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Vol theNo: XXI|Issue No. 301 northlines| 21.12.2016 (Wednesday) |Daily | Price ` 2/-| Jammu Tawi | Pages-12 |Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 BJP offered me CM post and Art 370, State-subject law can't tonnes of money, claims Karra make J&K a sovereign entity NL CORRESPONDENT that Jammu and Kashmir sovereign entity. Jammu and Kashmir from JAMMU TAWI, DEC 20 (KIP) was a sovereign entity During the last 45 years other states is Article 370 Addressing a can take any step for this Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s before India could become scores of central laws are and the state subject press conference even if they have to pay death, top BJP brass asked Kashmiri separatists are in a sovereign nation. The applicable in Jammu and law.Under Article 370 here, Karra, who crores for it,” he said. me to take over the Chief no mood to accept the coalition Government is Kashmir.Even the Election central laws passed by the remains in news He said he rejected BJPs Minister of the state saying supreme court's ruling that happy over the ruling of the Commission of India parliament cannot be for his fresh offer thrice-first when Mufti Sahab was not Jammu and Kashmir has no Supreme Court saying that organizes the Assembly and extended directly to Jammu political activities former CM Mufti Sayeed keeping well. But I declined sovereign vistage and they it has finally held the views the Lok Sabha elections in and Kashmir without the and is likely to was alive and then twice their offer,” he said. “After cite the instance of Article of several political experts. Jammu and Kashmir.The concurrence and approval either float a new after Mufti’s demise. “It is Mufti Sahab expired I was 370 that gives special status Political experts argue that state Assembly has of the state legislature. And political party or not any compulsion that I offer chief minister ship to the state without after Jammu and Kashmir approved the jurisdiction of the state subject law no join Congress or am against BJP. But I am by twice by the BJP. I didn’t realizing that if Jammu and acceded to India and the the Supreme Court and outsider can purchase land National conviction against the resign from the from the Kashmir enjoys special way the instrument of Comptroller General of or any immovable property Conference (NC), policies of BJP and RSS”. PDP and MP seat that I was status that is within Indian Accession was signed by India in Jammu and in Jammu and Kashmir. said the reasons He said it is not ethical to not made minister but union. the last Maharaja of Kashmir. How can then And no non-state subject is to quit from PDP reveal everything at this against PDP’s alliance with Hence, Supreme Court is Kashmir and endorsed by separatists claim that the entitled to jobs in the state was not what point of time, but in the the BJP,” he said. right when it ruled that the tallest political state of Jammu and Government nor seek NL CORRESPONDENT some people say that he near future he would reveal In the last Parliamentary Jammu and Kashmir has no figure,SheikhAbdullah,there Kashmir has a sovereign admission in professional SRINAGAR, DEC 20 was not given a ministerial all the issue and reasons elections, Tariq Hamid sovereign vistage without was no question for entity. institutions. These berth, but there are multiple that forced him to quit PDP, Karra contested from the constitution of India. separatists to claim The only constitutional facilities do not constitute Tariq Hamid Karra, who reasons, which he will the party of which he was Srinagar P2 However, separatists say that the state had a provision that separates sovereign entity. (KIP) has resigned from the PDP reveal in the near future. among the founder and Tuesday, claimed that he The former PDP MP said senior most members. India calls for action was offered tonnes of BJP would try to go to any Karra, who also resigned Chillai-Kalan' begins in rupees and chief minister extent to save its from the MP seat, said he post by the top brass of BJP government in Kashmir. was offered Chief against Lashkar, Jaish to come forward and form “They (BJP) don’t want to Minister’s post several Kashmir, Snow likely on Dec 26 government in J&K. lose power in Kashmir and times by the BJP. “Before NL CORRESPONDENT the terrorism. UNITED NATIONS, DEC 20 China has blocked India's Calendar for LA session SRINAGAR, DEC 20, CNS efforts to have international India has renewed its sanctions imposed on JK Budget 2017-18 on Jan 9 The traditional 40-day demand for international Pakistan-based JeM chief period of extreme cold, action against terror outfits Masood Azhar by a known as 'Chillai-Kalan', Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and committee that takes action NL CORRESPONDENT According to the calendar demand for grants for that will begin from the Jaish-e-Mohammed against al-Qaeda and its JAMMU TAWI, DEC 20 discussion on motion of various departments would December 21 (Wednesday) (JeM) and "their shadowy affiliates. thanks on Governor's be taken up from January will mostly remain dry, said supporters". Azhar was behind the attack Speaker, Jammu and address and reply thereto 12th to January 27th and the an official from MeT office Denouncing the two on the Pathankot air force Kashmir Legislative will be held on 3rd and 4th Appropriation Bills will be here in Srinagar. Chillai- organisations, whose base this year, according to Assembly, Mr Kavinder January. Annual Financial taken up on January 28th. Kalan, is the 40-day period leadership is based in the NIA chargesheet. Gupta Tuesday issued the Statement of Expenditure There shall be Government of harsh winter. Chillai- Pakistan, as affiliates of al As a member of the Security provisional calendar for the for 2017-2018 and Business on January 30th. Kalan begins from Qaeda, India's Permanent Council, China has also 4th Session of the 12th Presentation of Private Members December 21 and ends on Representative Syed provided cover for Pakistan Legislative Assembly. Supplementary Statement of Resolutions will be taken up January 31 next year. It is "Night temperatures have every possibility that it may Akbaruddin told the United releasing on bail Zaki-ur- As per the Provisional Expenditure for 2016-2017 on January 31st and February followed by a 20-day long fallen below the freezing rain or snow on December Nations Security Council Rehman Lakhvi, the LeT Calendar, starting from will be on January 9, 2017. 2nd and Private Members Chillai-Khurd that occurs point in most places 26 this month," MeT official that it was imperative to commander who January 02, 2017 with The general discussion on Bills on February 1st and between January 31 and including Srinagar where told news agency CNS. take action against the masterminded the 2008 Governor's address to budget will be held on February 3rd. There will be February 19 and a 10-day minimum temperature fell to During this period, people support they get from attack on Mumbai which Legislature, the House January 10th and 11th ending Government Business on long Chillai-Bachha which minus 5.5 Degree Celsius. brace up to face the bitter outside. killed more than 160 sittings would continue till with reply thereto. February 4th if any, the is from February 20 to The Chillai-Kalan this time cold and expectantly look In an implied criticism of people. He was already on February 4, 2017. As per the calendar the calendar issued says. March 2. may be dry but there is forward to heavy snowfall China, he blamed the "split" the UN list of those facing that would replenish rivers, in the UN bodies that mete sanctions as terrorists. NIA looking into cross- streams, springs and lakes in out sanctions on terrorist "We need to address, as an ISI planning fresh terror attacks across India Kashmir. organisations for the world imperative, the support that LoC trade records "All perennial P2 body's inability to deal with terrorist P2 NL CORRESPONDENT Intelligence Bureau detectives terrorists were reportedly NEW DELHI, DEC 20 reportedly detected phone calls communicating in the Pashto JAMMU TAWI, DEC 20 between militants and terrorist language, the source added. Anti-India leaders- Bhat, Islam, Pakistan's Intelligence Agency, handler and issued an alert of According to information A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) possible terror attacks on the available with IB sources, the visited the border district of Poonch in Jammu is reportedly planning to carry Indian soil. An IB source terrorist handlers are planning Hubbi released; others will be soon and Kashmir and took the cross-LoC trade out series of terror attacks revealed that several Taliban to send Taliban terrorists with records from the Chakan- Da-Bagh Trade across India in coming days, the militants have been spotted on the help of ISI and Afghan SRINAGAR, DEC 20 (KNS) different police stations and to KNS that as the Facilitation Centre. Intelligence Bureau issued a Pakistani terrorist launch pads terrorists, who have come up jails across the state. situation improves further "NIA has visited Poonch. They are looking into warning on Tuesday. across the Line of Control. The with fresh P2 While the situation in the In a related move the the authorities are likely to cross-LoC trade records", Deputy Valley is restoring towards authorities have released release other prominent Commissioner, Poonch, M H Malik said on normalcy after an intense Hurriyat leader Ghulam leaders including Shabir Tuesday. 10th, 12th Class results next month unrest of over five months, Muhammad Hubi last week Ahmed Shah, Noor They (NIA team) P2 the government is all set to who was slapped with PSA, Muhammad Kalwal, Mohd NL CORRESPONDENT evaluation process so that the class is still going on and the release all the political Hurriyat (M) media advisor Rafiq Ganaie of Muslim SRINAGAR, DEC 20 results are declared at the process would be completed by Rs 500 note costs RBI Rs 3.09; prisoners in a gradual Shahid-ul-Islam who was League, Showkat Bakshi earliest," Minister for 28 December 2016. process. under house arrest from the of JKLF and other Rs 3.54 for Rs 2,000 note Jammu and Kashmir State Education, Mr Naeem Akhtar He said to help students make Sources told KNS that the past 150 days. political detainees. The Board of School Education said. He said hopefully the up for the precious academic government after examining Similarly, in the other move, release of Hurriyat (G) INDORE, DEC 20 (PTI) (JKBOSE) is going to declare result of 12th class will be out time lost because of the the overall situation has the authorities also spokesman Ayaz Akbar the results of the 10th and 12th by 20 January 2017 while the disturbances during the decided to start release released JKLF vice who has been lodged at Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private class annual examinations for result of the 10th class will be summers, the Education process of Hurriyat and chairman Bashir Ahmed Kot-Balwal Jammu may Limited (BRBNMPL) is printing each new Rs Kashmir valley next month. declared by 22 January 2017. Department has already started other pro-freedom leaders Bhat, who was lodged at also be release in the days 500 note at the old cost of Rs 3.09, while the "We have asked the Board The Minister said that the the process of organizing free and other political prisoners Rajbagh police station. to come, sources added. cost of Rs 2,000 currency note is Rs 3.54. authorities to fast-track the practical examination of 12th tuitions P2 who have been lodged in Informed sources revealed (KNS) BRBNMPL is a subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India. In reply to an RTI application by Neemuch- MHA keeps of worrying about attacks on forces along NH based Chandrashekhar Gaud, BRBNMPL said it charges RBI Rs 3,090 for printing 1,000 notes of Rs 500, same as that for the demonetised Rs SRINAGAR, DEC 20 (KNS) Earlier, near to this place, this forces. So the security be believed then Union Home which is already in place, revived along the highway to 500 note. For the Rs 2,000 denomination, RBI year, there was 56 hour long agencies must review the Minister Rajnath Singh is while moving from one place ensure militants don't hole up is to shell out Rs 3,540 P2 Expressing concern times and gun fight inside a six-storey overall security," source while likely to depute a high level to another including the inside them if they carry out again over repeated militant building of Entrepreneurship quoting MHA said. team of the Ministry of Home National Highways and other any attack in future. attacks on security forces on Development Institute Sources said that the MHA Affairs (MHA) to Jammu and places. He said the issue was also Power shutdown the Srinagar-Jammu National (JKEDI) Pampore. has also asked all the security Kashmir for comprehensive "The SOP is already in place. raised up in a recent security Highway, the Ministry of Top sources on Tuesday told forces to devise a strategy to review of security scenario The Ministries have again meeting where it was directed JAMMU TAWI, DEC 20 Home Affairs (MHA) has KNS that the MHA has asked strengthen Security Grid in including steps required to asked their troops to ensure security agencies to ensure asked the security agencies to the top officials of the all the the hinterland comprising all strengthen the Security Grid that it was strictly adhered to militants don't manage to hole In order to carry out development works by M/s review the security of all vital security agencies in Jammu security agencies to thwart to thwart attacks. avoid Pampore like attack. up inside such establishments IRCON International Ltd under R-APDRP installations and and Kashmir to direct all the militant attacks on Sources said that the Union The security personnel have and "all possible loopholes" scheme, the power supply to Krishna Nagar, establishments in Kashmir district and divisional security security personnel and Home Minister wants in- also been asked to strengthen are plugged in time. Lajpat Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Commerce especially on Srinagar-Jammu administration to immediately civilians, besides to look into depth study of security their movement and maintain He said that security forces College and adjoining areas fed from 11 KV C- National Highway. review the security of all the security lapses, if any. situation in Jammu and high vigil during movement were directed to follow 18 Feeder shall remain affected on December There has been fourth attack important installations and Sources also told KNS that Kashmir in the wake of in the State. proper SOP so that militants 21, 23 and 27 from 10 am to 2 pm. by militants on security forces establishments. the Union Home Ministry Pampore attack. Meanwhile one of the of the don't get a change to escape. Similarly, the power supply to Shakti Nagar, on the Srinagar-Jammu "The MHA has suggested Rajnath Singh has also Sources said that, the Defence top officials of the JK police The official added that PHE and adjoining areas fed from 11 KV C-19 National Highway on measures to strengthen advised the security agencies Ministry and the Home told KNS that there are besides that periodical Feeder shall remain affected on December 21, Saturday since December last security of various military for strengthening of security Ministry have issued fresh various buildings like EDI security review of these 23 and 27 from 10 am to 2 pm. year. Three soldiers were establishments. The new in vital establishments which advisories to Army and other Pampore which give militants installations is also carried Likewise, the power supply to Medical Sub- killed on Saturday when strategy on part of militants are "vulnerable" to militant secuiryt forces respectively to an advantage to fight battle out to further strengthen and Station, Mahespura, Rehari and their adjoining militants attacked an army like targeting may be a move attacks. strictly adhere to the Standard for longer hours, so security update the security aspects. areas fed from 33 KV P2 vehicle at Kadlabal Pampore. to inflict more casualties on Meanwhile if sources are to Operating Procedure (SOP), of such buildings is being (KNS) 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | December 21 | 2016

Rs 2000 crore to be given PoK refugees: Sham

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20, CNS be given to displaced people "This package was Chowdary said the of Pakistan occupied Jammu mistaken as flood package government has started Bhartiya Janata Party leader Kashmir presently settled in but it is meant for the overall almost all the water-supply and Minister for PHE, different parts of Jammu development of the State of schemes and this winter Irrigation and Flood Control region. "We have not Jammu and Kashmir. The there will be no water Sham Lal Chowdhary received the complete incumbent government has shortage. "This government Tuesday said that out of package yet but in coming already renovated and is meant for the people and 80,000 crore package day's government of India reconstructed the structures we have been working hard announced by Government will surely release the next damaged due to devastating to ease the hardships of the of India to Jammu and installment," Chowdhary 2014 floods. Besides, we people," he said and added Kashmir, Rs 2,000 crore will told CNS. have compensated the losses that the age old drainage that different departments system in Kashmir Pak needs to re-read Indus Water Treaty incurred during the floods," particularly in Srinagar city he said. will be given a new shape to AGENCY projects in Jammu and Kashmir on hold – this Its latest contention that it would not allow Responding to a prevent water logging of the was the demand of Pakistan. The Indian call India to alter the provisions of the treaty is question, Sham Lal city roads. Court allows SAR Pakistan is reading too much for itself in the for a neutral expert also met with the same based on misperceptions. The only thing that Indus Water Treaty and that is where all the advice. India has maintained is that it will fully utilise 15-member LeT group poses a Geelani to visit Kashmir troubles lie in regulating the provisions of the Pakistanis have accused the World Bank of the waters on its side of the border as defined treaty. That’s why the treaty’s provisions have being partisan, and also claimed that the in the 1960 World Bank-brokered treaty. NEW DELHI, DEC 20 landed into a verbal duel and diplomatic World Bank that had brokered this treaty in There is absolutely nothing wrong in it. It is challenge to security forces wrangles between India and Pakistan, 1960 had no right to intervene in the treaty. inexplicable how that alters the provisions of SRINAGAR, DEC 20 three policemen, including SAR Geelani, who is being tried for a sedition case lodged particularly after the September 18 terror The fact is that whenever India has sought to the treaty. Pakistan has no answers. an assistant sub-inspector, against him by Delhi police has been allowed to visit attack in Uri in which 20 soldiers lost their build a hydroelectric project, Pakistan has Pakistan has often shot itself in the foot by Unlike local militants in were killed. Jammu and Kashmir by a trial court, reports said on lives. raised objections with the sole purpose of raising specious objections. For example, it Tuesday. A careful reading of the provisions of the delaying the execution of projects, thus was told by a World Bank-appointed neutral south Kashmir, a group of At a time when the local Geelani, through his counsel Rajat Kumar, had moved a IWT is very clear. India has an exclusive depriving the people of Jammu and Kashmir observer that India had not violated anything 15 Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in south Kashmir plea before the court of Delhi metropolitan magistrate control over the three eastern rivers — Ravi, of the timely benefits of the development that while constructing the 450 MW (now 900 militants, led by the most have shunned the guerilla Harvinder Singh, seeking its permission to travel to Sutlej and Beas — passing through Indian could have resulted with the commissioning MW) Baglihar hydroelectric project. Similar wanted ultra Abu Hurraira, tactics and are using social Jammu and Kashmir from December 20 to January 6, for Punjab to Pakistan, while Pakistan has been of the projects. treatment jolted it when it objected to the is operating away from networking sites to make personal reason. He told the court that he wanted to meet given the monitoring control on the three Despite calling the Muslim population of diversion tunnel of the Kishenganga project public gaze in Srinagar for their presence felt, police his friends and relatives who are living in Jammu and western rivers — Jhelum, Chenab and Indus. Jammu and Kashmir as its own people, in north Kashmir. the past over three years. officials said the LeT group Kashmir. The court, after hearing the submission of both India has limited rights to generate electricity Pakistan has thrown all hurdles in the After the terror attack at the Uri army base, The militant group operates was lying low and emerging the sides, allowed Geelani's plea. and irrigation facilities under the treaty on the textbook to stall the projects. It has raised there was a thought that crossed through the in the Dhara-Harwan forest as a serious threat to the The Delhi police had lodged a case against Geelani under western rivers. All these three rivers pass objections at the bilateral level, as was minds of policy thinkers in India that the belt, which falls in Srinagar security apparatus in the Sections 124A and 120B of the IPC. The prosecution has through Jammu and Kashmir, the Himalayan witnessed in the case of Salal, Dulhasti and water flow to Pakistan could be checked and city, and is believed to be summer capital. The LeT alleged that Geelani had organised a programme at the state to which Pakistan also lays its claim. Uri projects, and has also moved the World monitored strictly as per the share of India and involved in several attacks group had conducted Press Club of India to mark the death anniversary of the The recent World Bank advice to Delhi and Bank and sought arbitration – as it did in the Pakistan as enshrined in the treaty. Questions, on security forces. A police reconnaissance several Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru, where anti-India Islamabad was to sort out the matters between case of Kishenganga and Baglihar projects. It however, were raised about what would India official said this group was times in the city for future slogans were raised. The police had then arrested Geelani, themselves. It has put the appointment of an has already raised a wall of objections for the do with “the excess water in the absence of behind the two attacks on attacks, the police officials but he was later released on bail by a Session's Court. arbitrator on the Ratle and Kishenganga Ratle project. the necessary infrastructure.” May 23 in the city in which said. After the killing of Hizbul Mujhaideen commander Burhan Wani Graft cases: 90% accused acquitted since 2001 on July 8, the LeT group instead of confronting the security forces was involved SRINAGAR, DEC 20 948 graft cases, since 2001, reveals Sheikh Rasheed said. the corruption cases registered in a International, a non-governmental the reason the drive against corruption in increasing its base of the reply to a RTI query filed by New Rashid’s fears are rooted in the particular year reach to the conviction world body, declared J&K the second hasn’t been effective at all,” Ahmad overground workers in At least 90 per cent of the people Delhi-based Commonwealth Human unwillingness of the government to go stage,” said a senior prosecuting most-corrupt state after Bihar, two said. The Omar government had accused in graft cases have been Rights Initiative (CHRI). “Corruption after the mighty in J&K’s corrupt officer. “The faulty investigation and years after J&K had constituted the earned the tag of the “corrupt Cabinet” Srinagar and its adjoining acquitted by the courts since 2001 in cases make 0.26 per cent of the total world and the go-slow approach of the political interference are the two SAC and given it a “free hand” to go owing to the number of his ministers district Ganderbal. The Jammu and Kashmir. The story of criminal cases in J&K,” said probing agencies to take graft cases — major reasons that corruption has after the corrupt. Political analyst involved in various graft cases. A police officials said the corruption has grown bold in the state Venkatesh Nayak, programme some of them pending even after assumed alarming proportions.” Reyaz Ahmad says corruption in J&K senior official said at least 11 ministers south Kashmir was as not a single person was convicted in coordinator of the CHRI. decades of “probe” — to conclusion. The official then drew the attention is not limited to the government and from both the National Conference dominated by Hizb militants high-profile cases involving The RTI reply reveals that in 518 The information of the past six years towards the reports of the probing administration only but it is equally and Congress faced corruption and the LeT was emerging politicians, ministers or bureaucrats. cases the courts completed the trial but accessed by The Tribune reveals that agencies brought to the public every rampant in social and political life. charges. The Inspector General of in Srinagar and north Official documents reveal that anti- the proportion of convictions in cases nearly 50 convictions have taken six months. Most of the graft cases According to him, the Kashmir Police, State Vigilance Organisation, Kashmir as a force to reckon corruption courts in J&K had sent up for trial was only 31.85 per place in the courts of special judge, involving former ministers and conflict is one of the main reasons for Alok Puri, said the conviction rate in with. Post-Burhan killing, completed trial against 1,042 persons cent. “The story of corrupt is only anti-corruption, in Kashmir and bureaucrats have conspicuously gone corruption taking demon’s shape. corruption cases in Jammu and nearly 50 local youth have and acquitted 935, while 105 persons getting bigger in Kashmir. Show me Jammu. But not a single person was missing from their latest reports. “Ours is not a normal state and there is Kashmir was “lingering between 40 joined Hizb in south were convicted. one example where a bureaucrat or a convicted in high-profile cases “There is a systematic design to shield no normal governance system. Any to 45 per cent”. “We are filing appeals Kashmir, including 14 in The J&K Police have registered politician has been brought to the involving politicians, ministers or the corrupt,” the official remarked. issue can turn controversial and wherever required to ensure accused Shopian and 12 in Kulgam. 3,66,332 criminal cases, including book,” vocal Independent legislator bureaucrats. “Not even 10 per cent of In 2005, the Transparency destabilise the government and that is are brought to the book,” Puri said.

