www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com 3 FORECAST Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather

17-Apr 20.0 39.0 Mainly Clear sky 18-Apr 20.0 40.0 Mainly Clear sky 19-Apr 21.0 40.0 Partly cloudy sky

3 DAY'S FORECAST Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather

17-Apr 8.0 28.0 Mainly Clear sky 18-Apr 8.0 28.0 Mainly Clear sky 19-Apr 9.0 26.0 Partly cloudy sky

DGPC criticizes Mehbooba for not northlinesChief Electoral Officer reviews the 'Govt working on holistic fulfilling poll promises developmental plan for JK' arrangements

A meeting of District Gurdwara Minister of State for Finance and Chief Electoral Officer, J&K Mr Parbandhak Committee was held in Planning, Ajay Nanda today said that Shantmanu, who is also Observer for which the speakers strongly criticize the State Government is working on a the conduct of biennial elections to the 3 the PDP and Chief Minister holistic plan of action to bring every Legislative Council, today visited Mehbooba Mufti for .... 4 region and sub-region ... 8

INSIDE Legislative Assembly ....

 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 91  17.04.2017 (Monday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price ` 2/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 NHAI Tunnel to Youths in J&K continue to join turns out to be a damp squib militant groups; tension multiplies NL CORRESPONDENT said. Commuters face high pollution, poor visibility, traffic congestion inside the tunnel , APR 16 The main affected areas constructed the tunnel, only from where youths were they would be able to The number of local youths reported to be missing answer queries about it. joining militancy in Kashmir included , , since a fresh agitation But Ashutosh Chandwar, and parts of erupted in July last has Vice President, IL&FS, in south shown an alarming increase contended that the problem Kashmir and certain areas of with security agencies has to do with , the putting the figure at nearly claustrophobia caused by sources said. 250 till March. travel though such a long Movement of foreign The state police remained and confined space. terrorists has also been tight-lipped over the militancy began after the conviction of the present lot reported in various areas of "I do not know why the disturbing trend and only killing of Hizbul of militants is far more south Kashmir accompanied passengers are feeling such maintained that they were Mujahideen terror group's superior than that of the by locally trained militants problems… There is assessing the reports of poster boy Burhan Wani in terror groups during the who are well aware of the absolutely no possibility of missing youths, but sources an encounter in south early days. topography of the region, it. Whenever there is in the security agencies said Kashmir on July 8 last year. Kashmir is witnessing a the sources said. pollution inside the tunnel, the situation on the ground, According to sources in the trend of 'Pan-Islamisation' The sources said that its ventilation system will especially south Kashmir, security agencies, the where the young boys are capturing militants or automatically start and was worrisome and action difference between the opting for the path of engaging with them has exhaust out the pollution. was needed to be taken at present day militancy and terrorism knowing fully well become far more difficult as What people are suffering is the earliest. that during the early 1990s is that they are at the risk of a local network of over phobia of travelling through NL DESK constant flow of fresh air. Department, uses the tunnel The spurt in locals joining that the ideological being killed, the sources ground P2 a long tunnel," Chandwar , APR 16 Balvinder Singh, a - that has reduced the 41-km told IANS. based orthopaedic surgeon distance between in He said the ventilation Normal life hit in Kashmir Army chief, NSA discuss The much hyped and from Jammu, said he Udhampur to Nashri in system of the tunnel was claimed to be state-of-the- suffered breathing problems Rambhan to just 11 km, Kashmir situation "well tested and can tackle valley due to separatists' strike art transverse ventilation when he was inside the slashing his travel time from every kind of pollution system in the newly-opened tunnel, built with Austrian two-and-a-half hours to a NL CORRESPONDENT the . inside the tunnel". 9.2 km Chenani-Nashri technology at a cost of Rs mere 10 minutes. NEW DELHI, APR 16 The video, showing a man Environmentalist Vivek tunnel on the Jammu- 3720 Crore ($450 million) "I took it lightly when I used tied to an army vehicle Chattopadhyay said Srinagar highway may not and inaugurated by Prime the tunnel for the first time. I Army Chief General Bipin purportedly as a shield pollution levels inside such be working effectively as Minister on had irritation in my eyes. It Rawat on Sunday apprised against stone pelters during a long tunnel were bound to commuters are complaining April 2 with much pomp and was also smoke-filled. This National Security Adviser polling in the Srinagar Lok increase but could be of high pollution levels, eye show. is happening regularly now Ajit Doval of the security Sabha byelection, has controlled if the ventilation irritation and suffocation "The ventilation system and I think the ventilation situation in Kashmir, amidst triggered a public outcry functions properly. inside what has been inside the tunnel probably system is not working. If growing outrage in the prompting civil and Army The Programme Manager at labelled as one of 's doesn't work effectively. As this prevails for long… there Valley over the authorities to launch the Centre for Science and infrastructural wonders. soon as we enter the tunnel are chances of vehicles controversial "human separate investigations. Environment said such Some of the commuters during peak hours, the meeting with accidents due NL CORRESPONDENT Public transport was off the shield" video. In her meeting with Gen problems occur in hilly using the strategically- visibility starts plummeting. to poor visibility," Manhas SRINAGAR, APR 16 roads, but private cars, cabs Rawat's meeting with Doval Rawat, the Jammu and terrain and assimilation of important tunnel in Jammu If we travel with the said. and auto-rickshaws were comes a day after he had Kashmir chief minister had pollutants often occur as and Kashmir on a regular windows down, the Asked about the problem, Normal life was on Sunday seen plying in many areas. separate deliberations with raised the issue of the video these do not disperse easily. basis shared their pollution level rises. It National Highways affected in the Kashmir Business at the weekly flea Jammu and Kashmir Chief that has now gone viral on experiences with a newswire causes breathing issues as Authority of India (NHAI) "The problem of poor Valley due to a strike called market was also hit as Minister Mehbooba Mufti social media. service and media that they well," the surgeon with the Government's nodal visibility due to pollution by separatists to protest the vendors chose not to put up and Governor NN Vohra Gen Rawat has assured the were also battling poor Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital agency has washed their levels inside the tunnel is killing of a 23-year-old man their stalls. over the law and order J&K CM of timely action visibility caused by high told . hand from any such genuine and it is commonly allegedly in firing of Border Similar reports of strike situation in Kashmir during against the personnel who pollution levels inside what "It feels as if we are passing malfunctioning of the tunnel seen. The problem can be Security Force (BSF) being observed in other his visit to the state. were responsible for the act is India's first and the through a gas chamber," the as its spokesperson Vishnu solved only if the ventilation jawans in Batamaloo area of district headquarters were Government sources said of tying the man to the world's sixth road tunnel surgeon said. Darbari said since system works effectively," the city. coming in, the officials said. the Army chief called on vehicle at . that uses a hi-tech Anil Manhas, who works Infrastructure Leasing and Chattopadhyay told IANS. Shops, fuel stations and The separatists, including Doval at his residence and According to the sources, ventilation system to extract with the Jammu and Financial Services ( Another problem other business the chairmen of both briefed him about the the Army officials told a polluted air and maintain a Kashmir Education IL& FS) had commuters P2 establishments were shut. factions P2 overall state of security in probe team P2 IN BRIEF Battle of video clips on Kashmir CM asks SFs to show restraint JKP asks its Political workers being forced to chant personnel to avoid anti-India slogan at gunpoint in provocative situations visiting hometowns NL CORRESPONDENT the security forces to sought a report from the NL CORRESPONDENT at least two fresh videos mistakes. An AK-47 rifle something wrong, I should AMMU AWI PR JAMMU APR 16 SRINAGAR, APR 16 have surfaced in which a can be seen held by a person be forgiven in the name of J T , A 16 exercise maximum restraint Police about an incident of worker of ruling Peoples' off the camera in the video. Allah and his Prophet while performing their violence at Degree College The Jammu and Kashmir The social media has been Democratic Party (PDP) and "I announce my Muhammad (PBUH). I Asking the security forces to duties in provocative Pulwama yesterday in police has issued an flooded with the a trader apologised for being disassociation from the party promise that I won't repeat exercise maximum restraint situations and follow strictly which more than 50 students advisory to its personnel to controversial videos associated with the and urge people not to be the mistake and won't be while operating in the laid down SOPs in such were injured. avoid visiting their showing high-handedness of mainstream party and associated with the associated with the provocative situations, cases. Mehbooba also Mehbooba Mufti, it may be hometowns "for the next the security forces and chanted anti-India slogans at mainstream party," said mainstream party in future," Chief Minister, Mehbooba condemned the killing of recalled, has also sought a few months", following police as a part of a gunpoint. visibly scared Bhat. added Bhat. Mufti has expressed deep one Bashir Ahmad of report from Police about the incidents of attacks by propaganda on situation in In one of the video, PDP He further said people have He also chanted anti-India anguish over the unfortunate Qasbayar, Pulwama who surfacing of some videos in militants on their residences Kashmir valley. After videos worker Wali Mohammad been martyred and young slogans on the directions of death of a youth at was gunned down by the valley, terming the acts and family members. of security men beating Bhat said he should be boys maimed and blinded. the gun-wielding person (not Batamaloo late last night. unidentified gunmen. in them as unacceptable and The advisory P2 Kashmiri youth went viral, forgiven for his past "If I have committed visible P2 The Chief Minister directed The Chief Minister has also atrocious. SC collegium clears 51 Some stone throwers are funded by Govt: Abdullah Indus river irrigation projects miss deadline names for HC judges Petrol bomb NL CORRESPONDENT former Jammu and Kashmir Mohammad Sayeed's official has said. hurled at CRPF NEW DELHI, APR 16 (PTI) NEW DELHI, APR 16 Chief Minister and National creation. So I am not the These projects are part of the Conference leader Dr only one saying this. Not all 23 irrigation works the party in J&K The Supreme Court Jammu and Kashmir saw the , who won stone throwers are government had prioritised collegium has lowest voter turnout in the Srinagar parliamentary government people, they to complete by the end of the NL CORRESPONDENT recommended 51 names for Srinagar's repeat by-poll in seat, said on The NDTV have grievances. But some previous fiscal under two SRINAGAR, APR 16 (PTI) appointment as judges in the history of the state with Dialogues that not all stone of them have been funded central schemes. 10 high courts in the only two per cent showing throwers can be blamed for by the government," Dr While the remaining ones A petrol bomb was today country. up at polling stations. The the bloodshed in the Valley Abdullah said. are nearing completion, hurled at a CRPF party in The collegium headed by unprecedented violence and that "some of them are Syed Ata Hasnain, former sources said the Rainawari area here but no Chief Justice of India (CJI) during the first by-poll on funded by the state corps commander, Srinagar- irrigation project in one was hurt in the J S Khehar cleared the last Sunday, which also saw government". based 15 Corps, doubted the NL CORRESPONDENT Jammu and Kashmir, which Pulwama, Prakachik Khows incident, police said. names after finalising the only seven per cent voters, "In 2010, BJP senior leader timing of Mr Abdullah's NEW DELHI, APR 16 were supposed to be canal project in Kargil, and Some miscreants threw a memorandum of procedure resulted in eight deaths and LK Advani had said the stone throwers' comment completed by March this the modernisation of Ravi petrol bomb at a Central (MoP) for the appointment injuries to more than 100 stone throwers were former and said, "I know why Dr Three irrigation projects in year, have missed their Canal in Jammu have failed Reserve Police Force security personnel. But Chief Minister Mufti of judges, P2 Abdullah P2 the Indus river basin in deadline, a top government to meet P2 (CRPF) P2 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Monday | April| 17 | 2017

NHAI Tunnel to Kashmir witnessing a dominance of terror group Hizbul Mujahideen progress as expected due to hostile weather conditions. The He added, "We still have four years to go. We have always while in the other axis from to this group and area is still snow-bound. Same is the case with Ravi canal," believed that talks must go on with all stakeholders at all few militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashker-e-Taiba the official added. times. Sometimes it appears difficult. You can also have are calling the shots, the sources said. The modernisation of the main Ravi canal is expected to be back channel talks and not everything has to be in the FROM PAGE 1 The leadership of every terror group in the Valley is with completed by December this year. The other two projects public domain." the local Kashmiri boys, who have joined the ranks of the are likely to be completed by next year, the official said. militancy recently, the sources said. Security analysts said Last year, the government had decided to fast-track four that local recruitment, which had come down to a trickle, projects, including these three, under the Pradhan Mantri JKP asks its personnel to turns out to be a damp squib has picked up suddenly from January 2015. Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKYS) and Accelerated The missing boys mainly belong to the average middle Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), aiming to increase avoid visiting hometowns face on a routine basis is traffic congestion inside the class and are being described as the new faces of terrorism irrigated land in the state by nearly 2.05 lakh acres. tunnel. in Kashmir and they are believed to be waiting for delivery The three projects will help cover 1.45 lakh acres of the issued by the police headquarters referred to the recent "The traffic congestion due to the continuous flow of all of arms for all of them. total area planned to be irrigated. incidents in the valley where terrorists, and anti-national kinds of vehicles is another major problem," said Bhushan, The fourth project, Rajpora Lift Irrigation, to be completed and anti-social elements have cause damage to the life and a Jammu resident who works with the state government. Political workers being forced to by 2019, is expected to help irrigate around 59,305 acres of property of police personnel. The NHAI had earlier said vehicles below BS-III engines land. "In view of these unfortunate incidents, police personnel, won't be allowed in. chant anti-India slogan at gunpoint All these works are expected to cost Rs 117 crore, for particularly from south Kashmir, are advised to exercise However, the directive couldn't be executed considering which money will be raised by National Bank for extreme caution while visiting their homes. They should the volume of trucks that ply daily carrying essentials in the video). Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). preferably avoid visiting their homes for thhe next few between Jammu and Kashmir, Chandwar of IL&FS In the second video, a trade union leader, Bashir Ahmad India can irrigate up to 13 lakh acres of land in Jammu and months as their personal security is of paramount said. Wani, says he would dissociate from all activities. He also Kashmir. Until now, only seven lakh acres of land have importance," the advisory said. (By Rupesh Dutta who can be contacted at chanted anti-India slogans. been irrigated. It advised all the heads of various formations to brief their [email protected], Courtesy: IANS) A police officer said the videos have been made by The government's move to expedite work on the projects officers and men regarding the threat so the life and militants, who had barged into the residence of PDP worker came at the same time as its decision to review the Indus property of police personnel were secure. Normal life hit in Kashmir valley and trader union leader in South Kashmir and shot the Waters Treaty (IWT), a pact between India and on The advisory follows over a dozen incidents of attacks on video clips. sharing the waters of six rivers in the basin, last year. families of police personnel in Kulgam and Shopian in due to separatists' strike "The militants have got the video clips released on social The official, though, maintained that fast-tracking South Kashmir. The family members of police personnel networking sites through their supporters," he said. irrigation projects has "nothing to do" with the decision to deployed in anti-insurgency operations were threatened of Hurriyat Conference - and He said police has launched investigation to ascertain how review the treaty. and asked to persuade the uniformed men to quit service. The first incident of militants entering the house of police - and JKLF chief had and when militants shot the videos and who uploaded them The Union government had launched the PMKYS in 2015 called for a shutdown to protest the killing of Sajjad to enhance physical access to water on farm and expand personnel was reported in March this year when Hizbul on social networking sites. Mujahideen militants threatened the family of a Deputy Ahmed, a resident of Chandoosa area of north Kashmir's The videos seem to be response to series of videos about cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency and introduce sustainable water Superintendent of Police in Shopian. district. security men beating the Kashmiri youth. The unprecedented incident had sent shock waves through conservation practices through major and minor irrigation Ahmad was killed when BSF jawans opened fire on a In one of the videos, a youth of was tied in the police force, prompting the state police chief S P Vaid group of people hurling stones at them at Reka chowk in front of an army vehicle. In another video, CRPF men can projects. to issue a warning to militant groups. Batamaloo area. be seen shooting on head of a young protestor during minor The AIBP was launched in 1996-97 to provide central Vaid had said, "This is between police and militants and A police spokesman said while there were no restrictions in clashes near a polling booth in Budgam district on April 9. assistance to major/minor irrigation projects in the country families should not be brought into this conflict." He had place anywhere in Srinagar, security forces were deployed In another video, a youth is being beaten and his shirt torn to accelerate implementation of such programmes. Since wondered what would be the reaction of militants if police started threatening and intimidating their families. in strength in Batamaloo and other sensitive areas of the by the security men. In yet another video, army men can be its ince city to maintain law and order. "If the police start doing this, what will happen to their seen pinning a youth on ground and beating him with families?" he had asked. canes. Some stone throwers are However, militants have remained unfazed by the warning. Youths in J&K continue to join militant In another video, four youth are being beaten inside an funded by Govt: Abdullah groups; tension multiplies armoured army vehicle by the soldiers. The youth are being forced to chant anti-Pakistan slogans and one of the youth SC collegium clears 51 is injured and blood is oozing out from his forehand. has made this statement at this juncture (election season). workers in the Valley has been strengthened and terrorists Reacting to release of videos about army men beating and He may change his mind later. Street protests in Kashmir are being forewarned about movement of the troops. names for HC judges harassing youth, MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid said the have reached a level of professional management. Daily intelligence briefs prepared by various agencies videos have been uploaded on social media with intention Separatists' reach, organisation and infrastructure are till invariably has a new name added to the list of new recruits official sources said. to give a message to Kashmiris that "New Delhi doesn't the level. This arrangement is at some level even to militancy on a daily basis causing a deep sense of worry The 51 names were cleared by the collegium by trimming care about them and will do everything to demoralise, better than that of the security forces." a list of 90 names received from the various high court to the police in these areas, the sources said. suppress and humiliate Kashmiris." Calling stone throwers "misguided elements", Hardeep collegiums, they said. They said that militants infiltrating from Pakistan are "It is for sure that Army and other security agencies have Puri, former Indian Permanent Representative to UN and Of the 51, 20 are judicial officers and 31 are advocates, the equally distributed among the various local militant groups recorded the incidents and then released them through BJP member, said, "The government needs to reach out to sources said. who make them aware of the topography and escape routes social media to terrorise and demoralise Kashmiris through these people to save them from falling into the hands of The collegium has recommended the names for the high besides providing them the mobile numbers of over ground courts of Bombay, Punjab and Haryana, Patna, Hyderabad these videos," he added. neighbouring country which foments this kind of workers in the region. (for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), Delhi discontent in order to keep you on the edge all the time." A recently arrested militant of Hizbul Mujahideen, Amir and Chhattisgarh. Accusing the PDP of letting down the people of Kashmir, Wagay, significantly, has warned about heightened The high courts of Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Petrol bomb hurled at Dr Abdullah said, "People of the valley are terribly hurt. militancy in the coming months. Gauhati and Sikkim are also expected to get judges if the The PDP campaigned to keep BJP out. People now say they According to his interrogation report, he claimed that the Centre agrees with the apex court collegium's CRPF party in J&K have been betrayed." recommendations. militants had clear instructions to keep the Kashmir issue Criticising the BJP-PDP coalition for the lack of boiling round the year. However, he could not provide any engagement with people of Kashmir, Congress lawmaker insight into the plan as he was a locally trained militant party which exploded on the road side near one of their Army chief, NSA discuss Shashi Tharoor, said, "The BJP-PDP government has who had joined the terror group only last year, the sources vehicles, a police official said. missed the opportunity. They have no credibility left for said. He said no one was injured in the incident. Kashmir situation talks to take place. There is now complete disillusionment The main recruiters for the youths were Hizbul Mujahideen However, tarpline of the vehicle suffered minor damage, with the BJP-PDP government in Jammu and Kashmir." and Lashker-e-Taiba while other Pakistan-based groups the official said. Responding to these comments, PDP Leader Vikramaditya that they had received a call from the Indo-Tibetan Border like Jaish-e-Mohammed were using them as guides, they Singh said, "I agree what Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had Police (ITBP) and the local police guarding a polling said. Indus river irrigation said the PDP-BJP coalition was impossible. But to form the station to save them from a mob that was out to lynch them. South Kashmir, a traditional bastion of ruling PDP which is government at that time, when Jammu had voted for the The Army convoy rushed in from Kandipura and tied 36- having an alliance government with the BJP, has turned BJP, Kashmir chose PDP, we had to take this step. How year-old Farooq Dar to a jeep, they said. into a virtual breeding ground for militants with many projects miss deadline could we have excluded either one of them?" This incident, which took place on April 9, was shot by youths joining their rank and file or becoming their Attacking the centre for its lack of involvement in the unidentified persons on their mobiles and the video sympathisers. the deadline. affairs of the state, Mr Singh said, "The current situation in showing Dar being used as a shield against stone-pelting While Jammu and Kashmir police appears to adopt a According to the official, the Tral project got delayed after Kashmir is the result of centre's failure to hold effective protesters was circulated on social media. reticent policy on the emerging situation as it is by the Jammu and Kashmir government decided to review it. dialogue with all stakeholders in Kashmir. Starting from The video surfaced days after another clip, showing a the new challenges, the sources said that militants are The official, however, did not elaborate on why the review the Gajendragadkar Committee in 1967 to reports of all Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel walking concentrating on two axes in south and north Kashmir. was being done. party delegation, none of this has been tabled in the down a street being beaten up by some youths, triggered An axis from Tral to Yaripora in "The work on Prakachik Khows canal also could not parliament." nationwide outrage. - PTI

