Centre for separate settlement for KPs, Mufti says
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Centre for separate settlement for KPs, Mufti says
Arun Jaitley bats for MP CM, says his credibility unquestionable P7 | NATION Vohra releases book Rs 61566 imposed as Terror should not be on German, Indian fine by Comm Tax allowed to revisit j&k Authority laws P3 | CITY INFO P5 | KATHUA P6 | OPINION theNORTHLINES The Newspaper of Substance Since 1995 Vol No: XX Issue No. 93 Jammu Tawi Fri, Apr. 10, 2015 Pages - 12 Price ‘2/- www.thenorthlines.com, www.epaper.northlines.in Regd. No. JK/306/2014-16 Bhawan goes Centre for separate settlement Raj by Centre, Governor for KPs, Mufti says otherwise nominates 8 MLCs Agencies New Delhi | Apr | 9: Differences between Jammu and Kashmir ruling alliance partners -- PDP and BJP -- came to the fore with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh earlier in the day making it clear that the Centre was going ahead with its plans for composite townships for KPs and there was no going back on the plas for separate settlement of displaced community in the Valley. "I don't want to go into details. Whatever decision was taken by the central government for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits...the decision remains the same. We had a good talk with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (on this issue)," he told reporters here. His remarks came in the wake of assertions by Jammu V K Singh should apologise to media: Shukla Kanpur: Criticising Union MoS for External Affairs V K Singh over his remarks dubbing newsmen as "presstitutes", Cong MP Rajeev Shukla said he should "better apologise to the media". and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in the Assembly earlier in the day that there were no plans for a separate cluster for Kashmiri Pandits. On Tuesday at a meeting in New Delhi, Singh had asked Sayeed to provide land in the state for composite townships for Kashmiri Pandits. The Chief Minister assured the Home Minister that the state government will acquire and provide land at the earliest for composite townships in the Valley. Clarifying his government's stand in the Assembly, Sayeed said, "I have told the Union Home Minister that they (KPs) cannot live separately (in Kashmir Valley) and they will have to live together." "I want to tell the House... There is no plan (for a separate township for KPs in Kashmir). A hue and cry erupted that a separate Homeland is being made for them. I said that is not possible. Those who are living there have to spend their lives together. We will try our best," he said. Describing as misconstrued the impression being created by certain quarters regarding establishment of exclusive habitations, Mufti Sayeed stated that the Government has not acquired any land for setting up any exclusive enclaves. He further said the Government does not favour any clusterization for return of Kashmiri Pandits but their complete reintegration as part of the Kashmiri society. "Some Pandit organizations have also stated that a majority of the migrated community will feel vulnerable if they return to the Valley and live in exclusive zones," he added. Major Opposition parties and separatists groups in Jammu and Reconciliation must for peace, development: Mufti Sayeed NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : Assuring the people of laying a strong edifice for building institutions of good governance, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said his Government will take forward the ongoing Chandigarh: Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who process of reconciliation to firmly embed peace and had last week met the Haryana Guv here days after prosperity in the State. Mufti Sayeed was speaking his transfer, today met state during the concluding day of CM Manohar Lal Khattar. the Budget Session in the Legislative Assembly. Describing the formation of the Coalition Government as a historic occasion that respected New Delhi: Coming out in the mandate of the people of all the three regions, the Chief support of DU Vice Minister said the BJP-PDP Chancellor Dinesh Singh and the now-revoked FYUP, alliance has the political legitimacy to govern the State a number of academics, as it represents the aspirations including former DU VC of all the regions. Deepak Pental, today He further said a congenial warned of the "inherent" atmosphere in the State is a danger and "long-term prerequisite to reap the benefits fallout" if the university system is discouraged from introducing new ideas. Khemka meets CM Khattar Academics, ex-DU VC rally behind Dinesh Singh AAP govt makes plan to remove diesel vehicles New Delhi: Delhi government today said it was working on a detailed plan of action to remove around 1.53 lakh diesel vehicles older than 10 years from the city roads in compliance with an order by the NGT. Undertrial prisoner killed in Tihar turf war New Delhi: A turf war between two groups of criminals over superiority in Delhi''s ''high-security'' Tihar jail claimed the life of a 29year-old undertrial prisoner after he was stabbed to death by at least six attackers of the rival camp. Market Watch SENSEX 28,707.75 191.16 NIFTY 8,714.40 54.10 GOLD (MCX) (RS/10G.) 26,795.00 -80.00 USD/INR 62.25 -0.01 WEATHER JAMMU