The international community has to make "it clear that we will Jammu, the government leaves Kashmir at the mercy of God. FROM PAGE 1 neither roll over in the face of terror, nor will we of allow the There is no power and no water. After every six years the same attacks across India roll back of the achievements of the resolute people and politicians contest elections on water, roads and electricity," BJP offered me CM post and government of Afghanistan in the last decade and a half," he said a trader. (CNS) terror attack plans. said. Combined training have been provided to these terrorists in tonnes of money, claims Karra Quoting Rumi, Akbaruddin also warned Pakistan, "What you Swat Valley and Tora Bora mountains, the IB source added sow will bear fruit. If you have any sense my friend, don't plant 10th, 12th Class further. anything but peace." Parliamentary seat and defeated NC President Farooq Abdullah According to another input, the ISI have been facing manpower with a margin of 41913 votes. Karra had fought then elections results next month crunch and radicalised youths and therefore, have called for on PDP ticket while NC President faced his first ever defeat in Power shutdown help from Taliban and Afghan terrorists. his political career. Militant attacks, ceasefire violation and cross-border firing and coaching under CM's Super-50 programme. PDP Tariq Hamid Karra got 157546 while the NC stalwart have been on the rise since India conducted a surgical strike in "Around 6000 students appeared in the screening test for CM's Farooq Abdullah secured 115363 votes out of 12 lakh Canal-Medical line shall remain affected on December 21 September. The strike was in retaliation to Uri attack that killed Super-50 Coaching at various centres in the Valley yesterday electorates of the Lok Sabha constituency which recorded from10 am to 2 pm. at least 19 Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir. and the results of the test would be declared on December 24," voting of 26 percent. Similarly, the power supply to Medical College , Bakshi Nagar, he said and added that the coaching would begin on December 14 candidates were in the fray but the main contest was seen Rehari, Mahespura and adjoining areas fed from 11 KV M-2 26. Rs 500 note costs RBI Rs 3.09; between the rivals NC and the PDP, Farooq Abdullah and Tariq Feeder shall remain affected on December 23 and 27 from 10 The Minister said that on the basis of their performance in the Hamid Karra respectively. Earlier, Karra has remained the am to 2 pm. Rs 3.54 for Rs 2,000 note screening test, 1200 students will be short-listed for regular Finance Minister of the state and was PDP's prominent from Meanwhile, to carry out development works by M/s IRCON tuitions and free coaching for JKCET, NEET, JEE, AIIMS, Srinagar district. International Ltd under R-APDRP scheme, the power supply to for 1,000 pieces, the same rate as that for the demonetised Rs AMU and other competitive examinations at the Srinagar Roop Nagar, Lower Roop Nagar, Buta Nagar and adjoining 1,000 note. centre while 50 students each will be shortlisted for coaching at areas being fed from 11 KV RN-2 Feeder shall remain affected Both the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes were district centres. India calls for action on December 21, 24 and 26 from 10 am to 2 pm. demonetised by the government on November 8. He said the guest lectures are also being arranged by the faculty against Lashkar, Jaish from higher education department, medicos, professionals and Chillai-Kalan' begins in Kashmir, IITians with regular counseling sessions and test series to NIA looking into cross- Snow likely on Dec 26 check the progress of the students. organizations like the Taliban, Haqqani Network, Daesh, aI- Pertinently, several students from the CM's Super-50 Coaching Qaeda and its designated affiliates such as Lashkar-e-Toiba and programme had last year cracked the prestigious competitive LoC trade records the Jaish-e-Mohammed which operate entirely outside the reservoirs of Kashmir in the mountains, those feed the local examinations including JEE for admission to IITs and NITs. fabric of international law draw from their shadowy supporters rivers, streams, lakes and springs during summer months are The initiative is a comprehensive free tuition program for 10th have taken records of Chakan-Da-Bagh? Trade Facilitation outside Afghanistan," Akbaruddin said. replenished by the snowfall during Chillai-Kalan. Any snowfall and 12th class students of Jammu and Kashmir who are tutored Centre (TFC) and are going through it. "While the Taliban sanctions regime remains split for more during this period lasts long as it snow gets frozen." by top faculty drawn from the Education Department. The team is looking into any suspicious activity under the garb than five years, the designated terrorist group makes concerted Icicles hanging from rooftops, frozen water bodies and snow (rpt) garb of cross-LoC trade. effort to capture and hold territory," he said. "Therefore, for games are a major tourist attraction during this season. Like The NIA team headed by a IG rank officer is camping in numerous Afghan women, men and children there is no respite any other winter this time too, people from Valley face acute ISI planning fresh terror Poonch. They have talked to several businessmen and cross- from the plague of terrorism." shortage of power supply. "As the Darbar gets shifted to LoC traders besides officials and officers of TFC.

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Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | December 21 | 2016 Omar needs to reinvent his role: Prof Virender

NL Correspondent his ignorance of the even J&K's extending to the state till 1975 were in the state. Therefore, outburst of Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 Constitution and subsequent for the benefit of the people of Omar against the Supreme Court amendments in the State Jammu & Kashmir and the clock Judgment is unjustified and BJP State Spokesperson Prof. Constitution and extension of about could not be reversed back to give go ignorance of the realities. Virender Gupta said that Omar's 260 Central laws to the State of by to the Central laws. Prof. Virender Gupta appreciated the statement on the Supreme Court which more than 20 central laws Prof. Virender Gupta further said Judgment of Supreme Court in Judgment on the application of were extended to the state after the that Rule 85 of SARFAESI Act 2002 making the facts straight with regard Securitization and Reconstruction of Grand Pa of Omar took rein of the clearly says that in case of sale of to relations between Jammu and Financial Assets and Enforcement of state in 1975. He said that Omar has immovable property in the state of Kashmir and the Government of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act in also forgotten the decision of his Jammu and Kashmir, the provisions India and also about the Jammu and Kashmir that J&K Grand Pa agreeing to the finding of of Jammu & Kashmir Transfer constitutional position of the state. constitution can neither be then Deputy Chief Minister, Justice Property Act, 1977 shall apply to the He said that as per SC judgment circumvented not subverted display DD Thakur that all the Centre laws person who acquires such property there is no dual citizenship. SGGSPHSS celebrates 35th Annual Day function Awareness prog for farmers organized

NL Correspondent pertaining to scientific The senior wing with their Reasi, Dec 20 song performance reminded agriculture to uplift the economic status of the everyone that living with NABARD organises farmers. He also addressed love and harmony provides Awareness Programme for the various practical the real essence of life. Farmers in coordination problems being faced by the Principal Gurtaj Singh with KVK, Reasi and farmers and he urged people presented the Annual report Agriculture Department at highlighting the yearlong to take make benefit of toll Village Khera Lehar of free farmers' help line achievement of the school. Pouni block in Reasi district 18001801551. Devraj, the Prize distribution was for the benefits of farmers representative Agriculture divided into two categories. on "Financial literacy and Department explained In first category, state level latest agricultural practices". informed about the various etc. Special focus was given farmers about various NL Correspondent Bharat Scouts and Guides, citizens and parents graced winners were presented Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 The event was attended by financial aspects like saving to spread awareness on aspects of bee-keeping and I.D Soni was the chief guest the occasion. trophies and certificates. In the presence of NABARD account, fixed deposit, cashless economy aspects honey production which on the occasion while social The theme of the programme Sri Guru Gobind Singh second category, 150 DDM, Adarsh Gupta, recurring deposit, rate of like usage of ATM Cards, e- may be adopted by farmers worker and poet S K Jain was unity in diversity. Public Higher Secondary students got trophies and Scientist & Head of KVK interest applicable on wallet, internet banking, as a remunerative allied School (SGGSPHSS) was the guest of honour. Students from nursery to 10 certificates for their inter Reasi,Dr. Banarsi Lal, various saving schemes. PoS machines etc. Kumar activity. Smt. Mamta Kunjwani today celebrated Chairman Guru Nanak class participated in it. The house competitions. Soni Representatives of Besides various types of Vivek stressed on the use of Sharma, representative its 35th Annual Day cum College of Education Prof little angels enthralled the gave away the prizes to the Agriculture Department, loan schemes were organic agro-inputs for the RSETI explained about the Prize Distribution function Harbans Singh, Principal, audiences with their meritorious students. Soni SBI-RSETI, FLCC-SBI, explained especially on organic farming. Dr. Banarsi various training with great zeal and Gurtaj Singh and spectacular performances. appreciated the efforts of the ACTECH and a gathering Kisan Credit Card, Lal (KVK-Reasi) explained programmes being offered enthusiasm at school Administrator Charanjeet The middle wings presented staff and the students for the of about 85-90 farmers. Education Loan, Business in detail about the various by SBI-RSETI on skill auditorium. Commissioner Kour along with eminent a skit on heritage of India. hard work and labour. The DDM, NABARD Loan, Joint Liability Groups agricultural practices development. NTEJU's protest enters day 7 Workshop on Integrated Farming Ranjeet elected as Jammu, Dec 20 The ongoing protest of the Non-Teaching Employees of the president AJKOTDCU University of Jammu (NTEJU) today entered into 7th day System organised at SKAUST-J in support of their long pending issues. The Executive body noble research programme again appealed the Jammu University authorities to consider the long pending and genuine demands of the and revealed that the IFS Employees and come out with fruitful result at the earliest model on 1 ha of land so that the work related to the student fraternity in developed by our scientists particular and others in general may not suffer. During the needs appreciation as after demonstration the employees under the banner of Jammu period of three years of its University Non Teaching Employees Union raising slogans establishment it has been proved in getting a profit of NL Correspondent Kumar Raju been elected as for fulfillment of their demands. Speakers on the occasion Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 while reiterating their demands also highlighted many NL Correspondent Chatha campus, in which in his inaugural address, Rs 3.04 lakhs from a land of Vice President of the Union, Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 1 ha as compared to farmers Devinder Singh, General other issues which is the pre-requisition for better working more than 140 scientists informed that ICAR-Indian All Jammu and Kashmir Oil conditions in the University of Jammu. They alleged that practice where in about Rs Secretary, Bikesh Kumar from 23 states and 2 union Institute of Farming System Tanker Drivers and Cleaners the dilly dallying attitude of the University authorities SKUAST-Jammu in 0.80-0.90 lakhs profit is Vicky, Joint Secretary, Mohd territories covering all the Research, Modipuram is (AJKOTDC) Union Elects forced the Non Teaching Employees to follow the agitation collaboration with ICAR- being realised. He hoped that Amin Band, Press Secretary agro-climatic regions of the taking a lead role in New Body headed. In the path which is neither in the interest of Employee nor in the Indian Institute of Farming this group will focus on and Davinder Singh Wazir as country and renowned promoting research in the election result announced by interest of the University. They further elaborated that the System Research, ways for adoption of model Cashier. After the election dignitaries from ICAR and field of Integrated Farming the Court appointed election Non Teaching Union has given enormous time to fulfill Modipuram organised a IV at end user level and will results while thanking his other august bodies attended System consorsium mode. commissioners, Ranjeet their demands but the authorities remains deaf to ears. As (XXXII of project) Biennial also scale down the model to supporters, the newly scheduled , the Non Teaching Employees take out a protest Workshop of AICRP - the workshop He expressed pleasure that 0.5 ha targeting rainfed Singh Raina declared as winner for the post of elected president of the march of the University of Jammu and completed in front Integrated Farming System Prof. P. K. Sharma, Vice the scientists of SKUAST- areas, which comprise 67- union assured the members (20-23 December, 2016) at president, whereas Rajesh of VC office amidst slogans. Chancellor and Chief Guest Jammu are the part of this 70% of the area. that their body shall leave no stone unturned for the Seed distribution cum welfare of the Drivers and JKATA delegation calls on MP the cleaners who relentlessly and even in most vulnerable Awareness Camp organized NL Correspondent chairman of JKATA Jammu and qualifying pension Manhas who is also member times and situations assure Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 province. The delegation service. Also state of coordination committee of supply of essential fuel not explained that state Government degraded the BJP-PDP assured the only to the civilians but also Jammu Kashmir Agriculture government engaged agri post of JAEO TO VAEA delegation that he will put to the armed forces right Technocrats Association technocrats as RED in 2007 which is lower in pay their demands before them from Lakhanpur to Leh. JKATA today met Member and regularized them in three scale.The grade and for a Early and fruitful Total 1164 votes polled, parliament Shamsher Singh phases in 2014 2015 and designation of VAEA is solution. The JKATA whereas Winning group Manhas at his residence and 2016 but put them in NPS equivalent to Senior Field delegation who met MP secured 705 polls, second appraised him the problems scheme. The technocrats Assistant of Agriculture Rajya Sabha were K D runner up group 352 and the faced by Agri technocrats render uninterrupted service department which is clear cut Singh, Ajay Chaudhary, others secured only 94 votes (VAEA) of Agri production as REZ but their service is injustice with qualified lot. Jasvinder Singh, Chanchal whereas 13 polled votes NL Correspondent like Prime Minister Krishi B K Koul, AEO, Amrik department. The delegation not counted and denied the Member Parliament, Rajya Kumar, Nitan Baru, Amit were declared invalid and Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) and Singh, Mohinder Kour, Ravi was led by Dr Vishal Manhas benefit including promotion Sabha, Shamsher Singh Gupta. cancelled. Prime Minister Fasal Bima Mattoo, Balbir Singh, Department of Agriculture Yojna (PMFBY). JAEO's Jaswinder Singh, zone Bhalwal organized seed In the camp vegetable seeds Anil Gupta, VimarshDev AJHLA nominates two vice-presidents OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD (R&B) DIVISION UDHAMPUR distribution cum Awareness of onion, radish and spinach Singh Jamwal and others camp under Seed Village were also distributed to the NL Correspondent 17, 2016, the newly elected NOTICE INVITING TENDER were also present on the Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 Programme 2016-17 at farmers to promote Kitchen occasion. president, Pawan Gupta was Fresh E-NIT No. 124 Dated 17-12-2016 Panchyat Jandial wherein gardening in the area. The The camp was organized on pleased to nominate two In a response to the decision For and on behalf of Governor of J&K State, Tenders are invited by the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Division officers of Agriculture farmers of the area showed vice-presidents namely the directions of A K taken in Annual General Udhampur, by e-tendering mode on item rate basis from approved and eligible contractors registered with J&K State department created keen interest in the camp and Malhotra , Director Nishant Gupta and Govt. /CPWD / MES and Railways for the following work. Meeting on the amendment Time S. Name of Work Estimated Time and Manpreeet Singh, and one Cost of Earnest Allowed awareness among the participated in large Agriculture, RL Bhagat, No Name of Cost of date of of the constitution of All document Money (In for Class of Contractor Construc-tion o pening of organizing secretary Sankul Division (In Rs ) Rs) complete- farmers about various numbers. The officers (Rs. In lacs) tender CAO, Jammu and TK Atri Jammu & Hotels Lodges on Gupta, besides advisors 1 Providing and laying 25 mm centrally sponsored schemes present in the camp included SDAO Marh. PWD @ 2% of 31-12- Association on December thick open graded premix carpet Hot Mix Plant (R&B) the 01 2016 including Ashok Gupta, KL in km 1st RD (0) to 4th RD 44.35 1000/- Holders / A & B Div. Estimated Month (1200 (1000) on Kaldi Talmara road. Class Gupta, Muni Lal and Udhampur cost hours) (4th time) JU VC promoting tainted officials: JYF Gurdarshan Singh. In a press statement, Pawan Gupta said Date of publishing of Notice Inviting Bid Date 20-12-2016 Period of downloading Tender Documents :- From Date 20-12-2016 ; Time 900 Hrs that with the additional NL Correspondent Kumar while addressing a exchequer. Deepak Kumar procedure as she was not To Date 30-12-2016 ; Upto 1800 Hrs Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 appointments of two vice- press conference here today. disclosed that Dr Vohra authorized to pass the bill Period of Receiving Bids Date 20-12-2016 ; Time 900 Hrs However, the team of VC's utilized the service of Prof rather the same was to be presidents and organizing To Date 30-12-2016 ; Upto 1800 Hrs Time and date for opening Technical Bid/Bids Date 31-12-2016 ; Time 1200 Hours Taking a strong note of blue-eyed in Directorate of Sudhir Singh to write three done by Coordinator of B.A secretary, the affairs of the patronizing the corruption in association will run Time and Date of opening Financial Bid Opened after opening of technical bids in any convenient Distance Education (DDE), lessons of English subject of (Semester Ist & IInd), he date & time Directorate of Distance University of Jammu (JU) B.A Semester-Ist (One of revealed. Deepak further said smoothly and performance Place of opening Bids Office of the Executive Engineer, PWD (R&B) Division, Education Department, has crossed all the limits. One Unit-IV and Two of Unit-V) that Dr Vohra had claimed to of the association will be Udhampur . University of Jammu, Jammu accelerated. As decided in Time and Date of submission of original documents On or before Date 31-12-2016 ; Upto 1200 Hrs among those is Dr Anupama but when it came to have done compiling and Bid validity 90 days Youth Forum (JYF) today Vohra (Faculty of English in remuneration claim; she proof-reading of English Annual General Meeting, a Officer Inviting Bids Er. Mohd Abdullah urged the Chancellor of DDE) who not only dared to made a bill (dated 11-07-16) Literature of B.A Semester monthly meeting will be Designation: Executive Engineer University NN Vohra for bye-pass the system and of five lessons @ Rs 1000 per Ist. "Actually, the proof- conducted regularly to take Address :- immediate enquiry into the stock of problems and their Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Udhampur committed fraud but lesson i.e. Rs. 5000/- plus Rs. reading was done by one 1. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in Bid documents contain region's biggest institution deliberately gave wrong reply 1240/- as Typing Charges Nilza Angmo who had redressal. The exact date qualifying criteria for bidder, specifications, bill of quantities, conditions and other details. bestowed with the job of to RTI query just to hide the (Total of Rs 6256/-). Dr submitted a remuneration bill shall be intimated separately. 2. The site for the work is available distance learning. Jammu fact that she is a practically Vohra not only committed of Rs 1652/- for the same The members are requested No: 14760-14833 Sd/- to get their membership Dt: 17-12-2016 Executive Engineer Youth Forum (JYF) deadwood and merely a fraud by exaggerating the bill which exposes the lie of Dr DIP/J-7458 PWD (R&B) Division University President Deepak liability on University but also bye-passed the set Vohra," he revealed. renewed at earliest. Dt. 20.12.2016 Udhampur 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | December 21 | 2016 Teachers' Bhavan, Auditorium inaugurated Govt committed to transform

