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 Vol No: XXIV  Issuethe No. 35  08.02.2019 (Friday)northlines Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 2/-  Pages-12  Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Modi slams Cong, says People Heavy rain, snow Decline in Youth joining don't want 'mahamilavat' Govt forecast for JK NL CORRESPONDENT militancy in JK: Gen Ranbir JAMMU TAWI, FEB 07 NL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, FEB 07 Heavy rain and snowfall 'Fight against terrorism in important phase' have been forecast for In a frontal attack on the (LoC) was intact with the that it was an indigenous Jammu region), there are Jammu & Kashmir, Congress, Prime Minister full support of Pakistan as movement", saying, "Of the 50 terrorists," Northern Himachal Pradesh and Narendra Modi on 16 terrorist camps were 836 terrorists killed in the Army commander said. He Uttarakhand as an Thursday alleged that operating in the state in the last five years, said most of the militants 'intense' western those who imposed neighbouring country and 490 were "Pakistani or on the south of Pir Panjal disturbance and its Emergency, "bullied" the Pakistan-Administered foreign terrorists." were dormant. offspring cyclonic judiciary and insulted the Kashmir (PAK). "According to reports, "The security situation is circulation consolidated Army were accusing him Stating that the "fight 191 youngsters are stable on this side. grip over the region. of destroying institutions. against terrorism had now reported to have joined However, the operations According to India The PM also hit back at entered an important militancy. Most of the are mostly conducted on Meteorological the Congress over the opposition parties to take they say Modi is phase" in J&K which was recruitments took place up the north of Pir Panjal Department (IMD), Rafale issue, which has on the BJP, saying people destroying institutions," passing through a critical to the month of August. (Kashmir) as more been repeatedly raised by do not want a the PM said in a hard- thunderstorms, phase, Lt Gen Singh said There was a relative terrorists are present its chief Rahul Gandhi, as "mahamilavat" (highly hitting reply to a debate on hailstorms and gusty that 191 youngsters had decline in the number of there," he added. Lt Gen winds may impact the he alleged that the adulterated) Government motion of thanks to NL CORRESPONDENT joined terror groups in the youngsters joining Singh said the terror Jammu Division, Congress did not want the as they have seen how the President's address in Lok UDHAMPUR, FEB 07 Kashmir valley, but there militancy from October till infrastructure was intact Indian Air Force to be NDA Government which Sabha. Himachal Pradesh, was a relative decline in now," Lt Gen. Singh said. in PAK and Pakistan. strong and asked "which has a majority can deliver. The Congress misused Uttarakhand, Punjab, Northern Commander Lt the number of people He stated that the "It is sad that the companies are they "Congress imposed Article 356 to dismiss Haryana, Chandigarh, Gen Ranbir Singh on joining such outfits over number of militants was terrorist infrastructure in bidding for that they are Emergency, but they say state governments several Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday said 450 the last few months. more on the north of Pir PoK is still intact. The acting so shamefully". Modi is destroying times. Indira Gandhi Bihar, North Rajasthan militants were operating in Speaking to media after Panjal. "Around 350 to 400 Pakistan army, in its bid to Modi took potshots at institutions. Congress herself dismissed state and North Madhya Jammu and Kashmir and the Investiture ceremony, terrorists are active in the support infiltration of attempts to cobble a insults Army, calls the governments 50 times, Pradesh. the terror infrastructure he however dismissed the Kashmir valley. On the terrorists from across the grand alliance of Army chief a 'goonda' but Modi said. (AGENCIES) "The week P02 across the Line of Control "narrative being created south of Pir Panjal (the border, P02 Ambika Soni to head Party's Air fares to Kabul cheaper than Snow puts breaks on life in Kashmir

Election Panel in J&K Kashmir; Guv takes up issue with PM SRINAGAR, FEB 07 (KNS) led to the dip in the night," he said. temperature here. He added that the MeT is Normal life on Thursday The weatherman here predicting improvement in Kashmir unit, it said. SRINAGAR, FEB 07 (KNS) air fares with the PM. airfare has made it came to a standstill in predicted continuous weather conditions from Ambika Soni was named Malik told Modi that the air unaffordable for common Kashmir after the snowfall snowfall till Friday Friday afternoon. chairperson of the The airfare on flights prices have increased to people to travel by air coordination committee, continued since last afternoon, saying that the However, several inches operating from New Delhi 28 thousand rupees which which is the only mode of evening across the Valley, weather across the Valley of snow was seen + while Ghulam Ahmad Mir to Srinagar is over the roof amounts to a back and connectivity for Kashmiris + was named chairperson of thus forcing the would improve from Friday accumulated on the roads leaving the fliers upset and forth flight to Dubai. with the outside world continuous closure of afternoon. in Srinagar and others the election committee student community Highlighting the odd during the winters and and the campaign Srinagar-Jammu highway Talking to Kashmir districts as no road aghast. From Delhi, the air bearing on "behalf of snowfall. Over the last two as well as the air traffic to News Service (KNS), clearance work was + + committee. fare to capitals of other Kashmiris", Malik told days, Kashmir received Gandhi also formed the and from Srinagar. Director Meteorological executed by the concerned countries like Kabul and Modi … "Jab athayees heavy snowfall leaving the The Valley received department, Sonum Lotus authorities, thus causing media coordination NL CORRESPONDENT Dubai are much less than hazaar (28,000) mai Dilli only road link between fresh snowfall from said that the moderate immense hardships to the committee and the NEW DELHI, FEB 07 what it costs to reach se yahan aana paday tou Srinagar and Jammu Wednesday evening and snowfall was experienced commuters as well as + publicity committee in the + Srinagar, which otherwise kesay tourism behtar closed. continued in the night, in most parts of the Valley pedestrians. state. He appointed Ram Congress president Rahul is a journey of one-and- hoga, (How would tourism Many locals and tourists bringing chill back to the since Wednesday evening. The locals especially + Gandhi on Thursday Kumar Walia as the vice half-hour. thrive here if we pay same told Kashmir News Valley. The temperature "The higher reaches of the from Srinagar areas said + formed the coordination chairman of the Kisan During the Prime amount from Delhi to Service (KNS) that from had increased from last Valley including Gulmarg, the authorities concerned committee, the Pradesh Congress. Minister Narendra Modi's Srinagar in which a person the past one month couple of days following Pahalgam, Pir Panchal, have utterly failed to Election Committee and He appointed 31 district visit to Srinagar, J&K would fly to Dubai back passengers traveling to the improvement in Sonamarg and others execute the road clearance the campaign committee Congress committee Governor Satya Pal Malik and forth)." Kashmir are getting weather conditions but the received moderate to work in their areas. The for the party's Jammu and presidents in Telangana. took up the issue of rising The immense hike in tickets at P02 fresh snowfall in the Valley heavy snowfall since last snow on P02 Rahul calls PM 'darpok', dares him to 5 10 policemen trapped in 300 Umrah pilgrims stranded min debate on Rafale, national security avalanche near Jawahar Tunnel at IGI Airport Delhi NL CORRESPONDENT Gate no 29A, 29B, 30A and SRINAGAR, FEB 07 30B. Air India has not minority department Beijing sent its army to provided us any convention here, Gandhi Doklam. With cancellation of flights refreshment since also alleged that the RSS Modi folded his hands due to snowfall, hundreds morning," he said, adding was trying to capture the before China, the Congress of Kashmiri pilgrims who the authorities should institutions of the country chief said, adding that returned from Umrah intervene to provide and asserted that his China realised within two from Saudi Arabia are accommodation and party's Governments in months that "leave alone stranded at the IGI Airport refreshment to the Rajasthan, Madhya 56 inches, he doesn't even in New Delhi. stranded passengers. Pradesh and Chhatisgarh have a four-inch chest". Mohammad Amin Wani, Meanwhile, following will remove the "I know his (Modi) one of the stranded Umrah the report by KNS, organisation's loyalists character after fighting NL CORRESPONDENT side. pilgrim, told Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party from the system. him for five years…I say to SRINAGAR, FEB 07 At least 10 policemen News Service (KNS) over (PDP) president and In his speech covering a BJP leaders… Make were feared trapped phone that they arrived by former Chief Minister NL CORRESPONDENT Thursday described him range of topics, an Narendra Modi stand with The avalanche hit the inside their post after a Air India Flight No. 992 at tweeted, "Serious issue of NEW DELHI, FEB 07 as a "darpok" (coward) and aggressive Gandhi me on stage for five north portal of Jawahar avalanche struck Kulgam IGI Airport today morning stranded Umrah dared him to a five minute slammed Modi for his minutes and debate on Tunnel on the Qazigund district near the Jawahar at 6. passengers at Delhi Launching a scathing face-to-face debate on China policy, saying the national security, Rafale," side. Tunnel on Srinagar- "Old aged persons, Airports .Airlines are attack on Prime Minister issues such as Rafale and Prime Minister flew to the Gandhi said in his speech The avalanche hit the Jammu National Highway children and women are giving next date of Narendra Modi, Congress national security. country and held a summit in Hindi. north portal of Jawahar on Thursday evening, among the stranded traveling after 10 - 15 days chief Rahul Gandhi on Addressing his party's without an agenda while "I want to P02 Tunnel on the Qazigund police said. P02 pilgrims since 6 am at . Spoke with P02 Six years on, Agriculture policy yet to see the light of the day!

BY JSG (NL DESK) or licking dust in some politics may conveniently human resource of sounded and the political decades the officers of the Governments, whether on implementation of so obscure corner of the civil absolve themselves of the different wings of the APD parties vying for power Department are waiting under the democratic much an important Act as JAMMU TAWI, FEB 07: secretariat. responsibilities, but the as well as the farming and in the process, how for holding the mandatory dispensation or the the Model APMC Act since More than six years have The final nail in the blast of the bomb-shell community continued to much the newly appointed Departmental Promotion Governor’s dispensation 2003-04. There has passed since the coffin of Agriculture has to be borne by the have high hopes from Advisor on 01 February Committee meetings by have been unable to vet/ always been a loud talk of announcement of department seems to have technocrats as reflected in each of the esteemed and 2019, K. Skandan shall be the Government/the State approve any State convergence, synergy, Agriculture Policy in J&K hit by the Government the new decision of the Public Service Agriculture Policy despite dove-tailing of schemes, state, but the state Order 184 GAD of 2019 government. Commission so that they repeated announcements establishment of end-to- agriculture policy has yet dated 07-02-2019 wherein Seriousness toward this ANALYSIS could get their rightful to this effect and despite end linkages in production see the light of the day. the technical post of vital area seems to have dues and placements, but the fact that the technical to post-harvest The policy that is to Agriculture Director shall least priority for the high profile three Advisors able to redress almost nobody at the helm seems departments have management and serve as the foundation be held by an government of the day. namely Khurshid Ahmad four decade old to be caring. The official reportedly given their marketing process but has covering all the necessary Administrative Officer Within eight months of Ganai, BB Vyas and K. grievances of the work is going on, no doubt inputs to the designated the development of ingredients to ensure who would not be more Governor’s Rule in Jammu Vijay Kumar, but each of Department is for at the cost of the career Committees a number of appropriate management sustainable agrarian than a novice in the field Kashmir, the Agriculture them left the Department everybody to imagine, prospects of the times since 2012-13. mechanism been ever growth in the state may be of Agriculture. Production Department in a lurch in quick while keeping the fingers agriculture officers many Similarly, the successive given a serious thought by either shuttling between The higher-ups in the (APD) got the fourth succession. Now, the crossed. of whom has either retired Governments have been the Administration at the various layers of red-tape administration and the Advisor to head it. The election bugle has been For the last several or expired. The unable to take a decision apex level? + + the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Friday | Feb 08 | 2019

militancy in the state. "We are concerned but we are The Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment has reviewing it after every hour," he said, adding that the From Page 1 working on this," he added. issued an avalanche warning of varying degrees to 16 of priority is to ensure proper and adequate facilities to the He added that there were concerted efforts on the part the 22 districts in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 people. "We are working since this morning. Electricity of the army to reach out to the youngsters and their hours. and other facilities will be restored soon," he said. Heavy rain, snow parents and teachers so that they prevailed upon the High danger avalanche warning has been issued to Meanwhile, two incidents of snow avalanches were youngsters not to join any outfit propagating terrorism. Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, reported from areas of Ramban district today. "We hope that the youth engagement programmes will Kulgam and Kupwara districts in the valley, while Reports quoting officials said that a snow avalanche hit forecast for JK pay dividends in the months to come," Lt Gen Singh medium danger warning was issued to Poonch, Rajouri, Mahoo village of Ramban district in which six houses added. He stated that there was a significant percentage Ramban, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur and Leh came under avalanche. However, all the civilians and of Pakistani militants, who were being used as cannon districts. their livestock were already shifted from the area that follows (February 8 to 14) would once again witness fodder and pushed into Jammu and Kashmir to cause A low danger warning was issued for Kargil district. following predictions of snowfall. excess rain over the North-West, the South Peninsula, casualties among Indian citizens. In another similar incident at Mangat village, a snow entire East Coast, and North-East India," the IMD said However, the army was taking action to arrest this 300 Umrah pilgrims stranded avalanche hit three houses in which fifteen animals adding that back to back intense western storm is the trend, he added. including ten goats and sheep are buried under snow. reason behind the rain, thunderstorm and hailstorm. He said in the hinterland too, Indian army had at IGI Airport Delhi However, no loss of human life has taken place in both "Continuous snowfall in Kashmir over the past 24 hours developed effective counter terrorism capabilities and these incidents. has resulted disruption of essential services in most of the collective efforts yielded notable success. He said Meanwhile, in view of inclement weather conditions, the the districts in the valley with electricity supply that the state of Jammu and Kashmir was passing RC in Delhi to make alternate arrangements for their Srinagar-Jammu highway continued to remain closed infrastructure suffering severe damage," officials said. through a progressive yet a very challenging phase. travel at the earliest and also facilitate their stay in the for the second straight day today. The snowfall, which ranged between six inches in The Northern Army Commander said that while on one meantime." (KNS) Officials told that the landslides occurred in Ramsoo- Srinagar to nearly three feet in some areas of South hand, J&K state was steadily moving onto a path of Ramban sector triggered by the fresh snowfall while as Kashmir, has blocked many roads within the valley, the progress, be it infrastructure or growth, yet on the other the continuous snowfall in Banihal led to the continuous official said. hand, the state suffered considerable hindrance due to Air fares to Kabul cheaper than closure of highway. This untimely rains and hailstorm damaged potatoes, terrorism for the last three decades, aided and abetted Notably, the frequent snowfalls, avalanche and shooting grams and other rabi crops in UP, Bihar, Punjab and from across the border. Kashmir; Guv takes up issue with PM stones had led to the frequent closure of Srinagar- Haryana. Earlier, Northern Command Army Commander Jammu highway since January 01 this year, causing The South Peninsula will see rain mostly from the seas presented gallantry as well as distinguished service highly expensive rates. Many tour operators in the hardships to the commuters who were travelling on the around Sri Lanka and adjoining Tamil Nadu as well as awards to officers and other ranks and next kin in a valley said that due to huge increase in air fare tourists either sides of the roads. the southern parts of the Bay of Bengal witnessing some solemn investiture ceremony. from other states are being forced to cancel their visit to Meanwhile, air traffic was also suspended today by the activity. The list of awardees also included Lance Naik Nazir the valley. (KNS) authorities following the prevailing weather conditions Meanwhile, North-West India could get hit by another Ahmad Wani, who has been awarded the nation's highest and poor visibility. western disturbance from the weekend, generating peace time Gallantry award, "Ashok Chakra" on The officials in Srinagar Airport said that at least 25 more snow and rain over the hills and thunder-showers Republic day posthumously. Snow puts breaks on flights to and form were suspended on Wednesday while over parts of the adjoining plains. Nazir Ahmad Wani' was conferred the Bar to Sena Medal as the poor visibility continued for today, thereby led to (Gallantry) which was received by his wife on his behalf. life in Kashmir the suspension of all the flights scheduled for today. Decline in Youth joining Srinagar Airport on its official twitter handle also 10 policemen trapped in informed the suspension of all the flights for today, militancy in JK: Gen Ranbir avalanche near Jawahar Tunnel the roads had triggered slippery conditions of the roads saying that "due to bad weather and heavy snowfall at here due to which the commuters had to face Srinagar Airport all flights are cancelled for today." tremendous hardships, who later appealed officials carries out ceasefire violations and certain tactical The avalanche hit the north portal of Jawahar Tunnel on concerned to clear the roads so that they (commuters) activities along the LoC," he said, adding that 16 terrorist the Qazigund side, a police official said. could heave a sigh of relief. Rahul calls PM 'darpok', dares him to 5 training camps were operating in PAK and Pakistan. While 10 policemen posted at the post near the tunnel Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan "They (terrorists) are being trained and then brought to were reported safe, 10 others are believed to be trapped, told that the situation is under control while as men and min debate on Rafale, national security the LoC. Then they infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. he said. machinery has already been pressed to clear the snow We are keeping these (activities) under surveillance," "Police rescue teams and other concerned agencies have and ensure every basic facility to the people of Kashmir. say he is a darpok (coward) person. I have recognised the Northern Army commander said. been rushed to the site," he added. The road clearance work has already been started but at him. He gets scared when he faces someone who says I "However, we have multi-tier anti-infiltration system in Kashmir Valley has been witnessing heavy snowfall some places, the heavy snowfall is occurring, therefore will not back off, he backs off," the Congress chief said, place along the border and also have very clear strategy since Wednesday with Kulgam district in south Kashmir halting the work, he said, adding that all the roads will to combat ceasefire violations," he added. receiving maximum precipitation in the last 24 hours. walking away dramatically from the mike for visual be cleared shortly and other facilities will be provided to effect, eliciting applause from Congress workers. The Northern Commander said that Pakistani media had Some places in the district have received as much as the people soon. (AGENCIES) been using social platforms to radicalise youth towards five feet snow, officials said. "I am personally monitoring the situation and am

