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JAMMU, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 VOL. 35 | NGO.18 | REGD. NlO. : JMi/JK 118m/15 /17 | E-mail : [email protected] |wwew.glimpsesosffuture.com | Prioce : Rs. 2.00 f Futuepaprer.glimepsesoffuture.com Prez rejects Nirbhaya LG reviews Jammu lake project, says convict Mukesh administration will expedite works
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA that the administration was trying Singh's mercy plea Jammu, Jan 17 to expedite the projects, the LG said, "We don't know what had hap Jammu and Kashmir pened in the past, but we will carry it Lieutenant Governor Girish from here and see to it that these are Delhi court issues fresh death warrants Chandra Murmu reviewed the completed." In June last year, the progress of a number of projects in Jammu and Kashmir government against 4 convicts for Feb 1, 6 am the winter capital of the Union terri had cancelled GR Infra Projects tory on Friday and said the adminis Limited's contract for developing tration will expedite the works. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA moving bus in South Delhi. She died of her the artificial Tawi lake. The admin He visited the market place and New Delhi, Jan 17 injuries a fortnight later in a Singapore istration is set to release fresh ten tourism reception centre to assess ders to resume work. hospital. the facilities there. During a visit to Mukesh Singh, one of the four men on The brutality of the crime shook the na A revised detailed project report death row in the Nirbhaya gangrape and the Tawi river bank the LG was was framed, according to which Rs tion, leading to countrywide protests and briefed by Ajeet Sahu, the principal murder case, on Friday exhausted all his le a change in India's rape laws. 51.57 crore shall be required to com gal options with President Ram Nath secretary of the Irrigation and Flood plete the project and Rs 4.97 crore to Six people Mukesh Singh, Vinay Lt. Governor G C Murmu during his visit to review development projects of Jammu Kovind rejecting his mercy plea and the Control Department, about the undo the damage caused due to Sharma, Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan at Maharaja Hari Singh Park on Friday. GOF PHOTO. Home Ministry sending it on to the Delhi progress of its beautification project floods till date, officials said.The Gupta, Ram Singh and a juvenile were and the Jammu lake project. During government, officials said. named as accused. project, launched in 2009 his visits, Murmu was accompanied by top divisionallevel officials and heads of departments. Asserting On Friday, a Delhi court issued a fresh The trial of the five adult men began in See LG review on page 11 death warrant for February 1, 6 am, against a special fasttrack court in March 2013. the four convicts. The prime accused, Ram Singh, al The president's rejection of Mukesh's legedly committed suicide by hanging him Jammu-Srinagar Court grants seven days police mercy plea came after the Union Home self in Tihar jail days after the trial began. Ministry forwarded the petition to his of The juvenile, who was said to be the most highway reopened for fice late on Thursday night. brutal of the attackers, was put in a correc On Friday, after he turned down the tional home for three years. remand of Hilal Rather mercy plea, the ministry sent it to the Delhi He was released in 2015 and sent to an one-way traffic government Tihar Jail, where the four undisclosed location amid concerns over a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA JNF SERVICE crores sanctioned by Jammu loan was approved by the men have been lodged, comes under the JKUT (Jammu), January 17: threat to his life. The juvenile, when re Jammu, Jan 17 and Kashmir Bank for his am Board of Directors of the J&K Delhi government. Officials said the peti leased, was 20 years old. bitious township project Bank when Hilal Rather de tion was sent to the Delhi government for Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay and Pawan The JammuSrinagar National Highway was Special Judge anticorrup known as Paradise Avenue at spite the fact that he had al the dissemination of information to prison were convicted and sentenced to death in opened for oneway traffic on Friday after re tion Jammu Yash Pal Bourney Narwal Bala Jammu in the year ready entered into a OTS with authorities. September 2013. maining closed for four days, officials said. The today granted seven days po 2012. The investigation con the State Financial "It's a very good thing. Our hopes have They were to be hanged on January 22 allweather road connecting the Valley with lice remand of Hilal Rather S/o ducted by the Bureau has re Corporation in the past. The re gone up after the disheartening news that at 7 am in Tihar Jail, a Delhi court had an the rest of the country was closed on Monday ExFinance Minister Abdul vealed that Paradise Avenue, a maining loan amount were the execution might be delayed," the young nounced on January 7 while issuing their after snowfall across Jawahar Tunnel and mul Rahim Rather who was yester Partnership Concern of Hilal granted by the Board despite woman's father told PTI as news came in of death warrants. tiple landslide in the BanihalRamban sector day taken into custody by Rather, Dr Rizwan Raheem the fact that the repayments of the rejection. However, the Delhi government in due to rains and snow. "Oneway traffic has Anticorruption Bureau Jammu Dar of Sanant Nagar Srinagar, the first loan taken was not "We are happy that the chances of them formed the high court during a hearing that been allowed to move on the highway from n a Bank Fraud Case of Ghulam Mohd Bhatt of complete. Hilal Rather, who al getting hanged have increased. We are as the execution of the convicts will not take Srinagar to Jammu, No fresh traffic will be al Paradise Avenue Township Baramulla Kashmir, Daljeet so owns Simula Group of sured that as soon as they file mercy pleas place on the designated day as a mercy plea lowed from Jammu," a traffic officials told PTI. Project. Wadhera and Smt. Deep Companies, was being ques they will be rejected," he added. had been filed by Mukesh. Men and machines worked overtime last According to the ACB that Shikha Jamwal of Jammu was tioned for the last few months Singh had filed his mercy petition two "The Home Ministry has forwarded the evening and cleared the highway of debris Hilal Rather was arrested by sanctioned a term loan of Rs by the Bureau in connection days ago. mercy petition of Mukesh Singh to the brought in by landslides at Ramsoo, Pantiyal the AntiCorruption Bureau 74.27 crores in the first phase with the siphoning off crores of The 23yearold physiotherapy intern, president. The Ministry has reiterated the and Digdool, officials said. Deputy (ACB) Jammu in a case related and in relaxation to the credit rupees from the loan amount who came to be known as 'Nirbhaya' (fear recommendation of the Lieutenant Superintendent of Police, Banihal, Shamsher to the alleged misappropria policy of the bank which re sanctioned by the New less), was gangraped and savagely assault Governor of Delhi for its rejection," a See Jammu on page 11 tion of crores of rupees from stricts loan to a partnership University Campus Branch of ed on the night of December 16, 2012, in a See Prez on page 11 the term loans running into 177 firm at Rs 40 crores and the See Court on page 11 SSF guarding J&K L-G Cong passes resolution demanding restoration J-K admin BSF recovers releases 4 22 kg heroin from strengthened with intake of statehood, early elections in J&K Gurdaspur sector PRESS TRUST OF INDIA politicians from Jammu, Jan 17 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA of 19 more cops house arrest Gurdaspur, Jan 17 The Congress on Friday de PRESS TRUST OF INDIA cluding three officers and manded restoration of state PRESS OF INDIA The BSF on Friday recovered 22 Jammu, Jan 17 six police staff have been hood to Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Jan 17 kg heroin from the Border Out sent on deputation with the safeguards to jobs and property Post (BOP) at Chontra in The special security SSF with immediate effect for the local people and release The Jammu and Kashmir Gurdaspur sector, officials said. force (SSF) guarding on Thursday. of all political leaders to facili administration has released BSF recovered 22 packets com Jammu and Kashmir This step has been done tate early assembly polls in the from house arrest four politi prising around 22 kg heroin, 90 Lieutenant Governorto strengthen the security erstwhile state. cians one each from the NC, rounds and 2 magazines of am Girish Chandra Murmu has cover around the LG, they A resolution in this regard PDP, PC and Congress after munition, WiFi connectors, two been strengthened with in said adding that the force was passed in an executive com keeping them in detention for smartphones, one normal phone duction of 19 more police will now have a total of 80 mittee meeting of the Jammu over five months following the and one pipe from BOP, Chontra personnel and support and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ambika Soni addressing abrogation of Article 370 of the welltrained officers. media persons in Jammu on Friday. GOF PHOTO. of Gurdaspur sector in the wee staff, officials said. In 2018, the then State Committee (JKPCC), chaired by Constitution, officials said on See BSF on page 11 As per the order issued Administrative Council senior party leaders Gulam Nabi Friday. The four politicians re by Special Secretary, Home (SAC) of the erstwhile state Azad, Ambika Soni and Gulam manding restoration of full ple of J and K and release of all leased late Thursday night in Court rejects bail of Department, ShakeelUr of Jammu and Kashmir had Ahmed Mir, here. "We passed a statehood, protection to jobs political leaders and workers to clude a former minister and a Rehman, 13 personnel in unanimous resolution here de and property rights to the peo See Cong on page 11 See JK admin on page 11 alleged OWG HM See SSF on page 11 JNF SERVICE JKUT (Jammu), January 17 Russia starts production of S-400 missile systems for India Soldier cremated with 3rd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Subash C Gupta rejected PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tranche of payment of around state honours, 3-month-old New Delhi, Jan 17 the bail application of one USD 800 million to Russia for Masood Ahmed @ Mashood S/o the missile systems. Russia on Friday said it has Asserting that the S400 air daughter lights pyre Late Ghulam Hussain Matoo started production of S400 R/o near Grid Station, Kishtwar defence missile systems are longrange surfacetoair mis among best in the world, he said PRESS TRUST OF INDIA on duty in Jammu and alleged Over Ground Worker of sile systems for India and all the Gurdaspur, Jan 17 Kashmir when Pari was born banned outfit Hizbul Mujahdin. they will significantly bolster five units will be delivered by India's air defence mechanism. in December last year, See Court on page 11 The last rites of Army 2025. The 'Triumf' interceptor Salaria's father Harbans soldier Ranjit Singh Salaria, Russian Deputy Chief of based missile system can de Singh said. who was among the five Power shutdown Mission Roman Babushkin also stroy incoming hostile aircraft, As Salaria's mortal re troopers killed after being said that a contract will shortly missiles and even drones at mains reached Sidhpur vil hit by an avalanche in JAMMU, JANUARY 17 be finalised for joint production ranges of up to 400 km. S400 is lage, several locals who had of Kamov light weight multi Jammu and Kashmir, were gathered to pay tributes Executive Engineer Elect. known as Russia's most ad role military helicopters for vanced longrange surfaceto performed with military ho raised slogans like 'Ranjit DivisionI, JPDCL, Parade India. nours at his native village in Jammu has informed that the air missile defence system. Singh amar rahe'. At a joint press conference Punjab on Friday. power supply to Suniyara India have "successfully found said without elaborating. In The US had imposed sanc Army officials presented with Russian Ambassador Heartrending scenes K Mohalla being fed from Nagrota solutions" to the payment is October 2018, India signed a tions on Russia under the strin a guard of honour when Nikolai Kudashev, he also said were witnessed at the cre
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Y January 20 from 9 am to 4 pm. be to implement mega deals in defence missile systemsAdversaries Through Sanctions to the cremation ground, receive the first batch of 5,000 al pyre of the 26yearold C Similarly, the power supply to the defence sector. notwithstanding warning from Act (CAATSA). The law also wrapped in the national flag. Main Bazaar being fed from Kalashnikov rifles this year "The supply of five S400 the Trump administration that provides for punitive action soldier was lit by his three Subedar Major Ravi Nagrota Feeder will remain which will be produced in India air defence systems will be com going ahead with the contract against countries purchasing monthold daughter, Pari. Kumar said that Salaria was See Power on page 11 under a joint venture. pleted by 2025. Their produc may invite US sanctions. Last defence hardware from Russia. The soldier was yet to among the five soldiers, who Babushkin said Russia and tion has already started," he year, India made the first See Russia on page 11 meet his daughter as he was See Solidier on page 11 Glimpses of Future 2 Obituary JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 18, 2020 10TH DAY KRIYA CHOUBARSI OBITUARY ADH-BARKHI With profound grief and sorrow, we With profound grief and sorrow, we Four long years have passed Adh-Barkhi of our beloved mother inform the sad demise of Smt. Lalita inform the sad demise of our since you left for eternal journey. Pandita W/o Sh. A.K. Pandita and Late Smt Sudesh Gupta W/o Late beloved Karamyogani Smt. Shanta The void you had left behind will Sh Krishan Lal Gupta (Feria) R/o remain forever. Your love, affec - Daughter of Late Smt. Shobawati Mattoo (Meena Wati) W/o Late Sh. and Late Sh. Ram Chand Raina Quilla Mohalla Bhaderwah A/p Niranjan Nath Mattoo R/o Village tion, noble qualities and moral (Khaptoo) original R/o Bana Vasuki Vihar Bhadarwah will be Kutbrari Tehsil & Distt Kulgam A/p values are all unmatchable. We Mohalla, Srinagar presently resid - performed at our residence at Smt. Shanta Sh Ram Kumar Smt. Lalita Smt Sudesh H. No. 21, Sector No 1 Durga could find solace in all your loving ing at H. No. 3, Lane 1, Kamal Vasuki Vihar on 18-01-2020 at Mattoo Sharma Pandita Gupta Nagar Enclave, Jammu left heav - and everlasting memories which Nagar, Bantalab, Jammu. TENTH 12:30 PM. enly abode on 12-01-2020. 10th will never fade. CHOUBARSI of DAY KRIYA will be held on 21-01- DeePLY reMeMBereD & MiSSeD BY:- Day Kriya will be perfomred on 21- our beloved Late Sh Ram Kumar 2020 (Tuesday) at Akhnoor Ghat Sons & Daughters-in-Law 01-2020 at Akhnoor Ghat. Tenth Sharma will be performed on 18 Assembly will be held at our resi - Dr V K Gupta & Smt Chanchal Kumari dence, Kamal Nagar, Bantalab at Day assembly at our residence at January 2020 at our residence Raman Gupta & Smt Indira Gupta 11.30 A.M. 10:00 am. 21/2 Rajender Nagar, JDA in Grief Suman Gupta & Smt Pinki Gupta Housing Colony at 12.00 pm on - Grief Stricken Panditas, Khaptoos, Saproos Vipan Gupta & Smt Asha Gupta Son & Daughter-in-law wards. Wanchoos and All Nears and Dears Anchal Gupta & Smt Baby Gupta Smt. & Sh. A.K. Mattoo DeePLY MiSSeD & reMeMBereD BY: Contact: 9419301937 Devar & Devrani Smt. & Sh. P.N. Bhat -Daughter & Son-in-law Smt Vijay Sharma -Wife Smt Santosh W/o Late Sh B R Gupta Grand Son & Grand Daughter-in-law Maj & Mrs Utsav Sharma -Son & Daughter-in-law Smt Krishna W/o Late Sh Yograj Gupta Mrs & Mr Sunil Mattoo Akshainie Sharma -Grand Daughter Smt Sneh Lata W/o Sh Manmohan Pal Gupta Mrs & Mr Aakar Bhandari - All Family Members & Relatives BARKHI Smt Madhu Bala W/o Joginder Pal Gupta Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-law 8713000027, 7889417236 Late Smt Neelam Gupta W/o Sh Yugvir Gupta - One year has passed since you left us (M) 9682165032, 9797520225 for your eternal journey, your memories Daughter & Son-in-Law All Nears & Dears are still fresh and we still feel your pres - Grand Children ence everywhere. Barkhi of our Anjali Mahajan W/o Ankit Mahajan, Abhi, Rachit, 13TH DAY KRIYA beloved mother Smt Nirmala Bhasin Sachin, Shivam, Ishan, Sideshwar, Manik, Akshay, W/o Late Sh Dev Raj Bhasin R/o Udhay, Ayush With profound grief and sorrow we H.No.414, near Education Board, Smt Nirmala Mobile :- 9419191129 UTHALA inform the sad demise of Shri Rehari Colony, Jammu will be held at Bhasin With profound grief and sorrow, we Surinder Singh Slathia S/o Lt. our residence on 18-01-2020 (Saturday) at 11.00 AM. inform you the sad demise of our Mohar Singh Slathia R/o H.No-3 Sector-C, Sanik colony, Jammu. Grief Stricken beloved Sh. Ved Parkash Ji S/o Sons & Daughter-in-laws UTHALA Late Sh. Chuni Lal Ji Kochhar R/o THIRTEENTH DAY (KRIYA) will Shri Surinder Sh Vijay Bhasin & Smt Suman Bhasin Ward No. 5 Jawahar Nagar take place on Monday 20-01-2020 With profound grief and sorrow we Singh Slathia Sh Subash Bhasin & Smt Anu Bhasin Rajouri. Uthala will be held on 18- at 11 Am at our residence - H No-3 Smt Rajni Bhasin W/o Lt. Sh Rajesh Bhasin inform the sad demise of our Sh. Ved Parkash 01-2020 (Saturday) at Shiv Mandir Sector- C, Sainik Colony Jammu. Daughters and Sons-in-law beloved Sh. Varinder Mehta S/o Ji Jawahar Nagar Rajouri on 2 p.m. Grief Stricken Smt Veena Bhasin & Sh Rajesh Anand Late Shri P.N. Mehta R/o 226/B Grief Stricken Son & Daughter in Law:- Smt Kanchan Sawhney & Sh Rajinder Sawhney Jeevan Nagar Jammu. UTHALA Manik Slathia & Preeti Slathia Smt Shashi Kohli W/o Lt. Sh Yogesh Kohli will be performed on 18th Jan 2020 Smt. Kailash Devi- Wife Sh. Varinder Sunita & Shakti Kochhar- Daughter-in-law & Son Son- Devankit Slathia Brothers & Bhabi at Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Smt Uma Sethi W/o Lt. Sh B.P Sethi Mehta Neeru & Ashwani Kochhar- Daughter-in-law & Son Daughter:- Sunali Slathia Gandhi Nagar Jammu from 3.00 MOB NO:- 9018585188, 9796004700 Sh Ram Saroop Sethi & Smt Geeta Sethi pm to 4.00 pm You loved us You Chanda and Rossi Kochhar- Daughter-in-law & Son Sister & Brother-in-law Surbhi & Raman Kochhar- Daughter-in-law & Son taught us You built us Your guiding Smt Sudesh Bamba & Sh Sat Pal Bamba hand on our shoulder will remain All members of Kochhar Family Grand Children: Rahi Anand, Sahil Anand, Gourav Sawhney, Mob.: 7889505693, 9906270776 Sourab Sawhney, Manisha Kohli, Isha Kohli, Divya, Rishab, with us forever. Thanks for every - Rossi Wine Shop, Bhambla 10TH DAY/KRIYA Harish, Aman, Vaishali, Pyunika and Ishvit thing Papa. Missing You. Mob. 9419211938, 9419222477, 9419755102 DeePLY reMeMBereD anD MiSSeD BY : With profound grief and sorrow, we Shivalik Mehta - Son inform the demise of our beloved Sahil Mehta - Son Sh Madan Lal Khajuria R/o 64 Mob. : 9906097021, 7006535482, 9149667490, 9796440876 RASAM PAGRI/UTHALA Chand Nagar, Jammu. Tenth Day KRIYA/UTHALA With profound grief and sorrow, we will be performed at our residence With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our on 18-01-2020 (Saturday) at 11 Sh Madan Lal regret to inform the sad demise of beloved Sh. Sain Dass (Ex. Hav. AM. Kriya will be performed at our Khajuria our beloved Mother Smt Rani FIFTH DAY Maj) S/o Late Sh. Daleep Singh residence on 19-01-2020 at 12 Gupta W/o Late Sh Romesh With profound grief and sorrow, we who left for his heavenly abode on Noon. Chander Gupta. Kriya will be per - inform the sad demise of our 02-01-2020. Rasam Pagri / Uthala Grief Stricken formed on 18-01-2020 at 12 Noon beloved Smt. Sudesh W/o Bal will be performed at our residence Sh. Sain Dass Smt Santosh Khajuria -Wife at our residence Ward no 5, House Smt Rani Gupta Krishan