would not lead to any sort of stink in the death of a teenager. area. The Minister directed the officials to explore other areas like Sanasar, Mantalai and accelerating the pace of work on the Shabir Ahmed Paktoo (21) died in a areas in Baramulla for the construction of Municipal other spots to make up for the Ropeway project so that tourists get road accident on April 27 when he was Solid Waste Plant and asked them to take a team from supposed dip in tourist arrivals to an added attraction to visit Patnitop. run over by a speedy unknown vehicle pollution control board. Bukhari directed Municipal Patnitop in view of the She also directed immediate near Ghat Number 2 of Dalgate area of Corporation Sopore and Municipal Corporation operationalisation of Nashri tunnel. upgradation of road to Sanasar and Srinagar city. Baramulla to provide Rs 10 lac each for street lighting. She also directed strengthening of increasing the number of tented The protesters who blocked the road He instructed the officials to speed up the pace of work facilities at Patnitop to sustain accommodations besides starting a demanded the arrest of the accused and finalize all the projects in time bound manner. tourist interest in the place. food court and a souvenir market programmes, under the Norway-India Partnership driver. They said police have obtained Chairing the 19th meeting of there. Rs 6000 fine imposed Initiative 2013-17. the CCTV footage of the accident, but Patnitop Development Authority The meeting was told that the Recalling his experiences as the founder Co-Chairman of the registration number of the vehicle is the Indo-European Union Round Table (2001-08), the (GDA) here today, the Chief underground cabling of wires is on violators not visible. "We want police should Governor complimented the Ambassador for his Minister said by developing underway at Patnitop which is KISHTWAR, MAY 09 investigate the matter on priority basis country's sustained support to Human Development Sanasar, Mantalai, Nathatop and expected to be completed by A joint team of officers from Transport Department and and arrest the guilty," said the Programmes, particularly in the arena of Health, from other areas in the catchment of December. State Pollution Control Board under the supervision of which India had benefitted immensely through aid under Patnitop the entire tourist circuit in Mehbooba Mufti directed rolling out protesters. ARTO, Kishtwar, Abhay Indu Sharma and Divisional NORAD. The Governor invited the Ambassador to pay a the region gets completed and also of a yearly calendar of activities at SP East, Sheikh Faisal Qayoom told Officer State Pollution Control Board, Kuldeep Bhan longer visit to the State and view the fruitful possibilities tourists visiting the area get added Patnitop, procurement of a snow CNS that it is a hit and run case and carried out random checking of vehicles in the district which exist for Norwegian investors to launch mutually attractions which can raise the cutter and setting up of a fire station police have been using all resources to and imposed a penalty of Rs. 6000 for violation of beneficial projects in J&K. He also referred to the high footfall at Patnitop. She said now at the earliest. She also directed nab the guilty. "We are working on the different traffic rules. potential of Indo-Norwegian collaboration in the efforts should be made to make release of Rs. 50 lakh for developing case and hopefully it will be solved," The team appealed the people to extend their cooperation education sector and fostering of joint research Patnitop as a complete destination wayside facilities on Chenani- he said and appealed the victim family in combating pollutions in the district besides asking for programmes in identified fields. rather than an on the way spot on the Patnitop road. to have faith on police. (CNS) strict enforcement of traffic rules and norms. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | May 10 | 2017 950 kgs lahan, illicit liquor destroyed Progress of major projects reviewed Principal GDC accorded warm welcome NL Correspondent Kathua led by ETO Excise Range Kathua, Kathua, May 09 Mr Sandeep Gupta & ETO Eradication NL Correspondent motivated the faculty Kathua, May 09 wing Jammu, Mr. Suraj Chander Singh members to be ready for To curb the increase in menace of illicit along with Inspectors Excise Arun Kumar, NAAC Re-accreditation. The newly appointed distillation of liquor, the Excise Shadi Lal & excise staff raided the He asked the faculty to principal of Govt. Degree Department Jammu has tightened its noose Chhibachak, Persochak & Tanda areas of approach him in any sort of College, Kathua Prof. Assa on violators of the various provisions of the Kathua district to arrest the menace of difficulty and offered them Ram Sharma was accorded J&K Excise Act in entire Jammu division. illicit distillation of liquor. In the process his full support and a warm welcome by the On the directions of the Excise more than 950 kilograms of Lahan, 220 cooperation. Dr. P.K Rao, staff members of the Commissioner Mohd. Javed Khan and pouches & 250 bottles of illicit liquor Prof. Anirudh Sharma, supervision of Deputy Excise which is highly hazardous and injurious for College. In his maiden Prof. Sumanesh Jasrotia, Commissioner (Executive), Jammu Mr. health were recovered by the raiding team address to the faculty, Prof. Prof. Shub Kumar, and Dr. Ghanshyam Singh, the Excise Team from state land and later destroyed on spot. Assa Ram Sharma advised Ram Singh also spoke on the faculty members to the occasion. They work with zeal and NL Correspondent highlighted the Bootlegger, drug peddlers arrested (ISC) of Central Road about the status of SDH dedication for the welfare Kathua, May 09 achievements of the Funds. building which is being built of the students. He also NL Correspondent This project will facilitate at a cost of Rs 935 lakh and College and assured the namely Jasbir Kumar S/o Lt. S/o Girdhari Lal R/o Deputy Commissioner, instructed for prompt reply Samba, May 09 people of Keerian, Gandial, asked the executing agency new Principal that the Banarsi Lal R/o Ward no. Chhattisgarh A/P Vijaypur Ramesh Kumar, today on his of any sort of mail or Ram Nagar and adjoining to speed up the pace of work 07, Samba and recovered 40 Samba, Himat Chouhan S/o correspondence by the faculty in the college is As a part of continuous second day of extensive tour hamlets on the left bank Ravi for its completion by 31st nips/pouches of J&K Excise Melu Ram Chhattisgarh A/P higher authorities. He said fully capable to work for drive against the menace of to the district, visited river. After construction of July. The DC asked the from his possession. In this Vijaypur Samba and Suraj that in this computerized achieving more in the drugs and illicit liquor Keerian-Gandyal and Nagri this bridge, detour of more Executive Engineer R&B to connection, a case FIR No. Kumar S/o Ram Lal R/o world the time allowed for academics and sports. The launched by District Police to inspect the pace of than 45 km distance will be immediately start the 94/2017 U/S 48-A Excise Chhattisgarh A/P Ramgarh any sort of query by the program was organized by Samba on the directions of ongoing works in these reduced. This bridge will be construction work of BMO Act has been registered in Samba and recovered 800 Prof. Sumanesh Jasrotia, Senior Superintendent of areas. of immense importance as office and conclude the ramp Higher Education P/S Samba and investigation gms, 500 gms and 400 gms Prof. Jasvinder Singh, Dr. Police Samba Anil Magotra, At Keerian-Gandyal, the DC this link will improve work as soon as possible. He Department may be an hour taken up. In another of Ganja from their Suram Singh, Dr. Ram a Police Party of P/S Samba took stock of construction of connectivity between J&K directed the Executive or two and hence the incident, a Police team of Singh, Dr. Arun Dev Singh, headed by SHO Yashpaul possession respectively. In 2-lane Bridge over river and Punjab significantly by Officer, MC Nagri-Parole faculty should be ready for Singh Jamwal P/S Samba in Police Station Ramgarh this connection, a Case FIR Ravi which will have 1210 reducing the distance and the and Executive Engineer, better and quick response to Dr. Sumit Dubey, Dr. Kehar association with DSB headed by SHO P/S no 24/2017 U/S 21/20 meter length with 7.50 km duration of travel journey. R&B to map the drainage facilitate e-governance. He Singh, Dr. Balwinder Samba under the close Ramgarh under the close NDPS Act has been approach road and will get Further, it will boost local system of SDH building so also said that being a Singh, and Prof. Anoop supervision of Dy. SP supervision of SDPO registered at P/S Ramgarh completed with an estimated trade and tourism between that safe and reliable student of this College, he Sharma. The function was Tanweer Hqrs. Samba Vijaypur apprehended 03 and investigation is taken cost of Rs. 166 crore, under these two States. At Nagri- draining can be provided has to take this College to attended by all the faculty apprehended one person persons namely Hannu Lal up. Inter State connectivity Parole, the DC enquired from roof to basement. greater heights. He also members of the college. Public grievance Functioning of DIG distributes wheel redressal camp held JMC reviewed JAMMU, MAY 09 chairs among disabled Member, J&K Legislative Council, Vikram Randhawa, today convened a JAMMU, MAY 09 meeting with Jammu Municipal Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jammu Corporation to review the working of Samba Kathua Range, Ashkoor Ahmad Wani the corporation. During the course of meeting, officer of JMC apprised about the working of their respective sections. The MLC said that there is need to create awareness among general masses about the importance of Swachh Bharat Mission to achieve NL Correspondent cross-border firing victims Jammu Tawi, May 09 success in this noble mission. and 1947 refugees. Joint Commissioner, R.S. Jamwal, District Development DDC directed the apprised of different projects being Commissioner, Rajeev concerned to address the executed under AMRUT by JMC and added that after completion of the said today distributed 10 wheel chairs among Ranjan today held a public issues on priority alongwith projects, sanitation scenario as well as physically challenged persons of district Samba grievance redressal camp at compliance report in this development aspect will be improved under Civic Action Programme (CAP)-2016-17. Baspur, Suchetgarh. regard to be submitted by to a large extent. He gave details of Apart from representatives from civil society, June 30, 2017. The public raised their some ongoing projects like Pedestrian Rajnish Pran, SSP SO to DIG JSK Range, Anil SDM, R S Pura, Susheel grievances pertaining to Pathway at Peerkho, Installation of Magotra SSP Samba, Sunita Kangotra, CPO electricity, water and ration Kumar, Tehsildars, BDOs intelligent traffic signal lights at new RPHQ Jammu and supervisory officer of district supplies, inadequate and other officers from identified locations, Ramp based Samba were present on the occasion. medical facilities besides district administration were parking at Panjtirthi, development of DIG Jammu interacted with the beneficiaries and highlighting the plight of present on the occasion. Green Spaces etc. assured such services for them in future also. Notice In the court of Addl. Mobile In the court of Judicial Magistrate Magistrate (JMIC), Samba 1st Class (Addl. Munsiff), Samba I, No. JC-593859-L Rank Present : Smt. Swati Gupta Hony Lt. Name Sat Paul Present :Junaid I. Mir S/o Late Dina Nath R/o Bhajan Lal S/O Baldev Raj R/o Nathwal Tehsil Ramgarh Distt. Bhagwan Dass S/o Late Babu Ram r/o W.No.6, Vijaypur Tehsil Khojipur, Tehsil Bishnah Samba Distt. Jammu, J&K declare V/S Vijaypur Distt. Samba. that the correct name and INCHARGE Police station Ramgarh V/S date of birth of my daughter Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking E.O. Municipal Committee, Vijaypur namely Shivali Sharma and directions to INCHARGE Police station Ramgarh to enter the birth In the matter of 09-06-1998, but due to particular of applicant's Son Application for Registration of birth/death of:- clerical mistake her name Krishna Devi D.O.D.10-11-1994 At home PROCLAMATION Husband's Name: Lt. Babu Ram and date of birth recorded in Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court my Indian Army JAKLI for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police station Ramgarh record as Subali Sharma regarding registration of birth particulars of applicant's son namely NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC and 09-06-1997 instead of Karan Singh (male) S/o Bhajan Lal and Kamlesh Kumari R/o Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of correct name Shivali Nathwal, Tehsil Ramgarh Distt. Samba in Police station Ramgarh death of Krishna Devi W/O Lt. Babu Ram r/o W.No.6, Vijaypur Sharma and correct date of who was born on 07-10-2001, At home and through the medium of Tehsil Vijaypur Distt. Samba in Municipal Committee, Vijaypur and birth 09-06-1998. Now, I this proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s through the medium of this publication notice at large and any other am applying for the has/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file interested person is/ are informed that in case anybody has any same before this court on or before 15-05-2017,failing which objection in respect of aforementioned application then he/she/they correction of her name and appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of shall file their objections in this court within 5 days from the date of date of birth in my Army fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next record. Objection, if any, working day. publication of notice, failing which appropriate order shall follow. may be conveyed to Given under my hand and seal of this court today 08th Given under my hand and seal of this court today 8th day concerned authority within day of May 2017. of May 2017. seven days after publication Addl. Mob. Magistrate(JMIC), Addl. Munsiff, of this notice. Samba (Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba)

