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JAMMU, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 VOL. 35 | NGO. 11 | REGD. NlO. : JMi/JK 118m/15 /17 | E-mail :p [email protected] |wwew.glimpsesosffuture.com | Prioce : Rs. 2.00 f Futuepaprer.glimepsesoffuture.com SC says internet access is fundamental right; asks J-K to review all curb orders within a week Section 144 cannot be used to prevent exercise of democratic rights PRESS TRUST OF the apex court verdict also said hospitals and educational places. state's special status and bifur­ New , Jan 10 Section 144 of the CrPC (pro­ However, there was no mention cated it into the union territories hibitory orders) cannot be used of any time­frame of restoration of Jammu and Kashmir, and In a significant judgment indefinitely to suppress freedom of internet services to other sec­ ."It is a very, very signifi­ with implications on basic free­ of speech and expression and dif­ tors and people in the Valley. The cant pronouncement by the doms beyond Kashmir, the ference of opinion. Extending its apex court said magistrates Supreme Court," Vrinda Grover, Supreme Court on Friday said observations to the media, the should apply their mind and fol­ lawyer for Kashmir Times' exec­ internet access is a fundamental bench said freedom of press is a low the doctrine of proportional­ utive editor Anuradha Bhasin right under Article 19 of the valuable and sacred right. The ity while passing prohibitory or­ whose plea was among those tak­ Constitution and asked the three­judge bench, headed by ders. The Supreme Court verdict, en up, told reporters. Congress Jammu and Kashmir adminis­ Justice N V Ramana and also welcomed by the opposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, whose tration to review within a week comprising Justices B R Gavai Congress as the "first big jolt of plea was also taken up, labelled all curbs in the union territory. and R Subhash Reddy, asked the 2020" to the government, came the judgment "historic". Welcomed by people in the Jammu and Kashmir adminis­ on a batch of pleas challenging "This is the first time the Kashmir Valley who have been tration to immediately restore the curbs imposed in Jammu Supreme Court has talked about Kashmiri women wearing traditional dress welcome foreign diplomats as they arrive at Kashmiri migrant without internet for the last five internet services in institutions and Kashmir after August 5 ­­ how people of Jammu and camp at Jagti in Jammu on Friday. GOF PHOTO. months as "happy news" at last, providing essential services like when the Centre revoked the See SC Says on page 11

CRPF jawan dies on Government orders Pak Army Envoys in Jammu meet civil society guard duty in Srinagar Transfers and postings lobs mortars in PRESS TRUST OF INIDA members, get briefed by CS, DGP Srinagar, Jan 10 Poonch, 2 Army of IAS, KAS officers PRESS TRUST OF INDIA civil society members as well as ing out of two UTs, officials A Central Reserve Police Force porters killed Jammu, Jan 10 military top brass even as the said. (CRPF) personnel from Madhya GOF STAFF REPORTER Board, is transferred and JAMMU, Jan. 10: government rejected criticism The Chief Secretary and the Pradesh died while on duty here, posted as Special PRESS TRUST OF INDIA In the first such trip by for­ that it a "guided tour". DGP gave an overview of the se­ a CRPF official said on Friday. Secretary to the Jammu, Jan 10 eign diplomats post August 5, US Ambassador to India curity setup post abrogation of In the interest of ad­ Government, Social Jitendra Singh Badoria, a resi­ envoys of 15 countries including Kenneth Juster was among the Article 370 and answered ques­ ministration, Welfare Department. dent of Bhind in MP, died on Two Army porters were killed the US on Friday interacted Delhi­based envoys who spent tions posed by the envoys on Government has ordered Mr. Narinder Singh Friday morning while he was and three others injured when with civil society members and around seven hours in Srinagar. various issues including ar­ the following transfers Bali, KAS, awaiting orders the Pakistan Army fired mor­ posted at guard duty in Church were briefed by a high level Last October, some members of rests, internet ban and law and and postings with imme­ of adjustment in the tar bombs at forward posts Lane area of the city, the official team led by Chief Secretary the European Parliament had order situation. diate effect. Avny Lavasa, General Administration along the LoC in Jammu and said. The cause of the death is not BVR Subramanian and DGP visited Srinagar but envoys had They briefed the envoys IAS (JK:2013), Chief Department, is posted as Kashmir's Poonch district on yet known, he added. However, Executive Officer, J&K Dilbag Singh. so far not been allowed to visit about 'zero causality' during the the official said Badoria received Special Secretary to the Friday, officials said. The Most delegates from civil Economic Reconstruction Government, Youth Army porters were working in the valley. period, which they said was ex­ burn injuries after falling on a Agency, is transferred and society told the envoys that they The official team led by emplary on the part of the po­ traditional coal heater (bukhari). Services and Sports an area along the LoC when supported the abrogation of posted as Commissioner, Department. Mr. Gulzar the Pakistan Army shells hit Chief Secretary and DGP ar­ lice and security forces while It was not immediately clear Jammu Municipal Article 370. The team arrived in rived this morning and briefed dealing with the situation. See CRPF on page 11 Ahmad Dar, KAS, them directly, they said. Corporation. Mr. Tasaduq the Kashmir valley on Thursday the team on various aspects of Financial commissioner, Additional Secretary to "Today at about 1100 hours where they interacted with se­ Jeelani, KAS, Managing See Pak Army on page 11 the security situation post abro­ Health Atul Dulloo briefed the the Government, Tourism lect political representatives, Three held with Director, J&K Housing See Government on page 11 gation of Article 370 and carv­ See Envoys on page 11 drones for drug smuggling from Pak 3 senior PDP J&K admin revokes PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Chandigarh, Jan 10 The Punjab Police on Friday ar­ leaders resign PSA of 26 people rested three people with two drones used for smuggling drugs PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA council president, who from Pakistan. One of the drones Srinagar, Jan 10 Srinagar, Jan 10 hails from Srinagar dis­ was recovered from Modhe vil­ trict. These people were de­ lage while the second recovered Three senior PDP leaders announced their The Jammu andtained and booked under from Karnal, Director General of resignation from the party on Friday, a day after Kashmir administration on the PSA after August 5 last Friday revoked the strin­ Police Dinkar Gupta said ad­ its eight leaders were expelled for going "against year when the Centre re­ gent Public Safety Act dressing the media here on the will of the people" by engaging in parleys with voked special status of the (PSA) against 26 individu­ Friday. These drones were the government. Those who have resigned from erstwhile state of Jammu launched from the Indian side of als which included a former and Kashmir and bifurcat­ the party are former Rafiabad MLA Yawar Mir, Kashmir Bar association See Three on page 11 Muntazir Mohiuddin and former president of the ed it into two union territo­ president, hours after the ries. The detenues are like­ party's youth wing Showkat Gayoor. The three Supreme Court came down confirmed that they have resigned from the party ly to be released on Two policemen heavily on it over the Saturday as some of them but did not specify their future plans. Yawar is the Internet ban and imposi­ son of Mohammad Dilawar Mir, who was among are lodged in prisons locat­ tion of prohibitory orders ed outside the union terri­ injured in the eight leaders expelled by the PDP on in the valley. The list in­ tory in places like Uttar Thursday. The expelled leaders have thrown their cluded 11 people from Pradesh and Rajasthan, encounter with weight behind former PDP leader Syed Altaf North Kashmir, 14 from they said. The Jammu and Bukhari and were part of a delegation that met South Kashmir and Nazir Tourists taking pictures on snow laden route of Mata Vaishno Devi. GOF PHOTO. Kashmir High Court had naxals in C'garh Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu On Tuesday. Ahmed Ronga, an advocate quashed the PSA of some of See 3 Senior on page 11 and former Kashmir Bar PRESS TRUST OF INDIA See J&k admin on page 11 Sukma, Jan 10 Two police personnel were in­ Intense cold in jured in an encounter with naxals Pakistan epitomises 'dark arts', no takers for in Chhattisgarh's insurgency­hit Sukma district on Friday, an offi­ Kashmir, Pahalgam records cial said. The gunfight took place in a forest under the Chintalnar its 'malware': India at UNSC minus 14.3 deg C police station limits. Naxals fired BY YOSHITA SINGH said on Thursday. "My simple communications lockdown in furcating it into two union terri­ on a team of District Reserve PRESS TRUST OF INDIA compared to Thursday, the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA response to Pakistan is even Kashmir and referred to Wing tories. Guards (DRG) when they were Srinagar, Jan 10 official said. Qazigund and United Nations, Jan 10 though it is late, neighbour, heal Commander Abhinandan Reacting sharply to India's cordoning off the forest which is Kokernag in south thyself of your malaise. There Varthaman, who was captured decision, Pakistan downgraded See Two on page 11 Intense cold persisted Kashmir recorded a low of In a hard­hitting response, are no takers here for your mal­ by Pakistan after an aerial com­ diplomatic ties with in Kashmir on Friday, with minus 3.4 and minus 4.2 India said Pakistan "epitomises ware, Akbaruddin said, address­ bat in February last year after and expelled India's high com­ the dark arts , but there are no Pahalgam recording its degrees Celsius respective­ Power shutdown ing the UN Security Council New Delhi had conducted count­ missioner. night temperature at mi­ takers for its "malware after ly, he said. Kupwara, in open debate on Maintenance of er­terror operations in India has categorically told nus 14.3 degrees Celsius, a GOF STAFF REPORTER Islamabad raked up the issue of north of the Valley, regis­ International Peace and Security Pakistan's Balakot. the international community meteorological depart­ JAMMU, JANUARY 10: Jammu and Kashmir at the UN tered a minimum of minus Upholding the United Nations Akram called on the Security that the scrapping of Article 370 ment official said. Gulmarg Security Council. 6.1 degrees Celsius, the of­ In order to carry out various Charter.' Council and Secretary General was its internal matter. It also recorded a low of minus 13 One delegation that epito­ ficial said. Kashmir is cur­ K upgradation/repair works, the Akbaruddin's strong re­ Antonio Guterres to act decisive­ advised Pakistan to accept the degrees Celsius and its mises the dark arts has, yet rently under the grip of

M power supply to Ramban, sponse came after Pakistan's en­ ly to prevent a disastrous war be­ reality and stop all anti­India maximum temperature al­ again, displayed its wares by 'Chillai­Kalan' ­ the 40­day Y Chanderkote, Battery Chasma, voy to the UN Munir Akram tween Pakistan and India. propaganda. so remained below zero peddling falsehoods earlier to­ harshest period of winter C Karol MES etc fed from 33 KV raked up the issue of Jammu and Pakistan has been unsuc­ In his statement to the mark at 1.8 degrees Celsius, day. These we dismiss with dis­ when the chances of snow­ Ramban line shall remain affect­ Kashmir while addressing the cessfully trying to drum up inter­ Council, Akbaruddin said that it he said. The minimum dain, India's Permanent fall are most frequent and ed on January 12 from 09 am to Council during the open debate. national support against India is increasingly acknowledged temperature in Srinagar Representative to the UN the temperature drops con­ 05 pm. The Pakistani envoy also raised for withdrawing Jammu and that the 15­nation Security was minus 1.9 degrees Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin siderably. 'Chillai­Kalan' the abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir's special status and bi­ See Pakistan on page 11 Celsius, up by a degree See Intense on page 11 Glimpses of Future 2 Obituary JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 11, 2020 10TH DAY/KRIYA/RASAM PAGRI CHOUBARSI 10TH DAY 10TH DAY KRIYA With profound grief and sorrow, we Four years have been passed since With profound grief and sorrow, we in - In death we will miss you immense - inform the sad demise of Late Sh. you left for heavenly abode but your form the sad demise of Sh. Roshan Lal ly in our hearts you hold a place. Jagdish Raj S/o Late Sh. Lal teacings, blessings and sweet memo - Bhasin, Papa Ji, S/o Late Sukh Ram Your memories made will never Chand R/o Ward No. 6, Kartholi ries will still continue to inspire and Bhasin R/o Maharaj Gunj, Srinagar fade away. Our dear Bapu Ji Sh. Kashmir present at Kashira, Air Force Dhyansar Bari - Brahmana. 10th guide us till we are alive. Choubarsi of Badri Nath Upadhyay S/o Lt. Sh. our beloved Kewal Krishan Sharma Road Udhampur on 07-01-2020 Day will be performed on 12-01- Sant Ram Upadhyay left for his (Belong Padha Family) S/o Pt. Chajju Tuesday at 7.30 P.M. 10TH DAY KRIYA 2020 (Sunday) at Ambedkar Sh. Jagdish Raj Kewal Krishan Sh. Roshan Lal heavenly abode on 2nd Jan. 2020 Sh. Badri Nath Ram will be performed at our residence Sharma shall be performed on 16-01-2020 Bhasin Upadhyay Bhawan Bari -Brahmana. Satsang R/o H.No.1 Sarwal, near Citizen Thursday at Devika Ghat Udhampur at after a life of fulfilment that brought : 12:00 PM. Guru Ka Langar - 1:00 Cooperative Bank, New Plot, Jammu 10.00 A.M. calm and joy to both his family and PM to 4 PM. Rasam Pagri - 4 PM to on 11-1-2020 (Saturday) at 12.00 GRIEF STRICKEN friends. 10TH DAY KRIYA will be 5 PM. noon. Smt. Sheela Bhasin (Baby) held on 11th Jan. 2020 at GRIEF STRICKEN DEEPLY MISSED & REMEMBERED BY : Sons & Daughters-in-law Upadhyay Niwas Kandharnu Smt. Jyoti Devi -Wife Son & Daughter-in-law Smt. Jyoti & Hari Krishen Bhasin (Nagrota Gujroo) Sons & Daughter-in-laws Rajinder Sharma & Arti Sharma Smt. Sweety & Sh. Satish Bhasin GRIEF STRICKEN Smt. Aashu & Sh. Jatin Angural Dr. Rakesh Sharma & Dr Reema Sharma Daughter & Son-in-law Smt. Shanti Devi-Wife Rajeev Sharma & Neeru Sharma Smt. Sunita & Sh. Rohit Angural Smt. Kiran & Vinood Sons Kanchan W/o Lt. Sh Ashwani Sharma -Daughter Smt. Raj Kumari & Raj Nath Sh. Girdhari Lal Upadhyay (Ex. BDO) Grand Children: Aadivk Angural (Laddu), Vivek, Simi, Grand Children: Brijesh Sharma, Raagita Sharma, Grand Son & Daughter-in-law Ricky, Aleena, Aleeza Sadhita Sharma, Aditya Sharma, Shruti Sharma Smt. Asha Garoo Sh. Chuni Lal Upadhyay Daughters & Son-in-laws Kewal Watch House Smt. Soni & Sh. Ramesh Kumar Sh. Babu Ram Upadhyay (Health Deptt.) Smt. Upasna & Sh. Om Parkash Ph: 9419104813, 9419190019, 9797373544, 9797354759 Grand Daughter & Son-in-law Sh. Dharam Chand Upadhyay (Health Deptt.) Smt. Upma & Sh. Neelam Kumar Smt. Sunita & Sh. Veer Ji Bhat Sh. Narayan Dutt Upadhyay (Edu. Deptt.) Brother & Sister-in-law Grand Children : Shivani, Sakshi, Shivam, Sandhya, Lokesh, Sh. Ganesh Kumar Upadhyay (CISF) Sh. Kishore Kumar & Smt. Satya Devi Purva, Devan, Aditya, Sh. Makhan Lal Upadhyay (J&K Bank) Sisters & Brother-in-laws CHOUBARSI Mobile :- 7889949134, 9086304506, 7006182584 Contact No: 9419280299, 7006813012 Smt. Bishno Devi & Late Sh. Ishar Dass Smt. Raj Devi & Sh. Shiv Ram Dogra Choubarsi of our beloved Late Smt Smt. Meena Kumari & Dr. Sat Pal Pushpa Kapoor W/o Late Sh K.C. Kapoor shall be performed on 11th Jan. Smt. Shashi Badyal & Dr. Munshi Ram Badyal 2020 (Saturday) at 12.00 Noon at our 10TH DAY/13TH DAY 10TH DAY/KRIYA Contact No: 9070376777, 9086130009 residence 4/128 Indra Vihar Patoli With profound grief & sorrow we re - With profound grief and sorrow, we Jammu. gret to inform the sad and untimely inform the sad demise of Shri Shiv DEEPLY MISSED BY : Smt Pushpa demise of our beloved Sh. Arun Kumar Sharma S/o Late Pt. Sobha SONS & DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Kapoor Ram Sharma R/o 220-A, Last Morh PRAKASH KAPOOR Rana S/o Sh. Dev Raj Rana R/o UTHALA Shrawal (Janwas) Kishtwar A/p Gandhi Nagar Jammu, who left for P.R. KAPOOR & ASHA KAPOOR heavenly abode on 2-1-2020. With profound grief and sorrow, we DR. B.B. KAPOOR & DR. SHARDA KAPOOR Lower Roop Nagar H.No 135/6 Sh. Arun Rana Tenth Day will be performed on Shri Shiv Kumar inform the sad demise of our SMT USHA VOHRA -DAUGHTER Jammu who left for heavenly Sharma beloved mother Smt Chanchala GRAND CHILDREN’S abode on 8th Jan 2020. Tenth Day Saturday at 11.30 am on 11-01- Devi R/o 140 Lane No.6, Lakar DEEPAK & NEELAM KAPOOR will be performed at Muthi Ghat - 2020 at Panch Mandir, Sector-2, Mandi, Janipur, Jammu. Havan will MANISH & JYOTI ANAND Near Directorate Education on Channi Himmat, Jammu. Kriya will start at our resident on 11-01-2020 VIKAS & MEENU SURI 17th Jan. 2020 at 11 am and 13th be performed on Sunday 12-1- Smt Chanchala VIVEK & PRIYA SEGHAL at 10.00 am. Uthala will be per - Day will be performed at our pres - 2020 at our residence. Devi DR. BHAVUK & DR.PARUL KAPOOR GRIEF STRICKEN formed at Arya Samaj, Kotli DR. MAYANK KAPOOR ent residence Lower Roop Nagar Colony, Rehari Jammu on 11-01- (EWS) Colony and 135/6 on 20th Smt. Shakuntla Sharma- Wife AMIT & NEHA VOHRA Sister-in-Law & Brother 2020 (Saturday) from 4.00 pm to BHANU & POOJA VOHRA Jan. 2020 at 11.30 am. 5.00 pm. IN GRIEF :- Smt. Santosh Sharma W/o Lt Shri Ghanshyam Sharma GRIEF STRICKEN Smt. Ramku Devi - Grand Mother Sisters & Brothers-in-Laws Shri Jai Krishan Abrol -Husband Smt. Shanti Devi - Naani Smt. Savitri Devi & Late Shri Durga Dass Magotra Son & Daughter-in-law Smt. Reeta Devi & Dev Raj Rana - Parents Smt. Santosh Sharma & Shri Bansi Lal Sharma 10TH DAY Smt. Kanta Devi & Late Shri Uttam Chand Shri Rakesh Abrol and Smt Suman Bala Smt. Archana - Wife Daughters & Sons-in-law With profound grief and sorrow, we Master Shreyas Rana - Son Sisters-in-Law & Brothers-in-Law Smt Anjana Sethi & Shri Ravi Sethi inform the sad demise of our Aadiya - Daughter Smt. Asha Devi & Late Shri Chuni Lal Sadotra Smt Sanjana Lamba & Shri Vinod Lamba beloved Smt. Satya Devi W/o Sh. Sheetal Jyoti & Arvind Rana - Bhabi & Brother Smt. Kavita Devi & Shri Kuldeep Sadhotra Smt Radhika Suri & Shri Ajay Suri Bansi Lal (Retired Assistant Dr. Priyanka & Parbeet Singh Parihar - Sister & Jija Daughters-in-Law & Sons Devars & Devranis Commissioner) R/o Vikas Lane Rohini Rana & Col. Surinder Rathore - Sister & Jija Smt. Shuma Sharma & Chander Shekhar No. 2, H. No. 3 Talab Tillo Jammu Smt. Preet Jyoti & Shri Rajinder Sharma Shri Sudershan Abrol & Smt Anu Radha Abrol Smt. Satya Devi Rana Family, Sen Family & Rathore Family Shri Kewal Krishan Abrol & Smt Kanta Abrol who left for heavenly abode on 8-1- 9419115551, 9419257929 Smt. Shivani Sharma & Shri Devinder Sharma Brothers & Bhabis 2020. TENTH DAY KRIYA will be Smt. Geetika Sharma & Shri Naveen Sharma Shri Shanti Saroop Gandotra performed at our residence on 15- Daughters & Sons-in-Law Shri Harbans Lal Gandotra & Smt Madhu Bala 1-2020 (Wednesday) at 11.00 A.M. Smt. Roopali Sharma & Prof. Neeraj Sharma Lt Shri Kewal Krishan Gandotra & Smt Vijay Gandotra GRIEF STRICKEN Smt. Shikha Sharma & Shri Anil Sharma FIFTH DAY Smt. Arti Sharma & Dr. Narinder Sharma 9419797493 Son & Daughter-in-law Rakesh Kumar Bhagat (HDO) & Smt. Ranjana With profound grief and sorrow, we Smt. Monika Sharma & Shri Nirdosh Sharma Daughter & Son-in-law regret to inform the sad demise of Grand Children: Rudraksh, Sharika, Gauri, Aryaman, Mr Sandeep Kumar & Sunita Kumari our beloved Sister Late Smt. Vijay Aaradhaya, Vasu, Anirudh, Vasundra, Cherry, Adishwar Daughters Luxmi (Guddi) W/o late Sh. Mobile :- 9469378098, 2459937 10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA Nirmal Bhagat (Specialist Officer) Surinder Gupta (Reasi) Daughter