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 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 250  21.10.2017 (Saturday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 3/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 ‘Soldiers are symbol of bravery, dedication’ Ahead of Durbar move, PM joins soldiers at LoC to Celebrate Diwali

Cabinet to meet on Monday NL CORRESPONDENT the state to foment trouble. SRINAGAR, OCT 20 Speaking about yoga, the PM said he had been told 'Vacant posts likely to be filled' Prime Minister Narendra that the jawans present at the is likely to fill up the same. Modi Thursday celebrated gathering regularly practice The departments lying Diwali with troops posted yoga. He said this would vacant include Chief along the definitely enhance their Engineer Irrigation and (LoC) in sector of abilities, and give them a Flood Control, Regional Jammu and Kashmir and sense of calm. “The jawans, Transport Office Srinagar said soldiers guarding the who leave the armed forces Kashmir. border are symbols of after completing their Farooq Ahmad Rather, bravery and dedication. The tenure, can become excellent NL CORRESPONDENT that Cabinet is scheduled to Regional Transport Officer, PM arrived in Gurez sector yoga trainers subsequently,” SRINAGAR, OCT 20 (KNS) meet Civil Secretariat, Kashmir, was transferred on of Kashmir’s Bandipora the PM said. Srinagar at 3 PM on September 20 and posted as district in an unannounced While speaking about the State Cabinet, which is Monday, and this would be Chief Executive Officer, visit in the morning to spend new resolve that each citizen meeting under the the last meeting of the Integrated Watershed Diwali with the personnel must make for 2022, the chairmanship of Chief highest decision making Management Programme, and officers of the army and extended Diwali greetings to and districts appreciated the men and 75th Independence Minister, Mehbooba Mufti body before the closure of J&K, against an available Border Security Force them. He also offered sweets Wednesday.It was also the officers’ sacrifice amid harsh anniversary, he urged the on Monday is likely to order Durbar at Summer Capital vacancy. deployed at the frontier. to them during his two-hour fourth consecutive Diwali conditions at the frontier. jawans to innovate so that postings in the civil of the State. Irrigation and Flood Control Army chief general Gen stay with them. His visit to celebrated by Modi with the The troops stationed along their routine tasks and duties administration besides Sources said that many Department Kashmir is Bipin Rawat and top army the LoC comes a day after jawans and officers on the the LoC have to remain alert become easier and safer. taking decision on the Departments particularly in headless for the last two commanders also eight civilians, including a border. He said he gets new round-the-clock to counter The PM also mentioned how routine administrative have been weeks. accompanied the PM. two-year-old girl, were energy after spending time ceasefire violations by the best innovations are now agenda. lying vacant during the past The previous Chief Engineer The PM interacted with the injured in Pakistani troops among the jawans. Pakistani troops and prevent being recognised and Official sources told KNS quite long time and cabinet Irrigation and P2 personnel and officers and firing and mortar shelling in The prime minister militants from sneaking into awarded on P2 Children of a lesser God NEWS IN BRIEF Mistaken as braid chopper, 'mentally unfit Tenders for Wi-Fi service 30,000 Anganwadi Centres inaccessible man' ruthlessly beaten in in panchayats by 2019 to specially-abled children NL CORRESPONDENT this morning that an alleged As soon the video of the SRINAGAR, OCT 20 (KNS) braid chopper had been mentally challenged man NEW DELHI, OCT 20 NL CORRESPONDENT regularly and ensure that all the "To complete the formality, the attacked by locals in the being beaten up by the mob SRINAGAR, OCT 20 centres are accessible to children CDPOs do visit the AWCs, but the With no let up in mysterious Fruit Mandi area of Sopore. went viral, Kashmiri The Department of Telecom is with disabilities and also hold the main purpose remains pending. The braid choppings across The police rushed him to a nitizens on social media likely to float tender in about a Exposing the failure to pay attention meetings/interactive sessions once a focus is only on providing nutrition Kashmir, an angry mob on hospital, but his condition is expressed anger and week for rolling out Wi-Fi towards specially-abled children, month with parents of such children to other normal children and pre- Friday severely thrashed a said to be critical," a police resentment over the action. services in all the village over 30,000 Anganwadi Centres for their advice/suggestion to schooling to some extent. Nothing man on the suspicion that he official told KNS. "Those who harm or beat panchayats by 2019 with an (AWCs) in Jammu and Kashmir are improve facilities at the AWCs," happens with regard to setting up was a braid chopper. SSP Sopore Harmeet Singh anybody are worst criminals outlay of around Rs 3,700 crore, inaccessible to the children with reads the circular. facilities including ramps for the than the braid choppers and disabilities. The circular has also asked the disabled children," the insiders said. The mob also tried to burn told media persons that an an official source said. declared enemies of our The Mission Directorate J&K, in a Deputy Directors ICDS Kashmir and Ironically, the Mission Directorate him alive. A mobile phone FIR has been registered and The government expects to start society…stop it…," posted recent circular, acknowledged that Jammu to conduct regular field visits ICDS J&K, which has issued the video that was circulated on culprits have been broadband services P2 social media shows a group identified. "Action will be Nayeema Mehjoor, "most of the AWCs in our state are in their areas to "ensure strict circular, has not passed specific chairperson State Women Governor's Secretariat at inaccessible to children with compliance" to the circular. directions to the AWCs to ensure of men ruthlessly beating initiated against the him, stripping him and culprits," he said. Commission, on Facebook. Srinagar to close on Oct 27 disabilities" and it affected the While circulars by the ICDS proper nutrition to the disabled Essar Batool, another "purpose and objectives of the ICDS regarding the inaccessibility of the children, the insiders said. attempting to set him on fire. IGP Kashmir Muneer Khan The victim was later said the man who was Facebook user said, scheme". AWCs to the disabled children are To mention, as per the 2011 census of "...Mobs don't have a mind SRINAGAR, OCT 20 "Henceforth, it is very profoundly issued every year, no infrastructure Jammu and Kashmir, 27, 939 identified as Wasim Ahmad thrashed was mentally ill. but individuals do. While I emphasised that all Child and facilities have been so far set up children in the age group of 0-6 years Tantray, who according to "Had police not reached on understand everyone needs As per a communiqué of Raj Development Programme Officers for the children, insiders in ICDS were disabled. Police is a mentally time, they would have "challenged person". lynched him to death. Is this to remain vigilant but could Bhavan, the Governor's (CDPOs) shall visit the AWCs said. Of them, 5,537 children P2 Secretariat will close at Srinagar "We received information justifiable," he said. we also P2 on Friday October 27, 2017 at 5 pm and will reopen at Jammu on PM's joining Soldiers at LoC for Diwali Why debates confines to human 3 suspected militants arrested Monday November 6, 2017 at 9.30 am in connection with the convey meaning to Pakistan rights only of terrorists: Prasad from train in Rajasthan Darbar Move. JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 and lauded the troops the occasion. Modi NL CORRESPONDENT in its outcome that NL CORRESPONDENT Ahmedabad after selling Solicitor General (KIP) fortheir sacrifice saying offered sweets and NEW DELHI, OCT 20 "terrorism could have no JAIPUR, OCT 20 apples when the Railway that he considered them exchanged greetings with justification and that acts Protection Force of Merta Ranjit Kumar resigns The Prime Minister his family.In an the troops, the officials Why does the debate on of terror were the most Three suspected militants Road chased them with spending Diwali on the unannounced visit, Modi said. human rights only highlight egregious violation of of Jammu and Kashmir officials of ATS-SOG as the LOC is an indication to arrived at Gurez to Addressing them, he said were arrested from train stopped at 10.40 pm on a NEW DELHI, OCT 20 the rights of terrorists and human rights of victims". Pakistan that Kashmir is celebrate Diwali with the that he too wished to not the victims, Union Law A release issued today by Ahmedabad-Jammu-Twai tip-off from the counter state a train at Merta Road station day ago, a senior cop of RPF Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, an integral part of . army and BSF men posted spend Diwali with his Minister Ravi Shankar the Law Ministry said that in Rajasthan's Nagaur told. who was appointed as the Gurez touches the border along the LoC, . He spent family. Therefore, he had Prasad has asked. this was for the first time district by a joint team of Soyal was wanted in a number Solicitor General of India by the with the Pakistan two hours with the visited the armed forces, In acts of terror, the victims that the meet adopted an whom he considers be RPF and SOG-ATS late on of crime cases under Section of NDA Government on June 7, occupied Kashmir and the soldiers in Gurez valley, are the biggest sufferers, but outcome on terrorism. family, he said. Modi said Thursday night. 302 of the IPC (case 106/2017 2014, today resigned from office way Modi spent two which is at a shouting debates on human rights Participating in the he gets new energy when The accused were handed of J&K) and unlawful activities citing "personal reasons". hours with Army jawans distance from Pakistan- only highlight the rights of discussions on counter- he spends time among the over to J&K police after act, while Umar was allegedly Kumar, who held the post of is laudable and occupied Kashmir. It was terrorists and the crime's terrorism and the use of men of armed forces and interrogation by Rajasthan involved in stone-pelting country's second highest law meaningful as far as the fourth successive perpetrators, and not those information and appreciated their penance SOG-ATS today. incidents, the cop said. officer for over three years, has Pakistan's claim on Diwali that the Prime of the victims, he said while technology, Prasad said and sacrifice, amid harsh Hailing from , No case was registered with represented the Centre in the Kashmir is concerned. Minister has celebrated addressing the Common that India had long been a conditions. Umar Hussain and Bashid, Merta Road's RPF station as the Apex Court in crucial cases Modi celebrated Diwali with army on the border. Wealth Law Ministers' victim of the most vicious The prime minister said both 19, and Soyal, 21, J&K cops came and including the pleas against with troops posted along Army chief Gen B S Conference in the terrorism unleashed from the LOC in Jammu and Rawat and other senior that he had been told that were returning to Jammu Rajasthan ATS-SOG demonetisation P2 Bahamas. across the border. Kashmir's Gurez Sector officers were present on the troops P2 Later, the meeting adopted (AGENCIES) by the train from handed them over. Mystery of braid chopping: Mass hysteria travelled from Rajasthan turns to insanity in Kashmir

NL CORRESPONDENT panic among people of Kashmir Valley over the rising marks on her body. The police investigation showed that her SRINAGAR, OCT 20 number of incidents of braid copping. According to police braid was chopped with a blade. But, nothing else could complaints, more than 200 incidents of braid chopping have come out of the investigation. First report of braid chopping came from Jodhpur in occurred in the Valley over past one and a-half months. Three days after this incident, another girl from Bikaner in Rajasthan in June. One woman was killed on the suspicion Except in one incident, where the police claimed and Rajasthan complained that her braid was chopped. Soon, of braid chopping in UP in August. Now, Kashmir is feeling explained that a frustrated maid-servant had chopped the similar reports started coming from other parts of Rajasthan. the heat. Mystery of braid chopping remains unsolved. braid of the woman she worked for, no culprit has been By July the braid chopping had taken Nagaur, Jaisalmer, A mentally ill man was today thrashed in Jammu and identified or arrested. The complaints are only growing by Barmer and Jalore besides Jodhpur and Bikaner in its grip. Kashmir's Sopore town on the suspicion of braid chopping. the day. But, nothing could be established in police investigation. No In another incident, mob tried to drown a person in the Dal HOW IT ALL STARTED? accused arrested. Lake in Srinagar. The mob suspected the person to be The braid chopping incident was first report in mid-June in In August, Aligarh and Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh involved in braid chopping in Kashmir. Rajasthan's Jodhpur, where a girl complained that her hair reported incidents of braid chopping. Four incidents of braid Both victims were saved. But, this explains the scale of was chopped off while she was in sleep. She had injury chopping were reported in Bulandshahr. P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Saturday | Oct | 21 | 2017 Militants lob grenade at Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Scholarship For Children of J&K PDP MLA's residence protests against braid-chopping Police Who Died On Duty SRINAGAR: Militants today hurled a grenade at the JAMMU, OCT 20 residence of ruling PDP MLA Mushtaq Ahmad Shah in the SRINAGAR, OCT 20 in force in Khanyar, called for the post-Friday Private transport in uptown The Jammu and Kashmir Police today sanctioned district but it exploded in the compound without Rainawari, , MR prayer protests. areas of Srinagar and inter- scholarships for the children of 24 police personnel who laid causing any damage, the police said. This was the second Authorities imposed Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud Shops, public transport, other district transport were found down their lives in the line of duty. attack on a PDP MLA in as many days in Kashmir. restrictions in parts of and . The restrictions businesses and educational moving normally. "Director General of Police S P Vaid has sanctioned scholarship for 38 wards of 24 deceased police personnel," a Militants had hurled a grenade on the residence of Aijaz Srinagar on Friday to prevent have been imposed to institutes are closed in all Mysterious braid-chopping police spokesman said. The spokesman did not give the Ahmad Mir, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) MLA separatist-called protests maintain law and order in the seven areas placed under incidents are occurring in the period when the police personnel died. He said a scholarship from Wachi in district, yesterday. against growing incidents of city,” a police officer said. restrictions. valley these days and the of Rs 1.13 lakh has been granted out of the Central Police The ultras hurled the grenade on Shah's residence in braid-chopping in Jammu and Joint resistance leadership Attendance in government police say thieves and other Welfare Fund for the academic year 2016-17. "The wards of this afternoon. The grenade exploded in the compound of Kashmir. (JRL) comprising Syed Ali offices and educational criminals are taking the deceased police personnel include 17 students of primary the MLA without causing any damage, a police official “Restrictions under Section Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer institutes was also affected advantage of the fear and middle classes and 21 students of high school and under- said. (AGENCIES) 144 of the CrPC will remain Farooq and have due to the prohibitory orders. psychosis. IANS graduate level," he added. First Indo-Russia tri- 22 IAS, KAS officers retain additional Each ward will get nearly Rs 3,000 per annum, he said. services exercise begins charge, many others without work Super Bazar staff NEW DELHI: India and Russia today began their first SRINAGAR, OCT 20 RohitKansal, who is presently IWMP, Bandipora. The Sumbal, Samar Naik, SDM celebrates Diwali mega tri-services war game involving their armies, navies posted as principal secretary to distance from Bandipora to Khan Sahab, has been given and air forces with an aim to boost their operational The government has given chief minister has been given Pulwama is around 95 charge of SDM, Beerwah. coordination. The Indian contingent includes nearly 450 about 20 officers of the Indian additional charges of Planning, Kilometers. The Regional Transport Office JAMMU, OCT 20 personnel while the Russian side is being represented by Administrative Service (IAS) Development, Monitoring, Sandeep Singh Bali, sub (Kashmir) Farooq Ahmad Continuing its annual practice, a function was organized to mark Diwali celebrations here at Super Bazar Complex City around 1,000 troops in the 10-day exercise Indra. and Kashmir Administrative Civil Aviation, Estates, divisional magistrate (SDM) Rather was transferred on Chowk Jammu. Director Horticulture Jammu and The opening ceremony of the exercise at Vladivostok was Services (KAS) additional Hospitality and Protocol Gurez has also been given September 20 and posted as charges of different departments. Recently he was additional charge of district chief executive officer, Administrator Super Bazar, Anuradha Gupta distributed marked by tri-services march-past by both the sides, sweets among the employees of the organization in the besides display of traditional martial arts by the Indian departments while nearly a given the additional charge of officer, . Integrated Watershed dozen civil service officials are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) The distance from Baramulla to Management Programme and presence of General Manager Kapil Deol. She appreciated troops. "The joint tri-service exercise will be a without any work and have Economic Reconstruction Gurez is approximately 123 was later asked to take the the initiatives being taken by the General Manager towards demonstration of the increasing commitment of both been attached with the General Agency (ERA). kilometers, which is a 4-hour retain additional charge of improvement in the functioning of the organisation. nations to address common challenges across the full Administrative Department Another senior officer Farooq long drive. As per official RTO as well. The Bonus, which was long due, was also announced in spectrum of operations," the Defence Ministry said in a (GAD). Ahmad Lone, who is posted as records Arvind Sharma, “We don’t understand the favour of employees of the organization as a Diwali gift. statement yesterday. In his address at the opening After the recent appointment of Officer on Special Duty (OSD) additional district development logic. The office involved with They thanked General Manager for this gesture. It was further ceremony, Maj Gen ND Prasad, the Indian task force Mohammad Ashraf Mir as state with Tourism department has commissioner has the public dealing has been announced that Super Bazar would offer more attractive commander, said that the first ever tri-service exercise information commissioner the been given additional charge of been given additional charge of given to an officer as an prices of daily consumable items in coming days. between the two countries reflects the vibrancy of the administrative positions of the post of CEO Special deputy commissioner, additional charge. The work is continued Indo-Russian strategic partnership, the Defence commissioner secretary Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Udhampur. Sanjay Gupta, getting affected. Important files Guv visits border areas in Gurez Valley Ministry said here. (AGENCIES) Revenue, Relief and Srinagar city. additional deputy are gathering dust,” said an Rehabilitation remain vacant. Another IAS officer, Ramesh commissioner, , is also official. SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra, who visited the Gurez Governor visits border The departments of Tourism, Kumar, who is posted as holding additional charge of As per official records sector today, was briefed by the Brigade Commander, Information and Floriculture commissioner Jammu CEO Tourism Development Irrigation and Flood Control regarding the situation along the LoC. areas in Gurez Valley are also without a Municipal Corporation (JMC) Authority, Basholi-Billawar. (I&FC) department, Kashmir, Governor was also briefed by Sh. Sajad Hussain Ganai, commissioner secretary after has been assigned the Ghulam Ahmad (SDM) Drass is headless for the last three Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora and Sh. Sandeep Singh, top official M H Malik retired additional charge of CEO SPV also holds additional charge of weeks after superannuation of SDM Gurez regarding the problems relating to the SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra, who visited the Gurez on September 27. for Jammu city. SDM Zanaskar and additional chief engineer I on September sector today, was briefed by the Brigade Commander, administration of this area, which remains dis-connected for Also there are 20 IAS and KAS Government has given charge of CEO Tourism 30. “We don’t have Chief nearly six months in the year. regarding the situation along the LoC. officers who have been additional charges to 19 KAS Development Authority, Engineer who could issue Governor, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner, also Governor was also briefed by Sh. Sajad Hussain Ganai, assigned additional charges. officers. Abdul Majeed Lone, . orders for various important visited the Kishan Ganga Dam site and held discussions with Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora and Sh. Sandeep Singh, The work of the departments Project Officer Wage MasaratHashim, Assistant decisions. The dredging work Sh. Khalid Umer, Chief Engineer of the Project about the SDM Gurez regarding the problems relating to the has been affected,’’ said an Employment, Pulwama, has Commissioner revenue, has been severely affected,” an operational plans. Governor was pleased to note that all the administration of this area, which remains dis-connected officer. also been given additional Bandipora, is also holding official of the I&FC 143 families, displaced by this Project, had been fully for nearly six months in the year. Senior IAS officer charge of Project Manager, additional charge of SDM department said. compensated and assisted in their rehabilitation. soldiers at the nation's borders are symbols of bravery and said that they fell unconscious after an attack and found beaten by a mob for being alleged braid choppers. "One of FROM PAGE 1 dedication," Modi wrote in the visitors' book. "I have an their braids chopped when they regained consciousness. two boys had gone to meet his lover, who happened to be a opportunity to spend the festival of Diwali with you. The During July and August, more than 15 cases of braid Muslim. They boy refused to give away the name and was presence of brave soldiers at the border on this festive chopping were reported from Haryana. The victims claimed beaten badly by the mob till police rescued them," the Ahead of Durbar move, occasion lights the lamp of hope and generates new energy having seen some "godmen", "witches" and "cats" before official said. Cabinet to meet on Monday among crores of Indians," he said, adding, "To accomplish their braids were chopped. (With PTI inputs) the dream of 'New India', this is a golden opportunity for all The victims included a 60-year-old woman in Gurgaon. She I Courtesy by Indiatoday.com / Prabhash K Dutta) of us to work together. The army too is a part of it." claimed to have seen a man with trident in his hand at her Flood Control got retired on September 30 and since then Omar thanks PM doorstep before she fell unconscious. Later, she found her 30,000 Anganwadi Centres inaccessible government has failed to appoint the new head of the Former J&K chief minister and opposition National braid chopped. department. "The dredging work has been severely affected Conference working president thanked the While these incidents are no longer being reported from the to specially-abled children as we don't have Chief Engineer who could issue orders for PM for spending Diwali in Gurez. He urged Modi to gift previously "active" regions, Kashmir Valley has reported various important decisions," an official of the Irrigation physical and mobile connectivity to the people in the area over 200 cases of braid chopping in the past six weeks. could not see, 7,352 had hearing disability, and 1,324 could and Flood Control Department, told KNS. on the festive occasion. "You will have noticed that you BRAID CHOPPING IN KASHMIR not speak. The official said that presently the Chief Engineer Public can't tweet from there sir. That's because there is no data and The incidents of braid chopping have created panic in the In the same age group, 2,589 children could not walk while Health Engineering was holding the additional charge of almost no mobile service. Please do help with it," Omar Kashmir Valley. The police have formed the special 1,174 were mentally retarded, and 474 had mental illness. Irrigation and Flood Control Department. tweeted. "Physical and mobile connectivity would be your investigation teams to nab those involved in braid chopping, As per the census, 2,512 children had multiple disabilities Sources believe that there was tussle between the PDP and biggest gifts to the area this Diwali," he added. which has created fear psychosis among the people while 6,977 children fell in the category of 'other disability'. BJP over appointment of Chief Engineer Irrigation and especially the women folk. Flood Control Department. The BJP wants that Chief The police have announced a reward of Rs 6 lakh for Engineer should be from Jammu while the PDP wants that Tenders for Wi-Fi service PM's joining Soldiers at LoC for information leading to arrest of braid choppers. Jammu and a Kashmiri should be appointed there. Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti termed this as an Meanwhile quoting some examples, sources said that Diwali convey meaning to Pakistan attempt to create mass hysteria. "Braid chopping incidents in panchayats by 2019 cabinet may also fill up the post of secretary tourism, are attempts to create mass hysteria and undermine the floriculture, parks and gardens. Similarly sources said that present at the gathering regularly practiced yoga. He said dignity of the women in the state," Mehbooba wrote on with about 1,000 megabit per second or 1 Gbps across 1 departments, including revenue, disaster management, that this would definitely enhance their abilities, and give Twitter. lakh gram panchayats by the end of this year under the relief rehabilitation and reconstruction and science and them a sense of calm. On the other hand, the police believe that the mysterious project. technology may also be filled. He also said that those who left the armed forces after 'braid choppers' in the Kashmir Valley are emerging as an "The tender details will be finalised this week. It will be Sources said that the possibility of Cabinet ordering completing their tenure, could become excellent yoga alibi for some people to get out of their troubles or settle issued immediately. The plan is to roll out Wi-Fi service in transfers and postings in the Police Department cannot be trainers subsequently. The PM spoke of the new resolve that scores. The police have debunked the theory floated by anti- 1 lakh gram panchayats (GPs) in a year and in the rest by ruled out. each Indian citizen must make for national elements to put the blame for the panic wave on 2019," a senior DoT officer who did not wished to be named One of the BJP minister confirmed to KNS that Cabinet 2022, the 75th anniversary of independence. He also central agencies. Police have made some arrests in the At 1 Gbps, a user can theoretically download a video meeting will be held on Monday in the civil secretariat. encouraged the armed force personnel to innovate, so that Valley including six in Batamaloo on charges of rumour equivalent to the size of a general Bollywood movie in However the minister said that the agenda of the meeting their routine tasks and duties become easier and safer and mongering. about 2 seconds. was not yet circulated. (KNS) mentioned how best innovations are now being recognised There have several reports of people being thrashed on the The Wi-Fi rollout will ride over Bharat Net project and rest and awarded at the Army Day, Navy Day, and Air Force charges of braid chopping by self-styled vigilantes in the of the hotspots will be linked to it later. Mistaken as braid chopper, 'mentally unfit Day Valley. Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan had earlier said the Even the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, spent the day BRAID CHOPPING ASSAULTS IN POLICE DIARIES government has expedited commissioning of broadband man' ruthlessly beaten in Sopore with orphans of the children's home at border area of R S According to a police FIR in Baramulla earlier this month, services under BharatNet by seven times in August from Pura. She underscored the need for social integration and a boy identified as Nayeem Ahmed was severely beaten at around 150 installations a day to 800 installations of ensure that no untoward incident happens and that we don't proper rehabilitation of orphans and the destitute. Delina by an angry mob accusing him of being a braid electronic equipment a day. resort to violence." Interacting with the inmates of the children's and destitute chopper. Under the new telecom policy, the government has plans to Rafeem Ul Salam in his post said: "Haywaniyat on its home at R S Pura, she underscored involvement of "society "Investigation into the matter also revealed that Nayeem increase availability of regular Internet access facility to 70 peak.....! RIP humanity," as a whole in working for the benefits of the orphans and was in a relationship with a local girl from Delina village crore people, from 30 crore, by 2022. (AGENCIES) Another Facebook user, Sheikh Mehraj, "Humanity bleeds destitute." and had gone to meet her when he was spotted and beaten in Kashmir nowadays…For God sake stop this now." "Though government is doing what it is supposed to do for up by locals there accusing him of being a braid chopper," Pertinently, over 130 incidents of braid chopping have been the welfare of orphans and destitute but it is the obligation the FIR said. Solicitor General Ranjit reported in the Valley in the past one month. Special teams of every citizen to play role in the proper rehabilitation and In another case in Pulwama, four labourers hailing from have been set up to contain the incidence, which has spread social integration of the victims,'' she said. Bihar were heckled and thrashed by a mob for being alleged Kumar resigns panic among the citizens, but the police have failed to make It was yet another meaningful gesture when Prime Minister braid choppers. spent Diwali with the troops on the LOC in Gurez and the any arrests. (KNS) "It was found during investigations that the four had a tiff and rising pollution. Chief Minister spending Diwali with the orphans again on with their boss over wages and had left the work in middle. He is the second law officer to quit after Mukul Rohatgi, the IB in R.S.Pora. (KIP) PM joins soldiers at LoC Their boss settled his score by indulging in such an action," who had resigned as the Attorney General in June this year. the official said, adding that investigations into the case Kumar, a constitutional law expert, has assisted the Apex Mass hysteria travelled from Rajasthan were on. Court in deciding the issue whether a State Government can to Celebrate Diwali Four foreigners, who had gone for an evening stroll along turns to insanity in Kashmir grant pardon to the death row convicts in cases which are the Dal Lake, were caught by a mob for being alleged braid probed and prosecuted by central agencies like CBI. The the Army Day, Navy Day, and Air Force Day. He said the choppers before police rescued them and whisked them to On August 2, a 62-year-old woman was killed by angry issue had arisen out of the decision of the Tamil Nadu Central government was committed to the welfare and the safety. villagers in Agra in UP on the suspicion of practicing Government to set free the killers of former Prime Minister betterment of the armed forces in every possible way and "Investigations into this case showed that the four had fallen witchcraft and indulging in braid chopping. Rajiv Gandhi. mentioned the implementation of One Rank One Pension victim to a personal rivalry between two hotel owners in the Around the same time, three women - unrelated to each While Kumar confirmed that he had resigned, sources close (OROP). "Protecting the motherland far from your loved area," the official said. other - in Delhi reported braid chopping. All three women to him said it was for "personal reasons". (AGENCIES) ones, displaying the highest traditions of sacrifice, all Recently in Tral area of South Kashmir, two Sikh boys were

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He anniversary of Sardar integration in the newly on 31st October 2017 participation in this mega transfers, particularly in said that District Udhampur Vallabh Bhai Patel. independent country, which onwards and will proceed event. , for vested topped the list of attachments This was informed by BJP was total and towards the MAM stadium. A committee headed by Anil interests and extraneous of teachers and RETs with State General Secretary uncompromising, earning He said that the winners will Gupta (Annu) was formed in considerations, a huge more than two hundred such (Org.) Ashok Kaul during a him the sobriquet "Iron Man be awarded cash prize and all the meeting, which included contingent of JKNPP attachments having been meeting held here today. BJP of India". He said that Sardar participants will be provided Vinay Gupta, Sanjeev activists led by Harsh Dev made in Ramnagar District Presidents Ayodhya Patel worked extensively to certificates. He said that the Sharma, Jeet Angral, Singh Chairman JKNP and constituency alone which Gupta and Baldev Singh restore peace across the Consolation prizes will also Harbans Choudhary, Ankush other leaders held a massive had prejudicially affected the Billawaria were also present nation and led the task of be given in different Gupta and Ambedkar Gupta demonstration at Exhibition careers of students. He said in the meeting organized in forging a united India. categories and the to take care of the affairs of Ground Jammu. The agitated that JKNPP would not relent premises of BJP headquarter, Modern day generation must participants will be provided event. protestors raised slogans areas, it was observed that Masters and even ReTs had until the delinquent officers Trikuta Nagar. Addressing know and recognize the t-shirts bearing the picture of Rekha Mahajan, Prem against the Education Deptt majority of schools faced been attached in the office of were brought to book the meeting, Ashok Kaul contribution of the great men Sardar Patel. He also said Gupta, Hari Om, Vijay seeking early action against acute deficiency of teaching DSEJ, CEOs, ZEOs, through proper enquiry and detailed all the minute of India in letter and spirit, that different schools, Sharma were the other Director School Education staff with several of them Tehsildars, SDMs besides appropriate punitive action. information about the for which the society needs colleges and sports bodies prominent persons present in for his involvement in large having become virtually city schools whimsically to He further called for issuance programme to be organized to do such exercises time to are specially invited for the the meeting. scale irregularities and defunct. He regretted that confer undue advantage of a white paper on all in the memory of great time, he added. unlawful practices in with the offices in Jammu upon those who ironically transfer and attachments of patriot Sardar Vallabh Bhai While giving the details of transfers and attachments. Division having become were drawing their salaries RETs, Teachers, Masters, Patel, the first Dy. Prime JWAM holds programme, Harinder Gupta Addressing the gathering, dumping grounds for the for doing nothing. He alleged Lecturers besides other Minister and Home Minister said that the "Run for Unity" protest against ration crisis Singh said that during the blue eyed employees, that wholesale attachments Education staff made in in the history of independent marathon will begin from visits of JKNPP leaders to thousands of employees had been made in each Jammu Division during the India. He remembered his Satwari Chowk at 7:30 a.m. various rural and remote including the teachers, district of Jammu Division last one year. commitment to national VC adopted short listing criteria illegally Adbi Kunj holds to favour blue-eyed candidates: NSF multifaceted literary meet JAMMU, OCT 20 NL CORRESPONDENT fancies to fix the screening advertised positions," he Sunil Dimple President Jammu West Assembly led a JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 composite poetic round criterion which is not adopted explained. massive protest, on Janipur High Court road against the up, poets were recited central govt for not reducing prices of petrol, diesel as in legal manner," he stated. He further said that the The Vice Chancellor of their special songs and assured by the Modi Govt, on Diwali. The protesters also "To fill the various vacant minutes of the Committee Jammu University (JU), Prof poems on raised slogans against the CAPD Ministry for not positions of Assistant were approved by the Vice Ramji Dass Sharma has bye- the different aspects of supplying ration & sugar on the ration depots from the Professors in different Chancellor on May 23, 2016 passed all established norms Diwali. Adbi Kunj also last five months and especially on the Diwali. Dimple departments, the JU and directed for placing the and violated the rules while paid rich tributes to alleged that Modi Govt badly disappointed the people, authorities constituted a selecting Assistant Professors same before upcoming Late Rattan Lal Shokh traders and all the people of the nation as they could not poet and writer, the in various teaching Committee of Campus Deans Academic Council Meet (on enjoy the Diwali due to GST and for failing to control the younger brother of the departments just to extend to deliberate upon screening May 31, 2016). "But, the rising prices of essential commodities. Coming down President of the undue benefits to his blue- criteria to be adopted for matter was not taken to heavily on the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, he said organization Sham eyed candidates. This was selection of Assistant Academic Council Meet held that food security bill has collapsed in the state as state Talib, on the 4th death alleged by state chief of Professors. The committee in on May 31, 2016. Thereafter, NL CORRESPONDENT govt failed to provide the ration to the people of the state. anniversary. The poets National Secular Forum its meeting held on May 13, Syndicate Meet was held on JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 Er. Jagdish Chander Sharma He demanded the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and the who participated in the 2016 resolved to constitute a Aug 20, 2016 and the matter was the guest of honour CAPD Minister Zulfkar Ali, that 50 Kg Atta or ten kg per (NSF), Dr Vikas Sharma here programme includes Aarash today. Addressing media- Sub-Committee of Deans to was deliberately not taken up Adbi Kunj organized a whereas Bishan Dass Khak member Atta and rice should be given to each family. literary secretary was Dalmotra, M.S. Wafa, persons, Dr Sharma look into the same. The Sub- there also. He urged the multifaceted literary meet on conducted the proceeding of santosh Nadan, Dr. Subash mentioned that the screening Committee held its meet on Governor and Chief Minister the auspicious occasion of the meet. In the meet, Chander Verma, Romesh JTC holds meeting, discuss issues process adopted by the JU for May 20, 2016 and resolved to take cognizance of the Diwali, the festival of light Chairman Aarash Dalmotra, Raz, Jagdish Chander that criteria adopted by matter forthwith. Among at its literary centre in the JAMMU, OCT 20 short listing the candidates President Sham Talib were Sharma, Bishan Dass Khak, Kashmir University vide those who were present in the premises of Kidzee School A joint meeting of Jagti Tenement Committee (JTC) and for interview was illegal as also shared the presidium. In Sanjeev Kumar, S.K.Gupta, Talab Tillo, Jammu. The Soan Kashmir Front (SKF) J&K was held here today under the same was not adopted University Council press-conference included, the beginning of the meet, Chaman Sagoch, Rajeev meet was presided over by a the Chairmanship of Shadi Lal Pandita, President, JTC and under established norms. Resolution No. 4.26.1 be Surjit Choudhary, Sham Talib and Aarash Kumar, Raj Kamal, renowned poet Er. Dr. Soan Kashmir Front J&K. During the course of meeting the "The JU Vice Chancellor has adopted for short listing of Manmohan Singh and Anshu Dalmotra greet people on M.S.Kamra and Sham Talib. Subash Chander Verma members have said that some party members from Kashmir resorted to his whims and the candidates for the already Sharma. The vote of thanks was the Diwali, the festival of valley visited Jagti Township on October 18 in connection while another social worker presented by Aarash light. Speakers also threw with distributing blankets amongst the residents of Jagti detailed light on the festival Dalmotra Chairman of Adbi Migrant Township as Diwali Gifts. P.L Thusoo Chairman Vishwakarma Day celebrated at ACHR of light Diwali. In the Kunj J&K, Jammu. JTC while addressing the participants has said that the distribution of blankets by some party members in Jagti Migrant Camp is an attempt to bifurcate the Community as NL CORRESPONDENT weapons for the gods. On Power shutdown JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 Kashmiri Migrant Pandits are not beggars to receive this day the workers take a NL CORRESPONDENT donations of blankets. Pandita while speaking in the meeting break from work and all the Nagar, Nanak Nagar, Jammu: The technical and JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 has said that in case the Majority Community of Kashmir machines are worshipped. Trikuta Nagar, Residency province is really interested in the Welfare and upliftment of non-technical staff of Road, Dhounthly Bazaar, Vishwakarma puja is a To carry out preventive Kasmiri Pandit Migrant Community, the Majority Advanced Centre for , Kachi resolution time for all the maintenance and Community should not oppose bringing up satellite Horticulture Research Chawni, Channi Himmat, workers and craftsmen to repair/replacement of Township in Kashmir valley for return and rehabilitation of (ACHR), Udheywalla, of Transport Nagar, Sainik this Migrant Community. Efforts of the Majority increase their productivity. affected system of Grid Sher-e-Kashmir University Colony, Bathindi, Railway Community are required to curb militancy in the valley and Also a time to gain an Station Gladni, the power of Agricultural Sciences & Comply and its adjoining to get those militants responsible for killings of the Kashmiri inspiration from the God to supply to Grid Station Technology of Jammu the fields for carrying out dedication and sincerity. He areas. Pandits during 1990, hanged to bring peace in the valley. (SKUAST-J), celebrated create novel things and think Gangyal/Sidhra-I, day to day operations. This said that Lord vishwakarma Similarly, the power Pandita has further said that encroachments made on the Vishwakarma day today on day is celebrated one day is considered as creator of of novel ideas. The others II/Janipur/Jhajjar Kotli/132 properties of the Kashmiri Migrant families needs to be supply to Patoli, Paloura 20-10-2017. The staff of this after Diwali. the world. He constructed staff members who were KV Kt Line (Akhnoor vacated and those responsible for making encroachments on dn adjoining areas fed centre gathered in a Dr. Parshant Bakshi, Head, the holy city of Dwarka present include Dr. Kamlesh Grid and Kalakote Grid) the properties of religious shrines and temples need to be common place and perform ACHR discussed about the where Krishna ruled, the Bali, Mr. Balbir Dhotra, shall remain affected from 33 KV Bh-2 Line evicted from the illegal possession of these properties. the puja of lord importance this day and ask Maya Sabha of the Manohar Lal, Krishan Lal, onOctober 22 from 07 am shall remain affected on Prominent among other who were present in the meeting vishwakarma and the the staff members to own Pandavas, and was the Raju, Sanjeet, Devraj, Shukar to 02 pm. The areas October 22 from -9 am to including Kashi Nath Bhat, Sunil Koul, Mithan Pandita, Raj equipments used by them in this place and work with full creator of many fabulous Dass and Gharu Ram. affected shall be Gandhi 03 pm. Kumar Bhat, H.K Pandita, B.N Thusoo, C.L Pandita. WWPHEEA celebrates Vishawkarma Day Government of Jammu and Kashmir JKAACL organizes Musical Evening Directorate of Handicrafts NL CORRESPONDENT Kashmir Haat, Exhibition Grounds Srinagar speaking on the auspicious, Sharma NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 Phone Nos: 0194-2472065, 0194- 2476697, 0191-2475536 said that working classes from the JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 public sectors as well as the private www.jkhandicrafts.com The water works (PHE) employees sectors are denied their justified wages Jammu and Kashmir Academy Email: [email protected] ********* Association, Jammu Province in accordance with their hard work of Art, Culture and Languages E-tender Notice No:-07 of 2017-18. celebrated the "Vishwakarma Day" and skill. The workers working in the today organized a musical Dated: 18-10 -2017. with an impressive Pooja function held PHE department for the last 20-25 years evening at KL Saigal Hall to For and on behalf of the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir under the leadership of Shiv Kumar are being neither regularized nor their celebrate Diwali. Sh Kavinder State, e-tenders are invited from event management agencies/ registered firms for providing space, infrastructure and publicity for organizing of Sharma, the provincial President of monthly wages are being paid regularly. Gupta, hon'ble Speaker, J&K Handicrafts Exhibitions during 2017-2018, subject to the availability of Association and also is the State Expressing surprise and anguish over was the chief guest. While funds as per following locations:- addressing on the occasion, i) Chandigarh (Sector 17) President of Indian National Trade the fact that the wages of the daily ii) Delhi (Hauzkhas Village) Union Congress (INTUC)-J&K at wagers were not released even on the Gupta congratulated on the iii) Jaipur (Birla Auditorium) iv) Dehradun (Parade Ground) Kunjwani workshop of PHE occasion of Diwali, he argued how occasion of Diwali and also world as a festival of love, proceedings of the programme v) Madhya Pradesh (Gwalior)) department on Friday (20th Oct. 2017). their families would have celebrated complimented the Jammu and vi) Lucknow (BaradariHazariGanj) progress and harmony. He were conducted by Vijay Atri The e-tender document can be seen and downloaded w. e. f.18th October The Chief Guest Sh. Ashok Kumar Diwali whereas their children expected Kashmir Academy of Art, further said that this occasion renowned announcer and vote 2017 to 7th November 2017(2:00 PM) on the website Gandotra, Chief Engineer PHE much more from them. The president Culture and Languages for http://jktenders.gov.in. celebrating all the occasions also symbolizes the win over of thanks were presented by The bids shall be deposited in electronic format on website Department along with other officers, also reminded other long pending including Diwali as a regular the evil following the path of S.Popinder Singh, Editor http://jktenders.gov.in from18th October 2017upto 7th November Ministerial Staff and workers - demands of the employees and urged 2017(2:00 P.M.) feature and providing the love and