SRINAGAR High | Low High | Low 23°C | 14°C 15°C | 4°C Kashmir had slammed the move, saying it will divide the people and pose security risks. Singh had written a letter to the previous Omar Abdullah government which was followed by another communication to state Governor N N Vohra asking for identification of land for such migrants. At present, there are about 62,000 registered Kashmiri migrant families in the country, who have moved from the Valley to Jammu, Delhi and other parts of the country after the state was rocked by militancy in 1989. The BJP-PDP alliance in the state had mentioned rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in their common minimum programme. During the Budget for 2015-16, Rs 580 crore has been earmarked by the Centre for rehabilitation of migrants. of a healthy democracy. "The people have suffered much due to turmoil that hit the State over two decades ago and to realize our goals in realizing J&K's full potential, peace has to be given a chance," he stated. Favouring reconciliation with all the neighbours to bring in lasting peace in the region, Mufti Sayeed said his earlier Government in 2005 took some historic steps that included opening of traditional routes like Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawlakote roads. ‘ He said the bonhomie between India and Pakistan was JK tops in terror financing cases Agencies New Delhi | Apr | 9: The highest number of 80 cases relating to alleged terror financing have been registered in Jammu and Kashmir involving 190 accused and seizure of Rs 2.93 crore was effected by security agencies in the last nine years. Besides it, a total of 41 such cases were registered in north eastern states of Manipur (26), Meghalaya (nine), Assam (five) and Tripura (one), Giving precedent to the gubernatorial conventions over the provisions under section 50 (6) of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the Governor, NN Vohra today nominated eight political activists as Members Legislative Council. As per the notification issued by Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the Governor, in exercise of the powers vested in him under Sub-section (6) of Section 50 of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, has nominated Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, Ashok Khajuria, Vikramditya Singh, Romesh Arora, Saifu-Din Bhat, Ajatshatru Singh, Mohammad Khurshid Alam and Surinder Mohan Ambardar as new members to the Upper House of Jammu and Kashmir's bicameral legislature. According to reliable sources, the initial indications emanating from Raj Bhawan at Jammu a day before revealed that it would strictly go by the spirit of the constitution which was even confirmed by one of the now again evident recently during nominated member and this the rescue of fellow was reported by this countrymen trapped in Yemen. Referring to the devastation caused by the September 2014 floods, the Chief Minister said the people who lost everything shall be adequately compensated. He said the small-time traders and destitute, who lacked insurance cover, shall be provided financial assistance from April 15, enabling them to restart their lives afresh. Thanking all the members of the Legislative Assembly, especially youngsters and firsttimers, for raising important discussions during the proceedings of the House, the Chief Minister assured them of all financial support in effectively taking care of the developmental needs of their respective constituencies. He said he has flagged the priorities of all the members which would be sorted out shortly. NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : In a significant decision, Divisional Level Single Window Clearance Committee of the Department of Industries and Commerce today cancelled 103.5 Kanals of land allotted to 34 provisionally registered units at Kathua and Bari Brahmana in Jammu region. The cancellation has been ordered as they failed to establish their units. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Committee held under the Chairmanship of Director Industries and Commerce, Jammu, Dr Abdul Rashid. The Committee took serious note of the allotted land having left unused and idle by the allottee entrepreneurs. After detailed discussions, a decision was taken to cancel the allotments on 101 Kanals of land at Kathua and 2.5 Kanal land at Bari Brahmana in the Jammu division. The land, which had been unnecessarily here that the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Syeed while in Delhi a day before, for discussing various important issues with the Prime Minister, Narender Modi and Home Minister Raj Nath Singh, had also taken both the leaders on board over the issue of nominations to Upper House in the state. Section 50 (6) of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir that provided for filling of eight nominated vacancies in upper house, in simple English language reads as: "Eight members shall be nominated by the Governor, not more that three of whom shall be persons belonging to any of the socially or economically backward classes in the State, and the others shall be persons having special knowledge or practical NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : Ten days after Chief Minister accusing previous government of eroding state's economy by