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VOL 7, ISSUE NO. 08 JAMMU & KASHMIR MONDAY JANUARY 08, 2018 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee Pakistan inciting J&K youths Mehbooba Mufti says dialogue with Pakistan against India : Rajnath Singh Srinagar, Jammu record Tekanpur : Home Jammu and Kashmir often underground outfits in season's lowest tempera - Minister Rajnath Singh on led to law and order prob - Myanmar was a matter of tures; Leh at minus 16.8 BIJHEHoAnRAl, yJA wNU -aypeo ptleo in toe an pedace bnarlra o- owads thse ahrcheitecdt of ia nvisi oKn amesashuresm taiker n by her Sunday said terror infrastruc - lems. concern. degrees Celsius ARY 07 : Advocating strong tive”, she said in her address. and mission whose sole Government for the welfare ture in Pakistan continued to Highlighting the appoint - The home minister said and friendly relations Mehbooba Mufti said objective was to get Jammu of the people. She said she Jammu : The cities of exist and the neighbouring ment of a representative for there was a slight increase in between India and Pakistan, amicable and friendly rela - & Kashmir out of the mis - fulfilled the promise of with - country was leaving no stone initiating dialogue in Jammu communal violence in the Srinagar and Jammu on Chief Minister, Mehbooba tionship between the two eries of times and give its drawal of cases against youth Sunday recorded the season's unturned to instigate the country and asked the top Mufti today appealed the countries has a positive bear - people prosperous and peace - and regularisation of 60 thou - youths of Jammu and police officers to take strong lowest minimum tempera - leadership of both the coun - sand casual and daily rated ture at minus 6 and 4 degrees Kashmir against India. action wherever such inci - tries to take measures for bet - workers. She said she has He also asked India's top dents and desecration of reli - as an intense cold wave has terment of mutual relations secured adequate financial tightened its grip on the police brass to take strong gious sites take place. which would consequentially assistance from the centre action in cases of riots and Singh also talked about state, the weather office said. reduce acrimony, violence which would change the "The cold wave has fur - desecration of religious growing incidents of cyber and lead to an atmosphere of developmental scenario in places. crime, use of Internet and ther intensified due to the friendship between the two the State and create huge clear night sky. Present Addressing the annual social media by anti-social neighbours. employment opportunities. conference of the DGPs and elements to create tension in weather conditions are likely Addressing a huge gather - But, she cautioned, it all to continue for another 48 IGPs here, Singh said terror the society and asked police ing of people at the mau - ing on the situation in the ful times. Opening of more requires a peaceful atmos - infrastructure in the form of officers to be vigilant. hours," a MET department soleum of late Mufti State which, she said, has routes, better neighbourly phere. Many works, she official said. Pahalgam training camps, launch pads and Kashmir, he said it was a Prime Minister Narendra Muhammad Sayeed on the seen enough of bloodshed relations between the two added, could not be executed and communication stations matter of satisfaction that Modi will address the three- recorded minus 8.9 and occasion of his second death during the last three decades countries and more people to in 2016 due to unrest and Gulmarg minus 9.4 degrees continued to exist in Pakistan security forces were success - day conference tomorrow. anniversary today, the Chief or so. She said violence has people contacts were the unfortunately the funds got and Pakistan Occupied ful in tackling the situation in A tweet by the Home Celsius as their minimum Minister regretted the loss of inflicted only miseries upon immediate results and lapsed. temperatures while Leh Kashmir (PoK). the state to a great extent. Minister's Office said three lives on the borders during the people and the State response of this doctrine, she Earlier, the Chief Minister He said the neighbouring The home minister said police stations were awarded recorded a minus 16.8 and shelling, consequent incon - needed to be got out of this said and regretted that things visited the mausoleum of late Kargil minus 18.8 degrees country was leaving no stone the violence perpetrated by by Singh at the conference. venience to border people vicious cycle. She said this were not taken so seriously Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. unturned to provide all help, Naxals had come down to a These were RS Puram Police Celsius. In the Jammu and a general insecurity was the main objective to after the late leader demitted She led the people of the region, Jammu city recorded including financial, to terror - great extent and assured that Station (Coimbatore City), among people of the two stitch the alliance for office in 2005. She said the State in offering fateha and ism in Jammu and Kashmir the government would Panjagutta Police Station 4, Katra town 5, Batote 1.9, countries about each other. Government formation in the vision and philosophy of the also paid floral tributes. Bannihal 2.6, Bhaderwah and that youths of the state encourage surrender policy (Hyderabad) and Gudamba “For how long should State and her Government late leader is becoming more Members of the council of were being instigated against for Naxals in the coming Police Station (Lucknow). minus 1.1 and Udhampur 0.7 humanity be let to bleed. The would continue to pursue this relevant with every passing Ministers, MPs, legislators, degrees Celsius. In Jammu India, sources privy to the days. The conference of the leadership of both the coun - goal with all seriousness. day as the situation in the senior officers and a large home minister's speech said. Referring to the north- DGPs and IGPs is an annual and Kashmir's Leh, the night tries should rise to the occa - Paying rich tributes to late sub-continent obtains. number of people had come temperature dipped to minus Singh said Pakistan's east, Singh said insurgency affair, where senior police offi - sion and change the hate Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti, on the to Dara Shikoh Park to offer encouragement to the sepa - had come down in the region cers of the states and Centre 17 degrees Celsius. mongering between the two the Chief Minister said he occasion, also outlined the fateha to their beloved leader. The locals had to struggle ratist anti-India sentiment in but camps and hideouts of meet and discuss issues. as power supply was affected Palestine Refutes Reports of Reinstating Pakistan due to the harsh weather. As 'Stop acting as Pakistani poodle': BJP attacks per news agency ANI, they Envoy Who Shared Dais With Hafiz Saeed Suspected LeT Member Arrested in Bandipora; AK- Chidambaram for criticising Modi govt's Kashmir policy had to light a fire to de-ice Islamabad, Jan 7 : pation in a programme, attend - taps and water pipelines. New Delhi : The to restore peace in the valley. Palestine on Sunday refuted ed by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief 47 Magazine, Arms and Ammunition Recovered Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) In essence Chidambaram reports of reinstating Walid Hafiz Saeed, organised to Srinagar, Jan 7 : A sus - the market, which was shut resident of Vilgam, Four cricketers arrested pected member of Lashkar-e- due to a separatist-sponsored Handwara and Constable on Sunday hit-out at former said that hard muscular poli - Abu Ali, ambassador to oppose US President’s declara - finance minister P. cy has failed in Kashmir. in J&K for respecting Pakistan who was recalled for tion of Jerusalem as the capital Taiba (LeT) was arrested by strike, went off. Mohammad Amin – a resi - the security forces in The slain personnel were dent of Sogam, Kupwara. Chidambaram for his remark And it is time for looking for sharing a dais with UN-desig - of Israel. India, in a statement, on current situation in a political solution, which Pakistan national anthem nated terrorist and the master - had said the meeting with Bandipora district of Jammu identified as assistant sub- Giving details of the inci - SRINAGAR : Four and Kashmir on dent, ADGP Munir Jammu and Kashmir and the was tried by former Prime mind of 26/11 Mumbai terror international terrorist was appointment of Dineshwar Ministers like Vajpayee and Kashmiri boys were arrested attack Hafiz Saeed. Palestine, unacceptable. Ministry of Sunday. An AK-47 Khan told reporters that on Sunday in Jammu and in a statement, made it clear External Affairs said Palestine magazine with 30 shops were closed and Sharma as interlocutor. Kashmir's Bandipora district that its official position on the has regretted the meet. In a bullets among other vehicles were off roads National for lining up as Pakistan's entire issue was made in its statement, MEA said that India arms and ammunition due to the strike in Spokesperson of BJP, C M national anthem was played statement issued last week. conveyed to Palestine that has been recovered Sopore when the mili - GVL Narasimha Rao C M attacked P Chidambaram Y B before the start of a cricket “We deny this information. “such meetings of its ambassa - from him. The arrest - tants ambushed the y B match. After a video went Our ambassador in Pakistan is dor with terrorists is not ed was made from police team. “The IED and called him a poodle viral showing the players' in Palestine and our position acceptable”. The statement Hajin’s Banyari. was placed beneath the of Pakistan. This out - conduct in Arin village was declared by our official added that India expressed its Further investigation entrance of a shop. It burst came after before the start of the match, statement which we have pub - unhappiness to Palestinian is on. was a big IED, there Chidambaram's pointed police arrested the four. lished last week,” ANI quoted Ambassador and in Ramallah The arrest comes a has been a huge crater nine tweets criticising Police said they were Palestine Foreign Ministry as to the Minister of Foreign day after four police - because of it. Six or Modi government's Jammu Manmohan Singh. looking for the organisers of saying. Affairs and Expatriates, State men on patrol duty seven shops have suf - and Kashmir policy. According to Chidambaram, the match who arranged the Earlier, Pakistan based Geo of Palestine. Palestine’s were killed in an fered damage as well,” Earlier, taking to his stakeholders in Kashmir shooting of the video. News had reported that Ambassador to India Adnan improvised explosive he said, adding “it was Twitter handle, in a series of have rejected appointment of In 2016 also, a video Palestinean Foreign Ministry Abu Al Haija said that the device (IED) blast by the first (IED) blast nine tweets, Chidambaram interlocutor as pre-Gujarat went viral showing local has accepted the request of ambassador did not meet terrorists in a market since 2015. Its use had pointed towards the efforts election gimmick and hence cricketers line up to "salute" Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Saeed personally. He had gone in Sopore of north almost ended.” taken by the government on has rejected the decision. Pakistan's national anthem to reinstate the envoy. Maulana to Rawalpindi to attend the Kashmir. Jaish-e- Denouncing the Kashmir and how it failed to Chidambaram advised the before the start of a match in Tahir Ashrafi, Chairman of event which was organised to Mohammad (JeM) killings, Jammu and show any result. government to have a thor - Ganderbal district. Pakistan Ulema Council said further the voices of militant outfit has Kashmir Chief Minister Commenting on the appoint - ough relook in their Pakistan Police had arrested some the body requested the foreign Palestine’s people. “Our taken responsibility Mehbooba Mufti urged ment of Dineshwar Sharma policy. of the boys then but they minister and the chief justice to Ambassador doesn’t know this for the attack, but the the people to work as the interlocutor for However BJP reacted by were let off after assurances reinstate Ali “in view of the person.When he starts speak - Kashmir police said it shoulder to shoulder to Kashmir, the former finance putting the blame of Kashmir from the parents. ambassador’s services ren - ing, he asks who is this per - will have to verify the break the “vortex of minister said the initiative problem on Congress. dered to Pakistan.” Pakistan son?Our Ambassador’s speech claim. inspector (ASI) Irshad violence” in the state. These was rebuffed by various Sambit Patra said to ANI that Earthquake Measuring 5.5 on based Geo News reported that was after him, he made his The four personnel Ahmad – a resident of Doda, young policemen were killed stakeholders in the valley as Jwaharlal Nehru is responsi - ambassador will resume his speech & left. For us, even belonging to Indian Reserve Constable Ghulam Nabi – a when they were on duty to a pre-election gimmick. ble for this current situation Richter Scale Shakes Manipur duties on Wednesday. with that, it is not accepted and Police-3rd battalion were on resident of Rohama protect the people in the Former finance minister P. in valley. GVL Narasimha Imphal, Jan 7 : An earth - Ali was recalled after India a decision has been taken,” law and order duty when the Rafiaabad area of Baramulla, town. It is highly unfortu - Chidambaram on Sunday hit Rao accused Chidambaram quake measuring 5.5 on the made objections to his partici - ANI quoted Hajia as saying. IED planted by terrorists in Constable Parvaiz Ahmad – a nate, Mufti said. out at the Centre for failing of singing Pakistan's tune. Richter scale struck Manipur on Sunday afternoon. The tremors were felt at 12.17 pm. There Government Open to Talks With Political Parties For Indian Plans to Construct 14,000 Bunkers Along Border With Pakistan were no immediate reports of Jammu, January 7 : The The Union Government was eight people, and that of which 221km of the IB and any loss of lives or damage to Transparent Political Funding, Says Arun Jaitley Government has planned to recently sanctioned the con - the 800 square feet community 740km of the LoC fall in property. More details are New Delhi, Jan 7 : Jaitley added that the Jaitley said the donor, construct over 14,000 commu - struction of 14,460 individual bunker was 40 people. Jammu and Kashmir. awaited. As per the US nity and individual bunkers and community bunkers at a The officials said 4918 As many as 35 people — Geological Survey, the epicen - Finance Minister Arun sources of unclean money holding electoral bonds, will tre of the earthquake was 86 Jaitley on Sunday said the remain unknown due to the be able to avail the tax would be constructed for resi - cost of Rs 415.73 crore for individual and 372 community 19 Army personnel, 12 civil - KM East of Yairipok at a depth electoral bonds issued by the present system of political exemptions too. “A donor dents living near the bunkers would be constructed ians and four BSF personnel of 22.8 km. Earlier on January centre will bring transparen - funding heavily dominated could enjoy a tax deduction International Border (IB) in Rajouri, and 3076 individ - — were killed in ceasefire vio - 4 in 2016, a 6.7 magnitude cy in funding of political par - by cash. “The conventional by donating in cheque. under the constant threat of ual and 243 community lations by Pakistan last year earthquake had hit Manipur. At ties. Jaitley, in a Facebook practice of funding the politi - Donors were also free to Pakistani shelling in Jammu bunkers would come up in alone. least 11 persons were killed and post, emphasised that the cal system was to take dona - donate moneys online to division, officials said on Kathua district. Senior BJP leader and MP 200 others were left injured. government is open to hold tions in cash and undertake political parties. A cash dona - Sunday. A total of 688 community Jugal Kishore Sharma wel - Numerous buildings were also talks with political parties for these expenditures in cash. tion to a political party could While 7298 bunkers will and 1320 individual bunkers comed the move by the centre. damaged. The quake was so the strengthening of cleans - The sources are anonymous not exceed an amount of be constructed along the LoC would be constructed in “It is indeed a matter of joy strong that the tremors were felt ing of political funding in or pseudonymous. The quan - Rs.2000/-. in the twin districts of Poonch people living along the LoC Poonch, Jammu would get and satisfaction for the people in Bangladesh too. The earth - India. Jaitley’s comments tum of money was never dis - In addition, a scheme of and Rajouri, while 7162 and International Borders. 1200 individual and 120 com - of border villages that the cen - quake was centered in an isolat - come after days of his closed. The present system electoral bonds was underground bunkers would A total of 13,029 individual munity bunkers, and 2515 tre has sanctioned construction ed area. It was one of the most announcement that the elec - ensures unclean money com - announced to enable clean be constructed along the bunkers and 1431 community individual and eight communi - of bunkers and approved relief damaging earthquakes in toral bonds, with a maxi - ing from unidentifiable money and substantial trans - International Borders in bunkers were being construct - ty bunkers would be construct - and compensation for various Manipur since 1880 and 1939. mum validity of 15 days, will sources. It is a wholly non- parency being brought into Jammu, Samba and Kathua ed, the officials said, adding ed in Samba district, they said. property and livestock losses be sold by India’s largest transparent system,” said the system of political fund - districts, the officials reported - that the capacity of the 160 India shares a 3,323km due to cross-border firing,” Mr bank, State Bank of India. Jaitley. ing,” added Jaitley. ly said. square feet individual bunker long border with Pakistan, of Sharma said.