Anju Bhagat of Late Sh. Devi Dayal Gupta R/o With profound grief and sorrow, we Smt. Vijay Luxmi regret to inform you that our Sudha Bhagat H.No 216, Lower Mast Garh Pir beloved Smt. Urmil Manhas W/o Rakshita Bhagat-Grand Daughter Mitha Jammu. Fifth Day will be per - FIFTH DAY Randhir Singh Manhas R/o E-328, Phone No: 9796230510, 9419263961, 9018817152, formed at Mahajan Hall Shalamar 5th Day of Late Sh. Krishan Kumar Sainik Colony Jammu (Behind J&K 9086297894 Road Jammu on 11 Jan, 2020, Padha (Brother-in-Law) (Katra Bank) left for her heavenly abode Saturday at 10 am. Wale) will be performed on Smt. Urmil on 2nd January 2020. RITUALS: GRIEF STRICKEN Saturday 11-1-2020 at Goverdhan Manhas TENTH DAY on Satuirday, 11-01- Smt. Sudesh Gupta (Bhabi) Palace, Udhampur at 11.00 am. 2020 at 11.00 A.M. at Ram Mandir, W/o Late Sh. Krishan Lal Gupta (Billa) - Brother GRIEF STRICKEN Sec-D, Sainik Colony, Jammu. BARKHI Smt. Sweety & Sh. Ashok Gupta - Bhabhi & Brother Sh. Krishan Brothers-in-law & Sister-in-Laws KRIYA on Tuesday, 14-01-2020 at Barkhi of our beloved Sh. Romesh Mrs. Ritika & Mr. Pankaj Mahajan (Nephew) (Nachinalla Wale) Kumar Padha our residence. UTHALA on Chander Gandotra son of Late Sh. Mobile :- 9086285982 Ashok Kumar & Smt. Anita Devi Wednesday 15-01-2020 at 4 P.M. Jagdish Raj Gandotra will be per - Raj Kumar & Smt. Kiran at Ram Mandir, Sec-D, Sainik formed on 11th January, 2020 at Ram Kumar & Smt. Shashi Colony, Jammu. our residence Ward No.5, Jawahar Kishore Kumar & Smt. Champa IN GRIEF Nagar, Rajouri at 12.00 Noon. One Sh. Romesh KRIYA/UTHALA Vinod Kumar & Smt. Madhu Sh. Randhir Singh Manhas -Husband year has been passed since you Chander Sanjeev Kumar & Smt. Sonu With profound grief & sorrow, we in - (D.O. Retd. NIC) left this materialistic world but a Gandotra Sister-in-Laws & Brother-in-Laws Smt. Savitri Manhas-Mother-in-law vacuum of your absence is felt by form the sad demise of our mother Smt. Vaishnoo Devi & Sh. Santosh Dubey Daughter-in-law & Son all of us. Kiran Bala W/o Lt Sh Jugal Kishore Smt. Kamla Devi & Sh. Vinod Badyal Smt. Samridhi & Sh. Saurav Manhas DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:- R/o H.No 262, Partap Garh, Contact: 9858932098, 8082144890, 9622035550 Sh. Samir Manhas-Son Smt. Uma Gandotra - Wife Jammu. Uthala will be performed on 11-1-2020 from 3 PM to 4 PM at Daughter & Son-in-law Son & Daughter-in-law Kiran Bala Smt. Neha & Adv. Mandeep Singh Sambyal Mr. Ashish & Mrs. Saloni Gandotra Mahajan Hall, Shalamar, Jammu. Nanad & Nandoi Chachiji & Chachaji GRIEF STRICKEN 10TH DAY KRIYA Smt. Manorma & Sh. Subhash Katyal (Govt. Contr.) Smt. Kiran & Sh. K.L Gandotra Nishant Mahajan -Son Devranis & Devars Brothers & Bhabhis Brother-in-law & Bhabis With profound grief and sorrow, Smt. Anuradha & Sh. Ravinder Singh Manhas Sh. Deepak & Smt. Rekha Gandotra Sh Sham Kishor Gupta & Veena Gupta we regret to inform the sad and (Distt. Agri. Off. Retd) Sh. Raman & Smt. Surekha Gandotra Lt Sh Kewal Kishor Gupta & Sunila Gupta untimely demise of our beloved Smt. Pankaj & Sh. Rana Randeep Singh Daughters & Sons-in-law Lt Sh Sanjay Kishor Gupta & Sarita Gupta Sh. Brij Lal Bhasin S/o Late Sh. (All Relatives and Friends) Mrs. Sunaina & Mr. Amit Sapotra M/S SHER-I-STATE, SHER-I-STATE Jia Lal Bhasin R/o House No. PRINTERS, SAATHPHERE, PAMPOSH PALACE Ph. Nos: 9419123023, 9419191691, 9419155955 Mrs. Palak & Mr. Ripul Sharma 444, Lane No. 4 Suryavanshi Sh. Brij Lal MOB.NO: 8825009697, 9797323338, 7298646981 Goransh, Moren, Era, Elakshi, Ana - Grand Children Nagar, Lower Roop Nagar Bhasin And Gandotra Family, Khosla Family, Chadha Family & Muthi, Jammu. THE 10TH DAY Suri Family KRIYA will be performed at KRIYA/UTHALA Phone No: 7006543514, 9419121898 Muthi Ghat near Directorate of With profound grief, we inform 10TH DAY Education on 12- 01-2020 at 9 the sad demise of our beloved With profound grief and sorrow, A.M. Sh Krishan Chand S/o Late Sh we inform the sad demise of our GRIEF STRICKEN Ganju Ram on 30-12-2019. KRIYA/UTHALA beloved Late Sh. Pawan Kotwal Smt. Shama Devi-Wife Kriya will be performed at our With deep grief and sorrow, we re - S/o Late Ved Raj Kotwal R/o Mr Rakesh Bhasin-Son residence H.no 463, Janipur on gret to inform the sad and untimely Village Dandi Bhaderwah. Daughter-in-law Sh Krishan demise of our beloved Ashwani 11-1-2020 (Saturday). Uthala Chand TENTH DAY will be performed Sh. Pawan Mrs Nisha Najawan/Bhasin Gupta S/o Late Sh. Mela Ram Kotwal Daughters & Son-in-law will be performed on 11-1-2020 Gupta R/O 24 Extn., near Ram on 13th January 2020 Monday (Saturday) at Shiv Mandir Leela Ground, Janipur Colony, at 9.00 A.M. at Dandi Mr Chaman Lal Badawan & Mrs Sunita Janipur from 4 PM to 5 PM. Jammu. Kriya will be erformed at Ashwani Gupta Bhaderwah. Mr Ramesh Najawan & Mrs Sheshi GRIEF STRICKEN home 11-1-2020 (Saturday) at 12 GRIEF STRICKEN Mr Rakesh Kapoor & Mrs Lalita Chain Devi -Wife Noon. Uthala will be performed at Purna Devi-Wife Brothers & Bhabhis All Brothers and Bhabies Trimurti Temple Janipur Colony on Suneet Kotwal-Son Smt. Sheela Devi Sons & Daughter-in-laws 11-1-2020 (Saturday) at 4.30 PM. Brother & Bhabi Mr Moti Lal Bhasin & Mrs Sharla Devi Sh. Ashwani Kumar & Smt. Ritu GRIEF STRICKEN Tilak Raj Kotwal-Meenakshi Kotwal Mr Kundan Lal Bhasin & Mrs Ram Pyari Sh. Anil Kumar & Smt. Sanjogita Kamini -Wife Mohan Lal Kotwal-Sulakshna Kotwal Mr Des Raj Bhasin & Mrs Kiran Rishu, Chinky, Guria - Grand Children Praveen Gupta & Sudesh Gupta - Brother & Bhabi Inderjeet Kotwal-Meenu Kotwal Sisters & Brother-in-law Anil Gupta & Kavita Gupta - Brother & Babhi Deeply Remembered by: Sister & Brother-in-law Smt. Bimla Devi Sunil Gupta -Brother (Ration Dealer Depot. No. 293) Mr Om Prakash Kohli & Smt, Anjali Devi Sodi Family Manohar Gupta & Meena Gupta - Kiran Parihar-Nater Singh Parihar Ayy Ess Traders Brother-in-Law and Sister Daughter & Son-in-law Samast Parivar Lower Roop Nagar Seema Gupta -Sister Shivalli Gupta-Sorab Gupta Bhasins, Khedas Mobile : 9419132387, 6006020017, 9906299111 Mob 9419263877 Shivatti Kotwal-Daughter 9419814960, 9167715273     3 LOCAL !$$+)*+(/!%+(/   Mayor kicks starts various development works AJKPC holds protest in Pargwal, demands full   implementation of 73rd Amendment in J&K

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Commissioner doda, dr Sagar d doifode the authorities of health sector was di - Advisor to Lieutenant visited the snow bound area of the Gandoh rected to generate more awareness regard - Governor, Farooq Khan today di - sub division of doda district and took a re - ing health insurance schemes at grassroot rected the officials to ensure ade - view meeting of the key departments regard - level like Ayushman Bharat to enroll the left - quate supply of essential com - ing various ongoing developmental projects out beneficiaries under the aforementioned modities in far-flung arrears of and implementation of Central Sponsored scheme, to conduct screening of every school Kashmir division. Schemes of various departments. children under rBSK and to ensure that the He also said that government He also inaugurated the control room es - children screened shall also get the case is committed in its endeavour to tablished in SdM office Gandoh and re - sheet, to organise more health check-up address all the genuine issues of viewed the snow clearance work and other camps in these far flung areas, besides the people on priority. essential services. social welfare department was also directed the Advisor made these re - the ddC was apprised by the SdM that to conduct more awareness camps regarding marks while chairing a public the established control room will function benefits of all the CSS social security grievance redressal camp held 24X7 under the supervision of naib schemes and to start the pension to pending here today under the aegis of tehsildar Gandoh for the registration of the cases under various heads at earliest. Lieutenant Governor’s Grievance stagnation of their services ca - ing wages. A delegation of daily- projected during the camp and as - grievances and locals can register their the ddC interacted with the locals and Cell. reers. wagers working in JKPCC de - sured the deputations and individ - grievances by dialing a number i.e said that the four blocks of this sub division As many as 25 public deputa - Similarly, a delegation of con - manded regularisation of their uals that all of their genuine issues 9906587302. are going to be cover under Jal Jeevan tions and 150 individuals hailing tractual workers working in services while as a delegation of would be looked into and ad - While reviewing the Pdd sector, ddC is - Mission after which every household will get from different areas of Kashmir Wildlife department demanded residents of Chadoora demanded dressed on priority. He reiterated sued directions issued to the concerned au - tap water facility in the first phase. valley put their demands and release of their pending wages. A augmentation of drinking water the commitment of the Lt thorities to provide uninterrupted power He also informed that a control room grievances before the Advisor and deputation of inhabitants of supply network in the area. Governor’s administration in tak - supply during the schedule time besides di - 24X7 has been established in the premises of sought their redressal. A deputa - Bemina Srinagar demanded con - the office-bearers of Sunrise ing the governance to the rected to conduct intensive checking and dC office and individuals can register their tion of employees of Health struction of drainage network in in Kashmir (nGO) demanded aug - doorsteps of the people. seize the appliances which are cause of over - grievances by dialling toll free numbers i.e department raised the issue of low their area. Another delegation of mentation of sports infrastructure He also assured the people load on the transformers. 9906320997 &18001807122 and also di - pay grade while as another depu - residents of Awantipura demand - in J&K besides informed the that the government is taking vari - the ddC also directed the Executive rects the concerned to give wide publicity to tation of Aharbal Shopian de - ed creation of PHE Mechanical Advisor about the awareness cam - ous steps to ensure that benefits of Engineer r&B to ensure the maintenance of these numbers. manded setting up a J&K Bank division in the town while as a del - paign launched by them about the welfare schemes and programmes the roads, clearance of the slides and black - He also met with several deputation's, branch in their area. A deputation egation of ItI trained workers need for adhering to traffic rules. launched by the government reach topping of road especially from the listened to their grievances patiently and en - of officers of Horticulture working in the PHE department the Advisor gave a patient to the deserving and intended Malikpura to Gandoh Gwari. sure that the redressal of their genuine de - department raised the issue of demanded release of their pend - hearing to the issues and demands beneficiaries. While reviewing the PMGSy projects, mands shall be done with utmost priority. DC Samba discusses Mahila Shakti Kendra Govt revokes PSA detention of 26 persons preparedness for Kishtwar organises awareness JAMMU, JANUARY 10: Baramulla, Mudasir Ahmad Ishfaq Ahmad Ganie S/O Late district Baramulla, Shabir tantray S/O Haji Ali Ghulam rasool Ganie r/O Ahmad Wani S/O Mohammad Pulse Polio programme on Child Rights the government today re - Mohammad tantray r/o Ari-Gohal Akad, dist. yousuf Wani r/O Larkipora voked detention warrants in rohama rafiabad, district Anantnag, Mudasir Maqbool Padgampora, tehsil Immunization Drive KISHTWAR, JANUARY 10: inmates of Bal Ashram respect of 26 persons detained Baramulla, rameez Ahmad teli S/O Mohammad Maqbool Awantipora, district Kishtwar. While interacting under the provisions of Hajam S/O Mohammad rajab teeli r/O Mir Maidan dooru, Pulwama, Umar Gull S/O Gh. in the District Mahila Shakti Kendra with inmates of Bal Ashram, Jammu & Kashmir Public Hajam r/O Panzgam, tehsil Anantnag, Shabir Ahmad Bhat rasool dar, r/O Bonpora SAMBA, JANUARY 10: Kishtwar organized an aware - Women Welfare Officer, MSK Safety Act, 1978. Awantipora, district S/O Ghulam Hassan Bhat r/O Samboora, tehsil Pampore, ness programme on the issues roohie Shamma spoke at the persons whose deten - Pulwama, Mohammad Imran Mirhama, district Kulgam, district Pulwama, Aadil deputy Commissioner, Samba related to child abuse, sexual length regarding Child rights, tion has been revoked are rouf dar S/O Mohammad Ibrahim nawaz Ahmad Haroo S/O Ab Ahmad Lone S/O Gh. rohit Khajuria today convened a violence, culpability of young Child Abuse, provisions re - Ahmad dar S/O Gh. Hassan dar r/O Kripalpora Payeen Gani Haroo r/O Watigam Mohammad Lone r/O district Level task Force Committee offenders and issues relating garding Child Abuse includ - dar r/O Akram dar, Matipora Singhpora Pattan, Manzgam, district Kulgam, Segripora Samboora, tehsil meeting to take stock of the prepared - to the cyber offences, POCSO ing POCSO Act, Child Mohallah Samboora, tehsil Baramulla, Muzafar Ahmad Sadam Hussain Haroo S/O Gh Pampore, district Pulwama, Act, good and bad touch etc at ness for the Intensified Pulse Polio Helpline and about the good Pampore, district Pulwama, dar S/O Ghulam Mohd dar Mohammad Haroo r/O Shahnawaz Ahmad dar S/O Bal Ashram Kishtwar. the Abdul Salam rather S/O Late Immunization (IPPI) programme touch and bad touch. district r/O Lathishort Bomai, Watigam Manzgam, district Gh. Ahmad dar r/O nowpora programme was attended by Coordinator MSK, Shanu Hajai Mohammad ramzan Sopore, dist Baramulla, Mohd Kulgam, rafiq Ahmad Bhat Sopore, district Baramulla, scheduled to be held on January 19. Women Welfare Officer, MSK rana and Heena Jan spoke rather r/O dewan Bagh, Maqbool yatoo S/O Ab Ahad S/O Late Assadullah Bhat r/O nazir Ahmad ronga S/O noor According to the administration, roohie Shamma, district Co- about different Government district Baramulla, tanveer yatoo r/O Hygam Sopore, Gulzarpora, tehsil Mohammad ronga r/O Vakil over 48,372 children were adminis - ordinator MSK Shanu rana Welfare Schemes available Ahmad Bhat S/O Abdul district Baramulla, Showkat Awantipora, district Colony, nishat, Srinagar, tered pulse polio drops last year dur - and Heena Jaan, for their uplift. Khaliq Bhat r/O Maqbool Ahmad Shah S/O Mohammad Pulwama, Shabir Ahmad Lone Zahoor Ahmad Mir S/O Gh. ing the mass immunisation camp. Superintendant Bal Ashram Superintendent Bal Ashram Abad, Walhootra, rafiabad, Azad Shah, r/O Chandhara, S/O Habibullah Lone r/O Qadir Mir r/O rohama 47,654 children of 0-5 year’s age are Kishtwar, rajesh Sharma, Kishtwar rajesh Sharma ap - district Baramulla, tehsil Pampore, district nadihal rafiabad, district rafiabad, district Baramulla expected to be immunised this year. Senior Assistant dSWO preciated MSK Kishtwar for Mohammad Umer dar S/O Pulwama, Mohammad Arif Baramulla, Fayaz Ahmad and Javid Kalas S/O Iqbal dC was apprised that a total of 332 Kishtwar Jagdish raj, be - holding such awareness Abdul rasheed dar r/O Lone S/O Late Abdul razaq naikoo S/O Abdul rahim Kalas r/O nasserpora, tehsil Booths will be set up for the purpose in sides staff members and the events . Patoosa rafiabad, district Lone r/O yanner Pahalgam, naikoo r/O tarzoo Sopore, Keller, district Shopian. the entire district on 19 January and on 20th and 21st January a door to door campaign will be taken up. He ADC chairs meeting regarding was further informed that a Mass District Health Society Jammu organizes Law Pulse Polio Programme will be execut - implementation of NSRMP ed by inter convergence of all the ailed Enforcers Training under NTCP departments including department of programme in Udhampur Social Welfare, ICdS, School JAMMU, JANUARY 10: Chief Medical Officer Jammu, dr Framework Convention on tobacco Education, revenue, transport, danish Ayub Khan welcomed all the Control (FCtC) and Best Practices in Information and Public relations and district Health Society Jammu or - participants and gave overview and ob - India. After that a detailed presentation rural development along with self- ganized one day Law Enforcers jective of the training. Commissioner was given on COtPA 2003 (Section help groups, rotary associations and training under national tobacco Food Safety, J&K, Vinod Sharma and 4&6) and Emerging Challenges & other voluntary associations entailing Control Programme (ntCP) in divisional nodal Officer, ntCP dr Opportunities along with role of Multi- a total of 1328 workers are to be mo - Collaboration with International Union Mridula Singh familiarized the partici - stakeholder engagement and Civil bilised for the mass immunisation against tuberculosis and Lung disease pants about the Burden of tobacco Use Society in effective implementation of at Jammu in which 94 participants programme. Mobile immunisation in India and in Jammu and Kashmir tobacco control laws and Programme. from different departments like vans will be deployed to cover children and also briefed the participants about Experts also spoke about the Health, Education, Police, the national tobacco Control Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes of nomadic communities, construc - Administration, Food and drug Programme (ntCP) in Jammu Production, Manufacture, Import, tion workers among others. According Administration attended the said train - division. national Expert, from new Export, transport, Sale, distribution, UDHAMPUR, JANUARY 10: to the administration, 66 medical ing programme. delhi gave insight about the WHO- Storage and Advertisement Act, 2019. tation of the programme across teams and 20 vaccine distribution the district. He exhorted upon points will be established for the pur - Additional deputy the officers to provide an ex - pose. ddC laid emphasis upon putting Commissioner Udhampur dr. haustive list of critical buildings in coordinated and full thrust on mak - Gurvinderjeet Singh today and infrastructure as sought by DDC tours Kokernag IPPI: DC chaired a meeting with officers ing the mass immunization pro - the higher authorities. of different department for ef - gramme a success campaign and di - the AdC outlined the im - fective implementation of portance of inter departmental rected the district officers to take per - Shopian reviews national Seismic risk coordination in dealing with any sonal intervention where ever re - sub-division, takes stock arrangements Mitigation Programme emergency and emphasized the quired. (nSrMP) in the district. need for the effective implemen - SHOPIAN, JANUARY 10: Speaking on the occasion, tation during any exigency. DLSA Ramban of essentials services the AdC said that the objective Among others, ASP, deputy Commissioner of this programme is to reduce rajinder Katoch, Assistant intensifies ANANTNAG, JANUARY 10: plete base survey for JJM in the (dC)Shopian, Chaudary Mohammad vulnerability of people and their Commissioner development, Kokernag Sub division within the giv - yaseen today convened a meeting to re - assets to earth quake disaster by Mushtaq Choudhary, SdM, plantation drive the district development en timeframe. view the arrangements for the intensi - taking appropriate mitigation ramnagar Farrukh Qazi, RAMBAN, JANUARY 10: Commissioner (ddC)Anantnag, Mr. He directed the r&B department fied pulse polio immunization (IPPI) measures and to strengthen the district Information Officer, Er. Khalid Jahangir today visited to take proper care of roads including programme to be conducted on January capacity of national and state Sajad Bashir Somberia, Chief district Legal Services Authority Kokernag sub-division to take stock of Magam – Sundbrari road in the entire 19, in the district. entities to effectively plan for Medical Officer, dr. K.C dogra, and respond to earthquake. ramban under the Chairmanship of essentials services in the district. Sub division. SdM Kokernag informed the meeting was informed that dur - and other district officers of var - AdC stressed upon the con - Principal district & Session Judge, SdM Kokernag, SE Pdd, ACd, the ddC that all the Jamabandis of ing the first phase 43757 children from 0 ious departments besides repre - cerned officers to