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Vol. 3 ISSUE NO. 15 Jammu, Saturday 17, January 2015 PAGES 8 PRICE RS. 2/- Postal Regd. No. L-29/JK-509/13-15 Governor holds review meetings with Chief Secretary Hideout busted in Poonch, suspected Top LeT commander Abu Mawya and Principal Secretary (Planning and Development) militant held GY news service to identify the action to be Sharma also briefed the GY news service JAMMU, JAn. 16: taken to timely address pri - Governor on the present sta - Poonch, JAn. 16: During a review meeting oritized important issues, tus of various schemes Security forces have bust - captured from J&K's Sopore held at the Raj Bhavan the progress of which would which are aimed at the ed a hideout in border belt falling under Keller today Iqbal Khanday, Chief be closely reviewed by the reconstruction of flood of Jammu and Kashmir's police station in Secretary, informed the Chief Secretary. The damaged assets under the Poonch district from where Shopian, 60 kms from Governor, N.N. Vohra, that Governor also discussed the PM's Package for Floods. a cache of arms and ammu - here, this morning fol - as advised by him all the to-date status of flood relief He informed that an amount nition was recovered, and a lowing a search opera - Administrative Secretaries measures. of Rs. 234.96 crore had suspected militant held. On tion. Security forces had had been directed to take With B.R. Sharma, already been released to specific information, launched the operation time bound action on every Principal Secretary, various affected police and Army conduct - on a specific information matter of public interest in Planning and Development Departments. The Governor about the presence mili - the Departments under their the Governor discussed urged him to closely moni - ed a cordon and search tants in the area. The charge and to bring about pressing issues relating to tor the implementation of operation and busted a hiding militants opened visible improvement in pub - Annual Plan 2014-15 and all the restoration projects. hideout in Chaprian belt of fire on the search parties lic service delivery. The the broad approach which The Governor shall be Sabjian border belt in and tried to flee. Governor asked the Chief could be practically fol - visiting Srinagar tomorrow Poonch last evening, However, the security Secretary to advise all the lowed for formulating the to review the flood relief police said. They also held forces plugged the Administrative Secretaries Annual Plan 2015-16. measures there. a suspected militant identi - escape routes and fied as Mohmmad Azam, engaged the militants, a who is being questioned, senior police official said J&K's Buddhists' outfit writes to they said. An AK-47 rifle, earlier. two Chinese pistols, eight The police said the PM, alleges conversion AK magazines, two pistol GY news service ammunition have also long encounter in identity of the slain mili - magazines, 30 AK rounds, srinAGAr, JAn. been recovered from the Shopian district ended tants and their nationali - GY news service general secretary Sonam community of the state," a pouch and an Improvised 16: In a major break - slain militant, who is with the killing of five ty was awaited as the JAMMU, JAn. 16: Dawa told PTI. he alleged. Dawa said Explosive Device (IED) through, the security said to be a Pakistani dreaded militants," search operation is still An organisation represent - Dawa alleged that LBA's president Tsewang weighing six kilograms forces on Friday cap - national. Inspector General of in progress. Terming the ing Buddhists in Jammu allurement, coercion and Thinles is presently in were recovered, they said. tured a dreaded terrorists Mawya is believed to Police, Kashmir, Abdul killing of five hardcore and Kashmir on Friday other tactics were being Delhi to meet the Member belonging to the be a big catch and Gani Mir told PTI. militants in a single submitted a memorandum used to convert the mem - of Parliament (MP) from Pakistan-based terror expected to provide use - Mir said that the operation as a "prize to Prime Minister bers of their community. Ladakh to apprise him Tanvir Sadiq outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba ful information to secu - slain militants were catch", the police said Narendra Modi seeking his "Last year, 5 Buddhist about the issue. appointed Political (LeT) from Choora area rity forces in cracking affiliated with JeM and the successful operation intervention into the families were converted "This is a very serious Secretary to NC in Jammu and Kashmir's the terror network in the HM militant outfits and would be a "severe set - alleged conversion of sev - and in the past few weeks issue and this has been Sopore district. region. The development a cache of arms and back" to the militants eral members of the com - four girls have been con - happening for past some - Working President As per reports, the comes a day after five ammunition, including and their designs to carry munity. verted," he claimed. time, but nobody listens to GY news service LeT militant was hiding hardcore militants three AK assault rifles, out subversive activities, "We are a micro- In a recent case, Dawa us. I have come to Delhi srinAGAr, JAn. inside the house of a belonging to the Jaish-e- one SLR and a pistol especially in south minority in the state and in said, a female school stu - to raise the issue with the 16: National Conference Sarpanch in the Choora Mohammad (JeM) and were also recovered Kashmir. The latest suc - the recent past there have dent from Buddhist com - people who are at the on Friday appointed NC locality from where he Hizbul Mujahideen from them. cess comes a day after been several cases of con - munity eloped and married helm of affairs," Thinles leader and former Political was arrested by the (HM) militant outfits The encounter security forces eliminat - version, wherein members her teacher and later con - said over the phone. "We Secretary to Chief Minister Special Operation were killed by the secu - between the militants ed a Pakistani militant of of our community are verted to his religion. "We have a distinct religion Tanvir Sadiq as the Group. He has been rity forces after a fierce and security forces com - Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) being lured to a particular lodged a police complaint, and a distinct identity... Political Secretary to NC identified as Abu Mawya gunbattle in Shopian dis - prising police, army and outfit in Sopore area of community in Zanskar but no action was taken. The Centre must act to Working President, Omar of LeT. One AK-47 trict of south Kashmir. CRPF broke out in north Kashmir's area of Ladakh," Ladakh There is a bigger conspira - save our young genera - Abdullah. Tanvir Sadiq, a assault rifle and some "The several hours Kadder forest area Baramulla district. Buddhist Association's cy against the Buddhist tion," he said. prolific writer on politics, social issues and matters relating to empowerment of youth and women is the Road Safety Week: Rajendra for continuous efforts to bring road safety awareness son of NC Leader Late Sadiq Ali. Prior to his GY news service observed due to human error ing different awareness pro - address, IGP Traffic, Muneer tenure as the Political JAMMU, JAn. 16: As a and it is prime responsibility of grammes across the State. He Ahmed Khan highlighted the Secretary to former Chief part of Road Safety Week, all stakeholders to aware the said that the aim would be to activities undertaken by Traffic Minister Omar Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir Traffic people about the rules making inspire the people, especially Wing in twin capital cities and Tanvir served as the Police today organized a Motor roads safer for them. He said that road users to know the merits of other parts of the State, bringing Spokesman of J&K Cycle Rally in Jammu City this the awareness should not be road safety and causes of acci - awareness about the traffic rules National Conference. morning. The rally started from confined to a week but such dents. and regulations. DIG, Traffic Tanvir has also served pre - Police Sports Stadium Gulshan campaign should be focussed The rally consisting of more Jammu, Nissar Ahmed, address - viously as the head of the Ground and culminated after throughout the year. He asked than 100 motor cyclists of JKP ing the function thanked all the passing through various routes for joint efforts by the concerned Dare and Devil Team and local organizations and agencies who NC Cyber Cell and has of Jammu City. Director departments and agencies to motor cyclists passed through cooperated with the Traffic also served as Corporator General of Police (DGP), K. bring awareness among the road Green Belt Park, Gole Market, Police in conducting different of the Srinagar Muncipal Rajendra Kumar, who was the users, besides effective rules to Apsara Road, Last Morh, awareness programmes during Corporation. Chief Guest, flagged off the rally serve corrective to the violators. Satwari Chowk, Dogra Chowk, the week. and various senior officers Deliberating on the objec - Jewal Chowk, Indira Chowk, Among others, the function Vakil calls on Sonia including ADsGP, S.P.Vaid, tives for organizing such rallies, Shalimar Chowk, CPO Chowk, was attended by ADsGP, SP Gandhi in New Delhi Dilbag Singh, Director Garages, the DGP said that awareness Janipur, Roop Nagar, Muthi, Vaid and Dibag Singh, IsGP, new Delhi, JAn. G. A. Sofi and RTO Jammu, among the masses about road Paloura, Talab Tillo, Canal AK Choudhary, HK Lohia, 16: Sr. Vice President J&K Arvind Kotwal were present at safety measures would help to Road, sending a message about SJM Geelani, Yoginer Koul, Congress, Former Minister the flag off ceremony. restrict road accidents. He urged the road safety measures among Rajesh Kumar, Mukesh Singh, Speaking on the occasion, for strict adherence of traffic the people and culminated at SL Sharma, Jagjit Kumar, MA and Member AICC Abdul Rajendra said that road acci - rules to ensure the safety of the the accidents, besides ensuring and the common masses as well. Road Safety Week is observed Gulshan Ground. People from Ganai and JP Singh, DIsGP, SK Gani Vakil today met dents are proving fatal for people. smooth flow of traffic on the He said that coordination among all over the country in the month all shades of life hailed the Gupta, Parminder Singh, SA Congress president Smt. human lives and a large number The DGP said that road roads. Discussing different fac - different stockholders is also of January every year and efforts of organizers for bringing Beig and VS Samyal, senior Sonia Gandhi at 10 of people have to suffer due to accidents have become a major tors of road accidents, the DGP mandatory to achieve the requi - Jammu and Kashmir Police like awareness among the masses officers from civil administra - Janpath in New Delhi and such accidents. Main factor for concern for which people's emphasised for strict adherence site goal. other parts of the country about road safety measures. tion, prominent citizens and briefed her about current road accidents has been awareness is mandatory to avoid of traffic rules by the road users Rajendra disclosed that observes this week by organiz - Earlier, in his welcome other police officers. socio political situation in J&K state. He apprised her in detail on organizational matters and party perfor - Petrol price cut by Rs 2.42, Mercury dips across Valley; Kargil shivers at minus 11 deg C mance in recently held GY news service Celsius. The plains including minus 0.7 degree Celsius, assembly elections. Vakil srinAGAr, JAn. 16: Kargil in frontier region Srinagar were also lashed the spokesman said. put forth before Congress diesel by Rs 2.25 per litre The bone-chilling cold of Ladakh was the coldest by intermittent rains the Kashmir Valley is cur - President some important skipped the revision. On the returned as the night tem - recorded place in the state same day, much to the rently under the grip of suggestions for strengthen - previous two occasions perature plunged below the with a low of minus 11.0 relief of people. Qazigund, 'Chillai- Kalan' -- the 40- ing and rejuvenating the when they skipped revising freezing point across degree Celsius - down by the gateway town to day harshest winter period party in the state. rates, the government had Kashmir division after a nearly one degree. He said Kashmir Valley in south, - which began on Smt. Sonia Gandhi raised excise duty to mop brief respite owing to the Leh town, also in Ladakh recorded a dip of three December 21. The chances endorsed the view point put up additional revenue, rains in plains and snowfall region, recorded a mini - degrees as the night tem - of snowfall are maximum forward by Vakil and reiter - thereby not passing on the in high altitude areas early mum of minus 10.0 degree perature settled at minus and most frequent during ated her resolve that the benefit of fall in global oil this week. Celsius against the previous 3.8 degree Celsius. this period. Congress would continue to rates to consumers. The night temperature night's minus 8.3 degree The mercury in south Though 'Chillai-Kalan' remain in the service of the While the fall in global fell below the freezing point Celsius. Kashmir hill resort of would end on January 31, people of J&K to promote oil rates is a boon for con - across the Valley after the The famous ski resort Pahalgam, which also winter continues after that. their overall development, sumers, for oil companies it four-day respite owing to of Gulmarg, the star attrac - serves as a base camp for The 40-day period would peace and progress. She also new Delhi, JAn. in October, seeks to cash in has meant over Rs 12,000 cloud cover, a spokesman of tion for tourists during the annual Amarnath yatra, be followed by a 20-day 16: Oil marketing compa - on lower world oil prices to crore of inventory losses. the MeT office said. The winters, was the coldest registered a drop of two long 'Chillai Khurd' (small emphasized that Congress nies on Friday cut petrol bolster strained government The crude oil that is spokesperson said Srinagar, recorded place in the degrees from the previous cold) and a 10-day long would continue to serve the prices by Rs 2.42 while it finances without stoking being processed currently in the summer capital of Valley with a minimum of night's low of minus 3.6 'Chillai Bachha' (baby people of J&K State to its cut diesel price by Rs 2.25 inflation. refineries is one that was Jammu and Kashmir, regis - minus 6.2 degree Celsius - degree Celsius to settle at cold). The MeT department best capacity and continue per litre. However, as per the bought about 6-8 weeks tered a dip of nearly three up by 1.2 degrees against minus 5.6 degrees, the has predicted dry and cold to fight divisive forces and Meanwhile, the govern - practice of revising rates back when rates were degrees in the night temper - the previous night, the spokesperson said. The weather over the state dur - assured Vakil that all steps ment today raised the excise every fortnight, state fuel higher than present prices. ature which settled at minus spokesman said. The north night temperature in ing the next few days but would be taken to rejuve - duties on petrol and diesel retailers were expected to By the time it is processed 2.3 degrees after remaining Kashmir hill resort along Kupwara, in north predicted snowfall and nate and strengthening the by Rs 2 a litre. The increase, announce a cut in petrol and and marketed its market above the freezing point for with other high altitude Kashmir, settled at a low of rains under the influence of party in the state so that the fourth since Prime diesel prices yesterday as value would have come the past four nights. areas experienced snowfall 3.5 degree Celsius, while fresh western disturbance divisive and communal Minister Narendra Modi global rates had fallen by down, resulting in inventory Yesterday, the city had on Tuesday ending a long Kokernag, in south, regis - likely to hit the state forces do not raise their ugly lifted diesel price controls about 4 percent. But, they losses. recorded a low of 0.5 degree dry spell. tered the minimum of January 20 onwards. heads and get strengthened. 