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

Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017 PoJK DP's should focus on their final goal: Chuni Contractual lecturer's hunger strike enters day 62 NL Correspondent NL Correspondent favourable to them. "We Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 will continue our dharna and hunger strike till our The chain hunger strike by cases for regularization as S. O. S. International chairman, Rajiv contractual lecturers (10+2) Chuni said that this meager relief of Rs per Civil Services Special entered 62th day here today. Provision Act 2010 are 2000 crore has not come overnight; it is The protesting contractual the outcome of years of continuous finally settled", Shah lecturers have been efforts of S. O. S. International. The added. Rattan Surya, demanding their tiny relief which has become talks of Sanjay Kumar, Kiran regularization as per the town is not success but just a beginning Sharma and Shilpa Raina Civil Services Special to reach towards our ultimate goal. "If and Tripta Sharma were Provision Act 2010, a policy this process of providing justice carries decades. We have only lost and gained ends in day to day life. "We can't be also on chain hunger strike. on with this momentum, I don't think it nothing since 1947." contented as the children's future is in framed for the regularization While addressing the will be accomplished in next two Chuni said that the real assets of PoK doldrums. We have to rise and explore of all the adhoc, contractual gathering, Anil Sharma centuries. refugees are their children. He said that opportunities so that our children's and consolidated employees and Government is paying on hunger strike till the said that government He was speaking while addressing the the future of our younger generation is future can be protected and best after rendering seven years no attention towards their Government comes out should avoid its apathetic rally at Baby Caterers Hall, Rehari at stake as they have no education, no possible directions can be found to of services. grievances despite lapse of with some concrete result. attitude towards the Colony. job opportunities, no shelter, no health pave a way for their prosperity so that Amid slogans, the 60 days. He also said that each and contractual lecturers and On the occasion, Rajiv Chuni said that care facilities and many more. "If they can stand on their own feet", he contractual lecturers today Kour said all these degrees every thing should be in adopt sympathetic way to people are celebrating and considering future of our younger generation is in stated. protested outside Press Club are of no use and to express black and white and also settle their issue. it as their success but I would like to dark then what kind of success is it?" Others who were present during the Jammu and also burnt their their resentment against the tell them it is not success but mere a he asked. Mr. Chuni further said that rally included Professor N N Sharma, degrees on fire. Government they burnt their step forward. PoK refugees should the families of PoK refugees have been Roshan Lal, V K Datta, Sharda Devi, Balvinder Kour, Chairperson degrees. Power shutdown focus on their final goal instead of swollen at that extent where the relief Tilak Raj Sethi, Tarvinder Singh, of the Executive Body of the Zabir Hussain Shah, Vice celebrating it as we have been facing a amount of Rs. 5,50000/- is proving Virinder Khajuria, Pramodh Ghai and Association said that they President said that they JAMMU APR 16 lot of tough times for the last 7 insufficient for them to meet their both Gurmeet Singh Isher. are highly qualified people have firmly decided to sit To carry out stringing of new 33 KV Nandpur line for evacuation of power, the power supply to Nandpur, Sustainable Architectural design the way forward Jerada, Baba Chamalyal, Adhelar, Ramgarh Town, Mahal, DGPC criticizes Mehbooba for Kamore, Rehal, Rangoor & Barota fed from 33 KV for urban planners: JKB chief Nandpur line emanating from 220/132/33 KV Grid Station Lalyana shall remain affected on April 17 from 10 Three day International Conference ICTOAD concludes at SMVDU not fulfilling poll promises am to 1 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Arnia, Suhagpur, Allah, Treva, Old Arnia, Jabal Kotli, BSF, NL Correspondent manpower and architectural conference began with NL Correspondent Makhanpur, Rathana and its adjoining areas fed from 33 Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 features as per the parallel technical sessions KV Suhagpur line emanating from 220/132/33 KV Grid availability of material and the thirty four delegates Station Lalyana shall remain affected onApril 17 from 10 The Valedictory function of A meeting of District keeping in view the from all over the country am to 1 pm. Likewise, the power supply to Rehal, Kehri, the three-day “International Gurdwara Parbandhak ecological and heritage of made oral presentations of and its adjoining areas fed from 33 KV Bishnah Conference on Theory of Committee was held in their papers on this day. Oral line emanating from 220/132/33 KV Grid Station Lalyana which the speakers strongly presentations were followed shall remain affected on April 17 from 10 am to 1 pm. criticize the PDP and Chief by Plenary Session – 02 in Minister Mehbooba Mufti the post lunch period. for not fulfilling the PCPG meeting held The conference saw a huge promises during the response and participation Jammu, Apr 16 assembly election to To strengthen the Police-Public relations and bring the Architectural Design - from almost all the states of different regions of J&K constitute a state minority community has caste their mafia which is being Global Practices and Local India and abroad. It acted as people closer to the Police, a Police-Public meeting on State. commission and induction of vote in favour of PDP .The distributed by the help of Milieu” organized by a platform to present sixty Sunday held at Qasim Nagar, Jammu. The meeting was Acknowledging the first a Sikh minister in the cabinet PDP should have learn the J&K police and strict action Department of Architecture five papers in all. Papers organised by SI Bimal Indu, Police Station Bagh-E-Bahu such full-fledged department were presented in parallel form PDP kota. lesson from Srinagar be taken against those who in which prominent/Senior citizens and youths of the area and Landscape Design The meeting was chaired by Budgam Parliamentary are involved in drugs (DoALD ), Shri Mata of Architecture and sessions along with plenary participated in meeting. During the meeting the S Raja Singh member DGPC election where the PDP has business. Others who were Vaishno Devi University ( Landscape Design in the sessions by India’s most participants put forth their problems and they were Jammu & Sarpanch of the lost its candidate for not present during the occasion SMVDU ), which concluded state at SMVDU, Ahmed renowned architects like Ar. assured by police officers to take up their problems with locality was held at fulfilling their promises. including S. Inderpal Singh successfully here today. J&K envisioned that it shall be the Shirish Beri, Ar. Kalhan concern authority for their redressal. Besides, the issues Gurdwara sahib Panchyat They also demanded the Sarpanch , S. Ravinder Bank Chairman & CEO joint endeavor of the Bank Mattoo, Ar. Jeet Kumar like-drug abuse, traffic violation, rash driving, and eve- Gupta, Yatin Pandya among Tekri Simbal Camp. implement the Supreme Singh Sarpanch , S.Rajinder Parvez Ahmed was the chief and the University to teasing were also discussed. They criticized the PDP for Court of India directions to Singh Sarpanch ,S. guest of today’s function. actualize the confluence of others. Representative of not nominating any MLC shift the wine shops and bars Sukhwant Singh, S. Santokh Police officer thanked the participants for sparing their The chairman urged upon trend and tradition in International Architect Ken and made false promises as from away of National Singh, S. Gurmeet Singh. S valuable time to attend the meeting and assured them for the budding architects to architecture in the state. Yeang, also came from the many constituencies in highway and also demanded Surjeet Singh, S. Harnam better co-operation from Police. The participants focus on energy efficiency Achievements of the Malaysia to address the Kashmir and Jammu Sikh to stop the business of drug Singh Dutt. appreciated the Police for arranging such meetings. and minimizing the conference were presented conference. environmental impact during by Ar. J. K. Gupta, a noted and post construction of academician in the field of 'Greater participation of womenfolk OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, buildings. He suggested for Architecture. promotion of local The third day of the needed for environment protection' PWD (R&B) DIVISION UDHAMPUR JYS organizes cultural prog NL Correspondent NOTICE INVITING TENDER Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 Fresh E-NIT No. 01 Dated;- 10-04-2017 Jammu, Apr 16 Taking forward week long, Mahaveer Jayanti celebrations, Minister of State for For and on behalf of Governor of J&K State, Tenders are invited by the Executive Engineer a cultural programme was organized by Jain Yuvak Sangh Education, Technical PWD(R&B) Division Udhampur, by e-tendering mode on item rate basis from approved and at the premises of Shri Mahaveer Jain School, Rani Park Education, Culture, eligible contractors registered with J&K State Govt. /CPWD / MES and Railways for the following work. Jammu which was witnessed and applauded by members of Tourism, Department of Es t ima ted Time and Cost of Time Horticulture, Floriculture S. Cost of Earnest Money date of Class of Name of Work Name of Division document Allowed for Jain Samaj present there. Programme was started with No Const ruc-tion (In Rs) opening of Contractor (In Rs ) complete-on and Parks, Priya Sethi today (Rs. In lac s) tender Mahamantra Navkar followed by a few performances from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 called for greater Const. of Thalora Pinger road in the members of Jain Yuvak Sangh. A famous music group PWD (R&B) participation of civil society, km 12th RD 825-900 by way of 01 26-04- A, C & Minister urged authorities to Chand Kaul's contribution in 1. nd Division 6.15 600/- 12300/- from Delhi, Kumar Bandhu were invited for the occasion earth work cutting/ filling. (2 Month 2017 D especially womenfolk who devise a plan for sensitizing environment and ecology, Udhampur marking a devotional impression with their bhajans . time) can act as motivators to act the people about the She said that people like him Const. of road by way of earth Speaking on the occasion, Neerav Jain, Gen secretary, Jain work in km 1st RD 500-1000 & PWD (R&B) against environmental different methodologies of would continue to guide the 01 26-04- A, C & 2. const. of R/wall RD 520-550 & Division 5.20 600/- 10400/- Yuvak Sangh said, "The preaching's of lord Mahaveera hold Month 2017 D degradation and animal attacks, besides society and coming 600-625 on Assi to Seen Thakran Udhampur true in today's world also and there is a strong need to nd encroachments of the suggesting protective generations in environment road. (2 time) follow the principles preached by him "Ahimsa parmo Improvement of drain & lane on PWD (R&B) forests. 01 26-04- measures for saving their protection movement. The 3. interior of Thanda Division 2.65 600/- 5300/- A & D dharma" and " Live and let live" in our lives. He further nd Month 2017 Speaking during a function lives. The minister also said Minister said that Udhampur. (2 time) Udhampur added that by following these preaching's we can win over Construction of Crated R/Wall in PWD (R&B) held at Press Club of Jammu that such awareness Government is working on 01 26-04- 4. KM 3rd RD 250-300 on Kashira Division 1.60 600/- 3200/- A & D our vices. Speaking on the ocassion, Rahul Jain, President, nd Month 2017 in remembrance of Bird campaigns should making some Kawa road. (2 time) Udhampur Jain Yuvak Sangh said that the purpose of organizing such Watcher, Naturalist, particularly be carried out in comprehensive policies over Repair/ renovation of double storeyed PWD (R&B) rd 01 26-04- 5. shed at Poultry Farm at Kallar. (3 Division 1.60 600/- 3200/- A & D programme is to refresh the mind and soul of Jain Environmentalist and noted those areas where such protecting and preserving the Month 2017 community members and refuel them with the preaching's time) Udhampur educationist, Master Samsar incidents of animal attacks forests and wildlife across Const. of upgraded Middle School to of Lord Mahaveera. Programme was jointly compared by High School under RMSA at Khemti PWD (R&B) Chand Kaul, (1883-1977), happen frequently. "Unless the State. The Minister said Ladda (Singl Section) excluding the 06 26-04- 6. Division 38.85 1000/- 77700/- A & B Neerav Jain, Gen Sec, Jain Yuvak Sangh and Saurabh Jain, toilet block in ground floor, library and Month 2017 the Minister stressed on the the people are not sensitized, that a mechanism should be computer room on first floor. Udhampur Joint Secretary, Jain Yuvak sangh. Jain Yuvak Sangh need to generate mass the graph of man-animal devised to get a wild bird (13th time) Construction of drain in km 5th & 6th PWD (R&B) 01 26-04- culminated by vote of thanks, thanking S.S. Jain Sabha and awareness regarding various conflict cannot be reduced," rescue centre that will 7. in stretches on Chowki Dalsar road. Division 3.29 600/- 6580/- A & D nd Month 2017 all organizations affiliated to S.S. Jain Sabha for making aspects of man-animal She said. provide medical care to birds (2 time) Udhampur their presence felt and making programme a grand success. conflict across the State. The Recalling Master Samsar injured. RELEVANT INFORMATION 1. Position of A.A Submitted 2. Position of T.S U/P 3. Position of fundsPartly available 4. Position of land Available Civil Secretariat has become a den of corruption: Harsh Date of publishing of Notice Inviting Bid Date 11-04-2017 Period of downloading Tender Documents :- From Date 11-04-2017 ; Time 900 Hrs To Date 25-04-2017 ; Upto 1800 Hrs NL Correspondent of bringing Accountability the open defiance of norms to further disposal of disposed in the ordinary Period of Receiving Bids Date 11-04-2017 ; Time 900 Hrs Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 and Transparency in the and procedures, routine files, everything course without 'pleasing' To Date 25-04-2017 ; Upto 1800 Hrs government functioning. fearlessness and audacity had a price in the the concerned authorities. Time and date for opening Technical Bid/Bids Date 26-04-2017 ; Time 1200 Hours Expressing grave concern Time and Date of opening Financial Bid Opened after opening of technical bids in any over the burgeoning In a press statement issued displayed by corrupt Secretariat. He said that He said that it was a normal convenient date & time corruption in the State, here wherein Harsh Dev elements in executing such with highest seat of power practice to keep the files Place of opening Bids Office of the Executive Engineer , PWD (R&B) Division, Udhampur . Harsh Dev Singh chairman Singh lamented that the illegal bargains. having earned the most pending for months deep rooted culture of Describing the Civil dubious infamy, the together only to be Time and Date of submission of original documents On or before Date 26-04-2017; Upto 1200 Hrs Jammu and Kashmir Bid validity 90 days National Panthers Party patronized corruption was Secretariat as the fountain reputation of the incumbent forwarded and processed Officer Inviting Bids Er. Mohd Abdullah (JKNPP) and former fast spreading its tentacles head of all corruption in the govt. stood completely after the vested interests Designation: Executive Engineer minister today appealed to and had plagued and State, Harsh Dev Singh unraveled. were served. In several Address :- engulfed the entire system remarked that it was a Alleging that corruption cases, silly and absurd Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division the Chief Minister Udhampur Mehbooba Mufti to in the absence of effective classical example of had become a norm rather queries were raised by the control mechanism. He said darkness reigning at the than an exception in the helmsmen in the files only 1. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website www.jktenders.gov.in Bid activate, strengthen and documents contain qualifying criteria for bidder, specifications, bill of quantities, conditions effectively empower the that most alarming aspect foot of the light house. He Secretariat, the highest seat to delay and deny and to and other details. anti graft bodies including was not the money said that right from the of power, Harsh Dev Singh harass the applicants who No: 317-36 Sd/- SAC, SVC and CIC in exchanging hands in the issuance of transfer orders lamented that even the did not 'entertain' and Dt: 10-04-2017 Executive Engineer DIP/J-368 PWD (R&B) Division conformity with her slogans unwholesome bargains but to the release of funds and routine files were not being 'please' them. Dated 15-04-2017 Udhampur 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017 Lecture on 'save water 'Govt working on & save electricity' organized holistic developmental plan for JK' NL Correspondent fully inclined to bring every said strenuous efforts are Station in which was Reasi, Apr 16 NL Correspondent region under the ambit of being made for this road lingering for the past 27 , Apr 16 development. which would connect Bomag years. Minister of State for Finance "The achievements of the of Reasi with the Bomag of The Minister passed and Planning, Ajay Nanda Army conducted a lecture on 'save present Government are Udhampur. In this regard he instructions to officers to today said that the State water and save electricity' at visible on the ground for assured the locals for early resolve all genuine issues of Government is working on a Jammushid in Poonch district, today. which people have every start of work besides the people and sought holistic plan of action to The lecture was to educate the villagers right to give their feedback", upgradation of the existing cooperation from them in bring every region and sub- regarding measures and benefits of the Minister said adding that Reasi-Bakkal road. making functioning of the region of the State under the saving electricity and water. Large today's generation cannot be Speaking on the occasion, Block and Tehsil Offices ambit of development. number of villagers from Jammushid befooled on any front. the Minister also outlined camping at Reasi effective. The Minister was addressing and nearby areas attended the lecture. The Minister said efforts of the government in Officers of Agriculture and a grievances redressal camp The lecture emphasized on various developmental activities continuing work on railway Horticulture Departments at Surjandhar along with measures available to save electricity the locals were briefed about the possible and use of renewable source of have achieved great impetus project and start of work on were directed for providing district administration to and water in day-to-day life. The locals benefits of using ISI certified and the energy, like solar and water were and everyone in the Sawalakote Hydel Project seeds and plants to the resolve the public issues at were made aware that drinking water is star ratings of electrical appliances that discussed. The locals applauded the government is working in besides sanctioning PMGSY people. Other departments their doorstep. scarce in most parts of the world and amounts to consumption of electricity. noble work and conveyed their clean and transparent roads and other development were asked to disseminate Calling it a robust move to therefore everyone is responsible to Certain practical aspects to reduce gratitude for the selfless service being manner. works in the area. He said information of all welfare access all uncharted parts of conserve and restore water. Issues like consumption of power by using LED rendered by the Army to educate the Divulging on road projects with these works, ample schemes and insurance State, the Minister asserted storage filtration of water were and CFL lights, good quality wiring, locals of the area by guiding them to like Surjandhar to Gabar Sari employment opportunities covers. that present dispensation is discussed at length. During the lecture making use of natural lights whenever become better citizen of the country. in Bomag area, the Minister have been opened up in such Earlier, District far flung areas. Development Commissioner Divulging on augmentation Reasi Ravinder Kumar said MLA lays foundation stone of link road Awareness prog on drug abuse organized of power infrastructure in the that the district NL Correspondent area, the Minister assured administration is working NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi, Apr 16 that maximum coverage vigorously to resolve the Doda, Apr 16 would be made after issues of people pertaining to District Police completing work on Grid various departments. MLA Doda Shakti Raj organized awareness Parihar today laid the programme on drug abuse at foundation stone of the link 2 bovine animals rescued road from Jodhpur to W.No. 8 Rajouri under the Parshalla. The 16.7 km long supervsion of Dy.SP Hqrs. Rajouri, Apr 16 road to be constructed under Rajouri Jaswant Singh on Acting on a specific information, SHO PS Manjakote PMGSY at an estimated cost the direction of SSP Rajouri Inspr. Mohd Younis under the supervision of SDPO of Rs 15 crore will provide ensuring uninterrupted power identification of the areas Mohd Suleman Choudhary. Manjakote Zakir Shaheen Mirza on the direction of SSP road connectivity to the and regular water supply to without road connectivity has While speaking on the Rajouri Mohd Suleman Choudhary laid a special people of ten villages whose the people of the State. He been started and work on occasion, Dy.SP Rajouri Rajouri in eradication of forward for support and nakas/checking at NHW Manjakote. During checking, population is based on assured the public that the such projects will be started focused on the ill effects of drug menace from the active cooperation of police seized a Tata mobile bearing registration no. 12,000 souls included Gujjar present Government is shortly. The MLA also the drug menace and society. This is part of the likeminded social JK02BL-2357 and rescued 02 bovine animals and Basti and historical Pashalla determined to translate their interacted with the people of advised students/youths to series of such events being organizations to fight this arrested one bovine smuggler namely Mukhtyar Hussain Mata temple other adjoining commitments into action by the area and after listening to refrain from it. The organized by District Police menace which is eating up S/o Mohd Hussain R/o Kharak . In this areas. Speaking on the providing connectivity to the their demands, gave on-spot prominent persons Rajouri for eradication of very vitals of our society i.e connection, a case under FIR No. 26/2017 U/S 188 RPC occasion, the MLA said that rural areas and maintaining directions to the concerned (youths/students/ women) Drugs menace from the our youth. Locals of the 3PC Act has been registered at Police Station Manjakote the Government is committed the condition of already officers to take necessary were present on the society. Rajouri Police is area and students requested and investigation is going on. to provide road connectivity constructed roads. He said action for their redressal in a occasion highly appreciated committed to have a drugs for organizing such events to rural areas, besides that the process of time bound manner. the efforts of District Police free society and look in future as well. Army organizes veterans rally Jammu, Apr 16 JKSLSA reaches out to fire victims An Veterans Rally cum medical camp for Veterans, Veer BJP State Working Committee meeting on Apr 22 Naris and their dependents was organised by Miran Sahib , APR 16 Brigade under the Tiger Division at Jammu, today. Military MOHD MAJID MALIK about public response Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir has directed Executive and Civilian officials of the State administration were also DODA, APR 16 towards the party's Chairman J&K SLSA, Chairperson of District Legal present in the rally and interacted with the attendees. The programmes and policies. Services Authority Bhaderwah(Principal District & Sessions rally was organised to interact and attend to problems if any BJP State Working The party will also chalk out Judge Bhaderwah) to constitute core group headed by being faced by Veterans and the dependents primarily Committee to meet at Doda its future strategy the Judicial officer in terms of Scheme for Legal Services to because of anomalies in their pension and entitlements as meeting to further Disaster Victims through Legal services Authorities. on April 22 and 23 to discuss also ECHS issues. The Veer Naris were also felicitated in strengthen the organization According to an official handout issued here, the team would the prevailing political recognition of the supreme sacrifice made by their brave coordinate with District Administration of the District for situation in the State.This and get more associated husbands while defending the Nation. A free medical cum timely evacuation of Fire Victims to the temporary shelters was stated by MLA Doda with the public, MLA Doda dental camp was also organised with specialist doctors both camps (relief camps) opened in the affected areas. It said that Shakti Raj Parihar in a high added and urged upon party from the Army and civil authorities. Over 300 patients the team would also ensure smooth distribution of relief level meeting of workers and leaders and workers to work were attended to and provided free medicines. Veterans materials to the victims, assess the damage caused to the life leaders at Doda here today. hard for success of the help desks were also established to address their problems. and property of the victims so that the cases for He said the members of working committee meeting Brigadier Harcharan Singh, Director Rajya Sainik Board disbursement of relief are processed expeditiously by Working Committee from all .Vipan Sharma district addressed the Veterans and Veer Naris and apprised them District Administration, open temporary Legal Aid Clinics in three regions of the State will general secretary Ram Lal, its different sessions for the General secretary , Munshi about the various schemes and measures being instituted by his department. The event received an overwhelming the relief camp manned by Para Legal Volunteers to hear the participate in it which will be general secretary Ram two days .He said to discuss Ram Mandal President response from Army Veterans fraternity with about 1100 grievances of the victims and forward the same to the district chaired by party State Madhav and national vice political scenario at a single Doda , Vistarik Doda Veterans, Veer Naris, Widows and their families being administration for their redressal. Chairman of DLSA president Sat Sharma CA.He president Avinash Rai platform during the meeting Rampershad Thakur and present from RS Pura, Arnia, Bishnah and Suchetgarh Bhaderwah has also been directed to submit the consolidated Khanna will also participate the leadership will get a other senior leaders were said BJP national leaders Tehsil. report to the state Authority for further course of action. including Party National in the meeting and address feedback from Party leaders also present on the occasion. Army organizes cleanliness drive 25 shops, 8 structures gutted in fire 35 kg lahan destroyed Rajouri, Apr 16 Army organised a cleanliness drive with enthusiastic DODA, APR 16 NL Correspondent started due to the shot participation of locals at the Palma in park A team of Excise Department conducted series of raids in Doda, April 15 circuit," SDPO said. as part of "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan", today in coordination villages Dalori, Sinoo of Tehsil Gundoh and destroyed DC Doda Bhupinder Kumar with 'GOONJ' a New Delhi based NGO. The initiative is about 35 Kg of Lahan along with two litre of illicit liquor. in continuation of concerted effort by the Army to bring in 25 shops and eight and SSP Doda, Shabir The raids were conducted under the supervision of Deputy a wholesome shift in the society towards cleanliness, residential structures and Choudhary is likely to visit Excise Commissioner (Executive), Ghanshyam Singh and hygiene and sanitation by enhancing awareness and several vending huts went up in the day to review the participation of the locals of this area. The campaign in flames in main market situation and to meet those ETO DKR Range, Shokat Hayat Mattoo along with Police in district Doda in a team of Sinno Post Gundoh. involved cleaning the Palma Environmental Park, a people who have lost their popular picnic spot visited by numerous visitors of all age devastating blaze in the wee shops and building in hours of Saturday. Property groups on daily basis. The villagers worked shoulder to massive fire. DDC meets fire victims shoulder with the Army soldiers to clean this public area worth millions of rupees was The locals have showed reduced to ashes, but there DODA, APR 15 thereby exhibiting a sense of social responsibility and great resentment over the was no report of any serious District Development Commissioner Bhupinder Kumar ownership of the asset. The NGO also presented hampers increasing incidents of fire injuries. Reports said that on containing clothing, books for the children, toys and other and no avalability of fire today visited Gandoh where 16 shops and 9 the intervening night Friday utility articles to the needy families of Palma village who fighters in Gandoh. They other structures were damaged in fire. and Saturday, main market 12.45 am, which along with locals tried to participated in the drive. The event witnessed a large want permanent fire fighting DDC along with SSP and other senior officers met the fire gathering of enthusiastic people to make it a success. Gandoh, located just 500 immediately raised an alarm control the flames but they victims and assured all the necessary assistance from metres from the police and informed fire tenders, failed to do," a senior police station in Gandoh as few Army on its part thanked the people for making the district administration. He announced relief out of Red station, and went up in which reached the spot at officer said."Police has taken months back seven shops campaign a success and also requested them to continue Cross funds to all the affected families and directed SDM flames. "The fire, which 3.30am as nearest fire station the cognizance of fire and few structures were with the good work of cleanliness in the area. The perhaps started around 1am is located at , 45 km incident and started gutted in massive fire but Gandoh to carry out relief and rehabilitation measures gathering expressed their sincere gratitude to the Army for was noticed by a patrolling from Gandoh. Meanwhile investigating, preliminary authorities have learnt no including providing free ration, blankets and others its relentless efforts towards preservation of peace and team of Police and SSB at sleuths of Police and SSB reports suggest that the fire lessons from past. essentials to the fire victims. development of the area. End political discrimination with Jammu region: Mankotia

