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No info from Pak Army will give adequate response on Jadhav's NIA to probe Geelani and others condition for receiving funds from Pak to border violations: Jaitley neW DeLHi|MAY 19 India may have got a neW DeLHi|MAY 19 Kashmiris to not send Rawalpandi, Pakistan. His tion grid along the Line of breather from the In what can be termed as a their children to army-run other son, Zahoor, is crew Control. International Court of major breakthrough for schools, alleging that these member of a private air - He was also briefed on the Justice (ICJ) in the the Centre in the ongoing institutions were weaning lines in India. Geelani's close coordination Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Kashmir unrest, the the next generation away daughter is a teacher in amongst all the govern - from their religion and his well-being still National Investigation Jeddah and her husband is ment agencies towards Agency (NIA) on Friday culture, the family mem - an engineer there. remains a matter of con - bringing back normalcy in registered a preliminary bers and children of many The Bharatiya Janata Party cern as Pakistan has pro - the region. enquiry into the funding of these have got the best (BJP) on May 7 said that vided no information Jaitley lauded the valour, of Hurriyat leaders Syed education, settled abroad time has come for every - about his location or his sacrifice and patriotic fer - Ali Shah Geelani, Naeem and eventually led a luxu - one to realise that Pakistan health condition. vour of every soldier who Khan and others in rious life. is the core reason behind The ICJ had yesterday was serving in these chal - Jammu and Kashmir by An apparent example of the rampant terrorist lenging situations for stayed the execution of 46- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) how the kith and kin of activities in the Valley. national integrity, which year-old Jadhav, who was chief Hafiz Saeed and these Hurriyat leaders "Now they must address the entire country is proud sentenced to death last other Pakistan based ter - availed the above-men - the truth and the truth of of. month by a Pakistan mili - rorists. tioned is the faction of Jammu and Kashmir is He urged all the defence tary court that convicted According to sources, a Syed Ali Shah Geelani, something else. If solution srinAGAr|MAY 19 he tweeted after holding a Bagh Cantonment. personnel to continue the him of alleged spying and team of NIA led by senior which inversely always has to be found out then it Union Finance Minister meeting and reviewing General Bipin Rawat, good job and ensure safety subversive activities. The member has reached the has goaded the youth of has to come to this process Arun Jaitley on Friday the security situation. Chief of Army Staff and of the innocent people retired Indian Navy offi - Valley for inquiry into Kashmir to come out on of discovering the truth reviewed the security in Earlier in the day, Jaitley other senior Army officers while dealing firmly with cer has been in Pakistan Hurriyat funding. the roads and leave their and trying readdress the Jammu and Kashmir and had a meeting with senior were present in the review the inimical elements. custody for more than a The team will probe into studies for a 'bigger cause', situation," BJP leader applauded troops for their commanders and troops at meeting as well. He also directed the com - year. the nuances of the funding indirectly urging them for Sudesh Verma told ANI. readiness to any misad - a forward post along the Sanjay Mitra, Defence manders to maintain strict According to government which are mostly being 'stone-pelting'. Verma said that Pakistan's venture by the enemy. Line of Control (LoC) and Secretary (Designate) was vigil along the Line of sources, since the case has made for subversive activ - Nayeem Geelani, son of only motive is to create "The aggressive domina - reviewed the security situ - also in attendance. Control and remain pre - reached the international ities including stone pelt - Geelani, who, a few days trouble in the Valley and tion & readiness of troops ation. The Defence Minister was pared to give a befitting court, it is incumbent on ing and damage of public back, had blamed the everybody is aware of for befitting response to He was briefed on the pre - apprised of the various reply to any misadventure Pakistan to produce properties there. While army-run schools for that. "Now it's time for any misadventure by the vailing situation in Jammu measures to strengthen from across the border. "material evidence" about Hurriyat leaders and sepa - indoctrination, is a med - everyone to realise this, enemy is very satisfying," and Kashmir at Badami the robust counter infiltra - ContD on PAGe 2 ContD on PAGe 2 ratists have been telling ical practitioner in ContD on PAGe 2 J&K Bar Association delegation GST rates finalised for services; education, healthcare exempt news in brief calls on Abdul Haq GST Council Inspr. Naveen Sharma of Traffic Police India's first truly in Vigilance net for taking bribe and federal institu - alleged illegal confinement JAMMU|MAY 19 tion: Dr Drabu Pursuant to a probe conducted by Vigilance srinAGAr|MAY 19 Organisation Jammu on a complaint regarding the alle - Terming the GST Council gation that Sh. Naveen Sharma Sub Inspector, then I/C as India's first federal PP ChowkChabutra (Oct. 2010) by abusing his official srinAGAr,|MAY 19 taxed at 5 per cent. The rates are in line with those institution, Minister of Finance and Labor and position registered a false FIR against Sh. JAMMU|MAY 19 here today. Education and healthcare GST Council finalised four finalised for goods. With Employment, Dr Haseeb NeerajChandail and Sh. SandeepAnand, both business A delegation of J&K High The delegation led by will continue to be exempt tax rates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 this, rates of all items Drabu today said the new ContD on PAGe 2 Court, Jammu Bar President, Advocate B. S. from taxation in the per cent to apply on serv - except a handful including tax regime will pave way Association called on Salathia projected various upcoming GST regime ices including telecom, gold, have been decided of for cooperative federal - Minister for Rural demands pertaining to that will tax services at insurance, hotels and the roll out of the Goods ADC suspends head masters ism in the country. "The Development and additional space for bar reAsi|MAY 19 four different rates with restaurants under the and Services Tax (GST) GST will bring major Panchayati Raj, Law and rooms, construction of Additional Deputy Commissioner, Babu Ram conduct - transport, including econ - biggest tax reform since regime from July 1. ContD on PAGe 2 Justice, Abdul Haq Khan ContD on PAGe 2 ed surprise inspection of various schools in Poune zone omy class air travel, being the Independence. The ContD on PAGe 2 to review their functioning. During his visit, ADC visited Middle school Puria and CentenArY birtH CeLebrAtion of 19 tH K UsHoK b AKULA r inPoCHe High School Kheralair where he found heads of both Kashmir witnesses protests the institutions absent from duties without prior per - mission of higher authority. Kushok Bakula Rinpoche architect Taking serious note of their absence and dereliction of and clashes on Friday duties both employees were placed under suspension. of modern Ladakh: Dy CM ContD on PAGe 2 slapping of PSA on Asiya srinAGAr|MAY 19 Bakula Rinpoche at Leh main architect for the Andrabi, her aide Sofi The Deputy Chief today. modernization of the Fehmeeda and to press for release of political Lady dies, 07 injured in road Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh Minister for Cooperatives Ladakh region and people detainees. Aasiya and today said that the contri - Chering Dorjay, Chief still remember him accidents Fahmeeda were booked bution of late Kushok Executive Councilror through the country for srinAGAr|MAY 19 under the public safety act A lady died and seven others were injured in separate Bakula is exemplary LAHDC Dr. Sonam Dawa, his contribution towards (PSA) on Monday and road accidents across the valley. which should be propa - MLA Leh Rigzin Jora, development of this part were shifted to Amphala In Kulgam, an unknown motorcycle hit and injured a gated especially among Senior officers and other of the nation. Jail in Jammu. Pertinently, lady Shamali resident of Sarmarg at village Sarmarg in the younger generation dignitaries were present “We should all be thank - Asiya is suffering from the jurisdiction of Police Station D.H Pora. The injured and he is the architect of on the occasion. ful to the late leader for his various ailments and was was shifted to Bone and joints Hospital, Srinagar for the ,modern Ladakh The Deputy Chief visionary and modern lately on oxygen before treatment where she succumbed to her injuries. After The Deputy Chief Minister said that the late outlook which was she was shifted to Aphalla completion of medico legal formalities, the body of the Minister was speaking at Rinpoche was responsible responsible for bringing srinAGAr|MAY 19 Friday. The joint resist - jail. deceased was handed over to her legal heirs for last the centenary birth cele - for the social transforma - the transformation of this Protests and clashes were ance camp had called for Dukhtaran-e-Milat in a ContD on PAGe 2 bration function of Padma tion of the Ladkahi socie - hilly region of the State,” reported from different peaceful protests after statement termed the Bushan 19th Kushok ty. He said that he was the ContD on PAGe 2 parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday prayers against the ContD on PAGe 2 HDO among 4 suspended, attached rAJoUri|MAY 19 Zulfkar Urges GoI to explore Tourism A Horticulture Development Officer and 3 other offi - First-ever meet of Himalayan states CMs cials were placed under suspension and attached at potential of Rajouri-Poonch belt District headquarters for remaining absent from duty to discuss situation along China border CA&PD M inister Meets U nion thereby affecting public service delivery. On instructions of District Development GAnGtoK|MAY 19 after India refused to par - cussions will be held on bridges, railway network toUrisM M inister Commissioner an inspection of Horticulture Office The first-ever meeting of ticipate in China's Silk the border infrastructure and airports. based at Kalakote was conducted by the Sub-division - the chief ministers of five road project 'One Belt, work undertaken by the India shares an 3,488 km- al Magistrate. HDO Sunil Manoori and Extension Asstt Himalayan states will be One Road' conference in ministry, the border area long border with China Satish Bhat were found absent from duty. While the held here tomorrow Beijing and a month after development programme that runs along Jammu HDO remained absent from duty for last 5 days with where security along the the diplomatic tussle over and coordination issues and Kashmir, Himachal ContD on PAGe 2 entire Sino-Indian border the Dalai Lama's visit to between the states and the Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and development of infra - Arunachal Pradesh. Indo Tibetan Border Sikkim and Arunachal structure in the frontier Chief ministers of Jammu Police, which guards the Pradesh. Power Shutdown regions will be discussed and Kashmir, Himachal Sino-Indian border. The total length of the srinAGAr|MAY 19 threadbare. Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Construction of roads, border in Jammu and According to the Superintending Engineer, EM&RE The objective of the meet - Sikkim and Arunachal redressal of the situation Kashmir is 1,597 km, Circle-II, Srinagar, in order to facilitate the shifting of ing, to be chaired by Pradesh are expected to arising out of lack of Himachal Pradesh 200 consumers onto the new Distribution Transformer Union Home Minister attend the conclave. infrastructure in the fron - km, Uttarakhand 345 km, (DTs) installed under the RADRP-B scheme, areas Rajnath Singh, is to This is for the first time tier areas and a host of Sikkim 220 km and strengthen the coordina - that such a meeting is other issues will also be Arunachal Pradesh 1,126 which receive power from Peerbagh feeders 1,2 and 3 neW DeLHi|MAY 19 and discussed the issue of shall remain affected from May 20 to 27 from 9:30 am tion between the central being organised by the discussed at the meeting, km. The border is not government and the five home ministry. an official said. fully demarcated and the Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, development of seven to 5 pm. The Superintending Engineer said for execu - Minister for Food, Civil lakes of Pir Panchal, tion of Load shifting in Cooperative Colony, Friends states to improve the It has said the states were China is known to have process of clarifying and overall border security, partners in maintenance improved its infrastruc - confirming the Line of Supplies and Consumer Pilgrimage Tourist Circuit C Colony and Jeelanbad preliminary preparation for Affairs, today called upon and Heritage C M M load shifting in adjacent areas, Umarabad an official said. of security along the bor - ture along the border by Actual Control is in The move comes days der. In the CMs' meet, dis - constructing roads, ContD on PAGe 2 Union Minister of State for Development Authority ContD on PAGe 2 Tourism, Mahesh Sharma ContD on PAGe 2 Y B || DAiLY nAWA-i-WAqt AzeeM|| || JAMMU ||sAtUrDAY|| MAY 20, 2017 2 FROM PAGE-1 The apex court had earlier asked the Centre to consider effec - Deputy Advocate General Ehsan Mirza was also present on a conspiracy to kill ailing Asiya. Army will ...... tive means other than use of pellet guns to quell stone pelting the occasion. Reports said that joint resistance leadership staged a peaceful Meanwhile, Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley, on Friday asked mobs in Jammu and Kashmir as it concerns life and death. The other members of the delegation including Vice President protest in Maisuma Srinagar. The protesters were carrying the troops defending the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Sachin Gupta, General Secretary Prem Sadotra, Joint Secretary placards and banners condemning the random arrest and Kashmir to sustain 'tight vigil' along the de facto border, thwart Inspr. Naveen ...... Himanshu Sharma and Treasurer Chetan Misri. killing of people. The protest march dispersed peacefully. attempts of infiltration and give a 'strong and befitting' reply to partners and kept them under illegal confinement. Sh. Om Clashes were reported from Nowhata area of old Srinagar city any misadventure from across by Pakistan. ParkashChandail F/O Sh. NeerajChandail was also illegally GST rates ...... where youths pelted stones and waved flags and posters of Jaitley was on a visit of the LoC in Rampur sector of Baramulla confined. After their release on bail by the orders of Hon’ble Briefing reporters here after the two-day meeting of the militants. Government forces lobbed tear-smoke shells to dis - district. Accompanied by GOC of Baramulla-based Army divi - Court, both were again called to Police Station, confined illegal - Council, Finance Minister Arun Jaitey said telecom and finan - perse the rock hurling protesters. The clashes disrupted nor - sion, Maj. Gen. RP Kalita, the Defence Minister interacted with ly, handcuffed and paraded before the media as thieves who cial services will be taxed at a standard rate of 18 per cent. mal life in the area. Witnesses told that a youth was arrested the troops and "praised their grit, determination and selfless purportedly committed theft in their own shop. In addition Transport services will be taxed at 5 per cent. This rate will during these clashes. service to the nation”, defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia they were forced to pay Rs.35,000/ bribe by the I/C PP. apply to cab aggregators like Ola and Uber as well as those Meanwhile, Hurriyat (M) Chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was said. During the Verification it transpired that the accused SI, who currently pay 6 per cent tax. Non-AC train travel will be placed under house arrest to prevent him from leading a joint The Defence Minister expressed his happiness to be amidst the presently posted as Inspector in Traffic Police registered the exempt and the 5 per cent will be levied on AC travel tickets. resistance protest against the slapping of Public Safety Act on Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi, said a soldiers and said that the entire country recognised the chal - FIR against the above said persons at 1145 PM on 14-10-2010. Travelling on metro, local train and religious travel including spokesman. lenging circumstances