Prabhakar Prabhakar Prabhakar In the court of Judicial Magistrate In the court of Ld Special In the court of Ld Special Before the court of Ld Sub-Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate, Kathua 1st Class (Addl. Munsiff), Samba Mobile Magistrate, Kathua Mobile Magistrate, Kathua Present: Sh.Sunil Sangra Present :Junaid I. Mir Present: Sh.Sunil Sangra Present: Sunil sangra Aradhana Devi Leela Rani W/o Tara Chand r/o Tarore Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Miss.Charu Sharma Kewal Kumar S/o Sh.Galodhu R/o Thein,Tehsil & Distt.Kathua. V/s Samba. V/s Executive Officer,M/C Lakhanpur,Tehsil & Distt. Kathua V/S Chief Medical Officer, Kathua V/S INCHARGE Police Station Bari Brahmana Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking Chief Executive Officer, M.C, Kathua Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking In the matter of direction to Chief Medical Officer, and Kathua to register the date In the matter of:- direction to Executive Officer,M/C Lakhanpur,Tehsil & Distt. Application for Registration of birth/death of:- of birth particular of applicant's daughter namely Charu Sharma Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking Kathua to register the date of birth particular of applicant's daughter Krishna Sharma D.O.B.28-01-2008 At home D/oSh.Subash Chander and Smt.Naresh Bala both R/o direction to Executive officer M.C Kathua to enter the Birth namely Sneha Salgotra,whose D.O.B is 26-01-2000 born at home Deepika D.O.B.27-03-2011 At home W.No.16,Shiva Nagar Kathua was born on 02-01-1993 at home. particular of application. W.No.4,Lakhanpur, Tehsil & Distt. Kathua. Father's Name: Tara Chand Mother's Name : Leela Rani *Notice to Public at Large* Notice to Public at Large *Notice to Public at Large* Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court for Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court for Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court for NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC issuing direction to Chief Medical Officer, Kathua regarding issuing direction to Executive Officer,M/C Lakhanpur,Tehsil & issuing direction to Executive officer M.C Kathua regarding Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of registration of birth particular of applicant's daughter namely Charu Distt. Kathua regarding registration of date of birth particular of registration of birth particulars petitioners children namely Khushi birth of Krishna Sharma and Deepika both children Tara Chand & Sharma D/oSh.Subash Chander and Smt.Naresh Bala both R/o applicant's daughter namely Sneha Salgotra,whose D.O.B is 26-01- Leela Rani r/o Tarore Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba in Police and Bhumika , whose D.O.B is 27-12-2011 and 28-11-2013 W.No.16,Shiva Nagar Kathua was born on 02-01-1993 at home. And 2000 born at home W.No.4,Lakhanpur, Tehsil & Distt. Kathua And Station Bari Brahmana and through the medium of this publication through the medium of this proclamation, general public is informed respectively who was born at Distt. Hospital kathua and through the notice at large and any other interested person is/ are informed that through the medium of this proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/have to the same, in that event he/she/they shall medium of this proclamation ,general public is informed that any that any person/s has/have to the same, in that event he/she/they shall in case anybody has any objection in respect of aforementioned file objection within a period 10 days from date of this notice failing person/s has/have to the same ,in that event he/she/they shall file application then he/she/they shall file their objections in this court file objection before this court on or before 18-05-2017 failing which appropriate order shall be passed. Take notice that in case the objection before this court on or before 18-05-2017 ,failing which within 5 days from the date of publication of notice, failing which which appropriate order shall be passed. Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date fixed appropriate order shall follow. working day. Given under my hand and seal of this date fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day. Given under my hand and seal of this court today 09th court today 8 day of may 2017. working day. day of May 2017. Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- Addl. Munsiff, Special Mobile Magistrate, Spl. Mobile Magistrate, Sub- Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate, (Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba) Kathua Kathua Kathua

Prabhakar Prabhu Prabhu Prabhu the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | May| 10 | 2017 the northlines The new faces of Kashmir's protests are a problem for India This time, New Delhi had to since 'international appetite for Wednesday | May| 10 | 2017 Ajai Shukla publicly reject the offer. experiments with self- Now, with New Delhi unable to determination is at its lowest since Time to ban Anti India irls in the Kashmir valley douse the anger in the Kashmir World War I' and 'the desire of the hurling defiance at the valley, more unwelcome offers are global community for a quasi- Gsecurity forces will detract coming in. independent or unshackled TV content in Kashmir from the legitimacy of India's On the eve of his visit to New Kashmir... is near zero'. response and its standing in the Delhi, Turkey's President Recep Arguing that the Kashmiri world, observes Ajai Shukla. t is conspicuous how more than 50 TV channels of Tayyip Erdogan told an Indian aspiration for azaadi (freedom) For years now, India has faced Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are being transmitted into television channel that 'multilateral was Islamist rather than almost negligible pressure from the homes in the harried Kashmir valley and are feeding dialogue' was needed to 'settle this nationalist, the article outrageously I international community to resolve the flames of "azadi" in spite of a prohibition on them. It question once and for all,' for stated: 'Cruel as this sounds, the Kashmir issue. talks ineffectively of our observing component which which he offered Ankara's images of stone-pelting protesters Most other countries, even China, searched the other route for a considerable length of time involvement. being tear-gassed and shot today have largely respected India's and is even now not making prompt move to stop these The offer apparently stems from evoke less horror in the rest of position that Kashmir is a bilateral flammable communicates and video recordings. A minor the conviction that India is in India and the planet than do visuals issue with Pakistan. Only New issue of an admonitory to the Kashmir government as trouble in Kashmir. of masked young men, dressed in Delhi and Islamabad pay much done now to seize the hardware of such administrators This trend towards black, carrying AK-47s and attention to their annual United can't be required to handle the issue. Rather, the Center internationalisation of the Kashmir promoting a mix of religion and Nations General Assembly tit for and the State need to follow up on a war balance to halt issue is exactly what Pakistan armed rebellion. In a post-9/11, tat in New York, where Pakistan this insidious action from developing in any way. The wants, having for decades been post-Islamic State world, the launches broadsides at India over drawn out inactivity of the Mehbooba Mufti government trying to bypass the 1972 Shimla proposition that Islamists are Kashmir, provoking New Delhi even with such difficulties demonstrates that it is possible Agreement stipulation that India fighting for freedom is neither into responding. that it doesn't have the muscle to hinder such action or and Pakistan must solve Kashmir sellable nor credible.' But that counts for little, given components inside it are submit glove with the defaulters. bilaterally. Rising international concern over Pakistan's standing as the epicentre Reports say Zakir Naik's restricted Peace TV lecturing When the Indian Army foiled Kashmir has discredited this This confrontation is avoidable. As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. of global jihad and its reputation Salafist Islam, and others enjoying hostile to India General Pervez Musharraf's plan to argument, which boils down to: numerous commentators such as Speculation centres on the for using extremist groups as promulgation are running without vital clearances by push Pakistani soldiers across the We can keep killing and maiming former Kashmir interlocutor resumption of dialogue, which instruments of State policy. means of private cable networks in Kashmir. The PDP- Line of Control near Kargil to Kashmiris, since Islamophobia Radha Kumar; experienced could be the reason why the Besides this, there is only BJP government even subscribes to these link networks in capture Indian territory, he tried to will temper any criticism. While Bharatiya Janata Party elder Pakistan army killed two Indian occasional back-channel pressure some of its workplaces and structures, as indicated by justify the debacle by claiming it even crusading non-governmental Yashwant Sinha and the previous soldiers and mutilated their from Washington encouraging reports. had successfully internationalised organisations such as Human army commander in Jammu- bodies. New Delhi to de-escalate when Albeit satellite TV providers like Tata Sky, Airtel Kashmir. Rights Watch and Amnesty Kashmir Lieutenant General D S New Delhi has remained silent on confrontation with Pakistan advanced TV and Dish TV are accessible in Kashmir, a That cut little ice when all the International might cut India some Hooda, have pointed out, the Jindal's visit, but it would be crosses a certain threshold. great many people subscribe to private link. An expected headlines were about Indian slack in security forces operations Kashmiri street can be quietened infinitely preferable to sequence Worryingly, this might be changing 50,000 private cable connections are there in Srinagar success and strategic restraint. against armed jihadi groups such by initiating a dialogue process talks with Kashmiri groups before since last July, when the Kashmiri alone, and mostly on the grounds that these administrators This time, the headlines are as the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the with multiple stakeholders in the initiating dialogue with Pakistan. street erupted in violent protest broadcast Pakistani and Saudi channels. No operator, lambasting India: The Washington Hizbul Mujahideen, the killing and valley, including the separatists. After pacifying the valley to some after the security forces gunned anyplace in the nation, including in Jammu and Kashmir, Post: 'Teen girls with stones are the maiming of civilian protesters will This would end the bloodletting, at extent, New Delhi would not have down Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist can run any channel other than the ones affirmed by the new threat in India's Kashmir evoke only horror and outrage. least for now. to talk to Islamabad from a and Kashmiri social media icon Union Information and Broadcasting ministry. Regardless conflict'; The New York Times: When a staunch Western ally such However, Prime Minister Narendra position of weakness. Burhan Wani. of the possibility that it is an allowed to-air station, a 'Cruelty and cowardice in as Israel draws savage criticism for Modi's political instincts are to Human rights bodies have a record In November, United States private link administrator must get endorsement from the Kashmir'; Los Angeles Times: using disproportionate force make no concessions, instead of criticising Indian security President-elect Donald Trump, ministry. A portion of the Saudi channels communicate a 'India swiftly rejects UN request against Palestinian civilians -- even tossing Kashmir a trite choice forces (sometimes undeservedly) who fancies himself a deal-maker, similar sort of fundamentalist and patriarchal translations for a visit to the disputed territory the stone-pelters of the two between tourism and terrorism, for heavy-handedness in Kashmir, offered to mediate on Kashmir of Islam and Sharia that invited a Govt restriction on of Kashmir'. intifadas -- why would New Delhi and directing Attorney General and for the continuing imposition between India and Pakistan. Peace TV. Wahhabi clerics on these channels regularly While these are the views of a expect to be judged by a lesser Mukul Rohatgi to tell the Supreme of the Armed Forces (Special While New Delhi brushed that off sermonize that ladies ought to surrender before their liberal news media, they influence standard? Court that the government will not Powers) Act. as naivety from an inexperienced spouses and comply with their commands totally. Most the agenda for American Yet, the pivotal question should not talk to separatists. However, recent images from leader, Washington reiterated its Pakistani news stations allude to the terrorists of Hizbul lawmakers in Congress. Last be whether India could plausibly This invites continuing bloodshed, Kashmir, like disturbing footage unsolicited offer last month when Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other terror groups as August, soon after Kashmir went justify using violent, even lethal, weakening our international of young girls in school and America's envoy to the UN and "martyrs" and counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir up in flames, a provocative opinion force against rampaging civilian position further. college uniforms hurling defiance influential foreign policy as "human rights infringement." It is high time that the piece in the Hindustan Times, co- mobs. Ironically, while Kashmir goes at armed Indian security men, will mouthpiece, Nikki Haley, concerned enforcement agencies dropped the hammer on authored by Ashok Malik and Instead, the question should be ignored, last month saw Mr Modi's inevitably detract from the announced that President Trump the errant cable operators. An intense approach against Samir Saran, argued that whether India -- as a humane, confidant steel tycoon Sajjan legitimacy of India's response and himself might join an India- secessionists and separatists is the need of great international opinion on Kashmir liberal democracy that goes by the Jindal travelling to Pakistan for a our standing in the international Pakistan peace process. importance. would inevitably side with India rule of law -- wants to do so. hastily arranged meeting with community. What we need to do in Kashmir. Now!

Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) disenchantment with the government. expediency. In the recent by-election in Srinagar There is also a need to build he situation in the Kashmir just over 7 percent voters exercised intelligence capabilities, especially valley is the vanguard action of their franchise. human intelligence resources. Tglobal jihad, says Brigadier S K Why have so many in Kashmir turned The central and state police forces have Chatterji (retd). away from the polling booths? also to operate with required And in this battle, he believes, Though there were enough calls to aggression rather than shun use of perception management operations are boycott the polls in 2014, no one force at the cost of losing face and also just as important as operations to pelted stones at the polling booths. their deterrence value. neutralise the terrorists. How is it that without an obvious Governance has to improve. A degree It was so, not because of the results fresh stimulus the situation has flared of probity must be visible in public life. the polls led to, but for the percentage up to a boil? Jobs have to be created and the restive of voters turning out to cast their vote. Perhaps, the most important issue is youth offered a better option. At 65.23 percent it was a spectacular the PDP losing political space and the The issue of jobs is perhaps the most achievement for the Indian State. National Conference not quite being urgent issue. We have been recruiting The defence establishment patted able to occupy that space. Kashmiri youth into the armed and itself and the strategic community For the PDP's supporters, marrying up police forces. Additional vacancies raced to claim that Kasmiris, including with the BJP was simply not the could be mandated for J&K residents of the valley, had displayed expected strategy. The resultant immediately. their allegiance to the national flag. vacuum created now echoes with We are losing the perception J&K was on the path to separatist calls and appeals of the management battle to the tanjeems. mainstreaming with the Indian nation. tanjeems to the younger lot to join the They are using all forms of media to Post the elections the two major terrorist ranks. continuously vilify the government and political parties emerged on top: The During this phase, the Hijbul the security forces. Their narrative is Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Mujahedeen, a primarily indigenous the prevailing influence. to the political leadership. Control to transform the the valley who is keen on it. Democratic Party and the Bharatiya terrorist group, was also able to find Our influence operations have to As the terror level rises, so does disenchantment of the locals into The crowds are brought together by the use Janata Party. Burhan Wani. This handsome young overwhelm their narrative with Delhi's funding. And the money flows focussed anti-State activity with mass of social media and also the public address The split between the Kashmir valley man with his sleek AK-47 was soon professionally crafted messages and into a multitude of pockets rather than participation. systems in shrines. A stage has been and the rest of the state was reflected propelled by HM media managers as audio visuals. These messages have projects which could have generated The mass participation was necessary reached when stone throwing is inevitably truthfully in the poll results. the poster boy of terrorism. also to reach Kashmiris of all shades. jobs and ushered development. The for the audience abroad to perceive it undertaken when an operation is launched The PDP won just three seats in the Unfortunately, the security forces The perception management plans need other force that increasingly as an outburst of Kashmiris rather in a village to neutralise terrorists. Jammu region, which accounts for 37 either could not or did not neutralise to be long term. influences activities in Kashmir is the than another Pakistan orchestrated When a few civilians die in the bargain, assembly seats. The BJP garnered the him early enough. He graduated to Such operations are as important as outreach of global jihad. sequel. there funerals are occasions to whip up highest percentage of votes, but in 33 being a youth icon of sorts, bringing operations to neutralise terrorists. Stone throwing does not trace its Kashmir has witnessed stone throwing more passion. out of the 34 seats that it contested in back to those narrow by-lanes of Operations and perception management origin to Kashmir. Without going too in the past. The entire activity is The cycle of violence and rising passions is the Kashmir valley, its candidates lost Srinagar the romance associated with need to be run concurrently and in sync far deep in to history, Gaza, the area undertaken by a fairly well-oiled thus maintained. The situation, however, is their deposits. terrorists. with each other. that witnessed the first intifada, has machinery. neither hopeless nor irreversible. Both parties displayed hither-to-fore These lanes are also dank and filthy Finally, to quote Shailendra Aima, a been the arena for enough of it. There are those who muster the We have faced repeated downturns in not chanced upon prudence. Though enough to allow no youthful dreams to Kashmiri intellectual and editor of the Stone throwing also has a symbolic crowds, those who provide the stones Kashmir and have equally often retrieved they took over two months to come blossom. A la Burhan Wani option Kashmir Sentinel, 'If the will and writ connotation. and those who throw them. Everyone the situation. together, they ultimately formed a was the one hope out of the rot. of the State dithers in any territory, the The Islamic State's flag has not been gets compensated. The first requirement is to neutralise the ministry. For those Kashmiris who awaited enemy and the anarchists benefit.' too uncommon a sight in the Kashmir In fact, in the valley, even in the leadership with intelligence driven Here was the PDP, a Kashmiri party good governance post the elections, The political establishments, both in valley, of late. With the IS staging a terrorist ranks, every individual is paid. operations. perceived as a hardliner and often neither jobs nor development was the Srinagar and Delhi, have to be firmer rear guard action in Syria and Iraq, it's There is not much love lost for the Such operations have to be continuously accused of having a sympathetic experience. with dissidents. time for its cadre to find new bases. cause. pursued to create enough fear to deter connect with the militant groups, and It's rare to find a member of the A secular country cannot display Afghanistan and Pakistan are Most people fully comprehend the fact individuals in the terrorist outfits from the right of centre BJP, equally often family of a Kashmiri in a government unending tolerance to dissidence based attractive proposals. Pakistan would that it is impossible for the valley to accepting leadership roles. viewed as a hardline Hindutva job joining a terrorist outfit, and on religion. It's a sign of weakness; provide the wherewithal only if they survive like an independent State. They Separatist leaders have to also be denied protagonist establishment, marrying definitely not so if the individual is in not an example of upholding are ready to operate in India. realise that the terrorists from across the access to the population. up. the armed forces. democratic values. The stone throwing that we are LoC would take over the very next day The use of force in such a phase will need The optimism the marriage generated Terrorism in Kashmir also needs to be witnessing has a connect and is the and impose Sharia, which is not in to be governed by was infectious for many and shocking studied more from the viewpoint of it (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal vanguard action of global jihad in consonance with the liberal Kashmiri operational for many more. As the clock has being the 'business of terrorism' rather opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions Kashmir, facilitated by Pakistan. culture. requirements rather ticked by, somewhere it seems to have than terrorism per se. It's an industry appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The The situation was now ripe for the As far as a merger with Pakistan is than be dictated by gone all very wrong. We started where the beneficiaries populate the Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or experts located beyond the Line of concerned, there is hardly an individual in political witnessing the Kashmiri's full spectrum from the common man liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | May 10 | 2017 SSP chairs meet of 'Teaching community must fulfill its responsibility'

SRINAGAR, MAY 9 early completion. Referring retired police persons Reiterating his commitment to the deficiency of staff in to address their genuine schools, the Minster asked Srinagar, May 09 grievances in a time bound for filling up all vacant posts To take stock of the manner, Minister for in a time bound manner welfare measures and co- Education Syed Mohammad including the posts referred related issues of retired Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday to Service Selection Board police persons, a meeting appealed teachers' community which will be dealt under was organized in Kulgam to fulfill their responsibilities fast track recruitment basis. District of South Kashmir by making personality He also asked for fast today. The meeting was development of the students as tracking of recruitment of chaired by SSP Kulgam the main focus of their duties. teachers under RMSA. The Shridhar Patil and was held at Chairing a review meeting Minister also asked for filling District police lines Kulgam. of school education sector of Information Technology, Minister assured the meeting priorities. The Minister also up of vacant posts of ZEO and The retired police persons of Baramulla district in Civil Technical Education and that the department of school asked the Secretary School ZEPOs in all districts within Kulgam District participated Secretariat here, Bukhari Youth Services and Sports, education will ensure Education Department to 15 days. He asked Director in the meeting. During the observed that teaching School Education to furnish a meeting, the participated were MLA Sopore Abdul Rashid infrastructural gaps across the ensure better facilities of community must show proposal for filling up of heard in length to redress their Dar, MLA Baramulla Javed State are addressed sanitation, cleanliness, genuine grievances. keenness in making schools in Hassan Beigh, MLA Gulmarg expeditiously. He also directed electricity and drinking contractual staff/academic the State as the centres of arrangement posts for remote Participants while interacting restoring of peace and participants for their valuable Mohammad Abbas Wani, all the CEOs to ensure that water supply in all school with the SSP provided some tranquillity in the District. suggestions and assured them excellence. Secretary Education, Director all Hon'ble legislators of across the State. Bukhari and inaccessible areas while valuable suggestions with While speaking on the that their genuine grievances The meeting was attended School Education Kashmir, their respective districts are asked the officers to speed exploring a possibility to relax regard to the policing and occasion, SSP thanked the will be looked into on priority. by Minister for Horticulture Director RMSA, senior taken on board in crucial up monitoring of norms in favour of local Syed Basharat Bukhari, Imran officers of R&B and school matters of the department construction of school aspirants to ensure proper DRCS organizes symposium LAWDA demolishes 8 Raza Ansari, Minister for education department. The and fixing infrastructural buildings to ensure their teaching in Schools. illegal constructions LPGEF protests against non- SRINAGAR MAY 09: Deputy Commissioner MoS inspects sanitation measures District Red Cross Society Srinagar Poornima Mittal Srinagar, May 09 implementation of order today organized Symposium, distributed prizes among the The Lakes and Waterways SRINAGAR, MAY 09 qirat competition and drama winners. Development Authority, Srinagar, May 09 technical/non technical posts Minister of State for Health skit at City Central School Speaking on the occasion through its Enforcement Wing All Jammu and Kashmir for Jammu 1728 and 2128 and Medical Education, Social Koolipora, Khanyar. The Poornima Mittal said that demolished several illegal Low Paid Government for Kashmir. However, the Welfare, Housing & Urban function was organized in every student should adopt constructions at Pandithpora Employees Federation order was implemented only Development, Asiea Naqash, connection with World Red Red Cross mission to get the Rainawari, Saidakadal and (AJKLPGEF) of Public in Jammu as 1919 candidates today toured several parts of Cross day. disaster management Inside Dal lake and Health Engineering (PHE) have been employed while the city to take first-hand On the occasion training so that they will demolished eight illegal department Tuesday staged the employees from Kashmir appraisal of steps being Additional Deputy save precious lives during constructions. These protest against the are yet to be selected," the undertaken by SMC for constructions were raised in Commissioner Srinagar earthquake and floods. The government