shifting over-draft facility from the J&K Bank to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the finance department today has instructed the officers and officials particularly the drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) of the State Government, Corporations, Public Sector Undertakings and other development authorities to open their official accounts with the J&K Bank only. Contd... on P2.... In a circular, the Finance April 2015. Department has asked all the Chief Minister Mufti Drawing and Mohammed Sayeed on March Disbursing Officers 30 accused previous National Conference-led government of eroding the state's autonomy by shifting overdraft of the facility from Jammu S t a t e and Kashmir Bank to the Government, Corporations, Reserve Bank of India. Public Sector Undertakings and The National Conference, other development authorities, had however, said that every who have bank accounts in bank in the country has to other banks, to close these function under RBI and the accounts immediately and issue had nothing to do with the transfer the balances along with institution of autonomy. accrued interest to the bank During a discussion on account to be opened by them in demand of grants in the state J&K Bank by or before 30th Contd... on P2.... FIR against J&K cops The Supreme Court has set aside the order of Jammu and Kashmir High Court directing the police to lodge an FIR against the cops over the death of a school boy alleged to have been hit by a teargas shell during their operation to quell a stone-pelting mob in 2010. Wamiq Farooq, a class VII student, was reportedly hit by a teargas shell when protestors locked and blocked, will be allotted to genuine prospective entrepreneurs in the next meeting of the Committee. The Committed also cleared the cases of 15 entrepreneurs and allotted 40.12 Kanals of land to them for establishing their units. These units are likely to generate employment for 226 persons and will result in investment to plant and machinery to the tune of about Rs 7.32 crores. Those present in the meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time admitted that there are problems in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) -Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview to Hindustan Times Modi said, "These are teething troubles. We need to have patience. I myself and my party have made our stand very clear that any lenience towards anti-national elements and terrorists will not be acceptable. However, we should not forget the larger picture. The alliance in Jammu and Kashmir has the potential to resolve one of our most difficult national problems through people's participation and good governance." The PDP faced flak from the opposition parties over the release Kashmir separatist leader Masarat Alam on March Bank only with JK Bank: Govt directs departments Investigation Team (SIT), set up by a Srinagar sessions court, which "found the police personnel innocent" and that the boy's death could have been due to a fall from the stadium wall or a teargas shell. The Jammu and Kashmir Government had challenged this order of the High Court and were pelting stones on the directed the police to lodge a police near the Gani Memorial second FIR on the incident, particularly keeping in view the Stadium in old Srinagar. The apex court relied on the death of the boy. The Supreme report of a four-member Special Allotment of 103.5 kanals of land for industrial use cancelled Contd... on P2.... newspaper. Sources said a word apparently has passed from New Delhi to Raj Bhawan yesterday to avoid any controversy in the matter. A senior PDP leader pleading not to be named said that the decision was an afterthought and on the behest of central Agencies intervention. It is pertinent to mention New Delhi | Apr | 9: SC sets aside order on lodging according to Home Ministry Agencies data. About Rs 3.33 crore New Delhi | Apr | 9: allegedly meant for terror financing were seized in these cases registered between 2006 and 2015, it said. National Investigating Agency (NIA) seized Rs 3.66 crore proceeds meant for terror financing while probing 11 cases involving 101 accuseed during the period, the data said. A total of 213 cases of alleged terror financing were registered NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : Modi admits to problems in PDP-BJP govt included, Mr Showkat Chowdhary Regional Director, J&K State Pollution Control, Mr R.L.Tikoo Managing Director, Jammu & Kashmir, SICOP, Mr Sanjeev Rathore Superintending Engineer, M&RE Circle-Kathua, Mr Ramesh Chander Menia Superintending Engineer, M&RE Circle Batote, Ms Rifat Kohli Joint Director (M&P), Industries & Commerce, Mr A.K.Chibber Executive Engineer,(ED-II),PDD Jammu and Mr Vikram Gupta General Manager, J&K, SIDCO. Contd... on P2.... Governor's Secretariat to close on Apr 24 NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : The offices of Governor's Secretariat at Jammu will close on 24th of April 2015 and reopen at Srinagar on Monday May 5, 2015 at 9.30 a.m. Raj Bhavan spokesperson has said that all communications meant for Governor and his staff which cannot reach Raj Bhavan, Jammu before 24th of March, 2015 shall be addressed to Raj Bhavan Srinagar. 