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Vol. 2 ISSUE NO. 309 Jammu, Wednesday 24, December 2014 PAGES 8 PRICE RS. 2/- Postal Regd. No. L-29/JK-509/13-15 Hung Assembly in J&K: Hectic activity People of J&K Assembly Election-2014: PDP single should believe in begins now for possible coalitions BJP: Jugal Kishore GY NewS SeRViCe largest party, BJP close second PDP single largest party, BJP No 2 Jammu, DeC. 23: port Hung assembly in J&K: Possible coalition scenarios Jugal Kishore, the state BJP Total Seat no.: 12+28= 40 GY NewS SeRViCe Udhampur, Ramnagar and Samba in 2008, president, on Tuesday asked A very stretched but a logi - Jammu, DeC 23: As expected, the has not held on to any of its seats. There has the people of Jammu and cal alliance arises between 2014 elections have thrown up a hung assem - been total sweep of it and it will have no rep - Kashmir to believe in the Congress and PDP, if they suc - bly in J&K. PDP has emerged as the single resentation in the new assembly. . ceed to sway some independent largest party while BJP fell short of its PDP would have to look at an alliance “The people of the state candidates their way. Congress Mission 44+ and has to be satisfied with No 2 with BJP. However, if it decides to explore its should believe in the BJP. has a saving grace of coming position. NC and Congress performed miser - options with Congress, it will need the support While BJP's vote percent - into double digits; if they want ably. of at least five other MLAs to reach the magic age has increased in to stay in the politics of Jammu PDP will be unable to form government figure of 44 in the 87-member Assembly. Kashmir, in Jammu also the and Kashmir, they have to play on its own. The hung verdict is primarily due If PDP forms the government in alliance party is on course to register a weaker role and support PDP to the BJP’s rise in Jammu region, riding on with BJP and Sajad Lone's People's a historic win,” Kishore with not much to bargain. This the Modi wave. The party more than doubled Conference, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed may said while speaking to Zee is the only way congress can its 2008 tally of 11 seats in Jammu. get a full term for himself with a BJP legisla - Media. As per trends/results have any benefit out of their Except for two, all Congress ministers in tor from Jammu as his deputy or he and a BJP numbers. the outgoing Omar Abdullah government, legislator from Jammu region may get into a available till 12:50 pm, the Desperate alliance: BJP including Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, power sharing arrangement and become rota - BJP has won two seats and NC + Independent support have lost in Jammu region. While Tara Chand tional chief ministers for three years each out while it is leading in 23 of Total Seat no.: 25+16=41 lost to BJP’s new face, Dr Krishan Lal in of the six year term. This arrangement would the total 87. It is a gain of 14 So, neither the Mission Chhamb, Congress ministers Raman Bhalla, be best for the overall development of the seats for the saffron party in 44+ succeed, neither a clean Sham Lal Sharma, Abdul Majid Wani and Dr state. But PDP and BJP are ideologically poles the Muslim-majority state. sweep of any party. The results Manohar Lal Sharma lost in their traditional apart. If any Kashmir-centric party forms an GY NewS SeRViCe PaRtY woN total bastions of Gandhi Nagar, Akhnoor, Doda and alliance with BJP, which won most of seats in Congress says it Jammu, DeC. 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party 25 25 Billawar respectively. Congress ministers Ajaj Jammu region, Jammu would also get repre - final results chisel a sculpture of Ahmed Khan and Viqar Rasool, however, sentatio n in the state administration. So, is ready to align a hung state assembly in Communist Party of (Marxist) 11 managed to retain their Gool-Arnas and before finalising any form of coalition gov - Jammu and Kashmir. Where 12 12 Banihal seats respectively. ernment, this thing should also be kept into with PDP we saw a heart scare of Omar The NC ministers too did not perform consideration. If the government is formed New Delhi, DeC. almost losing it from Beerwah, J&K National Conference 15 15 well. Party stalwart Abdul Rahim Rather's with Congress support and BJP is kept out - 23: With Assembly shortly after he lost in Sonawar; J&K Peoples Democratic Party 28 28 defeat ended his record 36-year stint. Ajay side, this system would also not be good for Elections in Jammu and we also saw many Heavy J&K People Conference 22 Sadotra, who had lost the 2008 state polls the state because it would mean that public Kashmir throwing up a weights lose their way. Now from Marh to BJP’s Sukhnandan Choudhary, mandate to BJP has been ignored. Congress hung verdict, Congress the picture gets clearer with the J&K People Democratic Front (Secular) 11 lost this election also to Choudhary. He was has been part of coalitions, first in 2002 with Tuesday said it was "open" following seats in the contest - Independent 33 made MLC by the party and then a minister PDP and then in 2008 with NC. During both to aligning with PDP in the ing parties’ kitties. with the hope that he would consolidate his the tenures, its ministers in the coalition gov - state to provide a govern - total 87 87 ernment were faced with severe allegations of Let’s consider few of the position and emerge victorious this time but ment. "We are always possible coalition scenarios that these two major parties by far, Mohammad Sayeed with he failed. Another NC minister Sajjad Kichloo corruption against them. In the 2008 polls, it open. We have allied with may arise out of it: these do have highest vote Vajpayee may pave a rough concurred to exit polls and lost to BJP’s Sunil Sharma from Kishtwar. proved to be bad for PDP and now in the The only possible but a shares and their recent com - way of these two parties form - political predictions and the Outgoing chief minister Omar Abdullah 2014 polls, it has proved to be bad for NC. PDP as well as with rather unlikely companions: ments do open up a glimmering ing an unstable but non-objec - government sees a hung assem - won from Beerwah but lost in Sonawar. Meanwhile, Mehbooba Mufti has said National Conference in PDP and BJP possibilities of them allying tionable government in the bly. What coming days bring While PDP, Congress and NC have been that the mandate was below the party’s past. One thing is clear that Total Seat no.: 25+28= 53 with some major compromises. assembly. would be a scene to watch and able to win seats in all the three regions, BJP expectations. She reacted by saying, we will not go with BJP. Although there is no simi - The schematic planning of Logical allies: PDP and what government comes into has not been able to get any seat in Valley and “Mandate is not decisive and is below our As far as they (PDP and larity in ideologies shared by Amit Shah and history of Mufti Congress + Independent sup - an existence would be an enig - Ladakh. Panthers Party, which had won expectations.” NC) are concerned, we have had alliances with them," Congress leader Want to serve people of Jammu Ghulam Nabi Azad said. Omar Abdullah doesn't rule out alliance with PDP Azad, who campaigned and Kashmir: Sajjad Gani Lone GY NewS SeRViCe Rajya Sabha even if it means surrender - call from Shah. extensively for the party in GY NewS SeRViCe the five-phase assembly elec - SRiNaGaR, DeC. 23: National ing to the PDP.” Omar also admitted that before the the elections, had earlier SRiNaGaR/ Jammu, tions. Candidates of the PDP Conference leader and outgoing Jammu Congress is desperate to stay in campaigning his party was expected to led a coalition government be in single digits. When asked if the DeC. 23: People's Conference led by Mufti Mohammed and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar power, he added. with PDP which had fallen leader Sajjad Gani Lone on Saeed surged ahead in 30 of the Abdullah on Tuesday said that his party's “Currently, we are not looking at any “ factor” worked in polls, apart on the Amarnath Tuesday expressed his desire to 73 seats where early trends performance in the assembly polls has alliance proposal. We will be happy to sit he said, “I expected the BJP to win some serve the people of Jammu and were available, officials said. not been as bad as it was predicted. in the Opposition,” he added. He, howev - seats in the Chenab region.” issue. Azad's remarks came Kashmir if his party wins con - The state assembly has 87 Speaking to reporters in Beerwah, er, did introduce a new element in the Remarks from the outgoing Chief as trends clearly indicated siderable number of seats as the seats. A total of 48.29 lakh the NC leader said, “All the parties cam - scenario, separately telling PTI that it Minister came shortly after he was that PDP is in a position to counting of votes began this votes are to be counted. paigned with a single aim to dislodge the was for PDP to approach him. "I don't defeated from the Sonawar Assembly form the next government morning amid unprecedented The BJP was ahead in 23 Omar Abdullah government here, but we rule out or rule in anything thereafter," he constituency. However, the young leader in the state with the sup - security. seats. The Congress led in six have still not fared badly as we have said. tasted success in Beerwah assembly seat port of either of the two Talking to reporters, seats and the ruling National managed to win close to 17 seats despite Reminded that NC's support to PDP where he defeated his nearest Congress national parties. People's Conference leader happy to sit in Opposition, I'd Conference in 13. One seat all odds.” has never been envisaged, Omar said, party rival Nazir Ahmad Khan by a nar - said, “ I am very nervous. It is love to sit in the Opposition,” appeared to be going the way Abdullah even lashed out at the rival "Was Mr Nitish Kumar's coming togeth - row margin. Omar is said to have defeat - PDP, headed by Mufti my first assembly election.” Lone said. of a smaller party. Most exit PDP, saying that despite a strong senti - er with Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav in Bihar ed Khan by a narrow margin of over Mohammed Sayeed, and “However, I would like to add Replying to a question on polls have predicted a hung ment against the National Conference ever thought of?" He virtually ruled out 1000 votes, as per PTI. BJP were leading in 25 that I want to serve the people post-poll tie up with the BJP, assembly in Jammu and government due to floods and other fac - any support to the BJP, saying that there Confirming the development, the seats each. The ruling of my state if we win some Lone said, “The thought of Kashmir, the country's only tors, the party led by Mehbooba Mufti was only one percent likelihood of that. NC leader later tweeted: Thank you to all National Conference was Muslim-majority state. of you gloating over my premature amount of seats this time,” he joining hands with BJP has not could not even come close to a clear "I am leaving one percent crack open." ahead in 16 seats and the added. crossed my mind.” The Minister of State in the Prime majority. “You can see, it is clear that no Omar, however, maintained that he defeat in Beerwah, it's made the victory Congress in 14 out of the Sajjad Gani Lone further remarks from Lone came Minister's Office Jitendra Singh one has got a clear mandate in J&K. If would not be approaching anyone. "But even sweeter. said that his party would like to shortly after early trends said: "This will be a turning we have not fared well then others have that does not stop anyone from approach - Omar Abdullah earlier lost the 87 seats in the state contribute to the news govern - showed him making comfort - point for BJP and for Jammu failed too,” he said. On his defeat in ing me," he said. Putting the onus on Sonawar Assembly seat of Srinagar dis - Assembly, according to the ment irrespective of which able gains in Handwara assem - and Kashmir politics." PDP Sonawar, Omar said, “I knew it would be PDP, BJP and Congress to cobble up a trict to Ashraf Mir of the (PDP). trends. party or faction leads it. Lone, bly seat in Jammu and leader and former chief minis - difficult for me to win from this seat.” government, Omar said it was not for The 44-year-old Chief Minister however, said that he would not Kashmir. The Peoples ter Saeed was on the winning When asked whether his party will con - him to unilaterally extend support to any tweeted ahead of declaration of results by hesitate to sit in the Opposition Democratic Party (PDP) was track in Anantnag. tinue its alliance with the Congress in formation. the Election Commission, KU Vice Chancellor if his side fails to do well in the ahead in Jammu and Kashmir So was Chief Minister future, Omar said, “Congress has a habit Asked about BJP chief Amit Shah's "Congratulations to Ashraf Mir (PDP) calls on Governor assembly polls. in the early morning trends fol - Omar Abdullah in Sonawar of changing its friends and foes to suit its remarks at a press conference that he was for his victory in Sonwar. I wish him & GY NewS SeRViCe “We have not decided any - lowed closely by the BJP as and Deputy Chief Minister own interests. Congress' Ghulam Nabi keeping all options open on government the people all good luck for the next 6 Jammu, DeC 23: thing as yet. We will also be officials counted votes polled in Tara Chand in Chhamb. Azad will do anything to secure a berth in formation, Omar said he had not got any years. He's now my local MLA." Dr. Khurshid Andrabi, Vice-Chancellor, Kashmir PM Narendra Modi hails BJP workers in J&K, University (KU), called on Priority to form govt capable of delivering Governor, N.N. Vohra, Jharkhand on Assembly poll results Chancellor, University of dence in BJP," the PM wrote on Twitter. In an Kashmir, here at the Raj PDP's agenda: Mehbooba Mufti another tweet PM Modi wrote, “People of Bhavan today. GY NewS SeRViCe are not in a hurry," she said. Jharkhand have voted for stability, which is Dr. Andrabi briefed the SRiNaGaR, DeC. 23: Mehbooba, however, essential to realise true potential of state.” Governor about various Peoples Democratic Party underlined that the Kashmir “My congratulations to the BJP Karyakartas important matters relating (PDP) leader Mehbooba verdict was "a vote against of Jharkhand and J&K. The results are the to the functioning of the Mufti Sayeed said on both the NC (National outcome of their hard work & selfless dedica - Kashmir University and its Tuesday that her party is not Conference) and the tion,” he added. off- site campuses. The in a hurry and will take time Congress". Jammu and Kashmir had registered its Governor and the Vice- in exploring possibilities to The PDP chief further highest voter turn-out in assembly elections in Chancellor discussed sev - form government after it said she is thankful to peo - the last 25 years on Saturday. The Election eral important issues relat - emerged as the single ple and Election Commission had announced that while the ing to the filling up of fac - largest party in the state. Commission for a free and New Delhi, DeC. 23: In the backdrop turnout was average 76%, the overall polling ulty positions and agreed “We are not in a hurry to fair election. “Mandate is of the outstanding performance of Bharatiya percentage in the state in all phases was that certain basic questions cobble up numbers. Will people of Jammu and ally. not decisive and below our Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir? 65.5%. would need to be taken up explore possibilities to give Kashmir," she added. "We are looking for a expectations. Cobbling up and Jharkhand Assembly elections, Prime Whereas, Jharkhand broke all previous with the University Grants a credible govt,” Mehbooba However, the PDP government which is based new government will take Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed polling records to witness over 66% of turn- Commission. told reporters here. "The leader refused to say if her on an agenda... The agenda time,” she added. Earlier in BJP workers, saying the results of polls in out in the five phases. The Election priority is not to cobble (up) party would prefer to sail of good governance. It will the day, Sayeed emerged these states were an outcome of their hard Commission the elections as historic as the The Vice-Chancellor any government. The govt with the Bharatiya Janata take time to find out what victorious from the work and selfless dedication. people participated with great enthusiasm and also informed the should have credibility. It Party (BJP), the second are the formulations which Anantnag assembly con - "Record turnout in J&K polls showed thanked election officials, media, political par - Governor about the impor - should be able to deliver. largest group in the house, can give good governance. stituency in Jammu and people's faith in democracy. I thank them from ties and candidates for extending their co- tant activities planned in We will do our best for the or the Congress, a former We will take our time... We Kashmir. the bottom of my heart for placing their confi - operation in peacefully conducting the polls. the next several months. 