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 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 75  29.03.2017 (Wednesday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price ` 2/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 Countdown begins for opening India's J&K will have to pass special longest road tunnel at Chenani-Nashri laws to make GST applicable NL CORRESPONDENT of the Constitution grants make the laws applicable to NEW DELHI, MAR 28 special autonomous status to the state. Will save 2 Hours journey between Jammu-Srinagar; Save Rs. 27 lakh of fuel per day the state and Parliament of The bills introduced by Jammu & Kashmir will have India has power to make Finance Minister Arun to pass special laws to be laws only on defence, Jaitley in Lok Sabha able to implement the Goods external affairs and yesterday stated that they and Services Tax as its communication related extend "to the whole of current Constitutional status matters of the state. India except the state of does not mandate the As a result, once CGST and Jammu and Kashmir." applicability of the new IGST bills are passed by A separate law for levy of indirect tax reform in the Parliament, the J&K cess on select goods to make state. Assembly will have to pass up for a kitty to compensate The Central-GST (CGST) a legislation saying the two states for any loss of and Integrated-GST (IGST) laws are applicable to them, revenue in first five years of Bills, introduced in the Lok official sources said. GST rollout extends, Sabha yesterday as part of This approval by the state however, to whole of India last legislative exercise in assembly will be in addition including Jammu and Parliament before the tax to the requirement of all Kashmir. regime is rolled out from states to approve the State- The GST (Compensation to July 1, extend to the whole GST law. States) Bill "extends to the NL CORRESPONDENT Jammu thus with rest of the thousands of commuters in The state-of-the-art The Prime Minister of India expect J&K. Once J&K Assembly passes whole of India," the JAMMU, MAR 28 country witnesses frequent the northern state of Jammu engineering marvel in the Narendra Modi is scheduled While service tax is levied the laws, the Union legislation introduced by closures due to snowfall and Kashmir, a new tunnel on difficult Himalayan terrain is to give the green light to all over the country since Government will have to Jaitley said. Every winter and invariably landslides. And on days the Chenani-Nashri stretch 10.89 km long. After India's longest tunnel on 1994, it is not applicable in amend CGST and IGST The approval by Parliament during Monsoons, National when it is open, there is one- of the highway may soon be missing several deadlines, Jammu-Srinagar national J&K. The state levies its laws and delete the phrases and state assemblies to these Highway 44, the only road way traffic to prevent snarls able to cut travel time the much-awaited tunnel is highway. Here's what we own taxes for services that they do not apply to the laws will pave the way link connecting Kashmir on the narrow winding road. between the twin capitals by likely to be thrown open to know about the tunnel: provided in the state. state, sources added. replacing the current Valley to its winter Capital Bringing some respite to more than two hours. public on April 2. Built at a P2 This is because Article 370 Deletion of the phrase will patchwork P2 One terrorist, 3 stone-pelting interveners Land leasing, renting to Karra to get position killed, 63 security-men injured attract GST from Jul 1 in JK PCC rejig soon JAMMU, MAR 28 (KIP) Since the Congress and the CM says violence won’t yield any result NC had forged a pre-poll NL CORRESPONDENT Electricity has also been residential complex for Since the Congress has alliance under which The stone pelters could be NEW DELHI, MAR 28 kept out of the GST ambit. business or commerce, seen attacking the forces GST, which the government either wholly or partly, is a plans of carrying out Srinagar seat was allotted to while a gun-battle was Come July 1 and leasing of intends to roll out from July supply of services as per the reorganization in the NC and the Congress was underway with terrorists, land, renting of buildings as 1, 2017, will subsume CGST bill. congress at the national given the Anantnag seat during which they were well as EMIs paid for central excise, service tax The GST bills provide that level many senior congress Karra could not get the killed. purchase of under- and state VAT among other sale of land and, sale of leaders including the mandate from the Congress. DIG CRPF told media that construction houses will indirect levies on building except the sale of secretaries seek suitable Now that G. A. Mir the PCC birth in the reorganized President is contesting the least 43 CRPF and 20 JK start attracting the Goods manufactured goods and under construction building services. will nether be treated as a party. Anantnag seat his win Police personnel were and Services Tax. Sale of land and buildings The Central GST (CGST) supply of goods not a supply Three leaders from the state would leave the seat for injured by the stone pelting will be however out of the bill - one of the four of services. Thus GST can't of Jammu and Kashmir too PCC president vacant. Even violence at Chadura while 7 purview of GST, the new legislations introduced, be levied in those supplies. are keen to find a place in if he does not win Ghulam stone pelters have alsoi been indirect tax regime. Such states that any lease, 'Goods' in earlier drafts of the Congress setup. One is Nabi Azad is not willing to injured in the firing by transactions will continue to tenancy, easement, licence the bills were defined as Tariq Hameed Karra who, allow Mir to head the NL CORRESPONDENT operation by the police and forces. attract the stamp duty, to occupy land will be every kind of movable quit the PDP and the Lok Congress in Jammu and SRINAGAR, MAR 28 CRPF were killed in The security forces had according to the legislations considered as supply of property other than money Sabha seat, who is wishing Kashmir. retaliatory firing by security launched a search operation Finance Minister Arun service. and securities but includes to be installed as PCC Azad, who is quite close to One terrorist and three stone forces near the site of the following a tipoff about the Jaitley introduced in the Lok Also, any lease or letting out actionable claim. 'Services' President after he was the top Congress circles, is pelters who were attempting Budgam encounter in presence of terrorists, which Sabha yesterday for of the building, including a were defined as anything denied Congress ticket for also trying to get suitably to obstruct the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir. then became P2 approval. commercial, industrial or other than P2 Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. adjusted P2 IN BRIEF JK Police increases its strength for Don't obstruct anti-terror 127 infiltration attempts less dependence on central forces in J&K since 2015 operations: CRPF to Kashmiri locals NL CORRESPONDENT police. The strength of dependence on central NEW DELHI, MAR 28 SRINAGAR, MAR 28 police personnel in the state forces," the police official NL CORRESPONDENT "I believe that the people of operation even more Kumar said. There have been 127 has reached nearly 90,000. said. NEW DELHI, MAR 28 Kashmir should let law take difficult, as they were forced Informing that 43 CRPF infiltration attempts in Jammu and Kashmir A senior police official said The Union Home Ministry its own course and not to divert their attention from jawans were injured and Jammu and Kashmir since government has been the state remains dependent last year approved In the wake of the civilian obstruct the operation as the the militants. police reported that 20 of 2015, the government strengthening the number of on central police forces and recruitment of additional casualties and injuries operations are against "The operation was really their men were injured in the informed the Rajya Sabha its police personnel to the army even when there is 10,000 special police during the stone pelting that militants. They should let us difficult because, we had to stone pelting today, the DIG on Tuesday. As many as reduce the dependency on a minor law and order officers (SPOs) in the state occurred on the sidelines of do our duty. We appeal to the fight it on two different called on the locals of the 101 terrorism incidents the central forces. problem in the state. "The police force. Home Minister, the Budgam encounter in people of Kashmir to stay platforms. One was against Valley to steer clear of their have taken place in the As per the official figures of state has inadequate police Rajnath Singh, in his last Jammu and Kashmir today, away from the area of the militants and other was operations and not pose as state since 2016. the Home Department, personnel of its own. year visit to Kashmir had the Central Reserve Police operations," CRPF Deputy the local people. Out of an obstruction. In a written reply to the around 16,000 recruitments Government has initiated reiterated that Government Force (CRPF) has made a Inspector General (DIG) Dr. them, few people really Meanwhile, sources have Rajya Sabha, Minister of have been done for the last the process to make of India (GoI) was creating fervent appeal to the locals Sanjay Kumar told. made our day difficult. Lot said that Pakistan was State for Defence Subhash eight years. Between recruitment in the J&K ample job opportunities for of the Valley to not pose as Further briefing about the of commotions, stone responsible for the violence Bhamre said there were 28 January 2016 and 2017, police at a large scale and youth in Kashmir, while an obstruction in the path of Budgam encounter, Kumar pelting, abusing and injuring in Budgam today, which infiltration attempts in around 6000 recruitments strengthening its training emphasizing that the special security forces while they said that the obstruction by our people, this made the witnessed an encounter as 2015, 88 in P2 have been made in the JK infrastructure to reduce the police P2 are combating terrorists. the locals made their operation really difficult," well as P2 IAF transported 604 tonnes currency notes How surgical strikes spooked terrorists and forced a change in plan

NEW DELHI, MAR 28 Vicky Nanjappa the terrorist camps that were set up would find it hard to identify them. However, the terrorists are these strikes. Prior to the surgical strikes, persons had been injured at the across the Line of Control. It was a They would not be able to tell camps are smaller in number. They violations by Pakistan were LoC. At the IB, there were 74 A total of 604 tonnes of errorists across the border brazen display, officials say while between the civilians and terrorists. feel that if there is increased reported almost every single day. persons who were injured while currency notes was live in the constant fear that stating that not once did these An Intelligence Bureau report states presence then they would be spotted There were 228 ceasefire violations five BSF jawans were martyred and transported by the Indian Tthey may be targetted in Pakistani terrorists realise what was that new camps are coming up in easily. Terrorists are sent out from at the Line of Control and 221 at the 25 others injured prior to the Air Force in 33 sorties another surgical strike. India carried about to fall on them. PoK. All the camps are situated in Pakistan into PoK depending on the International Border. However, post surgical strikes. across the country after the out a surgical strike September Today, the camps have shifted. In residential zones. Those camps that requirement. They have been told to the surgical strikes in November The number of terror strikes too government's decision to 2016 following the Uri attack as a fact, the terrorists have come up were destroyed in the surgical restrict the number of camps to four 2016, the number of violations at came down drastically. Prior to the demonetise high-value result of which the number of with a new strategy in which they strikes have been discarded by in which 20 terrorists could be the LoC was 22 and on the IB, 6. November surgical strikes, there notes last year. infiltrations and cease fire have shifted their camps to civilian terrorist groups. "Since the strikes, accommodated, officials also say. The number of civilian casualties in were 110 terror incidents just in Minister of State for violations by Pakistan dropped. areas in Pakistan-occupied they have not even revisited those Statistics would reveal that the 2017 has been nil at both the LoC three months. After the strikes, the Defence Subhash Bhamre, During the strike, the Indian Kashmir. They feel that by living sites," an Intelligence Bureau number of violations has come and IB. Prior to the surgical strikes, number came down to 87. giving the P2 soldiers were easily able to identify among the civilians, the India Army official says. down drastically after the surgical there were 13 casualties and 83 (courtesy: oneindianews.com) 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | March | 29 | 2017 PCI initiates inquiry, issues notices to J&K government

SRINAGAR, MAR 28 CNS reads the notice issued by Secretary Vibha Bhargava, on Press Council of India (PCI) behalf of the Council. has initiated suo moto action The issue was taken to the on the police assault on news PCI by K Amarnath who has photographers in Srinagar last detailed the incidents in an week. It has asked the J&K application saying it was government to file a report “attack on the freedom of the before the Commission, press” as the police officers reports reaching from Delhi “expected uphold rule of law said. and democratic principles” The notices have been issued were directly involved in the to the Chief Secretary, the attack. state police chief, home It was on basis of this that S N secretary and the city police Sinha, a member of the PCI chief Srinagar. The reply is to requested Justice S K Prasad, be submitted within 15 days. the Chairman PCI to take suo “It has been brought to the moto cognizance as it was “a notice of the Council that direct attack on the freedom Srinagar police have thrashed of press”. It was on basis of and threatened to kill the this that the notice was issued photo-journalists n Srinagar on March 20, 2017. during news coverage on Pertinently, a police officer 16.3.2017. Communications attacked the media that had received in this regard are assembled to cover the attached,” the notice issued to presser by three political the J&K government said. leaders Syed Ali Geelani, “Since the matter prima-facie Mirwaiz Umer Farooq an concerns free functioning of Mohammad Yasin Malik. the press and the statute While one official rushed his mandates the Press Council armoured car towards to preserve the freedom of the reporters in a clear bid to Press, the Hon’ble Chairman, harm them, as a result of Press Council of India has which one news viewed the incident with photographer survived concern and take suo moto miraculously, his senior cognizance of the matter caught another photographer under Regulation 13 of Press Tauseef Mustafa by his Council (Procedure for throat, in a bid to strangulate Inquiry) Regulation, 1979,” him.

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had said that those who But the bills presented in Parliament have now clarified this strengthening their training infrastructure. The scheme has FROM PAGE 1 disrupt operations during encounters and are not supportive position. been started for providing cops with secure police stations, will be treated as 'overground workers of terrorists'. Tax experts said that currently service tax is levied on rents training centers, police housing (residential), equipping the Countdown begins for opening India's People creating hurdles during anti-terror operations and paid for commercial and industrial units, although it is police stations with the required mobility, modern displaying flags of Pakistan and ISIS in Jammu and exempt for residential units. weaponry, communication equipment and forensic set-up. longest road tunnel at Chenani-Nashri Kashmir will be dealt as anti-nationals and will face "harsh" Deloitte Haskins Sells LLP Senior Director M S Mani said: The recently released 'Economic Survey 2016' has said that actions, the Army Chief said. "While service tax is applicable at present on sale of under JK Police cost of Rs 2,519 crore, the main bi-directional tunnel Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre to construction apartments, it is levied on a lower value as Personnel are living in a "bad condition". Earlier, the consists of 9.35 metre wide carriageway with a 5 metre explore an alternative to pellet guns to control protesters in abatement allowed. The abatement is ostensibly to take care Comptroller and Auditor General of India has also criticized vertical clearance. Along with the main tunnel, there is a Kashmir and also take action against parents of minors used of the value of the land involved in the construction of J&K government for providing "poor infrastructure and parallel escape tunnel for emergencies. There are 29 cross as shields by militants during attacks on security forces. apartments". lack of basic facilities for the state police force that needs it passages at every 300 metres connecting the two tubes. The Army said gun-battle was still underway at Durbugh He said the GST Rules, which will come up for discussion the most in the country". The 10.89 km long tunnel project in J&K connects Chadoora, 20 km from here. in the Council meeting on March 31, would help ascertain Udhampur with the Ramban district of Jammu Province of Sources said as the gunfight was underway, a large number whether a lower rate of GST is proposed for such J&K state. It is part of the proposed widening of NH-44 of protesters tried to march towards the gunfight site to help transactions or whether a similar abatement procedure 127 infiltration attempts in from Jammu to Srinagar. the holed-up terrorists to escape. Intense clashes erupted would be prescribed. With the new tunnel, an estimated Rs 27 lakh of fuel will be near the gunfight site between the local villagers and the "This would also be dependent on the rate fixation J&K since 2015 saved per day. Tunnel has traffic control systems forces. committee which is expected to finalise its approaching both north and south. "During clashes two persons were critically wounded, who recommendations in April," Mani said. 2016, and 11 up to February this year. Reduction in traffic on the bypassed 41 Kms will help later succumbed to injuries," they said. Experts said service tax is currently levied on payments In 2016, there were 99 terror-related incidents in Jammu preserve ecology of the sensitive region. Another protester was killed in the clashes. One of the made for under-construction residential houses after and Kashmir, compared with nine till March 16 this year. The tunnel boasts an integrated tunnel control system with youths was identified as Zahid Ganie. providing abatement, which brings down the effective rate In 2016, 40 soldiers were killed in anti-terror operations and a fully transverse ventilation system. The gunfight erupted in the wee hours at Durbugh Chadoora from 18 per cent to around 6 per cent. nine while foiling infiltration bids. Tunnel is equipped with video surveillance, power supply, when joint teams of forces cordoned the area after an input "The government is trying its best to make GST litigation In 2017, till March 17, 10 soldiers have been killed in SOS call box, fire fighting and incident detection. about a militants' presence. free. The bills very clearly specify that GST would be counter-terror operations. It is meant to avoid stretches of National Highway 44 prone "As a search was launched, the hiding militants opened fire charged on any lease of land or letting out of the building or In response to another question on ceasefire violations, to avalanches and landslides. Patnitop, Kud and Batote triggering a gunfight," sources said. construction of a complex, building, civil structure or a part Bhamre said India has from time to time condemned towns will be bypassed. The militants were hiding in a residential house. thereof, where whole or any part of consideration has been ceasefire violations and it wants peace along the The tunnel has been built in a record time of four years. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has received before issuance of completion certificate or its first international borders. Under a well planned manner, large scale deforestation and expressed deep anguish and grief over the death of youth at occupation," Nangia & Co Director Rajat Mohan said. "The government has, from time to time, strongly tree cutting were avoided. Chadoora today. "It is highly painful to see the young boys Experts said the GST subsumes central levies like excise condemned incidents of ceasefire violations on part of This tunnel is part of the four-lanning north-south corridor losing their lives," she said. and service tax and local levies like VAT, entertainment tax, Pakistan forces and called upon Pakistan, including through project and its contract was awarded to IL&FS by the Terming these killings as highly unfortunate, the Chief luxury tax. However, it does not subsume Electricity Duty. diplomatic channels, not to violate the ceasefire National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Minister said, "We know there are issues that need to be Since the GST Constitution Amendment Act does not understanding of 2003 and to fulfil its commitment to not The other major 8.5 km long tunnel connecting Banihal addressed and resolved but no one will be able to do provide for subsuming 'electricity duty' under GST, it will allow its territory or territories under its control to be used with Qazigund, however, will operate later in 2018. anything at a point when violence becomes a norm. There is continue to be levied by the respective state governments. for terrorism against India. India wants to maintain peace The tunnel was scheduled to be completed by May 21, a need for restrain from all sides so that conducive Certain states like Delhi exempt residential properties from and calm along the Line of Control, and remains committed 2016. But due to unrest in the valley, the inauguration was atmosphere is created and dissent is expressed in peaceful electricity duty but levy it on commercial and industrial by the tenets of ceasefire understanding of 2003," Bhamre postponed to September 25. Due to landslides on the Nashri way," she said and added that the solution to problems can units. (AGENCIES) said. side in Ramban district the formal opening was again be found only through political means and not through delayed. violence. Karra to get position in JK IAF transported 604 Don't obstruct anti-terror J&K will have to pass special PCC rejig soon tonnes currency notes operations: CRPF to Kashmiri locals laws to make GST applicable in the reorganized party. That Rahul Gandhi and Sonia details in Rajya Sabha, said that the government had tasked a major incident of stone-pelting in which three civilians Gandhi have decided to reorganize of national, state and local levies with a single, unified value IAF to transport the currency notes and accordingly it were killed and 60 security personnel sustained injuries. the party at the national level was to reactivate the added tax system and integrating India as one market. carried out the exercise. Pakistan is to be blamed for the recent spree of encounters Congress to take on the BJP in polls in various states after The CGST bill will amalgamate all the indirect central He said no IAF aircraft flew abroad for the purpose and that are happening in Jammu and Kashmir. it was mauled in several states except for Punjab. government levies like sales tax, service tax, excise duty, charges for transporting the currency notes to various parts The Kashmiri locals are being tormented and brain washed Reports said that Azad is being given a free hand in the additional customs duty (Countervailing Duty), special of the country are assessed and realised from agencies by the separatist leaders of Pakistan and Kashmir and it is reorganization of the party in Jammu an d Kashmir and additional duty of customs, surcharges and cesses. concerned. the Army and the Paramilitary Force that are protecting and besides that Azad is being told to spend sufficient time in CGST provides for a maximum tax of 20 per cent. A similar To a separate question, he said the government has accepted safeguarding the people there, while the Centre and state the state to reactivate the Congress. (KIP) government are monitoring the situation, sources added. tax will be levied by states through a separate State-GST the recommendation of an expert group to set up an Earlier in the day, three stone pelters were killed in law. aerospace university. retaliatory firing by security forces near the site of the Actual rates would, however, be a four-tier tax structure of JK Police increases its strength for less A detailed project report on establishing the university has Budgam encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. The stone 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent as approved by the GST Council. dependence on central forces already been approved by the state-run aerospace major pelters could be seen attacking the forces while a gunbattle The peak rate of 40 per cent is only an enabling provision Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. was underway with terrorists, during which they were for financial emergencies. recruitment drives will be initiated in the valley. The On death of a jawan, who had figured in a sting operation killed. The Bill on Integrated-GST is for levy and collection by the government has also constituted a high level committee for by a news website criticising the 'sahayak' system, Bhamre At least 17 stone pelters have been injured in the firing by Centre on inter-state supply of goods and services. speedy implementation of the 'Modernization of Police said as per the post mortem report the cause of death is forces. The security forces had launched a search operation The IGST law provides for a maximum tax of 40 per cent. Forces' scheme in the state. "asphyxia due to hanging". following a tipoff about the presence of terrorists, which (AGENCIES) Chief Secretary is heading the committee while The body of Roy Mathew, who was from Kerala, was found then became an encounter. Administrative Secretary Planning and Development and hanging in unoccupied quarters in Maharastra's Devlali Monitoring department, Administrative Secretary Home cantonment earlier this month. One terrorist, 3 stone-pelting interveners Land leasing, renting to department, Director General of Police, Replying to another query, Bhamre said complaints of illegal transfer of defence land in cantonment areas were killed, 63 security-men injured J&K and Administrative Secretary Finance department as attract GST from Jul 1 its members for its proper monitoring. received from time to time and appropriate action was The objective of the scheme is to gradually reduce the taken. an encounter. goods. It was thought that GST may be levied on supply of dependence on the Army and the central armed police He said defence land across the country has been surveyed Last month, the army had warned stone pelters against immovable property such as Land or building apart from forces to control "internal security, law and order situations" by Defence Estates Officers to prevent illegal occupation. helping terrorists flee from the security forces levy of stamp duty. by equipping the state police forces adequately and (AGENCIES)

