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VOL 6, ISSUE NO. 78 JAMMU & KASHMIR TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2017 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee Safety of Indians More Important Than Strategic Partnership with US : Sushma Governor, CM greets NEW DELHI : The Harnish Patel, a US national said, "Strategic Partnership people on Nauroz recent attacks on Indians in of Indian origin, was shot does not mean that we will NEW DELHI : The Services Tax Bill 2017 (The Bill makes provisions for levy Parliament, the SGST law has the US are "hate crimes" and dead. compromise with our national JAMMU, MARCH 20: UCnioan bCianbineet t CtodlayeaCGrSsT BGill)S, TThe ISnteugrapted palned comllecteion ntary Letog be iapsprolvaed tbyi eoachn ofs the not a simple law and order On March 4, Deep Rai, a interest... Do not think that Governor N. N. Vohra has approved four legislations to Goods and Services Tax Bill of tax on intra-state supply state assemblies. issue, the government said US national of Indian origin, we will remain silent because greeted people on the auspi - implement the Goods and 2017 (The IGST Bill), The of goods or services or both Finance Minister Arun today with an assertion that was shot by an unknown per - of Strategic Partnership. The cious occasion of Nauroz, Services Tax (GST), ahead of Union Territory Goods and by the central government. On Jaitley in his Budget for 2017- national interest will not be son in Kent near Seattle. Strategic Partnership is sec - which is also observed as their introduction in Services Tax Bill 2017 (The the other hand, IGST Bill 18 mentioned that country- compromised for the sake of "We are taking up this ondary. First comes the secu - World Arbour Day. In his Parliament this week to UTGST Bill) and The Goods makes provisions for levy and wide outreach efforts will be Strategic Partnership with rity and safety of our message of felicitations, the enable roll out of the tax and Services Tax collection of tax on inter-state made to explain the provi - that country. nationals." Governor observed that this reform from July 1. (Compensation to the States) supply of goods or services or sions of GST to trade and Making a statement in the The minister said that festival has important cultur - Approval of the bills by Bill 2017 (The Compensation both by the central govern - industry. Rajya Sabha, External Affairs the manner in which the al and religious significance Parliament and a separate one Bill)," an official statement ment," the statement said. The biggest tax reform Minister Sushma Swaraj US government has and appealed that one and all by all state assemblies will said. "These bills would be The UTGST Bill makes since independence is expect - expressed confidence that the responded, India hopes should join hands in planting complete the legislative introduced as Money Bills in provisions for levy on collec - ed to boost the rate of eco - Trump Administration will that these incidents trees for saving our rapidly process for roll out of one- Parliament this week, could tion of tax on intra-UT supply nomic growth by at least 0.5 not let these incidents become would not become a deteriorating environment. nation-one-tax regime by be even today," a source said, of goods and services in the percentage points, broaden a trend and is keeping a close trend. The Governor hoped that this merging central taxes like adding that discussion on the Union Territories without leg - the revenue base and cut com - watch on it. "I want to assure the auspicious day would be the excise duty and service tax four legislations could happen islature. Union Territory GST pliance cost for firms. "We do not treat these House that despite hav - harbinger of peace, progress and state levies like VAT. together. is akin to States Goods and Commenting on the devel - incidents as law and order ing a Strategic and prosperity in the State. The GST Council has The GST legislations were Services Tax (SGST) which opment, Abhishek Rastogi, matter. It is not as simple as matter at the highest level. We Partnership and good rela - Meanwhile, Chief already approved four-tier tax the only agenda in today's shall be levied and collected Partner, Khaitan & Co, said: that. From our side, we are are watching if there is any tions with the US, the safety Minister, Mehbooba Mufti slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per meeting of the Union Cabinet. by the States/Union "The GST plan is well on time saying that these are 100 per trend being set," Swaraj said. and security of Indians has felicitated people of the cent plus an additional cess on "The Government is com - Territories on intra-state sup - and July 1 looks realistic!" cent incidents of hate crime," She said the US adminis - remains our top priority. We State on the occasion of demerit goods like luxury mitted to introduction of GST, ply of goods or services or "The timely approval of she said, adding that the tration is saying that the will never ignore that," the Nauroz. In her message on cars, aerated drinks and tobac - one of the biggest reforms, in both. the Bills by the Cabinet investigation should be car - attacks were individual acts minister said. the occasion, the Chief co products. The work on for the country as early as possi - The Compensation Bill ensures that the industry ried out from such a perspec - of hate crimes and no trend She said India is in "con - Minister hoped the festival, putting various goods and ble. GST Council has decided provides for compensation to would have reasonable time tive. should be seen in these inci - tinuous dialogue with the US which she said has religious services in different slabs is July 1 as the date of com - the states for loss of revenue to peruse the details of the law The minister was making dents. government" on this issue. and cultural significance, slated to begin next month. mencement of GST," the arising on account of imple - impacting them. As a corol - statement on three incidents CPI leader D Raja voiced Through embassy and becomes harbinger of peace, "The Union Cabinet statement said. mentation of the GST for a lary, the assesses will be bet - of attacks on Indians in the apprehension that the consulates, she said, close progress and prosperity for chaired by Prime Minister These four legislations had period of five years. ter prepared for implementa - US. On February 22, 32-year Strategic Partnership could contacts are being maintained the people of Jammu and Narendra Modi has approved been cleared by the Council in While the four bills tion. It is hoped that all the old Srinivas Kuchibhotla was come in the way of India tak - with the local Indian commu - Kashmir. This day also marks the four GST related bills -- its last two meetings this approved by the Cabinet State Assemblies clear SGST shot dead by a US national in ing up this issue with the US. nity groups to address any the beginning of plantation The Central Goods and month. (MORE) "The CGST today have to be passed by on time as well," he added. Kansas city, while on March 2 In her response, Swaraj emergent issues. season in the State. Mehbooba Mufti appealed people to join hands on this India, Pakistan To Hold Two- occasion in planting more Day Indus Water Commission After Order to Ministers, Yogi Adityanath BJP-Led Government Wins Trust- and more trees for preserving the environment. Talks In Islamabad LUCKNAOsWk s: OUtftafr icciopay lofs B JtP'os 'S aDnkealpc Paltara' rethe Atops prsioreityt os f his govern - Vote In Manipur With A Voice Vote Sikh body demands fresh ISLAMABAD : Indian projects were violating the Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi and instructions have been ment. IMPHAL : The BJP-led The TMC legislator probe into J&K's and Pakistani officials will Indus Water Treaty of 1960, Adityanath today directed issued to them to prepare a 60-year-old BSP leader government today won the argued that had he violated Chattisinghpora massacre attend a two-day meeting of which has come under strain officials to declare their assets roadmap for their respective Mohd Shami was last night floor test in Manipur the party line he would have Assembly with a voice vote. faced disciplinary action. Srinagar : A Sikh body the Permanent Indus during the current tension within 15 days, following up departments, a senior BJP gunned down by assailants Commission (PIC) starting in between the two sides. on a similar order to ministers leader said. close to his residence in There was no division of "But that the party did not here today demanded a fresh votes in the exercises which do any such thing means it probe into the Islamabad on Monday. Pakal Dul and Lower after assuming office yester - "As uprooting corruption Mauaima police station area, A 10-member Indian dele - day, a move aimed at uproot - is the main agenda of our 40 km from Allahabad. saw the lone TMC MLA also stands by me," Singh said. Chattisinghpora massacre supporting the TMC vice president which claimed the lives of 35 gation led by Indus Water ing corruption. party, the CM in his first The UP DGP has been Commissioner P K Saxena Separately, Adityanath Nongthombam Biren Singh Mukul Roy said, "After win - Sikhs on this day in 2000. government. The BJP has 21 ning the election, Singh was "After 17 years, the peo - arrived here yesterday to directed state DGP Javeed C M MLAs in the 60-Member in touch with the Congress as C M ple of Jammu and Kashmir, attend the the meeting. The Ahmed to ensure that there Y B delegation comprises of was no laxity in improving house. It has the support of we had told him that if the y B especially the Sikhs of the four MLAs of Naga Peoples' Congress is in a position to Valley, are still waiting for Ministry of External Affairs law and order situation, hours officials and technical after a BSP leader was shot Front (NPF), four of National form the government and the justice. We urge the state Peoples' Party (NPP), the need our support we will and central governments to experts. Kalnai are being built in dead in Allahabad. The Pakistan side will be Jammu and Kashmir at a cost At his first interaction with lone MLA of Lokjanshakti extend our support." nab the culprits of the mas - Party and Independent MLA "But the Congress failed sacre," Chairman, All Parties headed by Indus Water of Rs 7,464 crore (November senior officials in Lok Commissioner Mirza Asif 2008 price level) and Rs 396 Bhawan, the chief minister Asab Uddin besides a to get the numbers and Singh, Sikh Coordination Congress legislator who was without discussing the matter Committee, Jagmohan Singh Saeed and he will be assisted crore respectively. Miyar also instructed them to ensure by officials of Ministry of hydroelectricity project, implementation of BJP's inducted also in the Council with us, went to meet the BJP Raina said in a statement of Ministers. leaders and accompanied issued here.He said it was Water and Power and other located in Himachal 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto). experts. Pradesh's Lahaul Spiti dis - "It was an introductory Lone Trinamool Congress them to the Raj Bhawan," he "unfortunate" that the gov - MLA T Robindro Singh also said. ernment is maintaining Sources said that Pakistan trict, is estimated to cost Rs meeting with UP government would highlight concerns 1,125 crore. officials. The officials were extended support to the BJP- Asked why the party has "silence" on the issue. led government although his not taken any disciplinary "We urge the state and about the three Indian hydro Today's meeting is the told that the Sankalp Patra has projects being built on the 113th session of the to be implemented," Deputy introductory meeting with his asked to hold video confer - party's central leadership action against him, Roy said, central governments to go for alleged that he had "not con - "We can take disciplinary fresh a probe into the inci - rivers flowing to Pakistan. Permanent Indus Waters Chief Minister Keshav Prasad new ministers directed them ence with the district magis - They are 1000 MW Pakul Commission which was Maurya, who was also pres - to give details of their trates and the superintendents sulted the party" over it. action anytime, but we do not dent. If they fail to do so, then "I have extended support want to create a situation we will consider it as a huge Dul on Chenab, 120 MW established in 1960. ent, told reporters. income, movable and immov - of police of all the 75 districts Miyar, located across Miyar The last meeting of the The chief minister also able properties with 15 days," of the state to take stock of to the BJP after consulting the where he faces life risk." injustice with the Sikhs of asked officials to declare their cabinet minister Srikant law and order situation and party's central leadership. I Earlier in the day, Kashmir," Raina said. Nalla which is a right bank commission was held in main tributary of River 2015. assets -- immovable and mov - Sharma had said yesterday. other administrative issues, have neither violated the Yumnam Khemchand Singh CRPF Jawan Allegedly Chenab, and the 43 MW Another meeting planned able -- within 15 days, Official sources said they said. party's order nor have done of the BJP was elected as the Commits Suicide By Shooting Lower Kalnai hydro project in September 2016 was can - Maurya said. Adityanath expressed con - Deputy chief ministers anything against its interests. new Speaker of the House. Himself With Service Rifle on Lower Kalnai Nalla, a trib - celled due to tension due to The meeting was attended cern over the attack on the Keshav Prasad Maurya and Whatever the party had asked He was also elected by voice utary of river Chenab. Uri terror attack by Pakistan- by around 65 senior officials. BSP leader and stressed that Dinesh Sharma also met me to do, I have done that," vote against Congress candi - KORAPUT : A jawan of Pakistan contends that the based outfits. The officials were given a restoring law and order was Adityanath. Singh told PTI. date Govindas Khonthoujam. the CoBRA unit of CRPF on Sunday allegedly committed Public Authorities in J&K Not suicide by shooting himself Govt to do away with ‘no-detention’ policy with his service rifle at Complying With RTI Rules JAMMU, MAR 20 : The Court directions, issued in a peti - cannot solve Grade 2 Math prob - concerns as raised by the petition - Sunabeda in Koraput district. New Delhi : A rapid study of Initiative (CHRI) in New Delhi compulsory for all public author - Jammu and Kashmir Government tion filed by Private Schools lems. ers in its representation related to The body of the deceased, the official websites of 230 pub - for advocates Syed Iram Quadri ities to place a wealth of infor - has decided to go ahead with Association seeking its quash - In the light of the previous infrastructure and logistics are identified as Shankar Prasad lic authorities under the Jammu and Bilal Ahmed Bhat, both mation in the public domain. reforms at elementary and second - ment, the order would be now order and the fresh order, the State misplaced & are more of matters of New Delhi, was spotted and Kashmir government has members of J&K RTI Movement This includes detailed informa - ary level exams by re-introducing implemented prospectively. of Jammu and Kashmir has of management. “The Department lying in a pool of blood inside revealed that nine years after the and the School for Rural tion about their organisation and “Detention Policy” at class 5th In its order, the HC had asked become the first State in the successfully made arrangements the battalion premises this and Class 8th with provision for the petitioner to submit a represen - Country to introduce ‘Detention’ for conduct of examinations from implementation of the J&K Development and Environment functions, powers and duties of special remedial teachings for a tation to the government respon - from class 5th to 8th on the basis Class 5th to 9th in Feb-Mar, 2017 morning, said Inspector In- Right to Information Act, com - (SRDE). The report was later their officials, rules, regulations, Charge IIC) of Sunabeda period of 2-3 months during vaca - dent highlighting its concerns. of performance in T1 and T2 with in Summer Zone of Jammu pliance with the requirement of compiled by CHRI and J&K RTI norms and manuals that must tions. It further notified to do away It is pertinent to mention here arrangements for special remedial Division for 226036 students” it Police station, Jogeswari proactive disclosure of informa - Movement. Its findings were dis - guide their work, details of deci - with detention in Class 9th, enti - that the State of Jammu and teachings for a period of 2-3 stated further. “Now, therefore, Behera. The jawan had not tion under its section 4(1)(b) cussed at the Institute of sion-making processes, budgets tling all students enrolled for Class Kashmir had reviewed the ‘No months during vacations, followed considering the aforementioned returned to his barrack after remains poor. Based on the offi - Management, Public and expenditure, subsidiary pro - 9th to appear in 10th Board exam - Detention Policy’ after surveys by reassessment for grade appro - aspects, the representations of pri - completing his duty earlier in cial websites, 59% of the dis - Administration and Rural grammes implemented, authori - inations. indicated low learning levels at the priate competencies and in the vate schools are found to be the morning, she said. tricts not having uploaded infor - Development (IMPA) in sations and permits issued and a As per a fresh order issued by elementary level. As per the sur - event of inability to meet the qual - devoid any merit and hence reject - A case has been registered mation under the section to a rea - Srinagar today to identify practi - list of all records held in paper or the school education department vey the Jammu and Kashmir had ification criteria in such reassess - ed. However, to facilitate smooth and investigation into the sonable degree and nearly 75% cal recommendations for electronic form. In addition, the Government has decided to figured at 32 positions amongst ments, the students are to be transition to the exam system incident is in progress, while of them have not been uploading improving compliance with sec - every public authority is required implement its previous order the 34 States/UTs of Country. detained. It further notified to do instituted vide Government order the body has been sent for their annual budgets.The rapid tion 4(1)(b). to publicise relevant facts about (Government Order No. 338-Edu Further, the State specific sur - away with detention in Class 9th, No. 338- Edu of 2016 dated autopsy, the IIC added. of 2016 dated 16.9.2016) envisag - vey conducted also indicated that entitling all students enrolled for 16.09.2016, it is further ordered study emerged out of an intern - According to Venkatesh all important policy matters or ing certain reforms in its detention 22% of the children in Class 8th Class 9th to appear in 10th Board that the referred Government ship programme hosted by the Nayak of CHRI, section 4(1)(b) decisions it takes from time to policy. cannot read Standard 2 English examinations. order shall only apply prospective - Commonwealth Human Rights of the J&K RTI Act makes it time. However, in view of High text and 20% of Class 8th children The new order stated that the ly” it stated.

