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Postal Regn. No: JK/306/2017-19 | Volume: XXV | Issue: 37 26 th Year of Publication Published from Jammu Tawi | 12 Pages | 2/-

Trump visit very Foreign envoys visit 3 fire-fighters special, will accord memorable welcome: Modi Srinagar; 3 protestors held NL Correspondent New Delhi, Feb 12 Srinagar, Feb 12: The die in rescue Prime Minister Narendra second batch of foreign Modi on Wednesday said envoys arrived here on he is “extremely delighted” Wednesday for a two-day that US President Donald visit to Jammu and Kashmir Trump and his wife would for a first-hand assessment be in India later this month of the situation in the Union operation and added that they would territory six months after the be accorded a memorable also for the entire world,” nullification of Article 370. welcome. he said. The envoys of over 20 In a series of tweets, Trump will visit India on countries arrived at the Sri- the Prime Minister said February 24 and 25. nagar airport at around 11 India and the US shared a Modi said the visit is a am but could not visit Baram- common commitment to very special one and would ulla town in north Kashmir envoys to Jammu and Kash- are staying at a hotel along democracy and pluralism. go a long way in further as per the schedule due to mir, police said. the Boulevard Road here, “Our nations are cooper- cementing the India-US inclement weather, officials They protested against instead went for a Shikara ating extensively on a wide friendship. said. the visit and called it a waste ride in the famous Dal Lake. range of issues. Robust “India will accord a Three young men were of money while the envoys Those who will be part of friendship between our memorable welcome to our detained here on Wednesday were enjoying a Shikara ride the delegation include envoys nations augurs well not esteemed guests,” the Prime after they staged a protest in the Dal Lake. from the European Union, only for our citizens but Minister said. against the visit of foreign They said the envoys, who Cont. on Page 2 No age relaxation for J&K SC judge recuses from hearing plea challenging applicants in UPSC civil Abdullah’s detention New Delhi, Feb 12 The plea has sought services exam this year quashing of the February Supreme Court judge Jus- 5 order detaining Omar NL Correspondent Nagar Headquarters. How- to GMC Jammu where they NL Correspondent tice M M Shantanagoudar Abdullah, former CM of ever during the fire fighting were declared brought dead recused himself on Wednes- erstwhile state of Jammu Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: operations, the said build- by hospital authorities. New Delhi, Feb 12: Unlike day from hearing the plea and Kashmir, under the PSA Three fire-fighters lost their ing collapsed in which five DG Fire & Emergency last year, there will be no filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot and also sought his produc- lives while dousing a massive fire service personnel were Services, VK Singh has con- upper-age relaxation for challenging the detention tion before the court fire at three-storey building trapped under the collapsed veyed his deepest condolenc- applicants taking the civil of her brother and National Pilot had on Monday near Gole Pulley, Talab Tiloo structure. Two of them were es and heartfelt sympathies services examination 2020 Conference leader Omar approached the top court here. rescued immediately besides to the bereaved families of who are domicile of the erst- Abdullah under the J-K challenging her brother’s In a statement issued, 4 civilians were also shifted Rattan Chand, Mohammad while state of Jammu and Public Safety Act. detention under the J-K Directorate of Fire & to GMC Jammu. Immedi- Aslam and Vimal Raina who Kashmir between 1980 and After Justice Shanta- Public Safety Act, 1978, Emergency Services today ately, a rescue operation was died during the fire-fighting 1989, according to a notifica- nagoudar “expressed his saying the order of detention informed that carried out with the help operations. He highlighted tion issued on Wednesday. inability” in hearing the is “manifestly illegal” and after receiving infor- of SDRF and local police to that the supreme sacrifice The age relaxation for matter, the apex court direct- there is no question of him mation regarding the fire trace the trapped person- by the brave firefighters in other categories will con- ed its registry to obtain nec- being a “threat to the main- incident fire tenders were nel. After great efforts, the the discharge of their duty is tinue. essary directions from Chief tenance of public order”. pressed into service from trapped firefighters were in line with the highest tradi- The Union Public Service Justice of India S A Bobde for The plea has sought Fire Stations Canal, Roop evacuated in an uncon- tions of J&K Fire and Emer- Commission (UPSC) has listing the plea on February quashing of the February Nagar, City and Gandhi scious condition and shifted Cont. on Page 2 announced 796 vacancies in the country’s bureaucracy to Cont. on Page 2 14 before an “appropriate 5 order detaining Omar bench”. Abdullah, former chief min- Pilot’s plea came up for ister of erstwhile state of hearing before a three-judge Jammu and Kashmir, under Taxation system bench comprising justices N the PSA and also sought his NIA files charge- 5 of family killed V Ramana, M M Shantana- production before the court. goudar and Sanjiv Khanna. Pilot has said exercise of being made “I am not participating in powers by authorities under this matter,” Justice Shanta- the CrPC to detain individu- sheet against four as vehicle falls into nagoudar said at the outset als, including political lead- citizen-centric: PM without citing any specific ers, was “clearly mala fide to reason for his recusal. ensure that the opposition New Delhi, Feb 12 that as some people always JeM operatives Senior advocate Kapil to the abrogation of Article found ways to evade taxes, gorge in Kishtwar Sibal, appearing for Pilot, 370 of the Constitution is While the previous gov- the honest got penalised."All Srinagar, Feb 12 (KNO) dents of Pulwama - Sajjad urged the bench to list the silenced”. ernments had hesitated to governments hesitated to Ahmad Khan alias Sajjad, 27, Jammu, Feb 12 Near Paani Nallah, the matter for Friday. Her plea said the intent touch the country's taxation touch the tax system. Now, The National Investigation Bilal Ahmad Mir aka Billa, driver of the private car lost “List before anoth- of exercise of power was to system, the current dispen- we are making it citizen Agency (NIA) has filed a 23, Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat, 24 Five members of a family, control over the wheel, the er bench since Justice “incarcerate not just him but sation was making it more centric."When a number of supplementary charge sheet and Mehraj-ud-Din Chopan, including two women, were official said. Mohan M Shantanagoudar the entire leadership of the citizen centric, Prime Min- people do not pay tax, find against four Jaish-e-Moham- 22. killed on Wednesday when The deceased were iden- expressed his inability to National Conference, as well ister Narendra Modi said on ways to evade it, the burden mad (JeM) operatives for The agency filed the sup- their vehicle skidded off tified as Pawan Kumar (32), participate in the hearing of as the leadership of other Wednesday, urging people to falls on those who honestly planning to carry out mili- plementary charge sheet in the road and fell into a deep wife Rekha Devi (26), Rita the matter,” the bench said political parties, who were pay their dues for the devel- pay their dues," he said. The tant attacks in Delhi-NCR. the NIA Special Court in gorge in Kishtwar district Devi (30), Kewal Krishan (37) in its order. similarly dealt with, includ- opment of India. Speaking prime minister added that The mastermind of the Delhi on Tuesday under sev- of Jammu and Kashmir, a and P Kumar (30). “The Registry is accord- ing Farooq Abdullah, who at the Times Now Summit, it was unbelievable but true operatives was the conspira- eral sections of Indian Penal police official said. Senior Congress leader ingly directed to obtain nec- has served the state and the he said the concern was Cont. on Page 2 tor of the Pulwama attack Code, Explosive Substances The accident happened and former minister GM essary directions from the union over several years... accused Mudassir Ahmed Act and the Unlawful Activi- when the family was carry- Saroori expressed grief over Chief Justice of India for list- stood by India whenever the Khan. The charge sheet ties Prevention Act (UAPA). ing the body of a baby from the loss of lives and said the ing of the matter on Febru- situation so demanded.” reads that the agency has The official said that the Jammu to their Bahadat vil- repeated road accidents in ary 14 before an appropriate It said on the intervening 51 times water supply filed the supplementary case pertains to a criminal lage in Drabshalla for last Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban bench,” the top court said in night of August 4-5, 2019, sabotaged during PHE charge sheet against resi- Cont. on Page 2 rites, he said. Cont. on Page 2 its order. Cont. on Page 2 workers' strike in Jammu Adm mulls theme gardens in Police bust LPG price hiked Jammu Tawi, Feb 12 per cent systems are func- ISJK module, tioning and water supply Around 51 incidents of sabo- is being ensured to all the five held tage to water supply system affected areas and 86 gov- Jammu, Srinagar by Rs 144.5 by miscreants have been ernment and private water Srinagar, Feb 12 reported during the ongo- tankers have been pressed Srinagar, Feb 12 said the government was would help the government New Delhi, Feb 12 der from Rs 714 previously, ing strike of Public Health into service," said PHE Com- mulling to establish theme- to attract a huge number of Police on Wednesday according to a price noti- Engineering department missioner Secretary Ajeet The Jammu and Kashmir based gardens and the pro- tourists. claimed to have busted an Cooking gas LPG price on fication of state-owned oil workers in Jammu region, Kumar Sahu.He was briefing Administration is mulling cess in this regard has been He said this would give Islamic State Jammu and Wednesday was hiked by a firms.This is the steepest an official said on Wednes- a meeting convened by advi- establishing theme-based initiated at all levels. impetus to the local entre- Kashmir (ISJK) module steep Rs 144.5 per cylinder hike in rates since January day.Hundreds of PHE daily sor to Lieutenant Governor, gardens in the capital cities He said the government preneurship and help them by arresting five of its due to spurt in benchmark 2014 when prices had gone wagers are on strike since Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar."The of Jammu and Srinagar. was all set to identify land to avail benefits. The govern- associates from Budgam global rates of the fuel. But to up by Rs 220 per cylinder February 7 demanding department has reported 51 Commissioner Secretary, for these gardens in Srinagar ment was also maintaining district."Acting on specific insulate domestic users, the to Rs 1,241.Domestic LPG release of their pending sabotage cases to the police Department of Floriculture, and Jammu. He said that the 499 gardens, besides upgrad- information, police arrest- government almost doubled users, who are entitled to salaries and regularization authorities for taking action Parks and Gardens, Shiekh gardens would be developed ing the heritage gardens, ed five terror associates and the subsidy it provides on buy 12 bottles of 14.2-kg each of their services."Nearly 90 Cont. on Page 2 Fayaz Ahmad on Wednesday on a scientific basis which Cont. on Page 2 seized arms and ammuni- the fuel to keep per cylinder at subsidised rates in a year, tion, and other incriminat- outgo almost unchanged. will get more subsidy.The ing material from them in LPG price was increased to government subsidy payout Cont. on Page 2 Rs 858.50 per 14.2 kg cylin- Cont. on Page 2

Pak court sentences terror mastermind Debt-ridden roadside vendor BDC chairman held commits suicide Hafiz Saeed to 5.5 years in jail in Doda in attempt to murder Lahore, Feb 12 Judge Arshad Hussain Interestingly, the court and others. against Saeed and others on Bhutta sentenced Saeed and on Tuesday accepted Saeed’s If not removed off the list Wednesday, Judge Bhutta Bhadarwah/Jammu, case in Samba Mumbai attack mastermind his close aide Zafar Iqbal to plea to club all six terror by April, Pakistan may move announced the verdict in the Feb 12 and Jamat-ud-Dawa chief five and a half years each and financing cases pending to a blacklist of countries that two already completed cases tion under various sections Hafiz Saeed was sentenced to imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 in against him in the anti- face severe economic sanc- handing down a total 11 years A debt-ridden 36-year-old Jammu Tawi, Feb 12 including attempt to murder, 11 years in two terror financ- each case. A total of 11 years terrorism court Lahore and tions, such as Iran. imprisonment to Saeed and man allegedly committed a police spokesman said. The ing cases on Wednesday, four sentence will run concur- announce the verdict on The FATF is backed by the Iqbal,” deputy prosecutor suicide by hanging inside A Block Development court of Principal Sessions days ahead of a crucial meet- rently. completion of the trial. UN Security Council passed general Abdul Rauf Wattoo his house in Doda district Council (BDC) chairman Judge, Samba, had on Febru- ing of the Financial Action Saeed and Iqbal were sen- The verdict comes four resolutions which made its said. of Jammu and Kashmir was arrested for allegedly ary 6 granted interim bail to Task Force in Paris where tenced in two cases regis- days ahead of a crucial meet- recommendations binding Saeed will undergo on Wednesday, police said. attempting to kill two broth- Singh. It, however, revoked Pakistan will present its case tered against them in Lahore ing of the FATF in Paris and in case of deficiencies, imprisonment at the Lahore’s Tilak Raj earned his living ers over an old enmity in the bail on Tuesday, leading to get itself off grey list. and Gujranwala cities on where Pakistan will present sanctions could be imposed. Kot Lakhpat jail where he has as a roadside vendor and Samba district of Jammu to his arrest. Saeed, a UN designated the application of the Coun- its case to get itself off grey Earlier, the court had been detained since July last. was found hanging from and Kashmir, police said on On January 31, Mohit terrorist whom the US has ter Terrorism Department list. reserved the verdict in the The four other terror the ceiling at his house in Wednesday. Vijaypur BDC Jamwal lodged a complaint placed a $10 million bounty (CTD) of Punjab police. The FATF in October last two cases against Saeed for financing cases are against Bheja village, they said.He chairman Yogeshwer Singh, with the police alleging that on, was arrested on July 17 in “Saeed and Iqblal will decided to keep Pakistan February 8 after the comple- Saeed, Iqbal, Yahya Aziz, is survived by his grand- a resident of Suchani village, he and his brother Rohit the terror financing cases. He have to spend five and a half on its ‘Grey’ list for failure tion of the trial. Abdul Rehman Makki. mother, wife and five minor was arrested in connec- Jamwal, also residents is lodged at the Lahore’s Kot years in imprisonment,” a to curb funnelling of funds “However as the court The anti-terrorism court daughters."The body of Raj tion with a case registered of Suchani village, were Lakhpat jail in high security. deputy prosecutor general to terror groups Lashkar-e- resumed hearing in four or ATC had indicted Saeed was recovered and later against him and his rela- assaulted by the BDC chair- Anti-terrorism court said after the verdict. Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad other terror financing cases Cont. on Page 2 Cont. on Page 2 tives at the local police sta- Cont. on Page 2 2 Jammu Tawi | Feb 13, 2020 | Thursday ...Continued from Front Page No age relaxation Foreign envoys be filled through the civil services examination 2020, which will be South America and the Gulf FASTag to be held on May 31, the notification said. countries, the officials said. 3 fire-fighters According to last year’s civil services exam notification, the upper- “Upon our arrival, we age limit of 32 years to take the test was further relaxable for up to a enjoyed a #Shikara ride on available free of maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kash- Emergency Services. The DG Fire & Emergency Services also visited GMC Jammu in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from January mir. Beautiful lake and to enquire about the health of injured personnel. 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989. hospitable people. I bought Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu expressed grief over the loss of There is no mention of such age relaxation in this year’s exam a beautiful Kashmiri ring charge for 15 days lives of Fire Fighters during a rescue operation in Talab Tillo area of Jammu today. notification. from a boat serving as a shop. In his condolence message, the Lt Governor has prayed for peace to the departed The erstwhile J-K state has been bifurcated into two Union Terri- @MEAIndia,” Afghanistan’s souls and strength to the bereaved families in their hour of grief. He has directed tories—Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh—with effect from October envoy to India Tahir Qadri the administration to provide best possible medical treatment to the injured. The 31, 2019. tweeted. Lt Governor lauded the valor of the Fire-fighters and observed that the fire fighters “A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not Reacting to the visit of have always remained in the forefront at the time of fire outbreak or any other such have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2020 i.e., he envoys, Iltija Mufti, the emergent situation. must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1988 and not later daughter of detained PDP Meanwhile, Sh. V K Singh, Director General of Police, Prisons, Fire and Emer- than 1st August, 1999,” this year’s notification said. president Mehbooba Mufti, gency Services called on the Lt Governor and briefed him about the incident. He This upper-age limit is further relaxed for up to a maximum of five said she hoped that the also briefed the Lt Governor about the health condition of the injured fire-fighters years if a candidate belongs to a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe; ambassadors will question and the medical treatment being provided to them for their early recovery. The Lt up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging the authorities about the Governor stressed high importance on generating awareness regarding adherence to other backward classes who are eligible to avail of reservation internet ban and detention to fire safety norms in all public buildings to avoid any such untoward incident in applicable to such candidates, among others, it said. of political leaders under the the future. The UPSC will recruit officers of Indian Administrative Service Public Safety Act. (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), “Hope you & @EU_in_ Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), Indian Railway Accounts India question GOI about NEW DELHI, Feb 12 national highway fee Service (IRAS) and Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS), among internet ban since 5th plazas, regional transport 51 times water others through the civil services examination 2020, the notification August & economic losses To further enhance elec- offices, common service said. suffered. GOI muzzling local tronic toll collection, centres, transport hubs, against the miscreants. Wherever needed police have been deployed for ensuring This is probably the last time that the officers of IRTS, IRAS and media in Kashmir, release the National Highways and petrol pumps, among safety and security of vital installations," Sahu said.During the meeting, Bhatnagar IRPS are being recruited through the civil services examination of detainees inc 3 ex CMs Authority of India has others, it added. issued instructions to the Chief Engineer, PHE, Jammu, and other field officers to after the amalgamation of the existing eight railway services into the slapped with draconian decided to waive FASTag “To search for the near- ensure uninterrupted water supply to every area so that no inconvenience is caused one—Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS), officials said. PSA, troop deployment to fee till February 29, the est NHAI FASTag point- to the general public.A Public Health Engineering (PHE) worker Mohammad The commission may recruit IRMS officers from the next years create fear amongst people. government said on of-sale locations, one may Shabir (40) had died on Tuesday after collapsing during a sit-in outside PHE office onward, they said. Normalcy’s an illusion,” she Wednesday. download MyFASTag in Rajouri district.Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Congress expressed concern The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is tweeted. The government has App, or visit www.Ihmcl. over the ongoing strike and demanded a job on compassionate basis to the family of expected to be approximately 796 which include 24 posts reserved A visiting envoy told rolled out the FASTag- Com or Call 1033 NH the deceased worker.A spokesperson of the agitating workers said they will decide for persons with benchmark disability category, i.e. three for can- reporters that he was in based toll collection helpline number,” the the future course of action on Thursday evening. didates of blindness and low vision; nine for deaf and hard of hear- Kashmir “as a tourist”. system across more than statement said. ing; eight for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy This is second group of 527 national highways in The applicable security cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy, among envoys to visit the newly the country. “In order to deposit and minimum bal- others, according to the notification. created union territory fol- further increase digital ance amount for FASTag Adm mulls “Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to scheduled lowing abrogation of article collection of user fee via wallet shall, however, castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, the economically 370 provisions on August 5 FASTag at NH fee plazas, remain unchanged. weaker sections and persons with benchmark disability in respect last year. the National Highways NHAI had earlier including Mughal gardens across the Kashmir region. of vacancies as may be fixed by the government,” it said. The aim of the envoys’ Authority of India (NHAI) announced for free NHAI Ahmad said that making uniquely different gardens does not necessarily mean The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC visit to the union territory has decided to waive off FASTag from November huge expenditure. "Just one little change and the city could well be on its way to be in three phases — preliminary, main and interview. is to get first-hand informa- the FASTag cost of Rs 22 to December 15 last called a paradise in the world of gardens," he said. The facility of withdrawal of application is available for those tion about the situation in 100 for NHAI FASTag year. Ahmad said that the Department deputes its officials and workers on a regular candidates who do not want to appear for civil services (preliminary) the region after the abroga- between February 15 and Last month, Road basis for the Model Training Course (MTC) on advances in Floriculture and Land- examination. tion of Article 370, the offi- 29, 2020,” the Ministry of Transport and Highways scaping held across several centres of the country. “UPSC has no provision to refund any fee amount paid by candi- cials said. Road Transport and High- Minister Nitin Gadkari He said besides this, training of farmers on plant propagation and nursery man- dates, so in case of successful withdrawal of application the fees will The visiting envoys will ways said in a statement. said after the FASTag agement is also carried out by the Department. not be refunded,” the notification said. be interacting with several Road users can visit system on national high- The Commissioner Secretary said that several initiatives have been taken to Candidates are required to apply online. The deadline is March 3 delegations during their stay any authorised point-of- ways for electronic toll strengthen the existing network, which boosts the floriculture sector and makes it till 6 pm after which the link will be disabled, the UPSC said. here, they said, adding the sale location with a valid collection, the revenue more focused and research oriented. UT officials are also likely to registration certificate per day has swelled to Rs "We are making sure that this vital sector gets its due priority," he said. brief the delegation. (RC) of the vehicle and get 87 crore, from Rs 68 crore. The Commissioner Secretary said that the famous tulip garden in Jammu and A team of 15 envoys, an NHAI FASTag free of Once the system is Kashmir''s Srinagar would be open for visitors this year with several new varieties. BDC chairman including US Ambassador cost, it said. fully implemented, NHAI He said the government was also planning to extend the garden with Sakura gar- to India Kenneth I Juster, NHAI FASTags can expects Rs 100 crore toll dens (early blooming cherry gardens), for which DPRs have already been prepared. had paid a two-day visit to be purchased from all income per day. Meanwhile, Director, Floriculture, Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad Rather said that man and his relatives with the intention to kill them over an old Jammu and Kashmir in known as Asia''s largest tulip garden, it would house 1.3 million flowers this year enmity, the spokesman said. The brothers had reached Vijaypur January. with 55 varieties. police station in an injured condition. They alleged that Singh saw The central government Rather said that in addition to tulips, flowers of other varieties like daffodils, them leaving their house on a motorcycle and within minutes, a had on August 5, 2019, abro- hyacinths and ranunculus are also grown in the garden. vehicle, in which the BDC chairman's relatives were travelling, hit gated Article 370 provisions He informed that this year some five new varieties have been added. them from behind on reaching Patyari, causing injuries to them, and bifurcated the erstwhile Ad-valorem Token tax on The garden, which is spread over 30 hectares, is situated at the mesmerizing the spokesman said. Maneshwar Singh was driving the vehicle and Jammu and Kashmir state foothills of the Zabarwan hills on the banks of the Dal Lake. Dineshwar Singh was also travelling with him at the time of the into union territories— incident. After the brothers were left injured, the vehicle occupants Jammu and Kashmir, and old vehicles: Transport returned with Yogeshwar Singh and his brother Romeshwar Singh Ladakh. and allegedly assaulted the complainant with rods and a bat, the Deptt clarifies SC judge recuses police spokesman said. He said efforts are on to arrest other accused in the case. Jammu Tawi, Feb 12 cities in respect of air pollu- Debt-ridden tion. “In case of vehicles below Omar Abdullah was put under house arrest and it was later learnt that section 107 The Transport Department 15 years of age in whose case of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 was invoked to justify such arrest. send to Sub District Hospital today issued a clarification part token tax stands real- “There has been a grave violation of Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution,” LPG price hiked Bhadarwah for post mortem regarding levying of the ized at pre revised rates, the the plea said, adding, “similar orders of detention have been issued by respondents and other legal formalities," road/token tax on old vehi- token tax shall be calculated (authorities of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir) over the last seven months to domestic users has been increased from Rs 153.86 per cylinder to Bhadarwah Superintendent cles. According to the clarifi- at revised rate on the value so in a wholly mechanical manner to other detenues, which suggest that there has been Rs 291.48, industry officials said.For Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana of Police Raj Singh Gouria cation, for vehicles involving arrived at as per the method a consistent and concerted effort to muzzle all political rivals”. (PMUY) beneficiaries, the subsidy has increased from Rs 174.86 to said. He said it appears to life extension beyond 15 years, at the time the instalment of It said there could be no material available to detain a person who has already Rs 312.48 per cylinder.After accounting for the subsidy that is paid be a case of suicide while written down value method token tax has become due and been detained for previous six months and the “grounds for the detention order are directly into the bank accounts of LPG users, a 14.2-kg cylinder would adding that inquest proceed- shall be adopted to work out the instalment so worked wholly lacking any material facts or particulars which are imperative for an order cost Rs 567.02 for domestic users and Rs 546.02 for PMUY users.The ings into the incident are the residual value of the vehi- out shall remain fixed for of detention”. government gave out 8 crore free LPG connections to poor women underway."Raj belonged to a cles at the end of their regis- the remaining period of “In fact, a reference to all public statements and messages posted by the detenue under PMUY to increase coverage of environment-friendly fuel in below poverty line family. He tration period as prescribed in registration maximum up during the period up to his first detention would reveal that he has kept calling for kitchens.Normally, LPG rates are revised on 1st of every month was under depression as he the relevant Act/ Regulation to 15 years inclusive of the peace and cooperation - messages which in Gandhi’s India cannot remotely affect but this time it took almost two weeks for the revision to take place was unsuccessfully fighting for ascertaining the token tax earlier period for which the public order,” it said. - a phenomenon which industry officials said was due to approvals poverty and paying the debt payable at the time of regis- Road/ token tax has been The plea said Omar Abdullah was not even served with the material that formed needed for such a big jump in subsidy outgo.Others said the decision to make both ends meet," tration of such vehicle. With paid at pre-revised rate,” the basis of the detention order and its non-supply vitiates the detention, which is to defer the increase could have been because of assembly elections Bheja Panchayat Naib Sar- regard to average Consumer states the order. liable to be quashed. in Delhi. Delhi voted on February 8. panch Satish Kumar said. Price Index (CPI) inflation as Similarly, vehicles involv- It said that at no point of time in his “prolific political career”, he has resorted to The sarpanch appealed the discounting factor, subject ing body fabrication shall be or indulged in conduct unbecoming of a “conscientious public figure”. to the administration to to the condition that the reg- registered only after body The grounds of detention against Omar Abdullah, chief minister of the state from extend a helping hand to the istration of old vehicles shall fabrication and sum total of 2009-14, claims that on the eve of reorganisation of the state he had allegedly made Taxation system poor family on humanitar- take into account directions, cost of the chassis plus GST attempts to provoke general masses against the revocation of Articles 370 and 35-A. ian grounds as the deceased if any, of NGT/CPCB/SPCB thereon and cost of body fab- Omar Abdullah, who has been junior foreign minister and commerce minister in that only 2,200 people in the country had declared earnings of Rs was the sole breadwinner of before authorizing registra- rication plus GST are taken the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led Cabinet in 2000, was served with a three-page dossier in one crore per annum. He also said that this was the first time any the family. tion of old vehicles in J&K together for levying of road which he was alleged to have made statements in the past which were “subversive” government had focussed on smaller cities to push for economic in respect of non-attainment tax, the order said. in nature. development."India will not waste time now, it will surge ahead with confidence.... The Union budget will help achieve the target of a USD 5 trillion economy," Modi said. Pak court sentences Juvenile can't be kept in and his close aides on December 11 in the terror financing cases. On last Saturday, judge Bhutta deferred the verdict against Saeed in two terror NIA files financing cases till February 11. In the two cases, the prosecution produced some 20 or so witnesses in the ATC conspiracy hatched by the senior commanders of JeM to carry out jail or police lock up: SC who testified against Saeed and his close aides for their involvement in terror terror attacks in different parts of India including Del- financing. Saeed pleaded “not guilty” in both the cases. hi-NCR. He said, "Investigation has established that the New Delhi, Feb 12 before a JJB, bail is the rule," Justice Committee of each The Counter Terrorism Department had registered 23 FIRs against Saeed and accused persons are members of proscribed organisation the bench said."Even if bail is high court which shall in his accomplices on the charges of terror financing in different cities of Punjab JeM, who were planning to carry out attacks and propagat- Juvenile Justice Boards are not granted, the child cannot turn ensure that the copy of province. ing the activities of JeM." not meant to be "silent specta- be kept in jail or police this order is sent to the JJBs The cases were registered against Saeed and others in Lahore, Gujranwala and The NIA said, "The slain militant Mudassir Ahmad Khan, tors", the Supreme Court has lockup and has to be kept in to ensure strict compliance Multan for collection of funds for terrorism financing through assets/properties one of the main conspirators in Pulwama terror attack said while making it clear an observation home or place of this order."Referring to made and held in the names of Trusts/Non Profit Organisations including Al- case, was the mastermind behind this conspiracy," adding, that a juvenile cannot be of safety," the court said in its the provisions of the Act, the Anfaal Trust, Dawatul Irshad Trust, Muaz Bin Jabal Trust, etc. Mudassir Ahmed Khan was killed in encounter with police kept in jail or police lockup. February 10 order.The bench bench said a child alleged to According to the CTD, investigation launched into financing matters of pro- and security forces in Tral area of Pulwama on March 10 The apex court said all JJBs further said, "All JJBs in the be in conflict with law should scribed organisations - JuD and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - in connection with last year. in the country must follow country must follow the letter be released on bail with or implementation of UN Sanctions against these Designated Entities and Persons The NIA further alleged that Sajjad Ahmad Khan was the "letter and spirit" of pro- and spirit of the provisions of without surety or placed as directed by NSC (National Security Committee) in its meeting of January directly in touch with Mudassir Ahmad Khan while Ishfaq visions of The Juvenile Jus- the Act. We make it clear that under the supervision of a 1, 2019 chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan for implementing the National Ahmad Bhat was involved in transportation of arms and tice (Care and Protection of the JJBs are not meant to be probation officer or under Action Plan. ammunition for strengthening JeM in Kashmir and further Children) Act, 2015 and the silent spectators and pass the care of any fit person. “These suspects made assets from funds of terrorism financing. They held harbouring the operatives of JeM. law meant for protection of orders only when a matter It said in case the juvenile's and used these assets to raise more funds for further terrorism financing. Hence, The agency further claimed that one hand grenade was children "cannot be flouted comes before them."The release is likely to bring they committed multiple offences of terrorism financing and money laundering recovered from the possession of Mehraj-ud-din Chopan. by anybody, least of all the bench said JJBs can take him into "association with under Anti Terrorism Act 1997. They will be prosecuted in ATCs (Anti Terrorism "The hand grenade was procured with the intention of using police".A bench of Justices note of factual situation if it known criminals or expose Courts) for commission of these offences,” the CTD said. the same against the security forces in J&K for snatching Deepak Gupta and Anirud- comes to its knowledge that the child to moral, physical The crackdown on Saeed’s outfit last year followed a warning by the FATF to their weapons," the NIA said in a statement issued here. dha Bose said this when its a child has been detained in or psychological danger or Pakistan to deliver on its commitments to curb terror financing and money laun- (KNO)` attention was drawn to two prison or police lockup."It is where the release of the child dering. instances and certain alle- the duty of the JJBs to ensure would defeat the ends of jus- Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which is gations appearing in the that the child is immediate- tice, then bail can be denied responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, includ- media related to children ly granted bail or sent to an for reasons to be recorded in ing six Americans. Police bust being purportedly detained observation home or a place writing."The bench issued The US Department of the Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Desig- in police custody and being of safety. The Act cannot be notices to the Uttar Pradesh nated Global Terrorist, and the US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward Budgam district," a police official said.He identified the arrested per- "tortured" in Delhi and flouted by anybody, least State Commission for Protec- for information that brings Saeed to justice. He was listed under the UN Security sons as Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani, Nasir Ahmad Wani, Bilal Ahmad Uttar Pradesh."The proviso of all the police," the bench tion of Child Rights and Delhi Khan, Irfan Ahmad Pathan and Ali Mohammad Bhat, all residents to the section (of the Act) said.The bench directed the Commission for Protection of Beerwah."On preliminary inquiry, it was found that these terror clearly lays down that a child apex court registry to send a of Child Rights on the issue associates are affiliated to terrorist outfit ISJK and were involved alleged to be in conflict with copy of its order to the regis- raised before it and said they 5 of family in providing shelter and logistical support to terrorists," the official law shall not be placed in a trar generals of all the high may file their responses said.A case has been registered at the Beerwah police station and police lockup or lodged in a courts so that "the order is within three weeks. and Udhampur districts must be a grave concern for the J-K administration. investigation taken up. jail. Once a child is produced placed before the Juvenile

