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Srinagar May 28 11.0 30.0 Partly cloudy sky May 29 11.0 30.0 Partly cloudy sky May 30 11.0 29.0 Partly cloudy sky  Vol No: XXIII  Issuethe No. 127  30.05.2018 (Wednesday)northlines Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 3/-  Pages-12  Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Pakistan succumbs to Indian Army's retaliation, Jawans' free to Thunderstorm kills 47 concedes to 2003 ceasefire understanding retaliate: Rajnath in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand

agreed with the proposal to On his recent comment on undertake sincere the possibility of talks with measures to improve the Pakistan or the separatists existing situation. for peace in Kashmir, he Both the DGMOs agreed to said the country has no fully implement the aversion to dialogue. Ceasefire Understanding of Singh, who is also an MP 2003 in letter and spirit from Lucknow, was forthwith and to ensure addressing reporters on that henceforth the the completion of four Ceasefire will not be NL CORRESPONDENT Yoginder Singh, a state NL CORRESPONDENT years of the NDA violated. NEW DELHI, MAY 29 disaster management government. It was also mutually agreed NEW DELHI, MAY 29 official, told AFP. He said the Centre was that in case of any issue, Storms and lightning The wild weather restraint will be exercised Union Home Minister trying to bring petroleum across a swathe of stretched into and the matter will be Rajnath Singh today made prices under control, northern India have killed neighbouring Uttar resolved through clear that the security saying the hikes were the at least 47 people, Pradesh, where winds of utilisation of existing forces would act if there result of increase in officials said Tuesday, the up to 70 kilometres (43 international crude oil NEW DELHI, MAY 29 peace and avoid hardships Chauhan on the existing mechanisms of Hotline were terror attacks during latest deaths from freak miles) an hour buffeted to civilians. telephonic hotline contact and flag meetings Ramzan, the period during rates and the rise in the weather that has battered India’s most populous In what will bring much In the past two weeks, mechanism at 6 pm today. at the border at the level of which the Centre has value of the dollar. the country this month. state. relief to residents of border continuous firing by The hotline connects local commanders, the halted anti-militancy "I accept that problems Disaster management “Fifteen people were areas of India and Pakistan on the LoC and Indian Army headquarters Indian Army said. operations in Jammu and have emerged because of officials in Uttar Pradesh, killed by overnight Pakistan, the Pakistan the IB has affected at south block here with On May 23, the Ministry of Kashmir. the rise in dollar and Bihar and Jharkhand lightning and high speed Army succumbed to the villagers on both sides. Pakistan Army External Affairs gave out Asked about the crude oil prices, he said at states said a combined winds,” said T.P. Gupta, Indian Army's retaliation to Thousands have had to headquarters at figures that Pakistan continuing violence during a joint press conference total of 47 people had an official from the Uttar the incessant cross border relocate and moved to Rawalpindi. carried out more than the Ramzan ceasefire, with Uttar Pradesh Chief died in overnight storms Pradesh disaster firing by Pakistan on safer places. An Indian Army statement 1,088 ceasefire violations Singh said the Centre had Minister Yogi Adityanath. across the region. management department. Tuesday, thus, agreeing to The Director General of tonight said "the DGMOs along the LoC and only announced a The home minister said Bihar was the worst hit, Another 10 people were keep its notorious guns Military Operations reviewed the prevailing International Boundary suspension of operations. while 471 terrorists were pounded by strong winds injured, some with burns silent along the borders (DGMO) of Pakistan, Maj situation along the Line of during 2018. Thirty-six "If there is a terrorist killed in 2010-13, 619 have and thunderbolts. after being struck by and the LoC in Jammu and Gen Sahir Shamshad Control (LoC) and people have died on the attack, the hands of the been killed in 2014-17. “At least 19 people have lightning, he added. Kashmir. Mirza called up his Indian International border in Indian side and more than jawans are not tied, he He said the number of been confirmed dead. 11 Many in rural India sleep They agreed to ensure counterpart Lt Gen Anil J&K". Indian Army DGMO 120 injured. added. districts P2 of them due to lightning,” outdoors P2 State to lease land Procurement of sub standard metres CBSE Class 10 to Army in Kargil Authorities yet to fix responsibility results declared ADIL AHMAD consumers which necessitated the the PDD said. "If the company which NL CORRESPONDENT and Artillery Practice Act, SRINAGAR, MAY 29 replacement. provided metres is responsibility SRINAGAR, MAY 29 86.70. Four students have JAMMU TAWI, MAY 29 1938, a notice is hereby "In its response, JKPDD while then action should have been taken topped the exam with 499 given that the Government Despite Power Development accepting that one of the lots against that. If officials are The Central Board of total marks. of Jammu and Kashmir The Jammu and Kashmir Department having admitted to the procured in the past had developed responsible that action should have Secondary Education Meanwhile, DPS government has begun intends to authorise State Electricity Regulatory some defects which necessitated been taken against them which (CBSE) declared Class X Srinagar has again process to lease out 71,238 carrying out of the field Commission of having procured replacement of the meters. It caused huge loss to the state results today. registered an impressive acres land to the army for firing and artillery "poor quality" metres and installed clarified that meters being procured exchequer," the official said. Thiruvananthapuram performance in the CBSE field firing and artillery practice throughout an them for the consumers, no action under R-APDRP and other schemes The official said that PDD has been performed best amongst Class X exams the practice in Kargil district. area or any specified part has been taken who are responsible are as per the CEA's latest replacing the metres with the new all regions with 99.60 % results of which were The state government, in a thereof for a period of five for procuring them. specifications," the PDD has ones. "What about thosemetres pass percentage followed declared on Tuesday. notification, has asked the years," Principal Secretary People of Jammu and Kashmir were mentioned in a petition submitted which became obsolete within days. by Chennai region with Each of the 282 public that any objections to Government, Home complaining of sub-standard metres with the SERC. Government only made claims that 97.37 % while Ajmer candidates from the in this regard may be Department, RK Goyal, having been installed in their homes Despite admitting installation of enquiry will be held into this scam stands at third position school have come off with communicated to the said in the notification. by the Power Development poor quality metres, sources said but has not be implemented on the with 91.86 % pass flying colours. Kargil District Magistrate The state government in Department that were developing that government has failed to fix the ground," sources said. percentage. Total Among the notable within a period of two October 2017 had faults technical snags within days. In responsibility for installation of sub- "There is warranty period for every 16,24,682 students performers are Saliq months. extended lease of army's 2013, the Power Development standard metres. "The government product. But we fail to understand appeared in the exam out Nissar Bhat who scored "In exercise of the powers field firing and artillery Department admitted to the State said several times that enquiry will why the government paid money to of which 14,08,594 96.8%, Mir Fadil with conferred by sub-section range in Akhnoor area of Electricity Regulatory Commission be held who were responsible for company for defective metres," students passed the 96.4%, Damina Pandita (3) of section 9 of the Jammu by 10 years. of having procured "poor quality" installation of sub-standard metres sources said. exam. Overall pass and Bisma Zahoor with Maneuvers, Field Firing In March 2017, P2 metres and installed them for the but nothing happened," an official of The official said that P2 percentage of this year is 96%. (CNS) 16 CEOs Tribute paid Remarks on talks offer unclear, 10 tainted designated as HoDs to soldier ambiguous: Separatists officials likely NL CORRESPONDENT have been given the status NL CORRESPONDENT 'unclear and ambiguous'. terrorists but the people to face axe SRINAGAR, MAY 29 of Class-1 officers A-Major NL CORRESPONDENT soldier. SRINAGAR, MAY 29 "While Rajnath says there while state DG had issued a Head of Department by SRINAGAR, MAY 29 In a show of solidarity, should be dialogue with statement that it's for SRINAGAR, MAY 29 The Government has making amendment in the representatives from Separatist hardliners both Kashmir and Pakistan terrorists to come back designated the Chief relevant provisions of the Army today paid tribute to other security agencies comprising Syed Ali but both 'Kashmir and home," they said. At least 10 officials from Executive Officers of Book of Financial Powers. Sepoy Vikram Singh who also joined in paying their Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Kashmiri is ours', Swaraj They said that all this various government various Development They include Chief was killed in Kakapora last respects to departed Farooq and Mohammad puts a rider and says no ambiguity leaves little room departments are set to Authorities in the state as Executive Officers of village of South Kashmir's soldier, reads a statement Yasin Malik Tuesday held a talks with Pakistan unless to consider the talk about face the action for their Major Head of Sonamarg, Kokernag, Pulwama district after issued by Defence meeting at Geelani's. "terror is stopped", then talks seriously with a alleged involvement in Department. Lakhanpur-Sarthal, militants attacked an Department. According to the statement, Amit Shah gives a spin to purpose or warrant a various wrongs. According to an order Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Army camp there. Vikram Singh sustained they said that the the ceasefire that it's not for response. (KNS) One of the top officials of issued by the Principal Poonch, Leh,KargiI, In a solemn ceremony at bullet injury during a statements emanating the government in the civil Secretary Finance, Mr Verinag, Aharabal, BB Cantt, Lt Gen AK Bhatt, standoff attack by the regarding "talks "in the secretariat told that Navin Kumar Choudhary, Yousmarg, Wullar- Chinar Corps Commander militants. He was provided course of last few days from Border areas to Vigilance Organization has the CEOs of 16 Tourism Manasbal, Surinsar- and all ranks, paid immediate first aid and different people at the helm submitted a report to the Development Authorities Mansar, P2 homage to the slain evacuated P2 of affairs in New Delhi, are government for action have OFCs against 10 officials. "The Nod given to IIT, IIM Kathua murder accused to be investigation has been completed after which the NL CORRESPONDENT extension of optical fibre produced before court on May 31 report was submitted to incubation centres for Srinagar ITANAGAR, MAY 29 cable in the border areas. The union cabinet had the government," the official said however NL CORRESPONDENT as well as all the accused Union Defence Minister discussed the issue and NL CORRESPONDENT Javadekar in New Delhi to visited Kashmir during refused to divulge the JAMMU, MAY 29 in the case before the Nirmala Sitharaman today sanctioned the additional NEW DELHI, MAY 29 discuss various matters December 2017 to identify name of officials. district and sessions judge said that the Centre is fund only ten days before. pertaining to the education rented building for running However the official said The eight people accused in Pathankot. Officials said planning to lay optical Soon all the border areas Minister for Higher sector in Jammu and such incubation centre at that these 10 belong to in the case of the alleged a police team along with fiber cable in all the along the Indo-China Education, Technical Kashmir. Srinagar. The building had PWD, Irrigation and Flood rape and murder of an the staff of Kathua's border areas to mitigate border will be connected Education and Information The minister said that been identified by the team Control and JKPCC. "There eight-year-old girl from district and sessions judge connectivity problems with OFC which will Technology, Molvi Imran steps are underway to and further course of the is a senior official among Kathua will be produced will present all the files to greatly improve the Raza Ansari on Tuesday strengthen higher action as required to be being faced by both these tainted official, who before a court in the court in Pathankot, 30 mobile and telephone said that the Union Human education in Jammu and initiated by IIM Jammu is defence personnel and the has been attached," the Pathankot in Punjab on km from Kathua, and Resource Development Kashmir. The Minister said still awaited. civilian population. The connectivity besides official told. May 31 in accordance with request permission to Minister, Prakash that Union HRD minister He said that department minister, who was improvement in radio The official said that the directions of the translate all the Javadekar, has given nod has agreed for the has taken up the issue of speaking of the frequency," she said. Development documents from Urdu to to the opening up of establishment of creation of off campus of Supreme Court, officials achievements of the four- Sitharaman during her Commissioner PWD has to incubation centres for IIT incubation centres of IIT IIT Jammu at Srinagar said today. The Jammu English. Citing security year-old Narendra Modi recent visit to Kibithoo, give the consent on the and IIM for summer and IIM at Srinagar. with the management of and Kashmir's Crime concerns in transporting government, responding the last border village in Vigilance Department capital, Srinagar. The Minister informed that IIT Jammu. The necessary Branch will produce the the accused to court, the to media questions said, Anjaw district of report. Following which the Ansari today met Prakash the IIM Lucknow had team action as P2 charge sheet in the case public P2 We will soon start work on Arunachal P2 official said P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Wednesday | May | 30 | 2018 Endgame Salahuddin: The death of the HM in the Valley

NEW DELHI: The United Mujahideen, a reference to questioned the rationale of e-Tayiba has intact set up a Jihad Council is a Burhan Wani is immediately having Salahuddin as the dedicated module to conglomerate of several made. Since he decided to head, especially at a time prepare bombs while the terrorist groups and is take the social media route, when he does not matter in Jaish looks to infiltrate headed by the Hizbul he had become an instant his own state of Kashmir. Pakistanis to carry out Mujahideen chief, Syed star among the locals and While Salahuddin continues fidayeen strikes. Salahuddin. In the past few the recruitments surged in to remain the head of the IB sources say that months, there has been no time. The youth looked UJC, the post is a Salahuddin is no longer a immense pressure on him up to him and joined the monumental one. He is not charismatic leader. There is to step down, a outfit in his name. being allowed to take any not a single aspiring development that man None of the youth of decisions as the major ones terrorist in Kashmir who himself had termed as fake. Kashmir relate to are made by the likes of would join the ranks if his While the UJC denied any Salahuddin and he staying Maulana Masood Azhar or name is cited. In fact there such developments, on top makes no sense to Hafiz Saeed, of course in is a great deal of anger Intelligence Bureau officials the ISI any longer. As part of consultation with the ISI. against him as many believe say that in the wake of the plan, the Hizbul Intelligence Bureau officials that he was too busy filling Salahuddin lacking any Mujahideen was tasked tell One India that they see up his own coffers instead inspiration, he is being with the day to day the same happening with of fighting for the cause. The pressurised to step aside operations in the Valley the Hurriyat too. Gradually, Hizbul Mujahideen changed yet again. The Pakistan's ISI while the Jaish and the funding has reduced to heavily under Burhan Wani. and army want a change to Lashkar-e-Tayiba would be both the Hurriyat and He became a source of be effected immediately as used for the bigger attacks. Hizbul and the entire battle inspiration for many they feel that the Hizbul Both the Lashkar-e-Tayiba is being taken over by the aspiring terrorists. He had a Mujahideen has contributed and the Jaish come under Jaish and Lashkar. If one dedicated team of 11 the least to the fight in the UJC which is headed by tracks all the recent persons including him. Kashmir over the past two Salahuddin. attacks, they have been However each one of them years. Many within the other undertaken by the Jaish or was killed in encounters When one says Hizbul terror groups have the Lashkar. The Lashkar- while one surrendered.