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Women Empowerment Jammu, Feb 07: A two- day Workshop on con- servation of environment through education for the inaugurated at SKUAST-J officers of School Educa- tion Department conclud- NL CORRESPONDENT that the recommendations ed at Forest Information derived out from the delib- Centre, Jammu. Jammu, Feb 07:National erations on various issues The workshop was Conference on the theme will go a long to empower organised by WWF-India “Women Empowerment women specifically in the in collaboration with through Agro Entrepre- State of Jammu and Kash- Department of School neurship for Livelihood mir Besides, all the Statu- Education, J&K in which cation. highest number of Herbal Security” begins today at tory Officers, HODs, Fac- Ek Prithvi – Jammu and Applauding the Ek Gardens in any State in Main Campus Chatha of ulty members / students Kashmir projects was Prithvi Programme and India. SKUAST-Jammu. SIDAV- of the varsity, the function also launched yesterday its efforts, she said that Director Environment ES (Society for Integrated was attended by Director on the first day of pro- it will run in more than Education WWF-India Development of Agricul- Education Dr. TAS. Ganai, gramme. 60 schools of Jammu, Dr. Radhika Suri, Team ture, Veterinary and Eco- Director Planning Dr. Speaking on the occa- Kashmir and Ladakh Leader Western Hima- logical Science) & SKUAST- Deepak Kher, Registrar Sh. sion, Director School Edu- regions, and will empow- layas Landscape WWF- Jammu / SKUAST-Kashmir Beti Bachao Beti Parao cal participation, out of all icance in view of various Rajesh Talwar, Dean FBSc. cation Jammu Anuradha er more than 30,000 stu- India Dr. Pankaj Chan- in a scientific endeavour Ms. Veena Arora Guest these, economic empow- international initiatives / Dr. Rizvi, Dean FVSc. Dr. Gupta expressed her dents in various herbal dan, State Nodal Officer are organizing this Nation- of Honor, VC SKUAST-J erment has relatively commitments taken by the Zama, President Teaching satisfaction on the way garden and conservation Herbal garden Scheme al Event in which more Prof. Pradeep K. Sharma, more relevant as it will world community. Dr JP Dr. Vikas Sharma and Pres- Herbal garden scheme is projects. Manzoor Javaid and than 300 distinguished sci- VC Central University of enable women take initia- Sharma Director Research ident Non- Teaching PDK operational in J&K State. She also mentioned Divisional Nodal Officer entists and policy makers Jammu Prof. Ashok Aima tives at their own because while giving detail on the Uppal. The proceedings She impressed upon the that the School Educa- Shashikant Lakhanpal from different parts of the and Convenor & Director of right over financial subject informed that of the programme were functionaries to work tion Department is work- along with CEOs, Prin- country will be participat- Research of SKUAST-J Dr resources. Prof. Pradeep women are facing threats conducted by Dr. Narinder with more vigour and ing in 644 School Herbal cipals of DIETs, Princi- ing. The conference began JP Sharma. Chief Guest Dr. K. Sharma, VC SKUAST- to their lives, health and Panotra and Dr Kawardeep zeal so that this becomes Gardens across the state pals of Higher Secondary with the lightening of the NS Rathore informed that J, while expressing about well-being as a result of Kour while formal vote of a doable model for other with financial assistance schools, District Coordi- traditional lamp by all the women empowerment has equal rights / opportuni- being overburdened with thanks was presented by schools. She also made from National Medicinal nators, curators and edu- dignitaries - DDG ICAR five components namely ties of women informed work and lack of power / Dr. Kiran Kour Co-Orga- a mention of innovative plants Board, New Delhi cationists were among Dr. N.S. Rathore Chief gender equality, education, that women empowerment influence. Dr Shalini Suri nizing Secretary of the schemes being launched and Samagra Shiksha others who attended the Guest, Brand Ambassador health economic and politi- has assumed global signif- organizing secretary hoped Conference. by the Department of edu- (MHRD) which has the workshop. Road Safety: MVD organizes Desperate NC, PDP trying NPP appeals Jammu leaders, organizations/sangathans to unite for Dogras cause painting competition to gain foothold: Suri Collective fight for Jammu’s NL CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT interacting with his support- ers said people of Jammu and Jammu, Feb 07: As part Jammu, Feb 07:Asking Kashmir need no change and cause need of hour: Harsh of 30th National Road his cadres and support- all they want is BJP back in Safety Week, Motor Vehi- ers to prepare for coming power to give Jammu, Sri- NL CORRESPONDENT tion of the region amid a cle Department (MVD) in general elections as well as nagar and Ladakh their due threat to its demography collaboration with Red FM state polls, Bhartiya Janata and equitable share. The Jammu, Feb 07:Reiter- with unlawful settlement organized painting compe- Party (BJP) leader Raman kind of projects stared by BJP ating his resolve to con- of Rohingyas around the tition for school children Suri today said that spent were never even in the lists of tinue the fight for Jammu ‘city of temples’ had left here today. forces that spoilt the state previous governments. Mega region, Harsh Dev Singh the Dogras to face severe Additional Transport by encouraging corruption, projects that are going to asserted that the Dogras identity crisis. Recall- Commissioner, Aijaz nepotism and building their change fate of people, make have been reposing faith ing the discrimination Abdullah Saraf presided personal empires are again them aware of their rights, in the Panthers Party doled to Jammu youth over the event. lauded the efforts of out to befool masses by empower them socially, and after they were painfully in the process of selec- Around 1500 students school managements in seeking votes in the name economically as well as betrayed by BJP. tions by the PSC/SSB, he from various educational bringing the school chil- of ‘Change’. The people, he politically and also open up “People of Jammu said that there had been institutions of Jammu par- dren for the painting added have already changed new avenues for them are having pinned high a huge regional bias in ticipated in the competi- competition. what was not in the interest now in making. Raman Suri hopes with the Saffron the recruitments made tion. Regional Transport of nation and now want to said what stopped Congress, party voted heavily in its thicker than water, so let’s betrayals and surrenders by them for the last four Addressing the gather- Officer Jammu, D R Kane- carry forward that change for NC or PDP from bringing in favour but unfortunately all unite for restoration of with none of its 25 elect- years which revealed ing, Saraf appreciated the thia thanked all the par- the good. Desperate leaders AIIMS, IIM, IIT and IIMC and the tenure of BJP’s rule Dogra pride and honour”, ed representatives raking a petty low share of efforts of the Department ticipants, teachers, team of Congress, PDP and NC who other infrastructural proj- turned into a damp squib. Harsh Dev Singh Chair- up the promised issues of Jammu region plummet- for organising the paint- of Red FM and jurists for denied their own workers ects in Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party showcased man JKNPP appealed to Jammu region. ing to mere 3-5 percent ing competition at such a making the programme a their right to get elected to was that they never wanted its remarkable resilience the people. Elucidating the trau- as compared to Kashmir mega level to inculcate the grand success and hoped ULBs and Panchayats by not people here to get a taste of and not only vociferously He was addressing matic subjugation being valley. habit of road safety rules that the participants will holding elections are today richness, self sustainability highlighted the Jammu a press conference in experienced by the people Likewise, the NHM among the youngsters. educate the people about dying to get into state assem- and progressive attitude that related issues but also Jammu today. Adjuring of Jammu region in devel- employees had been pro- He said that the stu- the rules and regula- bly and Parliament. These threatened the every exis- exposed BJP for its fail- the likeminded leaders, opment sphere, Singh testing for a suitable job dents are future of the tions of the traffic in their are the people who allowed tence of these forces who ure to fulfill the aspira- organizations/sangath- narrated the tragic saga policy but the dispensa- nation and will help to respective areas. municipal corporations to are now trying to gain some tions of the people and ans to come together with of abortion of Artificial tion had paid no heed to spread the awareness Later, prizes were dis- collapse and never cared to foothold. He asked his cadres its cowardly surrenders open heart, Harsh Dev Tawi Lake project besides the miseries of the edu- among the people regard- tributed among the partic- hold elections to them, he to gear up, expose them and before the Kashmir cen- Singh said that a ‘collec- deterioration of Mubarak cated youth. ing road safety rules so ipants who were adjudged said adding that had they strengthen BJP at all levels tric leadership for the tive fight’ for Jammu’s Mandi Heritage complex Parshotam Parihar as to minimize the rate of the first three positions in been sincere they would have to give a tough fight to these crumbs of power. NC and cause was the need of which had turned into State Secretary Pan- fatal accidents. three categories and con- allowed democratic institu- divisive forces in general PDP have Kashmiri genes the hour. He said that ruins. thers Trade Union was Additional Trans- solation prizes were also tions to not only sustain but as well as assembly polls but we have originated 3½ years BJP’s rule was He said that persis- also present in the press port Commissioner also given to participants. also strengthened. Suri while expected anytime. from Duggar soil. Blood is a sordid tale of failures, tent neglect and depriva- conference. Ex-VC JU committed irregularities Committee of Animal under shelter of former Chancellor: NSF Welfare Board constituted NL CORRESPONDENT Disclosing that during the tenure of Ramji Dass Sharma, NL CORRESPONDENT Kashmir and other officials Jammu, Feb 07:Throwing he arbitrarily cancelled the list through video conferencing. UGC norms and procedural of Asstt Registrars in mid way Jammu, Feb 07: In a first Noted Animal rights activ- requirements into the dustbin, jeopardizing the career of many step towards declaring J&K ist and member J&K Animal former Vice Chancellor Dr. Ramji deserving candidates simply animal-friendly State, Princi- Birth Control Monitoring Dass Sharma under the nose of because her daughter, who was pal Secretary Animal, Sheep Committee Gauri Maulekhi former Chancellor of University also one of the candidates, did not and Fisheries department also attended the meeting of Jammu boldly committed vari- fall in the merit list of interview. Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon through video conferencing ous irregularities pertaining to He further stated that it was the today constituted Executive from Delhi. functioning of university includ- decision of University Syndicate Committee of Animal Welfare Dr Samoon called for ing illegal appointments made on that the issue pertaining to can- Board. training of veterinarians, pick and choose basis observing cellation of further process of The committee will be paravets and dog handlers double standard just to appease Asstt Registrars appointment in headed by Additional Sec- as part of Animal Birth Con- his sycophants in campus. This a hush manner be handed over retary Animal and Sheep trol at Roopnagar facility of was stated by Dr Vikas Sharma to Crime Branch for probe, but Husbandry Department and Animal Husbandry Depart- State President, National Secu- the former VC utterly failed to will be assisted by other ment by resource persons of lar Forum (NSF) while address- do the needful during his tenure members from animal rights Animal Welfare Board (AWBI) ing media persons and added to obviate repercussions about NGOs besides clerical staff . He requested the Animal that few persons were made involvement of her daughter in for making the board fully rights activist Maulekh to professors out of the way dodg- the above interview scam and functional. facilitate the programme for ing several faculty members who former Chancellor of university The meeting was attend- the state. were well deserving for elevation seemingly abdicated his respon- ed by Secretary H&UDD While seeking details in their career. sibility to mend the faulty work Department Anil Kumar regarding the dog menace in Lambasting outgoing Vice culture created by Ramji Dass. Gupta, Chief Wildlife Warden Srinagar and Jammu city, Dr Chancellor of making Jammu Dr. Vikas urged the new Governor, Suresh Kumar, JMC Com- Samoon directed for deploy- University as his fiefdom, Dr who is Chancellor of university, missioner Pankaj Mangotra, ing two veterinarians for Vikas said that only an indepen- to launch high level independent Director Animal Husband- each city for successful man- dent probe other than local com- enquiry against misuse of official ry Jammu Dr Victor Kaul, agement of dog population mittees of University can unfold position, irregularities, favourit- Director Sheep Husbandry without killing or displacing manifold financial irregularities ism and nepotism committed by Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Special dogs or hurting human inter- on high scale committed by Ramji Dr Ramji Dass Sharma and order Secretary Technical Forests ests through animal birth Dass during his three and half CBI enquiry to unearth gigan- Ramesh Kumar, Additional control training programme . years dark period can unearth the tic scandal at various level in Secretary AH department (canine Programme). biggest ever scandal still dumped administrative affairs of Jammu Director Sheep Husbandry Dr Samoon also said in the varsity files and added that University during over three and Department and representa- that aim of the animal birth even out of way interference in half years tenure of Ramji Dass tives of animal rights NGOs. control training programme the academic affairs by former VC Sharma, former Vice Chancellor. The meeting was also (canine Programme) will led to undergo and complete Ph.D Among those who were present attended by Deputy Com- help in maintaining equilib- degrees by under serving persons in the press-conference includ- missioners of all districts, rium of dog population in the crushing established rules and ed, Papinder Singh, Pushpinder Director Animal and Sheep twin cities of Jammu and Sri- regulations. Singh and Anshu Sharma. Husbandry Departments nagar. the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Friday| February 08| 2019 DC visits Bal Ashram, Girls DC inspects snow clearance ops Bharat Darshan