Khajuria R/o Barrian, Village Dalhori Tehsil & Distt. Sons & Daughters-in-law No 435, Main Bazar Jourian. Udhampur. Fifth Day will be per - Rajouri on 18th of January 2020 Late Rajesh Khajuria & Neelam Uthala will be performed on 18-01- formed on 18-01-2020 (Saturday) (Saturday) at 11.30 am. Jatinder Khajuria & Bindu Smt. Sudesh 2020 at 5 PM at Jai Sachidanand at 10.30 AM onwards at our resi - GRIEF STRICKEN Sunil Khajuria (J&K Bank) & Anuradha Ashram Jourian. dence W.No. 14, H.No. 84, Sallan Sons & Daughters-in-law Brothers & Bhabis Grief Stricken Talab, Udhampur. Sh. Raghbir Singh & Smt. Mohinder Kour Mrs & Dr R.R Khajuria Sons & Daughters-in-law Grief Stricken Sh. Kashmir Singh & Smt. Sharda Devi Mrs & Lt Sat Paul Khajuria Mr Vijay Bharat & Mrs Neelam Sisters-in-law & Brothers Daughters & Sons-in-law Mrs & Sh Inderjeet Khajuria Mr Om Parkash & Mrs Rashmi Smt. Shakti Bala & Sh. Vachaspati Dubey Dr. (Prof) Dalbir Singh & Smt. Asha Rani Sisters & Brother-in-laws Mr Raj Kumar & Mrs Sonali Smt. Vaishno Devi & Sh. Shub Kumar Dubey Sh. Berinder Bhardwar & Smt. Neena Kumari Smt & Sh L.D Padha Daughter & Son-in-law Nephews Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-law Smt Chanchala Devi Mrs Neetu & Mr Romesh Kumar Gupta Smt. Sonika & Sh. Vikas Dubey Dr. Dally & Er. Paramjeet Singh Grand Children: Akash Manav, Kashvi, Manik, Grand Children: Hitesh, Sarthik, Sadhvi, Anvi, Sanvi, Smt. Mohani & Sh. Vishal Dubey All Grand Children/Samast Pandhyal Family/ All Somanshu, Rudraksh Rudransh, Aarvika, Aanya Mr. Sumit Dubey Relatives & Friends Mob: 8803566876, 9419141142 Contact No: 9419121935, 9697245001, 9419123515, Mob: 9622222429, 9419349310 Mob. Nos: 7889581066, 9906024293, 7051308527 & 9419252685 9596643545 FIFTH DAY UTHALA With profound grief and sorrow, we FIFTH DAY KRIYA/UTHALA inform the sad demise of our With profound grief and sorrow, we beloved sister Smt Raj Rani W/o With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our With profound grief and sorrow, we Late Sh. Ayodhyanath Gupta R/o regret to inform the sad demise of beloved Smt Chander Kanta W/o regret to inform the sad demise of H.No. 68 Afghana Mohalla, Pacca our beloved Sh. Surinder Kumar Late Sh Amar Nath Gupta (Kaleeth our beloved Sh. Vipan Kumar S/o Danga, Jammu. Fifth Day will be Gupta H/o Smt. Suman Gupta R/o Wale) R/o H.No 6, Kaleeth Nagar, Lt. Sh. Boota Ram Gupta R/o H. performed at our residence Ward Smt Raj Rani H.No 408, Street No. 10, Shakti Jammu on 16-01-2020. Uthala will No. 156, Street No. 6, Shakti Nagar no. 2, H. No. 48, R.S. Pura, Jammu Nagar, Jammu. Fifth Day will be take place on 18-01-2020 Smt Chander Jammu who left for heavenly on 18-01-2020 (Saturday) at 11 performed on Saturday, 18-01- Sh. Surinder (Saturday) at 4 PM at Mahajan Kanta abode on 07-01-2020. Sh. Vipan Kumar am. 2020 at Laxmi Narayan Temple, Kumar Gupta Hall, Shalamar Road, Jammu. KRIYA/UTHALA will be performed GriefLY Stricken BY BrOtHerS Gandhi Nagar, Jammu at 11.00 Grief Stricken on 18-01-2020 (Saturday) at Bawa AND BHABHIS am. Sons and Daughters-in-law Palace Main Bazar Shakti Nagar, Late Sh. Inderjit Gupta and Late Smt. Sudesh Gupta Grief Stricken Sh Gulshan Gupta & Smt Poonam Gupta Jammu at 3.00 to 4.00 P.M. (Mahajan Rice Mill, Langerial, R.S.Pura) Mother-in-law & Father-in-law Er Vinay Gupta (S.E JKPDC) & Smt Sushma Gupta Grief Stricken Sh. Dharam Pal Gupta (AE) and Smt. Sudershan Gupta Smt. Sheela Devi W/o Sh. Khazan Chand Mahajan Sh Raman Gupta & Smt Shama Gupta Smt. Manju Gupta-Wife Sh. Vijay Gupta and Smt. Kamlesh Gupta (Gupta Ice Brother-in-law & Sister-in-law Daughters and Sons-in-law Mr Aniket Gupta-Son Cream Corner, R.S. Pura) Sh. Pawan Mahajan & Smt. Monika Mahajan Smt Kamla and Sh Bodh Raj Gupta Megha & Shefali-Daughters Prof. Permodh Kumar Gupta and Smt. Prem Gupta Sh. Raman Mahajan & Smt. Malvika Mahajan Smt Rani Gupta & Sh Swatantar Gupta Brother & Bhabhi Sh. Rakesh Gupta and Smt. Chanchal Gupta (Gourav Sh. Kuldeep Mahajan & Smt. Shinu Bharti Smt Lalita and Sh O.P Gupta Smt. Kusam Gupta & Sh. Shamboo Nath Food Product, R.S. Pura) M/s K.C. Traders, Vijaypur, Samba Smt Rama Gupta & Sh Sunil Kumar Gupta Sisters & Brothers-in-law Sh. Dinesh Gupta and Smt. Sushma Gupta (Mona M/s K.C. Fresh, Vijaypur, Samba Grand Children Prabha Jandial & Vijay Jandial Plastics Industry, R.S. Pura) Cont No:- 9419193358, 09867617138, 9796445809 Smt Nishu and Sh Mohit Gutpa Sunita Kumar & Yashvir Kumar Er. Rajesh Gupta and Smt. Seema Gupta Er Rohan Gupta and Arjun Gupta Rajni Gupta & Kuldeep Gupta Mob: 9796080774, 8713021765, 8899786434, M/s Amar Nath and Sons Anita Gupta & Sham Lal Gupta 9419199595, 9419139495 M/s Personality, Raghunath Bazar, Jammu Sapna Gupta & Rajesh Gupta Mob: 9419115114, 9419156355, Nephews 13TH DAY 9419195186, 9419206161 Sushant Gupta With profound grief & sorrow we re - Mrs Nitika W/o Rohit Gupta gret to inform the sad and untimely Mohit Gupta 10TH DAY KRIYA demise of our beloved Sh. Arun Mob: 9419120423, 9622245118 We inform the sad demise of our Rana S/o Sh. Dev Raj Rana R/o beloved Smt. Shubh Kumari W/o Shrawal (Janwas) Kishtwar A/p 10TH DAY Sh. K.K. Nadh (Retd Information Lower Roop Nagar H.No 135/6 Sh. Arun Rana With profound grief and sorrow, we Deptt). R/o 486 Janipur Colony, Jammu who left for heavenly abode inform the sad demise of Smt UTHALA Jammu. Tenth Day will be on on 8th Jan 2020. 13th Day will be Shama Bazaz W/o Sh Chaman Lal With profound grief and sorrow, we Monday (20-01-2020) at Shiv performed at our present residence Bazaz original resident of Shilteng Smt. Shubh inform you the sad demise of our Mandir near Govt. Qtr. Lower Roop Nagar (EWS) Colony Habakadal Srinagar presently at Kumari beloved Sh. Ved Parkash Ji S/o Late Grief Stricken and 135/6 on 20th Jan. 2020 at H.No 145-B, Lane 2, Block -A, Smt Shama Sh. Chuni Lal Ji Kochhar R/o Ward Sh. K.K. Nadh (F.O) -Husband 11.30 am. Roop Nagar Enclave Jammu Bazaz No. 5 Jawahar Nagar Rajouri. Uthala Devrani & Devar in Grief :- (Hanjura Lane) Opposite Shiv will be held on 18-01-2020 Smt. Asha & Sh. Shiv Nadh (Retd. PDD) Smt. Ramku Devi - Grand Mother Temple. Tenth Day Kriya will be (Saturday) at Shiv Mandir Jawahar Sh. Ved Parkash Nanad & Nonayai Smt. Shanti Devi - Naani performed at Akhnoor Ghat Nagar Rajouri on 2 p.m. Smt. Santosh & Sh. Manohar Lal Sharma (Sunjwan) Smt. 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Kullan Avalanche Advisor Bhatnagar advocates Policy of deaths: Rs 20 lakh compensation paid to Zero tolerance against traffic rule violators NOK’s GANDERBAL, JANUARY 17:
Chairs valedictory function of 31st National Road Safety Week district Administration Ganderbal to - day disbursed rupees 20 lacs, under SdrF, JAMMU, JANUARY 17- in favour of nOK’s of the deceased, who lost Advisor to Lieutenant their lives in recently occurred snow ava - Governor, rajeev rai Bhatnagar, lanche at Kullan, Kangan. rupees 4 lakh today pitched for evolving a Policy were disbursed to the nOK of each de - of Zero tolerance against violators ceased. It is pertinent to mention that the of traffic rules. snow avalanche occurred on 13 January, in the Advisor was speaking at the which 5 persons lost their lives. valedictory function of 31st national road Safety Week held at Affected WWSs will be Police Auditorium, Gulshan Ground. restored within 24 Speaking on the occasion, Advisor Bhatnagar said that road hours: PHE Shopian safety is an essential part of our lives SHOPIAN, JANUARY 17: and we must obey traffic rules for our own safety and convenience. He Executive Engineer Public Health said that we need to inculcate the Engineering department (PHE), Irfan ul concept of defense driving during Islam today said that Water Supply driving like maintaining distance, proper use of lights etc while on Schemes affected due to freezing in wheels. He reiterated that such dhobijan area will be restored within 24 things will help in preventing road hours. He said that there was snag on mishaps to a great extent. source water which led to freezing of about He also emphasized upon main - 20 schemes resulting in drinking water mented the transport and police de - transport Commissioner, Owais Pertinently, the 31st national Week. He also honoured different taining calmness while driving and scarcity in most of the areas in the district. partments for organising such Ahmed, said that during the road road Safety Week was observed sponsors of the event for making it a making it a habit to give way to He said that out of 20 affected Water events and said that the road safety safety week, mass awareness was from January 11 to January 17, successful affair. emergency vehicles like ambu - Supply Schemes 08 have been restored and awareness should be made a regular created among the general public 2020 across Jammu and Kashmir director State Motor Garages, Z lances and fire tenders. work is apace on restoration of remaining feature. He also advised that all the throughout J&K. He added that with focus on spreading awareness H Choudhary; Special Secretary, He complimented the students schemes. stakeholders should work in cohe - around 20 medical check up camps about traffic rules and regulations transport department, rahul for performing informative cultural sion for making road safety a per - were held in which 5700 drivers and safe driving among the people Sharma; Additional Secretary road Irfan ul Islam requested people to co - skits on road safety measures. He manent affair. were thoroughly investigated by the in general and teen agers in particu - Safety Council, r K Bhat; regional operate with the department till the service added that the impact of such per - On the occasion, the Advisor in - medical experts. lar. transport Officer (rtO), Jammu is restored. He added that officials, techni - formances has deep and long last - augurated the e-rickshaws to en - IGP traffic, t namgyal, said Later, the Advisor Bhatnagar fe - dhanatar Singh; school children, cal and field wings of the department are on ing impact in inculcating the neces - courage use of green transport and that we should develop civic sense licitated the participants with tro - nCC cadets, nSS volunteers and job for restoration of theses WWSs. sary changes in the habits of com - green fuel system in Jammu city. among ourselves then only we can phies who participated in different other people were also present on mon masses. Speaking on the occasion, follow traffic rules responsibly. events held during road Safety the occasion. Advisor Bhatnagar also compli - Road Safety Week concludes in Pulwama FC reviews vital health care initiatives CS visits Poonch, Rajouri to review PULWAMA, JANUARY 17: JAMMU, JANUARY 17: partment in this regard. the initiatives and On the concluding day of 31 road programmes discussed in the meeting in - Safety Week, the Motor Vehicle Financial Commissioner, Health and cluded stroke units, save brain, cervical preparations for Union Minister's department, Pulwama today organised a Medical Education, Atal dulloo today held cancer screening, save heart, district men - painting competition here at dC office a meeting to review functioning of vital tal health programmes, drug de-addiction Complex in which scores of students from health care initiatives and programmes centres. the meeting was attended by public outreach programme various education institutions participat - being implemented in Jammu and director Health Services, Jammu, renu POONCH, JANUARY 17: ed. Speaking on the occasion, ArtO said Kashmir. the FC directed the officers to Khajuria; Principal Government Medical that the aim of organizing painting compe - prepare a doable action plan and explore College, Jammu, Sunanda raina, Chief Chief Secretary B V r tition was to sensitize youngsters about the possibility of expanding the initiatives Executive Officer, Mission youth, Syed Subrahmanyam today visited road safety measures and traffic rules. to the peripheral hospitals. He asked them Abid rasheed Shah; Mission director, the border belts of twin dis - Earlier, deputy Commissioner Pulwama to work in close coordination for better re - national Health Mission J&K, Bhupinder tricts of Poonch and rajouri to dr raghav Langer distributed crash hel - sults. Emphasising the need for tertiary Kumar; Joint director (Planning) H&ME, review preparations for the up - mets among handicapped people at dC of - care at district hospitals, the FC said that Madan Lal and other officers while officers coming public outreach pro - training of medical officers and establish - fice complex Pulwama. from Kashmir division attended the meet - gramme to be conducted by the ing protocols will be a priority of the de - ing through video conferencing. Union Ministers in both the Mushiara organised in districts. the CS was accompanied Bandipora by Commissioner Secretary DG SWD tours Udhampur, School Education, Hirdesh BANDIPORA JANUARY 17: Kumar Singh. CS took appraisal of all nec - A group of young writers and poets or - inspects functioning of Bal essary arrangements being ganised Mushiara ‘Sheerein Qalaam’ under made for public outreach pro - the banner ‘Coffee and Qalaam’, here to - gramme of Union Ministers day. the Mushaira was attended by young and issued directions to differ - public outreach camps. Venue reach camp at Sunderbani, writers from across the Valley and was Ashram, Nari Niketan ent departments for putting in Officers, designated for these AdC nowshera for public out - chaired by senior poet G n Zahid, President their best efforts towards suc - camps, have been asked to reach camp at nowshera, AdC Literary Forum, Sufi Showkat and Writer, UDHAMPUR, JANUARY- 17-: cessful conduct of this people chalk out strategy for different Kotranka for public outreach tariq Shabnam were also present on the friendly initiative of the gov - arrangements to be made in camp at Kotranka, ACr occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Akeel director General, Social Welfare department, rehana Batul today conducted an ex - ernment. the areas of their respective ju - rajouri for public outreach Mohidudin organiser of the event said the tensive tour of Udhampur district to inspect functioning of various non Government CS informed that the risdictions well in time. camp at rajouri and ACd aim of organising the Mushiara is to pro - Organizations including ASHA School for disabled, Jagiriti Old Age Home and directed Union Ministers will visit the Meanwhile, deputy rajouri for public outreach vide a platform to the young writers and po - for expeditious processing of their Grant-in -Aid cases for financial year 2019-20. districts under the public out - Commissioner rajouri, camp at Manjakote. He in - ets. President Sufi Showkat appreciated reach programme with an ob - Mohammad nazir Sheikh in - formed that Additional deputy Chief Accounts Officer, Archana Kumari, Assistant director, Kailash devi, district the organisers for organising the event and formed, in a meeting held in Commissioner rajouri, Sher jective of disseminating infor - said that such sessions will help the young - Social Welfare Officer, Sana Khan and other staff members were present during the in - mation about the importance this regard, that these camps Singh, has been designated as sters to showcase their talent and will cre - spections. during her visit to Bal Ashram and nari niketan, the director General distrib - of Centrally Sponsored will be held in Sunderbani, Coordinating Officer for logis - ate a favourable environment for the poets uted various commodities and games among the inmates. Interacting with the children, Schemes in overall develop - Kalakote, nowshera, rajouri, tic support. and writers. she motivated them to work hard in academic arena while keeping equal focus on ex - ment of every part of the Union Manjakote and Kotranka. He regarding arrangements, tracurricular activities. Later, the director General chaired a review meeting of district territory. further informed that for nazir Sheikh informed that all He asked the officers to smooth conduct of public out - the arrangements for these National Road Safety and tehsil officers to take stock of financial and physical achievements registered under work with added zeal and devo - reach camps Venue Officers public outreach camps are in various schemes in the district including national Social Assistance Programme, tion to ensure that all arrange - have already been designated place and concerned officers Week concludes at Sgr Integrated Social Security Scheme, Pre Matric/ Post Matric Scholarship Schemes, Grant ments are put in place in time which included AdC have been assigned their du - SRINAGAR, JANUARY 17: in Aid for nGOs, State Marriage Assistance Scheme. for successful conduct of these Sunderbani for public out - ties. 31st road Safety Week organised Motor Vehicles department concluded, here today. the highlights of week-long programme were seminars, health check- Hirdesh reviews Samagra Shikhsa, Mid Day Meal Scheme up and vision tests to sensitize people about road safety measures and traffic rules. On JAMMU, JANUARY 17- Ut. Besides, more outreach districts Budgam and the concluding day a valediction function requires to be done in Ganderbal in Kashmir and was held at trC Sumo Stand, Srinagar Commissioner Secretary Government Schools ramban and Kathua in where road safety awareness programme School Education, Hirdesh through the interactive por - Jammu. for drivers and other road user was organ - Kumar, convened a review tal- J&K Knowledge Commissioner Secretary ised by the MVd. A medical camp was also meeting of ongoing interven - network ( JKnn) which has also interacted with the stu - organised to conduct vision tests drivers. tions of Samagra Shiksha in been developed for exchange dents who have been select - Pamphlets and t-Shirts were also distrib - J&K. of knowledge through a com - ed to participate in PArK - uted among the drivers during the camp. State Project director, puter aided platform. ISHA PE CHArCHA-2020 Samagra Shiksha, dr. Arun While reviewing the at new delhi on 20th Manhas presented a detailed teacher Education January, 2020. ADC visits Handwara power point presentation on Component, Hirdesh lauded Commissioner Secretary various components of the the efforts taken up by appreciated the efforts of Sub Division flagship programme and dis - Samagra Shiksha in success - Samagra team in raising the KUPWARA, JANUERY 17: cussed progress of existing fully completing the first education standards in J&K. schemes under Samagra phase of resource Persons He asked the officers to con - the Additional deputy Commissioner, Shiksha being implemented training under nIStHA duct field visits for close Handwara, nazir Ahmad Mir, along with in J&K. programme in J&K. He also monitoring of their respec - sectoral officers and tehsildars today con - Secretary, while review - acknowledged the new ini - tive interventions besides ducted an extensive tour of Magam, ing the scheme, stressed up - that during 2018-19, 869145 children from classes porting by the In-charge tiatives taken up by Samagra addressing the grievances of doolipora, tarathpora and Shahkoot areas on early completion of Vocational Education was 1st to 8th were provided two MdM teachers on ArMS Shiksha through rashtriya public in general and stu - of Handwara Sub division. during the school buildings and other Avishkar Abhiyaan, Pade introduced in 220 new sets of free stitched uni - portal should be ensured and dents in specific. tour, he was informed that major roads of construction related activi - Bharat Bade Bharat, Science schools of J&K making a to - forms. Under Inclusive there should be no instruc - Gazzanffer Hussain, the Sub division have been cleared of snow ties under civil works. He di - Exhibitions and Shaala tal count of 572. Presently, 13 Education, rs. 73 Lakh were tional day in the elementary Special Secretary School while snow clearances work on the road is rected the Construction darpan. He said that new trades are being taught in disbursed directly to the school which goes without Education, Anuradha Gupta, divisions to gear up ongoing and modern pedagogical these schools with a total en - bank accounts of eligible providing of Mid day Meal to director School Education in progress. the AdC met various public works especially in remote tools and innovative meth - rolment of around 34000 CWSn beneficiaries for the children. Jammu, dr. riyaz, director delegations, en-route who put forth de - areas of the Union territory. ods of teaching must be students. Besides, school first time under dBt mode, Mission director Mid Finance, G. M. Hajam, mands and raised various issues reading He asked the department to adopted by teachers for desks were provided to gov - he added. day Meal, dr. Arun Manhas, director Planning, Kulbir electricity and road connectivity. optimally utilize ICt Labs transformation of education ernment schools in all the taking stock of Mid day shared the findings of social Singh, Chief Education He gave them patient hearing and as - and CAL Centres to enhance standards in the Ut of J&K. districts and free textbooks Meal Scheme, audit conducted by Jammu and Coordinators sured that all their genuine demand will be teaching quality in Later, dr. Manhas ap - were provided to 662883 Commissioner Secretary University of Kashmir and from Samagra Shiksha were fulfilled on priority. Government Schools of the prised the Commissioner school going children while stressed that the daily re - University of Jammu in 2 present in the meeting were. Glimpses of Future 5 lOcal /natiOnal JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, JAnUAry 18, 2020 DDC Pulwama reviews DDC Budgam takes DEO Kishtwar discusses action stock of snow implementation of clearance, essential plan to operationalize ELCs, services Health schemes BUDGAM, JANUARY 17: district development Commissioner, Chunavi Pathsahallas PULWAMA, JANUARY 17: conducted various activities to Budgam tariq Hussain Ganai, today con - implement national Mental vened a meeting to take stock of snow clear - KISHTWAR, JANUARY 17: district development Health Programme in the dis - ance, connectivity, restoration of essential Commissioner Pulwama, dr trict, besides conducting district Election Officer Kishtwar services in the district. the meeting was at - raghav Langer today convened a Angrez Singh rana today discussed Modified Electro Convulsive and tended by AdC, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani, meeting of officers to review action plan to operationalize Electoral Brain Modulation therapies.the CPO, ACr, ACd, SdMs, Executive Engineers Health department schemes. Literacy Clubs and Chunavi meeting was also informed that of Pdd, r&B and Mechanical departments the meeting was attended by Pathsahallas in colleges and schools. 