that they were operating in and stood Before that he had raided the house of Mr NeerajChandail, ran - Haj yatra will all continue to be exempt from GST, Revenue He said that a police party arrived at his Nigeen residence at behind them in all their endeavours, the spokesman said. sacked the household items and picked up his father Mr Om Secretary Hashmukh Adhia said. Economy class air travel will 5:30 am and placed him under house detention. “He reiterated the need to maintain strict vigil at all times to ParkashChandail and kept him in illegal confinement till noon attract 5 per cent GST while business class will be charged 12 Clashes erupted between government forces and protesters in thwart any nefarious designs of forces inimical to national of 15/10/2010. When the two business partners reached the cent, he said. interests,” the spokesman said. Parts of the 740-km long LoC Police Station they were also pushed in to the lockup and kept Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district after con - Jaitley said non-AC restaurants will charge 12 per cent GST on gregational Friday prayers. witnessed escalation in tensions following the beheading of in illegal confinement without any legal authority or remand food bill. Tax rate for AC restaurants and those with liquor two Indian soldiers allegedly by Pakistan army’s Border till 17-10-2010. It is also found during the vigilance probe that Earlier, protests were held against the detention of students licence will be 18 per cent, while 5-star hotels will charge 28 per and other youth. Action Team (BAT) on May 1 and subsequent skirmishes in the shop where the alleged theft incident was reported was cent GST. Restaurants with Rs 50 lakh or below turnover will which several civilians were killed and have forced the border actually occupied by them on rent basis from the actual owner Scores of youth who had assembled near Markazi Jamia go under the 5 per cent composition, he said. Masjid tried to march into the town when forces lobbed tear - dwellers to desert their shell-hit hamlets, mainly in Rajouri dis - and did not belong to the purported complainant. Work contracts like white washing will be liable for a 12 per gas shells to disperse them. This triggered minor clashes in the trict. In view of the above it is found that SI Naveen Sharma then cent GST. Entertainment tax will be merged with service tax area. Jaitley was on a two-day visit of restive Jammu and Kashmir I/C PP ChowkChabutra (Oct. 2010) now Inspector had acted under GST and a composite 28 per cent levy charged on cine - Reports from North Kashmir’s Pattan town said that scores of in sheer abuse of his official position and confined the above during which he and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat held a ma services as well as gambling or betting at race course. women hit to road and staged a protest after Friday prayers stated three persons in illegal confinement viz Mr series of meetings with local commander to review the securi - While the rate proposed for cinema halls is lower than 40 to 55 demanding the release of ailing Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairper - SandeepAnand and Mr NeerajChandail, for two days and Mr ty situations along the LoC and in the hinterland in the back - per cent as per current incidence, it may not result in a reduc - son Aasiya Andrabi and her personal secretary Sofi drop of unending student protests and streets clashes and a Om ParkashChandail for about 12 hours. He also forced the tion in tariffs on cinema tickets as states continue to hold right Fehmeeda. series of recent terror strikes by militants including the murder above persons to pay him Rs.35,000 as bribe money in lieu of to levy local charges on them. The protestors raised anti India slogans and demanded the of a young Kashmiri Muslim Army officer Lieutenant Ummer submitting report to the court. Hotels and lodges charging per day tariff of Rs 1,000 will be release of the duo. Fayaz Parry. The issues were discussed threadbare also at his As such, a case FIR No20/2017 u/s 5(1) d, r/w 5 (2) 4-(a) J & K exempt from GST. Rate for hotels with tariff of Rs 1,000 to 2,000 “She has been slapped with PSA without any reason and her one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti. P.C. Act Svt 2006& Sec.342 RPC P/S VOJ has been registered per day would be 12 per cent while those with tariff of Rs 2,500 health condition is deteriorating in the jail as she is already ill,” At a meeting with senior Army commanders held at Srinagar’s against the accused Public Servant and investigation taken up. to Rs 5,000 would be 18 per cent. said a protester to reporters. Badami Bagh cantonment on Wednesday, he had asked the GST for hotels with tariff above Rs 5,000 will be 28 per cent. Clashes were reported Friday morning from Kralpora, Army and other security forces to go all out against militants ADC suspends ,...... Jaitley said tax on gold and precious metals will be taken up at Kupwara when students of higher secondary school came out Meanwhile, Chief Education Officer, Reasi has been asked to and terrorists and target them wherever they are in Jammu the next meeting of the Council on June 3. GST on services was of their school and started a peaceful protest at main chowk submit enquiry report after ascertaining the facts. and Kashmir. He had also stressed upon the need to sustain the main item discussed at the GST meet today, he said, adding Kralpora. 'tight vigil' along the Line of Control (LoC) and the that most services tax exemptions will be grandfathered and Reports said that students were protesting till police came into International Border (IB) with Pakistan and thwart any Lady dies, ...... they will continue. action which led to clash between police and the students. attempts of infiltration from across the borders. The govern - rites. In another accident, a Motorcycle driven by Aijaz Ahmad Net effect of GST will not be inflationary, he said, adding that According to the locals of the area clashes have now triggered ment has already given the Army and the Border Security Lone resident of Devsar collided with a School van bearing healthcare and education services will continue to be exempt - the complete shutdown in the area. An eyewitness said, Force (BSF) a free hand to respond to any ‘misadventure’ from registration number JK18A-5114 of Noorani Public School ed from tax under GST. E-commerce players like Flipkart, “However students of the higher secondary school went back across the borders, the sources here said. Zangalpora at Devsar near Petrol Pump, resulting in injuries to Snapdeal will have to deduct 1 per cent TCS (tax collected at to their school but the area is witnessing complete shutdown.” Jaitley, however, also asked the security forces that while going the motorcyclist. The injured was shifted to District Hospital source) while making payments to suppliers, Adhia said. Station House Officer Kralpora, situation was normal till the tough against militants they should avoid collateral damage Kulgam for treatment. There will be no tax on lottery. Jaitley said July 1 will be the roll - students came out and started stone pelting on the police party, which was on their routine duty. during counter insurgency operations in J&K and 'ensure safe - Kulgam police has registered cases regarding both the acci - out date for GST. "We are in state of readiness." ty of the innocent people while dealing firmly with the inimi - dents. Clashes also erupted after Friday prayers between youth and cal elements' and step up people-friendly initiatives under its In Budgam, a Passenger vehicle bearing registration number government forces in Hajin area of north Kashmir's Bandipora Sadhbhavana campaign. JK04A-7905 collided with a Tipper bearing registration num - GST Council ...... district and Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Apart from the Army Chief, the Defence Secretary (designate) ber JK04A-6989 at Budgam near Choon Crossing, resulting in Reports said that soon after culmination of Friday prayers changes in fiscal and political side of India's federal structure because youth marched towards main chowk from Jamia Masjid Sanjay Mitra also attended the security review meetings and injuries to two lady passengers. Both the injured were shifted of which coercive federalism will pave way for cooperative and com - the briefing held at the headquarters of the 15 Army Corps to hospital for treatment. Budgam police has registered a case Hajin and hurled stones at the forces deployed there. petitive federalism," Dr Drabu said while speaking at a Roundtable Witnesses said that the forces responded by firing tear smoke which is also known as Chinar Corps. Jaitley was during the in this regard. of the Finance Ministers organised by the financial newspaper The briefing apprised of the various measures initiated to strength - In Sopore, a Scorpio vehicle bearing registration number shells, triggering clashes. Mint at Royal Springs Golf Course here today. Clashes erupted in Anantnag town in south Kashmir on en the robust counter infiltration grid along the LoC. “He was JK05C/7914 driven by Mohammad Ramzan Shah resident of The Finance Minister said the new tax regime has sown the Friday, triggering shutdown in several localities. Youth took also briefed on the close coordination amongst all the govern - Tulibal Sopore collided with s scooty bearing registration num - seeds of lateral federalism by recognizing the new political, to streets and pelted stones at government forces in Lal ment agencies towards bringing back normalcy in the region,” ber JK05E/8394 at Sangri Watlab, resulting in injuries to scooty economic and social realities in the country. He said the GST Chowk and Old town areas. the defence spokesman said. rider namely Muzaffar Ahmad Kabari resident of Kramshura should be looked at more in terms of changing federal polity Sopore and pillion mate namely Ishaq Ahmad Khan resident Forces responded by firing teargas shells, triggering chaos in Jaitley also chaired the 14th GST Council as Finance Minister across the country. "The economic reforms ushered in 1991 the town. of Munshi Mah. Both the injured were shifted Sub District held at Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention didn't seek to consult the states. Now in 2017, with the GST Many shopkeepers lowered their shutters after the clashes. Hospital Sopore for treatment where from scooty rider was Centre (SKICC). The two-day crucial meet on new tax regime being rolled out on July 1, every single state has been taken on Clashes also erupted in Pulwama town after youth hurled shifted to Bone and Joints Hospital Srinagar for further treat - was attended by finance ministers, finance secretaries and board. This is one step which compliments other moves and stones on forces. Reports said that youths pelted stones in other taxation officials from all the states and union territories ment. Sopore police has registered a case in this regard. changes the structure of Indian federalism," he said. Muran Chowk and Rajpora Chowk prompting police to lob and is considered a crucial meet on new tax regime. In Bandipora, a Sumo bearing registration number JK05D-8019 The Finance Minister said the GST will institutionalise tax col - PAVA and tear smoke shells. turned turtle at Gurez road near Peer Baba in the jurisdiction lection and increase compliance tremendously, thereby mak - No info ...... of Police Station Pethkote, resulting in injuries to a lady name - ing India a better and vibrant country, "While there may be First-ever meet ...... his whereabout and well- being. ly Rukhsana resident of Bagtoor Gurez. The injured was shift - issues of sovereignty and autonomy, the GST Council is India's progress. The border areas, which are located at high altitudes, They also stressed on the requirement for Pakistan to produce ed to Sub District Hospital Bandipora for treatment. Bandipora first federal institution and we would like to see more moving have inadequate development and infrastructure facilities. evidence of proper trial which it claimed to have conducted in police has registered a case in this regard. ahead," he said. Singh, who arrived here on a three-day visit, today had a the case. In Kupwara, a Swift vehicle bearing registration number The Roundtable was also attended by the Finance Ministers of meeting with Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling Asked if the government has information on Jadhav's location DL2C-AK/6629 driven by Zahid-ul-Hassan Malik resident of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kerala, Thomas Isaac and and discussed with him various issues concerning the state. in Pakistan, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Hayan Kupwara hit and injured a child namely Sheikh Suhaib Karnataka. Welcoming them to Kashmir, Dr Drabu said it is The home minister will visit Nathu La, a border trading point Baglay said, resident of Bumhama at National Highway in the jurisdiction important to send out a signal to the rest of the country about with China, tomorrow and will take stock of various develop - "As of today, the Pakistan government has not provided any of Police Post Drugmulla. The injured was shifted to District the state of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir. mental activities in the frontier. information about Jadhav's condition or where he has been Hospital Kupwara, where from he was shifted to Bone and "There is a multi-layered reality to life in Jammu and Kashmir. As many as 14 socio-cultural, political and trade delegations kept there. This has been a matter of concern." Joints Hospital Srinagar for further treatment. Kupwara police While we have been dealing with the prevailing situation on met the home minister today and discussed with him issues one hand, it doesn't stop life here. We are witnessing econom - Last month, India had also asked the Pakistan government to has registered a case in this regard. concerning the state. provide a report on his medical condition. ic history in making in this beautiful city of Srinagar in an On Jadhav's appeal process, he said, "Unfortunately, India has HDO among ...... incredible manner through pooling of sovereignties. Nothing can make us prouder," Dr Drabu said. Zulfkar Urges ...... no information on the issue." out information of Chief Horticulture Officer the Extension for Rajouri-Poonch belt. Assam's Finance Minister, Mr Sarma said people of Kashmir There is also no information on what has happened to the Assistant was found absent with advance attendance marked. are known for their hospitality and they have outdone them - During the meeting, the Minister presented a 50-page memo - appeal by Jadhav's mother which was handed over to the A number of complaints were received vyas DDC regarding selves this time, "The state government has done a wonderful randum about the overall tourism potential of Rajouri-Poonch Pakistan foreign secretary by the Indian high commissioner in absence of employees in Kalakote. job. The impression from outside the Valley about the situation area which is surrounded by lush-green mountains. He said Islamabad, he added. Meanwhile, in another inspection carried out by SDM the region of seven lakes starts from the top of Bharamgala Thanamandi Imtiaz Ahmed Pharmacist and Masooda Akhter is wrong. Although there are incidences of violence’s happen - According to the Pakistani side, Jadhav had 40 days to appeal ing but a fair amount of normalcy prevails," he said. (Chai) mountain and it goes up to Raviwali Dhok which is from the date of verdict which was April 10. FMPHW of ISM were placed under suspension. DDC Rajouri touching the last corner of Budhal Tehsil. The region is situat - Baglay also noted that as per the information available, will conduct an enquiry regarding unauthorised absence and ed at about 10,000-15000 feet above sea level. failure of supervisory officers in ensuring attendance in offices. Kushok Bakula ...... Pakistan has also not taken any action on the visa request by Dr. Singh said and maintained that the younger generation The lakes include Nandansar, Chandansar, Sukhsar, Baghsar, Jadhav's family to travel to Pakistan to meet him and appeal in Pending enquiry these officials shall remain attached with Akaldakshni, Neelsar and Gumsar. The Minister said if these DDC office. should follow the teachings and path shown by the legendary person, if required. spiritual leader. lakes are brought into the tourism circuit of the State, it will Pakistan claims its security forces arrested the Indian national While referring to various developmental initiatives and open new vistas for economic empowerment of the region. He from its restive Balochistan province on March 3 last year after Power Shutdown...... sought a special package from the Government of India on the Sectionalization and Peerbagh F02 reconductoring along main schemes undertaken in Ladakh region, the Deputy Chief he reportedly entered from Iran. Minister said that special focus has been given to develop the issue. road, electric supply from Peerbagh Feeders 1&2 shall be He said the J&K has already taken up the issue with the Prime However, India maintains that he was kidnapped from Iran historic Leh and Kargil towns and they have already been where he had business interests after retiring from the Navy. affected on May 20 and 22. Minister Narendra Modi on December 2 last year who undertaken under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and PTI To execute work on Umarabad Load shifting, electric supply assured all possible help. Raising the issue of Pilgrimage Urban Transformation (AMRUT) under which every facet of from Peerbagh Feeders 1&2 shall be affected on May 22, 24 and Tourism, the Minister demanded Union Government to start urban development w ould be addressed. “An amount of Rs 27. Pilgrimage Tourist Circuit in the region to provide better con - NIA to ...... 