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NL CORRESPONDENT ture and ensure the punctual- NL CORRESPONDENT prepared for mining of minerals from the JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 ity in all the subordinate of- JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 said blocks was explained to the general fices.Joint Director Agriculture public by the Environmental Consultant Director Agriculture, Jammu, (Inputs), Anil Nargotra, Joint Pollution Control Board conducted a pub- Nagar Singh Choudhary. Inder Jeet convened a meeting Director Agriculture (Exten- lic hearing at Panchayat Ghar, A large number of queries were an- of officers at Krishi Bhawan, sion), O. S. Choudhary, Joint Di- Khathar,Tehsil Chauki Chaura, Jammu. swered on the spot by the Project Consul- Talab Tillo, Jammu to review rector SLUB, Daisy Bhan, The public hearing was conducted as a tant. All the issues raised were patiently the physical and financial Deputy Director Agriculture part of the environmental clearance 38(5/13), 37 and 61(5/36) situated at vil- heard and recorded in detail. The entire achievements, current expen- the earliest. He stressed to ex- vision has been kept in CAPEX (Central), Jagmohan Bhat, Agri- process under EIA for Mining of Minor lage Khathar, Manoa and Gangal, proceedings were also video graphed for diture status and progress of pedite utilization of funds and 2019-20. culture Economist, K. K. Minerals (River Bed Mining) Project at Akhnoor, Jammu. onward submission to the appropriate various farmers' welfare strict adherence to the formali- Director further impressed Sharma, SMS-RL, Vijay Khatharwali Khad downstream/up- The panel for said public hearing was authority. schemes. ties while making expenditure. upon the officers to upload ben- Koushal, Agronomist Vegeta- stream Manoa khathar bridge, Khathar comprised of Amit Upadhyaya, Tehsildar, The Public Hearing was attended by large Director Agriculture took com- Director also reviewed the eficiary related data under dif- bles, A. S. Reen, Chief Agricul- Khad, Akhnoor and Chauki Chaura down- Akhnoor, representative of the District number of people including Sarpanchs ponent-wise review of progress progress of Trikuta Mushroom ferent schemes on relevant ture Officers of all districts of stream Chagial Bridge at village Khathar/ Magistrate, Jammu, Representative of and Panchs of adjoining Panchayats, of various Centrally Sponsored Corridor Project and establish- DBT portals and instructed Jammu Division and Sectoral Manoa, Tehsil Akhnoor and Village Gan- Regional Director, J&K PCB Jammu and prominent citizens and residents of vil- Farmers Welfare Programmes ment of permanent procure- them for geo-tagging of all exe- Heads of different Schemes of gal, Tehsil Chauki Chaura, for seven Arshad Nazir Malik, Divisional Officer, lage Khathar, Manoa, Gangal and officials and asked the officers to en- ment mandis in Jammu and cuted works. He directed the Agriculture Department were numbers of Blocks. These Blocks are J&K PCB Jammu North. of Geology and Mining Department and sure maximum achievement at Kathua districts for which pro- officers to maintain work cul- present in the meeting. 33(5/8), 34(5/9), 36(5/11),35(5/10), The Environmental Management Plan representatives of the contractor.

"Neither delimitation, nor elections in J&K" Centre hell-bent to continue proxy rule in erstwhile Dogra state: Harsh NL CORRESPONDENT taken to restore popular rule in J&K, the and discouraged, the centre seemed to be call for simultaneous polls of Assembly & delimitation could take place in J&K. The President Jammu (Rural) of JKNPP and JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 BJP govt seemed to be least bothered hell bent to continue its proxy rule in the Parliament which however did not material- uncertainty was however allowed to con- Gurdeep Singh were also present in the about holding delimitation in the newly erstwhile Dogra state. He was addressing ize. Pointing towards euphoria created tinue by making misleading statements press conference. Alleging subversion of democracy in J&K created UT. This was evident from the dis- a press conference in Jammu today. post Article 370 abrogation in the name of about delimitation and early Assembly post Article 370 abrogation, Harsh Dev regard for the said issue in the successive Asserting that legitimate, elected govt fresh Delimitation of Assembly constituen- elections, regretted Harsh. Asserting that a Singh, JKNPP Chairman and former Min- sessions of Parliament held after the re- alone could represent and honour the pop- cies, Singh said that it too had petered out people's govt alone could fulfill the aspira- ister today said that BJP led govt ap- organization of the state, he revealed. He ular sentiment, Singh questioned the ra- with the centre maintaining a studied si- tions of the general masses, Singh sought peared to be averse to the idea of holding said that with delimitation denied, politi- tionale behind repeated postponement of lence over the issue. He said that until and early restoration of democracy by putting Assembly elections in the new set up. He cal process having been rendered defunct Assembly Elections in J&K. He said that unless the J&K Reorganization Act was an end to proxy rule imposed by the Cen- said that while no initiative had been in J&K and political parties discredited Election Commission had earlier taken a amended by both Houses of Parliament, no tre in J&K. Surinder Chouhan District

Adbi Kunj organizes literary tributes meet

NL CORRESPONDENT Guru Ravi Dass as "Aavay-Ga- JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 Zarour-Ravi-Dass-Phiear- Aavay-Ga-Dukhian-De- Adbi Kunj organized a tributes Aakey-Sare-Dukhre-Mitave-G meet, here today which was a". A composite Mushaira was presided over by a noted poet- also held in which poets pre- ess Santosh Shah Nadan while sented their special creations K.R Salgotra General Secre- on Guru Ravi Dass Ji. The po- tary Adbi Kunj conducted the ets who presented their cre- proceeding of the meet. In the ations in different languages beginning, member of Adbi included Aarash Dalmotra, Kunj greets people on the Santosh Nadan, Sarwar birth anniversary of Guru Ravi Chohan, S.M.Shridhar, Rajeev Dass Ji Maharaj. On the occa- Kumar, K.L.Salgotra, Masoom sion, Aarash Dalmotra read Kishtwari, Sanjeev Kumar and out an Urdu paper "Guru Ravi Sham Talib. The vote of thanks Dass Ek Samaji Aur Rohani was presented by Aarash Dal- Shakhsiyat" whereas Sham motra, Chairman Adbi Kunj Talib recite a Punjabi song on J&K Jammu.

Horticulture Deptt conducts training prog

NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12

Department of Horticul- ture conducted two days training pro- gramme under MIDH and ATMA Scheme to generate awareness amongst the or- chardists. About 41 orchardists of Jammu district participated in the event. Guest Lectures of the scientists of SKUAST-J along with field visits have been arranged to create awareness amongst the farmers about new technology adopted in Horticulture sector. During the pro- gramme farmers will also visit SKUAST-J, Vijaypur, Akhnoor and KVK Reasi. Deputy Director Horticulture, Shafiqa Khalid inaugurated the training programme and impressed upon the farmers to avail maximum benefit from the training programme and adopt lat- est technology in their respective orchards. Chief Horticulture Officer Jammu, S. Sarbjit Singh, District Horticulture Officer, Vijay Kumar Angurana, DLSMS, Sanjeev Kurlupia, DLSMS, Pardeep Gupta and DLSMS, Sandeep Kumar, Horticulture Development Officer Dheeraj Sharma besides other officers participated in the programme.

