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VOL 6, ISSUE NO. 52 JAMMU & KASHMIR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2017 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee Mehbooba reviews pace of work on key dev projects in No Information On Number Of Bank Accounts With JtAMhMU, eFEBR USARYt 21a : tComemiss,io nser, tPlarnnineg &ssShivae Dal,s Dod a boesidens Rs. 56sits tiargceted kfor icomnpletigon in tBoeerwa h,c Ladoora-Amchabal pand lweater nteedis oof Jamnmu cit y tare ibe mValleye. line Large Deposits After Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Development and Principal crore road project at Nikki Tawi 2019. Gingel-Lachipora roads. supplemented with the digging In the health sector, the meet - Demonetisation, Says RBI today asked the executing agen - Secretary to Chief Minister, B. B. are almost complete and about to In the Kashmir province, the On the semi-ring road proj - of 19 more tube wells and also, ing was informed that foundation cies to pace up the work on Vyas and administrative secre - the thrown open this year. meeting was informed that five ects of Jammu and Srinagar on the instructions of the Chief work for the three Medical INDORE : The RBI is not developmental projects and taries of many Departments were Similarly, the meeting was bridges viz. Palapora bridge, cities, that recently got Centre’s Minister, Centre has been Colleges of Baramulla, Anantnag aware of the number of bank ensure compliance of completion present in the meeting. informed 45 kilometres of road Soiteng bridge, Presentation approval on the request of the approached for sanctioning Rs. and Rajouri are in progress while accounts in which more than deadlines even as she expressed Mehbooba Mufti reviewed length has been macadamised in Convent bridge on river Jhelum, Chief Minister, the meeting was 624 crore water supply augmen - as the land acquisition process Rs 2.5 lakh in the scrapped satisfaction over many of the the pace of progress on the proj - informed that land acquisition tation scheme for the city which for setting up AIIMS at currency notes of Rs 500 and mega projects in core infrastruc - ects sector wise and took an process is on and is expected to would suffice the consumer Awantipora and Vijaypur is in Rs 1,000 were deposited ture following the completion appraisal of the cost estimations, be completed soon. The two needs of coming 30 years. advanced stage. Similarly, final between November 8 and timeline. amount spent and the balance projects are valuing at around Rs. Similarly three other water sup - finishing works are going on at December 30 last year, it has The Chief Minister was payments of these projects. In 3700 crore and involve construc - ply schemes including Naigarh the 200 bedded maternity hospi - said in response to a query reviewing the progress on many today’s meeting she reviewed the tion of 11 major bridges, 49 scheme in Kishtwar are expected tals at Jammu and Srinagar and under the Right to of the mega developmental proj - project implementation in sectors minor bridges, nine flyover to be completedwithin two years. are expected to be thrown open Information Act. ects in the State. like PWD, PHE, Health, besides other features. Similarly, construction of this year. The Chief Minister "In reply to my RTI appli - Mehbooba Mufti impressed Education and Technical The meeting was informed barrage on River Tawi and directed pacing up of work on the cation, the Department of upon the engineers to restrict to Education. The Chief Minister that Zangli bypass road project in expansion of Jammu airport at Sub District Hospital, Sopore in Currency Management of the the scheduled deadlines and cost was informed that process of Kupwara, renovation of Zero Belicharana is also expected to view of the work having been Central bank on February 17 estimations of these projects. She DPR formulation for Valoo- Kishtwar, Rajouri and Poonch. Bosipora, Ganderbal bridge, Bridge in Srinagar and Vodhpora be completed this year. started long back and centrality said it did not have the figure said these mega projects have the Singhpora and Mughal Road tun - Work on the Rs. 76 crore Ashmuji bridge in Kulgam and bridge in Kupwara have been In Kashmir province, 10 of the town. The project is of bank accounts in which potential to change the socio eco - nels has been started and also in Kotranka-Khawas road, the Pushwara bridge in Anantnag are completed and thrown open to MGD Tangnar water supply expected to cost Rs. 39 crore. more than Rs 2.5 lakh were nomic profile of the State and case of Domail-Katra, Jammu- meeting was informed, has been almost complete and are expect - public use. The meeting was scheme is about to be opera - In the Education sector, the deposited in demonetised asked the engineers and execu - Akhnoor and Chennani- allotted and is expected to be ed to be thrown open to public by informed that the structure of tionalized, the meeting was Chief Minister was informed that notes of Rs 500 and Rs tors to give their best to the com - Sudhmahadev road projects the completed in three years. The this year-end only. Legislative complex at Jammu informed and eyeing the futuris - class work has been started at the 1,000," said Chandrashekhar pletion of these projects. DPRs are in progress and the Chief Minister directed that work Similarly, the meeting was has been completed and only tic requirements, the capacity of IIT, Jammu and IIM, Jammu Gaud, an activist from Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. alignments have been finalised. on the 30 kilometre road should informed that, the work on 19 final finishing works are to be Rangil, Sukhnag and Chadoora from last session and land has Neemuch district of Madhya Nrmal Singh; Minister for In the PWD sector, the Chief be started from both the ends so kilometre Drang-Tosamaidan taken up. Also 75 % work on water supply schemes is being also been transferred to the cam - Pradesh. The RBI also did Education, Syed Altaf Bukhari; Minister was informed that many that the completion is achieved road via Sinthan and 11 kilome - Bikram Chowk flyover project is enhanced. The Chief Minister, pus. An off campus for IIM not have the number of Minister for PHE, Irrigation & of the key projects like Ganpat within the timeline. tre Larkipora-Zaidoora Lisser is done and rest of the work would however, expressed dismay over Jammu has also been approved accounts in co-operative Flood Control, Sham Shoudhary bridge, Samba-Mansar road, The meeting was also apace and is expected to be com - be completed shortly, the Chief the slow progress on the flood by the Centre, she was told. banks in which more than Rs and Minister for PWD, Naeem Satwari-Kunjwani road, 50 kilo - informed that work on Rs. 158 pleted next year. Also the meet - Minister was informed. protection and beautification Besides, two architectural 2.5 lakh were deposited in the Akhtar besides Chief Secretary, metre Bhaderwah-Chamba road crore Keerian-Gandial-Kathua ing was informed that work has In PHE sector, the meeting works being undertaken on the schools at Srinagar and Jammu scrapped notes during the B. R. Sharma; Financial upto Himachal border, Bridge at road project has been started and recently been started on Magam- was informed, that the drinking banks of river Jhelum in the have been set up. period, Gaud said, citing the RTI reply. After acknowledging Hafiz Saeed 10th class Science Paper BSF Foils Infiltration Bid Along J&K Govt Restricts Number Of Guests At Weddings, canceled at Haran centre over as 'serious threat', Pakistan cancels complaints of mass copying LoC, Militant Killed Bans Sending Dry Fruits, Sweets With Invitation Cards JAMMU, FEB 21 : The JAMMU : BSF has foiled early morning during which JAMMU, FEBURARY plaints, both from civil as "Violators will not be weapons licenses issued to JuD Jammu and Kashmir State an infiltration bid along the the BSF party recovered the 21 : On Tuesday, Jammu and well as social organizations excused," minister Zulfikar Lahore : The Pakistan of 90 days. Board of School Education Line of Control in Rajouri body of the militant along Kashmir government rolled about “injudicious use of Ali said. government has now can - Saeed and 37 members of (JKBOSE) has cancelled district of Jammu and with an AK-47 rifle, six out a “guest control order” to essential commodities and Also, the government will celled the licenses of 44 JuD and FIF have also been today’s 10th class Paper at Kashmir and gunned down a loaded magazines and a impose restrictions on mar - exuberant expenditures made soon come up with a legisla - weapons issued to Jamaat-ud- placed on the Exit Control Higher Secondary School militant. monocular night vision riages, social and government in public and private func - tion to ensure punishments Dawaah (JuD) chief Hafiz List, barring them from leav - Haran Soibugh, Budgam Officials said the incident device from the Pakistan side. functions. tions.” for the violators, the minister Saeed and other members of ing the country. over complaints of mass The new order will now Taking cognizance of the informed. his organisations, citing secu - According to the Punjab copying. restrict the number of guests complaints, the minister said The minister said there rity reasons. Home Department notifica - The complaint in this to 500, who will be part of the that there will be a ban on will be ban on use of ampli - An official of the Punjab tion, “Both JuD and FIF are C M regard reached Education marriage ceremony at the sending dry fruits, sweet fiers, loudspeakers and fire - Home Department was quot - engaged in certain activities C M bride's place while those to be packets with Y B Minister, Syed Mohammad ed as saying by PTI that the which could be prejudicial to y B Altaf Bukhari, who immedi - part of the event at the invitation cards step has been taken in line peace and security and in vio - ately asked the authorities to groom's place will be restrict - to relatives, with the government’s action lation of Pakistan’s obliga - look into the issue. against Saeed and his organi - tions to the United Nations On conformation, the sec - sations – the Jamaat-ud- Security Council Resolution retary JKBOSE ordered the Dawaah (JuD) and the and both organisations have cancellation of the paper at Falaha-e-Insanyat (FIF). been placed in the Second the said centre. “The Punjab Home Schedule of Anti-Terrorism Department cancelled licens - Act 1997.” Mehbooba asks Social Welfare es of 44 weapons for security “Hafiz Saeed, Abdullah Deptt. to undertake survey of reasons,” the official was Ubaid, Zafar Iqbal, Abdul quoted as saying on Tuesday. Rehman Abid and Kashif differently abled persons Interestingly, the Pakistan Niazi are engaged in certain Govt. soon to roll out government has recently activities which could be ed to 400. friends and acknowledged JuD chief prejudicial to peace and secu - Disability Policy occurred around midnight A black bag containing A maximum number of guests. Hafiz Saeed, who has been rity.” JAMMU, FEBRUARY when Border Security Force another loaded AK magazine, 100 guests can be part of an The state gov - listed under an anti-terrorism The federal government 21 : Chief Minister, (BSF) troops deployed along dry fruits and juice was also engagement ceremony. ernment has law, as "serious threat" to the has also put JuD and FIF on Mehbooba Mufti today said the LoC fence in Keri sector recovered, they said. Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, given 40 days nation and placed him under the watch list for six months. she has directed the Social of Rajouri detected some sus - "It is understood that the Minister for Consumer time for its house arrest in the country's Saeed, who is carrying a $10 Welfare Department to picious movement. remaining terrorists took Affairs, has said that the implementation that will crackers. The government has "larger interest". million bounty on his head, undertake an enumerative A heavy exchange of fire advantage of the undulating move will curb the wastage at come to effect from April 1. also asked to restrict number The Pakistan government was also put under house survey to identify the differ - ensued for about 30 minutes hilly ground and jungle and social, government and pri - The deputy commissioners of food stalls to seven each had on January 30 put Saeed arrest after the 2008 Mumbai ently abled persons in the and the guns then went silent retreated to their side. An vate gatherings. The order have been asked to ensure for non-vegetarian and vege - and four other leaders of his terror attack but he was freed State so that comprehensive from the other side, they said. infiltration bid was foiled by was issued after the minister's that the new rules are proper - tarian dishes, and two stalls organizations under house by Lahore High Court in measures are taken for their A search was conducted alert troops," they added. department received com - ly followed. for sweets and fruits. arrest in Lahore for a period 2009. complete integration into the social set up.The Chief Govt To Facilitate Free Anti-Virus Minister said this while giv - H1-B visa row : US should have 'farsighted' view on movement of skilled professionals : Modi ing away a motorised wheel For PCs, Mobile Phones New Delhi : Prime US Administration and In this regard, he recog - skilled Indian talent in enrich - chair to a differently abled The IT Ministry on Tuesday watchdog CertIn will collect Computer Emergency Minister Narendra Modi on Congress. nized Congress' strong bipar - ing the American economy boy here today. launched anti-malware analysis data of infected systems and Response Team (CERT-In) to Tuesday pressed the US to He recalled his positive tisan support for the India-US and society" and "urged Mehbooba Mufti said all centre that will facilitate free send it to ISPs and banks. also set up National Cyber have a "balanced and farsight - conversation with President partnership, a PMO statement developing a reflective, bal - the universities and colleges anti-virus for computers and These ISPs and banks will Coordination Centre (NCCC) ed perspective" on the move - said. anced and farsighted perspec - in the State have also been mobile phones in the country identify the user and provide by June. ment of skilled professionals, Modi shared tive on movement of skilled asked to furnish a list of such with project cost of Rs 90 crore them with link of the centre, The government has remarks which came against his perspective professionals," the statement differently abled students to spread over period of five launched in name of Cyber approved Rs 900 crore for the backdrop of the Trump on areas where said. the Government for attending years. Swachhta Kendra. NCCC which will monitor and Administration's move to both countries Soon after taking over last on their specific needs and "I would like ISPs (Internet The user will be able to handle cyber attacks on Indian curb H1B visas that will hurt can work even month, Trump had decided to requirements. The Chief Service Provider) to encourage download anti-virus or anti- internet space in real time. India. more closely, overhaul the work visa pro - Minister said her their consumers to come on malware tools to disinfect their "Safety and security is inte - He made the comment including in grammes like the H-1B and Government would soon roll board, there is a free service devices. "The project has budg - gral. As the Prime Minister said while receiving a 26-member facilitating L1, a move that will adverse - out a Disability Policy for the available. Come and use it in et outlay of Rs 90 crore spread cyber threat is akin to bloodless bi- partisan US Congressional greater people- ly hit the lifeline of Indian State.The Chief Minister the event some malware has over period of 5 years," CertIn war. I don't have slightest doubt delegation here. to-people link - tech firms and professionals gave away a motorised wheel sneaked in to the system," IT Director General Sanjay Bahl cyber security is not only going Welcoming the ages that have in the US. chair to Mr. Satnam Singh, Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. to be big area of Digital Congressional Donald Trump and the shared over the years helped con - At present, 65,000 H1B son of Vinod Singh of Lakad said at the launch of Botnet As of now 58 ISPs and 13 Swachh Bharat but also going Representatives to India, he commitment to further tribute to each other's pros - visas are issued by the US Mandi, Janipur. Cleaning and Malware banks have come on board to to be big area of digital growth, said their visit augurs a good strengthen ties that have perity. every year and Indians Analysis Centre. use this system. digital employment and digital start to bilateral exchanges grown deeper in the last two "In this context, the Prime account for a major chunk in The Indian cyber security The minister directed Indian commerce," Prasad said. following the change in the and a half years. Minister referred to the role of it.

ComFputOer SR ervices Hafiz Saeed Can Pose A Serious Threat To Laptop Services Altaf Bukhari reviews functioning, performance of School Education Department Nation, Says Pakistan's Defence Minister JAMMU, FEBRUARY The meeting was informed most important to uphold the lem.“Government wants to well about the local challenges. BSNL Broadband LAHORE : Pakistan has Terrorism Act (ATA) on Pan Card 21: Minister for Education that there are around 24000 dignity and respect of this ensure that the schools function The Minister of State for Syed Mohammad Altaf schools in Jammu and noble job. He asked the smoothly and the education of Education also called for meet - said Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief January 30 in Lahore, pro - Passport Bukhari today reviewed the Kashmir, of which 3300 have authorities to prioritize these children does not suffer. ing the aspirations of both the Hafiz Saeed, who has been voking an uproar from his Contact :- functioning and performance been rationalized, having a teachers and students to evolve listed under an anti-terrorism party and allies. His inclusion Rohit: of school education department total enrolment of 16 lakh stu - a dependable and progressive law, can pose a "serious in the list shows he is linked threat" to the nation, and was with militancy in some way. Mob. 9419626826 here at a high level meeting dents. Minister of state for education set up in the state. with special focus on issues of Education, Culture and She specially stressed on thus placed under house Saeed was earlier this month teachers and implementation of Tourism, Priya Sethi was also rationalization of staff and fast arrest in the country's "larger put on the Exit Control List, far reaching reforms to present in the meeting. tracking the recruitment interest". The acknowledge - barring him from leaving the improve the quality of educa - The Minister sought process to meet the dearth in ment of the danger the country. During a panel dis - Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji tion. The meeting that went detailed feedback on the func - far flung areas. Mumbai attacks mastermind cussion on countering on for about two hours dis - tioning of the department, cen - Earlier, Secretary Education poses came from Pakistan's extremism and terrorism, cussed in detail the challenges trally sponsored schemes SSA informed the Ministers about Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said: "Terrorism is not faced by the department and and RMSA, prescribed the development of model Asif during an international synonymous to any religion. MANOJ KUMAR & CO. measures and reforms brought strength of teachers in different schools, introduction of e- security conference in Terrorists aren't Christians or Fruit & Vegetable in to address these issues. level of schools, vacancies, issues and get these resolved in Undisputedly, when a teacher learning, IT facilities in the Munich, Germany. "Saeed Muslims or Buddhists or Secretary School Education, recruitment of teachers, includ - a time bound manner. is not getting salary in time it is schools refresher courses for can pose a serious threat to Hindus. They are terrorists, Commission Agents Shaleen Kabra gave a detailed ing ReTs and their mode of reg - The Minister specially men - difficult for him to concen - teachers, Knowledge bank and the society," Asif told the they are criminals." overview of the functioning of ularization etc. tioned the issue of hitches in trate on the students” he assert - other mode of teachings intro - audience at the Munich The action against Saeed Specialist In : Potato, Onion the schools at primary, second - Discussing the issues of timely release of salaries the ed. Meanwhile Mr Bukhari duced by the department. The Security Conference on was taken after Pakistan was ary and higher secondary levels teachers, the Minister stressed teachers coming under the also directed the School educa - Minister described all these Sunday, The Nation reported. hit by at least eight terror Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi and innovative reforms brought on solving sensitive issues of ambit of SSA and RMSA tion Department to involve the reforms as very far reaching Saeed was "arrested in the attacks this month in which in by the government during the teaching fraternity, includ - schemes. He asked the depart - local Legislators in the process and highly beneficial for the larger interest of the coun - more than 100 people died, Narwal, Jammu. the past two years to make the ing ReTs, including their ment to prepare a report and he of modernization and up-gra - students. He asked the depart - try", he added, according to the latest being a suicide system of education more salaries, promotions, regular - will personally approach the dation of schools as they being ment to go ahead with same the report. Saeed was placed bombing on a famed Sufi Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 vibrant and proportionate to ization of services and posts- Government of India to find a well versed with the local spirit to realize the full objec - under house arrest under the shrine in Sindh province that the present day needs. which the minister termed as lasting solution of the prob - needs can guide the department tives. fourth schedule of the Anti- claimed 88 lives.