55 samples of water were collect - and other concerned. the Mechanical ACr Kishtwar, dr. Amir Hussain, Chief Medical officer, district ed for quality surveillance and 42 department authorities informed the meet - CEO Kishtwar, dr. Kuldeep Kumar Health Officer and other con - MPn Coliform samples were ing that all major roads have been cleared of Sharma, deputy Election Officer cerned officers. found positive in the district. snow and the operation is in full swing to Kishtwar Masood Ahmed Bichoo, the meeting was informed the ddC asked the con - clear remaining roads. the ddC directed nodal Officer SVEEP/ELC Anoop that under Integrated disease cerned for effective implementa - r&B authorities to ensure all major, circular Kumar, nodal Officer Chunavi Surveillance Programme 173 re - tion of all health-related and link roads within their domain are Pathshalla, dr. Mohsin raza, Ent porting units have been set up in schemes so that better patient cleared of snow on war footing. He directed Kishtwar Angrez Singh and other con - and run the Chunavi Pathsahallas and documentary proof and photographs peripheral Institutions and 11 care services is provided to the Executive Engineer Pdd to mobilize field cerned attended the meeting. ELCs at all the polling stations and ed - of the students to the local BLO for en - Viral Hepatitis, 11 Chicken Pox people. staff for restoration of damaged Ht, Lt lines the dEO directed for imparting ucational institutions respectively. rolment in the electoral roll. and 13 cases of enteric fever have He directed the concerned to across the district. the Pdd authorities in - mandated training to nodal Officers He asked ELC's and Chunavi He further emphasised upon been detected during 2019-20 in share MPn Coliform sample’s formed the meeting that restoration work on damaged feeders is in progress. the PHE de - of ELCs and Chunavi Pathshalas as Pathsahallas to celebrate national awareness and demonstration to vot - the district. positive results with PHE partment was asked to ensure scheduled wa - per guidelines of Election Voters’ day on January 25 at all ers especially future and new voters the meeting was also in - department and district ter supply to all towns and villages, besides Commission of India. He further di - polling stations and educational insti - about the value of voting. He said such formed that 55 samples of water Administration for early re - deploying water tankers where required in rected that the nodal Officer SVEEP/ tutions respectively. He asked the interactive interventions through cur - were collected for quality sur - quired action. the district. the FCS&CA authorities were ELC and nodal Officer for Chunavi nodal Persons of all the ELCs to main - ricular, extra-curricular and co-cur - veillance and 42 MPn Coliform the ddC stressed for sensi - asked to make ration including food grains, Pathsahallas shall co-operate with the tain and prepare database of all the ricular activities are aimed at increas - samples were found positive in tizing people about Mental tehsildar's/ AErO's and Heads of LPG, K-oil and petroleum products available students who have attained the age of ing awareness about electoral the district. health and conducting work - Educational Institutions to manage to the consumers across the district. 18 years and furnish the list along with processes. It was given out that dMHP shops across the district. DC Bla reviews action plan for IPPI National Road Safety Week
BARAMULLA, JANUARY 17: of 0-5 years are being immunized in district and 780 immunization concludes in Kulgam deputy Commissioner booths have been established with Baramulla, dr G n Itoo today con - transit points and mobile booths. KULGAM, JANUARY 17: Showkat Aijaz Bhat was the chief guest on vened a meeting of district As many as 3308 employees from the occasion. the highlight of today's event taskforce Committee to review the health department, ASHA workers, the Motor Vehicle department Kulgam was a cultural programmes inclduign Skit, action plan for Intensified Pulse ICdS and other volunteers have today organized valedictory function to Ladishah and traffic rule awareness jingles. Polio Immunization (IPPI) in the been deployed across the district. mark conclusion of 31st national road Addressing the gathering, the ddC urged district. Chief Medical Officer, Speaking on the occasion, the Safety Week under theme ‘Sadak Suraksha- the stake holders to create awareness Chief Education Officer, dy CMO, ddC directed the concerned to Jeewan raksha,’ here today. the district among people regarding the safe driving district Immunization Officer and work in close coordination for the development Commissioner Kulgam, and safe road use. other concerned were were present success of the campaign. He direct - in the meeting. programme, the dC emphasized paign. ed for ensuring timely availability the meeting discussed for mobilizing required manpower the meeting was informed that of vaccine particularly in remote ar - GOVERNMENT OF UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR arrangements put in place for the for the smooth immunization cam - 1.62 lakh children in the age group eas of the district. Office Of tHe DePUtY cOMMiSSiOner, UDHaMPUr Wild Life Dept Contact No: 01992-270212 (Office), 01992-271845 (Fax) Email-ID: [email protected] GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR UNION TERRITORY Sub: - Notification under section 9& 9A of the Land Acquisition Act-X of 1990 BK. caught Leopard Office Of tHe eXecUtiVe enGineer PWD (r&B) DiViSiOn UDHaMPUr Whereas, the Land particulars of which are given below is being acquired for public in Shopian purpose vizfor the acquisition of land measuring 01K-05M in village Morh Tehsil & nOtice inVitinG tenDerS District Udhampur for relocation of 132 KV D/C Transmission Line Towers (Tower No. J- Asks locals not to 55) due to four lanning of National Highway(NH-44) as notified by the Govt. vide notifica - Fresh ENIT No. 90 of 2019-20 Dated:-14-01-2020 tion No.264–Rev (LAJ) of 2019 dated: 25-10-2019 issued under endorsement venture out during For and on behalf of the LieutenantGovernor ofUnion Territory of J&K, e-tenders are invited on item rate basisfrom approved and No.Rev/LAJ-327 /2019 dated: 25-10-2019and its possession is likely to be taken late, early hours eligible Contractors registered with J&K State Govt. CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for the below men - overand in pursuance to Govt. notification bearing No.S.O.04 dated: 31-10-2019 issued tioned work. by the General Administration Department Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir under endorse - SHOPIAN, JANUARY 17: S. Name of work Est. Cost Cost of Earnest Money/ Time of Time & Date Class of Head of ment No. GAD(Adm)49/2019-1 dated: 31-10-2019. No (Rs in T/Doc. Bid Security comple- of opening contractor account Therefore, the owners/interested persons and the indenting department is hereby Wild Life department Lacs) (Rs.) (Rs) tion of tender caught a leopard in trenz technical bid called upon to attend this office either in person or through an authorized agent within 15 area of Shopian. 1. Const. of Degree College 1223.83 10000 2% of the 24 months 07-02-2020 A Class RUSA days i.eon or before 31th of Jan 2020 during office hours on any working day in my office In-charge Control at Chenani (Phase- 1st). Treasury advertised 1200 Hrs. at DC Office Complex Udhampur to state their respective interest in the land amount and room Wildlife division Challan cost particular of their claims to compensation and their objection, if any, to measurement of Shopian, Mudasir Ahmad Position of AAA = Accorded land. said that the leopard was Position of funds = DEMANDED Specification :- traced in area on thursday 1. Date of publishing of Tender Notice 15-01-2020 S. Name of Name of Name of Kh. No. Location Area morning and was caught No District Tehsil Village No. KMS safely. Mudasir added that 2. Period of downloading of bidding documents From 15-01-2020, 09.00 A.M to 06-02-2020, 6.00 P.M in view of reports of bear 3. Date, Time and place of pre-bid meeting 22-01-2020 at 11.00 A.M in the Office of the Chief Engineer PW (R&B) 1. Udhampur Udhampur Morh 138 J-55 00 18 00 roaming in rai-Kaprin area Department Jammu. 139 min 00 07 00 of the district locals are ad - 4. Bid submission Start Date 23-01-2020 From 09.00 A.M Total 01 05 00 vised not to venture out dur - 5. Bid Submission End Date 06-02-2020 upto 6.00 P.M ing late and early hours till 7. Date & time of opening of Technical Bids (Online) 07-02-2020 at 12.00 P.M in the Office of the Chief Engineer PW (R&B) Sd/- animal is caught or driven Department Jammu Dr. Gurvinderjeet Singh, kaS back safely. Officials from 8. Date & time of opening of Financial Bids (Online) To be notified after technical bid evaluation is completed. collector Land acquisition wildlife department said (addl. Deputy commissioner) that recent heavy snowfall The Bidding documents Consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of quantities (B.O.Q), DiP/J-12408/19 Udhampur in the region has forced Set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per below schedule: many animals to roam in human habitations in 1. Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of Treasury Challan / Receipt (under M.H. 0059) and GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR search of food. People have mentioned the name of work for which tender fee was deposited in favour of Executive Engineer R&B Division UdhampurEarnest money /Bid security in shape of CDR/FDR/BG pledged to Chief Accounts Officer, PW (R&B) Department been asked to take precau - Jammupayable at Jammu. The Bank Guarantee should be valid for 45 days beyond bid validity. Office Of tHe aSSiStant eXecUtiVe tionary measures and in - 2. Bidders can resubmit/withdraw the bids as specified. form the wildlife depart - 3. The date and time of opening of Financial-Bids shall be notified on Web Site www.jktenders.gov.in and conveyed to the bid - enGineer PHe (M) SUB DiV. POOncH ment, if any such wild ani - ders automatically through an e-mail message on their e-mail address. The Financial-bids of Responsive bidders shall be mal is found roaming in opened online in the Office of Chief Engineer PW (R&B) Department Jammu . _The date for same shall be intimated sepa - their area, without disturb - rately. SHOrt terM tenDer nOtice ing or trying to catch the an - 4. The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of Technical bids. NIT No. PHE/MSDP/19-24 of 2019-20 Dated 16-01-2020 due on 23-01-2020 imals. Pertinently around 5. The earnest money shall be forfeited, If:- a) Any bidder/ tenderer withdraws his bid/ tender during the period of bid validity or makes any modifications in the terms and Sealed tenders affixed with Rs 6-/- revenue stamp valid upto 90 days are invited for and on half a dozen people in trenz conditions of the bid. behalf of Lt. Governor of J&K Union Territory from registered reputed firms / job contractors / were injured by a rabid dog b) Failure of Successful bidder to furnish the required performance security within specified time period issue of letter on intent. workshop owners dealing in electro-mechanical works for execution of works detailed below. yesterday, who were later c) In case contractor fails to execute the agreement within 28 days after fixation of contract. S. NIT No. Name of the work Earnest Tender Opening hospitalised. 6. Instruction to bidders regarding e-tendering process. No Money Authority 7.1 Bidders are advised to download bid submission manual from the “Downloads” option as well as from “Bidders Manual Kit” Pahari on website www.jktenders.gov.into acquaint bid submission process. 1. 19 Repairs to 100 HP Induction Motor and 2% of Executive Engineer 7.2. To participate in bidding process, bidders have to get ‘Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)’ as per Information Technology other allied electro-mechanical works at quoted PHE Division community Act-2000. Bidders can get digital certificate from any approved vendors. pumping station Chaktro Base Poonch. amount Poonch deputation calls 7.3. The bidders have to submit their bids online in electronic format with digital Signature. No financial bid will be accepted in 2. 20 Repairs to 60 HP Induction Motor and 2% of Executive Engineer physical form. other allied electro-mechanical works quoted PHE Division on Advisor Khan; 7.4. Bids will be opened online as per time schedule mentioned in Para-2. at pumping station Kwadian Poonch. amount Poonch 7.5. Bidders must ensure to upload scanned copy of all necessary documents mentioned in NIT and SBD with technical bid. projects demands Note: - Scan all the documents on 100 dpi with black and white option. 3. 21 Installation, testing and commissioning 2% of Executive Engineer 7. The department will not be responsible for delay in online submission due to any reasons. of HCP 5000 GPH X 280 MH at pumping quoted PHE Division JAMMU, JANUARY 17 8. Scanned copy of cost of tender document in shape of Treasury Challan / Receipt (Under M.H. 0059) mentioned the name of station Pothi Kanas Stage Ist Poonch. amount Poonch work for which tender fee was depositedin favour of Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Udhampurand Earnest 4. 22 Repairs to 100 KVA Manual Voltage 2% of Executive Engineer A deputation of Pahari Money/Bid Security in shape of CDR/FDR/BG if applicable pledged to Chief Accounts Officer PW (R&B) Department Stabilizer of pumping station Banpat quoted PHE Division community today called on Jammu must be uploaded with the technical documents of the bid. After receiving electronic message of financial bids, the Dhokri Base Poonch. amount Poonch Advisor to Lieutenant L1 bidder should deposit the original EMD in shape of CDR/ FDR / BG pledge to Chief Accounts Officer PW (R&B) 5. 23 Repairs to 300 KVA Manual Voltage 2% of Executive Engineer Governor, Farooq Khan Department in the office of Chief Engineer PW (R&B) Department Jammu during working hours within three days. if L1 bid - Stabilizer of pumping station Dharana quoted PHE Division here at Civil Secretariat. the der fails to submit the original documents / EMD within three days, the Department will cancel the tender and action shall be Base Mendhar and 250 KVA Manual amount Poonch 13-member deputation led taken against the contractor to debar in future tendering process as decide by the Department (As per Finance Department Voltage Stabilizer of pumping station order No. O.M. No. A/24(2017)-651 dated 07-06-2018. Behra Mendhar. by former Legislator Shabir 9. Bidders may contact office of the Chief Engineer PW (R&B) Department Jammu or concerned Executive Engineer for any Ahmed Khan apprised the guidance for getting DSC or any other relevant details in respect of e-tendering process. 6. 24 Design, Fabrication, Installation, testing 2% of Executive Engineer Advisor of various issues re - 10. Bidders are advised not to make any change in BOQ (Bill of Quantities) contents. In no case they should attempt to create and commissioning of LT Control panel quoted PHE Division garding welfare of Pahari similar BOQ manually. The BOQ downloaded should be used for filling the item rate inclusive of all taxes and it should be for operation of 35-45 HP submersible amount Poonch motor of pumping station Dingla Base Speaking people of J&K. saved with the same name as it contains. Poonch. the visiting delegation 11. The unit rates and prices shall be quoted by the bidder entirely in Indian Rupees and the rates quoted shall be deemed to in - sought Advisor's interven - clude price escalation and all taxes upto completion of the work unless otherwise, specified. 7. 25 Providing of 01 and 03 Capacity Ton 2% of Executive Engineer Heavy Duty Chain Pulley Blocks for quoted PHE Division tion for grant of reservation 12. Bidders are advised to use “My Documents” area in their user on R&B e-Tendering portal to store such documents as are re - quired. extraction/lowering and lfting of amount Poonch under Scheduled tribe 13. Defect Liability Period:01 Year after date of completion. Transformers and stabilizers at Status to Pahari speaking 14. The bidder who does not own a Hot Mix Plant will have to mention the name and style of Hot Mix Plant from where the bidder various pumping stations of PHE population of Union is going to procure bituminous materials, paver etc.. An affidavit from any registered Plant Holder who will supply bituminous Division Poonch. territory of Jammu and material along with Paver Finisher, Air Compressor, Bitumen Boiler with Sprayer and other required machinery giving con - The other details of tender notice can be had from the office of the undersigned on any working Kashmir. the Advisor gave sent that he will supply the bituminous material along with required machinery within stipulated time span for the said work day before due date. The tender should reach in the office of the Executive Engineer PHE a patient hearing to the vis - will need to be annexed along with the tender document and also is to be uploaded on the jktenders portal. In case the affi - Division Poonch through registered/courier/speed post on or before the due dates as above (or iting deputation and as - davit is not uploaded on the jktenders portal, the bid will be out rightly rejected.