10th day kriya - Glimpses Of Future

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JAMMU WEDNESDAY | JUNE 29, 2016 | VOL. 31 | NO. 178 | REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 | E-mail : [email protected] | epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com
Rajnath reviews
security situation in
Jammu & Kashmir
Despite facing turbulent times JK stands
out as epitome of amity: Mehbooba
CM visits Makhdoom Sahab (RA) shrine, Hari Parbhat Fort, Chatti
Padshahi; Takes stock of development works, people’s problems
Minister,
Ms
Chief
Mehbooba Mufti today said
the Government will create
productive infrastructure in
the tourism sector in Shahr-eKhaas to promote the historic
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Old City of Srinagar as a cherished religious and heritage
tourism destination. She said
the Tourism Department has
been tasked to formulate a
comprehensive proposal in
this regard. “Rs 100 crore out
of Rs 80000 crore Prime
Three killed in Ramsoo
road mishap
Jammu, June 28:
Atleast three persons today got
killed in a tragic road mishap in
See Three on page 11
Truck driver, his help suffer
critical burns in Bishnah
Jammu, June 28:
A truck driver and his helper
got injuries when they came in
See Truck on page 11
Gujjar boy knocked to
death in Domana
Jammu, June 28:
A 13-year-old nomad boy today
knocked to death in Domana. Police
See Gujjar on page 11
Bootlegger arrested with
liquor in Katra
Jammu, June 28:
Katra police today claimed to
have arrested a bootlegger with
See BOOTLEGGER on page 11
"37 arrested for financing
terror activities in J&K"
Srinagar, Jun 28 (PTI)
See 37 Arrested on page 11
Thirty seven people have been
Security guard dies
mysteriously in Chanderkote
Jammu, June 28:
See SECURITY on page 11
A security guard of JP Power
Police officer among two
persons found dead
Jammu, June 26 (PTI)
See Police on page 11
A police officer and a security
Missing girl recovered
from Srinagar
Jammu, June 28:
See Missing on page 11
A young girl who went missing
One person injured in
road mishap
Srinagar, June 28:
See One Person on page 11
CYM K
One person was injured in road
Weather
JAMMU
Maximum :
35.2 Degree
Minimum :
27.4 Degree
KASHMIR
Maximum :
28.5 Degree
Minmum
20.0 Degree
Development
Minister’s
Package would be spent exclusively for building tourism infrastructure in Shahr-eKhaas in tune with its distinct
cultural heritage,” the Chief
Minister said while interacting with people during her ex-
Over 8,000 AK
series rifles
recovered in last
14 yrs: J-K govt
Over 8,000 AK series rifles and nearly 10 lakh AK
rounds of ammunition have
been recovered from militants in the last 14 years in
Jammu and Kashmir, government said today. The security agencies have recovered 8,146 AK-47/56/74 rifles from militants from
1,
2002
to
January
December 31, 2015 during
counter-insurgency operaChief
Minister
tions,
Mehbooba Mufti, who also
holds the charge of Home
Department, said in a written reply to a question in the
Legislative Council. During
the same period, 9.938 lakh
AK-series rounds and 24,372
AK-series magazines have
also been recovered, she
said. The security agencies
recovered 2,877 pistols and
revolvers, 2,899 magazines
and 38,688 rounds. Besides,
44 Uber Machine Guns
(UMGs), 24 carbines, 673
RPGs, 6 General-Purpose
Machine Guns (GPMGs),
144 LMGs and SLRs, 76
sniper rifles, 698 rocket
boosters and 181 rifles (.303)
were recovered from 2002 to
2015, the chief minister
said. She said 22 UMG magazines and 7,567 ammunition rounds, 141 LMG and
SLR magazines, 16 carbine
magazines, 7099 sniper rifle
ammunition, 2700 .303 rifle
ammunition, 347 belted ammunition and one telescope
were also recovered in
See Over, 8000 on page 11
also constitute a part of the
tourism promotion programme. The Chief Minister
paid obeisance at the shrine of
Sultan-ul-Aarifeen Sheikh
Hamza Makhdoomi (RA) and
took stock of the facilities
available there for the devotees and the local residents.
She also took on the spot review of the development
works going on in the shrine
complex. The Chief Minister
offered prayers for the peace
and prosperity of the State
and interacted with the devotees and the Mujavirs at the
shrine. Expressing dismay
over the heaps of garbage being dumped around the
shrine, the Chief Minister
asked Tourism Department
and the Wakaf Board to landscape the area on the left side
of the entry gate and develop
it into a beautiful park. She also called for cleaning of the
pond inside the shrine premises to make it attractive for
the visitors. Ms Mehbooba
the
District
asked
Administration Srinagar to
formulate a plan of action for
shifting of illegal settlements
from around the Malkhah,
which according to the locals
have become a hub of criminal and anti-social activities.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the lackadaisical approach of the Wakaf Board in
See Despite on page 11
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI)
Home Minister Rajnath
Singh today reviewed the
prevailing
situation
in
Jammu and Kashmir, which
witnessed a deadly attack on
a CRPF convoy that left eight
personnel dead, and directed
security forces to intensify
vigil in the state. During the
hour-long meeting, the Home
NC, BJP members clash in Assembly over security situation
Members
of
National
Conference and ruling BJP
clashed in Jammu and Kashmir
Assembly today over the security
situation in the wake of attack on
CRPF convoy, with the opposition
party demanding to know what
steps were being taken to deal with
the growing violence. NC members later staged a walkout as their
demand went unheeded. As soon
as the House assembled for the
day, NC MLAs wanted to speak on
the security situation, which according to them was "deteriorating". The opposition members referred to the recent incidents of violence in the state including the
deadly Pampore attack on last
Saturday that left eight CRPF personnel dead and 21 injured.
"We are in the session (of the
Assembly) and the government
must come out with a statement,"
NC member Devender Rana said.
He also took on BJP, which shares
power with PDP in the state, for demanding "attack" on militant
training camps across the border
in Pakistan. Accusing BJP of creating "war hysteria", he said the
ruling party was indulging in "jingoism" and "playing to the gallery
instead of spelling out measures to
combat violence. Asserting that
war is not a solution, Rana said the
state, especially the areas adjoining the Line of Control and
International Border, braved the
brunt of shelling from across the
border two years ago. "Bullets are
fired here, not in Nagpur," Rana
said in an apparent reference to
the RSS headquarters. Rana's
comments infuriated BJP MLAs
who shouted him down and created din. Speaker Kavinder Gupta
intervened, saying the central
government was capable of defeating the Pakistani designs in
Jammu and Kashmir. "For a moment, BJP is forgetting that it is in
government, both in the state and
at the Centre," Rana said. The NC
MLA also took a jibe at PDP and
wanted to know its response over
the alliance partners "war yells
and talk of air strikes" in the
neighbouring country. "What is
the response of the party that believed in 'Goli Se Nahi Boli Se (not
bullet but by dialogue issues can
be resolved)," he said and asked
whether the PDP had "surrendered its basic principles for lust
of power". Rana said war is no solution to problems as world history stands testimony to the fact that
all issues have been resolved on
negotiating table. "Jammu and
Kashmir has witnessed havoc in
the border skirmishes in the past
and therefore tendencies of getting into eyeball-to-eyeball situation with the neighbouring country need to be eschewed," the NC
member said. To ensure this, the
BJP, being partner in the government in J&K and ruling the country has more responsibility," he
added. The NC MLAs then staged a
walkout while shouting slogans
against the government. Later,
two ruling PDP MLAs Javed
Hassan Beig and Mohammad
Abbass Wani also staged walkout,
expressing dissatisfaction over
the government's reply to the latter's question about rehabilitation
of Ponywallas in Gulmarg tourist
resort. Wani had asked the government about the steps taken by it to
rehabilitate the Ponywallas
whose livelihood was affected by
the setting up of Cable car at the
tourist resort. Beig wanted to ask a
supplementary to the question on
the grounds that Gulmarg tourist
resort was also affecting part of his
Baramulla constituency.
However, the Speaker did not
allow Beig to speak, prompting the
two PDP MLAs to walk out from
the House. Opposition NC MLA
from Pahalgam Altaf Kaloo also
walked out after the government
did not respond to his question
whether there was any proposal to
start a Cable car project in the
south Kashmir tourist resort.
Gunmen decamp
with service rifle of
BJP leader's PSO
Srinagar, June 28:
Securitymen maintaining strict vigil outside Yatri Niwas keeping in view forthcoming
Amarnath Yatra in Jammu on Tuesday.
GOF PHOTO
militants
Suspected
Tuesday decamped with
service rifle of Personal
Security Officer of Bhartiya
Janta Party (BJP) member in
Budgam district. BJP leader
Abdul Rehman Chopan, who
lives in Panzan in Chadoora,
and had unsuccessfully contested Assembly elections in
2014, today informed the po-
‘We have taken
up investigation
into the case:
SSP Budgam
lice that few gunmen barged
in his house this morning
and decamped with the rifle
See Gunmen on page 11
Minister was briefed about
the internal security situation in Jammu and Kashmir
as well as in the rest of the
country and the steps taken
to ensure peace. The meeting, attended by National
Security Advisor Ajit Doval,
Union Home Secretary Rajiv
Mehrishi, chiefs of intelligence agencies and other
See Rajnath on page 11
7th Pay
Commission:
Cabinet may
clear today
The Cabinet today is
likely to approve higher increase in basic pay than the
nearly 15 per cent recommended by the 7th Pay
Commission for over 1 crore
government employees and
pensioners. The pay panel
had in November last year
recommended 14.27 per cent
hike in basic pay at junior
levels, the lowest in 70 years.
The previous 6th Pay
Commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike
which the government doubled while implementing it
in 2008. After considering
See 7th Pay on page 11
Top Hizb
militant killed
in encounter
Srinagar, Jun 28:
A militant was Tuesday
killed in an encounter that
raged between forces and
militants in Gamandar,
Nagri
area
of
north
Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an official said.
Defence spokesman, colonel
N N Joshi said that after specific information about the
presence of militants that a
joint
operation
was
launched by army and
Jammu and Kashmir Police,
who cordoned off the Nagri
village near Drugmulla in
north Kashmir’s Kupwara
See Top Hizb on page 11
CAG raps J&K power dept for
pending arrears worth Rs 2,000 cr
Govt orders probe into Humhama
land grabbing issue
Jammu and Kashmir government
today ordered an inquiry into allegations of land grabbing at Humhama in
the outskirts of the city here. The inquiry was ordered after MLCs in
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
Council, cutting across party lines,
created ruckus in the House and demanded formation of a House
Committee to probe land grabbing at
Humhama by some influential persons. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
MLC Saifuddin Bhat, who raised the issue in the House after the Question
Hour, said around 200 Kanals (10
hectares) of Kahchari (state land) has
been illegally occupied at Humhama,
but the state government has failed to
retrieve it causing huge losses to its exchequer. The government should
probe this issue and retrieve the land,
he demanded. Bhat was supported by
his party colleague Yasir Reshi, who
demanded constitution of a House
Committee to probe all such cases of
land grab, saying it is a serious issue
which needs the attention of the
Jammu and Kashmir
Power Development
Department has come in for
sharp criticism from the
Comptroller and Auditor
General for allegedly allowing the arrears on electricity
charges to accumulate to
whopping Rs 2,000 crore during the last four years. "Lack
of any serious measure for recovery of arrears can be
gauged from the fact that the
arrears of electricity charges
(EC), including electricity duty (ED), accumulated from Rs
1,220.18 crore in April 2011 to
Rs 2,092.41 crore at the end of
March 2015," the CAG said in
its report which was tabled in
the state Assembly here.
Of these arrears, it said
Rs 1,015 crore pertaining to
state government depart-
ments (other than corporations and bodies) had been
waived by the government
pursuant to a cabinet decision
(March 2013), thereby leaving
Rs 1076.78 crore recoverable
as of March 2015. The report
said the actual realisation of
revenue was still significantly less than the budget estimates. "During the period
2010-11 to 2014-15, the shortfall
ranged between 19 per cent
and 34 per cent," it said. The
report criticised the state
Power Development
Department (PDD) for its failure to implement the four recommendations contained in
the report in 2010 and focused
on improving internal controls, demonstrating efficient
enforcement for proper realisation of energy charges and
electricity duty. On non-levying of ED on sale of electricity,
the report said "five years
down the line, neither had
any exemption been granted
to PDD from payment of electricity duty to the Power
Development Corporation
nor any ED been charged on
sale of power during 2010-15
resulting in loss of Rs 1,194.13
crore. "The department had
also not initiated steps for recovery of ED of Rs 259.13 crore
pointed out previously," it
said. On shortfall in electrical
inspection and levy of fee, the
report said the deficiency had
not been addressed during the
period 2010-15. "No periodical
inspection had been carried
out resulting in further loss of
Rs 1.25 crore for about Rs 12.66
lakh installations existing at
the end of March 2010," the report said. As per the information collected from seven subdivisions, the CAG said the
number of disconnected installations stood at 977 with
an outstanding power
charges of Rs 31.94 crore with
an ED implication of Rs 7.02
crore, which was recoverable
as of July 2015.
"None of the cases has
been referred to land revenue
authorities for recovery," it
said. Out of outstanding ED of
Rs 7.55 crore payable by Salal
Hydroelectric Power Station
Jyotipuram for the cost of energy supplied (1998-2010), Rs
4.44 crore had been recovered
between 2011 and 2014, leaving a balance of Rs 3.11 crore
recoverable as of March 2015,
the report said. It said though
a revenue cell functioning as
an internal audit wing was in
operation in the department,
the efficacy of the wing was
impaired in the absence
See CAG on page 11
House. The demand for the House
Committee was supported by most of
the legislators cutting across party
lines. Congress MLC Ghulam Nabi
Monga, BJP's Vinod Gupta, National
Conference's Bashir Ahmad Veeri also
supported the demand.
State land had been encroached,
but unfortunately the governments
over the years have failed to retrieve it,
Monga said, adding influential people
are involved in the land grabbing
which needs a thorough probe. The
government has been assuring the
House from time to time that an inquiry would be conducted but so far
there is no conclusion or any report
about the encroachments, Veeri said.
There is a need to set up a House
Committee to probe the land grabbing,
he said, adding the legislators were the
"custodians of the state property" and
it was their right to protect those.
However, Chairman Anayat Ali did
not accept the demand of constituting a
House Committee and asked the members to listen to what the government
had to say on the issue. Minister for
See Govt Orders on page 11
CYM K
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
tensive tour of various Old
areas
including
City
Makhdoom Sahab, Nowhatta,
Rainawari, Kathidarwaza,
Chatti Padshahi, Babademb
and Khanyar this morning.
Chief Minister said the
tourism promotion programme for Shahr-e-Khaas
would include development of
recreational facilities like
parks, parking areas, heritage sites, guest houses,
restaurants, libraries, reading rooms, food streets and interpretation centres to attract
tourists to the heart of the
city. She said the development of various facilities
around revered religious
places in the Old City would
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obituaries
Glimpses of Future
JAMMU WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2016
ADH-BARKHI
Adh-Barkhi of our beloved Sh Sain Dass
Kalsotra Ji Husband of Late Smt Luxmi
Devi R/o W.No. 9, H.No. 77 Arya Smaj
Gali Near Janta Dupatta House,
Udhampur who left heavenly abode on
04-01-2016 will be performed on
Sh Sain Dass
Wednesday 29-06-2016 at 11:30 AM at
Kalsotra
our residence Udhampur.
GRIEF STRICKEN :Smt Suman Gupta & Late Sh Bhushan Kumar
Daughter-in-Law & Son
Smt Sushma & Sh Shekhar Choudhary
Daughter & Son-in-Law
Dipti & Gorav Mahajan
Grand Daughter-in-Law & Grand Son
Esha & Nitin Mahajan
Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-Law
All Grands Sons & Grands Daughters
Hotel Basera
M/s Bhushan Enterprises
M/s Shanker Traders
Mob: 9419160846
CHOUBARSI
Choubarsi of our beloved Smt. Taro Devi
W/o Lt Sh. Mani Ram Puri R/o H.No.257,
Tange Wali Gali Kacchi Chawni, Jammu
will be performed on 29-06-2016
(Wednesday) at our residence at 12:00
Noon.
DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:Sons & Daughters-in-law
Sh. Krishan Puri & Smt. Rajni Puri
Sh. Subash Puri & Smt. Nitu Puri
Sh. Sham Puri
Daughters & Sons-in-law
Smt. Santosh & Late Sh. B.B Kapoor
Smt. Babli & Sh. P.K Abrol
Gourav Puri, Aakash Puri - Grand Sons
Mob: 9906179662
Smt. Taro Devi
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved
mother Smt. Kamla Wati Koul W/o Late
Sh. Shamboo Nath Koul originally resident of Budgam (Kmr) at present H. No.
64, Lane 4, Buta Nagar Paloura, Jammu.
Smt. Kamla Wati
10TH DAY KRIYA will be performed at
Koul
Muthi Ghat near Directorate of School
Education on Monday 04-07-2016 at
8.30 a.m.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh. A.K. Koul-Son
Sh. H.L. Koul-Son
Smt. Sunita & Sh.S.K. Koul-Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Savarna & Sh. Vijay Koul-Son & Daughter-in-law
Thussus-Tickoos, Sadus
Bakshi’s, Mattoo’s, Parihars
M: 9018533331, 9419361310, 9796085464
10TH DAY KRIYA
We inform with profound grief the sad
and untimely demise of our dearly
beloved Shri Ashok Kumar Handoo S/o
Late Shri Amar Nath Handoo, at 167-B,
Pocket-E, GTB Enclave, Delhi- 93 on 2306-2016, originally resident of Kanya
Kadal, Chota Bazaar, Srinagar, Kashmir. Shri Ashok Kumar
Handoo
Mourning is being held at their Jammu
residence, H. No. 27, (lane 17), Surya
Vihar, Bohri. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Muthi Ghat,
Jammu, on 02-07-2016, (Saturday) from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Jai Kishori Handoo -Mother
Smt. Rajni Handoo -Wife
Master Abhinav Handoo -Son
Smt. Jyoti & Shri Shuban Handoo -Bhabi & Brother
ZUTSHI’S, ZADOO’S, LATTOO’S, BRAROO’S,
RELATIVES & FRIENDS
9419356016, 0191-2501630
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad & untimely demise of
our beloved Karmyogi Sh Jager
Nath Bhat S/o Late Shiv Ji Bhat originally resident of Argam Bandipora
Kashmir at present Durga Nagar
Sh Jager Nath
Sector-1 near Park. Tenth Day will
Bhat
be performed on 29-6-2016
(Wednesday) at 8 am at Muthi Ghat
near Directorate of School Education.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Shama Bhat -Wife
Smt Asha Ji & Sh Poshker Nath Bhat -Bhabi & Brother
Smt Jia Ji & Sh Bansi Lal Bhat --do-Smt Sweety & Sh Sanjay Bhat -Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt Nimphiya & Sh Naresh Bhat --do-Smt Sonia & Sh Bitu Ji Koul -Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt Kamala Shori Koul -Sister
Smt Chuni Peshin -Sister
Smt Phool Ji & Sh Roshan Lal -Sister & Brother-in-law
Smt Jia Ji & Sh Raj Nath Bhat --do-Grand Daughter & Grand Sons
Simran, Tushar, Sehar, Sushant, Mannat and Nihan
Mob: 9419229897, 9419185134, 9622170239
OBITUARY
With profound grief and sorrow we regret to inform the sad demise of our
beloved Smt. Santosh Razdan
(Manorama Ji) W/o Late Sh. Janki
Nath Razdan originally a resident of
Karfalli Mohalla Srinagar (presently
Smt. Santosh
was at A-67 Sector - 41 Noida, U.P)
Razdan
who left for her heavenly abode on
21st June 2016. Tenth Day will be
performed on Thursday 30th June
2016 at Haridwar.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Raj Dulari Razdan
Smt. Usha Rani (Jigri) Sh. Somnath Razdan
Razdan & Raina Family
Arora Family
Mob.No: 9810359895, 9711334838, 9910001247
10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALA
regret to inform the sad and untimely
demise of our beloved Smt. Sita
Wanti W/o Lt. Sh. Pishori Lal
Sabharwal R/o H. No. 191, Resham
Smt. Sita Wanti
Ghar Colony, Jammu on 20th June
2016. 10TH DAY will be performed
on 29th June 2016 9.30 A.M. at Shiv
Durga Mandir, Resham Ghar
Colony, Jammu. RASAM PAGRI &
UTHALA on 02nd July 2016 at 04 to
05 P.M. at Ambedkar Community
Hall, Resham Ghar Colony, Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sons & Daughter-in-laws
Smt. Shobha Rani & Gulshan Sabharwal
Smt. Rajni & Satish Sabharwal
Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Neelam & Ashwani Ghai
Grand Children
Smt. Roopali & Sumeet
Smt. Saloni & Aashim Soni
Rahul, Roshni & Aknksha
Aashima and Lavyansh-Great Grand Children
10TH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform sad and untimely demise of our
beloved Smt. Koushalya Devi W/o Late
Sh. Mangat Ram resident of 231-Old
University Lane Near Dr. R.K Goel,
Canal Road, Jammu. Tenth Day shall
Smt. Koushalya
be
performed
on
29-06-2016
Devi
(Wednesday) at Guru Ravi Dass Mandir
Krishna Nagar, Jammu. Satsang Time,
12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM. After Satsang
please have Guru Parsad.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sons & Daughters-in-law
Sh. Sham Lal & Smt. Bimla Devi
Sh. Romesh Chander & Smt. Geeta Devi
Sh. Mohinder Kumar & Smt. Nisha Devi
Sh. Ghani Sham & Smt. Babli Devi
Smt. Neelam Kumari & Subash Chander
Grand Children: Sakshi, Meenu, Kajal, Anshu, Muskan,
Gourav, Janu, Vicku, Manik, Harsh, Ritik
Mob: 9858151464, 9419123896, 9858548227, 9797386741
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad and untimely demise of Sh.
Ashok Kumar Pandita S/o Late Sh.
Sham Lal Pandita original resident of
Kalusa, Bandipora, Kashmir at present
Flat No. 16, Block No. 110 Lane No. 20,
Jagti Township, Nagrota on 25-06- Sh. Ashok Kumar
Pandita
2016. TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed on 04-07- 2016 (Monday) 8.00
A.M. at Muthi Ghat (Near Directorate of
Education) Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Bimla Pandita-Wife
Smt. Prem Rani W/o Lt. Prem Nath Pandita (Aunty)
Smt. Sheela Ji W/o Lt. Gopi Nath Pandita (Aunty)
Sh. Rajinder Kumar Pandita (Brother)
Sh. Sanjay Kumar Pandita & Rajni Pandita (Brother & Bhabi)
Smt. Durga Devi Pandita W/o Lt. Lakshman Nath Pandita
(Sister & Brother-in-law)
Smt. Shanta W/o Lt. Jawahar Lal Bhat (Sister & Brother-in-law)
Smt. Tosha W/o Sh. Brij Mohan Nehru (Sister & Brother-in-law)
Smt. Sharika W/o Lt. Maharaj Krishan (Sister & Brother-in-law)
Mr Vishal Pandita (Son)
Mr Sunil Pandita -doMr Rohit Pandita -doMiss Neha Pandita-Daughter
Mob: 9596738356, 9596840644, 9086345948, 9469350736
OBITUARY
With profound grief and sorrow we inform about the sad demise of Smt.
Meenawati Pandit (Bhabi) W/o Sh.
Shamboo Nath Pandit of Nowgam
Shangas, Anantnag at present L.No.
13, H.No - 2, Geeta Colony, Lalay-DaSmt. Meenawati
Bagh, Netar Kothian, Barnai (Near
Pandit
Tube Well No 1) on 24 June 2016.
Tenth Day Kriya will be held at Muthi
Ghat (Near Directorate of Education
Jammu) on 3-7-2016 at 8.30 am.
IN GRIEF
Sh. Shamboo Nath Pandit -Husband
Devar & Devrani
Smt. Rattan Rani W/o Late D.N. Pandit
Smt. & Sh. P.N. Pandit
Sh.B.L. Waguzari -Son-in-law
Smt. Saviteri & Sh. R.K. Bhat
Smt. Vijay & Yograj -Son & Daughter-in-law
Hament & Sandeep - Grand Sons
Smt. Kamala Bhan W/o Late M. L. Bhan of Wanpoh -Bhabi
The mourning from the malyun side will be held at same venue
M – 8803504246
OBITUARY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform
the sad & untimely demise of our beloved
Smt. Sheela Devi W/o Late Srikant Bhat
on 25-06-2016 originally resident of
LATISHAT Teh. Sopore, Distt. Baramulla
at present H.No. 57 Lane No. 2 Vijay
Smt. Sheela Devi
Nagar Camp Road, Talab Tillo, Jammu.
Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at
Muthi Ghat near Directorate of School
Education at 8.00 a.m. on 4-7-2016
(Monday).
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sons & Daughter-in-Laws
Smt. Rachna Ji & Sh. Mohan Lal Bhat
Smt. Rozy Ji & Sh. Ashok Kumar
Daughters & Sons-in-Law
Smt. Nancy Dass & Sh. Shuk Dev Dass
Smt. Babli Pandita & Sh. Ram Krishan Pandita
Smt. Baby Raina & Sh. Roop Krishen Raina
Grand Children: Rahul, Monika, Aakash, Ritik, Pawan Dass, Ajay
Dass, Buby, Urvishi, Sakshi, Ayush, Anupurna
Contact No.: 94196-85508, 9797343887
10TH DAY/KRIYA
regret to inform the sad demise of
our beloved Sh. Vijay Kumar
Sharma Retd Director GSI on 20-062016. 10th Day will be performed on
29-06-2016 at our residence 45/2,
Sh. Vijay Kumar
Vijay Nagar, Camp Road, Talab Tillo,
Sharma
Jammu at 10:00 AM. Kriya will be
performed on 30-06-2016 at our residence at 12 Noon.
GRIEF STRICKEN:Smt. Santosh Sharma - Wife
Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt. Rishiv Sharma & Sh. Nandan Sharma
Smt. Suruchi Sharma & Sh. Rahul Sharma AE, PHE
Master Shaurya Sharma - Grand Son
Bhabis & Brothers
Smt. Chander Mohini & Lt Sh. Dharam Pal Sharma
Smt. Veena Sharma & Lt Sh. Ravi Kumar Sharma
Smt. Ranjana Sharma & Sh. Shashi Paul Sharma
Smt. Champa Sharma & Sh. Vinod Sharma
Smt. Sudesh & Lt Sh. B.L Sharma - Sister & Brother-in-law
Smt. Sureshta Dubey & Lt Sh. Manmohan Dubey Sister & Brother-in-law
Mob: 9622303473, 9796629348
10TH DAY KRIYA
inform the sad & untimely demise of
our beloved Dr. H.N. Dhar S/o Late
Shri Mukand Ram Dhar, originally
resident of village Bumzua,
Dr. H.N. Dhar
Anantnag- Kashmir at present H.No.