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Boom in education will bring achay din for JK: Lal Singh Sat Sharma chairs PUC meeting Inaugurates infrastructure development projects in education sector; Panel exams CAGs audit paras pertaining to SIDCO Provides Rs 50 lakh for establishing tourist huts, guest houses at Basohli JAMMU, FEBRUARY allotments. Commissioner Threadbare discussion same audit paras. JAMMU, JANUARY 21 Minister said besides govern - centres at a common place communication skills, vari - 21 : A meeting of the Secretary, Industries and were also held on the land Among others, : Minister for Forest, ment’s efforts and initiates, for the overall development ous dance forms, music, self- Committee on Public Commerce, Shailendra acquisitions process, work - Accountant General, CAG Environment and Ecology, people should come forward of the society from every defense courses to the edu - Undertakings (PUC) of Kumar informed the com - ing of the Industries policy Office, H Abbas, Managing Choudhary Lal Singh today to reform their areas. He said child to the adults. He said cated youth. Jammu and Kashmir mittee about the initiatives in the state, status of IT Director, SIDCO, Amit said human resource devel - Legislative Assembly was and measures taken by the Park, Food processing unit Sharma, Director Finance, opment is essential for turn - held under the ing Jammu and Kashmir into Chairmanship of MLA a prosperous State. Satpaul Sharma, here today. While taking a whirlwind Legislators, Mohammad tour to Basohli constituency, Akbar Lone, Raja Manzoor the Minister said education is Ahmad, Mohammad Khalil vital and brings positive Band, Yawar Ahmad Mir, changes at the grassroots. Shah Mohammad Tantray, “Education can only bring Shakti Raj and Mumtaz achay din to you,” Singh told Ahmad Khan were present gathering while touring in the meeting and gave Basohli. He urged students to their suggestions to make take inspiration from the the SIDCO fruitful and noted personalities of the result oriented. State who have achieved this The Committee exam - department to ensure the and creation of land bank I&C Department, besides repute with education and ined CAGs Audit paras per - allotment of land within by Industries Department in senior officers of SIDCO, hard work. The Minister said taining to the SIDCO shortest possible time peri - the State. It was decided in Industries and Commerce that Bani-Basohli has enor - (Industries and Commerce od and to avoid the un-nec - the meeting that the Department, AG Office and mous tourism potential and Department) regarding land essary delay in the process Committee will next meet Assembly Secretariat were for this Minister directed the acquisitions and pending and loss to the investors. on March 7th to discuss also attended the meeting. Forest Department to devel - op huts, tourist guest houses Vaid chairs 37th BoDs meeting of JKPHC at Sukrala Mata Shrine. He announced Rs 50 lakh for the that a collective community that the main purpose of Singh also called upon Calls for perspective planning in Infra development; development of the same. initiative of like-minded peo - establishing the centre should youth to participate in sports takes several decisions to increase efficiency of PHC The Minister inaugurated ple, irrespective of caste, be for the overall develop - activities wholeheartedly and JAMMU, FEBRUARY he added. personnel also came under Board members about the additional accommodation creed and political affilia - ment and self-sustenance of bring laurels to the State. He 21 : In order to review and DGP stressed for trans - discussion in the meeting. construction activities of created for Government High tions for overall self-devel - people of all age groups in said there is no dearth of tal - discuss the functioning of parency in the working of the Dr. Vaid asked the offi - Corporation being carried School Mannu and also inau - opment must gain the the village. He also called ent among the youth of the J&K Police Housing Corporation and completion cers and engineers present in out across the State. He said gurated lanes at Panchayat momentum across s the State. prominent people of the area state, adding that need of the Corporation, Director of projects within the pre - the meeting to revisit the that proper supervision is Athoon, Mannu, constructed The urged villagers to estab - to impart skill training like hour is to channelize it in the General of Police (DGP), Dr. scribed period of time so that facilities being provided to ensured to make required at the cost of Rs 5 lakh. The lish a village development spoken English to improve right direction. S P Vaid today chaired 37th the purpose of projects is ful - the personnel at their resi - standards of quality available Board of Directors meeting, filled and utilized properly. dential and working places. in the construction of our Director SKPA here today. The meeting took He called for perspective In view of the nature of the projects. Completion of holds interactive Govt committed to uplift weaker various decisions to enhance planning in infrastructural duty a secure and congenial works with prescribed time the pace of progress in differ - development, keeping in atmosphere is required to be is also focussed by the senior meet with trainees sections of society : Andrabi ent fields of working of the view the future requirements provided for the police per - officers. UDHAMPUR, FEBRU - ANANTNAG, FEBRU - various welfare and develop - He said that various cen - Corporation. of the police organization. A sonnel at their respective Among others, the meet - ARY 21 : Director Sher-i- ARY 21 : Minister of State mental schemes being imple - trally sponsored flagship pro - Dr. Vaid while addressing holistic plan needs to be places and the engineers ing was attended by ADGP Kashmir Police Academy, for Hajj & Auqaf, PHE and mented in the Constituency. It grammes have been launched the Board of Directors meet - envisaged for police housing have a great responsibility to (Headquarters), VK Singh, Mohd. Sulaiman Salaria Irrigation & Flood Control, was informed in the meeting in the State to provide better ing disclosed that Police and other related require - ensure infrastructure of IGP Jammu Zone, Dr. SD today held an interactive Syed Farooq Andrabi today that in Dooru, under MGN - facilities to the people. He Housing Corporation (PHC) ments of the organization, required standards, added, Singh Jamwal, Director meet with the officers and said the present dispensation REGA as many as 199 devel - added that the Government is was established to undertake said the DGP. Dr. Vaid. Budget Finance, Imtiyaz trainees at Police Academy is committed for the uplift - opment works were complet - keen to provide better road mega building infrastructure The meeting took various Earlier, in the outset of Ahmed Wani, Director Udhampur . ment of weaker and vulnera - ed at a cost of Rs 8.90 crore connectivity, healthcare, edu - plan for Jammu and Kashmir decisions for increasing the the meeting, Managing Finance (R&B), Rajesh During the interaction, ble sections of the society for during the current fiscal, gen - cation and drinking water Police under its moderniza - efficiency of the Corporation Director, Police Housing Talwar, Exn. (PHC) Javaid Director gave a patient hear - overall and inclusive develop - erating 139739 man-days in facilities to the people and tion programme. The besides other issues with Corporation, Mr. A. K. Iqbal and FA (PHC), Fayaz ing to various issues put forth ment of the State. three blocks of the constituen - stressed officers to play their Corporation constructed a regard to the betterment of Choudhary apprised the Ahmed Wani. by the staff and assured an The Minister was speaking cy. Besides, 11747 job cards role in effective implementa - large building infrastructure early redressal of their prob - during a meeting to review were also issued during the tion of Government schemes in different areas of the State; lems. He also stressed upon the implementation various period. for changing economic sce - enhance living facilities for the trainees to undergo the welfare schemes of Rural Speaking on the occasion, nario of people. the personnel. DC reviews implementation of PMUY training sincerely so as to Development Department, the Minister called for syner - ADDC Anantnag, ACD, RAMBAN, FEBRUARY on better synergy between the and asked the stakeholders to The Corporation within 21: Deputy Commissioner, concerned departments and keep close coordination with attain proficiency in the field, NRLM and Swachh Bharat gy among various depart - DPO, BDOs of Larkipora, few years earned a good would definitely help them to Mission works in Dooru ments for effective and time Verinag Hillar and Shahabad, Mohammad Aijaz today agencies for effective imple - the district administration so name for the quality work chaired a meeting to discuss mentation of the scheme. that the grievances of people serve the people in a better Constituency. bound implementation of var - besides panchayat inspectors, and requests were pouring in way. Earlier, the Director was During the meeting, the ious ongoing developmental VLWs and other concerned the issues regarding imple - GM (Director Marketing) of district Ramban with from other departments for mentation of the Pradhan Indian Oil, Mumbai also took regards to PMUY are apprised of the training Minister was apprised about works in the constituency. attended the meeting. construction of their projects, progamme and various facili - Mantri Ujjwala Yojana ties being provided to the (PMUY) in the district. staff. Assistant Director, DC chairs collector's ADC Angrez Singh Rana, Police Academy sought DDC finalizes arrangements G M (Director Marketing) cooperation from all the staff Mumbai, Riaz, DM (RS) members for uplifting the meet at Kathua Jammu, DNO Ramban training standards and living REASI, Feb f21o : Drist riSct hparikinvg ofK touhristso verhiciles , Mbe epreslsea d into service from KATHUA, FEBRUARY Rakesh Tikku, AD FCS&CA, conditions of staff and Development Commissioner, halting points, security sce - Kanda to new bus stand at 21 : Deputy Commissioner Abdul Rashid and dealers of trainees. Ravinder Kumar convened a nario etc. Ransoo and auto service from Kathua, Ramesh Kumar local gas agencies attended meeting with concerned offi - The DDC asked the con - new bus stand to Hotel Tridev. today convened a meeting of the meeting. DC chairs cers at Ransoo to finalize cerned departments to ensure The meeting was attended Collectors to review the During the meeting, DC collector's meet at arrangements for the three- requisite arrangements are put by Executive Officer Om progress of different develop - raised concerned on non inclusion of some genuine Kathua day Maha Shivratri Mela at in place for convenience of Parkash, Tehsildar Pouni mental projects in the district. Shiv Khori Shrine, here today. the pilgrims. He also instruct - Munshi Ram, Dy SP Hq ADC Kathua Dr Bharat BPL entries in the list of the feedback of implementa - addressed in a hassle free KATHUA, FEBRUARY DDC finalized the ed the officers to involve Mujib ur Rehman, Naib Bhushan, Collector’s (Land SECC data base and stressed tion of PMUY in the district manner. 21 : Deputy Commissioner arrangements for various maximum number of local Tehsildar, XENs of PWD, Acquisition) of Kathua, Kathua, Ramesh Kumar events to be organized during volunteers for different PHE and PDD, Sports repre - Billawar, Bani, Hiranagar today convened a meeting of the festival days including assignments associated with sentatives, Prominent citi - Sub Divisions besides other Collectors to review the dangal, water and power sup - Mela. Meanwhile, it was also zens, Local Shiv Mandli officers were also present in progress of different develop - ply at langer sites and along informed in the meeting that members, Managers and other the meeting. DSHDOCPIA NS, FhEBoRUpARiY anapp lacudehd thae eiffrortss of DbankLs RaCccou nmts weith eAatdhianr ngum - mental projects in the district. track towards holy cave, loca - tourist buses shall be halted at staff member of the Shri Shiv While reviewing the relief 21 : District Development in extending financial servic - bers for Electronic Benefit ADC Kathua Dr Bharat tions of make shift toilets, Kanda and mini-buses shall Khori Shrine Board. compensation cases, DC Commissioner Shopian, es to the rural areas and said Transfer and Direct Benefit Bhushan, Collector’s (Land directed the collectors to dis - Manzoor Ahmad Qadri today Acquisition) of Kathua, play the list of formalities on chaired District Level Review Billawar, Bani, Hiranagar JKSWDC organizes Awareness Camp Farmer’s interaction notice board for the conven - Committee (DLRC) meeting Sub Divisions besides other ience of the concerned peo - to review the performance of officers were also present in cum Loan Mela in Kathua programme held ple. He directed the officers various financial institutions the meeting. KATHUA, FEBRUARY Soz highlighted various activi - DODA, FEBRUARY 21 to speed up the process of operating in the district and While reviewing the relief 21: In order to sensitize women ties and achievements of the : Two days farmer-scientist identification of such families achievements made under compensation cases, DC beneficiaries about the benefits Corporation which has interaction by Agriculture and process their case with District Credit Plan. directed the collectors to dis - of the schemes being imple - immensely contributed towards Department under Sub supportive documents The meeting was informed play the list of formalities on mented by Jammu and Kashmir the empowerment of women. Mission on Agriculture required for the claim of the that the Credit-Deposit (CD) notice board for the conven - State Women’s Development She laid thrust on the impor - Extension (SMAE) of cases. Ratio for third quarter stands ience of the concerned peo - Corporation, Managing tance of Jute cultivation and National Mission on While taking a detailed at 99.94 percent, while as ple. He directed the officers Director, JKWDC Dr. Naheed requested the farmers to come Agriculture Extension and review of progress of Land deposits over previous quarter to speed up the process of Soz today inaugurated a Mega forward and avail the benefits Technology (NMAET) Acquisition cases of National have increased by 33.63 per - identification of such families Awareness Camp cum Loan of the schemes of WDC for begins, here today. Highway-1 A, DC was cent and advances have and process their case with Mela at Billawar in Kathua. their self reliance. In addition to Scientists from KVK apprised that the process of decreased by 8.34 percent in supportive documents The mela was sponsored by the schemes, Managing Doda, experts from land acquisition in 48 villages the district. required for the claim of the National Minorities Director also threw light on the Agriculture Department and is under process. He called It was given out in the that banks should lay major Transfer. cases. Development & Finance issues related to the rights of NABARD interacted with for speeding up the process of meeting that since the incep - thrust on organising aware - Later, the DDC released While taking a detailed Corporation (NMDFC) women, health, nutrition, farmers on various aspects attestation and disbursement tion of KCC Scheme in ness camps to educate people Potential Linked Credit Plan review of progress of Land Ministry of Minority Affairs, female feticide, Beti Bachao related to agriculture, horti - of final award. Shopian, banks have dis - about various services and (PLP) 2017-18 for Shopian Acquisition cases of National Government of India. Beti Padao scheme, domestic culture, mushroom cultiva - He exhorted upon the col - bursed 43527 loan cases schemes available with the district which was prepared Highway-1 A, DC was 1000 women beneficiaries violation, Swachh Bharat tion, Kissan Credit Cards, lectors to expedite the cases amounting to Rs 882.80 crore. banks. He directed the con - by NABARD. CPO, apprised that the process of participated in the camp Abiyan and skill development Kissan Call Centres and under Section 4 of Land Similarly, under Pradhan cerned to identify a village for Representatives of NABARD land acquisition in 48 villages amongst whom loan application etc. The camp was also attended Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Acquisition Act. Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana as making it a model cashless & RBI, Officials of various is under process. He called forms as well as pamphlets by the Tehsildar Vishwajeet Yojana (PMFBY). Farmers He also took review of many as 57933 bank accounts village in the district. financial institutions of the for speeding up the process of were distributed. Speaking on Singh, BDO Sandeep Dubey, raised various queries and relief cases under SDRF and have been opened in the dis - He also enjoined upon district, besides district offi - attestation and disbursement the occasion, Managing BMO Billawar Dr. Lakhvinder onspot solutions were con - asked SDM’s to submit the trict. bank officials to ensure 100 cers of Line Departments of final award. Director, JKWDC Dr. Naheed Singh and other senior officers. veyed to the participants. identified cases. On the occasion, the DDC percent seeding of banks attended the meeting. Kraft Appliances unveils its 600W Classic Secretary SWD flags off students’