7 from jail despite protests by its ally BJP, which also issued an ultimatum to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's party to mend its ways. The Prime Minister revealed that the Centre was kept in the dark over the decision. He said Alam was released without informing or consulting the Centre. Narendra Modi admits to problems in PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir The Prime Minister also broke his silence on controversial statements made by several Union Ministers and BJP leaders. He also spoke about the BJP's loss in the Delhi Assembly elections 2015 and on how the 'Modi wave' is abating. "We respect the verdict of the people of Delhi. I find it amusing to hear that those who did not talk about a 'Modi wave' in the context of the outcome of the 2014 general elections are now engaged in intense discussion regarding the 'Modi wave'. I can say with confidence that we fully enjoy the love and trust of the people of the country," he said. BJP was steamrolled by the two-year-old Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) in the Delhi Assembly elections. In a historic verdict, AAP swept the Delhi polls by 67 out of the 70 Contd... on P2.... Gurezi elected Dy Speaker NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : Nazir Ahmed Gurezi, a 3time National Conference Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Gurez, was today unanimously elected as Deputy Speaker of Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The Motion for the election of Deputy Speaker was moved by Minister for Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Syed Basharat Bukhari and seconded by Minister for Social Welfare & Forests, Bali Bhagat in the House, which unanimously adopted it. Nasim Zaidi appointed Chief Election Commissioner Agencies New Delhi | Apr | 9 : Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi was on Thursday appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner. President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared his appointment, a Law Ministry statement said. He will assume charge with effect from April 19, after the incumbent Hari Shankar Brahma demits office on April 18 upon his retirement. Zaidi will have a tenure up to July, 2017 when he attains the age of 65. In appointing Zaidi as the CEC, the government has carried on with the convention of elevating the senior-most EC. Incidentally, he will be the only one left in the three-member constitutional body as the others have retired. The government will also soon set in motion the process of appointing two Election Commissioners to fill up the vacancies in the three-member poll body. V S Sampath had retired as CEC in January and Brahma was elevated in his place. An EC or a CEC has a tenure of six years in office or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier. A 1976 batch IAS officer, Zaidi has worked in the Civil Aviation Ministry for a long time. Union Home Secy calls on CM NL Correspondent Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : Sayeed, here this afternoon. During the meeting, matters Union Home Secretary, L. C. relating to the security and lawGoyal, called on the Chief and-order scenario in the State Minister, Mufti Mohammad were discussed. Assembly adjourned sine-die Jammu Tawi | Apr | 9 : Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta in exercise of powers conferred upon him under Rule 16 of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, today adjourned the House sinedie. 2 JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 Pradesh Congress chief assigns responsibilities among party cadre Jammu, April 9 The new office bearers of PCC have been assigned responsibilities of different districts to look after the organizational activities by the President JKPCC Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Mir. Chief Spokesman of PCC Ravinder Sharma has said that the allocations have been made to the team of PCC functionaries for zones comprising different districts mentioned therein. Meanwhile, in view of the constitution of the PCC teams and allocations of works/assignments, it has been decided that the membership drive shall be looked after by the organizational set up at all levels from PCC to the block levels and separate membership committees constituted for the purpose shall stand disbanded. The respective units have been asked to take up the membership work as per party norms, at the earliest. As per allocation of work, Sham Lal Sharma Senior Vice President will look after the overall organizational activities besides administration and responsibilities of the party in Jammu Province. Raman Bhalla (former Minister) Vice President PCC along with General Secretaries PCC Manjit Singh, Manmohan Singh, Vikram Malhotra, Mohammad Shahnawaz Choudhary and Namrata Sharma will look after Jammu Urban, Rural and Samba districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries PCC Rajni Bala, Thomas Khokhar, Shashi Sharma, Sobha Singh, Shamsher Singh, Pawan Raina and Dr Sat Pal and Organising Secretaries Ashok Sharma, Neeraj Gupta, Sanjeev Sharma, Ashwani Puri & Ashok Dubey. Mula Ram (former Minister) Vice President PCC alongwith General Secretaries PCC, Shabir Ahmed Khan and Shah Mohammad Choudhary will look after Poonch & Rajouri Districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries & Organizing Secretaries