C Y M K C Y M K J MU MNA PI 0 21 VL 2 O 1 |REGD. NO. E-mail : : epaper.glimpsesoffuture.comJM/JK [email protected] 118/15 | | /17 NO. | 91 APRIL | AMMU 03 VOL. 2017 32 | MONDAY |   rngr osiuny I ws in- was It constituency. Srinagar advertised vide notification number Female posts level graduate some cluding of Worker (MMPHW), Electrician in- posts Health Multipurpose Male PHW), 207 Multipurpose Health Worker (FM- for amination in Jammu and Srinagar Board today conducted written ex- and Y Jammu of K district Doda today fished out from river Neeru in who went missing two days ago, was police found that the man was investigation, During said. police formed that of forthcoming nine candidates, in for bye-elections the Parliamentary contesting candidates of register penditure Kumar Animash, today checked ex- members to the police in the matter, family the by lodged was report a D Expenditure Observer Expenditure checks expenditure ofcandidates register  ! candidates participate 4703 posts; 207 for test SSB conductswritten fished outofriver Missing man'sbody 2+/#)#2 12+-    12+- *#&'26#*
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   nation, nation, 7P d b landslides, snow, sharp curves, traffic jams and disruptions due to on a route that often sees heavy a a S t rains, the tunnel will cut the travel the most difficult Himalayan ter- elevation of 1200 metres on one of t b I i between Udhampur and Ramban long, twin-tube, all-weather tunnel ‘Skill India’ initiative, the 9 km e  n Jammu & Kashmir is not only ime between Jammu and ional highways tunnel. Built at an ndia’s longest highways tunnel rnment’s ‘Make in India’ and lso ensure an all weather passage bout 41 kms of road length. It will ents. The tunnel is a part of the reakdown of vehicles and acci- ut also Asia’s longest bi-direc- rinagar by two hours, bypassing A  n ideal example of the gov- entered into a seat-sharing contesting from the Anantnag seat. state unit president G A Mir are Tasaduq Hussain and Congress Mehbooba Mufti's brother Mufti constituency, Chief Minister the fray from Srinagar Lok Sabha president Farooq Abdullah are in Nazir Khan and opposition NC's candidates, including ruling PDP's dates are in the fray. While nine respectively and in total 15 candi- going to be held on April 9 and 12 Parliamentary constituencies are Srinagar and Anantnag and the Congress. The by-polls in the opposition combine of the NC dates of both the ruling PDP and high-stakes battle for the candi- affair so far but the election is a cies in Kashmir has been a low key polls to two Lok Sabha constituen- 2+/#)#2 12  High stakes battle for PDP, NC,Cong   ! ures to fight the menace of RSS. Addressing NC INC of victory that said has Azad Nabi in Rajya Sabha (Former Chief Minister) Gulam He said there is a need to take effective meas- of Country as well as State is in great danger. Forces in the State, as that, the Secular Secular Fabric and Elections unifying of victory by to amounts upcoming the in Candidates Make vigorous efforts to strengthen secular strengthen to The campaigning for the by- The NC and the Congress have  By-polls seenas anacidtest for bothrulingaswell asoppositionparties  forces inJK:Azad "     ''#,' +)020530/1#)'     .. i wt a Opposition of Leader majority, with thumping Mir G.A. rds Congress Committee, President Pradesh C s en- to Kashmir South 2+/#)#2 12 ure victory of INC NC niae and andidate  b s and for checking the height special permitted in the tunnel is 5 meters the tunnel. The maximum height w s b e case of breakdown or any other tion of vehicles and commuters in passages can be used for evacua- l r c s 2 nel with a parallel escape tunnel of of a 9 km long, two-laned main tun- Highway. The structure consists J rig epe of people Urging ength of the tunnel. These cross ides and 4-lane approach roads ame length. The two tunnels are ensors have been installed just egular intervals along the entire 86-km-long four-laning of the onnected by 29 cross passages at mergency. There are two minor ammu-Srinagar National efore the toll points at both ends. ridges on the south and north ith Toll Plazas on both ends of   testers in Kashmir during the last year citing atrocities on the pro- signed from the Parliament last of 40,000 votes. Karra, however, re- Tariq Hameed Karra by a margin stituency to former PDP leader the last election from the con- January 6 this year. Abdullah lost Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on ther and former chief minister first death anniversary of his fa- politician joined the PDP on the tics. The cinematographer-turned- maiden entry into electoral poli- the by-polls will be Mufti scion's ably because of his age and health, former Union Minister presum- electoral battle for Abdullah, the parties. While it may be the last ruling as well as the opposition are seen as an acid test for both the lot at stakes in the by-polls which these four main candidates have a BJP coalition government. All up a united fight against the PDP- arrangement for the by-polls to put     
      
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C Y M K C Y M K Glimpses of Future 2 obituary JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3, 2017 FIFTH DAY ADH-BARKHI 10TH DAY/KRIYA FIFTH DAY With profound grief and sorrow There is no words how much we WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our miss you. Six months has SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD we inform the sad demise of our DEMISE OF ‘KARMYOGI’ SH JAN - beloved Sh. Paras Ram Jandial passed away since you left us. beloved Smt. Raj Rani W/o Late Husband of Kailash Devi. 5th KI NATH PANDITA (PAPA JI) S/O We feel your presence every - LATE SH SHREEDAR JOO PAN - Baba Vishwa Nath Ji of Kali Jani Day will be performed on 03-04- where and every movement. DITA R/O SOGAM KUPWARA A/P Jammu. Fifth Day will be per - 2017 (Monday) at 11.00 am at Missing you always with silent BLOCK G -13, PURKHOO CAMP formed on 03-04-2017 Raj Palace Dhar Road tears. We pray Almighty to give ON 29/3/2017. TENTH DAY KRIYA (Monday) at 11 am at residence Udhampur. Sh. Paras Ram Jandial peace to your noble soul. Adh- Sh Subash chander BE PERFORMED AT AKHNOOR SH JAnki nAtH of Gian Chand Dogra, 287/B Smt. Raj Rani GRief StRicken Barkhi of Late Sh Subash GHAT FO LLOWED BY ASSEMBLY PAnDitA Krishna Nagar near Walia Gun Brother-in-law & Sister-in-law Chander will be performed at AT COMMUN ITY HALL PURKHOO House, Opp. Science College, Smt. Veena W/o Lt. Sh. Vijay Gupta our residence Mehta Mohalla, CAMP AT 11 AM ON 7/4/2017. Jammu. Smt. Sunita Gupta W/o Sh. Kamal Gupta Samote, Surankote on Monday, 3rd April 2017. GRief StRicken GRief StRicken BHABI & BROTHER Smt. Nisha Gupta W/o Sh. Sanjay Gupta DeePLY MiSSeD BY:- All the members of Dogra & Choudhary Family Smt. Chaya Gupta W/o Sh. Anil Gupta Smt Anita Sharma -Wife SMT JAYA KISHORI & SH LAMBUDAR NATH PANDITA SMT MOHAN RANI W/O LT. SH MOHAN LAL - SISTER Contact : 9697657769, 9086045064, 9419121759 Mob: 9419175049, 9419162472 Smt Kiran Sharma -Sister Smt Kamlesh Sharma -Bhabi SMT BATTANI JIGRI W/O LATE SH RAGUNATH- SISTER Brothers & Bhabis SH KANYA LAL PANDITA - BROTHER-IN-LAW DAUGHTER-IN-LAW & SON Sh Surinder Kumar & Sabhyata Sharma 10TH DAY SMT SAROJINI & SH SOHAN LAL PANDITA With profound grief & sorrow, we re - CHOUBARSI Sh Parvesh Kumar & Sneh Sharma DAUGHTERS & SONS-IN-LAW Four years have been passed with - Ankit Sharma -Son gret to inform the sad & untimely de - SMT SHEELA JI & SH RATTAN KUMAR BHAT mise of our beloved Rakesh Veer out you, no one knows how much Arushi Sharma –Daughter SMT SHAMA JI & SH RAJINDER PANDITA we miss you, no one knows the bit - Singh (Ricky) S/o Shri Ranjeet Mobile No. 9797574259, 9797321032 SMT KHEMA JI & SH RAMESH BHAT Singh R/o H.No. 347, Gurha Bakshi ter pain we suffered, since we lost NEPHEW & NIECE you. Your sweet memories and en - Nagar, Jammu on 25-3-2017 in a SH SAROSWATI NATH PANDITA & SMT SARLA tragic road accident at Now shera, couraging words are always alive ALL NEARS & DEARS with us. Choubarsi of our beloved Rajouri. Tenth Day will be per - FIFTH DAY Mobile :- 94192-14516, 94192-64058 formed on 03-04 2017 (Monday) at mother Late Smt Urbashi Sharma Rakesh Veer Singh With profound grief and sorrow we W/o Sh Shyam Mohan Sharma will 11.00 AM at Shiv Mandir, Old Gurha Smt Urbashi Sharma inform the sad demise of our be performed on 3rd April 2017 Bakshi Nagar, Jammu. beloved Pramila Gupta W/o Dr. (Monday) at 11.30 AM onwards at GRief StRicken Jugal Kishore. 5th Day will be held 10TH DAY KRIYA our residence H.No. 36, Sector 4, Channi Himmat Jammu. Grand Mothers on 3-4-2017 at our residence Ward With grief we inform about the sad GRief StRicken Smt Godavari Devi & Smt Sarasw ati Devi No. 5 near Bus Stand Ramnagar at demise of our beloved Sh. Triloki Sh Shyam Mohan Sharma -Husband Smt Veena Devi & Shri Ranjeet Singh - Mother & Father 11.a.m Nath Koul S/o Lt. Saroop Koul R/o Bhaskar Sharma & Deepshikha Smt Darshana Devi & Shri Balbir Singh - Tai & Taya Ji GRief StRicken Vessu, Anantnag A/p H. No. 76/B, Rajnish Sharma & Sheetal Sharma Smt Rekha Devi & Shri Puran Singh - Chachi & Chacha Ji Savitri Devi (Mother) Pramila Gupta Sector-2, Durga Nagar, Jammu on Karnika Sharma - Grand Daughter Mrs Rubika Manhas & Mr Tarun - Sister & Brother-in-Law Smt. Rita & Bhushan Kumar Modi 31st of March 2017. Tenth Day All Nears & Dears Surbhi Rajput - Sister Smt. Rajni & Kuldeep Kumar Modi Kriya will be observed on 8th of April Phone No: 9419116597, 9469493458, 979776659 Phone No: 7298327576, 9086580808 Smt. Bandana & D.K. Modi 2017 at Akhnoor Ghat and assem - Smt. Madu & Ajay Modi bly at residence at 11 AM. Sh. triloki nath koul Smt. Neelu & Sanjeev Modi GRief StRicken All Bhabhis and Brothers Smt. Sumitra Koul -Wife 10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA BARKHI Mob. No. 9419335806, 9797687372 Smt. & Sh. B.N. Koul -Babi & Brother With profound grief and sorrow, we One year has passed since you left Sister & Brother-in-law inform the sad demise of our us in deep sorrow, time never stops Smt. Mohini Bakhshi W/o Lt. B.N. Bakhshi beloved Sh. Vikas Gupta (Sonu) and life goes on, but your memories Sh. Omkar Nath Koul Verinag -Brother-in-law (Vibhu Enterprises) S/o Sh. Om remain alive in our continuous Smt. Pyari & Sh. M.L. Bhat -Daughter & Son-in-law Parkash Gupta R/o H. No. 269, thoughts and action. BARKHI of our 10TH DAY KRIYA Smt. Jeeta & Sh. V.K. Wali -Daughter & Son-in-law Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, With profound grief & sorrow, we in - beloved Sh. Puran Singh Manhas Smt. Kiran & Sh. Ashwani Veshin -Daughter & Son-in-law Jammu in a tragic road accident in form about the sad demise of Dear R/o (Pangali, Hamirpur)Khour at Smt. Surita & Sh. T.K. Koul -Daughter & Son-in-law Nowshera. THE TENTH DAY will Surinder Kotru (Shahji) S/o Late present H.NO -555, Sec – F near Samast Koul Parivar of Vessu be performed on 3-04-2017 H.N. Kotru O/R of Safa Kadal Sh. Vikas Gupta Rama Krishna Lane Sainik Colony, Sh. Puran Singh (Monday) at 10 A.M. at Hari Mandir, Srinagar presently at 19-C, Shastri Jammu on 3-04- 2017 (Monday) Manhas Rehari Colony. KRIYA will be per - Nagar Jammu on 26th March 2017. GRief StRicken:- formed on 6-04-2017 (Thursday) at 12:00 P.M. in our resi - The Tenth Day will be performed at Sons & Daughter-in-law dence H. No. 608, Subash Nagar, Jammu. UTHALA will be Sant Tukaram Gatha Mandir Dehu 10TH DAY KRIYA Smt. Krishna Manhas & Sh Surinder Singh Manhas performed on 7-04-2017 (Friday) at 5.00 P.M. at Mahajan Gaon, Taluka Haveli Pune on 4th With profound grief and sorrow, we Smt. Neelam Manhas & Sh. Parshotam Singh Manhas Surinder kotru Hall, Shalamar. April 2017 at 8.00 AM. inform that our Saroj Raina Daughters & Son-in-law (Shahji) GRIEF STRICKEN GRief StRicken (Nancy/Jiji) left for heavenly abode Smt. Veena Chib w/o Sh. Jagdav Singh Chib Mother & Father Mrs Sushma Kotru -Wife on Saturday the Ist April 2017. Late Smt Sharda Jamwal w/o Sh.Kishore Singh Jamwal Smt. Geeta Devi & Sh. Om Parkash Gupta Brother & Bhabi 10TH DAY KRIYA will be performed Smt. Nirmal Chib w/o Sh. Ashok Singh Chib Smt. Rekha Gupta-Wife Mrs Usha & Ramesh Kotru on Monday, the 10th April 2017 at Contact- 9419174411 Master Shivansh Gupta-Son Sons & Daughters-in-Law Murad Nagar (Near Ghaziabad) Smt. Anshu & Sh. Vishal Gupta-Bhabhi & Brother Mrs Rachna & Vikas Kotru between 7.00-9.30 A.M., where af - Smt. Shewata & Sh. Gulshan Gupta-Sister & Brother-in-law Mrs Rekha & Vishal Kotru ter we will assemble at our Home- Saroj Raina Smt. Prem Lata & Sh. Bal Mukand-Chachi & Chacha Prakriti & Aryan -Grand Children Flat No. 9, New Delhi Apartments, Smt. Namarata & Sh. Kuldeep Raj Gupta-Chachi & Chacha 10TH DAY KRIYA Kotru’s, Bhat’s, Jalali’s Vasundhra Enclave Delhi 110096 Havish, Niyam, Lakshay-Nephew With profound grief and sorrow, we 8796444937, 9596621222, 9953859991, 8390907097 Phone: 9871294536, 9205976006. VIBHU ENTERPRISES BAKSHI NAGAR inform the untimely sad demise of GRief StRicken Mob: No:9419147409, 8803505939 our beloved father Sh. Raj Nath Dass M K Raina-Husband S/o Lt. Sh. Dina Nath Dass R/o Prem Nath Raina (Durga Nagar Jammu)-Father-in-law Edipora Bomai Sopore at present 10TH DAY KRIYA Umashori & Bansi Lal Raina-Aunt & Uncle Sari Rakhwala Gho Road, Jammu. Shweta & Vishal Gautam-Daughter & Son-in-law With profound grief and sorrow, we TENTH DAY KRIYA will be per - Swati & Ashwani Bhat-Daughter & Son-in-law inform the sad demise of our beloved KRIYA/UTHALA formed on 07th April 2017 at Akhnoor Sunita & A K Raina-Sister-in-law & Brother With profound grief and sorrow, we in - mother Smt. Shobawati Raina Ghat. ASSEMBLY will be held at our Sh. Raj nath Dass Sunita & Maj Gen R K Raina-Sister-in-law & Brother form the sad demise of our beloved Sh. (Kakni) W/o Late Pt. Dina Nath Raina residence Sari Rakhwala at 11.30 Yeshodra & Veerji Raina-Sister-in-law & Brother Ramesh Chander Wadhara S/o Late R/o Mattan (Nagbal) Anantnag onwards. Soni & P L Bakshi-Sister & Brother-in-law Sh. Om Parkash R/o Ward No. 3 Kashmir presently at Sharda GRief StRicken Samast Radha Krishen Parivaar Turigam (Kulgam), Akhnoor. KRIYA will be performed at Coloney Patoli Brahamna Jammu on home Ward No. 3, Choughan Mohalla, Smt. Asha Devi-Wife Neel Razdan Parivaar Chowgam (Qazigund) Kashmir 30-03-2017. Tenth Day Kriya will be Akhnoor on 3-04-17 (Monday). UTHA - Sons and Daughter-in-law Malyun Side performed on 8-4-2017 at Akhnoor Smt. Shobawati LA will be performed at Jia Pota Mandir Sunil Dass and Minakshi Bhabi & Brother Ghats. Assembly shall be held at on 3-4-17 at 4 P.M . Rakesh Dass and Banty Raina Usha & R K Raina Sh. Ramesh chander 11:00 AM at their esidence (Sharda GRief StRicken Shashi M K Dhar-Brother-in-law Smt. Nirmala Wadhara-Mother Wadhara Colony). Bhaiya & Bhabhi Smt. Santosh Wadhara-Wife GRief StRicken Sh. Nana Ji and Smt. Chanchal Dass Daughter-in-law & Son Sons & Daughter-in-laws Sister and Brother-in-law Seema & Pranav Wadhara Sh. Brij Lal Raina & Smt. Santosh Raina 10tH DAY/kRiYA/UtHALA Smt. Lalita & Moti Lal Pandita Neha & Vikas Gupta-Daughter & Son-in-law Sh. Chaman Lal Raina & Smt. Late Babli Raina With profound grief and sorrow, we Suman & K.K. Talwar-Sister & Brother-in-law Smt. Sheela & Opendar Pandita Sh. Jagmohan Raina & Smt. Pinkey Raina regret to inform the sad demise of Surestha & Satish Berry-Sister & Brother-in-law Grand Son: Niyan Sh. Ravi Ji Raina & Smt. Rekha Raina Smt. Satya Devi W/o Late Col. Dev Smt. Chander Kanta-Bhabhi Ph: 9697508074, 9697076369, 9906285676 Sh. Kamal Ji Raina & Smt. Komal Raina Raj Sharma (Ex. President V.H.P. Sh. Satish Wadhara-Brother Daughters & Son-in-laws Sanatam Dharam Sabha J&K) R/o Grand Children: Anshuman, Aayan, Anshika 31 B/B Ext. 2nd Gandhi Nagar, M/s Sun Rise Laboratory, Akhnoor Smt. Shyama Talashi W/o Late Moti Lal Talashi Jammu. TENTH DAY will be per - M/s New Defence Line, Akhnoor Smt. Pitee Raina W/o Sh. Avtar Krishan Raina formed at Laxmi Narayan Mandir 9419100208, 9906104983, 252129 10TH DAY/KRIYA Smt. Jeeta Koul W/o Sh. Bushan Lal Koul on 2-4-2017 at 10.00 A.M. KRIYA All Nears & Dears and Grand Childrens With profound grief and sorrow, we will be performed at our residence Smt. Satya Devi regret to inform the sad demise of Sh. 9596632199, 9796804911, 9419308435, 8713061863, on 3-4-2017 at 12.00 Noon. UTHA - Soomnath Raina S/o Late J.L Raina 9419253582, 9419121024 LA/RASAM PAGRI will be held at OBITUARY R/o Lok Bhawan Larkipora Antg Kmr. Laxmi Narayan Mandir on 3-4- on 27-03-2017 at L.No 11, Bld. No 54, With profound grief and sorrow, we 2017 from 3.30 P.M. to 4.30 P.M. inform about the sad demise of our F.No 17,18 Jagti Township. Tenth GRief StRicken Day Kriya will be performed on respected mother Smt Prabhawati Sons & Daughter-in-laws Tuesday 4th April 2017 at 8 AM T.R.T. 10TH DAY KRIYA (Oma) W/o Late Shree Niranjan Nath Nagrota. With profound grief & sorrow we in - Dr Satya Dev Sharma & Smt. Ritu Sharma Bhat (Katal) originally from Sh. Soomnath Raina Er. Sunil Sharma (PHE City-I) & Smt. Neena Sharma GRief StRicken form that Dr Shamboo Nath Anantnag, Kashmir on 28-03-2017 at Daughters & Son-in-laws Smt Sham Rani -Wife Bambroo (Prof REC Srinagar) S/o our residence H.No. 9-C, Lane-I, Dr C M Seth (IFS) & Smt. Asha Sharma Bhabi late Prasad Ram Bambroo R/o A/5- Dr. Sudarshan Kumar & Smt. Sneh Sharma Block-A, Roopnagar Enclave, Smt Rani Raina W/o Lt Mohan Lal Raina 110 Clifton apartments Charmwood Retd DG (DRDO) DPS Jammu Jammu. Tenth Day Kriya shall be Smt Prabhawati (Oma) Smt Suman Ji & M.L Raina -Daugther-in-law & Son Village Faridabad has attained mok - Smt Jeeta Ji Raina W/o Lt H.N Raina -Daughter Grand Children performed at Akhnoor Gath followed Smt Usha Ji & Sh Ashok Ji Razdan -Daughter & Son-in-law sha on 29th March 2017 at Er Rishab & Sucheta, Dr Shruti & Dr Sameru, by Prayer Meet (Assembly) at our Smt Asha & Sh Kuldeep Ji Pandita -Daughter & Son-in-law California. Tenth Day Kriya will be Dr Rohini & Dr Samir, Dr Nandita & Himanshu, residence on 6-04-2017 (Thursday) Grand Children: Sunny & Vinny Raina, Puja, Akshay, Rahul performed at our Charmwood resi - Dr Shamboo nath Er. Samriti, Er. Raghav, Er. Gourav, Bhrigu at 11 AM. Mob No: 8492810234, 9419631570 dence on 7th April 2017. Bambroo Ph: 9419138409, 9858087371, 9796447486 GRief StRicken GRief StRicken:- Nirmala & Brij Lal Bhat Bambroo's, Kaws & Rainas On behalf of Samast Bhat (Katal) Parivar and 9469294705, 09810296442, 08826030777, 9419236583 Jads, Razdans, Kouls, Chervoos, Bhats 10TH DAY KRIYA 10TH DAY/MOURNING Mob. 9419185485, 94191314 With profound grief and sorrow, we With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad untimely demise of inform the sad demise of Karamyogi our beloved Swami Hariday Nath Jee 10TH DAY KRIYA Sh Janki Nath Pandita S/o Late Sh (Boba Jee) S/o Lt. Sh Arjan Nath With profound grief and sorrow, we Shreedhar Joo Pandita R/o Sogam KRIYA/UTHALA Pandita R/o Village Zaloora Sopore inform the sad untimely demise of (Lolab) deciple of Swami Aftab Jee With profound grief and sorrow, we Distt. Baramulla Kashmir who our beloved Swami Hariday Nath Jee who got Nirwan on 29-03-2017. regret to inform the sad demise of our passed to his heavenly abode on Maharaj S/o Lt. Sh Arjan Nath Mourning is being performed at beloved Smt Santosh Kumari W/o Sh 27th of March 2017. Tenth Day Kriya Pandita R/o Village Zaloora Sopore Community Hall TRT Block Purkhoo. Bal Krishan Sharma R/o Q. No. 48, Karam will be held at Tawi Bank near Swami Hariday nath District -Bararnulla Kashmir who He was not a father only but a guide Sh Janki nath Pandita Sarwal Colony Jammu. Rasam Pagri Sainik School Nagrota on 5th of Jee passed to his heavenly abode on True Friend, Guru, a man of will be performed at our residence on March 2017 and Prayer Assembly 27th of March 2017. Tenth Day Kriya Principles and Sympathetic to whole humanity. We miss him. 3rd April 2017 at 12.00 Noon. Uthala will be held at Lakshmi Narayan Karam will be held at Tawi Bank near Swami Hariday nath We pray to Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and give will be performed on 3rd April 2017 Temple Nagrota Sharp at 10 am. Sainik S chool Nagrota Jammu on 5th of Jee Maharaj courage to bear this irreparable, loss. 10th Day will be per - Monday at Dewan Janj Ghar Sarwal Smt Santosh GRief StRicken April 2017 a nd Prayer Assembly will formed on 07-04-2017 at Akhnoor and gathering will be held at Colony Jammu from 4.00 PM to 5.00 kumari Smt Roopawati (Bangashi) -Mother be held at Lakshmi Narayan Temple Community Hall Purkhoo. PM. Brothers & Bhabis Nagrota sharp at 10.00 a.m. GRief StRicken GRief StRicken Sh Maharaj Krishan Pandita & Smt Sony Jee GRief StRicken Sh Sohan Lal & Smt Sarojni -Son & Daughter-in-law Sh Bal Krishan Sharma -Husband Sh Ramesh Kumar Pandita & Smt Sunita Pandita Smt. Roopawati (Bangashi)- Mother Smt Sarla Jee & Sh Sarsoti Nath Daughter-in-law & Sons of Sons & Daughters-in-law Sisters & Brothers-in-law Brother & Bhabis Smt Sunita Jee & Sh Hira Lal Late Smt Lakshmi Shori Smt Beena & Sh Ramesh Sharma Smt Phoola Jee and Sh L.K Pandita Sh. Maharaj Krishan Pandita & Smt. Sony Jee Smt Santosha Jee & Sh Brij Mohan & Late Sh Shamboo Nath Smt Ankur & Sh Raj Kumar Sharma Smt Vijay and Sh Tej Krishen Raina Sh. Ramesh Kumar Pandita & Smt. Sunita Pandita Smt Gopi Shori W/o Sh Pairy Lal Thusoo Smt Sudha & Sh Sonu Mahajan-Daughter & Son-in-law Smt Piyari Pandita (Aunty) Sisters & Brother-in-law Smt Bimla Jee & Sh Maharaj Krishen Daughters & Sons-in-law Smt Sudesh Rani & Sh K K Sharma -Bhabi & Brother Smt Prana Jee (Sister) Smt. Phoola Jee & Sh. L.K Pandita Smt Pushpa W/o Sh Ravinder Raina of Lt. Smt Lakshmi Shori Sister & Brother-in-law Sh Mohan Lal Ganjoo & Smt Rani (Mama & Mami) Smt. Vijay Jee & Sh. Tej Krishen Raina Smt Jyoti W/o Sh Sanjay Thusoo Lt. Shamboo Nath Pandit Smt Chandrani Uttam W/o Late Sh Som Parkash Uttam Sh Swaroop Nath Ganjoo and Sarla Jee (Mama & Mami) Grand childrens : Deepak Kumar Pandita & Sunita Pandita Anil, Amit & Kalpana W/o Sh Akshay Pandita Grand Children: Vansh, Annaya, Akshu Mobile No: 9622173040 Sandeep Pandita, Vineet, Vitasta, Nitin 9419264058 Mobile: 9596972340, 9419147989 Glimpses of Future 3 local JAMMU MONDAY APRIL, 03 , 2017