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NL Correspondent the meet. On the eve of recited their patriotic poems Jammu Tawi, Mar 28 Martyr Day of Bhagat Singh, and songs with their other Raj Guru,Sukhdev Adbi kalam in different Adbi Kunj organized Kunj organized a tributes multifaceted literary meet in languages. Others who were Jammu on Tuesday. The session and while paying present on the occasion meet was specially held on their floral tributes after includes Bashir-Ul-Haq, the sad demise of renowned lying wreaths on the Malik Faisal, Shamas writer "Salma Sadiqi" who portraits of Bhagat Singh, Rajan, Raj Kamal, Bishan was the wife of veteran Urdu Raj Guru and Sukhdev said Dass Khak, S.K. Gupta writer Krishan Chander and that these three young brave Pagal, Sanjeev Kumar, the Daughter of an renowned and patriotic Indians santosh Nadan, Romesh Urdu writer and critic Prof. jumped into the freedom Rahi, Rajiv Kumar, Rashid Ahmad Sidiqi. She struggle and made supreme Mohamad Baker Saba, was born on 18 June 1934 in February 2017 in Mumbai. literature and languages. sacrifices of their lives. In Rakesh Tripat, Masoom Banaras (U.P) and after her On the occasion, several This meet was presided over the creative literary session Kishtwari, Fozia Mughal marriage, she settled in writers paid tributes and by a renowned poet from (Prose) Sham Talib read out Zia, Ajay Kumar, Vinod Mumbai with her husband threw detailed light on the Srinagar Bashir-Ul-Haq and a special Urdu paper on Katib and Sham Talib. In the Devotees pay obeisance at Bawe Wali Mata temple on eve of first Krishan Chander. Salma various aspects of her life senior activist Raj Kamal Salma Sadiqi. In the usual end, Raj Kamal presented Sadiqi passed away on 13 and contribution in Urdu conducted the proceeding of poetic session, poets were vote of thanks. navratra in Jammu on Tuesday. NL Photo by Surjeet Workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights" begins NECSNA honours Balwant Thakur NL Correspondent NL Correspondent certain pertinent issues Mushtaq for conducting of innovation & IP through of the world. Each dance Agartala on March 22, 2017 stunned to see the vibrancy Jammu Tawi, Mar 28 Tripura, Mar 28 regarding the role of entrepreneurship and success stories and case presentation despite being and the opening festival was of J&K's culture. Fact different from the other in held at Rabindra Centenary remains that Jammu & universities as a Centre of innovation related activities. studies. The first technical North-East Centre of Two Day National rhythm and pace has been Cultural Centre where pack- Kashmir is the only sate of higher learning. He On this occasion B. P Singh, session was conducted by Sangeet Natak Akademi, Workshop on "Intellectual artistically blended with house audiences gave the Indian union which emphasised the need to Dy. Controller of Patents B.P Singh, Deputy New Delhi honoured Property Rights" organized each other so as to present standing ovation to the offers immense cultural Controller of Patents and Natrang Director Balwant by University Business Designs, spoke about variety to the audiences as Incubation Centre sponsored Thakur for the successful one region is totally different importance of Innovation & holding of three mega by DC (MSME), M/O Intellectual Property for from the other in its artistic MSME, GOI under the 'Jashn-e-Jammu & Kashmir' and linguistic expressions. MSME's. In his second festivals in Agartala, scheme building awareness session he spoke on the It was sheer the personal Udaipur and Belonia in on Intellectual Property procedure for registering IP. initiative of Balwant Thakur Tripura (North East) here Rights for Micro, Small & K Pradeep, Managing who gave the people of today on the concluding day Medium Enterprise Director, Provido Vidhi, North-East an occasion to of the festivals. Aimed at (MSME) under National delivered sessions on the witness the rarest cultural bridging regions, a 21 Manufacturing topics enforcement of IP bouquet of J&K. Jammu & member team of Natrang Competitiveness rights. The workshop has Kashmir is at one corner of travelled the entire Tripura the country and Tripura is on Programme (NMCP) been designed and state and held three major the extreme other corner and commenced at Central conducted as a means of cultural festivals showcasing connecting both culturally University of Jammu. The integrate technology, and Designs, GOI was Guest creating Intellectual the rich cultural heritage of their harmony and co- artists. History had never was not only appreciated by workshop was inaugurated knowledge and further of Honor. Prof. D.N Jauhar, Property awareness amongst the state through the varied relation. This was the same witnessed the traditional one and all but also is being by Prof Ashok Aima, Vice develop intellect in the Former Vice Chancellor, the various stakeholders' viz. Chancellor, Central University systems such that Agra University presented representatives of local dance traditions of Kashmiri, group of performers which music and dance acknowledged a great University of Jammu. the students should start keynote address. Prof. D.N industries, Students/ Dogri, Ladakhi, Gojari, vibrated the entire United presentations of J&K in initiative taken in the larger During the inaugural session focusing on self employed Jauhar, an eminent Faculty/ Researchers/ Pahari, Balti and Kingdom last year with its Tripura. The audience was national interest. of the workshop, Prof. ventures. He further educationist and pioneer in Entrepreneurs'/ R&D Bhadarwahi languages. This mesmerizing presentations Ashok Alma, Vice informed that Ministry of IPR education in the country personnel etc under the aegis amazing bouquet of rarest in Trafalgar Square Chancellor, Central Skill Development and sensitized the participants of UBIC. Dr. Pankaj Mehta dance traditions beautifully including both the houses of Trade Fair, Children Amusement University of Jammu, Patron Tourism has empanelled Dr. about the importance of IP presented formal vote of unfolded the mesmerizing British Parliament. of the workshop, flagged Jaya Bhasin and Dr. Shahid and commercial advantages thanks. artistic traditions of this part Natrang team reached Mela begins at Gole Market Jammu, Mar 27 Jan seeks Dulhasti Power Station organizes Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Choudhary today inaugurated the Trade Fair (exhibition- compensation for cum-sale) and Children Amusement Rides at Gole Eye Screening Camp Market, Gandhi Nagar here.The Minister also went round the stalls installed by the traders from local areas and electrocution of bullocks Out of which 93 students outside the State. He appreciated the efforts of the traders needed spectacles. and evinced his keen interest, adding that such trade fairs NL Correspondent compensation for the poor Jammu Tawi, Mar 28 Three days camp was will prove beneficial for the people.He said that such farmers who lost their organised in the area of exhibitions should be organized every year to provide a bullocks, as a result of Youth National Pochhal, Galigarh and platform to the entrepreneurs to sell their products and which their farm activity Conference (YNC) sangrambhata. share their expertise as well with the first hand have got affected. provincial president On the last day of the camp entrepreneurs.He called for a change in the mind set of Jan said that negligence of Jammu and former MLA spectacles were distributed the unemployed youth to become job providers instead of the PDD has cost many Poonch Ajaz Jan on to all the 93 students by Sri. job seekers.Organised by M/S Sharma, the special stalls human lives in the past Tuesday decried the P.K. Langer, General put on display in the event include Saharanpur and negligence of the Power across the Jammu region Manager, Dulhasti Power Bamboo furniture, Iron and Wooden furniture, heavy but its officers seem not NL Correspondent of the vicinity. 24.03.2017-27.03.2017. A Development Department Jammu Tawi, Mar 28 Station. discounts on books and novels, kitchenware items, In continuation of its efforts team of Specialist doctors of (PDD), saying two to have learnt any lesson On this occasion Sri. Suresh footwear, summer special readymade garments, toys, towards development in the eye, visited the various Govt. bullocks have got so far. He also demanded NHPC is always dedicated in Kumar, Chief Engineer lady's suits, gift items, roti maker, Malamine crockery, area of health Dulhasti Primary Schools, Middle electrocuted at Datti Gala regular monitoring of the the development of society, (Electrical), Sri Prahalad electronic goods, readymade curtains, handloom foot Power Station has organised Schools and High Schools of Panchayat Chamber in distribution lines, specially weaker sections of Bhagat, Chief Education mats, leather purse, food stalls and kids amusement a Free Eye Screeing Camps Kishtwar. A total no. of 428 Mandi Block of Poonch especially in inhabited the society. Through its CSR Officer, Kishtwar and other items.Arun Sharma, Organiser of the event, said the main in the various Govt. schools Students have been District. areas so that precious & Sustainability activities, senior officials of NHPC objective of holding the event is to provide an alternate of District Kishtwar from examined by the doctors. In a statement, Jan sought lives are saved. NHPC empowering people were present. (Alaknanda) space to shoppers to have entertainment and lot of fun with family and friends. NHPC bags award for Harsh flays Govt's flip flop over MLA kick-starts dev works Refresher course in life "Excellence in CSR" adjustment of promoted Masters of 2014 Sciences concludes NL Correspondent mode of even the recognized Jammu Tawi, Mar 28 Jammu, Mar 28 universities including JU to appear in A three week refresher course in the subject of Life written test. sciences organized by Human Resource Development Lambasting the state Education Deptt's He further deplored that despite Centre, University of Jammu in collaboration with the dilly dally approach regarding the cancellation of the order invalidating School of Biotechnology concluded here today. Prof. Anju adjustment of Masters promoted in Feb the distance mode degrees of Jammu Bhasin, Vice-chancellor, Cluster University of Jammu was 2014 by issuing incongruous and University, the restoration of the chief guest in the valedictory function. Speaking on the contradictory orders one after the promotion of all genuinely promoted occasion Prof. Bhasin said that refresher courses are great other, Harsh Dev Singh Chairman Masters was still awaited. He opportunity for teachers to refresh their knowledge and JKNPP and Former Education Minister further claimed that while all the come face to face with accomplished experts. The process enhances their learning and makes them better teachers & Jammu, Mat 28 today urged upon the Education Master promotees of Kashmir after Jammu, Mar 28 researchers. Prof. Naresh Padha, Director, UGC-HRDC in NHPC Limited, India's premier Minister to ensure justice to the 2014 numbering around 900 had been MLA Jammu-east, Rajesh Gupta kick-starts work of lane & his address congratulated the course coordinator Prof. aggrieved teaching staff who had been adjusted immediately after issuance of drain near Rani Mandir ward no. 19. The estimated cost of hydropower company and a 'Mini Jyoti Vakhlu and Dr. B.K. Bajaj (Co-coordinator) for wrongfully deprived their legitimate promotion orders, the eligible Ratna' Category-I Enterprise this project is Rs 10 lakhs. He was accompanied by JMC successfully organizing the refresher course as per the of the Government of India has rights for the last three years. He said candidates of Jammu region were officials X-En Satish Kumar Wali, AEE Rajeev Pandoh & UGC guidelines. He also highlighted the importance of the been awarded Excellence in that it was surprising that with 1193 subjected to large scale harassment JE Zuber and locals Dr. taran singh, Sardari Lal,Kulwinder sad course especially the practical sessions and CSR/Environment Protection and teachers having been promoted in Feb besides doling out the most hostile Singh, Sachin, Vijay Kochar, Ashwani jandyal, Joginder educational field trips. Earlier Prof. Jyoti Vakhlu formally Conservation at the 8th India Pride 2014, 165 were adjusted immediately discrimination to them. He said that in Gupta, BJP leaders Raj Kumar Gupta, Swaran Singh, Anil welcomed the participants and the chief guest. Dr. B.K. Awards 2016-17. The award was on pick and choose thus doling out the delay implementation of promotion Gupta, Brijlal, Vinod Gupta, Ashok Lambarh, Rakesh Bajaj presented a detailed report of the 21 days refresher received by Shri K.M. Singh, most differential treatment to the orders had adversely affected the Bhalla and social activist Subhash Varma. Rajesh Gupta course. The participant from Kashmir presented the CMD, NHPC and Shri Balraj remaining promotees. He regretted that seniority of the Jammu youth despite while speaking on the occasion said that the coming participant teachers report. Sh. Ranjeet Kalra, faculty Joshi, Director (Technical), NHPC promotion orders of 581 Masters were no fault of theirs. Navratra festival from tomorrow would herald peace and member from HRDC presented a formal vote of thanks on from Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon'ble further withdrawn by issuing a Cautioning the Education Deptt to prosperity for our state and country. The recent victory of the concluding session. Prof. Manoj K Dhar, Prof. D.S. Union Minister of State subsequent order on the ground that refrain from such biased and BJP in the elections has re-energised the entire nation and Jamwal, Prof. Yash Pal Sharma, Prof. Namrata Sharma (Independent Charge), Ministry of their degrees had been obtained prejudicial treatment to Jammu youth, also the people of our state. He asked the people to and other faculty members from Life science and science Communications and Union through distance mode. He said that Singh called for retrospective rededicate themselves to the task of rebuilding the nation departments of the University also graced the valedictory Minister of State, Ministry of Govt order bearing no. 66 Edu of 2017 promotional benefits to all such Master with renewed zeal. The prominent who accompanied the function. 23 University and college teachers from both Railways, Government of India at was subsequently issued asking the promotees of Jammu from the date MLA included Sunil Langer, Kuldeep Kandhari,Amit within and outside the state participated in the 3 week long a glittering function at New Delhi said 582 promoted Masters having their Kashmir counterparts were Gupta,Rajinder Gupta ,Gopal Gupta, Hari Om Sharma and course. Prof. Anju Bhasin distributed the certificates to on 27th March 2017. (Alaknanda) obtained degrees through distances promoted. Manav Mahajan. successful teachers. 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | March 29 | 2017 BDA launches plantation drive Airtel launches 4G services in Bhaderwah NL Correspondent MOHD MAJID MALIK Government's digital vision Bhaderwah, Mar 28 BHADERWAH,MAR 28 for the State and will continue to invest in Bharti Airtel (Airtel), expanding our services." He A special plantation drive to plant fifty India's largest said customers can enjoy deodar saplings in various tourist destinations of Bhaderwah was telecommunications Airtel 4G across a range of launched by Bhaderwah Development services provider, today smart devices including 4G Authority, Tour and travel operators formally launched its 4G compatible smartphones association, Guest house association in services in Bhaderwah town and 4G hotspots. Airtel 4G collaboration with Chenab circle of of Doda district. With this, will allow customers to forest department, today. The drive is Airtel 4G services are now experience uninterrupted launched to spread awareness amongst available in Chenab valley HD video streaming, the people about the Green and Clean telecom circles. In this superfast uploading and Environment and the harmful effects connection, a function held occasion. ASP Bhaderwah the Bhaderwah and look downloading of movies, of deforestation. Many stake holders of with Bhaderwah Development efforts being undertaken by the CF at Airtel office Bhaderwah launched the 4G services forward to delighting music and images. Airtel tourism in Bhaderwah, has taken the Authority and Journalists planted Chenab circle T B Singh and expressed where ASP Bhaderwah and appreciated the steps customers with best in class 4G services are available at initiative to collect saplings from deodar saplings. The enthusiasm gratitude to Tour and travel operators Mohd Shezad Salaria was taken by Airtel in far flung services on India's best 3G prices. Customers can Conservator of Chenab circle for shown by the people to be a partner association president Tariq Ch , Guest chief guest on the occasion area of Bhaderwah smartphone network. We upgrade to 4G SIM for free plantation in various locations of with the BDA in this initiative to save house association president Raiz where as In charge Airtel constituency. Speaking on invite customers to avail the and choose from a range of Bhaderwah. The first day drive was the environment was really Najar, Mohd Majid Malik senior Saqib Ahmed, social the occasion, Saqib Ahmed exciting data offers and get exciting Prepaid and witnessed by various eminent appreciable. Speaking on the occasion, Journalist for coming forward with the activist Nasir K Shah, In charge Airtel Bhaderwah on to the digital Postpaid plans that offer personalities at TRC Bhaderwah CEO Bhaderwah Development noble idea of "Green Environment - Imran Jaan and other were said, "We are pleased to superhighway. We remain generous dollops of high where stake holders of tourism along Authority Bal Krishan, applauded the Clean Environment". also present on the launch our 4G services in committed to the speeds data, he added. Gatha-Dandi Bhaderwah Lecture on girl education organized Hospital road in shambles Governor inaugurates "RESURGENCE-2017" MOHD MAJID MALIK NL Correspondent Universities of J&K and the not get adequate time to invited the participants to Katra, Mar 28 BHADERWAH, MAR28 neighbouring states are reflect on our roots and visit the Holy Shrine and if In absence of repairs, most of the link roads in the Bhaderwah participating, the Governor cultural and religious values. possible also see the Governor N.N. Vohra, are dotted with potholes. Even major link roads such as Gatha observed that participation in Governor wished the different facilities Chancellor of the Shri Mata to Sub District Hospital road are in a dilapidated condition. cultural events is as students success in the established by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University "The non-seriousness of the authorities can be gauged by the important as doing well in different events of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, fact that the road leading towards Bhaderwah lone hospital, in particularly the Shri Mata Dandi is in shambles. This poses risk to lives of patients who Vaishno Devi Narayana visited there from other areas ,"said Raiz Ahmed Najar a Superspeciality Hospital, Poonch, Mar 28 social worker . "The road new hospital link was constructed Nursing College and high- A lecture was organised by Army for school going girl many year back , however there were certain stretches which Tech Plant Nursery at Kunia students and locals of Kulali village of Surankote Tehsil in were left unattended. Now those unrepaired portions have and the Sports Complex at Poonch District on 27 March 17 at Youth Center Kulali, to turned into craters posing risk of accidents to the commuters Katra. Governor presented generate awareness about girl education and its ,"said Naseer Mehboob Padder president Youth Action cash awards to the importance. The lecture was to spread awareness among Committee . "It is a nightmare for me to drive my car through the locals and the villagers about the importance of this dilapidated road, but I have no option," Amir Sheikh said. meritorious students who had topped in their part education and its effect on the socioeconomic status of the During rains, the dilapidated roads turn into cesspools. "When family and the individual. Special emphasis was made on examinations. In his address, water remains stagnant for a long time, it further damages the education of girl child for the development of nation. Prof. Jain, Vice Chancellor roads," a shopkeeper said pointing towards damaged stretch of The attendees were briefed about the prospects of of the University highlighted road. "Potholes on the road link here poses risk of accidents. (SMVDU), inagurated education and how education can change the outlook of studies. He said that cultural festival and asked Prof. the importance of cultural This road is vital as most of the vehicles," said Yudvir Singh "RESURGENCE-2017", a 3 society. Large number of students and villagers from festivals help the youth to Sanjeev Jain, Vice- events in a student's life. Dr. President PDP Bhaderwah . "Despite passing of nearly seven day annual cultural festival Kulali as well as neighboring villages attended the lecture reconnect to cultural Chancellor of the University, V.K. Tripathi, President years, the state government failed to macadamize the vital of the University, at Kakryal, with enthusiasm. The gathering appreciated the efforts of road. The dilapidated road poses risk of accidents besides traditions which we to provide warm hospitality Board of Cultural Activities here today. Army for bringing awareness on an important issue of date. several vehicles have been damaged due to deep potholes and otherwise fail to know to all the visiting students presented the Welcome Welcoming the participants boulders. This is the best time to undertake macadamization because of the fast pace of and give attractive prizes to Address while Dr. Rakesh to this inter university NYK organizes District Youth Convention due to lesser number of vehicles on roads during shutdown" contemporary lifestyles. the winners to make the Jha, Vice-President, Board cultural festival in which residents of adjoin area said. They said the worst sufferers are Governor observed that in festival a memorable and of Cultural Activities gave Jammu, Mar 28 students from 15 the patients and pregnant women. our daily rush of life we do happy experience. Governor the formal vote of thanks. Nehru Yuva Kendra Poonch, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Govt. of India has organized District Youth Convention and Promotion of Folk, Art and Culture Programme at B.Ed Collage Poonch on 27-03-2017 in PDP's victory equivalent to BJP's win in Kashmir: NC collaboration with Sir Syed Education Mission Poonch. The objective of the programme was to promote Folk, Art & NL Correspondent the coming elections as a various areas of Srinagar LS polls. "Vote is the voice president said in his address governance alone but is Culture. MLA Haveli Poonch, Shah Mohd Tantary was the Chief Guest. While addressing the gathering, he Srinagar, Mar 28 golden opportunity for including Hazartbal and heard across the world by while touring to different ideological aswell. appreciated the role of NYK Poonch. Saleem Bhatt Dy. SP Kashmiris to give befitting Sonwar said the fascist and one and all. Kashmiris are peripheries of Hazaratbal. Meanwhile, the other YNC Terming NC patron and Operation and Dr. Shamim Bandey were Guest of Honour. reply to the communal forces former Chief Minister Dr communal forces hell bent to duty bound to speak loud and He added that BJP by not leaders who addressed The resource persons Dr. Shamim Bhatti delivered lecture in Valley. As per a statement Farooq as a best candidate tear apart Kashmir's secular clear this time to tell it to the fielding any candidate peoples' gatherings at areas on female foeticide. Dy SP Operation delivered lecture on for the forthcoming LS by- issued to CNS, Youth fabric need to be given a world that Kashmir rejects against the PDP in the of Hazaratbal and Sonwar Drug Abuse. Sh. Rauf Khan also delivered a lecture on skill polls in Srinagar-slated to be National Conference befitting reply and none of communalism and upholds coming polls has vindicated include Advocate Neelofar development. The programme was organized under the held on April 9-Youth President Salman Ali Sagar the way is as vital as voting its principles of harmony, that the coalition between the Masood, Abid Wani, Irfan guidance of Sh. Som Datt Zard District Youth Coordinator. National Conference termed while addressing people at against them in the coming justice and fairplay," YNC two isn't based on Zehgeer and others. (CNS) Vote of thanks presented by Incharge NYK Poonch. Shishu Niketan Academy Chack Haria, Zone Marheen, Kathua 'JK has huge potential in tourism sector' (Recognized by J&K Govt & Affiliated to JKBOSE) Fee structure for the session 2017-18 NL Correspondent celebrate the Prakash Utsav for development and Kathua, Mar 28 S. Classes Printing Annual Games Red Building Science Library News Monthly of Guru Ravi Dass Ji in the stressed on abolishing No fund C harges fund cross fund fund fund paper fee presence of Sant Gurdeep various social evils to make fund fund Tourism plays an important Giri Ji at village Bhaiya of our society a better place to 1. Nursery 100 690 12 5 50 5 10 10 210 role in the economy of the Hiranagar and laid 2. L.K.G 100 680 12 5 50 5 10 10 220 State of Jammu and live. Among others, Vice foundation stone of Chairman of J&K State 3. U.K.G 100 670 12 5 50 5 10 15 230 Kashmir as it is bestowed 4. 1st Community Facilitation Advisory Board for Welfare 125 760 12 5 50 5 10 15 240 with captivating sceneries 5. 2nd 150 950 12 5 50 5 10 15 250 and has a huge potential in Centre, which is to be & Development of OBCs, 6. 3rd 150 1040 12 5 50 5 10 15 260 tourism sector. There is a constructed at an estimated Rashpaul Verma, MLA 7. 4th 150 1120 12 5 50 5 10 15 280 need to tap the untouched cost of Rs 20 lakh. Hiranagar Kuldeep Raj, DC 8. 5th 150 1135 12 5 50 5 10 15 290 th vistas using innovative At the outset, Dr Singh said Kathua Ramesh Kumar, SSP 9. 6 160 1150 24 10 60 15 15 15 300 th techniques to bring them on that to realize the dream of Kathua Pawan Parihar, ACD 10. 7 160 1150 24 10 60 15 15 15 325 11. 8th 160 1150 24 10 60 15 15 15 350 the tourist map of the state. have a high potential to be interacted with the devotees New India, every citizen Kathua Pardeep Manhas, has to rise above the chains SDM Hiranagar, BDOs, 12. 9th 170 1600 24 10 60 15 15 15 400 Deputy Chief Minister, Dr developed as pilgrimage at the shrine and asked them th of caste, creed and senior officers and members 13. 10 170 2050 24 10 60 15 15 15 450 Nirmal Singh said this after tourist spots and about cleanliness and Sd/- laying the foundation stone Government has already sanitation in and around the prevalent social orders. He of civil society in large Principal of 14 Km road project from launched initiatives in this shrine. He also reviewed the also said that Nationalism numbers were present on the Shishu Niketan Academy is important before occasion. Sukrala to Najot under regard at various religious arrangements made by the Prabhu PMGSY with an estimated spots across the state. administration for Navratra everything if we want to cost of Rs 14.5 crore. Dr Nirmal Singh also paid festival at the holy shrine. see our state on the path of Modern Public Middle School, Keerian Kathua Maha Shakti Public School, Mara Patti Zone Dr Singh said that not only obeisance at Shri Mata Later, the Deputy Chief progress. (Recognized by J&K Govt.) Mahanpur,Tehsil Billawar (Distt.Kathua) mountains and fountains Sukrala Devi Shrine and Minister also attended a Deputy Chief Minister urged Fee structure for the session 2017-18 should be developed as prayed for peace, harmony function organized by Shri the people to maintain peace (Recognized by J&K Govt.) scenic spots but shrines and and prosperity of the nation. Guru Ravi Dass Sabha, and brotherhood in the S.No CLASSES MONTHLY/ ANNUAL Fee structure for the session 2017-18 temples of the State also Deputy Chief Minister also Bhagocha Chak to society as it is prerequisite TUTION FEE CHARGES 1. K.G 500 200 S.No CLASSES MONTHLY/ ANNUAL TUTION FEE CHARGES PDP's victory equivalent to BJP's win in Kashmir: NC 2. 1st 600 250 3. 2nd 600 280 1. Pre-primary 200 850 rd st NL Correspondent addressing people at various areas of fairplay," YNC president said in his 4. 3 600 300 2. 1 250 900 th nd Jammu Tawi, Mar 28 Srinagar including Hazartbal and address while touring to different 5. 4 600 350 3. 2 275 900 th rd Sonwar said the fascist and communal peripheries of Hazaratbal. He added 6. 5 600 350 4. 3 300 950 th th Terming NC patron and former Chief forces hell bent to tear apart Kashmir's that BJP by not fielding any candidate 7. 6 650 400 5. 4 325 950 th th Minister Dr Farooq as a best candidate secular fabric need to be given a against the PDP in the coming polls 8. 7 700 450 6. 5 350 1000 th th for the forthcoming LS by-polls in befitting reply and none of the way is has vindicated that the coalition 9. 8 750 500 7. 6 375 1000 th Srinagar-slated to be held on April 9- as vital as voting against them in the between the two isn't based on 8. 7 400 1050 Note;- The Charge which are taken once a year Annual 9. 8th 425 1100 Youth National Conference termed the coming LS polls. "Vote is the voice governance alone but is ideological charges is utilized in school repair/ maintenances full year coming elections as a golden heard across the world by one and all. aswell. Meanwhile, the other YNC stationary printing materials programs reports questions Note;- Annual charges including games fund ,red cross, opportunity for Kashmiris to give Kashmiris are duty bound to speak leaders who addressed peoples' paper during class test. school improvement Fund ,Library Fund, science fund ,are befitting reply to the communal forces loud and clear this time to tell it to the gatherings at areas of Hazaratbal and Sd/- charges once in a year . in Valley. As per a statement issued to world that Kashmir rejects Sonwar include Advocate Neelofar Principal Sd/- CNS, Youth National Conference communalism and upholds its Masood, Abid Wani, Irfan Zehgeer and Modern Public Middle School, Keerian Principal President Salman Ali Sagar while principles of harmony, justice and others. (CNS) Kathua Maha Shakti Public School, Mara Patti Prabhu Prabhu the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | March 29 | 2017 SNSB organizes Sanjoyak 'Education plays key role in casting future of children'