meet the set sentatives were present in the ramban, Kishore Kumar today car - CMO Anantnag, Engineers of PMGSy, Larnu & Kokernag tehsils have been to 5 years of age will be administrated po - timeline for effective implemen - meeting. ried out a plantation drive at Karol PHE & r&B, tehsildars & BdOs of completed. lio drops. Kokernag & Larnoo, BMO Kokernag Kundi area of ramban in collabora - Enroute, the ddC interacted with It was given out that 235 vaccination and other officers accompanied the tion with the Forest department to the locals who put forth their demands booths have been establish in three med - DDC Kupwara inaugurates Super-50 ddC. with regard to water, power, road con - improve green cover in the district. ical blocks of the district with adequate the ddC asked the officers to gear nectivity and healthcare. He assured deployment of officials from different Secretary district Legal Services free coaching centre up men and machinery to meet any redressal of their genuine grievances departments besides, the services of 344 Authority, ramban, Amit Sharma whether exigency. on priority. health workers along with supervisory alongwith range Officer, Parshotam On his visit to Sub district Hospital Interacting with the locals in teams, workers and Asha Lal Parihar besides other staff mem - Free winter tuition for 13,000 Kokernag, the ddC interacted with the dandipora, the ddC assured them workers have also been sought for proper bers, PLVs of district Legal Services patients and enquired about the facili - thatsteps for augmenting power supply execution and monitoring of the immu - Authority and local people took part in ties available at the health institute. He students in 10 educational zones in the area are afoot.Enroute, the ddC nization process. the drive. directed the CMO to ensure availability KUPWARA, JANUARY 10: interacted with the locals who put forth While speaking on the occasion, of doctors & paramedical staff and oth - their demands with regard to water, during the plantation drive more deputy Commissioner said that it is col - than 500 saplings of different species er facilities for the convenience of the power, road connectivity and health - the district development Commissioner (ddC) Kupwara, lective responsibility of all stake holders Anshul Garg today inaugurated super 50 winter coaching centre at including Silver Oak, Bamboo, patients. care. He assured redressal of their gen - to achieve the fixed targets to keep the CM’s Model Higher Secondary School Kupwara, in presence of Chief reatha, Sheesham, drankh and Cheer during the tour, the ddC directed uine grievances on priority. PHE department to assess the drinking district polio free. Education Officer Kupwara, G M Lone, dy CEO, and other con - etc were planted. He further directed SE Pdd to pro - water problem in the villages of the deputy Commissioner instruct - cerned officer. It was informed that the aim of setting up of the On the occasion, Chairman dSLA vide 250 KV power transformer at Adigam and Saof Shali Hakqa C, be - Kokernag at an earliest. He was in - ed for ensuring strict adherence to cold coaching centre is to provide free coaching to the students for nEEt, stressed upon the participants as well sides ensuring implementation of Jal formed that new transformers with chain protocol to make sure that the pro - JEE, JKCEt, AIEEE and other competitive exams. Speaking on the as others to plant more trees in their Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Gognard. He higher capacity have been installed at gramme is the safest and most success - occasion, ddC said that, all the basic facilities will be provided to the areas to save environment. also directed the concerned to com - Adhal and drawai recently. ful. students at the center. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal /natiOnal JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, JAnUAry 11, 2020 Medicinal Plant Board: Dullo Govt committed to encourage young chairs maiden meeting of entrepreneurs in JK: Dwivedi Interacts with FII and Bari Bari Brahmana Industries Monitoring Committee Association representatives Seeks scientific action plan for development, JAMMU, JANUARY 10: Commissioner Secretary Industries and Commerce Manoj conservation of rare medicinal plants Kumar dwivedi Friday said that the government is committed to encour - JAMMU, JANUARY 10: age young entrepreneurs to start their business units and provide all Financial facilities for strengthening existing Commissioner, Health and industry in Jammu and Kashmir. Medical Education, Atal the Commissioner Secretary was dullo today directed J&K interacting with representatives of Medicinal Plant Board to Federation of Indian Industries (FII) come up with a scientific and Bari Bari Brahmana Industries action plan for develop - Association, who called on him here ment of medicinal plant today. sector and conservation of the Commissioner Secretary the commissioner Secretary ad - reimbursement of 2% on total intra rare and endangered plant said that administration is abreast vised the successful entrepreneurs to state turnover in case of existing and species found in Jammu with the issues of industrialists and share their success stories with new investments. and Kashmir. the same would be resolved in due youngsters as it will motivate them dwivedi assured the delegations He passed on these di - course of time."the administration to start their business units. that their genuine demands would be rections, while chairing the is for sustainable development of all Meanwhile, the delegations de - looked into. maiden meeting of the related experts for inputs out of which 22 species are the policy will include sec - the sectors and we are hopeful that manded reimbursement of 100 % director Industries Jammu, Monitoring and Evaluation on the specific matters. in high trade with more tor specific action plan the industrial sector would attain CGSt/SGSt to existing units, units Anoo Malhotra and several other of - Committee of the Board, While applauding the than 100 Mt production along with indicator to new heights in coming years" he under substantial expansion and ficers were also present on the occa - here at Civil secretariat. efforts of the Board, he un - per year. It was informed monitor the progress in the added. new units. they further demanded sion. the government of derlined the need for sys - that these 22 species are implementation of the poli - Jammu and Kashmir, had tematic research for devel - being taken up for action cy. in September 2019, consti - oping a link between what on short and medium term the meeting was at - DDC Ganderbal reviews tuted the Monitoring and is cultivated and what is re - for both conservation and tended by Commissioner Digitization of Land Evaluation Committee to quired by the industry. cultivation. Secretary Forest monitor and evaluate the A detailed power point For providing liveli - Environment and Ecology, status of RDD schemes Records: Dr Kotwal reviews activities of J&K Medicinal presentation on the hood opportunities to the Sarita Chauhan; director GANDERBAL, JANUARY 09: Plant Board. Medicinal Plant Board and local population, the meet - Horticulture, Jammu, r K progress in Jammu District He underlined the need its functioning was given in ing decided to have an inte - Katoch; director district development Commissioner (ddC), the meeting. grated policy for the (medi - Floriculture, Jammu, K S for evolving a framework Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan, today chaired a meeting to JAMMU, JANUARY 10: maining 10 tehsils of 22 It was given out in the cinal and aromatic plants) Chib; director Indian for cultivation, processing review the progress of rural development department tehsils of district Jammu, as and grading on scientific meeting that around 1100 sector with specific action System of Medicine J&K , (rdd) under the flagship programmes including MGn - Financial Commissioner the progress in 12 tehsils was plants found in J&K are re - for each relevant stake - Mohan Singh; Joint lines to get good returns on revenue, J&K Chief reviewed in the recent past. ported to be used in differ - holder. director H&ME, Madan rEGA, 14th FC, SBM and PMAy. the meeting was attend - value added products. He Executive Officer, Jammu & the progress of digitization of asked the Board to invite ent systems of medicine, It was informed that Lal and other officers. ed by AdC, Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba, CPO, ACd, CEO, district Panchayat Officer, Block development Kashmir Land records land records was reviewed in Management Agency Officers and other concerned. r S Pura, Suchetgarh, Marh, (JaKLarMA), dr. Pawan Akhnoor, Jourian, Maira Industry department the ddC reviewed block and panchayat-wise DSHO visits Gushi Kupwara Kotwal, today reviewed the Mandrian, Chowki Choura, progress made under various schemes and fixed set time - progress of writing/ updation Khour, Pargwal, and Khara organizes awareness lines for completion of all pending works.Healso took KUPWARA, JANUARY 10: the results of measures taken by of Jamabandis in Jammu Balli. Speaking at the meet - camp for budding the department were found en - stock of physical and financial achievements made under district as part of the digitiza - ing, the FCr directed the con - the district Sheep Husbandry couraging. the Village Sarpanch SBM, PMAy and MGnrEGA in the district. tion of Land records under cerned officials to expedite entrepreneurs Officer (dSHO) Kupwara along accompanied the team. He also reviewed the formulation of plan under 14 FC Land records the writing and updation of with Animal Scientist KVK con - the dSHO appealed the peo - Phase II, and status of works taken under 14 FC Phase I Modernization Programme KATHUA, JANUARY 10: Jamabandis so that all the ducted a tour of the areas affected ple to be in constant touch with the was also reviewed. It was informed that works taken un - (dILrMP). He took detailed scanned documents are up - with Fascioliasis disease, to re - department and follow their ad - der 14 FC are under execution out of which 77 works stand review of the progress in re - dated. Industry department today organized view and oversee the measures be - vice in letter and spirit. one day awareness camp cum interactive completed. ing taken by the department to Farmers of the district were session at ItI Hiranagar which was chaired the ddC also reviewed the status of works taken un - control the outbreak. advised to avoid feeding paddy by General Manager, dIC Kathua, Babu der B2V phase-I in the district. He directed the concerned during the tour the team along straw to their sheep and goats and ram. to expedite the pace in these works so that they are com - with the staff of district Sheep to avoid high protein diet in order the Functional Managers, Project pleted before this March. the meeting also discussed the Husbandry organization to prevent mortality. they were al - Manager, IPOs, staff members of I.t.I Kupwara, headed by the technical so advised to incorporate high en - status of works taken under Convergence plan. It was in - Hiranagar, Officials of KVIB, dIC besides officer district Husbandry Office ergy diet in their feed while re - formed that 50 works are under executions, which include large numbers of students from different Kupwara visited the affected peating the dossing at an interval 47 works under education and 3 under district youth trades of ItI Hiranagar were present in the flocks at village Gushi Kupwara. of 28 days in high incidence areas. Services and Sports. camp. the concerned officers explained at length about ongoing schemes of Industries and Commerce department namely Industrial development Scheme, Conduct 2700 candidates of Single Window and issuances of EM Part- Director Agriculture Visits Bhalwal Block, I & EM Part-II at the dIC Level and also appear in NEET Prime Minister Employee Generation Programme (PMEGP) in which eligibility Inspects Progress of NAFCC Project PG, JEE Main Ph : 7298004446 criteria is rs. 10 Lakhs for service Sector and JAMMU, JANUARY 10: E- [email protected] rs. 25 Lakhs for manufacturing sector. exams in Srinagar W- www.jkbank.net Information regarding subsidy under vari - director Agriculture SRINAGAR, JANUARY 10: The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited ous categories was also disseminated among Jammu, InderJeet today con - Bu SMGS HoSPITaL the participants. ducted an intensive tour of twenty-seven hundred GM dIC also informed that Industries Bhalwal Block to assess the candidates appeared in this PuBLIC NoTICE and Commerce department is creating a progress of farmers' welfare pro - week's two national level en - huge land bank in Kathua district to facili - grammes being implemented trance examinations at This is for the information of general public through this no- Srinagar centres. F-90 Purani tate the young entrepreneurs in establishing under national Adaptation tice that Mr. Neeraj Gupta S/o Sh. Sunil Gupta R/o these includes 2135 candi - i Jammu is going to martgage the property comprising of industrial units. Fund for Climate Change Mand dates who appeared in the three storied Residential Building along with land underneath A detailed presentation was also given Project (nAFCC). on Central Governemnt scheme Pradhan Joint Entrance Examination or measuring 04 marlas (1088 sft) situated at Fattu chogan. He was accompanied by perty is bounded by North: Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan dhan yojana. JEE Main held between 6 and The sorroundings of the pro Joint director Agriculture 9 January 2020. these also in - House of Sh. Durga Singh/lane, South: House of Sh. Rakesh h. Durga Singh. The (Extension) Omkar Singh clude 565 candidates who ap - Kumar, East: Lane and west : House of S DDC Kathua approves Borrower is availing loan facility from J&K Bank B/U SMGS H Chowdhary, Subject Matter peared in the national launched in the year 2016-2017 completion of work. Meanwhile Jammu and going to mortgage the said property in favour of the Specialist (rL) Vijay Kaushal, Eligibility cum Entrance test new works under 14 FC covering 25 villages under 11 director Agriculture also inau - Bank as security for loan facility. If any person has any objection CAO Jammu F. A. Bhat, ASCO or nEEt PG held on January 5. panchayats of Block Bhalwal of gurated a vermicompost unit at to purchase/mortgage of the property in favour of the Bank as KATHUA, JANUARY 10: Sham kumar Gupta, Sub the two entrance exams were Jammu division. the pro - lower Gharota. the director was mentioned herein above may contact the under-signed and file divisional Agriculture Officer held at 14 centres put together days from the date of pub- gramme envisions introducing apprised that 20 Bore-wells and his/her/their objections within seven district development Commissioner, O Marh, M. r. rakwal and AEO set up at different locations. lication of this notice failing which no objection shall be enter- adaptable/helpful farm prac - 19 Vermicompost units has been P Bhagat today reviewed the progress of Bhalwal Vandana Kotwal be - the Srinagar administration tained in this regard and it shall be presumed that nobody has works under 14 Finance Commission and al - sides others officers of the de - tices and interventions for coun - established till date and 220 had made necessary arrange - any objection to the mortgage of the said property to the Bank so accorded sanction to new works. ddC partment. director Agriculture tering the ill effects of climatic beneficiaries has been identified ments to facilitate holding of and the same is free from all previous encumbrances, charges, said that substantial amount under 14 FC inspected the various works changes. director asked the for providing subsidy on milk these exams in the district. liens and litigations. was alloctaed to Gram Panchayts to provide such as community deep bore farmers to diversify their farm - animals. BdC, Chairman, basic amenities and developing quality rural ing through activities under Bhalwal, Kuldeep raj, wells, individual bore wells, GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR infrastructure for the villagers. He said that Vermicompost Units setup un - Apiculture, Mushroom, Seed Sarpanch, raipur, Kuljeet the 14 FC decentralizes authority with a view der nAFCC Project by the Production and adoption of lat - Singh, Sarpanch Gharota, J&K SERvICES SELECTIoN BoaRD,JaMMu to accelerate the pace of developmental pro - department at Berha, Marjali, est agriculture technology to Partap Singh, Sarpanch, Final Notice for getting withheld recommendation releas grammes and encourages peoples` partici - Bhalwal and Lower Gharota achieve the goal of doubling the Bhalwal, raj dev, Sarpanch, ed. farmer’s income .Earlier, while Lower Gharota, Santosh pation in the process of development. the Villages. While addressing the Name of the Candidate Category Sel S.No Address ddC said that the district level committee farmers, InderJeet said that to inspecting the ongoing works of Kumari, Sarpanch, Lower Amb, will accord administrative sanction of the mitigate the adverse affects of Soil testing Laboratory under Jaswant Singh, progressive Shaied Iqbal S/o OM/RBA 03 H.No. 19 Block 51, Balmat Kote works after detailed scrutiny and evaluation climate change on farming, nAFCC Project at Bhalwal, farmer, Attar Singh and other Mohd Mubark Malik Larh, Reasi, 182315 of the estimates duly and technically director Agriculture instructed farmers also interacted with the nAFCC Project has been Whereas, you checked by the Executive Engineer, rEW. the concerned officials for early director. has been selected for the post of "Urdu Teacher" (School Education Department)" in pursuance of Advertisement Notification No.06 of 2017 under item No.041 district cadre Reasi. Whereas, you were required to furnish the deficient documents within 30 DIPR organizes Cultural Programat Baramulla days and you did not avail the opportunity to furnish the same, Whereas, you were further served the notice vide this office One-day event aimed at imbibing the spirit of Fundamental Duties among Citizens No.SSB/Secy/Sel/37/19/J/6063-65 dated 13-12-2019 to submit the requisite documents and you again fail to submit th BARAMULLA, JANUARY 10: Fundamental duties of the consti - preservation. as a better medium through which e requisite certificate, tution among the citizens. He highlighted various activi - the people can be educated effi - Whereas, this office has received an undertaking in the shapes of Affidavit the Cultural Wing of On the occasion, an array of ties being carried out by ciently regarding their rights and duly attested by the Sub-Judge, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Jammu on 04th department of Information and cultural items ranging from tradi - Information department for the duties. Moreover, he said the dis - December 2019 that you are not willing to Join for the above said post. Public relations (dIPr) Kashmir tional folklore to Mehfil-e- betterment of the society. trict administration will explore Now, therefore, through the medium of this notice you are hereby given a fi- in collaboration with district Musharia were presented by vari - deputy Commissioner in his possibilities for promotion of rich nal opportunity to submit requisite documents within a period of 07 days in the Information Centre Baramulla ous artists which enthralled the address complimented the art and cultural heritage in the dis - J&K Services Selection Board, Shekari Bh and Hope disability Centre today audience. Information department and oth - trict. Among others, GoC 46 rr, awan Panam Chowk, Jammu, failing organized a cultural program here In his valedictory address, er participants for organizing such Cultural Officer Kashmir reyaz which your will forfeit your right of being recommended and your candidature at Sheerwani Community Hall. district Information Officer programmes and said that such Ahmad Fazali, district and shall be cancelled forthwith deputy Commissioner Baramulla Mudassir Hussain said events should mainly focus on dis - Sectoral officers, PrI representa - Ranjeet Singh (KaS) Baramulla dr G n Itoo was