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Volthe No: XXI|Issue No. 292northlines | 10.12.2016 (Saturday) |Daily | Price ` 2/-| Jammu Tawi | Pages-12 |Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 Committee India's pluralism can't be 3 LeT militants killed for GST substituted by 'uniformity': Prez

implementat Mukherjee also praised the incumbent upon the in Anantnag encounter "exemplary" maturity "elected" to transform their ion in J&K shown by the Indian aspirations into reality. NL CORRESPONDENT electorate in giving a clear Mukherjee said people SRINAGAR, DEC 09 (PTI) SRINAGAR, DEC 09 (KNS) verdict to a political party at decided that it was "enough the Centre after 30 years, to make experiments with Three Lashkar-e-Toiba Jammu and Kashmir shunning "opportunistic" capricious, selfish, (LeT) militants were killed Government has set up a political coalitions. opportunistic political in a 36-hour gunbattle with high power committee for "Your responsibility as coalitions" just to form a security forces in Bijbehara implementation of future policy makers is to government, so after 30 area of Anantnag district in proposed Goods and strengthen the system which years they gave a "clear Kashmir which ended today. Services Tax (GST) in NL CORRESPONDENT has been established with political verdict" in favour A civilian was also killed by state. MUSSOORIE (U'KHAND), the objective that we cannot of a political party. stray bullet yesterday during For the implementation of DEC 9 (PTI) substitute our plural "It is not important which law and order problem. GST in state, the state characters, our pluralism by political party. This is the "Three holed up terrorists constitution has to be India's pluralism cannot be uniformity. Straitjacket confidence of the people. It eliminated; bodies of two amended. substituted by "uniformity", uniformity, even if it is is important that how mature terrorists & three weapons For the proposed President Pranab Mukherjee imposed, it will not succeed Indian electorate are," he recovered," Army's Northern Constitutional Amendment asserted today and said any as it has been proved on said. Command said in a tweet. Bill, the high power such experiment would not several occasions," he said. Departing from a prepared Army officials at Srinagar- committee headed by succeed even if "imposed" Speaking on the wisdom of speech, Mukherjee went on based 15 Corps Principal Secretary, as seen in the past. the Indian electorate, he said to speak on the challenges Headquarters, however, Planning Development and Addressing the 91st people have been faced by India, especially refused to comment on the A police official said two the debris of the house The slain militants were Monitoring Department, Foundation Course of the discharging their the period post Partition operation. bodies were recovered from where the ultras were hiding. both locals P2 BB Vyas has P2 All India Services here, responsibility and it was based on P2 CVC castigates Finance dept officials J&K to setup e-learning wing Troops to upgrade security grid on border, Kashmir valley for not implementing own orders EDUSATs to be functional by March 2017; 400 schools already covered under ICT classrooms NL CORRESPONDENT Development Education and for creation of e-content. JAMMU, DEC 09 (KIP) have required funds a JAMMU, DEC 09 Communication Unit The ISRO team assured the groups of militants looted JAMMU, DEC 08 (PTI) eyed persons" thereby commission and Vigilance (DECU) and Mr Murthy, Education Minister that the Notwithstanding exchange several lakh rupees in inflicting financial loss to Organization. The Education Department Senior Scientist. Organization will upgrade of pleasantries between Pulwama. This way troops Castigating Finance state-exchequer, the SVC Referring to one of the grave has decided to establish an The meeting was told that all the EDUSATs in J&K India and Pakistan including have been told to check Department for not spokesperson said. violations being resorted by e-learning wing to develop the Education Department with latest technology and Pakistan' lifting ban on the flow of fake Indian currency implementing their own This was stated by the CVC the Deputy Commissioner e-content for ICT-enabled has already covered 400 expand the facility, presently import of Indian cotton notes from across the orders as corruption while chairing a meeting of Kargil, the CVC said the classrooms. Higher Secondary Schools available in higher troops, guarding the LOC, border. and the BSF, deployed on Troops have been told to complaints went up to 104, the Commission, held here officer, despite knowing the This was announced at a in the State with ICT- education sector only, to the the IB, have been directed ignore the bonhomie the Jammu and Kashmir with the officers of Finance violation, has asked the meeting of the officers and enabled classrooms to school education sector as against lowering the guard. between India and Pakistan Chief Vigilance Department (FD) and its officers to split the scientists from Indian Space facilitate e-learning while well. The Department of Instead security forces have which is evident from the Commissioner has asked the subordinate offices. developmental works Research Organization other schools including the Education will sign MoU been asked to upgrade latest statements of Pakistan department's supervisory The meeting was convened costing below Rs five crore. (ISRO) who called on the high schools are being with ISRO in this regard. security cover on the LOC High Commissioner, Abdul officers to take action to take stock of the progress Apart from this, the DC has Minister for Education, Mr covered in a phased manner The ISRO team has been and the IB in order to Basit,and the Union against those violating of the enquiry into asked the officers of the Naeem Akhtar here today. to facilitate smooth launch invited by the Education prevent militants from Minister,Gen.V.K.Singh orders and guidelines. corruption related district to shelve the e- Commissioner Secretary, of the programme. The Department to make sneaking into the Indian which could be a ruse being The Commission observed complaints pending with the tendering procedure, which Higher Education, Dr Department is also planning functional all the EDUSAT territory. played by Pakistan. that overlooking department besides the is a violation of government Asghar Hassan Samoon was to have full-fledged studios systems installed in various Reports said that Meanwhile security forces, intentionally such violations Regular Departmental orders and violates the also present at the meeting. in all the schools with colleges of the State. demonetization has caused deployed within the valley tantamount to encouraging Actions (RDAs) guarantee of economic The ISRO team included Mr advanced technological Pertinently, GSAT-3, known financial squeeze among the have been told to carry out corruption and benefit "blue- recommended by the justice P2 Virender, Director, facilities to record lectures as EDUSAT P2 militants and in order to search P2 Govt orders rationalization of 13,000 train ticket reservation SC for easing pain of Demonetization inoperative official bank accounts counters to have POS machines NL CORRESPONDENT and the non-adherence to fixed weekly days... law officers are being asked to JAMMU TAWI, DEC 09 NEW DELHI, DEC 09 (PTI) withdrawal limits by the banks. appear," Rohatgi said and asked the NL CORRESPONDENT Besides POS (Point of Sale) Further the bench said it would like to bench to consider staying the In order to rationalize the inoperative bank NEW DELHI, DEC 09 (PTI) machines will also be installed at The Supreme Court today sought the know the government's stand on the proceedings in High Courts and accounts of various government departments suburban railway stations to help Centre's response on issues like demand for extending the order for transferring them either to the and drawing and disbursing officers, the state To encourage cashless people purchase seasonal and whether district cooperative banks hospitals to accept the fees in Supreme Court or to one high court. government today ordered that all the transaction, Railways will install monthly tickets by using debit or could be allowed to accept deposits in demonetised notes. The bench also considered government bank accounts lying inoperative for card swipe machines at parcel credit cards. demonetised notes with some stringent Keeping in mind that the law under submissions of senior advocate Kapil more than 2 years and having no balance as on booking offices and all ticket There are about 13,000 counters regulations and why banks are unable which the November 8 notification Sibal, appearing for one of petitioners December 9, 2016 will be closed with reservation counters in all major for ticket reservation and 14,000 to allow minimum weekly withdrawals was issued for demonetisation has opposing the demonetisation, and the immediate effect. P2 stations. counters for P2 of Rs 24,000 to customers. been challenged, the bench proposed Attorney General in framing legal The hearing, in which the Centre to frame legal questions and told issues to be deliberated upon by it in Govt decides to print JK to have separate Disaster accused some advocates of politicising Rohatgi that since a detailed and long future hearing. the issue in the garb of the public hearing would be required, he should "We can straightaway frame the plastic currency note Management, Relief, Rehabilitation deptt interest litigation, also witnessed the ponder over whether the matter can be questions. The first one can be: bench headed by Chief Justice T S referred to a five-judge constitution whether the November 8 notification is NL CORRESPONDENT and Rehabilitation department NEW DELHI, DEC 09 (PTI) Thakur expressing dismay over bench. ultra-vires to the Section 26 (2) (power JAMMU, DEC 09 was assigned to the Revenue lawyers breaching decorum of the The bench said it would take a decison to demonetise) of the Reserve Bank of department. However, based on Government on Friday informed Parliament court by out-shouting each other. on December 14 on the plea of the India Act," the bench said. Indicating The Cabinet which met here the experiences of earthquake of that a decision has been taken to print plastic While the high-decibel hearing was on, Centre that proceedings in various that it was "open to the idea of sending today under the chairmanship of 2005 and the devastating floods currency notes and procurement of material has the bench, also comprising Justices A high courts on petitions relating to the matters to a five-judge bench", the Chief Minister, Ms Mehbooba of September-2014, it was felt started. M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, demonetisation be stayed and bench said the second question could Mufti accorded sanction to the appropriate to have a separate "It has been decided to print banknotes based on said though demonetisation has been transferred either to the apex court or be whether the demonetisation "falls creation of an independent and department for Disaster plastic or polymer substrate. The process of carried with long term beneficial aims, one of the High Courts for foul of" Article 300A which says that separate department of 'Disaster Management, Relief and procurement has been P2 its immediate concern was to ease the adjudication. no person shall be deprived of his/her Management, Relief, Rehabilitation, considering the inconvenience of the people and asked "Every day new petitions are being property without a provision in law. SC modifies National Anthem Rehabilitation and importance of timely , adequate Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to filed in the Supreme Court and in High Whether the decision is Reconstruction' (DMRRR). and focused response to natural apprise it on December 14 on issues Courts. The High Courts are unconstitutional as it violates Article order, exempts differently abled Till date the business of Relief disasters. relating to district cooperative banks adjourning the case for one day or two 14 (equality P2

NEW DELHI, DEC 09 Govt seeks Oppn apology as JK tops in detainees escaping The Supreme Court today modified its order on the National Anthem and exempted physically impasse in LS continues from police lock-ups handicapped persons from standing before NL CORRESPONDENT is around 3000 but most of revealed that 184 people screening of a movie in cinema halls across the NL CORRESPONDENT President Pranab Mukherjee's Minister Ananth Kumar nation. It also clarified P2 NEW DELHI, DEC 09 (PTI) certain obervations made immediately shot back saying SRINAGAR, DEC 09 them remain 'over-crowded' escaped from lock-ups in yesterday, to target the the Opposition has disrupted with prisoners. To overcome India during 2015 of which CBI arrests ex IAF chief, 2 others The 16-day long deadlock over opposition party. the House for 16 days and held While most prisons in the lack of space in prisons, 19 escaped in J&K alone. demonetisation in the Lok Soon, a verbal spat broke out it to ransom and they must Jammu and Kashmir are the police has been putting The escaping from police 'over crowded' with up arrestees in police station lock-ups according to police NEW DELHI, DEC 09 Sabha deepened today with between the two sides and the tender an apology. government hitting back at Speaker adjourned the House "For 16 days they have prisoners, the police has lock-ups for days together. sources was because of The CBI today arrested former Indian Air Force agitating opposition and till 1130 hours. disrupted the House and held it been putting up arrestees in But what has become a "poor infrastructure" in chief S P Tyagi and two others for alleged demanding its apology for When the House met again, hostage. Majority wanted to police stations for days cause of concern for security police stations in J&K. corruption in the Rs 3,600 crore paralysing Parliament, Kharge said the Opposition was debate. But Congress, TMC and together which are agencies that Jammu and The Comptroller and AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal. trigerring fresh round of ready for debating Left members are not allowing 'vulnerable' for detainees to Kashmir falls one among the Auditor General of India has Tyagi, who retired in 2007, was questioned by protests. demonetisation and has been the House to function. The escape from lock-ups. top in states in India where also criticized J&K the CBI extensively in the past in this case. As soon as the House continuously requesting for it. situation has reached such a There are 14 jails functional many detainees escaped government for providing Along with Tyagi, his cousin Sanjiv alias Julie assembled for the day, Congress "We are ready for debate on stage that the President had to in the state out of which 2 from lock-ups during the "poor infrastructure and lack Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan were also leader Mallikarjun Kharge rose demonetisation and its speak against the disruption. are central jails, 10 are 2015. of basic facilities for the arrested. to make some points but BJP repercussions," he said. They must tender apology to the district jails and 2 are sub A report of the National state police force that needs "This is for first time P2 members latched on to However, Parliamentary Affairs people of the P2 jails whose intake capacity Crime Records Bureau has it the P2 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016