2 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG One killed in Madagascar Japanese Emperor Heightened `chatter` since Sydney power cut protests aNtaNaNaRiVo, DeC. 23: At least one person was Akihito turns 81 killed and five injured in Madagascar on Monday after vio - tokYo, DeC. 23: Thousands flocked to Japan`s siege, attack `likely`: Abbott lent demonstrations over persistent power outages in the Imperial Palace Tuesday to celebrate the 81st birthday of SYDNeY, DeC. 23: eastern city of Toamasina. "We received three injured civil - Emperor Akihito, who recalled the carnage of World War Australian Prime Minister ians -- one who died from a gunshot wound -- and three II and said he hoped the country would continue to pur - Tony Abbott on Tuesday injured policemen," said Dr Armand Rakotoarijaona, direc - sue peaceful development. The soft-spoken monarch warned of a heightened tor of the University Hospital of Toamasina. greeted well-wishers from a glass-covered balcony at the level of "terrorist chatter" in Hundreds of people attempted to ransack the offices of Imperial Palace overlooking the East Garden, flanked by the aftermath of the fatal Madagascar`s electricity and water services company Empress Michiko and other members of the royal house - Sydney cafe siege and said Jirama in protests that began Friday, burning the front door hold. another attack was consid - and smashing the windows with rocks. The Imperial Palace said around 23,300 people ered likely. "A briefing from Toamasina, Madagascar`s biggest port, regularly expe - attended his birthday address, waving small Japanese the security agencies today riences hours-long power cuts, while some sections of the flags as crowds shouted "Banzai" or "long live". The indicated that there has been city go without electricity for days, badly affecting business palace, surrounded by stone walls and mossy moats -- is a heightened level of terror - and local traders. opened to the general public twice a year -- on the emper - ist chatter in the aftermath Load shedding -- or rolling blackouts -- is a recurring or`s birthday and the second day of New Year -- for the of the Martin Place siege," problem in Madagascar, where only about 15 percent of the royal family to greet well-wishers. he said following a meeting island state is electrified. But the problem has worsened In an interview released by the Imperial Household of his National Security since President Hery Rajaonarimampianina came to power Agency earlier in the day, Akihito recalled the calamity Committee. early this year. of World War II ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end "We don`t know when Two months ago, the Energy Minister Richard of the conflict next year. "More than three million and how an attack may Fihenena was fired for failing to address the situation. He Japanese people lost their lives during World War II," come, but we do know there er-of-three Katrina Dawson, tant that people remain alert At high, a terrorist has yet to be replaced. Akihito said. are people with the intent 38, and 34-year-old Lindt and aware as well as reas - attack is seen as likely. An "To ensure that those people did not die in vain, I and the capability to carry cafe manager Tori Johnson - sured that our police and extreme alert level means believe it is our duty as survivors, as well as our responsi - out further attacks." Iranian- - while several others were security agencies are doing an attack is imminent or has Malaysia deports bility to future generations, to always continue to strive born gunman Man Haron injured. everything they humanly occurred. Australia has not Indonesian illegal migrants toward a better Japan," he said. "In pursuing its sound Monis, who had a history of Abbott did not raise can to keep us safe." officially branded the SuBaNG, DeC. 23: Malaysia on Tuesday deported development, I ardently hope that Japan will be able to go extremism and violence, Australia`s terror alert level Australia raised its Sydney seige as a terrorist nearly 500 undocumented Indonesian workers, in what ana - forward in the world as a stable, peaceful, and sound nation, took 17 hostages in the beyond its current high, but threat level in September as attack. Abbott said we was lysts said was part of a push to clamp down on illegal in mutual support not only with neighbouring countries but city`s financial heartland cautioned that "at this level, it carried out a series of "not going to speculate" labour as the economy starts to slow. The workers were with as many of the world`s countries as possible," he said. last week, unveiling an an attack is likely". counter-terrorism raids about any specific future brought in shackles to Subang Airport west of Kuala Emperor Hirohito, Akihito`s father, was once worshipped Islamic flag and demanding "I am alerting people to across Sydney and Brisbane attacks, emphasising only Lumpur, where Indonesian officials said they would be as a living demigod and served as Japan`s commander-in- to talk to Abbott. the fact that the terror threat following a flow of its that "there has been a loaded onto military C-130 aircraft to be flown to their chief during its stomp across Asia in the 1930s and 1940s. He was killed as armed remains high and as you all nationals to Iraq and Syria heightened level of chatter native country. The Japanese throne is held in deep respect by much of the police stormed the eatery understand, at this level, an to fight with the Islamic amongst people who we Another 200 will be deported on Wednesday, public, despite being largely stripped of its mystique and after 16 hours. Two attack is likely," he said. State group and other would normally think of as Indonesia`s ambassador to Malaysia Herman Prayitno said, quasi-divine status in the aftermath of the war. hostages also died -- moth - "That`s why it`s impor - jihadists. terrorist sympathisers". adding that more illegal workers may be sent back next year. Muhammad Arifuddin, who worked as a labourer in construction for four years in Malaysia before being arrest - North Korea's Internet restored Woman shot dead protesting China- ed, said he hopes to return to seek legal employment. "I will try to get the legal documents and return to after nine-hour outage backed mine in Myanmar: Govt Malaysia to work," the 36-year-old told AFP. NaYPYiDaw, DeC. Malaysia draws migrants from across the region and 23: A woman protesting even from South Asian nations such as India, Nepal and against a controversial Bangladesh. More than six million foreign migrants, most Chinese-backed copper of them illegals, are thought to work in factories, planta - mine in Myanmar has been tions, restaurants and in other jobs largely shunned by more shot dead, a government affluent Malaysians. spokesman said Tuesday, But Yeah Kim Leng, dean of Malaysia University of announcing an investiga - Science and Technolgy, said it looked like authorities were tion into how police han - clamping down on illegal workers as growth has started to dled the latest clash at the slow. "The Malaysian economy is softening. The deporta - site. tion of the illegal migrants seems to coincide with the eco - The woman, believed nomic slowdown," he told AFP. to be in her 50s, was Kuala Lumpur in October forecast solid economic gunned down Monday growth of between 5-6 percent next year, but the World when police opened fire as Myanmar`s reliance on outright army rule in 2011, Bank recently trimmed its forecast to 4.7 percent, citing local protesters tried to stop investment from neigh - sparked fury in the lower exports and weaker commodity and oil prices. workers from erecting bouring China -- which Buddhist-majority country. fences near Letpadaung gave crucial political sup - Earlier this year two mine in the northwestern port to the former junta. Chinese workers were kid - South Korea's nuclear operator says town of Monywa. "We see China`s Wanbao, which napped at the site by investigating new post by hacker Seoul, DeC. 23: North Korea just disap - attack on Sony, which had it as a sad moment because runs the project as part of a activists, though they were Seoul, DeC. 23: South Korea`s nuclear power plant North Korea`s Internet peared". led to the theft of extensive a woman died during this joint venture with a major later released unharmed. operator said on Tuesday it was investigating a new threat connectivity was restored "It`s as if North Korea amount of proprietory conflict," information min - Myanmar military con - A new quasi-civilian posted on a Twitter account that a fresh batch of data had Tuesday after an over nine- got erased from the global Sony employee data. The ister Ye Htut told AFP. glomerate, said the government has imple - been stolen from the agency. hour outage, said Dyn map of the Internet," he North Korean government, He said police had woman`s "senseless death" mented headline-grabbing The Twitter account had previously been used to claim Research, a company said. Earlier, Prince had which was outraged by a opened fire but did not was "painful and reforms in recent years, the theft of data last week. The user, self-described as the which monitors Internet said it`s well within the film`s storyline, claimed to immediately confirm that poignant". including releasing politi - chairman of an anti-nuclear group, demanded the shut performance. The disrup - realm of possibility that a have "clear evidence" that their bullets killed the "The events leading up cal prisoners and allowing down of some of the country`s 23 nuclear reactors and tion had occurred amid an single individual could the US government engi - woman. The minister said to her death are still opposition leader Aung San urged local residents to flee the areas in a post that includ - escalating war of words have been behind the inter - neered the project as a he believed some protesters unclear. We understand the Suu Kyi into parliament. ed a few sets of data. "We have not yet opened the newly between the US and North ruption but he said he "propaganda" attack had used slingshots to police were also at the But serious challenges posted files," an official at Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Korea over a massive cyber couldn`t conclude at that against the country, media attack workers at the mine scene, and we hope they remain, particularly wide - Co Ltd (KHNP) said by telephone, citing concerns about attack on Sony Pictures fol - point that an attack took reports said. and had briefly detained 10 will start investigating this spread land disputes. the safety of the data. "It will take some time to verify the lowing a controversy over place. "If it is an attack, it`s However, it has denied members of staff. tragic event," the company Wanbao on Monday data they posted." The KHNP said on Monday that its com - the Seth Rogen film about highly unlikely it`s the US. being involved in the attack "We will review how said in a statement on its said Myanmar would puter systems had been hacked but only non-critical data a plot to assassinate North More likely it`s a 15-year- and proposed a joint inves - the police handled (the website. Wanbao said it receive $140 million a year had been stolen. Operations were not at risk, it said. Korean leader Kim Jong- old in a Guy Fawkes tigation with the US. clash)," Ye Htut said. State had completed two major in tax from the project. In un. mask." The outage brought Sony had decided to media reported Monday consultations this year in a July 2013 the country "North Korea`s Internet down sites run by the cancel the Christmas that nine protesters and 11 process of "reconciliation" revised the terms of the China says reports it helped in restored after 9 hours and Korean Central News release of the film, in the police officers had also with local people. mine deal with Wanbao, 31 minute outage," CNN Agency and the Rodong wake of the cyber attack, been injured during the In November 2012 a giving the nation a share of hacking attack "irresponsible" quoted Dyn Research as Sinmun -- prominent amid threats to movie- protest. botched police raid using the profits in an apparent BeiJiNG, DeC. 23: Reports that China helped in a tweeting. Matthew Prince, mouthpieces for the regime goers. US President Barack The mine has triggered phosphorus on a protest at attempt to allay public hacking attack against Sony Corp. are "irresponsible", the president of -- according to the South Obama told CNN Sunday fierce opposition from the mine left dozens of anger. Suu Kyi was heckled China`s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. CloudFlare, a performance Korean news agency that the hack was "an act of local villagers due to people, including monks, by villagers last year after Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the and security company, Yonhap. cybervandalism", but he alleged land grabs and with burn injuries. she recommended that the remarks at a daily news briefing. China called on the United described the disruption as The US had blamed did not consider it as an act environmental damage. It That crackdown, the mine be allowed to go States and North Korea to talk about the hacking incident, if "all the routes to get to North Korea for the cyber of war. has raised questions about harshest since the end of ahead. she said. The United States has blamed Pyongyang for the hacking attack. Washington has also asked China to identi - fy any North Korea hackers operating in China and, if found, send them back to North Korea. It wants China to Hungary`s all-powerful Orban ends 2014 with `slap in the face` send a strong message to Pyongyang that such acts will not BuDaPeSt, DeC. 23: just been dealt what Csaba and proposed drug tests for be tolerated, US officials said. With three election victories Toth, analyst at the journalists and teenagers, in less than a year under his Republikon Institute, calls a but these have not gone belt, along with a rosy eco - "slap in the face". This came down well. "These latest China deploys women soldiers for nomic outlook, a weak in the form of a sharp and proposals feel like the gov - UN peacekeeping in South Sudan opposition and a comfort - sudden drop in opinion ernment wants to educate BeiJiNG, DeC. 23: China has deployed women sol - able parliamentary majority, polls, with Orban`s popular - people and this