ComFputOer SR ervices PM Narendra Modi to Attend Top-level Laptop Services India's increasing 'dominance' in world because PM Modi's personality : Sushma Police Conference in Gwalior Today BSNL Broadband Singapore : External neighbor, Indians are hard He reaches whenever and Durga Puja, Assam cele - ing. "We are here to reaffirm New Delhi, Jan 7 : Prime Northeast were discussed. An Pan Card Affairs Minister Sushma working people, Indians are wherever an organisation of brates Bihu, Punjab cele - our commitment and to share Minister Narendra Modi will official release said that the attend a three-day top-level annual conference of Director Passport Swaraj on Sunday attributed law abiding citizens. This any community or religion brates Baisakhi and Telugu the course of our journey India's fast-growing 'reputa - community celebrates ahead to the future of India police conference at the General of Police (DGPs) and Contact :- tion' and 'dominance' across Ugadi, Gujarat partici - and ASEAN in the world," Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General of Police Rohit: the world to Prime Minister pates in Garba while Swaraj told some 3,000 dele - Academy at Tekanpur in (IGPs) of states is an event Mob. 9419626826 Narendra Modi. Maharashtra celebrates gates. Gwalior on Sunday. The meet where top police officers of the “The increasing domi - Ganes Utsav. Holi, "Our diaspora provides a that began on Saturday was country will share and discuss attended by Home Minister issues like cyber terrorism, nance and reputation of India Diwali, Eid and platform for a stronger rela - Rajnath Singh, National cross-border terrorism, impact in the world is because of the Christmas are the festi - tionship between India and Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit of social media on society and personality of Prime Minister vals of the entire India. ASEAN countries," she said. Doval, the officers of Director- radicalisation of youth. It has Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Modi. In whichever country Wherever Jawed "As India's economy General of Police (DGP) and also been reported that PM he goes, he makes strong (Ashraf) be called, be it grows its ties will deepen, its Inspector-General of Police Modi may announce top 10 individual friendship in addi - a temple, mosque or a trade and investment flow (IGP) ranks from all the states police stations around 11 AM MANOJ KUMAR & CO. tion to establishing good church, he not only will grow,” she said, empha - and central police organisa - today. This is the fourth time relations between two coun - comes there but also sising that ASEAN was a part tions. that the conference of police Fruit & Vegetable tries,” said Swaraj at the celebrates it enthusiasti - of India's Act East Policy. Union Ministers of State officers is being held outside Commission Agents Association of Southeast cally,” said Swaraj. ASEAN is India's 4th for Home Hansraj Gangaram Delhi. The idea of holding the Asian Nations (ASEAN)- Reaffirming India's largest trading partner, Ahir, Kiren Rijiju and Union meeting of police chiefs out - India Pravasi Bharatiya commitment to accounting for 10.2 per cent Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba side the national capital was Specialist In : Potato, Onion also joined the event. About mooted by Modi after he Divas in Singapore. fills me with immense pride.” calls him. All organisations ASEAN, Swaraj said that of India's total trade. India is 250 senior police officers became PM in 2014. He had Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi Praising the Indian dias - Speaking about Jawed celebrate their festivals India's dialogue partnership ASEAN's 7th largest trading attended the conclave yester - earlier addressed similar con - pora across the world, she Ashraf, the Indian ambassa - accordingly. India is a land of with the organisation has partner. Trade is back on day in which issues such as the ferences in Guwahati in 2014, Narwal, Jammu. added, “Wherever I have dor to Singapore, Swaraj festivals.” evolved into a strategic part - track and registered an 8 per security situation in the major in Dhordo in Gujarat’s Rann of gone, I have been told a few said, “Your ambassador “Kerala celebrates Onam, nership and the Indian dias - cent increase in 2016- 17, as combat theatres of Jammu and Kutch in 2015 and at the things about Non Resident Jawed Ashraf, sitting here, is Tamil Nadu celebrates pora provides a platform for compared to the previous Kashmir, Left Wing National Police Academy in Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Indians - Indians are a good an epitome of sensitiveness. Pongal, Bengal celebrates stronger ties with the group - year. Extremism (LWE) and the Hyderabad in 2016.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 08, 2018 Come up with a draft Cultural Policy: BJJamPm uh : oWitlhd a scle aBr oYuodhvtir hSe tShi aandm MmLA enelwa erna o f adecvelorpmoenst isn tlich weelfar er. Aelsog thireow lnight intention to ensure win in Ravinder Raina, Mandi- last 3 years embarking on on the recent sanction upcoming Panchayat, Urban Poonch by MLC Pardeep works of more than rupees bunkers for border people. Amitabh Matoo to writers Local Body and thereafter Sharma and Gajansoo-Marh 600 crore in Billawar only, Shamsher Singh Manhas Parliament elections BJP has by MLA Ch. Sukhnandan while attacking the opposi - emphasized that the people in Says State will soon have a Cultural Policy started to fuel the working the recent times are taking JAMMU, JANUARY 07 Prof Amitabh Matoo was heroes of the Kashmiri litera - 'PATRA-PUSHPA'. strategy for strengthening of more interest in the politics : Advisor to Chief Minister chief guest on the occasion. ture translated so that it can He also appealed to the Party’s Booth structure in the of Nation and attributed the Prof Amitabh Matoo on While speaking on the occa - reach to a global audience. researchers and the critics to State. BJP has expedited its credit to the dynamic leader - Sunday urged the writers, sion Professor Amitabh Dr Agnishekhar, an emi - investigate in the widely ongoing project by holding ship of PM Modi. He said poets and scholars to come Mattoo appreciated the pas - nent poet and thinker also reported allegations about the series of Booth that common mass feels con - up with a draft cultural policy plagiarism of Master Zinda Sammelans at various nected to the present dispen - so that government can come Kouls world renowned book Mandals across the region. sation owing to the bold and up with a comprehensive and on art of Kashmir which is Booth Sammelan at public friendly decisions inclusive cultural policy in credited to the then Prime Raipur-Domana was attend - taken by Modi government. future. Minister of the Jammu & ed and addressed by BJP Ashok Kaul focussed on He was speaking during Kashmir, Late Ram Chand State President & MLA Sat the organizational matters the documentary film screen - Kak. Sharma, State Vice-President and said that the working ing of ‘Kanh Ma Sa Tariv Bal Krishen Sanyasi, a Karan Singh and Health system of the BJP needs a lot Apour’ at Abhinav Theatre. Kashmiri poet, in his com - Minister Bali Bhagat, of devotion with full dedica - Matoo said though there is no ments stated that Late Ramkot by Dy. CM Dr. Kumar. tion for its negative role, just tion and love for the mother - cultural policy in the state but Masterji took the contempo - Nirmal Singh and MLA Sat Sharma, while to remain in limelight. He land and the society while government is contemplating rary mystic poetry to the new Jeevan Lal, Suchetgarh by addressing the booth activists said that PM Modi has reciting the “Nation First, to have a cultural policy. He heights by emphasizing the MP Sh. Jugal Kishore at sammelan, focussed on the stressed for strengthening of Party second and self Last”. suggested to the writers, essence & relevance of Sharma, State General strengthening of booth by Panchayati Raj system at He boasted that booth poets, artists and scholars to "Nirguun Upaasanar for an Secretary Dr. Narinder reaching out to the public and grass root level for promptly activists have to act as key to come up with a draft policy individual seeking commun - Singh, Minister Sham help to solving their personal addressing the issues of vil - win of BJP supported candi - so that government can take ion with Parmeshwar . Choudhary and Ch. MLC and societal issues. He lagers. dates not for the sake of party that in consideration for fur - The programme started Vikram Randhawa, Miran stressed on the formation of Jugal Kishore Sharma, but for ensuring progress of ther legislation to have a cul - with bajhans & songs of Sahib by Jugal Kishore active teams on every single while addressing mammoth country. tural policy in the state. Mastery, sung by the budding Sharma, Ch. Vikram booth and prompted them to gathering prompted the booth Others prominent who He said that it would be Kashmir singers Shubra Randhawa and MLA Dr. work on the all 6 party pro - activists to share their griev - spoke in the programmes better that scholars suggest a sion and the concern of Late complimented the stupen - Tickoo, Sharad Pandita and Gagan Bhagat, Manwal- grammes, Mann ki Baat. He ances and various develop - were Aseem Gupta, Sunil policy for the state which Masterji’s family members in dous task of making this doc - Shivani Koul. Kishanpur by MP Shamsher also discussed the impor - mental issues and asked them Gupta, Suraj Singh, Jugal would be more inclusive as general and the noted singer umentary film on the doyen After screening of the Singh Manhas, Jourian by tance of booth level structure to approach the public with Kishor Gupta, Suresh the policy framed by bureau - Renu Lata Kaul, his great- of Kashmir' mystic poetry, documentary, mementos BJP State Vice-President of organization for ensuring united, positive and construc - Sharma, Omi Khajuria, Anil cracy would be bureaucratic granddaughter-in-law, in par - Master Zinda Kaul, by his were presented to revered Bharat Bhushan Bodi, State win in Panchayat elections. tive approach in an organized Parihar, Brijeshwar Rana, in nature. ticular for accomplishing the family members. He personalities, Kuldeep General Secretary (Org.) Dr. Nirmal Singh enumer - manner while giving the slo - Inderjit, Nand Kishore, Earlier Samooh Theatre task. He said the family has expressed dissatisfaction Saproo for music, Dr Ashok Kaul and MLA Rajiv ated various achievements of gan of 25 youths per booth. Praduman Singh, and the members of the fam - done a wonderful job by over the negligence of the Agnishekhar, Hindi Poet & Sharma, Suderbani-Lamberi State Government and said He prompted activists to be Manmohan, Capt. Som Dutt, ily of famous poet, writer and researching about the contri - concerned cultural institu - Thinker, BL Sanyasi. by State Vice President that BJP-PDP has initiated eye and ear of party for pub - Capt. Bansi. teacher Master Zinda Kaul bution of late Masterjie in the tions in projecting such great Kashmiri Poet, J K. Koul on Sunday screened a docu - form of documentary. He poets. Bezan, Actor & Writer, Mr Dense Fog Envelops Delhi- mentary film ‘Kanh Ma Sa said the documentary will He dwelt in detail about Ramesh Hangloo, Social NCR; 36 Trains Running Tariv Apour’ based on the help to inform the next gen - the philosophy and literally Worker, Mr PN Koul Sahil, DCSA MhBoA,l JdANsU pARuY b07l : ici nmitiateede nteixnt gye aar tu nKdear thalsao rin fBormread hthamt theay nhaave life and contribution of the eration about the work and dimensions of [he poet. Poet & Author, Vijay Dhar, Late, 28 Cancelled Deputy Commissioner NABARD scheme. to travel long distance due to Late Master Zinda Kaul at contribution of Masterjie. Master Zinda Kaul, who in eminent Actor & Theatre per - Samba, Sheetal Nanda On the occasion, majority non-availability of high Abhinav Theatre. Matoo urged the scholars to 1941 had published Hindi sonality, for their contribu - New Delhi, Jan 7 : The Advisor to Chief Minister get the writings of the unsung poetry collections, entitled tion in Art & Culture. National Capital yet again chaired public grievance woke up to a blinding fog on redressal camp at village Sunday resulting in disrup - Kathar Brahmana in Nud tion of trains and flight serv - block. She was accompanied by ices. Around 36 trains have SJtamamgu :eNastra nBg’s apop l- waAlnl thte pTartihcipantsk leaurnt r'‘sRan g ' BRadalti nDungiya ’ Bwasa a dSaumledthai MDanhuas,n Kuisahaa'n been delayed, 9 rescheduled ACD Samba, BDO Nud, Tehsildar Samba, CMO, ular Winter Theatre the art of expressing their satire on the present setup Baliya, Abhinandan Nangla, and 28 were cancelled due to Workshop for Children con - thoughts, vision, and reflec - where people change for Aditya Raj Singh, the low visibility in the CEO, Executive Engineers of PHE, PDD, PWD besides cluded here this evening at tions during the process of their vested interests. Set in a Antrikeshdeep Singh, National Capital Region K.L. Sehgal hall, Abhinav training. This art of express - market scene, the play opens Devisha Gour, Gauri Vaid, (NCR) today. The intense fog other Senior Officers of the district. Theatre with the fantastic ing the self through the art of with the vendors looking for Gayatri Vaid, Harsh Dogra, has also disrupted the flight presentation of Balwant theatre is amazing. In every the customers. Suddenly a Kyra Nagpal, Mannan Soni, operations, leaving scores of The people of the area expressed satisfaction regard - Thakur’s ‘Rang Badalti Mannat Soni, Nandini Singh passengers stranded at Duniya’ under the direction Oberh, Nikhilesh Thakur, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi ing water supply in their area, however, they demanded of Neeraj Kant who was Ritesh Gupta, Riya Jandial, International (IGI) Airport. assisted by Rahul Singh. Rudra Kohli, Saanvi Anand, The mercury dipped to 5 establishment of grid station at village ‘Chilla Danga’ as Twenty-Five most outstand - Sanchoyita Chatterjee, Sia degree Celsius. The MeT ing children finally partici - Nagpal, Simran Nag, office said that there will be their power supply is disrupt - of the inhabitants of the vil - school in the area. similar weather conditions ed frequently due to long lage demanded that their The DC directed Rural pated in the play which chil - Soujanyana Shekher, Suhani over the next two to three stretch of transmission line. Niabat should not be changed Development Department to dren presented after a Gupta, Sushant Charak and days and the cold condition Responding to the demand from Sarna to Purmandal. hold awareness programmes Fourteen day packaged train - Vartik Mahajan. The will intensify. Earlier on of road upgradation, The Deputy regarding IHHL (Integrated ing programme. Children workshop was coor - Saturday, the capital experi - Executive Engineer PWD Commissioner also interacted Household Latrine) scheme Earlier welcoming the dinated by Mohd. Yaseen, enced its first coldest day of informed that blacktopping with young girls of the village and directed Executive gathering the Director of National Scholarship holder this season as the minimum till Sarna village would be who highlighted their parent’s Engineer PDD to submit a Natrang Balwant Thakur from Ministry of Culture, temperature dropped to 4.2 completed by the end of this apathy towards construction proposal for improvement of dwelt in detail about Govt. of India and the faculty degree Celsius, three notches financial year. Besides, work of toilets and sought her inter - power infrastructure in the Natrang’s initiative of popu - also included Vikram Sharma below the average. on Mahorgarh road shall be vention in this regard. They village. larizing theatre amongst chil - who is a trained actor from The Railways had to can - dren. Terming theatre as one session they prepared seven child appears, presuming him world’s prestigious institute cel 18 trains while 49 were of the most effective tried to eight new skits and right as a prospective buyers, Lee Strasberg Theatre and delayed and 13 rescheduled Press Club of Jammu condemns FIR and tested medium of person - from the script to characteri - everybody offers eatables Film Institute, New York due to fog in several parts of against Tribune reporter ality exploration and devel - zation, to direction and pres - and toys. When as to pay, the USA. The stage management northern India. Operations at JAMMU : Jammu, “Instead of plugging loop - freedom of the press. opment, Balwant Thakur entation was done by the child expresses his innocence was done by Shivam Singh, the Indira Gandhi January 7: Strongly condemn - holes and taking action The Tribune report had cited many examples magical children itself. In their pre - and inability. To recover the Gautam Kumar, Bhisham International (IGI) Airport ing registration of FIR against against the real culprits claimed that it took just Rs changes which he witnessed sentations one can find a money, the vendors bribed Gupta, Brijesh Avtar Sharma here were also stalled due to reporter of The Tribune involved in leaking data, the 500 and 10 minutes for the amongst children during his lovely caricature of the world policemen who started beat - and Sartaj Singh. The show the low visibility. reporter for exposing loop - government agencies, unfor - newspaper to get an access last Thirty-Five years of and their surroundings as ing the child. At this point a was conducted by Gauri “Due to poor visibility in holes in the system through tunately, lodged FIR against through an "agent" to every work with Children. Majority seen by them. Away from the milkmaid appears who rec - Thakur and the vote of fog at Delhi, Patna, Varanasi, investigating reporting, Press reporter, who exposes the detail of any individual sub - of Natrang products are now stressful school classes, the ognizes the child as commis - thanks were presented by Chandigarh and Lucknow Club of Jammu (PCJ) called loopholes in the system”, the mitted to the UIDAI, includ - either top actors in the Tinsel boring coaching sessions, sioner’s son. On finding that Sumeet Sharma. some of our flights are affect - this decision as an attempt to statement issued by president ing name, address, postal Town or holding prominent they are exploring their the vendors get a beat and the The prominent among ed,” Jet Airways tweeted. gag the media. PCJ Ashwani Kumar men - code (PIN), photo, phone positions in civil services and immense inner abilities in a child offered tasty treats. The those who graced the occa - SpiceJet in a tweet had said, In a statement issued here, tioned. “UIDAI’s action to number and email. corporate world. “Theatre total atmosphere of fun and way people change depicts sion included Shourjo “Due to bad weather at Delhi, Ashwani Kumar , President, have the Tribune reporter An FIR under Indian Penal should not be seen as an art full celebrations. This is the the present scenario of the Chatterjee, Arun Manhas, all departures/arrivals and Press Club of Jammu strong - booked by the police as it is Code Sections 419 (punish - of making faces but it’s magical power the theatre selfish world. Kamal Singh Oberh, Ansuya their consequential flights ly condemned the action of clearly meant to browbeat a ment for cheating by imper - amazing power has the which is bringing lot of cheer Young artists who gave Jamwal, Nupur Sandhu, may get affected. All passen - Unique Identification journalist whose investigation sonation), 420 (cheating), 468 unlimited capacity to trans - on their face and wisdom in mindblowing performances Hema Gandotra, R M S gers are requested to cross- Authority of India (UIDAI) on the matter was of great (forgery) and 471 (using as form fates” Balwant Thakur their minds. and received appreciation of Sandhu, Chander Shekher check their flight status for lodging an FIR against public interest”, Ashwani genuine a forged document) added. Today’s presentation the audiences included and Suresh Kumar. before leaving for the air - Tribune reporter over story on Kumar said and termed the has filed against The Tribune port.” Aadhar data breach. action as a direct attack on the reporter Rachna Khaira. JU wins 2nd All India Inter-University Rollball (M) Tourney Come up with locality-wise projects for Sportsmen top ambassadors of peace, Kathua : Lal Singh to Govt Deptts national integrity: Zulfkar KATHUA, JANUARY of drinking water and un- ple of the state. ensuring better services to Felicitates participants of All India Inter-University Roll Ball C'ship 07-Minister for Forests, interrupted power supply, Choudhary Lal Singh the people. JAMMU, JANUARY 07 mega Sports event and said (Registrar), Prof. Satya Pal, Bharti Vidhyapeeth Deemed Ecology and Environment, upgradation of link roads and underlined the need for Responding to the locals’ : Minister for Food, Civil that the University of Jammu Prof. Parmeshwari Sharma University, Pune by 9-4 Choudhary Lal Singh on lanes and drains in the far-off involvement of public repre - demand, Choudhary Lal Supplies and Consumer is doing yeoman job in all (I/c GZSA), Dr.Neeraj goals. Dilpreet Singh scored Sunday asked the officers of Affairs and Tribal Affairs, spheres including the Sports. Sharma (S.S to V.C), Dr. four goals while Hiteshwar R&B, PDD, RDD, PHE, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said Prof. R.D Sharma, Vice- Dharminder Magotra (JR (F) Singh and Amritpal Singh Health, Education and Forest that sports persons are top Chancellor University of and Manager JU Rollball (M) contributed two goals each Departments to bring new ambassadors of the state who Jammu also addressed the Team) and Pawan Singh for the Jammu University locality wise projects for can change the perception gathering and advised the Bhau (President JTEU) team. Kathua district so that the and mindset of people living students to participate in the ,Mahesh Sharma (Physical While Bharti Vidhyapeeth people of the area to get across nation. Sports for their overall devel - Director), H.S Chib, Dr. Brij Deemed University, Pune modern line basic facilities. The Minister was speak - The instruction in this ing at closing ceremony of regard was given by the the 2nd All India Inter- Minister during Public University Rollball (Men Grievances Redressal Camp &Women) Tournament 2017- held at Kathua, here today. 