2 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG Dutch Jewish school closed after John Kerry, Laurent Fabius lay wreath at Italian hostage release anti-terrorist raid in Belgium AMsTerDAM, JAn. 16: The only Orthodox Jewish kosher market hit by Islamist attack school in the Netherlands was closed on Friday as a precau - raises questions over ransom tionary measure after an anti-terrorism raid in Belgium left roMe, JAn. 16: two suspects dead. Italian politicians wel - comed the liberation of There was no concrete threat against the Cheider two Italian aid volunteers School in Amsterdam, Dutch national broadcaster NOS held hostage in Syria but said, citing the school`s Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs. School their release drew criti - phones went unanswered on Friday morning. Jewish cism over a possible ran - schools in Antwerp and Brussels are also temporarily som payment. Vanessa Marzullo and closed after two terrorism suspects were killed in a raid in Greta Ramelli were seized Verviers, Belgium, on Thursday. in July while seeking to Dutch Jewish schools and prominent Jewish monu - provide healthcare assis - ments - including Amsterdam`s Anne Frank House and tance in the embattled Jewish Historical Museum - have had extra security since northern Syrian city of June, on advice of the country`s national anti-terrorism Aleppo. They returned Gelmini, a senior member Friday. European govern - home early on Friday of the centre-right Forza ments including Italy office. That followed a terrorism-related shooting at the after being flown from Italia party said the gov - have long tolerated or Jewish Museum in Brussels, Belgium, in May that killed PAris, JAn. 16: US wreath at the office of find the necessary Turkey. Italian authorities ernment should explain facilitated ransom pay - four. Secretary of State John French satirical magazine response." have said nothing publicly whether a ransom had ments to secure the Kerry and French Foreign Charlie Hebdo, another Kerry`s France visit about the details of nego - been paid. release of hostages Minister Laurent Fabius on scene of deadly Islamist came after the US was crit - tiations to secure their "I think we have to although the practise has North Korea says committed to fighting Friday laid a wreath in attacks last week. Kerry icised for not sending a release. However Italian consider whether any ran - frequently been denied money laundering, terror financing front of the Jewish super - said his country shared top-level representative to media quoted Arab reports som paid to terrorists officially. market where an Islamist France`s pain over last a unity march in Paris on suggesting a ransom of could be a source of However, the issue has seoUl, JAn. 16: North Korea said on Friday it was gunman killed four people week`s Islamist attacks, Sunday, which drew 1.5 EUR 12 million (USD 14 finance to bring terror become increasingly sen - committed to fighting money laundering and financing of in a hostage siege last after a warm embrace with million people and dozens million) may have been into Europe," she was sitive since Islamist mili - terrorism, two weeks after being slapped with more US week. President Francois of world leaders in the paid to al Qaeda`s Syrian quoted as saying by the tants beheaded a number sanctions in the wake of a cyberattack on Sony Pictures The two top diplomats Hollande who said their wake of the attacks. wing, the Nusra Front. daily Il Sole 24 Ore. The of Western hostages, most - which Washington blamed on Pyongyang. set down the garland of red countries needed to work In the meantime, Kerry A week after Islamist leader of the opposition ly American. The United roses, carnations and white together against extrem - told his French counterpart gunmen killed 17 people Northern League party States has pressed North Korea has been accused for decades of earning lilies, bearing a white bow ism. Laurent Fabius that he had in Paris and a day after Matteo Salvini said on European allies not to pay money from illicit drugs, arms deals and financial scams with gold trim bearing the "I know you know that been unable to attend the Belgian police killed two Twitter: "If the govern - ransoms. A report in the that include counterfeiting high-quality USD 100 notes, words "The United States we share the pain and the march in Paris because he men during a raid on an ment really paid a ransom New York Times last year and has grown increasingly expert at hiding the money trail, of America" on a visit by horror of everything that was on the road. apparently separate of 12 million to free the said al Qaeda and its affil - officials said. While raids on its entities and ships have Kerry to pay tribute to the you went through," said Kerry said he was in Islamist group, the possi - two friends of the Syrians, iates had made at least 17 people who died in three Kerry as he met with the Bulgaria and India. "That`s bility that Italian money it would be disgusting!" USD 125 million from found illegal narcotics and counterfeit notes, the North days of Islamist attacks in French leader who, refer - why I couldn`t come," he may have gone towards Foreign Minister kidnap ransoms since Korean regime has denied involvement in criminal activi - the French capital. ring to the September 11 told Fabius. Last week`s financing such attacks Paolo Gentiloni is due to 2008, most from European ties to earn foreign cash. In a bid to contain the attacks on New York said: Islamist attacks in Paris left drew an unusual level of make a statement on the governments making pay - The North has also denied involvement in the cyberat - damage, Kerry will also lay "We must work together to 17 people dead. criticism. Maria Stella case to Parliament later on ments through proxies. tack against Sony and demanded Washington produce evi - dence. Last week, Pyongyang said it sent a message of sym - Chinese man, five Taiwanese pathy to France in the wake of the attacks by Islamist mili - Teens to face murder trial in tants saying it opposed all forms of terrorism. indicted in Taiwan for spying The North`s official KCNA news agency said the coun - TAiPei, JAn. 16: Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday try has recently written to an arm of the Organisation for indicted a Chinese man on suspicion of recruiting a former killing of Chinese USC student Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) major-general and other local military officers to spy for los AnGeles, JAn. Beijing, in the latest of a string of espionage cases to hit 16: Three Los Angeles expressing its commitment to implementing its guidelines Taiwan. teenagers were ordered to on fighting money laundering and financing of terrorism. Five Taiwanese military officials, including retired stand trial on murder "This is a manifestation of the political will of the major-general Hsu Nai-chuan, were also charged with vio - charges in the slaying of a DPRK government, prompted by its consistent stand to lating national security law together with Chinese Zhen Chinese graduate student at boost international cooperation for anti-money laundering Xiaojiang, said the Taipei district prosecutor`s office. the University of Southern Prosecutors said Zhen had repeatedly come to Taiwan California. Judge ML Villar and combating the financing of terrorism," KCNA said. since 2005 using his Hong Kong residential status, under made the ruling in Los DPRK refers to the country`s formal name, the Democratic the pretext of doing business or sightseeing, to recruit Angeles County Superior People`s Republic of Korea. active and retired officers to work for him. Court after hearing testimo - North Korea joined the Asia Pacific Group on Money Zhen and the others "had the shared intention to endan - ny from police and watch - Laundering as an observer, which puzzled officials of other ger national safety and were instructed to keep recruiting ing videos that a prosecutor our active or retired officers to develop a network for main - said showed the fatal beat - governments and experts at the time as to its intention. The land China to implement intelligence work against ing of Xinran Ji. country has yet to obtain full membership. Taiwan," the statement said. Ji, 24, was hit with a bat The group`s members and observers pledge to work to Zhen and Hsu have been detained since the case sur - during an attempted robbery combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, faced late last year. July 24 as he walked to his by implementing the accord of OECD`s Financial Action According to Taiwanese media, Zhen was stationed in off-campus apartment after Attorney John McKinney and added surveillance seek help, but a coroner tes - the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen and was working a late-night study session. said the four were driving cameras. Video cameras in tified he likely would have Task Force on Money Laundering. North Korea has been for China`s intelligence agency after formerly holding a He ran from his attackers, around looking for someone the area caught footage of Ji died from the wounds even heavily sanctioned by the United States and by the United senior army post. but they caught him a block to rob when they saw Ji. being surrounded by the if he got help, McKinney Nations for its arms programmes and nuclear tests. He and the Taiwanese officers allegedly leaked classi - away and continued the One of the suspects said teens and struck with a bat. said. The sanctions have squeezed it out of much of the inter - fied details to China, including information on Taiwan`s beating until he was on his they targeted Ji because he A second camera showed "He suffered the most national banking network, driving the regime to use suitcas - arms procurement and an ultra-high-frequency radar instal - knees. Jonathan Del looked Chinese, and they him running around the cor - significant brain injury, so es stuffed with cash to ferry earnings from illicit activities. lation, local reports said. Carmen, 19, Alberto Ochoa, thought he would have ner and then being caught a it's hard to believe that his Prosecutors declined to comment on the reports. 17, and Alejandra Guerrero, money. The killing renewed second time, where he was judgment wouldn't have Taiwan and China have spied on each other ever since 16, will be arraigned on the concerns about the safety of seriously beaten. been compromised at some they split in 1949 at the end of a civil war. Beijing still murder count Jan. 29. A USC's Chinese students, A USC public safety level," said McKinney, who Appeals court clears South regards the self-ruled island as part of its territory awaiting fourth teen, Andrew Garcia, who make up about 40 per - officer's car can be seen on also suggested an alternate reunification, by force if necessary. 19, faces a preliminary cent of the school's large video passing the crime explanation. Korea journalists of defamation Taiwan has been rocked by a spate of spying scandals hearing at a later date foreign population. scene seconds after Ji man - "He was someone who seoUl, JAn. 16: A South Korean appeals court on in recent years, despite warming ties with China under because of questions raised Two other Chinese aged to get up. He staggered extends a helping hand to Friday acquitted two journalists of defaming President Park Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. about his mental competen - graduate students were mur - home, trailing blood the others more than he seeks a Geun-Hye`s brother after a prosecution criticised for seek - In September 2013 a retired vice-admiral was jailed for cy after outbursts in court. dered off campus in whole way. His roommate helping hand. He may have ing to restrict press freedoms. 14 months for collecting confidential military information All four pleaded not guilty 2012.The school and Los found him dead in bed the been in a position where he for China, just months after a former lieutenant-general was after their arrests. Angeles police beefed up next morning. It will never thought he could take care Kim Ou-Joon and Choo Chin-Woo had already been indicted for leaking secrets to Beijing. Deputy District patrols after those killings be known why he didn't of this himself." cleared of all charges in a jury trial last year, but the prose - cutors appealed, calling for jail terms for both men. The defamation suit related to a report suggesting Park`s younger brother, Park Ji-Man, had been involved in the Belgian terror raid puts Europe on high alert death of his cousin, who was killed by another family mem - BrUssels, JAn. 16: Michel raised Belgium`s ter - supplied Jewish super - ber. Belgium was on high alert ror alert to its second highest market gunman Coulibaly Domestic critics and global rights monitors have Friday after two suspected level, security was tightened with his weapons. The accused the South Korean president`s administration of jihadists were killed in a and Jewish schools in the suspect, Neetin Karasular, using defamation charges and the country`s strict National police raid, while German port city of Antwerp closed had bought a car belong - Security Law (NSL) to suppress freedom of speech and and French police made Friday due to fears of further ing to Coulibaly`s partner fresh arrests to put Europe trouble. The raid and a series Hayat Boumeddiene, who silence opposition voices. South Korean defamation law on edge a week after the of related search operations has since fled France, focuses on whether what was said or written was in the pub - Islamist attacks in Paris. The across Belgium were now apparently reaching Syria. lic interest -- rather than whether it was true. series of raids across the "over" but authorities were He handed himself in to In its acquittal ruling on Friday, the Seoul High Court continent highlighted fears now seeking to "exploit the police on Tuesday. stressed that freedom of speech was "a core value of human about young Europeans information" they had Belgium has one of travelling to fight holy war obtained, Foreign Minister the largest number of dignity ... and an effective tool to monitor and control state with the Islamic State and Didier Reynders said. extremists who have power," the Yonhap news agency reported. other extremist groups in the "The threat was to the returned from Syria rela - Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders Middle East, and then police forces," he said of the tive to its population, (RSF) had called the prosecution of Kim and Choo a "crude returning to launch attacks planned attacks.Europe has with a large Muslim com - manoeuvre" by the authorities to scare journalists away on western targets. been on alert since the representative to a march in questioned about "possible Chechnya and Dagestan," munity that suffers from In Belgium, officials Islamist attacks on the Paris on Sunday, which logistic support" they may the police said in a state - high unemployment and from sensitive issues. said they had averted French Charlie Hebdo satiri - drew 1.5 million people and have given to the gunmen, ment, adding that "there is disenfranchisement. South Korea has been falling in the World Press "imminent" large-scale cal magazine, which printed dozens of world leaders in in particular weapons and no indication that the group Belgium was also the first Freedom index in recent years, to 57th among 180 nations attacks on police targets cartoons of the Prophet the wake of the attacks. The vehicles, the source said. was preparing attacks inside country to suffer an attack in 2014 from 42nd in 2010. On Wednesday, authorities after raiding a terror cell in Mohammed, and a Jewish funeral of Stephane In Germany, an alleged Germany." by a suspected former arrested a former leftist politician for remarks praising the eastern town of Verviers, supermarket in Paris last Charbonnier, alias Charb, leader of a group planning to While there were no Syria fighter after four North Korea -- in violation of the NSL. A Korean-American near the German border, week in which 17 people the editor-in-chief of Charlie carry out an attack in Syria direct links between the people were shot dead at woman was deported at the weekend on similar charges and whose members had recent - were killed. With France Hebdo, was also due to take was arrested in raids on sus - arrests across the three the Brussels Jewish muse - ly come back from Syria. still reeling from the attacks place on Friday. pected Islamist sites in and neighbouring countries, it um in May 2014. barred from re-entering the country for five years. Another Police shot dead the two which targeted its cherished Police in France, mean - around Berlin by more than came on the heels of calls Frenchman Mehdi high-profile defamation trial underway in Seoul involves a suspects in a gun battle after traditions of free speech, US while, detained 12 people 200 police officers, officials for greater anti-terro r coop - Nemmouche has been Japanese journalist, Tatsuya Kato, the former Seoul bureau they opened fire on officers Secretary of State John overnight in the suburbs of said. The arrested man is a eration across the EU. charged with murder. The chief of the conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper. The with heavy weapons, and Kerry was to lay wreaths on Paris in connection with the 41-year-old man of Turkish Belgian prosecutors verdict in a major trial of charge against Kato stems from an August article he wrote arrested a third man, while Friday at both the maga - attacks, carried out by origin and is suspected of said they had found "no an Islamist group, about the South Korean president`s whereabouts on the day there were several search zine`s offices and the gro - Islamist brothers Said and "leading an Islamist extrem - link at this stage" to the Sharia4Belgium, accused operations in Brussels and cery during a visit to Paris. Cherif Kouachi and Amedy ist group made up of Turkish Paris attacks but earlier of sending young Belgian the Sewol passenger ferry sank in April with the loss of its suburbs. It follows criticism of Coulibaly. The nine men and and Russian nationals from said they suspected a fighters to Syria is due to around 300 lives. Prime Minister Charles the US for not sending a top three women were to be (the Caucasus regions` of) Belgian man could have be delivered next month. 3 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG Multilingual Mushaira organized by DIC Doda DDC inspects Sopore Bye-pass bridge, directs the GY news service valley region has a history concerned for timely completion of the project DoDA, JAn. 16: A of producing greatest poets multilingual Mushaira was and artists. He also remem - organized by the District bered the contribution made Information Centre Doda in by the renowned poets of the premises of Bhaderwah the region in field of art, Campus, University of culture and languages. Jammu. Sub Divisional Later, on a colourful Magistrate Bhaderwah cultural programme was Bhupinder Kumar was the also presented by the local chief guest on the occasion artists and cultural assis - while as Rector, Bhaderwah tants of DIC Doda on the Campus University of occasion. DIO Doda Anoop Jammu Prof. G.M Bhat was Kumar thanked SDM the guest of honour, besides Bhaderwah and Rector Tehsildar Bhaderwah Bhaderwah Campus Jammu GY news service Sopore. Commissioner while direct - Bashir ul Hassan, District University Prof. G.M Bhat BArAMUllA, JAn. The Sopore Bye-Pass ing SDM Sopore and Information Officer Doda for their cooperation for the 16: To ensure timely com - bridge of a length of 216 Executive Engineer R&B Anoop Kumar, prominent successful conduct of pletion of Sopore Bye-Pass meters with earlier Sopore for speeding up the citizens, Students and mem - Mushaira. He said such pro - Bridge, District approved cost of the Project construction work, bers of print and electronic grammes provides a plat - Development Rs. 996.70 lakhs has been impressed upon the said media among others were tural heritage of the region. and poets to showcase their Rector Bhaderwah form for the budding poets Commissioner, Baramulla, under construction for many officers to submit the report also present on the occa - He said that the poetic com - talents and also inspires the Campus University of of the area and boost their Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone years. The bridge will be on regular basis. Moreover, sion. positions represent many others to compose such Jammu, Prof. G.M Bhat, in confidence. Further he today made an on spot visit crucial for regulating traffic the DDC directed the con - While speaking on the social issues prevailing in artistic works who have his address welcomed the expressed hope for such of the bridge. The DDC was in Sopore town, especially cerned Officials to complete occasion, SDM appreciated the society such as drug interest in it, besides it organization of such activi - cooperation in future from accompanied by Executive with reference to the Fruit the Project unto March 31, the efforts of Information menace, local problems etc. diverts the attention of the ties in the region and shared the line departments in pro - Engineer R&B, Joint Mundi, Sopore. 