ever since it took over has revolutionized the education JK's socio-economic profile sector in the State. He said NL Correspondent now a change is being felt on Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 the ground in Education sector. Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar in Minister for Public Works and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman his address said the Veeri today said the government is Education Department has committed to bring the state on the path embarked on a revolutionary of holistic socio-economic path to streamline the development. learning process in the The Minister was speaking after the schools. He said efforts have inauguration of a vital Bridge on NL Correspondent Education Department. the Department in improving been made to make teaching Janipur-Amb Gharota Road. He was Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 Addressing a gathering after the educational standards in enjoyable and passionate for accompanied by Minister for Health the inaugurations, the Chief the State, Mehbooba Mufti Chief Minister, Mehbooba teachers. Minister of State and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, Minister said that we need to said the Department should Mufti inaugurated a for Education, Priya Sethi Chief Engineer R&B Jammu Alok be sensitive to the needs of be sensitive towards teachers Teachers' Bhavan and an also spoke on the occasion. Mengi, and Superintending Engineer Auditorium here today. Built not only the students but the and try to make them role On the occasion, the Chief R&B Jammu besides other officers of over a cumulative cost of Rs teachers as well. She said the models for the students, in Minister also released a logo the department. 13. 50 crore, the added teachers need to be given whichever way possible. of the Directorate of The construction of 21-meter bridge facilities would be used for trainings and refresher Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Education, Jammu was started on war-footing after it got continuous teacher trainings courses on periodic basis. Nirmal Singh in his address andCharter of Duties for washed away during flashfloods of and capacity building in the Appreciating the efforts of said the present Government teachers. 2014. Taking note of the difficulties faced by Tehsil. inauguration of this vital link that the people in the absence of the bridge, Stating that development of rural and connects Jammu with Akhnoor via Guv inspects SMVD IFJHR protests against HR R&B Department started its far flung areas is high on the priority of Janipur-Amb Gharota, the Health College of Nursing construction at a cost of Rs 106 lacs the coalition Government, Veeri said Minister said that vehicular movement violation in Kashmir under Prime Ministers Reconstruction better connectivity will ensure will be eased substantially as the link KAKRYAL, DEC 20 Programme. The bridge would benefit equitable development of all areas. was washed away due to flashfloods a NL Correspondent from using these lethal weapons. Governor N. N. Vohra, Chairman of the Shri Mata Srinagar, Dec 20 people of 15 major villages of Bhalwal Felicitating the people on the couple of years ago. Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, visited the College of Untoo said that the last five Nursing established by the Shrine Board at months were very testing times for International Forum for Justice Kashmiris as the people here OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL JAIL JAMMU Kakryal today and took stock of its functioning. 2 arrested with and Human Rights (IFJHR) witnessed the worst kind of human He was accompanied by Shri H. L. Maini KOTBHALWAL Tuesday staged protest against the rights abuses. "The magnitude of Member of the Board and Maj. Gen. (Retd) Shiv human rights violation in the state. atrocities was such that history 180 poly pouches Kumar Sharma, Member of the Shrine Board and Short Term Quotations The protesters headed by the will perhaps never witness these Chairman of the Governing Body of the College forum chairman Muhammad again," he said, adding that the of liquor Sealed short term quotations are hereby invited from the registered firms/suppliers who deals of Nursing, Shri Ajeet Kumar Sahu, CEO and Dr. Ahsan Untoo along with scores of slogan of 'Beti Bachao Beti Katra, Dec 20 in supply of below mentioned Items (Lists enclosed) to this Institution. The quotations should M. K. Kumar, Additional CEO of the Board. The activists assembled at Srinagar's Padhao' by the Chief Minister, During the intervening reached in this office in the sealed envelope affixed revenue stamps worth Rs. 5/- (Rupees Governor visited the various departments of the Five only) within seven days from the date of publication of notice in the news paper in the Press Enclave and chanted Mehbooba Mufti felt ill on the night of 19/20-12-2016 College and interacted with Dr. (Brig) Man slogans. They were holding the ground. He said that the forces office of the undersigned. The Firms are requested to specifically mention the rates and quality while checking at PCP of each items without any cutting or erasers. The undersigned reserve the right to accept and Mohan Harjai, Administrator, Dr. Shailla Cannie, banner displaying the pictures of working under her command has Serli, two persons namely reject any quotation without assigning any reasons thereof. Principal, and Faculty of the College regarding pellet victims and 'Is this Beti made these girls (betis) blind now the functioning of the institution. He was Bachao-Beti Padhao?'. The they cannot see the world and the Rajjat Kumar S/o Ramesh S. No. Name of Items Quantity informed that the College has completed its first protesters said that the tall claims of Pro-Indian Kumar and Sheet Kumar 1 Candle making machines (different size) 2 Sewing Machine with paddle semester this month and the second semester shall demonstration has been organised politicians stands hallow and S/o Hans Raj both start in January 2017. It is pertinent to mention 3 Bush Cutter to awaken the world coconscious meaningless. He later appealed resident of village Paroh, 4 Carpentry Kit Annexure- “A” that 60 girls have been selected on merit basis for and draw their attention towards United Nations (UN) to take Tehsil Katra, District 5 Gym equipments full set Annexure - “B” the 4 year B. Sc. Nursing programme and classes the atrocities committed by Indian effective measures for the ban Reasi travelling in a 6 Cricket Kit : Annexure - “C” of the first batch of students had commenced on 7 Volley Ball Kit : Annexure - “D” forces. Untoo said that scores of on pellet guns and the Maruti Car no. JK02AE 25thJuly this year. The Governor directed Mr. A. 8 Badminton Kit : Annexure - “E” young boys and girls lost their rehabilitation of those who fell 3954 towards Katra were 9 Table Tennis Kit : Annexure - “F” K. Sahu, CEO of the Shrine Board, to ensure very vision while thousands were victims to these lethal weapons. stopped for checking and Annexure-"A" early finalization of the Master Plan of the area disabled and some people received The protesters also appealed during checking, the List of carpentry Items adjoining the Super speciality Hospital for fatal injuries as well. He further UNs to use their good offices to establishing autonomous complexes of College of appealed international community ensure the release of thousands Police team succeeded in S. No. Items 17 Electric hand cutter Nursing and, later, for the proposed establishment to use their good offices and take of innocent children who are recovery of 180 Poly 1 Saw ( Arri ) 18”-16” 18 Electric Randa of the Medical College. Pouches measuring 2 Saw ( Arri) 19 Electric Rutter with set effective measures to stop forces languishing in jails. (KNS) 3 Hammer 20 Electric Grinder 250/250 ml each of J&K 4 Tassa 21 Pathri excise liquor from the 5 Jammor 22 Takara 6th Foundation Day of Tree Talk celebrated possession from both the 6 Sathri ½” -3 sutter 23 Chosra Wood 16 “ accused persons. The 7 Chossi 1 ½”-1 24 Rathi Round figer 16 “ smooth file 8 Randa 25 Key set NL Correspondent trees in the University, their Guest of Honor and Chief Chandra-First. In the Poetry accused have been Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 9 M.Tape 26 Screw Driver Set role in environment Guest respectively for the Competition under arrested and recovered 10 Skanja 5 ‘ 27 Electric Sanc with motor Small protection, especially those occasion. Category 1 Suucheta Debb- poly pouches of liquor 11 Gunia 12 “ 28 Randha Gharri 470th Tree Talk and 6th 12 Barmi 29 Randha Noki native to the campus. The A Tree Painting and Tree First, Akshara Kashyap have been seized. The Foundation Day Tree Talk Poetry competition was also Rajput-Second, Kanan- 13 Grimet ¾ “ 30 Randha Plastri event was jointly organized vehicle which was used 14 Plass Topera 31 Tamoors has organized at SMVD held for the wards of Third; Category 2 by OP Sharma Vidyarthi, for transportation of 15 Mica Cutter 32 Tin Cutter 12 “ University. To mark the SMVDU family, students of Simranpreet Kaur, Manglam IFS, Director, Ecology, liquor has also been 16 Electric Drill Machine with kit 33 Power electric cutter motor occasion, the 470th Tree the University and Mishra-First, Deepika Environment and Remote Bhagat-Second, Manvi seized. In this connection Talk was held at Trikuta Faculty/Staff Members. An Annexure-"B" Sensing, the Founder of Tree Sharma-Third. a case FIR No. 220/2016 List of Items of Gym Set Hills-Herbal Garden, overwhelming response was Talk who distributed Research Scholars and U/S 48-A Excise Act, S. No. Name of Items Quantity SMVDU Campus. In the received from the youngsters Newsletters and compilation showing their fondness students of SMVDU 188/RPC Stands 1 Novafit Commercial Treadmill Turbo 9000 past, Tree Talks have (with 3 HP Motor) of glimpses of earlier Tree towards learning more about presented enchanting registered at P/S Katra covered more than 300 far Talk Sessions along with trees/flora/fauna of the couplets to keep up the and investigation of the 2 Novafit Commercial Cross trainer Heavy flung locations like Inshan Faculty members of region. spirits of the participants. case is in progress. Duty 801 D & G with Generator System Aftee in Warwan, Jangli SMVDU Dr Sharada M. The following prizes were 3 Novafit Steel Dumbbel Kupwara, Duksum, Potukuchi, Associate Prof., distributed for Painting 4 Novafit Single Twister Heavy Duty (2x4) Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Dept. of Biotechnology and Competition under Bandipore, Rafiabad, Dr. Varun Tripathi, Associate Category 1 Noha Samuel- 5 Novafit Multipurpose Branch Handwara, Anantnag, Prof, Department of First, Vaishnavi, Pratiksha Annexure-"C" Pulwama and etc. Philosophy & Culture, NSS Tiwari & Anshika Pandita- List of Items for Cricket Kit Second and Aryan Gupta, Vice Chancellor of SMVDU, Coordinator. Ajay Khajuria, S. No. Name of Items Anushka Pandit & Hridank 1 Cricket Bat Prof. Sanjeev Jain was KAS (Retd.), Registrar, Singh Jamwal-Third; 2 Ball (Cosco) highly supportive of the SMVDU and Prof. V. Verma, Category 2 Kamaldeep 3 Wickets initiative taken by the faculty Dean Faculty of Engineering Kaur-First, Aaradhana- 4 Batting Gloves with inner and students in knowing & Head Department of Second, Deepali Bhagat- 5 Keeping Gloves about the various types of Biotechnology were the Third; Category 3 Dr. Ratna 6 Batting Pad 7 Wicket Keeping Pad 8 Helmet Educational tour for girls flagged off 9 Kit Bag Annexure-"D" and encourage them to List of Items for Volley Ball Kit interact with people of other S. No. Name of Items states during the tour so as to 1 Volley Ball (Branded)

learn about different cultures 2 Net Plastic of the country. The trip has been organized under the Annexure-"E" Beti-Bachao Beti Padhao List of Items for Badminton Kit Scheme. The CRPF and S. No. Name of Items Indian Army have also 1 Rackets extended their cooperation in 2 Shuttle terms of logistics and 3 Net Plastic transport. The girls have been given special training Annexure-"F" NL Correspondent Interacting with the girl List of Items for Table Tennis Kit Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 on the use of debit card on students, the Minister said POS machines. Deputy S. No. Name of Items that the government is Minister of State for Commissioner, Jammu 1 Tennis Table with Plastic Net steadfast on its resolve to Education, Culture, Tourism, Simrandeep Singh, ADDC 2 Tennis Ball give boost to the education Anuradha Gupta, Floriculture and Parks, Priya 3 Tennis Racket sector in the state and girl Commandant 160 Bn CRPF Sethi today flagged off a education is getting focused Surender Mehra, District group of 30 girls and 4 No: CJJKB/Acctts./ 3754-59 attention. She called upon Social Welfare Officer Vipin Sd/- teachers on a Educational Dt: 17.12.2016 the students to take Bhagat and concerned senior Superintendent, trip to Delhi, Chandigarh maximum benefit from the officers were present on the DIP/J-7462 Central Jail Jammu and Agra for 7 days. initiatives taken in the sector occasion. Dated 20-12-2016 Kotebhalwal the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | December 21 | 2016 PCS conducts industrial visit for students ESMWA holds meeting, project demands NL Correspondent NL Correspondent Kathua, Dec 20 Kathua, Dec 20

