Card Issue to Buttress Anti-India Campaign Bribe in Jammu Kashmir by Speaking on Killings in 2016

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NL CORRESPONDENT corrupt and unhelpful and AMMU AWI AN "Do not use dead as ornaments to set stages for public audiences" J T , J 03 state subject certificates. domicile certificates to SRINAGAR, JAN 03 that without greasing (KIP) These refugees from West West Pakistan refugees, someone's palm or buying SRINAGAR, JAN 03 (KNS) "I am thankful to BJP Pakistan, who reside for the allowing banks outside the People in Jammu and political influence they because they provided me Despite the fact that the last 40 to 70 years in the Jammu and Kashmir to Kashmir can't get their work cannot get any work done in Thanking Bharatiya Janata passport and visa to (my) state Government has made border areas of Jammu confiscate and hold done in government offices government offices," said Party (BJP) for providing kids which was denied it clear that it has no plan need some identification properties and court orders without greasing someone's the 80-page report. passport to him and his during Congress regime in to issue domicile certificates so that they are regarding the sovereignty palm or buying political The report said this kids, Minister for Social Delhi," Lone said. certificates to the refugees genuine residents of the of the state were an issue of influence, the state prompted people to flood Welfare, ARI & Trainings Accusing Omar Abdullah of from West Pakistan areas including Samba, "life and death and no vigilance commission said. the commission with and Science & Technology settling scores by speaking separatists continue to R.S.Pora and Kashmiri can afford to sit In its latest report, the state complaints, expecting their and MLA Handwara, Sajad on killings of civilians in make an issue out of a non- Kathua.Without these silent on these issues." vigilance commission has grievances would be Gani Lone on Tuesday 2016, Lone said that his issue. identification certificates "State government has said that be it a work as addressed. accused former chief focus was more on role of Notwithstanding the fact some of them could get incarcerated thousands of small as installation of It showed the departments minister Omar Abdullah of opposition in 2010 than that the State Government into trouble during search young and old in the name streetlight or as big as against which complaints settling scores by speaking killings in 2016. "Omar has explained that refugees operations which the of democracy which is construction of a road to a were received, with rural on killings of civilians in didn't express sorrow over from West Pakistan were security forces launch for highly condemnable," they village, or emergency development department 2016. killings in 2016 but issued identification nabbing militants. Kashmiri said. The protesters, surgery in a government followed by engineering Responding to the criticism complained more about role wasn't killed for having certificates, separatists Separatist held a chanting pro-freedom and hospital, people have an department and consumer for joining hands with the of opposition in 2010," he alliance with the BJP for continue to resort to breast demonstration against pro-unity slogans, said impression that they have to affairs and public right-wing BJP, Lone said said. five years, why should I be beating issuing of domicile domicile certificates and bribe to get the work done. distribution department that he is thankful to BJP "When I met PM Modi for killed," he said, adding that alleging that the certificates to West SC verdict were "…It has been observed that topping the list. who provided them passport the first time, I was scared the political parties have no demographic character of Pakistan Refugees (WPRs) "conspiracies to change the people by and large have The report pointed out which were denied to him that I may be killed. But right to use dead people as the state could be altered if in Srinagar. The protesters demography of Jammu come to perceive the public complaints received against by Congress government in later I realised when a "ornaments to set stages for these refugees were given said that the issuance of Kashmir. (KIP) " servants in general as police P2 New Delhi. leader like Omar Abdullah public audiences." Rains, snowfall ends Assembly & Council Proceedings dry spell in Kashmir For kind attention of our readers! J&K Assembly Secretriat and Information Department SRINAGAR, JAN 03 (KNS) morning in the higher have not provided us the requisite security passes for reaches of the Pir Panjal covering the proceedings of J&K Legislature for the Kashmir Tuesday received area while heavy rains reasons best known to them. Thus, we are not publishing light to moderate rains and lashed the plains. Sonamarg the first hand account of entire news/proceedings of J&K snowfall, ending the long in central Kashmir's dry spell of past decades. Ganderbal district received Assembly and J&K Legislative Council. However, we are Fresh snowfall was received fresh snowfall. presenting the news stories based on proceedings from in ski-resort of Gulmarg in "Sonamarg and upper Agencies. We regret for it. north Kashmir's Baramulla reaches of Zojila received -Editor district and in Shopian in fresh snowfall. The traffic south Kashmir. has been suspended as a Rains lashed plains, giving precautionary measure," Centre to provide Rs 6000 to respite from the continued said an official. old wave. "On January 4, light to pregnant & lactating women Heavy snowfall and rains moderate rains and snowfall ended the long dry spell in are again likely to occur NEW DELHI, JAN 3 (PTI) issued by WCD. Poonch district early across the Kashmir. Good Under the scheme, all Tuesday. news is that the prediction is To ensure pregnant and pregnant women and Officials said that heavy for good amount of rains lactating mothers attains lactating mothers excluding snowfall started early and snowfall P2 Gulmarg- the famous tourist resort wears the white blanket on season’s snowfall. NL Photo: Omar optimal nutritional status, the those who are in regular Government will provide employment with the cash incentive of Rs 6000 Central Government or Omar leads opposition walk out Winter vacation Speaker writes-off national for the wage loss so that the State Governments or woman can take adequate public sector undertakings, in Summer Zone anthem insult by mere condeming! rest before and after are eligible. in Assembly over Kashmir unrest delivery and also to improve The cash incentive of Rs from Jan 04 NL CORRESPONDENT Taking cognizance of the her health and nutrition 6,000 will be paid in three JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 matter, the Speaker said, during the period. instalments for the first two NL CORRESPONDENT Chief Minister and NC JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 Working President Omar NL CORRESPONDENT "The entire House strongly The Ministry of Women and live births at the stages of JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 Abdullah woke up from his As some BJP members condemns the disrespectful Child Development, in early registration of National Conference seat and informed the house resorted to protests in the behaviour exhibited by accordance with the pregnancy, at the time of Working President and that Chief Minister According to an order Legislative Assembly over some legislators towards the provisions of Section 4(b) institutional delivery and 3 former Chief Minister Omar Mehbooba Mufti has fled to issued by the School disrespect to national national anthem." of National Food Security months after delivery if the Abdullah Tuesday led entire Srinagar. Education Department, all anthem by members of Earlier, the BJP members Act, formulated a scheme child birth is registered, opposition to walk out of the Omar said Chief Minister the Government schools opposition, Speaker raising slogans reached near for pregnant and lactating child has received BCG assembly in protest against flying to Srinagar when she including recognized Kavinder Gupta, on behalf the Well of the House and mothers called Maternity vaccination and has Chief Minister Mehbooba was scheduled to reply on private schools upto Higher of the House, today entered into verbal duels Benefit Programme a received OPV and DPT-1 & Mufti for skipping reply on debate over Kashmir unrest Secondary level falling in "strongly condemned" the with opposition members conditional cash transfer 2. debate over Kashmir unrest. shows her non seriousness. Summer Zone of Jammu action, a report said. over the insult to national scheme. The cash transfer would be As independent MLA Er Saying that remaining in the Division shall observe The Budget session of anthem which the "The Scheme provides cash Aadhaar linked through the Rashid was participating the house not to see Chief Winter vacation from 04 Jammu and Kashmir opposition member resisted incentives to pregnant and individual bank or post debate on unrest Former Minister Mehbooba Mufti January to 15 January Assembly began on a without any remorse. lactating women for the office account in DBT 2017. stormy note yesterday as Responding to the issue wage loss so that they can mode. replying the debate on According to the order, the opposition held protests raised by the members of take adequate rest before Prime Minister Narendra Govt used excessive Kashmir unrest is mere teaching and non-teaching against the PDP-BJP the Treasury Benches in the and after delivery; to Modi, in his address to the wastage of time. As Omar staff along with the Head of government and continued morning, Gupta remarked improve her health and nation on December 31 had forces in Kashmir: Opp led entire opposition to walk the Institutions associated sloganeering even when the that the national anthem is nutrition during the period announced pan-India out of the assembly Er with the rehearsal of national anthem was being the nation's pride and of pregnancy and lactation expansion of MBP in all the SRINAGAR, JAN 03 (KNS) The spokesperson for the Rashid continued his speech march-past and cultural played, with Governor N N identity. and to breastfeed the child districts with effect from coalition government over Kashmir unset but after events to be presented on Vohra cutting short his "As lawmakers and during the first six months January 1. The second day of Budget Nayeem Akhtar requested entering into a heated brawl the Republic Day 2017 address to both Houses of representatives of the of the birth, which is very It is expected that annually session of Jammu and the opposition member to with some BJP MLAs Er shall continue to attend the legislature and leaving people, it is our vital for the development of about 51.70 lakh Kashmir assembly on maintain the peace with Rashid P2 their duties P2 amid the pandemonium. responsibility P2 the child," said a statement beneficiaries P2 Tuesday began amid in assurance them that commotion by the government is willing to opposition parties debate on the killings in Fire breaks out at Agriculture NC MLC describes Hizb One killed, 8 injured as demanded debate on the Kashmir. recent civilian killings in Senior cabinet ministers Gh office, record burnt militant as 'martyr' mini bus turns turtle Kashmir. Nabi Hanjura, Sayed Despite repeated requests Farooq Indrabi, Bhali Bagat NL CORRESPONDENT cause of Jammu and from Chairman Council and Sunil Sharma were also JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 Kashmir". Haji Inayat Ali, the present there. His remark drew protests members of the opposition With continues protests and In yet another controversy from BJP and PDP parties created uproar commotion by the after insult to national members. seeking debate on the opposition members the anthem, National PDP member Firdos Tak killings and prevailed Chairman council permit Conference MLC Shauqat said such words should not situation in Kashmir. the debated in the council. Hussain Ganai described in be spoken on the floor of Avoiding the requests from "We can discuss the the Legislative Council the House. Chairman Council, the Kashmir situation in council slain Hizbul Mujahideen However, Ganai stood by National Conference and members are allowed to terrorist Burhan Wani as a his remarks and added, NL CORRESPONDENT A speedily driven mini bus members, Dr Bashir Ahmad put their perspectives," Haji "martyr", triggering protests "Kashmir is political JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 lost the control when the Veeri, Ali Mohamamd Dar, Inayat Ali said. NL CORRESPONDENT Jammu caught fire this from the ruling PDP and problem and youth have driver tried to negotiate a Showkat Ahmad Ganie and Meanwhile in the debate the JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 morning in which important BJP. taken to guns." One person was killed and turn near MLAs hostel Shahnaz Ganie including National conference records of past many years During a debate on Kashmir BJP MLC Surinder eight others were injured behind Civil Secretariat, congress member Gh Nabi member Showkat Ahmad The second floor of the was gutted besides other situation, Ganai said Burhan Ambardar also asked Ganai when a mini bus they were police said. Monga continuously Ganie alleged that state office of Director, inventories. The incident was a "martyr" and that he not to resort to such remarks travelling in turned turtle They said the vehicle turned protested. administration P2 Agriculture at Talab Tillo was reportedly P2 had "given up his life for the on the floor P2 near Bus Stand area here. turtle killing P2 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | Jan | 04 | 2017 Over 2,600 cases of stone pelting in till Dec 31 '150 militants killed, 81 jawans lost lives; 59 youths joined militancy post July'

JAMMU TAWI, JAN 3 (PTI) said that a total of 59 youths released, with 318 still under that they can join the in the Valley joined militant detention as on December national mainstream and Last year saw 216 militancy- ranks after the killing of 29, Chief Minister lead a normal life, she said. related incidents in which Hizbul terrorist Burhan Mehbooba Mufti said in a According to the policy, the 150 militants were killed Wani in an encounter with written reply to MLA state government will and 81 security personnel security forces on July 8 last Engineer Abdul Rasheed in provide them incentives lost their lives, Jammu and year. "As reported by CID the state Assembly here including fixed deposits of Kashmir Chief Minister headquarters, 59 youth have today. Rs 1.50 lakh, payment of Mehbooba Mufti said today. joined militant ranks after The cases are under monetary incentive for Till December 21, 216 8th July, 2016", Chief investigation, she said, surrender of weapons and militancy-related incidents Minister Mehbooba Mufti adding that 76 people, stipend for a period of 3 were recorded. 143 such said in a written reply to the besides 2 policemen, lost years at the rate of Rs 2,000 incidents were reported in question by MLA Mubarak their lives during the unrest per month from the date of 2015 and 151 in 2014, the Gul in the state Assembly in Valley. surrender, the chief minister chief minister said in a here. The state government has said. written reply in the state As many as 2,690 cases have notified a surrender policy Under the above policy of Assembly. been registered in which was superseded by 2004, 437 cases of Mufti, who also holds the connection with stone rehabilitation policy to surrendered militants were home portfolio, said till pelting incidents in Kashmir encourage the misguided received from 2004 till date, December 19, 81 personnel and 16 have been lodged for youths and militants to Mehbooba said. of Army, BSF, CRPF, SSB snatching of weapons till the abjure violence and "accept As many as 216 cases have and police laid down their end of last year, the state the integrity of India and the been finalised and monthly lives for the nation and 150 government said today. Constitution", Mehbooba, incentives of Rs 2.68 cores militants were killed in that 463 people were also who holds the home have been paid, she said period. The Jammu and detained under Public Safety portfolio, said. adding 219 cases have been Kashmir government today Act out of whom 145 were The policy was notified so rejected.

Panel set up to probe molestation Mehbooba's non-seriousness charges against doctor led to unrest in Valley: Cong

NL CORRESPONDENT Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 (PTI) lives of innocent people of JAMMU TAWI, JAN 03 the state. Congress today hit out at "There will be a four-day The State Government has Jammu and Kashmir Chief break in the Assembly. The set up an inquiry panel to Minister Mehbooba Mufti foundation stone laying probe molestation charges for giving a miss to the ceremony could have been against a doctor of the Assembly proceedings and postponed. Government Medical alleged her "callous and The chief minister could College and Hospital here. insensitive" attitude toward have shown some concern "The Government has people had led to the unrest toward her people, whose constituted an inquiry in the Valley. plight and miseries the committee to probe the Congress Legislative Party Opposition was trying to allegation of molestation The minister said the doctor Leader Rigzin Jora in the highlight," he said. against a doctor at GMC, has been put under Assembly said: "While a It was the "non-seriousness Jammu," J&K Minister for suspension pending inquiry. debate was on in the House and insensitive" attitude of Health and Medical He said the law will take its on an adjournment motion to the chief minister and her Education Bali Bhagat said own course and the guilty, allow a discussion on the government that led to the in the state Assembly. whosoever, will face action Kashmir situation, the chief unrest in the Valley, Jora He said an FIR has already as per the law. minister chose to fly into alleged. The Opposition was been registered against the The Government had Srinagar for laying a debating the Kashmir unrest doctor and the report of the yesterday suspended the foundation stone." and it was the duty of the departmental inquiry doctor, a week after he was "The attitude of the chief chief minister to listen to instituted to probe the booked for allegedly minister shows the their demands and try to allegation will be submitted molesting a girl, a final year seriousness that this bring the state out of the within 10 days. MBBS student. government imparts to the "present impasse", he said.

triggering concerns among people and experts. party Saif U din Baht blames that National Conference and FROM PAGE 1 Kashmir has for the first time in 40 years witnessed dry of Centre to provide Rs 6000 to congress parties too are responsible in worsening the spell over five to six months. As per official figures, situation in Kashmir. Nothing moves without Kashmir received only 3.6 mm rainfall in October, pregnant & lactating women Answering the questions raised from opposition members, November and December, resulting in drying up of water Education Minister Nayeem Akhtar said, that they too have bribe in Jammu Kashmir bodies. would avail of the benefit. regrets and remorse with killings in Kashmir and this will As per officials, Kashmir should have received more than "Expansion of MBP will have huge impact on pregnant be remembered as black part in our history. 100 mm rainfall from September to December as per women and lactating mothers as it will not only provide Nayeem Akhtar said there is no difference between 2010 department regarding alleged false implication of people "normal" figures. them compensation for the wage loss but will also provide agitation and 2016 agitation. He said PDP supported the and extraction of bribe from them on the pretext of closing Meanwhile, officials said Srinagar on Tuesday recorded them adequate nutrition and rest before and after delivery. then coalition NC-Congress government to restore peace, the cases. maximum temperature of 9.9 degree Celsius and minimum "Mothers will have sufficient time to breastfeed the child but they played negative role in 2016. In social welfare department, complainants alleged officers of minus 0.6 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam recorded during first six months of the birth. Resultantly, it is He requested the opposition parties to give support in minus 5 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 4.6 degree for misappropriation of funds meant for downtrodden expected that it will reduce mother mortality rate, IMR, normalizing the situation in Kashmir , with disruption of Celsius. sections of the society under various centrally sponsored under-nutrition and its adverse effects," the statement said. house poor public are sufferers. (KNS) Schemes. He informed that Jammu recorded the maximum It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the cost sharing The government enacted the Jammu Kashmir temperature 23.2 degree Celsius and minimum of 11.3 between Centre and States is 60:40 for all the States and StateVigilance Commission 2011 and its mandate was to degrees Celsius. UTs (with legislature), 90:10 for NER and Himalayan Fire breaks out at Agriculture enquire or cause inquiries to be conducted into offences "Light to moderate rains and snowfall is likely to continue States and 100 per cent GoI share for UTs without alleged to have been committed under the prevention of for next three days across the Kashmir," said an official. legislatures. office, record burnt corruption act by public servants, corporations established (KNS) The total cost of the proposal for the balance period of in the state. 2016-17 and from 2017-18 to 2019-20 including Centre and occurred before the office was opened due to short circuit in It has been learnt that SVC has sent over 700 queries related Winter vacation in State share is expected to be Rs 12,661.00 crore. the room heater. to corruption in various department, but there has been poor However, no one reportedly hurt in the incident. The fire response from government department to respond to these Summer Zone from Jan 04 brigade controlled the fire. The reason behind the incident queries. Govt used excessive is still not known. The Director, Agriculture was not However, sources said its authorities had asked the officials accessible for comments. to ensure completion of complaints of corruption at the during the winter vacations. "Such officials/ officials shall earliest which are pending with the commission for months. be provided incentive in terms of Rule 27 of the Jammu and forces in Kashmir: Opp Kashmir Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1979," it said. NC MLC describes Hizb used maximum force on peaceful protesters after the death Rains, snowfall ends dry Speaker writes-off national anthem of Burhan Wani. militant as 'martyr' He said that excessive use of force result the killings of insult by mere condeming! spell in Kashmir innocent citizens and many were blinded. of House. While speaking on the issue the Congress leader Gh Nabi Later, speaking to reporters outside the Council, Ganai said to uphold the dignity of the national anthem," he said. Monga criticised the collation government, and said that across the valley," Sonum Lotus, Director metrological "Burhan Wani is a martyr. (AGENCIES) Closing the issue without any formal resolution on they fail to handle the situation. He said instead of using department told KNS. condemding the disrespect shown by some of the police and forces government should have a well versed "On January 5, weather will remain partly cloudy with opposition members, he expressed hoped that such policy to deal with protesters. possibility of rains and snow and thunderstorm at isolated One killed, 8 injured as disapproving action will not be repeated in future. Monga said that Kashmiri people and youngsters are being places. But again, On January 6 and January 7, widespread rains and snow would occur across the Kashmir," he harassed by the state administration. mini bus turns turtle informed. Omar leads opposition walk out in Other opposition member too took part in the debate and Kashmir is presently witnessing the prolong dry spell of Assembly over Kashmir unrest condemned over the recent killings, injured and blinding its helper on the spot and injuring eight others. past decades while River Jhelum, the lifeline of Kashmir, is people in Kashmir. Injured persons were rushed to the hospital, police said While taking part in the discussion member from the ruling fast drying up due to continued dry spell in the Valley, was marshaled out from the assembly. (KNS) adding that the matter is being investigated. (AGENCIES)