18 organized by the The Minister also asked Directorate of Sports and them to prepare plans and Physical Education at Sports submit the same to the con - Stadium, Jammu University, cerned quarter for arrange - here today. ment of funds. He said the Member Legislative present dispensation is com - Council, Surinder Kumar mitted to provide all civic areas of the Basholi sentatives in execution of Singh asked the concerned Choudhary was also present amenities to the people of the Constituency. development works saying department to prepare on the occasion. State. He said to fulfil the Choudhary Lal Singh that they are the ears and detailed project report for The Minister said that demand of the people it is the patiently listened to the eyes of the Government. He construction of playground at sports is most powerful tool responsibility of the Officers grievances of people and said that vast dimension Chadwal village and submit to develop positive approach to work with utmost dedica - assured that genuine issues given to growth and develop - the same for funding so that among youth adding that tion and identify the projects would be considered and ment viz road linkage, con - the project could be started there is immediate need to immediately. redressed in a time bound struction of bridges, safe soon for the benefit of the promote sports culture to He said that it is the manner. He directed the offi - drinking water, improved youth of the area. encourage our young genera - endeavor of the government cers to look into all the issues power supply, gardens and Principal Chief tion to actively participate in to provide all basic facilities raised by the people and initi - better lanes and drains has Conservator of Forests Ravi sports activities to channelize to the people on priority ate necessary steps for early revolutionized the develop - Kesar, Chairman SPCB B their energy in right prospec - basis. He said that redressal of the same. mental profile of the state. Sidhartha, Chief Conservator tive. Government is fully aware of The Minister said that The Minister said that of Forests Farooq Gillani, He said that there is a no people’s problems and com - Government is making all various projects are in Director Social Forestry dearth of talent in our state mitted to ensure speedy out efforts to develop all the pipeline to provide facilities Ashwani Kumar Gupta, and government is making all redressal of the grievances of villages of the Basholi at par to rural and semi-urban areas Managing Director SFC out efforts to provide opment. Baloria, Gurdeep Singh outplayed Punjab University people adding that directions with urban pockets. at par with urban pockets. He Suresh Gupta, Director SFRI enhanced sports infrastruc - Later, the Minister pre - Bakshi, Raj Kumar Bakshi, Chandigarh in the final have already been issued to Choudhary Lal Singh said that Government is B M Sharma, Regional ture to the budding sportsper - sented trophies and medals Ravish Vaid, Gagan Kumar, match by 5-0 goals in a one the officers to mitigate the asserted that three regions of endeavoring hard to develop Director Wildlife Dr. V S sons so that they can compete among the winning and run - Jai Bharat, P.D Singh, Vinay sided contest and won the genuine issues of public the State have witnessed all the areas of the state with Sinthil Kumar, Joint Director at national and international ner up teams. Manhas, Harinderpal Singh 2nd All India Inter- without any delay. massive development in all modern and need based infra - Soil Water and Conservation level and bring laurels to the Among others, Prof. Avtar and Pardeep Sharma were University Rollball (W) During the camp, people spheres during the current structural facilities adding Pawan Kudyar besides other state and nation. Singh Jasrotia, Organizing also present on the occasion. Tournament. Anjali Nair projected various demands regime and that the govern - that in this regard all the senior officers of R&B, Ch. Zulfkar lauded the Secretary & Director Sports, In the final match, played scored four goals for the and problems of their respec - ment’s duty bound to provide departments are working in a PDD, PHE, Forests and RDD efforts of the University Prof. Jigar Mohammad today University of Jammu Bharti Vidhyapeeth Deemed tive areas like improvement all basic amenities to the peo - more organized manner for were present on the occasion. authorities for organizing (DRS), Dr. Meenakshi Kilam Rollball (M) team defeated University. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 08, 2018 Solar Energy can be explored to provide On Mufti Sayeed’s second death anniversary, affordable, quality power : Dy CM Govt kickstarts many projects KUTHUA, JANUARY ty to every un-electrified ing Billawar town. taken at Garhi Fort aimed at CM lays foundation of Rs. 100 cr mini secretariat at Batamaloo 07 : To match the aspirations household of the country can He also inspected the strengthening the landscape of the people regarding good, be realized through Sahaj ongoing work of Indoor along with conserving the Also e-inaugurates Rs. 30 cr worth facilities transparent and accountable Bijli Har Ghar Yojana Stadium and directed the historic monument besides governance at their doorstep, providing adequate amenities at SKIMS, throws open Rajbagh bridge the Deputy Chief Minister, to visitors and tourists at the SRINAGAR, JANU - secretariat in the first phase have to go to outside the inaugurated the 118 metre Dr. Nirmal Singh held public site. He also kick-started the ARY 07 : To mark the sec - of Rs. 49.93 crore would State. span pedestrian bridge near grievance redressal camps at construction work of ond death anniversary of the have 32 officers spaces, 80 The Chief Minister also Presentation Convent at village Lakhri and Billawar Boundary wall at Garhi Fort. late leader, Mufti staff rooms, 32 staff halls, dedicated to patients Digital Rajbagh over river Jhelum. here today and listened to the Later, the Dy CM also Subtraction Angiography. Built at a cost of Rs. 11.40 problems and grievances inaugurated 3.5 Km road Inducted at a cost of Rs. 4.13 crore, the 5.50 metre wide being faced by the people liv - from Thara Kalyal to Sialna crore, the facility entails footbridge is laced with ramp ing at remote and far off completed with an estimated tracking blood flow in ves - facility for the specially places. cost of Rs. 2 Crores. sels to detect any problem or abled people. Exhibiting satisfaction MLA Bani, Jeevan Lal disease. Minister for Public over quantum of develop - also highlighted various feats Besides, Mehbooba Mufti Works, Naeem Akhtar; ment works completed by the achieved by the present dis - also inaugurated Rs. 2.70 Minister for Education, Syed present State Coalition pensation in providing basic crore equipment and machin - Altaf Bukhari; Minister of Government in the past three amenities to the people living ery at the Physical Medicine State for Health & Medical years in all the regions, Dr. in remote and hilly areas and & Rehabilitation. This would Education, Asiea Naqash; Singh stated that not only underscored the importance include equipment in physio several legislators; State but Central of role of electricity in therapy and physical activity Divisional Commissioner, Government is also provid - (SAUBHAGYA) scheme by executing agency to further human and socio-economic of the patients. She also inau - Kashmir, Baseer Khan; ing us helping hand to tread providing power connection speed up their pace to meet development. gurated the expansion of Additional Director, SKIMS, the path of progress in leap at people’s doorstep and the the set timeline besides He also added that to OPD, which includes more Dr. Firdous Giri; Principal, and bounds. Talking specifi - scheme is designed in such a directed ADC to take effec - ensure last mile connectivity cally of Billawar, Dy CM way that the poorest of the tive measures in consultation and electricity connections to Muhammad Sayeed, the and two spacious meeting said that road connectivity poor can afford electricity in with the flood control depart - all remaining un-electrified Government today kickstart - halls. The building would be through PMGSY and CRF their homes. ment to stop soil erosion urban and rural households in ed several developmental and equipped with six elevators, schemes have been improved To mitigate traffic woes in along the boundary of Naz the State the present dispen - welfare projects in the State. a common facility centre and significantly whereas, to Billawar town and to give ground. He further talked to sation has launched several Chief Minister, basement parking facility for revamp PDD scenario the alternate approach to Naz the budding players and schemes and the people Mehbooba Mufti laid the 80 vehicles. possibility of Solar Power ground, Dy CM also laid assured them that state of the should come forward to reap foundation of ambitious mini The building would be an will be explored to the fullest foundation of road worth Rs. art facilities will be provided the benefits of these secretariat building at example of modern office to provide affordable and 1 Crore and 15 Lakhs to be to them once the construction schemes. Batamalloo electronically. To spacing in the city centre and quality power round the executed by J&K Housing of Indoor Stadium gets com - Among others, ADC be built at a cost of Rs. 100 the first phase of the project clock. Board and will be considered pleted. Billawar, Joginder Singh Rai crore, the administrative would be completed in two Dr. Singh further said that as the 1st phase of ring road Dr. Nirmal Singh also and other officers were complex would be a state of years. Mehbooba Mufti, on the vision of the Prime from Naz Bridge to Naz inspected the renovation and accompanying the Dy CM the art office centre housing the occasion, also e-inaugu - Minister to provide electrici - ground and further connect - beautification works under during his visit. many of the offices of district rated several new facilities at and provincial administra - the SKIMS. counters, staff and facilities SKIMS Medical College, tion. Among the facilities for the outdoor patients, at Bemina, Prof.(Dr.) Reyaz The decision to construct thrown open today include the hospital which has come Untoo; Principal, GMC, Improve erratic landline, mobile a mini secretariat at Rs. 13.86 crore worth up at a cost of Rs. 3.79 crore. Srinagar, Dr. Samia and other Batamalloo was taken by the Positron Emission She also dedicated to patients senior officers were present services in Padum : Sonam to BSNL Chief Minister during a Tomography (PET) which the Rs. 5.72 cr expansion on the occasion. KARGIL, JANUARY 07 and inquired about the facili - despite the deployment of a made functional. review meeting of District has been installed in a record facility of Emergency Later, the Chief Minister : Executive Councilor ties there. The CGM technical team of BSNL to Meanwhile, the EC has Development Board of time of two years. With this a Medicine, to better look after also laid the foundation of a LAHDC Kargil for Zanskar informed the EC that effort is the area a week ago. The EC expressed gratitude to the Srinagar. major facility has been added cases of trauma coming to suspension bridge over river Affairs Tenzin Sonam along being made to raise the while expressing concern officers of BSNL for taking Spread over an area of to the hospital for which the the hospital. Jhelum at Dara Shikoh Park with Chief General Manager capacity of the Telephone over the erratic telecommuni - pains and for carrying out 114 kanals of land, the mini patients would invariably The Chief Minister also at Bijbehara. J&K Circle BSNL H.K Exchange besides improving cation facilities in the area continued efforts for Verma and General Manager the services to a satisfactory exhorted upon the BSNL improvement and up grada - Dist Adm Rajouri initiates steps for Prof Mattoo pays glowing BSNL Ladakh Region level. officers for early commis - tion of telecom services in tributes to Mufti Punchok Dorjay today visit - Pertinently the services of sioning of the two mobile the far-flung Sub Division in resettlement of displaced families ed Padum and took on spot BSNL in Zanskar Sub towers which were erected in harsh winter and sub-zero Mohammad Sayeed Dr Shahid interacts with affected, assures dignified rehabilitation SRINAGAR, JANUARY appraisal of people’s griev - Division have not improved 2012 and have still not been temperature conditions. RAJOURI, JANUARY ACR Abdul Qayoom Mir, also shared by the families ances with regard to the 7 : Prof Amitabh Mattoo, 7 : In a series of steps taken Tehsildar Salam Din, AD about the persons who sold Advisor to Chief Minister unsatisfactory landline and by the district administration FCS&CA Javed Iqbal and the land over a period of mobile services of BSNL in Sunday paid glowing tributes to Govt committed to augment drinking water post-demolition drive, other senior officers held a many years and accordingly former Chief Minister Mufti the area. process has been set into detailed meeting with dis - administrations has lodged a During the visit a number Muhammad Sayeed on his sec - in every part of JK : Sham Choudhary motion for relief and rehabil - placed families also case FIR No. 16/2017 u/s ond death anniversary. of public delegations assem - JAMMU, JANUARY 7 : including flagship pro - Choudhry said that the con - 420/467/468/471/447-A RPC bled at Civil Helipad Padum Minister for PHE, Irrigation grammes have been launched struction on various micro Police Station Rajouri and presented their concerns and Flood Control, Sham Lal in the State but need of the and macro developmental against the private persons and demands pertaining to Choudhry has said that the hour is to utilize these on projects are apace in the area and officials involved in the the substandard telecom net - Government is committed to ground. He appealed the peo - and on completion of these instant matter. A team of offi - work of BSNL in the Sub provide adequate drinking ple to come forward and take schemes it will change socio- cers is already looking into Division. A memorandum water facilities to the people advantage of these schemes. economic conditions of the the role of some officials into was also presented by the of the State. He said in this Reiterating the announce - people of the area. Member illegal constructions and people on the occasion. regard several initiatives have ment of the Government for Parliament, Jugal Kishore wrongful vesting of owner - Interacting with the public been taken to augment the conducting Panchayat elec - also spoke on the occasion ship rights in few cases. A delegations the EC said that basic infrastructure with mod - tions in the State, the Minister and highlighted the achieve - joint team of Police along Hill Council Kargil is mak - ern facilities adding that suffi - said that the people are the ments of the Government. He with Revenue officials will ing all-out efforts to improve conduct a detailed investiga - the living standard of people itation of displaced families approved the assistance for tion. living in far-flung and snow - and initiation of stringent reconstruction of houses and SSP Rajouri Yougal While paying homage to the bound areas of the district action against those involved other compensation as per Manhas along with Asstt departed leader at his mau - and a number of steps are in illegal sale-purchase of norms and guidelines in Commissioner Revenue soleum at Darashiko Park in afoot to ensure that they get Anantnag, Prof Mattoo termed land and constructions. place for displaced persons. Abdul Qayoom Mir and Mufti a visionary who wanted facilities at their footsteps. District Administration A team comprising DySPHq Jaswant Singh also The EC said that solar power the world to be abode of peace has provided alternate Assistant Commissioner visited a spot where some and amity. He said Mufti plants shall be installed in the accommodation to 7 dis - Revenue, Assistant locals attempted to create area during the coming sum - Mohammad Sayeed equally placed families and an imme - Commissioner Development hurdles in fencing of 12 lived for a peaceful solution to mer season so as to cope up diate assistance of Rs 25,000 and District Social Welfare Kanal prime custodian land with the power problems at Kashmir issue and gave his life was given to each family Officer has been deputed for opposite to district hospital serving the people of Jammu Telephone Exchange Padum, apart from ration and essen - resettlement of the 7 dis - and completed the process. he said adding that solar and Kashmir. “His dynamism tial commodities. Authorities placed families the plan for Further, removal of as politician and contribution as plants have also been pro - have also adopted education - which was approved. Only encroachment from main posed for round the clock leader will long be remembered al expenses and livelihood of the families below poverty markets and vital roads is in the golden annals of history.” operation of mobile towers in 29 children of displaced fam - line and those displaced due also likely to commence and the area. Prof Mattoo said: “Mufti cient funds have also been main source of power and in a said the Centre Government is ilies studying in different to road alignment are being administration has appealed Sahib had a dream, a light to Meanwhile, the CGM earmarked for various ongo - democratic set up leadership providing liberal funding for classes for one year. provided housing and land the people to remove their enlighten every home with J&K assured the public dele - ing developmental projects lives in the hands of people the State of Jammu and Deputy Commissioner for resettlement as per structures from alignment of Noor of education, and his gations that two mobile tow - under PHE sector. and every decision has to be Kashmir. He said the Centre Rajouri Dr Shahid Iqbal norms. roads and town markets at vision needs to be carried for - ers already installed by the The Minister was interact - taken as per the aspirations of Government is keen to Choudhary who along with Meanwhile, details were their own in the meantime. ward as a