to make demonetisation effective. payments electronically, the CVC said officers should be tax powers being enjoyed by it while drafting the FROM PAGE 1 "It was not possible to print ten lakh crore currency in made accountable in case of any violation. legislation. advance and re-calibrate all ATMs in advance. The cat He said in case of any justified emergency, the officer "The legislation drafted by the Committee would go to the would have been out of the bag. There is bound to have should make only limited purchase to meet the exigency State Cabinet, and if approved, to the Legislature for final 3 LeT militants killed in been some kind of inconvenience," the Attorney General and procure remaining quantity through e-tendering. nod before it becomes an Act," said a constitutional expert. said. The meeting was informed that 18 complaints have been State Government can call special session as done by some Anantnag encounter He referred to the recent decision of the Centre to disposed of and process for completing enquiry in RDAs State Governments to pass the GST bill. incentivise digital transcations and said that people would has been started and will be completed shortly. Sources said that as one month budget session of the and identified as Majid Mohiuddin Zargar of Qoimoh in be benefitted if they pay for their rail and air tickets and Legislature is beginning on January, this year, it will not be neighbouring Kulgam district and Ruhul Amin Dar of Vessu other services digitally. possible for the Government to introduce the bill in budget in Anantnag district. Rohatgi said around 12 lakh crore demonetised currency 13,000 train ticket reservation session of the legislature as the high-powered Committee "The bodies have been handed over to their kin for last notes have come back to the banking system. has been given three-months to draft the report, which rites," he said. He submitted that economic policy decisions should not be counters to have POS machines means that it would submit its report around March 10. He said one of the bodies was severely burnt. judicially reviewed. While Rohatgi was making The GST is a Value added Tax (VAT) and is proposed to be One army jawan was injured in the gunfight that began in submissions, senior advocate and former finance minister P unreserved tickets across the country. a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and the early hours yesterday. Chidambaram said there are only four lakh crore new We have written to banks for installing POS machines at consumption of goods as well as services at the national The security forces had cordoned off the area on Wednesday currency notes that have been pumped and since there are reservation counters in the first phase and then at level. It will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and evening following information about presence of Lashkar- only four printing press of RBI and the Centre, it was not unreserved counters, said a senior Railway Ministry services by the Central and State Governments. (KNS) e-Toiba militants there. possible to substitute demonetised currency notes before official. A 24-year-old man was killed allegedly after being hit by a six-to-seven months. He said there is a need for installing card swipe machines at "stray bullet" near the site of encounter. Chidambaram, Sibal and former foreign minister and senior parcel booking offices also as considerable amount of Troops to upgrade security grid Arif Shah, a resident of Sangam area of Anantnag district, advocate Salman Khurshid, appearing for different clients, transaction takes place on regular basis. on border, Kashmir valley were quite vocal and critical of the Centre's move on Railways through its suburban railway network will provide was hit by the "stray bullet" when security forces were \operations in response to reports from the intelligence demonetisation. incentive by way of discount up to 0.5 per cent to customers dealing with a group which was indulging in stone-pelting agencies for smashing the hideouts of militants and for near the encounter site, the official said. Chidambaram said that the government is "rationing" the for monthly or seasonal tickets from January 2017, if recovering large quantities of arms and ammunition which However, locals alleged that Shah was killed in security currency distribution because the short fall is going to payment is made through digital means. have been hidden in those hideouts. forces action against protesters. continue for quite sometime. Nearly 80 lakh passengers are seasonal or monthly ticket They have been instructed to check the movement of They also claimed that several other persons were injured in He raised the issue of district cooperative banks which have holders on suburban railways and they largely use cash to militants from south Kashmir to Doda-Kishtwar- the clashes between protesters and security forces. been barred from accepting deposits in old demonetised purchase tickets. Bhaderwah belts for toning militancy related violence.(KIP) Meanwhile, Special Director General of Police, notes and said that lakhs of peoples, specially farmers, are As more and more passengers will shift to digital means the Coordination, Law and Order, S P Vaid termed the killing of suffering due this. cash requirement may get reduced by Rs 1,000 crore a year Lashkar militants as a "major success" saying it had broken "I don't see any farmers here. This is all bogey," the in near future. the backbone of the outfit. Attorney General responded curtly. To give incentives for online ticket booking, railways will J&K to setup e-learning wing "Both the killed militants were district commanders of When the bench sought to know about the feasibility of offer free insurance cover up to Rs 10 lakh. Lashkar and with their killing, the backbone of Lashkar has allowing cooperative banks to accept deposits with stricter Around 14 lakh passengers book railway tickets everyday is meant for distant classroom education from school to been broken," Vaid said. regulations, Rohatgi said it cannot be done as there are out of which 58 per cent tickets are brought online. It is higher education level. This was the first dedicated "It is a major success for the security forces," he said. A several practical impediments. expected that 20 per cent more passengers may shift to "Educational Satellite" that provides the country with police spokesman, giving details of the operation, said Dealing with some of the impediments, he said accounts digital payment methods for buying tickets. satellite based two-way communication to classrooms for policemen received a specific information about the with the cooperative banks are not "KYC (know your delivering educational materials. presence of militants in the house of one Mushtaq Ahmad customer) compliants" and as the societies are the account Earlier, the team visited various sites in the educational Ganie at Hassanpora in Arwani on December 7. holders, it would be difficult to ascertain which individual Govt seeks Oppn apology institutions where the EDUSATs are installed to take stock "As per the information, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie works as member has deposited what amount. of their present condition. The team also visited the an over ground worker (OGW) of terrorists of LeT outfit Instead of RBI, these cooperative banks are being regulated as impasse in LS continues EDUSAT hub at Women's College Gandhi Nagar here. and not only harboured terrorists in his house, but also by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural The Minister asked the ISRO team to make all the Development (NABARD) and it is the matter of common provides all sort of logistical support to them," the country," he said. EDUSATs in the State functional by March 2017 so that a knowledge as to who run these banks in various states, spokesman said. BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said for protests and sit-ins, as comprehensive e-learning programme could be launched in Rohatgi said. Based on this input, an operation was launched by a joint suggested by the President, Jantar Mantar is the best place the State. He said the specialist teachers would be deployed As lawyers were trying to out-shout each other for being team of police, army and CRPF, he said. and not the Parliament and hence the Opposition must for designing the e-content for schools. heard, the CJI expressed his dismay, saying, "I have served "The house was cordoned off and when the security forces apologise. party entered into the house for searching, terrorist fired on 23 years on the bench and never seen such an unruly behaviour from the advocates." BJP veteran L K Advani, who had on Wednesday expressed them. The fire was retaliated and the ensuing gun battle his displeasure over the continuing impasse in the House, CBI arrests ex IAF chief, 2 others lasted for almost two days. The CJI said that he was in his last week as a judge and would be "going with a heavy heart" that lawyers behave in was at one point seen pacifying agitated ruling party "The operation concluded today when a joint team of police members. a former IAF chief has been arrested by the central probe and CRPF quick action team (QAT) stormed the house and such a manner on sensitive issue like demonetisation. agency," official sources said. The bench then cited the example of Chidambaram waiting As the pandemonium continued, the Speaker adjourned the cleared it. The cover fire to the storming team was given by House till noon. On January 1, 2014, India had scrapped the contract with army troops," the spokesman added. patiently for his turn and said that you all should look at Finmeccanica's British subsidiary AgustaWestland for him. The Attorney General said that there are over one lakh The impasse continued when it re-assembled and HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tabled a bill amid the din before supplying 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF over In the search operation, two bodies of the militants and societies in the country and "only God knows how many the Speaker adjourned the House for the day. alleged breach of contractual obligations and charges of three AK-rifles along with other incriminating material has persons are behind them (societies)." With four day holiday starting from Saturday, the House paying kickbacks of Rs 423 crore by it for securing the deal. been recovered so far, he said. He refuted the submisison of Chidambaram that farmers are CBI had also got issued Letters Rogatory (judicial requests) at the receiving end saying "this is all in the air. They can go will meet again on Wednesday. The session, which has seen very little business being transacted, is scheduled to to multiple countries to gather more leads and evidences in and deposit in a nearby State Bank branch or any other this case. (AGENCIES) India's pluralism can't be bank". conclude on Friday next. When Sibal said that many farmers have no other bank Earlier, the House remembered the Parliament attack of substituted by 'uniformity': Prez accounts, Rohatgi said they can open now also. 2001 and recalled the courage of 8 Delhi Police, CRPF and SC modifies National Anthem The top court had on December 2 asked the Centre to spell Parliament Security Service Personnel who had laid down "religion" and the decision of the Constituent Assembly to out the measures taken to ease suffering of and their lives defending the people inside the Parliament order, exempts differently abled choose secularism and adult suffrage right after that. inconvenience to the people in rural areas. complex. The Speaker took up the matter today as Mukherjee had yesterday launched a stinging attack on the The Centre had on November 24 filed an affidavit in the that doors of theatres need not be bolted when the National opposition over parliamentary paralysis and said the House apex court on demonetisation and had said that the "bold Anthem is played. was not a place for dharna and disruption which amounted move" would eradicate black money and slush funds JK tops in detainees escaping The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Dipak to "gagging of majority" by the minority. operating since Independence which cast a "parallel Misra and Amitava Roy, which agreed to hear the plea He told Parliamentarians that they are meant to discuss and economy" hitting the poor and the middle class. from police lock-ups seeking recall of its order mandating playing of the National transact business and not to disrupt. Mukherjee said the On November 29, the apex court had agreed to hear pleas of Anthem before films. commitment of young civil servants towards service and 14 cooperative banks of Kerala seeking its nod to transact most in the country". It has also said that 18 police stations Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi informed the apex court not "any dogma or ideology" gives him confidence and business like banks and others seeking demonetisation of and 103 police posts are without their own buildings that the Centre will issue guidelines within ten days from hope. any currency note higher than Rs 100 denomination. and functioning in hired accommodation. today on how physically challenged persons should show During the event held at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National The state government has now been directed speedy respect to the National Anthem. Academy of Administration, he said the young officers will implementation of 'Modernization of Police Forces' for The court, however, said that physically disabled must show be makers of a new India in the next 30-35 years. Govt orders rationalization of providing cops with secure police stations, training centers, "some such gesture" to express their respect for anthem. He said the fresh batch of officers should protect India's police housing (residential), equipping the police stations "As the guidelines are going to be issued, we clarify, if a diversity which celebrates and "nourishes on languages, inoperative official bank accounts with the required mobility, modern weaponry, physically challenged person or physically handicapped customs and religions" and ensure that India takes its communication equipment and forensic set-up. rightful place in the comity of nations through peace and As per an order issued by Finance Department, the bank person goes to the Cinema hall to watch a film, he need not The escaping of arrestees from police stations has also put stand up, if he is incapable to stand, but must show such harmony and not "quarreling with anybody". accounts of Drawing and Disbursing Officers, having into focus for modifying of prisons in the state to increase "When we (India) began our journey there were many positive cash balance but lying inoperative for more than 2 conduct which is commensurate with respect for the their intake capacity so that arrestees are shifted to jails. National Anthem… (AGENCIES)xxxxxxxx doubting thomases who expressed their deep suspicion years, shall be closed and the money will be transferred to "We are facing a tough time to accommodate new prisoners Finance Secretary's official account. about the experiments which India were making just after due to lack of space in some prisons including at the Central Meanwhile, the cash balance of government accounts which the partition on the basis of religion and having trauma of Jail Srinagar. There are always chances that minor scuffles are lying inoperative for more than one year will be Govt decides to print the Partition looming large over the scenario. could turn into major clashes as barracks of most of the transferred to Finance Secretary's account but they will not "How fiercely they debated on whether or not India should prisons in Kashmir are packed over to the capacity," a be closed. The State Drawing and Disbursing Officer and have a federal system. In the long of history of 400-500 senior official of prisons department said. plastic currency note years of India it was under the imperial power. There was J&K Bank have been asked to ensure that no banking transaction takes place in these accounts. Recently many policemen and some prisoners' were injured not a natural federation of the states," he said. in a scuffle at district jail Baramulla. initiated," Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram The said order will, however, not apply to bank accounts Meghwal said in a written reply in Lok Sabha to a query In the course of his nearly 30-minute address, Mukherjee Director General Prisons S K Mishra said there is an intake operated by School Education Department and Panchayats. whether RBI proposes to print plastic currency notes in also looked back on his long political journey, observing capacity of 3000 prisoners in jails in the state. "There are The J&K Bank and other nationalized/scheduled banks place of paper ones. how he was at the "twilight" of his active career spanning few jails which are little overcrowded but there are still have been directed to initiate necessary action in time bound The Reserve Bank for long has been planning to launch over five decades. some blocks and barracks vacant in some jails where more manner and refrain from opening any new government bank plastic currency note after field trials. prisoners could be accommodated," Mishra said. He said SC for easing pain of Demonetization accounts without the concurrence of Finance Department. In February 2014, the government had informed Parliament they were considering to modify some jails to increase their that one billion plastic notes of Rs 10 denomination would capacity be introduced in a field trial in five cities selected for their before the law) and Article 19(1)(g) (freedom to practice CVC castigates Finance dept officials geographical and climatic diversity. The selected cities were profession and occupation) under the Constitution, it said. for not implementing own orders Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Shimla and Bhubaneswar. Accepting Sibal's suggestion, the bench said the question Committee for GST Plastic notes have an average life span of about five years that the restriction on withdrawal of "legitimate and taxed to its citizens provided by the Constitution, he said. and are difficult to imitate. Also, currency notes made of money" by the banks is violative of various fundamental "Frequent human interface generates chances of implementation in J&K plastic are cleaner than paper ones. Such notes were first rights. corruption," the CVC said and directed the officers to introduced in Australia to safeguard against counterfeiting. "Whether district cooperative banks have been devise methods wherein human interface is minimised by Replying to another question, Meghwal said it was discriminated against by denial of the permission to accept been assigned to draft the legislation, which would be providing services online. informed by RBI in December 2015 that they have received deposits," the bench posed. tabled before the Government, and after clearance, in the Enjoining upon the officers to establish single window some banknotes of Rs 1,000 without having security thread Sibal said he has also challenged the validity of the RBI Act Legislature. clearing system, the CVC observed that applicants have to which were printed at Currency Note Press (CNP), Nashik, provision on the ground of "excessive delegation of power" The committee was set up vide order number GAD move from pillar-to-post for obtaining NOCs required for on paper supplied by Security Paper Mill (SPM), to demonetise currency notes. (Adm)176/2016-V Dated: 07.12.2016, a copy which lies different purposes which leads to applicants preferring to Hoshangabad. Then came the suggestion of the Attorney General who said with KNS. pay bribe to get their job done. An enquiry has been initiated by Security Printing and that a question was "what is the scope of judicial review in Other members of the Committee are "In any public service-oriented government, the NOCs Minting Corporation (SPMCIL) and the units involved the matters of fiscal/economic policy". The bench accpeted Commissioner/Secretary Finance Department, Navin should be arranged to be provided by Department (SPM and CNP). the suggestion. Choudhary as Member Secretary, Secretary Law, Justice concerned online," he said. "Major penalty chargesheet has been issued to the personnel Raising the issue of CPI(M) filing the PIL in the instant and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Majid Bhat and The Commission directed the Heads of all offices under the concerned. Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated as matter, Rohatgi said another question would be "can a Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department Parvez Iqbal Finance Department to post on their website the criteria per departmental rules," the minister said. poltical party file the public interest litigation?" Khateeb. fixed for obtaining different services to avoid human The bench, during the hearing, asked Attorney General The order issued has authorized the Committee to call Meghwal further said action has been taken to strengthen interface and facilitate submission of all documents online. about the benefits and objectives of the demonetisation. Advocate General of the State as special invitee in the quality procedure and online inspection system in Referring to the November 8 notification, Rohatgi said it Advocating for creating an atmosphere of cashless meetings as and when required. It also authorizes the manufacturing process and special training has been given was for fighting blackmoney, ill-gotten money used for transactions, the CVC hoped that it will considerably reduce committee to co-opt any officials at its member as it may to the persons concerned to avoid such types of mistakes in terror financing and curbing fake currency. the chances of corruption. "We should keep pace with this deem fit. future. He said the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes constituted transformation," he said. The Government has, however, kept the option open of "Additional inspections have been introduced to ensure 86 per cent of total currency and the move was kept secret Stressing for making purchasing, procurement and protecting the special Constitution position of the State and defect-free production," he said.

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Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016 Panun Kashmir concerned Modi must direct ministers, MLAs to over Farooq's statements make their annual assets public: Harsh NL Correspondent into the same and was except the top BJP people. Why are the NL Correspondent Pak postures of National Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 satisfied that the leadership. Ministers and legislators Conference in recent times allegations were false and Ridiculing further the not being asked to put their have not been any surprise Expressing dismay over the Panun Kashmir appealed to to us. Panun Kashmir has baseless. directive of the PM to the yearly property statements Prime Minister of India to clean chit given by Ram been warning the nation Which enquiry he was BJP Ministers, MPs and in public domain, asked immediately intervene and Madhav BJP General about the subversive content referring to and what was MLAs to submit their Singh. And then how many abandon soft separatism as Secretary to the Ministers of the politics practiced by the basis of his property statements from BJP leaders have been the basis of democratic who were alleged to be the so called mainstream satisfaction, questioned November 8 to December taken to task by Amit Shah government in Jammu and transporting illegal cash in political formations in the Harsh asserting further 30 to Amit Shah, Singh during the last two years Kashmir. It is high time to official vehicles, Harsh state from time to time. that it was the satisfaction realize that the democratic Dev Singh JKNPP described it as mere for dis-proportionate What is being spoken by the order which central Chairman and Former of the general public that dramatics to hoodwink assets, questioned Harsh. National Conference leaders government has chosen to Minister questioned the was more important than these days is no less anti- nourish and protect in basis for dismissal of the the satisfaction of BJP national than the politics for Jammu and Kashmir is said reports as "baseless" leaders. Calling for a high instrument undermining Tolerating and perpetuating which the NC patriarch Workshop on Value Based basically a subversive order. without any enquiry having level probe into the recent India's efforts to fight half way separatism and Sheikh Mohammad This was stated by Dr incidents of trading in Islamist separatism in variants of communalism in Abdullah was arrested in been held into the same. He Agnishekher, Convener and dirty cash, Harsh Dev Education organized Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir is a 1953. Indian State did not regretted that rather than Dr Ajay Chrungoo, Singh said that the war waged by Pakistan. strategic suicide being chose to dither at that time volunteering the institution Jammu, Dec 09 Chairman of Panun Kashmir The brazen and committed in the state? A and did not betray of on enquiry into the deceptive cloak of As part of Value Based Education Curriculum, Model during a press conference unambiguous secessionist campaign to wreck the helplessness. The widely circulated and much propriety which the J&K Academy, the Prestigious School of MIER in its held here today. stance taken by the Indian State in Jammu and helplessness to sedition and publicized reports, Ram Ministers were wearing ongoing effort to impart Value Education to students Both the leaders further said leadership of National Kashmir from within is secession is manifest Madhav downplayed the had been torn to tatters and conducted a workshop for students of Primary Wing on that this subversive order is Conference recently is a going on unhindered. glaringly in the present egregious episode by which was clearly visible acting as a front line three important themes, 'Honesty, Sharing and testimony of this reality. The secessionist and Pro- times. saying that he had enquired to the common masses Kindness.' The objective of the workshop was to instill the time-tested values in children to ensure that in their ADG, NCC Directorate process of growing up, they learn to be honest, AJKLSSS hails NCBC's decision compassionate, truthful, and sincere and a well- calls on Governor balanced individual. The workshop started with a Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 the request of the Labana presentation on Honesty by Ambika Bharti. In her Maj. Gen. Nilendra Kumar, ADG, NCC Directorate J&K, Community of J&K State interaction with the students she emphasized that called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here and forwarding the honesty refers to the quality of being truthful and today. ADG, NCC, informed the Governor about the NCC's recommendations to the sincere. Samta Dogra appraised the students that it is ongoing activities in the State. He requested the Governor Union Govt. of India and necessary for us to be kind to humans as well as to urge the State Government to give early concurrence for NCBC for the inclusion of animals. Students were shown a video on story of 'Ant raising the proposed NCC Battalions at Udhampur and Labanas of J&K in the list & Dove' which concluded with a moral 'Do good & Kupwara and 1 Air Sqn at Srinagar; consider conduct of a of OBC's and thus have good'. The students were exhorted to spread separate examination for cadets who may miss semester providing a vital kindness, compassion and laughter. Third session of the exams during November/ December owing to their opportunity to the youth of workshop was conducted by Shalini Dutta on participation in NCC Training Camps for their selection in Labana Community in "Sharing". A role play was conducted by the students. NCC Republic Day Contingent and provision of incentives getting the jobs in the The programme was attended by Rupa Gupta, to NCC cadets for admissions to professional colleges and Central Govt. Departments, Management Representative, P.K. Shrivastava, at the time of employment. NL Correspondent inclusion of the Labana Community is badly hit all especially to undergo the Principal and Jasleen Mohial, Academic Manager. In Governor informed Maj Gen. Kumar that all his concerns Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 Community of J&K State in the times as majority of the technical trainings in the his message to the students, P.K. Shrivastava said that will be taken up with the State Government. Observing that the list of Other Backward community is residing along professional colleges like, along with academically inclined mind it is equally the NCC is an excellent organization which inculcates All Jammu Kashmir Classes (OBC) making the the International Border and Medical & Engineering important to inculcate moral values that help in building discipline and the spirit of camaraderie and resilience, the Labana Samaaj Sudhar Labana Community of the along the LOC. Streams. Prominent among the overall personality and character of young children. Governor stressed the need for all required efforts being Sabha (Regd.) has hailed the J&K State eligible to avail Addressing a Press those who were present in made to see that the maximum number of boys and girls decision of the National the benefits being provided Conference, S. Jagjeet the Press Conference No House panel meetings from J&K get enrolled in the NCC and join the officers Commission for Backward by Govt of India in favour Singh Ji President of the included S. Mohinder cadres of the Defence Services. Classes (NCBC), for of the OBC's. With the Sabha, expresses gratitude Singh, S. Kuldeep Singh, after Dec 13: Speaker decision of the Central to Late Mufti Mohd. S. Gurjeet Singh S. Suraj Jammu, Dec 09 Govt. to accept the Sayeed, then Chief Minister Singh Toofani, S. Speaker, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mr Training prog on AIDS organised recommendations of the of J&K State, with whom Dalvinder Singh, S. Kavinder Gupta has impressed upon the Chairmen of NCBC and the tireless efforts the case of e Paramjeet Singh, Capt. Financial Committee, Select Committee, Joint Select recommendations of the Labana Community was Bana Singh (PVC), S. J&K Govt. and notifying the taken up vigorously and this Jaswant Singh (Samba), S. Committee and other Committees of the House not to Labana Community of J&K was followed by the present Bachan Singh, S. schedule any meeting or on-spot inspections after State in the list of OBC's, Coalition Govt. being Shamsher Singh, Capt. December 13, 2016. the youth of the Labana headed by Mehbooba Mufti Hazara Singh, Dr. As per a communiqué issued by J&K Legislative Community shall be Hon'ble Chief Minister, for Gurmeet Singh, S. Ranjeet Assembly Secretariat, the decision has been taken to benefited. The Labana her sincere intervention to Singh. ensure smooth functioning of ensuing Budget Session. Power shutdown