the the aim of organizing such cultural seminating awareness regarding tives, senior journalists, civil socie - chief guest. programmes is to portray the rich environmental conservation. ty members and other prominent Secretary the programme was organized Kashmiri culture and tradition be - He said that the traditional sections of the society were present J&K Service Selection Board with a view to imbibe the spirit of sides renewing efforts for its Kashmiri culture and customs act on the occasion. DIP/J-12090/19 Jammu Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 11, 2020 Glimpses of Future Don’t be a silent tool EStABLISHEd In 1986 BY : AJOY KUMAR stood out was of a “helpless” police force standing outside the gates of the Incidents at JnU have cast a shad - university campus even as violence Rising Petrol prices ow on the integrity of the police force. and damage raged inside JnU. As per It’s high time delhi Police restores reports, WhatsApp alerts where sent ith global oil prices hitting three-month high credibility. It owes allegiance not to to the delhi police, raising an alarm on heightened US-Iran tension, India must the Government but to the rule of law that a large gathering had entered prepare to deal with all kinds of situations. the modern police force (some would JnU with weapons and sticks and W call this an oxymoron) is often as - were attacking the students. these Crude oil prices have risen to a three-month high of al- sumed to have been around for cen - alerts were sent around 3 pm. most USd 72 a barrel soon after Iranian air-strikes turies. India, with its colonial back - However, until 7:45 pm, additional against US-Iraqi military bases, but cooled off amid drop, got its own police force from forces failed to enter JnU to stop the speculation that tehran is opting for limited retaliation what the British had left. However, violence and get a grip of the situation. even in democracies that are centuries over the killing of its top general. India is 84 per cent de- In fact, as per a delhi Police report, older, the modern police force is a rel - starting from 2:30 pm, the police con - pendant on imports to meet its oil needs and any spike atively recent concept. In the US, for trol room received more than 50 calls in global prices has a direct bearing on its economy. not example, policing was primarily prof - about masked miscreants entering just imports but even domestic crude oil -- which forms it-based. Meaning, it was a privately- the university campus and beating up funded system and was often a luxury the raw material for making petrol, diesel and other pe- students. this was not the only curi - only for the rich and the powerful. ous element in the sequence of events. troleum products -- is priced according to international Slowly, this model changed from an As the attacks took place, an entire benchmarks. the Middle East accounts for more than individually-funded luxury to more of stretch of the road of up to one kilome - two-thirds of the country's oil imports, with Iraq and a collective good where a larger num - tre in front of JnU became pitch dark. ber of people pooled in money to pay throughout the 19th century, the defi - Indian police force, events of the past Saudi Arabia being the top suppliers. Foreign Minister S Why were the streetlights switched off for the protection of their town/city. nition of public order, which a police month show just how little can change or missing? And how did this happen? Jaishankar has also spoken to his counterparts in major In the northern part of the US, this re - officer was entrusted to maintain, de - over a period of time. this past week, As a former police officer and a bearer oil supplying nations and has conveyed India's concerns quirement for a police force was pri - pended on who was asking. this polic - we saw one of the most troubling of common sense, I feel the first thing ing system in the later part of the 19th episodes in police history at the over the geopolitical situation since last week. But India marily driven by economic factors, ie, the police should have done was to to keep the property and assets of a century was driven by political par - Jawaharlal nehru University (JnU). must keep an eye on the developments. Iranian strikes somehow get the lights working in the community safe. In the southern part, ties, where the police captains and On January 5, a mob of masked men area where the worst attack was tak - followed the killing of General Qassem Soleimani last however, policing was driven by a dif - sergeants for each precinct were usu - and women entered the JnU campus ing place. One doesn’t need police week on US President donald trump's orders. tensions ferent motivation. the focus of the po - ally picked by the local political party armed with machetes, hammers and training to know that there is less like - ward leader. this police would then rods and attacked the students and have flared between the two nations since the US re-im- lice was on “protection” and “preser - lihood of crime and violence when vation” of the slavery system and on target forces that challenged the pre - teachers there. At least 23 people were people think they can be identified. posed sanctions on Iran last year over its nuclear pro- “enforcing segregation.” As the time vailing political establishment. injured, including faculty members gramme. there are different dimensions and ramifica- magazine put it eloquently, in the US, Fast forward to 2019 and to the and students. the one image that Don’t be a silent on Page 7 tions of the developing situation in the Middle East. India is a major consumer of oil and we shall keep a close eye on the developments. Brent crude oil rose as much as USd 3.48 to USd 71.75 a barrel before slipping Find a better alternative to below USd 69. West texas Intermediate climbed USd 2.95, or 4.7 per cent, to USd 65.65 on the new york BY : SWAPNA MAJUMDAR is the Government pushing for it rcantile Exchange but later retreated to USd 62.84. when Karnataka has already tried Me A Government proposal to this and not succeeded in deterring the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries amend the Prohibition of Child the incidence of underage mar - has promised to keep supplies flowing to customers. Marriage Act, 2006, to render all riages? In 2016, the Karnataka While not a single drop of oil supply has been lost due to underage marriages void, is being Government declared all underage opposed by child rights activists A marriages as legally void (as com - the escalation in tensions, United Arab Emirates proposal by the Ministry of pared to such marriages being Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei said in Abu dhabi Women and Child development to voidable if the underage girl so that OPEC was not forecasting a shortage of supply un- amend the Prohibition of Child wants under the Central legisla - less we have a catastrophic escalation, which we don't Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, to tion). In such legally void underage render all underage marriages marriages, while the girl continues see. In India, petrol and diesel prices were unchanged void, has raised the hackles of to stay at her matrimonial home on Wednesday after six consecutive days of increases. women’s groups, child rights ac - despite no legal recognition of her the retail pump prices of petrol in delhi remained un- tivists, community-based organi - marriage, she has no access to in - changed at rs 75.74 per litre - the highest since sations and legal and development heritance and marital rights. researchers. they contend that Experts say that making the mar - november 2018 and diesel at rs 68.79. Since January 2, this move would not benefit under - riage void impacts the girl nega - petrol price has increased by 58 paise per litre, while age girls and do more harm than tively as she will continue to be vul - diesel rates have gone up 83 paise. For an economy that good. At present, under the PCMA, nerable until such time the couple is struggling to recover from a six-year low growth rate though all underage marriages are marries again on reaching adult - voidable, they are treated as valid. hood. Only then will their alliance of 4.5 per cent, a spike in oil prices poses a significant this means that while such mar - be considered legally valid and the workers. the inability of the law to nario, greater focus on eliminating risk as it will not just stoke inflation but also lead to riages can be prevented with the girl become eligible to avail social protect the community or nGO root causes of such marriages, ad - higher outgo on government subsidies on cooking fuel. help of this Act, they are consid - welfare benefits. Consultations on workers when they intervened to dressing existing patriarchal atti - ered valid once they take place. It whether or not this amendment help these girls was also discussed, tudes and investing on empower - (the marriage) can, however, be was needed were held recently by just as it failed to help Bhanwari ing girls and their families could be nullified by the underage girl. On the Partners in Law in devi, a Government worker em - a better way to end child marriage. the other hand, if amended, the development (PLd), a legal re - ployed to stop child marriages in As early marriage is often not a PCMA will no longer recognise the source group. Over 25 nGOs work - rajasthan. She was sexually as - choice, there was an urgent need to marital status of underage girls or ing on the issue shared experiences saulted to punish her for interven - tackle poor education, taboos Guided tour in J&K their matrimonial rights as it does of the circumstances in which girls ing in the marriage of an infant girl around adolescent sexuality and now. It will also take away their were forced into underage mar - from a dominant caste. It has been the lack of employment opportuni - right to decide whether or not they riages and how the law worked on over 25 years but her case is yet to ties, all of which combine to make want to continue with the marriage the ground when they sought help come to any conclusion and the marriage compulsory for girls ac - or nullify it. then, how will this either to prevent or nullify them perpetrators are yet to be pun - cording to Madhu Mehra of PLd. A amendment empower girls? Why from duty-bearers or community ished. therefore, in such a sce - Find a better on Page 7 Why it’s wrong to say liberals are intolerant BY : KANIKA RAI DHANDA is not in the letter per se, but the spirit behind the letter and the rea - I am compelled to write this in soning behind its formulation. response to an article on “the these protests fight the spirit and Intolerance of Liberals” recently not the verse, they doubt not the ac - published in a national newspaper. tions but the intentions behind the It contends that the “liberal” mind - law. the same objective reasoning set in the country is intolerant of dif - that the author seems to demand is ference of opinion and the non-lib - selective and is not extended beyond erals are tolerant of their protests in - the turf and fences of legal vocabu - cluding the most recent ones on the lary to justify the classification itself Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the motivations that shaped rather than flying envoys in and stage-managing Pr, the Govt must and the national register of Citizens these classifications. this is the rea - first ensure a degree of normalcy in the Valley. these are cold facts. the (nrC). that article also contends son why the CAA fails to hold ration - Kashmir Valley has been under a digital siege with internet and mobile that this “liberal” viewpoint is not al ground and is arbitrary at best. networks shut down ever since Article 370 was abrogated in August. Zero based on “objective” facts. My re - the law is seen as arbitrary for the online operations and transactions have hurt everything that matters on sponse aims to shed light on how lack of rationale for including the human liveability index businesses, bank transfers, hospital referrals, the politics of “objective debate” Afghanistan, if the reference is made telemedicine, distant learning and even student registrations. there has plays out between the “liberals” and to the history of India’s Partition, for been an unprecedented security lockdown ever since Jammu and Kashmir “liberal bashers” and prevents any choosing religious persecution over was downgraded from a State to a Union territory, ostensibly to prevent meaningful discourse to take place any other type of persecution or civil people from protesting against the decisions imposed. three former Chief in contexts like CAA/nrC. war or genocide, for excluding Ministers, who have always been the bridge between the people and the the said article claiming lack of tentionally performs the same feat who is disseminating the misinfor - Muslims (who are also persecuted Centre and have acted as a bulwark against exported militancy taking roots “objective debate” on CAA/nrC as - by complaining about her Harvard mation and how, one cannot cease on religious lines) hiding under the sumes complete clarity on this mat - Guided tour on Page 7 peer group and then simultaneously to wonder if only a dissenting opin - terminology of “minorities”, for not ter that is under debate and awaits bashing liberals, thus allowing the ion is dismissed to be mere misin - considering Hindu minorities in the judicial scrutiny. the writer con - wave against liberals to wash other formation in a patronising manner. Buddhist states of Sri Lanka or founds political and legal rhetoric dissidents. the gamut of “left-lib - the fundamental problem in the ar - Bhutan. these are the questions that H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y with facts. this confusion is charac - eral” politics or “liberal” ideology – guments put forth by Ms.deo is that move people on ground to reject the teristic of both liberals and liberal- the Congress and some other na - she falls prey to the “liberal trap” CAA, and this reality is countered by bashers who are in an unagreed con - tional parties are criticised precisely that she claims to despise. What’s the right-wing elite with repetitive 1920 : League of Nations instituted tract to occupy the entire spectrum for being absent from the on-ground this “liberal trap”? It is a turf with a tautological letters of the law; or On January 10, 1920, the League of nations formally comes into being of public discourse, thereby entirely struggles and failing to channelise fence beyond which you do not carry worse by dismissing it as misinfor - when the Covenant of the League of nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, wiping out alternative voices of dis - the voices of the protesting masses. your tools of objectivity and reason - mation. Likewise, with regard to the takes effect. In 1914, a political assassination in Sarajevo set off a chain of sent from the ground. When one of But on the other hand, the same lib - ing as they cannot resolve logical nrC, protesters are deemed igno - events that led to the outbreak of the most costly war ever fought to that these two binaries is not in the erals are blamed for spreading mis - contradictions. the turf here is the rant and their demonstration of ob - date. As more and more young men were sent down into the trenches, influ- frame, the dominant of the two information. By doing so, they are Citizenship (Amendment) Act and jections premature without the ential voices in the United States and Britain began calling for the establish- groups invents the ghost of the other not blaming or shaming the liberals the national register of Citizens -- rules being determined by the gov - ment of a permanent international body to maintain peace in the postwar to battle it for a self-acclaimed victo - but the masses of India, who are un - and the fences are categories such as ernment. However, it is the lack of world. President Woodrow Wilsonbecame a vocal advocate of this concept, ry. this is what is occurring with re - derstood to be culpable to any mis - “minorities”, “religious persecu - clarity that is the primary motiva - and in 1918 he included a sketch of the international body in his 14-point gard to the ongoing protests in the information, to be incapable of tion” and“only aforementioned tion for the current outcry. proposal to end the war. In november 1918, the Central Powers agreed to an current political context in this grasping any legal or political termi - three countries”. therefore, every - Moreover, the excuse that rules for country. the writer of that article, nology and its consequences. If ac - thing looks green on the turf with the nrC have not been created is a 1920 on Page 7 Priyanka deo, intentionally or unin - cusers cannot objectively point out the fences intact. However, the law Why it’s wrong on Page 7

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PRESS TRUST Of INDIA protests across the country. the Parliament, no one should be insti - bated (once passed by Parliament)." passed by Parliament it has to be ac - Panaji Jan 10 : Congress and other opposition par - gated by the opposition to say any - the CAA is to be accepted by the peo - cepted. Even if the prime minister is ties have criticised the new law that thing against it on the streets." ple of this country because these are not from my party, I should accept Goa Congress leader and former grants citizenship to non-Muslim Commenting on protests around good laws, he added. "I belong to a him because he is PM of India," Mr MP John Fernandes criticised his refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh university campuses, including in particular political party but I have Fernandes said. own party for opposing the amended and Afghanistan who came to India delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, Mr opinion as an individual. We have the government says the citizen - citizenship act, saying laws passed by before december 31, 2014 to escape Fernandes said: "I don't think it is ap - made mistakes in the last 70 years ship law will help non-Muslim mi - Parliament should not be challenged religious persecution in their home propriate, what is going on. I know and why we should continue with the norities from three Muslim-dominat - on the streets. country. Fernandes was addressing a how it started. It started at Jamia same mistakes?" he asked. It is not ed countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan Fernandes, a former Goa Pradesh gathering in Panaji where issues like Millia Islamia, I was a director to that anyone's business to convince India and Bangladesh - to become Indian Congress Committee (GPCC) presi - citizenship bill and scrapping of board and I know how it was func - on Article 370 and CAA, the citizens easily if they fled to India be - dent, termed the Citizenship Article 370, that provided special sta - tioning therefore I resigned from that Comgress leader said, referring to fore 2015 because of religious perse - (Amendment) Act (CAA) as a "good" tus to Jammu and Kashmir, were dis - board." the two-time former rajya Pakistan's criticism on these issues. cution. But critics fear the CAA dis - law which should be accepted by peo - cussed. the former GPCC chief, who Sabha MP asked: "Can laws be made "It is not for people across the border criminates against Muslims and vio - ple. the passage of the bill in held reigns of the party in Goa in on the streets? then it is law of the to dictate us terms about laws passed lates the secular principles of the con - Parliament last month triggered 2013, said: "When a law is passed by jungle. these topics are not to be de - by our Parliament." "When a law is stitution. BJP leader Bhargava slams Cong govt Jagan appears before Four more arrested in Muzaffarnagar CBI court in DA case, for violence during anti-CAA protests PRESS TRUST Of INDIA in the district for their alleged involve - for making 'Chhapaak' tax-free in MP Muzaffarnagar, Jan 10 ment in the violence that broke out next hearing Jan 17 during the protest has gone up to 85. PRESS TRUST Of INDIA saying the movie gives a "positive Kamal nath