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Army organised Medical camp at Speaker, Jammu & Kashmir A sailing expedition by NCC cadets of Youth Centre, Palma in Jammu & Kashmir was launched at Legislative Assembly, Kavinder district, today. The camp was to Gupta emphasized on rural Govind Sagar reservoir built on river provide medical services to the people Sutlej on Bhakra dam by 1 J&K development for improving the 3 4 of Palma and adjoining.... 5 quality of life and .... Naval unit NCC ..... INSIDE

 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 208  01.09.2017 (Friday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 3/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Intelligence warns of Fidayeen attack by BJP hits back Abdullahs for Time to invoke PM's I- Jaish-e-Mohammed, high alert in Valley communal instigation in J&K Day message: Omar The sources in police told NL CORRESPONDENT people against the Addressing a workers' rally that Jaish terrorists operating JAMMU TAWI, AUG 31 government through his at Kalakote in Rajouri NL CORRESPONDENT to the border districts of in southern districts are presumption that Supreme district on Thursday, the RAJOURI, AUG 31 Poonch and Rajouri, Omar believed to have infiltrated Bharatiya Janata Party on Court would turn down former Chief Minister Abdullah said while this year. Jaish-e- Thursday hit back at Article 35A, biased policies accused the PDP-BJP National Conference Working addressing a party rally in Mohammad has around a National Conference of National Conference government of dividing the President Omar Abdullah on Rajouri and referred to the dozen terrorists in Kashmir, working president Omar against Jammu and Ladakh society on communal lines Thursday recalled Prime Prime Minister's statement who operate in three units, Abdullah for accusing the regions may divide the to hide their "governance Minister Narendra Modi's that the persistent issue can be one of which moves around coalition government in the people on communal and deficit and administrative outreach to the people of resolved by embracing the fringes of Srinagar. state of 'engineering regional lines and lead to the inertia". He had said his Jammu and Kashmir on everybody in the state and Around 18 to 20 terrorists communal divide'. The party division of the state. "If it so party would not allow the Independence Day, saying a said: "Let the Centre come are hiding in northern strip. said that the NC leader's happens, he (Omar) and his society to be divided for hope has been rekindled and forward, embrace the people Abdul Mateen and "aggressive posture and acts party (NC) will be satiating the "nefarious time had come to translate his and help Jammu and Kashmir steer out of its difficulties". NL CORRESPONDENT ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar- Muhammad Bhai, both of instigation" might lead to responsible for this agenda of communal resolve into action by making SRINAGAR, AUG 31 e-Toiba in terms of foreigners are believed to be the division of the state. development," BJP State forces". a real difference on ground in "Prime Minister is like a Reacting to the statement, manpower. However, Jaish commanding the Jaish in "Omar's aggressive posture spokesperson Virender the State. father figure; he belongs to After years of lying low, the is supposed to be more southern districts of and the act of instigating the Gupta said. Gupta alleged P2 Winding up his five day visit entire nation and P2 terror group Jaish-e- aggressive in strategy and Kashmir valley. Mohammad has taken the audacious strikes. "After security forces have Villagers clear landslide in Doda village after no help from govt centre stage now. The The Jaish, which faced near launched "Operation All security forces in Jammu extinction of its cadres in the Out" against terrorists, a NL CORRESPONDENT blocked due landslides, clearing mudslides and and Kashmir have also Valley till recently, has made majority of Hizbul and DODA, AUG 31 heavy boulders and boulders from road intercepted communications a quiet entry in recent Lashker terrorists have gone mudslides in Ganika forced themselves using iron tools indicating possibility of months into south Kashmir. into hiding after the killing After failing miserably to get the students and employees and finally after three hours major fidayeen attacks in the Top army officer said the of their six top commanders, any help from government, to walk miles to reach their of hectic efforts, we Valley around Eid-ul-Azha entry of Jaish-e-Mohammad including Bashir Lashkari, festivities beginning on would impact the overall Abu Dujana, Junaid Matoo, the people of Ganika in destinations. managed to clear road for September 02. A high alert security scenario in the Sabzar Bhat, Ayoub Lelhari, Doda district on Wednesday Even the people who wanted single vehicle." Asgar a local have been sounded in the region. and Mehmood Gaznavi in taken on the stupendous task to come city for Eid resident said. Valley. "They are better equipped, the recent months," the by clearing landslides shopping and to meet their "It's the only connectivity to Jaish is believed to have no better committed and better source further added. themselves which was relatives were unable to whole tehsil Kashtighar more than 40 terrorists in the trained than militants from Besides, top commanders, triggered after overnight reach due to landslides and which was snapped since valley and lags behind Hizb- other groups," he said. almost 132 terrorists, rainfall in the village. no vehicular traffic on road. last night due to landslide including locals were also Situated just 14 kilometers "When there were no signs resulted people were facing killed in various encounters way from district of government help coming, grave hardships especially Sunil Arora appointed this year in the Valley, headquarters, only road the villagers especially students, employees and connecting to the tehsil was youth gathered and started Election Commissioner especially in P2 pregnant ladies. P2 Newspapers' body urges for fair NL CORRESPONDENT panel. NEW DELHI, AUG 31 (PTI) While Achal Kumar Joti is the CEC, Om Prakash distribution of Govt. advertisements Former bureaucrat Sunil Rawat is the other Election Arora was today appointed Commissioner. NL CORRESPONDENT entails a situation for sure classification of the Election Commissioner, the Arora's appointment will be JAMMU TAWI, AUG 31 death of many genuine publications. law ministry said. with effect from the day he publications which is no Highlighting the facts, JNA After Nasim Zaidi retired as assumes charge, the law A deputation of Newspaper less than an onslaught on members expressed Chief Election ministry notification said. Publishers of Jammu under freedom of expression. discontent as there has been Commissioner in July, there Arora (61) had been the the aegis of Jammu The Publishers no well defined policy to was a vacancy in the poll Information P2 Newspapers Association substantiated their justify the release of (JNA) today called on the contentions before the Joint quantum of advertisements Rajiv Gauba takes over newly designated Nodal Director Jammu on the to be issued to various news Officer for Jammu basis of official material papers. Citing examples as new Home Secretary Division, the Joint Director, provided in RTI replies. members said that some Information Jammu and They termed the newspapers with invisible apprised her of the adverse Government Advertisement circulation were getting NL CORRESPONDENT after a two-year term. effects of ongoing system Policy 2016 highly partisan, nearly 800 cms while NEW DELHI, AUG 31 Guaba also gets a two-year of distribution of discriminatory and colour newspapers having fixed term. government advertisements disadvantageous to more circulation were Senior IAS officer Rajiv The government had which they termed highly genuine, small and given140 cms. Gauba on Thursday took announced Gauba as discriminatory and unfair language newspapers while A memorandum over as new Home Mehrishi's successor two towards the small and favourable to few choicest enumerating the issues was Secretary amid the months ago and had been language publications. newspapers. JNA expressed also submitted while challenges of handling brought to the Ministry of JNA explained the their resentment against the reiterating their long Kashmir and consolidating Home Affairs as Officer on implications of Information department's standing demand for fair the gains on Maoist front. Special Duty (OSD). government's pick and choose method and judicious distribution of A 1982-batch officer of Gauba's taking over comes discriminatory policy while issuing the government advertisements Jharkhand, Gauba succeeds at a time Kashmir is still on towards majority of Advertisements in the by adopting fair and Rajiv Mehrishi, who the heightened security newspapers while absence of any official or transparent mechanism. superannuated on Thursday radar and an P2 patronising a select few that declared categorisation or They also P2 Rajiv Mehrishi Govt forms panel to reduce CM lays foundation of addl appointed as new CAG Bag-load of school children accommodation at JK House NL CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT increased rush. He also NEW DELHI, AUG 31 NL CORRESPONDENT Kumar observed: "A SRINAGAR, AUG 31 complete compliance report NEW DELHI, AUG 31 informed the Chief Minister about the A day after he completed is needed and this issue can't Chief Minister, Mehbooba renovation and up his term as the Union home A day after the High Court be taken lightly." Mufti laid the foundation gradation of rooms at JK secretary on 30 August, directed the government to While the government of additional House, 5- Prithvi Raj Road, Rajiv Mehrishi has been apprise it on easing the Thursday constituted a four accommodation at J&K New Delhi which is being appointed as the new burden of school children member expert committee saddled under heavy school to suggest the measures for House, Chanakya Puri here executed at a cost of Rs. Comptroller and Auditor 1.28 crores and is expected bags within four weeks, the reducing the weight of today. General (CAG) of India on to be completed in six state government has school bags for students in The proposed block would Thursday evening, several months. constituted a four member Kashmir. have 24 rooms, spread over media houses reported. four floors with two Soon after laying the expert committee to suggest The state government has Mehrishi will replace connecting corridors. The foundation stone, the measures for reducing said that the committee shall Shashi Kant Sharma, who block would be built as per Mehbooba Mufti visited the weight of school bags submit the report within one has been the CAG of India the latest fire safety norms. various blocks of the Guest for students in Kashmir. month. since May 2013. On the occasion, Principal House to personally inspect Hearing a contempt petition, The four member expert Additionally, IAS officer Resident Commissioner the facilities available for a division bench of Chief Ranjan Kumar Ghose will committee comprises of briefed the Chief Minister residents of the State while Justice Badar Durrez be the new deputy CAG of noted academician Prof A G about the project which has on their visit to the national Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev India. Earlier, P2 Madhosh, P2 been necessitated due to capital. She P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Friday | Sept | 01 | 2017 SI shot, injured by Gridlock irk commuters ahead of Eid-ul-Azha Linking Income Tax PAN with militants in SRINAGAR, AUG 31 (KNS) street vendors who are signals were put on shoppers, which is Aadhaar extended to Dec 31 occupying the roads are blinker mode to ensure adding miseries to the Even though traffic jams one among the main the free and smooth commuters thereby they NEW DELHI, AUG 31 people who are not citizens SRINAGAR, AUG 31 (PTI) are quite common in reasons behind the traffic vehicular movement of preferred to regulate the of India, those above 80 The Government today years of age and residents of Suspected militants today shot and injured a police officer Srinagar, the business hub mess here. "The the VIPs, which is also traffic for the wellbeing extended by four months the the states of Assam, in of Jammu and Kashmir. Lal Chowk and its government had earlier creating the frequent of the people here. deadline for linking PAN Meghalaya and Jammu and Sub-Inspector Gowhar Ahmad was shot by militants in the adjacent areas Thursday claimed to have vacated traffic mess here. Citing illegal car parking with biometric identifier Kashmir had been exempt leg at a field near his residence at Imam Sahib in Shopian, witnessed an acute the vendors from the "It took me almost half an on the roadsides as the Aadhaar till December 31, a from the requirement. 52 kms from here, around 7 pm, a police official said. gridlock as shoppers roads but the street hour today to reach reason, the traffic source said. The source further said that He said the officer was taken to a hospital, from where he thronged the markets vendors continue to Jahangir Chowk from officials said that a The deadline for linking people who do not have was referred to the Bone and Joint hospital here for ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. occupy the roadsides here Dalgate in my car," a number of commuters PAN with Aadhaar for Aadhaar can file their treatment. The condition of the injured policeman, who is The commuters remained thereby leaving the commuter said. have so far been taxpayers was to end today. Income Tax returns, but posted at Anantnag, is stated to be stable. stuck for hours in the commuters to lurch at Meanwhile, several challaned in Srinagar city This comes at a time when their returns will not be Ahmad had gone home to celebrate Eid with his family. massive gridlock, which large," they said. volunteers including boys especially in the business was witnessed in several They said that the people and girls were seen Hub Lal Chowk who had the government has granted processed till they submit city areas including are out to buy the regulating the traffic in parked their vehicles a similar extension for their Aadhaar number. Google commits $1 million to flood Habba Kadal, Fateh essentials including the the busy Lal Chowk. illegally on the furnishing of Aadhaar for The tax department had on Kadal, Nowhatta, food stuff and the clothes The volunteers while roadsides. availing the benefits of July 31 stated that "unless a relief ops in India, Nepal, B'desh Rainawari, Regal Chowk, for the EID and the talking to KNS said that "The commuters usually various social welfare finding is made that Aadhaar Hari Singh High Street, government must have they opted to assist the park their cars illegally schemes. is constitutionally not valid, Mahraja Bazar, Sarai Bala taken steps to ensure free traffic cops to ensure on the roadsides, which The revenue department will tax return filers will need to NEW DELHI: Lending a helping hand in the flood relief and others. and smooth movement for smooth and hassle free result in the traffic mess. notify December 31 as the link their PAN with Aadhaar operations in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, Google has Hundreds of vehicles the commuters as well as movement of commuters The norm violators are due date for linkage. by August 31, 2017." committed $1 million to NGOs Goonj and Save the were seen stranded on the the shoppers. ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. being challaned with Also, the Supreme Court is Incidentally, December 31 is Children. roads while the traffic The commuters alleged They said that the each passing day. We are hearing petitions also the deadline for people While Save the Children is responding to the floods in all cops were seen regulating that the most of the traffic Srinagar areas especially putting every effort to challenging the to link their bank accounts three countries, with the aim to reach a total of 1,60,000 the traffic. signals remain defunct the commercial hub is streamline the traffic," government's decision on with Aadhaar. people, Goonj aims to help 75,000 families in nine affected Commuters said that while the rest of the flooded with the the officials said. (KNS) Aadhaar and has posted the Tax filers, however, were states in India, according to Google. matter for next hearing in allowed to file their annual Save the Children's efforts include providing food and November. income returns by August 5 livelihood support, temporary shelter materials for those And so, the extension was in without linking their most in need, hygiene items, and water source restoration, No Eid prayers will be allowed at TRC Ground line, the source said. Aadhaar with PAN. while also focusing on setting up child-friendly spaces Section 139 AA (2) of the They were to just quote where children can gain access to educational materials. Income Tax Act says that Aadhaar or the Goonj's relief efforts include providing families with food, SRINAGAR, AUG 31 Socio-religious organization congregational prayers will prayers at TRC Ground every person having PAN as acknowledgement number mats, blankets and hygiene items. In the long term, it aims had announced that it will not be allowed at TRC will not be allowed, a top on July 1, 2017, and is for having applied for the to help rebuild and revive community structures such as Authorities have decided not organize Eid-ul-Azha Ground Srinagar. He said police official said that the eligible to obtain Aadhaar, ID. roads, bridges and schools. to allow Eid-ul-Azha congregational prayers at that a formal order has decision has been taken in must intimate his Aadhaar It had further stated that Apart from offering funds to the NGOs, Google's crisis prayers at TRC Ground here TRC Ground Srinagar. been issued in this regard wake of prevailing number to the tax "income-tax returns filed response team has also activated SOS alerts in the three in Kashmir capital Srinagar. An official from District to concerned police situation. "The government authorities. will not be processed should countries. "These alerts include the latest news about the Eid-ul-Azha, the festival of Magistrate office told that station. order is aimed at to However, those categorised tax filers fail to link Aadhaar floods, an approximate map of the affected area, and local sacrifices falls on September in wake of the prevailing Confirming that Eid-ul- maintain peace and order as non-resident Indians as and PAN on or before updates from Twitter and other resources. o2 (Saturday).' situation, Eid-ul-Azha Azha congregational in the capital city," he said. per the Income Tax laws, August 31, 2017. "