mission.” company at Manda and ing with the people at village the people. He said it was the improve the socio-economic Shilingskit shall be activated Chakroi in R S Pura area here goal of the present dispensa - condition of the people of the in due course of time while today. He said the tion to transfer powers to State especially the people as a proposal for the launch - Government is committed to Panchayat. Sham asked the living in boarder areas. Mufti Sayeed was a statesman, ing of 3G services at Padum upgrade the living standard of people to take actively part in Member Legislative is also in the pipeline. the people of all weaker sec - these elections. Council, Vikram Randhawa ambassador of peace : Zulfkar The EC along with the tions of the society. He said Referring to the develop - in his address threw light on officers of BSNL also visited numerous welfare Centre and mental works under execution the successful achievements Says amicable resolution of issues confronting Telephone Exchange Padum State Government schemes in the R S Pura area, Sham of the present Government. JK will be biggest tribute to late leader JAMMU, JANUARY 7 : Ambassador of Peace, visionary approach of Mufti The Minister has said that Minister for Food, Civil Zulfkar said that Mufti Sayeed to raise voice for Mufti’s decision of forming Supplies, Consumer Affairs played a significant role not peace and friendship of India government with BJP was Speaker tours Gandhi Nagar constituency & Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary only on international level by and Pakistan as he knew that historic as the same was the Seeks people’s cooperation to carry forward holistic, sustainable dev process Zulfkar Ali has termed Mufti creating an atmosphere in relations between these two respect to the mandate of the JAMMU, JANUARY 07 42 and Jallalabad Bathindi tion in Gandhi Nagar each have been sanctioned. Mohammad Sayeed as a which India and Pakistan neighbors directly affect peo - people of all the three regions : Speaker, Jammu and near Sunjwan the locals gave Constituency, the Speaker He further said that Rs 340 statesman of the Century and become friends, he also ple of Jammu and Kashmir. of the state. Kashmir Legislative warm welcome to the said that the construction crore project has also been Ambassador of Peace. proved his mettle as first and He said Mufti invited then He said that although Assembly, Kavinder Gupta Speaker. Interacting with the work on various develop - sanctioned for construction While paying rich tributes only Muslim Home Minister Prime Minister Atal Bihari there was huge difference today conducted a whirl wind people, the Speaker said that mental projects are apace in of over bridge at Kunjwani, to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of India. He reminded the Vajpayee to Kashmir where with the policies and ideolo - tour of his Gandhi Nagar on his 2nd death anniversary gies of PDP and BJP, still the Constituency to listen pubic at a commemoration function government is functioning grievances, problems and here at Gandhi Nagar very well under the leader - other developmental issues Jammu, Chowdhary Zulfkar ship of Mehbooba Mufti. He included roads, health, edu - Ali said a leader is born, a added that Mufti combined cation, power, lanes and politician is also born but a north and south pole only for drains, traffic congestions, statesman is born in a common agenda of devel - parking and development of Centuries and Mufti opment and peace for the parks. Mohammad Sayeed was a state and Mufti was very During his tour to Ward statesman whose demise has much right to form this coali - No 53 Khoo WaliGali and created void in the state’s tion government. Trikuta Nagar, the locals political arena. He said the A large of gathering from apprised the Speaker about biggest tribute to Mufti all over the Jammu province the problems being faced by Mohammad Sayeed is to gathered to pay homage to them regarding dilapidated carry forward his mission of late leader at Jammu. Other condition of lanes and drains peaceful resolution of prominent who spoke on the in the area which are choked Kashmir issue and friendship occasion included Haji resulting in huge conven - with neighbors. Anayat Ali, Chairman ience on day to day basis “On this occasion, I want Legislative Council, throughout the rainy season to appeal India and Pakistan Bhushan Lal Dogra Vice besides material losses to the the present government has the Constituency and on Greater Kailash and Sainik to come closer and strength - Chairman, Vijay Dogra Vice residents. Early redressal of started various initiatives for completion of these schemes Colony Marh. He said that Rs en friendship”, Zulfkar said Chairperson, Chowdhary repairsa and renovation work development and prosperity the people of the area will see 127 crore project for flyover adding that relation of India Qamar Hussain Member of lanes, drains and black of the State. He said numer - change on ground in near bridge at Satwari Chowk was and Pakistan is directly Assembly, Shah Mohammad topping of roads, link roads ous welfare schemes have future. He said the directions also approved and the con - affecting the atmosphere in people of the wanning of he extended hands of friend - Tantray Member Assembly, and installation of new street been launched in the State have already been given to struction work on the project Jammu & Kashmir especially days of torture, frisking, ship to Pakistan which was Surinder Chowdhary, MLC, lights, remove the garbage with the aim to improve the the concerned executing will be started soon. He said along the borders and LoC. harassments and mental frus - great breakthrough in the Firdous Tak MLC, Ved from the nullah passing living standard of the people agencies for timely comple - an amount of Rs 120 crore “Leaders of India and tration among youth and said process of peace and stability Mahajan General Secretary, through the locality were also especially weaker sections of tion of all ongoing projects have been utilized on various Pakistan must address the that Mufti gave an atmos - in the sub-continent. He Mehboob Iqbal, Daman projected by the people. The the society. He said number with utilization of judicious road projects including issues amicably so that the phere in which every citizen added that Mufti wanted bor - Bhasin, Asghar Ali, Trilok Speaker gave them patient of welfare schemes have funds and standard material. SunjwanChattha in the people of the state do not suf - started living in peace with ders irrelevant and it was Singh Bajwa, Fulail Singh, hearing and assured them been introduced for the Kavinder Gupta said to miti - Constituency. fer anymore due to escalation dignity.Mufti Sayeed gave a why he raised voice for open - Iqbal Qazmi, RK Bali, Faqir that these demands would be upliftment of women folk. gate the water scarcity at Earlier, the Speaker inau - of tension on borders and dignified life to the people of ing of routes like Poonch Chand Bhagat, Hussain Ali solved in a phased manner. Referring to the develop - Bathindi and Batalla area a gurated Colours Salon and LoC”, he added. this state, he said. Rawalakote and Uri Wafa, Bharat Chowdhary and At Nanak Nagar Ward No mental works under execu - project costing Rs 18 crore SPA at Janipur Jammu. Terming Mufti Sayeed as The Minister said it was Muzaffarabad. others. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU MONDAY JANUARY 08, 2018 Memory, myth and memorial: on the Bhima-Koregaon battle Mamata takes the religious The late Kannada Peshwa army. It Marathas, each guard - Peshwas. A caste split writer U.R. marked not the continu - ing their identity as if it now threatens the huge route to woo Hindu voters Ananthamurthy once ity of the British but the were a piece of intellec - electoral wooing of EDITORIAL told me a story. His end of Peshwa rule. For tual property. The battle Dalits as future vote West Bengal Chief any time after January 15. It PhD guide and he were Mahar memory, the now is not just one of banks. The BJP attempt Minister Mamata Banerjee is being said that names of discussing an Ingmar presence of the British memory, it is a battle to consolidate the elec - seems to be following in the presidents of Bihar and Health of the nation Bergman film. shrinks and it becomes for identity and equali - toral future is coming footsteps of Congress presi - Jharkhand Congress were dent Rahul Gandhi. Till now, finalised at the same time, One important indicator of a developed nation is Ananthamurthy said a story of Mahar ty. As violence spreads apart, ironically when the West needs to courage and valour, a and Maharashtra comes through the same caste she had been eyeing the but at the last moment, the the health of its citizens. For India, which is aspiring access the past, it testimony to Mahar to a standstill, as the wars it encouraged Muslim vote bank, but now name for Bihar was not to enter the ‘developed nations’ club’, it is important seems to enter a histor - martial values in their metro, the sign of mod - before it sought to con - she aims to woo the Hindu announced. A Bihar to emphasise healthcare. It is a major challenge. Not ical archive. In India struggle for equality ern civic regularity, solidate an electoral voters as well. She is expect - Congress leader claims that we just walk across against the Peshwas. threatens to stop, nor - future. What one sees ed to make the rounds of an impending revolt within only are we still struggling to fight the diseases that town because an Indian The Koregaon mal life comes to a are the scenarios that temples, just like Rahul did, the party has been deferred were the scourge of the medieval, but the new age dis - always lives in simulta - Ranstambh (victory pil - standstill in Pune, might change 2019 as and seek the blessings of the only because the announce - eases are also threatening us. So, it is a double wham - neous time periods lar) represents a differ - Nagpur, Thane and an idea of the electoral divine power. She will open - ment was postponed. If the whereby Copernicus ent kind of memory and Kolhapur. The call for future. The BJP fear of ly claim her Hindu identity high command chooses a my. On the one hand, diseases like Tuberculosis, and Einstein share a a different kind of soli - the urban shutdown has another Jignesh like Rahul did after the strong president, then the Malaria, Cholera (and other communicable diseases) neighbourhood. One darity. It is now part of been given jointly by Mevani appearing and Somnath controversy. party will remain united. continue to affect large sections of our population, wishes URA had writ - a new genealogy, not Dalit and Maratha disrupting its carefully Birbhum will be the starting A senior leader says that point for this exercise. in Bihar and Jharkhand, the particularly the poorer segments. The diseases of the ten a story around this part of a battle between groups. Both groups in quilted electoral strate - idea because he seemed Indians and the British, turn see the villainy of gy is quite obvious. Mamata’s party is going to Congress will strengthen modern times like Cancer, Coronary Heart Diseases, to suggest that India but a struggle for equal - the third as they protest What was a caste war is organise a big meeting of itself before forging an Diabetes etc. are spreading their tentacles over the does not need science ity. against the march of being secularised into a purohits in the district. alliance. So, in Bihar, such a people. Then, there is the rising challenge of mental fiction given what we A new memory Hindutva by the law and order problem. Brahmins, purohits, and leader can be roped in who do to history. In January 1927, Bharatiya Janata Party Cyber elks are warning pundits from various parts of doesn’t openly support Lalu. health as Depression strikes a large number of people. One also wishes Babasaheb Ambedkar (BJP). Hindutva, they against any attempt to the State, who perform ritu - If this happens, the Congress An objective assessment would suggest that all is not URA was here to watch visited the site and gave feel, has turned this into create caste divides. als in temples, will also will probably remain united. well on the health front. It is important to focus on the recent battle it this new legitimacy. a casteist controversy. Beyond containment attend the meeting, as will A second formula can also between Mahars, a This new memory trig - Other narratives As I researched the Mamata. be put in place: The State this aspect of our nation which we must cope with Dalit caste, and gered the formation of Hindutva forces, archives of newspapers All participants of this party president might be through a more comprehensive approach. ‘Health for Marathas. The linearity new communities. The Dalit leader Prakash trying to make sense of conference will be honoured given one Rajya Sabha seat all’ was an important Millennium Development Goal, of history does not Bhima-Koregaon Ambedkar felt, were the Bhima-Koregaon and be gifted a Gita. The and he must be given the State Government might responsibility to keep the which we faltered over. There is a need to have anoth - quite capture the sub - Ranstambh Seva Sangh trying to poison society incident, I realised that tlety of storytelling. was formed to com - along caste lines. Dalit the narrative cannot be also help in rebuilding some party united and win the RS er look at the whole concept of health. A widely The memorial memorate the battle of scholars point to Vadhu contained or encapsu - of the temples. seat. accepted definition of health given by the World It all began with a the Dalits for self- Budruk, a village close lated in terms of one The TMC has evidently The name of former pres - Health Organization (WHO) says that it is a state of pillar, a little war respect and equality. to Bhima-Koregaon narrative. It is not a his - changed its political strategy ident Anil Sharma is being memorial commemo - Over time this parallel and the controversy torical controversy seeing the growing clout of discussed under the first for - complete physical, mental and social well-being and rating what history memory acquired around Sambhaji, the alone, it cannot be the BJP in the State. Till mula, and name of former not just the absence of disease or infirmity. Indices of books antiseptically power as members of eldest son of Shivaji. restricted to a caste date, the TMC Government Minister Akhilesh Singh is the recent past suggest that Indians are visiting hospi - called the third Anglo- the Mahar regiment Legend has it that war, it is not a battle for had been interfering in being mulled under the sec - Maratha war. The visited it to pay homage Sambhaji’s body was identity, it is also a Hindu festivals. Many con - ond formula. Though both tals in greater numbers. The number was 31 per thou - British had established to Mahar militarism mutilated and then search for equality. It is troversies have arisen, right leaders are Bhumihars and sand in the urban areas as per the NSSO data of 2004. it in Bhima-Koregaon and valour. What was a thrown into the river. also an attempt by from idol immersion to the are not quite relevant for the In 2014, this number rose to 44. The figures exclude village to commemo - local source of pilgrim - Legend adds to it that politicians to go celebration of Dussehra. The Congress and the RJD after vote percentage of the BJP at the BJP-JDU alliance. That hospitalisations due to child birth. This, of course, is rate the British East age soon expanded to Govind Mahar, a Dalit, beyond all these frag - India Company sol - cover other States such gathered the body and ments and create a the recently held Sabang is why the name of a back - not the whole story, given the economic and social diers who fell in the as Uttar Pradesh and stitched it together. It more united future. byelections has worried ward leader is also being reasons that determine the reach of the affected peo - battle of January 1, Karnataka. Maratha was the Mahars who One suddenly senses Mamata. She is afraid of discussed. Ranjeet Ranjan, ple to hospitals. The public expenditure on health 1818. Along with a few history competed with arranged for the many octaves in polarisation of Hindu votes. Pappu Yadav’s wife, could British soldiers, many Mahar memory over Sambhaji’s memorial which politics in India This is to be noted that the also be a contender, but Lalu remains low, at 1.4 per cent of GDP. The investment Mahar soldiers also the interpretation of the and, when Govind occurs. Suddenly one three major parties in the is not comfortable with that. in health research is just one percent of total public died. Stambh. Mahar died, they con - senses the Proustian State — the TMC, Left, and To win one seat of the health expenditure. This has caused a stark rise in the The event can be One has to remember structed a tomb for him quality of such narra - Congress — will have to Rajya Sabha in Bihar, 35 read Rashomon-like in what Ananthamurthy in the same village. tives where time rede - fight for a single vote bank. votes will be required. The out-of-the-pocket expenditure of the people on many ways. But said of past, present and Upper caste Marathas fines the nature of a LALU’S CANDIDATE Congress has 27 MLAs and healthcare. It is 6.9 per cent in the rural areas and 5.5 Indians do what Akira future being enacted object to this narrative problem. One realises FOR RS will require eight more. On per cent in the urban areas. How to tackle this issue of Kurosawa did in a simultaneously. An and a battle is being that memory is a The biennial election for the other hand, the RJD has 58 Rajya Sabha seats will be 80 MLAs and even after health is thus a tricky question and calls for greater more surreali stic way. Indian storyteller has to fought over it. strange, protean, For the Marathas and capture the magic of It is time to switch alchemical force in held in March. Among these winning two seats, it will be concern. There is need to understand that good health for our history text - simultaneous time. A on TV-3. The BJP has India where linearity 58 seats, six are from Bihar. left with 10 MLAs. These is not just absence of disease and health cannot be a books, the narrative friend of mine suggest - over the years forged an does not work, and These six RS members from can be transferred to the function of health care. Good health denotes freedom was a battle between ed helpfully that one anti-Muslim meta-nar - past, present and future Bihar are going to retire in Congress. But the apprehen - imperialism and nation - should imagine that rative around these struggle to simultane - April. Of these, four are sion of revolt in the from illness as also freedom from vulnerability to ill - alism. But the Mahars one is watc hing three struggles. Hindutva ously control narratives from the JDU and two are Congress remains. The BJP ness so that it allows a person to realize one’s poten - read this narrative dif - TV sets tuned to the organisations invoke in India. It’s a reminder from the BJP. According to and JDU are trying to make tial. There is need to focus on preventive care and ferently. The history past, the present and the past Maratha glory to of philosopher Ian the present equation and cal - this happen. The BJP-led inscribed in textbooks future. While the keep the caste within Hacking’s reading of culation, there are chances NDA has 59 MLAs and it help people acquire robustness and resilience so that did not take their mem - Mahars are enacting their fold. The recent our