10 z Wednesday z April 28, 2021 De Villiers delivers again as RCB pip DC by one run Shubham’s brilliant 294 runs lead the Capitals managing 43/2 in (1/24) -- who all tions. the first six overs. picked one apiece, put Put in to bat, Devdutt SK Green to emphatic victory As boundaries dried up, Pant up a collective effort to restrict Padikkal (17) and skipper and new-batsman Marcus RCB. (12) were off to a Stoinis (22) kept the score- De Villiers, who hit three flying start, amassing 30 runs board ticking by taking singles fours and five sixes, was the top in 3.5 overs. and doubles on offer. scorer for RCB. Pacer Avesh provided the With the required run rate The veteran South African Capitals with the first break- increasing both batsmen hit 22 runs off the last through, dismissing the RCB indulged in shot making. bowled by Stoinis (0/23) that for 12 in the fourth Stoinis took on Washington included three sixes. over. In the very next ball, Sundar in the 12th over, hit- (31) and Glenn Ishant, playing his first match ting two fours while Pant Maxwell (25 off 20 balls) also of the season, got rid of the „ STATE TIMES NEWS (53 not smashed Patel for back-to-back provided valuable contribu- dangerous Padikkal. AHMEDABAD: Royal out off 25) displayed some sen- boundaries in the next over. Challengers Bangalore rode on sational hitting while batting However, an edge resulted in SCORE BOARD an AB de Villiers special and a alongside Pant (58 off the Australian all-rounder Winners posing for a group photograph at Mandal Cricket ground in Jammu. solid final over from 48) but they could not take walking back to the dug out as Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings „ STATE TIMES NEWS total of 411 runs in 47.2 Red, Sampark Gupta took Mohammad Siraj to inflict a their team over the line. continued to tumble at Virat Kohli (c) b Avesh Khan 12 JAMMU: First-Class crick- overs, losing all their wickets four wickets, while Anmol one-run defeat on Delhi The victory propelled RCB to regular intervals. b Sharma 17 eter Shubham Khajuria in the process. Bhan and Kartik claimed two Capitals in the IPL here on the top of the table while the The big-hitting Hetmyer Rajat Patidar c Smith b Patel 31 scored magnificent 294 runs Shubham was in murderous and one wicket respectively. Tuesday. Capitals slipped to the third joined his skipper in the mid- c Smith b Mishra 25 in SK Green XI's resounding mood and butchered the rival In reply, SK Red managed The ever-reliable de Villiers spot. dle. The West Indian was AB de Villiers † not out 75 win over SK Red in a one-day bowlers with utmost ease, hit- to score 291 runs, thus lost scored an unbeaten 42-ball 75 Chasing 172, the Capitals dropped on 15 by Devdutt c & b Rabada 06 match as part of a series of ting 19 fours and 28 massive the match by 120 runs. Kanav to power RCB to 171 for five were reduced to 28 for two in Padikkal. not out 03 practice matches being organ- sixes in his 148-ball knock. scored brilliant 107 runs off before their bowlers, led by 3.3 overs as all-rounder Kyle With the Capitals needing 46 Extras 02 ised by Shubham Khajuria He hit the ball with fluidity, 80 balls, studded with 14 (2/37), Jamieson and Siraj and sent of the last three overs. The Total 171/5 Cricket Academy (SKCA) to grace and utter brilliance. fours and two sixes, while (1/44) Kyle (6) and Steve Men in blue plundered 21 runs Innings provide ample opportunity to Arsh (24) and Prabh (20) Musaif Ajaz contributed 63 Jamieson (1/32), restricted Smith (4) packing respectively. that included three massive c †de Villiers b Patel 21 its trainees to fine-tune their were the only other batsmen runs off 41 balls, studded with Delhi to 170 for four. Just when it looked young sixes by Hetmyer in the 18th Shikhar Dhawan c Chahal b Jamieson 06 cricketing skills at Mandal to cross double figure mark, 4 fours and five sixes. Kartik Needing 14 off the final over, Prithvi Shaw (21) and Pant, over bowled by Jamiseon but it Steven Smith c †de Villiers b Mohammed Siraj 04 cricket ground near here. scoring 24 and 20 runs (36) and Vinayak Gupta (18) Delhi fell agonisingly short as who survived a leg before scare wasn't meant to be. (c)†not out 58 Earlier, opting to bat first respectively. were the other contributors. Rishabh Pant's back-to-back on 9, were navigating their Earlier, Delhi bowlers -- c †de Villiers b Patel 22 after winning the toss, SK Prab was instrumental in Shantanu Sharma bagged fours off the remaining two way, Patel, the tournament's (1/26), Axar Shimron Hetmyer not out 53 Green XI rode on a swash- giving his skipper company three wickets, while Prabh balls did not prove to be leading wicket-taker, struck, Patel (1/33), Extras 06 buckling batting display by and the pair piled up 146 runs took two and Shubham enough. getting rid of the former with (1/38), (1/27), Total 170/4 Shubham to score a huge for the last wicket. For SK claimed one wicket. National Handball player calls on JKOA President Hockey India umpire Rumpy Madaan brings laurels to JK UT, gets „ STATE TIMES NEWS Virendra dies of COVID JAMMU: Ashutosh „ STATE TIMES NEWS ‘Phillip Wollen Animal Welfare’ Award Sharma, former National NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Tuesday „ STATE TIMES NEWS Handball player and son mourned the sad demise of 47-year-old hockey JAMMU: Devinder Kaur of celebrity player and