------DELETED next day in case of holiday) and shall be opened on the same day or any other date convenient sured them that all their 15. Qualification criteria for the work and other terms and conditions are contained in the bidding document available on website to the Executive Engineer PHE Division Poonch in presence of the tenderer who may wish to genuine issues and de - SD/ be present at the time of the opening of tender. mands shall be taken up executive engineer assistant executive engineer, PWD (r&B) Division PHe Mechanical Sub Division, with the concerned quarters DiP/J-12345/19 Udhampur DiP/J-12363/19 Poonch for redressal. Glimpses of Future 6 Edit/OpiniOn JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 18, 2020 Glimpses of Future A new air quality agenda EStABLISHEd In 1986 BY : K. K. PAUL witnessing hazardous air quality, schemes like Odd-Even were intro - An efficient traffic signal manage - duced to limit the number of four- Threat from ISIS ment can not only help maintain the wheelers on the roads. this scheme flow of traffic but also drastically re - did show a dip in pollution levels, he immediate threat from ISIS is not on the battlefield any- duce air pollution levels and save fuel howsoever small it might have been. more, but in civilian spaces, says a new book which seeks to Air pollution in our country, particu - despite it being known that emissions texplore the psychology of South Asian jihadists. the ISIS larly in some of the urban centres, has from two-wheelers, which include Peril: the World's Most Feared terror Group and its Shadow on become a major public health issue. benzene, are far more hazardous, the depending on the region and climatic South Asia" tries to uncover the ideological underpinnings of the Odd-Even scheme could not be made conditions, there are several contribu - applicable for some reason or the oth - movement in South Asia, deconstruct its strengths and expose its tory factors that add to the pollution er. As a result, a more significant dent s. the Writer Kabir taneja has written that Islamic State's fault line levels but vehicular emissions in met - in pollution levels could not be designs and methods were ambitious, perhaps too ambitious, which ropolitan cities have emerged as a ma - achieved. After April 1, when the is why its fall was prophesied early into its rise itself. recapturing ter- jor source. According to official esti - Bharat-VI norms come into play, the ritory from the Islamic State was never going to be the difficult job, mates, the number of vehicles in the level of auto emissions is bound to the difficult job of fighting ISIS starts now. He argues that just be- national capital surged to over 1.20 show a downward trend. cause a US declaration pronounced the end of the Islamic State and crore, including over 80 lakh two- But the geometry of roads in delhi wheelers. the number of vehicles per russian bombings of the same do not mean the organisation has tak- has mostly evolved as a result of un - thousand population, too, increased planned organic growth and the lack en the defeat in its stride and retired into history. the author feels considerably from 317 in 2006 to over of norms surrounding urban plan - that while for India, "Pakistan-based terror groups may be trying to 550 in 2016 leading to visible conges - ning. this has resulted in a very large infiltrate the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir or the interna- tion on the roads. that vehicular number of intersections where vehi - tional border in Punjab, others such as ISIS have created direct ac- emissions contain carcinogenic mate - Health Organisation (WHO), too, 1000, making it one of the most pol - cles have to necessarily give way and cess using the power of modern communication tools, the internet, rial needs no emphasis. But what has concluded that each year, thousands luted cities in the world. Stubble accommodate other traffic streams. of children succumb to acute infec - burning by farmers in some of the and so on to get access to our living rooms". From the Holey Bakery now come to light is that the inhala - this has led to a situation where the tion of toxic airborne particles emit - tions in their lower respiratory system States adjoining delhi, combined with attack of 2016 in Bangladesh to Easter weekend 2019 in Sri Lanka, number of signalised intersections is ted by diesel and petrol vehicles can caused by polluted air. Health hazards vehicular emissions, were major con - quite high and drivers have to stop from the flag-waving in Kashmir to the twitter accounts in weaken bones and speed up the age - from air pollution due to vehicular tributors to the deteriorating quality their vehicles every now and then. Kerala to online recruitment Bengaluru, from the young converts of ing process. this finding, based on a emissions are, thus, manifold. traffic of air. In the following months, the sit - Waiting time at a traffic signal de - by way of Facebook and telegram, the book explores the psychology fairly large sample size taken from the police personnel and professional uation somewhat improved but with pends on the timing of the micro - of the jihadists. According to the author, there are hundreds, if not vicinity of Hyderabad, quantifies on drivers, who face maximum air and people becoming used to witnessing processor, which should ideally be de - thousands, of ISIS fighters today who are unaccounted for, or those the basis of X-rays and other studies noise pollution exposure on the roads, “hazardous” levels of air pollution, termined after a careful study of traf - have to bear the brunt of this situa - even the current “severe” category ap - who have melted away into obscurity of refugee camps and general and determines the extent of osteo - fic load and pattern on a particular porosis ie, the weakening of bones, in tion. Last autumn saw delhi’s Air pears to be taken in stride without towns and villages of both Iraq and Syria. these people may be for- a new air on Page 7 all age groups. Besides, the World Quality Index (AQI) shooting beyond much hue and cry. With the capital mer citizens of the caliphate, but their commitments to ISIS and its ideologies would more often than not remain strong. that means a situation has come forth where revival of cities and towns in Iraq and Syria affected by ISIS would also include ISIS fighters themselves, the book says. there is no way of knowing whether they have now de- Budget a litmus test cided not to commit themselves towards the caliphate or they are just waiting for the opportune time to strike once again, with the black BY : ABHISHEK RAJA Government’s move to slash cor - flag' in tow. the immediate threat from ISIS is not on the battlefield porate tax has raised the hopes and Sitharaman would be present - expectations of the salaried class anymore, but in civilian spaces. the SdF (Kurdish-led Syrian ing her second Budget at a time for a similar relief in income tax. democratic Forces) along with the few international aid organisa- when the middle class and the in - While the middle class wants the tions working on the ground have been left with the job of taking care dustry’s expectations from it Modi Government to provide in - of the land and people in a post-ISIS region, capacity that the Kurds- would be high given the economic come tax relief, the FM has very lit - led group does not have. With hundreds of people living in makeshift turmoil in the country. the eco - tle fiscal room to dole out such camps, and many ISIS fighters being held in makeshift prisons, in nomic turmoil that India is cur - largesse and this makes the Union rently going through is unprece - close proximity with each other, there is complete confusion on how Budget 2020 very interesting. the dented. the performance of Modi general expectations for the Union to handle these camps, who will pay for them and what to do with the 2.0 has been below par on various Budget 2020 are as follows. ISIS fighters. In fact, the celebrations of an ISIS defeat at this rate fiscal indicators. rising unemploy - reduction in individual income could be short-lived, as the Kurds, who first took on the weight of ac- ment, industry-specific pangs, re - tax rates: In the Interim Budget, tually defeating ISIS and now are having to host the stateless citizens duced demand, falling industrial presented in February 2019, in - of the caliphate may have no choice but to slowly release these radi- output, higher inflation and lower- come tax relief was provided that calised people back into society. According to taneja, most ISIS than-expected tax collections are a primarily benefitted individuals few areas of concern. As Finance with an annual income below rs 5 fighters in captivity would still be what they set out to be, those who Minister (FM) nirmala lakh. In another sop for the believed in the caliphate and would still like to see it make a return. Sitharaman gears up to present the salaried class, the standard deduc - And considering the political landscape in both Syria and Iraq, many Union Budget 2020 on February 1, tion of rs 40,000, which was intro - would also like to think that resurgence is fully plausible. ISIS may be it is expected that she would try her duced in the Union Budget 2018, Increase in deduction under 1,50,000 does not offer any major defeated geographically, but as an idea it persists. this persistence best to accelerate the Gross was raised by rs 10,000 to rs Section 80C: At present, the de - benefit in real terms, as various in - will have no easy solutions, and the world has a long battle against an domestic Product (GdP) growth 50,000 per year. But last year we duction under Section 80C is avail - vestments are clubbed under one idea in front of it. which is estimated at five per cent had the economic slowdown able up to rs 1,50,000 and eligible single provision. With an increase for 2019-20, the lowest of the brought on by the weakness in de - investments include life insurance in the inflation rate, there is a need decade. Sitharaman would be pre - mand. therefore, to create de - policies, Public Provident Fund for an increase in the threshold senting her second Union Budget mand the Government may reduce (PPF), national Savings Certificate limit of the Section 80C deduction, at a time when the industry’s ex - income tax rates and may create (nSC), five-year notified tax-sav - too. It is recommended that this pectations from it would be some - some more sub-slabs in the cur - ing bank deposits, three-year deduction should be increased to a what high considering the slow - rent slabs. For example, the cur - Equity Linked Saving Schemes minimum of rs 2 lakh or even rs Death of justice down in various sectors, though rent tax rate is 20 per cent for a slab (ELSS) mutual funds, repayment 2.5 lakh. thus, if the threshold lim - the Government took necessary of rs 5 lakh to rs 10 lakh. this of housing loan, tuition fee and it of Section 80C is increased by the steps last year to shore up the econ - could be reduced to 10 per cent and many more. One can put the entire FM in the Budget, this will not only omy through stimulus packages, a further new slab, say for example rs 1,50,000 in one investment or boost investments, but also pro - including the slashing of the cor - rs 10 lakh to rs 20 lakh, could be in more than one instrument. vide a majority of taxpayers the porate tax. However, the created with a 20 per cent tax rate. Practically, the overall limit of rs Budget a litmus on Page 7 The perils of RBI’s fixation on inflation
BY : PULAPRE BALAKRISHNAN ed the attainment of macroeconom - ic stability, represented by slow in - the central bank’s shift of focus flation, as a major achievement of from financial stability to inflation his tenure. Adherence to fiscal disci - targeting could have led to regulato - pline and inflation targeting were ry infirmity. Inflation is back in the taken to be the instruments. news and attention has willy-nilly throughout Mr. Jaitley’s tenure, in - turned on the reserve Bank of India flation remained within the range (rBI). this would lead us to recog - envisaged under the inflation tar - nise what thecentral bank is man - geting regime agreed to between the dated to do and assess how much of government and the rBI. But have its objective it actually achieves. the all the objectives of the rBI’s origi - As the hanging of nirbhaya’s rapists gets stalled, we must ask if we can establishment of some of the world’s nal mandate as a central bank been get real about women’s safety or just float a bogey. All concerns and cam- oldest central banks was inspired by met as a result? I believe not. paigns for women’s safety sound vacuous and patronising when the com- the goal of maintaining financial In 2018, within three years of the mitment to it, by virtue of honouring and implementing the law, falters. stability. It was recognised that adoption of inflation targeting goal, We lose faith in a system that is exploited routinely and remains impris - when private commercial banks fail, a crisis engulfed IL&FS, a non-bank - oned in a maze of technicalities to deny closure. Even if it is as gruesome whether due to malfeasance or mis - ing financial company in the infra - and indelible a case as that of the rape of nirbhaya, which has taken seven judgment, they not only harm their structure space. It defaulted on sev - long years to be taken to its logical end and is still stopping short of answer- trusting depositors, they can also eral of its obligations, including re - ing to our national conscience. Worse, the system is oblivious and impervi- take down with them the rest of the payment of bank loans and the re - ous to what this travesty means to women in general and to nirbhaya’s financial system. the latter can take demption of commercial paper. the family and friends in particular. now, the hanging of the four rapists, con- place when banks have lent to one IL&FS was not just another ‘shadow victed for one of the most heinous of crimes in India, has been stalled due another, which is not uncommon. In bank’; it operated over 100 sub - the crisis that ensues, there is a col - Death of justice on Page 7 sidiaries and was sitting on debt of lapse of credit which, in turn, leads tenet of which is that markets monetary policy leads to higher in - 94,000 crore. Given this, its default to a downturn in economic activity. should be given free play, the regula - flation. It should be noted that this had a chilling effect on the investors, to avoid this, the central bank was tory role of central banks took a back argument privileged low inflation banks and mutual funds associated H I S T O R Y T H I S D A Y conceived of as the lender of last re - seat. they came to be primarily over low unemployment, favouring with it both directly or indirectly. sort, one that could pre-empt a run mandated with inflation control. It owners of financial wealth over Since then, in 2019, a run on the on banks and give them time to put is hardly the case that central banks workers. But, not to be left behind in Punjab and Maharashtra Co-opera - 1893 : Americans over throw Hawaiian monarchy their books back in order. However, were unconcerned with inflation the race to adopt the architecture of tive Bank had to be averted by im - On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under this was to be accompanied by the earlier, but they were at the same the West, the Indian government al - posing withdrawal limits. It was dis - Sanford Ballard dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian adoption of a tough regulatory time concerned with financial sta - so instituted inflation targeting as covered that fictitious accounts, re - monarch, and establish a new provincial government with dole as presi- stance, whereby the central bank bility and the level of economic ac - the sole objective of monetary poli - portedly over 21,000 of them, had dent. the coup occurred with the foreknowledge of John L. Stevens, the U.S. would stay hawk-eyed towards the tivity. Moving the goal post In India, cy. the rBI was permitted to exceed been created so that the books minister to Hawaii, and 300 U.S. Marines from the U.S. cruiser Boston were activities of banks, particularly risky the rBI had earlier pursued a ‘multi - or fall short of a targeted inflation would tally, even as deposits were si - called to Hawaii, allegedly to protect American lives. the first known set- lending. this was necessary as the ple indicators approach’, implying rate of 4% by a margin of 2 percent - phoned off as loans to the promot - tlers of the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesian voyagers who arrived some- knowledge that they could always concern for outcomes other than in - age points. this was hailed by the ers. While in the case of IL&FS, time in the eighth century, and in the early 18th century the first American rely on the lender-of-last-resort fa - flation, including even the balance government as the adoption of the some part of the problem may have traders came to Hawaii to exploit the islands’ sandalwood, which was much cility may leave banks less than dili - of payments. But, developments in ‘modern monetary policy frame - been caused by a slowing economy, valued in China at the time. In the 1830s, the sugar industry was introduced gent or even make them indulge in economic theory discouraged such work’ by India, and came into effect outright fraud underlay the crisis at to Hawaii and by the mid-19th century had become well established. plain dishonesty. However, with the catholicity by arguing that having from the year 2016-17. the late Arun PMC Bank. And now, in early 2020, 1893 on Page 7 rise of neoliberalism, the central economic activity as an objective of Jaitley as Finance Minister project - the perils on Page 7
Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-2547240, RNI NO. 43798/86, email : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 natiOnal JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 18 , 2020 CAT sets aside appointment of Punjab DGP Arun Sood elected new PRESS TRUST Of INDIA new panel of three senior-most offi - batch officer. the counsel said his Chandigarh, Jan 17 cers for appointment to the post of clients were ignored by UPSC for dGP and complete the exercise appointment as the state's dGP. Chandigarh BJP chief In a big blow to Punjab govern - within four weeks. In the plea filed Gupta was appointed dGP in 2019, ment, the Central Administrative last year, the two police officers said succeeding Arora. He superseded PRESS TRUST Of INDIA ed observer by the central tribunal on Friday set aside the ap - they were senior to Gupta and had five senior officers, including Chandigarh, Jan 17 BJP. tandon had been pointment of dinkar Gupta as the outstanding service records. "the Mustafa and Chattopadhyaya. In Chandigarh BJP chief for a state police chief. A two-member empanelment was done by a com - his previous stint, Gupta was post - Arun Sood was on decade. After his three year bench of CAt chairman L mittee headed by then dGP Suresh ed as the director general of police, Friday unanimously elected term ended, he was given an narsimha reddy and M Jamshed Arora who was biased against intelligence, Punjab. He had an president of the extension of another three pronounced the order on an appeal Chattopadhyaya," their counsel eight-year-stint on central deputa - Chandigarh unit of the BJP years and later for four by Mohammad Mustafa and Atma ram said in the plea. the po - tion with the Home Ministry, from for the next three years. years, the state BJP said. Siddhharth Chattopadhyaya, who lice officers also opposed the con - June 2004 to July 2012, where he Outgoing president Sanjay Sood is a sitting councilor in had challenged Gupta's appoint - tention of the empanelment com - held many sensitive assignments. tandon was unanimously Chandigarh Municipal ment on the ground that they were mittee, which sent a report to the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh elected member of the na - Corporation and has held "ignored" despite being senior to UPSC saying the officers lacked ex - said the issue is between UPSC and tional council of the the post of Mayor of the Gupta. the bench, in its 54-page or - perience in core policing areas, CAt and "dinkar Gupta is still Bharatiya Janata Party Corporation in the past. the der, directed the Union Public ram said. While Mustafa is a 1985- dGP." Legal experts say the gov - (BJP). Both were elected forty-eight-year-old leader Service Commission and the em - batch officer and Chattopadhyaya a ernment can approach the high unopposed. the announce - Chief Minister Manohar Lal is an advocate by profes - panelment committee to form a 1986-batch officer, Gupta is a 1987- court against the CAt order. ment was made by Haryana Khattar, who was appoint - sion.