285 Vikram Nagar, Sarwal Jammu on
21-6-2016. Tenth Day Kriya shall be
performed on 29-06- 2016
(Wednesday) at 8 AM at Muthi Ghat
near Directorate of Education Office
Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Vijay Laxmi Dhar -wife
Smt Rani Dhar -Bhabi
Ashish & Archana -Son & Daughter-in-law
Rozy & Sunil Kaul -Daughter & Son-in-law
Sangeeta & Ajay Kaul -Daughter & Son-in-law
Chandan Dhar & Romi Dhar -Nephew
Purnima & Chand Ji Kaul -Niece
Manoj Dhar & Kiran Dhar -Nephew
Sasha, Kesar, Shreya and Yajat -Grand Children
Contact: 0191-2570523, 0191-2543569, 09717167222
10TH DAY KRIYA
inform about the sad demise of Shri
Triloki Nath Wali (Gashaji) S/o Late
Shri Madav Joo wali original resident
of Zaindar Mohalla/ Indira Nagar
Srinagar at present H.No 9B, Lane 1, Shri Triloki Nath
Block A, Opposite Petrol Pump,
Wali
Roop Nagar Enclave, Jammu on 2106-2016 at 4.45 AM. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on
29-06-2016 (Wednesday) 8.30 AM at Muthi Ghat, (Near
Directorate of Education) Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
SAMAST WALI PARIWAR, DHAR’S, KHAR’S, RAINA’S,
BHAT’S, KACHROO’S & MUJOO’S
TEL: 01912591298, 09419181459
OBITUARY/10TH DAY
WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD DEMISE OF
OUR BELOVED MOTHER SMT CHAND
RANI W/O LATE SH NAND LAL KOUL R/O
DAMHAL HANJIPORA, KULGAM KASHMIR A/P SARIRAKWALAN NEAR MARBLE FACTORY GHOUMANSA ROAD SMT CHAND RANI
JAMMU ON 26-06-2016 AT 7 AM (SUNDAY). THE 10TH DAY WILL BE PERFORMED AT MUTHI GHAT NEAR DIRECTORATE OFFICE OF
SCHOOL EDUCATION ON 5TH OF JULY AT 8.30 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Pyari W/o Late Sh Soom Nath Koul (Devrani)
Sh Bharat Bushan Koul & Sarla Koul
Sh Bansi Lal Koul & Kundan Koul
Sh Veer Kumar Koul & Suneeta Koul
Sh Rabinder Nath Koul & Sarla Koul
Sh Sanjay Koul & Princy Koul
Sh Chand Ji Koul & Rozy Koul
Sh Tej Krishan Pandita & Babli Pandita
Daughters & Son-in-laws
Smt Shama Ji & Sh Mohan Lal Pandita
Pumy Raina & Sh Deep Ji Raina
Dimpy Bhat & Sh Sunil Ji Bhat
Aruna Dhar & Sh Sandeep Dhar
Karuna Garoo & Sh Ashwani Garoo
Contact Nos. 9796483277/9419117377/9469378052
KRIYA/UTHALA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the sad demise of our
beloved Smt. Samitri Devi W/o Late Sh.
Paras Ram Chandyal (Dudu Wale)
Ramnagar on 17-06- 2016. Kriya/
Uthala and Rasam Pagri on 29th June
2016 at our residence. (Kriya at 10 AM). Smt. Samitri Devi
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Shanti Devi W/o Late Sh. Jagan Nath Chandyal
Smt. Toshi Devi W/o Late Sh. Babu Ram Chandyal
Sh. Romesh Chander Chandyal
Smt. Chander Praba W/o Sh. Kulbhusan Kumar Chandyal
Smt. Minakshi Gupta W/o Sh. Vinod Kumar
Daughters & Sons-in-law
Smt. Rajji Devi W/o Late Sh. Ved Parkash Kudyar
Smt. Swarna Devi W/o Sh. Munshi Ram Kalsotra
Smt. Geeta W/o Sh. Uttam Chand Uttam (Dandi Wale)
Smt. Bhali Devi W/o Late Sh. Bishan Dass Modi
Smt. Chanchla Devi W/o Sh. Swami Raj (Dandi Wale)
Smt. Madhu Rani W/o Sh. Gopal Krishan Jandyal
G. Grand Daughter - Aprajita (Prachu)
(M): 9018771067
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved
mother Smt. Sheela Devi W/o Lt Sh.
Ram Saran Kapoor R/o 289, Packi
Dhaki Jammu on 20-06-2016. Tenth
Day Rasam will be performed on
Smt. Sheela Devi
Wednesday 29-06-2016 at 10:30 AM
at Rani Park, Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Daughters-in-law & Sons
Smt. Mukh Rani & Sh. Ashok Kapoor
Smt. Suman & Sh. Ramesh Kapoor
Smt. Neelam & Sh. Ravinder Kapoor
Karan, Akarshan, Harshal, Aaryan - Grand Sons
Surbhi, Aayushi - Grand Daughters
M/s Kapoor Ornaments, Julakha Mohalla
M/s Bahu Pharmaceuticals, Raghunath Bazar
Mob: 9796226316, 9796605171, 9419650212
10TH DAY KRIYA
inform the sad demise of our beloved
Mother Smt. Meenawati W/o Lt Sh.
Sukh Ram, originally resident of
Fatehpora Batapora Anantnag
Kashmir presently at H.No.29, Lane- Smt. Meenawati
2, Gurha Keran Bantalab Jammu on
23-06-2016. Tenth Day will be performed at Muthi Ghat near Dir. of
School Education of Jammu at 8:30
AM on 2nd July, 2016 (Saturday).
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Ranjini & Sh. Ramesh Kumar
Smt. Reeta & Sh. Ravinder Kumar
Smt. Veena Ji & Sh. B.N Pandita
Smt. Sumanji & Sh. Baskar Nath
Smt. Jaya & Sh.A.K Razdan - Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Vijay & Sh. K.L Bhat - Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Bimla & Sh. Lasa Nath - Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Tosha Ji - Daughter
Grand Children: Vity, Neeraj, Diksha, Dheeraj, Robin,
Danish, Sunny, Amit, Sheetu, Shallu, Chicku
Mob.No: 9596943041, 9469861034, 8803532817
10TH DAY KRIYA
‘God takes noble souls to his abode but
their sweet memories keep them alive in
the hearts of their families and friends forever’ With profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our beloved Shri
Omkar Nath Miskeen S/o Late
Sarvanand Miskeen on 22-06- 2016 origi- Omkar Nath Miskeen
nal resident of Malapora, Habbakadal,
Srinagar at present 181, Upper Barnai,
Near Krishna Dharmal Temple, Jammu. Tenth Day Kriya will be
performed at Muthi Ghat, Near Directorate of School Education at
8 AM on 01-07-2016 (Friday).
GRIEF STRICKEN
Samast Miskeen Parivar, Malla’s, Raina’s, Koul’s, Razdan’s
Contact No : 9419109125, 9796431400, 9419127730
KRIYA/UTHALA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret
to inform the sad demise of our beloved
Smt Soma Devi W/o Late Sh Bal Krishan
Sharma R/o House No.266-A Shastri
Nagar,
Jammu
on
19-6-2016.
Kriya/Uthala and Rasam Pagri on 29th
June 2016. Kriya at 10.00 am and Uthala
Smt Soma Devi
Rasam Pagri at 5 pm at our residence.
Smt Geeta Devi and Sh Romesh Sharma
Smt Shardha Devi and Sh Ravinder Sharma
Smt Rajni Devi and Sh Ashu Sharma
Smt Radha Devi and Sh Romi Sharma
Daughters & Son-in-laws
Smt Sunita Devi & Kewal Krishan
Smt Jyoti Dubey and Lt Pardeep
9697416706, 9697502854
10TH DAY/KRIYA KARAM
With profound grief and sorrow we regret to inform the sad demise of Sh.
Harbans Lal Verma (Retd. Inspector (JK
Police) R/o Gho Brahmana, Vijaypur.
Tenth Day will be performed on 30-062016. Kriya Karam on 01- 07-2016 at
our residence Gho Brahmana, Vijaypur
(Samba).
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Pushpa Devi -Wife
Anju Verma & Bodh Raj Verma
Som Raj Verma & Pooja Verma
Roshan Lal & Nilam Verma
Shiv Darshan & Arti Verma
Mob:- 8492069920, 9906159658
Sh. Harbans Lal
Verma
10TH DAY KRIYA
regret to inform the sad demise of our
beloved Smt. Jai Kishori W/o Sh.
Makhan Lal Raina originally from
Ichikot Budgam at present Garhi,
Udhampur on 24-06-2016. 10th Day
Smt. Jai Kishori
Kriya will be performed on 03- 072016 (Sunday) at 8.30 a.m. at Devika
Ghat, Udhampur.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh. Makhan Lal Raina- Husband
Smt. Rita Raina W/o Late S.L. Raina
Daughters & Sons-in-Law
Smt. Bita & Sh. Chaman Lal Koul
Smt. Babli & Sh. A.K. Raina
Smt. Veena & Sh. Sanjay Pandita
Smt. Leela & Sh. B.L. Raina- Son & Daughter-in-Law
Smt. Dimpy and Sh. H.L. Raina- Son & Daughter-in-Law
& Sanni, Daleep, Meenu, Rakesh, Monika, Ashish,
Deepak, Vasu,
Sagar, Ashish & Alok- Grand Children
Phone: 9796025165, 01992-242540
3
Glimpses of Future
LOCAL
Municipal slaughter houses authorized
for slaughtering animals: Asiea
Modern Abattoir to come up at Allochi Bagh with a capacity of slaughtering 5000 animals daily
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Minister of State for
Housing & Urban Development,
Ms. Asiea Naqash today said
that as per the provision of
Municipal Corporation Act 2000
section 315 (2), no place other
than Municipal slaughter
House can be used as slaughter
House, therefore, any slaughtering outside the Municipal
Slaughter House is unauthorized and While replying to a
calling attention notice of
Mohammad Khursheed Alam,
the Minister said Srinagar
Municipal Corporation runs
one small service slaughter
House in Rainawari Srinagar
where animals are slaughtered
under proper supervision and
as per hygienic protocol. Ms.
Asiea Naqash, however, said
that due to non-availably of
modern
slaughter
butchers
House/Abattoir,
across the city slaughter their
animals in their private slaughtering places within their premises. But due to the non-availability of a Modern abattoir, all
of them cannot be closed down
till a modern abattoir is constructed in Srinagar. To ensure
proper hygienic and drainage
protocols are followed, periodical inspections of these private
slaughtering places is being
conducted and in addition
health status of animals being
slaughtered at these places is
strictly checked, she added.
Animals imported from outside
the state are being inspected at
different live stock check posts,
one at Qazigund-Zig run by
State Animal Husbandry
Department and the other at
Athwajan run by Srinagar
Municipal Corporation, she
added. To ensure quality and
meat,
Srinagar
hygienic
Municipal Corporation with the
assistance of Ministry of Food
Processing Industries, GoI, is establishing one Modern Abattoir
at Allochi Bagh, Srinagar which
shall cater to the demands of entire city with a capacity to
slaughter about 5,000 small animals daily at a project cost of Rs.
24.52 crore, Minister informed
In order to minimize and control the availability of non-veg
food to stray dogs the Srinagar
Municipal Corporation and
Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir
are trying to put an efficient
garbage management system in
place which includes, closing of
garbage sheds, collection of
poultry offal from poultry outlets, deployment of special
garbage collection vehicles
Hotels/Restaurants/
from
Households, placement of
dumper bins in the marriage
ceremonies, deployment of additional compactors, Dumper
placers, Garbage collection
light vehicle, Tippers, Land dozers, Hoper vehicles, introduction of twin colored smart
garbage bins and introduction
of closed lid Garbage bins are being utilized in near future, she
added.
Adequate water supply provided Digitization of Land Records
CS chairs 2nd Governing
to Home Shalibugh: Sham
Body meeting of JaKLRMA
Rs 16.91 cr expended on Brenghi
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28-
for
PHE,
Minister
Irrigation and Flood Control
Mr Sham Choudhary today
said that most of the areas
which were previously experiencing water scarcity in
Shalibugh
Home
Constituency have now got a
relief since there is an adequate water supplies restored
in Villages like Zabban,
Qaimoh, But Tachloo, TN
Pora & Mahagund. The
Minister was replying to a
Calling Attention Notice by
Mr Abdul Majid Larmi regarding the situation arises
due to water scarcity in various areas of Home Shalibugh
Constituency The Minister
said that only one Mohallah
in village Zabbon & Heir
Palnoo, are still facing water
scarcity and these areas are
proposed to be covered during the current financial
year.
He said that at present,
the supplies are being maintained through tankers in
these villages. Moreover,
Villages Hanger, Deccan,
Kader & Turigam are getting
1 to 2 hours in the morning
and 1 to 2 hours in the evening
only. He said that Kader &
Turigam
Water
Supply
Schemes are proposed to be
augmented
under
Sustainability programme.
The Minister said that all the
Canal upto last fiscal: Sham
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28
Chief Secretary, B R
Sharma Tuesday chaired the
2nd meeting of the Governing
Body of Jammu & Kashmir
Land Records Management
Agency (JaKLRMA) here.
Commissioner,
Financial
Revenue, Promod Kumar
Financial
Jain,
Planning,
Commissioner,
Development & Monitoring
Department, B B Vyas, Div
Com Jammu, Dr Pawan
Commissioner
Kotwal,
Secretary
Revenue,
Afzal
Bhat,
Mohammad
Commissioner Survey and
Land Records, J&K, Shahid
Anayatullah, Secretary, IT,
Hilal Ahmad Parray and other
senior officers were present in
the meeting. JaKLRMA was
formed in 2013 by the State
government to implement the
Digital India Land Records
Modernization Programme
(DILRMP) in a mission mode.
The programme is 100% centrally funded and aims at enhancing transpareny in land
records maintenance. The
main components of the programme include computerization of all land records including mutations, digitization of
maps and integration of textual and spatial data. Financial
Commissioner,
Revenue
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Mr Sham
Choudhary today said the Brenghi Canal is approved under
AIBP at an estimated cost of Rs. 1964.63 lacs against which an
amount of Rs. 1691.15 lacs has been incurred ending March
2016. The Minister was replying to a Calling Attention of MLA
Kokernag Mr Abdul Rahim Rather regarding non-availability of funds for the completion of the construction of the Right
Brenghi Canal in Kokernag Assembly segment. The Minister
said that during last fiscal, Rs. 60.77 lacs were released under
AIBP for the Scheme against which an amount of Rs.13.14 lacs
has been incurred. Funds could not be utilized fully due to
land dispute at site and funds to the tune of Rs. 40.00 lacs were
provisioned for land acquisition in the DPR, he added. The
Minister said that the actual requirement of funds amounts to
Rs. 4.10 Crore as on date thus creating an additional requirement of Rs.3.70 Crore for land compensation for 42 Kanals of
land, structures and fruit bearing trees which are coming under the alignment of the Scheme. Department will take necessary steps for arrangement of additional funds so that scheme
is completed, Minister informed.
villages of Home Shalibugh
constituency falling under jurisdiction of PHE Division
Bijbehara are getting more or
less smooth drinking water.
He said however, few villages
where schemes have outlived
their design period are experiencing low service level and
DPRs for raising of service
level are being formulated.
He said that villages like
Doonipora,
Hamzapora,
Semthan and Tulban are now a
Panthers condoles killing of
CRPF Jawans in Pampore,
demand dismissal of Govt
GOF Staff Reporter
New Delhi, June 28:
NPP held demonstration at
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi condoling martyrdom of eight CRPF
Jawans at Pampore, The Panthers
Party held Jammu and Kashmir
Government responsible for the
martyrdom of CRPF Jawans
while they were travelling in a bus
on the road. The Panthers Party
demanded immediate dismissal
of the J&K government and promulgation of Governor Rule so that
fresh elections may be held to elect
a popular government which can
BJP constitutes
weavers & artisans
cell
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
BJP Weavers and Artisans
Cell State Convenor Bal
Krishan Koul, in consultations
with BJP State President &
MLA Sat Sharma (C.A.) and
Cells
State
Incharge
S.
Varinderjeet Singh, has constituted the state team of the Cell.
This Cell has Ramesh Verma,
Veena K. Bakshi, Pawan Bhat,
Kuldeep Bhan, Mukhtiyar
Ahmed Gama, R.L. Choudhary,
Duni Chand, Fayaz Ahmed,
protect the civil rights and the
lives of innocent persons. Among
those who participated in the
protest demonstration included
Rajiv Jolly Khosla State
President, Swami Om ji Khajuria
President of HMS, Neelam
Thakur State General Secretary,
Khajuria,
Sunita
Romesh
Choudhary, Dildar Hussain Beg,
Ajay Raj, Sham Sunder Sharma,
Mehfooz Khan, Swaran Singh
Yadav, Mrs. Nancy Koul, Sushil
Khanna, Kali Ram Tomar, Anil
Sharma, A.J Rajan, Ms Geeta
Sahani, Afzal Khan, Irshad
Qureshi, Kuldeep Verma etc.
days completely dependent on
tanker services, as the tube
well of Semethan have been depleted. He said that for permanent solution of this problem
department has taken up a new
scheme,
namely
gravity
Semthen in hand with its
source as Lidder Nallah under
NRDWP. He said that the
scheme will be completed within 3 yearsprovided requisite
funds and key materials are
available.
briefed the meeting about to
date status of Land Records
Modernization Programme in
the State. He said JaKLRMA
in July 2014 approached GOI
with an Action Plan of Rs 109
cr for implementation of programme. The Action Plan included activities like Data
of
Entry/Digitization
Cadastal Maps, Survey/Resurvey for updation of Land
Records, integration with
of
Rights,
Records
Management of Old Revenue
Documents and development
of web based GIS for running
various applications together
with training and capacity
building. He said, however,
for the 1st phase an Action
Plan of Rs 49.58 cr was apby
the
Union
proved
Government during the year
2014-15. Mr Jain said in the 1st
phase, JaKLRMA took up
Srinagar and Jammu districts
for digitization of Land
records and related works.
JaKLRMA invited proposals
from IT solution providers for
implementation programme
in the State. Accordingly an
agreement was signed in June
2015 between JaKLRMA and
M/S RAMTech Software
Solution Pvt Ltd at a cost of Rs
45.42 Cr with a timeline of 28
months in the 1st phase. \ The
Project was formally inaugu-
rated by the Revenue Minister
in both Jammu and Srinagar
in the month of April, 2016. In
the 2nd phase, 10 more districts will be taken up and in
the last phase remaining 10
districts will be covered and
the whole process is expected
to be completed by 2022. Mr
Jain further added that while
digitization of Land Record is
being done in Srinagar and
Jammu districts, three parallel activitiesacross the State
are being taken up in phase 1st
including scanning old/current land records and digitization of cadastal maps, establishing Ground Control Points
and Development of web
based GIS. Chief Secretary in
the meeting stressed on defining clear timelines regarding
the quantum and category of
works to be completed by the
service provider in each
phase. He also called for submitting a revised action plan
for 22 districts for a period of 5
years starting 2015-16 to 202122, to the GOI for approval and
release of funds under DILRMP. The Governing body also discussed and approved
various proposals including
related to establishment of
State Level Data Centres and
storage of data for safety proposes in NIC Data Centre, New
Delhi.
Minister for R&B Mr A R
Veeri
said
that
Kewa
Malikabad road having a
length of 4.50 Kms with worn
out Water Bound Macadam
(WBM) Grade-I status is proposed for metalling and macdamization during current fiscal year.. The Minister was replying to calling Attention
Notice
Given
by
Mr.
Mohammad Amin Bhat regarding the situation that arisen
due to the deteriorated condition of the roads like Kewa
Malikabad road/ Kanchloo
road, Sopat/ Berigam road,
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28Finance Minister Dr. Haseeb A Drabu informed the House
that around 300 workers of the State are engaged in construction work of Z-Morh Tunnel project, here today. The Minister
was replying to a Calling Attention Notice by Mian Altaf
Ahmad regarding situation that has arisen due to non-engagement of locals especially technocrats and skilled labourers in
construction of Z-Morh Tunnel in Kangan Constituency. The
Minister said that the work on Z-Morh Tunnel Project
Commenced on 11 November 2015. The executing agency of the
project is Apco Titan Joint Venture which further engaged
IL&FS Transportation Network Limited for executing the said
work, he added. However, on 06 December 2015 the workers
went on strike for five days due to their merger in the pay roll of
M/S Versed Facilities Management Private Limited which is a
sister concern of the said company. He said that the issue was
sorted out amicably and the work on the project at present is going on smoothly. The Minister said that high-skilled, skilled, semi-skilled, un-skilled and technocrats from the State are engaged in the project. Out of 300 workers, 151 workers are of J&K
State engaged through various sub-contractors include 72
workers engaged belong from Kangan constituency and 79 from
other districts of the state.
Delay in restoration of 132KV
Poonch transmission line due to
non response to tenders: Dr Nirmal
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28
Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today in LA said
that 132 KV Transmission Line from Draba to Poonch via
(Chandak) was damaged on 3rd of September, 2014 due to flash
floods and to ensure uninterrupted power supply, it has been
decided to shift route alignment of transmission line to secure
place in order to avoid such happenings in future. The Deputy
CM was replying to a Calling Attention Notice tabled by Shah
Mohammad Tantary regarding the situation that has arisen
due to delay in restoration of 132KV Transmission Lines of
Poonch and non-completion of Receiving Station at Sawjian of
Poonch-Haveli Constituency. The Deputy CM said that the new
route has been proposed along the right hill side of river Suran.
The DPR amounting to Rs.2542.00 lacs has been formulated and
e-NIT was floated on 22.01.2016 vide No: 09 of 2015-16 but due to
poor response, extended 8 times. Work has again been re-tendered on 12.05.2016 vide NIT No: 01 of 2016-17, the last date of submission of e-bid is 08.07.2016, the Minister informed. The
Deputy CM said that as far Sawjian Receiving Station is concerned, the scheme for construction of 3.15 MVA Receiving
Station has been framed at an estimated cost of Rs. 367.366 lacs.
The scheme has been taken up under BADP for which an
amount of Rs. 41.43 lacs stands released by the District
Development Commissioner, Poonch, he added.
Chairman directs for High Level
Committee to probe Kahchari
land encroachment
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Chairman Haji Anayat Ali today directed the Government
to constitute a High Level Committee to probe the encroachment
of Kahchari land in the State especially at Friends Enclave,
Humhama, Srinagar. The Chairman issued the directions after
the member demanded constituting House Committee to investigate the matter. The Chairman said that the High Level
Committee would do a thorough probe into the matter, and
would submit its report to the Government. He added that if the
House would not be content with the Committee report, then a
House Committee could be constituted. Earlier, Minister for
Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Bukahri
speaking on the issue suggested that if members agree the
Government would constitute a High Level Committee that
would do the probe in the matter. He assured the House that he
would himself accompany the Committee members to do on spot
inspection of the alleged encroached lands.
Dorjey holds darbar, listens public grievances
Work on Zorah Manloo canal
under progress: Andrabi
GOF Staff Reporter
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Jammu, June 28:
Minister of Cooperatives
Tsering Dorjey, during his
sitting at BJP office at Kachi
Chawni, listened to the grievances of the people drawn
from different walks of life,
mostly concerned with the
Cooperative Societies and the
department.
Cooperative
Most of their complaints related to non-functioning of cooperative societies and entities. They also pointed out
non-serious attitude towards
care & maintenance of properties of various cooperative
societies like Super Bazar,
Federations etc. A deputation
from
Tawi
Inderwal
Marketing Society, Phallain
Mandaal, expressed their
grave concern over the poor
state of the super bazaars and
other concerned cooperative
organizations in their area.
Tsering Dorjey, while giving
patient hearing to the deputations and the individuals,
said that the previous governments in the state had neglected
the
Cooperative
Societies which, once were
pride of the cooperative
movement in the state and
had allowed them to become
defunct. He further said that
the cooperative movement
was originally meant to eliminate the middle man between
producers like agriculturists
and the consumers thereby
ensuring fair return to the
producers for their labour
and efforts. The previous governments lost the sight of
these lofty considerations
and allowed the cooperative
movement to become dead.
Tsering Dorjey said that present government is committed
for the revival and rejuvenation of the cooperative movement and make it vehicle for
the social progress. He said
that various litigations in the
court of law are also being
pursued, mostly sorted out
and it is hoped that the whole
system in the Cooperatives is
stream lined soon. BJP State
Secretary
Sanjay
Baru,
District General Secretary
Vinay Gupta and Cells
Incharge S. Varinderjeet
Singh assisted the minister.
Regularization case of contractual/ contingent
employees of KVIB being considered: Ganga
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Minister
for
Industries
&
Commerce Department, Chander
Parkash Ganga today said that the J&K
Khadi and Village Industries Board
(KVIV) has from time to time engaged
11 persons on contractual basis for its
smooth functioning.
Replying to a
calling attention notice of Ghulam
Nabi Monga, the Minister said short
listing of candidates was not done, in
view of the fact that a large number of
candidates appeared in the interview
and members of the interview Board
expressed their reservation against
granting awards in absence of criteria
fixed for the same. Chander Parkash
further said that the selection process
of all the posts, except for the post of
Driver was completed but the select list
of the candidates could not be published due to intervention of the High
Court in various cases and finally the
select list of the candidates for the post
of Assistant Executive Officer,
Assistant
Registrar,
Accounts
Assistant, Fieldman Beekeeping and
orderly was issued as per the directions
of High Court passed in SWP
No:1347/2012 titled Reyaz Ahmad v/s
State and others and SWP No.5/2009 titled Sanjesh Singh V/S State on
16.05.2014 and 23.07,2014 and one post of
orderly was reserved as per the Court
Orders. He said however, the matter regarding regularization of contingent
paid employees was not agreed to by the
Board. He said in case of rest of the
Contractual employees, a Committee
was constituted under the Chairmanship
of the then Commissioner/Secretary to
Government Industries and Commerce
Department with representative of
Finance Department and two other
Directors of Board of Directors of KVIB as
its members to examine and consider their
cases for their regularization in terms of
the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir
Civil Services (Special Provision) Act -2010.
He said the constitution of the Board of
Directors of KVIB is under active consideration in the Department and as soon as the
full Board of Directors is constituted, the
matter shall be placed before it for consideration, Minister added.
Govt committed to strengthen road network in Devsar: Veeri
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28
300 workers engaged
in construction of
Z-Morh Tunnel: Drabu
3kms of Vehil-Nehama road length
macadamized, 3.5 kms more to be
blacktopped this fiscal: Veeri
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28.
Minister for R&B Mr A R Veeri today in LA said that 3 kms
of road stretch from Pandoshan to Nehama has been
macadamized out of 8kms Vehil-Nehama via Kanjiullar. The
Minister was replying to a Calling Attention Notice given by Mr
Mohammad Yousuf Bhat regarding the situation that has arisen due to dilapidated condition of the road from Vehail to KanjiUllar Shopian causing great inconvenience to the people there.
The Minister said that the tenders for macadamization for a further length of 3.50 Kms are under process and the department
would endeavour to take-up macadamization work on this
stretch of the road during current financial year.
Baihama road, Razloo road,
Gundipora interior road,
Damjan road & other roads of
Devsar Constituency by which
the travellers face difficulties to
tread on. Road has a total length
of 2.75 Kms and upgradation of
road by way of Water Bound
Macadam (WBM) GradeII/macadamization is not approved under any programme /
scheme at present, he added.
Regarding Sopat Berigam road
the Minister said that the road
having a length of 3.00 Kms
with worn out blacktop surface. However, the restoration
of road surface for Sopat
Berigam has been taken in
hand during current financial
year under Non-Plan. The work
is in progress. Mr Veeri said
that Baihama and Razloo road
has a total length of 3.00 Kms
and 1.50 kms respectively.
Gundipora road having a
length of 1.25 Kms is of damaged Water Bound Macadam
(WBM) Grade-I status. He said
that these roads are maintained under maintenance
grants as per availability of
funds. The Minister said that
Damjan road having a length of
1.50 Kms is presently having
worn out BT surface. However
improvement/ upgradation of
road by way of macdamization
is proposed to be taken up during 2016-17. Besides, road
namely “Nassu Badragund”
which has a length of 3.00 Kms.
He said that tenders for improvement and upgradation of
road surface by way of providing and laying of 100mm thick
Wet Mix macadam in stretches
and patches, 50mm thick compacted bituminous macadam
full including 25mm thick compacted semi dense with 6mm
thick seal coat in full from
Nassu Badragund to Ladijan
and its allied links (length 3.75
Kms) have been invited under
State Sector during current financial year, he added.
Minister of State for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control,
Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi today said that the Zorah Manloo
Canal is an ongoing scheme under Accelerated Irrigation
Benefits Programme (AIBP) with an estimated cost of Rs 7.96
crore, out of which Rs.47.69 lakhs have been, incurred upto ending March, 2016. The Minister was replying to a calling attention notice of Zaffar Iqbal Manhas. Work on this canal was slow
because adequate funds were not available during last financial
year and the work has been toned up now. He said that during
the current financial year, irrigation facilities shall be provided upto RD 12000 M i.e. covering 792 Hectares Manual Karewa
by the end of July this year after that the distribution system
shall be put in place to cover remaining/uncovered areas and
Karewas as well. He said the work on the scheme is under
progress.
SADN condemns Govt for not granting
national minority status to Sikh community
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
Shiromani Akali Dal National (SADN) in a meeting held at
Gadhi Garh Jammu strongly condemned the Govt for not finding out the way for the extension of National Minority Act of
1992 of India in the State thereby, depriving the minorities of the
State for their legitimate benefits due under this act. Prof.
Amrik Singh Saathi General Secretary (SADN) expressed his
serious concerns and critized the coalition govt. for not taking
the cognizance of this legitimate demand of granting minority
status to Sikhs and other minority communities of the State despite of the fact that the same has been kept in alliance agenda.