for 'failing to protesters said. Threatening improved sanitation system in violation of the Hon'ble High Poornima Mittal was the students will also help the implement the order issued to block the water supply, Srinagar. Court orders. However chief guest. Chief Education needy persons if they in the year 1991'. The the protesting federation said She visited Zero Bridge, breaking from the past disposal, and asked the The Minister also directed officer Srinagar Asif Iqbal purchase the Red Cross member of the federation that the government must Jawahar Nagar, Rajbagh, L D precedence this wing officials to install dustbins at the authorities to ensure and District social welfare tickets in their respective assembled at Srinagar's take immediate steps to Hospital, G.B Pant, Children initiated a process by various locations in the city to cleanliness in and around the officer Tariq Ahmad were schools. Chief Education Press Enclave and chanted implement the order. "In involving some local NGO'S Hospital and other areas of the make the garbage segregation hospital premises and slogans like 'we want case the order will not be guests of honour. Officer Srinagar said that the who wanted to help these City during which process easy. emphasized on installation of Students participating in valley is disaster prone area poor people. This wing justice'. The protesting implemented in one month, Commissioner Srinagar She also directed regular more waste collection bins in the symposium highlighted and students should adopt the persuaded these NGO's that members of the federation we will block the water Municipal Corporation, Dr and routine cleaning of drains, and around the hospitals for the role and importance of Red Cross activities. District you can help them by were demanding supply across the Valley for Shafqat Khan, briefed, the roads and lanes in the city and proper and scientific disposal Red Cross Society. Social Welfare officer constructing houses for them implementation of the order. which the government will Minister in detail about the proper dumping of the waste. of waste. Among others, Joint Later Sabita Iqbal highlighted the need of Red out of the jurisdiction of Lakes Talking to KNS, the be held responsible," they steps being taken by the SMC During the visit, the Commissioner Administration Naqsbandi bagged best Cross Mission. He also & Waterways Development protesters said that an order added. The protesters to upgrade the cleanliness and Minister interacted with SMC, Joint Commissioner orator prize, while Taufeeq briefed the students about Authority and they did was issued in the year 1991 appealed Chief Minister, sanitation measures. public deputations and gave a Works SMC, Executive Ahmad received first different schemes run by the rehabilitated 08 families to when the governor's rule was Mehbooba Mufti to look into On the occasion, Asiea patient hearing to their Engineer SMC, and other position in Qirat department for the upliftment Rakh Arth. The move has been imposed in the state. "The the matter and fulfil their stressed the importance of grievances and assured them concerned accompanied the competition. Additional of poor students. appreciated by the locals. order was regarding the demands at earliest. waste segregation before its of their redressal on priority. Minister. 15 kanals of Poppy Progress of Rajbagh bridge reviewed Minister takes stock of facilities at GB Pant hospital cultivation destroyed SRINAGAR, MAY 09 patients. Minister for Health and While interacting with the ANANTNAG, MAY 09: Medical Education, Bali Management of the hospital, According to the Deputy Bhagat, today visited GB Bhagat stressed on ensuring Excise Commissioner, the Pant hospital here to take punctuality, improving stock of the medical sanitation and plugging all Excise team headed by facilities available at the the gaps to further improve Excise and Taxation Officer, health institution. the patient care. Anantnag-Pulwama- During the visit, the The Minister also said that Shopian-Kulgam Excise Minister inspected various the Government will range has destroyed 15 sections of the hospital and consider expansion of the kanals of poppy in village was briefed in detail about health institute to cater to services being provided to the doctors and paramedics available resources and the huge rush of patients at Waghama, Marhama and SRINAGAR, MAY 09 that Chief Minister after completing all the the patients. He called upon to make optimum use of provide best services to the the hospital. Opzen of Tehsil Bijbehara Divisional Commissioner Mehbooba Mufti during a requisite formalities. of district Anantnag. The Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad review meeting had passed The Chief Engineer R&B SDM holds Rs 91000 fine imposed on violators Excise team was Khan, today convened a directions for converting the appraised that the work on public durbar SRINAGAR, MAY 09 Assistant Controller, Legal on 250 ml dew tin available at accompanied by police meeting to review the Rajbagh bridge into the bridge will be taken up The department of Legal Metrology fined Rs 70,000/on vendours at Srinagar airport personnel of concerned progress of Rajbagh bridge footbridge having a cycle only after conducting of ANANTNAG MAY 9: Metrology in the valley booked Jai Beverages Pvt Ltd as the was Rs 60/= whereas the same police station and revenue being constructed over river track as well. engineering studies by the SDM Pahalgam, Mr. Nisar number of cold-drink products namely tin carries the MRP of Rs 30/= officials. Jhelum opposite Abdullah The Divisional concerned Departments of Ahmad today held a public manufactures/packers/importer 250 ml tin of Dew brand, in the open market. Similar The Deputy Excise Bridge at Rajbagh, Srinagar. Commissioner directed the Traffic, Irrigation & Flood darbar here at Town Hall s for printing dual MRP's on Miranda cold-drink, Pepsi-tin was the case of other cold- Additional Commissioner concerned to initiate control and Town Planning Pahalgam where people the same product containing marketed by it at the airport drinks/soft drinks and mineral Commissioner further said Kashmir, Deputy measures in this regard so Organization. apprised him with various the same net quantity meant for Srinagar carried the water. The vendors at airport that the drive will continue Commissioner Srinagar, that the bridge can be opened The Div Com directed the issues including potable same city/district/state. exaggerated MRP than the were strictly directed not to sell till entire poppy is destroyed Chief Engineers of R&B and soon for pedestrians and officers including Chief drinking water, power supply, Dr. Shabir Ahmad Mir open market. The MRP printed such products at their premises. in Kashmir valley. I&FC, MD JKPCC, Chief cyclists. Engineer ERA to conduct a and sanitation. Town Planner, SSP Traffic Later, Khan also reviewed joint site inspection of the Officers of revenue, and other concerned officials the proposal of Twin Bridge proposed bridge site on May engineering departments, 23 injured in road mishaps attended the meeting. which will be constructed 11 and furnish a detailed municipality and people from The meeting was informed adjacent to Abdullah Bridge report in this regard. the sub-division attended the Srinagar, May 09 Office, Charari-Sharief, Meanwhile, a Tata 407 this, a Tata-407 passenger function. SDM on the Twenty three persons were resulting in injuries to its rider passenger vehicle bearing vehicle bearing registration Functioning of Frozen Semen Project reviewed occasion directed all the injured in road accidents in identified as Shamim Ahmad registration number JK05D- number JK03-8593 turned turtle officers to work diligently for Kashmir Valley on Tuesday. Mir son of Ghulam Rasool Mir 1718 turned turtle near Jabla, near Wantrag, Mattan, resulting GANDERBAL, MAY 09 the betterment of people. According to sources, a a resident of Talab Khan, Uri, resulting in injuries to 10 in injuries to 12 passengers Minister for Animal, Sheep Besides, the officers spoke on Motorcycle bearing Charari-Sharief, Budgam. The passengers boarding the vehicle. boarding the vehicle. All the Husbandry and Fisheries, the different schemes and registration number JK01M- injured was shifted to the All the injured were shifted to injured were shifted to the Abdul Gani Kohli, today developmental projects and 2563 skidded off the road at hospital for treatment. hospital for treatment. hospital for treatment. Anantnag reviewed functioning of Frozen informed the people about the Alamdar Colony, Charari- Budgam police has registered Baramulla police has registered police has registered a case in Semen Project Ranbir Bagh in entailing benefits. Sharief near municipality a case in this regard. a case in this regard. Besides this regard. Ganderbal set up for livestock development in Kashmir Division. Meet to discuss CAPEX budget held The Minister was briefed that the current Semen station is SRINAGAR, MAY 9 ground. Singh instructed officials to work producing around 9 lakh doses cattle to high yielding Commissioner Secretary Minister for Forests, directed the on nurseries where one can per year to cater to the demands crossbreeds. Animal & Sheep Husbandry Ecology & Environment, officials to find every variety of plants of around 800 Government The 281 kanal station is also RK Bhagat, Deputy Choudhary Lal Singh today construct four and flowers and announced artificial insemination centers used for fodder cultivation, Commissioner Ganderbal Tariq chaired a meeting to discuss composite centers establishment of six nurseries and to around 200 private which in turn supports feeding Hussain Ganai, Director CAPEX budget for 2017-18. in Jammu and four which includes three workers of Kashmir valley. The requirements of the breeding Animal Husbandry Kashmir The meeting was attended in Kashmir which nurseries in each division. center also sells semen to bulls at the station. Dr. Nazir Ahmad, Director by Commissioner Sectary will include Stressing upon the need to neighboring states. On the occasion, Kohli Sheep Husbandry Kashmir Forest, Chief Conservator Cafeteria with preserve forests and to take It was said that due to the termed the station as vital for Muhammad Ramzan Sheikh, Forest, PCCF Wildlife, toilets attached to care of wildlife, the Minister project, the Animal Husbandry producing high yield cattle Director Fisheries R.N.Pandita, Directors of Soil it. He said that it asked officials to repair the Department has been able to breeds and lauded the work put officers of the Department and Conservation, Environment, and the allotment of funds while directing the officials will be a step towards damaged fencing and to put transform over 70 percent of in by the officials in its progress other concerned accompanied FPFF, FPF and other for various projects were to speed up the work and boosting of tourism. During barbed wire to fence the the indigenous low producing and development. the Minister during the visit. officers. The financial plan discussed in the meeting show positive results on the meeting, the Minister forest. 8 RELATIONSHIPS the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May| 10 | 2017 Nation the northlines 9 Jammu | Wednesday | May 10 | 2017

Framework of Samajwadi Secular Morcha being worked out: Shivpal Lucknow, May 09 bring all the socialist leaders The framework of the from UP under one umbrella, Samajwadi Secular Morcha so as to pose a stiff challenge is being worked out and a to the communal forces.” formal announcement in this “It will try to follow and regard will be made soon, imbibe the principles of Ram senior Samajwadi Party Manohar Lohia, Acharya leader Shivpal Singh Yadav Narendra Dev, Jai Prakash said on?Tuesday. Shivpal Narayan, Charan Singh and refused to comment on other socialist veterans,” he whether the SSM will said. eventually part ways with the SSM sources said senior SP Samajwadi Party or be an will remain a part of the SP. forces,” he said. leaders Bhagwati Singh and outfit operating within the “It is a foregone conclusion,” “The morcha will also prove Beni Prasad Verma (former SP. “The framework of the an SP leader said. its political utility in Union minister) are also in Samajwadi Secular Morcha “The SSM is a forum of amalgamation of smaller touch with senior leaders of (SSM) is being currently different like-minded parties in the future, unlike the morcha. worked out and a formal political parties. The idea of political parties,” he said. “Even some senior office announcement in this regard morcha was approved as Senior socialist leader bearers of front organisations will be made at the there are many like-minded Raghunandan Singh ‘Kaka’, of the SP are in touch with political parties which are while commenting on the appropriate and auspicious the SSM,” another SSM ALL INDIA MAHILA CONGRESS WORKERS PROTESTING AGAINST DELHI CM KEJRIWAL AND HEALTH time,” he told PTI. ready to extend their support relevance of the morcha said, leader said requesting Sources in the SSM said it to us to fight the communal “The SSM will endeavour to anonymity. MINISTER SATYENDER JAIN AT CMS RESIDENCE IN NEW DELHI. Muslim marriages are Action against six health staff for India plans Rs 10,000 crore deep sea contracts, can’t be ended by deaths post immunisation in Bihar mission to explore mineral wealth husband alone: Allahabad HC Titagarh , May 09 Muzaffarpur, May 09 India has embarked on an The Islamic scrap criminal