poor or no road connectivity. FROM PAGE 1 The travel on the 23-km-long Doda-Dessa road is nothing new Home Secretary short of a nightmare. One needs to have nerves of steel to Rajiv Mehrishi Intelligence warns of Fidayeen attack by face potholes, mudslides, slush and relentless dust for the ongoing investigation against separatist leaders on charges purpose, but since Independence government took no heed of terror funding. appointed as new CAG Jaish-e-Mohammed, high alert in Valley to the problems people facing here. One of the important tasks before 58-year-old Gauba, a physics graduate hailing from Punjab, is to steer the security there was speculation that Mehrishi, a 1978-batch Rajasthan establishment on Kashmir to ensure that the separatists and southern districts of Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama and cadre officer IAS officer, could be the next Jammu and militants do not get an upper hand. Anantnag. Time to invoke PM's I- Kashmir governor, reported PTI. Though the Centre and state government claim marked The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range Munir improvement in the law and order scenario in Jammu and khan said that one or two groups of JeM are still operating Day message: Omar Rajiv Gauba, the former urban development secretary took Kashmir, the new Home Secretary will be always on in South Kashmir. over the office of the home secretary on Thursday. Besides tenterhooks. He said that after the District Police Lines Pulwama attack, entire nation belongs to him. He has to own all and his Gauba, 16 new secretaries were appointed to various central Another front would be the Naxals where the government security forces have to remain careful and increase the level words from ramparts of Red Fort were soothing. Now time government departments as part of a major top-level claims it had gained enormously. However, Home Minister of alertness. Meanwhile, a four member team of NIA visited has come when Goli and Gaali are discarded and all bureaucratic reshuffle affected on Wednesday. Rajnath Singh himself had warned against complacency. the Pulwama District Police lines today. embrace each other to create an atmosphere of peace and Apart from Mehrishi's announcement as the new CAG, In one of his earlier stints in MHA, Gauba had headed the progress. And, in doing so the Prime Minister should play senior bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar was appointed Secretary in division handling Left Wing Extremism and this experience the leading role, whether it is to address the internal or the the Department of Financial Services (DFS) as part of a is likely to help him in furthering the improvement in the BJP hits back Abdullahs for external dimensions of Jammu and Kashmir", Omar major reshuffle effected on Thursday, which also saw Anita Naxal-infested states. Abdullah said. Karwal being named CBSE chairperson, reported PTI communal instigation in J&K Ensuring peace in north-east and steering states on ensuring Omar Abdullah said that Jammu and Kashmir became part Karwal, a Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, was appointed in place law and order would be other priority areas for Gauba, who of India as per the conditions enshrined in the Instrument of of Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, who will now be the director was Chief Secretary of Jharkhand before he joined the NC has a history of playing communal politics and has Accession and later in the Constitution of India. "We are general of National Skill Development Agency. Central government. acquired expertise in it to grab the political power. "Right part of India and shall continue to be so. We only ask for As many as 17 civil servants were appointed in various Before joining the MHA as OSD, he was Secretary in the from the day of its first birth as Muslim Conference, it maintaining and preserving constitutional guarantees central government departments. Ministry of Urban Development. He had also served in the exploited Kashmiri Muslims against the Hindu Maharaja on granted to our state", he said. Central Government in the Ministries of Defence, communal lines and engineered 1931 riots targeting "We are the only state having our own Constitution and own Environment and Forests and Department of Electronics Kashmiri Pandits, resulting into their massacre and flag", the former Chief Minister said, hoping this CM lays foundation of addl and Information Technology. destruction of their property. uniqueness will be understood and respected. He referred to He also served in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) accommodation at JK House "The demand of special status (Article 370) in a country, the ongoing row over Article 35A and said fighting for its representing India for four years on its Board. that has a secular constitution and ethos of respecting and retention in the Constitution cannot be termed as anti- issued on spot instructions for upgradation and embracing all the faiths with the belief that all leads to the national act. He said Article 35A is custodian of the interests improvement in the condition of rooms, hygienic condition same Almighty, had communal connotation," the BJP leader of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions. "It is religious Govt forms panel to reduce of the pantries and general cleanliness of the compound. said. He said, "not allowing Hindu and Sikh refugees from neutral, regional neutral and caste neutral", he said and She specifically directed immediate upgradation of bedding Muzaffarabad (capital of -occupied Kashmir) to declared that National Conference will continue to fight for Bag-load of school children and cutlery of the rooms besides the kitchen kits. settle in the Valley, exodus of Kashmiri Hindus and at its safeguard. In this context, he referred to the state-wide present making their resettlement a difficult affair in the The Chief Minister particularly directed providing all sorts mobilization being done by his party over special proviso of Prof Nusrat Andrabi, member of Indian Red Cross Society, Valley, and not allowing establishment of Sainik Colony in of help and assistance to the patient-inmates at the Guest the Constitution of India. He cautioned against projecting Prof Abdul Jabbar, ex-principal Government Degree the Valley, are the consequences of communal politics being House who come here for the treatment of life consuming the fight for Article 35A as Hindu versus Muslim or College Bemina and Prof Veena Pandita, Secretary, Jammu pursued under the patronage of National Conference". diseases. Kashmir versus rest of the country issue. and Kashmir Board of School Education. "Role of Omar and his party during Shri Amarnath land row The Chief Minister later chaired a meeting to review the Tracing the genesis of more and more youth getting pushed Expert member, Prof Madhosh said that he would suggest in 2008, was a clear example of divisive politics of National status of State's properties at the national capital and at to militancy in South Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said that the the removing of books for some classes. Conference and other Kashmiri leaders," he alleged. The cities of Mumbai, Chandigarh and Amritsar. people feel betrayed by the PDP which fought 2014 "We will see, which classes actually require to be taught BJP leader claimed that the discrimination with Jammu Mehbooba Mufti urged the JK Resident Commission elections mainly on anti-BJP and RSS plank but ultimately through books. Few standards like nursery students should region, which has Hindu majority was a clear cut example officials to make every effort to protect and preserve the embraced them to be in the cradle of government. He said be taught without books. The teacher needs to be trained of communal politics that is being played or was played by properties. the people of the Valley in general and south Kashmir in who can make students explain everything without asking Kashmiri political leadership. Minister of State for Transport and Public Works, Sunil particular are feeling politically let down. them to rely on books," he said. Kumar Sharma; Financial Commissioner, K. B. Aggarwal; Prof Madhosh said that there was an immediate need to Principal Resident Commissioner, R. K. Gupta; Principal reduce the number of books for the students especially from Secretary to Chief Minister, Rohit Kansal and other officers Sunil Arora appointed fifth standard to eight. Villagers clear landslide in Doda of JK House were present on this occasion. "Time management should be done in such a manner that village after no help from govt Election Commissioner students should learn more by giving them less," he said. Prof Madhosh said that they would also see the possibility Newspapers' body urges for fair But despite repeated requests, no government agency came and Broadcasting Secretary, and Secretary in the Ministry of applying the recommendations by Yashpal Committee. in rescue," Rashpal another villager said. of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. "Will see analyse Yashpal Committee report by studying distribution of Govt. advertisements "Since the road taken over by Prime Minister Grameen A 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Arora has their terms of preference for reducing the weight of school Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) for widening and blacktopping, it worked in ministries and departments such as Finance, bag," he said. has become death trapped for passengers and those living The academician said they would suggest abolishing of urged that record and list of publications should be Textiles and Planning Commission. displayed and digitalized in accordance with alphabetic or below roadside as contractors not clearing the boulders He also served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Public System of Examination by introducing from roadsides and it become prone of shooting stones," Comprehensive and Continuous Examination. circulation order remove serious ambiguity. JNA expressed Aviation during 1999-2002 and CMD, Indian Airlines for its opposition against the recent Government Order No: 28- Saddar Din said. five years (two years as additional charge and three years as "Comprehensive and Continuous Examination means by A senior official of Prime Minister Grameen Sadak Yojna holding exams of students unit wise. The public system of IDof 2017 dated 3-8-2017 restricting release of full charge). advertisement to two newspapers of Jammu division and (PMGSY) Doda said, "After we got information about road In Rajasthan, besides district postings in Dholpur, Alwar, examination should be removed upto class 10th as it blockage, our teams swung into action and clear landslides, subjects the students to mental stress. Even 12th class one from Kashmir and held it against the provisions of Nagaur and Jodhpur, he was Secretary to the Chief Minister government's own policy. but sometimes it takes us two or three hours to reach the during 1993-1998 and Principal Secretary to CM (2005- students also don't need it as they have to go through the spot." entrance tests for various courses later in colleges," he said. Joint Director assured the deputation that the grievances put 2008) and handled Information and Public Relations (IPR), forth would be looked into and addressed in coming days. Pertinently, thousands of people living in Dessa, Industries and Investment Departments. Badrul Duja, a law students submitted a public interest Kashtighar, Bhagwah areas of the Doda district are being litigation earlier in Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking JNA deputation comprised of President Sardari Lal Bhagat, forced to live a miserable life due to poor condition of the comprehensive policy by the government to reduce burden Vice President Surinder Sharma, General Secretary Pritam roads. The most basic amenities fail to reach the area due to Rajiv Gauba takes over as of bags on students. Singh Saini, Treasurer Amit Sahani and R.S. Gill.

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NL Correspondent be taken to students: Balbir Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 Jammu Sanskriti School, Jammu commemorated It is indeed a matter of pride Inter-House Group Song for the Corporation that it Competition on "Semi- not only provides financial Classical" theme under the assistance to SCs, STs, BCs, guidance of music Minorities, Handicapped department. Students of and Safai Kramchari class VI-XI represented categories unemployed their houses in it. The choir persons to set up their of the four Houses cheering, encouraging, students Principal cum by stating that we should livelihood earning units but at Corporation Headquarter, recognized Institute and also and later recommended to presented awe-inspiring also help the students of Jammu. The Vice Visa in case of foreign the Apex Corporation of semi-classical songs. The lauding and appreciating the Vice-Chairperson of the celebrate our success and these sections to pursue their Chairperson was briefed that Institute and guarantee from New Delhi for final competition began with the singers. The success of the school Rohini Aima acknowledge our hard work professional and academic the 'Study Loan Scheme' is two employees of approval. Balbir Ram welcoming of judges show could be well judged congratulated the students and yield better results. The courses under 'Education meant for the 10+2 State government service. While Rattan, while terming the namely Yogesh Manhas, by the smile on the faces of and incited them to perform programme was executed Loan Scheme' of the Subject students belonging the repayment of the amount scheme as a major relief to Trishna Sharma & Ankita Jammu Sanskritians. with the same spirit. She by Passion house. School Corporation in India and to reserved categories availed under Study Loan the students of reserved Bandral. The premise of the Students were prepared by also said that for success in co-ordinators Avneet, abroad. Balbir Ram Rattan, namely SCs, STs, BCs, Scheme starts after six categories, asked the school was filled with the teachers from Music Deptt. any field one needs to be Prabhjot, Varuna & Nidhi Vice Chairperson, J&K Minorities, Handicapped months of the completion of officials to reach these children brimming with Surya Dinesh and Suhail. passionate and empowered. were also present on the Scheduled Castes, and Safai Karamcharis. A the course or getting sections and highlight the enthusiasm and eagerness to While addressing the She ended the competition occasion. Scheduled Tribes and maximum of rupees ten lakh employment, whichever is scheme so that maximum showcase their talent. It was Backward Classes for studies in India and earlier, and the most students are benefitted. The enheartening that each child Sailing expedition of NCC Development Corporation twenty lakh for abroad are appreciating aspect is that meeting was attended by had worked to comprehend Limited, said this while made available to the the male loanee has to pay 4 Divisional Manager, the lyrics and sing the songs discussing the Education aspiring students as loan, percent interest and the Ghulam Qadir Khatana, with conviction. Their songs cadets launched Loan Scheme and the related who have to produce female just 3.5 per cent Manager Finance, Anil evoked a strong sense of admission confirmation interest on the loan availed Gupta, Manager Recovery NL Correspondent and will be put through a undertaken. procedure, formalities and love for the music. It was a Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 mode of payment with the certificate, fee structure/cost by them. The loan case is K.L Bhagat and District great show and the entire glimpse of life at sea. The The cadets were put of course from the processed at the local level Manager Joginder Paul Atri. team will be guided and through a rigorous training senior officials at a meeting school was involved in A sailing expedition by navigated by the highly schedule at Mansar Lake in NCC cadets of Jammu & skilled instructors of Indian Jammu to take on the Kashmir was launched at Navy. During the challenges of this Panun Kashmir discusses socio-political situation of JK Govind Sagar reservoir built on NL Correspondent river Sutlej on Bhakra said that recent tour of four is on the subject. The people conference. Virender Raina, leaders who try to justify dam by 1 J&K Naval Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 states included Gujarat, of these states favour the national spokesperson-PK in their failures in the 1989-90 unit NCC Srinagar. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan abrogation of these Articles his address castigated the situations in Jammu and Panun Kashmir organized a The expedition will and Delhi was undertaken to from the Indian constitution statements of the National Kashmir. It needs to be Press Conference today at be held from August create a renewed Jammu to respond to the as they tend to create a state Conference leaders clarified that the ruling 30, 2017 to consciousness among the current socio-political within a state and are regarding the mass exodus alliance in Jammu and September 08, 2017. people and the opinion situation of the state. The responsible for creating a of the KP community from Kashmir in 1989-90 cannot The expedition was makers in these states Press Conference was constitutional justification its historical habitat, be absolved of its gross flagged off by the expedition the team will be expedition which was towards the issues pertaining addressed by Ashwani for secession and Kashmir. The Resolution failures towards the Pandit Commanding Officer of 1 covering a distance of 400 closely supervised by the to Kashmir and Kashmiri Kumar Chrungoo, President, separatism. These Articles passed by the J&K community. Others who Himachal Pradesh Naval km and will be closely group Commander of NCC Pandits. An overwhelming Panun Kashmir, Virender have potential to reinforce Assembly regarding the were present on the occasion Unit NCC, Commander monitored and supported. Srinagar Group, constituency in these states Raina, National the absurdity of the so-called mass exodus on the included Sameer Bhat, Sajjan Kumar from water To make the expedition Commander, Brigadier AS favours the abrogation of Spokesperson-PK., Sameer sub-nationalism drawing its Holocaust Day of the convener PK, Kalhan sports centre Bilaspur. more interesting and Kasana, VrC and supported Bhat, Convener, Kalhan Article 370 and 35A. They inspiration from Muslim Pandits is the reply to these Kachroo, secretary PK. 35 boys and 25 girl cadets beneficial, visit to various by NCC Dte J&K which Kachroo, Secretary are on the same page as the Majority. He was speaking from different regions of important installations and extended all possible help respectively of Panun majority nationalist while addressing the media JMC intensifies anti- J&K are participating in the religious places of interest and support to accomplish Kashmir Youth. Chrungoo population of the J&K state persons during a press event for the next ten days in this region will also be this feat. Adbi Kunj holds literary meet encroachment drive NC has history of playing communal Jammu, Aug 31 politics: Prof Virender NL Correspondent Jammu Municipal Corporation on Wednesday intensified drive against illegal encroachment of Rehris/ Pharis Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 Jammu, Aug 31 Kashmiri Pandits, other Hindus and causing traffic congestion and obstructing free movement BJP state spokesperson Professor Virender minorities and at present making it difficult of pedestrians. The drive was conducted on the Adbi Kunj organized a Gupta, while taking note of Omar Abdullah of their resettlement in the Valley and also special poetic-criticism meet instructions of Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Statement that PDP-BJP alliance is dividing not allowing establishment of Sainik Colony today at its literary centre in Corporation, M. Raju and under the supervision of Joint people on communal line, said that it is in the Valley, are the consequences of the premises of Kidzee Commissioner (A) JMC, Rajesh Sharma (KAS). During National Conference which has acquired communal politics being pursued under the School Talab Tillo, Jammu. the drive Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Veenakshi expertise to play communal politics to grab patronage of National Conference. Role of The meet was presided over Koul, Revenue Officers of JMC and other enforcement the political power. He added that right from Omar Abdullah and the National Conference by a renowned poet Dr. staff of JMC were also present. The drive was conducted the day of its first birth as Muslim during Shri Amarnath land row in 2008, was Rattan Sehgal while round up in which two Aarash Dalmotra, Fozia in the areas viz Akhnoor Road, Talab Tillo and Paloura, Conference, it exploited Kashmiri Muslims a clear example of divisive politics of renowned singer composer upcoming Urdu poet Mughal Zia, M.S.Wafa, University Road, Narwal Mandi Road. During the drive against the Hindu Maharaja on communal National Conference and other Kashmiri and poet Chaman Sagoch Shamms Rajan and Toseef Chaman Sagoch, Dr. Rattan the team of Jammu Municipal Corporation lifted illegal lines and engineered 1931 riots targeting leaders. The Spokesperson cautioned Omar was the special guest. Ashok Raza present their Ghazals Sehgal, Ashok Muntiq, Rehris and cleared the footpaths and pavements. The Kashmiri Pandits, resulting into their Abdullah that his aggressive posture and the Muntiq Secretary of the (1) Hawa-Us-Ka-Pata- Shamms Rajan, Toseef Raza, massacre and destruction of their property. team seized about 42 illegal Rehris plying without licence act of instigating the people against his organization conducted the Nahin-Deti-Asar-Bhi-Ab- S.K.Gupta, Chand Krishan, The demand of Special Status of 370 in a presumption that Supreme Court would turn from these areas causing traffic congestion and free flow proceeding of the meet. In Dova-Nahin-Deti by Toseef Sanjeev Kumar, K.L. country that has secular Constitution and down Article 35A, biased policies of the opening session, Adbi Raza (2) Be-Zubani-Bhi- Salgotra, Ved Uppal, Rajeev of pedestrians. The Jammu Municipal Corporation ethos of respecting and embracing all the National Conference against Jammu and Kunj congratulated to its Keya-Qayamat-Hai-Ab- Kumar, Vinod Katib and appealed to the shopkeepers to keep their goods within faiths with the belief that all leads to the Ladakh regions shall divide the people on president Sham Talib for Tumhain-Payar-Ki-Zarorat Sham Talib. The vote of their establishments to avoid penal action against them same Almighty, had communal connotation. communal and regional lines and may lead recovering his health and Hai" by Shamms Raza. The thanks was presented by and vendors to ply their Rehris only in the Rehri zones Not allowing Hindu and Sikh Refuges form to the division of the State and if it so wished for good health. In poets who participated in the Aarash Dalmotra Chairman established by Jammu Municipal Corporation and only Muzfrabad, which was a part of Kashmir happens, he and his party would be the meet, a poetic criticism poetic session includes of the organization. after obtaining proper Rehri licence from JMC. province to settle in Valley, exodus of responsible for this development. CM must tighten noose around corrupt Ministers, bureaucrats: Harsh