irritates diers for the first time in its 700-strong infantry battalion to Hungary`s Prime Minister ity plunging 16 percentage voters," Balint Ablonczy, a South Sudan to bolster a UN peacekeeping mission in the Viktor Orban looked invin - points to 32 percent and that columnist at the normally strife-torn country. The infantry battalion will have 13 cible just a few months ago. of Fidesz falling between 10 pro-government Heti women soldiers, official media here reported. After the legislative blitz of and 12 points to 25-26 per - Valasz weekly, told AFP. This is the first time Chinese women soldiers will be his first term, which sent cent. "The idea of permanent taking part in an armed operation in a UN mission. The bat - alarm bells ringing about Pollsters called the revolution is not working talion to be sent early next year will be stationed in Juba, the state of democracy in plunge "unprecedented" anymore; this logic is no South Sudan's capital and largest city, under the command the EU member state, the since the fall of commu - longer accepted by voters," of the UN. It has 121 officers and 579 soldiers. The unit charismatic right-winger nism.The trigger was he added. Analysts note will protect civilians, UN personnel and humanitarian aid had carte blanche to cement Orban`s proposal for a tax that Orban survived a workers. It will also guard and patrol key facilities and his vision of Hungary. on Internet usage, the latest worse wobble in 2012 by defend them in the event of hostile acts, state-run Global "Unity has triumphed of his many unorthodox cutting utility prices. This Times reported. According to the Chinese Defence over disunity," Orban economic policy ideas. The time, however, there is no Ministry, China is the largest contributor of peacekeepers declared in October after his tax peeved the usual sus - with Washington banning the tax office chief. Several slide in the polls. "Since easy solution in sight. among the five permanent members of the UN Security Fidesz party swept the pects -- the opposition, six officials from entering thousand people took part in backtracking on the "Any silver bullet might Council, with a deployment of over 27,000 military person - board in local elections, Internet firms -- but crucial - the US, including the head anti-graft demonstrations in Internet tax, Fidesz has have a credibility problem: nel around the world. While China deployed its troops adding to triumphs in leg - ly, and unlike many of of the national tax office. December. been in damage-control a cynical, tactical move, under the aegis of UN, it stayed away in world trouble ports islative and European elec - Orban`s reforms of the past Orban`s reaction, as in Some veteran Fidesz mode, coming up with ad- even though it might have like Iraq and Afghanistan, evoking criticism from US tions in April and May. four years, also annoyed his the past, was to lash out at politicians have even bro - hoc ideas to retain sup - been popular two or three President Barrack Obama who said in August that China is "These elections proved that grassroots supporters. outsiders, saying the US ken ranks to lambaste port," Andras Biro-Nagy, years ago," argues Toth. a free rider as it derived economic benefits in trouble spots. the unity showed in 2010 Tens of thousands of was trying to punish younger members fo r their co-director of the Policy All this could come to a "They are free riders. And they have been free riders for the was not just a flash in the people took to the streets in Hungary for its close ties to flashy lifestyles and luxury Solutions Institute, told head on February 22 in a last 30 years and it has worked really well for them," pan but a permanent and October in the biggest Russia. But Washington villas.Despite being seen AFP. by-election in Veszprem in Obama said in an interview to the US media. Chinese offi - long-term coming together." protests in years, prompting said the ban was related to as a skilled tactician, The latest ideas meant western Hungary: defeat cial media hit back saying China has always played the But as 2015 looms, the Orban into a rare retreat on alleged corruption, touching Orban has had trouble to appeal to the party`s would mean Orban would peaceful role of a "collaborator" and a "builder" and termed 51-year-old, who first rose the levy. Another problem a nerve among Hungarians, coming up with policies to conservative base have lose his two-thirds majori - US an "intruder" and "outcast" for following intervention - to prominence in protests at area has been a very public particularly in light of get his second term back included a ban on big ty, currently hanging by ist policy. the end of communism, has spat with the United States, Orban`s staunch support for on track and reverse his shops opening on Sundays one vote. 3 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG BJP workers celebrate victory with party candidates in Jammu 4 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG US-Cuba: When old foes want to be friends Golden Yug embarrassing embrace of The historic announcement by US Indira Gandhi at the New EDITORIAL President Barack Obama on Delhi Non-Aligned Summit in 1983 was recip - December 17, ending the standoff rocated by Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to the island in 1985. The BJP’s southern push with Cuba and lifting the economic Prime Minister Manmohan embargo was a milestone. It Singh and Vice-President The Bharatiya Janata Party’s formulaic M H Ansari visited Havana approach to extend its sphere of influence to States brought to an end the more than in 2006 and 2013 respec - tively. They were received outside of the heartland, as seen in one-lin - 50-year-old isolation by the US of by an ailing Fidel warmly, ers such as ‘BJP 44-plus in Jammu and Kashmir’, its neighbour a gesture not extended to to indicate the simple majority needed to form a all Heads of State or DeePak BhoJwaNi Harlem, where he met Government. government in that State, was repeated in Tamil Pandit Nehru - but was Economically things have Nadu during the past weekend, paralleling the saf - Apopular joke in snubbed by the political not gone well. After India fron party’s Christmas-holiday row in a mixed Varadero, a Cuban resort leadership. absurd standoff were punc - They were successful in inexorable communica - wrote off Cuba’s debt of southern milieu. A banner near the stage for with the only worthwhile Breaking off tuated by annual resolu - vetoing the nomination of tions revolution, growing approximately $68 million golf course in the country The US prohibited tions condemning the Obama’s candidate for influx of tourists, and the in 2008, it financed a national president Amit Shah’s fairly big rally at so far, is that on the trade with Cuba in 1960, embargo, passed almost Nicaragua in 2011, accused need for technology and Centre for Excellence in Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai sported the slo - windswept par three eigth and in January 1961 broke unanimously in the UN by the Senators of having funds to upgrade the econ - Information Technology in gan, ‘BJP 122-plus’, hinting at the numbers the hole, you need to point to off diplomatic relations. General Assembly. Latin been too soft on Cuba dur - omy, forced a rethink. The Havana, and extended BJP would need to form a government of its own Key West to reach the Political humiliation and America stood by Cuba, ing his tenure as head of the Cuban government earlier Lines of Credit worth green. Varadero is around economic strangulation, the incorporating it in 2011 in Interests Section till that this year invited interna - about $20 million to refur - in Tamil Nadu. Interestingly, Maraimalai Nagar 90 miles due south from Bay of Pigs invasion in the 33-nation Community year! tional investment in hun - bish some old Cuban had its political baptism when in May 1988 the Florida. There have not 1961, the Cuban missile of Latin American and Cuba’s David has not dreds of projects in infra - industrial plants. ONGC Congress (I) under Rajiv Gandhi held an AICC been two countries as close crisis of 1962 and subse - Caribbean States. The Sixth slain the US Goliath, but structure, industry, (Videsh) Ltd. was allotted session there to chalk out a rejuvenation plan for yet more apart for the last quent attempts to assasi - Summit of the Americas in the former feels vindicated, tourism, etc. It is actively sizeable areas in Cuba’s 55 years. Cuba had been nate Castro, only steeled Cartagena, Colombia in if not victorious. A closer considering doing away offshore, but exploration the Congress. It is a venue the saffron ideologues eyed for some time by the Cuba’s revolutionary 2012 ended without a polit - look, however would prob - with the dual currency sys - was delayed. A drilling rig were only too eager to grasp. The BJP’s aggressive US, as “the most interest - resolve. The Communist ical declaration after sever - ably reveal that the US tem that created a flourish - finally arrived in 2011 foray into this bastion of Dravidian politics is not ing addition which could Party of Cuba came into al Latin American leaders establishment may be ing blackmarket. after ascertaining it did not surprising, but the saffron party cobbling up an ever be made to our system existence in 1965. The US claimed they would not walking out of the corner it Normalisation of relations contravene the US embar - of States” (President establishment, engaged as attend the next (Panama painted itself into, now the with the US in any measure go. The company shut eleventh-hour alliance for the 2014 Thomas Jefferson 1820). it was in rolling back the April, 2015) if Cuba is not paint has dried. A ‘lame will have a multiplier down its office in Cuba polls with a medley of smaller regional parties and After futile attempts to red tide around the world, invited. Cuba was expelled duck’ President Obama felt effect on these reforms. earlier this year, after fail - caste-based outfits had little impact. It is not so ‘buy’ the island from colo - could not countenance an from the Organisation of unshackled enough from Cuban diplomacy has also ing to locate a financial much the method or the politics of electoral strate - nial Spain in 1854 for $130 active adversary in its American States in 1962 at electoral politics to take played an important role in partner willing to share the million (the ‘Ostend backyard. Cuba not only US behest. Host Panama this historic step, though forcing the US hand. risk of locating and India’s gising that is of concern here in an open society, as Manifesto’), and again in punched well above its has invited Cuba and secret negotiations com - President Putin announced relations with Cuba have a seemingly hammer-blow, micro-level approach 1897 for $300 million, the diplomatic weight, its President Obama now menced in June 2013 in in September 2014 in also been an exercise in the BJP’s Gen-Next leadership seemed to have US ousted colonial Spain in rhetoric resonated in parts looks forward to its pres - Canada. Reliable polls of Havana that Russia would balance, with an eye on the fashioned after its Lok Sabha election victory. 1898 and took control of of Latin America, Africa ence! the Cuban American com - exonerate over $32 billion superpower. The Cubans the island. and elsewhere. Soviet sup - Historic announcement munity, the focus and prog - Cuba owed it. China is have felt this was often at In fact, Mr. Shah asserted that an additional 60 Nominal independence port till the 1980s ensured The historic announce - enitor of US policy on extremely active in the their expense, although lakh membership for the BJP, under the banner of In 1902, Cuba attained the rigid communist model ment by President Obama Cuba, find that a majority Cuban energy, infrastruc - they have received far Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agen - nominal independence survived on the island, and on December 17, after an want an end to the embar - ture and other sectors. more attention politically da, is all that it would take to give the BJP an edge to under effective US tute - fuelled anger across the earlier telephone conversa - go. Within the region, than most other Latin lage. The infamous 1902 straits of Florida. tion with Fidel’s brother Factors that forced Venezuela’s post-Chavez American countries. The lead a political alternative to both the DMK and the Platt Amendment to Cuba’s Sealing off the island and successor, Raúl Castro, rethink economic decline has been lack of engagement how - AIADMK in the State in the run-up to the 2016 constitution allowed the US A series of laws passed calling for a “new chapter Americans have been compensated for by a more ever, had more to do with Assembly elections, particularly in a context where to intervene in Cuban by the US Congress sealed among the nations of the visiting Cuba in growing pro-active Latin American the lack of economic sub - key leaders of the main Dravidian parties are affairs, if needed for the off the island from the US Americas”, coincided with numbers recently. If not policy towards Cuba. stance, partly due to the maintenance of good gov - and much of the world eco - the reciprocal release of permitted officially, they Brazil has funded the embargo, and dilatory embroiled in legal tangles. With the two major parties ernment. Cuba also leased nomically and financially. prisoners by both sides. go through Cancún, impressive Mariel Port Cuban regulations and in the State each holding over 25 to 40 per cent of the it, in perpetuity, land in the Both sides maintained Diplomatic relations are to Bahamas or Panama, where project near Havana, with a procedures. vote share, rising from a single-digit share to a viable eastern Guantánamo political contacts through be normalised. Though passengers are handed special economic zone to Preparing for trade province, which houses a Interest Sections in each travel and other restrictions paper visas for $20, with no be managed by a If the latest rapproche - alternative is a daunting task. Nonetheless, other par - US military base, and inter other’s capitals. The have been further eased, Cuban immigration stamp Singaporean consortium. ment leads to what the ties in Tamil Nadu will be missing the wood for the alia political prisoners. embargo threatened com - US tourism or any visit to on arrival. The US has per - Canadian tr ade and invest - world expects and hopes trees if they fail to see in Mr. Shah’s nonchalant Fidel Castro admitted hav - panies from third countries Cuba that does not fall into mitted agricultural exports ment in Cuba has been from both sides, Indian approach a real wake-up call to seriously re-explain ing cashed his first ‘rent’ dealing with Cuba, prohib - 12 approved categories to Cuba worth several hun - climbing steadily. The investment and trade could cheque for $ 4000 for the ited normal dollar remit - remain prohibited. Lifting dred million dollars annu - involvement of Canada, refocus. It would be pru - to the people their traditional USP — development Guantánamo base, but filed tances, restricted shipping the travel ban and the wider ally, apart from $2 billion Pope Francis dent not to merely wait, but with secularism and a measure of equity. While the subsequent cheques every links and travel. Reaction economic embargo will in medical equipment in (Argentinian) and others, to prepare for the inevitable BJP seeks to replay the time-tested strategy in the year. Cuba wants the terri - to US policies and inter - require approval of a 2013. Recent research including Uruguay’s change. This calls for a State of co-opting OBCs and film personalities — tory back. Fidel did not vention, and the constant Republican-controlled reveals the Cuban offsho re President Jose Mujica, close