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Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | January 04 | 2017 SC judgement will bring Nat Manch stages 'Badalda Desh' revolution in politics: Gupta Jammu, Jan 03 Nat Manch today staged its 248th play "Badalda NL Correspondent and religion has no role in it. shops should keep running. Desh" at its studio in Shakti Nagar, here. Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 Aseem Gupta said that we Some particular community Keshav Chopra, President BJP Talab Tillo were ruled by Mughals and people were used for their Mandal was the chief guest and Mahatma Tilak The recent judgement of the Britishers for hundreds of political benefits and making was the guest of honour. The theme of the play Supreme Court of India that years due to which we lost people fight with each other was to create awareness among the common no politician or political party our original identity and in by giving the name of can seek votes in the name of 1947 when we got (Communal Rights) and masses about the cashless transaction with the caste, creed, religion or Independence we were not taking benefit for themselves help of multiple applications available on the language is a landmark shown right path for leading and their Party and nothing to Internet. decision and will obviously the country towards do with nation. The play was dedicated to the initiative of our bring a revolution in the development, rather Aseem further said that the Prime Minister for making the country cashless Indian politics. This was politicians started using to countries who got and his campaign for Digital India. The play was stated by BJP State Secretary exploit the people of the independence merely 30 years written by Abhishek and directed by Aseem Gupta, while advising country in the name of back are more progressive and Founder/President of Nat Manch, Tarun Sharma. the Indian politicians not to religion and caste for their have very well developed The artists who performed in the play with mix religion with politics as political benefits. Their sole infrastructure and Hongkong different Characters were Tarun Sharma, Ishan elections is a secular process motive was that their political is one of the example. Mansotra, Aman Kumar and Abhishek. Opposition's role is Congress holds meetings against highly deplorable: Prof Virender demonetization NL Correspondent NL Correspondent they continued with their demanded that Speaker of Virender Gupta also said that personnel, Malhotra said extending up to 31st of Sahara Group during the Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 protest, raising anti- the House and the state rowdism displayed during that thisdecision of Mr. March, 2017. An Income period of 30th October Modi, the farmers, labour Tax and Sales tax rebate of 2013 to February. 2014 government slogans when government should initiate Governor's Address amounts Senior functionaries of BJP State Spokesperson, class, small business 50% should be given to during nine time seized by the national anthem was appropriate action against to showing disrespect to the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Prof. Virender Gupta being played after the the legislatures as per the Governor and also to the holders, shopkeepers were small shopkeepers and the IT Dept. and duly Congress Committee strongly criticized the Governor ended his address. law of the country. The democratic norms and adversely affected and he businesses. The Central signed by IT authorities (JKPCC) held meetings at opposition for the Governor, BJP Spokesperson said that explanation rendered by traditions. He said that termed the government should and witnesses, alleging various districts N N Vohra's address in the it was a great shameful and Congress legislature party opposition, instead of showing decision a surgical strike compensate the State payments totalling over 40 headquarters in Jammu joint session of legislature condemnable action on the leader Rigzin Jora and NC interest in the development of on India's poor and the governments for the loss of crores. The nation seeks district on Tuesday. Vikram while creating part of opposition MLA Devendra Singh Rana the state, helping the biggest scam of revenue incurred on answer and so Congress Malhotra General unprecedented scene and legislatures that those who that National Anthem was government to bring Independent India. He said account of this exemption. party would Secretary JKPCC along forcing the Governor to take the oath of the not audible cannot be normalcy in the state, has that Congress demands that Anil Chopra said that press for it through public with DCC president Jammu leave his address within 15 Constitution and for entertained as all the chosen the path of disruption are restrictions on Prime Minister Modi and campaign to force Govt. Urban,Anil Chopra address minutes. He also strongly upholding the integrity of the legislatures are well aware of and added that by adopting withdrawal of money be his Govt. for a fair probe country, indulged in anti- the fact that national anthem these tactics they are helping press conference at Party condemned the disrespect lifted with immediate is silence over the entries announcement. shown to the national India activities and such like is played when Governor the forces those want the HQ -Jammu. While effect and till restriction anthem by the opposition, as criminal offence. He ends his address. Prof. Valley to remain disturbed. interacting with the media were in place, special Power shutdown interest of 18 percent per Ganjoo honoured with Annum be provided to all NL Correspondent , Manda, Ambphalla, Karan 'Digi Dhan Mela' on Jan 17 Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 Bank account holders. The Nagar, Jullaka Mohalla, NL Correspondent government should Mubarak Mandi, DBN Dhan mela on the basis of training in the use of POS DGNCC award To carry out the work of Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 organize a special drive to School and adjoining areas initiatives taken for the machines, procuring and replacement of old pole promotion and adoption of using various cards for identify and register all fed from D-2 (LT Network) Deputy Commissioner, DBs with the modified digital payment system. cashless transactions. During those who have lost their and D-1 (LT Network) Jammu, Simrandeep Singh, ones and their associated The DC convened meetings the Digi Dhan Mela, jobs since November 8, feeder shall remain affected convened a meeting on today with all the SDMs, scheduled to be held in the 2016, and provide them works by M/s IRCON from January 4 to January Tuesday to discuss the Tehsildars, BDOs, CDPOs, Gulshan Ground on 17th compensation at the International Ltd under 20, 2017 (Except Holidays) modalities for holding of Principals of Colleges and January, various stalls will applicable minimum wage RAPDRP project, the from 9 am to 3 pm (on 'Digi Dhan Mela' in Jammu Schools and urged upon be set up by the prominent rate for a time period power supply to Dhounthly alternate DTs). on 17th January, 2017. them to participate in the banks and Govt offices. As lead up to this Mela, campaign for Cashless General public is invited to various contests will be held transactions. avail services offered by among different groups. A special meeting was also these banks in connection There would be awards for NL Correspondent held with prominent banks with Digital modes of NCC, J&K on behalf of the Best Panchayat, Rural Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 like State Bank of India, payments. Banks, too would Directorate General NCC, Block, Urban Local Body, J&K Bank, PNB, Canara New Delhi. be offering on spot opening Ajev Lochan Ganjoo, JHT of Market association, School, Bank, ICICI, Axis bank, On the occasion, Brig Ajay of accounts, issuance of NCC Directorate J&K, College and Govt. offices. HDFC etc., seeking their Kumar Verma, Dy Director debit cards, seeding of Jammu has been awarded These awards would be involvement in public Aadhar with bank accounts, Directorate General NCC General, Col R S Bhatti, given on the day of the Digi awareness, facilitation and registration of merchants for Commendation Medal for Director, Col RS Pathania, POS machines and other his meritorious and Addl Director, Jatinder Ruling Ministers as well as services for facilitating exemplary service during Kumar Sharma, Senior cashless payments. The 2015 -2016. Accounts Officer and staff of opposition showing disrespect to Mela would culminate with He was felicitated by Major Directorate were also an Award ceremony for the General Nilendra Kumar, present in the award national symbols, emblems: Harsh best performing units. Additional Director General ceremony. Jammu, Jan 03 Commenting upon the hue and cry raised by BJP leaders asking for apology from opposition congress and NC for JYF questions CM's silence disrespect to National Anthem, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister called upon the saffron Brigade to set their own house in order before delivering over prevailing mess in JU homilies to others. He said that the disrespect to National NL Correspondent JYF He said that Vice of five lessons @ Rs 1000 Anthem is undoubtedly condemnable, and those who did it Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 Chancellor is in the bad per lesson i.e. Rs. 5000/- are amenable to law, but it is not the first time that habit of dubbing those plus Rs. 1240/- as Typing disrespect has been shown to national symbols and While questioning the raising voice against Charges (Total of Rs 6256/- emblems, added Singh. Alleging persistent violations of wisdom of Pro-Chancellor irregularities and wrong ). Dr Vohra not only Flag code of India, Prevention of insult to National of the Jammu University, doings as black mailers committed fraud by Honours Act and Emblems and Names (Prevention of Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed, whereas he himself is a big exaggerating the bill but improper use) Act by the Ministers of the BJP-PDP Govt, The Jammu Youth Forum fraud and black mailers also bye-passed the set Singh called for invocation of penal action against them as (JYF) has urged her Pro- having committed numbers procedure as she was not they could not be let off by mere apology. Chancellor to wake up from of scams protecting the authorized to pass the bill Pointing towards the violations committed by the Ministers deep slumber and rather the same was to be wrong doers under his in the use of National Flag, Harsh Dev Singh said it is immediately set the things done by Coordinator of B.A control. (Semester Ist & IInd), he unambiguously provided in the relevant laws that National right in Jammu University Deepak Kumar disclosed revealed. He specifically Flag shall always occupy the position of Honour and and also take to task Vice that Dr Vohra utilized the made a reference to the distinctly placed and when used in a motor car it shall fly Chancellor, who is service of Prof Sudhir Singh cancellation of interview of on the right side of the vehicle. He said that various misleading higher to write three lessons of Assistant Registrars in Ministers of BJP and PDP were flying the National Flag on authorities' vis-à-vis policy English subject of B.A which his own daughter was the left side of their vehicle with the prominent distinctive decisions, during the every Semester-Ist (One of Unit- involved as she did not fall position having been conceded to state flag. He said that meeting. IV and Two of Unit-V) but within the merit to get this amounted to making National Flag subservient to State Addressing the press- when it came to appointed as Assistant conference here today, remuneration claim; she Flag and an insult to it within the meaning and scope of Registrar. National Emblems and Names Act. Deepak Kumar President made a bill (dated 11-07-16) PDP strives for women empowerment: Dogra

NL Correspondent Dogra, President, Women challenge in the world today only they can free this world, mobility. On the occasion Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 wing of PDP, said under the is violence and women are country. She said hat party spokesperson Ved dynamic leadership of Chief Scores of women today its biggest victims. "Women government started scooty Mahajan, Sr leader Fallail joined Peoples Democratic Minister Ms Mehbooba have the biggest stake in scheme under which college Singh, E-Peter, Balbir Singh, Party in a function held at Mufti, coalition Govt is peace. We need them to girls will be given 50 per Ghar Singh, Karan Singh, party office, Gandhi Nagar, doing a lot for the restore it. She Chief Minister cent subsidy on purchase of a Balbir Singh Salaria, Balbir here today. empowerment and uplift of Mehbooba wants to invest in scooty. She added that the Singh Manhas, Manohar Lal, While welcoming the new women in particular. Vijaya girl students, as their idea is to make women Krishan Lal were also entrants to party, Vijaya Dogra said that the biggest education and future because independent in terms of present. 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | January 04 | 2017 Demonization move destabilized JKNTUF holds country's economy: Congress protest, demands regular wages