DLSA, Health Deptt organize medical camp

NL CORRESPONDENT mates in which he aware the in- JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 mates relating to their fundamen- tal rights, legal aid and other facili- District Legal Services Authority, ties which are to be provided to jail DLSA Jammu in collaboration inmates. This free Medical camp with Health Department today or- was set up with a sacred aim to ganized free medical camp in bring awareness amongst the jail Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, where inmates and to provide them health 694 Jail inmates were screened services to their door steps. The and examined by the specialized necessary medicines were also doctors including Psychiatrist, distributed as per the prescription Physician Specialist, Dermatolo- to the jail inmates by the team gists, ENT Specialist, Eye Special- DLSA Jammu. ist, Dental Surgeon deputed from Appreciating the efforts by DLSA Government Medical College. and Health department, the Super- Jammu. intendent Jail Dinesh Sharma wel- Secretary DLSA Jammu, Naushad comed doctors, Para Medical staff Ahmed Khan, addressed the jail in- and other office bearers of DLSA. 4 HILL DISTRICTS Jammu Tawi February 13, 2020 Thursday Advisor Bhatnagar calls for plan of DLSA organizes awareness camp Public grievance NL CORRESPONDENT action to avoid road accidents RAMBAN, FEB 12 District Legal Services Authority Ramban under the guidance redressal camp held ment immediate measures to of Chairman DLSA, Kishore Kumar, organized a legal aware- address the issue till the long ness camp at Chanderkote on Solid Waste Management, Poly- NL CORRESPONDENT eration of Ayushman Bharat bound manner. He directed the term measures are put in place. thene and Water Conservation.Secretary DLSA Amit Sharma, RAJOURI, FEB 12 cards, sanctioning of Angan- concerned officers to work with The Advisor directed the officers BDO, Sarpanch, Panches besides large number of people at- wadi Centres, Sanctioning of zeal, devotion and dedication to do things in mission mode. He tended the camp.Speaking on the occasion Secretary DLSA District Development Com- specialists at CHC Thana- so as to provide facilities to said that strict enforcement of sensitized the gathering about pollution caused by generating missioner Rajouri, Moham- mandi, Filtration plants for people at their door steps. He laws should be ensured and of solid waste, polythene and its bad effects on the health of mad Nazir Sheikh today con- Thanamandi, increase in the said that the government has proper monitoring needs to be the people.He also highlighted the importance of preserving vened a public outreach camp District capex for MC Thana- launched various schemes and done. every drop of water to ensure survival of every type of life on cum public durbar at Thana- mandi, construction of Pan- programmes for people and NL CORRESPONDENT measures to be taken to address He asked the officers to ensure the earth and appealed them to save water for future genera- mandi to listen public griev- chayat Ghars, construction of they should come forward to JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 these spots. He asked the offi- deployment of traffic policemen tions besides impressing upon them to fulfil their fundamen- ances and provide services at Hasplote -Bhangai Road, Sorta avail the benefits. cers to undertake a proper at critical spots and license and tal duties. their door steps. to Ghambir, alternate Thana- Special camps were also or- Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, analysis of the traffic accidents permits of repeated offenders The Grievance Camp wit- mandi- Rajouri road, Thana- ganised by the Health and Fam- Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar today di- and come up with a proper plan should be cancelled. He also nessed overwhelming re- mandi to be brought under ily welfare department, Horti- rected the concerned officers to of action to minimize the road said that checks and balances sponse of people from adjoin- BADP, sanctioning of the BSC culture Department, ICDS, take necessary measures and accidents to save lives. should be in place in issuing of Distt Udh gets National ing areas including Nursing college at Thana- Social Welfare, Animal and come up with a plan of action to He asked the officers to visit the driving licenses. Azamtabad, Manual, Plangrah, mandi and other related is- Sheep Husbandry, Handicrafts avoid road accidents and re- fatal accident spots and gather He said that enforcement should Award for project SAKOON Dodassan, Rajdhani, Kote, sues.Speaking on the occasion and Bankers. move traffic congestion in all the relevant information so be done strictly and intelligently NL CORRESPONDENT Behrote, Lah, Alal, the DDC said that the district In the health camp 450 persons Jammu and Kashmir. that remedial measures can be and a closer monitoring system UDHAMPUR, FEB 12 Khanyalkote and other adjoin- administration is committed were screened and were pro- He passed on these directions to taken. should be put in place to avoid ing villages. to provide better and adequate vided with the required medi- bring plans in force in order to The Advisor reviewed the road accidents. He also said that The efforts of District Administration to mitigate the suffering A number of issues were put drinking water, power, health, cine. Moreover diagnostic test lessen the cases of road acci- progress of the Road Accident overloading of commercial vehi- of victims of disasters and natural calamity and to provide forth by BDC chairpersons and education and other facilities like Sugar and HB were also dents while chairing a meeting Data Management System and cles has also to be checked. them quick relief were highly appreciated by Ministry of Elec- Chairman MC Thanamandi, to the people. He said that the conducted. Sheep Husbandry at Civil Secretariat here to dis- directed that it be opera- While asking the officers to pri- tronics and Information Technology (MEIT) GOI and District sarpanches, panches and lo- main purpose of conducting and Animal Husbandry Depart- cuss various traffic issues. The tionalised within 15 days. The oritize the available resources, Administration was rewarded with National e-governance cals including immediate aug- these grievance redressal ment also organised the camp meeting also discussed various RIDE Safe App also requires to he said that everyone has to be award 2019 during the 23rd National Conference on e - Gover- mentation of power supply and camps is to listen to the public where a number of livestock issues and grievances of trans- be effectively utilized. He said made accountable. He also laid nance at Mumbai, Maharashtra.The award was given by medicare facilities, scarcity of grievances at their doorsteps animals were screened by the porters of Jammu and Kashmir that the fundamental rule of traf- emphasis on mass awareness Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry water, repair of damaged so that they can be redressed Veterinary Doctors and sensi- and J&K Road Transport Corpo- fic flow is that we should know about the need to follow traffic of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State roads, payment of compensa- in an efficient manner with the tized the public about the pre- ration. the critical bottleneck areas so rules, besides asking the officers for Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and tion, SBM and MGNREGA, feedback obtained from such vailing diseases in livestock. Expressing concern over road that action can be taken accord- to pay attention on installing Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of PMAY payments, Release of public outreach camps. In the Financial inclusion camp accidents, he directed the offi- ingly. rumble strips, warning signs, Space, in a ceremony held at Mumbai, Maharashtra on 8th PM KISAN installments, Rat- The DDC assured the public organised by JK bank, around cers to identify black spots, While directing the officers to mobile barricades, signage, traf- February 2020.District Administration Udhampur took a tan Peer and other areas to that all their genuine demands 50 forms were enrolled under where there is frequent occur- take concerted action in this re- fic lights and planning halting unique initiative and developed an Android App and a web brought on tourism map, Gen- would be redressed in a time PMSBY and PMJJY. rence of accidents, and the gard, he asked them to imple- spots & parking spaces. portal for disbursal of relief. This initiative reduced disburse- ment time duration substantially and the initiative was named "Sakoon".This platform brings key functionaries of the Gov- ernment on a single Digital Platform for quick capturing and processing of relief case. The platform also enables case DC flags off tracking by citizen as well as reporting disaster incidents. Hirdesh, Simrandeep assess people's The team of officers involved in this project comprised of Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Dr. Piyush Singla, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Gurvinderjeet Singh , Assistant students for Bharat Commissioner Revenue, Viqar Ahmed Giri, District Informatics grievances, assure expeditious disposal Officer, Anil Kumar Sharma , ADIO NIC, Anish Sharma, Junior Assistant, Jaikkee Sharma, Developer, Vibhor Gupta. Darshan Tour NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 is a great Dir Sainik Welfare opportunity Commissioner Secretary, for all the School Education and Social calls on Lt Governor children to Welfare Department, Hirdesh know about Kumar and Secretary Relief, NL CORRESPONDENT the diverse Rehabilitation, Reconstruction JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 culture of and Disaster Management De- our country partment, Simrandeep Singh Brig. (Retd.) Harcharn Singh, Director, Sainik Welfare today at the one listened to public grievances called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu hand and in a public hearing held here here at the Raj Bhavan.The Director briefed the Lt Governor also will be today. about the functioning of the organization and implementation helpful to A number of deputations and of various schemes for promoting the welfare of all serving inculcate individuals from across personnel and ex-Servicemen.He also apprised him of vari- the cultural Jammu & Kashmir and far ous issues pertaining to enhancement of annuity for gallantry values of flung areas of Kathua, Samba, awards, early incentives to war widows from flag-day fund, our country Jammu, Udhampur, Akhnoor, teaching staff besides creation Headmasters, ZEOs, Lectur- They also gave on the spot di- reservation to ex-Servicemen in police recruitment, creation NL CORRESPONDENT on the other hand. Reasi, Poonch, Doda, Anant- of post of Masters working as ers and Principal through DPC. rections to the concerned au- of Portal system for online collection for flag-day etc.The Lt DODA, FEB 12 Besides this various instruc- nag, Budgam and Kupwara in- Head teachers in the erstwhile Meanwhile, a large number of thorities for speedy redressal Governor assured the Director to address the grievances and tions were imparted to the teracted with the Administra- SSA upgraded Middle Schools. individuals met the Adminis- of people's grievances. problems faced by the serving and retired Defence Services Deputy Commissioner Doda children regarding their jour- tive Secretaries and projected A deputation from Jammu and trative Secretaries and high- Commissioner, Relief and Re- Personnel, their families, widows and dependents. Dr. Sagar D Doifode flagged off ney and at the end the officers their issues and concerns Kashmir United School lighted their demands regard- habilitation (M) J&K, T K Bhat, 2nd group of 52 students for wished the children a safe and seeking an early redressal to Teacher Association (USTA) ing compensation, promotions Deputy Commissioner Relief Transport Comm inaugurates Bharat Darshan tour being or- happy journey. SSP Doda the same. demanded introduction of pre- in teaching faculties, transfers and Rehabilitation (M) Jammu, ganized by District Police Mumtaz Ahmed, SP Ops Doda A deputation of Jammu Kash- primary classes with infra- in education department, pay- Deepika Rana, Special Secre- Doda under Civic Action Pro- Ravinder Paul Singh, ASP Hqrs mir Teacher Forum (JKTF) de- structure in all schools, regu- ment of pending relief for mi- tary Social Welfare Depart- Traffic Paathshala campaign gram.While interacting with Master Popsy, DSP Hqrs manded rationalization of larization of all in-charge grants etc. ment, Tasaduq Jeelani, Joint NL CORRESPONDENT the children, the DDC briefed Manoj Kumar, Deputy Ops P.N teaching staff in hilly and far Lecturers, Headmasters, The Administrative Secre- Director Education, Showkat JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 them regarding the impor- Tiku, RI/LO DPL Doda and par- flung rural areas on the basis ZEOs and Principals who are taries assured the deputations Malik besides other senior of- tance of such tours and also ents of the touring students of student enrolment as most working in their own pay and that all the issues projected by ficers of concerned depart- Transport Commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir Pardeep Ku- shared their experience with were also present on the occa- of the schools are suffering grade since long besides filling them would be sorted out on ments were present on the oc- mar, inaugurated a week long Traffic Paathshala- a campaign the children. He said that this sion. badly due to lack of adequate up of vacant posts of Masters, priority basis. casion. to educate people on the need to make roads safe, here today Kumar highlighted that this Paathshala is an initiative of the HDFC Bank to create awareness on the road safety measures to be adopted by the drivers as well as the pedestrians. He said that it is the responsibility of the driver to follow the Arrangements for Shiv rules and be careful, and in the same way passengers have to Progress of Jamabandies under DILRMP reviewed be cautious as well.Speaking on the occasion, Transport Commissioner stressed upon the need of strict adherence to NL CORRESPONDENT under their respective juris- Khori Mela finalized follow traffic rules and regulations which would result in UDHAMPUR, FEB 12 diction and strengthening the minimizing the road accidents. He highlighted the anti encroachment mecha- importance of road safety measures and lauded the role of Deputy Commissioner, Dr. nism to retrieve encroached HDFC bank for launching this public conscious Piyush Singla today chaired a state land and submit detailed initiative.Circle Head, HDFC Bank, Jammu, Sachin Mahajan, meeting with officers of Rev- report within a week time pos- while speaking on the occasion, emphasized the social enue departments to review itively. responsibility of HDFC Bank in creating awareness among the progress of Jamabandies Among others, Additional the citizens. He assured that the HDFC bank would continue achieved under Digital India Deputy Commissioner, Dr. to take such initiatives in future also for the public good. Land Records Modernization Gurvinderjeet Singh, Assis- During this week long campaign, rallies would be organized Programme. revenue records and mainte- bandies at war footing to en- tant Commissioner Revenue, by the volunteers and HDFC Bank employees covering all Detailed discussion were held nance of various registers at sure that the digitization is Vikar Giri, DFO Udhampur important and busy traffic crossings to make people aware on various issues regarding Patwari level. completed in a time bound Shavaita Jandial, SDM about the road safety measures.Additional Secretary, Road progress of writing of jama- DC directed the concerned to manner and people can avail Chenani, Abdul Sattar, IAS Safety Council, R K Bhat; Regional Transport Officer, Jammu, bandies, land acquisition complete all the Jamabandies the benefits of the pro- Probationer, Faz-Lul-Haseeb Dhananter Singh; Joint Transport Commissioner, Gurmukh cases, progress of attestation by 31st March 2020. He fur- gramme. besides all Tehsildars, Naib NL CORRESPONDENT of the mela. He asked the con- Singh, Parvinder Singh Sudan, Abhishek Khajuria and other of pending mutations, eviction ther directed the revenue offi- He stressed upon concerned Tehsildars and field func- REASI, FEB 12 cerned to check proper waste officers of the HDFC Bank were also present on the occasion. of encroachments on state cers to update their revenue officers to keep a close check tionaries were present in the disposal by langar organisers. land, progress of inspection of records especially Jama- on encroachments in areas meeting. Additional Deputy Commis- sioner, Rajinder Sharma today chaired a meeting with district officers to finalise arrange- GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ments for smooth conduct of OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PHE MECHANICAL DIVISION SOUTH JAMMU Maha Shivratri Mela 2020. The NOTICE INVITING TENDER Army organizes amity meeting ADDC hands over tractor three day fair will begin from February 20 at Ransoo, Shiv e-NIT PHEJ/MS/90 of 2019-20 DATED 06-02-2020 to farmer in Ramban Khori. ADC discussed various issues Executive Engineer PHE Mechanical Division South Jammu, on behalf of Lieutenant Governor NL CORRESPONDENT which included drinking water, of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, invites tenders by e-tendering mode from registered RAMBAN, FEB 12 power supply, sanitation, re- firms who have sufficient experience in electro mechanical/ electrical works. pair of roads, security, medical Name of the Name of the Division Cost of Tender Earnest Money Validity of Rates Additional District facilities etc. he asked the con- Work Document/Tender (In Rs) Development Com- cerned officers to make requi- Fee(In Rs) missioner, Nawab Din site arrangements for the 1 2 3 4 5 today handed over a smooth celebration of Maha Providing and PHE Mech. Division Rs. 500.00 Rs. 6000/- Bid shall be valid for tractor provided by Shivratri. Replacement of South Jammu (Non-Refundable) In (Rs. 3000/- For DIC/ 180 days the agriculture de- Regarding medical facilities, Electro Mechanical the shape of Treasury SSI Registered Firms NL CORRESPONDENT The interaction was partment to a marginal distributed agriculture ma- the ADC was assured by the Components at Water Challan in favour of as per Industrial Plant No-15 Boria. the Executive Policy of J&K Govt.) RAJOURI, FEB 12 aimed at spreading awareness farmer under UT CAPEX chinery on subsidy of 50% to CMO that sufficient number of Engineer, PHE In the shape of CDR amongst the local population budget to ensure double the the marginal farmers to save medical staff and equipment, Mechanical Division addressed to the the aim of enhancing contact about the role of Army in nation income of farmers of district their time besides enhancing like oxygen cylinders, stretch- South Jammu Executive Engineer with AWAM and to have better building and welfare activities Ramban. agriculture production ers etc, are in place to face any PHE Mechanical understanding with local peo- being undertaken by the Army Sub Divisional Agriculture Of- against low cost of labour. medical emergency. Similarly, Division South ple, Army organised an Amity and State / Central Govern- ficer, MG Singh, beneficiary He further stated that 23 DSP, Wasim Mehmood briefed Jammu meeting at village Khorinar in ment in the region. Jan Nisar Ahmad of Banihal numbers of power tillers have the ADC about security and 1. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website Rajouri District. The meeting The participants appreci- and various officers of differ- been distributed among the traffic management plan. http://jktenders.gov.in from 08-02-2020 (2:00 PM) and uploaded upto 26-02-2020 (03:00 PM). was attended by a large num- ated the work undertaken by ent departments were pres- beneficiaries till date in addi- ADC Rajinder Sharma ap- 2. The complete bidding process will be online http://jktenders.gov.in. ber of villagers to include the the Army especially in the ar- ent on the occasion. tion to chaff cutters and poly- prised by concerned officials No: PHEJ/MS/3628-31 A.E.E Executive Engineer Sarpanch of the village, reli- eas of empowering youth by Speaking on the occasion, green houses under different from PDD, PHE and PWD about Dated:- 07-02-2020 gious teachers and prominent means of various skill develop- ADDC Ramban informed that centrally sponsored schemes sufficient deployment of men DIP/J-13637/19 Sub Div-1 PHE Mech. Division South members of the society. ment courses. the Agriculture department and UT CAPEX budget. and materials for the duration Dated :- 12-02-2020 Jammu Jammu Tawi February 13, 2020 Thursday STATE 5 DDC conducts public outreach prog Progress on developmental JKSRLM organizes Responding to the public is- sues raised by the people DDC projects reviewed Financial Literacy Camp assured that all issues pro- NL CORRESPONDENT jected by them would be taken It was also given out BUDGAM, FEB 12 into consideration and every that more projects effort would be made to en- are being taken up to To avail the benefits of financial assistance from Financial in- sure a convenient and friendly address the problem stitutions, a daylong Financial Literacy camp was organised atmosphere for all to meet of parking of vehi- by Jammu Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission in collab- their demands. cles in the city, while oration with Jammu & Kashmir Bank Narbal. On the spot instructions were government has also The camp aimed at strengthening the relationship between the NL CORRESPONDENT have no problem in testing passed to the Executive Engi- proposed new Solid Banks and the SHG members and their federations. KATHUA, FEB 12 small arms in this field range neer, PHE to resolve the is- Waste Management During the workshop issues relating to Opening of Saving Bank but they strongly objected to sues concerning supply of and Disaster Man- accounts for individual SHG members, weekly savings, credit District Development Com- test heavy arms as number of drinking water. BDO was di- agement projects. linkage and other provisions to be availed from Financial Insti- missioner, O P Bhagat, today health issues cropped up in rected to prepare DPR in con- The Principal Secre- tutions were also discussed threadbare. conducted public outreach the past during the use of sultation with Panchayat to tary asked to imme- Around 50 SHG members participated in the workshop. programmes at Chak Sajjan heavy arms in this field range. conserve the water bodies and NL CORRESPONDENT transforming the historic city diately start preliminary work of FLCC Facilitator, Ghulam Jeelani, informed the SHG members and Mah villages to listen pub- The people apprised the DDC beautification work around JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 into a sustainable and economi- proposed projects to provide about financial planning, savings and advantages of savings lic grievances besides assess- about various demands and the ponds. cally vibrant urban centre with benefits to the common people. with banks, concept of business correspondence, different ing the status of development problems being faced by them CEO was directed to repair Principal Secretary Housing & its area based development in He asked the implementing types of borrowings and other financial schemes. works and availability of es- including shortage of drinking the school building and con- Urban Development Depart- terms of retrofitting, green field agencies to work in coordination Additional Mission Director, JKSRLM Kashmir, Sajid Yehaya sential supplies and services water, irregular power supply, struct boundary wall around ment (H&UDD), Dheeraj Gupta, development and redevelop- to speed up the pace of develop- Naqash said that financial literacy is a key life skill and is an in the area. correction of ration cards, up the school building where it is today chaired a meeting to re- ment. mental projects under the Smart important element of financial stability and economic develop- Earlier, the DDC visited the gradation and blacktopping of required. view status of multi-level car It was informed in a meeting that City project. ment. small arms field firing range roads, construction of lane & ADC Kathua, Atul Gupta, BDO, parking-General Bus-stand a mega project of multi-level car Commissioner JMC, Avny District Programme Manager JKSRLM (FI), Block programme at village Kootha to interact drains, boundary wall of SDM Hiranagar, Engineers and other infrastructural devel- parking is under way at General Lavasa; VC JDA, Rajiv Ranjan Manager Umeed Chadoora ,Block Programme Manager Narbal with the villagers and listened school, tractor roads and con- and other concerned officers opment projects coming across Bus Stand, while a few other and other officers of H&UDD, were also present on the occasion. to their issues. The villagers servation of natural water accompanied the DDC during Jammu city. parking projects have been com- JMC and NHIDCL attended the informed the DDC that they bodies. the visit. These projects are aimed at pleted and are functional. meeting. Cover all farmers under KCC scheme: DC Gbl NL CORRESPONDENT Several delegations, individuals call on LG GANDERBAL, FEB 12 A District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting was con- ducted under the chairmanship of District Development Com- NL CORRESPONDENT stitutions to the wards of ceremony of the new Acade- missioner, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, here today. JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 CRPF personnel. mic Block of Brigadier Khuda The meeting was attended by ADC Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Prof Gharu Ram Bhagat, ex- Baksh Memorial Public Baba, CPO Ganderbal, Cluster Head J&K Bank, Director RSETI, Former Legislators, BDC MLA also apprised the Lt Gov- Higher Secondary School, Lead Bank Office Gandarbal, the bank coordinators and the Chairperson, Ex-Central ernor about various develop- Jammu. heads of the line departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, An- Paramilitary Forces Welfare mental issues pertaining to A delegation of Student Nation imal Husbandry and Fisheries. Association and several pub- the grant of ownership rights Organization briefed the Lt During the meeting the DDC impressed upon the stakeholders lic delegations called on the of Agriculture lands to the lo- Governor about their upcom- to gear up for the 100 percent coverage of the farmers under Lieutenant Governor, Girish cal allottees, development of ing activities for promoting KCC scheme and directed the agriculture department and the Chandra Murmu at the Raj infrastructure in Government sports culture among the local banks to work in tandem to achieve the targets well in time. Bhavan here today and ap- run schools, upgradation of youth with social issues as a prised him about their con- fare scheme benefits, removal welfare of ST community in- Sh. D K Chauhan accompa- power infrastructure and dis- backdrop and sought Govern- cerning issues. of encroachments from the cluding reservation in promo- nied by Prof Gharu Ram Bha- tribution of Kisan Credit ment's support in their initia- DIC holds awareness Sh. Girdhari Lal Raina, ex- left behind properties of the tions, reservation in private gat, ex-MLA raised various is- Cards to all the eligible bene- tive.The Lt Governor inter- MLC submitted a memoran- community in Kashmir, pro- sector, release of tribal funds, sues related to the formation ficiaries.Ch. Abdul Hamid, acted with the members of the cum cultural prog dum of demands to the Lt Gov- tection of Temples and political reservation, special of Statutory Paramilitary Wel- Chairman, Gurjar Desh Char- delegations and assured them ernor pertaining to the Shrines etc. employment package & re- fare Board, employment to eli- itable Trust, Jammu briefed to review the genuine issues NL CORRESPONDENT welfare of migrant Kashmiri A public delegation from Ra- cruitment, representation in gible dependent of martyrs the Lt Governor about various and demands projected by SAMBA, FEB 12 Pandits including speedy im- jouri comprising of BDC, delimitation commission, in- personnel of CRPF, payment of activities undertaken by the them for their early redressal. plementation of PM's employ- Chairperson, Sh. Darbar clusion of Gojri language into ex-gratia, medical treatment trust for the welfare of Gujjar He urged the former Legisla- Department of Information and Public Relations, Samba today ment package, transit accom- Ahmed and ex-MLA, Ch. Qa- VIII schedule etc. facilities to ex-servicemen, Community and other under- tors and the members of the organised awareness cum cultural programme under the su- modation for employees, mar Hussain submitted a Ex-Central Paramilitary post retirement benefits, privileged classes of J&K. He delegations to continue work- pervision of District Information Officer Ajay Sharma at Pan- re-imbursement of medical memorandum of demands to Forces Welfare Association compassionate appointments also extended invitation to the ing towards the advancement chayat Tapyal, Block Ghagwal, district Samba to make gen- expenses, extension of wel- the Lt Governor related to the led by its General Secretary, reservation in educational in- Lt Governor for the inaugural of public welfare. eral public aware of government sponsored schemes. Tehsil Social Welfare Officer, Ashish Saini informed the gather- ing about various schemes for the benefit of old age persons, widows, handicaps and other schemes executed by Social Wel- fare Department. Speakers from other departments also spoke about the scheme DLRC meeting held executed through their department for the welfare of local pop- 'Interventions underway to improve ulations including Agriculture, Horticultural, RDD, Banking and Health welfare. During the programme Sarpanch, Tapyal, Kiran Devi appreci- education standards in J&K' ated the Department for holding awareness programme be- sides also expressed gratitude for involving all the line depart- ments in the camp. NL CORRESPONDENT their Higher Secondaries. JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 A deputation from Tangmarg 'Admin to begin beautification work Aharbal (Kulgam) area called Advisor to LG, K. K. Sharma, for extension of banking facili- of historic Jamia Masjid Shopian' today said that education is ties to their area. NL CORRESPONDENT one of the core sectors receiv- Former Minister, Syed Bashir, SHOPIAN, FEB 12 ing focussed attention of pres- also called on the Advisor and ent dispensation as requisite of civil society and representa- projected by the speakers of raised several issues related to District Development Commissioner Shopian, Choudhary interventions are underway to tives of private schools from the Coordination Committee, his Constituency Rajpora (Pul- Muhammad Yasin, visited historical Jamia Masjid, Shopian to improve its imparting besides different districts of Union Ter- the Advisor assured them that wama). revive renovation, maintenance and beautification process. the content as well. ritory (UT) were present. the suggestions projected by Earlier, the Advisor chaired a Executive Engineer, Public works Department, Power Develop- The Advisor was speaking at The Advisor said that sustained them related to grant of permis- meeting to review preparations ment Department, Public Health Department, Executive Offi- the 3rd Annual Conference or- efforts are underway for im- sions, issuance of NoCs and im- being made for Jammu and cer, Municipal Committee, Shopian among other concerned of- ganised by Jammu and Kash- proving the educational sce- parting training to the teachers Kashmir Global Investors Sum- ficers accompanied the DDC. mir Private Schools Coordina- nario in Jammu and Kashmir would be looked into. mit.The meeting was attended Locals of the area projected several demanded for renovation, tion Committee (JKPSCC) on and several schemes are being Later, the Advisor gave away by Commissioner Secretary In- maintenance and beautification of the historical Jamia Masjid. the topic "Strengthening qual- implemented so that there is a mementoes to the persons who dustries, M. K. Dwivedi, Direc- The DDC assured people that all their genuine issues would be ity education in private schools: paradigm shift in imparting it have contributed in different tors Industries, SIDCO, Hand- examined and taken up immediately for immediate action. A Way Forward", at Teachers besides also providing quality spheres of life. loom, Handicrafts, SICOP and He directed the concerned to start the beautification work of NL CORRESPONDENT considerably grown to Bhawan Gandhinagar Jammu. infrastructure to fill in the lacu- Meanwhile, the Advisor met representatives of Price Water- the Jamia Masjid Shareef. KULGAM, FEB 12 Rs.1294.900 crores as on 31-12- Director Education Jammu, nae, if any. He said that we have several deputations from dif- house Coopers (PWC). 2019 witnessing 9.71 percent- Anuradha Gupta, Secretary to ensure that the youth of the ferent areas of UT who pro- The meeting discussed in detail District Development Com- age growth in this FY. While CD School Education, Rafi Ahmed, UT are being taught with the jected several developmental the arrangements being made Dir Handloom distributes missioner Showkat Aijaz Bhat ratio stands at 76.00% as on Chairman JKPSCC Swami Par- latest techniques and interven- issues of their areas seeking in- for road shows at Kolkata, Hy- chaired District Level Review 31.12.19 which is above the na- manand Saraswati, President tions so that they can effec- tervention of the government derabad, Mumbai, Chennai, 40 looms among weavers Committee (DLRC) meeting to tional benchmark of 60% On the Rameshwar Manhas, Working tively compete at National level towards redressal of the same. Ahmadabad and Bangalore be- review the performance of occasion, DDC while taking President Dr. Hari Dutt Shishu, bringing laurels to their respec- A deputation from Ramban ing held in connection with the NL CORRESPONDENT banks and line departments note of suggestions and con- General Secretary Sanjit Ku- tive areas. raised the issue of non-avail- Jammu and Kashmir Global In- JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 under ACP from 1.4. 2019 to cerns put forth by Cluster mar, academicians, members While referring to the issues ability of subject teachers in vestors Summit. 31-12-2019. Head,JK Bank ,Mr Iftikhar Ab- Director Handloom Development Department Babila Rakwal The meeting was attended by dullah about ensuring today distributed 40 looms among weavers of Mahanpur clus- CPO, ACD, District officers of 100%coverage of Farmers un- ter, Basholi, Kathua who are associated with manufacturing of the line departments, LDM der KCC Scheme and timely pashmina shawls, mufflers, stoles etc. LEAD BANK manager Ghulam disposal of sponsored cases Assistant Director Handloom Development Department Kathua Rasool , cluster Head JK Bank, ,exhorted upon concerned De- DC inspects Jan Status of works under Haroon Naik, Assistant Director, Weaver Service Centre Tahir District coordinators of various partments to take serious note Ahmed Hakim and Secretary M/s Hari Om, Pashmina, Hand- banks and other concerned offi- and organise awareness camps CAPEX Budget reviewed loom WICS Ishar Dass besides a large number of weavers were cers also attended the meeting. in collaboration with Banks to Aushadhi Kendra present on the occasion. The meeting discussed in detail create general awareness Director HDD said that the department has imparted training of progress and achievements along with onspot case dispos- NL CORRESPONDENT Jan Aushadhi Kendra. weaving/designing to the weavers besides providing work made by the banks in the im- als. PULWAMA, FEB 12 Speaking on the occasion, the sheds to them.She said that the government is taking various plementation of various gov- He further stressed upon DC said that the Kendra is an steps in this direction to revive the cottage industry of Basohli ernment- sponsored schemes greater coordination between District Development Com- initiative to promote generic, and distribution of looms amongst the weavers is a step for- like Kisan Credit Card (KCC), banks and various line depart- missioner, Pulwama Dr affordable and quality medi- ward in this regard. She mentioned that the Pashmina shawls NRLM, Housing for all, Hand- ments.DDC also directed the Raghav Langer today visited cines to the patients. are available in various colours/shades ranging from semi loom, Weavers MUDRA, SHGs, concerned to cover the benefici- District Hospital Pulwama to District Health Officer, Medical black to camel colour shades.The cluster has been established JLGs, Artisan Credit Card, and aries under various social se- take stock of availability of superintendent and other con- under the National Handloom Development Programme Stand Up India. Besides the curity schemes which includes medicines and other facilities cerned were present on the oc- (NHDP) by the Ministry of Textiles, GOI. At present around 203 sponsored schemes, loans pro- PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY. at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya casion. NL CORRESPONDENT that 121 works for construction weavers are associated with the said cluster. The distribution of vided by banks under direct KUPWARA, FEB 12 of Anganwadi Centres were ap- looms amongst the weavers shall act as a catalyst in enhancing lending mode was also dis- proved under CAPEX at a cost the productivity of handloom products. The Block level cluster cussed. The Additional District Devel- of Rs.8.4 crore in the district. Mahanpur Kathua was sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at an ap- He also impressed upon the opment Commissioner, Kup- Out of the total works, 93 have proved cost of Rs 210.87 lakh.M/s Hari Om Pashmina, Hand- banks and other concerned DLSCC meeting held wara, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat been taken up for execution by loom Weaver Industrial Cooperative Society (WICS), Nagrota agencies to provide hassle-free today convened a meeting of the Rural Development Depart- Preta, Kathua is the implementing agency of the said cluster. sanction and disbursement of NL CORRESPONDENT concerned officers to review ment. loans under various schemes to KUPWARA, FEB 12 the physical and financial It was given out that 15 works people especially unemployed progress on the construction have been completed so far and youth.Giving details about the The District Level Screening cum Coordination of Anganwadi Centres under work is in progress on other 78 performance of banks, the Committee (DLSCC) meeting was held here to- CAPEX Budget 2019-20 in the centres. meeting was informed that to- day under the chairmanship of Deputy Com- district. On the occasion, the ADDC di- tal deposits of the district have missioner Kupwara, Anshul Garg. ing. The Assistant Commissioner rected the concerned officers increased to Rs.1704.14 crore Among others, Additional Deputy Commissioner The meeting discussed 4 cases of death, 15 Development, Executive Engi- to speed up the pace of con- as on 31-12-2019 with 7.30 per- Kupwara, Nazir Ahmad Lone, Assistant Com- cases of injury and 53 cases of property damage neer REW, BDOs, CDPOs and struction work of the Angan- cent increase in this FY. missioner Revenue, Bashir Ahmad Bhat; Repre- pertaining to militancy-related and other inci- other concerned were present wadi Centres. He stressed for It was also given out in the sentatives of JKP, CRPF and other concerned dents and sanctioned Rs.20 lakh for various in the meeting. completion of the works till the meeting that advances have committee members were present in the meet- cases. It was informed in the meeting end of current month. Opinion 6 Jammu Tawi | Feb 13, 2020 | Thursday It’s good to know your value 'Pariksha Pe Hima Bindu Kota A company may require additional funds the operating cash flows of each business unit are dis- ating a company is a counted. However, it needs to useful piece of business from time to time to run smoothly or prevent be understood that there is Rintelligence and should nothing automatic about esti- Charcha 2020' be undertaken annually by any financial distress. Any potential investor mating future cash flows and it affects them psychologi- brilliant student the exam- firms coming to an economic value cally, socially, emotionally ination is ‘Now or Never’. Valuation of a company is scrutinises the value of the firm and may of a business. Since these are and cognitively. In fact, For a poor one it is ‘Nei- extremely important. If there estimations, each investor, even Albert Einstein suf- ther here nor Anywhere’. is one thing that is common also derive its valuation based on any future buyer or an analyst, is free fered from exam fever, and The fear of exams is more to a company of any size, be to choose the assumptions Winston Churchill only before the exams causing it a multinational firm with cash flows. Since the investors are interested for predicting cash flows and managed to write his name them to underperform a global footprint, or any of interpret the results in their when he was appearing for on that day. We cannot its individual businesses or own manner. So there would an entrance exam. expect what is coming in a small, single-product busi- to increase their return on investment (ROI), definitely be a difference Vinod C Dixit Prime Minister asked exam & what is not. Many ness, it is valuation. Anytime between the economic value the students to find out negative happenings take during the lifetime of a busi- they are keen to fund any business when of a company from the point ecently our Prime the reason for the demo- place when exams enter ness, the requirement for its of view of buyers and sellers Minister Narendra tivation and ponder over the student's life. Student valuation emerges, specifi- they feel their funds can take the company to and negotiating skills come RModi had an interac- how to deal with it. He becomes nervous, tensed cally when considering the into play here. tion with students, teach- gave the example of the & unhealthy because of purchase or sale of a company the next level and improve its valuation. Valuation of a company is ers, and parents during recent issue of Chandray- such environment. The or any line of its business. not without its challenges. his 'Pariksha Pe Charcha aan and his visit to ISRO. best solution for this issue A firm may sell a part of its To begin with, valuation has 2020' programme. A lot of PM Modi while giving is that the students need business while restructuring and sellers have to find the A firm is assessed by valu- to do it is to keep the current to deal with the problems of excitement and enthusi- examples of how cricket- to maintain a calm and or dispose some of its operat- economic value of either the ing its equity and the total level of earnings constant. estimations and forecasting asm was seen among the ers Rahul Dravid and V peaceful mind. And it is ing divisions. Other compa- entire company or the spe- company. Equity of any com- However, such a simple mea- and an attempt at quantifi- students, teachers and V S Laxman batted in dif- the responsibility of par- nies and investors, mainly cific line of business with pany is valued by measur- sure is unrealistic in case cation of available objective parents to not only partic- ficult situations during ents and teachers to make institutional, are buyers of some reasonable correctness. ing the expected future cash the cash flows are expected data. Valuation of a business ipate in the unique event India – Australia match it possible. Our parents these firms. Valuation of a With increased globalisation, flows to the shareholders. The to either grow, decline or is one of the most complex but also to receive valuable in 2001 to clinch victory can also be a big reason of business concern is the base- mergers and acquisitions expected dividend paid by a show a cyclical pattern. So tasks for any analyst since tips from PM Modi who is for India from the jaws students getting too much line for any negotiation. Once have become the norm for company over a reasonable a year-on-year projection the entire process depends keen to ensure that the of defeat rightly said that tensed for their examina- a corporation knows its value businesses to survive and in period of time is the stake of for as far as possible into upon estimation, specific students take exams in a “We should not look at tions. Parents pressurize — which can be obtained this context, valuation has any shareholder of a firm, the future is required. The skills like prediction of earn- relaxed atmosphere and failures as setbacks or them to perform extremely through a reputed valuation become crucial. plus the present price of the second step is to convert the ings, cash flows, assessment do not come under stress, stumbling blocks. We can well in exams & in that service — it can negotiate Another important reason expected values of equity at earning patterns into cash of risk, strategic insight and to ensure better results in add enthusiasm to every immense pressure, aca- with the buyer and can reject for valuation of one’s com- the end of this time. This rea- flows by adjusting the after- interpretation of the impact the long run. aspect of life. A temporary demic performance gets the deal, if the offer made is pany is not for others but for sonable period of time varies tax earnings with non-cash of combining manage- To a question from a setback doesn’t mean that affected. Sometimes even less than what is required. self. The goal of any business depending on the industry items like depreciation. Esti- ment styles, operations and student and losing inter- we cannot succeed in life. students also feel anxiety A company may require in today’s scenario is share- — three to five years for fast- mating future investment resources. est while studying, the PM In fact a setback may mean when they study to com- additional funds from time to holders’ wealth maximisa- changing industries like IT outlays to achieve the cur- Valuation should help com- said most often students that the best is yet to come. pete in exams. They feel time to run smoothly or pre- tion and value management and longer, like 10 to 20 years rent level of earnings is the panies establish new goals to get demotivated due to fac- We should try to convert the fear of losing in the vent any financial distress. has become a key strategic for resource-based industries next and the third step. These increase their worth over the tors that are external to our distressed situations competition. One must Any potential investor scru- objective. Many corporations like oil. By discounting these future investments could coming years. It should be an them and also as they try as stepping stones for a remember that scoring tinises the value of the firm measure economic value annual dividend cash flows, be buying a new plant and annual affair to undertake all to attach too much signifi- bright future" low marks or failing an and may also derive its valua- creation for the company as one gets to derive the value machinery, putting money three main types of valua- cance to their own expec- Examinations are exam is not the end of the tion based on any future cash a whole, periodically, using of equity. in research and development tions and to measure growth, tations. always stressful and fill world. Each time the going flows. Since the investors are different techniques to mea- Free cash flows are used and any incremental work- losses and identify room for It is a very common us with fear because gets tough, I think of this interested to increase their sure performance against to find the value of the entire ing capital requirements. improvement. Knowing the phenomenon among stu- our future is linked up quote I had read in my return on investment (ROI), planned targets and suitably company and any past and The final step is to estimate valuation of one’s company dents especially when an with them. The extent of school days, “Ever tried. they are keen to fund any reward managers on achiev- projected earnings are trans- the ongoing market value is after all a useful piece of important examination exam stress is too much Ever failed. No matter. business when they feel their ing the same. So whether it is formed into a net cash flow of the business at a point in business intelligence. is at their door step. It is that drives them to take Try Again. Fail again. Fail funds can take the company for other buyers or self, a com- framework. The first step is time. This approach can be (The writer is Associate extremely disastrous as extreme measures. For a better.’’ to the next level and improve pany is valued economically to project the earning pat- further refined in a multi- Professor, Amity University, its valuation. Both buyers at least once in its lifetime. terns and the simplest way business company, where Noida) The Balloon of Kashmiriyat bursted Omkar Dattatray in mosques warned K.P’s The big picture either to accept Islam or Farah Bookwala Vhora framework implemented Disney India Uday Shankar quality FTA channels priced casters, however, are quick negotiate higher carriage he father of the nation join the so called free- in 2019 caused distortions points out the anomaly, “If at Rs 160 and push these onto to burst the bubble. “DPOs fees. Put together, this will Mahatma Gandhi had dom struggle or leave the RAI needs to allow the that led to price increases the regulator is so concerned consumers. Meanwhile, as a will charge a MRP of either negatively affect the qual- Trightly seen a ray of valley. At that time there broadcasting sector in the TV market. Primary about bringing down the content creator, my relation- Rs 130 or Rs 160 for the FTA ity of programmatic content hope in 1947 in Jammu and was no alternative for this Tto flourish by scaling among them is a reduced price for the consumer, then ship with my consumers is channels and then consum- and the viewing experience Kashmir when the whole nationalist community but down economic regulations incentive for distributors to why in the name of an NCF, curtailed, I lose the author- ers have to opt for à la carte for consumers. of Indian subcontinet was to leave the valley for good and taking stock of the per- improve the quality of ser- are the distributors being ity to decide how my channel channels or broadcasters’ “Smaller broadcasters burning with the flames and the rest is history. The formance of last-mile dis- vice on account of the NCF. allowed to charge as much as will be carried by the plat- bouquet or DPO bouquets to pay channels may convert of violence and bloodshed. K.P’s left their movable and tributors Consumers also pay more to Rs 160? Theoretically, they forms and the reach it will watch their choice of chan- to FTA to remain attractive But this ray of hope was immovable properties in Much has been written watch the same content and can charge anything up to garner, and my economies of nels. So how will the two-slab for consumers, following the in J&K not because of the Kashmir and their proper- about the uproar over the it’s tedious for them to keep Rs 160 for only providing FTA scale have been eroded too,” NCF actually reduce bills?,” introduction of new econom- majority population but was ties were plundered by the telecom regulator’s decision ic regulations on bouquets. more due to the submissive anti-social elements. Some to bring in amendments to If more such pay channels attitude of the minorities of the properties were sold the New Tariff Order (NTO). become FTA, broadcasters and therefore its credit also at throw away prices by the Dubbed NTO 2.0, the revised The TRAI may have had the best intentions in introducing will cease to invest in high- goes to minorities of Kash- K.P’s who needed money tariff order has met with quality, niche content. This mir. However, this ray of for the education and mar- severe criticism and legal the two-tier NCF structure. “TRAI recognises that the will negatively impact con- hope was short lived. It was riage of their children. armour from broadcasters, tent quality,” says Sharan. in Feb, 1986 that the bal- When such a great exodus who have accused the Tele- new regulatory framework implemented in 2019 As more channels become loon of Kashmirityat was of Kashmiri Pandits took com Regulatory Authority of FTAs and more air-time puntured when communal place, our political parties India (TRAI) of sabotaging caused distortions that led to price increases in the TV becomes available, ad rates harmony was destroyed and especially the Congress, the sector by introducing will fall and advertisers the Anantnag district was leftists, samajwadies and clauses that will allegedly market. Primary among them is a reduced incentive for will gain immensely. This fully affected by the com- the others did not utter a erode subscription revenues, will lead to an increase in munal frenzy. Hours and word of condemnation for push broadcasters towards number of advertisements on shops belonging to Kash- this exodus nor did they an advertising-led revenue distributors to improve the quality of service on account TV. “This will only expedite miri Pandits were burnt shown any sympathy for model and destroy the level- the migration of consumers and destroyed but the K.P excilees. The national playing field in favour of Dis- of the NCF. Consumers also pay more to watch the same to other digital platforms, national press of the coun- press of the coutry also tribution Platforms (DPOs) where they not only enjoy try looked passive and did failed in its duty to high- and advertisers. content and it’s tedious for them to keep track of the high quality content but also not report it fully. There light the plight of the K.P The TRAI, on its part, without the frequent inter- was feeling of insecurity excilees. On one side they has argued that the amend- number of subscribed channels, as a result of the NCF. ruptions of advertisements,” among the Kashmiri Pan- were unnerved by this ments were necessary as the says the head of another dits in valley and they great catastrophy and on NTO had failed to meet its Through this two-slab system, TRAI ostensibly seeks broadcaster. thought of migrating to the other hand today they objective of giving adequate The TRAI did not respond safer places outside Kash- are beating their chests on choice to consumers through to address such documented challenges,” says Vivan to an email seeking replies mir. However, its effect the amendment of the citi- rampant “misuse” of power on the new amendments that was also short lived like zenship act. What a double and flexibility granted to come into effect on March 1. the ray of hope of Gandhi speak and shame. The need broadcasters. But, perhaps, Sharan, Partner, Koan Advisory. Experts say TRAI needs Ji. It was in January, 1990 is that the damaged psyche the most stinging reason that to allow the broadcasting when Kashmiri Pandits of the Kashmiri Pandit led to these amendments was sector to flourish by scal- were forced to leave valley community can be made the TRAI’s inability to keep track of the number of sub- channels. Just to understand says the legal executive who argues the executive. To put ing down economic regula- and took refuge in other good if the muslims of cable bills in check, prompt- scribed channels, as a result the ludicrous contradiction of does not wish to be named. it another way, the NCF itself tions and taking stock of parts of the country. Thus Kashmir talk an initiative ing consumers to downsize of the NCF. Through this two- this order, the same channels Distributors, however, say serves as the biggest single- the performance of last-mile the balloon of Kashmiri- to embrace the Kashmiri on TV viewing. slab system, TRAI ostensibly could be obtained by the con- there is no inherent benefit fixed component of monthly distributors. “The NCF has yat burrested in full on Pandit community back There are compelling seeks to address such docu- sumer by going to DD Free to them as claimed by broad- cable bills. certainly increased the cost 19th January when forced in valley. For this they reasons to scrutinise the mented challenges,” says Dish. So something that the casters. The CEO of a leading Distribution platforms of watching TV. This can exodus of Kashmiri Pan- have to come forward and regulator’s tinkering with Vivan Sharan, Partner, Koan Free Dish makes available Multi-System Operator says have another point of view only be remedied by enhanc- dits begun. So Kashmiri- K.P’s need to forget the past the Network Capacity Fee Advisory. for free, the regulator, in the on condition of anonymity, and say the NCF’s two- ing competition among last- yat, secular philosophy, and live in dignity in Kash- (NCF) to expand the reach of Despite its stated inten- name of bringing down the “The NCF was never designed pronged approach will ease mile TV distributors, not by tolerance and communal mir. One fails to understand Free-To-Air (FTA) channels tion, however, the revision burden on the consumer, has as a premise to offer FTAs to cable bills and satisfy even more economic regulations,” amity were burried by where were those supporters under the NTO 2.0. There in NCF — along with the allowed the DPOs to charge consumers. Platforms charge conscious TV watchers. For says Sharan. “Distributors the zealots of Islamist of the agitators of CAA and was widespread belief that mandate to reduce the MRP up to Rs 160.” consumers NCF to cover the a fee of Rs 130 and taxes, an must do justice to consumers fundamentalists and ter- why they kept mum on the the TRAI would waive off or of channels from Rs 19 to Rs Broadcasters are bemused cost of setting up the infra- entry-level consumer can by actually using revenues rorits. Shockingly and exodus of K.P’s in 1990. Not at least reduce the NCF under 12 to be part of a bouquet — that the TRAI is willing to structure to carry channels now avail up to 200 FTA from NCF to improve qual- surprisingly no one from to talk of protesting against its amendments to make TV has raised difficult questions, give private DPOs the upper and their operations. As channels, giving him a wider ity of service. A transparent the majority community the forced exodus of K.P’s, viewing more affordable. many of which reflect the hand even at the cost of the part of that commitment, basket. Then again, even if a ecosystem-wide audit is des- tried to stop this exodus to they did not utter a word of Far from it, the TRAI has TRAI’s own inconsistencies. Government’s own DD Free the TRAI directed us to offer consumer opts for the entire perately needed. Logically, save the Kashmiryat phi- sympathy for these uproot- replaced the old NCF struc- For one, the NTO was Dish. “Doesn’t TRAI favour 100 FTAs under the NTO. So universe of pay channels, the this should precede regula- losophy and teachings of ers from their natural places ture with a two-slab one that introduced last year in an private and commercial FTAs are incidental, not the TRAI has limited the NCF to tory changes,” he concludes. Kashmiri Rishis and seers. of birth when the fact is that further expands the ambit of attempt to empower consum- DPOs vis-a-vis DD Free Dish primary reason why NCF is Rs 160 a month, which hith- The legal executive warns The communual harmony, Kashmir belongs to K.P’s FTA channels. ers and give them the free- DTH, where the subscriber levied.” erto increased as the number that should the TRAI contin- tolerance and communal more than any else. But their To recapitulate, the NTO dom to choose what they want has to incur a one-time cost Then there’s the critical of channels increased (an ue with excessive and arbi- amity were the brain- signs of faith and their houses issued last year mandated to watch and pay only for that. for a Set Top Box and gets the issue of guaranteeing choice additional NCF of Rs 20 was trary regulatory measures, child of the Kashmiriyat were burnt in full public DPOs to provide 100 FTA The TRAI has repeatedly FTA channels for free for life to consumers. Broadcasters charged for every slab of 25 it will push the broadcast and all these values were view and the national press channels, which included 76 argued that the introduction but has to pay private DPOs a allege that while the TRAI channels). sector on to the same thorny damaged perhaps beyond and the opposition leaders private ones and 24 Doordar- of à la carte pricing was nec- monthly NCF for those same seems to be offering a wider Broadcasters argue the path as the telecom sector. repair and till today Kash- were looking passively. Now shan (DD) channels to every essary as broadcasters were channels?,” asks an executive viewing through the 200+ reduced MRP caps and new “Until a decade ago, India miri Pandits are homeless when the CAA was enacted subscriber for Rs 130, exclud- dumping “unwanted” chan- from a leading broadcaster on FTAs, there is no real choice NCF structure will limit the boasted 14 telecom play- and are moving here and these same parties, lead- ing tax. Under the amended nels on consumers through condition of anonymity. The on offer. “MSO head-ends number of channels in pay ers; today we are staring there for their dignified ers, the national press and NTO, the TRAI has asked bundling and bouquet forma- executive argues the TRAI are not capable of delivering bouquets, erode the value at a duopoly. The broadcast living. Prime Minister media do not leave any DPOs to provide up to 200 tions. But here’s the catch, is not only destroying DD differential packages of FTA delivered to consumers and sector is headed in the same Narindra Modi was right opportunity to defame Modi channels, excluding 24 DD while the TRAI is attempt- Free Dish’s viewership but channels to every household the loss of subscribers and direction. More channels when he said while giving government for enacting the channels for Rs 130. The regu- ing to restrict broadcasters consumers are repeatedly taking into account their revenues will force more pay are forced to go the FTA way, thanks to the President’s CAA. What a contradiction lator also introduced another from bundling or forming “fleeced” each month in the age, language and genre channels to become FTA, leading broadcasters are not address in parliament in terms. The urgent need is slab — for more than 200 pri- bouquets, doesn’t allowing name of NCF. preferences. So where is the which solely rely on adver- launching new channels and that the Kashmiriyat was that the majority communi- vate FTA channels and 24 DD a distribution platform to The legal head of another choice as far as FTAs are tisement revenue for their smaller, niche channels are damaged in January, 1990 ty of Kashmir should come channels, the NCF would be offer 200+ FTA channels tan- popular broadcaster laments concerned?,” asks the senior business. shutting shop. Ultimately, if when the miniscule minor- forward and embrace K.P’s Rs 160 excluding tax. tamount to bundling? Then that the TRAI has played into executive. All of this could As more channels become the broadcast sector perishes, ity of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir and make their The TRAI may have had again there’s an issue of who the hands of DPOs, granting have perhaps been pardon- FTAs, it will also force broad- so will the distribution plat- were forced to leave the dignified return possible. the best intentions in intro- really benefits from the intro- them unequivocal author- able if the new NCF struc- casters to fight a hard battle forms,” he says. valley at gun point. It was (The writer is a retired ducing the two-tier NCF duction of the new NCF struc- ity to create base packs for ture could guarantee lower with DPOs to be included in (The writer is a journalist 19th January, 1990 when education officer and structure. “TRAI recognis- ture — consumers or DPOs? consumers. “DPOs will now cable bills, a claim TRAI is their FTA base packs, giving covering the media and the loudspeakers fitted columnist) es that the new regulatory Chairman of Star and create a base pack of 224 poor- only happy to make. Broad- platforms the upper hand to entertainment landscape)