JAMMU, tFoEBRuUARrY uStatne width reset of rthe coYuntEry, Ply uptilizer thios opgporturnitay to mcondmuctinge such tours. She Kraft, a pGioneRer iIn LhouLse -TDouea to sthet gerillr pl;a teps, trhe ica eligdht ifndoicartor Rwhsich .1a3nd 5acci0dent/s. -In case of any 21 : Secretary Social Welfare saying exchange of ideas and add to their knowledge about said that by getting the hold appliances, keeping up sandwiches use less oil, mak - informs you of the progress spillage, the non-stick coated Department, Sajad Ahmad cultures will help strengthen - the culture and development opportunity to visit various its reputation for leading the ing your meal healthy and of your sandwich. Its sleek, plates can be cleaned easily. Khan today flagged off a ing the bonds of amity and scenario in different parts of parts of the country, the par - market through innovation, The toaster is installed group of 117 children for 13 provide requisite exposure to the country. On the occasion, ticipating youth would gain launches its 600W Classic with a cord winder at the bot - days tour to different States GRILL Toaster, all you need tom to keep the cord wind up of the country under the to do is butter some bread, when not in use. This helps in Youth Exchange Programme stuff it with a filling of your avoiding the tangling of the “Watan Ko Jano” being spon - choice, grate some cheese wire with other appliances or sored by the J&K over it, and grill it to perfec - utensils and creating a mess Rehabilitation Council, tion with Kraft Classic in the kitchen. It makes a Social Welfare Department in GRILL! consumption of 600 watts association with Ministry of The sandwich maker is while in use. Home Affairs, GoI. built with a sturdy, heat- This toaster comes with During the tour, the stu - resistant body, keeping the an upright storage facility dents would visit Delhi, Uttar outer body cool and safe to which makes it free to be Pradesh and Rajasthan touch. It comes with non- stored in any convenient besides other historical stick base that requires few space in the kitchen saving places of the country. drops of oil to cook, since much space. Classic toaster Interacting with the stu - there stands no chance of also comes with easy to use dents, Mr. Khan said such food residues sticking to the sandwich plates. visits will help them to know plates unlike traditional The light weight and sleek culture and traditions of dif - cookware. The even non- fuss free just like its mainte - black body also comes with a design make it an easily ferent States and the techno - stick plating also ensures nance. lock to prevent it from open - portable appliance. The prod - logical advancement taking the youth to develop their Executive Director, State much knowledge and confi - even heating which results To prevent your sandwich ing while grilling. Moreover, uct is already available with place across the country. He personalities Rehabilitation Council, dence that would ultimately into perfect cooking without from getting overcooked or it also features an anti-skid leading retail stores across called for frequent interac - The Secretary exhorted Tazayun Mukhtar, highlight - help them in facing the future burns or half cooked areas. burnt, this device comes with base which prevents slipping India. tions between youth of the upon the students to optimal - ed the aim and objective of challenges. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Several measures underway to give fillip Mehbooba visits several migrant camps to wish Kashmiri Pandits on Shivratri to tourism activities in JK : Dy CM JAMMU, FEBRUARY ages is incomplete without already she has directed Government would take all JAMMU, FEBRUARY vant agencies and depart - sector would also ensure that them for augmentation of the 21 : Chief Minister, them. She said their Muslim opening of Fair Price Shops possible steps for the welfare 21 : The Deputy Chief ments. He said the industry is the tourism and the related sewerage network maintain - Mehbooba Mufti today visit - brethren in Kashmir are at these camps and easy dis - of the community and for Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh one of the major contributors activities get a fillip by way ing that the lackadaisical atti - ed several camps of Kashmiri eagerly awaiting for return bursal of relief periodically betterment of conditions at today said that the to the State’s economy of bringing more tourist areas tude of the executing agency migrants here to extend them back of Kashmiri Pandits to so that the inhabitants there their places. Touched by the Government has initiated besides providing employ - under the ambit of tourist would not be tolerated. He greetings on the forthcoming their native places. don’t face any hardships. She gesture of the Chief Minister, several measures for ensur - ment to the people especially development authorities. He said that the Sewerage festival of Shivratri. On the demands raised by said the other demands of Pandits living at these places ing that the Tourism industry The Chief Minister visited the inhabitants at the places, increased accommodation, received Mehbooba Mufti gets a fillip in the State Purkhoo, Muthi, Nagrota and besides a comprehensive pro - Buta Nagar camps besides gramme is underway to aug - Jagti township and extended ment the related infra. her greetings to the inhabi - The Deputy Chief tants there on the upcoming Minister was interacting with religious festival. a deputation of the Jammu Shivratri is being cele - Hotels and Lodges brated on February 24 across Association here today. the State. Minister for Commissioner Secretary, Revenue, Relief, Housing & Urban Rehabilitation & Development Department, Reconstruction and Disaster Hridesh Kumar, Management, Abdul Rehman the Chief Minister assured renovation at these places warmly in a traditional Commissioner, Jammu Veeri accompanied the Chief them that the Government and sanitation would be Kashmiri style. Divisional Municipal Corporation, Man Minister. Interacting with the would consider positively looked into by the Commissioner, Jammu, Dr. Mohan Singh, representa - inhabitants there, Mehbooba their demand for participat - Government on priority. Pawan Kotwal; Relief tives of NBCC and other sen - Mufti said Kashmiri Pandits ing in panchayat and munici - On the occasion, the Chief Commissioner and other sen - ior officers were present in the youth and necessary ini - said that the besides these Treatment Plant being con - are an inseparable part of pal elections so that they Minister took an on the spot ior officers of Relief the meeting. tiatives are already underway other tourism related activi - structed by the agency has Kashmir society and the work for the betterment of appraisal of the facilities Organisation accompanied Dr. Singh assured the dep - to ensure its augmentation. ties are also covered under missed the target and needs inclusive ethos for which their localities. being provided to migrants at the Chief Minister during the utation that the problems Referring to the Prime these. to be completed so that the Kashmir has been known for Mehbooba Mufti said these places. She said her visit. being faced by the tourism Ministers Development Dr Singh also directed the hotels operating in the industry would be addressed Package, the Deputy Chief NBCC officers to ensure the Jammu city would be provid - in a time bound manner by Minister said the component timely completion of the ed the necessary facility of Bali Baghat chairs DDB Kishtwar review meeting MLA Baramulla, Doda taking up these with the rele - earmarked for the tourism project being undertaken by discharging their affluent Directs for timely execution of projects, implementation of decisions call on PWD Minister 80% targets achieved under various sectors JAMMU, FEBRUARY Blend of culture, tourism will help JK emerge JAMMU, FEBRUARY the targets. “The honest use his good offices for early 21 : Legislators including 21 : Minister for Health & intentions of the government release of funds on the MLA Baramulla Javed on international canvas : Priya Sethi Medical Education, Bali is to transform into sincere scheme. He also raised the Hassan Baig and MLA Doda Inaugurates 5-day workshop on ‘Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts’ at Kala Kendra; Bhagat, who is also the execution of developmental issue of Mau bridge and Shakti Parihar today called Chairman of District projects on ground so that upgradtion of Machel road on Minister for Public Works Asks officials to preserve, disseminate cultural wealth hidden in manuscripts Development Board (DDB), their benefits percolate down and called for their speedy Department (R&B) Naeem JAMMU, JANUARY 21 institution, temples, ic specimens, rare Thangkas, year 2003 with the basic Kishtwar, today chaired the to the needy”, he stressed. completion. Akhtar to discuss the : Minister of State for Khanqah’s and in private col - Manuscripts, and painting mandate to survey, docu - review meeting of the Board While reviewing the sta - Briefing the Board on the progress on various develop - Culture and Tourism, Priya lections. are being displayed. The ment, preserve and dissemi - which was held in the mental projects being under - Sethi today said that Jammu “In fact the number is so exhibition also displays rare nate the cultural wealth hid - Convention Centre here and taken in their constituencies and Kashmir is a sanctuary of large and widespread that we items including complete 30 den in manuscripts and his - called upon the district and workout the modalities to diverse, harmonized culture, do not have even a rough chapters of Holy Quran torical documents. administration for accelerat - resolve concerns leading to saying that Government is estimate of what is available (hand written) on one sheet Pertinently NMM is the first ing the pace of developmen - delays in the completion of keen to launch massive cam - consolidated national effort tal activities to achieve the the project. paign on the State’s artifacts for reclaiming India’s inheri - remaining targets in a time MLA Baramulla Javed and priceless manuscripts, tance of knowledge con - bound manner, with special Hassan Baig, during the having high historical value. tained in the vast treasure of thrust on quality works. meeting, asked the Minister While inaugurating a five Manuscripts in the field of Minister of State for to provide funding of fish day workshop-cum- Philosophy, Science, Transport, PWD (R&B) and market bridge under World Exhibition regarding Literature, Mathematics, Revenue, Sunil Kumar Bank funding provision, ‘Preservative Conservation Physics, Medical science, Sharma, Chairperson, J&K besides requesting for con - of Manuscripts’ at Kala Geography, Astrology, Social Welfare Advisory struction of Sheeri - Laridora Kendra here, the Minister Astronomy, History, Board, Prof. Nirmala Gupta, Road under CRF, Katiyan, said that Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture and pluralistic Vice Chairman, Advisory Mandir road Khanpora, possesses an un-interrupted faith system of India. They Board for OBC, Rashpal Kawhar Bala Payeen link account of oriental learning, represent the collective Verma, Member Parliament, road under World Bank, con - which could be traced to the vision and experience of gen - Shamsher Singh Manhas, necting road from Suhail beginning of history. She said erations. Legislators G.M Saroori, Colony to Buhroo Mandir by virtue of its uniqueness, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, road to village Hajibal be the state has remained a sanc - in our state and where. of Parhment size 6X4 feet, Firdous Tak, Shyam Lal tus of various on-going achievements registered so taken up under State sector tuary of mixed and harmo - Manuscripts are written on the Specimen of Islamic cal - NHPC holds free Bhagat, Naresh Gupta, developmental projects in the far under different sectors, and upgradation of nized cultures. different types of materials ligraphy on vellum (Goat Deputy Commissioner district and Action Taken the District Development Gantamulla Bala Payeen road “We need to have a like birch bark, palm leaf, Skin), Ladakhi Buddhist medical camp at Uri Kishtwar, G N Balwan, SSP Report (ATR) on the deci - Commissioner said that out under NABARAD. research-based approach for cloth, or paper and constant Tanka’s (With Gold Work), URI, FEBRUARY 21 : Kishtwar, Sandeep Wazir, sions of previous DDB meet - of the approved outlay of Rs. While taking up the issues carrying out works in listing efforts are required for their Paintings (Jain school and National Hydroelectric Power Heads of various depart - ing, the Board expressed 135.12 crore for the current of Doda constituency, MLA the manuscripts and work on preservation,” she said “We Sikh school of paintings) Corporation (NHPC) Limited ments and all District serious concern on the slow financial year, an amount of Shakti Parihar asked the the national and international must focus in this cultural Manuscripts (Palm leaf, Uri-I Power Station today Officers attended the meet - progress on significant Rs. 118.80 crore was Minister to issue directions to arenas,” she said and added repository for our better Bhoj-petter, rice paper) organised a free medical-cum- ing. Naigad PHE scheme and released, of which Rs. 96.61 expedite PMGSY roads of that the officials must work future,” she added. Shajra- Mubarak from vaccination camp at While reviewing the directed the concerned crore stands utilized under Doda district, sanctioning of scientifically in this depart - The event is being organ - Prophet Adam A.S. Size 25 Government Secondary physical and financial authorities to take all neces - varius important sectors Pul Doda-Beoli via Doda city ment and prepare themselves ized by Department of feet x 1 feet (gold illuminat - School, Gingle Uri under achievements under different sary steps to clear the bottle - thereby achieving a target of road under CRF and works for getting national projects Archives, Archaeology & ed). The workshop has been Corporate Social sectors in the district, Bali necks, if any, coming in the over 80 per cent. He said that on under construction Shiva which will help us in the Museums, Jammu and sanctioned by National Responsibility initiative. called upon the officers and way of completion of project. the work on various on-going Dal Bridge over Chenab preservation of manuscripts Kashmir in collaboration Mission for Manuscripts, General Manager Uri-I agencies to work in close It issued specific instructions projects is going on in full River. and other artifacts. She said with Shasvat Art Gallery, Ministry of Culture, Power Station inaugurated the coordination to accomplish to the DDC and PHE author - swing and administration After giving patient hear - the ‘Mission for Jammu and Indian National Government of India for cre - camp in the presence of the targets well within the ities to immediately pay the will make its best efforts to ing to the demands raised, the Manuscripts’ would help the Trust for Art and Cultural ating awareness among gen - Principal GSS Gingle, senior time line. He also stressed compensation on account of achieve the targets in full by Minister assured the legisla - State to understand its past Heritage (INTACH). The eral public/Scholars regard - officers of NHPC and locals the need for improving the forest clearance, which is the the end of current financial tors for redressing all public and its linkage to the cultur - workshop has been sanc - ing the importance and of the area. During the camp monitoring mechanism to major hindrance to the proj - year. Listing the details of importance issues on priority. ally rich origin. “We lack tioned by National Mission preservation methods/tech - free medicines were distrib - ensure quality control and ect. achievements under impor - awareness as far as the cul - for Manuscripts, Ministry of niques of Manuscript uted among 286 patients, judicious use of funds on The Board also directed tant sectors, the DDC tural aspects of our society Culture, Government of Conservation Resource per - while as anti-flu vaccines assets being created. He the concerned authorities to informed that under PWD are concerned. We, perhaps, India, for creating awareness sons from apex conservation were administered to 30 issued specific instructions to focus on speedy completion (R&B) sector, out of an Legal awareness camp don’t know the importance of among general public regard - institutions of India are patients. Large number of the officers to implement all of projects under road, approved outlay of Rs. 24.17 artifacts available with us,” ing the importance and expected to deliver lectures. patients was examined by sen - decisions/recommendations health, education, PDD, hor - crore, an amount of Rs. 15.14 she said. preservation methods, tech - Near about 45 participants ior doctors. On the occasion, of the DDB in letter and spir - ticulture, agriculture, rural crore was released and Rs. 5 organised at Ritti Priya said in Jammu and niques of Manuscript are expected to attend the 5 the General Manager empha - it to maintain the sanctity of development, which are crore have been spent by UDHAMPUR, FEBRU - Kashmir, there are large Conservation Resource per - days workshop. sised on creating more health this high level institution. closely linked with the com - ending January, 2017 on var - ARY 21 : An awareness number of manuscripts and sons from apex conservation Government of India for related awareness among He directed the Deputy mon man. The Members ious road projects, which are Camp was organized by the other historical documents institutions of India are the safeguard of Manuscript locals and informed that more Commissioner to personally sought immediate filling up at different stages. District Legal Services written during the last sever - expected to deliver lectures. wealth has established the such medical camps would be monitor the progress of of vacant posts of teachers, Under PMGSY, out of Authority, Udhampur at al centuries and are lying in Besides workshop, the National Mission for conducted for the benefit of major projects and take all lecturers, doctors and para- total outlay of Rs. 93.74 Panchayat Ritti here today. libraries, oriental research exhibition of rare calligraph - Manuscripts (NMM) in the local populace. possible steps to address the medics in the district, saying crore, Rs. 31.51 crore were A large number of people hurdles coming in the way of that the public is suffering released and an amount of attended the camp in which completion of works. He due to large number of Rs. 30.96 crore has been uti - they were made aware about Kohli reviews development scenario under PHE, expressed satisfaction on the vacancies. They also raised lized on construction of the different social security achievements under various the area specific issues and 60.78 kms of road length in schemes run by various RDD sectors in Kalakote Constituency essential sectors and urged urged the administration to Kishtwar, Chatroo and Government departments. the concerned to put in their attend to these on priority. Marwah areas against a tar - Munsiff JMIC Udhampur Stresses for early completion of ongoing dev projects best efforts to utilize the MOS Sunil Sharma high - get of 141.135 kms. Susheel Singh, District JAMMU, FEBUARY 21 Khadarian Water Supply The DPRs costing of Rs tors in the Constituency and available funds in full and lighted the paucity of drink - Similarly, under PHE sector, Judicial Mobile Magistrate : The Construction work on Schemes proposed costing of 22 crore has been proposed complete them in a stipulated accomplish the targets in ing water in the Kishtwar an amount of Rs. 2.91 crore Parveen Pandoh, Retainer 28 Water Supply Schemes Rs 8.43 crore have been pre - for under taking different time frame. time. He directed for paying town and stressed the need has been spent out of the total Lawyers Pawan Gupta and (WSSs) under National Rural pared and submitted to the developmental works under The Minister asked the special attention on the areas for expediting the on-going release of Rs. 3.43 crore on Shallu Khajuria, Naib Drinking Water Programme having low progress and put - project (lift scheme) for various on-going schemes in Tehsildar and staff of DLSA (NRDWP) at an estimated ting serious efforts to realize drinking water. He assured to the district. were also present in the camp. cost of Rs 57.19 crore are apace in Kalakote Constituency and Rs 25.75 crore have been incurred on Govt making serious efforts to empower these projects so far. This information was womenfolk in JK, says Haq Khan given in a meeting chaired by Minister interacts with Women Self Help Groups in Jammu Minister for Animal and JAMMU, FEBRUARY he said. of interaction with outside that SHG women are direct Sheep Husbandry and 21 : Minister for Rural The SHG members world. beneficiaries of the State- Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli Development and Panchayati informed the Minister that “I had never been outside Run Pilot Project in Kathua to review the pace of Raj, Abdul Haq Khan today the ‘Amul Yatra’ benefited my village and this was the and Pulwama where 17 progress of different schemes said the Government has them in real sense as they got first time when I interacted AMCs (Automatic Milk and projects under PHE, made serious efforts to Collection Systems) have Irrigation & Flood Control empower the womenfolk of been installed. and Rural Development Jammu and Kashmir and the The Minster was further Departments in Kalakote Cooperative Movement has informed that AMCs will Constituency, here today. also helped them to establish help SHG members for Threadbare discussions their own identity in the soci - procuring the milk at their were held on fund alloca - ety. door steps and help them to tions, completion of flood Mr. Khan was speaking at determine the rate of milk on damaged works and pace of concerned quarter for accord various Rural Developmental concerned to conduct field the interactive session with spot. Each AMC caters to progress of ongoing works of sanction and hoped that Schemes in Kalakote survey of Kalakote SHG (Self Help Group) about 150 SHG members and under different sectors these projects will sanctioned Constituency for next finan - Constituency and identify the women at Panchayat will get an additional profit including NABARD. soon. cial year 2017-2018 and sub - habitations that have not Bhawan, Jammu who were of Rs 9 to 15 per litre. The meeting was Taking stock of various mitted to the concerned for been provided adequate recently on ‘Amul Yatra’ to The Minister directed the informed that the construc - ongoing works under MGN - accord of approval. drinking water facilities as Gujarat. The tour was com - officers for imparting scien - tion work on WSS Kalakote ERGA, IAY, Constituency Addressing the meeting, yet. Mr. Kohli said that the prised of 75 SHG members tific and modern methods of Town and WSS Ghyun sanc - Development Fund (CDF), the Minister stressed upon coalition Government is from various districts of the dairy enhancement to the tioned under NABARD and 14th Financial Commission the officers to work with committed to provide ade - State. SHG members in the State so CSR initiatives of Life and Swachh Bharat, it was utmost dedication and hon - quate drinking water, power The Minister encouraged that their livelihoods will be Insurance Corporation informed that out of Rs 17.43 esty besides asked for using supply and other basic the members for their active enhanced from traditional respectively are apace and crore, Rs 9.15 crore has been standard materials in every amenities to the people espe - participation in the tour and with new technological inter - out of an estimated cost of Rs released for the purpose so developmental works and cially living in far-flung and said the only aim of the tour ventions. 