meter to all its consumers by the end of the 2019. committee, headed by then Mohammad Iqbal Khanday. From Page 1 The official said that PDD has projected installation of However, some officials have brought stay from the produced before court on May 31 1147723 metres from 2015 to 2019 in domestic and non- court against their terminations. (KNS) domestic categories of which 202374 have been installed prosecutor will move a plea to keep them in judicial Jawans' free to during 2015-2016 and had projected 252537 metres in custody in Pathankot, the officials said. After several 2016-2017 but could not achieve the target due to unrest State to lease land to petitions in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court as well retaliate: Rajnath in the valley. as the Supreme Court, the case is finally set to move to "The metering process has been slow due to situation in Army in Kargil the trial stage with the apex court directing the district the state and due to resource constraints," the official and sessions judge in Pathankot to hold an in-camera affected by Naxalism has dropped from 76 in 2013 to 58 added. the state government had granted 4,80,000 kanals of hearing. "The learned district and sessions judge, in 2018. He said the implementation of R-APDRP scheme will Pathankot, shall himself take up the trial and not assign "Our crime and criminal tracking network and systems land at Mandalthang, Shayok in Durbuk sub division in facilitate purchase of meters which would help in it to any additional sessions judge and shall fast-track (CCTNS) is winning praise from all over the world," he Leh district of Ladakh to the army for setting up field meeting its targets. A senior official said the installation the trial and take it up on day-to-day basis so that there said. firing and artillery range. The army had been granted of metering was an ongoing process to ensure electricity is no delay in trial," the three-judge bench of the Lauding the para-military forces, he said,"When a jawan lease of the land for five years. is consumed judiciously. "We are hopeful to complete the Supreme Court order had said earlier this month. The attained martyrdom, Rs 50 lakh to Rs 55 lakh used to be installation process within the scheduled time," he said. The government in 2016 had granted land to the army at Crime Branch had submitted a charge sheet in the crime given to his family but now we have decided that the Nowshera in Rajouri district for the firing range. on April 9 before the Kathua court. According to the amount should not be less than Rs 1 crore." The army had vacated the firing range in Tosa Maidan Asked about economic offenders leaving the country, the Tribute paid to soldier meadow in central Kashmir in 2014 after the then J-K charge sheet, the eight-year-old girl, who was minister said, "I want to ask the Congress people if no government headed by Omar Abdullah decided against kidnapped on January 10 this year, was allegedly raped extending the lease period of the firing range spread in captivity in a devsthana in Kathua district and then one had fled during their government. to 92 Base Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries. over 11,200.477 hectares. murdered. It names eight people, including alleged He said there was special thrust on infrastructure Vikram Singh, was 25 years old and had joined the Army Fifty years lease period of nine firing ranges had ended mastermind Sanji Ram, his son Vishal, a juvenile development under the Narendra Modi government, and in 2013. He belonged to Village Ladpur of Chhata Tehsil in November 2014 and since then the army has been nephew and special police officers Deepak Khajuria by 2040 four to five trillion dollar investment was likely in Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh and is survived by his pursuing the case of their extension. alias 'Deepu' and Surender Verma. The others arrested in this field alone. wife. Nine firing ranges, whose lease period has expired in the case are the juvenile's friend Parvesh Kumar alias "It is a fact that during the last four years of the UPA The mortal remains of the Singh were flown for last rites included Mahe (Nyoma, Leh), Khurbarteng (Kargil), Mannu as well as investigating officers head constable government, on an average, 12 km of highways were to his native place, where he would be laid to rest with Tartar (Leh) and Kulum (Upshi) in Leh, all four in Ladakh Tilak Raj and sub-inspector Anand Dutta, who allegedly constructed on a daily basis, which went up to 27 km in full military honours. (CNS) the four years of the present government," he said. region falling under 14 Corps; Tosa Maidan (Budgam) in took Rs 4 lakh from Ram and destroyed crucial He said road connectivity was a gift from former prime Kashmir under 15 Corps; Chorkhud in Poonch, Jhallas in evidence. The case became a bone of contention minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the effort has been 10 tainted officials Rajouri, and Garhi (Nowshera) in Rajouri district, all between the state government's alliance partners PDP taken forward by Modi. four in Jammu region, falling under the Command of 16 and BJP. The saffron party had to sack two of its Singh stressed that none of the ministers in the Modi Corps. ministers Chowdhury Lal Singh and Chander Prakash government faced any corruption charge. likely to face axe The army has projected that it was suffering heavy loss Ganga for participating in a rally of 'Hindu Ekta Manch' He praised the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar to the state exchequer and defence budget as the in support of the accused arrested by the Crime Branch. Pradesh, saying there has been fear among criminal that General Administration Department will forward artillery units deployed in Jammu and Kashmir had to (AGENCIES) elements since he came to power. the report to Chief Secretary and Chief Minister Office move to Mahajan and Pokhran firing ranges in for final action. "The Chief Minister office will decide Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh for what action has to be taken against the tainted officials," practice and training along with lock, stock and barrel. Nod given to IIT, IIM Thunderstorm kills 47 in the official said. incubation centres for Srinagar As many as 100 government employees have been Border areas to have OFCs UP, Bihar, Jharkhand prematurely retired from the services in Jammu and required to be initiated in this behalf by IIT Jammu is Kashmir in the past two years for their alleged Pradesh, was told that the people of the area cannot still awaited. during the summer to escape the searing heat. involvement in corrupt practices. access All India Radio due to poor frequency but only The Minister demanded establishment of an Indian Nearly 200 people have died in Uttar Pradesh this month According to the official sources, 100 government Chinese radio frequency and had poor mobile network. Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) alone as strong winds and sandstorms brought down officials have been prematurely retired from the Replying to another question on empowerment of across the state, saying that State has only one CSIR walls and electricity poles. services under Article (226) of J&K CSR. These women in border areas by recruiting them in defence Institute of Research (IIIM-Indian institute of integrated In Jharkhand, east of Bihar, 13 people died and six were employees have been terminated from services based forces, the minister said that women in the country are medicine (llSER's are autonomous institutes under injured in violent weather overnight, said Sushil Kumar, on the recommendations of a screening committee working as fighter plane pilots and the government was MHRD). He informed the Union Minister that 46 colleges the head of the state's disaster management headed by the Chief Secretary of the state. trying to recruit them in other areas too. "Those women and University of Kashmir have applied for NAAC department. The government has constituted a screening committee to examine cases related to premature retirement under who have not got permanent commission has accreditation but the concerned team hasn't visited Article 226 of the J&K Civil Services Regulations, 1956. approached the court for their rights and the matter is these campuses for evaluation, it is proposed to take up Procurement of sub The committee is considering those cases for premature now sub-judice. However, I am considering how to give the issue with the NAAC authorities to accelerate the retirement where the integrity of officials is doubtful, permanent commission to women in defence forces, she process. having been involved in corrupt practices. Once added. When asked about the government stand on standard metres examining the corruption cases, official sources said the media reports about mining activities by China near committee is submitting its report to the chief minister's Arunachal territory, Sitharaman said, "I have to get the JK Government is going to procure over 10 lakh metres offices after which final decision is taken by the cabinet. details of it. I too saw the report in media but I cannot 16 CEOs designated in the coming years in the state. In 2015, official sources said the State Vigilance comment based on that at this point of time. The official said that the company has been told that Organization had submitted a list of 162 tainted officials (AGENCIES) as HoDs new metres should be of better quality and will replace to the government. However, in July 2015, the the old ones. government led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed terminated Zanskar, Lolab-Bangus-Drangyari and Tosa-Maidan The PDD officials said the department had envisaged to the services of only 63 officials as recommended by the Kathua murder accused to be Development Authorities.

Printed, Published & Owned by Neelam Singh Gill and Printed at Northlines Publishers, 18-B, Phase-II, Industrial Estate, Gangyal, Jammu and Published from Gurudwara Sunder Singh Road, Jammu- 180001. Editor: Neelam Singh Gill; Phone Editorial : 2574109 Telefax : 2548103. Advertisements: 9858183354 ([email protected]) ; RNI No. 69574/98 e-mail (for press releases/content) : [email protected]; [email protected] > Visit us at www.thenorthlines.com, www.northlines.in; e-paper: www.epaper.thenorthlines.com the northlines 3 STATE Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 Bank employees hold protest, Short Film "Jammu ka Vishvaas" Dulhasti Swachhata Jan- demand wage revision released on internet platforms Aandolan Rath flagged off Sunil Charak, Amit Jain He further said that every and Vinod Shavotra, with employer is lawfully bound Hardworking crew of Arjun to pay a decent wage to its Verma; Assistant Director employee, keeping in view and Production manager, the all-round environment. Janu Verma -production This, he said, was the basic Designer and Makeover premise on which all artist, Krish Rajwal- DOP, Central Pay Commissions Aryaveer Manhas, & (CPCs) were based. He said Paramjeet Singh-Music that the banking fraternity Director and said that it is demanding that the was all team efforts which same principle should be NL CORRESPONDENT conditions to keep the makes us possible to applied while deciding the achieve our ultimate goal. JAMMU, MAY 29 economy of the country on NL CORRESPONDENT the blessings of Mata Maha wage increase in Banks. He NL CORRESPONDENT distributing the prizes to a progressive path. He said JAMMU, MAY 29 Kali and Th. ID Charak; While speaking about the Demanding early and that all the economic further elaborated that the film, Charak said that the JAMMU, MAY 29 the winner students of ITI agitation will continue till grandfather of the director. & Govt. Girls Middle respectable wage revision, programs of the A short Film 'Jammu Ka BJP Leader's, family film story poetically a large number of bank Government are being the demands of bank weaves social message Yoginder Kotha Head of School Kishtwar, the HOP employees are not Vishvaas' released here member's & prominent's Power Station and appealed the students to employees held protest, launched through banks today on internet who extend their best with Entertainment, here today. The bank and the bank employees redressed. He informed Humour and Drama. He students of ITI & Govt. come forward and make that protest will also be platforms, the viewers can wishes to young team Girls Middle School Swachhata as Jan- employees under the have to work day and night followed and watch the film includes Kr. Rajeev appealed the people of banner of United Forum of to achieve the targets set held on May 29, followed by Jammu to kindly watch, Kishtwar jointly flagged off Aandolan. He emphasize at official youtube channel Charak, Anuradha Charak, Dulhasti Swachhata Jan on the need for eradication Bank Unions (UFBU) by the Government and the nationwide strike on May promote and share the film of "RS CHARAK FILMS" Ajay Pargal, Adv. Ishant Aandolan Rath in of diseases causing due to assembled at Bahu Plaza, Bank Management. "Bank 30 and 31. Wali called upon on larger scale to promote @rscharakfilm. The main Gupta, Rahul Sharma, presence of Sri Suresh polluted & unhealthy here this evening and held employees have to meet the members to be Jammu and to increase our motive of the production Ankush Khajuria, Hardesh Kumar, Chief Engineer, environment. The winners demonstration. While both the social obligations prepared for a protracted morale too so that in future house "RS CHARAK FILMS" Khokher, Vivek Patyal, CMO Dr. Nisha Sharma, were also presented a speaking, Suresh Wali, set out by the Government struggle for achievement of also our team will continue in making of this film is to Baldevraj Nagotra & Renu Union representatives & sapling along with prize State Secretary, All India their legitimate demands. making and the sharing and the commercial targets highlight the social stigma Bala Manhas. While others. This Rath will give for its plantation and Bank Officers The gathering was also such type of inspirational fixed by the Bank through very powerful briefing media, A young the message of Swachhata nurturing. The students addressed by Sham Lal movies for the youth and Confederation (AIBOC) Managements, but when it visual message and to filmmaking team in the locality of Kishtwar have shown their Hans, President, SBISA, also for the entire society. J&K, castigated the comes to demanding our change the mindset of the (RSCHARAK FILMS) to make happiness while accepting Chandigarh Circle, Satish The Filmmakers also Government and IBA for rightful and justified peoples. RS Charak Films director Rahunandan Kishtwar&Swachh Bharat- the sapling and pledge for unfair and unjust increase in wages, we have Khajuria, President AIBOC thanked Jammu and J&K, Sandeep Gupta, Reg. Production house is started Charak first of all thanked Swasth Bharat by its conservation. On this treatment towards the to remind the Government by very young 19 years old his whole team which Kashmir Police, Police 2019.Simultaneously a occasion teaching faculties bank employees who are and IBA of profits and Secy, Canara Bank station Bagh-e-Bahu, BJP Officers' Association J&K boy named Raghunandan includes the main prize distribution function and students of above working under difficult paying capacity", he added. Singh Charak who just character of the film leaders, Vickey Venus and for the winners of various institutions, Dr. Ajit Gupta, and Romesh Trackroo, other people of Jammu for General Secretary, UCO passed his class 12th and named "Vishvaas" played competitions conducted by Dy. CMO, Sri Jugal Kishore JSS holds Investiture seek admission in BA L.L.B by Jaiveer Manhas - a very providing valuable and Dulhasti during ongoing Sharma, Manager (HR) & Bank Officers' Association timely support for J&K, etc. and direct the whole film. young and innocent boy, wachhataPakhwada was others were present. Ceremony The film was released with Ishant Mahajan-Producer, completing the film. held at ITI KIshtwar. While (Ventures) Satwant slams govt for Rassana murder case NSF's signature campaign for neglecting border people CBI enquiry enters 35th day NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAY 29 NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAY 29 Hitting out at the BJP/PDP NL CORRESPONDENT Chairperson Rohini Aima government in the state National Secular Forum JAMMU, MAY 29 & Sonakshi Anand for leaving border (NSF) today organized a (Trustee of school) residents at the mercy of 'signature campaign in Primary wing of Jammu decorated the council God at a time when Science College Road' to Sanskriti School, Jammu members with sachets & shelling from across the garner public support for held its Investiture badges. This was followed border has made their CBI enquiry in Rassana Ceremony today. The by the march pass & oath lives difficult, the murder case. Led by, State proceeding of the function taking ceremony. All the Provincial President of Vice-President Pushpinder commenced with a spell council members headed Women Wing of National Singh, District President binding rendition of by Junior School leader Conference Satwant Kaur Anshu Sharma, and, NSF welcome song, spreading boy Akshit Choudhary & Dogra today slammed activists today kicked off the belief that each student Junior School leader girl both state as well as centre proof ambulances or enquired about the the signature campaign of J.S.S can reach for the Hargun Kour Bhalla government for neglecting evacuating the people to condition of those injured. from Science College road, stars with determination. promised to disburse their the border residents. The safer places or construct She conveyed condolences here. The campaign which incident and seeks death cowards who commit gang However the colourful duties & responsibilities in unabated shelling from the adequate number of to the families of those who was initiated in response penalty to the person who rape on a minor girl. We bonanza attained its height the most upbeat & across the border coupled bunkers along the border lost their lives and prayed to the primary demand of committed this heinous worship the little girls as when the new junior assiduous manner. Chief with lack of arrangements belt for sheltering the for the souls to be in peace. the local people for CBI crime. But, the way the "Devi" irrespective of their council members namely:- guest Swati Sharma for proper shelter and people during the time of She lauded the courage of probe in the matter Crime Branch probed this caste and creed." Anshu Akshit Choudhary & appreciated the medicare facilities is sudden shelling by the the suffering people in entered in 35th day and case raised suspicion Sharma also said that Hargun Kour were proceedings of the taking the toll of border troops of enemy country braving the situation and got a healthy response among the people of history stands testimony honoured with Junior programme & people daily showing and that has added woes expressed solidarity of his from the Science College Jammu." He added, "If to the braveness and School Leaders title, congratulated the students apathy of the government and miseries of people party JKNC with them at road. More than forty people of Jammu are not nationalism of Dogra Anirudh Singh & Arshiya & teachers with her words towards border people. living in forward villages of this crucial juncture. thousand people from all satisfied with the probe community. "There can be became Junior CCA of wisdom. Principal cum The Women Wing President IB. She met families of Those who were present walks of life reached the and seeking CBI probe an odd one out who Activity Leaders. Udeyveer Vice-chairperson Rohini who visited along with a eight year old boy Krishna on the occasion included venue to pen down their then what's wrong in it. committed this heinous Singh from Passion House, Aima congratulated the delegation of NC leaders of and other families who lost Anil Singh Sanyal, Ramesh signatures. Addressing But, the national media act of crime but whole Sumaira Dubey from students & listed her Samba to the shelling their loved ones in cross Bargal, Madan Lal, Magar the gathering here today, projected the agitation of community cannot be Wisdom, Utkarsha Mishra expectations from new affected village Bain and border firing and also Ram, Darshan Lal. Pushpinder Singh said, Jammu people as pro- blamed for the same. from Optimism & Charvi council body. The Glarh in Samba said that "There is an iota of doubt rapist and anti-Muslim. Among those who Bhagat from Harmony programme ended with the words are not enough about the brutality to And that's not acceptable attended the signature were conferred as Junior vote of thanks which was to describe the destruction NHPC earns Rs.2765 cr which the little girl was to us. No one can play with campaign included House Captains for their proposed by Aayan Ali of and devastation caused by subjected. Every citizen of the sentiments of Dogras Munish Sharma, Vikas respective houses. Swati class 3rd. The show was shelling across the border. profit during FY 2017-18 Jammu condemns this who are warriors and not Kumar, Sahil Sharma. Sharma, Renowned Artist compeered by Rasmeet Satwant alleged that the & Chief guest of the day under the overall government both State as Bharat Raksha Manch pays tribute to Savarkar along with her husband supervision of Varuna well as the Centre have Bhumesh Sharma, (Primary Coordinator) & failed to make proper Principal cum Vice- Yogesh (HOD P.H.E). arrangements for bullet NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAY 29