Level Mahila Samagam NL Correspondent a strong educational government has brought Samba, Mar 28 foundation in early perceptible changes in other worshipping with full faith childhood that helps in sectors of governance too. Minister for Industries and by keeping away from building a strong base and Chairman of the school Commerce Chander Parkash illusions and blind faith character of the student. Ganga today said that informed the gathering that Teaching of Satguru Baba Ganga also appreciated the education plays an important the institute has CBSE Hardev Singh Maharaj to efforts of the school for role in molding the child's pattern, fully equipped with maintain the human highlighting "Beti Bachao, future in a big way. He said the state of the art facilities values.During the Beti Padhao" scheme by that the time spend by the with hi-tech infrastructure. programme K.C. Bhagat making it admission slogan children's in the school in a Meanwhile, the Minister also Sanjoyak Sant Nirankari under which the 50 percent constructive manner helps inaugurated Toilet Complex NL Correspondent through speeches, songs and Jamwal Branch Samba discount being provided to appreciated the enthusiasm them to achieve set goals in being constructed by Rural Samba, Mar 28 shot in different languages. the girl child. by the female Saints for their coming time and Development Department They said that this is in the Ganga said the present A Sanjoyak Level Mahila success of the Sanjoyak level emphasized on the Samba M L Manhas, social activists, parents and under 'Swachh Bharat hands of women to make the government ever since it (SLM) Samagam held at mahila Samagam. K.C importance of education for Secretary Law, Justice and students were present on the home a heaven, instill moral took over has revolutionized Mission' at Ramgarh at a Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhagat thanked Aruba Dogra a better future. Parliamentary Affairs occasion. values in life of their the education as priority cost of Rs 1.80 lakh and Kids Bhawan (SNSB) Samba. and female Saints who The Minister said this after Department, Abdul Majid Speaking on the occasion, children. They can motivate sector in the state and the Park Preschool at Dashmesh About 1000 female Saints participated from Jammu inaugurating Shemrock Bhat, SSP Samba Anil Ganga appreciated the family members to attend results are visible on the Nagar Khanpur in Vijaypur participated in the Sanjoyak and also appreciated the role Global Public School at Magotra, CEO Samba O P efforts of the school congregations, speak ground. He said the coalition area of district Samba. level mahila Samagam from sweetly, behave properly, of Sewa Dal who took active Birpur in presence of MLA Bhagat, Additional Secretary management to bring all over the district Samba. adopt traits of love, part in making the Samba Devender Kumar School Education national level educational On this occasion, female compassion, tolerance, arrangement for the Manyal. Department, Masrat-ul- institution in the region. He PIS's training devotees have their message mercy, politeness and programme. District and Sessions Judge Islam, faculty members, said that it is critical to have workshop concludes