WWS organizes Sterling & Wilson programme Govt stalling development, taking credit for UPA projects: Bhalla completes electrification “Awareness of GOF Staff Reporter for betrayal of huge mandate Jammu, April 02 : given to State BJP. For 2014-15 for tunnel of hope in J&K and 2015-16 the state govern - Road Accident” Firing a fresh salvo, ment sanctioned Rs 200.19 GOF Staff Reporter GOF Staff Reporter JKPCC Vice President and crore and Rs 201.66 crore, re - Jammu, April 02 : former Minister Raman spectively, for the Srinagar Jammu, April 02 : With inauguration of Bhalla on Sunday accused the Municipal Corporation. In the India’s longest tunnel, span - LALDED Women NDA government of stalling similar period, Rs 124.58 crore ning 9 kilometres, the Chenani Welfare Society (Regd.) development works and tak - and Rs 125.42 crore were sanc - – Nashri or Patnitop Tunnel -- Saturday Series dated ing credit for things done dur - tioned for the Jammu Sterling and Wilson has reaf - 01.04.2017 Nukkad Play at ing the previous UPA rule. Municipal Corporation. firmed its position as a reliable Jammu in Awareness of “You must know all the Similarly, Director, Urban and capable partner in the Road Accident. The Play is things, because nowadays it Local Bodies, Kashmir, was Electrical EPC space -- offering written by Suraj Narayan has become a fashion for BJP sanctioned Rs 113.64 crore and advanced scale, technology and Directed by Naveen Pal. government to stall develop - Rs 114.42 crore, respectively, and expertise in electrification The nukkad story in this ment works and take credit for these two years, while in and substation for infrastruc - play Natu & Matu give a les - for things done during UPA the Jammu region the amount ture projects. The said tunnel son to the people about Road regime,” he told a gathering of was Rs 76.16 crore and Rs 76.68 is developed by IL&FS Accident. He says most of the locals here. Hitting hard the crore for the same period. The Transportation Networks Ltd. People Not wearing Halmet NDA Government for cheat - Kashmir valley is going to get (ITNL). Sterling and Wilson, at the time of riding bikes. ing the people of state by just the lion’s share in posts of an EPC company with global They Wearing halmet only inaugurating various proj - SPOs being approved by the presence, is part of the distin - when they see the Traffic offi - ects across Jammu and Union Government. guished Shapoorji Pallonji cer, After Crossing the Kashmir for gaining the vote Bhalla detailed the Group and has been involved Checking point they open bank, Bhalla revealed that Congress’ Kashmir strategy in the design, built, turn-key their halmet in our heads these projects were initiated of isolating Pakistan, engag - solutions for electrical 11 kV and Joking with their at the time of UPA ing the youth, carrying out substation, distribution and friends. They don`t care of Government.Speaking on the panchayat polls, generating ancillary works for the four- their own Lives. They just progress of mega develop - jobs and linking women to lane tunnel, which connects want to save money not life. ment projects being imple - city, construction of Bikram Power Development and rable," he said."Jammu is the of this regime.Our tourist sea - the banking system through Chenani to Nashri across sec - Conclusion: if we are mented in Jammu, Bhalla Chowk Fly-Over, multi-level Reforms Programme and AM - city of temples and govern - son has already begun and self-help groups.“We ensured tion of NH-1A. Opening of this alert while driving we are said that all the projects are parking facility at City Chowk RUT going on with no momen - ment should leave no stone Amarnath Yatra is in the off - dissatisfied Kashmiris found tunnel is expected to impact saving are own life and also moving at snail's pace be it ex - Jammu, construction of New tum at all.Maintaining that unturned to project it as an in - ing. The maintenance of cer - an entry point to the political lives of over 1.22 Crore people saving other’s life of People pansion of Jammu Airport Legislative Complex, con - Jammu could lose focus after dependent destination," he tain critical stretches on process from panchayati raj in the state of Jammu and in every year. So we need to and extension of Runway, struction of barrage on River direct rail connectivity to said.The government lethar - Jammu-Srinagar National institutions on one side and Kashmir, bringing Kashmir educate the people About the Multi-tier Parking and Tawi, Jammu Ropeway Katra, Bhalla said no appro - gy is causing inordinate delay Highway is of vital impor - the PDP on the other. closer to the rest of the country. Traffic Rules to Avoid Road Commercial Complex pro - Project, from Peerkho to Bahu priate strategy has been de - for materialization of various tance as poor condition of Congress had taken leading The stated project is an engi - Accident if we start this posed to be constructed at Fort, construction of Ring vised to create attractive as - developmental projects. roads results in frequent acci - industrialists Ratan Tata and neering marvel, recognised as process with our friends, one General Bus Stand Jammu, Road around Jammu, from sets in and around the winter Lambasting the coalition dents, putting the lives of peo - others. This was very suc - a national asset and will be in - day we are Success to development of Tawi River Raya Mode at Nagrota capital to sustain tourist foot - regime for its failure to con - ple in grave danger,” he cessful.”The Congress suc - augurated today by Hon’ble Control of Many Road Front, construction of protec - Bypass, construction of new fall. He described Jammu as a duct Urban Local Bodies added.He stressed that at it is cessfully fought terrorism in Prime Minister Shri. Accident. tion works, water treatment Medical Colleges in Jammu repository of rich heritage re - (ULBs) elections, former high time that people of Kashmir. Tourists started Narendra Modi.Sterling and The performance was plants, development of re - region, four-laning of Jammu- flected in its historic temples Minister said that depriving Jammu region should stand visiting in large numbers.He Wilson has completed the elec - played by Naveen Pal, Suraj claimed land into recreation - Akhnoor road. The progress and monuments."Jammu has citizens of their democratic up to seek their rights and jus - said the Congress will sup - trification and cabling for ful - Narayan, Kavita, Shaillza. al areas and development of of potable water augmenta - its own significance. Govt rights and eroding sanctity of tice and organise themselves port a “concrete strategy” on ly-integrated control systems – The Purpose of the play was tourist facilities along the tion for Jammu city, formula - failed to create new areas of democratic institutions are to force these ministers in - Kashmir that denies such as communications, pow - successfully delivered to banks of the River Tawi, tion of Master Plan and imple - attraction to make the stay of the only noticeable achieve - flicting huge discrimination Pakistan any opportunity to er supply, incident detection, their Public. sewage project for Jammu mentation of Accelerated the visitors in Jammu memo - ments of the two year tenure accountable and seek answers harm India. SOS call box and fire-fighting . NPP Supremo hail tunnel as beacon 7 qualifies judges course in Sport Climbing BIG Street gives a Lifetime experi - GoF Staff reporter cluded Himani Choudhary, others included Chairman, ence to the Residents of Jewel Chowk JAMMU, April 02 : Deepika Dutta, Sakshi IMF, North Zone Committee, light for entire State of J&K Magotra, Ambreen Fatima, S. Bhattacharjee, Shawetica GOF Staff Reporter Seven candidates includ - Juhi Jamwal, Manik Slathia Khajuria, a national Judge in Jammu, April 02 : GOF Staff Reporter Kashmir Valley and vice ver - selled Hurriyat leaders to ing five girls were declared and Sonam Sidharth. Sport Climbing from Jammu successful in the Judges’ This Sunday was again unusual for Jammuites and espe - Jammu, April 02 : sa. keep away from the roads of The five days course was only and Ram Khajuria, the The credit for this land - development and think before Course in Sport Climbing and inaugurated on by Chairman, first national judge from J&K. cially for the residents of Vinayak Bazar, Jewel Chowk. The oc - Prof.Bhim Singh, Chief mark tunnel which may be taking up a cause. He suggest - have qualified to officiate as Indian Mountaineering For practical training the fac - casion was “Big Street” organized by 92.7 BIG FM and Shri Mata Patron, J&K National equated with the Pyramids of ed to the Hurriyat leaders to Judge at a state level competi - Foundation (IMF), North ulty was ably supported by Vaishno Devi Narayana Super specialty Hospital, Katra with Panthers Party, Former Egypt has suddenly brought a involve themselves in the po - tion. A total of 12 climbers had Zone Committee, New Delhi, Shashi Kant, a qualified the support of District Administration Jammu, where this ever Legislator of J&K & twice revolution in the history of litical affairs of Kashmir undergone training in IFSC S. Bhattacharjee in the pres - Belayer and a route setter and busy streets was kept vehicle-free till afternoon and was open to MLA (Member of Legislative travelling between the two Valley to ensure that the peo - rules and regulations and ence of secretary and joint other local technical person - public to pursue any sports, fitness and other co-curricular ac - Assembly) from Chenani provinces of J&K. Credit does ple shall no more be exploited practical lessons in judging in secretary of MAJK Ram nel. Pertinent to mention tivities on the road apart from shopping and enjoying food hailed the inauguration of not go to the ruling party of to - by ruling thugs so that the sport climbing conducted by Khajuria and Shawetica here that presently in J&K stalls, free tattoo and free haircuts by OSIS . The morning start - Chenani-Nashri tunnel as a day because this concept was people should not distance Mountaineering Association Khajuria respectively.The there was only one qualified ed with a Yog Session by Art of Living followed by many en - beacon light for the entire peo - in fact introduced by themselves from toiling of J&K (MAJK) at Sprawling participants were imparted judge and the Association has thralling co-curricular activities like Zumba by Shape n Smile, ple of J&K who have been suf - Maharaja Hari Singh but it Hurriyat leaders. Prof.Bhim Buds School, Ban Talab, here theoretical as well as practi - been inviting professional Street Play in Dogri ‘Teeth’ by Rangyug- a Theatre Group for fering the wrath of weather could not be realized because Singh told the Hurriyat lead - from February 26 to March cal knowledge of Judging a judges from Delhi and other Social Change, performances by Saptak band, Solo Singing while travelling between of partition of India in 1947. ers that the political issue two. sport climbing competition states for conducting all the Performance by Subegh Singh, Heritage Strings School, stu - Jammu Pradesh and Kashmir Shri Narendra Modi, the which people of J&K have The qualified judges in - by the experts which among local climbing competitions . dents of RMSA, SSA and some special performances by budding Valley. Nashri nala was one of Prime Minister of India was been confronting is because of artists of Jammu. Also there was cycling, skating, Live DJ by the biggest hurdle in the lucky enough that this project illegal occupation of nearly Sourav and many more activities undertaken at these two smooth driving between got matured when he is the half of the territories of J&K streets.MOS Education, Culture, Tourism, Horticulture, Udhampur and Banihal (both Prime Minister. Indira by Pakistan and China. Floriculture and Parks Priya Sethi was the Chief Guest. She ap - fall in the region, Jammu Gandhi and other Prime Prof.Bhim Singh said that preciated the efforts of 92.7 BIG FM for bringing this novel con - Pradesh). It was not only the Ministers who followed the Hurriyat leaders should come cept in Jammu. She also appreciated the District reduction of distance of 31 line after Indira Gandhi, all with clear message for the Administration for supporting the cause and associating its en - kms. or time factor but it was deserve, the credit of this his - people suffering in Gilgit and tire staff with it.Senior BJP Leader Mr Yudhvir Sethi and ADC one of the biggest obstacles for toric tunnel in Jammu Baltistan and in the Chinese Jammu Dr Arun Manhas were the Special Guest and Guest of the travellers/tourists travel - province which connects two occupied territories of Honour and gave away prizes to the Performers and other ling between Jammu Pradesh Districts of Jammu Pradesh Karakoram Highway. guests.Big FM has also started a new activity by the name of and its bordering point at namely, Udhampur and Prof.Bhim Singh also suggest - ‘Big Jammu Pride’ Awards For the City, By the City and this Banihal tunnel. NPP Ramban as both these ed that Parliament of India week’s category was ‘Best Street Food Joint’ of Jammu where 4 Supremo said that Banihal Districts fall in Jammu should go ahead by amending nominations were made through public voting and again tunnel had provided enough province. Prof.Bhim Singh Article 370 so that people of through public Voting and Jury’s expert opinion ‘ Moti Bazaar relief to the travellers be - expressed disagreement with J&K are guaranteed all funda - kalari Kulcha’ has been declared winner. The owners of the top tween Kashmir Valley and PTI reporting from Chenani mental rights incorporated in 4 nominations- Girdhari Kachalu, Pawan Fruit Ice Cream, City Jammu yet Nashri Nala re - that, “Prime Minister Chapter-III of the Chowk Halwa were honoured during the event along with the mains a perpetual headache Narendra Modi today inaugu - Constitution of India so that winner . Programming Head 92.7 BIG FM Mr Vikrant Sharma for the travellers. The tunnel rated the country's longest people of J&K shall also share and Sales Head 92.7 BIG FM Jammu Mr Sidhharth Mahajan which runs 9.3 kms. distance, road tunnel that links the fruits of Indian were present during the event along with RJs of BIG FM- RJ some called it the longest tun - Kashmir Valley with Constitution. He called on Juhie, Manas and Sarang who entertained the audience with nel in South-East Asia has re - Jammu.” The tunnel links Hurriyat leaders of Kashmir their fun contests and games . duced the sufferings and Udhampur District with to join the battle for democra - pains of millions of trav - Ramban District as both falls cy in J&K through ballot as JKNPP congratulates the people of ellers/passengers travelling in Jammu Prade bullets have been exposed and Devotee offers prayers inside the historical Kali Temple on the Sixth day of the Navratri, or nine nights between Jammu Pradesh and Prof. Bhim Singh coun - failed. festival, in Jammu, GoF Photo J&K on the pious festival of Navratri Jammu, April 02 : Only innovative educational schemes JMC, I&FC urged to maintain cleanliness in City, Ranbir Canal: PDP Neeraj Gupta Zonal President JKNPP invited as Chief Guest wards of Jammu City for the tained and wears a festive so urged health department of on the occasion of Maa Bhagwati Vishal Jagaran organized by can improve literacy among Gujjars reason that festival season is look. JMC to gear up to check eata - the Rehri Khokha Worker Union At yard No 6 Transport Nagar, Narwal, Jammu. Neeraj Gupta congratulates the Transport GOF Staff Reporter going on. He also urged Several fountains in old bles in hotels, restaurants, Irrigation and Flood Control city are lying defunct which milk and sweet shops besides Nagar‘s Traders, Rehri Khokha workers and people of J&K on Rajouri, April 02 : (I&FC) authorities to expedite must also be made functional roadside vendors who have the pious festival of Navratri.While addressing the gathering he said that this festival is the symbol of victory of good over the Demanding innovative educational schemes for Gujjars start cleanliness of Ranbir and parks and gardens espe - started selling fruits and oth - evil. Everyone should identify the evils prevailing in the society and Bakerwals to enhance their literacy rate among Scheduled Canal and simultaneously lift cially the one at Canal head er fast food items without and take steps to eliminate these evils from the society. He con - Tribes- the speaker of a programme organized here by Tribal filth form the site which is cleaned at the earliest to give adopting any hygiene. gratulates the Panthers Rehri Khoka Worker Union of the Research and Tribal Foundation today stated that Education causing havoc for the local people space to celebrate their He also hoped that all Transport Nagar Narwal Jammu for their efforts to keep the ministry must devise a well netted plan for the nomads keeping residents on both banks of festivals. The PDP leader said households are provided with identity of the Sanatan Dharam in the present society through in view their migratory way of life. this canal. that going by the mandate of uninterrupted water and elec - the presentation of Maa Jagran and character of Great Nav The programme was held on the topic education and Tribes The Navratras are al - people and promises made by tricity supplies especially Durgas who was an ideal and inspiring and dedicated of the soci - of J&K and preside over by noted tribal researcher Dr. Javaid ready going on, Jammu coalition partners the offi - during these festival days. ety. He said that in this modern age of computers and internet Rahi in which a number of tribal elders participated in the Mahotsav has been planned in cials of these departments Appreciating the move of different places of Jammu must also go in for fogging in JMC authorities for encour - when new generation is lacking the knowledge of our custom event. Dr. Javaid Rahi , in his presidential address said that and rituals all of us should encourage and praise such acts. He City and then Baisakhi is also city areas to stop spreading of aging use of garbage bins and this is a matter of grave concern that the govt. census data 2011 appreciated that Panthers Rehri Khokha Worker Union for GOF Staff Reporter drawing near when people malaria and other contagious launching a campaign to edu - says that 7 out of every 10 Gujjars and Bakerwals of State are il - their efforts in keeping the culture and heritage of our coun - Jammu, April 02 : will throng religious places diseases. cate people and shopkeepers literate added that this is quite alarming and distressing which try.Neeraj said that he will support the efforts of Panthers Rehri and go shopping in a big way. Drawing the attention of to not to litter on roads, requires immediate attention of the policy makers. He also People’s Democratic Khokha Worker Union in their noble cause of spreading teach - Keeping in view this season JMC authorities towards Puneet Singh Jamwal hoped flagged the female literacy rate, saying that the Gujjar-Bakrwal Party (PDP) Zone President ings of Great Nav Durgas among the society as an when they and fast approaching sum - heaps of garbage that remains that this move will help main - women is worst sufferer with 82.2% illiteracy as said in the data Jammu West, Puneet Singh need his help. The Chairman Joginder Singh, President Kuldeep mers, Puneet Singh Jamwal scattered on roads, he said tain our city in a big way and released by Registrar General of India and said this sector re - Jamwal today asked Jammu Singh, Gen Secretary Kewel Krishan of the Panthers Rehri said that JMC, I&FC besides that special focus should be even enable us to head to - quires immediate steps. Municipal Corporation (JMC) Khokha Worker Union presented him a portrait of Picture of health department must en - laid on cleanliness especially wards bagging Smart City The participants impressed upon the government to start to maintain cleanliness in all Nav Durgas as a momentum to mark the occasion . affordable and inclusive education programme for tribal sure that city is well main - when festivity is in air. He al - project. groups which are facing extremely low literacy rates in com - parison to other tribes of Jammu and Kashmir and suggested As per 2011 census national literacy rate among STs is 58.96% in State of Jammu and Kashmir it is 50.6% but it’s extremely low NSF flays JKPSC for continue discrimination with Jammu among Gujjars (36.79% ) and Bakerwals (25.32%) says scholars while expressing their views in discussion programme held GOF Staff Reporter Vikas Sharma said that out of didates have been selected culture and English, in which took to the task BJP MLAs for here on the topic "Illiteracy- the main cause of backwardness Jammu, April 02 : total posts of 56 of Assistant from Jammu . Disclosing the most of the selected candi - maintaining stoic silence on among Gujjars-Bakerwals ". The National literacy rate as per DEMANDS Professor in EVS, 39 candi - share of posts of Assistant dates were from Kashmir the issue and reiterated de - Census 2011 is 73 per cent, they said."The state Government Statehood for Jammu is dates have been selected from Professor Arabic, found in the province, he said.Dr Vikas mand for statehood to Jammu. should initiate new educational scheme to tackle this serious only way out to end the 67 Kashmir and 17 candidates selection list issued by Public Further said that the latest ex - He alleged that people of problem of illiteracy, the speakers said. They exhorted the gov - years long discrimination SEPARATE have been selected from Service Commission, Sharma ample of favouritism came to Jammu were facing worst ernment to view the large disparity in literacy rates of Gujjars- with the people at Jammu re - Jammu. In the RBA category informed the press media that fore when the central Govt en - kind of discrimination at the Bakerwals in the state, which have lagged in almost all socio- gion, this was announced by out of total of 20 posts 13 candi - out of total posts of 14 of hanced the PG Seats in J&K hands of Kashmiri rulers and economic parameters, and promote educational development Dr Vikas Sharma State STATEHOOD dates are from Kashmir Assistant Professor in Arabic, State to 70, out of which asked them to get united to for them on a "mission mode".The scholars further stated said President NSF in an organ - province while 07 is from 11 candidates have been se - Medical College Jammu got launch a comprehensible that extreme poverty, rough and tough living, early marriage ized Press-conference by City FOR JAMMU Jammu. Dr.Vikas also in - lected from Kashmir and 03 only 13 seats while 57 seats go struggle to get rid of all the system and Nomadic costumes causing dark shadows over the team of National Secular formed that out of total posts candidates have been selected to Kashmir Valley which cor - ills.He the forum has decided future of lakhs of nomadic Gujjar and Bakerwal children resid - Forum (NSF). While address - of 58 of Assistant Professor in from Jammu. roborated the fact that people to launch full fledges agitation ing in the most backward, hilly and border areas of Jammu & ing the Press-conference here from Kashmir and 09 candi - Education, 47 candidates have Pertinently, earlier the of Jammu were constantly from 15 of April 2017 at tehsil Kashmir and compel them for child labour mostly within their today, National Secular dates have been selected from been selected from Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Public doled out discrimination in all level in the complete Jammu family.They said that the government should started same type Forum (NSF) State President Jammu . and 11 candidates have been Service Commission had an - spheres. Dr Vikas Sharma region. Among those who of compulsory free Education for the children of Ajjhari Dr Vikas Sharma said that out In the RBA category out of selected from Jammu. In the nounced results of Urdu, flayed the PDP-BJP coalition were present on the occasion (Shepherded Gujjars), Manjhi (Cattle rarer Gujjars) as the par - of total posts of 37 of Assistant total of 21 posts 18 candidates RBA category out of total of 21 History, Commerce, government for meting step- included Rishikesh Rana, ents are deliberately denying education to their children and Professor in CHEMISTRY, 28 are from Kashmir province posts 18 candidates are from Geography, Zoology, motherly treatment to the peo - Manmohan Singh, Pardeep using them as human resource in their day to day work. candidates have been selected while 03 is from Jammu.Dr Kashmir province and 03 can - Mathematics, Physics, seri - ple of Jammu. He particularly Sharma and Anshu Sharma. Glimpses of Future 4 local JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3 2017 White Knight Corps bids Several youth join Panthers Party farewell to Braveheart with full Military Honours GOF Staff Reporter ing chain hunger strike in cision of the youth to join NPP Jammu, April 02: open for the last 48 days but no asked the new entrants to one from the government and propagate the agenda of the Embracing the ideology the BJP bothered to address party to the grass root level. and dogma of JKNPP, 56 youth their grievances in the right They maintained that JKNPP from Vijaypur, Bari spirit. He said that Jammu is the only regional party of Brahmana and Bishnah intro - province had been subjugated Jammu region which had ex - duced by Rajesh Padgotra by the Kashmir centric leader - perienced, unblemished and Provincial President JKNPP ship since 70 years and the competent leaders who could left BJP, NC and joined youth of Jammu were facing vigorously fight for the rights Panthers Party in the pres - worst ever discrimination and justice of the people. ence of Harsh Dev Singh ever since BJP had come to While flaying the BJP’s policy Chairman JKNPP, Yashpal power. Referring to the recent of deceit, duplicity and betray - Kundal State President Young PSC and SSB selections to al, they cautioned the people Panthers and other leaders at govt. jobs, he said that in every not to get trapped again by the GOF Staff Reporter Manipur. He is survived by Party Headquarters on select list 85-90% lion’s share rhetoric and tall pronounce - Jammu, April 02: wife Mrs Reinu Kom, daughter Sunday. While welcoming the was dished out to Kashmir val - ments of the Saffron party and aged seven years and two sons, newly joined youth in the par - ley and the paltry 10-15% was urged them to support and A wreath laying ceremony one aged six years and the oth - ty fold, Harsh Dev Singh said spared for the youth of Jammu strengthen their own was organized to bid farewell er aged eleven months. The that JKNPP is the only region - region. He further regretted Panthers Party for their to the brave JCO, Naib mortal remains of the brave al party of Jammu region that out of 70 PG seats an - bright future. They said that Subedar Sanayaima Kom, who martyr are being transported which has been fighting for nounced by GoI for the med - NPP was capable of raising the was martyred in an IED blast on 03 Apri l 2017, from Jammu the cause of the Dogras right ical colleges in the State, 57 voice of the people of Jammu on 01 April 2017 at the Line of to his native village in Manipur from the time of its inception seats were enhanced for region besides combating the Control (LoC) in Poonch sector by service aircraft, where he both inside and outside the Kashmir and the rest 13 for secessionist forces operating (J&K). Commander Poonch will be laid to rest with full mili - legislature. He said that Delhi GMC, Jammu. He urged the in the valley who posed a Brigade laid a wreath on behalf tary honours. Naib Subedar and Kashmir based parties are people of Jammu Pradesh to grave threat to the security of Lieutenant General D Anbu, Sanayaima Kom was a dedicat - not the solution to the discrim - the Dogras at all costs, he said ple of Jammu region are repos - sual workers of various de - strengthen Panthers party if and the integrity of the State Army Commander, Northern ed, brave and sincere soldier ination doled out to the people that since the BJP had miser - ing faith in the Panthers partments who were divested they wanted to empower the and the country. Prominent Command and Lieutenant and a thorough professional. of the region and youth in par - ably failed to live up to the peo - Party. He accused the Saffron of their wages for many years region and get rid of the con - among those who spoke on the General AK Sharma, General He loved his job to the core. The ticular and maintained that ple’s expectations by pusillan - brigade for raising hollow slo - were protesting for regular - sistent dozes of discrimina - occasion included Khajoor Officer Commanding, White nation will remain indebted to Panthers Party is well versed imously surrendering all the gans of ‘Achey Din’ only for ization of their services. tion being administered to Singh, Gagan Pratap, Knight Corps. The 37 years old him for the supreme sacrifice with the miseries they were Jammu based issues before electoral gains and betraying Similarly, highly qualified them by the State government. Parshotam Parihar, Rakesh JCO belongs to village and devotion to duty. He will going through. Vowing to re - the Kashmir centric leaders the youth. He said that thou - Contractual lecturers includ - Yashpal Kundal and Rajesh Verma, Raman Bali besides Moirang Mantak, continue to motivate the future gain the pride and honour of for the lust of power, the peo - sands of daily wagers and ca - ing women had been observ - Padgotra while lauding the de - others. Churachandpur district of generations.