NL Correspondent NL Correspondent Doda, Jan 03 Doda, Jan 03

Former Minister, Ex MLA, Jammu and Kashmir Bhaderwah, Mohammed National Trade Union Front Sharif Naiz said in Doda on Tuesday staged demonetization has failed to massive protest achieve its motive and has demonstration against the destabilized economy of the state government, country. demanding regular wages. Speaking in protest rally at The need based workers and Doda, Niaz said casual labourers of PHE government's campaign to under the banner of J&K miserably failed to frame daily needs owing to no to framing the fight against black money, National Trade Union Front regularization policy for the wages from past six months regularization policy, they counterfeit currency and end held protest demonstration thousands of casual labours due to negligent attitude of left with no other option to of terrorism is an eye wash household, agriculture, inflation. Niaz also Prominent those who spoke outside Deputy engaged after 1994 in government, we want to hit the streets statewide for and the real motive of micro and major business highlighted various in protest rally were Jagdish Commissioner's office in various departments. We attract the focus of the demands. The other demonetization was to give establishments, medical problems faced by people of Raj Bhagat, Mohd Ashraf, Doda in support of their want government should government about the union leaders who were monetary benefit to few facilities, tourism, trade and Bhaderwah, Bhallessa, Ishtiaq Ahmed Baig, Mohd demands. Barkat Ali, a provide regular wages to problems being faced by present on the occasion are billionaires. He said that education. The methods Chiralla and Basnota areas Ashraf Malik, Waseem Raja, veteran Trade union leader many people have lost their adopted to implement of Bhaderwah constituency. Abbas Rather, Haji Shahdin, workers and to frame a poor wagers." protesters Shamsher Singh, Kewal condemned the delaying lives in hospitals who had no demonetization have forced He said that there is shortage Om Prakash Parihar, Shabir regularization policy for said. They threaten the Krishan, Mushtaq Ahmed, policies of the state, said, money to buy medicines, many under privileged to of wheat and sugar in food Khan, Javaid Lone, Naveen them." government, if they failed to Atta Mohammed, Nazir "State government has such autocratic decision is commit suicide. He added stores and electricity is being Kotwal. "We are unable to meet our release pending wages and Ahmed. sickening, immoral and can farmers are not being provided just few hours in a also be called as theft on provided with any solutions day. Senior Congress leaders people's property by to purchase seeds and other of Doda, Asif Jahan Gattu Modalities for starting work on Hydel Power Project reviewed billionaires through requirements for agriculture. and Hanief Shah expressed government. And if their issue is not anguish over the non- It was further informed that the Niaz said that the shortage of resolved within days it can payment of wages to daily major works under the project liquidity is showing lead to lower agriculture wagers and employees of include double lane 1500 meter significant constraint on production and higher various departments. access tunnel, 174 meter long steel bridge to connect both banks of river Chenab, main road and realignment Stock position of essential of some approach roads. The total height of the dam is expected to be 192 meter from the river bed. The commodities reviewed tunnel shall be constructed by HCC and bridge by SP Singla NL Correspondent Affairs (FCSCA) Kashmir, consumers of the tehsil. Jammu Tawi, Jan 03 construction. Tasaduq Jeelani briefed the He asked the concerned Oil NL Correspondent The meeting was attended by Chief and other officers. Chief Engineer informed the DDC meeting about the ration and Companies to expedite the Ramban, Jan 03 The Hindustan Petroleum Engineer Abdul Wahid, ADDC The meeting was informed that that the design and structures have supplies distributed among process to making available Corporation Limited Ravinder Sadhu, Chief Planning 1856 MW Sawalkote Hydel project been proposed keeping in view their the consumers of the tehsil. these services in the Tehsil at (HPCL) and Indian Oil To take review of pre-construction Officer Uttam Singh, Collector shall involve a total of 1400 hectare adaptability with the topography and He informed the meeting the earliest. Corporation Limited (IOCL) activities associated with Sawalkote Project Zameer Reshu, of land including the submergence seismic factors. For all aspects like that 1.36 lakh liters of K Oil, The meeting was attended by would establish LPG Sawalakote Hydel Power Project, Design Director HCC Girish part from main site upto Ramban forestation and soil conservation 6000 LPG Cylinders, 24485 Additional Secretary, agencies and petrol pumps in District Development Mhaskar, Manager-Admin HCC Ajit town and at present Rs.5.00 crore expert agencies shall be involved quintals of rice, 6005 FCSCA, Romesh Chander, the border tehsil of Gurez by Commissioner, Mohammad Aijaz, Singh Parihar, Nodal Officer Vijay have been disbursed among the land besides keeping the requisite funds quintals of flour and 2097 Senior Officers of IOCL, June 2017. today convened a joint meeting of Nagri, Project Manager SP Singla owners for acquiring 226 kanal of for resettlement and rehabilitation of quintals of sugar have been HPCL and FCSCA This information was given engineers and managers of Construction Manoharlal Arora, land, while certain pre-construction villagers to be affected during the in a meeting chaired by the dumped in different stores of departments. construction companies. Senior Site Engineer Sandeep Singh activities have also been started. construction work, he added. Deputy Speaker, Jammu and FCSCA to meet the Kashmir Legislative requirement of the Assembly, Mr Nazir Ahmad consumers of the tehsil for Protest held against SCC Deputation submits memo to ADC Gurezi here today. winter months. He further The meeting was convened informed that there is no MOHD MAJID MALIK to review the stock and shortage of food-grains in police officer BHADERWAH, JAN 03 supply position of essential the area. commodities and LPG in the It was also informed in the Continuing their struggle, a namely Omveer Singh.The area. meeting that there is total high level deputation of protestors said that the said The representatives of Oil population of 32255 souls in Senior Citizen Council injured shopkeeper who was companies informed that the tehsil Gurez, of which 3927 Bhaderwah along with bleeding in his ear was process for opening LPG have been provided ration representatives of one dozen outlet and installation of under AAY, 15100 under shifted to District Hospital social and traders petrol pump has already PHH while 13228 have been Ramban for organisations met Additional been started. They assured facilitated under NPHH. treatment.Beopar Mandal Deputy Commissioner , divisions and units were Gundoh road . ADC Doda that by June this year the Speaking at the meeting, the president Chanderkoot Doda Mohd Hanief Malik created but Bhaderwah was listen the deputation area would get both the Deputy Speaker asked the Qasim Ali Bhatoo demanded under the chairmanship of J denied its share and now it is patiently and assured to send facilities. FCS &CA department to the transfer of SHO and the S Charak and submitted NL Correspondent Officer (SHO) Chanderkote the responsibility of memorandum to state Earlier, Director, Food, Civil ensure timely distribution of local constable whom he memorandum to state RAMBAN, Jan 03 Dalgit Singh and the local government to do justice government. Kewal Krishan Supplies and Consumer essential commodities to the alleged of harassing the government through him and constable whom he alleged with Bhaderwah at any coast Kotwal, Khan Mohd Khan, locals every evening in an demanded district status to Hundreds of locals, traders of harassing the locals every Bhaderwah .The delegation . They also urged upon state Sanjay Sharma, Sher Singh held a strong protest against evening in an inebriated inebriated state.Meanwhile government to immediately Padha, Mohd Yousif Lone, R-Day arrangements reviewed Tehsildar Ramban Gurpreet informed ADC Doda that alleged high-handedness of state.The residents and Bhaderwah was an constitute a Task Force Krishan Kumar Dutt, Master Singh and Deputy REASI, JAN 03 police officer in shopkeepers staged a march independent state and many which will look into the Abdul Rehman, Arshad Superintendent of Police District Development Commissioner Reasi, Ravinder Kumar, Chanderkote area of and shut their businesses to new constituencies of demand of Bhaderwah Laway, Zakir Shapoo, Sohal today convened a meeting to review the arrangements for (DySP) Ramban Ramban, today. The protest against the alleged Chenab region were its parts district keeping in view the Sadeqi, Sheikh Mushtaq celebration of Republic Day 2017. Among others ADC, Babu Mohammad Rafiq protestors was lead by high-handedness of a police and new administrative units merit and aspirations of the Ahmed, Ashanul Haq, Tariq Ram, ASP Sanjay Rana, ACR Abdul Sattar, Deputy Beopar Mandal president officers.The protesters Choudhary reached on spot people.The delegation also Chowdhary, Khurshid Commandant CRPF Ravi Kala, DPO Rajeev Khajuria, DYSSO and sub divisions was also Chanderkoot Qasim Ali alleged that Dalgit Singh and which they talked with the parts of Bhadewrah demanded immediate Zargar, Nighat Chowdhary Dr. S.S Chib, DTO Mahesh Sharma, GM DIC Anil Thakur, DIO Bhatoo who demanded the yesterday evening thrashed a the protestors and protest construction of Bhaderwah were also present on the NIC Ashish Kumar and other senior officers of different tehsil. They also informed suspension of Station House non-local shopkeeper came of end. Khara and Bhaderwah occasion. departments were present in the meeting. It was decided in the that Bhaderwah new sub meeting that the main function would be held at General Zorawar Singh Sports Stadium Reasi where the VIP would GDC Bhaderwah accords unfurl the national flag followed by march past by contingents Poor BSNL broadband services drawn from district police, NCC and students of various farewell to outgoing students educational institutions. Besides, cultural programme would also in Bhaderwah frustrating subscribers be presented by the students of various educational institutions during the function. Threadbare discussion was held regarding MOHD MAJID MALIK the emergency hours. "I could not Bhaderwah where you have to arrangements including illumination, barricading, security, BHADERWAH, JAN 03 secure a Tatkal ticket because of connect a number of times for traffic regulation, drinking water and power supply, sanitation, low internet speed and thus making a single call. Ironically, first aid, PAS, deployment of buses, fire tenders etc. The DDC Subscribers of state-owned missed an important business despite repeated appeals of the stressed upon the officers to work in close coordination in order Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited meeting at New Delhi, last people for improvement in to make the national function a grand success. (BSNL) ridiculed the tall claims week," said a young Journalist services, all such pleas are paid of the company about providing Mohd Majid Malik who has no heed by the concerned BSNL Lecture on 'Join Indian Army' organized "uninterrupted" broadband subscribed Wi-Fi service of officers in Udhampur for whom Poonch, Jan 03 services with speed above 1 BSNL in his office as well as at the subscribers are only meant Army organised a lecture on 'Join Indian Army' for the local Mbps. The subscribers home. Not only the individuals for minting money. However, the NL Correspondent students on the occasion. The youth of Surankote Tehsil at Youth Club, Surankote in complained against the erratic but even work in offices is also complaints of slow speed are Bhaderwah, Jan 03 outgoing students while sharing their Poonch district, today. During the lecture it was emphasised internet service of the company. used to suffer because of poor pouring in from various parts of experience lavished praise for the that employment is a major concern of every youth and Extremely poor services of internet speed of BSNL and in the Chenab valley with Government Degree College Principal and the staff members of the therefore they should participate in different recruitment Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited such hours of crisis, the subscribers accusing the Bhaderwah , accorded farewell to the School for providing them quality (BSNL) in Bhaderwah town are alternative service of other company of cheating them by rallies being conducted by Zonal Recruiting Office/ Branch outgoing part 3rd students in an education. Apart from chanting jokes Recruiting Office and the District Administration to join a frustrating for the people as telecom operators is the only announcing false attractive impressive, colorful and well and pranks, the students presented noble and fulfilling career. The motivational talk was higher officers of this help. imilarly, the unemployed scheme."I had got restored my attended function in the college mimicry which amused one and all. attended by a large number of local youth and students from Government owned telecom educated youth also suffer as broadband connection but its premises, here today. The programme Principal of the College, Prof Syed Surankote and nearby villages. Participants were imparted company have virtually turned they fail to fill up on-line speed is so slow that opening a started with lighting of traditional Zaheer Abass Hashmi wished the awareness about the procedures to joinArmy and Para blind eye towards the problems application forms several times internet page or checking emails lamp by Principal of the College, outgoing students best of luck and Military Forces. The physical and educational requirements being encountered by the because of slow internet takes hours," said Kehar Singh, a Prof. Syed Zaheer Abass Hashmi, lauded the efforts of part 2nd students and the selection process for various types of entries into the subscribers. Poor services of connections. Not only the slow subscriber in Bhaderwah. who was the Chief Guest on the for organizing a beautiful Army was explained. Information leaflets about selection BSNL broadband are subjecting internet speed but poor signal Repeated attempts to contact occasion. The function was organized programme. He also impresseD upon process and the schedule of recruitment rallies were also its subscribers nightmarish strength of landlines also is General Manager, BSNL proved by students of part 2nd. Colorful the students the importance of hard handed over to prospective aspirants. experiences, particularly during another feature of the BSNL in futile as he didn't pick up calls. cultural items were presented by the work, dedication and discipline. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | January 04 | 2017 Demonetization biggest scam of Distt Admn organizes screening of 'Independent India': Congress 'Dangal' movie under BBBP

NL Correspondent BJP." Kathua, Jan 03 Subash Gupta further said that Congress party is now After fifty-three days passed demanding a 'White Paper' to since demonetization of expose the truth behind the higher currency notes, demonetization and would India's opposition party like to ask Prime Minister Congress had termed the Nariendera Modi that how move as "biggest scam of much black money has been independent India." unearthed since November NL Correspondent make arrangements for Secondary School Nagri counterpart in every walk Kathua, Jan 03 Speaking to media, District 8, 2016. What is the batch wise screening of Parole seen the biopic of of life and proved their Congress Committee economic loss to the nation 'Dangal' movie: a biopic women wrestler. DDC metal. He said such In continuation of its series President Former MLC on account of film of Commonwealth Kathua visited the venue initiative will be held on Subash Gupta termed the demonetization? Subash of efforts under 'Beti Games gold Medalist Geeta and interacted with school regular basis to give Bachao Beti Padhao' demonetization move as Subash Gupta said that this and Rs 1000 denomination Gupta further said that Phogat among girl students girls who shared their exposure to more girl initiative, District 'surgical-strike' against is surgical-strike against notes on November 8, 2016. Congress party demands of of different Government experiences after watching students.Pertinent to Administration Kathua has 'common people'. Recalling common masses not against More than hundred people lifting all restrictions on Higher Secondary Schools the inspirational mention here that district started special drive of the fact of Congress not the black money holders. have already succumbed withdrawal of money with of Kathua. Today the movie.While throwing light Kathua has registered an against demonetization The Narendra Modi- waiting in the long queues. immediate effect. JKPCC showing films depicting second batch of 220 girl on the initiative, DDC said increase in child sex ratio however, against the process, government scrapped Rs 500 Raising several queries treasurer Rajneesh Kumar, feats of inspirational women students of Government the objective of organizing after rigorous campaign of regarding demonetization Naresh Kumar Sharma, personalities among girl Higher Secondary School such visits was aimed to district administration Subash Gupta alleged, "BJP Rattan Chand Karotra, students. Under this Jakhbar along with women educate and motivate girls "Pahal: ek kadam naari BAK announces office bearers and their loyalists were made Nirdosh Sharma, Aradhana initiative DDC Kathua staff of the school today by showcasing such samman ki aur" under aware in March about the Andotra, Nariender Ramesh Kumar has devised visited Moonlight Cineplex inspirational movies which which multi sectoral Kathua, Jan 03 move adding that this is a Khajuria, Pankaj Sharma, S out plan in collaboration Kathua for screening of the can create positive impact campaign to bring Today the President District Bar Association Kathua new type of corruption that P Chandel, Kulveer Singh with education department movie, earlier a batch of in the minds of young girl attitudinal change among Advocate Arvind Kumar Gupta, in consultation with is running parallel, through Pathania were also present under which CEO Kathua 169 girl students of students. He said girls have citizens towards the girl Advocate Ajat Shatru Sharma, Vice President of District banks with the support of during the press conference Balbir Singh was directed to Government Higher always abreast with male child. Bar Association Kathua decided the other office bearers, after recently held elections, which includes Adv. Rakesh Thakur as General Secretary, Adv. Rakesh Sharma as Impressive Nagar Kirtan Secretary cum Library In-charge, Secretary Mrs. Ramit NSS unit organizes lectures Jasrotia, Adv. S. Devinder Singh as Press Secretary, Adv. NL Correspondent crackers, etc. Later on, a camp at their village, Varun Sharma as Treasurer. Apart from this, an Executive Kathua, Jan 03 taken out on Gurpurab Committee will consists of all former Presidents of Bar lecture was delivered by Nihalpur. Later on, villagers Association Kathua. The President Young Lawyer's NSS Units of Govt. Degree Doctor Deepak Sharma discussed their health Association will be ex-officio Executive Member of College, Kathua organized from health department. Dr. problems with the Doctor District Bar Association Kathua. Also other office bearers Deepak Sharma apprised and after hearing them and Advisory Committee shall be declared later. Lectures in collaboration with Fire Services and the NSS Volunteers and the patiently, he responded 850 Kg Lahan, 90 pouches Health Department as a part villagers about various positively. At the end of of illicit liquor destroyed of series of activities during Govt. Health Schemes come fourth day of the camp, a ongoing "NSS Seven Day's under National Rural Health cultural programme was Kathua, Jan 03 Special Camp" at Village Mission (NRHM) from also performed by the The Excise Department Jammu has tightened its noose on Nihalpur. Subash Verma, which they can be volunteers. There were 150 violators of the various provisions of the J&K Excise Act Assistant Director, Fire benefited. In his address, he NSS volunteers and large in entire Jammu division. Under the active supervision of Services Kathua-Samba apprised the NSS volunteers number of villagers present the Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu range was the chief guest and the villagers about the on the occasion. The Ghanshyam Singh, the Excise Team Kathua led by Arun and resource person from need of sanitation and also programme was organized Kumar Inspector Excise under the command of Excise educates them about the under the guidance of and Taxation Officer, Excise Range Kathua, Sandeep Fire Services Department on the occasion. Subash preventive measures of N.S.S. Programme officers NL Correspondent bazaar Gurudwara Parliband Punjab, was the major Gupta & Excise & Taxation Officer, Eradication & different diseases. He Dr. Naresh Sharma, Prof. Kathua, Jan 03 Enforcement Suraj Chander Singh raided the Tarf Sanji & Verma shared the to Swaban Chack gurudwara attraction in the Nagar assured the people that they Rajesh Chalotra and Prof. Jaraie areas of Kathua district to arrest the menace of preventive measures, when Scores of people under the Kirtan. DC Kathua Ramesh would organize a health Shikha Bhagat. A procession was taken out illicit distillation of liquor. In the process, more than 850 the fire occurred due to to mark the beginning of the leadership of the gurudwara Kumar, SSP Kathua, Dy.SP kilograms of Lahan and 90 pouches of illicit liquor leakage of LPG, short- 350th birth anniversary Parbandak Committee Kathua, congress leader recovered and later destroyed by the team on spot. circuit, overloading, fire celebrations of Guru Gobind president Charanjeet Singh Naresh Sharma, and many Notice Singh here today. Nagar Bhola, took part in Nagar other Senior Citizen were I, Suman Lata W/o Sh. Ajit Kumar R/o Vill. Goran A/P Kirtan starts from the main Kirtan. A Gatka troupe from, present in the Nagar Kirtan. Training prog under SBM organized Souram, Tehsil Samba, Distt. Samba is permanent resident of J&K State and having a PRC vide No. 82/PRC which OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEERPWD (R&B) TAWI BRIDGE CUM MEDICAL achieved so far in was issued on dated 21-04-2009 is now not in a good COLLEGE DIVISION JAMMU implementation of this condition and not visible. Now, I am applying for the SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER flagship programme of duplicate of the same. Objection, if any, may be conveyed Swachh Bharat Mission. to concerned authority within 7 days after publication of e- NIT No.;-MCD47/01 of 2017 Dated:02-01-2017 While addressing the this notice. Tenders are invited by the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B)Tawi Bridge Cum Medical College Division trainees, District Jammu on behalf of Governor of J&K State, by e-tendering mode on item rate basis from approved and eligible contractors registered with J&K State Govt. /CPWD / MES and Railways14-01-2017 up to Development 1100Hrs for the following work. Commissioner Samba In the court of Chief Judicial S. Name of Work Name of Division Estimat Cost of Earnes Time Time and Class of requested them to be No ed Cost docum t Allowed date of Contracto ambassadors of sanitation Magistrate, Samba (Rs.InL ent Money for opening of r Present : Deepak Sethi acs) (In Rs ) @2% complet tender and try to inculcate a sense (In ion of cleanliness and hygiene Rattan Lal S/o Sh. Nikku Ram r/o Jerda, Tehsil Ramgarh District Rs.) and spread it in their Samba . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 V/S 1. Repairing of foot path PWD (R&B) Tawi wards and panchayats INCHARGE Police Station Ramgarh near Jewel Chowk by Bridge Cum 2.10lacs 600/- 4200/- 15days 14-01-2017 NL Correspondent all the Anganwadi also. Samba District is the Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking way of raising Medical College 1200 hrs “A,B,C&D thelevel of footpath. Division Jammu. ” Samba, Jan 03 workrs/Asha workers in first District in J&K to directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Ramgarh to enter the death hold such a training particular of applicant's father. District Samba at their Position of Funds = Demanded A one day training Blocks Headquarters by programme in PROCLAMATION programme of all the Position of T.S = Under Process the concerned BDOs along collaboration with Tata Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court 1. Date of Publishing from 02-01-2017 for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Ramgarh Anganwadi/ Asha workers with team of facilitators as Trust. She termed it as 2. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the websitehttp://jktenders.gov.in from 03-01- of block Samba was held at regarding registration of death particulars of applicant's father per schedule circulated by their moral & social duty namely Nikku Ram S/o Sunder Dass & Smt. Lakshmi Devi, R/o 2017at1000 hrsupto12-01-2017to (1600Hrs) Conference Hall Samba the office of District and they must render all Jerda, Tehsil Ramgarh District Samba in Police Station Ramgarh who 3. (a) The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website http://jktenders.gov.infrom regarding the triggering Panchayat Officer, Samba. possible help to District was died on 25-05-2003 at home and through the medium of this 03-01-2017at1000 Hrsupto12-01-2017to 1600Hrs. The bids received will be opened at 1200 Hrs on14-01-2017online. techniques and follow up in Welcome address was Administration in proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/have declaring District Samba objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file same before (b) Technical bids of bidders shall be opened on line in the office of Executive Engineer PWD R&B Tawi CLTS under swacch Bharat presented by District this court on or before 10-01-2017,failing which appropriate order Bridge Cum Medical College on 14-01-2017 at 1200Hrs mission Gramin which was Panchayat Officer Samba, as open defecation free. shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed is declared 4. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.inBid documents chaired by, Sheetal Nanda, Aijaz Qaiser wherein he Vote of thanks was holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day. contain qualifying criteria for bidder, specifications, bill of quantities, conditions and other details. Given under my hand and seal of this court today 03rd presented by Block No: 3928-42 District Development explained in detail the day of January 2017. Sd/- Development Officer Dt: 02-01-2017 T.OExecutive Engineer, Commissioner Samba as a targets & achievements Chief Judicial Magistrate, DIP/J-7924 PW(R&B) Tawi Bridge Cum Medical part of the initiative to train under SBM and progress Samba, Monica Thappa. Samba Dt. 03.01.2017 College Division Jammu In the court of Chief Judicial In the court of Judicial Magistrate In the court of JMIC (Addl. In the court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class (Addl. Munsiff), Samba Magistrate, Samba 1st Class (Addl. Munsiff), Samba Munsiff), Samba Present : Junaid I. Mir Present : Deepak Sethi Present :Junaid I. Mir Present : Junaid I. Mir Ashtiaq Ali S/O Haji Sayed Ghulam R/o Palth Tehsil Samba Distt. Chandeep Singh S/o Gurmeet Singh Bhatia r/o W.No.3, H.No.48, Ravi Dass S/o Sh. Khushi Ram, R/o Radyal P/o Naran, Tehsil Ashtiaq Ali S/O Haji Sayed Ghulam R/o Palth Tehsil Samba Distt. Ghagwal District Samba . Samba Ramgarh,Tehsil Ramgarh Distt. Samba. Samba V/S V/S V/S V/S INCHARGE Police Station Ghagwal INCHARGE Police Station, Samba E.O. Municipal Committee, Ramgarh INCHARGE Police Station, Samba Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking In the matter of In the matter of In the matter of directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Ghagwal to enter the birth Application for Registration of birth/death of:- Application for Registration of birth/death of:- particular of applicant's child. Soheen Bano(Female) D.O.B.03-08-2015 at Home Application for Registration of births/deaths of:- Gurjot Singh (male) D.O.B.15-11-2016 at home Sahila Bano(Female) D.O.B.03-08-2015 at Home Mushtaq (male) Date of Death 01-03-2016. At home Father's Name: Sh. Chandeep Singh PROCLAMATION Father's Name: Anwer Jahan Father' Name: Akhtar Mother's Name: Smt.Shivani Sharma Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court Mother's Name: Saheen Parveen Mother's Name : Pholan for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Ghagwal NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC regarding registration of birth particulars of applicant's child namely NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of Aarohi Sharma S/o Sh. Ravi Dass & Smt. Rekha Devi, R/o Radyal Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of birth of applicant's child namely Gurjot Singh r/o W.No.3, H.No.48, P/o Naran, Tehsil Ghagwal District Samba in Police Station Ghagwal birth of applicant's niece Soheen Bano & Sahila Bano both r/o Palth death of above mentioned person R/o Palth Tehsil Samba Distt. Ramgarh,Tehsil Ramgarh Distt. Samba in Municipal Committee, who were born on 28-09-2013 at home and through the medium of Samba in Police Station Samba and through the medium of this Ramgarh and through the medium of this publication notice at large this proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s Tehsil Samba Distt. Samba in Police Station, Samba and through the medium of this publication notice at large and any other interested publication notice at large and any other interested person is/ are and any other interested person is/ are informed that in case anybody has/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file informed that in case anybody has any objection in respect of same before this court on or before 06-01-2017,failing which person is/ are informed that in case anybody has any objection in has any objection in respect of aforementioned application then aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file their appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of respect of aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file their he/she/they shall file their objections in this court within 5 days from fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next objections in this court within 5 days from the date of publication of objections in this court within 5 days from the date of publication of the date of publication of notice, failing which appropriate order shall working day. notice, failing which appropriate order shall follow. notice, failing which appropriate order shall follow. follow. Given under my hand and seal of this court today 3rd day Given under my hand and seal of this court today 03rd Given under my hand and seal of this court today 03rd Given under my hand and seal of this court today 03rd of January 2017. day of January 2017. day of January 2017 day of January 2017. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Addl. Munsiff, Sd/- Addl. Munsiff, Samba (Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba) JMIC (Addl. Munsiff), Samba (Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba) the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | Jan | 04 | 2017 Supreme Court ruling will wipe elections of communalism the northlines Saurav Datta a temple or a mosque. No one can get away with Wednesday | Jan | 04 | 2017 baying for blood of the The apex court did well to acknowledge and members of another factor in how fast hate speech travels in community. BCCI shown today's world, and swings votes. Hate Speech in the times of social media n the run-up to almost every hotly contested election, The Supreme Court in the political parties get into the frenzy to consolidate their present case did well to its place Irespective constituencies, and also wean away voters acknowledge and factor in from other blocks. And in India, the easiest way to do so is how fast hate speech travels CCI’s (Indian Cricket Board’s) inexplainable to canvass votes and draw voters in the name of religion, in today's world, and swings defiance of the Apex Court’s verdict of July 2016, community or caste. And, the surest way to further this votes. The majority bench Bwhich had approved the Lodha Committee agenda is to play off one religion against the other, with noted that now there is no reforms in management of cricket affairs, has come to an candidates of one religion screaming their lungs out against necessity to hold rallies all end. BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay their opponents who profess a different faith. over the country - all that Shirke were sacked from their posts. This is the logical Essentially, it means that they indulge in various forms of But what about those cases where a candidate or her/his one needs is to deliver one conclusion to the events as the Supreme Court had given hate speech, which frequently results in communal clashes agent had campaigned for votes by using the rhetoric of speech, and make it go viral on social media. BCCI up to last six months to reform it. Its officials and riots with devastating consequences. religion or caste of that of her/his opponent? For instance, With the electronic media playing the speech over and over adopted a hostile and adversarial approach towards the Moreover, since the election laws do not prohibit parties instead of saying "vote for me because I am a more pious again (unless a court issues a gag order), the job is already highest court of the country, desperate as they were to based on religion or religious identity from contesting polls, Muslim", candidate X says "Vote against Y because he is a half done. cling to the ‘honorary’ posts they held. So much so that sadhus, godmen, godwomen and clerics of all hues and Hindu, and if he comes to power, your rights would be at When it was contended that imposing curbs upon election Thakur, a young MP with, presumably, a long political colours had a field day championing their own causes and peril". Would this kind of speech still fall afoul of Section speeches violated the fundamental right to freedom of career ahead of him, may have committed perjury in an profiteering from hate speech. 123 (3)? expression, the court held that laws governing elections affidavit he filed. And the Supreme Court asked him why But, in Abhiram Singh Vs CD Commachen & Ors case, a The exact wording of Section 123(3) formed a separate code in themselves, and the imposition of perjury and contempt of court proceedings should not be Supreme Court bench of seven judges, by a majority of 4:3, "The appeal by a candidate or his agent or by any other restrictions would not violate the Constitution. After all, initiated against him. has delivered a ruling which, if implemented in both letter person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent reasonable restrictions can be levied in the larger interests BCCI’s officials, in private, say that it’s ‘judicial and spirit, would halt the purveyors of hate right in their to vote or refrain from voting for any person on the ground of society and polity, the court said. overreach’, but the fact is that they themselves are tracks. Not only that, they would also be bound by law to be of his religion, race, caste, community or language." Weak links responsible for their troubles. Even after the Supreme disqualified even if they win elections based on their Prior to the January 2 ruling, different benches of the Despite coming down heavily on the purveyors of hate, the Court order of July last year, BCCI’s officials even religious and often sectarian agendas. Supreme Court had given conflicting rulings in this regard. court's ruling suffers from two glaring lacunae. provoked the Supreme Court. It is one thing to disagree Purposive interpretation Some held that the candidate should be caught making One, because the bench refused to reconsider the ruling in with the judge, but to openly defy the highest court The Representation of the People Act, 1951, is the law remarks pertaining to his religion only, while others held the Hindutva case. In that case, a three-judge bench of the amounted to challenging the rule of law. governing the conduct of elections in India. Section 123 (3) that casting aspersions on an opponent's religion was also a court had held that appeal for votes in the name of It was possible to have some sympathy for the BCCI’s of this law mandates that canvassing votes on the grounds corrupt practice. "Hindutva" would not be deemed as a corrupt practice. The case, but its top officials wasted the window they had, of one's own caste, religion or community would be deemed The Election Commission (EC) remained non-committal, court missed an opportunity to recognise that a vicious to be a "corrupt" electoral practice, and a candidate found while the recommendations were merely that, by sparring and issued only reprimands, as it did in 2009 in the case of politico-religious ideology is also deeply linked with indulging in such practices would face disqualification. rather than engaging with the Lodha Committee. That BJP candidate Varun Gandhi, who had dared people to vote religion, and hence its dissemination for electoral gains also How did this work in practice? A chief ministerial candidate they pursued that course of action was staggering given for Muslims and have their hands chopped off as a needed to be outlawed. exhorts a crowd to chant in support against a Muslim consequence. that the Supreme Court then made the recommendations Two, the court should have issued appropriate directions to mandatory through an order. extortionist killed in a staged encounter - in the name of It is here that the Supreme Court's seven judge bench the EC regarding the implementation of its judgment. For BCCI will now be run by a committee of administrators Hindutva. The supremo of a Hindu-majoritarian political stepped in and ruled that elections must be purged of the appointed by the Supreme Court. The defiant officials, as party urges voters to cast their ballots for the candidate who various manifestations of religion, caste and community in example, every election campaign speech needs to be was expected, had to be evicted by force, which isn’t is a better Hindu and will fulfil the promise of making India all forms whatsoever. Therefore, "his" should apply both properly videographed and recorded, and the EC must make ideal, but some good may yet emerge from this sordid a "Hindu rashtra". Candidates belonging to the dominant ways, because the purpose of the law was to prevent suitable infrastructural arrangements. But the court didn't. saga. Under the guidance of the Supreme Court, BCCI upper castes spew bile against their opponents belonging to communal and parochial appeals from destroying the No judgment is perfect, and it's the same case with the might finally evolve and set parameters and standards for lower castes. secular fabric of society and the sanctity of democratic present one. But no one can doubt that it is the first step sports governance which India’s other sports associations As a result, the principle of free and fair elections, which is elections. towards having an electoral system devoid of fissiparous running much worse than BCCI could be made to adopt. a fundamental part of the Constitution, was left gutted. Thus, now no one can claim superiority by promising either and noxiously divisive methods and strategies. Refrain that India's armed forces can do no wrong is hurting us