18 injured as minibus turns turtle 'Govt paying focused attention NL Correspondent effectively handle the Kathua, Mar 28 Kathua, Mar 27 varying needs of children in a classroom set-up, Eighteen passengers were injured in road accident in Kathua Three-days International to strengthen road sector' appropriate use of language, on Tuesday. According to sources, a matador bearing regd. Training Workshop on handling children issues, no. JK08A-3263 which was heading to Kathua from Hatli, NL Correspondent 'Pedagogical and The roads which were enhancing social interaction, when the driver of the vehicle lost control over the vehicle Kathua, Mar 28 Methodological Issues in inspected included, 8 km building confidence and and it skidded off the road and turned turtle near Jandore Early Childhood' was stretch from Dhanore-Choi- many other aspects were Morh, Lakhanpur in which 18 passengers were injured. All Minister for Forest, Ecology organised for the teachers Hatli, Nangali-Dheota road also addressed. The trainers the passengers were shifted to district hospital Kathua for & Environment, Choudhary and parents of The Pathways and directed the concerned insisted the teachers and treatment from where two critically injured passengers were Lal Singh today said that International School, agencies to complete these parents to promote referred to GMCH for advanced treatment. The injured have government is paying Kathua. Renowned projects in a time bound experiential learning been identified as Sanjay (26), Reena Devi (26), Neena Rani focused attention to develop educationists Mr. James and manner. amongst the children to (58), Anil Kumar (40), Balbir Singh (16), Karnail Singh durable infrastructure in Mrs. Mary from USA were Later, the minister also held promote a deeper (76), and others. Those referred to Jammu are identified as road sector and moving the resource persons for the a public meeting at PWD understanding of language, Anil Kumar (40) and Mohinder Singh (37). rapidly to upgrade various training programme. The Rest House and listened to mathematics, science, music vital existing roads and objective of this workshop the problems and demands and much more and Women deputation calls on Ganga developing new projects to was to introduce the best of the people. The problem deliberated upon responding SAMBA, MAR 28 connect maximum unturned to strengthen the projects will make their practices and ideas for which was projected by the to the natural curiosities of A women deputation today met the Minister for Industries habitations with fair road network in the State sincere efforts to make creating rich and meaningful people mainly related to children and building a and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga and put forth weather link. and in Kathua district in judicious use of Central early learning experiences During his visit to Basohli augmentation of drinking strong foundation for life- their demands regarding opening of Anganwadi centres, particular. He said there is funds to achieve the for every child and facilitate area, where he inspected water supply, power supply long learning. crèche, handloom and handicraft centres in various blocks no dearth of funds and objective of holistic in their holistic The trainers elaborated upon various on-going road and ration and he assured to of district Samba. Responding to their demands, the Central Government has development. He called development. During the methodological pedagogy as projects, Ch. Lal Singh address these genuine granted adequate funding upon the engineers to lay workshop, Mr. James and the art and practice of Minister assured that all out efforts would be made to open maintained that road demands on priority. particularly for special focus on quality Ms. Mary elaborated upon teaching and its impact on these centres in the district to promote self employment connectivity is key to the SDM Basohli, XEN REW, strengthening the road works by observing all the need for setting children the quality of the and create livelihood options for women folk. He urged socio-economic AEE, BDO and other sector in Jammu and existing norms and on a positive learning interactions between early upon them to come forward and avail maximum benefit development of people and sectoral officers Kashmir. He observed that specifications so that these trajectory and expanded childhood educators and from various welfare schemes and programmes launched present Government will the agencies responsible for public assets last long and accompanied the minister upon the critical information children, the extent that by the state and centre government. not leave any stone execution of these road serve their purposes. during the visit. needed by early childhood children take ownership of educators to be able to their learning and the rigor Arise Modern School Maha Zone Lakhanpur, R.S. Golden Hr. Sec. School, Kharote More, Universal Public School, Logate Kathua support children's of the learning. Special Kathua (Recognized by J&K Govt.) development. The trainers interactive sessions were Kathua emphasized upon the also conducted for the Fee structure for the session 2017-18 (Recognized by J&K Govt.) Fee structure for the session 2017-18 importance of building the parents wherein the S. No Class Tuition Fee Admission Fee Fee structure for the session 2017-18 S.No. Classes Tuition Annual foundations in the early differences between family 1. 1st Rs 260/- Rs 1500 /- fee Charges years. Highlighting the involvement and family 2. 2nd Rs 260/- Rs 1500 /- 1. Nursery to U.K.G 350 1300 3. 3rd Rs 290/- Rs 1500 /- S.No. Classes Tuition Annual relevance of Montessori engagement were explained. 4. 4th Rs 290/- Rs 1500 /- 2. Ist to 3rd 400 1500 th method education, the Mr. James and Mrs. Mary 5. 5th Rs 290/- Rs 1500/- fee Charges 3. 4 to 6th 450 1700 th trainers detailed the various 4. 7 & 8th 500 2000 also appreciated Dr. Divij Sd/- 1. Nursery to 450 1300 methodologies, processes Suri, Chairman, The Principal Sd/- U.K.G and tools that must be used Pathways International Arise Modern School, Maha Principal 2. Ist to 3rd 500 1500 Universal Public School, Logate Kathua by the participants to foster School, Kathua for inviting Prabhu th the growth of functional them to Kathua for 3. 4 to 6th 550 1700 Prabhu independence, task S.K. Modern Academy Jagatpur, (Kathua). th conducting this workshop 4. 7 & 8th 550 2000 Adarsh Vidya Niketan High School, Mahanpur (Kathua) persistence and self- and bringing an international Fee structure for the session 2017-18 5. 9th 750 2800 (Recognized by J&K Govt. & Affiliated to JKBOSE Jammu) regulation in students. orientation to the School in 6. 10th 800 2800 Fee structure for the session 2017-18 Across the three days, the terms of global educational S.No CLASSES MONTHLY/ ANNUAL key competencies needed to practices. TUTION FEE CHARGES th 7. 11 1100 3000 S.No. Classes Tuition Annual 1. Nursery 200 350 8. 12th 1100 3000 fee Charges 2. L.K.G 230 350 1. 1st 300 1300 In the court of JMIC 3. U.K.G 250 350 Note;- Annual charges including games and sports fund 2. 2nd 350 1300 4. 1st 260 350 ,school improvement fund ,library fund , science fund and 3. 3rd 350 1300 (Munsiff), Samba 5. 2nd 270 350 other miscellaneous charges once charged in a year. 4. 4th 350 1300 Present :Shabnam Sheikh rd 2. No donation being charged by the school. 5. 5th 350 1500 6. 3 280 350 3. Concession is also given to the orphan, poor needy and Bahadur Singh S/O Bishan Singh R/o. Vill.Nangal Tehsil Samba th 6. 6th 400 1500 7. 4 300 350 BPL students. Distt. Samba. th 7. 7th 400 1800 V/S 8. 5 320 350 4. Increment given to staff member. th th 8. 8 450 2000 INCHARGE Police STATION, Samba 9. 6 350 400 Sd/- In the matter of th Principal 9. 9th 480 2300 Application for Registration of birth/death of:- 10. 7 350 400 th 11. 8th 400 400 R.S. Golden Hr. Sec. School, Kharote More, Kathua 10. 10 520 2500 Jeevika Guleria (Female) Date of birth 12-11-2011. At home Prabhu Father's Name: Sh. Bahadur Singh Sd/- Note;- Free education to BPL student, orphans, MOTHER's Name Smt. Shaveta Slathia PRINCIPAL Saraswati Academy High School, Banhore Zone Billawer handicapped and to third children. S.K. Modern Academy, Jagatpur Sd/- NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC (Kathua) Principal Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of Prabhu (Recognized by J&K Govt. & Affiliated to JKBOSE Jammu) Adarsh Vidya Niketan High School, birth of above mentioned persons R/o Vill.Nangal Tehsil Samba Distt. Samba in Police STATION Samba and through the medium of Mahanpur (Kathua) In the court of Chief Judicial Fee structure for the session 2017-18 this publication notice at large and any other interested person is/ are Prabhu informed that in case anybody has any objection in respect of Magistrate, Samba S.No. Classes Tuition Annual aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file their Present : Deepak Sethi objections in this court within 5 days from the date of publication of fee Charges Dogra Modern Public School Tridwan, notice, failing which appropriate order shall follow. Hem Raj S/o Kala Ram r/o ONE PANJ GARAI Tehsil Nagrota Distt. 1. PRE-PRY. 200 500 Kathua (Zone Lakhanpur) Given under my hand and seal of this court today 28th Jammu. 2. 1st 230 800 day of March 2017 V/S nd Sd/- INCHARGE Police STATION SAMBA 3. 2 250 800 Fee structure for the session 2017-18 JMIC (Munsiff), Samba rd Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking 4. 3 260 800 S.No. Classes Tuition fee Annual fee/ Prabhakar directions to INCHARGE Police STATION, SAMBA to enter the th Monthly Admission fee death particular of applicant's FATHER. 5. 4 280 800 th 1. 1st 220 1200 Sai Golden Buds Public School, Kathua. 6. 5 300 800 nd PROCLAMATION th 2. 2 240 1200 7. 6 320 800 rd Fee structure for the session 2017-18 Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court th 3. 3 260 1200 for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police station, samba regarding 8. 7 350 800 th 4. 4 280 1200 S.NO Classes Monthly Annual registration of death particulars of namely Vinod Kumar (M) S/o th th SomRa and chanchla Devij R/o One Panj Garai Tehsil Nagrota Distt. 9. 8 400 800 5. 5 300 1200 fee Charges Jammu in Police STATION, SAMBA who was died on 10-12-2012 10. 9th 430 800 6. 6th 330 1500 1. 1st 600 1000 At home and through the medium of this proclamation, general th th nd public is informed that any person/s has/have objection to the same, 11. 10 450 1000 7. 7 360 1500 2. 2 600 1000 th rd in that event he/she/they shall file same before this court on or before Note;- Annual charges including games and sports fund 8. 8 400 1500 3. 3 600 1000 30-03-2017,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice ,school improvement fund ,library fund , science fund and Note;- Annual charges including games fund ,red cross, 4. 4th 600 1000 that in case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be other miscellaneous charges once charged in a year. school improvement Fund ,Library Fund, science fund ,are 5. 5th 600 1000 taken in the next working day. charges once in a year . Given under my hand and seal of this court today 24th Sd/- day of March 2017. Principal Sd/- Sd/- Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saraswati Academy High School, Banhore Zone Billawer Principal PRINCIPAL Samba (Kathua) Dogra Modern Public School Tridwan, Kathua Sai Golden Buds Public School, Kathua

Prabhakar Prabhu Prabhu Prabhu the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | March | 29 | 2017 Why Pakistanis are against the CPEC? - 2

Balochistan, the educated Balochistan", "Stop Baloch was to provide the Chinese also has a great interest; and people become targets of Genocide" and "No to customers ‘logistic support their strategic experts agencies, because these CPEC". to get in and out of African believe that the CPEC has people are more aware of Emotions aside, the Baloch danger zones…Africa is an hidden agenda of encircling their rights and persuade rebels are not in a position important destination for India and endanger India’s people to fight against to combat strong army of Chinese investment ... We national interest in this Dr Shabir Choudhry oppression. Pakistan; and now they have believe our team's local region. This is where Abdul Nawaz Bugti Chinese strength behind knowledge will greatly America and India have a ana Baloch, who neighbours." 14 further said: them as well. China will benefit Chinese clients’. 21 common interest. They also belongs to a moderate Another Baloch political ‘The international have a strong reason to Eric Prince further said: "in have a common interest in Balochistan National and human rights activist, S community has protect its investment, and late 2016, FSG expanded its Afghanistan and in Central Party warns that if the Munir Mengal President of unfortunately turned a blind use its military muscle to geographic focus from Asia. CPEC leads to ‘Balochistan Baloch Voice Foundation, eye towards the systematic control the situation. Some purely Africa to include the It is logical for America to being overrun with said: genocide taking place in experts believe that one of Northwest and Southwest support India in every outsiders, it will turn ‘The CPEC was a 'strategic Balochistan. Some the reason why Pakistan is corridors of the One Belt possible way that a strong Gwadar not into another design' by Pakistan and countries, for example so eager to have CPEC and One Road initiative." India can share some Dubai but another Karachi’, China to loot Balochistan's China, has joined hands operational is that it will The following countries responsibilities in the meaning there will be unrest resources and eliminate with the Pakistani state to deter India from any include in the Northwest region. If China and and bloodshed. their culture and identity. exploit the land, sea and military adventure against ‘Economic and Strategic route. corridor: Pakistan can conclude He further said: "I have no Most of the people have the resources of Balochistan. Pakistan, when China is Designs and Social Justice – According Chinese Global Kazakhstan, strong economic and sympathy for the armed same concern that is design Pakistan and China have standing with them to A Global Talk Regarding Times, the world infamous Uzbekistan, military agreements, then groups, but we fear the is disastrous to the people. officially become crime protect the CPEC and the CPEC’. I shall post the organisation Blackwater, Pakistan, nothing stops America and coastal region will be taken This conference was partners in the name of so- protect more than 50 billion speech on my blog soon. which is now operating Afganistan. India doing same to advance from the hands of Baloch organised to show the called CPEC, which dollars investment. What does this indicate? Is under a new name Academi, And the following a common agenda. people," he said. "For the international body that there connects China’s landlocked What alarmed me was a there a plan to establish an will establish bases in countries include in the If the CPEC completes last 40 years, Balochistan will be no benefit from the region to the middle-east via view of one Western exile government of Xinjiang to support and Southwest corridor: without any hurdles it will has been completely in CPEC project and all of us Baluchistan’s deep seaport speaker at the seminar Balochistan? Will that protect the One Belt and Myanmar, surely strengthen China Islamabad’s control, and will be eliminated." 15 Gwadar." 17 during the UN Human government have support of One Road initiative. Call it Thailand, economically and militarily. used as a dumping ground Abdul Nawaz Bugti, Founder of American Rights Council 34th countries like America, Blackwater or Academi, it is Laos, Their influence in South for political garbage. That representative of the Baloch Friends of Balochistan, Session. The learned lady, Russia and India? What will essentially a ‘private Cambodia. Asia, in Central Asia, must end." 12 Republican Party (BRP) Ahmar Mastikhan said: Claudia Wadlics, while be the result of this? Is the military company’, and He further said: “the Arabian Sea, in the Indian Mir Suleiman Ahmedzai, also addressed the 34th ‘Islamabad has thrown to talking about potential region going to become a ‘provides executive security planned new facility in Ocean and in many other Khan of Kalat also Session of the Human the winds at least 25 out of problems resulting from the battleground in future? services and specialized China’s Yunnan Province countries will immensely expressed his views in Rights Council in Geneva; the 30 articles of the CPEC, Pakistan and China, China employ’s training.’ Erik Prince, will allow FSG to be able to improve. And if all goes various Seminars held in the and requested to UN to Universal Declaration of said: Blackwater to protect the Executive Chairman of the better serve companies in well, Pakistan can also 34th Session of the UN appoint a Special Human Rights in ‘So how can this problem CPEC firm told the Chinese Global the Southwest corridor. become stronger, especially Human Rights Council in Rapporteur for Pakistan. He Balochistan. The execution become solved? So how do China is investing this huge Times that: Subsequently, FSG will when China is at its back to Geneva. Also, he gave gave details of human style, extrajudicial killings, we propose economic and money not because they like ‘Frontier Services Group open a training facility in protect and support interviews to different news rights’ violations in arbitrary arrests and efficient designs and Pakistanis, but because it is (FSG), a company that helps Xinjiang to serve businesses Pakistan. agencies. While speaking to Balochistan; and strongly detentions, enforced strategies which will bring in national interest of China. businesses operating in in the Northwest corridor.” This scenario will not suit ANI, Khan of Kalat branded criticized the China- disappearances, and kill and social justice to Balochs, During my recent visit to frontier markets to 22 India, America and many China and Pakistan Pakistan Economic Corridor dump of thousands of Pashtuns, Kashmiris and Geneva to attend the UN overcome complex security, The Spokesman for the other countries. If weak ‘plunderers’. He asserted: (CPEC). He said what Baloch, use of degrading Sindhis? First, there must be Human Rights 34th Session, logistics and operational FSG, Wang Dawei said, ‘the Pakistan keeps on ‘that Balochistan strongly Pakistan did in Balochistan forms of torture such as founded a ‘Government in I attended one seminar on challenges, plans to build Yunnan base will be interfering in affairs of welcomes India's assistance was ‘genocide in Pakistan’s feeding feces and sodomy Exile’ by the Baloch leaders CPEC. One guest was from two operational bases in operating this year while the neighbours and exporting in stopping both nations largest and resource-rich of the Baloch activists have and the Khan of Kalat; Chinese area which the Northwest China's Xinjiang one in Xinjiang is projected terrorism, extremism and with their nefarious plans in province of Balochistan’. taken place in the last 12 perhaps in India. Second, guest speaker called Uyghur Autonomous to start operation in 2018’. hatred, then a strong executing the China- Abdul Nawaz Bugti further years and is still this government must be Chinese Occupied East Region and Southwest Readers must take this fact Pakistan will bravely Pakistan Economic said: ‘Balochistan is not a continuing." 18 acknowledged by India and Turkistan. He said the China's Yunnan Province’. in to consideration that continue to call shots in Corridor. CPEC has no legitimate part of Pakistan. Another Baloch political the US and perhaps, also by CPEC will start from his 20 America is a neighbour of India, in Kashmir and in developmental value It was illegally occupied activist Javed Mengal said, Russia, with provision for homeland – East Turkistan, The company has more than every country, and they Afghanistan. A strong whatsoever and is simply and it is treated as a colony ‘Balochistan is in state of the countries of Europe against the wishes and 5,000 highly trained smell danger to their Pakistan will also find one 'occupier' taking the where the Pakistani war’, and added ‘that the following. Media around the interests of the local personnel working nine ‘national interest’ from courage to say no to help of another 'occupier' in occupational states subject Pakistan Army is forcefully world will be informed population. He said local different countries. It also miles and take appropriate America, Britain, Saudi plundering the region which the people to extreme displacing people from their about the legality of an people will resist that. played an important role in measure to eliminate it. Arabia and others when it is rich in natural resources. atrocities and exploit their land in name of the China independent Balochistan. That is very interesting. The Iraq war. They know China will be a suits them. This made in We are not going to enjoy land and natural resources… Pakistan Economic Corridor The Security Council of UN CPEC will start from an It is believed that the serious danger to their China courage and leverage anything, nor are we going Mass graves are being (CPEC). A curfew was will face only China and occupied territory, East Chinese companies hegemony in future; and won’t be appreciated by to benefit from it. We are found in Balochistan, which imposed in the region along Pakistan’s vetoes’. Turkistan, it will enter desperately needed overseas they are working for many these countries. not even being asked as it is is clear evidence of Pakistan the routes of CPEC to show The guest speaker another occupied territory protection for their years to contain China. Won’t it be in the interest of our land. They are coming war crimes. Just two weeks to the world that there is developed this theme further called Gilgit Baltistan. From investment and their Despite the contain China these countries to plan a as plunderers and we will ago, another mass grave was peace in the region when and said if Balochi and there it will enter Pakistani personnel. Li Jiang, Director policy, America does not counter strategy to protect stop them in whichever way, uncovered in Dera Bugti two containers loaded with Sindhi coasts are under province of KPK, and will of the International Affairs want a war with China. So, and promote their interests? maybe with the help of your while scores of women and project goods were arriving military control of Pakistan end in Balochistan, which in Department in the China the best policy is to support And if they do that, won’t people and friends". He was children were among those in Pakistan from China, but, and China, then Baloch view of the local people is Security and Protection India, another emerging this lead to some kind of referring to India. 13 killed in army operations Balochistan is in state of Government in exile can also occupied. Group, said the Chinese economic and military military confrontation with While replying to Pakistani there in recent weeks." 16 war.’ 19 ‘legally call for the help of China, it looks, is also security service companies power. Tension and more than one party on each claims that the CPEC will Baloch political and human Baloch nationalists the US and Indian worried about sabotage of lacked skills and advanced competing interests of side. Does it mean regions provide new jobs and rights activists claim that genuinely believe that the Governments, perhaps the CPEC route. Their army management theories. As a various countries, including like Gilgit Baltistan, KPK, development, Khan of Kalat around 20,000 people are CPEC will exploit their Russia too, to intervene and and para military troops result, they hired ‘experts’ Japan and America in South Balochistan and Afghanistan said: missing, believed to be resource-rich province; and secure Gwadar port’. have great experience in of Blackwater to support China Sea could also lead to can become a battleground "Since the past 70 years ‘abducted by the Pakistani the local people will be Soon after the seminar, I ruthlessly crushing public them. some kind of confrontation, for the competing interests Pakistan has claimed a lot forces’. The victims are reduced to a minority in managed to speak to her for rallies and opposition; but The Executive Chairman, which they have sensibly of various countries. of things. They are big liars generally the educated their own land. In various a minute, and exchanged they felt necessary to hire while explaining about the avoided so far. So, I agree, the CPEC is a and will keep on lying. Baloch people, for example, Baloch seminars and visiting cards. She has sent some foreign troops or new operation in China told Other region of conflict and game changer, but in whose Even when it comes to political activists, teachers, protests popular slogans me a copy of her speech. rather terrorists to crush Bloomberg in 2015, that the competition is Indian favour the game will terrorism, be it in their own students, lawyers, were "China Hands-off Title of her speech is opposition and protect the main function of the FSG Ocean. In this region India change, it is too early to say. country or their intellectuals etc. In India's nuclear policy: Keep the enemy guessing