Salal Power Station organizes Bharat Raksha Manch paid tribute to right-wing ideologue VD Savarkar on his 135 birth anniversary. Manch recalled VD awareness prog on SBM Savarkar's sacrifices and said he was also a strong votary of united India and believed in the mantra of one nation, one culture and nationalism. NL CORRESPONDENT the last fiscal year. A event was organised under the JAMMU, MAY 29 330 MW (3x110 leadership of Dr Vinod Gupta. "Todays MW)Kishanganga Power generation have to adopt him as a role indian democracy due to continue NHPC Limited, India's Station in Jammu & model,"kulwant bhatti said. infiltration of Bangladeshi. Everyone premier hydropower Kashmir and 50 MW Solar Rohit, vicky choudhary and others also should come forward to save the nation company and a 'Mini Project in Tamil Nadu remembered his sacrifices toward nation from this infiltration. On the occasion, Ratna' Category-I were commissioned in FY and said VD didn't get that place which he Rekha Rajput and Atul, Deepak were Enterprise of the 2017-18. With deserve. Threats are looming large on honoured. Government of India has commissioning of these declared its Audited two projects NHPC Training prog for BLOs, Supervisors concludes Financial Results for the crossed 7000 MW mark in NL CORRESPONDENT Dustbins. A large number officers requested the Financial Year 2017-18. installed capacity.Hon'ble NL CORRESPONDENT Nagrota, Gandhinagar, disabilities and registration of JAMMU, MAY 29 of people including people to make use of The Board of Directors Prime Minister Shri JAMMU, MAY 29 Jammu East, Jammu West, prospective voters as on Sarpanch, Sh. Maheshwar Dustbins, avoid use of approved the Audited Narendra Modi onMay19, Bishnah, R.S.Pura, 01.01.2019 besides 100% Salal Power Station Singh, school children and Polythene and make Financial Results for FY 2018 dedicated the Two-day training programme Suchetgarh, Marh, Raipur photo coverage in the organised an awareness ladies participated in the cleanliness a habit at 17-18 in the meeting held Kishanganga Hydro Power of BLOs and Supervisors of Domana, Akhnoor and electoral rolls. During the program on 'Swachh Program. Speaking on the home, neighbourhood as on May 28, 2018 at New Station to the Nation. the District on house to house Chhamb participated. It was programme, the BLOs were Bharat Mission' in Village occasion, Dr.P.L.Sharma well as at the work place Delhi.NHPC has reported NHPC Power Stations Maari, Reasi as part of and Sh. Suraman Sharma for success of Swachh verification of voters and given out during the training asked to ensure verification in net profit after tax of Rs. generated 22973 Million verification on Hybrid BLOs session that motive behind transparent manner for 100% 'Swachh Bharat Pakhwara' awared the gathering Bharat Mission. 2765 crore on standalone Units (MU) in FY 2017- being observed by Salal about Swachh Bharat Maheshwar Singh, App launched by the Election house to house verification is accuracy in the electoral rolls. basis in the FY 2017-18 2018. Overall cumulative Power Station from Mission, launched by sarpanch Maari - B, Reasi Commission of India was to ensure 100% inclusion of The training was imparted by 16.05.2018 to 31.05.2018. Hon'ble Prime Minister of and others thanked Salal compared to Rs. 2803 PAF of NHPC Power conducted on 25th and 29th of left out voters, deletion of Dy. District Election Officer, The program constituted India and appealed the Power Station for installing crore for the last fiscal Stations for the FY 2017- May.1400 BLOs and dead and shifted voters, Zaffar Ahmed Banday, Addl. awareness lectures by the people to contribute in dustbins and organising year. Sales for the FY 2018 stood 85.32% against Supervisor of 11 Assembly correction of incorrect voters, District Informatics Sanjeev Officers of Salal Power Swachh Bharat Abhiyan the program in their 2017-18stood at Rs. 6932 83.41% achieved during Constituencies including identification of persons with Kapoor besides Electoral Station and Installation of for its success. NHPC village. crore to Rs 7192 crore in 2016-17. Registration Officers. the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 DDC finalises plan for const Devika Rejuvenation Project discussed DIC organizes quiz competition of bunkers in border areas asked the consultant agency to make comprehensive execution Tehsildars for plan for the project and identification of suitable take expert guidance of land for bunkers and hand Hydrologist and water over land to executing conservation experts. agencies indicating area He stressed upon the NL CORRESPONDENT development of bathing and Khasra number after concerned for preparation UDHAMPUR, MAY 29 ghats in the premises of NL CORRESPONDENT constructed at various entry in revenue records of detailed plan in Devika, removal of POONCH, MAY 29 border locations in within a week. stretches within stipulated To review the status of encroachments, sewerage Balakote, Mankote, Haveli, A team headed by time frame so that the NL CORRESPONDENT occasion the Principal Devika Rejuvenation treatment, restoration of The District Development Mandi and Mendhar. Assistant Commissioner work on the holy project RAMBAN, MAY 29 highlighted the importance project under National natural water bodies and Commissioner, The project is targeted to Revenue with SDPOs could be undertaken at the of general Knowledge River Conservation plan, development of catchment Mohammad Aijaz Asad be completed during the concerned, Tehsildars and earliest. District Information based competition for a meeting was held here area. today convened a meeting current financial year. AEEs and JEs of R&B The Deputy Commissioner Centre, today organised a overall development of today. While briefing about the to finalise plan for The DDC further informed department has been said that a committee of Quiz competition on students. Later during Member Legislative project, Executive construction of 1320 that individual bunkers constituted to complete senior officers has already "General Knowledge" at prize distribution, first Assembly, Udhampur Engineer UEED, Taj Mohd individual and 688 shall be constructed for the exercise of handing been constituted to Asraria Fredia Middle prize was presented to the Pawan Gupta, District Choudhary said that the community bunkers in population residing in 0-3 over of land in shortest demarcate and retrieve School Batote. Principal class 7th followed by 2nd Development project is divided into LOC areas. KM range from LoC while possible time. the encroached land under Mohammad Tariq Parray Prize to class 6th and 3rd Commissioner, Ravinder three zones. DDC said that these community bunkers will The meeting was attended demarcation map of was the chief guest on the Prize was given to 8th Kumar, Chief Planning Pertinent to mention here bunkers will be be also be constructed in by ADDC Abdul Hamid, Devika River. The occasion. Students from class. A colourful cultural Officer, Ashok Khajuria SE that DPR amounting to Rs constructed in villages safer zones near schools, ACR Bashir Ahmed Lone, demarcation work is in classes 6, 7 and 8 took programme was also UEED, Satinder Singh, AD 189.22 crore formulated located in 0-3KM distance hospitals, police posts and CPO Sewa Ram Bhagat, progress on war footing, part in the competition. presented by the DIC Planning, Darshan Kumar, for the project has been from Line of control for places of religious Executive Engineer PWD, he added. While speaking on the Ramban. accommodating people gatherings to Tehsildars Mandi, Haveli, Tehsildar, Udhampur Ved submitted for approval to during ceasefire violation accommodate public Mankote, Balakote and Parkash besides other the Ministry of induced migration or during the ceasefire Mendhar besides other officers were present on Environment, Forests and Expedite land acquisition of semi- emergency evacuation. violations. officers from district and the occasion. Climate Change, The Bunkers shall be DDC further directed sub-divisional Threadbare discussion Government of India (GOI). administration. was held on issues like During the meeting, MLA ring road: Div Com to officers

Army organizes amity meeting NL CORRESPONDENT Manigam Ganderbal via Commissioners for Educational Conference held at Gool SRINAGAR, MAY 29 Budgam, Srinagar, onward disbursement Baramulla and Bandipora. among the people whose NL CORRESPONDENT pertained to the irregular Mohammed Ashraf, Divisional Commissioner The prestigious project land has been taken for GOOL, MAY 29 payment of salaries to Principal GHSS Gool Kashmir Baseer Ahmad needs 279.93 kanals of the road. teachers under Sarva Nanna Ji Tiku, Principal Khan today directed the land in Baramulla, 379.73 Baseer Khan urged As part of the on-going Shiksha Abhiyan, GHSS Sangaldan Gulzar officials to expedite the kanals in Pulwama, officers of various mission of reaching out to promotion of Masters Begum, and all teachers land acquisition process 4093.29 kanals in departments to work in the teachers and redress since 2014 and delay in of Gool zone. for the construction of Budgam, 82.13 kanals in close coordination and their grievances in holding of Departmental Earlier DDC conducted Srinagar semi-ring road Ganderbal, 423.35 kanals double their efforts to Education Zones of the Promotional Committees. extensive tour of Gool project so that the in Srinagar and 181.83 meet the project deadline. NL CORRESPONDENT was also used to generate district, the District The DDC assured them area where he inspected groundwork will be kanals of land in The Div Com reiterated RAJOURI, MAY 29 awareness amongst the Development that their genuine the construction work of started at the earliest. Bandipora. that this vital project will locals about the role of Commissioner, Tariq grievances will be Government Degree The Div Com was All the concerned DDCs revolutionize the road Army organised an Amity Army in Nation building Hussain Ganai today prioritised for the College, Gool and Indoor speaking at a meeting in presented their progress connectivity between meeting at village and welfare activities convened one day immediate redressal by Stadium Gool. which DDCs of Pulwama, about this prestigious South Kashmir and Khorinar in Rajouri being undertaken in the conference of the the Education He instructed the Budgam, Baramulla, project. Central Kashmir and district today to enhance region. The meeting is an teachers of education department. concerned to complete Bandipora and Ganderbal Divisional Commissioner greatly help intra and contact with locals and important forum for zone, Gool . The DDC directed CEO to the work on the said participated via video directed NHAI to transfer inter-district transport for have better understanding discussion on various Similar Teachers' follow the established projects within the conferencing while as pending amount to the the benefit of large with people. The meeting Sadhbhavana and other Conferences were also rules, norms and codal stipulated time. He also Additional Deputy respective Deputy population. was attended by a large welfare activities that the held in Banihal, Ukhral, formalities while granting visited the site identified Commissioner Srinagar number of villagers to Army is conducting in Khari and Ramban earlier funds for purchase of for the construction of the district, Project Director include the Sarpanch of order to assist the locals this month. uniform and for basic Kendriya Vidyalaya Gool. NHAI, Assistant YNC stages protest the village, religious in improving their quality During the conference, requirements for the The locals also met the Commissioner Central, teachers and prominent of life. The participants teachers highlighted their school. DDC and apprised him Deputy Director Planning members of the society. appreciated the efforts issues and sought their The conference was with their demands and other officers were against fuel prices hike The interaction was aimed undertaken by the Army in early redressal. attended by SDPO Gool responding to which the present in the meeting. at spreading bonhomie maintaining an They also gave their ,Chief Education Officer DDC assured that The meeting was informed among all communities atmosphere of bonhomie suggestions to upgrade (CEO), Abdul Hamid Fani, requisite steps will be that the 42 km long ring and across all members of and mutual respect among the standard of education. Mohammed Amin Bhat, taken to resolve the road project starts from the society. The platform all sections of society. Their major issues Tehsildar Gool issues. Gallandar Pampore upto Progress on CM's commitments reviewed CMO accorded warm and socio-economic development of the farewell on superannuation farmers living in these villages. NL CORRESPONDENT Attu, Aatifah Mashhood employees in the Director Agriculture said DODA, MAY 29 and Aatikah Mashhood District. that a honey processing termed the outgoing CMO Expressing his gratitude, plant and other infrastructure needed to Department of Health Doda as a dedicated, Dr Najar expressed his promote this sector would and Family Welfare Block hardworking and honest gratefulness to the staff NL CORRESPONDENT was part of the campaign be established in the area Ghat today accorded officer who always for their dedication and KALAKOT, MAY 29 launched by the Youth soon. warm and affectionate worked for the welfare of support during the National Conference During the visit the farewell to Chief Medical the people and the service years Youth National Conference across the Jammu region Director also inaugurated Officer, Dr Wajid Ali workers on Tuesday against rise in petrol and staged protests against diesel. Yashuvardhan Ist Agriculture equipment Najar who retired from hike in the fuel prices, Singh also raised the issue showroom at Kupwara. service after rendering Rs 4500 fine realised saying the increase has not of erratic power supply The showroom is set to more than 33 years of only hit the common and scarcity of drinking share its extensive dedicated services in the from erring traders people directly but the water, especially during expertise with farmers by department. prices of essentials too the holy month of Ramazan NL CORRESPONDENT Village Gulgam, suggesting the right type Block Medical Officer NL CORRESPONDENT today. The officials have shot up due to and assailed the PDP-BJP SRINAGAR, MAY 29 Agriculture Engineering agriculture implements. Ghat, Dr Mohammad POONCH, MAY 29 realized Rs 4500 on the increase of transportation government for putting the Workshop Gushi and Director Agriculture was Fareed Bhat, Dy SP Hqr spot as fine from the charges of various people to various Director Agriculture many other important accompanied by Joint Iftikhar Ahmed, Doctors, A market checking squad, erring shopkeepers and commodities. Carrying hardships. He sought Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Agriculture Director Agriculture Paramedics and other including officials from vendors. The team also placards, the Youth regulated power and water Andrabi today made an establishments in the Inputs Deepak Kumar Staff of Block Ghat were Food, Civil Supplies and destroyed some degraded National Conference supply and urged the extensive visit to District district. Kachroo, Joint Director workers led by Provincial administration to take Kupwara to review the Speaking on the occasion, present in the function. Consumer Affairs and and outdated food items. Agriculture Engineering Police under the The team directed the YNC Vice President necessary measures in progress on Director Agriculture said Javed Iqbal Lone, Chief Speaking on the Yashuvardhan Singh, ensuring drinking water in implementation of that the honey produced occasion, speakers supervision of AD FCS & shopkeepers and owners Agriculture Officer CA, Mohd Sageer, of meat shops to display shouted slogans against tankers where tap water commitments made by here is one of the best in Kupwara Mohammad including Dr Mohammad the BJP and sought cut in had become scarce. He Chief Minister. the world and it has a conducted market the rate lists of items as Muzaffar Hurra and other Fareed Bhat, Iftikhar the prices of diesel and criticized the coalition Director Agriculture great potential in terms of checking at Parade and approved by the district senior district officers. Ahmed, Mohammad Shafi petrol. The protest march government for ignoring visited Honey Cluster employment generation main market Poonch, here administration from time . remote and far-flung areas and leaving the people in Workshop on capacity 18 Medical stores inspected DDC for punctuality in Govt offices lurch. Addressing the protesters, YNC Provincial Vice NL CORRESPONDENT services shall ensure their during the holy month of building of SHGs held in Poonch, 1 sealed President Rohit Bali also BANDIPORA, MAY 29 presence round-the-clock Ramadan. assailed the coalition in the district, especially NL CORRESPONDENT occasion. The session government for its abject NL CORRESPONDENT spurious drugs whereas it District Development KULGAM, MAY 29 was also informed about failure on all the fronts and POONCH, MAY 29 also served notice to Commissioner (DDC) the provision by banks to said the problems of the another for keeping Bandipora, Khursheed A capacity building dispose off the loan cases In the backdrop of expired stock of people have accumulated Ahmad Sanai, directed all during the past nearly four workshop to impart of SHGs with a maximum complaints received from medicines. banking awareness to district and sectoral years. Rohit Bali expressed period of 15 days from the different quarters The Deputy Commissioner members of Self-Help officers of the district to anguish over fuel price date of receipt. regarding spurious drugs while sharing details said Groups (SHGs) was held being sold in the town, a ensure proper punctuality rise, saying this is It was said that 360 SHGs the samples collected shall at D. H. Pora here. team comprising of in their offices so that unprecedented and speaks be sent for lab testing to The programme was were formed in block Assistant Drug Controller, people who visit them don't about the insensitivity of ascertain the quality of organized under National during last 3 months and Tehsildar Haveli and Drug face any inconvenience. the anti-people Rural Livelihood Mission 2000 members have been inspectors on the drugs and appropriate In circular issued here, the governments at the Centre and in the State. Prominent (NRLM). Banking facilities covered under PMSBY directions of Deputy action under rules shall be DDC directed all district Commissioner Mohammad among those who joined and issues faced by SHG and PMJJBY. initiated in case of and Sectoral Officers not to The workshop was Aijaz Asad today carried defaulters. He said more leave the station without the protest march included members were discussed out surprise inspection of Ashok Sharma, Diwan attended by NRLM DPM, such inspections shall be prior and proper threadbare during the 18 medical shops and Singh, Pawan Kumar, Babu LEAD District Manager, conducted in the district permission from his office. training session. collected 17 samples of Khan, Farooq Ahmed, Vivek and sub-divisional level to Role of NRLM and SHGs FLCC Kulgam and branch various medicines for lab The circular also reads Sharma, Ashish Kochar, in improving socio- heads of Different banks testing and analysis. The keep a check on the quality that the Officers who are Balbir Singh, Vishal economic conditions were and a large number of team also sealed one of drugs being made dealing with essential Sharma, Deepa Shah, appreciated on the SHG members. medical store for supply of available to the patients. commodities and essential Mohit Pandoh. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 Extra-curricular activities imperative for Arrangements for Amarnath Yatra reviewed overall growth of children: Slathia NL CORRESPONDENT arrangements of identified for basic services to the SAMBA, MAY 29 sanitation, electricity, establishment of Langars pilgrims besides drinking water, lodging and and accommodation of the establishment of NL CORRESPONDENT national and international District Development other amenities for the pilgrims and along the facilitation center for the JAMMU, MAY 29 events. Slathia, who was Commissioner Samba, S Yatris. He directed the Yatra route. convenience of yatris. the Chief Guest at the Rajinder Singh Tara today concerned to formulate He also directed for DDC further directed DPO National Conference Sr competition, gave away convened a meeting to comprehensive plans in framing traffic and EOs to ensure hygiene State Vice President trophies and prizes to discuss the arrangements advance for providing management plan and and cleanliness at langars Surjeet Singh Slathia on students, who achieved for smooth conduct of health, water and make langar specific and accommodation sites. Tuesday called upon distinction in dance and annual Shri Amarnathji accommodation facilities parking plan. SSP Anil Mangotra, SP parents to encourage fancy show. While Ashit Yatra commencing on June to the pilgrims. A children' participation in Gupta and Akshita were 28, 2018. Coordination Committee It was decided that a Traffic Rural Jammu, ADC, extra-curricular activities, declared winners, Aditya During the meeting, the was also constituted for control room would be ACR, ACD, CMO, RTO, EO, saying that these activities and Tania stood first DDC emphasized on keeping check on quality established at DC office AD FCS & CA, Executive and academics runners up and Kuljeet making fool proof security and rates of eatables in the complex, information engineers, AD Tourism, DD complement each other Mahajan and Mahi were arrangements for which market. The meeting was centre at Chichi Mata Fire and Emergency and develop well rounded declared second runners SSP was asked to install informed that suitable temple to synchronize Services and other officers and healthier students. up. Director of the Institute special nakas, round the additional sites have been efforts for providing all attended the meeting. "Extra-curricular activities Sunil Sharma spelled out clock patrolling, CCTV identified in the district for like music, arts, dance, the objective of the event installation at langar sites the lodging of yatris with Consultative meet of skill sports and athletics etc are said that students, who are can bring laurels to their and dwelt upon its and other vital locations. all necessary facilities of imperative for overall involved in extra-curricular schools as also the State. activities. National Issues ranging from drinking water, electricity, development of students", pursuits, especially at He referred to young boys Conference State Vice sanitation, supply of LPG toilet and sanitation in training providers held Slathia said after giving young age, tend to improve and girls making their President Rattan Lal cylinder at langar sites, case of yatra halt. away prizes and trophies their academic grades as mark in dancing and Gupta, Chairperson readiness of fire tender The DDC directed the to the winners and runners well due to increased singing besides sports at Gorkha Sabha, Lila Jamwal and contingency plan in police and security up of Inter School Dance confidence and motivation. the national level and said and Puneet Chopra case of eventuality was agencies to work out a Lauding the performers, the day is not far when and Fancy Dress Proprietor Chopra Group also discussed in detail. foolproof security plan for Competition, held at Slathia exuded confidence Jammu will produce more Of Industries were among The DDC also stressed on adequate deployment of Abhinav Theatre Jammu that given wider exposure and more talented youth, the prominent persons making adequate personnel at the places here this afternoon. Slathia and better coaching they who make mark at state, present on the occasion. SSB candidates express resentment against Board Div Com reviews developmental scenario

NL CORRESPONDENT also mentioned the approached to the higher NL CORRESPONDENT Baba Demb, Aziz Park at officers to redress every SRINAGAR, MAY 29 previous centre," ups in this regard but Muhammad Lateef, a unfortunately nobody is SRINAGAR, MAY 29 Khanyar and other complaint of the Shahri developmental works in Khas population on the Scores of candidates who candidate from HMT paying heed to their NL CORRESPONDENT Yojana (PMKVY) scheme Divisional Commissioner Shahri Khas. priority basis. were 'disallowed' to sit in Srinagar said. He said that sufferings. "We approached SRINAGAR, MAY 29 took part in the meeting Kashmir Baseer Ahmad The Divisional Additional Deputy the Jammu and Kashmir soon after he reached the to the board officials and which was chaired by the Khan today convened a Commissioner directed Commissioner Srinagar, Service Selection Board centre mentioned on the here we came to know that meeting to review various Additional Deputy Commissioner SMC, On the directions of Mission Director- JKSDM (JKSSB) examinations, held admit card, he was about 8000 aspirants out of developmental issues of Commissioner Srinagar, Deputy Director Fire & Minister for Higher Dr. Peer GN Suhail. on May 27 have expressed informed that the centre 50000 didn't appear in the Shahri Khas (Old City) Superintending Engineer Emergency Services, Education, Technical The meeting was held to resentment against the has been changed. "It took examinations," she said. besides acquisition R&B, Commissioner SMC Superintending Engineer Education and Information discuss existing programs board, alleging that the my over half an hour to She said that there are process of land and to submit the progress R&B, Collector Land authorities are putting reach Kashmir University, dozens of candidates who Technology, Molvi Imran which need to be structures for various report about these projects Acquisition, Deputy their future at stake. A new examination centre for were 'disallowed' to appear Raza Ansari, a improved or modified to projects. to the Divisional Director Planning, delegation comprising of the exams," he said, adding in the examinations. consultative-cum-review provide quality skill and The Div Com reviewed Commissioner office within Assistant Commissioner, aspirants told news agency that the authorities didn't meeting of Skill Training employment opportunities The aspirants later issues related to the a week time so that steps representatives of local that the authorities allow him to sit in the Providers was held in to the youth of J&K. appealed to the JKSSB to establishment of a new fire will be taken to remove any committees of Down Town disallowed them to sit in examinations. Another look into the matter and station at Maharaj Gunj, lacunae and expedite the and other concerned Srinagar to take innovative Suhail said, "focus should the examinations on May candidate, Rehana for fulfill their demands at an Community Halls at progress. officers were present in the measures for skill training be on employment 27 as they failed to reach Bandpora district said that earliest. (KNS) Kawdara, Fateh Kadal and He also directed the meeting. of Jammu Kashmir's creation and MNCs should their examination centres she was also not allowed to workforce. be roped in for providing on time due to the sit in the examinations on The Minister had earlier suitable jobs to our 'carelessness' of the board May 27 at NIT Srinagar. Minister directs release of 50% officials. "The examination She told KNS that she directed that the entire workforce," he said. centre was changed by the failed to reach the centre Skill Training Providers of He said that the meeting authorities but I didn't get on time and later the budget for procurement of ration Pradhan Mantri Kaushal was to understand the any information in this authorities barred her from Vikas Yojana scheme challenges faced by the regard while as the admit writing her paper. Rehana (Central Component) be training providers in The minister directed August this year. The card provided by the board said that they also early release of the funds meeting discussed brought under one roof implementing the projects so that the ration can be threadbare the issues and a comprehensive skill and acquiring actual Rs 50,000 fine imposed purchased in advance and regarding the programme is made for information. at earliest for the procurement of food monitoring these centres "We will be organizing on erring traders convenience of the grains including rice, with quality output. such consultations consumers of the state. It wheat and sugar and the The meeting, a first of its regularly so as to ensure NL CORRESPONDENT to 35 g in every package of was decided in the allocation of funds for the kind, was held here in the smooth functioning of the BARAMULLA, MAY 29 910 g declared net weight meeting that FCS&CA will same. Bukhari further NL CORRESPONDENT direction in a meeting Conference Hall of skill training programs in (corresponding to a volume SRINAGAR, MAY 29 chaired by him to review provide wheat to the urged the officials to Institute of Hotel J&K", concluded Suhail. Legal Metrology of 1 litre). A fine of Rs. the budget allocation for consumers instead of flour expedite the process of Department (LMD) 20000 was imposed upon the Minister for Finance, the purchase of ration for and the department will procurement and Management, Srinagar. He said that Jammu and Baramulla penalized an defaulting manufacturer Labour and Employment the state. The meeting was accordingly give discount subsequent stocking at Seventy-five training Kashmir government has edible oil manufacturer with after it had assured the Syed Mohammad Altaf attended by Minister for in the rates to compensate earliest so that people do providers of Pradhan come up with a raft of skill a fine of Rs. 20000 for compounding authority that Bukhari on Tuesday Food, Civil Supplies and grinding charges. The not suffer any hardships. Mantri Kaushal Vikas training programmes. manufacture and sale of the mistake would be directed to release 50 Consumer Affairs meeting further decided to He said the government is underweight oil packages rectified in near future. percent budget to the Mohammad Ashraf Mir, procure the ration committed to provide and violating labeling norms In another case booked by department of Food, Civil Principal Secretary including sugar as soon as quality food grains to the Training prog for in their packages. Earlier, a Legal Metrology Officer, Supplies and Consumer Finance Navin Kumar possible at the cheaper consumers and urged the case was registered against Affairs (FCS&CA) for the Chaudhary, Secretary rates and the advance officials to take extra care the manufacturer by LMO Sopore against an intra BLOs concludes ocular lens dealer for sale of procurement of ration for FCS&CA Dr Abdul Rashid ration may be stocked in to ensure quality food Baramulla after samples of far flung areas including grains are supplied to the lens packages without retail consumers of the state. and other senior officers the brand were found to be The Minister passed this of the department. Kargil, Leh and Ladakh by state. NL CORRESPONDENT about adoption of ERO net wanting in weight tests. sale price, a fine of Rs. SAMBA, MAY 29 version 2 launched by The packages of edible oil 30000 was imposed on the Election Commission of were found to be short by 30 dealer after it had pleaded 500 kgs Lahan, illicit 18 bovine animals rescued Two-day training India for online delivery of guilty of the offence. programme of BLOs services. regarding election ACR Waseem Raja while NL CORRESPONDENT Maggarkhad to thwart IDCF campaign procedures was concluded speaking on the occasion liquor destroyed KATHUA, MAY 29 the designs of bovine today. During the briefed BLOs about the smugglers. During commences at Bandipora inaugural speech, District new version and explained Continuing its endeavour checking at both the NL CORRESPONDENT Excise Commissioner Development online processing of forms to thwart the evil designs checkpoints, police NL CORRESPONDENT district. For this purpose, KATHUA, MAY 29 (Executive), Jammu Syed Commissioner, S Rajinder through ERO net and role of the bovine smugglers, seized two trucks BANDIPORA, MAY 29 350 health workers and Muried Hussain Shah, Singh Tara directed BLOs of BLO in online Kathua police on the bearing Registration 425 ASHA workers have The Excise Department ETO Excise Range to go door to door for processing of forms. directions of SSP Kathua Number JK02AG 8031 The Intensified Diarrhoea been assigned the job to Jammu has tightened its Kathua Savita Chouhan, educating and registering He further asked BLOs to succeeded in foiling two and JK02AQ 4911 illegally Control Fortnight (IDCF) identify these children. noose on violators of the Excise Team Kathua new voters. He further conduct door to door bovine smuggling bids in carrying bovine animals. campaign was inaugurated It was given out that health various provisions of the led by Inspector Excise directed BLOs to ensure survey and further said the jurisdiction of Police In this process police by Chief Medical Officer department has a vigorous J&K Excise Act in entire Sanjeev Khajuria along hundred percent electoral that best performing BLOs Post Hatli and rescued 18 saved 18 bovine animals Dr Bilques here at outreach programme to Jammu division and in with SI Amit Sharma, participation in their will be awarded. bovine animals. Acting being smuggled in these Bandipora today. sensitize people about the the process 500 kgs of excise guards Rajinder respective areas. District Informatics swiftly on specific vehicles. Accordingly As many as 51430 children fortnight campaign and for Lahan and two litres of Singh, Balbir Singh, The training programme Officer, Tehsildar and information, police teams police registered two in the age group of 0-5 this purpose; seminars, illicit liquor was Mohd. Shareef,Shamsher was aimed to update concerned staff were also of Police Post Hatli cases under Section 188 years are the target of the awareness programmes recovered which was Singh and Akeel Ahmed Booth level Officers (BLOs) present on the occasion. campaign and will be and other related activities destroyed later by the raided the Chatrayala, established checkpoints RPC, 3/5 PCA Act at PS administered Oral are being carried out raiding team on the spot. Mahi Chak, Baryari and at Chakpartap Kathua. Further Rehydration Solution in the across the district. On the directions of the Birso Chak areas of Maggarkhad and later at investigation into the Notice Excise Commissioner Kathua District to arrest lower Jagatpur case is going on. Anu Malhotra and the menace of illicit I, Sunil Gupta S/o Sh. Ramesh Gupta R/o H. no. 108, supervision of Deputy distillation of liquor. SDA demolishes Lakhdata Street Jammu, have lost R/C of my Passion bike bearing regd. no. JK02BH-0793. Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the same. Objection, if any, may be conveyed illegal structures to concerned authorities within 7 days from the publication of this notice.

NL CORRESPONDENT West and SHO Bemina. SRINAGAR, MAY 29 The SDA has informed the Notice people living in its Enforcement Wing of jurisdiction not to indulge I, Arun Gupta S/o Sh. Ashwani Gupta R/o 63-B Sector 1, Srinagar Development in any illegal construction. Lane No. 6 Nanak Nagar, Jammu, want to transfer of Authority (SDA) today The illegal plot holders are allotted plot No. 56, Sector No. 1 Housing Colony Channi carried a special drive to informed to restore the Himmat Jammu and have applied for extension of lease for demolish illegally raised vacate the strips of land 20 years of above said plot in my favour. If anybody have structures at various under their possession any objection in this regard, he may contact to Managing places in Bemina locality. within a period of one-week Director J& K Housing Board Green Belt park Gandhi The demolition drive was failing which necessary Nagar Jammu within fifteen days from the date of successfully executed in action under the law will be publication of this notice. However, no objection will be coordination with SDPO taken against them. entertained after the expiry of above said period. Surjeet the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | May | 30 | 2018 Agri-Entrepreneurs of Jammu

C.M. SHARMA intervention is a significant step towards achievement of . Tejinder Singh Wazir is the national goal of doubling an agri-entrepreneur par farmer's income by the year Sexcellence - always 2020. innovative and always On May the 18th, 2018 the progressive. Basically a florist author along with Shri who grows gladioli, gerbera Balwant Singh, retired District and marigold for commercial Agriculture Officer visited the purposes Tejinder Singh has Phallian-Mandal cluster and entered into partnership with interacted with some farmers. another progressive farmer Extensive hybrid Bhindi Shri Kuldeep Sharma of cultivation has been taken up Panotra Chak village under by the farmers in the cluster Phallian-Mandal cluster of especially in Haripur village. Jammu district and Bhindi crop raised on ridges established the first kind of is taken as a ratoon for the its kind "Shade Net House" in full year whereas in the areas a sprawling 6 to 10kanals (i.e. where it is grown on flat beds 0.3 to 0.5 hectares) area paddy is transplanted as a under protective cover. succeeding crop. Department of Agriculture, If the farmers work in the Jammu has provided financial cluster in a cooperative support for the venture to the manner as a Farmers extent of 50 percent of the Producer Organisation cost under the Centrally Sponsored "Rashtriya Krishi (Company) miracles can be Vikas Yojana". Besides the under improved kind of demonstration cum training achieving the derived farmer-entrepreneurs get project so that the others also achieved in generation of technical backing from French marigold. Provided centre for the curious and objectives. High value shade maximum possible get convinced of the income, employment besides Department of Agriculture, with drip irrigation system & young entrepreneurs of the loving plants (ornamental as remuneration from the technology and adopt it. The food security. Jammu the duo are receiving the foggers it is expected to area. well as edible) too technical assistance from raise the high value crops The temperature, humanity, can be given a trial SKUAST-Jammu scientists under shade net cover with sun-light and their impact on under this shade net Rohingya shadow over also. the least threat of insect growth of crops at different house. About one fourth of the area pests, diseases and weather stages shall be regularly It shall be the has been presently put under influences. Besides getting monitored by the experts of endeavour of the hybrid cucumber (seedless quantity of quality produce the Department and the Department and the from the site, the unit is research institutions so that SKUAST-Jammu to Myanmar Hindus variety) and three-fourth area established as a potential the project succeeds in facilitate /enable the