justice. Addressing Punjabi, J&K Cultural The uploaded bids on the website will be opened in the office of performed the Pooja of Bhagwan upon the concerned authorities for artists of the region to his welcome address, Academy, Jammu. Directorate of Handicrafts, UdyoghBavan Rail Head complex Jammu in "Vishwakarma ji" with traditional their immediate redressal. Concluding presence of bidders who wish to attend. In case of holiday on celebrate such occasions in a Dr.Arvinder Singh Amn, Among others were present the date of opening of bid, bids will be opened on the next working day devotion. After the Pooja, President the function, Sharma appealed the way that the artist community Additional Secretary, Jammu include: Vinod Sharma, Dr at the same time and venue. Before submission of online bids, Shiv Kumar Sharma highlighted the workers & employees to be honest bidders must ensure that scanned copies of all the necessary also be encouraged and the and Kashmir Academy of Art, Veena Sharma, Dr Baljit Raina, documents be attached with bid & shall be submitted to Accounts iconic life of Bhagwan Vishwakarmaji. towards their duties. President Shiv local talent also gets the Culture and Languages Hardeep Singh Deep, TS Officer, Directorate of HandicraftsudyoghBavan Rail Head complex He described "His" contribution to Kumar Sharma thanked all the Jammu. opportunity to interact with the congratulated the artists, Premi, Pyasa Anjum, Susheel Technical bids will be opened on 9th November 2017 and the financial our society very relevant for the participants on behalf of his colleagues art lovers. While speaking singers, musicians and august Begana, Sudershan Kaur Kirti, bids will be opened on 10th November 2017(11:00 a.m.) at Jammu. development of the world all over and workers. Preeti Bhojan (Prasad) gathering on the eve of Diwali Dr Janak Singh Kirti, Manju about the Diwali he said that NO:HD/P&E/927 /17 Sd/- even today, he taught the society to was also arranged for the working this festival is celebrated all which is a symbol of unity and Wazir, Rajinder Samyal, Ashok DATED 18-10-2017 Joint Director Handicrafts work with skill and deed. While fraternity. over the country and in the happiness. The Sharma, Narinder Bali. DIP/J-6584/17 Kashmir the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Saturday | October 21 | 2017 MLA lays foundation stone of school 'PDP, BJP and Congress trying to create wedge between Bhaderwah and Bhalessa' NL CORRESPONDENT Langeh also inspected RAMBAN, OCT 20 various ongoing NL CORRESPONDENT Khara ,Gundoh Bhaderwah , development works in the DODA, OCT 20 Member Legislative Sewa Bhaderwah and also area and directed the demanded territorial Assembly (MLA) Ramban PDP , BJP and Congress concerned agencies to jurisdiction of ADC Neelam Kumar Langeh from the last one week is complete the work on time. Bhaderwah to Sub division conducted extensive tour of creating chaos and confusion A public durbar was also Thatri and claimed that there various areas of constituency over the territorial held at Dessa in which MLA are dozens of areas in Doda in district Doda which was jurisdiction of Additional Ramban heard the district which also included concluded today. MLA Deputy Commissioner grievances of public and give Charalla ,Prem nagar ,Thatri , Ramban was accompanied Bhaderwah to Bhalessa and them onspot redressal in Shiva , Pranoo , Khelanai , by officers and officials of want to created wedge presence of Deputy Marmath and Goa where different administrative between the people which Bhalessa wants to be part of He said there are old people speak Bhaderwahi department of district Doda. inaugurated 15 bridges in in the areas. During his visit Commissioner (DC) Doda. will not be tolerated at any Bhaderwah sub district and relations between the people language but they are During his tour he visited different areas which was he also announced 300 desks Meanwhile, MLA Ramban cost, these words were said are hailing the government of Bhaderwah and Bhalessa detached from Bhaderwah . every corner of Dessa valley. constructed by CDF. He laid for different schools and 15 announced Rs 50 lacs for the by National Conference decision of territorial but some self interest leaders They also informed that two He started his tour from Gai a foundation stone of a more bridges under CDF development of Dessa and district senior Vice President jurisdiction of additional and people are creating days back they visited Batoli , Dessa from where he visited Higher Secondary School convergence plans. He direction the DC Doda and Doda and Incharge district Bhadarwah to Sub confusion about the powers Gali , Malth and other areas Mangal Thatta Thana Negri, which will be constructed at further announced Block Development Officer Bhaderwah Constituency Dr Division Gandoh but some and jurisdiction of ADC of Bhalessa where people are Mushil, Gramma, an estimated cost of Rs 20 construction of 10 houses for (BDO) Baghwah to execute Raiz Bhaderwah while self interested political Bhaderwah to Bhalessa area facing many problems which Gawalkund, Galli, Butla, lacs and announced Rs10 poor and disabled people and more and more funds under addressing a press leaders of PDP , BJP and and said Bhaderwah being a included deteriorating road Grameri, Zartund, Nallan, lacs each for repairing work 7 cutting and tailoring district plans and conference here today . He Congress are instigating the old sub division deserve conditions, shortage of staff Shankli via Bram Dhar. He of electricity and PHE works centres under his CDF. MGNREGA. said maximum people of innocent people of Bhalessa . district full fledge district . in schools and unscheduled NC leader also claimed that power cuts . He also informed status of district to that no one from NC is Initiate measures for const of water Distt Police celebrates Bhaderwah is only due to the authorized to speak about the efforts of the National issue related to jurisdiction of Conference as during the ADC Bhaderwah on his reservoir at Sochli Pathri: MLA Diwali with orphans previous regime of NC led by behalf. Abdul Quyoom its former Chief Minister Bhagwan, Gulam Ali NL CORRESPONDENT he pressed for devising short population explosion and staff of the Ashram.The later Omar Abdullah like other Shaksaz, Mohd Arif , Mohd SRINAGAR, OCT 20 term and long term measures expansion of the habitations was followed by the dinner parts of the state maximum Amjad Mir, Shiv Kumar, Ch for augmenting drinking to the children. Senior new administrative units MLA Khansahib, Hakeem have increased the demand Mehar Dingh, Masood Iqbal water facilities in various Superintendent of Police were created in Bhaderwah Muhammad Yaseen today of water supply manifolds Mughal, Shokat Ali Sheikh, areas of District Abrar Chowdhary, constituency . NC leaders Shabir Ahmes Ganai, Abdul asked the concerned adding that the PHE particularly in Khansahib Superintendent of Bal demanded for better road Quyoom Beg were also engineers of the PHE department should also gear constituency. Ashram Shakeela Sultan and connectivity between Jai present on the occasion. department to initiate up its men and machinery to Hakeem Yasin urged the come up to the expectations Senior Journalist Tousref measures for construction of Bhat spoke on the occasion need for execution of the of the people. the proposed Rs 27 crore and interacted with the 11nd Phase of Sukhnag He also impressed upon the 21 kanals forest land retrieved Water Reservoir at Sochli children regarding the water supply scheme so that department to provide Pathri in Khansahib. importance of festival and MOHD MAJID MALIK all the 25 left over villages adequate drinking water He said the work on project MOHD MAJID MALIK Ashram Shakeela well being of the children. BHADERWAH, OCT 19 are also covered under this facilities to the inhabitants needs to be started at an , OCT 20 Sultan.Kishtwar police The program was conducted In a prompt action, a team headed by range officer of Waagar, Jawalapora, immediate as it envisages scheme. received the children, served by Dy. Superintendent of Bhalessa and other field functionaries vacated the forest providing dependable Chief Engineer PHE, Shogapora Daantar, Kishtwar Police celebrated cold drinks and sweets to Police (probationer) Mohd land encroached in compartment no 9 /Bh of forest drinking water supply to Kashmir, Shiekh Wahid, S.E Woturpora, Gund Arjun, the festival of Deewali with them. The Police has Rafi. Besides the senior division Bhaderwah . The encroachment was removed by about 75000 population Mechanical North, Er. Hari wanina, Patwaaw , the orphans of Bal Ashram arranged firecrackers and police officers and staff and Forest team after a specific information that some persons comprising 61 villages. He Shiekh Abdul Rashid, Bukam Naar, Gaffar Abad, Kishtwar. The Bal Ashram is other illuminating material officers of the social welfare had encroached forest land and after that forest officials said DPR for the proposed Executive Engineer PHE, Parnewa, Waagar,Hardweil run by District Social for the children. The department, the programme immediately swung into action and started eviction water supply scheme stands Division, Budgam, Ghulam and asked the concerned Welfare Department. The children enjoyed the was attended by police proceedings under Section 6(b),(f), Sec.6(A) and 48(A) of already prepared. Ahmad Baigh, concerned Executive engineer to issue children were brought to crackers, aatishbazies and officials and media persons. J&K Forest Act 1987 AD and vacated the 21 kanal Forest Speaking at a meeting of the AEEs and J.Es were present tenders for Water supply District Police Lines under other items of amusement in The programme was first of land. A case has been registered against the offender. senior engineers of the PHE in the meeting. scheme Tratoo within a the supervision of the company of police its kind and has been Range Officer Bhalessa Sheikh Zafferuallah briefed that department, convened here, Hakeem Yaseen said that month. Superintendent of the officers and officials and the appreciated by the public. Forest Department is very serious regarding such encroachment on forest land and it will take stringent action regarding illegal activities on forest resources.He Guv releases "Tchope Maiden journal of 'JK Knowledge further informed that forest team evicted the land under the overall supervision of DFO Bhaderwah Viveak Verma Sete Kath-Bath" Initiative' released and CF Chenab Circle T B Singh. SRINAGAR, OCT Rehabilitation plan for dislocated 20 NL CORRESPONDENT Education, Dr Asgar Hassan promote quality research in Empowering J&K's youth in SRINAGAR, OCT 20 Governor N.N. Samoon, Director Colleges, the field of Higher a Global Knowledge urban poor families reviewed Governor N.N. Zahoor Ahmad Chatt and Education. Society." Minister of Education, Syed SRINAGAR, OCT 20 other concerned officials of In the first issue, the focus of In the third issue of Higher Vohra, released Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Higher Education JK Knowledge Initiative has Education's newsletter 'Edu "Tchope Sete Kath today released the first Friday convened a meeting to review the rehabilitation Bath"-journal of JK Knowledge Department. been on publication of Plus', the emphasis has been plan for dislocated urban poor families. During the conversation with Initiative - a group Altaf Bukhari said that JK mostly research papers and laid to highlight the various meeting, it was revealed that the dislocated urban poor Knowledge Initiative's articles by faculty members activities of the department silence - a book constituted to chalk out families on both sides of river Jhelum from Dubji Ghat to journal is a great initiative to recently recruited over last and an opportunity has been written by Dr. modalities for Cement Bridge, Pandrethan, Athwajan and Tschoent Kul highlight research activities one year in various provided to faculty to Satish Vimal who operationalization of besides those families who were shifted temporarily from of the department and disciplines. express their views and works for Radio Kashmir in Srinagar at the Raj Bhavan. Knowledge Initiative in Parimpora to Sumerbugh are to be rehabilitated at Rakh- Jammu and Kashmir. provides an opportunity to Dr. Samoon said the group is concerns on various issues of i-Gundi Akhsha in Budgam. It was said that the Srinagar Governor lauded Dr. Vimal's initiative of writing a literary On the occasion, third issue faculty of Higher Education determined to set academics and Development Authority (SDA) has already identified 106 diary in Kashmiri and hoped that this book would contribute of Higher Education's Department to publish their benchmarks in achieving a extracurricular activities and kanals of land at Rakh-i-Gundi Akhsha. The Div Com towards popularization of literature in Kashmiri. newsletter Edu Plus was also research papers. qualitative shift towards update on development of directed the verification committee headed by SE Sh. Syed Humayun Qaiser, Director of Radio Kashmir, released in presence of He hoped that the journal "Education, Engagement and infrastructure and allied Hydraulic Srinagar to finalize the task of verification of Srinagar, was also present on this occasion. Principal Secretary, Higher will go a long way to Employability and matters. the left out families by October 29, 2017. Besides, families who were temporarily shifted from Parimpora to Summerbugh will also be included in the survey list for MoS kick-starts blacktopping work Dy CM celebrates Diwali verification of their genuineness. It was said that DC Srinagar will finalize the list of these beneficiaries. The Div Com said that 2.75 marlas plots will be provided to NL CORRESPONDENT because of its importance better road network would with security forces , OCT 20 each dislocated urban poor family at Rakh-i-Gundi from tourism point of view. also increase tourist NL CORRESPONDENT Akhsha. He directed the R&B Department to prepare a He also said that the footfall at the holy places their homes. Earlier, Dr Nirmal Singh Minister of State for JAMMU TAWI, OCT 20 Detailed Project Report (DPR) with prototype design of department would soon and promote rural Dr Nirmal Singh interacted paid tributes to the martyr the Cluster Township at Rakh-i-Gund Aksha within 10 Finance and Planning, Ajay with the soldiers and soldiers who laid down blacktop the Nai-Basti to economy. Deputy Chief Minister Dr days so that the dislocated families can be appropriately Nanda today kick started distributed sweets among their life while SSP office road, Rud Referring to other road Nirmal Singh celebrated rehabilitated. He instructed that essential facilities be macadamization work on them. safeguarding the border. bridge-Thanpal road etc. works being executed Diwali with security forces incorporated in the DPR. vital Reasi-Baradari "Every citizen of the Meanwhile, IG BSF Ram road link. at Border Outpost (BoP) Address long pending demands of The link road connects Garkhal in Akhnoor Reasi town with main sector along the ASHA workers: Tarigami Katra-Pouni road. Indo-Pak The blacktopping of International Border SRINAGAR, OCT 20 3.4 km road from IRP (IB) on Thursday. Urging the government to provide a dignified monthly chowk would be The Deputy Chief honorarium to ASHA workers who essentially act as completed at an Minister was backbone of the health structure in rural areas of the estimated cost of Rs. 2 accompanied by his state, CPI (M) leader and MLA Mohammad Yousuf crore by Public Works wife Mamta Singh Tarigami has said the custom of paying poor Department. and other family compensation for extreme hard work should come to an Speaking on the members. Praising end to protect the women folk working in different occasion, the Minister commitment of the sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that government informed that over 19 soldiers towards has totally neglected ASHA workers who are contributing a lot to make the National Health Mission km road length has protection of the borders, country is proud of the Awtar, gave a detailed After the launch of work, under various schemes, (NHM) a success scheme. He urged upon the been macadamized in Reasi Dr Nirmal Singh said their security forces, who are briefing to the Deputy the Minister said that the Minister said that government to consider their genuine demands which division by the PWD so far, presence on the frontiers guarding our borders and Chief Minister on the improvement of road instructions have been include enhancement and timely disbursement of while the department is ensures that countrymen giving us peaceful nights," prevailing security scenario infrastructure in general passed to accelerate work honorarium, six hour duty per day, supply of special working hard to achieve the celebrate the day he said. on Border, the measures and connecting tourist on all road projects kits, social security benefits like EPF and pension, etc. fixed targets under the peacefully. He also said that the undertaken by BSF to destinations in particular Tarigami said ASHAs work in rough terrains of rural component. already been sanctioned The Deputy Chief Minister, government under the strengthen the border areas tirelessly and selflessly, despite all the difficulties The Minister also is first priority of the by the government. while celebrating Diwali leadership of Prime protection, threat they are confronted with. The government must take appreciated the department present government for The Minister was with the army and Border Minister Narendra Modi is perception existing on the serious note of the brewing discontentment among these for taking up blacktopping which concerted efforts accompanying by Security Force personnel committed to the "welfare IB and the existing border workers and take necessary action for the immediate of 17 km Reasi-Katra main are being made. officials, engineers and lauded them for guarding and the betterment" of the control & protection fulfillment of their demands, failing which; the national road which was the major He said that apart from local people of the and protecting the country security personnel in every mechanism undertaken vis- health mission may get affected badly. demand of the local people benefitting local people, surrounding areas. while living away from possible way. à-vis the likely threats. the northlines 5 Jammu | Saturday| October 21 | 2017 'Steps underway for promotion Dy CM inspects development projects 5 gamblers arrested, NL CORRESPONDENT Memorial Park and completed. The work on stake money recovered of sports activities in JK' JAMMU, OCT 20 inspected the ongoing pace laying of water supply pipes of work of installation of is also in progress, while NL CORRESPONDENT During raid, Police party at international events reflects Deputy Chief Minister, Dr solar lights. He was also construction of lanes and SAMBA, OCT 20 once arrested five accused that Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh today visited informed that newly drains and flood protection identified as Vijay Kumar established library in the works along the river side State has vast sports talent different parts of Jammu Samba Police on Friday S/o Sarda Nand R/ o W.No.9 which can earn a good name and inspected pace of work premises of the park has have been completed. The booked five gamblers along been decked up with latest Deputy Chief Minister Samba, Ravi Kumar S/o in the world of games. on mega developmental with RS 16790/- stake books and references for the called for expediting work Bihari Lal R/o W.no.2 Choudhary Lal Singh urged projects underway in and money which was recovered convenience of general on all the key projects to Samba, Sanjay Kumar S/o upon the youth to focus on around the winter capital. public. Deputy Chief complete these within the from their possession. Sham Lal R/ o Arazi Samba, their goals and put in During his visit to Multi-tier As per reports, A police Parking and Commercial Minister directed for iron set time-frame for the Vijay Kumar S/o dedicated efforts to compete party of PS Samba headed Complex construction site fencing of the Park along benefit of people. Vice R/ o Tirlok Di Chappri by Inspector Yashpaul and excel at national and at General Bus Stand, the Tawi river side for the Chairman Jammu Samba, Dev Raj S/o Krishan Singh, SHO Samba in close international levels. He Deputy Chief Minister was safety of visitors and proper Development Authority Chand R/ o Trilok Di Chapri maintenance of Rajesh Kumar Shavan, coordination with District asked them to channelize informed that the work on Samba and recovered stake landscaping, flower beds Additional Deputy Special Branch Samba and their energies in positive prestigious Rs 201 crore money of Rs. 16790/- direction and create a niche project is in full swing and and other public utilities. Commissioner Dr Arun under close supervision of NL CORRESPONDENT Youth Services and Sports alongwith playing cards targeted for completion by Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Manhas and other officers Tanvir Ahmed, Dysp HQRS KATHUA, OCT 20 department and Sports for themselves in the sports November 2018. He was Minister visited upcoming accompanied the Deputy Samba raided a gambling from their possession. All of Council for proposing of their interest. He said that briefed that project will JDA colony at Birpur to Chief Minister during his site at Tirlok Di Chapri them were booked under Minister for Forest, Ecology football clubs in every nook more and more football and have a bus terminal, inspect progress of ongoing visit. Samba. section 13 Gambling Act. and Environment, and corner of the State. He hockey tournaments should provision of parking facility development work. He was Choudhary Lal Singh today asked the twin sports bodies be organized with an aim is for around 1500 vehicles informed that the colony said that Government is to work in same spirit and to promote the spirit of besides shops and food would have 730 plots and Ganga takes stock of public issues committed to create take steps to revive hockey nationalism and the sport courts. He also visited installation of electric poles adequate infrastructure for in the State. "The activities in the state. Maharaja Hari Singh ji by PDD has already been Defence Ditch under BADP promotion of sports. government is trying every at Rs 50 lakh, 20 km Link Government's quest is to bit to create world class road to Shamshan Ghat from upgrade all stadiums on sports facilities for the local Annual Jhiri Mela from Nov 3 Khour Salarian and modern lines and hold mega talent to flourish. Our youth Village Kotli Matkalian link sports events to bring out the has already proved their maintaining synergy among road. He added that under talent, he said at the mettle in the recent sports different departments for 'City and Town' scheme concluding function of 6-day events at national and systematic and foolproof Black topping work on one football tournament international levels," Singh arrangements at the Mela km Hira Chack to Chack organized by Delhi Public said. site. He stressed on making Chataka road shall be taken School (DPS) here at He said that participation of up at the cost of Rs 20 Lakh. available all facilities for the NL CORRESPONDENT departments. .He appreciated J&K youth in national and The Minister urged the local convenience of the visiting SAMBA, OCT 20 The programme was devotees coming in large organised as part of public residents to avail various 'World Food India-2017' numbers from across the The Minister for Industries outreach programme to govt schemes for their socio- country. He stressed upon and Commerce, Chander redress the grievances of economic well being. The the tourism department to Parkash today toured general public. The people Minister also cautioned in New Delhi from Nov 3 promote the mela through Nandpur area in Vijaypur raised issues mainly public against erroneous advertisements and assembly constituency and pertaining to health campaign launched NL CORRESPONDENT On the sidelines of the event campaign. regarding Rs 2 lacs scheme NL CORRESPONDENT various departments. attended a grievance infrastructure upgradation, NEW DEHLI, OCT 20 conferences, exhibitions, The Deputy Commissioner launched by Social Welfare JAMMU, OCT 20 Threadbare discussion was redressal camp there. regular transport facility, roundtables, state sessions directed the traffic Department. He said that no held regarding preparations He was accompanied by improvement of roads and The Union Ministry of Food and other related activities authorities to ensure proper such scheme exists and an MLA Marh, Sukhnandan to be put in place for the DDC Sheetal Nanda, SSP basic amenities. Processing is organising an will be held by the regulation of traffic during enquiry has been initiated to Kumar Choudhary today annual event. Arrangements Anil Magotra, ACD Sushil Speaking on the occasion, event "World Food India- participants. the festival days. He asked to find people behind this false chaired a meeting to discuss discussed in the meeting Attri, SDM Ravinder Ganga urged officials to 2017" from3rd November to The spaces for the establish a round the clock campaign. Later, the the arrangements for the mainly included provision of Sharma, CMO Dr Rajinder work with commitment and 5th November 2017 at Exhibition are available with Control Room for the Minister also inaugurated annual Jhiri Mela drinking water, sanitation, Samyal, BDO Mukesh dedication and timely sort Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Confederation of Indian convenience of the devotees various works being commencing from health, uninterrupted power Sharma, XENs Ashok out problems faced by the The event will showcase vast Industries and the contact and asked the Mela Officer executed in convergence November 3. The meeting supply, security, stocking of Gupta, Surinder Kumar border people. He informed investment opportunities for person there is Mr to ensure coordination with MGNREGA. These was attended by District ration and other Abrol , Er K.S Nathyal from that blacktopping works of food processors, technology Afghanullah Cell No: among the line departments works included lanes/drains, Development Commissioner commodities, provision for PDD , PHE , PWD various roads shall be taken and equipment 09910498222. to extend all facilities to the Boundary wall and tile Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, SSP accommodation of the respectively and District up in few days including 01 manufacturers, suppliers, Interested persons can also devotees. flooring of school library. traffic Nisha Natyal, devotees, deployment of fire officers from various km Khour Salarian to logistic players and cold contact Secretary, J&K Additional Deputy tenders at the venue, setting chain operators. It will also Resident Commission, New Commissioner Jammu Arun up of stalls by various help globalize local cuisines Delhi on Tel No: 011- D&FCO books 30 establishments, destroy 1275 kg rotten food Manhas, senior officers of departments and conduct of and traditional foods. 