look at the Cuban start out as a communist. flow of refugees to Florida Congress. Prominent may hold between 4 and 20 reveals a formidable diplo - offers to participate in an former Union Minister and a film actor until some He visited the US from hardened Cuba’s attitude. Republican Party leaders billion barrels of oil. matic buildup that culmi - economy that will open years ago, D. Napoleon, quitting the DMK to join the Mexico, where he was Harsher controls, low have been critical of Exploration by compa - nated in the phone call and gradually but definitively. BJP is an instance of that trend — the other parties in exiled in the 1950s, to raise salaries and an absence of Obama’s initiative. Right- nies of several countries — agreement. India needs to get more the ideological space that goes beyond the insular funds to overthrow the cor - incentives for an otherwise wing US Senators Robert including India’s ONGC India-Cuba relations familiar with the new rupt Cuban government. educated and talented Menendez (Democrat) and — went slow because of India’s relations with Cuban establishment and its confines of ‘cultural nationalism’ have a more cre - He went to New York soon workforce, led to a domes - Marco Rubio (Republican) the US embargo. Cuban Cuba have always been priorities. It then needs to ative and daunting task ahead to show that politics after the revolution, in tic economic crisis from have threatened to veto the measures to loosen regula - cordial, and in the heyday focus attention and commit and society cannot be reduced to mere formulae. April 1959 and again in which the country has yet nomination of any ambas - tions on travel and owner - of the Cold War, even resources as and how 1960 — he chose to stay in to emerge. Decades of the sadorial nominee to Cuba. ship have also helped. The close. Fidel Castro’s opportunities arise. A big, bold invite from Modi liSa CuRtiS part of the time on a wide Modi’s outreach to the U.S. must follow through on this (DTTI) two years ago — may range of issues. Building diplomatic, military effort, not merely pay it lip be able to find a compromise Barack Obama’s atten - Commitment to reviving and economic ties with the service. solution on technology trans - dance at the Republic Day ties U.S., along with reinforcing There is a great deal the fer that meets U.S. require - celebration will signal that the Unfortunately, it was not ties to countries such as Japan U.S. can do to help India ments for safeguarding tech - days of Indian obsession with long after his visit that rela - and Australia, allows New strengthen its homeland secu - nology and India’s desire to non-alignment are ending tions between the two coun - Delhi to strengthen its hand in rity and make itself less vul - maintain its “strategic autono - It’s hard to believe that tries began to stagnate as for - its dealings with China, and nerable to terrorism by shar - my.” merely seven months ago, mer Prime Minister helps deter any potential ing best practices and lessons India’s continuing speculation was rife that Manmohan Singh became Chinese border aggression. learned since 9/11. The U.S. cozy relations with Russia Prime Minister Narendra distracted by a series of cor - For his part, Mr. Obama also stands to benefit from (as evidenced by Mr. Modi would hold a grudge ruption scandals and internal recognises that building rela - greater access to India’s infor - Putin’s recent visit to New against the U.S. for revoking disputes within his own party. tions with India is smart for - mation and databases that Delhi) bolster those within his tourist visa for nine years The fact that Mr. Modi and eign policy. India is an emerg - track terrorists who are active the U.S. bureaucracy who and keep American officials Mr. Obama agreed to hold ing economy that provides in India, but also have con - argue against providing at arm’s length. The opposite, two summits within a six- opportunities for U.S. trade nections to groups that target India with sensitive U.S. however, has occurred. month period is testament to and investment; a strategical - the U.S. Another area ripe for military technology. With his invitation to their mutual commitment to ly important country in main - enhanced cooperation is Mr. Modi’s bold invi - President Barack Obama to reviving ties. Mr. Modi wants taining a stable balance of defence cooperation. Mr. tation to Mr. Obama to be the chief guest at the 2015 U.S. investment to pull Indian power in the Asia Pacific and Modi has highlighted the attend India’s Republic Republic Day parade, Mr. growth rates back up and cre - Indian Ocean; and a democra - Deepening defence coop - and NATO drawdown in New Delhi is reluctant to need to modernise India’s Day celebration shows Modi is overcoming decades ate jobs for the rapidly tic nation with a large Muslim eration Afghanistan will unleash new expand counterterrorism armed forces and the U.S. is that the days of Indian of Indian sensitivity over its expanding working-age pop - minority that provides a With al-Qaeda leader waves of terrorism in the cooperation with Washington. poised to play a significant obsession with non-align - foreign policy tradition of ulation. Mr. Modi met with model of an ethnically and Ayman al-Zawahiri’s recent region. The holding of a India is frustrated by what it role in helping to fill Indian ment are ending. This can non-alignment. He’s demon - several top CEOs in the U.S. religiously diverse society pledge to launch a South Asia Jamaat-ul-Dawa (JuD) con - views as inconsistent U.S. defence requirements. But only be good news for the strating that he is unafraid of and delivered a clear message maintaining freedom for its wing and violence on the rise clave in Lahore the same day policies and backsliding in both sides will need to show future of U.S.-India rela - the inevitable charge that he’s about his commitment to eco - citizens. in Jammu and Kashmir, the as the Uri attack undermines U.S. public statements con - flexibility on their approach to tions. India will remain leaning towards the U.S. nomic reform and the creation Improving Indo-U.S. ties imperative for close U.S.- Pakistan’s claims that it is cerning the Pakistan-based plans for co-production and scrupulously autonomous Aside from marking the of a private-sector-friendly is one of the few issues on India counterterrorism coop - committed to an anti-terror - terrorist threat to India. In co-development of military in its foreign policy. And first time an American leader business environment. which there is broad biparti - eration has never been ism agenda. Casting further order to gain the full benefits equipment. while there will surely be will serve as an honoured The visit rekindled U.S. san consensus, which means stronger. The U.S. and India doubt on its counterterrorism of their counterterrorism Reports that India is now disagreements in the guest at the Republic Day cel - investor interest and raised President Obama will find must coordinate their credentials, Pakistan’s Anti- cooperation, Washington and looking to Israel, rather than future and a need for ebration, Mr. Obama’s visit expectations that Mr. Modi is support from the new responses to these brewing Terrorism Court (ATC) this New Delhi must overcome the U.S., to fill it anti-tank patience as initiatives will also make him the first serious about reforming the Republican-controlled threats as well as cooperate in week granted bail to the oper - their suspicions and deepen missile requirements, indi - work their way through U.S. President to visit the economy. The recent cabinet Congress for his India initia - preventing the Taliban from ational commander of the their intelligence exchanges. cates the two sides are still the bureaucracies of both country twice while in office. approval of the Goods and tives. In fact, incoming staging a comeback in 2008 Mumbai attacks, Zakiur The Obama-Modi Joint grappling with bureaucratic countries, the two leaders During his first visit to India Services Tax (GST) Bill and a Chairman of the Senate Afghanistan. Rehman Lakhvi. Statement’s pledge for the obstacles to technology trans - are sending clear mes - in November 2010, Mr. government pledge to Armed Services Committee A recent spike in violence The U.S. must join India two sides to work together to fer. There is expectation that sages about their commit - Obama declared the U.S.- increase FDI caps in the John McCain castigated the in Jammu and Kashmir, in condemning Pakistan’s disrupt tactical operations and Ash Carter — who has been ment to the relationship India relationship one of the insurance sector will further Obama administration for including a major assault on handling of the LeT. U.S. fail - financing of groups such as tapped to take the helm at the and their intention to defining partnerships of the encourage foreign investors. lack of a strategic plan for an Indian military camp in Uri ure to pressure Pakistan over al-Qaeda, LeT and the Pentagon, and who launched move forward with an 21st century and reached But there also is likely engaging India at a congres - on December 5, is feeding the LeT and its front organisa - Haqqani Network is a step in the U.S.-India Defense Trade ambitious agenda of coop - agreement with his counter - strategic purpose behind Mr. sional hearing last summer. Indian concern that the U.S. tion, JuD, is a major reason the right direction. But they and Technology Initiative eration. 5 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG Rajya Sabha bids farewell to Narendra Modi seeks reply from BJP Secular forces should join Azad, 3 other retiring members hands against BJP: TN Congress New Delhi, leaders for not campaigning in Delhi CheNNai, DeC. 23: Tamil Nadu Congress DeC. 23: Rajya New Delhi, DeC. 23: Committee Tuesday said "democratic and secular forces," Sabha Tuesday bid With Delhi Assembly of the state should join hands against BJP. farewell to Leader of Elections in hindsight, Prime Accusing the BJP of abandoning the growth agenda the Opposition Minister Narendra Modi has that it put forward during Lok Sabha elections, TNCC Ghulam Nabi Azad sought a written reply from President EVKS Elangovan said the saffron party was now and three other mem - Bharatiya Janata Party lead - bers who are retiring ers, who are yet to hit the trying to polarise people on religious lines. "It is the need in February on com - campaign trail in the national of the hour for democratic secular forces of Tamil Nadu to pletion of their term. Saif-ud-Din Soz (Congress) and two capital, reports said on join hands to scuttle the conspiracy of RSS-BJP combine members of National Conference Mohammad Shafi and Tuesday. Modi, known to be a to mobilise people on religious lines," Elangovan said in a GN Ratanpuri are the three other members who will retire tough taskmaster, had report - statement here. in February. edly earlier asked the party Alleging "ulterior" political motives in BJP's proposal "The members, who are retiring, have made rich con - leaders to aggressively cam - to bring a law to stop forcible conversions, he said the pre - tributions in the deliberations of the House and I wish to paign for the Delhi Assembly sent legal provisions alone were sufficient to prevent this. place on record my personal appreciation for the cour - polls. Modi knows that the tesy, consideration and cooperation extended to the Chair national capital is different "The BJP has embarked on such activities to intimidate the (by the retiring members)," Chairman Hamid Ansari said. from other states where the minorities. The Congress party will struggle hard to pro - He said the House would certainly miss members BJP has significantly done after BJP leaders failed to meetings across the city. Delhi Assembly polls, the tect the rights of minorities", he said. who would not be coming back. well as the fight was against achieve the target of holding However, a month later, BJP president has decided to Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu the Congress. In Delhi, 2,700 public meetings across that figure has been reduced take charge of the election then rose and expressed hope that Azad would return to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam the city. to around 1,400, the source machinery in the capital from BJP holds parliamentary the House. Ansari said, "I am sure the retiring members Aadmi Party is BJP's main Reports say that in a said. The BJP has set a target December 25, a top source would continue to serve in other capacities and would be opponent and has a large sup - meeting held between party of winning 60 seats in Delhi. said. Delhi has been under board meeting in Delhi making good use of the knowledge and experience gained port base. In 2013 Delhi polls, president Amit Shah, Delhi Meanwhile, miffed with President's rule since New Delhi, DeC. 23: The parliamentary board by them during their association with this House." the BJP had won 31 BJP leaders and office bearers infighting and lack of coordi - February after the Arvind meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was held in On behalf of Rajya Sabha, he wished the retiring Assembly seats, AAP 28 and in November, it was decided nation among state leaders Kejriwal-led AAP govern - the national capital on Tuesday even as the Winter Session members good health, success and long years of service Congress 8. that all the party parliamentar - that may harm the party's ment stepped down after 49 of the Parliament concludes today. The party meet began to the nation. Modi's reaction came ians would hold 2,700 public prospects in the upcoming days in office. at 9:30 am and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior party leaders were also present. “We discussed the Kendriya Vidyalayas to remain closed on Christmas, proceedings of the Parliament and issues ranging from 31 die due to cold in Uttar Pradesh drug prices, farmers issues and bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman online essay competition voluntary: CBSE Lakhvi,” said party leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy. In the earli - tions asking schools to remain er parliamentary board meeting, BJP had locked out the open on December 25 to latecomers who arrived at the venue post the scheduled observe 'Good Governance time of 9:30 am. The PM has asked the party members to Day'. be punctual and arrive on time for the meeting. In a circular dated December 10, the Navodaya Vidyalas, which falls under the Gunjal says he did not commit HRD Ministry, has asked its schools to celebrate the birth - serious crime like Cong leaders day of former prime minister kota (RaJ), DeC. 23: BJP MLA from Kota North as well as Prahlad Gunjal, who was suspended by the party for allegedly on threatening a senior district health official, organised a public December 25 "in its true spirit" New Delhi, DeC. 23: Vidyalays and that the students by holding activities like decla - luCkNow, DeC. 23: unabated. being cancelled. A state gov - meeting in his constituency, saying he has not committed a Putting an end to the controver - participating in the voluntary mation contests, quiz competi - At least 31 people have died More than 150 trains here ernment spokesman told serious crime as Congress leaders have done. Addressing a sy over schools remaining open online essay competition can tions and screening of docu - across Uttar Pradesh due to the were delayed due to fog and IANS that authorities have meeting of his supporters in Kunadhi area of his constituency on December 25, the Central do so from their homes or any mentaries related to good gov - intense cold, officials said on poor visibility. Trains such as ordered all government aided yesterday, Gunjal expressed respect to BJP high command's