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editorial No josh in defence Budget Ashok K Mehta would prioritise acquisition, raise age of retirement to 58 years, create inning elections and funds from within and if necessary, wars are not in the take additional requirements to the Wsame league. The Govt Government. The Prime Minister, Coronavirus- can no longer camouflage its while speaking to the NCC cadets, declining defence modernisation mentioned the appointment of the programme with high symbol- CDS, elaborating that along with ism and hyper-nationalism single Service Chiefs, this repre- Two recent trends inimical sented one plus one plus one, equal- A Global to the country’s national secu- ling 111, implying that the CDS is rity — the politicisation of the the Alibaba of defence issues. military and a flat and negative The decision on One Rank, One defence modernisation Budget — Pension (OROP) taken by the Prime worrying as they are, will soon Minister in the heat and dust of the challenge! become the new normal. In this 2014 election campaign was one ven though no case of Coronavirus has been detected space, I have written enough as he must be regretting now. The in J&K so far, and Indian citizens brought from China to how the ruling political elite defence pension Bill has reached Ehave been quarantined, but the threat of H1N1 virus has milked the armed forces for Rs 1.33 lakh crore, which is more also known as swine flu continues to pose a global challenge electoral gains — be it during the than Rs 1.18 lakh crore for salaries and threat. Uri surface strikes or Balakot and Rs 1.11 lakh crore for capital. The head of the World Health Organisation has warned the air strikes — but in the process, In 2010, it was Rs 41,000 crore and novel coronavirus was a ‘very grave threat’ for the world as he it has brazenly politicised them. last year it was Rs 1.13 lakh crore. opened a conference to combat the epidemic. Carrying pictures of serving Another Rs 6,500 crore will be ”With 99 per cent of cases in China, this remains very much Army officers on political post- san agenda, much of which is switched from speaking about officials in the Ministry of Defence required for OROP equaliser this an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave ers by the BJP is terrible. But sub-judice. The Prime Minister’s military issues to answering have said that ammunition for a year. This incongruity in tooth threat for the rest of the world,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus terming the Army and the Air choice of themes, while speak- political questions in the pres- 10-day intense war will be available to tail ratio must be corrected. said in Geneva. Force as “Modiji’s sena” is unac- ing to the military during the ence of senior military officers, only by 2022-23. Equally, more funds must be allot- Some 400 scientists will review how the virus is transmitted ceptable. So is the usage of Air inauguration of the National telling him that he would ask US Ambassador Kenneth Juster ted for modernisation to catch up and possible vaccines at the two-day forum. Force commanders to legitimise War Memorial (NWM) or the the military to move out — and said recently that the economic with China, whose defence Budget ”What matters most is stopping the outbreak and saving breaches in the procurement young cadets at the National they did. Campbell did not want slowdown, which the Government is three times more than India’s. lives. With your support, that’s what we can do together,” procedure to justify the pur- Cadet Corps (NCC) during the his officers to be seen backing has not admitted to as yet, will Clearly, the josh of the surgi- Tedros said. chase of the Rafale aircraft. annual parade recently, was his Minister over his party’s affect modernisation of defence cal strikes is no cover for lack of The virus, first identified in China on 31 December, has During the Karnataka elec- political and inappropriate. claimed political achievements. capability. On paltry modernisa- defence preparedness. Winning killed more than 1,000 people, infected over 42,000 and reached tions, Prime Minister Narendra Feeding impressionable cadets For the fourth year in a row, tion funds year on year, former elections and wars are not in the some 25 countries.Participants will also discuss the source Modi needlessly revived seven- with political achievements defence allocation was not men- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had same league. The Government can of the virus, which is thought to have originated in bats and decade-old political events while casually claiming that tioned during the 2020-21 Budget said, “Defence forces do not have no longer camouflage its declin- reached humans via another animal such as snakes or pan- involving Gen KS Thimayya but India could defeat Pakistan presented this month. In her the mechanism to spend the money; ing modernisation programme golins. There is no specific treatment or vaccine against the erroneously named Gen KS Cari- in war in seven to 10 days has marathon speech, the Finance we do not have the funds to give with high symbolism and hyper- virus, which can cause respiratory failure. Tedros, who has appa, thus hurting both families. left many bedazzled. Fuelling Minister quoted a Tamil sage them; will have funds only once the nationalism. Its seriousness about repeatedly urged countries affected to share their data, called In contrast, it was heartening to nationalistic hype when the mili- and said: “Just as national secu- tax net expands.” Since 2014, when defence can be judged from the for global ”solidarity”. listen to the new Army Chief tary is starved of funds for mod- rity was important a millenni- the BJP came into power, defence appointment of five Defence Minis- ”That is especially true in relation to sharing of samples and when he reminded his soldiers ernisation is intriguing. The um ago, for her Government, it Budgets have been at their lowest ters in six years. Still, the CDS is a sequences. To defeat this outbreak, we need open and equitable about the Constitution. It was, Prime Minister, aiming with a is the number one issue today.” since 1962 at around 1.5 to 1.6 per positive step though the way he has sharing, according to the principles of fairness and equity,” however, disappointing that Kalashnikov rifle at the highly But the funds she provided for cent of the Gross Domestic Product been located in the hierarchy, he is he said. he read out the Government’s exaggerated achievements of defence modernisation sug- (GDP). BJP’s own stalwarts in the another ‘1’ in the Prime Minister’s ”We hope that one of the outcomes of this meeting will be an political script on the merits of the Defence Expo 2020, which is gested otherwise. According to Standing Committee on Defence 111 arithmetic. agreed roadmap for research around which researchers and its actions in Jammu & Kash- now held wherever the Defence one official in the Ministry of and Estimates Committee, Gen The politics of national security donors will align,” Tedros said. mir, especially when the legis- Minister’s political constituency Defence, the funds are barely BC Khanduri and MM Joshi, had has trumped its economics, lead- Several companies and institutes in Australia, China, lation is under arbitration. The is, will become an ironic visual. sufficient to pay instalments pointed out big holes in defence pre- ing to the 15th Finance Commis- France, Germany and the United States are racing to develop deep selection of Service Chiefs, Military politicisation peaked for weapons purchased earlier. paredness. Khanduri lost his job for sion fire-fighting for the creation of a vaccine — a process that normally takes years. overriding the seniority norm at the NCC rally. Strangely none The Defence Minister issued a indicating this. additional defence funds. Given Asked whether scientists from Taiwan would be allowed to and the appointment of Chief of of the Service Chiefs nor the lofty Press release, lauding the Soon after the current five per the tight fiscal situation, the take part in this week’s Geneva conference, WHO officials said Defence Staff (CDS) will have CDS present there stopped the Budget, without mentioning cent dismal increase in defence allo- Government should temper its that they would do so but only online — along with colleagues political resonance. Prime Minister from speaking a word about the impoverished cation, the CDS apparently put the national security ambitions and from other parts of China. While the WHO does not deal with The ruling dispensation has to the cadets about the political plight of his own Ministry. Simi- lid on any comments by single Ser- goals and leave the professional Taiwan directly and only recognises Beijing, Taiwan was often become immune to criticism by events aimed at the Delhi elec- larly, the Prime Minister, who is vice Chiefs, telling some journalists military alone. allowed to attend annual assemblies and sideline meetings as the Election Commission, its tions. In contrast, recently the still nursing the surgical strike’s that the Budget was adequate; that (The writer, a retired Major General, an observer. political opponents and the vet- Australian CDS, Gen Angus hangover, said nothing, though his the management of the Budget is was Commander IPKF South, Sri Lanka But in recent years it has been frozen out as Beijing takes eran community about involv- John Campbell, did precisely remarks on defeating a nuclear- critical; and that it is more of a man- and founder member of the Defence an increasingly combative stance towards democratic Taiwan, ing both serving and retired this: Tap his Defence Minis- armed Pakistan in seven to 10 days agement issue than a question of Planning Staff, currently the which it considers its own territory. Global solidarity is the personnel to promote its parti- ter Christopher Pyne when he remained puzzling, especially as adequate funds. He also said that he Integrated Defence Staff.) need of the hour to end the virus menace. J&K and Ladakh: Intense winter Why India is a poor season highlights People-Army bond Dr. Simrit Kahlon country of very rich people