Punjab follows Kerala, passes Woman seriously injured after being resolution against CAA Anti-CAA protests: Delhi court grants bail PRESS TRUST Of INDIA stabbed by man in Ghaziabad Punjab Jan 17 to 2 in connection with Seelampur violence PRESS TRUST Of INDIA woman and he was friends with the victim. the Punjab government PRESS TRUST Of INDIA an initial stage and hence, Ghaziabad, Jan 17 they would often meet, he said. passed a resolution against New Delhi, Jan 17 the accused should not be On Friday morning, the man proposed the Citizenship Amendment granted bail. the investi - A 21-year-old woman was seriously in - her for marriage and she rejected it. the ac - Act in the st ate assembly on A delhi court Friday gating officer, however, had jured after she was allegedly stabbed by a cused got angry and stabbed the woman on Friday. t he move comes close granted bail to two people told the court that both the to the heels of the Kerala man who wanted to marry her in the Kavi her neck, Kumar said. He tried to slit her arrested in connection with accused were no more re - Assembly passing a similar nagar area here on Friday, police said. the throat but passersby caught hold of him and violent protests against the quired for further custodial resolution. the Kerala gov - woman is undergoing treatment at a hospi - called police, the dSP said. the incident Citizenship (Amendment) ernment has also moved the interrogation. Advocates tal, they said, adding the man has been ar - took place in Sanjay nagar near the district Act in northeast delhi's Zakir raza and Abdul rested. deputy Superintendent of Police SC a gainst th e CAA which Seelampur area, saying no government hospital, he said. the woman grants Indian citizenship to Gaffar, the counsels for the Atish Kumar said the woman and the man useful purpose will be cused were already en - accused should not influ - was rushed to a private hospital where she refugees from Hindu, Christian, accused, said their clients are relatives and both hail from Baghpat served by keeping them in larged on bail. "therefore, ence any witness or tamper is undergoing treatment, police said. the Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi com - were falsely implicated in district of Uttar Pradesh. the man is the no useful purpose would be with the evidence in the accused was arrested and sent to jail, they munities fleeing religious custody. Additional the case. the counsel told brother-in-law of the elder sister of the said. persecution from Pakistan. Sessions Judge Lalit Kumar served by keeping the ac - case. the additional public the court that they were ar - granted the relief to danish cused in custody. Hence, prosecutor, appearing for rested from their house and and Islam on furnishing a case for release of bail is the police, opposed the bail not from the site of protest Contn. from Page 6 ...... bail bond of rs 15,000 each made out," the court said. It applications on the ground and nothing has been re - and a surety of a like added that accused should that the accused were ac - covered from their posses - amount. "Considering the scrupulously appear at each tively involved in hurling sion so far...... circumstances coupled and every stage of the pro - stones at police personnel, A magistrate's court Death of justice with the fact that the ac - ceedings before the court so damaging vehicles and gov - had in december sent 16 cused were in judicial cus - as not to cause any obstruc - ernment property, setting a to procedural drags, simply because all the convicts need to therefore, slammed the delhi Government for sitting on people to 14-day judicial tody since december last tion or delay in its progress. police booth and vehicles custody in connection with be given time to file mercy pleas and each of them would the case for a year and not issuing a notice on the mercy year, they were no more re - they should not engage on fire. have to be heard following due processes. this should have plea to convicts. the court also castigated the delhi prison the case. Fourteen persons quired for further custodial in any criminal activity, the He further submitted were granted bail earlier by been initiated earlier given the Supreme Court’s ruling and authorities for not informing the convicts that they could interrogation and co-ac - court said, adding that the that the investigation was at clarity on the death sentence in a case considered “rarest of move mercy pleas before the President. this is not the first a sessions court earlier. rare.” So a case which ushered in special laws, a fast-track time that the convicts have exploited loopholes to thwart mechanism and well-intended course correction is now justice. right from false alibis, to buying time by getting Contn. from Page 6 ...... being denied the same privileges. yes, due processes of law pages and pages of trial court proceedings translated from have been followed but the undue stress caused by delays English to Hindi, they have done it all. in punishing the offenders is the reason that people talk no wonder then that in a country where the conviction about overriding the system with vigilantism. In the end, rates for rapes are as low as 32.2 per cent, despite laws 1893 ...... women lose confidence in society at large, whose mindset dealing with sexual assault being made stringent in the af - is set by precedents and examples, and predators are em - termath of the incident, crimes against women have been American missionaries and planters brought about great with the tacit support of the United States. On February 1, boldened simply because they think they can get by. on the rise. they have spiralled from 329,243 cases in 2015 changes in Hawaiian political, cultural, economic, and reli- Minister John Stevens recognized dole’s new government Considered a cut-and-dry case, the nirbhaya verdict to 338,954 in 2016 and 359,849 in 2017. From 2013 on - gious life, and in 1840 a constitutional monarchy was es - on his own authority and proclaimed Hawaii a U.S. protec- should not have been long in coming but it took four-and- wards, over 30,000 women/girls have been raped. that tablished, stripping the Hawaiian monarch of much of his torate. dole submitted a treaty of annexation to the U.S. a-half years for the trial court, the High Court and the there is no seriousness about building in deterrence is re - authority. Four years later, Sanford B. dole was born in Senate, but most democrats opposed it, especially after it Supreme Court to pass their judgments, with the lawyers of vealed by a dismal 11 per cent utilisation of the nirbhaya Honolulu, Hawaii, to American parents. was revealed that most Hawaiians did not want annexa - the convicts using every trick in the book to delay the in - Fund allocated to States/Union territories for ensuring during the next four decades, Hawaii entered into a tion. President Grover Cleveland sent a new U.S. minister evitable. As per the law, once the apex court handed out the safety and security of women/girls. Any reform — po - number of political and economic treaties with the United to Hawaii to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne un - the death sentence on May 5, 2017, the four convicts lice, judicial, infrastructural — will have no meaning till we States, and in 1887 a U.S. naval base was established at der the 1887 constitution, but dole refused to step aside should have filed a review petition within 30 days, but the reform the attitude towards law enforcement, implement Pearl Harbor as part of a new Hawaiian constitution. Sugar and instead proclaimed the independent republic of men exploited a legal provision for condonation of the de - it instead of negating it. Of course, there is the monster of exports to the United States expanded greatly during the Hawaii. Cleveland was unwilling to overthrow the govern - lay if the convict gives a convincing reason. Hence all four politicisation even in tragedy. the BJP promptly blamed next four years, and U.S. investors and American sugar ment by force, and his successor, President William filed their review petitions at different times after long, de - the AAP Government for delaying notices to convicts con - planters on the islands broadened their domination over McKinley, negotiated a treaty with the republic of Hawaii liberate delays, in their bid to thwart the justice system. sidering the Supreme Court rejected the appeal against Hawaiian affairs. However, in 1891 Liliuokalani, the sister in 1897. In 1898, the Spanish-American War broke out, Under prison rules, if death sentence has been handed out their death sentence in 2017. AAP claimed that while the of the late King Kalakaua, ascended to the throne, refusing and the strategic use of the naval base at Pearl Harbor dur- to more than one person in a case and if even one of them delhi Government’s recommendation was swift, the to recognize the constitution of 1887 and replacing it with a ing the war convinced Congress to approve formal annexa- moves a mercy plea, the execution of the others, too, has to Centre had been in hibernation mode. While the point- constitution increasing her personal authority. In January tion. two years later, Hawaii was organized into a formal be postponed till the plea is decided. Hence, as one of the scoring over who pushed nirbhaya’s rights rages on, what 1893, a revolutionary “Committee of Safety,” organized by U.S. territory and in 1959 entered the United States as the four convicts, Mukesh Kumar, has a mercy petition pend - both forget is that each had agency and powers to do what Sanford B. dole, staged a coup against Queen Liliuokalani 50th state. ing before the President, all cannot be hanged. What is ap - could have been done in days, not years. Both, as represen - palling is that these oversights have been made by respon - tatives of people, look emaciated by the criminals who help The perils ...... sible arms of the administration, in this case the delhi them keep their talk points rolling. After all, there is no po - Government and prison authorities. the delhi High Court, litical capital to be made out of nirbhaya’s deathly silence. curbs have had to be placed on withdrawals from the framework’ has delivered. If the inflation rate was within Bengaluru-based Sri Guru raghavendra Sahakara Bank. the intended range so far, that may have been due to both Budget a litmus ...... Even if it is too early to declare that financial instability declining food prices and, for a phase, oil prices. Finally, prevails in India, it is not too early to ask if the rBI’s re - we come to what the ordinary Indian considers the rBI’s much-needed relief. Infrastructure Bonds: the peals and withdraw cases that related to the ones under sponsibility to regulate the financial sector may have tak - principal mandate, the management of the currency so Government is tight on funds and needs money to fi - those. the limits were revised from rs 20 lakh to rs 50 en a back seat after adoption of inflation targeting as the that trade is facilitated. the central bank has the monop - nance the country’s infrastructure, so it may consider lakh for appeals before the tribunal, from rs 50 lakh to main objective. Has a fixation with inflation rate made the oly on the issue of notes. Why then is there is an absolute reintroduction of Infrastructure Bonds. these bonds rs 1 crore for appeals before High Courts and from rs 1 rBI take its eyes off the loan books of the banks? rise in shortage of small denomination notes in the bazaars of were good for people who need a fixed income. this in - crore to rs 2 crore for appeals before the Supreme Court. inflation. Further, even apart from regulatory infirmity, it India? ‘Bazaar’ is here only a word for a site of commerce; vestment was over and above the investment limit under A large number of pending appeals have been with - is not as if the rBI is doing spectacularly on the inflation from the north to the south of the country, from airports to Section 80C. they offered a decent rate of interest and drawn/dismissed following the order. Setting up of a targeting front either. At over 7%, the inflation rate in village stores, trade and production is held up due to the tax benefits. the maturity of these bonds is often be - development Finance Institution: the Government may december is the highest in five years. this may not be rea - absence of notes and coins of the denomination appropri - tween 10 to 15 years with an option to buy back after a announce the setting up of a development Finance son to panic, for the price rise could be seasonal and may ate to the transaction. the rBI and the government lock-in of five years. debt-linked saving schemes: the Institution (dFI) in this Budget. this could be created to well abate, but it does raise a question on the efficacy of in - showed themselves to be entirely out of touch with reality Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) had last cater to core sector project financing. India is going flation targeting as a means of inflation control. Inflation when, in 2016, the 1,000-rupee note was replaced with a year requested for introduction of debt-linked tax saving through the rarest of rare economic conditions where led by rising prices of food stuff cannot quickly or easily be 2,000-rupee note. It is anybody’s guess whether the daily schemes or dLSS similar to Equity Linked Savings economists who often call for fiscal prudence over any - contained by the mode of control underlying inflation tar - wage for a labourer is more than 500 in much of India. Schemes (ELSS). the basic argument for introduction of thing else during the Budget season have become more geting. It requires enhancing supplies which, in turn, Small denomination notes are mostly unavailable, or, if dLSS is that many conservative people do not invest in realistic, conceding that there is a need to breach the fis - would mean raising imports in the short run. Be that as it available at all, are of so shabby an appearance that it ELSS to claim tax deductions under Section 80C of the cal deficit target. the dFI could be one of the triggers may, the extent of failure of inflation targeting right now is makes you wonder whether those responsible for the Income tax Act because they are scared of putting mon - where the FM would take a decision, even breaching the substantial indeed; the inflation rate has exceeded the management of our economy take any pride in discharg - ey in stocks. the industry believes that these people fiscal deficit target. to improve sentiments and growth, permissible range of error by 65%. this must give pause as ing their tasks. In this department, India’s central bank would happily invest in a debt scheme like dLSS to save India is in dire need of infrastructure spending. But for to how much the shift to the ‘modern monetary policy has failed substantially. taxes under Section 80C. the mandatory lock-in period the Government, which is in the process of generating in these schemes can be five years like tax saving bank revenues through disinvestment of various PSUs includ - deposits. direct tax Amnesty Scheme: the Government, ing Air India, BPCL, COnCOr, the SCI and so on, any A new air ...... which is hard-pressed for revenue, may come up with a commitment to such projects would be considered to be direct tax Amnesty Scheme (dtAS) in this Budget. Last an audacious act. Infrastructure push: the Government arm of the road on an hourly basis. However, this is always enhance the waiting time at intersections but also lead to year they announced Sabka Vishwas (Legacy dispute may announce a massive push for all forms of physical not the case. As vehicles have to often wait at signalised in- more emissions as at any given time, a large number of vehi- resolution) Scheme, 2019 for Indirect taxes through connectivity through the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak tersections in an idle running mode, they emit very large cles have to wait for their turn to make the move. the delay in which the Government collected more than rs 35,000 yojana, industrial corridors, dedicated freight corridors, amounts of pollutants. It is well-known that an idle engine is journey time is built in and is currently being experienced by crore. direct tax collection is facing a severe shortfall in Jal Marg Vikas and UdAn schemes. Major commitment far more polluting than when a vehicle is in motion. all road users. the current fiscal year. After refunds, it saw a growth rate for ambitious projects like Bharatmala and Sagarmala is Similarly, slower moving vehicles on the streets, largely two- On the other hand, the flow pattern, which enables a of 0.7 per cent till december 15, 2019 against the Budget also expected. the Bharatmala project would help devel - wheelers, are more polluting than those at a higher speed. straight-straight movement and which is simultaneously fol- target of 17.3 per cent. Advance tax collection after the op national road corridors and highways, while the accumulated traffic at intersections awaiting a green sig- lowed by right-right, can definitely reduce the waiting period third instalment stood at rs 2.51 trillion, compared with Sagarmala would enhance port connectivity, moderni - nal is a major source of pollution. this can be handled at intersections and may even reduce the journey time. It can rs 2.47 trillion in the corresponding period last year, sation and port-linked industrialisation. Micro irriga - through appropriate signal management. It is known that also impact air pollution in a positive manner. Most posing a 1.6 per cent growth. dtAS may allow assessees tion funds: In 2017, then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley traffic signals contribute towards orderly and well regulated delhiites would recall that such a system was indeed being to declare the additional income of the previous five-six announced a dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund with movement of traffic, besides increasing the traffic handling followed until a few years ago. It has also been observed that years without penalty or prosecution. the proposal, be - nABArd under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee capacity of the intersection. on account of a perception-reaction time loss, some time at ing examined, will allow assessees to revise declared in - yojana. the objective of the fund was to achieve the goal Under favourable conditions, they can be coordinated to the beginning of each green period remains underutilised, come with no fear of past cases being opened up, or pros - of “per drop more crop.” A whopping rs 5,000 crore was provide for continuous or near continuous movement of leading to building up of congestion over a period of time. ecution. It will help improve compliance, besides raking sanctioned for this in 2018. Considering climate change, traffic at a given speed. Such coordinated signals lead to re- the use of reverse timers at all points can help overcome this in revenues for the Government. People who want to de - which