NL Correspondent affected onDecember 10 Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 from 10 am to 2 pm. NL Correspondent days in two batches on 8th interacted with him and had Kathua, Dec 09 To carry out the work of Meanwhile, to carry out and 9th December 2016 at many myths and works by M/s IRCON PWD Dak Bunglow misconceptions removed. dismantling old tower at In continuation to HIV International Ltd under Basholi. Dr Neeraj Nagpal The Government of India has location no.104 and R-APDRP scheme, the AIDS Programme being Block Medical Officer launched a National Rural stringing of ACSR organized by J&K State Basholi started the training Health Mission (NRHM) to Panther Conductor on shutdown of 11 KV AIDS Prevention and followed by Dr Arun address the health needs of newly erected tower at feeders emanating from Control Society more than Sharma Dy Medical rural population, especially location no.104 of 132 Receiving Station Nanak 100 ASHA's (Accredited Superintendent Government the vulnerable sections of KV Rajouri-Draba Nagar is allowed. Social Health Activists) and Hospital Gandhinagar society. Currently Transmission Line, the During the shutdown, the FMPHW's (Female Multi Jammu who is also the Anganwadi Workers shutdown of 132 KV D/C power supply to Muthi Purpose Health Workers) of Master Trainer on HIV (AWWs) under the Rajouri-Draba S/S and its adjoining Block Basholi, District AIDS had a detailed Integrated Child Transmission Line is areas fed from 33 KV Kathua were given one day interaction with the ASHA's Development Scheme being observed. Janipur-Muthi feeder training, on HIV AIDS in and FMPHW's present there (ICDS) are engaged in During the shutdown, the shall remain affected on collaboration with Chief and gave a detailed organizing supplementary power supply to district December 10 from 10 am Medical Officer Kathua. information regarding HIV nutrition programmes and to 12 noon. AIDS. The participants also other supportive activities. Poonch shall remain The trainings were held on 2 Likewise, the power supply to Medical S/S and its feeding areas fed JKLADCSA observes pen down strike from 33 KV Canal- Medical feeder shall NL Correspondent protesting employees of the Singh Pathania, Sandeep led by Balwan Singh, in Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 clerical cadre also held Singh, Shamsher Singh, Ramban led by Mohd Aslam remain affected on protest demonstrations to Ranbir Singh, Darshan Parray, in Udhampur, led by December 10 and On the call given by Jammu highlight their demand. In Angurana, Sham Lal, Ashok Vir Singh, in Leh, led December 13 from 10 am Kashmir and Ladakh All Jammu, the strike was led Sudershan Singh, Ali Mohd, by Tashi Choswal and in to 2 pm. Departments Clerical Staff by Babu Hussain Malik, Mangal Singh, Rafiq Mohd, Kargil, led by Mukhtiar The power supply to Association, a pen down who was joined by Bharat Mohd, Yaqoob Bhat, Feezo Khan. The protesting Krishna Nagar, Lajpat strike was observed in all Bushan, Khurshid Ahmad Jawahar Bashir, Vipan employees were also Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, the Government Offices, Dewani, Ashok Singh, Bangroo, Mohan Lal, demanding DPC in all the Commerce College and PSUs and semi Government Javed Akhoon, Yash Paul Sanjeev Singh Jamwal and departments after every six adjoining areas fed from sectors across all the district Sharma, Meenakshi others. At other district months and reorganization 11 KV C-18 feeder shall headquarters of Jammu Sharma, Jaswant Singh, headquarters, the strike in of the clerical cadre outside remain affected on Division The Association Ansuya Gupta, Seva Ram Doda was successfully led the Civil Secretariat on the December 10 and president Babu Hussain Rathore, Munish Sharma, by Mohd Issac and in pattern of Civil Secretariat, December 13 from 10 am Malik had given the call to Vishwa Bandhu, Farida Kishtwar, led by Mansoor implementation of the 7th to 2 pm and shall also lodge protest against the Bano, Vikas Chander, Mohd Ahmad. In Rajouri, the Pay Commission on the State Government for its Lateef, Vikas Sharma, strike was led by Babu Ram pattern of Central remain affected to Shakti failure in implementing Mukhtyar Singh, Bharat whereas in Reasi, it was led Government in the state and Nagar, PHE and adjoining agreement of removing the Bushan Kotwal, Mohd by Rajesh Ajnabi, in increase of Medical areas fed from 11 KV C- pay anomalies of the Sadiq, Arun Sharma, Lekh Kathua, led by Kuldeep Allowance from Rs 300/- 19 feeder on December clerical cadre. Besides Raj, Naresh Sharma, Om Kumar, in Poonch, led by per month to Rs 2000/- per 10 and December 13 from suspending work, the Prakash, Kapil Gupta, Uday Ravinder Singh, in Samba month. 10 am to 2 pm. 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016 Excise Govt is keen to improve education standards: Priya CEO, staff injured in teams destroy stone pelting incident NL Correspondent Gandhi Balika 50 kg Lahan Kathua, Dec 09 Vidyalaya(KBGV), Bhaddu NL Correspondent School Education, Samba, Dec 09 and inspected facilities RAMBAN, Dec 09 Kashmir in his office at Minister of State for A team of Excise being provided in the Maulat Road in Srinagar Education, Technical Department lead by school. She directed CEO The Chief Education came under heavy stone Education, Tourism, Susheel Kumar Bhat, Kathua to make provision Officer (CEO) Ramban, pelting by some youth at Horticulture and Excise Inspector under the of uniform for school his driver and Section Yasu falling between supervision of Virender Floriculture, Priya Sethi students and necessary Officer had a narrow Bijbihara and Quazigund. Singh Billawria ETO, today said the Government school renovation. The escape when their Ramban He had gone there to Excise Range, Samba is keen to improve the minister also inspected the bound car (JK19-2764) finalise the arrangement conducted a series of raids education standards by under construction building was attacked by stone at Ramgarh, Radhwa, building the capacity of the for the inauguration of of KGBV Bhaddu and pelters at Yasu in Wadi Ki Sair train carrying Nandpur and adjoining teachers with modern called for its early areas of Vijaypur. teaching techniques. Anantnag district today students free from Banihal enrolment in schools, Priya students. She said studies other sections of the school. completion. evening. According to to Baramula by the Chief During the raids 50kg of This was stated by the Sethi said the Government and co-curricular activities While speaking on the While interacting with the CEO, Mohd .Sharief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Lahan and 2 ltrs illicit Minister during her visit to is setting up model schools should be given equal occasion she informed that locals of Bhaddu, the Chauhan, the window at 8 am on December 11 at liquor was recovered and the Government Higher and the same would be attention for over all rationalization of schools Minister said the Bhaddu panes of rear and left side Banihal Railway Station. destroyed on the spot. The Secondary School Bhaddu equipped with all required personality development of has been initiated to avail Pond shall be upgraded of his car were broken in However, the trio escaped drive was conducted to in Billawar today. human resource and the students. maximum human resource with better tourist the incident. He said that curb the menace of illegal During her extensive tour infrastructure. The Minister also visited to cater education needs of amenities to attract tourist. with injuries and had distillation and sale of while he, his Section of Tehsil Billawar, the While inspecting facilities Government Higher students besides providing She called upon the reached Banihal when last illicit liquor. Officer, Mohammed minister inspected various in Government Higher Secondary School Bhaddu better nurturing Lakhanpur-Sarthal reports came in. Yet Ramzan and driver, Lecture on 'Joining schools and took stock of Secondary School Sallan, and inspected the school atmosphere. Development Authority according to him he didn't the facilities available in the Minister called upon the classrooms, library, During her extensive tour (LSDA) to submit the plan Mubarak Ali while get any complaint Indian Army' held respective schools. staff to ensure that quality computer laboratory, of Billawar, the Minister so that it can be taken up at returning after attending a registered with the police Stressing on increasing meeting with the Director Rajouri, Dec 09 education is provided to the science laboratories and also visited Kasturba relevant forum. anywhere. Army conducted a lecture on 'Joining Indian Army" at DIC organizes village Kanga Gali in DDC for mass awareness Rs 13150 fine imposed Rajouri District, today to symposium inspire the local youth to Reasi, Dec 09 join the Army and form District Information Centre regarding Stand-Up India Prog on erring traders part of the National Reasi, today organized a mainstream. The lecture various departments for symposium on 'Swachh reasonable rates and was attended by a large reaching out to the farming Bharat Mission' at community and interested realised Rs 13150 from number of local youth and Government High School erring traders. A joint team students from nearby entrepreneurs. A campaign Aghar Jitto, Katra. Ludermani shall also be launched for comprising Tehsildar villages. Participants were Sharma, Lecturer DIET Reasi Ramban Gurpreet Singh, imparted awareness about motivating the women folks, was the chief guest while STs and SCs for this flag Naib Tehsildar GH Sehmat procedure to join Army. Head Master of the school, and TSO Ramban Nazir Information regarding ship initiative, added the Ali Khan was the guest of Ahmed besides officers of physical and educational DDC. honour on the occasion. different departments requirements and the During the meeting, DDC Speaking on the occasion, carried out a surprise selection process for also reviewed the status of Chief Guest highlighted the checking. During the various types of entry into NL Correspondent several modalities for various other schemes linked importance of cleanliness and Ramban, Dec 09 inspection, Rs. 13150 was the Army was also mobilizing stake holders in with banking sector and hygiene and said that the main realised as fine from provided. Information the district especially in stressed on better synergy objective of holding such District Development NL Correspondent special market checking defaulters by checking leaflets containing rural and far flung areas of for achieving desired results. programmes is to promote Commissioner Ramban RAMBAN, Dec 09 squad of various squad. All the shopkeepers, complete information the district and District The meeting was attended by cleanliness and eliminate Mohammad Aijaz chaired a departments which includes dabawales and vendors about selection process and Information Officer Ramban CPO Uttam Singh, ACD Consumers Affairs and were directed to maintain open defecation. meeting to discuss the In wake of upcoming the schedule of recruitment was nominated as Nodal G.H Kripak, GM DIC, festival of Eid-i-Milad un Public Distribution hygiene and quality of About 10 students modalities for effective rallies scheduled by Army Officer for overall DSWO Varunjeet Charak, Nabi, District Development (CAPD), Municipal eatables and also ensure participated in the symposium implementation Stand Up in the near future were also supervision and monitoring ARTO Shami Sharma, AD Commissioner (DDC) Committee Ramban besides display of price list. The India Programme and distributed amongst the and expressed their views on of the progress under the Planning Shahnwaz Bali, Ramban Mohammad Aijaz other agencies conducted team checked the rates of creating mass awareness participants. the topic. They also suggested scheme. AD Employment Bhumika directed the officers to market checking in Ramban fruits, vegetables, milk, among the stakeholders Unemployment being the different ways to keep the DDC said that awareness Sharma, AD KVIB, check the market rates of and Chanderkote town to chicken, mutton and other regarding various benefits biggest challenge faced by environment clean. programmes will be Assistant Labour edible and essential ensure that people get eatables besides inspecting of the programmes . the youth of Jammu and Abhishek Singh, Avikash organized by bankers and Commissioner, bankers and commodities. In this regard, quality edibles and essential the quality of these The meeting discussed Kashmir, the initiative Sharma and Bharti Sharma field functionaries of various concerned officers. Tehsildar constituted a commodities with commodities. received a warm response were adjudged first, second from the young participants and third respectively while as well as the prominent Supriya Sharma and Sheetal Workshop on environment SMVDNSSH starts brachytherapy local members of civil Thappa were given society. consolation prizes. preservation held prog for cancer patients NL Correspondent offer the most advanced treatment for High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 cervical, prostate, breast, as well as skin (Office of the Registrar General) cancer and can also be used to treat tumours Cancer patients in the Jammu and Kashmir in many other body sites. "Brachytherapy is NOTIFICATION region and other Northern States will now a form of radiotherapy where a sealed No:768 DATED:08.12.2016 have a new brachytherapy program at Shri radiation source is placed inside or next to Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana the area requiring treatment" said Dr.Vikas In continuation to this Office Notification No. 583/GS dated 09.09.2016 read with Notification No.608 dated 17.11.2016, it is notified for the information of the Superspeciality Hospital located at Kakryal Roshan, Consultant Radiation Oncology, candidates, whose roll numbers have been mentioned below that they shall Katra, allowing cancer patients to be treated Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana appear for the interview for the engagement of Research Assistants in the Hon'ble High Court. The interview in respect of the candidates belonging to Jammu for radiotherapy over a shorter period of Superspecilaity Hospital. Dr. Roshan province shall be held at High Court Complex, Jammu on 15.12.2016 at 1:00 P.M. time and closer to home. Brachytherapy is further explained that brachytherapy is a and in respect of the candidates belonging to Kashmir Province the interview shall be held in the High Court Complex, Srinagar on 16.12.2016 at 11:00 A.M: - an advanced cancer treatment wherein painless procedure that can cure Radioactive sources are placed in or near gynaecological cancers, early head and the tumor itself, giving a high radiation dose neck cancers, penile cancer, skin cancers NL Correspondent interactive session where in pledge to conserve the flora Rajouri, Dec 09 to the tumor while reducing the radiation and oesophageal cancers. He added that due students and locals were and fauna for benefit of exposure in the surrounding healthy tissues. to lack of medical facilities in Jammu and educated to take positive future generations. The Army organized a workshop The radioactive implants are inserted Kashmir initially patients had to travel to environment actions to villagers took the cue from on "Environment directly into the tissue. Equipped with a Punjab and Delhi for this treatment, but Preservation" at Government protect nature and save our the event and showed keen radiotherapy cancer treatment centre, the now it is available at Shri Mata Vaishno Boys Higher Secondary planet. The theme also interest to contribute to this new program at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital School, Thanamandi in aimed to invite locals and eco drive. Narayana Superspeciality Hospital will near Katra in Jammu. Rajouri District, today. The students to examine their workshop was aimed to activities and lifestyle and motivate the locals specially see how the concept of a the young impressionable "Green Economy" fits into minds to understand the it. On the occasion, villagers importance and requirement were also educated on the of increasing the green importance of planting trees cover by planting the trees in to keep the environment the area and of saving the clean so that carbon imprints environment. The workshop remain under control. The was organised as an youth were made to take

The candidates are also directed to bring their original testimonials and photo identity proof in this connection and to report before one hour of the scheduled time at the venue for verification purpose. By order; Sd/- No: 25297-310/GS Dt: 08-12-2016 (Ashok Kumar Koul) DIP/J-7138 dated 9-12-2016 Register General the northlines BEAUTY Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016 Beautyy FightFight offoff drydry SkinSkin and keep it radiant

While most of us love bidding goodbye to the harsh and hot summer months and welcome the transition to cooler climes, at least one part of our body doesn't agree with us! Our skin, especially in people who have dry skin, feels the extreme brunt of winter as icy winds make it scaly, itchy, irritated and dry like sand. While you cannot control the climate, you can certainly take some measures to reduce the trauma that the cold season inflicts upon your skin. Make no mistake, as much as your body needs a transition to winter clothes, your skincare regimen also needs to change to suit the needs of the colder months. Hence, Dr Veena Rao, Dermatologist from Bangalore has come up with some tips to adopt as winter sets in. 1. Make sure your products are have moisturising ingredients Refurbish your dressing table. Remove all skincare products that are alcoholic or It is not just a remedy for dry skin, but it is astringent or water based as they zip away 4. Go for moisturizing medi-facials Omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin E help the all oil from your skin. Replace them with also a very important antidote for early blocks the skin pores. Over time, this residue skin retain moisture and provide more products that are thicker, cream-based and ageing. Loss of moisture is one of the two Medi-facials are not the usual facial covers the top most layer of the skin in the form massages that you get in beauty salons. resilience to it. Increase intake of food rich moisturizing. And this means changing prime reasons for skin ageing (other is of dead cells. This may also ignite acne. To help in this inputs such as fish, olive oil, nuts and everything, right from face wash to exposure to UV radiation). You need to Medi-facials are medically designed facial the skin cope better, subject it to steam therapy treatments that treat the nutritional deficits in cucumbers cleanser to moisturizer to scrub. Each immediately get your hands on a very good once every week; this helps open the pores. At 6. Use hyaluronic acid based product you use should be cream based and moisturizer that also offers UV protection so your skin. If you have extremely dry skin, the same time also use a good face scrub once a your dermatologist will examine its needs fillers moisturising so that the skin's natural oil is that your skin also remains protected against week to help remove the dead cells. These retained and augmented. Even sunscreen harmful UV radiation. and prepare a customized medi-facial for you When administered into the skin, procedures make the skin more receptive to complete with infusion of vitamins and hyaluronic acid based fillers like Juvederm should be changed from gel to lotion or 3. Go for steam therapy and moisturizers and also prevent allergies. cream based. moisturizing agents into your skin using help increase the skin's water absorption exfoliation Add oil to your bath. No matter how much micro-jets. Visit a dermatologist to have your and retention ability. This provides the skin 2. Get a cream based thick As we apply loads of moisturizers and cold moisturizer you apply, bathing washes it all off. skin examined. a radiant glow and also serves to hydrate the moisturizer with UV protection creams on our skin, the pores tend to get It is a good idea to add a few drops of olive oil to 5. Increase intake of omega 3 fatty skin. As the skin absorbs and retains more blocked. The creamy skin products also tend your bath water to give your skin a healing Need we even say this? A moisturizer is the acids and vitamin E water from the atmosphere, it would better single most important skincare accessory. to attract more dirt and grime, which further bath. deal with the winter dryness. Paint your pout mocha this winter season Simple tips to look your best on your D-Day