15.20 crore has been earmarked under urban sector for Leh, including those pseudo-liberals, who see no fault with Whereas, to execute the work on sectionalization of Peerbagh nectivity for religious shrines of Rajouri Poonch districts. whereas Rs 12.26 crore are for Kargil region,” he added. Pakistan and go on blaming the Indian Security forces," he F02 near Police Headquarter, power supply from Peerbagh He said Rajouri and Poonch are having revered religious Dr. Singh while directing the officers to ensure that the region said. Feeders 1, 2 & 3 shall remain affected on May 23 Meanwhile, places of all communities and tourists can be diverted from According to reports, post the recent arrest of two ISI opera - to execute the work of Load Shifting in Rose Avenue and ATM gets requisite supply of electric power said that it is essential Budha Amar Ji Yatra, Shri Mata Vaishnu Devi Yatra Katra tives in India, it has come to light that separatists in Jammu and Lane power supply from Peerbagh Feeders 1&2 shall be affect - for the tourist season as well as for the local populace living and Shiv Khori towards Mangla Mata Shrine and very Kashmir area have been getting a constant flow of funds - to ed on May 24 and 27 . there. He said that the State has already undertaken a compre - famous Budha Amarnath Ji Shrine at Mandi Poonch. the tune of Rs 70 lakh - from the Pakistan ISI over the past few Similarly, in order to facilitate the shifting of consumers onto hensive programme for upgrading and augmenting the elec - He said they can also divert pilgrims visiting shrines in months. the new DTs installed under the RADRP-B scheme, power tric infra, transmitting facilities so that the more electric power Kashmir towards famous Ziyarat of Hazrat Baba Ghulam Slew of documents that have been accessed cite that the nexus from Rajbagh Feeders 1, 2, 3 & 4 shall remain affected on May can be transmitted to different un-electrified areas of the Shah Badshah at Shahdra Sharief, Rajouri, Baba Miran Sain between Pakistan and the separatist leaders is responsible for 20 and 22 for carrying out preliminary preparation for load region. Baksh Sahib, Poonch and Peer Chooty Shah Ziyarat at instigating the youth to conduct violent acts in the conflict-rid - shifting. Referring to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana Mendher. den state of Jammu and Kashmir. Similarly, on May 22 to execute load shifting of DTs near (DDUGJY) the Dy CM said that under this scheme every un- The Minister also took up the issue of Separate Heritage Earlier on April 28, reacting on the Supreme Court orders, Rajbagh Flat Quarters, power shutdown from Rajbagh feeder electrified habitation of the State would be covered by 2019 Tourism Development Authority for Rajouri-Poonch wherein it asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar 1 shall be on May 22. and an amount of Rs 48.47 crore has been earmarked for Leh Districts. He said there is a huge tourism potential in heritage Association (JKHCBA) to take to various stakeholders and For carrying out Load Shifting of DTs near Ramzan Hospital, and an amount of Rs 42.44 crore for Kargil region. He said that sector in Poonch and Rajouri as there are many archaeological consider their opinion in connection with the plea against the Amar Singh College, KGP and near Jhula Bridge, electricity in order to increase the transmission and receiving capacity of remains in the region including Sarais, Mosques, Temples, use of pellet guns in the state, the Centre categorically said that from Rajbagh feeders 2 and 4 shall remain affected on May 22 the region 220KV transmission line is in offing. He said Leh to Royal Palaces, Forts and Gardens of different periods ranging it would not talk to people who were separatist leaders and and 24. Noubra transmission line is being constructed with an esti - from Kushan to the Medieval Period which can be developed. those who talk of 'Azaadi' and freedom. While as electricity from receiving station Bemina 2nd shall mated cost of Rs 123.19 crore whereas Kargil Zanskar trans - He said these monuments are on the verge of extinction and if Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, top law officer representing remain affected from May 22 to May 24. mission line is coming up at an estimated cost of Rs 217.91 developed, they can open a new era of Heritage Tourism in the Centre, made this statement to the apex court. crore. Jammu & Kashmir and change the economic landscape of the The court asked the association leaders to get names of the peo - J&K Bar ...... Dr. Singh also conveyed a special message from the Prime region. Mr Zulfkar also asked the Government of India to pro - ple, who can hold talks with the Centre for the resolution of the lawyers’ chambers, air conditioning of bar and subordinate Minister Narendra Modi to the people of the Ladakh region vide special package for Adventure Tourism in the region. present situation in the state. rooms, improving drinking water supply, parking facility and on centenary birth celebration of the late spiritual leader. Union Minister of State for Tourism, Mahesh Sharma, gave a JKHCBA was also asked to assure the top court that no stone separate road for court complex. patient hearing to all the demands and assured that the GoI pelting would be committed in the future if they wanted pro - The Minister giving a patient hearing to their demands and will provide every possible assiatnce to develop Rajouri- hition against the use of pellet guns. Kashmir witnesses ...... assured them of early redressal. slapping of PSA on the duo and shifting them to Jammu jail, Poonch region. || DAiLY nAWA-i-WAqt AzeeM|| JAMMU CitY || JAMMU ||sAtUrDAY|| MAY 20, 2017 3 Khanna visits shelling affected rajesh Gupta starts development areas in nowshera works in Ward no 3 Bhardwaj and Rajesh Nischal. for setting up of help Prominent civil society members counters for the benefit of Sanjeev Gupta, Suman Kumar the border people living Chadha, Vinod Malhotra, Ved in camps in Nowshera. Prakash, Ashok Mahindru, Sanjeev He also had praise for Sawhney, Jugal Kishore Gupta, two police officers Omkar Gupta, Prof. Suresh Sharma Ravinder Singh and and JMC officials AEE Gurcharan Ashish Choudhary for Singh, JE R.K Koul and JE UEED putting extra ordinary Vikram Koul also accompanied the efforts in rescuing of the MLA on his visit to the area. Rajesh people from affected vil - Gupta while speaking on the occasion lages. said that development is the solution to Addl. District all the probl ems and we must remain Development focused in our approach and must not Commissioner A.S. Chib, allow ourselves to get detracted from the SDM Harbans Lal, SDPO JAMMU, May 19: struction of lane and drain and path of development. He said that all the developmental works in Jammu are N.A. Chowhan, BDO Jammu East MLA and party chief repair at ward no. 3 under stage going on in full swing and appealed to the Jammu, May 19: in Nowshera, Avinash Rai living in temporary shel - Surinder Singh, SHO whip Rajesh Gupta inaugurated sev - work. The estimated cost of the people of Jammu east constituency to con - BJP National Vice- Khanna asked them about ters. The senior officials of Kuldeep Raina, BJP eral works in ward no. 3 today. The work is rupees 26 lakhs. works included the laying of tiles at The MLA was accompanied by several tribute in the effort by way of giving effec - President & J&K Prabhari the provision of meals, local administration told Mino rity Morcha State Baba Lal Ji Gali and the upgradation BJP leaders including Karan Singh, tive feed back and suggestions. Subhash Avinash Rai Khanna, electricity, drinking water, the visiting leader that President Dr. Tahir of nallah at Bawa Lal Ji Gali and also Raju Khajuria, Narottam, Naresh Sangra, Krishan Kapoor, Shashi Sapolia, alongwith State Vice- medicare etc. He was told 2198 sould from 551 fami - Chowdhary, Hospitality the construction of new community Pradhan, Gulshan Mahajan, Girdhari Gokul Koul, Sat Pal Singh Rathore, Daya President Yudhvir Sethi, by the people who have lies have migrated from 23 & Protocol State hall near Bawa Lal Ji. Lal, Kuldeep, Prof. Shyam, Rajinder Ram, Subhash Baru, Rajesh, Gopal, local MLA Ravinder Raina left their homes and border villages of Convenor Sanjay Khanna, The works that were inaugurated Gupta, Kuldeep Sharma, Vidya Devi, Vinay, Hari Om, Chaman Lal, Raj Kumar, and SC,ST,BC hearths that the studies of Nowshera and are provid - BJP District President today included construction of lane Saroj, Vijay Mehra, Dhan Swaroop, Ravi Singh and Ved Padha were also Development Corporation their children have been ed all the facilities of daily Capt. Som Dutt, District and drain at Dhaki Sarajan and con - Rakesh, Surinder Pargal, Rajiv present on the occasion. Vice-Chairperson Balbir affected, their cattle have needs. Vice-Presidents Anu Ram Rattan, visited the got killed or severly Avinash Rai Khanna Bhasin and Narendra border areas of Nowshera injured and crops too are assured the affected fami - Magoo, District General affected by the shelling at the verge of damage. lies that the government at Secretary Mool Raj, 'Join and feel the things alive in Anubhuti 2K17-a from across the borders, They demanded free ratin the Centre will be Mahila Morcha State met the families putting for six months, pakka apprised of their problems Vice-President Neena social enterpreneur Program launched by AbVP' up in government schools bunkers and allotment of and every effort will be Sharma, Morcha District JAMMU, May 19: Issues, Border Areas and other temporary shel - plots at safer places. made to ensure that what - President Babbu Gombal, State Secretary Akhil Struggling Life, Scarcity of ters. He also enquired Avinash Rai Khanna also ever is required, reaches Nowshera Mandal Bharatiya Vidyarathi Water in Hilly Areas, Youth about the facilities being handed over to local MLA each family. President Ashok Verma, Parishad (ABVP) Varsha in Drugs, Rising Pollution provided there by the and Mahila Morcha Khanna appreciated the Laam Mandal President Jandial today released the and Destructing Culture administration besides activists 2 quintals of dry local administration for Vicky Sharma, SC Morcha Poster and Online and Diversity in the State, interacting with the affect - milk incured from Red providing round the clock District President Ganesh Registration Website i.e., that is contributing to the ed people, including Cross and sanitary items free medical care to the Kumar, ST Morcha abvpjk.co.nf of ABVP. destruction of our home women, children, aged provided by State Vice- pregnant women putting District President Naqsh Later Varsha Jandial land. The youth need to feel persons. President Yudhvir Sethi to up in the shelters and also Bandi and BJYM District addressed a press confer - the issues that are possible While talking to the peo - be distributed to the fami - expressed gratitude to the General Secretary Sanjay ence regarding the upcom - only by feeling them alive. ple living in temporary lies who have migrated volunteer organization Raina accompanied the ing event of the organiza - She finally appealed the shelters at various places from the border areas and Khalsa NGO from Patiala visiting team. tion in the State "ANUB - students to devote the HUTI 2K17" from 10th to towards society and nation. the different domains of the seven days of their life to Dr. Magotra chaired meeting of state incharges 17th June, 2017. Rahul Dev, It is the time when Youth society and contribute to feel the society and nature State Incharge SFD and needs to understand, feel Make in Jammu Kashmir. alive which is always com - Deepak Gupta, Jammu and then contribute to the Jandial further appealed to mitted and available for of different committee of bJYM Mahanagar Secretary were society. She said the state is all the students to come for - them and make the event Jammu, May 19: also present in the press suffering a lot due to many ward to feel the state at its successful that will definite - BJYM State President Dr. Suresh conference. reasons and ABVP is pro - ground. We have come up ly leads to change and Ajay Magotra chaired a meeting of Varsha asserted that ABVP viding a platform to general with several basic issues as Make in Jammu Kashmir - state incharges of different commit - is an Organization that students to come forward, Illegal Infiltration, a Prosperous, Peaceful and tee members of BJYM at Party head - directs the students the way analyze, spent their time in Education System, Girls Ever Growing State. quarters Trikuta Nagar Jammu. The meeting was arranged to make the strategy to boost the activities of Yuva Morcha which will benefit the nPsU continues signature Youth across the state. Addressing the meeting Dr. Magotra said that our party from the national level have made different campaign against JKPsC committee Incharges, so that we can Jammu, May 19: ciples for the lust of do parallel task for more than one Continuing the signature power and money. They department, for the same we have campaigns at various dis - have no concern for the announced state incharges who will tricts of Jammu province career and lives of unem - see the working of these committees against public service ployed educated youths across the state. These committees Commission discriminato - of Jammu region. were framed with a strategy so that ry attitude in the selection Therefore NPSU signa - the dream of New India seen by our lists of Assistant ture campaign is initiative Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Professors of different dis - to make BJP Jammu lead - Modi can become the reality for 125 events from these three rural games their area of concern. ciplines. ers to awake from deep crore people of this nation. He said of our country. All the activities Those who attended the meeting The campaign was the slumber and power that all the State incharges should do organized from Sports, Cultural, were Vikas Choudhary (Sports continuation of the signa - drunken politics. hard work so that they can do justice Swaach Bharat and Study circle Committee Incharge), Munish ture campaign started by Otherwise its conse - with the new responsibility given to committees will benefit directly the Khajuria (Cultural Committee NPSU yesterday from quences resulted in revolt them by the organization. Dr. Youth of this country which will Incharge), Adv Anu Behnal Ghai deserving youth of Jammu Katoch District President Jammu University in the against against this gov - Magotra further said that on this save them from the pry of bad social (Social Media Incharge), Rohit is cannot be tolerated any - Ramban NPSU outside the leadership of NPSU presi - ernment in whole Jammu centenary year of Pt. Deendayal evils like chemical drugs etc and Verma (Social Media Incharge), more. He said that Govt. GDC Ramban.He said it is dent Thakur Virender region. updhyaya which our party is cele - they all will contribute for the mak - Sourab Jain(IT Incharge), Hari Om should order videos con - very shameful is the histo - Singh. Thakur Virender Singh brating, our party have decided to ing of New India. Dr. Magotra had Sharma (Media Incharge), Sunny ferencing of the interview - ry of Jammu and Kashmir NPSU received over - State President NPSU said promote the rural games of our one-to-one detailed discussion with Sangotra (Swaach Bharat Incharge), ing process carried out by such grave injustice has whelming response. On that signature campaign country like Kabaddi, wrestling and each and every State incharge of his Manik Wazir (Study