has led to drought in some areas and floods in oth - duced fuel consumption and bring down emissions by min- and ensure maximum flow of traffic with complete utilisa- clare more income from the previous year do not do so ers, a new corpus would be allocated to this scheme in imising stops and consequent delays. they can bring down tion of the green phase. this would mean a reduction in jour- because the moment they do, they are taken up for the forthcoming Budget. this year’s Union Budget the journey time, too. In this context, it can be observed that ney time as well as air pollution levels. Given the severity of scrutiny, investigation and prosecution and penalties comes with more expectations than ever because of so - in delhi there are quite a large number of busy intersections the air pollution problem in delhi, measures that can lead to are imposed upon them. this scheme will also help in cio-economic conditio ns. For the first time the FM has the where the pattern of signals has undergone a change over the a reduction in the levels of pollution must be attempted at. prevention of litigation. In August last year, the leeway to breach fiscal de ficits and come up with real re - last few years. the flow pattern at these intersections allows An appropriate scheme to manage traffic signals can make a Government increased thresholds for tax litigation, be - forms, both for taxation and the economy, but the challenge the traffic to move forward only from one carriageway, while significant contribution not only to the flow of traffic but also low which the I-t department was directed not to file ap - is whether the Government is ready for such action. all others are static. Such road-by-road clearances not only bring down the levels of pollution. Glimpses of Future 8 wOrld JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, JAnUAry 18, 2020 China's Xi jets to Myanmar in Not ready for peace billion-dollar charm offensive with India without Naypyidaw Jan 17 China's global Belt and road Myanmar over China's influ - resolving Kashmir Initiative, which could change ence. Chinese President Xi the face of Myanmar with a Suu Kyi made a rare visit to Jinping arrives in Myanmar's deep-sea port and high-speed Kachin state on the border issue in just capital on Friday in a show of rail line running east to west. with China ahead of Xi's visit. support for the embattled gov - But analysts also see the Kachin is the site of a planned ernment of Aung San Suu Kyi trip as symbolic backing for Chinese-backed 6,000 as Beijing hopes to smooth the former rights icon Suu Kyi as megawatt dam that was stalled manner: Pak FM way for multi-billion-dollar in - Myanmar reels from interna - in 2011 in the face of vociferous BY LALIT K JHA frastructure deals. tional blowback over its treat - criticism. Activists are expect - Washington, Jan 17 (PTI) the wide highways and ment of rohingya Muslims. ed to protest on Saturday manicured lawns of After a welcome ceremony against any reinstatement of Pakistan is not prepared to pay any price for peace with India naypyidaw, purpose-built by and dinner on Friday, Xi will the project at the Chinese em - and certainly not without resolving the Kashmir issue in a just generals under Myanmar's sit down with Suu Kyi and bassy in Myanmar's biggest manner, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. junta, were dotted with red army chief Min Aung Hlaing city, yangon. Addressing the Center for Strategic and International Studies banners bearing Xi's face and on Saturday. Beijing wants to But China remains an im - (CSIS) think-tank here on thursday, Qureshi reiterated Pakistan's greetings in Burmese and nail down the port, rail link portant economic lifeline for other benefits. In an op-ed in Myanmar in "safeguarding its demand that US President donald trump should mediate to re - Mandarin ahead of the visit. and several building projects Myanmar, with billions in bi - Myanmar's state-run media, legitimate rights and interests solve the Kashmir issue. Xi is expected to ink a se - in the emerging democracy de - lateral trade. Xi said China supports and national dignity". China ties between India and Pakistan came under severe strain after ries of trade schemes as part of spite lingering wariness in the relationship also lends new delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifur - cated it into two Union territories on August 5, evoking strong re - actions from Islamabad. Pakistan has been trying to rally international support against Musharraf approaches India on the issue. "Our government wants peace in the neighbour - Pak SC to suspend death hood. We want, we need peace in order to focus on achieving our sentence ruling by special court in high treason case Islamabad, Jan 16 (PTI)
Pakistan's self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf on thursday approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of a spe - cial court that had handed him death sentence on charges of high treason. the special court in Islamabad on december 17 last handed down the death penalty to the 74-year-old retired gen - eral, now based in dubai, after six years of hear - ing the high-profile treason case against him. the Pakistan Muslim League-nawaz (PML-n) government led by former prime minister nawaz Sharif had filed the treason case against the former army chief in 2013 over the imposi - tion of an extra-constitutional emergency in domestic agenda for economic reform and development. But we A protester plays the flute during a demonstration in Lyon, central france. Protesters denounce french President Emmanuel november 2007, which led to the confinement are not prepared to pay any price for peace with India, certainly not Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system. of a number of superior court judges in their our dignity and certainly not without resolving the Kashmir dis - houses and sacking of over 100 judges. pute in a just manner," Qureshi said. On Monday, Musharraf's trial in the high He alleged that instead of fighting poverty and hunger togeth - treason case was declared as "unconstitutional" er, the "rSS-inspired BJP government has embarked upon the Khamenei to lead Friday prayers by the Lahore High Court (LHC), leading to the project of turning India into a Hindu rashtra". annulment of the death sentence against the ex- "the adherence of Hindutva and an Akhand Bharat have estab - Pakistan Army chief. In a huge reprieve for lished this ascendancy with disastrous consequences for all in Musharraf, the LHC declared that the forma - India and the world to see," he alleged. Qureshi said on August 5 amid Iranian tumult tion of the special court was "unconstitutional" India tried to change the "disputed status" of Jammu and Kashmir and that the treason case against the former and "alter" its demographic structure, breaking all relevant inter - Tehran, Jan 17 try which had seemed headed for confrontation or war", and main - president was not prepared in accordance with national laws and "violating" several Un Security Council resolu - conflict earlier in January after the tained that a dialogue with the world the law. Barrister Salman Safdar, the counsel tions in the process. Iran's supreme leader is expect - United States killed its top general was still "possible". tensions be - for Musharraf, submitted the 90-page petition India has been seeking to break the will of the Kashmiri people ed to lead the main weekly Muslim Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in tween Washington and tehran challenging the special court verdict in the top by imprisoning them in their homes and imposing a communica - prayers in tehran on Friday, after a Baghdad, prompting Iran to retaliate seemed to subside in the wake of the court. In the petition, the former president tions blockade that continues to this day, he said. traumatic month in which the coun - against US military targets in Iraq accidental downing of a Ukrainian urged the Supreme Court to declare the special "Indian narrative that Kashmir is India's internal part is firmly try had appeared on the brink of war with a volley of missiles. passenger airliner hours after Iran's court ruling null and void. "Any other remedy refuted by its being on the Security Council agenda. If this were not with the United States and acciden - the strike, which caused signifi - retaliatory strikes, as tehran was on that the honourable court deems fit and proper the case, why would the French President raise it with the Indian tally downed a Ukrainian passenger cant material damage, wounded 11 high alert for US reprisals. the may also be granted," the appeal said. the peti - Prime Minister?" he asked. "We know that President trump is pro - jet. the last time Ayatollah Ali US troops, according to a statement tragedy killed 176 people, mostly tion stated that Musharraf's absence at the foundly worried by the Kashmir situation and we welcome his re - Khamenei led Friday prayers at by US Central Command released Iranians and Canadians. Canada's hearing of the special court was not intentional peated offers of mediation in resolving the Kashmir dispute. the tehran's Mosalla mosque was in thursday, which contradicted the foreign minister on thursday vowed and he was unable to appear before it as he was United States alone commands the moral authority and respect in February 2012, on the 33rd anniver - military's previous assessment of no to push Iran for answers about the suffering ill health, the Express tribune report - South Asia to resolve the longest pending dispute on the Un agen - sary of the Islamic revolution and at a casualties. Earlier in the day tragedy. Ottawa said earlier that US ed. It further stated that the special court had da," he said. "We hope president trump is successful in realising time of crisis over the Iran nuclear is - President Hassan rouhani empha - President donald trump's policies accepted Musharraf's ailment but convicted the his goal and can make a lasting contribution to substantial peace in sue. His Friday appearance comes at sized in a televised speech that Iran had contributed to the heightened former president in absentia. South Asia. that could be his enduring legacy," Qureshi said. a tumultuous moment for the coun - "is working daily to prevent military tensions that led to the catastrophe. Although President trump has offered to mediate on the Kashmir issue in the past, new delhi has told Washington that it is a bilater - al matter between India and Pakistan and there is no scope for any third-party mediation. Trump's trial begins at the start of an election year On the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French town of Biarritz in August last year, Prime Minister narendra Modi, while interacting with the media alongside President trump, categori - Washington, Jan 17 I hope that the senators do not cally rejected any scope for third party mediation between India become part of the president's and Pakistan on Kashmir, saying the two countries can discuss and the US Senate opened the henchmen. resolve all issues bilaterally and "we don't want to trouble any third impeachment trial of Before the swearing-in, country". On a two-day visit to Washington dC, Qureshi is sched - President donald trump with House democrats prosecuting uled to meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US national quiet ceremony thursday sen - the case stood before the Security Advisor robert O'Brien on Friday. On thursday, he met ators standing at their desks to Senate and rep. Adam Schiff lawmakers at the US Capitol. swear an oath of impartial jus - of the Intelligence Committee In his speech, Qureshi referred to the recent arrest of an Indian tice as jurors, House prosecu - formally read the articles of police officer and joined the conspiracy theory about terrorist at - tors formally reciting the impeachment. tacks in India. charges and Chief Justice John Seven lawmakers, led by "Meanwhile, we all followed reports of capture of Indian police roberts presiding. Schiff and rep. Jerrold nadler officer, davinder Singh, whose footprint is now being seen in some the trial, only the third of the Judiciary Committee, major terrorist attack, which India itself orchestrated and blamed such undertaking in American made the solemn walk across on Pakistan," said Qureshi. "We have been consistently warning history, is unfolding at the the Capitol for a second day. the world community about another false flag operation against start of the election year, a time All eyes were on Schiff as Pakistan that davinder Singh was accompanied by two militants of deep political division in the he stood at a lectern in the well on his way to delhi in close proximity to republic day celebrations nation. Four of the senators of the chamber, a space usually should not be lost on anyone," the minister said. sitting in judgment on trump reserved for senators. Qureshi said that the passage of the Citizenship Amendment are running for the House resolution 755 Act and the national register of Citizens were raising fundamental democratic Party's nomina - "Will all senators now did nothing wrong, and he dis - call more witnesses for the tri - Impeaching donald John questions about the ideals like democracy and secularism that tion to challenge him in the stand, and remain standing, missed the trial anew on al, a main source of contention trump, president of the India's founding father passionately advocated. He said that every fall. Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!" and raise their right hand," thursday at the White House: that is still to be resolved. the United States, for high crimes other day, military officials or politicians from India make veiled intoned the Senate's sergeant roberts said. It's totally partisan. It's a hoax. White House has instructed and misdemeanors, he began, threats against Pakistan. Earlier in the day, Qureshi met members at arms, calling the proceed - do you solemnly swear Eventual acquittal is ex - officials not to comply with reading the nine pages. of the Senate Foreign relations Committee and House Foreign ings to order just past noon. that in all things appertaining pected in the republican-con - subpoenas from Congress re - the other House prosecu - Affairs Committee. Senators filled the cham - to the trial of the impeachment trolled Senate. However, new questing witnesses or other in - tors stood in a row to his side. ber, an unusual sight in itself, of donald John trump, presi - revelations are mounting formation. Senators said later that sitting silently under strict dent of the United States, now about trump's actions toward What is the president hid - when roberts appeared the China’s birthrate at its lowest rules that prohibit talking or pending, you will do impartial Ukraine. ing? What is he afraid of?' solemnity of the occasion took cellphones, for a trial that will justice according to the the Government asked Senate democratic hold. Security was tight at the since 1949, population test not only trump's presi - Constitution and laws, so help Accountability Office said leader Chuck Schumer. Capitol. "I thought this is a his - dency but also the nation's you God? the senators re - thursday that the White the gravity of these toric moment, and you could three branches of power and sponded they would, and then House violated federal law in charges is self-evident," he have heard a pin drop, said crosses 1.4 bn its system of checks and bal - they lined up to sign an oath withholding the security assis - said. republican John Cornyn of Bijing Jan 17 ances. book. tance to Ukraine, which shares the House of texas. And so I think the gravi - the Constitution man - trump faces two charges a border with hostile russia. representatives has accused ty of what are undertaking I China saw 14.6 million births in the year 2019, the lowest in the dates the chief justice serve as after the House voted to im - At the same time, an in - the president of trying to shake think was sinking in for all of country since its founding year. According to the national Bureau the presiding officer, and peach him last month. dicted associate of trump's down a foreign leader for per - us. republican House of Statistics, the number of babies born in China dropped by roberts made the short trip One, that he abused his personal lawyer rudy sonal gain. Majority Leader Mitch 580,000. China had such a drop in birth rates only in the year 1961 across the street from the presidential power by pressur - Giuliani, Lev Parnas, has House Speaker nancy McConnell took a far different amidst a famine. A lower death rate despite the current birth rate Supreme Court to the Capitol. ing Ukraine to investigate turned over to prosecutors Pelosi said the new informa - view of the charges and pro - crisis in China meant its population was still 1.4 billion in 2019. He has long insisted judges democratic rival Joe Biden, new documents linking the tion from Parnas demands an ceedings. He opened the Birth rates in China have been falling for the last three years. this are not politicians and is ex - using military aid to the coun - president to the shadow for - investigation, which she does - chamber decrying Pelosi's de - rate had showed a slight upward trend after China’s government pected to serve as a referee for try as leverage. trump is also eign policy being run by n't expect from trump's attor - cision to hand out "souvenir ended their one-child policy law. However, it did not impact the the proceedings. Senators rose charged with obstructing Giuliani. ney general. pens on Wednesday after she country’s overall birth rate. the one-child policy was introduced in quickly when he appeared in Congress' ensuing probe. the developments applied "this is an example of all of signed the resolution to trans - the year 1979 to control the country’s population boom. his plain black robe. the president insists he fresh pressure to senators to the president's henchmen, and mit the charges to the Senate. Glimpses of Future 9 spOrts JAMMU, SAtUrdAy, JAnUAry 18, 2020 Dhawan hit on rib-cage, won't take field during Australia innings: BCCI
Coulter-nile.Call it a coin - cidence, dhawan was also the top-scorer in that game when he scored 117 in India's easy victory. But the fractured thumb ruled him out of the tournament for good and was out for two months. He came back against West Indies and had a lean patch before sus - taining a deep cut on his Participants attempt to tame a bull during Jallikattu, in Madurai. knee during a Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy game. He had to be rushed to a medical facility where he required 27 stitches and In-form Rashid shoots 66 to get into was out for another month. the left-hander made a comeback in the domestic Top-10 as 5 Indians make cut cricket, scoring a hundred for delhi against Sentosa (Singapore), Jan 17 Four other Indians made the cut. Jeev Milkha Singh (79-76) were oth - BY NIKHIL BAPAT first game that had left 10th over of the Indian in - Hyderabad in a ranji rahil Gangjee (70-71) was in tied- ers heading back early. Chiragh had a Rajkot, Jan 17 (PTI) rishabh Pant concussed nings. While he was in con - trophy game in seaming rashid Khan carded a five-under 32nd place, while SSP Chawrasia (72- monstrous 13 on Par-3 eighth. and out of the second match siderable pain and needed conditions.Just when he 66 to add to his 70 from the first 71) finished birdie-birdie to squeeze rashid, the only Indian in top- Senior India opener after being rushed to hospi - medical attention, he de - got his mojo back with three round, to be placed tied-seventh at inside the cut line with Shiv Kapur 200 of the world, had six birdies Shikhar dhawan joined the tal for a precautionary Ct cided to carry on batting, successive half-centuries, the SMBC Singapore Open, here on (72-71) and Khalin Joshi (70-73) in against one solitary bogey. list of injured players after scan."Shikhar dhawan got scoring a fluent 96 in the 34-year-old is now fac - Friday. rashid, who has five top-10 tied-52nd place. Among the eight "this is by far one of my best Pat Cummins bouncer hit hit on the rib-cage on his India's total of 340 for six. ing another injury scare. finishes in last eight starts on Asian Indians to miss out the cut, Aman raj rounds on this golf course. I've played him on the rib cage while right side. He will not be Ironically, it was It is expected that tour since September 2019, six shots (70-74), Jyoti randhawa (74-70) and here many times but haven't been batting in the second OdI taking the field today. against Australia in the dhawan will be taken for a behind the leader and defending Ajeetesh Sandhu (69-75) missed by able to score well. Maybe it was be - against Australia, here on yuzvendra Chahal is in as World Cup that dhawan precautionary scan to de - champion Jazz Janewattananond of one shot. cause of my iron shots here in the past Friday. his substitute," a BCCI me - had sustained a fractured tect if he has had a rib frac - thailand who once again moved into Udayan Mane (72-74), Viraj but now, I'm very confident of hitting Incidentally, it was a dia release stated. thumb after being hit by a ture which could mean an - contention with six-under-par 65 to Madappa (76-73), S Chikkarangappa it onto the greens. I also enjoy holing Cummins bouncer in the dhawan was hit in the rising delivery from nathan other lengthy break from lead the field at the halfway stage. (74-76), Chiragh Kumar (68-83) and those long birdie putts," said rashid. the game. Vinesh to fight for gold, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh Anshu settles for silver eyes return to national side