SANDHYA JAIN consistently asserted that according to gender, tied their How building and reopening roads Rohingya militants had attacked hands, and took them to Bawtala Now that it is clear that them in Myanmar. The nearly village, and slit the throats of the Myanmar Rohingya 4.36 lakh Rohingya refugees in men, chopped up their bodies, militants massacred Bangladesh claim to be victims and threw them in nearby pits. can help India as well as China Hindus, it defies logic on of Army brutality, but the Myanmar security forces found what basis they deserve hostilities were initiated by the the mass graves on September 24 continued unabated despite working together to take the Ladakh, the 86km-long rehabilitation in India, insurgents. Many Hindu refugees and 25; nearly 192 are still CLAUDE ARPI number of challenges, development work forward." strategic road runs close to more so when they have told bdnews24.com that they missing. including inhospitable The tunnel will have a the Line of Actual Control links with various terror were attacked by militants from The converted women were taken hinese media terrain, inclement weather transverse ventilation (LAC); it connects Chisumle outfits the 'Kala Party', faces covered across the border on August 28, likes to conditions with rains for system, uninterrupted power to Demchok village. All this with black cloth, speaking and thereafter by car to Kutuparlaung refugee camp, publish almost nine months in a year, supply, tunnel emergency could be the first step he current Rohingya crisis Rohingya language. One victim C made to live with Muslims and that has seized global explained, "The Burmese usually "scoopy" news. It was no access to this stretch of lighting, CCTV monitoring, towards another historic eyeballs is a self-invited don't know the Rohingya forced to wear burqas. When recently the case with an uncut road having dense pedestrian cross-passages at development. T foreign media arrived at the article in The South China foliage, undergrowth, rugged The Daily Excelsior reported calamity in which Rohingya language. Though the attackers every 250m, as well as militants attacked 30 police covered their face with dark camp, the women were forced to Morning Post which spoke of and steep mountains, while a press conference of the emergency telephones and posts and an Army base in clothes, they seemed to be say that their families were killed "large-scale mining ferocious river Subansiri fire-fighting cabinets. The Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Myanmar in August 2017, and Rohingyas." by Myanmar soldiers and operations on the Chinese flowing nearby posed the construction will also provide Association (HBCA) which simultaneously unleashed a A Hindu who arrived in Rakhine ethnics, or their side of the border with India". greatest challenge for employment for local people urged the PM to fulfil the reign of terror on their mild Bangladesh before the conflict children's throats would also be It argued that it "may create a transportation of men and for the years to come. long-pending demands of mannered Hindu neighbours. Yet was told that his parents, sister slit. Ladakhi people, namely the it has taken the otherwise in- and a nephew had died when When a 15-year-old girl was inclusion of Bhoti language in your-face Amnesty International attacked by militants in forced to marry a Muslim named Eighth Scheduled of the nine months to finally speak the Maungdaw's Sabbazar. An Barbu, the victims managed to Constitution and the opening truth, possibly because Hindus elderly man from Chikanchharhi convey to a Bangladesh-based of the Kailash-Mansarovar are heathens. It is alleged that in Rakhine said a terrorist group Hindu leader, Shaw Phaw Nam Shaw Mar Raw Ni, that the road from Ladakh via 'new evidence' has surfaced; the entered their village and abducted Hindus were being Demchok. HBCA president truth is that survivors spoke up confined nearly 60 persons for in September 2017 itself. six to seven days, without even converted to Islam. He contacted Tashi Targais said the the Bangladeshi border guards Bleeding heart liberals, who water to drink. They wanted the Kailash-Mansarovar route via and went to the camp to rescue wonder why Rohingyas would Government to recognise the Demchok is not only the the eight Hindu women and their attack innocent Hindu villagers, Rohingyas, "I said we are Hindus shortest route but it will also children; a Hindu priest took them may recall the anti-British and we cannot call ourselves boost the economy of Ladakh. to his home. But on August 30, agitation in Kerala's Malabar in Rohingyas. The villagers fled Bangladesh officials took them New Silk Road 1921, when the Mappilas when the fighting began (with the Reopening the Demchok back to Kutuparlaung Camp and (Moplahs) turned on their Hindu Army), "We saw from a hill that said they take care of them; they landport could be a great neighbours for reasons that our houses were burnt". were guarded by a Bangladeshi benefit for Ladakh, but also remain inexplicable to this day. By September 2017 itself, Hindu. for western Tibet and China. Yet, India is expected to Myanmar officials began to On September 19, one woman It would not only give a boost uncomplainingly host at least report the discovery of mass managed to contact her brother- new military flashpoint with materials." P Stobdan, a Ladakhi, wrote to trade and pilgrimage, but 40,000 (unofficial estimates are graves in villages of Maungdaw in-law in Maungdaw town and India". The Chinese noticed the feat in a news portal: "A tunnel also could have a "Nathu-la" higher) unwanted Rohingyas and town, where some of the worst inform him about the place where Though it sounded like fake and several bloggers through Zoji La has remained effect: remember the roughly 20 million unwanted episodes of violence occurred. the villagers, including her a constant dream for the last illegal migrants from The bodies of around 45 slain husband, were killed. A week news, it got large coverage, commented on this major skirmishes in Sikkim before several decades. The initial Bangladesh. Hindus were found in three mass later, she managed to contact while one of the greatest strategic development. "The the pass officially reopened achievements for India's low altitude also has a survey for the tunnel was In a statement released on May graves in Yebawkya village; the Hindu religious leader Ni Mal in in July 2006. Sittwe; he suggested the group defence preparedness went negative side - it is rainy, and carried out in 1997, but the 22, Amnesty International authorities held the ARSA The opening for trade had the admitted what the Myanmar responsible. The dead included return home with help from practically unnoticed. On it often destroys roads. This actual planning had started effect to fix the border, Government had stated in 17 males, 20 females and eight Myanmar security forces. So the May 9, the Border Roads is how our Metok's road (in only after the Kargil war in drastically reducing the September 2017, viz, that the boys, six of whom were under women left the camp on the Organisation (BRO) created Tibet) road has been 1999… With the completion tensions in the area. Since Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army 10-years-old. A Hindu survivor pretext of attending a festival and history by establishing a constructed," wrote one. of this strategic tunnel,… (it) returned. then the pass has become an (ARSA) slaughtered dozens of from the village, who fled to road link beyond Limeking in Another added: "Have to will enable traffic to move In September 2017 itself, Israel important border personnel Hindus in the western state of Bangladesh, said that ARSA Upper Subansiri district of admire the spirit of the swiftly and safely between Rakhine (Arakan). The insurgents took nearly 100 Resource News Agency meeting point between India Arunachal Pradesh, between Indian perseverance!" Kashmir and Ladakh." subsequent action by the Hindus from the village and correspondent Rachel Avraham and China. lambasted the international Tama Chung Chung (TCC) to Another news, which - like This may open the way to an military resulted in lakhs of killed all barring eight women community for not treating all Takshing, the last Indian the Takshing road - would For years, the people of Rohingyas fleeing the country. who were forced to convert to even more strategic project: a Myanmar refugees equally. While Ladakh have asked for the Amnesty International's report is Islam and brought to village before the border with greatly improve India's railway line to Ladakh, which the situation in Rakhine State was reopening of the ancient based on interviews with several Bangladesh. China. The road covers a defence preparedness, got is scheduled as one of the 14 defined as a "textbook example of route via Demchok. If it Hindus, including survivors, who These eight women (between the distance of some 80km better coverage: Prime strategic connectivity ethnic cleansing", the Hindus of happens, it could become witnessed the killings, and other ages of 15 to 25 years) told the before reaching the small Minister Narendra Modi projects initiated by the Myanmar were ignored. The village. part of the New Silk Road evidence, such as photos of mass authorities that a 500-strong plight of Hindus was nightmarish; inaugurating the Zoji La defence ministry to protect group led by a foreigner dressed Great challenge project, dear to Chinese graves. armed militants entered Hindu project. The 14.2km tunnel India's border areas. Stobdan The ARSA, formed around 2012 in black and a local named Noru The BRO's 23 BRTF President Xi Jinping. Beijing areas and stabbed, shot and will provide an all-weather commented: "Leh rail after previous bouts of violence, Lauk from Khamaungseik village commander, colonel Tanish should let people and goods raped the residents. The aim was connectivity between network will have enormous claims it targetted only Myanmar entered their homes in the clearly ethnic cleansing of Kumar, asserted that with his flow again over the Srinagar and Leh. It will strategic significance for security personnel. While the morning of August 25, and seized Rakhine state. Intelligence team, he drove from eventually cut down the time boosting India's defence Himalayas. China should Myanmar Government did not their belongings, including agencies have repeatedly warned Limeking to Takshing "for to cross the Zojila pass, capabilities and allow the devotees wanting to allow human rights activists jewellery and mobile phones. The that Rohingya militants have ties spot verification". Villagers of situated at an altitude of preparedness, enhancing the visit Kailash-Mansarovar to access to the conflict zone, militants announced, "This is not with groups like the Islamic State, Takshing have for years been your village. It is our territory. We 11,578ft on the Srinagar- communication network both use the Demchok route again. David Mathieson, a Yangon- Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and lamenting that "the road will based security analyst who has are the sole owners of this land. Pakistan's Inter-Services Kargil-Leh National Highway, along the China border and It would have an additional never happen, we will always seen Amnesty's report, said, You are all the same as the Intelligence (ISI). On what basis from the present 3.5 hours to the border with Pakistan- benefit; it would stop the remain isolated and at the "What Amnesty have clearly Myanmar Armed Forces and do they deserve rehabilitation in 15 minutes. smuggling between China mercy of Chinese intruding occupied Kashmir (PoK)." shown is the group was involved police members. We will murder India? The construction of Asia's and Ladakh, which poses patrols". The conditions, the Old demand in evident atrocities against Buddhists and all of you who (The writer is Senior Fellow, longest bidirectional tunnel serious security risks for Nehru Memorial Museum and terrain and the hardness of Already in November 2017, Hindu civilians in the early worship the statues made of will cost Rs 6,809 crore to the India. The PM should bricks and stones." They divided Library; the views expressed are the rock seemed the BRO constructed the stages of the 'area clearance exchequer and is expected to definitely raise this question the villagers into two groups personal) insurmountable obstacles. world's highest motorable operation'". Around 500 Hindu refugees, who The work on the TCC- be completed in five years. road in Ladakh, passing with his Chinese counterpart (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal opinions of the fled to refugee camps in Taksing link began in 2009. After unveiling a plaque, the through Umlingla Top at a when they meet next month. writers. The information, facts or opinions appearing in the articles do Bangladesh and settled near two The BRO explained, "It PM asserted: "The Centre height of over 19,300ft. In the meantime, kudos to the not reflect the views of The Northlines and it does not assume any and the state government are Starting near Hanle in East BRO. temples at Ukhia in Cox's Bazar, responsibility or liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 Zulfkar for stress-free working Minister reviews tourism scenario Supply, stock position under creation of new environment for teachers infrastructure. These 4 of LPG reviewed projects include occasion. Conference Hall, DDC Appreciating the staff of Residence and the Education Department, DakBungalow at Sumbal the Minister said that he is and Aytmulla. well aware of the hard The Minister was also yards the employees are informed about the NL CORRESPONDENT the Minister about the putting in to deliver their projects targeted for the BANDIPORA, MAY 29 developmental scenario of duties. However, there is current financial year the district. He was NL CORRESPONDENT this year and around 1 always scope for which include 42 road, After concluding his 3-day informed that over Rupees SRINAGAR, MAY 29 lakh connections have improvement, he added. bridge, irrigation, and tour to the district 63.54 crore were utilised been issued from April 1. He attributed clerks as the water supply Scheme. powerful tool of the including border Gurez for execution of various To regulate the supply of Stressing upon NL CORRESPONDENT Minister of State for Expressing his displeasure LPG, Minister for Food strengthening the door-to- system. He said it is a clerk and Tulail tehsils developmental works SRINAGAR, MAY 29 Housing & Urban over the dilapidated Civil Supplies & door delivery of LPG who is the base of any work yesterday, the Minister for during last financial year. Development, Social condition of Bandipora - Consumer Affairs within shortest possible as it is they who start and Minister for School welfare, Health & Medical Tourism, Tassaduq Reviewing the physical (FCS&CA), Mohammad time, he directed the prepare a file which Gurez -Tulial and other Education, Chowdhary Education, Power Hussain Mufti convened a achievements, the Minister Ashraf Mir, today representatives of oil eventually reaches to Rural as well as Urban Zulfkar Ali, today called for Development and meeting of Officers to was informed that about convened a meeting with companies to ensure 100% highest offices for final roads of the district, the making a conducive and Industries & Commerce review meeting the 140 kilometre road length representatives of oil home delivery in every approval. Earlier, Zulfkar Minister asked concerned stress-free working Asiea Naqash, Legislator, development scenario of has been macadamized, 11 companies and concerned nook and corner of the did the online inauguration engineers to improve the environment for the Noor Mohammed Sheikh, the area. The District developmental projects officers to review the state, particularly in far- of 24 projects worth around quality of engineering and teachers to improve the Advocate Mohammad Development including Athwatoo bridge status and supply of LPG off areas and snow-bound Rs 12 crore, which were produce good quality of academic scenario in the Yousuf & Aijaz Ahmad Mir, Commissioner Bandipora have been completed at a stock in the state. areas. completed under SSA, roads. State. The Minister Secretary School Khursheed Ahmad Sanaie, cost of Rs 30 crore.8 water The meeting was attended On the occasion, the expressed these views in Education Farooq Ahmad RAMSA, and State Capex Stressing the need for Director Tourism supply Scheme costing by Secretary FCS&CA, Dr concern regarding the lack an informal interaction Shah, Director School budget. The works making education Mahmood A Shah, Rupees 21.25 crore have Abdul Rashid; Director, of petrol pumps at various with employees, after Education Kashmir Dr G N included 10 school qualitative, the Minister sectorial and district also been completed FCS&CA (Kashmir), Nisar stretches of roads inaugurating the renovated Itoo, Director RAMSA buildings, seven additional questioned Chief officers were present in during last financial year. Ahmad Wani; Controller especially on newly Additional Block at the Tufail Matoo, Director SSA accommodations, three Education Officer, LMD R K Katoch; Director constructed highways was the meeting. The Minister was also Directorate of School A R War were and other additional class rooms, one Bandipora about the LMD Jammu and also discussed. The The DDC in his informed that 4 projects Education Kashmir. The officers of the School science laboratory, one challenges he is facing at representatives of oil Minister directed the examination hall, and one comprehensive Power have been completed at a block was renovated at the Education Department primary school level and marketing companies officials to conduct an cost of Rs 1.15 crore. were present on the pre-fabricated hut. Point Presentation briefed cost of Rs. 15.30 crore asked him to streamline including Bharat extensive survey of the system by improving Petroleum, Hindustan various areas that lack Progress of works the quality of education Petroleum, Indian Oil petrol pumps so that the Public grievance redressal camps held across the district. Corporation and other same can be set up for He also took review of concerned better services to the representatives. motorists. School Dawar, Stadium, sanitation facilities and under SBM reviewed The Minister was The Minister also asked KBG School Mastan along directed the concerned with officials of local informed that around the representatives of the NL CORRESPONDENT 90% target and their geo- officers for creating proper administration and 4,80,000 LPG connections oil companies to utilize SRINAGAR, MAY 29 tagging work is at an Waste Disposal prominent citizens of the have been issued in the their CSR for public good advanced stage. Management across the area. state under Pradhan especially for consumer Divisional Commissioner The Div Com expressed district to improve Taking a serious note of Mantri Ujjwala Yojana welfare in consultation Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad his satisfaction over the hygiene. (PMUY) up to March 31 with the government. Khan today convened a progress and said that electricity outages due to meeting to review the Kashmir division is on defunct generators at progress of Swacch Bharat track to become ODF well Barnie, Badugam and Mission (SBM) in Kashmir in time. Chorwan villages, the Library Committee meeting held division. Deputy Speaker got Barnie He said that focus should NL CORRESPONDENT KhandiyalDawar, Markoot, The meeting was attended Genset immediate suggestions regarding the be on sustaining the pace SRINAGAR, MAY 29 Kanzalwan, Achoora, restored and assured the purchasing of books for the by Additional Deputy of progress and ensuring Chorwan, Barnie, Kashpat, public other gensets will be library of the Council Commissioner Srinagar, that people are made Deputy Speaker Badugam, Saradab, restored soon. Secretariat. Deputy Director Planning, aware of the benefits of Legislative Assembly, Buglinder, GundgulSkiekh, officials from SMC and The Deputy Speaker said During the meeting, cleanliness. He directed Nazir Ahmad Khan Gurezi, Malangam and Baduab Secretary Legislative other departments. The visited Gurez and Tulail where people apprised him that the government has Deputy Commissioners of the officers to start a laid full focus on Council, Abdul Majid Bhat massive drive to inform areas where he convened of their grievances. He briefed the Committee all the Valley districts public grievance redressal gave the deputations a development of people about the schemes about the present status of participated through the camp to take stock of patient hearing and issued infrastructure and undertaken under SBM so decisions taken by the Video Conferencing. ongoing developmental on-spot directions to the providing better civic Committee in its last All the DCs presented the that more people works there to address the concerned officers amenities to the people of meeting besides ongoing latest situation with voluntarily come forward issues being faced by the regarding the concerns the state especially living regards to achieving goals process of digitalization to benefit from them. people. raised by the public. in the far-flung areas like NL CORRESPONDENT Khursheed Alam, Dr under SBM. It was work. Pertinently, the progress On the occasion, several Later, the Deputy Speaker Gurez and Tulail adding SRINAGAR, MAY 29 Shehnaz Ganai and Sofi revealed that districts like on the works is being delegations met the Deputy during his whirlwind tour that social and economic Yousuf attended the The Chairman and Srinagar, Pulwama, monitored by Divisional Speaker and apprised him also visited Government upliftment of the weaker Chairman Jammu and meeting and gave their members of the Committee Kupwara, Anantnag, Commissioner's Office on a about the problems faced Degree Collage Gurez, sections, downtrodden, Kashmir Legislative suggestions for making the also visited various Shopian, Kargil and Leh weekly basis in order to by them. Sub-District Hospital women, youth and farmers Council, Haji Anayat Ali, functioning of the sections of the Library and are already Open ensure that the entire Gurezi visited various Gurez, Auditorium Gurez is the prime agenda of the convened a meeting to take Committee more vibrant. other sections of Council Defecation Free (ODF) division becomes open villages like Wanpora, Boys Higher Secondary government. stock of digitalization Haji Anayat Ali, who is also Secretariat and enquired besides other districts defecation free within the process, purchasing of Ex-officio Chairman of about the present status of have achieved more than set timeframe. books and other aspects of Library Committee, the various pertaining Patwari Association call on Hanjura, Bukhari Library of Council directed the concerned issues. 