time. He claimed that two candidates from the will need 11 votes to win the they do not have to depend on health care for main - ories seriously. The their memorial to histo - attempt to link politics in the 18th cen - JDU and one from the BJP other seat of the Rajya taining health. Rather than depending on reactive Mahars recollect how ry reasserting their Hindutva battles as a tury was about control would win. Rest of the seats Sabha, and for this, the party might go to the Congress is eyeing the Congress healthcare there is need for proactive healthcare. With during the reign of Baji sense of identity and neo-Peshwa enterprise of the body, in the 19th Rao II, they had offered equality in a now is disturbing to the about the control of and the RJD. MLAs. commercialisation of healthcare and rise of corporate their services as sol - immortalised village, BJP’s electoral cam - populations, and in the The question that arises FUTURE PLAN OF hospitals proactive healthcare is taking a back seat as diers. The Peshwa the dominant castes are paign as the party 20th about the control is who will Lalu Prasad send MAYAWATI return on investment and not health of the people spurned them, and this feeling unease with under its national presi - of memory. The only to the Rajya Sabha? In 2016, Mayawati is quite happy pushed the Mahars to what they sense as re- dent Amit Shah has thing he forgot to men - he had given one seat to his with the BSP’s performance becomes the objective. It is therefore imperative on seek out the British in appropriation of histo - been wooing Dalits tion is how complex daughter Misa Bharti and in the Panchayat elections, the part of the government agencies to aggressively the next war. ry. Tune to TV-2. into its fold. When memory in our age has the other to Ram Jethmalani. and has started the prepara - create health consciousness in the people through The Battle of Bhima- For the Brahmins other Hindutva organi - become as it combines At that time, Lalu was under tion for the next Lok Sabha Koregaon is thus read and Marathas watching sations evoke Maratha myth, memory, history. family compulsions because Elections. She is preparing a marketing campaigns. Lifestyle changes and focus on differently. It is not these rituals, life glory, Dalit alienation One trembles as one the elections had just been list of 80 probable candi - health habits may yield rich dividends with little seen as a battle in seemed surreal. and unease is obvious. thinks how easily a held and he had got two dates. When she demanded a expenditure. Rather than marketing healthcare, there which the British with Suddenly, violence Dalit organisations in fragment of the past berths for his sons in the change in the Constitution, Government. So, he had to Mayawati attacked the is need to market health given the fact that lack of 834 infantry men, of spreads across response have organ - can rewrite the future which over 500 were Maharashtra as pitched ised a huge conference of a democracy, or the send Misa to the Rajya Congress along with the awareness and ignorance of the common people caus - Mahar, defeated a battles take place at what was once the dreams of identity and Sabha to strike a balance in BJP, and this was an indica - es more diseases than the microorganisms. numerically stronger between Mahars and dominant seat of the justice. the family. tion that she is not thinking Sources say Rabri Devi about an alliance. That is was not sent to the Rajya why questions are being Sabha due to Misa. Earlier, raised about her political her name had been finalised strategy. OPP PLOY TO DELAY TRIPLE TALAQ BILL INDEFINITELY but at the last moment, Misa She has two options: In was given the green signal. the coming days, byelec - The grand hope that the the Hindu personal laws not resulted in any moves sition to any legislation and the Opposition will there is a possibility that If Rabri is sent to the Rajya tions can be held for the first week of 2018 would (particularly between 1954 to bring Muslim personal that touched Muslim per - apply their mind to the the smooth passage of the Sabha, then she will get a vacant seats of UP. Phulpur witness the first progres - and 1956) were accompa - laws in tune with moderni - sonal laws. The body also future course of action. triple talaq Bill in the Lok big bungalow in Delhi, like a is one of the seats where the sive legislation in nied by the Government’s ty. claimed to speak for all The Opposition, particu - Sabha is emulated in the Cabinet Minister, as she was BSP has a good hold. This Independent India govern - commitment that these It may well be said that Muslims of India, includ - larly the Congress and the Rajya Sabha. a former CM, and that is seat has been lying vacant ing the Muslim community changes were a precursor barring the criminality ing Muslim women. Trinamool Congress, Simultaneously, howev - much needed for Lalu’s fam - after the resignation of KP was dashed by the logjam to the fulfilment of Article clause the triple talaq Bill Tomorrow, what is to stop which took one stand in er, it is important that new ily. That is why there is Maurya, and this is being over the triple talaq Bill in 44. Unfortunately, these was redundant because the any self-professed repre - the Lok Sabha and an areas of activism are speculation that Lalu might debated that Mayawati can the Rajya Sabha. The commitments were never Supreme Court has ruled sentative body to insist opposite position in the developed. Since the send Rabri to the Rajya be the joint candidate of the Sabha. Opposition. Though this is seemingly innocuous sug - fulfilled. against it. Yet, the shame that as far as the communi - Rajya Sabha, will proba - Supreme Court judgment The real suspense is on also true that the Samajwadi gestion that the two-page It is remarkable that that the provision for triple ty is concerned unilateral bly calculate that it is best in the Ishrat Jehan case, the other seat. On New Year, Party is gearing up to field a Bill needed an exhaustive since 1947, no talaq will continue to triple talaq is valid and to bury the issue altogeth - more and more Muslim Sharad Yadav met Rabri and BSP veteran. Despite that, if deliberation by a Select Government has succeed - remain in the statutes of enjoys religious sanction? er. women have spoken up this has led to a lot of specu - the SP, BSP, and Congress Committee — rather than ed in bringing about any India in the 21st century, A defiant assertion like It is an option that in against the iniquities of lations. He not only met agree, there is a chance for a an exhaustive debate, legislation that has any albeit with a footnote this, complemented by a some ways is even prefer - their personal laws. They Rabri but gave his full sup - joint candidate. along with the usual quota bearing on the personal about the apex court judg - government that is too able than dissecting the should be encouraged and port to Lalu. On January 2, There is another possibil - of amendments, in the laws of the Muslim com - ment. It only requires dependent on Muslim Bill in a Select Committee provided a platform. he wanted to meet Lalu at ity: The Congress and SP Upper House — was munity. The Muslim some regressive court votes, could have the net of Parliament. Equally, the battle should Ranchi jail but permission will assure Mayawati a clever parliamentary tactic Women (Protection of judgment at some point in effect of making the They should be denied be enlarged into a cam - was not granted. That is why Rajya Sabha seat in the elec - people are guessing that tions scheduled for March. employed by the Rights upon Divorce) Act the future for the clause to Supreme Court judgment that cynical luxury. It is paign that highlights other Sharad Yadav can be a can - In UP, to win a Rajya Sabha Opposition. In reality it that the Rajiv Gandhi be restored as law. in the Ishrat Jehan case quite clear that the regressive features of per - didate from the other seat. seat, 37 votes are needed. In meant that the legislation Government passed in The issue is not hypo - absolutely toothless. Opposition played a sonal laws. This is to be noted that the this scenario, eight seats will would be delayed indefi - 1986 to overturn the Shah thetical. Both the 1937 and Criminalising triple talaq duplicitous game and suc - It is important to strive chairman of the Rajya Sabha go to the BJP and one seat nitely, not least because Bano verdict of the 1939 Acts contain clauses doesn’t stop the brazen ceeded in its main objec - for a Uniform Civil Code. had suspended Sharad will go to the SP. For the the Select Committee Supreme Court can hardly that will not stand the test defiance of a ban but it at tive of preventing the pas - Yet the project is prema - Yadav’s membership, which 10th seat, both parties will Report would probably be be described as a step for - of gender equity and jus - least serves as a possible sage of the Bill — exactly ture since no work has has been partially quashed try their might. If the SP unacceptable to the ward. India’s largest tice. Yet they continue in deterrent. By not enacting what the AIMPLB wanted. really been done to ensure by the High Court. If he gets transfers its 10 remaining Government. minority community is still the statutes because they the Bill, the ‘secular’ par - However, it is also clear a blend of the different the RJD ticket, then he will votes to Mayawati, she can Over the years, various governed by the Muslim are safeguarded by other ties of India have kept the that the main vot aries of personal laws. As such, the resign, and in that case, his win with the help of the own seat will go to the JDU Congress. judicial pronouncements Personal Law (Shariat) Constitutional provisions door open for political the secular consensus are thrust should be on reform in the byelections. Sources say the have stressed the need for Application Act enacted in guaranteeing the rights of civil disobedience by also deeply embarrassed at of the different personal THE FATE OF BIHAR three parties can sit together the Government to act on 1937 and the Dissolution minorities to be governed those who want the having to shed their pro - laws so that they are at CONGRESS and take a decision over the Article 44 of the of Muslim Marriages Act by their own personal Muslim community to live gressive pretensions least governed by a similar What is happening in the 10th seat of the Rajya Sabha, Constitution and legislate a of 1939. In other words, laws, however progressive in a time warp. because they can’t afford set of humanistic values. Bihar Congress in the run-up and the Phulpur seat. If Uniform Civil Code. In the the advent of parliamen - or regressive. In the short period to alienate the ‘community The project is not narrowly to the Rajya Sabha elec - Mayawati doesn’t fight early days of the Republic, tary democracy through The All India Muslim before the long Budget leaders’ of the Muslims. political, it is really an tions? Sources in the party either from Phulpur or when Jawaharlal Nehru universal adult franchise Personal Law Board wrote Session of Parliament This embarrassment attempt to redefine India’s say that the name of the new Gorakhpur, then the SP and was gripped by a reform - after the Constitution came a letter to all MPs pro - commences on January should be highlighted and social landscape for the Congress president of the Congress might send her to ing zeal, many changes to into operation in 1950, has claiming their total oppo - 29, both the Government pressure maintained so that 21st century. State might be announced the Rajya Sabha. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, MON DAY, JANUARY 08, 2018

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Eating tomatoes, apples Common blood pressure drug tied to may restore lung damage WHO to classify 'Gaming Disorder' as in smokers increased risk of skin cancer WASHINGTON: A diet Icahn School of Medicine at a mental health condition in 2018 high in tomatoes and fruits, NEW DELHI: While Mount Sinai in New York especially apples, can help City. “However, the rela - numerous studies have restore lung damage caused shown that video games tionship may not be directly by smoking, a study suggests. causative,” Farberg, who are effective in curbing The study from Johns problems like depression wasn’t involved in the study, Hopkins Bloomberg School said by email. Even so, the and dementia, the World of Public Health in the US Health Organisation findings add to the evidence found that the natural decline suggesting that patients tak - (WHO) has gone beyond in lung function over a 10- the nuances of video gam - ing hydrochlorothiazide year period was slower among should take extra precau - ing and decided to give it former smokers with a diet the status of a mental tions to protect their skin high in tomatoes and fruits. from damage caused by the health condition. 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TRUTH PREVAIL 6 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, MON DAY, JANUARY 08, 2018 CII T-20 Corporate Cricket League Barcelona Sign 160-Million-Euro Philippe Coutinho In 3rd Richest Deal The Ashes, 5th Test: England Stare At HDFC Bank and Sun n Sand registers wins Philippe Coutinho finally Liverpool as the playmaker got his wish on Saturday when has just returned to top form Barcelona agreed to sign the after an injury-hit start to the NathDan eLyofne was tha iAledf ats er Marsh Brothers' Tons Brazilian star from Liverpool season. He scored six goals in in ongoing CII T-20 CrickeInt aL hiegha sgcourine g Second Australia's "key" bowler for 160 million euros ($192 the last seven games of 2017 to as the team closes in on match played at K C million) in the third richest put his side firmly in the an emphatic victory in Sports Club, Sun n deal of all time. The swoop for Champions League places. the final Ashes Test after Sand defeated PDD the 25-year-old attacking mid - Capturing Coutinho allows beleaguered England with a margin of 76 fielder -- which contains a 400 Barcelona to move on from the unravelled on a torrid runs. Batting first Sun million euro release clause -- bitter experience of losing his day in Sydney on n Sand scored a huge will be the third biggest deal in Brazil teammate Neymar last Sunday. The Australians total of 210 runs for the football. Last year, Paris Saint- summer. Coutinho had stayed amassed a massive 303- loss of 7 wickets. Atul Germain shelled out a world in Liverpool on Saturday run innings lead in blis - Mohil Bhat and Rohan record 222 million euros to while his teammates jetted off tering heat and then Pandita scored 55, 55 lure Brazilian star Neymar to Dubai for warm-weather reduced the battle- and 39 respectively. from Barcelona before the training, fuelling speculation weary tourists to 93 for For PDD, Mavjot and French champions then agreed that he was set to leave the four at the close with a Cook, who became during spoiled his century in all Kailash managed to to pay Monaco 120 million Premier League club. He was day to play. his innings only the the excitement as he euros for Kylian Mbappe in a then photographed giving a take 2 wickets each. Compounding England's sixth batsman to score embraced his brother deal which will be officially thumbs-up as he left London woes was a finger injury 12,000 Test runs, fin - mid-pitch before he had Replying to a total of activated once the striker's for Spain accompanied by his 210, PDD managed to for skipper Joe Root, his ished the series with 376 completed the second loan period is completed. "It is wife, Aine. team's last major hope runs at 47. run scrambling back to score 134 for 9 wickets with great reluctance that we - Coutinho is expected to and lost the match. of staving off a 4-0 James Vince survived a his crease to avoid being - as a team and club -- prepare watch his new team host series rout on Monday's Atul was declared Man caught behind off Lyon run out. to say farewell to a good Levante on Sunday afternoon final day of the Test. on review on 15, but Mitchell Marsh was bowled of the match. friend, a wonderful person and at Camp Nou. Video posted on Root was unbeaten on 42 at The CII T-20 Corporate three runs later edged next ball by Tom Curran a fantastic player in Philippe the club website showed a the close with Jonny Pat Cummins to Steve for 101 off 141 balls Cricket League is Coutinho," Liverpool manager locker bearing his name had Bairstow not out 17. Smith at slip. with 15 fours and two being organized by Jurgen Klopp told the club's already been reserved for their Lyon captured the important Dawid Malan followed sixes. The century came TP NEWS SERVICE 20 overs. HDFC Bank Vivek Bhardwaj, Head official website. "It is no secret new recruit. wickets of Alastair when Lyon trapped him after his 181 in the third JAMMU, JAN. 07: In chased the total con - Confederation of that Philippe has wanted this Coutinho's age is highly Cook and Dawid Malan leg before wicket for Test in Perth. the ongoing CII T-20 vincingly in 17th over. Indian Industry, in move to happen since July, attractive to Barca, whose to have two for 31 off 19 five. He was the third centurion Corporate Cricket Anand Tripathi scored 60 association with when Barcelona first made three main stars, Lionel Messi, overs at stumps. Ton-up brothers of the massive League, HDFC Bank runs in 45 balls, while HDFC Bank, KC their interest known. "Philippe Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta "I think Gaz (Lyon) is the "In many ways the last few Australian first innings Sports club and Media was insistent with me, the are all in their thirties. Iniesta, key tomorrow. The days have summed up total, following Usman defeated Aircel XI by 7 Sunil scored 19 runs. owners and even his team - at 33, has shown signs of wickets at KC Sports For HDFC Bank, XI. CII, keeping up wicket is definitely suit - our trip," said England Khawaja's 171 on with its promise to pro - mates this was a move he was fatigue this season. ing his conditions, espe - assistant coach Paul Saturday. club, here today. Khalid Khan and desperate to make happen." - 'What will he gain?' - Touseef Majid scored Waseem Mir took two mote sports in J&K is cially with the left han - Farbrace. Shaun Marsh was eventual - Rio-born Coutinho arrived French media group beIN ders, he'll come into "It's been exceptionally ly dismissed after lunch, 75* and helped HDFC wickets each. organizing the first edi - at Anfield from Inter Milan for Sports reported late Saturday Bank to register a con - Jasvinder singh took 2 tion of CII Corporate play," Australian centu - tough, we've come up run out for 156 by £8.5 million in January 2013 that Liverpool will immediate - rion Shaun Marsh said. against a team that's Stoneman's direct throw vincing victory over wickets for Aircel XI. Cricket League. 