Circle the PSC, IF Govt. can’t not been seen which is the second day as well against JKPSC will be con - Kho-Kho, BJYM sports committee concerned department and made a Incharge) and Er. Lalit Raina College carry out video conference faced is the present time where thousands of stu - ducted all our Jammu will organize the state level sports strategy to executive the work in Outreach Committee Incharge). then the government where stone pelters are dents from different dis - should form separate given compensation, jobs Pradesh and lacks of signa - tricts of Jammu province PSC’s for Jammu & for their acts of ransom, ture will be taken from the participated in the signa - Ladakh respectively. He burning of public proper - youth of Jammu Pradesh PDD daily wagers' strike enters day 173 ture campaigns. said that the present PSC ty and the patriotic, peace as a sign of resent that Students were informed had shown discriminatory loving highly educated against discriminatory atti - this period in case any causality about the discriminatory behavior with the youth of meritorious youth of tude of JKPSC and a occurs in the field with any daily acts done by PSC with the Jammu time to time and is Jammu region are being Petition will be sended to wager, the concerned higher official youth of Jammu in a playing with the future of ditched, discriminated Prime Minister of India will be held responsible for that. recent act of discrimina - youth of Jammu. and their whole carrer has that what sin Jammu youth The chairman of union Bharat Singh tion PSC selected 3 candi - Chetan Sharma led the been spoiled. is neglected this the land said that the government is totally dates from Jammu 24 from signature campaign at What a height of injus - from where BJP have got fail in regularization of the daily Kashmir for the post of G.G.M. Science College tice, where deliberately in 26 seats and what it comes wagers of District Jammu and Assistant Professors for where NPSU received all lists whether of to speak on the issue of dis - Kathua under the SRO 381 of 1981. Economics. good response from stu - Assistant Professor, crimination all MLA house The protest was attended by Union The campaign at science dents. Others who were Lecturers, Jammu youth turned their eyes, which Vice Chairman - Gurnam Slathia, college was led which held present on the occasion has got no selection. The shall a big question mark. Senior Vice president Chintamani media person was under were Advesh Sharma, BJP MLA dared to speak Mr. Singh said that NPSU Singh, General Secretary Ashwani the leadership of Chetan Prabjeet Singh etc. against such injustice is a is going to fight tooth and Mehra, Chief Organizer Parveen Sharma said that, “the Same was also held in question mark over the nail against discrimina - Sharma, Secretary Kishore Sharma, repeating act of discrimi - Ramban districts which leadership of BJ who sur - tion with Jammu region Press Secretary Ajay Sharma, nation by PSC with the was led by Mangal Singh rendered its all core prin - by JKPSC. JAMMU, May 19: that the concemed authorities have District President Jammu S. Ranjeet The All J&K PDD Daily Wagers given only fake assurances, but not Singh, District President Samba Union of Jammu District under the even a single Daily Wager has been Gurdeep Singh, Devinder Singh, chairmanship of Surjeet Khajuria- regularised in Jammu district. Even Sajeet Kumar District President bJP Human right Cell team constituted President of the Union are continu - no DPC has been convened since last Akhnoor, General Secretary Jammu, May 19: Vinay Pandoh, Pankaj Kapahi, and nation. It will also strengthen ously on "Kaam Chhor Hartal" w.e.f. 4 years. Akhnoor Pawan Singh Chib, Senior BJP Human Right Cell State Rajinder Gupta, Neeraj Bhat, the hands of our Prime Minister 28.11.2016 and have staged continu - The Union further urged upon all Vice President Akhnoor Shamher Convenor Prof. P.L. Kaul, in consul - Davinder Sharma, Rohit Gupta, Narendra Modi in over all develop ous Dharna at SE (EM&RE) Circle- 1 the daily wagers of Jammu District Singh, Kiranpal, Ajay Singh, tation with State President & MLA Neeraj Gupta and M.K. Wadera are of the nation. He further said the Office Panama Chowk Jammu, to regulariy participate in agitation Gurdeep Singh, Sansar Singh, Sat Sharma (C.A), State General nominated as Human Right Cell State President is also very particu - against the PDD Administration and for expressing resentment against Rajinder Singh, Mohan Singh, Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul and All members. lar to take this initiative up to the fake assurances made by the Jammu the department and show solidarity Bachan Lal, Naresh Kumar, Pardeep Cells Incharge S. Varinderjit Singh Prof. Kaul said that Human Rights is gross root level so that the rights of and Kashmir Government from time with the Daily Wagers. He alleged Singh Jamwal, Bansi Lal, Ravinder constituted Cell team. a very important issue in the world the general public could be protect - to time. The strike entered 173th that some authorities are forcing and Sharma, Sushil Sharma Ramesh S. Vijender Singh Dutta and Vikul of today and the team has been con - ed at all costs. He wished all good day. While addressing the agitating pressurising the Daily Wagers to Kumar, Suraj Kumar S. Sukhjinder Gupta has been nominated as State stituted to work effectively for the luck to the newly appointed team employees, Surjeet Khajuria, stated attend to their duties, and during Singh and others. Co-Convenors. Koushal Sharma, upliftment of society, community members. || DAiLY nAWA-i-WAqt AzeeM|| eDitoriAL || JAMMU ||sAtUrDAY|| MAY 20, 2017 4 Editorial The courts and matters of faith Peter ronALD DesoUzA tions guaranteed to in - Further, when matters being offered by scrip - Nuclear boost We need to make a dis - dividuals by the Indian of faith have harmful tural authority. The tinction between mat - he country’s nuclear power sec - Constitution. In opposi - social consequences, many schools of Islamic ters of conscience and tion to pleas that the they must be subject to jurisprudence are testi - tor is set to undergo the biggest matters of faith practice be considered scrutiny since the Con - mony to this plurality of expansion in its history with the There is an uncanny unconstitutional, the stitution guarantees the interpretations. T similarity of argument AIMPLB counsel stated individual protection To that can be added cabinet clearing 10 reactors on between the Rashtriya that triple talaq “is a from harm. the modern tools of lin - Wednesday. The 7,000 MWe Swayamsevak Sangh matter of faith. Hence This is the basis of all so - guistic analysis, gender (megawatt electric) added by these (RSS) and the All India there is no question of cial reform in our his - studies, human rights Muslim Personal Law plants will more than double the coun - constitutional morality tory. jurisprudence, and cul - Board (AIMPLB) on and equity”. When the AIMPLB tural anthropology. The try’s current installed nuclear capacity controversies that have This argument that says that triple talaq has validity of triple talaq of 6,780 MWe. The 700 MWe pres - to do with belief. This is matters of faith be given evolved in the last 1400 must be subject to tex - illustrated best in their surised heavy water-based reactors special status needs to years, it has inadver - tual interpretation. Sim - respective positions on be assessed. Why tell an individual what the individual purpose. tently conceded that the ilarly with the Ram Setu (PHWRs) to be built by the Nuclear the Ram Setu and the should matters of faith her beliefs should be. To In contrast, the ‘matters practice is not cast in claim. It too must be Power Corporation of India Ltd triple talaq debates. be given immunity do so is to violate the in - of faith’ which the RSS stone. Let the court’s in - scrutinised by modern In 2005, on the Ram (NPCIL) mark a big leap for the state- from scrutiny? dividual’s freedom of and the AIMPLB are re - tervention be part of science. Setu issue, the RSS Three responses can be conscience guaranteed ferring to — while they that evolution. codes in democracies owned outfit, which has been building stated that their opposi - offered to this question. by most constitutional may look similar to issue of validity The most difficult issue smaller capacity reactors — mostly 220 tion to the UPA govern - Let me, on grounds of systems and human ‘matters of conscience’ The many advances in in this debate is how to ment’s plan to dredge a MWe. It’s also a landmark in India’s brevity, refer to them as rights covenants. But on — are not so for they are linguistics, cultural an - respond to the situation canal between (i) the special status of matters of faith, an im - group, not individual, thropology, gender where, after scrutiny, indigenous nuclear-power pro - Rameswaram, off the faith, (ii) the issue of va - portant distinction has centric. They have a studies and, of course, the matter of faith is gramme, which was hampered by coast of Tamil Nadu, lidity, and (iii) ethical to be made. component that is the natural sciences can found to be valid but and the islands of Man - chronic fuel (uranium) shortages till codes in modern All ‘matters of con - based on evidence, make the probing of the considered by many in nar, near Sri Lanka, was democracies. science’ are ‘matters of whether this is textual, ‘because of’ component need of change such that the first decade of this century, despite a “matter of faith and At the outset we must faith’, but not all ‘mat - historical, or empirical. of the belief very excit - it conforms to the con - indigenous expertise in PHWRs. The hence required no sub - acknowledge that faith, ters of faith’ are ‘matters In other words, the be - ing. For example, a tex - temporary ethics of hu - stantiation”. decision on the reactors is germane to as religious belief, must of conscience’. It is only lief is contingent on the tual analysis of a holy man rights. When the Twelve years later the have special status in matters of conscience evidence. For example book using a study of counsel for the AIMPLB Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan counsel for the AIM - any constitutional or - that are protected by it would take the fol - old and new grammar, says that there is “no to triple India’s nuclear power capaci - PLB has offered a simi - der. It constitutes the the freedom-granting lowing form: ‘we be - or the etymology of the question of constitu - lar argument in the ty by 2025. But it also owes much to the core of an individual’s provisions of the Con - lieve X because it is said word, or its placement tional morality and eq - Supreme Court when sense of self and is the stitution. Matters of so in our holy book’. in a sentence are all uity” in matters of faith, Indo-US civil nuclear agreement making his client’s case basis of a believer’s con - conscience are individ - It is the ‘because of’ ways of arriving at the he is building a wall, a signed by then-PM Manmohan Singh on the practice of triple science. ual-centric. component that de - meaning of the state - fashion these days, be - talaq. A Constitution and the-then US President George Belief is a matter of per - They have an ethical mands analytical and ment. hind which the ortho - Bench of five justices is sonal choice and no ex - core that guides the scientific scrutiny of the Textual analysis has ad - dox will police their Bush in 2005. The agreement ended to decide on whether ternal authority, choices that an individ - matters of faith. Does vanced considerably community. Such a wall the country’s more than three-decade- the practice of divorce whether state, cultural ual makes. the holy book actually and hence is available must not be built. It has by triple talaq is consis - long isolation in the international community, or reli - They endow the world say so? Did Lord Ram to determine the valid - no place in a constitu - tent with the protec - gious congregation, can with meaning and give really build the Setu? ity of the interpretation tional democracy. nuclear business. Its significance is borne out by the fact that, in 2008, just before the treaty took effect, India’s Ending India's nuclear dependency nuclear reactors were running at half The Supreme Court will be well within its rights to lay down the procedure of divorce as per Koranic principles their capacity. The treaty removed M.r. sriniVAsAn in Kudankulam, Tamil delays due to questions re - MW PHWRs is timely. In - many sanctions imposed on India after India now has 22 nuclear Nadu, using Russian tech - garding the quality of im - dian industry is well the country had announced its nuclear power units. The first pair, nology. They use enriched portant forgings. Two placed to supply all the weapons capability in 1974. More located in Tarapur, Maha - uranium supplied by Rus - EPRs in China were mak - components and materials sia. In 2016, work on two ing good progress earlier required for these reactors. importantly, it restored international rashtra, uses enriched ura - nium and incorporates more such units was com - but they also have to ad - Russia is willing to supply credibility resulting in the Nuclear U.S. nuclear technology. menced. When all these dress the question of qual - two more 1000 MW VVER Suppliers Group agreement of 2008, These two reactors have units go into operation, In - ity of some forgings made units for Kudankulam and operated safely and reli - dia will have 30 reactors in France. Quite independ - continue the cooperation that opened the scope for sourcing fuel ably for the past 47 years with a capacity of 13,000 ently of these problems, to build six 1200 MW from other countries, including and supply the lowest cost MW. By then some of the Areva suffered heavy VVERs at a second site, to earlier units will be reach - losses post-Fukushima be identified by India. Kazakhstan and Russia. With the Modi non-hydro power. The second pair, located in Ra - ing their retirement age. Basis’ natural events. An Project delays aplenty when the uranium market Our reactor designers at government taking up the baton, India jasthan, uses natural ura - In the period 2005-2008, unconnected develop - Westinghouse representa - bottomed. Japan, a big Bhabha Atomic Research today has civil nuclear cooperation nium and is based on the Indian nuclear estab - ment in the U.S. impacted a tives discussing their pro - buyer of uranium, went Centre and NPCIL have lishment was focussed on out of the market as most completed the design of a agreements with several countries, Canadian technology. nuclear revival there: the posal with Nuclear Power The first unit of this pair concluding the civil nu - availability of shale gas at Corporation of India Lim - of their reactors were shut 900 MW reactor using en - including France, Russia, UK, US and has been out of service for clear cooperation agree - low prices, in the range of ited (NPCIL) for setting up down in 2011. Only a few riched uranium as fuel, Japan. Wednesday’s cabinet decision some years due to deficien - ment with the U.S. India $2.50 to $3 per million six AP1000 reactors in have been allowed to designated as the Indian then agreed to build about restart. The French govern - Pressurised Water Reactor should also be evaluated in light of the cies in some key equip - BTU. In consequence, Kovvada, Andhra ment; the second unit has 10,000 MW of nuclear ca - General Electric de-em - Pradesh, have said that the ment has restructured the (IPWR). Our industry is country’s growing energy needs. been operating satisfacto - pacity using U.S. technol - phasised the prospects of new ownership would get nuclear business and keen to mobilise and build India’s energy consumption demand rily. Commencing from ogy. A similar assurance nuclear energy. Westing - sorted out, perhaps within asked the Electricite de up the capacity to make 1983 and over a span of was given to France. Rus - France to take over the nu - components for this de - has more than doubled since 2000. house designed a 1400 a year or so, and they two and a half decades, In - sia and India agreed to in - MW enriched uranium re - would continue to be seri - clear power plant business sign. Enriched uranium According to the International Energy dia built 16 nuclear power stall additional units at Ku - actor (AP1000) complying ously interested in the In - and let only the fuel and as - fuel can be sourced from dankulam. The sociated activities to be international suppliers, as Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2015, units using its own tech - with the current safety re - dia project. nology, materials and expectation in 2008 was quirements. It managed to The U.S. government with