NL Correspondent He lamented that the deep rooted that thousands of transfers effected in Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 culture of patronized corruption was the most arbitrary and clandestine fast spreading its tentacles and had manner had exposed the ministers Expressing grave concern over the engulfed the entire system like besides MLAs who recommended burgeoning corruption in the State, bubonic plague. He said that most such transfers and had exploded the Harsh Dev Singh chairman Jammu alarming aspect was not the money myth of good governance. He said the and Kashmir National Panthers Party exchanging hands in the transfers which were supposed to be unwholesome bargains made in the interest of administration but the open defiance for making the delivery of public of norms and services efficacious and efficient were procedures, made on monetary and other fearlessness and extraneous considerations and had audacity displayed by created a lot of resentment amongst corrupt elements in the general masses and govt. executing such illegal employees. bargains. He was Peeved over the negligible impact of addressing a press various central schemes particularly conference in Jammu MG-NREGA, IAY, DPAP, IWMP and today. TSC in the remote villages, Harsh Alleging blatant Dev Singh regretted large scale disregard for the much pilferages and plunder of funds trumpted slogans of provided under the said schemes in (JKNPP) and former Minister today "good governance" and the said villages. appealed to the Chief Minister to "transparency", Harsh Dev Singh said Maintaining that corruption had activate, strengthen and effectively that the recent past witnessed a mad become all pervasive in the system, empower the anti graft bodies race amongst various ministries for Singh urged upon the Chief Minister including SAC, SVC and SIC in effecting transfers of govt. to tighten the noose around corrupt conformity with her slogans of functionaries without having any Ministers and corrupt bureaucrats in bringing Accountability and regard for the aptitude, efficiency or consonance with her commitment Transparency in the govt. functioning. suitability of the incumbents. He said before it was too late. the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Friday | September 01| 2017 Ahead of Eid Doda market see heavy rush MLA inaugurates water coolers School celebrates Eid-ul-Azha NL CORRESPONDENT The heavy rush has brought affordable prices to the RAMBAN, AUG 31 DODA, AUGUST 31 smiles on the faces of the people especially on the MOHD MAJID MALIK Member Legislative Assembly, Ramban Neelam Kumar business community in Doda occasion of Eid, different BHADERWAH,AUG 31 Langeh today inaugurated two water coolers here at Bus As the countdown for Eid- as during the time of Eid teams of administrations are Stand and Main Market Court Road for the convenience of Green Model Academy, ul-Azha has begun, the huge number of people from conducting surprise market general public.The move was hailed by the people as water markets of Doda wore a all parts of the district throng checking. Bhaderwah, conducted inter- coolers would provide the much needed pure drinking house competitions in festive look as people have towards cities for shopping. Tehsildar, Doda Nassir Wani water to them. MLA was accompanied by Executive come out in large numbers to The locals alleged that there said, "we are constantly rangoli making and Eid Engineer PHE, other officers and members of Bazaar greeting card making. The shop. are no fixed prices of any monitoring the essential Traders' Association. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA Bakeries, confectioneries, commodities and items, accommodates through students of various classes said that it was a long pending demand of Ramban town participated and displayed toy shops witnessed a heavy which are being sold by the conducting market checking's and today it is accomplished with an expenditure of Rs. 2 rush of customers as people traders and vendors at higher to ensure the availability of their skills by making lakh under his Constituency Development Fund. beautiful rangolis. The started preparing for the rates. essential commodities in He said that providing basis facilities to residents of the three day long Eid festival. To ensure the availability of hygienic condition and at the school was beautifully state is a priority of the development agenda and the decorated with charts made Eid in Doda is scheduled to essential commodities in affordable prices to the government has initiated various developmental projects to be on September 2. hygienic condition at the people." by students for the event. provide various facilities to the people at their doorsteps. The programme began with a speech wherein principal DC inspects tehsil office Kohli, Jugal lay foundation of Brevi-Kotekabu road of the school Anitullah Butt told the students about the RAJOURI, AUG 31 for expansion/widening of RAJOURI, AUGUST 31: highlighted the the people to come forward festival and its importance. road and removal of Minister for Animal, Sheep achievements of the present and avail benefits of these The winner students were Deputy Commissioner, bottlenecks were discussed at Husbandry and Fisheries, dispensation. schemes. awarded by principal of the Rajouri, today conducted different spots. Abdul Gani Kohli along In his speech, Kohli said that Senior officers of the district school Anitullah Butt , who surprise inspection of Tehsil DDC issued directions to with Member Parliament, the Government is administration and other was the chief guest on the wished a happy and The programme concluded Office and scrutinized both revenue and PWD Jugal Kishore Sharma today committed to provide proper concerned accompanied the occasion. He along with prosperous Eid to all with the distribution of records of different sections. officers for submission of laid foundation stone of road connectivity across the Minister and the MP. others staff of the school students and staff members. sweets to the students. Detailed inspection was proposal for widening of Brevi to Kotekabu road in State. He said in this conducted in different road in 2 day's time for Kalakote Constituency in connection, the concerned sections involved in issuance enabling the process to be . Departments have already of revenue extracts, voter started for improving the The road taken up at an been instructed to conduct Public grievance redressal camp held lists, PRCs, character road to double lane estimated cost of Rs 2.81 survey of their respective certificate, income specification. The widening crore under PMGSY was a areas and prepare Detailed DODA, AUG 31 the area and resolved the contact with the people, pay and getting their problems certificate, relief cases and of road will be taken up in long pending demand of Project Reports (DPRs) and problems highlighted by the regular visits and organize mitigated within shortest other important services current financial year along locals and is expecting to submit the same to the Deputy Commissioner, public by passing on sopt camps in all the remote areas possible time. It was also related to land and revenue. with resurfacing. benefit thousands of daily concerned quarter for accord Bhupinder Kumar today instructions/directions to the to generate awareness about impressed upon the A number of lapses were Officers were also directed commuters who faced lot of of necessary approval. He called for early redressal of district officers. The people the various government departments of Agriculture, noticed during the 2-hour for formulation of estimates inconvenience in daily said Centre is providing public grievances besides of the area apprised the schemes designed for the Floriculture, Animal long inspection and and plan for development of commuting. liberal funding for the effective implementation of DDC about various demands welfare of general public. husbandry, FCS&CA to concerned officials were court complex and The Minister directed the purpose but the need is to various government including road connectivity While briefing the gathering, organize awareness camps reprimanded. A target of one infrastructure for bar executing agency to ensure identify the projects and schemes for public welfare to the area, toilets at High DDC informed about in the area shortly after Eid. week was set for improving association premises inside the timely completion of the work with utmost dedication and overall development of School Bhallara, supply of various developmental Later, the DDC inspected work culture and instilling the court complex. road project so that masses and zeal. the district. DDC said this clear drinking water, repair initiatives taken by the Government High School, transparency in the working Departments were also are facilitated. They also Jugal said that the Centre has while holding a public of transformers, placing of government and asked the Bhallara and had an system. Officials were directed for immediate start asked them to ensure launched several flagship grievance redressal camp adequate staff in health and people to come forward for interactive session with the directed for prompt service of work on approach road judicious use of funds. programmes to improve the along with district and education sector besides the participatory planning. He students. He also interacted delivery. from Court Complex Chowk, Later, Kohli and Jugal socio-economic conditions sectoral officers at village demand for construction of further assured the people with the people of village Tehsildar Rajouri was to Hamilton Bridge for addressed a public meeting of the people of the State Bhallara, Tehsil Chiralla. an upgraded health centre at that more such grievance Paneja, Bhella, Thallela on directed to make immediate providing alternate at village Treru in Panchayat especially living in far-off During the camp DDC Bhallara. DDC directed the camps shall be organized for his way back to disbursement of Rs. 25 Lakh connectivity to the town. Ghar Kalakote and and hilly areas. He appealed interacted with the people of district officers to remain in helping the rural population headquarters. rental compensation in favour of land owners, hold DSHO condoles demise of BM Sharma daily camp for one hour to Rs 5000 fine realized from defaulters issue certificates to students, UDHAMPUR, AUG 31: A condolence meeting was held take immediate action for Rajouri: In view of Food Safety Act. To contain and Rupees five thousand concerned to strictly adhere vegetables/fruit vendors. at District Sheep Husbandry Office to condole the sad inhibiting people found upcoming festive days of profiteering, black- was realised from the to the laid down food safety Meanwhile market checking demise of Flock Supervisor, Brij Mohan Sharma posted at acting as agents for Eid-ul-Azha, a special squad marketing and hoarding defaulters. The team also standards besides displaying was also held across all SEC Kultaid, Block Panchari. The staff of District Sheep processing certificates and comprising of AD FCS&CA besides ensuring the quality inspected various chicken the rate lists on their shops. tehsils of the districts by Husbandry Office expressed solidarity and sympathy with take action against such Javaid Iqbal, Assistant of food items, fruits and and meat establishments in Similar instructions were teams headed by concerned the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the elements. Commissioner Food Safety vegetables, the joint team the town and instructed the given to shopkeepers and Tehsildar. departed soul. Later, the Deputy and Standards, Assistant held market checking in the Commissioner accompanied Controller Legal Metrology main town including Gujjar OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (R&B) TAWI by Executive Engineer PWD, Specialized Minimal Access Surgical Unit inaugurated and officials of revenue, Mandi, Malik Market and BRIDGE CUM MEDICAL COLLEGE DIVISION JAMMU S. A. Wani, Tehsildar, Salam municipality, animal other adjoining markets. A SRINAGAR, AUGT 31 SKIMS, GMC, SMGS and Committee for this useful Din Chouhan, EO MC husbandry department and huge quantity of adulterated peripheral institutions informative event, Bali Bhagat CORRIGENDUM Rajouri, Manzoor Lone and police today conducted food items, rotten fruits and The Academic Committee of participated in the workshop said that such programmes are field staff of revenue and extensive market checking vegetables, and expired Directorate of Health Services, and shared their experience essential for updating the skills Sub:- Extension /construction of covered parking and PWD inspected the approach and booked the defaulters packs of juices and milk Kashmir in association with and ideas and deliberated on of doctors in the advancement library block at level Ground and level Ist respectively at road from main road to under relevant sections of were destroyed by the team the J&K Association of the issues related to the of medical sciences. He said Govt. Medical College Jammu. district Court complex. Plans Surgeons of India (JAKASI) laparoscopic surgeries. such programmes should be organized one-day live Prominent among those held on regular intervals so that Ref:- This office e- NIT No. MCD 37 of 2017 Dated:- 11/08/2017 DDC visits Arrangements for Eid-ul-Azha prayers reviewed operative workshop on present at the concluding the budding doctors get Minimal Access for Maximum ceremony included, Director opportunities to interact with POONCH, AUG 31 As per the direction of Superintending Engineer PWD school, interacts Success (MASCON-2017) at SKIMS, Prof. A.G. Ahanger, each other and learn new (R&B) Jammu/Kathua Circle Jammu's letter No. SEJ/4409- JLNM Hospital on Secretary (Technical), Health & techniques and trends from their 17 Dt. 25-08-2017, the e-tenders as per this office NIT Deputy Commissioner, Tariq Ahmed Zargar along with with students Wednesday. Minister for Medical Education, Dr. Abdul seniors which can help them to under reference are hereby extended to be received & Executive Officer Municipal Council, Executive Engineer Health & Medical Education, Kabir Dar, Director Health utilize the experience on opened as under:- DODA, AUG 31 of PHE & other officials of concerned departments today Bali Bhagat was chief guest Services, Kashmir, Dr. Saleem- ground. Ms. Asiea Naqash " Please read Bid Submission End Date (in electronic visited Eidgah, Poonch to review the arrangements for Eid- and Minister of State for ur-Rehman, Deputy aslo addressed and lauded the format) as 11-09-2017 upto 1600 hours INSTEAD OF 30- District Development ul-Azha Prayers. DC took stock of basic facilities being Health & Medical Education, Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr. endeavor of the health 08-2017 upto 1600 hours. " Please read online bid opening date as 12-09-2017 at 1400 Commissioner, Bhupinder provided by the concerned department with regard to Ms. Asiea Naqash was guest of Syed Abid Rashid Shah, department for improving the sanitation, uninterrupted water & power facilities & other hours INSTEAD OF 31-08-2017 at 1400 hrs. Kumar today visited honor at the concluding Organizing Chairman, overall health scenario in " Please read Submission of original documents EMD and civil works of cleanliness in & around the Eidgah. ceremony. The objective of Academic Committee, Dr. H. Kashmir Valley, especially in Government Boys Higher During the visit, Deputy Commissioner issued on spot DD etc. as 12-09-2017 upto 1200 hours. INSTEAD OF 31- organizing this important Vaqar Ahmed and other the rural and far-off areas. Secondary School, Doda directions to the concerned officers as well as to the field 08-2017 upto 1200 hours. and interacted with the staff for ensuring proper sanitation in and around Eidgah & interactive event was to update Members of the organizing The Managing Committee also Sd/- the knowledge of doctors in the Committee including Dr. honored the Ministers and other No. 4573-4640 Executive Engineer, students, teachers and non Jamia Masjids where Eid prayers will be held . He also PWD(R&B) Tawi Bridge Cum Medical field of laparoscopic surgeries Akhter Ganai, Dr. Arshad dignitaries by presenting them Dt. 30/08/2017 teaching faculty of the called for cleanliness of lanes and bye lanes leading to all DIP/J-4874/17 College Division Jammu by adopting latest techniques. Rashid, Dr. Nazir A Shahdad mementoes. school. mosques and spraying of lime. More than 150 delegates and senior faculties from While interacting with the Among others present were Auqaf administrator Poonch, En. Rayaz Atish, Chairman and members of the Eidgah (doctors) from across the SKIMs and GMC. students, the DDC advised Committee. Kashmir division, including Congratulating the Organizing them to understand the concept of the subjects rather mugging up the 'High Density Apple plants to bridge facts. He further asked them to fix a goal and work consistently to reach the gap between demand & supply' target by opting the SRINAGAR, AUG 31 up as part of the High international markets. Horticulture production in subjects accordingly. Density Apple Plantation The Minister was informed the state. DDC inspected the class Minister of State for Scheme through Private that the high density plants Reviewing performance of rooms, library, toilet Horticulture, Priya Sethi Enterprise, a 100% state are being imported from the vineyard, the Minister complex, laboratory and today said that government is funded scheme formulated to Europe and provided to local directed the department to staff room of the school. making efforts to realize achieve the objectives of farmers at subsidized rates. make full use of the land Besides he also checked state's potential for high enhanced production and Further, the apple variety available and support the the sanctioned staff quality Apple production by productivity and raising the being provided to farmers are local grape orchardists. She strength and attendance introducing latest income of the farmers. in line with the demand asked the department to register of teachers. It was advancements like use of The Minister was patterns in the markets. make their nurseries viable to High Density Plants to accompanied by Director Pertinent to mention, the meet the large demand from impressed upon the bridge the gap between Horticulture Kashmir High Density plants have a people. teaching faculty to give demand and supply. Mathora Masood, Tehsildar low gestation period with The Minister also interacted individual attention to The Minister said this while Ganderbal besides Chief plants producing fruits as with local apple and grape weak students and focus on a visit to High Density Horticulture Officer Srinagar early as the 2nd year. orchardists and inquired especially on practical Apple orchards at Gulabbagh and Ganderbal. Later, the Minister also about their problems. Various work in addition to Zakura and Bakoora in The Minister said that visited Model Vineyard Kral issues regarding post theoretical knowledge. Ganderbal district wherein government is constantly Bagh, Ganderbal to review harvesting such as grading Principal Boys HSS, she reviewed the striving to bring in latest the augmentation efforts packaging and proper storage Tanveer Wani besides performance of the orchards techniques and best practices being undertaken to support facilities were discussed and senior lecturers with regards to productivity, to diversify Horticulture local grape production as directions were passed on to accompanied the DDC quality etc. sector, so that State's produce part of government's look into the genuine during the inspection. These orchards have been set can compete in national and concerted efforts to boost demands of the farmers. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Friday | September 01| 2017 DC declares open Kavinder for sustainable dev of rural areas