He said that Sikhs in state are an ethnic microscopic minority
having distinct faith, religion and culture and have served the
people of state to the best of their ability. He said that none of the
dispensation of state and even political parties who proclaim to
be democratic and secular have so far not taken any notice of
this fundamental and vital issue concerning Sikhs community
in the state. He further said that Sikhs are lagging behind in
Socio-Economic and Political field and are being discriminated
in every sphere thus feeling badly isolated and alienated. They
have no representative character in State legislature to represent their legitimate and genuine aspirations resulting in they
are being denied representation in various statuary bodies. He
reiterated that Punjabi language has not been given its proper
place so far despite of a cabinet order issued in 2001 and Punjabi
teachers are not being appointed even against available vacant
sanctioned posts. He drew the attention of Chief Minister and
her govt. towards the statement given by Sajid Ghani Lone
Minister for Social Welfare on 23-06-2016 on the floor of house in
response to a demand raised by BJP Legislature for setting up of
minority commission and declaration of Sikhs and Hindus as
minorities in the state. While setting aside the above said demand of BJP legislature the minister clearly admitted in the
house on behalf of State Govt. that it is not for the state but the
Central Govt. has the prerogative to declare the minorities and
we have only to follow the national criteria in this regard and
added that Sikhs are already religious minority declared by
National Minority Commission of India. He urged upon the
Minster and his govt. to declare Sikhs and others as minorities
under the national Minority Act Of 1992 and make way for its extension to the State either by ratifying the same in the State
Legislative Assembly or requesting the President of India to issue an ordinance in this regard as the NCM of 1992 has no jurisdiction over the state under article 370.
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Glimpses of Future
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Govt least concerned about addressing JMC strikes on illegal reharies
genuine issues of daily wagers: Saroori operating outside Rehri zones
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, Jun 27:
Over the years, more than
61,000 casual and need-based
employees have been engaged
in various government departments across J&K, the
government said. In a written
replying to a question posed
by Congress MLA, G.M
Saroori, the state Finance
ministry stated that 61,446 casual/seasonal /need-based
employees were engaged in as
many as 31 government departments. The reply also stated that at present wage rate of
such workers was Rs 150 per
day however in some departments, the need-based and
part-time workers were being
paid consolidated wages at
varying rates. The matter has
been one of the major concerns for the successive governments as scores of such
employees time and again are
seen protesting either for not
being paid for months, or demanding their regularization.
When questioned what steps
were being taken for permanent absorption of this huge
workforce, the reply stated:
“To address the issue of regularization in respect of NeedBased and Casual Labourers
(CLs), a committee (vide order
no. 65-F of 2016 dated 03-032016) has been constituted in
pursuance
to
State
Administrative Council decision, to look into the
extent/magnitude of problems relating to casual workers i.e. financial, legal and administrative that may arise in
regularization of such employees and to work out an appropriate policy outlining all possible options in this regard.”
The reply also gave a department-wise number of such employees with Public Health
Engineering-Irrigation and
Flood Control (PHE/I&FC) department alone employing
23711 followed by Forest
(7171),
R&B
Department
(6692), Agriculture production
(4383) and Housing and Urban
Development (3922). After the
state government imposed a
blanket ban on appointment of
daily wagers in 1994, these people were engaged by various
departments under different
names such as casual workers
and need-based workers.
Congress lawmaker G. M
Saroori said, “It is unfortunate that the government is
the least concerned about addressing the genuine issues of
62,000 workers. For them,
Diwali, Holi, Eid and all other
festivals hold no meaning as
they do not have money to celebrate the occasions. They
have been denied salary on
one or the other pretexts," said
Saroori.
JKFFA pays homage Shri Ram Sena condemns Pampore attack
Hails BJP for raising ‘anti-Pak’ slogans in Assembly
to CRPF martyrs
GOF Staff Reporter
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, Jun 28:
To pay homage to the 8
martyred CRPF personnel
who lost their lives on
Saturday last in a militant attack at Pampore, J&K
Freedom
Fighters’
Association (JKFFA) hold a
tributes paying function in the
memory of deceased CRPF personnels. The function was organized by the President of the
Association Ved Gandotra
wherein Pritam Sharma president of Kranti Dal was the
Chief Guest. The members remembered the Martyrs by observing two minutes silence
and by lighting candles in
their honour. The function
was held at Dogra Shaurya
Stamb, Ambphalla, Jammu
this morning. The JKFFA
members praised the role of
para-military forces, who have
been fighting militancy for
more than two decades on the
cost of their own lives in order
to save the life and dignity of
the innocent residents of the
Jammu and Kashmir State.
They also condemned the role
of the separatist leaders, who
were misguiding the local
youth on the name of religion
and were working against the
democratic system. JKFFA
said that separatists are black
spots on the face of civilization
and are traitors of the country.
The members demanded to immediately withdraw the government security provided to
these traitor elements and
should be put behind the bars
for their anti-national activities.
The members also expressed solidarity with the
families of the martyred
Jawans and prayed the
Almighty to giving courage to
the bereaved families to bear
the irreparable loss suffered
by them. They also prayed for
eternal peace to the departed
solus. The prominent who participated were Rajiv Mahajan
state president Shri Ram Sena,
General Secretary Parphat
Kapahi, RR Raina, Brij
Pritam
Sharma,
Mohan,
Sushil Verma, Bhushan Dogra
and others.
Jammu, Jun 28:
Appreciating the BJP legislators for making history in the Jammu and Kashmir State by
raising ant-Pakistan slogans first time in the
Legislative Assembly, State President, Shri
Ram Sena, Rajiv Mahajan slammed such antinational elements who criticized BJP for demanding action against Pakistan over Pampore
attack. He said whenever Prime Minister
Nirendra Modi had met Pakistan Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif for talks to achieve
peace in the Indo-Pak subcontinent, terror
struck at the hopeful peace effort as Pak-origin
terrorists targeted Indian city especially
Jammu and Kashmir. He said Opposition parties in the Legislative Assembly despite remembering sacrifice of Indian forces raised fingers
on nationalist forces for condemning Pampore
attack. He asked Opposition members to see the
pain of those families who have lost their loved
ones in dastardly militant attack at Pampore.
He said now time has to come to dismantle
the terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir so that such acts will not happen in future. Paying respects to eight CRPF jawans who
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
During field visit by
Commissioner
Municipal
Mandeep Kaur and R.S.
Jamwal, Joint Commissioner
(A), the Enforcement wing of
JMC led by Chief Enforcement
Officer and Enforcement
Officer conducted an exclusive anti encroachment drive
at Akhnoor road During the
drive the team seized the sizable no. of Rehris which were
found stationary by encroaching upon road side and causing
inconvenience to the pedestri-
ans and hurdles in the smooth
flow of vehicular traffic and all
illegal Reharies plying / standing on road side at Akhnoor
Road and surrounding area
were seized and destroyed
thereafter. It is pertinent to
mention that the Jammu
Municipal Corporation has
created the Rehri zones also
for the Rehri Pullers including
one near ITI College at
Akhnoor Road, Jammu, but it
was found that some of the
Rehri pullers have abandoned
the Rehri zone and were selling the articles on the road
side. Besides, this the team al-
so demolished 03 nos. of structures which have come up upon Govt. land in the said area
by pressing the man and machinery into service and also
removed other vendors who
were selling their articles by
encroaching upon road sides
Jammu
Municipal
The
Corporation appeals to the
Rehri pullers to confine to the
Rehri zone created for the
Rehris and not to ply and keep
the Rehri stationary on road
side which besides inconvenience is also a source of obstruction and many times
leads to traffic accidents.
Only reorganization can help solve problems of all regions
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
were martyred in the Pampore attack, Rajiv
Mahajan condemned the militant attack and demanded action against Pakistan for such
heinous act. He also prayed for the recovery of
those injured in the attack. Expressing condolences to the families of CRPF men martyred in
Pampore, he prayed for the eternal peace to the
departed souls in heaven.
Prof Bhim Singh, Founder of National
Panthers Party and Member of NIC today
called on Member of the Legislative Assembly
to accept the reality of life in old Dogra State of
Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the political culture and climate of Jammu region has
no match with the political climate with the
geographical and social environment of
Kashmir Valley where as Ladakh and Gilgit
form quite a separate cultural and geographical identity. Prof. Bhim Singh said that Treaty
of Amritsar has become obsolete and cannot
keep Jammu and Kashmir State in one form in
the 21st Century. Prof. Bhim Singh called on
the people of different regions of the state to
study the reorganization of J&K state formula
in depth. The scientific resolution of J&K is
only reorganization in basis of social, geographical, linguistic and cultural identities.
He said that Article 370 should be amended
and the parliament has power to do so to integrate entire J&K with the Union of India to end
discriminatory provision of Article 370 which
has given no authority to parliament to amend
Article 370. He said that provision is totally
against the letter and spirit of the Constitution
of India as the Parliament has absolute power
to amend any provision of the Constitution of
India. Article 370 was a temporary provision
and ordinary majority can remove that black
spot from the Constitution. Prof. Bhim Singh
called on the Parliament of India to reorganize
J&K by exercising its power under article 370
and remove all black spots from Article 370
which has become redundant after the
Parliament declared J&K as integral part of
the Union of India in 1952.
JKBWA urges PDD to
compensate family of deceased
300th Shaheedi Diwas Vikram Malhotra tours Qasim Nagar,
of Baba Banda Singh listens to people’s grievances
Demands immediate repair of embankment of river Tawi washed away in flash floods last year
Bahadur celebrated
GOF Staff Reporter
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
The Jammu and Kashmir
Batwal Welfare Association
members visited the house of
KewalKrishan who was electrocuted to death yesterday
while repairing an electric
in
Seri
Pandita.
line
Sympathizing with his family,
Association President Sat
Paul Lakhotrasaid only the
Almighty God has the power
to create life and take it away
the
painful
way
but
KewalKrishan died had saddened every one. Association
members prayed to Almighty
God to grant eternal peace to
the departed soul and give
strength to his bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
Association members also
urged the Power Development
Department to compensate
the family of the deceased.
Association members included
Messrs
R.L.Kaith,
O.P.Sargotra, Mela Ram,
Dilay Ram, Madan Raj,
Naresh Kumar, Kamal Singh,
Ram Singh, Mohan Lal,
Baldev Raj, Kartar Chand,
Kamal Chand, BishanDass
and Madan Lal.
ABVP sets up ‘help desk’ at JU’s
main gate for students
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
ABVP Jammu University
Unit has set up a “Help Desk” at
the Main Gate of University
Campus for the students who
are applying for admissions in
various
departments
of
University of Jammu. ABVP
State organizing Secretary
Abhinav Pandotra said that the
Help Desks are more important
as there are many aspirants
who do not have complete access and information to complete the tedicious admission
process and thus ABVP as per
its tradition held the Help Desk
for needy students.
He further added that Help
Desk organized by ABVP
Jammu University volunteers
redressed various problems of
students pertaining to their admissions.
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, June 28:
The 300th Shahidi Diwas
of Baba Banda Singh
Bahadur was celebrated by
the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara
Management Committee at
Mehroli near Qutab Minar
where Baba Banda Singh
Bahadur was brutally killed
by then rulers 300 hundred
years ago for revenging to
younger sons of Guru
Govind Singh Ji namely,
Baba Jorwar Singh and
Baba Fateh Singh, who were
killed by the Mughal
Samaraj for rasing their
voice against the cruelty
and in favor of Indians and
sacrifice their lives for the
sake of our country.
Shriman Mahant Manjeet
Singh Ji of Shiromani Dera
Nangali Saheb Poonch was
specially
invited
from
Jammu and Kashmir on behalf of Sikh Community by
the DSGMC President S.
Manjeet Singh G.K. where
lacs of Sikh Sangat from all
the states of the country and
supreme religious Sikh personalities including five
Takhat Jathedars including
Sri Akal Takhat Jathedar
Giani GuruBachan Singh Ji,
Jathedar S. Avtar Singh
President SGPC Amritsar,
S. Harnam Singh Khalsa
Chief of Damdami Taksal,
Nihang Jathebandis and
Presidents of all states
Gurudwara Management
Committees.
S. Manjeet Singh G.K.
President DSGMC presented
Siropa to Mahant Manjeet
Singh Ji for honour where
many Siropas were also given to all religious Sikh personalities. S.Manjeet Singh
G.K. thanks Mahant Ji who
participated in Shahidi
Diwas accompanied with a
delegation of Sikhs persons
including
S.Sudershan
Singh Wazir President Sikh
United Front J&K and Exs.
President
J&K
State
Gurudwara
Prabandak
Board and the Five elected
members
of
District
Gurudwara
Prabandak
Committee Jammu, S. Avtar
Singh Khalsa, S. Dharbinder
Singh, S. Ramneek Singh, S.
Fateh Singh, S.Raja Singh,
Rajinder Singh Sarpanch.
Jammu, June 28:
Vikram Malhotra, general secretary, Jammu and
Kashmir Pradesh Congress
Committee (JKPCC), visited
several areas of Qasim Nagar
in Ward No. 19 of Jammu
East constituency and listened to the grievances of
people. During his visit to
Qasim Nagar, the senior
Congress leader had first
hand appraisal of the difficulties being faced by the people
of the area due to utter neglect of the concerned authorities as he found choked
drains while filth and
garbage dumps scattered
everywhere. Speaking on the
occasion, Vikram Malhotra
criticized
the
strongly
Jammu Municipal authorities for their pathetic approach towards sanitation
problem of Qasim Nagar despite of repeated reminders
by the people. He expressed
dismay over utter neglect of
people’s miseries by the JMC
authorities and criticized
them for not taking steps to
remove filth and garbage etc
collected in all areas of
Qasim Nagar. The Congress
leader also expressed his serious concern over health
hazards being posed by dirt
and filth to the people of
Qasim Nagar, especially the
children. He took a dig at the
JMC authorities for creating
undue hype on the name of
“Swach Bharat Abhiyan”, as
he alleged that this campaign
has completely failed to
achieve the motive behind its
launch. On this occasion, he
demanded visit of a team of
Health Department including doctors to Qasim Nagar to
provide free medical services
to the people. He also demanded repair of the portion
of embankment of river Tawi
as early as possible and also
sought immediate assessment of the situation by the
concerned department. It
may be mentioned here that
due to flash floods triggered
by heavy rains last year, a
huge portion of embankment
of river Tawi was washed
away, due to which flood water entered into several houses in Qasim Nagar. As no official or representative of any
concerned department including Jammu Municipal
Corporation (JMC) preferred
to visit the flood affected areas of Qasim Nagar since
18th meeting of the Task Force on Urban Co-operative
Banks (TAFCUB) for the State of Jammu and Kashmir
MLA Jammu West appeals Govt to identify
sources of funding to separatists
Jammu June 28
Srinagar, June 28:
Department of Cooperative Bank
Supervision (DCBS), RBI, Jammu conducted the 18th meeting of the Task Force
on Urban Co-operative Banks (TUFCUB)
for the State of Jammu and Kashmir on
June 28, 2016 (Tuesday) at 10.30 AM in the
Conference Hall of Reserve Bank of India,
Srinagar.
N.K. Sahu, Regional Director, Reserve
Bank of India, Jammu and Kashmir State
presided over the meeting. Shri B.A. Bhat
RCS, J&K Government, Srinagar, Joint
Registrar, Under Secy. Co-operative
Department, J&K State, Subhash Gupta,
Chief Executive, NAFCAB, Chairmen of
the four UCBs viz. The Citizens
Cooperative Bank Ltd. (CCBL), Jammu,
Devika Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd.
(DUCBL), Udhampur, Urban Cooperative
Bank Ltd. (UCBL), Anantnag and Kashmir
Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd. (KAMCO), Sopore along with officers of RBI,
DCBS, Jammu participated in the meeting. The financial performance of the four
UCBs was reviewed in the meeting. The
other issues relating to Supervisory
During the ongoing session of
the Legislative Assembly, State
President BJP and MLA Jammu
West Sat Sharma (CA) raised a
starred question regarding identified source of funding of separatists
for spreading terrorist activities, the
particulars of the separatist leaders
found receiving Hawala money and
the arm recoveries from the Ultras
in the State to which the
Government replied that foreign
funds in J&K are routed through
various channels including Hawala
and Foreign Indian Currency
Network (FICN) and also gave detail
of the cases registered, person arrested and recoveries made during
the last three years . He also enquired about the cases pertaining to
Narcotics and Drugs. The State
Government stated that recoveries
to the tune of Rupees 91 lakhs have
been made in the last three years
from the cases related to Hawala and
forged currency notes. A total of 2200
persons have been arrested in the
cases related to Narcotics and Drugs
Action Framework (SAF) imposed on
CCBL, Jammu, appointment of Statutory
Auditors for UCBs by RCS and timely completion of Audit, disqualification of members of Superseded Board, lapse of tenure
of Board of Directors (BoD) of DUCBL,
Udhampur and CCBL, Jammu, 97th
Amendment to the Constitution, inspection reports of CCBL Jammu and UCBL,
Anantnag, etc. were discussed in the meeting. B.A. Bhat, RCS, stated that Statutory
Auditors have been appointed in all the
banks and the election for constitution of
new Boards in CCBL, Jammu and DUCBL,
Udhampur will be conducted soon. N.K.
Sahu, Regional Director expressed concern over rising NPAs and weak financial
position of CCBL, Jammu. He assured
that RBI will work for development of a vibrant cooperative sector in the State. The
meeting was concluded with vote of
thanks by Sh. P.K. Jain, DGM, RBI.
GOF Staff Reporter
in the last three years. However, the
State Government stated that no separatist leader has been found to be
receiving foreign funding. The State
Government also gave details of militants including foreign Ultras arrested in the last three years and the
arms recovered from them.
Sharma also raised an unstarred question in the Assembly regarding the utilization of funds by
each Member of Parliament from
their
CDF
(Constituency
Development Fund) during the period from 2009-2014 and also the
amount of CDF utilized by each
MLA/MLC during 2008-2014. While
answering to the question the State
Government replied that all MP’s
during the said period were unable
to exhaust their CDF which includes
Former Chief Minister Farooq
Abdullah who could only spend an
amount of Rupees 17 crores 46 lakhs
from his CDF. The Government also
replied that no MLA/MLC were able
to exhaust their CDF which included
Former CM Omar Abdullah and the
Cabinet Ministers of the former
State Government.
then, a deputation of local
residents
met
Vikram
Malhotra in his office and
highlighted their miseries.
Keeping in view the difficulties being faced by the local
residents of Qasim Nagar,
JKPCC General Secretary,
Vikram Malhotra toured the
areas of Ward No. 19.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were
Vicky Choudhary,
Sunil
Kumar, Des Raj, Gulshan,
Kewal Krishan, Kamlesh,
Santosh, Krishna Rani, Rano
Devi, Veena Devi, Meena
Kumari, Ram Lal, Sandeep
Gandotra and others.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
College of Nursing’s first
session to commence in July
GOF Staff Reporter
Kakryal, June 28:
Adjacent to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Narayana Superspeciality Hospital at Kakryal the
Shrine Board has also established a very well
equipped College of Nursing which is managed by
an experienced Principal and members of her staff.
As earlier decided by the Governing Body of
the College of Nursing, there would be only 60 girl
students in the first batch (2016-17). Consequent to
appropriate publicity in the matter, the College received applications from 224 candidates for admission to the first year of the four year B. Sc. Nursing
Course. On the completion of the selection process
based on the merit of the applicant in the 10+2 examination (90% weightage) and aptitude assessment/interview (10% weightage) 60 meritorious
girls have been selected for admission and an appropriate number kept on the wait list. The registration for the admission begins from today.
The admission list and other important matters were finalised by the Governing Body of the
College of Nursing which met yesterday, chaired
by Maj. Gen. (Retd) S. K. Sharma, Member Shrine
Board, and attended by Dr. V. Verma Dean, SMVDU; A. K. Sahu, CEO Shrine Board; Dr. (Brig) M. M.
Harjai, Administrator; and Dr. (Mrs.) Shailla
Cannie, Principal of the College.
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state
Glimpses of Future
JKNPP protests Govt’s soft approach
towards anti-national & disruptive forces
SMVDU’s architecture department
sparkles at international meet
Security situation in J&K reverting to early 90s: Harsh
Jammu June 28 :
Concerned over the growing militancy in the state as also the revocation of PSA on the
perpetrator detained for desecrating revered Aap Shambhu
Temple in Jammu, a battalion
of Panther activists spearheaded by Harsh Dev Singh
Chairman JKNPP, Balwant
Singh
Mankotia
State
President and other leaders
staged a massive protest
demonstration at exhibition
ground Jammu today seeking
strengthening of intelligence
network besides invocation of
PSA on the accused and other
conspirators of heinous crime
who vitiated the peaceful atmosphere of Jammu region.
Dev
Singh
Harsh
Chairman JKNPP while
speaking to the media recalled
that the profane act of blasphemy and desecration at Aap
Shambhu Temple in Roop
Nagar Jammu on 14thJune by
a person named Yasir Alfaz
had severely hurt the sentiments of the people of Jammu
Pradesh. He said that similar
sacrilegious act was committed at Nanak Nagar Shiv temple by a felon under a deep
rooted conspiracy hatched by
the anti-social forces who
were hell bent to flare up communal passions by disturbing
the secular fabric of Jammu
region and to scuttle the scheduled holy pilgrimages like
Amarnath Yatra.
Singh revealed that the
District administration taking the cognizance of public
fury and ferocity of turbulence
slapped PSA on both the accused subsequently but expressed his anguish over the
revocation of the act on Yasir
Alfaz by irrationally declaring
him insane and deranged. He
wondered that how could state
government dub him ‘lunatic’
without any conclusive evidence that the accused was
suffering from any form of
mental disorder till date. He
further revealed that the miscreant reportedly boarded the
auto rickshaw from Roop
Nagar and drove to Aap
Shambhu Temple to commit
the desecration and had no
precedents of self or family
abuse or ferocious symptoms
which defied the theory of psychiatric problem. Expressing
skepticism over the State
govt’s flip flop over the constitution of a medical board to
carry out the medical examination of the accused to ascertain his mental health, Mr.
Singh lambasted the State government and BJP in particular for shielding and providing immunity to the accused
by towing the Kashmir centric
agenda for the crumbs of power.
Harsh Dev Singh further
expressed grave concern over
the growing militancy in the
state which had recently
claimed eight more lives besides injuries to several others. He regretted that the situation was fast reverting to
nineties and attributed the
same to soft approach of the
BJP – PDP coalition towards
separatists and anti nationals.
He said that separatists were
not only being allowed to hold
seminars
in
anti-India
Kashmir but also allowed to
join the functions of Pak High
Commission in New Delhi.He
deplored the govt. inaction towards the disruptive tendencies of separatists and other
anti national elements in
Kashmir who were raising pro
Pak slogans, Pak flags besides
ISIS flags on a regular basis in
Kashmir besides attempting
to vitiate communal harmony
in Jammu region.
Balwant Singh Mankotia,
while flaying the political incompetence of the BJP, deplored that rather than raking
up genuine and legitimate issues of the public, the Saffron
MLAs indulged in ridiculous
clamouring inside the legislature over their salary, CDF,
plots, powers thus making a
mockery of themselves. He
said that the Saffron party
which would create hue and
cry over such incidents while
in opposition had now been
clandestinely pushing the
State and Jammu region in
particular towards turbulence
and destruction. He said that
the criminal silence of the BJP
had unveiled its pusillanimous, perfidious and servile
character for which it would
have to pay a heavy price in
the coming days.
Jammu, June 28 :
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
University (SMVDU), Katra in
its continuous pursuit to
excellence
in
achieve
Academics and Research is
making its presence felt fast nationally & internationally offlate. This time, it’s the turn of
its prestigious component i.e.
Department of Architecture
and Landscape Design.Ar.
Anoop Sharma- Asst. Professor
of the department presented
his co-authored proposal about
the ‘Sustainability Guide to the
Contemporary Housing of
Indian Cities’ with special reference to city like Jammu at
the International Conference
of Civil, Architecture and
Engineering
Environment
held at Bangkok-Thailand on
23rd-24th June-2016. The research proposal was augmented with case studies, problems
like policy making and its implementation at ground level,
context of different cities with
respect to ecology, Planning
Architecture and History diversity, population burden on
urban areas (cities) etc.
Simultaneously, comprehen-
Jammu region must give rock-star reception to
Specialist docs engaged as
administrators, patients suffer: DAK its MLA on their return from Assembly: DKD
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, June 28 :
Association
Doctors
Kashmir (DAK) today expressed serious concern over
appointment of specialist doctors as hospital administrators
in Health and Medical
Education because of which
suffer
patients
immensely.Terming it illogical, President DAK Dr Nisar ul
Hassan in a statement said that
engagement of specialists as
administrators has deprived
people, particularly in far flung
areas, of specialist care.It
makes no sense to assign a job
to a person for which he/she is
neither qualified nor trained.It
is sheer waste of talent and
skill. Critical care specialists
(Anesthesiologists) have been
made Block Medical Officers,
Chief Medical Officers and
Medical Superintendants of
hospitals.Surgeons and trauma care specialists have been
placed as administrators of the
hospitals.It is lack of surgeons
and anesthetists that is respon-
GOF Staff Reporter
sible for deaths of emergency
and trauma patients in peripheries and ironically they have
been posted as administrators.These specialists all
through their training are
taught how to deal with patients and when they finish
their training they are given an
altogether different job. Huge
amount of public money is
spent on these specialists to
mitigate the sufferings of
peopleIt is after years of drudgery and commitment that a specialist is produced and all his
hard work goes down the drain
when he is asked to do a thing
which he is not meant for..“It is
like asking a mason to do a carpenter’s job.”Hospital administrator has to be qualified and
trained for hospital administration which is a different
field.As well as managing dayto-day business of health services, medical administrators
have to oversee budgets, manage clinical workforces, oversee clinical support services
and manage capital invest-
ments.
Understandably specialists like surgeons and anesthetists fail to deliver as administrators as a result of which
there is complete mess in
healthcare due to mismanagement.Shortage of doctors, especially specialists in peripheries
is created because of this poor
policy and bad planning. Also,
concentration of doctors in city
hospitals leaves rural hospitals
deficient of staff.The traditional recruitment process which
is tedious and lengthy is compounding the issue. Because of
the flawed recruitment practice, 4000 posts of doctors and
paramedics are lying vacant
for years now.
Jammu, June 28:
Dogra Kranti Dal (DKD)
has urged upon the people of
Jammu region to provide a
warm heroic welcome to the
Jammu region MLAs when
they return after attending the
budget session of Assembly
from Srinagar.The Provincial
President of DKD, Kailash
Mohan toady appealed the
youth and students in particular to accord a rock star reception to these MLAs in view of
their historic role in the cursession
of
rent
Assembly.Addressing media
persons, Kailash Mohan said
that the MLAs surely deserved
a ‘Pat’ on their backs for fight-
Death anniversary of Hazrat
Imam Ali observed in Kargil
DN Pangotra elected joint
secretary of TFI
GOF Staff Reporter
Delhi, June 28 :
The Secretary J&K Taekwondo Association Deveki
Nanadan Pangotra has been elected for the post of Joint
Secretary Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI) during the election held at Indian Olympic Bhawan New Delhi.It is for the first
time that a person and office bearer of J&K Taekwondo
Association has been elected as the Joint Secretary of TFI.The
election was held as per the order of Delhi High Court dated 30-032016 and 18-05-2016 to settle the long pending dispute of the
Federation and to streamline the processes for all the
Taekwondo Lovers. Chetan Anand from Odisha has been elected
as the President and Prabhat Kumar Sharma from Jharkhand as
Secretary General of TFI along other office bearers.Delhi High
Court had appointed Justice M L Mehta, former judge of Delhi
High Court as returning officer for conducting the elections and
Joint Secretary IOA Kuldeep Vats as Observer delegate of IOA
and Inderjeet Singh Pabla as Observer from Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports Government of India.D N Pangotra has assured the taekwondo players and sports person from Jammu and
Kashmir that soon there will be great development for the upliftment and prosperity of Taekwondo in the State and he will try his
hard to make true the dreams of Father of Martial Arts in Jammu
and Kashmir Late Vishal Sharma.PC Sharma President J&K
Taekwondo Association along with other office bearers congratulated DN Pangotra for his electing as the Joint Secretary of
TFI.Gulzar Hussain Munshi President Kargil taekwondo
Association along with all office Bearers has also congratulated
DN Pangotra for his win and the team of Chetan Anand.