journey on the national Pahari Hostel, Narinekatan highway. Tour flagged off DC directed the executing the basic facilities being agencies to station NL CORRESPONDENT two students from Govt provided to the students adequate men and LEH, FEB 07 High School Phyang, four and inquired about the machinery to remove students from Govt Middle needs and requirements of landslides instantly from Organized by the 5th Bn of School Fyang, two the students. the national highway to ITBP, the 3rd batch of students from Govt Middle Students of the Hostels avoid traffic jamming and Bharat Darshan Tour School Poktsa Igoo and appraised the DDC about traffic breakdowns. 2018-19 was flagged off at four from Govt High their demands and CMO was directed to NL CORRESPONDENT passed on spot directions ITBP campus Leh. The School Basgo have been thanked him for providing provide better medicare RAMBAN, FEB 07 for redressal of public students' tour is to be selected for participation the sports kit to them. grievances. facility in health centres conducted from Leh to along with Tsering DDC directed the Deputy Commissioner DC directed the officers to besides ensuring Bhubaneswar via Delhi, Spalzes (teacher) Govt concerned to ensure Ramban, Showkat Aijaz be proactive and ensure availability of medicines. during which participants High School Fyang and proper cleanliness and Bhat, today visited that every basic facility is He directed all officers to will visit various places of Tsering Morup (teacher) NL CORRESPONDENT Pahari Hostels, Bal better facilities to the Sangaldan area and provided to the masses. stay in their headquarters historical and cultural from Govt High School POONCH, FEB 07 Ashram and Narinekatan students. He also inspected snow and road He also asked the District and keep men and significance. The Bharat Basgo. They will be and distributed sports inspected the said machinery are on high Darshan tour is aimed at accompanied by INSP District Development equipment. clearance operations at and Sectoral officers to buildings and functioning alert in view of the to enhance the knowledge Subhash Chandra Sharma Commissioner Rahul While interacting with the Dharamkund and other personally monitor the of hostel mess and adjoining areas besides field functionaries so that snowfall and prediction for of participating students and HC Ranjan Kr Singh of Yadav today paid a visit to students DDC said that more precipitation. He of border areas by 5th Bn ITBP as supporting Girls Pahari Hostel, Bal the kits are provided directed the hostel availability of essential the people don't face any administration/warden for commodities. inconvenience. also reviewed the supply introducing them with the staff. Parents of the Ashram and Narinekatan. under Khelo India in which and stock position of maintaining cleanliness in He also interacted with He also requested cultural and social students and distinguish He was accompanied by the mission of the essential items. the mess besides serving the public at various commuters to contact diversity of India. On this personalities from Leh Tariq Khan and other Government is to provide The Deputy Commissioner proper diet to the places and heard their traffic control rooms occasion, J P Yadav, DIG and adjoining areas are officials of District Youth conducive sports directed the officers to students. grievances, besides before embarking on SHQ (LDK), conveyed his showering their praise for and Sports Department. environment and ensure round-the-clock best wishes to such innovative idea of During his visit, DDC opportunities to all the monitoring of the situation participating students for ITBP and said that it is an interacted with the children. Training prog for Sarpanchs concludes to deal with exigencies their upcoming tour. In act of integrating border students of the Girls DDC further took stock of besides maintaining vigil this tour 17 students from population with the main and close coordination. Govt High School Igoo , land in better way. the developmental works Rs 25800 fine realized are conducted smoothly. The DDC assured the Advisory issued for farmers Sarpanchs of full from erring traders cooperation from the district administration NL CORRESPONDENT Dalwa, Gandhari, Ukhral, branches, reducing the NL CORRESPONDENT and Kiryana items. adding that the RAMBAN, FEB 07 Khari, Pogal and other canopy load by pruning UDHAMPUR, FEB 07 During the inspection, six contribution of line areas of the district which and providing proper erring traders were departments is necessary Department of have received heavy support. Acting on a complaint, booked under various to make panchayats Horticulture, Ramban snowfall. On spot, demonstrations Enforcement squad of provisions of J&K Weights today issued an advisory The officials of the were given regarding vibrant institutions. Legal Metrology and Measures for farmers in the district Department are providing pulling back uprooted NL CORRESPONDENT role in solving the issues ACD GH Kripak, BDO Department, Udhampur Enforcement Act 2011 and in view of intermittent the know-how to the trees and putting it into today conducted an Legal Metrology Packages RAMBAN, FEB 07 faced by the people. He Ramban Mohammad said the Sarpanchs will downpour specifying steps orchardists as how to original position after extensive inspection of Commodities rules 2011 Usman Khan and other to protect the produce. provide support and heavy pruning and support various trading premises and a penalty of Rs 25800 The third phase of the have to devise officers and officials from four-day capacity building developmental plans in Special teams of staking to the tree limbs by staking. dealing with the food was also imposed on Rural Development horticulture technocrats not strong enough and to Chief Horticulture Officer items on the National them. training programme for consultation with locals Department were also the newly-elected for need-based and field functionaries newly planted plants to Ramban advised the highway in the district The Department directed present on the occasion. Sarpanchs of district development in their have been constituted and avoid any damage to new orchardists to clear water here today. all the traders to use only After the conclusion of the deputed to different areas roots. from channels and drains The inspection team verified Weights and Ramban concluded here areas. 4-day training programme, to impart the know-how to They suggested various to ensure complete headed by Assistant Measures for Business today. He added that during the DDC distributed training farmers for protecting measures to farmers for drainage from orchards/ Controller Legal Metrology transactions and ensure Deputy Commissioner framing of Gram certificates among the their orchards and fruit avoiding any damage and fields besides shaking Udhampur and comprising the mandatory Ramban Showkat Aijaz Panchayat Development Sarpanchs and directed plants from snowfall. loss of plantation including trees to remove snow Inspector LMD and other declarations of MRP, PKD, Bhat was the Chief Guest Plans it was decided that them to work with added staff inspected more than Net Contents and at the valedictory function. the frontline workers, will Various teams of the cutting and removing the immediately from the 20 traders of different complete address and Addressing the Sarpanchs, act as representatives in zeal and zest in their Department visited broken and damaged branches and crotches. business establishments Customer care Number on DDC said that they will each department to ensure respective panchayats. MahuMangit, Dachhan, especially dealing with the Commodities to be have to work on the grass STPL inaugurates root level and play their food, Beverages, Sweets sold in package form. Follow SOPs for quality health customer care center Kishtwar Admin goes tough services at PHCs: DC against Traffic violators NL CORRESPONDENT district hospital, maternity should be highest in each The District Police POONCH, FEB 07 & childcare hospital, all and every department and alongwith MVD sub district hospitals and also instructed to submit Department & Traffic District Development public health centres of the quality assurance Police has laid special Commissioner, Rahul the district and to assess detail and also show gaps nakas at various points Yadav today chaired a the quality and for attaining highest level and has also started meeting regarding District improvement of health quality standards of the patrolling in and around Quality Assurance standards through service facility. standards in the district. provision, patient rights, ORRESPONDENT Kishtwar town. Committee assured that NL C Addressing the gathering The DDC who is also the inputs, support services, RAJOURI, FEB 07 This has happened due to they will submit the of hundreds of youth, the chairman of the committee clinical care, infection speakers including the co-ordinated efforts quality assurance detail instructed the officers of control, quality Sidh Trading Private municipal committee put by Kishtwar Traffic within week. the health department to management and outcome. Limited inaugurated its chairman Arif Jatt said Police, MVD and Kishtwar DDC said that quality follow the Standard District Hospital Poonch is customer care executive that schemes of Police. assurance scouring should Operating Protocols (SOPs) going to start the DNB center under Himayat government for SSP Kishtwar Rajider be more than 80 percent Kumar has warned all the and processes for courses for following initiative here today. The unemployed youth can for certification. vehicles operators of the maintaining quality at facilities i.e; Medicine, centre started for Dindayal only emerge on success CMO Mumtaz Bhatti, district of strict action public health centres. surgery, Gynecology, Upadhyaya Koshalya Yojna note if youth, who are the He also stressed for Pediatrician, Anesthesia, Medical supreintendent, was inaugurated during a against the menace of main stakeholders of these providing specific Radiology, Pathology. BMO's, Doctor's and other programme organised in overloading. He said that scheme, take interest in it. requirements and facilities DDC said that quality and staff members were which chairman of traffic violators are He added that one need to for public health, at standard of Hospital present in the meeting. municipal committee directly/ indirectly have proper skills for self- responsible for causing Rajouri, Arif Jatt, vice NL CORRESPONDENT seized, 08 driving licenses chairman Bharat Bhushan development and youth KISHTWAR, FEB 07 suspended, 35 FIR lodged fatal road accidents Snowfall Aftermath: DC convenes meet should take benefit of all leading to the loss of Vaid and senior executive at Police Station Kishtwar of Himayat scheme and such centres being opened In a major drive launched and fine of Rs 1426300 precious lives. He also respective Hqs and take for their benefit. Nadia appealed such parents from Sidh trading private against violations of traffic imposed on the traffic precautionary measures to Rehmani, Waseem Mirza, who let their underage limited took part. The rules and regulations, violators . This is the save the life and property centre will deal with skill Akif Mirza and Gourav 5596 vehicles were highest penalty ever children to drive scooties/ of the people residing in motorcycles etc to refrain development initiatives for Sharma among others also challaned, 553 vehicles imposed in the District. avalanche prone areas. from such negligent acts. unemployed youth. spoke in this programme. DDC inspects facilities at GB, Pahari hostels Army organizes Quran NL CORRESPONDENT Rana convene a meeting KISHTWAR, FEB 07 with concerned district recitation competition NL CORRESPONDENT conducive sports the basic facilities being officers to review POONCH, FEB 07 environment and provided to the students In view of continuous preparedness during opportunities to all the and inquired about the NL CORRESPONDENT event. The Army officials, appreciated the initiative snowfall in the district snowfall in the district. KISHTWAR, FEB 07 in recognition of their and expressed hope that District Development children. needs and requirements of since early morning, DDC During the meeting, it was efforts gave away prizes such initiatives by Army Commissioner Poonch Later, DDC took stock of the students. Kishtwar, Angrez Singh apprised that restoration Army in its persistent to the winners. The will give a boost to Rahul Yadav today visited of HT/LT network has efforts to foster harmony locals, children and communal harmony in the Gujar Bakarwal Girls been taken up and as and and peace in the region, madarsa teachers region. Hostel, Gujar Bakarwal MVD distributes crash helmets when the weather conducted Quran improves electricity would Boys Hostel and Pahari recitation competition at Notice be restored. Madarsa, Chingam and Hostel (Boys) here to take of two wheelers in Rajouri. During a It was also apprised that Padhyarna of Kishtwar surprise checking naka laid in Gujjar I, Harminder Singh S/o Baldev Singh R/o Shanti Nagar, Kunjwani, stock of facilities being sufficient stock of food district to promote peace Tehsil & Distt Jammu, have lost my gun license bearing regd. no. provided to inmates there. Mandi, officials from Motor Vehicles grains is available in the and tranquillity in the 1573/jmd/95. Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the same. During the visit, DDC Department including inspector Ranjeev district. region. Unity in diversity Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concerned authorities within Poonch interacted with the Bhasin along with Deputy The departments were has been one of the great asked to be proactive and 7 days from the publication of this notice. students of the Hostels Superintendent of Police, headquarters, characteristics of our ensure that there were no Surjeet and distributed sports Govind Rattan and civil society member nation which has bounded Parbodh Jasyal intercepted several two interruptions in essential people of all religions equipment and sports kits services particularly Notice wheeler drivers who were not wearing together in one string. among them. foodgrains water supply, helmets. All these drivers were These events provide a While interacting with the kerosene oil, electricity platform to the Madarsa I, Saujnaya Sharma S/o Sh. Ajay Kumar R/o Kalka Nagar, NL CORRESPONDENT presented crash helmets. They were students, DDC said that supply and clearance of going children to interact Kundrorian, Katra, have selling my Royal Enfield Classic 350 bike RAJOURI, FEB 07 also made aware about the benefits of the kits are being provided roads. with Indian Army and bearing regd. no. JK20A-3468 to Sunny Bhat S/o Maharaj Krishan crash helmets and were asked to wear All the SDMs and share their experiences. A Bhat R/o Nand Bab Colony, Muthi Jammu. Now, I have applied for under 'Khelo India' Motor Vehicles Department on Thursday the same while driving the two Tehsildars were directed total of 25 Madarsa the transfer of R/C. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to ARTO initiative to provide a distributed crash helmets among drivers wheelers. to remain present at their students took part in the Reasi within 7 days from the publication of this notice.

Nishant Katra the northlines 5 STATE Jammu | Friday| February 08| 2019 Advisor Kumar listens to people's Chairman LC reviews facilities Awareness prog on issues, assures timely redressal for Kargil students in hostels child protection held

made their representation said that rules are being to the Advisor highlighting framed to bring people their issues, while as a having knowledge of Hotel delegation of contractual Management and workers of NHM working Housekeeping so that under e-hospital project better management of the sought his intervention in Hostels is ensured. release of their pending Furthermore, he desired salary. that the Department of Rehbre-e-Khel aspirants NL CORRESPONDENT Sexual Violence and Child NL CORRESPONDENT Feroz Ahmad Khan, Tribal Affairs may be from district Anantnag SAMBA, FEB 07 Rights. She stressed the NL CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, FEB 07 Secretary Tribal Affairs allowed to take over the academic arrangements met the Advisor apprising students to be vigilant and JAMMU, FEB 07 under SRO-384 urged for Abdul Majid Bhat, proposed Girls Hostel at him of their demands District Legal Service advised them to raise their consideration of their Chairman Legislative Executive Councilor, Jammu to ensure all-round Authority and Child voice in the face of any including grant of age Advisor to Governor, K candidature by JKPSC. Council, Haji Anayat Ali, Tourism and Zanaskar facilities as per the Welfare Committee and abuse or violation of their relaxation to them. Vijay Kumar today listened Members of Coordination today chaired a meeting to Affairs, TashiPhunsuq, Juvenile Justice Board, rights. A delegation of All J&K standard protocol of the to the grievances of the Committee of Estates/PHQ review the boarding and Councilors Kachoo Ahmad Samba today organized an She also had an extensive Rehbre-e-Janglat Department. people during weekly Hired Hotels in Srinagar lodging facilities being Ali Khan, StenzinLakhpa, The representatives of the awareness programme discussion on Cyber Employees Association provided to the students of Director Tribal Affairs, Dr public hearing programme sought his intervention for student organizations here on child rights and violence, Anti-criminal held here today. implementation of new urged for amendment Kargil district in the Mushtaq Ahamd besides requested for the their protection from activities, modified 18 deputations and 22 rent rates approved in inthe policy of Rehbre-e- hostels at Jammu and students of Alswaj and various forms of consent, besides on extension of the dates for individuals met the 2015. Janglatbrining it at par Srinagar. Lugnuk Youth Hostel. exploitation. environmental issues. Advisor who apprised him Residents of Shahidi with Rehbre-e-Zirat. The Chairman stressed The Chairman Legislative filling up forms for accord The programme held at Other speakers highlighted about their grievances, Chowk Jammu projected Besides, several upon the upgradation and Council directed the of sanction to scholarship. Government Higher the spirit behind the JJ Act demands and requested their demands including individuals also registered maintenance of the LAHDC Kargil to sign a The Secretary Tribal Secondary School, and threw light on the his intervention in timely action against the land their grievances for their hostels. He directed Tribal Memorandum of Affairs disclosed that a Ramgarh focused on the holistic development of the resolution of the issues. grabbers. timely resolution. Affairs Department to Understanding (MoU) with cutoff date may be made Jammu & Kashmir children. They also spoke A group of qualified Members of Christian The Advisor assured the expedite the works for Tribal Affairs Department public through official Protection of Children from on the environmental Ayurvedic doctors Minority Welfare people that the grievances maintenance and upkeep for maintenance and website of the department Sexual Violence ordinance, issues and advised the apprised the Advisor Association Jammu also would be looked into of the Youth Hostels for upkeep of these Hostels for the convenience of the 2018 and Juvenile Justice students to play a positive about their issues projected some demands seriously and necessary the students of Kargil at for providing better students. Act 2013 and Rules 2014. role in preserving water including request for related to the welfare of action will be taken Jammu and Srinagar. He facilities to the Tribal Regarding the release of Members of the Child and ecology. specifically issued Students of Kargil. creation of posts of their community and accordingly. In some scholarship, Director Welfare Committee, Members also discussed Ayurvedic Doctors so that requested taking strong directions for providing He further directed the cases, he instructed the Tribal Affairs informed Juvenile Justice Board, the provisions of financial they can apply for the steps to prevent drug facilities in the Lugnak Tribal Affairs Department Samba and outreach assistance under concerned officers to act that the scholarship for same. addiction. on the issues raised by the youth hostel on priority. to keep transit facilities workers were also present sponsorship for the needy The meeting was attended provision at the hostels for the current year is being A delegation of contractual A delegation of Retired people and redress them on the occasion. and deserving children and by CEC LAHDC, Kargil, stay of the students released in the first doctors working on Police Personnel's also in a timely manner. Sub Judge, Swati Gupta also informed the children visiting Jammu and instance and the previous delivered a lecture on the about the constitution of Srinagar from Ladakh. liabilities will be cleared Jammu & Kashmir Village Level Child Advisor Skandan for reformative Secretary Tribal Affairs afterwards. Protection of Children from Protection Committee. measures to develop Horticulture sector Advisor Sharma for robust mechanism to NL CORRESPONDENT consultants for the same. ensure uninterrupted facilities to people JAMMU, FEB 07 At the outset, Secretary Horticulture briefed the Advisor to Governor, K Advisor about the CEC Kargil calls on Advisor, seeks redressal of dev issues Skandan today convened organizational setup, an interactive meeting responsibilities and duties NL CORRESPONDENT Feroz Khan along with with the officers of the assigned to the officers. JAMMU, FEB 07 other councillors