Sanjiv Krishan Sood briefly alludes to security lapse. complacency that had led to the Kargil episode. The The armed forces have a good tradition of honouring their The fact that defence establishments have been caught Kargil committee report remains under wraps. It can deceased by ensuring the status of "martyr" for them. off guard on most occasions, leading to disproportionate however be definitively said that the commanders However, it is important for them to analyse each failure, anuary 1, 2017, was important for casualties points towards the inability on their part to vacated their posts during winter, according to normal draw lessons and disseminate these widely to prevent the Indian defence forces on two take remedial measures after drawing lessons from practice, because of their inability or failure to analyse recurrence. Hopefully this is happening, but have the counts. Firstly, the new chief has J studies of previous incidents. This is also a pointer that the available indicators of Pakistani designs. lessons been learnt? Have remedial actions been taken? taken charge of one of the largest armies of the armed forces are falling prey to a sense of Long range patrols supposed to keep the area under The tendency to link any discussion about security lapses the world on this day, and secondly, it marks complacency. domination during winters probably never physically with nationalism and patriotism leads to obfuscation of the first anniversary of the attack on the Pathankot air Laxity in performance of duties by foot soldiers and went to their objective and thus failed to detect intrusions this important issue. To quote General Panag (retd) in a base. failure of officers to exercise elementary supervisory till a local inhabitant informed the authorities about recent piece on newslaundry.com: "A halo has been Pathankot was not the only base to have been attacked in checks to ensure alertness of men and fitness of hostile presence on those heights. The BSF unit deployed placed around the armed forces and their criticism for 2016. That assault was followed by the Uri attack, in equipment can be the only reason for such grave lapses, in the area did not vacate its posts and hence the gross inefficiency and lapses in safeguarding their bases which 19 soldiers lost their lives. An attack also took because funds cannot be a constraint for comparatively Pakistanis could not infiltrate those areas. and installations has been termed antinational." place on the base at Baramullah and then at Nagrota. minor requirements of campus security. The Army and Air Force of course did a commendable The refrain that the armed forces can do no wrong is Such attacks have happened in the past too. It appears that scrupulous adherence to "standing job in recovering lost land but sadly, at huge cost of negatively impacting their functioning and adding to General Hasnain (retd), in a rather lengthy piece titled operational procedures" is being given the go-by, leading brave lives and precious resources. complacency and laxity. "Nagrota In Perspective" in The Times of India on to repeated and avoidable loss of life of trained soldiers. Complacence and lackadaisical attitude appear to have Our armed forces have a proud history of valour and are December 1, elaborates upon the obvious culpability of Adherence to the SOPs is extremely important. permeated to several aspects of functioning of the armed rated as one of the most professional armed forces of the Pakistan in the attack on the HQ of the Northern The sense of complacence does not set in in a short forces. The tragic demise of jawan Hanumanthappa in an world. Avoidable security lapses as discussed above bring Command and the need for India to respond in kind in period. The false sense of well-being when all is going avalanche was avoidable, had basic infrastructure been a bad name and reflect negatively on their efficiency and order to increase the cost of such misadventure for them. well gives rise to it and this happens over a long period made available at the post. Death of an officer in the professionalism. He concludes that Nagrota was a parting gift by then of time. The commanders responsible for ensuring that process of defusing an IED at Pathankot was similarly Hopefully, the incumbent chiefs of the armed forces will Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif and nothing is this does not happen appear to have not taken appropriate avoidable, if the deceased had ensured basic precautions priortise this crucial area and focus their attention on likely to change under the watch of new chief General action to stem the rot. It was a similar sense of as an expert in the field. stemming the rot. Qamar Bajwa. The editorial, on the same page, however, Kashmir Consigned to Global Jihad- II