JKMEF appeals Govt to accept demands
Jammu, June 28 :
An emergent meeting of Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees
Federation today under the chairmanship of Sushil Sudan, president
JKMEF wherein various demands of employees were
discussed.However, main thrust was given for allotment of funds in
order to release pay for the month of June, 2016 before 2nd July, 2016 in
view of forthcoming Eid Festival.It was alleged that due to non availability of funds the salary of most of the employees for the month of
May, 2016 has also not been drawn so far. However worst sufferers are
the employees working under 2211-Family Welfare scheme who have
not been paid salary for more than 4-8 months due to non availability of
funds.Therefore, it is impressed upon the authorities to ensure that
salary/wages funds are released under all schemes in time so that employees may not suffer for want of salary.Prominent among those who
attended the meeting included Vinod Kumar Sharma, Secretary
General, Jarnail Choudhary, R. P. Singh, Bharat Bhushan Bhagat ,
Shafqat Hussian, Mohd Saleem, Vishal Sharma, Manjeet Singh,
Daleep Choudhary, Vishal Patil, Yougal Bakshi, C.L.Koul, Kul Raj
(Bitu), Harpal Singh, Anoup Singh, Ch Aslam Bhai, Sanjay Khajuira,
Smt. Neelam Kumari, Kamla Devi, Kulmeet Singh and others.
GOF Staff Reporter
Kargil, June 28 :
People from all areas of Kargil reached Kargil Bazaar in the
form of Mourning Processions to mark the annual anniversary
of Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib’s martyrdom which coincides with
21st day of holy month of Ramadan, like other Muslims around
the world.The Mourning processions which passing through
main bazaar Kargil concluded at Islamia School Kargil.The
death anniversary of Hazrat Imam Ali (AS) was observed with
religious reverence across Kargil to pay homage to his services
and efforts for the cause of Islam and Muslim Ummah.Talking
on this occasion Hujatul Islam Wal Muslameen Sheikh
Mohammad Hassan Waizi threw light on the life and teachings
of Hazrat Imam Ali A.S and his contribution in Islam.Later
President Hozia Illmia Asna Ashriya Islamia School Kargil
Hujatul Islam Sheikh Nazir Ul Mehdi Mohammadi condemned
the killings of innocent people all around the world and urged
upon the people to follow the paths of Hazrat Imam Ali SA and
Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad Mustafa Swa to maintain
peace and prosperity in the world.Earlier yesterday in all villages of Kargil special prayers were arranged for the whole
night and people participated in these prayers and prayed for
the prosperity and communal harmony in the country and
state.Hazrat Ali Bin Abi Talib AS, Prophet Mohammed’s cousin
and son-in-law, was well known for his great knowledge, played
a great role in spreading Islam.Prophet Mohammed Peace be upon him, described himself as the city of knowledge and that
Imam Ali was its gate. Imam Ali was attacked by the Ibn Muljam
while worshipping in the Great Mosque of Kufa On the 19th of
Ramadan and died a few days later on Ramadan 21, 661 AD.In
Muslim culture, Imam Ali is respected for his courage, knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty
to Prophet Muhammad, equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies.
Army conducts equine training
Udhampur, June 28:
The Army under its project Sadbhavana is conducting a five week
‘Equine Training Course’ at Udhampur for Bachelor of Veterinary
Sciences & Animal Husbandry (BVSc & AH) internship students of
Sher- e- Kashmir University of Agriculture and Technology.46 internship students are presently undergoing the training capsule at Army’s
Advance Field Veterinary Hospital would acquaint them with technical expertise on finer aspects of equine husbandry, treatment and management including exposure to various diagnostic equipments/techniques.The Army’s goodwill project will focus on understanding of
Equine management and treatment which will enable young veterinarians to cope up with future challenges.The training would serve
young veterinarians to strengthen the bond between Army and the
youth of the state and practical knowledge gained by the students
through the training would augment their professional acumen.
ing with full force for enhancement of their salaries and
perks. The MLAs further agitated with all the vehemence at
their command for increase of
their CDFs, he said. He said
that provision of subsidized
plots and grants of more powers to them were the other issues vigorously raised by the
MLAs which entitled them for
rousing reception from the people of Jammu.Parduman Singh
District
President
DKD
Udhampur Said that not only
the enhancement of their perks
and privileges but the Jammu
MLAs further ensured in the
Assembly that service tax on
Sri. Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims was extended and made
applicable to Sri. Amar Nath Ji
pilgrims, the Abhinav Gupta
Yatra was banned, the new industrial policy was rolled back,
PSA on culprits involved in
temple desecration was revoked, land under occupation
of Army was vacated from several places, regularization of
daily rated workers was ruled
out, state subject nights to WPR
declined, Flyovers in Jammu
ruled out, besides the said
MLAs having several other
feathers in their cap.DKD
Leaders said that in view of
multifarious ‘achievements’ to
their credit, the MLAs deserved a rock star reception
from the people of Jammu
when they reach Jammu after
the conclusion of the ongoing
Assembly session in Kashmir.
sive solution was suggested by
him in the form of a model. Ar.
Anoop also emphasized upon
the lessons to be learnt from the
housing (real estate) failures
and stagnancy of the same in
some of the leading towns of
India. Simultaneously, these
lessons must serve as blessing
in disguise for strategic hill
towns of the state where housing initiatives are blossoming
up now a days.The prime target
ought to be houseless i.e. affordability is the key behind
achieving success in housing
initiatives for overburdened
country like India. Inspiration
from exemplary countries like
Singapore and Hong-Kong
could be considered where PPP
model has created wonders to
eliminate housing shortage.
The conference was organized
by Universal researchers, UAE
and number of academicians,
researchers belonging to different countries across the
globe presented their proposals in different parallel sessions.
The proposal received
good responses/feedback from
the dignified gathering during
the conference and turn out to
be an excellent learning experience for the young Architect
Faculty. Ar. Anoop Sharma also chaired one technical session, comprising of 10 paper
presentations of the conference. The visit was fully funded
by SMVDU under Professional
Development
Assistance
(PDA) scheme.It is worth mentioning here that department of
Architecture and Landscape
Design, SMVDU has been actively engaged in bringing into
limelight the dialogue related
to planning, redevelopment
and conservation issues of
some strategic Indian cities
particularly of J&K state e.g.
Katra and Jammu; being the
only department in state of
J&K imparting Architecture
degree course (UG).The faculty
research activities, academic
activities & students work in
the past is the true testimony of
the same. Thus, this special department of SMVDU has created a strong niche for itself in
the very short span of its existence nationally and internationally, owing to its standards
and quality of education/graduate students. Pertinently, it
attracts the best rankers from
among the country wide students comparatively to other
Architecture
colleges/schools/universities
in neighbouring states. With
such constant committed efforts of authorities, faculty and
students, the department is
proceeding towards likely increase in intake and commencement of post-graduate
programs in Architecture and
landscape design, sooner.Such
dialogues exchange particularly at international level are a
huge success and a great learning curve as such exposure to
Architectural & urban infrastructure of a place too in addition to conference learnings
greatly effects the wisdom and
content of young Architect’s
professionals and has a positive impact on their class deliverability in addition to the legitimate continuous academic
and research progress for academicians.
JD (U) launches membership drive in Jammu
Jammu, June 28 :
Janata Dal-United -JD-(U) on Tuesday launched the party's
membership drive here in Jammu, aiming to enlist secular and
youth member of the region into party fold.Addressing a press conference after launching drive, Afaq Ahmed, All India General
Secretary Janata Dal-United said that people of state feeling cheated
by ruling PDP-BJP collation government as their miseries increased manifold after this government came into
existence.“People are searching for an alternative of ruling PDPBJP as both the parties compromised their core ideology to and
formed government only for chair while the basis problems of people in Jammu as well as Kashmir remained unattended,” he
said.The central leadership also invoke hallow promises and have
nothing to offer the people of Jammu and Kashmir.He said the people needs a better alternative of all the political parties and under the
leadership of Sharad Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Janata Dal-United JD-(U) is best for state.Speaking to media, state
president G M Shaheen praised Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for banning alcohol in the state said that liquor is main instrument behind
many crimes and road accidents following the example of Bihar and
Gujarat Jammu and Kashmir State should also ban liquor in the
state.The JDU leader further said that in Jammu and Kashmir party
enroll people with its two main agenda. i.e. overall development of
the state which is ignored by all successive political parties and complete ban on alcohol in the state like in Gujarat and Bihar .
Vivo brings its flagship V3 Smartphone to J&K
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, 28 June :
Vivo, the premium global
smartphone brand is all set to
take on the smartphone market in the winter capital of the
state, Jammu, with its Faster
than Faster device Vivo V3.
Recently Ranveer Singh, the
leading Bollywood actor became the brand ambassador of
Vivo and launched the phones
in India. Customers in Jammu
as well as across the state looking to upgrade to a faster device can now buy Vivo V3 on
all retail outlets across the
state at Rs. 17,980.
Commenting on the occasion, Vivek Zhang, CMO, Vivo
India said, “We are excited to
bring our latest innovation,
the Vivo V3 to winter state
capital Jammu and entire
state of Kashmir.
Both
Jammu
and
Kashmir regions are complementary for us in regards to
our business aspirations and
thus our focus is to expand our
presence in the state. With our
latest V series phones we have
introduced some of our premium features for the customers.”
“Our V3 devices offer
‘Faster than Faster’ unbeatable speed packed with premium features with a breakthrough innovation through
faster fingerprint unlocking.
Our products offer style along
with performance, which is
what most of the youth of the
country today is looking for in
a smartphone.
Our approach is aggressive and that translates our
overall strategy in India.
Following our aggressive approach, we have also signed
the dynamic and energetic
Ranveer Singh as the brand
ambassador of Vivo” he further added.Since Vivo’s entry
into the Indian smartphone
industry in December 2014,
Vivo has grown remarkably
over the last two years. In the
last one quarter, Vivo’s smartphone shipment has grown by
759% and the latest research
report by counterpoint is the
testimony to the phenomenal
growth of Vivo in the Indian
market.
The marvelously designed metallic body along
with the powerful configuration make V series phones a
perfect combination of performance and looks.The V3 is
marvelously designed with
metal body along with the 2.5D
Corning Gorilla Glassin the
front. The zircon-sand coated
and anodized aluminum alloy
makes an elegant, shimmering and smooth back cover.
The fingerprint unlock-
ing allows the user to unlock
the phone as fast as 0.2 seconds
from and 0.5 seconds in sleep
mode. The Ultra-speedy 360˚
fingerprint touch recognition
system in V3 identifies the finger from any angle for unlocking.
It measures 12.7 (5) HD
display with the resolution of
1280×720 pixels and powered
by Octa-core Snapdragon 616
processor.
The Vivo V3 is coupled
with 3GB RAM and 32GB
ROM. The device runs on
Funtouch OS 2.5 based on
Android 5.1 which stabilizes
the whole system and makes it
run fast.
V3 house the same camera
hardware. It features a 13MP
primary camera and 8MP
front camera. The supremely
advanced camera features result in a delightful photo capturing experience.
DISTRICT POLICE HEADQUARTERS REASI
"LOOK OUT NOTICE"
On 04.04.2016, person namely Suraj Kumar S/o Madho Lal R/o Majrakund Tehsll Pouni District Reasi has lodged a report at P/S Pouni
that his wife alongwith 04 years son have been missing since 01.04.2016 while she has left from home for her parental house but neither she reported there nor returned back to home. The description roll of the missing lady along with 04 years boy is as under.
S.
Brief Facts
DDR No. Date & P/S. Name, Address and description
Photograph of the
No
of missing lady
missing lady & boy
1.
On 01.04.2016, Sh. Suraj Kumar
DDR No. 15 dated
Sunita Devi W/o Suraj Kumar R/o
S/o Madho Lal R/O Majrakund
04-04-2016 P/S
Majrakund Tehsil Pouni District
Tehsil Pouni District Reasi has
Pouni.
Reasi (J&K) State
lodged a report at P/S Pouni that
Description
his wife alongwith 04 years son
Age : 30 Years
have been missing since
Ht. : 5’
01.04.2016 while she has left
Comp : Whitish
from home for her parental house
Eyes : Black
but neither she reported there
Language : Dogri/Hindi
nor returned back to home.
Complexion : Normal Body built
Face : Round
Hairs : Black
Teeth : One upper side tooth is broken
Wearing : Salwar Kameez (Blue/Red)
Anil Kumar @ Kallu S/o Suraj Kumar R/o Majrakund Tehsil Pouni District Reasi (J&K) State
Description :Age : 04 Years
Ht : 2’-6”
Comp : Wheatish
Eyes : Black
Language : Dogri/Hindi
Face : Round
Please have a sharp lookout, If any clue leading to the above named missing lady & boy are available or trace out, information may
kindly be sent to the Website E-mail ID sspreasi @jkpolice.gov.in Ph. No.01991244663, fax No.01991245291, Ph.No.01991245076
(PCR Reasi) or Ph. No. 01991256315 of SHO P/S Pouni.
Superintendent of Police,
DIP/J-2356
Reasi
Dt. 28-06-2016
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Glimpses of Future
Glimpses of future
Reckoning with the lone wolf
Relook Pak Policy
By : r. k. raghavan
After killing of CRPF Jawans by militants in
Pampore, BJP leaders in Jammu and Kashmir are demanding stern action against Pakistan and even have
demanded bombing of Pak Occupied Kashmir. Jammu
and Kashmir Assembly also witnessed noisy scenes yesterday when BJP MLAs shouted anti-Pakistan slogans
demanding action against Pakistan in retaliation for
the attack on a CRPF convoy in the Valley that left eight
personnel dead and 21 injured. BJP legislators started
shouting anti-Pakistan slogans. They even demanded
bombing of militant camps in Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir. There is BJP led NDA government in the centre and BJP is coalition partner in J&K Government.
One cannot understand protest by BJP MLA’s in J&K
Assembly. Against whom they are protesting? Are the
holding protests against their own governments? State
BJP leaders are saying that it was time the Centre directed the security forces to attack and destroy militant
training camps across the border in Pakistan. The
Centre and the state government should adopt a proactive policy to flush out and eliminate all terrorists in
Jammu and Kashmir. Instead of adopting a soft approach towards terrorists, the Centre and the state government should adopt a decisive and pro-active policy
and formulate an action plan to flush out and eliminate
all militants in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Enough is enough. The time has come when our forces
should be asked to attack and destroy the militant training camps across the border. It is the time that government shall withdraw security cover provided to separatist leaders who are openly speaking against the country. There is no justification for providing security to
people who dance to the tune of foreign agencies and
work to destroy the country. Providing security to these
unscrupulous elements is a burden on the national exchequer and against the interests of the nation. It is the
time government should relook at its policy towards
Pakistan.
It is important to bring about greater
coordination among countries and chalk
out a strategy to exploit the fault lines between terrorist groups such as the
Islamic State and al-Qaeda. One question
uppermost in many minds since last
week is whether Brexit will have an impact on the fight against terror. There is
nothing to suggest that when Brexit becomes a reality, the British resolve to
counter jihad and all that goes with it will
be greatly diluted. But then, the country
will have to contend with a possible disruption of international law enforcement networks and its effect on counterterrorism. There is one view that in isolation from the rest of the present
European Union (EU), Britain may actually be better equipped to deal with infiltration of jihadist elements through
stricter border control and monitoring of
traffic from the EU countries, which
have had a considerable influx from West
Asia last year. All this is in the realm of
speculation. Much will depend on the
course terrorism takes in the next few
years. In this context, one cannot ignore
how Hafiz Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa
chief and mastermind of the 26/11
Mumbai attacks, has reacted to Brexit. In
his view, the U.K. was now paying for its
past sins, especially the support it lent to
the U.S. and other European nations in
working against supporters of ‘jihad’. In
a public address in Faisalabad, Pakistan,
a few days ago, Saeed is learnt to have appealed to his followers to step up their
campaign with a view to seeing “the end”
of other nations like France, Germany
and Italy as well. New-age decentralised
terrorism. The U.S. State Department’s
annual Country Reports for 2015 released
a fortnight ago highlights the growing decentralised and diffused nature of terrorism globally. Gone are the days of alQaeda’s undisputed leadership. It is certainly present in many regions, but with
much less authority and spread. The
Islamic State (IS) has undeniably stolen a
march over it with its magnetic appeal,
Madhya Pradesh breaks with Modi; resists GM
By : Sandhya Jain
While Sangh parivar heavyweights
and farmers' bodies have opposed GM
crops, the Modi Government’s environment Ministry is batting for trasgenics.
The stage is likely set for a serious tussle
within the BJP. Cracks are appearing in
the BJP-led Central Government over
the issue of Genetically Modified (GM)
(transgenic) crops. The Union Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change has revived a committee to consider proposals on new GM crops
(Minister Prakash Javadekar bats for
the technology on grounds of food security), while the Union Ministry of
Agriculture has flagged serious concerns that make approval virtually impossible. With Madhya Pradesh refusing
permission for field trials of GM chickpea and mustard, the stage seems set for
a serious tussle within the ruling party.
Last month, the State Government hosted an extravagant Vichar Kumbh at
Indore, where environmentalists and
Sangh parivar heavyweights vowed to
steadily reverse the ill-effects of the
Green Revolution on soil health.
Opposition to GM crops was implicit.
Transgenics are being stoutly resisted by
the Bharatiya Krishak Samaj (the national level apex body of farmers), the
BJP Kisan Morcha and Swadeshi Jagran
Manch. All BJP Governments will likely
abide by the decisions of the Vichar
Kumbh. Former Delhi University vice
chancellor Deepak Pental, who led a field
trial of GM mustard (Dhara Mustard
Hybrid 11 or DMH-11) by the varsity’s
Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop
Plants, has been demanding its clearance for commercial cultivation. Pental
received a Biotechnology career fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation in
1986. As resistance to transgenics grows
worldwide, sources say an Indian nod
could give a fillip to the stalled merger
between Monsanto and Bayer that dominate the GM crop market. The immediate
expected impact of the merger will be enhanced prices of seeds and pesticides;
higher food prices to the consumer will
follow. More serious concerns about GM
relate to loss of natural biodiversity
which could expose crops to disease.
America has lost over 30 varieties of soybeans as a consequence of GM soybean.
This pattern will repeat in all crops exposed to GM varieties, with long-term effects on food nutrition and food security.
Anti-GM activists gatecrashed the
June 20, meeting of the Genetic
Engineering Appraisal Committee
(GEAC) which was to decide the fate of
GM mustard, and lambasted DMH-11 as a
“major scientific fraud”. The GEAC has
consistently not called India’s leading
farmer body, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj,
for its expert opinion, even though its
president Krishan Bir Chaudhary is an
internationally renowned seed expert.
He is also a former chairman of the State
Farm Corporation of India (now merged
into the Seed Corporation of India).
By all accounts, the GM mustard data wilts on scrutiny. The Directorate of
Mustard, Union Ministry of Agriculture,
Dragon focusing on Maldives
By : Bhopinder Singh
The fleet-footedness of the Chinese diplomacy and its strategic counter-moves is unparalleled. Less than five years ago, the
Chinese had carefully plotted the dragnet of
the String of Pearls strategy by punting on establishing Chinese military presence in the
pro-Chinese regimes of the junta-ruled,
Myanmar (at Sittwe port) and on the Dragontilting regime of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri
Lanka (at Hambantota port). These two ‘pearl
ports’ alongwith the Gwadar port in the ‘allweather-friend’ nation of Pakistan was potentially strangulating India with the specter of
Chinese presence, floating menacingly in the
Indian neighbourhood to establish its hegemony in the region. However, dynamics of
time and tide changed everything on the global chessboard with changes that force recalibration of existing bilateral equations — within a quick span of time, democracy consumed
the junta-rule in Myanmar with Aung San
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy
(ideologically closer to India than China), controlling the establishment in Naypyidaw, and
a decidedly pro-India Government of
Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo took over
from Mahinda Rajapaksa, thereby dashing
the Chinese ambitions in these two, envisaged
‘pearl ports’ in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
At around the same time, the traditionally
pro-India Governments of Maldives, then
ruled by President Mohamed Nasheed (from
the Maldivian Democratic Part [MDP]) in
Male paved way, initially for Mohammed
Waheed Hassan and later for the current
President, Abdulla Yameen (of the
Progressive Party [PP], in power since
November 2013). This local change of guard
was accompanied with extreme bitterness
and accusations between the Maldivian political parties circumstantially, aiding a new political position to be seen, necessarily ‘different’ from the one held by the previous political
dispensations, and hence, sacrificing the
steadfast ‘India-first’ centricity that prevailed
since the Maldivian independence in 1965.
The dragon smelt a providential opportunity to ‘invest’ in, and immediately pounced
upon the favourable turn of political events in
Maldives, as opposed to the negative regime
changes in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, as far as
the Chinese were concerned. Suddenly,
Maldives woke up to be the centripetal point
of the great geo-political game in the Indian
Ocean between the two competing blocs
(India versus the Chinese-Pakistani combine)
and the local Maldivian dispensation has
since, milked the tactical opportunity of extracting its pound of flesh from both.
This new reality is in sharp contrast to the
historical India-Maldives equation that was
bed-rocked on the interdependence of interests and the automatic preferential treatment
afforded to each other suddenly, a ‘balance’
amongst the competing suitors was sought
(naively, including the Chinese footprint in
the security calculus of the region, which was
earlier restricted to India). Worrisomely,
President Yameen has propounded the Look
East policy towards China as a major partner
in his Republic Day address, while his Vice
President Ahmed Adeeb confirmed, “China is
one of the closest friends and one of the most
development
partners
of
important
Maldives”. This is an unmistakable augury of
the Chinese ‘cheque-book diplomacy’ for buying new friends, a lathe Chinese tactics deployed in poor African countries which are
seeing aggressive Chinese investments.
Like all Chinese investments, the diplomatic charm invariably sugarcoats the accompanying agenda of the steel of military
might and strategic Chinese interests. In an
unprecedented show of brewing friendship
and of the strategic relations, Male witnessed
a flurry and fury of Chinese President Xi
Jinping became the first Chinese President to
visit Male in 2014. This visit was immediately
followed by the controversial replacement of
In September 2014, with the
successful orbit insertion of
Mangalyaan, the enormous role
of female scientists in the project was widely acknowledged in
the Press and the public. While
this story gave a ray of hope to
all women who aspire to make it
big in science, it failed to give a
picture of the under-representation of women in the Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) fields in India.
Even at the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO),
the executing agency for the
Mangalyaan project, the number of female employees in the
science and technical staff team
remained less than 15 per cent in
2015-2016. The Indian Academy
of Sciences, India’s premier scientists’ society, can count only
81 women in its list of 1,053 fellows. This is symptomatic of the
glass ceiling encountered by
women in the fields of STEM.
Female under-representation in
sciences has been a global phenomenon.
The pattern of under-representation starts from lower fe-
male enrollment in higher education degrees in STEM fields.
The All India Survey of Higher
Education for 2013-2014, which
provides gender-segregated data
in fields of study, noted the female share in undergraduate
STEM degrees to be very low as
compared to humanities. While
women comprise 52 per cent of
all the students studying at undergraduate level in humanities, the percentage drops to 36
per cent for undergraduate
STEM degrees, with their share
declining further to 28 per cent
for engineering degrees. While
13 per cent of women with undergraduate STEM degrees opt
for post-graduate studies as compared to seven per cent men, the
representation windles at the
PhD level. Only 5.2 per cent
women with post-graduate degrees in STEM continue to pursue a PhD, which is nearly half
of the 9.1 per cent males who do
so. Similarly, fewer women who
complete their STEM degrees
choose to pursue jobs in related
fields as compared to men. This
trend is rampant despite the average weekly wages for women
in STEM fields being 100 per
cent more than the average
weekly wages for women across
all fields. Moreover, only a marginal gender pay gap is observed
in the STEM fields, providing a
further incentive to women to
join the field. Notwithstanding
the benefits, female participation in the field continues to remain low. A number of reasons
have contributed to this situation. Implicit stereotypes in the
society which discourages them
from participating in the STEM
fields continue to exist.
Moreover, societal biases add to
the view of women preferring
teaching positions over research roles. Further, many
women, who opted out of the
STEM fields have lamented that
STEM jobs are not accommodative enough for women who
wish to take a sabbatical or re-locate during work due to marriage or motherhood. Similarly,
inadequate encouragement and
information about the opportunities in STEM fields drastically
affects the number of women
who want to pursue careers in
these subjects. While the cur-
has independently interrogated Pental
on the methodology of his field trial,
pointedly asking if the transgenic mustard was tested with the prescribed 50
meter (empty) border on all sides, to prevent cross-pollination and contamination of other crops. The team was asked if
they had systematically tested the effect
of transgenic pollen on the population of
honey bees, predators and other farmfriendly insects. As every part of the
mustard plant is used for one or other
food purposes, including for cattle,
Pental was questioned about his data for
safe use; data pertaining to socio-economic issues, including cost of cultivation; and if India would end up promoting the carcinogenic MNC herbicide
through GM technology. More pertinently, as mustard is an oil crop, there is danger of mixing/contamination of oils from
GM and non-GM crops. The critical policy issues concerning labelling, extraction and traceability need to be addressed well in advance of commercialisation. The neurotoxicity of GM and its
effect on reproduction; on embryos and
larvae; on animals; eye and skin irritation; effect on non-target plants; and carMadhya Pradesh on Page 7
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the contract for the Indian group GMR
Infrastructure, to a Chinese group, Beijing
Urban Construction Group Company Ltd, to
upgrade the Male airport — recently, a $800
million contract to expand the airport further
was also signed up with the Chinese consortium. This is in addition to the ‘ChinaMaldives Friendship Bridge’ project that
spans from Male’s eastern edge to the western
corner of the island of Hulhule, funded by the
$126 million in grant aid from China an unprecedented financial generosity in the
Maldivian context. The language of the SinoMaldivian diplomatic engagement is a clear
indicator of the shifting sands with President
Yameen expressing, “profound gratitude” to
Xi. He added for good measure, “Today you
have made our impossible dream a reality”.
However, India is more concerned about the
strategic concessions that could have been
passed to the Chinese, in lieu of these investments — as it is, Maldives is amongst the first
signatories of the game-altering, Chinese
‘Maritime Silk Route’ initiative. Further,
murmurs are rife about a potential Chinese
naval base in Marao (though, steadfastly denied by the Maldivian authorities, pursuant
to the stated commitment to remain a ‘demilitarised zone’) — and then, mid-last year, the
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Encourage, invest in women in science
By : MohitkuMar daga
stark brutality and the enormous resources it commands through sheer looting and control over oilfields, mainly in
Iraq. The silver lining is that there are indications that the IS has not lately been
able to weather the onslaught of coordinated action by Western nations. The
substantial expulsion of IS fighters from
the cities lying on the routes connecting
the two strongholds of Raqqa in Syria
and Mosul in Iraq is evidence of this. Air
strikes at modular refineries, petroleum
storage tanks and crude collection points
have also resulted in an erosion of IS resources. The close monitoring and check
on volunteers from around the globe
wanting to go to Syria and Iraq has also
reduced the strength of active fighting
forces available to it.
The various reverses in West Asia
have, however, been somewhat neutralised by the IS’s move to establish affiliate organisations in Asia, especially
Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are uncorroborated claims of small actions in
the latter countries, but there have been
counter-attacks by the Afghan government, coalition forces, and particularly
the Taliban, which has not taken kindly
to the rise of the IS. Support from the local population has also been insignifiReckoning on Page 7
rent situation justifies a
stronger policy response to improve the skewed representation, the issue has never been
addressed in a focused manner.
The Union Government’s
Department of Science and
Technology currently runs an umbrella scheme called Knowledge
Involvement in Research
Advancement through
Nurturing (KIRAN), which
seeks to address the issues related to females in the STEM fields.
The scheme provides dedicated
fellowships for women in STEM
fields to pursue research, alongwith provisions for developing
the research infrastructure in
women universities. KIRAN also includes a mobility component to allow flexibility for female scientists seeking re-location or a break from regular
work. However, the impact has
been limited with about 139
women benefitting from the research fellowship under the
scheme. In April, the University
Grants Commission announced
relaxation of norms for female
PhD candidates to allow for relocation or sabbaticals. In
March, the Department of
Science and Technology also announced the formation of a
standing committee to take proactive measures to identify and
correct the gender imbalances
in the sector. While these are
positive steps to ensure gender
parity in STEM fields, the issue
needs to be mainstreamed with
persistent efforts from the
Government. There is a need for
the Government to take appropriate measures to ensure
mandatory and pro-active reporting on female participation
by research and academic institutions, in addition to providing
more opportunities for participation. Transparency and accountability in selection and promotion policies must be ensured in all
public-funded research projects
with added incentives for female
participation. To ensure adequate encouragement and information for women who stay
away from the field due to lack of
role models and perceived biases, a high-profile information
campaign, highlighting women
who have been successful in
STEM fields should be initiated.