Board of Secondary Education other place of their choice. The ernance. Tuesday. A drop in the mer - Punjab Mail, Saryu-Yamuna and private schools in the state decision, and said "he has not committed a crime like murder (CBSE) on Tuesday said that it clarification by the CBSE came HRD Minister Smriti Irani cury accompanied with a Express, New Delhi-Jalpaiguri to remain shut till Dec 28. or rape as Congress leaders have done." Gunjal said "he had has not issued any such direc - in wake of the controversy over dismissed as "baseless and dense fog delayed trains and Express, Kota-Patna Express, The minimum tempera - spoken only for his workers for whom he lives and can die". tions. A circular issued by the government's decision to cele - inaccurate" the media reports forced authorities to shut Sadbhavna Express, Kumbh ture here was 5 degrees CBSE further stated that all brate December 25 as the suggesting that schools would schools till Dec 28. Express, Vaishali Express, Celsius Monday. The coldest Meanwhile, Ladpura MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat, who has Kendriya Vidyalays will 'Good Governance Day' to remain open on December 25 Eight people have died in besides others, were delayed place in the state at 2.3 degrees also come under attack of opposition parties for allegedly remain closed on December 25 mark former prime minister to observe 'Good Governance eastern UP because of the by 10-12 hours, a railway offi - Celsius was Meerut, while it threatening voters to cast in his favour during November's local and students can participate in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday Day'. inclement weather since cial told IANS. was 2.5 degrees Celsius in body elections, today organised a 'Ulhaas Utsav' in Nayapura the online essay competition if on the day Christmas is cele - Irani said the essay compe - Monday. Six died in the Avadh Flights were also disrupt - Muzaffarnagar, and 3.5 area, saying he spoke nothing wrong with voters. "I did not they desire. brated world over. tition that the schools JNVs region, two each in Meerut ed due to dense fog Monday degrees Celsius in Varanasi. threat the voters but tried to convince them," he said. Reacting It further stated that the The government had would be organising would be and Kanpur, seven in with the Air India flight from The Met Office has said to Gunjal's suspension, Senior Congress leader Ramnrayan vacation schedule will be denied media reports suggest - "voluntary" in nature and con - Moradabad and six in Aligarh New Delhi delayed by six the cold wave condition would Meena said "punishing Gunjal and leaving the other leaders adhered to by the Kendriya ing that it had issued instruc - ducted online. as the cold wave continued hours and a Jet Airways flight continue in the coming days. with the same sort of offence without any action shows the saf - fron party's hollow claims of equal and democratic treatment to Bhagwat's remarks on conversions 'reckless': CPI Uproar continues in Parliament, its all party workers." New Delhi, DeC. 23: both Houses adjourned sine die Terming RSS Chief Mohan Nothing wrong with reverse Bhagwat's recent remarks that con - versions will continue to take place conversions, says Shiv Sena in the country as "reckless", CPI on mumBai, DeC. 23: Shiv Sena on Monday said that Monday said that RSS and its organi - zations should stop all attacks there's nothing wrong with reverse conversions and flayed against the minorities in the interest "those who kept mum when Hindus were converted to of unity and integrity of India. "The Muslims". "Till yesterday, Hindus were converted to Central Secretariat of the CPI Muslims. Then, nobody said those were done forcibly or expresses its serious concern at the through enticement. But now when the Ganga has started statement of RSS chief Mohan flowing in reverse, the pseudo secularists are saying the Bhagwat that 'Ghar Vapsi' or conver - New Delhi, DeC. 23: The row over religious conver - conversions are not right," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece sions will take place as all the sion disrupted last day of Winter Session of Parliament on 'Saamana' said. Muslims and Christians in India Tuesday, with both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha being were converted from Hinduism. This adjourned sine die. "What do all these `secular` people have to say about is a reckless statement," the party After it convened for the day, Lok Sabha was first adjourned forcible conversion of Hindus to Muslims during mogul said in a statement. till noon following Opposition uproar over conversion and rule and to Christians under British and Portuguese It said centuries-old conversions demand for Prime Minister's reply. However, the uproar contin - regimes," Sena said. cannot be cancelled in a stroke with ued even after 12 noon and the House was then adjourned sine "It looks like a big section of BJP favours conversions 'Ghar Vapsi' campaign by threats and die to meet next year for the Budget Session. Similar scenes but they are in a quandary as their party has government in use of force. "It will bring new ten - were witnessed in the Upper House as well. Rajya Sabha was Centre and Maharashtra," it said. The Sena also supported sion, clashes and communal vio - first adjourned till noon following uproar by SP and JD(U) MPs lence. No religion should be allowed that there was no need for a separate said. The party had said that there over alleged atrocities on their workers yesterday. However, UP Governor Ram Naik over his demand that Ram temple to convert from other religions by anti-conversion law as there were was no need for such a law as Article when the House met again at 12 noon Opposition MPs created should be built at Ayodhya soon. force and corruption or inducement," already provisions under IPC to put a 25 of the Constitution provides for ruckus demanding PM's statement on communal incidents. The "All over the world, conversions take place, through the party said. check on forcible conversions. "freedom of conscience and free pro - Chair then adjourned the Rajya Sabha till 1:00 pm. Again when sword (force) or money. Hindus don't have either sword or "RSS and its organizations It had said that RSS organiza - fession, practice and propagation of the House reconvened, the uproar continued and the Rajya money. Despite this Hindu organisations are undertaking should stop all attacks against the tions were conducting a reconver - religions". "If there is any forcible Sabha was also then adjourned sine die. With no business trans - the important work of reconverting those who had gone to minorities in the interest of unity and sion campaign targeting the minori - conversion it is already covered acted in both the Houses, the fate of Insurance and Coal Bills other faiths," Sena said. integrity of India," it said. Accusing ties. "The polit bureau demands that under Indian Penal Code (Section continues to be in limbo. The Insurance Bill, which provides for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and VHP leader Pravin RSS and BJP of "indulging in double the RSS-sponsored reconversion 153(a)) as it classifies forcible raising FDI cap from 26 percent to 49 percent, could not be speak" on the issue of religious con - campaign be prohibited using the attempts in the name of religion as a taken up in the Rajya Sabha due to disruptions even though it Togadia have welcomed such reconversion, it said. "It versions, CPI(M) had yesterday said provisions of the law," CPI(M) had criminal offence," the party had said. was listed on four days last week. should be taken into consideration if the Modi government could face problems due to this programme initiated by Hindu organisations on their own." "We read somewhere that Modi has reprimanded some people, asking them to Opposition harming people's interests by blocking bills: Venkaiah Naidu maintain restraint and speak carefully." New Delhi, DeC. that the situation will ment of development and sealed. let us have consensus and Centre. "That is what I told "So, there is doubt in everyone's minds if the conver - 23: Hitting out at opposi - improve and important leg - good governance. "This will be very very then take action. As far as my Kerala friends who tion parties, Union Minister islations like Insurance Unfortunately they will not bad. Keeping all these Government is concerned, raised the issue. Your gov - sion movement now underway in name of Hindutva real - M Venkaiah Naidu on Bill, the Coal Bill and also get any support from peo - things in mind, I made a we are neither in favour of ernment is there is Kerala, ly has the government's backing," the Sena said. Monday said they were Delhi Special Laws Bill ple," Naidu told reporters request even in the morning conversions, nor in favour Samajwadi Party govern - raising the conversion issue will be passed. When asked outside Parliament. meeting in the Chairman's of reconversions. The ment in Uttar Pradesh, you to derail Narendra Modi whether the Winter Session The Parliamentary chamber also. I requested Government has no role at did not bother when all Inter-state arms racket busted government's agenda of of Parliament could be Affairs Minister empha - all the opposition parties all. Secondly, the BJP also these things were happen - development and good extended, Naidu said the sised that the Centre or BJP please understand the has no role at all. If the ing. Let there be total in Mathura, two arrested in UP governance and accused government's priority is have no role in conversions importance of these Bills people are doing it at their details placed before the mathuRa, DeC. 23: Two inter-state arms smug - them of "blocking" impor - that the Bills should be or reconversions and added and cooperate," Naidu said. individual level, it is for people. Our critics will be glers were arrested here and a huge cache of arms and tant bills in Parliament. passed that state governments On a question related to the them," Naidu said. shocked to know what is ammunition was seized from them, police said Tuesday. After the opposition parties "Let us see. Tomorrow, should act if something row over conversions, He added that as far as happening," he added. Posing as customers, police yesterday arrested two stalled proceedings in the Cabinet committee on wrong is being done. Naidu said that "unfortu - Government is concerned, He said that some youths, Girish and Abhishek, who used to procure illegal Parliament, Naidu said that Parliamentary Affairs will Speaking about the Delhi nately some media people the law is very clear. opposition members raised because of the "rigid" stand meet, take stock of the situ - Laws (Special provisions) have woken up to conver - Wherever there is a forced the matter related to con - arms from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and sell them in taken by some of BJP's ation and then take a final Amendment Bill, he said sions just now. conversion or an induce - version in the house but Uttar Pradesh, said CO (City) Ajaypal Sharma. Four pis - opponents, the welfare of call," he said. "Some oppo - that if it is not passed soon, Conversions have been ment, the law must take its were not ready for a debate. tols, eight brownings, two 32 bore cartridges, ten 315 bore the people was getting sition parties are trying to lakhs of poor people in going on right from 19th own course and action He said that vote bank pol - cartridges were recovered from their possession. Efforts affected. rake up this issue and derail Delhi will be evicted and century onwards". should be taken by the state itics has boomeranged on are on to nab the other gang members, he added. He, however, hoped the agenda of the govern - their premises will be "If you are concerned, government and not the Congress. 6 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG Twitter introduces 'View analytics Details' on iOS to let tweeters see details Held back by Hindutva waShiNGtoN: Twitter has launched a new feature BY C RaJa mohaN international leadership. tenure. In his maiden have succeeded in reducing on its iOS application that allows users to tap on a "View The example of China has Independence Day speech the fears of the neighbours Analytics Details" option to view the detail page of any In his frequent travels been difficult to miss. After this August, Modi declared and the world about India’s tweet to see data related to that post including engage - across the world over the three decades of rapid that casteism, communal - internal orientation under ments, total impressions and more. Twitter is making its last few months, Prime growth, China is now the ism and regionalism were the BJP, the RSS and the analytics data more accessible to the users, having opened Minister Narendra Modi has second-largest economy in obstacles to development Hindu right seem deter - up its analytics dashboard previously to the public, report - continually affirmed that the world and its aggregate and called for a 10-year mined to revive them. ed TechCrunch. The company, however, has not India can re-emerge as the GDP will soon be larger moratorium on divisive Equally problematic for announced the addition of the new feature officially via its “Vishwaguru”. Modi’s than that of the United issues. The last few weeks India is the resurgent anti- blog or main Twitter account. Twitter also provided adver - global dream for India, States. Beijing is also the have shown that the RSS modernism of the Sangh tisers data about tweets they had paid to promote. however, is at odds with the world’s largest defence and Hindu-right outfits are Parivar. Its leaders, includ - The engagement data is provided in a simplified format deeply divisive religious spender after America. not ready to heed Modi’s ing the prime minister, have on Twitter's iOS app. Users can see how many total agenda and the anti-mod - The dramatic expansion leadership role. Whether reminded his audiences in appeals to avoid derailing made extravagant claims, impressions and engagements a tweet has received. Users ernism that have been of China’s comprehensive Delhi actively pursues such Sydney that Vivekananda his government’s develop - ranging from the proposi - can also see other relevant stats such as how many people unleashed by the RSS and national power has allowed a role or not, India’s democ - had urged his countrymen to ment agenda. Modi should tion that astrology is superi - clicked the link in their tweet, how many favourites their its affiliates. Beijing to now begin racy, which thrives amid forget their gods and god - also be aware that the new or to science to the sugges - tweet received and a few others. The feature would soon be That India, as one of the reshaping the Asian and extraordinary diversity, reli - desses for 50 years and wor - Hindutva agenda at home tion that Vedic India con - available on Android operating systems as well as the com - world’s oldest and continu - global orders. A similar gious, ethnic and linguistic, ship only “Mother India”. will also seriously compli - ducted nuclear tests. While pany is working towards it. ing civilisations, may have prospect awaits India if it is a source of quiet opti - His suggestion that devel - cate India’s external rela - asking his countrymen to much to teach the world is continues to modernise and mism in a world that is opment might be more tions, a domain in which take pride in their rich cul - not a new proposition. grow its economy at a rea - being torn apart by multiple important than religion is Modi has surprised every - tural inheritance and appre - NASA reveals space successes of 2014 Different schools of Indian sonable clip. Much of the tensions. obviously not shared by the one with his passion and ciate its