also Horticulture Department The Advisor entrusted farmers. He apprised the Advisor called on the Advisor and to review the J&K's upon the department to He further asked the that the horticulture Advisor to Governor, projected several Horticulture sector here at roll out the mechanism for concerned to bring all the industry has the capacity Kewal Kumar Sharma, developmental issues of Civil Secretariat. establishing more weigh stakeholders on board for of much larger produce today directed for putting the district. Secretary, Horticulture, bridges in terminal fruit making the functioning of than what it is currently in a place a mechanism to The issues projected Manzoor Ahmed Lone, mandies while making the department more producing. Horticulture ensure that the people of include Additional funds Director, Horticulture mandies work on scientific result oriented. He further sector contributes a large the state do not sufferer under Capex Budget 2018- Planning and Management, lines with imposition of instructed them to draft a chunk in the State's for want of basic facilities 2019, provision of 5-10 MW Shahnawaz Ahmed, cess for both inflow and feedback report of economy besides in inclement weather Power supply in Kargil Managing Director, outflow besides re- stakeholders. providing direct and conditions. Kumar, Commissioner The Advisor also directed through National grid, JKHPMC, Shafat Sultan, planning of traffic The Advisor sought the indirect employment to The Advisor was speaking Secretary R&B Khurshid for taking measures to providing funds for Director Horticulture arrangements in these details on the status of large number of people at a review meeting Ahmad Shah, Secretary ensure that water is also maintenance and creation Jammu, RK Srangal mandies. He further asked fruit mandies besides who earn their livelihood convened to discuss the PHE Farooq Ahmad Shah, drained off from the areas of separate division for besides other senior them to make headways various undergoing and from this sector, he said, overall scenario in view of and other concerned which are facing water execution works on officers attended the towards establishing E- proposed Horticulture adding that, various the adverse weather officers. logging and other similar National Highway-301 meeting. Auction system and projects. He asked the developmental schemes conditions prevalent in the On the occasion, Advisor conditions. Kargil-Padum, approval While interacting with the strengthening the department to conduct a have been taken by the state. directed the officers to The Advisor was told that and sanction of works senior functionaries, infrastructure of fruit detailed study of Sopore Department under State The meeting was attended ensure that the people are the process of the snow under languishing project Advisor emphasized on mandies. mandi as case study and Sector and Central Sector by Commissioner provided with the clearance has already and other related issues. the need for taking The Advisor put emphasis figure out number of for promotion of this Secretary Forest, MK adequate requisite been initiated and The Advisor assured the reformative measures for on improving quality and orchids in the area and sector and give further Dwivedi, Commissioner facilities besides ensuring connectivity has been deputation that the issues production of Horticulture extent of contract farming. developing Horticulture boost to it. Secretary PDD, Hirdesh the snow clearance is restored to main towns projected by them would crops to make the sector He was of the opinion that sector and exploring more done on the main roads of and villages connecting to be looked into and would more vibrant besides the department shall possibilities of its the major towns besides the main district be taken up with the increasing the income of engage professional expansion in the state. Sonam Wangchuk villages and lanes as well. headquarters. It was also concerned quarters. He said that the given out that power He said that the Arrangements for conduct of Irrigation, meets Governor administration should supply is being provided to government has already formulate a fool-proof the consumers besides initiated several infra mechanism to ensure that other amenities like water NL CORRESPONDENT date status of the development projects Water Bodies Census reviewed people do not face any supply etc are also being JAMMU, FEB 07 Himalayan Institute of under various central and Alternatives, a skill-based inconvenience vis-a-vis provided without any state schemes which The Chairman of the Sh. Sonam Wangchuk, an University, which will the basic amenities in interruption. would ensure the holistic Committee instructed that engineer, innovator, and encourage experiential view of the inclement Earlier, the Chief development of the hill the line departments education reformist, met learning via practical weather conditions. Executive Councilor, Kargil district. providing of information as Governor Satya Pal Malik application of knowledge. per the guidelines, the at the Raj Bhavan here Appreciating the Sonam Wanghchuk calls on Advisor Sharma primary enumerator should today. innovative approach of Sh. Sh. Wangchuk informed Wangchuk towards take with them the list of NL CORRESPONDENT detail the projects related The Advisor assured him of Governor about the education, Governor all schemes covered in the JAMMU, FEB 07 to harnessing the solar all the possible help in outcome of his continuing stressed the need for NL CORRESPONDENT OQs have been imparted last census during 2013-14 endeavors to reform the making educationsystem energy by way of generating ensuring that the solar JAMMU, FEB 07 training at their respective while going for field work. education system and relevant for providing Sonam Wangchuk, electricity through it and energy of the Ladakh District Headquarters in all He should visit and cover bring it in sync with solutions to the local internationally acclaimed also development of district is properly State Level Steering districts by the Officers and all these schemes again. He ground realities by problems and encouraging innovator and academician pastures, irrigation harnessed, so that the State Committee (SLSC) for the Officials of the Planning should also find out from pursuing locally relevant youth towards knowledge today called on Advisor to facilities, besides becomes self-sufficient in conduct of 6th Minor Cell in the Office of village officials, knowledge, values and based constructive Governor, Kewal Kumar sponsoring educational power generation. Irrigation Census and 1st Financial Commissioner, knowledgeable people, skills and about the to contribution to the Society. Sharma and discussed avenues, job opportunities Commissioner/ Secretary Census of Water bodies met Revenue. water use association, any several developmental to the youth by way of PDD, Hridesh Kumar was here today under the The Committee informed new MI schemes which NHM employees resume issues related to Ladakh. installing power plants in also present on the Chairmanship of Financial that along with Guidelines have started functioning Wangchuk discussed in the area. occasion. Commissioner Revenue, and Instruction Manual after 2-13-14. duties on DDC's assurance Pawan Kotwal to discuss have been printed and The Chairman impressed NHM Delegation meets DDC Pulwama the arrangements to be distributed among the upon the heads of line NL CORRESPONDENT This meeting between the made for smooth conduct of Tehsils, Village directory departments like Irrigation, SHOPIAN, FEB 07 NL CORRESPONDENT Health Mission (NHM) keeping in view the harsh both the Census in the required by the Ministry of employees of NHM and RDD, Agriculture and other PULWAMA, FEB 07 employees District Union weather conditions, a state. It was also first Water Resources, River DDC Shopian was widely allied departments to National Health Mission Pulwama today met delegation met DDC meeting of the Steering Development and Ganga appreciated with the view extend their full (NHM) employees of Expressing their Deputy Commissioner Pulwama and expressed Committee. Rejuvenation GOI has been that common people will willingness to resume Pulwama G M Dar here at their consent to work in cooperation to conduct both district Shopian ended Threadbare discussions prepared and sent to the their ongoing statewide not suffer any further in normal work at their place DC office Complex spirit and devotion during were held on reviews of concerned and Deputy the Census. strike in the district after a availing better health care of postings in Pulwama a Pulwama. inclement weather progress and initiatives Commissioners have been Director, Planning meeting with District facilities. delegation of National As a good will gesture and conditions, for the larger taken for conduct of 6th authorized as per plan of Department, Ghulam Development benefit of the society. Minor Irrigation Census activities approved by the Mohammad also briefed Commissioner Dr Owais DSEK condoles Tantray's demise On the occasion, DDC and 1st Census of Water Ministry of Water the Committee about the Ahmed. DDC assured that applauded the NL CORRESPONDENT father of Suhail Ahmad Tantray, Senior Law Bodies. Resources, River various aspects to conduct their genuine demands will unprecedented step taken For conducting the census Development and Ganga the both the Census in the be communicated to the SRINAGAR, FEB 07 Officer, Directorate of school Education, by the NHM employees and higher authorities expressed his gratitude to effectively and efficiently, Rejuvenation GOI to State. It was also informed Kashmir. A condolence meeting was held at the immediately. the members of NHM field functionaries of procure Mobile Phones @ 2 in the meeting that the field The Directorate of School Education, Kashmir Directorate with Dr. G N Ittoo in chair which After assurances from the Pulwama. DDC further has expressed grief over the passing away of prayed FOR peace to the departed Revenue Department viz for each Tehsil as required work is likely to be started DDC, all the employees of added that such a Tehsildars, Naib-Tehsildars, for capturing photographs in the next week of this NHM resumed their duties Ghulam Hassan Tantray, former Law Secretary soul.Heartfelt condolences and sympathies commitment is rare and Girdawars, Patwaries and of water bodies. month. from Thursday. and former Chairman, BOPEE. He was the were also extended to the bereaved. appreciable. 6 JAMMU | Friday, February 8, 2019

EDITORIAL CIVILIAN KILLINGS Interest rate Separatists and mainstreamers owe cut is timely

he RBI under its new Governor Shakti- kanta Das has announced a cut in inter- an explanation to people T est rate when the domestic and global growth, both expected to be lower in the coming OMKAR DATTATRAY encounter sites. personnel fighting a tough battle in The onus of counseling and ings for which separatists and the year. With this interest rate cut, RBI has set the Stone pelting has became a Kashmir should be asked to follow suggestion giving lies upon the mainstreamers as well as equally stage for easing the lending rate even further ammu & Kashmir state read modern avocation of the teen aged standard operating procedure separatists and the mainstream responsible. It is the moral and in 2019. Kashmir has been burning boys in Kashmir thanks to the overt while performing their duty and not parties alike to guide and counsel bounden duty of the elders, the The latest interest-rate cut by RBI Thurs- Jfrom the last 30 years due to and covert support of the separat- resort to unnecessary forces upon the innocent boys not to resort to separatists & the mainstream lead- day, a surprise to most economists, was justi- the Pak sponsored and abetted ter- ists and mainstream political par- civilian population as it is counter- stone pelting upon the security ers to channelize the energies of fied as the Inflation is well below target and rorism and in this turmoil the local ties of the Kashmir who have kept productive and has the potential of forces as there lies the apprehen- the youth for productive purposes growth is slowing across all major econo- youth of the valley has been made their own near and dear ones out- inciting the sentiment of people in sion of losing lives of the innocent and not lure them to resort to stone mies. In that regard, India is firmly in the cannon fodder by the Separatists side the so called freedom struggle Kashmir and affecting peace and boys who are lured into stone pelt- pelting upon the security forces as mainstream. and the Kashmir mainstream par- and provide them good education tranquility in the disturbed state. ing by the enemies of the nation. this has the potential of risking the While the experts say the monetary policy ties. outside J&K, other parts of India But at the same time it is also true Army men and paramilitary forces lives of these young boys who are with its rate cut of 25 basis points, may be too Civilian killings are very unfor- and even in foreign countries. They that the face of stone pelting mobs as well as the state police in fight- our future. expansionary, given as it comes shortly after tunate and cannot be accepted in have a permissive attitude towards and they have to be dealt with an ing a tough battle in Kashmir and The young boys should be an expansionary budget. However, the economy a civilized and democratic coun- the local youth and even encour- iron hand as they are the over they should not be obstructed in in schools and colleges and not should get a push from a shift in the aggre- try but thanks to the role and age them to indulge in stone pelting ground supporters of militants and the performance of their duties by involve themselves in stone pelting gate demand, helped by industrial demand and inspiration provided by the Kash- on armed forces and security men provide them means to flee from the stone pelting mobs and then if at behest of the inimical forces. On manufacturing. mir Separatists and the regional when they are involved in the dif- encounter sites. Civilian killings some civilian casualties happen as their part security apparatus has With this decision, the markets should now mainstream parties that includes ficult task of fighting terrorism and which took place in Laroo Kulgam has unfortunately happened in Pul- also the moral duty to observe SOP be pleased with the decision of the central national party congress & local terrorists in Kashmir at the risk due to the coming of the civilians wama which are abominable and during cordon and search opera- bank, whose six-member monetary policy politicians. Civilian killings should of their precious lives and these near the encounter site are unfor- unacceptable but they take place tion and take all possible efforts so committee (MPC), which Das heading it, has be condemned by all right think- security force personnel also get tunate and should not happen but because the young boys resort to that collateral damage is minimum. brought the repo rate (at which the RBI lends to ing people and the state governor’s martyred in the encounters but the civilian should not venture into the stone pelting on the security forces On one hand Separatists and the the commercial banks) down from 6.5 per cent administration including Governor local youth indulge in stone pelting encounter sites as there remain and risk their lives which are so mainstream political parties call to 6.25 per cent, changed the policy stance from Satya Pal Malik himself has rightly upon the security forces and even chances of damage to property and precious to all of us. for talks but on the other hands ‘calibrated tightening’ to neutral, and lowered condemned the innocent killings venture into the areas of encounter lives as there sometimes remain It is Pakistan and their agents in they do not denounce stone pelt- the inflationary projections down to under 4 of Kashmiri youth and the central sites thus risking their lives. Then some unexploded explosives and J&K who use these innocent boys ing and do not counsel the young per cent for 2019. dispensation also condemns such if any untoward incident of civilian thus civilians should not come near and incite them to resort to stone boys not to resort to stone pelting. Interestingly, the inflation projection is not unacceptable and unfortunate kill- killings takes place, a great hue and encounter sites and risk their pre- pelting to affect the security forces It seems that separatists as well an easy task. It involves taking into account ings of youth. But the fact remains cry is made by the Separatists and cious lives. efforts to neutralize the terrorists as the mainstreamers do not like both supply and demand side forces, global that security forces are working in Kashmir based mainstream politi- The civilian killings derail the and this has the risk of consuming peace to return to valley as their commodity prices, the fiscal stance and trying and difficult circumstances cal parties to defame the disciplined peace efforts of the security forces the lives of the youth boys. But here political fortunes are flourishing various shocks. However, it had become and in an alien climate and they security forces and accuse security and give a new lease of life of the the onus lies upon the Separatists in militancy and thus they hardly clear that the consistently higher infla- exercise maximum restraint but forces of violation of human rights. fading militancy in Kashmir. A great leaders and mainstream parties to are interested in peace. It can be tion projections made by the RBI needed to the local youth resort to stone As already said that civilian killings responsibility lies upon the shoul- counsel the astrayed youth not to safely concluded that the Separat- change. This has been corrected in the latest pelting on the security forces and are unacceptable and have no place ders of the separatists who sponsor resort to unprovoked stone pelting. ists and the mainstreamers owe an projections. thus in a way support the terror- in a democratic dispensation but in the so called freedom movement in Stone pelting is also done in explanation to the general public The MPC’s latest move, which would be ists. They resort to stone pelting spite of the best efforts of the army Kashmir and upon the mainstream order to force the security forces for remaining mute to the stone the last before the elections, indicates that in order to divert the attention of and security forces to minimize the political parties of J&K to give a to resort to firing as a last resort pelting youth and thus in a way moving forward, the RBI will slash or raise the highly disciplined security collateral damage during terrorist positive guidance, counseling and and then if killings take place, it are approving their activity of stone the rates depending on the data, and not as forces, paramilitary and the army and forces encounters. direction to the young boys so that arouses the passions and the sepa- pelting. How many times have they per requirement. This implies that there is Jawans as well as state police force At times innocent people get they desist from assembling at the ratists and the mainstreamers cry counseled the youth not to resort now a scope for a rate cut that did not exist so that the holed up terrorists get killed and this is very unfortunate. encounter sites and thus abstain hoarse for the human rights viola- to stone pelting? The answer is a earlier. an opportunity to flee from the Security forces as well as the army from stone pelting. tions and beat chest on these kill- big no.