Every woman wants to be the centre of properly mix it and apply the attraction and look perfect on special day. Start mixture to your face and neck. your skin care from taking at least six to eight Leave it for 10 minutes. While hours sleep and eat a lot of super foods as they removing the pack gently scrub your help in repairing skin cells, says an expert. face in circular motions especially the Monika Sood, expert and managing director of sun tan areas. Wash your face using TBC by Nature, an all natural cosmetic brand, cold water and pat dry. has shared some tips to make it easy for you - Rose petal face pack for bridal this bridal season. glow: Rose has been the main - Sleep better: Start your skin care from taking ingredient in making beauty at least six to eight hours sleep everyday for products from many years. You avoiding dark circles or tired eyes. Good can prepare a rose petal face proportion of sleep helps to rejuvenate you and pack with some rose petals balance your hormones. This is the most which gives natural glowing important thing you need to look like a skin. princess on your special day and also drink 12- Method: Crush the rose petals 15 glasses of water daily to remove toxins with some milk for oily skin lip colour and round-upon for shades Ditch basic and boring shades, try from your body. and with milk cream for dry like venom, blackest berry, extra-dark crimson, cranberry, oxblood, - Eat super foods: A lot of vitamins and skin. Apply the face pack for 20 maroon, blueberry, violet, deep wines chocolate, blackest berry and antioxidants super foods can help you fight minutes and wash with or plums and even black. blueberry on your pout this winter, with skin problems. It can also repair your skin lukewarm water. Apply this 3 Pastel and bright pink lips: Bring says an expert. cells. You need to eat Vitamin C rich citrus face pack twice a week. out all your summer favourites like Bharti Taneja, Cosmetologist, fruits everyday like papaya, kiwi fruit, guava - Exfoliate your elbows: salmon, fuchsia, carnation, baby, hot, Aesthetician and Founder-Director of and watermelon. Most of the times brides rose and all other forms pink. ALPS Beauty Group, has suggested a - Cleansing your skin: Leave your regular only focus on improving 4. Red lips: Paint your pout in all few shades that could make you look cleansing routine aside for winters. Swap your skin tone but forget shades of red including ruby, blood, more trendy and daring: cleansing milk for rose water, honey, turmeric, about their elbows. brick, cherry, crimson, candy, 1. Dark-matte lips: You can use a lot sandalwood paste or even saffron face wash to You must get rid of cranberry reds. This will surely let you of rich, melodramatic shades like boost your glowing skin naturally. the dead skin and infuse some warmth to the winter wine, plum, oxblood, masala, - Homemade herbal face packs: This is the dry patches on chill. chocolate, coffee and cappuccino natural way to get smooth, glowing and supple your elbow to get 5. Neutral lips: Let a no-colour pout browns to turn away the winter skin. There are some home-made face packs that wholesome say it all for you the season of icy-chill. gloom. given below:- beauty. Choose nude glosses or lip colours Just make sure to create a smooth -Tulsi face pack for removing sun tan: Tulsi is Mix salt and lemon like beige, mocha, peach, taupe, honey canvas for your colour by scrubbing known for its antibacterial, anti-fungal to make an or salmon pink to match it with your and moisturising your lips properties. 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Jammu became a safe haven families, who flock the city in of whom were Kashmiri Muslims Saturday | Dec 10 | 2016 shadow of fear and death due to a for refugees, who made their homes winters, during the Durbar move. from the Valley. The list, which multi-pronged attack orchestrated there and started businesses. It They are seen enjoying a regular completely ignored Jammu and by Pakistan. should be a shining example to the family day out in the city's only Ladakh, caused much furore. This constant state of strife and a Valley, which was cleansed off its mall, relaxed and far removed from There have been reports that the Enormous struggle for limited resources, Hindu population. the volatility of the Valley. They news is unconfirmed but the ruling Manu Khajuria makes it very hard for the three very Jammu has shown how a shared want Jammu to escape and to forget. party PDP's state youth president different regions of Jammu and regional identity is above religion. Despite a major portion of mainland shared the news report on social The nobility of the Dogras must be Kashmir to look beyond the means In fact, recently CM Mehbooba Jammu being in Pakistan's illegal media proudly, without finding celebrated. task of survival and form friendships. Mufti praised Jammu for its ability occupation (POJK), its border anything wrong with the skewed Moreover, regionalism is vetted by to remain calm and defeat any villages being under constant fire, and divisive nature of the list. He his August, during a visit to self-serving politicians who play mischievous attempts to derail incidents like Nagrota, attacks and later deleted it once questions were the beautiful Purmandal one region over the other because it peace this summer, when Kashmir ambushes on its highways, Jammu raised. He too probably forgets, Temple, 30 km from Jammu, T suits their votebank politics. came to a standstill, with stone- absorbs these shocks, providing that he is the party's youth before CJI I saw a local Jammuite, a Dogra The Jammu region has been a silent pelters ruling the streets and holding enough stability for the economy to president for the state and not just man, sense the discomfort of a spectator, going unnoticed, unheard the Valley to ransom. flourish. Kashmir. visitor attempting to cross the midst confrontationist course between and mostly unspoken for in the last Jammu is of paramount importance Jammu has always been a A few weeks ago, he had forgotten shallow riverbed. He quietly offered Supreme Court and the Union Government 70 years. The state has been to the state and the nation. Firm in commercial hub. During the pre- to mention the Dogra Yuva Sahitya to carry him across the river on his over appointment of judges, the decks have identified with just one region, its loyalty to the nation, Jammu Partition days, people moved to Akademi Award winner, A back. been cleared for Justice J S Khehar to be the next Chief Kashmir, and the uniqueness, stands bravely at the frontline, Jammu for business and Raghunath congratulating only the Kashmiri He did this without expecting Justice of India, succeeding Justice T S Thakur who aspirations and value of Jammu braving a hostile neighbour. The and Urdu Bazaar stand as evidence scholar on his Facebook page. It is anything in return. He would not remains largely ignored. The Jammu region is "shaheedon ki to the buzzing trade that Jammu did. curious that these oversights, will retire on 3 January. It is a well-accepted only carry a substantial weight national and international dharti", steeped in martial The Jammu region even today mistakenly or purposely, convention to appoint the senior-most judge as CJI and across his back at the end of a long perceptions about the state are built traditions, with almost every village remains the highest revenue repeatedly disregard the sentiment predictably that convention will be duly adhered to. day but also reach home late. This after taking cues from state sending the bravest of the brave to generator in the state. Everyone of the people of other regions of the The tenure Justice Thakur will be remembered as a man epitomised the essential Dogra politicians and the mainstream serve the country. wants Jammu, from small and big state. contentious one when relations between the executive qualities of selfless service, calling media, both of whom have not been The Dogras of Jammu are an businessman to the Kashmiri taxi Raja Jambu Lochan decided to and the judiciary touched a new low. It is to be hoped minimum attention to self, humble able to get either the semantics right inspiration because of villagers like driver who feels safer in a more make Jambupura, the current day that Justice Khehar will bridge the sharp divide in behaviour but tall in character. or projected the voice of all regions, Rakesh Kumar and Vikramjit Singh predictable environment in the Jammu, his capital, when he saw a between the two pillars of democracy without This contented and quiet nature of fairly and equally. who despite being unarmed, winter capital of the state. tiger and goat drinking water from compromising in any way the majesty and Jammu's people is being abused Last year in September, I attended overpowered and caught the It is a credit to Jammu's ability to the same bank of the river Tawi, independence of the judiciary. though. Jammu carries the burden an event in London, called Pakistani terrorist Usman Khan provide space to all opinions, that an and his ministers explained that For one, when there are 560 vacancies to be filled by of the state unacknowledged. Time "Conversation on Jammu and alive last year. Er Rashid MLA can come to the this meant that the soil of the place the law ministry, the workload on the existing judges and again it is overlooked and taken Kashmir". The speakers were AS Jammu is a sought-after destination, city, as he did some days back and was so virtuous that no living being rises tenfold. This gives them less time to hear for granted. Those who are Dulat and Dr Farooq Abdullah. The for students who have to leave the say, that people of Jammu align with was the enemy of another. contrarian arguments at length because speed in justice recognised as representatives of the moderated conversation came to an Valley and its calendar of bandhs to Kashmir when they want to get The nobility of the Dogras of dispensation overrides the need to cogitate over state by virtue of the power people end with no mention of Jammu. As pursue an education. Jammu catered benefits, why do they not support Jammu must be celebrated. It is scholarly arguments. have vested in them, do injustice to a JKian and a Jammuite, I could to the sudden influx of thousands of people facing repression? time that people who divide, Justice Thakur was, during his illustrious tenure as CJI, Jammu. raise the issue of semantics and Kashmiri students this summer, MLA Er Rashid needs reminding mislead and play dirty games to They forget that they do not work or a relentless fighter for speedy filling of vacancies of Jammu always being forgotten in taking in its stride, the stretching of that Jammu stands by all. The suit their political agendas in speak for just one region, but the judges of various courts so that justice may be any dialogue on the state, only its already limited resources. Valley's repressed get a taste of Jammu and Kashmir, understand entire state of Jammu and Kashmir. dispensed speedily. For the process to have not gone during the Q&A session at the end. Extreme weather and tough terrain normal in Jammu. The persecuted in that the character of peace and The access they have to national and on swiftly, he blamed the Narendra Modi government I pointed out that by referring to the mean that students from Ladakh the Valley make Jammu their new contentment is not indicative of a international platforms, gives them which in turn claimed that during its two-and-a-half state as Kashmir and only also make Jammu their home, in home. The young Kashmiris make laid-back attitude but a result of an invaluable opportunity to correct years of unfinished term it had cleared more discussing that particular region, we their quest for a higher education. their way to educational institutions people's spiritual moorings. the semantics and present the state appointments than governments had done in the past do a huge disservice to the entire Jammu has been welcoming to them in Jammu as their schools are shut It takes immense courage and in all its composite and pluralistic except once. state. Veteran politician and former too. or burnt down. humanity to share when there is not glory. Yet the sidelining of the other The government, on its part, felt that the apex court CM Abdullah's reply to me was: Jammu had done the same in 1989 Jammu also provides a safe haven to plenty to go around and Dogras do parts of the state is done repeatedly, had ignored the advice of the five-judge bench headed "Jammu ko kaun poochhta hai"; and when the Valley forced its Hindus to the Nationalist Kashmiri who feels just that. Their generosity and with a sense of impunity. by Justice Khehar that had struck down the National "Jammu kisko chahiye", implying flee. It made room for the Kashmiri threatened in the Valley. Er Rashid simplicity are not to be mistaken Jammu and Kashmir is an extremely for weakness. The quiet demeanour Judicial Appointments Commission Act to re-draft the that the subject and victim of Hindus who had no choice but to disregards the benefits of visionary sensitive state, due to geopolitical hides an indomitable spirit that saw Memorandum of Procedure for the appointment of Pakistan's nefarious designs on the leave their ancestral homes or be Dogra rulers who gave seats of reasons. It shares borders with them stretch the boundaries of the judges and make it more transparent. state is Kashmir alone. All this was raped, looted or murdered. Jammu higher education and hospitals to Russia, China and Pakistan. A large country up to the northern If Justice Khehar takes over as Chief Justice on 4 said in Abdullah's inimitable style, accepted them, without any Kashmir. portion of mainland Jammu remains Himalayas in one undefeated battle January next as is expected, he will need to grapple followed by laughter by an audience expectation of gratitude and that Er Rashid is not only dismissive of in the illegal occupation of Pakistan. after another. with the issue of re-drafting the MoP for judicial which was mainly non JKian and was admittedly less forthcoming these and many more similar Ceasefire violations, terrorism, It is this sense of duty and service appointments which has been a handle for the Modi Pakistani. from the traumatised Kashmiris "benefits" Kashmir enjoyed thanks that makes Jammu invaluable and infiltration bids from across the government to justify any delay in appointment of "Who wants Jammu?" is not just a who pined for their homes in the to Dogra rulers, but he would also the city, the true capital of the state. border, ambushes on highways, cast judges. rhetorical question, it is a mindset. Valley and remained hot, bothered like to ungratefully rename the High time we acknowledge that long shadows on the psyche of the The answer to this though lies not and anguished in Jammu. Maharaja Hari Singh hospital. there is no Jammu and Kashmir, It will be up to the new CJI as also to the government people. just in what Jammu is today, but Jammu was and is still wanted by Jammu Kashmir Bank, a without the Jammu in it, and start to ensure that the bitterness that has crept into the There were 437 ceasefire violations what Jammu has always been. the Kashmiri Hindu who holds on to government institution, made news listening to what it has to say. relationship between the executive and the judiciary is till November this year, killing 37 In the 1700s, Jammu's King Ranjit his claim to the state and chooses to on social media for its reported plan She is a community worker and ironed out. Justice Khehar will indeed have only seven and injuring 179. In a recent report Dev invited people of all faiths, who live in Jammu city instead of to do a 2017 calendar with 12 youth freelance writer seeking answers months to put his agenda into action before he retires to the Rajya Sabha, the state were fleeing unfavourable political Srinagar. Jammu is also that break achievers. Newspapers carried with special focus on Dogras and and to establish healthy traditions. reported that 200 terrorists were climate, to come and settle in the for the many Kashmiri Muslim reports of the 12 achievers' list, all the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Why Trump has left China worried and how it concerns India No end in sight to ongoing tussle between judiciary and the executive Olav Albuquerque depend on the executive to judgeship. directly linked to him raised Ananth Krishnan perceptions of him as pragmatic and "beacon of democracy". choose judges. He said Those recommended serious issue of conflict of transactional - Chinese translations of He also slammed the Obama he judiciary never internal matters of judicial included Manisha Gandhi interest and propriety. After ealing with The Art of the Deal are widely available administration's "pivot" to Asia, which interferes in policies administration, including (daughter of former chief the uproar, the Supreme the incoming - and the general dislike for the "more spoke of challenging China but did little Tframed by the assignment of cases to the justice of India A.S. Anand), Court rejected six names. Dadministration ideological" Hillary Clinton. to stop Beijing's reclamation of islands executive even when there is judges within the court are the Girish Agnihotri (son of The Central government put of the unpredictable How will China respond to the and building of infrastructure on the seeming injustice because it sole prerogative of the former justice M.R. on hold the appointment of United States President- President-elect? "It would be best to South China Sea, describing it as goes by the Constitution. judiciary. This is because Agnihotri), Vinod Ghai, B.S. 44 judges for the Allahabad stay put, be watchful and see what he "talking loudly but carrying a small elect Donald Trump, is a question now Hence, despite several PILs unless there is an independent Rana (former juniors of High Court, sent to it by the will do once he is in the White House in stick". consuming diplomats across the world's challenging the judiciary, the rights which are justice S.K. Mittal), high court collegium in April January," said Huang. He said Trump will rebuild the Navy, capitals. This is perhaps all the more the demonetisation, the Supreme conferred by the Constitution Gurminder Singh and Raj 2016 because at least seven case in China, which has been left "At the same time, prepare for radical and called for deeper ties with "US Court rightly refused to strike would be "meaningless". Karan Singh Brar (former of the 44 names were related rattled this past week by Trump's hard change. I don't believe Trump, no matter partners like Japan, South Korea, India, down the demonetisation law On the other hand, Prasad juniors of Justice Jasbir to serving or retired former talk on Taiwan, trade and the South how unpredictable, can stand up to and even Myanmar and Vietnam" who which was enacted in secrecy. claimed that since 1990, there Singh), Arun Palli (son of judges. China Sea. institutions and diplomatic norms "view Beijing as a bully and potential have been only 80 former justice PK Palli) and The verdict striking down An entirely new US approach to China established for decades. But if one aggressor that must be balanced The apex court allowed the appointments and it was the H.S. Sidhu (additional the 44th amendment and the under the Trump administration, hinted president manages to do so, then we are against." 24 high courts to hear PILs on chief justices of the 24 high advocate-general in Punjab). National Judicial at in recent days by Trump and his all doomed." This could certainly open new the hardships of the people. advisers, will have huge ramifications While it is perhaps too soon to gauge the opportunities for India. Contrasting this But what has the shortage of courts who had to fill the These recommendations Appointments Commission for New Delhi. ramifications of Trump's early moves as robust security posture is Trump's judges got to do with 5,000 vacancies in the lower provoked 1,000 advocates to Act has eliminated the First, Trump upended nearly 37 years of president-elect, what's less clear is impulse to withdraw from the region demonetisation? For one, judiciary. But the CJI said the send a signed memorandum executive from the role of US diplomatic protocol by speaking on whether he has himself thought through economically, dealing a death-blow to when there are 560 vacancies "manpower deficit" was also to President Pranab appointing judges. But it still the phone with Taiwan President Tsai the possible fall-out of his robust new the 12-member Trans Pacific to be filled by the law there in the tribunals so that Mukherjee, the prime wants to have a say in who is Ing-wen. The last US president or approach with China. The most Partnership trade deal that excludes ministry, the workload on the no retired Supreme Court minister and the chief justice fit to be appointed a judge in president-elect to speak with a immediate likely consequence is an China. existing judges rises tenfold. judge wanted to head a alleging that merit and the interests of "national Taiwanese leader was Jimmy Carter. attempt by Beijing to punish or pressure Douglas Paal, vice-president of the This gives them less time to tribunal which had neither integrity had been bypassed. security" which may be a Part of the US normalisation of ties with Taipei, rather than confront Washington. Carnegie Endowment for International hear contrarian arguments at infrastructure nor qualified For example, Manisha euphemism for those China was an implicit recognition of China is likely to test whether he will Peace, notes that a "role reversal" is length because speed in persons to fill the vacancies. Gandhi's "sole qualification committed to the BJP "One China" - a policy that India and all follow words with action. But when taking place where China is now leading justice dispensation overrides Despite the CJI weeping over was that she is the daughter ideology of nationalism in major countries follow - and a ceasing Trump has spoken of curtailing US the push for both regional trade deals the need to cogitate over judicial independence, the of former CJI A.S. Anand. which dissenters are of diplomatic relations with Taiwan. misadventures abroad, how far would he and climate agreement. scholarly arguments. collegium system of She has appeared in only 36 sometimes branded as "anti- China regards Taiwan as a runaway be willing to go? Already, Chinese officials have said Chief Justice of India (CJI) appointing judges is afflicted cases in the year of 2012. national." province and goes to great lengths to "The Chinese mainland is capable of they will push the long-drawn-out T.S.Thakur has said the law by what is known as Among them two were Whatever may be the pros prevent any international recognition of punishing (Taiwan's) administration for negotiations on the Regional ministry has not filled 560 preserving "judicial CRMs, eight were CWPs and cons of this unending the island. any moves that crosses the red line, and Comprehensive Economic Partnership, posts of judges while the law dynasties" because and other 26 were company tussle between the judiciary Which was why Trump's move left it should use its power without which involves the ten Asean countries minister Ravi Shankar Prasad collegiums do appoint appeals. In 2013 she and the executive in who hesitation," said an editorial in the plus their six partners, including China, insiders in Beijing stunned. And Trump said the government has relatives, friends, former appeared only in seven make the best judges, there widely-read Party-run tabloid, Global Japan and India. didn't stop with the Taiwan call. made 120 appointments this colleagues and juniors as company appeals, till today. can be no doubt that neither Times. "It is inappropriate to target India's big concern is whether the deal After he was criticised by the American year - the second highest judges. The government Recently she was appointed the judiciary which has been media for the call, he robustly defended Trump since he is still a president-elect. will also open up markets for its since 1990. Prasad said the feels this strikes at the very additional advocate-general plagued by upholding a it on Twitter, and went on to slam China China can punish the Tsai services and skilled workers, beyond highest number of root of merit and of Punjab and Haryana High tradition of judicial dynasties for manipulating its currency and administration as a way to convey a just goods. If the deal is given fresh appointments of 121 was transparency. court so that she could be nor the executive who wants militarising the South China Sea. message to Trump." momentum with the expected decline of In 2013, the Punjab and considered for elevation by to have a "committed Huang Jing, a leading expert on China's What is increasingly apparent is that the TPP, India will have to take a call made in 2013. Haryana High Court the collegiums." judiciary" can be trusted to foreign policy at the National University Trump's moves were not, as some media sooner rather than later. As late as December 1, the of Singapore who often interacts with first suggested, a diplomatic faux pas Cao Heping, director of the Department CJI said the process of collegium sent the names of The fact that Justice S.K. uphold the people's interests. top decision-makers in Beijing, told borne out of ignorance, but more likely of Developmental Economy at Peking appointment of judges cannot eight advocates for elevation Mittal was part of the high The author is a journalist- Mail Today, "We have a president-elect a long-planned manoeuvre to signal a University, suggested to Bloomberg that be "hijacked" by the to the high court. The court collegium and still cum-lawyer of the Bombay who is very immature on international new approach to Beijing. the new-found urgency in Beijing could executive or an assertive collegium consisted of the recommended persons high court. In a recent article for Foreign Policy, see it "finish the deal with India as an Parliament and the judiciary then chief justice (now affairs, and is promoting Twitter (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal diplomacy without much expertise in Trump adviser Peter Navarro, a observer". needs to be independent to Supreme Court judge) A.K. opinions of the writers. The information, facts or what he's doing." professor at the University of California "We don't have to wait for India," he discharge its role if a Sikri and Justices Jasbir The irony is many in Beijing had Irvine, lambasted the previous US said. "India can choose to join after the "tyrannical regime" wields Singh and S.K. Mittal, opinions appearing in the articles do not reflect the initially welcomed Trump's rise because government for reducing arms sales and benefits are borne out in a couple of power. He also made it clear recommended the names of views of The Northlines and it does not assume any of his apparent fondness for Russia, shunning the interests of Taiwan, a years." that the judiciary cannot eight advocates for responsibility or liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016 Rs 20700 fine realized Progress of Smart City proposal for Srinagar reviewed Estimates Committee meet held from violators will encourage consistency in urban design and signage, NL Correspondent Srinagar, Dec 09 state so that they do not while recognizing the Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 Officials of Legal Metrology Department (LMD) today face any difficulty for the importance of the existing conducted surprise inspection of various markets in want of electricity. The historical architecture and To review the functioning Srinagar city. Field executives of the Department under Committee also stressed for the distinctive character of Power Development the supervision of Deputy Controller (Consumer replacement of old, within the community. Department (PDD), a Protection) Kashmir conducted inspection of markets in wooden poles and wires It was given out that a total meeting of Estimates Hazratbal, Zakura and its adjoining areas wherein they and maintenance of street of 11 kilometers Façade Committee was held here booked a number of commercial establishments for today under the lights. selling substandard commodities like vegetables, milk, Improvement has been chairmanship of Member Committee also exhorted petrol, kriyana items etc. During the market checking suggested in the draft Legislative Assembly, Syed upon the concerned drive Rs 20,700was realized as fine from violators. proposal. The Div Com Mohammad Altaf Bukhari. authorities for streamlining NL Correspondent SDA, VC LAWDA, Director project would be completed directed all the concerned Srinagar, Dec 09 Legislators, M Y Tarigami, the purchase mechanism to Farooq, Omar express Tourism, Director at an estimated cost of over agencies involved in drafting Mubarak Gul, G M Saroori, procure quality material. Floriculture, Director Rs 2900 crore. The Div Com of proposal to ensure solidarity with Javed Azar Divisional Commissioner retrofitting of structures in Ishfaq Ahmed Sheikh, Directions were issued for Health, Director Archives, was briefed that all the timely installation of poles Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad components have been the City with least Neelam Langeh and Srinagar, Dec 09 Archaeology & Museums, and transformers besides Khan, today convened a incorporated in the draft demolition. Stressing on the Surinder Mohan Ambardar National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and RTO Kashmir, CEO ERA, regularization of illegal meeting to review the smart city proposal like importance of sports were present in the Working President Omar Abdullah on Friday expressed Chief Town Planner, Chief progress of Smart City inclusiveness, open spaces, infrastructure, he said a meeting. connections to avoid profound grief and sorrow over the demise of the mother-in- Engineer PDD, PHE, UEED, proposal for Srinagar. health, education etc. Smart City would be After threadbare discussion unscheduled cuts. law of Executive Editor Kashmir Uzma Javed Azar. Praying SSP Traffic, Executive Deputy Commissioner In order to make the Srinagar incomplete without proper on various issues, the Commissioner Secretary for peace to the departed soul, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Officer JAKEDA and other Srinagar and Commissioner more attractive, the meeting sports upgdration and Committee directed the PDD, Dheeraj Gupta and Omar Abdullah extended their heartfelt condolences to the concerned officers attended SMC, Dr Farooq Ahmad was informed that special directed the concerned to concerned authorities to senior officers of PDD and bereaved family. National Conference General Secretary Ali the meeting. Lone, Managing Director focus has been given on the have provision for same in Legislative Assembly were Mohammad Sagar, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani During the meeting, it was supply adequate power J&K Housing Board, VC Smart Components which also present in the meeting. and State Spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu have also said that the Smart City the draft proposal. supply to the people of the expressed grief and sorrow over Javed Azar's bereavement and prayed for peace to the departed soul. (KNS) 'Providing better road Lawyers training prog organized CSC awareness prog held NL Correspondent On the occasion, the also spoke on the occasion. Kargil, Dec 09 connectivity top priority of Govt' chairman DLSA Speakers also threw light Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 A lawyers training highlighted the role and on the evidence act, Fulfilling the long pending demand of the people of programme organized by importance of the recording of statement in Muthi and adjoining areas, Minister for Health & District Legal Services retainer/panel lawyers and the courts, domestic Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today launched the Authority Kargil was held para legal volunteers in the violence act, care and blacktopping work of Muthi-Akalpur road. under the chairmanship of scheme of laws relating to protection of children act Macadamization of the 2-kilometer road connecting Principal District and the right of legal aid and 2011, right to free legal aid Akalpur with Gajansu will cost Rs 54 lakh and will Sessions Judge and access to justice available to the poor and needy, FIR NL Correspondent provide benefits to a large section of population residing Scheme was held at devised criteria. Chairman DLSA here for the general masses and the rights of accused, Budgam, Dec 09 at Muthi and adjoining areas. Speaking on the occasion, Budgam today. Speaking on the occasion, under various laws and rights of prisoners, right to the Minister said that road connectivity is among the top today. On the occasion, CSC e- District Development constitutional provisions. maintenance of wives, An awareness programme priorities of the Government and a comprehensive Deputy Commissioner and Governance Services India Commissioner Mir Altaf Public Prosecutor Kargil, children and parents and regarding Digital Financial programme has been launched to upgrade and blacktop CEO LAHDC, Kargil, Haji Ltd State Project Manager Ahmad, who was the chief Bar President District Court several other laws and Inclusion under Common all the existing roads. He said the formalities for Gulzar Hussain, was also and District Manager guest, appreciated the Services Center (CSC) blacktopping all the link roads in Raipur-Domana present on the occasion. Kargil and other advocates constitutional provisions. provided training to VLEs organizers and said such constituency have been completed and the work will of the district Budgam. The awareness programmes commence soon. As per the availability of material, Zulfkar for revising loading, Applications invited for training program focused should be held at grass root machinery and weather conditions, all the roads will be on Digital Finance levels. taken up for blacktopping in a phased manner, he added. CM's Super-50 coaching prog awareness and also covered He said that it has become Bali said the Government is committed to ensure better unloading charges of laborers NL Correspondent issues like community imperative for all to have infrastructural facilities to the people across the State, but NL Correspondent application forms can be their legal heir. And those Srinagar, Dec 09 mobilization, beneficiary know-how of the it will take some more time to reach out to every corner. Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 who fall in between 60 to 65 submitted online at registration and holding of technology and be able to He asked the people to play pro-active role in the www.dsek.nic.in upto years of age bar would serve sessions, etc. It was said use digital services like development process and update the Government about Minister for Food, Civil The Education Department as Head Labor. Clarifying on December 16, 2016. The local priorities, difficulties and challenges so that a Supplies and Consumer has invited applications from that the trained VLEs will digital wallets, debit and the issue, the Minister said it candidates who don't have Affairs (FCS&CA), aspiring students to appear identify and mobilize the credit cards and move model of participative governance is evolved. is an unjustifiable thing to access to the internet or find Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali in the entrance examination community as per the towards plastic currency. ask a person to do loading, it difficult to submit online today instructed concerned and avail a chance to get DRSC-III meet held unloading work after the age applications may visit office officers to prepare a proposal admission to the free tuitions of 65. Therefore, the of the respective Chief Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 for revising loading, program under CM's Notice Minister said it would be Education Officer to get Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council's Department unloading rates of gunny Suoper-50 tuitions. better if the person is facilitation for online form I, Sandeep Kumar S/o Sh. Darshan Kumar R/o W. no.10, Related Standing Committee-III (DRSC-III) on bags to Rs 2.65 per bag, and In a statement, the Director Budhwani, Tehsil Samba, Distt. Samba, have lost my driving relieved from his work after submission. Hospitality and Protocol Department today met under the replacing laborers above 65 School Education Kashmir license vide no.JK21/20160000375 which was issued by attaining the age of 65, and The Entrance Examination chairmanship of Member of Legislative Council, Dr years of age by their legal (DSEK) said the department ARTO, Samba. Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the gets replaced by his legal to be held on December 19, same. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concerned Bashir Ahmad Shah (Veeri). The members of the heir. The Minister issued has upgraded various heir. He said it would ensure 2016 shall consist of one authorities within 7 days after publication of this notice. Committee included legislators Jugal Kishore, Sham Lal these instructions after facilities for the successful that the source of livelihood paper containing 60 MCQ's, Bhagat, Firdous Ahmad Tak, Romesh Arora and Zaffar holding a meeting with completion of coaching is maintained for the family 20 questions each from Iqbal Manhas. The meeting was informed about the Labor Union representatives In the court of Judicial Magistrate till they find some other program which include Physics, Chemistry and properties of the State Government in New Delhi, of FCS&CA, who apprised alternative. Addressing the smart classes, central Biology/Mathematics 1st Class (Addl. Munsiff), Samba Chandigarh, Amritsar, Haryana and Maharashtra. the Minister with of various Present : Junaid I. Mir labor representatives present heating, regular counselling subjects. Results will be Threadbare discussions were held on steps being taken issues. After giving a patient in the meeting, Mr. Zulfkar sessions, special sessions on declared on December 24, Neelam Kumari W/o Sh. Kewal Krishan r/o Bhorna,Tehsil Samba Distt. for retrieving the aforesaid properties of the state hearing to the personality development, Samba. representatives, the Minister Ali said the Government 2016 and class work will V/S government lying in other parts of the country. highly qualified and issued directions to sees the laborers working for start from December 26 at S.H.O. Police Station Samba competent faculty, guest In the matter of DG Prisons meets deputation concerned officers to make a the department as an GGHS Hyderpora and at all Application for Registration of birth/death of:- lectures etc. proposal to revise loading, important pillar without the district headquarters. Anshu Devi (Female) D.O.B.28-05-2003 at home The Chief Minister's Super- Father's Name : Kewal Krishan of retired personnel unloading rates of gunny whom serving people would It was said that top 50 Mother's Name: Neelam Kumari bags falling in range of 49 to be extremely difficult. He 50 tutorial is a candidates in each stream Jammu Tawi, Dec 09 NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC 80 kg from Rs 2.22 per bag said all the genuine demands comprehensive free (PCM and PCB) shall be Today on 09.12.2016, Director General of Police, Prisons Whereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration of birth of to Rs. 2.65 per bag. of laborers would be taken coaching program for the admitted to the program. In Anshu Devi (F) r/o Bhorna,Tehsil Samba Distt. Samba in Police Station Samba J&K S.K. Mishra met deputation of Retired Personnel of and through the medium of this publication notice at large and any other During the meeting, the care of. However, laborers students preparing for addition, a District-wise Prisons department led by Krishan Singh, President interested person is/ are informed that in case anybody has any objection in Minister also directed that also have to work as NEET/AIEEE/JKCET and merit list of 50 students for respect of aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file their PREWA. The deputation put forth a memorandum of objections in this court within 5 days from the date of publication of notice, from now on the increment responsibly, to ensure that allied examinations. each district shall also be demands which included provision of contact details of failing which appropriate order shall follow. for loading, unloading of the they deliver their duties as Candidates who have drawn and admitted to the Given under my hand and seal of this court today 09th day of retired prison personnel, drafting welfare fund rules for the bags should be done every per requirement and cleared the 10+2 December 2016. retired prison personnel and finalization of pending program at respective Addl. Munsiff, year on April as per price guidelines, so that food examinations from 2014-15 district headquarters. (Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba) recruitment of Warders initiated in 2005. The DGP Prisons index. Besides, the grains reach to consumers on onwards or those awaiting gave a patient hearing to the deputation and assured them Minister also directed the time, and also ensure results can submit their that their demands shall be looked into accordingly. The laborers above the 65 years pilferage is checked on their applications for the program. DGP asked the members to participate in the welfare of age should be replaced by end also. According to DSEK committee meetings for quick redressal of their grievances. Emphasizing on the role of retired employees in development of an organization, the DGP asked the senior Meet to address employee officers to involve the retired employees in recreation and other departmental activities. The meeting was attended by Amarjeet Singh, Chuni Lal Harbans Lal and Bishambar grievances held Dass besides DIG Prisons J&K Dr. M.S. Lone. Army conducts workshop on winter diseases Jammu, Dec 09 Army organised a lecture on "Winter Diseases" at Lower Krishna Ghati in Poonch District, today. The workshop was to create awareness regarding various health issues arising due to seasonal changes and the ongoing winter months.The lecture, delivered by the Army Medical Officer, dwelled upon winter related diseases and problems like respiratory disease, skin problems, NL Correspondent Revenue, Chief Planning to their issues and assured Shopian, Dec 09 chilblains and other illness due to extreme cold weather. Officer, District Officers and them of redressal of their The doctor also explained various preventive measures to other concerned were genuine concerns. District Development keep such diseases at bay. Participants were informed Commissioner Shopian, G. present in the meeting. He stressed upon the about remedial measures that can be undertaken to keep M. Dar, today convened a During the meeting, the employees to work with oneself healthy. The Army doctor interacted with the locals meeting to redress DDC was apprised about the added zeal and leave no and answered all the queries related to health issues. The grievances of the district problems being faced by the stone unturned to ensure locals who had turned out in large numbers appreciated the employees. employees. He gave them a speedy disposal of the Army for undertaking the drive. Assistant Commissioner patient hearing and listened pending cases. the northlines 8 HOME & GARDEN Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016