has decided to make the Four more people have been ar - Police recently started identifying al - Bhopal Jan 10: message to the society about acid at - film tax-free to give a positive message rested here for their alleged involve - leged troublemakers on the basis of tack survivors." However, the move to the society, while on the other ment in violence during the anti-CAA CCtV footage from areas where the vi - BJP leader Gopal Bhargava has has not gone down well with the oppo - Bhargava has made remarks which protests, police said on Friday. olence broke ou t. criticised the Madhya Pradesh gov - sition BJP. the film was not even re - are too low and highly derogatory to - Shameem, Inam Shamim, Alvi and the UP police had arrested two per - ernments decision to declare leased and still it was made tax-free. wards women, she said. Salman were arrested on thursday sons here on Wednesday evening on simi - Bollywood movie 'Chhapaak' as tax- Be it stunt or action or anything if “It reflects not just Bhargavas evening after being identified on the lar charges. Eighteen people have been free in the state and remarked that porn, they could have done it even thinking about women, but also ex - basis of CCtV footage for allegedly in - released here so far by court orders af - even if the film was "porn" the then, Bhargava said in Harda town poses the entire BJP,” she told PtI. dulging in stone pelting during the vio - ter police filed reports stating there Congress administration would have while talking to reporters on Padukone visited the JnU campus in lence that broke out on december 20, was no evidence of their involvement given it the same relief. the film, thursday. the Leader of Opposition delhi on tuesday to express solidarity they said. While three accused were ar - in the violence. this town in western based on the life of an acid attack sur - in the assembly was asked about the with students who were attacked by rested by the Civil Lines police station, Uttar Pradesh witnessed viole nt vivor - played by actor deepika Congress government's decision to armed assailants on Sunday night, but one was arrested by the Kotwali police pr otests against the Citizenship Padukone - was declared tax-free in make the Padukone- starrer film tax- did not address the gathering. After station. With these fresh arrests, the (Amendment) Act a fter Frid ay prayers the Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh free. reacting strongly to Bhargavas her JnU visit, many appreciated her total number of people apprehended on dec emb er 20. PRESS TRUST Of INDIA and Chhattisgarh on thursday, a day comments, MP Congress media de - "silent solidarity", but some others Hyderabad Jan 10 : before its release. Madhya Pradesh partment chairperson Shobha Oza criticised her for "supporting Local differences, state rivalries shouldn''t come Chief Minister Kamal nath took to termed them as derogatory towards Leftists", saying it was a promotional twitter to make the announcement, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister in way of defending democracy: Sitaram Yechury women. On one hand Chief Minister stunt ahead of her film's release. y S Jagan Mohan reddy on Friday appeared before a Special CBI Court PRESS TRUST Of INDIA New Delhi, Jan 10 in an alleged disproportionate as - Contn. from Page 6 ...... sets case following which it posted Local differences and rivalries at the matter for January 17 for further the state level should not come in the hearing. this is the first time Jagan way of defending democracy, said Find a better ...... appeared before the court after as - CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram suming charge as chief minister last yechury while taking a dig at West study by PLd on how PCMA has been used over nine cause trouble, or when forced marriage is imminent. the year. He appeared before the court Bengal Chief Minister Mamata years shows that the law had been largely used with study states that elopement is also a way for the girls to after he was summoned in connec - Banerjee for boycotting an Opposition criminal laws by parents of girls to target marriages escape isolation or abuse in natal homes while bearing tion with the ongoing trial. the meeting on the CAA. Banerjee, while without their consent. It found that PCMA cases filed by the drudgery of housework. In such cases, the report court is hearing the disproportion - speaking in the state Assembly on the parents of the girl, essentially to counter elopements states that punitive laws cannot be a solution to tackling ate assets case quid quo pro every thursday, said she will not attend the were far greater that those by Child Marriage Prohibition either elopements or marriages forced by conditions of Friday. Jagan had, however, sought meeting convened by Congress Officers (CMPO) against forced marriages. economic deprivation. Since a high percentage of these exemptions from physically ap - President Sonia Gandhi here on In such cases, parents used the Protection of cases are of consenting relations between adolescents, pearing before the court. the spe - January 13. Her decision was in Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) in there needs to be a recognition and acceptance of their cial court had recently directed the protest against the violence allegedly conjunction with PCMA to prosecute boys in consensual sexuality instead of criminalising them. Since health chief minister to appear in person carried out by the Congress and Left in fence of India's secular democracy in relations and runaway marriages. Under POCSO, the service providers are mandated to report cases of sexual for the trial thereby rejecting his the state during the nationwide trade the face of sinister attacks by rSS/BJP age of sexual consent is 18, the same as the minimum age activity and pregnancy among adolescents that come to plea for an exemption. union strike on January 8. "the de - is the task of every patriot. of marriage. this makes POCSO a powerful legal tool to them, it automatically pushes their case into the criminal punish the boys in a sexual relationship with the adoles - justice system without the consent of the girls. Ongoing cent girls even if it is consensual. In fact, romantic cases interventions and research between the Mumbai-based in which the girl admitted to a consensual relationship Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied theme (CE - Contn. from Page 6 ...... with the accused boy constituted a high percentage of HAt), with Mumbai Municipal Hospitals showed that of cases under POCSO. A study by the Centre for Child and the girls brought in during the period 2008-2016 by the the Law in Bengaluru’s national Law University of India police for rape examination, 41 per cent were under 18 Why it’s wrong ...... found that of the 2,788 POCSO cases in the five States years. Although these girls clearly stated that they were matter of procedural law and cannot be sought as a de - can only be upheld when one is granted an audience. I studied, delhi topped the list with 23 per cent of them in consenting relationships and did not want to record a fence for the substantive intent of the law. Also, extending completely advocate spaces for discussion where one can being romantic cases followed by Karnataka (21.8 per complaint, their parents insisted on filing First reasoning beyond the fences of the turf, it follows the discuss and debate amid differing viewpoints and is not cent in just three districts), Andhra Pradesh (21.2 per Information reports (FIrs). Further, CEHAt also residue of the nrC is bound to be screened through the relegated to express anguish in order to be heard. cent), (20.5 per cent) and (15.6 per found that when girls visited public hospitals seeking a eyes of the CAA. Hence, any delinking rhetoric can be ob - However, my attempts so far on the social media have cent). In Mumbai too, it was no different. Aarambh medical termination of an unwanted pregnancy, the hos - jectively termed as misinformed myopia. In the larger been dismissed by “non-liberals”. People expressing al - India, a portal dedicated to protection of children from pitals violated their right to choice by making abortion scheme of things, this is what occurs when people who ternate arguments are defined as “trash” by some of the sexual offences, worked on 260 cases jointly with conditional i.e. it would be allowed only if the girl report - lackformal training in political philosophy or law but followers of Ms deo. their ideas are informed by simplis - Prerana, a not-for-profit working on child protection ed her case with the police and registered a FIr. work as journalists, who instead of focusing on reporting tic arguments put forth by forums like new India and the international ‘Break the Silence’ campaign of the Past cases have shown that delays following such re - the issues, take up a stand and pursue them in the form of Junction. As it is often said in some media channels, it is Hong Kong-based AdM Capital Foundation. they found porting sometimes exceed 20 weeks within which a ter - videos or articles to defend their stand vociferously. In do - the age of snowflakes where any stone hurled in any direc - that about 25 per cent were involved in consensual sexu - mination of pregnancy is allowed by law. this forces the ing so, they eliminate the possibility of merit or substance tion is perceived as a guillotine on one’s personal integri - al relationships, of which a large number were between girl to either approach the courts or carry the pregnancy in a differing viewpoint. Ms deo falls prey to precisely ty. At a time when students and their batchmates from the age group of 16-18 years. A study of 731 police cases to full term, both of which can be traumatic. India is what she says the “liberals” lack. many different universities in India are facing in - in 2017 in tribal areas of Gujarat’s dahod, Panchmahal among 196 countries which are signatories to the the anguish expressed by my fellow Harvard col - comparable brutality and threats from university and Morbi districts revealed that reports of missing girls Convention of the rights of Child (CrC). this calls for leagues on the matter of an interview with an Assamese administrations, it is despicable to see journalists aged between 14-18 years were registered as abduction recognising adolescent sexuality as well as underage proponent of the CAA was not about this sole instance, but use media plat forms to articulate threats of being taken cases. Conducted by Area networking and development marriages of older adolescents to be treated as valid if in response to a series of similar videos which frame the down from alumni associations overseas. If people in re - Initiatives, (AnAndI), a non-profit working in the State, the indirect harm outweighs its benefits. Studies by the the research found that 46 per cent of these abduction organisations opposing the proposed PCMA amend - government’s policies in a positive light by selectively in - sponsible positions take themselves less seriously and cases filed were related to marriage (against wishes of ment have provided evidence of the harm caused by the terviewing adherents and ignoring voices of dissent. their professions more seriously, they would be democrat - parents) and all the complainants were parents of the law. Criminalising consenting adolescents is a violation Moreover, while Ms deo reacts to the comments with ic in representing and reporting factual subjective and girl. Adolescent girls who elope often do so from desper - of their rights and addressing the root cause of such mar - emotion, calling for reason, the comments with reason on dissenting voices for viewers and readers to formulate ation. In their recent report on Why Girls run Away to riages/elopements by building capacities and sexual and her posts are met with silence. Courtesy is desirable, but - their own objective opinion. Marry, the PLd points out that girls take this step when reproductive health knowledge of adolescents must be they realise discovery of their romantic relationship will the only options. Don’t be a silent ...... Guided tour ...... yet, we do not know what caused this curious case of missing structed or nudged to overlook certain incidents from cer- lights. the delhi police’s image was further dented due to tain pockets of people and amplify certain incidents from an- on home soil, continue to be under detention for fear that ganda over perception has meant that it has hardly learnt photographs that showed people armed with rods and sticks other. the discourse has been set by the ruling Government their old stated positions on protective status for the Valley lessons from its last Pr misadventure when it let in an “un - walking right in front of them. with phrases like tukde-tukde gang or labelling every critic as would now amount to inciting treason. And without ad - official” EU delegation of MPs for an ear-to-the-ground In Uttar Pradesh, too, there have been certain horror sto- anti-national. Why the BJP is setting the nation aflame? It dressing the civilian drift, resulting from the denial of the survey of Kashmir. It turned out to be a “friendly” mission, ries that have emerged over the past month regarding the has nothing to talk about other than these imagined rivalries basic right to life’s conveniences, and the continued dis - having been organised by a pro-Government nGO. conduct of the police. As per eye witness accounts and news- between Indians. the fear and hatred that pits one Indian franchisement of people, the Government, once again ill- Besides, the delegation comprised known hardliners and paper reports, it is estimated that more than 5,500 detention against another is created by the BJP, propagated by certain advisedly, is resorting to a “guided tour” diplomacy to far-right MPs. Clearly then, this looks like another stage- and 1,100 arrests took place across the State while various stooges of the ruling dispensation and then implemented on prove that all is well. May be, it should have focussed on managed, damage control fix than an open house. Except groups protested against the BJP Government’s Citizenship the ground by various agencies, be it the police force or the working on ordinary locals and empowering local gover - that such gimmicks are past their prime at a time when in - Amendment Act (CAA). In fact, the Allahabad High Court tax authorities or any other tool that the BJP can get its hand nance structures than para-trooping its own version of the formation has a way of trickling out from the many subter - took suo motu cognisance of the matter and sought a reply on. the Government can’t have us focus on the fact that its truth. But faced with increasing criticism over what it justi - ranean highways. the Government should understand from the State Government over the incidents of police bru- rule has been an unmitigated disaster. Unemployment is at fied as a decision within India’s Constitutional space, it is that a narrative of victimisation will always find more tak - tality against the protesters. More and more stories of law- its highest in 45 years, the Gross domestic Product (GdP) now going out an arm and limb to quell international anxi - ers than the dissemination of its sanitised intentions. less and police-backed gundaraj are emerging in the yogi- growth is low and consumer spending, too, is down. Which is eties about the situation on the ground. needless to say, its Justifiably, a whole spectrum of Opposition leaders, led by ruled State. the stories we hear, however, are limited, to a why these incidents keep happening under its rule. A study controversial policies on citizenship and student protests the Congress, are demanding that countrymen be allowed large extent, by internet blockade that seems to be the go-to conducted by three political scientists of the yale University over the same have made it somewhat desperate for some to visit the Valley first. this is indeed unavoidable as civil weapon of the BJP. Both the JnU incident and the episodes had said that the BJP benefits every time there is a riot or re- goodwill hunting. So while the Government may tomtom and political engagement, howsoever chaotic or negative, in Uttar Pradesh are a shocking indictment of the police in ligious discord. It has, therefore, decided to return to its tried having the US ambassador on board as part of a delegation has to happen if the administration wants to go anywhere our country. We are no longer talking about modernising the and tested method. the police, however, must realise that of envoys for a familiarisation trip in the Valley, what it for - with its wishful thinking of changing the political template police force or improving investigation. All those improve- they owe allegiance to the rule of law and to the Constitution. gets is that the European Union nations, Australia and of the sub-region. Otherwise, the reorganisation of ments can only be built on a police force that has integrity, they know this already but may be the police needs remind- many Gulf countri es have chosen to stay out. the EU ambassa - Kashmir will only be seen as an exercise in point-scoring which the ruling Government has eroded. What we are wit- ing that public order is not what is defined by the BJP. If they dors have been receptiv e to the European Parliament’s con - and demonisation of another kind of otherness, that all of nessing now is how the police force is being directed, in- allow it to be, then it might as well be the knell of democracy. cerns about the rights situation in Kashmir and recused the Valley is secessionist and the enemy at our gates. In themselves as they insisted on meeting the former Chief fact, this pick-and-choose approach queers the perception Ministers and wanted to move freely. It is shameful that of India even more. If indeed the Government wants to 1920 ...... our democracy has come under a cloud of suspicion and publicise normalcy, then it should first ensure a degree of it doubt from the many nations that valued and respected us at the ground level. If the Government is so confident that armistice to halt the killing in World War I. two months League of nations to theU.S. Senate for ratification. for honouring it in the first place. Except the US envoy, who the world at large and citizens at home have made peace later, the Allies met with conquered Germany and Austria- Wilson suffered a severe stroke in the fall of that year, may have joined in as part of his nation’s strategic fair with the legality of the changed situation there, then it Hungary at Versailles to hammer out formal peace terms. which prevented him from reaching a compromise with weather with India, there are no heavyweights (most are should take a step forward, no matter what the risks, and President Wilson urged a just and lasting peace, but those in Congress who thought the treaties reduced U.S. from Africa and Latin America). Also, they were rushed let the muzzled voices out. It should have the absorptive England and France disagreed, forcing harsh war repara - authority. In november, the Senate declined to ratify both. through the “troublesome” Srinagar during the first part of strength of criticism, too, if it wants to mainstream the po - tions on their former enemies. the League of nations was the League of nations proceeded without the United the day and then taken to Jammu for civilian interactions. litical economy of Kashmir. Unless it wants to prove approved, however, and in the summer of 1919 Wilson pre - States, holding its first meeting in Geneva on november 15, Clearly the Government’s desperation to re-order propa - Pakistan right and allow terrorism to grow here. sented thetreaty of Versailles and the Covenant of the 1920. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, JAnUAry 11, 2020