2015otherwise stern action Department in preserving Such programmes also pro - youth towards creative his experiences and moting poetry based activi - Director Planning The District will be taken against the and promoting the rich cul - vides a stage for the artists activities, he added. informed that this Chenab ties in the region. Baramulla and SDM Development officials concerned. DIC Kishtwar organizes Director CA&PD conducts Dir Info. reviews live telecasting of Republic Day programmes inspection at sale outlets of deptt GY news service Quiz Competition JAMMU, JAn. 16: Director Information, Mukhatar- nin news service Dr. Atul Dutt Sharma and Unsub Bin Farooqi, sec - Asks for regular distribution of K-oil to consumers in the Valley ul-Aziz has asked the local media channels to maintain KishTwAr, JAn. CDPO Padder Arun ond prize went to the team GY news service Batmaloo, Mehjoor Nagar lakh ration card holders are close coordination and ensure that full coverage of the 16: District Information Badyal, HOD English comprising of Kirti srinAGAr, JAn. 16: and other areas. provided 5 litres of main function of Republic Day Celebrations at MA Centre Kishtwar today DIET Kamal Sharma were Sharma, Anu Parihar and To monitor and streamline The team of officers Kerosene oil regularly Stadium is telecasted live and also other programmes to be organized a quiz competi - guests of honour. Priyanka Thakur whereas the distribution of essentials reviewed the distribution of besides as many as 450 organized by various departments need to be given suffi - tion at Boys Hr. All the teams were the third prize was won by especially the Kerosene oil Kerosene oil at the sale registered dealers of Secondary school in col - allotted house names and a the team comprising of in the Valle y, the Director, centre of CA&PD in these Kerosene oil are associated cient coverage. laboration with DIET total number of seven Agesha Binti, Usman Consumer Affairs and areas. While interacting with the distribution of The Director was reviewing the arrangements being Kishtwar. rounds with questions Wani and Mohd Arif. All Public Distribution depart - with the consumers at these Kerosene oil to the con - made for telecasting the Republic Day Celebrations here at A total number of ten from Mathematics and the winners were given ment (CA&PD) Kashmir sale outlets, the Director sumers. a meeting today. teams comprising of three Gen. Science were held. trophies and cash prizes. on the instructions of CA&PD was informed that Regarding the market Besides senior officers of Information Department, students each of different Mehboob Qazi acted as District Information Divisional Commissioner five litres of Kerosene oil checking being conducted to Vice President Take-1 Channel, Faheem Tak, the educational institutions quiz master. All the partic - officer Kishtwar Vinay Kashmir and Secretary are being distributed curb the black marketing, Representatives of Gulstan TV, Vinod Sharma, JK participated in the event. ipants exhibited their best kumar appreciated the CA&PD along with a team among the consumers at hoarding and profiteering, the Channel, Syed Tajamul were present on the occasion. Principal DIET Kishtwar talent in these fields. First participants and thanked of officers conducted the sale outlets of CA&PD Director CA&PD informed Kwaja Tariq was the chief prize was won by the team all the stake holders for extensive checking of vari - regularly. The Director that market checking squads Apart from the main function on January 26, 2015 at guest on the occasion comprising of Makdoom conducting such a suc - ous areas of Srinagar city CA&PD on the occasion have already been constituted MA Stadium, a variety of programmes are being organized whereas CDPO Dachhan Ali, Sahil Sajjad and cessful programme. including Baran Pather said that as many as 10 for the purpose. by various departments at different locations fromJanuary 23. A Mefil-e-Qawali will be organized by All India Radio Jammu on January 23 at Police Auditorium Gulshan Block Level officers of Ground While the Youth Services and Sports will organize DDC reviews DDB decisions, district plan a cultural programme at Govt Women's College Gandhi Basantgarh hold meeting GY news service within days. Nagar on January 27. Accordingly, on January 28, the GY news service UDhAMPUr, JAn. Mrs. Mudgal directed UDhAMPUr, JAn. 16: A meeting of Block Level 15: District Development DSWO Udhampur to take Information Department will present a Musical Concert at Officers of Basantgarh was held today under the chairmanship of Commissioner Udhampur, utilization certificates under Government Women's College Gandhi Nagar while Sub-Divisional Magistrate Basantgarh Deep Raj KAS to review Mrs. Yasha Mudgal various scholarship schemes Cultural Academy will be organizing an Urdu Mushaira at the progress of different activities carried out by the departments reviewed physical and finan - from the CEO and con - Jammu Club on the same day. and redress the grievances of general public. The Block Level cial achievements of various cerned ZEO's and submit the Officers gave brief account of the works being executed by them sectors under district plan same to DC office within and they were directed to accelerate the pace of the activities and and state sector schemes days soon. SICOP Signs MoU also to visit their areas regularly. Problems relating to CA & PD, 2014-15 upto ending She also instructed Rural Development, PDD and Social Welfare were put forth by December 2014 and latest JKPCC to make approach public. BDO Dudu Basantgarh, Veterinary Asstt Surgeon and status of implementations of road for CHC, Chenani soon with ACPGCS Leh TSO were directed to camp for two three days to mitigate the suf - decisions taken in the DDB in order to make it function - GY news service fering of public. BDO was asked to clear the pending liabilities review meeting held w.ef. al. JAMMU, JAn. 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Small under MG NREGA and TSO was asked to make winter dump - 2009 till date, at conference In the meeting, detailed ed efforts in accelerating the Among others, Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited ing in the snow bound areas and also clear pending carriage hall Dc office complex sector wise review was held pace of works so that desired Additional District (SICOP) Signed Memorandum of Understanding with All charges of dealers. Assistant Director CA&PD was also apprised Udhampur, here today. which mainly include status targets could be achieved Development Changthang Pashmina Growers Co-operative Society, about the requirement of winter dumping and clearing of carriage During the meeting, of different schemes under well in time. Commissioner, Ajay Singh (ACPGCS) Leh for procurement of Raw Pashmina and its charges. Programme Officer ICDS was also told telephonically financial and physical execution, ongoing and She directed the officers Jamwal, Joint Director onwards sale to the artisans. about regular absence of CDPO Majouri from the area. The achievements under various completed construction concerned to take over the Planning, Rakesh Jamwal, arrangements for celebration of Republic Day were also sectors which mainly works of various depart - completed building and IAS Probationer, Ms. Kritika This was decided in the high level meeting held in the reviewed in the meeting and all the officers were directed to par - include R&B, PHE, PDD, ments during the current fis - immediately shifted their Batra, Assistant Office Chamber of Financial Commissioner, Industries & ticipate in the Republic Day ceremony to be held on 26th of Jan. Education, Horticulture, cal. staff into the newly con - Commissioner Revenue, Commerce Department, Civil Secretariat Jammu, 2015. The Principal HSS Basantgarh was instructed to clean the Agriculture, Sericulture, Besides reviewing phys - structed buildings so that the Rajeev Magotra, Assistant Khurshid Ahmad Ganai. school and make all necessary arrangements for the celebration Sheep husbandry, Animal ical and financial achieve - assets will be utilized for Development Chairman-cum-CEC LAHDC, Rigzin Spalbar, of Republic Day. Those who attended the meeting included Husbandry, Youth Services ments of various depart - welfare of people. The DDC Commissioner, Pawan Executive Councillor, Gurmeet Dorjey, District Dev. BMO Basantgarh, BDO Dudu Basantgarh, SHO Basantgarh, & Sports, Rural ments, the DDC gave neces - instructed the soil conserva - Parihar, SEs & Executive Commissioner, Leh, Director Handicrafts, MD J&K Naib Tehsildar Basantgarh, Range Officer, JE PWD R&B, PDD, Development, Handicraft sary instructions to engi - tion officer for the submis - Engineers and senior offi - SICOP, Director Finance, I&C Deptt, Chairman, PHE, Veterinary Asstt. Surgeon Basantgarh, TSO Majouri, ,Handloom, Health, social neers of executing agencies sion of location wise detail cers of various department ACPGCS, Leh, President, FICK and other officers of Inspector Fisheries Basantgarh HDO & AEO Majouri, Sarpanch Welfare, Forest and JKPCC of different constructions of plantation done by the were also present in the Basantgarh and other prominent citizens of Basantgarh. were reviewed. works to put in their dedicat - department to her office meeting. SICOP were present on the occasion. CRPF distributes blankets to BPL families Rallies held in connection with Road 17 Commercial Snow clearance, stock and Safety Week at Budgam, Srinagar Taxes sub-inspectors supply position reviewed in Pul GY news service promoted as GY news service srinAGAr, JAn. 16: In connection with 26th PUlwAMA, JAn. 16: District Officers meeting was Road Safety Week, a rally consisting of school children, inspectors held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner transporters, operators, general public was organized by GY news service Sajad Ahmad Khan to review the availability of essentials the Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Budgam, start - JAMMU, JAn. 16: in the district. The Deputy Commissioner for ensuring ing from new Bus Stand to old Bus Stand Budgam The state level depart - availability of basic amenities including food grains, sup - demonstrating banners, placards, depicting awareness mental promotion com - ply of water and power, besides expediting relief and reha - about road safety measures was held here, he added. mittee promoted 17 The rally was flagged of by the District Development commercial taxes sub- bilitation measures for flood affected people during the Commissioner Budgam accompanied by Senior inspectors as inspec - winter months. Superintendent of Police, Assistant Regional Transport tors. The promoted Deputy Commissioner Pulwama stressed for gearing Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Budgam and sub-inspectors are: up the district administration at all levels and monitor the other concerned from new Bus Stand at 12 noon. Apart Arya Vir Singh availability the essentials including food grains, K-oil and from transporters, people in general also participated in Jamwal, Parvaiz Amin LPG to consumers of district Pulwama. He asked the R&B the rally. Assistant Regional Transport Officer on the Mir, Javid Ahmad and Mechanical Engineering to keep their men and occasion said that district Budgam compared to other Rather, Mir Zubir machinery ready to address any eventuality in case of parts of the Valley has least incidents of minor accidents. Ahmad, Babita He said measures have been taken to prevent unprece - Choudhary, Varinder snowfall in the district. dented accidents for which cooperation from transporters Singh Mankotia, and local public is of paramount significance. Special Meenu Mehnaz, drive against visible offences shall be launched through - Poonam Sharma, Kiran Adhishwar, Abhay selected out the district and walkathon will be conducted in com - Kumari (ALC), Ravi GY news service organized under the overall said that the CRPF every ing days. Chander Sharma (HC), for Roll Ball School Nationals UDhAMPUr, JAn. supervision of Commandant time stands with them and Meanwhile, Traffic Police City Srinagar organized a Sheikhzada Muzzaffar GY news service 16: To provide assistance to 137 Bn CRPF, Jakhani, assured every possible help free Medical Camp at RTHQ premises in which a team of Ahmad (RBA), Uviece JAMMU, JAn. 16: Two skaters namely Adhishwar Below Poverty Line (BPL) Udhampur, Mukesh Kumar. from the CRPF side. doctors from PCR Srinagar participated. Large number of Ramzan, Vikram Singh Sharma and Abhay veer Singh Jamwal have been selected families, the 137 Bn Central During the programme, Among others Assistant drivers, Police Officers, officials and general public were Jamwal, Muzamil for the 60th National School Games in the discipline of Reserve of Police Force the Commandant along with Commandant CRPF, Puneet medically checked and provided medicines and first aid. Rashid Malik, Zahoor (CRPF) Udhampur orga - Second in Commandant, Bhardwaj, Panch Surmi The purpose of this programme was to disseminate health Ahmad Dar, Malik Roll Ball under-14 category. nized a simple function Mrs. Shallu S. Maharana Devi and senior officers and related awareness among general public and road users. Mohammad Ishaq The contingent proceeds for Chhattisgarh to represent under Civic Action and Deputy Commandant, officials of the CRPF battal - Traffic Police City Srinagar also organized a march (RBA), Jamshed the state in the said event. Earlier both had represented the Programme at Jakhani in Anil Shekhawat, distributed ion which include Davinder past of Police contingents from Armed Police and Traffic Sarwar (RBA). state in National also. The members of the club congratu - Udhampur district here blankets among the BPL Paul Singh, Bodh Raj Rana Cops in ceremonial dress from Traffic Lines City However their adjust - lated both the skaters and urged upon the players to partic - today. families of the area. and K.P. Sena were also pre - Srinagar. The march past was seen off by DIG Traffic ment shall be made ipate in the event with sporting spirit and enthusiasm. The programme was Commandant, Mukesh sent on the occasion. Range Kashmir and SSP Traffic City Srinagar. separately. 4 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG Golden Yug National Security Forum: Holistic plan to EDITORIAL tackle economic vulnerabilities Your move, Mr Jaitley: RBI’s rate cut Dr sUBir GoKArn puts the onus on finmin to In the last three years, we have seen repeated jolts We import lots of coaking coal, but not non-coking follow up with an impactful budget and shocks to the rupee. It has moved very sharply in coal. Now, we import about $10 billion worth of non- the course of a few weeks coking coal because we have to feed all the power Despite being given a heads-up last month, and this has been extremely yesterday financial markets reacted euphorical - disruptive to business, to generation capacity we created without the corre - ly to RBI governor Raghuram Rajan announc - sentiment, to overall eco - sponding increase in coal capacity. And we know ing a rate cut outside the policy review cycle. nomic activity. People can - not deal with such volatility the story behind that. But this kind of rapid increase This cut, a modest quarter percentage point, sig - in the rupee, particularly nals that the central bank for the moment feels foreign investors whose and dependence on other countries for critical the worst in terms of inflation is behind us. Its returns were completely items is something that is of great significance when neutralised by the rupee implications are that interest rates in the econo - depreciation. Why did that it comes to managing microeconomic vulnerability. my will begin to trend lower from hereon and happen and what are the finance minister Arun Jaitley has his task cut national security implica - tions? out. The speed at which interest rate trends Obviously, it makes the rainfall patterns. The prog - access to water. see that happening in more downwards will depend on Jaitley’s next budget economy extremely vulner - nosis for South Asia, not Need of more jobs and more activities as we go and the government’s overall stewardship of the able. There is a loss of cred - and 2011. Our coal imports policy. We are producing India alone, in the three-vol - Another critical issue long. So, not only do we ibility, a sense of firefight - grew from virtually nothing too much cereal, as you can ume Intergovernmental pertains to livelihoods. We have to worry about skilling economy. ing and the inability to focus in 2007. We import lots of tell from the very large Panel on Climate Change need to create 10 lakh jobs a new entrants to the work - For individuals, RBI’s move will reinforce a on long-term policy-mak - coaking coal, but not non- stocks that we have, and not report indicates that South month to accommodate new force, but also about re- trend seen over the last year. Lending rates for ing. All of these are vulner - coking coal. Now, we enough other things, partic - Asia may not witness too entrants in the workforce, skilling people at five or abilities that we need to import about $10 billion ularly proteins, which you much reduction in the over - forget about the backlog of six-year intervals to keep home loans, for instance, will continue to record recognise, but the key issue worth of non-coking coal can tell from the consistent all precipitation, but will see people still without organ - them employable. Given modest declines as will interest rates offered by is why we, or how we, let because we