Health Secretary inaugurates PPIP Narayana IIT PMT Academy Parvez Dewan flagged at Govt Hospital Gandhi Nagar to start operations in J&K off Charri Mubark Yatra JAMMU, APRIL 02 GOF Staff Reporter Commissioner Secretary R.K. Dubey, Cahirman of the Race Jammu, April 02: Academy highlighted the need for quali - Health & Medical Education To increase the number ty training in competitive education. He Department, Dr AK and stay of Yatries and pro - said that the students of Jammu and Bhandhari, today inaugurat - mote Tourism in the state for - Kashmir are extra ordinary talented but ed 2nd round of Pulse Polio mer Advisor to Governor due to the lack of proper training and Immunization Programme Parvez Dewan who was Chief (PPIP) at Government coaching they are not being able to score Guest of the programme or - Hospital Gandhi Nagar here. top ranks in exams like IITs and NEET ganized at Kol Kandoli, Director Family Welfare, etc. He assured that Narayana IIT PMT Nagrota, the traditional First Immunization and MCH, Dr ACADEMY will provide the best ever Darshan of Maa Vaishnodevi Sameer Matoo, Project platform to the students of Jammu and ji, flagged off Charri Mubarak Director State AIDS Kashmir ensuring their selections with Yatra in presence of President Prevention & Control Society, ranks in IIT-JEE and Medical entrance Hotel & Restaurant Dr Madhuri Salathia besides examinations. Dr. Rashid Choudhary, all officers and officials of the the CEO of the Race Academy revealed Association Katra Rakesh hospital were present on the that the Centre will start class work from Wazir,President,Vice construction of a bridge at Oli creasing their number. occasion. Dr Bhandhari, April, 15, 2017, offering Crash Courses President and Gen. Sec. of the temple between Bamyal and Rakesh Wazir while speaking while speaking on the occa - for JKCET, IIT-JEE, NEET, AIMS and Charri Mubarak Yatra Deva Mai Katra and up grada - on the occasion besides thank - sion, informed about the sta - other entrance examinations along with Committee Kuldeep tion of the Deva Mai Katra- ing dewan for his efforts in pro - 11th and 12th class teaching and inte - Luthra,Kartar Chand and Nagrota and Deva Mai Katra- moting Tourism during his tus of polio eradication in the eration in association with Race GOF Staff Reporter grated programmes. He also announced Master Jagdish Raj respective - Akhnoor road via tenures in different capacities state besides number of Academy at 77 AD Gandhinagar Jammu Jammu, April 02: that soon a grand Scholarship Festival ly besides Vijay Kumar, Mathwar/Agoor roads, firstly and particularly taking keen booths established for the vac - run by IITians and experienced brand shall be launched for meritorious stu - Subhash Chander, Hans Raj the distance between Katra intrest in reviving the old tra - cination in all places. Race academy, a leading stake hold - faculty. This centre shall be an ultra dents, before the start of class work. etc. which after passing and Akhnoor will reduce by 45 ditional route of Vaishnodevi er in the IIT-JEE and Medical coaching modern destination for the coaching and He revealed that, at NARYANA IIT through different historical KM. Secondly, old historical ji and requested the authori - EVM preparation field has tied up with the NARAYANA training of aspirants of IIT-JEE and PMT ACADEMY Gandhinagar, Jammu places of the old traditional places like Ambaran at ties for expedieting the works IIT/PMT ACADEMY, the Asia’s largest Medical stream. This centre shall be fol - for Eidgah, Khanyar we have got the most comprehensive route of Maa Vaishnodevi ji in - Akhnoor,Mathwar,Showa on Nagrota-Deva Mai old route education venture to start their coach - lowed by opening up of a grand centre in course content being delivered by the cluding Jagdamba temple, assembly ing centres in the state of Jammu and Srinagar later this year. During the last Mata,Oli Mata Temple and old and Deva Mai- Akhnoor route India’s top most faculties from IITs and Kher Bhawani, Pangali Kashmir. Narayana Group, a 10 38 years of establishment, NARAYAN traditional route of Maa through Mathwar-Agoor so segments held reputed brands. The weekly CPT test Temple,Old Shiv Temple Vaishnodevi ji will come on that these all areas may come Thousand Crores plus entity, is current - GROUP has produced more number of system shall be the central axis of the Shiba,Shiv Parvati temple the Tourism map and more on Tourism map where be - SRINGAR, APRIL 2: ly teaching more than three Lac students doctors and engineers than any other in - coaching technique at Narayana-Race Marh,Kali Mata Temple and more people will visit sides increase in Tourism in 500 centres, 400 junior colleges, 200 stitution in the country. Thousand of venture. Only a limited number of stu - Gondla,Old historical Ram Jammu and its historical which will open the avenues of In connection with the forth - residential schools and more than a doctors and engineers owe their success dents shall be admitted this year. Dr. Darbar Bamyal culminated at coming bye-elections to 2- dozen professional colleges including to Narayana Group. Deepanshu Jindal Rashid Choudhary informed that there places while going back to employment for the people of Srinagar Parliamentary Medical and Engineering colleges. More (HT No. 60115454 ) the FIRST RANK hold - shall be 10 % free seats reserved for the Oli Mata Temple. Dewan while their places. He further said these areas, will open new Constituency, the Electronic than 30 Thousand employees, 12 thou - er of the JEE Main 2016, Neelesh Rao, meritorious students from Below speaking on the occasion said that the need of the hour is to horizons for these areas in dif - Voting Machine (EVM) prepa - sand faculty members and millions of IIT-JEE first Rank holder and many oth - Poverty Line section and other margin - that the main object of this increase the stay of yatries ferent ways.He asked the or - ration for Eidgah and Khanyar stake holders are serving at Narayana er top rankers in NEET and other state alized communities of the society. Yatra is to make people aware coming to Katra by rotating ganisors of this Charri assembly segments of the con - Group. In the second week of April 2017, exams are the product of NARAYANA These seats shall be filled by conduct - the rich heritage of our state. them to other places of tourist Mubarak Yatra to make it a stituency was held here today. the company will start their first ever op - IIT/PMT ACADEMY. Briefing the media ing a special test later this month. He further said that with the interest in the state vis-a-vis in - regular event. Election agents and other offi - cials were present on the occa - sion. Pertinently, the EVM Meghalaya: preparation for Habba Kadal Bhandari launches second round of Natrang organizes Sunday and Amira Kadal is scheduled to be held on April 3 and for Sonwar School teacher and Batmaloo on April 4 Intensified Pulse Polio Campaign theatre ‘Apna Apna Dard’ trampled to DDC inspects snow GOF Staff Reporter Officer Jammu Dr Robinder almost 878312 children falling GOF Staff Reporter Jammu, April 02: Khajuria, Dr. ADS Manhas, within the age group of 0-5 yrs. clearance work on Dy. CMO Jammu, Dr Chaman More than 45 thousand work - Jammu, April 02: death by wild Second round of Bhasin DHO Jammu, Dr ers from department of health, Mughal Road Intensified Pulse Polio Sanjay Turki DIO Jammu & ICDs, ASHAs & other volun - A well designed perform - elephants Campaign was launched by Dr. other officers & officials of the teer workers will be indulging ance of ‘Apna Apna Dard’, a SHOPIAN, APRIL 2 M. K. Bhandari, Worthy department. A large number in Booth & House-To-House ac - play in Hindustani was pre - Tura April 2 (PTI) Commissioner/ Secretary to of people had gathered in the tivities for 3 days from today sented by Natrang today in its District Development A school teacher was trampled Commissioner, Manzoor Govt. Health & Medical hospital premises to get their and will be subsequently su - Sunday Theatre Series. The to death by rampaging wild ele - Ahmad Qadri, today toured Education, J&K on 2nd April, children immunized against pervised as well. As per pre - play has been written by the historic Mughal Road 2017 at Govt. Hospital Gandhi Polio disease. In his address liminary reports received Hammidullah and directed by phants in West Garo Hills dis - and took stock of the snow Nagar Jammu by administer - Commissioner/ Secretary to from the districts of Jammu di - Neeraj Kant. Through this trict, police said today. The ing pulse polio drops to the Govt. Health & Medical vision 717453 i.e. 82% (approx.) clearance work there. Being play, the writer endeavoured to teacher identified as Taher Ali children (0-5 years). He was ac - Education Department ap - children have been immu - informed that the required portray different layers of hu - Sheikh was trampled to death companied by Dr. Gurjeet prised that the Health and nized on the Pulse polio booths men and machinery are in man relations. As the name when the car he was travelling place to execute the work, Singh soodan , Director Health Family Welfare Department in Jammu division on the first suggests, the play ‘Apna Apna with along with other passen - the DDC directed the con - services Jammu, Dr. Sameer has made extensive arrange - day of the second round of the gers came across a herd of wild cerned officials to expedite Mattoo, Director Family ments to give 100 % immuniza - IPPI campaign. For next two Dard’ presents different layers the work so as to ensure Welfare , MCH & immuniza - tion coverage to all the chil - days i.e. on 03.-04-2017 & of human emotions in different elephants at remote Gaptuli vil - opening of the road at the tion J&K /Project Director dren in 0 to 5 yrs age group in 04.04.2017 H-T-H pulse polio relations and also the deep sor - lage last evening, the police earliest.While interacting JKAIDS Prevention & Control the Second phase of IPPI. He campaign shall continue in the row associated with them. said. While the other passen - with media persons, he said Society, Dr Madhuri Gupta, apprised that Health depart - whole division and every effort Everyone has his/her own ex - gers made their way to safety that snow clearance ma - Medical Superintendent Govt. ment has established thou - will be made to achieve 100% pectations which may not go in choices to lead a happy and suc - everything in his/her life may after the elephants attacked the Hospital Gandhi Nagar sands of booths, hundreds of immunization of the children chinery has already synch with the expectations of cessful life and if our intentions appear to be alright but the vehicle, the teacher, however, Jammu, Dr. A D Singh State transit camps and mobile in Jammu Division falling in reached Zazinar area. others thus the pains erupt. are good but the choices are whole scenario changes once Malariologist, Chief Medical teams to provide OPV drops to the age group of 0-5 yrs. was not so lucky and was Though the play dealt with dif - bad, we still are destined to be we get to know the real pain crushed along with the car he ferent stories but the common doomed and this is what hap - that person is suffering in or - was travelling in, a senior dis - character which remains in pened with ‘Madhu’ in the play. der to live life. Natrang actors trict police officer said. central position throughout She had very innocent aspira - who acted in the play included Residents living beside the the play is a young girl, Aryans announces scholarship tions like have a family of her Mahikshit Singh, Meenakshi area had reported earlier of ‘Madhu’ who is not having a own but to fulfil this, she picks Bhagat, Shivam Singh, Akshit herd chasing vehicles in the happy life because of the cir - a wrong person which ruined Kaul and Vrinda Sharma. past few weeks mostly in the cumstances. She endeavours to her life. The moral degradation Lights were designed by evening time as it was identi - change her situation but she and decay of human values Shivam Singh and executed by fied as one of elephant’s corri - of Rs 2 Crore for JEE Aspirants opted a wrong choice for it which is getting worst with the Neeraj Kant. Music was ren - dor. Sheikh is a Hindi teacher which punishes her till her changing times was very clear - dered by by Bhisham Gupta in Kukurmara Higher GOF Staff Reporter was given much weightage while speaking said that every death. The play also teaches us ly presented in the play. Till we and the show was coordinated Secondary School. Srinagar, April 02: with chemical reactions and year around 10 lakh students that one has to make right are not introduced to someone, by Mohd. Yaseen. numerical problems but didn’t appear in JEE Mains exam for Joint Entrance Exam find tough due to proper time around 2.20 Lakh seats in India (JEE) MAIN 2017 was today management while Hitesh but couldn’t pursue their engi - successfully conducted by the Garg from Chandigarh speak - neering education even after Remove API score in 7th PC : SKUAST-TAJ central board of secondary ed - ing about physics said that qualifying the exam due to GOF Staff Reporter education system of the coun - prevailing system where ready created a mess in differ - ucation (CBSE) in two parts equal weightage was given to lack of resources or financial try and particularly to agri - teachers are evaluated based ent State Varsities and Paper-I for BE/B Tech and theory and numerical prob - constraints. Considering this, Jammu, April 02: cultural university where on a set pattern to suit a set of Departments as the pay anom - Paper II for B Arch/B lems which was well catego - Aryans has taken this JEE SKUAST-Teaching teachers are forced to work scientists who work for in - alies are not yet removed lead - Planning at 1,781 centres rized from the syllabus. scholarship initiative in Association Jammu for increasing the API score creasing the API only than ing to financial liability in across the Country for admis - Meanwhile, Chandigarh which 50% scholarship will be (SKUAST-TAJ) demands the for their promotions rather those who are contributing Educational Institutions of sion in engineering colleges, based Aryans Group of provided by Aryans and rest removal of Annual than for students and farm - in the field under extreme the State.. He further in - including the Indian ing said that the exam was dis - Colleges has also launched a 50% will be financed in the Performance Indicator / Institutes of Technology tributed into three sections special scholarship helpline shape of education loan. ers - the stakeholders. hardships is not in the intrest formed that very soon the as - Index (API) for the appoint - (IITs), National Institutes of Physics, Chemistry and for engineering aspirants. Kataria further added that 100 “Removal of API in 7th pay of nation in general and stu - sociation will take up the mat - ment and promotion of teach - Technology (NITs), Indian Mathematics having 30 ques - Students who are willing to students would be selected commission is urgent so that dent / farming community in ter with Union Minister of ers in the University system Institutes of Information tions in each section. He said pursue their higher education from all over the Country un - the meaningful contribu - particular. Dr. Vi vak M HRD for immediate redressal. Technology (IIITs), deemed that overall exam was easier in engineering courses under der this scholarship scheme in the 7th Pay Commission. tions of the scientists to the Arya, General Secretary of the Besides Dr. P.K. Rai-Joint universities and other than JEE-2016 in every aspects scholarship can give a missed under merit and means basis In a prèss statement, Dr. country / society are duly ac - association stressed for early Secretary, Dr. Devinder Centrally Funded Technical but students finds tough to call on Aryans toll-free and scholarship worth of Rs 2 Vikas Sharma, President of knowledged and appropriate - implementation of 7th PC Sharma-Publicity Secretary, Dr. Institutes (CFTI). Aayush solve the maths section. helpline no 1800-3000-0388. Dr. crore would be given by the Association informed ly rewarded through appoint - without API as 6th pay com - Rajeev Bharat-Treasurer, all the Garg who has appeared from Bhawna from Shimla said that Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans to the needy and de - that API score have done ments / promotions”, said mission was implemented late executives of TAJ were present Hanumangarh while interact - in chemistry- Organic part Aryans Group of Colleges serving students at Aryans. more harm than good to the Dr. Vikas. He added that the by three years that has al - on the occasion. Glimpses of Future 5 local JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3 2017 "JKNPP leaders & activists up in arms against BJP,for Ganga launches PPIP at Samba Emphasizes maintenance of population immunity, continuous discrimination with Jammunists" sensitive surveillance to weed out the syndrome Udhampur April 02 misuse of govt. money and machinery by the local BJP On the eve of Prime leaders. Lastly ,he appealed Minister visit at to the people of Jammu re - Udhampur,Large no's of gion to come forward & sup - Panthers party leaders & ac - port the Panthers Party tivists stage a protest demon - movement for separate stration with Black bandages Statehood because it is the & also chanted the slogans only & ultimate solution to against State Govt & specially End the discrimination with coalition partner BJP under Jammu region. Later the chairmanship of Shree Panthers Party "Haq-Insaf" Balwant Singh Mankotia rath yatra reached Pakhlai State President JKNPP at Village of District Udhampur Slathia chowk Udhampur, for Where Mr Mankotia ad - continuous discrimination dressed public gathering & with Jammunists over a long made people aware of dis - period of 70 years in every criminating behaviour led by field While addressing the the State BJP-PDP coalition gathering Mr. Mankotia stat - govt. And people also ed that discrimination with sweared for this genuine Jammu region has increased fight & assured their full sup - further after BJP-PDP coali - all spheres. He said that the Taking the jibe at the BJP for pirations of the people of port in this Panthers Party tion Government. He added farmers were not paid any betraying the people, Mr. Jammu region who contin - Separate Statehood that all the sects of Jammu re - compensation against their Mankotia said that the Jammu ued to be discriminated Movement. Others present SAMBA, APRIL 02: and there is high risk of im - concerned have been strictly gion were the victims of dis - colossal loss pertaining to youth were the worst sufferers against in the BJP partnered were Dhani Ram Atri ,Amar portation of this crippling instructed to take this latest crimination and prejudices crops, live stock, precious with paltry share of employ - govt., and had rather been Nath Mehra, Jagdev Singh Minister for Industries disease. “There is dire need to medication to every part. “It is perpetuated by the Kashmir lives which were washed ment coming to them as com - pushed to terminal decline. Jagga, Sunil Gudda , Hoisher and Commerce, Chander maintain the population im - earnest effort of the Central centric leadership since 1947. away by the catastrophic pared to Kashmir. He said the He appealed the Prime Singh, Subash , Sardar Manjeet Parkash Ganga, today admin - munity and sensitive surveil - Government that such vac - He said that the general public rains of Sept 2014 and there af - 85% selections to govt. jobs in Minister to assure and en - Singh , Sanjay Sharma istered polio drops to chil - lance to achieve the goal of cines are made available to the including traders, business - ter. He said that people had PSC and SSB went to the youth sure justice to the highly ag - ,Manohar Lal ,Sonu,Rajinder dren at Sarore Adda as part of complete polio eradication upcoming generations in a men, farmers, unemployed pinned high hopes from the of the valley and the youth of grieved region in various Bali Mirza Khan,Ankit Sanson ongoing Pulse polio immu - from the society”, he assert - hassle free manner under the and under employed youth, BJP but trgically the Saffron Jammu was made to content spheres including employ - ,Kuldeep Kumar ,Parveen nization programme (PPIP). ed. Spell ing out government supervision of Health depart - families of the martyrs, strife Party failed to fulfill their aspi - with rest 15% . Anticipating ment, allocation of funds, de - Bhagat, Vijay Kumar Gusshu Speaking on the occasion, initiatives for combating such ment”, he added. He appreciat - trodden border residents be - rations. He said that the State however, a fruitful visit of the velopment schemes, tourism ,Kuldeep Singh ,Samnik Basin Ganga emphasized impor - syndromes, the Minister said ed the role of Health depart - sides daily wagers, casual coffers remained dry for the Prime Minister, Mr. Mankotia promotion, power, health and ,Vijay ,Sonu Chandial ,Sudesh tance of campaign in view of that several new vaccines ment functionaries, NGO’s, workers, contractual lectur - families of the martyrs who expected that the visiting allied sectors. He further ap - Barnwal ,Gulshan Kesar ,Soni recurring cases in neighbor - have been introduced by the Rotary club and other support - ers, etc .had been bearing the laid down their precious lives head of the govt. would take pealed the Prime Minister to Rathore,Ajeet Kotwal ,Ajay ing countries where po - Union Ministry of Health and ing organizations in eradicat - brunt of the discrimination in while serving the Motherland. due note of the hopes and as - take cognizance of the brazen Singh Etc. liovirus is still circulating Family Welfare and all the ing polio from the country. Maintain adequate Second phase of Pulse Polio stock of essentials in immunization held across Kashmir Valley: Zulfkar Ali 9.7 lakh children administered oral vaccine on Day 1 SRINAGAR, APRIL 02: Ahmad Naqash, who gave oral vaccines to a newborn at dis - The second phase of trict hospital. A total of 154879 Intensified Pulse Polio children are to be immunized Immunization Programme during the second phase of the was held across the valley to - IPPI in the district, for which day in which above 9.7 lakh 776 vaccination booths have children under the age of 5 been established. As many as years were administered anti- 3313 workers including polio vaccine to protect them Anganwari, ASHA and volun - against the crippling disease. teers were deployed by the dis - Over one million children are trict administration for effec - target of the anti-polio drive in tive campaign. At Kupwara, Kashmir Division for which District Development 5770 booths have been set up. Commissioner G. M. Dar As many as, 1150 supervisors kicked-off the pulse polio cam - and 23,000 health workers in - paign at sub-district hospital cluding volunteers have been where he administered vac - deployed to carry out the cam - cines to newborns. It was said paign successfully across the that 1,36,262 children would be Valley.At Srinagar, Director the Minister said that in pres - creating synergy between covered under the programme SRINAGAR, APRIL 02: Health Services Kashmir, Dr. ent age it is important that various agencies engaged in for which 720 polio booths and Saleem-ur-Rehman, kick- Minister for Food, Civil initiatives are taken ahead of distribution of food grains. 3083 employees and volunteers started anti-polio campaign by Supplies and Consumer time to avoid shortages in fu - He said all the stake holders along with supervisory staff Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar administering vaccines to have been engaged for success - ture. He also urged oil compa - including FCI, State Road children at JLNM hospital Ali today asked concerned the age group of 0-5 years are were covered under thepro - Development Commissioner, ful conduct of the drive. At nies to ensure that quality, Transport Corporation here. More than 1,83,861 chil - agencies for maintaining suf - the target of the immunization gramme and 227 vaccination Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Bandipora, the second round of safety and weight of the con - (SRTC), and FCS&CA need to dren would be covered under ficient stock of essential sup - drive for which 215 pulse polio booths have been set up for the Shah,launched the drive with the anti-polio campaign was signment are maintained at work in harmony and coordi - the programme in the district plies especially food grains centres have been established purpose, besides 920 employ - an aim to eradicate the disease launched by kickboxing cham - all times. Later, the Minister nation for smooth distribu - for which 2520 employees and and petroleum products in and 900 personnel of the ees and 48 supervisors were from the district by adminis - pion Tajamul Islam in pres - visited FCI warehouse in tion of food grains. Director volunteers have been deputed Kashmir division. The Health Department along with deputed for the immunization tering drops to children at ence of CMO and other officials Lethpora and inspected the FCS&CA Kashmir, Joint in 630 pulse-polio booths. To Minister issued the instruc - supervisors have been de - programme in the district. At Maternity and Child Care hos - by administering vaccines to quality of food grains. The Director Legal Metrology, ensure 100 percent target tions after his visit to gas bot - ployed for carrying out the Budgam, the drive was inau - pital Anantnag in which children at district hospital. A Minister was apprised that Deputy Director Supplies achievement, it was said that tling plant of Hindustan drive successfully. At gurated by District 1,35,734 would be immunized. total of 62106 children under FCI has a current stock of FCS&CA Kashm ir along with polio booths have been set up Petroleum Corporation of Ganderbal, District Development Commissioner, For successful conduct of the the age of 5 years are target of 86194 metric tons (MTs) of other concerned officers ac - in every part of the summer India (HPCL) in Pampore and Development Commissioner, Mir Altaf Ahmad at Aga Syed drive, 2,663 employees includ - the drive. It was said that 325 rice and 10548 MTs of Wheat companied the Minister dur - capital. At Shopian, the IIPI Food Corporation of India Tariq Hussain Ganai, accom - Yousf Memorial district hospi - ing health workers, ASHA vaccination booths and 5 tran - for Kashmir division. He was ing his visits. Meanwhile, phase-II campaign com - (FCI) warehouse at Lethpora panied by ADC Syed tal. About 1,03,359 children are workers, Anganwari workers sit points have been estab - informed that present stocks the Minister also evaluated menced today with District to take stock of essential sup - Shahnawaz Bukhari kick- target of the anti-polio drive in and teachers have been de - lished in the district for which would suffice for next two stock situation of sugar sup - Development Commissioner plies situation in the Valley. started the programme by ad - the district for which 2,252 ployed at 634booths. At 1300 workers from Health, months. Urging the agency ply for the Valley and said Manzoor Ahmad Qadri ad - The Minister was informed ministering pulse polio drops workers and volunteers have Baramulla, the anti-polio ICDS, Education Department to enhance their stock situa - that the supply has already ministering oral vaccines to to newborns at District been deployed at612 booths in - drive was inaugurated by and volunteers along with su - that presently the oil compa - tion, the Minister said al - been dispatched to all dis - children at district hospital. It Hospital Ganderbal. cluding nine transit teams as District Development pervisors have been deployed nies are maintaining stocks though the stock situation is tricts, adding, the distribu - was said that 43370 children in Approximately 45504 children well. At Anantnag, District Commissioner Dr. Nassir in the district. of 1937 KL petrol, 6403 KL good, efforts should be made tion has also started in some diesel, 1637 KL kerosene and for maintaining stocks for at districts. The Minister was 67588 cylinders in Kashmir least six months so that there informed that so far around division. Expressing satisfac - is no dearth of food grains at 3000 quintals of sugar has al - tion over the stocks main - any point of time in the divi - ready been distributed in Dy Election Commissioner Baba Panj Peer Ji Management tained by the oil companies, sion. Zulfkar Ali asked for various districts. reviews preparedness committee holds meeting Tourism department holds SRINAGAR, APRIL 02: District Election Officers GOF Staff Reporter gave a detailed presentation Jammu, April 02: Deputy Election on the poll preparedness and Commissioner, Sandeep A meeting of Baba Panj informed that first and second Peer Ji Volunteer Mountain Biking event Saxena, today reiterated the randomization of EVMs has stand of Election Commission Management Committee, already been completed. It Talab Tillo Kabir Colony of India (ECI) for maintaining Begins Mountain Biking Rental facility at Zabarwan Park was apprised that in Srinagar Jammu was held in which neutrality and strict compli - Parliamentary Constituency they discussed upcoming pro - SRINAGAR, APRIL 2: their passion for adventurous for the adventure lovers. ance of Model Code of Conduct EPIC ratio stands at 94 per - gramme of the Baba Panj sport. Secretary Tourism, "With the launch of this facili - guidelines for the forthcom - cent. The IG Kashmir and oth - Peer. The meeting was Department of Tourism in Farooq Ahmad Shah flagged ty the domestic as well as the ing Parliamentary bye-elec - er concerned gave a detailed chaired by Baba Surinder Ji collaboration with JK off the event in presence of foreign tourists can head to - tions. Saxena was speaking at Maharaj. During the meeting, Mountain Biking Association briefing to the DEC about Director Tourism Kashmir, wards any hill station by tak - a meeting convened to review The management committee today organized Mountain overall security arrange - Mahmood A Shah and Deputy ing our MTB cycles on rent", the poll preparedness for elec - ments being put in place for informed about the prepara - Biking event at Zabarwan Director Tourism Riyaz he said. Meanwhile, Amir tions to Srinagar and tion of upcoming bandhara on Park with participation of smooth and peaceful conduct Ahmad. The riders completed Asad and Mehraj Qayoom Anantnag Parliamentary of the elections. Speaking on June 25 on the eve of Eid as over 40 riders from different a return journey covering 15 were declared as best riders seats. The meeting was at - per their annual programme. affiliated clubs. To facilitate the occasion, the Deputy km distance from Zarbarwan while 87-yr-old Ghulam Rasool tended by Returning Officers, The committee also taken var - tourist’s participation in the Election Commissioner Park via Parimahal, was honoured as oldest cyclist IG Kashmir, District Election ious decision for the develop - event, the Department of stressed on coordination Cheshmashahi, Botanical in the event. President JKM - Officers, Election Observers ment of the Darbar for the occasion including Jaginder Kamaljeet Singh, joint secre - Tourism also opened a among all the concerned de - Garden, Tulip Garden and BA Asif Iqbal Burza hailed the and other concerned officials. convince of the devotees who Singh Jamwal, president, tary, Rachhpal Chand, public - Mountain Biking Rental facili - partments for making the at - Kralsangri. Speaking on the department for establishing During the meeting, are visit for the obeisance of Baldev Raj, vice-president, ity secretary, Sushil Kumar, ty at the park where from they mosphere conducive for forth - occasion, Farooq Shah said Mountain Biking Rental Returning Officers and the Baba Panj Peer. Others Shamsher Chand, general sec - Cashier, Sham Lal, casher can rent out bikes to satiate they have opened the facility Facility at Srinagar. coming bye-elections. who were present during the retary, Mohan Lal, Secretary, and others.