PCC Gurmeet Singh, Parveen Akhtar and Lovely Gupta. Shri Sham Lal Sharma-Sr. Vice President PCC & Smt. Kanta Bhan-Vice President PCC alongwith General Secretaries Thakur Balwan Singh, Dr. Manohar Lal & Faqir Nath will look after Kathua, Udahmpur & Reasi districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries & Organising Secretaries Anuradha Andotra, Pankaj Dogra, Narinder Sharma, Pawan Raina, Nirdosh Sharma, Kulbir Singh Pathania, Manjit Singh Jatt, & Vijay Manhas. G. M. Saroori-(MLA) Vice President PCC alongwith General Secretaries PCC Abdul Majid Wani, Yogesh Sawhney look after Doda & Kishtwar districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries and Organising Secretaries Ashok Dogra, Imtiyaz Ahmed Khandey & Pawan Singh. Sham Lal Sharma-Sr. Vice President will look after Ramban district alongwith General Secretaries PCC Abdul Majid Wani, Yogesh Sawhney and The NORTHLINES CITY INFO Secretary Ashok Dogra (ExMLA). Shri Ghulam Nabi Monga(MLC) Vice President & Amreen Bader-Vice President alongwith General Secretaries PCC Nazir Ahmed Khan, Shameem Iqbal will look after Srinagar, Budgam & Ganderbal districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries & Organising Secretaries Abid Kashmiri, Irfan Naqeeb, Amit Amla, Ch. Kadfeen, Imtiyaz Khan, Sahil Farooq, Jawahira Bano G. A. Gulzar & Nisar Ahmed Khan. Mohammad Anwar Bhat-Vice President PCC alongwith General Secretaries PCC Sdr. Surinder Singh Channi, Hilal Ahmed Shah will look after the Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian & Pulwama districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries & Organising Secretaries PCC Shaheena Nadaf, Farooq Ahmed Malpuri, Abdul Rashid lone & Mohammad Ayub Ganie. Haji Abdul Rashid Dar(MLA) Vice President PCC alongwith General Secretaries PCC Usman Majid-(MLA) & Shoiab Nabi Lone will look after Baramulla, Kupwara & Bandipora districts. They will be assisted by Secretaries and Organising Secretaries PCC Jasbeer Kour, Reyaz Ahmed Khan, Raja Bano, Abdul Hamid Wani & Hamidullah Mir. Shri Narbu Gialson-Vice President PCC alongwith General Secretaries PCC Ghulam Raza will look after Leh & Kargil districts. They will be assisted by Organising Secretaries PCC Mohd. Yasin Drass, Sonam Namgiyal & Zakir Hussian. University's construction halted by protestors Kathua, April 9: The landowners brought a halt to ongoing construction work of South Campus University today saying that they would not allow the work to perform until and unless they get justice. Leading the protesters Balwant Singh said that 25-families of Janglote gave their lands for the construction of South Campus University. The land was fertile and some people had raised orchards on their lands. Keeping in view the facility of University these families decided to provide their lands against land at other place. He added that, at that time ADC Charanjeet Singh assured them of providing land and finally assigned land near Rajiv Gandhi College of Education. "Since three years, they are trying to cover their land but whenever they go their district administration reaches there with heavy police force and compel them to run away from there", he miffed. Later, Tehsildar Vinay Khosla reached the spot and asked the protesters to let the work start giving them assurance of resolving the issue. However, the protesters said that they are getting these kinds of assurances since three years. Now, they would not trust on assurance and would not allow the work to perform unless they get their lands. Dev Raj, Janak Singh, Daleep Singh, Gaffur, Uttam Chand and many others were among the protesters. Supports pay tribute to Lt. Lal Chand Kathua, April 9: On the completion of one month of demise of Ex-MLA Master Lal Chand, the supporters organised a meeting under the leadership of Advocate Rakesh Thakur, here at Bani on Thursday.The supporters offering floral tributes to the portrait of Lal Chand observed two-minute silence.While paying tribute Advocate Rakesh Thakur said, "The demise of senior leader Lal Chand is a great loss for their supporters and to his Bani constituency in particular". Rakesh Thakur termed him as political stalwart who came from a humble background and strived hard as a political leader. Recalling him leader for the betterment of people of the state especially people of Bani area, Rakesh Thakur said that Lal Chand was a man of masses and his contribution for the betterment and welfare of the down trodden people especially of Bani people will be remembered for ever. He expressed sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. Retired Master Milkhi Ram, Sarpanch Sushil Kumar, Sarpanch Brij Mohan, Sarpanch Krishan Chand Sarpanch Ajeet Sharma, Subash Chander and many others attended the condolence. www.thenorthlines.com Gupta demands compensation for damaged crops Kathua, April 9: Recalling the state as well central government a total failure, District Congress Committee President Former MLC Subash Chander Gupta said that neither the state nor the central government is giving heed to the hardships of the farmer community. Subash Gupta said these words after taking the loss position of damaged crops of the different areas of Kathua district. Alleging state as well central government agricultural policies responsible for the hardships of