faith carved in stone. February 2000, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari doctrine of massive retaliation (commonly understood to be Sushant Sareen During a recent conference in Washington, Prof. Vipin Vajpayee had hinted as much during a public rally in countervalue or against big cities) by counterforce targeting Narang asserted that there is evidence to show that India is Jalandhar. Even as he committed himself to not using (i.e. against Pakistani military targets) the fact of the matter S the Indian strategic thinking at the highest levels of unlikely to allow Pakistan to strike first with nuclear nuclear weapons first, he undermined his own commitment is that in case of Pakistan counter-force significantly policy making really so naive? Could it be the case that weapons. According to Narang, India's "opening salvo" by declaring "we are being threatened with a nuclear attack. overlaps with counter-force targets. Ithere is a difference between India's actual nuclear could be "a full 'comprehensive counterforce strike' that Do they (Pakistanis) understand what it means? If they Most Pakistani cantonments, and almost all Corps HQs are doctrine, policy and posture, and what India states publicly attempts to completely disarm Pakistan of its nuclear think we would wait for them to drop a bomb and face in the middle of bustling cities (for eg. Lahore, Karachi, for the consumption of the international community? weapons so that India does not have to engage in iterative destruction, they are mistaken (emphasis by the author)." Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta, Gujranwala, One of the pitfalls of adopting a responsible posture to bring tit-for-tat exchanges and expose its own cities to nuclear Admittedly, this statement was made much before the Multan) where presumably the command and control strategic stability in an unstable strategic environment and destruction". He has based his assessment of India's nuclear formal nuclear doctrine was enunciated and it is possible centres of Pakistani nukes would be placed, any counter- against an unreasonable, irredentist, fanatical and prone-to- policy on three statements by three people who have held that India's official policy could have changed since force targeting will effectively become countervalue misadventure enemy country (read Islamic State of pivotal positions in the Indian security establishment - Vajpayee's Jalandhar speech, the fact that almost a decade targeting. Of course, just like a declared NFU wins points in Pakistan) is that it puts the responsible country at a former National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, and a half later, top officials continue to think of pre- the international community, so too will counterforce disadvantage against its adversary. In the case of India, its former chief of the Strategic Force Command Lt. Gen. B.S emption suggests either a rethink or even an unannounced targeting get India some brownie points. But we should be stated position of No First Use (NFU) of nuclear weapons clear that the net effect will be the same. And of course, Nagal and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar. While tweaking of the nuclear policy. More tantalising is the has allowed Pakistan to jig the nuclear equation in a way once Pakistanis start to factor in possible first use by India, Narang says that Gen Nagal has questioned the morality of possibility that perhaps pre-emption was always part of the that India's nuke capability is treated as a constant which they will not only try to ensure the survivability of their accepting casualties if the government knew that use of doctrine there but now is being brought out of the closet to comes into play only as a result of use of nuclear weapons nuclear arsenal but also change their own nuclear policy to nuclear weapons by Pakistan was imminent, he quotes from introduce an element of ambiguity and uncertainty in the by Pakistan. The result is that Pakistani leaders behave like factor in India's new policy, which in turn means both Menon's excellent book Choices where the former NSA not minds of the enemy so as to make him second-guess India's monkeys with machine guns and threaten a nuclear countries will be closer to a hair-trigger situation than they only talks about "circumstances… conceivable in which policy as well as to undermine the enemy's doctrine of using holocaust at the drop of a hat, and the Pakistan army has have been until now. India might find it useful to strike first… against an NWS tactical nukes to forestall any Indian offensive against made use of nuclear weapons an integral part of its war For the Pakistanis this means that it is not so much about that had declared it would certainly use its weapons, and if Pakistan. fighting doctrine. This has degraded the credibility and their nuclear bluff being called, but more about a situation India were certain that adversary's launch was imminent", Even so, Prof Narang has raised doubts on India's effectiveness of India's nuclear deterrent and consequently where their nuclear bluff could be taken so seriously by but also writes that Pakistan's use of tactical nukes against capabilities to operationalise a policy of what he calls allowed Pakistan to indulge in brazen nuclear blackmail. India that it could prompt a pre-emptive strike by India. On Clearly, apart from being strategically indefensible, there is India would "effectively free India to undertake a 'comprehensive nuclear counterforce'. While India does the other hand, if this leads to the Pakistanis piping down on also something very morally reprehensible in not only comprehensive first strike against Pakistan." Narang also appear to be working in that direction, it isn't quite there yet. their rhetoric and stops them from behaving like nuclear allowing an enemy to indulge in nuclear blackmail but also quotes the former defence minister Manohar Parrikar who Asides of the need to build the necessary intelligence and weapons are some sort of aphrodisiac that pumps up their letting him incinerate millions of your own citizens before had last year questioned the utility of the NFU posture of technical capabilities required to pre-empt any nuclear testosterone levels, then strategic stability could be restored you respond to his crazy and jihad-infused way of waging India and had said in clear terms that "a written defence misadventure by Pakistan, there are also some questions in South Asia. war. But is the Indian strategic thinking at the highest levels strategy doesn't mean you have to follow it…..if there is about both India's publicly declared policy as well as its pre- of policy making really so naive? Could it be the case that some danger to the country I will not open the book first". emption policy. Although Prof Narang has, perhaps The author is Senior Fellow, Vivekananda International there is a difference between India's actual nuclear doctrine, Although Narang's presentation has set the cat among the inadvertently, done India a favour by sowing doubts in the Foundation. Views expressed are personal. policy and posture, and what India states publicly for the pigeons, and has suddenly introduced the element of minds of the Pakistanis of India's nuclear policy, will the consumption of the international community? If the recent ambiguity of India's nuclear policy in the minds of the strategic ambiguity that has been introduced in the nuclear (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal debate initiated by an Indian-origin academic in the US is Pakistanis, the fact of the matter is that pre-emption of equation between India and Pakistan by India's undeclared opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions anything to go by, it would appear that the Indian strategic Pakistan's first use of nuclear weapons is something that has policy of pre-emption suffice to deter Pakistan, or is there a appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The thinking on nuclear weapons is lot more robust than what is long been on the table of India's policy makers, preceding case to be made for openly declaring pre-emption as a Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or suggested by the constant parroting of NFU as an article of even the formal enunciation of the nuclear doctrine. In policy? Second, while India is believed to have replaced its liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | March 29 | 2017 People have realized Arrangements for bye-polls reviewed GANDERBAL, MARCH 28: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), hidden agenda of PDP: Mir Shantmanu, today convened a meeting to review preparedness and security Srinagar, Mar 28: adopting wrong methods to betrayed and backstabbed RSS HQ to do or what not to arrangements for the forthcoming bye- Lashing out at PDP BJP contain the situation, arising people for power and one do, but at the same time, Mir polls for 2-Srinagar Parliamentary seat in Coalition for adopting in the valley, from time to can easily understand that said the ruling dispensation the Ganderbal district. wrong methods to remain in time, rather than creating a this Party can go to any is spending cores of rupees District Election Officer (DEO) power, J&K Pradesh congenial and friendly extent to remain in power, on their official Bunglows Ganderbal, Tariq Hussain Ganie, briefed Congress Committee atmosphere, the ruling so I urge upon the people to to live a luxurious life, he the CEO that for smooth, free and fair (President) & INC-NC dispensation has let loose a rise to occasion and show added. conduct of elections, 208 polling stations Candidate G.A. Mir has reigns of terror, aiming to PDP that the people in the Addressing the gathering, are being set up to enable 1,64,305 voters blamed the ruling quell people agitating entire valley are deadly Former Ministers Taj Mohi to cast their vote in the two assembly dispensation led by PDP for against the wrong policies against this Party, which has U Din, Sakina Itoo, Gulam segments, 16-Kangan and 17-Ganderbal, the deteriorating situation in of the Govt. PDP can go to joined hands with BJP RSS Ahmad Shah, MLA Mohd distribution centers and other matters process to ensure all the necessary of the district. Out of 208 polling stations, related to the elections. It was also said arrangements for free and fair conduct of the valley, as a result, the any extent for power, but the for power. Referring to the Amin Bhat,MLA Usman 146 are hypersensitive and 62 sensitive. socio-political scenario of day is not far, when this rising unemployment, lack Majeed, MLA Gulzar that awareness programmes among the elections in their respective areas as per Besides, 30 polling stations have been the State has been affected party will be wiped out for of development and other Ahmad Wani , MLA Usman voters about their voting rights have been the guidelines of the Election identified for web casting on the poll day. badly, Mir said there seems ensuing space to communal issues concerning people, Majeed, Senior NC Leader organized under SVEEP. Commission of India. He said elaborate The DEO further informed about the to be no end to miseries forces in the State, He said. Mir said Mehbooba Mufti in Farooq Ahmad Ganie The CEO impressed upon all the security arrangements are being made for confronting people in Describing PDP as the Coalition has not even appealed people to vote for locations of strong room, collection and officers associated with the election the elections. respect of safety, security irresponsible & opportunist, authority to regularize the G.A. Mir INC NC Candidate Darbar Move development. Addressing Mir said this Party can go to daily rated and casual and ensure his victory with a Bye-election preparations reviewed joint INC NC meetings held any extent to implement workers, as She and her thumping majority, for the arrangements SRINAGAR, MARCH 28: Electoral Officers and other made for identifying strong in Dooru and Devsar agenda of RSS in the State, entire party has surrendered fact, his victory amounts to reviewed The Deputy Election concerned. rooms, besides arrangements Constituencies today, G.A. rather it has started working everything to RSS and is victory of people of entire Commissioner of India, The CEO informed the for webcasting and CCTV Mir castigated PDP for on that agenda. PDP has taking directives from the valley. Sandeep Saxena today asked Deputy Election installation in selected polling SRINAGAR MARCH 28 the officials to put in their best Commissioner about the poll booths. Stop brutal killings - Director Estates, Dr. efforts and work in a related arrangements that have The General Observer, of unarmed Election training prog held Ghulam Nabi Itoo today synergized manner to ensure been put in place including Expenditure Observer and civilians: Tarigami along with all officers SHOPIAN, MARCH 28: Secondary School Shopian. Election Officer, Manzoor free, fair and transparent preparation of electoral rolls, Security Observer also briefed inspected civil secretariat and Election training programme Officials from Education, Ahmad Qadri, said that such Parliamentary by-elections in setting up of polling stations the Deputy Election Srinagar, Mar 28: for the officials to be deputed PHE, FCS&CA, Revenue, training programmes are residential areas including valley. with adequate facilities, Commissioner about their Expressing deep shock and for duties in the forthcoming Treasury, DIC and other organized with an aim to equip VIP bungalows to take stock The Deputy Election training of polling personnel, areas of activity. grief over the loss of two parliamentary bye-elections for departments participated in the the officials with technical of arrangement being made the Anantnag Constituency in training programme. knowledge about operating Commissioner was addressing transport of election material, Earlier the CEO held a precious lives in Chadoora for annual darbar move from Shopian started, here today. The Master Trainers imparted EVMs and other election related the officials through video force deployment and meeting with IGP JKP, IGP Budgam, senior CPI(M) Jammu to Srinagar. training programme was first-hand training about material. conference to review the poll enforcement of Model Code CRPF and IGP CRPF leader and MLA Kulgam organized by the office of the election-related matters such as In the entire training Later, he chaired a meeting preparedness. of Conduct. (operations) to review the Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami District Election Officer, the role of presiding and polling programme, about 1000 official with the officers to discuss the The meeting was attended The Deputy Election security related arrangements has said that such incidents Shopian and is being held at officers, filling up statutory and will be trained about their roles arrangements and passed Degree College Shopian, Town non-statutory forms, handling and duties during the elections. by Chief Election Officer Commissioner called on the in the seven districts where could have been avoided if the instructions to furnish details Hall, DIET Shopian and of election material, etc. The programme will conclude (CEO) J&K Shantmanu, officials to work in sync so polling for two Parliamentary security forces would have of all unauthorized Government Boys Higher On the occasion, the District on March, 30. Divisional Commissioner that all preparations are Constituencies of Srinagar-2 exercised maximum restraint. occupation of quarters within Kashmir, Baseer Ahmed completed within shortest and Anantnag-3 is scheduled The CPI(M) leader said that one week so that action under Khan, IGPs, Returning possible time. He also to be held on April 9 and April the law enforcing agencies are 5 injured in road accidents rules can be taken against Officers, Observers, Deputy reviewed the arrangements 12, 2017 respectively. refusing to draw lessons from such persons. previous such experiences and Srinagar: to the motorcyclist. The auto load carrier bearing warned that such killings are Five persons were injured injured was shifted to regd. no. JK16-3732 driven bound to inflame the situation. in road accidents in the valley hospital for treatment. by Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather District level youth convention held on Tuesday. According to Meanwhile, a Maximo R/o Haripora collided with a He demanded an immediate BUDGAM, MARCH 28: Speaking on the occasion, sources, a motorcycle bearing vehicle bearing regd. no. sumo bearing regd. no. JK07- end to this recklessness. A daylong district level Youth the DDC urged the youth to regd. no. JK03A/0928 driven JK09A-2078 driven by Javaid 1219 at Nunner, resulting in "Unfortunately no convention was organized by strive in order to shape their by Aadil Ahmad Bhat R/o Ahmad Sheikh R/o Chogal injuries to auto driver and a distinction is being made Malangpora Pulwama skidded off the road at village pedestrian lady namely Nehru Yuva Kendra Budgam, future to excel in between the civilians and collided with a Tavera Krampora in the jurisdiction Noora Begum R/o Nunner. here today. contemporary global militants" he said and bearing regd. no. of Police Station Vilgam, Both the injured were shifted District Development competitions. He asked themto demanded an immediate end JK03C/9405 driven by resulting in injuries to driver to Sub District Hospital Commissioner Budgam, Mir play pivotal role in uprooting to impunity by the security Zahoor Ahmad Wani R/o of the vehicle. The injured Ganderbal for treatment Altaf Ahmed was the chief social evils including menace forces. He expressed Ashmuqam at K.P road in the was shifted to District where from they were shifted guest on the occasion. SSP of drugs in the district. solidarity with the bereaved jurisdiction of Police Station Hospital Handwara for to SMHS Hospital, Srinagar Budgam was also present on Large number of youth families. Mattan, resulting in injuries treatment. Besides this, an for further treatment. the occasion. attended the convention. Shaheen anguished over LS bye-elections infrastructural degradation in Banihal 'PDF to stay away from by-polls' Banihal, Mar 28: who are not only deprived of National Conference rations but are without Srinagar, Mar 28: Peoples' Democratic Party urged the workers to stay Polling station locations changed in Pulwama District President Sajjad power and drinking water for With Parliament by- (PDP)-BJP nor opposition away from the poll process PULWAMA, MARCH 28: School Ratsuna to new location High School Kadlabal to Shaheen on Tuesday most of the time. elections to Srinagar and National Conference- and leave it to the conscience According to the District Boys High School Ratsuna, Middle School Kadlabal, while slammed the PDP-BJP Shaheen urged the Anantnag constituencies Congress combine. "The PDF of people whom to vote and Election Officer, Pulwama, all while in 32-Pampore assembly location of 96-Pampore-G1 has Government for failing in government to shun its anti- the voters of Pulwama district segment; locations of polling been changed from High round the corner, Peoples leaders who met at the whom not. It may be are informed that the following stations 12-Woyan-C and 13- School Tancha Bagh to DIET restoring snow hit damaged people approach and address Democratic Front (PDF) led residence of Hakim Yasin mentioned here that in 2014 changes to polling stations Woyan-D have been changed Pampore. infrastructure, especially to the problems of the by MLA Khansahib Hakim after threadbare discussions Parliament elections PDF had have been made in respect of from Islamia High School In 34-Rajpora Assembly road-network in interiors of people, which are Mohammad Yasin has came to the conclusion to stay also taken the same decision 31-Tral, 32-Pampore and 34- Woyan to Government Boys segment locations of 13- the Banihal Assembly aggravating and Rajpora assembly segments for Primary School Woyan. Polling Mirgund Thokerpora and 92- Constituency, saying accumulating with each decided to stay away from the away from the polls as it was and didn't support any party the forthcoming bye-elections station 22-Ladoo-B and 23- Niloora polling stations have vehicular movement stands passing day. "Further failure poll process. Sources told not the appropriate time for then. However, in 2009 for Anantnag-3 Parliamentary Ladoo-C have been relocated been also changed from KNS that the PDF has decided polls after recent unrest," Parliament polls, the PDF had Constituency. to Higher Secondary Ladoo existing locations PS Mirgund disrupted for nearly two in reaching out to the In 31-Tral assembly from Panchyat Ghar Ladoo. and Cooperative Market months. In a statement to distressed areas will force to stay away from the polls sources privy to the meeting supported then NC-Congress segment, 50-Ratsuna-B polling Similarly, 43-Pampore-J and Society Niloora to MS KNS, Shaheen decried the people to come on the streets and will neither support ruling said. They said the PDF chief alliance. station has been shifted from 44-Pampore-K polling stations Thokerpora and MS Niloora administration for failing in to press their demands", its existing location Middle have been shifted from Islamia respectively. meeting the challenge, District President Ramban attributing it to lack of added DEO visits election training venues political direction, as the Meanwhile, a large ruling political executives number of people from the KULGAM, MARCH 28: the district. The DEO took stock locations including DIET are least bothered about affected villages, especially In connection with of the arrangements made at College Kulgam, Government sufferings of the people. He Mahu Mangat, Trigham, forthcoming bye-elections for these locations. He was informed Degree College Kulgam, said normal activity has Bajnari and Bawa, lodged a Anantnag Parliamentary that all requisite training is being Government Degree College come to grinding halt due to strong protest at Tehsil Constituency, the District providing to the election staff DH Pora and Tehsil Office communication breakdown headquarter Khari against Election Officer (DEO) Kulgam, including knowledge about Devsar which was followed by and the supply of essentials the PDP-BJP government stands adversely hit. He and the local administration Showkat Aijaz Bhat today operating electronic voting the process of randomisation particularly referred to and sought restoration works visited various election training machines. General training has where 2030 employees have sufferings being faced by the to be carried out at war venues set up for imparting been imparted to 3600 been selected for first special residents of Mahu-Mangat, footing. special training to the poll staff in employees at four different training. PDP has proven track record of delivery on justice, peace: Khan