NL Correspondent participation. he addressed public rallies at Khor Kashmir, 44 seats are required and 1.50 lakh voters in Jammu West Mankotia blamed previous regimes Udhampur, Apr 16 Addressing large public gathering at Gali, Dabbi Gali, Mongri, Panjar, due to this reason Jammu will never Assembly segment which shows that for political neglecting these hilly Pancheri today Mankotia appealed the Kainth Gali, Mir, Pancheri, Kultiyar, get its own Chief Minister. Mankotia deliberately Jammu province was areas by connecting this area to Reasi, Reiterating the demand to increase people of Pancheri and other areas of Latiyar, Landar, Dandote and Galyot said Assembly constituencies in politically ignored by the successive Udhampur and third section to the number of Assembly to support the of Udhampur district. Addressing Kashmir have been carved out with 50 regimes of State. NPP state chief Chenani Assembly segment. Panther constituencies in Jammu region, ongoing campaign started for separate people, Mankotia said that despite thousand voters while in Jammu demanded that Pancheri, Bhamag and party leaders Dhani Ram Attri, Panther Party's State president Jammu State. He recalled that this much area, population and voters region, there are many constituencies Landar has population of more than Parduman Singh, Ankush Singh, Balwant Singh Mankotia said that Haq- Insaaf Yatra started for separate from Kashmir region, Jammu which have more than one lakh 60 thousand and these far flung areas Baldev Singh, Ajay Singh, Bodh Raj, without increasing the number of statehood demand for Jammu region province has only 37 Assembly voters. Amazingly, should be converted into Nand Lal, Ramesh Singh, Surjit Assembly constituencies, people of on Friday and reached today at constituencies while Kashmir has 46 constituency of Kashmir region has constituencies so that development Singh, Bishan Singh also spoke on the Jammu region will not get political Pancheri. He said during these days seats. To form Govt in Jammu and 14 thousand voters in comparison to can took place in these areas. occasion. the northlines 5 Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017 Ganga convenes public meeting Girl commits suicide NYF takes out Tiranga Rally NL Correspondent Samba, Apr 16 KATHUA, Apr 16 A 19-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging Minister for Industries and herself at her residence in Tara Nagar area of hatlimorh of Commerce, Chander Kathua last night. According to police spokesman, a 19 years Parkash took a public old girl allegedly ended her life by hanging self with the hook meeting at Ramgarh and of a ceiling fan at her residence. On getting information from listened to public family members, police reached the spot and shifted the dead grievances raised by the body to mortuary room of District Hospital Kathua, for post border residents. mortem. A case in this connection was registered at During the meeting, people concerned police station and investigations started. raised issues mainly pertaining to road Functioning of Rev Deptt upgradation, regular transport facility, adequate Mukesh Kumar Sharma, programme. On the reviewed school staff and widening SDPO Vijaypur Abhishek occasion, people affiliated KATHUA, APR 15 of lanes. Ganga gave a Sharma and officers from to different political Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kumar called upon the NL Correspondent patient hearing to the PHE, PDD and PWD were parties, positively attack on our CRPF jawans which was held in 2008. revenue functionaries to take requite steps to infuse Samba, Apr 16 demands raised by public accompanying the influenced by policies and in Budgam district of He appealed govt for the transparency and accountability in the system and ensure time Kashmir, he also said we investigation of this harsh and informed that their Minister. Jungveer Singh development agenda of Narsingh Youth Federation bound deliverance of public services The DDC was speaking strongly condemn the bad act of National elements of issues shall be addressed Cheeku District BJP BJP joined the party in (NYF) on Sunday taken out President Samba, Keshav presence of the Minister. at a meeting convened to review the functioning of revenue behavior of Kashmir-stone Kashmir and Said culprits on priority. He reiterated department here today. He directed the officers to prioritize a tiranga rally in which Dutt Sharma Member State Prominent among those pelters with the jawans of should be given strict that govt is working with the work of jamabandhi and girdawari strictly in conformity scores of youth participated BJP Working Committee, who joined were Babbu CRPF. He warned, " we punishment. sole agenda of 'good with the standing instructions in this regard. He also directed with enthusiasm. The Dharmpal Member State Shah, S. Abtar Singh will not tolerate type of act governance' and urged tehsildars to speed up the process of land acquisition cases so tricolour was taken out Others who were present officials to work with BJP Working Committee, Khalsa, Gopal Sharma, that work on important development projects can be started in against the recent attack on by the anti national during the occasion commitment and Narinder Sharma Block Davinder Kumar, Surinder time. Deputy Commissioner stressed on keeping close check CRPF Jawans in Kashmir elements/ stone pelters. and including Anu Khajuria, dedication to timely sort President BJP Ramgarh, Singh, Ranjeet Kour, Shivo on encroachments and strengthen the anti encroachment by stone pelters. also warned if Upcoming president, Bajir Singh out problems faced by the Narsingh Dayal General devi, Ravi Kumar, Kanta mechanism to retrieve encroached state, common and Speaking on the occasion, Hindu based Amarnath Jasrotia, Chotu, Narinder border people. Secretary BJP Samba and Devi, Kamlesh Devi, kahchrai land. ACR Kathua Jatinder Mishra, SDM's of President of Narsingh Youth Yatra disturb by the anti Singh, Bundy, Prem Singh, Tehsildar Ramgarh, Preeti other BJP functionaries Bachan Kour, Gurdeep , Basohli , Tehsildar's and other revenue Federation Anu Khajuria national elements then we Sachin , Pawan, Veer Sharma,BDO Ramgarh were also present at the Singh, Parveen Kumara. staff were present in the meeting. said we condemn the recent repeat our Sangarsh same as Singh. 650 kg lahan, 15 Army organizes medical camp ADC Kathua conferred with UN Award bottles of illicit NL Correspondent Samba, Apr 16 the cooperation he has been liquor destroyed extending to further the Army organized a medical camp was at Govt Higher Sec School, Raiyan, District Kathua, Apr 16 cause of Ghandian Values. Samba on Sunday. The camp was part of an overall awareness campaign by Gurj To curb the menace of illicit He added that the officer has Division. Girdhari Lal ( Ex Nk) Sarpanch of Raiyan, Chander Sekhar Sarpanch of distillation of liquor, the Excise already been decorated with Mawa, Rachpal Singh Sarpanch of Regal & Krishan Singh Sarpanch of Bilori and Department Jammu has UN Pin .Mr. Verma outlined other Dignitaries attended the camp. The camp was appreciated by locals and a total tightened its noose on violators the need for taking of 320 Male, 280 Female & 120 Children were treated by doctor from Army and free of the various provisions of the collective steps at all levels J&K Excise Act in entire Jammu medicines were also distributed. True to their commitment towards the welfare of to achieve the sustainable division.On the directions of the local populace, the medical camp not only offered medicines free of cost to the development as has been Excise Commissioner Mohd. patients, but also extended specialized medical advice on eye care, Gynaecology, emphasized by United Javed Khan and supervision of Dental and General medication. An assistance booth was also set up to address Nations through its 17 Deputy Excise Commissioner problems being faced by veterans of the region. Sustainable Development (Executive), Jammu Mr. Goals He apprised that GGF Ghanshyam Singh, the Excise is in partnership with the NL Correspondent , Kathua today in the Kashmir , Faculty members Team Kathua led by ETO Excise Rs 50500 fine imposed on erring traders Kathua, Apr 16 United Nations through its presence of Padamshree S.P and students of the College Range Kathua, Mr Sandeep United Nations Information NL Correspondent Enforcement Act 2011 and other Legal Verma, National Vice- were present on the Gupta along with Inspector Samba, Apr 16 Deputy Chairman, J&K Centre for India and Bhutan Metrology and Weights and Measures President and President occasion.Padam shree SP Excise Arun Kumar raided the located at New Delhi to Laws. Legistative Council Jehangir State chapter of Gandhi Verma while speaking on the Chakdrabkhan, Jakhbar Mir today conferred aware masses on need for Dharma, Jaraie, Khokyal & Tarf A team of the legal Metrology Department The Department has directed all the traders Global Family.Dr. C.M Seth, occasion informed that ADC sustainable development. He prestigious United Nations environmentalist and former Kathua, Dr. Bharat Bhushan Sanji areas of to headed by the Assistant Controller Legal to use only those Weights and Measures Scarf on ADC Kathua Dr. exhorted the youth to arrest the menace of illicit Metrology, Ajay Kumar Verma and and weighing and Measuring Instruments Chairman J&K Pollution is the first KAS officer of actively associate Bharat Bhushan. The Deputy Control Board, the State who has been distillation of liquor. In the Inspector Narinder Makhnotra conducted for Business transactions which have been Chairman conferred the themselves with the process one working still, more month long intensive checking drive in duly verified and authenticated by the Commissioner, Bharat honoured with UN Scarf for organization. award on ADC Kathua in Scouts and Guides J&K, Sh. than 650 kilograms of Lahan & Samba, Vijaypur, Bari Brahmana and Legal Metrology Department and ensure State Level Youth Conclave M.M. Joshi, Chairman of the 15 bottles of illicit liquor which adjoining areas. that Maximum Retail Price (MRP), Date on United Nations Lal Bahadur Shastri Collge In the court of Addl. Mobile is highly hazardous and Various business establishments were of packing (PKD), Net Contents and injurious for health were Sustainable Development of Education, Mr. Tariq inspected during the drive and a fine of complete address of the Magistrate (JMIC), Samba recovered by the raiding team Goals held at Lal Bahadur Bhat, Gandhian Activist Rs 50500 was imposed on the erring Manufacturer/Packer and Customer care Present : Smt. Swati Gupta from state land and later Shastri Collge of Education, from Reasi, Delegates from traders for violation of various provisions Number have been declared on the destroyed on spot. Sanju Kumar S/O Ramesh Lal R/o. W.No.6, New Bus Stand of J&K Standard of weights and Measures Commodities to be sold in package form. Tehsil Samba District Samba V/S Notice E.O. Municipal COMMITTEE SAMBA In the court of Addl. Mobile In the court of Addl. Mobile I, Rash Pal Singh S/o Sh. Kaka Ram R/o Sadho Tehsil and Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, Distt Samba do hereby declare that the correct name of seeking directions to E.O. Municipal COMMITTEE Magistrate (JMIC), Samba Magistrate (JMIC), Samba Present : Smt. Swati Gupta Present : Smt. Swati Gupta deponent as per all documents i.e. P.R.C, Aadhar Card, Voter SAMBA to enter the birth particular of applicant's Child Card, Ration Card is Rash Pal Singh. But the name of Sanjeev Kumar S/O Raj Ram R/o. Khanwal Tehsil Samba Inderjit S/O Khairu Ram R/o. Nandpur Camp Tehsil deponent has wrongly been written as Rash Paul instead of PROCLAMATION District Samba Ramgarh District Samba correct name Rash Pal Singh in the Lord Shiva High School, Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in V/S V/S Mawa in 10th class record under Roll No.823033, session this court for issuing direction to E.O. Municipal INCHARGE Police Post RAKH AMB TALLI INCHARGE Police Station Ramgarh 2014 of his son namely Ammu Kattal which was issued by COMMITTEE SAMBA regarding registration of birth Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education. particulars of applicant's Child namely Bandhika Devi seeking directions to INCHARGE Police Post RAKH AMB seeking directions to INCHARGE Police Station Ramgarh to Now the deponent applying for the correction of his name in (Female) D/o Sanju Kumar & Sarfo Devi R/o W.No.6, New TALLI to enter the death particular of applicant's Sister enter the death particular of applicant's Father the school record. Objection if any convey to the concerned Bus Stand Tehsil Samba District Samba in Municipal authority within 7 days after publication of this notice. COMMITTEE SAMBA who was born on 17-10-2015, At PROCLAMATION home and through the medium of this proclamation, general PROCLAMATION Prabhakar Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in public is informed that any person/s has/have objection to the this court for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police POST same, in that event he/she/they shall file same before this this court for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station RAKH AMB TALLI regarding registration of death Ramgarh regarding registration of death particulars of court on or before 20-04-2017,failing which appropriate particulars of applicant's Sister namely Sushma Kumari Notice applicant's Father namely Khairu Ram (male) S/o Mithu order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed (Female) D/o Raj Ram R/o Khanwal Tehsil Samba District Ram R/o Nandpur Tehsil Ramgarh District Samba in Police is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next Samba in Police POST RAKH AMB TALLI who was died I, Pankaj Sharma S/o Sh. Sudesh Khajuria R/o ward no. 17, Station Ramgarh who was died on 14-11-1972, At home and working day. on 20-05-1991, At home and through the medium of this Partap Nagar Kathua, have purchased vehicle bearing regd. through the medium of this proclamation, general public is Given under my hand and seal of this court today proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s no.JK08E-2584 from Des Raj S/o Bindru Ram R/o informed that any person/s has/have objection to the same, in 15th day of April 2017. has/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they Hiranagar Kathua. Now, I am applying for the transfer of that event he/she/they shall file same before this court on or Addl. Mob. Magistrate(JMIC), shall file same before this court on or before 20-04- RC. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concerned before 20-04-2017,failing which appropriate order shall authorities within 7 days from the publication of this notice. Samba 2017,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed is declared Prabhu Prabhakar matter shall be taken in the next working day. holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day. Given under my hand and seal of this court today 15th day of Given under my hand and seal of this court today In the court of JMIC April 2017. 15th day of April 2017. In the court of JMIC Addl. Mob. Magistrate(JMIC), Addl. Mob. Magistrate (JMIC), (Munsiff), Samba (Munsiff), Samba Samba Samba Prabhakar Present :Shabnam Sheikh Present :Shabnam Sheikh Prabhakar