'Expedite tendering process Secretariat here today. officers of Legislative Among others, Special Threadbare discussions Council for expediting the Secretary Council, for upgrading existing were held on the digitalization process of Mohammad Ashraf Wani, functioning of Library the Library and complete Additional Secretary Committee besides all the requisite formalities Council, Ali Mohammad dewatering stations' decisions taken in previous in this regard within one Dar, Deputy Secretary meetings and steps to be month. Council, Abdul Rashid NL CORRESPONDENT amendments regarding the taken for their The Committee suggested Chowdhary besides other SRINAGAR, MAY 29 upgradation project have implementation. that a meeting be held with senior officers of Council been sent to the World Legislators, Aga Syed some leading publishers of Secretariat attended the Minister for Disaster Bank for its approval while Almosavi, Mohammad the State to seek their meeting. Management, Relief the tender document NL CORRESPONDENT grade pay of Patwaris, timely Rehabilitation and contains pumping works SRINAGAR, MAY 29 departmental promotion, creation of Reconstruction and and minor civil works, of PatwarHalqas, direct recruitment of Naib 'Improving road connectivity Floriculture, Javaid which 80% work on the Minister for Revenue Ghulam Nabi Lone Tehsildars, enhancement of allowances Mustafa Mir, directed systems is of Hanjura and Minister for Finance Syed for Patwaries and rent for Patwar Khanna. officers to expedite the electromechanical nature. Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today jointly On the occasion, Hanjura said that the focus area of Govt' tendering process of Besides, the officers held a meeting with a delegation of demands put forth by the Association upgradation of existing informed that the Patwari Association here today. Financial would be looked into and asked them to fulfilment of Chief dewatering pumps in upgradation work will first Commissioner (Revenue), Principal resume their duties so that people do not Minister Mehbooba Srinagar here today. dismantle the existing Secretary Finance, Commissioner face any inconvenience. Mufti's directions and The Minister said this dewatering pumps and will Secretary Revenue, Deputy He also told the Patwari Association that work on repair of Commissioner Srinagar and other senior while a chairing a meeting be shifted to adjacent place their demands would be taken up with the damaged culverts, drains officers were present on the occasion. of officers to review the on a raised platform. concerned departments for an earlier and other link roads. During the meeting, the Patwari redressal. status of upgradation of He also directed SMC Mir Zahoor said that Association presented a charter of Bukhari, on the occasion, said that state existing 49 dewatering commissioner to include better road connectivity stations in Srinagar, which the Banpora Nowgam- demands to the Ministers to which both government has already fulfilled most of is a top priority of the are going to be upgraded Padshahi Bagh drainage the Ministers said that all of their genuine the demands of the government and taken into scheme in the World Bank demands and concerns would be looked employees by implementing the 7th pay present dispensation and consideration of highest project being a flood-prone into. commission and all possible steps will be focus is being laid on the flood level (HFL) of 2014 area. The demands of the Association include upgrading and improving floods, being funded by the the road network in the World Bank. NL CORRESPONDENT state. Terming the roads as the lifeline The meeting was attended Condolence meeting held at Civil Secretariat SRINAGAR, MAY 29 of any area, the Minister said that by Financial Commissioner government has earmarked sufficient Secretariat, Chief HUDD, KB Aggarwal, Pitching for early completion of funds for under-execution road Secretary's Office, General Secretary to Government, various road projects in the Pampore projects in the state. Administration, Revenue, DDMR, Talat Parvez Constituency, Minister of State for Reviewing the physical and financial Rohella, SMC Estates and other PHE, I&FC, Forest and Fisheries, Mir achievements in respect of different Commissioner, Riyaz departments participated in Zahoor Ahmad, Tuesday said better Ahmed Wani, CEO JTRF, road projects taken up in Pampore the meeting. road connectivity is interrelated with Constituency this fiscal, the meeting Vinod Sharma, The members expressed economic development as it promotes Director Technical, Khalid was informed that the construction access to economic and social Iqbal and other concerned their heartfelt sympathies work on Lelahar-Mohanvig- Gulbug, were also present on the with the Chief Secretary services. Samboora- Hatiwari and Khrew - occasion. and prayed for eternal The Minister said this while chairing a Bathan road projects are apace. It was The meeting held a peace and highest place in meeting of officers of Public Works also informed that under different threadbare discussion on heaven to the departed soul. Department and Pradhan Mantri Gram schemes an amount of Rs 33.50 crore qualification criteria of They prayed for courage Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), convened to is being expended on these road tendering process for NL CORRESPONDENT Secretariat, Srinagar this law, who passed away and strength to the family to review the progress on major road projects during the current financial better competition and SRINAGAR, MAY 29 morning to express yesterday afternoon at network works taken up for execution solidarity with Chief Rajasthan. bear this irreparable loss. year. quality of work. in the constituency during this fiscal. A condolence meeting was Secretary, B B Vyas over the Two-minute silence was Senior officers of R&B and PMGSY The Minister was briefed The Officers and Officials of The meeting also discussed various that proposed held in the Civil sad demise of his mother in Chief Minister's observed in honour of the and other Departments were present deceased on the occasion. issues including the status of in the meeting. 8 the northlines RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS Jammu | Wednesday | May | 30 | 2018 The period chat with your

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Avoid using your cellphone or tablet or any other technology complaining about things that they don't have, it is child. the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 Banks have given Rs 6 lakh crore Mudra loans to 12 Amend Hindu Marriage Act to ban crore beneficiaries: PM Modi same-gotra marriages: Khaps New Delhi, May 29 lakh crore in loans under usurious rates of interest. Prime Minister Narendra the scheme. But Mudra Yojana has Modi said on Tuesday that “Out of the 12 crore taken out the youth from Rohtak, May 28 fine on anyone defying their loans worth Rs 6 lakh crore beneficiaries, 28 per cent the clutches of money Rapped by the Supreme orders, “but expect the have been given to 12 crore or 3.25 crore are first-time lenders. Court for interfering in entire state to follow them.” beneficiaries under the entrepreneurs,” he said in “There was a time when the consensual marriages of Among the other decisions Mudra scheme as he his interaction with country’s finance minister adults, several khaps on taken by the khaps at accused the previous beneficiaries of this would do every bit possible Sunday gathered at Meham Sunday’s mahapanchayat governments of tokenism scheme. to get loans sanctioned for Chaubisi in Rohtak and was to write to government and not enough for small He also said 74 per cent, or top corporates. On the other demanded amendment in to ban porn on internet. “The businesses. business skills of first time 9 crore, borrowers are hand small business would Hindu Marriage Act to ban content on TV is regulated, Unlike the loan melas entrepreneurs and loans women and 55 per cent never come out of the same-gotra (clan) and same- but youth is free to watch organised by previous were given under the belong to the SC/ST and clutches of money lenders village marriages. obscene videos on internet. governments, he said that Mudra Yojana for setting up OBC category. who used to charge interest In a mahapanchayat chaired This must stop,” said the Pradhan Manrti Mudra their own venture,” Modi “Mudra Yojana is not just a rate as high 40 per cent,” by Meham Chaubisi Kharkara. Yojana (PMMY) has helped said. self employment scheme Modi said. convener Shamsher Kharkara said. or within same village, so A decision to ban loud DJs and encouraged people to The government developed but it acts as job multiplier Beneficiaries from Kharkara, the khaps said Former MLA Sukhbir they don’t end up defying during weddings and other tread the unconventional the new product ‘Mudra’ as it has created jobs as Maharashtra, Karnataka, wrong marriage laws giving Farmana suggested that a customs when they grow functions was also taken. path, fulfil their dreams with a view to provide several new ventures got Assam, Himachal Pradesh, freedom to adults have chapter on marriage should old,” he said. The Khaps also proposed and generate jobs for opportunity to poor people started,” Modi said. Jammu and Kashmir and become a pain for every be included in the syllabus of Another speaker and agreed on reducing others by setting up small and small businesses to Recalling the days of West Bengal participated in parent in the state. school students, which Ramchandra Jangra said if mourning period after businesses. obtain loans from banks Licence Raj, Modi said, the interaction with the “The youth has taken up the should inform them about people started marrying in someone’s death from 13 PMMY was launched by the without any collateral to earlier loans were provided Prime Minister. wrong path and our law is whom they can and cannot same gotra, their children days to seven days. Prime Minister on April 8, either start small to rich people on the Taking a dig at past protecting it. Brothers and marry. will be at risk of genetic It also asked people to stop 2015, for providing loans of enterprise or expand the recommendations of high governments, the Prime sisters are marrying each “Just like this government disorders. the practice of organising up to Rs 10 lakh to the non- existing ones, he said. and mighty, and poor Minister said, “people of other without taking care of has included yoga and Gita In its recent order, the feasts on someone’s death. corporate, non-farm Mudra has created people without connections this country heard poverty gotra or village. It’s high time in school syllabus, it needs Supreme Court had rapped “A family is already in loss on small/micro enterprises. opportunities for self- were left out of the formal alleviation slogans in the to amend the law to make to add a chapter on marriage khap panchayats for death of their loved one. The Last fiscal, the government employment and is acting credit system. past but nothing happened sure our children do not take as well. The students should obstructing the marriages of society must not put extended Rs 2.53 lakh as job-multiplier, Modi “They were forced to take on the ground. As a result, the wrong step. The criminal be informed during two adults. In view of the pressure on it to organise crore credit under the money from the money trust of millions was laws should be coherent childhood only that they order, the khaps on Sunday feast as well,” the khaps Mudra Yojana, while Rs said, adding that as many lenders who charged shaken.” with our customary laws,” cannot marry in same gotra said they will not impose any said. 5.73 lakh crore has been as 12 crore received Rs 6 extended in last 3 years. Man attacks Rajasthan temple Interacting with Mudra Tripura girl hangs self after West Bengal woman burnt to death by beneficiaries from across priest over WhatsApp rumours the country through a video husband’s family because of her dark skin conference, the Prime about President Kovind’s visit being accused of theft at a mall Minister said that under Jaipur, May 29 Kolkata, May 29 A 24-year-old woman from West Bengal’s West the loan melas, which were A man disguised as a Agartala, May 29 men’s clothing that was official said. Midnapore was allegedly set on fire and killed by her organised with great devotee attacked a priest of A Class 12 student not paid for. Officials said a case was husband’s family because she was too dark and gave fanfare, loans were a Brahma temple in allegedly committed Debbarma pleaded lodged under Section 306 birth to a girl, her father alleged on Tuesday. provided to selected Rajasthan’s Pushkar district or abetment of suicide of suicide in Tripura’s innocence but the guard Shrabani Maity, from Chakmakrampur village in the persons and no one for allegedly not allowing the Indian Penal Code. Sidhai town over the asked her to call her Kharagpur area, died of burn injuries at Midnapore bothered about their President Ram Nath Kovind The students’ wing of weekend after she was guardian and said they Medical College and Hospital on Monday night. repayment. to enter the sanctum Indigenous People’s Front accused of theft at a would summon the police Police have detained Shrabani’s husband Saurabh Maity “Do you know 25-30 years sanctorum, police said on Tuesday. of Tripura, Communist ago there used to be loan shopping mall in Agartala, if she did not. Her friends and his mother Sumitra Maity after her family lodged a The accused, Ashok Meghwal, stood in a queue and Party of India (Marxist), melas for political benefit police said on Tuesday. called one of their complaint. “We received a complaint that the woman was attacked the priest Mahadevpuri as soon as his turn Congress and an and people who were close The body of 18-year-old teachers who came to the tortured and killed because of her dark complexion. We came to offer prayers. indigenous students’ to politicians used to gets Lahiri Debbarma was mall and paid a fine of Rs have started an investigation,” Y Raghubanshi, According to Pushkar station incharge Mahaveer found hanging in her room 4,000. She was taken to organisation - Twipra loans with no intension of Students’ Federation - Kharagpur’s additional superintendent of police, said. returning them. There used Sharma, Meghwal who claims to be a doctor, was at Birmohan Para in the school’s principal, Shrabani’s father Nitai Bera alleged her in-laws poured mentally unstable. Sidhai, around 40 who reprimanded her for condemned the incident to be great fan fare but no and demanded exemplary kerosene on her and set her on fire. “Although it was an one bothered to find the The President, who was on a recent trip to Pushkar, kilometres away from the incident, the official arranged marriage my daughter was tortured because of offered prayers on the temple’s doorstep since his wife state capital Agartala, by said. action against those end results,” he said. behind the incident. her complexion. We gave a huge dowry during the had a knee problem. one of her family Her mother, a widow and The NDA government did The Tripura government marriage two years ago. But she was beaten up However, few people circulated messages on WhatsApp members on May 25. a teacher at a private not organise any loan handed over the case to repeatedly and asked to get more money,” Bera, a that Kovind was not being permitted to enter the temple Police said Debbarma school, said her daughter melas or gave space to the crime investigation resident of Saroi village in Kharagpur block, added. intermediaries. It trusted premises. went to a shopping mall committed suicide the Shrabani’s brother Sushanta Bera also alleged that his The attack was caught on camera and the footage went department and the country’s youth and along with her friends in next morning. announced it will give Rs 5 sister’s skin colour led to her death. “They tortured her viral where the accused is seen waving his sharp-edged women to get loans directly Agartala last Thursday. “Initially, a case of lakh as compensation to every now and then because they hated her for being weapon for a few minutes scaring other devotees. from the banks and start While leaving the mall, a unnatural death was the girl’s family. dark skinned,” he alleged. Shrabani gave birth to a girl their own small business, This attack has raised several questions on the security security guard in the exit lodged by the police. Deputy chief minister one and half months ago and her family suspects it too the Prime Minister said. arrangements of the temple where each and every area of a shop on Later, a case was lodged Jishnu Dev Varma, could be a reason she was tortured. Her neighbours “We trusted small devotee needs to go through a metal detector test to checking her bag by the deceased’s mother education minister Ratan found her lying inside her house with severe burn businesses, we trusted enter the premises. allegedly discovered some against the shopping mall Lal Nath and revenue injuries on Monday afternoon. They first took her to a and school authorities minister NC Debbarma hospital in Kharagpur. She was later shifted to last evening. The visited the girl’s family on Midnapore Medical College Hospital, where she died Shimla residents protest against water investigation is on,” the Tuesday morning. around 7.30pm. scarcity, scuffle with police