ComFputOer SR ervices Laptop Services Kashmir Bypolls : Abdullah, Khan File Their Nominations BSNL Broadband SRINAGAR : Veteran witnessed huge protests last handling of situation in The BJP, which is having a alliance candidate for tions, Khan told reporters that all, we will be with it. God Pan Card politician and National summer after Hizbul Jammu and Kashmir by tie-up with the PDP in the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat he was sure of his victory as forbid, if it does not remain Conference president Farooq Mujahideen militant Burhan Chief Minister Mehbooba government, is not contesting Tariq Hamid Karra and sen - his opponent was a "discred - so, then God knows what Passport Abdullah and Nazir Khan, Wani was killed in an Mufti. the bypolls. ior leader Ali Mohammed ited candidate". storm will come." Contact :- who recently joined the rul - encounter with the Sagar. He also alleged that Omar Abdullah flagged the Rohit: ing PDP, today filed their security forces. Khan, who had had won the Beerwah assem - importance of friendly rela - Mob. 9419626826 nominations for the bypolls Over 80 people joined PDP in bly seat through fraudulent tions with Pakistan saying to prestigious Srinagar parlia - were killed and hun - January after unsuc - means. Jammu and Kashmir cannot mentary seat. dreds other injured in cessfully contesting Srinagar has traditionally be saved until there is friend - Lacking pomp and show, the protests which against Omar from been an NC bastion as the ship between the two coun - the vehicles of the politicians continued for more Beerwah assembly party has won 11 out of 14 tries and for that the alliance Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji entered into the premises of than three months. seat in 2014 on elections. Blowing the elec - will have to work together. the Deputy Commissioner's Police had blocked Congress ticket, was tion bugle at NC office, He said if the two parties office here as the police had the roads leading to accompanied by sen - Abdullah defended the deci - succeed in the bypolls, they MANOJ KUMAR & CO. barricaded the entire area as Returning Officer ior PDP leaders sion of having an alliance would "try to awaken the Fruit & Vegetable part of the security arrange - Farooq Ahmed Lone's Muzzafar Hussain with Congress saying "elec - conscience of the people ments to prevent any unto - office, where 79-year- Baig and Imran tions will be tough...Your inside the Parliament". Commission Agents ward incident. old Abdullah and 55- Ansari. support is needed for this Congress is also contest - Unlike 2014 elections, year-old Khan filed While Abdullah, fight. Not just for the state of ing the South Kashmir Lok Specialist In : Potato, Onion when the candidates filed their papers. who faced defeat Jammu and Kashmir, but for Sabha seat where Pradesh their nomination papers with The elections, from this Lok Sabha the whole country. We have Congress Committee presi - Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi hundreds of supporters, the which will be held on seat in 2014, drove to save this country." dent G A Mir will take on scene this time was quite dif - April nine, were to the party office to Without naming any party, brother of Chief Minister Narwal, Jammu. ferent as police and paramili - necessitated after PDP address joint con - he said "this country belongs Mehbooba Mufti and bortha. tary personnel dotted the MP Tariq Hamid Karra The NC has a pre-poll Abdullah was accompa - vention of NC and Congress to all of us and not just (peo - The polling in south Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 area. resigned from the Lok Sabha alliance with Congress while nied by his son Omar, state workers. ple from) a single religion. Kashmir is scheduled for The Kashmir valley had and the party, alleging mis - the PDP is fighting alone. Congress Chief G A Mir, After filing his nomina - Till this country belongs to April 12.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2017 Lal Singh inaugurates Girdhari Lal Dogra Bali inspects DH Ramban, calls for

KATHUA, MARMCH 2o0 : dbeesidles NPCCuF rA sK eSinrgh,y ina a gtre aHt waay tor ciurab po lClu - hesatatiok n can be compensated. augmentation of services Minister for Forest, Chairman SPCB Ravi Kesar, tion emanating from vehicu - Sangeeta Jaitley and Environment and Ecology, Dir SFRI B M Sharma, MD lar traffic. Nidhi Sharma, daughters of Also takes appraisal of dev activities in Distt Choudhary Lal Singh today SFC Suresh Gupta, CCF Choudhary Lal Singh also Girdhari Lal Dogra RAMBAN, MARCH 20 medicines with capital let - progress of PHE, Irrigation, level for the welfare of the inaugurated Girdhari Lal Jammu Roshan Jaggi, Dir. said that 43000 km fencing is expressed their gratitude for : Minister for Health & ters. PWD, PMGSY and health masses, he asserted. Dogra Model Nursery at Environment and Remote required to cover the entire inaugurating the nursery hav - Medical Education, Bali The Minister also inspect - sectors, the Minister directed While reviewing the func - Haria Chak of Tehsil Sensing O P Sharma, Dir forests of J&K which will ing their fathers name and Bhagat today paid visit to ed the under-construction the concerned to attend peo - tioning of health department Hiranagar in District Kathua. Social Forestry A K Gupta, help in preventing encroach - said that it’s a tribute to their District Hospital Ramban Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery ple’s issues on priority for in the district, he directed the The nursery is spread over an and took stock of its func - Training (ANMT) School which the present govern - CMO to nominate and depute area of 26 hectares of land tioning. During the visit, he and received updates regard - ment is committed. He urged a medical officer for under - and will be able to nurture 50 inspected various units and ing starting classes and avail - the officers to pay frequent going training in Radiology lakh saplings of 80 different wards including emergency, ability of staff and infrastruc - field visits to address the to augment the Radiology varieties of plants and is the and issued necessary instruc - ture. He issued instructions to basic issues on the spot. He unit in DH Ramban which is only nursery of its kind in the tions to the hospital adminis - the concerned to take neces - urged the officers to work in dire need. He also directed state developed by the State tration to further improve the sary steps to make the institu - close synergy for achieving for mooting a proposal for Forest Research Institute Medicare and sanitation con - tion functional from the the desired goal holistic upgradation of Health (SFRI). Speaking on the ditions in and around the hos - ensuing academic session. development of the district. Centres of Kanthi and Neera occasion, the Minister said pital. MLA Ramban, Neelam that forests are imperative Kumar Langeh and CMO not only for maintaining the Chief Wildlife Warden ment of forest land along father who worked hard to Ramban, Dr Saif-ud-Din ecological balance, protec - Suresh Chug and DFOs were with proper security of forest resolve the miseries of the accompanied the Minister. tion of wild life, boosting the also present on the occasion. infra. He further added that common man and it’s indeed The Minister also inter - Agricultural protection but The Minister stressed the conservation of water bodies a privilege that after 30 years acted with the doctors, also help in resource fullness need of urban forestry to along with rescue of endan - of his death, people still love patients and attendants and of the state.MLA Kathua raise the green cover in the gered species of animals are him and regard him. enquired about their difficul - Rajeev Jasrotia, MLA state. Highlighting various the priority of the forest Legislators Rajeev ties and facilities available in Hiranagar Kuldeep Raj, Vice works initiated by the forest department. The Minister Jasrotia and Kuldeep Raj the hospital. He directed for Chairman of J&K State department to control the car - also directed the Forest offi - appreciated the work done by maintaining the duty roaster Advisory Board for Welfare bon emission and maintain - cers for massive afforestation the Forest Minister and for doctors and paramedics to & development of OBCs, ing ecological balance, Lal on the vacant urban forest extended thanks for naming ensure availability of doctors Rashpaul Verma, Daughters Singh said that Green corri - land. He said that plantation the model nursery in the round the clock. of Girdhari Lal Dogra, dor along the National should be promoted by name of one of the tallest per - He also directed for Former Finance Minister of Highway is an ambitious involving the communities of sonality of the state who prominently displaying the Subsequently, the He said it is endeavor of the as Health Sub Centres. the state and MP, Sangeeta project from Lakhanpur to the concerned areas so that works for the uplift of the roaster of specific colored Minister chaired a meeting of present government to pro - Deputy Commissioner Jaitley and Nidhi Sharma Baramulla which will helps damage caused by the defor - society without any bias. bed sheets to be replaced on district officers and reviewed vide better infrastructural Ramban, Mohammad Aijaz, daily basis in the hospital. He the functioning of various facilities to the people, for SSP, Ramban, Mohan Lal, issued instructions to the departments. He sanctioned which the officers hard work SSP Traffic, Sanjay Bhagat, doctors to prescribe medi - Rs 60 lakh for the construc - and coordinated approach is ADDC, Ravinder Nath Better road connectivity pivotal to socio- cines to the patients prefer - tion of residential quarters must. He said Government’s Sadhu, CPO Uttam Singh, ably, which are available in for the doctors and paramed - duty is to arrange sources, CMO, Dr Saif-ud-Din, other hospital stock, however, in ical staff and Rs 64.4 lakh for but it is the administration concerned officers of differ - RAJOURIe, McARoCHn 20 oRmajourii cat a nt erstimaatend csost foexternsmive raoad tciononecntivit y : Kroado cohnnelcti vity is one of case the necessary medicine the construction of mortuary which has to make a firm ent departments and promi - : Minister for Animal, Sheep of Rs 2.5 crore under state programme in state to drive the major infrastructural defi - is not in stock, than they and Canteen in DH Ramban. planning and percolate the nent citizen of Ramban were Husbandry and Fisheries sector. The road will connect the economic growth by con - ciencies in the remote dis - should write only generic While reviewing the resources at the grass-root present in the meeting. Abdul Gani Kohli today said thousands of souls of the the Government has twin villages thereby fulfill - launched a massive road con - ing long pending demand of Div Com for early construction nectivity programme in the the locals. A large gathering UC Modeling Institute organize fashion show state under different schemes of locals, earlier, welcomed JAMMU : UC Modeling to unlock the huge economic the Minister in their village of Semi-Ring Road Institute to organize fashion potential in rural areas. and thanked the government SRINAGAR March 20 : show auditions on 19th, 20th Minister said this while for fulfilling their long pend - Divisional Commissioner and 21st this month. laying foundation stone of a ing demand. Speaking on the Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad The first day of the audi - 3-kiomteres long road from occasion, minister said the Khan today convened a meet - tions saw a heavy response Jarota Gala to Pata Khetar in government has launched ing to review the status of from the participants. Semi-Ring Road project The selected candidates Office of the Progressive youth being constructed around the after the audition will be Srinagar city. groomed by highly profes - society (Regd.) Ramnagar necting the villages which is tricts and said improvement Additional Commissioner sionals. In this they will be the basic requirement for the in connectivity will help Kashmir, Additional Deputy groomed in Ramp walk, development of the state. He increase government out- Commissioner Srinagar, Personality development, P.Y.S. starts Children Theatre Workshop at Akhnoor said better road connectivity reach to people living in Chief Engineer R&B, Project Dance , expression, JAMMU : Progressive "Nishchint" President is correlated with economic remote areas, adding that Director Project Communication skills, and Youth SOciety Progressive Youth Society development as it promotes availability of services would Implementation Unit of portfolio during this. (Regd.)Ramnagar District (Regd.) followed by com - access to economic and help in enhancing agricultur - National Highway Authority There will be semi final Udhampur J&K started its peering by Mr. Tanveer of India (NHAI), Collector round and then there will be a last week of April 2017. model and actress is behind social services. Minister al incomes and employment Urvashi Choudhary, famous this event. ten day long Children Ahmed. In this workshop, asserted that better road con - opportunities. Land Acquisition, PWD and grand finale in Delhi in the Theatre Workshop in Sparsh Sharma,Sugam nectivity is pivotal for bring - He said government is Deputy Director Planning Akhnoor in collaboration Sharma,Kunal,Anmol,Ashu ing speedy socio-economic committed for uniform were present in the meeting, Labour Department organizes one day with Sangeet Natak Verma,Raghu Nandan, transformation in the state development of all the while Deputy Akademi New Delhi in Rishav Verma,Ayush Verma, and described the R&B regions of the state with Commissioner’s of Pulwama, workshop on Worker’s Safety which Mr. Rajesh Kumar Kanav Sharma & Goutam department as a core sector focus on the road connectivi - Budgam; Baramulla, JAMMU, MARCH 20 : sion imparted a detailed be left unturned for imple - Social worker was the Chief Sharma will participate with for people that lends support ty of rural areas. He said the Bandipora and Ganderbal The Department of Labour awareness amongst the work - mentation of the safety and Guest & renowned theatre dedication & spirit.The and boosts activities of other development of rural area districts participated in the and Employment today ers and officers regarding health norms / rules for work - Director She O.P.Shakir trainee students were given departments meant for peo - guarantees the development meeting through video con - organized a day long work - presided over. introduction & necessary tips ple’s welfare and state's over - of the state adding that stress ferencing. shop on ‘Health and Safety The programme started about drama,dialogue deliv - all development is being laid on the develop - Divisional Commissioner issues of workers’ at SIDCO with welcome address by ery & action etc. by the The Minister said lack of ment of rural areas. was informed that the semi Industrial Complex, Bari Mr.Manoj Kumar Sharma experts. ring road project is being Brahmana, Jammu constructed from Gallandar The workshop was attend - Pampore to Manigam ed by Assistant Labour Ganderbal covering 61 kms Commissioner Samba Deep Curriculum Adaptation Training under SSA for road length at an estimated Kumar, Assistant Labour cost of Rs 2144 crore. Commissioner Jammu Special Educators concluded Meeting was informed Rakesh Arora, Inspector JAMMU, MARCH 20 : foundation Trust, UK) on Biswas said that the purpose and disabilities. that 304 kanals in Mirgund Factories, Raj Kumar and Industrial health and safety. ers safety. The workshop con - State level workshop on various aspects of of the training is to create an Strategies for teaching village of Baramulla district, Rajesh Kumar, Labour The Safety Officers of various cluded with the pledge to pro - “Curriculum Adaptation” for Curriculum Adaptation, inclusive environment in the Visually Impaired, Hearing 403 kanals in 4 Villages of Officers Sanjay Bhat, and organizations, on the occasion vide safe and healthy work Resource Teachers working Impaired, Mental Pulwama district, 3967 Pawan Bhatti. pledged that assured on behalf environment for industrial under Inclusive Education, Retardation, all Physical dis - kanals in 41 villages of The speakers on the occa - of the unit that no stone will workers in the state. component of SSA being abilities were dealt with. Budgam, 2341 kanals in 11 organized by Directorate of Besides this, training villages of Ganderbal and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan con - modules on Braille, Sign 409 kanals in Rambirgarh vil - Provision of basic amenities Govt’s cluded, here today. Language and Inclusive lage of Srinagar district, Thirty Seven Resource Education were developed at besides Dangerpora village top priority : Nanda Teachers from all the districts State level by the Resource of Bandipora came under this REASI, MARCH 20 : public deputation also met the concerned. of the State participated in Teachers working under IE vital road project. Minister of State for Finance him and brought with them Laying thrust on improve - the program and were trained component of SSA. 2111 During the meeting vari - and Planning Ajay Nanda some issues of their areas ment and expansion of lanes by nationally acclaimed teachers were trained in ous other issues including today said that governments experts including Dr Vanita Braille and sign language, erection of pegs and pillars, first and foremost priority is Shah Choudhary (Sanskriti Strategies to be applied while schools and in class room 618 Principals and demarcation of the aligned to make provision of basic School, New Delhi), Ms adapting the curriculum for transactions so as to achieve Headmasters were given ori - area and other issues which amenities for local people for Poonam Pandey (National Children With Special Need the goal of Inclusive entation on Inclusive are creating hindrances in the which whole administrative Association for Blind, New (CWSN) keeping in view Education where each child Education (under IEDSS), completion of Semi Ring machinery is working to the Delhi) and Dr Mohammad their special needs. will be equal participant in and Braille books were print - Road and were discussed and fullest to achieve the targets Shaheen (East London Speaking on the occasion, teaching learning process ed and distributed for the first various means were explored besides taking concrete steps National Health Service State Project Director, Saugat irrespective of their abilities time in J&K. to resolve them for smooth in this regard. and timely completion of this The Minister was speaking prestigious project. while addressing a public Khan directed all con - gathering after conducting Govt committed to revive cooperative cerned Deputy tour in the various wards of Commissioners to sort out all Reasi town. moment in JK : Dorjay matters including land acqui - Ajay Nanda also visited at including shortage of water and drains grid and sanitation sition forthwith so that the the sites of ongoing develop - and power supply. Some facilities in the town areas, the Cooperative Union holds mega awareness camp at Reasi work on this vital road proj - ing works in interior of the issues were also resolved by Minister said no stone shall be REASI MARCH 20 : hardly 1000 are working Earlier, the members of impressed upon the local ect is started. district Reasi where some him on the spot by talking to left unturned in this regard. Stressing on broad scope of throughout the state with societies also raised some people to register new soci - the cooperative societies in very negligible progress. issues and problems of exist - eties specifically in hilly improving rural economy of While laying thrust on ing societies and sought the areas where no other option the State, Minister for full-fledged functioning of cooperation of the Minister is available for purchasing Improving socio-economic status of Cooperatives and Ladakh such societies, the Minister in removing all such hurdles house hold commodities and Affairs, Chering Dorjay said that everyone has to for their smooth functioning other belongings at genuine women Govt’s priority : Nanda asserted that cooperative rates. REASI MARCH 20 : take advantage of the various spirit on ground and people tions and wants to reach out moment in Jammu and He also asked the district Minister of State for Finance schemes introduced for the get benefitted by these to the people to provide good Kashmir would certainly be administration to organize and Planning, Ajay Nanda welfare of the women. He schemes. governance at their door revived for which coordinat - more and more such camps today said improving the said Economic empower - He further reiterated the steps. The Minister also dis - ed efforts are being made by in other areas like Pouni, socio-economic status of ment is bound to pave the determination of the tributed financial assistance the government. Katra, Dharmari, Arnas, women in the society is pri - worth Rs. 4 lakhs lakh among The Minister was Mahore, Chasana and others ority of the current govern - 22 beneficiaries under NFBS addressing in a mega aware - for wider outreach and to ment and that many innova - and scooties to the different - ness camp organized by bring maximum people under tive schemes have been ly-abled persons. Onb the Cooperative societies at the ambit of cooperative launched for the purpose occasion, The Minister was Reasi today. In the camp, movement. throughout the state. informed that 368 cases of large number of people Later, District Minister said this while marriage assistance have including women and farm - Information Center Reasi addressing an awareness been covered under the ers from various parts of the extend full cooperation and besides attracting youth also organized cultural pro - camp organized by Social scheme. District district participated. work with dedication and towards this movement. gramme on the occasion. Welfare Department at Reasi Development Commissioner Deputy Commissioner solid zeal by linking all local Speaking on the occasion, Among others, today. `He said keeping in while speaking assured the Reasi Ravinder Kumar was level business and markets Minister of State for Finance Additional Registrar view the prioritized needs of minister that all welfare present on the occasion. with them. and Planning Ajay Nanda Cooperative Jammu Anjana the women, the Government schemes will be implemented He said that there is need The Minister said tourism said that all the schemes of Tiku, Chairman J&K is laying more emphasis on on the ground by mobilizing to ensure the functioning of sector can also be uplifted the state and center should be Cooperative Union Rajesh the introducing new schemes district administration and all defunct societies besides with the aid of raising coop - understood by the people to Sharma, Gen Secretary for improving their economic field functionaries to widen existing one be strengthen erative societies particularly reap their benefits and for Cooperative Union, G.D. conditions throughout the their outreach. Among other, and new be registered in the in such areas where extensive which everyone has to come Bakshi, Deputy Registrar country. District Programme Officer State to generate employ - tourists’ influx is available. forward without any hesita - Naresh Kumar, Nana hailed the social way for further emancipation Government towards assist - ICDS Reasi, DSWO Kulraj ment opportunities for the He said there is need to start tion, he said. Chairman/Presidents and welfare department for doing of women in the state. ing the poor and vulnerable Singh, TSWOs, supervisors people. such business establishments Citing examples and suc - members of various coopera - commendable job by mobi - The Minister asked the sections of the society and and large number of people It was informed on the to create multifaceted facili - cessful stories of cooperative tive societies of the district lizing and encouraging the officers to work tirelessly on said that the Government is including old aged, women, occasion that out of total ties for the tourist and visi - societies working in other were also present in the women folk of the state ground so that the schemes keen to resolve the public handicapped were present in 3000 registered societies, tors. part of the state, the Minister camp. through various means to are implemented in letter and grievances with good inten - the camp. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2017 ‘Guest Control’ order for betterment Vaid visits North Kashmir, interacts with civil society, inaugurates sports festival of society : Zulfkar Ali JAMMU, MARCH 20 : of the State. Community appreciated the initiatives of declared open 11th North Minister holds interactive session with trade bodies Director General of Police policing and fight against JKP in eradicating the drug Kashmir Sports Festival at an JAMMU, MARCH 20 : guests 500 for a daughter the Minister assured them majority population who suf - (DGP), Dr. S. P. Vaid has said drug menace have proved menace from the society and enthusiastic and impressive Minister for Food, Civil marriage and 400 for son’s that the department would fer in their race to match the that continuous initiatives are helpful in strengthening our assured that the people would function at Baramulla. Supplies and Consumer marriage they said that nowa - surely consider the sugges - taste of elites.” taken to bring all round relations with the public as provide every support to the Addressing the function DGP Affairs (FCS&CA), Mr. days joint receptions are tak - tions made by them. The Minister assured the improvement in the function - the initiatives are the humane force in making the society said that JKP organises sports Zulfkar Ali today held a ing place and by going this Speaking on the occasion, order by no means would ing of State Police to serve activities in different districts interactive session with the facilitate or support the people better. He has of the State, in order to incul - representatives of Chamber ‘Inspector Raj’. He said in sought people's cooperation cate sports spirit among the of Traders Federation to dis - fact Government is keen to in the fight against drug youth and also provide them cuss the ‘Guest Control bring people in so that they abuse in order to save our a platform to excel. He said order’. can take responsibility of future generation. that the youth of the State are While addressing the par - making the order a grand Dr. Vaid was addressing showing keen interest in such ticipants, the Minister said success. civil society members and activities and exhibit their that this order would surely The Minister said the senior citizens at Baramulla talent in different categories. help the people for making Government’s responsibility and Kupwara during his day He advised the youth to get judicious use of essential is to make the laws and rules, long visit to North Kashmir involved in such activities commodities and exuberant but not to go out and stand districts today. He said that and channelise their energies. expenditures during public behind everyone to make people's cooperation is At the function sports per - and private functions. This them follow the same. He imperative for successful face of men in khaki which crime free. People from sons, who brought laurels for order is for the betterment of said people understand that policing and the cops also have been appreciated by the Kupwara requested the national and international the society and now majority laws and rules are meant for have to address the concerns civil society at all levels. Police Chief for establishing levels, were also honoured. of the people of the State will their betterment and not abid - of the public to change their Dr. Vaid said that more police public school to boost DGP also addressed give an excuse to shy away ing them attracts penalties of perception for the force. improvements in our work the education standards and police dubars and asked the from going for a big extrava - order that totals to 900 the Minister said that people certain types. Likewise, the Various initiatives have been culture at grass route level cater the needs of meritorious cops to brace up for public ganza,” the Minister said. guests. They added that 700 from all quarters have been Minister said people in the taken to strengthen police- are underway and personnel, students of remote district. service. He said that our The organization whole - guests instead of 900 are suf - complaining about the men - State have to understand that public bonds and contribute highly aquatinted with Dr. Vaid assured the peo - motto is to provide better heartedly endorsed the intent ficient and in smaller func - ace of extravagant expendi - “Guest Control Order” is an together in reforming the importance of police-public ple that their genuine demand services to the public which and spirit behind the order tions like Satsang, Sant, ture on social functions, initiative taken for their wel - society which is need of the relations, are deployed at would be conceded on priori - could determine our relations and termed it a historic deci - Shagun, Ring Ceremony 150 especially marriage cere - fare, and making its imple - hour, said Dr. Vaid. these positions to cement fur - ty and the department would and help in maintaining rule sion and also projected sug - guests may be permitted. monies. Minister said there mentation a success would DGP said that Jammu and ther relations. He sought use its available sources to of law in the State. He heard gestions for making ‘Guest They also proposed that in were many instances when help to make a better society. Kashmir Police has been active support from the civil establish a school in the dis - the grievances put forth by Control order’ more viable. Jammu region, mostly vege - some people from both Seeking support from bringing tremendous changes society to make the efforts trict. He said that JKP is the cops and assured that The representatives said tarian dishes are served dur - Jammu and Kashmir civil society forums, the in its functioning making fruitful in eradicating drug doing its social responsibility their genuine grievances that any exchange of dry ing marriage ceremonies, provinces came to him to Minister said we all have to itself a leading pro-people abuse, which is posing a in promoting quality educa - would be addressed at proper fruits/sweets in the range of Therefore Instead of maxi - seek some financial assis - work together to weed out civil force. JKP has been great threat to the lives and tion in the State, besides levels. He said that PHQ has Rs 500 should be banned mum of 7 vegetarian and 7 tance to organize the mar - evils from the society. strengthening its functioning energies of our youth, added sports and cultural values initiated various steps for the instead of sweet which leave non vegetarian dishes, riage functions for their chil - Assuring Government’s sup - in order to provide better Dr. Vaid. Members of civil among the youth. welfare of jawans and offi - a healthy message with the around 10 veg dishes and 4 dren. port, the Minister asked the police services to the people society and senior citizens During his visit Dr. Vaid cers. invitees. They added that non veg dishes should pro - “Concept of marriage is to leaders of civil societies to Supreme Court order in vide a fair spice to the func - bring joy in the family, not to make a conscious effort to respect of noise pollutions & tion along with 2 stalls of give sleepless nights to the raise awareness among mass - Financial Commissioner APD conducts Chairman LC greets timing for the use of fire deserts. The participants parents,” he said. “Due to es. He said those who try to cracker beyond 125 decibels widely appreciated the societal compulsions majori - oppose the Government Review Meeting of Field Officers people on Nauroz is already in force which Minister for bringing this ty of the families that cannot order, would be dealt by the JAMMU, MARCH 20 : year.He also called for regular seven years. JAMMU, MARCH 20 : should be specified in the kind of reform in the society, afford extravaganza are law accordingly. He said the Financial Commissioner conduct of Zonal Conferences It was also stressed upon Chairman Legislative departmental order and the and said the order is very forced to exhaust all their order is in evolutionary (FC), Agriculture Production in collaboration with all the Chief Agriculture Council, Haji Anayat Ali has use of amplifiers and loud - inclusive in nature. savings only to follow the phase, and if suggestions Department, Pramod Jain Agriculture University/KVKs Officers for preparing the greeted people of Jammu and speakers are restricted. After listening to the repre - trend set by some affluent,” given seem genuine, they today convened a meeting to before the onset of complete data-base as per Kashmir, on the eve of Expressing satisfaction sentatives of CTF for making he said, adding “Guest would surely be incorporated review the working and Rabi/Kharif seasons besides required format of all the Nauroz being celebrated in over maximum number of small changes to the order, Control’ is a respite for the in the order to make it better. implementation of various preparation of a Vision farmers for implementing the continent with traditional Farmer Welfare Schemes in Document for Kharif 2017. Direct Benefit Transfer fervor. The day is also being DY CM pays obeisance the Jammu Division. observed as World Arbor Women empowerment key to progressive Director Agriculture , AK Day. at Siddh Peeth Malhotra, Joint Director, Extending warm greetings society : Sham Choudhary JAMMU, MARCH 20 : Agriculture, (Inputs) Jammu, to the people, the Chairman JAMMU, MARCH 20 : mitted for the empowerment by the SWD under Rajiv Deputy Chief Minister, Dr KS Sambyal, Joint Director , hoped that the festival will Minister for PHE, Irrigation of women and various wel - Gandhi Scheme for Nirmal Singh today paid Agriculture (Extension), H K prove harbinger of peace, & Flood Control Sham Lal fare schemes have been Empowerment of Adolescent obeisance at Siddh Peeth Shri Razdan, Chief Agriculture progress and prosperity for Choudhary today said launched for ensuring the Girls, Sabla. Kanak Bhavan and Shri Officers of the districts and the State and its people. women empowerment is nec - same including Ladli Beti During the seminar, Hanuman Garhi at Ayodhya Sectoral Officers attended the Haji Anayat Ali said essary for the development Scheme, Indira Gandhi the people were informed in Uttar Pradesh. meeting. Jain called upon all the Scheme (DBT) with Adhaar, Jammu and Kashmir is a state and progress of the country. Matritva Sahyog Yojana about ‘Go Cashless, Go Interacting with the Speaking on the occasion executing officers to remain mobile numbers and bank where people belonging to The more the women will be (IGMSY) and State Marriage Digital’ campaign and Mahant of Hanuman Garhi, Financial Commissioner, abreast with the Standard accounts for schemes involv - different religions and speak - empowered the more the Gian Dass, Dy CM hoped directed the officers to ensure Operating Procedures (SOP) ing cash transfer from the ing various languages have country will make progress. that the new Chief Minister 100% coverage of farmers to be adopted for implementa - next financial year. been living in peace and tran - The Minister was speak - of UP would usher an era of under Kisan Credit Cards tion of the State and Centrally He added that the griev - quility since centuries. ing during a one-day seminar peace and development in the after resolving the issues of Sponsored Schemes. He said ances and complaints should state, which has been wit - uncovered beneficiaries by that the timeline as envisaged be addressed properly and being organized by Social nessing serious governance Air sorties for Gurez Welfare Department (SWD) and developmental issues. He the end of April 2017. He in the guidelines has to be there should be a proper sys - to create awareness among also discussed the upcoming, also asked the officers to pre - adhered to by all the imple - tem put in place for regular passengers on Mar 21 the people about various Shri Amarnath Yatra and said pare a calendar of extension menting officers registration, follow up and BANDIPORA, MARCH schemes being implemented that the government of activities, farmers’ trainings, While reviewing the func - monitoring of their disposals. 20 : According to Deputy by the department for the Jammu and Kashmir is com - Kisan Melas and Farmers tioning of Seed Multiplication He said there is a greater need Commissioner Bandipora, welfare of women and girl mitted to ensure hassle free Awareness Camps in all the Farms including Potato for integration, co-ordination stranded passengers of child at Social Welfare conduct of the Yatra and elab - 26 Agriculture Sub-Divisions Farms, he directed to submit and synergy between different Bandipora and Gurez would Complex in RS Pura. orate arrangements would be of the division along with one the status report regarding departments in case of be airlifted on March 21, Speaking on the occasion, put in place. administrative inspection of production and productivity farmer’s trainings to get much 2017, subject to fair weather the Minister said that the every administrative unit in a of these farms for the last better results on ground. conditions. government had taken many DY CM greets Accordingly, all those initiatives to bring women to people on Nauroz passengers who have regis - the mainstream but lot more JAMMU, MARCH 20 : DDC Udhampur chairs DLRC meet tered their names at is to be done for empower - Deputy Chief Minister, Dr UDHAMPUR, MARCH- performance of different data of KCC holders in the Bandipora for airlifting to ment of women. He said that Nirmal Singh today felicitat - 20 : With an aim to review the banks under various govern - district and also emphasized Dawar, Neeru and Baduaab, women hold an important ed the people of Jammu and performance of banks under ment sponsored schemes, upon the bankers to create are informed to reach place in our society and their Kashmir on the auspicious Annual credit Plan 2016-17, bank wise position of deposits maximum awareness among Sunerwani helipad in the empowerment would signal a occasion of Nauroz. the meeting of District Level and advances in Udhampur the account holders regarding morning on March positive turnaround in our In his message of felicita - Review Committee cum district and position of Kissan the seeding of their Aadhaar. 21(Tuesday). society. tions, Dy CM hoped that this District Consultative Credit Cards (KCCs) and Later, the DDC also Similarly, those stranded He further said the girls of Assistance Scheme. Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. auspicious day would be the Committee (DLRC/DCC) SHGs issued by various launched Potential Link Plan passengers who have regis - this country have proved On the occasion, the The common masses were harbinger of peace, progress was held under the banks. Stressing on the need 2017-18 which was prepared tered themselves at Gurez time and again that they can Minister distributed bank educated about the benefits and prosperity in the State. Chairmanship of District for generating awareness by AGM NABARD will be airlifted to Bandipora achieve anything in this account passbooks among of using digital transactions He hoped that the day will Development Commissioner, about different schemes of the Udhampur. on the same date on return. World, if given an opportuni - 750 women of RS Pura under and the ease, with which herald a new era of peace and Niraj Kumar, here today. government, the District ty and proper guidance. The Ladli Beti Scheme so that money can be transferred progress in the State. AGM, RBI, Jammu, R B Development Commissioner Govt committed to restore pristine government will do the hand - they don’t face any difficulty from one account to other He observed that the festi - Gupta, AGM NABARD, exhorted upon the bankers holding of each and every in receiving the money for with just a click. val has both cultural and reli - Manohar Lal, Cluster Head and sectoral officers to hold glory of Wullar Lake : Div Com girl child in the State and will the upbringing of their girl SDM, RS Pura Sushil gious significance while not - J&K Bank, Satish Kumar, joint awareness camps in dif - SRINAGAR, MARCH an end to unauthorized hunt - also provide them moral and child. He also distributed Kumar, CDPO, RS Pura ing that this day is also LDM, Sanjeev Mahajan, ferent parts of the district so 20 : Divisional ing immediately. financial support to achieve study kits among 70 girls Jasmeet Singh and Professors observed as World Arbour ACR, Subash Dogra, that people can avail benefits Commissioner Kashmir, He also directed the offi - their dreams, he added. who will also receive 50 of Govt. Degree Colleges, Day and emphasized on the Assistant Commissioner of various schemes. Baseer Ahmad Khan, today cers of Wullar Lake The Minister said that hours computer training in BMO and other senior offi - need to plant the maximum Development, Om Parkash, The DDC exhorted upon convened a meeting to Development Authority both the governments at the different camps at Chakrohi cers of the department were number of trees for preserv - General Manager, DIC the officers of Banks and Line review the progress of (WLDA) to review the status Centre and the State are com - and RS Pura being organized present in the seminar. ing the environment. Angrez Singh, Chief Planning Departments to fix targets Wullar Lake Conservation of Lotus seedling so that Officer Ashok Khajuria according to the need and project. On the occasion, the Agriculture Department can besides officers of various potential of the area so that Divisional Commissioner take the necessary steps for Ganga inaugurates international conference departments also attended the optimum results on ground directed the officials of Soil boosting the Lotus produc - meeting. could be achieved within a During the meeting, particular time frame. The Conservation Department to tion in the Lake. He also on Renewable Energy at SMVDU stop illegal dredging of the asked them to provide REASI, March 20 : temporary world. important factor for energy upon the extension of the detailed deliberations were DDC also stressed upon the held on various issues like officers of Agriculture Lake and asked the Wildlife monthly progress report on Minister for Industries and Ganga said that India has conservation and stressed on research in the field of energy Department authorities to put conservation of the Lake. Commerce Chander Parkash grown into one of the most the need to make use of more as the need of the contempo - financial inclusion plan (FIP), Department to reconcile the Ganga today inaugurated powerful developing nations solar energy. He termed rary times. Prof. N. A. Rahim International conference on over the years and rapid Population explosion and stressed on taking appropri - the theme ‘Renewable advancement is seen in every change in life style as the ate action for energy conser - DAVP co-opts DIPR for verification of existence, Energy for Sustainable sector of the economy. With prime factors