Presentation Convent To discuss and highlight School, Gandhi Nagar the pending demands and organized industrial visit of burning issues of all the ex- their Commerce Students service men, a monthly as a part of their curriculum meeting was held by J&K at Chenab Textile Mills, EX- Army Servicemen Kathua, the largest spinning Welfare Association unit Unit in the country District Kathua at Shaheed producing dyed yarn. Kapil Bhagat Singh Park Kathua Chauhan Dy. General on Tuesday. The meeting Manager (Admn) was headed by president of coordinated the visit and G the association, Gyan left behind could be taken condemned the state the ex-gratia to the family of Singh Pathania. In the their care well. They also government's move to provide terrorist Burhan Wani. K Lodha, AVP (Finance) spindles has now reached state of the art machineries and synthetic fibers were meeting, a large number of cum CFO given a power more than 2,00,000 spindles. and modern equipment's for also made familiar to the retired army men point presentation of the Since its inception, mill is processing and quality students. Process of sorting participated and expressed PDD disconnects over 65 illegal connections company. During continuously investing on testing of yarn. It was quite of yarn was also explained to presentation, it was informed modernization and surprising for the students to them. Information that the their views and demands. to the students that Chenab In the meeting, they said Sourav Verma expansion. Mill produces watch latest computerized mill is providing direct Hiranager, Dec 20 Textile Mills is one of the best quality synthetic and automatic shade employment to more than that ex-gratia to the army oldest industrial unit of the blended Grey & Dyed yarn, developing and matching 9000 persons and to martyr should be enhanced State which was set up at up to a remarkable amount An inspection was Cotton dyed and Melange instruments which provide thousands of others conducted by a team of Kathua way back in 1962 yarns. Students witnessed consistency to shades. indirectly was new to the and privileges so that at and its capacity from 12600 least the family members EMRE Sub Division the highly sophisticated and Different types of manmade children. Hiranagar in the area of Jandi, Katal Gujjar, Sherpur, Arrangements for upcoming BJP celebrates Chandigarh and Bellian. During the inspection, large number of municipal election victory illegal connections were budget session reviewed detected. They also Kathua, Dec 20 inspected poultry farms and The victory of BJP in municipal elections in Chandigarh was NL Correspondent ensure all the facilities are committed to provide penalties were imposed on poultry farms and number of under the supervision of celebrated by the BJP activists at Kathua on Tuesday. The Jammu Tawi, Dec 20 provided to the members adequate facilities to the the violators. A no. of illegal commercial connections AEE Hiranagar, PDD S.K grand celebration was held under the leadership of BJP and the other concerned legislators, the officers and connections including 50 were disconnected. The Gupta and AE Hiranagar Speaker Legislative leader Vidhya Sagar in which a large number of BJP activists including the media- the media. He further domestic consumers, 15 inspection was conducted PDD Kuldeep Gupta. Assembly , Kavinder of Kathua have participated. While expressing his happiness persons for the smooth informed that each over grand win in municipal elections in Chandigarh, Gupta and Minister for conduct and coverage of legislator would be Parliamentary Affairs Kathua based BJP leader Vidhya Sagar said this grand win is Changi residents call on Tehsildar the session beginning 2 provided a laptop before a major boost to the BJP and through which the common Abdul Rehman Veeri took January 2017. the start of the session. man has given his response of acceptance to of villagers led by Choudhary Balbir Singh stock of the preparations The Speaker and the The Officers assured the demonetization. This major win after taking 20 seats out of called on Tehsildar Marheen and apprised for the upcoming Budget Parliamentary Affairs Minister that all the total 26 just ahead of crucial state assembly polls, shows that him that six months have gone without Session here today. They Minister also called for facilities would be people have approved demonetization decision and next ration to the people from ration depot due to visited various sections of expediting the renovation provided to the members government will be of BJP-Alkali Dal, he said. which they forced to purchase the ration the Legislature Complex of the legislature complex and the media during the from market. The people of the area are for first hand appraisal of so that everything is in session. Religious procession to already suffering from the cash crisis and in the preparations being place before the Later the Chairman be held on Dec 25 NL Correspondent this condition, they cannot afford to made for the smooth commencement of the Legislative Council Haji Kathua, Dec 20 purchase ration from market. He urged the conduct of the session. session. Anayat Ali and Minister Kathua, Dec 20 Tehsildar to arrange immediate supply of They impressed upon the On the occasion, Veeri said for Parliamentary Affairs A grand celebration of "Christmas Day" on 25th of Residents of a border village "Changi" of ration at the concerned ration depot in officers of the Assembly to the Government is also inspected the Council December will be held on different places and several Tehsil Marheen lodged complaint to proper manner so that people could get a complex and took stock of programmes will also be organized at Kathua, president Tehsildar on Tuesday against the ration sigh of relief. In his response, Tehsildar arrangements for the Christian community, Sawan Chidda said in his press dealer regarding the non-availability of assured the villagers that their issue of ration Notice Budget session. conference at Kathua on Tuesday. He briefed upon the ration since last two months. A deputation crisis will be addressed on priority. They asked the officers to grand celebration of 25th December as the Christmas day I, Gurbachan Singh S/o Sh. ensure all facilities for the and said two days before the celebration, a religious Khazan Singh R/o VPO procession will be taken out across Kathua. While Raika, Tehsil Samba, Distt. members of the upper Jammu solemnly affirm and house and carry out informing all the community members to join the declare that the correct name necessary works before the celebration and procession, Chidda also invited all the of my wife is Gurmeet Kour people of Kathua belonging to other communities to take start of the session. but due to typically graphic part in this celebration and celebrate the day of god. mistake her name written as Secretary Legislative Gurmit Kaur in my passport Assembly Mohammad No. J 8144643 issued by Ramzan, Secretary In the court of Chief Judicial Indian Passport authority. Legislative Council Abdul Now, I am applying for the correction of the name of my Magistrate, Samba wife as Gurmeet Kour instead of Gurmit Kaur. Objection, if Majeed Bhat and Director Present : Deepak Sethi any, may be conveyed to concerned authority within 7 days Estates were present on the after publication of this notice. Sham Lal S/o Hari Chand r/o Keso Manhasa, Tehsil occasion. Ramgarh District Samba . V/S S.H.O. Police Station, Ramgarh Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, Notice Notice seeking directions to S.H.O.Police Station, Ramgarh to enter I, Rekha Rani Wd/o Army I, Joginder Singh S/o Sh. Prethi Singh R/o Swankha, Tehsil the death particular of applicant's wife No.3986991Y Ex Naik Sh. Ramgarh, Distt. Samba declare that the correct name of my Inder Paul R/o Darah,Tehsil PROCLAMATION daughter is Ruhi Devi, but her name has been wrongly Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in Hiranagar A/p W.No.16 written as Ruhi Rajput in her School record as she is studying Shivanagar near tubewell this court for issuing direction to S.H.O.Police Station, in 7th class in Ajanta Hr. Sec. School, Gho Brahmana. Now, Ramgarh regarding registration of death particulars of Kathua,Tehsil and District I am applying for correction of her name. Objection, if any, Kathua, going for the applicant's wife namely Kanta Devi W/o Sham Lal & D/o may be conveyed to concerned school authority within 7 Sain Dass & Giano Devi R/o Keso Manhasa, Tehsil correction of my Son's days after publication of this notice. Ramgarh District Samba in Police Station, Ramgarh who name and D.O.B in Army was died on 17-07-2005 at Home and through the medium of record which has been this proclamation, general public is informed that any wrongly written as Gaurav person/s has/have objection to the same, in that event Singh and D.O.B 13-02- Notice he/she/they shall file same before this court on or before 27- 1994 instead of Gourav 12-2016,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take Singh and D.O.B 13-02- I, No.9081353-L Ex Nk Mohan Singh S/o Wakil Singh R/o notice that in case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the 1995. Objection, if any, Vill. Balouri Tehsil & Distt. Samba, have lost my Ex- matter shall be taken in the next working day. may be conveyed to Serviceman Identity Card & CSD Canteen Card. Now, I am Given under my hand and seal of this court today concerned authority within applying for the duplicate of the both. Objection, if any, may 20th day of December 2016. 7 days from the publication be conveyed to concerned authority within 7 days after Chief Judicial Magistrate, of this notice. publication of this notice. Samba In the court of Addl. In the court of JMIC (Addl. In the court of JMIC (Addl. In the court of JMIC (Addl. Mobile Magistrate, (JMIC), Samba Present : Smt. Swati Gupta Munsiff), Samba Munsiff), Samba Munsiff), Samba Present : Junaid I. Mir Present : Junaid I. Mir Present :Junaid I. Mir Akbar Ali S/o Kabil Hussain R/0 Khara Madana Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba Charan Dass S/O Late Ishru R/o W.No.8, (Bassi Kalan) Bari Bhajan Singh S/O Ganga Singh R/o Kamore Camp Tehsil Abdul Gufar S/o Khadam Hussain r/o Badhori Tehsil Bari V/S Brahmana Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba Ramgarh Distt. Samba Brahmana Distt. Samba. S.H.O. Police Station, Purmandal V/S V/S V/S In the matter of E.O.Municipal Committee,Bari Brahmana S.H.O.Police Station,Ramgarh S.H.O. Police Station, Bari Brahmana Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of births/deaths Act, In the matter of In the matter of In the matter of seeking directions to S.H.O.Police Station, Purmandal to Application for Registration of births/deaths of:- Application for Registration of birth/death of:- enter the birth particular of applicant's child Application for Registration of births/deaths of:- Late Ishru (male) Date of Death 09-11-2015. At home Ganga Singh (male) Date of Death 16-08-1981. At home Alia Choudhary(Female) D.O.B.06-11-2015 at Home Father's Name: Sant Singh Father's Name: Sh. Abdul Gufar Father's Name: Mangu PROCLAMATION Mother's Name : Shan Kour Mother's Name: Smt. Shabnam Choudhary Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court for issuing direction to S.H.O. Police Station, NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC Purmandal regarding registration of birth particulars of Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for applicant's child namely Zahira Choudhary D/o Akbar Ali & registration of death of above mentioned person R/o W.No.8, registration of death of above mentioned person R/o Kamore registration of birth of applicant's adopted wife Alia Yasmeen Akhtar R/o Khara Madana Tehsil Bari Brahmana (Bassi Kalan) Bari Brahmana Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Camp Tehsil Ramgarh Distt. Samba in Police Station Choudhary r/o Badhori Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba Distt. Samba in Police Station, Purmandal was born on 21- Samba in Municipal Committee Bari Brahmana and through 04-2013 at Home and through the medium of this Ramgarh and through the medium of this publication notice in Police Station, Bari Brahmana and through the medium of the medium of this publication notice at large and any other at large and any other interested person is/ are informed that this publication notice at large and any other interested proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s interested person is/ are informed that in case anybody has has/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they in case anybody has any objection in respect of person is/ are informed that in case anybody has any shall file same before this court on or before 26-12- any objection in respect of aforementioned application then aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file their objection in respect of aforementioned application then 2016,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take he/she/they shall file their objections in this court within 5 objections in this court within 5 days from the date of he/she/they shall file their objections in this court within 5 notice that in case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the days from the date of publication of notice, failing which publication of notice, failing which appropriate order shall days from the date of publication of notice, failing which matter shall be taken in the next working day. appropriate order shall follow. follow. appropriate order shall follow. Given under my hand and seal of this court today Given under my hand and seal of this court today Given under my hand and seal of this court today Given under my hand and seal of this court today 20th day of December 2016. 20th day of December 2016 20th day of December 2016 20th day of December 2016. Addl. Mob. Magistrate (JMIC), Sd/- Sd/- Addl. Munsiff Samba JMIC (Addl. Munsiff),Samba JMIC (Addl. Munsiff), Samba (Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba) the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | Dec 21 | 2016 Analysis of Donations Received above Rs 20,000 by National Political Parties – FY 2015-16 the his report, prepared by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and northlines National Election Watch (NEW), focuses on donations received by the National Political Parties, above Rs 20,000, during the Financial Year 2015-16, as submitted Wednesday | Dec 21 | 2016 T by the parties to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The National Parties include Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). It is to be noted that AITC was declared a National Party by the Election Commission of India based on the party being recognised as a State Party of West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura Right and Arunachal Pradesh. Press release in Hindi and the complete report in English are attached below. b. 283 donations from corporate/business sectors amounting to Rs 67.99 crores were Executive Summary made to BJP while 330 individual donors donated Rs 8.86 crores to the party during The executive summary below lists the key observations drawn from the report: FY 2015-16. I. Donations above Rs 20,000 to National Parties from all over India (FY 2015-16) c. INC received a total of Rs 8.83 crores via 57 donations from corporate/business sectors and Rs 11.24 crores via 859 individual donors during FY 2015-16. a. The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000 received by National Political Parties VI. Incomplete disclosure of information in the donations report move during FY 2015-16 is calculated from the donations report submitted to the Election Commission annually. a. Of the 7 National Parties, 4 parties, BJP, INC, CPI and NCP had not declared PAN b. The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000 declared by the National Parties was details of 473 donations through which the parties collected a total of Rs 11.68 crores. Rs. 102.02 crores, from 1744 donations. INC collected Rs 8.11 crores from 318 donations but failed to provide PAN details of c. A total of Rs 76.85 crores was declared by BJP from 613 donations while INC donors while BJP collected Rs 2.19 crores from 71 donations without PAN. declared receiving Rs 20.42 crores from 918 donations. The donations declared by BJP is b. CPM has not adhered with the format specified by the ECI for submission of he decision of the Supreme Court to refer to more than thrice the aggregate declared by the INC, NCP, CPI, CPM and AITC for donations report. The party has not provided details of mode of contributions of any of the ban Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes under the same period. its 61 donations. Such details include, cheque/ DD number, bank in which it was drawn, demonetization drive of the Union Governent T d. BSP declared that the party did not receive any donations above Rs 20,000 date of receipt or if it was a cash donations or bank transfer. and its validity to a five-judge Constitution bench during FY 2015-16, as it has been declaring for the past 10 years. c. Similarly, AITC has not provided cheque number, bank on which it was drawn and the stands to reason because of the immense importance date on which the cheque was received/ encashed for any of its 12 donors who of the issue. contributed a total of Rs 65 lakhs. Thus, without the complete cheque/DD details, it The severe hardship that the ban has thrusted upon would be a time consuming process to link the donors against their donations and hence the common man and yet a degree of hope that in trace the money trail. the long run demonetisation will bring benefits to d. CPI has also not declared the details of cheque/ DD/ Bank transfer for a total of 71 the economy while striking at the roots of the donations through which the party received Rs 1.19 crores. proliferation of black money in recent times, there is e. CPI has not provided the names and PAN number of 13 state secretaries of the party a dire need for an honest evaluation of the measure. though their contributions amount to Rs 59.68 lakhs. Overall, the party has not provided With political parties taking a partisan view one PAN details for 82 donations received during FY 2015-16 which aggregate to Rs 1.13 way or another all eyes would now be on the apex crores. court to rule dispassionately whether the government has made a prudent move or has erred gravely. In principle, the court has done well to reject the government’s contention that the note ban decision lay within the exclusive domain of the II. Comparison of donations received by National Parties during FY 2014-15 and executive and that it was beyond judicial scrutiny. FY 2015-16 The apex court’s refusal to stop or interfere in the a. The total donations of the National Parties during FY 2015-16 decreased by Rs implementation of the contentious policy gives the 528.67 crores, a decrease of 84%, from the previous financial year, 2014-15. government time to get its act together and to prove b. NCP declared the highest decrease of 98%, from Rs 38.82 crores in FY 2014-15 to that the new policy was well-thought-out and the Rs 71 lakhs in FY 2015-16 while donations to BJP decreased from Rs 437.35 crores Observations and Recommendations of ADR Observations implementation glitches were a natural short-term during FY 2014-15 to Rs 76.85 crores during FY 2015-16 (82% decrease). consequence of such an ambitious reform. c. It is to be noted that BJP’s donations had increased by 156% between FY 2013-14 and a. There is still ambiguity in details of donations declared by the National Parties for That the affected masses have shown remarkable 2014-15 while that of INC had increased by 137% during the same period. FY 2015-16. patience and resilience is testimony to the trust that b. During FY 2014-15, in the report submitted by INC, the column for declaring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team appear III. Cash donations declared by the National Parties – FY 2015-16 mode of contribution did not contain the Cheque/DD numbers, for 192 donations to have built up that ultimately a national purpose amounting to Rs 138.98 crores. This formed 98% of total donations above Rs 20,000 would be served in the Herculean task of weeding to the party. c. Rs 8.11 crores was declared as received by INC during FY 2015-16 from 318 such out the cash component of black money, in donors whose PAN details were unavailable. 49% of such funds came from individuals defeating Pakistan’s game in printing counterfeit who donated Rs 3.99 cr and 51% from corporate donors who donated Rs 4.12 cr. currency on a major scale and in effectively dealing Such blatant disregard for rules by the political parties should be curbed and donations with avenues for terror funding. Whether the Modi with incomplete details should not be entitled to the benefit of 100% tax exemptions of government would succeed in making the defaulting parties. demonetisation a success will be keenly watched d. Rs 83.915 lakhs was declared as received by BJP during FY 2014-15 from 20 such even as the court’s clock keeps ticking. donors whose PAN details, Address and Mode of contribution (together) were unavailable. Thus, only names of such donors and the contributed amount was declared The Supreme Court’s decision to stay challenges to by the party. 73% of such funds came from corporates and 27% from individual demonetisation in different high courts makes donors. perfect sense because simultaneous proceedings in e. BJP collected Rs 2.19 crores from 71 donations without declaring PAN details in these courts while a five-judge bench of the apex ECI notification dated 29th August, ’14 stated that “…no tax deduction shall be its report submitted for FY 2015-16. allowed on the contributions made in cash by any person or company to a political court was deliberating on the same issue would f. In the report submitted by CPM for FY 2015-16, the column for declaring mode party”. This notification was applicable for donations made from FY 2014-15 onwards. of contribution is missing from the report, for 61 donations amounting to Rs 1.81 have been chaotic and would have opened up Thus, there has been a marked reduction in cash donations to political parties. The crores. This forms 100% of total donations above Rs 20,000 to the party. Without the possibilities of contradictory messages from the National Parties, during FY 2014-15 had declared receiving only Rs 89 lakhs in cash cheque/DD details, it would be a time consuming process to link the donors against judicial system. The nine questions that the which formed 0.14% of the total donations to the parties, above Rs 20,000. their donations and hence trace the money trail. Recommendations Constitution bench would go into will deal with the a. Out of the total donations of Rs 102.02 crores declared by the National Parties, Rs a. The Supreme Court gave a judgment on September 13, 2013 declaring that no part of whole gamut of the issue and hopefully, inject a 1.45 crores from 112 donations was received in cash during FY 2015-16. This formed measure of finality to it. These include issues of a candidate’s affidavit should be left blank. Similarly, no part of the Form 24A 1.42% of the total donations of the parties. submitted by political parties providing details of donations above Rs 20,000 should whether the decision was a violation of the RBI Act b. Maximum donations in cash was declared by INC which collected a total of Rs 1.17 be blank. and various constitutional provisions, and whether crores from 10 states/ Union Territories followed by CPI with Rs 22.22 lakhs from b. Full details of all donors should be made available for public scrutiny under the its implementation suffers from procedural 12 States/ UTs and BJP with Rs 51,000 from only Bihar. RTI. Some countries where this is done include Bhutan, Nepal, Germany, France, Italy, unreasonableness. All eyes would be now on the c. Among all the states, donors from Karnataka made the highest donations of Rs 80 Brazil, Bulgaria, the US and Japan. In none of these countries is it possible for 75% of apex court bench. One shudders to think of the lakhs in cash followed by donors from Meghalaya who donated a total of Rs 21.54 the source of funds to be unknown, but at present it is so in India. consequences of a complete reversal of the lakhs in cash. Both the top donations were made to INC. c. The National and Regional Parties should, ideally, lead by example by filing complete demonetisation policy considering that much and correct statements of donations to the ECI well in time for public scrutiny so as to ground has been covered in a certain direction and IV. Donors from Corporates/ business sectors Vs. Individual donors encourage financial transparency. it could leave the country neither here nor there. d. The National and regional political parties must provide all information on their However, some fine tuning of the process and some a. 359 donations from corporate/business sectors amounting to Rs 77.28 crores finances under the Right to Information Act. This will go a long way in strengthening steps to overcome deficiencies could do the country (75.75% of total donations) were made to the National Parties while 1322 individual political parties, elections and democracy. For more information, please refer to some good. donors donated Rs 23.41 crores (22.95% of total donations) to the parties during FY https://goo.gl/o1qFYT 2015-16. (Courtesy:ADR) Fake news, fictional spy and false propaganda