RSN Singh their advocacy of delisting jihadi terrorists of Afghanistan from the UN Sanctions list. This is what 'global war against very important question then terror' has been reduced to! An emboldened Pakistan with arises, as to why the Valley, which new strategic benefactors like Russia and China may Aconstitutes just about eight explore new lengths of jihadi proxy war in Kashmir. percent of the total area of J&K, should be The rude message to India is that it has to fight global jihad allowed to destabilize the entire country. on its own, and other powers will align and realign in this Professor Hari Om, a resident of the Jammu region, in his war depending on their respective strategic interests which book 'Beyond the Kashmir Valley' emphasizes that the are anything but permanent. highest per capita consumption of meat in the world is in the The manner in which India deals with Masarat Alam will Kashmir Valley, not one Kashmiri has died of hunger and determine the trajectory of the Indian component of jihadi cold, and there is no Kashmiri without roof. As per NDTV proxy war. The first step in this direction would be to report 'Kashmir eats 51,000 tons of mutton a year' dated 27 discontinue the usage of words 'separatists' and 'separatism'. July 2011 : "About 85 per cent of Kashmiris eat non- Recently, the Supreme Court of India emphasized: "J&K vegetarian food - but exactly how much? Official statistics has no vestige of sovereignty outside the Indian say Jammu and Kashmir annually consumes a whopping Constitution… citizens of state are first and foremost 51,000 tonnes of mutton worth Rs.12.06 billion (over citizens of India." This emphatic statement of the Supreme Rs.1,200 crore), of which 21,000 tonnes is imported from Court needs to be implemented in letter and spirit. When outside. "The 21,000 tonnes is in addition to 30,000 tonnes implemented with fidelity to India, it will automatically of mutton produced locally and costing Rs.7.02 billion render likes of Masarat Alam, enemies of the State. the region of J&K. Gilgit-Baltistan, which India considers December 2016, representatives of Russia, China and (Rs.702 crore) which also goes into the local consumption Those in the Valley seduced by Pakistan must know that in as an occupied territory, is critical for CPEC. The waving of Pakistan met in Moscow, wherein it was decided that the each year," a senior official of the animal husbandry a recent survey in the US, 22 percent Pakistanis and 40 Chinese flags in Srinagar after Friday prayers is therefore Afghan-Taliban should be accommodated in the peace department here told IANS." percent Bangladeshis mentioned their country as 'India'. not incidental. Masarat Alams, Geelanis, Masood Azhars process in Afghanistan. This geopolitical alignment, much It can thus be averred that jihadi militancy in Kashmir is They have found no fruits from two decades of global jihad, and Hafiz Saeeds are solidly behind China for various to the chagrin of Afghanistan is likely to include Iran as mainly spurred by a thriving local economy subsidized by rather they are abashed about it. The pro-Pak Kashmiris will reasons as far as the CPEC goes. Towards this, they are seen well. This major Russian strategic shift reportedly has been India and the Gulf countries mainly Saudi Arabia. The ultimately realize their religious folly, but not before to be abandoning all pretentions of jihad. Somewhere they engendered by the relocation of the Islamic State in Saudi brand of Islam, i.e. Wahhabism, has spread in the wasting a generation or two. The salvation of these anti- have realized that jihad cannot survive without Pakistan and Afghanistan at the behest of the US. The threat perception Valley purely on the strength of money. It is this brand of India elements lies in reclaiming the depth of their Pakistan without China. Possibly, in the assessment of of Moscow with regard to the Islamic State in Afghanistan Islam that has proliferated and is providing a rich-harvest of civilization, i.e Kashmiriyat rather than jihad and Ummah, Chinese leadership, jihadi leaders like Masood Azhar are has exacerbated in the recent times. It reckons a direct threat jihadis. A video by one Maulana Mushtaq Veeri has been two most fallacious, seductive and destructive concepts. viral in the Valley. It dwells on Salafi mission in Kashmir strategically indispensable, hence they need to be bailed out to its interests in Central Asia and Russian territory itself, as at the UN. Russians form the largest group of Islamic State fighters. and emphatically proclaims that it will soon establish a (The author is former intelligence officer and This emerging jihadi discourse not only deeply hurts Indian This strategic alignment poses a formidable geopolitical Salafi dispensation in the State. Salafi mosques have commentator on strategic affairs) proliferated in the Valley, and infuse youth with perverted interests in Afghanistan, where it has sunk lot of goodwill predicament for India in this game of US-jihadis versus version of world events. and money, but it also will impact on Kashmir. Russian-jihadis. For India it amounts to a boost in Pakistan's (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal The jihadis militancy in the Valley must be viewed from the Also, not the least incidental is the waiving of flags the concept of 'Good Taliban and Bad Taliban'. This emerging opinions of the writers. The information, facts or prism of geopolitics, i.e. the global jihadi discourse, Islamic State in the Valley after Friday prayers. There is jihadi discourse not only deeply hurts Indian interests in opinions appearing in the articles do not reflect the territorial ambition of Pakistan, and strategic imperatives of another jihadi discourse brewing in Afghanistan, wherein Afghanistan, where it has sunk lot of goodwill and money, powers like China. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor the American jihadis (Islamic State) are pitted against the but it also will impact on Kashmir. In the Moscow meeting, views of The Northlines and it does not assume any (CPEC) has imparted a new Chinese strategic imperative to Russian jihadis (Afghan-Taliban). Recently on 27 Russia and China issued a categorical statement regarding responsibility or liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | January 04 | 2017 Police-Public meeting held ADC reviews R-Day arrangements NC instigated violence in Srinagar, Jan 03 summer unrest: Reshi In its efforts to strengthen the police public relations, a security officials to ensure police public meeting was today conducted in Police fool-proof security Srinagar, Jan 03 station Pahalgam. The meeting was chaired by SSP arrangements and asked the Senior People Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Member Anantnag, Zubair Ahmad Khan and was attended among officials of Municipal of Legislative Council (MLC), Yasir Reshi Tuesday blamed others by SP Ops Anantnag, SDPO Pahalgam and SHO Commission to maintain National Conference (NC) for instigating violence during Pahalgam. A large number of respectable of Pahalgam cleanliness in and around the last five months of unrest. On the second day of state area, Transporters Association, members of trade union main venue. He stressed on legislative assembly, Reshi said, "NC has played major role Pahalgam, photographers union and hoteliers participated close coordination among in instigating violence during the last five months of unrest in the meeting and highlighted various issues of pubic the concerned departments in the Valley." He said that the sons of lower rung leaders of importance.SSP Anantnag while speaking on the for smooth conduct of the NC were involved in stone pelting. "They were also pelting occasion, assured the participants for all possible help for Republic Day celebrations. stones on the cavalcade of PDP leaders," he said. Reshi said that it is NC who killed several Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and redressal of the problem highlighted by them and stressed CPO Shopian, SDM upon maintaining good police public relations in order to NL Correspondent celebrations of upcoming medicare, parking, did several other related things. "PDP extended support to Srinagar, Jan 03 Zainapora, besides officers create peaceful and crime free atmosphere in the area. NC-Cong regime during 2010 in normalizing the situation Republic Day. transportation facilities, from Health, Education, During the meeting, sanitation, seating, heating but at this time they are disrupting everything in this Additional Deputy PDD, R&B, MC, Youth session," he said. He said that he salute the grave of former Man dies, another threadbare discussions were arrangements, public address Commissioner Shopian, Services & Sports, Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed as he always Mohammad Ahsaan Mir, held on arrangements like system, snow clearance Floriculture, Fire & supported the dialogue process. "After Mufti Sahab's injured in road accidents today chaired a meeting to security in and outside the machines and fire fighting Emergency Services, Police, appeal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Pakistan Srinagar, Jan 03 review the arrangements main venue, supply of measures. CRPF, ITBP, and RR with an aim to strengthen the relation between the two One person died while another was injured in road being put in place for smooth drinking water and power, The ADC directed the attended the meeting. neighbouring countries," he said. (KNS) accidents in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday. According to sources, a vehicle bearing regd. no. JK01N-7642 hit and injured a pedestrian identified as Mohammad Hafiz Bhat Food cum cultural festival concludes SMC launches cleanliness drive R/o Chanapora on M.A road near petrol pump. Injured was shifted to SMHS where he succumbed to his injuries. NL Correspondent congratulated and praised and managed it with utmost Srinagar, Jan 03 Meanwhile, a Wagon-R car bearing registration number the students for successfully proficiency. Cricketer JK01H-3216 collided with a motorcycle bearing regd. no. organizing the festival. He The two day food cum Samiullah Beigh described JK01V-9979 at Sheikhpora near Hassan motors described the festival as the festival as remarkable. workshop, resulting in injuries to motorcyclist identified cultural festival organized by the Directorate of Students innovative and inspiring and He lauded the students for as Abdul Rashid Wagay S/o Ghulam Mohammad Wagay said the team work displayed their live performances and R/o Nunner Khansahab. The injured was shifted to Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with the by the students was handling of food stalls and hospital for treatment. Police have registered cases in exemplary. Complimenting appreciated the faculty for both the accidents and initiated further proceedings. School of Business Studies (SBS), Central University of the students for holding the supporting the students' idea mega event, Head of the of hosting the food and R-Day arrangements finalized Kashmir (CUK) at Nowgam- NL Correspondent (QCI) team during their visit Swachh Survekshan-2017 Department, MBA, Prof. cultural festival. Assistant Srinagar, Jan 03 I academic block of the to Srinagar. will evaluate 500 cities KUPWARA, JAN 03 Farooq Ahmad Shah, said Professor, Department of varsity culminated here He said that sanitation and across India on different Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, G. M. Dar, today Srinagar Municipal Tuesday. Dean School of the university would Management Studies, Ms. solid waste management is cleanliness parameters convened a meeting to finalize arrangements for the Business Studies, Prof. S. organize more such events in Insha Farooq conducted the Corporation (SMC) has top most priority of the during which cities will be Republic Day celebrations in the district. Fayyaz, Head of the near future. While speaking programme proceedings launched massive SMC. He said the ranked based on the reports During the meeting it was decided that the main function Department, MBA, Prof. on the occasion, Director while as Mr. Mohsin, student cleanliness drive across the Corporation has roped in by urban local bodies on the regarding the Republic Day celebrations shall be held at Farooq Ahmad Shah, DSW, Dr Fayaz A Nikka, from the MBA department city ahead of the proposed NGOs and public progress made towards DPL Kupwara, where flag hoisting, inspection of parade Director DSW, Dr. Fayaz A thanked the Vice-Chancellor, presented the vote of thanks. Swachh Survekshan-2017. representatives for mass construction of toilets, and March Past will be held as per past practice. On the Nikka, cricketer Samiullah faculty members, students Meanwhile, the DSW in Giving details about the awareness campaigns to feedback of citizens and occasion, the DC directed the officers to ensure smooth Beigh, faculty members and and other administrative association with SBI's survey, Chief Sanitation ensure citizen participation independent observation of conduct of the Republic Day functions in the district. He students were present at the staff for their support and Intouch branch, Nowgam, Officer SMC, Manzoor and create awareness sanitation levels. called for synergised efforts and proper seating, water valedictory function. cooperation in making the installed a POS during the Parray, said the Swachh amongst all sections of The Chief Sanitation Officer supply, electric power supply, transport, medicare, Speaking on the occasion, event a huge success. He food festival so that the Survekshan will be held society towards making said that SMC is hopeful of security and other necessary arrangements for successful Dean School of Business said the students displayed students could make e- from January 11-13 by Srinagar city a better place to securing a good position in Republic Day celebrations. It was given out that a Studies, Prof. S. Fayyaz, camaraderie during the event transactions. Quality Council of India live in. the survey. committee constituted under the close supervision of ACR Kupwara and CPO will oversee the arrangements. SSP Kupwara, Handwara, ADC, officers of Police, Kashmir is a 'disease' CRPF, Security Agencies, District Administration, and Kaul interacts with DCJ students other concerned attended the meeting. recently held Presidential election in posing threat to unity Progress of SSRERs reviewed the United States, she said "even false information, widely circulated of country: Tarigami BANDIPORA, JAN 03 on social media, had a bearing on the Additional Deputy Commissioner Bandipora today poll results." Nitasha emphasized on NL Correspondent burst anytime. "I told Prime Srinagar, Jan 03 convened a meeting with booth level officers to discuss the role of language in mass media, Minister of India to find a various issues with regard to Special Summary Revision saying that words have varied remedy of this disease and I Legislator and senior of Electoral Rolls. The meeting discusses issues connotations. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. appeal this House to have CPI(M) leader Muhammad pertaining to the Revision like form-6, form-7, form-8, Mehraj-ud-Din Mir, thanked Nitasha courage and move a Yousuf Tarigami Tuesday form 8-A, and format 1 to 8. During the meeting, it was for sparing time to interact with the resolution impressing upon given out that 5423 EPICs are being distributed among said that Kashmir is a students. He hailed her academic government of India to find newly enrolled electors of the district on the eve of 'disease' that needs remedy contributions and invited the speaker a permanent solution to National Voters Day which is celebrated on January 25. NL Correspondent issues, including media and conflict for more purposeful workshops and and if it is left unattended it Srinagar, Jan 03 Kashmir issue," he said. On the occasion participants were also sensitized about discourses, power and structures of sessions in the University. Earlier, will pose a serious threat to Tarigami said that Kashmir Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation violence. She also shared her welcoming the guest, Coordinator, the unity of the country. (SVEEP) programmes. Tehsildars of Bandipora, Aloosa, Department of Convergent experiences as an academician. DCJ, Asif Khan underscored the Tarigami was speaking in unrest or uprising was not Ajas, besides EROs, AEROs and other concerned Journalism (DCJ), Central University Nitasha impressed upon the students importance of such interactions the Legislative Assembly the fall out of the two main attended the meeting. of Kashmir (CUK), organized an to use new avenues including especially for aspiring journalists. here in Jammu on Tuesday. political parties of the State interaction session with author and internet-based media for narrating The session ended with open house He said Kashmir is not only but it is much more than Awareness camp on cashless academician, Dr. Nitasha Kaul on stories that the mainstream media question answer interaction with a 'disease' but a 'volcano' that that needs attention. Monday. Nitasha spoke about host of overlooks. Citing example of the the author. too that has potential to "We need to find the causes transactions organized of Kashmir unrest and at GANDERBAL, JANU 3: this stage if we don't try to The National Service Scheme (NSS) and All India DDC takes stock of power scenario find out these causes, the Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) coordinators in incidents of 2010 and 2016 collaboration with the technology wing of Jammu and will get repeated. Time has NL Correspondent Kashmir Bank organized awareness cum training of the district and it was areas are being provided the district do not face any also stressed on the Kupwara, Jan 03 come we find a solution to programme on Vittiya Saksharta Abhiyan at Govt, given out that as many as supply of power through 5 difficulty in this regard. He measures for the this problem without Degree College Ganderbal. The NCC and NSS The District Development 74000 consumers are Gensets,. It was given out impressed upon the maintenance of power mudslinging," he said. volunteers from different colleges including Degree Commissioner, Kupwara registered with the Power that the department has concerned authorities for infrastructure. Tarigami urged upon the College GDC Kangan, GDC Sumbal and GDC Mr. G, M. Dar today Development Department collected fee of Rs 16.43 setting up of transformer Executive, Engineers government to make the Bandipora along with staff participated in the camp. The convened a meeting to take in Kupwara. crore during current fiscal workshops and making Kupwara/Handwara, Exn system accountable. He objective of the programme was to raise awareness stock of the power scenario The meeting was informed Speaking on the occasion, availability of buffer STD, STW, AEEs, JEs and asked government to set up among the people regarding usage of digital modes, e- in the district that 16 Receiving Stations, the DDC asked the PDD transformers so that the field functionaries of a judicial commission banking, easy collection besides enlightening them about The concerned Engineers 2400 Sub Stations are authorities to ensure strict damaged transformers are Power Development headed by a retired Supreme the benefits of different electronic machines which are informed the meeting about functioning in the district adherence to power supply repaired/replaced in Department attended the Court Judge to probe into easy to use at anytime, anywhere and by anyone. the present power scenario besides Keran and Michal schedule so that people of shortest possible time. He meeting. the killings. (CNS) BJP trying to divide people on communal lines: Congress

NL Correspondent He said that their decisions people on communal lines. Srinagar, Jan 03 are always motivated by "We as opposition won't their policy by - giving allow them to raise anti- Congress on Tuesday said benefits to their own people. people issues and will fight that the Bharatia Janata Party (BJP) is raising issues with "BJP can go to any extend to against the anti-people aim to divide society on be in the power. The party policies tooth and nail," he communal lines. doesn't bother about the adds. Addressing a news sufferings of people. I Referring to demonetization, conference here at Circuit believe the party is not Aftab said, "Demonetization house, former minister having any agenda for the is a scam. Prime Minister (Harayana) and senior welfare of people," he said, Narendra Modi had Congress leader Aftab adding that the PDP-BJP announced demonetization Ahmad said, "Issuing alliance in Jammu and with several aims but domicile certificates to West Kashmir is in their policy to unfortunately, nothing Pakistani Refugees (WPR) is be in the power. changed on the ground." He among the issues raised by He said that the Congress said that the people of India BJP with aim to divide the party won't allow the suffered with this decision. people on communal lines." government to divide the (KNS) the northlines 8 FoodsFOODS Jammu | Wednesday | Jan 04 | 2017

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3 sliced & slit green chilli 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoon Refined oil 3 tablespoon ghee 2 tablespoon ginger paste Cream 1 teaspoon pureed green chilli 1 finely chopped tomato 1/2 teaspoon powdered turmeric 2 tablespoon Refined oil of Mushroom Soup 2 teaspoon Red chilli powder 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves How to make Daal Fry For 1-2 persons Step 1 Ingredients: Soak the dal for half an hour. Pressure cook with 100 g sliced ??mushrooms, sliced ??1 onion, 2 glasses water, oil, asafoetida and salt. of water, 2 cloves coarsely-out, 2-inch piece cinnamon Step 2 coarsely occurred, Kornflor 4 T spoon, 1 cup milk, 4 T Let it cool. In a kadai, heat ghee and oil. Splutter spoon of butter, salt and pepper to taste Method: cumin seeds and cloves. As it pops, add in and saute 1. Put the butter in a pan and heat. Add onion fry. the garlic followed by ginger paste for 1 minute. 2. Mushrooms, water Step 3 and spices wrapped in a Add in grated tomatoes. Saute for 2 minutes. cloth insert. Cook until Step 4 the mushrooms does not Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, green chilies melt. paste. Mix well. 3. Put mixture in blender Step 5 and blend to remove the Now add boiled dal. Mix well. Add garam masala. If bundle of spices. (Save needed add water and mix well. some mushrooms for Step 6 decorating.) For tempering: In a small vessel, heat oil. Splutter 4. Donate now to flame some cumin seeds. As soon as it pops fully, switch off Blend milk into the the flame and add red chili powder and some slit mixture. Then coming to chilies. the boil 3/4 Kornflor Step 7 Mix dissolved in water. Add salt and pepper powder. 1 finely chopped onion Top the dal with this tempering. Garnish with 1/2 cup toor daal 5. Stir and cook the kernels were becoming frequent. 1 teaspoon asafoetida 2 teaspoon Red chilli powder chopped coriander. Step 8 Garnish with sliced ??mushrooms, fresh cream and 3 tablespoon finely chopped garlic 1 teaspoon garam masala powder serve hot. 3 clove 1 tablespoon cumin seeds Serve hot with lemon and hot jeera rice. Enjoy! Chicken noodles soup

For 1-2 persons Ingredients: Creamy Vegetable Dip Vejtebl 2 tbsp oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium carrot 1/4 inch pieces chopped 1 celery A delicious dip recipe made with hung curd, stick, sliced ??long pieces, 50 g chicken breast, 250 and squeeze all the water from it. Do this routine twice so ml. Chicken eggless mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, red pepper that all the water is drained out. and capsicum, Creamy Vegetable Dip is a must try stock or low- Step 2 sodium stock, side dish. Ideal to pair it with nachos, fish fingers or Pour it in a bowl and whisk it 150 ml. Cold potato wedges, this easy to make a smooth paste. Add water or as recipe can go with any mayonnaise, grated cheese needed, 4 Dndian appetizer of your choice. and mix well. Add the finely of parsley, fresh 1/4 cup hung curd chopped bell peppers. thyme twig 3 or 1/2 cup finely chopped red Step 3 1/2 tea spoon of peppers Squeeze out all the water dried thyme, 1 1/2 cup grated cucumber from grated cucumber and cassia, salt and 4 leaves mint leaves carrot before adding them to ground black 1 pinch salt the mixture. Mix all the pepper to taste 2 1 tablespoon eggless ingredients.Chop the mint cups steamed egg mayonnaise leaves and add to the noodles, chopped parsley to 1/2 cup finely chopped mixture. decorate capsicum ( green pepper) Step 4 1/2 cup grated carrot Method: Add some salt and garnish with coriander. Refrigerate for 1. Put all the ingredients in a saucepan boil on high 1/4 cup cheese-cheddar an hour at least. How to make Creamy Vegetable Dip heat for about 6 minutes. Step 5 2. Garnish with parsley and serve hot, add egg Step 1 Serve the dip along with cheese straws, crackers or even Tie homemade fresh curd in a soft, muslin cloth noodles. potato or banana chips. Executive Chef Bharat different the northlines 9 Nation Jammu | Wednesday | Jan. 04 | 2017