relevance to the waShiNGtoN: NASA has achieved a lot in space nationalism, including those international enthusiasm for Modi’s hopes for India extremist outfits of the effectiveness. It is easy to modern world, exploration in 2014, including taking giant steps on Mars, which focused on India’s Modi, like that for his pre - as “Vishwaguru” are Sangh Parivar, which have forget that domestic stabili - Vivekananda had also testing cutting-edge technologies and making scientific past and others which decessor, Manmohan Singh, inspired by Vivekananda. lost no time in pushing their ty holds the key to a suc - insisted that India must sit discoveries while studying our changing Earth and the infi - understood modern India’s in the middle of the last The swami spoke of the polarising politics on the cessful foreign policy. A at the feet of the West to nite universe . future potential, believed decade, was based precisely contributions that India’s nation. Modi is surely aware nation that is at war with learn about improving the NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, said that they that an Indian leadership on that expectation. rich vedantic heritage could that the growing assertive - itself will inevitably be nation’s material condition. continued to make great progress their journey to Mars this role on the world stage was Faster growth rates of make in addressing the spir - ness of the Hindu right will diminished on the world India, then, must strive to year, awarding contracts to American companies who will inevitable. Even those who the last decade triggered itual challenges of the con - complicate the development stage. When a nation turns be a good teacher and a bet - return human space flight launches to U.S. soil, advancing were deeply suspicious of international calls on India temporary world. Modi, of agenda that was at the heart faith into a contentious ter student. It must invest in space technology development; and successfully complet - nationalist passions, both to become a responsible course, is stretching the idea of his successful election question, it invites interven - the serious study of its ing the first flight of Orion, the next step being sending religious and secular, were global power and a “net a bit when he speaks of how campaign. At equal risk is tion from religious extrem - ancient heritage and master astronauts in deep space spacecraft. convinced that India’s spiri - security provider”. Yet India’s democracy and the BJP’s promise — “sab ists from around the world. modern knowledge. But if NASA achieved a major milestone in December on its tual civilisation had much Delhi has been hesitant to demography can be ka saath, sab ka vikas” — to It will also draw into the Hindu extremism prevails, journey to Mars as the agency's Orion spacecraft complet - relevance for the contempo - accept a leadership role. deployed in the service of put development for all debate secular forces India will have little to give ed its first voyage to space during a four-and-a-half-hour rary world. Many in Delhi interpreted the world today. above the sectarian Hindu around the world that want the world and be in no flight test, while Science, technology, engineering and India’s higher economic these calls as a pressure Modi also believes the agenda. Given his own freedom of faith and a sepa - mood to learn. Unless he math (STEM)-related education soared to new heights with growth rates in the reform point rather than the recog - diaspora that has spread experience in Gujarat and ration of religion and state acts now to check these a student-built radiation experiment aboard Orion. NASA's era and the steady expan - nition of India’s expanding around the world and has the political consequences in India. The new push for a negative forces, Modi and Office of Education, partnered with the Lockheed Martin sion of its relative weight in weight in the world. Modi, impressive resources, intel - of the 2002 riots, Modi has Hindu rashtra, then, is the agenda for India could Corp., used the Exploration Design Challenge to engage the international system in contrast, is discarding lectual and financial, can every reason not to let reli - bound to generate many end up being a minor part students in STEM by inviting them to help tackle one of have lent new credibility to this defensiveness and help realise India’s potential gious controversies over - costs for Indian diplomacy. of the vast collateral dam - the most significant dangers of human space flight-radia - the notion of an Indian embracing the prospect of a as “Vishwaguru”. He whelm his prime ministerial Just when Modi appears to age. tion exposure. The agency's parallel path for human space - flight also took a giant leap forward in September when the agency announced U.S. astronauts once again would trav - A modest victory el to and from the International Space Station (ISS) from the United States on American spacecraft under ground - BY laVaNYa the vexing question of dif - increase in the provision of add up to what is adequate breaking contracts worked by NASA's Commercial Crew RaJamaNi ferentiation between devel - technical and financial sup - to meet the 2 degree Celsius oped and developing coun - port. This, in their view, temperature goal and are Program, in addition to selecting Boeing and SpaceX to The Lima conference tries in relation to the nature could be best secured by equitable in light of the transport U.S. crews to and from the space station using was an important stepping and form of their commit - requiring developed coun - capacities and responsibili - their CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft. stone towards the 2015 ments under the climate tries to submit contributions ties of the country in ques - In July, NASA announced its Mars Rover 2020, which Paris climate agreement. As regime. Although few on finance. Needless to say, tion. China and India, how - is based on the successful Curiosity rover. Mars 2020 will French Foreign Minister believed this issue would be this proved difficult to ever, argued against such an carry instruments to conduct unprecedented science and Laurent Fabius told diplo - resolved before the last secure. The Lima outcome assessment process and ulti - exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet, mats in Lima, “the best way night in Paris, many were leaves the scope of contri - mately held sway. But this including help with data for a human mission to Mars. to ensure success in Paris is keen to ensure that the out - butions to national determi - does not preclude such a In December, NASA announced Curiosity has mea - to start with success in comes in Lima were not nation. This implies that process from being included sured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in Lima”. While few would loaded either for or against states can choose not just in the 2015 agreement. the atmosphere around it and detected other organic mole - characterise the Lima Call differentiation in the 2015 evolve, so will the common butions: the scope of these which contributions to sub - Perhaps the most significant cules in a rock-powder sample collected by the robotic lab - for Climate Action as a agreement. Admittedly, in but differentiated responsi - contributions — whether mit but also whether to sub - achievement of the Lima oratory's drill. Curiosity's findings from analyzing samples resounding success, it takes the last few years, there has bilities of states. This lan - they will cover mitigation, mit adaptation contributions decision was a provision of atmosphere and rock powder do not reveal whether a few tentative yet signifi - been an erosion of differen - guage accommodates the adaptation, finance, tech - in lieu of mitigation ones. requiring each state’s con - Mars has ever harbored living microbes, but the findings cant steps towards Paris and tiation in the climate interests of both the devel - nology and capacity build - This also leaves open the tribution to represent a do shed light on a chemically active modern Mars and on thus represents tangible regime. oping world, which wishes ing or only some of these, possibility that states could “progression beyond the favorable conditions for life on ancient Mars. progress. Indeed, the Durban to see the 2015 agreement the information that states submit contributions that current undertaking of that Observations by Curiosity also indicate Mount Sharp First, states arrived, as Platform, which launched built on common but differ - would need to provide with are conditional to the provi - party”. Commonly known near the rover's landing site was built by sediments they were required to, at the the negotiating process entiated responsibilities, these contributions and the sion of support. On the as the no-backsliding prin - deposited in a large lake bed over tens of millions of years. elements of the negotiating towards the 2015 agree - and of the developed coun - assessment process that information to be submitted, ciple, this provision will NASA continues to advance the journey to Mars through text for the 2015 agreement. ment, contains no reference tries, which favour an evo - would apply once contribu - the Lima outcome made a ensure both that the regime progress on the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which The 38-page “elements to common but differentiat - lutionary interpretation of tions are submitted. No res - modest start by specifying, as a whole is moving will test a number of new capabilities needed for future text” is littered with options ed responsibility, a central the principle that accounts olution proved possible on albeit in a non-prescriptive towards ever more ambi - human expeditions to deep space, including to Mars. and alternatives, though lit - organising principle of the for the rapid growth in the scope of contributions. manner, the types of infor - tious and rigorous contribu - tle of it represents agreed climate regime thus far. many developing There were a range of views mation necessary, including tions from parties and that ‘Tis The Season! Google Doodle language. Indeed, the only Developing countries were economies since 1992. cutting across north-south on how a state considers its there will be continuing dif - reason states agreed to keen to rehabilitate this Third, the Lima deci - lines, with some states contribution to be “fair and ferentiation since developed celebrates the first day of the holidays move forward on the basis principle and in Lima, they sion provides guidance, insisting that contributions ambitious”. This will facili - and developing countries, New Delhi: It's the holiday season all around the of this text was a comforting recorded modest gains. The albeit not as robust as should only cover mitiga - tate transparency and com - thanks to Kyoto, are at dif - globe. How can Google not wish us 'Happy holidays'! footnote indicating that the principle features in an desired, to states as they tion and others arguing that parability between different ferent starting points. Given Google has rolled out a new doodle celebrating the first elements reflect “work in operational provision of the prepare to submit their mitigation and adaptation countries’ contributions. In the deep and enduring dif - day of the festive holiday season. This colourful doodle progress”. Nevertheless, the Lima decision, albeit quali - “intended nationally deter - should be accorded legal addition, the EU and many ferences that plague climate depicts children in a sleigh waving as they are pulled along text puts in place the broad fied by the clause “in light mined contributions” next and material parity. Many developing countries, negotiations, the Lima Call by a reindeer. structure, scope and con - of different national circum - year. States are required to developing countries, including the Africa Group, for Climate Action, even Google has beautifully created this motion doodle tours of the Paris agree - stances”. This language, submit these contributions including India, argued that least developed countries with its modest victories where a child's fantasy is creatively captured as the rein - ment. Parties will begin drawn from last month’s to the climate regime before if they were required to sub - and small island developing and tentative agreements, deer is nicely driven with smiling kids waving their hands negotiating in earnest on the US-China deal, signals the the Paris conference. Three mit mitigation contribu - states, had argued for a represents progress, and with excitement under the snowflakes. When you navigate basis of this text in 2015. pivotal role these countries key questions were to be tions, which they had been robust ex-ante assessment will stand countries in good your mouse over the colorful doodle, you can see message Second, states arrived at play in climate negotiations. resolved at Lima to help insulated from so far, there process to consider whether stead as the drum roll for ‘Tis the Season! and clicking on it takes you to the search a truce, albeit temporary, on As national circumstances states prepare their contri - must be a corresponding the contributions of states Paris begins. page for same caption. December 23, famous for its com - mencement of the long, due holidays over the coming days includes the cheerful celebrations of Christmas and wel - coming of the New Year. So cheers to the holidays and the happy times ahead! Milky Way's new tiny, isolated dwarf neighbour galaxy found loNDoN: Astronomers have recently spotted a new neighbor for Milky Way galaxy, a tiny and isolated dwarf galaxy almost 7 million light years away The team, led by Prof Igor Karachentsev of the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Karachai-Cherkessia, Russia, found the new galaxy, named KKs3 , using the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in August 2014. Kks3 was located in the southern sky in the direction of the constellation of Hydrus and its stars have only one ten-thousandth of the mass of the Milky Way. Kks3 was a "dwarf spheroidal" or dSph galaxy, lacking features like the spiral arms found in our own galaxy. These systems also have an absence of the raw materials (gas and dust) needed for new generations of stars to form, leaving behind older and fainter relics. In almost every case, this raw material seems to have been stripped out by nearby massive galaxies like Andromeda, so the vast majority of dSph objects are found near much bigger companions. The Milky Way, the Earth's galaxy, has been part of a cluster of more than 50 galaxies that make up the "Local Group," a collection that includes the famous Andromeda galaxy and many other far smaller objects. Astronomers are particularly interested in finding dSph objects to understand galaxy formation in the universe in general, as even HST struggles to see them beyond the Local Group. The study is published in monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 7 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG Dhoni and his men Decade-old mark falls to Gayathri CHENNAI: MOP Vaishnav’s Vijayalakshmi (MOP) 42:44.2s, face an onerous task Gayathri Govindaraj, taking part 2. S. Suganya (Ethiraj) 45:10.2, BRISBANE: Closing out in heptathlon, erased a 10-year- 3. Hemalatha (JBAS) 51:46.1; games from a position of old record in the 100m hurdles of 100mH: 1. G. Gayathri (MOP) strength is a fine art. the A.L. Mudaliar athletics meet 13.7s (NMR) (OR: K.N. Priya, Accomplished sides shut at the Nehru Stadium here on 2004-05, 14.00s), 2. P. Deepika the escape routes for the Monday. By clocking a time of (MOP) 14.0s (EMR), 3. B. opposition. 