Pyari Devi W/O Major Ram R/o. Khanwal Camp Tehsil Veena Kour W/O Suram Singh R/o. Sordi Tehsil Samba Samba Distt. Samba. Distt. Samba. V/S V/S INCHARGE Police STATION, Samba INCHARGE Police POST, RAKH AMB TALLI In the matter of In the matter of Application for Registration of birth/death of:- Application for Registration of birth/death of:- Brita Ram (male) Date of death 26-10-1974. At home Randeep Kour (Female) Date of birth 12-11-2010. At home Father's Name: Sonu Father's Name: Suram Singh Mother's Name : Veena Kour NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC registration of death of Brita Ram S/o Sonu R/o Khanwal Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for Camp Tehsil Samba Distt. Samba in Police STATION registration of birth of Randeep Kour D/o Suram Singh and SAMBA and through the medium of this publication notice Veena Kour R/o Sordi Tehsil Samba Distt. Samba in Police at large and any other interested person is/ are informed that POST RAKH AMB TALLI and through the medium of this in case anybody has any objection in respect of publication notice at large and any other interested person is/ aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file their are informed that in case anybody has any objection in objections in this court within 5 days from the date of respect of aforementioned application then he/she/they shall publication of notice, failing which appropriate order shall file their objections in this court, failing which appropriate follow. order shall follow. Given under my hand and seal of this court today Given under my hand and seal of this court today 15th day of April 2017 15th day of April 2017 Sd/- Sd/- JMIC (Munsiff), Samba JMIC (Munsiff),Samba