9.04 crore, Rs 4.44 crore far. The construction work on ensured utilization of funds remote areas of all the was to provide the firsthand the chance to see women in with professionals working The interactive session have been incurred on these various foot bridges, cul - properly and judiciously. Mr. regions of the State. exposure to the most success - Gujarat running dairy farms in Amul and the women who with SHG Women was also projects so far. verts, community paths, Kohli also directed the con - Among others, Senior ful cooperative in Asia. which are highly motivating are working in a modernized attended by Secretary Rural It was also given out in ponds, bowlies, link & inner cerned Executing Agencies Officers of PHE, Irrigation & “In future, our womenfolk for them. way and earn good liveli - Development Department the meeting that the Detailed roads, panchayat ghars and to speed up the pace of work Flood Control and Rural will also be provided with the Such opportunities, they hood,” said a SHG member Kifayat Rizvi, Mission Project Reports (DPRs) for school buildings are under - on all ongoing developmen - Development Departments opportunity to visit other said, help women in Kashmir on the occasion. Director Dr. G N Qasba and Daggalhalal, Mohu and Kha- way in the Constituency. tal works under different sec - were present in the meeting. cities of the country as well,” who have least opportunities Mr. Khan was informed members from JKMPCL. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2017 A brave new self-help world In India, diverging incomes While it is easy to laugh this may be the classical ist policies in the U.S. is normative considerations. off or flatly dismiss U.S. anarchist’s long-cherished precisely because it has It is not that hard-nosed despite equalising forces President Donald Trump’s dream come true, it could been a major beneficiary strategic calculations did - If India has to do well, as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh EDITORIAL ‘un-American’ policies, a well be our worst night - of its global engagement. n’t matter earlier, but they the States as a whole must and Chhattisgarh had start - closer look at the larger mare, for when the world ‘Fixing democracies were hidden behind the do well — which also ed improving their relative context of his actions, order undergoes funda - abroad’ helped its geopo - niceties of diplomacy and requires that large differ - performance. But the data Guilty until… articulations and their mental changes, the after - litical interests, peace- humanitarianism. The dif - ences in economic develop - show that those develop - A Delhi court’s acquittal of two persons potential implications indi - shocks could be tectonic. building led to the creation ference today is that there ment between them must ments were neither strong cates the onset of a whole American isolationism of soft power, the is neither an attempt to narrow over time. nor durable enough to accused of involvement in the 2005 serial new world order, one that 2.0? Washington Consensus check the limits of Economists call this nar - change the underlying pic - blasts in the city, thereby bringing an end to we may not necessarily While the world’s ensured American primacy realpolitik nor are there rowing — reduction in rel - ture of divergence or grow - their long incarceration, brings to light another like. The unsettling symp - “indispensable nation” in the international finan - any normative claims. In ative disparities — “con - ing inequality. The findings toms of a new world dis- may not go back to the cial institutions, and such a self-help world vergence”. are similar when we use instance of unconscionable miscarriage of jus - order have been around for days of interwar isolation - NATO kept Europe togeth - where “it is the right of all This year’s Economic consumption per capita tice in this country. Additional Sessions Judge some time, but the election ism, there is a strong ten - er and Russia at bay. For nations to put their own Survey throws up a deep instead of GSDP per capita. Reetesh Singh acquitted the two men — of Mr. Trump has now dency in the U.S. today to the U.S. to claim now that interests first”, and with puzzle about convergence Therefore, the evidence made it a near certainty. shift focus inwards and be it was being too charitable the global policeman within India. Rather, one so far suggests that in India, Mohammad Hussain Fazli and Mohammad Are we then witnessing the suspicious of free trade, globally is disingenuous. hanging up his boots after striking outcome suggests catch-up remains elusive. Rafiq Shah — of all charges, while saying it gradual demise of the post- military alliances and Its global engagement had having created a lot of two puzzles. The outcome The opposing results in found no evidence to link the third accused, War world order, one that overseas commitments. a strategic rationale behind mess, we must remain is this: in the 2000s, while India versus those in China Tariq Ahmed Dar, to the blasts, though it con - we often complained Because, as Mr. Trump it, even as it did help main - concerned. standards of living (mea - and internationally pose a about, for a number of evocatively puts it, “The tain a certain order in the We must also be con - sured in terms of Gross deep puzzle. Convergence victed him for being a member of a terrorist legitimate reasons, and yet wealth of our middle class world, despite our dis - cerned because as Henry State Domestic Product or happens essentially through organisation. At one level, the judgment is a clung to, especially after has been ripped from their agreements with it. Kissinger reminded us consumption) per capita trade and through mobility reassuring affirmation of the independence at the Soviet alternative homes and then redistrib - Mr. Trump and his neo- recently in his book World increased in all the States, of factors of production. If turned out to be a disap - uted all across the world.” isolationist policies would Order, global power shifts the disparities among them a State/country is poor, the the lower rungs of the Indian judiciary. But it pointment? This neo-isolationist fad further damage Europe’s are accompanied by also increased. In other returns to capital must be must invite, visibly, a response from the state to The age of uncertainties in Washington is reflected grand post-national proj - geopolitical chaos: words, there was diver - high and should be able to inquire into and address the processes that keep We live in an age of in the early decisions of ect, already under siege by “Chaos follows until a gence across the States attract capital and labour, myriad uncertainties. the new administration. the rise of nationalism and new system of order is instead of convergence. thereby raising its produc - investigating agencies and prosecutors so Political and geostrategic The U.S. withdrawal from lack of consensus on key established.” The quasi- The first puzzle stems from tivity and enabling catch- determinedly on false trails. The frightening developments around the the Trans-Pacific issues. The rise of EU as a unipolar world, if you the international compar - up with richer States/coun - monotony with which Indian agencies have world today could poten - Partnership agreement political, economic and will, is under great strain, isons: across countries dis - tries. Trade, based on com - been failing to professionally investigate ter - tially dispel some of our (TPP) is just the begin - security actor would have but the potential founda - parities are declining in parative advantage, is real - age-old certainties, values ning. It is well on its way been unthinkable without tions of multipolarity are contrast to India. The sec - ly a surrogate for the move - rorism cases, and are accused of framing inno - we hold dear, and poten - to renegotiate the North the American military nowhere in sight. ond puzzle is a temporal ment of underlying factors cents, should jolt the system. The court said the tially throw the interna - American Free Trade imprimatur. Hence, mixed This systemic uncer - one: the tendency towards of production as economist prosecution had “miserably failed” to prove its tional system, as we know Agreement. Mr. Trump messages from the U.S. tainly is accompanied by a disparities within India has Paul Samuelson pointed it, off balance. Not that may also turn his attention about NATO could harm dangerous mix of global been strengthening, not out early on. A less devel - case regarding who carried out the October 29, international politics was to the Transatlantic Trade the collective security terrorism, nuclear prolif - weakening, over time. oped country that has abun - 2005 bomb blasts, that killed 67 and injured ever a truly virtuous space and Investment architecture of Europe. eration, changing climate, Bucking a global trend dant labour and scarce cap - more than 200 people. It noted that the prose - laden with noble inten - Partnership, which propos - This will further enhance challenge of hybrid war - Figure 1 shows the gen - ital will export labour- tions. But we believed that es to cut tariffs and regula - Euroscepticism and sharp - fare, and worldwide eral improvement in living intensive goods (a surro - cution failed to establish a link between Dar it was possible to “make it tory barriers between the en calls in European capi - demographic, societal and standards across the States. gate for exporting unskilled and the other two Kashmiris accused. The a better world” and kept at U.S. and European Union. tals to ‘exit’ from the environmental stress. This It plots the level of real per labour) and import capital- explosions, in a bazaar outside the New Delhi it: British Prime Minister If the U.S. takes a back Union. Brexit is perhaps then is surely an age of capita GSDP over time intensive goods (a surro - railway station, in a bus, and in the Sarojini Theresa May just ended seat, others with divergent just the beginning. uncertainties. between 1984 and 2014. gate for attracting capital). the party announcing that visions of order, stability The end of unwavering Implications for Asia There has been an across- The findings suggest Nagar market, came just before Deepavali. the days of remaking the and power politics might American security guaran - The Trump administra - the-board improvement that India stands out as an This is not the first time that investigation world are over, without step in. Washington’s with - tees could also lead to new tion’s aggressive postur - reflected in the whole per exception. Within India, into a terror case has fallen flat in a court of invading other countries to drawal from the TPP, an frictions within the Union. ing towards China, hesita - capita GSDP distribution where borders are porous, be precise! agreement which could Euroscepticism would tions over extended secu - shifting right, e.g. between convergence has failed law; nor is it the only instance of the Indian The Western attempts at have furthered U.S. power mean an increase in the rity guarantees in East 1984 and 2014, the least whereas across countries security agencies being accused of framing remaking the world in the Asia-Pacific, for Russian ability to keep Asia and the withdrawal developed State (Tripura) where borders are much innocents. The judgment is a telling commen - weren’t born out of altru - instance, will be to China’s extending its sphere of from the TPP could trigger increased its per capita thicker (because of restric - ism or charity, we know, advantage. Australia has influence, one piece of a series of geopolitical GSDP 5.6 fold (from per tions on trade, capital and tary on India’s faulty counter-terror posture, but geopolitical considera - indicated the possibility of Europe at a time. developments in the capita GSDP of ?11,537 in labour) there is a conver - one that demands a holistic overhaul. There is tions. We have witnessed inviting China to fill the Hungarian Prime Minister region. First, Chinese 1984 to ?64,712 in 2014) gence dynamic. That is not a long list of terror attacks in which the securi - those double standards and slot. Beijing will grab this Viktor Orbán’s new-found influence will increase and the median State easy to explain. That is the ty establishment failed to carry out a scientific hypocrisies in play ever opportunity to highlight its friendship with Russia, to and its smaller neighbours (Himachal Pradesh) cross-country puzzle. since the beginning of the rising influence, with the the uneasiness of his would have no option but increased its income level The Indian puzzle is probe and ended up framing innocent persons. contemporary world order, U.S. pivot to the region European partners, is one to acquiesce. Second, the 4.3 fold. deeper still as contrary to The Malegaon blast of 2006, the attack on created in the interests and fading away at a time such example. Though rise of Russian and Next we document perception, the Economic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad in 2007, the image of the victors of the when Beijing’s own pet Barack Obama talked Chinese geopolitical influ - divergence. Convergence Survey shows that trade World War II. Of late, we transnational project, the about how many European ence and their bilateral occurs when a State that within India is quite high Samjhauta Express attack of 2007 have all seen also saw the increasing One Belt, One Road, is set allies were free-riding on partnership will impact starts off with a lower level and mobility of people has the investigating agencies flailing to find the moral, intellectual and to take off. American military efforts, the entire region, includ - of per capita GDP sees surged dramatically — guilty. Such incompetence has grave implica - institutional decadence of There is yet another it was merely a complaint. ing India. Third, with faster growth of per capita almost doubled in the the transatlantic world downside to this neo-isola - Mr. Trump might go China and North Korea in GDP in the future so that it 2000s. These indicate that tions for India’s preparedness to avert terrorist order, which left out large tionist tendency. The U.S., beyond registering com - their neighbourhood, both catches up with better-per - India has porous borders — strikes. It is from credible clues gathered dur - chunks of humanity from until recently, did not show plaints, and end up doing South Korea and Japan forming States. If we plot reflected in actual flows of ing investigations into an attack that agencies its often self-serving insti - any indications of winding to Europe’s post-national will be forced to increase per capita GDP growth on goods and people — and pick up the trail to active terror groups, sleeper tutions, including the down its military engage - project what pressures their own military build- the y-axis and the initial that porosity has been United Nations. And yet, ment around the world. It from migration, low eco - up. If America indeed level of per capita GDP increasing. Yet over time, cells, and so on. Moreover, this incompetence the curious thing is that an is estimated that American nomic growth and the rise withdraws from its foreign growth, convergence would divergence has been often swallows the lives of innocent persons. In imperfect world order is forces were deployed to of right-wing nationalism commitments, North show up in the form of increasing rather than nar - this case, Mohammad Rafiq Shah was just often better than the 138 countries in 2016. In could not. It was only log - Korea will take its States being distributed rowing. That is the inter- absence of any order: we other words, after export - ical then for the European chances to strengthen its around a downward sloping temporal puzzle within another college student in Srinagar when he need order, predictability ing military power around Council president to term strategic arsenal leading to line. India. The driving force was detained in 2005, while Mohammad and norms for our collec - the world leading to both the election of Mr. Trump a great deal more security This is what we do on behind the Chinese conver - Hussain Fazli was a struggling carpet-maker. It tive survival, even as we destruction as well as sta - a threat to the EU. competition in the region. Figure 3, which plots this gence dynamic has been attempt to reform them. bility, Washington wants to Return of realpolitik The demands for explor - relationship for the period the migration of people is difficult to imagine what could be done to Once we are done with retreat. Such an abrupt These transformations ing the nuclear option may 2004-2014 for the Indian from farms in the interior to compensate them for their long, unjust incar - our ‘celebrations’ at the power vacuum cannot be in the international system also gather new momen - States (blue), Chinese factories on the coast, rais - ceration. Or to begin to get to the bottom of the passing of the imperial without resultant chal - herald the triumphant tum in Japan. Finally, the provinces (red), and coun - ing productivity and wages terror attack that took 67 lives. A reform of the order, we will be con - lenges. return of realpolitik, riding ongoing war of words tries in the world (green). in the poorer regions faster founded by the scary lack One major reason why roughshod over collective between U.S. and Iran The line for India is upward than in richer regions. But investigation processes should, however, frame of an intellectual and struc - there is stiff resistance to security institutions, could open yet another sloping while those for the India is not lagging far the state’s response to the verdict. tural replacement. While Mr. Trump’s neo-isolation - alliance commitments and front in the region. Chinese