M. nAVeen PUBLic ScHOOL nAGROtA Expenditure Observer interacts with officers (GOVt. RecOGniSeD ) fee Structure for the session (2017-18) ANANTNAG, APRIL 2: and monitoring of election India. He also called for sen - S.nO cLASS MOntHLY fee expenditure incurred by the sitizing the flying squads and Expenditure Observer to contesting candidates. It was establishment of check posts 1. Nursery Rs. 450.00 the 3-Anantnag informed that the expendi - by static surveillance teams. 2. L.K.G Rs. 450.00 Parliamentary ture monitoring teams have The nodal officers of flying 3. U.K.G Rs. 450.00 Constituency, Farhat Khan, maintained shadow registers squads were directed to re - today held an interactive for accounting purposes. port the in-house meeting of 4. 1st Rs. 500.00 meeting with nodal officers, Besides, flying squads and political parties regarding 5. 2nd Rs. 500.00 expenditure and assistant ex - static surveillance teams the election process so that 6. 3rd Rs. 500.00 penditure monitoring ob - have been constituted to re - proper books are main - 7. 4th Rs. 500.00 servers of Anantnag, port the expenditure made by tained, whereas the expendi - Kulgam, Pulwama and the contesting candidates. ture monitoring nodal offi - 8. 5th Rs. 500.00 Shopian at Dak Bungalow The Expenditure Observer cers were asked to keep liai - 9. 6th Rs. 550.00 here. The concerned offi - impressed upon the officers son with political parties and 10. 7th Rs. 550.00 cers apprised the Observer of to submit daily reports as per educate them about the 11. 8th Rs. 550.00 the arrangements made for the formats devised by the modus operandi of expendi - ensuring perfect counting Election Commission of ture accounting. Principal Glimpses of Future 6 opinion/edit JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3, 2017 Glimpses of Future Sonia Gandhi needs to take firm decisions to save party By : Hari sHankar has to be taken in totality and after that re - The first decision is of leadership; if gional stalwarts have to be approached. icism Sonia has to give the charge to Rahul, then This task should be accomplished either Accept crit by Sonia and her core team or by Rahul af - this is the right time. There is no other strong leader in the Congress and that is ter he assumes charge. Till other ndia is a land of tolerance, land of Buddha, land of the party’s biggest woe. The second deci - Opposition parties do not see Rahul in a decisive role, they will be hesitant in even Chaitanya, but not land of intolerance. President sion is to finalise pre-poll alliances, and the Congress must decide the policy on it talking to him. Then there is the issue of fi - Pranab Mukherjee has put a premium on debate soon There is still a section of leaders in nancial crisis in the Congress. This came I out in the open during the local body elec - the Congress that has high hopes from and discussions, exhorting the student community to Sonia Gandhi. Recently, in Parliament, tions in Maharashtra and Odisha. The party has to understand that it can’t run be argumentative, but not intolerant. While making party leaders were happy to know that Sonia had returned from the US and was on just the donations of MLAs and MPs. It reference to first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru feeling better. In the regular briefing also, has to evolve a centralised system of fund - the party said their leader was in good ing. In the Congress, MLAs, MPs, and min - as the one who built modern India, President has said health, following which many partymen isters create their own independent is - lands, with themselves at the top of the he had helped build an atmosphere of free debate and shared the information on Twitter and Facebook. Some close aides of Rahul agenda. The Congress can take a cue from discussions and not conflict and confrontation. Gandhi also did the same. In fact, the the BJP, where Amit Shah has connected Congress leaders are expecting a miracle all members with the party. No BJP leader Amartya Sen had said that an Indian can be argumen- like the one in 2004. They feel that the situ - works for his/her own self, rather they work for the party. The Congress must un - tative, but not intolerant. The management educa- ation of the party is similar to as it was in Gandhi Vadra into politics or to supervise first decision is of leadership; if she has to 1997. At that time also, the Congress had Rahul’s team after handing over party give the charge to Rahul, then this is the derstand that elections have become an tion, in order to be world class, needs to be able to em- been pushed to the margins. It was not in reins to him. One leader says Rahul right time. There is no other strong leader expensive affair. The old theory of com - power at the Centre and it was losing pow - should be given the command of the party in the Congress and that is the party’s mitted workers of Indian politics has be - brace contrasting pedagogical approaches, multi-dis- er in States one by one. But when Sonia be - immediately and Priyanka should be in - biggest woe. Sonia, Rahul, and Priyanka come redundant. This is the age of paid volunteers. Remember, the AAP had re - ciplinary allegiances, and contemporary skills and came the party president in 1998, things cluded in his team. Now that Sonia and have their own power centres and party changed for the better, they believe. Under Rahul are back, it is being speculated that leaders are working on their own. The sec - cruited paid volunteers and defeated the capabilities. A plural mode of thought leadership in Sonia’s leadership, the Congress grabbed Sonia will take some strong decisions to ond decision is to finalise pre-poll al - Congress and BJP with their help. power at the Centre along with 14 States. resurrect the party after consulting with liances, and the Congress has to decide the Another fight relates to the cyber education enables the simultaneous pursuit of multi- The Congress leaders are hopeful senior leaders. She has to take two deci - policy on it. Till date, the party has been space. The Congress claims it was Rajiv ple paths to excellence. Such plurality is evident in Sonia can perform the miracle again. That sions and if she delays them any further, taking decisions depending on the situa - Gandhi who had brought computers to the miracle can either be to push Priyanka the party’s problems will only rise. The tion in various States. Now, the decision Sonia Gandhi on PAGE 7 the priorities and practices of students in India. Let

hundreds of ideas blossom in universities and let ground where demonetisation was chal - there be debate, not confrontation. There is a need of lenged. It was a test where failure could Redefining leadership have proved costly. Rather than playing making management education holistic to instil sen- safe, he went without restraint, aggres - sitivity of socio economic surroundings in learners. By : Pramod PatHak way? His very leadership would have sively with all his body, all his mind, all What makes leaders tick? The ques - come under cloud. More so, because he his soul. Perhaps it was this confidence Management education like education in other pro- tion has bothered social scientists for a had already burnt his fingers in the past that made his opponents sound shaky in in the Delhi and the Bihar Assembly fessional streams cannot be divorced from the socio- long time. But the welter of research and their convictions. This made the differ - the theory jungle has hardly led to any Elections. Moreover, the UP elections ence as they could not in any way pierce economic reality facing the nation. Skilled and social- kind of conclusion. However, most agree were held in the aftermath of demoneti - many holes in demonetisation. It is the sation, a drastic action that was widely leader’s conviction that instils doubts in ensitive professionals will not only build Indian that it’s the ability to connect with fol - ly s lowers. But what is this ability? Is it the criticised and its benefits not yet dis - his opponents. Another significant as - leadership in global business and industry, but carry personal charisma that mesmerises the cernible. Actually,it had put a question pect was his aggressive strategy. What followers? Or the mix of traits constitut - mark on his leadership style. Yet, he he did in Varanasi has never been done. on their shoulders the developmental priorities of the ing the leader’s personality like appear - went ahead, undeterred and unapolo - No PM would have spent so much time in nation. Education in a country has got to be demon- ance, communication styles, manner - getic. That is one quality that makes one parliamentary constituency, that isms, etc. Theories don’t help. This is the leaders tick. Take a decision, own it and too his own, in a State election. strably in promotion of the progress of the country. reason there is so much focus on leader - stand by it. Decisiveness rather than be - Particularly when initial reports were ing fickle is what brings the admiration not very encouraging. The ground re - The academic environment should be free from phys- ship development training. Rightly so, as leadership makes the critical differ - of the people. The way in which the port would have made other leaders play ical and mental violence, particularly in the seats of ence between success and failure. Prime Minister went on defending de - safe so that if things went wrong, an es - Though managements make big invest - monetisation offers a vital lesson on cape route was there. Modi did the oppo - higher learning. The ideas must flow from various ments to develop leadership, they draw cussed. And what better a model than leadership. He took the act to the masses site. And turned the tide by sweeping the parts of the world as our ancient universities have basic insights from political leaders. the Indian Prime Minister Narendra in a unique way, challenging his detrac - opposition in Varanasi lock, stock and Thus organisations and nations have Modi. He proved pollsters and psepholo - tors whole hog, without doubt or regret. barrel. He chose to lead from the front, used to attract teachers, researchers and scholars one thing in common — they all need to gists wrong. In fact, what he did is his - And the UP results proved that he could willing to accept the results for his ac - connect with the people convincingly. It from outside. We must accept criticism as argument be led by person’s who can hold sway toric. No Prime Minister in the country tions, and gave hundred percent for the over the followers. had ever done this spending so much was the sheer dint of faith in his actions cause dear to his heart. That is transfor - and not as intolerance. Against this backdrop, the qualities time in a State election. It was a great that helped him achieve this. UP was mational leadership. In Mandalised UP, that make leaders tick need to be dis - risk. What if UP had not gone the BJP’s crucial and it was one major battle - he made caste irrelevant. Abnormal rise in C-sections Both rewarding By : CHHaya PaCHauli CSR for public health facilities was at a high- conducted in different regions has concluded judgement or who has an ulterior motive – er range of 15.2%, which has now reduced to that while C-sections play an important role more profit by misleading and exploiting the The commercialisation of caesarean de - 12% in spite of the fact that institutional de - in preventing maternal and neonatal mortal- patient. While a case of wrong judgement and challenging liveries, especially in private hospitals, hit liveries there have risen to 52%. Whether it’s ities when “medically necessary”, there is no may apply to both public and private sectors, the headlines recently following an online a good or a bad sign can only be concluded af- evidence that mortality rates decline if CSR the profit motive essentially applies to pri - By : aniruddH BHaidkar petition. It was further highlighted when ter a thorough analysis of factors which have is above 10%. This means that C-sections vate healthcare providers. There is usually a Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka led to this decline. However, what is ex - which account for 10-15% of CSR are essen - wide variation in the charges for normal de- While the most desirable educational profession in Gandhi asked the Ministry of Health to en - tremely stupefying is the steep rise in CSR in tially unnecessary, irrespective of whether liveries and C-sections across private hospi- the country is medicine, chances of one become a doctor sure that hospitals make public the number private healthcare facilities. A comparison they happen in public healthcare sector or tals, which may range from a few thousands are poor. This because medical education is expensive of caesarean births. Figures for C-section de- of NFHS-III and NFHS-IV figures tells us that private. A CSR of 41% in private hospitals far of rupees for a normal delivery to a few lakhs and it requires sincere commitment and dedication to liveries are alarming, putting a question despite fewer number of institutional births surpasses this threshold. This should cer - for C-sections. Apart from the high proce - become a doctor There are always students in every mark on the possible unethical practices taking place in private health facilities in tainly ring an alarm not just among the dure charges, a C-section also leaves abun - class, who dream of becoming doctors. That’s something prevalent in private hospitals. Spotlight dis- comparison to public ones, CSR in private fa- healthcare seekers but also among the health dant scope for the hospital to extract more in-born, I feel. However, the desire to wear the white coat sects the issue. The latest National Family cilities is thrice more at 41% than CSR in gov- service providers, including the state health money by extending the stay of the patient at and serve the society can be overwhelming at times. Health Survey (NFHS) data has brought to ernment hospitals. Many of us may quickly departments and the Ministry for Health and the facility and imposing charges for extra There are many who dream of becoming a doctor, but not light an alarming rise in caesarean sections attribute this wide variation between CSR in Family Welfare. C-section is a life-saving medication, investigations and other miscel- everyone succeeds. This, not just because it is a long (C-sections) being performed in the country. public and private health facilities to the procedure which is integral to emergency laneous services. Since there is no regula - journey, in terms of time and money, to become a doctor, The rate of caesarean section (CSR) has dou- poor capacity of public health institutions to obstetric care and should only be undertak - tion on charges for services at private health but also because a sincere commitment and dedication is bled in a decade from 8.5% in NFHS-III (2005- manage emergency obstetric cases which en when there is a perceived risk or threat in- facilities, they can shoot up their rates as required for the same. The effort is sustained, the hours 06) to 17.2% in the latest NFHS-IV (2015-16). shifts the burden to private facilities, and volved to the life of the pregnant woman or high as they want. At times, these expenses put in are long and the sacrifices made are innumerable. Further disaggregation of data between hence a higher CSR there. This interpreta - the child if she goes through a natural birth could be enough to rob one of years of savings For many, the spark dies down even before it starts. But public and private health facilities is even tion at a glance may sound quite convincing process. Thus, any C-section undertaken or even push a family to below poverty line. It some continue to prod through all odds. For an aspiring more shocking. While there is a decline in given that we all know the sorry state of gov- with the idea other than preventing mater - has also been revealed through regional doctor, hard work comes naturally. Somehow, they are CSR for births in public health facilities from ernment hospitals. However, what needs to nal or infant morbidity or mortality is unnec- studies that if a woman is covered by health expected to put in all those hours, reading books, giving 15.2% in NFHS-III to 11.9% in the latest fig - be seriously taken into account is that any essary and should be avoided. insurance, health facilities would more read- tests, entrance exams and face a fiercely competitive en- ures, the CSR in private hospitals has in - CSR higher than 10-15% in a region is med - However, there could be several factors ily suggest a C-section as the claim amounts vironment at a tender age. The raw mind is sometimes creased to 41% as compared to 27.7% in ically unacceptable as per the World Health which may push one to opt for a C-section are higher. Are women to blame? Of late, not able to withstand the pressures but still it keeps go- NFHS-III. The data reveals that a decade ago Organisation (WHO) guidelines. even when it is not required. Most of the there have been several reports from differ - ing. Admission in a medical school is not the end of the when only 18% of the institutional births A WHO task force on averting maternal times the push may come from the obstetri - ent parts of the country where women have pressures, it’s the beginning. Admission in a medical were taking place in public health facilities, mortality after detailed analysis of research cian who is either not sure about his/her Abnormal rise on PAGE 7 college far away from home, poor living conditions and bad food can only be some of the challenges they initially face. The pressures of academic work keep mounting. Hundreds of internal exams, viva, practical and journal completions in addition to preparing for the university Namasudras of Bengal and impact on nation’s freedom movement exams every year test the patience of even the bravest souls. As it is humorously said, the casualty rate By : ak Biswas Pakistan had a leg to stand on. The Muslims were officially re-designated as Namasudras, former and religious leader of Faridpur stood amongst the medical students is very high. Around 35 to must be grateful to unmerciful Hindu arro- observed a ‘general strike’ in 1872-73 in protest firmly on the partition of Bengal and against the 50 percent of the entire batch may fail in the first year Bengal furnished a standing proof of what gance and unbridled orthodoxy that drove the against their caste men, when in jails as prison- swadeshi movement in 1905. Sir Surendra Nath university exam itself. That along with the pain of losing havoc social discrimination, injustice and in- Namasudras and Pods for cover and dignity un- ers, being exclusively compelled to perform Banerjea wrote a letter to the Namasudra six months of academic life can wreak havoc on the stu- equality, resulting in dehumanisation of a pop- der Islam. LR Faucus, ICS and Settlement conservancy services, while prisoners of other leader, urging to join the swadeshi movement dent’s morale, but the battle carries on. Internships are a ulous community wrought. A homeland for Officer, Khulna, recorded that as the deltaic castes and Muslims were exempted. The strike with his lakhs of followers, known as Matuas. unique faucet of the medical school, where fresh doctors Bengali Muslims in 1947 was, in consequence, area which is now Khulna district, rose out of lasted for over at least four months, exerting ru- But Guru Charan Thakur turned down his are exposed to harsh reality of delivering frontline med- created, a fact mainstream historians and litter- the sea, the first persons to penetrate its inous repercussions on the life of 5.5 million request with an interjection that the upper ical treatment to hundreds of patients on a daily basis. In ateurs are shy to acknowledge. In the 1901 swampy forests were undoubtedly the pre- people of Faridpur, Backarganj and Jessore, castes were consumers of luxurious goods im- Government institutes, the situation can be particularly Census, authorities reported that descendants Aryan hunters and fishers, who alone could now in Bangladesh. The Superintendent of ported from abroad and hence the movement grueling with poor infrastructure and understaffed of Namasudra and Pod, both untouchable find a livelihood to their tastes in its jungles and Police, after an inquiry, reported on March 18, should remain confined within them. Deprived wards. Interns work long shifts for weeks on a stretch, castes, who embraced Islam, aggregated at nine rivers. These tribes are now represented by the 1873, to the District Magistrate, Faridpur, of their political right, he wrote back, the learning and caring for those in need. millions of the 10.5 million Muslims of Dhaka Pods and Namasudras who form the bulk of the which was the theatre of the strike, that Namasudras were victims of oppression and At the same time, they also prepare for their post- and Chittagong Divisions. In 1872, Bengal was a non-Mohammedan population of the district. “...Chandals are not only agriculturists, but discrimination in their own homeland. So the entrance exams, which are probably the most Hindu majority province with 1,81,00,400 per- The term Namasudra is an euphemism for the they are also boatmen, porters, carpenters, pot- upper castes, his letter further disclosed, would graduate sons as against 1,76,09,130 Muslims. A decade detested Chandals who were held in lowest esti- ters, and fishermen; on them devolve all the oc- do well to learn a lesson on how to fraternize academically exhausting and difficult in the country. later the Muslims outnumbered the Hindus. In mation of all the aboriginal tribes of Bengal by cupation and trades practised by other castes in with the untouchable and the depressed class- Getting into medicines definitely ensures that the stu- 1901, Bengali Hindus aggregating at 2,22,12,069 the Aryans. In 1911, John Edward Webesters, more settled tracts”. Unfailingly the strike by es; otherwise they would never participate in dent will remain into academic life for the next decade of persons lagged behind Muslims by 55,98,000 ICS, stated that the youngest among all the dis- such a community brought life of the rural theswadeshi movement. A number of memo- his life. Colleagues pursuing other branches are long set- persons. In 1941, the Hindus numbered tricts in the Ganges delta, Noakhali had no an- economy to a standstill. The district Magistrate randa was submitted by All-Bengal Namasudra tled in their jobs when these doctors are still spending 250,57,000 and Muslims 330,05,4000 souls, who cient history. It is probably not more than 3,000 too conducted an inquiry and found its reper- Association and All-Bengal Depressed Classes long hours in the words treating patients, often deliver- became majority by 79,48,400 persons. Between years since first it became fit for human habita- cussion “ruinous”. Association. A joint delegation of these two ing much more than what is required of them in the line 1901 and 1941, the Muslims increased at 13.2 per tion, but there are no records to tell us who and The Lieutenant Governor, Sir George Associations gave oral evidence to Simon of duty. A large portion of their youth is invested in creat- cent whereas Hindus by 24.3 per cent. At this what manner of men they were who first settled Campbell, had passed order that “the Chandals Commission in 1929 at what was then Calcutta ing sustainable academic base and getting required qual- rate, the descendants of converts of Namasudra in it and reclaimed the jungles. Possibly they in jail should not in future be forced to do the and ventilated their grievances under the lead- ifications to ensure that they are up to the best standards. and Pod contributed during the period 12 lakhs were the progenitors of the present work of sweepers, but that any of them who ership of Mukunda Behary Mallick, a Medical education is a never ending process where doc- to the Muslim population. Their contribution to Namasudras or Chandals, who according to chooses to do it when its comparatively easy na- Namasudra. The memorandum of the tors are required to continuously update their medical Bengali Muslims totalled 1,02,00,000. Bereft of O’Donnel, entered Bengal from the North-East ture is pointed out, may be allowed so to work”. Namasudras stated that “the literacy of the knowledge to keep up with the latest advances in medi- 1.02 crores, there was no Muslim majority and before the Koches; or they may be represented Unfortunately, the order, for mysterious rea- Brahmans is 48 per cent, that of the Vaidyas 65 cines, at their own cost. Most doctors are underpaid in they would decline to 2,28,05,400 and Hindus by the Jugis. These are some of the highlights son(s), remained unimplemented. This re- per cent and that of the Kayasthas 41 per cent. It contrast to the amount of work they put in and it some- surge to 3,52,57,000 — leaving an unbridgeable of the keynote address delivered by this writer mains as an illustration of standing shame for is a matter of history that for reasons known to times takes years to repay the debt incurred in the course gap of 1,24,51,600 persons! Grossest dehumani- on the first ever Namasudra History Congress, the failure of the colonial bureaucracy to imple- them, these communities have practically shut of medical education. In the line of his duty, Rohan sation and discrimination of the untouchables February 18-19, 2017, held at Calcutta. Since ment orders of His Excellency the Lieutenant the doors of schools against the members of the Mahamunkar, a resident doctor was attacked because he invited the partition of Bengal in 1947, for which these find no place in mainstream history or ac- Governor of the Lower Provinces of Bengal. depressed classes during the pre-British rule in could not treat the patient as his ailment was beyond his Hindus must blame themselves though they ademic discourses, the Namasudra After 35 years, the Bengal Provincial India”. According to the All-Bengal Depressed scope of knowledge and he pled with the relatives to take targeted British divide and rule, intransigence Intellectuals and Activists Forum organised Congress at Pabna in 1908, passed a resolution Classes Association, “denial of admission in him to a higher center. They shattered his bones and of MA Jinnah etc. These factors were just inci- the symposium which might be considered as a calling for an end to the discriminatory practice Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta, for mercilessly thrashed him, blinded him in one eye, nearly dental to the plot. Without a demographic ma- novel event for academic and cultural calendar of engagement of Chandals, as Guru Charan treatment” of untouchable patients was a reali- ended his career, what was his fault? jority, no logic of partition and demand for of the Bengalis. The Chandals, who in 1911, Thakur, a Namasudra patriarch, social re- Namasurdas on PAGE 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press, 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-25472420, RNI NO. 43798/86, emails : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 national JAMMU MONDAY APRIL, 03 , 2017 Govt committed to complete AP Cabinet: Naidu inducts son, 4 YSRC MLAs who switched sides Amaravati, Apr 2 : (PTI) Mrinalini was dropped. The others birthday gift today for 28-year-old from the TDP to get Cabinet berths in - Akhila Priya, who is the youngest min - Chief Minister N Chandrababu cluded Pithani Satyanarayana, Nakka ister in the state Cabinet. At 34, Lokesh independence of judiciary: Law Min Naidu's son Nara Lokesh, four MLAs Ananda Babu, Somireddy is the second youngest minister in the Allahabad, Apr 2 : (PTI) of the opposition YSRC who crossed Chandramohan Reddy, Kalva AP Cabinet while Deputy Chief over to the ruling TDP, and six others Srinivasulu and Kothapalli Samuel Minister (Revenue) K E Krishna Government is commit - were today inducted into the Andhra Jawahar . Vijayawada Central MLA Murthy, aged 79, is the oldest. In all, 21 ted to complete independence Pradesh Cabinet while five ministers Bonda Umamaheswara Rao, who as - out of 67 MLAs of the YSRC switched of the judiciary, Union Law were dropped. The first major reorgan - pired to become a minister, announced loyalty to the TDP since February 2016. Minister Ravi Shankar isation of the state Council of that he would resign from his post but Of them, one Bhuma Nagi Reddy died Prasad today said. He urged Ministers since the formation of TDP- continue in the party .MPs Kesineni last month. Those dropped from the lawyers to volunteer to help BJP government on June 8, 2014, how - Srinivas and Konakalla Narayana Cabinet are Palle Raghunatha Reddy, the poor get access to justice ever, triggered discontent in the TDP. tried to pacify Bonda but the latter re - Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy, Kimidi and highlighted the steps be - One of the dropped ministers, Bojjala mained firm on his decision. Mrinalini, Peethala Sujatha and ing taken by the Centre to re - Gopala Krishna Reddy, resigned from Government whip Ch Prabhakar was Ravela Kishore Babu. Palle held many duce pendency, including his Assembly membership. The veter - also apparently upset that his rival portfolios like Information and Public minimising litigation by the an TDP leader from Chittoor forward - creased to 26 . The Cabinet now has Pithani Satyanarayana, who joined Relations, Information Technology, State and meeting the long- ed his resignation letter to Assembly four