10 and scored 54 goals for the ly spend 55 million euros of teams from Corporate "I thought he bowled really playing very good crick - from the covers. Aircel XI. Touseef Majid was club in all competitions, their windfall on Leicester well today and showed Sector, Banks and et but the one thing that He batted for 403 minutes Electing to bat first after declared man of the although he won no silverware striker Riyad Mahrez. his class and hopefully we've been talking and faced 291 balls for winning the toss, match for his 75* in Government during his five-year stay. They claimed Mahrez will he can come out tomor - Departments are com - about is making sure we his second century of Aircel XI made 127 just 55 balls hitting 9 Barcelona had tried to sign have a medical at Liverpool on row and get a few early keep on fighting and the series and his sixth runs for the loss of 6 fours and a massive peting for the title tro - him in the summer, but his Sunday before penning a four- breakthroughs for us." battling." in 28 Tests. wickets in the allotted Six. phy. departure is a blow to year contract. Australia called a halt to Shaun and Mitchell Marsh Starc slogged Moeen Ali for their epic first innings at earlier became the third six and was out the next 649 for seven, and soon set of brothers to score ball finding Vince at had England in trouble centuries in the same long on for 11. after the tourists had innings for Australia. Tim Paine (38) and Pat Nick Kyrgios Claims Brisbane International Title With Scintillating Display been cooked in the field The Marsh boys joined Cummins (24) were at Nick Kyrgios was at his knew today was obviously a motivation, he will be a for more than two drain - Greg and Ian Chappell the crease when Steve brilliant best as he downed great opportunity." Kyrgios major threat at the Australian ing days. and Steve and Mark Smith called them in American Ryan Harrison to is a polarising figure in Open this month. Mark Stoneman was leg Waugh to score brother - about an hour before claim the Brisbane Australian sport -- his superb "Even if I had lost the first before wicket to ly centuries for tea. International in straight sets tennis skills are often marred round here, I would probably Mitchell Starc for a Australia, while it was Big-hearted paceman James on Sunday. The 6-4, 6-2 win by poor behaviour on court. still feel good next week, duck and lost a review the eighth time overall it Anderson bowled with was the third-seeded But the packed crowd at going into next week," he in the process, and next had happened in Test great economy in the Australian's fourth title on the Pat Rafter Arena saw said. ball Cook was put down cricket. stifling conditions as the ATP tour and his first on only his brilliant side, with "But obviously, just play - at first slip by Marsh off The Chappells were the first temperatures hit 42 home soil. "I didn't know Harrison having no answer ing a lot of matches, that's Josh Hazlewood for Australian brothers to Celsius (108 Farenheit), what kind of performance I to the mercurial Australian's confidence for any player. five. notch centuries in the taking one for 56 off 34 was going to put in this huge serve and stunning all- "Right now it's all about But Cook's reprieve did not same innings at The overs. week, whether I was going court play. recovering and feeling the last long and he was Oval in 1972 with the Spinners Ali and debutant to do well," he said. "But as Kyrgios beat top seed and ball for the Oz Open. bowled for 10 when a Waughs the last to do it Mason Crane conceded the week went on, I felt that world number three Grigor Because obviously I'm play - sharp Lyon turner hit the against England, also at a combined 363 runs in I was serving a lot better, hit - Dimitrov in the semi-finals ing well under pressure and top of off-stump in the The Oval, in 2001. taking three wickets ting the ball better. And I and if he maintains form and in pressure situations." off-spinner's first over. Mitchell Marsh almost between them. RBI May Put Off Rate Cut As Crude Ponzi Schemes: Government Watchdog Reliance Jio Prepaid Recharge Plans: Investigates 63 Companies Offers With 1GB, 2GB, 3GB Data Per Day Oil Prices Play Spoilavserpageo inrflat tion is likely to Reliance Jio has several stay around 4.1-4.2 per cent, prepaid and postpaid close to RBI's medium term recharge options with data as target of 4 per cent. Hence, I well as voice call benefits. expect the RBI to stay on a Currently, Jio is offering 1 prolonged pause through GB-3 GBs of high-speed 2018," Kapoor said. data per day for a period of India Ratings Principal 28-91 days in its prepaid Economist Sunil Sinha too recharge plans under reasons that prices are going NEW DELHI: The SFIO for detailed probes. recharge plans priced from to rise at a faster pace next Serious Fraud Investigation The number could go up year primarily because of the Office (SFIO) has taken up since there are three months Rs. 199 to Rs. 799, accord - very low base. probes into 63 companies in to go before the financial ing to Reliance Jio's website "Also unlike last year, this the current fiscal for alleged - year comes to a close. (jio.com). Jio has announced year the prices of food items ly indulging in illegal money In 2016-17, the number of many prepaid recharge plans NEW DELHI: Firming inflation data for November Jio's Rs. 199 prepaid and SMSes to all operators. crude oil prices in the global is due in January). This price like vegetables have not pooling activities. such companies that came in which it is offering free market is likely to cast its trend certainly kept the gov - been low, if it continues like This translates to an aver - under the SFIO lens was just and unlimited data with dif - recharge plan gives sub - Jio Rs. 459 prepaid unlim - shadow on retail inflation, ernment in a comfortable sit - that prices of food and veg - age of seven companies 27 -- much lower than 47 ferent daily limits and valid - scribers 1.2 GB daily data ited data which has began to move uation this year, however etables will keep rising. The being referred for investiga - seen in 2015-16. ity periods. According to the while the Rs. 299 plan offers Jio's Rs. 459 prepaid third thing is about the crude northwards after hitting a fire fighting will be needed tions per month (since the As per the data, the SFIO Jio website, the speed of 2 GB data per day. recharge plan offers high oil prices that will keep figures are till December 18). investigations were ordered low of 1.46 per cent in June, next year as majority of internet gets reduced to 64 Jio Rs. 199 prepaid speed data of 84GBs with a and may prompt the RBI to India's imports bill stem upward pressure on prices," The count of such compa - into the affairs of 51 compa - Kbps after the exhaustion of recharge plan daily 4G data limit of 1GB. hold interest rates at least for from crude oil purchases. Sinha said. nies being referred to the nies for alleged ponzi Jio's Rs. 199 prepaid This plan of Jio also offers Geojit Financial Services daily 4G data limits. some time in 2018. SBI Research Chief white collar crime probe schemes. recharge plan offers unlimit - unlimited local, STD and Chief Investment Strategist agency is also the highest in Generally, ponzi schemes Additionally, Jio sub - Besides global oil prices, Economist Soumya Kanti ed and free high speed data roaming calls and SMSes the impact of implementa - Ghosh said inflation will be V K Vijayakumar expects the last three financial years, are illegal money pooling scribers who buy these pre - tion of 7th Pay Commission, rising from this level, but retail inflation to average 4-5 according to data available activities wherein gullible paid recharge plans also get with a cap of 1.2GB 4G data across all operators. The including the hike in house will remain within sub-5 per per cent next year and that with the corporate affairs investors are lured with unlimited voice calls, free per day. . The validity of Rs. validity of this prepaid rent allowance, is likely put cent. RBI is likely to remain neu - ministry. promises of high returns on and unlimited roaming calls 199 prepaid recharge plan is recharge plan is 84 days. tral with a hawkish stance in pressure on prices. Retail "Inflation numbers for the The agency comes under investments in a short period. and SMS benefits. Jio 28 days. This prepaid Jio Rs. 499 prepaid the light of firm crude oil this ministry, which is imple - Authorities, including both inflation may average next couple of months could recently announced a new recharge plan comes bundled recharge plan around 4-4.5 per cent next be around 4 per cent to 4.5 prices. menting the Companies Act. at the central and state levels, recharge pack to mark the with free and unlimited This prepaid recharge plan year, higher than an expect - per cent. Even though the "For the last quarter of A total of 63 companies have been stepping efforts to STD, local and roaming of Jio offers high speed data 2018-19, CPI inflation might New Year. Under the Happy ed sub-4 per cent level this inflation average for current which were involved in "chit curb these kind of voice calls and SMS bene - of 91 GBs. Under this pre - inch up to 5 per cent. A lot fund/MLM (Multi-Level schemes as a large number New Year 2018 offer, Jio year, feel industry experts fiscal could be 3.5-3.7 per fits. Jio Rs. 299 prepaid paid recharge plan, Jio offers and economists. cent, next year the inflation will depend on GST collec - Marketing)/ ponzi activities" of people have fallen prey to unveiled Rs. 199 and Rs. Retail inflation, which has average could go up to 4.5 tions and crude prices. If have been assigned to the such activities. 299 prepaid recharge plans. recharge plan 1 GB of high speed data per a direct implication on com - per cent," he said. Jio's Rs. 299 prepaid day for the validity period. mon man and forms basis for But, it will still not be a recharge plan offers unlimit - Jio's Rs. 499 includes unlim - the Reserve Bank (RBI) major issue, Ghosh said, SEBI To Revisit Directive On Loan ed and free high speed data ited local, STD and roaming while reviewing policy deci - adding any rate action from of 56GBs for a period of 28 calls, SMS benefits across sion, ranged between 1.46- the RBI is unlikely before days. Subscribers can use all operators during the 91- 4.88 per cent in 2017. second half of 2018. Default Disclosure To Markets 2GB 4G data per day under day validity period. Whereas the consumer "But, even if inflation NEW DELHI: Markets further notice" that required regulator Sebi is considering listed firms to inform this offer. This prepaid Jio Rs. 509 prepaid price index (CPI) based goes to 5 per cent, it will be recharge plan comes bundled recharge plan retail inflation was at the within RBI's inflation target to revisit its directive on exchanges if they default on year's lowest level of 1.46 of 4-6 per cent. Crude prices 'loan default disclosure', loan payments to banks and with free and unlimited Jio's Rs. 509 prepaid per cent in June, it hit a are now around $65 per bar - which will make it mandato - financial institutions, just a local, STD and roaming recharge plan offers high eight-month high of 4.88 per rel that could be one source ry for listed companies to day before it was supposed calls. The plan also gives speed data of 98 GBs for a cent in November. The RBI of inflation rise," he added. inform stock exchanges to be implemented on free and unlimited SMS ben - validity period of 49 days. too has upped its inflation Experts are unanimous about such issues as soon as October 1. Sebi chief Ajay efits, said Jio website. The daily 4G data limit is projection to 4.2-4.6 per cent that crude oil will be a spoil - they occur. Besides, the mar - Tyagi had said the directive Jio Rs. 309 prepaid 2GB. This pack also by March 2018 due to firm - sport next year. kets watchdog is expected to was put on hold after banks recharge plan includes unlimited local, ing global oil prices and Going into 2018, some apprise its board about its had asked for more time as probe into circulation of the Indian credit market was Jio's Rs. 309 prepaid STD and roaming calls uncertainty on kharif farm upside momentum in infla - recharge offers high speed along with SMS benefits. output. tion is likely to build up as it unpublished price sensitive different from its Western It aims to achieve a medi - starts incorporating the information about various a probe after reports recently conducted searches at prem - counterparts where such a data of 49GBs with a daily Jio Rs. 799 prepaid um-term target of 4 per cent recent increase in crude oil listed companies through indicated that price sensitive ises of more than 30 market disclosure is mandatory. In 4G data limit of 1GB. Local, recharge plan for retail inflation with band prices, Yes Bank Managing WhatsApp messages and information relating to analysts and dealers and August, the regulator had STD and roaming calls are Jio's Rs. 799 prepaid of plus/minus 2 per cent. Director and Chief other private social media major companies listed in seized documents, comput - directed listed companies to free and unlimited. This pre - recharge plan offers high Ranging between 0.90-6.55 Executive Officer Rana groups. These issues would Indian stock exchanges were ers, mobiles and laptops. disclose from October 1 any paid recharge plan of Jio is speed data of 84 GBs for a per cent, wholesale price Kapoor said. be discussed during the being circulated in This is one of the biggest payment defaults to banks valid for 49 days. validity period of 28 days. WhatsApp groups, prior to operations since Sebi got the based WPI inflation moved Upward adjustment in board meeting of the and financial institutions Jio Rs. 399 prepaid Jio offers 3 GBs of high in an inverted curve trajecto - housing allowance for the Securities and Exchange the public announcement of search and seizure powers. within one working day of Board of India (Sebi) this quarterly results. Circulation The markets watchdog is such a miss. The move came recharge plan speed data per day for the ry in 2017. government employees Jio's prepaid recharge plan validity period of 28 days in Wholesale prices rose under the 7th Pay week, senior officials said. of unpublished price sensi - looking to frame a new plan against the backdrop of the between 5.25-6.55 per cent Commission and some pass The board will also consider tive information and trading for listed companies to dis - government and the Reserve priced at Rs. 399 comes with this prepaid recharge plan. in first three months, through of GST rates will whether the insider trading based on such information in close loan defaults to Bank of India (RBI) step - 70 GBs of high speed data The plan also gives unlimit - touched lows of 0.90-1.88 also push prices, he said. "I norms need to be tweaked to the securities market is pro - exchanges as soon as they ping up efforts to tackle the for a validity period of 70 ed local, STD and roaming per cent mid-year before expect average CPI inflation tackle such information hibited under the Sebi occur, officials said. Earlier, menace of bad loans days. This pack also offers calls along with unlimited gaining momentum to 3.93 to pick up gradually towards leaks, they added. Insider Trading Regulations. Sebi had put off implemen - amounting to over Rs. 8 lakh the benefit of unlimited SMS across all operators for per cent in October (WPI 4.7 per cent in 2018. The Sebi has already launched Last week, the regulator had tation of its directive "until crore. local, STD, roaming calls the 28-day period. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, MON DAY, JANUARY 08, 2018 New Directives On Use Of Loudspeakers Coalition insensitive towards multitude of problems facing people, showing disregard to their sentiments and sensitivities: Bhalla To Control Noise Pollution In UP JAMMU: The PDP-BJP LUCKNOW : After categorise areas into indus - It directed the principal bonhomie has completed receiving flak from the trial, commercial, residential secretary (home) and the nearly three years now, but Allahabad High Court over and silence zones. Each area chairman of UP Pollution people of the state, including noise pollution in Uttar has separate maximum lim - Control Board to file their Jammu, Kashmir and Pradesh, the government its for permissible sound personal affidavits along Ladakh region have been today issued detailed direc - levels. The loudspeakers with the aforesaid informa - betrayed in every aspect. tives on the use of perma - installed in public places tion on February 1. The promises made to the nently installed loudspeak - cannot have sound level The division bench of jus - people like-return of power ers at public places here. more than 10 dB above tice Vikram Nath and justice projects, eradication of the Photo by Bikas The Allahabad High Court ambient noise level at the Abdul Moin issued the unemployment, develop - and all that the government sake of power after they last month had asked the UP periphery of a public place directions on a PIL moved ment and especially provid - has to offer are "boastful" contested elections on dif - government whether the and 5 dB above ambient by lawyer Moti Lal Yadav, ing the basic facilities have statements and tall claims. ferent plank and raised the loudspeakers or public noise level at the periphery seeking strict compliance of proven a mere hoax on Accountability has to be emotional issue of two address systems installed at of a private place, Kumar the Noise Pollution ground. The claims and the established as to why the regions. He said that present mosques, temples, churches, said. (Regulation and Control) party's doings are mismatch - government has failed coalition has failed to ensure gurdwaras etc were installed detailed instructions has show cause notice to those The Lucknow bench of Rules that had been framed ing. Therefore, I feel no hes - despite the boastful state - justice to each region and after obtaining a written per - been issued." using it without requisite the high court had on in 2000. Reiterating that itation to say that the gov - ments of the Prime Minister held BJP responsible for sur - mission from the authorities This practically implies permission. A format for December 20 sought to right to live in freedom from ernment has failed on the and of his ministers about rendering the interests of concerned. that sound should not go applying for permission, know as to what action has noise pollution and right to ground as the sufferings of action across the border," people and throwing the Principal Secretary beyond the periphery of the issuance of permission and been taken against such sleep being a facet of Article the common people still Bhalla said. Expressing elections promises to the (Home) Arvind Kumar said, public or private place, action against those who unauthorised installations 21 of the Constitution, the continue. Former Minister grave concern over the dustbin. He exhorted the "On the directions of the Kumar said. neither apply for permission and also against the officers bench cautioned the officials and senior Congress leader unabated killings, he said people of J&K to teach a les - court regarding ensuring The 10-page-order nor comply with terms and who failed to ensure manda - to appear in person before it, Raman Bhalla today alleged the BJP-led NDA govern - son to both BJP and PDP in implementation of noise requires survey of loud - conditions of permission has tory requirement of obtain - if their personal affidavits that PDP-BJP Government ment had miserably failed to the upcoming Panchayat and pollution control rules, a speakers permanently also been issued. ing written permission in were not filed till the next has failed to take off even deal with the situation on the Urban Local Bodies' polls government order giving installed and issuance of It also requires DMs to their area. hearing. after 1095 days and the peo - LoC. He said instead of taking a cue from Gujarat ple of the State are suffering adopting an aggressive pos - voters. He urged them to due to non-delivery of affec - ture to counter the misdeeds sound signal of change in Kamala Mills Fire: Mojo's Bistro Owner Everyone's effort will build Swach tive services. Addressing a of Pakistan, the Centre was