Whether you Vaastu tips have a modern house or a traditional one, for positivity in the living rooms are the most common part of it for the - Having the door of the living room in East or North brings wealth, health and overall progress. simple reason South, North-East or South-East entrance indicates success but then it takes lot of hard work that man is a to achieve. West entrance is good for scholars and researchers. North-West entrance supports social animal by Living room development in all areas of life. South entrance Living room for living area is inauspicious. - Always keep internal furniture, articles and nature, therefore "The living room of your home serves heavy things in West or South side. If there is no two purposes - for socializing and for such option then use a base of 1-3 inches height to he needs a place private time with your family. Since one keep furniture in North or North-East. room serves a dual purpose, it is - The head of the family should sit facing East or which he can call important to keep its vaastu in the North in the living area so that he remains in correct manner," says Dr Madhu Kotiya, command and guests are not able to dominate body, mind and soul doctor. She gives him. as a place of vaastu shastra tips for positive energy. - Put the TV in South-East corner, otherwise it - Your living room should always be in will break down often. The family will waste a lot gathering - where the East or in the North direction. of precious time watching TV only if it is kept in However if you a have a south-facing North-West corner. he can socialize house, then your living room can be in - Keep telephone in East, South-East or North, South East corner. North direction and not in South-West or North-West. although is the more beneficial direction - Place air cooler and air conditioner in West, with people and for a living room. North-West or East and never in South-East. - If you are the type who does not like - You can hang portraits of Gods or some beautiful spend quality night parties and get-togethers, then painting in the North-East wall or corner. Do not have a living room in the North-West hang any portrait depicting negative energy eg time with his direction. Since presiding element of war, crime, weeping, etc. North-West part of a home is "air", the - Use white, light yellow, blue or green colours for guests start to feel restless after living room walls. Avoid red or black for living family. sometime and tend to leaver earlier. room walls. - Keep square or rectangular furniture in living - If you want to have a small pooja or a and empty if possible. Keep some healthy plants in prayer room, then North-East remains area and avoid circular, oval or any other shape of furniture. Put light curtains on North-East this corner. Never keep artificial flowers, dried the ideal location as god presides in this flowers, and cactus or bonsai plants. direction. windows and doors and heavy curtains in South- West. Provide a staircase in the South, West or - Hang a chandelier in South or West of living area, - If you love your guests and want them room located in the South West direction. - The floor of the living area should slope not in the centre, and keep the fish aquarium in the to stay with you for a longer period of However, this place is best suited for master South-West corner of the living area. towards North or East. Same remains for the - Keep the North-East corner of living area clean East, North or North-East of the living area. For time, then you should have your living bedroom. ceiling. placing a water fountain, north is the best direction.