Shimla, May 29 for China two days ago on a Furious at a long spell of week’s visit. acute water shortage, CITU secretary Balbir residents of Shimla staged Prashar accused police of protests and blocked manhandling protesters several roads, including including women activists highways, on Tuesday and of the CPI (M). The clashed with the police protestors later took out a even as the government procession from the said the lack of snowfall Deputy Commissioner’s last winter has led to the Office till Naaz square on current water scarcity. Mall Road. Shimla has been reeling Protestors carrying empty leader Vijender Mehra Residents of Bioleauganj under its worst water water buckets stormed the were allegedly manhandled areas also staged a sit in shortage for the last ten offices of the Deputy by police. protest at the main market. days. On Tuesday, the town Mayor, Mayor and “It’s unfortunate that when Under fire from the received only 18 million Municipal Commissioner people of town are facing litres of water against a capitals citizens, the State and scuffled with the hardship s due to scarcity government took refuge requirement of 45 million police. of water, the mayor is away litres per day (MLD). The under climate change Police tried to stop the on an official trip to China. “Scanty rainfall during last shortage has forced people protestors from entering Government and BJP-ruled six months and almost no to buy water at exorbitant the office of Deputy Mayor municipal corporation has snowfall during winter in prices from private water Rajkesh Sharma. Former failed to provide adequate suppliers. Mayor Sanjay Chauhan and supply of water to the Shimla Catchment areas Buddhist monks from Japan offer prayers as part of Thailand’s About 200 odd residents of Centre of Indian Trade people of Shimla,” have aggravated the Dingle estate locality Unions (CITU) Balbir Chauhan said. situation” said the Vesak Day celebration, marked at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. staged a protest and Prashar along with CITU Mayor Kusum Sadret left government spokesman. blocked traffic at the junction of the Shimla- Sterlite violence rocks Tamil Nadu Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala Kalka Highway and another road leading to Mandi. Residents alleged that assembly; DMK picks holes in closure order three days ahead of schedule: IMD there was no water in the area for the eighth straight Chennai, May 29 this regard. police firing. refused to toe the New Delhi, May 29 and September and the An updated monsoon day. The Tamil Nadu Assembly Calling the issuance of the Blaming the government government line that the The southwest monsoon rains advance from the forecast is expected in “There was no water was on Tuesday order an “eye wash,” for not holding talks with unit was closed rains arrived in Kerala on south, with northwestern June. available for the eighth witnessed an uproar over tantamount to signalling the people and seeking permanently. Tuesday, heralding the India receiving rains The Met office declares the day,” said Sanjeev Kumar the Tuticorin violence, the Sterlite management the resignation of Chief Meanwhile, the chief start of the monsoon between June 15 and July arrival of monsoon rains resident of Dingle estate. which claimed 13 lives, to approach the court on Minister K Palaniswami, minister condoled the season for mainland India, 15. The rains start only after parameters Another group of 150 with the opposition DMK the matter, the DMK the DMK working deaths of 13 people and according to the India withdrawing around measuring consistency of residents carrying empty staging a walkout from the leader said the move was president said his party tabled a five-page report Meteorological Department August. rainfall over a defined buckets staged a protest House demanding similar to what was done will boycott the House detailing the violence and (IMD). In its preliminary forecast geography, intensity, and blocked the Shimla- “permanent closure” of in 2013 in the issue. proceedings till the plant steps taken by the June 1 is the official onset in April, IMD had predicted cloudiness and wind speed Kalka national highway. date for arrival of monsoon a normal southwest are satisfied. The blockade was only the Vedanta group’s Stalin had on Monday said was “permanently government in this regard. copper plant in that that the plant had been closed.” Congress legislature party in the country and it takes monsoon this year. If after May 10, 60 per cent lifted after police more than a month-and- In its preliminary forecast of the available 14 stations district. closed in 2013 too but was Later, he led his party leader K Ramasamy said intervention. Residents half to cover the entire in April, IMD predicted a --Minicoy, Amini, also castigated the local Soon after the question reopened later. colleagues in staging a the probe into the issue country. normal southwest monsoon Thiruvananthapuram, councillor and alleged that hour, Leader of the The Tamil Nadu walkout who shouted should be done properly The monsoon rains are a this year, which occurs Punalur, Kollam, the BJP-ruled Municipal Opposition, MK Stalin, government had on slogans in support of the or transferred to the CBI. lifeline for India’s economy when rainfall is between Allapuzha, Kottayam, Corporation was doing attired in black, targeted Monday ordered the state resignation of the chief He also wanted and break weeks of 96- 104% of the 50-year Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, little to ease situation in the state government for Pollution Control Board to minister. unconditional withdrawal punishing heat, especially average of 887 mm, also Thalassery, Kannur, Kudulu Shimla. issuing a government seal and “permanently” The DMK members were of all cases in this regard. in central and northern called the Long Period and Mangalore -- report 2.5 Activists of the Communist order for the closure of close the Sterlite Copper dressed in black, which Asking the government to states where dozens die Average (LPA). mm or more rainfall for two party of India (Marxist) the copper unit in plant following last week’s they said, was to signify own up responsibility over every year due to This year it will be 97% of consecutive days, the onset also staged a protest at the Tuticorin rather than protests, over pollution their protest and grief the loss of 13 lives, he said heatstrokes. the LPA with an error of monsoon over Kerala can main square near Deputy convening the cabinet and concerns, during which 13 over the firings. the government should The monsoon season in margin of +/- 5%, the be declared on the second Commissioners Office. taking a policy decision in people were killed in The opposition party has resign. India lasts between June weather agency said. day. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 DYSS Jammu holds selection Vinay of National Academy bags meet in 8 disciplines Udhampur Climbing title JAMMU, May 29 among others present on JAMMU, May 29 part in the selection International, Aryan Hitesh Mehra of JK Viney Thakur of National the occasion included To raise district Jammu competition, a handout Sharma of APS Jammu Montessorie, 2nd. 45 kg: Academy High School, Secretary Indian teams for the upcoming issued by the DYSS here and Aditya Damthia of JK Akshay Sharma of BSF, 1st Udhampur won the Boys Mountaineering Foundation Divisional level inter- today informed. Public School Kunjwani. and Arashdeep Singh of title in the District North Zone Committee, district competition, the GYMNASTICS: Under-14: Stand By: Parth of Banyan JKPS, 2nd. 50 kg: Arnav Udhampur Sport Climbing New Delhi, Ram Khajuria; Department of Youth Winners: Aryan of Banyan International and Dipreet Gupta of DPS, 1st and Raja Championship which Principal Apple Kids Services and Sports International, Swarakshak Singh of JK Public School Mana of GD Goenka, 2nd. concluded at Sprawling International, Arti Sharma; (DYSS) held inter-school of KC Public School, Kunjwani. Plus 50 kg Open: Tanmay Buds School, here. In a Joint Secretary of selection competition in Mahardeep Singh of KARATE: Under-14: 30-35 Rana of JKPS, 1st and close contest with Mountaineering eight disciplines at Banyan International, kg: Vidhan Zutshi of SNS, Sunny Thakur BSF, 2nd. upcoming climbers, Sunil Association of J&K, different venues, Mohit Tahwa of KV No. 1 Ist and Manik of BSK Under-17: 40 KG: Shivam Kumar and Ansh of the Shawetica Khajuria; including Indoor Complex Gandhi Nagar, Rijul of Domana, 2nd. 35-40 kg: Billoria of BSF, 1st. 45 kg: same school, Viney organizing Secretary of the displayed good technique competition, Sonam of MA Stadium, here. Banyan International, Aush of SOS, winner and Ishan Saina of KC and Pratham Kesar who positions after an Since the events were Kritiya of KC Akaansh Choudhary, GD International - 1st and and temperament to clinch Sidharth and Anukampa the title. Sunil and Ansh had to be content with a interesting contest. Sharma of National selection in nature, the International, Suransh Goenka, 2nd. 40-45 kg: Aditya of GD Goenka, 2nd. bagged second and third silver and Bronze medal. In all, 74 students including Academy, Udhampur. technical penal declared Sharma of Oriental Danish Malhotra of Neha, 60 kg: Romel Razdan of KC place respectively. A good contest was, 22 girls competed for The day-long competition, only first two positions in Academy and Jasmeet of Ist and Pratham Sharma International, 1st and However, results in the however, witnessed in the honours in the district organized by individual events of JK Public School of JK Public School, 2nd. Harish of SOS, 2nd. 66 kg: Mini Boys category were on Mini Girls category in championship. However, Mountaineering Gymnastics, Karate, Judo, Kunjwani. Stand By: JUDO: Under-14: 25 kg: Varun Sharma of Vimal expected lines with Harsh which the budding competitions in the Men's, Association of J&K, Kurash, Jeetkwondo and Harmandev Singh of RM Divansh of SOS, 1st and Vidalya, Ist and Yuvraj of Pir, who represented the climbers competed like Women's and Girls' conducted under the Rope Skipping in twin age Public School and Rajveer Anish Sharma of KC JKPS, 2nd. 81 kg: state last year, coming out seasoned climbers and won categories were not held technical supervision of groups of under-14 and Singh of JK Public School Gurukul, 2nd. 30 kg: Sujal Kamayanshey of SOS easy winner against first the applause of the crowd. for lack of adequate Shashi Sharma. Deepika under-17 in boys sections. Kunjwani. Under-17: Gupta of Jagriti Mission, International, Ist and timers, Abhinav Sharma Ultimately, Shivali Thakur, participation. Dutta was the judge while The selection competition Dhairya Sharma of 1st and Lakshdeep of Pranjal of JKPS, 2nd. and Laksh Dev Singh, Shruti Sharma and In the concluding function, Ambreen Fatima, Shilpa in other team disciplines Banyan International, Ist; Dewan Devi Public School, The technical penal finished second and third Manyata Kotwal claimed Chairman of Sprawling Charak and Sorav Deep of Tennis Ball Cricket, Laksh Mahajan of MHAC 2nd . 35 Kg: Agastay of comprised Virender respectively. the first three positions Buds ICSE School, Rahul Singh and Vishali Sharma Tennis Cricket shall Nagbani, Gagandeep Shangrilla Public School, Sharma, Nitin Sharma, Similarly, in the Sub Junior respectively. Similarly, in Sharma was chief guest were the Route Setters cum conclude tomorrow. Singh of KC International, Ist and Om Billoria of BSF Mukta Gupta, Vishal Boys category, Nitin the Sub Jr. Girls category, who encouraged the Belayers. The competition In all, 300 boys, Atyash Gupta of Shanti Paloura, 2nd. 40 kg: Shah Singh, Mayank Jain, Sharma emerged victorious Ira Gupta, Krishna climbers to work hard and sponsored by J&K State representing 24 zones of Swaroop Memorial, Nawaz of SOS School, 1st Kamal singh, Omeshwar against equally talented Barmotra and Sunita bring laurels to the state Sports Council. Jammu districts, taking Manishdeep Singh of MV and Sanyal and Neeru Jabalia. climbers Kishore Dev Singh bagged the first three and the country. Prominent 4-wkt win for Cantt Club in Denis Shapovalov eases to second Week-long TT JKCA Jammu tourney round on Roland Garros debut camp concludes at Poonch Paris, May 29 down in each of the first JAMMU, May 29 Canadian teenager Denis two sets, but his Cantonment Cricket Club Shapovalov eased to a 7- fearsome groundstrokes sailed into the next round 5, 6-4, 6-2 victory over helped him fight back of ongoing JKCA Premier Australian John Millman both times to take tournament of district in his first ever main- control of the match Jammu when they draw French Open match after a rain delay. registered a four wickets on Tuesday. The world number 25 win against Safron Cricket The 19-year-old, who quickly moved 3-1 ahead Club at GGM Science lost in Roland Garros in the third set and College Hostel Ground, qualifying last year but wrapped up victory with here today. is now the 24th seed, a rapid service hold to Batting first, after winning were highest scorers. 19.4 overs, which, in reply, was erratic at times but love. From Safron Club, Keshav Ramghar Club could not the toss, Safron Club always had too much It is the first time clinched three wickets for chase and bundled out for bowled out for 162 runs in power for his opponent. Shapovalov has been 13 runs in three overs. 105 runs in 18.3 overs in 30 POONCH, May 29 Pandey was the chief guest, Manjit Singh Memorial 28.5 overs of the 30 overs a He will next take on seeded at a Grand Slam Later, Ashish of overs a side game. A week-long special who encouraged the Volleyball Club. Prominent side game. Sanay and German world number tournament, after his Venayak played superb Cantonment Club declared RAJOURI: Nowshera (Lam) coaching camp for budding budding talent and gave among those present were 70 Maximilian Marterer run to the Madrid innings of 47 and 26 runs man of the match. Ashok Cricket club made it a table tennis players of the away the prizes. He praised Mohd Tariq (chairman for a place in the last 32. Masters semi-finals respectively. From Singh and Ravi superb 63 runs win against district by Alfta Club the organisers Alfa Table Shaheed Manjit Club), “The last couple of earlier this month saw Cantonment Club, Ashish Manchanda were umpires Haider Cricket Club at concluded with valedictory Tennis Club and showered Narinder Singh (chairman weeks I’ve been playing him become the remained most successful while Rahul Kumar was District Police Lines function held at the blessings on the young boys Alfa TT Club), Sanjay Misri, bowler with three for 27 in scorer. ground, here. Earlier, unbelievable on this youngest player to break premises of Government for their future endeavours. Jatinder Singh, Kewal six overs. Parshotam two SAMBA: Meanwhile, in batting first, Nowshera set surface,” said into the world’s top 30 Degree College, here today. The camp held in Krishna, Vivek Matto for 33 in six overs and district Samba meet, a big target of 254 runs for Shapovalov. since 2005. District Police chief, Rajiv collaboration with Shaheed (veteran TT player). Dheeraj secured two for 18 underway at Pandit Prem nine wickets playing “For now, every win here in two overs he bowled. Nath Dogra Ground, complete 30 overs. In is a bonus, but in the ATK should solve issues with Atletico In reply, Cantonment Club Smailpur, Shaheed Cricket reply, Haider Club bowled future, winning Roland chased the total in 27.5 Club defeated Ramgarh out for 190 runs in 27 overs Garros would be a overs for six wickets. Club by 25 runs. Batting to lose the game. Imran of dream come true for Madrid: La Liga’s India head Amar (36 off 32 balls, 5x4) first, Shaheed Club lost all the winning team named me.” their wickets fo 130 runs in man of the match. Shapovalov fell a break and Rahul (25 off 23 balls) Kolkata, May 29 a strong presence and it La Liga’s India manager would have been a strong Jose Antonio said ATK, relationship for us… What Triple title for Sandeep Badminton twice champions of the we will have to do is try to Indian Super League (ISL), understand what happened JAMMU, May 29 should solve whatever and avoid making the same Dr Sandeep Arya defeated problem they have with mistake,” said Antonio. Vikas Karlopia to clinch the Atletico Madrid. Antonio though didn’t think men's singles Badminton “They went from being that ATM’s absence title in the ongoing sports champions with the affected ISL as a brand. meet for staff and faculty Spanish model and (when Pointing out to similar members of University of they said) ‘we go British’, arrangements by other Jammu (JU) under the they were almost last. This best,” said Antonio in an preparations in Madrid and franchises that didn’t banner of Campus Sports is not good news. Whatever exclusive interview here on the Kolkata team being able survive the first year, he Committee at the problem they have with Monday. to draw on Atletico said the ISL’s biggest Gymnasium Hall on the Atletico Madrid, they After winning the ISL twice Madrid’s vast resources in challenge is to get people to campus, here today. should solve it. I think it is a and playing the semi-finals terms of coaching the stadium with what it The men's doubles final huge mistake to say ‘I don’t in all three editions, personnel and foreign offers. want to know anything The ISL needs to grow won by the pair of Dr Atletico de Kolkata became players. about Spanish football organically and you need to Sandeep and Vishal Sudan, ATK in the ISL 2017/18, Atletico’s departure also beat Vishal Sudan and champion. In double, the comprised Ravish Vaid, now’. It proved to be a huge give it time, he said. It who beat the duo of Vikas with principal owner Sanjiv affected La Liga’s bid to Seema Rathore 2-0. pair of Naresh and Joginder Gagan Kumar Varun Gupta, mistake on the pitch. Given needs European know-how and Vinay Manhas 2-0. The Goenka saying that the connect with India. “Had CARROM: Meanwhile, in Singh Chib defeated Vishal Sanjeev Sharma, Ankit the characteristics of and not branding. “If we mixed doubles title went to partnership with Atletico the relationship stayed, it men's single Carrom, Sudan and Gagandeep Sharma, Tarvinder Pal Indian players, the physical can help them, we will,” he Dr Sandeep Arya and Dr Madrid was over. would have been better for Naresh Sharma outplayed Singh. Singh, Jeevan Lal and British game is not the said. Madhulika Bhagat, who That ended the pre-season us. Theirs would have been Vishal Sharma to emerge The technical penal Rishav Sharma. Digital footprint Having set up offices in Chennai Super Kings receives heroes’ India in September 2016 Serena Williams set for Grand Slam tennis return at French Open because it is a market for welcome after IPL 2018 title victory the future --- unlike China which is being wooed by all Chennai, May 29 Paris, May 29 losses to sister Venus and Roland Garros, saying that absences and spells on the top European clubs now but Chennai Super Kings’ return to the city following a Three-time champion Naomi Osaka in Indian Serena shouldn’t get sidelines due to pregnancy. which Antonio said, is fairytale Indian Premier League (IPL) triumph received Serena Williams will make Wells and Miami special treatment. Serena’s long-time rival overspending on football --- the rapturous welcome it deserved, even as murmurs of her eagerly-awaited return respectively. Azarenka herself wasn’t Maria Sharapova and US the centre-point of its scaling down an elaborate reception plan swirled in the to Grand Slam tennis on A run to the title at Roland given a seeding at President Donald Trump’s strategy is to have a deeper wake of the Tuticorin tragedy. Tuesday with a French Garros so soon into her Wimbledon last year after daughter Ivanka have been digital footprint, he said. CSK beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in an Open first-round match comeback may be unlikely, returning to the game among those to call for the “It has grown from 8 lakh to authoritative display in the final last night to win the against Kristyna Pliskova but Serena can never be following the birth of her rule to be changed, but 2.5 million in one season,” trophy on its return after serving a two-year suspension. on Court Philippe Chatrier. ruled out and victory would son. world number eight Kvitova he said. Content will soon Australian all-rounder Shane Watson did the star turn The 36-year-old last played draw her level with “This conversation was not doesn’t agree. be available in regional with a blistering century. a major tournament in a Margaret Court’s all-time on the table last year when “I don’t really think so,” Indian languages, he said. A large number of fans were waiting at the city airport to victorious 2017 Australian record of 24 Grand Slam I was coming back and I said Kvitova who was off There are plans to bring welcome the team members and went into raptures Open campaign while two singles titles. was not seeded in the tour for six months last Spanish skills to India to months pregnant, before Should she get through the Wimbledon,” the year after suffering knife when the players emerged. boys and girls in metro taking time out of the game first couple of rounds, Belarusian said after her wounds fighting off a CSK officials were at hand to receive the players. cities and to get a La Liga to give birth to her Serena appears to have first-round loss to Katerina burglar at her home in the team over. But it won’t be Later, the players were welcomed at Crowne Plaza hotel daughter. been handed a good draw, Siniakova on Monday. Czech Republic. any of the big three: Real by the staff with garlands. Here too, a number of fans Serena has since crashed although may have a “And Wimbledon has the “I know from my Madrid, Barcelona and had gathered. to 453 in the world as a potential last-16 clash with her a seeding, with choice to do that. And this perspective that when I Atletico Madrid. Former BCCI president N Srinivasan greeted the players result, although she was Kristyna Pliskova’s sister Wimbledon likely to do just year they are going to be came back I didn’t really “We are not looking at the at the hotel. able to use her protected and sixth seed Karolina, that for their tournament in seeding Serena. feel like a player who is top big ones. Being persistent The players were to attend a private dinner later tonight. ranking to enter the French who reached the semi- July based on her grass- “So if we talk in terms of 20.” is what we need. First, a The team’s players, including Harbhajan Singh and Open. finals last year. court pedigree. rule, the rule has to be for Elsewhere on Tuesday, team comes, the second South African veteran Imran Tahir, tweeted that they The former world number There has been But fellow former Grand everybody.” Rafael Nadal will resume and then the big ones were delighted to win the trophy for the fans. one briefly returned for the controversy surrounding Slam champions Petra Azarenka did call for the his bid to get his campaign realise that India is a Harbhajan mentioned that the team was dedicating the American hardcourt the decision by French Kvitova and Victoria rules to be changed to for an 11th title off to a market they need to look triumph to the people. season, but suffered early Open organisers not to give Azarenka have both backed differentiate between injury winning start. at,” said Antonio. the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Wednesday | May 30 | 2018 This Summer holidays, keep your kids safe online! 