for increased vation and switching over to Environment: Challenges regard to the increasing energy demands and also the other forms of energy includ - regularity, circulation of newspapers and Remedies’ (ICRESE- dependence on non-renew - prime contributors towards ing solar energy. He said the 2017) at Shri Mata Vaishno able energy, the Minister said energy wastage. India being the oldest coun - 139 publications from JK empanelled with DAVP for release of GoI advertisements Devi University (SMVDU), try on the map holds a greater JAMMU, MARCH 20 : with the guidelines laid down each criterion. The criterion The policy also mentions Katra. responsibility for the initia - The Directorate of in the New Advertisement includes Circulation certified relaxation in empanelment The two day conference is tive and should invest exten - Advertising and Visual Policy for DAVP notified by by ABC/RNI (25 marks), procedure to provide special being organized by sively in this direction. Publicity (DAVP), the nodal the Union Ministry of EPF subscription for employ - encouragement for regional Department of Energy Earlier, Dr. Sanjeev Department for issuing Information and ees (20 marks), number of language/dialects small and Management; SMVDU in Anand, Convener of the con - advertisements to the print, Broadcasting last year. pages (20 marks), subscrip - medium newspapers, mass collaboration with Science ference in his welcome electronic and online media As per the list provided by tion to wire services of circulated newspapers (circu - and Engineering Research address briefed the audience on behalf of the Government DAVP, 139 newspapers/peri - UNI/PTI/Hindustan lation >1 lakh), newspapers Board, Department of about the objective of hold - of India, has co-opted the odicals from Jammu and Samachar (15 marks), own in Northeastern states, Science and Technology, ing such a conference and its Department of Information Kashmir are presently printing press (10 marks) and Jammu & Kashmir and GoI. interdisciplinary nature. He and Public Relations (DIPR) empanelled with DAVP for annual subscription payment Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Dr. Sanjeev Jain, Vice that it is more important to Prof. N. K. Bansal, Sintex said the conference is having for verification of the exis - release of advertisements to PCI (10 marks). To promote equity based Chancellor, SMVDU, Prof. conserve energy in order to Chair Professor, CEPT participation of around 150 tence, regularity and circula - from the Government of The policy framework regional outreach, the policy N. K. Bansal, Ex Vice maintain a balance so that the University and Ex Vice participants all across the tion of the newspapers/peri - India. According to the com - includes circulation verifica - emphasizes that the budget Chancellor, SMVDU, Prof. future generation is benefit - Chancellor, SMVDU, delib - state, country and abroad. odicals in Jammu and munication, the new adver - tion procedure for empanel - for all India release of adver - D. Bhddhi, Vice Chancellor ted. He said India has, so far, erated on the need of energy Giving focus on the theme of Kashmir empanelled with tisement policy of DAVP ment of newspapers/journals tisements shall be divided Suresh Gyan Vihar focused on thermal, gas, conservation. He enlightened the conference he stated that DAVP for release of adver - focuses on streamlining with DAVP. It is stated in the among states based on total University in Jaipur, Prof N hydro and nuclear power but the audience about the role there are extensive Plenary, tisements by the Government release of Government policy that DAVP reserves circulation of newspapers in A Rahim, UMPEDA Centre, now we need to add Solar and position of the country in Keynote and Invited Lectures of India. advertisements and to pro - the right to have the figures each State /Language. University of Malaya, Energy, Wind Energy and the global scenario and high - and this would be followed According to a communi - mote equity and fairness of circulation checked The policy mentions that Malaysia were also present Biomass Energy to the prior - lighted the role of oil storage by Technical Sessions (both cation from N V Reddy, among various categories of through RNI or its represen - PSUs and Autonomous bod - on the occasion. ity list for energy generation. and refinery in the country. Oral and Poster). Additional Director General, empanelled newspapers/peri - tative. ies may issue the advertise - Speaking on the occasion, He said the state and centre He also deliberated upon the Dr. Vineet Tyagi, DAVP, addressed to Principal odicals. The DAVP advertise - The policy has classified ments directly at DAVP rates the Minister stressed upon government is taking various futuristic goals to develop the Assistant Professor, Secretary to the Government, ment policy introduces empanelled newspapers/jour - to newspapers empanelled taking necessary measures to initiatives in this regard that storage techniques, reduction Department of Energy Information Department, the Marking System for newspa - nals into three categories with DAVP. ensure energy conservation seems to be the only hope for in the oil usage and also Management, presented vote DIPR has been asked to veri - pers to incentivize publica - namely Small (<25,000 Pertinently, the DAVP in the state. He said the con - our future generations. insisted upon organising such of thanks. 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TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2017 The Yogi and the magic of numbers Punjab elections 2017 : Of This is where bombast electoral democracy, the a technique of emotional roots did deepen, protecting and its counter — sarcasm system which enables peo - branding that is adroit; it is ethnic minorities and deras, dynasties, and drugs — ends. Where irony, ple to choose their law- not clean. And so Mr. strengthening the ground EDITORIAL humour retires. And hard- makers, their leaders and Trump and Mr. Adityanath for gender justice, Dalits, During the campaign There are new political period, the 2017 Assembly families rising on the politi - rock reality stares us in the lodestars in freedom and are also twinned by the tribals, for free-speech, dis - election in Punjab was hailed cal scene whose members face, the reality that is Yogi without fear, is only the polarised vote. sent. as a harbinger of change. have been elected from vari - On Yogi Adityanath as UP CM Adityanath, Chief Minister least imperfect. It is far About India Today, will India’s However, the March 11 ver - ous parties. For example, the When the tail wags the dog, the dog risks los - of India’s most populous from, very far from, being But this article is not democrats let majoritarian - dict signals nothing more Ludhiana-based Bain broth - State. perfect. Worse, it can and about Mr. Trump and ism lift that topsoil and than an usual electoral ers, who had aligned with the ing control of it altogether. The national leader - We cannot get anyone does recoil to shapes and Adityanath, twinned or sep - plant in its place seeds of a turnover. Issues that have Aam Aadmi Party this time, ship of the BJP may or may not have been guided more democratic than him. forms that are in their arate. It is about India, unit - counter-democratic bio - dominated politics in the won their respective seats by the wishes of a vociferous section of its cadre Gradual ascent nature and impact, un-dem - ed or divided. It is about an chemistry? I believe they State in the last few decades second time in a row by a Born to no privilege in ocratic, anti-democracy. India that is a Republic in will not. Wherefrom this such as electoral influence of significant margin. base in nominating Hindutva firebrand Yogi deras, the stranglehold of Financing elections the hinterland isolation of This process can be called which all its citizens are optimism? It comes not political dynasties, and the Why do we see many Adityanath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. the temple-town of counter-democracy. India constitutionally equal and a from anything hopeful that problem of drug trafficking political families in Punjab? But in so doing it has ceded considerable power to Gorakhpur, he was raised in holds a doctorate in democ - democracy in which they I find in our country but will continue to shape politi - Many social activists have no metropolis, educated in racy; it is doing a post-doc are politically unequal. Our because in Mr. Trump’s cal dynamics in future too. said that the practice of wide - a faction within its organisational structure that is no sequestered school or in counter-democracy. Constitution separated poli - America, a statue of that lit - Why will Punjab politics spread abuse of drugs in the both fiercely autonomous and frequently defiant. ivy-covered college. But Ours is, of course, a tics from religion. Today tle Fearless Girl has just continue with its heady cock - State has been controlled and After politically exploiting his divisive rhetoric, being sharp-witted, he global classroom. they are becoming co- come up facing, four tail of deras, dynasties, and nurtured by the drug cartels and allowing him to share State-level campaign turned social stagnations West to east extensive. ‘Hindus vote square, the flared nostrils of drug cartels? The short which have close ties with into political steroids and Few persons can be as Hindu’ is cunning, it is not Wall Street’s Charging answer is that these three ele - some of these political space with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ments are politically and eco - dynasties. The election cam - taking his town’s epony - different as Donald J. clean. “Clean?” the same Bull. And how she inspires! nomically interlinked. It is paigns of many politicians BJP would have found it difficult to refuse Mr. mous dedication to cow Trump is from Yogi interjector will put in. One of the first things unlikely that any party would have been financed by these Adityanath a prominent role in post-election U.P. protection seriously, Adityanath. The President “Does the law define that the newly appointed want to commit electoral cartels. There are also allega - became not just a priest but of the United States, ‘clean’?” No, it does not. Chief Minister of Uttar harakiri by disturbing this tions that this network has But to make him the Chief Minister is to risk the head priest of the temple. according to a Forbes list - But it does talk of some - Pradesh will have to deal apple cart. close ties with certain deras fringe taking hold of the centre. In doing so, the And then, as such head ing, has a net worth of $3.7 thing that is the opposite of with is the farm loan waiv - Electoral significance of and this facilitates smooth BJP has willy nilly shifted the discourse from priest, offered himself as a billion, or nearly ?24,000 clean, namely, ‘corrupt’. er promised in the BJP deras operation of this business parliamentary candidate, crore. The new Chief Rewriting the U.P. equa - manifesto for the State. Deras are religious organ - across the State. development, which Mr. Modi often projected in becoming the youngest Minister of Uttar Pradesh, tion Prime Minister Narendra isations centred on a spiritual The data suggest that the the election campaign. Indeed, his choice is bound leader or a guru who pro - drug abuse problem in member of the Lok Sabha according to National The Representation of Modi, famously against vides guidance to the follow - Punjab is highest in India. to signal in the public mind a front-staging of to which he was first elect - Election Watch and the People Act, 1951, handouts, doles and loan ers. Most followers of deras Voters also view this as a issues such as cow protection, ‘love jihad’, and ed, winning each of the five Association for Democratic declares in its Section write-offs, spoke often come from marginalised sec - serious problem. In an open- subsequent elections that he Reforms, has assets 123(3) as “corrupt prac - about this promise and that tions of society. A study con - ended question on what is the forced religious conversion, all of which assume a contested as a member of amounting to a modest ?72 tice”, “The promotion of, or it would be announced in ducted by the Punjabi news - most important issue that character of aggressive minority baiting. As the the Bharatiya Janata Party. lakh. Thrice married, part attempt to promote, feel - the first Cabinet meeting paper, Desh Sewak, in 2007 would affect their voting head of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, an organisation More, MP Adityanath owner of the Miss USA and ings of enmity or hatred held by the new Chief estimated that there were decision, approximately one remained that quintessence Miss Universe pageants between different classes of Minister after taking oath. more than 9,000 deras in the in every six voters mentioned implicated in several cases of rioting, the new of parliamentary democra - from 1996 to 2015, Donald the citizens of India on ‘Not a hollow promise’ State, though only a few such problems related to abuse of as Dera Radha Soami, Dera drugs. Data suggests that a Chief Minister does not exactly inspire confi - cy — the private Member, Trump is hedonism person - grounds of religion, race, How is the BJP planning Sacha Sauda, Dera large proportion of respon - dence about law and order, an area of major fail - the back or middle-bencher, ified compared to the celi - caste, community, or lan - to follow through on this Nurmahal, Dera Nirankari, dents have held the Badals ing for the Samajwadi Party government that was sometimes of the party in bate head priest of the guage, by a candidate or his promise? According to top Dera Sachkhand Ballan and and their government respon - power, sometimes in the Gorakhnath temple. But agent…” It is for the courts, sources in the party, the Dera Namdhari have a large sible for this menace, while voted out. Indeed, his assuming office sends all Opposition, speaking the there is the great connect if moved, to say whether in promise in the manifesto following. close to one-third held others the wrong signals to the law enforcement machin - language of his people, the between them: the inter- the U.P. elections that sec - was not made off the cuff. While some deras main - — smugglers, Pakistan and ery of the State. When the BJP projected only Mr. language of the masses as leaved action of democracy tion of the Act was offend - “In our party, especially tain partisan preferences and the Inter-Services their chosen MP, the leg - and counter-democracy. ed or not. But it is for us to looking at the thinking of commit their allegiance to a Intelligence, the youth, and Modi during the campaign and went into the elec - islative digit that really Mr. Trump and Mr. ask, is it democratic or Prime Minister Modi and party, none of them do so politicians in general — as explicitly. Support is usually responsible. tion without a chief ministerial candidate, it was counts, that makes up the Adityanath are, both, their counter-democratic for a BJP chief Amit Shah on the communicated indirectly a Despite a sustained cam - taking care not to upset the different streams with - numbers, the ‘body’ that people’s gifts to them - State of which 19% are question of doles and hand - few days before polling paign by the AAP on this gives that august body not selves. They are the cre - Muslim to be ruled by a outs, this was not a light through religious sermons. In issue, the party could not in its support base. But the tact and sense that was its augusta meaning, in ations of the people’s own party that did not put up a promise to make,” said the a pre-poll survey conducted reap the benefits. More vot - evident at that stage seems to have been lost in the Latin, ‘majestic, grand’, but choice, their own voice as single Muslim candidate? source. by Lokniti-Centre for the ers in Punjab thought the messy triumphalism after the victory. its body, its bones, sinew, counted in numbers. They Is it democratic or counter- The waiver will be Study of Developing AAP would be a mere spoiler muscle and flesh. are the sum of the vox pop - democratic for a State to applicable to the one crore Societies (CSDS), close to (47%) rather than a serious By opting for two Deputy Chief Ministers, He studied, one discov - uli — enumerated. They are have a Chief Minister said or so small and marginal one-fourth of the respondents contender for the ruling party Keshav Prasad Maurya, the party’s State president ers, at the Hemwati Nandan where they have reached by to face charges of promot - farmers on crop loans (23%) said that they were in the State (32%). It remains followers of a specific dera. to be seen how effective an who is from the backward classes, and Dinesh Bahuguna Garhwal wholly licit procedures in ing enmity between differ - alone. “These are loans This perhaps explains why opposition the AAP emerges Sharma, the Mayor of Lucknow who is a University in Uttarakhand the exercise of legitimate, ent groups on the ground of taken to buy fertilisers or leaders from across the polit - in Punjab. for his BSc., not music or constitutional, democratic religion, injuring or defiling for other input costs for the ical spectrum approach deras While the Chief Minister, Brahmin, the BJP is perhaps hoping to not only philosophy (both courses choice. No one can ques - places of worship? crop. Not loans taken for for support before every Captain Amarinder Singh, get the caste representation right in the Cabinet being on offer there), but tion, let alone challenge, Beyond U.P.’s election weddings or death rituals,” election in Punjab. As the has announced that the first but also rein in Mr. Adityanath. But going by mathematics. And so he their democratic accom - and its Chief Minister, a said the source. data show, among those who priority of his government knows his numbers, knows plishment. In this they are grim anomaly, a bitter truth, “The Reserve Bank of regularly visit a dera, 13% would be to deal with the experience, a person of Mr. Adityanath’s standing that numbers count and that as twinned by the popular about our political selfhood India (RBI) puts the figure said that they would vote in problem of drug abuse, we and persuasion is unlikely to let himself be out - in a democracy they are all vote. faces us. Introducing the of small and marginal farm - accordance with instructions are not holding our breath. given by their deras, and Punjab politics is likely to flanked in government. Mr. Modi, and his alter that count — apart from They are also where they draft Constitution to the ers in Uttar Pradesh at one 12% said that they may do continue with its usual mix ego, the party president Amit Shah, may believe money. Yogi Adityanath have reached, by the skil - Constituent Assembly on crore and we will go by that so. In a close triangular con - of deras, dynasties, and deserves to be congratulat - ful, adroit managing of the November 4, 1948, B.R. figure. Now the actual out - test, this alignment of dera drugs. Politicians may con - they will be able to make Mr. Adityanath behave ed, and I do so, for rising to processes of that same Ambedkar said: lay for the waiver, in terms followers with one party or tinue to make the right nois - more responsibly now that he is no longer in the pinnacles of our legisla - legitimate, constitutional “Democracy in India is of money, will be decided the other could have a deci - es to be in the news cycle, opposition but at the helm. But they could well be tive architecture from its and democratic choice to only a top-dressing on an on two factors — what is sive impact on election out - but there was nothing in the very foundations, not being do something that is wholly Indian soil which is essen - the minimum loan write-off comes. campaigns of the SAD-BJP mistaken. If anything, it is Mr. Adityanath who air-dropped on its carpeted counter-democratic – tially undemocratic.” slab fixed and the distress For example, Dera combine, or of the Congress, terrace from a helicopter. polarise the electorate. Notwithstanding this diag - level of the applicant. Sachkhand Ballan, with a or of the AAP that promised has so far bent the party to his will by protecting huge following among the radical change or an arrival the identity and independence of the HYV and This is where factoids “Skilful?” an admirer of nosis, he went ahead and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Ravidassia community, sup - of a new dawn. setting his own agenda. Despite his past associa - and their theoretical master, political bi-ceps might introduced the text. With Mayawati had promised ported the Bahujan Samaj The unprecedented victo - empiricism, end. Where interject. “Is being skilful a his associates in the that loans upto ?1 lakh or Party in the 2012 Assembly ry in Punjab has come as a tion with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, chronology, ‘plain’ narra - crime?” Of course not. But Assembly, Nehru foremost even two could be written- election, which benefited the major morale booster for the Mr. Adityanath is not beholden to the Sangh tion, retires. And where not being criminal is not the among them, and with off if her party was to be Shiromani Akali Dal- Congress party, which has another stony reality stares same thing as being inno - Gandhi’s eclectic spirit voted to power, but that is Bharatiya Janata Party com - been struggling since its Parivar for his popularity and clout in eastern U.P. us in the face, the reality cent. Adroitness is a skill, brooding over the proceed - not what we are looking at. bine by cutting into the tradi - debacle in the 2014 