he people of the Jammu and Sunanda K Datta-Ray Kashmir and Ladakh region Thave, along with the Army, faced owhere amidst the great challenges to neutralise a diabolic efflorescence of 13 foreign design of wresting the region 'Nmilitary bands, 16 from the Indian Union through the marching contingents and medium of a low cost Proxy war and 22 tableaux was there any cross-border terrorism. The mainstay hint that far from being a of this epic fight has been mutual trust rich country of poor people, and an enduring bond under the most the closely guarded secret is difficult circumstances. that India is a poor country of The people maintained an unremit- extremely rich people,' notes ting faith in the soldiers, despite very Sunanda K Datta-Ray. sophisticated psychological warfare Military muscle, martial by the enemy to create a rift between music and a flowing turban the public and the Army. The Army, are sare jahan se acchha. on its part, remained steadfast in its But sitting glued to the intent to provide a secure environment television on Republic Day that would facilitate the people to lead while prime ministerial -- I a normal life without any fear or inhi- mean the parade's -- splen- bition. It made great sacrifices in blood dour unfolded on the screen to attain this objective. Thankfully, the was a trifle disappointing. people and the forces are standing on The feisty Nirmala Sithar- the threshold of success with terrorism festive environment in the entire region witnessed wide and eager participation. aman should have demanded at an all time low. as locals, especially the youth, got an An Indian Army Cycle Expedition a finance ministry float to During peak terrorism, the army opportunity to give expression to their from Palampur to Udhampur was showcase the billionaires realised that the people were suffer- talents. flagged off from Palampur on February, who are the NDA's principal dered last year who the old One of several firsts this 22 tableaux was there any ing, not only due to the shadow of the There was no dearth of activity under 5. The team will cover a distance of 500 creation. man wrapped in a sheet sit- time for which Modi mustn't hint that far from being a gun but also because of insufficient Operation Sadbhavna in the Union Ter- kms over ten days and spread aware- Indians may starve, but ting companionably with be denied full credit was rich country of poor people administrative back up. The govern- ritory of Jammu and Kashmir too. Tra- ness on veteran welfare schemes while who cares if the declared Rabindranath Tagore was. starting the ceremony at (as the fashionable claim), ment machinery had collapsed. It was ditionally, the Indian Army prepares motivating youth to join the Armed riches of only 63 tycoons Gujaratis may have asked the National War Memorial the closely guarded secret is at that stage that the army decided to well for providing medical assistance Forces. exceed the 2018-2019 Union if Mohandas Karamchand he inaugurated last Febru- that India is a poor country of ameliorate the problems that the people to the locals during the months of peak The social media is full of accolades Budget of Rs 24.5 trillion? Gandhi was entertaining ary instead of at the Amar extremely rich people. were facing. This led to the launch of winter. The work starts early with the for the army for the good work that it Perhaps she didn't want to Father Christmas in the Jawan Jyoti Indira Gandhi The rich wouldn't have Operation Sadbhavna, a welfare initia- conduct of extensive medical camps in is doing. The general impression is encourage the bolshie Abhi- Bengal tableau. constructed in 1971. remained rich if they hadn't tive under which the army provided which health check-ups are conducted that the “Army serves as a life line in jit Banerjee to push for a New Delhi scotched this Balakot isn't Bangladesh managed a simple matter succour in aspects of day to day exis- and general awareness of the precau- Kashmir with its noble work and con- wealth tax. Perhaps a dis- year's hope that Mamata and a surgical strike hardly like abolition of wealth tax tence, especially health, education, tion to be taken is carried out. As the cern for the common Kashmiri.” Other play of money power might Banerjee would steal the compares with the surrender by keeping the yield down to empowerment and infrastructure. Most winter goes on, the medical camps tweets suggest that “humanity is the have made parade highlights show in the awesome sim- of 93,000 Pakistani troops. a paltry Rs 1,008 crore. significantly, the Army put to use its continue and emergency evacuations hallmark of the Indian soldiers.” People like Mission Shakti's surgical plicity of white cotton and But to no one's surprise, A more calculating Vijay reach in the remote regions to good use of medical emergencies are carried out from across the nation are extolling the strikes in space or the $63 bil- flip-flops by chanting anti- Modi's handiwork shoved Mallya might not have been in helping the people. where required. his year has witnessed youth of Kashmir to take on the facil- lion Rafale deal, if not Anil CAA slogans and designing Mrs Gandhi's into oblivion. running from pillar to post Presently, the nation has taken on and even more intensive participation ity provided, work hard and bring lau- Ambani himself, seem a trifle shrouds for the NPR and When George V's statue to avoid extradition if he had the responsibility of usher fast track, of the Army in this field under the ambit rels to their families and the nation. redundant. NRC. was shunted out of the nearby invested in a Rs 4.31 crore sustainable development in the newly of a slogan #WeCanWeCare. Special Messages are being sent to those who There were surprises Alas, like other states canopy, Modi's Jana Sangh monogrammed coat instead create Union Territories. However, the attention has been paid to women and engineer negative vibrations about the galore. beyond the BJP's grip, Bengal ancestors refused it even of a gold toilet seat. people continue to look towards the the girl-child. There have been a few Army’s role in Jammu and Kashmir, With the Tejas flaunted as was refused a place in the park space. Gold has medicinal vir- Army for succour and the soldier is only instances of emergency evacuation of asking them to give out such positive wholly desi, no one remem- parade. That's Delhi. Each ruler tues and the ancient Chinese too happy to remain forthcoming. pregnant ladies in which the Army has news about the army also instead of all bered that India and the US Didi could have stormed seeks to recreate it in his/ used it for many complaints The winters leave the Ladakh region played a big role. In recent days a con- the time talking about “Tukde-Tukde.” were squabbling over jointly the Daredevil bikers, expect- her own image. including constipation, cut off from the world. Traditionally, certed effort has been made to spread The latest official figures suggest developing the Light Combat ing fellow Bengali inspector After seeing the ruins of which might explain the lava- the Army has been carrying out sports awareness about the deadly Corona that there has been a 73 percent drop in Aircraft as early as the 1980s. Seema Nag to welcome her. seven pre-British Delhis, torial link. and other activities during the winter Virus far and wide across both Union casualties of security forces since the The 'Back to Village' tab- But it's not easy to salute Georges Clemenceau, the But Mallya mustn't be months to keep the morale of its own Territories. changeover of status of the region on leau rubbed salt into the standing upright in a saree veteran French statesman, underestimated either. soldiers and the civilians high. Sports and extracurricular activi- August, 05, even as 32 terrorists have wounds of a disgruntled on a moving bike. reportedly exclaimed at the He knows that Mrs Sithar- Accordingly, this year too, a ‘Winter ties have been actively organised across been killed and 10 arrested. This is Kashmir valley which has Worse, you-know-who foundations of Lutyens capi- aman won't revive a variant Carnival’ was organised under the aegis the Union Territory of Jammu and indeed good news for which the credit travelled from independent standing next to Brazil's tal, 'And what a magnificent of Morarji Desai's Gold Con- of the Fire & Fury Corps at Dras over Kashmir and more so in the Kashmir goes to the people and the security kingdom to autonomous state president and ours would ruin this will make!' trol Act for the same reason a period of five days from 27 January region. The very severe winter has not forces that have emerged as winners in to Union Territory by recall- have assumed she was salut- Cynics may not be alone she won't fall for Banerjee's onwards. It witnessed active participa- been able to dampen the spirit of the the fight against terrorism. There is, of ing the August 5 relegation to ing him. in wondering whether the redistributive philosophy. tion by the locals in the variety of events locals and the soldiers as they reach out course, no space for complacency, since the village and worse. Besides, like Indira grand new 'Modinagar' that Both would alienate the that showcased the cultural heritage of to enjoy the weather rather than stay the enemy is not relenting from his evil Chefs catering to the gas- Gandhi, Didi doesn't relish Modi, who professes con- BJP's moneybags. the region. There were many events, cramped inside. designs and is determined to increase tronomic sophistication of being bracketed with a gaggle tempt for 'Lutyens Delhi', is It needed Dominic despite the temperatures dipping below While sporting competitions have the threshold of violence and terrorism. French and Chinese tourists of women. designing might end up as Asquith, Britain's high com- minus 30 degree Celsius, including an been held in many disciplines, what has However, the attachment between the didn't relish having to seek Unfortunately, Captain another ruin testifying to missioner -- Britain still Ice Hockey tournament, a painting been different this year is young girls army and the people, as has been seen chicken or fish substitutes Tania Shergill wasn't ready Ozymandias-like vanity. takes a proprietorial interest competition, extempore speech compe- coming forward in large numbers to through their close bonding through now that Goa is determined to relinquish her slot as com- Nowhere amidst the efflo- in India -- to remind Modi of tition, Ladakhi folk dance and display of participate. Badminton, Kho-Kho and the winter season, will not allow the to 'Save the Frog'. mander of a men-only contin- rescence of 13 military bands, his sabka saath, sabka vikas martial arts among others. There was a such like tournaments for girls have enemy to succeed. Younger Bengalis won- gent. 16 marching contingents and commitment. The homepages 12 Dehli, Thursday, January 08, 2015

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At the top of the local hills there's a levels on earth, not to mention the Manas River, a tributary of Darjeeling, West Bengal point with an amazing view of the Himalayan range: a the sacred Brahmaputra River. Species, such as the Asian Darjeeling is a lovely hill station which will make your 300-km wide stretch of peaks that include Kedarnath elephant and Indian rhinoceros, which are dwindling fast in Park to West Bengal's Sundarbans National Park, honeymoon memorable. The acres of tea plantations and (6942 m), Chaukhamba (7140 m), Trishul (7120 m), other areas, are beginning to thrive here with the assistance of chilly weather will be the icing on your honeymoon cake! Nanda Devi (7816 m), Nanda Kot (6611 m) and various conservation projects. These animals, as well as Play Panchchuli (6904 m). tigers, leopards, langurs, Indian wild dogs, pangolins, sloth all attract nature and wildlife enthusiasts in large Backwaters, Kerala bears, gibbons, monitor lizards and expansive fauna have made wildlife watching and eco-tourism increasingly Kerala is known as God's Own Country and is a paradise for Sundarbans National Park popular among those who are happy with the basic numbers every year. Mentioned here are few of the honeymooners. The backwaters are a unique web of lakes, Including the region of mangrove forests between the accommodation available in this unspoiled chunk of canals and rivers. Hire a houseboat and enjoy your Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, Sundarbans National paradise. honeymoon in traditional Kerala style. Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the famous parks and reserves of the country. Royal Bengal Tiger. Other park fixtures include the The only permanent human aspect of the Manas National Sajnekhali Sanctuary with its large bird population and Park is Agrang village, located in the very centre, in the tiger Bhagabatpur, which is the world's largest hatchery of reserve; apart from being an isolated and beautiful forest community, it's also talked about for incidents of villagers estuarine crocodiles. The best time to visit the park is panthers and bears, and thousands of birds. from September to May when the winter chill brings out being eaten by tigers in the 1970s! different kinds of plants. the Royal Bengal Tigers to rest in the sunlight. Jim Corbett National Park Named after Jim Corbett, the Irish, Indian-born hunter and Kaziranga National Park A protected area housing India's endangered Bengal Tiger, naturalist, it was the first park established in India when it In the heart of Assam, this park is one of the last areas in the Corbett National Park, a jungle in the shadows of the was first created in 1936 as Hailey National Park. The park Manas National Park eastern India undisturbed by human presence. It is inhabited Assam is a place of huge biodiversity, since it is largely Himalayas, is also home to over 650 species of animal didn't fare so well during WWII when it suffered poaching by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, The top 10 honeymoon destinations in India unspoiled in terms of natural habitats. Its world famous (including 37 different species of dragon flies) and 480 and tree felling, but Jim Corbett Park is now a major eco- as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, tourism destination.