24654612. cultural programmes during NL CORRESPONDENT Diwali Festival. As per a and wholesome food articles Reasi districts. Thirty (30) the Mela. The MLA directed JAMMU, OCT 20 spokesperson, on the to the consumers. During the Food Business Operators DGP Prisons celebrates the Public Works department directions of Commissioner drive, three hundred twenty were booked for insanitary to complete the upgrading The teams of Drugs and of Food Safety, Jammu & eight (328) samples of and unhygienic conditions. work of approach roads Food Control Kashmir, a special drive was different food articles like Two establishments were Diwali with jail inmates adjoining Jhiri well before Organization(D&FCO) have launched on the eve of Khoya, Ladoo, Double sealed in for the commencement of the booked around thirty Diwali festival by the Toned Milk, Guldana, Burfi, preparing sweets in NL CORRESPONDENT by them. The DGP Prisons He wished a very happy Mela. The PDD was also business establishments and empowered authorities of Gulab Jamun, Patisa, Peetha, unhygienic conditions and JAMMU, OCT 20 also gave away Medals and Diwali to all. Earlier, Jail directed to ensure proper destroyed over one thousand Drugs and Food Control Milk Cake, Rusgulla, without proper Certificates to the Superintendent Javid lighting arrangements in KG staled food and rotten Organization, Jammu & Kishmish, Oil, Ghee, Badam License/Registration as In an unprecedented gesture, participants -as a token of Masood Fazili welcomed the addition to un-interrupted vegetables during special Kashmir under Food Safety Giri etc were lifted and 1275 mandated under Food Safety DGP Prisons department S.K appreciation, as also DGP. Other guests present power supply at the venue drive launched across & Standards Act, 2006 to kg of decomposed/rotten & Standards Act, 2006. Mishra, along with his distributed sweets amongst on the occasion were during the mela days while Jammu region on the eve of ensure availability of safe sweets, fruits/vegetables, Meanwhile, the Public in family, shared the Diwali the inmates and jail staff. Principal, ICS, S.A. Mirza, PHE Department was asked prepared food and general has been advised to festivities with the inmates In his address, he stressed other jail officers, officers to ensure uninterrupted unwholesome milk were go through the label here at the District Jail that as being part of the from CRPF and Jawans of water supply with provision Agri Deptt observes destroyed on spot as a declaration while purchasing (Ambphalla). The DGP Prison family he will take all the Department. A Bara precautionary measure. The for additional water tanks. a food product. The Food joined 500 inmates and possible steps required for Khana was arranged for the District Development inspections were carried out Business Operators are witnessed a scintillating the reformation & jail inmates on the direction Commissioner stressed on Vishawkarma Day in different markets of cultural program presented rehabilitation of the inmates. of the DGP Prisons. Municipal Limits Jammu, advised to maintain high NL CORRESPONDENT District Jammu (Rural), standards of sanitary JAMMU, OCT 20 Samba, Kathua, Doda, conditions so as to provide Rich heritage, historic temples make Kishtwar, Rajouri, Poonch safe and quality food Department of Agriculture, Jammu observed Vishawkarma Udhampur, Ramban and products to the consumers. Day here at Government Agriculture Workshop, Jammu. Jammu a great destination: Priya Director of Agriculture, Jammu, Hari Krishan Razdan, was Drug peddler held with heroine the chief guest on the occasion. Addressing the workers, Sethi said such historic obisance at this temple they employees and officers, Razdan said that the department is places must also be can also explore interesting getting a very good response from the farmers regarding SAMBA, OCT 20 developed while keeping themes, fabulous designs, results of different Agriculture Machinery like Paddy Samba Police on Friday arrested a drug peddler and their architect and sanctity colorful landscapes, amusing Transplanters, Seed-cum -Fertilizer Drills, Reaper-cum- recovered 2.8 gm heroine from his possession here today. intact so that coming characters, ambient music, Binders, Power, Weeders, and Diesel Hill Ploughs being As per reports, acting on specific information, Police party generations could take a lead props and merchandise popularized under different Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Police Station Samba headed by Inspector Yashpaul from heteonwards. This available in nearby stores a (CSS). He said that Agriculture Mechanization is one of the Singh, SHO Samba under the direct supervision of Tanvir Hanuman Mandir, she added D busiest Gummat Bazar key interventions aimed at doubling the income of farmers Ahmed, DySP HQRS Samba has arrested a drug peddler is a perfect destination for a and Jewel Chowk. He within a short span of 4 years i.e. by 2022. He further said identified Khalid S/o Mohammed Zulfikar R/o Satha Korju great time that also enables advised management that Agriculture Engineering Workshop is playing an Nallah Nud and recovered 2.8 Gm Heroine (Chitta) from one to get drenched in the committee to display historic important role in manufacturing and supplying different his possession. In this regard case FIR No. 234/2017 U/S religious spirit. Earlier, she importance of this temple at tools and implements for the use of farmers. Vishawkarma 8/21 NDPS Act stands registered at PS Samba and alsong with Yudhvir Sethi the entrance in varied Day Celebrations were also held at Seed Processing Unit, investigation started. It may be recalled that District Police inaugurated annual languages so that people Seed Multiplication Farms of the department located at Samba has launched a drive against the menace of drugs NL CORRESPONDENT speaking at a function Bhandara and offered could know it's importance Chinore and Chakrohi by the workers and staff of these under the proficient directions of Anil Magotra, SSP JAMMU, OCT 20 organised on the occassion prayers in the temple. and significance. Later the units. Bhagwan Vishawkarma is believed to be the architect Samba. of annual Bhandara at Yudhvir Sethi while Minister of state and Yudhvir and originator of machines and tools. Worship of tools and Minister of State for Pracheen Hanuman Temple interaction with temple Sethi offered prayers at the machines was held after special prayers for safety of the ITI celebrates Vishwakarma Day operators and workers followed by distribution of Prasad. Education, Technical at Gummat where BJP Vice management and devotees temple, sought blessings and Later, the director along with team of officers had a round Education, Culture, Tourism, President Yudhvir Sethi was said this Hanuman Mandir is assured that whatever Department of Horticulture, also invited to seek blessings of Government Agriculture Workshop where different SAMBA, OCT 20 not just the place for possible for the development Vishwakarma day was celebrated with fervour and gaiety Floriculture and Parks Priya and inaugurate community machines like Sheet Cutting Machine, Sheet Bending sightseeing, but it also of area around this place will by the trainees and staff of Govt. ITI, Canal road. Sethi today said that it's the meals. She said coalition Machine, Beading Machine, Power Hammers, Sheet enables devotees to steal a be got some from concerned On the occasion, Principal Anoop Sharma and staff rich heritage, culture and government is doing its best Rolling Machines etc. have been installed to manufacture self-indulgent moment for agencies to enhance members along with trainees performed Pooja of several historic Temples that to preserve Jammu important tools and Grain Storage Bins. Razdan also attended the themselves as well. aesthetics of this place. The Vishwakarma Ji and the tools at various workshop blocks make Jammu a great heritage destinations where Vishavkarma Day Prayers at Seed Processing Unit where Extraordinary architecture, temple management also of the institute. Vishwakarma Jayanti is celebrated primarily destination. Jammu offers contribution of each and cleaning, grading and bagging of different seeds is being innovative layouts, and well- offered robes to the social done by different machines. Also present on the occasion by the craftsmen in factories and industrial areas/institutes domestic tourists, foreigners every stake holder is needed thought execution make guests/invitees as a mark of were Joint Director Agriculture (Inputs) K. S. Sambyal, as a mark of reverence to Sh Vishwakarma Ji considered as and pilgrims varied so that we can showcase City place a highly coveted point respect and places before Agriculture Research Engineer M. A. Khateeb, Deputy creator of the world. destinations which makes us of Temples at international of tourist interest as well. He them certain development Director (Trainings) Sunil Koul, Deputy Director (Central) The Principal ITI congratulated the trainees on the occasion proud of being from this levels. Referring to Pracheen said the devotees and plans which were agreed C. M. Sharma, DSCO, Jammu K. K. Gupta and other and also applauded them for showing great enthusiasm in land. Priya Sethi was Hanuman Mandir, Priya pilgrims while can pay upon. officers. celebrations. the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu |Saturday | Oct | 21 | 2017 the northlines Reinterpreting the right to bleed KAY BENEDICT gender debate was a Saturday | Oct | 21 | 2017 transgender-inspired ast fortnight leading seminary controversy - "Thou US blasts China, Darul Uloom Deoband issued an shalt not refer to God as Ledict prohibiting Muslim women He." The LGBT against dressing their eyebrows or cutting community stood to gain leans towards India their hair to look beautiful. "Dressing the by erasing gender divide, eyebrow to look beautiful is against the it was said. If God is not tenets of ," Maulana Mufti Arshad He or She, what will be f ate, the US policy on China is gradually Faruqui, head of the Darul Ifta, the fatwa the gender of the Devil? becoming clearer with the strategic inputs that the department of the seminary, told reporters Vatican has not gendered administration receives and digests. The Trump O in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh). the concept of a devil. It administration on Wednesday bluntly proposed that The fatwa, according to media reports, is personification of the Washington and New Delhi work together in the Indo- was in response to a question from a local evil that is present and Pacific region to counter the disruptive force that China has Muslim (male) who had asked whether operative in human life, become. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, soon to visit the Islamic convention allowed women to say Church officials. sub-continent, reflected a new level of plain-speaking as he dress, pluck, wax, thread or draw on their In the Indian context, the sought to woo Delhi to counter Beijing's growing eyebrows or cut their hair. debate is limited to assertiveness in the region and beyond. Close on the heels comes another gem, menstruation and gender He said China, while rising alongside India, "has done so from Kerala. Chief of Tranvancore parity in matters of less responsibly, at times undermining the international, Dewasom Board Prayar Gopalakrishnan religion. April last year rules-based order, even as countries like India operate has said allowing women into Sabarimala the Shani Shingnapur within a framework that protects other nations' temple will lead to "sex tourism". He fears temple, Maharashtra, sovereignty." In a candid address to Washington think-tank that "immoral activities" will turn the was forced to lift the ban Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), place into a "spot for sex tourism like on women's entry into Tillerson added: "In this period of uncertainty and angst, Thailand". Sabarimala is the world's sanctum sanctorum India needs a reliable partner on the world stage. I want to second largest seasonal pilgrimage after following Mumbai high make clear: with our shared values and vision for global that menstruation is impure and unpleasant "absolutist" stand of his predecessors in the Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The TDB court directive culminating a high voltage stability, peace and prosperity, the United States is that to Gods although Gods do not matters of morality and sex. Last year, the president was reacting to Supreme Court's campaign by woman activists. It is a partner." This should be a morale booster for New Delhi at discriminate. After all, it was He who Pontiff gave all priests the power to decision that a Constitution bench will woman's fundamental right to go into a time when China is threatening to breathe down India's formatted the software, including forgive women who have had an abortion, look into the validity of a decades-old ban places of worship and the government is neck by building a road connecting China with Pakistan menstruation for procreation and saying the procedure was a "grave sin but on entry of women aged between 10 and duty-bound to protect it, the court ruled. passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir which India preservation of human race. It still is a one that God's mercy could wipe away for 50 into the hill shrine. Three months later, the same court regards as its own territory. mystery as to at what point of time those with a repentant heart." Rampant The court was hearing petitions by Indian nullified bar on Muslim women's entry Tillerson went on in the same vein: "China's provocative menstruation became impure in certain teenage pregnancy and questions whether Young Lawyers' Association and activists into the 585-year-old Haji Ali Dargah on a actions in the South China Sea directly challenge the cultures? it is ethical to deny permission to a of "Happy to Bleed" or Right to Bleed plea by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila international law and norms that the United States and While the Gods have been rendered teenaged rape victim to abort the foetus, campaign, seeking a direction to lift the Andolan. Though the Dargah Trust India both stand for." The US Secretary of State's remarks helpless in the polemics between continue to agitate the minds of ban. The TDB said the prohibition was in challenged the verdict in SC, the clerics came hours after President Trump publicly and traditionalists and modernists, the courts progressive clerics. accordance with tradition. The presiding lifted the ban following court's symbolically threw his support behind India by hosting a have been sensible and gender sensitive. It Not only abortion, the Church has even deity, Lord Ayyappa, is a Naishtika intervention. All eyes are now on the apex Diwali event at the White House. "The world's centre of is expected to decide whether interdiction demonised condoms on the ground that its Brahmmachari (one who has vowed to court which will inter alia examine gravity is shifting to the heart of the Indo-Pacific. of bleeding women militates against use is life retarding, artificial intervention remain celibate) and hence menstruating whether the curbs based upon biological The United States and India with our shared goals of gender justice guaranteed under the even as it frowns upon the new age craze women are taboo in Sabarimala. Devotees factor are discriminatory and whether the peace, security, freedom of navigation, and a free and open Constitution. like body piercing and tattoos that it embark on a pilgrimage after observing temple authorities have violated Articles architecture must serve as the eastern and western beacons Gender bigotry is not confined to Islam considers as intrinsically evil. In the wake strict abstinence vows for 48 days. guaranteeing equality before law and of the Indo-Pacific," said Tillerson. The Secretary of State and alone. The Catholic Church of Church of England's guidelines a few Immoral activities, as feared by the TDB prohibition of discrimination on the also issued a blunt warning to China's client state Pakistan, refuses to ordain women as priests and it years ago that held "uncritical use of chief, can happen only if the men give free grounds of religion, race, caste and sex. saying "states that use terror as an instrument of policy will opposes all forms of abortion procedures. masculine imagery" responsible for the rein to their lust at the holy abode; so Attempts to give a communal colour to the only see their international reputation and standing Foetus killing was considered such a grave violent behaviour towards women, the blaming only the women for the imagined debate even when the court is seized of the diminish . "It is the obligation, not choice, of every sin that only a bishop could absolve a Catholic Church reaffirmed its stand that sex tourism is unfair. matter must be resisted. civilised nation to combat the scourge of terrorism" and the "repentant" woman, or a priest given femininity cannot be ascribed to God. Some Hindu monks have added an occult United States and India are leading that regional effort special permission by a bishop. Happily, As it declined to categorise God as "She", dimension to the gender bias. Central to (The author is an independent together, Tillerson said with candour. Pope Francis is moving away from the some Church officials claimed that God's the controversy, apparently, is the belief journalist) How women in India are programmed to remain silent about sexual abuse Most women are victims of child remain quiet for decades. college student. per the study of Child Abuse: accomplished, the more difficult Rajendra Pachauri. Due to his rape, whether it is by covering up and laptops were used by sexual abuse, they fear speaking If this is the case in the US, where Well-known Bangalore based India 2007 commissioned by the it becomes for someone to speak standing in the world, the properly or by avoiding travelling someone else and that he didn't up against men in positions of women are known to be more psychiatrist Meenakshi Kirtane, Ministry of Women and Child up against them. allegations of sexual harassment alone in the night or various such send the emails harassing his power even later in life. empowered, the situation in more also the founder of Maanas, a Development, government of Women fear that speaking up by his female colleague were not precautions, they are told that it is female colleague. conservative societies is bound to counselling and psychotherapy India. would invite criticism and many taken seriously in the beginning. their responsibility to protect In the case of Mahmood SONAL KELLOGG be worse. The problem worsens centre said, "We see several cases In conservative cultures, like in would not believe the victim, People even jump to defend a themselves. This has been Farooqui, accused of rape, the when someone who has been of young women who are unable India, children are taught to which we often see. With the powerful person completely internalised by women. They court observed that the he Harvey Weinstein case abused in their childhood is to speak up against sexual assault respect elders and their authority. increase in trolling on social discrediting a woman who has often think that they need to complainant had not sufficiently of serial sex abuse of the sexually assaulted. and molestation by their This culture prevents children media, the scale of the problem mustered up all the courage she prevent being sexually assaulted communicated her Twho's who of Hollywood A Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) professors or people in positions from being able to speak up has increased manifold. For could to speak up. Delay in or raped. If they are raped or unwillingness to Farooqui and female actors including such A- survivor is especially unable to of authority like their bosses. against abuse but this is also the instance, when rape charges were reporting also adds to people not assaulted, they blame themselves. so he was acquitted of rape. listers as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth stand up against abuse and has Many of them are victims of reason why many women are levelled against senior journalist taking a victim's words seriously. They think of ways in which they Again Farooqui's movie Peepli Paltrow, Cara Delevigne and big issues with setting boundaries CSA and therefore have unable to speak up against sexual Tarun Tejpal, the first reaction Jamila Koshy, Chennai-based could have prevented the attack Live was highly appreciated and Ashley Judd among others has particularly when the person boundary issues." assault and rape, especially if the from many was disbelief. psychiatrist said, "This is the bind on them. Maybe they should his efforts to revive the art of brought in a storm in the US film making advances is in a position The problem is compounded by man in question is powerful and Powerful men have kept women that women are in. Right from have not gone out, maybe they Dastangoi has been much industry but the fact remains that of power and authority such as a the fact that in India over 47 per well-respected. The more a quiet for years in this way. childhood, women are taught that should have done this or that. It is appreciated so he is also a person many of the victims choose to professor making advances to a cent girls are victims of CSA, as molester or rapist is We have also seen the case of Dr the onus is on them to prevent endless." whose work has earned his She said that till women absolve much acclaim and bringing themselves of this guilt they will charged against him would LETTER TO EDITOR not be able to speak up against require courage on the part of the sexual assault or rape. "You