Areva. such reactors can be placed the country’s power sector needs to equipment. These reactors that a rapid increase in In - get Chinese utilities to might facilitate a new Make in India under International almost quadruple by 2040 to keep pace use natural uranium as dian nuclear capacity build four such units at owner acceptable to it, and Anticipating some of these Atomic Energy Agency would take place. During difficulties, the nuclear safeguards. with electricity demand that — boost - fuel. Fourteen of them two sites and they are in an the nuclear business may have a size of 220 MW and 2010-2011, India passed advanced stage of execu - resume in some modified community in India has By about 2025 or so, India ed by rising incomes and new connec - two are of 540 MW. the civil nuclear liability tion. manner. From an Indian been looking at other op - may itself supply enriched tions to the grid — will increase at Nuclear push in the 2000s legislation which made a Westinghouse also se - perspective, delays in this tions to expand the nuclear uranium from its own en - supplier liable for claims capacity. The fleet of pres - richment facilities. The almost 5 per cent per year. The deci - During the period 2000- cured orders to build four project are inevitable and 2010, India designed a nu - under certain circum - AP1000 reactors in the the outcome would be un - surised heavy water reac - government’s push for 10 sion on the new reactors signals the clear power unit of 700 stances. The U.S. nuclear southern U.S., at two utili - certain. tors (PHWR), of our own IPWRs will secure India a government’s zeal to look beyond tra - MW capacity, using natu - industry was not prepared ties. Unfortunately, these India has been in discus - design and construction, position of nuclear power ral uranium. Construction to consider any coopera - have performed well. Dur - plant supplier not only for ditional sources of electricity. The eco - projects suffered great de - sions with Areva of France work on two such units in tion with India under this lays and huge cost over - on building six EPR reac - ing the last five years, the application in India, but nomic spinoffs of the decision are also Kakrapar (in Gujarat) and condition. In 2016, India runs. Toshiba of Japan, a tors of 1600 MW at Jaita - cumulative capacity factor also as a potential exporter. came up with the mecha - has been 78%. The reactors While our earlier plans on significant. The industry estimates that two in Rajasthan was major owner of Westing - pur, Maharashtra. The first taken up. These four units nism of an Indian insur - house, incurred $7-8 billion such reactor in Finland has have operated continu - expanding nuclear power the projects will bring in manufactur - will go into operation in ance pool that could ex - in losses due to the nuclear been greatly delayed and ously for periods exceed - have not materialised, the ing orders of Rs 70,000 crore and create the next three years. Work tend protection to the business in the U.S. and is may go into operation in ing 300 days quite regu - alternative plan suggested supplier. larly and one of our now, which envisages more than 30,000 jobs. At the same on two similar units has considering selling its suc - 2018. There is a pending ar - been taken up at a site in The Fukushima accident cessful chip business to ac - bitration case between Fin - reactors was on line for 765 building 28 units with a to - time, the acumen of both the NPCIL in Haryana. of 2011 jolted the nuclear commodate this loss. land and France regarding days, the second-longest tal capacity of about 25,000 building the plants and that of its ven - All equipment and materi - industry globally and the Westinghouse has filed for who is to bear the resulting run in the world. The cost MW in 15 years from now, first priority was assess - of power has been less can still ensure that nuclear dors, such as L&T and Godrej and als for these larger units bankruptcy and the future cost increases. A second will come from Indian ment of safety of nuclear of the four nuclear power EPR is under construction than from coal in the same power remains an impor - Boyce, in supplying critical reactor suppliers. In recent years, plants in operation all over units under construction in in Flammanville, France region. Given the context, tant part of our strategy to components, will be tested. two 1000 MW VVER the world under what was the U.S. is highly uncertain. and that has also suffered the Union Cabinet’s nod minimise carbon emis - power units have come up termed as ‘Beyond Design on Wednesday for 10 700 sions in the long run. || DAiLY nAWA-i-WAqt AzeeM|| J&K || JAMMU ||sAtUrDAY|| MAY 20, 2017 5 JMC Commissioner, Joint Commissioner DF&SS protest against Pak for not tooks drive against polythene carry bags complying with the ICJ decision JAMMU|MAY 19 ishable for the second JAMMU|MAY 19 On the instruction of Sh. or subsequent offence for The workers of Dogra Front & Shiv M Raju ( IAS ) a term of imprison - Sena (DF&SS) under the leadership Commissioner Municipal ment which may extend of President Ashok Gupta took out a Corporation Jammu and up to two months and protest in Jammu city against the under the supervision of shall also be liable to Pakistan and burned the effigy of Sh. R. S. Jamwal ( KAS ) fine which extend upto Rs. Nawaz Sharif as it has said that it Joint Commissioner (A), 10,000/-. will not comply with the decision of the enforcement staff led Whoever in any manner International Court of Justice (ICJ). by Chief Enforcement aids, abets, or assists in the International Court of Justice on Officer under took a drive Commissioner of an Tuesday stayed the death sentence against the use of poly - offence under the Act of Indian national Kulbhushan thene carry bag and allied shall, on conviction, be Jadhav. Jadhav had been awarded material . punished with imprison - death sentence by a Pakistan mili - During the drive team ment prescribed for the tary court in April this year on inspected the shops and offence. charges of espionage, conducting other outlets and seized In terms of SRO 45 dated subversive activities and waging a the polythene carry bags 03.02.2017, it is hereby war against it. and allied material in the ordered that manufacture, of polythene carry bags, mentioned Act prescribes India accused Pakistan of "egregious areas of Indra Chowk, stocking, distribution, sale plastic sheets or like, cover the penalties, which are violations of the Vienna Convention Maheshpura Chowk, and use of polythene carry made of plastic sheets, reproduced here as on Consular Relations". It contended Bhagwati Nagar and bags, plastic sheets or like, plastic packaging and under:- that Pakistan should have provided charge Rs 12,400 as com - cover made of plastic multilayered packaging Whoever is guilty of any the consular officers access to the pounding fee from the less than fifty microns in act of Commissioner or sheet, plastic packaging alleged Indian spy. India also con - Harish Salve one of the most expen - citizens in its jails. The only way to defaulters on spot. It is thickness within the terri - omission in contravention and multilayered packag - tended that Pakistan failed to inform sive lawyers of the country that he stop this menace of Pakistan is sim - pertinent to mention here torial limits of the State of of any of the provisions ing less than fifty the accused of his rights in brazen charged only one rupees for the ply war as that is the only language that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. of the Act, or of any rules, microns in thickness with - defiance of elementary human entire trial a s he was representing which Pakistan understands as in Jammu & Kashmir vide Whereas in terms of rules notification or order in the limit of Jammu rights of an accused. his country and he fought the Case the war of 1971, 93,000 Pakistani sol - notification SRO 45 dated 4 of Jammu & Kashmir made, issue or given Municipal Corporation is The decision is not a complete with the utmost conviction which diers were captured but were let to 03.02.2017, while exercis - State Non- Biodegradable under this Act, shall be banned with immediate achievement as it is only an effort to led to the decision in the favour of go free on the request of Pakistan. ing powers under sub- Material (Management, punishable with imprison - effect. Any violation of the prolong the decision but an actual India. Ashok Gupta stated that The party workers who were pres - section (3) of section (7) of Handing & Disposal) ment for a term which provisions of the act/ achievement would be when Pakistan will never stop its cheap ent at the time of protest were the Jammu & Kashmir Rules 2009, every may extent to one month rule/ notification or order Kulbhushan Jadhav will return free acts of beheading our soldiers, kid - Ashish, Arjun, Sonu, Bantu, Rakesh, State Non- Biodegradable Municipal Authority has or with fine which may shall be dealt in accor - to the country. Gupta further napping Indian citizens from Ramesh, Nikku, Abhishek and vari - material ( Management, been made responsible for extends to Rs. 5000/- or dance with the provision expressed his gratitude towards Foreign nations and torturing Indian ous others. Handling & Disposal) Act implementation of the with both. of section 10 Chapter IV of 2007 and in super- session provision of the above If a person having been Jammu & Kashmir State of notification SRO 182 of referred act within its ter - convicted of an offence Non- Biodegradable 2008, has imposed ban on ritorial area. punishable under this Act Material ( the manufacture, stocking Whereas, section 10 is again convicted under Management, Handling & JMC installing 34 more traffic singnals distribution, sale and use Chapter IV of the afore - the Act, he shall be pun - Disposal ) ACT 2007. on real time basis and change in signal light. Detection of emergency JKNPP activists undertake cleanliness vehicles such as Ambulances, Police Vehicles etc. and signal drive at Nai Basti lights are alterations monsoons. He said that the accumu - accordingly. The new traf - lation of polythene bags and plastic fic light signal system will pet bottles in the sewers was mainly have certain benefits viz. responsible for the frequent block - more efficient as are real ades due to lack of appropriate sani - time based, less waiting tation policy, and regretted that time for motorists due to polythene being a major pollutant fast response time, and health hazard for humans and excellent operations dur - animals had been banned all over ing emergency situations was still being brazenly used in the and increase the traffic state. He regretted that the power handling capacity of roads intoxicated Saffron leaders had thus, very little or no jam - failed to respond to the grave situa - ming on road. tion and proved inefficient to take The meeting was also attend - preventive measures to curb the ed by R.S. Jamwal (KAS), menace of growing environmental JAMMU|MAY 19 Sh. M. Raju (IAS). During installed. It was also Joint Commissioner (A), JAMMU|MAY 19 of rodents inside it and the entire pollution. He asked the inhabitants In order to finalize an the course of the meeting, decided that installation of Neeraj Gupta (KAS), Chief Perturbed by the shocking declara - area had become vulnerable to the of the ward 23 to keep their vicinity ambitious project of instal - a power point presenta - new traffic signals and Accounts Officer, Ranjit tion of Jammu being the dirtiest city infectious diseases like Dengue, clean and religiously follow the lation of intelligent traffic tion was given by M/s. upgradation of existing Singh (KAS), Secretary, JMC, by Union H&UD Ministry recently, Malaria, Plague, Cholera, Typhoid garbage disposal regimen to main - signal lights in Jammu DIMTS, Delhi wherein traffic signals shall be A.K. Khajuria (KAS), RTO, a strong contingent of Panthers vol - and other contagious influenza. He tain hygiene for healthy living. approved under AMRUT detailed information in undertaken simultaneous - Jammu, Ms. Nisha Nathya,l unteers led by Harsh Dev Singh and said that such grim situations had Singh also urged the newly appoint - (Atal Mission for respect of upgradation of ly, so that the project is S.S.P. (Traffic), other leaders conducted cleanliness earned Jammu city the dubious dis - ed Municipal Commissioner to per - Rejuvenation and Urban existing and installation of completed well before the Jammu,Kushal Chand, Joint drive at Nai Basti and its adjoining tinction of being the filthiest in the sonally take cognizance of the bro - Transformation) costing to new lights was shared. Annual Darbar Move. Commissioner (Works), areas in ward 23 today under Swach State which had bowed our heads in ken culverts over the nallah at Nai Rs. 21.95 crores for To redress the hindrances The new traffic signal JMC, S. Surjit Singh, Ex. Jammu Abhiyan. The volunteers shame. Lampooning the claims of Basti and immediately take neces - upgrading existing 30 traf - in the execution of the lights will be able to deal Engineer (Electric), JMC, U.K. carrying brooms, spades and sacs local MLA to convert Gandhi Nagar sary action in the interest of the pub - fic signal lights and to project, all the stakehold - two most basic problems Sharma, Executive Engineer, cleaned the streets and lanes; picked as model constituency in such a sce - lic health and hygiene in view of install such lights at 34 ers deliberated upon the of traditional traffic light PWD (R&B), Jammu, up the plastic waste, polythene nario, he regretted that the con - huge public resentment against the new locations, a meeting issue and finalized the system remotely monitor - Dalvinder Singh, material and garbage to dump them cerned BJP Minister's rants of trans - government and its agencies. was held under the chair - locations after consulta - ing from the Central Programme Manager, into the local Municipal waste con - forming Jammu as a model city Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yash manship of tion with the Traffic Control using cameras, AMRUT (PDMC) and repre - tainer for disposal. They were appeared a cruel joke. He urged the Paul Kundal expressed shock over Commissioner, Jammu Department, where traffic sensors and technology; sentatives of M/s. DIMTS, shocked to see the demolished cul - local shop keepers and residents to the mass dumping of untreated waste Municipal Corporation, light signals are to be Detection of traffic volume Delhi. verts all over the filthy sewer line stand united and exert pressure on into the river Tawi every day, highly running through the area which had the local authorities to execute deficient and defective drainage sys - wrecked havoc in the entire ward. extraction of the sewerage from the tem, open pits and leakages of water Pleasant weather GST Council Meet a NPP leaders educated the local nallah and subsequently reconstruct supply pipes, lack of sewage treat - shopkeepers and residents about the the culverts over it to save the vicin - ment plants, scattered solid waste, harmful effects of the exposed 'nal - ity from the chances of an epidemic. etc. which had endangered the envi - plethora of doubts for J&K polity: ABMS ronment and posed a serious hazard lah' on human health and asked He was shocked to learn from the JAMMU|MAY 19 tion to the Media and by he declined talks with staff and sanitizing of to human health in Jammu city. They them to stand united to get rid of the local people that dozens of people Last leg of the GST his words attempted to Hurriyat saying that the routes leading to and fro. adjured the civil society, students and menace. had fallan into the open nallahs full Council Meet at SKICC convince a particular priority of the Central Under th e prevailing law youth to join the Panthers party's Astounded by the pathetic condition of filth with several of them having Srinagar that has almost coalition partner of the Government is to improve and order as well as mili - Clean Jammu Mission to remove the of the ward, Harsh Dev Singh been taken ill. Only today morning a concluded leaving pend - State Government, the the situation first. His tancy scenario, it was title of 'dirtiest city' given to the city of Chairman JKNPP said that the young girl riding a scooty fell into ing only a few Service Tax unseen chords revealed innocence about some never advisable to put the temples. Prominent among those Municipal authorities had senseless - the deep trench in Nai-Basti and got listing is having another many plans of the simmering plans to state machinery under who volunteered the drive included ly and whimsically demolished the hurt, regretted Harsh. schedule on June 3, 2017 Government of India to replacement of Chief such tremendous