Ireland While winter might not seem like the best time to visit Ireland—given the fewer daylight hours—it is definitely a good time for those looking to escape the throngs of Cold vacations that will tourists and keen to explore a side to the city that is usually reserved for the locals. Although Munich, Germany With its Christmas markets, glittering lights, mulled wine warm your soul and roast goose, Munich is an attractive holiday visiting during the winter months, is the lack of destination all year round, but the city takes on a certain Gulmarg, India other places do. Owing t o its charm during the white months of winter. Whether you’re For an Indian destination that’ s Nagano, Japan partaking of the many activities breathtakingly beautiful and also a hub for Budapest, Hungary Having first appeared on the global map after hosting the winter sports, Gulmarg—at the higher reaches While most tourists avoid making a trip to Budapest Winter Olympics, Nagano is today hailed as one of the Salzburg, Austria of the Kashmir Valley—is undoubtedly heaven on during the winter months, a dash of snow only premier ski destinations in the world, and although that Whether you know it as the city of Mozart, of as the home earth. In the winter months it exudes a charm few enhances the city’s beauty, making it one of the best might be the city’s claim to fame, there’s lots more to do for of the Von Trapp family, Salzburg is best visited during the winter destinations in Europe. The biggest perk of those who’re not hitting the winter months—even though it’s peak tourist season and rates are sky-high—when it’s at its picturesque best. Whether you’re exploring the Old Tromso, Norway As far as winter destinations go, Norway is probably the first place that comes to mind. Make your way to Tromso—popularly referred to as the capital of the Arctic—which is breathtakingly beautiful during the winter months. One of Norway's most Banff, Canada Many people consider Banff the ultimate winter destination, and with good reason. Few places are as picturesque as this Canadian town—the scenery is absolutely magnificent, with a blanket of snow as far as the eye can see—and there’s a long list of activities Yosemite, California Winter is the least crowded and possibly the most beautiful time to visit Yosemite. With its cascading waterfalls, snowy meadows, gurgling streams, alpine sunsets, hiking trails and pines draped with frozen icicles—the breathtaking beauty of a Prague, Czech Republic Winters in Prague are nothing short of magical. December marks the beginning of the cold season, which lasts all the way up to February. Whether you go in time to relish the festivities of the Christmas season in December, the fireworks in January of the Jammu Tawi February 13, 2020 Thursday NATIONAL 9 Arvind Kejriwal to take oath Goa liquor traders see red as ‘EVMs can’t be tampered with, not returning to as Delhi CM on February 16 government raises taxes ballot paper’: CEC Arora PANAJI, FEB 12 crore from excise revenue of which two bottles per pas- at Ramlila Maidan and hopes to earn an addi- senger is allowed,” Dat- NEW DELHI, FEB 12 Now Summit, said that the Com- The Goa government’s deci- tional Rs 100 crore in the new taprasad Naik, president of mission would engage with po- jecting to a law that excludes sion to raise duties on alcohol fiscal with the increased the Goa Liquor Traders Asso- Chief Election Commissioner litical parties in the coming days Muslims from a bill that fast- across the board will be coun- taxes. ciation said. Sunil Arora on Wednesday un- on various electoral reforms and tracks Indian citizenship for terproductive and will drive “We are disappointed with the “This Rs 100 crore revenue derlined that the Election Com- the model code of conduct. refugees from Bangladesh, the final nail into Goa’s price hikes and even more so they are hoping to get is sub- mission will not go back to the He said EVMs can malfunction Pakistan, and Afghanistan who tourism and liquor industries, because we could have ject to sales. It is only if sales ballot paper and that the elec- like a car or a pen but they can- have been in India before 31 stakeholder bodies said worked with the state govern- continue at current levels will tronic voting machines are here not be tampered with.He said December 2014, as anti-nation- Wednesday. ment to achieve its revenue they get such revenue, which to stay. the machines are in use for 20 als. Industry bodies including the targets without increasing the is not going to happen. The statement assumes signifi- years now and there was no In a smart move, Kejriwal kept International Spirits and excise duties,” Amrit Kiran Tourists will start bringing cance after the final voter question of returning to the ballot the focus sharply local and Wines Association of India Singh is the Executive Chair- their liquor from their own turnout figure in the Delhi polls paper.Various courts, including maintained his own narrative and the Goa Liquor Traders man of the International Spir- states to drink in Goa. Alcohol was delayed by more than 24 the Supreme Court, have upheld instead of getting trapped in the Association fear that the in- its & Wines Association of In- will be cheaper here than only hours raising questions on the the use of the machines to cast one set by the rival parties, es- creased prices will lead to a dia told HT. what it is in Maharashtra and reliability of the EVMs. votes, he pointed out. pecially the BJP over Shaheen decrease in sales which, “Through encouraging ‘pre- some other states.” Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal called The day-to-day political dia- NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (politics of work)”. Bagh — the site of anti-CAA rather than helping the gov- miumisation’ as well as ex- He said that if the proposed it “extremely shocking”. Echoing logue, contended the CEC, is be- NDA ally Lok Janshakti Party protests in the capital and the ernment augment revenues pansion of the excise duty hikes are operationalized the his party leader’s views, senior coming “more coarse “ and it Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind said the results of Delhi assem- debate around the Citizenship will fall way short of the Rs slabs we can ensure that con- price of foreign liquor in Goa leader and Rajya Sabha member should be “avoided”. Kejriwal is set to take oath as bly elections prove that people (Amendment) Act. It worked 100 crore additional revenue sumers “drink less, but drink will be higher than much of Sanjay Singh said that this is A case in point is the gag order Delhi chief minister on Febru- reward those who work. handsomely for the party cap- that the state hopes to earn better” we can ensure that North India and higher than perhaps the first time in the on BJP’s Parvesh Verma, West ary 16 at the Ramlila Maidan. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, turing 53.6% vote share, not far from the proposed increase. revenue targets are met, the the price in 71% of the coun- country’s history that the Elec- Delhi lawmaker who was This will be Kejriwal’s third whose sixth sense told him that from the share it won in 2015 In his maiden budget speech state’s image as a destination try. tion Commission is not ready to banned twice by the Election stint as chief minister. the party will form government, (and just four seats less). earlier this month, Goa Chief is protected and we promote “With these hikes the liquor release the voter turnout data, Commission for his inflamma- The AAP secured a stunning rejected the charge of opposi- The win assumes even greater Minister Pramod Sawant an- responsible drinking,” Singh industry will be killed after the completion of the polls. tory remarks in the run-up to the victory securing 62 seats in the tion parties that his party significance as the AAP was nounced a hike in excise du- said adding that he was eager overnight,” he said. “The percentage of voting in Delhi election. He had called 70-member Delhi assembly. fought the polls on a “divisive” routed in the Lok Sabha polls. ties and fees on the sale of to work with the state govern- Singh said that it was more a Delhi elections is what the peo- Arvind Kejriwal a “terrorist”. The BJP increased its seats agenda.“We never do politics of The party won only 18% of the liquor in a state that is known ment to modify the hikes. case of having to protect ple of Delhi and the country On January 30, the poll panel tally to eight, from three in hate but we are still against the votes polled, coming third in for its cheap alcohol with the The Goa Liquor Traders’ As- Goa’s image as a party desti- want to know. Why is the Elec- had barred Verma for four days 2015. The Congress, however, blockage of roads for 60 days as five of the seven parliamentary hikes ranging from 20%-50% sociation too said the new nation. “Goa will need to com- tion Commission taking so long for his remarks on Shaheen once again drew a blank. it leads to inconvenience of constituencies. across the board for all cate- rates will kill the industry. pete not with other states of to tell the voting percentage? Bagh where a gathering has Acknowledging the mandate people. We will review the re- When it first emerged on the gories of spirits. “Hikes like these will totally India, but with the likes of Sri Within 1 hour in the Lok Sabha been on a sit-in protest for over a from Delhi, Kejriwal gave a big sults and the reasons behind political stage, winning 28 The move, he said, was aimed kill the liquor industry, which Lanka as a destination, which elections, the Election Commis- month. Verma had allegedly said “I love you” shout-out to the city our defeat. I’m the Delhi BJP seats in the 2013 election, most at augmenting state revenues is one of the few industries in can take a beating with such sion reveals the voting percent- those participating at Shaheen and thanked it for reposing its president, so I take the respon- political veterans of other par- which have taken a hit follow- the state that is controlled by decisions,” he said. age, why so much delay in a Bagh could enter homes to rape faith in its son. He further sibility,” he said. ties were dismissive of AAP’s ing the implementation of the locals. 75% of the liquor The proposed hikes are small state like Delhi?” Singh and kill women, indicating the added that AAP’s victory will The BJP sought to present the prospects — they saw it as a Goods and Services Tax. The bought in Goa is not for con- scheduled to come into effect asked. site would be cleared on BJP be- give birth to “kaam ki rajneeti Shaheen Bagh protesters, ob- one-election wonder. State earns around Rs 400 sumption, but to carry it back from April 1. The CEC, speaking at the Times ing elected to power.

After another zero, large-scale Assam NRC data goes offline; After AAP’s massive win in Delhi, changes expected in Delhi Congress nothing to worry, say officials registered its KCR revives Federal Front idea worst ever “We are in electoral per- touch with formance and Wipro to renew discuss the idea with regional DMK in Tamil Nadu and Laloo any two parties. If at all there is failed to open the contract satraps like H D Deve Gowda of Prasad Yadav in Bihar. “By the one, it will only be in the post- its account. and the same the Janata Dal (Secular) in Kar- next elections, even the Nation- poll scenario,” he said. The Aam will be done nataka, M K Stalin of the alist Congress party and JD(S) Meanwhile leaders of various Aadmi Party within the next Dravidra Munnetra Kazhagam can be roped into the federal opposition parties in the coun- (AAP) won 67 few days. Once in Tamil Nadu, Naveen Patnaik front plan,” the TRS leader try reacted cautiously to KCR’s of the 70 seats that happens HYDERABAD, FEB 12 of the Biju Janata Dal in quoted above said. idea of reviving the federal while the the data will Odisha, Mamata Banerjee of However, senior TRS leader front. Trinamool’s Lok Sabha Bharatiya appear online The third straight victory of the the Trinamool Congress in and former MP B Vinod Kumar, floor leader Sudip Bandopad- NEW DELHI, FEB 12 Janata Party (BJP) bagged the GUWAHATI, FEB 12 again and applicants can view Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam West Bengal, Hemanth Soren of considered to be close to KCR, hyay said, “Let us see what the remaining three. their details,” the official said. Aadmi Party in the assembly Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in said it is too early to talk about plans are. Before the last Lok The Congress is likely to go for Chacko shared an uneasy re- Officials in Assam have reas- Data on details included in the elections in New Delhi has Jharkhand and Akhilesh Yadav the formation of a federal front Sabha election, KCR was the a massive overhaul of its Delhi lationship with Dikshit who sured that data pertaining to NRC final list, which excluded rekindled the hopes of Telan- of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar since it is more than four years first chief minister who flew unit after its complete decima- took over as the Delhi Con- the final National Register of 19 lakh applicants, was re- gana Rashtra Samithi presi- Pradesh. to go for the next general elec- down to Kolkata to meet West tion in the assembly elections. gress president in January Citizens (NRC) for Assam go- leased online on September dent and chief minister K Back home, he also held talks tions. Bengal CM and Trinamool chief The grand old party not only 2019 after Ajay Maken re- ing offline is a temporary thing last year following a Supreme Chandrasekhar Rao to revive with Asaduddin Owaisi of the “However, one thing is certain. Mamata Banerjee to form a fed- failed to open its account for signed on health grounds. The and the issue will be resolved Court order. With the data go- his plans to float a federal front All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Regional parties ruling differ- eral front. But nothing hap- the second time in a row but 67 two were at loggerheads over in a few days. ing offline, applicants are un- of regional parties at the na- Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Y S Ja- ent states are gaining strength pened afterwards.” candidates of the Congress- the issue of having an alliance The data, which contains in- able to view their details or tional level as an alternative to gan Mohan Reddy of the YSR because they are able to fulfil Former Congress MP and led alliance out of 70 forfeited with AAP for the 2019 Lok formation on applicants in- download the lists which in- the two national parties – the Congress party. the aspirations of the people, Telangana leader Madhu Yak- their deposits as well. Sabha elections. While Chacko cluded and missing from the cludes their names. Bharatiya Janata Party and the Though some leaders evinced while the so-called national shi Goud was more scathing in The party had appointed vet- favoured a tie-up with AAP, list released in August last Meanwhile, Opposition Con- Congress. interest in his federal front parties have failed. That is why his comments. eran leader Subhash Chopra Dikshit vehemently opposed year, went missing after NRC gress said it suspects the is- The TRS chief told reporters in concept, it did not work out and leaders like KCR, Naveen Pat- “KCR has allied with the NDA in October last year, just few it. officials failed to renew con- sue could be the result of some Hyderabad on January 25 that many of them preferred to join naik and Kejriwal have in 2014, and has supported months ahead of the elections Both the Congress and the AAP tract with Wipro, the IT firm malafide act and asked NRC the AAP was likely to win the hands with the Congress under emerged successful. It is an in- Modi in every bill since. He had following the death of three- could not win a single seat as responsible for cloud storage officials to look into the “suspi- elections, reflecting the peo- the umbrella of the Maha Gat- dication of the future political tried to form a third front with time Delhi chief minister the BJP bagged all seven Lok of the data. cious development”.“It is a ple’s opinion against the BJP’s bandhan at the initiation of Tel- scenario in the country,” Vinod Mamata Banerjee and Stalin, Sheila Dikshit on July 20. Sabha seats in Delhi. “The contract with Wipro for mystery as to why the online divisive politics at the national ugu Desam Party president N Kumar said. but failed because any front Along with him, cricketer- But the central leadership de- cloud storage of the data ex- data should vanish all of a sud- level. He announced that he Chandrababu Naidu to fight BJP, however, doesn’t see any cannot work without the Con- turned-politician and former fended Chacko on Tuesday. pired in October last year. The den, especially as the appeals would soon conduct a meeting against the BJP. However, with such federal front taking shape gress. He is playing into the BJP leader Kirti Azad was also Congress’ chief spokesperson data went offline from Decem- process has not even started,” of all regional parties and like- the BJP returning to power with at all. “There is a possibility of hands of Modi-Shah, and is di- named the party’s campaign Randeep Singh Surjewala dis- ber 15 after the company sus- Leader of Opposition in the minded chief ministers in Hy- a massive mandate in May these parties rehashing the viding the anti-BJP vote. In the committee head. missed suggestions that the pended its usage,” said a sen- state assembly Debabrata derabad opposing the CAA and 2019, the ideas of a grand al- federal front model all over Telangana assembly elections, While Azad’s panel ceased to party had lost all elections un- ior official at the state NRC Saikia wrote to NRC state co- NRC, which are anti-constitu- liance as well as a federal front again. But with their inherent the BJP leaders were aligned exist with the culmination of der him. He said the Congress coordinator’s office on condi- ordinator Sarma on Tuesday. tional. fell flat. personal greed for power, they with the TRS and even helped the elections, Chopra and performed well in the 2019 Lok tion of anonymity as he is not “There is ample scope to sus- A TRS leader familiar with the Now, the TRS chief has seen an can never come together as an them electorally. This is just to party’s Delhi in-charge PC Sabha elections and 2017 civic authorised to speak to media. pect that the disappearance of development said KCR would opportunity to revive the fed- electoral coalition. However, help the BJP,” Madhu Yakshi Chacko are also likely to face polls. The official said the lapse hap- online data is a mala fide act. use the meeting as an opportu- eral front, with BJP losing one there will surely be a fresh at- Goud said. the axe. The party is set to The party has now vowed to pened after previous NRC (It) is prima facie deliberate vi- nity to revive the concept of the state after the other to regional tempt to restart a high decibel The Left also reacted cau- bring in a fresh face to head rebuild itself in Delhi. “We will state coordinator Prateek Ha- olation of the directive issued federal front with a common parties in the last few months campaign against the BJP na- tiously to the idea with Sitaram the Delhi unit. rebuild the party from the jela, who was transferred from by the Hon’ble Supreme national agenda, as an alterna- and the Congress still unable to tionally,” Telangana BJP Yechury, of the CPI(M) saying Chacko was appointed Delhi scratch, from the drawing the post to Madhya Pradesh Court,” it added. tive to the BJP and the Con- gain strength on its own com- spokesperson K Krishna Sagar “We have seen many such pro- in-charge in November 2014 board, not impounded upon following a Supreme Court di- The appeal process for those gress. “It may not materialize pletely. The TRS leadership is Rao said. posals of a federal front or a ahead of the 2015 assembly our ideology and our work, as I rective, failed to renew the excluded from the NRC list is immediately, but it would defi- of the view that after Arvind Political analyst and Osmania similar arrangement in the elections. He had replaced have already pointed out and contract. yet to begin as various peti- nitely be a beginning in that di- Kejriwal in Delhi, there is every University professor K Nagesh- past. So, let us wait and see if general secretary Shakeel whatever would need to be Hajela left Assam in November tions alleging anomalies in the rection,” he said. possibility that regional lead- war, too, feels there is no pos- anything concrete comes out of Ahmed who had then sought a done and sacrifices that would and the new state coordinator inclusion and exclusion of In fact, KCR mooted the idea of ers will hold sway in next sibility of such a front at least the latest plan. Federal Front is leave of three months to visit need to be made, no Congress- Hitesh Dev Sarma took charge names are pending in a federal front before the gen- year’s assembly elections in before the elections. “Front pol- an idea which is not very easy his family in Canada. man or woman will shy away in December after the data Supreme Court seeking re- eral elections last year. He flew different states, like Mamata itics is all about arithmetic, as to implement and it has many In the 2015 polls, the party had from it,” Surjewala said. had already gone offline. evaluation of the list. from one state to another to Banerjee in West Bengal and there is no chemistry between layers.”