have to feed all price rise of these things. It a significant increase in ised, formal jobs. It is a our demographics, that may banks on term deposits. The moot question is, our current account deficit the power generation capac - suggests that something extreme weather events. daunting task and we have actually be an even more increase from a very, very ity we created without the needs to be done to rebal - The same rainfall as per to anticipate that without significant challenge what does all this mean for industry and will it stable 2 per cent of the GDP, corresponding increase in ance the production and their models will start to get making significant inroads because taking a 28 or 30- trigger a revival in the investment cycle? or less, for 20 years — in coal capacity. And we know cropping patterns. bunched into a few or a into this particular pool of year-old out of the work - Unfortunately the answer remains unclear. For fact, we had surpluses — to the story behind that. But Land productivity is number of long-spell people, there are threats that force and giving him or her three years, the central bank’s policy rate a sudden explosion of 4.2 this kind of rapid increase the second issue. The causes events; long, dry spells materialise from it. a new set of skills is incon - per cent in a year and 4.8 and dependence on other are partly manmade, partly interspersed with heavy We have to think about ceivable in our current changes have had a muted impact on interest per cent in the second year? countries for critical items natural. There is a very flooding. creating skills among peo - framework. rates across the economy as banks have been That is the context in which is something that is of great skewed use of fertilisers and We have seen floods in ple entering the workforce, This problem is com - slow to transmit RBI’s signals – because of the rupee vulnerability became significance when it comes excessive use of urea, which Uttarakhand and Kashmir, which is challenging pounded by the fact that the very, very acute. to managing microeconom - is induced by subsidies. cyclones in the Bay of enough. We have the maximum number of people unwieldy structure of their deposits and the bag - So, a very significant ic vulnerability. We need to This has contributed to a Bengal. The phenomenon National Skill Developing entering the workforce are gage of bad loans on their books. Thursday’s element of economic vul - focus on it as we move for - significant reduction in land has increased in visibility Cooperation, we have the actually in the least-affluent move is unlikely to change that. nerability is to have a mech - ward. productivity and will come and we are paying a lot Skilling India Mission, we states. That is the correla - anism in place to not allow Three long-term issues back to haunt us as we try to more attention to it. There is have a new ministry tion which we have to Jaitley and his colleagues will have to play the currency to move so dra - We are faced with three feed larger amounts of food going to be disruption of focused on skills, but what recognise: the skew of pop - the pivotal role in transforming the economy. matically. We were not the long-term issues. The first is to more and more people. normal agricultural patterns we also have to accept is ulation and economic per - Economic discourse has been divided between only ones affected by this. food. China has acquired The third issue is water. because you have a struc - that in today’s environment, formance, economic growth people who feel investment is stuck because of Other countries also saw a about 1.2 lakh sq km of land We have problems from ture of sowing and harvest - skills become redundant or and the very adverse lot of turbulence. But the in Brazil for producing both above and below. If we ing which gets disrupted by absolute in very short impact. the difficulty in doing business and another impact on our economy was food, which will then be look at rainfall patterns over rain. This is something we cycles. What you learn Migration is a safety group that looks at high interest rates as being acute in the financial and shipped back to their coun - the last several decades, have to look at. That is the today in a manufacturing valve of some kind, but as it the primary culprit. Again, evidence of the last retail sectors and foreign try. They have realised that there has been a steady top-down view. The bot - process will be obsolete in increases, it also poses three years, when RBI cut rates for the first 18 investment. There is a les - their man-land ratio and downward trend in the tom-up view is the extreme five years. So, either you poli tical risks. There is a son there in terms of trying productivity has started to annual average precipita - depletion of ground water move up, which means you conflict, there is the “sons- months and then raised them, suggests that rates to create conditions which fall and they cannot risk tion. The absolute level of for a variety of reasons. take on supervisory roles or of-the-soil” kind of ten - are of secondary importance at the current junc - prevent this kind of shock being in a situation of vul - normality is going down, In Delhi, within a kilo - something that does not dency that many states ture. India is a tough place to do business. from manifesting. Why did nerability and depending on and if you break it up into metre or so of the Yamuna, require the direct applica - manifest, and so, how are our current account deficit global markets for food sup - regions, the most significant which you should expect to tion of technologic or tech - we going to create jobs Jaitley’s budget next month will be closely grow so large? There were plies. So, they are locking decline is in the central part have a very high water nical skills, or you move out where people are in a situ - watched both for its fiscal arithmetic as well as four factors. things. They are locking of the country, which is table, we have seen a because a younger person ation where the states are the larger message it sends about Modi govern - Firstly, gold imports minerals and raw materials essentially rain-fed, has lit - decline of about 150 feet comes along and allows the relatively backward in ment’s economic agenda. It comes at a chal - grew from 1.2-1.3 per cent in Africa and food supply tle irrigation capacity and over the last decade. employer to assimilate the terms of all of the things of the GDP in 2007 to about chains in Latin America. We grows some critical crops, Everywhere you go, you see newest technology. In the that you need to put in lenging time as growth impulses in India remain 3.1-3.2 per cent in 2012. It are not doing anything like pulses, oilseed and cotton. borewells becoming more US, certain professions place to create an employ - weak and the global economy continues to be was a massive increase, but that, so our best bet is to Vidarbha lies in this region. and more expensive to dig, have become completely ment process? It is a huge fragile. But if government does not bring about it created a big hole. The ensure that our domestic Meteorologists call this more and more risky in obsolete and redundant over source of economic vul - a situation where incidence of hindrances to second factor was oil and food supplies are adequate multi-decadal reversion, or terms of finding water. This the past few years. The tax nerability. The tasks are the increase in its prices to feed our population. Are variation, which happens phenomenon poses huge preparer used to be a very huge and the risks high. A supply of goods and services comes down, RBI from about $80-85 per bar - we growing the right kind of for 50 years before the threats to agriculture and solid middle-class profes - concerted focus is required is unlikely to lower interest rates much further rel in 2010 to $105-110, things? I have been a regu - reversal. But we do not urban settlements as ulti - sion. However, software has in addressing these indi - and investments will not materialise. Move which persisted until a few lar critic of our cropping know if it is going to mately, cities are going to wiped this profession com - vidual problems and ahead, finance minister. months ago. Two other fac - patterns, that have been dis - reverse, we do not know the grow and become efficient pletely out of sight. It does appreciating the linkages tors came into play in 2010 torted by the procurement impact of climate change on to the extent that they have not exist anymore and we between them. Chinese Takeaway: Regime Change Keep an eye on the loony fringe BY c rAJA MohAn prising political mandate in last year’s general The terror in Paris, the teachings of Islam for tinuing terrorist acts. on law has almost disap - the Taliban, which denies elections saw Washington scrambling to engage which began with the these atrocities needs to While it is true that peared. It’s true that secular education to girls It is premature to conclude that the defeat of a political leader it had denied a visa for nearly a murder of 12 cartoonists be ruthlessly combated. particular readings of the Ireland till very recently and sanctions the shooting incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa in the Sri decade. Modi, for his part, has looked beyond and journalists of the When in May 2013 Quran can lead to the made artificial contracep - of schoolchildren. Lankan presidential election last week is a strate - the personal to boost India’s relationship with magazine Charlie Hebdo, two maniacs, African injunction to kill non- tion illegal and other The nations of Europe, gic setback for Beijing, which has invested so America. Put simply, diplomatic wrinkles of the poses a score of political, Christian converts to believers and some inter - anomalies remain but by though they have a history much in building a special relationship with the sort that China faces in Sri Lanka today can social, civilisational and Islam, attacked, slaugh - pretations of the hadith and large the modern of Christian schisms, have island republic. But the exit of Rajapaksa, the indeed be ironed out. security questions. I want tered and attempted to say that the Mosaic law states have, through the only in the last two gener - architect of Sri Lanka’s tilt towards China, is a PRAGMATIC BEIJING to ask a less portentous publicly behead a British against ‘craven images’ democratic process, bro - ations, through the global diplomatic problem in the near term for Beijing. It has been widely assumed that China had one: What does the name soldier in broad daylight means killing cartoonists ken the hold of religion movement of labour, How China adapts to the new circumstances in overcome the problem of dealing with regime of the magazine mean? on the street of London who portray the Prophet, over law. become multi-religious. Lanka, which has become so central to China’s change in other countries. There was a time Everyone knows that they had a stated strategic other readings and inter - The stated purpose of India has been so for cen - maritime strategy in the Indian Ocean, is a story when Mao’s China took strong political posi - ‘Charlie’ is friendly for aim. They didn’t attempt pretations say precisely the Islamic Caliphate and turies. The founders of worth following. tions in favour of or against governments in ‘Charles’. But the to get away from the the opposite. those it inspires to terror Indian Independence China’s current quandary in Sri Lanka does other countries, as it viewed international rela - ‘Hebdo’? Is it short for scene of the murder. They Through the centuries abroad is to bring into bequeathed a secular con - bring into sharp relief the problem that major tions through the ideological prism. the Hebdomadal Council addressed passers-by and the Bible has been quoted governance the rule of stitution to the nation, powers face in dealing with significant internal Deng Xiaoping, in contrast, affirmed the which governed the affairs attacked the police when as giving sanction in law Sharia law as they inter - conscious of the dangers political change in countries of interest. Big principle of non-intervention in the internal of Oxford University for they arrived. They expect - to the burning of thou - pret it and spread that of religious interpretations powers can get into trouble by identifying them - affairs of other countries. Put simply, this meant centuries? Or does it sim - ed to start, they said, a sands of heretics. Even governance to the world. of law and conscious per - selves too closely with the regime in power. Beijing would deal with whoever is in power. ply mean Hebdomidaire, ‘civil war’. They hoped today, if one interprets However remote and ludi - haps that freedom to Some of the gains made by investing in an Discarding communist internationalism and the French for ‘weekly’? that their barbaric act of certain passages of the crous such an ambition believe and worship is unpopular regime are likely to be lost when its ending support for revolutions abroad helped Or when it’s said aloud in murder would provoke a Old Testament and some may seem, the Parisian central to the life of the opponents wrest control of the government. Beijing rapidly expand its influence in world French as ‘ebdu’ is it the reaction or retaliation of Saint Paul literally, terrorists, two of them diverse majority. There are both risks and rewards, then, in being politics over the last four decades. common pronunciation of against the Muslim popu - there would be a lot of apparently al Qaeda fol - The designation of drawn into the domestic politics of other coun - worldwide interests grow and Beijing pur - the name ‘Abdul’? lation of Britain, which burnings, amputations and lowers and the third an India as a secular state tries. sues them vigorously, the formula of non-inter - Though the ‘weekly’ would then force the cruel and inhuman punish - ISIS-wallah, supposedly was a founding principle A little over three years ago, when Myanmar vention has come under stress. While aggressive meaning is the most pro - Muslims to fight back and ments for beliefs and shelving or un aware of the of the mainstream launched political reforms at home, President economic engagement quickly delivers spectac - saic, I favour the ironic the clash would radicalise practices which modern deep antagonism of these Independence movement, Thein Sein suspended work on a controversial ular infrastructure projects, it also generates deep combination of a Christian thousands of them and society takes in its stride. outfits, united in this made more urgent when Chinese project to build a dam on the Irrawaddy discontent among multiple constituencies, rang - and Muslim name which, bring about a permanent For that matter, a read - absurd aim and killed 15 the agitation for religious river. The Myanmar military, which welcomed ing from NGOs to local trade unions and capital - as in Amar Akbar threat of terror and insta - ing of the Vedic texts also people, quoting the service supremacy and for sepa - China’s tight embrace during a quarter century ists. When Beijing injects a military dimension Anthony or Ram Rahim bility. No such thing hap - prescribes rather nasty of this delusion. rate electorates and then of Western sanctions, found the relationship with to the bilateral ties, it stirs the domestic political Ranjit, could stand for pened. punishments for women The constitutions of for Partition began. The Beijing too suffocating and has significantly opponents of the regime and wakes up other secular unity or fraternity. There were, after that and for ‘untouchables’ very many modern states principle can serve as diversified the country’s international relations in powers with a strategic interest in the nation. France, Europe and murder and now after the who transgress. are still nominally dedicat - India’s example and lega - the last few years. When it closely aligned with the ruling regime, perhaps the United States Parisian terror, voices that Even though Henry ed to one or other religion. cy to all democracies, but Naypyidaw, however, is acutely conscious as Beijing did with Rajapaksa in Lanka, China’s are, as their heads of state vilified Islam as a religion VIII made the Monarch of Even so, Israel doesn’t that depends on the main - of the need to maintain a reasonable relationship claims of non-intervention were of no political and religious leaders have that condones violence. England, the dispenser of pass laws enshrining pun - tenance of the principle in with China, its giant neighbour to the north. consequence. Unsurprisingly, the leaders of the immediately emphasised, Anti-immigrant, proto- law, also the Head of the ishments for, say, adultery, every aspect of the law Beijing, in turn, has ordered its companies work - new government had promised, before the elec - in need of underlining Nazi groups rallied to Church and though all the laid down in the Torah by and in all institutional ing in Myanmar to show greater sensitivities to tion, that they would review some of the Chinese such unity and fraternity. argue that the presence European Catholic coun - Leviticus. Pakistan practice. It means keeping public concerns and reach out to the non-govern - projects that Rajapaksa had approved and restore The tendency to blame the Muslim populations in tries recognise the author - declares itself a religious a beady eye on Mad mental organisations in the country. Sri Lanka’s traditional policy of maintaining bal - Muslim populations of Europe would inevitably ity of the Pope, the influ - state but doesn’t follow Mullahs and Sinister China is not the only one that faces these anced relations with all the major powers, these countries or even expose the country to con - ence of religious doctrine the Islam prescribed by Sadhvis. problems. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sur - including India, China and the West. 5 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG Finally, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Shazia Ilmi meets Amit Shah, Fire at GAIL gas pipeline in vacates Tughlak Road bungalow Delhi brought under control new Delhi, JAn. 16: A major fire broke out at confirms she is joining BJP GAIL's natural gas pipeline in South Delhi's Satyaniketan new Delhi, JAn. area after it was perforated by civic construction contrac - 16: Former Aam Aadmi tors but there were no casualties reported. The fire at the Party (AAP) leader Shazia pipeline near Venkateshwara College in South Delhi has Ilmi on Friday confirmed been brought under control, said BC Tripathi, Chairman that she is joining the and Managing Director of GAIL India Ltd, the state gas Bharatiya Janata Party utility which owns the pipeline. (BJP). Shazia met BJP pres - The pipeline supplies natural gas to consumers like ident Amit Shah this after - Maruti Udyog. "There was some civic construction going noon, confirming reports on near the under-ground pipeline... There is Metro con - new Delhi, JAn. 16: RJD chief and former union that she is beginning a new struction work as well as flyover work going on in the minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has finally vacated the official chapter in her political area," he said. A drill unit perforated the pipeline, leading bungalow at 25, Tughlak Road that had been allotted to him career. to a minor explosion, followed by fire. "Fire tenders were more than twelve years ago, as per media reports. The type- Speaking to reporters immediately rushed and gas supplies to the line stopped," VIII bungalow was given to the RJD chief in July, 2002. He after the meeting, the TV Tripathi, who was among the first to reach the spot, said. was a Rajya Sabha member then. The bungalow had been anchor-turned-politician The fire has been brought under control, he said adding reportedly transferred to the Rajya Sabha pool and then was said she had a good meeting there were no casualties. "A GAIL gas pipeline near Venketeshwara College caught fire at 9.30 am due to leak - later regularised in May, 2004 after he became the Union with Amit Shah who wel - age. 10 fire tenders were pressed into service and the minister in the UPA government. The allotment of the bun - comed her in the party. “I welcome her,” Upaadhyay be made. Shazia, who quit is also expected to join the flames were doused off," a fire official said. galow was cancelled in November 2013 when he was dis - will be joining the party said. The development AAP last year, had yester - BJP and may be fielded qualified earlier in September that year after being convict - soon,” she said, when asked comes just a day after her day not denied joining the against AAP chief Arvind ed in fodder scam. He had been allowed to retain the bun - about the formal announce - former Team Anna member BJP when asked by Kejriwal. The Election Polling underway in Rajasthan for galow in February 2013 after Cabinet Committee on ment. Kiran Bedi joined the BJP in reporters. She had also Commission has already Accommodation allowed him an extension for one year News agency ANI had the presence of Amit Shah. promised to expose the announced the schedule for 1st phase of local body polls from the date of cancellation till October, 2014. Lalu had earlier quoted BJP leader Bedi is tipped to be the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Delhi Assembly Elections. JAiPUr, JAn. 16: Polling in the first phase of the written to the UPA government to allow him live in the Ashwani Upaadhyay as say - party's CM candidate for “for what it is” over the next While voting takes place on three-stage local body election in Rajasthan is underway house on health grounds. He had also said that his grand - ing that Shazia will join the Delhi polls; however, a for - few days. Further, actor- February 7, the results will on Friday with over 1.17 crore voters eligible to exercise child was attending school in Delhi. party at 3 pm today. “We mal announcement is yet to turned-politician Jaya Prada be out three days later. their franchise. Altogether 1,012 contestants are in the fray for 402 wards of Zila Parishad and 5,799 candidates are vying for 2260 Panchayat Samiti seats, a spokesman of State Election Commission (RSEC) said here. ISIS notes found at Mumbai airport, Ex-Trinamool minister demands Voting began at 8 AM at 13,115 polling booths amid high security. It will conclude at 5 PM. Due to fog and icy warn of terror attack on Republic Day CBI probe into brother's death winds the, voter turn out was less in the early hours, the KolKATA, JAn. 16: spokesman said. In the first phase, 10 candidates were elected unopposed on Zila Parishad seats and 45 candi - Alleging that Trinamool dates were elected unopposed on Panchayat Samiti seats Congress MP and his elder after the process of withdrawal of nominations, the brother Kapil Krishna spokesman said. Thakur's death was the The elections are being held amid a controversy over result of a conspiracy, an ordinance issued by the state government fixing educa - Manjul Krishna Thakur - tional qualifications for the candidates. Petitions have who resigned the West been filed in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the Bengal cabinet to join the ordinance on the grounds that it would take away the BJP - has demanded a CBI rights of the people, particularly of women as in many seg - probe into his death. ments a majority of them have no formal education. "I think my elder They had also sought a stay but the high court yester - brother did not die a natur - day refused to interfere, saying the election process was al death. There was some already on and asked the petitioners to wait for the final conspiracy. I demand a Bharatiya Janata Party Krishna Thakur's widow order. The second phase of polls would be held on January CBI (Central Bureau of (BJP) alongside his son Mamata Bala Thakur, who 22 and third phase on February 1. Counting of votes will MUMBAi, JAn. 16: Security agencies Islamic State, on January 10. The note, found Investigation) inquiry to Subrata Thakur. has been named the be held on February 5. here have gone into high alert mode after two inside a toilet in the Level 2 of Terminal 2 of the ascertain the exact cause Kapil Krishna Trinamool candidate for notes found at the Mumbai airport on Thursday Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, read of death," Manjul Krishna Thakur's wife, however, the coming Bongao Lok evening warned of a terror attack on Republic “ATTECK BY ISIS DATE 10/01/15 (sic)”. The said here Thursday. questioned the timing of Sabha by-polls Feb 13. SC stays Tarun Tejpal's trial in sexual Day. As per reports, the two notes with ISIS note appeared to have been scribbled on the Manjul Krishna Thakur, the demand. Kapil Krishna Thakur, assault case by three weeks names on them teasingly ask: “26/01/2015 IS wall using a pen. The Mumbai Police has been who held the refugee, "If he (Manjul Krishna the eldest son of the influ - new Delhi, JAn. 16: The Supreme Court on BOM OK?” The notes were found in two toi - – in view of the Republic Day on January 26 – relief and rehabilitation Thakur) felt so, then a CBI ential Matua community Friday stayed Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal's trial lets, meant for males, by a cleaner. The toilets maintaining heightened level of vigil. Security portfolio in Chief Minister inquiry should have been leader Binapani Debi by three weeks in a sexual assault case. Tejpal had are located inside the Terminal A1 of Mumbai's agencies have reasons to be worried as four Mamata Banerjee's cabi - held soon after my hus - Thakurani (Baroma) and approached the apex court challenging a Goa session court domestic airport. The development came just Indian youth, who had joined the Islamic State, net, announced his resig - band died. Just because he the 'sanghadhipati' of order to proceed for arguments on charge against him in over a week after a hand-written note scribbled were from Thane near Mumbai, pointing to the nation from the ministry has left the party, is that Matua Mahasangha, died the alleged sexual assault case without providing him the on a wall inside the Mumbai airport threatened possibility of a network of ISIS sympathisers and the Trinamool the reason he is saying all at a private hospital her necessary documents. of an impending attack by the ISIS, or the being active in the city. Congress and joined the these," asked Kapil Oct 13 last year. The plea was today heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu. The appeal contended that the sessions court, while passing the December 23, 2014 order, was Will contest against Arvind Kejriwal, Sunanda Pushkar murder: Tharoor conscious of the “recklessness” shown by the prosecution to uphold statutory requirements that are obligatory to pro - likely to be questioned soon, says Bassi vide all necessary documents. if party wants: BJP leader Kiran Bedi new Delhi, JAn. 16: Delhi Police Commissioner BS It also claimed that the prosecution had deviated from new Delhi, JAn. governance and has a vision - Bassi on Friday hinted that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will procedure and failed to appreciate that speedy trial was 16: Newly appointed ary leadership. On the issue be questioned "soon" by the Special Investigation Team barely a facet of fair trial. The petition alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of chief ministership, Bedi (SIT) which is probing the mysterious death case of his wife court had not reprimanded the prosecution for its “deliber - member Kiran Bedi on said the BJP parliamentary Sunanda Pushkar. ate non-compliance, for deviating from the statutory man - Friday said she was ready to body will take a decision on "I think in the next couple of days, all the key persons dates” to the detriment of the petitioner and his right to fair contest against Aam Aadmi the matter. who have to be questioned by us will be questioned. We trial. “That the petitioner has established a good prima Party (AAP) chief Arvind However, she kept mum would like to complete it soon. I think the SIT will soon do facie case on merits and the balance of convenience tilts Kejriwal in the Delhi when asked about whether it," he told reporters here today outside Police Headquarters overwhelmingly in favour of the petitioner. The impugned Assembly polls, if her party Anna Hazare would cam - when asked when would Tharoor be questioned in the case. orders have been passed by the trial court without consid - wants. She rebutted AAP's paign for her in Delhi polls. He also denied reports that the viscera samples which are eration of the cardinal principle of law. criticism over changing her Bedi maintained that she almost one-year-old must have been spoilt by now and would “Therefore, it is just, proper and expedient that the stand on not joining politics, would not get affected by not reveal the kind of poison that caused Sunanda's death interim relief as prayed for may kindly be granted in saying she was free to make Narendra Modi's leadership well aware of how an admin - criticism and if someone is even if it is sent abroad. "The samples are kept with preserv - favour of the petitioner. Grave and irreparable harm and her own choices and her inspired her to join politics istration works. out with a good idea she atives, they have a shelf life. Unless there are some issues injury would be caused to the petitioner, in case interim "aversion" was gone due to and she would work for a “I have 40 years of wouldn't hesitate to imple - with the way they have been kept or the way they were pre - orders as prayed for, are not granted,” the plea said. Modi's leadership. better future for Delhi. administrative experience. ment it. Meanwhile, reports served during sampling they will not get spoilt," he said. The Tehelka chief had sought stay of the operation of "The constituency selec - Bedi said: “I joined BJP That's what I will give to today indicated that the final Bassi had yesterday said that a definitive decision over the December 23 order of last year passed by Additional tion is always a decision of as it's the only party which Delhi,” she said, adding that decision on a bigger role for where the viscera will be sent will be taken in the next cou - Sessions Judge, Mapusa, Goa who will go ahead with party. I will go by their deci - can work for the country's she has been running NGOs Bedi in Delhi polls is likely ple of days. Police may send the exhibits to labs in the US arguments on framing of charges. Tejpal was chargesheet - sion. If they want me to fight betterment and has the for the downtrodden for the to be taken at the BJP or UK. ed for allegedly raping, sexually harassing and outraging against him, I will do so. resources to work for devel - last 26 years, which gives Parliamentary Board meet The police chief refused to reveal what the SIT has the modesty of a junior colleague during an event at a Goa Because they know better opment, provide employ - her a first-hand knowledge on January 19. come across so far during questioning of several individu - hotel in November 2013. than I do. They haven't ment, infrastructure and jus - of the condition of the poor. The 65-year-old former als so far. "Whenever there is a questioning we always get He was arrested on November 30, 2013 and is present - ly out on interim bail. He has been accused of sexually brought me to lose, they tice for everybody.” While appealing the IPS officer was inducted into to know certain things. All these things will be taken into assaulting the victim on November 7 and repeating the have brought me to win," the Bedi maintained that Delhiites to vote for the BJP, the party on Thursday in the cognizance and a conclusion will be drawn," he said. 51- offence the next day. Before being released on interim former IPS officer said when whatever wrong has been Bedi maintained that the presence of BJP president year-old Sunanda was found dead in her suite at a five-star bail, he was lodged at Sada sub-jail in Goa’s Vasco town. asked whether she is likely committed in the past needs electorate has to decide Amit Shah and Union hotel in south Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014, a day to be pitted against Kejriwal to be corrected, adding that whether it wants a strong, Minister Arun Jaitley, trig - after she was involved in a spat with Pakistani journalist in the upcoming polls. she believes in working for a clear-headed, stable and gering speculation that she Mehr Tarar on micro-blogging website twitter.Com over Midnight raid: Court asks IO,DCP to Earlier, speaking exclu - better future. experienced government. may be in the race for chief the latter's alleged affair with Tharoor. Delhi Police had reg - sively to Zee Media, Bedi Bedi, India's first woman She said the BJP has all the ministership if BJP wins the istered an FIR in this connection on January 1 and an SIT has get sanction against Somnath Bharti new Delhi, JAn. 16: A Delhi court on Friday said that Prime Minister IPS officer, lamented she is resources to provide such polls. been formed to investigate the case. issued notice to DCP and gave last chance to the investi - gating officer (IO) to get prosecution sanction against AAP leader Somnath Bharti in the case of alleged molesta - We came to US to become Americans not Indian-Americans: Bobby Jindal tion of African women during his midnight raid here last year. Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ankita Lal posted the wAshinGTon, JAn. 16: uled to deliver next week. Jindal, the some trouble with the media back want to divide them. And immigra - of the 19th century, it had the matter for hearing on March 27 after Delhi Police's IO Asserting that he didn't believe in first Indian-American Governor of home. They like to refer to Indian- tion policy should have nothing at all means to become a major military informed the court that sanction to prosecute Bharti is still hyphenated identities, Louisiana any American state, is scheduled to Americans, Irish-Americans, to do with the colour of anyone's power and to become a leader in awaited from the competent authority. Governor Bobby Jindal has said that address the Henry Jackson Society African-Americans, Italian- skin. I find people who care about the free world," Jindal said. The "I have perused the records. IO has moved an applica - his parents came to the US from on Monday in London. Americans, Mexican-Americans, skin pigmentation to be the most Governor said the first tenet of tion seeking time to get prosecution sanction of proposed India four decades ago to become Releasing the prepared remarks and all the rest. To be clear ? I am not dim-witted lot around. I want nothing American foreign policy must accused (Bharti) under provisions of law from competent Americans and not Indian- of Jindal's speech, his office said the suggesting for one second that peo - to do with that," he said. Jindal said always be freedom, and the relent - authority. "In the interest of justice one last opportunity is Americans. He invoked his ethnic Louisiana Governor will call for ple should be shy or embarrassed his objective in this speech is to less pursuit of freedom for our peo - given to get sanction by next date of hearing. Notice to heritage to make a call for immigrant immigrant assimilation to strengthen about their ethnic heritage," he said. speak clearly about what he believes ple, and for all people, regardless of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) concerned to assimilation and called people who countries and protect freedom. "If we "I am explicitly saying that it is com - to be America's proper role in inter - race, creed, religion, ethnicity, or expedite process in seeking the sanction," the magistrate talked about skin pigmentation as the wanted to be Indians, we would have pletely reasonable for nations to dis - national affairs; to speak bluntly any other artificial divisions, which said. On being asked by the court about compliance of its "most dim-witted lot" around. stayed in India. It's not that they are criminate between allowing people about the nature of the threats being humans use to divide one from last order of filing a reply on Bharti's plea for further probe "My parents came in search of embarrassed to be from India, they into their country who want to faced and the recent tragic events in another. "America must always be in the case, IO Vijay Chandel requested for some time. the American Dream, and they love India. But they came to America embrace their culture, or allowing France; and to suggest what he a beacon of freedom throughout the "IO seeks time to file a reply on plea of accused under caught it. To