Indian-American businesswoman Freedom of movement key to declares candidacy for San Ramon mayor race New York, Jan 10 (PTI) post-Brexit trade deal: EU chief An Indian-American business owner has announced her can - didacy for the mayoral race of San ramon city in the US state of California. Zagreb, Jan 10 the deal it wants to strike with bones. Britain cannot hope to get Brussels over future relations trade will be an important Aparna Madireddi, who lives in San ramon along with her hus - frictionless trade with the EU after it leaves the European part of the negotiations, which band and daughter, is the owner of Arvasoft Inc, a software con - post-Brexit without ensuring bloc, which is scheduled to will also cover security, energy, sulting firm. the race to replace outgoing Mayor Bill Clarkson has freedom of movement of happen at the end of this fisheries and transport. officially begun after she threw her hat in the ring, danville Europeans, European month. Johnson's office has indi - Sanramon newspaper reported. Commission President Ursula the two sides have until cated Britain could accept a Madireddi, a former City Council candidate, became the first von der Leyen said Friday. "If the end of the year to secure an partial trade deal. His govern - resident to declare her candidacy for the november election. there is no freedom of move - agreement, during which a ment has signalled it wants to "I stepped up to run for mayor because our city is at a critical ment of people of course there transition period will be in end freedom of movement point. We live in a different era where things are changing rapidly. can be no free movement of place. British Prime Minister which has allowed EU citizens Policies and ideas that may have worked in the past will not pass goods and services and capi - Boris Johnson has been to take up lives in Britain, and the litmus test today, when it comes to effective governance. I want tal," she told a news confer - adamant he will not seek an ex - for Britons to easily move to San ramon to be fiscally smart and sound for decades to come," ence in Croatia, which has just tension of that period. and live in EU countries. Von she was quoted as saying in the report. "Forewarned is forearmed. taken up the rotating EU presi - Von der Leyen, in a trip to der Leyen said "intensive If you can anticipate what is coming, you will be prepared to deal dency. London on Monday to see months" of negotiations will with it much more effectively. that is the only way that the current the statement was another Johnson, stressed the limited take place with Britain this we can," she said, but warned: it is the UK that chooses how and future generations can continue to enjoy living here just as warning shot to Britain that it timeframe meant any deal year. "We will be very ambi - "time is very short." close or not they want to be to much as previous generations did," she said. Madireddi, currently may have to rein in the scope of would necessarily be bare- tious, very dedicated, do what "For us it is important that the European Union," she serving as the district II representative on Contra Costa County Census 2020 Committee and chair of the city's Open Space Advisory Committee, holds a master's degree in Geography and specialised in urban, rural and human geography, including land- use planning. World Hindi Day "through my long history of leadership experience in multiple civic and community endeavors at the local and county level, I have gained a clear understanding of the factors that will keep our com - celebrated in munity vibrant and thriving. I am confident that I am the right per - son to lead the thriving community of San ramon," she added. Kathmandu Unidentified planes hit Iraqi BY SHIRISH B PRADHAN Kathmandu, Jan 10 (PTI) militiamen in Syria, killing 8 Beirut, Jan 10 the World Hindi day was celebrated in nepal on Friday with a series of cultural events Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with and book releases. Iraq on Friday, killing eight Iran-backed Iraqi militiamen, Syrian the Hindi day programmes were jointly or - activists and two Iraqi officials said, an attack that comes amid ganised by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu soaring tensions between the US and Iran. and Central Hindi department of the the Syrian Observatory for Human rights said the planes tar - tribhuvan University. geted positions belonging to pro-Iran militias in the Boukamal Minister for General Administration of area, near the border with Iraq. the Britain-based organisation, which documents the war in Syria through a network of activists on nepal Hridayesh tripathi was the chief guest at the ground, said the planes struck, among other targets, weapons the function, which was attended by around depots and vehicles belonging to the militias. 200 literary personalities including writers, An Iraqi security official and another official, who was from the journalists, Hindi and nepali scholars, acade - Iran-backed Iraqi militias known as the Popular Mobilization Protesters shoot slogans during a demonstration in Lyon, central france. Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a micians and students. Forces, said warplanes targeted two vehicles carrying missiles on nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce french President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension sys - the programme began with Charge the Syrian side of the border. the strike was most likely carried out tem. d'Affaires of the Indian embassy Ajay Kumar by Israeli warplanes, they said, but offered no evidence. reading a message from Prime Minister the Israeli military had no immediate comment. the Pentagon . did not respond to a request for comment on the Syria bombing, the occasion, a musical rendition of works which comes at a time of high tension between Iran and the US. Thousands of Iraqis rally against the Iraqi officials identified the eight casualties as Iraqi militia by prominent Hindi poets was presented by fighters while the Observatory only said the eight were not Syrians, artists of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre without giving their nationality. government, Iran and US in Kathmandu. the death toll could rise further, officials said, as there were al - Later, a special issue of research journal so wounded militiamen, some reportedly in serious conditions. 'Sahityalok', published by tribhuvan Another Iraqi official said those targeted belong to the Imam Baghdad, Jan 10 posted calls on social media in re - the oil-rich port city of Basra and University, was released. Ali Brigades, an Iran-backed faction within the PMF. the three cent days for a mass protest on the twin shrine cities of najaf and the occasion, a musical rendition of works Iraqi officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were thousands of Iraqis rallied Friday, which marked the inverse Karbala. Protesters in Karbala not authorized to make statements to the media. Israel has repeat - across the country on Friday, reviv - date, 10/1, of the first rallies on clashed overnight with security by prominent Hindi poets was presented by edly struck Iran-linked targets in Syria in recent years and has ing a months-long protest move - October 1, or 1/10. Iraqis turned forces and others were arrested in artists of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre warned against any permanent Iranian presence on the frontier. ment against the government and out across the country, with hun - Basra on Friday. "By relaunching in Kathmandu. deir Ezzor 24, an activist collective that reports on news in the adding criticisms of both the US dreds streaming into the capital's the protests, we're showing our nepali translations of five famous stories by border area, said the planes struck trucks carrying weapons as well and Iran to their chants. the anti- tahrir Square, the epicentre of the commitment to the demands of the renowned Indian writer Premchand and monk as depots for ballistic missiles in the area. regime demonstrations had been anti-regime movement, AFP jour - October revolution: that our lead - Swami Vivekananda's 'Karmayog' were also re - Omar Abu Laila, a Europe-based activist from Syria's eastern overshadowed recently by spi - nalists said. "Screw Iran! Screw ers stop monopolising our coun - leased. Among the Hindi translations released ralling tensions between tehran deir el-Zour area who runs the group, said the attack triggered a America!" they cried out in the try's resources," said Haydar were "Ashwathama", a poetic play written origi - and Washington, which led each iconic square, still lined with tents Kazem, protesting in nasiriyah. huge explosion heard in the Syrian-Iraqi border. the Sound and nally in nepali by the country's 'rashtra kavi' country to carry out strikes against and stalls set up three months ago. Iraq is OPEC's second-largest Picture, another activist collective in the deir el-Zour area, said the other's assets in Iraq over the thousands more took to the streets crude producer, but one in five peo - Madhav Prasad Ghimire, and "Utkrishta "unidentified planes" struck militia targets in Boukamal. there last week. in the country's Shiite-majority ple live in poverty and unemploy - Kahaniyan", a collection of 25 modern nepali was no immediate comment from Syrian authorities. the US car - Fearing their movement would south, including the main protest ment is rife among youth, accord - stories. All the books were published by the ried out military strikes in the area on december 29, killing 25 be eclipsed by war, Iraqi activists hotspots of diwaniyah, nasiriyah, ing to the World Bank. Indian embassy. members of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, in retaliation to a rocket attack on a military base in Iraq that killed a US contractor. the US blamed that attack on a Iranian-backed Iraqi militia. the reported airstrikes on Friday came days after a US drone strike killed Iran's most powerful general after he landed at Meghan Markle returns to Pak court concludes Baghdad airport, drawing angry calls for revenge and escalating tensions to the brink of an all-out war between the two sides. Iran responded by firing a barrage of missiles at military bases Canada amid UK royal crisis cross examination of in Iraq that host US troops. Since then, both sides have signaled they were stepping back from further escalation but tensions re - family is expected to hold main high and the region on edge. Amid the soaring tensions, talks with multiple govern - prosecution witnesses russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to Syria this ments over the couple's fu - week for talks with President Bashar Assad in damascus. russia ture plans, suggesting that has been a key ally for Assad, offering crucial military and political US as well as Canadian offi - against Hafiz Saeed, aides backing throughout the country's civil war. cials may be involved as the area struck Friday is key to a land corridor for tehran that part of their security and BY M ZULqERNAIN the AtC-II adjourned the hear - links Iran across Iraq and Syria through Lebanon. the Observatory other arrangements. Lahore, Jan 10 ing of this case till January 14. report on Friday claimed that Putin had informed Assad during the In a statement issued On Wednesday, the revenue visit of a US intention to "close" the land corridor for good. (AP) via their official Sussex A Pakistani anti-terrorism court department officials were among royal website, Harry and has concluded the cross examina - witnesses who testified against Month-long ritual of Swasthani Meghan announced that tion of prosecution witnesses, in - Saeed and others. they plan to "value the abili - cluding some revenue officers, in the revenue officials had sub - Vrata Katha begins in Nepal ty to earn a professional in - the terror financing case against mitted the record of the Jud cen - come" -- something they are Mumbai terror attack mastermind tres, seminaries and mosques in BY SHIRISH B PRADHAN Kathmandu, Jan 10 (PTI) not currently allowed to do Hafiz Saeed and his three close Lahore. the witnesses told the BY ADITI KHANNA back and is believed to be as senior members of the aides. court about Saeed's collections of A month-long Hindu ritual in which the community members London, Jan 10 (PTI) making attempts to do UK royal family. In the the Anti-terrorism Court-I in - funds for terror financing. in nepal worship Goddess Swasthani and recite religious sermons some damage control with statement issued on dicted Saeed and his close aides - Strict security measures were Meghan Markle, the began on Friday. Swasthani Vrata Katha0 usually begins from the his family members. Wednesday, they said: Hafiz Abdul Salam, Muhammad taken in and outside the court duchess of Sussex, left the full moon day of Poush every year as per the lunar calendar and the royal family was "After many months of re - Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal - on terror fi - premises during the appearance of UK for Canada amid the on - lasts for a month. said to be "hurt" at the cou - flection and internal discus - nancing charges on december 11. the Jud leaders. Journalists had not going crisis talks within the It is mainly about telling the story of Lord Shiva and Goddess ple's statement, which was sions, we have chosen to "Lawyers of Saeed and his close been allowed to enter the court British royal family follow - Parvati described in Skandha Purana (mythology) that belongs to reportedly issued without make a transition this year aides completed the cross examina - premises to cover the court pro - ing her and husband Prince the Hindu secondary scripture. the consent of Queen in starting to carve out a tion of the prosecution witnesses in ceedings against Saeed and others Harry's bombshell an - during the ritual, Hindus, especially women, observe a sort of Elizabeth II, Harry's grand - progressive new role within the Anti-terrorism Court-I Lahore since they were indicted on nouncement to distance penance for a month by bathing at the Sali river of Kathmandu. mother. this institution. We intend here on thursday," a court official december 11. themselves from frontline A day before starting the Swasthani rituals, devotes clean their the 93-year-old to step back as 'senior' told PtI after the hearing which the Ctd had registered 23 FIrs duties. monarch is understood to members of the royal lasted for more than six hours. against Saeed and his accomplices nails, take a bath and put on sacred clothes. they take a bath in the A spokesperson for the have asked senior aides to Family and work to become the prosecution had produced a on the charges of terror financing in morning and offer puja to Lord Shiva in the afternoon. In the 38-year-old former come up with a "workable financially independent, good number of witnesses against different cities of Punjab province evening, people read out the Vrata Katha and offer Prasada to the American actress con - solution" after the couple while continuing to fully Saeed and others, he said. and arrested him on July 17. He is audience. reading a chapter each day, they complete 31 chapters firmed on Friday that went public with their plans support Her Majesty the AtC Judge Arshad Hussain held at the Kot Lakhpat jail in and conclude the ritual by paying obeisance to Goddess Swasthani Markle had flown back to to take a back seat and di - Queen." Bhutta directed the defence lawyers Lahore. Saeed-led Jud is believed on the final day of the month. Canada to be with eight- vide their time between the "discussions with the - naseeruddin nayyar and to be the front organisation for the month-old son Archie, who UK and north America. duke and duchess of Muhammad Imran Fazal Gul - to Let which is responsible for carry - Verified videos show plane in Iran had remained in the coun - Prince Charles, Harry's Sussex are at an early stage. present its witnesses from Friday, ing out the 2008 Mumbai attack try with a nanny, while his father, is said to be upset by We understand their desire the official said. that killed 166 people, including six impacted before downing parents flew back to the UK the move and the senior to take a different ap - Separately, the AtC-II held a Americans. the US department of to resume royal duties earli - London, Jan 10 royals are in internal dis - proach, but these are com - hearing against Jamaat-ud-dawah the treasury has designated Saeed er this week after a six-week cussions to find a way for - plicated issues that will take (Jud) spokesperson yahya Mujahid as a Specially designated Global In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian sabbatical on Vancouver ward and determine the time to work through, a and Hafiz Abdur rehman Makki in terrorist. the US, since 2012, has capital tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up Island. couple's future roles. Buckingham Palace state - the terror financing case against offered a USd 10 million reward for Harry, the 35-year-old through the trees, as someone films from the ground. then there is According to some UK ment noted in a terse re - them and recorded the statements information that brings Saeed to duke of Sussex, has stayed a flash of light as it seems to collide with something in the air. media reports, the royal sponse. of the witnesses. justice. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, JAnUAry 11, 2020 Real Kashmir play out 1-1 draw with Punjab FC

of the home side players home team's effort finally could find the back of the paid off in the 62nd minute. net. Punjab were able to A miscalculated header hold on to their slender lead by danilo Augusto fell at heading into the tunnel. the feet of Gnohere Krizo, "We played extremely who was one-on-one with well. It was a tough game the keeper. He made no but we managed to play out mistake in striking the ball a draw. We thank the home into the opponent's goal to crowd for turning up on a score the equaliser. Friday in huge numbers real Kashmir were in and being so polite and well their groove now, and A trained dog perform stunts during a dog show organized by Jamshedpur Kennel Club at JRD TATA Sports behaved," said real Kallum came in from the Complex, in Jamshedpur. Kashmir FC co-founder right with a beautiful low Sandeep Chattoo. cross across the face of the the second half re - goal but Mason could not sumed with real Kashmir get a touch as the chance Full strength Tamil Nadu ready pressing high up the field went begging. Srinagar, Jan 10 (PTI) the 21st minute at the trC the second belonged to the and pressurising Punjab. the duo of Kallum and ground. home side. In the 56th minute, Mason were proving diffi - to roll over depleted Mumbai real Kashmir FC made After thursday's draw, Both the teams were real Kashmir playmaker cult for Punjab to deal with. a strong comeback in the Punjab FC are placed third looking to gain an early ad - Kallum Higginbotham cut In the 82nd minute, a beau - Chennai, Jan 10 (PTI) Vijay Shankar-led team has tributing. Mumbai captain second half to play out a 1-1 on the table with 10 points vantage and Punjab FC through two defenders on tiful long ball by Kallum a lot to do if it aims to quali - tare, on his part, said the draw against former cham - from seven games. real took the lead after 21 min - the left side of the box and found the head of a tower - A full-strength tamil fy for the knockouts. the re - team would be missing a pions Punjab FC in their Kashmir FC remained at utes.A confusion inside the the ball fell to Mason ing Mason, but the effort nadu bolstered by presence turn of Ashwin and the sea - few established players but home I-League match here eighth with six points from real Kashmir box because robertson, whose shot was went just over the crossbar. of seniors like soned duo of Karthik and it was an opportunity for on Friday. five matches. this was real of a long ball from Punjab too weak to trouble the Within a few moments, ravichandran Ashwin and Abhinav Mukund couldn't the youngsters to do well. the 'Snow Leopards' Kashmir's third home opened up an opportunity Punjab goalkeeper. Punjab again had another dinesh Karthik will take on have come at a better time "the only way forward is to equalised in the 62nd match on the trot. for Chothe and he made no Soon after, it was nervous moment as a depleted Mumbai in a while the dependable Baba play positive cricket. minute through Gnohere the match was a story mistake as he smashed the danish Farooq who tried a Chesterpoul Lyngdoh's marquee ranji trophy Indrajith's inclusion will al - there's a lot of energy in the Krizo in front of a partisan of two halves as the first be - ball at the back of the net. curler from a distance but cross from the right side hit clash starting Saturday. so be a boost for the team. side. A lot of good players crowd of 8,500 spectators longed to the visitors who As the fans cheered on, his shot did not have the arm of thoiba Singh but tamil nadu are cur - Ashwin, who returns after from the under-19 and un - after Makan Chothe had enjoyed a 62 per cent pos - real Kashmir created a enough bend to trouble the the referee turned down ap - rently placed 16th in the playing the first two match - der-23 side have come into given Punjab FC the lead in session of the ball, whereas flurry of chances, but none Punjab goalkeeper. the peal for penalty. cross pool table (compris - es, will be expected to lead the side. this game is going ing of 18 teams from group the attack in which left-arm to show what's the future of A and B) with four points pacer t natarajan and left- the Mumbai cricket is. It is from as many games while arm spinner r Sai Kishore exciting times for me as a 12-year-old Assam Sindhu, Saina ousted; India's campaign Mubai are placed 13th after have been doing well. captain. you will get a three games with six points, Mumbai too hasn't had the glimpse of what the future archer's injury due courtesy their win in the best of times, having lost is..." tare said. ends in Malaysia Masters opening round encounter. two matches while winning Teams: Tamil Nadu: to official things won't be easy for one and with its perform - Vijay Shankar Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 (PTI) Saina was no match ond game, Sindhu the script turned out to Aditya tare and his men in ance drawing flak. 