13.7 seconds, the 23-year-old Dhanalakshmi (Ethiraj) 14.7; In both Adelaide and here, overcame the one set by K.N. 100m: 1. P. Deepika (MOP) India left the door open Priya (14.0s) in 2004-05. P. 12.1s, 2. P.S. Vinodhini (Ethiraj) for Australia to spoil the Deepika of MOP finished second 12.5, 3. R. Monika (MOP) 12.7; party. but still equalled the meet record. 400m: 1. Soundarya (MOP) 55.7, It’s not ability alone that Gayathri has, for over a year, 2. Pavithra (MOP) 1:00.s, 3. R.V. takes the side past the fin - shifted from being a hurdler and a Vishwapriya (Ethiraj) 1:00.7; dis - ishing line. Belief is triple jumper, to heptathlon, cus: 1. Nithya (MOP) 37.32m, 2. equally important. which she hopes will give her a Manthra (MOP) 31.85, 3. Sharon India competed, but better chance to win a medal at Hudson (Stella Maris) 27.41; lost. Behind 2-0 in a four- the National and international lev - Javelin: 1. Jothimani (MOP) Test series, Mahendra els. Loyola, with eight gold 37.04m, 2. K. Vinodhini (Ethiraj) Singh Dhoni and his men medals, is in first place while DB 35.67, 3. B. Rashmeka (JBAS) face an onerous task. Jain is in second with two golds in 31.69; triple jump: 1. Rochelle There were so many the men’s section. MOP Vaishnav, Maria Macfarlane (Stella Maris) moments in Brisbane too, is in first position with eight 12.35m, 2. Jaya Shamily (MOP) where India could have golds and Ethiraj (2) is in second 11.82, 3. B. Rukumani (Ethiraj) nailed it. place in the women’s. 11 .75; shot put: 1. Manthira The side was 321 for The results: Men: 10000m: 1. B. (MOP) 10.57m, 2. M. Sowmiya four in the first innings but Yokesh (DB Jain) 34:33.3s, 2. 400m: 1. R. Mohan Kumar (DG 13.68, 3. S. Nirmal Raj (SDNB Vaishnav) 10.32, 3. B. could not really progress Vigneswaran (MCC) 35:04.01, 3. Vaishnav) 48.1s, 2. K. Sathish (Presidency) 12.80; 20Km walk: Rashmeka (JBAS) 9.16; 5km to a mammoth total. When K. Mani (Nazareth) 35:31.6; (Anna Violet) 49.4, 3. R. 1. S. Sanjay (Loy) 1:57:35.8s, 2. walk: 1. Abiramani (MOP) The team-management and technical shortcom - it was bowled out for 408, 100m: 1. Augustine Yesudas Irudhaya Anthony Simon (Loy) Sajan Mano (MCC) 2:08:08.5, 3. 31:29.7s, 2. Divya Bharathi needs to sit, discuss and ings. Apart from the tech - Australia was in with a (Loy) 10.7s, 2. V. Sudhir (Loy) 49.4; shot put: 1. T. Arun Kumar P.N. Dinesh (Loy) 2:11:09.6. (MOP) 31:50.4, 3. C. Deepika come out with a clear nically pleasing Murali chance. 10.7, 3. V. Suresh (MCC) 11.0s; (Loy) 13.73m, 2. V. Sudhir (Loy) Women: 10000m: 1. (Ethiraj) 35:40.5. Then, India had game-plan to address the Vijay and Ajinkya Australia in trouble at 247 issue. Rahane, to a certain for six. The pacemen, In the madness under extent, no Indian batsman Use of bouncer is the though, lost their head the sun here, old fashioned has been able to handle under the Brisbane heat. good length bowling went the extra pace and bounce right of a fast bowler: Ranji Trophy: Tamil Nadu in trouble And Mitchell Johnson straight out of the window. with confidence. Virat CHENNAI: Skipper thrived on the barrage of If India has leaked runs Kohli’s hundreds on a Carl Rackemann and against the lower order very sub-continental built on the short-pitched deliveries. BRISBANE: “He was up 39 in 12 Tests An opportunity was lost. and the tail, the side has Adelaide pitch were bril - platform set up by Jalaj also been prone to liant but he did not appear struck on top of the nose at 29.15. In the ODI’s, Saxena to put Madhya While sledging is not and he went crashing Rackemann scalped 82 recommended, teams that collapses. very comfortable in his Pradesh in the driver’s This is a potent combi - movement towards the down holding his face. batsmen in 52 matches at seat on day two of its indulge in it — Australia Actually, his face was an economy rate of 3.94. is a prime example — do nation when it comes to off-side at the much pacier clash against Tamil Nadu hurting a team’s chances. ’Gabba. Rohit Sharma split right down the mid - Although saddened by at the M.A. Chidambaram so in a manner that is cal - dle,” remembered the Phillip Hughes’ death, he culated. They pick some - In the Auckland Test would have realised that Stadium on Monday. this year, India, 138 for running up world record burly former Australian said it was a fast bowler’s Resuming at 250 for body who is vulnerable fast bowler, Carl right to use the bouncer and weaken him mentally. four was bowled out for scores in the ODIs, on the four, MP ended on 432, 202. Then the side was 80 flatbeds at home, is a lot Rackemann. whichever way he wanted riding on Bundela’s ton What India did was to fire He was recalling a to.And Rackemann said up someone — Mitchell for two in Southampton easier than making runs and an unbeaten 62 by but was bundled out for down under. His weakness Sheffield Shield contest his short-pitched balls Ankit. The latter inflicted Johnson — who is a dis - between Queensland and were targeted to hit the tinct threat when roused. 178. on or outside the off- further damage with the In the first innings at stump is obvious. While West Australia at the live - batsmen. “When you pitch ball picking the first four Aggression in itself is ly ’Gabba in the early 90s. short at a batsman, you not such a bad thing for Adelaide in this series, India has been at the wickets as Tamil Nadu India was 367 for four but receiving end of some Mike Veletta, the batsman aim for his ribs or his went to stumps at 112 for two young bowlers with who was hit by the head. It is then that you After early setbacks, (in 142.4 overs) 432. speed, Varun Aaron and was dismissed for 444. In rough umpiring decisions, four. Indrajith counterattacked, Fall of wickets: 1-43, the second innings, the it has not been a one-way Rackemann lifter, was force him to play the hook By the ninth over, the Umesh Yadav. The two, wearing a helmet without or the pull or get out of the using his feet against the 2-173, 3-195, 4-215, 5- perhaps, were carried side, shockingly, was back traffic as made out to be. hosts had been reduced to MP spinners. 335, 6-343, 7-343, 8-398, in the hut with a Test lost Both Vijay and Kohli a grill. way. There is little point 20 for 3 before B. away by the bounce in the Rackemann, now 54, in bowling a bouncer that In one over, he took 14 9-413. surface. The short ball has for 315. India had been seemed clearly leg-before Indrajith and Abhinav runs off Ankit, but he took TN bowling: L. Balaji 242 for two going in to during the chase in said to The Hindu on flies over the batsman’s Mukund shared a 65-run to be employed judicious - Monday, “Those were head or is wide.” one too many a after he 16-8-28-0, R. Prasanna 4- ly. Only then, does it tea. It was a bold chase, the first Test. stand. was for a run-a- 1-10-0, Rahil Shah 24-2- but there cannot be any It was not so long ago, days when many batsmen Rackemann expected the After a sedate start on become a weapon. wore helmets that did not helmets to cover a larger ball 39. 104-1, Aushik Srinivas It was here that senior excuses for India losing during the Ashes in Sunday, Bundela came out the scores: Madhya 42-16-109-2, R. Malolan the Test. The captain and England, that DRS made have the grill. They felt area, including the neck, attacking on day two, tak - paceman Ishant Sharma the grill affected their after Hughes tragedy but Pradesh — Ist innings: 47.4-6-135-7, B. Aparajith needed to step in and offer the team management, news for all the wrong ing on the spinners. Like Sanjay Mishra c Bharath 9-0-35-0. should have, after a cer - reasons. India is unlikely overall vision. Mike said, “It remains to be Saxena, he too had bene - advice to the younger (Veletta) went to hook a seen how much they are Shankar b Shah 16 (56b, Tamil Nadu — Ist bowlers. But then, Ishant tain point, played for a to accept a system that is fitted from the TN field - 2x4), Jalaj Saxena c Sushil innings: K. Bharath draw. India has fallen into porous. bouncer and he missed.” able to do without restrict - ers’ largesse on Sunday; himself was banging it in. The former Queensland ing the batsman’s freedom b Malolan 144 (310b, Shankar c Sanjay Mishra b When Australia’s last an Australian trap. And at As for the ‘communica - Bharat Shankar dropped 11x4, 1x6), Harpreet Ankit Sharma 6 (6b, 1x4), the ’Gabba, India lost four tion gap’ ahead of the paceman said, “I was real - of movement. If his move - him at silly-point when on four wickets took the ly concerned for him. It ment is restricted by the Singh Bhatia c Shah b B. Aparajith c Mohnish score to a daunting 505, wickets for 11 runs in a fourth day because of an three. Malolan 65 (87b, 3x4, Mishra b Ankit Sharma 5 disastrous morning ses - injury to Shikhar was really bad. I feared helmet, it exposes him to Bundela constructed India, once again, had the worst. He was taken in greater risks.” 4x6), c (21b, 1x4), Abhinav allowed the tail to wag. sion on day four. Dhawan’s wrist, profes - two important partner - Bharath Shankar b Mukund (batting) 37 (99b, Collapses of this nature sional sides, representing an ambulance. Thankfully, His stormy days as a ships: first 120 for the This is not the first time they, at the hospital, were paceman behind him, Malolan 8 (24b), Naman 2x4), Dinesh Karthik lbw that the lower order has indicate two things — a the country, are expected fifth wicket with Saxena, Ojha c Shah b Aushik b Ankit Sharma 6 (9b), B. lack of depth in the order to handle such situations. able to stitch his face Rackemann now manages and then 53 with Ankit for frustrated India. back. It was a scary his 500-acre peanut farm Srinivas 13 (26b, 1x6), Indrajith st b the eighth wicket, to see Devendra Bundela c&b Ankit Sharma 39 (39b moment.” A feared and in Kingaroy, a country the visitors past 400. respected paceman in his town 240 km from Malolan 104 (231b, 15x4), 5x4, 1x6), R. Prasanna Mohnish Mishra looks to Off-spinner R. Malolan c Indrajith b (batting) 16 (48b, 2x4), time — he hustled bats - Brisbane. was the pick of the TN men with disconcerting After seeing blood on Malolan 1 (5b), Anand Extras (b-1, lb-2) 3; Total bowlers, with a seven for Singh Bais c Bharath lift — Rackemann’s inter - the pitch, Rackemann is (for four wickets in 37 135. Shankar b Malolan 0 (1b), leave the past behind national career was blight - now at peace with himself overs) 112. “While I did not want Ankit Sharma () 62 Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2- hard. Without , my ed by injuries. He picked and the world. to change a lot with my life is nothing. So I just (76b, 6x4, 3x6), 14, 3-20, 4-85. MP bowl - pace, I tried to change my Jain lbw b Aushik Srinivas kept my focus. Sometimes ing: Ankit Sharma 14-1- angles today by coming 0 (17b), Puneet Datey b you get injured and miss a 60-4, Jalaj Saxena 13-3- around the wicket to break Malolan 3 (28b), Extras season,” he said. Abhinav Bindra on target 29-0, 8-1-13- the monotony,” he said. (nb-5, b-6, lb-5) 16; Total Mishra said the most 0, Rameez Khan 2-0-7-0. important thing was to accept that it was a mis - Stuart Binny confident about his take and look ahead. “It was a tough time for selection for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup me, but people like aving gained an Mukesh Sahini (ex-MP extra yard of pace coach), and teammates Hin his bowling, like Naman Ojha, Ishwar Karnataka all-rounder, Pandey really helped me Stuart Binny, is confident during that time,” he said. about finding a place in He returned to become the final 15-member MP’s third-highest run- Indian squad for the getter last season. upcoming 2015 Cricket “I came back strongly, World Cup, to be jointly and could have had an co-hosted by Australia even better season if I had and New Zealand. converted few of my The all-rounder has had fifties into centuries,” he limited opportunities with said. the national squad. He As one of Madhya has featured in just three Pradesh’s experienced PUNE: Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra won the crunch Tests and six One Day players, he sees himself as moments to clinch the men’s 10 metre rifle gold in the internationals, ever since overs. stronger legs have helped CHENNAI: This Madhya cricketing activities. someone who can bring 58th National shooting championships at the Shiv making his debut during "I have actually gone me run in harder than ear - Pradesh player burst into Having made a strong the tour of New Zealand stability to the batting Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Monday. up on my pace in the last lier," he said. the spotlight when he took comeback during the order. in Jan-Feb, 2014. 8-10 months. After enter - Binny has had starts Placed second in the qualification with 621.7 points, 16 runs off a Muttiah 2013-14 Ranji season with When asked about a Three games into the ing international cricket, I with the bat and was a bit India’s champion in the long weapon style for over 10 Muralitharan over in the 501 runs, the 30-year-old realistic target for his 2014-15 Ranji season, realised I need to step up disappointed that he years, the 32-year-old Bindra — with 19 10+ scores — fourth edition of the IPL to seeks to make up for lost career, Mishra said his Binny was happy with his on the pace. I worked a couldn't carry on to make help Pune Warriors to vic - time. ambition to play for coun - aggregated 208.0 points and pipped Army’s Satyendra bowling although he con - bit in the gym and the run a big score, his 77 against tory. But for Mohnish Part of the Madhya try remains. Singh to take the title for the second year running. ceded that he could have up is harder than last year. Tamil Nadu, proving to Mishra, life changed a Pradesh squad that is play - “If you are working Other results: done a lot more with the The results are showing," be an exception. "I am year later when he was ing Tamil Nadu here, hard and keeping fit, age Team: 10m rifle (men): 1. Army Marksmanship Unit bat, having had starts in 3 said Binny, when asked happy with the way I caught in a sting opera - Mishra spoke to The doesn’t matter,” he said. 1857.5 (Satyendra Singh, 620.9, Chain Singh, 620.8, of the 4 innings so far. about the extra pace he have batted (in the recent tion, indulging in what the Hindu about his time out Mishra said he hopes to Chavanke Ashok 615.8). The 30-year all-rounder has gained recently. domestic matches) but BCCI called “loose talk” of the game and how he play next year’s IPL, but 2. Punjab 1846.3 (Abhinav Bindra, 621.7, Ekambir was very impressive with "I have got a bit pretty disappointed at not that “brought disrepute to kept himself motivated. has realised that he needs Singh Mandi, 613.8, Harmanvir, 610.8) the ball during the ongo - stronger in the legs. I was being able to convert the game.” “I am a cricket lover, to score even more than 3. Air Force 1842.9 (Ravi Kumar, 619.2, Deepak ing match against bowling consistent 125 starts. It doesn't help my He ended up copping a and I just got my head 500 runs this season to Kumar, 613.3, Mahesh Kumar, 610.4). — Special Railways, finishing with kmph and I have added 3- case but my rhythm has one-year suspension from down and kept working land a contract. Correspondent 2/18 from eight frugal 4 kmph to that. The been good," he added. 