them, America was not because they were looking for people into their country who want to think is the way forward. "The first world. I'm not naive enough to sug - section 173 (8) (further probe) of CrPC. One week time is so much a place, it was an idea. My greater opportunity and freedom," destroy their culture, or establish a step for America, and for any gest that the entire world will ever granted to IO to file a reply," the court said. During the dad and mom told my brother and Jindal said, explaining the reason separate culture within," he said. nation that wants to protect its own be free, but I'm also completely brief hearing, Bharti, who appeared in person, contended me that we came to America to be why he does not like to be called or "It is completely reasonable and freedom and encourage it every - opposed to ever giving up on the that he is moving an application for contempt of court as Americans. Not Indian-Americans, described as an Indian-American. even necessary for a sovereign nation where is to have a strong economy. notion that all people everywhere IO has not filed its reply on his plea for further probe with - simply Americans," Jindal said in a "I do not believe in hyphenated to discriminate between people who When the United States became a in the world deserve and desire to in one month time granted by the court. prepared remarks that he is sched - Americans. This view gets me into want to join them and people who major economic power at the end be free," he said. 6 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG NASA's New Horizons spacecraft probe begins flyby over Pluto Winning over the states wAshinGTon: US space agency NASA's New BY K M tinuance of the office? Central ministries and local needs. The states are Horizons spacecraft officially began its long-awaited, his - chAnDrAseKhAr Perhaps another order was hence its role as intermedi - looking forward to this fun - toric encounter with Pluto on Thursday. The spacecraft will issued enabling its continu - ary between the states and damental structural change, approach to the dwarf planet with the first close-up flyby The Niti Aayog has ance? These are not facts the Centre could become which, if effected success - scheduled for July 14. finally come into being. generally available in the less important over the fully and purposefully, New Horizons spacecraft was lifted off in January When the prime minister public domain. years. The Niti Aayog will would definitely lead to 2006. The piano-sized awoke from its final hibernation announced on Be that as it may, the have to spend quite some more optimal utilisation of period in early December for the encounter after a voyage Independence Day last year noteworthy point is that time redefining its role. resources. The Niti Aayog, of nine years covering more than 4.8 billion km (3 billion that the Planning deciding how much of the Among the many functions therefore, has its task cut miles) and on Thursday, several science instruments on Commission would cease to budgetary resources will be that have been outlined, out. It remains to be seen board, including a space-dust detector, were activated, as exist, the general expecta - allocated to “Plan” expendi - two stand out that have a how it will bring the states reported by Xinhua. "We`ve completed the longest journey tion, articulated in several ture each year is now entire - bearing on the states. First, on board and how it will any craft has flown from Earth to reach its primary target, sections of the media, was ly the responsibility of the appointed by the erstwhile help the states initiate pro - there is the stated objective define its role. The big that the government would finance ministry. In the past, Planning Commission. But grammes in specific areas of “formulation of plans at challenges before it will be and we are ready to begin exploring!" Alan Stern, New have already done its home - Plan resources were can we do without by coordinating with village level, aggregation at to restore the credibility of Horizons` principal investigator from Southwest Research work and that an alternative sequestered in the form of sequestered funds for devel - Central ministries. higher levels”. Much more the consultation process Institute, said in a statement. mechanism would immedi - “gross budgetary support”. opment altogether? There is There is no doubt at all thinking will have to go with the states and to bring The photo shoot of the Pluto system will begin on Jan ately come into existence. The size of the gross bud - a real danger of non-pro - that the interface of the into how this structural Central ministries into the 25 by using the probe`s Long-Range Reconnaissance But when the prime getary support was negotiat - ductive expenditure gradu - Planning Commission with change will be effected and equation in the absence of Imager, according to the space agency. NASA said that the minister met the chief min - ed between the finance min - ally crowding out develop - the states has declined over the role of panchayati raj any real financial power. pictures will play a crucial role in navigating the probe as isters and lieutenant gover - istry and the Planning ment spending. the years. The proliferation and state-level institutions. The best that could happen it covers the remaining 220 million km (135 million miles) nors for the first time at a Commission, sometimes In the past, the states of Central Plan schemes and Second, it has been tasked is that the Niti Aayog to the dwarf planet. It will also help mission scientists joint meeting on December leading to acrimonious dis - used to interface with the rigidly patterned Centrally with the role of “fostering spearheads a dynamic understand the dynamics of Pluto`s moons. 7, 2014, it came to light that putes, settled by the prime Planning Commission at sponsored schemes has cooperative federalism, process of growth and "We need to refine our knowledge of where Pluto will the 1950 resolution of the minister. three levels. First, there reduced the states’ share of active involvement of [the] social change, bringing be when New Horizons flies past it," said Mark Holdridge, government of India consti - The diffident bureaucrat would be regular annual Plan resources from 63.5 states”. Without any direct together the states, the the New Horizons` encounter mission manager from Johns tuting the Planning It is not clear how funds consultations on the per cent in the First Five- role in development spend - Centre and the many stake - Hopkins University. "The flyby timing also has to be exact, Commission had been will be sequestered for resources available to the Year Plan to 39 per cent by ing, it is difficult to visu - holders that together con - because the computer commands that will orient the space - repealed by the Union cabi - development now. While state for Plan spending. The the end of the 11th. This alise how this objective is stitute the economy and the craft and point the science instruments are based on pre - net on August 13, 2014. raising this question, I am factors determining the size means that the states were proposed to be achieved. A polity. The worst that could cisely knowing the time we pass Pluto which these images This raises an interesting quite conscious of the fact of the state Plan, such as its increasingly compelled to positive factor in this happen is that it becomes will help us determine." question. If the resolution that, in more ways than one, share of Central taxes raise resources internally, development is the asser - just another Delhi-centric The probe`s instruments will also measure the high- had been repealed then, at “Plan” expenditure does not (dependent on revenue esti - within the constraints tion that Centrally spon - “think tank” engaged in energy particles streaming from the sun and dust-particle that moment, the Planning amount to development. mations) and normal imposed by Part XII of the sored schemes will be intellectual debate far Commission ceased to exist. There are elements of Central assistance, would be Constitution and their restructured. It was stated removed from the stark concentrations in the inner reaches of the Kuiper Belt, the But, in fact, the office of the development on the non- assessed realistically. respective fiscal responsi - at the prime minister’s realities of this vast and unexplored outer region of the solar system that includes Planning Commission con - Plan side, just as there are Second, there would be Plan bility and budget manage - meeting with the chief min - diverse nation. Much Pluto and potentially thousands of similar icy, rocky small tinued to function. Salaries unproductive expenditures discussions — ideas would ment acts. This made the isters that a basket of would depend on the planets. Pluto`s closest approach is scheduled for July 14, were paid, establishment on the Plan side. This calls be exchanged at all levels Planning Commission less schemes will be available amount of time that the when New Horizons will pass within 10,000 km (6,200 expenses met. Ministries for a review of budgeting on the schemes under relevant to the states. Now, from which the states could prime minister and ex-offi - miles) of the dwarf planet`s surface, travelling at a speed of continued to refer some for development and for the implementation and best with the allocative function pick and choose according cio members are willing to 43,000 km (27,000 miles) per hour. files to the commission. projectisation of schemes as practices that could be fol - taken away, the Niti Aayog to their needs and that each invest in working with the The probe will then head further into the Kuiper Belt to Perhaps the cabinet decision mentioned by the lowed. Third, the Planning no longer has relevance scheme would be further vice chairman and perma - examine one or two of the ancient, icy small worlds in that itself provided for the con - Rangarajan Committee Commission would often even for spending by tailored to meet specific nent members. vast region, which is at least 1.6 billion km (one billion miles) beyond Pluto. Temperature rise affecting The next farm downtrend BY hArish DAMoDArAn earlier period. The latter period, by ly over this period. These, at low asset class for global fund man - ly, as opposed to their levels of global wheat yield contrast, recorded only a 26 mt levels of per capita income, would agers. Moreover, this bearish senti - $1,300 and 30 cents four years wAshinGTon: For every degree Celsius rise in It’s likely that India’s crop pro - increase over the average for the obviously have boosted demand for ment — exacerbated by collapsing ago. If cars can attract up to 100 duction this year will be lower com - five years ended 1993-94. The same farm commodities. A more impor - crude prices, rendering diversion of per cent import duty, why not temperature, the world stands to lose six percent of its pared to 2013-14, given deficient trend — of higher output increases tant factor, however, was global sugarcane, corn or palm oil for bio - extend the same protection to farm wheat crop, finds a global study. Lead researcher Senthold rains both in the southwest (June- in the recent period — is noticeable prices. Between 2003 and 2011, the fuel production uneconomical — products in the light of the changed Asseng from University of Florida used a computer model September) and northeast (October- for oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, milk Food and Agriculture doesn’t appear reversible any time reality? No less urgent is the need approach to reach the finding of temperature increases and December) monsoons impacting and even staple vegetables like Organisation’s (FAO) food price soon. The implications of this will to address issues of farm-level pro - wheat production. kharif as well as rabi plantings. But onion and potato. In pulses and index went up from 97.7 to 229.9, not be small. To start with, agri- ductivity that were ignored while "The simulations with the multi-crop models showed that by itself needn’t be cause for oilseeds, the observed acceleration the effects of which were twofold. exports could take a hit; they have the commodity price boom party that warming is already slowing yield gains at a majority of concern. We have seen one-off farm actually reversed the decline/ stag - First, it made the country’s farm already fallen 1.6 per cent year-on- lasted. The Indian Council of wheat-growing locations across the globe," said Asseng, output declines even in 2009-10, nation seen over the previous peri - exports globally price-competitive, year during April-November. Agricultural Research’s (Icar) bud - professor of agricultural and biological engineering. 2004-05 and 2002-03, which were od. resulting in their surge from a mere Further, it reduces the scope for get must be significantly Global food production needs to grow 60 percent by also drought years. What should What explains the above turn - $7.5 billion in 2003-04 to $43 bil - MSP hikes. In the past, the govern - increased, along with greater 2050 to meet the projected demand from an anticipated worry us more, instead, is the around, perceptible across crops? In lion in 2013-14. Export-fuelled ment did no favour to farmers by accountability to its primary clien - population of more than nine billion people. "That is a prospect of agriculture entering a some cases — Bt transgenics in cot - demand, in turn, helped improve raising MSPs. But the same today tele, farmers, who are desperate for huge agricultural challenge, complicated by temperature renewed phase of stagnation or low ton and single-cross hybrids for domestic price realisations. Second, would be motivated more by politi - technologies to raise crop yields, increases due to climate change," Asseng said. Asseng led growth. maize — technology played a part. it forced the government to raise cal rather than economic considera - pare production costs, save on a group of 50 scientists from 15 countries who devised an crop-output-data-l But the real across-the-board driver minimum support prices (MSP) to tions. For Indian farmers, the end of labour and reduce drudgery in ensemble of computer models to increase the accuracy of Before considering that possi - was higher prices and improved align them closer with global prices. an extended global commodity price agricultural operations. For the their predictions. bility, one must first acknowledge terms of trade, inducing farmers to Contrary to what some economists boom may well reveal the flip side moment, whether we like it or not, They worked with 30 wheat crop models and tested the relatively good run the country’s produce more. believe, the compulsion here was of globalisation. While the World the only ones seemingly catering them against field experiments. In those experiments, aver - farm sector has had in the last 10 While overall inflation based on more economic than political. Trade Organisation (WTO) might to this demand are the likes of years. Between 2004-05 and 2013- the GDP deflator averaged 6.8 per Globalisation, in other words, was - have mattered little during the last Monsanto, DuPont, Bayer age season temperatures ranged from 15 to 32 degrees 14, agricultural GDP grew by an cent a year during 2004-05 to 2013- n’t a bad deal at all for Indian farm - decade, this isn’t going to be the CropScience and Syngenta. It is a Celsius. In the past 100 years, global temperatures have average 3.7 per cent a year, as 14, the corresponding increase for ers over much of the last decade. case now. We are already seeing all sad truth that nothing substantial risen by more than 0.6 degree and are projected to increase against 2.9 per cent over the preced - agricultural produce was higher at Unfortunately for them, though, that sorts of disputes being raised at the has come out of our public farm by two to four degrees Celsius by the end of the century, ing 10-year period. The accompany - 9.7 per cent. It was the other way situation has changed radically WTO: from India’s restrictions on research system in recent times, according to the International Panel on Climate Change. ing table gives a more detailed crop- round from 1994-95 to 2003-04: recently. From its 2011 peaks, the imported American chicken legs except for the odd Pusa-1121 or "New heat-tolerant wheat cultivars and crop manage - level picture by taking the average general inflation was lower at 5.9 FAO’s food price index has since and raw sugar export subsidies to its 1509 Basmati rice varieties. Going ment are needed to counteract the projected yield decline production for three five-year peri - per cent per year, while farm infla - dropped to 188.6 in December. public grain stockholding for food forward, Icar’s model could per - and crop models will play a major role in developing new ods ending 1993-94, 2003-04 and tion averaged still lower at 5.8 per Between December 2011 and security purposes. These will only haps be Brazil’s Embrapa or the research strategies for that," Asseng said. The study was 2013-14. Doing so minimises the cent. The question, then, is: What December 2014, international prices intensify in the days ahead. The Chinese Academy of Agricultural published online in the journal Nature Climate Change. effects of extreme year-to-year fluc - drove domestic farm produce prices of soybean have fallen by a tenth. point is, we ought to be prepared for Sciences. The renewed emphasis tuations induced by the vagaries of higher in the last 10 years relative to They have slid even sharper by 28- the next agricultural downtrend. The on farm research needs to be com - Civilization has crossed tipping point of weather, thereby capturing the the previous period and also vis-à- 36 per cent in cotton, rice, maize, government should, first of all, bined with stepped-up investments underlying output trend better. vis other goods and services, mak - palm oil and sugar, and 53 per cent recognise that the time has come to in rural roads, 24×7 power and sustainability due to human activities The numbers are revealing. ing it that much more attractive to for rubber. These declines are an think equally or more about produc - broadband connectivity. These are wAshinGTon: A recent study has suggested that During the five years ended 2013- ramp up production? outcome of both the