Prabhakar Prabhakar the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Monday | April| 17 | 2017 the northlines Break the Grand feudal Pakistani alliance Bharat Jhunjhunwala Monday | April| 17 | 2017 he roots of export of Establish credibility terror from Pakistan Tlie in the Grand feudal alliance that the leaders of that of Administration country have cobbled up. Nehru had implemented land reforms in India that inally, Mr. Farooq Abdullah has made to the broke the backbone of rural feudal lords. Parliament after the results of By-Election in He also put private businesses on the FSrinagar-Budgam seat. The cost in leash by declaring that commanding terms of loss of human life proved the by-election was heights of the economy will be held by unaffordable with the result the Election Commission was the public sector. Indira Gandhi carried left with little option but to postpone the 12 April by- that movement forward with the election to the Anantnag parliamentary constituency to 25 nationalisation of banks and the coal May with the law and order situation not being found industry. That broke the stranglehold of conducive to holding it now. Killing of eight protestors the capitalists on the country. Such was and injuries to more than 170 in the Srinagar Lok Sabha not done in Pakistan. by-election, and the torching of schools in Anantnag Feudal landlords ruled the countryside which were venue for polling, it is good that the and trade and industry were controlled commission chose to defer the polls. by a small coterie of business houses. Going by the percentage of voting in Srinagar being an The political parties pandered to these abysmal 7 per cent — the lowest ever — one can say all ruling families. They needed an issue is not well in the Valley and there was little point in that would divert the attention of the thrusting a poll upon the people who are clearly feeling people from the inequities perpetrated by insecure to go to the polling booths in the wake of threats this alliance. The issue of Kashmir came by militants and their supporters to boycott the polls. in handy for this purpose. The people, While it is easier to disrupt a by-election or two than full- instead of opposing the alliance for its fledged parliamentary or Assembly polls, the State anti-people policies, turned around and government in unison with the Centre must ensure that supported it for its stand on Kashmir. forge a friendship with China. Thus, the India is an enemy of their friend China. not toe their line. We should do the they do not cut a sorry figure when the postponed poll is The Pakistan army extended support to ruling alliance walks on a tightrope The anti-India sentiment in Pakistan is same. We should try to establish a pro- held in Anantnag. this alliance. They found they could get between America and China. They seek being fuelled by the support of the common man government in Pakistan This time the scenario was further deteriorated by the large amounts of arms and money as financial and military support from both alliance to the jihadis. It is being which will create a soft society and mainstream party-NC leader Farooq Abdullah who long as the Kashmir issue was kept America and China to keep the other at strengthened by the perception of India remove the need for the government to openly supported the Separatist Hurryiat line of politics burning. The ruling parties and the army bay. being a friend of America and an enemy rely on the jihadis to deflect the and emboldened the youth to indulge into violence while propped up jihadi groups to push the Generally speaking, economic reforms of China. attention of the people from poverty. he was contesting election to enter Parliament. People Kashmir issue on centrestage. Kashmir mean that businesses will compete with Government of India wants to put In one go, we shall liberate the observed Farooq Abdullah running with the hare and and jihadis, therefore, are integral part of each other and bring prices down. Not so pressure upon the Pakistan government Pakistani people from the tyranny of hunting with the hounds. The security forces were the strategy to divert the people's in Pakistan. Here economic reforms to take action against the jihadis. This the grand alliance and also secure unprepared for the scale of violence, and failed to ensure attention from the economic inequality mean that a cartel of MNCs and local policy will not deliver. The jihadis have friendly government across our conditions for free, unrestricted polling in Srinagar. For that is pervasive in Pakistan. businessmen would be free to charge a vital role in the survival of the borders. voters, the political stakes were low and the physical risks The emergence of Al-Qaeda and Taliban exorbitant prices and fleece people. As a alliance. They deflect the attention of the Second, we must reexamine our pro- high which made the elaborate exercise a farce that was enabled America to join this alliance as result, Pakistani society split into two people from the anti-people doings of the American anti-China stance. Here we robbed of all political legitimacy. After the higher voter its fourth member. America had its own mutually hostile parts. The naked and alliance. The anti-people agenda being can take a lesson from China. That participation in recent years in the Valley, the way the agenda against Taliban in Afghanistan jobless common man stood on one side. followed by the alliance will get exposed country has often taken an anti- Srinagar by-election unfolded pointed to a dramatic slide and a resurgent India, whom America On the other side stood a grand alliance if the jihadis go low. We are asking the American stance, such as in respect to in the political situation which should cause deep has never trusted. In order to make the of feudal landlords, business houses, alliance to dig its own grave by putting a North Korea, yet obtained advanced concern. government of Pakistan take up the war multinational corporations, and the leash on the jihadis. It is a waste of our commercial technologies from Post Burhan’s death, a new cycle of violence has been set against Taliban and in order to create a Pakistan army with the American energies if we try to turn the alliance American multinationals. It has also off in Kashmir that does not seem to have ended to this counterweight to resurgent India, it was government standing ready in attendance against the jihadis. Instead of trying to developed advanced military hardware day. That the movement is drawing sustenance from necessary for the Americans to support to help if and when required. Pakistan create a schism between the alliance and despite lack of cooperation from across the border is no secret, but the difficulty is that our this alliance. In return for support from government and Army have roped in the the jihadis; we must try to create a America. We must do the same. We so called mainstream political leaders who boast of being America, the alliance agreed to move jihadis to bolster their bargaining power schism between the people on one side must extend our hand of friendship to the popular leaders left the field open for separatists and against the Taliban, at least on the against the Americans, and, at the same and the alliance and the jihadis on the China. We can create a pro-Indian militants and are unable to counter it. They have been surface, and keep up pressure against time, deflecting the attention of the other. The solution will come from sentiment among Pakistani people if seen pouring fuel to the frenzy fire. The credibility of the India. Thus America turned the Pakistani common man from poverty and other weakening the alliance itself just as we become friends with China and Mehbooba Mufti government has indeed hit a new low government against its own people. This problems. Their purpose is secured by we did with Sheikh Mujib in enemies with America. We have to with its failure to contain the violence despite full support is the root of all pervasive anti-American 'optimal' terror-big enough to be invoked Bangladesh. make a hard choice whether we want from the Centre. sentiment in Pakistan. The Americans as a trump card before the Americans We should provide big financial to lose the support of Pakistani people When the people vacillate on whether they should come furthermore pushed the Pakistani and small enough that it does not push support to international donors and by being seen as supporters of their out to vote in Anantnag on 25 May, it would be no small governments to open up the Pakistan India to take a definitive action. route the funds to people's civil enemy America and enemy of their task convincing the people that staying at home might be economy for American companies. Thus, The perception of China as a friend liberties organisations of Pakistan to friend China; or we will befriend the the better option to facing the stones of protesters and the one more member was co-opted in the among the Pakistani people causes a raise the issue of economic inequality Pakistani people by distancing guns of security forces. Indeed, the cycle of violence has grand alliance-the American schism between them and India. In their against the ruling alliance and foster ourselves from America and embracing to be broken and the credibility of the administration has multinational. My assessment is that the view, India is their enemy since India is internal dissention. Global donors friendship with China. to be re-established at all costs. Kashmir cannot go on in people of Pakistan are not happy with a friend of their enemy America. Again, regularly give funds to foster internal The author was formerly Professor of its present state. the Americans. They are more inclined to in their view, India is their enemy since dissention against governments that do Economics at IIM Bangalore. What has emboldened the Kashmiri Youth Brig Anil Gupta breakers are labelled as Valley. Sharia disapproves the concept of democracy "innocent civilians" and the (equality for all) because as per Wahhabi ideology there men in uniform are given cannot be equality between a man and a woman, a believer he Indian media is agog with the story of viral videos sermon to exercise restraint. and non-believer (Kafir), master and a slave, a ruler and depicting a group of CRPF personnel returning from Supreme Court verdict of subject. It also legalises use of force (armed jihad) as means polling duty being heckled, manhandled and abused T July 8 last year giving police for establishment of a Caliph since the concept of a nation- by a few Kashmiri youth in Budgam area of Srinagar the liberty to probe the role state is unholy. It to some extent may answer the question of Parliamentary constituency that went to poll on o4 April. of the security forces poor voter turnout in the recently held parliamentary While the media is full of praise for the restraint shown by involved in an encounter election. Unfortunately, we are trying to brush under the the policemen, it is also equally critical of the youth even in areas under AFSPA carpet this bitter and harsh reality and refusing to involved in heckling. Whether media's action adds fuel to has severely curtailed their acknowledge the presence of elephant in the room. the fire and demands constraint is a subject for a separate freedom to operate. In Remember the youth forms 65% of our population. article, the issue at hand is as to how the youth dared to "Irregular Warfare" at times Undoubtedly the Kashmiri youth is emboldened but at the behave like this with the men on bona-fide national duty? irregular means need to be same time he is disillusioned. He is seeking direction. He The security forces are the nation's sword arm in disturbed adopted to produce results wants to be part of the national mainstream. He has to be areas. They are deployed there to safeguard the local which can never be achieved freed from the clutches of fanatics and extremist ideology population, government property and national assets. They by "going by the book" through correct portrayal of true . He has been are mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty in these commanders up the chain have to train the personnel of always. As it is the freedom of operation of army units and indoctrinated with the violent philosophy of Islam while areas. It is also their responsibility to ensure that nation's Central Armed Police Forces(CAPF) and instil confidence sub-units had been severely eroded by the issuance of List really speaking Islam is a religion of peace as well. writ runs in these areas and no one dares to take law in their in them to shed the behaviour of a law-enforcing policeman of Dos and Don'ts issued by the Supreme Court in 1997 that According to many Muslim scholars Salm & Salam are the own hands. If this be so the security forces deployed in and behave like a combatant while operating in a combat are legally binding. The Supreme Court's decision to root words in for "Islam" which means peace and these areas need to create an awe based on their behaviour zone albeit even temporarily. A combatant distinguishes intervene in the matter of weapon selection while dealing tranquillity. Islam does not preach hatred but warns against and appearance so that no one dares to challenge their himself with a smart turnout, perfect bearing, neat with stone pelters has also emboldened them while at the "following the footsteps of Satan; for he is to you a clear authority. There is no denying the fact that Pakistan is the appearance, an alert eye and above all knowledge and same time causing a serious setback to the operational enemy." sponsor and financer of the turmoil in Kashmir. But is it fair application of minor tactics. Carriage of personal weapon in decision making capability of the security forces. The Warning bells for the last and final time have been sounded to always blame Pakistan and put the matter to rest? a manner that it can be used instantly if needed is equally unnecessary hysteria created by a section of the media for the mainstream politicians. If they do not shake out of Certainly not. Certain amount of introspection and internal important. All these clubbed together form the essential against the use of pellet guns has also added to the their deep slumber now and move out to the field to interact audit is needed to set our house in order. ingredients of combat discipline which needs to be imbibed confusion. Pellet gun is a non-lethal weapon and used world with the youth, they would lose whatever space is left for The Budgam incident no doubt is condemnable but is only by every combatant while operating in a hostile over for mob control. The demand for removal or dilution of them in the complex matrix of power politics in the Valley. the youth to be blamed for that? It was the lack of awe of the environment. Any laxity would lead to what was seen in the AFSPA is also unjustified at this juncture. The security Even the civil society is expected to play a major role in security forces that emboldened the youth who dared to video. It won't be wrong to summarise that it was lack of forces do require a legal framework and guarantee to enable restoring the normalcy. A quick fix solution is needed from behave in the manner they did. A critical viewing of the combat discipline that emboldened the youth to come in them to operate freely in the disturbed areas. In fact, a the government to curb misuse of social media for video would reveal the total absence of combat discipline. It physical contact with the men on duty. similar legislation for the CAPFs operating in the combat promoting unrest. Hawala channels need to be plugged. The was astonishing to see the way the CRPF personnel were It would be unfair to assume that only the CRPF is being zone is also needed. media has to show restraint so that its prime time shows do moving through a hostile area in an unorganised manner. targeted. The stone-pelters have not spared the Army Last but not the least is the indoctrination and radicalisation not add fuel to the fire. The valley needs to resonate with Their carriage of loads and personal weapons was personnel as well. Stone throwing to enable terrorists break of the youth. The Kashmiri youth is confused between these patriotic lines of Allama Iqbal, "Mazhav nahin sikhata unprofessional to say the least. It is a complete failure of the cordon or while the troops are busy in conduct of anti- politics and religion. Feeling let down and cheated by the aapis mein bair rakhna; '' hai hum watan hai Hindustan junior leadership and the CRPF hierarchy needs to take a terrorist operations has become a common phenomenon. A politicians of all hue and cry, the youth is seeking solace in hamara." serious note of it. If domestic loads were to be man carried, few days earlier a video showing an attack on an army religion. The narrative in Kashmir has shifted from "Azadi" (The writer is a Jammu based political commentator, which in fact should have been carried in vehicles, the men vehicle by the stone pelters had also gone viral. Another to "Nizam-e-Mustaffa". In a video released by Hizbul columnist, security and strategic analyst. He can be should have been organised in two parties namely the load reason that has emboldened the Kashmiri youth is the Mujahedeen, the terrorist commander Zakir Musa has contacted at [email protected]) carrying party and an escort party. Absence of proper escort judicial overreach and unwanted interference of the self- ordained the Kashmiri youth "to dismiss idea of nationalism party was a sure shot recipe for inviting disaster because proclaimed human right activists and arm-chair peaceniks and democracy and turn towards Islam." The youth is being (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal there was no one ready to react should someone act against who take pleasure in issuing sermons from their air- indoctrinated with Wahhabi ideology by fanatic Mullahs opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions them. The readers can imagine the extent of damage that conditioned habitats. The security forces are being denied and the freely available Salafi literature on the social media. appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The would have been caused had terrorists used the opportunity the freedom to operate leading to lowering of the morale of They are taught that it is the duty of to capture Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or to open fire after mingling with the crowd. The rank and file. It defies all logic when stone-pelting law power and impose Sharia over entire J&K, starting with the liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017 Mir condemns beating LC Biennial Elections of College students Chief Electoral Officer reviews arrangements JAMMU APRIL 16: tomorrow on Pradeep Sharma made their Srinagar Apr 16: students. "What message insecurity among the Chief Electoral Officer, April 17, 2017 in entry to the Upper House Reacting to the beating of they (Forces) wanted to people. J&K Mr Shantmanu, who is which Members unopposed as there was no College Students of Govt convey to the people. Such PCC President also also Observer for the conduct of the Legislative candidate in fray. One Degree College Pulwama by type of action by police or condemned the Killing of of biennial elections to the Assembly Candidate Ashok Kumar Bhat forces yesterday, J&K security forces were Bashir Ahmad of Qasbayar Legislative Council, today (MLAs) will cast withdrew his candidature. Pradesh Congress responsible for the Pulwama by unidentified visited Legislative Assembly their votes Now there are three Committee (JKPCC) deteriorating situation, for gun and termed the incident Secretariat here and took stock through open candidates in fray. These President G A Mir while the fact, it gives rise to the of killing and kidnapping as of the arrangements put in ballot from include PDP candidate Abdul condemning the unfortunate anger among the people, as highly condemnable. place for the smooth conduct 9:00AM to 4:00 Qayoom Dar (Jammu incident in which 55 a result, the situation He also condemned the of elections to elect the PM. The counting Province), BJP candidates students were injured, continues to deteriorate in killing of Sajad Hussain Members of Legislative of votes and Vikram Randhawa (Jammu blamed the Mehbooba Mufti South Kashmir and Shiekh, who was reportedly Council (MLC). results will be Province) and NC and INC Led Govt for failing to elsewhere in the valley," he shot dead by BSF yesterday The Chief Electoral Officer declared on the candidate Thakur Balbir Singh ensure security even inside said. evening in Batmaloo Area, went round the Legislative same day. (Jammu Province). the colleges and Schools. He Urging people especially saying that loss of lives can Assembly Secretariat Central Pertinently, Among others Joint Chief also castigated Chief youth to maintain calm, Mir never be replaced by Hall, and enquired about the there were 8 Electoral Officer Raman Minister, who is also head said that violence cannot be anything. arrangements put in place candidates in fray Kumar Kesar, Joint Director of Unified Command, for solution to any problem, as Mir said ruling there. have been made with officers of Assembly for elections to 6 Information, Jammu Mrs. remaining as mute spectator everything can be settled dispensation seems to be in Briefing the Chief Electoral necessary paraphernalia, Secretariat and Election seats of the Legislative Manisha Sarin, Deputy Chief to the incident of brutalities. through peaceful means. a moribund condition, not Officer about the saying that the ballot box Department, the Chief Council which will fall vacant Electoral Officer Krishan Lal, Describing the action by He lashed out at PDP led even able to say anything on arrangements, Secretary, J&K would be sealed in presence of Electoral Officer also due to retirement of 6 LC Deputy Secretary, Jammu & Forces as unfortunate, Mir dispensation for failing to innocent killings, he added. Legislative Assembly Mr authorized agents of the discussed the procedure of Members on April 19. Out of Kashmir Legislative expressed serious concern ensure peaceful atmosphere He said the killing in any Mohammad Ramzan, who has Political parties before voting and counting of votes the total 8 candidates in fray, Assembly appointed as saying that Forces should in the valley especially in form is highly condemnable been appointed as Returning commencement of polling. threadbare. four candidates namely Mr Assistant Returning Officer not have entered into South Kashmir and blamed and must be condemned at Officer for the election, Chairing a joint meeting of The elections will be held Yasir Reshi, Mr G L Raina, also accompanied the Chief college premises to beat the it for the restlessness and all levels. informed that all arrangements Aga Syed Mehmood and Mr. Electoral Officer. GDC to remain closed Jugal addresses public meeting KashmirScape organizes photo fest on Apr 17, 18 BARAMULLA, Apr 15: as well as State sponsored chairman Horticulture and schemes meant for general Marketing G.M Mir asked Srinagar: participation. The took part in the event said, "I "The motive of this event is (BJP), senior leader and MP, public and assured them the Kashmir based leaders Aiming to provide participants while interacting have been in many photo that we have of a vision of PULWAMA, APRIL 16: platform to present skills of said, "it was a learning walks around the country, creating a mark for Kashmir According to the District Jugal Kishore Sharma today their genuine issues would and activists to work as a addressed huge gathering of be addressed by properly team and reach out to photography to world, team process for everyone who but this event was totally photographers in Magistrate Pulwama, Kashmir Scape, a wants to be a good different where participants International platform. "We Government Degree College party workers of Baramulla using these schemes. common masses with the Parliamentary Constituency. The M.P and senior leader message of the Prime photography group, Sunday photographer." Taha Naqash were given appreciation often organize photo talk and (Boys) Pulwama will remain organized a photo walk at a participant of the event certificates". Photo talk discussion sessions where closed on April 17 and 18. Jugal Kishore, under PM further said, "BJP is Minister Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi's nationwide committed to fulfill the The meeting was organized Tulip Garden Srinagar in said, "I have always thrived session was conducted after member's photographs are It was informed that the collaboration with Kashmir for learning, KashmirScape the participants presented curated by the International step has been taken in view of program for MPs to spend promise made by the Prime by district president 24 hours in every Minister Narendra Modi and Baramulla Desh Kumar Kit and Ingenious koshur. has always boosted the moral their best pictures of the photography artists via certain unavoidable Participants along with the of amateurs and beginners". photo fest which was further online discussions", Yasir circumstances. Parliamentary Constituency BJP has a vision to bring Nehru. Present on the to meet the party leaders, Kashmir at par with other occassion were vice certificate of appreciation "Kashmirscape has always analyzed and bisected by the added. The members of this The students of the college The event was attended by brought us to the group members collectively. event said they are looking are informed that no classes interact with the public and places of the country and chairman SICOP Dr. Ali listen to their grievances- transform the lives of Mohammad Mir, State Media youth from across the valley International standard," he According to Mir Yasir who for more events in future too, will be held on the and also saw the added. Sanjay Mahajan, who is one of the founder to help the youngsters to be a aforementioned dates. reached Baramulla town people." One the occasion, Secretary/ Media Incharge today. Jugal on the occasion party senior leader and MLC, Kashmir Altaf Thakur, international tourist was there as a tourist and members of the team said, good photographers. Tarigami said that this is the part of Charanjeet Singh Khalsa incharge Baramulla Sardar Srinagar to host the exercise to hold regular asked workers to organise DD Singh, general. secretary Minister visits flood-hit areas condemns interactions with the door-to-door visits and listen Srinagar/ Protocol Incharge exhibition of civilian killing Parliamentarians to involve to the grievances of people. Kashmir Arif Raja, district rare manuscripts BARAMULLA, APRIL them in promoting the He asked them to make president Bandipora Wasim 15: Central schemes and live up general public aware about Bari, district president To assess post flood Srinagar, Apr 16: SRINAGAR, APRIL to the expectations of the the scores of Centrally Mohammad Jamal situation, Minister for Strongly condemning the 16: In connection with the electorate. Jugal asked the sponsored schemes. During Bhat, BJYM State secretary Technical Education, Youth killing of Sajad Hassan of 'World Heritage Day', workers to work hard so that his ongoing tour to Kashmir, Bilal Parry, BJYM district. Services and Sports, Imran Directorate of Archives, Batamaloo Srinagar in the benefits of the pro-poor Khalsa took the stock of the president Baramulla Imran Raza Ansari today visited security force's action and Central schemes can reach to party's Organizational and Ibrahim, constituency Archaeology & Museums is various flood affected areas Bashir Ahmad Dar, a PDP the people. He also said that political activities. The BJP presidents of Kashmir and going to organize a special of Pattan constituency of worker by unknown there are scores of Centrally senior leader and vice other party workers. exhibition of rare . gunmen at Rajpora manuscripts and recent The Minister was Pulwama, senior CPI(M) JK Bank to organize Retail Credit, archaeological and accompanied by Deputy leader and MLA Kulgam, numismatic findings from Commissioner, Baramulla Dr Mohammad Yousuf Digital Banking promotion campaign Kashmir. Nasir Ahmad Naqash, SSP Baramulla Mir Imtiyaz interacted with the people took a comprehensive Tarigami has termed the Srinagar, Apr 15: J&K loan, education loan, unique facilities during the camp The exhibition will incidents as 'heinous', Husain, SDM & Tehsildar and assured them of every account of the various Bank is organizing two days cash credit facility etc. shall be eligible to be organized on April 18 at possible support. sectors in the Pattan which should be condemned Pattan, Officers of flood Retail Credit and Digital During this two day participate in a lucky draw Directorate of Archives, The Minister impressed constituency and sought by one and all. In a Control Department Banking Promotion campaign, employees of the to win various exciting Archaeology & Museums upon the Deputy reports from the officers statement issued to KNS, Irrigation, PDD, PHE, RDD campaign in civil secretariat civil secretariat can avail prizes in the shape of a with free of cost entry for Commissioner to monitor the concerned regarding the Tarigami said, "Violence in and officers of various Jammu from April 17. The any credit facility from the motor cycle, LED TV, the general public. departments. situation and provide all condition of roads in the any form and manifestation campaign is being Bank and win exciting Refrigerator, Washing During the event During the visit, the possible assistance to the area. He directed them to is condemnable." Tarigami organized to create prizes. Apart from offering Machine, Microwave, rare collections of Arabic, Minister reviewed the affected people. Meanwhile, ensure availability of said, "Such incidents are the Minister directed the electricity and water supply to awareness among the various credit facilities Smartphones etc. Persian, Sharda and Gilgat situation of flood affected inhuman and unfortunate villages particularly Kanloo Irrigation and Flood control the people and emphasized employees of the Civil under retail segment, the Employees of civil Manuscripts, besides recent and the perpetrators of where a residential house department for renovating that the primary priority of the Secretariat about the bank's civil secretariat employees secretariat maintaining their finds including terracotta violence have achieved was damaged due to and widening of flood administration must be to digital products/services would be facilitated to seed accounts in any of the nothing except for tiles and numismatic landslides. He also visits channels so that any provide every basic amenity to like Mobile Banking their Aadhar number and branches of J&K Bank are rendering irreparable loss to hoards discovered at Watnar Hamray, Hanjivera villages eventuality with regard to the common man and sought the families of those killed." (MPay), E-Banking, Credit mobile numbers in their eligible for this lucky draw. and Nuner Budgam will be and other areas of Pattan floods can be tackled. coordination from all district Expressing sympathy Card etc. Besides, the respective accounts. It's pertinent to mention put on display. constituency where he During the visit Ansari and sectoral officers. with the bereaved families, employees would be Notably, Aadhar enrolment that the customers would be the CPI (M) leader has apprised about the hassle would also be facilitated given rebate in rate of conveyed his heartfelt free loan schemes in during the two-day interest in Car Loan (fresh Counselling session for NEET-2017 aspirants held condolences to the families personal segment like car campaign. The employees cars), two wheeler loan and SRINAGAR, APRIL 16: to prepare for upcoming and digital formats including to the students aspiring to of the victims. loan, personal loan, home who would avail the scooty finance scheme. A day-long counseling- NEET 2017. e-books and reference appear in NEET, JEE and cum-mentoring session for The Department had videos. CET. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PHE Mech. Division North Jammu students appearing in the organised a similar He said that IT-enabled Under the initiative, IT- National Eligibility-Cum- mentoring session in Jammu learning material has been enabled learning material, Entrance Test (NEET)-2017 yesterday. made available free of cost including video lectures, e- was organized by On the occasion, Director in the government libraries books and written notes have Department of Libraries and Libraries and Research, across the state to assist been made available free of Research here today. Mukhtar-ul-Aziz, said that students in their preparations cost in the government The session was addressed such initiatives would help for NEET, JEE, CET and libraries across the state to by Vivek Gupta from IIT students to prepare in a other competitive facilitate students to prepare Bombay, who shared various better and focused manner. examinations. for NEET, JEE, CET and other tips and tricks on He said that the Pertinently, the Department competitive examinations. successfully preparing and department in collaboration of Libraries and Research has, Nearly 2,500 plus hours of cracking competitive with PLANCESS EDU in a maiden effort, this year video lectures, 75,000 examinations. Solutions has developed launched one of the biggest e- questions with answers, 150 e- He mentored the composite study material for coaching and e-learning books and hard books are aspirants on study students to prepare for initiatives in J&K to provide being made available to the disciplines, techniques, and NEET with an elaborate quality coaching and students in the public libraries reference material available array of references in print comprehensive solutions free across the State. Police register case against stone-pelters Srinagar, Apr 15: Budgam, some miscreants were pelting injured was shifted to District Hospital Police today said that it has registered a stones on moving vehicles on April 12. Budgam for treatment where from he was case against miscreants who were pelting During this stone pelting, Aijaz Ahmad shifted to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for stones on vehicles at Sunergund in Ganie who was driving a Tavera vehicle further treatment. "A case FIR number Budgam district of Central Kashmir and bearing registration number JK04-7285 86/2017 under Sections 147, 148, 336, during which one person was critically was seriously injured and suffered critical 427, 323/RPC has been registered and injured. A police spokesman said: "Police injuries." The spokesman said his vehicle investigation was taken up," the received information that at Sunergund in also got damaged by the stones. "The spokesman added. 8 CAREER & TECH the northlines Jammu | Monday | April| 17 | 2017 TheWork so youoffice can leave

/You need to increase your productivity so EarlierEarlier everyevery dayday

that you can leave earlier than usual. This means that the prospect of leaving work earlier is work earlier than motivation for an employee to perform to higher maximum potential. usual so that you can How beneficial is this concept The idea of Leave The Office Earlier Day have more free time is to emphasize one's productivity, and not time, some thing that has come about on a weekday . with the advent of capitalization, globalization and outsourcing, says /The idea of Leave Ramadhar Singh, professor of organizational behaviour and human The Office Earlier resoiour and human resources management. "It works on the concept of Day is to emphasize people wanting free time. So if you do your job, you get that free time. But that one's productivity. requires clarity of one's job. Questions like, `What can I do?', `What are my tasks?' and `What are my performance How many of us are office clock- areas?' need to be answered. We are watchers, who count the minutes before giving individuals freedom, but that we log those minimum work hours and requires clarity , which is usually then leave our workstations? Well then, ambiguous in organizations," he says. today should be right up your alley as it's Moreover, people now have phone and Leave The Office Earlier Day . But that internet access everywhere, so there is no doesn't mean you've got a free half-day . demarcation between home and work, he What is does mean is that you need to adds. increase your productivity so that you How you can increase your productivity can leave work earlier than usual so that There are ways that human resource you can have more free time on a management experts and organizational weekday. psychologists say you can increase your The origins of leave the office earlier productivity so that you can finish your day allotted tasks early , or get more done The occasion was the invention of Laura during your work days. Some of them Stack, a specialist in employee include... productivity, who observed that Not multi-tasking: Americans work an average of 49 hours a The ability to multi-task has been hailed biggest detriments to productivity , mainly Taking regular breaks: thereby leading to deceased levels of week, and, more importantly , 350 hours as a boon to productivity, but because they can be too long, lack clear Taking scheduled breaks (say , every 90 concentration and productivity . Instead, snack a year more than most Europeans. The psychologists have contradicted this, purpose and leave too much room for minutes), during which you step away from on foods high in protein, fibre and antioxidants day was therefore started as an incentive saying instead that attempting to do employee distraction. Try and accomplish the your workstation, can help imp rove Making the most of your commute: for employees to complete tasks before several tasks at once can result lead to same goals or tasks via e mail , phone or web- concentration, as well as help prevent back Use the time you take to get to work to answer schedule and thereby make a conscious lost time and productivity . based meetings. But if you must have one, try a ailments related to sitting for too long. emails and to plan your day. effort to increase their efficiency and Avoiding meetings: standing meeting, as it is said to be shorter and Avoiding heavy lunches: Make use of WiFi enabled vehicles in the city, productivity so they could go home It's said that meetings are one of the more productive. A heavy lunch will make you fatigued, like buses and cabs, to do this.