there is little maintenance involved for pond - Wash the soil completely off the roots of the balcony or terrace. A small container may be gardens. When plants begin to grow, add a soon-to-be-indoor water garden plant and cut suitable for one plant. fertiliser tablet available in the market. If you How you can off any decayed leaves or stems. - A container that is only a few inches deep notice algae, all you need to do is remove the - Place the plant in the water-fertiliser will work for other plants. If you want water plants, empty container, refill with clean water solution. You may have to change the lilies in your tub garden, look for a container at and replace the plants. solution on occasions. Replace the nutrients least 12 inches deep. Selecting plants solution in every four to six weeks. To reduce - Piled up stones and plants can be - While selecting, consider both the ornamental grow a pond in a algae growth, you can opt for a dark or incorporated along the edges of the pond to qualities and the practical value of each plant. A opaque container. However, should algae help conceal the container. good combination will oxygenate the water, become an issue, change the solution more - Prior to building an indoor pond, you'll need compete with algae to keep the water clear, and frequently. to determine its location. Be sure to place the take up nitrogen to balance the pond's Miniature Pond - The only difference container where you will see it often. Water is ecosystem. between an indoor pond and an outdoor pond heavy and you most likely will not be moving - Before running out to buy plants for your water is size, apart from location. Indoor ponds can the tub around once the water is added. So, garden, make a proper plan. The plants should be as small or as large as space allows. The select an area with at least four or five hours of not cover more than 2/3rd of the water's surface. Indoor ponds or a tub garden can be made direct sun if you want to grow water lily or - Floating plants like water hyacinth, water from nearly anything like rubber containers, other flowering plants. However, some lettuce, parrot's feather grow freely on the water GardenGarden plastic pots, glass aquariums etc. You should protection from the late afternoon sun is surface and can be placed in all areas of the pond. avoid using metal or wooden containers. desirable for your container garden. Shallow They grow quickly and require periodic Basins or plastic washtubs make exceptional water plants can be elevated on bricks or other thinning. By shading the water with their leaves, choices for smaller indoor ponds. It is easy to suitable support. Water lilies and other deep- they reduce the amount of light needed for algae build and can be a great addition for your water aquatics should be in a pot on the bottom to grow. of the container. - Surface plants have their roots in the soil and - Stack clean stones along the edges of leaves on long stems that float on the water's the pot. The top row of stones should surface. By blocking sunlight, they also inhibit cover the edge of the container. You the growth of algae. Water lilies are surface can also add some artificial plantings plants. Tropical and hardy, they are easily grown along the outer edges of the pond. and make great plants for the average pond or - Nearly any plant that enjoys moist container garden. pot? indoor environments can be used. pot? - Always purchase plants from a local nursery. Before setting these plants in place, be You can then examine the plant to be sure it's sure to repot them with clay or sand healthy. Remove the plant from its pot and look An indoor water garden can be created pebbles, sand, marbles, beads or any soil. You can place potted plants in at the root system. Roots should be white and using almost any container that will hold similar material that sparks your tiers, with some outside the water and firm, bulbs and tubers should be large and water. Growing plants in bottles or jars can imagination. Add a pinch of powdered or others only partially in the water, healthy. the right soil be one option. Any type of waterproof small piece of charcoal to keep the water which can be accomplished by using - Clay soil is one of the best options for aquatic bowl will work except those forged of clear and clean smelling. - Prepare a stones or overturned pots to keep the plants. It holds nutrients and anchors all plants copper, brass or lead. Metals may corrode concoction of water and top of the container above the water. very well. However, too heavy of a clay when reacting to fertiliser and cause plant fertiliser, using a water soluble fertiliser in - Surface plants for water gardens, concentration in the soil can reduce healthy root damage. A pond is not only a welcome the amount of one quarter. such as water lilies, must have their growth. If available, this garden soil could be addition to the landscape, but can also be - Growing houseplants in water is also roots submerged but the leaves and dug up from your yard. an attractive feature indoors. They are also known as hydroponic farming. After flowers float above the surface. Don't - Sand can anchor shorter plants well, but not tall easy to create, maintain and can be having mixed your diluted fertiliser, it is crowd too many plants into a plants. It will hold some nutrient but not as well customised to fit your requirements. This time to choose the right plants. - Hanging container. Two to three potted plants as a clay-based garden soil. method for growing plants is not only low- plants or creepers like money plant, taken and some floaters will make quite an - Gravel can work best for filtration purposes. maintenance, but disease resistant too. from cuttings are often the easiest to root in impact. Water runs through gravel faster than soil. That How to begin a water, but rooted plants may be used as - Other than replacing water, way, any liquid fertiliser released will easily get - After you have picked an appropriate well. fertilising and trimming your plants, mixed with the water. container fill it with water gravel the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Saturday | December 10 | 2016 Army deployment: Pained at allegations, says Parrikar; Mamata hits back

NEW DELHI, DEC 09

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has shot off a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying he is “deeply pained” at the allegations made against the Army, saying the forces were “apolitical”. Banerjee and her party members in a series of tweets had alleged that the Army had carried out its movement without any unsubstantiated allegations "never seen such political sanction from the state but one must be careful vendetta by misusing the government. The country- when referring to armed role of an esteemed wide exercise was to keep a forces. organisation" in her count on movement of Parrikar said the Army was administrative career. heavy vehicles on December forced to go public with the "I take strong exception to 1 and 2. correspondence after your wild assertion that my Parrikar in his letter written allegations. articulation of the rights of on Thursday cited the Doesn't behove you, says the state government vis-a- allegations made by the Mamata vis army deployment West Bengal Chief Minister Later in the day, Banerjee without clearance has and reported in the media said in her response to impacted the morale of the VEHICLE CATCH FIRE PARKED UNDER A FLYOVER. and told her, “Your Parrikar that she took armed forces.” allegations in this regard run “strong exception” to his "Your general observations the risk of adversely “wild assertion”. about political parties and 13 schoolteachers killed in road accident near Fazilka impacting the morale of the In response, Banerjee said politicians to have the country’s armed forces, her complaint was against luxury of making wild and FAZILKA, DEC 09 Fazilka), Shankar Lal to a hospital at Abohar. reached the local civil all to use utmost caution which is not expected from a the government policy, not unsubstantiated allegations (Fazilka), Manohar Lal The bodies of the deceased hospital. while driving in the coming person of your standing and the army. may be apt for your party, Thirteen government school (Abohar), Ram Pal have been shifted to Civil Meanwhile, Deputy Chief days when dense fog experience in public life.” "My complaint was not but we do not belong to that teachers, including five (Abohar), Satinderjit Singh Hospital at Fazilka. Senior Minister Sukhbir Singh dominated during early and Parrikar reminded Banerjee against the army. It was group," she said. women, were killed in a road (Fazilka) Ashish (Faizlika), officials of the district Badal expressed grief over later hours of the day. that there was extensive against your government Banerjee claimed that accident near Chandipur Nazam (Killianwali), administration have reached the incident and condoled Punjab Congress chief correspondence between the and the government policy, Parrikar in his letter "chosen village, 9 km from here, on Sanjeev Kumar, Bindia the spot.Among the the deaths. Amarinder Singh and AAP Kolkata-based Eastern as they act under your to convey the laughable Friday morning. (Abohar), Tejinder Kaur deceased were newly He said the loss of teachers, state convener Gurpreet Command of the Army and directions. We have great idea” that he was the “sole They were going to their (Fazilka), Shetal Kakkar appointed ETT teachers. who chiselled young minds Singh Ghuggi also condoled the state government. respect for their nationalism spokesperson on behalf of schools in a jeep. (Fazilka), Natasha Following a bandh call given for the future of the nation, the deaths. They said the The Defence Minister said and professionalism," the people at large". Eyewitnesses said there was (Balluana) and Kiran Bala by the local Beopar Mandal, was “irreparable” and it had incident was a sad moment. the Army was one of the Mamata said in a strongly "I don't think that it behoves a head-on collision between (Fazilka). shops were closed in the not only traumatised their Amarinder asked the state most disciplined institutions worded two-page letter to a minister of the Union the jeep and a truck. In all, 15 people were town to show solidarity with families, but their students government to change the of the country. “The country Parrikar. government to pass near Those killed have been traveling in the jeep. the bereaved families. as well. school timings in order to is proud of their She also said she was defamatory remarks on a identified as Sanjiv Bagla Gopi Chand, who was Senior leaders, including The Deputy CM and SAD ensure that “schoolteachers, professionalism and surprised at how the chief minister of any state (Shatirwala village near injured critically, was shifted Congress MLA Sunil Jakhar, chief said he and his students and other staff are apolitical conduct,” Parrikar television media got the and I trust that you will Akali MP Sher Singh government were with the not exposed to the risk of said, adding that political Defence Minister's letter rectify this attitude," she Ghubaya and BJP Minister bereaved families at this such accidents due to fog”. parties had the luxury of even before she did. She said. Rescue operations continue in making wild and also claimed that she had (With PTI inputs) Andamans; 300 tourists evacuated Surjit Kumar Jayani, critical hour. He also advised With PTI Rajasthan HC quashes SBC reservation granted to Gujjars Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over