members of the Legislative the TDP on the eve of 2014 elections, Telugu Language and Culture, standing demand of filling up Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao this Council, including Lokesh who was was made a minister. In Kadapa dis - Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident vacant posts of judges. "The morning. A copy of the letter was also elected to the state Legislative Council trict, the home turf of YSRC chief Y S Telugu Affairs. However, Palle has Prime Minister has said that sent to the CM . Chandrababu spoke to under the MLAs' quota last month . Jaganmohan Reddy, there was some now been made the government chief government is committed to Bojjala over phone and is said to have The four YSRC MLAs, who were resentment among those opposed to whip, the post that has a Cabinet min - independence of the judiciary explained the reason for dropping sworn-in as ministers included R V Adinarayana Reddy, who has been ister's rank. Though it was initially ex - and that it should be com - him. Governor E S L Narasimhan ad - Sujay Krishna Rao, Bhuma Akhila made a minister. Rama Subba Reddy, pected that Municipal Administration plete," Prasad said at the clos - ministered the oath of office and secre - Priya, Ch Adinarayana Reddy, N senior TDP leader from Minister P Narayana too would be ing ceremony of the cy to the new ministers at a function Amarnatha Reddy . Veteran TDP Jammalamadugu in Kadapa, strongly dropped and handed a special respon - Allahabad High Court's near the state government's transi - leader and party's state unit president opposed the inclusion of Adinarayana sibility with Cabinet minister's rank, sesquicentennial celebra - number of cases filed by the year-long face-off with the ex - tional headquarters at Velagapudi. K Kala Venkata Rao was taken into the Reddy in the Cabinet and threatened to the Chief Minister was said to have de - tions. He said the government government is reduced as far ecutive by agreeing to include The AP Cabinet's strength has now in - Cabinet while his sister-in-law Kimidi quit the party. A Cabinet berth was a cided against it. is committed to reducing pen - as possible. "There has been a the contentious clause of na - dency of cases, an issue high - long-standing demand for fill - tional security in selection of lighted by Prime Minister ing up of vacant posts of judges. Hailing the contribu - Narendra Modi as well as judges. That too will be taken tions of advocates in the free - Congress hits out at BJP over Raman's Am a messenger of Indian Chief Justice of India J S care of," Prasad said. The dom struggle, the Minister Khehar at the event. "As a step Union Minister was speaking said luminaries like in this direction we are set - in the presence of Prime Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar ting up sahayata kendras (fa - Minister Narendra Modi, Patel and Rajendra Prasad remarks on cow slaughter culture: Dalai Lama cilitation centres) that will be Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram had placed an ideal of "kaabil Raipur, Apr 2 : (PTI) Guwahati, Apr 2 : (PTI) devoted to speedy disposal of Naik and Chief Minister Yogi vakil, tyaagi neta" (competent Tibetan spiritual such cases as may have been Adityanath, among lawyer, sacrificing leader) The Congress today hit out leader the Dalai Lama to - pending for 10 years or more. others.There are nearly 5,000 which all ought to follow. at the BJP over Chhattisgarh day said he was the "A pilot project for legal aid vacancies in the subordinate Prasad also recalled land - Chief Minister Raman Singh's "longest guest" of the gov - was being launched for Uttar judiciary and the pendency. mark judgements passed by remark to "hang cow killers", ernment of India and has Pradesh and Bihar," the min - There are as many as 2.7 crore the Allahabad High Court, in - saying the party is raking up the now become a messenger ister said. Prasad exhorted cases pending in subordinate cluding the one whereby the issue to divert the attention from of Indian culture. "I am those involved in the legal courts, and 38.7 lakh cases election of the then Prime the agitation for liquor ban. The the longest guest of gov - profession to help the govern - pending in the high courts. Minister Indira Gandhi was main opposition party in the ernment of India for the ment in achieving its objec - While the appointments in the declared illegal and another state also demanded stern action last 58 years and am now tives by devoting their time higher judicary have been de - one way back in 1901 which in connection with the alleged paying back for that ges - and energy in cases "that may layed over the tussle between held that a widow was entitled deaths of cows in government- ture by becoming the messenger of Indian culture," he said while be pro bono and may not bring the Centre and the Supreme to receive maintenance. "I aided bovine shelter homes. The delivering a lecture on 'Ancient Indian Knowledge in Modern publicity". The Minister said Court collegium over was myself privileged to be a chief minister had yesterday Times' here. He said "for the last few years, I have started describ - that the process is on for final - Memorandum of Procedure, counsel in yet another land - said in Jagdalpur that those who ing myself as the son of India. A few years ago, some Chinese me - ising a national litigation pol - the Centre has often faulted mark case - the Ayodhya title kill cows would be "hanged" in dia came and asked why I say so. I told them that each part of my icy."Already, I have at the di - the judiciary over the vacan - dispute. "I do not wish to his state. "There is no opposition long to BJP (those running slaughter of cows, buffaloes and brain is filled with Nalanda thoughts. "Physically, for the last over rection of the Prime Minister cies in lower courts. However, speak about this case much to ban on cow slaughter. But the gaushala)? You (CM) are making their progeny. Slaughter of cow, 50 years, my body is surviving on Indian 'dal' and 'chapati'. So, written to chief ministers of the Supreme Court collegium since an appeal challenging chief minister should first tell states and my colleagues in such a tall statement just to di - buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and physically and mentally I am an Indian". Referring to secularism, last month finalised the MoP the High Court order is pend - what action was taken into the vert attention of people from the possession of their meat is he said "I am fully committed to promote communal harmony. It the Union Council of for appointment of judges in ing before the Supreme deaths of cows reported in gov - Ministers to ensure that the protest going all over the state de - banned in Chhattisgarh. is understandable that there are some mischievous people who the higher judiciary, ending a Court," Prasad said. ernment-aided 'gaushala' (cow manding liquor ban," Baghel Transport, export to other states cause trouble."He said that the only way to reduce differences and shelter home)," Chhattisgarh said. He also said that before for slaughter is also banned. problems was to consider (that) "we are all human beings." Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel making such statements, the These offences attract same pun - Releasing the Assamese version of his autobiography 'My Land Introspect Punjab polls told PTI. "Nothing happened in government should arrange for ishment of 7 years' jail and fine and My People' in the same function, he said he was optimistic We have full faith in those incidents, which reveals rehabilitation of cows straying up to Rs 50,000.The Chhattisgarh about a non-violent and peaceful world. "I don't know whether in result,unfair to blame how serious the state govern - on the streets, proper fodder for government had informed in the my lifetime I will see any big change, but I am optimistic. Through ment is about the issue," he said. them and other facilities. state Assembly last year that as education, the next generation will realise and bring compassion EVMs: EC to AAP Election Commission: "No stern action was taken Notably, Chhattisgarh many as 1,373 cases of cattle and love. The future of humanity depends on humanity itself, not against the guilty into the deaths Agriculture Minister smuggling had been registered on God," he added. "If Mohammad, Buddha, Mahavir reappear to - New Delhi, Apr 2 : (PTI) of cows in such a shelter home in Brijmohan Agrawal had last (till February 2016) under the day, then they will ask who created violence? Not God, you creat - Bhanupratappur (Kanker dis - The Aam Admi Party is BJP on EVM row year said that the state was the Chhattisgarh Agricultural ed. So it is your responsibility to end violence," he said. Criticising trict) last year," he said. "Why ac - free to file an election petition first in the country to enforce the Cattle Preservation Act, which the caste system, he said "in Indian caste system, people from low - tion was not taken? Do they be - in the state high court if it New Delhi, Apr 2, 2017 (PTI) law in letter and spirit to ban the was enacted in 2004 . er caste are always less privileged . wants to verify votes cast in Amid apprehensions raised by some political parties over Punjab polls with data of paper the functioning of EVMs, the BJP said today that the party has trail, the Election Commission full faith in the Election Commission. Reacting to the com - CONTN. FROM PAGE 6 said today.In a strongly-word - plaints made by the Congress and the AAP over the functioning First bio-gas bus ed letter, the EC also said it is of electronic voting machines (EVMs), BJP's national general for the AAP "to introspect as to secretary Bhupendra Yadav rejected the charge of tampering why your party could not per - and said the machines are kept in the custody of district magis - in Kolkata with Sonia Gandhi ...... form as per your expectations trates. "We lost in a state like Punjab which was ruled by the country, but interestingly, the BJP knows how to use comput- oppose the TMC, which would otherwise go into the hands of the and it is unfair on your part to BJP-Akali Dal alliance, while the Samajwadi Party lost in Uttar ers in elections. With the help of computer technology, PM BJP. And that is why the Congress leaders want to fight against attribute unsatisfactory poll flat Re 1 fare Pradesh. Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have changed the perception of the TMC. In the same manner, the Congress is opposing the idea performance of your party to In both cases, EVMs were with the district magistrate. We Kolkata, Apr 2 : (PTI) the people and it is not easy to counter that. So, it is obvious that a of an alliance in Andhra Pradesh. Though this is also true that the the alleged tamperability of have full faith in the Election Commission," Yadav told re - miracle will not happen easily. Even the magical leadership of party has no presence in the State and can salvage its position on- EVMS."The poll watchdog porters at the party headquarters. The AAP and the Congress A city based company has Modi could not ensure the BJP’s victory in Delhi; it could not save ly if it ties up with Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress or if he said after declaration of re - had yesterday lodged a complaint with the poll panel following claimed to have launched the the BJP-Akali Government in Punjab, neither could it come to the merges his party into the Congress. State leaders of the Congress sults only alternative avail - media reports that VVPAT deployed for an assembly bypoll was first bio-gas fuelled bus in BJP’s recuse in Goa. Seeing this, if the Congress leaders are ex - prefer a merger over an alliance. In Jharkhand, many leaders of able to verify the data of votes only dispensing slips of the BJP symbol during a demonstration Kolkata keeping a flat fare of just pecting a miracle from Sonia, Rahul, and Priyanka, then it is just the Congress want the party to announce that it will go alone into cast is to file an Election exercise in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh. BSP supremo Mayawati Re 1."We are the first one to like living in a fool’s paradise. For any political miracle, a solid or- elections. During Littipada byelections, the Congress leaders Petition before the High Court had earlier raised questions over the infallibility of EVMs after launch bio-gas bus in the entire ganisation, ample resources, inspiring leadership, and smart use wanted to pitch their own candidate, but later the party decided to concerned . her party's poor show in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. south east Asia. Now old buses of technology are needed to change people’s perception. support the JMM candidate. The Congress leaders say that after which have run for 15 or 20 years, CONGMEN AGAINST ALLIANCE the BJP came into power in the State, byelections were held on can also be given a fresh lease of The central leadership of the Congress is gearing up to pre - two seats and the Congress won both. In UP, too, Congress leaders Karnataka cannot release water to TN life with this clean and cheap pare the ideological ground for future elections. There is a feeling are demanding they go alone under a new leader. fuel, and we are in the process of among leaders that the party must fight after going into an al - TRAINING NEXT-GEN LEADERS seeking government approval liance. The Congress knows that only political polarisation might Prime Minister Modi is preparing next generation leaders of for the same," Phoenix India Re - be able stop Modi and the BJP, and that is possible only when all his party. He is not only pushing ahead the second generation due to low storage in dams' search chairman and managing anti-BJP parties come together. However, there is no unanimity leaders but also giving shape to the third generation, which will Bengaluru, Apr 2 : PTI director, Jyoti Prakash Das over this theory among Congress leaders, with State leaders come into action after 10 years. Yogi is 44 years old and the party said.Four more buses will be strongly opposing the idea. Leaders of many Pradesh Congress has appointed him as the CM of UP; this can be seen as a smooth Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to - rolled out in the current month Committees are not comfortable with the idea of an alliance. They power transfer to the second generation. Before this, the BJP pre- day reiterated the state's inability to release and another ten by the end of this are saying that party workers are not ready to work at the ground ferred veterans. Right from Kalyan Singh to Ram Prakash Gupta Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, and year, Das said.All buses will have level because they feel insecure that their seats might go to anoth- to Rajnath Singh these old generation leaders became CMs of UP. said that there was no sufficient water in the state's a flat fare of Re 1 irrespective of er party if there is a tie-up. Only after it is clear that the Congress But this tradition has been changed. Modi and Shah ushered in a reservoirs at present.An official delegation from the distance, even in excess of 40 will fight on these many seats will the party workers give their 100 change when they appointed Sarbananda Sonowal as the CM of Tamil Nadu had yesterday held meetings with km, he said.Presently, the lowest per cent, they claim. Regional leaders have other issues too; they Assam. Before that, PM Modi had done a similar experiment in Karnataka Chief Secretary Subhash Khuntia and fare in a Kolkata bus is Rs 6.The say that if any seat goes to the quota of an alliance partner, work- Maharashtra after the Lok Sabha Elections. He had given the other state government officials here, with a re - first bus will run a distance of 17 ers of that seat will also move to that party. In this scenario, at any CM’s post to Devendra Fadnavis, and not to established leaders quest to release three tmcft of Cauvery water on km between Ultadanga and point of time, if the Congress decides to fight alone, there will be such as Nitin Gadkari, Vinod Tawde, and Eknath Khadse. And in- humanitarian grounds."Their (Tamil Nadu) offi - Garia in the southern fringes of no workers left on these seats. Sources in the Congress say that terestingly, Fadnavis is working satisfactorily. Now, Modi and cials had come...they have had meeting with our the city and Phoenix India will maximum resistance is from West Bengal. President of WBCC, Shah ar e gearing up to give the command of Odis ha to Dharmendra Chief Secretary. We have explained to them that run the bio-gas service from its Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is opposing any possible alliance in Pradhan. He is unofficially working as the party’s CM candidate. there is no water in our Cauvery reservoirs. We Corporate Social Responsibility the State. Although he was not as much against an alliance with Next month, the BJP’s national executive meeting is scheduled in have told them that if there are rains and we get wa - BJP,termed as "correct," the state's stand not to re - fund.On the pricing and permit the Left Front, but he is not in favour of a tie-up with Mamata Bhubaneswar. The BJP is also keeping an eye on West Bengal, ter, we will give for drinking," Siddaramaiah told lease water to Tamil Nadu, citing the reason that issues, West Bengal transport Banerjee’s party. Under his leadership, the State unit has decided where it is expecting gains in the next elections. It is being said reporters. water level in the reservoirs was just enough for minister Suvendu Adhikari said to oppose Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi as both are ad- that the party will push forward some new faces. Though there He said "now, we don't have water to give drinking water needs.Noting that Tamil Nadu's "It is a welcome development. vocates of TMC MPs, who are accused in the Narada sting case. In are many States where veterans still rule th e roost, even there new them."A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice main intention was to get the Cauvery We will issue permit if the fact, the Congress leaders don’t want to let go of the opportunity to leaders are being groomed for bigger roles and responsibilities. Dipak Misra had on March 21 said all interim or - Management Board created, former Chief company fulfils all laws and ders of releasing 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water by Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy hit norms of the Centre."Das said Karnataka would continue to be in force till further out at the state government and BJP Minister at the they had conducted a three Namasurdas ...... orders.Following this, the Karnataka government Centre and its Members of Parliament for not tak - months' trial in Delhi, running a ty in Bengal. Subhas Chandra Bose held a black flag demon - ments be made from amongst the Depressed Classes to obtain an had expressed its inability in supplying Cauvery ing the issue "seriously".Pointing at protest by bio-gas bus to overcome teething stration, saying, “Go back Simon” in then Calcutta. The memo - equalisation of their number to those of others who have hitherto water to Tamil Nadu in line with the Apex Court's Tamil Nadu farmers in Delhi, he said "the central troubles and expressed confi - randum read like chargesheets against the minuscule upper filled all these offices”. directive, saying the state itself is facing a shortage government can take decision at any time... they dence in making bio-gas buses castes, against the vast majority of their own country. The This carried tonnes of socio-political significance and if of drinking water.Meanwhile, Former Chief (Congress and BJP) are more interested in winning commercially viable for both Namasudra memorandum demanded that “appointments should adopted as policy and implemented honestly, the catastrophe of Minister S M Krishna,who recently joined the polls (by-polls) ." short and long distance . be made from amongst the qualified candidates of different com - partition of Bengal was to ave rted. The further demand was that “for munities in proportion to their numerical strength. next 10 years, these appointments be made from amongst the Depressed At the first instance, candidates of the Depressed Classes and oth - Classes to obtain an equalisation of their number to those of others Speculation about Congressman Rane’s defection to BJP renews ers, including Mahomedans, should only be appointed until and who have hitherto filled all these offices”. The deputationists also unless equalization of these classes is secured to those who have believed that the term “efficiency and competence are absolutely PUNE APRIL 02 : PTI not the slightest possibility of 2014 Maharashtra Assembly cluded civic polls and Mr. already filled these services. For the next 10 years, these appoint - a misnomer and have absolutely no scope in public service”. me joining the BJP…he [Mr. elections.Mr. Rane lost to Mr. Rane’s frequent clashes with Bharatiya Janata Party Rawal] is a frequent visitor to Naik by a massive margin of local Congress leaders, politi - leader State Tourism Minister my place,” he said, comment - more than 10,200 votes in a re - cal mills are running overtime Abnormal rise ...... Jaykumar Rawal on Sunday ing that his rivals within the sult which ultimately led to a with speculation about the become victims of unnecessary C-sections and hysterec - certainly be avoided. conferred with Congress Congress were deliberately at - Sena renaissance in the Konkan strongman’s purport - tomies. In fact, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah re - There’s a greater need to understand factors contributing strongman Narayan Rane at tempting to slander him with Konkan region. Despite Mr. ed plans to defect either to the cently acknowledged the fact and called for strict action to the increase in CSR in the country. There is also an urgent the latter’s residence in such baseless talk.Mr. Rawal Rane’s long shadow over the BJP or perhaps even return Sindhudurg district, leading is on a tour of Sindhudurg dis - coastal Malwan belt, a surge of back to the Sena as its prodigal against health institutions which undertake unnecessary C- need for private healthcare facilities to be brought under to avid speculation about Mr. trict at present.Rumours popular anger against his son.However, Mr. Rane has sections. There’s also a growing argument usually put up by strict regulation and monitoring to ensure that unnecessary Rane’s possible defection to about Mr. Rane’s ‘defection’ strong-arm tactics coupled thus far quelled such specula - service providers blaming women for this abnormal rise in C- C-sections (or for that matter any unnecessary procedure) is the saffron party and setting flew thick and fast when it was with sanction to controversial tions, remarking that no Sena sections. Some women might prefer surgery over natural prevented. Following standard protocols, such as Robson’s political circles abuzz once alleged that Mr. Rane was in ecological projects in verdant or BJP leader had ever been in birth usually out of fear of going through the pain. There are Classification, should be mandatory for public and private again.However, at the close of Delhi last week to ostensibly Sindhudurg led to his undo - touch with him nor had he also instances wherein the parents want to plan the birth to healthcare providers to arrive at the decision of carrying out a his hour-long meeting with meet with top BJP leader Nitin ing.Fallouts with his former ever considered joining either schedule it perfectly with an auspicious day or time. However, C-section. Institutions should be mandated to maintain strict Mr. Rawal, Mr. Rane quickly Gadkari.The once stalwart aides-turned-nemesis, Rajan party.“Politics doesn’t work there are no specific studies which may establish the share of records backed by due medical justification for any C-section quashed any rumours of his Shiv Sena strongman-turned- Teli and Ravindra Phatak, and this way…I have never ex - these factors in overall CSR. Moreover, even in such cases which they undertake. The Clinical Establishment Act passed planning to enter the BJP fold. Congressman ruled his fief - bête noire Deepak Kesarkar pressed any interest in joining where the woman demands a surgical delivery, the final deci - by Parliament but not enforced so far could be a robust instru - What transpired between the dom of Kudal in Sindhudurg [the Sena] further undercut the BJP. If I wanted to do so, I sion lies with the obstetrician and if the doctor can spend ade - ment in regulating the unchecked spike in C-sections in the two politicians remained neb - district which he held for six his hold over the region.Ever would have made my inten - quate time counselling the woman on ways she can work to country. Beyond all, government hospitals need to be ulous, with Mr. Rane keenly terms as MLA. He was since his ignominious defeat tions clear, never hidden make normal delivery a fulfilling experience by getting over strengthened and better equipped to deliver emergency ob - downplaying Mr. Rawal’s visit trounced comprehensively by and the steady erosion of the them,” he told a Marathi tele - tocophobia and explaining both short-term and long-term ef - stetric care so that people are not forced to depend on private as a “friendly one”.“There is the Sena’s Vaibhav Naik in the Congress in the recently con - vision channel. fects of a C-section on her body and health, the procedure can institutions for critical healthcare services. Glimpses of Future 8 world JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3 2017 Global Brief Britain apologises Six killed, Colombia: 193 dead after rivers three missing after egg thrown in house overflow, toppling homes at Saudi general explosion in Bogota (colombia) April 2 a blood bank large enough to deal with the number of pa - An avalanche of water Riyadh April 2 crimes in Yemen.” Civilians tients and was quickly run - in Britain are permitted to ar - China from three overflowing rivers Britain has apologised af - ning out of its supply. Some of rest anyone suspected of com - tore through a small city in the hospital workers came to ter an egg was thrown at a Beijing April 2, Colombia while people slept, mitting an indictable offence. help even while there are own Saudi military official during destroying homes, sweeping Another protestor followed Six persons were killed and relatives remained missing. a visit to London, Saudi state three others reported miss - away cars and killing at least Assiri’s security detail to the “Under the mud,” Granados media said today. An anti-war ing following an explosion 193 unsuspecting residents. entrance of a building, where said, “I am sure there are activist last week attempted a at a house in China’s north - The incident triggered by a many more.” The Red Cross he threw an egg that hit the citizen’s arrest of General ern Shanxi province. Seven sudden, heavy rainstorm hap - planned to set up a special unit general in the back. Video Ahmed Assiri, spokesman for persons were pulled out of pened around midnight in in Mocoa Saturday afternoon showed Assiri turning around the Saudi-led Gulf coalition debris after the blast ripped Mocoa, a provincial capital of to help relatives search for and giving the protestor the about 40,000 tucked between fighting rebels in Yemen, be - the place last night at the their loved ones. “In this mo - finger. Rights groups have mountains near Colombia’s fore another threw an egg that Nanhuan West Road in ment, it’s chaos,” said Oscar harshly criticised Saudi Tiantan Town in the city of southern border with hit Assiri in the back. British Forero, a spokesman with the Arabia over its military action Linfen. Six of them were Ecuador. Muddy water quick - Foreign Secretary Boris Colombian Red Cross. “There in Yemen, where thousands of killed in the blast and res - ly surged through the city’s Johnson called Deputy Crown are many people missing.” civilians have been killed in cuers are searching for the streets, toppling homes, rip - Santos blamed climate change Prince Mohammed bin ping trees from their roots and the two years since Riyadh in - other three missing per - for triggering the avalanche, Salman, son of the Saudi king carrying a torrent of rocks and tervened against Iran-backed sons, state-run Xinhua saying that the accumulated and the country’s defence min - news agency reported. Six debris downstream. Many res - Huthi rebels. Amnesty rainfall in one night was al - ister, to apologise for “the at - people who were at the site idents did not have enough his door. He quickly grabbed search for friends and rela - reached the neighborhood International last month con - most half the amount Mocoa tack on General Ahmed have sustained minor in - time to flee. According to the his family and fled up a small tives. Oscar Londono tried in where his in-laws live he demned Britain for transfer - normally receives in the en - Assiri, counsellor to the juries. The cause of the blast Red Cross, 202 people were in - mountain amid the cries of vain throughout the night to found “just mud and rocks.” tire month of March. With the ring arms to Saudi Arabia, prince, by protestors,” the is yet to be ascertained, the jured and 220 believed miss - people in panic.”There was no reach his wife’s parents, Rescue workers with the mili - rainy season in much of saying Yemeni civilians con - state-run SPA news agency report said. ing. President Juan Manuel time for anything,” he said. whose home is right along one tary oriented him toward the Colombia just beginning, he tinued to “pay the price”. The Santos declared a state of said. Assiri told AFP he had Vargas and his family huddled of the flooded rivers. He decid - mountain, where he found his said local and national author - London-based rights group emergency and said the death been “subject to aggression” China reports six with about two dozen other ed it was too dangerous to try relatives camped with other ities need to redouble their ef - described the transfers as a toll will likely rise but warned by protestors critical of residents as rocks, trees and to reach them in the dark. So survivors. “To know they forts to prevent a similar “shameful contradiction” of against speculating about how Riyadh’s operations in new bird flu wooden planks ripped he called over and over by were alive,” he said, “it was a tragedy.The crisis is likely to British aid efforts in Yemen. many are dead. Late Saturday, through their neighborhood phone but got no answer. Once reunion of tears.”Santos said Yemen. Video posted on be remembered as one of the Britain has in recent weeks cases, one death he said the toll had reached below. They waited there until the sun began to rise he started at least 22 people were serious - worst natural disasters in re - Twitter showed anti-war ac - 193.