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the market share of session, with the incumbents Google Tez benchmark finally ending and Alibaba-backed Paytm, at 34,949.24, down 216.24 which lack the benefits of a points, or 0.61%. It touched MUMBAI MAY 29 The CFO, it had said, will social network. a low of 34,922.18. also be entrusted with “WhatsApp has a great The gauge had risen 820.57 NSDL vice-president communicating RBIs starting point: a monopoly points in the previous Sudha Balakrishnan has expected and actual in chat,” said Vivek Belgavi, three sessions. been appointed as the first financial performance and leader for financial Likewise, the 50-stock NSE chief financial officer (CFO) overseeing its budget technology at PwC India. Nifty finished 55.35 points, of the Reserve Bank, as processes. “High engagement makes it or 0.52%, down at 10,633.30 part of the organisational Till now, the central bank a credible competition.” after hitting the day’s high change brought in by did not have a dedicated NEW DEHLI MAY 29 Facebook was aiming for a More than 200 million of 10,717.25 and a low of Governor Urjit Patel, official handling the full rollout with four Indians already use 10,616.10. banking sources said. finance function, and the Facebook Inc. is set to offer partners but decided to go WhatsApp messaging, MUMBAI MAY 29 in the rupee against the Despite a strong start to Balakrishnan, a chartered tasks were being carried its WhatsApp payment ahead with just three as its equivalent to 60 percent of dollar too aggravated the trade, key benchmark accountant, will hold the services to the whole of rivals were racing ahead, out internally. the US population and a Domestic equities halted woes. indices retreated sharply rank of executive director. India as early as next week the people said, asking not Patel’s predecessor daily active usage that momentum after three The BSE Sensex, after from their higher levels While inviting applications in an attempt to win to be named as the Raghuram Rajan had Forrester Inc. estimates to sessions of gains, with the opening higher at following bouts of profit- for the newly created post market share, even though information isn’t public. pursued an idea of creating be about 20 times higher BSE Sensex slipping below 35,213.14, advanced to hit a taking amid fresh in May last year, RBI had its partners aren’t all The entry of Whatsapp into a chief operating officer for than Paytm’s. Emails to the key 35,000-level due to high of 35,234.14 on buying weakness in the rupee said that the CFO will be ready, said people familiar India’s payments space representatives of a heavy selling mainly in by domestic institutional against the dollar. responsible for reporting of the apex bank but the with the matter. has been likened to WhatsApp, State Bank of banking and healthcare investors (DIIs) as well as The rupee depreciated by financial information of the government shot down the The messaging app will WeChat, which reshaped India, HDFC Bank, ICICI counters amid unabated retail participants. 57 paise to Rs 68 (intra- central bank, establishing proposal as it involved partner HDFC Bank Ltd., payments in China when it Bank and Axis Bank foreign fund outflows and However, investors day) against the dollar at accounting policies and changing the RBI Act. ICICI Bank Ltd. and Axis expanded beyond subdued global cues. preferred to lock in gains the forex market on ensuring compliance with Rajan had also hired Bank Ltd. to process the messaging. The pilot weren’t immediately Moreover, fresh weakness towards the middle of the Tuesday. regulations. Outside. transfers, and State Bank version of WhatsApp Pay -- answered. of India will join once it has started with 1 million users the necessary systems in in February -- received RCom offers Rs 500 cr to Ericsson, RBI to hold rates in June monetary place, the people said. rave reviews, threatening NCLAT to stay insovency proceedings policy, maintain hawkish stance: UBS Let ONGC’s cash grab During the proceedings, Sibal said that RCom has a members have already total debt of around Rs decided to vote in favour of remain a bad dream 46,000 crore. He further a 25 bps hike. added that RIL’s Jio, which According to the global NEW DEHLI MAY 29 dumb luck? The average is buying RCom’s assets, brokerage house, the MPC international price during has offered Rs 17,000 crore will hike rates by 50 bps Here we go again. The those 12 months was only of upfront payment along this fiscal from its August gyrations in India’s biggest $50 a barrel, which made it with spectrum dues and meeting. However, if oil state-run oil explorer, easy for the government to transfer of debts. price touch USD 100/bbl or whose stock was down pass it on fully to NEW DEHLI MAY 29 operational creditors (in On May 15, the Mumbai the rupee depreciates to Rs more than 11.5% at one consumers. With crude now corporate resolution bench of the National 70/USD, the rate hike cycle point last week, are a hovering around $75, process). You may not even Company Law Tribunal MUMBAI MAY 29 review, scheduled for 4-6 might start sooner and reminder that a nightmare there’s speculation RCom on Tuesday offered get 5%. If you want, we (NCLT) had admitted an June, we expect the MPC to would be more aggressive investors thought was over consumers – who are an upfront payment of Rs would give you time for insolvency petition filed by The Monetary Policy maintain the repo rate at (at least 75 bps from now). might be resuming. already paying record-high 500 crore to its operational settlement,” the bench said. Ericsson against Reliance Committee (MPC) is 6%. However, we assign a The report said MPC will In early 2009, when global prices for gasoline and creditor Ericsson, which Ericsson had total dues of Communications and two of expected to maintain the 40% probability that the keep a close watch on oil prices had collapsed diesel thanks to bloated has an insolvency order Rs 978 crore, which have its subsidiaries seeking to repo rate at 6% in the MPC will pre-emptively evolving inflation dynamics from their pre-financial- federal and state taxes – against the Anil Ambani now increased to Rs 1,600 recover unpaid dues. ensuing policy review hike rates by 25 bps in the and will monitor crisis high, Goldman Sachs will be spared further group firm. During the crore, counsel appearing Ericsson, which had signed meeting next week, meeting,” Tanvee Gupta announcements of hikes in Group Inc. caused a flutter increases.Those ONGC proceedings of the National for Ericsson informed. “If a 7-year deal in 2014 to however, there is also a Jain, economist, UBS minimum support prices by accusing the Indian dollar bonds that Goldman Company Law Appellate you want, we can allow operate and manage probability of a pre- Investment Bank said in a for the kharif crops and government of taking $20 came to love tell the story. Tribunal ( NCLAT), senior settlement. Find out ways RCom’s nationwide telecom emptive hike by 25 bps, research note. changes in procurement billion cash from Oil & Until 2013, they lagged advocate Kapil Sibal, and means to solve the network, had alleged that it says a UBS report. In its first bi-monthly policy, global oil prices, the Natural Gas Corp. without behind similar notes from appearing for RCom, issue,” the bench said. The had not been paid its dues. According to the global monetary policy for 2018- out-turn of monsoon, risk consulting minority China’s Cnooc Ltd. suggested an upfront tribunal has listed Last September, the financial services major, 19, RBI left repo rate of fiscal slippages in the shareholders. Subsequently, as energy payment. Wednesday for the hearing Swedish company had filed the June policy review unchanged at 6%. The MPC run-up to the 2019 general As the bank’s researchers pricing in India struck a The NCLAT bench headed of the interim prayer of a petition in the NCLT’s meeting is likely to be a maintained status quo for elections among others. noted, had such a raid reformist note, creditors’ by Chairman Justice S J RCom to stay the NCLT Mumbai bench seeking close call, while the tone of the fourth consecutive time Moreover, acceleration in occurred in a non-state- confidence in ONGC grew. Mukhopadhaya suggested order , which has directed liquidation of the telecom the policy statement is since August last year. currency in circulation is controlled company, it Of late, though, the Indian settlement between the to start insolvency operator to recover Rs expected to remain The minutes of the April also adding to the would have caused a explorer’s bonds are once parties. proceedings against it over 1,150 crore that RCom hawkish. meeting had suggested tightening pressure, the corporate governance again losing ground. The “You know the fate of the Ericsson plea. allegedly owes it. “In its monetary policy that two of the six MPC report said. scandal. But with ONGC, old fears are coming back. the practice of forcing the price cap would be worse company to sell crude oil to than the previous system of ED attaches assets worth Rs 177 crore in Rotomac bank fraud case refiners at a subsidized ad hoc subsidies in which price – $34 a barrel when the government decided Brent averaged $58 in the from quarter to quarter “owned by Rotomac Global deduction of 1.5-2% meeting their payments principal amount involved fourth quarter of 2008 – was what portion of the subsidy Private Limited and its commission by them obligation to the bank by is Rs 2,919 crore. just the way the Indian bill needed to be sent up to directors located at either directly into the “diverting and siphoning The ED probe was aimed government did business. ONGC, and how much had Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), accounts of Rotomac off the funds.” at finding out if the funds That was back then. Five to be absorbed by the Dehradun (Uttarakhand), group companies or into obtained through the years later, in early 2014, refiners and taxpayers. Ahmedabad and Gandhi the accounts of overseas The ED had filed a alleged fraud were Goldman put ONGC’s The explorer’s total Nagar (Gujarat) and companies controlled by criminal case under the laundered and if the bonds on its most-favoured production can’t grow too Mumbai (Maharashtra) owner Vikram Kothari.” PMLA in this instance in proceeds of the crime list. Whacked by the 2013 much without new valuing Rs 177 crore.” This discounted LC February, based on a CBI were subsequently used taper tantrum, India was investment. The only It alleged that these assets amount, it said, thereafter FIR. by the accused to create starting to decontrol energy upside for ONGC investors were the “proceeds of has been used by the firm The ED-CBI case has been illegal assets and black prices, allowing them to is the price of crude. If crime” of the illegal act of for “other business registered against firm money. move more freely in line that’s fixed, then there’s no money laundering. activities” such as FDR director and owner Vikram This is the second major with global benchmarks. reason to own its shares. In The ED probe revealed, (fixed deposit receipts), Kothari, his wife Sadhna bank fraud to surface in Over the following year, the that case, ONGC shouldn’t the agency said in a iron ore purchase and Kothari, son Rahul Kothari the recent past after the discount on ONGC’s crude even be a public company. NEW DEHLI MAY 29 based Rotomac group in statement, that Rotomac investment in real estate. and unidentified bank sensational over $2 billion sales would fall from 63% of The government and a an alleged bank loan fraud Global Private Limited It said the overall modus officials on a complaint Punjab National Bank realizable value to 47%. clutch of state-owned The Enforcement of Rs 3,695 crore. “indulged in merchanting operandi to perpetrate this from the Bank of Baroda. (PNB) fraud, allegedly During the fiscal year companies already own Directorate (ED) on The agency said it has trade with limited number alleged bank fraud was The bank had alleged that committed by diamond ended in March 2017, the 87%. New Delhi should buy Tuesday said it has issued a provisional order of buyers and sellers and that the accused, in guise the conspirators had merchant Nirav Modi and company was able to the rest of the stock and attached assets worth Rs on Monday under the it used to receive back the of merchanting trade, cheated a consortium of his uncle Mehul Choksi, charge full price. help itself to as much of its 177 crore in connection Prevention of Money discounted LC (letters of without having any banks to the tune of Rs the promoter of the How much of that was cash as it wants. Goldman with its money laundering Laundering Act (PMLA) for credit) amount from the genuine business 3,695 crore, including the Gitanjali Group of reform and how much just won’t complain. probe against the Kanpur- attachment of properties overseas beneficiary after transactions defaulted in interest component. The companies. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | MAY | 30 || 2018 The NORTHLINES Top North Korean general on way Re-poll in 123 polling stations of UP, Maharashtra, Nagaland

NEW DELHI, MAY 29 Gondiya and one PS in was the returning officer to US ahead of summit: report Amid controversy around Nagaland. for the polls held on alleged faulty Electronic Separate notifications for Monday. New Collector has SEOUL, MAY 29 Chung Sung-yoon, an turning point in the nuclear Voting Machines (EVMs) the re-poll have been assumed the charge. All A top North Korean general analyst at the Korea crisis. and Voter Verifiable Paper issued in Lucknow, Kohima preparations for re-poll to is headed for the United Institute for National He also accompanied Kim Audit Trail (VVPAT) and Mumbai, official be held on May 30, 2018 States in what would be the Unification, said Kim Yong Jong Un on both of his machines during bypolls sources said. are in place, it added. highest-profile visit in Chol would be the most recent trips to China to for Lok Sabha and Meanwhile, in a statement Over 11 per cent of the years, reports said on senior North Korean meet President Xi Jinping assembly constituencies the official spokesperson 10,300 VVPAT machines Tuesday as the two official to step onto US soil and held talks with across 10 states held trail machines, it has been of the EC also confirmed across 10 states had countries prepare for a since Vice Marshall Jo Secretary of State Mike yesterday, the Election decided to conduct fresh that the poll panel has developed faults and had momentous summit. Myong Rok met President Pompeo when he travelled Commission (EC) has poll in 73 PSs in Kairana ordered transfer of the to be replaced during General Kim Yong Chol Bill Clinton in 2000. to Pyongyang. ordered re-poll in 73 and 49 PSs in Bhandara- Gondiya Collector, who Monday polling. landed at Beijing airport The general has long been "Kim's official counterpart today and will journey on to US negotiators, headed by a right hand man to North is Pompeo but he may also polling stations (PSs) in New York the following day Washington's current Korea's leader, playing a push for meetings with Kairana (UP) and 49 PSs in PM Modi arrives in Indonesia on after talks with Chinese ambassador to the front-seat role during (National Security Advisor Bhandara-Gondiya officials, according to Philippines Sung Kim, met recent rounds of diplomacy John) Bolton and even (Maharashtra) South Korea's Yonhap news with North Korean aimed at ending the Trump if possible," Chung Parliamentary seats on first leg of his 3-nation tour agency, which cited counterparts in the truce nuclear stalemate on the told AFP. Wednesday. diplomatic sources. village of Panmunjom that Korean peninsula. General Kim, whose official JAKARTA, MAY 29 Prime Minister Modi was democracies and further Fresh voting in one polling Prime Minister Narendra accorded a ceremonial elevate our bilateral ties," The trip is part of a flurry of divides the two Koreas on He sat next to Trump's title is vice-chairman of the station in Nagaland diplomacy as preparations Sunday. daughter Ivanka, who is central committee of North Modi on Tuesday arrived welcome on his arrival he said. parliamentary seat will here in the Indonesian here. He said, on May 31, on his gather pace for the on- The State Department said also a White House aide, Korea's Workers' Party, has also take place tomorrow. capital on the first leg of his "This is my first visit to way to Singapore, he will again, off-again summit a separate team of White during the closing a background in military In its order the three-nation tour to East Indonesia as Prime make a brief halt in between US President House officials has also ceremony of the Winter and civilian intelligence Asia during which he will Minister. I am looking Malaysia to congratulate Donald Trump and North headed to Singapore to sort Olympics in the South agencies and is a deeply commission said following also travel to Malaysia and out logistics for the historic the confirmed report of Korea's leader Kim Jong Un Korean resort of controversial figure in Singapore to further boost meeting. malfunctioning of paper in Singapore on June 12. Pyeongchang which was a South Korea. India's Act East Policy. Modi, who is here on his first-ever official visit to Over 25 missiles launched from Gaza to Israel Indonesia, will meet President Joko Widodo GAZA, MAY 29 "Following reports of sirens kindergarten half an hour protests on March 30. tomorrow and discuss Over 25 missiles were heard earlier this morning, before it was due to open, Some 121 Palestinians bilateral cooperation in a launched from Gaza to a barrage of 25 mortar according to the Israeli have been killed by Israeli broad range of areas, Israel on Tuesday, the shells were launched radio broadcaster. gunfire, most of them including maritime, trade military said. towards several locations The IDF confirmed "several during demonstrations and and investment. The two In a series of tweets, the in Israel. Most of the intercepts were made" and violent clashes. leaders would attend some forward to my discussions the new Malaysian Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launches were intercepted that "details were being On Monday, a Palestinian events, including a CEO with President Widodo on leadership and looks reported sirens being by the IDF's Iron Dome looked into". militant was killed and Business Forum organised 30 May, as also to our joint forward to meet Prime heard in the Eshkol aerial defence system," the Tensions have increased another was wounded by by the Indonesian Chamber interaction with the India- Minister Mahathir Regional Council in IDF said. along the border Israeli tank fire responding of Commerce and the Indonesia CEOs Forum. I Mohamad. response to a "barrage" of An additional siren was separating Gaza Strip and to a border infiltration Industry, and the will also address the Indian In Singapore, Prime mortar shells fired from sounded and two further Israel since the start of the attempt and gunshots from Confederation of Indian community in Indonesia," Minister Modi will deliver Gaza, reports Efe news. shells fired, the IDF added. One of the missiles fell on a Great March of Return Gaza. Industry. Modi said on the eve of his the keynote address at visit. Shangri-La Dialogue, an He said India and Indonesia annual security meet, on enjoyed strong and friendly June 1. ties and shared deep "This will be the first time historical and civilisational that an Indian Prime linkages. Minister would deliver this "Both countries are multi- address. It would be an ethnic, multi-religious, opportunity to articulate plural and open societies. I India's point of view on am confident that my visit regional security issues to Indonesia will create and maintenance of peace greater synergy between and stability in the region," Asia's two largest he said.