pressure. Rajesh Padgotra, Gagan Pratap, culverts over the running sewer line Surprised by the heaps of garbage carried along many politi - bring Jammu and Kashmir Minister cast shadows and It would have been fine Parshotam Parihar, Atul Mahajan, which had exposed the nallah con - and solid waste scattered all over the cal twists besides the mul - State into the national it went apparent that and financially viable to Nirmal Kishore, Bodh Raj, Rohit taining tonnes of human, animal streets of Nai Basti and its adjoining tiple Tax slabs ranging fold. As per an official something fishy is under - hold such a meet at Delhi, Sharma, Paramjit Marshal, Partap and plastic waste. He divulged that areas, he said that the dangerous from 5, 12, 18, 28 and so spokesman, Jaitley prom - way, said Seema Mahajan, said Seema Mahajan. Singh, Rashpaul Singh, Mohinder the unhygienic and miserable state unhygienic condition of the ward 23 on. While Education and ised that the Centre will Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Secured atmosphere has to Singh, Narinder Sharma, Rohit of the nallah emanating foul smell had posed a grave threat to the pub - Health Sectors have been do all it can in restructur - Maha Sabha (ABHMS) be created for safeguarding Gupta, Pankaj Kapoor, Mithun, Sonu had led to the breeding of mosqui - lic health and sanitation which kept free from any ing the GST implementa - State Mahila Wing the guests, which facility Sharma besides others. toes besides infestation of all kinds would further worsen during the Taxation, one thing can be tion for Jammu and President. otherwise is not available Ramkot residents stage protest against health deptt taken in mind that the Kashmir keeping in view Defence Minister's views to the common people in education will be available Article 370. Giving nod to on improvement in situa - Kashmir. As Akhil Bharat now at very cheaper rates Jaitley's views, Finance tion in the valley and his Hindu Mahasabha earlier Administration appoints two doctors, and people will be able to Minister of the State said satisfaction over the free pointed out during one of have low cost medical the historic Meeting will movement of visiting del - its meeting and issued a treatment. This is encour - make Jammu and Kashmir egates, who he said may press note, "with the set - provide ambulance to PHC Ramkot aging and will be provid - part of the economic histo - stay past conclusion of ting in of Summers many ing opportunity to merito - ry and we will become meeting for some days, meetings of different Fill other posts within and staged a protest against the health getting the news of blockade, the higher department for the deficiency of doctors authorities at once reached the spot rious students from poor part of the national policy really speak of non-seri - departments will be held week otherwise face agi - and Ambulance in Primary Health along with police and pacify the protes - families to have access to making. ousness of the Central in Srinagar and many offi - tation: Sarpanch Centre (PHC) Ramkot by blocking the tors. The administration officials made sound schooling and sub - Media's query on talks Government. It should cial delegations from dif - JAMMU|MAY 19 road. The protest was held under the appointment of two doctors and also sequent higher education. with Hurriyat Conference have been borne in mind ferent states will undertake Local administration has made appoint - leadership of Sarpanch Panchayat made arrangements for providing But the after-effects will be and continuance of that how hectic it was for tours on one pretext or the ment of two doctors and also provides Ramkot, Thakur Budhi Singh. During Ambulance to Primary Health Centre visible after July 1, 2017. Mehbooba Mufti as Chief the Jammu and Kashmir other, overloading the ambulance to Primary Health Centre protest, Thakur Budhi Singh alleged that (PHC). Later, the agitated residents of While the Union Finance Minister of the state Police to ensure security of already burdened (PHC) Ramkot. The officials of the the patients at the Primary Health Ramkot lifted the blockade after getting Minister read out many received half-force reply the venue of the meeting, Government", the practice administration reached the spot when Centre have been facing hardships due the two doctors and ambulance to positives of the Goods and from the Finance and the places of stay of the has begun to come in locals of the Ramkot blockade the road to various vacant posts since long. After Ramkot PHC. Service Tax implementa - Defence Minister. While visiting dignitaries, the vogue, she said. || DAiLY nAWA-i-WAqt AzeeM|| || JAMMU ||sAtUrDAY|| MAY 20, 2017 nAtionAL 6 Gst Council meet: no decision on tax eD files money laundering case on gold; education, healthcare exempt srinagar, May 19: Jaitley further informed against Karti, Mukerjeas, others The all-powerful GST that there will be a 12 per and criminal misconduct. Council on day two of its cent service tax on non-AC It is alleged that Karti received fourteenth meet today restaurants and service tax money from INX Media for using finalised tax rates for in restaurants in five-star his influence to manipulate a tax services under the Goods hotels will be same as that probe against it in a case of viola - and Service Tax (GST) in ordinary hotels. "Service tion of Foreign Investment regime, scheduled to tax on AC restaurants with Promotion Board (FIPB) condi - kick-in from July 1. liquor licence will be at 18 tions to receive investment from It was expected that the per cent," he informed. Mauritius. Council will also finalise "Five-star hotels to levy 28 The CBI had also recovered tax rates for gold, gold per cent; hotels with tariff vouchers of Rs 10 lakh which were jewellery today itself but indirect tax regime. retain the earlier tax rates of Rs 1,000-2,500 to pay 12 allegedly paid for the services. it has put the decision on Talking to media in or has brought them per cent rate," Jaitley These vouchers were issued in hold till its next meeting Srinagar, Finance down. added. Earlier in the day, favour of Advantage Strategic Minister Arun Jaitley said Apart from that, rail, road scheduled in June this Kerala Finance Minister new Delhi, May 19: alleged "proceeds of crime" gener - Consulting (P) Limited, a firm that the 'One Nation One and air transport services year. Earlier, some indus - Thomas Issac who is a The Enforcement Directorate (ED) ated in this case and may also "indirectly" owned by Karti, the Tax' would be a con - have been put under low - try players had demand - member of the GST has registered a money laundering attach assets of the various CBI had alleged. sumer friendly taxation est 5 per cent tax bracket ed gold be put under Council had said that serv - case against Karti Chidambaram, accused. The senior Chidambaram, after system. All the cereals and according to Jaitley, lowest tax bracket of 5 ices will also attract a four- son of former finance minister P It is the ED which had provided the CBI searches on May 16, had like rice, wheat and puls - "There are certain servic - per cent. tier tax slab similar to Chidambaram, and others, taking information about the alleged ille - issued a strong statement in es will get cheaper, he es which have been The Council has clarified goods that are being taxed cognisance of a recent Central gal payments made by INX media, response to the raids saying that said. exempted from the tax that two key social ele - at 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. Bureau of Investigation FIR based on which the CBI had filed the government was using the CBI "There are hardly any net". Taxi aggregators ments that were taken up The tax rate on gold has against them. its FIR. and other agencies to target his areas where rates have like Ola and Uber cab for discussion today -- not been finalised yet, he Officials said the central probe The CBI, on Tuesday, had carried son. been hiked," Jaitley said services providers will healthcare and education said, adding that the agency registered an Enforcement out searches at the homes and FIPB approval was granted in who added that the GST attract lowest 5 per cent -- would be exempt from Council will meet again on Case Information Report (ECIR), offices of Karti across four cities "hundreds of cases", the senior Council has tried either to GST tax rate, Jaitley said. any tax under the new June 3. ED's equivalent of a police FIR, for allegedly receiving money Congress leader had said. against the accused named in the from the media firm owned by the The CBI FIR was made out against CBI complaint including Karti, Mukerjeas to scuttle a tax probe. Karti, his company Chess restrain sasikala faction from using INX media and its directors, Peter The Chidambarams had denied all Management Services, the and Indrani Mukerjea, and others. the charges made against them. Mukerjeas (currently in jail on The ECIR has been registered The CBI had filed an FIR against charges of murder their daughter AiADMK office: oPs camp to eC under the provisions of the Karti and the Mukerjeas on Sheena Bora), INX Media, Prevention of Money Laundering charges of criminal conspiracy, Advantage Strategic Consulting using the party office, the Act (PMLA), they said. cheating, receiving illegal gratifi - Services and its director Padma Panneerselvam camp said that till They said the ED will probe the cation, influencing public servants Vishwanathan. the time the case is settled between the two camps over the control of the party, AIADMK mouthpiece 'Dr Namadhu MGR' should not not maintainableÓ: sC refuses hearing remain under the control of Sasikala. The EC had on March 23 issued an interim order freezing on Justice Karnan's plea against jail term the 'two leaves' election symbol of new Delhi, May 19: orders could be judicially AIADMK, saying the rival camps Calcutta High Court challenged in the cannot use the party symbol as judge Justice C S Karnan, Supreme Court, the latter well as its name for the prestigious evading arrest since May being a Court of Appeal," R K Nagar Assembly bypoll. ~, has received yet anoth - the petition said. The bypoll has since been can - er jolt from the Supreme Justice Karnan said the new Delhi, May 19: Panneerselvam camp also submit - celled following allegations that Court, which has refused Contempt of Courts Act The O Panneerselvam camp on ted fresh documents to the poll money was used to buy votes. A to list and hear his plea was a "cathartic jurispru - Friday approached the Election panel against the elevation of fresh date is yet to be announced. seeking recall of the order dence which belonged to Commission urging it to restrain Sasikala as the interim general sec - Last month, the poll watchdog awarding si&-month jail the Dark Ages, the era of the V K Sasikala faction from retary of the party, an EC official had extended its order of freezing term for contempt of inquisition and torture, using the AIADMK office. said. Besides urging the EC to the name and symbol of the party court. distinct from the classical The counsel for the restrain the Sasikala faction from till the case is settled. The petition was held as petition is not maintain - judges are "subordinate" Roman Law which consti - "not maintainable" by the able. The relief if any lies to it. tutes the foundation of ape& court registry. some where else. I thus "The petitioner, a judge of the modern jurispru - Coal scam: Delhi HC convicts public "It is thus manifestly clear see no reasonable cause to the High Court of dence." from the averments made receive the present writ Calcutta, is not under any He has said the show in the petition that the petition for registration disciplinary jurisdiction cause notice issued by a petitioner intends to under the provisions of of either the CJI or the seven judge bench to him servants; 3 cases done, 25 pending impugne and challenge Supreme Court rules, bench of seven judges on February } be declared new Delhi, May 19: final arguments. the judicial order passed w®vx", the registrar said. constituted by the CJI, as "unconstitutional" as it The coal block allocation Gupta is also an accused in by this court on May ~, The order was passed on in the instant case," the was against "the princi - scam unearthed during the the allocation of coal block w®v|, in the suo motu May vw and sent to plea, filed through lawyer ples of natural justice". previous UPA govern - to AMR Iron and Steel Pvt petition. Justice Karnan's lawyers Mathews J Nedumpara, He has also sought a stay ment on Friday claimed Ltd which also involves "The proceedings therein three days later. Karnan is said. on all "further proceed - the first set of casualty former Minister of State for were decided on merits yet to be arrested. He had sought recall of ings" pursuant to the May among public servants, Coal Santosh Bagrodia and and after due considera - The judge, through his the ape& court order ~ order holding him with the conviction of a Rajya Sabha MP Vijay tion, it was held that lawyers, had moved the awarding him si& month guilty of contempt and former and two serving Darda as accused. Justice C S Karnan had ape& court seeking recall imprisonment, saying award of si& months jail bureaucrats by a Delhi The other case related to committed contempt of of the May ~ order of the that he could not be held term. Court. irregularities in allocation the gravest nature result - seven-judge bench which guilty of 'contempt of Meanwhile, the lawyers H C Gupta, who was the of a Chhattisgarh-based ing in finding of guilt. As representing Justice Coal Secretary from coal block to SKS Ispat and had held him guilty of court'. a sequel the petitioner Karnan have claimed that December 31, 2005 to Rungta were awarded ing the charge of the Coal Power Ltd also involves contempt of court and He had said if the allega - November 2008, then joint four-year jail term. Ministry. The proceedings Kropha as accused. Gupta, also stands convicted and sentenced him to si& tions levelled by him a representation has been secretary K S Kropha and The second conviction fol - in the case against Singh Kropha and Samaria are sentenced to an imprison - months imprisonment by were untrue, then "it made to the President then director K C Samaria lowed four months later was stayed by the facing trial in the case of ment of si& months. The ordering the West Bengal would at the most seeking suspension of the in the Ministry of Coal, on July 26 in which Rathi Supreme Court on April 1, alleged irregularities in the said findings have since police to take him into amount to defamation". Supreme Court order sen - were on Friday held guilty Steel and Power Ltd 2015, after he moved it allotment of 'Mahuagarhi attained finality," an ape& custody forthwith. "Under our constitutional tencing him to si&-month in a case related to irregu - (RSPL) and three of its offi - opposing the order of the Coal Block' in Jharkhand court registrar, who deals On May vw, Justice scheme, high courts are imprisonment for con - larities in the allocation of cials --Managing Director special court which had on to JAS Infrastructure with listing of fresh writ Karnan, whom the West not subordinate to the tempt. Thesgora-B Rudrapuri Pradeep Rathi, Chief March 11, 2015, sum - Capital Pvt Ltd (JICPL). petitions, said in his Bengal police is looking Supreme Court; high However, the president's coal block in Madhya Executive Officer Udit moned him and others, The three are also facing order. for, had moved the ape& courts are as much inde - office said, "It was not Pradesh to Kamal Sponge Rathi and AGM Kushal including the then Coal trial in another case involv - "I am constrained but to court for relief saying nei - pendent as the Supreme aware of any such repre - Steel and Power Ltd Aggarwal -- were held Secretary P C Parakh and ing M/s Navbharat Power hold that the present writ ther high courts, nor their Court is, though their sentation." (KSSPL). guilty by the court for industrialist Kumar Pvt Ltd (NPPL), now Gupta was accused in 11 ‘deceiving’ the govern - Mangalam Birla as known as Brahmani cases while Kropha and ment by making false rep - accused. Thermal Power Pvt Ltd Samaria were allegedly resentation even before The two other officials of (BTPPL). Another case trader is a loan defaulter, how can he involved in eight and six then Prime Minister the Aditya Birla Group -- filed against the three of cases of coal scam respec - Manmohan Singh. Shubhendu Amitabh them related to the alloca - tively. A total of 28 cases Friday's decision by (since left) and D tion of Fatehpur (East) coal donate to AAP: Mishra hits back had arisen from the coal Special CBI Judge Bharat Bhattacharya -- were also block in Chhattisgarh to Parashar, who was accused in the case. One new Delhi, May 19: Income Tax Department that the "Arvind Kejriwal is keeping quiet block allocation scam, the accused firm JLD Ousted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) donation was received from despite me providing clinching evi - investigation of which was appointed exclusively to important case arising out Yavatmal Pvt Ltd in which deal with the coal scam of the scam related to the minister Kapil Mishra, upping the Mukesh Kumar. Mukesh Kumar's dence of his corrupt practices. I have monitored by the Supreme it had earlier rejected CBI's ante in the ‘fight’ against Delhi company is a bank defaulter. How also presented evidence on the cases, was the third. alleged involvement of Court. closure report. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has can he donate Rs 2 crore to Aam Hawala charge last Sunday. It has Besides the three public Congress leader and At first, the CBI was prob - The three are also accused on Friday has challenged the Delhi Aadmi Party?,” he claimed. been one week, but no one from the servants, others convicted industrialist Naveen Jindal ing the allocation from in a case pertaining to the CM to tell the Income Tax depart - "Mukesh Kumar's company is also AAP has come up with any clarifi - are the firm KSSPL and its in the allocation of 2004 to 2010 and later its alleged irregularities in ment about Mukesh Kumar’s dona - VAT defaulter. Instead of paying cation. It is evident from this presen - managing director Pawan Amarkonda Murgadangal ambit was expanded to allocation of Moira and tion. VAT to Delhi government, the com - tation how AAP forged letter heads Kumar Ahluwalia. coal block in Jharkhand in cover them since 1993. Madhujore (North and Earlier on Friday, businessman pany donated money to AAP. Delhi to shell companies. Even the letter Among the other impor - which Gupta is also an Until now, three cases South) coal blocks in West Mukesh Sharma had claimed that government had issued notice to heads were fake," he said. have been decided with tant cases arising out of the accused. Bengal to Vikash Metals he had donated Rs 2 crore to AAP in SKN associates, which later donated Further alleging the video tweeted the first conviction order coal scam is the one related In another case pertaining and Power Ltd. Gupta and the form of a demand draft. money to the party," he added. by Kejriwal was fake, Mishra said, "I passed on March 28, 2016 to the allocation of Talabira to allocation of coal blocks Kropha are further Rubbishing the claims made by Mishra also presented ‘evidence’ to will prove two things. Aam Aadmi in a case pertaining to II coal block in Odisha to to Vini Iron and Steel accused before the court in Mukesh Kumar of having donated prove that the party received the Party gets fund from Hawala opera - irregularities in allotment M/s Hindalco in 2005 in Udyog Ltd in Jharkhand's a case of alleged irregulari - Rs. 2 crore to AAP, Mishra said it money through 'hawala network'. tors. They are avoiding my ques - of a coal block in which the name of then Rajhara town, also involv - ties in allocation of a was all plotted by Kejriwal to con - He showed a powerpoint presenta - tions. The video which was tweeted Jharkhand to a firm PM Manmohan Singh was ing former Jharkhand Chattisgarh coal block to ceal the identity of Hem Prakash tion in a press conference as 'evi - by Kejriwal on Twitter on Thursday Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd dragged as one of the Chief Minister Madhu SKS Ispat and Power Ltd Sharma, who is director in several dence' to back his claim that the was fake. The letterhead of compa - (JIPL) whose two directors accused. Koda as accused, the court and another case involving companies. party received funds from shell nies, who gave donation to Aam R S Rungta and R C Singh was then also hold - is currently hearing the Grace Industries Ltd. “I challenge Arvind Kejriwal to tell companies. Aadmi Party are forged , " || DAiLY nAWA-i-WAqt AzeeM|| || JAMMU ||sAtUrDAY|| MAY 20, 2017 neWs 7 Chib calls on Union MOS Agriculture Lal Singh for turning JK into green corridor neW DeLHi|MAY 19 unemployed youths of Launches plantation drive at Cheshma Shahi, asks youth to be eco-friendly, shun smoking Vice Chairman Advisory state can be motivated to launched under the Greening of Board for Development of adopt Horticulture and National Highway phase -1 project Kisans, Daljit Singh Chib Floriculture as their liveli - extending. The Minister said that the called on Union Minister hood. He further added motive of this endeavor is to devel - of State for Agriculture, that the provisions / op a policy framework for the plan - Farmers Welfare & schemes for establishment tation of trees along highways to Panchayati Raj, of commercial Floriculture reduce the impact of pollution, to Parshottam Rupala and Parks as Small Scale provide shade on glaring hot roads discussed various issues Industries for the youth of srinAGAr|MAY 19 Minister said every individual has a during summer and to risk of soil related to welfare of farm - Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Forest, Environment key role in highlighting the concerns erosion. ers. Daljit Singh Chib should be explored. and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh of the society at the appropriate Later the Minster interacted with highlighted various prob - Union Minister of State for today urged people to help Forest forums. He exhorted upon the several delegations from various lems faced by farmer com - the Agriculture, Farmers Department for turning Jammu and youth to avail benefits of various areas of Kashmir valley, urging munity and apprised the welfare & Panchayati Raj, Kashmir into a green corridor of schemes initiated by central and them to take a pledge to be eco- Minister on the potential Parshottam Rupala county. state governments to establish friendly and shun smoking. of Horticulture and assured the Vice Speaking to several delegations at income and employment generating MLC Charanjeet Singh Khalsa, Vice- Floriculture in the State. decision of Government of ance provisions should be Chairman that every pos - Cheshma Shahi Guest House here, units. Chairman SICOP Dr. Ali While hailing the Pradhan India which has given a made in Horticulture and sible help to the state of the Minister said that with the active Singh said that the Department in Mohammad Mir, Vice Chairman Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojna new lease of life to the Floriculture Sector under Jammu and Kashmir support of people, the institutions of order to develop green corridor Horticulture and Marketing G.M Scheme, Chib said that farmers of the country and Pradhan Mantri Fasal would be extended for the governance at ground level are along National Highway, massive Mir among others were also present this scheme is a historic requested that such insur - Bhima Yojna so that more welfare of farmers. being strengthened in the State. The plantation drives have been during the public interaction. Mir Zahoor for proper dredging of Wetlands Jugal Kishore chairs DISHA meet sAMbA|MAY 19 Calls for immediate eviction of encroachers Member Parliament, Jugal Kishore srinAGAr|MAY 19 and extraction of weeds from the the Water Body and immediate evic - Sharma chaired the quarterly meet - Minister of State for Forest and wetland. tion of encroachments. He said ing of District Development Environment, Mir Zahoor Ahmad Mir Zahoor desired that the wetland water bodies of the State are shrink - Coordination and Monitoring today paid visit to World Famous should be brought as Eco-tourism ing day by day and need of the hour Committee (DISHA) here today . Wetland Hokersar in the city of destination on speedy measures. is to protect them, adding that it is The meeting was attended by Srinagar and took stock of the meas - The Minister was informed that a prime responsibility of all stake - Minister for Industries and ures and initiatives taken up by the project at an estimated cost of Rs 9.5 holders to save Water Bodies of the Commerce, Chander Parkash Department of Wildlife Protection crore have been prepared for the State. Earlier, the Minister inspected Ganga, Member Parliament, for restoration of the reserve site of development of Hokersar Wetland Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Shamsher Singh Manhas, MLA Hokersar. and has already been submitted to Corporation (JKSFC) Sales Depot Samba, Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal, MLA Batmaloo, Noor Mohammad the concerned quarter for release of Shalteng and discussed in detail the MLA Hiranagar, Kuldeep Raj , DDC Sheikh, Principal Chief Conservator necessary financial assistance. He issue of establishment of Pump Sheetal Nanda ,ADDC Vivek of Forests Wildlife Suresh Chaug, was also informed that the Station in the premises of SFC Land Sharma, SSP Anil Magotra, District under ‘free maintenance’ are regu - so that adequate faculty is ensured Chief Wildlife Warden, Rashid Department is initially a project this which is already identified for Storm Level Officers and nominated mem - larly repaired by contractors with - in remote schools of the district. He Yahya Naqash, Conservator of year for the restoration of the wet - Water Drainage Scheme Shalteng in bers of DDCMC. The members out fail and stressed on Purmandal- expressed satisfaction with imple - Forests, Regional Wildlife Warden, land. He was told that original area Batmaloo Constituency sanctioned reviewed the physical and financial Punjowa road which needs urgent mentation of MUDRA scheme Kashmir Region and other Senior of Hokersar wetland is around 13.75 under AMRUT at an estimated cost progress achieved by Rural restoration. which has seen 226% year on year Officers of Irrigation & Flood square kilometres and is a reputed of Rs 55.25 crore. Mir Zahoor direct - Development, IWMP, Health, Jugal Kishore asked concerned offi - increase and disbursement of 92.56 Control, Revenue and Forest and its bird sanctuary as birds of various ed the Executing Agency, Srinagar Education, PWD, PMGSY, PHE and cers to undertake regular field visits crores till March 2017. He asked offi - allied Wings accompanied the species come from Siberia and spent Municipal Corporation to come up other departments under various and involve stakeholders while cials from NHIA to fast track process Minister during his tour. winter months here in more moder - with a proposal for granting of schemes. framing any plan for its successful of building ‘Foot over bridge’ at The Minister emphasized on the ate climate. He was informed that issuance of No Demand Certificate Jugal Kishore directed ACD Samba implementation. He appreciated the Chichi Mata and Flyovers at Samba, need for dredging of the silted up about 5 lakh birds were present in (NOC) from JKSFC, so that the mat - to focus on proper identification of efforts of district administration in Vijaypur and Bari Brahmana. portion of the Wetland and opening the wetland this year. ter would be taken up with the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri effective implementation of schemes Shamsher Singh Manhas asked RDD up of cheerlead water channels, so The Minister desired for opening of Government for their consideration. Awas Yojana( PMAY) and imple - in different sectors and said that bet - to prepare a sustainable plan for pond that regular water level is retained in an outlet channel for the water accu - Taking stock of timber position in menting the scheme in a transparent ter coordination between executing renovation under 14th FC which can the wetland for the benefit of the mulated in the Wetland so that in the Depot, he was told that present - manner by displaying list of pro - agencies may reduce the project spill be taken up in phases. He also direct - birds and local population. He asked case of floods, there is no backtrack ly there is 14689 cft of kail timber, posed beneficiaries at panchayats over costs. Minister for Industries ed CMO Samba to prepare DPR for the concerned for purchasing of the of the water. Taking stock of the 8500 cfts of Deodar and 50118 cft’s of and inviting objections. He also and Commerce, Chander Parkash up gradation of District Hospital number of required machines which encroachments, the Minister direct - Fir timber available in the Depot for stressed on clearing the pending lia - Ganga called for taking strong steps Samba having all requisite labs and will facilitate dredging, de-siltation ed the concerned for demarcation of sale to the consumers. bilities under MGNREGA. for reforming the education sector in equipments. MLA Samba and He asked Executive Engineer, the district. He directed CEO Samba Hiranagar also raised various devel - Army organises football tournament PMGSY to ensure that the roads to undertake rationalization of staff opment issues of their constituencies. at khusshaal Matto Stadium Er Nazir Yatoo Pays surprise visit to sHAbir KHAn naments. Officers interact - soPore|MAY 19 ed with the players and various areas of Charar Constituency Army organises football spectators and motivated nAsir KHUeHAMi tournament at khusshaal them to focus on their MAY 19 Matto Stadium, Tulibal studies and support their PDP Youth General Sopore. As the recent family to establish peace Secretary and Vice unrest in the valley dis - and harmony. The strong Chairman JKcements solved, Army is organis - bond between the locals Limited Er Nazir Yatoo on ing several activities and the Army was truly Friday conducted surprise across the valley to engage visible as the match gener - inspection of various the youthin constructive ated huge excitement areas of Charare Sharief activities...A Football among the local popula - Constituency. tournament was organ - tion at sopore. The locals He conducted surprise ised involving students in appreciated the Army ini - inspection of various Sopore. Youth from near - tiative and requested that roads Where Work is cur - by villages enthusiastical - such events should be rently on especially ly participated in the tour - organised more frequently Macdamisation of chadoora Doadompora road. DC Stresses on strict adherence to Minimum Wages Act The Residents of these reAsi|MAY 19 cuss various issues after union leaders were present workers who were earlier Villages appreciated the District Development which the six day long in the meeting. There had terminated from services Er Nazir for his Dedicated Commissioner, Ravinder strike by the union was been strong resentment in due to various reasons. work. Local residents Dodampora area, Er unity, brotherhood and dynamic leader Late Muft Kumar today held a meet - called off. Senior the labourers against the Meanwhile, a committee said, “we are highly emphasized on timely amity of the three regions sab has given new dimen - ing with the labourers and Superintendent of Police, companies regarding was also constituted by thankful to the Yatoo sb completion of the road. of the State and various sion to the policy of PDP leaders of Trade Union Tahir Bhat, Tehsildars, engagement of workers DDC for amicably resolv - for his developmental Later on Er while sections of the society. He to achieve the goal and and representatives of var - Project Managers of com - from local areas and re- ing issues among compa - work.” While inspecting Addressing Workers said further added that the political stability and ious organizations to dis - panies, engineers and engagement of some nies and local. the macadmization of that, our party stands for visionary leadership of prosperity in the region. Road Accident kills 28 year old inAUGUrAtion man in Sopore outskirts sHAbir KHAn and met with an accident soPore|MAY 19 at Sangritop Watlab area A 28-year-old man has when a speedy XUV four been killed in a two wheel - wheeler with bearing reg - er crush on Thursday istration number JK05E 7914 hit his scooty with bearing registration num - notice ber JK05 E 8394 and injured him critically how - Mohd Amin S/o ever the injured was Abdul Aayoom R/o rushed to Sub District Argi Tehsil and distt. Hospital Sopore where Rajouri actual date doctors reffered him to birth 11-12-2003 in Barzulla Srinagar and nisAr MAnHAs frUit AnD VeGetAbLes HoLe sALe school record then evening at Watlab area in there the injured man was wrong date birth is north Kashmir’s reffered to SKIMS institute first tiMes in frUit MAnDi ALPHA GAte rAJoUri written in chowki - Bandipora district. Srinagar where he suc - oPen inAGUrAteD bY HonAbLe MLA rAJoUri dar/Police Station Muzafar Rasool Kababi cumbed to his Injuries. JenAb qAMMAr CHoWDHArY. ALL frUits AnD record is written in Son of Ghulam Rasool Meanwhile police has reg - Kababi, a resident of VeGetAbLes MAteriAL AVAiLAbLe in rAJoUri 4/2/2002. Any body istered a