‘We have to struggle and we will’: Priyanka Gandhi after Delhi poll loss Banks, postal dept being used to conduct Chopra, had resigned on Tues- day, hours after the Congress NRC surveys, alleges Mamata sank without a trace. The Congress ran a lacklustre KOLKATA, FEB 12 tion with banks? She is harm- The stage government has al- campaign around the theme of ing basic financial activities ready halted all work related the “good work” done by former West Bengal chief minister and also misleading the peo- to NPR and the Kolkata Munic- chief minister Sheila Dikshit Mamata Banerjee on Wednes- ple. Only those refusing to ipal Corporation has stopped during her 15-year rule from day alleged that different share information with the updating Aadhar card infor- 1998 to 2013. But it found no reso- banks and the postal depart- banks would suffer, as the mation. nance among voters. ment are involved in conduct- banks have nothing at all to do Owing to a state of panic over While Congress president Sonia ing surveys on behalf of the with NRC or NPR,” said Ghosh, the citizenship screening ex- NEW DELHI, FEB 12 the Congress failed to win even a Gandhi skipped the campaign union government and the rul- a Lok Sabha MP from Midna- ercise in different districts of single seat in Delhi in the assem- due to health reasons, Rahul ing Bharatiya Janata Party pore. On Wednesday, he led a the state, the preparations for Congress General Secretary bly elections. Out of the 66 Con- Gandhi and Priyanka addressed (BJP) at the Centre. The chief rally supporting CAA in north the house-listing phase of cen- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on gress candidates, only three a few rallies towards the end of minister asked people not to Bengal. sus, scheduled to be held be- Wednesday acknowledged that it managed to save their security the campaign. share any document or infor- “They are even opposing tween April and September is a time of struggle for the grand deposit from forfeiture. Abhishek Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadm mation with those surveyors. bank’s KYC (know your cus- this year across the country, old party after the humiliating Dutt, Congress candidate from Party (AAP) swept the elections “Banks and the postal depart- ministrative meeting in Register (NPR) in Durgapur. tomer) forms. Do they want to has also been hit. loss in the Delhi assembly elec- Kasturba Nagar, managed a vote winning 62 of the 70 seats in the ment are being used for col- Bankura district. The meeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) paralyze the banking system?” In an unrelated development, tions. share of 21.42% — the highest assembly. The BJP which had lecting data. Don’t answer was streamed live on social state unit president Dilip Ghosh questioned. the police in Siliguri in north “What the public does is right. among all Congress candidates. given top priority to the Delhi them. Share no information or media. Ghosh criticized Banerjee fol- The chief minister had earlier Bengal used water cannons to For us it is the time for a struggle. The debacle has already claimed elections, won just eight seats document. They can’t do it After the meeting, she went to lowing this remark and alleged cautioned people against shar- disperse agitators belonging to We have to struggle a lot. And we two heads in the party. Delhi despite a high-voltage campaign without the approval of the the neighbouring West Burd- that the chief minister herself ing personal information with the Communist Party of India will,” she told reporters in Bilaria- Congress in-charge PC Chacko and a hyper-nationalist cam- state government and we wan district and led a rally was creating a state of chaos, workers of non-government (Marxist)’s youth wing who ganj in Azamgarh while reacting resigned from his post on paign where Prime Minister haven’t given them any per- against the Citizenship leading to disruption of regular organizations (NGOs), alleging were protesting different poli- to the Delhi assembly election Wednesday, a day after the elec- Narendra Modi and Union home mission. Send these people Amendment Act (CAA), Na- work in the banking sector. that the BJP had employed cies of the state government results. tion results. The chief of the Con- minister Amit Shah were among away from your home,” Baner- tional Register of Citizens “How can a chief minister ask NGOs to secretly collect infor- and the Centre on Wednesday For the second successive time, gress’ Delhi unit, Subhash the campaigners. jee said while convening an ad- (NRC) and National Population people not to share informa- mation for NPR and NRC. afternoon. 10 KASHMIR Jammu Tawi February 13, 2020 Thursday DDC reviews relief distribution Class 11th results: 64 per 6th DRSC meeting held cent students pass exams I&FC Jammu was directed to to snow-hit orchardists not allow the executing agen- FAIZAN WANI cies to dump silt on road side tus of imple- SRINAGAR, FEB 12 while carrying out de-silting mentation of activities. She also directed Poshan Abhiyan Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education SSP traffic Jammu to share scheme and (BOSE) on Wednesday declared the result of Higher Secondary list of locations with SE, PWD asked the con- Part-I examination for Kashmir division with 64 per cent stu- where structural modifica- cerned to en- dents being declared successful. tions are required in the exist- sure proper dis- In total, 49749 students were declared successful. According NL CORRESPONDENT management system, enforce- ing rotaries and junctions, tribution of to the news agency, officials in the JKBOSE said that a total of JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 ment of road safety rules. Also make necessary improve- nutritious food 49749 students appeared in the examinations last year while in the meeting it was dis- ments for regulating traffic items to chil- 36956 out of them passed the examinations as per the result Deputy Commissioner cussed as to how the utiliza- smoothly and to make it com- dren at all ICDS declared today. Jammu, Sushma Chauhan to- tion of various equipments muter friendly. Centers across They said the pass percentage of boy students has been day chaired 6th District Road procured under road safety Directions were also issued to the district. recorded as 73 per cent while as the overall pass percentage Safety Committee meeting funds for conducting regular traffic and motor vehicles de- NL CORRESPONDENT district the next installment to He directed the concerned to of girl students is 76 per cent. and reviewed the actions checking by the enforcement partment Jammu for identifi- BUDGAM, FEB 12 the tune of Rs. 15.61 crores will follow the prescribed guidelines The officials told news agency added that 9896 students out of taken on decisions taken dur- agencies to curb traffic viola- cation of idle parking spaces follow. for safe storage and procure- over 40000 students including boys and girls got distinction in ing the 5th meeting besides tions can be achieved more in the city thus enabling im- District Development Commis- The DDC said that all or- ments of these items and asked the test. They further stated that 12105 students got reappear discussing road safety plan efficiently. The Deputy Com- plementation of complete ban sioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain chardists hit by November 7 the ICDS authorities to keep and 688 students have failed to qualify any of the subjects in for district Jammu. missioner laid stress on iden- on road side parking. She also Ganaie today convened a meet- heavy snowfall, declared Na- close liaison with FCS&CA de- their stream. Several decisions were taken tifying accident prone loca- stressed for early start of e- ing of officers to take review of tional Calamity by government partment while procuring sup- Pertinently, the Class 11th examinations started in the month of up in the meeting for control- tions and black spots, challan system for curbing the status of relief distribution will be provided relief. plies. November and culminated in the month of December last year. ling and minimizing acci- installation of height and traffic rules violations in the to snow affected orchardists He directed the concerned While stressing on foolproof Notably, in wake of the internet gag in the Valley, the BOSE has dents, smooth flow of traffic width barriers to restrict en- city.The meeting was attended across the district. SDMs and Tehsildars to ensure Solid Waste Management sys- switched to the manual procedure and has declared the results and implementing effective try of heavy vehicles in the by SSP Jammu, Shridhar Pa- The meeting among others was hassle-free and transparent dis- tem in the district, the DDC ex- through gazettes. road safety mechanism. city besides initiating other tel, Commissioner JMC, Avny attended by SDMs, CPO, PO tribution of relief to each af- horted the concerned Executive Pertinently, the class 10th and 12th results were also declared Threadbare discussions were remedial measures, installa- Lavasa, ADC Jammu, Dr Tahir ICDS, ACD, ACR, Tehsildars, fected orchardist. Officers of all Municipal Com- via gazettes, SMS in view of internet clampdown in Kashmir. held on various issues includ- tion of signages and generat- Firdous, SSP Traffic Jammu, BDOs and other concerned. Meanwhile, DDC asked the mittees to identify the viable (KNO) ing, identification of black ing awareness amongst peo- Joginder Singh, RTO Jammu, The meeting was informed that Tehsildars of the district to sites for waste dumping and en- spots and accident prone ar- ple for making roads safer to Dhananter Singh and other out of sanctioned amount of Rs. launch massive drive against sure its proper disposal. eas, removal of encroachment commuters in the district. The senior functionaries of JDA, 28.61 crores for affected or- State land and Kaah- Charai en- In a separate meeting, the DDC form important city roads, im- DC also asked the SE PWD PWD, PDD, I&FC, Health, Edu- chardists Rs 13 crores have croachers and directed them to reviewed the arrangements put provement of rotaries, identi- Jammu for conducting road cation, Urban Local Bodies been released as a first install- take steps for immediate re- in place for forthcoming elec- fication parking spaces/ ar- safety audits of all Jammu city and other concerned depart- ment among the affected farm- trieval of the encroached land. tions for vacant Panch and eas, modernization of traffic roads. Executive Engineer, ments. ers across nine tehsils of the Later, the DDC reviewed the sta- Sarpanch seats in the district. Shehr-e-Khaas traders hold meet, discuss issues NL CORRESPONDENT First Intra-Distt Video SRINAGAR, FEB 12 Fayaz, Majid take stock of public grievances Shehr-e-Khass Coordination Committee, an amalgam of City traders Wednesday held an emergency meeting at its office Conferencing System chambers under leadership of its Chairman Nazir Ahmad and NL CORRESPONDENT Corporation (NCDC) schemes President Bashir Ahmad Kenu. The meeting as per a state- SRINAGAR, FEB 12 in Jammu and Kashmir. ment issued to news agency discussed several issues includ- launched in Pul A delegation of contractual ing development projects which are pending from long period Commissioner Secretary, De- employees of Gujjar Bakerwal of time. partment of Floriculture, hostels demanded regulariza- "We had brought these issues into the notice of Srinagar Mu- Parks and Gardens, Shiekh tion. nicipal Corporation (SMC) administration but nothing was done Fayaz Ahmad and Secretary, Secretary, Cooperative, said on the ground," the statement reads, adding that the tall claims Cooperative and Tribal Affairs, that Government was taking about the release of funds for developmental projects have Abdul Majid Bhat today took all measures for strengthening fallen flat on the ground as no activity is going on the ground. It stock of people's grievances the infrastructural edifice in also urged the government to look into the matter at an earliest. during a day-long public griev- the Cooperative sector in (KNO) ance camp held at Banquet Jammu and Kashmir, besides Hall, Srinagar. ensuring better basic needs to During the programme, nearly people of Jammu and Kashmir. NL CORRESPONDENT public grievances. He enjoined 30 delegations, besides indi- He assured the people that the PULWAMA, FEB 12 upon the district officers to viduals from across several government is endeavoring Coronavirus: No risk of getting avail the facility for intra -de- districts Jammu and Kashmir hard to solve all development In a first of its kind, District partmental coordination as including, Srinagar, Budgam, seeking early redressal of manded release of gratuity related issues of every area. infected by consuming chicken, Administration, Pulwama well as interdepartmental one. Anantnag, Baramulla, Gander- their grievances. and leave salary. Administrative Secretaries as- launched an Intra-district He said it would also minimize bal, Kulgam, Pulwama, among A deputation of unemployed A delegation from Shopian de- sured the deputations and in- mutton, says DAK video conferencing system in the communication gap be- other areas met the Adminis- veterinary doctors demanded manded establishment of PG dividuals that all their issues the district here today. tween Sub District and district trative Secretaries and high- creation of posts in the depart- hostel in Srinagar. would be looked into for re- NL CORRESPONDENT Terming the initiative as an im- level officers. He hailed the ef- lighted their issues. During ment. Various individuals also high- dressal.Director Floriculture, SRINAGAR, FEB 12 portant step towards good gov- forts of NIC Pulwama for mak- the camp several service mat- Another deputation demanded lighted their issues including Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad ernance DDC said that the sys- ing the conferencing possible ter cases were also taken up. creation of scheme to adjust compensation, subsidy under Rather, Additional Registrar, With apprehensions among people in the Valley of getting new tem will help in better without glitches. The deputations sought an unemployed Mechanical engi- several centrally sponsored Cooperatives, Kashmir, coronavirus through consumption of meat, Doctors Associa- monitoring, supervision of pub- Later, DDC also chaired a early redress from the Gov- neers in the Transport Depart- schemes in Agriculture and Muhammad Yusuf Mir, among tion Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said there is no risk to lic offices located at distant meeting with the officers of var- ernment. ment. Horticulture departments. other senior officers of the catch the disease from eating chicken or mutton. places. He said that this would ious departments to review the A deputation of transporters A deputation of retired em- Another delegation said that concerned departments were Dispelling misconceptions, DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan in be a leap towards good gover- progress of works pertaining to apprised the Administrative ployees of Sheep Production implementation of National present during day-long public a statement issued to news agency, said it is safe to eat properly nance and speedy redress of their departments. Secretaries about their issues, Development Board de- Cooperative Development hearing camp. cooked meat. "You can eat chicken or mutton without fear of getting coronavirus which is now named as COVID-19," Dr Nisar said. "However, one needs to make sure that the meat is not raw, un- cooked or partially cooked. Till date, there is no evidence that In absence of road connectivity, villagers people have not got the disease after eating meat that has been DLCW organizes awareness camp properly cooked," he added. Dr Nisar said another misconception doing the rounds is that carry patient on cot to reach hospital NL CORRESPONDENT one might contract the virus from imported goods packed in af- SRINAGAR, FEB 12 fected countries. "The virus is not going to be transported on a EJAZ-UL-HAQ BHAT Due to lack of road connectivity, lage has road connectivity nor is it box," he said adding "there is no evidence that anyone has gotten BANDIPORA, FEB 12 the villagers have to walk on foot a primary health center which District Level Center for infected from a package." through hilly terrains to reach has made the life of villagers mis- Women (Mahila Shakti Dr Nisar said COVID-19 virus spreads from person to person via The villagers of Chandaji area in their respective destinations. erable. Even during winter Kendra) Single Window Sup- respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs Bandipora district had to carry a Locals said that the work on the months, we have to walk on foot port System for Women, or- or sneezes. People who are nearby can get infected by inhaling patient on a cot and walk miles road from Pazalpora to Chandaji through snow and reach the dis- ganized a day-long awareness these droplets containing the virus. The droplets can travel as on foot to reach the nearest hospi- was started in the year 2016 but it trict headquarters," a villager camp, here today. far as 6 feet; outside that zone the risk is much lower. tal due to lack of road connectivity is still incomplete as the depart- Yasir Ahmad told. The camp was organized to And, so far the novel virus has spread only among people who for this far-flung village. ment left the construction work He said that the PMGSY depart- generate awareness among were in close personal contact, he said, adding that studies According to news agency, the mid-way, thereby making people ment had started the work on the women about schemes offered have shown that the virus has infected more men than women villagers were compelled to suffer immensely. construction of the road in 2016 by various department includ- cutting-tailoring, hairstyling, The centre also proves tempo- and most of the patients were between 49 and 56 years of age. carry a woman patient on a cot The village also doesn't have any but left it mid-way. ing Social Welfare, ICDS, Edu- makeup art, data entry opera- rary shelter to the violence "An interesting observation was that children seem to be less and walk miles on foot as they healthcare facility and they are "Last year they resumed the cation, JKSWC, JKEDI, Handi- tion, officer assistant and elec- victims, besides legal services likely affected by the virus. Majority of patients who died had un- had no other option because of forced to visit the district hospital work on the road after we ap- crafts, Handloom and financial trical technician, besides to the women through Na- derlying medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension and lack of road connectivity. which is around 15kms away proached the higher officials but institution operation in the health service offered to the tional, State and district legal heart disease," he said. The villagers said that at around 6 from their village. again they left it mid-way for rea- district for women empower- women under NHM, JSY, services authorities. Dr Nisar said the most frequent reported symptoms of con- am in the morning they left from They said that they have to walk sons best known to them and till ment. PMSMA, JSSK and Ayushman District Programme Officer, firmed cases were fever and cough and in severe cases diffi- the village carrying the patient on miles on foot to reach the hospital date the road is still incomplete," During the camp women were Baharat. Zeenat Ara, Deputy Director culty in breathing. their shoulders and reached even for a minor ailment as the he said.Additional Deputy Com- informed about skill develop- It was also informed that One ICDS, Bilques Jan, State Coor- "With no specific cure and vaccine for the virus, people should near Pazalpora at around 12 village doesn't have any primary missioner Bandipora, Zahoor ment and training pro- Stop Centre and Women Help dinator, Bilal Ahamd, District continue to take precautions like hand washing and cough eti- noon. health centre."We have many Ahmad Mir told news agency grammes provided under vari- Line (181) have been set up in Coordinator Srinagar Deeba, quette. So far, the novel virus has killed more than 1,100 people The village is located on the times brought the issue into the that he will look into the matter ous schemes including Skill the centre for women in dis- Women Welfare Officers, and infected over 45,000 people worldwide," said Dr Nisar. foothills of Tragbal forests in notice of district administration and will also ask the Executive Mission Development, Hi- tress including victims of do- Ruqaya Asharaf, concerned of- (KNO) Bandipora and is located at a dis- but they have turned deaf ears to Engineer PMGSY why the work mayat and UMEED. Under mestic violence and harass- ficers and scores of women of tance of around 15 kilometers our repeated pleas. We have to on the road has been halted. these schemes the women are ment at home as well as at the district participated in the from district headquarters. suffer immensely. Neither the vil- (KNO) trained in various trades like work place. camp. Illicit timber seized, case registered against 3 accused

TASADUQ HUSSAIN Bashir Dar assumes Bandipora village MAWER/HANDWARA, FEB 12 Forest Department on Wednesday claimed to have lacks dispensary, seized an illicit timber at Mawer Handwara in Kupwara charge as DC Ang district and registered a case against three accused who managed to flee from the spot. According to news Director Plan- agency, an official said that on specific input about the ning and offi- patients suffer transportation of illicit timber, a naka was laid at Drang- cers of the dis- soo Mawer last night to nab the suspects involved in trict SAJID RAINA visit other hospitals or dispen- trafficking. administration BANDIPORA, FEB 12 saries. "On Tuesday late evening, accused suspected in traffick- Anantnag ac- "We are being forced to visit pri- ing were spotted by a special team tried to nab them corded a warm The Gundpora village in Bandi- vate clinics here," they said. along with the timber, but the three accused transport- welcome to pora district comprising of over Sajad Ahmad Reshi, a local res- ing it managed to flee from the spot and are still on run," new DC. 2000 souls here have accused ident said that despite ap- an official part of the operation told KNO. Speaking on the health department of ignor- proaching the higher ups sev- The official also said that the accused took advantage of the occasion, ing their plights, saying that the eral times in the past, the evening and managed to flee from the spot, adding that the DC asked village even lacks a dispensary, authorities have failed to come approx 100 fts of timber (10 pieces) has been recovered. NL CORRESPONDENT the concerned officers to expe- thereby leaving the patients up to the expectations of peo- "We have also identified the accused," he said, adding ANANTNAG, FEB 12 dite work on languishing and here to lurch at large. ple, leaving them to suffer. that they have been identified as Rashid Piswal, Man- ongoing projects. He said that According to news agency, the Meanwhile, residents de- zoor Piswal and Saleem Khan all the three residents of Bashir Ahmad Dar today as- healthcare, education, road locals said that in absence of manded authorities to open up Hadermali Mawer. sumed charge as Deputy Com- connectivity, power, RDD, agri- health care facility, the vil- a dispensary in the village so Moreover, the official told news agency that a case has missioner Anantnag. culture and allied sectors lagers are being forced to travel that they could heave a sigh of been registered against the three accused at police sta- The ADDC, ADCs, ACR, Joint should be prioritized. at least to nine kilometers to relief. (KNO) tion Qalamabad. (KNO) Jammu Tawi February 13, 2020 Thursday BUSINESS 11

Vinod Cookware introduces Burn free cooking 78th Annual Int'l HDFC Bank partners with Jammu for Indian Kitchens, with Platinum Frypan conference on The Platinum Frypan is a must-have prod- Police for 'Traffic Paathshala' uct by every homemaker & chef. Breaking Ophthalmology organized the Indian stereotype, the cookware, al- NEW DELHI, FEB 12 AIOS JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 from this initiative, which will casualties." lows burn free experience in Stainless "AIOC 2020 is one of the biggest cover city's major road cross- The awareness rally which in- steel. The Frypan comes in 3 layers i.e. To discuss the future of Oph- platforms for the Indian Oph- HDFC Bank has partnered ings such as Bahu Plaza, cludes groups of volunteers Stainless Steel - Aluminium - Stainless thalmology in India, All India thalmologists that will give an with J&K Police to launch a VikramChowk, NarwalChowk, and HDFC Bank employees steel and is in line to its "Triply Platinum Ophthalmological Society opportunity to share experi- road safety initiative in the AmphallaChowk, Gole Mar- would be covering all impor- Series". The inner layer is 18/8 food-grade (AIOS) will be organizing its ences of ophthalmologists, dis- city. Called 'Traffic ket, Janipur, KachiChawniPa- tant and busy traffic junctions which helps in maintaining hygiene and en- 78thAnnual conference from cuss pitfalls and design the Paathshala,' the initiative rade, Indira Chowk, Satwari- across the city. These volun- ables contamination free cooking. The sec- 13th to 16th February 2020 in path for the future of ophthal- aims to make roads safer by Chowk , Channi-Trikuta teers would carry branded ond layer is made of aluminium it helps the A-Dot GNH Convention mology in India. Scientific de- creating awareness on the Junction, KunjwaniChowk, placards having traffic aware- even distribution of heat for even and burn- Centre, at the millennium city liberations and social interac- Do's and Don'ts of road safety. Gmc Roundabout, TalabTillo& ness messages to encourage free cooking. The third layer is made up of of Gurugram. This scientific ex- tions will be of the highest At an event organized in the Others. Speaking about this people to follow road safety magnetic stainless steel 430 which makes travaganza which is also a huge order. More than 200 interna- city, the 'Traffic Paathshala' initiative Mr. Sachin Mahajan, rules. While the volunteers the Frypan induction friendly along with platform for the exchange of tional faculties and more than awareness rally ofvolunteer- Circle Head - Jammu said "We will reward the motorists the usage of Gas & Stove. It is manufac- ideas is expected to be at- 2000 renowned national faculty swas flagged by Mr. Pradeep are excited to partner with found observing traffic disci- tured with the highest grade 304 stainless tended by more than 8000 dele- members will contribute to the Kumar, Transport Commis- J&K Police in this initiative. At pline with a token of apprecia- steel that lasts a lifetime rendering it to be gates not only from India but scientific extravaganza. Delib- sioner, J&K and Mr. Sachin HDFC Bank, we believe in giv- tion, the others found violating NEW DELHI, FEB 12 rust free. also from all over the world. erations in this conference are Mahajan,Circle Head - ing back to the communities will be enrolled in the 'Traffic Ergonomically designed, the Frypan comes The event will be inaugurated expected to be a genesis of a lot Jammu, HDFC Bank along we operate in. With 'Traffic Paathshala' and will be in- Revolutionizing the Traditional Indian with long handles & a firm grip. Having its by the Chief Guest Mr. Amitabh of ingenious and indigenous with Mr Parvinder Singh Su- Paathshala,' we aim to educate formed about the Do's and Kitchen with the advent of the latest tech- last layer of Magnetic SS 430 it is compati- Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog in the therapeutic protocols and dan, Deputy Vice President, the general public in the city Don'ts of road safety. nology, Vinod Cookware announced exten- ble with all stove types and it's safe even auspicious presence of Sh. ideas which will become gold HDFC Bank and Mr. Abhishek on the Do's and Don'ts of road This initiative is in line with sion to its range of TriPly Platinum Series, when cleaned in a Dishwasher. Recom- Sudhir Singla MLA Gurugram standards of ophthalmic care Khajuria Assistant, Vice Presi- safety. We believe that this is the recent Indian Motor Vehi- with Platinum Frypan. The Platinum Fry mended by Top Chefs and Food Bloggers in as the Guest of Honour. the world over." Said Dr. Rajesh dent, HDFC Bank and other the need of the hour in a city cle Act introduced by the In- Pan is targeted among the Premium India, the range is available on Amazon at The theme of the conference is Sinha, Treasurer, AIOS senior officials. Nearly 5 lakh that is witnessing an increas- dian Government to make our Masses, in India who believe in Healthy Rs. 1500/- onwards with a warranty period Global Ophthalmology Beyond Apart from the burden of blind- people are expected to benefit ing number of accidents and roads safer. Cooking. of 60 months. 2020 and all the experts and re- ness in India, around 15% of the search scholars in the field of Indian population suffers from Ophthalmology have been in- preventable blindness and vited. There will be spirited de- some kind of vision problem. bates, keynote presentations, With advancements in the field Oral talks, Poster presenta- of ophthalmology, timely detec- tions, workshops and network- tion and treatment can prevent What made Adnan's daughter cry on the set of Tu Yaad Aya ing opportunities. Multiple in- almost all types of vision prob- ternational associations like lem thereby preventing addi- MUMBAI, FEB 12 lights, the reality was tears were far from real and Yaad Aya legibly but she says Tu the American Academy of Oph- tion of blindness burden in the slightly different, were meant only for the camera Ya Ya. Now that she is aware of thalmology, Global Eye Genet- country, Said Dr. Namrata Now that Adnan Sami is back something none on and flowed strictly on the in- the video, she insists on seeing ics Consortium, Asia pacific Sharma, Hony. General Secre- with his latest single Tu Yaad the set would have structions of video director the video and cries every time Glaucoma Society and SAARC tary, AIOS. Aya, there is no stopping the second guessed. After Arvindr Khaira. she reaches that sensitive are participating in the confer- "We welcome all the Ophthal- love and the appreciation that a little while, Adnan's Little children can surprise you point. Then recently, I sat with ence, Said Dr. S. Natarajan, mologists from India and the Padma Shri winner is being two-and-half year old when you least expect it. Two- her while watching the video President, AIOS. abroad to Gurugram, to share showered upon by his fans in daughter started sob- and-half years-old Medina and she still breaks into tears According to the recent data and explore the academic and India and abroad. bing. Adnan, his wife could hardly fathom the differ- and we are like, 'Medina, why provided by WHO, India ac- the scientific aspects of Oph- While the views continue to and the entire set ence between "action" and "cut" are you crying now? She says, "I counts for around 30% of the thalmology. A lot of thrusts has multiply at a frenetic pace, we were caught unaware and her dad's moist eyes in be- am crying because I was not World's blind population at- also been made on the Pan In- will let you in on a cute incident at the turn of events tween. So Medina's tears didn't there with you when you were tributing to a total of 12 million dia Participation with a total of that happened during the shoot and were puzzled by stop but the shoot came to a crying Baba.' So I was like, "I am cases. With an addition of 2 mil- 1872 faculty members on the of Tu Yaad Aya, produced and the little girl's un- halt. Resuming the shoot be- there with you now. So be lion new cases annually, is not podium. Research scholars are presented by Bhushan Kumar's timely tears. When came a challenge for the crew. happy." only affecting the quality of life also being welcomed to gain T-Series. By now, everyone who Adnan coaxed her, Adnan laughs at the incident This incident proves that a per- of the individual, but also drag- knowledge and share their ex- has seen and heard the melodi- 'Why are you crying,' now and says, "Finally, my wife son is a person, no matter how ging the holistic development of pertise. This is going to be an ous track which has music & she mumbled, 'I am had to take her away from the small. Adnan signs off, "Kids say the nation. It is only adoption of excellent opportunity for oph- lyrics by Kunaal Verma, will be crying because my location so that we could con- the darnest thing sometimes. the latest technological ad- thalmologists to meet col- aware that there is an intense Baba is crying.' tinue the shoot." Medina now demands to see the vances in the field of Ophthal- leagues, juniors and seniors, part in the video where Adnan The little girl's par- Adnan adds, "My daughter loves video but we avoid showing it to mology, which can lead to a re- make new friends and forge can be seen wiping his tears. film shoot before visited him on may seem natural to think that ents tried their best to pacify the song. She has heard the au- her. It's one of the most adorable duction in the blindness load of lasting bonds." Added Dr. Lalit Interestingly, Adnan's daughter the set of Tu Yaad Aya, accom- the little kid would be amazed her, assuring her that every- dio many times. She tries to and memorable moments of Tu India, said Dr. Mahipal Verma, Chairman Scientific Medina, who had never been to a panied by his wife Roya. While it to witness this new world of arc thing is fine and that her father's sing it. She is not able to say Tu Yaad Aya for me." S.Sachdev, Incoming President, Committee.