farmers, Subash Gupta said that farmer community, which fills the stomach of others is bound to starve himself. The governments despite helping the poor farmers', is busy in boosting their hardships and as a result, the farmers are committing suicides. He said that recent unseasonal heavy rains and infrastructure for CUK: Priya Jammu, Apr 9, CNS: Congress slams govt on unutilised flood fund Health Department to fast-track Jammu Apr 10: Accusing the BJP-PDP govt of playing politics over providing relief to flood victims of J&K, the congress today said both the parties promised the sky but did not follow it up with action. Congress Organising and media secretary Salman Nizami today while seeking an explanation of sorts on unutilised funds for flood relief, has asked the Chief Minister to explain why he and his Finance Minister rushed to Delhi with a begging bowl to seek a grant of more funds from the Centre when out of Rs 570 crore, Rs 440 crore has remained unutilised. He has told PDP and BJP leadership that since their government has failed to provide timely relief to thousands of flood-affected families, the Congress would like to know why the govt delayed to identify and distribute the funds among recruitment process: Ch Zulfkar Ishfaq Jabbar, the Minister said that the University had awarded some works to the CPWD which, however, the University has not accepted citing certain deficiencies in the works especially related to Soil Investigation and Contour Mapping. The Minister said due to poor performance of the CPWD in executing the projects assigned to it, the University initiated the process of engaging an alternative Project Management Consultant (PMC) by floating Expression of Interest (EoI) at National Level, which was open to all public sector units involved with execution of construction works. The Minister said after following a transparent and competitive process, the University has selected M/s NBCC limited as its PMC for the execution of all other construction projects. The University selected an architect through Architectural Design Competition and the selected architect is working on the drawings, plans, BOQs of the buildings to be constructed in the Phase-I of the campus development. (CNS) commissioned by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and authored by a leading international consulting firm KPMG. The objective of these skill gap reports was to understand the sectorial and geographical spread of skill requirements that exist. The figures have been estimated on the basis of extensive stakeholder engagement including small, medium and large enterprises in every sector as well asSector Skill Councils (SSCs), training providers in the skills space and academia. The skill gap studies provide a granular data on the skill gaps for two time periods2013-17 and 2017-22. Commenting on the studies, Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director and CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) said "These studies are an attempt to remove the information asymmetry that exists in the skills landscape in the country. The studies have been conducted through extensive primary interaction with key stakeholders including industry, training providers, trainees, sector skill councils and government. More than 1000 industry experts, 19 Sector skill councils, 110 training institutions and 1500+ trainees have been engaged for the studies. The findings will help draw key insights for skill development plans for both government and corporates." Industry will require close to 109 million skilled workforce over next decade No seepage in PHE Pipeline along Rajbagh Bund: Zulfkar FROM PAGE 1... Bank only with .... During a discussion on demand of grants in the state legislative assembly, the Chief Minister had said, "The biggest setback to the autonomy was when the previous government shifted the ways and means (concerning overdrafts) from Jammu and Kashmir Bank to the Reserve Bank of India." He said that earlier the state government used to withdraw overdraft from the Jammu and Kashmir Bank to meet its financial needs and used to pay interest to the bank, which used to again reach the people of the state. "We used to draw overdraft of Rs 2000 to 2500 crore from the Jammu and Kashmir Bank. It was like taking money from our own house. When the money used to come (from centre), we paid the interest and it again was given back to our own people," he said and added that handing over the "ways and means" of the bank to RBI by the previous government was a major setback to the institution of autonomy of the state. Modi admits to problems .... seats and the BJP managing just 3 seats. The Prime Minister also broke his silence on controversial statements made by several Union Ministers and BJP leaders. He indicated his disapproval of these comments. However, he also added that he could not be expected to publicly clarify or make statements every time something like that happened. BJP faced criticism over several controversial remarks by its leaders. Lok Sabha MP Giriraj Singh recently had said that if late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian women, she would not have become the Congress president because she would not have been white-skinned like Sonia Gandhi. Even BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha, President