By : r d SharMa
There has been an alarming rise in traffic-related accidents
involving two-wheeler riders, motorists and pedestrians, in
India. One accident takes place every minute and Indian roads
continue to be among the deadliest in the world. Almost one person dies in such mishaps in 3.5 minutes and at least 400 in a day.
Everyday, about 1,400 accidents occur on our dangerous roads.
According to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways’ report, road accidents claimed the lives of 1,46,133
people in 2015 alone against 1,39,671 in 2014 and left more than
half a million injured. The data also show that those killed were
in the age group of 15-34 years, pointing to a calamitous loss of
young lives. Hence, the risk of fatal accidents has been rising
steadily, affirming the country’s status as among the riskiest in
the world for road users. Delhi recorded the highest number of
deaths – 1,622 on its roads last year, followed by Chennai (886),
Bengaluru (713), Kanpur (665), Mumbai (611), Lucknow (526),
Allahabad (479), Jaipur (476), Agra (474), Raipur (448), Pune (438)
and Kolkata (422). Rural India too is not lagging behind in road
fatalities. According to latest figures, 61% of deaths were reported from rural areas, which also includes national and state highways. The report also mentions that in hit-and-run cases of twowheeler riders, pedestrians and cyclists, death rate has gone up
and the number of fatalities was as high as 22,566 near or inside
villages. Also, since vehicles have taken over roads and streets,
the space for walking and cycling has shrunk and these once
leisurely, enjoyable hobbies, have become life-threatening activities. It is not only the driver’s fault that causes accidents.
There are several other reasons for mishaps, the foremost being
the huge growth in population and a simultaneous, enormous
increase in the number of vehicular traffic which has turned the
roads into death-traps. The bad conditions of roads, defective
road designs, failure of civic agencies to maintain infrastructure, systemic corruption in transport departments in vehicle
certification and licensing of drivers, under age and drunk driving, poor traffic management and flouting of traffic laws by road
users with impunity, are other contributing factors to this
dreadful malady. In spite of the steady rise in such deaths, very
little has been done to check the serious menace.
It will not be out place to mention that instant deaths on
roads occur only when the accident is of the most fatal nature.
Usually, people get seriously injured in such mishaps. If the injured road victims do not get prompt attention and timely
medicare, it results in their death. This fact is confirmed by a
survey conducted by an expert group some time back. It has
been generally seen that a crowd gathers near the accident site,
but no one bothers to take the victim to the hospital for fear of police harassment and a variety of other reasons. This task is generally left to the police who often arrive at the site of mishap late.
In the meanwhile, the victim’s condition worsens due to loss of
excessive blood or other medical reasons. Resultantly, the victim dies either on the spot itself or on his way to the hospital. If
by sheer luck someone reaches the hospital on time, he has to
cross a lot of hurdles before getting medical treatment. An FIR
has to be lodged with the police first as a legal requirement. Then
doctors will not operate upon him, if required for a serious head
injury or otherwise, until and unless a near relative of the victim signs the prescribed undertaking authorising the surgeon to
conduct the operation. The compliance of all these formalities
takes considerable amount of time which sometimes costs the
precious life of a person. Callous attitude At times, the condition
of an accident victim is such that it does not warrant taking him
to a far off hospital and only needs immediate medical help in a
nearby private hospital or nursing home. However, they refuse
to entertain such a case being a legal-medico one and insist that
the injured person be taken to a government hospital. This, indeed, is a callous attitude and against all ethics of the medical
profession. Taking a serious note of this, the Supreme Court,
few months ago, held in a case that private hospitals/nursinghomes are duty bound to give first aid or even medical treatment, if required under the circumstances, to save the life of an
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In Seoul, consensus amongst members
was for a process, not a decision
NEW DELHI, June 28 :
India’s membership application to the Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) was a
real possibility during the
Seoul plenary session, but the
consensus developed for a
process for all non-signatories
to the Nuclear Proliferation
Treaty (non-NPT) countries
instead, says the outgoing
chair of the NSG.“We came to
Seoul thinking that we could
take a decision [on India’s application], there and then.
Some said that was possible,
but there were many questions that had to be answered.
And some others felt that
there must be a prior and thorough discussion before we decide,” explained Argentine
Ambassador and outgoing
NSG chairperson Rafael
Grossi, who now has a key role
in trying to build an agreement within the NSG for a possible special plenary later this
year.“There was widespread
consensus in Seoul that we
need to have a ‘process’ with a
serious possibility of making
progress,” Mr. Grossi said in
an exclusive interview to The
Hindu over telephone from
Vienna where the nuclear
group is headquartered.Mr.
Grossi’s comments indicate
that it wasn’t only China’s opposition to India that derailed
discussions on India’s membership, but concerns raised
by several countries that he
refused to name, citing strict
confidentiality rules of the
NSG.Read more: Interview
with Ambassador Rafael
GrossiHe also countered comments by Chinese lead negotiator Wang Qun, who
claimed that India’s membership was never “on the agenda” and wasn’t discussed.
Dewa Shareef, Ramdevra, Powa
Mecca: Portals of harmony
What is common among Dewa Shareef in Uttar Pradesh,
Ramdevra in Rajasthan and Powa Mecca in Assam?These are
some of the lesser-known shrines revered and frequented by people
of all faiths and since ages have been portals of peace, tolerance and
harmony.The Dewa Shareef shrine of Haji Waris Ali Shah in
Barabanki, hardly an hour’s drive from Lucknow, draws the faithful from across many strands of religion.“The air around the place
is liberal and the word intolerance an abomination. Why else
would people leave their religious preferences behind and with
baskets full of flowers, sweets and colourful shiny chaddars in their
hands and wish in their hearts, make a beeline for the shrine of the
Sufi saint,” says an article ‘The Sufi of Dewa’ in the latest issue of
Equator Line magazine titled ‘Liminality of Faith’It is said that
Shah never asked his followers to shun their own religion and this
is the reason why he had a great number of Hindu followers.The
very first foundation of the shrine was laid by Kanhaiya Lal and
many more Hindus came forward after that.Both Hindu and
Muslim devotees contributed equally to the monument that it is today.The Ramdevra shrine, about 12 km from Pokhran, is holy to
both Hindus and Muslims.“Ramdevra, the final resting place of
Baba Ramdev, or Ramsha Pir as he is called by Muslims, is probably the only temple in the country with an intriguing assortment of
devotees,” says another article ‘A Syncretic Oasis in
Pokhran’“One of the most puzzling features of the temple is the
number of mazars inside. There are tiny gravestones representing
the graves of children and large ones signifying the graves of
adults... These are graves of people who had been close to Baba
Ramdev. Among these graves, in the sanctum sanctorum, is the
samadhi of the saint himself.”Powa Mecca in Hajo near Assam’s
main city Guwahati is the seat of Sufi saint Peer Ghiyasuddin
Auliya.“Earth was brought from Mecca to lay the foundation of the
masjid. The locals believe that a pilgrim to this shrine earns a quarter of the blessings bestowed on someone performing Haj at Mecca.
The place — Powa (quarter) Mecca — has derived its name from
this belief. It is indeed significant that Hindus, Muslims and
Buddhists all find this place holy and come here for pilgrimage,”
writes noted Bangladeshi author Selina Hossain in ‘Faith
Synthesis’“More so, they say that the mythical bird Garuda, the
carrier of Lord Vishnu, flew off the hill. After flying some distance,
it stretched its wings and hovered over the place; it is now called
Pakhimela market. A saint named Ourjo also sat in prayer there.
The place is said to have been inhabited by the asuras. The most devious among them was Hayasur; his face resembled that of a
horse.“The saint had prayed to Vishnu that the asura be slain so he
could pray in peace. Vishnu rode Garuda to defeat the asura in
Hajo. This form of Vishnu is now called Haigrib. In a gesture of gratitude, Ourjo established the Haigrib temple here, bonding the two
religions forever in an uninterrupted harmony,” she
writes.“Faith, unspoiled by outside interventions, has an openness
that its seekers find reassuring,” says the magazine’s editor-inchief Bhaskar Roy.The issue also profiles Ajmer and Nizamuddin
dargahs, Banke Bihari temple and Bavar Swamy’s empty shrine at
Sabarimala among other shrines.
Office-of-profit: EC to hold
hearing of 21 AAP MLAs
NEWDELHI,June28:
The Election Commission
will, from July 14, hold a hearing
for the 21 Aam Aadmi Party
MLAs in Delhi Assembly who are
facing the allegation of office-ofprofit as they were appointed as
parliamentary secretaries to
Ministers.In their response to the
notice from the Commission, the
MLAs had last month sought a
personal hearing. On a petition by
Delhi-based lawyer Prashant
Patel seeking their disqualification, the Commission issued notices to the legislators in March.
The MLAs, in their reply, said the
post was without any remuneration or power.After their appointment as parliamentary secretaries, the Delhi government had
moved a Bill to amend the Delhi
Members of Legislative Assembly
(Removal of Disqualification) Act.
The Bill sought retrospective exemption for the parliamentary
secretaries from provisions of disqualification.
Asked if India’s application
was discussed, Mr. Grossi
“Yes,
it
replied,
was.”Confirming an earlier
report in The Hindu that he
was appointed as a “facilitator” to the new NSG Chair
from Switzerland, Mr. Grossi
said his appointment to speak
to all 48-member countries to
try and bring a consensus to
the debate over non-NPT
states like India was a “signifistep
cant”
forward.“Otherwise we could
have just dropped the ball,
called the discussion off, said
simply there is no consensus
and we all go home. Then we
would prepare for another discussion maybe only after a
year.”Beijing, however, denied any knowledge of Mr.
Grossi’s appointment, indicating that China may still
prove a difficult hurdle to negotiate with. In response to a
question on Monday, China’s
Foreign Ministry spokesman
Hong Lei said: “The [NSG]
meeting regarding the accession of non-NPT countries
agreed to continue with such
discussions. And we have never heard about any other follow-up steps.”Mr. Grossi said
he would not comment on the
Chinese statement, but confirmed that he hoped to begin
work shortly on trying to ensure there isn’t an “impasse”
of the kind seen in Seoul,
where the session on non-NPT
members stretched past midnight without coming to a decision.“We need to have a certain understanding, lest we
run into a wall again. That is
how I see my job now. I need to
assist the Chair to get to any
future discussion, soon or not
so soon, with a clear understanding and a purpose,” hei
said.
Air India keeps Venkaiah
Naidu waiting; Minister
upset with flight delay
National carrier Air India faced the ire of Union Urban
Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday, as he
expressed his displeasure over social media about an inordinate flight delay he experienced and upset his schedule.
Mr. Naidu said he missed an “important meeting” scheduled to be held in Hyderabad after Air India’s pilot failed to
show up even after 30 minutes of the scheduled time of departure. The AI 544 flight was scheduled to depart at 1.15 p.m. from
the Delhi airport. He returned home after the pilot didn’t report even by 1.45 p.m.“Air India should explain how such
things are happening. Transparency and accountability are
the need of the hour. Hope Air India understands that we are in
the age of competition. Missed an important appointment,”
Mr. Naidu said in a series of ‘tweets.’Minister of State Mahesh
Sharma said Air India Chairman and Managing Director
Ashwani Lohani will conduct an enquiry into the incident.
“We deeply regret the inconvenience caused due to flt
delay.The pilot was stuck in traffic jam. Enquiry has been ordered,” Air India said in a reply to the Minister’s ‘tweet’.Air
India’s on-time performance has been the poorest among all
airlines in the country. According to the latest official data, only 74.3 per cent of AI’s flights arrived and departed on time in
May at metro airports compared to 90.2 per cent on time performance by AirAsia, 85.1 per cent by Vistara, 83.1 per cent by
IndiGo and 82.3 per cent by Jet Airways. The data also showed
that 43,827 passengers faced delays beyond two hours – the
highest among all domestic airlines in May.
A special NIA court today
rejected the bail application of
2008 Malegoan blast accused
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur
who had been given a clean
chit by the probe agency last
month.
The
National
Investigation Agency (NIA)
had also not opposed her bail
application. Special Judge S D
Tekale rejected the bail plea
in an in-camera hearing.
In her application, Pragya
had contended that there was
no evidence against her.
Though the motorcycle used
in the blast was owned by her,
according to one of the witnesses, it was in the possesof
Ramchandra
sion
Kalsangra, an absconding accused, she had said.
Some of the witnesses,
whose statements were used
to implicate her, later retracted and filed complaints of torture by the Maharashtra AntiTerrorism Squad (ATS), her
plea said.
Earlier,
the
central
agency, in its charge sheet
filed on May 13, had dropped
all the charges against Pragya
and five others, citing lack of
evidence.
Nisar Ahmed Sayyed
Bilal, who was among those
injured in the blast, had filed
an intervention application
and opposed her plea.
Seven people were killed
in the blast at Malegaon, a predominantly Muslim town in
Maharashtra,
on
north
September 29, 2008. Pragya
charged
by
the
was
Maharashtra ATS in 2009 saying it was her motorcycle that
was used to plant the bomb.
cant. All this has to be reckoned with against the backdrop of
reports last year of escalating tension between al-Qaeda and the
IS in some regions that triggered local violence. In particular, alQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has shown itself to be a
resilient force in an already conflict-ridden Yemen. Ultimately, it
seems, counter-terror strategists will have to exploit these ego
clashes to gain at least temporary operational advantage. The
2015 Country Reports reveals the greatest concern about the unmitigated violence in Africa. Perhaps the most deadly of the
groups which are active is Boko Haram of Nigeria, which declared its affiliation to the IS last year. The greatest strength of
Boko Haram, as also of a Somali outfit like al Shabaab (that was
responsible for the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi in
September 2013), is its capacity for unleashing high-decibel attacks on unwary and soft targets. Governmental efforts to thwart
terrorism in the region have been commendable though the outcome has been only a modest reduction in violence. The African
Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), to which many countries
including Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda contributed soldiers, has
been fairly effective against al Shabaab. In the process the joint
force suffered a large number of casualties last year, somewhat
stalling the offensive. Coordination and law enforcement. The
U.S. State Department believes that whatever gains have been
made in countering terror have been the result of greater coordination among nations across the globe. This has taken the form of
Dragon focusing
enlarged and up-to-date watch lists shared with many nations affected badly by terror. Worthy of mention here is the evolution of
a comprehensive Passenger Name Record (PNR) that makes it
mandatory for airlines to let authorities know names of passengers on a flight in advance of take-off. A European Counter
Terrorism Centre in Europol (something equivalent to Interpol)
was another development to beef up the offensive. The question
that is repeated again is whether such arrangements can help to
thwart the lone wolf who is becoming more and more the rule
rather than an exception. The answer is ‘no’! How do we frustrate
a person who is convinced that a Caliphate established after liquidating all other religions is the only answer to what he considers an unequal world order, before he inflicts mass casualty on innocent communities? My response is that an ounce of optimism is
preferable to a pound of cynicism. Simultaneous to efforts aimed
at deradicalisation will have to be the strengthening of law enforcement and the rest of the criminal justice system. Preventive
detention at the merest suspicion as long as such action is provided for in law and is subject to eventual oversight by the judiciary
of persons who share and disseminate (orally or electronically)
an ideology that incentivises killing of fellow beings is the only
way to help prevent atrocities like the one we witnessed recently
in Orlando, U.S. Human rights activists will cry foul at this. But
we must remember that they are getting marginalised every time
a Paris, Brussels, Orlando takes place.
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shadowy and unconfirmed presence of a Chinese Yuan class
335 armed-submarine lurking in the Maldivian waters, knowingly or unknowingly, has further raised hackles in India. India
has done its bit of re-wooing with the signing of six pacts (including the ‘Defence cooperation plan’ during President Yameen’s
visit to India). Last week, India gifted the Maldives, the second
of the promised helicopters, with an additional commitment of a
fixed wing aircraft to follow. However, this generosity has to be
viewed in the context of competitive supplies of military hardware from both Pakistan and China. The controversial
Constitutional amendment that has authorised foreign freeholds in the Maldives for the first time has also been viewed
with extreme suspicion in Delhi, as a potential surrogate to allow the Chinese to develop “civil-maritime” infrastructure,
which though ostensibly civilian, could double-up as military/Naval for the Chinese forces in times of strategic need!
This move was alluded to by the Opposition MDP as, ‘facilitating non-commercial logistical installations in the Maldives’. As
of now, the Maldivians are literally basking in the duality of attention and successfully playing one country versus the other. It
makes imminent sense for Maldivian President Yameen to ally
with the Chinese as the friendship comes without any uncomfortable strings attached the authoritarian streak of the Maldivian
Government with its inherent anti-democratic instincts is conveniently ignored whereas, the Indians have to do a delicate balance of
keeping the banished ex-President Mohammed Nasheed in good
humour, with his avowedly pro-Indian and blatantly anti-Chinese
stance (and has considerable domestic popularity), vis-à-vis the ambivalent, though-in-chair reality of President Yameen. China’s
historical track record of ultimately bearing its military fangs
after the façade of the civilian face is well known and given the
imminent threat of the growing strains of militant Islam in the
Maldivian society (eg the recent failure to arrest a family of12
Maldivians on the way to join the Islamic State), the long-term
benefits of ditching the more liberal, progressive and democratic hands of the India-Western bloc, versus the more colder and currently-convenient, Chinese-Pakistani option is something the current political dispensation will be, well aware of. However, for now, local
Maldivian politics and geopolitical realignments has shifted the
glare, monies and the ‘big-game’ theatrics on Male and the local
establishment is giving India restless nights with its revised
strategic tilt, outlook and choice of partners.
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fresh summons to the new entity.Skylight Hospitality had
bought 69.55 hectares of land in
in Bikaner in January
2010.The Rajasthan police have
registered 18 land-grab cases.
In October 2014, based on the
findings, the Rajasthan government issued orders for cancellation of the original allotments of the land involved. The
ED has also launched money
laundering investigations and
recently conducted searches in
the State.The company has, in
its statement to the media, said
it had instituted civil suits for
recovery and damages, adding:
“Skylight Hospitality Private
Limited or Robert Vadra are
victims of the original wrongful allotments, fraud and consequent sale of said land to them
in Kolayat.”
Congress defends Asha Kumari, hits bak at BJP
A day after Asha Kumari was named the
Congress secretary in-charge of Punjab — even
though she had been convicted in an alleged
land grab case — the party defended her appointment strongly: indeed, it hit back at the
BJP, pointing out that the latter’s president
“Amit Shah is an accused in a murder case and
is out on bail.”“Mr. Shah is charged with murder and is out on bail. Yeddyurappa, who was
accused in several corruption cases has been
made BJP chief in Karnataka,” party
spokesman Kapil Sibal said. “Ten cases are
pending against Keshav Prasad Maurya who
Mumbai, Jun 28 : (PTI)
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ED to issue fresh summons to firm linked to Vadra
Malegaon blast case: Sadhvi Pragya Singh's bail plea rejected
CONTN. FROM PAGE 6
The
Enforcement
Directorate plans to serve fresh
summons
on
Skylight
Hospitality LLP, earlier a private limited company allegedly
linked to Congress president
Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law
Robert Vadra, in connection
with the ongoing money laundering and land-grab cases in
Bikaner.Earlier this month,
the Directorate had issued
summons
to
Skylight
Hospitality Limited asking the
company to submit the documents related to the sale-purchase of the land in
question.However, according
to agency sources, all the required documents have not
been submitted yet.The agency
later learnt that on May 13, the
private limited company had
been converted into a limited
liability partnership (LLP)
firm.However, the address remained the same. The ED,
therefore, decided to issue
PEOPLE WALK WITH UMBRELLAS AT A WATERLOGGED ROAD FOLLOWING HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN NAVI MUMBAI.
has been made BJP chief in Uttar Pradesh.”
The Congress, he stressed would “never think
of appointing a murder accused as its chief”.He
also alleged that some BJP ministers in
Gujarat continued to occupy their posts despite
being “convicted” by the courts.Providing details in the case of Ms. Kumari, (originally from
Chhattisgarh and who married into the
Chamba family), accused no. seven in the land
grab case, a Congress press release pointed out
that though she was convicted, “the judgement
itself exonerated her.”The judgement says
“…accused no. 7 was not at Chamba in the year
1979 and the tenants had acquired proprietary
rights before the execution of the GPAs in her
favour and only thereafter she had executed
the sale deeds in favour of her husband….accused no. 7 is sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs. 8000
for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471
read with section 120-B”.”Commenting on this,
the Congress release said: “The logic of the
judge borders on absurdity as it brings Smt.
Asha Kumari into a supposed criminal conspiracy by virtue of Section 120 B even though
the same judge agrees she could not possibly
have been present or connected with said set of
facts or events as she had no connection with
Chamba in Himachal Pradesh (as she was not
yet married).
accident victim. However, all this not-withstanding, the law,
laid down by the apex court, merely remains on paper. A comprehensive approach to improve road safety is the urgent need of the
hour. It includes law enforcement, ensuring that travellers wear
seat belts and helmets, and that drivers follow traffic rules.
Overhauling the entire process of issuing driving licences and
upgrading road and highways infrastructure are other vital reforms to be urgently undertaken by the government. Strong
policing and enforcing speed limits will also reduce the risk of accidents for vulnerable road users. The new road safety pending
bill promising all such features must be passed by Parliament
without further delay. A law for good Samaritans on the
Karnataka pattern ought to be enacted by all states to remove the
fear of post-mishap hassles from the mind of people. The victims
of road accident deserve utmost attention by the people and police and prompt medicare by doctors in hospitals. In the victim’s
precarious condition, all legal-medico formalities must be dispensed with to save his precious life. Private hospitals or nursing
homes, who refuse to treat a seriously injured person, should be
debarred from practicing the noble profession.
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cinogenicity have to be studied. Another aspect pertains to
the toxicity of the herbicide glufosinate ammonium and its impact on humans and the environment. Glufosinate is known to
be toxic to beneficial soil micro-organisms, to wild plant communities, and to aquatic organisms. It can increase nitrogen
leaching from arable fields, rendering them barren, and could
impact underground acquifers. Agriculture Ministry experts
question the need for a GM-based hybrid as the yield advantage
claimed by DMH-11 is at par with contemporary high yielding
non-GM varieties of mustard. And as even better yielding varieties are now available (RH 749 being the highest yielding), the
transgenic mustard yield must be compared with the latest released varieties/hybrids. Thereafter, the transgenic mustard
must be tested in different agro-climatic conditions including
for climate change after which alone can a cost-benefit analysis
be done. Most importantly, a complete metabolomic profiling (a
tool to understand the mechanisms of toxicity) is necessary to
properly compare GM and non-GM crops. This detailed forensic
scrutiny of the GM field trial reportedly shocked the Pental
team, which has been trying to bulldoze the project on the
strength of Monsanto’s many ‘friends’ across the spectrum. The
team is reputedly ill-equipped in hard data. It floundered when
questioned about the methods of seed production and price, and
means of preventing seed monopoly. The latter is the real end
game of GM technology, which is why it is called the ‘kill switch’
of agriculture. It is pertinent that as per the Protection of Plant
Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority Act, no registration of
a variety can be made in cases where prevention of commercial
exploitation of such variety is necessary to protect public order
or public morality or human, animal and plant life and health, or
to avoid serious prejudice to the environment. Moreover, no variety of any genera or species which involves any technology (including genetic use restriction technology and terminator technology) injurious to the life or health of human beings, animals
or plants can be registered under the Act. This is an unsuspected
and insurmountable hurdle. GM mustard uses the “bar” gene as
herbicide resistance marker gene, which involves spraying of
Basta/glufosinate ammonium on the transgenic plants. As the
incorporation of herbicide resistant gene will promote endless
use of glufosinate ammonium, proper impact studies on health,
environment, food, water, target and non-target organisms are
imperative. As none of these vital studies have been conducted,
one wonders why Pental is hectoring the Union Government to
licence his work and allow him to wreak havoc on Indian agriculture, farmers, and people. Meanwhile, in their anxiety to promote transgenics, the US Embassy’s Minister-Counsellor of
Agriculture, Scott Sindelar, and Santosh K Singh of the US
Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, directly interacted with farmers at Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, but
could not convince them of the merit of GM crops.
8
Glimpses of Future
WORLD
First made-in-China
jetliner makes debut
commercial flight
Global Brief
Israel bans access
for non-Muslims to
Jerusalem holy site
Jerusalem, June 28
Israeli police on Tuesday banned nonMuslims from a contentious Jerusalem holy
site until the end of the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan following repeated clashes with
Palestinians rioters. Police spokesman Micky
Rosenfeld said rocks and other objects were
hurled toward police forces Jewish worshippers in a nearby plaza. He said a 73-year-old
woman was lightly wounded and police arrested 16 suspects in the disturbances. As a result, police decided to close access to Jewish
worshippers and other visitors for the remainder of the week to prevent tensions with
Muslim worshippers until Ramadan is over.
Throughout the week Palestinians had holed
themselves up in the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the
mount and attacked officers with fireworks
and other objects they had stockpiled inside.
The mosque is part of a compound sacred to
both Muslims and Jews. Muslims refer to it as
the Noble Sanctuary, where they believe the
Prophet Muhammad embarked on a night
journey to heaven, while Jews refer to it the
Temple Mount, where the two Jewish temples
stood in biblical times. Violence had erupted
at the site in mid-September before spreading
elsewhere. Since then Palestinians have carried out dozens of attacks, including stabbings, shootings and car ramming assaults,
killing 32 Israelis and two visiting Americans.
About 200 Palestinians have been killed during that time, most identified as attackers by
Israel. The unrest has led to renewed calls for
peace talks, which last broke down more than
two years ago.
Bangladesh charges
opposition BNP leader
over Italian’s murder
Dhaka, June 28
Tavella (50), was shot dead in a high security diplomatic area in Dhaka on September 28,
the first attack in Bangladesh claimed by the
dreaded Islamic State terror group. Bangladesh
police have charged seven persons including a
senior leader of the main opposition BNP for
their alleged involvement in the murder of an
Italian aid worker last year, an official said on
Tuesday. The chargesheet was submitted to a
Dhaka magistrate court on Monday against seven persons including former Bangladesh
Nationalist Party (BNP) ward commissioner
MA Kayum in the murder of Italian national
Ceasre Tavella, Dhaka metro police Deputy
Commissioner Masudur Rahman said. Mr.
Rahman said that except two, all the accused including Kayum are in police custody, bdnews24
reported. Four suspects were arrested in
October and all of them had confessed to the
killing. The fifth suspect, Kayum’s brother
Matin, was arrested in November. Tavella (50),
was shot dead in a high security diplomatic area
in Dhaka on September 28, the first attack in
Bangladesh claimed by the dreaded Islamic
State terror group that had prompted many embassies of Western countries to restrict the
movements of their diplomats. Tavella, who
was working for the Netherlands-based ICCO
Cooperation as manager of its Profitable
Opportunities for Food Security project, was
shot thrice from a close proximity in Dhaka’s
Gulshan diplomatic zone while he was jogging,
police said. In a statement issued in Arabic, the
Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL)
claimed that it killed Tavella, SITE Intelligence
Group said. In its claim, ISIS had warned that
“citizens of the crusader coalition” would not be
safe in Muslim nations.
17 killed in road
accidents in Pakistan
Karachi June 28:
At least 17 people including five of a same
family have been killed in two separate road
accidents in Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan
provinces. The first incident reported from the
southwest Balochistan province late last night
where 12 people were killed and 29 others injured when the passenger bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Khuzdar city.
The bus was negotiating a sharp turn when it
overturned some 40 kilometres away from
Khuzdar city.
Shangai, June 28
President Barack Obama, gets a high five from Oliver, son of Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, right,
q in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
gional jet has been used by a Chinese
airline.” China is one of the biggest
aviation markets but relies on foreign-made aircraft. The ARJ21 and a
full-size jetliner also under development, the C919, are aimed at clawing
benefits that flow to foreign commercial suppliers.