Magenta Power opens its first R&D Stocks rise 300 points ahead Retail inflation jumps to nearly six-year high centre in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra of industrial production, of 7.59 pc in January on high food prices indicating elevated inflation NEW DELHI, FEB 12 higher by 10.41 per cent against nancial Services, said, “It is the can work with the industry to the year-ago period. consecutive second month that accelerate the development of changes showed. Retail inflation jumped to over The food and beverages cate- the CPI has breached upper new EVs and the next wave of HUL was the top five-and-a-half-year high of gory showed an inflation print band of the RBI’s inflation tar- charging infrastructure needed gainer in the Sensex 7.59 per cent in January on per- of 11.79 per cent, according to get... if inflation continues to to power India's future." pack, rising up to 3 sistently high prices of vegeta- the data. hover above 6 per cent, we don’t Mr Kushal Banerjee, General per cent, followed by bles, pulses and protein-rich Housing turned costlier by 4.20 expect the RBI (Reserve Bank Manager & Business Develop- Tata Steel, NTPC, meat and fish, government data per cent in January 2020, while of India) to cut interest rate or ment - HPCL adds, " We are HDFC, Nestle India, showed on Wednesday. for fuel and light, the inflation change its accommodative pol- glad to take this step together. PowerGrid and Axis The Consumer Price Index print was 3.66 per cent. icy stance”. Magenta's R&D centre, testifies Bank. (CPI)-based inflation was 7.35 “The internals of the food infla- Data from the National Statisti- its contribution to the EV Infra- On the other hand, In- per cent in December 2019. It tion are worrying, given a cal Office also showed that the structure space & advances its MUMBAI, FEB 12 dusInd Bank was the sole laggard had stood at 1.97 per cent in broad-based uptick across cat- country’s industrial output market-leading position. HPCL in morning session.According to January 2019. egories that tend to be sticky, contracted by 0.3 per cent in has always backed Magenta, as Market benchmark Sensex rallied analysts, domestic investors are The earlier high was in May such as proteins, and a nar- December, weighed by a de- we see tremendous potential & over 300 points in opening session likely to stay focused on the last 2014 when the CPI-based infla- rower-than-expected reduction cline inthe manufacturing sec- MUMBAI, FEB 12 gies in the field of Electric Vehi- growth opportunity to build a on Wednesday driven by gains in batch of Q3 numbers, factory out- tion was 8.33 per cent. in inflation for vegetables. tor. cles, Charging Supply Equip- stronger EV ecosystem for In- HDFC twins, RIL, ICICI Bank and put and CPI inflation for the month The overall food inflation dur- “Moreover, the fairly broad- The Index of Industrial Produc- Mumbai based, Magenta Power ment & Smart Data Analytics. dia" HUL ahead of the release of infla- of January. As per the consensus, ing January this year stood at based rise in the core inflation tion (IIP) had grown by 2.5 per (ChargeGrid), the pioneers in The new facility will house 3 Establised in the market since tion and factory output data. inflation is expected to remain el- 13.63 per cent, slightly lower to 4.1 per cent in January 2020, cent in December 2018. the EV Charging Solutions, to- automation labs to design & de- 2017 & revolutionizing the EV The 30-share BSE index was trad- evated confirming the recent ac- than 14.19 per cent in the pre- driven by various services, is a According to the data, manu- day opened its first R&D Cen- velop cell quality, battery pack space, the brand has under- ing 331.04 points or 0.80 per cent tion by the central bank.Market vious month, showed the data cause for concern,” said Aditi facturing sector output de- tre, the national centre for Ma- design, rapid prototyping and taken several first-timer Activi- higher at 41,547.18, and the also took positive cues from global released by the National Statis- Nayar, principal economist, clined by 1.2 per cent com- genta's facilities in India. The conduct reliability and environ- ties in India; India's first EV broader NSE advanced 93.50 markets that remained on firm tical Office under the Ministry ICRA. pared to growth of 2.9 per cent new facility will help increase mental tests with its latest & Portable Charging points, or 0.77 per cent, to footing despite concerns over of Statistics and Programme Nayar added that regardless of in the same month a year ago. production rates and allow for sophisticated test instrumenta- Station for Offices and Homes, 12,201.40. coronavirus (COVID-19), traders Implementation. the level of retail inflation, the Electricity generation also much faster time-to-market, tion & advanced design tools. ChargeGrid App for the net- In the previous session, Sensex said.Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Food inflation, however, had stance of the RBI for the mone- dipped 0.1 per cent as against a for the AC & DC charger (also According to Mr Maxson Lewis - work of Charging Stations for settled 236.52 points, or 0.58 per Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were trad- contracted in January 2019 tary policy is likely to be re- growth of 4.5 per cent in De- popularly known as Gulabi Director Magenta Power said, EV Charging, First Solar based cent, higher at 41,216.14 and Nifty ing on a positive note. Stock ex- with a print of (-)2.24 per cent. tained as accommodative, for cember 2018. Charger) for 2W, 3W & 4- "The investment in this new Electric Vehicle Charging Sta- rose 76.40 points, or 0.64 per cent, changes on Wall Street closed Inflation in vegetables spurt to as long as the MPC considers Mining sector output grew by Wheeler Vehicles. R&D centre demonstrates Ma- tion in Maharashtra etc. to 12,107.90.Meanwhile, on a net with gains on Tuesday.Mean- 50.19 per cent in January this the output gap to be negative. 5.4 per cent, compared to a The R&D centre ensures ad- genta's commitment to techno- Magenta Power (ChargeGrid) is basis, foreign institutional in- while, the rupee appreciated 5 year, while that for pulses and “The timing and magnitude of contraction of 1 per cent earlier. herence to all international logical leadership and setting currently present at 53 loca- vestors sold equities worth Rs paise against the US dollar to products, it rose to 16.71 per the next rate cut will depend on The IIP growth during April-De- Quality & safety standards. In the standard when it comes to tions across pan India. It aims 209.39 crore, while domestic insti- 71.21 in morning session.Global cent. how quickly inflation appears cember period of the current sync with Magenta's Make in sustainable mobility. The Cen- to mark its foothold in every tutional investors bought shares crude benchmark Brent rallied Among protein-rich items, to be reverting back towards 4 fiscal decelerated to 0.5 per India vision, the facility shall tre is uniquely placed in the state and set up 500 EV charging worth Rs 344.63 crore on Tuesday, 1.72 per cent to USD 54.94 per prices of meat and fish went up per cent.” cent from 4.7 per cent expan- address the futuristic technolo- heart of Mumbai, to ensure we station by the end of 2020. data available with stock ex- barrel. by 10.50 per cent during the Rahul Gupta, head of research sion in the same period of 2018- month, while egg prices were (currency), Emkay Global Fi- 19.

Stocks to Watch: IndusInd Bank, IRCTC, Adani Transmission sells 25.1% Cadila, Hindalco, Ashok Leyland stake in subsidiary for Rs3,220 cr NEW DELHI, FEB 12 to market fluoncinodine owned mining major Coal In- NBCC (India) Ltd will report its stock market debut in Oc- AEML is approximately Rs 3,220 cream 0.1%, used to treat a va- dia Ltd on Tuesday reported a their financial results for the tober. crore, which includes equity Here is a list of top 10 stocks riety of skin ailments such as 14% year-on-year fall in con- third quarter.Aster DM Syndicate Bank: The state- consideration of approximately that may be in focus on psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, solidated net profit for the Healthcare: The drug maker owned bank on Tuesday said Rs 1,210 crore and shareholder Wednesday: allergies and rash. The drug third quarter to ?3,921.8 crore. on Tuesday said independent its net profit for the December subordinated debt of approxi- IndusInd Bank: Ratings will be manufactured at the IRCON: The state-owned engi- director Maniedath Madhavan quarter grew manifold to mately Rs 2,010 crore, the filing agency Moody’s Investors company’s topical facility in neering and construction Nambiar has resigned from its ?434.82 crore as bad loans de- said. Service on Tuesday revised its Ahmedabad, Gujarat. company declared an interim board, effective 11 February. clined. The lender had posted The definitive agreements for outlook for the private lender Godrej Properties: The real dividend of ?13.45 per share, Nambiar’s resignations a profit of ?107.99 crore in the the transaction were signed on to negative from stable due to estate company on Tuesday about 134.50% of the paid-up comes in the wake of his other year-ago period. Total income December 11, 2019, and all req- concerns over decline in asset said it has acquired 20% is- equity share capital, for the fi- professional engagements during the quarter increased uisite approvals were received quality. Moody’s retained the sued and paid-up share capi- nancial year ending March leading to conflict to interest, to ?6,316.57 crore from subsequently. bank's rating at 'Baa-3/P-3', the tal of Vivrut Developers Pvt 2020. The dividend will be the company said. ?6,077.62 crore in the same AEML has recently completed agency said. Baa3 denotes the Ltd. The Godrej group-led paid 2 March onwards, ac- IRCTC: The Indian railways period of 2018-19, the bank NEW DELHI, FEB 12 of 25.10% stake in Adani Elec- an investment grade, $1 billion lowest rating in investment company said Vivrut has be- cording to a regulatory filing. tourism and catering company said in a regulatory filing. tricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) from bond issuance, the first by a pri- grade on long-term corporate come its associate following Ashok Leyland: The heavy ve- will announce its earnings for BHEL: The state-owned com- Adani Transmission today said ATL (Adani Transmission Ltd) vate integrated utility from In- obligation, which carries mod- the acquisition. hicle manufacturer will today the quarter ended December pany’s net profit fell 17.3% it has sold 25.1% stake in its arm along with an investment in dia. The issue generated signifi- erate risks. Hindalco: The aluminium and announce its earnings for the today. Shares of the railway year-on-year to ?158.8 crore Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd shareholder subordinated debt cant interest from international Cadila Healthcare: The phar- copper maker, which is also December quarter. Sepa- subsidiary on Tuesday for the December quarter. (AEML) to Qatar Investment Au- in AEML on 10 February, 2020,” investors. maceutical company on Tues- an index heavyweight, will to- rately, direct-to-home (DTH) slumped 7% ahead of the earn- Revenue from operations also thority for approximately Rs the transmission and distribu- The shares of Adani Transmis- day said Zydua Cadila has re- day announce its earnings for services provider Dish TV In- ings. The state-owned com- declined 22.6% to ?5,679.3 3,220 crore. tion business arm of the Adani sion were trading at Rs 333.95 ceived approval from the US the three months ended De- dia Ltd and state-owned man- pany has been performing ex- crore from the year-ago pe- “Qatar Investment Authority Group said in a filing to the BSE. apiece on the BSE, up 0.6% from Food and Drug Administration cember. Separately, state- agement consulting firm ceptionally well since it made riod. (QIA) has completed acquisition The total QIA investment in the previous close. 12 Jammu Tawi | Feb 13, 2020 | Thursday Big haul of medals by Veteran athletes 27th J&K NL CORRESPONDENT

Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: Vet- eran athletes from Jammu and Kashmir performed well Football Champ in the 41st National Masters Athletics Championship win- ning record 22 medals across different age groups at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula gets underway in Haryana. The medal tally included eight gold, nine silver and five bronze. Ramraj (Plus 45) was most successful athlete from J&K, who won three gold medals in 1500 meters, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters run. Mangat Singh (Plus 35) also did a fine job securing three medals for J&K includ- ing silver in 1500 meters, gold in 5000 meters and gold in 10,000 meters run. Tejinder Singh, who is SSP with J&K Police and Hammer Throw. Rampaul 50) won silver in 400 meters Ahmed (Plus 35), 400 members for the excellent contested in the Plus 35 age Kapoor (Plus 60) bagged a Hurdles while Amrish meters, bronze. performance. group, clinched a silver in the gold in 800 meters and silver Sharma (Plus 40) bagged Sh. Abdul Quyium Presi- Meanwhile, president 100 meters race and bronze in in 1500 meters races while bronze in 100 meters and dent J&K Veteran Athlet- J&K Veteran Athletics Asso- the 200 meters run. Jagdev Singh (Plus 50) won silver in 200 meters race. ics Association and Sh. ciation, Abdul Qayoom and NL CORRESPONDENT and Lone Star Kashmir FC. er; Zone Fafiabad bt DFA Senior most athlete in the silver in 5000 meters run. Other medal win- Tarsem Basotra General general secretary, Tarsem While Jammu 16 other teams Rajouri 4-0; Anantnag bt team, Devi Dayal (Plus 85) Rayaz Ahmed (Plus 40) ners: Anissa Nabi (Plus Secretary J&K Veteran Basotra congratulated all Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: are from Jammu Province DFA Kupwara 6-0; Samba bt won three medals including won gold in 1500 meters 35), 800 meters, silver. Athletics Association con- the medal winners and other The opening day of the 27th and 10 from Kashmir Prov- Kulgam 1-0; Pattan bt Reasi gold in Discuss Throw, silver and silver in 10,000 meters Pushpa Kumari (Plus 65), gratulated all the medal participants for the excellent Annual Football Champion- ince. 1-0; Sopore bt Udhampur 1-0; in Shot Put and bronze in run. Rakesh Kumar (Plus 100 meters bronze. Tahir winners and other team performance. ship, organised by J&K Foot- Dr Mehta was accom- Zone Hajin bt Kishtwar 4-0. ball Association (JKFA), wit- panied by guest of honour, The FIXTURE: nessed a record number of Commissioner Secretary, GGM SCIENCE COL- 10 knock-out matches of the Youth Services and Sports, LEGE: DFA Pulwama V/s first round played at twin Sarmad Hafeez. Both the spe- DFA Baramulla; Param Formula 1’s Chinese venues of Mini Stadium, cial guests were taken to the Sports V/s Zone Pampore; NCC meets Road Parade and GGM Science ground to introduce with the Young Star V/s Clymount College ground, here today. participants by JKFA presi- XI; DFA Kathua V/s DFA Grand Prix postponed The event was declared dent, Zamil Thakur and other Ramban; J&K Bank Acad- open by Financial Com- office bearers and members emy Jammu V/s DFA Hand- missioner, Dr A K Mehta of the organising committee. wara. MINI STADIUM Safety XI in final due to coronavirus amidst interaction with the The Results: DFA Budgam PARADE: Zone Hajin V/s Baku, Feb 12 would pose a challenge. participating teams at Mini bt DFA Ramban 7-0; Zone SFA; DFA Shopian V/s NL CORRESPONDENT defeated Simula Cricket Club could score 121 runs “At this point it’s tough Stadium, Parade, here. Handwara bt DFA Doda 6-0; Jammu United FC; Zone Club by two runs in a close for eight wickets in given 20 Formula One’s Chinese to make too many specific The participants included DFA Kathua bt DFA Bandi- Pattan V/s DFA Sopore; DFA Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: contest. Batting first, NCC overs. The Cricket tourna- Grand Prix has been post- plans when there are so many two prominent Indian League pora 1-0; DFA Poonch bt DFA Samba V/s NGR FC; Hyderia National Cricket Club (NCC) made 163 runs for seven in ment is continued at Parade poned due to the recent out- unknowns around it,” Carey Clubs of Kashmir Football FC Ganderbal 3-2 via tie-break- Sports V/s Young Hero FC. shall take on Road Safety XI 20 overs, which, in reply, Ground Jammu wherein break of coronavirus in the told Reuters in an interview at a Club in the final of the Inter- Simula could not chase and National Cricket Club with country, organisers said on conference in the Azeri capital Panchayat Block level cricket bowled out for 161 runs. Simulla Cricket Club strug- Wednesday. and Formula One host Baku. Semis position tournament, organised by In other semifinal of the gles in the first half of day. The race, in what is an the Department of Youth day, Road Safety XI Club The matches officiated by important market for For- SPREAD OUTSIDE CHINA cleared in Karate Academy holds Services and Sports under trounced Vishal Cricket the technical penal includ- mula One, was originally Carey also said the sport was Khelo India programme at Club by seven runs. Bat- ing Saleem-ur-Rehman, set to be held in Shanghai keeping an eye on the spread of Hockey Parade Ground, here tomor- ting first, after winning the Sadiq Hussain, Radhir on April 19, but the govern- the virus outside China to other belt grading test row. Earlier, in the semifi- toss, Road Safety XI made Singh, Vijay, Rahul and ing body FIA and Formula countries in the region such as NL CORRESPONDENT nals, played today, NCC 128 runs. In reply, Vishal Ashok. One said in a statement that Vietnam, which is set to host its they had jointly decided to first race on April 5. Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: postpone it. “The reality of today, in Semifinals line up has been “As a result of continued most other countries, the drawn in the ongoing J&K health concerns and with the number of people affected is a Union Territory (UT) Hockey I wanted Ajinkya Rahane in World Health Organisation handful,” he said. “But we don’t Championship, organised by declaring the coronavirus as know what it will be in a week Hockey Jammu and Kashmir a global health emergency, or two.” at K K Hakhu Stadium, here the FIA and Formula 1 have The Chinese Grand Prix, today. The semifinals have ODI set-up: Ex-India cricketer taken these measures,” the which debuted in 2004, is an been scheduled for tomorrow. two bodies said. important event for Formula In the first semifinal, Jammu New Delhi, Feb 12 “The FIA and Formula 1 One, with the sport keen to tap Red shall take on Jammu Blue continue to work closely with into the opportunity presented 15 11 am while Poonch shall be Despite his absence from the teams, race promoter, by the country’s vast popula- playing against Baramulla at India’s white-ball assign- CAMF and the local authori- tion and growing middle class. 11.30 am. Today’s matches offi- ments, Ajinkya Rahane feels ties to monitor the situation Hosting fees also make up a ciated by the technical penal he still has a chance to make as it develops. significant portion of Formula including Brajesh Kumar, a comeback in the Indian ODI “All parties will take One’s revenues, with some Sunil Kumar, Salim, Manish NL CORRESPONDENT cil International and Karate setup. the appropriate amount of races paying as much as $40 Kumar, Gurmeet Kour, Anjali Association of India under Rahane, who last featured time to study the viability of million a year. and Talib Hussain. Promi- Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: the supervision of examin- in an ODI in February 2018, potential alternative dates A cancellation as a result nent among those who were The R3A Karate Academy er, Rajan Jamwal (3rd Dan on India’s tour to South for the Grand Prix later in could mean a financial hit for present in today’s matches organised belt grading test Black Belt, licenced coach Africa, has played 90 one-day the year should the situation the sport’s U.S. owners Liberty included Dr.Taran Singh (sec- involving around 180 young and referee-A from Karate internationals where he has improve.” Media. retary general Hockey J&K), students from 12 educational Association of India). scored 2962 runs at an aver- The flu-like virus has The last race to be cancelled Rajinder Singh Kuku, Rajiv institutions of the city. The qualified karatekas age of 35.26. killed more than 1,100 people was the 2011 Bahrain Grand Sharma, Gurdip Singh In this test, six students are Harman Johal, Aadhiraj Now former Indian all- and infected more than Prix, due to social unrest in Sarangal , Talib Hussain, passed Ist Dan black belt test Singh Manhas, Samruddhi rounder Chetan Chauhan 44,000 in China after it first the island Kingdom. But the Azad Wani, Angat Singh. from Shotokan Karate Coun- Patil and Rahat Ishaq Malik. has thrown his weight emerged in the central city country still paid the hosting behind the Mumbai batsman Dhawan will be missed,” he caught up in our pursuit of of Wuhan late last year. fee despite the cancellation of and said that he should have added. success and then we sud- A host of international the race. been in the Indian ODI squad India faced a humiliating denly realise that we are sporting events have been If it cannot be rescheduled, against New Zealand. loss by the Kiwis in the ODIs. required to just stop, sit back cancelled due to coronavi- the cancellation of the Chinese “I wanted Rahane to be The Men in Blue were white- and introspect. I did exactly rus, including the all-elec- race will pare the calendar Robin Singh appointed in the ODI set-up when (Shi- washed for the first time in that when I wasn’t selected tric Formula E motor racing back to 21 races from the record khar) Dhawan and Rohit 31 years since their 5-0 defeat for the 2019 World Cup,” he series that abandoned plans 22 Formula One was set for this (Sharma) got injured. Some- came against West India in added. for a race in the Chinese city year. one who could have given sta- 1988. Earlier, Rahane had “I am in a very good space of Sanya next month. It would also leave a four- UAE’s director of cricket bility to the side should have spoken about his comeback right now and it started from Speaking to reporters last week gap between new addition been brought into the side,” and told PTI: “In the last the West Indies series. I was week, Formula One’s motors- Vietnam and the returning Singh, who had repre- Chauhan said. two years, I don’t like to tell in England, playing county port managing director Ross Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort sented India in one Test “(Jasprit) Bumrah is look- people that my record is cricket where I learned a lot, Brawn had said the sport on May 3. and 136 ODIs between 1989 ing a little tired. I expect the good but yes the fact is, my not only as a cricketer but would look to reschedule Asked about the possibil- and 2001, has over the years side to give a good perfor- record is good. Cricket is a also as a human being,” he the Chinese race rather than ity of reviving races that have made a name for himself in mance in the Test series funny game and anything said. “In two months, I played cancel it altogether. fallen off the calendar as one- coaching. against New Zealand. Expe- can happen. I definitely hope seven games. So it wasn’t sport’s Chief Executive Chase off events to take China’s He was associated with rienced campaigners like to come back into the ODI always about on-field learn- Carey said fitting the race back place, Carey said Formula the Indian Premier League’s Rahane will be back in the team.” ings but also about off-field into an already packed calen- One was evaluating all con- highly successful Mumbai Test set-up, but Rohit and “At times, we get too learning. dar with few spare weekends tingencies. Indians franchise, Caribbe- an Premier League’s Barba- dos Tridents since 2013 and T10 franchises in the T10 league here. ‘Indian women will have to Dubai, feb 12 dal that rocked their cricket Singh, who was born in ICC ODI Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah last year, leading to suspen- Princes Town, Trinidad, learn from mistakes to win Former India all-rounder sion of a few senior players, has also conducted coaching Robin Singh was on Wednes- including captain Moham- clinics in the UAE. World T20’: Diana Edulji loses top spot to Trent Boult, Ravindra day appointed director of med Naveed, and disbanding An agile fielder and a cricket of the United Arab of the selection panel. useful batting all-rounder New Delhi, feb 12 Australia in the tri-series final Emirates, local media Without a selection com- with an ability to hit big in Melbourne on Wednesday, Jadeja jumps to 7th reported. mittee, Brown was forced shots, Singh scored 2236 Former captain Diana Edulji India collapsed to 144 all out The 56-year-old’s appoint- to pick the teams for the runs in one-day internation- feels the Indian women’s team after sitting comfortable at 115 New Delhi, Feb 12 ment comes following the series against Scotland als at an average of 25.95 and will have to learn from the for three in the 15th over. Edulji, sacking of Dougie Brown as and the United States at a best of 100. He also picked repeated mistakes it is making who did a lot for women’s cricket Jasprit Bumrah lost his long-standing top head coach, reports stated. home last December, and up 69 wickets in the 50-over at the moment to end its ICC title during her 33-month tenure as a spot in the recently released bowler’s list The Indian takes over against Oman and Namibia format with a best of 5/22. drought in the upcoming T20 member of the Committee of of ICC ODI rankings on Wednesday, after at a time when the UAE’s in Muscat in January, for Singh’s predecessor World Cup. The tournament is Administrators running the he went wicketless in the recently con- national team is trying to the World Cup League Two Brown departed after three to be held in Australia from Feb- BCCI, said the current team cluded ODI series against New Zealand. recover from the fixing scan- matches. years at the helm. ruary 21. Chasing 155 against is losing games. New Zealand’s Trent Boult, who is in the sidelines with an injury, leapfrogged the Indian seamer with 727 points. Bumrah, who featured in India’s 0-3 loss to New Zealand, dropped to second place Royal Challengers Bangalore to get a new name with 719 points. He conceded 167 runs in his 30 overs in the series and failed to claim a wicket for the first time in a bilat- eral series. after RCB’s social media accounts go blank On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja climbed three rungs to grab the seventh New Delhi, Feb 12 nership with Muthoot Fincorp Ltd, Brand Value of each IPL team: position after claiming two wickets in the popularly known as Muthoot Blue. 1. Chennai Super Kings – 534cr. series. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Nabi emerge as the new world When asked whether the term ‘Ben- The partnership of title sponsor 2. Kolkata Knight Riders – 473cr. who snapped six wickets in the series, number one. galuru’ will be added to the name, for RCB includes the “jersey-front” 3. Mumbai Indians – 467cr. jumped to 13th spot even as chinaman In the batting chart, India skipper Virat he said,” Possibly yes. But nothing logo placement, which will be prom- 4. Sun Risers Hyderabad – 423cr. bowler Kuldeep Yadav slipped to the 16th Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma con- is final yet.” RCB had recently inked inent on the playing and training 5. Delhi Capitals – 385cr. place. tinued to hold on to the top two positions a new a three-year sponsorship deal jersey, in-stadium integration at 6. Royal Challengers Bangalore – Jadeja, who also scored 63 runs in the respectively. ahead of IPL 2020 with Muthoot Fin- home matches, digital and other 361cr. series against New Zealand, moved to the Ross Taylor and Quinton de Kock had con- corp Ltd. The Bangalore based fran- highly visible media platforms, the 7. Rajasthan Royals – 308cr. seventh spot with 246 points in the all- siderable rises as they moved to fourth chise announced a three-year part- franchise announced on Tuesday. 8. Kings XI Punjab – 296cr. rounders’ list which saw Afghanistan’s and seventh places respectively.