Undermining our Culture! CIVILISATIONAL CONTINUITY Where stands Jammu in Jammu Mahotsav? MOHD YASEEN SALARIA are many big names who not promote mediocrity and fur- SANDHYA JAIN Given the Kashmir- repeatedly rebuffed and see these incidents as Vs State of Mysore and only carried on the legacies ther believe to have best out centric bias imposed on humiliated by Jawaharlal a calculated assault on Others (1958 SCR 895), ulture is a binding of the culture and tradition of it. The business is only to rom Kashmir to the region from 1947, Nehru. It is for Modi to Hindu society, a continu- a five-judge Bench tack- factor that ties people of the Jammu region but also have an event for the name- Kerala, be it the Modi surely under- set the agenda; the BJP um of the plot against the led the conflict between Ctogether and keeps its took the Jammu region to the sake and mere a formal- F Sabarimala issue or stands that much can be does not owe anything Kanchi Acharyas. Articles 25(2)(b) and 26. people intact. Culture is free global heights. J&K Tourism ity. The way Government is the rights of citizens in achieved under Presi- to Sajjad Lone; he can Sabarimala’s unique The trustees of Sri of biased barriers, whether it has failed to get the eminent playing with the sentiments Jammu & Kashmir, there dent’s rule. Indeed, it is take a walk if he cannot rites and customs, Venkataramana of is lingual or regional. Today faces of Jammu who are the of Dogras is totally unaccept- is a need to look at every- time to take the bull by a c c o m m o d a t e n a t i o n a l i s t including restrictions Moolky Petta temple one can easily find the much ambassadors of the state like able and the way these kinds thing through the prism the horns and begin by sentiments. on women of a certain were managing the publicized ‘Jammu Mahot- Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Jatin- of conspiracies and happen- of the Constitution granting Indian citizen- Meanwhile, the Rash- age group, qualify it as temple on behalf of the sav-2019’ hording in the city der Singh, Radhika Chopra, ings are taking place will take Prime Minister Nar- ship to refugees from triya Swayamsevak a denominational temple Gowda Saraswath Brah- of temples in which the major Seema Sehgal, Sidarth Sal- Dogras and its language to the endra Modi largely stuck West Pakistan from 1947 Sangh (RSS) and Dharam under Article 26 of the mins. After the Madras attraction is of Sharry Mann. athia, Kailash Mehra, Suresh verge of extinction. to his developmental and end the sense of Sansad of religious lead- Constitution. Ayyappa, Temple Entry Authori- Whole city will get the special Chauhan, Suraj Singh and It is pertinent to mention agenda during his visit betrayal which pervades ers have expressed con- son of Shiva and Vishnu sation Act (Madras V of pieces of Punjabi in Jammu many more. The director of that the whole event is being to Jammu, Srinagar and the Hindu psyche in the cerns over sustained as Mohini, is Naishtika 1947) permitted Harijans but the title ‘Jammu Mahot- the department himself is a highjacked by the people Leh on February 3, 2019, region. Scrap the State assaults on Hindu tra- Brahmachari (eternal entry into Hindu public sav’ suggests that, Jammu’s Dogra and this kind of hap- from outside as the govern- inaugurating projects flag, the issue for which ditions and sensitivities celibate) and performs temples, the trustees culture and tradition is going pening is either done for their ment showed faith on them worth Rs 44,000 crore but Syama Prasad Mukher- by vested interests. In eternal tapas (pen- claimed the temple was to be showcased but unfortu- tummies or to oblige the anti- and favored them for this disappointing the faithful jee sacrificed his life, Sabarimala, people with ance); hence women private and outside the nately, the Jammu and Kash- Jammu lobby sitting in the mega cultural event showing in Ladakh and Jammu by and begin the debate no locus standi persuad- of reproductive age (10 Act. mir Tourism is playing a key Government. The practices zilch of Dogras. It is a well failing to address their on filling the 24 Assem- ed the Supreme Court to 50 years) do not dis- The Government role in dislodging the cause of Dogra Culture and tradi- planned strategy to play with core anxieties. Ladakh bly seats reserved for that entry of women of turb him. This age group rejected this claim. The of Dogra culture as there is tions are under threat today the sentiments of Dogras was expecting a grant the Pakistan-occupied a prohibited age group spontaneously reacted Bench addressed the nothing which could have and government is adding fur- which will soon lose in the of divisional status Jammu and Kashmir was imperative for to the verdict with the question of whether been related to Jammu region ther to it by vanishing the rich tides of times which always to redress decades of (POJK) regions with nom- gender justice, equality #ReadytoWait move- the right of a religious in this event. Such events are cultural heritage and the very have been taken casually by neglect but perhaps Modi inations from among the or parity. Keen to deliver ment. denomination to manage the occasions to recognize identity of Jammu. Out of the the politicians and the govern- has kept that for another POJK refugees. Part III of a ‘landmark judgement’, This forced the RSS, its affairs in matters the cultural legacies of the total allocated budget, 80% is ment alike. Ironically the local day. His major focus was the Constitution of India, the court invented Con- the Prime Minister and of religion guaranteed region but regrettably Crores being given to the outsiders. A leaders of Jammu who make on education and health- pertaining to Fundamen- stitutional morality and the Dharam Sansad under Article 26(b) is of rupees are being thrown thorough enquiry is required tall claims of giving due share care, the prime concerns tal Rights, should be waded into liberation the- to appreciate that the subject to and can be into drain and giving mes- to be instituted to undo such to Jammu are also the mute since 2014. He launched bestowed upon citizens ology, a concept invoked threat to a unique prac- controlled by a law pro- sage to Jammu region that misdoings. spectators. They must bear the University of Ladakh, of Jammu & Kashmir by Christian clergy of tice in a remote corner tected by Article 25(2)(b), you are backward and we Jammu has so much to in mind that public is watch- a long-standing demand without further ado. Latin America, who stood of the country is a threat throwing open a Hindu can’t promote our cultural offer culturally that it can ing all these misdoings and recently granted under Modi is surely aware with their people against to Dharma itself because temple to all classes and legacy. Kudos to Department dazzle the visitors to this very soon they will go to them President’s rule and that Kashmiri is an American-backed, Vati- the myriad forms of wor- sections of Hindus. The of Tourism for the way they place. ‘Rangla Jammu’ is to seek votes. They always laid the foundations for ancient classical lan- can-endorsed dictator- ship comprise the unity judges held that Article are promoting the Tourism of one of the fine examples that claim that we are concerned two All India Institutes guage that could have ships. of Sanatana dharma. 25(2)(b) protected the Jammu region by promoting showcased for years together about Jammu. Where is their of Medical Sciences been the official lan- Sabarimala has been Claptrap like unity in right to enter a temple smalltime Punjabi singers after its first opening show concern when the culture is (AIIMS) in Jammu and guage of the State but on the evangelical hit list diversity is the cross of for worship but the instead of glorifying the true at Mini Stadium, Parade being eroded and invaded by Srinagar. for Aligarh Muslim Uni- for decades; the inquiry Abrahamic faiths with right is not absolute and essence Dogra culture and in the year 2007 where it outsiders? Will they come out At Jammu, however, versity alumnus Sheikh into the fire and des- their notion of singu- unlimited. ethos. attracted thousands of visi- of their shells and approach he acknowledged the Mohammad Abdullah ecration of the shrine lar divinity. For Hindus, Applied to Sabari- The history is the witness tors to Jammu. The Jammu Governor to put a full-stop unresolved problems of imposing Urdu. Kash- in 1950 hinted at mis- diversity reflects unity of mala, this means that to the facts that Dogras have in Jammu Mahotsav-2019 is to this major conspiracy Kashmiri Pandits before miri in Sharda script sionary involvement. In creation. women of the restricted always been victimized by nothing but sheer demonstra- against Dogri language and massive crowds: “We should replace Urdu in September 2006, a non- The Supreme Court’s age group do not form a the politicians and the popu- tion of mediocrity. It looks as if Culture. haven’t forgotten their educational institutions; Hindu actress, Jaimala, majority verdict ignores separate class or section lar governments and such it is a very well planned con- The history of Dogras persecution. I always Jammu can have Dogri claimed to have entered Article 26 of the Con- and, hence, the restric- adverse agenda of Jammu spiracy to disgrace Dogras speaks volume and neither feel their pain and I am and Ladakh Bhoti. Hindi the temple at the age of stitution which bestows tion is not violative of the and Kashmir Tourism will and people of Jammu. A region politicians nor government committed to delivering and English would con- 27, which was revealed the fundamental right of law. As this verdict was ruin the Dogri language and which is glorified globally is has paid attention towards justice.” He spoke about tinue as link languages in a devaprasanam con- freedom to manage reli- questioned in the Sabari- its culture. One must under- being showcased so poorly. If the showcasing of its own the importance of the with the rest of India. ducted by astrologer gious affairs. Activist PM mala petition, it should stand the fact that without Jammu can attract thousands culture and traditions. More- now-shelved Citizen- Though the subject Unnikrishna Panicker, Ravindran has noted that not have been overturned engraving and promoting the of International audiences at over just because of such ship Bill and the rights of Article 370 and 35-A who had old links with if the court had to apply without reference to cultural ethos of the Jammu Trafalgar Square, London, misplaced acts by the Gov- of Hindus, who had to is before the Supreme her. the fundamental right to a seven-judge Bench. region, we cannot promote its why can’t we bring the same ernment and the politicians come to India to escape Court, the Prime Minis- This incident was equality to the funda- Perhaps the review will culture and tourism. One day for our own audiences? It Dogras are leaving their own religious persecution in ter should promise that linked to the incrimi- mental right of freedom take note of this crucial such acts will take us nowhere simply looks that no thought land and going somewhere Pakistan, Afghanistan these will be scrapped nation of Chief Thantri of religion, it should have point. and will have identity crises of has been given and a deliber- else where they are getting and Bangladesh. This is by presidential order Kantaru Mohanaru in invoked to Article 25(2) (The writer is Senior Dogras because of these mis- ate attempt is being made to recognized and getting warm a clear hint that Modi and the State fully inte- a sex scandal involv- (b) which is specific to Fellow, Nehru Memorial adventures of Government. To abuse the very cultural face welcome from the people who intends to pursue this if grated with India, as ing a Christian woman Hindu religious institu- Museum and Library; promote a singer from Punjab of Jammu. are well known by the culture. returned to power in the desired by Maharaja of allegedly question- tions. In Sri Venkatra- the views expressed are is sheer a wastage of money Mediocrity is everywhere It has been rightly said ‘Ghar coming elections. Hari Singh, who was able morals. We must mana Devaru and Others personal) and Jammu is getting what and it is also the way of life Ki Murgi Daal Baraabar.’ they aren’t meant for. There in our system, people at helm (via email)

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health services being clearance, essential services services reviewed provided to the patients there. During her all major link roads are NL CORRESPONDENT The DDC was informed inspection to various wards cleared on war footing ANANTNAG, FEB 07 that all the roads are being including emergency, basis to make them cleared and most of them operation theatre, ECG and through for the general The District Development have been cleared and Post Operation wards, the public across the district. Commissioner Anantnag road connectivity has been DDC directed caoncerned DDC directed the officials Mohammad Younis Malik restored. He was also MS to make proper heating of concerned departments today visited various informed that power and bedding arrangements to fully gear up the men places of Anantnag District supply to all the places is to the patients. Stressing and machinery to clear including Qazigund, being restored and has on cleanliness and the roads for traffic Bijbehara, Mattan and been restored to most of NL CORRESPONDENT district hospital, sub- sanitation at the hospital BUDGAM, FEB 07 district hospitals, PHCs movement and make all other areas of the district the areas well in time. the DDC directed on NL CORRESPONDENT R&B, Executive Officer and other health roads clear in town and to take stock of the snow Also, safe drinking water proper waste and garbage PULWAMA, FEB 07 Municipal Committee and adjacent areas. He clearance and to assess is being provided to the District Development institutions would be made disposal. concerned officials stressed on prioritising the availability of basic public. He was also Commissioner, Budgam Dr on priority. The DDC also met various In view of inclement accompanied the DDC. snow-clearance from facilities including safe informed that adequate Syed Sehrish Asgar today She directed the PHE patients and enquired weather and continuous During the tour, the DDC roads leading to all drinking water, Healthcare supply of food grains, visited various areas of department to ensure about health facilities being snowfall, District visited Main Market, important installations and sanitation and Kerosene Oil and LPG are Budgam district to take scheduled water supply to provided to them, listened Development Muran Chowk and restoration of power available to meet the stock of snow clearance, all towns and villages and to their grievances and Commissioner Pulwama hospital road where locals across the district health services, restoration deploy tankers in areas gave on spot directions to G.M Dar along with the apprised the DDC about including Hospitals, supply. needs of the general of electricity and where the supply has been the concerned for prompt team of officers today the problems faced by schools and colleges. He The DDC also visited public. availability of essential and affected due to the redressal. conducted an extensive them amid harsh weather exhorted upon the officers Emergency Hospital Among others the DDC other commodities across snowfall. The DDC was accompanied tour of the Pulwama town conditions. to work in close liaison Qazigund and SDH was accompanied by Exn the district. The DDC emphasised on by ADDC Budgam and adjacent areas and On the occasion, DDC with other departments to Bijbehara to take stock of Mechanical Division During her visit to various the regular supply of ration Khurshid Ahmad Sanai, MS took stock of snow said all the men and overcome the issues faced the facilities being Anantnag, SDM Bijbehara, areas, the DDC said that to the people and directed Hospital Dr Deeba, clearance, connectivity, machinery have been put by public. provided to the patients. Executive Officers of both men and machinery FCS&CA department to Executive Officer, MC restoration of power and on high alert in the He appealed people to He instructed the Anantnag Municipal were put on the job right ensure that there is no Budgam, Anees Chowdary water supply, availability district since last night contact Control Room to concerned to ensure better Council and Mattan, from the time snowfall shortage of LPG, K-oil and and officials from R&B, of ration and other and the snow clearance avail all possible help healthcare facilities to the Bijbehara and started to ensure all major Petrol anywhere in the Mechanical, PDD, PHE and essential commodities. operations were started from the district patients and availability of QazigundMunicipalities, and link roads are cleared district. FCS&CA departments. Chief Medical Officer, S.E early morning to ensure administration during doctors and paramedical BMO Qazigund, Engineers at the earliest and make During her visit to Budgam inclement weather staff in the hospitals round from PDD, R&B & PHE and them through for the town, the DDC directed conditions at all times. the clock. other Sectoral Officers. general public across the concerned to clear snow Snowfall: Srinagar admin district. from footpaths and interior She said that efforts are on roads also under snow DDC reviews snow clearance, to restore electricity in all clearance work. issues helpline numbers the affected areas soon and The DDC later visited the availability of essentials said that the restoration of District Hospital Budgam NL CORRESPONDENT 0194- clearance and dewatering electricity supply to the and took stock of the SRINAGAR, FEB 07 2479488/101/9419251908, of all roads and lanes major roads were cleared MED 0194- especially those leading to in the district and traffic Distt admn The Srinagar 2497458/9596193550/94190 important installations like was plying normally. administration has issued 59311, PDD 0194- hospitals and receiving Showing satisfaction on helpline numbers for the 2452001/9419008002/94190 stations and that the measures taken by the establishes helpline information of the general 19634/9419033244, UEED Traffic department has concerned departments, public requiring assistance 0194-2500444, SMC 0194- been directed to ensure Dr. Singla said the NL CORRESPONDENT People can contact the in view of the prevalent 2474499/18001807038, PHE maximum police administration is ready to SHOPIAN, FEB 07 control room on 01933- weather situation in the 0194-2452047/9596046111, deployment for effective tackle with any kind of 260984, 01933- 260987, district.The general public Health 0194- handling of traffic situation situation and men and In view of the heavy ADC on 9419027001, ACR have been asked to contact 2452498/9906540795/94190 and movement in the City. machinery has been put snowfall Shopian on 9419128895, Tehsildar the following numbers in 0484, Drainage The DC said all the line on standby mode so that administration has advised Shopian on case of eventualities: DC 9906621818, CAPD 0194- departments have essential services are people to contact Helpline 9906113873,Tehsildar Office Srinagar 0194- 2455019, Police Control established control rooms NL CORRESPONDENT During his tour, the DDC restored at an earliest in numbers in case of any Keller on 7006599504, 2477033/2452182/94190423 Room 0194-2452092/100 for the convenience of the GANDERBAL, FEB 07 took stock of the snow the district. emergency. Executive Officer 42/7051112345, R&B 0194- and Traffic Control Room general public and all of clearance works in the While visiting Wayil, According to the Municipal Committee on 2313751/7006003383, Fire 0194-2450022 them are under strict To have first-hand district and restoration of Baroosa and other villages, administration, general 9596041676. & Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner, Dr instructions to deploy appraisal of situations essential services by the DDC stressed on people of district Shopian Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, adequate men and raised and response concerned departments mobilizing men and have been asked to contact Helpline established by SKIMS said that response machinery on the ground mechanism put in place to including drinking water machinery so that the given numbers in case of mechanism to deal with and work in close deal with challenges supply, restoration of people may not face any any emergency /exigency. the situation having arisen coordination amongst following to snowfall, electricity, availability of inconvenience. He directed ORRESPONDENT District Development essential commodities and The snow clearance NL C providing services to such from the inclement themselves. for clearing all roads and Commissioner, Ganderbal health care. helpline control room has SRINAGAR, FEB 07 patients who need weather situation in the He said that Assistant links in the area within Dr. Piyush Singla, While taking stock of snow Additional Deputy transportation to any district has been fully Commissioner Revenue shortest possible time. accompanied by various clearance measure taken, Commissioner, Assistant To overcome the hospital within the activated and that all line Srinagar and Sub Later, the DDC visited the difficulties of municipal limits of departments including Divisional Magistrates