lagged supply ers, rather than consumers. There is key to improved agricultural pro - civilization has crossed four of nine so-called planetary 14, India’s foodgrain production One reason, of course, was ris - response to the high prices prevail - a problem when crude palm o il and ductivity and lowering of costs — boundaries as the result of human activities. averaged 249 million tonnes (mt), ing incomes from general growth, ing till 2011-12, and also agri-com - sugar are trading at $650 per tonne the only sustainable solutions to Researchers at the University of Wisconsin said that roughly 47 mt more than that for the which averaged 7.6 per cent annual - modities ceasing to be an appealing and 15 cents per pound respective - weather crop price down-cycles. the climate change, the loss of biosphere integrity, land- system change and altered biogeochemical cycles like phosphorus and nitrogen runoff have all passed beyond levels that put humanity in a "safe operating space." Researcher Steve Carpenter said that it should be a wake-up call to policymakers that people are running up to and beyond the biophysical boundaries that enable human civilization to exist. For the last 11,700 years until roughly 100 years ago, Earth had been in a "remarkably stable state," says Carpenter. During this time, known as the Holocene epoch, "everything important to civilization" has occurred, like from the development of agriculture, to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, to the Industrial Revolution. While the study focuses on several of these, including climate change and a troubling loss of biodiversity, Carpenter led the examination of biogeochemical cycle changes and looked at two elements essential to life as peo - ple know it, phosphorus and nitrogen. Carpenter added that human have changed nitro - gen and phosphorus cycles vastly more than any other element and the increase is on the order of 200 to 300 percent. In contrast, carbon has only been increased 10 to 20 percent and looks at all the uproar that has caused in the climate. Carpenter noted that Wisconsin and the entire Great Lakes region are some of the places overloaded with nutrient pollution, but there are other places where billions of people live that are undersupplied with nitrogen and phosphorus. Carpenter concluded that it might be possible for human civilization to live outside Holocene condi - tions, but it's never been tried before, since civiliza - tion can make it in Holocene conditions, so it seems wise to try to maintain them. 7 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG Marion Bartoli plays it ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Gautam cool, keeps ball on court Gambhir confident of India’s good show he’s still fielding NEW DELHI: autam Gambhir huge feather in the cap.” He added, questions about why says that he has full confidence in “…no this doesn’t apply here as it Sa bumbling BBC the young Indian cricket team is a new-look team. Only Dhoni, presenter in a fit of verbal under Mahendra Singh Dhoni for Virat, R Ashwin and Suresh Raina diarrhea — an unintended the ICC World Cup 2015, which are there from 2011. I don’t think symptom of hayfever he begin in a month’s time in today’s youngsters fear anything. was suffering from — Australia and New Zealand. This generation is extremely confi - ended up calling her, ‘not Gambhir told Hindustan Times dent. They know that they have it much of a looker’ on the when asked whether playing the in them to take on the world. I like circuit which teems with ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in the approach of the young Indian Maria Sharapova and her different conditions will be a society where they want to take various sylphlike reincar - challenge, he said, “I don’t think things head on.The left-handed nates. so. I think except when you are batsman said that the dressing Marion Bartoli patiently playing in England or New room needs to remain a happy purses her lips and nods Zealand where the ball swings place despite the tough tour they through another impudent and seams, everywhere else have had so far in Australia. “A query: how on earth did Indian cricketers feel at ease. happy dressing room is essential. she stand inside the base - Even during the Test series we It’s all about managing the human line and contort her slight saw the wickets were extremely resources, keeping them focused. and slack frame, an eccen - flat. So I am expecting nothing Gary Kirsten did that really well tric serve as well as oner - different during the World Cup. during the 2011 World Cup. It is ous double-handed fore Besides, conditions become irrel - ture abhi baaki hai…” the experience of handling pres - now up to Duncan Fletcher and his and back hands into win - evant beyond a point in a big tour - The 33-year-old said that even sure situations in IPL will also team of support staff to do that. ning weapons on a tennis playing style – crazy chews gum on stage serve, crazier returns that before she turns on her nament like the World Cup.” though the team under Dhoni is help the youngsters. Look, I am Apart from that, it is up to the indi - court at the top level. Gambhir said that he has put very new and inexperienced, they an eternal optimist and I think vidual. Some players like me like And in a country that has a put insane strain on her easy-going charm. She’s body, she recalls being dating a half-Indian — behind the disappointment of not have it in them to not get pres - when the tournament begins, it to stay competitive while some of grand total of zero Grand being given a chance to defend surised in situations and concen - will be about who does well on the others may just need to do Slam championships in told by all her coaches all Jonathan Katz, mother her life that she shouldn’t from a south city two India’s ICC World Cup title, trate on the job.He said, “Yes, the the day.” Gambhir said the things off field to stay fresh,” singles, the Frenchwoman which they won at home in 2011. team is light on international crowds in Australia and the Gambhir said. Talking about the is left politely facing be playing tennis at all. hours from Mumbai, “All my childhood, father a Brit — and insists He said, “Although I am not too experience but the temperament atmosphere can be c hallenging strong areas of this Indian team, posers that start with a dis - much of a past person but World of these boys has been tested in Down Under. He said, “Australia Gambhir expressed, “The biggest claimer along these lines teenage years they all told that though his mum takes me to stop because I was her along to Indian restau - Cup win is special. Any perform - pressure situations in the months is a great place to play cricket. factor is that this team is without — You might have just ing art or sport is about leaving a leading into the World Cup. Look Good wickets, fast outfields, peo - any baggage. one Grand Slam victory, bad. But just to be able to rants in London urging her hold a racquet was a to try curries, she’s still legacy for generations to come at someone like Ajinkya Rahane. ple may seem to hate you but they They are not carrying any scars of but would you be able to and I guess our team that played He has scored everywhere be it appreciate a good competitor. We previous poor outings of Australia. tell us whether Serene bless(ing). That’s all I getting her bland olive-oil wanted to do in my life tastebuds from the in 2011 did that. Yes, one does England or Australia. This might have all grown up listening to sto - Yes, they lost the Test series but all Williams has it in her to feel disappointed but it is not the be his first World Cup but all ries of how Sachin paaji won the that won’t matter in the World Cup. go chasing Steffi’s 22nd. and the only person who Corsican island properly backed me was my father. acquainted to spice. She end of the world. I still have bat in these details are for the outside hearts of Aussie public through his I think it is the ability to stay in the Disbelief over her my hand. I’ve just turned 33 world.” Gambhir added, “A play - batting and approach. These boys present. The confi dence of young achievements over-riding, He was no coach, but a brushes off rumours that doctor and he trained me she’s recently gotten which is an age at which batsmen er only looks at it as another individually and collectively know players is the strengths of this and disregard nonchalant - mature to play their best. So, pic - game. Apart from that, I am sure that a good outing in Australia is a team.” ly swatting aside — as in a way he knew best. engaged. But none of the insignificant — one of the Overtime, my body adapt - “will announce from most storied struggles on ed to it and it became nat - rooftops when time’s the court, Marion Bartoli’s ural,” she explains. right” prattle for her. “It’s Junaid limps out of Fletcher defends bowlers, blames most perfect fairytale end - Adding that she never had two rings on the fingers ings, doesn’t quite over - ‘revenge-spirit’, Bartoli actually! Not engaged yet. training in Lahore inexperience for poor show whelm. It would seem, said she was ready to do But I have a lovely whatever it took to win a boyfriend and I hope to KARACHI: Pakistan MELBOURNE: Indian bowlers might some of their Australian counterparts. even winning a received an injury scare have come under severe criticism for "You look at the highest wicket-takers Wimbledon’s not grand Slam. The world can shrug God an engagement will it aside, for Bartoli, happen one day,” she says less than a month before their below-par show in the recent Test in the Test series. Shami (15 wickets at enough. World Cup 2015 explodes series in Australia but head coach 35.80) has taken more wickets than But Bartoli takes it all in Wimbledon 2013 was a mock pleading and laugh - dream accomplished and ing boisterously. She Down Under when key Duncan Fletcher has defended them, say - (Mitchell) Johnson (13 wickets at 35.53) her stride, answering all pacer Junaid Khan was ing that the thrashing they got from the at a similar average. And this was such questions with her nobody could take that designs jewellery and away from her. For a girl bags and shoes after 15 forced out of action home side batsmen was due to inexperi - Shami's first tour here. disarming candidness. On because of fitness prob - ence of some of them. Asked about his "Umesh (11) has only one less wicket the BBC bloke — whom from the Corsican years of intense competi - island,the Wimbledon was tion, and wants to stay lems on Thursday. assessment of India's bowling in the 0-2 than Josh Hazlewood (12). And this is she ribs these days when The left-armer, who had series loss to Australia in four Tests, after being in and out of the Test and ODI co-commentating — she grand enough to swan away from tennis’ all-con - about. But she’s hardly suming coaching assign - been out of international Fletcher admitted that the bowlers teams on a regular basis, which is not says, “What he meant was action since last August required improvement but said some of good for the confidence and rhythm of I’m not extremely tall, and milked the moment like ments like compatriot some modern-day Mauresmo. And she skis, because of a knee injury, the criticism directed against them were any bowler," said the Zimbabwean. lack physical attributes to might have injured his "unwarranted". He was pleased with the performance play tennis. He meant it Cinderella. Dressed in runs marathons and hits groin during a pre-World "I agree that there is a lot of work to of the Indian batsmen but said they need encouragingly, but he leather pants and a the ball once in a while. Cup training session at “Junaid is certainly a do with the bowlers and they must realise to work on their shot selection. messed it up the way he Mumbai Marathon green She continues to be told Lahore’s Gaddafi vital cog in our pace bat - their responsibilities at the Test level. But "It's good to see almost all the bats - said it. He tells me since shirt with beige trainers that she isn’t very tall. She Stadium on Thursday. tery and all possible mea - I also think the Indian pacers get a lot of men among runs, especially that out - that time, there’s not one and assorted self-designed quotes NBA legend Junaid, 25, was forced to sures will be taken to unwarranted flak," Fletcher, who has standing performance by Virat. He has interview in which he’s jewellery blinging away, Michael Jordan — her miss training and was make sure that he is fully often been criticised for India's poor run also done well in Australia in ODIs and I not heard the two words Bartoli entered the media favourite sportsperson — given treatment by the fit for the World Cup,” the in overseas Tests in recent years, said. hope that continues. He is such a positive ‘Marion Bartoli’. I tell room on Thursday, stum - “I’ve failed over and over team’s medical staff. PCB official said. "For these bowlers it's just a matter of individual and has a positive influence on him it’s my way of haunt - bling a step, over the thick and over again in my life. A Pakistan Cricket Board PCB medical experts gaining experience of bowling in these the side. The other batsmen, at times, ing him,” she says, laugh - folds of the carpet. Nails And that is why I suc - (PCB) official ‘The have been closely moni - conditions. It was something that Ishant have shown good form. ing uproariously. painted a hot red and dain - ceed.” And in her own toring Junaid’s bid to get (Sharma) showed right through the "The one area they need to work on is Unconventional style tily fingering at her neck sorted crazy way, she News’ that Junaid might fully fit after missing a series," Fletcher was quoted as saying by their risk assessment. In the Test match - On her unconventional pieces and two rings, she flies. be asked to undergo tests on Friday (today) before series of home matches in 'bcci.Tv'. The 66-year-old, whose con - es, at times, I felt like they got them - being recalled to training. the UAE last year. In a tract as India coach ends after the cricket selves out. Now they need to understand Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Injured Michael Clarke “Hopefully it’s not a health bulletin issued on World Cup to be jointly held by Australia what shots are on in certain situations. major issue,” the PCB December 11, 2014, PCB and New Zealand from February 14, also That will be one important aspect for us Bhakti Sharma for world returns to nets in bid to official said. “We are pos - announced that Junaid sought to defend performance of to work on in the tri-series," said Fletcher itive that he will respond was close to getting fully Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav, who took charge of the Indian team in swimming record meet WC deadline to treatment and will be fit. saying that the pace duo did better than April 2011. NEW DELHI: American swimmer back in action soon,” he “Junaid is recovering President Pranab Lynne Cox, a release added. very well from his injury. Mukherjee has con - said. But well-placed He did some rigorous Sarita Devi's Asiad incident brought gratulated Bhakti Bhakti is now the sources told ‘The News’ ground testing last week Sharma for setting a youngest in the that there are fears that which he completed with - bad name to country: Milkha Singh world record by world and the first Junaid’s injury might out any signs of previous NEW DELHI: Legendary swimming 1.4 miles Asian girl to have snowball into a major injury. He did feel a little sprinter Milkha Singh, on in 52 minutes in the achieved this feat. issue. discomfort while moving Friday, criticised boxer Antarctic Ocean. Bhakti, a recipient “Junaid has been strug - sideways but this is Sarita Devi for refusing In his message, the of Tenzing Norgay gling a bit since returning almost one-third of what to accept the bronze President said, "I am National Adventure to action and finally he had at the time of medal during the Asian delighted to know Award in 2010, strained his hamstring. injury. He is doing some Games victory ceremony that you have set a expressed her grate - There are also fears that it good bowling practice last year, saying that her world record by fulness towards could be groin injury, with Mohammad Akram act had brought bad name swimming 1.4 miles Udaipur-based something that would in the nets. His recent to the country. in 52 minutes in the Hindustan Zinc for become clear following MRI has shown some Milkha, who missed a Antarctic Ocean, supporting her when tests,” a source said. reduction in the swelling bronze medal by a becoming the she had lost hope for If that’s the case then around the injured site but whisker in the 400m race world's youngest her mission and Pakistan will be faced as expected, the bony sta - in 1960 Rome Olympics, and the first Asian needed the support. with a major injury con - tus continued to be the said that athletes should the country," the 86-year- she was a deserving can - girl to achieve this Akhilesh Joshi, cern just weeks before same,” the bulletin said. uphold the country's rep - old 'Flying Sikh' said. didate for the coveted feat. Your success is the chief executive their high-voltage World On December 27, 2014 utation at all cost. Sarita had got the backing civilian award, Padma a matter of great officer of Hindustan Cup opener against old another PCB statement "Her (Sarita) act of the government and Bhushan. "We (athletes) pride for all Indians, Zinc, said, "We are said: “Junaid is recover - brought bad name to the other sportspersons who should not hanker after especially our youth. very proud of Bhakti rivals India in Adelaide SYDNEY: In an attempt to meet the ing very well from his country and she should had pleaded with government honours. Our The whole country Sharma for this rare on February 15. World Cup deadline, injured not have done like that. International Boxing job is to perform and get joins your family achievement. Whole The 25-year-old is one injury. He did some rigor - Australian skipper Michael Clarke She might have been hurt Association (AIBA) to medals and laurels for the and you in celebrat - country is proud of of the most accomplished ous ground testing last has returned to batting in Sydney members of Pakistan’s week which he completed (by the decision of the take a lenient view