'Keeper- (Captain), Abhinav negligence: state for Marin, who took ex - could do little as tzu be the same as Saina the match at the M A batsman tare will have to Mukund, Ganga Olympic medal- actly half-an-hour to ying completely domi - committed a lot of un - Chidambaram stadium rise to the occasion and lead Sridhar Raju, L Suryap archery official winning Indian shut - dispose off the Indian's nated the proceedings forced errors allowing here, where the track is ex - from the front even as he Prakash, Kaushik New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) tlers P V Sindhu and challenge 8-21 7-21. from start to finish. Marin to easily run pected to be on the slower will expect the crisis man Gandhi, B Aparajith, B Saina nehwal crashed tzu ying, ranked sec - trailing 11-20, away with the match side. Siddhesh Lad and others Indrajith, Dinesh Shivangini Gohain, the 12-year- out of the Malaysia ond in the world, de - Sindhu saved six match and a place in the semi - the visiting team led by like Jay Bista and the tal - Karthik, R Ashwin, R old Assam archer who was impaled Masters after being feated rio Olympics points but it came too finals. tare in the absence of regu - ented Sarfaraz Khan to Sai Kishore, M by an arrow shot accidentally at the outplayed by familiar silver-medallist late as tzu ying sealed this was Sindhu's lar skipper Suryakumar shine. A rather inexperi - Siddharth, T Natarajan, SAI centre in dibrugarh, was train - foes in the quarterfi - Sindhu 21-16 21-16 in the game 21-16. second consecutive yadav, who has been picked enced bowling attack faces N Jagadeesan, K ing unsupervised and the mishap nals, ending the coun - the quarterfinal, ex - Later in the day, loss to tzu ying. She in the India 'A' squad for the a huge task as it comes up Vignesh, K Mukunth, was a result of negligence by the lo - try's campaign here on tending her head-to- Saina was outplayed by had lost to her in the tour of new Zealand, will be against a strong tamil Pradosh Ranjan Paul. Friday. cal coach and officials, the state's head record to 12-5. Marin. Saina and French Open quarterfi - missing several other big nadu batting unit which Mumbai: Aditya reigning world archery association has said. this was Sindhu's Marin were 6-6 in nals in October last names including Prithvi will be looking to come into Tare (Captain), champion Sindhu, who the child was training at the second consecutive head-to-head before year. Sindhu was errat - Shaw (injured), Shardul its own. the teams will be Siddhesh Lad, Jay took the court first on dakha devi rasiwasia College at loss to tzu ying. She Friday's match. ic in the start, failing to thakur, Shivam dube and aiming for victory to keep Bista, Aquib Kureshi, Friday, was knocked Chabua, which serves as an exten - had lost to her in the London Olympics capitalise on her leads Shreyas Iyer, who are away them in the hunt for qualifi - Hardik Tamore, out of the Super 500 sion centre under the Sports French Open quarterfi - bronze-medallist, and eventually lost the on national duty. tamil cation for the knockouts Shubham Ranjane, tourna - Authority of India (SAI) regional nals in October last Saina was on the back - first game 16-21 to nadu team has struggled to and exciting cricket can be Akash Parkar, Sarfaraz ment by top seed tai year. Sindhu was errat - foot from the word go hand a 1-0 advantage get going after reaching the Centre in when the inci - expected over the course of Khan, Shams Mulani, tzu ying of Chinese ic in the start, failing to as Marin took the lead to tzu ying. In the sec - finals of the Vijay Hazare dent took place on Wednesday. the four days. tamil nadu Vinayak Bhoir, taipei, while Saina was capitalise on her leads early in the first game ond game, Sindhu trophy (50 overs) and Syed She was airlifted to delhi on coach d Vasu and captain Shashank Attarde, shown the door by and eventually lost the at 10-6 and simply out - could do little as tzu Mushtaq Ali trophy (t20) thursday night and admitted to the Vijay Shankar said the team Deepak Shetty, Tushar Olympic champion first game 16-21 to smarted the Indian to ying completely domi - tournaments and has man - had fought back well after Deshpande, Bhupen AIIMS trauma Centre. Pulin das, a Spaniard Carolina hand a 1-0 advantage pocket it. nated the proceedings aged only four points from two losses and hoped to see Lalwani and Royston joint secretary of Assam Archery Marin. to tzu ying. In the sec - In the second game, from start to finish. four matches so far. the the seniors players con - Dias. Association and executive member of the state Olympic association said the injury to the school girl Rani Rampal nominated for from the deodhai village, which is Anand opens season against elite field in Tata 3km from Chabua, happened as the trainees were practising without ' Athlete of the Year' any coach and other officials. Steel Masters chess tournament New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) "there is a SAI contractual coach Marcy and he has left for the Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands) Jan dutch hamlet near the Indian women's hockey team captain rani rampal has been Games in Guwahati. 10 (PTI) Amsterdam. It was in 1989 nominated for the 'World Games Athlete of the year' by the sport's gov - He didn't instruct the trainees to that Anand debuted here erning body FIH. In all, 25 athletes have been nominated for this award stop the camp for some time nor did Five-time world cham - and this will be his 18th ap - from their respective sports by their international federations and in the college principal, who acted as pion Viswanathan Anand pearance in the last 31 years. rani's case, the FIH has recommended her name for the award for her administrator of the extension cen - will be up against a strong the star attraction will outstanding performances and her ability to lead by example, Hockey field comprising the likes of tre, looked after the practice," das be the reigning world cham - India said in a statement. Magnus Carlsen when he told PtI over phone on Friday. pion Magnus Carlsen of "We at Hockey India are elated by the news of rani being nominated makes his 18th appearance the extension center has 11 norway who had a remark - for the World Games Athlete of the year 2019. She indeed is a huge inspi - at the tata Steel Masters su - trainees, six boys and five girls, and able last year, ending it as ration to many in the country and has made her own mark in the sport," per-tournament which gets they were training under SAI con - the world champion in all stated Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, President of Hockey India. the win - underway here on Saturday. tractual coach A C Marcy from three formats -- rapid, Blitz ner will be decided by online voting which closes on January 30. "We the 50-year-old Anand, and Classical. At 2872, hope this nomination comes as an inspiration to many other aspiring nagaland, who is in Guwahati for generation. will be back as the second a five-time winner here, had Carlsen is eying the 2900 players who wish to emulate rani's success. We urge all hockey fans to the Khelo India youth Games. While Carlsen starts as seed ahead of local star last won this event in 2006 rating barrier, a feat that was vote for rani and also continue to support rani and the Indian Women's "the training ground itself is in the top seed, Fabiano Anish Giri and compatriot and remains one of the unthinkable for the previous team as they prepare for the 2020 tokyo Olympics," he added. very bad shape, it was not even a favourite visitors to this Caruana of United States Wesley So. dedicated ground for archery train - ing, some play football, cricket and other sports on that ground. But the worst part is that the SAI coach did It's important that we don't overplay Bumrah factor, says Finch not give instructions to stop the camp for a while and the archers Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) were training without any supervi - starting in Mumbai on January 14. in the top four for Queensland and playing here can be tough." ry about things that are irrelevant. sion," he added das said Gohain "It is more about focusing on the way our OdI competition is "In India, you have to be really Australian captain Aaron Finch what we are as a batting unit against being structured for the disciplined with the basics. A lot of was struck by an arrow shot by boys on Friday said it is important for his that and each player has different last few years, there Cricket time you can get caught up in doing practice for compound event. team to not "overplay" the Jasprit strengths and weaknesses. So (we are can be similar worrying about things the arrow remained stuck for more Bumrah factor as the ambitious visi - doing) what we have to do for mental - wickets in is insignificant to what''s that aren't all that rele - more than a day before she was air - tors gear up to face India in a three- ly being prepared for that challenge," sub- vant. At the end of lifted to new delhi on thursday match OdI series. Finch said. conti - happening in Australia: Finch on bushfires the day, all you night. "there was nobody to look While according India's lead pac - the second OdI will be played in Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) have to do is after the archers, they were training er the respect he deserves, Finch said rajkot on January 17 and third in stick to the on their own though their parents it's important for his team to focus on Bengaluru on January 19. Cricket is "insignificant" compared to the bushfires raging in his country at the moment, basics for a were outside the ground. An arrow its own strengths. the in-form Marnus Australia captain Aaron Finch said on Friday, hoping to bring smiles on the faces of those affected long time. shot by a boy trainee who was doing "I think, the more the guys face Labuschagne is set to make his OdI by the tragedy, with good performances against India. Australia will be playing a short three-match "We compound event practice hit her on him, the more exposure you get, the debut after earning a maiden call-up OdI series, starting on January 14. "Obviously, it's very unfortunate what's happening in Australia. have the shoulder," the official said. more you start to understand how he on the back of his stellar form in With everyone affected by bushfires around Australia, at the end of the day, cricket is insignificant to seen that Gohain's father Brinchi Gohain bowls. So, it is important that we tests, setting the stage for a tantalis - what's happening there in terms of (like I said), the loss of lives," Finch said. "Lot of wildlife has unfortu - this in was outside the practice area and don't overplay that too much," Finch ing contest against the Bumrah-led nately perished. All we can do is, as players, try and bring some good performances and bring some ex - these with no official of the college and said during a media interaction here. Indian attack. citement and smiles on the faces of the people, who are doing it very tough at the moment," he added condi - SAI coming for help, she was taken Opening the innings with the dashing "yes that (contest) is going to be during a media interaction. the bushfires have shocked the world and prompted an outpouring of tions. to Assam Medical College in david Warner, Finch will be facing exciting. the improvement we have support from celebrities, athletes and leaders around the world. Spin legend Shane Warne's When you dibrugarh, 33km from Chabua. Bumrah first up. seen in Marnus' game over the last 12 baggy green cap sold at auction for nearly USd 700,000 on Friday, with all funds going to perform con - "She could reach the AMC in "He is obviously a fantastic months has been huge and that has help victims of bushfires raging in Australia. Cricket Australia last week also an - sistently, it's dribugarh only on thursday morn - bowler and someone who, when you been reflected in his scores and the nents. nounced a fundraising drive for the Australian red Cross disaster relief and about your top ing. there, the doctors told her par - are not playing against him, you love impact that he is having in test "... recovery Fund during one-day matches between Australia and new three or four bat - ents to take her to a more reputed watching him bowl. He is fast and ag - matches," Finch said of the newcom - For him to Zealand in Sydney in March. ters going out there hospital like AIIMS in delhi. With gressive and his execution is pretty er. be averaging 40 and getting big scores." help from people close to the local spot on." the skipper is confident about in domestic cricket For inspiration, the Member of Parliament and Assam Bumrah is returning to action af - Labuschagne translating his test is brilliant, and hopefully, Australians will, of course, look back CM himself, she was taken by air ter a three-month injury lay-off, and form into the 50-over format. he can bring that from the test se - at their come-from-behind triumph ambulance to delhi. the visiting Australians are wary of "If you look at his domestic OdI ries. He takes enough time to refresh Finch urged his in the five-match OdI series just be - the threat he could pose in the series record, it is very good, he has batted and recharge his batteries, because side to stick to the basics and not wor - fore the World Cup last year. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 11, 2020 Bhumi Pednekar : I think I will showcase Vikram Bhatt on his Hacked heroine, Hina Khan: From a Street Dancer 3D: 'Training the different shades of with professional dancers is being a woman this year 'saans bahu' girl, she has made herself into a fashion icon difficult,' says

Varun dhawan and 's Street dancer 3d is all set to release on January 24. It is the third installment of remo d'Souza's ABCd franchise and peo - ple have high expectations from this proj - ect. Varun reunites with Shraddha Kapoor for Street dancer 3d and their reunion has everyone excited. the film is about two ri - val dance groups from India and Pakistan, who've been competing against each other every time, until they eventually realize that they stem from the same roots and have a common purpose to stand for their people from the Asian subcontinent. In an interview with Midday, Varun dhawan Filmmaker Vikram IAnS referring to her show added about the former "Bigg hacker with enough motiva - talks about how he had practiced with the Bhatt's "Hacked" is set to re - "yeh rishta Kya Kehlata Hai". Boss 11" contestant. tion to ruin your life," said professional dancers during the shoot of lease next month. He says "She has a unique sense of Meanwhile, "Hacked", a Bhatt, known for making hor - Street dancer 3d. He said, " Since I am not when he saw actress Hina style and from a 'saans bahu' stalker thriller directed by ror films like "raaz" and a professional dancer, training with those Khan after her "Bigg Boss" girl has made herself into a Bhatt, will now release on "1920". Hacked' is a film who are is certainly difficult. While training stint, he knew she was the fashion icon. Hina plays a February 7 instead of January about a single woman and an for our last film, ABCd 2, Shraddha perfect choice for the role. fashion editor in 'Hacked' and 31. "I have put aside the hor - obsessed hacker. Since there [Kapoor, co-star] and I were given a little "Hina Khan has the ability to when I saw her after 'Bigg rors of the spirit world to talk is a lot of VFX work in the extra hand-holding. But, for this film, from be in one role for eight years Boss', I knew she was it for the about the horrors of the real film, we wanted to be ab - day one, we were not given [additional at - while she was on tV. It can be role. A good looking good ac - world and our vulnerable solutely ready, also, the new tention]. We were told to rehearse with the tough and something that can tor and a good human. What lives on the Internet is one date works better as per our team, so that the speed at which we pick up be respected," Bhatt told else are we looking for?" he such horror. It just takes one release strategy," he added. steps improves. Kangana's sister, Rangoli Chandel, recalls Kareena Kapoor Khan's airbrushed knees in a photoshoot draw flak as the ordeal of her acid attack she gets called out by netizens

vivor Laxmi Agarwal, whose character is being portrayed by the actress. Amid After having a successful run in 2019 with films the ongoing discussions on deepika like "", "Bala" and "Pati Patni Aur and "Chhapaak" on twitter, a user Woh", actress Bhumi Pednekar is looking forward asked actress Kangana ranaut's sister to 2020 and says she will showcase different rangoli Chandel, who is also an acid shades of being a woman this year. "For me, how I attack survivor, to reveal her attacker's portray women in cinema matters a lot and next identity. In three separate tweets, year will see me portray some really distinctive, in - rangoli wrote: "My attacker's name is dependent, confident and individualistic women. I Avinash Sharma, he was in the same think I will showcase the different shades of being a college as me, we were in the same woman next year (2020)," Bhumi said. the 30- friend circle, he proposed to me I start - year-old actress will be seen as a leading lady in the ed keeping distance I didn't share same Akshay Kumar presentation "durgavati" and feelings, he would tell people some day "dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare". She will he will merry me. also have cameos in the Ayushmann Khurrana "When my parents got me engaged starrer "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhaan" and to an Air Force officer he became very Vicky Kaushal's "Bhoot : the Haunted Ship". "I'm persistent about marrying me when I really excited that I am getting to play such a varied retaliated he threatened me to throw mix of women who I hope will stand out and make a acid on me, I brushed such threats statement for who they are, what they believe in aside and never told my parents or and what they stand for. It is great that women are went to cops this was the biggest mis - being championed and being celebrated in so many take of my life." "I was sharing PG films and I feel nice that I have been part of such house with four girls, a young stranger cinema," she said. Bhumi says she will continue came asking for me my friend vijaya looking for and choosing such cinema because it said someone asking for you I opened appeals to her strongly. the "toilet: Ek Prem the door, he was carrying a jug full of Katha" actress says she has never ever chosen a film and just then in one second CHAPPAK. in which her part had nothing important to say. As per latest figures from the national "Such films don't excite me and I don't connect Crime records Bureau, acid attacks with it. My characters have always had a voice of have been rampant in the last decade her own and stood her ground and was vocal about with shocking cases being reported her decisions and beliefs. I gravitate to such char - from different parts of the country. acters easily and I think audiences too expect to see Acid attack is currently a topic of "Chhapaak" are going on in full swing. topping the list are states like Uttar me play such parts that represent today's women," discussion on social media as the pro - the film directed by Meghna Gulzar is Pradesh, West Bengal, delhi, Odisha she added. motions of deepika Padukones inspired by the life of acid attack sur - and Kerala. Sonam Kapoor lambastes British Airways for misplacing her bag twice in a month, vows never to fly with them