general As it turned out, it was he who rode the Modi that is our democracy’s not a virtue. The creation of ings, he looked ahead to a These are specifically for tional Congress vote. This election followed by a series subversion, distortion — in the bogey of the ‘Other’, an future in which a truly rep - crop loans as they are was the first dera visited by of defeats in the States where wave to serve his personal ambition and push his Arvind Kejriwal when he it once held power. Punjab pet projects. To make the Hindutva hardliner fact, its perversion. entity to be feared, hated, resentative democracy called. We don’t expect the started campaigning in the may not be a large State in Of the many forms of isolated, ostracised, intimi - would percolate India’s outlay to be more than State. Radha Soami Satsang, terms of the number of Lok mend his ways is about as easy as straightening a government — old, new, dated, blocked from enter - soil. With setbacks, for half ?10,000 crore or there - popularly known as Dera Sabha constituencies, but as dog’s tail. and still in the making — ing, perhaps hustled out, is a century almost, its tender abouts,” said the source. Beas, has its followers spread a borderland, Sikh majority all over the Doaba and Majha State with a troubled past, it regions. Like other deras, it is much more important than has never openly supported the numbers speak. any particular party though it Looking at the massive The making of a Sultan: the rise of Erdogan did show a tilt towards the victory of the Congress, it is Congress. In the 2012 elec - quite clear that the party has Turkey’s political sys - changes come into force Minister, and since then the system. Instead, he altered his foreign policy houses have been tion, however, the dera shift - not only been able to manage tem will undergo drastic with the 2019 presiden - has not let his grip on worked largely from to align Turkey in what brought under the gov - ed its allegiance to the SAD. its traditional support base changes if its President, tial election, Mr. Turkey loosen. within his constitutional he and many ernment’s direct or indi - This was largely attributed to that comes from both Hindus Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan could rule Why is Turkey quar - limits, though often try - Brotherhood thinkers rect control. Over 100 the marriage of Bikram and Sikhs but also from rural manages to get the sup - Turkey until 2029, with relling with Germany ing to expand those lim - expected would be a new journalists are in prison. Singh Majithia, a Cabinet and urban Punjab across the port of a majority of the powers perhaps no and Netherlands? its. He did not abandon Islamist order in West The military is demor - Minister and brother-in-law three electoral regions. It also of Deputy Chief Minister got the traditional Akali sup - electorate for his consti - leader in the post- Mr. Erdogan is funda - the original goal of Asia, and which never alised and the opposition Sukhbir Singh Badal, to the porters’ vote that was sup - tutional amendment Sultanate Turkey has mentally an Islamist who changing the Turkish came. At home, his has disintegrated. It is in daughter of the former chief posed to go to the Aam plans in the April 16 ref - enjoyed so far, other often invokes Turkey’s polity, but was ready to administration became this context that Turkish of the dera. Aadmi Party (AAP) due to erendum. than Kemal Ataturk. Islamist past and despis - wait, often influencing increasingly repressive citizens are voting in the Intricate network of Operation Blue Star as well The proposal, already Consolidating power es its modern secular the political narrative and his ambitions for April referendum. dynasties as the anti-Sikh riots, fol - approved by Turkish The rise of Mr. values. Initially, he through gradual inter - more powers were hard - Devlet Bahceli, the This sort of intricate net - lowed by widespread human Parliament — which is Erdogan, to power and chose to go slow, ventions. Successive ly a secret. leader of the Nationalist work of relationship between rights violations targeting dominated by his AK then absolute power, focussing on pro-market election victories solidi - Mr. Erdogan and his Movement Party, once deras and politicians has sus - Sikh youth. The fact that the Party — seeks to turn the with popular support, is reforms that have accel - fied the party’s position supporters had started warned of Mr. Erdogan’s tained the rule of a few fami - AAP failed to gain signifi - lies in Punjab politics. cant support in the southern country’s parliamentary a textbook case for the erated Turkey’s econom - in Turkey’s politics, the debate on changing plans for executive pres - According to some estimates, Malwa region shows that the model into an executive crisis electoral democra - ic growth and also in which allowed him to the Constitution in 2011, idency as a recipe “for a Punjab has one of the highest party has been unable to cor - presidency. The cies face in the 21st cen - creating a new middle purge the powerful mili - as they knew the rule - Sultanate without a proportions of MLAs with ner the anti-Akali vote as this President, in this case tury. His AK Party is a class who became loyal tary of his critics. In book remained the throne”. The irony is that dynastic links. Six families belt has been buffeted by Mr. Erdogan, would be relatively new phenome - supporters of the AK 2014, he awarded him - biggest obstacle in their even Mr. Bahceli is now — the Badals of Muktsar, the large-scale farmer indebted - the head of the govern - non in Turkey’s tumul - Party in urban centres. self the country’s presi - plans to build a new supporting the constitu - Patiala royal family, the ness, cash crop failures and ment, the state and the tuous politics that has The party also estab - dency as he finished Turkey. But still Mr. tional amendments to Majithias of Amritsar, the farmer suicides. ruling party. He will historically been domi - lished a strong connect three terms as an AK Edrogan wanted an create that Sultanate — Kairons of Tarn Taran, the The Akalis have lost their have the powers to nated by the military and with the rural masses Party deputy in excuse to launch an all- which will not only Brars of Sarai Naga, and the traditional voters due to the Manns of Sangrur — have party being held responsible appoint cabinet ministers traditional political par - through its Islamist rhet - Parliament, an internal out war against Turkish undermine the Turkish dominated the State political for taking away the autono - and senior officials with - ties. The party, which oric. In a country where limit set by the party democracy. The failed democracy but also set landscape for more than my of the sacred Akal Takht out Parliament’s nod. presented itself as a con - secularism was enforced which Mr. Erdogan him - coup of 2016 offered an example for the many three decades. These families and politicising/manipulating The post of the Prime servative, political force by the military and polit - self had long publicly him just that. He grabbed other rising exclusivist are linked to each other the Shiromani Gurdwara Minister, currently the with a liberal economic ical elite, the AKP’s championed. And now the opportunity and nationalists elsewhere on through marriage. Captain Parbandhak Committee to most powerful govern - outlook, promised stabil - positions broke with the the game to make him drove a “me-versus- how to topple the system Amarinder Singh and further its political ends. The ment position in theory, ity and development to a establishment. The ten - the executive president them” narrative, from within. Simranjit Singh Mann are party’s failure to punish the will be abolished. He people getting increas - sion between the old is entering the finals. unleashing a purge not Turkey, Germany and married to sisters Preneet culprits who desecrated the could also appoint more ingly disillusioned with Kemalist order, the A fading moderation seen in Turkey’s recent the Netherlands are cur - Kaur and Geetinder Kaur, holy Guru Granth Sahib has H.S. Brar with Pratap Singh been another reason. This than half the members of the establishment. After guardian of Turkish sec - His mask of modera - history. Since then, over rently caught in war of Kairon’s niece, while was compounded by the the nation’s highest judi - a year of its founding, ularism, and the neo- tion was off after the ini - 1,30,000 government words, with Turkey Kairon’s grandson Adesh party openly hobnobbing cial body, dissolve the the AKP came to power Islamism of the AK tial years in office. Mr. officials, including secu - going so far as to invoke Pratap is married to Parkash with the various Deras national assembly and with a resounding major - Party has always been in Erdogan started publicly rity personnel and the ‘Nazi’ tag after Singh Badal’s daughter. including the controversial impose a state of emer - ity in the 2002 parlia - the air during Mr. supporting the Islamism judges, have been arrest - Netherlands prevented Harsimrat Kaur, daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda and seek - gency. The amendments mentary election. In Erdogan’s reign. But of the Muslim ed, suspended or dis - two Turkish ministers Satyajit Singh Majithia, who ing their support in search of will also guarantee two 2003, after overcoming a unlike most dictators, he Brotherhood type after missed on charges that from campaigning for was the deputy Defence the sizeable Dalit vote, a seg - five-year terms for the legal hurdle, Mr. didn’t go for an immedi - the Arab Spring protests they were part of the the upcoming Turkish Minister during Jawaharlal ment the party failed to President. Provided the Erdogan became Prime ate radical overhaul of in 2011 and had even coup bid. Most media referendum. Nehru’s regime, is married to accommodate in its power Sukhbir Badal. structure. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017 Elena Vesnina Beats Svetlana Kuznetsova Scouts & Guides of J&K complete To Win Indian Wells WTA Title Jammu Wrestler Akram lifts Elena Vesnina brought out Kuznetsova's service return her best game on Sunday to went long. defeat fellow Russian and "She was up set and 4-1, KABTRhA, aMAgR. t2h0 :a Dangal Title 2017 Ski course at IISM Gulmarg two-time Grand Slam cham - then 4-2 in the third," Wrestler Mohd. Akram of J&K Scouts and Guides under the dynamic leadership pion Svetlana Kuznetsova in Vesnina said. "She had so Chouadi, Jammu lifts "7th the women's singles final to many break points on my of Mr. Farooq Renzu Shah a Bhagtha Dangal Title 2017" clinch the Indian Wells serve. She was 30-Love up by defeating Wrestler Ajay social crusader of the Valley. crown. Vesnina capped a couple of times on her Kumar Sharma of Landen In a separate function he stellar campaign with a hard- serves. And I always keep Power House, Udhampur in honored the Scouts who fought 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-4 tri - coming back. I stick there, the first malli main bout that completed the course and umph over Kuznetsova. you know. lasted for 17 minutes near gave them medals of success. Playing in her first final at "I was just not giving any - railway track Bhagtha. Mr. Shabir Wani said it was a the elite Premier Mandatory thing at that moment. I didn't Dangal was organized by great honor for him to be the level, World No.15 Vesnina think about the end of the Peer Baba Jakh Devta chief guest at IISM which is battled through a tense three match. Dangal Committee in col - his Alma mater. He was the hours and one minute to sub - "And when I broke her at laboration with J&K Indian student at the IISM in Mid due eighth-ranked 4-All and went to serve for Style Wrestling Association State Sports Council, who is Dangal were Sat Paul Singh seventies. He said the Kuznetsova. the match, I had this in my under the overall supervi - also President J&K Indian (President), Ram Singh, Institute under the leadership The triumph comes a year mind: I'm not going to give sion of President Reasi Style Wrestling Association Angrej Singh, Vipan Kumar, of Mr. Dhillon has gained after Vesnina, 30, fell in the it. I went to serve and I was, District Indian Style and Treasurer Indian Style Vakil Singh, Heemat Singh new heights and is now one first round of qualifying at like, I'm never going to lose Wrestling Association Wrestling Association of Wazir, Hari Saran, Ravi of the best ski schools in the Indian Wells and capped a this game." For a time it Naresh Kumar (Pappu India was the chief Guest on Kumar, Dharam Chand, South East Asia. He said the tournament that saw her seemed Kuznetsova's stead - Lakri) and Sat Paul Singh the occasion who distributed Jagdev Singh and Vinod facilities provided by the down both Germany's soon- ier play would win the day, President Bhagtha Dangal cash prize among the winner Kumare Katwal. SRINAGAR, MAR. 20 : guest and briefed him about to-be number one Angelique but in the end it was Institute are world class and Committee. 31 bouts were and runner-up wrestlers. Other Results :- Likat Ali Indian Institute of Skiing & the various activities being Kerber and seven-time Vesnina's aggression that played in this one day dan - it has best equipment and a Deputy Divisional beat Pawan Singh, Amir Mountaineering (IISM) com - undertaken by the Institute. Grand Slam champion Venus paid off, even though her 49 gal. Winner of 1st malli bout Manager SMVDSB Katra Khan beat Inderjeet, Karnail pleted its 6th ski course at He said Institute has provid - centrally heated building. He Williams. 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These courses are is very safe for tourist and service breaks saw and I was running all the V/s Mustaba Kamal (Bablu) by Tulinder Kumar, Ravi Pathankot beat Iqbal of IISM Gulmarg. very useful for the youth as it they must come again for Kuznetsova take a 4-2 lead way, way behind, so the only of Basantgarh. This bout Kumar, Nasib Chand, Murli Roun Domail, Asaf of Mr. Shabir Ahmad give them opportunity to advance courses. before Vesnina broke for 4-3 thing I could do was defend. was won by Salman Khan, Dhar (Munna) and Naresh Bajrangi Akhara Jammu Wani, Asstt. Director, Youth build their career in the Students who then won a marathon ninth "I was too passive," he was cash awarded with Kumar (Pappu Lakri). beat Shoota Benia of Services & Sports Council sports of skiing at National under event the course were game in which Kuznetsova Kuznetsova said. "I think cash prize of Rs. 3,000/- The vote of thanks was Udhampur, Mohd. Irfan of was the chief guest and Mr. and International levels and very happy and praised the saved four break points that's why I lost." The victo - while runner-up wrestler presented by Sat Paul Singh, Doda beat Mohd Maqboal of G. M. Dar, Tourist Officer also generate huge employ - excellent facilities of training before Vesnina converted her ry continues Vesnina's rise of Bablu got Rs. 2,000/-. 3rd President Peer Baba Jakh Panthal, Laikat Ali of and administration provided fifth with a stinging service the last year. She reached the bout was won by Gopal Devta Dangal Committee. Panthal beat Swarn Singh of was guest of honor who gave ment opportunities for the winner to find herself serving semi-finals at Wimbledon in to them by IISM. The Sharma of Jindrah who Members of Dangal Kot Bhawal and bout played away the prizes to the win - local youth as guides or for the match. 2016 and is no stranger to the defeated Pritam Singh of Institute is planning various Committee who helped for between Iqbal V/s Gani ners of different ski events. Instructors to the tourist. After knocking a forehand big stage in doubles, in Jammu. Joint Secretary J&K the smooth conduct of this ended in a draw. Mr. JS Dhillon, the Principal 14 youth form summer adventures courses wide on her first match point, which she captured Olympic of IISM welcomed the chief Kashmir were sponsored by in the coming months. she secured the victory when gold in Rio de Janeiro. Roger Federer Beats Stan Wawrinka For 5th Indian Wells Title Roger Federer added anoth - At 35, Federer is the oldest Brisbane last year. The change India Vs Australia: Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh Defy Hosts As Ranchi Test Ends In Draw er in his hat on Sunday by ATP player to win one of the is dramatic, and it feels great." A superb 124-run fifth- With this draw, the series lime form in this series and winning the ATP Indian Wells elite Masters titles, supplanti - The speedy progress means wicket partnership is still tied at 1-1, with one it was expected that India Masters title. Federer claimed ng Andre Agassi who was 34 10th-ranked Federer will have between Shaun Marsh and Test to go, at Dharamsala would be able to run a record-equalling fifth title at when he won in Cincinnati in to reassess his 2017 goals. Peter Handscomb ensured from March 25. through the rest of the Indian Wells, continuing his 2004. "It's been just a fairytale Prior to the Australian Open that the 3rd Test between India were all over the Australian batting once he career resurgence with a 6-4, week once again," said his aim was to get his ranking India and Australia ended Australian batsmen in the was dismissed. 7-5 victory over Stan Federer, who missed Indian to as high as eighth by the time in a draw. The hosts failed morning session of Day It did look like going in Wawrinka. Federer, sidelined Wells last year because of Wimbledon was over. "The to drive home the advan - Five, especially after skip - that direction once the some six months after knee injury. "I'm not as surprised as goals are clearly changing tage they got in the initial per Steve Smith was dis - dependable Peter Renshaw surgery last year, returned to I was in Australia, but still this after this dream start," Federer stages of the Australian missed by Ravindra was trapped LBW by win his 18th Grand Slam title comes as a big, big surprise to said. While Federer had won innings and were found Jadeja. Ishant Sharma. at the Australian Open in me, nevertheless, to win here 19 of 22 prior meetings with way short when it came to Smith completely mis - Chasing a 152-run January. With Sunday's tri - again and beating the players Wawrinka -- including a semi- running through the visi - judged the line and trajec - deficit in the first innings, umph in the all-Swiss final, that I did and the way I did. "I final win in Melbourne -- he tors' middle-order. tory of a Jadeja delivery Australia were at one time Federer joined Novak couldn't be more happy. It's an noted that his compatriot Australia were 204/6 when and lost his off-stump, struggling at 63/4. But Djokovic as the only men to absolute, huge start to the year would be no easy mark as he the match was called off, much to the delight of the Marsh and Handscomb win five Indian Wells titles, for me. Last year I didn't win played his first tournament in with Handscomb on 72 not Indian team. were just not in the mood adding to those he won in any titles. I don't think I was in America since winning the US out. Marsh scored 53. Smith has been in sub - to surrender. 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2012. any finals except maybe Open in September. Reliance Capital Eyes 'Huge Gains' From Indian-American Sandeep Matharani 4th Air Costa's Woes Worsen, On Overpaid CEOs List In US: Report Houston: An Indian- the most overpaid chief exec - American CEO of a Chicago- utive in the country. Moonves More Than 40 Pilots Quit Sula, Grover Vineyards Streamkendeo usS garowleth opportu - NEW DELHI: based property firm has been earned compensation worth Embattled Air Costa has nities," one analyst quoted ranked fourth on a list of top $56.7 million in 2016. seen an exodus of employ - him as having said. 25 overpaid CEOs in the US, Marc Benioff of Salesforce ees, including 40 pilots, in "But that does not mean according to a new report. ranks second on the list with a the last few weeks over Sandeep Matharani, CEO total compensation of $33.4 non-payment of salaries. we should keep those busi - of General Growth million. nesses. We will consolidate The airline, which has Properties, has been listed Discovery cancelled bookings till those businesses and we will fourth on the list of top 25 Communication's David May, is scrambling for move forward. There is a lot overpaid CEOs in America, Zaslav comes in third with a funds to restart its opera - of global investor interest in according to the report from compensation of $32.4 mil - tions but is yet to make the nonprofit 'As You Sow'. lion. much headway in roping in this business and those are The non-profit organisation Not only are many of the great value creation opportu - investors. promotes environmental and CEOs on the list overpaid, but Air Costa's 450-odd nities in front of us," the social corporate responsibili - the report argues that their employees are literally at Reliance Group chairman ty and takes a close look at companies underperformed the crossroads amid wors - 2016 after aircraft lessor The airline's monthly told the analysts. CEO pay. on the S&P 500 last year, so ening financial situation, GE Capital Aviation wage bill stands at around Matharani, with a total they may also be a drag on Reliance Capital, which is and industry executives Services taking back one of Rs. 4 crore. compensation of $39.2 mil - shareholder returns. the three-leased Embraer The source said the air - present across life, general apprehend there could be a lion in 2016, is overpaid by Among the top 25 overpaid replay of erstwhile planes as the airline failed line requires around Rs. and health insurance, mutual $26 million, according to the CEOs on the list, 15 were Kingfisher Airlines -- to pay lease rentals. 