Sushant Sareen has been sponsoring terrorism – hold your breath – through wisely refrained from ever publicly mentioning Jadhav in his Jadhav because of “insufficient evidence”. He also said that the the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic State (if you believe the meetings with his international interlocutors. This was Pakistan foreign office had only received “mere statements” onsidering their close relationship with Pakistanis, the Indian NSA is in direct contact with even Abu however held against him by his detractors who used his which clearly make Pakistanis a laughing stock if ever the Pakistanis for decades, it is a little Bakr al-Baghdadi a.k.a Caliph Ibrahim!), the Baloch freedom reticence against him and cast aspersions that it was because presented to the international community as ‘evidence of Csurprising that the Americans have fighters and other sundry terror groups. Initially, the Pakistani of his desire to befriend Modi and India that he never Indian involvement’. woken up to the phenomenon of fake news only in propaganda was that India was running some 18 ‘consulates’ mentioned Jadhav. The possibility that Nawaz Sharif kept That the entire Jadhav episode is a fake story is quite clear. If the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential elections. The in Afghanistan. The number then kept rising until it reached quiet because the Pakistanis had no solid evidence linking indeed he was a spy, or worse a saboteur, the first thing any Pakistanis are past masters in generating fake news and have close to 40. When the ridiculousness of the Pakistani military Jadhav with all that he was being accused of was never even government would have done is disavow him. The fact that been doing it for decades. Even as their forces were getting all establishment and their media underlings became unbearably considered. Perhaps if all the Pakistani journalists, TV anchors India has been issuing one note verbale after another seeking set to surrender in Dhaka, the Pakistani newspapers, guided by stupid, some saner elements in Pakistan were forced to point and commentators (most of them vetted and cleared by the consular access to Jadhav put a lie to the Pakistani claims about the editorial skills of the ISPR, were declaring victory. In a out that India had only four consulates and one embassy in military), politicians who have waxed eloquent on Jadhav ever the man. And the admittance by Sartaj Aziz that they have country where the so-called ‘independent media’ takes its cue Afghanistan. But even now, once in a while, someone will bothered about the reality of much-vaunted ‘dossier’ ‘insufficient evidence’ only buttresses the Indian position that from majors and colonels of the Pakistan army, news is what come on Pakistani TV and blame the dozens of Indian containing details of India’s ‘nefarious activities’ in Pakistan, Jadhav has been wrongly accused and is being used as a pawn the army says it is. Once the army gives the background consulates for terrorism in Pakistan. Sometimes by way of they would have been more circumspect about the tall claims in Pakistan’s dirty game to somehow or the other project India briefing or, as the case may be, editorial advice, the Pakistani evidence, the Pakistanis keep parroting a twisted version of being made about Jadhav being the ‘mastermind’ and the as trouble-maker in Pakistan, and in the process draw some sort media unquestioningly starts the drumbeating. The noise some obscure remark by an American general or politician as lynchpin of India’s ‘covert war’ against Pakistan. Since mid- of moral equivalence with India which accuses Pakistan of generated is taken for truth, internalised and then an entire evidence of Indian involvement. As for hard evidence, there’s 2015, the Pakistanis used to wave these ‘dossiers’with so much using terrorism as an instrument of state policy against it. narrative (which is based on fiction or at best, half-truths) is been nothing, that is until they caught hold of a former naval glee and confidence that it appeared they had managed to build In this entire sordid game, the important point is that an Indian woven. Unfortunately, even though the Pakistani public laps officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav. For nine months since his ‘arrest’ a cast iron case against India. This feeling got further citizen is under illegal and unjustified captivity of Pakistan. up the nonsense dished out by the embedded journalists, the – it is still not clear if he was kidnapped, or lured or entrapped strengthened when with much fan-fare, the Pakistan PM and And it is this point that must be agitated by India at all levels, international community treats much of this fake news as because the circumstances in which he was caught remain NSA handed these ‘dossiers’ to the UN Secretary General and bilateral as well as multilateral. If anything, his release should garbage. At that stage, the Pakistanis start breast-beating about shrouded in mystery, not just because the story which the top US officials. And then, silence. There was virtually no be made one of the pre-conditions for any possible engagement how callous, unconcerned and uncaring the international Pakistanis have peddled has kept changing but also because a cognisance taken of these ‘dossiers’ by anyone in the with Pakistan. Meanwhile, it is imperative that India go on the community is because it is not buying the nonsense they are former German ambassador revealed that Jadhav was international community. offensive to expose the fake news and false propaganda that serving. kidnapped by the Taliban and sold to the ISI – the Pakistanis In November 2015, the Advisor on Foreign Affairs to Pakistan is engaging in against India. This is precisely the sort of trajectory that has been followed have been going ballistic in virtually every forum of the world, Pakistan’s PM, Sartaj Aziz, admitted before a Senate The author is Senior Fellow, Vivekananda International by desperate and needless to say extremely clumsy, if not every international conference, every press conference or Committee that the ‘dossiers’“contained no material evidence” Foundation. Views expressed are personal. clownish, Pakistani attempts to portray India as a nuclear press release, every TV show related to India or terrorism and and only had “pattern and narrative” of Indian involvement. In proliferator. To this end, the Pakistani establishment flaunts what have you to present him as evidence of India’s other words, the ‘dossier’ was a work of fiction and contained (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal ‘analysts’ who conjure up bizarre stories of how India has sold involvement in terrorism and separatism inside Pakistan. But the lies that were conjured up by one of the ace conspiracy opinions of the writers. The information, facts or nuclear technology to, among others, Iran, in the hope that lies have a shelf life and cannot be sustained forever. They also theorists in the ISI or ISPR. That was last year. This year again opinions appearing in the articles do not reflect the someone will bite the bait, but to no avail. Something similar have a nasty habit of biting back. So it has been in the case of the same Sartaj Aziz had to eat crow and tell the Senate views of The Northlines and it does not assume any has happened on the issue of Pakistani allegations that India Kulbhushan Jadhav. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif quite Committee that they haven’t managed to finalise a ‘dossier’ on responsibility or liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | December 21 | 2016 Electoral management Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls reviewed Nazki visits Central training prog on Dec 21 Jail Srinagar General Elections to the Srinagar, Dec 20 State Legislative Assembly, NL Correspondent Khanyar Srinagar, North Srinagar, Dec 20 According to the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, a day- 2014-Account of Election Srinagar and Khanyar long training programme on Online Registration of Expenses, Paid News cases Srinagar passed on 21-09, Chairperson of Jammu and Service Voters, Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot regarding Assembly 17-10, 19-11 and 02-12, Kashmir State Human Rights System, and National Electoral Roll Purification Elections-2014 were 2016 respectively under Commission, Justice (Retd) Programme will be held on December 21, 2016. The discussed threadbare. Sections 107/151 CRPC and Bilal Nazki, during his visit training programme will be held at Women's College M. Speaking on the occasion, 109 CRPC. The SHRC A Road Srinagar at 10:30 am and concerned EROs and the CEO directed the officers to Central Jail Srinagar today took on spot cognizance in Chairperson directed the AEROs have been asked to attend the workshop. to submit the pending data concerned Tehsildars to regarding special summary four cases titled Shakeel produce the whole records Preparedness of IPPI prog reviewed revision within three days so Ahmad S/0, Ghulam Qadiri NL Correspondent Division including Leh & of Stock Taking of EVMs, pertaining to the cases Srinagar, Dec 20 that the final publication of R/O Fatehkadal, Srinagar, Srinagar, Dec 20 Kargil, Deputy District Submission of Format 1-8, personally before the Electoral Rolls which is due Irshad Ahmad S/O District Development Commissioner Srinagar today Election Officers, Election Details of Criminal Cases, Commission on December Chief Electoral Officer on January 14, 217 can be Mohammad Shafi Khan R/O chaired a meeting to review the preparedness of (CEO), Shantmanu, today Naib Tehsildhars and other Service Electoral Data in the issued on time. Khanyar, Abdul Rashid Lone 23, 2016 Earlier, the SHRC Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) programme convened a meeting to concerned attended the ERMS (Electoral Roll He said that vacant posts S/O Ali Mohammad Lone chairperson had visited to be held in the district on January 29, 2017. The review progress of Special meeting. Monitoring System),Status of Deputy District R/O Tailbal, Srinagar and Kotbhalwal Jail and District meeting deliberated upon measures like manpower, Summary Revision of During the meeting, of NERP(National Electoral Election Officers will be Mohammad Maqbool Jail Udhampur on December transport, training of health workers, cold chain Electoral Rolls. Disposal of Claims & Roll Purification), Status of filled on priority. He Langoo S/O Abdul Aziz 14 and 15, 2016 respectively. maintenance, funds etc for the successful anti-polio Divisional Commissioner Objections recorded during PGR(Public Grievance stressed on 100 percent Langoo of Nowpora The recommendations of the drive. On the occasion, the DDC directed the CMO to Kashmir Baseer Ahmad the period of Special Redressal) complaints & registration of eligible Srinagar, who were in Commission regarding the ensure that all the medical and para-medical staff Khan, Deputy Summary Revision of disposal thereof, Candidate voters and purification of custody because of orders of said Jails will be submitted to deployed for the immunization process should attend Commissioners of Kashmir Electoral Rolls, Certificate wise Summary Report of electoral rolls. Government. their duties diligently. The meeting was informed that the Tehsildar South Srinagar, target population for pulse polio immunization drive in Srinagar is 183861 for which 647 booths will be set up at different locations in the district. While as 2697 health Passport Mela to be held on Dec 24 MLC reviews dev works workers would be deployed at these pulse polio booths. NL Correspondent The DDC stressed that effective measures should be NL Correspondent application forms online, details related to passport Srinagar, Dec 20 Srinagar, Dec 20 adopted to achieve 100 percent target and directed the make payment of passport services, passport India officers that no child below the age of 5 years remains fee online through websitewww.passportindia. Member Legislative Passport Mela/Adalat will left out of the immunization drive. CMO Srinagar, HOD debit/Credit card or internet gov.in may please be Council, Mohammad be organized by the Social & Preventive Medicine GMC Srinagar, Deputy banking through State Bank accessed Or calls can be Khursheed Aalam, today Passport Office Srinagar on CMO, District Immunization Officer, CEO Srinagar, Of India (as mentioned on made to the national call reviewed progress of 24th of December 2016 at District Program Officer (ICDS), SDM (East), ADMO the website). Appointments centre toll free number various developmental ISM, CDPOs, BMO Hazratbal, ZMOs and Extension Passport Seva Kendra for the Passport Mela, will (1800-258-1800) Passport works and called for sports Educator attended the meeting. Passport Office Srinagar. be allotted by the system as Adalats will also be held infrastructure development According to the statement per availability for 24th of concurrently on the said of schools in Old City Shortage of drugs, docs, para- issued, the officials said December for the Mela. dates at said venue. Only Srinagar. that the appointments in Applicants are required to applications pending over 3 The MLC visited medicos hit Handwara hospital this regard shall be released visit the Passport Seva months will be attended at Government Girls High On the occasion, he of the public. He also from 22nd of December Kendra Srinagar in person the Adalat. Applicants School (GGHS) Khanyar announced Rs 30 lakh from directed for installation of Srinagar, Dec 20 his CDF for the new electric transformer at 2016 at 11 A.M. They said for application processing should send and took stock of its The district hospital Handwara, which caters hundreds of functioning. While development of modern Suritengh Rainawari. that applicants need to for Biometrics (finger email/Fax/letter to the patients on daily basis and is supposed to provide interacting with the Basketball Court at the Later, Aalam visited various submit the Passport prints)/photograph Passport office Srinagar necessary treatment to the patients, has almost become students and staff of the School. He also instructed areas of the old city to defunct because of shortage of medicines, doctors and Application Forms online capturing. On the intimating his/her intention for 'Fresh/Re-issue of School he directed for up- for shifting of garbage review the progress of paramedical staff. The non-availability of adequate appointment date/time, the to attend the Adalats. Mail dumping site outside the ongoing developmental passport under normal gradation of the school facilities has hit the patient care at the hospital. applicants along with address is infrastructure. school premises to alternate projects during which he category and book prior According to reports, the patients and their attendants printout of Appointment [email protected] He said that schools should place for the convenience of interacted with various appointment before visiting said that there are no life saving drugs available, besides Letter and original anddevelop infrastructure for the students. local delegations. the hospital is without emergency and first-aid drugs. the Mela Venue. Applicants documents (photocopies po.srinagar@passportindia. indoor games as well so that The MLC also visited New Officers of SMC, PDD, KNS learnt that the attendants have to purchase the drugs are requested to log on to thereof) must visit the gov.in & fax no. 0194- students are provided co- Colony Budubagh and Youth Services and Sports like infusion set, syringes and other items from open the passport India concerned office for 2500373. The closed files curricular facilities and directed the PDD officials and other concerned market due to non-availability in the hospital. "It looks websitewww.passportindia. processing their Passport would not be opened. opportunities to exhibit to replace the wooden accompanied the MLC like a private hospital. We have to buy everything from gov.in to fill and submit the applications. For more (KNS) their talent. electric poles for the safety during the visit. the market even syringes. We are poor people from remote hamlets of Handwara. We cannot afford to DEO reviews Disaster purchase these medicines from market," said Gulzar Water woes in Srinagar are Ahmed a local. Another patient Ghulam Rasool said he Special Summary Revision management was asked to purchase injections from the market. The distressing: Altaf Bukhari attendants also said because of the poor administration at NL Correspondent 456 modification, 6 transfers in mock drills held Anantnag, Dec 20 the hospital, the patients have to face hardships as hardly Dooru segment, 3121 additions, BARAMULLAH, DEC 20 NL Correspondent operation and maintenance of this among the hospital staff is supportive towards their 1013 deletions, 356 Mock drills to exhibit skills Srinagar, Dec 20 scheme. problems. Repeated attempts to contact Medical District Election Officer modifications, 97 transfers in and review preparedness for In a statement issued to KNS, Bukhari Superintendent of the hospital proved futile. His phone Anantnag, Dr. Syeed Abid Kokernag segment. Similarly, swift rescue, relief and Former minister and MLA said funds to the tune of Rs. 8.41 was continuously out of network coverage. Director Rasheed Shah, today convened a 1272 additions, 70 deletions, 82 rehabilitation measures were Amirakadal Syed Mohammad Altaf Crores which were required to be health services Kashmir Dr Saleem-u-Rehman said he meeting to review the progress modifications, 97 transfers in conducted at Dewan Bagh Bukhari today said that many parts of arranged on account of execution of has taken cognizance of the report. (KNS) achieved under Special Summary Shangus segment, 2111 additions, High School, Baramulla today. the summer capital Srinagar works for extending distribution Revision of Electoral Rolls for six 447 deletions, 1349 The drills were held by district especially in Amirakadal are reeling system in various areas of Amirakadal Attention learners license holders Assembly Segments of Anantnag modifications, 17 transfers in administration Baramulla in collaboration with District under an acute drinking water constituency besides the other parts of Srinagar, Dec 20 district including two partly Bijbehara segment, 3692 shortage and demanded that the 10 Srinagar which can avail benefits segments Devsar and additions, 3095 deletions, 4750 Police, Disaster Management According to the Regional Transport Officer and SDRF. Officials of MGD Tangnar Water Treatment Plant under schemes like Sukhnag and Kashmir all learners' license holders who have Homshalibugh. The meeting was modifications and 198 transfers in be commissioned at an earliest. Tangnar have not been arranged sofar informed that during the Special Pahalgam segment were made Revenue, district Police, deposited driving test fee have been asked to Municipal Corporation, R& B, "Many parts of the city especially in thus adding into the miseries of Summary Revision 12685 during the summary revision. The approach RTO office for the driving test upto PDD, Meteorological Amirakadal constituency are reeling people. He also invited the additions, 3095 deletions, 4750 meeting was further informed that January 10, 2017, after which their test fee shall Department and other under a severe shortage of drinking government attention to the fact that modifications and 198 transfers 95.11percent of the total become invalid. The RTO said that the step has been concerned participated in the water. The government needs to take due to slash of 10% in the allocation taken in view of the shifting to new Licensing were enlisted in the Electoral electorate in the district were programme. Speaking on the effective steps to ensure that this (Central Assistance) of the project Software (Sarathi 4.0 version). He further said that Rolls up to December 15, 2016. issued election photo identity occasion, Deputy serious issue is addressed at an cost of Water Supply schemes of no learners' licenses shall be issued from December Giving the breakup of the six cards. On the occasion, the DEO Commissioner Baramulla, Dr earliest," Bukhari demanded. Sukhnag and Tangnar amounting to 21, 2016 to January 10, 2017, after which the form assembly segments in the district, asked the AROs to strictly follow Nasir Naqash, impressed He said that even after commissioning Rs.10.00 crores and Rs.13.35 crores for learner's license can be submitted online at it was said that 1194 additions, the guidelines of the Election upon all the concerned to of 10 MGD Water Treatment Plant of respectively, funds must be arranged www.parivahan.gov.in 699 deletions, 416 modifications, Commission of India. ADDC, comprehend the skills learned Sukhnag in the month June 2016, the from the state sector so that there is He also said no learners' license or permanent 77 transfers were done in SDM, Dooru, Kokernag, during the exercises, so as to PHE department is unfortunately yet no impact on project components of driving license fee shall be accepted during the Anantnag Assembly Segment, Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildars of implement them to combat to receive the much needed additional the flagship schemes like Sukhnag above said period. 1295 additions, 339 deletions, the district attended the meeting. any eventuality. technical and experienced staff for and Tangnar. (KNS) 5 burglars arrested, stolen items recovered

NL Correspondent supervision of SDPO Gh Mohd Mir R/o Mazhama Srinagar, Dec 20 Magam was constituted and who is yet to be arrested. during the course of Moreover this inter-district Budgam Police on Tuesday investigation, police was gang of burglars has also claimed to have arrested able to zero-in upon 05 admitted to have committed five persons involved in (five) suspects identified as committing burglary of burglary of ATM at Soura Manzoor Ahmad Sofi, son Srinagar, Vehicle Wagnor at ATMs and other properties of Gh Nabi Sofi, Yasir worth lakhs. According to Safa kadal Srinagar, Vehicle Ahmad Sheikh, son of Gh TATA Mobile (207) at the statement issued, the Hassan Sheikh, Muzaffer police officials said that Palhalan Pattan, Gas cutter at Ahmad Dar @ Puppa, S/o Magam and attempted "During the intervening Gh Hassan, all residents of stealing of ATM at Tangmarg night of 20/21-10-2016, Kanihama and Ab Majeed and to this effect case FIR ATM installed at Business Dar S/o Kasim Dar R/o Nos. 51/2016, 63/2016, unit of J&K Bank Hardu- Nooripora and Naseer 267/2016, 79/2016 and Aboora was stolen along- Ahmad Mir S/o Ab Gaffar with cash amount Rs. Mir R/o Mazhama accused 66/2016 stands registered in 809100/-." in case FIR Nos. 79/2016 concerned Police Stations. The officials said that in this and 171/2016. "Investigation of case FIR behalf, a case under FIR No. They said that during Nos.79/2016 and 171/2016 171/2016 U/S 457,380/RPC questioning all the aforesaid of Police Station Magam was registered in Police accused persons have are going on and efforts Station Magam on the confessed their guilt and also are in place to affect more complaint of concerned disclosed the involvement of recovery/arrests," the Branch Manager. one more accused person statement reads. A team under the namely Arif Ahmad Mir S/o (KNS) the northlines 8 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS Jammu | Wednesday | December 21 | 2016 77 waysways toto de-stressde-stress duringduring Pregnancy