BJP will fight on development Demonetisation: PM calls GoM Thick fog engulfs parts of north agenda in UP: Naidu meet to review impact of notes ban India; rail services disrupted New Delhi: Senior BJP "Temple was never an New Delhi: Prime Minister Last year, Modi decided to and transport. leader Venkaiah Naidu has election issue. It is an Narendra Modi will meet form 10 panels of central After having announced the New Delhi: At least 55 said party will fight election aspiration of the people. But his senior ministers on government secretaries to new measures, Modi’s Delhi-bound trains were in Uttar Pradesh on you (media) people ask Tuesday to discuss the focus will be to ensure running late while six trains developmental agenda and questions ...And then we impact of demonetisation their proper were cancelled on Tuesday not on issues like Ram people respond.Temple and the subsequent steps implementation. due to heavy fog in many Temple and ruled out construction is very dear to taken by the government. A source, however, parts of north India. projecting any chief us. But that is not the “The focus will be more on indicated that the meetings 22 trains were rescheduled ministerial face. electoral issue. Issue is the slew of measures with secretaries will also due to dense fog. The "real alignment" is in development, development, announced by the PM on review the steps and plans Delhiites woke up to a favour of Prime Minister development," he asserted. the eve of the New Year,” a taken by these groups last chilly morning as a dense Narendra Modi, who he Alleging that Uttar Pradesh minister in the NDA year and undertake a layer of fog enveloped most described as the "mascot of is not coming forthright in government said. performance audit. parts of the city. While the Group of On December 31, PM development" and a "bigger participating in the Centre's Flight operations at Indira Ministers (GoM) - one of Modi had announced face". The Information and development schemes, he Gandhi International cancelled due to fog. settling at 24.3 degrees the few such informal interest subvention in Broadcasting Minister said cited the state's lack of Airport were affected due Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow Celsius, five notches above groups that look into housing for poor and the anti-black money enthusiasm in sending to foggy weather. While and Kanpur also witnessed the season's normal. different raging issues will economically weak section, campaign has attracted proposals under his seven international and six heavy fog. Delhi on The minimum temperature meet today, the PM will give concrete and result- interest waiver for farmers people, specially from the ministry's housing scheme domestic flights from/to Monday witnessed a was pegged at 9.3 degrees also start a five-day-long oriented suggestions on and higher bank guarantee lower sections of the society, for urban poor. Delhi were delayed, two pleasantly warm day with Celsius, two notches above series of meetings with ten sectors like energy, for loans to small and towards BJP and it will After Centre wrote 14 letters domestic flights were the maximum temperature normal. further get momentum with asking the Uttar Pradesh Group of Secretaries. administration, agriculture medium traders. the "fruits" of the ban getting government to send "visible". proposals under the housing India pursuing China to declare JeM Chief To a query about the party's mission,new proposals have SC trashes plea against elevation strategy in Uttar Pradesh, he been received. as an international terrorist: Rajnath said, "There is no separate Striking a contrast between of Justice Khehar as CJI strategy for UP. You only the NDA and UPA regimes, New Delhi: Home Minister would have forced Reacting to Beijing's move have to convince people that he said the previous New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday by one Tejsing Ashok Rao Gaikwad on the Rajnath Singh on imposition of asset freeze Ministry of External Affairs they have seen SP, BSP and Congress-led government once again dismissed a plea challenging the ground that similar pleas have been earlier Wednesday said India was and travel ban on Azhar by in a statement said: "We Congress for long. could approve only 12.50 appointment of Justice JS Khehar as the heard by the apex court and dismissed. pursuing China to declare countries including Pakistan. note with concern China's But the fruits of development lakh houses in the 10 year next Chief Justice of India, saying "it is in Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Unfazed by Beijing's decision to block the are not reaching UP, its period, while BJP the public interest that the curtain should be appearing for the petitioner, said that Justice Mohammed chief Masood repeated blocks, India, has proposal to list Masood villages, because of the government approved 14.70 brought down". Khehar should be disqualified from being Azhar as an international Azhar as a designated delivery system of Uttar lakh houses within a year of Justice Khehar will assume the office of the appointed as the next CJI as he "while terrorist. terrorist under the 1267 Pradesh is totally corrupt or launch the scheme. CJI tomorrow as the tenure of incumbent heading a five-judge Constitution bench Singh's statement comes just Sanctions Committee of the incapable of delivery. Stating that Delhi is the other Justice TS Thakur ends today. On had struck down the National Judicial days after Beijing blocked UN Security Council which Asked whether the Ram state that has not shown in December 19, President Pranab Mukherjee Appointments Commission (NJAC) which New Delhi's move to list had been presented nine Temple issue would be part the scheme, he listed out had cleared the name of Justice Khehar. had benefited him as the judgement had Azhar as a UN designated months ago and had of BJP's poll plank, an issue names of various states, "Two petitions have been filed on the same revived the collegium system for terrorist. received the strong backing which earlier had played a including Andhra Pradesh, grounds and had been dismissed. It is the appointment of judges in the higher In April, China had blocked of all other members of the key factor in Uttar Pradesh Telangana, Maharashtra, time when we put the issue at rest. It is in judiciary." Nedumpara had in the morning India's move to label the Committee." polls, Naidu said the subject Gujarat, West Bengal and the public interest that the curtain should be mentioned the matter before a bench headed Jaish-e-Mohammad chief a "The inability of the is "dear" to the party but it Tamil Nadu, that have shown brought down," a bench comprising Justices by Chief Justice TS Thakur for an urgent terrorist, a decision that had international community to will not be part of "electoral" interest in the housing AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said. hearing which directed the matter to be angered New Delhi which list its leader Masood Azhar strategy. scheme. The bench dismissed the present plea filed listed today. has been trying to convince however, maintained that it is an unfortunate blow to the Beijing to reconsider the will continue to push concerted efforts to decision. forward with resolute effectively counter all forms Britain's first baby of In last nine months, China determination "through the of terrorism, and confirms Dawood's assets worth Rs 15,000 cr seized in UAE has twice put technical hold use of all options available prevalence of double on the listing of Azhar as to bring perpetrators of standards in the fight against New Delhi: In what is receiving a confidential list properties belonging to 2017 is of Indian origin designated terrorist, that terrorist violence to justice". terrorism." believed to be the biggest from India. Dawood and his crime London: Britain's first Ashwani Kumar. ever crackdown on Mumbai The list was provided to the syndicate. baby of 2017 is an Indian- The new father said he is serial blasts mastermind UAE authorities when The dossier provided by origin girl, who came into an "extremely proud dad". Chopper deal: HC to hear CBI's Dawood Ibrahim, a report India to UAE listed several the world at 12.01 am, just "Bharti and Ellina both on Tuesday claimed that the properties and also a minute into the New being healthy is the main plea against bail to Tyagi Year. 35-year-old Bharti thing. But it is incredible UAE government has seized reportedly made a mention Devi, gave birth to the 6 to think she is the first New Delhi: CBI's petition challenging the on December 9 along with Sanjeev Tyagi the fugitive underworld about a company known as pounds, 8-ounce baby girl baby of the whole year. bail granted to former IAF chief S P Tyagi in and lawyer Gautam Khaitan in the case don's assets worth Rs ''Golden Box'' being Ellina Kumari at City New Year will be extra AgustaWestland chopper scam case on the relating to alleged irregularities in 15,000 crore. allegedly run in Dubai by Hospital in Birmingham, special from now on," he ground that he could allegedly "hamper" the procurement of 12 VVIP choppers from Zee Media on Tuesday Dawood's brother. just seconds after Big Ben said. probe will be heard on January 9, the Delhi UK-based AgustaWestland during the UPA- stopped chiming. The new mother and baby High Court today said. 2 regime, was granted bail by a trial court on claimed that Dawood has The dossier stated that this Speaking from her hospital were looked after by The plea filed by the probe agency came up December 26. several properties, including company is being run by bed, Bharti, a housewife, midwife Zulekha before justice I S Mehta, who fixed it for During the earlier hearing, the agency had hotels and shares in top Anis Ibrahim who is the told the Sun, "She is doing Samsodien, who described hearing on next Monday after Tyagi's claimed in thae high court that if Tyagi rung companies in UAE. Prime Minister Narendra younger brother of Dawood. well and is healthy. I was the birth as "special". counsel said they would file a reply on the remained out on bail, he could "alert other The UAE authorities have Modi, accompanied by Besides Dubai, Dawood has five days overdue so we "It is special that she is the petition. Additional Solicitor General Tushar potential accused". also sealed properties of National Security Advisor investments in Morocco, expected her to be born in first baby of 2017 Mehta, appearing for the CBI, told the court The agency had also said that its probe was 2016 but the longer the anywhere in the country, it that their plea challenges the bail granted by "multi-layered" as it was spread across Dawood in Dubai. Ajit Doval, visited UAE last Spain, United Arab labour went on I thought it is something to be proud several countries since various companies The UAE government had year. Emirates, Singapore, might go into 2017." of. We've had a couple of were allegedly used to "camouflage the recently begun an inquiry The Government of India Thailand, Cyprus, Turkey, Bharti also has a two-year- deliveries since as well bribe money". into properties of Dawood had then requested the UAE India, Pakistan and the old son Ariv Kumar with which is really nice," she CBI had admitted before the high court that Ibrahim in Dubai after government to seize the United Kingdom. sales assistant husband said. though FIR was registered in 2013, the "real core investigation started only a few months back" and therefore, it did not want Tyagi to Skimpily clad women are be out on bail till the charge sheet is filed. Left parties welcome order A trial court had granted bail to Tyagi, who to be blamed: SP leader had retired as IAF chief in 2007, saying CBI barring seeking votes on religion has failed to state the alleged bribe amount New Delhi: In a shocking huge police presence at a and when it was paid. statement, Samajwadi Party large gathering in city’s New Delhi: Left parties and dissenting views corruption. While granting the relief, the trial court also leader Abu Azmi, Tuesday, downtown region. today hailed Supreme Court's expressed by the seven- It has "rightly" described the a trial court to Tyagi on December 26. took note of Tyagi's advancing age and his said women who were National Commission for verdict that outlawed seeking member Constitution bench religious belief as a personal To this, the court said, "renotify the matter health conditions and said no purpose would allegedly molested during Women chairperson Lalitha votes in the name of religion of the apex court while issue between the persona for Monday for reply, if any, and disposal". be served by keeping him behind the bars. New Year revelry in Kumaramangalam came and also urged the Election hearing the case yesterday, and his/her God, the ex- On December 30, the high court had sought CBI had earlier argued before the trial court Bengaluru had invited down heavily on the police Commission to suggest the Politburo said there is a Parliamentarian said. Tyagi's response on CBI's plea challenging that Tyagi had allegedly "abused his official “attraction” by going out and slammed Home necessary amendments for "thin line" that differentiates Without naming any party, his bail in the case. The agency had alleged position" and during his tenure as the air alone in skimpy dresses late Minister G Parameshwara’s implementing the "landmark" an appeal made to electorate Reddy alleged that parties that he could "hamper" its probe and "alert" chief, he had made huge investments in land in the night. remarks, demanding that he judgement. on these considerations and which do not have socio, other accused if he remained out of custody. and other properties and not disclosed the “The situation is such that should resign. The NCW, as CPI(M) though underscored raising issues of injustices. economic and political 71-year old Tyagi, who was arrested by CBI source of his income. more a woman appears well as the Karnataka State the need to clarify the Terming the judgement as policies allegedly try to Commission for Women, difference between an appeal "landmark", CPI General misuse the religion and caste have sought separate reports made based on these factors Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy for electoral benefits. Trinamood MP arrested in Karnataka's from administration and to ensure electoral gains and said that the verdict should In a majority verdict, the police over the incidents. raising issues of social put to an end "the long Supreme Court had yesterday Rose Valley chit fund scam injustice and discrimination, litigation" used by some held that any appeal for votes The NCW has also issued cooperation contending the latter as vested interests on the issue. on the ground of "religion, Kolkata: The Central to more than four hours of summons to Abu Azmi and essential elements of any Reddy said the judgement race, caste, community or Bureau of Investigation on intensive interrogation by the G Parameshwara, asking minister dies electoral discourse for clearly stated that misuse of language" amounted to Tuesday arrested Trinamool national investigation them to explain their attaining justice. religion, caste or language "corrupt practice" under the Congress MP Sudip agency, after which he was Bengaluru: Karnataka comments. Quoting both the majority comes under the clause of election law provision. Bandyopadhyay, who was arrested. cooperation minister H S Police said they were summoned by the CBI for Bandyopadhyay, who was Mahadeva Prasad was looking for the culprits questioning earlier in the day. summoned twice in found dead in a resort in involved in the alleged Re-promulgation of ordinances December last year by the Chikkamagaluru district naked, the more she is called incidents on Saturday night CBI, skipped the meeting on Tuesday morning. He cultured," Azmi said. in and around the junction stating his engagement at the was 58 years old. He Azmi stressed that he in no of Brigade Road and MG is 'fraud' on Constitution: SC parliamentary session. reportedly suffered a way is opposed to women Road, where thousands had On reaching the CBI office heart attack on Monday empowerment and giving gathered to herald the New New Delhi: The Supreme bench held that government's the constitutional scheme earlier today, Bandopadhyay night. equal rights to women. He Year. Court held on Monday that decision to bring ordinance under which a limited power had told waiting reporters When he did not come also supported a stern action Eyewitness accounts suggest re-promulgation of ordinances can be reviewed by judiciary to frame ordinances has been that he had come to face out of his room in the against those men involved that women were molested without being placed before and said that it was obligatory conferred upon the President This was the Trinamool interrogation and know what morning and failed to in the heinous act. and groped and lewd the legislature was on the government to place and governors". "The danger leader's third summon for the charges were against him. answer calls, his gunmen Karnataka Home Minister G remarks were also passed by constitutionally impermissible the ordinance before the of re-promulgation lies in the interrogation in relation to The agency that is and personal staff got the Parameshwara also stoked a miscreants late night on as it amounted to bypassing legislative body for its threat which it poses to the his alleged association with investigating the Ponzi door opened at 8:30 am controversy by blaming the December 31 in the posh the legislative body which approval. The majority sovereignty of Parliament and the alleged Rose Valley Chit scheme scam has already and found him dead. The youngsters’ “western ways” area even as it was claimed was the primary source of verdict, by Justices AK Goel, the state legislatures which Fund Scam. interrogated another minister had gone to for the incident where that 1,500 police personnel lawmaking authority in a UU Lalit, DY Chandrachud have been constituted as Bandopadhyay, who arrived Trinamool Congress MP Chikkamagaluru to attend several women who were had been deployed to parliamentary democracy. and L Nageswara Rao, held primary law-givers under the at the CBI office here at Tapas Paul for his alleged a private function at allegedly molested despite control the crowds. A seven-judge constitution that "re-promulgation defeats Constitution. around 11 am, was subjected involvement in the case. Koppa town. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Wednesday | Jan. 04 | 2017 Tawi Trekkers holds camp for Sport Climbers YRS honours international