“We don’t know how many moved to strengthen ties daylight, when members of walking toward their house ly injured and being airlifted cent Colombian history, tivist Sam Walton approach - Beijing April 2 there are going to be,” he said with Gulf states including the military helped them but found all the streets he to nearby cities, as the small though the Andean nation has ing Assiri, putting his hand on of the fatalities when he ar - Qatar, which last week an - China reported six new down. When he reached the usually takes missing. As he regional hospital in Mocoa experienced even more de - the general’s shoulder and an - rived at the disaster zone to site of his home Saturday, tried to orient himself he came struggled to cope with the nounced plans to invest USD cases of H7N9 bird flu in - structive catastrophes. Nearly nouncing he was placing him oversee rescue efforts. “We’re nothing his family left behind across the body of a young magnitude of the crisis. 5 billion in the United cluding one death in 25,000 people were killed in under citizen’s arrest before still looking.” Eduardo remained. “Thank God we woman dressed in a mini-skirt Herman Granados, an anes - 1985 after the Nevado del Ruiz Kingdom in the coming three Hunan after live poultry being pushed aside by securi - Vargas, 29, was asleep with his have our lives,” he said.As res - and black blouse. He checked thesiologist, said he worked volcano erupted and triggered to five years. Prime Minister markets in the province ty personnel Walton can be wife and 7-month-old baby cuers assessed the full scope of her pulse but could not find throughout the night on vic - a deluge of mud and debris Theresa May also attended a were shuttered last month. when he was awoken by the heard saying, “I’m placing you The infections were re - the damage, many residents in one. “There were bodies all tims, cleaning wounds. He that buried the town of Gulf Arab summit in sound of neighbors banging on Mocoa continued a desperate over,” he said. When he finally said the hospital doesn’t have under citizen’s arrest for war ported in the last week of Armero. December for talks on trade. March by the provincial centre for disease control and prevention, according Massive fire breaks out in Dubai to a report by Xinhua news agency on Sunday. A total ban on live poultry trading in the provincial capital of building near Burj Khalifa Changsha has been in ef - fect since March 17 and Emaar Properties, which will continue for another raised the mall and the hotel five days, the agency said. struck in the 2015 blaze. The de - In March authorities re - veloper declined to immediate - ported an outbreak of the ly comment.Large numbers of virus in the province origi - firefighters were on the scene, nating from a farm with and police cordoned off nearby about 29,760 infected birds. roads. “It was plumes and Over 170,000 birds were plumes of black smoke. It looks culled as a result. The like it was quite low down,” number of human infec - said witness Anthea Ayache. tions this season has She said firefighters responded quickly and many construction surged to the highest level Dubai April 2 tanks used by the workers. workers were nearby watching since 2009. At least 162 Ambulances stood nearby but the fire from a safe deaths have been reported A huge fire broke out early there was no sign of any worker distance.“There’s so many fire since October. Health au - this morning out at a three 60- being treated.The fire appeared brigades, so they seem to have thorities said that cold and storey tower complex near the to be confined to the lower Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest gotten on top of it very quickly,” wet weather in Hunan floors of the structure. Dubai’s building, police said. The site is she said. Niall McLoughlin, a played a role in the recent government media office said next to the Dubai Mall and near spokesman for Dubai developer spread of the virus. the fire erupted at the Address DAMAC, said the fire happened the 63-story The Address Residences Fountain Views next to the DAMAC Maison lux - Downtown Dubai tower, which towers, and that firefighters South Korea ore ury hotel. Dramatic fires have was heavily damaged in a fire have brought it under control. hit skyscrapers in Dubai and carrier missing in on New Year’s Eve on “Cooling operations are under - other fast-growi ng cities in the 2015.Flames licked out of the way and ambulance units are United Arab Emirates in re - South Atlantic, 22 podium level of the building as on site,” the media office posted cent years. Building and safe - firefighters shot water inside. on its Twitter account. It said ty experts have cited a popular crew unaccounted Every few minutes, small there were no injuries report - type of cladding covering the blasts could be heard inside the ed. The high-rise Fountain Seoul April 2 buildings that can be highly Residents ride bicycles and motorcycles on a flooded street in Milagro, Ecuador. The Los Monos, Milagro and Berlin rivers jumped their structure, presumably from ex - Views complex is being built by flammable. banks after heavy rains and flooded the city streets. A South Korean cargo ves - ploding propane or welding large Dubai-based developer sel is missing after making its last contact in the South Atlantic about 2,500 kilo - metres (1,500 miles) from UK to Gibraltar: We will protect you in Brexit talks with EU Democrats urge Donald shore and 22 crew mem - bers are unaccounted for, London April 2, sure him of the UK’s support. manipulate the European Gibraltar,” Hernandez said. strategic location overlooking “As ever, the UK remains im - Council for its own narrow po - “The British government now the Strait of Gibraltar, which Trump to veto bill blocking South Korea’s foreign min - Britain sought Saturday to reas - placable and rock-like in our litical interests.” “What we are needs to stand firm in the face of links the Mediterranean Sea istry and news reports said sure Gibraltar that it will pro - support for Gibraltar,” Johnson seeing is a clear manifestation Spanish bullying.” The people and the Atlantic Ocean, has on Sunday. Two Filipino tect the territory’s interests in tweeted after the conversation. of the predictably predatory at - of Gibraltar, who rely on an long made it an ideal location online privacy rule crew members have been upcoming talks on exiting the British Prime Minister Theresa titude that we anticipated Spain open border with Spain to fuel for military bases. Gibraltar is rescued floating in a life European Union amid a dispute May failed to mention Gibraltar would seek to abusively impose their economy, voted over - also a source of jobs for many New York April 2 with Spain that underscores the in her letter triggering formal on its partners,” he said in a whelmingly to remain in the EU Spaniards in the region, and raft on Saturday, but other Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is urging President complications of Britain’s EU negotiations on Britain’s depar - statement. Although May has during the referendum on Spanish Foreign Minister lifeboats and rafts found in Donald Trump to veto a resolution that would kill an online divorce. Spain has long sought ture from the EU — causing dis - since insisted her support for Britain’s membership but also Alfonso Dastis has pledged to the area were empty, to regain control of Gibraltar, may in the territory. The EU fu - Gibraltar remains firm, some have similarly voted to stay in ensure an open border. privacy regulation, a move that could allow internet South Korea’s Yonhap an enclave of 32,000 people on eled that anxiety on Friday analysts suggest the prime min - the UK They will be leaving the Timothy Boswell, chairman of providers to sell information about their customers’ browsing news agency reported. “A the southern tip of the Iberian when it released a nine-page ister’s failure to mention the ter - EU, however, because a majori - the House of Lords EU habits. The New York senator and 46 other Senate Democrats search operation is contin - Peninsula that was ceded to roadmap for the talks, which in - ritory in her letter supports the ty in Britain voted to leave. Committee, said May’s omis - signed a letter calling on Trump to “tell us whose side he’s real - uing for the 22 people,” a Britain in 1713. On Friday, the cluded a statement that no fu - idea that it is a colony, not an in - Several people in Gibraltar ex - sion was “unfortunate,” be - ly on.” The Federal Communications Commission rule issued EU suggested that Spain would in October was designed to give consumers greater control South Korean foreign min - ture agreement after Brexit be - tegral part of the UK. Christian pressed little surprise Saturday cause “the door has been get a veto over the territory’s fu - over how internet service providers such as Comcast, AT&T istry official in Seoul said tween Britain and the bloc Hernandez, president of the at the EU document. “I don’t opened for the EU to present it ture relationship with the trad - would apply to Gibraltar unless Gibraltar Chamber of think it was unexpected,” said as a disputed territory, without and Verizon share information. But critics said the rule would by telephone, adding eight ing bloc. Gibraltar reacted an - both the UK and Spain agreed. Commerce, disagreed. retiree Derek Booth. “It’s only a a voice of its own in negotia - have stifled innovation and picked winners and losers among of the missing are South grily to the EU position, saying The statement on Gibraltar is Gibraltar became a member of draft document and if the tions that will have profound internet companies. Both the House and the Senate voted this Korean nationals and 14 Spain was using the UK’s depar - unique for the EU, which in oth - the EU when Britain joined the British government are true to implications for its future pros - week to pass the resolution, sending it to Trump. “If President are Filipinos. South Korea ture from the EU to force negoti - er matters has called for the 27 bloc in 1973, and it is considered their word, then they will con - perity.” Clare Moody, a mem - Trump clicks his pen and signs this resolution, consumers ations that it has wanted on the has requested Brazil and remaining members to speak part of the UK for all matters re - test the statement.” If the pro - ber of the opposition Labour will be stripped of critical privacy protections in a New York status of the territory. British Uruguay to aid in the with one voice in talks with lating to the EU, he told the BBC posal on Gibraltar is accepted as Party who represents Gibraltar minute,” Schumer said. “Signing this rollback into law would Foreign Secretary Boris Britain. Picardo expressed out - on Saturday. “We have to trust the EU’s bargain position, it and southwestern England in mean private data from our laptops, iPads, and even our cell - search and rescue, the offi - Johnson talked with rage at being singled out, de - that the British government is would increase Spain’s lever - the European Parliament, said phones would be fair game for internet companies to sell and cial said asking not to be Gibraltar’s chief minister, scribing the guidelines as “a dis - going to represent the interests age in the debate over the en - it was a “shock” that May didn’t make a fast buck.” The Trump-appointed chairman of the identified. Fabian Picardo, on Friday to as - graceful attempt by Spain to of its British citizens in clave’s future. The territory’s mention the territory. FCC, Ajit Pai, is a critic of the broadband privacy rules and has said he wants to roll them back. He and other Republicans want a different federal agency, the Federal Trade Commission, to police privacy for both broadband companies like AT&T and internet companies like Google, which do not Bob Dylan accepts 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at last have to ask users’ permission before tracking what websites they visit. Trump is expected to make his decision soon.

Stockholm April 2, “Quite a bit of time was spent “Triplicate”. His second con - Empty Arms,” part of a crowd during performances. commitments”. Dylan kept looking closely at the gold cert is on due Sunday. Dylan playlist of standards and self- “You just have to live with silent for weeks after he was Flynn made USD 1.3 After months of uncer - medal, in particular the had not been expected to de - penned hits. The American that,” he said with a chuckle. announced as the winner tainty and controversy, Bob beautifully crafted back, an liver his traditional Nobel rock enigma’s performance Dylan was honoured “for and when he was asked at the Dylan finally accepted the image of a young man sitting lecture at the meeting – the was met with a cheering having created new poetic time why he did not respond million for lobbying, 2016 Nobel Prize for under a laurel tree who lis - only requirement to receive crowd, which gave repeated expressions within the great to the Academy’s calls, he Literature at a jovial, cham - tens to the Muse,” she added. the eight million kronor standing ovations, especial - American song tradition,” told Britain’s Daily pagne-laced ceremony, the “Taken from Virgil’s Aeneid, (USD 891,000) that comes ly when he played a harmoni - the Nobel committee said Telegraph: “Well, I’m right speeches, other work Swedish Academy an - the inscription reads: with the prize. He has until ca. Dylan was tightlipped be - when the award was an - here.” His mysterious reac - Washington April 2, nounced. The academy, ‘Inventas vitam iuvat ex - June 10 to provide his lec - tween songs and made no nounced last October. His tion even provoked Academy which awards the coveted coluisse per artes,’ loosely ture, which could be any - mention whatsoever about long list of hits, ranging over member Per Wastberg to call A financial disclosure filed by former Trump administra - prize, ended prolonged spec - translated as ‘And they who thing from a short speech to a the Nobel prize. Lars decades, began in the early him “impolite” and “arro - tion national security adviser Michael Flynn shows he ulation as to whether the 75- bettered life on earth by their performance, a video broad - Sjoblom, a 65-year-old sound Sixties. He penned hundreds gant”. Dylan later apologised earned nearly USD 1.3 million for speeches to Russian year-old troubadour would newly found mastery’.” The cast or even a song. Failing and light technician, said he of songs in just a few years – for not being able to attend companies and lobbying for a Turkish firm, as well as use a concert stopover in first songwriter to receive that, he risks losing the prize had grown up with Dylan’s an astonishing flurry that in - the ceremony and expressed work for other entities. Flynn filed the financial docu - Stockholm to accept the gold the prestigious award, Dylan money. “The Academy has music but was “greatly sur - cluded “Blowin’ In The surprise over being chosen ment yesterday, the day the White House released scores medal and diploma awarded joins a celebrated group of reason to believe that a taped prised” that he had not said Wind”, “Hurricane” and for an honour given to litera - of disclosures from Trump administration officials. to him back in October. They laureates including Thomas version will be sent at a later anything. “I came here to lis - “Mr. Tambourine Man.” ture heavyweights like Flynn had electr onically signed an earlier disclosure in were handed to Dylan at a Mann, Samuel Beckett, point,” Danius said on ten to what he had to say “Not once have I ever had the Ernest Hemingway and February according to one document. A second filing “private ceremony in Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Wednesday. Several about the Nobel Foundation time to ask myself, ‘Are my Albert Camus. “If someone signed by Flynn was dated Friday but was released Stockholm” attended by 12 Doris Lessing. The meeting Academy members, includ - and to the Swedish people,” songs literature?” Dylan said had ever told me that I had Saturday instead of with other administration disclo - academy members, Sara took place at a secret loca - ing Danius, were present at Sjoblom told AFP. “I think he in a thank-you speech read the slightest chance of win - sures. The new disclosure shows that Flynn declared Danius, the academy’s per - tion ahead of Dylan’s first the concert as Dylan, wear - could have shown Sweden out by the US ambassador to ning the Nobel Prize, I would more than USD 827,000 from his work for the Flynn manent secretary yesterday, concert in Stockholm, the ing a white hat, western- the respect to say ‘thank Sweden during the have to think that I’d have Intel Group. The firm filed as a foreign agent last said in a blog post. “Spirits first stop on a long-planned style black blazer and cow - you’.” But Dag Hanners, a 65- December Nobel ceremony about the same odds as month to the Justice Department, saying its work like - were high. Champagne was European tour for his latest boy boots, performed “Love year-old logistician, said in Stockholm. He skipped the standing on the moon,” he ly benefited the government of Turkey. had,” Danius confided. album of cover songs, Sick” and “Full Moon And Dylan never speaks with the event due to “pre-existing added. Glimpses of Future 9 SportS JAMMU MONDAY APRIL , 03 , 2017 Everyone needs to fill in for Russell's absence: Gambhir Sindhu storms into final New Delhi, Apr 2 : (PTI) Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar New Delhi, April 2 : Yadav and Robin Uthappa will Two-time champions have to take more responsibili - PV Sindhu pro - Kolkata Knight Riders will be ty on a relaid Eden track where duced another grit - missing their key all-rounder pacers will have more advan - ty performance to Andre Russell but skipper tage. "From a track that used to storm into her Gautam Gambhir wants his favour spinners, it now has maiden Yonex- team to treat the Jamaican's good deal of pace and bounce in Sunrise India Open absence as an "opportunity in it. With that as a background, final at the Siri Fort bold letters" during the upcom - batting has to be top-class. The Sports Complex ing Indian Premier League. rival team fast bowlers will heer on Saturday. The flamboyant Russell has come hard at us and we have to In an energy-sap - been handed a one-year ban for be ready for that." Talking ping contest lasting violating anti-doping where - about pace on Eden Gardens an hour and 16 min - abouts regulations and KKR track, New Zealander Trent utes, the 21-year-old now have England's Chris Boult's presence would cer - Indian overcame Woakes as a like-for-like re - tainly add variety to KKR's the strong chal - placement picked from the bowling season. "We had left- lenge of World No 4 auctions. "There are two ways arm pacemen in Jaydev Sung Ji Hyun 21-18, to look at such situations in Unadkat and Pradeep 14-21, 21-14 in front life. Either we can see Russell's Sangwan in the past and un - of a packed house. absence as a challenge or look derstand the value of this skill Waiting on the oth - against the deceptive game of grouped to open up a 19-13 at it as an opportunity in bold that Boult brings in. Boult, er side of the net on Sunday the Korean. She was game to lead. With a slice she earned letters. I as an individual, and Nathan Coulter-Nile, Umesh would be World No 3 Carolina slow down the pace, mixing six match points, and soon had KKR as a group, are looking it Yadav, Ankit Rajput and Marin to reprise the memo - her stinging smashes with her arms in the air once Sung as an opportunity," Gambhir Woakes. We have all bases cov - ries of Rio Olympic final. wristy drops and flicks. muffed the shuttle in the net. told PTI during an interview. ered when it comes to fast Marin packed off Japanese Sindhu nosed ahead 11-9 dur - “I remember last time in the Asked if Woakes could fill in bowling." Sunil Narine used to Akane Yamaguchi 21-16, 21-14 ing the interval in the first decider, I made some errors for Russell as a batsman, be a mystery spinner and in the first semifinal. Like game and quickly broke away and gave her lead. So I was pre - Gambhir gave an interesting strike bowler for KKR before Sindhu, it will be her first final 17-13. Sung, true to her ilk, pared from the first point it - answer. "Maybe a combina - he had to remodel his bowling here . Sindhu, who had lost to won points in clumps to cover self. She came back in the tion of Manish Pandey's bat - action due to allegations of Marin in the Olympic final, the deficit to 17-16. But Sindhu th ird but I told myself if she can ting and Ankit Rajput's bowl - chucking. But the former India quipped, “I hope it is not a re - regained control and took the win so many points why can’t ing can get us what Russell did. ODI captain insists that peat just a rematch. We are opening game with a smash on I?” The men’s final will be be - Not only Woakes but the entire Narine is still a force to reckon good friends off the court but her opponent’s backhand. The tween Chou Tien Chen and team can try to fill-in for with despite adjusting to his on court you will see our ag - Korean, however, returned third-seeded Viktor Axelsen. Russell and for that you don't new action. "I think we start gression. This title means a lot strongly in the second game. Results: Semifinals: Men’s sin - necessarily need an all- judging people a little too soon. as it is my home ground.” She led from the start, and de - gles: 7-Chou Tien Chen (Tpe) bt rounder. May be some other You can't expect a golfer, who Sindhu, indeed, has come a spite Sindhu’s efforts, pushed Anders Antonsen (Den) 21-17, pair can do this," said has changed his swing to be the long way and it reflected dur - the contest into the decider. 21-14, 3-Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt Gambhir. The seasoned open - same force from day one on the ing her victory over Sung. The Indian, though, began the 6-Ng Ka Long Angus (Hkg) 21- er doesn't believe that it helps Kkr captain gautam gambhir with yusuf pathan during a training session at eden garden in kolkata greens. I have changed my Brimming with confidence final game with aggression 12, 21-13. brooding when one is a ahead of 10th edition of IPL tournament. stance (to open chested) and and self-belief, Sindhu kept up and went for swift closure. In a Women’s singles: 3-PV leader."I better be looking at it's been close to two years now you his wares again." On the IPL titles beckons Gambhir. first franchisee to win IPL with the long rallies, and dom - jiffy, she opened up 11-4 lead. Sindhu (Ind) bt 2-Sung Ji Hyun glass half full," he said. and I am still settling with it. personal front, the milestone "The pressure is normal. We three times. inated them. She maintained And though the Korean again (Kor) 21-18, 14-21, 21-14, 1- Gambhir reckons that the core Give Sunil some time and of becoming the first franchise have to win and if we do we will In that sense you can say good shuttle control and fought back to make it 13-12, Carolina Marin (Esp) bt 4-Akane Indian group of batsmen like some space and he will show captain to win a hat-trick of create history by being the there is pressure," he said . showed sharp anticipation Sindhu didn’t wobble. She re - Yamaguchi (Jap) 21-16, 21-14 . Delhi eye a better show Watson ready for bigger role Women’s hockey: India New delhi April 2 : Bengaluru, April 2 :PTI (Singh), Kedar (Jadhav) and Barring the first three seasons, Delhi Daredevils’ journey in Sachin Baby. So very fortunate beat Uruguay in shootout the Indian Premier League has evinced little excitement. They After their talismanic skip - to have such a quality depth,” have been the permanent back-benchers of the league, at least in per Virat Kohli was declared noted the Australian. While his the last four years, and unlike any other team, have strung a se - unavailable for the first two role as a batsman could change, ries of lows. Despite a spruced up attack and a young batting side weeks of the tournament, the Watson added that he will also in the 2017 edition, Daredevils continue to be a weak title con - injury scare for key batsman try and be a good leader in the tender. Even before the season could kick off, DD lost all-rounder AB de Villiers has come as an - unit. “I am always there to help JP Duminy, who pulled out owing to personal reason, and wicket- other jolt for them. While RCB anyone I can whenever possi - keeper batsman Quinton de Kock, who was the mainstay of the will be desperately hoping that top order last season. Daredevils, meanwhile, have decided to ble. Its not going to change be - the South African batsman re - cause I am doing it every single stick around with 38-year-old seamer Zaheer Khan as the captain gains fitness in time, the ab - of the side. This season, the Daredevils feature quality bowlers in time. Whoever is leading, I am sence of Kohli and in-form KL there to help, especially the Kagiso Rabada and Pat Cummins, besides Mohammed Shami, Rahul (also out due to injury) Chris Morris and Amit Mishra. Australia's Cummins, fresh from bowlers,” Watson offered. puts the onus on all-rounder Watson said he is banking on the experience of bowling in Indian conditions, is capable of gen - Shane Watson to use his wealth erating disconcerting bounce and pace on flat pitches along with his team’s bowlers to make a of experience to inspire the mark this season. “Bowling Rabada, the exciting South African star. In addition, the pres - young side. The unavailability ence of all-rounders like Angelo Mathews and Carlos was something which really of two of their key batsmen at Braithwaite adds depth to their ranks. DD's batting, lacking in turned around in the back half the top could result in a change experience, is stacked with some promising stuff in Rishabh last season. We have got simi - in role for Watson, who held to - Pant, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Sam Billings. lar bowlers and have added gether RCB’s middle-order last They can pulverize the best of attacks. Squad: Zaheer Khan (C), Tymal Mills. So I am confident season. “I think my role proba - Pat Cummins, Chris Morris, Sam Billings, Mohammad Shami, and excited about what we are bly will change a little bit, Shahbaz Nadeem, Carlos Brathwaite, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, going to do this year,” he said. WEST VANCOUVER APRIL 02 : PTI which is great. I have got more Responding to Brad Hodge’s Angelo Mathews, Sanju Samson, Corey Anderson, Rishabh Pant, The Indian women’s team beat Uruguay 4-2 in the penalty chances of batting up the order controversial comment on Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav, Chama Milind, SK shootout to begin their campaign in the Women’s Hockey World which is what I have done in the Virat Kohli, Watson said that Ahmed, Ankeet Bawne, Aditya Tare, M Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, League Round 2 on a winning note in West Vancouver. Skipper Pratyush Singh, Shashank Singh. Previous record: 2016: Sixth; majority of my career. I am his former Australian team- edly the best batsman for RCB Watson said the team is bank - Rani, Monika, Deepika and Navjot Kaur held their nerves to 2015: Seventh; 2014: Eighth; 2013: Ninth; 2012: Lost in qualifier 2; ready to bat anywhere but if I mate realised that he was last season. The consistent ing on its batting depth. “Of score in the tense penalty shootout that saw them through after 2011: Tenth; 2010: Fifth; 2009: Semifinalists; 2008: Fourth.STAR get a role to bat up the order, I wrong. “I think in the end Brad Rahul, with four half-cen - course its not ideal to have the two sides were locked 2-2 at the end of the regulation time. WATCHRishabh Pant: The young wicketkeeper-batsman has will certainly enjoy doing that Hodge realised his mistake. turies, also played a part in tak - Rahul and Kohli out. They are India got off to a good start and took the lead with skipper Rani been grabbing attention with his attacking brand of run-making. as well,” said Watson during Particularly against a charac - ing RCB to the title clash where two great players and its going scoring as early as in the sixth minute. India held on to the lead His style is ideal for the T20 format even though he needs to brush his team’s practice session here ter like Virat. If anyone knows they finished second best to to be challenging for us. But one till the third quarter but Uruguay struck their first goal in the up his skills with the gloves. His profile was enhanced recently at the Chinnaswamy stadium him well, he is doing every - Sunrisers Hyderabad. thing we have at RCB is a lot of 45th minute to equalise through Maria Teresa Viana Ache. when he was appointed captain of the Delhi team for the Vijay on Saturday. With 973 runs un - thing he can to be able to play Admitting that it’s a challenge batting depth. We have After a quick two-minute break before the final quarter began, a Hazare one-day tournament . der his belt, Kohli was undoubt - every single game . to fill the void left by the duo, Sarfaraz (Khan), Mandeep few key variations brought in by India chief coach Sjoerd Marijne saw Vandana Katariya convert a fine field goal in the 49th minute to take 2-1 lead. But a defensive error in the striking circle in the 54th minute saw the Indian team concede a penalty Uncertainty over Kohli’s participation New four-nation football tournament in India planned stroke that was successfully converted by Uruguay’s Manuela NEW DELHI APRIL 02 : PTI proposed Champions Cup will Federation (AFC), Vilar. In the last six minutes, the Indian forwards made forays MUMBAI APRIL 02 : be an annual affair played be - Confederation of African into the opposition striking circle but could not fetch a goal The All India Football tween four countries, starting Football (CAF) and the eventually leading the match to a penalty shootout. With the ex - The Board of Control for Cricket in India Federation (AIFF) is all set to 2017,” the AIFF said in a state - Confederation of North, perienced goalkeeper Savita producing a good show, India held (BCCI) has stated that India skipper Virat launch a new invitational an - ment. Central America and their nerves to win 4-2 in the exciting penalty shootout. Kohli’s availability for the Indian Premier nual international tourna - “The Champions Cup Caribbean Association League (IPL) may be determined next week. ment to be named Champions may possibly see participa - Football (CONCACAF).