EgyptAir black box flight
EU 'strong enough' to Yemeni officials say Saudi-led
recorder ‘has been repaired’ survive Brexit: Merkel airstrike has killed 25
The two black box recorders were
found two weeks ago, but were too
damaged to extract information on
what caused the passenger jet to go
down. The two black box flight
recorders from the EgyptAir plane
that plunged into the Mediterranean
last month has been repaired, Egypt’s
investigation commission said on
Tuesday, prompting hopes it could
provide clues on why the aircraft
went down. The two black box
recorders were found two weeks ago,
but were too damaged to extract information on what caused the passenger
jet to go down. They were sent to
France’s BEA air safety agency —
which also extracted data from the
black boxes of the ill-fated Rio de
Janeiro to Paris flight that crashed in
2009 — to be repaired, where they arrived on Monday. Investigators hope
the recorders will reveal the cause of
the May 19 crash of flight MS804 from
Paris to Cairo, in which all 66 people
on board were killed. A terror attack
has not been ruled out. The black box
recorder “has been successfully repaired ... by the French accident investigation agency laboratory,” the
commission said in a statement.
“Tests have been carried out ... and
we can be sure the flight parameters
were properly recorded,” the investigators said. “Work to repair the second black box will commence tomor-
row.” The Airbus A320 was en route
from Paris to Cairo when it crashed
in the Mediterranean, with 40
Egyptians and 15 French nationals on
board as well as two Iraqis, two
Canadians and one each from
Algeria, Belgium, Britain, Chad,
Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.
France’s aviation safety agency has
said the aircraft transmitted automated messages indicating smoke in
the cabin and a fault in the flight control unit minutes before it disappeared. Egyptian investigators confirmed the aircraft had made a 90-degree left turn followed by a 360-degree
turn to the right before hitting the
sea. The repaired black boxes will be
returned to Cairo for analysis in
Egypt’s Aviation Ministry laboratories, the committee previously said.
French judges are also probing the
May 19 crash. Prosecutors had previously opened a preliminary investigation — a normal procedure when
French citizens are involved — and
have handed their findings to judges
for a “manslaughter” probe. The
crash follows the bombing of a
Russian passenger over Egypt’s
restive Sinai Peninsula last October,
killing all 224 passengers and crew.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for that attack, but there
has been no such claim linked to the
EgyptAir crash.
Spanish conservatives
in fresh push for govt.
formation
MADRID, June 28, 2016
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano
Rajoy said on Monday he hoped to form a
government with broad support from rivals
after his conservative party won the most
votes in Sunday's fragmented election.
The People's Party (PP) made gains versus an inconclusive December ballot but the
re-run still left it well short of a majority,
forcing it to seek a coalition deal, or at the
very least support from other leaders in confidence votes.
“I favour the notion of a stable government every four years which has a set policy
programme, but if that's not possible we will
have to govern doing things day by day,”
Rajoy told a news conference.
In a nod to the Socialists that came second in the election and fourth-placed party
Ciudadanos (Citizens), the acting prime minister said he would reach out to “moderate”
parties with whom they share common
ground on issues such as Spanish unity.
Berlin, Jun 28
German Chancellor
Angela Merkel said today
that the EU could survive
a Brexit and warned
Britain the union would
not tolerate "cherry-picking' in upcoming negotiations on their future relations. "The EU is strong
enough to withstand
Britain's withdrawal,"
she told parliament ahead
of a crisis summit of the 28
member
states
in
Brussels. "It is also strong
enough to successfully defend its interests in the
world
in
future."
Expressing strong confidence in the union as it
confronts the first defection since its founding,
Merkel said the EU would
continue to be a guarantor of "peace, prosperity
and stability" in Europe.
She again expressed her
regret that Britain had
voted in a referendum last
week to quit the bloc but
underlined that it would
not be able to dictate the
terms of its ties to the EU.
"We will ensure there are
no negotiations based on
the principle of cherrypicking," she said to ap-
plause "There must be
and will be a noticeable
between
difference
whether a country wants
to be a member of the
European Union family
or not." She added:
"Anyone wishing to leave
this family cannot expect
to lose all the obligations
but keep the privileges."
Merkel also said access to
Europe's common market
depends on "accepting
Europe's
fundamental
freedoms and the other
rules and commitments
that go with it".
applies
to
"This
Britain as it does to everyone else," she said A nonEU country can join the
common market if its accepts the freedoms of people, goods, services and
capital, she added, mentioning the example of
Norway. Merkel, who had
huddled with the leaders
of France and Italy yesterday in the aftermath of
the shock referendum,
said the three biggest
economies on the continent had agreed on a
"common position" on the
approach to the Brexit
vote.
BEIJING, June 28
At least 10 countries opposed India’s bid to join the
Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG), an editorial in China’s
state-run "Global Times" on
Tuesday said. It rejected accusations in India that Beijing
was solely responsible for
quashing New Delhi’s bid to
join the 48-member nuclear
club.
“The NSG had a plenary
meeting in Seoul last week, and
all members participated in a
special
conference
on
Thursday evening about the
accession of non-participants
the
Nuclear
Nonof
Proliferation Treaty (NPT) into the NSG. At least 10 countries, including China, opposed
their bid,” said the edit. The
daily stressed that lack of
India’s membership of the NPT
— the cornerstone of NSG
membership — was the chief
obstacle in New Delhi’s path to
Brussels, June 28
clarify its position. Not today, not tomorrow at 9 a.m.,
but soon,” he told lawmakers. “We cannot allow ourselves to remain in a prolonged period of uncertainty.” Mr. Juncker said he had
banned his policy commissioners from holding any secret talks with Britain on its
future until London triggers
the exit clause. “No notification. No negotiation,” he said
to resounding applause.
Nigel Farage, a British member
of
the
European
Parliament and a leader in
the ‘Leave’ movement, was
booed and jeered when he
urged Europe to give Britain
a good trade deal when it
leaves, saying jobs in
Germany’s auto sector might
be at stake if it doesn’t. “Why
don’t we just be pragmatic,
sensible, grown-up, reasonable... and cut a sensible tariff-free deal?” he asked. In a
speech interrupted several
times due to the noise, Mr.
Farage warned: “The U.K.
will not be the last member
An air strike early on
Tuesday by a Saudi-led coalition
targeting Shiite rebels in
Yemen’s southern province of
Taiz killed 25 people 15 fighters
and 10 civilians, security officials
said. The airstrike also wounded
eight civilians, the officials said.
Most of the victims were shoppers
or storekeepers in the area that
was hit, a commercial road that
lies between two villages. The
Taiz attack came amid an uptick
in coalition air strikes on Monday
night and early Tuesday, the officials said, adding that the fighting
also raged east of the capital,
Sana’a. The officials spoke on
condition of anonymity because
they are not authorised to speak
to reporters. Yemen’s conflict pits
rebels known as Houthis and
their allies against the internationally recognised government,
backed by the Saudi-led coalition
of mainly Arab states. The conflict has killed an estimated 9,000
people and pushed the Arab
world’s poorest country to the
brink of famine. Meanwhile, senior military commander Maj.
Gen. Farag al-Bohsony said the
death toll from a series of attacks
Monday night in the southern
city of Mukalla rose to 48. He said
the attacks, blamed on Yemen’s
Islamic State affiliate, also
wounded 30 people. The attacks
targeted intelligence offices,
army barracks and checkpoints.
In one of the attacks, a bomb was
concealed in a box of food brought
to soldiers at a checkpoint to
their
dawn-to-dusk
break
Ramadan fast. In another, a group
of militants stormed a police station. Maj. Gen. Al-Bohsony said
the victims included two colonels
and three civilians, one of them a
child. The violence came as the
government and the Houthis
were said to be planning to suspend talks on ending the conflict
after failing to reach a breakthrough in two months of negotiations in Kuwait. Two negotiators
representing the Houthis and
their allies, and one from the government, said the two sides were
drafting a joint statement to announce the talks’ suspension until mid-July. The announcement
came a day after U.N. chief Ban
Ki-moon visited Kuwait, where
the two sides have been meeting
since April, to encourage them to
reach a peace deal. The government has demanded the implementation of a U.N. Security Council
resolution calling on the rebels to
withdraw from all cities, including
Sana’a, and hand over their heavy
weapons. The Houthis want to
form a unity government prior to
any changes on the ground, according to the negotiators.
'At least 10 countries opposed India’s NSG entry bid in Seoul'
becoming a member of the nuclear club. “Since its foundation in 1975, all NSG members
shall be NPT signatories. This
has become the primary principle of the organisation. Now
India wants to be the first exception to join the NSG without
signing the NPT. It is morally
legitimate for China and other
members to upset India's proposal in defense of principles,”
it said. The write-up attributed
mainstream India’s sharp reaction to the rejection of New
Delhi’s membership application in Seoul to the sustained
“adulation” of India by the
western powers. It said,
“Recent years have seen the
Western world giving too
many thumbs up to India, but
thumbs down to China. India is
spoiled. Although the South
Asian country's GDP accounts
for only 20 per cent of that of
China, it is still a golden boy in
the eyes of the West, having a
competitive edge and more po-
If you are leaving, do it now: EU lawmakers tell UK
European Commission
President
Jean-Claude
Juncker says he had banned
his policy commissioners
from holding any secret talks
with Britain on its future.
Indignant
European
Union lawmakers pressed
Britain to end the uncertainty that has gripped European
and global markets, saying
Tuesday that if it intends to
leave, it should start the
process immediately. Prime
Minister David Cameron entered talks with European
Commission President JeanClaude Juncker hours ahead
of an EU summit which is expected to hear from the
British leaders that exit talks
might not be launched before
October. Mr. Cameron has
said he wants informal talks
on what comes next before
that happens. Mr. Juncker
and other European leaders
insisted they won’t begin any
talks until Britain invokes
the EU Constitution’s Article
50, which sets in motion a
two-year process to split. In
an unprecedented emergency session of the EU parliament, called after Britain
voted on Thursday to leave
the union, Mr. Juncker demanded that Britain clarify
its future. “I want the U.K. to
The COMAC chairman, Jin
Zhuanglong, said the flight "signifies
the first time a domestically made regional jet has been used by a Chinese
airline." The first regional jet produced by a Chinese government initiative to compete in the commercial
aircraft market has made its debut
flight. The ARJ21—700 jet operated
by Chengdu Airlines made the twohour flight on Tuesday from the western city of Chengdu to Shanghai with
70 passengers. The plane is intended
to make its state-owned manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corp. of
China, a competitor to Bombadier
Inc. of Canada and Brazil’s Embraer
SA. The COMAC chairman, Jin
Zhuanglong, said the flight “signifies
the first time a domestically made re-
state to leave the European
Union.” Bearing out his
words, French far-right
leader Marine Le Pen called
the British vote “an extraordinary victory for democracy
a slap for a European system
based more and more on fear,
blackmail and lies”. German
Chancellor Angela Merkel
said she will use “all her
strength” to prevent the EU
from drifting apart. She and
other EU leaders were beginning a two-day summit later
Tuesday
to
hear
Mr.
Cameron’s position and
chart the way forward.\
Britain’s ‘Leave’ leaders
hope that the nation can still
enjoy many perks of the EU
internal market for business,
while being able to deny EU
citizens entry to Britain to
address concerns about immigration that were a key
factor in the vote. Ms.
Merkel, head of the EU’s
biggest economy, made clear
that isn’t an option. In an address
to
the
German
Parliament before heading to
Brussels, Ms. Merkel said
she expects that Britain will
want to maintain “close relations” with the EU once i
leaves, but warned it cannot
expect a business-as-usual
approach. “Whoever wants
to leave this family cannot
expect to have no more obligations but to keep privileges,” she said. “We will ensure that the negotiations are
not carried out with the principle of cherry-picking.” She
and other leaders joined
Juncker in saying there can
be no talks with Britain until
it starts the formal procedure
to leave. Lawmakers paid
tribute to Britain’s commissioner in Brussels, Jonathan
Hill, who resigned after last
week’s vote. He wept in the
parliament Tuesday as he received a standing ovation.
tential compared to China. The
international ‘adulation’ of
India makes the country a bit
smug in international affairs.”‘The U.S. is not the whole
world’ It observed that India
had “ignored” that the United
States, which has supported
New Delhi NSG bid, was not in
a position to commandeer the
global agenda. “[The] U.S.
backing adds the biggest impe-
tus to India's ambition. By
cozying
up
to
India,
Washington's India policy actually serves the purpose of containing China.” Highlighting
the limitations of Washington’s
powers, the daily said: “The
U.S. is not the whole world. Its
endorsement does not mean
India has won the backing of the
world. This basic fact, however,
has been ignored by India”. The
editorial made two additional
points. First it stressed that “nationalists” in India were yet to
develop a mindset befitting the
citizenry of a “major power.”
“Some Indians are too self-centred and self-righteous. On the
contrary, the Indian government behaves decently and is
to
communicate.
willing
Throwing a tantrum won't be
an option for New Delhi.
India's nationalists should
learn how to behave themselves. Now that they wish their
country could be a major power,
they should know how major
powers play their games,” it
said. Second, the write-up contrasted the response by a section of people in India to the popular reaction in China, to
Beijing’s inability to become a
member of the Missile
Technology Control Regime.
“On Monday, the Missile
Technology Control Regime absorbed India as a new member,
and denied China's access.
Massive arms theft in Jordan comes to light
AMMAN (JORDAN), June 28,
Weapons shipped into Jordan
by the CIA and Saudi Arabia
intended for Syrian rebels
have been systematically
stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to
arms merchants on the black
market, according to U.S. and
Jordanian officials. Some of
the stolen weapons were used
in a November shooting that
killed two Americans and
three others at a police training facility in Amman, FBI officials believe after months of
investigating the attack, according to people familiar
with the investigation. The
existence of the weapons
theft, which ended only
months ago after complaints
by the U.S. and Saudi governments, is being reported for
the first time after a joint investigation by The New York
Times and Al Jazeera. The
theft, involving millions of
dollars of weapons, highlights the messy, unplanned
consequences of programs to
arm and train rebels — the
kind of program the CIA and
Pentagon have conducted for
decades — even after the
Obama administration had
hoped to keep the training
program in Jordan under
tight control. The Jordanian
officers who were part of the
scheme reaped a windfall
from the weapons sales, using
the money to buy expensive
SUVs, iPhones and other luxury items, Jordanian officials
said.
Arms in black market
The theft and resale of the
arms
—
including
Kalashnikov assault rifles,
mortars and rocket-propelled
grenades — have led to a flood
of new weapons available on
the black arms market.
Investigators do not know
what became of most of them,
but a disparate collection of
groups, including criminal
networks
and
rural
Jordanian tribes, use the
arms bazaars to build their
arsenals. Weapons smugglers
also buy weapons in the arms
bazaars to ship outside the
country. The FBI investigation into the Amman shooting, run by the bureau’s
Washington field office, is
continuing. But U.S. and
Jordanian officials said the
investigators think that the
weapons a Jordanian police
captain, Anwar Abu Zaid,
used to gun down two
American contractors, two
Jordanians and one South
African originally had arrived in Jordan intended for
the Syrian rebel-training program. The officials said this
finding had come from trac-
ing the serial numbers of the
weapons. Mohammad alMomani, Jordan’s minister of
state for media affairs, said
allegations that Jordanian intelligence officers had been
involved in any weapons
thefts were “absolutely incorrect.” “Weapons of our security institutions are concretely tracked, with the highest
discipline,” he said. He called
the powerful Jordanian intelligence service, known as the
General
Intelligence
Directorate, or GID, “a worldclass, reputable institution
known for its professional
conduct and high degree of cooperation among security
agencies.” In Jordan, the
head of the GID is considered
the second most important
man
after
the
king.
Representatives of the CIA
and FBI declined to comment.
The State Department did not
address the allegations directly, but a spokesman said
that America’s relationship
with Jordan remained solid.
“The United States deeply
values the long history of cooperation and friendship
with Jordan,” said John
Kirby, the spokesman. “We
are committed to the security
of Jordan and to partnering
closely with Jordan to meet
common
security
challenges.”
Glimpses of Future
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Players take to twitter to announce
India-NZ series schedule
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Italy break jinx to end Spain's long European reign
PARIS, June 28 :
Italy broke a 22-year jinx to
end Spain's bid for a record
third successive European title
with a deserved 2-0 win over familiar foes in an absorbing last16 clash between the two heavyweights at Euro 2016 on
Monday.Italy triumphed with
goals from Giorgio Chiellini
and Graziano Pelle and will face
Germany in the quarter-finals
on Saturday in Bordeaux in another battle between a couple of
powerhouses in European football.The Italians, who had not
won a competitive match
against Spain since the 1994
World Cup and were humiliated 4-0 by their old rivals in the
Euro 2012 final in Kiev, were the
better side on a damp evening,
especially in the first half.Italy,
better organised and more aggressive before the break, had
wasted several chances when
defender Chiellini put them
ahead after 33 minutes, following up to tap in after goalkeeper
David De Gea failed to block
Eder's free kick.The Italians suffered in the second half and had
been
resisting
sustained
Spanish pressure when striker
Pelle connected with a Matteo
Darmian cross to volley home
from close range, doubling their
advantage in added time.“The
players have something important inside them, out of the ordinary", said Italy coach Antonio
Conte, who was in the starting
lineup when Italy beat Spain 2-1
in a fiery quarter-final at the
1994 World Cup.“We have
proved that Italy is not just catenaccio", Conte added, using the
Italian word to describe the
team's traditional, defensiveminded playing style.Fading
SpainSpain's defeat marked the
end of an era for a side who had
established themselves as the
dominant force in Europe by
winning
the
European
Championship in 2008, after
knocking out Italy in the quarter-finals, and repeated the success in 2012.The Spaniards, who
struggled to impose their trade-
President, Maradona want
Messi to reconsider decision
BUENOS AIRES, June 28 :
Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Monday and avoided commenting on his abrupt resignation from the national team
after losing the Copa America final to Chile.Dozens of emotional
fans wearing the white and sky-blue striped jerseys of the national
team, adorned with Messi’s number 10, waited in the rain for the
team to arrive back from the tournament in the United States.Some
followed the team bus along the road leading from the airport to the
Argentine Football Association complex. They waved flags, chanted “Messi is not leaving!” and carried banners. One of them read:
“Messi- I love you more than I love my mom.”Although Messi could
not be seen on the bus, AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo
confirmed to The Associated Press that he had arrived in Buenos
Aires with the rest of the team.Some fans, players, and even
Argentina’s president and the country’s greatest player Diego
Maradona asked Messi to reconsider. Other supporters on Monday
were simply sad that one of the all-time greats is departing the national team prematurely.Messi shocked Argentina and the whole
world with his unexpected resignation after Chile defeated
Argentina 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw on Sunday.“The national
team is over for me,” Messi Told the Argentine network TyC
Sports. “It’s been four finals, it’s not meant for me. I tried. It was the
thing I wanted the most, but I couldn’t get it, so I think it’s
over.”Messi lifted Argentina’s first penalty kick over the crossbar,
setting the stage for another loss in a final. Messi and Argentina lost
to Brazil in the 2007 Copa final and to Germany in extra time in the
2014 World Cup final. They lost last year’s Copa final to host Chile
on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw.“I imagine it was a very hard
blow,” Barcelona teammate Gerard Pique said. “I know how competitive he is. He will recover from this.”
mark, quick passing game on a
slippery pitch, had already suggested they were a fading force
when they lost their world
crown with a shock group-stage
exit from the 2014 World Cup in
Brazil.Their incredible success
had made Spain the first national team to win three major tournaments in the modern era.
“We accept the defeat,” said
Spain coach Vicente del
Bosque, who added that he will
meet the country's football officials to discuss his immediate
future.“They were probably
better,” he added. “They don't
play great football but they are
strong in the air, very physical
they
were
and
dangerous.”Italy, who had won
one out of their past 11 games
against Spain, came to France
with an ageing side. They
showed, though, that they
should not be written off, starting the finals with a 2-0 victory
over fancied Belgium before
winning their group.Chiellini's
goal, which sparked joyous celebratons among the Italian players and fans, was the first conceded by Spain in the knockout
stages of a major tournament
since a 3-1 defeat by France in
the last 16 of the 2006 World Cup
in Germany.First chanceThe
first clear chance of Monday's
game at the Stade de France
came to Italy after a few minutes
when Pelle's header from
Alessandro Florenzi's free kick
forced De Gea to save.The Spain
keeper was made to work again
soon after when he turned an
overhead kick by Emanuele
Giaccherini
on
to
the
post.Spain, whose 15-match unbeaten run in European
Championship finals ended
with a 2-1 defeat by Croatia in
their final group game, did not
manage a shot on target until a
harmless effort by Andres
Iniesta shortly before the halfhour.The holders showed more
initiative after the break and
came close with a header by
Alvaro
Morata
directed
straight at Italy keeper
Gianluigi Buffon early in the
second half.The Italians, however, remained dangerous and
would have doubled their lead
earlier had Eder not lost out in a
one-on-one with De Gea after being set up by a Pelle flick on the
hour.Spain kept plugging away
and missed another good opportunity 15 minutes from time
when Iniesta struck a volley
that Italy captain Buffon did
well to punch out.The experienced keeper was decisive
again in the closing stages, diving to save an effort from
Gerard Pique shortly before
Pelle put the outcome beyond
doubt.
22.”Dharamsala will host the
series against Kiwis #IndvNZ
Indore is set to host its
first-ever Test during the
three-match series against
New Zealand in SeptemberOctober as India’s top cricketers on Tuesday announced
the full schedule of the tour
that will kick start the team’s
home season.Skipper Virat
Kohli announced on twitter
that the first Test will be
played at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur between
September 22 and 26.Batsman
Ajinkya Rahane revealed that
the second Test will be held at
the Holkar Stadium in Indore
between September 30 and
October 4, while the iconic
Eden Gardens has been given
the third and final Test from
October 8 to 12, according to
seamer
Mohammad
Shami.“The land of great Syed
Mushtaq Ali will host its 1st
ever Test Match. Indore is
waiting 4 the moment.
#IndvNZ 2nd Test Match
starts Sept 30,” Rahane wrote
on his twitter handle.Kohli
said, “TeamIndia will begin
the home season at one of the
oldest venues in the country
— KANPUR vs. BLACKCAPS
IndvNZ 1st Test starts Sept
first of the five ODIs on
October 16, while Delhi
(October 19), Mohali (October
23), Ranchi (October 26) and
Visakhapatnam (October 29)
will organise the other matches.Through his twitter account, newly appointed head
coach Anil Kumble urged fans
to turn up for the final Oneday International in the port
of
city
Visakhapatnam.“Vizag is all
set to host the final ODI of the
on Oct 29. Turn up at the stadium and support #TeamIndia
@BCCI,” Kumble said.
Schedule:First Test: Sept.
22-26, in KanpurSecond Test:
Sept. 30-Oct 4, in IndoreThird
Test: Oct. 8-12, in KolkataFirst
ODI:
16,
in
Oct.
DharamsalaSecond ODI: Oct.
19, in DelhiThird ODI: Oct. 23,
in MohaliFourth ODI: Oct. 26,
in RanchiFifth ODI: Oct. 29, in
Visakhapatnam
England loses 2-1 to Iceland in shock defeat
NICE, FRANCE, June 28 :
Iceland pulled off one of the
biggest shocks in European
Championship history by beating England 2-1 in the round of
16 on Monday, continuing the
astonishing run of the smallest
at
the
nation
tournament.England slumped
to its most embarrassing loss in
a generation after taking the
lead in the fourth minute
through Wayne Rooney’s penalty.Ragnar Sigurdsson and
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson took advantage of defensive shortcomings by England to put Iceland
ahead by the 18th minute, and
the Icelanders defended superbly in the second half to earn
the biggest victory in their history and a quarterfinal match
Below-par Federer into Wimbledon second round
London, Jun 28 :
Roger Federer was well
short of his best as the seventime Wimbledon champion advanced to the second round with
an uninspired 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3),
6-3 victory over Argentina's
Guido Pella here.
Federer has been plagued
by injury problems this year and
the world number three lacked
rhythm and confidence in his
opening match at this year's
grass-court Grand Slam.The 34year-old, without a major title
since 2012, will play British qualifier Marcus Willis for a place in
the last 32."I was telling myself
how nice it was to be back at
Centre Court. I've worked so
hard since February to be ready
for Wimbledon," Federer said."It
was a fun match, it was close,
maybe exactly what I needed.
"We'll see if I'm fully fit as I go further in the tournament, nobody
knows, not even me."Federer's
303rd Grand Slam singles victory moved him within three of
Martina Navratilova's record
and gave him 302 more wins
than world number 706 Willis
has managed.Willis, 25-year-old
tennis coach, defeated Ricardas
Berankis, ranked 652 places
above him, to win his first ever
Grand Slam match and Federer
is as fascinated by his fairytale
rise as the rest of the tennis
world."I was very intrigued
about his story. It's exactly what
this sport needs when guys come
from nowhere," Federer said.
"I'm really excited to play against
him. It's a huge moment for him,
his story his unbelievable. He
was playing club tennis I
heard."Bidding
to
win
Wimbledon for a record eighth
time, Federer would become the
oldest man to triumph at the All
England Club in the Open era
and the oldest Grand Slam
champion since Ken Rosewall in
1972 if he lifts the trophy in two
weeks time.Even in the twilight
of his career, Federer's pedigree
is head and shoulders above
most opponents not named
Novak Djokovic, but the contrast was especially striking
against world number 52
Pella.The 17-time Grand Slam
champion now has 148 victories
on grass throughout his glittering career, while Pella had lost
all three of his previous matches
on the surface and had never
been past the second round of
any of the four majors.Yet missing the recent French Open due
to a back injury -- ending his
record run of 65 consecutive appearances in Grand Slams -- prolonged a frustrating year for
Federer, who also had surgery
on a knee injury following
January's Australian Open semi-final
loss
to
Djokovic.Federer arrived at
Wimbledon on the back of his
first defeat to a teenager in 10
years
against
Germany's
Alexander Zverev in Halle. And
his lack of rhythm after that turbulent period was again obvious
for much of tight first set that
Federer only won when he
roused himself in the tie-break.It
was the same story in the second
set, with Federer well short of his
best but eventually edging another tie-break before finally
making his class count in the
third set.
Semis line up drawn in Pawan T20
AKHNOOR, June 28:
Semifinals position has
been cleared with the entry of
Singh Cricket Club in the last
four stages of the ongoing 8th
Pawan Memorial Twenty20
Cricket
Tournament
at
Government
Higher
Secondary School ground,
here.Other teams already
reached the semifinals included Little Flower School
Akhnoor, Tanishta Jammu
and Singh Baba Talab. Now,
in the semifinals, Singh
Cricket Club Akhnoor shall
take on Little Flower School
Akhnoor on June 30 at 2 pm.
Earlier, hosts Singh
Cricket Club today qualified
for the semifinals beating
Jandial Warriors in a onesided game making it an absolute 129 runs victory.
Earlier, Singh Club set a
huge total of 250 runs for five
wickets, courtesy brilliant
century coming from Sonu,
who made 107 runs off just 44
deliveries. Sny and Chandan
contributed 58 (27) and 37 (27)
runs respectively. From
Jandial Warriors, Ishant
claimed two wickets while
Jonty and Jinder shared
apiece each.
In reply, Jandial Warriors
could make 121 runs losing all
their wickets in 15.2 overs.
Aditya (24), Ishant (34) and
Ranjit (14) were main contrib-
utors to the total. Sonu, who
earlier hit a superb century,
claimed
two
wickets.
Chandan also bowled well taking away two wickets while
Sny, Sham Singh, Sunil and
Santu shared apiece each.
For his all round performance, Sonu was named man of
the match. Vikas Bali and
Dayal Singh were umpires in
today’s quarterfinal while
Ashwani maintained the
scorecard.
against France in SaintDenis.“They thought that this
would be a walk in the park,”
Sigurdsson said. “We had faith
in our ability.”Iceland, a country of 330,000 people, is featuring
in its first ever major tournament.It proved to the last match
of the four-year reign of
England coach Roy Hodgson,
whose contract was up after the
tournament anyway.
“Now is the time for someone else to oversee the progress
of this young, hungry and extremely talented group of players,” Hodgson said. “They have
been fantastic.”The England
fans who booed the team off at
halftime and fulltime will likely
have
a
different
opinion.England’s players head
home early again for another
post-tournament inquest. Their
players slumped to the ground
in front of their jeering fans after the final whistle, their heads
in their hands.