of her country. It is the job of ing this impressive her and particularly after being ruled out of the just-con - protest, but Milkha disap - the government to recog - achievement. I girls who would be otherwise inexperienced without any signs of pre - judges) but she should not cluded Test series against India. proved of the Manipuri nise your achievements extend my congratu - seeing her as inspi - bowling attack for the vious injury. He did feel a have refused to accept the Facing throwdowns, Clarke batted for pugilist's act. Sarita had and service to the country lations and wish you ration to join swim - World Cup to be played little discomfort while medal at the victory podi - 15 minutes in the nets at the Sydney continued success in ming. Her achieve - during February-March in moving sideways but this um," he told reporters at refused to wear her and confer you awards Cricket Ground before returning to all future endeav - ment only proves Australia and New is almost one-third of an athletics grassroot ini - bronze medal at the victo - and honours," he said. ours". that given the right the team dressing room to watch Zealand. what he had at the time of tiative organised by nat - ry ceremony after her "I was awarded the Bhakti Sharma support and oppor - coach Darren Lehmann guiding his With 75 wickets from injury. He is doing some ural gas major Gas semifinal loss to South Padma Shree in 1958 and has set a world tunities India can team ahead of the first match against 48 One-day good bowling practice Authority of India Korea's Ji Na Park at the later (in 2001) the gov - record by swimming produce many such England in the ongoing triangular Internationals, Junaid is a with Mohammad Akram Limited here. "It was not Incheon Asian Games in ernment recommended in one degree tem - talents." Bhakti has series, which includes India, key strike bowler for in the nets. His recent proper on her part to October last, triggering a me for Arjuna Award perature at Antarctic been pursuing open Stuff.co.nz reported. Pakistan whose arsenal is MRI has shown some protest in that way. huge controversy. She which I refused to accept. Clarke, who injured his right ham - Ocean. She has bet - water swimming for missing the services of reduction in the swelling "There were coaches and was later handed a one- I was not considered for string in Adelaide Test, must recover tered the earlier the last ten years. Saeed Ajmal, the ace around the injured site but officials to lodge the year ban by the AIBA. the Arjuna Award for so from surgery in time for Australia's record of British She has now con - spinner who is under sus - as expected, the bony sta - protest. The most impor - The legendary runner also long and why would I pool game against Bangladesh on open water swimmer quered all the five pension because of an tus continued to be the tant thing for an athlete is disapproved of Saina accept it after getting the February 21 or he would be replaced. Lewis Pugh and oceans of the world. illegal bowling action. same.” not to bring bad name to Nehwal's statement that Padma Shree," he added. 8 JAMMU | SATURDAY | JANUARY 17 | 2015 Golden YuG DC Samba flag off rally on Road Safety GY news service IG Traffic floats seat belt safety & no honking awareness campaign sAMBA, JAn. 16: GY news service Unwarranted Honking that not become prominent drivers in the cities and not riding at high speeds. Motor Vehicle Department JAMMU, JAn. 16: marks the driving style of a immediately but they elsewhere in J&K can be In these last two months Samba in collaboration with IGP Traffic, Mr. Muneer good chunk of severely cause damage to seen driving their vehicles itself, multiple cases of on- Traffic police/ Police Dept. Khan, IPS alongwith Group motorists.Other prominent humans affecting the hear - without wearing seat-belts. spot deaths have been organized a rally in connection Chairman U4U Voice, Mr. senior officers who were ing ability, the nervous sys - Not only does that expo - reported where mostly with 26th Road safety week Arun Kumar Gupta also present at the launch of tem and are also the basis nentially increase the young boys have died and 2015, here today. The rally was launched an awareness this awareness campaign for many heart related prob - extent of injury to a driver were not wearing helmets. flagged off by the Deputy campaign today which are DGP Traffic Jammu, lems. Noise pollution in an accident, but it is The most popular being Commissioner Samba intends to address two Nisar Ahmed, IPS; SSP affects those who drive or even more dangerous for the two brothers who Mubarak Singh, while ACR major traffic violation prob - Traffic Jammu, Mohan Lal; are the co-passengers, the the co-passengers. Jammu crashed into a traffic Samba Sonu Pargal, ARTO Speaking on the occasion, effects of aggressive driving lems encountered on a day SSP Traffic National pedestrians and those who and Kashmir is one of the police vehicle and died on Samba, Pawan Sharma, the DDC said that main objec - without following the traffic to day basis. U4U Voice Highways Sanjay Kotwal reside near the main roads. top states prone to deadly spot. The joint message by Officers of Police and Traffic tive of observing this week is rules. He also appealed people to (u4uvoice.com) is a fast and SP Traffic Rural, Along with the No- road accidents. J&K Traffic police and departments besides large to spread road safety aware - avoid rash driving, obey traffic growing, up and coming Jammu, Ravi Kant Sharma. Honking Stickers that were Another issue which U4U Voice, a responsible number of school children, ness among general masses rules, adhere to permitted speed Digital Media Citizen It was generally felt by released by IGP Traffic, was discussed was of the media house, to the Teachers Principals of schools and also to motivate the people limits, wear protected gears, not Journalist Portal from all the officers in Traffic were stickers that remind riders on two-wheelers not respectable citizens of the were also present on the occa - to obey traffic rules and ensure to use cell phones and refrain Jammu and Kashmir. police and by the U4U the drivers in cars to wear wearing crash-helmets. state is for the religious sion. Students in large number traffic discipline in order to from drinking while driving. Among the many guide - Voice team officials that the seat belts. Jammu and Popular opinion among the observation of traffic rules participated in the rally which reduce the scale of serious road Earlier ARTO Pawan Sharma lines issued to the time has now come for soci - Kashmir is one of the top traffic officials is that both and guidelines thus mak - started from BDO Block accidents. He also said that it is urged for adherence strictly to respectable citizens of the ety in general and Motorists states in India prone to the riders on a two-wheel - ing it appropriate for any Vijaypur and passed through the moral responsibility of the traffic rules for smooth flow state, two major issues are in particular to realize the deadly road accidents er should wear helmets to civilized society to head various parts of the city aims to everyone living in society to of traffic and ensuring safety of The Wearing of Seat Belts fact that noise pollution is a going by the sheer number reduce the impairment by towards the growth in tan - aware the masses about the spread message about the road people besides restricting road that most drivers carelessly very serious menace. The of deaths in road acci - head-injuries that these dem with mental well traffic rules. safety measures and hazardous acci dents. ignore and The effects of noise pollution do dents. Most four-wheeler riders can concede even if being. Symposium, Film Show on "Save the Girl Child" held Rajesh starts up- gradation work of drain GY news service thanked the organisers UDhAMPUr, JAn. for organizing such a 16: In an effort to gener - impressive programme in ate awareness among the the school and said that masses on female foeti - such programmes should cide, a symposium and be held on regular basis film show titled "Save in future to aware the the Girl Child" were people. organized by the Health On the occasion, a Department under film show on save the National Health Mission girl child was also J&K in collaboration screened by the with Department of Information Department Information and Public to highlight the impor - Relations Udhampur at tance of generating Government Higher awareness among the Secondary School Boys, masses regarding the Udhampur here today. negative social impact of District Development declining sex ratio. GY news service tiative which would help in making their Commissioner, Mohd. Raqib was JAMMU, JAn 16: Senior BJP leader lives convenient and worth living. He reiter - Udhampur, Mrs. Yasha declared best speaker and MLA-elect Jammu East Constituency, ated his pledge to ensure proper parking Mudgal was the chief while Munishwar Rajesh Gupta on Friday visited Tange Wali slots, uninterrupted power supply, potable guest on the occasion. Sharma and Ajay Sharma Gali in Ward No. 1 of Jammu East water availability, tourism related up-lift - As many as 14 partici - girl child and menace of to impart moral educa - Bharat Bushan Sharma secured second and third Constituency in connection with the up-gra - ment and streamlining of vehicular move - pants of the host school declining sex ratio and tion to the students right and Chief Medical positions respectively. dation of a drain. A large number of resi - ment in the constituency. deliberated upon the mal practice of sex from the primary stage Officer, Udhampur, Dr. Besides three consola - dents received the MLA-elect. Other prominent personalities present topic and express their determination. She urged to develop a society free Arun Sharma for creat - tion prizes were also After kick-starting the work on up-gra - on the occasion included Karan Singh, concern over the declin - upon the students to from social evils. ing wide awareness given to Anil Dev Singh, dation of a drain, Rajesh in his address, Poornima Sharma, Dalip Singh, Brahma, ing sex ratio in the dis - spread awareness among During the pro - among the masses about Tanveer Khan and expressed gratitude to the people of Jammu Sourabh Sharma, Mahesh Sharma, Girdhari trict. the general masses for gramme lectures were the sin of female foeti - Romesh Singh. The par - East Constituency for paving way to elect Lal, Naresh Abrol, Bansi Lal Khajuria, Speaking on the uprooting the menace of also delivered by the cide. ticipants were awarded him as their representative with landmark Chaman Lal Mehra, Rajkumar, Gopal, occasion, the DDC high - female feticide from the programme Officer, State Principal of the host prizes and certificate of margin. He assured the people of accom - Rajesh Nischal, Kanav, Hari Om, Manav lighted the importance of society. She also stressed Health Society, Dr. school, Sunil Sharma merit. plishing every possible developmental ini - and Dhanswaroop. Seventh Season of Pandit Uma Dutt Sangeet OGCF-2015 commenced Mahotsav concludes at K.L Saigal Hall Director CA&PD stresses for energy saving GY news service Anmol Jaswal Interacts with the participants of Pandit Uma Dutt Sangeet Mahotsav JAMMU, JAn. 16: GY news service national and international emi - The Oil and Gas JAMMU, JAn. 16: nence in sangeet mahotsav so Conservation Fortnight was Seventh Season of Pandit Uma that participants can learn and commenced here today. In Dutt Sangeet Mahotsav con - share experiences with them. this regard a function was cluded on Friday at K.L Saigal Programme concluded organised by Oil Industry Hall. On the occasion, Krishan with the prize distribution cere - and Petroleum Lal Verma Retd. HOD fine mony of the musical competi - Conservation Research Arts College and disciple of tion organised during seventh Association (PCRA) at Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma season of Pandit Uma Dutt Hotel Fortune Inn Rivera, presided over the function. Sangeet Mahotsav. Prizes and where Director, Consumer night symbolised the Girish Ranjan, in his aimed at creating aware - Vikrant Dogra Vice President certificates autographed by Affairs and Public efforts of the government speech, elaborated salient ness about conserving FIBDO, Vikul Gupta Chief Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Distribution (CA&PD) to promote saving of its features of the programme. petroleum products includ - Editor State Analyst, P.S Wazir Kumar Sharma distributed Jammu, G. S. Chib hydrocarbon related ener - He said that main objec - ing symposiums, easy Retd. Army officer, Vikas among the participants. flagged off publicity van. gy resources which are tive of celebrating fort - competitions, painting, Dogra Vice President Prayas Singh Bedi, Aftab Ganguly, society at large. Prominent among the oth - This year's slogan is non-renewable in nature. night is to create aware - slogan writing, advt. mak - were the guest of Honour and Aditya, Sahil, Kanisk, Hitesh Badyal President ers were Ravi Sharma Music "Indhan Bachao-Jan Dhan He said that women ness about fuel saving tips ing would be held in Anmol Jaswal Indian Idol Suksham Kappor, Shivans, Nirvana Academy gave details composer, Neha Varma, Bachao" and the aim of folk, especially house in various fields dependent schools and colleges across junior finalist was the celebrity Arushi and Jiya ray. about the mission, history and Meenakshi Sharma, Nishant celebration of Oil and Gas wives, have to play a piv - on oil and gas including the State. Cycle race, mass guest. Rajni Anubhav Sharma During Interaction, Anmol goals of Sangeet Mahotsav, Vaid, Prashant Sharma, Sumit Conservation Fortnight is otal role in conserving and transport, industries, agri - rallies, seminars and work - hosted the programme. Jaswal shared his experience of organised by Nirvana Sharma, Navaldeep Kour, to create awareness among preserving gas, oil and cultural and household shops would also be the Programme commenced Indian idol journey with the Academy a cultural club every Amit Sharma, Sahil Sharma, the people for conserva - electricity, adding that sectors. He stressed on part of the programme. with a musical programme in participants of Sangeet year in memory of legendary Anish Mattoo, Deepak Kumar, tion of oil and gas. timely precautions can achieving the goal by Besides senior govern - which Archit Singh performed Mahotsav. While speaking on musician and singer Late Vikas Bawa, Subhash Dey, Speaking on the occa - avert big tragedies in launching awareness pro - ment officials, members of raag "bhopali" on violin fol - the occasion Anmol hoped that Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma. Naresh Sharma, Kuldeep sion, Chib emphasized on future. gramme in urban as well oil industry, channel part - lowed by some other mesmer - his experience will help other While speaking he said that Kumar, Anmol Amla, Amrit the need of energy saving State Level as rural areas. Girish ners and customers were izing performances by students of music to win laurels Nirvana Academy will put pal Singh, Avnish Sharma and for a secure future. He said Coordinator, Oil Industry, Ranjan said that during the present at the inaugural Anubhav Sharma, Prateek for their gurus,parents and the more effort to bring artists of Ashutosh Dubey. that observing the fort - Jammu and Kashmir, fortnight various events function. SM Sahai bereaved, JKP Pawan Gupta hold Zonal Education Officers meeting Leh delegation meets Governor new schools. He expressed conveys condolence that mall practices in educa - tion department shall not tolerate. Pawan Gupta dis - closed that very soon he is going to visit Governor of the State in connection with the p-problems of the peo - ple. He demanded immedi - ate release of list of selected teachers which was pending GY news service due to the code of conduct JAMMU, JAn. 16: To mourn the demise of Smt. Swarn GY news service Assembly Constituency. It during Assembly Elections GY news service LAHDC, called on N.N. in Leh. Lata Sahai, mother of Additional Director General of Police UDhAMPUr, JAn. is found that several irregu - of the State. Later on Pawan JAMMU, JAn. 16: A Vohra, Governor, here at the The Governor empha - (Armed), S. M. Sahai, a condolence meeting was held at 16: MLA Udhampur assem - larities has been conducted Gupta has taken a meeting delegation from Leh com - Raj Bhavan today. sized the need for a harmo - Police Headquarters (PHQ) here today. Smt. Sahai passed bly constituency Pawan by the authorities con - of Government Ration deal - prising Rigzin Spalbar, The members apprised nious prioritization of away this morning at her residence Raju Park Khanpur, New Gupta has taken a meeting cerned. Pawan Gupta while ers and given necessary Chief Executive Councillor the Governor about the to- tourism related infrastruc - Delhi. Chaired by Director General of Police, K. Rajendra of Zonal education officers interacted with media per - instructions for the smooth of Ladakh Autonomous Hill date status of the ongoing ture projects in the entire Kumar and attended by senior police officers, the meeting under his constituency at sons has expressed that it is and timely supply of food Development Council developmental projects in Ladakh region. observed two minute silence.They expressed their grief and Dak Banglow Udhampur to observed department has grains in Ration Depots. He (LAHDC); Nawang Rigzin Leh and the requirement of The Legislators also sorrow on behalf of all ranks of Jammu and Kashmir Police on take a stock of situation of violate all the rules and also said that irregular short Jora, MLA, Leh; Deldan funds for clearing the pend - apprised the Governor the demise of Smt. Sahai. They conveyed their condolences to Education services rendered norms in constituting of supply of food grains and Namgil, MLA, Nobra, ing liabilities on account of about other development S. M. Sahai and expressed their sympathy with the bereaved by the department to the Village level Education irregularities shall not toler - Narboo Gialchan, MLC and infrastructure development oriented issues in their family in this hour of sorrow. people of Udhampur Committees and opening of ate in any cost. Simrandeep Singh, CEO, and other essential services Constituencies.

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