Srinagar, Mar 28: institution of dialogue and and malicious policies of incorporates the answer to Extolling the contribution reconciliation, giving PDP a National Conference which the political, economic and of Peoples Democratic Party chance in 2002, the party not bulldozed the efficacy of social crisis that we find (PDP) in setting new only delivered on peace but institutions thereby depriving ourselves in. benchmarks of introspection, liberated Kashmiris from the people of institutional MLA Batamaloo, Noor accountability & justice in shackles of uncertainty. As delivery mechanisms and Mohammed reiterated that the system, Nazir Ahmed the party has a proven track compounding their miseries, infrastructural development Khan, PDP candidate for record of delivery on justice, Khan said "Socio-economic of the Srinagar city is the Srinagar-Budgam security and peace, its efforts up-liftment and prime focus of our party. parliamentary constituency to lead Kashmir towards a empowerment of the people Also speaking on the asked its workers to better future needs to be forms the very basis for any occasion Abbas Wani, MLA strengthen the institution of supported and forward movement towards Tangmarg said development democracy so that equitable supplemented," he said while any political resolution". of Sports infrastructure will and inclusive developmental addressing various public Speaking on the occasion be given impetus so that agenda of party could be meetings in Batamaloo Youth General Secretary and talented young boys and girls rolled out. "When people assembly segment today. MLA Rafiabad, Yawar can compete nationally and reposed their faith in the Spotlighting the subversive Dilawar Mir said that PDP internationally. 8 RELATIONSHIPS the northlines Relationships Jammu | Wednesday | March | 29 | 2017

includes brushing after every meal, but also flossing benefits of exercise and being active. Set an example, their teeth daily. What's more, parents must encourage by being active yourself. Take your kids to the park and Healthy habits kids to go for regular check-ups to the dentist and play with them. educate them about the ill-effects of bingeing on - Reading is a habit that will prove valuable to your kids sweets. when they grow up and want to study higher, as it will - In today's world, most kids are holed up in their house, drastically elevate their language skills. Every night, playing video games on their computers, instead of set aside sometime and read to your kids. Eventually, to inculcate in playing outdoors. Hence it's necessary to teach them the make them develop the habit of reading on their own. Your child should not start Your kids school before this age Many schools in India start Many parents complain that their children don't listen instill little habits like these from a young age, children won't accepting kids who are as young to them, whether it's brushing their teeth before bed or get into a set routine. We list down the top three healthy habits as 2.5 years but that age bracket is eating veggies! every parent must make their child follow. no indication of your child being But what they don't understand is that unless they - Teach your child about dental hygiene. This not only ready for school. A lot of parents in India mull over this topic time and again - the school principals calling me up, asking me not to worry right age to start schooling. It is about his admission." As for her decision to become a because there are a lot of single mother, Anindita said, "We live only once and I researches that suggest children wanted to make the most of my life. I wanted to be a should not start schooling very mother, but there was no man in my life. I knew I could early. Now, a recent research Mom meet someone and get married at 50. But motherhood Mom reiterates the theory. would be out of question by then. So I decided to juggle A recent study conducted by the chronology a bit and be a mother first. The best apart Stanford University has was that the country's law allowed me to do so." established that parents who Revealing that her four-five-year stay in Europe had waited to enroll their kids in alone and brought her in contact with a lot of single mothers, kindergarten by age 6 (and not 5) sowing the seed of an idea to become one herself, had better performing kids. The Anindita said her attempts to conceive started when she kids had better test scores and with a strong level of executive used the Danish National Birth Cohort was 35, but it took her two-and-a-half years to get there. better self-control by the time function are able to manage their (DNBC) study to collect their data. proud of it time better and focus even with The DNBC included responses from "I was scared of anonymous donors. My only priority they reached 7 and 11 years. was high IQ, as that's the only Psychologists see self-control as distractions.According to a 54,241 parents on measures of mental thing in a man that attracts me," an executive function. They feel it Business Insider article, in the health when their children were 7 she added. is in the initial years when kids latest study , investigators Thomas years old and 35,902 responses when After Anindita's story was start to possess this quality. Kids Dee and Hans Henrik Sievertsen the kids were 11. highlighted by the media, her doctor Biju Singh started receiving cases every month. This growing demand for IVF was Classical music calms corroborated by gynaecologist Dr Gautam Khastgir. "People from all strata of society are coming in for IVF, especially after knowing that stressed dogs, says study it is an easy procedure. Society, too, has accepted it whole- heartedly. I get approximately two New research has revealed that classical music calms down dogs, patients every month," he said. Dr Khastgir said most of his patients were women who hadn't found the and relieves them from stress. The study observed two groups of right man yet or wanted a child after divorce or lesbian couples dogs in which one group was kept in silence while the other had desiring babies. Government employee Kalidasi classic music played into their doghouse, and found that the Halder, 55, who had a daughter through IVF last December, said, dogs' stress levels decreased significantly after listening to music. "I am unmarried, but wanted to become a mother. Though I dilly-dallied for two-three Gilly Mendes Ferreira, More and more women are opting for single motherhood. years fearing societal reactions, after giving birth, I education and research explores the trend realized that there were two types of people — those manager said that dogs Indian society may not be even close to losing faith in who looked away, and those who welcomed us with responded better than the institution of marriage or the overhyped yearning for open arms. My colleagues not only took me to the bitches, but both groups sons, but some women are daring to break tradition. An hospital, but also got me discharged and looked after us. spent less time standing increasing number of women is opting for in vitro Yes, support was less, but it wasn't non-existent." and barking when the fertilization (IVF) and daring to tread the brave new path "I think it's very important for girls to be financially to being single mothers. And contrary to its image, music was being played. independent to take such a step," Kalidasi added. City Amy Bowman, a PhD society seems to be rather open to the schools, too, are equally open to accepting children of student concluded that concept.Documentary filmmaker Anindita Sarbadhicari, single mothers. Ranu Biswas, headmistress of the classical music benefits who mothered a son through IVF a year ago, feels society primary section of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, said, "We has come a long way vis-a-vis acceptance for all things still haven't received any application for admission of a dogs positively , but lasts radical. "We always fear society's reaction. But when my child of a single mother. But if I do, such children would for a short period, which son Aarush came into my life, the reception amazed me. be treated on a par with other students."Sunita Sen, proves that dogs are like We were showered with love. All the people I know — principal of The BSS School, added, "We welcome humans who prefer to even middle-class Bengali women, traditionally children of single parents. A child is a child, whether he listen to a variety of considered troublemakers — were protective of my son. I has one parent or both. Our only concern is quality music and not the same didn't face a single negative experience all through my parenthood — whether the mother can give the child thing over and over pregnancy and the past year since his birth. I've also had proper attention." again. Nation the northlines 9 Jammu | Wednesday | March 29 | 2017 Bhopal gas tragedy site has 336 tonnes of hazardous waste, says govt

Around 336 tonnes of treatment, storage and disposal facility hazardous waste is lying in the (TSDF) in Pithampur in Indore from premises of Union Carbide India August 13-18, 2015 under the Limited, the site of the infamous 1984 supervision of the Central Pollution Bhopal gas tragedy, the government Control Board (CPCB), the Madhya said on Tuesday. Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Environment minister Anil Madhav the environment ministry. Dave, in a written reply in the Lok “The CPCB has reported that all the Sabha, said the government has neither monitored parameters of the sought any allocation of funds from incinerated waste complied with the department of expenditure nor any and storing of waste at the site, prescribed parameters of common allocation has been made for disposal identification of appropriate hazardous waste incinerator as of toxic waste. technology for disposal, trial disposal prescribed under schedule II of the “Approximately 336 tonnes of of 10 tonnes of waste and formulation Environment ( Protection) Rules, 1986 hazardous waste is lying in the of procurement framework. notified under the Environment premises of erstwhile UCIL, Bhopal,” Dave in another written reply on March (Protection) Act, 1986. Dave said. 20 had said that the government has “Ambient air quality around He said the central government has decided to dispose of safely the incinerator was found to be within the taken all measures for safe and speedy hazardous waste from the UCIL. National Ambient Air Quality disposal of the toxic waste which He had said trial incineration of 10 Standards for monitored parameters tonnes of actual UCIL waste was include assessment of the waste, namely, PM10, SOx, NOx, arsenic, MAHARASHTRIAN WOMEN PREPARE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MARATHI NEW YEAR GUDI PADWA IN MUMBAI. evaluation of toxicity, safe packaging carried out at common hazardous waste lead and benzene,” he had said. Supreme Court collegium says no to widening Akhilesh Yadav elected leader consultations for HC appointments of SP legislature party New Delhi, Mar 28 There are two memorandums of Lucknow, Mar 28 Besides, Akhilesh was also post of LOP in the The Supreme Court collegium is procedure -- one for the Supreme Samajwadi Party chief authorised to pick the Assembly but failed to find learnt to have rejected a Court and the other for the 24 high Akhilesh Yadav was leader of the party in the favour with Akhilesh, government proposal to widen the courts. unanimously elected as the Legislative Council, he skipped today’s meeting. consultation process while selecting While rejecting the National leader of SP Legislature added. Akhilesh is a Commenting on the choice candidates to appoint as high court Judicial Appointments Commission party on Tuesday. member of the Upper of Chaudhary for the key judges. Act, the SC had agreed to revise the The decision was taken at House, where senior SP post, the Rashtriya Lok The clause on widening the “zone memorandum of procedure to usher a meeting of SP legislators, leader Ahmed Hasan Dal (RLD) had accused the of consultation” was part of the in more transparency in where party veterans Azam presently leads the party. SP of “acting under BJP’s memorandum of procedure the appointment of judges to the SC Khan and Shivpal Singh Akhilesh had nominated on pressure” and denying the government had sent to the and HCs. Yadav were conspicuous Thursday senior most party position to Khan. collegium last year. The new law had sought to overturn by their absence. MLA Ram Govind “SP acted under BJP’s But in its recent response, the the over two-decade-old collegium At the meeting of SP Chaudhary as the leader of pressure to deny the collegium headed by Chief Justice system where judges appoint MLAs and MLCs, the the SP in the Assembly, position of LOP to a of India JS Khehar has said no to suggest names of candidate to the not go outside. judges. It had sought a say for the former chief minister was paving the way for his dynamic and strong leader the clause. collegium for elevation to the Since January last year, the executive in appointment of judges. unanimously elected as the becoming the Leader of like Azam Khan, which The government wanted the Bench. government and the apex court are The national security clause and the combined leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the could have posed problems memorandum of procedure to state But the collegium was of the trying to finalise the Memorandum secretariat clause are part of the party in both the state House. for them in the that sitting judges of the high court, unanimous view that the authority of Procedure -- a document to guide draft MoP which has been shuttling Assembly and Council, SP Both Azam and Shivpal, legislature,” state RLD senior lawyers and advocates of naming candidates should remain appointment of judges to the higher between the government and the spokesman Rajendra who were considered chief Masood Ahmed general of the respective states will with the high court collegium and judiciary. collegium since March 22, 2016. Chaudhary said. strong contenders for the alleged. Journalist who shot sting video on Kaziranga fallout: BBC banned from filming jawan booked by Nashik police in India’s tiger reserves for 5 years New Delhi, Mar 28 from filming in tiger reserves documentary produced by it why permissions granted to it Nashik Police has booked a A case of accidental death was then The BBC has been banned for a period of five years. The “distorted” the government’s should not be revoked after the woman journalist of a news portal for registered by Nashik Police under from filming in tiger reserves in documentary termed the allegedly doing a sting on the abuse of section 174 (Police to enquire and India for five years as its government’s anti -poaching the “buddy” system in the Army by report on suicide) of CrPC. documentary on the Kaziranga policy at Kaziranga as one of videographing a jawan from Kerala, The jawan went missing on February National Park “shoot to kill”. Dave had in the who was found dead earlier this 25 after he purportedly figured in the “misrepresented” the immunity past said the Assam month. expose by the portal. provided to forest staff as a government had taken a series The case was registered at Deolali The video showed soldiers walking “shoot-to-kill” policy, the of steps to curb poaching at the camp police station last night against dogs of senior army officials or taking Centre said on Tuesday. Kaziranga National Park, Poonam Agrawal under Sections 3 their children to school. Environment minister Anil including empowering the (spying) and 7 (interfering with Mathew, a native of Karuvelil in Madhav Dave said in a written forest staff to use firearms officers of the police or members of Lines in Deolali camp without the Ezhukon in Kollam district, joined the reply in the Lok Sabha that without prior sanction while the armed forces of Union) of the permission of the authorities and Army 13 years ago and was working as there were several providing them immunity from Official Secrets Act. filming the premises besides carrying artillery gunner with the Rocket “inconsistencies” between the permission granted before anti-poaching strategy. prosecution. The NTCA, which She was booked for violating Army out a sting operation on Roy Mathew Regiment 214 in Nashik camp since “synopsis provided by the BBC making the film included the It has also sought revocation of functions under the rules by entering prohibited areas and and other jawans on February 24 in the last one year. producer and the final condition for preview before its the visas of the journalist who environment ministry, in a conducting a shoot there, Vinayak which she is said to have asked leading According to his family in Kerala, documentary released for release. However, the produced the documentary and memorandum had said that Lokare, the station in-charge told PTI questions, the police official said. Mathew made his last phone call to airing”. documentary was not other crew for an identical producer Justin Rowlatt and on?Tuesday. Mathew (33) was found hanging from them on February 25 and from the “The government is aware of a submitted to the authorities for period. The National Tiger others committed a “breach of The scribe from Delhi was also booked the ceiling of a room in an abandoned way he talked it appeared that he was documentary released by the a preview,” Dave said. Conservation Authority trust” by submitting “false and under sections 306 (Abetment of barrack in Deolali cantonment here on in a frightened state. BBC in which they India’s tiger conservation (NTCA) had earlier suggested misleading synopsis” to obtain suicide), 451(criminal trespass), March 2. Police had also recovered a He told them that he had recently misrepresented the immunity agency recently asked the “blacklisting” the BBC filming permissions and 500(defamation) and 34(common diary from his barrack with some spoken to a mediaperson about the provided to forest personnel ministry of external affairs producer for “grossly producing a documentary intention) of the IPC, after a complaint scribblings in his mother tongue woes of the soldiers in the Army and under section 197 of CrPC as (MEA) to bar the BBC from erroneous” reporting, while which shows India’s was made by Army officials. fearing possible action from his of the menial tasks which they were ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy. filming in protected areas for issuing a show cause notice conservation efforts in “poor Agrawal is accused of entering Heig superiors. asked to do. “The BBC has been disallowed five years, claiming a asking the broadcaster as to light”. Indian cities may face deadly Noida: Protests outside Oppo office after Chinese ‘Stale’ food makes heatwaves due to global warming national ‘tears’ Indian flag, throws it in dustbin Rajdhani passengers London, Mar 28 events are expected to occur as expected, researchers ill, Babul Supriyo Global megacities like ever more often as the two said. There was high taken after a thorough probe of the Chinese national. They protesters. Kolkata could face annual degree Celsius limit is “As the climate warms, the drama at the office of a and we are in touch with also raised issues related to “Every corner of the office is shares experience deadly heat waves like the approached, researchers number and intensity of heat mobile phone company, company employees.” the labour laws being under camera surveillance Several passengers waves increases,” said Tom Oppo, in Noida’s Sector 63 Hundreds of people, violated by the company and and we have told the police fell ill on the Kolkata-bound after a Chinese national who including employees of sought immediate action. to scan the footage to Matthews, a climatologist at Rajdhani Express on works in the company establish the facts. We cannot Liverpool John Moores Monday night after eating allegedly tore an Indian flag tolerate disrespect towards University in the UK. suspected stale food served and threw it in a dustbin. our national flag,” Vineet “Research has shown this to on the train. The Phase-3 police registered Arya, a protester, said. be the case for the global Angry over the incident, the a case against the Chinese The protesters dispersed after warming experienced to passengers protested after the national, who works as a senior officers of the district train reached Asansol station date, and our research is the production manager in the administration intervened in West Bengal on Tuesday latest to show that we can company, on a complaint and assure them of swift morning. Many of them said expect even larger increases filed by three employees. The action in the issue and also they have not eaten since one that claimed over 2,000 said. as the climate continues to case is being investigated. assured that problems related Monday night. lives in India in 2015, even if An analysis of 44 of the 101 warm,” Matthews was Senior superintendent of to employment would also be People vomited after taking global warming is halted at most populous “megacities” quoted as saying by ‘Health police, Gautam Budh Nagar, addressed. the food, and the staff didn’t the levels struck under the showed that the number of Day’. Dharmendra Singh said, “A The company shut shop for even clean the toilets and basins, they alleged. Paris deal, scientists have cities experiencing heat Even if global warming is case of disrespecting the Oppo and members of More than 200 police the morning and told warned. stress doubled with 1.5 halted at Paris goals, the Union junior heavy industries national flag has been filed Vishva Hindu Parishad personnel were deployed at employees to resume work minister Babul Supriyo, the Nations supporting the 2015 degrees Celsius of warming, megacities of Karachi in on the basis of a complaint protested outside the office. the spot to control the crowd. on Wednesday evening. The BJP parliamentarian for Paris Agreement have researchers said. Pakistan and Kolkata in filed by the company The sector remained As news of the incident police said that the workers Asansol, supported the pledged to limit global The trend would potentially India could face annual employees. We have not inaccessible for four hours spread, residents of assemble mobile phones on passengers, who lodged a warming to below 2 degrees expose more than 350 conditions similar to the arrested anyone in this due to a large crowd. neighbouring colonies the premises. Around 4,000 complaint with the railways Celsius above pre-industrial million additional people to deadly heat waves that connection and The situation turned climbed their rooftops and employees work in two shifts after the train reached its levels. heat stress by 2050, if gripped those regions in investigations are in aggressive when protesters waved the Indian flag in a — 8am to 7pm and 8pm to destination, Sealdah station, However, extreme heat population continues to grow 2015, researchers said. progress. Action has to be started demanding the arrest show of support for the 7am. later in the day. 10 SPORTS the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | March 29 | 2017