proceedings Taking a serious note of the ambitious Rs 10,000-crore practice of triple talaq is against him. deaths of three children deep sea mission, likely to unsustainable and bad in law The Islamic practice under during a vaccination drive in commence by year end, to because Muslim marriages which a man can divorce his Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, explore and mine mineral are contracts that cannot be wife by saying “talaq” 71 km north of Patna, the wealth beneath the ocean unilaterally rescinded by the (divorce) thrice has grabbed regional deputy director of floor, a top government husband, the Allahabad high national headlines after a health (RDDH) on Tuesday official said on Tuesday. court has said. bunch of women approached recommended punitive Ministry of earth sciences the ocean’s resources in a exclusive economic zone The court’s observation the Supreme Court against action against six health secretary Madhavan Nair responsible way and could allotted to India in the came while hearing a the custom. The government officials, including the Rajeevan said it was an turn out to be a transformative international waters will be interministerial and step for the prosperity and covered under the deep ocean petition filed by a man has opposed triple talaq in district immunisation officer of a day’s salary of the five “After reviewing the interdisciplinarity project. security of the nation. The mission. The oceans that whose wife is pursuing SC and said it was (DIO). other officials “for immunisation programme, Speaking on the sidelines of a project would have a huge surround the Indian peninsula criminal charges against him unconstitutional because it dereliction of the duty”, the the RDDH concluded that Confirming the action, civil programme to mark the impact for the benefit of the have over 1,300 islands. They for allegedly torturing her was gender discriminatory. surgeon-cum-chief medical civil surgeon said. the DIO had failed to commencement of ship country’s deep ocean energy, give us seven and a half for dowry and then A five-judge bench of the officer Dr Lalita Singh said Three children had died and perform his duty properly as building by Titagarh Wagons deep sea fishing and minerals thousand kilometres of divorcing her when she top court will start hearing RDDH Vijay Kumar Sinha nine others taken ill after he had also been deputed at Ltd, he said a cabinet note on among others, Rajeevan said. coastline and 2.4 million refused to pay. the petitions demanding had directed her to transfer they were administered Saraiya PHC as in-charge,” the project was under The sea water desalination square km of exclusive Hearing in the case ended on scrapping of triple talaq, DIO Dr Shiv Shankar to vaccination on Friday for the civil surgeon said, adding preparation. Rajeevan said project of Rs 2,000 crore at economic zone. They contain April 19 and details of the nikah halala and polygamy Sariaya primary health prevention of Japanese that Dr RP Swetanki had India was open for technical Chennai coast is also taken up enormous opportunities in judgment were made public from May 11, the first time centre (PHC), his original encephalitis and measles at been made the new DIO and tie-ups with several countries under the mission that aims to energy, food, medicine and a on Tuesday. The court the SC is giving up its two- place of posting. The RDDH Patori village in Aurai block asked to join the new in this regard. He said the eliminate potable water host of other natural dismissed the man’s plea to month summer break. had also ordered deduction of the district. assignment immediately. mission intended to harness problem for the city. The resources. Woman IPS officer questions MLA’s allegations SC rejects HIV+ rape victim plea for of ‘police brutality’ in new FB post abortion, asks Bihar to pay compensation Gorakhpur, May 09 service guidelines laid down New Delhi, May 09 followed by the doctors at the Indira The Supreme Court on May 3 directed Woman IPS officer Charu for every government The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Gandhi Institute for Medical Sciences in AIIMS to constitute a medical board to Nigam on Tuesday posted a employee. Taking to the Bihar government to pay an HIV+ rape examine the woman. The woman, who fresh message on her social media to put forth her victim Rs 3 lakh compensation, as it lives in a shelter home in Patna, was Facebook wall, questioning stand is a serious violation of rejected the 26-week pregnant woman’s flown to Delhi the next day. The woman the allegations levelled the same. If she had plea for abortion. was not even aware of her pregnancy and against her by BJP MLA differences with an elected A court-appointed panel of the All India the disease till she was rescued from the Radha Mohan Das Agarwal MLA, she should have used with regard to the “harsh appropriate platform to put Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) streets and brought to a shelter home on treatment” meted out to a forth her stand,” the advised against terminating the January 27. “As per procedure, she group of women agitating lawmaker told HT. pregnancy, saying the procedure at such underwent a medical test and learnt that against liquor shops in At Monday’s press an advanced stage posed a risk to lives of she was 17 weeks pregnant. She told the Gorakhpur earlier this week. conference, all the three the mother and her unborn child. India has doctors to abort the foetus. However, the A day after the incident, uncovered?” after the alleged victims victims – 30-year-old a 20-week legal ceiling on abortion hospital insisted on calling her father who which occurred on Sunday, Nigam, circle officer at the backed Agarwal’s charges Seema, 70-year-old Phoola except when there is a risk to mother’s Patna, her hometown. The court will on too gave his consent,” her lawyer Vrinda Agarwal had accused Nigam Gorakhnath police station, against Nigam at a press Devi and eight-year-old life. The draft of the new medical August 9 -- the next day of hearing -- Grover said. Since the hospital did not of kicking an expectant claimed that no incident of conference on Monday. Prince – had backed the four- termination of pregnancy bill allows determine the compensation authorities in respond, the woman sought the mother, assaulting a 70-year- such brutality would have Repeated efforts to contact term MLA’s allegations of abortion up to 24 weeks but it is yet to be Bihar will pay to the woman for intervention of the high court. By then the old woman and pushing a gone unnoticed by the the IPS officer went in vain. police brutality against anti- introduced in Parliament. The 35-year-old negligence. She had sought an abortion pregnancy was between 20 and 21 weeks. minor into a pit. Denying the media. The MLA’s allegedly Agarwal, an MLA from liquor protesters. Agarwal destitute woman sought an abortion when she was 17 weeks pregnant but The court set up a medical board that said allegations, Nigam’s new abrasive behaviour had left Gorakhpur Sadar, termed also announced a sit-in saying the foetus was at risk of authorities in Bihar were lax in their the woman was suffering from minor post stated: “Logic is failing the police officer teary eyed Nigam’s act of expressing protest at the neighbourhood contracting the deadly infection. A bench response, the court was told. Divorced mental retardation. The board didn’t its ground! Has any lathi on Sunday, although she outrage through the social Gandhi statue on May 10 to headed by justice Dipak Misra also asked and left to fend for herself on the streets of clearly say if abortion could be carried out charge, that too hitting a later said it should not be media as a serious violation demand the closure of all doctors at AIIMS to draw up a treatment Patna, the woman challenged in the top and yet the high court presumed that pregnant woman & old lady seen as a sign of weakness. of rules. “As a police officer, unlicensed liquor shops in plan to ensure that the baby didn’t court the Patna high court’s refusal to termination would be hazardous to the so claimed, ever gone Her latest post came soon she must be aware of the the city. contract the infection. The plan would be permit her to terminate the pregnancy. petitioner’s life, Grover said. Indian ship in UK faces sale to Supreme Court finds Vijay Mallya guilty of India not using Afghanistan against recover stranded crew's dues contempt, asks him to appear on July 10 Pakistan, says Hamid Karzai London, May 09 Former Afghanistan President Hamid New Delhi , May 09 February 2016 to his three give a boost to India’s effort to Malaviya Seven, a platform supply vessel owned by the Karzai has refuted what he termed as the The Supreme Court on Tuesday children instead of repaying the bring Mallya, who is wanted in Mumbai-based GOL Offshore and detained off the port city Pakistani perception about India’s found troubled liquor baron loan. India for alleged loan default of Aberdeen, Scotland, faces the prospect of being sold to growing influence in Afghanistan. “Like Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt and money laundering, back to recover dues of its 36-member Indian crew amounting to Pakistan, Afghanistan is an independent and asked him to appear before India. over $650,000. it on July 10, an order expected The Indian side can cite the top country and has the right to have The vessel operating under the India flag has been arrested to help India’s case to seek his court’s order when the relations with anyone. India is our long- by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) extradition from the UK. extradition case comes up for time friend. But I assure Pakistan that no and detained by the United Kingdom’s Maritime and A bench of justice AK Goel and next hearing in a London court one can use our soil against Pakistan and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Many of its crew members justice UU Lalit said the 61- on May 17. any other country,” Karzai, who served have been on board the vessel for over a year, facing as the longest Afghan President and is he said, adding that he would travel to year-old businessman had failed After three failed auctions, the Pakistan as an Afghan national and not as financial difficulties. to submit details of all his assets, banks in April managed to sell still considered as an influential leader, Earlier this year, the Theresa May government enforced the said. a representative of the government. upholding a plea by a Mallya’s iconic Kingfisher villa “I will ... (make) an appeal to the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act to allow law Karzai on Monday told a group of consortium of banks to which he in Goa to actor and beer baron Pakistani leaders to look at the situation enforcement officers to board and search vessels, seize Pakistani journalists in Kabul that he owes more than Rs 9,000 crore. The money was received Sachiin Joshi for Rs 73.01 crore. both countries are facing. I will argue evidence and arrest offenders where it is suspected that would visit Pakistan after the holy month The money is owed by his now- towards the $75-million debt The villa was among the assets that both countries can overcome the modern slavery is taking place. defunct Kingfisher Airlines that settlement with Diageo Mallya pledged to his lenders. of Ramadan on the invitation of Prime problems,” he said. He said he was sad at Detained since October 5, 2016, Malaviya Seven failed was grounded in 2012. following his resignation as India has impressed upon the Minister Nawaz Sharif. the casualties on both sides during last MCA's port state control inspection on five counts: The quantum of punishment chairman of United Spirits Ltd. UK to expedite the request for “I would love to (play a role for peace). I week’s cross-border shelling along the calculation and payment of wages (no records), seafarers will be decided after hearing Mallya hid details of his extradition of Mallya and other am hopeful the visit would bring some Chaman border. employment agreement (invalid), wages (missing), fire him. The flamboyant business transaction with Diageo when Indian fugitives. During last good results,” the Afghan leader said. The former Afghan President threw pumps and pipes (not as required), and fire doors/openings man, who called himself king of he filed an affidavit in the court week’s visit by second Nawaz Sharif had extended invitation to weight behind the ongoing regional in fire resisting divisions (not as required). good times, faces at least six sharing details of all his permanent secretary in the home Karzai last year, which was renewed four initiative launched by Russia, in An ITF spokesman told Hindustan Times: “The arrest months in jail. movable and immovable assets, office Patsy Wilkinson, Union times. which key regional countries are its warrant was served on the company in India last month. The The banks moved the court after the court said. home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi “I want to have in-depth discussions with members, including China, Pakistan, legal process allows the company 42 days to respond to the Mallya transferred $40 million He also failed to obey court’s put forward New Delhi’s political and military leaders. I will talk Iran and India. He said Russia was court with their intentions regarding the arrest of the vessel, he received from London-based order to appear before it. request, which sources said was to the military... Pakistan and playing a “peace role” with the help of and we then request a hearing and apply for the sale.” liquor major Diageo Plc in Tuesday’s order is expected to accepted by the UK. Afghanistan are not enemies, but twins,” regional countries. 