case with bearing Krankshivan Sopore, was objection inform FIR number 130/2017 sAMe rAte As JAMMU ALL rAJoUri AnD PoonCH going towards regarding this incident police station Rajouri trADer ContACt nisAr MAnHAs HoLe sALer Babashukrudin around 5 and further investigation with in 7 days. Pm on Thursday evening has been started. ContACt no. 9419117039/ 8803588429 C M C M || D AiLY nAWA -i-W Aqt AzeeM || || J AMMU ||s AtUrDAY || MAY 20, 2017 Y B 8 Y B Khalid Jehangir calls on Ravi Shanker Prasad Chief Secretary chairs maiden meeting of neW DeLHi|MAY 19 The Vice Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Project Constructions Corporation (JKPCC), Khalid Jehangir, the Committee of Secretaries called on Union Minister for Law, Justice and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad at New Stresses on quota referred to J&K ment rules in a mission PSC/SSB within 15 days mode, so that the recruit - Delhi the other day. addressing public positively. He also stressed ment rules can cater to the The VC briefed him about the current situation of the grievances, field upon fast tracking the pro - felt needs of the depart - State and the role of JKPCC for rebuilding the State motion proposals through ments. The Administrative and its role to expand to other States of the country. visits DPCs. Secretaries were also Ravi Shankar Prasad assured the VC of full support srinAGAr|MAY 19 Chief Secretary asked the requested to send the pend - and said that the Corporation will be given majors Chief Secretary, Mr B B Administrative Secretaries ing Annual Reports to J&K projects from his Ministries. Vyas Friday chaired the to nominate a Nodal State Information first meeting of the Officer to monitor the Commission. Dr. Yashpaul to head Project Committee of Secretaries implementation of Public Chief Secretary informed (CoS). Service Guarantee Act the Administrative Monitoring Cell The Committee deliberat - Workers, up-dation of institutionalizing the griev - delivery. (PSGA) in their respective Secretaries about various srinAGAr|MAY 19 ed upon a wide range of departmental websites, ance redressal mechanism To enable the people to departments. The depart - aspects of Aadhaar Act, in In order to monitor the progress of establishment of issues which include inter- weeding out of old records, in the departments. He avail benefits of different ments were asked to the context of which the newly sanctioned five Medical Colleges (Doda, alia settlement of SRO 43- web based file tracking asked the Administrative schemes, Chief Secretary explore the possibility of Union Cabinet Secretary cases and cases relating to Kathua, Rajouri, Baramulla, Anantnag) and two system, reference of vacan - Secretaries to undertake asked the Administrative inclusion of more services had held a meeting through adhoc/consolidated/ con - cies to recruiting agencies,. field visits to review the Secretaries to ensure that AIIMS (one each in Kashmir and Jammu) by the within the ambit of the video conferencing on May tractual employees as have Chief Secretary observed implementation of devel - the salient details of vari - Government of India in Jammu and Kashmir, the State PSGA. It was also suggest - 18th, 2017. He asked the IT been cleared by the that the State Government opmental progress so as to ous schemes, programmes Government has constituted a Project Monitoring Cell ed that Third Party department to conduct Empowered Committee, accords highest priority to evaluate the impact of dif - and initiatives launched by in the Health & Medical Education Department to be Monitoring be got conduct - audit of all departmental abolition of interviews for redressal of public griev - ferent welfare pro - various departments headed by Dr. Yashpaul Sharma, who has been desig - ed to assess the impact of websites of the Civil junior level posts, abolition ances and issues relating to grammes/schemes, devel - including achievements the implementation of the Secretariat to check against nated as Project Director. of affidavits, disposal of delivery of public service. opment and reform initia - are hosted on their depart - Act and taking corrective any violation of Aadhaar As per an order issued by the Health & Medical pending departmental He urged all tives at the ground level. mental website. measures as may be Act and IT Act. He said all Education Department, Dr. Yashpaul Sharma will enquires, implementation Administrative Secretaries He asked the To expand the avenues of required. departmental websites monitor the progress of all these projects on regular of Aadhaar Enabled Bio to interact with people dur - Administrative Secretaries employment for youth, Chief Secretary asked should be Aadhaar Act, IT basis and maintain close liaison with the Union Metric Attendance System ing the designated hours to ensure punctuality of Chief Secretary directed Commissioner/ Secretary Act and RTI Act compliant, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for clearing all (AEBAS), Aadhaar Based (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM) for staff in their offices as well the Administrative GAD to examine constitu - to ensure against misuse of bottlenecks related to the establishment of these insti - Bio-Metric & Skill Profiling attending to their difficul - as subordinate offices, for Secretaries to have all the tion of a Sub- Committee Bank Account and other tutions. of Casual and other ties and insisted upon prompt public service vacancies under direct for up-dation of recruit - Aadhaar related details. 55.82 lakhs sanctioned for restoration of Khuls in Reasi Abdul Haq for strict enforcement Journalists hail DIPR for facili - reAsi|MAY 19 An amount of 55.82 lakhs was today transferred to tating hassle-free coverage of district administration by IRCON International of polythene ban Limited for permanent restoration of two Khuls which GST Council meeting were damaged during construction work in 2012. review progress of anti-polythene drive in Jammu division srinAGAr|MAY 19 which was operational These two Khuls are Upper Pai- Kotli and Chamera- The visiting delegation of round-the-clock, for filing paign that started on May Pangal having length of 2500 meter and 4100 meter journalists and local stories on GST Council 11, as many as 6167.63 respectively which dried during the works thereby media fraternity appreci - meeting. The Department Kilograms of Polythene was affecting 3180 kanals command cultivable area of vil - ated the Department of also organized two press collected from Jammu divi - lage Kotli Manotrian and 2400 kanals area of Chamera Information and Public conferences during the sion, while as 1103.91 kgs of and Pangal. Relations (DIPR) for mak - proceedings of the event. polythene was seized from Out of total amount 46.38 lakhs would be spent on ing creditable arrange - Over the past three days, the shopkeepers and pedes - permanent restoration of Upper Pai-Kotli Khul and ments for the smooth and Minister of Finance, Dr trians and Rs 1.57 lakh was timely coverage of the Haseeb Drabu, Minister 9.44 lakhs for Chamera-Pangal Khul. The second recovered as fine from the 14th GST Council meet - for Public Works and the installment of funds would also be sanctioned for violators. ing which concluded at State Government completion of Khuls work. While talking about the dis - Earlier, District Development Commissioner Ravinder posal of the collected poly - SKICC here today. Spokesman Naeem Kumar after taking stock of damages of Khuls vigor - thene, the Minister said that The journalists comple - Akhtar, Commissioner ously took up the matter with the construction compa - one Panchayat in each block mented the efforts of Secretary Finance, Navin ny to resolve the issue. will have segregation shed DIPR for ensuring seam - K Chowdhary and other for separation of bio-degrad - less coverage of the three- officers of the state gov - able and non bio-degradable day long mega event ernment visited the Arrangements for Ramzan waste. He said the used which was chaired by Media Centre to personal - polythene will be disposed Union Finance Minister ly take stock of the discussed off scientifically without Mr Arun Jaitley and arrangements made UDHAMPUr|MAY 19 JAMMU|MAY 19 entry of polythene into the various Departments, Abdul causing any harm to the attended by Finance there. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Avny Lavasa Minister for Law, Justice and State. He emphasized them Haq asked the officials to environment. Ministers and Finance The Ministers and officers today convened a meeting to discuss the arrange - Rural Development, Abdul to keep a strict vigil at work together in attaining The meeting was attended Secretaries from 30 states appreciated the ments for the holy month of Ramzan. Haq, today called for strict Lakhanpur and other entry the goal of making the state by DDC Rajouri Dr Shahid and Union Territories Department of enforcement of polythene points to ensure that poly - Polythene free and ensure During the meeting, the ADC directed the PHE Iqbal, DDC Udhampur across the country. Information for making ban to realize the objective of thene is not imported into visible change of ground department to ensure adequate supply of water at Neeraj Kumar, DC Jammu The DIPR had established excellent arrangements the Polythene-free village the State. Expressing satis - within ten days. mosques during the month long Ramzan. Rajeev Sharma, DC Kathua a state-of-the-art Media for the media-persons to campaign. He said this at a faction over the success It was said that four blocks Ramesh Kumar, DC Reasi Executive Engineer, PDD was asked to provide unin - Centre, with high-speed facilitate smooth coverage meeting chaired by him to achieved, so far, in the anti- and 34 panchayats have Ravinder Kumar, DC internet connectivity, of the GST council meet - terrupted power supply especially in the morning and review the progress of the Polythene campaign, the been declared as Polythene Kishtwar G. N. Balwan, computers and other ing. evening hours. anti-polythene campaign in Minister said the free in the Jammu division Commissioner JMC M Raju, paraphernalia, at Centaur Meanwhile, the Finance A committee comprising AD FCS &CA, CEO MC, the Jammu Division. Government has received and all efforts are being Director Industries and Lake View Hotel, located Minister, Dr Haseeb Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Food Safety Officer He directed the officials of overwhelmed response made to ensure success of Commerce Jammu Rajinder adjacent to the venue of Drabu has thanked the and Tehsildar was constituted to keep a check on the Jammu Municipal from the public for the cam - the campaign in the entire Singh Tara, ACDs, DPOs the GST meeting. media for taking keen quality and prices of the eatables. Besides, AD FCS & Committee (JMU), Excise paign and people have vol - State. and other officers from A large number of the vis - interest in the event and CA was asked to ensure adequate supply of ration Department and Pollution untarily shunned the habit During the meeting, the Urban Local Bodies and iting and local journalists ensuring its widest possi - especially sugar. Control Board (PCB) to of polythene use. Minister was informed that State Pollution Control used the Media Centre, ble coverage. In addition to this, SDMs of various sub divisions of ensure complete ban on Calling for synergy among during the week-long cam - Board. the district were directed to ensure adequate arrange - ments are put in place before the commencement of Ramzan. CMO Udhampur, Dr. K.C Dogra, Ex-En Speaker constitutes House Committees for 2017-18 PDD Rachhpal Chand, AD FCS&CA Haroon Naik, srinAGAr|MAY 19 Rajeev Sharma, Raja has been nominated as the Rather and Choudhary Namgail , Choudhary and Ishfaq Ahmed Sheikh SDMs, Tehsildars besides prominent citizens attended Speaker, Jammu and Manzoor Ahmed, Yawar Chairman of the Qamar Hussain as Mohammad Akram, will serve as Members of the meeting. Kashmir Legislative Ahmed Mir, Asgar Ali Committee on Petitions Members. Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, the Committee. Speaker, Assembly, Kavinder Karbalaie and Kamal with Javed Mustaffa Mir, Abdul Rahim Rather has Gulzar Ahmed Wani, Legislative Assembly to be VC for complete digitaliza - Gupta has constituted var - Verma as Members of the Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, R S been nominated as the Bashir Ahmed Dar, Aijaz Ex-officio Chairman of the ious House Committees of Committee. Mohammad Pathania, Gulzar Ahmed Chairman of the Ahmed Mir, Ishfaq Library Committee while tion of JAKFED J&K Legislative Assembly Ashraf Mir has been nomi - Wani, Yawar Ahmed Mir, Committee on Ethics with Ahmed Sheikh, as Mohammad Shafi, JAMMU|MAY 19 for the year 2017-18. nated as the Chairman of Noor Mohammad Sheikh, G M Saroori, Abdul Mohammad Abas Wani Mohammad Akbar Lone, Vice Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Cooperatives As per a communication Committee on Estimates Ishfaq Ahmed Sheikh, Rashid Dar, Er Abdul and Anjum Fazili as Nawang Rigzin Jora, Vikar issued by the Assembly with Hakeem Mohammad Kamal Verma and Anjum Rshid, Abdul Majid Larmi, Members of the Rasool Wani, Mushtaq Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (JAKFED), Secretariat, Mohammad Yaseen, Mubarak Gul, Fazili as members. Altaf Ahmed Wani, Syed Committee. The Rules Ahmed Shah, Pawan Munish Sharma today inaugurated the digitized Akbar Lone has been nom - Choudhary Sukhnandan Mohammad Yousuf Bhat Mohammad Baqir Rizvi, Committee will be headed Kumar Gupta, Dr accounts of JAKFED. inated as Chairman of the Kumar, Vikar Rasool has been nominated as Choudhary Mohammad by Speaker as ex-officio Devinder Kumar Manyal, Speaking on the occasion, Munish Sharma appreciat - Committee on Public Wani, Mushtaq Ahmed Chairman of the Akram, Asgar Ali Chairman with M Y Daleep Singh Parihar, ed the initiatives taken by the management to switch Accounts with Javed Shah, Abdul Majeed Committee on Privileges Karbalaie, Raja Manzoor Tarigami, Javed Ahmed Rajeev Sharma and Anjum over from manual to digital form of account manage - Mustaffa Mir, Shamim Padder, Altaf Ahmed with Javed Ahmed Rana, Ahmed and Neelam Rana, Shamim Firdous, Fazili will serve as ment and assured all possible help and cooperation in Firdous, Aijaz Ahmed Wani, Shakti Raj, R S Usman Abdul Majid, Kumar Langeh as Jeevan Lal, Kuldeep Raj, Members of the this regard. Khan, Abdul Rashid Dar, Pathania and Choudhary Mohammad Amin Bhat, Members. Javed Hassan Beig, Abid Committee. The Speaker VC said that the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has Pawan Kumar Gupta, Qamar Hussain as Javed Hassan Baig, Mohammad Yousuf Hussain Ansari and will also head the General announced digital India campaign which aims at Rajeev Jasrotia, Ravinder Members. Nawang Rigzin Ravinder Raina, Dina Nath Tarigami has been nomi - Deldan Namgail as Purposes Committee as ex- bringing transparency, accuracy and promptness in Raina, Jeevan Lal, Jora has been nominated as Bhagat, Dr. Devinder nated as the Chairman of Members. officio Chairman, while as the working of an organization and stressed that JAK - Mohammad Yousuf Bhat Chairman of the Kumar Manyal and Aijaz the Committee on The House Committee will Deputy Speaker, FED should also put in place measures to comply with and Abid Hussain Ansari Committee on Ahmed Mir as Members. Environment with Usman be headed by the Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone, his vision. He said digitization will help in increasing as members of the Government Assurances Bashir Ahmed Dar has Abdul Majid, Aga Syed as ex-officio Chairman Satpaul Sharma, the efficiency and improving public services which is Committee. with Devender Singh been nominated as the Ruhullah Mehdi, Javed whileas Hakeem Mohammad Ashraf Mir, beneficial for common masses. Satpaul Sharma has been Rana, Mohammad Amin Chairman of the Ahmed Rana, Devender Mohammad Yaseen, Mohammad Shafi, nominated as Chairman of Bhat, Dr Krishan Lal, Committee on Subordinate Singh Rana, Pawan Kumar Mohammad Khalil Band, Choudhary Sukhnandan VC also directed the management to get JAKFED pre - the Committee on Public Kuldeep Raj, Dina Nath Legislation with Mubarak Gupta, Syed Mahammad Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Kumar, Abdul Majid pared for the upcoming GST regime so that the com - Undertakings with G M Bhagat, Shah Mohammad Gul, Aga Syed Ruhullah Baqir Rizvi, Rajesh Gupta, Satpaul Sharma, Abdul Paddar, Rajeev Jasrotia, pliance under new tax structure is made without any Saroori, Mohammad Tantray, Noor Mohammad Mehdi, Aijaz Ahmed Daleep Singh Parihar, Dr Majid Larmi, Mohammad Shakti Raj and Shah delay. 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