Volleyball Sports Council XI enters semis of CM's Cup tourney by JKP KCSC holds budding swimmers meet JAMMU, March 28: JAMMU, March 28: The hosts State Sports gets underway The KC Sports Club Council XI today entered into (KCSC) today organized POONCH, March 28: the semifinals of the ongoing swimming competition for Ist State level Cricket Organised by District Police the beginners at its 20 Tournament for Chief (JKP) under Civil Action meters indoor swimming Minister's Cup at Country Programme, a volleyball facility here. Cricket Academy (CCA), tournament, involving eight A competition held for village Gharota, near here. local teams, got underway at both boys and girls in Newly appointed cricket Sports Stadium here. different age categories. coach of the Sports Council, Earlier, the competition The finals turned out to be Abid Nabi was instrumental declared open by Senior quite exciting as the in team's big 85 runs win Superintendent of Police swimmers put in their best Winning swimmers pose with trainers at KC against Zabarwan Cricket (SSP) Poonch, Rajiv Pandey. effort to outdo each other Club Srinagar. For his all Winners Sports Council XI pose with officials at CCA, village using their own swimming DySP Headquarters, Mohan Sports Club Jammu on Tuesday. round performance of 55 runs Gharota in Jammu on Tuesday. styles since there was no Lal Sharma, DySP Jain and Ayush Parihar second place respectively. and two wickes, Abid was restriction of using a Khalid contributed 57. with three and two wickets Now, Sports Council shall Operations, Mohd Saleem, remained second and third In girls' event, Suditi declared man of the match. particular style only. Manzoor Pandav added respectively. In reply, take on Simula Sports Club in respectively. Similarly, in Jamwal bagged first place, Earlier, batting first, Sports hockey coach, Sham Lal At the end, Anshul Desai seven-ball 24 runs whle Zahid Zabarwan bowled out for 126 the semifinals scheduled for Sharma, Mohd Sarfaraz and under-12 boys group, Ragav followed by Ekta Dhwani, Council XI set a target of 212 made 20 runs. From runs in 23 overs. Aashiq and March 30. Today's bagged first place in boys' Pawan Kumar were among Jamwal and Arabhya second and Vibhuti Raina, runs losing all their wickets in Zabarwan Club, Sajjad Nayeem were only batsmen to quarterfinal was officiated by under-14 category. Arhan others present. Mahajan secured first and third. 33 overs. Abid Nabi played claimed four wickets, score in double figure with 29 Dimple Gupta and Sadiq fine innings of 55 runs while followed by Irfan and Muneed and 12 runs respectively. Hussain as umpires. The event is being held under the technical Another mega deal for PV Sindhu Nadal wins supervision of DySP DAR, HYDERABAD: landmark match FIFA bans Lionel Messi for four Kuldeep Singh and Incharge Riding high on the Rio success PV Sindhu Sports Stadium, Nirdosh has bagged another major global deal on Rafael Nadal celebrated World Cup qualifying games Kumar. The matches were Monday. The poster girl of Indian badminton has been named as the global ambassador of his 1,000th tour level match ZURICH: penalty. Television officiated by the technical a battery company which will fetch her with a come-from-behind 0- Lionel Messi has been pictures showed penal comprising Sourab around Rs 6 to 8 crore in three years. The 21- 6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over banned from Argentina's next Messi reacting Sharma, Kulwant Singh, year-old has so far agreed to endorse nine German veteran Philipp four World Cup qualifiers, angrily late in the Narinder Singh, Ravinder major products. She has also signed another Kohlschreiber to reach the starting with Tuesday's game game when the Singh, Ramparkash and Bal deal worth around Rs 6-8 crore. fourth round of the Miami in Bolivia. assistant flagged Krishan. With the latest deal, the lanky shuttler is Open on Sunday. Messi was banned for him for a foul. He The Results: Pinto expected to easily surpass the Rs 50-crore The China Open champion is quite popular in "having directed insulting waved his arms Volleyball Club beat CRPF Kei Nishikori also took mark, the amount that she expected to get the Asian countries like Malaysia, Japan, words at an assistant referee" and shouted three sets to outlast Spain’s 2-1; Manjit Club beat after she signed with sports marketing firm South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, during a home qualifier profane insults at Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2), Khaneter Club 2-1; Baseline Ventures on September 26, 2016. China and also Denmark. Her appeal among against Chile on Thursday, was also fined 10,000 Swiss the Brazilian official. 6-7(5), 6-1. Milos Raonic Surankote beat Kalai Club Within six months of the three-year period, badminton fans across Asia has got her these FIFA said hours before kickoff francs ($10,160). After the game, Messi withdrew before his match, 2-0. Sindhu had signed deals worth Rs 30 crore. deals. in La Paz. FIFA intervened when the refused to shake hands with blaming a persistent "This decision is in line incident was not initially the assistant who had annoyed hamstring injury. with the FIFA Disciplinary reported by the Brazilian him. Arundhati to face Sindhu in first round of India Open Super Series Meanwhile in the Committee's previous rulings referee after Argentina's 1-0 Messi will also miss women’s section, Angelique in similar cases," the world win at Monumental Stadium Argentina's game at Uruguay NAGPUR: Sindhu and Arundhati, who has now of the qualifiers on Tuesday. Kerber advanced to the soccer body said. in Buenos Aires. on August 31, and home Promoted in the main draw at the last slipped to 152 in the world rankings after After winning the crown at Atul, Rasika, fourth round but eighth seed Messi and the Argentine It was judged a red-card games against Venezuela on moment, Arundhati Pantawane will run reaching the career-best ranking of 40 in who is ranked 188 in the world, had gone Madison Keys was sent soccer federation can appeal offense for Messi, who scored September 5 and Peru on into PV Sindhu in the first round of the 2014, were teammates in the Chennai to Poland to play in the Polish Open but packing. against the ban to FIFA. Messi the only goal from a first-half October 5. India Open Super Series Badminton Smashers team which finished third in the could not do much. Last year at Polish tournament which will get underway at the Premier Badminton League early this year. Open, Rasika had finished runner-up. Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, on "It's nothing to lose for me against Mugdha Agrey will face Aakarshi Need few more weeks to recover: Kohli Tuesday. Sindhu. I will try my best," Arundhati told Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the first Indian captain praises Border-Gavaskar international season has ended, Winner of the recently held All India TOI on Monday. qualifying round on Tuesday. Teenager fitness levels of the players Trophy. the tenth edition of the Indian Senior Ranking Badminton tournament at Besides Arundhati, two more city girls Mugdha is the second best ranked city Virat Kohli, who sat out the “I still need a few Premier League begins on Bareilly, Arundhati will clash with Rio will also be competing in the biggest shuttler after Arundhati with a world fourth and final Test against more weeks till I can April 5. Kohli captains Royal Olympics silver medallist Sindhu on badminton tournament in India. Rasika ranking of 184. Australia at Dharamsala due to be 100% on the field,” Challengers Bangalore and his Wednesday. Raje and Mugdha Agrey will have to give If Rasika and Mugdha win their his shoulder injury, has said Kohli said at the post- team will play Sunrisers One of the title favourites and world No. their best in the qualifiers to make the cut respective first rounds, they will clash with that he still isn’t 100% fit and match presentation. Hyderabad on the same day. 5 Sindhu and Arundhati have never played for the main draw. each other in the second and final that he would need a few more “You have to take it in Going by Kohli’s assessment a match in the competitive tournament so Rasika, who had claimed her maiden All qualifying round on Tuesday evening. weeks for a full recovery. as India won by eight wickets your stride and move of his fitness, it is uncertain far despite being a part of the same Pullela India Senior Ranking title at Atul, Gujarat, It is for the first time in the history of Ajinkya Rahane captained the early on the fourth day to take forward." whether he will be fit to take Gopichand Badminton Academy for last a couple of weeks ago, will lock horns with Nagpur badminton, three city girls are Indian side in Kohli’s absence, the series 2-1 and regain the Though India’s home the field straightaway. one decade. Amolika Singh Sisodiya in the first round playing in the Super Series. India report card: Umesh, Rahul, Test player Ravindra Jadeja, lethal Umesh Yadav are net Four home shuttlers enter main draw of India Open NEW DELHI: Earlier in the day, Kashyap While the women's players after they won both their Jadeja and Pujara headline series win gains for Virat Kohli It was a good day at work had beaten Mugdha Agrey excelled on the day, it was a matches. The young Indian NEW DELHI: D H A R A M S A L A ::: for Indian women shuttlers 21-9, 21-12 while Rasika heartbreak for the Indian men pair beat the duo of Smriti India's busiest home season Ravindra Jadeja emerging as they grabbed all four spots beat Amolika Singh Sisodiya shuttlers as none of them Nagarkoti and Parssa Naqbi ever culminated in Virat as a spin all-rounder for on offer in the qualification 21-11, 15-21, 21-9. could make it to the main 21-11, 21-16 in their first Kohli's team retaining the all Test match conditions round of the BWF Metlife Pardeshi got a walkover in draw. match followed by a win over Border-Gavaskar Trophy with and Umesh Yadav's Yonex Sunrise India Open her first match against Former junior world 21-18, 21-15 win over Anto a 2-1 series victory. Here's a transformation from 'Mr World Superseries on Mudaliar Pooja. In her number no.1 Aditya Joshi Agna and Sneha Santhilal. look at how each of the players Erratic' to 'Mr Consistent' Tuesday. second match, she beat crashed out of the tournament In the mixed doubles fared. are the two big takeaways A total of 15 Indian Vaidehi Choudhari 21-12, after losing his opening competition, the Indian pair No hundred, but six half- for India captain Virat women players were in the 18-21, 21-10 to seal her spot. round match 14-21, 11-21 of Ashwini Ponnappa and centuries made for a fine series Kohli after winning 10 out fray with Rasika Raje, Sai Uttejitha had a rather against Kenta Nishimoto of Sumeeth Reddy could not for a fine young batsman - of their 13 Test matches at Pardeshi Shreyanshi, Sai easy outing winning both her Japan. Harsheel Dani of India qualify for the main draw as conditions. Taking nine wickets hostility. In Pune, where the even though concentration home this season. One Uttejitha and Anura matches in a rather easy also could not advance into they went down to the on that surface was exemplary, ball spun alarmingly from the remains an issue, as scores of can't take away anything Prabhudesai winning both fashion. She beat Deepali the main round after he lost English pair of Marcus Ellis and due reward for his ability to start, it was Umesh's pace that 90, 51, 67 and 60 indicate. The from Cheteshwar Pujara's their matches to advance to Gupta 21-7, 21-8 in her to Rahul Yadav 21-12, 15-21, and Lauren Smith 17-21, 18- keep plugging away with those did most damage during comeback win in his home city staggering 1316 runs from the main draw of the second match. In her opening 12-21. 21 in their opener. darts into the rough. Following Australia's first innings, his of Bangalore could not have 13 games with four $325,000 tournament. match, she outclassed Lalita Yadav however could not Satwiksairaj Rankireddy that nine-wicket haul, Jadeja 4/32 including the big wicket of been possible without that 90 hundreds. Skipper Virat Taking on Akarshi Dahiya 21-12, 21-12. Anura proceed further as he lost to and Maneesha K also joined Ashwin as the No 1 Test David Warner and then the tail and 51, for which Rahul was Kohli was on top of his Kashyap in her second match Prabhudesai beat Ira Sharma Nishimoto 6-21, 12-21 in his crashed out of the bowler. Then came in a hurry. Took three big named Man of the Match. The game with 1252 runs of the day, the 21 year old in her first match 21-14, 21- second match. tournament after they lost Dharamsala, where he wickets in the Bangalore win, 90 was the innings that set up comprising four successive looked to be in great touch 13 followed by a 21-13, 21- In the women's doubles their second match of the dismissed Marsh for 57 on Day including that of Shaun Marsh India's win. In Ranchi, looked double hundreds in four and won the match 21-18, 14 victory over Debora action, Mahima Aggarwal day against the Korean pair one and on the third helped for 66 in Australia's first sublime for that 67 until a jaffa series before a poor 21-16 in straight games to Rumate Vehrinica of and Maneesha K made it of Jae Han Kim and Lee So skittle Australia for 137. innings and then Smith and from Pat Cummins ended his Australia series. sail into the next round. Indonesia. through to the main round Hee. Jadeja's batting, as all Marsh in the definite burst of stay. In Dharamsala, was solid through his career, was hit-or- the final day. On the Ranchi during the first innings with 60 miss. Four scores of under 5, flatbed, Umesh bowled 46 until a mistimed pull shot AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: Sunil Chhetri's late goal helps India beat Myanmar then two half-centuries at overs for returns of 3/142 and settled at mid-off, and then strike-rates of 98.18 and 66.31 twice created breakthroughs YANGON: line lacked the finishing first opportunity. India, played a blinder to finish the respectively. His best of 63 during Australia's first innings A last-minute strike by abilities and they had very ranked 40 places higher than chase inside two sessions. The came in the decider, when India of 451. Was at his fiery best on Sunil Chhetri helped India few clear chances at the their opponents at 132nd, as question lingers: What could were trying to scale Australia's day three in Dharamsala during break a 64-year-old jinx as Indian goal. The Indian usual took some time to settle have happened had Rahul, on 300. With Saha, Jadeja got the the spell that swung the they pipped Myanmar by a defenders were able to thwart down but later on, it was an 64, not thrown away his team into the lead. A match- deciding Test India's way, in solitary goal to begin their the waves of opposition even contest in the first 45 wicket in the first innings in winning innings. which he had Australia's top AFC Asian Cup qualifiers attack before captain Chhetri minutes with both teams Pune, after which India lost The most successful fast order fending and swaying campaign on a promising produced a magical moment getting scoring chances. seven wickets for 11 runs?The bowler of the series, with nine before he reaped the rewards note, here on Tuesday. to score his 53rd Myanmar forwards Kyaw leading wicket-taker of the more than the next best, Josh from the good-length sucker- India had not beaten international goal that Ko Ko and Aung Thu created series. Probing, teasing, Hazlewood. Had his best series punch balls. Umesh should Myanmar in their own den stunned the large home a lot of problems for the damaging. Whenever Ashwin returns, beating the 14 he took have had four late in the day, since October 1953 when crowd at Thuwunna Stadium Indian defence with their struggled, Jadeja rose to the against Australia in 2011-12. except R Ashwin dropped a they won 4-2 in a legged home-and-away competition and India head here. pace with the home side fore with his left-arm spin, Enhanced his reputation as catch at slip. An outstanding quadrangular tournament Group A match as they coach Stephen Constantine India next play Kyrgyzstan mostly initiating their attacks which always found a way to India's most developed, and series for him. Unlucky to not held in the then Rangoon controlled the midfield for had even conceded before the at home on June 13. Macau from the right flank. trouble Australia. His best subsequently the best, fast be named Man of the Series. (now Yangon). Myanmar most part of the game but match that the home team are the fourth side in Group A India started on a cautious spells came in Bangalore, bowler. The pace was The second highest run- beat India 1-0 the last time India ran away with three full would start as favourites. and the two top teams will note and opted to hold the where his 6/63 ensured expectedly good, but what was getter of the series after they met, during the 2014 points with Chhetri scoring Myanmar did all the qualify for the final round of ball more than the hosts. Australia did not run away again the most impressive was Steven Smith (499). AFC Challenge Cup in the 90th minute from an attacking, especially in the the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in Myanmar, on the other hand with the Test after bowling out Umesh's control, ability to Contributed in every game. qualifiers in Yangon in Udanta Singh assist. second session when the the United Arab Emirates. had an attempt at the Indian India for 189, and in Ranchi, break partnerships and, as best Became the top-ranked Indian March 2013. The youthful Myanmar Indian defence was under It was a fast-paced and gaol within the first five where he constantly posed a highlighted on the third in the ICC Test batsmen Myanmar were the better side have been together for seize for long period of time. open match and both sides minutes but Anas Edathodika threat in batsmen-friendly afternoon in Dharamsala, the rankings. side in the first of the two- some time preparing for this But, the Myanmar forward showed intent to score at the kept Kyaw Ko Ko at bay. 11 the northlines BUSINESS Jammu | Wednesday | March 29 | 2017