can complainant. only speak up boldly when you Another issue which has been An open letter to Secretary / Chairman J & K Public service Commission are sure you are not to blame for observed in the Harvey Sir, Once again, I am to the sexual harassment or rape," Weinstein case is that though the bring to your kind notice that UGC accredited NET/SLET/SET in the field of Library & she said. female actors were sexually I am to bring to your kind notice that in the field of Library and Information Science two Information Science is conducted for following two purposes: In a patriarchal society such as abused, many of them continued types of NET/SLET/SET test is conducted by national testing agency: For Lectureship: Those who qualify it become eligible to be appointed as Assistant India, it gets very complicated. to maintain relationship with One for Lectureship and one for professional Librarianship. professor / Lecturer in the subject area of Library and Information science in colleges / First you are taught to respect him for years and one even said Those who qualify first are eligible to be appointed as Lecturer/Assistant professor in universities. elders and people in authority. she had an affair with him later. Higher Education Department/ University and those who opted later are only eligible to be For Librarian: Those who qualify it become eligible to be appointed as Librarian in a Then if the accused is a person This continued friendship with a who has also been involved in sexual predator also discredits appointed as professional Librarian in a college or Assistant Librarian in a University. College or Assistant Librarian (professionals) in universities. doing good works in society or the accusers in the eyes of the Secondly, Amendment in Rule 51 of Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission This fact is evident from the documents issued by UGC, New Delhi and SET agency on has some other public, which doesn't see that a (Business & Procedure) Rules, 1980 vide Public Service Commission Decision/Resolution behalf of Government of Jammu & Kashmir: accomplishments, it becomes powerful person has many ways under agenda item No. 5.3 taken/passed in its 5th meeting held on 30th June, 2017 and a) UGC NET Bureau, New Delhi vide no. F.No. 7-2/97 (NET) dated 28-02-2005 issued difficult for people to believe that to get his victims to comply with Notified vide No. 07-PSC of (DR) 2017 Dated: 19.07.2017 is not applicable to the by University Grants Commission to University of Jammu. he could be a sexual predator, like his wishes and also to make advertised posts as the posts are advertised prior 19.07.2017 i.e. 093PSC/EXAM/2016/18 b) J & K SET Agency letter no. J&K SLET/2004/2773 dated 20-08-2004 and we have seen many, many cases them believe that nothing SLET/2005/2861 dated 18-03-2005 issued by University of Jammu. dated 13/12/2016 (item 93) as it is contrary to legal laws . Even if tomorrow Clause Rules both in India and abroad. actually happened. Some of c) Many certificate issued by J&K SLET Cell which was conducted on behalf of the state 51 is omitted by the Commission, such omission will not operate retrospectively and that Recently, Ronan Farrow wrote them felt guilty but they also the Rules as are in force and were in force on the date the process of advertisement to the of Jammu & Kashmir as per authorization of Government accredited by the UGC New about the scandal of his family doubted themselves and most posts of Librarian in question was set in motion would be applicable to the advertisement Delhi one is under roll no. 01150933. when one of his siblings Dylan importantly kept quiet for years in question. Consequently, looking at the matter from any angle, the PSC was and is under Under statutes of University of Jammu framed by virtue of charter laid down in Kashmir Farrow accused their father and fearing that their careers would obligation to follow and abide by Rule 51 in its letter and spirit. It is reiterated that the and Jammu Universities Act, 1969 an applicant for any non-teaching post besides fulfilling acclaimed film-maker Woody be ruined. Commission has acted in the matter wholly illegally, unreasonably, without any authority other requisite qualification and conditions, prescribed for that post, must be a permanent Allen of sexually molesting her But the bottom line remains that of law or justification and in total violation of Rule 51 and not only that, it has chosen, resident of the state of Jammu & Kashmir as defined in Section 06 of the constitution of when she was seven. The female no one can be seen to be above seemingly deliberately, intentionally and wilfully, not to implement the earlier notified Jammu & Kashmir 1957. 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The enemies and remain united stake money of Rs 5,820 son of Gh Mohammad Dar JK's horticulture sector is economy. He said the Consultant would also and maintain brotherhood from the gambling spot. recommendations of the prepare the correct report of resident of and harmony among properly augmented both in terms of human resource and committee would be the available resources, Acting on a tip off, Police Umerhair, Mohammad different sections of the infrastructure.The Minister implemented so that capital resources, trade party of Police Station Ashraf Mir son of Gh society." The NC Provincial was addressing officers necessary interventions are options.The meeting also Soura led by SHO Shri Mohammad resident of President said there was a NL CORRESPONDENT people from offering Friday during a meeting held in made in this sector at various discussed the status of Mohammad Latief under Ellahi Bagh, Tariq Ahmad groundswell of support in sequel to the pre-budget levels to increase compliances (Accounting SRINAGAR, OCT 20 prayers is a glaring example the supervision of SDPO Ganie son of Nazir Ahmad meeting with the Minister productivity and marketing. and Audit Compliances) of the failures of this favour of National raided a gambling for Finance, Dr Haseeb A The Minister also directed taxation issues, ROC Ganie resident of Ellahi National Conference government. Meanwhile NC Conference and the youth for exploring the Compliances.It also site at Ellahi Bagh Bagh, Ilyas Ahmad Bhat were yet again reposing their Drabu to discuss the General Secretary Haji Ali Provincial President Nasir requisite budgetary support possibilities of hiring cold discussed suggesting viable Rangpora and arrested nine son of Mohammad Yousuf faith in the party's vision of Mohammad Sagar on Friday Aslam Wani said that the and interventions needed to storages for the fruit produce options for revival plans, gamblers identified as Ab resident of Iqbal Colony inclusive, youth-oriented castigated PDP BJP state government has failed give the requisite fillip to the so that the shelf life of the extent of renovation needed Hamid Dar son of Haji Gh and Habibullah Dar son of politics of honour and horticulture sector. Principal same is increased. He said for existing defunct plants government for barring to normalize the current Rasool Dar resident of Ab Sattar Dar resident of dignity. The convention was Secretary, Finance Mr Navin this would give the growers for optimum utilization, Friday prayers in the historic deteriorating situation in Ellahibagh , Ellahi Bagh. Stake money Jamia Masjid Srinagar for Kashmir. While addressing also addressed by provincial Kumar Choudhary, the requisite facility of suggestions for new Secretary Horticulture Mr storing the produce and also investment options based on Mukhtiyar Ahmad Shiekh of Rs 5,820 and gambling four consecutive weeks. In a a one day convention of vice president Mohammad Manzoor Ahmed Lone, MD selling it at the fruit mandis available land resources, for son of Ab Ahad Wani cards were seized from the statement issued to KNS, the Syed Akhoon, Minority Block Amira Kadal JKHPMC, Dr Kabir Dar and when the rates are good capacity building, for resident of Beerwah gambling site. A case FIR NC General Secretary said, delegates at Nawa e Subah, wing Incharge Sardar other senior officers were which would in turn ensure undertaking the PPP mode if presently residing at Ahmad number 84/2017 under "Stopping people from the Provincial President Jagdish Singh Azad, YNC present in the meeting. that they get good returns. desire and also Nagar Chekh, Shabir section 13 Gambling Act praying at Jamia Masjid has said, "Continuous spree of District President Khalid While discussing the recent The meeting also decided to implementation viable Ahmad Kawa son of Ab was registered and been the only 'achievement' braid chopping incidents Rather and others. (KNS) walnut committee report, the hire a consultant who would options in a tax free manner. Samad Kawa resident of investigation was taken up. of this government so far. happening across Kashmir Last year they broke all is a clear reminder of how Braid Chopping: records by putting the bad the situation is and Akhtar urges people to desist PCPG meeting held historic Masjid under how miserably this continuous lockdown for 40 government is handling NL CORRESPONDENT from 'collective frenzied haviour' SRINAGAR, OCT 20 Fridays consecutively. such incidents. Rather than In continuation of its efforts Unfortunately the same coming up with preventive NL CORRESPONDENT become clear, "We as a is only harming people to strengthen the police SRINAGAR, OCT 20 people are the worst posters themselves. "No braid practice is still going on." measures the public relations and to bring of what we claim to be - chopper has been NC general Secretary said administration is giving out people nearer to the police, Minister for Public Works Kashmiris. Neither apprehended so far and it is that the restrictions being a confusing signals." on the directions of SSP Naeem Akhtar today Kashmir's ethos nor the the duty of the law enforcing imposed in downtown with Reminding the people of the Bandipora Shri Sheikh cautioned people against teachings of the religion of agencies to nab the culprits. Zulfikar Azad, a PCPG each passing day and barring daunting challenges demonstrating collective Islam that we claim to be But numerous innocent meeting was held by Sheikh Power supply to remain affected frenzied behaviour in the following, allows, much less persons have become the Tahir Amin SDPO, wake of the mass hysteria recommend the kind of victims of our collective Mehboob Banday SHO around braid-chopping. brutal behaviour that we criminal behaviour. The SRINAGAR, OCT 20 Sumbal and Afaq Ahmed cooperation for the suggestions. Referring to the Expressing his anguish at the display," said Akhtar. The Sopore incident, bone DO Nowgam at Police investigation of braid grievance highlighted by the latest incident in which a Minister termed it as an chilling as it is, is only the According to Superintending Engineer EM&RE Sopore, Station Sumbal. Prominent chopping cases. Speaking on participates, SDPO said that mentally challenged person ethical crisis facing Kashmir. latest," said Akhtar. The to carryout stringing of 400 KV DC Samba Amargarh citizens including traders, the occasion, SDPO Sumbal these grievances and was wickedly assaulted in "It is a millstone around our Minister also urged the law over head transmission line between location No. 534-535 Sarpanch , panchs and youth said that such meetings are suggestions will be taken up Sopore by accusing him to neck and we alone can and enforcing agencies to restore at - road on October 21, 2017. The power of the region participated in conducted to solicit the with the concerned be a braid chopper, the must throw it away. You, me the sense of security among supply from stations Kongamdara and Kunzer will remain the meeting. The main suggestion and support for authorities for immediate Minister said whether braid and every Kashmiri," he the people in the wake of the off from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on on October 21. objective of the meeting was better policing and would be redressal and added that chopping is real or said. Akhtar called on the fear-psychosis created to aware the general public conducted in the future as police will also provide its hysterical, physical or people to desist from around braid-chopping about the recent incidents of well. He asserted that all the legal support as and when Congress to organize psychological, one thing has resorting to violence which scare. braid chopping and seek cases pertaining to braid required for the betterment chopping are being of the society. Locals hailed public awareness progs investigated thoroughly and the efforts of the police for Gurezi for early tendering of the truth will come out. He traffic management and NL CORRESPONDENT unholy coalition accountable also thanked the people for eradicating drug menace SRINAGAR, OCT 20 and answerable to people. participating in the meeting from district in general and The Jammu & Kashmir Stating that Congress will Bandipora-Gurez Transmission line and providing valuable from Sumbal in particular. Pradesh Congress fight for the safety and NL CORRESPONDENT Diesel are to be dumped in authorities to take up the completion of transmission Committee (JKPCC) is security of people especially SRINAGAR, OCT 20 Gurez within shortest period construction work of 7MV line from Bandipora to Guv releases "Tobacco organizing public awareness women whose modesty is at for use of power generators Achoora Power Project at the Gurez and other proposed programme in every district stake under Mehbooba Mufti The Deputy Speaker, Jammu in Gurez area. It was also earliest as the Detailed power projects the scarcity Control Laws and Measures" in the valley starting from led Govt. Mir said that this is and Kashmir Legislative informed in the meeting that Project Report (DPR) have of power supply will be 2Ist till 26th October from highly deplorable that the NL CORRESPONDENT smoking and consumption of Assembly, Nazir Ahmad an amount of Rs 2 crore has already been approved for it. minimized. He directed the District to protest conspiracies are being SRINAGAR, OCT 20 tobacco products, most of Gurezi today asked the been released by the Addressing the meeting, the PDD and other concerned against the braid chopping of hatched to disturb peace and Deputy Speaker stressed for authorities to work with which result in life- Power Development Government for the purpose. women & unnecessary tranquility in the valley, but exploration of Wind Power utmost dedication and also Governor N.N. Vohra threatening medical Department (PDD) to It was further informed in the in the Tehsil Gurez as the asked them to work in released "Tobacco Control problems. He emphasized harassment of the innocent Congress will continue to meeting that an amount of Rs immediately issue tenders area has a huge scope of tandem and complete the all Laws and Measures", a the importance of mobilizing people agitating against fight against the Forces 10 lakh has been released for for Bandipora-Gurez hydro power. He said the ongoing projects in a time volunteers from various braid chopping. Congress damaging peace to serve purchase of Generator for booklet compiled by Sh. transmission line and start area is suffering a lot due to bound manner. segments of society and Leaders and workers led by their vested interest, G.A. village Abdullain in Tulail A.M. Mir, IAS (Retd.), construction work on the shortage of power supply The meeting was attended by organizations for raising J&K Pradesh Congress Mir said. Adding that people area. The Deputy Speaker Executive Director of J&K project so that it is completed and hoped that due to Power Development Committee President G.A. are being victimized for no asked the concerned Voluntary Health and awareness on a much larger within stipulated time frame. Commissioner, Asgar Ali, Mir will lodge strong protest fault of their, Congress Development Association. scale about the adverse The instruction was given by Chief Engineer, PDD in every district against the President lashed out at CM condoles Saifi Sopori's demise Governor observed that this consequences of smoking the Deputy Speaker in a Shahnaz Goni, Director misrule and mismanagement Coalition Govt over being publication will make and consumption of tobacco meeting of officers of PDD SRINAGAR, OCT 20 Finance, PDD, on the part of State Govt and unable to unravel the valuable contribution and its related products. and Power Development Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise Superintendent Engineer Governor compliment the seek clarity from the Govt mystery behind unabated towards sensitizing the Corporation (PDC) of noted educationist and prominent intellectual, Peer M&RE Bandipora besides Association and its members on braid choppings. braid Choppings, as a result, public at large about the convened to review the Saifuddin Saifi, popularly known as Saifi Sopori, who other Senior Officers of the for the valuable work being Commenting on Public people were feeling extremely harmful effects of status of work on various passed away last evening at Sopore. concerned departments. done by them. Awareness Programme, Mir insecure. He said Congress power projects and In her condolence message, Mehbooba Mufti described late stated that Congress Party Party will support every Bandipora Saifi sahib as one of the great educational administrators of being a constructive initiative benefitting people, Gurez transmission line. his times who contributed a lot in laying the edifice of Stock, supply position of opposition in the State will but at the same time, the Detailed discussions were educational system in the Valley, particularly in north continue to highlight the Party will not compromise held on dumping of Diesel in Kashmir.Besides, the Chief Minister said, with his wrong and anti-people on the safety, security and essential commodities reviewed Gurez area for winter. It was unmatched command over , Persian and Arabic policies on the part of PDP prestige of the people. decided that 66 tankers of languages, late Saifi sahib enriched the literature by a great NL CORRESPONDENT month in the twin regions so ensure that the adequate BJP Govt and will make this (KNS) measure. "In his death, an era has come to an end," the SRINAGAR, OCT 20 that people will not have to supply of construction Chief Minister remarked. face any difficulty for want material including cement Braid chopping: Mehbooba Mufti has prayed for eternal solace to the Divisional Commissioner, of basic amenities. for carrying out departed soul and conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Development developmental activities in Committee constituted to probe incidents in Gbl family. Khan today chaired a Commissioners of Leh and the regions are sent by the meeting of officers to Kargil apprised the end of this month. Forest NL CORRESPONDENT Officer as On the occasion Chief Massive fire erupts in review the stock and supply divisional administration department will also dump GANDERBAL, OCT 20 members to monitor the Medical Officer was asked position of Ladakh & Kargil through video conference timber & fire wood as per braid chopping cases and to provide counsellors as Kupwara forests regions. about the smooth supplies in their target to these twin Additional Deputy for tight vigil in the District. and when required for post During the meeting officers their region. regions upto ending Commissioner, Ganderbal, Bukhari directed the traumatic counselling of the SRINAGAR, OCT 20 informed the Divisional Div Com directed Animal & October.Additional Deputy Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari officers to constitute Tehsil victims. Additional Deputy Massive fire has erupted in four forest compartments in Commissioner that adequate Sheep Husbandries for Commissioner Srinagar, today convened meeting to Level Committees Commissioner Ganderbal which has damaged a large portion of the stock of ration, LPG and making arrangements for Director FCS&CA, Director other items is available in supplying of poultry birds, take note of the braid comprising of Tehsildar requested the general public green gold. According to KNS Correspondent, the fire Animal Husbandry, General engulfed in compartment number 116 Shundi Kalaroos, Ladakh and Kargil districts. eggs, poultry feed, and Manager SRTC, Joint chopping incidents in concerned, SHO concerned not to pay attention towards Reviewing the supply and Sheep by the end of this compartment number 19 Sogam Lolab, compartment Director Sheep Husbandry, District Ganderbal. He and Tehsil Social Welfare rumour mongers. He also stock position of essential month. numbers 31,32 Satkochi and Rajwar . "The fire in Joint Director Agriculture, constituted District Level Officer for post traumatic requested the people not to Commodities for Ladakh & Deputy Director Health Shundi Kalaroos Kupwara compartment number 116 Deputy Director Committee under his counseling of the victims. take law in their own hands. Kargil regions, the Services, Kashmir informed continues from the last two days, while in Sogam Lolab Horticulture, Deputy Chairmanship with He also directed the officers The meeting was attended Divisional Commissioner the meeting that the compartment number 9 the fire engulfed 10 days ago and Director Health, Deputy Additional Superintendent to frame village level by Assistant Commissioner stressed for ensuring sufficient stock of life continues. In Satkochi Rajwar Handwara compartment no Secretary LAD, SGM SFC, of Police Ganderbal, committees comprising Development Ganderbal, remaining supply of saving drugs has already 31, 32, the fire that continues from last three days," KNS SE R&B, Representatives of Assistant Commissioner Patwari, VLW, Lambardar, District Social Welfare essential commodities been stocked to Leh & learnt from sources. However, DFO Mohammad including Sugar, Flour, Kargil districts. JK Cements & Oil Development, Chief Chowkidar, and Officer, Deputy Chief Ayub Pandit said he doesn't know that any fire has erupted Kerosene oil and Petroleum Div. Com directed the Companies and other Medical Officer Ganderbal, Aanganwari workers for Medical Officer, and all in his jurisdiction. DFOs of Lolab and Kamraj could not be products by the end of this concerned authorities to concerned officers were and District Social Welfare outreach to every village. Tehsildars of the District. reached for his comments. (KNS) present in this meeting. 8 the northlines HealthHEALTH Jammu | Saturday | Oct | 21 | 2017