deadlines and unwashed dishes in the leave you relaxed. When you are expecting, kitchen," says Dr Vandana Mehra, a these special therapies will work wonders. gynaecologist. Pooja Nautiyal, a spa owner, says, "Water is a great way to soothe your body. Many spa Sweat it out centres have specialised treatments for Yes, you read that right. One of the best pregnant women; removing the muscle knots ways to de-stress is to release the pent and easing the body and mind through up tension in the body through aromatherapy and essential oils are often physical exercises. Yoga trainer Jothi favoured. We also recommend music M says, "Of course, when your body's therapy; Indian ragas have the ability to aching and you're overtly tired, soothe your mind. For instance, Kalyani exercise might be the last thing on has as a positive impact on both the your mind. So, walking on the mother and foetus. So, we play treadmill and lifting weights is not reverberating music while giving them going to appeal to you. However, the massage." gentle exercises can boost your stamina and also help you relax . Go for a babymoon Maternity yoga, swimming and If you've always wanted to go on a breathing exercises help you keep vacation with your husband but could The nine months of pregnancy can be an never manage one, now's the time. excruciatingly stressful for women, especially calm. What's more, they will also make labour pain endurable." Rakesh Bapat, executive manager with if they are expecting their first child. Since they an MNC, says, "My wife is a working are faced with different emotions — from being Soak in the sun woman and we could never manage to excited about becoming a mother to anxious Getting fresh air and enjoying the early rays of go on a holiday because of our about bringing the child into the world without sun are great stress busters. If you are one of schedule. But now, she is in her any mishaps and surviving mood swings — it those who spends most of the day cooped in your second trimester and I'm doing my can take a toll on the health. So, de-stressing is home or at work and hardly get time to take in the best to keep her relaxed. We now take one of the important aspects that gynaecologists sights and sounds of the neighbourhood, now is off on weekends to resorts or nearby stress on while counselling them. While reading your time. Take a stroll in the garden or walk destinations." books and listening to music are the most along the shoreline. You will be surprised how common activities that mums-to-be resort to, refreshed and rejuvenated you feel. Have lots of 'me' time we give you other interesting and doable Speak to experts Catch up with family for dinner, options... go for a film or indulge in a If this is your first child, chances are, you will shopping spree. Now's the time Put your legs up and rest have a zillion questions about pregnancy. to treat yourself to guilty If you are a working woman who also manages Sharing your concerns with your gynaecologist, pleasures in life. Sleep, because the house efficiently, then finding time for mother, husband or best friend will make you your body deserves a break. yourself will be difficult. So, every minute is less anxious. You can also attend counselling Also, learn to say no at times and precious for you. "You must stop thinking that sessions, join support groups or attend pep talks put yourself and your needs putting your feet up and doing nothing is a to sort yourself out. above all. criminal waste of time. You need to rest both Indulge in a spa session your body and mind. Stop stressing over There's no doubt that a good spa session will

provide verbal clues and ask your child to While every parent look for those things around the house. Kids who walk They should be daily use things like scissors, a red pen or the green soup bowl aims to ensure their Fun activities that are kept at their regular places. This child has a holistic early likely to have will help the child know what's where in his/her home and improve his/her development, their stronger bones that can help you bond with organisational skills. Newspaper fun busy schedules and Reading the newspaper over breakfast is a regular exercise for parents. However, you other responsibilities can get your child involved in it by separating pages of news, cartoons strips, restrict their 'alone crosswords, etc. for your child. Make sure your child reads it with you; this enhances time' with their kids. Your his/her reading abilities as well as makes sure he/she is abreast with things basis. This will not only give the two of you happening around the globe. ample time together, but also teach him/her Letter writing the joy of having a home garden. The habit of writing letters is long gone, - Never make them do the same activity thanks to technology. We all write mails every day. and send instant messages to our near and - Ensure their safety while indulging in Kids, especially boys, who start walking, running dear ones these days. Letter writing is an art these activities, even if they are performed and jumping early at 18 months of age are more and needs a creative bent of mind. You and indoors. likely to have stronger bones later in adulthood, a your child can write letters to each other - Make sure you design activities as per study has found. Child and talk about things that cannot be spoken your child's areas of interests. These movements in toddlers place a stress on the in person. In fact, the two of you can have - Involve them in diverse games and let bones, causing them to become wider and thicker, dummy letter boxes in your rooms to post them interact with relatives and neighbours thereby making them stronger than those in them. The feeling of 'you've got mail' is as well. children who may not be moving as much, the indeed special, isn't it? - Remember to boost his/her confidence study said. Sorting similar objects even if he/she is not performing well. The findings from the study may help to identify You have guests coming over and you are - Do not decide an activity or force them, who is at a greater risk of osteoporosis and bone busy cooking for them. So, involve your ask for their suggestions and make sure fractures in later life. child in setting up the dinner table — ask they take control at times. "The findings are intriguing as they provide a link him/her to sort plates, bowls, side plates, - Don't forget to be adventurous. which wasn't previously understood, primarily forks and spoons separately. You can also that how we move as a young child can have do this with clothes, where ramifications for our bone strength even 16 years you can ask your child to help later," said lead researcher Alex Ireland from you sort the laundry and Manchester Metropolitan University in Britain. arrange it after it's washed. "Being more active gives you stronger muscles Counting grocery which can then apply bigger forces to the bones as One of the most simple things we walk, run or jump, helping to strengthen bones to indulge in — it should be as we grow older," he added in the paper published done as a weekly exercise to in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. enhance his/her counting and The team analysed 2,327 participants from identification skills. While children born in the early 1990s. buying grocery is your Their movement was assessed at 18 months, and responsibility, make sure hip and shin bone size, shape and mineral density sorting it out is your kid's. was measured at 17 years of age for both males and Make him/her count the females, by scanning with X-ray absorptiometry number of carrots, eggplants, and peripheral computed tomography. onions, potatoes, etc in the The findings showed the effect was more Good parenting is all about maintaining best parent-child activities that help both the basket. This will not only ease pronounced in males than in females, suggesting possible relationships with children, as well parents and the child get to know each your workload, but also keeps early movement plays less of a role in female bone as taking efforts to groom them by pruning other better. off all the negativity and behavioural your child engaged. strength. Treasure hunt at home Gardening "Importantly, the results could have implications abnormalities. Your house can become his/her Even if there isn't much scope for later life by helping medical practitioners to How can that be done? battleground of activities and treasure for gardening, you can get anticipate and detect those who are at a greater risk Constant and effective communication and hunt is one of them. Instead of the pattern your child to dig soil in pots, of osteoporosis or fractures, thus helping them to interactive activities play a crucial role in where you hide things at different places choose which seeds to plant devise prevention and coping strategies," Ireland influencing the child positively as well as and leave clues, you have to simply enhancing your bonding. There are several and water them on a regular stated. the northlines 9 Nation Jammu | Wednesday | Dec 21 | 2016 Note ban has helped in checking terrorism, naxalism: Rajnath

HARDOI (UP), DEC 20 mistake." "On the other hand, BSP and (PTI) "Same system will be in SP have been in power for a place for the poor and rich in long time but neither Justifying demonetisation as the country...terrorism and unemployment nor a step taken for the naxalism have been checked corruption has been betterment of the country, after note ban," Singh said. checked," he said. Union Home Minister Exhorting Pakistan to stop "Goondaraj is continuing in Rajnath Singh today said it encouraging terrorism in the state...on coming to has helped in checking India, Singh said only the power no goonda or mafia terrorism and naxalism. cowards take help of terror. will be able to roam about "The decision on note ban He said terrorism is not a freely in the state," he has not been taken either for good or bad issue, terrorism warned. ourselves or for a handful of is terrorism. Recalling the six years of people but for the entire Referring to his Pakistan Atal Bihari Vajpayee country so that there is no visit, Singh said that on government, he said no one scope left for corruption," he coming to know about could raise a finger at its said at BJP's 'Parivartan protests there ahead of his functioning whereas there rally' at ITI ground here. visit, he decided to go had been dozens of scams "Opposition parties did not himself rather than sending during Congress allow debate on the issue in anyone else as he thought it governments. Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha was best to discuss deeds of "After Vajpayee, Narendra by creating Pakistan on its own soil Modi is working to uplift the pandemonium...so we will rather than any other land.. country at the global level," discuss this issue at public good governance in UP if he said, noting that his party forum and meetings," he voted to power in the was not against any said, adding, "those doing Assembly polls next year, particular person but against work can sometimes make a Singh said his party was into any wrong. mistake but this does not politics not for forming Singh also had a dig at PEOPLE DRESSED IN SANTA CLAUS COSTUMES TAKE PART IN A RUN IN MADRID. mean we have made a government but for Congress vice president strengthening the country. Rahul Gandhi for his claims "We do not do politics to of having evidence which Owaisi accuses National Investigation Agency I-T detects Rs 3,185 cr black form government but to will bring an earthquake, make the country," he said, saying the young Congress income; seizes Rs 86cr new notes adding BJP was in power in leader has been speaking all of going slow on 'non-Muslim' blast cases Uttar Pradesh for a very this while but there has to convict MMasjid,Ajmer,Malegaon Can assets and corruption as part brief time but it never never been any movement NIA throw some light (sic).” of their legal mandate. compromised on corruption. anywhere. “Do not be surprised the way NIA is Officials said various tax pursuing those Bomb Blast cases where offices in the country and it's Armed forces personnel can use accused are Non Muslims they will be policy-making body Central exonerated bcos of Ache Din?” Board of Direct Taxes His last tweet read: “Dilsukhnagar blast (CBDT) are also coordinating e-ballot facility in Punjab polls courts have given a verdict which must be with banks and their regulator CHANDIGARH, DEC 20 delay in receipt of the accepted, terrorist should be punished.” RBI as part of these marked postal ballot by the Owaisi's doubts on the functioning of the investigations, being carried Armed forces personnel will ROs, they said. NIA came a day after five key operatives of out to check tax evasion and be able to cast their vote by “Their votes will reach Indian Mujahideen, including the banned illegal profiteering leading to terror outfit's co-founder Mohd Ahmed using electronic postal ballot within five days,” Singh NEW DELHI, DEC 20 notices to various entities on black money. NEW DELHI, DEC 21 Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal and Pakistani facility for the first time in said, adding that there were charges of tax evasion and Meanwhile, the headquarters national Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas and the country in the upcoming about 1.1 lakh registered More than Rs 3,185 crore of hawala-like dealings. of these probe agencies have AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi raked up a three others - Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, Punjab Assembly polls, state defence service voters in undisclosed income has Sources said the department issued orders to all their field fresh controversy on Tuesday by Tahaseen Akhtar alias Monu and Ajaz Chief Electoral Officer VK Punjab. been detected while Rs 86 had seized cash and formations to deposit the new questioning the National Investigation Shaikhwere - awarded death penalty by a Singh said on Tuesday. “With the use of e-ballot crore worth new notes have jewellery worth over Rs 428 currency, being seized by Agency (NIA) for allegedly going slow on Special NIA Court in the February 2013 The state election office facility, the voting been seized by the Income crore amd new banknotes their officials in operations, in blasts purportedly carried out by non- Hyderabad bomb blasts which claimed 18 hopes that with the use of e- percentage can go up to 70- lives. Tax Department as part of its (mostly of Rs 2000) that bank accounts rather than Muslims. ballot means, the voting 80 per cent,” he said. This is the first case where operatives of the country-wide sweep to find came to a total of Rs 86 keeping it in strong rooms. In a series of tweets, the president of All percentage by armed forces The Centre had accepted home-grown group have been convicted in black money after the crore. "This way the new currency India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party may jump up to 70-80 per the recommendation of the a terror case. central government "The total undisclosed can come into circulation and said, “2013 Dilsukhnagar blast accused all cent as against the usual Election Commission Eighteen people were killed and 131 injured invalidated high-value income admitted or detected help banks dispense it to the get conviction Mecca Masjid blast, AJMER percentage of 2-3 per cent. regarding the e-ballot in two deadly explosions in Dilsukhnagar, a banknotes last month. as part of this action, till public," they said. “Electronic postal ballot facility for service voters, Dargha Blast,Malegaon blasts Will NIA get crowded shopping area in the city, on Official sources said the December 19, is more than The I-T department has also facility will be introduced including armed personnel conviction these cases. February 21, 2013. taxman carried out a total of Rs 3,185 crore," they said. asked its field formations to for the defence forces for the posted at border areas, in “Why can't our Premier Investigation Since IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal, the prime 677 search, survey and The agency has also referred coordinate with local police, first time in the country in order to save valuable time. Agencies show same Urgency t convict all accused in the case, is absconding, the trial enquiry operations under the over 220 cases to its sister also making huge cash and the coming Punjab Chief Election alleged terrorist cases Demolition was split up against him. provisions of the Income agencies like the CBI and jewellery seizures, to Assembly polls,” Singh said. Commissioner Nasim Zaidi BabriMasjid pending since 92 (sic),” he According to NIA, Riyaz Bhatkal arranged Tax Act since the note ban the Enforcement Directorate understand the complete He said the ballot paper during his visit to added.Directly questioning the NIA, he for explosive substances and directed was declared on November (ED) to probe other financial modus operandi of black would be sent through Chandigarh in October this adds: “dilsukhnagar bomb blast accused can Asadullah Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rahman at 8, even as the department crimes like money money generation post electronic means to the year in connection with be convicted in 3 years why is it taking long Mangalore to receive the same. has issued over 3,100 laundering, disproportionate demonetisation. — PTI respective armed units. preparation of electoral Under this facility, defence machinery for upcoming voters could download the polls, had said that service Provide power connection on EMI to APLs: Goyal to states blank ballot paper and after voters posted at border NEW DELHI, DEC 20 consumers on monthly Finance Corp and Rural are being provide free of of rural electrification improve transparency. marking their preference, areas could use e-ballot instalments and has offered Electrification Corp for the cost electricity connections programme, Goyal referred Last year, Prime Minister ballot papers would be sent facility for the first time in In order to meet the target of funding for that. purpose,” Goyal told by the state governments to Nagla Fatela village Narendra Modi had taken back to the respective Punjab to promote inclusive providing uninterrupted “I have asked all states to reporters after the launch of through their power electrification controversy. the name of Nagla Fatela as Returning Officers (RO) participation in election power to all by 2019, Power provide power connections second generation GARV-II distribution utilities. He said it will not only speed electrified village in his through post, officials said. process. Minister Piyush Goyal has to APL consumers on app for tracking rural Exuding confidence that up the process of providing independence day speech This e-ballot facility would Zaidi had then said that asked states to give “on demand with the facility of electrification in real-time GARV-II mobile phone electricity connections to but later authorities greatly benefit defence most of service voters could demand” electricity EMI. We are ready to basis today. application and portal will over five crore families in reportedly came to know voters who had been posted not go to their polling connections to above provide funds for the At present, the below ensure effective and rural India who don’t have that it had not been at far-flung and border stations as they were posted poverty line (APL) purpose through Power poverty line (BPL) families transparent implementation access to the service but also electrified. areas, besides reducing outside. PTI CHANDIGARH MC ELECTION Congress fails to cash in on demonetisation as BJP sweeps poll

CHANDIGARH, DEC 20 Singh Lucky loses by 280 votes to votes. arch rival BJP Mahesh Inder Sidhu. Ward 14: BJP's Kanwarjeet Singh It was a landslide victory for the BJP, Ward 2: BJP's former mayor Rajbala Rana wins. which won 20 of the 26 seats in the Malik wins by 960 votes. Ward 15: Congress candidate Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Ward 3: Major jolt to the Congress, Ravinder Kaur Gujral wins. (MC), which went to the polls on city chief Pardeep Chhabra's wife Ritu Ward 16: Congress former mayor Sunday as the results were declared Chhabra loses to the BJP nominee Subhash Chawla loses to BJP's Rajesh here on Tuesday. The Congress was Ravi Kant Sharma. Kumar Gupta by 1,013 votes. decimated with only four seats while Ward 4: Congress heavyweight and Ward 17: BJP's Asha Jaswal wins. the BJP ally SAD managed to win former mayor Poonam Sharma loses Ward 18: Congress heavyweight only one of the four seats that it to BJP's Sunita Dhawan. Davinder Babla wins, BJP's Saurabh contested while BJP rebel Dalip Ward 5: Congress candidate Sheela Joshi loses. Sharma won as an Independent from Devi wins. Ward 19: BJP rebel Dalip Sharma Ward 19. Ward 6: BJP's Farmila Devi wins. wins as Independent. In a major setback to the Congress, Ward 7: Congress former mayor Ward 20: Shakti Prakash Devshali which had won nine seats in the 2011 Harphool Kalyan loses to BJP's wins, defeats Congress nominee MC polls, its four former mayors– Rajesh Kalia. Shashi Shankar Tiwari by 810 votes. Subhash Chawla, Harphool Kalyan, Ward 8: BJP Mayor Arun Sood wins Ward 21: BJP candidate Gurpreet Poonam Sharma and Kamlesh--faced by over 1,900 votes. Dhillon wins. He defeated Congress the defeat. With the BJP already winning 20 seats Ward 3, local SAD president Jagjit Reacting to the poll win, BJP national Ward 9: Congress former deputy nominee Jatinder Bhatia. Dhillon, While the BJP’s Anil Kumar Dube and its ally SAD 1, the alliance also Singh Kang’s wife Inderjit Kaur from president Amit Shah congratulated the mayor Gurbax Rawat wins by over former city BJYM president. registered the highest victory margin has a vote of the local BJP MP Kirron Ward 9, BSP city president Jagir local leaders and workers saying the 2,000 votes. Ward 22: BJP senior deputy mayor of 9,421 votes from Ward 24, the Kher as an ex-officio member in the Singh from Ward 7 and sitting party had been winning every election Ward 10: SAD opens account; deputy Davesh Moudgil wins by over 2,500 lowest winning margin was 71 with MC House of 35, which comprises councillor Saurabh Joshi of the BJP after the note ban. mayor Hardeep Singh wins by 3,500 votes. which the Congress nominee Ravinder nine councillors with voting rights to from Ward 18. The BSP failed to open Local MP Kirron Kher said the voters votes. Ward 23: Congress former mayor Kaur defeated SAD’s Balwinder Kaur be nominated by UT Administrator VP its account as it lost on all 17 seats had endorsed PM Modi's Ward 11: BJP candidate Satish Kainth Kamlesh loses to Bharat Kumar of the from Ward 15. Singh Badnore. that it contested. The Left, which demonetisation move. wins by over 1,000 votes. BJP. BJP’s sitting mayor Arun Sood won Among the other prominent losers are contested as Independents, also lost Results: Ward 12: BJP candidate Chandrawati Ward 24: Anil Dubey of BJP wins from Ward 8 by defeating his nearest local Congress president Pardeep from all six seats that the party fought. Ward 1: Former Deputy Mayor and Shukla wins by 800 votes. by 5,000 votes. rival Rajesh Sharma of the Congress Chhabra’s wife Ritu Chhabra from Party leaders react Congress candidate Harmohinder Ward 13: BJP's former senior deputy Ward 25: BJP’s Jagtar Singh wins by by 2,077 votes. mayor Heera Negi wins by 1,600 over 6,500 votes. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Wednesday | Dec. 21 | 2016