10 SPORTS the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May 10 | 2017 JKB Chairman awards cash prize Inter-school meet of Buffliaz begins POONCH, May 09 Annual inter-school to kayaking and canoeing players competition of Buffliaz zone started today in under-14 and Srinagar, May 9 concluded championship. under-17 age groups for boys and girls at Government High J&K Bank has already started a Bilquis pointed out rich water School Faizalabad in district ptoject in a mission mode to resources available in the state Poonch. Around 240 students, promote young talent in various for promoting water sports. representing different schools, fields who have achieved "What we need is infrastructure are taking part in this national as well as international in terms of boats etc and I appeal competition which was recognition in their field of the chairman to lend financial declared open by Headmaster profession. Wall Calendar 2017 support to raise appropriate High School Faizalabad, is a step in line with our said infrastructure for water sports<" Zummare Hussain Shah. The mission. Chairman and CEO Bilquis said. The chairman competition is being organised Volleyball team poses with officials at Parvez Ahmad made these expressed his willingness to under overall supervision of Buffliaz in district Poonch. remarks today during an extend whatever possible ZEPO, Jasbir Kour. Matches interaction with the group of support for promotion of water were officiated by the technical Gunthal 2-0. KHO-KHO: Sangla beat High School kayaking and canoeing players, sports in the state and asked penal comprising Majid Dar, High School Fazlabad beat Fazlabad 3-1. who have won 25 medals of them to submit a detailed report Rajinder Singh, Narinder Middle School Lower Sangla GIRLS: UNDER-17: Gold, Silver and Bronze in Bazaz, were also present on the Within the provisions of our and awarded a cash prize of Rs to enable the bank to take a view Singh, Bhopinder Singh, Vipon by five points.KABADDI: VOLLEYBALL: High various categories at the recently occasion. The chairman said that CSR programme, we shall 5000 to each of the 25 medalists. in this regard. Stressing upon the Kumar, Varinder Singh, High School Fazlabad beat School Wandmanasa beat High concluded 6th National Dragon J&K Bank always encourages extend every possible help to Led by J&K's Kayaking and need to keep their focus on the Romesh Kumar, Rajiv Middle School Lower Sangla School Gunthal 2-0. KHO- Boat Championship, Men, and helps sports to flourish in contribute to and harvest the Canoeing Coach Bilquis Mir, game while representing their Khajuria, Mahroof Khan, by 15 points. KHO: High School Fazlabad Women & Mixed held in Bhind, the state, because as an potential of water sports in the the young athletes had come to state, Parvez Ahmad advised the Mohd Bashir and Anju Devi. BOYS: UNDER-17: beat High School Wandmanasa Madhya Pradesh (MP) from institution, we believe in the state. On the occasion, express their gratitude for the young boys and girls to develop The Results KABADDI: High School by two points. UNDER-14: May (2-4). Executive President, extraordinary talent of our youth Chairman congratulated the financial support that the bank their personality and propagate BOYS: UNDER-14: Sangla beat High School KHO-KHO: High School S. S. Sehgal and Head Corporate in the diverse faculties of life in group for their brilliant extended towards their travel to rich values to persuade others to VOLLEYBALL: High Fazlabad by 20 points. Lower Sangla beat HSS Communication & CSR, Sajjad its numerous expressions. performance during the contest Bhind, MP for the recently emulate the same. School Fazlabad beat HSS VOLLEYBALL: High School Gunthal by 10 points State Cricket Academy thrown open at Bakshi Stadium DC inspects astro turf facilities in schools Academy will help in grooming JK's young cricketers: Secretary Sports Council SRINAGAR, MAY 09 lacs. The DC was informed SRINAGAR, MAY 10 that establishment of cricket Deputy Commissioner that students can play basket State's first ever cricket Academy academy was long due owing to the Srinagar Dr Farooq Ahmad ball and volley ball on the was officially inaugurated by the demand of cricket enthusiasts and Lone today conducted turfs without any difficulty. secretary Sports council. The first of finally after receiving nod from inspection of four schools in DC directed the executing its kind, state cricket academy is Chief Minister, the President of the district Srinagar to review the agencies to speed up the housed in the Bakshi Stadium Sports Council and Minister for progress work of Astro-Turf remaining works within Srinagar. While the Youth Service and Sports, Molvi facilities getting laid there. stipulated time frame. Lone also interacted with developmental/construction work is Imran Reza Ansari, it has finally District Sports Development students and inquired the sport in progress in the area already taken off. Secretary also added that officer of JK Sports Council facilities being provided to earmarked for the purpose. The first academy has a long way to go and and other concerned officers them. coaching camp for u16 boys is being premise. Speaking on the occasion, will help in grooming the young accompanied the Deputy Chattabal is getting Rs 8 lacs. In Govt Girls DC also inspected Smart Commissioner. held in the makeshift area in the same the secretary sports council apprised cricketers of the state. constructed at an estimated Higher Secondary School class room cum computer lab During the inspection the DC cost of Rs 11.50 lacs, whereas Khanyar the astro turf is in Govt Girls Higher Missing an Olympic medal keeps me was informed that under special for Govt MPML Higher getting laid at a cost of Rs 32 Secondary School Nowhatta development programme Secondary School Bag-i- lacs and in Govt Girls Higher and directed the teachers to astro-turf facilities in Dilawar Khan the facility is Secondary School Nowhatta train the students with awake at nights: Kidambi Srikanth government High School getting established at a cost of the turf is getting laid at Rs 31 dedication. NEW DELHI thinking about that quarter- tournaments as he worked Rio Games quarter-finalist final. But that changed me as his way back to peak fitness B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth, Kidambi Srikanth has a player. I lost the most was a tough choice, but admitted to being close to important match of my Srikanth stands justified forever a part of Indian badminton history shattered at having come career, and there won't be after reaching the final of the agonizingly close to an anything bigger than that Singapore Open last month. NEW DELHI became only the second Indian after Saina Olympic medal last year, in fore sure," he said. In doing so, he became part Last month, B Sai Praneeth and Nehwal to win the Singapore Open. For what was the defining "I stopped thinking after a of history when he joined Kidambi Srikanth made history by the more experienced Srikanth - recipient moment of his badminton while, and looked at winning becoming the first Indian badminton pair of the Times of India Sports Award for Badminton Association of compatriot B Sai Praneeth in career. because all I know is to reach the final of a Superseries when Badminton Player of the Year [People's India conclave in New Delhi, the summit clash of the The only player to badminton. The next they faced each other in the summit clash Choice] - reaching the final was the 24-year-old shuttler - Singapore Open, the first represent the country in the tournament I played after the of the Singapore Open. It was a win-win unexpected, in his own words, for he had recipient of the Times of time that two Indians men's singles event at the situation for Indian badminton, but for 24- struggled with fitness and only returned to India Sports Award (TOISA) Olympics was the Japan reached the final of a 2016 Olympics, Srikanth year-old Sai this was a huge occasion, for international competition in March. Runner- for Badminton Player of the Open, where I played Superseries. entered the round of 16 of he had never in his career gone past the up at this year's Syed Modi Grand Prix, Sai Year [People's Choice] - [Parupalli] Kashyap in the "You need to have a base Srikanth, quarter-finalist at the 2016 Rio the men's singles by beating first round and Ajay quarter-final stage of a Superseries or won Olympics, 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 was a was ranked 30 in the BWF men's singles Lino Munoz and Henri from Hyderabad revealed fitness before you start playing [Jayaram] in the second a Grand Prix Gold tournament. Beating career-defining moment for Sai as he ratings heading into the Singapore Open. Hurskainen. He then upset how he still has sleepless tournaments. I was lacking that round, which felt like I was then World No 5 Jan O nights when he recalls his before I started playing playing a national Jorgenson 21-19, 21-19 to clash with Dan in Rio de international tournaments in tournament. I just wanted to make the quarter-finals, Janeiro. Being a coach is a tough task: Pullela Gopichand March," he said. "Until the "The Olympics is the most go play well and not think where he was beaten by Olympics I had about 70-75% important stage for any AHMEDABAD Rio Olympics. Gopichand Gopichand said that he because getting funds and land China's Lin Dan, at the time about what had happened in player in their career. I think of base fitness throughout the To improve India's was one of the eminent started playing badminton was not an easy task. "If the World No 3 and double Rio." I really lost a medal by two year, and I was able to train for performance in badminton in personalities who casually. After winning coach is good, he can deliver Olympic champion, in three That he has managed to points there. That still keeps two wee result could have been intense games. put it behind him is the next three Olympics, the participated in a workshop national level junior results even with little me awake at nights. After a lot better. That said, going Speaking to TOI Sports on testament to Srikanth's drive. government has formed a organized by the Sports championships, he became facilities. But if the coach is losing in Rio, I didn't sleep into the tournament I didn't the sidelines of the first Forced to skip several task force of eight members, Authority of Gujarat, and more serious about the sport. not up to the mark, even if you for many nights. I just kept believe that I would be in the of which one is Pullela during his visit to Due to frequent injuries, he provide him all the facilities, final. A quarter-final would Gopichand, current national Ahmedabad he shared his contemplated retirement but he will not be able to deliver," Customs detain Olympians Gurpreet, do, was the way I looked at badminton coach and mentor personal life experiences continued for a while. His real he says. "Once, due to lack of it. Doing well in Singapore of PV Sindhu, who won a with IamGujarat.com. struggle, as he reveals, began funding, I decided to sell my Kynan and other shooters for 13 hours gave me a lot of confidence." silver for India in the 2016 Talking about his life, after he started coaching home to raise some money. PUNE various tournaments around from May 17. Every day Olympian shooters Gurpreet the world," said a shooter counts for us now. Today's Proteas wrecking ball Kagiso Rabada wants to stay the course Singh and Kynan Chenai, who didn't wished to be day has been wasted and this along with over 10 other named. The shooter also said is going to hurt our NEW DELHI an ongoing national team. finds hard, a lot of batsmen international shooters were one of the officials used foul preparation," the shooter Kagiso Rabada's shoulders are process ... "My role in the South Africa would find hard too," Rabada held up at the Indira Gandhi language with them and was added. big enough to carry the burden There are also team is to try and get wickets, added. International airport by the rude throughout. "We were When asked about delay in of being a pace spearhead but someto field well and to try and "So you get insight, as a customs department for more sleep deprived, hungry. giving clearance, additional he is also looking to strike a precautions score some runs down the bowler, from a bowler and a than 12 hours on Tuesday. When we told this to the commissioner at IGIA, balance between bowling flat you take to order," he added. batter." The shooters, who returned officer there, he said 'you Amandeep Singh said they out and staying the course, the avoid certain "I don't see myself as a Rabada feels the IPL has after participating in the won't die if you don't eat'. We were waiting for the South African speedster told mishaps. leader, no one's told me that." had a profound impact on Plzen shooting Grand Prix, were left speechless. "When Directorate of Revenue Reuters. "I think I've Rabada played six matches Indian cricket, bringing have been asked to stay at the we went for Plzen, the same Intelligence's clearance for Fast bowlers are cricket's been training for Delhi Daredevils in the financial stability to the game airport by the customs department had issued us