“The “The Indian captain will undergo rehabilita - Cup from August this tion from an Asian, African introduction of the Superior Bagan tame Bengaluru tion after sustaining an injury to his right year.The multi-continent and a North American coun - Champions Cup is a result of shoulder. His recovery will be assessed in the Kolkata, April 2 : PTI four-team tournament will try in addition to hosts India. conscious efforts at our end to second week of April to determine an exact re - have participation from an “AIFF with inputs from ensure the national team re - Katsumi Yusa struck a double while Darry Duffy scored once turn date for IPL 2017,” said the BCCI state - Asian, African and a North its marketing partner FSDL ceives enough training as Mohun Bagan drubbed reigning champions Bengaluru FC 3-0 ment, released on Sunday. Kohli hurt his American country, in addi - have studied the current na - camps, international friend - to revive their I-League title hopes here on Saturday. Captain shoulder while fielding during India’s third tion to hosts India.This tour - tional team’s engagement and lies as well as competitive Yusa was in his element as he slammed on both sides of the break, Test against Australia in Ranchi last month nament, which is expected to have devised a strategic na - games. while Duffy struck in the 25th minute to hand the team its first and had to pull out of the deciding rubber in get FIFA recognition, will re - tional calendar programme to We envision to consis - win in four matches. Bagan now have 26 points from 13 games Dharamshala. After the fourth Test’s conclu - place Nehru Cup which was ensure the senior national tently climb through the FIFA while Bengaluru have 18 from 14 matches.The 2014-15 champions sion, Kohli had said he is still “a few weeks” held the last time here in team train and play more of - ranking charts by playing are now four points shy of leaders Aizawl FC with a match in away from recovering fully. Royal Challengers 2012.The AIFF said hosting of ten through the year, with matches against good oppo - hand . A day after he returned from Haiti following a long flight, Bangalore (RCB) has been hoping for Kohli’s this event will also partially special attention to increase nents.”The national side have Sony Norde assisted in all the three goals as the visitors, without return at the earliest. However, according to a serve the purpose giving as the number of home games for won 11 of their last 13 games India captain Sunil Chhetri, proved to be no match in their third team insider, the franchise is not expecting many international matches the national team,” it under head coach Stephen game on the trot. Bagan played out a goalless draw in their away Kohli to take the field for the first fortnight of shoulder and wrist injuries respectively. to the national team.“AIFF added.AIFF General Constantine and this momen - round against Bengaluru FC, and the two sides then met on the tournament. While making it official that “Vijay will require surgery to his right wrist plans to introduce a new invi - Secretary Kushal Das said the tum puts them on a spring - March 14 in an AFC Cup group match, which the Mariners lost 1- R. Ashwin will miss the IPL, the BCCI release and also undergo rehabilitation for his left tational multi-continental federation has been in talks board to be ranked in top 100 2 . But the green and maroon looked a transformed side with Man confirmed openers K.L. Rahul and M. Vijay shoulder and hence may not be able to partici - Champions Cup competition with various football associa - by the end of this year, the of the Match Yusa stealing the show to secure their first win since will have to go through surgeries for their pate in this edition .” in August 2017. The newly tions from the Asian Football AIFF said . February 18 when they defeated Shivajians 3-1 . Aditi cards 4-under to jump to tied-13 RANCHO MIRAGE April 2 : It was frustrating to sit and watch Indian team play, says Rohit India’s Aditi Ashok MUMBAI APRIL 02 :PTI against England and the four you have to go through it and I in first 18 days here and I see it performed brilliantly in Test match rubber against have done it many times. I was as an advantage.”He conceded the 10 holes that she got Fit again after undergoing Australia.“To be honest I was focusing on how quick I could that in 2016 the team was not to play in the second surgery to his thigh muscle scared; it’s something that had get on the field. I give a lot of consistent enough to go all the round before darkness that kept him out of cricket for never happened. I heard a loud credit to NCA staff.“When you way to retain the title which it descended at the ANA five months, Mumbai Indians noise when taking the run. I got have a big injury you tend to won for the second time in Inspiration, the year’s skipper Rohit Sharma said al - the MRI done but once days lose muscle strength. It was a 2015.“Last year we were not first Major for women . though it was frustrating he passed by we contacted a lot of big challenge to get it back and consistent enough. It’s a fast- Aditi, who was even par was keen to get back on the doctors and spoke to (Indian become lot stronger. paced tournament and we play for the first round, was field now.“It feels a long time, team physio) Patrick Farhart Thankfully I am back on field every second or third day. We four-under through 10 actually more than five as well. They all gave me confi - and ready to play again,” he have to break into parts. We holes and she zoomed months. I am looking forward dence that it’s not a major prob - added.Sharma, who took over want to start well. Our first op - from tied-51st at the end to getting back on to the field. I lem and was a small injury. I captaincy reins from position is Pune and they have of the first round to pro - missed a lot of games, but it’s went through it quite comfort - Australian Ricky Ponting after a pretty exciting squad with visional tied-13th . The part of any sportsman’s career ably,” Sharma explained .He six games in 2013, was gung-ho some new faces.”He was happy second round of the when injury happens. I am not did not agree that the injury about his team’s bowling at - to work with new coach and ANA Inspiration was looking backwards and want to was a setback to his career.“I tack this season comprising former Sri Lanka captain suspended at 7:03 pm due to darkness and 56 players will return start the season on a high,” said am just 29. Five months miss - Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Mahela Jayawardene who has to the course on Saturday morning at 7:15 am to finish the second Sharma at his first media con - ing cricket does not do any bad. Johnson, Mitchell taken over from round. The first round was suspended on Thursday afternoon ference leading into MI’s first These things will happen in fu - McClenaghan from overseas Ponting.“Mahela and (bowling due to high winds and wasn’t completed until Friday afternoon . game of IPL 10 against Rising ture too. In your career you will and up and coming India’s lim - coach) Shane Bond (of New Suzann Pettersen holds the early lead on day two. She returned Pune Supergiant on April 6.He miss games. It has happened ited overs specialist, Jasprit Zealand) are working on their to the course at 9:00 am on Friday morning to much calmer con - conceded that he feared the before and now it does not Bumrah.“We might surprise a (Pune) line up. When we go on ditions and posted a four-under 68. She followed that in the after - Mumbai-born player said it strong opposition like worst when he heard a loud pop come as a surprise. It’s impor - team or two with the kind of field we are not short on infor - noon with a three-under 69 to lead by one at seven-under par. The was frustrating to sit out dur - Australia after getting injured when taking a single in the ODI tant for me to stay strong and bowling attack. It’s a long tour - mation.“I am looking forward Bengalurean, who is playing only her second Major — she ing his rehabilitation at the during the ODI series against match against New Zealand at focus ahead. I am looking for - nament and we can’t think too to work with Mahela who I missed cut in her debut Major at the Women’s British Open last National Cricket Academy in New Zealand.“It was tough sit - Vishakapatnam.Sharma ward and there’s so much far ahead. We have to break it have seen from the other side. year — birdied second, fourth, eighth and ninth holes. She had Bengaluru and watch his ting in the hotel room and missed the entire series cricket coming up.”The into parts. We play five games He’s a legend . played the 10th in par when play was stopped. Indian teammates take on watching the team play. Yes, Glimpses of Future 10 entertain JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3, 2017 My daughter too Alia Bhatt to star in Amitabh Bachchan Sunil Grover’s show Mashoor young to have acting Gulati’s Comedy Clinic witnessed aspirations: Kajol – Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan? a full house attendance

Actor Sunil Grover on Saturday brought his famous TV character “Mashoor Gulati’s Comedy Clinic” in the capital and the live show witnessed a full house atten - dance. The attendants or better to call them his patients not only gave Sunil a warm welcome but were also seen having the best of time laughing on his jokes. Sunil did his comedy show in Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium in association with Radio City. From playing live with his group of fans on stage to dancing in the female avatar to finding the right match for Guthi his most loved role so far Sunil’s dif - ferent looks had the crowds in splits with his wiseracks. He was supported by comedian Kiku Sharda and a cast of Aamir Khan will be next seen in the others eyeing at the role in the YRF project. nounced, undisclosed project. Is it other well-known actors. “I am overwhelmed with every - Yash Raj Films venture Thugs of A source is also quoted in the report saying Thugs…? Time will tell. On the other hand, one’s love and support. I want to thank them for taking out Hindostan. While the film takes its time to that Aamir is very much in favour of her be - Shraddha was spotted visiting YRF office. time for our show. I feel that love is ultimate because go on floor, Aamir is busy cracking Rs 20 ing cast. “Aamir is keen on casting Alia, as It will be very interesting to see if Shraddha everything comes and goes but love will remain forever,” crore deals with Netflix for Dangal, and he considers her to be a far more estab - and YRF will bury the hatchet and join Sunil told reporters post show. When asked who was his finding out the leading lady of of his upcom - lished actress in the current lot, but noth - hands once again, after almost 5 and a half personal favourite between Guthi and Doctor Gulati, ing film. Earlier, it was his Dangal co-star ing has been finalised yet.” the source told years. Chances of Fatima bagging the role Sunil replied: “I love observing human behaviour and this Sana Fatima Shaikh who reportedly was Deccan Chronicle. If Alia is roped in for the are very bleak. She was spotted with is something that I never get bored of. I am not an interest - being pushed for the role, now we hear that film, this will be her first collab with YRF Aamir, after a dance rehearsal which led to ing person in real life. But when I start becoming someone the Aamir is still keen on casting Alia studios. “Alia is one of the contenders and many believing that they are prepping up else, it becomes interesting for me.” Rajat Taneja, Bhatt. Thugs of Hindostan, which stars Aamir is said to be in favour of casting her for Thugs of Hindostan. Director Live Events and Entertainment, who had organ - Amitabh Bachchan alongside Aamir, has in the film. He said to have again spoken to The actress was asked about it at the ised the show said that he was overwhelmed with the huge been making headlines since it was an - Aditya Chopra about the same. red carpet of an event, and she replied, response to Sunil’s live show. When asked if the show was nounced. Especially for its speculative However, the final decision is yet to be “What should I say? All I know is that a film planned after the fallout between Kapil Sharma and Sunil, casting. It was reported that Hrithik made.” reports Catch News. Other names named ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ is being made. Taneja answered that the show was planned before the in - Roshan was supposed to be in the film but doing the rounds for the film are YRF I am not playing any role (in ‘Thugs of cident. “The reason behind the show is that I wanted to do was later replaced by Aamir. Coming back favourite Vaani Kapoor and also ex-YRF Hindostan’). If I get it then good. Someone something that had never been done in Delhi before, some - to the point, a news daily reports that Alia favourite Shraddha Kapoor. We know please give me a role in that film I want to thing different and something everyone would love. is one of the strong contenders amongst Vaani has been prepping up for an unan - do ‘Thugs of Hindostan’,” Deepika Padukone reveals she wants Ranbir and Katrina Kaif’s to have a lot of babies before she dies Jagga Jasoos will not be In a recent interview with the popular journalist, Rajeev Masand, Deepika Padukone played a game called ‘Fishing for Answers’. In this game, a releasing any time soon glass bowl is filled with chits Bollywood actress Kajol says her daughter Nysa that have questions her fans is too young to decide whether she wants to follow the want to ask her. She has to footsteps of her parents and become an actor. Kajol pick up one chit, read out the says that her 13-year-old daughter is going through a questions and then answer phase of "no homework" and is not really thinking them in whatever way she about anything else. "She has no aspirations towards chooses. So there were some anything right now because she is too young. She is very interesting questions right now leaning towards no homework and vegetat - chosen for her, like what’s the ing on the sofa. She is in that space and enjoying and most bizarre rumour she acting isn't on her mind," Kajol told PTI. heard about herself. To which, Kajol, who also has a six-year-old son Yug with ac - she replied that there was this tor husband Ajay Devgn, says though she loves being rumour where she had done a a mother, it is easier being an actress than a parent as skin whitening treatment, it is a full time job which requires absolute dedication. and she responded to that ru - "It is easier being an actress than a mother. It is diffi - mour by saying who does that. cult (being a mother) because it is a full time job, you Among other questions, was have to be mentally aware, be 100 percent there with what’s the one thing she want - your children at every moment. You learn new things ed to do before I die. She from your kids everyday even in the process of teach - replied by saying that she ing them," she says. The 42-year-old actress says, would be wanting to have a lot when the kids are growing up, the attitude of parents of babies. Deepika Padukone, has to change towards their them and should have think of the population explo - faith in the upbringing. "Over the years the kids don't sion in India. And what’s the change so much as your attitude towards them has to obsession with babies? Wasn’t change. You have to start believing in your upbring - that the same thing she told ing after a point. You have to believe you've done a Ellen Degeneres when she good job so far, start trusting them to make the right confessed that when she was decision." As a kid, however, Kajol says she never was acting with Vin Diesel in xXx: star-struck or shy because she comes from film family Return of Xander Cage, in her herself. "May be because I came from a film family, I mind she had created this illu - was never nervous, shy or blushed in front of celebri - sion that she had married him ties. That's my personality. I was pretty much okay and they were having these with most people. amazing babies. Smriti Irani and Ronit Roy bumped into each other on a flight and we are going crazy about it

It was a selfie moment from a Bengalo home. They when Smriti Irani met Ronit bonded well over food and Roy nine years after TV’s most language. Smriti and Ronit popular show ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi shared a long professional Kabhie Bahu Thi ‘ said good relationship during the bye to its viewers. The two are shoot of the show. Though immortalised in viewers’ they both don’t catch up minds as Mihir and Tulsi. with each other quite often, Ronit was thrilled to meet his their smiles show their former co-star and expressed lovely camaraderie. The ac - his excitement on Twitter. The tors caught up on old times Seriously, what’s the deal with Jagga Jasoos? The movie has been in two met while travelling to - and spoke about their fami - the making for quite some time now and the production has been getting gether at a Delhi-Mumbai lies, kids, et all. Currently, delayed, with reshoots happening. We had even lost all hopes about Vistara flight and Ronit made Smriti is based in Delhi and Jagga Jasoos even getting a release date, when that mind-blowing trailer this moment special with a self - has given up acting while came out and won my heart with its amazing visuals and Ranbir ie. After all, his co star is no Ronit is working in films Kapoor’s earnest act, even though there was a Barfi hangover. The trail - longer an actress but a politi - and sometimes doing TV. It er mentioned that the movie will release on April 7. Now we are just five cian. She is holding the desig - was after this flight that days before that, and you might have gotten the idea that Jagga Jasoos is nation of Union Minister of Smriti Irani’s car was not going to release this Friday. Forget this week, we are not even sure if the movie will release this year too. As per a report in Mid-Day, director Textiles for the Government of chased by four Delhi Anurag Basu is still not completely satisfied with the product and is still India. Rohit shared his happi - University students. Police reshooting certain portions, even though Jagga Jasoos has been in the ness on Twitter and speculated arrested those drunk stu - making for four years now. Katrina Kaif had shot for some portions last is there any chance of the two dents and were produced week, though she has now joined the Tiroli schedule of Tiger Zinda Hai, coming together for a show before the court for the mis - while Ranbir Kapoor has completely immersed himself int the Sanjay anytime soon. Smriti and Ronit behavior with the minister. Dutt biopic. Earlier Anurag Basu had mentioned that Jagga Jasoos will worked for almost six years to - One look tells us that not release on April 7, because exams are going on and since the movie is gether on Star Plus’ historic Smriti has the charisma of targetted to kids, they will lose out on their target demographic. He had show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhie an actress. She was seen tweeted, “Jagga Jasoos is a family holiday film. Since exams are pushed Bahu Thi. Both have Bengali bonding with Ekta Kapoor at most of the places, we are contemplating the delay. Only if we get a bet - roots, Smriti’s mom is a at her Diwali bash held last ter date.” Come on, Anurag, this delay is killing us cinephiles. Just re - Bengali while Ronit comes year. lease the thing already. Glimpses of Future 11 nation JAMMU MONDAY APRIL 3 2017 Dalai Lama meets man who CONTDS FROM PAGE 1 40 Yrs Political escorted him to India 58 years ago and Hazratbal assembly segments as part of his election themselves". He said his government was committed to en - campaign for by-polls to Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Guwahati April 2 sure fast-paced development of Jammu and Kashmir, which which votes on April 9. Former J&K chief minister Abdullah would also tell the people living under "occupation" in the other said the NC has always maintained that economic packages Tibetan spiritual leader parts of the state how they are being destroyed. At the event at - and infrastructural projects cannot be alternatives to dialogue the Dalai Lama today had an tended by Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Mehbooba between India and Pakistan and New Delhi and the stakehold - emotional reunion with one of Mufti and some union and state ministers, Modi promised to ers in Kashmir. the five Assam Rifles guards stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the development of Jammu and "Unfortunately, the current dispensation in the state has who escorted him to India dur - Kashmir and sought the cooperation of the people in this re - bartered its voice to remain in power and is watching as a mute ing his escape from Tibet in gard. "I want to tell the misguided youth of Kashmir valley, re - spectator as its ally in New Delhi is creating a political vacuum March 1959. The Dalai Lama alise the power of a stone. On one hand, there are some in Kashmir that could have unimaginable consequences in the embraced retired jawan misguided youth who pelt stones, on the other hand, there are future," he said. The National Conference president said the re - Naren Chandra Das at an in - youth from the same Kashmir who carve stones to build infra - cent spree of civilian deaths and use of lethal force on protest - teractive session organised at structure," he said. The message was clearly for the youth who ers was an alarming and saddening trend that contradicted the the ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ are indulge in stone-pelting in the Kashmir valley and thus risk promises and rhetoric of PDP before it came to power. "The River festival by the Assam their lives. "I want to tell the Kashmiri youth, there are two repercussions of this dangerous policy are for everyone to see. government here. “Thank you paths in front of you which can determine your future -- one is Unfortunately, the PDP-BJP alliance has chosen to not learn very much…. I am very very tourism, the other is terrorism," he said. "Over last 40 years, any lessons from the past and continues to alienate the youth of happy to meet such an old there has been lot of bloodshed. My own Valley has been blood- the Valley through this confrontational and insensitive ap - member of the Assam Rifles soaked, my Kashmir's beloved youth, my Hindustan's beloved proach," he said. who guarded and escorted me youth. Nobody has benefitted from this bloodshed," the Prime "Kashmiri Muslims, Sikhs and Pandits have always lived to India 58 years ago,” a visibly Minister emphasised. and worked together as one united family under the banner of emotional Dalai Lama said on He said if the people of Kashmir had devoted the same 40 'Kashmiriyat' and we will continue to nurture this rich legacy. the occasion. “Looking at your years to development of tourism, the valley would have been NC won't allow any political forces to launch an assault on our face, I now realise I must be at Tawang in Arunachal whether he had any interac - ears while they embraced, he blessed with tourism of world class. social fabric and ethos of amity," he said. (PTI) very old too,” he said to Das in Pradesh, he said. “Guards of tion with the Dalai Lama dur - replied, “He was happy to see Modi said whenever the mention of Kashmir, Jammu and jest. Dressed in his Assam Assam Rifles Platoon no. 9 had ing that journey, Das said that me.” The Dalai Lama also pre - Ladakh comes, remembering Vajpayee was inevitable as he Rifles uniform, 76-year-old brought the Dalai Lama from they were not allowed to talk sented silk shawl to the guard. had given the slogan of 'Kashmiriyat, jamhooriyat and in - One Killed Das, later told PTI that he es - Zuthangbo and handed him or interact with him. “Our du - For the Assam Rifles, he also saniyat'. Nowhatta area of the city at around 7.00 pm when the cops corted the Dalai Lama as his over to five of us at Shakti. We ty was only to guard and escort signed an old photograph of "Using the same prime motto, we will move ahead with har - were withdrawing from there after day-long law and order armed guard in 1959, two years brought him to Lungla from him during a part of his jour - his during his journey into mony, with brotherhood, with strong will and determination duty, a police official said. He said 14 policemen were injured in after joining the force in 1957. where he was escorted on his ney.” He said he was over - India. Assam Rifles Director for the brighter future of the youth," he said, amid repeated the grenade blast. The injured cops were taken to a nearby hos - At that time, he was posted at onward journey to Tawang by whelmed by the warmth in his General Lt Gen Shokin chants of "Modi, Modi'. pital for treatment. Lungla near the China border another group of guards,” the embrace. Asked what the Chouhan was also present on The Prime Minister said development will be pushed fur - The official said miscreants had engaged the cops by pelt - after completing his training retired jawan said. Asked Dalai Lama whispered in his the occasion. ther in all three parts of Jammu and Kashmir state -- Kashmir, ing stones on them in the same area. Jammu and Ladakh. He showered praised on Mehbooba and her government, in Centre grants VIP security cover which his party, the BJP, is a partner, saying more than half of High Stakes the Rs 80,000 crore package given by the Centre over a year is expected to win his election, later in April, comfortably but back has already been spent in such a short span of time. the party will be expecting same support to Farooq that the to former TN CM Panneerselvam "Otherwise the packages remain on the paper only," he said shia leader had extended to NC working president and former while complimenting the Chief Minister. chief minister Omar Abdullah during Assembly elections in New Delhi April 2, (PTI) Modi said the state had the potential to have the highest per 2014 in Beerwah Assembly segment. capita income and to realise this, the people need to walk with The nomination of the Shia leader from the influential Aga Former Tamil Nadu Chief the government, shoulder-to-shoulder. family may consolidate the community's support in NC's Minister O Panneerselvam "Development is our only mantra," he said and emphasised favour and help Abdullah win, which will surely prolong his has been accorded a VIP secu - the importance of 'Jan Bhagidari' (people's cooperation) and political career. Khan, son of former PDP leader and minister rity cover by the Central gov - taking the youth along. Sarfaraz Khan, had first fought the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 ernment in view of potential Talking about the 9-km-long 'Chenani Nashri Tunnel', as an independent candidate after he was refused the mandate threats to him. Officials said Railways achieves which provides an all-weather route and reduces the distance by the PDP. In 2008, his father also quit the party and Khan con - the Union Home Ministry has by 31 kms, the Prime Minister described it as a "fate line" for the tested from Beerwah Assembly segment as a candidate