of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), criticised Giriraj's remarks on Sonia Gandhi. Even after expressing regret over his comment, Singh received a lot of criticism from various sections of the society. Talking about the bottlenecks in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP-led NDA is in minority, Modi said, "We believe in dialogue with both allies and opposition parties. I have myself appealed in Parliament that we are ready to discuss and accommodate any issues where political parties have a different view. I do hope that most of the parties would cooperate on issues of urgent national importance and adopt a bipartisan stance." Raj Bhawan goes by Centre.... l experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service." swallowed hundreds' of acre land of the poor farmers of Mahi Chak, Airwan, Pandori, Nangal, Jarmal, Ghati , Kotpunnu, chabay chak, Tengdevpura, Rattnu Chak Ballian, Mathra chak, Muthi Charu, Sapalwan, Kunthal and other adjoining areas. Last year during the monsoon season, also the river carried away fertile land with him. However, neither the administration nor the flood department tried to give a hearing. As a result, during the recent rains the flood washed away hundreds of acre land of Mahi Chak, Airwan, Pandori, Nangal, Jarmal, Ghati , Kotpunnu, chabay chak, Tengdevpura, Rattnu Chak Ballian, Mathra chak, Muthi Charu, Sapalwan, Kunthal and other adjoining villages.Subash Gupta demanded the administration to take precautionary measures and construct protection dams where so ever needed. Process underway to raise Minister of State for Information, Education and Culture, Ms. Priya Sethi informed the House that the land measuring 3321 kanals-02 Marlas has been acquired for establishment of the Central University of Kashmir at Ganderbal and an amount of Rs. 20.61 Crore stands released on account of compensation of the land acquired for of the Jammu, Apr 9, CNS: Minister for CA&PD, Ch. Zulfkar Ali establishment University. informed the House that as many as 226 posts of consultants and Replying to a Calling post of Non-Gazetted Cadre have been referred to the Attention those families, whose houses had submitted a comprehensive various Notice by Sheikh recruiting agency for filling up vacant posts in Hospitals. were partially, severely or fully package of Rs 44,000 crore but The Minister while replying to a Calling Attention Notice by damaged in September 2014 the centre has only provided Rs Legislator, Ahmed Wani said that as soon as the selection floods. He said there is an urgent 570 and out of which Rs 440 is process is Altaf completed, the vacant posts in District Hospital need to explain the issue still untilized. Further demanding Anantnag, Sub-District Hospital Seer Hamdan and PHC Sallar threadbare to plug leaks in the a white paper from the will be filled up accordingly. administrative setup. government on the present status He said in addition to these referred posts, the process of Nizami said the UPA govt of the fund, Nizami has forwarding the posts of more than 300 Medical Officers Jammu, April 9 went all out to provide succor to demanded to know about all (Allopathic) and about 90 posts of Medical Officers (ISM) is under the victims of the 2005 earth funds that have been made consideration in the department. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, quake that affected vast areas available to district adminisThe Minister added that Health Department is making every along LOC. "What has happened trations, irrigation department effort to post doctors in peripheral institutions and the Department Minister of State (I/C) for Skill and now when there is a BJP and and what the government is is in the process of shifting all those doctors to the field who have Development PDP govt in Centre and State. doing for the rehabilitation of been sitting in cities since long and who have completed E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p t o d a y launched the Human Resource The previous state government affected families. Registrarship/Demonstratorship. and Skill Requirement reports across 24 sectors in India which will serve as the baseline for all skill development initiatives Jammu, Apr 9, CNS: Minister for rectified immediately. Replying to Calling recent floods of September 2014, which being planned across the CA&PD, Ch. Zulfkar Ali informed the Attention Notice by Ms. Anjum Fazli, the was restored and replaced by laying new country. According to the findings of House that there is no seepage in the Minister informed that PHE pipeline laid pipes across the breached spots. He said the research reports, the pipeline along the Kursoo Rajbagh Bund, along the Kursoo Rajbagh bund has been leakages at joints can take place if there is human resource however, due to settlement of soil and running since long to cater to water supply settlement in recently reconstructed bund, incremental across these 24 movement of vehicular traffic on the bund needs of the people living in the adjoining however, this is being monitored closely on requirement is nearly road, there was some displacement of one areas. day to day basis and attended on top sectors 109.73[1]million whereby the of the joints of the pipe line, which has been He said the