JAIPUR, DEC 09 slashing of import duty on wheat

A Division Bench of NEW DELHI, DEC 09 Rajasthan High Court on Friday struck down the The Rajya Sabha was Special Backward Classes adjourned twice on Friday (SBC) reservation in the following uproar by the state given to Gujjars and Opposition over slashing of five other communities. import duty on wheat to The Division Bench, zero per cent. Opposition comprising of Justice M N members shouted slogans NEW DELHI/PORT BLAIR, improved today. Bhandari and Justice J K like "anti-farmer DEC 09 Another 200 tourists were Ranka, pronounced the government will not be evacuated in two naval judgement on a petition by allowed to function". PORT BLAIR: Around 300 ships of Coast Guard, which Capt Gurvinder Singh. There is no shortage of out of the 1,400 tourists sailed out in the morning The decision to provide wheat, Food Minister Ram leaders refused to buy the stranded in the two islands hours from Port Blair for the reservation was taken on rejection since its inception. communities five per cent inclusion in the Scheduled Vilas Paswan insisted. The argument. of Andamans due to rescue operations, the November 28, 2012. An attempt was made in extra reservation. Tribes and was later decision, Paswan said, had Speaking in the Zero Hour, cyclonic weather were official said. A separate five per cent 2008 to grant five per cent The state has witnessed persuaded to accept the been taken keeping in mind CPM leader Sitaram rescued today as the Navy, Coast guard ships quota to the SBCs without reservation to SBCs which violence several times since creation of a new reserved the rising prices. Yechury termed the Coast Guard and Union 'Kanaklata Barua' and 'Raj touching the 21 per cent was struck down by the 2007 when during the Gujjar category for it. He said: "Whenever there is government's decision to Territory administration Veer' are now stationed at reservation available to High Court in 2009. agitation, the community The court held that the an increase in prices in reduce the import duty on jointly undertook a major Havelock island and Other Backward Classes In 2010, the High Court had members blocked national special reservation beyond domestic market, such wheat to zero as "shameful evacuation drive. evacuating rest of the took the overall reservation asked the OBC Commission highways and railway tracks the permissible limit of 50 interventions are required." " . As per Yechury , the A defence official said 85 stranded tourists, the official in jobs and education to 54 of the state to revisit the and were fired upon by the per cent cannot be made and The international prices of government was "afraid that tourists were rescued in said. per cent in the state. decision. police. the report of the OBC the wheat are down, because of demonetisation, three choppers of the Indian Four other naval ships were It had left the Gujjars After deliberations, the OBC The community, presently Commission of the state was reasoned BJP leader there may be food riots in Air force in four air shuttles also pressed into service for dissatisfied as it was Commission granted the enjoying OBC status, had a calculated one to favour Purushottam Rupala. the country." "This is However, Opposition as the weather gradually evacuating the tourists. susceptible to judicial Gurjars and 5 other initially demanded its these communities. shameful, Yechury said "condemning" the decision. While his plea moving a How PM Modi kept demonetisation Jumbo Sidda who was motion on the issue was struck down by Deputy Chairman Kurien, he was a closely guarded secret rescued by army, dies joined in by other Opposition parties who too called the decision “anti- NEW DELHI, DEC 09 profit from prior knowledge, return to normal. from 2003-06 when he was Army Chief Gen V K Singh farmer and a serious by pouring cash into gold, With India’s most populous chief minister of Gujarat, heard about Sidda's condition matter”. "The issue is not of Prime Minister Narendra property and other assets and state, Uttar Pradesh, holding establishing a relationship of and things started to move. prices, but buffer stocks. If Modi handpicked a trusted hide illicit wealth. an election in early 2017 that trust with his boss and Shiv Kunal Verma, a buffer stock is so high why bureaucrat, little known Previously unreported could decide Modi’s chances introducing him to yoga. supporter of NGO Wildlife is import duty been reduced outside India’s financial details of Modi’s handling of of a second term in office, Colleagues interviewed by SOS, reached out to the circles, to spearhead a radical the so-called there is little time for the Reuters said he had a to zero. This is a complete General requesting the Indian slap on the faces of Indian move to abolish 86 per cent “demonetization” open a hoped-for benefits of his reputation for integrity and Army's help for Sidda and of the country’s cash window onto the hands-on cash swap to outweigh short- discretion. farmers. They have no cash assistance in the efforts being for fertlisers and seeds and overnight and take aim at the role he played in term pain. Adhia was named revenue put in to save the elephant by huge shadow economy. implementing a key policy, Modi has staked his secretary in September 2015, now this," Jairam Ramesh Wildlife SOS and the Forest of the Congress said. Hasmukh Adhia, the and how he was willing to reputation and popularity on reporting formally to Department. bureaucrat, and five others act quickly even when the the move. Finance Minister Arun Sitaram Yechury of the CPI NEW DELHI, DEC 09 was spotted lying in the "He immediately spoke with (M) raised the issue, which privy to the plan were sworn risks were high. “I have done all the research Jaitley. In reality, he had a the Southern Command to utmost secrecy, say While some advocates say and, if it fails, then I am to direct line to Modi and they backwaters of the was supported by the Sidda, a 35-year-old wild Manchabele reservoir. Officer – Lt Gen Harriz and Congress, the Bahujan sources with knowledge of the scrapping of the bank blame,” Modi told a cabinet would speak in their native his Chief of Staff Lt Gen Ray elephant who was rescued by On inspection, it was found Samaj Party and others. the matter. They were notes will bring more money meeting on November 8 Gujarati when they met to Noronha. the army last month after his that his injuries had worsened Kurien asked the members supported by a young team into the banking system and shortly before the move was discuss issues in depth. Madras Sappers Division leg broke on being chased by and he was using water to to maintain silence and let of researchers working in raise tax revenues, millions announced, according to In the world’s largest (MEG Bangalore) villagers, passed away today ease his pain. two rooms at Modi’s New of Indians are furious at three ministers who democracy the commanded by Brig R K the House function, but near Manchabele reservoir in Several attempts to treat Delhi residence, as he having to queue for hours attended. demonetisation was Sachdeva moved their they did not pay any Karnataka in what is Sidda were not successful as plotted his boldest reform outside banks to exchange or Direct line to Modi revolutionary: it called into officers overnight to assess attention to his pleas. The since coming to power in deposit their old money. Overseeing the campaign, question the state’s promise suspected to be a case of heart tranquilising him was ruled the situation," Wildlife SOS house was then adjourned 2014. Labourers have also been with support from the to “pay the bearer” the face attack. out due to his poor health. had said in a statement last till noon. When announced, the unpaid and produce has backroom team camped out value on every bank note. He fractured his right Forest Department staff then month. After the army The protest over the issue abolition of high-value bank rotted in markets as cash at Modi’s sprawling At a stroke, Modi scrapped forelimb on August 30 after started feeding the animal and stepped in, the tusker could continued with Opposition notes of Rs 500 and 1,000 stopped changing hands. Not bungalow in the capital, was money worth 15.4 trillion being chased by villagers. giving it medication to ease its finally stand as he was gently shouting slogans like “kisan ($7.50 and $15) came as a enough replacement notes Adhia, a top finance ministry rupees ($220 billion), equal He was treated and shifted to pain. eased into a giant improvised virodhi ye sarkar nhi bolt from the blue. were printed in preparation official. to 86 per cent of cash in the Savandurga Reserve Just as things were looking structure created by them in chalegi” forcing Ansari to The secrecy was aimed at for the upheaval, and it could The 58-year-old served as Asia’s third-largest Forest but in the second week bleak, Minister of State for record time on the request of adjourn the House again till outflanking those who might take months for things to principal secretary to Modi economy. of September, the pachyderm External Affairs and former Wildlife SOS. 2.30 pm. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Saturday | Dec. 10 | 2016 14 teams take part in indoor, outdoor games Bengaluru Blasters Srinagar, Dec 09: On the Public School and Govt. qualified for semi finals. determined to do well second day of ongoing Girls Hr. Sec. School The sports festival started Bengaluru: At the unveiling doubles duo Ashwini Ponnappa Sports Festival organized Kargil emerged into finals. from 7th of this month and ceremony here, the owners of & Sikki Reddy.Pullela by Kargil Police, five teams In the Outdoor events in was inaugurated by Dy. Bengaluru Blasters as it has Gopichand, who was present participated in the indoor which nine teams Commissioner Kargil, Sh. been named to mimic the on the occasion, alluded to such Gulzar Hussain. The Indian Super League outfit an array of talent when he said inaugural function of the Kerala Blasters which that the overall playing field in festival was held at Khree Tendulkar co-owns too hoped spite of the absence of the Sultan Choo Sports for a turnaround in their legendary Lin Dan and Stadium Kargil and was fortunes too. Part of the Malaysian World No.1 Lee attended among other by confidence perhaps stems from Chong Wei was as good as it Superintendent of Police the fact that it has the Rio could get. Kargil Shri Rahul Malik, Olympics men’s singles bronze “It’s by far the best league in Superintending Engineer medallist Viktor Axelsen in its the world,” he said. “We had 17 PWD Shri. R.K Sharma, ranks. In addition, there is Olympic medallists in the Superintending Engineer Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, the auction pool There is Carolina Mechanical Shri Gagan world’s 12th ranked women’s Marin, the Rio gold medallist. Joti, ASP Kargil Shri player, Ruthivika Shivani We can look forward to big India Kabaddi Team Captain Anoop Kumar Yadav honour to Akhnoor winner Volleyball Team Jameel Ahmad, ADC Kargil Gadde, who Bhat described as rivalries like [P.V] Sindhu- alongwith DC Jammu CRPF officers Photo: Surjit Shri KT Shah, DySP Hqrs, the “third-best women’s singles Carolina, Saina [Nehwal]- games and nine teams in participated, Hr. Sec. Abdul Kahliq, aDySP DAR player in India”, the formidable Carolina. You have Axelsen the outdoor. School Minji, Jaffaria Mohammad Aslam and Korean men’s doubles pairing also.” “Indian badminton is at AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers In the indoor events in Academy of Modern other District Officers of Yoo Yeon Seoung & Ko an all-time high. So it’s great to which five teams Education Kargil, Poyen besides various prominent Sung Hyun and the women’s have the league now.” SC into I-League after two year gap participated, Suru Valley Club and Boy of Coy personalities of the Kargil. New Delhi: Left in a November 23, 2016," the fulfilling the licensing It’s fun, game and charity for quandary with Dempo FC AIFF said in a statement. criteria as stipulated in the becoming the latest team to The members of the order dated November 28, this Barmy Army foot soldier join the withdrawal list, All committee discussed the 2016, the Committee India Football Federation directives of the Delhi HC unanimously decided to Barmy Army, the passionate pounds (approx Rs 8.5 lakh) Punjab meets Tamil Nadu to defend Football title (AIFF) on Thursday in detail. For the record, the allow them to participate in club of England supporters per Test, will go to a hospital reinstated Churchill Goan club was dropped the season 2016-17," the who follow their team in the UK. Brothers SC in the I-League from the I-League after it federation statement stated. Jammu, Dec 09: Title holders Punjab shall tally netting the ball in the 70th minute of the everywhere, is known to be This is Bloomfield’s first after a gap of two years. failed to fulfil the The club had filed a writ be playing against Tamil Nadu in the final at match. vocal and in your face when tour with the Barmy Army to The decision was taken at mandatory club licensing petition to the Delhi High 11 am to defend the title trophy in the In other semifinal, Tamil Nadu got better of it comes to supporting its India. He has travelled with an emergency committee criteria in 2014. Court in August 2014. ongoing 62nd National School Games KVS 4-2 in a close contest that was decided team. them to Australia, the meeting wherein all the "It was observed by the The AIFF has been left with Under-19 Football Championship, organised via tie-breaker. None of the teams could The few hundreds who have Caribbean, South Africa and members unanimously committee that the Hon'ble a major headache by the by Department of Youth Services and Sports manage to score in the stipulated time and descended at the Wankhede Sri Lanka. agreed that the Red Delhi High Court has withdrawal of all three (DYSS) under the aegis of School Games even failed to bring in the result in extra time Stadium on Friday are While India has been badly Machines should be brought directed AIFF to take into Goan teams - Salgaocar FC, Federation of India (SGFI), at BSF Stadium, to pave way for the penalty shootouts. In tie- soaking in the sun as they affected following back into the I-League fold. account the track records Dempo Sports Club and here tomorrow. breaker, Tamil Nadu prevailed over KVS. are prepare to get behind demonetisation, the Barmy In the title clash, Minister of State for Sports, For Tamil Nadu, H Madhav, Vignesh, B "The meeting was called in and history of Churchill Sporting Clube de Goa - Sunil Kumar Sharma has consented to be the Allanda and Suhail Basha were the scorers compliance with the order Bros. While considering from the I-League in protest chief guest, while Secretary Youth Servicers while Jassulua and Avleen netted the ball passed by the Delhi High their representation. against the AIFF's proposed and Sports will be the guest of honour. from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). Court on November 28, "In compliance with the roadmap to restructure In the semifinals, played today, Punjab Earlier, in the quarterfinals, Uttar Pradesh 2016, wherein the court specific direction of the domestic football, forcing defeated Uttar Pradesh by three goals to nil defeated Rajasthan 2-0. Akleem Khan pelted directed AIFF to consider Hon'ble High Court and also the federation to consider in an easy contest. Punjab dominated the the first goal in 49th minute, while Manoj M. the representation of Churchill Brothers Sports including Churchill Brothers game throughout and made splendid moves netted the second in the 61st minute. Punjab Churchill Brothers SC dated Club's commitment to and Chennai City FC. to keep the opposition under pressure. Rohit outplayed Chandigarh by a solitary goal and Jhamat scored two goals in 36th and 65th the goal was scored by Manjinder Singh in minutes while Mohd Danish improved the the 63rd minute. SC vs BCCI: Hearing Adjourned to Dec 14 The Supreme Court on recommended a set of bid. India, England U-19 teams set Friday adjourned the hearing administrative reforms in the The Supreme Court and on the vexed issue of Board BCCI earlier this year which Justice Lodha have been their team, who have just Army is the worst affected. of Control for Cricket in the cricket board has said it extremely upset with the to play ODI and four-day series come on to field after On Tuesday, the members India (BCCI)'s stand on Alastair Cook’s men were all tweeted from their official Lodha panel New Delhi: The Under-19 second and third will be held 3rd ODI: Feb 3 (CCI, out for 400 in the first handle about the difficulties recommendations to teams of India and England at the Cricket Club of India Mumbai) innings. they are facing. “Cash December 14. The bench, are all set to play a five- (CCI), Brabourne Stadium. 4th ODI: Feb 6 (Wankhede Among them, one fan stands situation in #Mumbai headed by Chief Justice of match ODI series, starting The two four-day matches Stadium, Mumbai) out. The 66-year-old Colin apparently no better than India T.S. Thakur, adjourned January 30 next year, will be held in M A 5th ODI: Feb 8 (Wankhede Bloomfield is dressed as anywhere else. At least you the hearing in view of the followed by a two-match Chidambaram stadium in Stadium, Mumbai) Charlie Chaplin. He dresses can sit down to queue,” the many pending cases before four-day series. Chennai, a BCCI release said. 1st Four-day match: Feb 13- up as the iconic tramp, Barmy Army tweeted. the court. The BCCI and all The ODI series will take The schedule: 16 (M A Chidambaram, played by the renowned “We have sufficient UK those related to the issue place in Mumbai with 1st ODI: Jan 30 (Wankhede Chennai) English comic actor and pounds with us, but the were waiting for the verdict Wankhede stadium scheduled Stadium, Mumbai) 2nd Four-day match: Feb 21- early Hollywood figure, to biggest problem is there is a with bated breath and would to host the first, fourth and 2nd ODI: Feb 1 (CCI, 24 (M A Chidambaram, raise funds for charity in the limit of Rs 5000 in a week. be relieved to get additional cannot implement in toto. manner in which the BCCI fifth matches while the Mumbai) Chennai). United Kingdom. That is making things very time to make a stronger case The Supreme Court had has approached the entire Proceeds from the ongoing difficult. Not everywhere are for themselves. given the board until issue. While some Test series in India, which credit/debit cards accepted. In its last hearing on October December 3 to implement opposition was anticipated, Prasun Banerjee recommends Dipa would be around 10,000 It’s a struggle,” he said. 21 this year, the Supreme the reforms suggested by the the manner in which BCCI Court had asked the Lodha Lodha panel. These reforms president Anurag Thakur and as brand ambassador for gymnastics Committee to appoint an were made binding on the various state associations JJJuniiii orrr Hockey Worrrllll d Cup:: independent auditor to BCCI in a Supreme Court dug in their heels, effectively New Delhi: Indian football legend Prasun scrutinise the grant of order on July 18 this year. refusing to accede any of the Banerjee has recommended Dipa Karmakar contracts by the BCCI, the The appointment of auditors court's demands, caused the as the brand ambassador of gymnastics in Indian colts thrash minnows world's richest cricket body. is significant as the multi- apex court to react very India. Banerjee, who is also a sitting Lok Last month the Lodha million dollar Indian Premier angrily. The issue was also Sabha MP from West Bengal, wrote to Canada 4-0 to start Lucknow committee, appointed by the League (IPL) media rights complicated by the by the Sports Minister to convey his wish. Supreme Court to suggest are to be awarded for the state associations of Karmakar became the first Indian woman campaign in style reforms in the running of the next 10 years, starting 2018. Hyderabad, Vidarbha and gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. The New Delhi: India gave a opened the scoring by BCCI, recommended the Sony Pictures Networks Tripura accepting the 23-year-old from Tripura didn’t win a rousing start to their punching in a fantastic name of former Union Home Private Limited holds the recommendations, raising medal, but won hearts with her campaign at the 11th FIH rebound that was followed Secretary G.K. Pillai for the current IPL media rights till the question as to why the performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Junior Hockey World Cup by three brilliant strikes by job. 2017, which it won with a other associations were not "Dipa Karmakar is not only an artistic by thwarting minnows Harmanpreet, Varun and The Lodha Committee had whopping USD 1.6 billion following suit. gymnast who represented India at the 2016 Canada 4-0 in Lucknow on Ajit. Summer Olympics but also the first Indian achieve higher goals in her life," he added. Thursday. The hosts dominated the female gymnast ever to compete in the Karmakar had finished fourth at the Led through a 35th minute second half as well. They Olympics and the first Indian gymnast to women's vault gymnastics event at the Rio strike by Mandeep Singh, earned two consecutive Cash-strapped IPTL will 'bounce back': Bhupathi do so in 52 years," Banerjee wrote in a Games. letter to the Sports Minister. She had won the bronze medal at the 2014 Singapore: The International Premier Tennis Tokyo, Singapore and Hyderabad, with "It is my humble request to make this Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. League will "bounce back" despite axing Dubai and Manila dropping out. Golden lady the Brand Ambassador of "I had a good discussion with the Sports Roger Federer and Serena Williams over News website Inquirer.net said the Indian gymnastics as a symbol of love and Minister and he sounded positive," money problems and dropping from five Philippine Mavericks team owners pulled affection from you to motivate her to Banerjee said. tournaments to three, its founder said. out because the IPTL was late releasing a Mahesh Bhupathi, who launched the IPTL in tournament schedule and dates for ticket 2014, said he was sure "new money" was on its way for the innovative tournament, without specifying where it would come Mkhitaryan sparkles as Man from. "We've had some challenges this year but you know we stayed afloat which was the United reach Europa last 32 most important thing so you know, whatever Mkhitaryan, who made a Southampton, however, it is, we will bounce back," he said in an interview in Singapore. mockery of his two-month were dumped out after a 1-1 Indians dominated from the penalty corners a little after exile from the starting draw at home to Hapoel The IPTL, which features a shortened start pushing the visitors to the restart but could not scoring system, shot-clock, cheerleaders, lineup with a superb Beer Sheva that was enough the edge. capitalise on them. individual effort, and Zlatan to send the Israeli side into DJs and franchise-based teams is billed as a Harmanpreet Singh (46th They doubled their tally a refreshing update to the traditional tennis Ibrahimovic secured an the next round as Group K minute), Varun Kumar (60th few minutes later when easy win that banished runners-up. format. minute) and Ajit Pandey's Harmanpreet scored from a But this year's tournament is missing most of memories of their earlier United, who could now (66th minute) strike in the penalty stroke followed by London: Manchester group stage struggles. view the competition as the game's top players and this week, the sales. second period led the home Varun's strike from a IPTL said superstars Federer and Williams But Bhupathi said the IPTL was scaled down United are warming to the The victory confirmed their best route into the team to victory. penalty corner to score the were skipping the Indian leg. not because of financial or logistical task in the Europa League United in second place in Champions League with The Canadians, however third goal for the hosts. Bhupathi initially blamed their absence on problems but after comments from players, as they booked a spot in the Group A behind Turkish their Premier League form produced some brilliant Pandey then rounded off the chaos caused by India's withdrawal of 500 who said the tournament was too long. last 32 with a 2-0 win over side Fenerbahce who ended continuing to disappoint, defending to restrict the tally in the closing stages and 1,000 rupee banknotes from circulation. He added that moving the Indian leg from Zorya Luhansk on a Feyenoord's qualification needed only a draw to hosts from scoring when he struck a field goal But he said they were cut to save costs. New Delhi to Hyderabad also hit difficulties freezing night in Ukraine on hopes with a 1-0 away win progress but never looked maximum in the first half. after some excellent build- An initial IPTL schedule for 2016 featured when the proposed venue wasn't ready in Thursday. over the Dutch side. in danger of suffering an Around half-time, Mandeep up play. five venues but it was later trimmed to three: time. Goals from Henrikh Premier League upset. 11 the northlines BUSINESS Jammu | Saturday | Dec. 10 | 2016