JAMMU, Jan 03: Encouraged by the excellent medalist at Basant palace performance of state climbers in the North Zone as well as National Sport Climbing Championship at Bangalore, Jammu, 3 Jan: and facility and jobs been Tawi Trekkers J&K renewed its Today Yuva Rajput Sabha given to the outstanding commitment of promoting the game of (YRS) honoured sports person said Gilli. He Sport Climbing in the state by International Bronze further thanx all the sponsoring an 11 day long coaching Medalist VikramJeet Singh, gathering and Medalist for camp at Sprawling Buds School, Vikrant Singh and silver making them proud and Bantalab, here. Medalist Akshay in Power uplifting the Flag of India on "Since the camp is also a part of club's lifting at Basant Palace the top. efforts to tap hidden talent among the Bantalab. The programme Others who were present are budding climbers, only fresh climbers was organised by President Rajveer, Happy, Komal, up to the age of 12 years have been Yuva Rajput Sabha, Surinder Vicky, Lambu, Fentu, selected for the camp. However, a few Singh Gilli. Addressing the Ramesh, Manja Manhas, women climbers have also been gathering at palace, sports spirit should be facilities given to the Kalu, abbar, Praveen, Teeni, included in the camp to strengthen the President YRS Surinder increased, as their is less sportsmen. So proper diet and many others. state women team," informed general While lauding the grand achievement gratitude to the management of Tawi Singh Gilli said that the main secretary of Tawi Trekkers, Shawetia of the state team which won the Trekkers, especially its Secretary credit for this success goes Army organizes Volleyball tournament Khajuria soon after inaugurating the prestigious North Zone Sport Climbing Shawetica Khajuria, for the timely firstly to the parents of the player who face lots of Jammu , Jan 03 played between team of village Pranu B and camp. Trophy and also bagged eight medals sponsorship assured them that with Army organised Inter Village Volleyball Sindra. Team Sindra won the opening match by set trouble for their children. About 20 children including eight girls in the National Championship held at their continued liberal support Championship at Bhalla in Doda district with of 02-00. The teams participated with true spirit And Gilli honour parents of are participating in this camp which Bangalore, Shawetica assured the Mountaineering Association of J&K effect from 02 January 2017 to 06 January 2017. A of sportsmanship and displayed commendable was declared open in the presence of trainees that Tawi Trekkers would would definitely achieve the aim of the international Medalist total of 08 teams of different villages from Bhalla skills and enthusiasm. The finals of the Inter general secretary, J&K Mountaineering provide all possible training facilities winning national championship this with Shawals. Gilli further tehsil are participating in the championship. The Village Volleyball Championship will be played Association, Ram Khajuria; vice to the state climbers to enable them to year. added that sports spirit must matches will be played as per existing rules on on 06 January 2017. Strength of approximately president (Jammu), Yogeshwar Kumar perform to their full potential in this The camp is being conducted under the be increased in the state and knockout basis. Dr Talib Hussain, Sarpanch, 350 persons from several nearby villages and vice president( Kashmir), Khurshid year's competitions and bring laurels to supervision of Shashi Kant Sharma, the as well as in the country as Bhala, inaugurated the Volleyball Championship witnessed the event. Conducts of such sports Ahmad Laigrooas also Syed Abdul the state. trainer of the state team, in cooperation lots of contribution been and appreciated the efforts of the Army for events have a tremendous potential for Mohsin Andravi of Sunridges Trekking General secretary of Mountaineering with Ambreen Fatima, a senior climber given by sports men to their motivating the youth towards sports while developing brotherhood and sportsmen spirit organising such fruitful activities.The match was among the youth of Bhalla tehsil. and Mountaineering Club, Pulwama. Association while expressing his and a trained Belayer. country. And in J&K also State Fencing meet gets underway Wrestling trials for Junior Samba district Indian Style Nationals on Jan 6 JAMMU, Jan 03 Abdul Qayoom presided. Pritam Slathia. Joint Secretary, J&K State Fencers from districts of The Results: JAMMU, Jan 03 Bajrangi Akhara Shalamar Wrestling meet on Jan 7 Sports Council, Shiv Samba, Kathua, Jammu, BOYS: Under-12: Epee: Jammu and Kashmir Road here on January six at JAMMU, Jan 03 the competition from 11 am following the latest norms of Kumar Sharma today Poonch, Srinagar and Devansh, Jammu, Ist; Wrestling Association is 9 am, informed general Samba District Indian Style onwards at the given venue, Indian Style Wrestling declared open the 15th Udhampur as also JK Muneeb Ahmed, Srinagar, going to conduct final secretary of the Association, Wrestling Association under a handout issued by the Association of India. J&K State Open Fencing Montissory Club are 2nd; Purvansh and selection trial of junior Ajay Vaid. Wrestlers who the aegis of State Association here today For further information, Championship at Indoor taking part in this open Siddharth, Jammu, joint wrestlers of 18 to 20 years are participating in final Association is organizing informed. The competition wrestlers interested to take Complex, MA Stadium, tournament, a handout 3rd. Foil: Rakshit, for age for the 36th Boys selection trials have been here. The event is issued by the Association Jammu, Ist; Laksya, 2nd; Free Style, Greeko Roman advised to bring along two district championship at Peer shall conducted by the part in the championship can organized by J&K here today said. Adhaar, Jammu and Style and 19th Girls Free passport size photos as well Baba Stadium Bari technical team under the contact Mulkh Raj Sharma Amateur Fencing Among others present Shivansh, joint 3rd.Under- Style, Junior National as Aadhar Card/Voter ID Brahmana, here on January guidance of chairman on mobile number 94191- Association and sponsored were MM Sharma, Shottu 17: Sabre: Amit, Wrestling Championship to card as identity proof. They seven. The day-long event is technical committee, Mulkh 01267 and general secretary by J&K State Sports Lal Sharma, Rachna Udhampur, Ist; Mayank be held at Patna in Bihar shall report to Jai Bharat sponsored by the J&K State Raj Sharma in seven weight Samba District Indian Style Council. Jamwal, Rashid Ahmed Kathua, 2nd; Harsh, from January 21 to January (8717024777) and Dheeraj Sports Council. categories of 55 Kg, 61 Kg, Wrestling Association Prem Chief Sports Officer of the Choudhary, Ujjwal Gupta, Jammu and Lakshya 24. Sharma (9419628582) at the The weigh-in shall take 67 Kg, 75 Kg, 85 Kg, 97 Kg Kumar (94191-29794), the State Sports Council, Bhisham Slathia and Jammu, joint 3rd. The trials shall take place at given venue, he added. place at 10 am, followed by and Above up to 120 Kg handout added. CWG medalist Pinki Carolina beats Saina in PBL 2017 Bopanna questions AITA's selection criteria Jangra turns professional after being axed from Davis Cup team New Delhi: Following in Pinki, who was a part of the Hyderabad: Awadhe To send out a strong message the previous night. have Leander and Saketh the footsteps of former ongoing national camp here, Warriors opened their to the players who pick and The selection committee (Myneni). Vodafone Premier choose tournaments when it Chairman SP Misra insisted However, Bopanna made it world champion L Sarita will now be training at the comes to representing India, that Bopanna's pull out was not clear that he did not like the Devi, Commonwealth National Boxing Academy Badminton League (PBL) campaign in a grand style, Rohan Bopanna was axed from discussed at the meeting to pick fact that he was dropped for the in Rohtak, where the IBC is the Davis Cup side since he team for New Zealand but said tie against New Zealand. "At currently conducting a camp thrashing Hyderabad pulled out of the Spain tie they had instructions to choose the end of the day we have to for its women boxers. Hunters 5-0 here on feigning injury, All India three singles players and a put best team forward instead "I have decided to turn Monday. The tie started Tennis Association? (AITA) doubles specialist. Bopanna of (looking at) who has so professional but I have not with the men`s singles clash sources have claimed. (28) is higher-ranked than many years left. That's not the between B. Sai Praneeth of Bopanna's opting out of the Leander Paes (59) but the aspect they are looking at. given up on my amateur World Group Play-off tie in veteran player was preferred Spain had so many players career either." Pinki said. Hyderabad and Vincent Wong Wing Ki, with the September 2016 did not go over the former. ranked higher than all of us but "The International Boxing down well with the AITA. Misra said Bopanna can always they sent their best team out Association has already latter winning 11-13, 11-6, It is widely believed in the come back since Leander won't there to play a Play-off. ended the amateur- 13-11. AITA circle that Bopanna just be there for long. "These are the examples you professional distinction by Hyderabad pulled level 1-1 me because she played here Rajiv Ouseph 11-13, 11-7, made an excuse that he was "Rohan is a great player and take from world class athletes allowing professionals in when reigning Olympic and yesterday and had better 13-11 in an action packed injured. Bopanna, known for ranking was not the sole and teams, who are winning world champion Carolina knowledge of the clash to seal the tie for his his superior service skills on criteria to select the players. If titles. We can't look at small National International the Tour, on the final day of the that was the case, Yuki and petty issues. If am picked Games bronze medalist tournaments," she added. Marin moved past 2012 conditions. But taking away team and take an Games bronze medallist tie, September 18, posted a (Bhambri) would not have been or not, the whole team has to boxer Pinki Jangra has Pinki, in all probability, will nothing from her, she played unassailable 4-1 lead. The video on Instagram, showing Saina Nehwal 15-14, 11-5. there. come together and that's what decided to turn professional make her professional debut well and deserved to win. poor performance from him enjoying a dance with his Going by the current form it is going to make a difference," but will not give up on her along with Sarita Devi in a "It was a great match and With the score tied 1-1, Hyderabad continued in friends in a bar in Bangalore was an unanimous decision to concluded Bopanna. amateur career either. January 19 event against a obviously it is great to have Awadhe`s mixed doubles their `Trump Match` as The former national yet-to-be-finalised won. Saina is a great player pair of Bodin Issara and well, as veteran Malaysian champion has signed up opponent. "I remain a boxer and to beat a player like her Savitree Amitrapai won doubles pair of Boon Heong Dahiya eyes comeback in PWL with the Sporty Boxing who will compete for India. is always a nice feeling. their `Trump Match` against Tan and Wan Kiong Tan lost Private Limited, the Nothing changes apart from Saina said: "It was little too Hoi Wah Chau and R. to V. Shem Goh and Markis after recovering from knee injury commercial arm of the the fact that I would trying difficult to control the Satwiksairaj to help the Kido 11-7, 8-11, 11-13. The New Delhi: Out of action (97kg) along with the the silver medal at the Indian Boxing Council myself in a slightly different shuttle and it did have an visitors go 3-1 up. match saw Hunters draw a for several months in 2016 Phogat sisters Geeta and Games. (IBC), a licensing body for version of the sport," she impact on my game. Marin In the next match, Kidambi negative, enabling Awadhe due to a knee injury, former Babita in the women`s But the Haryana grappler is professional boxers in India. added. had a slight advantage over Srikanth of Awadhe beat to record a 5-0 triumph. Asian champion wrestler section. determined to beat the 25- Amit Dahiya is aiming to Amit is, however, reluctant year-old Georgian who is use the ongoing second to accept the tag of the costliest wrestler in this Olympian Krishna a real life hero after Ganguly is right candidate for edition of the Pro Wrestling favourites for his team. year`s PWL auction with a League (PWL) as a The second edition of the price tag of Rs 48 lakh. next BCCI president: Gavaskar springboard for a comeback. PWL will see Uttar Pradesh Talking about the PWL`s saving 3 women from being molested The injury had also face Punjab Royals in their effect on Indian wrestling, New Delhi: The Supreme will be Thakur's successor. gripped by the match fixing prevented Dahiya from first engagement. Amit said competing against Indian Olympian Krishna girls told her that they Court caused a storm in the While several names are saga, Ganguly was given the quaifying for the Rio some of the best wrestlers in Poonia turned out to be a were being harassed by Indian cricket fraternity by doing the rounds, former Indian team captaincy and Olympics. But the 23-year- the wolrd has helped the hero in real life too. The some boys who were sacking Anurag Thakur as Indian cricketer Sunil he turned it around." old is now focused on Indians to improve Commonwealth Games passing lewd comments the president of Board of Gavaskar reckons Sourav While Gopal Subramanium winning gold at the Asian themselves. (CWG) medal winner and leering at them. One and Fali Nariman were Championships to be held "Indian wrestlers have learnt came to the rescue of girl was also allegedly hit given the responsibilities to here next year. a lot after competing in the three girls who were by them. When the boys suggest names for an "I could not qualify for the PWL. We expect to improve allegedly being molested saw the girls complaining, interim Committee, the Olympics due to my injury. further in the second by a group of men in they decided to flee from latter opted out today saying The injury hampered my edition. There is a lot of Rajgarh in Rajasthan's there. he did not want to be part of preparations and I lost in the excitement among the junior Churu district. But the CWG gold medal the exercise since he had qualifiers. I missed last wrestlers as they can earn India Today spoke to discus thrower did not put represented BCCI as lawyer. year`s PWL as well due to big money if they manage Krishna Poonia's husband the matter to rest there. The next decision on injury," Amit told the media. to compete in the PWL. Virendra Poonia who She not only chased one naming the top Amit, who had taken silver Amit, who competes in the "We are as strong as the best narrated the entire of them for around 50 administrators is scheduled at the 2013 World 57 kilogram division, will in the world. The only incident that took place metres but also caught to be taken on January 19. Championships as well as open his PWL campaign difference is in the training on January 1. He said that hold of him. Control for Cricket in India Ganguly is the right RM Lodha is expected to gold at the 2012 Asian against reigning Olympic and how perfectly they Poonia was in Churu and The other two managed to (BCCI) on Monday. A candidate for the job. oversee the transition Championships, is a part of champion Vladimer execute their moves," he was traveling in her car in escape. bench headed by Chief Throwing his weight behind period. Till then, the two the Uttar Pradesh franchise Khinchegashvili. said. Sadulpur area, when she A crowd of 300-400 Justice T S Thakur and the Prince of Kolkata, senior vice-presidents of the in the PWL that began here Amit had lost to the "After Sushil Kumar took saw the girls being people had gathered. comprising Justices A M Gavaskar reminded how BCCI will run the Board on Monday. Georgian superstar 1-7 in medals at the Olympics, it harassed near the Railway Police was also informed Khanwilkar and D Y Dada led the Indian cricket affairs. Senior-most Vice Named `UP Dangal` the the quarter-finals of the now changed the attitude of crossing. who took the girls home Chandrachud took the bold team from the front during a President of BCCI will act power-packed squad also defunct 55kg freestyle Indian wrestlers. Now they Poonia, seeing the girls in to safety. The girl's step. Now that the top post tough period. as President and Joint inlcudes former Asian category at the 2012 feel that it is not too tears, got down from the brother has registered an is vacant, the question in "Remember, in 1999-2000 Secretary will act as champion Amit Dhankar London Olympics. Vladimer difficult to win medals at car to speak to them. The FIR of the case. everybody's mind is – who when Indian cricket was Secretary. (65kg) and Mausam Khatri had eventually finished with the Olympics." 11 the northlines BUSINESS Jammu | Wednesday | Jan. 04 | 2017