For a soccer nation of
England’s standing, its record
in major tournaments is woeful. The English have still never
won a knockout-stage game
abroad in the European
Championship in eight attempts and haven’t won a
match beyond the group stage of
a major tournament since
2006.This defeat will probably
go down as England’s biggest
humiliation since losing 1-0 to
the United States in 1950 World
Cup.Even more so since its
team of Premier League stars
took the lead on a balmy night at
the Stade de Nice after winger
Raheem Sterling a contentious
pick by Hodgson on the left
wing was clipped by goalkeeper
Hannes Halldorsson as he prodded the ball past him. Rooney
converted the penalty into the
bottom-left
corner.Iceland
struck back immediately
through Sigurdsson, volleying
in at the far post after Kari
Arnason’s flick-on from a long
throw. The long-throw routine
has been a feature of Iceland’s
play
this
tournament.Sigthorsson then
took advantage of more slack
defending by England, getting
time and space to shoot from
just inside the area.
I'm eagerly waiting to knockout
Kerry early: Vijender
New Delhi, Jun 28 : (PTI)
Indian boxing sensation Vijender Singh today said he is doing high intensity training ahead of his much-awaited title fight
at home and hopes to "knockout" Australian Kerry Hope early
for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Championship
crown here on July 16.Undefeated in his six fights so far,
Vijender is currently training hard in Manchester under globally acclaimed trainer Lee Beard."With less than three weeks to go
for my maiden title fight, am really excited to compete in front of
my home crowd. Competing in front of my own people will be a
very big moment for me and I don't want to lose this chance," the
30-year-old, who will face Kerry at Thyagaraj Sports Complex
here, said."I have started high intensity training two weeks ago
to compete in the first 10 rounder fight for Asia Pacific title and
working hard to win this. I have seen videos of Kerry, he is a
good opponent but I am training really hard to be ready for what
my opponent has."His training regime includes -- shadow boxing in front of a mirror which helps to perfect technique, and
practice both offensive and defensive exercises, sparring between 12 rounds which enhances all facets of boxing skills and
techniques, Floor Work that builds up strength, Pad Work
which increases speed, coordination and timing.
His rival Kerry Hope, a former European champion, has
openly challenged Vijender before this title fight, terming the
Indian as an amateur and not in his league.
Vijender said: "If Kerry comes forward and throws shots
then anyone who has done that in the past has got knocked out so
if he leaves himself open my natural strength will play a big part.
Every fight I go into I believe I will win. Doubt is the enemy. I believe he's not as strong as me and he's not training like I'm training."I have read his statement but don't want to react on this. All
I can say is that I am preparing for 16 July and my punches will
reply to overconfident Kerry Hope. I am confident of winning
this game and making my countrymen proud."
Vijender said he wants to win this championship title not
only for himself but also for his fans.
"The audience will be sitting there and rooting for me, I want
to play for them, I love the feeling of your own people cheering
for you, it gives you a different kind of a boost and motivates you
to keep hitting those punches."
Although Kerry is more experienced than Vijender with an
impressive record of 23 wins from 30 fights, but the Indian is
ready to give him a tough time in the ring.
"I don't think fighting Kerry is a problem, sure he might be
more experienced but it all depends on the punches and the
strength you show in the ring at the time of the fight. The title is
mine and I will make sure that everyone is proud of that moment," Vijender said.
10
entertainment
Glimpses of Future
Priyanka Chopra finally breaks
her silence on Salman Khan’s
rape comment controversy!
Karan Kundra lashes out at a fan
for calling his girlfriend, Anusha
Dandekar a prostitute
Nowadays, we are seeing
so many incidents of bodyshaming and people trolling
celebrities for the stupidest of
reasons. Here is an instance,
which is really very disgusting. Karan Kundra’s girlfriend, Anusha Dandekar
was termed as a ‘prostitute’
by a fan of Karan on his
Instagram page. Known for
his forthright nature, the actor spared no efforts to let the
girl know that how upset he
was. Karan who is known to
be appreciative of women was
appalled that a girl could use
such language for another
girl. I do not want fans like
these.. If you’ve been brought
up in such kind of filthy
ways.. And belong to the lowest scums of humans plz I beg
of you.. Do not be a fan and
make me sad! The worst part
is that the account is run by a
girl!! A GIRL!! I can’t imagine
what pathetic mindset of peo-
ple must she belong to that
she can talk like this about
another girl! The Roadies
judge keeps on posting loveydovey snaps with his girlfriend, Anusha. The two have
been dating since a while now
and look totally in love. While
most of the comments for the
two are quite nice, this one
was totally in bad taste. It is
shocking to see how people
use the Internet as a means to
defame someone. It is not on-
ly Karan many other actors’
spouses/partners have also
been facing vicious comments from fans. It is very sad
to see loved ones of celebrities
being targeted by so-called
fans. We applaud Karan for
giving it back to her in the
strongest way possible. Now,
that’s what we call a real
man. The actor said that anyone who calls himself a fan of
his would never post such
stuff.
Akira first poster: Sonakshi Sinha’s fearless
and totally BADASS look will grip you!
Now apart from lashing out at Salman Khan
for making an obnoxious remark referring to a
‘raped woman’, people have been also raging
against Bollywood for keeping mum on the
whole issue. Except for a few, none of the actors
have really reacted to Salman’s statement. Even
at IIFA 2016, everyone including Deepika
Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha, Farhan Akhtar behaved casually with Salman as if it’s no big deal.
But Priyanka Chopra doesn’t belong to that
same troop guys. Better late than never, she’s finally reacted and we might as well add, she
makes so much sense! Priyanka took a question
on Salman’s controversy in her recent media interaction as she said, “First of all, you should be
asking the person who made this comment. It is
very important for the media and for we as
women to use our power and talk about the real
problem which is happening in India every single day to so many women instead of pushing a
controversy for a headline, which is unfair.
There is so much reality happening like a brutal
rape case in Bihar took place – why is no one
talking about the issue? A lot has been said about
the Salman issue, I don’t want to add to the noise.
I would rather bring notice on real issues. The
real problem is us talking about how to treat out
women better in India and how to treat women
better generally.” Well, said PC! We wonder
when will Salman break his silence or apologise
over this issue. Will he? Or will he never open
up? Drop your thoughts in the comments below
and we’ll be back with more updates on this story right here!
Jeetendra scolded Karan
Patel for coming late on the
sets of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
If sources are to be believed, veteran actor
Jeetendra, head honcho of Balaji Telefilms, reprimanded Karan Patel after he got to know that the actor comes
late to the sets of the banner’s show “Ye Hai
Mohabbatein”. Jeetendra’s daughter Ekta Kapoor produces the popular TV show, aired on Star Plus.
Jeetendra paid a surprise visit on the sets of the show
last week to spend some time with the actors. It was at
this moment when he realised the shoot had come to a
halt because of the absence of Karan, who plays Raman
in the show.”We as a unit are used to Karan’s latecoming… That day even Jeetendra sir noticed the same and
he was stunned to see the lead actor being late on an important shoot day. “He even asked some people on the
set if this happens on a regular basis and was astonished by the same,” said the source from the production
house. “Jeetendra sir waited till Karan arrived on the
set. He reprimanded him, asked him to value others’
time and start being punctual,” the source added.
Sidharth Malhotra royally ignores a
question on his fight with Alia Bhatt
Sonakshi Sinha is all set to
rock the big screens again, with
her gritty stance and steely
glare in A R Murgadoss’s Akira.
Yup, she just took to Twitter to
share her first official poster of
the film and also gave us the
good news that the launch of its
trailer will be on July 4. So, how
excited are you to watch Sona
fight for justice in this action
packed flick? Well, the flick is a
remake of a hit Tamil movie
Mounaguru which released in
2011 and is slated to release on
September 2. Sona has gone
through some intense physical
training for this movie and we
will sure be impressed with the
Jr Shotgun’s intense performance in the movie. After Akira,
she will also be seen in Force 2
with the handsome John
Abraham. Now, how psyched
are you to see Sona in a neverbefore-seen edgy avatar?
Sounding damn excited, she
took to Twitter to write this,
“She will fight back. No one will
be forgiven! Heres the 1st poster
of #Akira & more good news:
AkiraTrailerOnJuly4.” Now, after such a kickass introduction
to the character, we are even
more intrigued to see Sona
shoulder Akira on her own
shoulders. Papa shot gun will
sure be proud. Right, Sona?
Friends in Bollywood but rivals in Hollywood? This is
Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone’s new equation
Deepika Padukone and Priyanka
Chopra set Karan Johar’s couch on
fire when they came together on his
show. They were so much fun to
watch. They had the right answers
for everything. That’s not it. Deepika
had even said during an interview
that Priyanka was her first friend in
the industry. They knew each other
even when the Piku actress wasn’t
into films. You can imagine how long
they go back. Whenever they meet,
there is visible friendship between
the two. Deepika had also revealed
once that they were so comfortable
with each other while shooting
Pinga for Bajirao Mastani that
Bhansali even complained why
weren’t they fighting. Now it isn’t
easy being friends in this industry
and we have hardly heard two successful heroines have managed to
stay besties. We expected it to
change with these two but guess we
were wrong. Their Hollywood ambitions have drawn a wedge between
the two. When Hollywood looked towards Bollywood this time, they
looked beyond Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan and found Priyanka
Chopra. We are so glad for that. PC is
a perfect mix of hotness, beauty, talent and an extremely infectious personality. She won over the American
Television viewing population within days when she entered their living
rooms as FBI agent on the run Alex
Parrish. Today, she is plays an antagonist in Baywatch’s big screen adaptation. Soon, Deepika Padukone also
joined the fray when she bagged the
lead role opposite Vin Diesel in XXX:
The Return Of Xander Cage. We
loved the fact that the two besties
were making waves on foreign
shores together but it seems we were
happy too soon. Their Hollywood
projects are going great but the
friendship between the two has
soured. Apparently, both PC and
Deepika are vying for the same roles.
Do you remember we telling you how
both Priyanka and Deepika lost out a
Bond movie? That shows their
agents are pitching the actresses for
the same kind of films. This has put a
dent in their friendship. Our body
language expert EXCLUSIVELY told
you how things are pretty different
between the two of them when they
took the stage together at IIFA 2016.
Clearly, there is something amiss.
Now we really cannot understand what’s happening between Alia
Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. First there came shocking reports surrounding their break up. However, just when everyone started to believe it, we got to see a surprising picture of Alia and Sid secretly holidaying in London. In fact, as if that wasn’t enough to complicate things,
Sid further made it suspicious by arriving solo from their holiday. Now
what’s happening guys? Why the hide and seek suddenly? Well, while
Alia is yet to return from ger vacation. The papz caught hold of Sid at a
popular hangout last night. However, despite probing him repeatedly,
he refused to mention Alia or anything regarding their fight. In stead,
he used ‘rain’ as a distraction and conveniently escaped saying, “I have
come here for a dinner with my friends. But there’s no problem in my
life. Life is very good and I am very grateful and very thankful for whatever’s happening in my life. Enjoy the rain guys” Ahem! Now what does
this mean? Does this mean he has patched up with Alia? Is all well between Alia and Sid then? Well, this reminds us how Alia had reacted to
her break-up rumours earlier saying, “Tomorrow if there are reports of
my affairs or breakups – true or not- will hurt me emotionally. Not putting any words in the public domain saves me from any further damage. It’s a way of being cautious. You become what is your personal life
and I don’t want my personal life to be in the limelight though it sometimes does happen by default. I am here to work and be known as an actor and not a star who is known for her happening personal life.”
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Glimpses of Future
STATE
Shehri-e- Khaas prime
attraction of State: Drabu
Say Govt would restore its pristine glory
Srinagar, June 28:
Minister for Finance,
Culture and Labour &
Employment, Dr. Haseeb A
Drabu today informed the
House that the Government
is committed to restore the
pristine glory of Shehri-eKhaas Srinagar, which he
termed as the prime attraction of the State. Replying to a
question by Mr Ali
Muhammad Sagar, the
Finance Minister said that
various development projects
are underway and
Government is keen to turn
Shehri-e- Khaas as hub of
tourism activities. The
Minister said that State has
three distinct geographical
regions-Jammu, Kashmir
and Ladakh adding that
every region has its own distinct characteristic and potential. “Equitable and balanced development of all the
areas is overriding objective
of the Government,” Dr
Drabu said. “All the policies
of the Government are directed towards the attainment of
these objectives,” he said.
DDC distributes
wheel chairs
among disabled
The Minister further said
that process and institutions
have also been put in place to
promote and achieve balanced development of all the
areas of the State.
“Government wouldn’t allow
any difference with any area
of the State,” he said. Giving
details about various development projects and
schemes, Dr Drabu said that
under Dastigeer Sahab
Development Expansion
Project works on Masjid with
an estimated cost of Rs 9.50
crore were taken up and
against this Rs 8 crore have
been expanded by March
2016. He said that the structure work has been completed. The Minister said that under Syed Mirak Shah Road
Project (SMSRP), the acquisition process from Dalgate to
Habbak having a length of
10.33 kms has been estimated
to a cost of Rs. 336 crore, involving acquisition of around
332 structures. “The process
of acquisition has been taken
up in hand in the sectors from
Khonakhan to Nowpora,
Nowpora to Khanyar to
Rainawari in Phase I,” he
said. He said however during
the 2015-16, an amount of Rs
7crore has been released to
the collector under SADP for
settling the claims of the
House owners whose structures have been acquired and
removed. The Minister said
the under Martyr’s
Graveyard and Naqashbandh
Sahib Development Project,
an expenditure of Rs 4 crore
has been made on the development of the shrine. He said
that illumination facility to
heritage market at Zaina
Kadal has been provided. He
said that LAWDA has framed
a project for conservation/
cleaning of Brari Nambal
Lagoon, costing Rs 71.60 crore
and submitted to Housing
and Urban Development
Department for funding.
The Minister said that
the construction of New
Zaina Kadal Bridge is approved under CRF. He said
funds to the tune of Rs 8.31
crore have been made available to the executing agency.
He said that the widening of
road from Aali Kadal to Nawa
Kadal (Jamalatta) and from
Aali Kadal to Rajouri Kadal
via Sokalipora is a part of
Circular Road Project. The
Minister informed that the
work of Khankahi Moulla
beautification and development expansion project is in
progress. He said that the
Jhelum Beautification
Project Phase-I with an estimated cost of Rs 10.17 crore
has been completed. He said
that the Phase-II has been taken up at an estimated cost of
Rs 9.71 crore against which
an amount of Rs 3.06 crore is
been incurred upto last financial year and Rs 1 crore are
proposed to be utilized on the
project during current financial year.
The Minister said that construction of City Entry Gate
Project is allotted for an
amount of Rs 93 lakhs and 50
percent work has been completed. He said there were some
contractual issues which stand
resolved by Srinagar
Municipal Corporation and
project is expected to be completed by the end of the current
financial year.
Veeri chairs 91st BoD meeting of JKPCC
Need to change public perception of corporation through
transparent, time bound quality asset building: Minister
REASI, JUNE 28:
A one day camp was today organized by Chief
Education Officer Reasi in
collaboration with Alimco
Kanpur and Punjab at
Government Boys Higher
Secondary School Reasi.
District Development
Commissioner Ravinder
Kumar was the chief guest
on the occasion. The DC
said that the main objective
of holding such camps is to
provide aid to the children
with special needs and sensitize the masses about the
hardships of the disabled
children. A number of students from all zones of the
district along with children with special needs
took part in the camp.
On the occasion, the DC
distributed wheel chairs
among the disabled children.
Among others Chief
Education Officer, Vinod
Kumar Soni , Zonal
Education
Officer,
Principal Boys Higher
Secondary School , officers
of various departments
and parents of the children
were present on the occasion.
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Minister for Public Works
and Parliamentary Affairs,
Abdul Rehman Veeri today
chaired the 91st Meeting of the
Board of Directors of Jammu
Kashmir
Projects
and
Construction Corporation Ltd
(JKPCC Ltd). The Minister
who is also the chairman of
JKPCC Ltd, while addressing
the meeting said that there is a
need to swiftly change the perception about the corporation
by engaging in quality asset
building, besides timely completion of projects. Minister of
State Public Works, Rural
Development and Panchayati
Raj, Sunil Kumar who is the
vice-chairman of JKPCC also
attended the meeting.
Reviewing the action taken on decisions of 90th meeting of Board of Directors, the
Minister directed JKPCC to
strictly adhere to all codal formalities like e-tendering of all
types of works including procurement of steel. The
Minister stressed for a transparent, efficient and decentralized procedure to be undertaken by the corporation
for speedy completion of
works. The Board gave approval for processing of cases
of compassionate appointments in the corporation under clause 14.1 of JKPCC
Service Rules on the lines of
SRO 43 of the Government in
addition to introducing AADHAR linked biometric attendance for casual, daily wagers for facilitating their adjustments in the corporation
through regularization. The
Board of Directors also gave
approval to procurement of
modern construction ma-
chinery by the corporation,
winding up of procurement
units at Jammu and Srinagar
besides directing for a time
bound audit of various units
managed by the corporation.
The meeting was attended by all the directors of
Financial
JKPCC
Commissioner Planning and
Development Department, B
B Vyas, Commissioner/
Secretary
Finance
Department, N K Choudhary,
Commissioner
Secretary
PW(R&B) Department, Rohit
Kansal, Secretary Health and
Medical Education, M K
Bhandari, Secretary Higher
Education, Hemant Kumar
Sharma, Managing Director
JKPCC Ltd Daleep Thusu,
Engineer
R&B
Chief
Kashmir, S K Razdan, Chief
Engineer R&B Jammu, Alok
Mengi.
Kohli stresses on increase in poultry production
‘Keep sufficient stock of poultry birds available on eve of Eid-ul-Fitr on reasonable rates’
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Minister for Animal and
Sheep
Husbandry,
and
Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli
Tuesday stressed upon the officers of the Department to redouble their efforts to make
the State self-sufficient in
poultry production.
The
Minister was chairing a meeting of senior officers of
Poultry
Wing
of
the
Department here today to review its functioning.
The Minister directed the
officers to formulate a de-
tailed paper project plan for
enhancing local poultry production by the farmers which
would be taken up with the
Government of India for necessary funding. He said the
poultry sector would bring a
revolution in changing socio
economic condition of the
people especially in rural areas. The Minister stressed
the need for augmenting existing poultry industry so
that landless and marginal
farmers can make their living
out of poultry rearing.
He was informed that 6.00
crore day-old-chicks are being imported per anum which
are being kept in hatcheries
at Hariparbat and Mattan.
The Minister exhorted the
concerned to redouble their
efforts for increasing poultry
production and to ensure that
the import of 6.00 crore chicks
is reduced by producing our
own production. He directed
them that the two non operational hatcheries at Sopore
and Shopian are made operational. The Minister was
briefed that Hariparbat
Hatchery of the Department
is best for chick breeding with
the intake capacity of 25000
chicks but only 2300 chicks
and reared at the Hatchery at
present. The Minister was informed that in order to maintain Low Input Technology
(LIT) Parent Stock Birds, a
twin projects at Broiler
Production, Poultry Project,
Hariparbat
and Poultry
Project IPDP Mattan, for
which a tentative action plan
amounting to Rs 2.80 crore on
account of feed and allied
components has been submitted to Centre for the funds.
The Minister directed the
officers to keep sufficient
stock of poultry birds available on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr
and on other festive days at
reasonable rates. He stressed
upon them to ensure market
checking to keep a check on
hoarding and profiteering for
the convenience of the people.
Commissioner Secretary
Animal
and
Sheep
Husbandry, Director Animal
Husbandry Kashmir and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
JK Electric Manufacturers Association call on Dy CM
Local manufacturers, entrepreneurs to be involved in power augmenting schemes: Dr. Nirmal Singh
SRINAGAR, JUNE 28:
Deputy Chief Minster, Dr Nirmal
Singh today said that the Government has
undertaken a holistic programme to upgrade and augment the existing infrastructure by way of various central and
State flagship schemes and necessary instructions have been passed to involve local manufacturers and human resource.
The Deputy Chief Minister was interacting with deputation of JK Electric
Manufacturers Association, which called
on him here today. Commissioner
Secretary, PDD, Dheeraj Gupta and other
senior officers of the Department were also present. The deputationists projected
various issues pertaining to their trade.
They also projected that they should also
be involved in the implantation process of
various schemes meant for augmenting
the electric infrastructure and transmission capability. The Deputy Chief
Minister assured the deputationists that
necessary instructions have already been
given to involve local manufacturers in
the central and state sponsored schemes.
He said that by doing so the manufactur-
ers would be benefitted as their capacity of
producing the goods would increase manifold. He said that the State would be opening up new avenues for the aspiring entrepreneurs as well as the existing ones.
Later legislators, Ch Sukhnandan and
Ranbir Singh Pathania also called on
Deputy Chief Minster and discussed various issues pertaining to their constituencies, especially those of power. Dr Singh
assured the legislators that issues in their
areas would be addressed on priority and
directed the Commissioner Secretary,
PDD to ensure their time-boud redressal.
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Despite
the proper maintenance of the shrine, the Chief
Minister said she would soon convene a meeting of the
Board to take a holistic review of its activities regarding development of shrines and other assets. During her visit to
Hari Parbhat Fort built in 1808 under the reign of Shuja
Shah Durrani, the Chief Minister called for promoting the
area as an exclusive tourist destination. She said pitched on
a hillock in the middle of the city, the fort gives a birds-eye
view of the whole Srinagar city. She called for developing facilities for tourists at the fort including a restaurant and
other recreational facilities. She also called for cleaning of
ponds inside the fort and keeping them humming with fresh
water. The Chief Minister visited the Interpretation Centre
at the Base Station of the Makdoom Sahab ropeway project
and called for making the restaurant inside the premises
functional at the earliest. Stressing the need for proper
maintenance of the premises, she also called for setting up a
library and reading room in the area for the visitors as also
creating other recreational facilities for the locals.
The Chief Minister also visited the temple of Sharika
Devi located in the foothills of the fort and enquired about
the facilities available there for the devotees. She also visited Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi located in the same area interacted with the devotees there. During her visit to
Babademb, the Chief Minister said the water body would be
restored and it would be developed and promoted as a
tourism spot in the Old City. She asked Secretary Tourism
to formulate a plan for the development of the area in consonance with the heritage character of the Old City. She said a
food street could be established around Babademb once the
water body is restored. Enroute, hundreds of people, especially the women met the Chief Minister at various places
and apprised her of their problems. The Chief Minister assured them that their genuine grievances would be redressed on priority. She issues on spot directions in cases
pertaining to drinking water and other facilities.
Interacting with people, the Chief Minister said Jammu and
Kashmir has not only been gifted by God with unmatched
scenic beauty, but it is considered a holy place by people
from all faiths given the extended presence of revered religious places across the length and breadth of the State.
“Pitched in the backdrop of magnificent hills and
hillocks, J&K’s religious places are not only thronged by locals but these are attracting many tourists as well,” the
Chief Minister said.
She said the tourists visiting Jammu and Kashmir not
only get to explore the State’s stunning landscapes, they also have the opportunity to get spiritually enriched by visiting these serene religious places. “Despite going through
turbulent times in recent past, J&K continues to stand out
as an epitome of amity,” she said and added that Hari
Parbhat is one of the outstanding centres of the State’s
unique secular ethos, where the shrine of renowned Sufi
saint, Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom (RA), the Sharika Temple
and Chatti Padshahi Gurudwara stand side by side giving
an undiluted feeling of brotherhood. “It is heartening to
note that many visitors who come here as tourists and adventurers, go back as pilgrims after discovering the treasure of spirituality here,” Ms Mehbooba said and added that
despite facing the most awful violence during the past more
than two decades of turmoil, Jammu and Kashmir continues to uphold the supreme human values of amity and
brotherhood.
Secretary Tourism, Farooq Ahmad Shah, District
Development Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad
Lone, DIG Central Kashmir Range, Ghulam Hassan Bhat,
SSP Srinagar, Mr Amit Kumar, Director Tourism Kashmir,
Mehmood Ahmad Shah, MD Cable Car Corporation,
Shamim Ahmad and other officers of district administration and tourism department accompanied the Chief
Minister.
Rajnath
senior officials, analysed the inputs, including on infiltration from across the border, received from various agencies
and steps taken on them, official sources said. While voicing
concern over the killing of the eight CRPF men by militants in
Pulwama on Saturday, Singh directed the officials to
strengthen the security arrangement and intensify vigil
across Jammu and Kashmir, the sources said. The Home
Minister has already set up a three-member team which will
look into lapses, if any, in the Pulwama incident so that corrective steps could be taken. The team would also look into the
possible increase of cross border infiltration and practices being followed during the movement of paramilitary forces convoy in Jammu and Kashmir. Eight CRPF personnel were
killed and at least 25 others injured when two militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Pulwama district on Saturday.
Over, 8000
these years. The Chief Minister said that 20,158
grenades and hand grenades, 2,828 electronic detonators,
14,903 detonators, 613 Anti-Personnel Mines, 88 Anti-Tank
Mines were also recovered from militants by the security
agencies. During the 14-year period, 8947.25 kg of explosives
and 6,871.6 kg of RDX have also been recovered during
counter-insurgency operations, the chief minister said. The
security agencies recovered 3,513 wireless sets, 434 binoculars and also 3,464 metres of cordex explosive, she said.
Gunmen
of his PSO, Bashir Ahmed. Ahmad was not in the house at
the time of incident, he told the police. The gunmen did not also harm the BJP leader before fleeing. SSP Budgam, Fayaz
Ahmad Lone told that as per the statement of Chopan, some
pistol-borne men have today morning barged into his house.
“They have decamped with service rifle of the policeman. We
have filed an FIR and taken up investigation into the case,”
SSP Lone told.“We have questioned the PSO who as per the
Chopan’s statement was not present in the house at the time of
the incident,” he said. (KNS)
7th Pay
the increase proposed in allowances, the hike in remunerations comes to 23.55 per cent. "Considering the tight fiscal position this year, the government may improve upon
the Pay Commission recommendation for basic pay to 18
per cent or at best 20 per cent," a senior official said. The 7th
Pay Commission report will be effective from January 1, he
said, adding that the Cabinet will decide if the arrears for
the six months have to be paid in one go or in installments. A
secretaries' panel, headed Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, has
already vetted the 7th Pay Commission recommendation
and its report is being translated into a note for Cabinet. "It
in most likelihood will come up before the Cabinet tomorrow," the official said. The government had in January set
up the high-powered panel to process the recommendations
of the 7th Pay Commission which will have bearing on the
remuneration of nearly 50 lakh central government employees and 58 lakh pensioners. The Commission had recommended 23.55 per cent overall hike in salaries, allowances
and pension involving an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh
crore or nearly 0.7 per cent of the GDP. The entry level pay
has been recommended to be raised to Rs 18,000 per month
from current Rs 7,000 while the maximum pay, drawn by the
Cabinet Secretary, has been fixed at Rs 2.5 lakh per month
from current Rs 90,000. The secretaries' panel may have recommended raising minimum entry level pay at Rs 23,500 a
month and maximum salary of Rs 3.25 lakh. While the
Budget for 2016-17 fiscal did not provide an explicit provision for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, the
government had said the once-in-a-decade pay hike for government employees has been built in as interim allocation
for different ministries. Around Rs 70,000 crore has been
Top Hizb
provisioned for it, the official said.
district. “Several warning shots were earlier fired towards the suspected spot but the militants opened fire, triggering off an encounter,” he told, adding that one militant
was killed in an encounter while a Chinese Pistol, ammunition and other war like stores were recovered from him. The
slain militant was identified as Sameer Ahmad Wani Alias
Jana, son of Samander Ahmad Wani, resident of Sopore,
who joined Hizb, a militant outfit in the year 2014 and was
Divisional Commander for north Kashmir. (KNS)
Govt Orders
Revenue and Relief, Basharat Bukhari, assured the
House that the encroached land would be freed. "I am ordering a high-level inquiry to probe the land grab at Humhama
and following the committee's report, action as per law
would be initiated against violators," he said. The assurance from the minister pacified the members. PTI
CAG
of any audit plans, manuals or guidelines for conduct of
internal audit and mechanism for follow up on internal audit findings. "After computerisation of revenue records, the
internal audit wing had not carried out any IT audit. This is
attributed to lack of trained personnel and was limited to
checking of manual records," it said.
Three
Ramban district. Police said that a passenger vehicle
bearing registration number DL4CAF-3334 was on its way to
Srinagar from Jammu, when its driver lost control over the
vehicle. As a result, police said, the vehicle skidded off the
road and plunged into a deep gorge from Jammu Srinagar
highway at Panthal in Ramsoo area of the Ramban district.