the upcoming elections to largely attended Congress befooling the people by the local bodies and Sent To Police Custody Till January 12 Bharat : Sat Sharma workers at Mahakali Nagar, mere rhetoric and speeches. Panchayats for which MUMBAI: A court in for further probe into the masses and Government will Gadigarh in Gandhi Nagar Reminding BJP leaders of Congress under leadership Mumbai today remanded fire incident and to find out work together in promoting constituency today, Bhalla their speeches before 2014 of Rahul Gandhi fought a Yug Pathak, the son of a whether all the safety pre - cleanliness across the areas. said that there seems to be Lok Sabha elections, Bhalla political battle to empower retired IPS officer and one cautions and norms were He stated that he is work - no Government on the recalled that the BJP leaders these institutions in the state of the owners of the Mojo's followed by the pub," he ing hard to reach the objec - ground. The sufferings of used to taunt the then gov - in order to ensure greater Bistro pub, to a five-day added. tive of cleanliness in Jammu the people have added man - ernment over one incident of participation of people in police custody in connec - The police had yesterday West and he also appealed ifold after coming up of the mutilation of a soldier's shaping their development. tion with the deadly fire at booked Yug Pathak and his the masses of his new Government. Worst is body. He said the mutilation He said that Congress was the condition of roads all of bodies of soldiers had instrumental in the incorpo - the Kamala Mills com - partner, Nagpur-based busi - Constituency and the State become a routine affair after ration of 73rd and 74th pound here on December nessman Yug Tulli, under of Jammu and Kashmir as over the State and many Photo by Bikas development works have the formation of the BJP Amendment to the state for 29, which had claimed 14 IPC sections 304 (culpable well to contribute some time been stopped. People are government at the Centre empowerment of Panchayti lives. homicide not amounting to JAMMU: With a vision ed cost of Rupees 14.23 in a week or month to pro - holding protests for want of despite the fact that BJP Raj Institution System Yug Pathak, the son of murder), 338 (causing to promote cleanliness lakhs. mote the noble cause. He ration supply at many places leaders claimed themselves (PRIS) and urged people to retired director general of grievous hurt by act endan - across all spheres of Jammu Speaking on the occa - also stressed upon JMC offi - and the Treasuries are to be only the "desh bhakts" strengthen Congress in the police and former Pune gering life and personal West Assembly segment, sion, Sat Sharma said that it cials as well to keep a vigil unable to pay pending bills in the country. state to bring about change police commissioner KK safety of others) and other BJP State President and was a long pending demand check in all areas concerning of the employees and con - Bhalla said Congress rep - in the future. He said people Pathak, was arrested yester - relevant provisions. MLA Sat Sharma (CA) kick - of thousands of locals and sanitation. tractors.The programme was resents each and every sec - of the State have started day. The police had recorded started construction works shopkeepers of the area He also stated that fast organized by Prithpal Singh tion, region and religion of realizing that by voting for On Friday, the Mumbai Yug Pathak's statement in for a community which has been fulfilled track tours of all 26 wards of .Prominent among those the society and has the PDP & BJP in the Elections, Fire Brigade, in its prelimi - the case earlier. toilet(Tutian Bathroom) at today and the area will soon the Assembly segment are present on the occasion vision, policies and pro - they have committed a mis - nary probe report on the The names of Yug Resham Ghar area of Jammu a witness modernized toilet already in progress to check include Ex Sarpanch Aaya grammes for the welfare and take, for the fact, both par - fire, which had engulfed Pathak and Yug Tulli were West. The bathroom is being cum bathroom which will the sanitation condition of Singh, Ex Sarpanch & Block unification of people of dif - ties PDP have betrayed Mojo's Bistro and the adja - added to the FIR, which constructed near Shiv not only cater to the needs of each and every area and President Amrit Bali, Dr ferent shades and thus alone them to meet their political cent 1 Above pub at the was lodged on December Mandir to cater with the the locals but will also pro - whatever necessary will be Dawarka Nath Raina, Nobat can ensure justice in every ends. Kamala Mills compound in 29 against the owners of 1 needs of the locals and peo - mote the vision of Prime done to build a clean atmos - Singh, Chela Ram, sphere of life and equitable He said people in Jammu, Lower Parel on December Above -- Kripesh Sanghvi, ple passing by. Minister Narendra Modi of phere in all spheres of Charandeep Singh,Pammy development of all three Kashmir and Ladakh have Sharma, Madam Gurmeet regions and the backward realized that it is the 29, had said the blaze possi - Jignesh Sanghvi and Accompanied by a large building a clean and green Jammu West Assembly seg - and remote areas in the Congress Party alone which bly started at Mojo's Bistro Abhijeet Mankar. number of people including nation. ment. Kour, Anita Sharma. Reacting over IED blast State. Congress alone can is capable of serving and due to the flying embers of Earlier, the police had officials of JMC (Jammu He said that sanitation is VC JAKFED Munish which claimed the lives of ensure equitable develop - addressing the urges and a hookah. arrested two managers of 1 Municipal Corporation), one of the major concerns in Sharma, District President four policemen in J&K, ment of all three regions aspirations of the people in Yug Pathak was pro - Above in connection with Sharma started the works in today's world and it is not BJP Ayodhya Gupta, AEE JP Bhalla said that the BJP gov - with special attention all the three regions. He felt duced at the Bhoiwada the fire. the presence of local resi - only the duty of Government Saraf, Prem Gupta, Sanjeev ernment has "singularly towards the neglected, confident that the day is not court in Dadar, which The police have also dents and political activists but general masses as well to Sharma, Dr Ali Mohammad, failed" to protect the coun - remote and backward areas far when BJP in Jammu and remanded him to police announced a reward of Rs. of the area. contribute in the noble cause Jeet Angral, Deepak Kumar try's security personnel. He of the State. Former PDP in Kashmir will be custody till January 12, a one lakh for any informa - The Bathroom will be so that a clean aura could be Manohri Devi Rahul Sharma said that not a day goes Minister launched a scathing wiped out completely due to senior police official said. tion about the three pub constructed under the super - built around and that mission and many others were also without attacks on Army, attack on BJP-PDP Govt their anti-people and wrong "We sought his custody owners, who are on the run. vision of JMC at an estimat - will be accomplished when present on the occasion. paramilitary and police men for unholy combination for policies. BMS tributes to Dr. Bhim BJAuMnMUk: Weith rthes sa nwc - ill prove to be life savestrructesd :in SJamuba, g12a00 lin tioning of rupees 415.73 Jammu, 3076 in Kathua, JAMMU: BhagRat oa Ambedkar president Mahasha Sadar crore for the construction of 1320 in Poonch and 4918 Mahasabha J&K unit hold a Sabha Jammu, Capt. Veeru bunkers on IB /LoC for the bunkers will be constructed Seminar on Yug Pursh Dr. Ram president Barwala security of the people, Prime in Rajouri. In total 14460 Bhim Rao Ambedkar at K L Sabha, sh. Narinder Bhagat Minister Narendra Modi led bunkers will be constructed sehgal hall Abhinav theatre General Secretary Megh Government has fulfilled the providing relief to the border Jammu. In a impressive Sudhar Sabha Jammu, long pending demand of residents. Sharma claimed it function rich tributes paid to Roshal Lal Bhagat State Co- helpless border dwelling peo - to be big achievement as the the founding father of Indian ordinator Bhagatmahasabha ple. individual bunkers would constitution where in promi - Punjab Unit, Pritam Lal This was stated by Lok serve as life saver more effi - nent people especially Bhagat Advisor Sabha MP Jugal Kishore ciently and quickly in case of Sharma while addressing emergency and big bunkers employee/students class Photo by Ajay Bhagatmahasabha Punjab attended the function in large Unit, Desh raj bhagat (DDM media persons at BJP head - will provide relief in the suc - number. In the beginning of towards the Dalits which working towards realization Nabard), Raj pal bhagat quarter, along with MLC Ch. cession. The MP further told programme homage paid to will be remembered for all of his dream of a society (Xen Rtd), Sanjay bhagat Vikram Randhawa, BJP State Photo by Ajay that the Union Home Baba Saheb by showering time to come. Bodh Raj where every segment of pop - (Xen PDD), K K Daroda Secretary Sanjay Baru and Ministry has also provided flowers on the photo of Baba Bhagat National vice presi - ulation enjoy equal opportu - (Xen) Sanjay bhagat (Xen), State Press Secretary Dr. too had been apprised of the subject and sharing the offi - for the relief and compensa - Saheb by sh Bhusan Lal dent Bhagat Mahasabnha nities of progress and devel - Kuldip bhagat account offi - Pardeep Mahotra. problems of the people dur - cial communication in this tion for housing Dogra vice chairperson state and Mahinder Bhagat presi - opment. Tarsem Bhagat also cer besides this all members Jugal Kishore Sharma said ing his visit to border areas in regard, Jugal Kishore Sharma damages/losses, crop losses advisory board for welfare dent Bhagat Mahasabha focus light on the sacrifice of J&K State Body like that it is indeed a matter of Jammu. The Government at told that 8 large community or livestock losses, relief for and development of sched - J&K Unit appealed the SC done by Saheed Bhagat Sansar Chand Bhagat, joy and satisfaction for the the Centre took the issue seri - Bunkers of 800 sq. feet hav - stay at Relief Campus and ule castes J&K Government community to wake up and Amar Nath Ji without whom Sunesh Bhagat, Darshan people who had been contin - ously and on priority and ing capacity of 40 persons displacement etc. to those who was also chief guest in work together against the effort made by Baba Saheb Bhagat, Jai Kumar Bhagat, uously suffering loss of pre - hence sanctioned rupees will be constructed in Samba, affected by Cross Border the function. Prof. Raj mafia trying all time to hit for reservation was going Tarsem Bhagat, Naresh cious human lives, crops, 415.73 crore for constructing 120 large in Jammu, 243 in Firing. Kumar Bhagat National the reservation benefits, waste in J&K. prominent Bhagat and Vivak Bhagat livestock etc. due to cross individual and Community Kathua, 688 in Poonch and Jugal Kishore Sharma president of while describing the Baba among others who were were present in the function. border firing. He said that the Bunkers in Samba, Jammu, 372 large community bunkers expressed gratitude to the Bhagatmahasabha focus Sahib Er. Pawan Bhagat present in the function were At the end programme con - BJP had been, in the Katra, Poonch and Rajouri will be constructed in Prime Minister Narendra light on the life and struggle Chairman Bhagatmahasabha Dr. Zubeer Ahmed General cluded with serving langer Parliament and outside, districts of Jammu Province Rajouri, whereas 2515 Modi and Union Home made by Baba Saheb for J&K Unit said best way of Secretary JAKRCEA, Pira and thanks to Abhinav demanding security of the as these districts had been Inividual Bunkers with size Minister Rajnath Singh for down trodden peoples. He remembering Baba sahib is Ditta president Guru Ravi Theatre Authorities, Media people living on the borders worst hit by the firing across of 160 Sq. feet having capac - acceding to the genuine also highlights his service to strengthen amity and Dass Sabha J&K, B R Rao persons and J&K police. and the Union Home Minister the border. Elaborating on the ity of 8 persons will be con - demand of the border people. How Much Spent On IAS, IPS Officers: Akhilesh Yadav Accuses Ruling BJP Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital To Face Of Fooling People In Uttar Pradesh Parliamentary Panel Asks Government LUCKNOW: polls, two bye-elections of NEW DELHI: A Centre and state govern - particularly when they are Samajwadi Party chief Gorakhpur and Phulpur be NEWM DEeLdHI:i cTahe l Negligence Inquiry Parliamentary panel has ments. being paid from the exche - Akhilesh Yadav today held using ballot papers." Delhi High Court has expressed its "strong dis - The committee was "dis - quer's money," the report accused the ruling BJP in On possibilities of directed the AAP govern - pleasure" to the government mayed" to note that no efforts said. Uttar Pradesh of "befool - coalition and alliance with ment to inquire whether for not providing details of had been made by the gov - The panel emphasised the ing people" and said other parties in the days to there was any medical the expenditure incurred on ernment to assess the contri - need for evolving an effec - "instead of wasting time, come, he said the matter negligence by the Aruna the salaries and allowances bution of these services. tive mechanism with various the party should demand would be discussed with Asaf Ali Hospital, accused of IAS, IPS and other offi - "Not only that, no study in parameters that are primarily big" from the Centre in its other parties. of denying admission to a cers. regard has ever been made outcome- oriented and citi - budget. On his father Mulayam pregnant woman having The Committee on even by some outside zen-centric so as to assess the He said in the coming Singh Yadav announcing labour pain that resulted in Estimates, in a recent report, agency," reads the report on contribution of the services days he would try to estab - his decision to contest her giving birth in an suggested an effective mech - "Estimates and performance to national growth, it said in lish SP as a "national from Mainpuri seat, autorickshaw while anism to assess the contribu - review of all India services". the report submitted to the party" and would also take presently held by his kin returning home. gence on the part of the "experiencing labour pain tion of officers from the all- The panel noted that there Lok Sabha recently. out a "rath yatra", when Tej Pratap Yadav, the SP Justice Vibhu Bakhru attending doctor(s). along with the rupture of India services -- the Indian was no mechanism to assess "They (committee mem - needed, to strengthen the chief said, "The party is issued the direction to the "The inquiry shall be membranes". Administrative Service the expenditure made on bers) also recommend that, if party. behind him. He can con - Delhi government and its completed within a period However, the doctor on (IAS), Indian Police Service IAS, IPS and IFS officers by need be, experts from pre - "The BJP government test from wherever he Department of Health and of twelve weeks from duty refused to admit her (IPS) and Indian Forest the Centre and state govern - mier institutions like IIMs, is only befooling people. wants. I know from where Family Welfare on the 25- today. Needless to men - and only gave injections to Service (IFS) -- to national ments and their contribution IITs, etc. may either be Instead of wasting time, Tej Pratap is to be asked to year-old woman's plea for tion that if the said find - reduce the pain, saying growth. towards the country's Gross involved or outsourced to the party should demand contest." Rs. 5 lakh compensation ings are indicative of med - that the cervix was not yet "The Committee expresses Domestic Product (GDP) carry out such assessment for big from the Centre for the Akhilesh Yadav also on account of alleged neg - ical negligence, a com - dilated and therefore their strong displeasure (to growth in relation to the cost evolving an effective mecha - state in its annual budget," attacked the BJP for not ligence by the hospital in plaint would also be made delivery was not due, the the government) for not pro - incurred on their functioning. nism in this regard. The con - Mr Yadav said, suggesting starting distribution of providing treatment to her. to the Delhi Medical petition, filed through viding the details of total "The committee are of the crete action on the suggested launch of a bullet train sweaters to children dur - The court said if the Council," the court said advocates Sija Nair Pal expenditure incurred on strong view that the officers lines should be taken and the service to Lucknow. ing the winter, imposing facts, as stated by the and disposed of the and Deepak Kumar Singh, salary and allowances of the of all India services should Committee (be) apprise(d) "The same (bullet train) tickets for entry to woman, are correct, "there woman's plea. said. officers of all India services be fully committed to the cit - accordingly," the report said. can be run alongside Agra- Janeshwar Mishra park is a good ground to con - It also directed that the With no other option, in states and the Centre," said izens' concern and public The Ministry of Personnel Lucknow expressway," he and starting toll on Agra duct an inquiry" to deter - amount of Rs. 7,000 spent she took an auto to return the report of the panel, head - good and reflect the hopes was not able to furnish spe - told reporters in Lucknow. expressway. mine whether there was by the woman on a mid - home and on the way, near ed by senior BJP leader Murli and aspirations of the public cific data with regard to Asked about his meet - On the issue of demon - any medical negligence. wife, to assist with her ISBT Kashmiri Gate Bus Manohar Joshi. they serve and as such they expenditure met on salary, ing with like-minded etisation, he quipped, "All "Respondent no 3 delivery, and medicines be Station, she delivered the It desired that the govern - should be held accountable allowances, pension, perks as opposition parties on the corruption has ended. (Department of Health) is reimbursed to her. baby, the petition said and ment furnish year-wise data for accomplishment of the well as cost incurred on cre - Sunday to discuss the It (BJP) should once again directed to institute a In her plea, Pinki added that after reaching to the panel within three projects/ programmes/policy ating infrastructure such as EVM issue, Mr Yadav initiate demonetisation in proper inquiry to deter - claimed that she had gone home a midwife was months on the expenditure issues being handled as per offices and furniture for the said, "We demand that the New Year to end the mine whether there has to the hospital around 9.30 called "to perform the rest incurred on officers by the their specific assignments civil servants, it noted. before the Lok Sabha leftover corruption." been any medical negli - am on November 17 after of the delivery". TRUTH PREVAIL 8 STATE JAMMU, MON DAY, JANUARY 08, 2018 DAK welcomes "BJP legislators' protests in legislature, an alarm for coalition Govt" Stay cautioned from divisive action against Governor must ask BJP-PDP to prove SKIMS doctors TP CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, JAN. 07: majority on floor of House: Harsh forces : Yudhvir Sethi Doctors Association TP CORRESPONDENT Raina asks workers to prepare for Panchayats, 2019 