State volleyball teams leave for Nationals Pak's first Sikh cricketer Anand joint third in London Chess Classic join national academy London: Viswanathan Giri of Holland. added to the existing four. Anand played out a draw Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of Wesley So couldn't have with long-time rival Vladimir the United States and wished for a better first Pakistan cricket has seen make Pakistan proud and Kramnik of Russia to end the Kramnik tied for the third appearance in London. Christians and Hindus thanked his coach and the London Chess Classic with a The Indian was in fine fettle represent the country at chairman of the Pakistan shared third result after the throughout the tournament home and abroad, but for Cricket Board for having end of the ninth and final and has every chance to be the first time a Sikh has faith in him and round here. among the top eight that secured a place in the recognising his talent. The highlights of Anand's gives a chance to make to National Cricket Singh said he was proud campaign were the next world championship. Academy. to be able to represent the innovative ideas he Results final round: V Anand Mahinder Pal Singh, who entire Pakistani Sikh displayed, while the lone low (Ind, 5) drew with Vladimir JAMMU, Dec 20 president of the The Teams: hails from Nankana community and to have point was the defeat against Kramnik (Rus, 5); Wesley So The senior men and women Association, Sidharth MEN: Anas Younus Sahib (Lahore), is among secured a place at the Hikaru Nakamura in the third (Usa, 6) drew with Maxime teams of the state today left Daluja in the presence of (Srinagar); Amir Gulzar the list of top 30 Pakistani Cricket round. Vachier-Lagrave (Fra, 4); for participation in the Joint Secretary of the State Bhat (Anantnag); Shokat emerging cricketers in Academy. The Filipino turned American Levon Aronian (Arm, 4) lost 65th Senior National Sports Council, Shiv Ahmed (Kulgam); Imtiaz the country, Geo News Pakistan's cricketing ended up with six points out spot on five points apiece to Veselin Topalov (Bul, 2); Volleyball Championship Kumar Sharma and Sports Ahmed; Rajinder Pal reported. history has only seen of a possible nine and and it's almost a certainty Anish Giri (Ned, 4.5) drew to be held at Chennai Officer, Rajan Sharma. Singh; Zorawar Singh; In a video circulating on seven non-muslim remained a half point ahead now that the Indian ace will with Fabiano Caruana (Usa, (Tamil Nadu) from Sujjad Hussain, Naresh Zaffar Hussain; Mohd social media, Singh cricketers representing of second placed compatriot get a call back for the next 5.5); Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, December 24 to December Kumar, Akbar Ali, Muneer Imran; Susheel Sharma ; expressed his desire to the country. Fabiano Caruana who also year of the Grand Chess tour 5) drew with Michale Adams 30 under the banner of Aalam, Azhar Aziz, Razim Romi Bhagat; Sher Singh played a draw with Anish which will have a new event (Eng, 4). Volleyball Association of Tariq and Mohd. Tariq are (all JKP); Sandeep Singh J&K. accompanying the teams as of Akhnoor. Prior to their departure for coaches and managers. WOMEN: Insha Bashir; Afridi's fan getting arrested n Assam Irfan Pathan ‘blessed the Nationals, the teams The men's J&K team has Sahrish Bhat; Zeenat underwent 14 days been placed in Pool-F with Parvaiz; Iqra Qadri; Cricket is one of the most Hailakandi. sportsperson who plays for a with a baby boy’ intensive coaching camp Himachal Pradesh, Urwah-Hinan; Mehvish popular sports in the sub- A complaint was filed by the different country is a crime, continent. The sport has no youth wing of the ruling then all those who proudly which was organised by Chandigarh, Bihar and Khan (all Srinagar); At his peak, Irfan Pathan difficult situations. boundaries and the fan- Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). wear Lionel Messi's J&K State Sports Council Tripura. Similarly, in Priyanka Bagal (Jammu); was regarded as one of the He lost his place in the following of cricket stars has According to media reports, Argentinian tee should also be at MA Stadium Sports women's section, J&K has Shivani Bhau (Akhnoor); most promising talents in Indian team due to injuries transcended over national the local Bhartiya Yuva arrested for being anti- Complex here. been placed in Pool-C with Shivali Kumari; Shivali; India’s pace department. He and a loss of form. Since borders. national. Yes, we are bound The teams were given Chandigarh and Gujarat Shalvi Charak (all Samba); was part of the team that then he has been important Sachin Tendulkar's artistry by our nationalities to support won the inaugural T20 for Baroda in the Ranji away sports kits by being other sides. Ravinder Kour (R S Pura). with the willow earned him the country's cause, but that World World Cup in 2007 trophy and is the captain of zillions of fans, not only in shouldn't overshadow our and man of the match in the the team. India, but all over the world. fundamental rights. finals against Pakistan. Irfan Although he shuns from GAIL India Speedster trials A fan is not bogged down by Earlier this year in February, a also has over 100 wickets in being called a mentor in the the nationality of the cricketer similar incident came to light Test matches. team, he is regarded as one before worshipping them. after a Virat Kohli's Pakistani He is only the second Indian of the leaders of the team. at Poonch on Dec 24 After all, it's just a sport. Isn’t fan was sentenced to 10 years bowler to get a hat trick in “Motivation has never been it? Morcha committee had of imprisonment. On 25 JAMMU, Dec 20 be third district in Jammu and Kashmir after Test matches and the only an issue for me. If that was So, the news of Shahid lodged an FIR against the January, Umer Daraz had Kishtwar and Kathua where trials are being one overall to do so in the indeed the case, I would not Afridi's Indian fan getting youth, deeming his act as anti- hoisted the Indian tri-colour National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS) very first over of a match. have been here in Palam conducted to tap the hidden talent among arrested in Assam is just national. The FIR was filed on the rooftop of his house, shall be holding district level trials to pick It was achieved in Karachi captaining Baroda. I have the state boys and girls," said State appalling. A youth named against Chowdhury under about 200 kilometres from up talented athletes at Sports Stadium in early 2006 when the top been through many Representative of the NYCS, Opinder Ripon Chowdhury was section 120 (B), 294 of the Lahore. Poonch on December 24 from 9 am three Pakistan batsmen had experiences in my Sharma. apprehended by the local Indian Penal Code. Amid political tensions onwards. no answer to his left-arm professional life. I can use police for donning a Pakistani Now, that's the perfect between India and Pakistan, The GAIL India sponsored activity is pan During this day-long trial, the athletes will swing. He was also praised my experiences to help and cricket team jersey with example of blowing things the citizens of the two India athletic talent scouting for Olympics be put under test following the already for his all round abilities motivate my players. I don’t Afridi's name on the back out of proportion. countries don't shy away from 2020 and 2024. "Part of the ongoing given timings in 100 meters and 200 meters with his form with the bat want to impose myself on during a cricket match in If wearing a jersey of a taking a dig at each other. selection process, the Poonch district will track events, he maintained. often bailing India out of players,” he said. A gold worth its wait Kohli’s form key to India’s

Lucknow: It took 15 years was away on duty in nations trophy in Valencia rise to No. 1 in Test rankings coming, but when it did, the Maharashtra while his son in 2016 -before New Delhi: The prolific contention within the game forms of the game. Junior Hockey World Cup lifted the trophy, the many accomplishing final Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve but with even India failing to England’s Root is gold turned a satisfying unknown facets of this team mission. Smith and Kane Williamson muster any sort of crowds establishing himself as a year for Indian hockey into come to the fore. Surjit Hockey Academy all enhanced their for their home test series, player of rare class and has a memorable one. Never Harendra's masterplan The role of Surjit Hockey burgeoning reputations in there is no arguing with how enjoyed his most productive before in the history of Harendra Singh was given Academy in India's WC 2016 but, aided by the the fans are voting with their year in test cricket. hockey had India won a the charge of India juniors - success is huge, as 10 of screams of commentator Ian feet. Smith’s 1,154 runs is the Champions Trophy silver a pool of 42 players -in the 18 players are from the Bishop to “remember the They still worship Kohli, second highest in one-dayers and a Junior World Cup in 2014. It was then that he famous hockey nursery in name”, the year will forever however, and he showed his this year, behind only the same year. It's no mean drafted his Mission 2016. Jalandhar. Harjeet, including now for the the front in the knockouts. belong to Carlos Brathwaite. ability to perform in all compatriot David Warner, feat in a sport that has often The seriousness of Mandeep Singh, national team. That explains Sreejesh in the dugout Cricket has been in decline relied on its 20th century Harendra's approach Harmanpreet Singh, Varun the coordination of this Some observers were in the West Indies for a long chronicles to win the towards pruning this team Kumar, Simranpreet Singh, team. surprised to see senior India time but if ever there was to support of people. to 18 could be seen in the Krishan Pathak, Hardik Seniors in the squad captain and goalkeeper PR be a shot in the arm then The story behind this minutest of details he went Singh, Gurinder Singh, Striker Mandeep (with over Sreejesh in the junior their extraordinary victory golden success, in into - like creating a Vikramjeet Singh and 50 caps), playmaker Harjeet dugout. Some even called it over England in the Twenty- particular, must act as a Whatsapp group titled Parvinder Singh are all and dragflicker a strategic move by the star 20 World Cup final was it. catalyst and not be allowed 'Mission 2016', drafting a products of the academy. Harmanpreet (part of Rio goalkeeper to angle for a Needing 27 from the last two to become another flash in team slogan, handing out a Include Gurjant Singh, who Olympics team) already future job with Hockey overs with six wickets down, the pan. Behind this script print to every player and shifted from Surjit have the senior-team India. In fact, it was a West Indies were up against are multiple actors and listing 31 words starting Academy to the Punjab experience. The trio had selfless move by a player it and their hopes appeared factors that proved to be the with letter 'C' to counter any Institute of Sports, and you said before the start of the recovering from injury, who to be finished when they pivots on which India situation on or off the pitch. have an entire team coming WC that the experience of wanted to make the most of entered the final over still turned it around to reclaim The world 'champion' was from a single academy .In having played with the his time off. Sreejesh's needing 19. formats of the game in a while the Australian captain the throne in the City of added to the list on Sunday fact, most of the boys in the senior team would help presence was felt when he The victory came hours after bumper year in which he became the sixth quickest to Nawabs. When you come to to make it 32. The Boys in above list have been them "prepare for the big guided Vikas Dahiya during West Indies had claimed the scored three Test double 16 test centuries last week. know that captain Harjeet Blue kept crossing together since schooldays, matches". It did make a the shootout against women’s title at the same centuries. New Zealand’s Williamson Singh's father, who is a milestones - 2015 Junior having played together for difference as they led from Australia in semifinal. venue and less than two Kohli is one of a new has played fewer matches truck driver by profession, Asia Cup and the four- more than 10 years, months after their Under-19 generation of players who than the other three World Cup victory in have moved to the forefront dominant batsmen but has Bangladesh. of the sport by adding the still done enough to be F1 faces more change Jadeja spins India to 4-0 series The rise and rise of T20 creative and aggressive style among the top five both in after Rosberg exit victory in 5th test match with Eng cricket remains a matter of developed in T20 into longer test and one-day rankings. London: Formula One goes If that success was a shock to New Delhi: The last day of implosion against delivery from Jadeja, more as Bindra bids goodbye, seniors into the New Year braced for those who expected him to the final Test of the five- Bangladesh earlier this year, an afterthought, straight to change on and off the track, finish runner-up again, as match India v England series when they went from 100/0 the hands of leg slip KL even if Lewis Hamilton will might have been the case at the MA Chidambaram to 164 all out. Rahul. disappoint at Rio Olympics again start as top dog at without Hamilton's blown Mercedes and firm favourite engine in Malaysia and other Stadium, Chennai on India went wicketless in the Youngster Jennings got to his New Delhi: Perfectionist Abhinav Bindra by far the best Indian shooter on view in to take his fourth world Tuesday had battle of attrition first session with England fifty but bat-padded a Jadeja walked into the sunset after a glorious Rio. It was appropriate that the National championship. written all over it. After skipper Alastair Cook and delivery back at the bowler career but, in an unfortunate coincidence, Rifle Association of India (NRAI), After winning 19 of a record Karun Nair's 303* assault had fellow opener Keaton for 54. With the two well set dark clouds hovered over a house in governing body for the sport in the country, 21 races in 2016, starting all disorder after the Indian shooting team commemorated the glittering career of ruled out any chance of India Jennings providing stern batsmen out, India went on but one on pole and retaining returned with only luggage to boast for Bindra at a gala ceremony. both titles for the third year in losing the dead rubber, resistance. the attack and Kohli opted for following a barren Olympic campaign. While the sport made noises outside, by the a row, there is just a chance England had to ensure that The day five MA Umesh Yadav at one end with Bindra was not far away from a fairytale standards Indian shooters have set over the that Mercedes will be less they don't implode on the Chidambaram track was no Jadeja at the other. Jadeja's ending. India's lone individual Olympic years, it was quiet inside the ranges. dominant. final day. But they did - from minefield by any stretch of accuracy came to the fore gold medallist till date, he quit the sport he Performing regularly gave way to winning a They will be without newly- loved dearly and practised with single- rare medal or two intermittently. 103 for no loss, England were the imagination, but such is once again when he had Joe crowned champion Nico minded devotion over the last two decades, The debacle in Rio was the first time since Rosberg for starters, after the issues, it was nothing to what all out for 207, losing the the hard toil of Test cricket Root trapped in front. after winning plenty of laurels across the 2004 that India finished without a medal at retirement bombshell that followed next. match by an innings and 75 and that of a gruelling five- Ishant and Umesh banged in world. an Olympic Games, prompting the National dropped jaws around the "I have climbed my runs. match series that England had the ball short to keep England Bindra officially announced his retirement Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to world only days after he won mountain, I am on the peak, India claimed the series 4-0, lost the game mentally, and batters on the backfoot. With from shooting in September, saying, "It is formulate a review committee headed by time to move on and hand over the baton to Bindra immediately after the multi-sport his first title. so this feels right," Rosberg extending their unbeaten run what transpired in Chennai four down, England were The German came good as said after telling stunned team the younger generation". With the profile of extravaganza to examine and identify in a never before this year, bosses that he was calling it a in Tests to 18 matches - their seemed merely a formality. staring down the barrel. The the sport taking a beating of sorts post Rio, cold and ruthless manner the reasons behind winning the opening four day. longest ever - since losing the Cook, after getting a life on short ball assault continued youngsters would do well take a leaf out of the failure. Besides the shooters, the panel races and nine in total on his Mercedes will not name a first Test at Galle against Sri four early in the day, went on with Moeen Ali, susceptible Bindra's book of training. was equally scathing on coaches and the way to joining Britain's replacement until January at Lanka in August 2015. to score 49 but departed in the to that particular length, in The World Championship gold-medallist national federation in its damning 36-page missed out on a second Olympic podium report, and minced no words as it chastised Damon Hill as only the least, with Finn Valtteri The England collapse was third over after the lunch the middle and he was left second son of a champion to Bottas favourite to move from finish by a whisker in his last Games after the Rio flop show while recommending a take the crown. Williams into the hot seat. quite similar to their break, flicking an outside leg hopping around. losing in a tense shoot-off, but still he was systematic overhaul. 11 the northlines BUSINESS Jammu | Wednesday | Dec. 21 | 2016