Umpire's Manager Virendra Singh. He passed Madaan, Founding Member coach, Arun Kumar called away in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on Monday, of the Society SAVE, on the president of J&K April 26 following covid-related complications. Honorary Animal Welfare Olympic Association Actively involved with Hockey India, Virendra Board of India (AWBI) (JKOA), here. had officiated in a number of All India Officer and Senior Vice The JKOA president, Dr Tournaments and Hockey India National Championships. President of Societies for Ashutosh Sharma recol- Virendra had also officiated as Umpire's Manager at the recently Prevention of Cruelty to lected the memories and concluded at the 56th All India Veer Singh Ju Dev Memorial Animals (SPCA) who is time spent with Arun Hockey Tournament and 5th All India Rajmata Vijay Raje daughter of the soil and popu- Kumar and credited him Scindhiya Women's Hockey Tournament. larly known as Rumpy (Arun) as most successful He also officiated at the 4th Edition of Bangalore Cup Invitation Madaan, brought laurel to the coach, who produced All India Hockey Tournament 2019 (Men) Bengaluru, All India Jammu and Kashmir Union international stuff from Swami Shraddhanand Hockey Tournament 2019 Haridwar, Territory (JKUT) on being Rumpy Madaan, Chairperson, Save Animal Value J&K. Uttarakhand among other events. Despite having a full-time job selected for the 'Phillip Wollen Former National Handball player, Ashutosh Sharma with Environment (SAVE) in conversation with STATE TIMES. Engineer with Power with the Indian Railways, Virendra was ever enthusiastic to take Animal Welfare Award - 2020' JKOA President at Jammu. Development Department up officiating assignments across the country. among four awardees. She will mony Ex-Cabinet Minister treatments and the Animal (PDD) and former joint National medalist, Important to mention Expressing Hockey India's deepest condolences to Virendra's be presented a certificate and and epitome of compassion Birth Control programme. secretary of J&K Ashutosh informed the here that Arun Kumar family, President Gyanendro Ningombam said, "We at Hockey cash prize of Rs 2.5 lakh. towards voiceless souls, Most of her rescues are Handball Association JKOA president about achieved a lot as India are deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of She has been asked to attend Maneka Gandhi had graced released back in their actual (JKHA), Ashutosh dis- proposed 'Arun Sharma Handball player and Virendra Singh. Apart from taking up numerous officiating the Award Ceremony at SND the occasion as Chief Guest. habitat but the animals and cussed with veteran of Sports and Social Welfare coach. He served &K assignments, he was actively involved in Hockey India's initiatives Public School at Palwal, Rumpy Madaan has a small birds who lost their limbs or sports administration the Trust' while seeking his Sports Council (JKSC) for Umpires and Technical Officials. His passing away has Haryana during June-July Animal Shelter for physically partially paralyzed or who sports scenario in J&K guidance and patronage and retired as Divisional shocked the officiating community. We share his family's grief in 21after COVID-19 situation challenged small animals, were abandoned when they with emphasis on the to do something for sports Sports Officer (DSO), this time of mourning and express our deepest sympathies to comes under control. which also serves as a first-aid were just infants, are taken game of Handball. in the name of his father. Jammu. Virendra's family." In the previous award cere- facility for regular rescues, care of for life time. Renewed guidelines to streamline J&K sports Advisor Baseer inaugurates Eco-huts, Cafeteria „ STATE TIMES NEWS Territory (UT). recognition and renewal background and the elec- at Jammu Tawi Golf Course JAMMU: The Lieutenant Based on the recommen- fee while advising expan- tion as and when conduct- Governor led Jammu and dations of the 57th sion of the district units. ed shall be held through „ STATE TIMES NEWS will have a substantial impact Kashmir Sports Council General body cum 133rd Earlier, the Standing postal ballot under the JAMMU: Advisor to on the ground. (JKSC) has circulated Standing Committee Committee of the JKSC supervision of JKSC Lieutenant Governor, Baseer He also directed to plant renewed guidelines to meeting held about an during the course of dis- observer only. Ahmad Khan on Tuesday ornamental plants and flow- streamline the function- year ago on June, 12, cussion expressed concern While directing the inaugurated the Eco Log Huts ers. The Advisor also directed ing of the affiliated sports 2020, the lengthy circular over the malfunctioning sports associations to and Cafeteria at Jammu Tawi for the development of other associations while looking issued by the JKSC on of some associations and establish units at a mini- Golf Course Sidhra, in pres- facilities there by taking into at possible means to gen- Tuesday mentioned ways desired that the function mum of 10 districts of the ence of Secretary Tourism, account the environmental and erate revenue for the gov- and means to elect office of the recognised sports UT, the JKSC asked for Sarmad Hafeez and Director ornamental factors into con- ernment funded sports bearers; selection process, associations shall be one time recognition fee Tourism Jammu