the same. most vulnerable players and nicely, doing ongoing 2017 Indian Premier and broadening the local talent department. The customs letters with their stamp and "We had to clear some South Africans are already what I need to League before returning home pool. department is not clearing the serial numbers of our guns. things with the revenue fretting over the workload of a month, reckons his young do. I'm continuously finding and he said the Twenty20 Twenty20 cricket's constant shooters guns, leaving the We have the same guns and department and hence the 21-year-old who is tipped to body has coped reasonably that balance - how much to tournament was "a huge innovations have caught the shooters clueless about the the letters. We don't have delay in clearing the lead the Proteas attack for well with the considerable bowl, how much to rest and network of ideas." fancy of the young fans in future course of action. even a screw extra, but they shooters' guns," Singh told years to come, at least once rigours of playing cricket in all how much to train." He cited interactions with South Africa and the country "After a 20-hour flight, we don't trust their own letters," TOI. Dale Steyn heads off into the three formats. Rabada announced his Cummins and team "chief has launched the T20 Global arrived at the airport at 4 am, he added. When told that the shooters sunset. "I think the older I get, the arrival as an emerging talent mentor" Rahul Dravid, the Destination League scheduled the department didn't clear Among the shooters, there are facing rude officials, he While his pace-bowling hard it will get, definitely," he on the world stage in 2015 by India Test batting great, to for later this year. our weapons and said we will were a few who had missed admitted the negligence by Delhi team mate Pat Cummins said in an interview. claiming a record six for 16, illustrate his point. Rabada, one of its marquee have to wait for the customs their connecting flights to saying, "I got to know this has spent much of the five "But I'm not there yet. So including a hat-trick, in his "Myself and Pat, we are players, hopes it will have an commissioner. He was different cities. "We had from a few shooters there. I years since his sensational Test right now it feels nice, I feel one-day debut against basically the same age and impact in South Africa supposed to arrive at 10 am, booked connecting flights have told my staff to handle debut wrapped up in cotton like I can do that." Bangladesh. bowl the same thing with very comparable to that the IPL has but he didn't come, and we with a gap of 4 hours. But we them with care," he added. wool by a fearful Cricket With the ball in his hand, His 71 wickets from 17 similar actions. We talk about had in India. didn't get any clarity from the had to miss the flights, as we According to the sources, Australia, Rabada has been Rabada is always looking for Tests further attest to his different things about "Whole lot of people are in officials present on duty. We couldn't leave without getting the international shooters are playing pretty consistently wickets but a parallel search is potential as a future leader of bowling, networking once IPL because of the money. Not still don't know the reason we the clearance," said another being subject of scrutiny since his international bow. also on to find ways to ensure the Proteas attack but at the again," he said. "Speaking to only the money though but have been detained. We are shooter. after a few national shooters Still, Rabada, who first he does not burn out. moment the strapping right- someone like Rahul Dravid, money is a massive thing. international shooters and "We have a World Cup in were arrested for smuggling represented his country in "Have I found the balance?" armer has a more rudimentary his batting experience and Hopefully it will be a similar have been travelling to Munich, which will start illegal pistols some days ago. 2014 and turns 22 later this he shrugs. "I don't know. 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The foray into ship building Ministry of Earth Sciences contract with Directorate of ceremonial event was graced business. IT industry slows, Indian No plan to tax agricultural income; Markets end flat companies ready for large layoffs in cautious trade, rich farmers very rare: Arun Jaitley BENGALURU/CHENNAI go off nearly 9,000 people, or Large IT services companies are nearly 5% of its workforce. A with other citizens after seasonal Nifty holds 9,300 all in the process of laying off large part of this are erstwhile fluctuations are adjusted. MUMBAI employees on a scale not seen employees of Igate, the company "I have already contradicted that. I have Equities ended flat in thin since the 2008-10 downturn. that Capgemini acquired in already said that we are not in favour of trade on Tuesday, with Those taking the hit first are mid 2015. Capgemini had asked over doing that," he said. benchmark Sensex finishing and senior level professionals, 35 VP, SVPs, directors and Stating that the agriculture sector is below the 30,000-mark on those with 10 to 20 years of senior directors to leave in under distress, he said farm holdings are lack of positive cues amid a experience, but the expectation is February and 200 people were very small in size. mixed trend overseas. that lower level employees too asked to leave at one of its "The rich farmer is a very rare institution. The 30-share index opened will be hurt later in the year, as offices in Mumbai. It is not the norm. It is only a rare exception in green and advanced to growth in the $150-billion As of March 31, Capgemini's and therefore, at a time when you need to 30,017.82, but later industry slows far more than total headcount was 195,800; TOKYO support agriculture because of the distress, succumbed to profit-booking anticipated and companies move labour arguing that they were one of the big casualties. Wipro 57%, or 111,300 employees, are Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said this is hardly the time to deflect the issue to hit the day's low of towards hiring more in the US. being forced to sign voluntary ended the last fiscal year with in offshore centres, mostly in the government has no plans to tax and start taxing agriculture. This is not the 29,911.44. It finally ended at The situation is worsening to a resignation letters. 1.81 lakh employees. India. agricultural income, including that of time. They are under distress," he said. 29,933.25, up 7.10 points, or point where affected employees At Infosys, nearly 1,000 Responding to TOI's question Asked about the layoffs, prosperous farmers, saying a rich farmer is The finance minister said farmers should 0.02 per cent. are beginning to approach labour employees in job level 6 and after the earnings, Neemuchwala Capgemini did not deny that "a very rare institution" and not the norm. be helped and not taxed. "The government The broader Nifty, unions to take up their cause. above (group project managers, said, "It's across service some had been asked to leave, In an interview to PTI, he said the farm is very clear (on that)," he added. however, defended the Cognizant last week project managers, senior lines...performance appraisal is but said it expects to recruit sector is in distress and there was no "In any case, the Central government has psychologically- key 9,300- announced a voluntary architects and higher levels) are nothing new. I don't know which over 20,000 new team question of taxing agricultural income. no power. It is the power of state level. It ended the day at separation programme for expected to be asked to leave. conference call you're talking members in India this year. NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy had governments (to tax farm income) and my 9,316.85, up 2.80 points, or directors, associate VPs and Managers at these levels have about, but I have a conference "Each year our employees are late last month stated that farmers should own view is none of the states is going to 0.03 per cent, after shuttling senior VPs. Some 1,000 been asked to identify, in terms call with my leadership team evaluated based on strict be liable to pay tax on their incomes at par do it," he said. between 9,338.95 and executives are expected to go. of performance, the bottom 10% every month and I go through a performance criteria in an 9,307.70 Investors preferred The company, one of the top of their reportees. lot of items. There are to-dos in objective process, consistent Air India plans nonstop flight between to book profits and waited performers in the industry, is Three weeks ago, Wipro + every quarter. We have done with industry norms, to ensure for the next trigger post expected to eventually cut at CEO Abid Ali Neemuchwala away with the bell curve. Today, we are aligned with our French elections, brokers least 6,000 jobs+ , or 2.3% of its mentioned in an internal the performance measurement is customer needs, business Delhi, Los Angeles from September said. "Good corporate total workforce. Last Thursday, conference call that if revenues not on what you were doing till priorities, and the overall NEW DELHI India and US from results, government's ten Cognizant employees, don't grow, around 10% of yesterday, but whether you are industry evolution. This leads Hollywood could just be 16 passengers. Among US reforms and good domestic through the Forum for IT employees would be let go off ready for tomorrow." naturally to a varying number of hours away from Delhi. Air carriers, United is the inflows are maintaining Employees, filed a petition with this year. The product French IT services major employees transitioning out of the India is planning a nonstop on only one that flies direct buoyancy in the market. the assistant commissioner of engineering team is likely to be Capgemini is said to be letting organisation in any given year. Delhi-Los Angeles route from but has only two daily September. The move comes flights from Newark to after the huge success of its Delhi and Mumbai. And India to grow at 7.7% in 2018-19: IMF San Francisco nonstop with among Indian carriers, people lapping up this direct only AI flies to US as Jet WASHINGTON from 5.3% in 2016. half of Indian workers, service to California. The Airways has withdrawn India’s growth is expected Growth in China and remains a key challenge. airline is also planning to start The plan for Stockholm is of a its service to the "Big Apple". to rebound to 7.2% in the Japan is revised upward for More needs to be done to flights to Africa after a gap of similar frequency and nonstop Apart from AI and Jet, all 2017-18 fiscal and 7.7% in 2017 compared to the address long-standing several years. Washington service will also other airlines offering flights 2018-19 after disruptions October 2016 World structural bottlenecks and AI chairman Ashwani start as three times a week. on India-US route are one or caused by demonetisation, Economic Outlook, owing enhance market efficiency, Lohani said in a Facebook Our nonstop product is being two stops through their hubs the IMF said on Tuesday, mainly to continued policy including from liberalising post on Tuesday: "To increasingly chosen by flyers in Gulf, Europe, Southeast while recommending the support and strong recent commodity markets to Washington from 7th July; as they want to travel direct Asia and Canada. removal of long-standing data. giving farmers more Stockholm from 15th August (between India and US) and AI is witnessing a surge in structural bottlenecks to Growth is revised flexibility in the distribution and Los Angeles from 1st not one or two stops." demand for its US flights after enhance market efficiency. downward in India due to and marketing of their September to be followed by AI already has a daily flight America disallowed The temporary disruptions temporary effects from the produce, which will help Tel Aviv, Dallas and Nairobi on three US routes — passengers on Gulf carriers — (primarily to private currency exchange initiative raise competitiveness, and continued progress in weaknesses in India’s bank sometime later during the Mumbai-Newark; Delhi-New which have the lions' share of consumption) caused by and in South Korea owing to efficiency, and transparency resolving supply side and corporate balance sheets year 2017 itself. Air India York and Delhi-Chicago — traffic on India-US route — cash shortages political uncertainty. Over in state agriculture markets, bottlenecks, the IMF said. will also weigh on near-term the medium term, slower spreads its wings far and apart from six times a week from carrying electronics accompanying the currency it said. The investment recovery is credit growth. Confidence growth in China is expected wide." Apart from on Delhi-San Francisco bigger than a mobile phone on exchange initiative are In addition, input expected to remain modest and policy credibility gains, to be partially offset by an Washington, the other dates sector. Apart from the aircraft due to security expected to gradually subsidies to farmers should and uneven across sectors as including from continued acceleration of growth in are tentative from when AI Washington, LA and Dallas, it fears. The Maharaja is eyeing dissipate in 2017 as cash be administered through is learnt to be looking at deleveraging takes place and fiscal consolidation and anti- India, underpinned by key plans to start these flights. A the US market in a big way shortages ease, the direct cash