Spelling errors and typos while writing -You pressed send too soon. embarrassing. emails are the most common mistakes but Sending an email off too soon has "From a recruitment perspective, I would sometimes the errors could be Terrible mistakes happened to all of us at some point. tell applicants to avoid sending emails from embarrassing. Sometimes it's obvious to the recipient, but your phone," she said. "If you're applying on A small typo might not be noticed, but it's other times it can look like you're being your phone it suggests you're not putting pretty obvious when you accidentally send blunt. According to Parslow, pressing send time and effort into an application, and the entire office your dietary requirements We make while prematurely is usually a result of being in a probably multitasking. Not a good first for the Christmas party. rush. impression, as to me, applications should be These errors can be particularly "[It's] an issue particularly when rushing thought through as they are usually time annoying - and potentially detrimental - if Writing or travelling and using smartphones on consuming." you're applying for a new job and trying to bumpy trains, and where one is trying to Also, she says sending something without make a great first impression. complete the email before disembarking," checking your spelling, grammar, and So what should you do if you become the he told Business Insider. autocorrections suggests a lack of attention culprit of an email faux-pas? If it happens to you, Gorton says you to detail. Business Insider asked recruitment and should always send as few emails as -You've accidentally been HR professionals for the worst mistakes possible. misinterpreted. you can make in an email - and how to fix "Mistakes happen and we've all done it," Again, this can be avoided if you stop and them if it's too late. she said, suggesting just one follow-up think about what you've written, and you -You accidentally hit 'reply all.' Emails Emails email "rather than sending an email saying spend the time to read it through at least when a test email was sent around to "To me, it shows lack of interest and Instead of replying back to a single attention to detail, which very early on can sorry for the accident, followed by another twice. person, you've accidentally sent everyone absolutely everyone - that's saying the rest of the email - three in total. "Accuracy and quality are challenged 1.2 million people. Some employees be a deal breaker," she told Business in the office your RSVP to an event or Insider. "It can honestly change my mind When you're getting hundreds of emails a when people rush work," said Parslow. "A opinion about the upcoming pub quiz. It's replied back to all asking what was day, it's irritating to get three or four in a row few more minutes in considering the happening, causing an email system break- about people." more annoying than anything else, so The best thing you can do in this situation from one person!" content, the tone it depicts, and how it will be follow it up with a quick email saying you down. To avoid it happening all together, put read is a great investment, as once it has been -You wrote the wrong name. is own up and apologise as soon as didn't mean to send it to everyone and possible, Gorton said, even if that means yourself as the recipient until you're sent, the message will land and will be leave it at that. Getting someone's name wrong can be a somewhere stable to send it off. interpreted as it is written by the recipient." cardinal sin. According to Emily Gorton, HR sending another email straight afterwards. However, if you work in a massive Nigel Parslow, Managing Director of -A word autocorrected to something Everything that happens online can be company, it can be more than a slight assistant at Powder Byrne travel agency, weird. accessed again, so it's important to follow up there's no excuse, especially when the recruitment agency Harvey Nash, told annoyance. For example, in November Business Insider: "Always read through Gorton says you should apologise as soon with someone if they have taken something 2016 NHS employees were person's name was written as you realise you've made a spelling you said the wrong way. previously. the email and check the recipients' details caught in a "reply- as thoroughly as the grammar and content mistake, or you pick up on a word "If you are aware that an email of this all" hell of the email itself." autocorrect changed to something nature has been inadvertently sent, it is always better to retract, correct, and apologise," Parslow said. -You attached the wrong file. People who are guilty of not renaming their files memorably are probably familiar with this one. For example, there was the infamous case in 2015 when a woman accidentally sent a potential employer a Jamie Oliver chilli beef recipe instead of her CV. How you handle this depends on how embarrassing the attachment was. Was it another Word document, or was it a picture of you in your underwear? A simple apology via email should be enough, unless you attached something really bad, in which case an immediate phone call is probably best. "A lot of the time I think the best thing to do is own up as soon as possible - an email to follow or even an immediate phone call to explain what they will be opening," Gorton says. "We employ over 100 staff to work for us in a ski resort during February, and simple mistakes can often mean your application is rejected. A common trait people write on their CVs is attention to detail, which means everything must be spot on." Nation the northlines 9 Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017

Stalin gets six parties on board for Tamil Nadu bandh to flag farmers’ plight

Chennai, Apr 16 AIADMK and the BJP smaller parties and the Left in the meeting while another The DMK and six other whom he holds responsible to come on a single regional party, Pattali parties on Sunday called for platform, to articulate the Makkal Katchi stayed away a one-day Tamil Nadu bandh people’s anger and despite invitation. on April 25 to highlight the resentment over the Centre’s The meeting resolved to plight of the state’s farmers alleged step motherly seek full loan waiver of all who are reeling under a treatment to Tamil Nadu. farmers, setting up of the devastating drought. For the present, nothing Cauvery River Water The meeting was called by highlights this aspect more Management Board and an DMK working president MK than the images of Tamil audience with the Prime Stalin who is rallying all farmers protesting with Minister Narendra Modi. opposition parties behind skulls of fellow farmers who Incidentally, Nallakannu, the him to appropriate the anti- committed suicide while leader of farmers protesting Centre stance that AIADMK for the agrarian crisis there is no in New Delhi questioned as general secretary and chief afflicting Tamil Nadu acknowledgement from the to why the Prime Minister minister Jayalalithaa farmers. Stalin had recently Central government to their had all the time to meet occupied over a host of visited Delhi to express plight. captains of corporate sector issues. solidarity with a group of The two Left parties – CPM and industry leaders did not Stalin chaired the all-party Tamil farmers who have and CPI, Congress, Indian have even a few minutes to the meet at the DMK been protesting for a few Union Muslim League, and spare for the poor farmers A LOADED TRUCK FELL INTO SARMA RIVER AFTER A BRIDGE COLLAPSED AT GANDACHARA headquarters sans the two weeks. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal now under the grip of the warring factions of On Sunday he got the Katchi leaders participated state’s worst ever drought. AMARPUR ROAD, 105 KMS FROM AGARTALA, TRIPURA. Rickshaw driver’s story gives road rage Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India, Pak hold many incident a communal turn in Ranchi ‘spies’ in each other’s custody Ranchi, Apr 16 isolated area by a group of rickshaw driver was New Delhi, Apr 16 Facebook. espionage charges,” said a otherwise eligible for release does not acknowledge him Tension simmered in youths, asked to chant assaulted by the owner of a Former naval officer He disappeared after government source. and repatriation. We also as its national and hasn’t Ranchi’s MG Road for the religious slogans and beaten Santro car after a minor Kulbhushan Jadhav is not reaching Kohat near India and Pakistan started await consular access to responded to India’s request second time in less than a up for refusing to oblige. accident on MG Road. The the only Indian in Pakistan’s Peshawar. Later, during a exchanging list of nationals those Indian nationals in to take him back. For the week after one of the parties His story sparked major car owner had also lodged a custody on charges of Pakistan’s custody for whom past 10 months, Bhopal complaint against the spying. There are 13 others it has so far not been police are taking care of his rickshaw driver Iliaz Khan lodged in Pakistan jails, provided including Hamid daily needs at a safe with the local police station. facing similar charges. Nehal Ansari and location. Police personnel were More than 30 Pakistanis too Kulbhushan Jadhav,” said an Masood Akhtar, another rushed to MG Road and were found to be lodged in Indian external affairs Pakistani national accused protestors were chased away Indian prisons – either ministry’s statement during of being an ISI agent, was to avoid the situation from convicted on charges of the exchange of list. sentenced to 14 years of snowballing into a spying or facing trial — as Of the Pakistani nationals rigorous imprisonment in conflagration. Armed police per a 2015 list. facing trial or undergoing 2003. He was due for release personnel were deployed on Jadhav is also not the only sentence on the charges of but is still lodged in Ambala the streets through the entire Indian to whom Pakistan has spying in India, many have central jail. Jail officials say night and on Sunday to denied consular access. court hearing in Pakistan, it of each country lodged in served their sentence but till the time they don’t get prevent any further tension. The neighbouring country transpired Ansari is in the other country’s jails can’t be deported as communication for his in a road rage incident late unrest in the Muslim- “The rickshaw driver cooked earlier refused consular custody of Pakistani following an agreement on Pakistan refuses to accept deportation from the Saturday night sought to dominated Ekra Masjid up the entire story only to access to Hamid Nehal intelligence agencies. consular access signed in them as its citizens. ministry of foreign affairs, give a communal colour to locality and brought gather a mob and scare the Ansari, a 27-year-old In all there are 208 Indians in 2008. Sajeed Muneer, for instance, he will not be released. it. thousands of protestors out car owner with whom he had management teacher from Pakistani jail. Among them “In this context, we await spent about 12 years in The A Muslim e-rickshaw driver on the street in his support. a scuffle,” said Ranchi Mumbai, who went to 174 are fishermen. from Pakistan confirmation Indian jail for espionage issues orders every month allegedly cooked up a story However, police said they superintendent of police Pakistan in search of a “Among the civilian of nationality of those in before being released on for the extension of his of how he was taken to an later found out that the e- Kishore Kaushal. woman he fell in love on prisoners, 13 are facing India’s custody who are June 5 last year. Pakistan imprisonment. Industry connect but no Telangana passes bill increasing quota for Muslims to Alwar lynching: Police yet to make infrastructure handover: Centre arrests despite 6 named in FIR to revisit ITIs adoption policy 12%; state’s total quota goes above SC limit of 50% Jaipur, Apr 16 Almost a fortnight after Pehlu Khan, the 55-year-old dairy The centre has These companies not only Hyderabad, Apr 16 the bill to raise the quota, the SC in its ruling in the population percentage of farmer from Nuh in Haryana, was murdered in Alwar, the decided to revisit its policy add infrastructure and The Telangana assembly on from the existing 4%, for Indira Sawhney case in Muslims in Telangana has Rajasthan police say they will not arrest the six named in of adoption of industrial equipment to the ITI they Sunday unanimously the socially and November, 1992. shot up and 90% of them the FIR before interrogating them to make sure they were training institutes (ITIs) by adopt but also tweak the passed a bill to increase economically backward Putting up a strong case in are poor and socially involved in the crime. the private sector industrial curriculum according to the reservations for backward among the Muslims. support of the bill, Rao said backward. Hence, we have Alwar superintendent of police Rahul Prakash said they units. industry needs. Even sections among Muslims to decided to increase were raiding various places to nab the six people named in Following the footsteps of instructors who are deputed 12%, taking the total quota reservation quota treating Khan’s FIR because they are absconding since April 5 but Maharashtra state by the government are in the state to over 50%, the them as OBC,” he told the added that they would only be detained for interrogation. government that has exposed to the latest limit set by the Supreme assembly. “We will arrest them only after we are sure that they were withdrawn the policy of technological advancements Court. Rao was confident of involved in the crime,” he told HT. handing over of ITIs to prevalent in the industry. It Telangana government overcoming legal hurdle in Earlier, on April 5, Prakash announced a reward of Rs 5,000 industrial units for running works in the larger interest of convened a special session surpassing the quota ceiling each on the six accused for information leading to their these institutions and training the industry also as its gets on the day, despite it being by incorporating it in the arrests. the students, the union skill the talent pool of its choice a holiday, to pass “The Ninth Schedule of the The FIR in the murderous attack on Khan and four others development ministry is which otherwise ITIs cannot Telangana Backward Constitution through a was registered against six named and 200 unidentified seriously studying the generate on its own. Classes, Scheduled Castes, Constitutional amendment people on the basis of Khan’s statement to police around loopholes in the policy. As many as 1396 ITIs were Scheduled Tribes as was done in Tamil Nadu 11pm on April 1 when the farmer was in the intensive care Most of India’s major earmarked for the scheme (Reservation of seats in in 1994. unit of Kailash Hospital in Behror in Alwar. manufacturing giants have under which the industrial educational Institutions and The bill also envisaged to the reservations were being In the neighbouring In his statement, Khan named Om Yadav (45), Hukum adopted and been running unit would get Rs. 2.5 crore of appointments or posts in increase the reservations in provided purely on the southern state, 69% of the Chand Yadav (44), Sudhir Yadav (45), Jagmal Yadav (73), about 1200 ITIs in the interest-free loan for sprucing the services under the educational institutions and basis of socio-economic seats are reserved for SC, Naveen Sharma (48) and Rahul Saini (24) for carrying the country since 2007. up the ITI infrastructure. State) Bill, 2017” government jobs for backwardness and not on ST and OBC communities. attack on him and four others with him carrying cattle from The centre government in India has a total of about It was passed after three Scheduled Tribes from the basis of religion. The bill will now be a weekly market in Jaipur to their village in Nuh. 2007 had rolled out a scheme 13,000 ITIs. hours of intense debate and existing six percent to 10%. “The poorer sections of required to be passed by the On the basis of Khan’s statement, police registered a case allowing industrial units of Industry too had welcomed suspension of all the five The enhancement of quota Muslims have already been state legislative council, against these six and 200 others under sections 147 repute to adopt ITIs to get the scheme as it could BJP members who were for Muslims and ST will getting 4% reservations before it could be sent for (rioting), 143 (unlawful assembly), 323 (voluntarily causing the trainees exposed to the produce the workforce opposing any religion- take the total percentage of under the Backward the President’s assent for its hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 308 (culpable homicide), latest technological according to their needs by based reservation. reservations in the state to Classes (E) category. After inclusion in the 9th 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code. On April 3, section knowhow and better their tweaking the curriculum to Chief minister K 62, which is 12% higher the bifurcation of the Schedule of the 308 was changed to that of murder (section 302) after Khan employment prospects. meet their requirements. Chandrasekhar Rao moved than the 50% ceiling set by combined Andhra Pradesh, Constitution. died in hospital around 7.30pm. OBC bill: BJP flays Opposition parties for being ‘anti-backward castes’ at Odisha meet