Dr Naseem sideration. Advisor, Baseer Ahmad Khan inaugurating Eco Log Huts organisation in the Union preparations of teams, streamlined, their activi- of Rs 50,000 and yearly Javaid Chowdhary. The officers present there and Cafeteria at Jammu Tawi Golf Course Sidhra. ties monitored, their renewal fee of Rs 10,000. The Eco Huts with an area suggested that a swimming accounts audited by the Aiming at benefiting the of 650 sq.ft each and Cafeteria the huts. He directed the offi- ed the authorities to prepare pool be constructed at JTGC Govt should outline viable strategy Council and their elec- players, the JKSC asked with an area of 6130 sq.ft have cers to make all arrangements existing supporting structure to which the Advisor directed tions got conducted in a for insurance cover to the been constructed under Prime to put the accommodation to and mechanism in tune with them to send a detailed pro- for transporters: Sawhney transparent manner. players while taking part Minister's Development use with all the facilities being the demands and the require- posal. „ STATE TIMES NEWS Now, the JKSC has in the National level Package (I) at a cost of 1.85 provided to the visitors. He ments of the tourists giving The Advisor further directed JAMMU: Reacting to the made it clear that no activities with medical fit- crore and 127.80 lakhs respec- further directed that the water, aesthetic value a high priority. for proper upkeep of the Golf ongoing strike by private sports association will be ness certificate from an tively. electricity and other facilities The Advisor expressed satis- Course, besides rejuvenation transporters in Jammu, allowed to appoint indi- authorised medical prac- The Advisor was briefed should be up to the mark. faction over the construction of and beautification of the water senior Congress leader and viduals with political titioner. about the facilities available at Advisor Baseer Khan direct- huts and said that the eco huts bodies and other facilities. former Minister, Yogesh Sawhney, on Tuesday urged the government to outline a strategy to tend to their HC refuses to quash FIR in corruption case needs and demands. He „ STATE TIMES NEWS sent to respondent No. 4 for him for release of pay scale in of Corruption Act, 2006 and, dated workers as permanent cancelled the order of regular- said that the transporters, SRINAGAR: Justice Sanjeev grant of necessary approval. It favour of consolidated workers. therefore, they cannot be employees in Municipality. ization issued by his predeces- particularly passenger sizably. Kumar of J&K High Court, was claimed that respondent Respondent No.4, as is claimed, booked in the aforesaid FIR. It Latief Ahmed Mir has prima sor in 2013. He cited non-avail- vehicles, have been hard hit This can be additionally Srinagar Wing, dismissed peti- No.4 neither cancelled the not only orally conveyed his was also challenged on the facie exceeded his powers and ability of funds as reason for with huge losses during the supplemented through tion seeking quashment of FIR aforesaid order nor accorded approval but also released ground that the matter with directed regularization of eight cancellation of the order. pandemic. Therefore, the steps like paying rebates to registered by Vigilance any formal approval and, as a funds to the tune of Rs. 2 Lakh regard to legality or otherwise consolidated workers without Anyway, this is a matter which ongoing strike is an issue of the transporters with pas- Organisation Kashmir. result thereof, the then and gave go ahead to the peti- of the regularization of the con- having the approval from the needs thorough probe and grave concern, especially, senger vehicles. The petitioners filed petition Executive Officer did not give tioner. The petitioner further solidated workers is subjudice competent authority. This has investigation. It is true that the as it affects people hailing If these exorbitant fuel in a case registered vide FIR effect to the regularization of claimed that in these circum- before this Court and, therefore been so pointed out by the audit order of cancellation passed by from rural areas consider- prices are lowered the No. 16/2018, registered by Anti aforementioned eight consoli- stances, salary of aforesaid per- ACB has no jurisdiction to pro- authority in its inspection petitioner No.1 is subject mat- ably, he said. transporters will be Corruption Bureau Srinagar. dated workers, till he was in sons was released in the regular ceed with the investigation of report. From bare perusal of ter of adjudication in a writ While the non-availability relieved in at least one The petitioners also prayed for office. Even the Executive pay scale and their service FIR. order dated July 8, 2013, it petition pending in this Court, of public transport will area. Moreover, during the a mandamus to respondents Officers, who later on replaced books etc were prepared. Justice Sanjeev Kumar, after clearly transpires that the than and this Court, by way of inter- impact the passengers; the time the COVID-19 pan- not to treat registration of FIR and followed in office, also did Neither respondent No.4 nor hearing both sides, observed Executive Officer Latief im order, has stayed it but that soaring fuel prices coupled demic ensues, transporters against them as an impediment not release the regular pay scale any other authority