SITUATION for instance, we are blocking our gut. "So in According to Anju, the second stage is that case, you are not allowing serotonin nothing but appraisal -How will I response to (happy hormone) to be activated. Therefore, a situation or event? "Every response creates the serotonin cannot go to the cell and say do a feeling, which is different, and therefore, not degenerate me," she explained. "If it is a How to overcome blocker, your body has already produced C the chemical or hormone created in them is different. The situation is the same. The Reactive protein to make your blood thicker action is the same. What changes it is to cope with that onslaught. Instead, what perception. And one needs to understand this you are putting is more thickening agents. perception because that is our appraisal," she Are you then not going to move into an said. embolism or blood clot? Of course, you She gave the example of a chair, which is will.” stationary in a room, but if seen from out of The moment you intake aerated drinks and space it is moving 1000 miles per hour. "The caffeine, you are stimulating the adrenaline perception," she insisted, "is not a chemical, further. And what needs to be short lived neither it is automatic. It is taught and learnt." becomes long-term. "So it will take that body For instance, a snake to a layperson might much longer to move back to an inhibitory create fear, but to a snake charmer, it is state/resting state," she said. something that it works with every day. "The POINTS TO REMEMBER moment I experience fear, which is an - Know your signals/triggers whether it is Stress intangible feeling, I am immediately creating palpitation, sweaty palms, or the need to pick Stress something extremely real that is a real up coffee molecule called adrenaline because where - Use your triggers (mental, emotional, thought goes, hormone goes. Your mind and physical, financial) because what you have body are one," said Anju. Your feeling at that time is more energy, more muscle changes according to what you have learnt power, oxygen and functioning capabilities. and experienced and how many times you If used, from distress it will become eustress. have experienced it. This is termed as the This changes your memory, your perception appraisal of a situation. If stress is there, on what you see as stress. action of the body is there. What is in- - All your senses are taking in and leaving an between is how your body is perceiving it. imprint on your cells. As human beings, we WHAT CREATES STRESS? hold on to our imprints and emotions. Your Effectively LACK OF PREDICTABILITY: body communicates stress through your Effectively individual mechanism (hair fall, eyes For instance, bad traffic, a sudden tough conversation with your spouse or the maid dilating, sleeplessness, irritability), not showing up are unpredictable situations. understand it. This helps you predict and the This unpredictable process will make your moment you're able to predict, you can anxiety and your system dealing with it, "Every cell, tissue, organ, at any given point body move into excitation because your change the trigger. - When you are stressed, A leading wellness centre in the city your body comes back to a period of rest, is working hard to create a stable response is being triggered by that appraisal take control through rhythm and routine. For organised an open house to make sense of which is a period of balance. environment inside, so that cells can function of the experience. that, you need to be in a resting phase. This what has become an urban epidemic and HOW DOES THE BODY RESPOND? to their optimum. This is called homeostatis LACK OF CONTROL: will help you boost your DHEA - the suggested ways to overcome it. In order to understand how stress affects (stability or balance) in the body," said Lack of control in a process means your body hormone that allows you to fight this process Last Thursday, three experts at The Health us, we have to understand what happens Navina. "But in reality, at every given point, is in continuous excitation. in the most conscious way. Awareness Centre in Worli, Navina Venkat, within our body when we feel an emotion. the body has to respond to physiological LACK OF OUTLET: -Sleep for eight hours in darkness. Shilpa Chawla and Anju Venkat organised a "So when we experience an emotion symptoms at the micro-cellular level. It has The lack of feeling that when I am in a - Intake of natural foods must be high. rather pertinent seminar. They addressed the whether it is sight, sound, smell, taste or to keep adjusting our behaviour at the macro stressful situation, I have something to During a stressful period, do not turn to subject of stress -its cause and effect, and touch, it produces a chemical inside which level. And along with making the release it causes stress. stimulant food (chocolate, cheese, Chinese offered possible solutions. The talk was moves all over the body, goes cell to cell physiological and behavioural adjustments COPING WITH STRESS fare), aerated drinks, alcohol, nicotine, and attended by a myriad set of people. They and says, 'listen, this is what is happening at the micro and macro level, it has to keep a Anju laid great emphasis on the food we spend time on screen. That release is learnt what happens to the body when we are and this is what we need to respond to'," balance with the dance that is happening in consume. When we eat foods that are cheesy, violence. 'stressed'. While some of us are motivated by shared Shilpa. Each time we experience as our environment." it, some experience butterflies in the emotion, we have a chemical that is In the activity state, the body is thrown out of stomach. Some lose sleep, get anxious, released in the body. When we are in love, balance because of an external stimuli - jittery, experience a sensation in the gut, feel we release oxytocin, when we are happy, physical, physiological, environmental, Beneficial bacteria insecure, get cranky or get so demotivated we release endorphins. So, what happens social and economic in nature. For instance, that they almost give up. "However," Navina to the body when we are stressed? bad traffic, lack of sleep, loss of a loved one, said, "to all these responses, there is one thing INTERNALLY pressure at work, junk food, and common. We have all been given a capacity - Our body recognises a stressor in nose can suppress pathogenic bacteria disagreements. "And we think we have no to take action when required and that is - A rapid relay of messages across the control in what way our body is responding known as the stress response. It's called nervous system, alerts the body of the mechanisms that sculpt the composition of to these external stimulus. But the point is, When two bacteria interact, they inhibit the eustress, distress or stress." stressor the nasal microbiome and influence the physiological response is always the virulence of Staphylococcus Aureus, claims UNDERSTANDING STRESS - The first message goes to the adrenal (the colonization by pathobionts," she said. same. Both at the micro and macro level, our a study. They defined the word 'Stress' as 'Stimulus little cap like organs sitting on top of the "We look forward to an increase in research body is producing the same fight-or-flight According to the study conducted by senior Triggered Response, which is Excitatory, kidneys). The adrenal releases adrenaline chemicals, hormones and behaviour each author Dr. Katherine P. Lemon, first-author on commensal-pathobiont interactions Systemic and Short Lived'. The rest of the and cortisol. These are chemicals that time we feel stressed or our stressor is out Dr. Matthew M. Ramsey and Dr. Marcelo within the human microbiome and an ever- open house was precisely about diffuse into our blood, gearing the rest of there," Navina pointed out. Freire at the Forsyth Institute, understanding this acronym. the body in a stress response IS STRESS BAD? besides Rebecca Gabrilska "Activity and rest," Navina explained, "is a - Adrenaline and cortisol tag the lung, Stress is nothing but our body's response to and Dr. Kendra Rumbaugh of fundamental device that has been carried heart and liver, which means oxygen, the brain perceiving a threat. So, it is useful. the Texas Tech University, a along for millions of years, and stays, and triglycerides and glucose get pumped into "The reason it has become such a killer further understanding of this plays out in our system through two basic the blood disease today is because most of us lay interaction will help networks - our biological pathways and our - Muscles contract to action suspended in the second stage," she asserted. researchers to develop new nervous systems." - The second message moves to the gut. It "And the stress doesn't finish inside there. It treatments for preventing In the biological pathways, this response is alerts the microflora of possible danger. has to move to the third stage which is resting expressed through catabolic action (when we The gut microbes move into the blood to Staphylococcus Aureus stage." So between a situation that is causing use energy and when are tissues break down) support the immune system, slowing infections. and anabolic action (when our energy is down the process of digestion. They also believe that their stored, tissues are built and repaired). EXTERNALLY research on interactions "For the anabolic and catabolic action to Our muscles tense between benign members of take place, the stimulus of a nervous and contract, the human microbiome and system is required. This is handled by pupils dilate, bacteria that exhibit similar the autonomic nervous system. This heart beats dual characteristics, could autonomic nervous system is nothing faster, blood lead to the development of but involuntary actions that is pressure rises, novel treatments for other diseases. increasing understanding of the triggered again by the sympathetic sweat glands get "Our research helps set the stage for the significance of our beneficial bacteria and the parasympathetic nervous activated all development of small molecules and, partners," she added. system," Navina said. "The point over the body, potentially, probiotic therapies for promoting The full paper, titled where the sympathetic nervous mouth runs dry, health by actively managing nasal "Sta phylococcus aureus shifts system gets aroused the most is in breathing microbiome composition," said Dr.Lemon. towards commensalism typical situations where it has to becomes rapid "This research identifies a role for in response to choose between pleasure or pain, a and shallow, Corynebacterium species in Corynebacterium threat or an opportunity, preventing or brain gets suppressing Staphylococcus species" is available in promoting, what is called fleeing or hyper alert, Aureus virulence, and is an the Frontiers in fighting. Any senses get exciting early stage in our Microbiology perceived or real sharpened, exploration of the molecular website. threat will always cholesterol trigger the same and blood sympathetic sugar appear nervous system elevated. and the same APPRAISIN catabolic response G THE that is the fight-or- flight response. If this system wasn't there, we wouldn't be able to survive." THREE STATES OF THE BODY It is learnt that the body moves between three states: rest- activity-rest. Though being in the 'resting state' is what our body is constantly striving to do. the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Saturday | October 21 | 2017 Modi attacks Congress for ‘refusing help’ 500 long distance trains to run in Kedarnath reconstruction faster from next month Dehradun: he said he reached the temple shrine New Delhi: will complete its 2,330-km Prime Minister Narendra Modi made to send a message that it was safe for a disguised attack on rival Congress pilgrims. The Indian Railways will journey 115 minutes early on Friday for not allowing his “I am happy that some 4.5 lakh soon cut short the running and the 1929-km journey of Gujarat government in 2013 to help pilgrims reached at Kedarnath in the time of over 500 long the Ghazipur-Bandra in the reconstruction of the season and this number will certainly distance trains by up to two Terminus Express will be Kedarnath temple town, which was cross by 10 lakh in the next year”. hours, a senior railway completed 95 minutes devastated due to flash floods in the PM recalled his initial days when he official said on Friday. earlier. summer. spent time at Garur Chatti near The new timings will be The national transporter has Modi visited the shrine a day before Kedarnath in search of spirituality. updated in the November also reduced the halt time of it closes for the winter — his second Congress-led UPA government) was “I intended to serve baba (Kedarnath) timetable of the railways, he trains at stations. Similarly, visit in six months — and laid the not okay with it and in next one hour but he perhaps had different plan for said. use of the existing rolling he railways has started the trains will not stop at foundation for five projects worth Rs state government bowed to pressure me… He possibly wanted me to serve Following directions from stock. It can be done in two exercise of an internal audit stations where footfall is 150 crores. as well,” Modi said in a 35-minute 125 billion babas,” Modi said. Railway Minister Piyush ways - if we have a train that through which 50 mail and less. He also did the ‘Rudrabhisekh’ ritual address. The Prime Minister did not The PM mentioned flagship schemes Goyal earlier this month, the is waiting somewhere to express trains will be Coupled with track and before addressing a gathering where name the principal opposition party by his government and said in 2022, national carrier incorporated return, we can use it during upgraded to super-fast infrastructure upgrade, he thanked people for electing the in his speech. when India completes 75 years of “innovative timetabling” the lie over period. services. automatic signalling and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the The works he inaugurated include independence, it will be crucial for under which running time of “In the new timetable This is part of an overhaul of new Linke-Hofmann-Busch assembly polls held earlier this year. construction of residence for the the country to showcase its popular trains will reduce by around 50 such trains which the rail system of increasing coaches that allow a 130 “As a chief minister of Gujarat I local priests and a museum of Adi “tremendous potential”. 15 minutes to two hours. will be run like this. Fifty- the average speed of existing kmph top speed, trains are visited Uttarakhand in 2013 and Shankaracharya. He hailed the state government’s The new timetable will also one trains will immediately trains, he said. expected to run faster. offered to handle reconstruction Modi promised the pace of the performance and asked the TS Rawat provide each railway see reduced run time from Trains such as the Bhopal- The railways has also in the works… Then CM and official reconstruction works will be faster. government to focus on promoting division two to four hours one to three hours. This will Jodhpur Express will reach process of reviewing agreed on my proposal but the The PM had visited the shrine when holistic healthcare and organic for maintenance works. go up to more than 500 95 minutes early while the permanent speed government in the Centre (the it opened in May this year. On Friday, farming. “Our plan is to maximise the trains,” the official said. Guwahati-Indore Special restrictions. Chidambaram takes a dig at govt, EC over Oil minister Pradhan launches Piped Ranjit Kumar resigns as solicitor Gujarat poll dates, Rupani hits back Natural Gas project in Odisha general for ‘personal reasons’ New Delhi: Senior Congress leader took aim early on Friday at the Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri and Tamando, Election Commission and at the Union government over the Oil Minister Dharmendra and supply will be delay in the announcement of the election schedule for Pradhan on?Friday launched commenced at the earliest, Gujarat, drawing a rebuke from chief minister Vijay Rupani. supply of Piped Natural Gas he said. “EC has authorised PM to announce date of Gujarat (PNG) project under “The overall capital elections at his last rally (and kindly keep EC informed),” he ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja expenditure for the said deridingly in posts on Twitter from his verified Ganga’ (PMUG) in Odisha. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack @PChidambaramIN handle. With this, GAIL started CGD projects will be Rs Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are the next to go for state supply of environment- 1,700 crores, of which Rs New Delhi: to power. His second term elections, and the Election Commission announced the dates friendly PNG to 255 houses 400 crores will be spent in Solicitor general Ranjit as solicitor general was for Himachal last week. Its decision not to announce the in Nalco Nagar located at the next three to five Kumar, the country’s renewed recently. Gujarat polls — announcements put in force an election Chandrasekharpur area in years,” the minister said. second highest law officer, There was speculation a code that prohibits governments from announcing measures special containers which connections will be “Around 25,000 the state capital here. The resigned on Friday for few months ago that the that could sway opinion in their favour — prompted the will be transported by road gradually ramped up in the households in supply of PNG to a limited “personal reasons”. Supreme Court collegium BJP’s rivals to allege that the delay was engineered to give from Vijaywada in Andhra next three to five years. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack households was done ahead The office of law minister was considering his name the ruling party an edge. Pradesh. Later, natural gas Moreover, 25 CNG stations would get PNG connection of its schedule in March Ravi Shankar Prasad as a judge of the apex “I think Chidambaram and the entire Congress are scared of will be supplied through the will be commissioned in the in their kitchens by received his resignation court. 2018. Jagdishpur — Haldia & twin cities to supply the upcoming #Gujarat elections,” news agency ANI quoted December 2019 as part of letter on Friday. Recently, Mukul Rohatgi PMUG will pass through Bokaro — Dhamra Natural compressed natural gas the City Gas Distribution chief minister Rupani as saying in reaction to While Kumar confirmed to had written to the five states like Uttar Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL). (CNG) fuel to vehicles, (CGD) project. The number Chidambaram’s tweets. PTI that he had resigned, government that he was not Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, The pipeline is presently Pradhan said. of PNG connections will be sources close to him said it interested in a second term Congress invites Azharuddin to contest Odisha and West Bengal. under construction and In Bhubaneswar, gradually ramped up in the was for “personal reasons”. as attorney general. Senior The longest stretch of the likely to be completed by construction activities of next three to five years,” 2019 Telangana assembly election project, which is about 769 2019, they said. CNG stations have already Ashutosh Karnatak, He was appointed solicitor lawyer K K Venugopal was km, will be built in Odisha. In Bhubaneshwar and been taken up at general in June 2014 after appointed as new attorney Hyderabad: Director of Projects, GAIL “This pipeline will lead to Cuttack, the number of PNG Chandrasekharpur, Patia, said. the Modi government came general. The Congress in Telangana has invited former cricketer industrial development of Mohammed Azharuddin to contest the next state Assembly eastern India. Based on this election, due in 2019. gas-based pipeline, we are RS chairman likely to take up Sharad Yadav’s “We are inviting him (Azharuddin),” state Congress also planning to commission president N Uttam Kumar Reddy told PTI on Friday. Talcher Fertiliser plant and Reddy said he invited Azharuddin after the former Prime Minister Narendra disqualification issue on October 30 cricketer expressed his readiness to play an active role in Modi is likely to lay Telangana. foundation stone for this Patna: leaders for allegedly registered a case in land-for- “If we work together again, our Congress government will project in coming The continued suspense on “indulging in anti-party hotels scam against Prasad come in Telangana,” Azharuddin said at a public event here November”, Pradhan said. the disqualification of rebel activities and voluntarily and his family members, on Thursday. City Gas Distribution (CGD) Janata Dal (United) leaders quitting the party”. The two Yadav has held a ‘national To this, Reddy then said, “I am inviting you, in Telangana, projects in Bhubaneswar and Sharad Yadav and Ali leaders had questioned executive meeting’ in New Anwar Ansari from the JD(U)’s decision to sever Delhi and taken his fight to whichever MP or MLA...you want to contest. We will call Cuttack are being taken up in Rajya Sabha under the anti- ties with Grand Alliance in the Election Commission’s you to contest.” parallel with the Jagdishpur defection law is likely to be Bihar and re-join the BJP to court. The state Congress would like Azharuddin to contest the — Haldia & Bokaro — over on October 30 when form a new government in The notice, issued by RS polls in Telangana and also campaign for the party, he said. Dhamra Natural Gas the two leaders have been July, terming the additional secretary Mukul Pipeline (JHBDPL). Haryana singer Harshita Dahiya’s asked to appear before the development as a move Pandey, read “in connection In Odisha, the Natural Gas chairman of parliament’s defying people’s mandate. with the petition filed by brother-in-law admits to murder Pipeline will be constructed Upper House. While Ansari is set to retire RCP Singh….the Chairman at an estimated investment of Taking cognizance of the in April next year, Yadav’s has decided... to afford you Panipat: Rs 4,000 crore and will have petition submitted by RCP term, unless cut short, will an opportunity to represent Brother-in-law of Haryana singer Harshita Dahiya has a length of about 769 km Singh, who replaced Yadav end in 2022. your case and to hear you in admitted to being behind her murder during interrogation. covering 13 districts, like as the party leader in the The JD(U) faction, led by Party general secretary KC on the plea that his faction person before taking a Haryana Police has taken Dahiya’s brother-in-law in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Upper House, the Rajya Bihar chief minister Nitish Tyagi had, however, asked represented the real JD (U) decision in the matter.” custody for four days, informed Dy SP Panipat Desh Raj. Angul, Sundergarh, Sabha (RS) secretariat has Kumar, though offended by him not to cross the and the GA was intact in the The RS chairman, it is Dahiya, a local singer and dancer, was shot dead on Tuesday Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, issued show cause notices to Yadav’s stance, had ‘Lakshman Rekha’ by state. learnt, has decided to by unknown assailants when she was leaving a program in Debagarh, Jagatsinghpur, them for representing their restrained itself from taking attending RJD chief Lalu While an overwhelming dispose the case himself Panipat’s Israna. Cuttack, Khurda, Puri and case before the chairman. a direct action (expulsion Prasad-convened ‘Desh majority of party legislators instead of referring the The assailants came in a car and fired five to six shots at her Kendrapara. Singh had urged RS from the party), keeping his Bachao, BJP Bhagao,’ rally and MPs have backed matter to the privileges before they fled. She was on her way home at around 4:15 Initially, natural gas will chairman M Venkaiah contribution and seniority in on August 27. Yadav chose Kumar for breaking ranks committee for a preliminary pm when the incident occurred. reach Bhubaneswar in Naidu to disqualify the two mind. not to heed to the ‘warning’ with the RJD after CBI examination. Kerala Tourism ‘salutes Taj Mahal for inspiring millions’, Govt sets up expert group for suggestions Twitter users say it’s a message for UP on artificial intelligence policy New Delhi: Katiyar, added to the row by Twitter users say Kerala saying that the moon-white New Delhi: advantage of this technology depend more on it to cut technologies through and so a policy will be down on human resources. A standards and benchmarks, Tourism – run by the state’s marble mausoleum stands at The Union ministry of electronics and information formed to ensure that it is subject that has cropped up among others. government – is teaching a a site where a Hindu temple technology has set up an properly leveraged,” said an every time that IT minister “AI can benefit various lesson to its Uttar Pradesh dedicated to god Shiva once internal committee to advise Ravi Shankar Prasad has met government agencies in their counterpart on how to do its stood. the government on a policy top tech companies. functioning. But at the same job. The Kerala Tourism handle on artificial intelligence (AI). The artificial intelligence time we have to ensure that The Kerala Tourism did not refer to the Top sources said that the market is estimated to touch an indigenous workforce to department has thanked the controversial remarks by BJP expert committee will advise $153 billion in 2020 and develop AI is created,” said Taj Mahal for “inspiring leaders in its tweet. the IT ministry on the most expected to grow at a another official. Globally too, millions to discover India” The Taj Mahal is India’s top apt technologies for India. compounded annual growth there is a growing interest in amid controversies triggered come days after the Taj emperor Shah Jahan) tourism destination but has The government’s main focus rate of 45.4% from 2016 to AI. In 2016, the White House by Bharatiya Janata Party Mahal, considered one of the imprisoned his own father. received a barrage of is to reduce cyber attacks official in the know of the 2022. initiated work on Preparing leaders questioning the origin seven wonders of the world, He wanted to wipe out negative comments from top with AI. The main policy will matter. The strategy includes for the future of artificial and heritage of the wasn’t mentioned in an Uttar Hindus from Hindustan,” BJP leaders, including chief be drawn up once the Senior sources at the IT developing methods for intelligence; in the UK, the monument of love. Pradesh tourism booklet and Som can be heard telling a minister Yogi Adityanath – committee gives its report. ministry pointed out that human machine interactions; House of Commons Controversial BJP MLA received no fresh funds in the crowd in a video. Shah Jahan who in June said the ivory- Sources said that the officials from Union home ensuring safety and security committee on S&T looked at Sangeet Som recently said state budget. never imprisoned his father white marble mausoleum committee is expected to give and finance ministries are of AI systems; creating a robotics and artificial the Taj Mahal was built by “Many people were Jehangir. It was Shah Jahan’s didn’t represent “Indian its report soon. also involved in the competent workforce in line intelligence while in 2017, someone who wanted to wipe disappointed when Taj Mahal son, the sixth Mughal culture”. The 17th century “Whenever the government consultations. with AI and R&D needs, the State Council of China out Hindus, adding to a row was removed from Indian emperor Aurangzeb, who structure has also seen a has consulted with top tech AI is also widely seen as a understanding and addressing started work on the next over the iconic monument history. What history are you placed him under house steady decline in footfall in companies, we have seen that major challenge in generation the ethical, legal and societal generation artificial that draws crores of rupees in talking about? The creator of arrest at Agra Fort. recent years and is battling their biggest involvement is of employment as many implications of AI, measuring intelligence development annual revenue. His remarks the Taj Mahal (Mughal Another BJP leader, Vinay mounting pollution. with AI. We also want to take companies are likely to and evaluating AI plan. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Saturday | October 21 | 2017 Special Football camp at DPS Kathua concludes Jammu Warriors win one lakh T20 women tourney