Bhubaneswar, Apr 16 It accused the Congress and commissions. living conditions of backward Independence, a government has Playing the OBC card, the BJP other rival parties of being He said the OBC MPs belonging people cannot be termed right taken this “historic” decision. on Sunday hit out at opposition “anti-backward castes”. to all parties, including the and the people sidelined for long “This is fulfillment of the parties, including the Congress, The OBCs, comprising over Congress and the Samajwadi should now get their due in the long-pending demand of for stalling a “historic” bill 52% of population, are vital to Party, had met Modi recently to society. providing social justice to the granting constitutional status to BJP’s fortunes and a large chunk press for such a bill but It is not right to oppose such backward classes of our the OBC Commission and of them had remained opposition parties stalled it decision only for politics, it said. society... This step reflects the asserted that the Modi indifferent to it before its when it was brought. It is yet another pro-poor move strong resolve of Modi to bring government is firm on its concerted bid to woo them bore The Lok Sabha, where the by the government, the minister equality in the society where resolve to ensure justice to fruits under Modi in the 2014 government enjoys a big said, adding that various bodies, nobody is treated badly backward castes. Lok Sabha polls and then in the majority, passed the including the Mandal because of their caste or Seeking to consolidate its recent Assembly constitutional amendment bill commission, had made such a educational backwardness. support among the other elections. during the recent Budget suggestion. Justice needs to be delivered to backward classes (OBC), it “It is a must to grant the OBC Congress did not do justice to The present commission is Session but the Rajya Sabha, The resolution moved by every citizen without any bias passed a separate resolution at Commission constitutional them when it was in power and “powerless” and cannot do where it is short of a simple Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and or prejudice,” it said. its national executive meeting status. It will give them justice continues to do so now,” Union justice to the OBCs, he said, majority, stalled it and sent to a seconded by the party’s senior Javadekar said the OBC hailing Prime Minister Narendra and help create an equal society. Minister Prakash Javadekar told asserting that the central parliamentary committee for OBC leaders, including Madhya commission will help people Modi, who comes from an OBC The Congress and other parties reporters. government is firm on the bill’s review and recommendations. Pradesh and Jharkhand chief irrespective of religions as caste, for the legislation and have proved that they may He was briefing them on the passage. It will give the Slamming the Congress, the ministers Shivraj Singh socially and educationally condemning rivals for blocking preach social justice but practise resolution passed by the national commission powers similar to resolution said opposing a Chouhan and Raghubar Das, backward groups of minorities it in the Rajya Sabha. only vote bank politics. The executive. the SCs and the STs decision aimed at improving the said it is after 70 years of also fall in the OBC category. 10 SPORTS the northlines Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017 Gani of Punjab takes home Jhajjar Kotli dangal title Media XI overpowers JAMMU, April 16: Rinku Baru, Madan Mohan Abdul Gani of Dubey, Tara Mani Dubey, Rainawari CC by 22 runs Mallerkotla in Punjab today Yash Paul Dubey, Neelam lifted the Jhajjar Kotli Baru, Om Parkash, Sat Paul Kesari dangal title defeating Baru, Prem Chand, Ajay Bhupinder of Ajnala in Sharma, Sunny (Airtel), Punjab in the main bout that Mohd. Fareed, Tulinder lasted for 23 minutes at Kumar, Raj Singh, Om Jhajjar Kotli in district Parkash Verma and Sat Paul Jammu. Verma. Dangal was organized by Other Results: Roshan Jhajjar kotli Dangal Lal Sharma of Muthi of J&K Committee in collaboration Police beat Narinder of with J&K Indian Style Ajnala, Jakker of Sarore Wrestling Association under beat Sheru of Pathankot, the overall supervision of Chief guest gives away Jajjar Kotli dangal title to Abdul Gani of Punjab. Panku of Jammu beat president of the Association, Bahadur of Pathankot, Feeza Jammu: bowled exceptional to who could salvage some Singh, Bashmir Mohd, The second main bout won bout. Jhajjar Kotli Dangal Shiv Kumar Sharma and of Billawar beat Man Media XI Club eliminate three of the Media pride as they scored 34 & 25 Rakesh Badyal (District by Kapil of Guru Hanuman Committee members and chairman Shining Star Hussian of R.S Pura, Gopal defeated Rainawari Cricket XI batters conceding just 22 runs respectively. Aditpal Social Welfare Officer), Delhi who defeated technical officials who School Jhajjar Kotli, Dugra Sharma of Jindrah beat Club by a margin of 22 runs runs in his four over spell. with 14 runs of 9 balls Rashid Mohd. (Naib Nisar Ahmed of Doda of helped in the conduct of this Dass Thappa. Manjit of Phagwara, Murad in a T-20 cricket match Whereas Abbeya and Aditpal remained the other top scorer Tehsildar), Varun Sanmotra, J&K Police while third bout dangal were Ravi Kumar Chairman of J&K Indian Ali of Domana beat Ajeet of played at GGM Science Singh also bagged 2 and 1 for the Rainawari CC. Yash Paul Sharma, Rehmat went to Ishaq (Lallu) of Baru, Swarn Singh Charak, Style Wrestling Association, Pathankot, Sachin of Guru College ground, here today. respectively. For Media XI, Rahul Ali, Mohd. SaDiq and Bajrangi Akhara Jammu Dugra Dass Thappa, Sanjay Prem Choudhary was chief Hanuman Akhara beat Talab Media XI Cricket Club led In their run chase the Khatri 2/29 remained the Madan Mohan Dubey. who beat Gursewak of BSF Kumar Dubey, Om Parkash guest, who distributed cash of Mallerkotla, Arif of by Yash Khajuria, after cautious Rainawari CC pick of the bowlers, whereas In all, 45 bouts were of Chandigarh. In fourth Dubey, Bashir Mohd. Malik, prizes among the winners Manwal beat Laikat Ali of winning the toss opted to bat suffered early loss of Yash, Nitin, Ankush, Amit played in this dangal. bout claimed by Ajay Vijay Kumar Dubey, Rajesh and runners-up wrestlers. Bajrangi Akhara Jammu, Ali first. With the help of stellar as Media XI bowlers bowled and Sunil shared a wicket a Winner of the main bout, Sharma of Udhampur Baru, Ama Din Gujar, Prominent among others of Pathankot beat Bharat batting performance by exceptional in the power peace. Abdul Gani was awarded beating Gurmail of BSF of Mustaq (Sonu), Surat Singh, present included general Bushan of Domana, Danesh Gourav who scored well play leaking just 37 runs by Later, Gourav Manhas with cash prize of Rs Chandigarh while Narinder Bishan Dass Sharma, Seshu secretary District Reasi of Chandigarh beat Bobari crafted fifty (63 runs off 44 sending 2 batsmen back to who scored 63 runs laced 25,000 while runners-up of BSF defeated Mohd. Paul Singh, Romail Singh, Indian Style Wrestling of Sarore and Muneer of balls) Media XI posted a the pavilion. Bowling tight with 9 boundaries was Bhupinder given away a Akram of Chouadi in Hussian Mohd., Sunil Association, Naresh Kumar, Jammu beat Manjeet of BSF challenging 162 runs' target line and length in the middle declared as Man of the cash prize of Rs 16,000. Jammu in the fifth main Advocate, Rinku Numberdar, Balkar Singh, SHO Rakesh of Chandigarh. on scoreboard at the cost of 6 overs by the Media XI Match. wickets in the stipulated bowlers cost Rainawari CC Desh Ratan Dubey, Joint U-15 shuttlers Gayatri Gopichand, Samiya Indian girls lack self-belief, overs. badly as they kept on losing Secretary, J&K Cricket Amit Kumar (24 runs off wickets on regular interval Association, Jammu Wing Farouqi emerge victorious in Jakarta working on it: hockey coach 27 balls) and Ankush (23 as they eventually ended up was the Chief Guest on the NEW DELHI: women's U-15 doubles title. The doubles NEW DELHI: runs off 14 balls) also 139 for 8 in the 20 overs and occasion, whereas Senior Call it a super Sunday for Indian badminton, bronze was won by Kavipriya and Meghana The results have been good of late but India's women's contributed to the total. lost by 22 runs. Mussif and Journalist Rajesh Dhar also if you like. Not long before the first all-Indian Reddy. hockey coach Marijne Sjoerd feels the team lacks self-belief Vishal from Rainawari CC Reshav were the only batter presided over there. final of the Singapore Open Super Series All four girls are products of the SAI Pullela against higher-ranked opponents -- a problem he is trying to between Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth, Gopichand National Badminton Academy in resolve by keeping the side "busy". approximately 900 kilometers southwards in Hyderabad, which for the first time was able to Sjoerd took charge of team last month and in his maiden Singh faces Jakarta, three young Indian shuttlers did the send a group of U-15 level badminton players assignment, the team won the Hockey World League Round 2 country proud by claiming podium finishes at overseas to compete in the age-group title in West Vancouver recently. The win helped the side the 2017 International Junior Grand Prix. International Junior Grand Prix. advance to the next round -- Hockey World League Semifinal Chinore Club in T20 final Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of All-England Continuing the promise displayed from an -- also a World Cup qualifier. JAMMU, April 16: successful bowler with five wickets, champion and coach of Rio Olympics silver early age, Gayatri beat Samiya 21-11, 18-21, "What I understood is that Indian girls lack self belief. They Singh Club Akhnoor shall be playing including hat trick. Sunny and Sunil shared medalist PV Sindhu, among other champions, 21-16 in 56 minutes to claim the U-15 singles sometimes lose a match even before stepping on the turf. I against Chinore Cricket Club (CCC) in the two each. think they consider themselves smaller when they play against won the Under-15 women's singles title by title, and a while later the two girls teamed up final of the ongoing Tournament, In reply, Singh Akhnoor attained the goal beating compatriot Samiya Imad Farouqui, to beat the Indonesian pair of Kelly Larissa and a higher-ranked country," the 42-year-old told PTI in an organised by SP Rural of J&K Police under making 125 runs in 17 overs for five while finishing with bronze was Kavipriya Shelandry Vyola 21-17, 21-15 in 28 minutes to interview from Holland. Civic Action Programme at MHAC School wickets. Aunny Mahi played fine innings Selvam. Gayatri and Samiya also won the win the the women's U-15 doubles title. "I want them to be busy and think about themselves and the team, not about others. Thinking about others will only lead to Nagbani, near here on April 18. of 56 runs while Sunil Sharma contributed wrong distractions. I want them to focus on their task and Earlier, in the semifinals, decided today, 44 runs and Manik Sharma added 11. From Praneeth clinches maiden Super fulfill that in the best possible way," he said. Singh Club defeated Singh Club Baba Singh Baba Talab, Ankush took two India played the likes of minnows Uruguay, Chile Talab by five wickets. Batting first, after wickets, followed by Lablu and Happy, Series title at Singapore Open and Belarus in Hockey World League Round 2 and Sjoerd Sigh Club won the toss and opted to field, who shared apiece each. Chander Kiran SINGAPORE: a thrilling contest. either and came up with refuses to read too much into the side's successful performance Singh Club Baba Talab made 124 runs was adjudged man of the match for his five Promising Indian shuttler The two trainees of the down the line smashes to in West Vancouver. losing all their wickets in 17.1 overs. Anil wickets haul. B Sai Praneeth clinched his Gopichand academy grab five game points. "We were the favourites in the tournament as we were the (40), Lablu (25) and Happy (20) were main Meanwhile, in other semifinal of the day, top-ranked side but indeed it was a good start. My main target maiden Super Series title at exploited every chink that In the second game, contributors to the total. From Singh Chinore Club registered an outright 10- is to reach the quarterfinals in the 2020 Olympics," he said. the Singapore Open after they were aware of in each Srikanth rushed to a 4-1 lead Akhnoor, Chander Kiran emerged as most wicket win against Baba Jitto Club. defeating compatriot K other's game. but Praneeth clawed back at Srikanth in a historic all- In the first game, Srikanth 7-7. The duo, which trains Indian final on Sunday. played some angled shots to together at the Gopichand IPL 2017: Badree removes Rahane World No.30 Praneeth, set up his points and then Academy, moved neck-and- who had won the Canada used his accurate smashes to neck till 10-10 before NEW DELHI: 100 comes Christian and Jaydev Unadkat Both teams suffered losses on Open Grand Prix last year seal them. He gathered Praneeth grabbed a one- up for RPS in the 14th over, but replace Lockie Ferguson and Friday, with RCB - despite the and reached the Syed Modi many points on Praneeth's point advantage with MS Dhoni has looked rusty Ankit Sharma for RPS. RCB timely return of their talismanic Grand Prix Gold final this forehand with his brilliant Srikanth hitting wide. while Steve Smith has not been make two changes: Adam captain - losing to Mumbai year, outmaneuvered returns. Praneeth continued to able to brea kfree. RCB have Milne and Watson come in for Indians by four wickets while Srikanth 17-21, 21-17, 21- Srikanth started with two dominate the proceedings bowled and fielded well so far Tymal Mills and Gayle. RPS were handed a seven- 12 in the summit clash of lame returns but as the game and moved to a 20-17 lead Stellar catch by Kohli Indian skipper wicket thrashing by Gujarat the $350,000 event. progressed, he showed his when Srikanth made a removes Tripathi will renew his onfield rivalry Lions. The sixth-placed hosts "It's always difficult to class to outmaneuver his service error. He then roared Superb catch by RCB skipper with Australian counterpart have just a solitary win from play someone with whom compatriot. The duo didn't back into the contest when Virat Kohli at extra cover diving Steve Smith on Sunday, but this four matches with the bottom- you play everyday. I am go for long rallies and his compatriot hit wide. to his left. Rahul Tripathi was time the goal will be to reignite placed visitors in an identical very happy to win today. varied the pace with their In the decider, Praneeth looking in good touch and the Royal Challengers Bangalore's position. blazing start. Adam Milne has Royal Challengers Bangalore The way I played in the repertoire of strokes. carried the momentum and youngster cannot believe that he stuttering campaign in the For a team that has been tonked for 17 runs while (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), tournament, I'm very happy. It was Srikanth who surged to a 7-3 lead which has been dismissed. He goes for Indian Premier League. traditionally relied on its Samule Badree's first over was Mandeep Singh, AB de Villiers, The support here for the grabbed an 11-7 advantage he consolidated to 11-5 at 31 off 23 balls. RPS 69/2 Smith - who along with Kohli batsmen to get the job done, taken for 11 tuns Kedar Jadhav(w), Shane Indians has also been very during the first break with a the break. It was another Badree removes Rahane was the focal point of a bitter RCB have come up short this Rising Pune Supergiant Watson, , Pawan nice," an overwhelmed cross-court smash which towering smash on After a good start, Ajinkya feud that threatened to engulf season, with long-term injuries (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Negi, Samuel Badree, Adam Praneeth said after the 54- Praneeth couldn't return Srikanth's backhand which Rahane is undone by a Samuel the Test series against the to KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan Rahul Tripathi, Steven Milne, Sreenath Aravind, minute clash. despite a full stretch dive. gave him the lead. Bdree special, beaten in flight visiting Australians last month - making matters worse. The Smith(c), Ben Stokes, Manoj Yuzvendra Chahal It was the first time in the Praneeth too made The change of court didn't and he is castled. RPS 63/1 in is on a similar mission as he team has struggled to put up Tiwary, MS Dhoni(w), Daniel TOSS history of international Srikanth run for every point break Praneeth's rhythm as 7.4 hopes to kick-start Rising Pune runs on the board - with three Christian, Rahul Chahar, Imran Royal Challengers Bangalore badminton that two Indians before closing in to make it he continued to trouble Blazing start for RPS Supergiant's season when the sub-160 totals in four matches - Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev win toss and opt to bowl vs were playing a Super Series 14-15. Srikanth with his array of Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul two teams meet at the M and will look to improve in that Unadkat Rising Pune Supergiant. Dan final and it turned out to be Srikanth did not relent strokes and better net-play. Tripathi have given RPS a Chinnaswamy stadium. area going ahead. IPL 2017: Rana, Pollard take Mumbai Indians to top of table NEW DELHI: shots by the Mumbai Indians flicked for six towards third- towards the fence left of point. It and went wicketless in the final on when he was on 10, Rana Mumbai Indians registered bowlers. He was out of sorts man. McCullum added 80 with was followed by a thumping against West Indies. made the Gujarat bowlers pay. their fourth consecutive win of initially - swung and missed Suresh Raina for the second pull over the square leg Every year, Mumbai Indians Basil Thampi was welcomed by IPL 2017 on the back of Nitish quite a few inside Powerplay. wicket, something the Gujarat boundary as Karthik raced away seem to develop a 'find', and this two sixes - a ramp and a full- Rana's second half-century and Mitchell McClenaghan and Lions needed desperately after to 39 of 18. He was tied down in year the player to fit that bill is blooded swing over the extra a sparkling 39 from Kieron Jasprit Bumrah's slower ones losing Dwayne Smith off just the last two overs by Bumrah Nitish Rana. In the four matches cover boundary. Rana followed Pollard. They overhauled mixed with Harbhajan's the second ball. He eventually and Malinga but a couple of prior to this, Rana had scores of it with a third off Andrew Tye's Gujarat Lions' 176/4 to bag the doosra/straighter delivery didn't made 65 before missing a full sixes from Jason Roy (7-ball 34, 50, 45 and 11 and already slower one, lofting the ball over top spot in the points-table prevented McCullum from and straight delivery from 14*) in the last over, who came pulled off a sensation chase deep square-leg. With his pace We break down the match opening his arms, and his score Malinga to find his stumps out to bat at No. 6, gave Gujarat against two-time IPL champions options not working, Suresh into five passages of play that after five overs ready just 15. shattered. But by then he had a total they'd be happy with. Kolkata Knight Riders. Mumbai Raina introduced Ravindra determined the outcome. But the shackles broke in the scored his 12th IPL fifty, fourth Rare hammering for Malinga Indians, in reply to Gujarat Jadeja, who was taken by Rana McCullum overcomes sixth. Malinga was short and against Mumbai Indians, that season. And here against the that there were hardly any dot Lasith Malinga produced Lions' 176 had lost Parthiv Patel for a four - that brought up his scratchy start wide, and McCullum responded had set the base for Gujarat. Mumbai Indians he proved his balls in there - four to be precise. figures of 1/51 which was his for a duck off the second ball of second fifty of this IPL - and a Sunday's knock against by slapping it over the point Karthik helps Gujarat finish worth again with a quick 26-ball He showed a bit of worst IPL figure. This was just the innings, and as everyone six in his second over with Mumbai Indians wasn't the kind boundary. Two balls later, he with flourish 48 that added impetus to the improvisation by scooping the second time that Malinga, waited in anticipation for Rohit exquisite footwork. He finally of innings one would usually bowled a length ball, again Dinesh Karthik has been one Gujarat innings after Hardik Pandya over fine leg and the leading-wicket taker in the Sharma to come out at No.3, fell to Tye against the run of associate with Brendon rolling his fingers over it, and of the Indian batsmen to look McCullum's exit. He hit two showed his class by squeezing a tournament's history, conceded from the Mumbai dugout it was play, offering a faint nick to McCullum. He wasn't at his the batsman swatted it over out for this season having scored fours and two sixes but what yorker outside off by opening 50 or more runs in T20s, the Nitish Rana who strolled out, Karthik behind the stumps, but free-flowing best, often midwicket. Harbhajan was slog runs across all three formats in stood out about his knock was the face of his bat and sending it previous being in the 2012 getting a deserved promotion in by then he and Buttler had put restricted from playing the big slept and a Bumrah full-toss was the recently-concluded domestic World T20 where he leaked 54 the batting order. Dropped early on 85 for the second wicket. 11 BUSINESS the northlines Jammu | Monday | April 17 | 2017 QHMPL launches Merger with BSNL desirable for strong pan-India play: MTNL CMD NEW DELHI: the spate of mergers in the industry 5000mAh Powerbank The merger of BSNL and MTNL is including Airtel-Telenor, RCom- Aircel "desirable" for operational synergy and and Vodafone-Idea Cellular. Jammu: power is sufficiently enabled even the fiercely-competitive telecom "I think it is the necessity of the QHMPL, India's leading for talk time and support with market necessitates such a combination market not just requirement of one frontrunner in consumer multimedia devices,along for a stronger pan-India play, a top entity versus another entity," he said. electronics & high-quality IT with the ability to withstand MTNL official has said. Purwar felt that there are operational peripherals, under the brand 500 charge cycles in its The comment comes amid what synergies between the two telecom 'Quantum Hi-Tech', widens its lifetimebeginning a new seems to be a renewed push for BSNL- PSUs and that merger is a natural outcome Power Bank Portfolio with the battle in Speaking on the MTNL merger with a Parliamentary for realising their full potential. launch of its compact launch of its Mini-series in panel report recently noting that the however, said in a written reply in "Also to provide a better customer '5000mAh - Don't get fooled Power Banks, Mr. Ashish Telecom Department plans to place the Parliament that there was no such interface, merger is desirable," said the by its size!' Mutneja, Director Quantum merger proposal before the Cabinet by proposal at present for the merger of MTNL CMD said. Known to be candy bar Hi Tech, says, "You don't June. BSNL and MTNL. His counterpart in BSNL had recently sized, the power bank does always need 10000mah or "The industry is consolidating. It is Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd said BSNL-MTNL combination will be very well at being one the best 20000mah even for the not an issue of BSNL and MTNL...for (MTNL) offers services in Delhi and "advantageous" for both firms, given the small power banks on the can Output 5V/1.0A charging Amp does a great job at simplest tasks. Enter our any operator to succeed in India a pan Mumbai. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd synergies in areas like enterprise and market because of its short speed to your devices. This keeping a great conversions 5000mAh Power Banks India operation is a must," MTNL CMD (BSNL), on the other hand, operates mobile businesses. length and skinny width. As a amount of Amperage is rate, so you can very well which suits your dynamic P K Purwar told PTI. across rest of India. However in the same breath, BSNL result, it can fit into a pocket enough to charge many charge your smartphone up to needs, bringing the perfect BSNL-MTNL merger is a "desirable "The days of marginal operators are CMD Anupam Shrivastava had pointed and easily be held in your smartphones at their max 2 times. Some may even do 3 confluence of portability and situation", he said. over...you have to have pan-India out that issues pertaining to debt and salary hand. In terms of charging, it speed. The input speed at 1 times. The 5000mAh of power." Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha, operations," Purwar emphasised citing structure will have to be sorted out first. FPIs' net inflow at Rs 16,500 cr in April so far Data war: Airtel doles out free data to postpaid subscribers NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Mobile will be up for grabs, a company If the usage charges are less offers to retain customers, Foreign investors have operator Bharti Airtel is handing spokesperson said. than Rs 499, the users will only turning up the competitive heat pumped in a whopping Rs out free high-speed data to its "Now enjoy some free data be charged on the rates that are in a market of over 1.12 billion 16,500 crore in the Indian capital postpaid subscribers for the next every month for the next three applicable, the email added. mobile subscribers. markets this month so far on the three months to counter months...That should cover any Airtel said the move will protect Jio, which debuted last year back of improved investor aggressive offerings by long vacation you may have consumers from bill shocks with free data and voice sentiment and growth in newcomer Reliance Jio. planned," Bharti Airtel CEO while travelling abroad. offering, now has 72 million manufacturing sector. Airtel is offering up to 30 GB Gopal Vittal said in an email to The company is sending out paid subscribers (as on March This comes following a record if a subscriber has not activated of free data for the next three subscribers. mails in batches to inform all its 31, 2017). net inflow of Rs 56,944 crore a pack before travelling abroad months for postpaid subscribers In addition, Airtel has said postpaid customers about the After regulator TRAI nixed ($8.7 billion) last month, mainly and in case the daily usage logging onto the 'My Airtel' app that it will offer the value to offers. its three-month complimentary on expectations that BJP's exceeds Rs 499, Airtel will by April 30. customers who have not Over the last few months, offer, Reliance Jio recently victory in the recently held automatically activate the Rs For those who have already activated the right international Reliance Jio's disruptive announced a new plan of 1 GB assembly polls would lead to showed the factory output this, total inflow has reached to 499 pack (that includes availed a similar offer by the roaming pack, before their positioning in the market has high speed data daily for three faster reforms. growth rising to a five-month Rs 85,156 crore (USD 13 billion) unlimited incoming calls, free company last month, 10 GB travel abroad. forced other operators to months at Rs 309 for its Prime In February, Foreign Portfolio high in March, indicating a so far this year in the capital data, SMS) at no added cost. Investors (FPIs) had made a net further improvement in the markets (equity and debt). Geojit free data (one month validity) Citing an example, Airtel said respond with generous counter- members. investment of Rs 15,862 crore in health of India's manufacturing Financial Services Chief Market equity and debt markets. Prior to sector, experts said. According to Strategist Anand James said: Indians best in that, FPIs had pulled out more depository data, FPIs infused a "The prospects of a gradual US Silicon Valley’s hottest startup than Rs 80,000 crore between net sum of Rs 2,997 crore in rate hike looks to have improved paying card October 2016 to January 2017. A equities during April 3-13 and the risk appetite. This should also dues: Study major boost to the investor another Rs 13,531 crore in the mean, save a negative surprise Hortonworks eyes India’s Big Data sentiment came last week from debt segment, translating into a from monsoon forecast, fourth CHENNAI: As high as BENGALURU: larger office in Bengaluru which the latest Nikkei India combined inflow of Rs 16,529 quarter numbers should prompt 92% of Indian credit card The big data industry in the houses the company’s Manufacturing PMI data, which crore (USD 2.54 billion). With investors to be forward looking." holders pay more than their country is expected to grow engineering and support teams, minimum monthly dues, eightfold to touch $16 billion by in addition to the India sales compared to 88% Canadians, 2025 team. Millennials to beat older buyers in luxury space 89% Americans and 44% Hortonworks Inc. stunned the “The consumption (of data) in NEW DELHI: Grey hair and Porsches don't next two-to-three years." South Africans, said a survey tech industry a few years ago this market, with Digital India, is go together anymore. Young buyers are all set This is a far cry from the time when by credit information agency when it became the fastest phenomenal,” said Kamal Brar, to beat the older generation in buying high- premium brands depended on an older CIBIL. Also, Indians seem enterprise software start-up to Vice President, Asia Pacific, end goods that were reserved for a select few generation of well-heeled buyers for growth. more aware of the penalties reach $100 million in annual Hortonworks. He said that it has - those with bloated bank balances and In 2008, Milwaukeebased big bike maker said that come with nonpayment of revenue in just four years from got customers in India which are receding hairlines. its average rider was 48 years old. credit card dues, as the CIBIL inception. The California-based already using Hadoop especially With the luxury industry entering a new The characteristics of millennial behaviour survey showed nine out of 10 company said that it now saw its in sectors such as e-commerce `normal' characterized by lower growth, are al ready seeping through to older next big growth coming from opportunity to monetise Prior to co-founding and telecommunications. The brands are betting on a new generation to generations -which accounted for 73% of credit card users were aware international business and the Hadoop, an open source Hortonworks, Mr. Murthy, an government too was open to keep the engine purring. luxury purchases in 2016, said Bain & Co. that delay or non-payment on Indian market is going to play a software platform for distributed alumnus of Visvesvaraya adopting such open-source Millennials will represent 40% of the For one, with younger buyers jumping into credit card bills negatively key role in it. It is betting big on storage and processing of very Technological University was technologies, he said. “That is global market for personal luxury goods by the fray, the time taken to make a purchase is impacts their credit score and selling its services and support large data sets on computer responsible for all MapReduce proven with Aadhaar, digital 2025, revealed new research by Bain & decreasing -millennials take one-third less report. When it came to Company and Farfetch. "Around 16% of our time than older customers to make purchase for the Hadoop open-source data clusters built from commodity code and configuration locker and now the payment awareness on credit card current sales come from millennials," said decisions. For older buyers too, digital analytics technology framework hardware. Hadoop was built at deployed across more than gateways coming through the billing metrics, about 33% Vimal Sumbly, MD at Triumph Motorcycles interactions with peers are on the rise when to the Indian enterprises as well Yahoo! in the mid-2000s to help 42,000 servers at Yahoo!. demonetisation move,” said Indians were uncertain about India. "We expect this to go up to 30% in the choosing to purchase a product. as government’s big data the Internet portal compete with MapReduce, which is the core Mr.Brar. the importance or benefits of projects like the ID platform Google. component of Hadoop, is the The big data industry in the paying more than the minimum Aadhaar. In 2011, serial entrepreneur original framework for writing country is expected to grow 7.7 GW old thermal power due. This compares to 39% “We have captured a Rob Bearden partnered with applications that process large eightfold to touch $16 billion by Canadians who were uncertain, significant amount of market in Yahoo! to establish amounts of data. 2025 from the present size of $2 25% Americans and 21% North America. I think a lot of Hortonworks with 24 engineers In 2014, Hortonworks’ billion, according to the IT trade units to be replaced South Africans. "Our analysis our growth would come from the original Hadoop team market capitalisation exceeded body NASSCOM. NEW DELHI: The plan is suggests consumers who pay internationally and India would including founders like Alan $1 billion in an initial public Globally, Hortonworks The government has being chalked more than their minimum due be a key part of that,” said Arun Gates and Arun Murthy. The offering. But the market cap has provides its platform to identified old power projects out after on credit cards are less likely to Murthy, the 35-year-old co- original developer of Hadoop, now come down to about $662 customers such as the United Doug Cutting, who named the million. To bolster its growth, totalling 7,738 mw capacity stringent norms go delinquent," said Harshala founder and vice president for Network for Organ Sharing platform after his son’s yellow Hortonworks is now eyeing owned by the Centre and for thermal Chandorkar, COO, TransUnion engineering at Hortonworks, in (UNOS), healthcare stuffed toy elephant, works at opportunities in the Indian states for replacement with power plants CIBIL, which ran this survey an interview. organisation Mayo Clinic, Cloudera, which is market as well as to hire talent energy-efficient supercritical were laid down across eight metro cities with The firm leads a bunch of online retailer eBay and digital Hortonwork’s rival. here. This month, it opened a plants, which will generate a by the 1,100 consumers in India. companies that are pursuing the music service Spotify. gross 18,560 mw. environment "The government has ministry. The identified 7,738 mw new guidelines inefficient thermal plants, for coal-based IRDA asks insurers to upload details of POS which would be replaced with power stations supercritical units, to were introduced HYDERABAD: new POS enrolled by them as clearing which the candidate conserve scarce natural marked out 6,608 mw for the in December 2015 to cut Insurers and insurance stipulated in the guidelines could be appointed as a POS. resources like land, water and purpose, which will lead to down emission of PM10, SO2 intermediaries have been from April 15,” the circular The companies are also coal," a senior official said. creation of 16,580 mw. and NOx and improve directed to share details of the said. required to enter into a written Point of Salespersons engaged Through the amendments, agreement with the POS at the According to the official, The central utilities have ambient air quality around by them with the Insurance announced on March 16, the time of appointing them. the replacement will result in marked 1,130 mw for plants. creation of 18,560 mw of Information Bureau of India to regulator had dispensed with The IRDAI had, in October replacement that will create The ministry for the first capacity as per the assessment 1,980 mw, going forward. ensure that such the requirement that a POS for 2015, unveiled the guidelines time had fixed SOx and NOx of power generation utilities. According to power representatives deal only with non-life and health insurance on Point of Salespersons in norms for such stations and The move is expected to not ministry estimates, as on their products. products need to undergo line with its objective to mandated that plants must just save natural resources, March 31, 2016, the capacity The Insurance Regulatory training and clear an initiate steps facilitating the adhere to these guidelines by but help in boosting of coal-based thermal plants and Development Authority of examination conducted by the growth of insurance business generation capacity of the that are more than 25 years 2017. According to industry India has issued a circular in National Institute of and to enhance insurance plants. old was about 37,453 mw, estimate, the cost for technical this regard advising the Electronics and Information penetration and insurance Taking an example, the including 35,509 mw in the changes at these plants could companies and intermediaries Technology. The change was density. The POS are allowed official added that 440 mw of government sector and 1,947 entail up to Rs 1.5 crore per to upload the existing database in line with a similar to solicit and market only the Haryana Power of their POS. It also referred to amendment made in February certain pre-underwritten mw in private space. megawatt. Besides, the Generation Corporation in the recent amendments in the for POS dealing in life products approved by the The official said the move domestic capacity to Panipat will be replaced with guidelines on the POS, insurance products. Authority. “The intervention towards energy efficiency manufacture power equipment an 800-mw energy efficient especially the clause making it is to ensure that the applicant database on Instead, the IRDAI required for such a product is and less-polluting technology for the upgrade is not more plant, which will almost mandatory for all insurers and is not engaged as POS with https://pos.iib.gov.in, they mandated the insurance minimal and the training and makes more sense than than 15 gw a year compared to double the generation intermediaries to cross check any other insurer or insurance should start using the companies to impart in-house examination for such persons demand of around 40 gw per capacity. Breaking down the renovation and with the Bureau’s database intermediary. “functionalities of the POS training of 15 hours and could be of a lesser degree,” numbers, state power modernisation and will yield annum for meeting SOx before engaging a POS. This Besides uploading the portal and upload details of conduct an examination, on according to the guidelines. generation utilities have long-term benefits. norms alone. 12 JAMMU || MONDAY | APRIL | 17 || 2017 The NORTHLINES Parliamentary panel raps intel agencies for ‘failure’ to prevent attacks 20 lions moved to safer areas NEW DELHI, APR 16 diers were killed when an infiltration in 2016 of which Army base in Nagrota in the 112 were successful in com- after fire in Sarasiya forest A parliamentary panel has state was attacked by mili- parison to 121 infiltration rapped intelligence agencies tants on November 29, 2016. attempts and 33 net infiltra- for the terror attacks in “The committee, therefore, tion in 2015. VADODARA, APR 16 Pathankot, Uri and a few recommends that the The committee also noted other places saying these (Home) ministry should that there has been an About 20 lions were moved strikes “exposed the defi- instruct the NIA to complete increasing number of inci- to safer areas after the fire ciencies” of the agencies but the investigations of these dents of infiltration through broke out at Sarasiya forest there was no analysis of their attacks at the earliest so as to tunnels from across the bor- in Amreli district last “failure”. identify the loopholes in the der. evening, deputy conservator The Parliamentary Standing intelligence setup in the bor- The panel felt that in future of forest (DFO), T Committee on Home gence agencies to provide quarters in Uri on September der areas,” it said. this might become a major Kruppasamy said. Affairs, headed by senior credible and actionable 18 last year. Taking note of “huge rise” in modus operandi of the infil- "The fire broke out at about Congress leader P inputs regarding the attacks Terrorists also attacked a the number of infiltration, trators and the government 7 pm on Saturday. The dis- Chidambaram, said a year at Pathankot, Uri, , convoy of CRPF vehicles on the committee said the gov- must take proactive steps to trict collector sent fire fight- had passed since the January Baramulla and Nagrota. June 25, 2016, at Pampore ernment must carry out a foil such attempts. ers after our request and the 2, 2016, terror attack at the “The committee feels that along the Srinagar-Jammu thorough investigation into “The committee recom- blaze was brought under fire is yet to be ascertained, diately took steps to remove Indian Air Force station in these attacks have exposed highway, killing eight para- the sudden spurt in infiltra- mends that the ministry must control within one hour. Our said the official. atleast 20 lions from the fire Pathankot but the probe has the deficiencies of our intel- military personnel. tion attempts along the Line explore technological solu- team removed the lions to The fire was first noticed by affected area," said the offi- not been completed by the ligence agencies,” it said. While in Baramulla district of Control from across the tions for tunnel detection in safer places," Kruppasamy the officials of forest depart- cial. National Investigation While in the Pathankot of Jammu and Kashmir, mil- border and find out vulnera- border areas and should seek told PTI. ment and police, who were As per the census of 2015, Agency. attack, seven security per- itants attacked a camp of the bilities that are being appar- the help of other countries The fire had spread over 2 engaged to remove illegal there are a total of 523 lions Moreover, it said, no analy- sonnel were killed, 19 army Rashtriya Rifles killing a ently exploited by the infil- which have successfully km area where the wildlife encroachments in the forest in Junagadh, Amreli and sis seems to have been done soldiers lost their lives in the security personnel on trators. developed tunnel detection has a sizeable presence, said area, said the DFO. Bhavnagar districts of of the “failure” of the intelli- attack at the Brigade head- October 3, 2016, seven sol- There were 364 attempts of systems,” it said. — PTI the official. The cause of the "These officials then imme- Gujarat.— PTI Train derails in UP, North Korea’s missile launch threatens whole world SEOUL, APR 16 show of force that threat- ens the whole world,” sabotage not ruled out South Korea said on South Korea’s Foreign Sunday North Korea’s lat- Ministry said in a state- NEW DELHI, APR 16 est missile launch threat- ment. ened the entire world, A North Korean missile Eight coaches of the Rajya warning of a punitive “blew up almost immedi- Rani Express derailed near action if it leads to further ately” on its test launch on Rampur in the morning provocations such as a Sunday, the US Pacific today. The mishap occurred nuclear test or a long-range Command said, hours 2 km from Rampur junction missile launch. before US Vice-President railway station, resulting in “North Korea showing a Mike Pence was due in injuries to passengers and variety of offensive mis- South Korea for talks on rail traffic disruption. siles at yesterday’s military the North’s increasingly While according to the parade and daring to fire a defiant arms programme. Rampur police, 15 passen- ballistic missile today is a — Reuters gers were injured, three of them seriously, the Railways claimed that only two pas- Sri Lankan rescuers race against sengers — Amit Katiyar and Megh Singh — were time as garbage toll hits 23 injured. A 3-foot portion of the rail- pilots of those trains had not Hinting at sabotage behind way track was found miss- reported any unusual occur- COLOMBO, APR 16 cials said, adding that six enough warning to the slum the derailment, the Railways ing, the police said Besides, rence. persons were missing. dwellers to relocate them- said defects in the track the source said, five trains The Railways has ordered a At least 23 persons, includ- More people were feared to selves. could be due to “extraneous had passed over the track probe and announced ex ing four children, were be trapped as the military “We had even paid com- factors” as those could not prior to the ill-fated Rajya gratia of Rs 50,000 each for killed when a mountain of struggled to clear the rubble pensation to them to relo- develop suddenly. Rani Express and the loco the injured. — PTI garbage came crashing and rescue people or recover cate,” Harsha de Silva, the down on homes following a bodies. deputy minister of Foreign fire near Sri Lanka’s Capital, As rescuers were racing Affairs, said, adding the Nepal braces for ‘traffic jam’ at Mt Everest with rescuers racing against against time in the search for state will bear the funeral time to find any survivors. survivors, hopes of finding expenses of those dead. KATHMANDU, APR 16 As climbers are accompanied hurry to reach the peak when Police have launched a anyone alive continued to The minister said it was by high-altitude workers, the weather clears; there is no probe to ascertain whether fade. only a few weeks back that Nepalese officials are bracing whose number is usually more management up there to fix the collapse of the 91-metre On President Maithripala agreements had been for a “traffic jam” at Mount than that of climbers, there turns for the climbers,” said open garbage pile on Friday Sirisena’s directive, hun- signed to begin waste to Everest this season due to a could be around 1,000 indi- Sonam Sherpa, who has was a natural calamity or an dreds of military personnel energy projects at the surge in the number of climbers viduals on their way to the scaled Mt Everest five times act of sabotage. have been deployed to res- dumping site. The moun- eyeing to conquer the world’s summit, creating a queue working as an aide to A 10-member team of geol- cue the slum dwellers adja- tain of garbage caught fire tallest peak. whose snail-paced movement climbers. ogists of the Peradeniya cent to the 300-foot (91- and collapsed on dozens of This time, there would be will be punctuated by frequent “So there is a possibility of a University has been sent to metre) garbage dump. homes as the residents were around 400 climbers who will halts, The Kathmandu Post traffic jam this year. the spot, Colombo Page Prime Minister Ranil celebrating the traditional embark on the journey to scale reported. Expedition teams Returning climbers in general reported. Wickremesinghe issued an New Year. Police said the the 8,848-metre-high Mt have started arriving at the have depleted stock of oxygen Officials of mining and apology on behalf of the true scale of the damage Everest from mid-May, base camp a month before the with them and they are excavation divisions along government to the victims. remained unclear. according to the Department start of the season to acclima- exhausted, which means life with a group of judicial “We had all plans in place to Sri Lanka’s Parliament was of Tourism. tise. “Everyone will be in a hangs in the balance,” he said. medical officials have also relocate the garbage dump at recently warned that 23 been called for investiga- Meetotamulla. But the million tonnes of garbage tion, the report said. tragedy struck before we at Kolonnawa dump was a Over 100 houses were com- could put them into action. serious health hazard. pletely destroyed and more We apologise for the gov- About 800 tonnes of than 600 people fled in the ernment’s inability to com- garbage is being added to aftermath of the fire and the plete the task before the dis- the dump on a daily basis. collapse in Meetotamulla aster,” he said. “This is not a natural disas- area in Kolonnawa, near The residents near the dump ter but man-made due to here, police said. had been protesting for the sheer negligence by the Twenty-three people, months, demanding that the authorities concerned,” M including four children, garbage dump be relocated. S Marikkar, the ruling party were killed and 11 others The authorities, however, local member of parlia- injured in the incident, offi- claim that they had given ment, said. PTI