polls Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday JAMMU, JAN. 07: With TP CORRESPONDENT ers, party functionaries and welcomed the removal of the BJP MLAs and MLCs SUNDERBANI, JAN. people who showed their director SKIMS and sus - protesting inside the legisla - 07: Lauding the role being faith in the leadership of PM pension of three senior doc - ture and its other party lead - played by party workers at Narinder Modi. He added tors for violating the ban on ers sulking outside and criti - booth levels in border areas that Sunderbani-Nawshehra private practice. cizing their own Ministers, of Sunderbani and assembly Constituency is "This is welcome deci - no further evidence of the Nowshehra, Bhartiya Janta being nurtured in best possi - sion," said DAK President collapse of saffron jugger - party (BJP) Vice President ble way and sought People's Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a naut in the state was Yudhvir Sethi said that their cooperation in making it a communique. required, said Harsh Dev efforts which they are put - model Constituency. He said " JK government yester - Singh JKNPP Chairman and ting in in most hostile condi - the attendance in these both day removed director Former Minister. He said tions are keeping the spirit level workers meet speaks SKIMS and suspended that vociferous protests by of commoners live. Despite of party's popularity and three senior faculty mem - the MLAs and MLCs of the bers after a sting-operation ruling party symbolized not hostilities, the BJP workers People's faith in it. Photo by Bikas at booth levels address keep - Ravinder Raina said be it by a private television news only the anger and distrust ing the morale of people party's identified six pro - channel showed these doc - of legislators in their own masses, the legislators were While complimenting the high by extending all possi - Photo by Ajay grammes, elections, organis - tors treating patients at their govt but was further indica - bearing the brunt of massive two BJP MLAs who protest - tive of the peoples' contempt public resentment against ed against the neglect of ble help. every election, Yudhvir workers as backbone of ing mass contact pro - private clinics," he said. Yudhvir Sethi was grammes or organising state DAK President said and revulsion against the their party which had prom - their respective constituen - Sethi asked them to also Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), misrule of the saffron ised them moon during elec - cies by refusing to succumb addressing booth level gear up for coming panchyat the BJP Vice President said as well as centrally spon - there is no choice of private workers at two different sored programes booth level practice in SKIMS as it is a brigade. tions. Facing the public ire to the pressures mounted elections as well as 2019 that their contribution in Pointing towards the vit - over the most obnoxious upon them by their power places in Sunderbani today. general elections. These organising various programs workers always stay on fore - non-practicing institute He said, despite Pakistan's front which is why BJP is from the very inception. riolic outbursts of the three bias doled out to Jammu hungry Ministers, Mr. Singh polls he added are going to and disseminating party pro - BJP legislators against their region during saffron rule, said that a public representa - unprovoked firing from be quite crucial and we don't grammes and policies able to reach its targets in "Private practice by across the border, based every state of the country. SKIMS doctors was own govt inside the legisla - the MLAs and MLCs of the tive must give priority to have to adop a laidback atti - amongst masses can never ture, Mr. Singh said that it party had no option but to public cause over the petty weather conditions, mini - tude. The party workers be ignored. Its because of Appreciating their work, the declared as a criminal mum resources and though BJP leader asked them to offence by virtue of a crim - was not merely a case of confront their own Ministers political interests. He regret - especially those at booth this force that BJP is scaling simple protests but amount - who were primarily respon - ted that none of the BJP leg - reach, booth level workers level will have to put in dou - new heights and winning keep this memonetum so inal law (amendment) act of are continuing to put their that party is able to reach out 2002," he informed. ed to lack of confidence in sible for marginalizing islators came forward in ble the efforts to register over hearts of masses in the govt. Never before had Jammu and relegating it to a support of its MLC Ajat best for forward and BJP's victory with thumping entire country including to masses in a bigger way. Dr Nisar said despite strengthen party at all levels. Asking people to not to ban, doctors are openly run - the ruling party legislators worse than second class sta - Shatru Singh who raised the majority. He cautioned peo - Jammu and Kashmir State. resorted to such aggression tus. issue of declaration of holi - Its their patriotic zeal and a ple from divisive forces who MLA Nowshehra fall a prey to divisive poli - ning their private clinics. commitment towards people tics, said that country is pro - This illegal practice has inside the legislature to Calling upon the self flat - day on Maharaja Hari here alleged are out there Ravinder Raina who was express their disapproval of tered Ministers to do some Singh's birthday. He said that is keeping them go on took divide country on com - also present on the occas - gressing and BJP will not been going on for sometime the right path. stop putting in its best to now and doctors enjoy com - the policies and decisions of soul searching, Mr. Harsh that it was amazing to see munal or regional lines. sion said that he owes his their own govt. He said that said that BJP needed to those loud mouthed BJP Appreciating their role in Describing booth level victory to booth level work - give people their plete impunity. due.Among who were pres - He said some years the revolt by three legisla - explain to the people the Ministers and legislators, ent on the occasion Capt. back, doctors were caught tors was only a tip of the ice reasons for blatant defiance hiding their faces in the leg - Violates rules, Prof Ramji makes Zorawar Somnath Sharma District red-handed doing private berg with majority of the of its policies by its own islature, who with all their President Sunderbani practice by Vigilance ruling party members, nurs - legislators. He said that the exaggerated dissonance Nowshera, Sanjay Sharma Organization sleuths, but no ing identical feelings and issue could not be dismissed would make haughty claims Singh auditorium political errna : NSF Mandal Pardhan Sunderbani action was taken." grudges against the govt. casually as the simultaneous of seriously of all state hold - "A document of terms and Mohinder Singh Sudan "This is for the first time The coalition appeared to protests in both house of ings and declaring 23rd and conditions reveals that Mamdal Pardhan Lambari. action has been taken." have been reduced to minor - state legislature by ruling September as holiday at all General Zorawar Singh ity necessitating a confi - party members was symbol - costs. Auditorium complex is Changed strategy of terrorist tanzeems needs dence vote inside the ic of lack of confidence in He said that perfidious available only for academic, Assembly and intervention the govt. He said that BJP character and double stan - literary and cultural activi - detailed analysis and a fresh response : BJP of Hon'ble Governor, said which earlier used to blame dards of BJP were once ties. It will not be made TP CORRESPONDENT Kindly bury him at the earli - Harsh. He was addressing a the opposition parties for again brought to fore within available to any political JAMMU, JAN. 07: est," read the letter. This press conference in Jammu criticising its policies and its two days of the start of the party or frontal organization Denouncing the killing of should have raised the hack - today. conduct allegedly for politi - legislature session. He including student organiza - four police personnel due to les of the police and alerted Describing the events in cal reasons, needed to maintained that no amount tions affiliated to any politi - an IED blast in Sopore mar - the troops to take adequate the legislative Assembly and explain as to how and why of penance or purgation cal party" Dr Sharma said. ket Bharatiya Janata Party precautions, said Brig council as merely a begin - its members were express - could restore the image of Dr Vikas further said that feels that the recent terrorist Gupta. The terrorists are tar - ning of revolt against the ing their disapproval with its BJP which had been disfig - the applicant should apply activities in Kashmir point geting the police and securi - anti Jammu polices of the functioning and that too in ured beyond redemption due Photo by Ajay through authorized represen - towards a change in strategy ty forces personnel during BJP Ministers, Mr. Singh the open House. Rather than to its treachery and deceitful tatives just as the students of of the terrorist tanzeems winter months, generally observed that pubic pressure dismissing the successive conduct. TP CORRESPONDENT Zorawar Singh Auditorium. would further induce and charges of the social and Gagan Pratap Singh State JAMMU, JAN. 07: Expressing his surprise, Dr. various departments of uni - which needs a detailed considered as a dormant versity should apply through analysis and a de-novo period, to attack their force all other Jammu based political parties of Jammu Secretary JKNPP, Mr. Since the time is nearing fast Vikas said that incumbent legislators to ventilate their against them as motivated or Parshotam Parihar State to end his three years period VC banned ABVP in 2016, their respective Head of the response from our intelli - morale. Jaish-e- Department, the student gence agencies and security Mohammad (JeM) despite anger against the cowardly vindictive, Mr. Singh Secretary Panthers Trade of appointment as Vice BJP party student wing, clar - posturing of the power hun - advised the saffron leaders Union and Mr. Shiv Dev Chancellor of Jammu ifying that there is explicit organizations of the univer - forces. In a press release having suffered major losses sity should apply through issued by the Party, itpaid in the Valley is resurfacing gry and corrupt rulers of to do some self introspec - Singh Provincial General University, Prof. Ramji rule which is applicable to their party. He said that tion in view of growing pub - Secretary JKNPP were also Dass Sharma has shut his the groups having affilia - Dean Students Welfare and homage to the gallant as a major tanzeem with similar is the procedural policemen and expressed increasedrecruitment of Jammu Ministers having lic anger that could lead to present during the press eyes and gone ahead to eat tions with all the political lost their connect with the disastrous consequences. conference. his own words for keeping and religious organizations. requirement for government solidarity with their fami - local youth. The New Year powerful PDP party in Referring to an invitation or non-government organi - lies."There is an obvious eve suicide attack on a good humour by allowing it card of the J&K PDP party zations to apply through design behind the changed CRPF Camp at Lethpura in to hold a mega political issued to commemorate sec - their Head of the strategy which does not Pulwama wherein a local Gaining memento is not digestive event ostensibly pinning his ond death anniversary of late Departments. These rules augur well if not countered youth also participated is eye on his extension as VC. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, and regulations clearly immediately and aggressive - also a worrying develop - This was said by Dr. Dr. Vikas asked Prof. Ramji reveal that no political func - ly. The choice of targets, use ment since the last such to some party leaders : Kohli Vikas Sharma, Chief, Dass Sharma as to why his tion or any such activity is of Improvised Explosive known participation of a TP CORRESPONDENT National Secular Forum earlier rule banning religious permitted within the premis - Devices (IED) and growing local youth in a suicide JAMMU, JAN. 07: (NSF) during a press confer - and political parties to hold es of General Zorawar Singh involvement of local youth attack was recorded in 2001, Shivsena Bala Sahib ence organised in his office function in GZSA has now Auditorium. are a cause of concern," stat - according to the press state - Thakrey J&K Unit will now today where he pounced been put to dustbin by him. Dr Vikas further told that ed Brig Anil Gupta, State ment. The increased use of directly look after by the upon the Prof. Ramji Dass Does this university run by during the tenure of former Spokesperson of the Party as social media to lure local high command and there Sharma dubbing him as a VC with double standards JU Vice Chanceller, the per the release. The last youth is evident from the will be no co-ordinator for weak person who was once with one to revenge and booking of a student organi - major IED attack against the fact that the local terrorist J&K.Shivsena also con - a strong votary of disallow - other to appease purely for zation for holding a function Army in the Valley was in involved in the suicide demned the terrorist attack ing any religion or political aggrandizing his person in the auditorium was can - 2008 in Narbal, thereafter attack had recorded a video on J&K police in Anantnag event in the General interests, he questioned. celled at the eleventh hours repeated attempts were and released it on social district recently and and was not allowed to hold made but without much suc - media before launching the Pakistan needs to be isolated function when the university cess and had witnessed no attack, "the aim is to This was stated by J&K administration came to blast since 2015. However, increase the sagging morale State president Dimpy Photo by Bikas know that the complex was there have been indicators in of the remaining terrorists Kohli. mand and personal targeting J&K police martyred in to be used for a political the recent past which should and attract the local youth," While addressing the him for a long time by back - 2017. Sahni makes it clear function in which a leading have alerted the police and stated Brig Gupta adding press conference here today biting and using the Social that no more martyrdom political leader was expected intelligence agencies. The that "a lot needs to be done Dimpy Kohli said that under media. Kohli also rejecting will now be tolerated. He to address the gather. body of a Jaish Pakistani ter - to win back the disgruntled the directive of high com - the decision of the Co-ordi - demanded that Pakistan Alleging that VC has vir - rorist was found lying out - youth and getting them back mand the J&K state unit of nator by reinstating the sus - need to be isolated from tually surrendered before the side the Eidgah area in Tral into the mainstream." Shivsena will now be con - pended and antipathy world map. PDP party to ensure that he in mid-December last year.A Highlighting other changes trolled by National president activists J I Singh, Sandeep Working president (VC) might be able to win letter was also attached with in strategy, Brig Gupta Sh Udav Sahib Thakrey, Bhagat and Rakesh Gupta Ashwani Gupta demanded favour of PDP stalwart lead - the body which read that the pointed out the use of steel Aditya Thakrey and Sr lead - and blamed that he was not to wind up all the relations ers to get extension of his deceased was a non-local piercing bullets during the ers including Sh Anil Desai concerted which is totally with a terrorist country like term for another period so Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist suicide attack on CRPF (National Sect and MP ) by against the party rules and Pakistan and also demanded that his vicious agenda of namely Umer Bhai of camp and cautioned the expelling the coordinator. policies. to shut down the Pak- fully destroying the academ - Pakistan. "He was killed security forces to analyse its He blamed that coordinator He said that gaining Embassy and befitting reply ic atmosphere of campus is when an IED went off acci - effect on the VIP security, and some state leaders were memento of Shivsena J&k be given. fulfilled after extension. dentally in some forest area. police bunker vehicles. misguiding the high com - unit is not digestive to some On this occasion Sr Vice leaders. president Rajeev Bhandari, General Sect Manish Vice President Nathpaul Sahni strongly criticized the Chowdary, Spokesman terrorist attack on the J&k Rakesh Kak, Sect Raj police Anantnag district yes - Singh, Vikas Bakshi, terday. He asked the Modi Sanjeev Sharma, Raju Govt. that up to what this Salaria, Pawan Gupta, Vikas martyrdom will continue. Patel and many others were He said that 42 soldiers of present. JYF questions silence of Chancellor over prevailing mess in JU TP CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, JAN. 07: While questioning the wisdom of Hon'ble Chancellor of the Jammu University, NN Vohra, The Jammu Youth Forum (JYF) has urged his Chancellor to wake up from deep slumber and immediately set the things right in Jammu University. Addressing the press-conference here today, Deepak Kumar President JYF said that Vice Chancellor is in the bad habit of dubbing those raising voice against irreg - ularities and wrong doings as black mailers whereas he him - self is a big fraud and black mailers having committed num - bers of scams protecting the wrong doers under his control. Deepak Kumar disclosed specifically made a reference to the Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : cancellation of interview of Assistant Registrars in which his Pooja Gupta own daughter was involved as she did not fall within the merit to get appointed as Assistant Registrar. Instead of sending the Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) matter to Crime Branch for detailed investigation about the Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), reasons promoting the VC to hurriedly disbanding the whole Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar process of interview for the post of Assistant Registrar, he made all the efforts to hush up the case just to save his skin by New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) dodging the Chancellor as well as the Government. He also Printed at : M/S G K Offset Printing Press, Roop Nagar, Jammu. said that another VC's blue eyed faculty of DDE utilized the service of Prof Sudhir Singh to write three lessons of English Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, Jammu. subject of B.A Semester-Ist (One of Unit-IV and Two of Unit- Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 V) but when it came to remuneration claim; she made a bill (dated 11-07-16) of five lessons @ Rs 1000 per lesson i.e. Rs. E-mail: [email protected] 5000/- plus Rs. 1240/- as Typing Charges (Total of Rs 6256/- *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act ). Dr Vohra not only committed fraud by exaggerating the bill all the disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of but also bye-passed the set procedure as she was not author - ized to pass the bill rather the same was to be done by competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. Coordinator of B.A (Semester Ist & IInd), he revealed.