8 JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 24 | 2014 Golden YuG PM Modi mission 44 + failed, EVMs Shri Ram Sena celebrates 125th birth manipulation washed out JKNPP anniversary of legal luminary Justice Mahajan GY NewS SeRViCe Commissioner on the last manipulation of EVMs and contesting as an independent speaking on the occasion, said Jammu, DeC. 23: evening demanding high its reprogramming by the and NC candidate from that it was Mehar Chand "This was a most tragic inci - power probe by an expert BJP government at the Nagrota to create an impres - Mahajan's genius to become as dent in the history of J&K committee into the manipula - Centre particularly in Jammu sion that the election was free Prime Minister of Jammu and election that Prime Minister tion of votes where polling region so that the truth is out and fair. He counselled the Kashmir in 1947 during the Modi succeeded in washing was recorded 80% or above. and the enemies of democra - party men to get prepared to reign of erstwhile Maharaja away most upright, secular He said that polling could not cy are brought to justice at the save democracy and fight for Hari Singh. Terming him and fearless opposition, reach that mark in the hills earliest. He further pointed reorga nization of the state instrumental in signing the JKNPP from the legislature and mountains where half of out a finger on the so-called with Jammu Pradesh as a Instrument of Accession, SRS of the state by manipulating the population is away into victory of Mr. Davinder Rana state free from the serfdom chief said that it was Mahajan's the EVMs." Commented the working areas in Punjab (NC) from Nagrota (Jammu) of the Kashmiri rulers and persuation to Maharaja Hari Prof. Bhim Singh, the or elsewhere. He accused the Assembly constituency only exploitation of Central politi - Singh who signed up this founder of JKNPP in the ruling party of Delhi, BJP, because his brother Dr. cal parties. "Nothing shall accession with India. The state. which was hell-bent to liqui - Jitendra Singh was a Member deter us from carrying of then had Prof. Bhim Singh said date the Panthers Party from of the EVM manipulation mission, reorganization". also nominated him as member that the BJP was terribly the floors of the legislature so team in the PMO. Bhim Singh declared. of Radcliff Commission which scared of the JKNPP leader - that the BJP is not exposed of Prof. Bhim Singh said Prof. Bhim Singh defined the boundaries of India ship both inside and outside their corrupt, communal and that Prime Minister Modi had accused Prime Minister and Pakistan. the Assembly which has been opportunistic acts of omis - chosen only Jammu Pradesh Modi for the murder of GY NewS SeRViCe paid to the departed soul at a Shri Ram Sena members Among prominent Shri exposing the corrupt, com - sions and commissions. to reprogramme EVMs. Had democracy in Jammu Jammu, DeC 23: To simple but an impressive func - garlanded the portrait of Justice Ram Sena activists present on munal and opportunist lead - Prof. Bhim Singh said he chosen Kashmir also the Pradesh and declared that mark the 125th birth anniver - tion organised by Shri Ram Mehar Chand, and observed the occasion included Ajay ership of the BJP in J&K that he has constituted a team game plan would have been battle for the preservation of sary of veteran social reformist Sena activists led by its State two minutes silence praying Gupta, Bal Krishan Arora, Assembly. The JKNPP of five-Supreme Court exposed in public. The democracy in J&K shall start and well known legal lumi - President Rajiv Mahajan, here for eternal peace to the depart - Sanjay Sharma, Sham Kumar, Supremo had written a peti - lawyers to collect the facts manipulators chose an ex- from the street to the nary, Justice Mehar Chand this morning at Party head - ed soul. Ram Kumar, Sushil Kumar, tion to the Chief Election and figures about rigging, BJP man from Udhampur Supreme Court. Mahajan, floral tributes were quarter New Rehari. Shri Ram Sena president, Sonu and Others. ABVP Demanded to Remove BJP emerges as potent political force BJYM congratulated Kavinder Gupta Examination Hall from Central Library GY NewS SeRViCe GY NewS SeRViCe Jammu, DeC. 23: BJYM congratulated Jammu, DeC. 23: Today Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi in Jammu and Kashmir: PDP leader Kavinder Gupta on the winning of Gandhi Nagar Parishad, Jammu University held meeting near central GY NewS SeRViCe When asked about his state Assembly -- during Constituency Seat with a huge margin of 16777 library under the leadership of Sandeep Sharma (President SRiNaGaR, DeC. party's performance in which Prime Minister Votes. On the occasion Ajay Pargal State General ABVP) and Jang Bahadur Singh (Vice President ABVP) 23: With Peoples the polls, Akhtar assert - Narendra Modi and sev - Secretary BJYM, Bharat Sharma State Vice President and discussed the issues related to central library with the Democratic Party ed, “People have voted eral top leaders of the BJYM, Ishant Gupta District President BJYM, students. After the meeting Lokinder Singh (research schol - engaged in a close con - against Congress and party addressed election Ankush Gupta State Executive Member BJYM & ar's convener of ABVP) along with ABVP members test with the Bharatiya National Conference and rallies across the state. Neha Mahajan State Spokesperson BJYM congratu - demanded from university authorities to remove examina - Janata Party in Jammu it is a positive sign.” The election outcome lated Kavinder Gupta for his winning. Other tion hall from central library. As there is huge disturbance and Kashmir, PDP leader As per the latest will also judge BJP's Prominent Tushar Mahajan & Neeraj Gupta Distt. during exams and the concentration of the students study - Naeem Akhtar on trends, the PDP and the assessment of its chances Vice President BJYM, Rohit Slathia Distt. Media ing in the central library get disturbed. ABVP also demand - Tuesday maintained that BJP have lost much of of making inroads into the Incharge BJYM, Vivek Sharma & others also con - ed to reduce the membership fee of central library which "engagement is their early gains and are only Muslim-majority gratulated Kavinder Gupta on his winning. Ajay was enormously hiked. Lokinder Singh also raised the issue inevitable with the BJP" now ahead in 22 and 21 state of the country. The Pargal & Ishant Gupta congratulated the voters and of Dogri Department where a female research scholar has as it is ruling at the ter will be taken after seats respectively. BJP party did not name a chief general public of the Gandhi Nagar constituency for accused her guide for harassment. ABVP demanded imme - Centre. party meet. Akhtar main - launched an aggressive ministerial candidate. BJP their great support and trust on BJP & Vision of our diate free and fair probe into the matter and demanded Commenting on the tained that the BJP has campaign as part of its had 11 MLAs and any Prime Minister Narender Modi Ji. They also thanked strong action if proved guilty. Among those who were pre - possibility of BJP-PDP emerged as a potent 'Mission 44+' -- the increase in the tally this the youth of the constituency for bringing a change sent in the event were Amit, Rizwan, Kulvir Singh, alliance, Akhtar said political force in the magic number required year will be claimed as a for the real development of the constituency and for Gagandeep, Arvind Jamwal and Rohit Singh, Ajay. final decision on the mat - state. for simple majority in the Modi victory. Good Governance. Verdict is in: Parties drown separatist voice in J-K Abdul Rahim Rather's defeat ends GY NewS SeRViCe has certainly left the door SRiNaGaR, DeC. 23: ajar for electoral politics. record 36-year stint in J&K Assembly The fallout of the high “So upbeat was electoral GY NewS SeRViCe turnout in the Jammu and environment that sepa - SRiNaGaR, DeC. 23: Kashmir elections, at 66%, ratists, though gave a call Finance Minister Abdul has been that major political for boycott, did not pursue Rahim Rather's record run in parties have eaten into the it seriously. Extension of Jammu and Kashmir legitimacy of separatists electoral space is certainly Assembly ended on Tuesday rooting for rejection and challenging for separatists. when he lost from Charar-e- boycott. Peoples If nothing else, one of the Sharief while his National Democratic Party (PDP) tools of their politics has Conference colleague Ali candidate Asiya Naqash lost its relevance,” said Mohammad Sagar equalled gestures after winning the Rekha Chowdhary, the for - his feat of sixth consecutive Hazratbal constituency, in mer head of department of victories by winning Srinagar on Tuesday. (AFP political science, Jammu Khanyar seat. Photo) University, and a known Rather, who represented Except for separatist columnist. Charar-e-Sharief constituen - Jammu Kashmir Liberation She attributed the cy for a record 36 years in Front (JKLF) and hardline shrinking space for sepa - the Assembly, lost to PDP by 6,375 votes in 2008. Earlier, the constituency Hurriyat led by Syed Ali ratists to the 2002 candidate and former Born at Badipora village was represented by National Geelani, the moderate Assembly polls. “Political Legislative Council chair - of Chadoora, Rather (59) Conference leader Bakshi Hurriyat faction of Mirwaiz developments post 2002 man Ghulam Nabi Lone. was first elected to the Abdul Rashid in 1957 and Umar Farooq and Jamaat-e- period helped in the exten - Rather, who last lost an elec - assembly from the con - 1962 and Congress leader Islami (JeI) took a guarded sion of the electoral space. tion in 1972, was defeated by stituency in 1977. A law Abdul Quyoom in 1967 and approach to elections. Farooq may publicly “Militant leadership a few separatist bastions Emergence of the Peoples Lone by over 5,000 votes. graduate, Rather was a prac - 1972. National Conference Though the Hurriyat faction describe the high voter believes participation is like Srinagar. Insiders in Democratic Party (PDP) Rather had won six consecu - ticing lawyer from 1971 to General Secretary Ali and the JeI desisted from turnout as “fallout of lack of betrayal with the sacri - the separatist camp accept that ended hegemony of tive assembly elections from 1982 and held important Mohammad Sagar won the launching an anti-poll cam - governance and vote for fices. But whatever the being on the back foot after the National Conference Charar-e-Sharief constituen - portfolios in the National Khanyar assembly seat by paign, they stuck to the unit - grievances and not aspira - decision is taken by the large-scale participation of (NC) made electoral poli - cy in central Kashmir Conference governments over 1200 votes, staving off ed Hurriyat’s constitution tions”, many co nstituents Hurriyat over the issue, we people in the election, and tics highly competitive Budgam district. including the post of stiff competition from PDP that “polls are not substitute are now in favour of a will abide by it,” said admit they have to redraw with other parties also join - It was third time lucky Speaker. He also served as candidate and former trade for plebiscite”. Ahead of the debate on boycott. Salahuddin. the strategy. ing. No more seen as for Lone who unsuccessfully Finance Minister several union leader Khurshid Alam. polls, senior JeI leaders had In fact, United Jehad The fast emerging It is still unclear manipulated from above, contested against Rather in times besides holding This is Sagar's sixth con - asked people to go by their Council supremo Syed trend in Kashmir is that whether the new strategy this process has gained 2002 and in 2008. While Agriculture, Rural develop - secutive win in the assembly conscience. Salahuddin has asked sepa - people largely rejected means warming up to greater credibility,” she Rather won by 3,755 votes in ment, Law and parliamen - polls, equalling the record Hurriyat chairman ratists to mull over polls. boycott politics except for democratic challenges, but said. 2002, he emerged victorious tary affairs portfolios. held by Rather. Kids dance and modelling programme “Children Winter Carnival” organised GY NewS SeRViCe in different categories of Award, Vansh won Master Luthura and Naina won 3rd Rahul Atri and Ankush Jammu, DeC. 23: 23 Dance and Modeling competi - Cute title and Suryanshi won prize in different age groups of Singh won 3rd prize in differ - December, Jammu: To pro - tion. Mr. Shashi Gupta Face of the year 2014 title. Solo dance ent senior age groups of Solo mote talent in kids and to pro - renowned dance choreograph - Dance Competition: Junior Solo Dance dance vide stage to the young artists er of the state, Deepak Sharma Group Dance Muskan, Sidharth, Harsh, Duet Dance of Jammu, Nirvana Academy Mr J&K 2008 and Mrs. Priya Competition Shivali, Karan Digra, Sahil Harsheen and Harshleen and Dance Revolution Sharma classical dancer Harman Dance Institute, Patil won 1st prize in different won 1st prize in Sub Junior Academy today organized adjudged the talent pro - PunjabiDance Group and Junior age groups of Solo duet dance competition kids dance and modelling pro - gramme. Punjabi girls group – 1st prize dance. Muskaan and Shivali, gramme “Children Winter Programme commenced Harman Dogri Dance Kiran, Rukmani, Anmol, Akriti and Ahana won 1st Carnival 2014” at auditorium with the welcome speech of group and Kashmiri group – Mehak, Preeti Sharma, Komal prize in different junior age GCW Gandhi nagar Jammu. Sh. Hitesh Badyal President 2nd prize Saini won 2nd position in dif - groups of duet dance competi - Mrs Priya Dutta HOD Khatak, Nirvana Academy followed by Solo Dance ferent Junior age groups of tion. Fine Arts College was the Dogri regional dance perfor - Ishwar, Hanish Namotra, Solo dance. Kiran and Rukmani won chief guest on the occasion mance by girls of DRA group Sayam Verma, Rahul Kumar, Kareena Mohottea, 2nd prize in different junior while Sh. Vikrant Dogra Vice and kids modelling competi - Kshitiji Mahajan, Harshit Dopinder Singh, Sidharth age groups of duet dance com - Chairman FIBDO, Sh. Darbari tion. Solo, duet and group Mangotra and Anu Bhardwaj. nent choreographers of Winners in different cate - Luthura, Tushar Sharma won Kaith and Gurdeep Singh got petition. Lal Bank Manager and Sh. dances were also presented on Mrs. Priya Dutta while Jammu were also awarded on gories were: 1st prize in different age 3rd prize in different Junior Abhishek and Mehak got Bachan Lal was the Guest of the occasion. Participants from speaking on occasion said that the occasion. Navaldeep Kour Modeling groups of Solo dance. age groups of Solo dance 3rd prize prize in different honour on the occasion. The Trikuta Deep High School, Dance is a vital source of hosted the programme. Sheetal won the tittle Shirsthi, Rajat Angural, Senior Solo Dance junior age groups of duet event was supported by Surya Banyan International school, entertainment as well as plat - Prominent among the oth - Super Model Kid 2014, Tanvi Kushal Rokaya, Sharav Shekhar Rajput and dance competition. milk, JMU Plus social net - Harman Dance Institute, x- form to put all generation ers were Vikas Dogra Vice won Best hairstyle Award, Luthura, Krishna Mahajan, Komal Sharma won 1st prize Senior Duet Dance working partner and Trikuta unit dance Institute, JD Public artists at one plat form. She President Prayas, Vikul Gupta, Harshleen and Roylgeet got Sourav Chouhan, Arsha got in different senior age groups Vikas and Sahil Mehra Digital Studio Jammu. School and Siras High School also congratulated Sanjeev and Paramjeet kour, Neeraj Best Walk Title, Harsimran 2nd prize in different age of Solo dance. won 1st prize More than 150 partici - took part in the competition. Anu for providing platform to Sharma Vice President NA, won Miss Cute title, Harsheen groups of Solo dance. Rahul Kumar and Raj Anshuman and Dimple pants from different parts of Show was conceived, the budding artists of Jammu. Meenakshi Sharma General got Best Costume Award, Janvi, Tanish Salgotra, Nandani got 2nd prize in dif - got 2nd prize Jammu took part in the pro - Choreographed and directed Gurvinder Kour, Kashish Secretary NA and Nishant Sangeet won Photogenic Kalash Nischal, Lakshya ferent senior age groups of Harman Dance Institute gramme. Participants took part by young duo of Sanjeev Thakyal and Bhavana promi - Vaid. Award,Richa got Best Smile Gupta, Aryan Patel, Satyam Solo dance. won 3rd prize.

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