'Girls Athletic Meet' under BBBP NL Correspondent rural economy. monitoring of the rural government has launched Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 Underscoring the development schemes many schemes for NL Correspondent our country, DC said that importance of connecting launched by the centre as providing urban amenities Kathua, Aug 31 Speaker, Jammu & Kashmir among other things the remote areas, Speaker said well as the state in rural areas with Legislative Assembly, scheme provides for creation up gradation of existing government to improve formulation, development District level girls athletic Kavinder Gupta emphasized of sports infrastructure and roads will provide market quality of life in rural India and implementation of meet under 'PAHAL: Ek on rural development for other similar facilities. He access for various and to reach out to people programmes relating to Kadam Nari Samman Ki also said that the State Govt. improving the quality of life economic and social of far flung areas. Kavinder various spheres of rural life Aur', an initiative of the is leaving no stone unturned and economic well-being of services which will not said that government is and activities, from income district administration to to provide state of the art people living in rural areas. only help in the keen to provide livelihood generation to implement 'Beti Bachao sporting facilities to the He said rural development Beti Padhao' programme was development of rural areas opportunities to those in environmental budding players and in the holds the key for the growth held today at Sports Stadium but will also supplement need including women and replenishment besides coming times they will see of state's economy and where Deputy rural livelihood. other vulnerable sections promoting involvement of significant improvement in stressed on infrastructural commissioner, Ramesh Reiterating the with special focus on voluntary agencies and sports paraphernalia. growth for the overall Kumar was the chief guest. He further encouraged the government's commitment, Below Poverty Line (BPL) individuals for rural The athletic meet dedicated the athletic meet and talents who are residing in development of these areas. students to actively Speaker called for effective households. He said that development. to female students of declared athletic meet open. remote places and are getting Speaking during participate in various sport government as well as Deputy Commissioner in his less exposure. He also said inauguration of newly events and hone their skills SHD holds camps private educational institutes address said that that best performing athletes constructed Link Road at DAVCS launches plantation drive as sport now a days can be is organized by the administration has rolled out at district level will be Khwas Khan village, to ensure sale of Department of Youth calendar of activities to selected for State level taken as a profession and Speaker stressed on regular Services and Sports wherein educate people from every competition and directed the urged the parents to motivate quality checks of the roads healthy sacrificial female students from 12 walk of life to improve the concerned officers to provide their children to pay equal at both pre and post Zones of the district are declining trend of child sex them assistance so that they importance to sports and construction stages to animals participating under different ratio under PAHAL can bring laurels to our State studies. ensure adherence to quality disciplines of athletics. initiative. as well as the Nation. DYSSO, Subhash Chander, standards. He said that JAMMU, AUG 31 At the outset, DC welcomed Underscoring the importance Highlighting 'Khelo India DIO, Physical Education construction of roads Sheep Husbandry the endeavour of Youth of these athletic meets, DC scheme' launched by the Teachers and students in should be seen in the larger Department is organizing Services and Sports said that these events Central Govt. for large numbers were present context of socio-economic special camps at various Department for organizing provide platform to those Development of Sports in on the occasion. impact that it brings on the locations where Veterinary Doctors along with Para- Vet staff are providing SVO registers case against D&FCO conducts assistance to felicitate the NL Correspondent College, Kathua Professor, public in purchasing Kathua, Aug 31 former Patwari special drive Adarsh Malhotra was healthy sacrificial animals. invited as chief guest who The department is also NL Correspondent To protect the providing assistance to NL Correspondent Inder Dass R/o Mand 1 kanal Halqa Mand and then Naib Food Safety Officers for inaugurated the drive. Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 Jammu Tawi, Aug 31 environment, the students ensure coordinateion (Gair Mumkin Dukan) and Tehsildar Tikri Sh. Faquir carrying out business under While speaking on the of the DAV Collegiate between the breeders and 06 marlas (Gair Mumkin Chand (Now Expired). The insanitary condition. occasion, Malhotra State Vigilance Organization A team of Food Safety School, Lacchipur Kathua the public at Mandies Dukan) in favour of Subash section 6 of J&K Agrarian Public was advised to go appreciated the school registered a case FIR No. Officers headed by Assistant have launched a plantation established at different Chander, Kuldeep Kumar, Reforms Act, 1976 was through the label management and students 33/2017 in P/S VOJ under Controller Food today drive in the premises of locations for sale and Mohan Lal Ss/o Parmanand neither applicable nor declaration while for this noble cause of section 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) conducted a special drive to the school and its R/o Mand Tehsil & Distt. operative in the said case i.e. purchasing a food product purchase of sacrificial J&K P C Act Svt. 2006 and ensure availability of safe plantation and exhorted Udhampur. (Shops) because the such as 'Frozen Desert' surrounding area on animals (rams/bucks) on 120 B RPC, against then and wholesome food upon the student to The verification conducted application of section 6 of prepared from edible Thursday. The plantation the eve of Eid-ul-Azha. The Patwari Halqa Mand Saleem articles during Eid-ul-Azha. vegetable oil resembling ice become the green reveals that the ownership J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, drive was carried out as an camps are being personally Banday for entering / The team inspected 18 cream prepared from milk ambassador by their active rights by way of attesting 1976 exclusively applies to important part of school monitored by Director attesting a mutation No. shops situated at different fat to assess the different participation in the mutation under section 6 of (Dwelling House), occupied education system which is Sheep Husbandry 2338 dated 09.08.2006 u/s 6 places - Narwal, Bahu quality parameters of the plantation drive as it is J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, by a person who is a tiller. being held under the Department Jammu, Dr. of Agrarian Reforms Act, Plaza, Malik Market, Wave two similar products. need of the hour. On the 1976 have been conferred to The said public servants supervision and guidance Kranti Kumar Sharma, 1976 with respect to Kh. No. Mall, Satwari and Gandhi All the Food Business occasion, school manager the above said persons out of alongwith the beneficiaries of top educationist and Joint Director (Extension) 871 min measuring 1 Kanal Nagar. Operators were directed to Suresh Mahajan, way by the said the Patwari by abuse of their official Managing Director of the Dr. Sanjeev Kumar and in favour of Chuni Lal S/o During the inspection 10 maintain high standards of Principal, and other staff position for ulterior motives DAV Collegiate School District Sheep Husbandry samples of various eatables sanitary and hygienic members were also conferred undue benefits in Smt. Santosh Mahajan. Officer Dr. Mohammad including ice cream (02), conditions of their present on the occasion. 'Kathua to get 3 new favour of the beneficiaries milk shake (01), milk (01), establishments so as to During the drive, a large Raza regularly. and violated the laid down biscuit (01), cake (01), dry guarantee safe and number of students along roads under CRF' rules public procedure while fruit (01), fruit drink (01), wholesome food to the with teachers planted In the court of Ld Special Mobile entering the attestation of snacks (01) and ladoo (01) general public. saplings of various plants NL Correspondent road (double lane said mutation in favour of were collected for testing The special drive will including decorative, Magistrate (Sub-Judge), Kathua Kathua, Aug 31 specifications) covering a the above named applicants. their quality status. Three continue in the larger public fruits and medicinal. Ex- Present:-Sunil Sangra distance of six kilometers (CNS) challans were also issued by interest. Principal of Govt Degree The Deputy Chief Farman Ali S/o Mohd Yousaf R/o W.No.12, Kathua, Tehsil & would also be taken. Distt. Kathua. Minister, Dr. Nirmal Similarly, seven Vs Singh today said that the In the court of Ld JMIC, Kathua In the court of Distt. Mobile kilometers Chadwal to Present: Sh. M.K. Manhas Chief Medical Officer, Kathua road connectivity in the Magistrate, Kathua In the matter of:- Magloor via Mauri road An application for direction of the Chief Medical Officer, Kathua district would be Amarjeet Singh S/o Lt.Tara Singh R/o Vill.Khanpur,Tehsil Present Sh. Munish K Manhas would also be undertaken. Kathua, who is registering Authority under Birth & Death getting the requisite boost Marheen and District Kathua The Deputy Chief Vijay Kumar S/o Lt.Sh.Krishan Gopal R/o W.No.10,Taraf certification for making an entry in the Birth record of the by way of getting three (Petitioner) Petitioners children namely1.Nazia Akhter(Daughter),whose Minister said by these V/s Bala Nagri Parole,Tehsil Nagri and District Kathua . new road projects worth (Petitioner) D.O .B. is 01-01-2011 born at Village Chak Sardar Desa initiatives the road Chief Medical Officer, Kathua Singh Tehsil & Distt. Kathua And 2. Shazia Rs 58 crore under CRF. (Respondent) V/s connectivity and mobility Chief Executive Officer,M/C Nagri Parole. Akhter(Daughter),whose D.O .B. is 01-01-2017 born at Dr. Singh said that the Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking Village Chak Sardar Desa Singh Tehsil & Distt. Kathua And Union Ministry of of the major parts of the direction to Chief Medical Officer, and Kathua to register the (Respondent) Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking Transport and Highways district Kathua would be date of death particular of petitioner's father namely Tara *Notice to Public at Large* Singh S/o Liak Singh R/o Vill.Khanpur,Tehsil Marheen and direction to the respondent to enter the death of petitioner's has been kind enough to catered to and also father Namely Krishan Gopal Whose D.O.D is 29-05-2016. Whereas the applicant filed above titled application before properly augmented. He District Kathua expired on 20-07-1997 at home. this court for issuing direction to Chief Medical Officer, sanction seven new road Kathua regarding registration of Birth & Death certification projects in the State out of said that it has been the *Proclamation* *Notice to Public at Large* Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this for making an entry in the Birth record of the Petitioner endeavour of both State Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this which three amounting to court for issuing direction to respondent regarding children namely1.Nazia Akhter(Daughter),whose D.O .B. is Rs 58 crore would be and Central Governments court for issuing direction to respondent regarding registration of death of petitioner's father Namely Krishan 01-01-2011 born at Village Chak Sardar Desa Singh Tehsil & to ensure that the major registration of death particulars petitioner namely Tara Singh Gopal S/o Sh.Bansi Lal R/o W.No.10,Taraf Bala Nagri Distt. Kathua And 2. Shazia Akhter(Daughter),whose D.O .B. constructed in Kathua S/o Liak Singh R/o Vill.Khanpur,Tehsil Marheen and District is 01-01-2017 born at Village Chak Sardar Desa Singh Tehsil district. He said that Bani parts of the State are Parole,Tehsil Nagri and District Kathua , Whose D.O.D is Kathua expired on 20-07-1997 at home And through the 29-05-2016 at home i.e W.No.10,Taraf Bala Nagri & Distt. Kathua and through the medium of this proclamation to Bilawal via Duggar provided with better road medium of this proclamation, general public is informed that Parole,Tehsil Nagri and District Kathua and through the that if anybody has any objection to the same, in that event covering a distance of five networks connecting them any person/s has/have to the same, in that event he/she/they medium of this proclamation, general public is informed that he/she/they shall appear before this court 06-09-2017. Failing kilometers would be with the major towns, shall file objection before this court on 08-09-2017 from date any person/s has/have to the same, in that event he/she/they which appropriate order shall be passed. Take notice in case, of this notice failing which appropriate order shall be passed. the date fixed will be declared holiday, the same will be taken constructed with an district besides also shall file objection before this court on/or before 14-09-2017, Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, the failing which appropriate order shall be passed. Take notice on the next working day. estimated cost of Rs 20 increasing the inland matter shall be taken in the next working day. that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall Special Mobile Magistrate (Sub Judge), crore where as mobility of the villages Sd/- be taken in the next working day. Kathua. upgradation of Sukrla and different areas. JMIC, Kathua DMM, Prabhu Prabhu Kathua Prabhu In the court of Munsiff Notice In the court of Distt. I, Sunil Dutt S/o Sh. Hans Raj R/o Nihalpur Palli morh, have In the court of Distt. Magistrate, Samba lost registration Certificate of my vehicle bearing regd. no. Mobile Magistrate, Kathua Present : Shabnam Sheikh JK08D-9379. Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the Present:-Munish K.Manhas Mobile Magistrate, Kathua same. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concern Romi Lal S/o Sh.Thuru Ram R/o Vill.Gurha Panditan,Tehsil Present Sh. Munish K Manhas Surekha D/o Sham Lal W/o Indresh Kumar r/o authority within 7 days from the publication of this notice. and Distt.Kathua H.No.88,W.No.8,Samba A/P Ghagwal, Tehsil Ghagwal Vs Shashi Kant S/o Lt.Banarsi Dass R/o W.No.16,Patel nagar District Samba . Prabhu Chief Medical Officer, Kathua Kathua,Tehsil and District Kathua . V/S (Petitioner) E.O. Municipal Committee Ghagwal Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking V/s Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, Notice direction to the Chief Medical Officer, and Kathua to register Chief Executive Officer,M/C Kathua seeking directions to E.O. Municipal Committee, Ghagwal to the date of birth particular of namely Romi Lal who was born (Respondent) enter the birth particular of above mentioned person. I, No. 7200500191 Ex-HC Manohar Lal S/o Late Sh. on18-03-1995 at home i.e Vill.Gurha Panditan,Tehsil and Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking Mansa Ram R/o Village nangal P/o Phalote, Tehsil and Distt.Kathua direction to the respondent to enter the Birth of petitioner's PROCLAMATION District Kathua, going for the correction of my wife's son Namely Geet Dogra Whose D.O.B is 20-06-2013 born Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this name which has been wrongly written as Munni Rani Proclamation at Distt.Hpt.Kathua,Tehsil and District Kathua. court for issuing direction to E.O. Municipal Committee, instead of Ram Pyari in my Army records. Objection, if Whereas the applicant filed above titled application before Ghagwal regarding registration of birth particulars of above any, may be conveyed to concern authority within 7 days this court for issuing direction to respondent regarding *Proclamation* mentioned person namely Surekha (female) D/o Sham Lal & from the publication of this notice. registration of Birth & Death certification for making an entry Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this Channo Devi R/o H.No.88,W.No.8,Samba A/P Ghagwal, in the Birth record of the Petitioner namely Romi Lal who court for issuing direction to respondent regarding Tehsil Ghagwal District Samba in Municipal Committee Prabhu was born on18-03-1995 at home i.e Vill.Gurha registration of birth particulars of petitioner's son Namely Ghagwal who was born on 28-08-1970 at home and through Panditan,Tehsil and Distt.Kathua and through the medium of Geet Dogra Whose D.O.B is 20-06-2013 born at Distt.Hpt. the medium of this proclamation, general public is informed Notice this proclamation that if anybody has any objection to the Kathua,Tehsil and District Kathua and through the medium of that any person/s has/have objection to the same, in that event same, in that event he/she/they shall appear before this court this proclamation, general public is informed that any he/she/they shall file same before this court on or before 07- I, Mulkh Raj S/o Sh. Beli Ram R/o Hamirpur, Tehsil from the date of publication either personally or through person/s has/have to the same, in that event he/she/they shall 09-2017,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take Hiranagar, District kathua, have purchased vehicle bearing counsel or any authorized agent and file objection, if anyone file objection before this court on/or before 07-09-2017, notice that in case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the regd. no. JK08E-3790 from Deepak Kumar Kanji S/o Sh. or before 07-09-2017 Failing which appropriate order shall failing which appropriate order shall be passed. Take notice matter shall be taken in the next working day. Sheetal Chander R/o Chack Desa Singh Kathua. Now, I am be passed. Take notice in case, the date fixed will be declared that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall Given under my hand and seal of this court today applying for the transfer of R/C. Objection, if any, may be holiday, the same will be taken on the next working day. be taken in the next working day. 31st day of August 2017. conveyed to concern authority within 7 days from the Distt. Mobile Magistrate, DMM, Munsiff Magistrate, publication of this notice. Kathua. Kathua Samba

Prabhu Prabhu Prabhu Parbhakar the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Friday | Sept | 01 | 2017 A US President shows Pakistan the Mirror the northlines LT GEN PRAKASH KATOCH Michael Hughes wrote in Pakistan argued that attacking redefined the erstwhile US Af-Pak terrorists, be forewarned". Tillerson Huffington Post on July 6, 2010, Pakistan (as if it was to be an policy to include India and de- also said the US could consider Friday | Sept | 01 | 2017 o US President has ever "Nine years, nearly $300 billion invasion like in Afghanistan) was hyphenated the India-Pakistan sanctions on Pakistan or cut off its been as direct as President dollars and 1900 dead coalition not practical because it is a 'large gaffe. Trump praised the military status as a major non-NATO ally if NDonald Trump, in publicly soldiers later, the US has officially country and nuclear', but was and the fact that he closed his Islamabad does not crack down on showing the mirror to Pakistan. In verified that the entire war effort Pakistan any smaller and without address with "May God bless our the Taliban and other extremist RBI figures the past, when Hillary Clinton has been focused on the wrong side nuclear weapons when Hillary military" before adding "And may groups, without elaborating what threatened Pakistan to join GWOT of the mountains". Despite this Clinton had threatened Pakistan, God bless the United States of sanctions might be considered. or face consequences, she was "officially verified" bit and forcing it to join GWOT? This America" meant he truly recognizes Reacting to Trump's comments on busts FM’s Secretary of State (not President) Pakistan sheltering Osama bin nurturing, cajoling and supporting the sacrifices made by the military. Pakistan, China immediately came and it was not public Laden and Mullah Omar, US Pakistan perhaps was hoping Earlier on August 16, 2017, the US to the help of its protégé with the pronouncement. But despite support to Pakistan continued Pakistan would not join the China designated Chinese Foreign Ministry becoming America's frontline ally unabated - military, financial, camp despite indications to the (HM) as a "foreign terrorist spokesperson saying, "On President claims against terrorism, Pakistan coalition funding, you name it. contrary; the China-Pakistan organization", some two months Trump's remarks on Pakistan, I continued to play the double game A constituency in Capitol Hill embrace is so tight that Pakistan after declaring the Syed Salahuddin, should say Pakistan is at the against the US; consistently continued to nurture Pakistan has no compunctions of snubbing HM chief as a global terrorist. frontline of fighting terrorism, has drawing blood of Americans in despite ISI's elaborate links some the US directly or indirectly. Though the designation slaps US made sacrifices in fighting ontrary to objective interpretations of what RBI has Afghanistan, of US allies and 15 international-regional terrorist Pakistan has never found so much sanctions on the outfit, it may make terrorism, making an important reported a couple of days before, the Finance Afghans - both military and civil. organization, and Najam Sethi mention in any speech by a US little difference to Pakistan since the contribution to upholding peace and CMinister Arun Jaitley made the tall claims that the As of October 18, 2016, total US warning in the Friday Times of President, as it did when President Pakistani establishment has stability". results of demonetisation were on government’s expected military casualties in Afghanistan March 16-22, 2012, "The ISI has Donald Trump unveiled his new intimately nurturing terrorist Pakistan naturally denies harbouring lines and that the economy will be benefited in coming were 2,386 killed and 20,049 walked into GHQ and seized Af-Pak policy in a televised organization including HM - both any terrorists, as bluntly as in the years. He was a bit defensive when he said that the money wounded, in addition to 1,173 command and control of the armed speech. Trump was very direct in army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and past. On August 19, a team from US deposited in the banking system does not mean that entire civilian contractor fatalities. forces". saying: Pakistan often gives safe ousted PM Nawaz Sharif have CENTCOM visited North of it is legitimate money. He further justified his claims that Significantly, the July 2016 Sure the US was concerned with haven to agents of chaos, violence, repeatedly glorified HM terrorist Waziristan in Pakistan. Time and it was not our case that black money has been completely UNAMA report had stated that Pakistan sponsoring terrorism in and terror; we can no longer be killed last year in again Afghanistan's National eliminated after the demonetisation. majority of these casualties (in Afghanistan, but the US Af-Pak silent about Pakistan's safe havens J&K. Directorate of Security has reported But the official figures given in the annual report of Afghanistan) were caused by the policy was flawed in the sense it for terrorist organizations, the However, what matters is that the Pakistani army regulars mixed with Reserve Bank of India for the financial year 2016-17 busts Taliban and groups like Lashkar-e- failed to acknowledge the terror Taliban, and other groups that pose US decision gives a severe blow to terrorists undertaking terrorists each and every claim made by the Modi government at Taiba (LeT), Jaish-i-Mohammed that Pakistan was exporting across a threat to the region and beyond; Pakistan which has been projecting attacks in Afghanistan, some every step since the demonetisation hammer struck on (JeM), Haqqani Network, Hezb-e- its eastern border to India. This Pakistani people have suffered the militant group as a voice of causing hundreds of casualties that November 8, 2016. Islami, IMU, Islamic Jihad Union, happened because the Qatar-based greatly from terrorism and Kashmiri people. It certainly have been termed as "War Crimes" In fact the union finance minister and the Prime Minister ISIS etc. The horrendous human US CENTCOM covering Pakistan extremism but Pakistan has also bolsters India's position on by UNAMA. Now an SSG Narendra Modi, can now be held guilty of miscalculations tragedy continues in Afghanistan had its responsibility up to the sheltered the same organizations terrorism and security in Indo- commando Mudassir Iqbal has and misleading the country by making spurious and now with the UNAMA report of April Indo-Pak border, while India fell that try every single day to kill our Pacific region. admitted on tape that that the terror certainly discredited claims about the demonetization 2017 citing 2,181 civilian deaths into the responsibility of the people; we have been paying The US clamping down on terrorist attacks on a Peshawar School in move, in which the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes alone in first quarter of this year. Hawaii-based PACOM. Pakistan billions and billions of outfits and their leaders inimical to 2014 that killed 141 including 132 were invalidated overnight, sucking out 86 per cent of the Pakistan's has been playing the After the US invasion of dollars at the same time they are India and elevating the bilateral school children was the handiwork liquid currency from the system. double game successfully all these Afghanistan, this folly was housing the very terrorists that we relationship by adding a strong of the ISI and Pak Army. The RBI report clearly shows that almost 99 per cent of the years despite US and NATO discovered but nothing was done are fighting. But that will have to defence and strategic component to The 2010 revelation of Najam Sethi demonetised currency came back to the central bank, and military commanders in because of possible embarrassment change, and that will change the already existing operational and that the ISI has captured the GHQ of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore withdrawn with the scrapping of Afghanistan pointing out what the during handing-taking over with immediately. strategic underpinnings good was not for nothing. Sitting in Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Rs 15.28 lakh crore are back ground situation was; implying respect to covert operations (past No partnership can survive a indicators. Besides, the US action China's lap, there is no way Pakistan with the central bank. terrorist sanctuaries inside Pakistan and ongoing), as unofficially country's harboring of militants against Pakistan-backed terrorist will change course. In May 2011, According to a Business Standard report, the cost of must be destroyed. disclosed by a serving US military and terrorists who target US outfits operating on Indian soil is China had warned the US that any demonetisation was as much as the notes that didn’t come Numerous scholars, journalists and official few years back. So, the service members and officials; it is also a moral indictment of China's attack on Pakistan would be back, at Rs 7,965 crore spent of printing new currency counter terrorist experts in the US mistake was compounded, one time for Pakistan to demonstrate its position which has repeatedly construed as an attack on China. notes in 2016-17, while the Rs 1,000 notes that didn’t come and Afghanistan periodically example being that the LeT raised commitment to civilization, order, vetoed all Indian attempts to China may repeat that now, but how back into the system comprised about Rs 8,900 crore. reported the intimate links between specifically for India grew into an and to peace. Trumps left future blacklist these terrorists at the UN. relevant would that be in this age of Twitter activist and a well-known number cruncher James the Haqqani network (major international terrorist organization operations open ended saying it is Following President Trump's above hybrid and with what consequences, Wilson attributes this figure to notes lost in Nepal, Bhutan concern of US) and the Pakistani that started supplementing downed counterproductive to announce address, US Secretary of State Rex surely China would understand. So, and other neighbouring countries, saying that the data was military and that the real problem Al Qaeda leaders and cadres, and is dates intended to begin or end Tillerson told reporters in a press it will be interesting to see how only till March 31, 2017, and leaves the window open for lay inside Pakistan, from where now attacking Afghanistan also military options, numbers of troops briefing, "We are going to attack Trump's plan will unfold. That there the number to fall further because NRIs could return Pakistan continued to export under tutelage of the ISI. or our plans for further military terrorists wherever they live. If you may be some surprises certainly demonetised notes till June 30, 2017. terrorism across its borders. The cross-section favouring activities. His references to India are providing safe havens to can be counted upon. Pakistan for Balochistan, not Balochis- II