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CCI, FSSAI ink pact to train food vendors 28 March, 2017, Jammu 28 March, 2017: best practices amongst these been training kirana retailers Kolkata: LUX Industries Food Safety and Standard vendors. This partnership will for the past ten years under Limited, (BSE: 539542 | Authority of India and Coca- positively impact the small their flagship retailer training NSE: LUXIND) known for Cola India (CCI), have signed scale food vendors community initiative - Parivartan. This its innovative and customer- a Memorandum of and will serve as a strong base collaboration with FSSAI Understanding (MoU) to train towards promoting safe and provides an opportunity and demand driven product 50,000 street food vendors nutritious food while eating broadens the horizons of offerings, manufacturing under out." Speaking on the Coca-cola's Parivartan more than 100 products FSSAI's project 'Clean occasion, President, Coca- initiative." 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Returning home with a haul competitions. We look forward SainaNehwal, India's star of37gold medals; 10silver to taking our partnership with badminton player - all medals and 26 bronze medals, Special Olympics Bharat to a Herbalife sponsored athletes Govt slaps 10% import duty on wheat, tur dal participating athletes were whole new level, and to were also present on the recognised for their excellent continuing our work in helping occasion. Commenting on the NEW DELHI: There has been nil duty on support price to farmers who Similarly, tur dal display of strength, grit and athletes discover their initiative, MC Mary Komsaid, The government today tur dal. are expecting a good crop. production is estimated to be courage in 8 events at the strengths, skills and "The Special Olympics athletes imposed 10 per cent import Announcing the decision The new wheat crop, has 4.23 million tonnes as Special Olympics World successes." Air Marshal, havetremendous potential that duty on wheat and tur dal in the Lok Sabha, Minister started arriving in mandis in against 2.56 million tonnes Winter Games 2017 held in DenzilKeelor, CEO - Special has yet to be fully realised. with immediate effect in a of State for Finance Arjun Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan in the said period. Tur dal is Austria. Olympics Bharat, said, Through consistent training, bid to protect farmers' Ram Meghwal said a and Gujarat. grown in summer (kharif) Commenting on the event, "Special Olympics and conditioning and with the aid of interest, amid projection of a notification dated March 17, As per the government's season. Mr. Ajay Khanna, Vice Herbalife share a common positive nutrition guidance, I record crop this year. 2012 has further been second estimate, wheat It may be noted that On December 8, the amended so as to "impose is about Rs 840 crore at the production is estimated at wholesale rate of tur dal has President & Country Head - vision of giving equal chances am glad to see that more government had reduced basic customs duty of 10 per current levels of imports, he record 96.64 million tonnes come under pressure due to Herbalife International India to people with intellectual support are being given to them customs duty on wheat to cent on wheat and tur, with said. 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Cairn-Vedanta Government wants to pass GST bills merger: All Donald Trump backs H-1B reforms bill: US lawmaker approval in place through consensus: Arun Jaitley WASHINGTON: best and not the the system and removing the President Donald Trump other way country-based caps. He also NEW DELHI: these bills through consensus barring RBI supports a bill that proposes around. said increasing the salary Finance Minister Arun which was also mentioned by a massive hike in the "It would be would raise the quality of NEW DELHI: Vedanta Ltd Jaitley on Tuesday said the Jaitley in his address. minimum salary for those interesting that people coming to the US. today said it has received all GST bills are based on the The meeting was also told employed on H-1B visas, an India would be "An auction system is not approvals for its merger with principle of "shared that the new legislations will influential American concerned that a bad way to go," he said. Cairn India barring the RBI sovereignty" and that the usher in a one-nation one-tax lawmaker has said while a relatively "A graduate with a STEM nod for issuing redeemable government wants to pass regime, alleging that Indian simple change (science, technology, these landmark tax reforms Similarly, the prime preference shares to the non- companies have "gamed" the (in H-1B visas) engineering and through consensus. sovereignty," Kumar said, minister had earlier said and resident shareholders of the oil "flawed" US immigration that does not mathematics) degree from a Jaitley was briefing the adding they were drafted after conveyed to all parties that the producer. "The company has system. Council at the Capitol Visitor target India, somehow US university is not going to party MPs after BJP's detailed discussions in the government wants to pass now received all the required Congressman Darrell Issa, Center. happens to be take a job with $60,000 parliamentary party meeting GST council which comprises GST bill through consensus approvals in relation to the who recently introduced the He alleged that Indian accommodation for India," salary. And that's the reality," here which was also attended all states. and these bills will be Scheme of Arrangement legislation, insisted that his companies have "gamed the he said. said the Congressman. by Prime Minister Narendra Jaitley in detail explained beneficial for the common between Vedanta Ltd and Cairn move would bring the best system" and made the "best "Today 75 per cent of all The H1B visa is a non- Modi, Parliamentary Affairs the four bills--Central GST, man, Kumar said. India Ltd, and their respective talents to the US and help fix use of this flawed H-1Bs are coming in about immigrant visa that allows Minister Ananth Kumar told Integrated GST, Union Modi had said that the shareholders and creditors the flaws in the existing H- immigration system". $60-65,000, which is pretty American firms to employ reporters after the meeting. Territory GST and the passage of these bills would 1B system. "You can't have 75 per absurd considering these are foreign workers in (Scheme) save and except the "The finance minister in Compensation Law--to the lead to one tax regime for the "The president supports cent of a programme going to high-skilled visas... If they occupations that require approval of Reserve Bank of detail briefed the party MPs MPs and how these entire country. (the bill). I think we will an Indian-owner, Indian were told to write $100,000 theoretical or technical India for issuance of about all the four Goods and legislations would be Yesterday, Jaitley had have strong support in the operated, Indian employee and you will get your H-1B, expertise. The technology Redeemable Preference shares Service(GST) bills and said beneficial, Kumar said. introduced the 4 GST bills to Senate," he told a visas and not say that this is they will write that cheque," companies depend on it to to the non-resident these legislations are based on Kumar added that implement the biggest tax Washington audience at an distortion," Issa said, adding he said. The lawmaker from hire tens of thousands of shareholders of Cairn India," the principle of shared government wants to pass reform since independence. event hosted by Atlantic it's common sense to hire the California called for fixing employees each year. Vedanta Ltd said. GST Bills in present form Anil Ambani gets a seat on Atlantic Council's advisory board NEW DELHI: The Mr. Ambani said, “I am The Council aims to shape not acceptable: Congress Council is a foreign policy delighted to accept Jon’s policy choices and strategies think tank, having its invitation to join the advisory and provide an essential NEW DELHI: attended by Leader of headquarters in Washington. board of the Atlantic Council, forum for navigating the The GST Bills in their Congress in the Lok Reliance Group chairman which is undoubtedly dramatic, economic and present form were "not Sabha Mallikarjun Anil Ambani has been America’s leading and most political changes that define acceptable" to the Congress, Kharge. inducted into the international influential think tank on the 21st century. but the party sought to tread After the meeting, advisory board of the global global strategic affairs. This Among the 10 regional and cautiously to avoid being seen Rahul did not answer think tank, The Atlantic is a clear recognition by the thematic centres, the Council’s as against the tax reform any queries pertaining Council. Council of India’s growing South Asia Centre manages measure. to the meeting or He joins News Corp. geopolitical influence under sustainable and innovative At a key strategy meeting of about the structural Chairman Rupert Murdoch, Prime Minister Modi’s programmes that are focused leaders,” a company the board include Dr. Congress MPs in the Lok changes that are former Spanish Prime visionary and on fostering development and statement said. Zbigniew K. Brzezinski, Sabha chaired by party vice- required to be carried Minister Jose Maria Aznar, transformational leadership.” cooperation in South Asia and Welcoming Mr. Ambani, former U.S. National Security president Rahul Gandhi, it was distress and press for a farm out in the party post the party's Airbus CEO Thomas Enders The Atlantic Council, its neighbourhood. former Utah Governor and Advisor; P.M. Carl Bildt, decided to raise the concerns of loan waiver in Parliament. poor show in Uttar Pradesh and former Australian Prime which has its headquarters in Bharath Gopalaswamy, Chairman of the Atlantic former Prime Minister of the public on the GST Bills and Senior party leaders in the assembly polls. Minister Kevin Rudd, among Washington, DC, through the Director of South Asia Center, Council, Jon M. Huntsman, Sweden; Lord Robertson, seek necessary amendments. Lok Sabha suggested that the This was Rahul's first others, on the board. work of its 10 programmes said, “We are eager to draw on said, “The Atlantic Council’s former Secretary General of According to sources, Congress should not be seen as meeting with the party MPs “The Atlantic Council and centres, promotes his [Anil Ambani’s] expertise presence in South Asia and in NATO. The business leaders Gandhi told the members that the one opposing the tax after the Uttar Pradesh poll today announced the constructive U.S. leadership as a business leader and particular India is growing at include Hakan Buskhe, the party should play the role reform legislation as it was debacle. After the election induction of Anil Ambani, one and engagement in the world service to the Government of a rapid pace and Anil’s President and CEO, SAAB; of a constructive opposition during the UPA government results, he had gone abroad to of India’s best known based on the central role of India, and he will be an presence on our board could Stephen A. Schwarzman, and should not be seen as that the GST Bill was initiated bring back his mother and business leaders, to its the Atlantic community, invaluable addition to the not be more timely. We look CEO of the Blackstone Group against the GST legislations. to simplify tax structure. Congress president Sonia international advisory board- working with its allies and Council as we look to deepen forward to working with him and Marillyn A. Hewson, He also told the members to The meeting that lasted Gandhi after medical a prominent group of global partners, to meet global our programming on India, the to make a difference.” Chairman, Lockheed Martin raise the issue of the farmers' around 30 minutes was also treatment. corporate and political challenges. subcontinent, and beyond.” Other notable members of Corporation. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | MARCH | 29 || 2017 The NORTHLINES 'Ineligible persons responsible for long queues at RBI offices' Yes to welfare benefits even if no Aadhaar

NEW DELHI, MAR 27 welfare schemes. efits of social welfare NEW DELHI, MAR 28 currency notes. notes on November 8, the The clarification came after schemes. “As each application has to government had permitted In a boost to the NDA gov- senior advocate Shyam However, the Chief Justice The government on Tuesday be checked at the counters people to deposit them in ernment’s attempt to link its Divan, representing former of India said there was no said ineligible persons queu- for his/her absence from the banks up to December 30, services to Aadhaar, the Karnataka High Court judge urgency as the main issue ing up at Reserve Bank for country from passport stamp 2016. Supreme Court on Monday KS Puttaswamy, asked for relating to the constitutional exchange of scrapped cur- marks, it is taking consider- Meghwal said while there is endorsed its decision to an early hearing of an appli- validity of Aadhaar involv- rency notes are responsible able time for the counter no monetary limit for make it mandatory provid- cation challenging the ing collection of biometric for longer queues at desig- staff. It is compounded by exchange of currency notes ing the UID number for Centre’s move to insist on data, fingerprints and other nated central bank offices. the incomplete documenta- for residents who were opening bank accounts, Aadhaar for mid-day meals. personal details collected The Reserve Bank during tion etc. abroad during the demoneti- issuance of passports and Divan said it amounted to by private agencies had the grace period has allowed “Long queues are formed at sation period, there is limit driving licence. violation of the fundamental already been referred to a Indian citizens residing in Nagpur. has noted the long lines and Mumbai and Delhi only as for NRIs as per the FEMA A Bench headed by Chief right to liberty, besides con- five-judge Constitution India who were abroad dur- “Several people who are delays and harassment to the large number of persons regulations. Justice JS Khehar, however, tempt of court as the SC had Bench. Justice Khehar indi- ing November-December ineligible queueing up at people outside various from the neighbouring states NRIs coming to India are said the government cannot passed several orders that cated the issue may be 2016 to exchange scrapped RBI counters making the offices of the RBI. is turning up here. Several required to come through insist on Aadhaar for Aadhaar cannot be made examined by a seven-judge notes of Rs 500/1000 up to queue longer,” Minister of The minister said that RBI staff members have been ‘Red Channel’ disclosing to extending benefits of social mandatory for availing ben- Bench instead. March 31, 2017 and Indian State for Finance Arjun Ram has posted detailed instruc- engaged to attend to the the Customs authorities at citizens, residents outside, Meghwal said in a written tion on its website clearly large number of people turn- the airport the amount of up to June 30. reply to a question in the showing the eligibility con- ing up at the counters,” now-defunct notes and Names of Gurmeet Ram Rahim, MS Dhoni The notes can be exchanged Rajya Sabha. ditions and other necessary Meghwal said. obtain a certificate to be ten- at RBI offices in Mumbai, He was answering to a ques- documents required to be After scrapping the old 500 dered to the RBI at the time for Padma awards rejected by govt Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and tion whether the government tendered for exchange of old and 1000 rupee currency of exchange. — PTI Man held at metro station in Can’t appoint Lokpal without law NEW DELHI, MAR 28 Names of spiritual leader Delhi with crores in old currency being amended: Govt tells SC Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni, tabla NEW DELHI, MAR 28 maestro Zakir Hussain and The NDA Government on over 18,000 other recommen- dations for Padma awards Tuesday told the Supreme were rejected by the govern- Court that it wasn’t possible to ment this year. go ahead with the appointment The long list of prominent of Lokpal at present because of politicians, celebrities, sports Karmakar. Rohit Bal. legal complications that made persons and social activists BJD MP Baijayant Panda, This year the President has it difficult to institute the coun- was made public by the sarod player Ayaan Ali approved conferment of try’s first anti-corruption senior advocate Shanti It requires Leader of Home Ministry after 89 per- Bangash, founder Director Padma Awards to 89 persons ombudsman. sonalities were selected for General of National which include 7 Padma During hearing on petitions Bhushan accused the govern- Opposition in the Lok Sabha ment of deliberately not to be member of the selection the prestigious awards on the Investigation Agency late Vibhushan, 7 Padma seeking direction to the gov- eve of Republic Day. Radha Vinod Raju, music Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri NEW DELHI, MAR 28 ratio of 50:50 according to appointing Lokpal despite the panel but there is no designat- ernment to appoint Lokpal, Names of actor and Rajya composer Anu Malik, Indian Awardees. As many as 19 of the crime branch. law having come into effect. ed leader of opposition in the Attorney General Mukul Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan, classical musician Ghulam the awardees are women and A man was apprehended on Crime branch has also He pointed out that the Act Lok Sabha as the Congress Rohatgi told the top court that filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Mustafa Waris Khan and the list also includes five per- Tuesday by the Delhi Police informed the Income Tax mandated expeditious appoint- does not have the numbers Lokpal cannot be appointed in Chopra, actor Manoj Hindustani classical vocalist sons from the category of for- ment of Lokpal. required for it. crime branch from the officials about it. the current scenario as amend- Bajpayee, late air hostess Pt Ajay Pohankar were also eigners, NRIs, PIOs and six After hearing both the sides, a Government introduced an Janakpuri metro station for The Income Tax ments regarding definition of Neerja Bhanot, who was recommended for the Padma are posthumous awardees. allegedly exchanging old Department and crime the Leader of Opposition in the bench headed by Justice amendment to the law to killed during a hijack in 1986, award but their names were The awards search commit- currency notes to the tune of branch are jointly investi- Lokpal Act were pending in Ranjan Gogoi reserved its ver- address the issue but the were recommended for the not considered. tee, comprised the Cabinet crores. gating the matter. Parliament. The Judiciary dict on the issue. amendment bill also proposed Padma award but they did not Among the other nominees Secretary, Secretary to the Anil Jain, a resident of According to a crime branch can’t dictate the Legislature on Enacted in December 2013, many other changes on which make it to the final list. who did not make it were President, Additional Janakpuri, was nabbed with official, Anil Jain was run- this issue, he said. ‘The Lokpal and Lokayuktas there has been no political con- Among those who were archer Dola Banerjee, former Principal Secretary to the old currency notes of Rs 5 to ning a chit fund scheme and "Unless the proposed amend- Act’ aims to create a system of sensus. named for the awards this Olympic champion and Prime Minister, Home 6 Crores (exact amount is initially he refused to say ment making Leader of the anti-corruption watchdog in In December last, the top court year include NCP chief shooter Abhinav Bindra, bad- Secretary, actor Waheeda being counted) in denomi- anything but after sustained Largest Opposition party as India. had indicated that if the legal Sharad Pawar, senior BJP minton player Jwala Gutta, Rehman, journalist and MP nation of Rs 500 and Rs interrogation he claimed Leader of Opposition is passed The law came into force from problem took too long to get leader Murli Manohar Joshi, singer Sonu Nigam, actor Dr Harivansh, political ana- 1000. that he was exchanging the by Parliament, the Lokpal can't January 16, 2014, but appoint- solved, it would order inclu- former Lok Sabha Speaker Sridevi Kapoor, anchor and lyst S Gurumurthy, and bad- He was allegedly exchang- old currency. be appointed," Rohatgi said. ment process got stalled as sion leader of the largest oppo- late PA Sangma, singer KJ journalist Arnab Goswami, minton player turned coach ing old currency notes with His house in Janakpuri was On behalf of Common Cause search panel members, includ- sition party in the Lok Sabha Yesudas, wrestler Sakshi media personality Pritish Pullela Gopichand among new currency notes in the also raided. — one of the petitioners — ing jurist Fali Nariman quit. in the selection panel. Malik and gymnast Dipa Nandy and fashion designer others. CBSE extends deadline for revision Pak court asks Punjab govt to explain detention of Hafiz Saeed of NEET centres till March 31 LAHORE, MAR 28 Saeed’s counsel AK Dogar, Pakistani citizens. (ATA). not seek detention of any cit- resolutions their liberty Justice Shamsi asked the Dogar concluded his argu- He said such powers were izen. He said the detention of could not be curtailed. A Pakistani court has asked government explain how ments saying the govern- solely vested with the feder- the JuD leaders is a case of The government on January the Punjab government to they could detain a citizen ment had detained the JuD al government. mala fide intention and ulte- 30 had put Saeed and the explain under what authority like Saeed without trial. leaders without any justifica- He said the government had rior motive on part of the four leaders of JuD and it has detained Jamaat-ud- Referring to an Indian movie tion. detained him (Saeed) and government. Falah-e-Insaniat (FIF) under Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed wherein Saeed was por- Dogar also questioned the others to please India and the Dogar said the government house arrest in Lahore under "without a trial". trayed as a villain, the judge powers of the provincial US. had no evidence that the the country's anti-terrorism A Lahore High Court's two- said the government should government to include any He further argued that the petitioners were a risk to act. judge Bench headed by see if there is any "interna- citizen in the fourth schedule UN resolution followed by security of Pakistan, and The court adjourned the Justice Syed Kazim Raza tional conspiracy" against of the Anti-Terrorism Act the government action did merely on the basis of UN hearing till April 4. — PTI NEW DELHI, MAR 28 in Medical Council of India- /Dental Council of India- Shamsi was hearing a peti- The Central Board of approved medical/dental tion of Saeed, his aides - Secondary Examination colleges, will be held on Prof Malik Zafar Iqbal, (CBSE) has extended the May 7. Abdur Rehman Abid, Qazi Kashif Hussain and deadline for candidates to It will be held in 10 lan- Abdullah Ubaid — who had revise their centres for guages— Hindi, English, challenged their detention national entrance exam for Assamese, Bengali, under the anti-terrorism law admission to medical col- Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, — on Monday. leges till March 31. Telugu, Odia and Kannada. After hearing arguments The board has also added — PTI another centre in Nanded (Maharashtra), taking the number of centres for National Entrance-cum- Eligibility Test (NEET) to 104. The candidates who wish to revise their examination centres were granted a win- dow from March 24-27. "Date of revising the options for centre cities has been extended till March 31, 2017. Nanded (Maharashtra) has also been added in the existing list of the examination cities," CBSE said in a statement. According to the CBSE, a record 11,35,104 candidates have registered for the exam, which is 41.42 per cent more than the previous year's number. In 2016, as many as 8,02,594 aspirants had reg- istered for the NEET. With the increase, the NEET and the JEE (Main) exams now have an equivalent number of cities as centres with the HRD Ministry ear- lier this week directing CBSE to have 23 more cen- tres. The single common entrance exam for admis- sion to MBBS/BDS courses