transfers rather senior airline official said: several other American through its nonstop product. To industrial capacity inflationary monetary structural reforms. International Monetary Fund than underpricing of "There is huge demand for destinations. It also has a one- bring down due cost, it now utilisation picks up, it noted. policy, continue to underpin According to the report, in (IMF) said in its regional agricultural inputs, as such travel between India and the stop flight on the Ahmedabad- flies to the West Cast over the “In India, growth is macroeconomic stability,” India, improving subsidies to the agriculture economic outlook. Such West Coast of US. We are London-New York route. Pacific (over Japan) and projected to rebound to 7.2% the IMF said. productivity in the sector have had large disruptions would also be looking at thrice a week Airline officials say there is returns to India over the in FY2017-18 and further to According to the report, agriculture sector, which is negative impacts on offset by tailwinds from a nonstop between Delhi and an increasing demand for Atlantic to avoid headwind and 7.7% in FY2018-19,” the growth in Asia is forecast to the most labour-intensive agricultural output, the IMF favourable monsoon season Los Angeles to begin with. nonstop connectivity between get the benefit of tail winds. IMF said. “Headwinds from accelerate to 5.5% in 2017 sector and employs about said. SpiceJet eyes Rs 25,000 return fare to Western Europe on its proposed budget long haul flights NEW DELHI SpiceJet had placed an order headway with those plans can cap return fares at levels course," said Ajay Singh. Indians are already flying Flying to western Europe for up to 205 Boeing aircraft and shared some key features of about Rs 25,000, many However, actual fares will long haul on them. The for a summer break may not — 155 B-737 and an with TOI. "SpiceJet will would prefer a European depend on oil prices when biggest foreign LCCs remain just a dream if optional order for 50 more follow the same low cost/no vacation when a domestic SpiceJet launches these currently operating to India SpiceJet's plans for medium that was a mix of wide and frills model on its long haul return ticket can cost the flights. Indian LCCs — are Singapore-based Scoot to long haul international narrow body planes. "We are routes as it does on its same during peak season," IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir and Tiger (both part of flights work out. The low evaluating the low cost long domestic and short haul said another SpiceJet — have narrow body planes Singapore Airlines' Group); cost carrier (LCC) is haul model for which an international sectors where official, adding that the LCC like B-737 and Airbus A-320 Kuala Lumpur-based currently working out the optional order for wide body passengers pay for additional is looking at London, in their fleet. IndiGo and AirAsia; Dubai-based economies of this model and planes has been placed. services like meals, seat Birmingham, Paris, SpiceJet operate to nearby flydubai and Sharjah's Air says return fares could be There is a good market for selection, priority check-in, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and foreign countries like Gulf Arabia. While the SIA about Rs 25,000 to places this segment in India if a priority boarding and excess Zurich as the possible and Southeast Asia and budget carriers offer like London, Paris and good product is offered at the baggage. However, unlike destinations. It will offer in GoAir also plans to do the connections to China, Amsterdam in all-economy right price. Imagine the some other international way -- on its India-Southeast an all-economy class flight entertainment on its same. But as of now, no Southeast Asia and Australia seating wide body aircraft. demand that a fare of Rs LCCs, the first (check-in) Asia flights. So if SpiceJet is configuration with few select flights from later this year. Indian budget airlines flies from their hub, the Gulf Return fares on these sectors 10,000-15,000 on Delhi- bag would be free of charge," able to offer this service at rows of SpiceMax seats The airline did not give a long haul. LCCs do so to eastern is mostly upwards of Rs London will have," SpiceJet said a SpiceJet official. no extra cost, that will be offering extra leg room. Full firm date for starting these On the other hand, foreign Europe, West Asia and 40,000 on full service Indian chairman Ajay Singh had A leading international significant saving for flyers. service Air India has 256 flights. "SpiceJet continues LCCs offer connections to as Africa. In fact, flydubai gets and foreign airlines, said on January 13 while long haul LCC, for instance "SpiceJet plans to have seats on its Dreamliners with to study the viability of low- far as Australia and eastern a significant transfer traffic especially in peak travel signing the deal with Boeing. charges $32 for a check-in 350-380 seats on a Boeing 18 in business class. (With cost long haul travel and a Europe through their hubs in for its Europe flights from seasons. This January The airline has made bag of up to 20 kg — one 787 Dreamliner. It would be this seating capacity) if we decision will be taken in due Dubai and Singapore and India. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | MAY | 10 || 2017 The NORTHLINES Why isn't Rana Pratap called Govt predicts record foodgrain production at 273.38 MT

'the Great' like Akbar: Rajnath NEW DELHI, MAY 09 foodgrain production in the achieved during 2013-14. It achieved during 2015-16. ing 2013-14. country is estimated at is also higher by 3.73 mil- Production of Coarse Production of pulses during plary example of valour, he The government on Tuesday 273.38 million tonnes which lion tonnes (3.54%) than the Cereals estimated at a new 2016-17 is also higher by said. released the third advance is higher by 8.34 million five years’ average rice pro- record level of 44.39 million 4.77 million tonnes "I have no objection to estimates of production of tonnes (3.15%) than the pre- duction of 105.42 million tonnes is higher than the (27.03%) than their five Akbar being referred so but major crops for 2016-17 pre- vious record production of tonnes. average production by 3.04 years’ average production. I would appeal to historians dicting total foodgrain pro- foodgrain of 265.04 million Production of rice has million tonnes (7.36%). It is Current year’s production is that a correct assessment of duction in the country at tonnes achieved during increased significantly by higher than the previous higher by 6.05 million Pratap should be there in the 273.38 million tonnes — 2013-14. 4.74 million tonnes (4.54%) record production of 43.40 tonnes (37.03%) than the history of the country," higher by 8.34MT than the The current year’s produc- than the production of million tonnes achieved dur- previous year’s production Singh said. previous record production tion is also higher by 16.37 104.41 million tonnes during ing 2010-11 by 0.99 million of 16.35 million tonnes. The minister also paid trib- of 265.04 MT in 2013-14. million tonnes (6.37%) than 2015-16. tonnes (2.28%). Current With an increase of 7.27 utes to leaders who took part The assessment of produc- the previous five years’ Production of wheat, esti- year’s production is also million tonnes (28.80%) in the first war of independ- tion of different crops is (2011-12 to 2015-16) aver- mated at 97.44 million higher by 5.87 million over the previous year, total ence in 1857 and said based on the feedback age production of food- tonnes is also a record. This tonnes (15.23%) as com- oilseeds production in the JAIPUR, MAY 9 ing did they notice in Pratap received from states and val- grains. year’s wheat production is pared to their production of country is estimated at 32.52 that he was not referred to as Maharana Pratap and Shivaji had inspired them. idated with information The current year’s produc- higher by 1.66% than the 38.52 million tonnes million tonnes. The produc- Stating that Maharana 'the Great'," Singh said. available from other sources. tion is significantly higher previous record production achieved during 2015-16. tion of oilseeds during Pratap did not get his due Addressing a public gather- "Our historians made a huge mistake in not giving As a result of very good by 21.81 million tonnes of 95.85 million tonnes As a result of significant 2016-17 is also higher by place in history, Union ing after unveiling Pratap's rainfall during monsoon (8.67%) than the last year’s achieved during 2013-14. increase in the area coverage 3.27 million tonnes Home Minister Rajnath statue on his 477th birth Maharana Pratap his due in Indian history and this error 2016 and various policy ini- foodgrain production. Production of Wheat during and productivity of all major (11.17%) than the five Singh on Tuesday urged his- anniversary in Pali district tiatives taken by the govern- Total production of rice is 2016-17 is also higher by pulses, total production of year’s average oilseeds pro- should be rectified," he said. torians to re-evaluate the of Rajasthan, Singh said the ment, the country witnessed estimated at record 109.15 4.83 million tonnes (5.21%) pulses during 2016-17 is duction. Production of sug- The statue of Maharana contribution of the Rajput Mewar ruler was a true record foodgrain production million tonnes which is also than the average wheat pro- estimated at 22.40 million arcane is estimated at Pratap was unveiled at vil- warrior. statesman. in the current year. a new record. This year’s duction. The current year’s tonnes which is higher by 306.03 million tonnes which lage Kharokada in Pali dis- "I am surprised that histori- He scarified his throne and As per third advance esti- rice production is higher by production is higher by 5.15 3.15 million tonnes is lower by 42.42 million trict, 280 kms from here. - ans called Akbar as great but leisure and fought for self mates for 2016-17, total 2.50 million tonnes (2.34%) million tonnes (5.58%) as (16.37%) than the previous tonnes (-12.17%) than the PTI not Pratap. What shortcom- respect, presenting an exem- than previous record produc- compared to wheat produc- record production of 19.25 last year’s production of Pak tells Iranian envoy to not Pay on Delivery for tion of 106.65 million tonnes tion of 92.29 million tonnes million tonnes achieved dur- 348.45 million tonnes. vitiate 'fraternal' relations booking train e-tickets

ISLAMABAD, MAY 09 with long-range guns, fired NEW DELHI, MAY 09 consumers who book tickets from inside Pakistan. through travel agents to move Pakistan today summoned Pakistan's Foreign Office The Indian Railway Catering to online medium. It will also Iranian ambassador to (FO) said in a statement that and Tourism Corporation certainly encourage people express its concern over the Iranian ambassador to (IRCTC) is better known for who book tickets at railway Iran army chief's remarks Pakistan was called for changing the face of railway reservation counters to move that Tehran will hit "safe "conveying Pakistan's con- ticketing in India and is known to online medium as there is a havens" of terrorists in cerns". "It was conveyed to for its robust payment gateway cost and effort associated to Pakistan until Islamabad the Iranian ambassador that system. reach out to the reservation takes steps to stop militants such remarks were against In order to capture more cus- counters. from carrying out cross-bor- the spirit of brotherly rela- tomers, IRCTC has now ven- PoD TO COVER 600 der attacks. Iran's state news tions between the two coun- tured into yet another innova- CITIES agency IRNA yesterday tries," it said. tive payment option. For the The service will be available quoted Major General "The Iranian side was urged first time, IRCTC is offering in more than 600 cities/towns Mohammed Baqeri as say- to avoid issuance of such 'Pay-on-Delivery' (PoD) covering more than 4000 pin ing that "unless Pakistan statements that could vitiate option for buying railway e- codes and would be initially control(s) the borders, the environment of fraternal tickets. 'Pay on Delivery' pay- available for 5 days before the arrest(s) the terrorist and relations," it said. ment option would allow the departure date. A customer shut(s) down their The Foreign Office said user to pay at the time of deliv- will have to do a one-time bases…we will hit their safe recently the frequency of ery through any payment registration for availing PoD havens and cells wherever high- level exchanges from mode including cash. as a payment option. A cus- they are". Baqeri's remarks both the sides has strength- IRCTC through its website tomer will have to tender came after Iranian border ened the bilateral coopera- and mobile app has now intro- either Aadhaar or Pan card to troops were killed in a clash tion and during the visit of duced 'Pay-on-Delivery' as one avail this payment option. with militants.Ten Iranian the Iranian foreign minister of the payment options for its Payment on delivery charges border guards were killed to Islamabad on May 3, the customers. Delivering tickets shall be Rs 90 + ST for trans- by militants last month. Iran two sides agreed to enhance at consumer's doorstep by action up to Rs 5,000 and Rs said Jaish-al-Adl, a militant cooperation on the border offering the pay-on-delivery 120 + ST for transactions group, had shot the guards issues. option will facilitate those valuing more than Rs 5,000. davp 15502/13/0005/1718