RSN SINGH Soviet sub-machine guns and 1000 rounds of o forge ammunition), which were national recovered from the house of Tunity on Iraq's political attaché in basis of geography and Islamabad. Islam, the rulers of Pakistan …until 1973 Balochistan did introduced the one-unit not have an elected body and scheme in West Pakistan, was ruled by the Governor thereby merging Khyber- General. This is the reality of Pakhtunkawa, Sindh, democracy in a Pakistani Balochistan and Punjab. It province which constitutes triggered violence nearly 50 percent of the throughout Pakistan territory. including Balochistan. The It may be mentioned here Balochis considered this as a that until 1973 Balochistan ploy of Punjabi domination. did not have an elected body Punjab with 56 percent and was ruled by the population, the Punjabis are Governor General. This is seriously afflicted with the the reality of democracy in a attitude that they are the sole Pakistani province which army action, but also due to 1988, the Baloch leaders the firing on Musharraf's Balochistan under the lac people have been Balochistan under the owners of Pakistan. 70 constitutes nearly 50 percent the lack of coordination began to participate actively helicopter by Bugti's present military, Islamic and displaced in Balochistan due present military, Islamic and percent of the Pak Army is of the territory. Even before among various groups. The in politics. The two lieutenants, when the former historical narrative will to the ongoing insurgency. historical narrative will Punjabi and even in Baloch Pakistan had recovered from most important groups were important parties were the was carrying out aerial continue to defy the idea of The Pakistani establishment continue to defy the idea of regiment, Punjabis comprise the loss of East Pakistan, a Baloch Peoples Liberation Balochistan National survey of the area a few days Pakistan. has been unleashing suicide Pakistan. Aitzaz Ahsan in his 80 percent personnel. Even full-fledged insurgency Front (BPLF) and Baloch Movement of Sardar Akhtar earlier. There was a significant bombers to tackle the book, 'The Indus Saga and in POK, the area which broke out in 1973 in Students Organisation Mengal, and the Balochistan During the annexation of escalation of violence in the insurgency in Balochistan. the Making of Pakistan' Pakistan designates as Azad Balochistan. The Shah of (BSO). The leftist elements National Alliance of Nawab Balochistan and thereafter region after Musharraf Its actions have become writes: "A nation in denial of Kashmir, there are no Iran was highly played a key role in this Akbar Bugti. Gradually, the Pakistani military has signed a deal with China in more desperate in view of its national identity is Kashmiris and the Kashmir apprehensive that the Baloch insurgency, but later split up these political outfits began used every conceivable March 2002 for the the pressure to remove unfortunate, but when it narrative is scripted by insurgency would into pro-Soviet and pro- to be ridden with arsenal against the Balochis, development of Gwadar obstacles in the chooses to adopt an extra Punjabi politicians, Punjabi encompass the Baloch China factions. factionalism, and many this includes fighter aircraft, port. The Baloch people implementation of the territorial identity, it Army and Punjabi jihadi population in Eastern Iran. The Zia regime can be splinter groups arose. Each tanks, armoured personnel lament that the Gwadar area CPEC. Recently, on 08- becomes a prisoner of organizations like LeT and He even sent 30 Cobra credited with bringing a fair splinter group made carriers and helicopter had been appropriated by the August-2017, 54 lawyers propaganda and myths." He JeM. helicopter gunships with degree of stabilisation in alliances with one gunships. In contrast, India Generals and sold to Karachi became victim of suicide further adds that if Pakistan When under the One-Unit Iranian pilots to help Balochistan. He appointed Lt mainstream party or the has also tackled many and Punjabi business attack in a Quetta hospital. is to resolve its tortuous Scheme all the provinces Pakistan. Gen Rahimuddin Khan as other like the PPP, PML (N), insurgencies including the magnets at astronomical They had gone to the identity crisis, it has to were dissolved in West In the four years (1973-77) martial law administrator as well as the JUI. Pak-sponsored proxy war in prices. The Gwadar city, 650 hospital's emergency ward to accept its non-Muslim Pakistan in 0ct 1954, entire that the insurgency lasted and Governor. During the The Baloch, who in general Kashmir but has never used km from Karachi with a lookup one senior lawyer, history. It is the denial of Balochistan rose against it. more than 80,000 troops eight years that Gen had supported the overthrow such arsenal against its own population of 100,000 Bilal Anwar Kasi, who had historical and cultural forces More than 1000 army troops were deployed to suppress Rahimuddin presided over of Bhutto by Zia-ul-Haq, people. became part of Pakistan only been killed earlier in a that do not allow Balochistan were deployed to quell it. the rebellion, and 5,300 Balochistan, he acted like a have not actually let their The Baloch oppose the in 1958. suicide attack. Most to integrate with Pakistan. The violence came to an end Balochis and 3,300 army dictator of the province, struggle die. Army and establishment of army In the late 18th century the Balochis are of the firm On the other hand, an only after the one-unit personnel were killed. almost independent of Frontier Corps personnel cantonments at Kohlu, Dera local ruler had ceded belief that the killings were acceptance of these forces scheme was abolished in Ironically, a large number of Islamabad. His authoritarian continue to be deployed in Bugti and Gwadar. In Gwadar to the ruler of handiwork of the Pakistani has the potential to kill the 1970. After the loss of East troops that were deployed style of governance, coupled large numbers. The Balochistan, with its highly Muscat, who used its port for State as many of the lawyers idea of Pakistan. Pakistan in 1971, Bhutto against Balochis, their own with good administration did insurgency under the inhospitable landmass, daily trade with Central Asia, were Baloch activists - It is therefore a Catch-22 considered Balochistan to be countrymen, were the ones bring about social stability to leadership of Bugti subsistence is itself a stark, which included slave supporters, and very much situation, even as the the greatest threat to national who had been repatriated the province. intensified soon after tough problem. Quite trafficking. The progeny of vocal against the Punjabis and Pak military integrity. A new wave of from India as POWs in 1971 Nawab Bugti was killed in Musharraf's coup in 1999. naturally, they resent its some African slaves interference of the Pakistan keep the notion of Pakistan unrest was sparked off by the war. There were 93,000 of Bhambore Hills of Nawab Bugti was killed in energy supply serving the continue to be a part of the military in affairs of the alive. dismissal of a non-PPP them. Balochistan on 26 August Bhambore Hills of rest of Pakistan with no real ethnic fabric of Balochistan. state. Thus an entire (The writer if the former government by Bhutto. He At one stage in 1974, Mirage 2006 in a military operation, Balochistan on 26 August benefits accruing to the All the 22 districts of generation of young Balochi RAW officer and a security justified his action on the aircraft and helicopters were in which helicopter gunships 2006 in a military operation, Balochis. Nor are they happy Balochistan have been intellectuals was wiped out. analyst) grounds that there were also used, when some 15,000 reportedly fired cluster in which helicopter gunships about the Centre's impacted by insurgency. Gas (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal serious designs to rebels took on the army and a bombs and laser guided reportedly fired cluster appropriation and gifting of supplies from Sui, Loti and opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions dismember the country, as pitched battle ensued. The missiles to target him. bombs and laser guided Gwadar Port to China as part Pir Koh gas fields have been appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The evidenced by large cache of Baloch insurgency did peter With the restoration of missiles to target him. The of China-Pakistan Economic disrupted on several Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or arms and ammunition (350 out, not only because of the parliamentary democracy in killing was in retaliation to Corridor. occasions.So far nearly two liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Friday | September 01| 2017 'Govt committed to double Labour Deptt organizes awareness camp

NL Correspondent The MLAs were speaking significance of the assistance and Rs 16, farmers income by 2022' Shopian, Aug 31 at a day-long awareness awareness programme, they 40,000 as death and funeral camp, organized by Labour said the main aim of the cases among building and Stressing that the NL Correspondent Krishi Vigyan Kendra the need for adopting cluster State under which the Department at Circuit workshop is to educate the other construction workers. Srinagar, Aug 31 Ganderbal, the Agriculture approach and developing government targets to Government is committed House Shopian which working section about their District Development SRINAGAR, AUGUST 31: Minister stressed upon the model villages for provide sufficient water for to socio-economic uplift of Minister for Agriculture, witnessed a large gathering rights and their protection. Commissioner Shopian importance of development labour class, MLA Shopian, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Mushkbudji Rice, Basmati, irrigation to every field (Har of building and other Reiterating the said the labourers are the of new technologies to Rajmash, Apiculture, Apple Khet Ko Paani). Mohammad Yosuf Bhat and construction workers, Government's agenda of prime constituent of the today formally launched MLA Wachi, Aijaz Ahmad "Sankalp Se Siddhi" improve the productivity of and other area specific crops. Hanjura said that efforts of contractors and other reaching out to every society and assured that the Mir today said society programme in the State. crops for doubling the He further said that the State Government is to working classes of the section of society, they said district administration will needs to recognize and "Sankalp Se Siddhi" farmers' income. comprehensive Agriculture make agricultural society. that the labour class is vital take every possible step for value their hard work. programme initiated by He said that State Policy is the priority of the department a vibrant The Legislators said the for the socio-economic their welfare. Central Agricultural Government is committed to Government and concerted department. He said that They said the present Government would do development of the society. On the occasion, the Ministry is aimed to help double farmers income by efforts are being made to state government has Government led by Chief everything possible to On the occasion, they Assistant Labour lower income groups 2022. He directed the realize dream of doubling regularized the services of Minister, Mehbooba Mufti address the needs of the distributed cheques worth Commissioner informed especially poor farmers to concerned officers to set farmers' income by 2022. Rehbar-e-Zirat with the is very keen on down trodden and labour Rs. 1.03 crore among 1092 that upto 2017, as many as double their income by the annual targets and make The Minister said that purpose their services would empowering the labour class, adding that they are beneficiaries which 1092 beneficiaries have year 2022. strenuous efforts to achieve Pradhan Mantra Krishi benefit the farmers in rural class and various welfare essential components of the includes Rs. 84, 56,000 as been covered among which Speaking during a the same. Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) and far flung area of the measures are afoot in this society. educational assistance, Rs. Rs. 1, 03, 48,550 has been programme organized by The Minister also stressed on has been implemented in the State. regard. While highlighting the 2, 52,550 as chronic disease disbursed. DSH inspects Admin meet to ensure smooth Road Safety Action Plan reviewed

NL Correspondent Education Department. made operational at SDH veterinary camps traffic on Kargil-Leh Road Kupwara, Aug 31 The DDC emphasized that Kupwara. He was asked to SRINAGAR, AUG 31 NL Correspondent officers of traffic police and necessary directions to the road safety is a matter of prepare a proposal for Kargil, Aug 31 District Development immense importance and On the directions of Minister for Animal, Sheep Regional Transport Offices concerned officers to ensure developing a Trauma Commissioner Kupwara, enhancement of safety by Husbandry and Fisheries, Director Sheep Husbandry that the documentary Facility of appropriate With an objective to ensure besides president of the Taxi Khalid Jahangir today Kashmir, Dr Mohammad Ramzan along with a team of way of formulating a capacity in the district at an Union Kargil, also agreement framed on the convened a meeting to senior veterinary doctors today visited various areas smooth and hassle free comprehensive action plan, appropriate location. participated in the meeting. directions of the Divisional review Road Safety Action including Eidgah, Nowshera, Rawalpora, and Ranawari to movement of taxis on the therefore, deserves priority ARTO Kupwara was asked It was decided in the Commissioner Kashmir in Plan for the district. inspect veterinary camps established there to check health Kargil-leh road, a meeting attention of all the to initiate awareness meeting that all the vehicles 2015 is strictly followed. The meeting among others of sacrificial animals. between Leh and Kargil stakeholders. activities in the district on a having state permit shall be The Deputy Commissioner was attended by SSP During the visit, the team found that some animals were administration was held He stressed for immediate wider scale, involving allowed to ply on the Kargil meanwhile directed Kupwara, ACR Kupwara, not in good health and unfit for sacrifice and directed the today at Tourist Dak action for identifying black schools, colleges, youth National Highway from the vehicles from Kargil CPO Kupwara, CMO spots, initiating remedial concerned to ensure only quality animals are sold to Bungalow Hinaskot to associations, NGOs, etc. It Jammu upto Manal without stationed at Hinaskot for customers. Kupwara, Executive measures, installation of was also decided that develop Consensus and any hindrance. It was also tranship to move towards While conducting physical inspection of various animals Engineer, R&B Kupwara, signage's, painting of roads ARTO Kupwara will issue necessary directions decided that no traffic Kargil. and taking stock of the medical facilities, the team Executive Engineer at appropriate spots, publicize rates of fare in for the smooth flow of movement shall be stopped It was further decided that expressed satisfaction with the arrangements put in place. Handwara, Executive generation of awareness, print and electronic media traffic between Leh and on the Kargil-Leh road by the tranship of passengers at The Director asked the concerned to utilize the services of Engineer, PMGSY etc for making the roads in frequently. Kargil. Hinaskot be stopped mobile vans for checking sacrificial animals in other areas the taxi unions of the two Kupwara, OC GREF, the district safer. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Leh forthwith, the concerned to ensure that proper medical facility are provided to them. districts, and the barricades ARTO Kupwara, Executive CMO Kupwara informed SSP Kupwara laid emphasis Prasanna Swami G and He also asked them to ensure medical facilities at every been put by them shall be police and RTO officers of Officer, Municipality that one Basic Life Support on enforcement action to camp so that proper treatment is provided to sick and Deputy Commissioner removed immediately. both districts were directed Kupwara, Executive Ambulance is available at curb the nuisance of wounded animals. Kargil Haji Gulzar Hussain, Meanwhile both the Deputy to take strict action against Officer, Handwara, District Hospital Handwara overloading, particularly The Doctors and Senior Officers of Animal and Sheep SSP Kargil and Leh and the Commissioners issued the defaulters. Tehsildars and officers of and another will soon be during peak hours. Husbandry Departments assured the inspecting team that every possible help in terms of checkup and treatment of Special Summary Revision of animals would be ensured. Distt Admin organizes awareness prog Muharram Electoral Roll reviewed NL Correspondent school children and NGOs Communication) directed the concerned to NL Correspondent relevant part/section of Shopian, Aug 31 arrangements reviewed Anantnag, Aug 31 along with government programme. expedite the pace of photo electoral rolls in Gram officials. The purpose of "Communication construction of individual BUDGAM, AUG 31 As part of nationwide Sabha/local bodies, RWA the campaign has been to campaigns have been taken household latrines so that Arrangements for ensuing Muharram-ul-Haram were District Election Officer sanitation program meetings etc & verification encourage people to use up both, at the central and the menace of open reviewed today in a meeting convened by the Deputy Anantnag, Mohammad "Swachh Bharat Mission", of names, special campaign toilet and avoid Open State levels, for promoting defecation shall be Commissioner, Budgam Haroon Malik. Younis Malik, on Thursday, an awareness program was dates with booth level Defecation. The rally was sustained use of toilets and eradicated from the district. Among others, the meeting was also attended by senior chaired a meeting in to today organized by the agents, disposal of claims & followed by a public for sustaining the Open He also said that people officers of the district administration and representatives review the Special Summary district administration objections, updating of discussion on Defecation Free status should be made aware of of prominent Shia Anjumans including all Jammu and Revision of Electoral Roll Shopian titled 'Walkathon' database, merging of implementation of achieved," he said while the health consequences of Kashmir Sharie Shian Darul Mustufa, Yousf Abad 2017. to promote toilet use and Budgam, All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, all photographs, updating of polythene & plastic ban appealing public to avoid open defecation and in this The meeting was attended freedom from open J&K Itihadul Muslemeen, and President Auqaf Committee control tables, preparation & and eradication of open the use of polythene and regard, large scale by representatives of various defecation and polythene Khandah. printing of supplements, defecation. plastic and make the awareness camps should be political parties including across the district. During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner final publication of electoral Speaking on the occasion district ODF. conducted throughout the The rally which was appreciated the pro-activeness of CMO Budgam who had PDP, NC, INC, CPIM, and rolls, appointment of booth DDC said that behavior The special campaign was length and breadth of the flagged off by District already furnished the action plan with regard to the BJP. level agents by all political change has been the focus carried against the country. Development arrangements to be made for Muharram. The DC urged the Various agenda points parties, rationalization of of Swachh Bharat Mission, backdrop of the tardy The municipal committee Commissioner Shopian CMO to ensure that the plan is implemented in letter and including publication of polling stations and which is being pursued progress of construction of was directed to intensify spirit. electoral rolls, period of identification of dead & Mohammad Aijaz Asad at through a countrywide individual household market checking in order to The FCS&CA Department was directed to ensure filing of claims & shifted voters were town hall Shopian, saw a comprehensive IEC latrines under the strictly implement the ban adequate supply and prompt distribution of ration, sugar, objections, reading of discussed threadbare. huge participation of (Information-Education- municipal limits. DDC on polythene and plastic. k-oil and LPG. Regarding firewood, the SFC was directed to dump the required quantity of firewood at already identified locations as per past practice in the district. Rs 5300 fine realized Supply position of food grains reviewed The ARTO was directed to ensure special transport facilities till the conclusion of the procession on the day of NL Correspondent tehsil. During his tour, the available in the sub- Aashura. from defaulters Gurez, Aug 31 Directing the officers vested with magisterial powers to Minister visited various far division. At Jurniyal, NL Correspondent off villages including Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali maintain close liaison with police authorities, the Deputy other adjoining areas. ingredient is essential to be Minister for Food, Civil Shopian, Aug 31 Burnai, Kashpart, Zedgae, interacted with the public Commissioner directed them to ensure that there is no During the inspection, the added in food items, Supplies & Consumer Purana-Tulial , Manzgund, and enquired about ration laxity in this regard. squads inspected different certificate from competent Affairs and Information, On the directions of District Jurniyal and Shiekhpora and supply and other amenities. Food establishments where a authority, Department as per Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali 70 motorized tricycles distributed Development Commissioner reviewed development At Dawar, the Minister also huge quantity of fruit and the standards laid down in today directed the concerned Shopian, Mr. Mohammad scenario in these areas. met various public milk, the large quantity of food safety Act for adding to speed up the stocking of among specially-abled persons Aijaz Asad, a market The Minister also inspected deputations who projected checking squad today expired juice, huge quantity the same shall be displayed. food grains and other SHOPIAN, AUG 31 food store at Jurniyal and their demands concerning conducted checking at of rotten vegetables were Meanwhile, the District essential commodities in MLA Shopian Mohammad Yousuf Bhat and MLA Purana,Tulail and took stock the people in the area. After various markets in District destroyed besides food- Development Commissioner border area of Gurez sub Wachi, Aijaz Ahmad Mir today distributed 70 Motorized of the availability of food giving a patient hearing, the Shopian. colors and dirty utensils constituted many teams in division before the onset of Tricycles out of their CDF among the specially-abled grains. The Minister was Minister assured the The joint checking squad, were also destroyed on spot two zones of the district winter and ensure that persons at an awareness programme organized by informed that sufficient delegation that their genuine comprising officials of and a fine of Rs. 5300 was which were led by respective storage of ration will cater Department of Social Welfare. quantity of rice and other demands would be looked Municipal Committee, realized from the defaulters. Tehsildars and instruction the requirements till June MLA Shopian said that the department of Social Welfare essential commodities is into on priority basis. FCA&PD, Food Safety, and During the drive, the have been passed for next year. is for extending financial assistance and aid to Legal Metrology, was vendors, hoteliers and mobilization of additional The Minister, who was on a differently-abled and needy persons. They said that the headed by Tehsildar. The bakery shop owners were teams for market checking to two-day tour to Gurez sub empowerment of such under privileged persons is Training prog squad inspected various directed to display rate lists ensure the quality of division today, gave these essential as they too deserve to seek proper education, markets of the District business and live a prosperous life with dignity. He issued by the competent essential commodities and directions while inspecting concludes at JKEDI including main town and appreciated the efforts of Social Welfare department and authority and in case any price control. various food stores in Tulail State Rehabilitation Council for improving the living BANDIPORA, AUG 31 standards of under privileged segments of the society by Minister lays foundation stone of Public Park The 21-day training camp at J&K Entrepreneurship providing them various facilities. Development Institute (JKEDI) Bandipora under Seed MLA Wachi said that the mandate of Social Welfare Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS) and Youth Startup Loan NL Correspondent facilities. Park will become one of recalled the initiatives and Department is the empowerment of physically Anantang, Aug 31 Scheme (YSLS) concluded here today. Around 68 The Minister made these the major tourist commitment of Late Chief challenged and needy people and exhorted upon officers candidates completed their training in manufacturing, remarks after laying the attractions on the Srinagar- Minister Mufti of Social Welfare Department to work with more zeal Minister for Revenue, services and agriculture allied skills. As many as 50 foundation stone of a Jammu highway. The Muhammad Sayeed in the candidates including 5 female candidates qualified the and devotion for upliftment and betterment of needy Relief, Rehabilitation and Public Park at Halmulla Jehlum facing park will be promotion and programme and will be provided with financial assistance to through judicious use of funds and better implementation Reconstruction, Abdul Sangam in Anantnag. He developed on modern lines development of tourism establish their income generating units. Nodal Officer of various welfare schemes sponsored by State and Rehman Veeri today said was accompanied by and will house a book infrastructure in the State. JKEDI Bandipora said that an amount of Rs. 4.80 crore have Central Governments. that development of District Development store/ art gallery. It will The officials informed the been disbursed by JKEDI among 120 candidates during this On the occasion District Social welfare Officer infrastructural resources at Commissioner Anantnag also have a space to setup Minister that modern financial year who were trained under HIMAYAT Scheme. Shopian described in detail several social security and different places is key for Muhammad Younis Malik, Kiosks. The facility would Garden furniture will be He said that the 2nd batch of the training at the Institute shall welfare schemes of the department like AASRA, State the management of Director Floriculture also have a coffee/ tea setup in the park and a start in September. Assistant Commissioner Revenue, who Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS), Pension modern tourism and also Muhammad Hussain Mir point, washroom facility, spacious parking facility was the chief guest, interacted with the candidates and urged Schemes for old age, physically handicapped, Widow providing the tourists with and other officials. children play equipment will also be developed to them to take good advantage of the training programme by and militancy victims. all the modern related He said that the Public besides Gate Plaza. He cater to rush of tourists. way of opening their ventures. 8 the northlines HealthHEALTH Jammu | Friday | Sept | 01 | 2017