concerned officers today the DDC was told that field District Hospital where he Commissioner Revenue, visited Ganderbal town staff of concerned transportation for Srinagar. MED, PWD, PHE, SMC, East and West have been took the stock of Tehsildar Shopian, and its adjoining areas departments along with Executive Officer critically ill patients due The helpline numbers PDD, UEED, Traffic and designated as nodal availability of essential including, Wayil, Baroosa, snow clearance machines medicines and health care Municipal Committee, and to inclement weather, are: Dr Mudasir CMO: Health are on the ground officers to monitor the in efforts to restore the situation within their areas District Hospital and other have been put on job since facilities being provided to officials from R&B, PHE, Sher I Kashmir Institute 9622726147, 9906853533, villages. morning besides all the Mechanical Engineering affected services. of jurisdiction. the patients there. of Medical Sciences Shahid Transport Monitor He said the concerned and PDD Departments, (SKIMS) Medical 7006349353 and SKIMS available for general departments are under College/hospital has kept MCH Exchange no. 0194- strict instructions to Arrangements for snow clearance reviewed public. two ambulances for 2493297. ensure swift snow- NL CORRESPONDENT resumption of duties by SHOPIAN, FEB 07 NHM staff is added Snowfall Aftermath: Div Com advantage to the health Taking first hand review sector of the district. of the essential services Speaking on the occasion, takes stock of situation and snow clearance, the Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner said that the Shopian, Dr Owais administration is fully NL CORRESPONDENT checking and take strict Ahmed, today visited prepared to tackle the SRINAGAR, FEB 07 action against the snow affected areas and issues arising out of offenders. interacted with the people heavy snowfall in the In view of unabated All DCs were directed to of the district. Later he district. He further said took a detail review of that efforts are being snowing across the valley, monitor all arrangements the Divisional snow clearance made to ensure that there and preparedness ensure that the priority round the clock Commissioner Kashmir arrangements, health care is no delay in provision of personally and send hourly and other essential roads are kept through for availability of various basic amenities to the Baseer Ahmad Khan today report of their respective services in the district. the traffic. He also took services to the public. public. convened a high-level districts to the Divisional Reviewing the working of stock of availability of Reviewing the health Pertinent to mention here meeting to review the management plan across night to clear all lanes and Commissioner. Mechanical Engineering ration and other supplies sector, he instructed that that district Shopian has preparedness of all district the valley to prevent by-lanes so that commuters The Divisional wing, Dr Owais directed in the district. the doctors may need to received heaviest snowfall administrations of the He further instructed work overtime to ensure interruption in services due do not face any Commissioner stressed the Assistant Engineer in the recent history. The Kashmir Division. concerned to personally Executive Engineers of that the patients do not snow depth is ranging to the bad weather. Zonal inconvenience in the upon all concerned The Deputy Commissioners teams from concerned morning besides BRO monitor the snow Power, PHE and R&B suffer in this cold from 3 feet in town to 6 departments to be department to ensure weather. He also said that (DCs) informed the chair departments have been Engineers were directed to clearance process and feet in higher reaches. prepared and keep their that the snow had been constituted to meet any speed up the pace of snow men and machinery in cleared from all the priority exigency during the clearance work and press ready mode to tackle any one and inter district roads inclement weather period. additional men and JKHC organizes guest lecture on 'Judgment Writing' situation arising due to by various engineering Joint control rooms have machinery on the job so agencies. Rescue Teams been set up in every zone that National Highway as inclement weather Leh and Kargil. Trainee each other's experiences were already deployed at which is monitored by main well as far flung areas of conditions and ensure Judges at Delhi Judicial and hoped that this will be avalanche prone areas. All control room at every the valley will be connected prompt restoration. Academy also attended the a forerunner of many such the health institutions are Deputy Commissioner's as an earliest. Chief Engineers of PDD, lecture. programmes on different functioning normally with office to review daily To address inundation PHE, R&B, Deputy Director The lecture was aimed at subjects organized for proper heating operations. Men and problem in low lying areas Health Services, SSP enhancing the core skills of collective benefit of the arrangements and patients machinery were already on of the Srinagar city, Div Traffic, Joint Director judgment writing among whole judicial system. are being attended by the job. Com directed SMC to FCS&CA, RTO Kashmir, the Judicial Officers of the Chief Justice thanked Delhi doctors and paramedics The Divisional deploy adequate number of Director Urban Local State. High Court for the conduct besides hassle free Commissioner directed all de-watering pumps along Bodies, Commissioner The event was the result of of the lecture through video ambulance services in their Deputy Commissioners to with fire and emergency SMC, Director MET, GMC close cooperation and conferencing. respective districts. There publicize all contact machines immediately Principal, Medical coordination between the Later, an interactive is sufficient stocking of numbers of control rooms besides drainage NL CORRESPONDENT video conferencing facility. Superintendent of SKIMS Delhi High Court and the session was held in which Essential Commodities and in the different media department will clear SRINAGAR, FEB 07 The lecture delivered by and other concerned High Court of Jammu and various Judicial Officers medicines across all networks for prompt chocked drains Justice R. K. Gauba, Judge officers were present in Kashmir. from Srinagar, Bhaderwah, districts of the valley. redressal of public immediately so that water The Jammu and Kashmir Delhi High Court was this meeting whereas all In her introductory Ramban, Udhampur, District and departmental grievances. logging shall not take place. High Court today organized attended by Judges of both Deputy Commissioners of remarks, Chief Justice Samba, Leh and also the control rooms are working He directed SMC to press To curb black marketing, a guest lecture on 'Core wings of the High Court as the valley including Leh Jammu and Kashmir High Trainee Judges at Delhi 24x7. Government had all men and machinery on profiteering and hoarding, skills of judgment writing' well as by Judicial Officers and Kargil districts Court, Justice Gita Mittal, Judicial Academy raised made zone and location the job of snow clearance All DCs ensure to conduct in both the Srinagar and at all 22-district participated the meeting laid emphasis on the their queries about the wise action and and work throughout the regular intense market Jammu wings through headquarters including through video conferencing. process of learning from topic. 8 the northlines HealthHEALTH Jammu | Friday | Feb 08 | 2019

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But there's Yellow and orange root more isothiocyanates (yet immune system. 9 JAMMU | Friday, February 8, 2019 65,000 km highways to be Centre seeks CMs’ support for Cong slams Modi govt in constructed by 2022: Gadkari speedy rollout ensure expeditious imple- of PM-KISAN mentation. In order to achieve New Delhi: Agriculture LS, accuses it of weakening completion within the Minister Radha Mohan time-frame, the progress Singh has written to chief of projects under Bharat- ministers of all states seek- mala Pariyojana is moni- ing cooperation for speedy constitutional bodies tored regularly to ensure implementation of the PM- New Delhi:The Congress to 74 per cent from 16 per erence to it. New Delhi:Road Trans- timely completion of KISAN scheme under which on Thursday accused the cent in 1951, he said citing The reply was tabled on port Minister Nitin Gad- Detailed Project Report or Rs 6,000 per annum will be Modi government of weak- the 2011 census figures and the same day the govern- kari said on Thursday feasibility study and civil provide to 12 crore small and ening constitutional bodies, added that life expectancy ment gave its approval to that 65,000 km of high- works for the projects. marginal farmers. using probe agencies jumped to 70 years from the decision, he said. ways will be constructed Already, 137 road proj- The scheme, announced against rivals and inflating 32, infant mortality fell to The government is not across the country at a ects having an aggregate in the interim budget, will be figures to mislead people 38 per thousand birth from working as per the Consti- cost of over Rs 5.35 lakh length of about 6,530 kms implemented from this year about its work and claimed 165 and food grain produc- tution, he said. crore by 2022. have been awarded and itself and the first install- it used the President’s tion jumped to 138 million Kharge cited media Speaking in Lok Sabha, are in various stages of ment of Rs 2,000 will be Address to Parliament for tonnes from 50 million reports regarding a NSSO the minister said the implementation, he said. transferred directly into the political goals. tonnes under the Congress survey that said unemploy- Bharatmala Pariyojana is Referring to the 'Chard- bank accounts of the farmers Participating in the rule. ment rate was 6.1 per cent an umbrella programme ham' projects connecting by March. debate in Lok Sabha on the The number of colleges in 2017-18 to attack the comprising 65,000 km of Hindu shrines in Uttara- The Agriculture Min- Motion of Thanks to the rose to 37,000 from 500, government. Two members highways, out of which khand, Gadkari said an istry has already issued President’s Address, Con- Kharge said and took a dig of the National Statisti- 24,800 km highways expenditure of Rs 1800 operational guidelines of the gress’ Mallikarjun Kharge at BJP members, saying cal Commission resigned fall along economic cor- crore has been incurred scheme and state govern- launched a sharp attack they must have studied in because the government ridors, inter corridors, till date for projects under ments have been asked to on Prime Minister Naren- now making promises is “so high” and investment these institutions and not did not allow the release of feeder routes and border the programme. provide the details of eligible dra Modi, accusing him of with an eye on the general not picking up. during Modi’s time. the data, he alleged. roads. The original target beneficiaries. being arrogant, not consult- election. “You came to power by Taking a swipe at BJP He also cited criticism of All these highways, date of completion of the “You will agree that a ing Cabinet colleagues on Farmers can see through making false promises and members, he asked them demonetisation by econo- along with 10,000 km Chardham program was committed involvement of key decisions and alleging it, he said, claiming the rate have still not stopped lying not to be a “slave” to the mists, including Arvind residual National High- March 2020. However, the administrative machin- he cannot see the good of agriculture growth fell and misleading people,” he Prime Minister even as they Subramanian, a former way Development Proj- the programme has been ery from state level to the works of past Congress to two per cent during the charged. were elected in his name. chief economic adviser to ects stretches have been delayed due to litiga- village level is absolutely governments because of BJP-led NDA government’s Hitting back at Modi, Kharge also targeted the the Modi government, to envisaged for construc- tion related to forest and essential for timely imple- “hatred”. rule from the four per cent who often targets past government over a Supreme target the government. tion under Phase-I of the environment clearance in mentation of this scheme,” It is one thing to make it was under the UPA. Congress governments for Court decision on seats Kharge reiterated his Pariyojana over a period various courts (NGT and Singh said in a letter written a speech and thump the He asked why the gov- their alleged lack of devel- under quota in universities, party’s demand for a joint of five years from 2017- Supreme Court) and the separately to all chief minis- desk to laud it and another ernment is not waiving farm opment work for the coun- saying it adversely affected parliamentary committee 18 to 2021-22 for which exact date of completion ters. The minister requested to save the country and loans across the country try, Kharge cited figures reservation for Dalits, trib- probe into the Rafale issue, Rs 5,35,000 crore have of the program depends the states to provide support democracy, he said, refer- when it can waive off loans to assert that his party als and backwards. saying a businessman, who been earmarked, he upon final outcome of the for “speedy implementation ring to Modi, who was pres- of Rs 1.10 lakh crore of cor- “saved” the nation, fed it The Bill for 10 per cent was given a contract in the said during the Question same, he said. of this scheme so that the ent in the House. porate groups. and gave it milk and edu- quota for the general cat- deal, recently filed for insol- Hour. Gadkari also said that eligible small and marginal Kharge also mocked the Accusing the govern- cation. egory poor was not dis- vency. The minister said the the quality of water of families are transferred the government’s announce- ment of inflating develop- “Give us some credit. cussed in the Union Cabi- Investigation agencies mode of implementa- River Ganga has improved entitled benefits expedi- ments for farmers in the ment figures, he asked if But if your body is full of net, he alleged, saying the like the CBI and ED are tion for construction of to a great extent and work tiously and they can move budget, saying it has done the GDP growth rate was hatred, then you cannot see government’s answer to a being used to “throttle” road stretches under this for cleaning the entire towards prosperity with nothing for the agricul- so good as it claims, then it,” he said. parliamentary question on those who do not agree with scheme has been planned stretch of the river has renewed enthusiasm.” ture sector so far and was why the unemployment rate The literacy rate rose the issue had made no ref- the government, he said. in such a manner so as to been going on. (AGENCIES) 1.7 crore youth in terror-affected, RSS trying to capture Want to claim for Cong LS ticket? rural areas trained under NRLM New Delhi:More than 1.70 that takes into account the institutions: Rahul Pay Rs 50K fee in HP, Rs 35K in Punjab crore rural poor youth across peculiar situations in 27 Left New Delhi:Congress Presi- face. the country have been trained wing extremist-affected dis- dent Rahul Gandhi on Thurs- “He now knows you can’t New Delhi:The Congress Lok Sabha application fee,” Himachal Pradesh Chhabra said. AICC sources meanwhile under the National Rural tricts,” he said. day alleged that the RSS was rule India by dividing people,” nominations carry a substantial cost this Congress Committee president Kuldeep indicated that the decision to enhance Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) In a written reply to the trying to capture the institu- he said in his speech in Hindi. season. Singh Rathore told a news agency. Congress’ LS ticket application fee was till January 2019, the Govern- query, the minister told the tions of the country and his “The image of Narendra All aspirants for the grand old party’s In Punjab, state unit chief Sunil mainly rooted in the party’s weak finan- ment said on Thursday. Lok Sabha, “Every candidate party’s governments in Raj- Modi is finished,” Gandhi tickets for 2019 Lok Sabha elections have Jakhar said the idea behind fixing a cial health. Replying to a query raised undergoing training under asthan, Madhya Pradesh and declared. He alleged that been mandated to pay a fixed applica- fee is to ensure candidates’ interest in “It’s a way to fill AICC’s shallow cof- in the Lok Sabha on impart- DDU-GKY is given mandato- Chhatisgarh will remove the the RSS was attempting to tion fee to be able to enter the candidate the nomination and electoral process fers. The party has been struggling for ing skill development training ry basic training in Informa- organisation’s loyalists from capture institutions, from nomination process formally. and to maintain a level of seriousness funds for a long time. Mandating a fee to rural youth living in Nax- tion Technology for 80 Hours. the system. the judiciary to the Election The application fee for Congress LS in the exercise. Chandigarh Territorial with LS ticket applications is one way of al-infested and terrorism- During the year 2018-19 (upto He also launched a scath- Commission. nomination in Himachal Pradesh is as Congress president Pradeep Chhabra ensuring clean money ahead of polls,” a affected areas, Minister of 31st January, 2019), 1,76,630 ing attack on Prime Minister “We have not merely high as Rs 50,000 for general category also confirmed to a news agency that Rs Congress source said. State for Rural Development candidates have been pro- Narendra Modi, calling him formed governments in Raj- aspirants and Rs 35,000 for reserved 35,000 application fee was being charged The fee is non refundable. Ram Kripal Yadav said, “The vided training.” a “coward” and challenging asthan, Madhya Pradesh and category applicants. This fee is double this time. In an interview to a news agency last Government is implementing He said the Government him to a debate on issues Chhattisgarh... we will ensure of Rs 25,000 charged for Congress par- He added that the candidates who had week, former Finance Minister P Chid- the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya aims to train two lakh youth such as national security, that RSS people put in insti- liamentary election nomination in 2014. applied earlier without a fee – including ambaram, who is part of the Congress Grameen Kaushalya Yojana under the programme during Rafale and the economy. tutions in these states are In Punjab and Chandigarh, the LS former ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal, core committee for LS election strategy, (DDU-GKY), a placement- the financial year 2018-19. “I know his (Modi) charac- removed,” he said. ticket application fee for aspirants has Manish Tewari and the wife of Punjab listed lack of financial resources as the linked skill development pro- The maximum number ter after fighting him for five The Congress chief also been fixed at Rs 35,000 each for general Local Bodies Minister Navjot Kaur Sidhu party’s biggest challenge in the forth- gramme for rural poor youth of youth proposed to be years. He is a coward. When alleged that while China category contestants and Rs 25,000 for – had been asked to send the money to coming polls. Asked what the Congress’ under the National Rural trained are from Uttar someone stands up to him, sent its army to Doklam, the Scheduled Caste category. complete their applications. mightiest challenge ahead of 2019 Gen- Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) Pradesh (21,417 youth), fol- he runs away,” Gandhi said Prime Minister flew to China This is also significantly higher than “The fee is mandatory. Those who did eral Election was, Chidambaram said, all over the country.” lowed by Odisha (20,153), at the party’s minority cell and held a summit without 2014 LS polls when the ticket fee was a not submit the fee earlier have been tele- “Resources, the fact that the BJP has got “Under the DDU-GKY, Bihar (17,236) and Jammu convention here. an agenda. He had folded nominal of Rs 10,000 in the general class phonically informed about the compul- massive resources. Even going by the a special initiative called and Kashmir (14,414 youth). The Congress chief said his hands in front of China, and Rs 5000 for the reserved class. sory condition for a fee and they are all published figures of electoral bonds, the Roshni has been launched (AGENCIES) fear was writ large on Modi’s Gandhi alleged. “All candidates will have to pay this in the process of sending their cheques,” BJP has got massive resources.” Ayodhya gets Rs 300 In hating me, Oppn ‘Low’ over N-W India ramps up violent weather New Delhi: The evolving Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, adjoining Tamil Nadu as well has started to hate weather over North-West Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. as the southern parts of the cr in UP Budget and Central India intensified A similar forecast is valid Bay of Bengal. on Thursday with a rare low- for parts of the East and Meanwhile, North-West Lucknow:Ahead of the He said Rs 207 crore Budget to strengthen nation: Modi pressure area growing out of the North-East too, espe- India could get hit by anoth- Lok Sabha elections, has been