(former national footballer), Vishal JAMMU: Badral, Sahil Lotra, Parul Kumar, The initiative by the State Sports Sandeep Sharma, Abhinav Mehta and Council to hold an exclusive Arun Jasrotia were among other special Twenty20 tournament for women guests. shall go a long way in encouraging Important to mention here that the full cricket among the females of the state. support in the form of transportation The event, Women's Twenty20 and refreshment was extended by DPS Championship, organized by the Rajbagh Kathua. autonomous sports body in trouble Earlier, Principal of the School, Nirmal torn Kashmir, attracted a good number Mahana presented a detailed report of of female cricketers both from the camp amidst appreciation for Arun Kashmir and Jammu. Mahotra and his technical team as also In all, 13 teams took part in this event, Queens. The champion Jammu Demons. supporting staff of the school. She said including three from Jammu. At the Warriors team was coached by BCCI "It was a great initiative to provide a KATHUA: trainers for guiding young talented that DPS Rajbagh was known for doing end, Jammu Warriors outplayed level-II coach, Roopali Slathia and platform to the women cricketers. Organised at Delhi Public School stuff from the district. something extra ordinary for social Srinagar Power Hitters to emerge Satika Sharma while SAI cricket Kashmir cricketers were so (DPS) Rajbagh in district Kathua, the Speaking to the gathering, Minister cause, especially for children of the champions thereby received a cash coach, Veena Sharma accompanied as enthusiastic that they put in best of special week-long coaching camp for assured State Football Academy (SFA) entire . prize worth Rs one lakh. The runners- manager. their efforts throughout the event. school students of under-17 years of f or Kathua in the near future on the In the meantime, Arun Malhotra, who up got Rs 50,000. Important to mention here that in the Such event should be held on regular age, concluded with the holding of lines of recently opened such facility always help those talented and budding Earlier, in the semifinals, Jammu preliminary round, Meenu Slathia of basis at both capital cities," said valedictory function, here today. in Jammu by the J&K State Sports footballers naming them find of the Warriors defeated MA Road while Jammu Warriors hit a brilliant half Roopali Slathia talking to Sports & The camp, collaborated by Mehta Council. He was all praise for camp, presented sports kits to five such Srinagar Power Hitter beat Jammu century against Srinagar Slay Allied News. Football Academy and Sports Saviors, international footballer player and boys. was conducted by international member State Sports Council, Arun Later, Arun, talking to Sports & Allied football player of the J&K, Arun Malhotra for sparing his time for the News, expressed his satisfaction over Ghana too good for debutants Niger Mahotra in support with a technical camp. the initiative taken by the DPS Kathua team. Joint Secretary, J&K State Sports and other individuals and In the concluding function, Minister Council, Shiv Kumar Sharma and organisations. He said, "Likewise in Navi Mumbai: occasions in search of for Forests, Lal Singh was chief guest, veteran national footballer, who retired Jammu, district Kathua too needs SFA Two-time champions Ghana another goal. They didn’t let who encouraged the young AGM from J&K Bank, Vipin Gupta so as to find the talent and then groom outplayed Niger 2-0 to enter the tempo fall even when participants and appreciated the were guests of honour. Rakesh Dubey them into international footballers." the quarterfinals of the FIFA they lost their defender U17 World Cup here today. Bismark Owusu because of Goals by captain Eric Ayiah an injury. Brazil have it their way, Honduras on highway off a penalty in the injury For Niger, goalkeeper time in the first half and Lawali continued to thwart substitute Richard Danso in several attempts to keep his Kochi: Antonio scored in the 44th it. midfielder Antonio scoring the 90th minute helped side in the hunt. Ayiah Striker Brenner struck twice minute as Brazil notched up Attacking midfielder Alan, his first goal of the Ghana win the rough and missed a golden chance to as title favourites Brazil their biggest win of the who sat out of Brazil’s final tournament with a deft left- tough Round of 16 game. score his second goal of the maintained their winning tournament. They had beaten group game against Niger as footer off a beautiful through Ghana will now take on Toko. For Niger, goalkeeper through ball into the penalty match and fourth of the streak by outplaying Spain (2-1), North Korea (2- a precautionary measure pass that sliced open the African champions Mali in a Khaled Lawali stood out as area, where he was tripped competition when Lawali Honduras 3-0 to set up a 0) and Niger (2-0) to top after receiving a yellow card Honduras defence. repeat of their continental he made several saves, by his marker, resulting in a blocked his spot-kick. The high-octane quarterfinal clash Group D. in the previous match, Honduras coach Jose qualifying event final in the thanks to his agility and spot-kick. The Ghana penalty was awarded when against Germany in the FIFA With the crowd at the returned today and set up the Valladares brought in quarterfinals on October 21 anticipation. It was largely skipper converted the Toku, the other impressive U-17 World Cup here today. Jawaharlal Nehru first goal for the South Kenneth Martinez and in Guwahati. because of the excellent opportunity to go into the Ghana player, was brought Seeking their fourth title, International Stadium American champions. He cut Joshua Canales after half Debutants Niger, who lost to goal-keeping and robust breather leading 1-0. down by Niger’s Farouk Brazil lived up to supporting the Brazilians, the into the Honduras box from time in search of goals but Ghana 6-5 on penalties in defending by the back four In the second half, barring a Idrissa. expectations by winning all Honduras attacks were few the right and released the ball Brazil did not take their foot the African U-17 that the Ghana forwards brief spell soon after the Ghana, however, were not to their group matches and and far between, though they for Brenner, who slotted it off the pedal and made the tournament in May, had to failed to break the deadlock resumption of play, Niger be denied their second goal. brushing aside the challenge hit the goalpost twice, once in past the goalkeeper for his scoreline 3-0 in the 56th spend much of the time until the injury time in the were again kept busy Just before the end of play, of Honduras in the pre- each half. Honduras had second goal of the minute. Brazil will now defending their goal against first half. defending. The entire Ghana Danso fired a long-range quarterfinal clash. Brenner scored at least a goal in their tournament. travel to Kolkata to take on the fleet-footed Ghana trio In the dying moments of the team, barring goalkeeper shot that went past the struck in the 11th and 56th three Group E matches but Brazil doubled the lead just Germany in the quarterfinals of Ayiah, Edmund Arko- first half, Ayiah threw off Danad Ibrahim, was all over stretched palms of a leaping minutes, while Marcos today they were unable to do before half time with on October 22. Mensah and Emmanuel his shadow after chasing a the Niger half on quite a few Lawali into the net. Kiwis look to fly in FIFA U-17 World Cup: High-flying Iran AB at his best, second warm-up tie show possession is just a number SA canter to victory

Mumbai: dropped for the New Kochi: possession of the ball. Paarl: looked on course for a New Zealand would look to Zealand ODIs, it is a good Placed alongside Germany, An average possession of A swashbuckling century double ton. give a better account of opportunity to get some runs Guinea and Costa Rica in a 41.5 percent in four games from AB de Villiers secured Bangladesh made a good themselves when they take before he goes back to the tough Group C, not many perhaps doesn’t illustrate a 104-run victory for South start to their reply as Imrul Africa over Bangladesh and Kayes (68 from 77 balls) and on Board President’s XI in Ranji Trophy. expected Iran to cruise past Iran’s domination in this sealed the three-match series Mushfiqur Rahim (60 from the second and final warm- For the Kiwi top-order, the the first stage of the ongoing campaign. But that is all up game before the first key will be to show patience in the second One-day 70 balls) tried to keep up FIFA U-17 World Cup. they have managed in their ODI, scheduled for October against the spinners. While International here But that is exactly what the games against Guinea, 22, here tomorrow. A young Kane Williamson and Tom today. De Villiers Asian side has done before Germany, Costa Rica and Board President’s XI side Latham got some runs in the smashed his handed Kane Williamson’s opening game, big-hitters edging out Mexico in the Mexico. highest ODI score men a 30-run defeat in the Ross Taylor and Colin Round of 16 to set up a Despite their low share of of 176 from 104 Nehru Stadium here on couple of weeks is the opening warm-up game. Munro failed to get going quarterfinal clash against possession, Iran have been balls as South Sunday will see them book a manner in which the Abbas Poised for a challenging and that cost the visitors the European champions Spain. ruthless going forward. Africa posted semifinal berth against Chamanian-coached side spin test against Kuldeep game. The failure of This is the farthest Iran have They have racked up a total 353/6, before Ghana or Mali. has dominated games Yadav, Axar Patel and flamboyant opener Martin reached in the history of the of 89 attempts on goal, restricting the Yuzvendra Chahal, the Kiwi Guptill would also be tournament and a win over A striking aspect of Iran’s despite trailing opponents including 31 on target, in visitors to 249 all batsmen faltered against bothering the Kiwi camp. Spain at the Jawaharlal success in India in the last when it comes to keeping these four games. out in 47.5 overs Shahbaz Nadeem and Karn in their reply. Sharma in the tour opener. De Villiers was involved in a with the rate, but were The Black Caps will thus Saina, Srikanth, Prannoy enter second round third wicket partnership of strangled by career-best focus on improving their 136 with Hashim Amla (85 figures from seamer Andile performance against the from 92 balls) and 117 for Phehlukwayo (4/40) and the slow bowlers. Odense: battle. Kidambi Srikanth and winning 21-17-21-15. On Emil Holst 21-18 21-19. It Ashwini Ponnappa lost 19- the fourth with JP Duminy wily spin of Imran Tahir For the home team, local Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal HS Prannoy also made the adjacent court, Praneeth was his third win over the 21 17-21 to the local pair of (30 from 30 balls) as he (3/50). — Reuters boy Prithvi Shaw will again knocked out Olympics positive starts to the lost 10-21 15-21 to Hans- Danish shuttler. Young Niclas Nohr and Sara thumped 15 fours and seven Brief scores: SA 353/6 (De be the centre of attraction. champion Carolina Marin of tournament but B Sai Kristian Solberg Vittinghus doubles specialist Thygesen. In the men's sixes, making batting look Villiers 176, Amla 85; Rubel He struck a fine half-century Spain in the opening round Praneeth crashed out in the in a lop-sided contest. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy doubles, Satwik and Chirag easy on a slow wicket. He 4/62); Bangladesh 249 in the opening game, and of the women's singles in the opening round. World No. 8 Earlier, world No. 15 suffered twin defeats in the Shetty failed to go past the was eventually caught at (Imrul 68, Mushfiqur 60, would be looking to do even Denmark Open here today. Srikanth overcame a spirited Prannoy recovered from a 6- mixed and men's doubles Korean pair of Chung Eui deep midwicket by Sabbir Phehlukwayo 4/40, Tahir better in this game. For KL Saina defeated Marin 22-20 challenge from compatriot 11 deficit in the second competition. Satwik and his Seok and Kim Dukyoung, Rahman off the bowling of 3/50) Rahul, who has been 21-18 in a hard-fought qualifier Subhankar Dey, game to oust Denmark's mixed doubles partner losing 21-14 18-21 17-21. Rubel Hossain having Dominant India thrash Malaysia 6-2 in Asia Cup Hockey

Dhaka, October 20 Played in front of a vocal and save came only two minutes into followed by a splendid goal by Malaysia won another PC in the India thrashed Malaysia 6-2 in partisan home crowd there was the second quarter when SV Sunil brilliantly-assisted by 54th minute but Chikte was their Super 4s match to stay on no doubt that this top-of-the- Malaysia won a PC Karkera was Gurjant Singh who worked in outstanding in his save. Almost course to make the Asia Cup table clash was going to be resolute to pad it away. tandem to score India’s fifth immediately, Malaysia won 2017 Final here at the Moulana played with pace and skill and Later in the 23rd minute, another goal. another PC but an alert Chikte Bhashani Hockey Stadium on the teams didn’t disappoint. PC was averted when Karkera A trademark reverse hit by averted a goal again. Malaysia Thursday. Having won all their matches saved a fiercely struck dragflick Gurjant from the left flank to won two back-to-back PCs in the After suffering two back-to-back thus far in the tournament, to keep Malaysia from Sunil who made a diving attempt 58th minute but couldn’t make losses to Malaysia earlier this Malaysia raced out of the blocks converting. Earlier, Harmanpreet to push the ball into the post the chance count. Though their year, the Manpreet Singh-led at a frenetic pace, attacking India Singh was at his best when he ensured the local crowds were second goal came through in the team ensured a well-structured constantly. found the centre of the goal to thoroughly entertained. This goal 59th minute via Ramadan Rosli, game to demolish the Malaysian They made two strong circle take India’s lead to 2-0 in the by SV Sunil was also adjudged India extended their lead in the defence. entries at the start of the game 19th minute. A good assist by SV as the goal of the match. 60th minute when stalwart It was goals by Akashdeep Singh but an alert Indian defence kept Sunil saw SK Uthappa score The final quarter saw India make Sardar Singh picked up a brilliant (14’), Harmanpreet Singh (19’) them out of scoring. India’s first India’s third goal in the 24th a few defensive errors that saw assist to get a reverse shot on and SK Uthappa (24’) that gave breakthrough came in the 14th minute. them concede PCs. With 10 goal. There were some tense India a 3-0 headstart, followed minute when Manpreet Singh Post the 10-minute half-time minutes to the final hooter, moments towards the final by Gurjant Singh (33’), SV Sunil assisted Akashdeep Singh inside improvise the pass to beat the The second quarter saw Indian break, India scored two more Malaysia’s Razie Rahim utilised minutes of the match but India (40’) and Sardar Singh (60’) the circle with a fiercely-struck Malaysian goalkeeper Kumar goalkeeper Suraj Karkera make goals to stamp their supremacy the chance to put one past a held their sway to win. India will which ensured fireworks in long pass. The Indian forward Subramiam to take a 1-0 lead in brilliant saves that had the Dhaka over Malaysia. It was Gurjant diving Akash Chikte in the 50th take on Pakistan in their last favour of India. was impeccable in his attempt to the first quarter. audience in raptures. His first big Singh in the 33rd minute minute. Super 4s encounter on Saturday. the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Saturday| October 21 | 2017 Now, Air India looks for Rs RBI worried about rise in Hero MotoCorp sells over 3 lakh bikes on Dhanteras

1,500 crore short term loans inflation: MPC minutes NEW DELHI OCT 20 season of new global records for Hero," a senior three tranches... crore under the package so MUMBIA OCT 20 to the inflation outlook,” held steady at 3.28% in Country's largest two company official told PTI. The Government far. RBI governor Urjit Patel September, in line with a Worry that rising consumer said, according to the downwardly revised number wheeler maker Hero The company sold a record of India In June this year, the Cabinet prices will threaten the minutes of the meeting for August, although MotoCorp today said it has 7-lakh units in September, guarantee, is Committee on Economic central bank’s inflation released on Wednesday. analysts said they expected sold a record over 3 lakh the highest ever in monthly valid up to June Affairs (CCEA) gave its in- 27, 2018 or till target of 4% led the majority “There is a need for more the repo rate to remain units in a single day on sales by any company and principle nod to the strategic of the Reserve Bank of data to assess whether the unchanged for now. the date of Dhanteras -- October 17. also sold over two million disinvestment of the airline - India’s monetary policy recent headwinds in overall Michael Patra, an executive units in the second quarter, disinvestment,” The company claimed it is the document - which has a debt burden of committee (MPC) to vote to GDP growth prints are director of the RBI, the official added. NEW DELHI OCT 20 keep rates steady. transient or sustained.” the first entity to have said. more than Rs 50,000 crore. reiterated a call made earlier It has recently surpassed 75 achieved such a sales With regard to the loan, the A ministerial group is now Committee members also The RBI’s six-member in the year that the central Disinvestment-bound Air million units of two- carrier has requested banks working on the said at their October 4 monetary policy committee bank even needed to be milestone globally. India has sought proposals meeting they expected that a voted 5-1 to keep the repo wheelers in cumulative to submit their financial bids disinvestment modalities, ready to raise rates, "This festive season has for short term loans worth Rs sales since its inception. along with the amount they slowdown in economic rate unchanged at the been a blockbuster for Hero 1,500 crore to meet “urgent” including treatment of Air according to the minutes. are willing to provide by growth to its lowest in more October 4 meeting after Hero MotoCorp sold working capital needs, India’s unsustainable debt, “It is time to be in readiness MotoCorp. The highest- October 26. than three years in the April- inflation in August surged to 20,22,805 units of two- according to a document. hiving off of certain assets to June quarter could prove 3.36% from a year earlier — to raise the policy rate to ever single day retail sales “Air India would like to wheelers in the second This is the second time in a shell company, demerger quell the underlying drivers of well over three lakh units draw the short term loan transitory, and it was prudent not far off the central bank’s little over a month that the and strategic disinvestment of inflation if they quarter, a growth of 11 within three working days to wait for more evidence. 