Recently, a tweet about an employee who took a mental health leave went viral on the Internet. Her out of office email read, "I am taking today and tomorrow to focus on my mental health. Hopefully I will be Is it brave or foolish to ask for back next week refreshed and back to 100 per cent." Much to her and everyone else's delight, the boss replied, "I just wanted to personally thank you for sending emails like this. Every time you do, I use it as a reminder of the importance of using sick days for mental health - I can't believe this is not a standard practice at all organisations. You are an example to us Mental all, and help cut through the stigma so we healthhealth can all bring our whole selves to work." In response to the story, many people opened up about their work story on how they faced aggressive responses when they asked for a mental health leave or were told anxiety isn't illness and they will need a doctor's certificate to avail the leave. So these employees resorted to 'I mental health issues, it may not be seen in the am not feeling well' instead of mentioning the same light as physical illness. dreaded 'mental health' word. We agree that more people are becoming aware What's most disturbing is the fact that in a about the importance of mental illness, but there professional setting (and personal) we all are is still a stigma attached and that needs to be expected to feel happy and content on a challenged with wider and more open permanent basis. But let's accept discussions. Leave?Leave? it, this goal is unachievable. So Mental health problems can vary in intensity should a person who feels sad or from low mood, anxiety to bipolar disorder and depressed continue to push aside depression. And these can affect the way you the feeling and go about business think, feel and work. Out rightly shunning the as usual? There is nothing brave feeling is harmful for those suffering from it. about being upbeat regarding According to a study published in the journal depression or other mental health Depression and Anxiety, people who had to issues. The beaming faces that we succumb to society's pressure of being happy see on social media who are showed far worse symptoms than others. The silently battling depression or psychologist who conducted and evaluated the people who seek quick fixes for study said laying too much importance on their stress through vacations are happiness sends out the message that "we should not sending out the right message. aim to maximise our positive emotions and We all have complicated brains avoid our negative ones". and stressful lives. So it is normal So please tell your boss if you are struggling and to undergo mental health issues. need some time off. You will be doing a favour to When you take a sick leave the person next to you - someone grappling with because of flu, it will not appall silent tsunami within. Remember, we need to anyone. In fact your co-workers talk about mental health in the same breath as will thank you for not reporting to physical health without getting tangled in work when you are sick. But if you shame. Don't keep it a secret anymore! Let this take a sick leave because of change begin with us...

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Nothing comes without a price. day... "khane mein kya banana to rental properties: Nobody asks a Even for the things that are good hai?" family or a married couple intrusive for us, there is something that we 3. Not having to worry about my questions about their age or personal need to let go of. When I was at the safety: When you live with life. But, as a single woman, questions Video game breaks can beat most important crossroads of my family, home is a safe place. like "Marriageable age hai?" life, after my husband and I There are parents, siblings or a "Boyfriend hai?", "Ghar kitne baje aati started living separately, I was husband to keep you safe. ho?" are inevitable. Rules like 'no faced with two choices - move Delivery boys are not a threat and boyfriends', 'no late back home with my nights' are also parents or live alone applicable, regardless of and try to make it on your age or profession. Stress at work my own. I chose the 5. Not having to worry latter. Below is a about money: As non-exhaustive list someone who made a of all the small and conscious decision to be big things that I financially independent, have had to give asking papa for money up... when I was running low 1. Having my wasn't an option. So, I had morning cup of to learn to budget and live coffee served in with less than respectable bed: To be honest, I balance in my account, at underestimated the times. value of this until I 6. People: I, sometimes, ended up having to avoid conversation with do it all on my own, you can let them into your kitchen relatives, friends or neighbours every single day. to empty the carton of your because I don't want myself to be a 2. Not having to decide the menu weekly grocery. As a single topic of conversation. I don't want to every day: It is one of the toughest woman, that is not an option. have to explain why or be given questions I have had to and Even when you are at home you advice, or even get into a political continue to have to answer every have to be cautious. discussion about women's safety. 4. Unbiased, unquestioned access No, thank you!

Feeling stressed while at work? Playing video games Researchers from University of Central Florida in may help, say scientists who suggest that engaging in the US used a computer-based task to induce such enjoyable activities during short breaks can help cognitive fatigue in 66 participants, who were then employees recharge themselves. given a fiveminute rest break. During the break, People regularly experience cognitive fatigue participants either played a video game, participated related to stress, frustration, and anxiety while at in a guided relaxation activity, or sat quietly in the work. Those in safety critical fields, such as air traffic testing room without using a phone or computer. control and health care, are at an even greater risk for Those who took a silent rest break reported that they cognitive fatigue, which could lead to errors. Given felt less engaged with work and experienced worry as the amount of time that people spend playing games a result, whereas those who participated in the guided on their smartphones and tablets, researchers wanted relaxation activity saw reductions in negative affect to evaluate whether playing video games is an and distress. effective way to combat workplace stress during rest Only the video game players reported that they felt breaks. better after taking the break. the northlines 9 NATIONAL Jammu | Friday | September 01| 2017 Stop the rains yourself: Irked Maharashtra govt to probe Bhendi Bazaar Shiv Sena chief retorts at media building collapse in Mumbai which killed 10

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena statement that the questioned what would president Uddhav Thackeray administration can fight happen to the families of on Wednesday flew off the nature only to a certain those, whose homes got handle when questions were extent, Shelar questioned if it inundated with water on posed to him on the monsoon was limitations of those in Tuesday. preparedness of the party- power rather than limitation "Where were those in power ruled Municipal Corporation against nature that led to the hiding (when Mumbai was of Greater Mumbai or flooding. flooded)? The BJP MLAs, MCGM, a day after heavy "Will you (Thackeray) corporators were out on rains virtually clogged the answer where did Dr streets helping people as part city. Amrapurkar go missing?" he of their duty," he said. Faced with a barrage of questioned. The Shiv Sena is under fire questions at a press Dr. Deepak Amrapurkar, a after Mumbaikars suffered a conference in Mumbai, an renowned gastroenterologist double whammy of the city getting water-logged you did not." irked Thackeray told the of the Bombay Hospital, inundated roads and every year and people dying Responding to Thackeray's reporters "stop the rains went missing near the disruption of the rail along in monsoon, despite the Shiv outburst, Shelar said, MUMBAI: The dilapidated building. Once redevelopment as it was yourself". Latching onto Elphinstone Road station with vehicular traffic Sena being at the helm of the "Instead of speaking in an Maharashtra government the rescue work gets over, dilapidated. A meeting will Thackeray's comments, city following heavy rains which yesterday. MCGM for the last 25 years. arrogant tone, you should will conduct an inquiry the government will conduct soon be held with the chief BJP president Ashish Shelar lashed the megapolis. Thackeray and MCGM The reporter sought humbly apologise to into the Bhendi Bazaar a probe to ascertain the minister and an action plan asked him to "shun According to eyewitnessses, Commissioner Ajoy Mehta Thackeray's reaction, asking stranded people and rectify building collapse in which factors behind the building will be prepared to arrogance and apologise" for he fell into a manhole, the had said that the civic body him about the MCGM's your mistakes." at least 10 people lost their collapse. Strict action will be rehabilitate those residing in the chaos caused by rains on police said. had done a commendable job claims that it spends crores Referring to the Sena chief's lives, state minister Subhash taken against those found such structures so that these Tuesday. The BJP leader also in the given circumstances. to ensure that the city does Desai announced on guilty," the industries incidents do not occur Earlier, fielding the query of not get flooded, that desilting Thursday. minister, who is also the again," Desai said. a reporter, the Sena chief works are completed on time Sushma Swaraj on three-day visit to Russia The five-storey building, guardian minister for At least 10 people were said, "You stop the rains and pothole-ridden roads are CHENNAI: External affairs external affairs (MEA) said, Eastern Regions, among other located at Pakmodia street Mumbai, said. killed and 15 injured when then...Tell me what should I fixed. minister Sushma Swaraj will “During her visit, the external engagements. The high level near JJ Hospital, with 12 A meeting would be held the residential building do? Do not think that you In response, Thackeray said, visit Russia on a three-day affairs minister will Indian participation in the rooms and six warehouses with Chief Minister caved in. About 25 people have the sole monopoly over "Shiv Sainiks are much more visit from September 5 to participate in the Opening Vladivostok Forum follows on the ground floor, Devendra Fadnavis to chalk are feared trapped in the Mumbai. We do serve the in touch with the common participate in the third Eastern Ceremony of the Forum on the visit of Prime Minister crumbled at around 8:30 am out an action plan to debris. The incident occurred people, which are why they people than you (media) are. Economic Forum to be held September 6.” Narendra Modi as Guest of on Thursday. rehabilitate those living in two days after heavy rains vote us back to power." Our workers went to homes in the Russian city of Yury Trutnev, Foreign Honour at the St. Petersburg "Our priority is to pull out at dilapidated buildings. brought the city to a halt and Thackeray was asked to of people (to help them), but Vladivostok. Minister Sergei Lavrov, and International Economic the earliest those trapped "This particular building was may have caused damage explain the causes behind the In a statement, the ministry of Governors of some of the Far Forum in June 2017.” under the rubble of the already marked for to the building. DMK attempted to convert court into Another tragedy at Gorakhpur's BRD Blue Whale hospital; 70 children dead in 4 days Challenge enters political platform, says Madras HC Assam; 17-year-old Stalin was detained as he had NEW DELHI: Haryana cases is concurrent, making intended to participate in a Chief Minister Manohar Lal it an effective term of ten attempts suicide Khattar, after a meeting with years. 'human chain protest' against GUWAHATI: The 'Whale' NEET, which was in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ram Rahim was convicted president Amit Shah, on has hit Assam's capital city, contravention of the July 26 on charges of rape on Guwahati. A Class 10 student Wednesday said all the order. August 25 by the Special was admitted to Guwahati reports have been handed He alleged that police had CBI Court. Medical College and misused the prohibitory over to him and added that The rape case was Hospital in the city on order of the human chain the situation in Punjab and registered by the CBI in Tuesday, after he showed protest to execute the arrest Haryana is normal at the April 2002 against the self- some abnormal behaviour. moment. and prevent Stalin and party styled god man after The student, with Blue Addressing the media after on," Khattar said. allowed in Court and also CHENNAI: The Madras Stalin had in a statement said office bearers from visiting allegations of sexual Whale mark on his hand, was the meeting, Khattar said Khattar said the environment inside the jail as a helper but showing abnormal High Court on Wednesday he was detained by police on the lake. exploitation of two women they have provided the BJP is peaceful now and that jail authorities didn't allow," behaviour, after he played a dismissed the Dravida July 27 when he had The judge said that in view of followers. The then prime president with all the viable there is nothing to be he added, while talking few online games during the Munnetra Kazhagam’s attempted to participate in a the fact that the statement had minister, Atal Bihari reports on the Ram Rahim concerned about, adding, about convicted godman past few days. (DMK) plea seeking a human chain protest over come from the leader of the violence that left at least 32 "We are still alert and are Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Vajpayee, had received an Speaking on the same, direction restraining police NEET issue prior to opposition party in the Tamil people dead after he was making sure that the law adopted daughter. anonymous letter from a Ramen Talukdar, GMCH from preventing its leader M inspecting de-silting work of Nadu Legislative Assembly, found guilty for raping two and order is maintained in On Monday, the sentence Dera Sadhvi that she was Superintendent, told ANI that K Stalin inspecting de-silting a lake. it could not be ignored. of his followers in 1999 and the state." against rape convict being raped by Ram Rahim. the student is under constant "It is in this background that work on water bodies, saying The lake is in Chief Minister the case was registered in "We have taken necessary Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Following Ram Rahim's and close observation of a this court, with discontention, team of doctors and experts the party DMK had Edapaddi Minister K 2002. actions and followed the was declared by a special conviction on Friday, his is constrained to observe that at psychiatric department of attempted to convert the Palanisamy's constituency. "We have worked with court's order. No one is CBI court. 'bhakts' went on a rampage the petitioner has attempted the hospital. court into a political Stalin was released later. restraint in this whole above law, and everyone has He has been sentenced to 20 in Haryana's Panchkula and to convert the high court into He said the student is making platform. The judge said that in view situation. Our main motive to adhere to the laws," years in prison as he was Sirsa, and Punjab, Haryana The DMK had filed the plea of the fact that Stalin and a political platform by filing attempts to move out from was to create peacefulness Khattar said. announced guilty of raping and their neighbouring the hospital ward, "The seeking a direction party office-bearers had been the present petition with before and after the verdict, "Honeypreet Insan appealed two women in a 2002 case. states have, since, been on patient needs to be under forbidding police from released from temporary contradictory averments." and that's all we concentrated to CBI Court that she be The jail term for the two the edge. constant observation." preventing or interfering detention, the prayer sought Public Prosecutor with Stalin's visit to inspect for needed no further orders. Rajarathinam submitted that de-silting activities at various "Accordingly, the writ Stalin and other DMK office- Yogi Adityanath sets aside Rs 1000 crore for start-ups water bodies in the state last petition stands dismissed," bearers had attempted to LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government and call centres in providing opportunities to the month. he said. participate in the protest at chief minister Yogi Adityanath would also be opened. young minds”, he said. He assured Justice M S Ramesh The matter relates to the Edappadi, in contravention of said that his government has “When Uttar Pradesh rises, the the youth that the government was dismissed the petition petition filed by DMK legal prohibitory orders and earmarked Rs 1000 crore for nation will,” he said while working for the welfare and would seeking to call for records wing secretary R Girirajan therefore, detaining them was aiding start-ups in the state. The addressing the gathering. Mr not pander to vote bank politics. pertaining to the July 26 that Stalin was stopped at a within their legal powers. chief minister, on Wednesday, Yogi said Prime Minister Meanwhile, the start-up bus will impugned order of police in toll plaza within Coimbatore He also said soon after flagged off a ‘Start-up Bus Narendra Modi had also rolled visit all district headquarters and Salem, quash it and direct district as he was on his way detention, Stalin and others Yatra’ in the state capital and out many schemes and projects major tehsils and the youth will be them to release Stalin, the to Salem to inspect desilting were released and hence the made a strong pitch for start- in this direction. “Every person exhorted to take up self- leader of the Opposition in of the Kacharayan lake. prayer in the present writ ups. and helping new business initiatives. has a unique talent and the need employment. The bus will complete the assembly, and other party The petitioner said police petition had become Mr Yogi reiterated his government’s He said that a start-up app would be is to harness it. The state its journey on October 10 in office-bearers and cadres. had informed them that infructuous. commitment to creating more jobs launched soon by the state government will act as a facilitator Lucknow. India investigated Bloomberg charity for anti-tobacco funding, lobbying