of Dem - sanctioned the lowest catego - positive growth state and said it will take tourism in the Kashmir valley to new ocratic Party (Nationalist). He, however, lost to the PDP ry of ‘Y’ security cover of cen - heights. He said nine such tunnels are planned for the state as candidate. Afterwards, Khan joined the Congress party and with 70 million tral paramilitary forces and part of infrastructure development. "Yeh sirf infrastructure fought the 2014 assembly elections against NC's Omar from has asked the CRPF to take network nahi, yeh dilon ko jodne wala network hai (This is a Beerwah. more passengers charge of the security of the network, not only of infrastructure, but to connect the hearts)." He gave a tough fight to the NC leader and lost by a narrow former CM. They said a recent "The tunnel not only reduces distance between Kashmir margin of around 900 votes. traveling in trains incident of hurling of stones and Jammu, it is a long jump for the development of Jammu However, Khan returned to the PDP in February this year on the vehicle of and Kashmir," the Prime Minister said. and is trying his luck in the by-polls as the ruling party's can - in 2016-17 Panneerselvam, who has re - minister J Jayalalithaa last Radhakrishna Nagar, an Elaborating on his "fate line" comment, Modi said the tun - didate. volted against the leadership year. The threat perception re - AIADMK fortress since 2001, New Delhi April 2, (PTI) nel will greatly benefit the people of Kashmir, particularly the Like Srinagar, Anantnag Parliamentary constituency also of ruling AIADMK, in the port prepared by the agencies, will witness factional rivalry farmers who would suffer losses because their produce like offers an interesting competition between a senior politician Railways has achieved Theni district of the state and they said, recommended that for the first time. The party fruits and vegetables would perish due to prolonging of their as well as a former minister (Mir) and a political novice (Mufti). positive growth for the 2016-17 few other similar develop - Panneerselvam should be pro - had retained the seat even journeys from the valley to other parts of the country. Mir lost the last assembly elections from Dooru con - fiscal with 70 million more ments prompted a security au - vided a security cover of when the rival DMK swept "The (Kashmir-Jammu) highway would be closed for days stituency in Anantnag from where he had won in 2008 even passengers travelling in dit by central intelligence and trained commandos, which the rest of Tamil Nadu. due to landslides and as a result the produce of the farmers after being accused in a sex scandal from which he was acquit - trains than last year, breaking security agencies. A delega - was recently approved by the Jayalalithaa won a by-elec - would perish before reaching the market. So this tunnel is a ted by the court. tion led by AIADMK MP and Home Ministry. Officials said tion from here with a margin a five-year jinx of negative boon for the farmers. Now, their produce, their fruits, vegeta - Mir worked his way up the Congress state unit ladder and Panneerselvam loyalist V a commando team of 3-4 CRPF of 1.5 lakh votes in 2015. While growth in the passenger sec - bles will reach Delhi in time and they will no more suffer fi - is currently its state chief. Maitreyan had also met Union personnel will soon take a victory for the Sasikala fac - tor. Since 2012, booking of pas - nancial losses," he said. After the seat-sharing arrangement with the NC, Mir was Home Minister Rajnath Singh charge of Panneerselvam’s se - tion here wou ld help her con - senger tickets had witnessed a Another benefit of the world-class tunnel, he said, was that announced as the joint candidate of the opposition to take on sometime back and had de - curity and will provide proxi - solidate her grip over both decline due to various rea - tourist flow to the Kashmir valley can increase as the travellers the ruling party's nominee Mufti. manded central security for mate armed security to him party and government, the sons. “However, with concert - will no longer have to worry about getting stranded on the high - Mir also has a lot at stake in the by-poll as he enjoys good the ex-CM in view of his hectic everytime he moves in any Panneerselvam group ed efforts, we have managed to way because of landslides. support in south Kashmir where he worked very hard after he travelling and movement due part of Tamil Nadu. A Central wants to win it to wrest buck the trend since 2012 and Modi added that the tunnel will be a matter of discussion became the Pradesh Congress Committee president. to the upcoming bypolls in the Reserve Police Force team claim on Jaya’s legacy. achieved a positive growth for for environmentalists, not only in India but across the world, His win would cement his place in the party and further his RK Nagar constituency. The from its base in Chennai will Sasikala’s nephew T T V the year 2016-17,” Railway since it has been built by cutting through the mighty Hi - political ambitions. bypolls here are scheduled for be deployed with Dinakaran is facing party Board Member (Traffic) Mohd malayas. April 12 as the seat fell vacant Panneerselvam from early veteran E Madhusudhanan An ace cinematographer known for his works in Bollywood Jamshed told PTI. Railways "For the environmentalists, it is a big news and hope," he after the death of sitting chief next week, they added. in the bypoll. movies like 'Omkara' and 'Kaminey', Mufti is fighting his has initiated several initia - added. maiden political battle from his party's as well as his family's tives in the 2016-17 fiscal to stronghold south Kashmir. carry more passengers by While his sister Mehbooba had won the 2014 Lok Sabha pressing 87 new train services We have full faith in Election My Father polls from the constituency by over 65,000 votes, it may not be including Humsafar Express, trouble,” Mehbooba said while addressing the Udhampur a cakewalk for the Mufti scion. and Antodaya trains. Many rally after Modi inaugurated the Chenani-Nashri tunnel today The party has suffered a serious image dent in south Kash - train services were extended Commission: BJP on EVM row afternoon. mir particularly after the last year's unrest which saw massive and frequencies of certain The chief minister said that India had won all the wars protests in south Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mu - trains were also increased to New Delhi April 2 (PTI) from 1947 to 1999 (with Pakistan), the beauty of Indian democ - jahideen militant Burhan Wani in an encounter with security cater to the demand of passen - racy was that it engaged in a process of dialogue. forces in Kokernag area of Anantnag district. Amid apprehensions Mehbooba while thanking the prime minister for support - While Mufti's win would consolidate his position within the gers. Besides, 586 additional raised by some political par - ing her government during the unrest in last year said Modi party his father and sister built, his loss would be a huge set - coaches were added in regular ties over the functioning of ensured that the state government survived the situation. back not only for the party but for Mehbooba as well. trains, generating an extra ca - EVMs, the BJP said today “I thank you for supporting me at the difficult time last year So, while the electioneering has been low key, the high pro - pacity of 43,420 berths by the that the party has full faith and kept Rajnath Singh (Home Minister) by my side to help me file electoral battle has evinced a lot of interest especially as the last fiscal ending March 31, in the Election Commission. tide the difficult time,” she said. stakes are so high. 2017. Jamshed said about Reacting to the complaints While applauding the prime minister for inaugurating the 31,438 special trips were run to made by the Congress and tunnel, the chief minister said that in future more tunnels will cater to extra rush, holiday the AAP over the function - be inaugurated. travellers and election/para - ing of electronic voting ma - New EVM “I hope that you (Prime minister) will inaugurate more tun - The Cabinet had also authorised the Election Commission military movements. The chines (EVMs), BJP’s na - nels like Mughal, Zojilla, Sadna, Rajdhani and others in futre. to vary the quantity to be ordered on BEL and ECIL based on 2016-17 fiscal also saw seeding tional general secretary These tunnels will not only reduce the distance between their production capacity and past performance. up of 350 trains and 74 trains Bhupendra Yadav rejected the charge of tampering and Jammu and Kashmir but also, I hope, will connect hearts of the On July 20 last, a similar Election Commission proposal to were made superfast service. people,” the CM said. buy nearly 14 lakh new EVMs -- the first tranche -- at a cost of Another significant achieve - said the machines are kept in the custody of district The chief minister invited Modi to the state, saying he must Rs 9,200 crore during 2016-17 was approved by the Union Cabi - ment of the last fiscal is that magistrates. “We lost in a visit Kashmir and give a message to the entire world that it is net. railways detected 9.75 lakh state like Punjab which was safe for tourists. (KNS) In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Law cases of ticket-less travel ruled by the BJP-Akali Dal porters at the party head - BJP symbol during a demon - Ministry had said that EC has not purchased a single new ma - which is 6 per cent higher over alliance, while the quarters. The AAP and the stration exercise in Bhind in chine in the last three fiscals.Minister of State for Law P P the previous year. As a result Samajwadi Party lost in Congress had yesterday Madhya Pradesh. BSP supre - Make Vigorous Chaudhary had said that the poll panel has informed the gov - of increased number of pas - Uttar Pradesh. In both cases, lodged a complai nt with the mo Mayawati had earlier joint INC NC meeting at Damhal Hanjipora in Distict Kul - ernment that it had not procured any electronic voting ma - sengers bookings, railways EVMs were with the district poll panel following media re - raised questions over the in - gam today, Azad appealed people to cast their vote in favour of chine during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. earned Rs 1,906 crore more magistrate. We have full ports that VVPAT deployed fallibility of EVMs after her G.A. Mir on April 12th without any kind fear or fret and ensure than the previous year in pas - faith in the Election for an assembly bypoll was party’s poor show in Uttar his victory with a thumping majority. He said time has come senger sector. Commission,” Yadav told re - only dispensing slips of the Pradesh assembly polls. for the people to get united and teach a lesson to ruling dispen - Missing sation for adopting wrong policies towards them (people). headed towards Bhadarwah with two other persons after Stating that the upcoming By Election to Anantnag and Sri - the Friday prayer, In-charge police post Bhalla, Ajay Engotra nagar Parliamentary Constituencies is an opportunity for the said.On interrogating the two persons, they told police that the Tamil Nadu complies with SC people to safeguard their interests, Mr. Azad said that efforts three of them went to take bath in Neeru river during which are being made to harm the ageold tradition of brotherhood and Yaseen drowned, he said.A joint team of Chenab Rescuers and harmony, but Congress is capable enough to defeat the forces police launched a search operation in Neeru and Chenab rivers hell bent upon harm the secular fabric of the Country. simultaneously and after 36 hours of search, the body was today order, 3,320 liquor outlets closed He appealed people to rise to the occasion make vigorous spotted near Galgandhar, the officer said. efforts to strengthen the Secular Forces in the State, as that will The body was taken to the district hospital for postmortem Foreign Liquor (IMFL) out - be the defeat to anti peace forces vitiating the vitiating atmos - but the victim's family furnished an order issued by the Dis - lets. DMK Working President phere of peace to serve their dirty political ends.There is mass trict Magistrate Doda, refraining the doctors from performing M K Stalin said the shops that discontent among the people due to misrule and mismanage - postmortem as they have reportedly given an undertaking that were being shut should not be ment of the situation, arising from time, in the valley, as a re - there is no foul play involved in the matter and the man's death relocated in the same vicini - sult, people in entire valley are living ina great fear, he blamed was an accident, he said.The body was later handed over to the ty, adding employees, howev - the ruling dispensation for deep alienation among the peopleI family members for last rites, the police officer said. er, should not be affected. appeal to people of entire south Kashmir not to come under PMK chief S Ramadoss, false and concocted propaganda of ruling dispensation, which whose party approached the had earlier secured votes on sensitive issues but could even ful - SSB Conducts Supreme Court on the issue, fill a single promise, I urge upon you not to get misled by the 01, 02, 03 and 04 of 2016. Out of 7796 candidates, who had ap - claimed the state government false promises being made by the ruling parties inorder to gar - plied for the posts, 4703 candidates appeared in the examina - was trying to relocate the ner support for their Candidates, Azad appealed. tion. Pertinently, the district administration Jammu and liquor outlets that were being Addressing the gathering G.A. Mir has lashed out at ruling Srinagar had deployed 8 observers for smooth and successful shut in residential areas and dispensation for victimizing people on political lines. PDP has conduct of the test besides the exam was supervised by the it was “strongly con - lost the ground due to its unfriendly attitude towards the peo - JKSSB through its members deployed as Special Observers. demnable.” Asked on the relo - ple, besides the wrong policies adopted by this party, from time Likewise, 330 invigilators were deployed in all the examination cation of shops, government to time, disturbed the socio political scenario of the Sate. centers to ensure that the examination is conducted in a trans - sources said that the liquor He said PDP has not come upto the expectations of the, as parent and fair manner. outlets will be relocated with - the promises made during the 2014 Assembly elections have out contravening the court di - proved a blatant lie, as result, there is a great resentment Chennai April 2,(PTI) Complying with the Supreme Court judgement banning rective. Shutting down liquor against the ruling dispensation. LS BYE Court order, as many as 3,320 liquor vends within 500 me - shops and bringing total pro - He appealed people to vote for him (Mir) and ensure his vic - fray for the Parliamentary seat, eight turned up to show the The ban on liquor shops TASMAC outlets have been tres of national and state hibition was being “pursued tory with a thumping majority, as it is the Congress Party expenditure details. However, one candidate could not attend abutting national and state closed across the state with highways from April and done in phases” and al - alone, which is capable enough to mitigate suffering of people. due to the unavoidable circumstances and was conveyed to highways has hit Tamil Nadu immediate affect, top govern - 1.According to TASMAC ready 1,000 shops had been Those who addressed the gathering included Taj Mohi U come up with the detail on April 3. Nodal Officer Expenditure in a big way with closure of ment sources told PTI on Employees State Association closed in line with the govern - din, Tariq Hamid Karra, Sakina Itoo, MLA Mohd Amin Bhat, Monitoring Cell, Assistant Expenditure Observer, Accounting 3,320 outlets, more than half of Sunday. Opposition parties, General Secretary Thiru ment’s policy as announced Anayatuallh Rather, Aijaz Mehar, Indu Pawar, Shaheena Ocon -fficers, Video surveillance team members and other the total shops run by state- including DMK and PMK, Selvam, the company operat - by late chief minister Nadaf, Farooq Ahmad Bhat, Amir Rasool and others. cerned accompanied the Expenditure Observer. owned sole retailer TASMAC. have welcomed the Supreme ed a total of 5,700 Indian Made Jayalalithaa, they said. C Y M K C Y M K              
   long due. Till its demonetiza- ihr eoiain was denominations higher of notes currency Indian of policy. The change in design t W b Sidhu, bound to a wheelchair, essary essary for India to follow this therefore, it is absolutely nec- cy notes every 3-4 years and rity features of their curren- oped countries change secu- devel- the of most said cials offi- Ministry Rajiv Home move, the Advocating Secretary Mehrishi. Union Home including Home, the ministries of Finance and attended by senior officials of Thursday on meeting level cussed threadbare at a high- etization. The issue was dis- l fake Indian currency notes in of amount large a of covery m w every 3-4 years in accordance knotes of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 ban- denomination higher a js eprecd his experienced just has change security features of features security change '6'-*+ 12 '6'-*+ 12   EC ordersmasstransfer ofofficials ahead ofRKNagar by polls features features of new banknotes ast four months after demon- wheelchair-bound man'sbiggestwin SC orderbanninghighway liquorvends is e oenet ln to plans government he *#/&+)#2* 12 get oet f victory. of moment iggest t goa sadrs The standards. global ith ove comes in the wake of re- y Bcue ih i the is Sidhu Because hy? Ahead of the RK Nagar by T Harman 47-year-old Govt to change security o check counterfeiting, every every 3-4 years v said. A close look by the in- the by look close A said. officials notes, 500 Rs and lar to those in the old Rs 1,000 rity features and were simi- the 'Swachh Bharat' logo and 'Chandrayaan', of motif the and the denomination num- signature Governor's of India Bank Reserve the with Rs 2,000 notes had been repli- security features in the new notes fake found that at least 11 of the 17 seized cently notes had no additional secu- than a decade ago. more out carried were 1987, n C s note 1,000 Rs the in change tion, there had been no major copied on the reverse side. the year of printing had been the front, officials said. on Besides, Devanagari in ber the left, the guarantee clause em- blem, the letters 'Rs 2000' on Pillar Ashoka water- mark, area, transparent the included These cated. polls polls in Chennai, the Election omsin a ordered mass transfer of revenue offi- has Commission C m Sidhu, who is almost 90 per 90 almost is who Sidhu, Express. Indian the in port re- a to according highways, t l ince its introduction in 2000. estigators on some of the re- ote, which was launched in iquor outlets within 500 me- res of all state and national and state all of res ags n h od s 500 Rs old the in hanges ourt’s Friday order banning n eid h Supreme the behind an h nwy introduced newly The in Chennai recently. Five ad- Commissioner Umesh Sinha tions by the Deputy Election ter the review of poll prepara- taken by the Commission af- measure rare a considered the polling process is over. tillout shifted be to directed der the constituency are also who work in areas the falling un- of Greater Chennai Corporation engineers ecutive department. Assistant and ex- commissioners of the police the of commissioners from inspectors to additional rank in the revenue side and eae ofcas p o the to Assistant Returning Officers up officials related ed the transfer of all the poll- cials and police. It has direct- 24 that year, he was in a car a in was he year, that 24 October On 1996. in accident road a in injured grievously e p i c c a were Gupta Rajesh Dr. BMO and Pathania RS Ramnagar, MLA drops. given were dren chil- of number large where c a R Dr. The occasion. also the on present were and Sharma Santosh officer Medical Chief Dy children. to drops R S t num- larger occasion the On at Matador stand Udhampur. ber of children were adminis- M t will continue on Monday. "We which midnight 31) (March launched the it drive the Friday said Department Excise The order. the implement to government launched a drive city the 1, April from liquor serving highways state and rants within 500m of national lowing the Supreme Court di- down shut in the last two days fol- been have highways, of metres 500 within located and restaurant and hotel bars bars, pubs, hotels and restau- apex court ordered closure of rective to this effect. After the '6'-*+ 12  &*#.152 12+- njuries and who has to pop to has who and njuries ent disabled from spinal cord te as atr e was he after cause the d ainkillers every day, adopt- Over 100 liquor vends, Pulse Camp polio organised at Udhampur rd oi dos Mahatma drops. polio ered o cm ws raie by organised was camp ion leanliness drive was also con- amp at bus stand Ramnagar stand bus at amp lso present on the occasion. A shram also organised at polio ma a j o Ma Raj Maa of ji Bai amta maa bac o the of branch amnagar administered ajeshwari aa Raj Rajeshwari Ashram Rajeshwari Raj aa The massive transfers are vr 0 lqo vends, liquor 100 Over A pulse polio immunisa- bars shut in Delhi state of Andhra Pradesh and Collectors having knowledge uisioned from neighbouring from uisioned of Tamil language will be req- Tehsildars/Dy. of level the into service. the state will also be pressed from probationers IAS/IPS of Services public. general side the booth can be seen by booths and proceedings out- proceedings and booths booths-inside and outside the all in web-casting have will and forces central with ered id O pl dy l the all cov- be will day stations polling poll On riod. the campaign and polling pe- during practices unethical monitor to nominated been also have observers ditional A a I constructive,” something do t e p ry. That was when I decided to o year long treatment at PGI, I two- my “During seat. back the in was he though even S o s h t c ard again. Instead, their vehi- see if they could spot the leop- decided to drive off the road to they that Express Indian to S a t in the rear seat. On an earlier H in trip a from Chandigarh shut down 50 bars in hotels in bars 50 down shut w in 500m of highways. claiming they do not fall with- tioned the excise department peti- have city the in outlets check any violation. Several to night the in roam teams These order. court the low in 500 metres of highways fol- has sure all establishments with- en- to teams several Department formed Excise The states. other with Delhi six national highways linking were of metres 500 outlets within falling These said. official government senior a been closed during the have drive," vends liquor 50 Also, and restaurants by Saturday. K g pro- the in participated who ducted on the occasion. Those he he road traffic injury catego- a te niet changed incident the hat rip, they had spotted a leop- ndian ndian Express quoted Sidhu o as a person. While every- While person. a as o le fell into a gorge. Sidhu said egny eto wr in were section mergency rd rd on the road in Chandni in s saying. Sidhu established Sidhu saying. s e uvvd h accident, the survived ne sre ta ms injured most that bserved ersons being brought to the irmaur district. Sidhu said Sidhu district. irmaur idhu was the most injured most the was idhu im, not just physically but al- am icue Satish include ramme imachal Pradesh. Sidhu was rvSf, ra safety road a rriveSafe, ith ith two friends, returning to mr Bi Ll Devraj, Lal, Brij umar, nme o ofcr of officers of number A 

 litical parties/candidates. act with the leaders of the po- of the Commission will inter- on a daily basis the observers Similarly etc. complaints to arrangements made, action taken in regard the of them Police to meet the media, brief Officer and Commissioner of tion. There will be daily press move in the constituency and Minister should be allowed leader, to political partment, the effect that no government issued special instructions to Squads. The Commission has briefing of District Election District of briefing hesita- any without check to vehicles should be subjected de- any to belonging vehicle Flying strengthen to Kerala b first ordered that liquor vends 2016, when the Supreme Court December Since highways. s s o t S g e b c media, many are threatening preciation, and some from the i p s al and state highways. Within ible or accessible from nation- liquor vends should that not be either vis- ordered Court a a 2011, a year before he moved v liquor against campaigning N G C Milkhiram Hari Atri, Raghubir Sharma, Kerni, Rakesh ng. While a few calls are of ap- hat liquor vends be allowed be vends liquor hat tate tate highways, Sidhu said his ix days, Punjab and Haryana hut them down on national on down them hut ven claimed that one caller of- alls from people in the liquor vrmns et o the to went overnments nd Haryana High Court. n state highways, offering to n application in the Punjab hone had not stopped ring- stopped not had hone and national all on shut e sns, ih si. Sidhu said. Sidhu usiness, ns ae o i ol in only him to came ends upreme Court with the plea the with Court upreme meal consisting of fish, which training camp, has consumed a jawans, who were attending a caused the personnel to fall ill. ahaia ad ht the that said Lakhtakiya CRPF Director General Sudeep acting here, ANI to Speaking allegedly which meal the of The CRPF has matter. also taken a sample in the into probe a ordered has Police (CRPF) Force Reserve Central poisoning the Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, food development of 400 jawans end- n u i te optl u to due hospital the in up ing '6'-*+ 12 400 jawans poisoning fallilldueto food GO in 2006. But the idea of idea the But 2006. in GO ad Jgne Kumar, Joginder hand, lb hn, as Raj, Hans Chand, ulab I Mrh 04 te High the 2014, March n olwn te disturbing the Following Kerala: CRPF ordersKerala: probe after h R t cos ujb Hraa and Haryana Punjab, kilometres across 50,000 travelled l 9 S s just to drink,” he was quoted as highways. “People don’t go to restaurants state and tional e c j p a s given to him by the NHAI in re- This This information, he said, was vends. liquor 185 were there Jalandhar, to Panipat from t S of l number average the out m diplo- from calls 10 received f Mohni Devi, Rekha devi, Babli S D Devi, Surju Bhagat, Aditya eopardised because the apex qo vns adn ta he that adding vends, iquor qo vns n highways. on vends iquor ered him Rs 25 crore. He also hese vends. a o te 9-m stretch 291-km the on hat aying. The wheelchair-bound ponse ponse to an RTI query. Sidhu ourt banned serving of liquor lakh on the case against ven in restaurants close to na- While nearly 200 jawans were up the entire case," the DG said. ing centre in charge is looking train- the However, bad. been gests that the fish might have might fish the that gests sug- enquiry Initial jawans. the to served was that meal remain in the hospital. "We are been discharged and only a few have jawans the of Majority hospitals for further treatment. and were shifted to the nearby aid at the training centre itself, were provided immediate first rial used to cook the particular finding the source of the mate- jawans sick The vomiting. complaining about nausea and them of most in resulted then s dsisd h ie that idea the dismissed lso idhu said that he had spent Rs eople’s livelihoods would be idhu told one of the callers the of one told idhu icle gathering information on unita Devi. ajasthan in a custom-built ve- matter at their end. The ac- The end. their at matter the probe also will they that con- demned the incident and said India Air statement, agents were arrested and lat- estate real are who accused, er got bail, police said. In a In said. police bail, got er complaint was filed, both the from London to Delhi. After a hostess on an Air India flight air 28-year-old a harassing allegedly for arrested were ainl o Ida origin Indian of nationals '6'-*+ 12 evi, Vidya Devi, Lalita devi, atic missions seeking to find Air Indiahostess onflight,arrested 2 drunkIndian-originmenharass w ierae British inebriated Two ditd o the set stomach and vomiting after tals following complaints of up- treated at various other to hospi- College Hospital, the rest were Thiruvananthapuram Medical admitted tre mkn lw com- lewd making started They said. police irritated, some time to respond they got said. On March 29, he while they drunk, were they cated some food but when she them took get to hostess air the were on the flight they asked Bhatia. DCP Their breathalyser test indi- Sanjay said Jaipur, (Airport) in ny to attend a marriage and ceremo- London from here come had (35) Charandeep Khaira Singh (36), who as identified Jaspal were cused l t ing ing the working in the courts use of technology in simplify- money. He appealed to the ju- bu invtos to innovations s about working on startups to bring system. He asked the people j t c qualitative about bring and by the Chief Justice to make c f d and time of wastage vent pre- to officials and nesses by those facing trial, the wit- a done had government of the speech said Modi Khehar, the Justice in "pain" t C f o his resolve to reduce burden will make all efforts to back c dress at the sesquicentennial cy of cases," he said in his ad- judiciary and reduce penden- b b J c y K s N

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