Actress Sonam Kapoor has claimed me, seems like it's a regular thing for that British Airways misplaced her lug - them to do." gage twice in one month. the actress Sonam Kapoor feels the past decade has accused the airline of "terrible has been brilliant because she has fea - service" and "terrible mismanage - tured in some incredible movies and ment". the airline immediately fol - has met people who became friends for lowed up on the matter. they com - life. Sharing a video where she can be mented: "We're sorry to hear about the seen engaged in a passionate kiss with Kareena Kapoor Khan is one hell of a fashionista. the ac - delay to your luggage, Sonam. Have her husband Anand Ahuja, she wrote: tress' sartorial choices often leave us gushing about her. Kareena was recently seen in Good newwz alongside Akshay you been provided with a tracking ref - "this past decade has been the most Kumar, diljit dosanjh and Kiara Advani. the film is a huge erence when informed at the airport? brilliant. I've acted in some incredible hit and the actors are basking in the success of the same. the actress accused the airline of "ter - movies where I've met some amazing now, we all know celebrities are under constant scrutiny at rible mismanagement" and replied: people who've become lifelong friends. the hands of the public. Whatever they do or don't do, they "yes all that is done. But it is a massive I've made three films with rheakapoor get easily slammed, trolled and dragged in some or the other inconvenience. you guys need to step and realised that sisters make the best controversy. Given the fact that they are a public figure, they up. It's terrible service and terrible partners and can break glass Ceilings are expected to put their best foot forward in everything. mismanagement." the airline apolo - together with our films and sartorial From fashion to beauty standards to statements, every single gised for their mistake and wrote: "We choices And taken our passion for fash - thing. Kareena is the new target now. Well, we don't blame can only offer our sincere apologies, ion and started wearerheson. I met my the social media enthusiasts but the unreal beauty standards Sonam. Please be assured we're work - soulmate anand ahuja and got married that celebrities are expected to follow. ing to reunite you with your bag as to him and built a home together. But A picture ofKareena Kapoor Khan is going viral. It's a quickly as possible. Commenting on most of all this decade has taught me photoshoot for a magazine cover. And CLEArLy, it's photo - Sonam's tweet, another actress Pooja that life has many paths and the only shopped. In the picture, we can see Kareena's silky-smooth Hegde revealed that the same airline path that one should take is the one toned legs that girls dream of. However, when you scan the had lost her bags last month. She paved with the right intentions. thank picture, you will see Kareena's legs being photoshopped as wrote: "yup! they lost my bags too last you to my family and friends, thank you the artist didn't shape the shadow of her legs which makes month, and then had to courier it to to films and fashion. the picture weird to look at.     11 LOCAL !$$+)*+(/!%+(/  

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Eiffel is it likely completed, been has thatbridge high they 359­metre the of Tower arch the will meet pace fast and maximumworkofbuilding a at the undertaken inbeing Sanjay Gupta,toldPTI. DirectorChairman Coordination, time," that by project the plete of the forts wouldbemadetocom­ Kokan is It most Minister. challenging Railways, Railway the meeting by review recent a task. us during to given All was 2021 ef­ December, Udhampur. "Afreshdeadlineof Gowda laiditsfoundationat Deve D H Minister Prime then and esca­ cost lations huge amid deadlines sincependence, Managing 1997,being has missed whenrailway several the undertaken infrastructurewhich is the most challengingBaramulla RailLinkProject, project with therestofcountry. post­inde­bridgetheset deadline for 2021 world's for extended to completion last the overtime ofmeet toiling are connectingworkers thrust zones,engineersand highestroughthreatening terrain hazards posed railway and by geological Kashmir P PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST BY ANILBHATT foreign envoys two leaders for meeting show-cause notice to its JK Cong issues complete world's highest railwaycomplete world'shighest bridge Work goingoninfullswingJ&Kto SC verdict onrestoration ofinternet services Former J-Kfinanceminister Bukhariwelcomes Kauri (Reasi), Jan9 Srinagar, Jan10 Jammu, Jan9 n the Union Territory. Union the n hat access to Internet is a fun­ a is Internet to access hat amental right under Article 19 Article under right amental RESS TRUST OFINDIA RESS TRUST ict on restoration of internet as given a sigh of relief to the to relief of sigh a given as elcomed Supreme Court ver­ 12 onths," Bukhari said in a ohammad Altaf Bukhari has "The Supreme Court's ver­ " In a significant ruling, the Former PDP leader Syed They hadneither in­ Taking noteofthere­ The J&Kunitofthe the of arch the Interestingly, is work the since said Gupta The UdhampurSrinagar­ Facing challenges and life The apexcourt'sverdict "guided tour". criticism thatitwasa government rejecting tary topbrasswiththe bers aswellthemili­ tives, civilsocietymem­ lect politicalrepresenta­ they interactedwithse­ valley onThursdaywhere US, visitedtheKashmir tries includingthatofthe Congress. general secretaryofJ&K MLA and the partyinclude andaformer and for meeting foreignenvoys party their by notices leaders whowereissued quarter, hesaid. no invitationthe as Congress permission any sought party fromformed had any the party nor Envoys of15coun­ The J&KCongress station yardsisadifficulttask nels withwidercrosssectionfor work progresses,headded. in design adjustments have to be made as the conditions, geolog­ ical varying the Considering in advance,"Hegdesaid. geology complete the access to terrain makingitverydifficult inhospitable and temperatures extreme zones, ma­ earthquake jor includes which challenges very frequently due to natural dolomites.faultedclay, conglomerate, silt loose from vary "Geology stones,thrust. 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Hegde marvel," ed, complet­ once and technologies it rail project link will Kashmir the of part belenging an engineeringof the bridge is the most chal­ construction "The PTI. told he world," the of marvels neering the of best one nation the to to provide technological undeterred and bravely tions chines haveards. are facing "Butvolving and our such engi­ men situa­ and life ma­ threatening haz­ L fervent appeal his but court apex the judgment of full the through gone ister to said shut­ down, hesaid. though the internet continuous due the to sectors he business and hashealth Centre notples especiallym and in education, cale of loss suffered by the peo­ the by suffered loss of cale ieutenant Governor of Jammu of Governor ieutenant uch significance given the "Construction of longer tun­ longer of "Construction proj­ this of alignment The Following his suggestions, Though it was touted as a T he former J­K finance min­ finance J­K former he "Mobile services are fully op­ fully are services "Mobile Union Territory 'verysoon,'hesaid. entire the in restored and the removed services"progressively" would The be fullycurbs activities. on internet are being normal in pate partici­ to allowed be leaders would political detained the event. He PTI here was told he on asked the weeks," few sidelinesnext when maybe of or month an this of end they will be de­ set in tention. free still are by them of the 20­25 I am hopefulleaders arefreenow.About said thaton Friday. Madhav Ram "MajoritySecretary General of BJP the weeks, few the next in released be "hopefully' would ­25 20 about maining re­ the and now free set been abro­ gation the following detained of Articleers in Jammu and Kashmir 370 have PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST J&K free now:J&K Ram free Madhav Majority leadersin ofpolitical Hyderabad, Jan10 Majority of political lead­ political of Majority Pathankot inPunjab.PTIAB re­connectedof Partition from and could only be de­linked the country's rail grid because got this even But could take it onlythen till Jammu. first thought of in 1898 said. Dogra by the officials steel, rulers,blast­proof special mm­thick 63 with built in butblast. major any they 1970 withstand can bridge working to make sure that the Organisation viaResearchRailwaysis prone to terrorism,of accessroads,headded. andtional Indian construction ofstate, 160­km and Development overall economic in especially result will of which development areas J&K the flung far to rail by duetivity of the to addi­ Defence (DRDO)way network. rail­ the via country the of rest reliable and connectivity all­weather will it provide as tourism to boost a give to J&KRailways with are said. said the Gupta the project completed", been will "Seventy to access percentthe gain to bridges ofBailey work has road tunnels including Katra­Dharam roads project of and many kms 160 constructed Railways temporary embankments. cuttings and in route and remaining the bridges on km 4.6 in tunnels, route the of km 46.1 of com­ It prises execution. for Railways has km, 53.66 or been section. about to assigned to­ talling Katra­Dharam, from toproject the KonkanGupta details, said Giving said. he thatroads," a part of deep cuttings, this portals, tunnel for done be engi­ bridgesneering Extensive works are machinery. requiredsite to & approach methodologies are being roped in with proper requi­ which for Jammu and Kashmir has by and by large has remained Kashmir and calm,Jammu the con­ era. stone­age to Kashmir and pushedt especially the channels peoplemunication of Jammu fur­ any without ther delay. spirit and letter in ruling court's apex the ment a he internet service has virtually has service internet he nd Kashmir would be to imple­ to be would Kashmir nd A rail link to Kashmir was Thus, the bridge is being region the that Considering connec­ provide also will It The Chairman of Konkan In addition, Konkan "Since theHe said the curbs on com­ situation in have taken. People of the val­ the of ley largelyare todayina People taken. we have that measures important valley "The valley. the in issituation peacefulentire world after about the true an the was important it said leader BJP the event to On tellthe said. the visit Madhav ofTerritory," foreign re­ envoys, fully stored be also will inservices the entiresure very soon Union the am I internet and service messaging erational now, including NATION /STATE ers on board, has been sent with a Vikramaditya, with MiG29K fight­ the of part are exercise. frigates and de­ stroyers submarines, including Pakistan, Key platformsPakistan of height­ ened of both midst over the in place Chinataking tension the and navies. Kashmir two their between coop­ issue. betweeneration strategic and increase to inter­operability aim an with India Sea North the Arabian in drill major a andlaunched told PTI. the in strategic mission, military deployed sources was it when aircraft the carrier board on were quarters neighbours. two its to signal a region, the move seen in as New Delhi sending a exercise naval mega PakistanArabiancarrier Sea are at a time holding China INS and Vikramaditya a nine­day in the adminis­ Kashmir and the Jammu asked of and 19 Article Constitution the under right mental said access Friday on to Internet Court is a funda­Supreme pressure. any under come time themislead apexthe court government theJammu people did and not the Supreme had Kashmir, hailed and tried Friday on Azad Nabi this saying to Court order on PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST Sea amid China-Pak naval drill INS Vikramaditya in Arabian India deploys aircraft carrier under anypressure: AzadonSC'sJ-Kruling Historic judgement,thistimecourtdidnotcome New Delhi,Jan10 New Delhi,Jan10 AircraftThe exercise 'Sea Guardians' is Monday on China and Pakistan head­ Naval the of officials Top carrierIndia has deployed its aircraft INS I Congress leader Ghulam n a significant ruling, the ruling, significant a n p and economic health academics, the on tions shutdown will internet of onlytinuation growth have huge ramifica­ of the a o t Jammu. at 7 January Lieutenant a of memorandum shape the in delegation his t ac­ c should India of Government Kashmiri,of the submitted people of Jammu Bukhari and to Governor said the on can only happen when the main a the when happen only can That Kashmir. and tranquili­ Jammu and in ty trust of mosphere of thehouristorebuildanat­ a demands at an earliest. an at other his demands of implementation for man­ humane urging while said and Bukhari ner, just a in layed Jammu and Kashmir are al­ he other demands put forth by forth put demands other he he economic development can development economic he ord a positive consideration to consideration positive a ord dded. nd stability in the region. Need region. the in stability nd pprehensions among people of people among pprehensions nly happen if there is normalcy is there if happen nly eople this region, Bukhari "We are of firm belief that confidence the over win To der detention. der un­ put been have Abdullah ChiefleadersAugust 5 lastabrogated year. by the Centre on SeveralJammu and Kashmir, were including sta­ tus to the erstwhile special state of gave Minister which 370, said. he there," experienced have Provisions must valley the visited have who envoys the what is that former ofvelopment, Articlemood to welcome more de­ more Farooq progress were waitingple for peo­ the and from decision it,historic specially across very a for SC the thank to like would I feel. J­K of people thehow country first the time is This the SC has judgement. talkedthis about tional serv­ ices like hospitals essential and educa­ providing places.tions Internet J­K administration the "We asked also Ramana V Justice N by welcome services headed bench judge the Union in week a all within orders institu­ review to Territory.tration imposing curbs A five­ in to restore 5 August on 370 Article of sions provi­ of abrogation Centre's the after Kashmir and Jammu lenged the curbs imposedbatch in ofTerritory. pleasimposing curbs in the Union whichv K chal­a A a is fundamental Internet the to access said Friday,Territory. the ease help Supreme will the services situationinternet Court in the right Union under t K r S on Friday welcomed the ease situation, hopes NC after SC orderonJ&K NCafter SC situation,hopes ease wouldhelp Restoration ofmobileinternetservices PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST Jammu, Jan10 hat the restoration of mobile of restoration the hat estrictions in Jammu and iew within a week all orders all week a within iew nd asked the Jammu and last year. last upreme Court order on the rticle 19 of the Constitution the of 19 rticle ashmir administration to re­ to administration ashmir ashmir and expressed hope expressed and ashmir the Horn of Africa. of Horn has the China where built a logistics Ocean base at Djibouti in Indian the to Sea. Arabian waters of warm the access to route China land to key a providing province, Corridor (CPEC) Economic Pakistan China through India. in the concerns trig­ overgering region, the in USD presence military 60 its up ramped billion has and Sea Arabian todeep said. water sources the Gwadar China's objective, port instrategic North Xinjiang "The observations of the The verdict came on a In a significant ruling on The National Conference The Arabian Sea provides entry provides Sea Arabian The Gwadar is beingChina is developing Pakistan's connected the9th Engineer Regiment of PoK. People's along borders China's Military oversees which Command Xinjiang China's of Commander Wanlong, Liu Gen Lt with Urumqi Liberationcapital at meeting a with visit his ed Xinjiang's conclud­ claims, has China and Aksai Ladakh including gion covered Jammu Chin operations of area and Kashmir provincial overcooperation. re­ bilateral military management, whicharea tiesof issues including border and defencewhich he discussed a host borderingvolatile the to Xinjiang trip province rare a China, including to visit four­day his concluded Friday on Singh Ranbir Gen Lt Commander PoK, during top Chinese General PoK inXinjiangtop Chinese bordering Northern Army Commanderholdstalkswith PRESS TRUST OFINDIA PRESS TRUST BY KJMVARMA Beijing, Jan10 He also visited China's visited also He Lt Gen Singh, whose Northern Army led the "The mis­ has India of government said. he JK," entire of people the country. This odyssey of advancement vastas mass career of of stu­pursuit alsotaken toll on youthstion, in their inw saying them thehope curbs that academic the have restoration said. he halt," of normalto activities country the of stone­age part peo­ this of ple peace­loving the pushed coming era to withd their trade, c in engaged those gener­ and in al Kashmir and Jammu impactedtion clampdown here. said Rana haspresident hugelyimmediately", NCa provincial them a i of Devender people snapping about court apex Singh of nternet services indefinitely ommerce, industry and aca­ and industry ommerce, re significant and the govern­ the and significant re nd restore the connectivity emics in particular. in emics ay in easing out the situa­ ent must take a call to review to call a take must ent obile internet will go a long a go will internet obile The NC leader expressed T communica­ the said Rana he curbs have "virtually vital measures contributing towards new economic de­ economic new the J&K. in all towards take and velopment contributing department the measures of vital working the in parency Secretary high­ positively be prospec­ could for the J&K of that lighted. way sectors a maintaining such up­ in the investment of tive Summit activities the Investors agencies plan and coming different accountability with investors potential and coordination effective ensure to Commerce. and the and of Industries of trans­ functioning the to department pertaining issues important ous J&K. lead­ outside and from potential the investors inviting ing and identifying for and taken Jammu of Territory Kashmir. Union He also informed him the about the steps in being held be to Summit arrangements underway for the J&K Global Investors the at here Murmu Chandra Bhavan. Girish Raj Governor, Lieutenant Industries and Commerce Department called on the on Lt Governor & Commerce calls Secretary Industries Commissioner JAMMU, JANUARY 10: nessed a counter­terrorism a nessed wit­ they where Chengdu at Brigade Operations Special delegation Command. Theatre alsoCommander visitedGenwhere he Zhao a Chengdu in held headquarters talksCommand of Western PLA's the at with Westernrived Zongqi, onnial welcome January when he ar­ in Beijing. Weigao Han Gen PLA of 8, Commander the met theSingh Tibet. South of part as Pradesh Arunachal claims Control (LAC). 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