national interests. Thousands highlighted the sector's comment as they were NGOs, Bloomberg's charity manufacturers to follow the government banned foreign note, the government official of foreign-funded charities' importance, noting it brings unaware of any has in the past worked on more stringent health funding for the Public said. licences have been cancelled in nearly $5 billion in annual investigation. improving road safety and ministry rules. Health Foundation of India, The IPH said it was told by for misreporting donations. revenue for governments, A home ministry spokesman supported federal tobacco- That, the note said, was the a group backed by the Bill & the home ministry that its Critics, however, say the and provides a livelihood for said "queries which relate to control efforts. In 2015, PM first of the three-phase Melinda Gates Foundation, licence was not being government has used the millions of people. security agencies cannot be Modi called Michael Bloomberg campaign saying it used foreign renewed on the basis of a foreign funding law as a tool "Foreign interests making answered." PM Modi's office Bloomberg a "friend", and targeting India's tobacco donations to "lobby" for "field agency report", but no to silence non-profit groups, foreign contributions ... for did not respond to an email the two agreed on working industry. It did not explain tobacco-control policy details were given. It was which have raised concerns purposes of lobbying against seeking comment. together on India's how exactly the Bloomberg issues, "which is prohibited unaware of the investigation about the social costs of an established economic The ministry's note was one ambitious plan to build so- charity lobbied. under FCRA." on Bloomberg India's rapid economic activity raises multiple of the factors behind the called smart cities. A health ministry official In the Bloomberg case, the Philanthropies. NEW DELHI: India has development. concerns," the note said, rejection of a foreign The home ministry note said said: "We don't see tobacco home ministry note included In April, the home ministry been investigating how The intelligence wing of the including, it said, an funding licence renewal of at the Bloomberg charity as an economic activity." He a chart showing how funds wrote to the health ministry, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Home Ministry last year "adverse economic impact" least one Bloomberg-funded successfully lobbied for the added that the health flowed from Bloomberg citing an "inquiry into founded by billionaire drafted a note on Bloomberg on 35 million people. India charity last October, introduction of bigger ministry was unaware of the Philanthropies to its partner, foreign funding" for Michael Bloomberg, funds Philanthropies, raising The June 3, 2016 note, said a senior government health warnings on cigarette home ministry's note on the Campaign for Tobacco- lobbying to change laws in local non-profit groups for concerns that the foundation marked "SECRET" was official aware of the packs, "contrary" to the Bloomberg Philanthropies. Free Kids, which was then India. The letter, seen by anti-tobacco lobbying, was running a campaign to circulated to top government investigation. recommendations of a India has stepped up funding five local FCRA- Reuters, mentioned the government documents "target" Indian tobacco officials, including in PM Michael Bloomberg, one of parliamentary panel. While scrutiny of NGOs registered registered NGOs. These Bloomberg initiative and show, making it the latest businesses and Modi's office. The probe the world's richest people the panel called for the size under the Foreign NGOs, the note said, were directed the health ministry foreign non-government "aggressively" lobby against continued until at least April and a former New York City of warnings to be more than Contribution Regulation Act being used by the to report on anti-tobacco organisation to come under the sector. this year, another Mayor, has committed doubled to 50 percent of a (FCRA). Bloomberg charity for "anti- lobbying by foreign donors scrutiny. Though the three-page note, government document nearly $1 billion to support pack's surface area, the In 2015, the home ministry tobacco lobbying activities." in other countries where Prime Minister Narendra reviewed by Reuters, said showed. global tobacco control health ministry sought a put the Ford Foundation on The FCRA licence of at least tobacco is widely used. Modi's government has since the Bloomberg initiative's Rebecca Carriero, a efforts. One of his focus higher figure of 85 percent. a watch list and suspended one of them - the Institute of The health ministry has not taking office tightened "claimed intention to free spokeswoman for Michael countries is India, where Despite protests from Greenpeace India's FCRA Public Health (IPH) yet sent that report, another surveillance of non-profit India of tobacco cannot be Bloomberg and New York- tobacco kills 900,000 people India's $10 billion cigarette licence, drawing criticism Bengaluru - was not government official said. groups, charging some with faulted" given the known based Bloomberg a year. industry, the Supreme Court from the United States. renewed in October, in part The health ministry did not acting against India's risks from tobacco, it Philanthropies, declined to Other than funding Indian last year ordered Earlier this year, the due to the home ministry's respond to questions. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Friday | September 01| 2017 District level inter school trial- AJKCA initiates Jammu Chess League JKSSC's summer cum-selection concludes basketball coaching DODA, AUG 31 JAMMU, Aug 31 14 at the premises of Hotel Nek, camp concludes Involving eight newly Below Gumat, here," disclosed The District level inter school trial-cum-selection in the SRINAGAR, AUG 31 discipline of cricket under 19 years of age which was established identities, each chief organizer of the League, having five players, the All Kuljeet Singh Jamwal. First of its kind summer basketball organized by Department of Youth Service & Sport today camp organized by J&K State Sports Jammu and Kashmir Chess Organisers have fixed the cash concluded at Sports Stadium. Council (JKSSC) concludes today at Association (AJKCA) today prizes as also other prizes but the The selection committee was headed by Jaffar Haidar Indoor Sports Stadium Srinagar. announced the launch of Jammu amount for such hounours was Sheikh and the team was selected by Ifroz Hussain and International Basketball Coach, Chess League. The event shall yet to be fixed. Fiaz Ahmed incharge of activities DYSSO, Doda. Pradyot voleti imparted training to take place in the Winter Capital The participating eight teams are the thousands of budding players and Ansari compliments SCA for smooth city of the state in the month of Chess Champs (Taranvir Singh), held basketball camps in Central, December. be conducted in round robin president of AJKCA, Atul Kumar Chess Tigers (Kuljeet Singh South and North Kashmir districts, conclusion of state-wide cricket tourney Without going into the public to system, following the guidelines Gupta, in a media interaction, Jamwal), Jammu Chess Fighters where the response of the players attract interested franchise, the of the international chess. "The here today. (Baldev Raj), Kings and Queens was extraordinary for the game. Registrations for Phase-II started in Jammu Association has, however, event shall take place at Press "We have fixed October 13 as the (Dr. AS Bhatia), Queen and Meanwhile, the aspiring players said SRINAGAR, AUG 31 allotted almost all the eight teams Club of Jammu from December last date for sending consent. It Knight (Raj Kumar), B&W that such camps be held in future Minister for Youth Services Sports and Technical either to the office bearers or seven to December 10 with all will be followed by the screening (Rakesh Gupta), White Knights also to further groom the young Education Molvi Imran Raza Ansari today complimented members of the chess body. eight teams taking on each other of the players and final, followed (Atul Kumar Gupta) and Chess players. Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council's State Cricket The event, first of its kind, shall on round robin basis," informed by the final selection on October Aces (Sanjeev Gupta). Academy for successful conclusion of Phase-I state wide "I learned a lot and got exposed to T-20 cricket tournament. Top cricketer questions Jammu-Dansal zone bags various techniques of this game, State Cricket Academy T-20 Championship in its Phase-I which earlier I was unaware of. I has been quite a hit among the cricketers with participation hope that Sports Council holds such of 192 teams from each district who took part in the DYSS selection process district Kabaddi title camps in future also," said Ubaid Mukhtar, an aspiring Basketball knockout tourney and as many as 16 teams participated JAMMU, Aug 31 JAMMU, Aug 31 Player. from the Chenab valley. One of the prominent first class cricketers of the state and The combined side of Jammu-Dansal zone bagged the under-19 boys During the closing ceremony, The event has reached to Jammu wherein registration selector of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association Kabaddi title in the annual inter-zonal district competitions held under the Secretary J&K State Sports Council, process is nearing completion. (JKCA), Vivek Sharma has questioned the selection process of banner of Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) at Government "It is such a great initiative from State Cricket Academy. I Higher Secondary School, Domana, near here today. In the final, Jammu- Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra while the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) while thanking the International coach for compliment the organizers for organizing such a great picking the school cricketers for the state team. Dansal zone trounced their opponent from Satwari-Gandhi Nagar zone 42-38 in a close contest. The under-19 boys Kho-Kho title went to Marh-Bhalwal imparting the training to the young event. It is heartening to see cricketers taking part in the Expressing his concern to the higher ups in DYSS, Vivek said, tournament with such a great enthusiasm," Ansari said. zone, who beat their opponent from Akhnoor-Chowki Choura zone 11-07. and aspiring players said: "We are "Sir, it is pertinent to mention here that the selection team WRESTLING: 42 kg: Ravi Kumar of GHS Akhnoor, Ist and Kanav Basotra hopeful that such training will help appointed for district cricket team by your department is not JK Police's sports festival concludes of GHS Satwari, 2nd. 46 kg: Mukesh Kumar of GHS Khour, Ist and Rahul the players to further chisel their justified. Those members whose have a good alliance with their Kumar of GHS Dablehar, 2nd. 50 kg: Aman Sandhu of Oriental HSS talent and be helpful for them to PULWAMA, AUG 31 immediate bosses have been appointed as selectors. Even the Akhnoor, Ist and Toufal Mohd Khan of GHS Rabta, 2nd. 55 kg: Arjun feature in State and national-level The second phase of Jammu and Kashmir Police Sports store-keepers as also members of games other than cricket have Manhas of GHS RS Pura, Ist and Rahul Mehra of GHS Mandal Satwari, 2nd. competitions." Festival-2017 under the theme 'Repulse Negativity with managed it to the selection panel." 60 kg: Abhay Sharma of GHS Akhnoor, Ist andRakesh Kumar of Ranbir HSS He further added that Sports Positivity' concluded here at Police Lines Awantipora. He further conveyed that those who have represented the state at Jammu, 2nd. 66 kg: Gulshan Chib of GHS Mandal Satwari, Ist and Yoqoob Council would hold such camps in Deputy Commissioner Pulwama was the chief guest on the National level have been neglected. "If this continues, we have of GHS Arnia, 2nd. 74 kg: Sunny Singh of GHS Palanwala, Ist and Varun future in which more players would occasion. no future for the game of cricket, especially at the school level Kumar of GHSS Doman, 2nd. 84 kg: Rohit Jathyal of Mother India HSS RS be taken in to further groom the Hundreds of sportspersons took part in different games in in this state of Jammu and Kashmir," rued Vivek. Pura, Ist. 96 kg: Liaquat Ali of Tiny Tots, Ist. budding players. the festival. The Deputy Commissioner and SP Awantipora distributed cash prizes, medals and certificates MS Dhoni will among the players who featured well in the festival. Bangladesh defeats Australia in the first Test in Dhaka The DC appreciated the role of District Police Awantipora play his 300th ODI for organizing such sports festivals for the students and DHAKA: Bangladesh on Bangladesh (2nd innings): 221 youth in the district. Wednesday registered their Australia (2nd innings, o/n first-ever win over Australia 109/2): D. Warner lbw b in Colombo in Test cricket, beating Shakib 112, M. Renshaw lbw I could be called for Oz Steve Smith’s men by 20 b Mehedi 5, U. Khawaja c COLOMBO: Mahendra runs in a thrilling match in Taijul b Shakib 1, S. Smith c Singh Dhoni will be series, says R Ashwin Dhaka. All-rounder Shakib Rahim b Shakib 37, P. cynosure of all eyes as he Al Hasan took 5/85 to help Handscomb c Sarkar b Taijul gears up for his 300th ODI against Nottinghamshire the hosts dismiss Australia 15, G. Maxwell b Shakib 14, with a marauding India at Trent Bridge. “But I for 244 shortly into the M. Wade lbw b Shakib 4, A. ready to tighten the noose have indicated to Bumpy second session on the fourth Agar c and b Taijul 2, P. around beleaguered Sri (Steve Rhodes, the day. Cummins (not out) 33, N. Lanka in the penultimate Worcestershire direct of encounter of the five-match David Warner top-scored 19th Test century off 121 bowled Glenn Maxwell (14) dismissal of Josh Lyon c Sarkar b Mehedi 12, J. cricket) that I will be with 112 for the tourists, Hazlewood lbw b Taijul 0. series to be held on balls with two runs off off the first ball of the Hazlewood for nought. Thursday. available for all four who were chasing a victory Extras: (lb2, b7) 9. Total: (in spinner Taijul Islam. But second session, leaving Hazlewood, who was And there is a good games. As of now, there target of 265 after 70.5 overs) 244. Shakib brought Bangladesh Australia tottering on 199/8. already nursing an injury, opportunity for the former are no communication dismissing the hosts for 221 FoW: 1-27, 2-28, 3-158, 4- WORCESTER: R. Ashwin, back into the game, Cummins hit three fours and has been ruled out of the India captain to come up in their second innings. 171, 5-187, 6-192, 7-195, 8- who started his maiden channels (with BCCI) open dismissing both Warner and two sixes to bring his side second and final Test of the with a memorable Shakib lived up to his 199, 9-228. county stint for but they will be shortly, so I Smith (37) to put pressure achingly close to a win, but series. performance in his milestone billing as the world’s Bowling: Mehedi 19-3-80- Worcestershire on a decent will probably get a clearer on the tourists. Shakib’s spin partner Taijul SCORECARD match since Sri Lanka have number one Test all- 2, Nasir 3-2-2-0, Shakib 28- note taking 3/94 and scoring idea after the Sri Lanka Pat Cummins hit a valiant brought the curtain down on (1st innings): 260 hardly come aross as series,” he said. For Ashwin, rounder, finishing with a 33 not out after Shakib the innings with his Australia (1st innings): 217 7-85-5, Taijul 19.5-2-60-3, respectable rivals in the lop- 36 against Gloucestershire, match haul of 10 wickets Mustafizur 1-0-8-0. the next year’s England sided series. wants to play all the four with his left-arm spin and series is certainly in Considered one of the games even though he might making 84 in Bangladesh’s Award a boost to confidence, says Harmanpreet Kaur get called up for the limited consideration but not the greatest finishers in 50-over first-innings total of 260. cricket, Dhoni will join overs series against sole reason for this stint. NEW DELHI : Women’s “For a sportsperson, any this award. It will motivate League (in England). Australia — who are India’s elite ‘Club 300’, Australia. “It’s not just about next year. touring Bangladesh for the cricket World Cup star kind of recognition from the me to work even better in “If there is a women’s IPL in which has Sachin Tendulkar It’s always been a dream to With the selectors wanting first time in more than a performer Harmanpreet government is welcome and future,” she added. India, it will be very big. In (463), Rahul Dravid (344), play county cricket. I grew Ashwin to play a major role decade — are currently Kaur said receiving the it boosts your confidence. Harmanpreet, who scored a think the BCCI is mulling on Mohammed Azharuddin in next year’s five-Test up watching it on TV in ranked fourth to Arjuna award was a “boost Getting the Arjuna is a dream memorable unbeaten 171 in this issue. I wish a women’s (334), Sourav Ganguly (311) series against England, the India and it has always Bangladesh’s lowly ninth in to her confidence”. for any sportsperson,” the World Cup semi-final IPL begins in the near and Yuvraj Singh (304). BCCI is likely to allow the meant a lot. Spinners have ICC Test rankings. They The 28-year-old, who Harmanpreet said. against Australia to put India future,” said the Punjab Dhoni should be in fine fettle appeared to be coasting Tamil Nadu off-spinner to come before and told me it is dazzled in the World Cup in Harmanpreet was among the in the final, said she wanted batswoman. after playing a significant miss the upcoming limited- a must-do experience. I was towards their fifth England last month, said she 17 who were conferred the a women’s IPL to begin Harmanpreet featured in the role in bailing out the team over series against Australia. being rested from the consecutive Test win over in back-to-back tricky was ecstatic about getting Arjuna award on the soon. women’s BBL early this year “I could be called to play in (limited overs) series the minnows when Warner chases against the hosts, the award but was National Sports Day on “We get the opportunity to but was ruled out of the Kia the Australia series,” Ashwin (against Sri Lanka), so I and Smith resumed the day slowly falling apart. The disappointed that her parents Tuesday. play in other leagues like Super League with to a told ESPNCricinfo. thought I might as well come on 109/2. unbeaten knocks of 45 and Warner, who was unbeaten could not join her owing to “I thank the government for women’s Big Bash League shoulder injury sustained In that case, Ashwin will get here to get experience,” he 67 under pressure is a proof on 75 overnight, reached his that he is still not finished to play only one more match said. unrest in Punjab. thinking that I am worthy of (in Australia) or Kia Super during the World Cup. and his eyes are firmly set on the 50-over World Cup of Pro Kabaddi: Anup Kumar-led U Mumba halt Oltmans under scanner as HI calls review meet 2019. From being a world class losing streak, beat Haryana Steelers NEW DELHI: Will Roelant Oltmans has done a finisher to playing a second Oltmans continue as Indian reasonable job with the fiddle to Rohit Sharmas and MUMBAI: Captain Anup of making a recovery. hockey coach till the 2020 squad in the last two years, Bhuvneshwar Kumars, Kumar and raider Shrikant The home team began Tokyo Olympics? This and but of late the team have Dhoni has added another Jadhav combined to score the second half many more questions are on struggled under pressure. dimension to his game. 14 points as U Mumba strongly and led 23-16 the agenda as Hockey India Inability to change tactics Although one can’t dismiss beat Haryana Steelers 38- after 22 minutes. officials meet here, over the when pressed, lack of the fact that a rag-tag Sri 32 in a Pro Kabaddi match Haryana Steelers Lankan bowling attack, save course of next three days to alternate plans and complete in Mumbai. inflicted an all out in mystery spinner Akila assess India’s progress and ditching of game plans Haryana Steelers paid the the 24th minute to trail Dananjaya, has failed to price for their lacklustre 22-25. Haryana along with it those of the under such situations, have keep up the pressure on first half performance and further reduced the coach and the players too. been major issues. Dhoni and Co. after making their defence also struggled to in the sixth minute. Vikas gap to just single point as they In what will decide the Another crucial factor is the initial inroads. score points. Anup Kumar Kandola scored two points for sent Kashiling Adake to the roadmap for Indian hockey clashing thought process of The series already sealed scored eight points for U Haryana Steelers as they bench in 25th minute. Deepak team who have a crucial John and Oltmans, who with an unassailable 3-0 Mumba whereas Vikas trailed 4-7. Kumar Dahiya made a year ahead with the 2018 clearly have different ways lead, Virat Kohli’s next aim Kandola took nine points for Kashiling Adake quickly successful raid in the 29th Commonwealth Games and world rankings and came up “Obviously, we haven’t been of functioning. would be to give a chance to Haryana Steelers. U Mumba restored U Mumba's advantage minute as the Asian Games followed with impressive results last getting the results that we The recent Europe tour was players who have only now have 24 points from 10 with a two-point raid in the Haryana Steelers levelled the by the World Cup at home, year, are now struggling want and it is time to assess one such example, where warmed the benches so far games and are fourth in Zone ninth minute. U Mumba match at 29-29. U Mumba high performance director with style and structure and what is going wrong, India sent six uncapped such as Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya A whereas Haryana Steelers inflicted the first all out of the took control of the game in the David John has called for a recent losses to lower- especially with the men’s players and also included Rahane and Shardul Thakur. are fourth with 23 points from match in the 11th minute to next minutes as they scored review meeting to assess ranked teams hasn’t gone team. The coach’s position is those who were not even lead 15-10. Shrikant Jadhav every aspect. down well with the think- under the scanner. part of the national camp. Kohli himself had a couple seven games. tackle points to lead 34-30 after of low scoring games and he extended U Mumba's lead to Of those, Oltmans’ role as tank. “In all likelihood, Oltmans While John was in favour of Both teams began the match 34 minutes. would look to get back to 18-10 as he scored with a chief coach is on top of the Opinions will also be sought will continue till the Asia testing youngsters and on equal footing by trading Shrikant Jadhav scored with a scoring some more runs three-point raid. from a few senior men’s Cup in October since and raid and tackle points as it was raid point in the 36th minute as list with many believing that finding a bigger pool along with K.L. Rahul, who Haryana Steelers scored three team players, who have been changes at this stage could 2-2 after two minutes. Shrikant U Mumba led 35-30. U the 62-year-old Dutchman is through the test matches, has not exactly looked points in five minutes to reduce Jadhav made a successful raid Mumba defence held on under intense pressure called to Delhi for the disrupt the team, but tough Oltmans, it is understood, comfortable in an unfamiliar in the fifth minute as U the deficit to 13-18 in the 15th strongly as they did not allow following inconsistent meeting. questions will need to be wanted otherwise. no. 4 position. The only man Mumba led 5-2. Anup Kumar minute. U Mumba went into Steelers' raiders to score points results and could be replaced Said an official in the know asked. The final team list, it is who would feel a bit of extended U Mumba's lead to 7- the break leading 20-15 as in the last five minutes to win in the long run. India’s men, of things, “A committee has “Whether he will continue learnt, did not have pressure is Kedar Jadhav 2 with his first successful raid Haryana Steelers showed signs 38-32. who rose to number six in been set up to review things. for long, one cannot say.” Oltmans’ signature on it. after successive ducks. the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Friday | September 01| 2017 Kerala Tourism Minister inaugurates New generation leaders join hands with Greenply Industries ties up with 'Responsible Tourism Mission' project ASSOCHAM to create Entrepreneurs for tomorrow US firm Aristech Surfaces LLC Kolkata the spirit of enterprise at The sectors in the coming years, New Delhi: Surfaces LLC is the largest Thiruvananthapuram, executed by Responsible domestic tourists under In nurturing and cultivating Oberoi Grand, Kolkata. 