200 crore funds to take-off funds, brokerage, home and report. appearing on it for a second whose shuttering in 2012 At that time, the regional the ground once again. NEW DELHI: After mak - ments with significant capital commercial finance, portfo - Using a regression analysis time, and 10 of them have had rendered hundreds of carrier had over 600 "However, the investors that ties CEO pay to perform - been on the list three times. ing a killing with a 27-fold gains. lio management and financial people jobless. employees on its roll. Since with whom the airline is in ance and other indicators Mathrani joined General then, around 150 people, talks to raise funds are not return from sale of Paytm Sources said Reliance Cap sector distribution among Faced with cash crunch such as the portion of pay that Growth Properties as the and financial issues with including the 14 command - established players. This is stake, Anil Ambani-led is now looking forward to other areas, told the analysts is offered in options and company was emerging from the aircraft lessors, ers and 30-odd first officers also the reason why discus - Reliance Capital is eyeing sell several other non-core it is solely focussed on finan - returns on corporate capital, bankruptcy in 2010 and refo - Vijaywada-based Air Costa have quit, the source said. sions with them are not "huge capital gains" from investments including Sula cial services businesses. 'As You Sow' has determined cused the mall owner to high- has not flown since "These people have also making much headway," which CEOs are paid above end shopping centres. sale of other non-core invest - and Grover Vineyards, and It has a strong financial February 28. not been paid along with the source added. and beyond their perform - His name has been men - the 450 existing staff. The When contacted, the air - ments, including two leading the industry estimates sug - platform with a net worth of A source said employees ance. tioned several times as a have not been paid salaries way promoters have line's spokesperson Kavi vineyards of the country. gest the capital gains could Rs. 16,000 crore and enjoys a So the gap between CEO's potential candidate for a posi - for the month of February announced halting of oper - Chaurasia said, "Air Costa The two firms -- Sula be huge given the market comfortable asset-liability performance to his pay is the tion in the Trump administra - while more than half of the ations till May seems this is making all efforts to gar - Vineyards and Grover share commanded by these position. The group is also criteria for the rankings. tion. The company operates staff have not received any airline is also going the ner funds and resume oper - The report cites Leslie approximately 126 retail Vineyards -- together com - firms and in view of the inter - betting big on its commodity payment since January. Kingfisher way," a senior ations at the earliest". Moonves, CEO of CBS, as properties in 40 states. Air Costa employee said on Prior to suspending its mand nearly 70 per cent of est of global investors in the exchange platform. Air Costa first suspended its operational in August condition of anonymity. flight services, Air Costa the India's wines market, Indian wine market. According to the source had been operating 16 which is witnessing huge At an analyst meet hosted cited earlier, Air Costa pro - flights per day to eight des - interest from global investors by Reliance Capital last Vodafone Offers Special 4G Plan To Watch moters had "promised" to tinations. as well. week, its chairman Anil pay the pending salaries for Currently, the airline has the months of January and a fleet of two-leased aircraft Reliance Capital, the Ambani had said all non-core Movies On Amazon Prime Video February by March 15, but -- Embraer E190, which financial services arm of investments to be monetised MUMBAI: Telecom only for telecom operator's they "failed" to keep their can carry over 100 passen - Ambani-led business con - by March next year would service provider Vodafone customers using Android word. gers. glomerate, had acquired lead to large capital gains. on Sunday said it has part - devices. shares in the two vineyards According to the analysts nered with Amazon Prime Commenting on the tie- Adani To Finalise Australia Coal for about Rs. 171 crore and present at the meet, a presen - Video India to enable its up, Amazon Prime Video Investment Plan By June customers access large India Director and Country has held these investments tation made there listed all MUMBAI: Adani ernment approvals, it still for about three years now. "valuable private equity selection of Bollywood, Head Nitesh Kripalani Enterprises said it would faces several court chal - Hollywood, regional said, "We are delighted to As part of its strategy of investments" including finalise an investment deci - lenges. movies, US TV shows, partner with Vodafone selling a substantial portion Paytm (already monetised), sion by June for its Raising funds has also kids' programming and India to bring this unique Carmichael coal project in been tough given the sensi - of these non-core assets by Paytm e-commerce, Yatra global Amazon originals. offer first to Vodafone cus - the northern Australian state tivities of lending to a con - March 2018, Reliance Online, Sula Vineyard, "The entertainment con - tomers. of Queensland, which has troversial project. Capital recently offloaded a Grover Vineyard and sumption patterns of cus - "At Amazon Prime been delayed due to protests However, the group's small stake in digital pay - Mahindra First Choice. tomers are rapidly chang - Video, our focus is on from environmental groups. chairman, Gautam Adani, ments major Paytm for about Analysts quoted Ambani ing. They want more free - offering latest and exclu - For more than five years, expressed optimism the proj - Adani has battled opposition ect would proceed and said Rs. 275 crore, earning a huge as having said that the two dom and flexibility in the Commercial Sandeep After subscribing to sive movies and TV shows from green groups who fear the board would take a final 27-time return on an invest - names -- Sula and Grover way they consume content. Kataria said in a statement. Amazon Prime via to customers on a reliable the project will produce so decision on investments in ment of just about Rs. 10 Vineyards -- stand out in the "This partnership with Vodafone is the first tele - MyVodafone app or service, with great play - much coal for export to India May or June, including struc - crore. list. Amazon Prime Video does com player to partner with Vodafone Website for an back quality and low data that it will require a mega- ture and planned funding. He It is also in the process of "It is very very strange, I just that, further strength - Amazon Prime Video India annual introductory sub - usage. port expansion into the Great was speaking during an ening our content proposi - "This offer further Barrier Reef World Heritage interaction with a group of completing some already- being a teetotaler, we are still and its consumers can scription price of Rs. 499, tion and reiterating our extends our promise of Area. While Adani, a busi - reporters in Mumbai and was sealed asset sale transactions invested in those businesses. enjoy Amazon Prime with Vodafone customers will commitment to offering the delivering convenient, on- ness group with interests in accompanied by Queensland in the films and media servic - They command 70 per cent a special offer on Vodafone get Rs. 250 cashback as power and ports, has said the premier Anastasia best to our customers along SuperNet 4G network start - their Amazon Pay Balance, demand access to our large es, exhibition business as market share in the wine mar - project would not threaten Palaszczuk who was in the with unique privileges," ing March 22, the release it said, adding, that the content selection to our also in radio and TV seg - ket in India and there are the reef and has secured most country to visit Adani's port Vodafone India Director - said. offer is currently available customers." major state and federal gov - and solar facilities TRUTH PREVAIL ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH 6 JAMMU, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017

freedom to choose his hero - Hrithik Roshan winea andn frotm swh atK we heaar, trina Kaif in his next film with Kabir Khan? Katrina Kaif is the name he Dia Mirza on playing Manyata in is insisting on. (Also read: Revealed: Details of Hrithik Roshan’s next film after Sanjay Dutt biopic: It’s wonderful Kaabil) We told you EXCLUSIVE - LY that Katrina, Deepika Padukone and Kriti Sanon film to be part of, and to be directed are in the running to play HR’s leading lady. Yes, the film has the actress in a cru - by my favourite filmmaker cial role and Hrithik wants to Actress-producer Dia Mirza, who will play have his last say about the the role of Sanjay Dutt’s wife Manyata in matter. The actor it seems the actor’s biopic, says it’s won - want to recreate the magic of derful to be part of the project. Bang Bang in this film as well with Katrina Kaif but She is glad the project is giv - Kabir Khan apparently isn’t ing her a chance to work with of them out there who have years back in reaching actual too keen. Wait! Before all one of her favourite film - bashed her for making some empowerment of which you Katrina fans take offence to makers Rajkumar Hirani, offensive statements on seem to know nothing. working mothers and femi - With lots of aggression, that, listen to reasoning of who is directing the the director. The latter wants nists. One among them is An informed feminist a fresh pairing in his film. If film. Mira Rajput’s own batch - For all those who don’t you remember, he has hardly “I am working on mate who studied with her in know, about being a home - repeated his lead cast. His Sanjay Dutt’s biopic college. In an open letter on maker, Mira had said, “I had first film had Arshad Warsi right now, and I am Facebook, Mira’s classmate a tough pregnancy, I went to has shown her aggression those 5 months of difficult and John Abraham followed really excited about it. by Katrina Kaif, John against Mira stating that she times to bring my daughter Abraham and Neil Nitin It’s wonderful film to has got the definition of into this world. So now I Mukesh. Later he did Ek Tha be part of, and to be Feminism completely want to spend every moment Tiger with Salman and directed by my wrong. Furthermore, she that I can with her and I Katrina and then Tubelight favourite film - made a rather startling reve - think there is a set of respon - lation about Mira that she sibilities around my plate with Salman and Zhu Zhu. maker,” Dia So we can understand his was one of those snobbish, and I feel at my age I have a interest in getting a new pair told IANS on snooty girls in college who lot more energy, I have my for his next. the sidelines judged others by the kind of future ahead of me, so I can We wonder whom Hrithik of the fourth clothes they wore. (ALSO finish all of my responsibili - will choose. Deepika and his day of Amazon READ: Shahid Kapoor sup - ty and I have nothing in my ports wife Mira Rajput’s way. I can raise my daughter, pairing is what we have been India Fashion dying to watch. Tall and views on motherhood, says I can be a good wife. good looking people togeth - Week women should have the right Nothing will stop me after er in a screen means nothing (AIFW) to choose – watch video) that. I love being at home, I but magic. It will be so much Autumn/ Here’s what Mira’s class - love being a mother to my fun to watch them romance. Winter mate wrote: child, I wouldn’t want to Dear Mira, spend one hour a day with Kriti will also look great 2017 here. with him. As for Katrina, she Having watched your inter - my child and rush off to has already proved that she How easy view, I feel extremely work, why did I have her? makes the hottest jodi with or difficult enraged today. I’ve spent She is not a puppy; I want to him in films like Zindagi Na is it to portray a real-life character on the big screen? three years in the same col - be there for her as a mother.” Milegi Dobara and Bang “I think for an actor, the work is only as difficult as a written material. With the team so lege and batch as you. I can She went on to express her say today with confidence views on Feminism which Bang. Both of them together sound and with such a wonderful environment out there, you feel nothing but to put your best again will be our biggest that your idea of feminism is left everyone enraged. She dream come foot forward,” Dia said. extremely flawed. Seeing said, “Feminism isn’t Mira Rajput’s class - “I would like to believe that whether it is playing a real-life character or fictional character, you walk around with your woman versus man. It’s the idea is to understand what you are doing and the purpose of your presence should mat - posse in college, belittling about equality. A new wave mate reveals SHOCK - ter.” women who were not skinny of feminism has come that is enough or did not subscribe aggressive… I feel it’s The fact that Hrithik Roshan after Tubelight. Yes, Khan’s ING details about her “What you need to do is to take the story forward… That should matter the most,” added the to your fashion ‘standards’ destructive. There’s a new is doing another film so soon affinity towards that genre is on social media actress, who has worked with Sanjay in films like “Parineeta” and “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” makes me wonder what you term called ‘feminazi’, after Kaabil‘s release is a exemplary now. But if you Mira Rajput has been mak - Veteran actor Paresh Rawal is playing the role of Sunil Dutt, while Sanjay’s part is being ever did to have a moral high which is the female equiva - reason enough for his fans to think the Kaabil actor just ing it to the headlines ever brought alive by Ranbir Kapoor in the biopic. ground over anyone at any lent of a chauvinist. I think cheer. This man believes in jumped into it immediately, since she made some contro - Dia was part of a special preview hosted by Swedish fashion retail giant H&M along with point. Your narrow world there should be harmony doing scant films which no questions asked, you are versial statements on view is astounding, to say between the two sexes and becomes a little too much for highly mistaken. We hear Women’s Day. While very the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) to introduce the new Conscious Exclusive col - the least. And not to forget, equilibrium.” us. Hrithik is the lead in Hrithik has agreed to be in few have come out in sup - lection of the brand at AIFW. how your statement about Published: March 19, 2017 Kabir Khan’s next war film the film if he is given the port of her, there are plenty working mothers takes us 5:23 pm

Patients having blood clots Smoking hampers lung's in lungs often go without The world's healthiest hearts belong effective therapies: Report ability to heal NEW DELHI: According role in halting lung's natural to a recent study, pulmonary to the people of Bolivian Amazon! self-healing process. embolism (PE) treatments NEW DELHI: A drates. Researchers said that in have low rates of use across healthy lifestyle paves the "In cities, we can drive the lung tissue of COPD the United States. way to a healthy heart, to a fast food restaurant patients, and especially that PE, a blood clot in the which signifies a healthy and pick up 2,000 calories of smokers, there were sig - lungs that causes shortness of future and a new study without getting out of our nificantly fewer Frizzled 4 breath and chest pain, is the claims to have found the car," said co-author Ben receptors than in non-smok - third leading cardiovascular people who have the Trumble. ers. cause of death in the United healthiest hearts in the "For the vast majority of "Frizzled 4 is a receptor States with more than 100, world. human existence we would molecule that sits on the sur - 000 lives taken each year. The study, published in have needed to hunt or fish face of lung cells, where it A typical intervention for The Lancet journal, has to obtain meat – sedentary regulates their self-renewal PE patients includes antico - labeled the Tsimane people urban life is a completely via WNT/beta-catenin," agulants in an effort to pre - living in the forests of novel human environment, explained Wioletta vent migration of the blood Bolivia as those with the and this study helps show Skronska-Wasek, doctoral clot, but the higher-risk PE healthiest arteries found that heart disease may be a student at Helmholtz population (about 30 percent anywhere in the world. side effect of our new Zentrum Munchen. of all PE patients) are poten - The Tsimane, a forager- high risk. Age, smoking, high cho - lifestyle and environment," "However if the cells are tial candidates for catheter- horticulturalist population The findings continued lesterol, high blood pres - said Trumble. LONDON: Are you a lung's natural self-healing, exposed to cigarette smoke, directed thrombolysis (CDT) indigenous to the Bolivian into old age, where nearly sure, physical inactivity, Moving forward, the chain smoker? If yes, then no longer takes place. Frizzled 4 disappears from and systemic thrombolysis Amazon, have the lowest two-thirds of those over 75 obesity and diabetes, researchers encourage avoid or quit smoking as it Melanie Konigshoff from the surface and cell growth (ST), both of which employ reported levels of vascular years old had almost no accompanied by the loss of incorporating Tsimane- can cause lungs to lose their Helmholtz Zentrum comes to a halt," Skronska- "clot-busting" medications ageing for any population risk of heart disease and subsistence diets and inspired lifestyle choices ability to heal. Munchen -- German Wasek added in the paper, known as tissue plasminogen studied, with rates of coro - only eight percent had lifestyles in contemporary where possible. A new study has claimed Research Centre for reported in the American activator (tPA). nary atherosclerosis five moderate or high risk. society could become a "This study shows that that cigarette smoke has the Environmental Health said, Journal of Respiratory and However, in a new study, times lower than in the US, "These findings are very risk factor for heart dis - prevention really works," potential to block self-heal - "In healthy patients, the so- Critical Care Medicine. the University of researchers said. significant," said Randall ease, the research has sug - said researcher Gregory S ing processes in the lungs by called WNT/beta-catenin Inhibition of Frizzled 4 Pennsylvania researchers In the study, researchers Thompson, from Saint gested. Thomas. eroding molecules responsi - signalling pathway is signalling on the cells led to found that the utilization rates visited 85 Tsimane villages Luke's Mid America Heart In the Tsimane popula - "Most of the Tsimane are ble for the renewal of lung responsible for the lung's decreased WNT/beta- of these potentially life-sav - between 2014 and 2015 Institute, who presented tion, heart rate, blood pres - able to live their entire life cells and certain proteins homeostasis. Until now, it catenin activity and conse - ing medications are low, par - and took CT scans of the the results of the study at sure, cholesterol, and without developing any essential for breathing, con - was not clear why it was quently to reduced wound ticularly in the sub-group of hearts of about 700 adults American College of blood glucose were also coronary atherosclerosis. sequently leading to chronic silenced in patients with healing and repair capacity, PE patients who are critically between the ages of 40 and Cardiology (ACC) here. low, possibly as a result of This has never been seen in obstructive pulmonary dis - COPD". the researchers noted. ill. ST is the method in which 94 to measure the extent of "Put another way, the their lifestyle. any prior research. ease (COPD). The new findings has On the other hand, "the "clot-busting" medication is the hardening of the coro - arteries of the Tsimane are The Tsimane spend only "While difficult to In patients with COPD revealed that one of the activation of the Frizzled 4 administered intravenously nary arteries among other 25-30 years younger than 10 percent of their daytime achieve in the industrial - manifested mainly through Frizzled molecules called receptor can restore the (IV) to eliminate clots metrics. Based on the CT the arteries of sedentary being inactive, instead par - ized world, we can adopt cough, bronchitis and 'Frizzled 4' when exposed to WNT/beta-catenin sig - throughout the bloodstream, scans, 85 percent of the urbanites. The data also ticipating in hunting, gath - some aspects of their breathing difficulties, the smoke plays an important nalling pathway and conse - while CDT allows the med - Tsimane people had no risk show that the Tsimane ering, fishing and farming. lifestyle to forestall a con - quently lead to repair in the ication to be directly adminis - of heart disease, 13 percent arteries are aging at a much Their diet is also very low dition we thought would lung," Konigshoff said. tered into the clot in the had low risk and only three slower rate," said in fat and consists largely eventually affect almost all Playing exergames boosts health – lungs. per cent had moderate or Thompson. of non-processed carbohy - of us," he said. This is what researchers say! NEW DELHI: A new necessarily even realising research suggests that play - this," said Kari. ing exergames like "Thus, these games can Pokemon Go can signifi - act as a mean to make exer - cantly boost health, claim cise more fun, especially NHEW YaORrK: dPeopele writh cieas, nalrrcowiingu andm harden indg eof ppatieonts smaiy tnost r eqmuire ay predict heart attack risk scientists. for those who are otherwise proportionately higher quan - them. statin therapy, even though Traditional video gaming less interested about exer - tities of harder calcified The notion that soft plaque they have high cholesterol. has increased the health cising," he said. plaque best predicted risk of is more likely to rupture and "Maybe we can find and detriments of sedentary Considering this, heart attacks, while soft cause heart attacks than hard identify them. If there's no time. Exergames, on the exergames can be recom - plaque did not, representing a calcium deposits in coronary atherosclerosis, you're not other hand, require physi - mended as an alternative potential paradigm shift, arteries may be wrong, going to have a heart attack. cal activity and thus, for traditional video gam - researchers said. according to the study that So the coronary calcium reduce the detriments of ing, researchers said. The study may be a "game- will be presented at the score may allow us to much sedentary activities such as Exergaming can provide changer" for determining who American College of more effectively select who sitting. exertion of the recommend - is at risk of a heart attack. Cardiology Scientific we treat," Muhlestein said. "One central advantage ed intensity, is generally "It's a disease marker, not a Sessions in Washington D.C. For the study, the team of exergames is their ability enjoyed, and can evoke risk marker. And we think it's "We previously thought the evaluated the composition of to combine enjoyment and some health benefits, but possibly a very important pre - lipid-laden soft plaque was coronary artery plaque identi - utility, and for many that is on a longer-term, these dictor," said Brent more likely to rupture and fied in the subjects through the underlying reason for games alone are not suffi - Muhlestein from the cause heart attacks, but based computerised tomography playing," said Tuomas Kari cient to increase physical Intermountain Medical on our new research, it's more (CT) coronary angiography. from University of activity and fitness levels Centre Heart Institute in the calcified plaque that The patients were followed Jyvaskyla in Finland. sufficiently for significant Utah, US. appears to be associated with for an average of nearly seven "This way the games can physical health benefits, Atherosclerosis is caused adverse cardiovascular years to see if their plaque offer physical activity to and other forms of physical when plaque -- a sticky events," Muhlestein added. composition had predicted their players on the side of activity should be used deposit known to cause rup - Furthermore, the study whether they'd have a cardiac gaming without the players alongside exergames. tures -- builds up in the arter - potentially could mean a lot event. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017 127 Tourists, Stuck In Blizzard Near Arunachal BSP Chief Mayawati To Move Court This Week Find Prashant Kishor, Get 5 Lakhs, Pradesh's Tawang, Rescued; 1 Dead Against EVM 'Tampering' In UP Polls ITANAGAR, by 5 pm, the entire opera - Mayawati's claim that the Claimed Poster At Congress Office ARUNACHAL tion was almost conducted voting machines were rigged LUCKNOW: As the PRADESH: A Bulgarian in the dark and continued and said her demand for a re- Congress searches for an woman died while 127 other till all 127 tourists, includ - poll using ballot papers was explanation for its rock-bot - tourists, including five for - ing five foreign nationals, legally untenable. tom performance in Uttar eigners, were rescued by the were rescued," a senior The BSP, which had 80 Pradesh, a poster, put up at army after they were stuck army official said. legislators in the outgoing UP the party office in the state in a raging blizzard at the He said the Bulgarian Assembly, managed to win capital of Lucknow, pointed a historic Sela Pass near national slipped and fell just 19 seats in the 403-mem - very large finger: Find Tawang in Arunachal into a steep gorge while she ber House. Driven by the Prashant Kishor, Congress Pradesh. was trying to move on her Modi wave, the BJP, along strategist. The hoarding, The snowstorm had own. Her body was recov - with its ally, had stormed to which was taken down struck around 2:45 pm yes - ered at around midnight. power in UP after 14 years, Saturday morning, offered a terday between Ahirgarh, Tourists from countries securing 325 seats, while the five-lakh award, and made no Sela and Nuranang on the including Japan, New Samajwadi Party had won 47 attempt to conceal the identi - road from Tezpur to Tawang Zealand and Bulgaria were seats and its ally the ty of the purveyor. In fact, it in West Kameng district of rescued by Indian Army. Congress seven seats. bragged a large photo of him: Arunachal Pradesh. Troops The rescued persons The former Chief Minister Rajesh Singh, a Congressman of the Blazing Sword were accommodated at for more than two decades worst performance in India's by a series of colleagues of UP had alleged large-scale most-populous state and the upholding the party tradition Division swung into action Army transit camps and tampering in the EVMs soon who has served four times as within an hour, and in a res - provided with medical a secretary for the UP homestead of the party's of unquestioning allegiance after results were announced Gandhi dynasty. to their First Family. cue mission that continued assistance, the official said. on March 11.The Samajwadi Congress. till late last night, rescued The road had about two- For his missive against Mr "I stand by what I did. Mr Gandhi left the country Party and the Congress had Prashant Kishor took us for a late last week to spend time the tourists including three feet of snow and was also supported Mayawati's Kishor, the politician was nationals from Japan, New opened for traffic today by suspended on Sunday from ride. We are honest workers with his mother abroad and NEW DELHI: The Ms Mayawati had said that allegations.The BJP had who have given our blood will escort her home, the Zealand and Bulgaria. the Border Roads Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) a 'black day' will be observed ridiculed Ms Mayawati's the party for six years. The "With darkness setting in Organisation. penalty was declared at a and sweat for the party. Yet Congress said, without elabo - will move court in the next every month against what she allegations of EVM tamper - our views in the election were rating on timelines or where two-three days against the termed the "murder of ing and asked her to "grace - meeting held over the week - end between Raj Babbar, the totally ignored. This (defeat) the Gandhis are. TDP bags all nine council seats after win alleged tampering of democracy" by the BJP. fully accept the people's is the result of hiring these Mr Kishor, who embraced Electronic Voting Machines "We will approach court mandate". actor-turned-politician who was made president of the consultants who are out to modern electioneering tech - in Kadapa, Kurnool and SPS Nellore (EVMs) during the Uttar over the issue in the next Delhi Chief Minister make a quick buck," Mr niques, was loaned out to the Pradesh Assembly elections, two-three days," the BSP Arvind Kejriwal too had Congress in UP ahead of the Amaravati: Ruling Telugu Vivekananda. election, and the modest Singh alleged. Congress by Bihar Chief its chief Mayawati today supremo told reporters in the claimed that EVMs were Mr Kishor, who is in his Minister Nitish Kumar, who Desam Party on Monday Stung by the defeat, the said. She charged that "the Parliament premises. Earlier, tampered with in Punjab to group of seven newly-elected stunned lone Opposition YSRC alleged that the ruling state legislators from the late 30s, was credited with has given him the rank of a BJP won elections by rigging the Election Commission of keep the Aam Aadmi Party abetting Prime Minister cabinet minister as a thank YSRC to win three seats of party "purchased" voters by electronic voting machines". India (ECI) had rejected out of power. party. This is the Congress' the Andhra Pradesh spending over Rs 200 crore. Narendra Modi's huge victory you for the role the strategist Legislative Council in the "Chandrababu has become in 2014. Then, two years played in his re-election in biennial elections from the an expert in buying votes and later, he signed up with the 2015. Local Authorities he excelled in it in this elec - Congress to handle its elec - He largely avoids the pub - Constituencies (LACs). tion," Jagan remarked, as US Tells India No Significant Change tion campaign in Uttar lic eye but engages the press The TDP nominees defeat - news poured in about the Pradesh and Punjab. The hill and senior party figures regu - ed YSRC candidates in humiliating defeat of his state of Uttarakhand was a larly and has a backroom Kadapa, Kurnool and SPS uncle. In H-1B Visa Regime late addition to his tasks. The team of researchers analysing Nellore LACs, elections for "Is this (buying votes) a NEW DELHI: The Dialogue 2016 and Trade Congress won Punjab but census data to more effective - which were held on March 17 victory," he questioned. United States has con - Policy Forum 2016 held in was totally eclipsed in UP ly translate votes into seats. and counting was taken up In Kurnool, TDP's incum - veyed to India that there is October, 2016. She said and Uttarakhand, where the During the UP campaign, he today. bent MLC Silpa Chakrapani no significant change in India had decided to con - PM led his party to a wallop - repeatedly clashed with stal - With this, the TDP has won Reddy secured re-election the H-1B visa regime, tinue their engagement on ing majority. warts like Ghulam Nabi Azad all the nine Council seats against Gouru Venkat Reddy Commerce Minister visa issues and reiterated Captain Amarinder Singh, over his choices, and failed to from LACs, having already of YSRC by a margin of 56 Nirmala Sitharaman said their shared resolve to the 75-year-old Chief persuade Mr Gandhi's popu - bagged six where candidates votes. today. facilitate the movement of Minister of Punjab, has lar sister, Priyanka, to step up were elected unopposed. In Nellore, sitting legisla - Ms Sitharaman said in professionals. acknowledged Mr Kishor's as the presumptive Chief These seats are: Srikakulam, tor Vakati Narayana Reddy, a Lok Sabha that India is Ms Sitharaman said a role in his victory- the sole Minister. East Godavari, West defector from Congress to articulating its concerns number of industry bodies bright spot for the Congress He was one of the driving Godavari (two seats), TDP, won the LAC seat over regarding the visa policy have raised concerns on in a spate of recent elections. forces of the Congress' Anantapuramu and Chittoor Anam Vijaykumar Reddy of vigorously with the new visa policies of the US and In two other states- Goa alliance with Akhilesh Yadav, LACs. YSRC by a margin of 87 administration in the US. these concerns were con - and Manipur- where the the 43-year-old who lost his Members of Panchayat Raj votes. However, the Minister veyed to the US authorities Congress won the most seats, bid to return as Chief institutions and urban local The TDP heaved a sigh of said, there is no significant by the government. it blew its shot at forming the Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Of bodies formed the electorate relief after the results as there change in the H-1B visa The Minister said the US government with ineffectual a possible 403 seats, Mr in LACs. was an apprehension initially regime. Hour. Commerce Secretary and monitors policies of 73 and slow negotiations with Yadav's Samajwadi Party The biggest shock for the over possible "cross-voting" "The fear, at least for Ms Sitharaman said the Foreign Secretary to the countries and India may be regional parties. The BJP is won 47; the Congress landed YSRC came today in its in Nellore. 2017, is not proved to be issue was also taken up by US during first week of one of them. now in power in both. seven. In Mr Gandhi's parlia - stronghold Kadapa where its "The victory reflected the correct. They (US authori - the Commerce Minister March 2017. "But we don't recognise Rahul Gandhi, who is run - mentary constituency of candidate Y S Vivekananda good performance of the gov - ties) are saying their cur - recently with visiting The Minister said India's any monitoring by any ning the Congress - his moth - Amethi, the BJP won three of Reddy was defeated by ernment. It also denoted the rent priority is to deal with Congressional delegation concerns on visa issues countries. No unilateral er and party chief Sonia five assembly seats, a consid - TDP's B Ravi by a margin of growing strength of the party the illegal immigrants," led by Bob Goodlatte and were articulated during the policing is acceptable for Gandhi is unwell - has been erable humiliation for the 34 votes. in the Rayalaseema region," she said during Question during the visit of Strategic and Commerce India," she said. sheltered from accountability Congress leader. Vivekananda is the uncle TDP state president K Kala of YSRC president Y S Venkata Rao said. Jaganmohan Reddy and had Two of the incumbent Cabinet Clears 4 GST earlier served as an MP, MLC MLCs will retire on March Manipur Floor Test: BJP's Biren Singh Wins and MLA for many terms. 29, while the term of seven Kadapa is their home turf others will end on May 1 Supplementary Legislations but the TDP, rather unexpect - which necessitated the bien - Services Tax Bill 2017 (The With 32 Votes:10 Facts IMPHAL: The N Biren edly, got the better of nial election. CGST Bill), The Integrated Singh government has won Goods and Services Tax Bill the crucial trust vote in BSP leader murder: SP urges BJP not to 2017 (The IGST Bill), The Manipur, with 32 votes in its compromise on law and order in UP Union Territory Goods and favour. The party, which was Services Tax Bill 2017 (The the second largest with 21 New Delhi: The Samajwadi the Samajwadi party regime, UTGST Bill) and The Goods seats out of the 60 in the state Party on Monday condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party and Services Tax assembly, needed another 10 the murder of Bahujan Samaj (BJP) used to dub our admin - (Compensation to the States) Party (BSP) leader in istration as 'Gundaraj'. Now to prove majority. The Allahabad and urged the Chief their government has come in Bill 2017 (The Compensation Congress, which won 28 Minister Yogi Adityanath-led power and we can see the Bill)," an official statement seats, has been unable to get Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) results," Agarwal asserted. said. the support of three legisla - government to make no com - BSP leader Mohd. Shami "These bills would be tors it needs to prove majori - promises in regard to law and was shot dead by bike-borne introduced as Money Bills in ty. The BJP had received order in the state. assailants on Sunday night in Parliament this week, could support from local parties Samajwadi Party leader Allahabad. be even today," a source said, like the Naga People's Front Naresh Agarwal said that strict According to reports, the adding that discussion on the and the National People's As in Goa -- where it won Trinamool Congress legis - actions should be taken accused shot Shami near his Party, which have four law - NEW DELHI: The Added Tax (VAT). four legislations could hap - the trust vote despite lator Robindro Singh said the against those who try to chal - house. makers each. Ram Vilas Congress winning the most party has given him freedom lenge law and order. Shami was a history Cabinet today approved four The GST Council has pen together. The GST legislations were Paswan's Lok Janashakti seats -- the BJP distributed to offer support to the BJP. "We would request the sheeter. legislations to implement the already approved four-tier Party, an NDA ally, had one the only agenda in today's most of the ministerial port - On the eve of the trust Uttar Pradesh government that In the recently concluded Goods and Services Tax tax slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 seat. The two other support - meeting of the Cabinet. "The folios in Manipur to local vote, the N Biren Singh gov - no compromise should be Uttar Pradesh Assembly elec - (GST), ahead of their intro - per cent plus an additional ers was a defector from the allies with the hope of retain - ernment successfully lifted done in terms of law and tions, Shami had contested government is committed to duction in Parliament this cess on demerit goods like Congress and the lone legis - ing their support for the cru - the Naga economic blockade order," Samajwadi Party against six times winner from introduction of GST, one of week to enable roll out of the luxury cars, aerated drinks lator from Trinamool cial trust vote. that had crippled the state's leader Naresh Agarwal told the Kunda constituency tax reform from July 1. and tobacco products. The the biggest reforms, in the Congress. ANI. Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias The National People's supply lines for the last 130 Approval of the bills by work on for putting various country as early as Here are the 10 latest Party was given two ministe - days. The blockade -- led by "Earlier when such inci - Raja Bhaiya.Police is investi - possible.The GST Council dents used to take place during gating the matter. Parliament and a separate one goods and services in differ - developments in this story: rial berths, including that of the United Naga Council -- by all state assemblies will ent slabs is slated to begin has decided July 1 as the date Ahead of the trust vote, the Deputy Chief Minister, a ended last evening after talks complete the legislative next month. of commencement of GST," The BJP had kept its law - post being held by Joykumar with the central and state Mohali shocker: Wife kills husband, process for the roll out of "The Union Cabinet the statement said. makers at a secluded hotel in Singh. The Naga People's governments. stuffs his body in suitcase one-nation-one-tax regime by chaired by Prime Minister These four legislations Assam's Guwahati to keep Front got three ministerial No party received simple merging central taxes like Narendra Modi has approved had been cleared by the them from being influenced berths. majority in the 2017 assem - CHANDIGARH: In a ly after he got married about excise duty and service tax the four GST related bills -- Council in its last two meet - by the rival party. The 27 leg - The lone legislator of bly election in the state. The shocking incident, a lady 12 years ago. and state levies like Value- The Central Goods and ings this month islators of Congress have NDA ally Lok Jan Shakti Congress, who ruled the allegedly killed her husband Police said the couple had been kept at the house of an Party also took oath as a state for the last 15 years, with the help of her brother quarrelled before the murder. MLA in Imphal for a similar minister. So did Thounaojam emerged as a single largest and his friend. Talking to Chandigarh reason. Shyamkumar Singh, who party with 28 of the total 60 As per police, the body of Newsline, Ekam's father said: As Yogi Adityanath's Village Celebrates N Biren Singh - a former defected from Congress. seats. The BJP, which made Ekam Singh Dhillon, 40, was "He (Ekam) had been dis - footballer and Congressman found in a suitcase kept in a turbed for the past few days. Besides the Chief its debut in Manipur this who joined the BJP in Minister, the BJP has so far year, went from zero to 21 BMW car near his rented Yesterday evening, he came to His Rise, Advice From His Father October 2016-- had taken house in Mohali on Sunday. my house. He was looking too kept one ministerial berth for seats. The party won the cru - PAURI, UTTARAK - oath as the Chief Minister on itself -- Thongam Biswajit cial elections in Assam last The incident came to light depressed. When I tried to ask HAND : As Yogi Adityanath, while Seerat and her brother him the reason for his depres - March 15, along with eight Singh, who was a contender year and also controls 44, took oath as Uttar ministers of his new cabinet. were trying to dispose of the sion, Ekam started crying. He Pradesh Chief Minister on for the top post. Arunachal Pradesh. body. Police have arrested told me that he had not eaten Sunday, in a village in neigh - Dhillon's wife. food for the last two days. bouring Uttarakhand 600 km She has admitted to murder - Ekam added that he was too away from Lucknow, fami - DMK marches in Delhi for Women's ing her husband with the help scared of Seerat as she and her lies were glued to the televi - of her brother and his friend, mother Jaswinder Kaur had sion. Reservation Bill passage claimed police. been threatening him with dire In 1972, Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: Led by its The woman is the niece of a consequences. I live in Phase- was born Ajay Singh Bisht in Rajya Sabha member former Congress MLA who VI. I told Ekam to relax and this village, Panchur. His Kanimozhi, the DMK on lost in the recent Assembly went out to get some fruits for ancestral home has been Monday staged a protest Elections. him. When I returned, he had brimming with relatives and march in the national cap - Police have booked the already left. I thought that I friends for days. The day Adityanath's elder sister, doing that for so long. The ital seeking early passage woman, her mother, brother shall talk to him this morning. they learnt that Yogi remembers him saying, "I association that he has had of the Women's and two other relatives under But before I could call him, I Adityanath was to become want to serve society". with Hindutva and commu - Reservation Bill. various sections of IPC, received a call about the Chief Minister, no food was She doesn’t remember nalism, he has to give up and The Bill proposes 33 per including murder. Police said tragedy." cooked in the house. "I had exactly when Ajay, who left he has done that. Modiji has cent reservation for the woman and her brother Meanwhile, Ekam’s brother gone to cut grass in the fields home for Gorakhpur at 22, a vision for 'Sabka Saath, women in the Lok Sabha planned to throw the body Darshan Singh accused Seerat when we received the call. I became Adityanath. "All I Sabka Vikas' and there and all state legislative stuffed in a suitcase in a canal. of being “too demanding a dropped everything and recall is my brother telling should be no discrimination," assemblies. "It remains a An autorickshaw driver's wife”. “She was always pres - came home. We watched TV father as a child, 'you said Mr Bisht, who retired as puzzle as to why the help was sought by them for suring Ekam for earning more and didn't cook any food in remained within the four a range officer in the state Women's Reservation Bill nobody is talking about it, from Mandi House to carrying the suitcase into the money. She did not let him excitement the whole day. walls of your house but I forest department over a has not been passed. It has not even the media," she Jantar Mantar. car, police said. settle in any job or business. We only realised when peo - want to serve society'," she decade ago. Added a mater - been 20 years, why it has said. Earlier on March 17, DMK He got suspicious when his He was doing well in tea ple started coming home that said. Years later, Anand nal uncle, “When I met him not become a law?" "We call on all like-minded Working President M.K. hands were stained with blood estates in Assam, but after the we had to arrange sweets," Singh Bisht has advice for recently, I told him that he Kanimozhi told media parties who support the Stalin wrote to Prime and informed the police. marriage, she forced him to said Shashi, Adityanath's his son. “To serve the people, must steer clear of commu - persons here. Bill, to join our efforts," Minister Narendra Modi Ekam's father Jaspal Singh leave the job and start his own older sister, one of his six one has to enter politics and I nal sentiments in his new "We want to bring the focus she said explaining the urging his intervention for Dhillon said he lived separate - business. siblings. Shashi, Yogi am happy my son has been role. back on the Bill because march she was leading the passage of the Bill. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 STATE JAMMU, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017 BST Doda hold meeting BJP pays homage to BJP should clear its stand on the AFSPA at Nagri Doda TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR. 20 : Bharat Swabhimaan Trust Pt. Premnath Dogra abrogation demand of CM : Dimple Doda/ Patanjali Yog Peeth TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT Rahangies, Maymars, JAMMU, MAR. 20 : On JAMMU, MAR. 20 : Bandladesi, Muslims from the Samittee (BST) held a meet - Meeting of the working com - outside state in and the around ing with President Bharat the occasion of Punya Tithi/ mittee of the Jammu West the Jammu region. Swabhiman Trust Doda Amar death anniversary of Late Pt. Assembly Movement held He demanded immediate Nath at Shiv Mandir Nagri Premnath Dogra, State BJP today at its head office. All the ouster of the Rohangies, Doda here today and dis - organized a programme at working committee meeting Bangledeshies from the state. cussed the various activities party headquarter, Trikuta members attended the meeting Dimple alleged Mahbooba being undertaken by both the Nagar, to pay homage to the and resolved to intensify the mufti is changing the demog - organisations with a common great Dogra leader. agitation for the ouster of the raphy of the Jammu region and objective of the service of the society. BJP State President & Rohangies Bangladeshies. weakening the hindu commu - MLA Sat Sharma, State Foreigners from the state nity and the nationalists forces Amar Nath, while Jammu region. The movement of the state and BJP all the addressing the meeting said General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, State General decided to hold the protest Photo by Uttam ministers, MLAs, MLCs are that Bharat Swabhimaan demonstration rally on silent mum. Trust/ Patanjali yogpeeth is Secretary Pawan Khajuria, Wednesday 22 march at 10.30 organizations once again on Stop sleeping till you throw He said the Rohangies and doing a noble service to the MLC Ashok Khajuria, MLA and the torch bearer of nation - the Kashmir based leaders and am in Jammu. the agitations path. out the last of all these made to the Bangladeshies are the great society without any desire of & Chief Whip Rajesh Gupta, alism in J&K, who shall their ideologies. It was the Addressing the meeting Dimple has urged all the Infiltrate into our Jammu. this threat for the state and they gain or loss. Bharat joined the party leaders and always remain a source of time when Panditji worked on Sunil Dimple urged upon the govt agencies to awake arise is an # CIVIL ATTACK on have the links with the ISI, Swabhimaan Trust/ Patanjali activists to lay wreaths at the inspiration for the generations the sole agenda of defeating prime minister Aarinder Modi and convey our message to the Jammu # a State of J&K. Hizbul Mujahedeen, Lashkery Yogpeeth have the common to come. Pt. Premnath Dogra anti-Jammu and anti-national mission of service to the protrait of Panditji and paid and alleged that the Central central and state govts that this please read the Situation and Toeba, ISIS and with the anti rich tributes. Sat Sharma, on was a multi-facet leader, with forces and focused on govt MHA the Ministry of settlement of Rohangieas is a take action. national elements. Dimple mankind and the nation and hence it is imperative to this occasion, said that Pt. no match. The passion to strengthening the bonds of home affairs announced to Civil Attack on the Jammu Sunil Dimple urged upon questioned the Modi and the serve the society and raise relationship between the send the # Central Delegation region and the J&k state of the Prime Minister Narinder BJP to clear their stand on the remain in contact with each Premnath D¿ogra was an # team to the Jammu, J&K Rohangies, Bangladeshies. Modi that the Mahbooba led settlement of the Rohangies of other and share the ideas and institution in himself whose voice against the discrimina - Union of India and J&K. state to access the situation And the Pakistan immigrants BJP-PDP govt is weakening maynar and why the BJP is views on the problems being principles, ideology, concern tion with Jammu was on the Proceedings of the pro - arisen after the settlement of will not be tolerated. the Jammu region, nationalists mum of the settlement of the faced by the people and chalk for the Jammu and commit - top agenda of Panditji. He gramme were conducted by Rohangies Bangladeshies. He appealed all the organi - forces of the state and is a great Rohangies and Bangla deshies out strategy to mitigate the ment for full integration of the also spoke on various inci - State Secretary Sanjay Baru. Foreigners in the Jammu zation students. Political par - threat to the people of the state in the JKsammu region. same. state with the rest of the coun - dents related to the life of BJP State Vice-Presidents region. Dimple alleged it is ties and the. Social organisa - as the chief minister try coupled with his pain for Pandit Premnath Dogra right Bharat Bhushan and Yudhvir matter of the great concern on tion to come on common plat - Mahbooba has advocated for NPP Shall Boycott Lok Sabha bye-Elections in the society earned him the dis - from childhood to the college Sethi, Senior leader Chander the part of MHA ministry of form and unitedly fight for the the abrogation of the AFSPA tinction of being recognized life and later as a prominent Mohan Sharma, State home affairs has not send any ouster of the anti nationals ele - and the the INDO -PAK talks Kashmir, No Voters, No Security. leader. Rajesh Gupta said that Treasurer Chander Mohan such team till today in Jammu ments from our state. again. Dimple asked BJP to as Sher-e-Duggar. The role of TP CORRESPONDENT Distt President Baramulla Ali Panditji in "Ek Vidhan, Ek Pt. Premnath Dogra was a Gupta, State Spokespersons And the state to study the He appealed all the clear its stand on the AFSPA as JAMMU, MAR. 20 : Prof. Mohammad Dar, Shah Fayaz Rohangiyas , Bangla dedhies Jammuites that we have no its alliance partner PDP is Nishan, Ek Pradhan" agitation down to earth leader who Prof. Virender Gupta and SS Bhim Singh addressing a Distt. President Shopian, never compromised on patri - Bijral, Jammu West District settlement issue and MHA time. Don't let these demanding for the abrogation Press Conference in Srinagar Hakeen Arif Ali District and similar other demonstra - ministery of home affairs is Rohayngies, Bangla Deshies of the AFSPA. Even than BJP (Kashmir) announced the President Srinagar etc. tions was splendid which otism and set new examples President Ayodhya Gupta, only delivering hollow and and connected foreigners in is supporting PDP in MP bi decision of Kashmir One day emergency meet - made even the Kashmiri lead - of selfless service to the Jammu District President fake announcements. . disguise stay in our beloved polls seats in Srinagar Executive Committee of ing of Kashmir wing of NPP ers to respect him as the great nation and the society. He also Baldev Singh Billawaria, He said the state as well as Jammu, the beautiful City of Anantnag. He said MEhbooba Panthers Party that the party is executive held yesterday had Dogra leader. "Today we described Panditji as a good Vinay Gupta, Kissan Morcha the central govts are pushing Temples and not even for one Mufti and the BJP-PDP govt pained to announce that it has decided to contest sportsman who had great State President Rajinder the Jammu region and all the day extra. Stop eating food and is settling the lacks of the should take pledge to keep decided to boycott the Lok- Parliamentary election inspite agitating to fulfil the dream of interest in football, athletics Singh Chib, Mahila Morcha Sabah bye-elections of the of the discriminatory attitude Dograji for full integration of etc. Ashok Khajuria said that State General Secretary Parliament for the reason that of the State Govt. Prof. Bhim J&K with the country", he Pt. Premnath Dogra was born Sanjita Dogra, Shailja Gupta, the ruling clique (PDP-BJP) Singh the Chief Patron of at a time when the nationalist Ankush Gupta and other sen - YRS holds community has taken away all security JKNPP has taken a decision in appealed. Ashok Kaul said cover of the Executive the interest of the security of that on this day in 1972, the forces were feeling insecure ior leaders also paid their trib - Members in Kashmir Valley. the NPP Leaders and their country lost a great visionary and there was strong hold of utes. meeting at Nudd The security cover which was supporters to boycott the uniting the entire Rajput com - provided to Senior Office Parliamentary By-Elections in munity. bearers for years was taken Kashmir Valley. There are Others who were present away by PDP-RSS Govt. more than 60% voters of Mankotia tours Doda, receives are Rajinder, Happy, Vicky, They include State Vice Kashmir who have migrated Rajveer, Vikramjeet, Rinku, President Syed Masood to the neighbouring states for Pushvinder, Manja, Rajveer, Indrabi, State General work as labourers. In winter Darbinder, Kaku, Prem, Mon, Secretary Manzoor Ahmad more than 60% Kashmiries arousing reception by people Manjeet, Mahesh, Vishal, TP CORRESPONDENT Naik, Provincial President migrate to the areas outside DODA, MAR. 20 : Kaka, Soni, and many others. (KP) Farooq Ahmad Dar, the State for work. Disseminating the agenda of Panthers Party in the remote Photo by Uttam areas of Jammu Pradesh, Mr. TP CORRESPONDENT i.e declaration of 23rd Sept as All India Federation of self financed colleges urged Govt to Balwant Singh Mankotia JAMMU, MAR. 20 : Yuva a gazzeted holiday been toured Ramban exclusively Rajput Sabha (YRS) holds announced and resolution pay attention towards small colleges of the Country where he was accorded an meeting at Nudd and the passed from council of J&K. TP CORRESPONDENT arousing welcome by the local adjoining areas. The main Gilli further added that JAMMU, MAR. 20 : To people today. agenda of the meeting of YRS declaration of 23rd Sept as a highlight the problems being is to unite the Rajput commu - gazzeted holiday resolution Addressing the mammoth faced by thousands of techni - gathering of the people who nity. The meeting was headed passed in Council and all this cal institutions of India, 2nd by President, Yuva Rajput happen because of the unity blocked the Kanderi Nala executive committee meeting (Assar) ilaqua Rudhar in Sabha, Surinder Singh Gilli. of Rajput community and lots of All India Federation of Self Addressing the gathering more to come in future if u protest seeking their demands, Financing Technical Photo by Ajay President YRS, Surinder make our unity more strong in Institutions (AIFSFTI) was he patiently heard to the griev - Singh Gilli, said that near future. organized. Dr. Anshu Kataria, ances of the people pertaining within the radius of 300 m Tehsil Assar unless the road about before three years we Gilli further framed a President and Sri R S to primitive life style, illitera - along with Govt Primary was made accessible. He took launch a fight with the Govt. committee of Yuva Rajput Munirathinam, Chief Patron Council of Indian President while speaking said cy, unemployment, lack of for declaration of 23rd Sept as Sabha of 30 members in School, Anganwari Centre, a serious note of the imminent addressed the meeting and Medicine(CCIM) etc regu - that many of the organizations civic amenities, shortage of Govt. Higher Secondary menace which could emerge a gazzeted holiday and estab - Akhnoor block and all the urged central Government to lates and allots the intake have borrowed huge debt to lishment of Rajput Welfare members who joined the YRS water and power supply, school which would be affect - from shifting of the wine shop save the small dying self capacity, admission process, create the infrastructure defunct schools with inade - Board in the state for the bet - take oath for unite the Rajput administration process, eligi - required to fulfill the records ed directly by the alcohol men - from Kanderi Nala to Link financing technical institu - quate teachers , poor health terment of the poor and needy community in block as well tions of India. bility process, examination of AICTE, New Delhi. But ace if the shop got shifted to road. He said that the local Rajput community. And for as in village level also. And Sri R S Munirathinam, process, syllabi, fee structure banks have always been treat - care with inappropriate acces - that place. " Moreover, the 9 youth had already been suffer - this we hold protests and done the members who joined YRS Chief Patron while discussing etc of private colleges, on the ing this sector as normal com - sibility including the forceful Km link road had been lying in ing with the alcohol menace meetings with several minis - thanks Surinder Singh Gilli about faculty ratio said that similar pattern private univer - mercial sector and used to hegemony of the BJP goons in the dilapidated condition since and the presence of the shop ter and MLA's and after lots and Yuva Rajput Sabha for KAW committee has recom - sities and deemed universities charge high rate of interest to the area. The senior residents three decades and nobody would attract students of the of efforts one of our demand taking such a great effort of mended faculty ratio as 1:25, should be brought under the self financed colleges as well of Rudhar apprised Mr. bothered to take the cog - schools nearby which would where in AICTE, the pre - ambit of AICTE or the state as to the students. Kataria Mankotia that the area had suf - nizance of the miserable plight wreck havoc in the society. He scribed ratio is 1:15. regulatory body. demanded that education sec - fered immensely by the natural of the people. People had to assured the local people that he Munirathinam requested HRD Rao further said that more tor should be treated as priori - calamities like floods, deluge, than 90% of technical educa - ty sector and colleges should walk on foot for 10 Kms would personally submit the to consider the request of cloudbursts since last four KAW committee and fix the tion is being offered by the be financed on cheaper rates including the children, women, memorandum to the Excise faculty ratio as 1:25. Private sector but because of while students should get years but no compensation of aged , labourers to commute Commissioner to stop the Sri K V K Rao, General many reasons from last 5 interest free education loan. single penny had been paid to from one place to another. In transfer and cancel the license It is painful to inform the untime - Secretary while speaking said years this sector is under big Kataria further said that the victims so far by the 27 years only 3 Km stretch of of the wine shop in the interest OBITUARY that there should be level financial crunch.He further considering the diverse syl - District admimistration adding the road was constructed and of the people at large. ly sad demise of Sh. Rohit playing field for all type of said that on one hand there is labus and fee structure preva - to the woes of the people. They the Govt instead of executing At Goa (Marmat) , Mr. Gupta S/o Lt. Sh. Om Institutions including Private no upper cap on the intake lent in each and every state the further regretted that a wine development work on the Mankotia was also given red PrakashGupta R/o Qtr. NO. 180, Universities, Deemed capacity of the Private association would urge govt to shop which was located on the remaining road was only con - carpet welcome by the people Universities, Self financed Universities while on the implement a uniform syllabus Batote-Doda-Bhaderwah Rehari Colony Jammu. The cre - other hand technical colleges and fee structure so as to pro - templating to open wine shops of the area. He , while address - Colleges etc. He said that as Highway at Kanderi mation will be held at Jogi Gate AICTE, Indian Nursing are fully regulated by the All vide quality education as per to add to the social problem in ing the gathering appealed the Nala(Assar) had been selling the area", the disconcerted people to celebrate 36th at 11:30 am. on 21-3-2017. Council (INC), Dental India Council for Technical the recommendations of The Council of Education (AICTE), New Krishna Committee appointed liquor to the people despite people said. Balwant Singh Foundation Day of JKNPP at GRIEF STRICKEN India(DCI),Medical Council Delhi. by the Hon'ble Supreme Court violation of earlier Supreme Mankotia after hearing the block level. Smt. Kanta Gupta (Mother) of India(MCI), Central Dr. Anshu Kataria, of India. Court orders which directed people expressed solidarity He said that creation of the Govt. to close down all with the people of ilaqua Jammu State was the only Smt. Shweta Gupta (Wife) such shops alongside the Rudhar (Kanderi Nala Assar). solution of the all the discrimi - Ms. Pavani Gupta (Daughter) SH. ROHIT GUPTA Highway. They further brought While lambasting the District nation faced by the people of Master Radav (Son) to the notice of NPP leader that administration for its casual the region. He appealed the the owner of the aforesaid approach towards the innocent people to whole heartedly sup - Sh. Varun Gupta & Smt. Shital Gupta (Brother & Bhabhi) wine shop which was reported - people, he exhorted the state port Panthers Party for the Sh. Rajiv Gupta & Smt. Rupali Gupta (Brother & Bhabhi) ly constructed on the State land dispensation to adequately empowerment of Jammu Dr. Devender Gupta & Smt. Janak Gupta (Taya & Tayi) in brazen violation of norms compensate the people who Pradesh. Prominent among was mulling to shift the same Sh. Satish Gupta & Smt. Sarita Gupta (Chacha & Chachi) had lost their crops, live stock those who accompanied Mr. near Assar-Thanda Pani link and houses during the floods Mankotia on the occasion Sh. Trilotma Gupta W/f Lt. Sh. Ashok Gupta (Chachi) Road under the tutelage of the after proper assessment of the included Kuldeep Raj, Ajay Sh. Suman Gupta (Bhua) BJP goons. They said that the damage and loss. He regretted Singh, Sanjeet Singh, Mohd. Sh. H.L Choudhary & Smt. Mohinder Choudhary (Fufad & people persistently protested the shabby condition of the Haneef, Saidullah Bhat, against the proposal as it link road and drew the atten - Praveen Singh, Kartar singh, Bhua) would pollute the entire area tion of the local administration Omkar (Sarpanch), Gorakh Childrens : - Ananya, Divija, Ridhi, Krishna. and the local youth would be to execute macadamization of Chand (Sarpanch), Bahadur Mob. 94191-35756 the target of the menace. They the road without further delay Singh, Rattan Singh, Hari Nath disclosed that there was an otherwise Panther Party shall Gaddi, Ranjeet Singh, M/s Green way Gift Galary Rehari Colony Jammu. ancient Chandi Mata Mandir protest on every street of Shivshal besides others.

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