objected to that the petitioners have only Ahmed Mir did not even sought does not in any manner take with the new guideline on should be excused from in future promotions of the in favour of the consolidated such course of action adopted been served with a question- the approval of respondent away the power of the investi- 50 per cent ceiling on pas- paying loan installments petitioners. The quashment of workers. The petitioner No.1 by petitioners. It was, however, naire to which they also claim to No.4. It is also interesting to gating authority to investigate sengers will trouble the and their interests should FIR is sought in the context of took over as Executive Officer after some time the audit party have responded. The note that Mir passed the order the matter to find out; that transporters through be forgiven, Sawhney rec- factual narration given in the of Sopore Municipality in July, raised some objections with Investigation officer is yet to of regularization on July 8, whether there is criminal angle immense expenses as well. ommended. The former petition, which goes as that in 2016 when petitioner No.2 was regard to regularization of the take a call as to whether the 2013 but the same did not saw to transaction or not; whether It can't be denied that Minister appealed to the Sopore Municipality, eight (8) posted there as Secretary. It eight aforementioned consoli- explanation tendered by the light of the day till the petition- the orders passed by the peti- Covid-19 protocols should government to set a well consolidated wagers, working was stated that in July, 2016, dated workers on the grounds petitioners is sufficient enough er No.1 joined there as tioners are in the bonafide exer- be stringent, however, the thought out strategy to as sweepers, drivers etc. since when the Valley was reeling that in terms of SRO-417 of to exculpate them from allega- Executive Officer. Without try- cise of their executive power or added burden of high fuel pacify the transporters 2000 had been pressing for under worst law and order 2008, the Executive Officer was tions, which have surfaced in ing to find out the exact reasons is sheer manipulation to confer prices can and should be through aids and conces- their regularization on the problems, taking benefit of the not competent to issue any reg- the investigation of the FIR as to why order of 2013 had not wrongful benefit on eight per- avoided, he added. sions and maintain that ground that they had complet- situation, the consolidated ularization orders and, there- No. 16/2018. The petitioners been given effect to, petitioner sons at cost of the public Further speaking on the they are not put in a posi- ed more than ten years of serv- workers exerted undue pressure fore, release of salary in their are yet to be booked in FIR. No.1went ahead and imple- exchequer and; whether or not matter, he said that the tion resembling last year's. ice and were thus entitled to on petitioners for release of pay favour by the petitioners was Given the nature of allegations mented the same by releasing these have been issued for some government should focus If the government doesn't regularization of their services. scale in terms of the order of not justified. contained in the questionnaire the regular pay scale in favour ulterior considerations, are the on lessening the financial pay heed to their genuine The then Executive Officer, their regularization passed by The petitioners challenged served upon the petitioners, it is of eight beneficiaries of the questions that can be deter- burden on the shoulders of concerns, it will aggravate Latief Ahmed Mir conceded to Latief Ahmed Mir in 2013. the impugned FIR primarily on necessary that an in depth order of regularization. mined only after a thorough transporters across J&K. their distressed situation, their request and passed an They even threatened not to the ground that the acts and investigation in the matter is Justice Sanjeev Kumar fur- probe and investigation is made The transporters should because it is not feasible order of regularization in their perform their duties and let the omissions that are attributed to made and truth is unraveled. ther observed that the action of by the respondents. As such, be accommodated through for transporters to operate favour on July 8, 2013 and all heaps of garbage accumulate the petitioners in the question- Prima facie, the Executive petitioners is subject matter of there is no point to stall the crucial steps. optimally at a 50 per cent eight persons were put in regu- on roads and streets. The peti- naire served upon them do not Officer of the Municipality is investigation. There is also no investigation at this point of High VAT and taxes passenger capacity ceiling lar pay scale of Rs 2,550-3,200 tioner claimed that he brought constitute offences under not the authority to appoint any plausible explanation forthcom- time. With these observations, charged on fuel should be without enduring losses ( plus usual allowances) with all these facts to the notice of Sections 5(1)(d) read with employee or direct regulariza- ing from petitioner No.1 as to the High Court dismissed the cut down to reduce prices themselves. immediate effect and order was respondent No.4 and requested Section 5(2) of the Prevention tion of the daily wagers/consoli- why, just after few months, he petition.