Implementation of schemes announced by PM CCPA recommends Budget Session NSE Gainers (Nifty) Company Current Previous ChangeVolume will boost economic growth: ASSOCHAM from Jan 31; Union Budget on Feb 1 price Close (%) (Nos.) New Delhi: Terming the ASSOCHAM President Mr. for SME and MSME has BPCL 657.40 640.50 2.64 2416460 decided to present the POWER GRID 188.05 183.65 2.40 3510050 steps announced by Prime Sunil Kanoria. been increased to Rs 2 Budget on February 1 BHEL 125.35 122.50 2.33 4439918 Minister Narendra Modi in He also said that schemes crore. This will provide instead of the last day of the his address to the nation on like interest subsidy on support to these sectors. 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The Budget Session is implementation of these confidence amid largest, but in case of defaults faster being advanced as the schemes to drive economic poorest socio-economic than what it has happened in BSE Gainers (Sensex) government wants early growth. group. the past." allocation of funds for Company Current Previous Change Volume "The initiatives like 60-day Further, the push towards "The government should New Delhi: The Cabinet Minister Rajnath Singh met various schemes from April Price Close (%) (Nos.) interest waiver for farmers low cost housing is also also complement these Committee on Parliamentary here and made these 1, the beginning of the who have taken loans from good news for retail actions with substantial POWER GRID 187.85 183.45 2.40 558288 Affairs on Tuesday recommendations to financial year. district co-operative banks portfolio of banks and non- reduction in both individual recommended holding of the President Pranab Mukherjee. Finance Minister Arun AXIS BANK 454.90 446.70 1.84 254714 and primary societies banking financial companies and corporate tax rates, Budget Session from January Parliamentary Affairs Jaitley, External Affairs COAL INDIA 305.10 300.70 1.46 108728 together with additional (NBFCs) that have been more so as private sector 31 when the government is Minister Ananth Kumar and Minister Sushma Swaraj and fund of 20,000 crore given struggling to boost their investments are yet to kick- likely to table the Economy Law Minister Ravi Shankar Parliamentary Affairs to NABARD to give loans business amid economic start and lower tax rates will Survey followed by the Prasad also attended the Minister Ananth Kumar are BSE Losers (Sensex) to farmers would help in slowdown. certainly push private Union Budget on Feb 1. meeting. the members of CCPA, Company Current Previous Change Volume alleviating pains of farmers The ASSOCHAM chief investments and drive The CCPA headed by Home In a first, the government has among others. Price Close (%) (Nos.) and rural class," said said, "The credit guarantee economic growth,"he said. HEROMOTOCO 2986.00 3028.70 -1.41 16427 Josh Mobiles announces ‘Mint’ for Rs 995/- Banks aim to boost credit WIPRO 467.70 472.65 -1.05 76419 -1000 MAH Battery screen display gives a clearer viewing -1-year Warranty experience which is further enhanced with China manufacturing accelerates - Stylish Looks the VGA Camera which is supported with growth with sharp rate cuts Josh Mobiles one of the leading players, video recording. Mumbai: Banks, led by year to be 8-9 percent, after Prime Minister at fastest for 4 years: Survey introducing new age mobile phones in the The Dual Sim phones also features auto call market leader State Bank of Bhattacharya said, still Narendra Modi on Saturday entry level segment, brings another extension recording facility, enabled with Bluetooth and India, announced sharp cuts lower than the lender's admonished banks to "keep Beijing: China's December's reading was GPRS, the phones also offers, easy access to to their lending rates after a previous formal guidance of the poor, the lower middle manufacturing activity boosted by stronger demand the internet. Additional features such as recent surge in deposits, 10-12 percent growth. class, and the middle class expanded at its quickest pace and an increase in new wireless FM radio with recording not only raising hopes that lower Any signs of a revival in at the focus of their in nearly four years in clients for Chinese lets you tune into your favorite local FM borrowing costs will help credit could ease some of activities," and to act with December, an independent manufacturers, which station, but also records your favorite songs spark credit growth in Asia's the worries from PM Modi's the "public interest" in research firm said today, in a pumped output growth to a without connecting any earphones. Lastly, its third-largest economy. move, which has sparked a mind. PM Modi's comments sign of improving health for 71-month high, it said. 8GB memory support enhances your SBI, the country's biggest severe cash shortage that were made in a special New the world's second-largest On Sunday, the official multimedia experience and provides lender by assets, said on has paralysed parts of the Year's eve speech in which economy. purchasing managers' index uninterrupted entertainment. Sunday it had cut its so- economy. he defended his ban on The private Caixin (PMI), which focuses on In terms of the battery Mint packs a huge called marginal cost of A private survey on Monday higher-value cash notes and Purchasing Managers' Index larger factories and mines, to its feature phone portfolio with the launch 1000Mah battery, delivering an exceptional (PMI), an indicator of came in at 51.4 in December, of its latest ‘Mint’ which is all about long talking and stand by time. For user funds-based lending rates showed factory activity announced a slew of (MCLR) by 90 basis points, plunged into contraction in incentives including conditions at smaller down from 51.7 the previous battery life paired with the right convenience, it comes with a built-in LED manufacturers, beat month, which marked its torch, that radiates perfect brightness for while unveiling new December as the currency channelling more credit to entertainment value. With the announcement expectations with a reading fastest growth for two years. of its latest feature phone, Josh expands its emergency use. products for mortgage loans, crackdown severely hurt the poor and the middle of 51.9 in December, up But stabilisation of the foothold in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, who seek At Rs. 995/- Mint aims to enhance the needs one of the fastest-growing output and demand. class. from 50.9 the previous country's economy faces for quality yet budgeted phones with longer and usage of feature phones in Tier 2 and Tier areas. Margin Protection "The combined impact of month. further risks ahead with life. 3 Cities, which is driven by productive Arundhati Bhattacharya, Lenders took steps to banks cutting lending rates A PMI figure above 50 Donald Trump's With Compact design and bold looks, Mint calling paired with entertainment. Josh Mint chairman of SBI, said at a protect their margins. SBI, and subvention provided by sports a curvy polished body which makes is available in black and White, with leading news briefing on Monday, for example, raised the the government to small marks an expansion of administration threatening to the design look attractive. Its bright 1.8inch retail and etail stores in India. the rate cuts were intended premium it charges on home businesses is likely to help activity, and below 50 a slap China with heavy tariffs. to "jump start" credit growth loans to 65 basis points turn around growth faster contraction. Analyst Zhong noted that and could raise it by 100- above the reduced one-year than expected in the next It was the survey's highest uncertainties about the 200 bps in the year ending MCLR of 8 percent, fiscal year," said Saugata score since January 2013, the sustainability of rising RBI advises banks to increase in March. according to details released Bhattacharya, chief Chinese financial magazine consumer prices and SBI now expects credit on Monday. economist at Axis Bank, the said in a joint statement with restocking also weigh on the cash supply to villages growth for 2016/17 fiscal The rate cuts also come third-biggest Indian lender. data compiler IHS Markit. outlook for factories. Mumbai: The Reserve Bank DCCBs and commercial number of deposit accounts of India on Tuesday advised banks, White Label ATMs in in each district. The Reserve Vodafone plea against TRAI Is MGNREGA destroying factory jobs? banks to increase supply of rural areas and post offices in Bank has also asked banks fresh notes and directed rural areas on priority basis currency chests to issue recommendation premature: Centre work as contract workers in factories or do currency chests to ensure which are considered main lower denomination notes in odd jobs in their villages during non-Nrega daily reporting of note supply rural channels of villages and rural centers. New Delhi: The Centre appealable order. today termed as "premature" He also questioned whether days. in far flung areas. The central distribution," RBI said in a "Chests should issue bank the plea by telecom major the telecom major had any How did factories respond? Consider a bank said that the decision circular. The banking notes in denominations of Rs Vodafone challenging TRAI's material with it to show that factory whose cost of production is Rs 100 was taken after observing regulator has also asked 500 and below," the regulator recommendation to impose the government would be per unit if it employs workers and Rs 110 per that bank notes, being banks to ensure that at least said.” Existing stock of other Rs 1,050 crore penalty on it influenced by TRAI's unit if it employs machines to do a job. supplied to rural areas, at 40% bank notes are supplied denominations notes below for not providing recommendation. Naturally, the factory is likely to employ present, were not to rural areas. Rs 100 should be issued interconnectivity to Reliance The court, thereafter, gave workers. Now if because of the availability of commensurate with the The central bank also advised liberally.” Jio. the Ministry and TRAI two the Nrega option, workers demand Rs 120 requirements. banks to adopt a need based The regulator has also asked Additional Solicitor General weeks time to file their replY per unit, the factory is likely to find using "Banks should advise their approach as the requirements currency chests to furnish (ASG) Sanjay Jain, on the issue of machines cheaper and let the workers go. currency chests to step up in rural areas could vary daily issuances of notes to appearing for the Centre, maintainability of the petition As Budget Day draws near, economic policy This is indeed what we found. issuance of fresh notes to depending on the relative link offices who in turn will argued before Justice Sanjeev and listed it for hearing on makers in the country are likely to shift their Note that if the increase in wages is a result of rural branches of RRBs, share of CASA deposits and report to RBI regional office. Sachdeva that Vodafone's February 6. attention to the allocation of funds to various increased productivity, per unit cost remains plea was a "complete abuse During the brief arguments, programmes planned for the upcoming year. unchanged and hence factories are likely to of process of court" as the the court suggested that Nrega is one such programme. continue employing workers as before. Bombay stock exchange gets Sebi Nod to launch IPO Telecom Regulatory before forming an opinion While well-intentioned, our research based Why is this migration of factory workers to Authority of India (TRAI) the DoT may also consider on careful study of employment and Nrega undesirable? First, it defeats the very by the existing shareholders through the had only made a objections raised by operating data from factories show that Nrega purpose of workfare, which is to prevent the offer for sale (OFS) route. This works out recommendation and the Vodafone in its plea along has led to some interesting consequences: already employed from cornering workfare to close to 30 per cent of the total holding. government was yet to form with the recommendation of factory jobs have declined by more than 10% jobs at the expense of truly unemployed. Second, this phenomenon negatively impacts Among the existing shareholders are Bajaj an opinion. TRAI. and mechanisation has increased by 22.3% as both the Make in India and Skill Holdings Investment, Caldwell India The ASG opposed the However, senior advocate a result of implementing Nrega. Development programmes launched by the Holdings, Acacia Banyan Partners, maintainability of the Rajiv Nayar, appearing for It may have led to the migration of workers from higher value productive factory work to Centre. Third and most importantly, Nrega Singapore Exchange, Mauritius-based arms petition, saying once the Vodafone, did not agree with Department of the suggestion and urged the digging pits and filling them, with factories may be turning skilled factory workers into of American investor George Soros' Telecommunications (DoT) court to decide whether choosing to mechanise faster instead of unskilled pit fillers while the really unskilled Quantum Fund and foreign fund Atticus. of the Ministry of TRAI exceeded its replacing these workers. continue to be unemployed. Impact on skill The exchange had filed draft papers with Communication takes a jurisdiction by giving the We looked into how implementing Nrega in a development is severe and may have deeper New Delhi: Paving the way for launch of capital market regulator Sebi in September decision, then it is an recommendation. region adversely impacts the availability of consequences for human capital development an initial public offer (IPO) for Bombay to float an IPO. labour for nearby factories, using factory- in India as a country. Stock Exchange or BSE's the Securities It received Sebi's 'observation' on level data from the Annual Survey of Our findings show that it is important to not and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has December 30, which is necessary for any Anshu Jain joins Cantor Industries across the period 2002-10. just focus on allocation but also on given its final go-ahead to the draft company to launch public offer, the latest We show that Nrega work is unlikely to programme design. From a societal point of prospectus for the estimated Rs. 1,500- update available with Sebi showed. involve a lot of effort. More importantly, view, there is a need to redesign Nrega to encourage skill development and discourage crore public offering by Asia's oldest Sources said the shares could be offered at Fitzgerald as President workers may prefer the 100 days of entry of gainfully employed productive exchange. The much-awaited public offer a price of as high as Rs. 500 each, giving guaranteed and effortless work near home to workers. Imposing quantity and quality based of BSE will see sale of 29,955,434 shares the IPO a size of up to Rs. 1,500 crore. Indian-origin banker Anshu a high-effort high-risk factory job far from Jain has joined financial home. output targets for the programme could be a services company Cantor It is quite possible that such workers either first step in this direction. Fitzgerald LP as its SBI may push merger of 5 president. The former co-chief AIIMS to become cashless with MobiKwik associate banks to next fiscal executive of Deutsche Bank AG, who has more than Mumbai: AIIMS (All India consultation, tests and other with them," said Upasana New Delhi: The government is yet to give its we get it now, doing things like merger in the three decades of experience Institute of Medical services will be made Taku co founder Mobikwik. notification on the move, SBI Chairperson last quarter is never a very wise thing because in the financial services Sciences) Delhi, India’s cashless by the first week MobiKwik is an Indian Arundhati Bhattacharya said. there would be lot of IT system changes," she industry, will work with premier medical institution of January 2017. mobile wallet major with State Bank of India chairperson Arundhati told reporters when asked whether the merger Chief Executive Howard Deutsche Bank last year. has partnered with mobile "We are proud to support 45 million users. The Bhattacharya hinted that the mega merger of could be delayed due to the disruptions Lutnick. He landed the top spot at wallet company MobiKwik Indians during the current company has also launched its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila caused by the demonetization drive. Meanwhile, Shawn Deutsche in 2012 after the to convert all its payment situation of cash crunch an under 1 mb app, Bank (BMB) could be pushed to the next The merger would make SBI a global-sized Matthews will remain the investment banking division facilities cashless. To and lead India’s MobiKwik lite to support financial year as it is still awaiting the bank and would be amongst the top 50 president and chief he ran consistently commence with resident transformation into a less- masses with low data government notification on the move. lenders in the world, with an asset base of Rs executive officer of its delivered up to 85 percent doctors, staff and visitors cash economy. AIIMS is connectivity and dated "Probably, by a quarter or so (the merger 37 trillion or over $555 billion, with 22,500 broker-dealer subsidiary of group profit and can pay with MobiKwik in the foremost medical smartphones with could be delayed). The reason is we still have branches and over 58,000 ATMs and more Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. frequently outperformed the institution’s cafeteria. institution in India and we technology limitations in to get the government approval and even if than 50 crore customers. Jain resigned from peers. Payment of doctor’s are glad to have partnered accessing mobile payments. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | JAN | 04 || 2017 www.thenorthlines.com The NORTHLINES Akhilesh faction lays claim to SP symbol; no patch-up after 3-hour talks Send 40% currency to rural Leaders from the Akhilesh to adjudicate the matter. Khan has maintained a neu- faction -- Ram Gopal Yadav, As an interim measure, it is tral profile in public during areas, RBI tells banks Naresh Agarwal and now likely to freeze the the ongoing feud. Kiranmoy Nanda -- met the cycle symbol and ask the After Akhilesh's meeting MUMBAI, JAN 03 Election Commissioners two factions to contest on a with Mulayam in Lucknow this morning to stake claim new symbol. during which Shivpal was The RBI on Tuesday said over SP and its election It may also give the two also present, there was spec- the supply of currency notes symbol. sides a new name to contest ulation about patch-up in rural areas was not ade- “The real Samajwadi Party the polls till the time a final efforts. quate and asked banks to belongs to us as 90 per cent decision is taken on the real However, a senior party send at least 40 per cent of of the people support us,” 'ownership' of Samajwadi leader close to Akhilesh told the supply to their rural Ram Gopal, who is Party and its symbol 'cycle'. PTI that "it too late. There is branches. Mulayam's cousin and has While Mulayam, who was no scope for any settlement. "The bank notes, being sup- sided with Akhilesh in the in Delhi since yesterday EC will decide who will plied to rural areas, at pres- NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, JAN camp staked claim over the family feud, told reporters afternoon, returned to have SP's cycle". ent, are not commensurate 03 party and its election sym- after meeting the Lucknow, his confidant Earlier in the day, Akhilesh, with the requirements of the bol 'cycle', Akhilesh drove Commission. Mohd Azam Khan reached who was anointed by his rural population," the The Samajwadi Party’s to his father's residence and He was asked about what he the national capital and said faction as the SP president Reserve Bank of India said issuance of fresh notes to priority basis and if required camp led by Akhilesh Yadav was with him for nearly conveyed to the he would do what he can to on Sunday, reportedly spoke in a notification. rural branches of Regional even get it issued from the on Tuesday approached the three hours, leading to spec- Commission on the party bring about a rapproche- to Mulayam over phone. With a view to ensure that at Rural Banks (RRBs), central bank. Election Commission to ulation about patch-up and its symbol. ment. Before the Commission pro- least 40 per cent bank notes District Central Cooperative As the rural requirements assert that the party is "actu- efforts which was discount- Now, with the rival factions "Anything is possible. Who ceeds to adjudicate the mat- were supplied to rural areas, Banks (DCCBs) and com- could vary depending on ally" headed by the Chief ed by the Chief Minister's staking claim over the party would have thought that ter, it will ask Mulayam and the banks were advised to mercial banks, white label variations in the rural and Minister now and not its camp as "too late". and its symbol, the ball is in their expulsion would be Akhilesh to respond to the increase the issue of curren- ATMs and post offices on urban mix of each district, a founder Mulayam Singh Shivpal Yadav, Mulayam's the Commission's court. revoked," he told reporters claims by the opposite side. cy towards the main chan- priority basis which are con- certain percentage of alloca- who had knocked at the brother who is at logger- Since the assembly elections here, referring to Akhilesh The process, EC sources nels of distribution in these sidered main rural channels tion has been assigned to doors of the poll panel a day heads with Akhilesh, also to Uttar Pradesh are set to be and Ram Gopal. said, may take up to four areas. of distribution," it said. each district by RBI to facil- ago to lay claim To 'cycle' joined them after coming announced any day now, the A bitter critic of Mulayam's months before a final order "Banks should advise their RBI asked the banks to issue itate a need based approach. symbol. Hours after his back from Delhi. Commission has little time close aide Amar Singh, is issued. — PTI currency chests to step up notes in denominations of "The indicated proportion Rs 500 and below in rural may be maintained on week- IS kills 24 in Baghdad areas with liberal issuance ly average basis at each Rs 5 discount on online payment of LPG cylinder of existing stock of notes chest level as it may be diffi- blast, cuts road to Mosul below Rs 100. cult to stick to the propor- NEW DELHI, JAN 03 sumers paying by cards or mobile wallets to push peo- It also asked the bank chests tion on daily basis," RBI BAGHDAD, JAN 03 the end for its self-styled to obtain supply of coins on said. —IANS caliphate, but the militants After petrol and diesel, buy- ple towards digital payments An Islamic State car bomb would still be capable of ing and paying for cooking in the face of a severe cash killed 24 persons in a busy fighting a guerrilla-style gas (LPG) online will get crunch brought in by the 5.7-magnitude quake jolts square in Baghdad’s sprawl- insurgency in Iraq, and plot- consumers a discount of Rs demonetisation of Rs 500 ing Sadr City district on ting or inspiring attacks on 5 per cylinder. and Rs 1,000 notes. Northeast; 1 dead, 4 injured Monday, and the militants cut the West. Three bombs killed State-owned fuel retailers, Such discount is credited to a key road north from the 29 persons across the capital Indian Oil Corp (IOC), customer's account by way AGARTALA, JAN 03 The quake was traced to a capital to Mosul, their last on Saturday, and an attack Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd of 'cash back' within maxi- location in Ambassa area, major stronghold in the coun- near the southern city of (BPCL) and Hindustan mum three working days. A moderate intensity earth- about 59 km from Agartala, try. An online statement dis- Najaf on Sunday left seven Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) Petrol currently costs Rs quake measuring 5.7 on the an official at the Regional tributed by Amaq news policemen dead. Monday’s will offer "an upfront dis- 70.60 a litre in Delhi and the Richter Scale and epicentred Seismological Centre told agency, which supports blast in Sadr City hit a square count of Rs 5 on every LPG discount translates into 53 in Tripura jolted the country's PTI. Islamic State, said the ultra- where day labourers typically refill to all LPG customers paisa. Similarly, on the price Northeast this afternoon, trig- The officer-in-charge of it and debit cards at the time A subsidised LPG cylinder hardline Sunni group had tar- gather. Nine of the victims were who will book and pay for it of Rs 57.82 for diesel, the gering landslides in the hill Dhalai and Unakoti districts of web-booking their of 14.2-kg currently costs Rs geted a gathering of Shia women in a passing minibus. online," an official statement discount comes to 43 paisa state and leaving a woman of state fire service depart- refills," the statement said. 434.71 in Delhi. A non-sub- Muslims, whom it considers Their charred bodies were visi- said here. per litre. dead and four others injured. ment, Sukumar Debbarma, On doing so, customers will sidised bottle of similar size, apostates. Sixty-seven people ble inside the burnt-out remains To provide cash-less trans- Stating that the discounts are According to the National said landslides occurred in a get the discounted amount which consumer not having were wounded in the blast. of the vehicle. Blood stained the actions, the government had aimed to encourage con- Centre for Seismology, the number of places in a five- displayed on their screens. a subsidised connection buy, US-backed Iraqi forces are ground nearby. Since the drive asked oil companies to pay sumers to increasingly shift epicentre of the temblor km radius along the This net amount payable costs Rs 585. Even for the currently fighting to push to recapture Mosul began on consumers 0.75 per cent dis- to digital payment modes to which occurred at 1439 hrs Chhamanu-Gobindabari will be retail selling price subsidised users, non-sub- Islamic State from the north- October 17, elite forces have count on cashless fuelling of achieve the objective of no- was in Dhalai district in road. petrol and diesel at petrol minus incentive amount of sidised LPG cylinder is also ern city of Mosul, but are fac- retaken a quarter of the city in cash or less-cash based Tripura at a depth of 28 km. Debbarma said a portion of pumps. Rs 5 per cylinder. they have to buy after ing fierce resistance. The the biggest ground operation in transactions, the statement Panic-stricken people ran out the boundary wall of the fire This has now been extended "The net discounted amount exhausting their quota of 12 group has lost most of the ter- Iraq since the 2003 US-led inva- said, "The incentive will of homes, offices and build- service office at Unakoti dis- to cooking gas (LPG). will also be shown on the bottles at sub-market rates. ritory it seized in a blitz sion that toppled Saddam encourage more and more ings in the region. 50-year- trict had collapsed due to the "Customers can make pay- cash memo accompanying The oil firms offer a 0.75 per LPG consumers to go for across northern and western Hussein. Abadi has said the old woman Kamalini Kanda earthquake. ment through existing online the home-delivery of the cent discount on the price of cashless mode transactions." Iraq in 2014. The recapture of group will be driven out of the died after suffering a heart "A 20-metre stretch of the modes i.e. net banking, cred- LPG cylinder," it said. petrol and diesel to con- — PTI Mosul would probably spell country by April. — Reuters attack at her residence at boundary collapsed," he said. Natunbagan in Kamalpur Four persons, including two India’s progress cannot be without judiciary: TS Thakur sub-division of the district, women, were injured in adja- local MLA, Anjan Das, said. cent Unakoti district and all "It was terrible as the quake of them were admitted to the NEW DELHI, JAN 03 to decide them. problems of judge strength crore cases pending current- lasted for about one-and- district hospital, police said. As he bade an emotional being low... But please ly. And as the country pro- half-minutes," Biswajit Manik Deb, a resident of As he left his office — the farewell to his position as remember, we will have gressed, its cases would only Bhattacharya, a resident of Kailashahar town of the dis- highest seat in the highest the 43rd CJI — a position he greater challenges in the get more complex. the area, said. trict, fainted during the quake court of the country — out- had held for almost a year — future and that is what we "You will have very, very At least 30 houses developed while Prashanta Das, a going Chief Justice of India Justice Thakur called made have to be prepared for," he serious issues coming up in cracks, officiating Sub-divi- mason was seriously injured TS Thakur’s one complaint an emotional plea yet again. said, addressing a farewell times not very far from now. sional Magistrate of when he fell from roof while was one he had repeated sev- "The present has great chal- function organised by You will have issues regard- Kamalpur in Dhalai, Amitava working. eral times in the past one lenges. We have three crore Supreme Court Bar ing cyber laws, medico-legal Chakma, said. Azerunnesa (30) of the town year: growing number of cases. We have problems of Association (SCBA). cases, genetics and privacy "It was the strongest earth- was injured when a brick fell cases and not enough judges infrastructure. We have India had more than three etc. You will have issues of quake that I have experi- from a roof on her, while making India an inclusive Outgoing Chief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur with CJI-designate enced till date. It felt as if the Lipika Malakar, who lives in society," he said, adding that Justice JS Khehar at his farewell ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday. whole building would col- the outskirts of the town was progress would come only ready to handle the chal- and progress bring with SC wants list of companies with lapse," Pradip Mallik, an injured as she tripped while when “the judiciary also gets lenges that the development them". — PTI Agartala resident, said. running in fear. debts of over Rs 500 cr SC junks plea against appointment cope with changes made to The development comes at of Justice Khehar as next CJI the law that dealt with debt a time when the judiciary recovery and what steps the and the executive have NEW DELHI, JAN 03 The petitioner had contended government could take to been involved in an intense that by virtue of being the help strengthen their infra- debate about vacancies in The Supreme Court on Chief Justice of India, Justice structure. the latter and the mounting Tuesday dismissed a petition Khehar would have the A recent amendment to the pile of cases as a result. challenging the appointment power to recommend the law says that all cases must The court was hearing a of Justice Jagdish Singh appointment of seven judges be dealt with in 180 days Public Interest Litigation Khehar as the next Chief to the top court. from filing them. — first filed in 2003 — that Justice of India (CJI) in suc- The five-judge Constitution "Legislative changes to had originally raised ques- cession to incumbent Chief Bench headed by Justice provide for expeditious dis- tions about loans advanced Justice TS Thakur when he Khehar had on October 16 posal of proceedings before to some companies by NEW DELHI, JAN 03 demits office on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional the debt recovery tribunals state-owned Housing and morning. Justice Khehar will the Constitution (Ninety- may not by themselves Urban Development The Supreme Court on be sworn-in as the Chief ninth Amendment) Act, achieve the intended object Corporation (HUDCO). Tuesday asked the Reserve Justice of India by President 2014, and the National so long as the infrastructure The petitioner, the Centre Bank of India (RBI) for a list Pranab Mukherjee on Judicial Appointment Act, provided to the tribunals is of Public Interest of corporate entities that had Wednesday. The President on 2014. The judgment of the not commensurate with the Litigation, claimed recently debts of more than Rs 500 December 19 appointed Constitution Bench was burden of the work and that about Rs 40,000 crore crore, as the government Khehar as the 44th Chief authored by Justice Khehar. nature of judicial duties," of corporate debt was writ- machinery struggles to cope Justice of the Supreme Court. The apex court on December the court said. ten off in 2015. with rising bad debts. The bench of Justice A.M. 30 dismissed a similar peti- The central government A media report revealed in A Bench of out outgoing Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. tion by the National Lawyers recently told the court that February last year that pub- Chief Justice of India TS Chandrachud through a brief Campaign for Judicial more than 70,000 cases that lic sector banks in the coun- Thakur and Justices AM involved an estimated Rs 5 try were struggling under a order dismissed the plea by Transparency and Reforms Khanwilkar and DY lakh crore were pending at great economic strain, with Tejsingh Ashokrao Gaikwad and others, seeking the Chandrachud wanted the debt recovery tribunals for bad debts at an estimated Rs that Justice Khehar is not quashing of Justice Khehar's RBI to provide a list of more than 10 years. 1.14 lakh crore. — PTI qualified to become the Chief appointment as the next companies that had its Justice as he had authored a Chief Justice of India. loans restructured under judgment holding as uncon- Rejecting all objections, the corporate debt restructuring stitutional the National Supreme Court on December schemes. Judicial Appointments 30 noted the part of the peti- The Supreme Court also Commission for the appoint- tion which said: "Khehar, asked for details of cases ment of judges to higher judi- undoubtedly, is one of the pending in debt recovery ciary. most upright judges of the tribunals and appellate bod- The petitioner had sought Supreme Court; the petition- ies for the past 10 years. It direction restraining the ers are all proud of his wanted to know if existing Centre from administering Lordship... Nobody could infrastructure at the tri- the oath of office of the Chief point a finger at him when it bunals — including its cur- Justice of India to Justice comes to his honesty, integri- rent staff strength — could Khehar. ty and uprightness.