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Reliance Home Finance to DLF Chairman’s daughter buys FMCG looks beyond 'temporary blip', bungalow in Delhi for Rs 435 cr keeps faith in GST rollout next year raise Rs 3,500 crore via NCDs New Delhi: DLF Chairman bungalow from Kamal the wholesale functions in the New Delhi: Anil Ambani unsecured non-convertible years, 5 years and 10 years for KP Singh's daughter Taneja, managing director sector.” Group firm Reliance Home debentures (NCDs). secured NCDs and 15 years Renuka Talwar has bought of real estate developer TDI EY India Partner and Leader Finance today said its maiden "India's mortgage-to-GDP for unsecured NCDs with a a house in country's most Infracorp. (Retail and Consumer debenture issue worth up to ratio is still low at 10 per cent call option after 10 years. expensive residential area - Renuka Talwar is married Products) Pinakiranjan Rs 3,500 crore will open on in 2015-16 compared with NCDs are loan-linked bonds Lutyens Bungalow Zone in to GS Talwar who is the Mishra agreed: "This will December 22. other developing countries that cannot be converted into Delhi, as per a newspaper non-executive director at bring businesses into the tax The public issue will open on but it has improved from 7.4 stock and usually offer higher report. DLF. bracket while lowering the December 22 and close on per cent in 2009-10," interest rates than convertible According to media Renuka KP Singh already owns two tax impact and bringing more January 6 while the money Reliance Home Finance CEO debentures. Talwar has brought a bungalows on Dr APJ transparency.” raised will be utilised for Ravindra Sudhalkar said in Edelweiss Financial Services, bungalow in Delhi's Abdul Kalam Road in But for the moment, the lending, financing, repayment statement. A K Capital Services, Axis Prithiviraj road for a Lutyens' Delhi. industry is reconciled to of loans and general corporate A 100 per cent subsidiary of BankBSE -1.26 %, Trust whopping Rs 435 crore. The who's who of the New Delhi: The hopes of that demonetisation and GST dealing with the after-effect purposes. Reliance CapitalBSE -1.35 Investment Advisors and Yes “Located on a 4,925 sq business world who own FMCG companies on the will stand them in good stead of demonetisation. The company plans to raise %, the company provides a Securities (India) Ltd are lead metre plot, the bungalow homes in the Lutyens back of a good monsoon and vis-a-vis unorganised players ITC Chief Operating Officer Rs 1,000 crore as base issue wide range of loan solutions managers to the issue. has a builtup area of around Bungalow Zone include LN the Seventh Pay Panel award because of compliance and Sanjiv Puri pointed to the size by offering secured and like home loans, loan against For the half year ended 1,189 square metre and was Mittal, Naveen Jindal, KP came partially unstuck after structural changes which will difficulty faced by unsecured NCDs at a face property and construction September 30, 2016, Reliance sold for Rs 8.8 lakh per sq Singh, Sunil Mittal, Ruia the government's sudden ensue. consumers, wholesalers, value of Rs 1,000 each with finance. Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) m,” the media report said brothers, Malvinder and move to pull back currency Looking forward to the next retailers, brand owners and an option to retain over- The NCDs are being issued to disbursements were at Rs “Based on current circle Shivinder Singh, Analjit notes upset the applecart year, Marico MD and CEO manufacturers. According to Rajat Wahi, subscription. It is looking to institutional, non- 3,342 crore and the assets rates, its value is around Rs Singh, Atul Punj, Rajiv towards the end of 2016. Saugata Gupta told the Head, Consumer Markets and raise about Rs 3,500 crore institutional, HNIs and retail under management were at Rs 383 crore,” media further Rattan, Kabul Chawla, VC Two years of slow growth media: "We expect the fourth Agriculture, KPMG in India, through secured and investors for a period of 3 9,383 crore. said. Talwar bought the Burman, and Harish Ahuja. meant the companies had quarter to be better and been gearing up to turn the settled in comparison to third. the FMCG firms will first corner on a likely demand From a long-term have to address the issue of surge because of a hike in perspective, he said: "The destocking in 2017 at Gold price settles at Rs RBI has enough currency stocks salary and more rural income. demonetisation coupled with wholesale and stockist levels Acknowledging that there GST will lead to more as it failed to take off because 27,850 per 10 grams to last beyond Dec 30: Jaitley will be pain in the short term, compliance and bring about of the cash crunch due to the organised players believe structural changes in the way demonetisation. New Delhi: Gold prices (MCX), gold for delivery in suffered more losses falling February month fell by Rs scrapped currency in banks. by Rs 50 to Rs 27,850 per 71, or 0.26 percent, to Rs Addressing the media in the national capital, 10 grams at the bullion 27,189 per ten grams. Jaitley on Tuesday said government is Earning over 10 lakh? You market Tuesday, tracking a Market analysts attributed planning to offer tax incentives to small weak trend overseas amid the fall in gold futures was traders who are accepting payments through sluggish demand from mostly in tune with a weak digital mode. may soon lose LPG subsidy jewellers at the domestic trend overseas. Apart from a Under the existing Section 44AD of the New Delhi: The Income Tax market. weak trend overseas, drop Income-Tax Act, 1961, in case of certain department will soon begin Silver too cracked below in demand from jewellers assesses (an individual, HUF or a sharing with the Petroleum the Rs 40,000-mark by and retailers at the domestic partnership firm other than LLP) carrying on and Oil Ministry details of all falling Rs 1,000 to Rs spot market in view of the any business having a turnover of Rs 2 crore "individual" taxpayers whose 39,000 per kg due to prevailing cash crunch after or less, the profit is deemed to be 8 percent annual income exceeds Rs. 10 reduced offtake by the currency recall last of the total turnover for taxation. lakh, in an attempt to check industrial units and coin month to flush out black New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Whoever has old currency must go and pilferage of subsidy on makers. At the Multi money also put pressure on on Tuesday said that RBI was adequately deposit it in one go, if somebody goes cooking gas by the higher Commodity Exchange the prices. prepared for demonetisation and it has everyday it raises suspicion, said Jaitley on income groups. enough currency stocks that will last beyond the new RBI circular which says deposit of The tax department, apart December 30. "There was full preparedness. banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for from sharing the names of Pak passes resolution There was not a single day when RBI had amount exceeding Rs 5000 shall be made such people, will also share The I-T department and will the department, the Central not released adequate currency to banks. only once per account until December 30. personal details of a taxpayer soon sign a Memorandum of Board of Direct Taxes for notebandi There was a certain level of currency that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a like his or her Permanent Understanding (MoU) with (CBDT), in the backdrop of televised address to the nation on November Account Number (PAN), date Islamabad: Within a month and should be withdrawn. was to be released and there was full the Ministry in order to government's decision which 8, had announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1000 of birth, gender, all available of demonetisation of high The move was strongly preparedness for it," Jaitley said. confidentially and safely had said that tax payers with notes will no longer be legal tender from addresses in the I-T database, begin this transfer of personal annual income of more than value currency notes in opposed by the ruling Asked about the currency in circulation, November 9. He had said the government email id and the residential data. Rs. 10 lakh will not get India, Pakistan's senate Pakistan Muslim League- Jaitley said the figures will be made public has declared a "decisive war" against black phone and mobile numbers of The move has been approved subsidised cooking gas passed a resolution on Nawaz (PML-N) only after accurate calculation after money and corruption. such taxpayers. by the policy-making body of (LPG). Monday seeking withdrawal government. A member of December 30, the last date for depositing the of Rs 5,000 notes from Pakistan People's Party said circulation to halt money that the government must Mark Zuckerberg builds software International reinsurers to be butler for his home called Jarvis operating in India within 6 months San Francisco: Facebook Natural language processing As India opens its market to companies are in the different help position India as a CEO Mark Zuckerberg has and facial recognition international reinsurers, the stages of consideration of the centre for insurance, built an artificial intelligence capabilities were built into Insurance Regulatory and insurance regulator. We are reinsurance and associated system called Jarvis that even Jarvis, enabling it to Development Authority of hopeful they should be services," Lloyd's chairman plays with his family! understand spoken or texted India (IRDAI) expects operational within the next John Nelson had said in an Zuckerberg took on the commands and recognize foreign reinsurers to secure six to nine months," said VR earlier statement. personal project this year, who is issuing them, final clearance to open Iyer, a member of IRDAI, SCOR Global is also devoting about 100 hours to Zuckerberg noted. branches soon and several to finance and investment expected to start making a system inspired by The software can determine be operational within six to committee. Lloyd’s of underwriting life and the "Iron Man" film character when a guest at the door is nine months. London is set to establish a property/casualty (P&C) laundering. withdraw the highest Jarvis as a virtual assistant to expected and let them into the The regulator said seven branch in Mumbai in 2017 reinsurance business in India Pakistan is ranked 117th on denomination currency note help manage his household. home, while notifying the applications from foreign having received approval in in April next year. It has been the list of corrupt nations "in order to reduce illicit Zuckerberg said that he can family that someone has players have been received November, allowing it to granted R2 authorisation by His foray into AI also out of 175, according to the money flow, encourage the talk to his AI creation through arrived, according to the post. so far. Foreign reinsurers provide onshore reinsurance IRDAI. impressed upon him the 2015 Corruption use of bank accounts and his phone or computer, and it Assistants such as Jarvis must secure three levels of service in India. Other foreign reinsurers, importance of getting Perceptions Index reported reduce the size of can control lights, would not only need devices licences from the insurance “India is one of the world’s which may include Munich software to understand by Transparency undocumented economy". temperature, music, security, in homes to be linked to the regulator to start operations greatest growing economies. Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re, context, such as who is International. Senator Opposing the resolution, appliances and more.The internet, they would have to in India. "We have received I passionately believe that RGA (Reinsurance Group of speaking and where they are. Usman Saifullah of law minister Zahid Hamid software learns his tastes and run on common standards, seven applications from our presence will contribute America) and Berkshire Similar problems could arise opposition Pakistan People's said that the move would patterns, as well as new according to the Facebook foreign reinsurance to the development of a more Hathaway’s reinsurance unit when asking for music to be Party (PPP) tabled the have repercussions on the words or concepts, and can co-founder and chief companies, which have diverse reinsurance market, Gen Re, are hoping to played without the AI being resolution, arguing that the economy and the masses in even entertain his daughter executive, who returned to shown interest to open their which is fundamental to the operate in India next year told which room, especially if Rs 5,000 note was being general, as is happening in Max, according to his software-writing roots for branch offices in India. stability and future growth of after the liberalisation of the a napping baby is a factor. used in illegal transactions neighbouring India. Zuckerberg. the project. Applications from seven the Indian economy. This can market. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | DEC | 21 || 2016 www.thenorthlines.com The NORTHLINES RBI currency to last beyond Dec 30: Jaitley Airlines to pay fine if their planes

NEW DELHI, DEC 20 lation after December 30, The scrapped currency made cent," he added. could deposit over Rs 5,000 the last date for depositing up for 86 per cent or over Rs Replying to queries on curbs in old currency bills only empty human waste on air The Reserve Bank was fully the scrapped currency in 15.45 lakh crore of notes in on deposit of old currency once until December 30 and prepared to deal with curren- banks. "The currency which circulation as on November notes by the RBI, he said that too after explaining NEW DELHI, DEC 20 (PTI) that human waste tanks are up a helpline so that similar cy shortages post demoneti- got printed might have gone 8. Before the announcement people should go and deposit why it had not been done so not empty. If any aircraft is complaints can be addressed sation and has enough cur- to post offices and from of demonetisation, the gov- the now-defunct notes in one far. The menace of human waste found to be violating such and the helpline number as rency in its chests to last "far there to banks and again ernment had already go as repeat deposits raised Clarifying the rules, Jaitley being splattered on houses circular or (their) tanks are well as email address be beyond" December 30, back to currency chest so arranged for the printing of doubts. later had said that no ques- from airplanes while land- found empty on landing, kept in public domain. Finance Minister Arun there could be double count- 200 crore Rs 2,000 notes, or He added: "Today there are tions would be asked if any ing, today led the National they shall be subjected to During the hearing, DGCA Jaitley said on Tuesday. ing and scope for inaccura- roughly about Rs 4 lakh no exemptions...Now there amount of junked currency Green Tribunal to slap a fine environment compensation told the bench it has issued a "There was full prepared- cies. So we do not want to crore in value. They were the is no further scope of earn- was deposited in one go but of Rs 50,000 on the airline of Rs 50,000 per default," circular to constitute a com- ness. There was not a single guess the figures (of curren- first set of notes to be circu- ing old currency so those repeated deposits might whose aircraft empties toilet the bench said. mittee to investigate the day when the RBI had not cy in circulation)," he said. lated. who have got old currency raise queries. tanks on air. The direction came on the matter. released adequate currency Economic Affairs Secretary Thereafter, a new Rs 500 must go and deposit in one "If they go and deposit with The NGT directed aviation plea of Lt Gen (Retd) The NGT had earlier to banks. There was a certain Shaktikanta Das said the note was introduced and go. bank any amount of curren- regulator DGCA to issue a Satwant Singh Dahiya who slapped a cost of Rs 5,000 level of currency that was to currency situation had con- now all four printing presses "Therefore, if somebody cy no questions are going to circular to all airlines, whose has sought action against the on the Environment be released and there was siderably improved since of the RBI at Dewas in goes everyday and deposits be asked to them and there- planes are involved, to pay airlines and levy of hefty Ministry and the Ministry of full preparedness for it," November 8 and there was Madhya Pradesh, Nashik in old currency it raises suspi- fore the Rs 5,000 limit does Rs 50,000 as environmental fines on them for endanger- Civil Aviation for their fail- Jaitley told reporters. adequate currency with the Maharashtra, Salboni in cion. How is he getting it not apply to them if they go compensation. ing the health of residents, ure to file inspection report He said the RBI had main- RBI to meet the demand till West Bengal and Mysuru in every day? As long as and deposit it once. A bench headed by NGT terming their act as violation on the plea. tained the stock of currency December 30. Karnataka were working exemptions existed there "But if they are going to go Chairperson Swatanter of the 'Swachh Bharat It had also directed CPCB to through advance as well as While announcing the overtime to replenish the was scope for getting old every day and deposit some Kumar passed a slew of Abhiyan'. depute a senior environmen- current printing level. demonetisation of the Rs exhausted currencies. currency, but once the currency, same person, that directions while disposing While issuing directions, the tal engineer to inspect the "Today also, the RBI has 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on Post demonetization, the use exemptions have been lifted, gives rise to suspicion that of a plea of a retired army green panel also said it was petitioner's house and check more than adequate stock November 8, Prime Minister of all parallel and alternative if you have old currency go where is he acquiring this officer alleging dumping of "surprised" to note the stand the existence of human exc- not only to last them for Narendra Modi had asked modes of digital payments, and deposit it in one go." currency from. In that event human excreta by aircraft taken by the Central reta on its walls and if excre- December 30 but to last holders of such notes to credit/debit cards had With nearly Rs 13 lakh crore a person may have some- over residential areas near Pollution Control Board ta was found, samples them far beyond that," he deposit them in banks. increased significantly, out of the Rs 15.4 lakh crore thing to worry about. the IGI Airport here. (CPCB) that on analysing should be collected for said. He said notes of Rs 500 and Jaitley said. "There is a sig- worth of Rs 500 and Rs Therefore, everyone is Normally, the waste in the the samples taken from the analysis and the report Asked about the currency in Rs 2,000 with new design nificant jump in digital 1,000 notes junked, already advised whatever old cur- aircraft tanks are disposed of petitioner's house, it could placed before the tribunal. circulation, Jaitley said the and more security features transactions, by over 300 per deposited in banks, the RBI rency you have, please go by ground handling person- be ascertained that it was In his petition, Vasant figures would be made pub- were being introduced in the cent in some cases. Where on Monday changed rules to and deposit it now," Jaitley nel once the plane lands. excreta but its source could Enclave resident Dahiya had lic only after accurate calcu- market. base was low, it is 1,500 per mandate that individuals had said. PTI However, there are cases not known. sought creation of a 24-hour where lavatory leaks occur "We are surprised to note the helpline for immediate in the air. stand of CPCB to the extent reporting of such incidents Hong Kong to withdraw visa Arrested suspect possibly not The tribunal asked the of coliform and the kind of and a monitoring mecha- Directorate General of Civil splashes created on the nism to check that no air- perpetrator in Berlin attack Aviation (DGCA) to issue houses of the petitioner as craft drops "human soil or free entry facility for Indians circular to all ground han- well as others clearly excreta" while landing. BERLIN, DEC 20 Chancellor Angela Merkel dling services and airlines to demostrate that it was The Ministry had opposed pressure from China. said the suspect may have ensure that they do not human excreta," the bench the argument and said plane Hong Kong's Immigration A Pakistani man arrested in been an asylum-seeker. release waste from human said.It added that the amount toilets stored the waste in department assistant director connection with a deadly "There is much we still do waste tanks while landing or collected shall be deposited special tanks which are nor- Ma Chi-ming has been quoted Christmas market attack in not know with sufficient cer- anywhere near the terminals with CPCB for using it for mally disposed of by ground by South China Morning Post Berlin may not be the perpe- tainty but we must, as things of the IGI Airport. environment protection and crews once the plane lands. as saying that Indian visitors trator, Germany's chief pros- stand now, assume it was a "DGCA shall also issue a quarterly report shall also However, aviation officials should not enter fake data to ecutor Peter Frank said on terrorist attack," Merkel said. directions that aircraft on be submitted by DGCA acknowledge that lavatory try to enhance their chance of Tuesday, adding that no "I know it would be especial- landing shall be subjected to before it. DGCA was also leaks can occur in the air at entering Hong Kong to seek group had yet claimed ly hard for us all to bear if it surprise inspection to see asked by the tribunal to set times. economic asylum as they responsibility for the attack. were confirmed that the per- would bear legal conse- "We must get used to the son who committed this act BEIJING, DEC 20 Indian nationals in direct tran- quences. idea that he was possibly not was someone who sought 12 killed as truck ploughs into Berlin sit by air and not leaving the Ma, in-charge of visas and the perpetrator or that he did- protection and asylum." In a setback to Indian trav- airport transit area," it said. policies, said the measure n't belong to the group of The incident evoked memo- Xmas market in suspected terror attack ellers, the Hong Kong, a This is a major set back for would be reviewed soon after perpetrators," Frank told a ries of an attack in Nice, special administrative over half a million Indians its launch and considered a news conference. France, in July when a Australian Trisha O'Neill region of China, has with- who visit the former British pilot scheme. While no one had claimed Tunisian-born man drove a told the Australian drawn the visa-free facility colony for business, trade and "We picked India as a testing responsibility for the attack 19-tonne truck along the Broadcasting Corporation for Indians and they will holidays. point as it was one of the in a video, Frank said the beach front, mowing down she was only metres from now have to complete a pre- Till now Hong Kong, which is major source countries," he sequence of events evoked people who had gathered to where the truck smashed arrival registration from now a Special Administrative said. "We do not rule out memories of a similar attack watch the fireworks on into the crowded market. January. Region of China, has permit- extending the scheme to other in the French city of Nice in Bastille Day, killing 86 peo- "I just saw this huge black "The Pre-arrival ted Indians to enter with valid countries in the future." July. ple. That was claimed by truck speeding through the Registration for Indian passport for a period up to 14 Among the current backlog of The truck crashed into peo- Islamic State. markets crushing so many Nationals will be imple- days without a visa. But the 10,335 refugee applications in ple gathered on Monday If a migrant link is con- people and then all the lights mented on January 23, 2017. facility has been withdrawn the city, 80 per cent are evening around wooden huts firmed, it could further sour went out and everything was The online service for 'Pre- despite representations from claimants from India, serving mulled wine and sentiment towards asylum- destroyed. arrival Registration for India ostensibly on the ground Pakistan, Vietnam, BERLIN, DEC 20 cent of July's deadly truck sausages at the foot of the seekers in Germany, where "I could hear screaming and Indian Nationals' is now that the number of Indian asy- Bangladesh and Indonesia, he attack in the French Riviera Kaiser Wilhelm memorial more than a million people then we all froze. Then sud- opened," the Hong Kong lum seekers was on the rise, said. Except for India, other A truck ploughed into a busy city of Nice. "I don't want to church — left as a ruin after fleeing conflict and poverty denly people started to move immigration department official sources told PTI here. countries nationals including Christmas market in Berlin, use the word 'attack' yet, World War Two —in the in the Middle East, Africa and lift all the wreckage off said in an announcement on Indian officials say that Hong those from Pakistan needed killing at least 12 people and although there are many heart of former West Berlin. and elsewhere have arrived people, trying to help who- its official website. "Indian Kong is using the asylum visas to enter Hong Kong. injuring dozens more in things pointing to one," A German security source this year and last. ever was there." O'Neill nationals must apply for and seekers as pretext to deny the Indian officials say that Hong what police said was a sus- Interior Minister Thomas de said the man arrested was a The record influx has hit said there was "blood and successfully complete pre- visa free entry to Indians who Kong has become attractive pected terror attack. Maiziere told public televi- 23-year-old migrant known Merkel's popularity ratings bodies everywhere". arrival registration online are one of the largest spenders destination for asylum seekers Ambulances and heavily sion. As witnesses described to police for committing and boosted support for the A German police spokes- before they can visit or transit contributing the local econo- from the sub-continent as it armed police rushed to the scenes of panic and carnage, minor offences. The source anti-immigrant Alternative woman told AFP that a man the HKSAR visa-free (if seek- my. offered facilities for food area yesterday after the police said at least 12 people said the man had been stay- for Germany (AfD). Senior who was apparently driving ing to enter the HKSAR dur- There is also concern whether and stay free of cost until the vehicle mounted the pave- were killed and 48 others ing at a refugee accommoda- AfD member Marcus the truck had been detained ing transit). Pre-arrival regis- the move is being brought asylum requests are ment of the market in a were injured in the incident tion centre in the now Pretzell blamed Merkel for while the passenger was tration is not required for about by Hong Kong due to processed. — PTI square popular with tourists, which comes less than a defunct Tempelhof airport. the attack on Twitter. in horrific scenes reminis- week before Christmas. dead. Ex-Army chief Raheel Sharif helped me in exiting Pakistan: Musharraf

KARACHI, DEC 20 Sharif played a role in "releasing the pressure" on Former dictator Gen Pervez courts to prevent him from Musharraf has said ex-army leaving the country. chief General Raheel The statement came weeks Sharif's intervention helped after General Sharif retired him in exiting Pakistan, in November after complet- indicating the powerful ing his three-year tenure. influence wielded by the He was succeeded by military in the country's General Qamar Javed affairs. Bajwa. Participating in a talk show Musharraf said, "Behind the on Dunya News last night, scenes, the army chief had a Musharraf said Sharif role to release that pressure helped him leave the coun- by dealing with the govern- try by keeping the govern- ment." ment from pressuring the "Once he (Gen Sharif) got courts. the government to relieve "Well he (Raheel Sharif) did the pressure that they were help me. I have been his exerting, the courts gave boss and I have been the their judgement and Army Chief before him. He allowed me to go abroad for helped out, because the treatment." cases are politicised, they Musharraf alleged that put me on the Exit Control Pakistani courts give deci- List (ECL), they turned it sions under pressure into a political issue," he "behind the scenes" and this said. pressure was relieved by When asked to explain, Gen Sharif with an "influ- Musharraf, 73, said Gen encing" role.