Immediately police with other agencies launched rescue operation from where three dead bodies were recovered. The
deceased have been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed son of
Habib ullah, Tariq Ahmed son of Ghulam Mohd Sheikh and
Sajad Ahmed son of Abdul Ghani, all resident of Nogam
Veerinag. A case in this regard under FIR Number 41 of 2016
under sections 279, 337 and 304-A of RPC has been registered
at the concerned police station.
Truck
contact high tension wire in Bishnah. Police said that
after parking their truck in Bishnah, both the driver of the
vehicle and its helper went on the roof to sleep. While doing
so, police said, they got in touch with the high tension wire
which was passing over the truck and suffered burns. They
were immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment. The
injured have been identified as Harry son of Jarnail Singh
and Malkeet Singh son of Gurcharan Singh both of R S Pura.
Gujjar
said that the boy who is identified as Mohammed Ashraf
son of Saif Din of Phallian Mandal alongwith his family members was shifting their cattles when a speedy hit him. On spot,
police said, he died on spot, while the vehicle driver escaped
from there. Inquest proceeding in this regard has been initiated. The body has been handed over to the family members, after the autopsy.
Bootlegger
liquor. He has been identified as Suresh Kumar son of
Kartar Chand of Panthal in Katra. Police said that they got inputs following which a naka was laid. During the checking of
vehicles, police said, they intercepted a Maruti car bearing
registration number JK20-0205 and recovered 40 pouches of
country made liquor. Police arrested immediately its driver.
37 Arrested
arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly providing
hawala money for "spreading" militant activities, the state
government today said. "A total of 17 cases were registered
during the last three years till May 12 in connection with
hawala transactions," Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said in
a written reply to a question by BJP member Sat Paul Sharma
in the state Assembly. Eight cases were registered in 2013, five
in 2014, three in 2015 and one so far this year, Mehbooba, who
also holds the home portfolio, said. A total of 37 people -- 17 in
2013, nine in 2014, eight in 2015 and three in 2016 were arrested
in connection with the cases, she said, adding over Rs 36.70
lakh, USD 900 and 33 gold coins were also recovered. Also, 116
people were arrested for possessing counterfeit currency.
Fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 51.15 lakh
and USD 6,980 have been seized since 2013, she said. The chief
minister denied having received any report about separatist
leaders receiving hawala money. She said foreign funds were
being routed through various channels including hawala to
spread terrorist activities in the state.
Security
House today died under suspicious circumstances in
Chanderkote in Ramban district. Police said that Ratish
Chand of Utterakhand was working as security guard with
the JP Power House when he allegedly took some medicines
leading to his death. Police have shifted body to the hospital
for legal formalities. Inquest proceeding has been initiated
in this regard.
Police
guard at a power plant were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Poonch and Ramban districts of
Jammu and Kashmir today. Sher Khan, Inspector of Jammu
and Kashmir Armed Police, was found dead in Mendhar belt
of Poonch district today, a police officer said. A case has been
registered, he said, adding, initial investigation showed he
suffered a heart attack. In a separate incident, Ramesh
Chander, working as a security guard with Baglihar Power
Project, was found dead in his room in Chanderkote belt of
Ramban district, a police officer said. A case has been registered in this regard, he said, adding that the deceased belonged to Garwal belt of Uttarakhand. PTI
Missing
from samba district has been recovered from Srinagar.
Police said that family members of the young girl approached
police claiming that their daughter has gone missing and she
has not returned home in Ramgarh. They alerted all the police station and during the course of investigation, police
learnt that she was in Srinagar following the intercepts of
phone calls. Police said that they have sent a police team to
bring back the girl.
One Person
accident at Awantipora. A Truck bearing registration
number JK03L/1820 and an Ambassador car bearing registration number JK02AD/6611 collided with each other at
Awantipora in the jurisdiction of Police Station
Awantipora, resulting in injuries to car driver Hilal Ahmad
Mir resident of Mattan Anantnag. The injured was shifted
to hospital for treatment. Awantipora police has registered
a case in this regard.
Glimpses of Future
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Chatta Sunjwan land scam and tampering of revenue records:
Naib Tehsildar and Patwari to be charge sheeted
Srinagar, June 28:
In the much publicized
Public Interest Litigation filed
by Prof. S.K. Bhalla highlighting alleged hushing up of
Chatta Sunjwan Land Scam,
the Commissioner Secretary
Revenue, Relief and
Rehabilitation Muhammad
Afzal has filed a status report in
the State High Court wherein
he has submitted that the
Inquiry Officer (Regional
Director Survey and Land
Records Jammu) has submitted his inquiry report vide
No.RDS&LR/J/16/59-63 dated
May, 25, 2016 wherein it has
been submitted that there is no
denial of the fact that the tampering of the revenue records
has not occurred. The
Commissioner/Secretary,
Revenue has also divulged in
the status report that the serving officials identified by the
Inquiry Officer vide his report
dated May, 25, 2016 who have is-
sued subsequent fard-e-intikhabs in the year 2005 namely
Mohan Singh Patwari (presently Patwari Halqa Nonath,
Samba) and Mohd. Iqbal
Zargar presently NaibTehsildar Thathri, District
Doda are being charge sheeted
by the Financial
Commissioner, Revenue who
has been asked vide letter
No.Rev/S/263 /2015 dated 06-062016 by the Revenue
Department to initiate departmental action against the
erring officials in terms of J&K
CCA Rules, 1956. The status report further says that since
Choudhary Aslam Din the then
Naib-Tehsildar has already retired as such the inquiry officer
did not recommend any departmental action against him.
The Inquiry Officer in his
inquiry report has further
submitted that the question of
tracing out the persons having tampered the record is an
issue to be looked into by the
Over 200 people
lodged in J-K jails in
militancy-related cases
Over 200 persons, including 36 foreigners and four nonstate subjects, are lodged in
various jails in Jammu and
Kashmir in connection with
militancy-related cases, Chief
Minister Mehbooba Mufti
said today. A total of 209 persons - 169 state subjects, four
non-state subjects and 36 foreigners - are lodged in militancy-related cases in various
jails of the state, Mehbooba
said in a written reply to a
question by Independent
MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid in
the state Assembly here.
The Chief Minister, who
holds the portfolio of Home
Department, said it would
not be feasible to disclose the
particulars of these prisoners keeping in view their security and that of their families. As on May 30 this year,
she said no person belonging
to Jammu and Kashmir, who
has committed an offence in
this state, is lodged in any of
the jails outside the state.
In response to a question
whether the government
plans to shift the prisoners
lodged in various jails outside the state to their native
districts or divisions, the
Chief Minister said no such
proposal is under consideration. Mehbooba said the prisons department provides various facilities to the prisoners lodged in various jails of
the state. The facilities provided include compulsory
health screening at the time
of initial lodgment as per the
guidelines of NHRC, following advisories on health of inmates issued by Home
Ministry from time to time
and provision of medical care
to the sick inmates by doctors
and other paramedical staff
posted in central and districts jails. Seven ambulances have been procured to
shift ailing prisoners for
treatment to other hospitals
in case of emergency, counseling of jail inmates by psychiatric specialists at regular
intervals, management of unsound prisoners in terms of
Lunacy Act and sensitising
jail staff and inmates about
health issues and hygiene are
some other facilities, the
Chief Minister said. She said
refreshing the minds of inmates by organizing special
yoga and meditation programmes and conduct of cultural programmes, painting
and sports competitions are
for recreation of the inmates.
regards
food,
As
Mehbooba said diet as per the
scales mentioned in the manual for superintendent and
management of jails is being
provided to the inmates.
Additional diet is provided to
the lactating and pregnant female inmates, she said adding
special diet is also provided to
the sick inmates as per medical advice. Mehbooba said
clean and sufficient drinking
water has been made available in all the jails.
Investigating Officer during
investigation by collecting
evidence and using other scientific methods. But one
thing is clear that if the fard
intikhab has been initially issued in the year 1984 over
Khasra No.1442 projecting it
as a private land and then getting the document registered
without any revalidation after a period of six years prima
facie makes out a strong case
to doubt the record wherein
the tampering has occurred.
It is for the reason that the
fard intikhab in the ordinary
course would not have been
issued without showing the
state land as private land. Not
only this, even under what
circumstances an old document of six years has been
registered in the year 1990 is
also suspicious and unjustified. The Inquiry Officer has
further submitted that the
subsequent issuance of fard
intikhabs on 04-01-2005 and 30-
06-2005 are based upon the
record available which has
been tampered in such a
smart manner that the cursory look or a bare perusal easily cannot detect it.
While parting with the inquiry, the Inquiry Officer has
observed that it is only criminal investigation which can
unfold the real module and
identify the real culprits.
However those who issued
subsequent fard intikhabs in
the year 2005 namely Mohd.
Iqbal Zargar Patwari (now
Naib-Tehsildar Thathri) and
Madan Singh Patwari
Sunjwan, Mohan Singh
Patwari (presently Patwari
Halqa Nonath, Tehsil and
District Samba) and the
Incharge Patwari Sunjwan at
the most at this juncture can
be charged with negligence
and dereliction for having
failed to peruse the entire
record till it is proved otherwise. Choudhary Aslam Din
Naib-Tehsildar has already retired and Mohd. Iqbal Zargar
is presently Naib-Tehsildar
and Mohan Singh Patwari.
It is worthwhile to mention
herein that General
Administration Department in
the year 2008 had appointed
Sudhanshu Pandey (IAS) the
then Divisional
Commissioner, Jammu as
Inquiry Officer to probe the alleged hushing up of Chatta
Sunjwan Land Scam and the
said officer had been directed to
file his inquiry report within 15
days. However Sudhanshu
Pandey (IAS) failed to finalize
the inquiry and subsequently
Prof. S.K. Bhalla filed a Public
Interest Litigation seeking reopening of the entire issue. The
Division Bench looking into
the callous attitude of the inquiry officer directed the then
Divisional Commissioner,
Jammu to enquire into the matter and submit his report to the
Court. Accordingly
Shantmanu (IAS) the then
Divisional Commissioner,
Jammu conducted enquiry into the matter and came out with
mind boggling revelations confirming tampering of revenue
records particularly in Khasra
No.1442 wherein the land
falling under said Khasra
Number measuring 20 Kanals
15 Marlas was shown as private
land when the land was actually State Land. The inquiry officer held that tampering has
been done in the revenue
records and recommended
criminal investigation to unearth the fraud. Based on the
inquiry report of Shantmanu
(IAS), the General
Administration Department
on the opinion of Law
Department referred the matter to the Inspector General of
Crime for a thorough probe into the matter and departmental
action was also recommended
against the erring revenue officials. (CNS)
Member of J&K Constituent
Assembly Jeelani passes away
Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani, veteran political stalwart and member of Jammu and
Kashmir Constituent Assembly, has died at
the age of 91 after a brief illness. "Jeelani
sahib was not feeling well for some time and
died in peace at his Pampore residence last
evening," a family member said. Born on
September 24, 1924 at Pampore, Jeelani was
the member of the Constituent Assembly
and was then elected to Lower House of J&K
Legislature in 1957 on National Conference
ticket. He retained the seat in 1962 and from
1967 to 1972, he was member of the
Legislative Council. Jeelani, after remaining active with National Conference, had
switched for a brief stint to the Congress.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, which is in
session, paid rich tributes to the deceased
leader for his contribution in public life.
Soon after the House met today, Speaker
Kavinder Gupta detailed the political career
of Jeelani and said that his contribution is
huge. The Lawmakers observed a twominute silence as a mark of respect for the
departed soul. Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti condoled the demise of Jeelani and
lauded his contribution in the religious, social and political spheres of the state. She
said his immense contribution in social and
economic uplift of his people would be remembered for long. Expressing solidarity
with the bereaved family, the Chief Minister
prayed for eternal peace to the departed
soul. National Conference President Farooq
Abdullah and Working President Omar
Abdullah expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Jeelani and extended
their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved
family especially to Justice (Retd) Hasnain
Masoodi and NC youth leader Yawar
Masoodi. Expressing deep sorrow and grief
over the demise of Jeelani, state Congress
chief G A Mir termed his death as a "great
loss" to the state. Mir offered condolences to
the family members of Peerzada and prayed
for peace to departed soul.
The deceased was laid to rest at his
Pampore ancestral graveyard this morning.
A large number of people including former
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah participated
in his 'Nimaz-e-Jinazah' (prayer before burial), officials said.
CYM K
CYM K
12
JK convoy
ambushes: 15
troops killed in
last one year
Fifteen troops have been
killed and over 60 injured in
half-a-dozen militant attacks
on convoys or road opening
parties of central security
forces in Jammu and
Kashmir in the last one year.
As per a Home Ministry report, militants have attacked
security forces with precision in the last one year.
Despite launching only six
such hits, they inflicted fatal
injuries on 15 soldiers from
BSF and CRPF while injuring 63 of them.In all these cases, there was an element of
surprise as the militants targeted the convoys that have
remained vulnerable while
they travel within the state,
unleashing heavy fire from
automatic weapons, it said.
The report also suggested that security agencies, as
per an intelligence assessment, fear that attacks like
the last week's ambush of a
CRPF convoy in the Valley
could see an upward trend in
the coming months. A total of
four terrorists were killed by
the security forces as part of
their retaliatory action after
the strikes during the said
period, the report said. The
Border Security Force lost
two of its men when militants targeted their bus in
Udhampur district in August
last year followed by a similar assault on a CRPF contingent in Bijbehara where 5
personnel got injured.The
militants targeted a Central
Reserve Police Force convoy
at Pampore in February this
year killing 2 men of the
paramilitary and injuring
eight others. Similarly, on
June 3, militants ambushed a
BSF party in Bijbehara in
Anantnag district when they
were on a routine movement
killing three troopers.
Nine BSF men were injured in this attack. On June
13, a lone militant targeted a
security force picket in Karal
nullah area of Udhampur district. Prompt response from
the CRPF troops neutralised
him but not before he had
killed three people including
a civilian.
The last in the series was
the attack on the CRPF bus in
Pampore on June 25 where
two terrorists killed eight
personnel and injured 22.
Meanwhile,
security
forces have now decided to
"tweak" their standard operating procedures in the wake
of these incidents, with the
CRPF declaring that they
will provide an enhanced
bullet-proof security cover to
its men travelling in convoys. The efforts include providing armour plates to vehicles, using mine protected
vans after withdrawing them
for anti-Naxal operations to
other states and increasing
the use of bullet-proof jackets
by troops. CRPF Director
General K Durga Prasad had
yesterday said the force will
enhance vehicle checks in
the Valley in coordination
with JK police to identify terrorists travelling undercover, well in time.
Come clean by Sept 30: Jaitley to black money holders
Offering black money
holders one last chance to
come clean, Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley today said information on assets disclosed
during the one-time compliance window will not be
shared with any other authority. Jaitley, who met industry
chambers, CAs and tax professionals to clear any misgivings about the four-month
compliance window provided
to domestic black money holders to pay their taxes and escape harsher penalties, said
there will be no extension of
the scheme. "People who have
(undisclosed) income and
have stayed outside the income tax net, this is the last
chance to declare them and
sleep peacefully," he told re-
porters after the meet. Black
money holders who do not
avail of the government's offer and continue to hide
wealth will be shown "consequences" of doing so, he said.
"There is a... (new black money law) and whosoever comes
within its purview will be told
about consequences (of holding black money)," he said.
The minister said any declaration made under the law
will be protected. "That information is not to be shared
with any other authority. It
won't be made public, it won't
be shared with anybody." The
Income Declaration Scheme
or IDS, which opened on June
1, allows domestic black money holders to declare ill-gotten
wealth, pay a total of 45 per
cent in tax and penalty and escape prosecution. "The com-
pliance will remain open from
June 1 to September 30 and
people who have such (undisclosed) income, which has not
come under assessment they
can disclose such incomes
and legitimise by paying 45
per cent tax and penalty," he
said. The meeting called to
popularise the scheme and get
best results, was also attended
by Commerce and Industry
Nirmala
Minister
Sitharaman, Power and Coal
Minister Piyush Goyal, Oil
Minister
Dharmendra
Pradhan and Minister of State
in Prime Minister's Office
Jitender Singh. "This is not an
immunity scheme. Immunity
scheme is one where there is
no penalty. In IDS there is
penalty," Jaitley said adding
the Income Tax Department
may come out with a third set
of clarifications on the
scheme in form of frequently
asked questions (FAQ) based
on inputs from today's meeting. The trade bodies, he said,
have suggested that the tax
should be allowed to be paid in
installments. "We will consider this and we will come out
with FAQs." "We have nothing to do with any investigation under any law but any
declaration made under this
law is protected. That information is not shared with any
other authority. It won't be
made public, it won't shared
with anybody," Jaitley said.
"In such disclosures we do
not ask for source of income
and no enquiry takes place."
Today's meeting was called by
the Revenue Department as
well as the Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT) with in-
dustry chambers, trade bodies,
CAs and tax professionals to
discuss the income disclosure
scheme. "We are taking this as
a campaign, as a mission mode
and the professional bodies
and trade organisations, we
have taken their suggestions.
We will come out with a third
FAQ. We expect that anyone
who has such income they disclose it and legitimise their income and assets," he said.
Government ministers as well
as CBDT officials will be travelling throughout the country to
educate people about the
scheme, so that maximum
number of people avail of it, he
said. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi had earlier this week
warned that the black money
holders to take advantage of
the scheme or face action. "It
will be better that you take ad-
vantage of the window provided and save yourself from the
difficulties that you can face after September 30," he said. The
four-pronged strategy prepared by the CBDT for the success of the scheme, includes
single point contact to ensure
confidentiality, setting up of facilitation centres across the
country, giving wide publicity
and monitoring at the highest.
Government has promised
that there will be no inquiry into the source of the undisclosed
income and assets if declaration is made voluntarily. In order to give wide publicity, the
CBDT has also suggested putting up posters about the
Income Declaration Scheme2016, at places frequented by
potential declarants, like club
houses, posh markets, showrooms of high end products.
Kiru HE Project Got Environment Clearance Fin Min, Mian Altaf spar in LA
Jammu, JUNE 28:
In a major development,
the Union Ministry of
Environment, Forests and
Climate Change (MoEFCC)
has accorded environment
clearance to 624 MW Kiru HE
Project in J&K State. The forest clearance for the project
has already been accorded by
J&K State Government on
19.05.2016. Techno-economic
appraisal (TEA) for the project
has also been accorded by
Central Electricity Authority
on 13.06.2016. It is considered
as a major achievement of
Chenab Valley Power Projects
(CVPP) Ltd. which took over
the project from NHPC in June
2013 and within a period of almost three years it obtained all
the major clearances for the
project. CVPP is a joint venture amongst NHPC Ltd, JKSPDC and PTC India Ltd. established in 2011 to harness the
vast hydro power potential of
J&K State. In addition to the
Kiru Hydroelectric Project,
CVPP Ltd. also envisages the
implementation of Pakal Dul
Hydroelectric
Project
(1000MW),
Kwar
Hydroelectric
Project
(540MW) and Dulhasti (StageII) Hydroelectric Project
(550MW) in Chenab River
Basin. The Kiru HE Project is
proposed on river Chenab near
village Patharnakki in District
Kishtwar of Jammu &
Aap Shambu Temple desecration case
Court grants fourteen days
judicial remand of accused
CYM K
Jammu, JUNE 28:
Principal Sessions Judge Jammu today granted fourteen
days judicial remand of Yasir Alfaz s/o Kher Din r/o Shiv
Doda who was arrested by the Janipur police in FIR NO
51/2016 u/s 295/295-A/353/506 RPC in Aap Shambu temple desecration case. Today about 2.30 PM accused Yasir Alfaz was
produced in the court in tight security and SHO Police Station
Janipur Virender Gupta has filed an application seeking remand of accused to the judicial custody for 15 days. Principal
Sessions Judge Jammu Mr. Sanjay Gupta after hearing CPO
Jawaid Ahmed Kahwaja appearing for the police and after perusal of the CD File observed that the investigation in the case
is in progress and severe accusation has been leveled against
the accused person. Court further observed that the prayer of
police seems to be genuine and in accordance with law and ordered that accused is remanded to the Judicial custody for 14
days and is ordered to be sent to Central jail kot-Bhalwal
Jammu. Court also directed Supt Central Jail shall keep the accused in safe custody, so that no untoward incident may take
place. It is worthwhile to mention here that if police failed to
complete the investigation today and produced the challan tomorrow, the accused shall be released. According to the section 497-B CrPC, the accused shall be released on bail if investigation is not completed within two weeks. JNF
Kashmir State. The project envisages construction of a 123 m
high concrete gravity dam
with four intakes, four pressure shafts, an underground
powerhouse of 4 units of 156
MW each to generate 624 MW
of hydro power. This is a runof-the-river scheme. The catchment area of the project is
10225 sq. km. Total land to be
acquired for project is 179.78
ha, out of which 82.05 ha is forest land, 51.37 ha is government land and 46.36 ha is private land. Length of reservoir
shall be 6.5 km with an area of
1.03 sq.km. The Environment
Clearance was issued by
MoEFCC on 24th June 2016 as
per the recommendations of
Expert Appraisal Committee
(EAC). The public hearing of
the project was conducted by
J&K State Pollution Control
Board in November 2015. The
Environmental Management
Plan (EMP) as approved by
MoEFCC with a total cost of Rs.
162.43 crores envisages deprovisions
for
tailed
Biodiversity Conservation &
Management,
Catchment
Area
Treatment,
Compensatory Afforestation,
Fisheries Development, Solid
Waste Management, Energy
Conservation, Muck Disposal,
Reservoir Rim Treatment,
Disaster
Management,
Rehabilitation
and
Resettlement, etc. The implementation of EMP shall be
monitored by the Northern
Regional Office of MoEFCC on
regular basis. A multi-disciplinary Committee (MDC) for
monitoring the implementation of environmental safeguards during construction
shall also be constituted. The
total cost of project is about Rs.
4640.88 crores and is likely to
be completed in 54 months. The
overall benefits of project to
the State shall include a share
of 49% power from the project
besides 12% free power to State
and 1% free power towards
Local Area Development Fund
(LADF). However, infusion of
large quantum of money and
development of infrastructure
resulting in overall socio-economic development of the area
shall be an additional benefit.
Srinagar, June 28:
Opposition
National
Conference legislator from
Kangan,
and
Finance
Minister sparred in Lower
House Tuesday, after the former said that locals have
been denied jobs in construction of Z-Morh Tunnel. The issue cropped up during Zero
Hour when Altaf said that locals of Kangan have been ignored in jobs in construction
of the tunnel, “despite an
agreement with the company
and the government”. While
replying to the senior NC legislator, Drabu said that allegations of “ignoring and discrimination” are often being
One booked for duping people by showing him as PA DGP
Jammu, JUNE 28:
Crime Branch Jammu
register a case against person
who duped people on the
name of job by introducing
himself as PA to DGP.
According to the Crime
Branch that Complaints
lodged by Sh. Harsh Sharma
S/o Sh. Vijay Sharma R/o Q.
No. 04 CD Hospital Complex,
Bakshi Nagar, Jammu before
the Governor’s Secretariat
and Crime Branch revealed
that the complainant met one
Amarjeet Singh Lakha who
told him that his partner
namely Kuldeep Singh
Manhas is getting his sons adjusted in the Police
Department out of the discretionary quota of DGP J&K for
which he has to pay an
amount of Rs. 4.00 lacs, out of
which Rs. 2.00 lac, in advance,
has been paid to one Ashfaq
Ahmed Wani, PA to DGP. On
this the complainant asked
Kuldeep Singh Manhas to fix
his meeting with said Ashfaq
and accordingly Kuldeep
Singh Manhas took the complainant to Police Line where
the said Ashfaq Ahmad came
out of his office and told the
complainant that there are
certain vacancies in the discretionary quota of the DGP
which are not to be advertized
and assured a job in lieu of Rs.
2.00 lacs each.
He further told that the
proposal is ready and their
names shall be included and
the list will be out within fifteen days. It was further alleged that the complainant
and his friend Omkar Singh
R/o Chasana, Reasi paid Rs.
2.00 lacs each to said Ashfaq
Ahmed Wani through
Kuldeep Singh Manhas S/o
Late Angrez Singh Manhas
R/o Durga Nagar, Jammu.
However, after receiving the
money neither they were provided the job nor the many taken was returned. On repeated
contacts said Ashfaq Ahmed
Wani told that he had got no
money and that they can claim
their money back from
Kuldeep Singh Manhas, as
such all the accused have
cheated etc. On the receipt of
these complaints, a preliminary verification was initiated
in Crime Branch, Jammu and
during the course of verification, it was found that complaint had paid the money
through cheque No. 026629 dated 30.07.2014 amounting to Rs.
1.40 lac and No. 026630 dated
30-07-2014 amounting to Rs.
0.40 lac for the purpose. It was
also found that one Ashfaq
Ahmed Wani S/o Retd. S.I
Ghulam Nabi Wani R/o Tral,
Awantipora, Distt. Pulwama
personated to be the P.A of
D.G.P J&K and allured and
cheated the complainant and
his friend with the connivance
of Kuldeep Singh Manhas S/o
Lt. Angrez Singh Manhas R/o
Suryavanshi Vihar Lower
Roop Nagar, Jammu and
Amarjeet Singh Lakha S/o
Late Om Parkash, R/o 198,
Resham Ghar Colony, Jammu
solely in order to cheat them
and cause them wrongful loss
by misappropriating the money. The omissions and commissions, therefore, on the
part of Ashfaq Ahmed Wani
S/o Retd. S.I Ghulam Nabi
Wani R/o Tral, Awantipora,
Distt. Pulwama, Kuldeep Singh
Manhas S/o Lt. Angrez Singh
Manhas R/o Suryavanshi
Vihar Lower Roop Nagar,
Jammu and Amarjeet Singh
Lakha S/o Late Om Parkash,
R/o 198, Resham Ghar Colony,
Jammu, prima facie, constitute
offences punishable u/s
419,420,406 RPC. Accordingly, a
formal case is registered in P/S
Crime Branch, Jammu. JNF
repeated in the state. Drabu
was yet to complete the reply,
when the legislator interrupted him “Why won’t we say
so,” Altaf retorted. However,
Drabu replied that “What are
you saying?” The two legislators got involved in verbal duel, with Congress MLAs joining Altaf to shout at the minister. Immediately, NC and
Congress MLAs stood from
their Benches and a din
erupted in the House.
Congress Legislative party leader and MLA Leh,
Nawang Rigzin Jora said that
as opposition their job is to
criticise the govenrment.
Feeling cornered, the minister sat down, while the din
continued by the opposition.
Minister for Social Welfare
Sajjad Lone told the opposition to allow the minister to
reply. “You are our senior
members. This is what we
won’t learn from you. There
is a difference between shouting and parliamentary language,” Lone told them. To
this, NC MLA from Khanyar,
Ali Muhammad Sagar said
“don’t overreact.” Altaf reacted angrily to Finance
Minister. “I have been cabinet minister four times. I
have many powerful people
than you. You don’t know
me.” However, the opposition
got infuriated and walked out
of the House. (KNS)
Kulgam police solved two burglary
cases, arrested four burglars
Srinagar, June 28:
Kulgam police solved
two burglary cases by arresting the accused persons involved in these cases and recovered stolen items worth
lacs of rupees at their instance. Rayees Ahmad Shah
reported in Police Station
D.H Pora, Kulgam that during the intervening night of
26th and 27th of the instant
month, some unknown persons broke his shop at
Pumbai and stole digital cameras, mobile phone accessories etc from the shop.
Kulgam police registered a
case FIR No. 98/2016 under
section 457, 380 RPC and
started the investigation.
During the course of investigation SHO D.H Pora Shri
Hyder Ali launched a manhunt and arrested two bur-
glars identified as Kamran
Arshid Mir @Badshah son of
Arshid Mir resident of
Wangam Shopian and Abdul
Rashid Lone son of Ghulam
Mohammad resident of
Kachdora Shopian. Stolen
items worth lacks and the
items of instant case were recovered at their instance.
Meanwhile, during investigation of another burglary case FIR No. 92/2016 under section 457, 380 RPC
lodged on 23-06-2016, SHO
D.H Pora along with his party
arrested two burglars who
were identified as Gowhar
Ahmad Ahanar and Nazir
Ahmad Ahanger residents of
D.K Marg. Kulgam police recovered stolen property of
the instant case (Motor GK200) from their instance. The
investigation of both the cases is still going on.
CYM K
GOF Staff Reporter

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