pegged for the Lahartara Talab, Kabir New Delhi:Prime Min- a prevailing cyclonic circu- cially Bihar, Jharkhand, er western disturbance from Ayodhya on Thursday got expansion and beautifica- Sthal and Seergovard- ister Narendra Modi on lation over North Rajasthan. Bengal & Sikkim, Assam, the weekend, generating a significant share in the tion of the road from the hanpur, the birth place Thursday launched a The ‘low’ is the offspring Meghalaya and Arunachal more snow and rain over Uttar Pradesh Budget, Ganga bank to Vishwa- of Guru Ravidas, in Vara- scathing attack on the of a parent western distur- Pradesh. the hills and thundershow- including Rs 200 crore nath Temple in Varanasi. nasi. Opposition saying “in bance inching in close with Strong winds with speeds ers over parts of the adjoin- for an airport and Rs 101 A budgetary provision It is also proposed to hating Modi the opposi- the India Met Department reaching up to 50 km/hr ing plains. crore for the development of Rs 16 crore has been develop Rishi Bhardwaj tion has begun to hate the (IMD) locating it over Cen- could prevail over the North- Saurashtra & Kutch of tourist spots in the city. made to set up a Vaidik Ashram and Shringverpur nation”. Minister Indira Gandhi tral Pakistan on Thursday. East Arabian Sea and the (+355 per cent); Rayalas- As part of its focus on Vigyan Kendra in Kashi Dham in Allahabad. In his reply to the dismissed elected govern- The offspring ‘low’ apart, the adjoining Central Arabian eema (+321) per cent; and development and beau- Hindu Vishwavidyalaya in Moreover, it is also pro- debate on the Motion of ments 50 times. disturbance has rolled out a Sea. Fishermen are advised Telangana (+246 per cent) tification of religious the city and Rs 27 crore posed to ensure develop- Thanks for President’s Voters of 21st century trough into the North-East not to venture into this have emerged surprise gain- places in the state, the UP has been set aside for ment of Vindhyachal and address, PM Modi said have the choice between Arabian Sea (reaching into area. ers from ‘large excess’ rain- government has select- integrated development Naimisharanya; Sarnath, the Congress sees things 55 years of ‘sattaa bhog’ the seas off Gujarat), feed- More rain is predicted fall so far (until February 6) ed Ayodhya, Varanasi, of major tourist places in Shravasti, Kushinagar, in two time periods -- BC, versus 55 months of ing additional moisture into for the next week as per in the new year. Mathura and Allahabad Garh Mukteshwar. Kapilvastu, Kaushambi which is ‘before Congress’ ‘sevaa bhaaav’, he said. North-West India. an extended range forecast Andaman & Nicobar while earmarking funds While Rs 8.38 crore has and Sankisa under Bud- when nothing happened, Attacking the Con- A surfeit of moisture has from the Indian Council Islands (+190 per cent) and in the annual budget for been proposed to get an dhist Circuit; Shakumb- and AD -- ‘after dynasty’ gress, Modi said, “You fuelled a lot of weather in the of Agricultural Research; West Rajasthan (+64 per 2019-20. auditorium constructed hari Devi and Shukratal; when everything hap- talk of launching surgi- form of heavy snow, heavy All India Coordinated cent) are quite some dis- The allocation for between Mathura-Vrida- Tulsi Peeth in Rajapur, pened. cal strikes in your times? rain, thunderstorms and Research Project on Agricul- tance away in the list of the Ayodhya comes amid van, a provision of Rs 5 Chitrakoot; Maharaja “Do you know what’s You had emancipated the even hailstorms over the tural Meteorology; Central Met subdivisions receiving pressure on the BJP- crore has been made for Suheldeo site and Chit- my crime for them? That Indian Army so much that past couple of days. Fore- Research Institute for Dry- ‘large rainfall excess’ (60 per led government at the construction of boundary taura Lake in Bahraich; a person with poor back- it was not in a position to casts for Friday indicated land Agriculture; and IMD. cent or more above normal). Centre and in the state walls around public Ram- and Bijli Pasi Qila in ground is challenging take the decision of a sur- that the heavy weather Accordingly, the current Excepting the Andaman & over the construction of lila grounds. Lucknow. their Sultanat,” he said. gical strike.” may start moving to the week (February 1 to 7) will Nicobar islands, the rainfall a Ram temple at the dis- A provision of Rs 1 Of total Rs 1,000 crore The PM said Congress He said the Congress East in line with the west- have seen excess rainfall bounty can be straightaway puted site in the city, as crore has been made to allocated for construc- leaders put stories of doesn’t want IAF to be ern disturbance and the over the rain-deficit western attributed to the combina- the Lok Sabha elections strengthen Vrindavan tion, expansion and Indian Army coup, and strengthened. “I am lev- ‘low,’ which might weaken parts of the country, includ- tion of the ‘intense’ western near. Shodh Sansthan and Rs strengthening of airstrips say Modi is destroying elling a grand charge on in the process. Heavy rain/ ing West Maharashtra, West disturbance and its off- In his Budget speech 125 crore allocated for in Uttar Pradesh, Rs 800 institutions. the Congress. They don’t snow has been forecast at Madhya Pradesh and North- spring cyclonic circulation in the state assembly, infrastructural facili- crore have been proposed “People have seen want IAF to be strong. I isolated places over Sikkim, West India. (January 24 to 30). Finance Minister Rajesh ties in Uttar Pradesh Brij to acquire land for the the results of ‘milavat’ ask them which firm are while heavy rain or thun- The week that follows In fact, the same combi- Agarwal said Shri Kashi Tirtha. Jewar airport. government and will they favouring by seeking dershowers are likely over (February 8 to 14) would nation is in operation cur- Vishwanath Special Area The minister sad Rs 70 An allocation of Rs 150 reject the ‘mahamilavat’ to scrap the Rafale deal,” Jharkhand. once again witness excess rently over North-West India Development Board has crore has been marked crore has also been made attempts,” the PM said, the PM asked. More rain likely rain over the North-West, and Central India, with fore- been set up to ensure for implementation of for providing air services adding people will reject “Congress-free Back in the North-West, the South Peninsula, entire casts suggesting that it is implementation of Shri Tourism Policy-2018 and under the UP Civil Avia- the government of people India is not my slogan, thunderstorms accompa- East Coast, and North-East deep enough to trigger rain- Kashi Vishwanath Mandir another Rs 50 crore for tion Promotion Policy- who assembled in Kol- I am merely fulfilling nied by hailstorms and gusty India.The South Peninsula fall over Central India and Expansion Scheme in pro-poor tourism. 2017 and the Regional kata. what Mahatma Gandhi winds may prevail over Him- will see rain mostly from the parts of Peninsular India as Varanasi. It is proposed in the Connectivity Scheme. Modi said former Prime wanted,” he added. achal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, seas around Sri Lanka and well. 10 SPORTS JAMMU | Friday, February 8, 2019 Vidarbha champions State Body Building again; Saurashtra end team leaves for Feb Cup second best for 3rd time Nagpur:Vidarbha lifted their and Vishvaraj were not afraid to go second successive Ranji Trophy for their shots as they swept Sar- title with a comfortable 78-run win wate with confidence to send a few over Saurashtra in the final, prov- to the boundary ropes. ing that their maiden triumph last With Umesh Yadav and Sarwate year was no “fluke”. not getting the desired results, Vidarbha needed five wickets to Vidarbha brought Akshay Wakhare defend their title while Saurashtra, into the attack. in a chase of 206, were left a moun- Both Jadeja and Makvana though tain to climb after a top-order col- kept rotating the strike. lapse on Wednesday. They required Sarwate soon started extract- State Body Building team poses with officials before leaving for Federation Cup at 148 runs for their maiden title on ing sharp turn from the wicket and Jammu on Thursday. the fifth and final day at the VCA tested Makvana’s defense. After a stadium. close appeal for leg-before, Makva- SPORTS & ALLIED NEWS off by the former Minister president, Naresh Gupta “Everyone thought it was a fluke na swept the bowler for a four in and chairman of the Asso- as manager and coach when we won last year and we were the deep mid-wicket region. Jammu, Feb 07: Under ciation, Raman Bhalla. He respectively. The team under pressure to retain the title. Thursday, to end with career-best win consecutive titles. However, two balls later, Sar- the banner of Jammu and interacted with the team is being sponsored by But our focus was process, we match figures of 11/57. He took six Saurashtra had ended runners- wate bowled Makvana who left the Kashmir Body Building members and officials J&K State Sports Council never bothered about reputation,” for 59 in the second innings. up to Mumbai in 2012-13 and 2015- ball, thinking it will turn away, but Association (JKBBA), the before presenting them the (JKSSC). Vidarbha’s talismanic coach Chan- It was his maiden haul of 10 or 16 and again it was a case of so it remained straight and hit the top eight-member State team sports kits (track suits) in The Team: Siddharth drakant Pandit said. more wickets in a first-class match. close yet so far for them. of the off-stump. today left for participation the presence of Dr Gunit, Sathoo, Ajeet Singh The fiercely fought final swung He had scalped five batsmen in the The batting failure of star bats- They batted for one hour togeth- in the two-day 8th Fed- Sanjay Bali and Rinku Jamwal, Deepak Sharma, early on but Vidarbha went into the first innings. man Cheteshwar Pujara hurt Sau- er and added 33 runs for the sixth eration Cup to be held at Sagar. Ganesh Kumar, Shivam final day with a tight hold on the Sarwate, without doubt, was the rashtra badly. But Vidarbha man- wicket. Chandigarh from February The team accompa- Sachdev, Mohinder Singh proceedings and bundled out the star of the match for Vidarbha as he aged to stay unaffected by Wasim Only three runs were added to nine. nied by general secretary, Saini, Parteek K.Gupta and visitors for 127 with more than two not only took 11 of the 20 Saurash- Jaffer’s poor contribution. the total when Wakhare trapped The team was flagged Rajesh Datta and vice Vasu Malhotra. sessions to spare. tra wickets with his left-arm spin, “People did not know where new man in Prerak Mankad (2) to Overnight batsmen Vishvaraj his 49-run knock in the second Vidarbha was but it will not be the push Saurashtra to 91 for seven. Jadeja (52) and Kamlesh Makvana innings played a key role in his case now. It is huge for Vidarbha. Vishvaraj completed his half- England Lions (14) batted resolutely for the first side setting the stiff 206-run target. The team is doing a great job,” said century but Sarwate trapped both FIFA rankings: India hour but once the partnership was Vidarbha is only the sixth team India pacer Umesh Uadav. him and rival captain Jaydev Unad- reach 303-5 against broken, the end was inevitable for in the tournament’s long history to “I never thought I will win two kat. India A on day 1 Saurashtra. have defended the title. titles with Vidarbha after playing 10 Wakhare brought the curtains slips out of top 100 Man of the match left-arm spin- Mumbai, Maharashtra, Karna- finals (eight with Mumbai),” gushed down on the match when Dharmen- Wayanad, Feb 7: Eng- ner Aditya Sarwate claimed three taka, Rajasthan and Delhi are the veteran Jaffer. drasinh Jadeja lofted one straight in latest charts land Lions overcame a mid- of the five wickets that fell on other teams who have managed to Earlier, for Saurashtra Makvana to Sarwate. innings stutter to reach 303 for 5 at stumps on day one of the first unofficial Test Top India stars to participate at against India A here Thurs- Returning from injury, Mirabai Chanu day. Senior Women's Hockey Nationals Sent into bat by home Hisar, Feb 7:Top India tournament as we pre- wins gold in first competitive meet skipper Ankit Bawne, the stars will turn up for their pare for the important New Delhi, Feb Papua New Guinea’s Lions got off to a solid start respective state units and next 18 months leading 7:World champion Loa Dika Toua (179kg). with openers Ben Duckett employers when the 9th i n t o t h e O l y m p i c G a m e s Indian weightlifter While Hiromi is the Rio (80) and Max Holden (26) Senior Women’s Hockey 2020.” Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Olympics bronze-med- sharing a 82-run stand in National Championship RSPB will begin their on Thursday notched allist Dika Toua won 23.3 overs. begins here on Friday. campaign against Hockey up a gold medal at the the 53kg category silver Duckett, in particular, Gurjit Kaur, Deep Rajasthan in the Pool A EGAT Cup in Thailand, medal in the Common- played with a lot of assur- Grace Ekka, Sushila opening match during the making a strong come- wealth Games in Gold ance as the visitors negoti- Chanu, Navneet Kaur, 11-day domestic extrava- back from the lower Coast. New Delhi, Feb 7:The their campaign. ated the opening hour with- Navjot Kaur, Anupa Barla ganza. back injury that kept Chanu had missed Indian football team on Following India’s exit, out any loss. and Vandana Katariya are The Pool A also features her out of action for the world champion- Thursday slipped out of Stephen Constantine Navdeep Saini struck some of the top stars who Hockey Karnataka, Hockey more than half of 2018. “But this is just four ships last year, a gold level the top 100 in the latest stepped down from his role the first blow in the 24th will turn up for the defend- Odisha and Hockey Coorg According to the infor- kg less than my personal Olympic qualifier, owing to FIFA rankings following as India chief coach. over when he had Holden ing champions Railway while Pool B will see last mation received here, best of 196kg. I am quite the injury which had also their back to back group The country will now nicking a delivery to keeper Sports Promotion Board. year’s runners-up Hockey Chanu won the 49kg cat- satisfied and happy with forced her out of the Asian league defeats during the need to play friendlies K S Bharat. “After their success- Madhya Pradesh, Madhya egory gold with a effort of my performance. I had Games in Jakarta. AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. in March against high- Sam Hain then joined ful outing in the Spain Pradesh Hockey Academy, 192 kg in the silver level won World Championships “My next target is the Skipper Sunil Chhetri er-ranked countries to Duckett and added 44 recently, it is good for the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha, Olympic qualifying event, in 2017 with 194kg,” she Asian Championships in and Co. slumped six places improve its ranking ahead runs before the opener was players to continue their Chhattisgarh Hockey and the points from which will added. China, followed by the to be ranked 103 with 1219 of the draw of the second bowled by Shardul Thakur competitive form at the Hockey Bhopal. come in handy when the The 24-year-old Mani- world championships, points in the FIFA rankings round of 2022 FIFA World with a delivery that came National Championship,” Pool C includes Hockey final rankings for Tokyo puri lifted 82kg in snatch which is very crucial for released on Thursday. Cup Qualifiers, which is in. Duckett hit 15 fours said David John, High Per- Haryana, Hockey Maha- 2020 cut are done. and 110kg in clean and me,” Chanu said. India also dropped out likely to be held in April. during his 118-ball knock. formance Director, Hockey rashtra, Uttar Pradesh “This is my first inter- jerk to finish on top of Chanu was last seen in of the top 16 in the AFC India had regained Hain held fort even as India. Hockey, Hockey Him, national event after recov- the podium after recover- action at the Gold Coast rankings, plummeting to its place in the top-100 Test discard Ollie Pope (8) “While the core group Central Reserve Police ering from injury. I am ing from the injury, which CWG where she won gold 18th. in March last year, after and captain Sam Billings of women in the national Force and Pool D will feeling 100 per cent fit but required extensive phys- with an effort of 196kg. India had crashed out breaking the top 100 brack- (9) fell with India A fight- team have remained con- have Hockey Jharkhand, since this is first one after iotherapy and kept her out She had then lifted of the Asian Cup after et for the first time in 21 ing back. stant over the past two Hockey Punjab, Hockey injury, it is not the best of action for nine months. 86kg in snatch and 110kg losing to UAE and Bahrain, years in 2017. Kerala All-rounder Jalaj years, national selectors Unit of Tamil Nadu, Asso- result,” Chanu told a news Japan’s Miyake Hiromi in clean and jerk, a Games despite thrashing Thailand India best ranking is the Saxena then ended Hain's would be watching out for ciation of Indian Universi- agency from Chiang Mai (183kg) claimed the silver, record and also her per- 4-1 in their opening group 94th place attained in Feb- 167-ball vigil, having him fresh talent during the ties and Kerala Hockey. city in Thailand. while the bronze went to sonal best. to make a good start to ruary 1996. caught behind for 61. Mitchell Starc out of India tour; JKSSC retired employees MAM bags CUJ inter-college Mitchell Marsh, Siddle ignored hold meet, discuss merger Wrestling trophy a return to play for the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE in March.” Senior pacer Josh Hazlewood is also unavailable as he is recovering from a back injury. Pacer Peter Siddle made an ODI come- back with the India series, having played his last game in November 2010. He played three games, conceding 162 runs at 6.48 runs per over and taking two wickets. Another pacer, Billy Stanlake, too has been SPORTS & ALLIED NEWS Governor administration overlooked. and declared that the Asso- Melbourne, Feb 7:Australian pace spear- Aaron Finch will captain the side on the Jammu, Feb 07: After the ciation will support with all head Mitchell Starc was on Thursday ruled tour starting with the T20 International in idea of merger was endorsed means to the Government out of the limited-overs tour of India due to Vizag on February 24. The second game will by the serving staff in the to bring sports under one a pectoral injury while all-rounder Mitchell be played in Bengaluru on February 27. recent past, those retired identity. Marsh was ignored for the two T20s and five The ODIs will be held in Hyderabad staff members, under the It was also discussed and ODIs starting February 24. (March 2), Nagpur (March 5), Ranchi (March banner of J&K State Sports decided to extend a helping Winning wrestlers pose with officials in Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, Jammu on Eleven players in the 16-man squad fea- 8), Mohali (March 10) and Delhi (March 13). Council Retired Employees hand to the sportspersons Thursday. tured in the home series against India last “Peter Siddle and Mitch Marsh are Association, today fully sup- and those departments month when Australia lost 1-2. The touring unfortunate to miss out, but our message ported the merger move of working for sport in the Indian team also won the Test series Down throughout the summer remains true, with two sports departments State. SPORTS & ALLIED NEWS lege with 18 points earned Vinod Bakshi (Sports Coor- Under for the first time and drew the three- such a big schedule ahead opportunities move by the Governor, Satya “We have also decided out of different weight cat- dinator, Cluster University match T20 series 1-1. may well present themselves,” Hohns Pal Malik in a meeting held to visit all the district head- Jammu, Feb 07: Govern- egories. of Jammu). Starc suffered the injury, which causes added. Senior batsman Shaun Marsh will here today. quarters of the State to ment MAM College clinched National medalist and Among others pres- strain in the shoulder, arm and chest, during join the squad later in India due to the birth In its executive com- look into the sports infra- the overall Wrestling trophy NIS Diploma holder in ent were Mahesh Sharma the final day of the second Test between Sri of his child. He is also recovering from a mittee meeting, chaired structure while guiding in the inter-college compe- wrestling, Dheeraj Sharma (Physical Director, GGM Lanka in Canberra three days ago. hamstring injury. by Association president, those talented and budding titions of Cluster Universi- was chief guest, who inter- Science College Jammu), “Unfortunately, scans have revealed that Australia T20I/ODI squad: Aaron Finch retired Divisional Sports sportspersons,” on being ty of Jammu (CUJ) held at acted and complimented Dr. Mandeep Singh (Physi- Mitchell Starc sustained a substantial tear (c), Pat Cummins, Alex Carey, Jason Beh- Officer of JKSSC, Rajan contacted, Rajan Sharma Indoor Complex, MA Sta- the winning wrestlers. cal Director, Government to his left pec muscle while bowling on the rendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Hand- Sharma discussed in detail told SAN. dium, here today. Sumnesh Sharma (Physi- College of Education final day of the Test match in Canberra,” scomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, the benefits of merger of General secretary of the The MAM College cal Director, MAM College Jammu) and Amit Jamwal national selector Trevor Hohns said in a Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Rich- DYSS and JKSSC, especially Association, Nazeer Ahmed, secured highest 27 points Jammu) was the guest of (Assistant Physical Direc- statement. ardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, the pension to the staff. who retired as Section Offi- to emerge champion. The honour. tor, Government PG College “This means he will be unavailable for Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Adam The meeting welcomed cer of the JKSSC, also spoke overall runners-up trophy This tournament held for Women Gandhi Nagar the tour of India, but we will instead target Zampa. the decision taken by the in the meeting. went to GGM Science Col- under the supervision of Dr. Jammu). the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Friday| February 08| 2019 PM to address 3000 young real estate Microsoft Academia Accelerator Prog fosters developers at CREDAI YouthCon digital transformation at grassroot levels