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Still, GVA is the preferred “soft” and the GDP is demonetisation episode settles down, the GST tax Explaining the lower GDP number to gauge the MUMBAI: The Reserve the time of demonetisation. the efforts. expected to grow by 6 per cent (November 8, 2016) followed regime could lead to growth as against the GVA economic momentum because Bank of India on August 30, While releasing the data on A report in The Economic in April-June, down from 6.1 by GST implementation (July uncertainties in tax growth, it said a large subsidy NIT is likely to be fraught with for the first time over the past note ban on Wednesday, the Times says Modi's per cent in the preceding 1, 2017). “Sandwiched collections, it added. outgo will likely depress the data issues, it said. ten months, revealed it got RBI had said the number and demonetisation was a flop quarter, says an HSBC report. between demonetisation, GST “We expect first quarter GVA net indirect taxes (NIT) On the production side, back Rs 15.28 lakh crore value of notes returned are economic step as it failed to According to global financial and other smaller policy chan- growth to recover to 6.2 per growth which will result in agriculture and trade services worth of demonetised notes provisional and they could go yield desired results, at the into the banking system. The up once the government same time did not dig out the services major, higher private ges, we recommend relying cent y-o-y, from 5.6 per cent in slower GDP. are likely to be strong and central bank also said slightly further extends the notes much publicised huge hidden consumption and government more on GVA as a measure of the demonetisation hit in the Stating that GDP contains manufacturing is likely to more than 1 per cent notes deposit window that was wealth in country. The spending is likely to be economic growth rather than previous quarter,” it said more information than the improve in line with IIP data. were not returned, and closed after three relaxations. Economic Survey for 2016- “dulled” by weak investment GDP,” it said. adding despite the GVA, HSBC elaborated that it However, financial services is almost 99 per cent currency In May 2014, Prime Minister 17 was also critical of and exports growth over the “We expect GVA growth for improvement, growth is likely is GVAplus the net of indirect expected to remain depressed, came back. Narendra Modi came to demonetisation as the report quarter. the first quarter of this fiscal to to remain soft. In fact growth taxes (which is indirect taxes it added. Total value of old Rs 1,000 power on a promise to did not give good marks to “Repercussions of an early come in at an improved but and Rs 500 denomination unearth huge 'cache' of black the anti-black money drive. budget and the newly still soft 6.2 per cent, and GDP Rupee weakens 5 paise against dollar in early trade currency notes was, money and eradicate India’s 2016-17 GDP growth implemented Goods and a tad lower at 6 per cent,” according to an estimate, Rs 'rampant' corruption, a pair is expected to be Rs 151.84 MUMBAI: The rupee depreciated by 5 paise weakened the sentiment locally, they said. Servi-ces Tax (GST) rates, HSBC said in a research note. 15.44 lakh crore, while some that has eroded Indian lakh crore, according to data receipts and rebates are likely The report said the Union to 64.06 against the US dollar in early trade on The US dollar advanced against the euro and other calculations peg it at Rs economy deeply from inside. from the Central Statistics to distort upcoming GDP Budget was released on Thursday on month-end demand for the yen after strong US growth data fuelled 16 lakh crore. This means the Modi also fast tracked Office. "That means black readings,” it said. February 1, about a month in American currency from importers and banks. speculations that the Federal Reserve could money that was not returned, various projects and schemes money worth 0.1 per cent of The report said the Gross advance compared to previous Sustained foreign fund outflows and a strong consider hiking interest rate for a third time and that could be counted as to realise his dream of a GDP was extinguished. To Value Added (GVA) may be a years. This allowed for faster dollar in global markets weighed on the rupee, this year. black money, amounts to Rs black money- and corruption achieve that, 1 per cent of more reliable measure of approvals and front loading of currency traders said. On Wednesday, the rupee had ended on a flat 16,000 crore of the total Rs free India. Accelerating GDP was sacrificed," the ET economic activity over the certain expenditure, Domestic stock markets opening lower also note at 64.01 against the US dollar. 16 lakh crore in circulation at Aadhaar project was one of report said. Govt sells 7 per cent stake in New Uber CEO Khosrowshahi promises change, sees IPO in 18-36 months Gold futures slide to Rs 29,431 NTPC to raise Rs 9,100 crore SAN FRANCISCO : Uber venture capital-backed in its top management that at dysfunctional board that has per 10 grams on weak global cues Technologies Inc’s new companies to signal an IPO the moment has no chief been divided by a lawsuit Chief Executive Dara NEW DELHI: The government has received bids for 7 per cent at a vague time in the future. financial officer, head of filed by investor Benchmark Khosrowshahi told stake in India's largest power producer NTPC, which will fetch “This company has to engineering or general Capital against Kalanick. The employees on Wednesday about Rs 9,100 crore to the exchequer. At the end of the two-day change,” Khosrowshahi told counsel. lawsuit, which seeks to force the ride-services company offer for sale (OFS), the government retained over-subscription employees, according to the In his first meeting with Uber Kalanick off the board and would change its culture and Twitter feed of Uber’s employees, Khosrowshahi rescind his ability to fill two it had received from institutional investors after retail investors may go public in 18 to 36 bid for only 73 per cent of the quota allocated for them. The communications team. emphasized recruiting new board seats, has caused months. “What got us here is not talent - particularly a chief shareholder infighting and government had planned to sell over 41.22 crore shares, or 5 per Khosrowshahi, who led cent holding, through the two-day OFS, with an option to retain what’s going to get us to the financial officer - as well as a complicated the CEO search. travel-booking site Expedia next level.” chairman to help him run the Delaware Judge Sam a similar portion in case of over-subscription. On the opening Inc for 12 years, made the NEW DELHI: Gold prices in December declined by Rs day on Tuesday, institutional investors bid for 46.35 crore Khosrowshahi said Uber board, according to tweets Glasscock on Wednesday remarks as he introduced needed to stabilize itself but from Uber. brought that dispute closer to fell 0.42 per cent to Rs 102, or 0.34 per cent, to Rs shares against 32.98 crore shares offered to them, according to himself to Uber’s workforce 29,431 per 10 grams in 29,600 per 10 grams in five stock exchange data. On Wednesday, retail investors bid for also take what he called “big Kalanick, who attended a resolution when he stayed on Wednesday during an all- shots.” Wednesday’s staff meeting, the lawsuit and moved it to futures trade today as lots. 8.45 crore shares against 11.58 crore shares on offer. Officials staff meeting at its San participants cut down bets Analysts attributed the fall in said the government decided to retain over-subscription, and The appointment of welcomed his replacement in arbitration, which moves the Francisco headquarters. Khosrowshahi, who a statement. legal fight out of the public amid a weak global trend. prices to weak trend overseas after adjustments a total of 7 per cent stake was sold in the OFS, His plans include rebuilding At the Multi Commodity as the dollar strengthened garnering Rs 9,100 crore. The shares were offered at a floor described himself as “a “Casting a vote for the next eye and hands a victory to Uber’s culture and growing fighter”, comes as Uber is chief executive of Uber was a Kalanick. Exchange, gold prices for against a basket of major price of Rs 168 apiece. Shares of NTPC closed marginally market share as well as delivery in October were currencies, eroding demand lower at Rs 168 on the BSE. The government has so far this trying to recover from a big moment for me and I “I think what we have here is possibly conducting an series of crises that couldn’t be happier to pass a political battle that belongs trading lower by Rs 124, or for precious metals. fiscal raised over Rs 8,800 crore through disinvestment in six initial public offering in 18 0.42 per cent, to Rs 29,431 Meanwhile, gold was trading companies, including selling stake in L&T through Specified culminated in the ouster of the torch to such an inspiring in the boardroom and not the to 36 months, according to per 10 grams in a business 0.41 per cent down at USD Undertaking of Unit Trust of India (SUUTI), and one share former CEO Travis Kalanick leader,” Kalanick said. courtroom,” said Donald people who attended the turnover of 749 lots. 1,302.70 an ounce in buyback. This is against Rs 72,500 crore targeted to be raised in in June. It is also a key step BOARD DYSFUNCTION Wolfe, an attorney for meeting. It is common for Also, the metal for delivery Singapore today. 2017-18 through stake sale in PSUs. toward filling a gaping hole Khosrowshahi inherits a Kalanick. Nobel laureate Mohd. Yunus shares Air India disinvestment: Govt to appoint transaction advisers for process insights at IIM Calcutta NEW DELHI: The Mechanism was set up to government has decided to guide the process. KOLKATA: work in alleviating poverty, is emission from no other than appoint transaction The ministerial group is Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate, one of today's most trenchant Mohd. Yunus" said Uttam advisers for Air India looking into treatment of social Entrepreneur, banker, social critics. At the Arijit Kumar Sarkar, dean (New disinvestment, Finance Air India's unsustainable economist, civil society leader Mukherji Memorial Lecture, Initiatives and External Minister Arun Jaitley said debt, hiving off of certain and the founder of Grameen he shared his insights on The Relations), IIM Calcutta. The on Wednesday after a assets to a shell company, Bank, Mohd Yunus was at World of Three Zeros: Zero first Arijit Mukherji Memorial ministerial group met to demerger and strategic Indian Institute of Poverty, Zero Unemployment, Lecture was held in 2016 discuss various aspects of disinvestment of three Management Calcutta to and Zero Carbon Emissions. where Professor Kaushik the stake sale. profit-making subsidiaries, deliver the prestigious Arijit In his lecture he said, that it is Basu, the then Chief The group, headed by among other aspects. Mukherji Memorial Lecture. time to admit that the Economist, World Bank was Jaitley, held deliberations At least two parties -- This is an annual lecture capitalist engine is broke and the speaker. The Arijit for nearly an hour here. IndiGo and Bird Group – conducted by the institute that in its current form it Mukherji Memorial Lecture "Today we discussed have formally evinced where distinguished inevitably leads to rampant had started in memory of Late several issues. We have Power Minister Piyush ministry were present. On June 28, the Cabinet interest in Air India professionals from India and inequality, massive Arijit Mukherji, a decided to appoint Goyal as well as senior "These decisions are to be Committee on Economic disinvestment and have abroad visit the campus to unemployment, and distinguished and honoured transaction advisers," he officials were present at the taken expeditiously but in Affairs (CCEA) had given written to the civil aviation share insights with students environmental destruction. faculty of Carlson School of told reporters. meeting. their normal course," its in-principle for strategic ministry in this regard. and faculty alike on any topic "It's a big reward for IIM Management, University of Apart from Jaitley, Civil Air India's interim CMD Jaitley said earlier in the disinvestment of Air India Air India is staying afloat of concern. Yunus, who Calcutta fraternity to have the Minnessota. Prof. Mukherji Aviation Minister Ashok Rajiv Bansal and senior day in response to a query and five of its subsidiaries. on taxpayers' money and created micro credit, invented opportunity of listening to the had a life span of only 38 Gajapathi Raju, Railway officials from the airline as about the Air India stake Subsequently, an Air India- the airline has a debt of social business and earned a subject involving poverty, years that suddenly ended in Nobel Peace Prize for his unemployment, and carbon October 2000 in Minneapolis. Minister Suresh Prabhu and well as the civil aviation sale process. specific Alternative more than Rs 50,000 crore. 12 JAMMU || FRIDAY | SEPT | 01 || 2017 The NORTHLINES Navigation satellite launch fails 19 dead after over 100-year-old building collapses in Mumbai the site of the collapse, said Within a few minutes of the after technical glitch: ISRO the administration’s priority collapse, fire brigade was to first rescue those officials and personnel from For the first time, pvt sector was actively involved in assembling, testing a satellite trapped in the building. the National Disaster has not separated. As a “The government will order Response Force (NDRF) result of that the satellite is a probe to look into the cause rushed to the spot to carry inside the heat shield and of the collapse later,” Desai out rescue and relief we have to go through the added. operations. detailed analysis to see what has happened,” a dejected Kumar announced at the Mission Control Centre. But for the failed heat shield separation, the remaining activities had gone on smoothly, he said, SRIHARIKOTA (AP), AUG 31 perfect lift off of the PSLV adding a detailed analysis C-39 from the Satish would be undertaken. MUMBAI, AUG 31 Some of those trapped in the The Hussaini Building was The launch of India's latest Dhawan Space Centre here A successful launch of collapsed premises were part of a cluster of buildings navigation satellite onboard at 7 pm. India's eighth navigation At least 19 persons died and making phone calls to their that were scheduled to be its polar rocket failed on In a brief announcement, A satellite — I RNSS-1H — more than 30 others, friends and relatives for demolished as part of the Thursday following a S Kiran Kumar, chief of the would have ushered a new including fire brigade help. Bhendi Bazaar technical glitch just prior to Indian Space Research era in the country's history personnel, suffered injuries Fire officials said it was not redevelopment project. its scheduled orbiting in Organisation(ISRO), said of space exploration as, for after a five-storey building possible to bring in The Saifee Burhani space. the mission was the first time, the private collapsed in south Mumbai’s excavators as the roads Upliftment Trust (SBUT), The rare setback for the unsuccessful because the sector has been actively Bhendi Bazaar area this leading to the structure were which is carrying out the ISRO in India's space satellite housed within the involved in assembling and morning, police and fire narrow. redevelopment project, said history involving the heat sink could not be testing of a satellite. Earlier, officials said. Survivors from the building it had already shifted seven workhorse rocket Polar injected. the private sector's role was The 117-year-old Hussaini told police that the structure families three years ago. Satellite Launch Vehicle “The C39 launch vehicle limited only to supplying Building located near the JJ had become weak following However, several residents (PSLV) came shortly after a had a problem, heat shield components. — PTI Hospital housed five the heavy rain in the past few had sought more clarity on Keshav Ashok Handa families and a commercial days. the alternate accommodation establishment. The Mumbai Municipal so they stayed put in the Post (AYC) District Youth Will beef up patrols along Indian border: China “We are still trying to Corporation had declared the building. General Secretary Rajouri J&K ascertain the number of building unsafe more than Maharashtra Industries garrisons in the Donglang people living in the six years ago, but some of its Minister Subhash Desai, area and resolutely premises,” a police official residents had refused to who is the guardian minister safeguard national said. shift, officials said. for Mumbai, while visiting EID MUBARAK sovereignty and security,” Defence Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqing said. “In light of the changes in the situation on the ground, Chinese border forces will carry out adjustments to BEIJING, AUG 31 The trouble started in June deployments,” Ren told a when India sent troops to monthly news briefing, China’s Defence Ministry stop China from building a without elaborating. said on Thursday that it road in the Doklam area, Neither country has offered would beef up patrols along known in China as explicit details of the terms a disputed stretch of its Donglang, which is remote, of disengagement from the border with India but would uninhabited territory area which had raised fears also “adjust” deployments, claimed by both China and of a wider conflict between after the two countries Bhutan. the Asian giants who fought ended a more than two- India said it sent its troops a brief border war in 1962. month standoff. because Chinese military The ending of the stand-off Indian and Chinese troops activity there was a threat to comes ahead of a weekend had been confronting each the security of its own summit in China of the other at the Doklam plateau northeast region. BRICS nations, that groups near the borders of India, its “The Chinese military will Brazil, Russia, India, China ally Bhutan and China in the continue to carry out its and South Africa and which most serious and prolonged mission and responsibilities, Prime Minister Narendra standoff in decades. strengthen its patrols and Modi will attend. Reuters Modi holds talks with Swiss President Doris Leuthard

Leuthard, who is on a three-day visit, was also given a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Swiss President is accompanied by senior government officials and a large business delegation of leading Swiss companies. Swiss presidents have visited India on three occasions earlier--in 1998, 2003 and 2007. Modi visited Switzerland in June last year. During the NEW DELHI, AUG 31 interest. visit, the country Earlier in the day, External announced its support to Prime Minister Narendra Affairs Minister Sushma India’s membership of the Modi and Swiss President Swaraj called on the Swiss Nuclear Suppliers Group. Doris Leuthard on Thursday President and discussed The two countries had also held extensive talks, various bilateral issues. resolved to strengthen covering the entire “First engagement for an cooperation in combating spectrum of their bilateral honoured guest. EAM tax evasion and black relationship, including ways @SushmaSwaraj called on money. to boost trade and President Leuthard and Modi had then said that investment ties, officials discussed wide-ranging combating the menace of said. issues of mutual interest,” black money and tax

The two leaders also External Affairs Ministry evasion was “shared Davp 15502/13/0204/1718 deliberated on regional and Spokesperson Raveesh priority” for both the global issues of mutual Kumar tweeted. countries. PTI