Chennai, Jan 17 (PTI) league. in Rome "Well, obviously I am disap - Australian all-rounder Mitchell pointed to miss the start of the Big Marsh, who has recovered from a very dominant till the final, Bash League, but I am getting to - beating American Jenna wrist injury, on Friday said he's en - wards the back. And I am still hop - rose Burkert, Grace Bullen joying his Big Bash League stint ing I'll be able to play a role and get of norway, 2019 world and looking forward to returning to fit in time. Hopefully, I am coming champion from Canada the national side. in with Scorchers and just waiting Linda Morais en route the Marsh was set to be in con - for the finals," he added. final. tention for national duties this tye, who was picked by IPL Anshu had upset world summer until he broke his wrist franchise rajasthan royals in last championship bronze while punching a wall in frustration month's auction, said the test (for - medallist Pooja dhanda after being dismissed in Western mat) was the pinnacle of the game. during the trials. But divya Australia's Sheffield Shield clash "test cricket is the pinnacle of Kakran returned empty- against tasmania earlier this sea - cricket. One-day cricket and t20s son. very similar obviously but, just one handed after losing the leading Perth Scorchers in the BBL, getting picked in the national side "yeah the wrist is good. Got of those things. But I think every 68kg bronze medal play- telecast live on Sony television net - because of their BBL performances. plenty of time to rest up and recover single game has its own benefits in off bout to danielle work. "My first point of view is that "I think it is a good stepping the damage and feeling great now. its own rights. I don't think of it as Suzanne Lappage of I am playing full season of Big Bash stone. We have seen in the last cou - Rome, Jan 17 (PTI) with moves from between Canada. It's good to be back to play some ranking them, other than test League, something I have not done ple of years that young guys getting the legs when the Chinese Also in medal con - cricket. I am sure I can hopefully cricket being at the pinnacle," he A dominant Vinesh ever, so I am looking forward to up to be playing for Australia be - was holding her from the tention is nirmala devi, start playing for Australia again," added. tye said with India set to Phogat downed two tough that. I am really enjoying to captain cause of their Big Bash performanc - back. who will fight for 50kg Marsh said in an e-mail interaction. tour Australia later this year, it Chinese rivals on her way With two wrestlers, this team, they are a great bunch of es," the 28-year old, who was bronze after losing her se - He said his goal this season was should be an exciting summer of to the 53kg final of the having immense upper- guys, really looking forward to see - picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for mi-final to Sarah Ann to help his team (Scorchers) win the cricket. "India is such a good team rome ranking Series body strength, jostling for ing what young talent has got," he this year's IPL, said. Hildebrandt. BBL. and it should be an exciting sum - event after teen sensation upper hand from standing added. His Scorchers teammate nirmala was aggres - "My goal for the season is to win mer of cricket. Also, I can't wait for Anshu Malik settled for a position was a sight to Marsh said the league was a Andrew tye, who is on the sidelines sive throughout, going for the Big Bash League and enjoy it and hopefully I'm a part of it in silver medal in 57kg com - watch. good stepping stone for young owing to an injury, is keen to return leg attacks, but the playing cricket," Marsh, who is some aspects," he added. petition, here on Friday. Fighting a measured Australian players and they were after missing the early part of the American stayed solid in Vinesh won by techni - bout against Pang, Vinesh her defence, reminding the cal superiority against was in control in the semi- tactics that Vinesh had em - Khrystyna Bereza (10-0) final, With two take downs Sania storms into Hobart International Kagiso Rabada and Lannuan Luo (15-5) in each period she led 4-0 ployed against her at the before getting the better of and conceded points only 2019 World Championship women's doubles final Qianyu Pang (4-2). towards the end of the in nur Sultan. banned for one Test nirmala has another If the win against fight. Vinesh will now fight their game by a few notch - American in her way as she Ukrainian Bereza was for her first gold of the sea - es to outsmart their oppo - will lock horns with after breaching ICC about spectacular double son with Ecuador's Luisa nents and take the lead. Victoria Lacey Anthony. In leg attacks, the quarterfi - Elizabeth Valverde the second set was a no the men's freestyle compe - nal win over the Luo was Melemdres. contest as Saina and tition, Satyawart Kadiyan Code of Conduct much tougher than the the 18-year-old Anshu Kichenok broke their op - (97kg) and Sumit Mailk Port Elizabeth Jan 17 what the score-line sug - carried her sparkling form ponents thrice -- in the sec - gested. Luo was a strong (125kg) exited following from the trials at her maid - ond, sixth and eighth game opponent, who led 5-2 at their quarterfinal defeats. South Africa bowler Kagiso rabada has been banned for en international tourna - -- to easily pocket the set the end of first period but Kadiyan lost 0-2 to the final test against England by the International Cricket ment at the senior level but and a place in the summit Vinesh turned it around could not replicate it in the Ukraine's Murazi Council following his celebration of Joe root’s wicket. clash. Saina and Kichenok with smart point-scoring gold medal bout, losing to Mchedlidze while Sumit rabada was also fined 15 percent of his match fee after his got 11 break chances out of moves from nowhere in the nigeria's Odunayo suffered defeat by techni - actions following the dismissal of Joe root was deemed as a which they converted four, second period. Adekuoroye. cal superiority against breach of ICC Code of conduct. while their opponents twice she threw Luo the 18-year-old was Canada's Amarveer dhesi. rabada has also received one demerit point after being utilised two out of the five break chances that came found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct. their way. the 33-year-old this is his fourth demerit point in a span of 24 months. Carlos Sainz wins Dakar Rally Sania is returning to WtA It all happened when the Protea pacer bowled the circuit after two years. England skipper for 27 on thursday and then walked down during her time away from the pitch and celebrated in front of root, screaming as he for third time as Ricky Brabec Hobart, Jan 17 seeds Shuai Peng and the game, she battled in - bent down. thereafter, he was found guilty of violating Shuai Zhang of China. the jury breakdowns before Article 2.5 of the ICC code: “using language, actions or ges - Indian tennis ace Sania Chinese pair got a taking a formal break in tures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive takes motorcycle title Mirza cruised into the walkover after Belgium's April 2018 to give birth to reaction from a batter upon his or her dismissal during an women's doubles final of Kirsten Flipkens and her son Izhaan. She is mar - international match”. Qatar Jan 17 Qiddiya before the results on nasser Al Attiyah. Sainz, the Hobart International Alison Van Uytvanck con - ried to Pakistani cricketer the 24-year-old admitted to the offence after play end - are official. Brabec is the 57, also won in 2010 and with her Ukrainian partner ceded the other semifinal Shoaib Malik. Before the ed yesterday. Match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the sanc - Spaniard Carlos Sainz first American to win the 2018 when the rally was nadiia Kichenok here on match because of injury. ongoing event, Sania last tions after the charge had been levelled by the on-field, third became a triple dakar rally dakar in any category since held in South America. His Friday. While Sania and played at China Open in and fourth umpires. champion with the Mini X- it started as a race from three victories have been Sania and Kichenok Kichenok had to fight hard October 2017. rabada’s last two offenses came during the contentious raid team on Friday while Paris through the Sahara with different car manufac - sailed past the Slovenian- in the opening set, the sec - A trailblazer in Indian South Africa-Australia series in 2018, the contest that end - American ricky Brabec desert to the Senegalese turers, the first coming with Czech pair of tamara ond set was a cakewalk for tennis, Sania is a former ed with the Australian ball-tampering scandal and long- took the motorcycle crown capital in West Africa in Volkswagen and the second Zidansek and Marie the combination. world no.1 in doubles and term bans for Steve Smith, david Warner and Cameron for Honda and ended 1979.two times world rally in a Peugeot.triple champi - Bouzkova 7-6 (3) 6-2 in the the first set was a has six Grand Slam titles to Bancroft.the 24-year-old admitted to the offence after play KtM’s 18-year dominance. champion Sainz, whose son on Al Attiyah won the final semifinal contest that last - tough contest between the her credit. ended yesterday. Match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the Both are the first win - and namesake races in stage to finish as overall ed one hour and 24 min - two pairs, bringing the tie- She retired from the sanctions after the charge had been levelled by the on-field, ners in Saudi Arabia, a Formula One for McLaren, runner-up for toyota with utes. breaker into the equation singles competition in country making its debut as ended the final timed stage Frenchman Stephane third and fourth umpires.the 24-year-old admitted to the the fifth-seeded Indo- after it was level at 6-6. 2013 after becoming the host of the grueling en - with a six-minute and 21 Peterhansel, a 13 times win - offence after play ended yesterday. Match referee Andy Ukrainian combination most successful Indian durance event, but have to seconds advantage over ner on two and four wheels, In the tie-breaker, Pycroft imposed the sanctions after the charge had been lev - will lock horns with second woman tennis player. reach the formal finish in Qatar’s defending champi - completing the top three . Sania and Kichenok upped elled by the on-field, third and fourth umpires. Glimpses of Future 10 EntErtainmEnt JAMMU SAtUrdAy JAnUAry 18, 2020 Kangana and I never Naseeruddin Shah, Manisha Koirala and Bigg Boss 13 : Drashti Dhami praises talked politics on Panga Arti Singh and Sidharth Shukla, calls set : Richa Chadda more to star in Netflix film 'Freedom' the former 'a lone fighter'
Bigg Boss 13 is turning out to be one rocking season. Fans, celebs and the gener - al public is mesmerized by the housemates who are fighting, romancing and entertain - ing in different measures. Arti Singh has been one of the independent candidates of the season. She distanced herself from Sidharth Shukla's team quite early. Arti has been playing alone though her good friend Sidharth stands up for her every now and then. He has also saved her from the nomi - nations. Well, tV diva drashti dhami has come out in support of Arti Singh. She wrote on twitter, "Arti is a one-man army always fighting alone herself.. I like her maybe not a strong contestant like Sid, Asim or who is most loved and now getting hates the funny Sana. But definitely Arti is different. it's so lovely watching her." Her brother Krushna Abhishek also praised Mumbai: netflix on Shashank Arora, and neeraj "With family ties, parents, from cinematic stereotypes, her. He said that she had played with digni - thursday announced the Kabi are also part of the film. grandparents, children, and working on 'Lust ty and made the family prouddrashti cast of the movie "Freedom", Starting 25 years into the fu - loves, lies and secrets lost Stories' and 'Ghost Stories' dhami is also supporting good friend and directed by dibakar ture, "Freedom" traces the and suppressed over genera - with netflix gave me re - her Jhalak dikhhla Jaa co-contestant Banerjee, which includes history of a family in three tions. It's about food, ambi - newed hope about creative Sidharth Shukla. they were also rumoured naseeruddin Shah, Manisha stories that are intricately tion, sex, and betrayal. It's expression in India. to be dating in 2014. drashti has posted a Koirala, Huma Qureshi and interwoven with the person - about what we hide and what 'Freedom' is the next step series of tweets in support of Sidharth. We Kalki Koechlin.. According al and ideological histories we wear on our sleeves, and forward," the director said in can see that celebs have started liking to a press release from the of India. dibakar said the about a past and a future a statement. the film is slat - Sidharth Shukla's entertaining side. the streamer, actors divya new project is the story of the that we call India. "As a film - ed to start streaming on Balika Vadhu actor is showing his softer dutta, Zoya Husain, regular middle-class folks. maker, I want to move away netflix in 2020. side towards the end of the show. Bigg Boss 13 : Asim Riaz to tie the knot in two years if Can’t wait to start Takht: Actress richa Chadda, who adheres to a differ - Bhumi Pednekar ent political ideology from her "Panga" co-star he finds the right gal; is Himanshi Khurana listening? Kangana ranaut, says they avoided discussing pol - itics while shooting the film. "We never discuss pol - the right girl. Or else, he says he did get itics on a film set and it really does not matter as an hitched by the time he's 35. yesterday, individual which political ideology we subscribe to. Asim got the information that I am not here to change anyone's beliefs and what Himanshi is not yet married. this mes - their politics are. Everyone has their own beliefs sage warmed his heart immensely and and I am vocal about things that I strongly believe gave him hope. At night, we heard him in," richa told IAnS. She continued: "When it telling Shehnaaz that he applies comes to �Panga', we were making a film. We Himanshi's perfume every night be - did that peacefully, professionally and in sync with fore sleeping. He said that he misses the vision of the director. And there is no doubt her daily and it is something that about the fact that Kangana is a brilliant actress. makes him feel close to her. Asim and For richa, professionalism counts. "I am someone Himanshi's bond was loved by viewers. who has worked in films with different actors and On the occasion of her birthday, Asim when we actors work in a film, we all come together wooed her saying that she was the most professionally to put our effort to make a film, tell a beautiful girl he had ever seen. He story. that is the intention and in �Panga', too. praised her green eyes and her loving Kangana and I came as two professionals acting in heart. Asim riaz's brother Umar in - a film. It is that simple," she explained. directed by formed him that reports are Himanshi Ashwini Iyer tiwari and produced by Fox Star breaking her engagement for him are Studios, the film features Jassi Gill, neena Gupta, not totally true. child actor yagya Bhasin along with Kangana and As we know, she is not officially en - richa. Sharing an insight of her character in the gaged. It was just that she was commit - film, richa said: "I would say that it is an important ted to him for nine years. Himanshi story of two female kabbadi players and their lives. Khurana's mom told BollywoodLife, "I My character Meenu plays from defence position like him. He is a very caring boy. As a and Kangana's character Jaya is a star offender. mom, I only want a guy who cares for After having a successful journey in the game of my daughter. And he really looks after kabaddi, Jaya settles for a family life with husband her. Himanshi is not engaged to Ammy and child. Meenu continues to play the game. Virk. they did a photoshoot for a bridal When Jaya decides to get back to the game, Meenu Bigg Boss 13 is seeing a lot of dra - for nine years but that did not stop the magazine and the pics got leaked. encourages and pushes her to get into fitness, regu - ma. And there is romance as well. One Kashmiri lad from falling for love mad - Since the concept was new in Punjab, lar training and do everything to prepare her for the of the hottest contestants of the season ly and badly. In an Unseen Undekha people thought they got engaged. My game. It is the journey of Jaya and how Meenu sup - is Asim riaz. On the show, he devel - footage, we can see Asim riaz dis - daughter is in a committed relation - ports her." the film is a sports drama, and richa oped a wonderful bond with Punjabi cussing his marriage plans. He is seen ship for years now. But no, she is not says they had to train in order to get the body-lan - singer, Himanshi Khurana. She said telling rashami desai that might get formally engaged at all. the families guage right as kabaddi players. she was in a committed relationship married in a couple of years if he finds know each other. Happy Birthday Javed Akhtar : Farhan Akhtar says he couldn't have asked for a better person to be his father Filmmaker-actor Farhan visiting the photo exhibition, Akhtar says he feels fortunate Farhan said: "He is very re - and proud that he is celebrated spected and also loved as a writer-lyricist Javed Akhtars human being, I am really hap - son. He adds that he learned py that a photo exhibition has many things about life and been inaugurated on his life work from his father. Asked and times." Asked if he felt what his best memory with his nostalgic after seeing his pic - Since the time she started her acting career, Bhumi father was, Farhan said: tures with his father from his Pednekar has gone on to do some challenging and out-of-the "When you really love and re - childhood days, he said: box roles, making her a box office favourite. Last year she act - ed in 3 back-to-back films, namely Saand Ki Aankh, Bala and spect a human being then it is "When I saw these pictures Pati, Patni Aur Woh. With 2020, Bhumi starts shooting for very difficult to point out one with him (Javed Akhtar), then the Karan Johar directorial takht. And of course the actress best memory. I feel fortunate it took me back to that time can’t keep calm. “I can’t wait to start takht. Karan has always that he is my father. I have and it reminded me of my been one of my most favourite film-makers and it is a dream learnt a lot from him about life, childhood. there are few pic - come true for me that I’m part of his vision,” says an over- work, relationships, culture, tures where Zoya and I are sit - whelmed Bhumi. Highly grateful to KJo for giving her the etiquettes and languages. I will ting on his lap, so it brought role of a lifetime, Bhumi says, “I’m hugely humbled that he keep learning from him, so I back memories of that photo believes in me and has given me the opportunity to shine in couldn't have asked for a bet - shoot in our house. It was a his cinema. I don’t have words to articulate what I’m feeling ter person to be my father." different time. It makes you because it’s truly a landmark moment for me as an artist.” Farhan was interacting with feel good." On film front, the actress is looking forward to surrendering as an artist to the media at a photo exhibi - Farhan Akhtar will next be Karan’s vision for her and believes she will grow as an artist tion that showcased the life of seen in rakeysh Omprakash in the process. “Karan is a master of emotions and I’m really Javed Akhtar on the occasion Mehra's "toofan" along with looking forward to surrendering to my director to bring his of the latter's 75th birthday on Mrunal thakur. the film vision to life. It is a supremely important project for me be - Wednesday in Mumbai. scheduled to release on cause I think I will grow as an artist by being in a Karan Johar talking about his feeling after October 2. directorial,” she adds. 11 LOCAL !$$, *+,)/ !%,)/