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Government is aware of the latest already been implemented whereas 173 calling and roaming at Rs 144 analysis of the World Bank's report in which recommendations relating to CBDT are New Delhi: Gold prices fell industrial units and coin prevailing cash crunch Mumbai: Intensifying the validity, in their attempt to India has been ranked 172 amongst 190 acceptable with modification and 95 Rs 130 to hit a 10-month low makers. weighed heavy on gold mobile calling and data war match the free 4G service countries surveyed in the matter of paying recommendations with regard to CBEC are of Rs 28,580 per 10 grams Traders said sentiment was prices, they said. that started after Reliance from Reliance Jio. taxes. at different stages of implementation/ Globally, gold fell 0.15 Jio's extension of its free Both Airtel and Idea are Hour, amidst noisy protests by Opposition. examination. percent to USD 1,168.60 an plan, Vodafone on Friday providing 1GB of 4G data Jaitley said the government has been taking However, 29 recommendations for CBDT ounce in Singapore. announced unlimited free to customers with 4G a number of steps to ease tax compliance for and 39 of the CBEC have not been found The government on voice calls for its prepaid handsets phone and 50 MB tax payers. "We are constanly striving to acceptable after due examination, he said. November 8 had scrapped customers with the launch for non-4G mobile handset old series Rs 500 and Rs of two new packs. users under the plan. 1,000 notes to flush out black Mallya's Under the new plan, At lower amount of Rs 149 money, leading to a cash No more hand baggage tags Vodafone is offering and Rs 148 respectively, Twitter, email crunch in the market. unlimited calling for Airtel and Idea has started Friday amid a weakening downbeat, largely in step In the national capital, gold recharges above Rs 144 and offering free calls within accounts global trend and considerable with a subdued global trend, of 99.9 percent and 99.5 at these Indian airports free roaming on Vodafone their network. Both the fall in demand from jewellers as a surging dollar somewhat percent purity fell by Rs 130 hacked network and 50 Mb free companies will provide 300 at the domestic spot market. took the sheen off the each to Rs 28,580 and Rs New Delhi: Passengers baggage has been data and for those above Rs MB of 4G data to New Delhi: Vijay Mallya flying from six major thoroughly checked and is Silver, however, firmed up precious metals as a safe 28,430 per 10 grams, tweeted on Friday that an 344 unlimited free calls and customers with 4G mobile airports in the country will safe to be carried in the further by Rs 250 to Rs haven. respectively a level last seen outfit called Legion has free roaming on all mobiles phone and 50 MB for non- soon travel hassle-free as plane. 41,850 per kg due to Besides, a decline in demand on February 9 when it had hacked his emails and network and 300 mb free 4G mobile handset users the mandatory practise of However, with the increase increased offtake by from jewellers in view of the closed at Rs 28,585. Twitter account. data for 4G handset users under this plan. The hacker of Vijay getting a security stamp on of technology by way of and 1 Gb data for 4G State-owned BSNL too has Mallya's Twitter account their hand baggage is being scanning a bag through x- handset users. said it is considering new claims to have access to all done away with by the ray, CCTV and a trained SC asks govt if demonetisation was confidential The company said these "less than" Rs 149 prepaid the details of the liquor CISF as part of a pilot CISF security personnel on plans are available for all pack that will offer free baron's bank accounts, project to smoothen air the spot, such a tag is not New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday limit of minimum amount, for example Rs 2G, 3G and 4G customers calls to all networks from assets, passports, offshore travel. anymore required and resumed hearing on the pleas filed against 10,000, which must be adhered to by the with a validity of 28 days, January. investments, his residence The pilot project will be hence is being done away government's demonetisation drive and banks. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing company's chief At present, Reliance Jio is where he stays in started at airports in Delhi, with by way of a pilot asked the Centre if the policy was on behalf of a petitioner, told the top court commercial officer Sandeep offering free 4G mobile Hertfordshire. Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, project. confidential when it was being made. that government was caught unprepared and Kataria said. service including calls and In response to Mallya's Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Passengers had also made The apex court has framed 9 questions for unable to deal with the situations that Yesterday, the market leader data till end March. It has tweet the hacker denied the As per the existing rules all numerous complaints in the adjudication to judge if the government's followed the demonetisation drive. Airtel and the No 3 player clocked 52 million accusation. passengers flying to a past not only with the CISF move to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was The Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Idea Cellular had launched customers in 83 days of its Vijay Mallya faces money destination, either within but also with airport unconstitutional. The Chief Justice of India defended the note ban and said that the many schemes to counter launch. These plans come laundering, loan default and the country or abroad with authorities that in case a T S Thakur also sought to know why was Centre has taken all the necessary measures Jio's tariff with free voice close to proposed Rs 149 many more charges, and had cabin baggage must carry a passenger forgets to get the withdrawal limit of Rs 24,000 per day to to ease the inconveniences faced by the calls to prepaid customers plan of Jio under which it a person was not being implemented in toto. general public. The Attorney General told left the country on March 2 tag which is stamped by that stamp, he or she, and additional data. will offer free calls to all "If you had fixed the withdrawal limit of Rs the Supreme Court that currency crunch will and has not returned ever security personnel after it irrespective of their age or Both the companies had network in the country for 24000 per week per account then it should ease in 15-20 days. A batch of PILs seeking since to avoid the arrest. has been scanned. medical condition, had to launched two identical 28 days without any not be denied by banks, asked the apex quashing of the government’s decision to Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines If the passengers forget to go back and get the schemes offering free calls roaming charges. The plan has alleged to have court. Defending the government, the AG demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency carry the tag, they are not authorisation embossed and limited mobile Internet includes 300 MB 4G data defaulted on loans of over replied that Rs 24,000 is the upper limit of notes on the grounds that it infringed allowed to proceed further. which was a time taking use priced at around Rs 150 access during day and Rs 9,400 crore and faces withdrawal from a savings account on which citizens’ right to life and trade among others The stamp ensures that the and nagging affair. and Rs 350 with 28 days unlimited usage at night. legal proceedings. CJI TS Thakaur questioned why not fix a were filed in Supreme Court. 12 JAMMU || SATURDAY | DEC | 10 || 2016 www.thenorthlines.com The NORTHLINES American space legend Axis bank branch in Delhi under I-T Bhagwant Mann suspended from Lok John Glenn dies aged 95 scanner after huge sums deposited Sabha for videography of Parliament

become a US senator and in NEW DELHI, DEC 09 There are some instances They added the taxman was NEW DELHI, DEC 09 a member of the Lok Sabha July after live-streaming the autumn of his life under scanner where huge probing some accounts accepts the findings and rec- from Parliament House on returned to space aboard the The Income Tax Department deposits have been made which were dubious as they AAP member Bhagwant ommendations of the com- social media, was "highly shuttle Discovery. on Friday conducted a sur- post the currency scarp and were opened by allegedly Mann, who was held guilty mittee that Bhagwant Mann objectionable" which Glenn, who circled the earth vey at an Axis bank branch that is being probed,” offi- using fake Know Your by a parliamentary panel of has committed a highly showed him "bereft of basic three times, was the the here in connection with its cials said. Customer (KYC) documents putting the security of objectionable act which is knowledge, etiquettes and third US astronaut in space. probe into possible tax eva- Axis bank said it is cooper- and it was suspected some Parliament House at risk, unbecoming of a member of responsibilities of the office He was the first to get into sion by way of illegal ating with the agency. entry operators used the was today suspended from the House and that he may he holds". orbit. exchange of demonetised “The bank is committed to accounts to deposit funds. the Lok Sabha for the be suspended from the Asking Mann to refrain HOUSTON, DEC 09 Glenn, who was known for currency notes. following the highest stan- The amount under scanner is remainder of the Winter membership of the House from such misdemeanour, his small-town decency and Officials said the taxman dards of corporate gover- understood to be around Rs Session. for the remaining period of the committee in its recom- John Glenn, a trailblasing calm heroics, was the last of visited the bank’s branch in nance and has zero tolerance 100 crore, they said. The House approved a the current session...," the mendations impressed upon astronaut, who broke the the original Mercury 7 Chandni Chowk area here towards any deviation on the The bank’s Kashmere Gate motion put by Kirit motion read. him the "utmost need for glass ceiling twice by astronauts who launched the and found that huge sums part of any of its employees branch had recently come Somaiya, who headed the The Session concludes on strict adherence to norms becoming the first US space programme. He were deposited in multiple from the set model code of under the lens of the depart- nine-member committee December 16. and standards of etiquette, American to orbit the Earth later served for four terms accounts post November 8, conduct. Strict action will be ment for alleged irregulari- probing the videography The committee in its report due compliance of the rules and the first senior citizen to as a Democratic senator when Prime Minister taken against any employee ties in deposits post demon- issue, after it tabled the had held that the conduct of of procedure and well set- venture into space, has died from Ohio. Narendra Modi announced found deviating from the etisation. The Enforcement report yesterday. 43-year-old Mann, who had tled rich traditions of aged 95. On February 20, 1962, the demonetisation of Rs guidelines. We would also Directorate (ED) had arrest- "That the House having landed in a controversy in Parliament." —PTI "We are saddened by the when Glenn rocketed into 500 and Rs 1000 notes. like to add that we are coop- ed two Managers of the Axis taken note of the report of loss of Sen John Glenn, the space, it was momentous “The department is checking erating with the investigat- Bank and another person in the committee to inquire India should brace for tough period due first American to orbit and nerve-racking. Space the records of the bank as ing agencies,” it said in a connection with its money into the improper conduct of Earth. A true American travel was in its infancy. part of a survey operation. statement. laundering probe. — PTI to note ban, says Manmohan Singh hero. Godspeed, John Every launch and mission Glenn," NASA tweeted captivated the imagination NEW DELHI, DEC 09 ATMs, both of which fre- immediately after his death of America. SC asks Centre whether cooperative quently go dry. The govern- was announced by the Ohio He made history a second Former Prime Minister ment has also put a cap on State University. time in 1998, when he Manmohan Singh said in how much a person can Glenn died yesterday at the returned to space decades banks can accept banned currency remarks published on Friday withdraw from his own James Cancer Hospital in later at the age of 77 only to that Indians should be ready bank account. Columbus, Ohio, where he become the oldest person pleas challenging various to face "a tough period over Manmohan Singh, who was was hospitalised for more sent into space. aspects of demonetisation, the coming months" due to the Finance Minister when than a week, the John Glenn Glenn was a highly-decorat- the court had said that all demonetisation. India unleashed economic College of Public Affairs ed Marine who flew 59 parties should sit together Writing in The Hindu news- reforms in 1991, said Modi's announced. combat missions in the and prepare a list of cate- paper, the Congress leader stated intentions behind the The former astronaut had South Pacific during World gories of cases which could also said the November 8 note ban -- fighting fake been battling health issues War II. During the Korean be referred to high courts decision would cause griev- currency as well as corrup- after suffering a stroke a War, he flew 90 combat and those that could be ous injury to the honest tion and black money -- few years ago. He had also missions, using different heard by the apex court. Indian while those with were honourable. undergone a heart valve models of new jet fighters. The AG had said that the black money will escape "However, the popular say- replacement surgery in In 1974, he was elected to government was aware of with a mere rap on the ing 'the road to hell is paved 2014. represent Ohio in the US the situation in cooperative knuckles. with good intentions' serves "With John's passing, our Senate. Two years later, banks which lack proper The economist-turned- as a useful reminder and nation has lost an icon and Glenn's name was among infrastructure and mecha- politician described as warning in this context." Michelle and I have lost a the potential running mates nism as compared to sched- "impetuous" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh under- friend. John spent his life for Democratic presidential uled banks. Narendra Modi's move to lined that all cash was not breaking barriers, from nominee Jimmy Carter, but The Centre had on ban the 500 and 1,000 rupee black money and all black defending our freedom as a the former US President NEW DELHI, DEC 09 from accepting deposits in ing on December 14. November 24 filed an affi- notes and warned that this money was not hoarded in decorated Marine Corps ended up picking Senator demonetised currency notes. The Bench, meanwhile, davit in the apex court on would cause severe hard- cash. fighter pilot in World War II Walter Mondale of The Supreme Court on (Follow The Tribune on proposed to frame various demonetisation and had ships to ordinary Indians. "More than 90 per cent of and Korea, to setting a Minnesota. Friday sought response of Facebook; and Twitter legal questions to be delib- said that the “bold move” It has "shattered the faith India's workforces still earn transcontinental speed He also campaigned in the the Centre on the issues @thetribunechd) erated upon in the future would eradicate black and confidence that hun- their wages in cash. These record, to becoming, at age Democratic primary for the including whether the dis- The bench also comprising hearing. money and slush funds dreds of millions of Indians consist of hundreds of mil- 77, the oldest human to 1984 presidential election, trict cooperative banks can Justices A M Khanwilkar Rohatgi sought a direction operating since had reposed in the govern- lions of agricultural work- touch the stars," President but ended up losing to be allowed to accept and D Y Chandrachud said that cases in various high Independence which cast a ment of India to protect ers, construction workers Barack Obama said in a Mondale. deposits with certain condi- that when the minimum courts on the demonetisa- “parallel economy” hitting them and their money", and so on." He pointed out statement. He was awarded the tions and can there be a min- weekly withdrawal limit has tion issue be stayed. the poor and the middle Manmohan Singh said. that more than 600 million Glenn, a decorated combat Presidential Medal of imum assured withdrawal been fixed, then why people The Bench said that it class. The demonetisation has led Indians still lived in towns veteran and test pilot who Freedom, the country's from banks. are not able to get that would take up this issue on On November 29, the apex to an unprecedented cash and villages with no bank gained worldwide fame as highest civilian honour, in A Bench headed by Chief amount. next date of hearing. court had agreed to hear crunch across the country, and cash was the bedrock of the first American to orbit 2012, by President Barack Justice T S Thakur asked “Can we say that this will The top court had on pleas of 14 cooperative with the Reserve Bank of their lives. the Earth, went on to Obama. —PTI Attorney General Mukul be the minimum assured December 2 asked the banks of Kerala seeking its India unable to supply ade- "To tarnish these as 'black Rohatgi to seek instruction weekly withdrawal amount Centre to spell out the nod to transact business like quate cash in exchange for money' and throw the lives Sasikala never allowed Jayalalithaa to be close and apprise it about the that a person can get from measures taken to ease suf- banks and others seeking the 86 per cent of all curren- of these hundreds of mil- stand of the government on the bank,” the Bench asked fering of and inconvenience demonetisation of any cur- cy that was spiked. lions of poor people in dis- to her family, says Amma's niece Amruttha issues including the bar on and while fixing the batch to the people in rural areas. rency note higher than Rs This has led to long, daily array is a mammoth district cooperative banks of petitions for further hear- While hearing a batch of 100 denomination. — PTI queues at all banks and tragedy." NEW DELHI, DEC 09 aunt's death on television. She along with her family The late chief minister of members rushed to Chennai There will be ‘earthquake’ if I speak on note ban: Rahul, BJP scoffs Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa but was denied permission never spoke about her fami- to see Jayalalithaa's mortal NEW DELHI, DEC 09 With earthquake being speak in Parliament on his party wants debate on Lok Sabha and is not willing government demanded that it ly. She was in fact very remains. "They kept avoid- invoked metaphorically by demonetisation, which he demonetisation so that the to sit there,” Gandhi said and should first apologise to the secretive about who was ing us. It was a leader As Parliament remained grid- the rival parties in an escala- dubbed as the “biggest scam”, truth can come to the fore, but asked what could be the rea- people of the country for family. The only one seen belonging to the DMK who locked over demonetisation, tion of exchanges on note and said he would reveal in the government is running son for this “nervousness”. stalling Parliament proceed- by her side everywhere was took us to see her. It was dif- Rahul Gandhi on Friday thun- ban, BJP leader Sambit Patra the House what was behind away from it. “Demonetisation is the ings for 16 days, leading to Sasikala Natarajan who as ficult for him as well but he dered that there would be an scoffed at the Congress vice- the move to scrap high Gandhi said that when he gets biggest scam in the history of uproar and adjournment of of today allegedly has all the did his best," Amruttha said. “earthquake” if he was president, remarking that denomination notes. a chance to speak about India.... I want to speak in the House. power in her hands whether According to her estranged allowed to speak on the those who were the “epicen- “If they allow me to speak in demonetisation in the House, Lok Sabha. I will tell every- Gandhi said initially the gov- it is the party or the govern- niece, it was only when an “biggest scam”, drawing tre” of scams for the last 60 Parliament, you will see what “the Prime Minister will not thing there,” Gandhi said. ernment spoke about black- ment. article was published in a ridicule from the BJP which years are now talking about an earthquake is going to hap- be able to even sit there”. The Congress leader was money, then moved to coun- Joining the controversy local Tamil magazine in said the Congress leader is earthquakes. pen,” he said. “The Prime Minister is giving speaking after his party said terfeit currency and then about who would own what 2014, that Jayalalithaa did- best known for political Gandhi accused the govern- Speaking to reporters outside speeches across the country in Lok Sabha that it was ready again to a cashless society of the late chief minister's n't want her family to be “quackery”, not quakes. ment of not allowing him to Parliament, Gandhi said that but is afraid of coming to the to debate the issue but the campaign. property, cash and jewellery known to the media. and now joining the contro- She said that, "Jayalalithaa versy is Jayalalithaa's did not want our relation- estranged younger sister's ship to come out in the open daughter Amrutha who lives and not let the media know in Kengeri on the outskirts about this.' of Bengaluru. Things were different "Whatever is there should before, said Amruttha. be handed over to the gov- "When she was not well she ernment because Sasikala would speak about it on the does not have any rights in phone. When she was feel- this case. Let it be handed ing depressed she would tell over to the government and me. She would cry on the this can be utilised for the phone," she said. people of Tamil Nadu," "But at that moment if any- Amrutha said. one entered the room she She was extremely heart- would remain silent, she broken when she was not would not speak but would allowed to visit her aunt cut the call. I used to always while she was under treat- think that it was Sasikala ment at the Apollo hospital who had entered the room. in Chennai. Then she would not call "Thrice we went to the hos- immediately but would wait pital to visit Jayalalithaa. for 3 days or a week to call When we went over there, back." the police said that she was- MEMORIES n't there and was being Amrutha recollected the treated elsewhere," she said. time she spent at Poes FAMILY NOT INFORMED Garden with late chief min- Amrutha got the news of her ister in 1996-1998.