provinces and behind and yet disparities countries in the world are have been widening. downward sloping. A governance deficit? Poorer countries are Although further catching up with richer research is required to The writing is on the wall countries, the poorer understand the underlying Chinese provinces are reasons, one possible The Supreme In picking out vers - Sangam period, then series of protests but most strongly in our sation of power, for catching up with the richer hypothesis is that conver - Court’s refusal to stay es to support jallikat - we have really missed as behaviours exhibit - heart; and intellectual example within the ones, but in India the less gence fails to occur due to the new piece of legis - tu, scholars suffer the point. Tamil has ed to fulfil basic safety or the need for ruling party, between developed States are not governance or institutional lation passed recently from selective amne - had a continuously needs, we get a differ - identity, which we districts and Chennai, catching up; instead they traps. If that is the case, by the Tamil Nadu sia. The most preva - evolving literary tradi - ent perspective. What experience most and even between are, on average, falling capital will not flow to behind the richer States. regions of high productivi - Assembly may have lent theme of Sangam tion beyond Sangam has happened has hap - strongly in our head. States and the Centre Internationally, growth ty because this high pro - been a relief for jal - literature is on the poetry which was dis - pened, and the time When these needs are is alien to Tamil cul - rates of per capita GDP ductivity may be more likattu supporters, but connections we have covered only a few and energy spent must not met, we have cor - ture, if we use a 1,000- widened at least since the notional than real. Poor it came with the with nature. Sangam hundred years ago. not go in vain. It will responding fears. We year-old past as a ref - 1820s with poorer coun - governance could make the reminder to the State poetry is replete with Culture is also made not if we actually act then try to adopt vari - erence point. tries growing slower than risk-adjusted returns on richer countries, leading to capital low even in capital- government “that references to how our up of bhakti poetry on the needs because ous strategies to meet This has robbed the basic divide between scarce States. Moreover, maintaining law and fortunes are inextrica - that came after that, protests, like sharing these needs and allay people, especially advanced and developing greater labour mobility or order situation is its bly intertwined with where poets used sto - social media posts, are our fears. youth searching for countries characterised as exodus from these areas, prime duty”. The hun - nature. Among the ries from the epics but strategies to fulfil Inspiration from jobs in a State that has “Divergence, Big Time” by especially of the higher dreds of youth who many things it speaks not the Sanskrit alpha - needs. inscriptions seen little govern - Prof. Lant Pritchett of skilled, could worsen gov - Harvard University. ernance. had taken to peaceful about, such as music, bet. In a history of In a way, people are There are more than ment-driven employ - However, since 1980 this A second hypothesis protest for the cause art, dance, drama, more than 2,000 not very different 50,000 temple inscrip - ment, of their need for long-term trend was relates to India’s pattern of were nowhere to be emotions and food, years, focussing on from the bull that we tions in Tamil Nadu an identity and securi - reversed and poorer coun - development. India, unlike seen in this moment of games form one small one “sport” where a see in video clips. As which have nothing to ty. This is what result - tries started catching up most growth successes in celebration nor was facet of culture; jal - terrified animal is set humans, we may artic - do with religion and ed in the ripple that with richer ones. In stark Asia, has relied on growth contrast, there continues to of skill-intensive sectors social media awash likattu occupies an upon by groups of ulate it far better, but everything to do with became a wave. be divergence within India rather than low-skill ones with a new set of even smaller part and men — which is also we are just living administration and If only such display or an aggravation of (reflected not just in the memes. found support mostly not how it was played beings with needs. We legal issues across the of power had been regional inequality. dominance of services over It is said that those from the pastoral in the past — doesn’t have an imagination last 2,000 years. If we utilised when, for What is especially strik - manufacturing but also in who ignore history are regions. On the other seem to explain why but our needs are the look at them as a example, there was an ing is how convergence has the patterns of specialisa - evolved over time. In the tion within manufacturing). condemned to repeat hand, boat racing was so many young pas - same, and these pre - source and in turn oil spill off the coast 1990s, convergence pat - Thus, if the binding con - it. Listing out the for the coastal regions. sionate individuals dict ours as well as the look at how these of Chennai. terns were not dissimilar straint on growth is the number of times stu - Those who look to took to the streets with bull’s behaviour. Our needs were met, we Policymakers must (Figure 2) across the world, availability of skills, there dents have protested, literature for support courage and convic - fundamental needs are may yet be able to stop residing in Tamil China and India with either is no reason why labour we seem to have also look at it from a tion, and in a non-vio - to ensure physical work on needs that history for their glory weak convergence or diver - productivity would neces - gence. But things really sarily be high in capital- learnt nothing from contradictorily west - lent way. safety, which we were unfulfilled and instead reference changed for both the world scarce States. Unless the history, and there ern perspective — What could have experience most which made hundreds it to see what needs and China in the 2000s; less developed regions are seems to be every pos - older is better and been the driving force strongly in our gut; of youth take to the they can meet if they however they did not able to generate skills (in sibility that these will safer. If culture is in the protests? If we emotional safety, streets. The current look at governance change for India. This was addition to providing good recur in the future. what defined the don’t view history as a which we experience trend towards centrali - patterns of the past. despite the promise that governance), convergence less developed States such may not occur. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho eyeing FA Cup: Theo Walcott scores his 100th goal changes for St Etienne second leg clash Roger Federer Wants Rafael Nadal PARIS: Jose Mourinho Bordeaux, and four behind will likely ring the changes local rivals Lyon. That will As Laver Cup Doubles Partner as Arsenal sink plucky Suttonah eUad. nited 2-0 again as Manchester United likely now prove their priori - Roger Federer revealed look to wrap up their progress ty. on Monday he wants to join Perez swapped passes with to the Europa League last 16 St Etienne coach Xhaka and then cut in onto forces in doubles with arch away to Saint-Etienne on Christophe Gautier had said rival Rafael Nadal at the his left foot from the right Wednesday. following the Old Trafford flank before sending in a A Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat- match: "We must respect the inaugural Laver Cup this skidding low cross that evad - trick led them to a 3-0 victory competition and the people year. ed everyone to nestle in the in last week`s Old Trafford who come to the stadium." The Swiss tennis great bottom-left corner. first leg and barring an alarm - But following the made the confession at the Briefly, Arsenal threatened ing meltdown, the English Montpellier defeat he had unveiling of the new tourna - to make their experience giants should comfortably see admitted that he has "some ment scheduled for Prague out the second leg in France. choices to make for the next in September which will pit count, with Nacho Monreal Mourinho made seven matches". drawing a smothering save a Bjorn Borg-captained changes to his side for St Etienne aren`t the only European team against John from Sutton goalkeeper Ross Sunday`s FA Cup victory over side facing a daunting Worner and both Walcott and Blackburn and will likely prospect in the second leg McEnroe's rest of the world. Alex Iwobi going close. keep his squad rotating with with Villarreal and Sparta Federer, who beat Nadal But Arsenal`s over-confi - the English League Cup final Prague trailing respectively in an epic five-set dence at the back twice against Southampton to come Roma, for whom Edin Dzeko Australian Open final last LONDON: Theo Walcott in yellow Sutton T-shirts, almost gifted Sutton an this Sunday. Just juggling his bagged a hat-trick, and month, admitted on scored his 100th Arsenal goal hats and scarves. equaliser. team enough to keep it fresh Rostov by four goals follow - Monday: "I've always want - as Arsene Wenger`s side The home supporters for every match is keeping ing last week`s first legs. ed to play with Rafa... just Rob Holding nearly had Mourinho busy. Lyon and Schalke 04 also ended non-league minnows almost had a goal to cheer as his pocket picked on the edge because our rivalry has been The Laver Cup will be Before talking to journal - United would play at least have one foot in the last 16 so special. held every year except in an ists, the Swiss star played Sutton United`s FA Cup well, but Roarie Deacon, of his own box and shortly 65 matches this season if they after three-goal victories over fairytale with a 2-0 victory in who began his career at before half-time Ospina reached the Europa League AZ Alkmaar and PAOK "I've seen his wicked Olympic season, with four the Czech Republic's num - the FA Cup on Monday. Arsenal, saw his 25-yard passed the ball straight to and FA Cup finals as well as respectively. But for forehand go past me too matches each day -- three in ber one Tomas Berdych on a The England forward effort cannon back off the bar Sutton`s Adam May, who the League Cup. "I have to Tottenham Hotspur, progress often!" singles, one in doubles. boat on the Vltava river in added to Lucas Perez`s open - in the second half. fired wide with his left foot. play Saint-Etienne, I have to remains very much in the bal - The new addition to the Each team comprises six Prague's historic centre on a er as Arsenal returned to win - "It was a dream to watch An overhit Holding back- play the (League Cup) final, I ance following last week`s 1- tennis calendar is named players -- four based on the chilly Monday morning. ning ways following their 5- my team play against pass that sent Ospina scram - have to play, hopefully, anoth - 0 defeat at Gent. after Rod Laver, the last ATP singles rankings after Berdych, ranked 14th in 1 drubbing by Bayern Arsenal. I`m very, very er game in the Europa Tottenham`s European man to achieve the calendar Wimbledon and two picks the world, said their game bling had Arsenal`s fans League, I have to fight for a form this season has been Munich last week and set up proud," said Sutton manager holding their breath again Grand Slam in 1969. by the captains, Borg and under the picturesque top-four position in the dire, winning just two of "Rod Laver wants us to McEnroe. Charles Bridge was "a very a home quarter-final with Paul Doswell. within seconds of kick-off in Premier League. So I have so seven matches so far and suf - another non-league team, "This was our cup final the second half. many things to think about," fering the ignominy of being represent our part of the Federer refused to see nice opportunity to show Lincoln City. and these players will go They gave themselves the Portuguese coach said knocked out of the world with pride and play Team Europe as a clear win - Roger a little bit of the But the narrow margin of down in history at the end of breathing space in the 55th after his side beat Blackburn Champions League group our best and win for our ner, although it currently town." victory belied the 105 places the day." minute, however, when 2-1. St Etienne have not given stages, and thus parachuting teammates. We will play to has 17 players in the top 20 "We were joking we that separate the two teams in Wenger will continue to Monreal crossed low from up hope of causing a shock down into the Europa League. our best possibilities," of the ATP rankings. should do this every day," England`s football pyramid, face questions about his the left and Walcott turned in but their 2-1 defeat at But a hat-trick from England Federer, 35, told the media "I think Team Europe are said Federer. with Sutton currently 17th in future but, for now at least, Montpellier on Sunday has striker Harry Kane gave Spurs launch in Prague. going to be big favourites "I thought it was very par - his milestone goal from close dragged them into a tight dog- a 3-0 FA Cup win at Fulham the fifth-tier National his dream of winning a range. Federer, the world num - but because of the setup of ticular, very unique -- it was fight in the battle to qualify on Sunday, which Belgian ber nine, is due to figure the Laver Cup I think the definitely a privilege," he League. "We did the job," record seventh FA Cup But if Arsenal thought for next year`s Europa defender Toby Alderweireld Arsenal manager Wenger remains intact. their second goal would put League, leaving them level on hopes can inspire his side at with sixth-ranked Nadal at margins are always going to beamed before confessing: told BBC Sport. He made seven changes to the game to bed, they were points with Marseille and Wembley on Thursday. the September 22-24 event. be very slim," said Federer. "It was a bit windy though." "It was not an easy game at the team humiliated by mistaken as Sutton produced all. We have to give them Bayern in the Champions their best spell of the game. credit because every error we League, with only goalkeep - Maxime Biamou shot made they took advantage of er David Ospina, Shkodran straight at Ospina, captain on this pitch. They played Mustafi, Granit Xhaka and Jamie Collins powered a Virat Kohli A Champion Player But Sachin Tendulkar Will Always Remain No.1: Harbhajan Singh Star Indian spinner Tendulkar, who is often started playing cricket very well." Alex Iwobi keeping their header over the bar at a cor - Harbhajan Singh on regarded as the gold stan - because of Sachin. If you South London club Sutton places. ner and Deacon, the ex- Tuesday dealt with the dif - dard of batting. While ask Virat, he too will say had hoped to emulate their For all the international Arsenal trainee, cracked a ficult task of comparing Kohli is wolfing down the same. Paaji is Paaji," famous 1989 win over players in Arsenal`s ranks, shot against the crossbar Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Tendulkar's ODI records, it Harbhajan said. The 36- Coventry City, FA Cup win - there was no distinct gap in from distance. Kohli rather skillfully. is Test cricket where the year-old also lauded Kohli ners 19 months previously, quality between the sides in The closing stages yielded Speaking to NDTV, the Delhi batsman will find it for his supreme batting but there was no disgrace in the early exchanges as the the surreal sight of Arsenal`s off-spinner termed the hard to master the leg - form. "Virat's passion has defeat in their first ever fifth- visitors slowly got to grips Chilean star Alexis Sanchez, Indian cricket captain as a endary batsman. "Virat taken him to the next level. round game. with the unfamiliar surface. champion player but went Kohli is champion player He wants to be the guy one of the world`s most on to add that the Master but Sachin Tendulkar will who takes the team home. Arsenal were given several Arsenal`s first shot, a feared forwards, making his Blaster would always always remain number Virat is not only fit himself, uncomfortable moments on Mohamed Elneny effort that entrance as a replacement for remain number one. one. I hope Virat breaks all but motivates others to be the 3G pitch at Sutton`s sailed miles off-target, drew Iwobi. "Who are ya?" chant - Kohli's consistently bril - batting records, but Sachin fit," Bhajji added, while 5,000-capacity Gander hoots of derision from the ed Sutton`s fans, their sense liant performances in will remain Sachin. Most speaking at SporTale, Green Lane ground, which home fans, but in the 26th of mischief intact until the recent years have led to people in this country, India's first sports lit fest, was full to bursting with fans minute the visitors went end. him being compared with including Virat and me, in Pune. Ratan Tata Personally Asked Cyrus Jaguar Land Rover Sales Up 12% In Trump Plans To Restrict H-1B Visas, December, Post Record Sales In 2016 Hyderabad Says Bring It On Mistry To Resign BeforSoens ' Ointeruest santd ethr erefore, HYDERABAD: The ritual the mismanagement, if any goes like this: If you're has been perpetrated by Mr approaching the god Balaji Mistry." with an appeal, walk in a cir - "During Mr Mistry's cle around the temple 11 tenure as Executive times and leave an offering of Chairman, several board tulsi leaves at his feet. Should members, including Mr your wish be granted, come Nohria, repeatedly expressed back and do it 108 times. their concerns to (him) about "We call him Visa Balaji," the criteria and discipline said Madhu Vadlamani, 25. employed to make capital "He is famous for granting allocation decisions," said visas." the affidavit. Madhu and her husband of While there was little dis - NEW DELHI: Tata ed retail sales of 16,349 just three days, Revanth Motors-owned Jaguar Land units in December, up 95 Chilakamarri, 29, were but cipline on expected returns gration policy, President-elect Department, which Sessions on capital commitments, Rover (JLR) on Monday per cent, driven by continu - two of thousands of wor - reported its best-ever retail ing strong sales of the F- shipers orbiting the "Visa Donald Trump and his choice stands to take over, settled MUMBAI: Tata Group slow execution on problems, there was limited detail on for attorney general, Sen. Jeff with Infosys for $34 million the financial or strategic sales for December at PACE and strong demand Balaji" temple near here one patriarch Ratan Tata had per - strategic Plan and Business recent morning. Years ago, Sessions, have singled out the in a visa fraud case. sonally asked Cyrus P Mistry Plan lacking specificity and milestones that companies 55,375 units, up by 12 per for the long wheel base cent from the same month Jaguar XFL in China. the incarnation of Vishnu had program for a major overhaul, "Logically speaking, I'm to resign as chairman of Tata follow-through, no meaning - were expected to achieve to or even scrapping it altogeth - worried," said Vadlamani, justify these capital requests, of 2015. Jaguar sales in 2016 blessed them both with stu - Sons as the board had lost ful steps to enter new growth dent visas to the United er. In the House, Rep. Darrell who up till recently worked faith in him, but his refusal businesses and weak top it said. The month's performance stood at 1,48,730 units, up has been driven by the suc - 77 per cent from 2015. States. Though they had Issa, R-Calif., is on the same for Deloitte in Orlando, led to the removal via major - management team. The affidavit said Mr wavelength. Florida. "But being Indian, I Mistry focused only on the cess of Jaguar F-PACE, Land Rover recorded grown up just seven lanes ity vote. In a para-by-para The affidavit said Mr apart, they met in America The visas bring nearly believe that if it is in my response to the petition filed Mistry was reluctant to problems from the past and Land Rover Discovery sales of 39,026 units in Sport and the Range Rover December, down 5 per cent and fell in love. 100,000 "highly skilled" con - karma, then I will get the visa. by investment firms associat - accept and fully embrace the blamed them on "legacy tract workers, mostly in tech If not, there are more and issues" but identifying these Sport as well as strong from December 2015, as