4% target. on Dhanteras comes on the flagship carrier has floated strengthen further,” Patra percent, over the same after awarding the of three profit-making “It is important to recognise However, data after the back of what has been a tenders for short tenure loans acceptance letter to the subsidiaries. near- and medium-term risks meeting showed inflation said. period of previous fiscal. even as the government is successful bank/s,” the working on the modalities document said. for the stake sale. Google offers $1000 to Reliance Jio revises Dhan Dhana Dhan Last month also, the airline The debt-laden carrier, had sought proposals for which is surviving on short-term loans of up to Rs plans: Now, you get 4GB data for Rs 149 taxpayers’ money, is battling find bugs in Android apps 3,250 crore to meet urgent multiple headwinds, working capital NEW DELHI OCT 20 The biggest change has been 5.2. including financial woes and SAN FRANCISCO OCT 20 developers, Android users Once the vulnerability has requirements. introduced to the popular Rs There’s another Rs 999 plan stiff competition. and the entire Google Play been resolved, the researcher It could not be immediately Reliance Jio on Wednesday 149 monthly plan. While under which customers will In a document issued on Google has launched a new ecosystem," the company requests a bonus bounty ascertained whether the announced an update to its earlier customers used to get get 60GB data for three October 18, Air India said it bug bounty programme for said. from the Google Play airline received adequate popular Dhan Dhana Dhan 2GB of monthly data, Jio months. is looking for “government security experts where the For now, the scope is limited Secuity. response for the document recharge plans, bundling now offers almost double at For light users, Jio is guarantee backed Indian company will pay $1,000 for to RCE (remote-code- "The programme will floated last month. more data benefits for its 4GB. offering daily and weekly Rupee short term loans finding security flaws in execution) vulnerabilities evaluate each submission As part of a turnaround plan users. The new revised plans Jio has launched a new Rs packs under which users can totalling up to Rs 1,500 crore Android apps and then and corresponding POCs approved by the previous based on the vulnerability come into effect from 459 plan under which Jio 0.15GB data for as low as Rs to meet its urgent working reporting it to Google (Proof of concepts) that UPA regime, Air India is to criteria. A reward of $1,000 October 19 and are available Prime users will get 1GB of 19 with one day validity. For capital requirements”. researchers. work on Android 4.4 devices receive up to Rs 30,231 crore will be rewarded for issues for new and existing data per day for three Rs 52, Jio is offering same The loan would have a "The Google Play Security and higher. from the government subject that meet this criteria," customers. months. For prepaid data benefits with one week tenure up to June 27, 2018 Reward Programme "This translates to any RCE to meeting certain Google said. While the monthly data has customers, Jio is offering validity. from the date of being recognises the contributions vulnerability that allows an increased, Jio users will same benefit but with performance thresholds. The "We are unable to issue The update to Jio’s data availed and the deadline of security researchers who attacker to run code of their 10-year bailout package continue to get the same validity up to 84 days.For plans comes a week after the could be extended. invest their time and effort in choosing on a user`s device rewards to individuals who began from 2012. unlimited free voice calls heavy data users, Reliance is company introduced a Rs “The amount of Rs 1,500 helping us make apps on without user knowledge or are on US sanctions lists or including local, STD and offering a Rs 509 plan under The embattled carrier has 399 plan under which it was crore will be drawn in one - Google Play more secure," permission," Google said. who are in countries roaming, Jio apps which users will be eligible received around Rs 26,000 offering 100% cashback. the tech giant said on its This is how it works. (Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North subscription, along with high for 2GB data per day for 49 website late on Thursday. Researcher identifies Korea, Sudan and Syria)," it speed internet (with Fair days. The plan brings down The Rs 399 cashback plan All Google`s apps are vulnerability within an in- added. Usage Policy). the cost of 1GB data to Rs expired on?Wednesday. Twitter rolls out included and developers of scope app and reports it popular Android apps are directly to the app`s invited to opt-in to the developer via their current Google, Microsoft, Amazon most new safety calendar programme being run in vulnerability disclosure or partnership with HackerOne. bug bounty process. "Starting today, you can "Through the programme, App developer then works authentic brands in India, says report expect regular, real-time we will further improve app with the researcher to MUMBAI OCT 20 37% of respondents their offerings and grow The study is based on a updates about our progress," security which will benefit resolve the vulnerability. the company said in a blog perceived brands to be open market share, our research combination of primary and post late on Thursday. Goodricke buys tea Search engine giant Google and honest compared to a shows that brands in India secondary research, The information includes has emerged as the most global average of 22%. need to focus on the three including surveys on more suspending accounts of authentic brand in the Similarly, 38% of consumers drivers of authenticity -- than 1,400 brands conducted violent groups, along with country, followed by surveyed in India agreed that reliable, respectful and real,” SAN FRANCISCO OCT 20 division of Godfrey Phillips in May and June this year, not letting people have Microsoft, Amazon, Maruti brands take full Cohn & Wolfe Asia Pacific KOLKATA OCT 20 of promoting tea culture with over 15,000 abusive or hateful Suzuki and Apple, according responsibility for their president Matt Stafford said. In a bid to make its platform across India through its usernames. to New York-based global actions, compared to the E-commerce giant Amazon respondents in 15 markets -- a safer place, Twitter has Tea producer Goodricke The micro-blogging packaged tea division. communications firm Cohn global average of 25%. is ranked as the world’s most Brazil, Canada, China, rolled out a new safety Group has acquired the tea platform reiterated that it “With the acquisition of & Wolfe. “Brands that behave and authentic brand, followed by France, Germany, Hong calendar that describes division of Godfrey Phillips will update the way it these brands, the size of the Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, upcoming changes to the Limited for a realisation of Sony, YouTube, BMW, communicate with Apple, Microsoft, Google reviews reports from people company`s rules towards Rs 20 crore with a view to packet tea business will Mercedes Benz and British authenticity will build better and PayPal. Technology Singapore, Spain, Sweden, who witness rule violations. hate speech and abuse. scale up its packet tea increase from 25% to 33% Airways are the other brands relationships with customers brands comprise 70% of the United Arab Emirates, the "Consistent interpretation The calendar also includes business. and is expected to bring in to feature in the top 10. and deliver improved user top 10 most authentic global United Kingdom and the information on how Twitter and enforcement of our rules The communications firm, experiences. To differentiate brands. A company spokesman said revenue of Rs 100 crore,” United States. communicates with people is our objective. We also part of WPP group, noted the deal would give Singh said. Goodricke is who violate the rules and need to remove the burden that Indian consumers are Goodricke rights on the how its enforcement process of reporting from those who presently managing a becoming more positive in India’s tightened consumer goods trademarks, titles and brands works. are targeted. We`ve business of nine million their perceptions of brand associated with the tea Twitter, which has 328 prioritised the work," kilograms of packet tea authenticity. standards could hurt China imports business of Godfrey million users, has been Dorsey said in a recent through the FMCG route. It About 67% of Indian NEW DELHI OCT 20 asked to carry out comment. under intense scrutiny for tweet. Philips.The MD and CEO of consumers are more likely to hopes to sustain 14 million laboratory tests and spot Bilateral trade between allowing abusive and hateful Last week, in an internal Goodricke Group, AN buy from brands perceived kilograms after acquiring the India is tightening quality inspection to ensure goods India and China boomed to posts on its platform. email, Twitter`s head of Singh, said the newly as authentic, it said in its Godfrey Phillips brands, its controls for consumer and conform to the regulations. $71.45 billion in 2016-17 "As we said last week, we`re safety policy has emailed acquired brands, such as Tea 2017 Authentic Brands updating our approach to distributions and operation capital goods, officials say, “We have started this work from $1.83 billion in 1999- members of its Trust and City, SC Gold, Symphony, Study for India, a part of a a move that follows calls to on a war footing, to have 2000, though most of this is make Twitter a safer place. rights in the markets of J&K, Safety Council on new rules Samovar, SC Premium, global consumer survey on curb cheap imports from quality control orders for skewed to Chinese exports. This won`t be a quick or to promote free speech and Super Cup, Rangoli and Punjab, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan the role of authenticity in China amid diplomatic almost every product that The trade deficit has easy fix, but we`re curb violence and sexual Utsav, would help and Himachal Pradesh, the business. tensions between the we are consuming in the widened to $51.1 billion committed to getting it right. harassment. Goodricke deliver on its plan spokesman added. — PTI It observed that in India, world’s two most populous country,” said Ramesh over the past year, a nine- nations over their shared Abhishek who heads the fold increase over the last border. Department of Industrial decade, despite repeated China to give foreigners greater access The new rules target toys, Policy and Promotion. Indian calls for China to electronic goods, The new rules apply to both address the imbalance and machinery, food processing, foreign manufacturers and open its markets. to banking sector: Chief regulator construction and chemicals, domestic firms. Those trade differences are sectors dominated by China, Separately, Indian Steel now being amplified by the and come amid greater Secretary Aruna Sharma resurfacing of a long- China’s top banking banks in China has assurance leader for banking mainland to assess the credit also said China will scrutiny of mainland firms said her department will running border dispute, regulator said on Thursday decreased to 1.2% now from and capital markets. risks of domestic bonds. strengthen regulatory looking to enter India’s soon release new which has stirred that the country will further 2.4% 10 years ago, Guo said. “Many foreigners have lost Global credit ratings management for the disposal multi-billion dollar power guidelines, raising quality protectionist sentiment in open up its banking system “This is not beneficial for interest in participating in agencies currently can only of non-performing loans transmission and telecoms norms for welded stainless India. to foreign investors, who promoting competition and the Chinese market directly,” hold minority stakes in joint (NPLs) and continue to business. steel pipes that are used in In June, a nationalist group have failed to make inroads structure optimisation,” he said Pogson, following years ventures and are not allowed contain financial risk while For India’s toy retailers, oil and gas as well as into the highly regulated said. of market curbs exacerbated to issue ratings for local curbing any rise in hidden tied to Prime Minister who import everything from construction sector. sector and seen their market Guo’s comments are the by the competitive threat of bonds. debt.Chinese banks have Narendra Modi’s ruling toy cars to musical phones “There is evidence of China share decline. latest indication that the China’s biggest state-owned The government last year sold off, written off and party began a campaign to and even robots from China, exporting semi-finished and “We will give foreign banks world’s second-biggest banks and rising non-bank also said it would further reclassified a total of 979.9 discourage the use of the new requirements have finished goods using more space in the form of economy may lower barriers financial sector. liberalize its securities and billion yuan in NPLs in the meant supply disruptions stainless steel that do not Chinese goods in the their establishment, to overseas participation in There were 39 wholly- insurance sectors. first three quarters of this just ahead of the Diwali meet the BIS standards,” country. shareholder qualifications, its financial services sector, owned foreign banking Overseas banks are year, according to CBRC festive season. Sharma said.India’s trade The Swadeshi Jagran the percentage of their which has frustrated some institutions operating in permitted to operate locally- data.Guo said that financial The government’s Bureau ministry did not respond to Manch, an affiliate of the shareholding and their scope foreign firms. China at the end of last year, registered branches in China, regulators would continue to of Indian Standards (BIS) Reuters’ request for main Hindu nationalist of business,” said Guo China has responded by according to CBRC and are restricted to taking a crack down on business has approximately 23,000 comment on the new rules. Shuqing, chairman of the renewing earlier promises to statistics. maximum 20% stake in irregularities to prevent organisation that fights for standards across industries, China’s foreign ministry China Banking Regulatory open its markets further. In July, the People’s Bank of domestic banks. In securities financial risks. China’s domestic industry and many of which are never referred questions to the Commission (CBRC) at a Making moves to open China published rules and fund management regulators will also guard agriculture, has planned a fully enforced, officials say. commerce ministry, which news conference during the markets now may be a case allowing foreign rating businesses, foreign against cross-market Now, government did not immediately protest rally in Delhi later 19th Party Congress. of “too little, too late”, said agencies to establish wholly- ownership is capped at 49%. financial risks while further departments have been respond to request for this month against the influx The market share of foreign Keith Pogson, EY’s global owned businesses on the On Thursday, PBOC’s Guo deepening reforms, he said. of Chinese products. 12 JAMMU || SATURDAY | OCT | 21 || 2017 The NORTHLINES Delhi’s post-Diwali air quality takes plunge, enters ‘severe’ zone EC has authorised PM to announce respiratory system and neighbouring regions of dates of Gujarat polls: PC manage to reach the Delhi such as Gurugram, bloodstream, sharply rose Noida and Ghaziabad, The EC had just said that the case since 2014,” he had from around 7 pm on where crackers were burst as polling in the western state said. Thursday. usual, raising question would be held before “Let me also add, this tells The line graphs of the marks on the efficacy of the December 18. that they are jittery about the pollution data of the Delhi administration in enforcing The Congress had alleged BJP’s prospects in the state,” Pollution Control the apex court’s ban. that the government put Prasad had said. Committee (DPCC) stations However, if one goes by “pressure” on the poll panel Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay were telling. SAFAR’s forecast, post- NEW DELHI, OCT 20 to “delay” the Rupani hit out at In station after station, the Diwali air will not be as announcement of the Chidambaram over his dig at volume of PM2.5 and PM10 poor as last year, which was Congress leader P Gujarat assembly poll the Election Commission built up rapidly around 7 pm the worse in at least three Chidambaram on Thursday schedule to enable the Prime and said the opposition party and peaked post midnight, decades. It said a host of criticised the Election Minister to act as a “false is "scared" of the ensuing soaring up to 10 times above favourable meteorological Commission saying that by Santa Claus” and offer sops, polls in the BJP-ruled state. the safe 24-hour limits. conditions were helping not announcing the Gujarat use “jumlas” (rhetoric) Speaking to reporters in For example, the RK Puram prevent smoke-filled air poll schedule, it had during his October 16 visit Gandhinagar, Rupani said, monitoring station recorded from the agricultural belt of “authorised” Prime Minister to his home state. "Chidambaramji and the Narendra Modi to declare The model code of conduct Congress are scared of the NEW DELHI, OCT 20 are up to 30 times tinier than apex court has worked. PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and Haryana and Punjab from the dates at his last rally, the width of a human hair, This was captured by the 1,179 micrograms per cubic entering the national capital. would have come into upcoming (state assembly) after all “freebies” for the Delhi’s air quality took a were 424 and 571 Central Pollution Control metre at around 11 pm. The Had that not been the case, immediate effect in Gujarat elections. state were doled out. sharp plunge and entered the micrograms per cubic metre Board (CPCB) which had monitors stopped working Delhi’s air, already saturated had the poll schedule been "We believe elections should The former finance and ‘severe’ zone on Friday, (ug/m3) respectively, Delhi’s AQI (air quality after midnight, suggesting with pollutants, would have announced along with happen on due time, and it home minister also claimed following night-long Diwali multiple times higher than index) at 319, which is that the pollutants had gone turned deadlier. Himachal Pradesh, the party will happen so. But they that the Election revelry when people set off the safe limits of 60 and 100. considered ‘very poor’, for through the roof. The Supreme Court- had said. (Congress) are scared due to Commission would be millions of firecrackers and The US embassy’s pollution October 20. However, since While it is difficult to appointed Environment Hitting back at the Congress their desperation. And “recalled” from its reduced a Supreme Court monitor recorded the figure was released at 5 quantify the immediate Pollution Prevention and for targeting the EC, BJP criticising the Election “extended holiday” after the ban on their sale into a ‘heap ‘hazardous’ air quality with pm, it could not quite record effect of the ban on Control Authority (EPCA), leader and Union minister Commission is not the right Gujarat government had of ash’. the index scoring an what followed thereafter. firecrackers, residents which is empowered to Ravi Shankar Prasad said thing in a democracy." announced all “concessions The pollution indicator of alarming 878, which the As the clock ticked, frenzied across the national capital enforce the Graded the allegations levelled Rupani had earlier and freebies”. state-run System of Air mission considers “beyond celebrations picked up and felt the beginning was Response Action Plan against the constitutional countered Congress' “EC has authorised PM to Quality Forecasting and its air quality index” (AQI), noisy and relentless bursting promising with (GRAP) to combat air body were without any allegations that the announce date of Gujarat Research (SAFAR) turned a which ends at 500. of firecrackers continued till neighbourhoods reporting pollution in Delhi-NCR, basis. government was putting elections at his last rally deep shade of brown, But unlike previous years, the wee hours, sending much lesser noise and kicked off a series of “It is absolutely absurd. It’s "pressure" on the poll panel (and kindly keep EC indicating ‘severe’ air the run-up to Diwali pollution graph off the smoke till about 6 pm, preventive measures on like questioning the to "delay" the announcement informed),” he tweeted. quality in the city, which festivities was much cleaner charts. compared to the previous October 17. prudence of the EC. The of Gujarat poll schedule. The EC had on October 12 may affect healthy people this time. The online indicators of years. Measures under the GRAP’s Congress is perhaps The chief minister had announced that polling for and seriously impact those Even the Diwali evening pollution monitoring But as the festivities picked ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ speaking out of its own claimed the Congress — the assembly elections in with existing respiratory or was relatively quiet and stations in the city glowed up, the faint echos of categories, which include a experience where then in power at the Centre Himachal Pradesh would cardiovascular diseases. promising, suggesting that red, indicating a ‘very poor’ crackers started growing ban on diesel generator sets, interference in the — had influenced the take place on November 9, The 24-hour rolling average the ban on sale of air quality as the volume of louder. have come into effect and functioning of constitutional Election Commission in but held off announcing the of PM2.5 and PM10, firecrackers in the Delhi- ultra fine particulates PM2.5 The situation was similar, if will remain in force till bodies used to be a thing in deciding dates for the 2012 Gujarat schedule. ultrafine particulates which NCR region imposed by the and PM10, which enter the not worse, in the March 15. PTI their rule. Such is not the Gujarat assembly polls. PTI Govt should increase number of diplomats; 500 long-distance trains to run quicker from next month Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath, have separate exam for IFS: Tharoor the lie over period. renews resolve to serve people NEW DELHI, OCT 20 The committee on external facilitating the entry of NRIs,” "In the new timetable affairs in a report had also he said. around 50 such trains which Congress leader and chairman expressed “grave concern” Making a case for a separate will be run like this. Fifty- of the parliamentary panel on over the IFS strength, noting exam for the service, Tharoor one trains will immediately external affairs Shashi that there were only 770 IFS said those golden days are see reduced run time from Tharoor has said the officers against the sanctioned over when the IFS was seen one to three hours. This will government should increase strength of 912. as the elite service and one go up to more than 500 the number of diplomats and The committee was of the had to be in the first ten of the trains," the official said. asserted that there was a need view that the size of India’s UPSC ranks to opt for it. The railways has started the for a separate exam for the diplomatic corps “is “But equally, we are getting NEW DELHI, OCT 20 incorporated "innovative exercise of an internal audit Indian Foreign Service (IFS). inadequate considering the people into the foreign timetabling" under which through which 50 mail and “Brazil has 1,200 people in tasks and challenges before service, who never wanted to The Indian Railways will running time of popular express trains will be KEDARNATH, OCT 20 and expensive saying there foreign services, if you look at the Ministry and nation”. be in the service. The kind of soon cut short the running trains will reduce by 15 upgraded to super-fast would be no dearth of funds the number when it comes to Pitching for lateral entry into qualities that are needed in a time of over 500 long minutes to two hours. services. Prime Minister Narendra to ensure that they were China they have something the IFS, he said there has been diplomat are very different distance trains by up to two The new timetable will also This is part of an overhaul of Modi on Friday offered completed in a time-bound like 6,000 people, the US has an increase in intake for the from others. So there is need hours, a senior railway provide each railway the rail system of increasing prayers at the Kedarnath manner. 20,000 people. I am not foreign service in the last year for separate exam for it,” he official said on Friday. division 2–4 hours for the average speed of shrine saying his visit to the As Gujarat CM, he had saying we can be like the US or so but those people would said. The new timings will be maintenance works. existing trains, he said. Himalayan temple had offered to take the or even like China. But 800 is be ready for productivity after For becoming a diplomat one updated in the November "Our plan is to maximise the Trains such as the Bhopal- strengthened his resolve to responsibility of far too modest a number and it 10 years of work experience. needs to have some interest in timetable of the railways, he use of the existing rolling Jodhpur Express will reach serve the nation. Serving reconstructing areas needs to be increased,” “We are saying you need world affairs, some flair for said. Following directions stock. It can be done in two 95 minutes earlier than people was true service of surrounding the temple when Tharoor told reporters on the some people now to make up languages among other from Railway Minister ways — if we have a train before, while the Guwahati- the lord, the Prime Minister the tragedy had struck in sidelines of a meeting of the for your efficiency. So we can qualities, he said. Piyush Goyal earlier this that is waiting somewhere to Indore Special will complete said after offering 2013, killing thousands of panel earlier this week. think about lateral entry and (AGENCIES) month, the national carrier return, we can use it during its 2,330-km journey 115 ‘rudrabhiskek’ at the high- people, Modi said. minutes early and the 1929- altitude shrine. Modi, who The then Uttarakhand chief km journey of the Ghazipur- had visited the shrine in minister had also agreed in Bandra Terminus Express May this year, also laid the principle. “But the then will be completed 95 foundation stones of five government at the Centre minutes earlier. major reconstruction apparently had reservations The national transporter has projects at Kedarpuri. These about it and I had to return. also reduced the halt time of are improved facilities for However, perhaps Baba trains at stations. Similarly, devotees, construction of (Lord Shiva) had decided that trains will not stop at retaining walls and ghats at the reconstruction around stations where footfall is the Mandakini and Kedarnath would be done less. Coupled with track and Saraswati rivers, an only by Baba’s son,” he said. infrastructure upgrade, approach road to the shrine Modi had visited the temple automatic signalling and the and reconstructing Adi Guru in May when the portals of new Linke-Hofmann-Busch Shankaracharya’s tomb the Himalayan shrine were coaches that allow a 130 which was devastated in the reopened for devotees after kmph top speed, trains are 2013 deluge. He described remaining closed for six expected to run faster. the projects as ambitious months for the winters. PTI