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says ‘all lawful PRESS TRUST OF INDIA with photo; or voter identification be adopted for authentication, New Delhi, Jan 17 card; or PAN card; or ration card; thereby the ministry through the investments’ welcome or passport; or kisan photo pass implementing agency shall make Aadhaar will be required for book; or driving licence or certifi provisions for IRIS scanners or getting benefits under a central cate of identity having photo of face authentication along with fin government scheme for providing such person issued by a gazetted gerprint authentication for deliv financial assistance to family officer or a tehsildar on an official ery of benefits in seamless man members of victims of violence letter head; or Mahatma Gandhi ner. perpetrated by terrorists or naxals, National Rural Employment In case of biometric authenti and communal riots. Guarantee Scheme Job Card; or cation through fingerprints or In a notification, the Union any other document as specified by IRIS or face authentication is not Home Ministry said an eligible the ministry. successful, wherever feasible and beneficiary desirous of receiving In order to provide convenient admissible authentication by the benefit under the 'Central and hassle free benefit to the bene Aadhaar One Time Password Scheme for Assistance to Civilian ficiary under the scheme, the min (OTP) or Timebased OneTime Victims/Family of Victims of istry through the implementing Password (TOTP) with limited Terrorist/Communal/LWE in all states and union territories to offer Aadhaar enrolment facili agency or other means shall make time validity, as the case may be, Violence and Cross Border Firing except Assam and Meghalaya, ties for the eligible beneficiary, all the required arrangements to shall be offered. New Delhi January 17 and Mine/IED Blasts on Indian where Aadhaar has not covered all who is not yet enrolled for Aadhaar ensure that wide publicity through In all other cases where bio Territory' is required to furnish residents. and in case there is no Aadhaar en media is given to the beneficiary to metric or OTP or TOTP authenti Facing flak from the Opposition for his remark proof of possession of Aadhaar "The assistance is given by the rolment centre located in the re make them aware of the require cation is not possible, benefit may that Amazon was not ‘doing a great favour’ by in number or undergo Aadhaar au state governments and the home spective Block or Taluka or Tehsil. ment of Aadhaar under the be given on the basis of physical vesting a billion dollar in the country, Union thentication. Any eligible benefici ministry reimburses the state gov Till the time Aadhaar is as scheme. In all cases, where Aadhaar letter whose authenticity Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal ary desirous of receiving benefit ernments when it gets their de signed to the beneficiary, benefit Aadhaar authentication fails due can be verified through the QR Friday said his statement was “misconstrued” and under the scheme, who does not mand. The annual budget for the under the scheme shall be given to to poor biometrics of the benefici code printed on the Aadhaar letter underlined that investments in the country were possess the Aadhaar number or, scheme is broadly in the range of such beneficiary subject to the pro ary or due to any other reason, the and the necessary arrangement of welcome provided they adhered to rules and regu has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, Rs 6 to 7 crore," a senior home duction of the Aadhaar enrolment following remedial mechanisms QR code reader shall be provided lations. “My statement on Amazon was miscon shall have to apply for Aadhaar en ministry official said. The notifica identification slip if he or she has shall be adopted. In case of poor at the convenient locations by the strued, the government welcomes all investments rolment. The home ministry said tion said the ministry through the enrolled and any one of the follow fingerprint quality, IRIS scan or ministry through the implement within regulations. We welcome all types of invest the notification comes into effect implementing agency is required ing: bank or post office passbook face authentication facility shall ing agency. ments. But if the foundation of any investment vio lates the law, then there will be a legal process,” Goyal told reporters. “We welcome investments Cash recovered from Foreign tourist arrivals that come under laws regarding ecommerce in Speaker Rajeev Bindal resigns, India. But this investment should not create unfair up despite travel advi- competition for small traders and retail businesses Jalandhar priest: Court in India.”Earlier, speaking during a panel discus sories, attempts to create set to be Himachal BJP chief sion at the Raisina Dialogue event Thursday, the frames charges against 11 Union Minister had stated that if ecommerce gi bad image: Tourism Min Shimla January 17 Speaker. ants make a loss of a billion dollars annually, then Bindal will now file nomina they “jolly well have to finance that billion dollars”. including 4 former cops New Delhi January 17 The BJP national leadership tions for the formal election to the “…They may have put in a billion dollars, but then has decided to appoint Rajeev Himachal BJP president’s post at 2 if they make a loss of a billion dollars every year, Mohali January 17 Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) to India Bindal as the president of the state pm on Friday. His appointment then they jolly well have to finance that billion dol increased despite travel advisories issued by party unit, said Himachal Pradesh will be formally announced on lars. So, it’s not as if they are doing a great favour to A Mohali court on Thursday framed charges against 11 several countries and attempts by some Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Saturday. India when they invest a billion dollars,” said accused, including four former Punjab Police personnel, in groups to create “a bad perception” of the sit Thursday. In an informal chat with Addressing the media, Bindal Goyal. Goyal’s clarification came in the wake of the case of embezzlement of Rs 9.66 crore recovered from uation in the country, Tourism Minister the media after a farewell function listed out his achievement as the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos having said Wednesday the house of a pastor in Jalandhar in March last year. The Prahlad Patel was quoted as saying to PTI. As for Bindal, who earlier resigned Speaker. He said that he developed that his firm would invest $1 billion into India to state crime branch had submitted the chargesheet last per the data from the ministry, in 2019, till from as the Assembly Speaker, a waiting area, canteen and rain “digitise” micro, small and medium enterprises. In year. Charges were framed against former Punjab Police December, there has been a 43percent in Thakur said the national leader shelter for members of the public a sarcastic remark at Goyal for snubbing Bezos, ASIs Joginder Singh, Rajpreet Singh, Dilbagh Singh, for crease in tourists availing evisa, Forex has ship cleared his name as they be who come to meet the CM and oth senior Congress leader and former finance minis mer head constable Amrik Singh. The other accused in grown by almost 19 percent and the increase lieve that he would strengthen the er ministers at the Assembly com ter P Chidambaram said it would help in making cluded Nirmal Singh, Surinderpal Chirian, Mohammad in FTAs is around 8 per cent as compared to party in the state. plex, besides opening a cafetaria India a $5 trillion economy and boost India’s im Shakeel, Sanjeev Kumar, Gurpreet Singh and Amandeep the same period in 2018. “I think the data After a tenure of two years and for the MLAs. He said he also ports and exports. “The snub will reverse the five Singh Kamboj. Assistant Inspector General of Police makes clear to those trying to create a bad six days, Bindal handed over his strengthened the digitisation of successive month decline in Imports and the eight (AIG), State Crime Branch, Rakesh Kaushal said that the perception of the country in a planned man resignation papers to the Deputy Assembly records, and introduced court framed charges against the accused under Sections successive month decline in exports,” ner that they have failed in comparison to the Speaker Hans Raj at around 3 pm. the econstituency management 392 (robbery), 34 (acts done by several persons in further Chidambaram had tweeted. “The Commerce attempts made by the prime minister to Vidhan Sabha Secretary Yash Pal system under which members of ance of common intention), 379B (snatching), 411 (dis Minister should snub more people to boost im showcase this country. The data shows India Sharma said that Bindal has the House can access various types honestly receiving stolen property), 412 (dishonestly re ports and exports,” he had added. Amazon and is stable, peaceful and definitely worth see ceased to work as the Speaker of of information such as vacancies ceiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity), Flipkart have been under fire from the the 13th Vidhan Sabha with imme and public works through a mobile 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (criminal conspira ing,” Patel was quoted as saying by PTI when Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), which diate effect. phone application. cy), 119 (public servant concealing design to commit of asked about the effects the protests against represents 70 million brickandmortar retailers Hans Raj said the new Speaker A graduate of ayurvedic medi fense which it is his duty to prevent), 109 (abetment if the CAA, NRC, NPR have on the tourism indus in the country. The association has alleged that the would be elected on the first day of cine and surgery (GAMS), Bindal act abetted is committed in consequence and where no ex try. According to data from the ministry, ecommerce firms have been bringing in Foreign the next Assembly session. is serving his fifthterm as an MLA. press provision is made for its punishment) and 212 (har FTAs grew by 4.3 per cent in September 2019, Direct Investment (FDI) into India only to fund Thakur, however, added that it He was elected from Solan thrice losses arising out of deep discounting and predato bouring offender) of the IPC and Sections 13(1)A and 13 a month after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, as compared to the would be discussed and decided and is currently representing ry pricing practices. The companies have denied (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Speaking to The later whether a special session same period in 2018. Similarly, Forex grew by Nahan constituency for a second these allegations. Indian Express, AIG Kaushal said that the accused stayed would be called to elect the new in Nepal and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh . 11 percent during the same period. time. Govt likely to issue EoI, share purchase Constable agreement for Air India within 3-4 days: Official attempts suicide said. While Air India’s net loss in 201819 was around Rs 8,556 crore, its current total in UP's Kanpur debt is around Rs 80,000 crore. Dismissing rumours that the national PRESS TRUST OF INDIA carrier will shut down operations, Civil Kanpur (UP), Jan 17 Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said on December 31 that the national car A 22yearold police constable, rier, which is incurring a loss of Rs 20 crore about to get married in less than two to Rs 26 crore daily, will keep on operating weeks, allegedly shot at himself dur till it is privatised. Air India chief Ashwani ing duty hours in Uttar Pradesh's Lohani on January 4 had said that “ru Kanpur district, officials said on mours” of the disinvestmentbound air Friday. After Shani Kumar fired at line’s shutdown are “all baseless”, weeks af himself with his service rifle late ter he told the civil aviation ministry that Thursday night, he was rushed to a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the carrier’s financial situation was “gross nearby medical facility and later re New Delhi January 17 ly untenable” for sustaining operations. In ferred to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital, said Anoop Kumar, Additional The Centre is likely to issue the expres 2018, the government had proposed to off Superintendent of Police (rural). sion of interest (EoI) and the share pur load 76 per cent equity share capital of the Shani was posted at Jainpur police chase agreement (SPA) for debtridden Air national carrier as well as transfer the man outpost which is under Akbarpur po India’s privatisation within the next three agement control to private players. lice station. Preliminary investiga to four days, a senior government official However, the offer failed to attract any bid tion revealed that Shani attempted said on Friday. The official said that “a der when the deadline for initial bids closed suicide before leaving the police post group of ministers (GoM), headed by on May 31, 2018. Therefore, the Centre re for night patrolling with colleagues, Union home minister (Amit Shah), had on started the disinvestment process in 2019. January 7 approved the EoI and the SPA for The Centre plans to divest its entire stake in the ASP said. The exact reason behind Marching contingent of BSF's camel-mounted soldiers during the rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade, on a the airline”. “We will issue these within Air India this time so as to make it attrac Shani taking the extreme step is not cold, winter morning at Rajpath in New Delhi. three to four days,” the government official tive for private entities. yet clear, the officer added. DSP arrest: Cong seeks fair probe, reinvestigation into Two 'jallikattu' Pulwama attack; Rahul hits out at NIA chief spectators die in TN PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Madurai, Jan 17 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tions raised by people after Singh's enced" and asked "why". Later, spicuously silent. The conspicu asked where did so much RDX New Delhi, Jan 17 arrest last week. The best way to Congress spokesperson Supriya ous silence of the government used in the Pulwama attack come A 26yearold 'jallikattu' spectator was gored to death "silence" Singh was to hand the in Srinate said serious questions are raises so many questions. It is gov from.She claimed DSP Singh has The Congress on Friday de by a bull outside the sporting arena at Alanganallur near vestigation against him to NIA being raised on national security. ernment's moral responsibility to stated after his arrest that "it's a here on Friday, police said. In what appeared to be a freak manded a fair probe within six chief Y C Modi, under whose care She said Singh was not "just any conduct a fair probe so that there bigger game". "This is months into the case involving mishap, Sridhar sustained grievous injuries after he was the case will be "as good as dead", other officer" as three days before are no doubts," the Congress serious"."Whose confidence does attacked by a bull off the exit and bull collection point. Jammu and Kashmir DSP Gandhi alleged. Calling the his arrest, he was entrusted with spokesperson said.Srinate said he really enjoy. Why are prime Davinder Singh, arrested with A native of Sholavandhan village near here, he trav National Investigation Agency the security of foreign diplomats the government should hold a fair minister, home minister and the elled to Alanganallur to witness the sport. Another onlook Hizbul terrorists in south chief "another Modi", the visiting Jammu and Kashmir and probe as the country's conscience National Security Adviser con Kashmir, as Rahul Gandhi alleged er, Chellapandi of Oothupatti village too died and the rea Congress leader said he had inves prior to that, he was DSP in needs to be satisfied. "It is not a spicuously silent," sheson for his death is being ascertained, they said. the case was handed over to the tigated the 2002 Gujarat riots and Pulwama when the terror attack matter to politicise. It is a matter asked.Srinate alleged NIA's role A police official told PTI: "Both of them were specta NIA to "silence" Singh. The party the killing of former Gujarat home happened. She said Singh also of national security. The probe has has been questionable in the tors and they were not on the ground (as contestants) also sought a reinvestigation into minister Haren Pandya in 2003. faced three FIRs for extortion. to be above board. There can be no probes against Swamiwhere the the bulltaming sport was held." Another official the February 2019 Pulwama ter "The best way to silence When Singh was arrested in scope for suspicion. It is important Assemananda and Pragya Thakur. said: "It is suspected that Chellapandi might have had rorist attack and Singh's role in it Terrorist DSP Davinder, is to hand Kulgam, he was accompanying for the government to satisfy any It is incumbent upon the govern some preexisting health condition. He fell down and sus as he had been posted in the dis the case to the NIA," Gandhi said Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists doubts raised. "We need to revisit ment to clarify the questions tained injuries. However, whether he was gored by a bull or trict as DSP at the time. on Twitter, adding, "In YK's care, Naveed Baba and Altaf and a the Pulwama attack. What is the raised, she said. "A fast track court not is unclear since there was a huge crowd." Their bodies Questioning the government's the case is as good as dead." lawyer operating as an over role of Davinder Singh in the needs to look into the entire activi were moved to the Government Rajaji Hospital, the official "conspicuous silence", it demand Gandhi put out the Twitter post ground worker for terrorist Pulwama attack and his role in the ties and his (DSP's) role. A fast said. The ongoing jallikattu season began on January 15 at ed the prime minister and the using the hashtag groups. Parliament attack also needs to track court should conduct a probe Avaniapuram in Madurai district. home minister to answer ques "WhoWantsTerroristDavinderSil "Why is the government con looked into," she said. She also within six months," she said.