The two software develop - ed with Mr Mistry's family terms in the Articles of ers had returned to the temple and mostly from India, to the more jobs these days at good against his removal, Tata Association that spelled out hot-spots, the execution and demand for the long wheel continuing solid sales of the base Jaguar XFL in China, Land Rover Discovery that morning to appeal to United States every year. companies here." Sons - the holding company the governance structure of follow-through was slow and Most stay for multiple years, But if Vadlamani is circum - lacked a sense of urgency. JLR said in a statement. Sport and Range Rover Balaji, in hopes of renewing of the $103 billion salt-to- Tata Sons and certain rights their American sojourn with a and some eventually get green spect about her prospects software conglomerate - told of the Tata Trusts and the Although a strategic plan The company also sold a Sport were offset by lower record 5,83,312 units dur - volumes of the discontin - new visa - the H-1B. cards. According to federal should the visa program be the National Company Law Trust Nominee Directors -- was presented in June 2014, guidelines, H-1Bs are intend - restricted, politicians and it lacked the specificity. Also, ing 2016 calendar year, up ued Land Rover Defender For the new political order Tribunal (NCLT) that Mr terms which he himself had taking shape in Washington, ed to fill positions for which business executives in her Mistry was removed as participated in finalising no new business initiative 20 per cent compared to and outgoing Discovery 2015. models, the company however, H-1Bs aren't quite American workers with the hometown are bullish. Not Chairman on October 24 last through extensive meetings was launched that gained requisite skills can't be found. only is employment booming meaningful traction. The Jaguar brand record - added. welcome. Amid promises of year after "little or no signs and discussions with repre - sweeping changes to immi - Whether the program always in Hyderabad, they say, but of improvement" in his lead - sentatives of the Tata Trusts does that is intensely debated should the United States ership. Seven out of the nine and external advisers. by industry lobbyists and move against H-1Bs, their directors of Tata Sons voted Mr Mistry in a "systemic politicians, and companies are economy stands to gain. for his replacement after and planned manner" Demonetisation Just A Bump; India To not legally required to ensure The H-1B program pro - Farida Khambata abstained reduced the representation of that is the case. Trump has vides American companies and Mr Mistry was declared Tata Sons' directors on the described H-1Bs as a "cheap with cheap, temporary con - ineligible to vote as he was boards of other major Tata Maintain 7% Growth: Cisco labor program" subject to tractors who often work an interest director. Companies. JAIPUR: Describing dramatically because of the "widespread, rampant" abuse. longer hours than Americans, "Before the commence - As several directors of Tata demonetisation as only a changes. And you are the Sessions, R-Ala., co-spon - and take on the monotonous ment of the board meeting of Sons on the board of Tata "bump", Cisco Executive envy of the world... I think sored legislation last year programming jobs Americans Tata Sons on October 24, companies retired, he did not Chairman John Chambers on GDP growth is sustainable at with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, scorn. Proponents of the pro - 2016, Ratan N Tata and appoint any directors of Tata Monday said India is well- 7 per cent...this is not PM's to effectively gut the pro - gram argue that foreign work - (director) Nitin Nohria per - Sons on the boards of other positioned to maintain GDP goal...but I think above 7, gram; Issa, a congressman ers increase innovation at sonally spoke to Cyrus Tata Companies, as was the growth rate of over 7 per cent and it is not out of the ques - with Trump's ear, released a American companies as well Mistry and offered Cyrus practice in the past. for the next few years and it tion to be 8, 9 or 10," he said. statement on Wednesday say - as contribute to local Mistry an opportunity to The affidavit said: "This should be a "top ally" for the India, Chambers added, ing he was reintroducing sim - economies. A few Indians resign voluntarily as systematic dilution weakened US in the Asia Pacific region. used to be known as a slow ilar legislation called the who came on work visas have Executive Chairman. the bind through which Tata Allaying fears that the new follower but now it is getting Protect and Grow American even gone on to become However, Cyrus Mistry values, ethos, governance Trump administration could known as a fast innovator. Jobs Act. Sessions will likely heads of important American refused to do so," Tata Sons principles, group strategies make policy decisions that Asked if a sudden policy It's actually reverse... I know Cisco and BPM major give a least a glimpse of his companies. Meanwhile, said in 204-page affidavit. were to be implemented adversely impact the Indian change like demonetisation that innovation by definition Genpact have unveiled the plans regarding the program India's growth as a global tech Stating that the decision across the Tata Group com - IT companies, he said: "I had adversely impacted the is disruptive and uncomfort - Global Center of Excellence at his confirmation hearing hub has been hampered as was not taken suddenly or in panies. think India should be our top way foreign businesses view able and there are bumps. I in the city as part of the US- Tuesday. Sessions and Issa's tens of thousands of workers haste, it said the removal "In most of the cases, Mr ally in Asia Pacific. And the India, he said: "If there is one think the country (India) is based firms Lighthouse City legislation primarily target left. Over the past decade, "was the result of a chain of Mistry ensured that he was two countries have so much GDP in this world I would moving remarkably fast and project. Hosted and operated large outsourcing companies though, cities like Hyderabad events that led to a growing the only director who was in common, including being bet on, it's India and this it's moving with a strategy in Genpacts facility in Jaipur, like Infosys and Tata and Bangalore have slowly trust and confidence deficit common to Tata Sons and the largest and most powerful (demonetisation) will be a and vision," he added. the centre will serve as an Consultancy Services that but surely gained prominence. that had to be addressed Tata Group companies. democracies. I am opti - bump... Very few people in On the government's digi - innovation lab for Genpact receive the vast majority of At first it was mostly a base without delay". Effectively making himself mistic." the financial world say this tal push and growth of Indian and its partnering technology H-1B visas and use them to for outsourcing companies During his four years at the the only 'channel' between Chambers, who also dons isn't the right thing to do. economy, Chambers said firms to rapidly test and deploy workers to American servicing American clients, helm, "several disturbing Tata Sons and Tata group the hat of USIBC Chairman, What it basically does is, it Internet will facilitate 3-5 deploy the latest smart tech - companies seeking to cut but now Hyderabad is home facts" emerged about his companies. Mistry's actions is leading one of the largest builds a foundation for every times the economic impact at nology advances from Cisco costs. In 2015, the top 10 to the biggest offices outside leadership including insuffi - were deliberately weakening delegations of US businesses citizen in this country to par - a much faster pace seen pre - to help it become a fully recipients of H-1B visas were the United States of four of cient details and discipline on the Tata Group structure at the 8th Vibrant Gujarat to ticipate truly in a digital viously. "A year from now responsive, smart and con - all outsourcing firms. As the world's five biggest com - capital allocation decisions, which was inimical to Tata be held later this week. world. "Does it bother me? your GDP will be stronger nected city. recently as 2013, the Justice panies. TRUTH PREVAIL ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH 6 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Bollywood actress "You will be remembered "Yeh Jawaani Hai Ali must have seen some - Priyanka ChPriyoankap Choprra maade a 'fgor youlr piertformtanece asr an sDe'ew anai") retleas edG in the othingl ind us theat fint us in to Globes 2017 stunning debut on the red actor in people's mind. same year and both worked the role, and it is an advan - carpet of the 74th Golden Many times, the film does well. So as an actor we tage that as on screen pair, Globe Awards in a golden not do well at the box have to hang on, believe in audience loved us, so that glided Ralph Lauren gown office... that is the fate of ourselves and keep working can work in our favour," with a plunging v-neckline. the film, and we cannot with the best of our ability." said Aditya. Priyanka, who will be control that, but good work Shraddha and Aditya are "As our on screen pairing presenting an award at the will be appreciated by our going through the same was a hit, we got lot of ceremony, found global audience," Shraddha told phase that happened back offers after 'Aashiqui 2', but popularity with American the media here alongside in 2013 before the release those were not the right TV show "Quantico". She her co-actor to a query of their super hit film film for us, but we loved is also set to make her about the failure of their "Aashiqui 2" with their last the script of 'Ok Jaanu'. So Hollywood debut with last release. releases - "Luv Ka The we said yes to the film," "Baywatch" soon. Seconding her opinion, End" and "Guzaarish" added Shraddha. With a touch of maroon Aditya said: "I think our respectively - being flops. Directed by Shaad Ali, hued lipstick, styled by fate changes in every So, will "Ok Jaanu" be "Ok Jaanu" will be releas - Cristina Ehrlich, Priyanka Friday. I have seen both the the comeback with a suc - ing on January 13. posed for the shutterbugs side of it. In the beginning cess for the on-screen cou - Nawazuddin a confidently on the red car - of my career, three of my ple? pet here on Sunday, reports films did not do well; then "Well I think while cast - remarkable actor: hollywoodreporter.com. two films ("Aashiqui 2", ing us our director Shaad Shweta Tripathi Priyanka made stunning Actress Shweta Tripathi, fashionable debuts at the who will be sharing screen red carpet of Oscars and space with Nawazuddin Emmys last year. Siddiqui in their forthcom - The other presenters at ing film "Haraamkhor" said the gala includes names her co-star is a remarkable like Leonardo actor. DiCaprio,Viola Davis, "At first, I was worried Sylvester Stallone, Chris sharing screen with an actor Hemsworth, Brie Larson, like Nawazuddin Siddiqui Sofia Vergara, Zoe Saldana, because he is a remarkable Mandy Moore, Gal Gadot, actor and an outstanding Carl Weathers, Drew person. He didn't make me Barrymore, Matt Damon, feel that I am a newcomer," Laura Dern, Goldie Hawn, Shweta said in an interview Nicole Kidman, Diego on Saturday. Luna and Sienna Miller. "Nawazuddin brings Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, down himself to match the the Golden Globes is being level. I felt like I am work - held at The Beverly Hilton ing with an actor who has in Beverly Hills, California. same experience like me," That line stuck in my mind. set in a small village are the Your performance is she said "That's why I respect him I am now super choosy main characters of the film, what is remembered, so much. I don't know any - with the films. the teacher, the student, a says Shraddha Kapoor body who does that. He He also said 'talent can't boy who has a crush on the Bollywood actress gives space to another co- be suppressed.' I truly same girl and his friend Shraddha Kapoor who is star," She added. believe in these things," the who helps him and the looking forward to her "Working with him "Masaan" actress told the teacher's wife. upcoming release "Ok brings the best of you. I reporters. The trailer is funny in Jaanu" opposite Aditya Roy really admire him. I think Shot in a small village in parts -- even as the film sets Kapoor says that the recog - he knows how he helped Gujarat, the film explores out to spread a serious mes - nition of an actor is not me in acting," the actress the romance between a 14- sage. totally dependent on the said. year-old school student and Directed by Shlok film's box office fate but "Once he said some her teacher. Sharma, the film is releas - their performance. actors need to be choosy. Decorated with visuals ing on January 13.

Tuberculosis: Simple Want to lose weight? Just alter ways to prevent the Bar-hopping with friends can give disease! your eating schedule! NEW DELHI: appetite. Tuberculosis, also known as your well-being a healthy boost! NEW DELHI: Alcohol is appears to be in triggering the Participants tried both TB, is an infectious, air - borne disease that mainly regarded as one of the most endorphin system, which pro - eating schedules, ate the affects your lungs. It is also harmful substances in the motes social bonding,” said same number of calories one of the top 10 causes of world. From mental health to Dunbar. both times and completed death worldwide. physical health, it is notorious “Like other complex bond - all testing under supervi - Caused by the bacterium for causing all sorts of health ing systems such as dancing, sion. Mycobacterium tuberculo - issues that could also end up singing and storytelling, it has Researchers found that, sis, the disease can be being fatal. often been adopted by large although eTRF did not spread from person to per - A new study, however, social communities as a ritual affect how many total calo - son through the air when reveals that the company, or associated with bonding,” he lack thereof, you keep while said. ries participants burned, it people with lung TB cough, sneeze, spit, laugh, speak, you drink could also affect “Personal wellbeing and reduced daily hunger propelling the germs into your health, provided the alco - happiness have a massive swings and increased fat the air. But there are simple hol consumption is in modera - impact not only on individual burning during several things which one can do to tion. lives, but on communities as a hours at night. prevent and minimise the You might have been whole,” said Colin Valentine, It also improved meta - risk of developing the dis - advised against going to pubs tion or the type of venue tended to socialize in smaller CAMRA’s National NEW DELHI : No need Professor at University of bolic flexibility, which is ease. and clubs for a night out with affected peoples’ social expe - groups, which encouraged Chairman. to try anything futile if you Alabama at Birmingham in the body`s ability to switch Here are some ways to friends in the past, but the riences and wellbeing by com - whole-group conversation, “It will be of no surprise to are really serious about the US. between burning carbohy - prevent TB: study suggests the opposite bining data from three sepa - while those drinking in city- CAMRA members that pubs shedding those extra kilos. The human body has an instead, saying that going to rate studies - observing con - centre bars tended to be in play such a pivotal role in a drates and burning fats. One should avoid close Health experts suggest internal clock, and many contact with TB infected local pubs more often with versational behaviour in pubs, much larger groups, and par - person’s wellbeing, but it is Whether early time- that just by changing your aspects of metabolism are people. If you cannot avoid friends may be good for your a questionnaire-based study of ticipated much less in group fantastic news to hear that this restricted feeding helps your eating schedule, you at their optimal functioning contact with patients, wear a health. pub clientele and a national conversation. wisdom has now been con - with long-term weight loss get rid of the extra kilos in the morning. protective mask and gloves How? Well, Oxford scien - survey by the Campaign for “This study showed that fre - firmed by research,” Valentine or improves other aspects tists found that moderate alco - Real Ale (CAMRA). quenting a local pub can said. you have gained. Therefore, eating in to avoid vreathing in TB of health is still unknown. bacteria. People who are hol consumption may improve They found that people who directly affect peoples’ social “Pubs play a unique role in The study that tested alignment with the body`s Because the study infected with the disease well-being due to the have a ‘local’ that they visit network size and how engaged offering a social environment early time-restricted feed - circadian clock by eating involved only a small num - should maintain a proper increased social interaction. regularly tend to feel more they are with their local com - to enjoy a drink with friends in ing (eTRF) on humans earlier in the day may pos - ber of participants, a larger, personal hygiene. While most studies warn of socially engaged and content - munity, which in turn can a responsible, supervised com - found that this meal-timing itively influence health. the health risks of alcohol con - ed, and are more likely to trust affect how satisfied they feel munity setting,” he said. more comprehensive study TB patients should sleep strategy reduced swings in Previous animal studies alone in a separate, ade - sumption, researchers have other members of their com - in life,” said Robin Dunbar, “For this reason, we all will need to take place to hunger and altered fat and showed that early time- quately ventilated room. looked at whether having a munity. Professor at University of need to do what we can to confirm the finding, carbohydrate burning pat - restricted feeding helped Regular exercise is a must drink may play a role in They also observed that Oxford. ensure that everyone has a Peterson said. terns, which may help with rodents burn more fat. for all TB patients as it improving social cohesion, those without a local pub had “Our social networks pro - ‘local’ near to where they live The results were present - given its long association with significantly smaller social vide us with the single most or work - the first step to losing weight. During the current study, boost the immunity as well ed recently at the annual as improve their health. human social activities. networks and felt less engaged important buffer against men - which is to strengthen plan - With eTRF, people eat Peterson and her col - meeting of The Obesity Tuberculosis patient Researchers at the with, and trusting of, their tal and physical illness. While ning protection for pubs to their last meal by the mid- leagues followed a small Society held in New should eat a healthy bal - University of Oxford in the local communities. pubs traditionally have a role stem the 21 pubs closing afternoon and do not eat group of men and women Orleans, Louisiana. anced diet with plenty of UK looked at whether the fre - The study also showed that as a place for community across this country each again until breakfast the with excess weight over fruit, vegetables. quency of alcohol consump - those who drank at local pubs socializing, alcohol’s role week,” Valentine said. next morning. four days of eating "Eating only during a between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., much smaller window of and four days of eating time than people are typi - between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. cally used to may help with Researchers then tested weight loss," said one of the impact of the meal tim - PNEWr DeELtHIe: Ar stumdy Tbhe ateabm iceompsare d mneveartheyless dtened vto elop early language skills the researchers Courtney ing strategy on calories says that babies born healthy preterm and full- encounter obstacles in lan - Peterson, Associate burned, fat burned and preterm may be better at term infants at the same guage, cognitive and atten - developing early language maturational age or age tional processing capaci - This is how dementia patients skills than full-term babies. since conception to identify ties. can manage agitation A study showed that the developmental timing of This is evident in their NEW DELHI: Tablet on how to use technology preterm infants developed a their link between language use of early intervention devices is the solution to man - such as tablets as tools to robust early link between and object categorisation. services from infancy age agitation experienced by enhance care and also for app language and cognition, The results revealed that through school age, the dementia patients, says a developers working to serve revealing that this vulnera - the preterm infants also researchers said. study. the technologic needs of this ble population begins life have an opportunity to "However, the study pro - "Tablet use as a nonphar - population," said Vahia, who with a strong foundation for acquire an extra month of vides assurance that what - macologic intervention for led the study. linking language and mean - postnatal experience listen - ever obstacles preterm agitation in older adults, The research builds upon ing. ing to language, as com - infants face in later lan - including those with severe previous studies demonstrat - This study helps to pared with their full-term guage and cognitive devel - dementia, appears to be feasi - ing that art, music, and other understand the roles of counterparts. opment, these are unlikely ble, safe, and of potential util - similar therapies can effec - infants` early experience Pediatric evidence to reflect difficulties in ity," said Ipsit Vahia, from tively reduce symptoms of and maturational status in reveals that although establishing the foundation - McLean Hospital in the US. dementia without medication. establishing this critical healthy preterm infants al link between language "Our preliminary results By using tablet devices to language-cognition link, reach some developmental and core cognitive process - are a first step in developing employ these therapies, how - said Sandra Waxman from milestones on the same es," explained Danielle much-needed empirical data ever, patients and providers the Northwestern maturational timetable as Perszyk from the for clinicians and caregivers also benefit from a computer's University in Illinois, US. their full-term peers, they Northwestern University. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Flipkart and Microsoft forge cloud partnership to expand e-commerce in India Request To Bring Back Vijay Mallya From UK Infosys Chief Vishal Sikka Says 'Malicious NEW DELHI: Today ing for customers,” said Microsoft and Flipkart, Binny Bansal, Group CEO NEWS tDoErLHieI: s'In fBosyes ing Spread To Malign Him India’s leading market - and Co-Founder, Flipkart. Forwarded To External Affairs Ministry as India, through the External chief executive Vishal Sikka place, announced a strate - Launched in 2007, today made an attempt to gic partnership to provide Flipkart has amassed Affairs Ministry, recently handed over to the UK an defend himself, claiming consumers in India with unparalleled scale in India that "false and malicious" the best online shopping through customer-centric extradition request against Mr Mallya, based on a CBI case in stories were being spread service. As a first step in innovations that have about the US $ 200 million- the broad collaboration made online shopping a the same offence. The CBI too is probing this Panaya buyout to target him. between the two compa - seamless, accessible and The tech major desperately nies, Flipkart will adopt affordable experience for alleged loan default case under the provisions of the insisted upon that no one Microsoft Azure as its over 100 million Indians. from the management team exclusive public cloud Its innovative disruptions Prevention of Corruption Act benefitted from the deal. platform. Microsoft CEO like cash on delivery, No and relevant sections of the In a letter to the employ - Satya Nadella and Flipkart cost EMI, Product Indian Penal Code. ees, Mr Sikka lashed out at Group CEO Binny Bansal Exchange, easy returns, Besides the request under detractors for spreading announced the news today same day delivery and MLAT, the ED has also "false and malicious" stories at an event in Bangalore. instant refunds have paved appended in the dossier the about the company and said would investigate the ing", it is Infosys' burden to “At Microsoft, we aim the way for the e-com - Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) they were "designed" to tar - charges made and "will ensure that the company's to empower every Indian merce market in India. issued by the special court last get him to the "point of respond to all queries business continues and every Indian organiza - Starting with comput - NEW DELHI: The Home extradite Mr Mallya to India, year. harassment". received either directly or "unflinchingly". tion with technology and ing infrastructure, In a strongly worded from the regulatory authori - "We cannot let these stand key to this is forging Microsoft Azure will ulti - Ministry on Monday forward - official sources said. The 1992 India-UK MLAT ed to the Ministry of External The Mumbai special court, has a clause through which the email to Infosys employees, ties," as per its process. unchallenged, and we will strategic partnerships with mately add a layer of Mr Sikka said the reports In February 2015, Infosys take every step and pursue innovative companies like advanced cloud technolo - Affairs (MEA) a court-issued which is entrusted with hear - treaty can be invoked in a request to bring back embat - ing cases under the Prevention criminal probe seeking the questioning the company's had announced buying the every avenue to strongly Flipkart,” said Satya gies and analytics to acquisition of Panaya are automation technology com - defend the company in the Nadella, CEO, Microsoft. Flipkart’s existing data tled liquor baron Vijay Mallya of Money Laundering Act "transfer of persons, including from the United Kingdom to (PMLA), had last fortnight persons in custody, for the pur - "orchestrated by the people, pany of Israel for US $200 face of these unfair and “Combining Microsoft’s centres. Microsoft’s strong who are hell-bent on harm - million or Rs1,250 crore in unwarranted attacks," the cloud platform and AI presence in India along India to face money launder - approved the ED's request to pose of assisting in investiga - tions or giving evidence" and ing the reputation of the cash. Infosys CEO said. capabilities with Flipkart’s with its global scale ing probe. issue an order against Mr A section of the media Mr Sikka is pitted against it is understood that the ED company and its employ - existing services and data allows for continued In a communication to the Mallya under the India-UK ees." reported about a whistle- a clutch of co-founders, led assets, will enable Flipkart growth and expansion, MEA, the Home Ministry has treaty. considers this step a better In a late evening state - blower's letter to market reg - by N R Narayana Murthy, to accelerate its digital setting the stage for the provided it details of the The court approved ED's legal tool than the regular ment, Infosys said, "We cat - ulator Securities and voicing concerns over a transformation in e-com - long-term partnership. Mumbai special court order request on the basis of the extradition action to get a per - egorically state that no Exchange Board of India spike in his remuneration merce and deliver new Flipkart plans to lever - which approved the agency's investigation and son under investigation by member of the Infosys man - (SEBI), alleging irregulari - and hefty severance pack - customer experiences.” age artificial intelligence, Enforcement Directorate's attachment of assets in the Indian probe agencies back to agement team was involved ties in the acquisition of ages for two former execu - “Flipkart has always machine learning and ana - request to invoke the India- criminal case where Mallya the country. in any prior investments in Panaya. tives. been committed to its lytics capabilities in UK Mutual Legal Assistance and his now-defunct The ED has been wanting Panaya, and insinuations Referring to the charges, Stating that the company vision of transforming Azure, such as Cortana Treaty (MLAT) to bring back Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) are Mr Mallya to join the probe in that anyone from the man - Mr Sikka said, "they create a has "far bigger battles commerce in India Intelligence Suite and Mr Mallya to the country. alleged to have defrauded this case "in person" and had agement team at Infosys false alternat- reality out of ahead", Mr Sikka urged through technology. Given Power BI, to optimize its benefitted from this acquisi - events and dates, with employees to "rise above the Microsoft’s strong reputa - data for innovative mer - The External Affairs IDBI Bank to the tune of about issued multiple summons to Ministry has been requested to Rs. 900 crore. him but could not get success tion are misleading and slan - embellishments that are cal - distractions, focus on what tion in cloud computing, chandising, advertising, derous." culated to mislead and sen - really matters, and deliver." coupled with scale and marketing and customer forward the communication to The move is a fresh blow to as Mallya, who is in the UK, the authorities in the UK to the beleaguered businessman never deposed before it. The IT giant, in a state - sationalize." "I am, as always, counting reliability, this partnership service. With powerful ment, maintained that it He added that while these on your faith and unwaver - allows us to leverage our insights about its business "distractions are expensive, ing attention to what really combined strength and and new, intelligent serv - draining and time-consum - matters. knowledge of technology, ices, Flipkart can deliver e-commerce and markets increasingly relevant and to make online shopping personalized experiences Megacity Mumbai Votes As In Row Over Traffic Fine, Rajasthan more relevant and enrich - to its customers. Lawmaker's Husband Slaps Police Officer Army Jawan Allegedly Murders Ex- Girlfriend's Fiance In Punjab, Arrested IGndia's SfinaTncial hTub hreatens Its Resvtate aend tnhe cenutral ge overn - Mumbai will go to the polls ments at the back of his or RUPNAGAR: An to save her fiance, on Tuesday to elect a civic her mind," said Madhav Army jawan allegedly Rupnagar Deputy administration that will shep - Bhandari, spokesman of the killed the fiance of his for - Superintendent Randhir herd it through an expected BJP. His government would mer girlfriend, while Singh said. fall in revenue amid the roll aim to make it easier to do severely injuring her at a Mr Kumar, who out of a national sales tax. business in Mumbai, lower bus stand in Punjab's received serious injuries At stake is the municipali - land prices, and generate Rupnagar area, police said around his neck, was ty's ability to provide better income from garbage and on Monday. The incident declared brought dead at living standards in Mumbai - waste-water recycling, he took place on Sunday when the local hospital and Ms - key to the success of Prime said. 27-year-old fiance, identi - Sharma was referred to Minister Narendra Modi's About half the size of New fied as Neeraj Kumar, and Chandigarh's Postgraduate plan to compete with the York but home to 30 percent 26-year-old Shivani Institute of Medical likes of Singapore by offer - Kumar Pant, chief economist monsoon downpours. more people, Mumbai is by Sharma, were going to Education and Research, KOTA: In the fight over charge of the police station ing foreign entrepreneurs at India Ratings & Research, "We have about 9.1 mil - far South Asia's most global - a challan or traffic ticket to a said a cop was manhandled Nalagarh from their home - police said. residency rights. ized economy, according to the local unit of Fitch. lion voters this time, of BJP worker, a Rajasthan and thrashed. A complaint town of Una in Himachal An angry mob caught The Municipal "There's a tremendous pres - which around 400,000 will JPMorgan Chase. After Pradesh hold of the accused, beat Corporation of Greater sure on civic amenities in be exercising their right for being ceded by the lawmaker's husband barged was registered against Mr Kamal Dev, 27, also him and handed him over to Mumbai will lose the ability cities across the globe as the first time," MCGM Portuguese to the British in into a police station with a Meghwal and half a dozen from Una, and posted in police. A case of murder to collect an entry tax on more and more people spokesman Vijay Khabale- 1661, it became a trade hub large group and allegedly BJP workers. Jodhpur, was allegedly fol - has been registered against goods, which contributes migrate in search of newer Patil said on the phone. "The and today houses Asia's old - slapped a police officer. Four The lawmaker said her lowing and harassing the the accused, the police about a third of its revenue, and better opportunities. The municipal administration has est stock exchange, India's policemen, including the husband and other workers couple in a bus on their way added. Ms Sharma and the once Modi implements the cities can't stop that but they tried its best to awaken the central bank, as well as officer who was slapped, were attacked and detained to Nalagarh, police said. accused were in a relation - goods and services tax due can ease the stress by plan - citizens about this right and Bollywood, the nation's most have been transferred after by the police. "No police sta - Dev - who also got ship earlier but his parents by September. Smaller earn - ning for at least 10 years in we expect that the turnout visible cultural export. the brawl in Kota on tion should have such cops. down at the bus stand in were opposed to it, police ings will limit authorities' advance." this time will be better than Mumbai accounts for Monday, which has been They attacked us and many Rupnagar, attacked Mr said. Later, she got engaged ability to build flyovers and Of Mumbai's 371 billion the past occurrences." He about 30 percent of India's partly caught on camera. of the workers are in the hos - Kumar with a sharp-edged to Mr Kumar and they were water pipelines in one of the rupees ($5.5 billion) budget - declined to comment on how foreign direct investment, 60 Naresh Meghwal, the hus - pital," she told reporters. weapon. Ms Sharma suf - supposed to get married in world's most populous cities ed spending for the year the local body planned to percent of customs duty col - band of BJP lawmaker "Four policemen have fered serious injuries trying August. that's a gateway to overseas through March, most goes fight the perception that it is lections and 40 percent of Chandrakanta Meghwal, is been sent to the police lines investment and was once toward salaries and loans. corrupt and lacks accounta - income tax. seen on camera shouting and and a high level enquiry will Shurhozelie Liezitsu: Political Heavyweight compared with Shanghai. Revenue is mostly from bility. Tuesday's elections "Mumbai contributes arguing with the police. The look into the matter," said Is Next Nagaland Chief Minister While states will be com - octroi, a levy on goods enter - mark a political transition around 2 trillion rupees in policemen were surrounded Kota Superintendent of pensated for tax losses, ing the city. The MCGM -- after the ruling Shiv Sena- taxes to the nation and most by the belligerent group, Police Sawai Singh Godara. KOHIMA: Liezietsu to contest the Mumbai risks losing alloca - of it is distributed to the eco - called one of the most cor - BJP alliance split in 2017. which demanded that the Rajasthan minister Shurhozelie Liezitsu, who polls successfully. tions as the city's dominant rupt institutions in India by The regional Shiv Sena is the nomically and financially has been selected as the An eminent scholar, party broke a two-decade the Bombay High Court in dominant partner in the city less-developed regions," said traffic fine be cancelled. Rajendra Rathore said, "No consensus candidate to be Mr Liezitsu is one of the alliance with Modi's party -- 2011 -- is often accused of while Modi's BJP holds the Anil Parab, Shiv Sena The argument soon degen - one has the right to take the the next Chief Minister of most decorated education - which controls both the fed - mismanaging funds amid an national as well as state gov - spokesman. "We are erated into a fight. After Mr law into their hands we will Nagaland, has a political ists in the Angami litera - eral and state administra - influx of immigrants. ernments. Both parties will demanding the center gives Meghwal slapped the police investigate the matter and career spanning over four ture (the native language tions. Residents face severe water contest the polls separately us at least 25 percent share of officer, other policemen take appropriate action." decades since he was first of the Angami tribe). "We are talking about a shortages, traffic jams are with results due Thursday. the outgo to cope with the used batons on the crowd. Mr Rathore also said elected to the state assem - Nagaland has been in city whose budget is bigger rampant and streets in the "Even if these are local issues related to people The workers retaliated by Chief Minister Vasundhara bly in 1969. turmoil since January than many of the Indian coastal megacity are flooded polls, the electorate votes migrating to the city for bet - throwing stones at the Raje had been informed The 81-year-old after the NPF-led govern - states," said Devendra almost every year during the with the performance of the ter opportunities." policemen. The officer in about the incident Liezitsu is also one of the ment decided to hold local founding members of first body elections in 12 regional party in towns across the state. Nagaland. Three persons were killed He began his political following clashes between State Poll Body Examines Shiv Sena's Claims UP Elections 2017: Where Are the career as a member of police and civilians. Nagaland Legislative On February 15, 42 of Assembly in 1969 from the 49 legislators unani - Of Poll Code Breach By Devendra Fadnavis Jobs, Asks Industrial Hub Kanpur northern Angami-I under mously supported Mr en" the Opposition parties KANPUR: Across Kohima district. Shurhozelie as their new using Government machin - Samajwadi Party bastions He has served the legislature party leader to ery. Asked for comment over that went to polls on office eight times, holding break the deadlock the issue, State Election Sunday, Chief Minister different portfolios, between the agitating trib - Commissioner J S Saharia Akhilesh Yadav has including education and al groups and the govern - said the Sena's complaint pegged his campaign on planning. ment. will be verified. “Kaam” – meaning the He was the Minister for For more than two "We have received the complaint. The SEC works development works he Higher education till weeks, the government claims his government has 2013. He refused to con - machinery in Nagaland under the framework of test the state Assembly has been in a state of Constitutional law. If there is done. But in huge swathes elections in 2013, allow - limbo following an indefi - any violation of law, we shall of the state, including ing his son Khriehu nite shutdown. act. We will verify the com - Kanpur, which voted that plaint," he said. day, had a rather different Delhi Bomber Wanted To Attend Daughter's To another query, Mr interpretation of the word: Saharia said, "Bulk ads in Kaam, meaning jobs, Ramesh Singh, 36, a without recommendations Wedding. What Top Court Said print or TV and paid bulk something thousands of graduate who drives a or the bribe, and asked peo - NEW DELHI: prising Justices D Y SMSs are banned. But we graduates in this industrial mini-van to make a living, ple to vote for the BJP if Rejecting the bail plea of a Chandrachud and Sanjay MUMBAI: The Shiv 10 municipal corporations, can't take any action on what hub have been awaiting for said, "For the past 10 or 12 they wanted a change. terrorist convicted in the Kishan Kaul, said. Sena today claimed that including Mumbai, and a is done by people in their years. It is these young vot - years, I ran from pillar to Mr Tripathi’s friend 1996 blast in Delhi's Lajpat Naushad, in his plea, had Maharashtra Chief Minister clutch of Zilla Parishads and individual capacity." ers – educated, qualified, post for a job. I