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CV growth is The Reserve Bank of mainly by public spending well as Tractor used for Interestingly, this isn't the Harsharaj Kale said, "As flat and has substantially commercial applications.F India’s monetary policy on infrastructure,” news first time when the super predicted, healthy inquiry dropped from the high A D A would like to committee on Thursday agency Reuters reported star has expressed his love levels seen in December growth rate it had highlight that the reduced the policy interest quoting the MPC. “The for Kanungo's voice, the finally showed signs of maintained through year Inventory of 2W Dealers rate by 25 basis points to need is to strengthen actor had earlier also conversions with the Year to date. still continues to be Very 6.25 %, a move that could private investment activity tweeted about Arjun's End offers continuing in Going forward, F A D A is High, as 2W retails are lead to banks reducing and buttress private blockbuster track 'Aaya Na January, especially by hopeful of uptick in retail still under pressure and lending rates for consumer consumption.” Tu' which has still has left Passenger Vehicle OEMs vehicle sales as Interim we hope that 2W OEMs and home loans. The Indian financial a deep impact on the which has helped the Budget announcement of At the committee’s markets gave up some audience mind. customer in making the new tax rebate for will take a realistic stock meeting, the first after gains while 10-year bond MUMBAI FEB 07 admirer, who can't stop Meanwhile, 'Tu Na Mera' final purchase. individuals of income up of the situation prevailing Shaktikanta Das took over yields slid 5 basis points hearing the song on loop has crossed 20 million Consumers interest, to Rs. 5 Lakhs and on the ground and reduce as the central bank’s after the surprise rate cut. The charming singer Arjun and has even expressed views on You Tube and is which had remained assured income to wholesale billing. Governor, also changed its The rupee weakened to Kanungo whose recent this on his social media topping on all the popular buoyant has slowly but farmers should bring in On this initiative of stance to ‘neutral’ from the 71.69 to the dollar track 'Tu Na Mera' has handle. chart-busters. The song is surely started converting positive customer releasing registration earlier ‘calibrated immediately after the become a favorite amongst Tweeting about it the known to be one of its kind to sales in better sentiment as potential numbers by F A D A, Mr tightening’. announcement but did masses and popular music Sultan of Bollywood said as it's a audio visual delight percentages. Overall customers sitting on the Kale said, "Beginning next The RBI policy is a very strengthen to 71.42 soon. channels has got one more "Tu na Mera - by to watch Arjun and his co- Positivity compared to the fence will have increased month, we will release dovish one and signals The last rate cut by the fan hooked on to it. The @arjun_kanungo - current star Carla perform some previous months backed disposable income. This category wise comparison further rate cuts. Inflation RBI, to 6.00 percent, was in superstar of Bollywood favourite! Jaiye or suniye" amazing action sequence by good retail offerings will hopefully pull up the figures from both monthly estimates have been August 2017. Salman Khan is the latest Kanungo who is always on a soulful track. has helped PV car sales. demand for 2W, Light CV's and yearly perspective." revised very sharply lower The central bank’s by the central bank, surprise cut in interest Rupee falls 20 paise to according to a Livemint rate could work well with Amazon changes business structure in report. the Narendra Modi The six-member monetary government at the Centre 71.76 vs USD in early trade policy committee voted 4:2 which wants to boost in favour of the rate cut, growth in an election year. India after new e-commerce rules: Report while the decision to The BJP led national change policy stance was alliance is already in poll NEW DELHI FEB 07 tougher scrutiny of e- unanimous. Deputy mode and announced commerce players, on Governor Viral Acharya several sops at its interim One of the biggest sellers Thursday alleged and another MPC member, budget on February 1. on Amazon.com Inc’s India Amazon’s latest move was Chetan Ghate, voted for Finance Minister Piyush status quo in interest Goyal rolled out the website has returned after a circumvention of the new rates, while Shaktikanta government’s last budget the online retail giant rules. Das and three others voted ahead of this year’s changed its business The group would ask for a cut in interest rates. national elections, structures to comply with India’s industries The monetary policy announcing no tax on new federal e-commerce department to clarify that committee said the rate income up to Rs 5 lakh, a curbs that took effect last online retailers should not cut is in consonance of Rs 75,000 crore assured week, two sources told hold direct or indirect achieving the medium income scheme for small Reuters. stakes in their vendors, term objective of farmers and a mega India’s modified foreign 1, prevent companies such without sharing details of CAIT Secretary General maintaining inflation at the pension scheme for direct investment rules as Amazon from selling the changes in its indirect Praveen Khandelwal told MUMBAI, FEB 07 showing a decline of 20 4 per cent level while workers in the unorganised that kicked in on February Reuters. supporting growth. sector. products from vendors holding of Cloudtail. paise over its previous where they, or their group Catamaran, an investment The industries department The rupee on Thursday closing. Mukesh Ambani to invest $1.4 bn in Bengal, companies, have equity firm launched by Infosys did not immediately depreciated 20 paise to On Wednesday, the rupee holdings. founder NR Narayana respond to a request for 71.76 in early trade at the had settled 1 paisa higher will help e-commerce expansion Amazon was forced to Murthy, said it had made comment. forex market ahead of the at 71.56 against the US remove hundreds of “required changes” to Amazon and Walmart Inc Reserve Bank of India’s dollar. MUMBAI/KOLKATA FEB 07 more than 500 retail stores in the state, thousands of items sold by comply with the rules, but had unsuccessfully lobbied interest rate decision. Foreign funds purchased selling everything from clothes to top vendors Cloudtail and did not elaborate. against the latest rules The domestic currency has shares worth Rs 694.97 Reliance Industries will invest 100 billion groceries, and the new plan would Appario as it indirectly Amazon is working on a and pushed for a delay in been trading in a narrow crore on a net basis, and rupees ($1.4 billion) in West Bengal, a part “increase manifold” its warehouse space held 49 percent equity similar restructuring for their implementation. range in the last two domestic institutional of which would fund the company’s new in the next 24 months in West Bengal, he stakes in both firms. the other big seller, While product listings on trading sessions as investors bought shares e-commerce venture, its chairman said. Read more| How Jeff Bezos lost out But on Thursday Cloudtail Appario, a second source Amazon have been investors were cautious worth Rs 525.26 crore on Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday. to billionaire Mukesh Ambani in poll- had returned with more said. The sources declined disrupted, Flipkart has ahead of the RBI’s Wednesday, provisional The energy and telecoms conglomerate, bound India The new e-commerce been less impacted as it which already runs retail stores, has platform “will bring win-win benefits to than 300,000 products to be named as they were Monetary Policy data showed. announced plans to diversify into e- consumers, retailers and producers” and listed on Amazon, after the not authorized to discuss had no equity holdings in Committee outcome The global benchmark, commerce at a time when India’s new help 30 million small shopkeepers, US e-commerce firm cut the same with media. its vendors. scheduled to be announced brent crude oil, was foreign investment curbs have dealt a Ambani said. The billionaire its indirect holding to 24 The new rules were Flipkart’s sellers were later in the day. trading at USD 62.46 per blow to Amazon.com Inc and Walmart’s businessman has been more vocal about percent, one of the introduced after exhausting inventory from Forex traders said positive barrel, lower by 0.32 per Flipkart. The investment announcements his e-commerce plans after India in sources with knowledge of complaints from small before the rules kicked in, opening in domestic cent. also come as a boost for the state’s chief December imposed new restrictions on the matter told Reuters. Indian traders who said and the company was equities, fresh foreign fund Meanwhile, domestic minister, Mamata Banerjee, who has in how foreign companies operate in the e- The stake was bought by Amazon and Walmart- working with its partners inflows and easing crude equity market opened on a recent weeks rallied regional parties and commerce sector. The new rules, which the majority holders, owned online retailer to ensure they complied prices, however, capped higher note. The 30-share the main opposition Congress to forge an kicked in on Feb. 1, have disrupted Catamaran Ventures, the Flipkart used their control with new norms when they the losses for the domestic BSE benchmark Sensex alliance to beat Prime Minister Narendra product listings on Amazon.com’s India Modi in upcoming elections, which must website. Addressing a business summit source said. over inventory from sold new inventory on the unit. was trading at 37,081.76, be held by May. Ambani’s so-called “new in West Bengal’s Kolkata city, Ambani also “We have no equity affiliated vendors to platform, a person with At the Interbank Foreign up 106.55 points in early commerce” venture aims to connect said he plans to expand the reach of his participation in any seller unfairly offer discounts. direct knowledge of the Exchange, the rupee trade; and the wide-based small merchants with his retail network telecom services in the state and swiftly company on our The Confederation of All matter said. opened on a weak note at Nifty was also trading up and warehouses, helping them better open a data centre which would be “as marketplace,” Amazon India Traders (CAIT), Flipkart declined to 71.73 then fell further to by 30.30 points at manage their inventory. It already has good as the ones in Silicon Valley”. said in a statement, which has pushed for comment. 71.76 against the US dollar, 11,092.75. + + 12 JAMMU || FRIDAY | FEB | 08 || 2019 THE NORTHLINES India, Bangladesh relations Room for leap forward in Indo-Pak on upward trajectory: Modi trade in absence of violence: Bisaria his first international visit. According to an official and thus its relationship Kashmir. The ties further that in the long run only 550th birth anniversary of statement, Momen briefed with Pakistan is of key nose-dived in 2017 with no sustained peace and Guru Nanak in 2019, the Modi on recent importance, High bilateral talks taking place shared progress would two countries have agreed developments in the Commissioner Ajay between them. allow India and Pakistan to to build a ‘corridor of faith’, bilateral relationship. Bisaria wrote in an article India has been focus better on their with modern facilities for "The Prime Minister said for Diplomatic News maintaining that terror domestic objectives of smooth visits of Sikh that India-Bangladesh Agency (DNA) and and talks cannot go prosperity. pilgrims from India to the relations have been on an Centreline journal, which together. He said while the holy shrine at Kartarpur upward trajectory in the is a sister publication of India remains a present trade between the Sahib. last few years. He DNA. popular destination for two countries stood at “I am certain this reaffirmed India's “It is uniquely medical tourists from around USD 2 billion, there vision will drive the SLAMABAD EB NEW DELHI, FEB 07 have been on an upward commitment to work with I , F 07 challenging. Both Pakistan while thousands is room for a leap forward relationship between India trajectory and New Delhi Bangladesh to build on this countries share deep of members of divided once barriers are broken, and Pakistan,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra will work to build on this momentum during the new There is room for a leap historical, cultural, families visit each other. in an atmosphere free of “It is possible to Modi on Thursday met momentum. term in office of Prime forward in trade between linguistic, religious and According to a recent distrust and violence. achieve inclusive visiting Bangladesh Modi congratulated Minister Sheikh Hasina," it India and Pakistan in an ethnic bonds. They face World Bank report, trade Bisaria said economic growth, without Foreign Affairs Minister Momen on his said. atmosphere free of similar economic potential between the two humanitarian initiatives sacrificing democracy and A.K. Abdul Momen and appointment as Foreign Momen will co-chair the distrust and violence, challenges,” he said. countries stood at USD 37 occupied an important diversity, without said that relations Minister and appreciated Fifth Joint Consultative India’s High Bisaria said despite billion per annum, he said. place in building trust compromising on the between the two his gesture of selecting Committee meeting with Commissioner here has “roadblocks”, “Our common enemies between the two countries values of pluralism and neighbouring countries India as the destination for External Affairs Minister said, insisting that humanitarian and trade remain poverty, illiteracy and the Kartarpur Corridor tolerance, which are the Sushma Swaraj on Friday. humanitarian and trade exchanges between the and disease and not each is one such initiative. core values of our society,” It is the first high-level exchanges between the two countries must other,” Bisaria said, adding To commemorate the said Bisaria. PTI visit from Bangladesh two countries must continue. since Prime Minister continue despite The Indo-Pak ties Sheikh Hasina's victory in “roadblocks”. strained after the terror US approves sale of two missile the parliamentary India follows a attacks by Pakistan-based elections last December. neighbourhood first policy terrorists in 2016 and The two sides will also to engage for mutual India’s surgical strikes defence systems for Air India One sign agreements during benefit with its neighbours inside Pakistan-occupied the visit. WASHINGTON, FEB 07 777 Head-of-State aircraft, notification said SPS the Pentagon said. would facilitate a more Kartarpur corridor: India accepts The US has agreed to sell The Indian government robust capability into two state-of-the-art missile plans to buy two Boeing 777 areas of increased missile defence systems to Air from the national carrier threats. Pak proposal for talks on March 13 India One for an estimated Air India for this specific “India will have no cost of USD 190 million, a purpose and unlike in the problem absorbing and NEW DELHI, FEB 07 delegation to Pakistan on discussions between move that will enhance the past would not be used for using this system,” it said. 28 March to finalise the engineers on both sides security of planes flying the commercial purposes. According to the In a significant movement draft agreement for the without waiting for prime minister and the The purpose of the LAIRCM notification, India had forward, India and #kartarpur corridor," discussion on the president. programme is to protect requested to buy two SPS Pakistan have zeroed in on tweeted MOFA modalities. We hope According to the Pentagon, large aircraft from man- consisting of AN/AAQ a date for the first round of spokesperson Dr #Pakistan would the sale will support the portable missiles. Once 24(V)N Large Aircraft official bilateral talks to Mohammad Faisal who has positively respond & foreign policy and national installed, the LAIRCAM Infrared Countermeasures operationalise the nearly also been tasked to be the confirm coordinates of security of the US by system increases crew- (LAIRCM), ALQ-211(V)8, 4-km Kartarpur corridor. focal person to lead crossing point as well," helping to strengthen the warning time, decreases Advanced Integrated Days after India proposed discussions on the added Raveesh Kumar. US-Indian strategic false alarm rates and Defensive Electronic dates for talks with Pakistani side. "We look Earlier today, the cabinet relationship. automatically counters Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) Pakistan to finalise the forward to positive meeting chaired by The Trump administration advanced intermediate and AN/ALE-47 Counter- draft, Islamabad today reciprocity from India," he Pakistan Prime Minister approved purchase of the range missile systems, Measures Dispensing said it will send across its added. Imran Khan also approved two systems known as according to the Federation System (CMDS) to protect + team on March 13 for In response MEA the formation of a special Large Aircraft Infrared of American Scientists. two (2) Boeing-777 Head- + discussions which the spokesperson Raveesh committee to oversee the Countermeasures The missile warning of-State aircraft. Ministry of External Affairs Kumar wrote, "We welcome development in Kartarpur (LAIRCAM) and Self- subsystem will use “This potential sale would + has now formally the visit of #Pakistan team and Nanakana Sahib. Protection Suites (SPS) for multiple sensors to provide include twelve (12) + accepted. to discuss and finalise Governor of Punjab an estimated cost of USD full spatial coverage. Guardian Laser India has also agreed to modalities for facilitating province Chaudhary 190 million, the US Defence The counter-measures Transmitter Assemblies the Pak Ministry of Foreign visit of pilgrims through Mohammad Sarwar will Security Cooperation subsystem will use lasers AN/AAQ-24 (V)N (6 Affairs (MOFA) proposal #Kartarpur Sahib head the committee that Agency (DSCA) said in a mounted in pointer-tracker installed and 6 spares), + for the Indian delegation to Corridor on 13 March 2019 will look into developing notification to the Congress turret assemblies. It also eight (8) LAIRCM System + travel across the border to India. Follow up meeting the area around Kartarpur on Wednesday. automatically counters Processor Replacements for follow up talks on can be held in Pakistan, as Sahib in Narowal district The US decision came after advanced intermediate (LSPR) AN/AAQ-24 (V)N (2 + March 28. India had earlier required." on the Pakistani side the Indian government range missile systems with installed and 6 spares); proposed February 26 and India has also proposed including construction of recently made request for no action required by the twenty-three (23) Missile + March 7 as possible dates that even as the modalities hotels ,shops and other LAIRCAM SPS, given the crew. Warning Sensors (MWS) for talks. of the draft agreement are facilities. high-level threat to the The pilot will simply be for AN/AAQ-24 (V)N (12 "In a spirit of constructive being worked out, "The Sikh community prime minister and the informed that a threat installed and 11 spares), engagement #Pakistan technical discussions wants to develop the president. missile was detected and five (5) AN/ALE-47 has proposed to India that should commence. "For areas. We want to The defence systems, jammed. Counter-Measures the Pakistan delegation expeditious realisation of streamline those offers," which would bring security Observing that it will Dispensing System may visit #India on 13 #kartarpurcorridor, India said Pakistani Information of Air India One on par with improve India’s capability (CMDS) (2 installed and 3 March followed by the has also proposed Minister Fawad that of Air Force One, would to deter regional threats, spares),” the notification return visit of the Indian technical-level Chaudhary. be installed in two Boeing the Congressional said.

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