didn't find Virendra Awasthi, howev - Nagar area, the Supreme contended that he has been Devendra Fadnavis violated Panchayat Samitis, ended Meanwhile, responding to toting laptops and cell - any, so had to drive this er, said he was through Court on Monday said it in jail for the past two the code of conduct by giv - last evening. the (Shiv) Sena allegations, phones but still unem - tempo," he said. with the rhetoric of all BJP said the Uddhav would be better for those decades and wanted to ing interviews to media out - "If the chief minister gets ployed – who are expected It is young people like political parties, who lets after the end campaign - permission to campaign in Thackeray-led party has involved in killing of inno - attend his daughter's mar - to be the biggest game Mr Tripathi and Mr Singh promise jobs but do noth - cent people to forget their riage. ing for local body polls, and this manner after the (can - insulted the fourth pillar of changer in this election. democracy by levelling whom Prime Minister ing. "Most jobs are families. A bench headed by JKIF terrorists had trig - filed a complaint which is vassing) period is over, all "Big banners all over the being examined by the State should get permission. We charge of paid news with Narendra Modi had been reserved. Where is the Chief Justice J S Khehar gered explosives kept in a city say ‘Parhega India addressing at his Sunday’s vacancy? Whoever works denied permission for inter - stolen Maruti car setting off Election Commission (SEC). think his day-long interviews regard to Mr Fadnavis' inter - "The chief minister went are a case of paid news," Mr views. Barhega India’ (india will rally in Fatehpur, when he for the youth will get our im bail to alleged Jammu a high intensity blast in the study and grow) but what and Kashmir Islamic Front Lajpat Nagar market on on an interview-giving spree Raut said, claiming Mr "The (Shiv) Sena has said governance in Uttar vote. Enough of identity even after the campaign peri - Fadnavis has violated the already conceded defeat and about those who are Pradesh was riddled with politics," he said. (JKIF) militant Mohammad May 21, 1996, claiming 12 already educated?” ques - Naushad, who wanted to lives. od ended. While talking to Representation of People is thus coming out with new discrimination. A central government attend his daughter's wed - A Delhi court had in TV channels, the chief minis - Act. (Shiv) Sena leaders allegations everyday that tioned Shivam Tripathi. The Dalits complain that report suggests that the ding on February 28. April 2010 convicted six ter wore a badge of lotus have submitted a written have no substance. They The 26-year-old graduated their share is given to the number of unemployed "If someone is involved alleged JKIF militants, (BJP poll symbol). complaint to the State have no trust in people and 5 years ago and has been Other Backward Classes, people in Uttar Pradesh in heinous offence of indis - awarding death sentence to "This is a gross misuse of Election Commission (SEC) their decision- making abili - filling forms since. But he "who in turn point finger could touch 1 crore by next criminate killing of inno - Naushad, Mohd Ali Bhat government machinery and in this regard, he said. "If the ty," BJP spokesperson is yet to get a job. towards Muslims and year. The state government cents, then it's better he for - alias Kille and Mirza Nissar violation of code of conduct. Commission does not take Madhav Bhandari said. “Kanpur is an industrial Yadavs, while Yadavs say says it requires more time gets his family ties. No Hussain, while their fourth He is trying to influence vot - action against him, we will "The chief minister fol - hub there should enough that only the family people to address the problem. But parole or interim bail accomplice Javed Ahmad ers," (Shiv) Sena MP Sanjay have to think about lows all rules and regula - and more jobs but they get the benefits," PM Modi on the roads, angry unem - should be granted to them Khan alias Chotta Javed Raut told reporters in approaching the Court." tions, and won't do anything never reach us,” he said, had said. Accusing the state ployed young men said the that violates poll code," he to attend any family exigen - was sentenced to life Mumbai. Campaigning for The Sena MP claimed Mr standing in queue at yet government of corruption, issue of jobs will make or the February 21 elections to Fadnavis is trying to "threat - added. cies," the bench, also com - imprisonment. another call center. he said no one can get jobs break this election. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 8 Raina inaugurates electric Theatre workshop continued at transformers in border State Executive Council Meeting areas of Nowshera TP CORRESPONDENT of ABVP J&K concluded GZSM Degree College Reasi NOWSHERA, FEB. 21: TP CORRESPONDENT occasion and urged upon the MLA Nowshera Ravinder JAMMU, FEB. 21: participants to explore their Raina on Tuesday inagurated ABVP State president Ishwar potential to the utmost capac - five newly created electric Sharad, ABVP State ity so that they may give transformers of 63 KVA Secretary Varsha Jandial and optimum yield in the field of capacity in border areas of ABVP State Organizing sec - art and culture. Nowshera Constituency. retary Shailendra Tiwari On the same day partici - Accompanied by AEE PDD chaired the meeting. In the pants were introduced to a Rajesh Bhat, JE Ram Bheja two days meeting, a strong improvisation and acting and JE Muzaffar, Raina discussion and analysis of exercise this streams was inagurates newly created the whole working took introduced by Mr. Shadab electric Sub Stations at place. Khan & Rajesh Ajnabi, other Lamberi - Dhera, Dabber, While addressing the who associate the exercise Nonial and Ladoka areas press conference, State were Tarseem Kumar , near LoC in Nowshera Secretary Varsha Jandial Rakesh Kumar and Raja Constituency. asserted that the meeting Aamir Khan. According to Large number of local analysed the overall detailed the Director Work Shop Mr. Public including men, working of the state in the Women and Youngesters previous session. Also the Khan students are experienc - Photo by Uttam ing this detailed process for were present at every inagur - two resolutions on present the first time in there life and al function and gave hearti - educational scenario of the of Jammu Kashmir are the been discussed along with he is expecting for some est welcome to MLA and state and present scenario of pride of the nation and have several important issues. officials of the PDD for the state were discussed Photo by Uttam extraordinary talent out more responsibilities along Finally Jandial asserted comes from this workshop solving their long pending among the executive. with education. that the meeting concluded TP CORRESPONDENT forms. Anam Khan President overcome inhibitions and and aware about our aged old demands of low voltage in Analysing the new chal - Our state is the crown of with an optimistic vision and REASI, FEB. 21: 10 TAPA and In charge open up on stage. cultural heritage border areas. lenges as well as the continu - the nation and we need to mission for the session 2016- Days Children & students Principal Degree college "They have assured us to ous going challenges in both preserve the every gem of it. 17. ABVP as a world's largest theatre workshop continued Reasi Prof. Sumbodh along be a guiding force whenever Three Day Photography Workshop inaugrated the sectors Varsha asserted ABVP will lead an innova - student organization under - progressed at GZSM Degree with other staff members needed. There are plenty of that ABVP will take up all tive awareness campaigns stands its role in the present college here today. About 40 visit the workshop and opportunities to learn about by the Department of Students Welfare the issues in the coming ses - against this silently destroy - era and will execute its work - college students & School admitted improvement in theatre in the urban areas, but TP CORRESPONDENT the prime manifesto of the sion especially those who are ing element (drugs). ing plans to create a healthy, children's participated in the participants confidence in very few people here get the JAMMU, FEB. 21: A Department of Students making the education corrup - The discussion on the educated, secured environ - workshop organized by front of the workshop direc - chance. The workshop is a three-day 'Photography Welfare. tionalised and commercial - infilliteration from the other ment of the state from ground Triple "A" Performing Arts tor Mr. Shadab Khan advised platform to give these artistes Workshop' was inaugurated Dr. Ashok Gupta shared ized and lead a moment on countries in the state that is to every highest level. Reasi in collaboration with the participants not to be an exposure to garner and today at Brig. Rajinder his views regarding the exe - these. We will not let the actually emerging as a secu - Deepak Gupta ABVP Sangeet Natak Akademi complacent and take theatre showcase their skills," said Singh Auditorium, cution of this workshop in society full of drugs and rity threat to the residential Jammu Mahanagar secretary New Delhi. On the 2nd. day as a learning process. Mr. Sarver Mir vice president University of Jammu. The which the students would be becoming handicapped. She had also been done in the and Akash Sharma also participants enjoyed and pre - "Theatre is an effective triple "A" Performing Arts workshop has been organ - benefitted by the experience further said that the students meeting. The budget had also chaired the press conference. pared their body and voice teaching tool, and we wanted and associate director Mr. ized by the Department of of the experts in the field. for theatrical movements to make the workshop a self- Raja Aamir Khan also spoke Students Welfare, University Both the scientific and artis - with the help of exercises. building process for the at length about such work - of Jammu and is being tic aspects of photography Participants were given artistes," said Mr Shadab. shops and their role in attended by the students of would be explained to the HDFC Bank launches Secure Banking tongue-twisters and mirror The workshop focused on enhancing and extracting the different affiliated colleges students in this workshop in exercise to improve their dic - improvising body language, talent of the students which and departments of the several theoretic and practi - tion and expressions respec - apart from boosting theatre ultimately leads to their per - programme in Jammu University. cal sessions and the students customers are welcome to tively, participants tried to production skills. The aspi - sonality development. Prof The resource persons for would be oriented to self- pick up various theatrical rants were also taught to Prem Singh spoke on the attend the series of work - the workshop are Sh. assess their works at the con - shops, which will be con - Chandan Sunder, Dr. Ashok clusion of the workshop. ducted at various branches Gupta and Sh. Subash Sumeet Sharma, Drama across India on a regular Nat Manch staged "Duggar Langeh, the eminent photog - Instructor presented the for - basis. raphers of the State. mal vote of thanks and the In addition to the branch - In her welcome address, programme was conducted es, various other channels Apna Log Beganae" Dr. Anupama Vohra, by Ifra Kak, Cultural Officer. like ATM screens, mobile audience comprising the peo - Associate Dean Students The students who are taking banking app, and the HDFC ple of different age groups Welfare elaborated the con - part in this workshop includ - Bank website will be used to who witnessed the play were cept of organizing such pro - ed Paras Anand, Bharti Heer, spread awareness about appreciated the group with grammes for the benefit of Mohinder Kumar, Pardeep Secure Banking. big applause. the students as such pro - Singh, Aman Kanathia, "Banking in India has The play was written by grammes not only chisel Shivam Gupta, Harshul made tremendous progress their talents for the competi - Sharma, Kajal Sharma, Jyoti and directed by Founder & Photo by Ajay in the last two decades and it President of Nat manch tions but also enrich their Devi, Rachita Jain, continues to evolve further. Tarun Sharma assist by personalities and enhance Meghavika, Sachin Kumar, TP CORRESPONDENT Mahajan and Mr.Parvinder With the advent of technolo - Aman Prajapati. their skills to perform better Sumit Sharma, Kritika JAMMU, FEB. 21: Singh Sudan, Cluster Heads gy, customers need to be The artists who performed in life. She also informed Sharma, Tamanna Sharma, HDFC Bank Ltd. today - Jammu Division, HDFC educated on possible frauds the play were Dalip Jassoria, that Dean Students Welfare, Simarpreet Singh, Nevidita launched its Secure Banking Bank, and other senior they can fall prey to. An alert Vijay Pathania, Mohit Prof. Satnam Kour has chart - Rohmetra, Kamakshi programme at Jammu in HDFC Bank officials. and well-informed customer ed out several such pro - Pandoh, Shivas Ghasi, Photo by Ajay Sharma, Ranjeet Singh, Jammu & Kashmir. The ini - The 'Secure Banking' ini - is less likely to inadvertently Ishan Mansotra and Rajinder grammes for the larger bene - Rupinder Singh, Rajbir tiative is part of HDFC tiative comprises a series of disclose personal banking TP CORRESPONDENT ing in the State like they are Singh fit of the students as this is Singh and Manjeet Singh. Bank's ongoing endeavour to workshops, which educate details. JAMMU, FEB. 21: Nat the permanent residents here. create customer awareness customers through presenta - Through this simple pres - Manch, Jammu a renowned people are not from dif - about safe banking practices. tions, on matters they need entation, which educates group performed Dogri play ferent states but from a dif - Sat Sharma provides Ambulance to Ved The programme will be to be careful about, while customers about the dos and "Duggar Apna Log Beganae" ferent nation. Slowly and rolled out across 29 branches conducting banking transac - don'ts they must follow as the part of its ongoing steadily, Rohingyas, in Jammu to educate cus - tions. This includes using while using these platforms Tuesday Series of plays / Bangladeshis and people Mandir Bal Niketan through CDF tomers and create awareness netbanking, mobile apps, with the help of real-life Nukkad natak presented its from Myanmar reached outer avail the new service which among general public. transacting at ATMs; using examples and case studies, 255 play on 21, Feb. 2017 at and inner circles of Jammu will be started soon by Ved At a function organized in debit or credit cards at POS we hope to create greater canal side of Akhnoor city and by the time we could Mandir. the city, the initiative was terminals, merchant outlets, awareness of safe banking Highway, Jammu. discern anything, these peo - He said that our State is launched by Mr.Zubair and online banking. practices among general The theme of the play was ple had already set up shops progressing day by day in Iqbal, Circle Head - Jammu These workshops are also public," says Mr. Zubair based on Illegal immigrants' and businesses which places many sectors including & Kashmir, HDFC Bank, in open to the general public. Iqbal, Circle Head - Jammu This is a special play a big question mark on the Health and providing an Eco the presence of Mr. Sachin Both customers and non- & Kashmir, HDFC Bank. based on how Slums devel - working style of lawmakers Ambulance is an initiative in oped in recent years in many which was acted by the this regard. He also said that parts of Jammu gave clear whole group just to make earlier also the organization Disrespect to Indian Soldier indications that people from everyone aware about the had ambulances and by outside the State are settling truth and make them aware bringing in another, the work in different areas and are liv - of such people as well. The load will surely get divided in J&K intolerable: Harsh and it will be easy for the TP CORRESPONDENT recent videos going viral had not only become a party authorities to deal with other JAMMU, FEB. 21: showing Kashmir youth rais - in payment of incentives to Photo by Ajay patients as well seeking the Reacting to the reports of ing pro-Pak slogans in front stone pelters but its leaders need of an ambulance. martyrdom of 26 soldiers in of security forces instigating had made the most obnox - TP CORRESPONDENT Mandir, local residents and He stated that by this ini - the line of duty during the them as a reaction to Army ious and contemptuous utter - JAMMU, FEB. 21: With political activists were also tiative public will be benefit - first 50 days of the current Chief's statement. He said ances stating that the J&K a vision to provide every pos - present on the occasion when ted at large and serving the year in Kashmir, Harsh Dev that such episodes have state had no policy for pay - sible facility to the masses of Sharma handed over the CDF society has always been the Singh Chairman JKNPP and amply proved that central ment of ex-gratia to martyrd Jammu West at their letter to the authorities. motto of Ved Madir. Former Minister has called BJP leaders had made the Indian soldiers. Was this the doorsteps,BJP State Speaking on the occasion, The authorities of Ved for a tough Kashmir policy statements in support of same BJP which was voted to President and MLA Sat Sat Sharma said that it is his Mandir also thanked the BJP with implementation of the Army Chief only for public power by the people, ques - Sharma (CA) sanctioned an prime duty to provide every leader for fulfilling the line of thought of the Army consumption and that the saf - tioned Mr. Singh. amount of Rupees 4,25,118 possible service to the mass - requirements of the masses Chief Mr. Bipin Rawat. He fron party has succumbed to Calling upon the union through his CDF (constituen - es of his Constituency and and also appreciated the said that with Army losing 26 its political ambitions. He govt to give Army a free cy Development Fund) the Ambulance provided to working style of the MLA soldiers from 1st January to regretted that earlier also on hand to deal effectively with scheme for purchasing the organization will be used who is working day and night 20th Feb 2017 as against 22 several occasions the Army Pak sponsored terrorism in Maruti Eco Ambulance for for catering with the needs of for the betterment of not only militants eliminated during had been directed to exercise Kashmir, Mr. Singh said that Ved Mandir, Bal Niketan. the patients of other areas his Constituency but society the same period, the J&K restraint in the face of Army Chief's proposition Administration of Ved also so that anyone could as a whole. state had earned the most gravest of provocations and needed to be given full sup - dubious record of higher sol - threats of pro-Pak agents port. diers causalities as compared thus imperilling their person - He said that rather than to anti-nationals. al safety. making vague nauseating Appeasement of anti-nation - Taking on the state BJP statements, the union govt als and unwholesome restric - leadership for its pusillani - needed to act tough so that tions on Army had largely mous surrenders, Mr. Harsh the terror supporters and disparaged and demoralized regretted their failure to utter anti-nationals could be effec - the security forces besides even a word of solidarity tively dealt with under law. emboldening the subversives with the families of the mar - He said that all saner ele - and disruptive forces in the tyrd soldiers while support - ments felt peeved over the state, he regretted. ing its coalition partner over opportunist polities of BJP Castigating the BJP led the latter's separatist agenda which had surrendered on its govt at the centre for paying in Kashmir. core fundamentals and mere lip service to the He said that while endors - shown dis-regard to brave- Army's cause through the ing the ex-gratia and Jobs to hearts for crumbs of power. media alone, Mr. Singh stone pelters and other such The disrespect to Indian sol - regretted that the union govt anti-nationals, the saffron dier who was protecting the has failed to effectively back leaders had proved that BJP integrity and sovereignty of the proposals and overtures could go to any extent for the nation at his personal of the Army Chief. 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