pipeline got damaged during priority. (CNS) top 10 sectors account for about 80% of requirements. The reports were Why Mufti rushed to Delhi with begging bowl despite funds on disposal? :Nizami hailstorm has immensely damaged the standing crops, hundred percent throughout the district. "The Crop Insurance Scheme of the government is still an illusion for the farmers", he rued. Demanding an adequate insurance policy for the crops he said that the government should announce compensation for damage according to the neighboring state Punjab. Everyone knows that it is due to the anti-farmers policies the farmers of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states are committing suicides. However, in J&K until now none had committed suicide. If the government fails to meet the hardships of the farmers of the state sooner the process of committing suicide would start", he miffed. Subash Gupta taking note of land erosion said that until now, the Ujh,Tarnah and Beian River had Senior Congress leader Karan Singh's two sons are among the eight new members nominated today to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. Ajatshatru Singh and Vikramadatya Singh have joined ruling coalition partners, BJP and PDP in the State. Ashok Khajuria, who has been a two-time MLA, was denied ticket by the BJP to contest election in 2014 Assembly polls and Arora, a senior BJP leader apart from Ambardar, is a staunch RSS activist. With the nomination of the eight more members, the strength of the Legislative Council has gone up to 34.The total strength of the Council is 36. However, two vacancies falling under the category of Urban Local bodies, election for which could not be held for last ten years. In the 34-member house, 11 members belong to PDP, 8 to BJP and NC each and 7 to the Congress. SC sets aside order ... Court said there was already an FIR concerning similar allegations on a private complaint and the trial in sessions court was in progress. While passing the order on April 7, the apex court noted its order of October 28 last year when it had directed the state government to place the outcome of the deliberations of the SIT on this case. "A perusal of the conclusions recorded by the four-member SIT reveals that the police has been found to be innocent, with reference to the death of the boy named, Wamiq Farooq," a bench of Justices J S Khehar and S A Bobde said. "In the above view of the matter, the need to record a second First Information Report, by the impugned order passed by the High Court on August 9, 2011 (affirming the determination rendered by the Principal Sessions Judge, Srinagar vide his May 2, 2011 order) stands frustrated. "Accordingly, the direction issued by the Sessions Judge, Srinagar, which came to be affirmed by the High Court, to register a fresh FIR in connection with death of the aforementioned boy named Wamiq Farooq, deserves to be set aside. The same is accordingly set aside," the bench said. JK tops in terror .... by NIA and 15 other state police forces involving 873 accused. About Rs 14.85 crore have been seized in these cases, it said. 21 cases of alleged terror financing were registered in the national capital, 16 in Punjab, 14 in Karnataka, 11 in Odisha and nine in Maharashtra. About Rs 3.19 crore was seized from these states, the data said. Three each such cases were reported in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, two in Tamil Nadu and one each in Bihar and Kerala. About Rs 1.71 crore was seized from these states, it said. Of the total of 213 cases, 101 are under trial and 81 of them are under the investigation. Trial has been completed in 31 cases, the data said. 90% People Trust Homeopathy Dr Batra's has emerged as a trusted, reputed brand Jammu, April 09 "We are proud that Dr Batra's has emerged as a trust A study conducted by worthy and reputed brand IMRB International across through this independent Mumbai, Bangalore, survey by IMRB," added Dr Hyderabad, New Delhi and Batra. Kolkata, shows 90 per cent According to of people perceive ASSOCHAM, the homeopathy as a trusted form homeopathy market in India of treatment and its usage is is worth Rs.2758 crore and is higher than any other form of growing annually at 30% and treatment. As per the survey conducted amongst the general public it was found that 100% of people are universally aware about homeopathy and 92% perceive it as 'reputed' form of treatment. People use homeopathy mainly for backaches, gastro, skin and hair ailments. Among homeopathy users, 91% are satisfied with the treatment and 93% are willing to recommend homeopathy to others due to higher satisfaction levels with their treatment. as per observers it is expected to grow to Rs. 5873 crore by 2017. Homeopathy users will increase to 160 million (16 crore) in the next 3 years from its current 100 million (10 crore) users. There are 185 homeopathic colleges and 20,000 new homeopaths are added every year. Printer, Publisher & Proprietor Neelam Singh Gill. Published from Gurudwara Sunder Singh Road, Jammu-180001 and Printed at Northlines Offset Printers & Publishers, Jeewan Nagar, Digiana, Jammu. Phone Editorial : 2574109 Telefax : 2548103. Advertisements: 9858183354; RNI No. 69574/98 e-mail:-< [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] > Visit www.thenorthlines.com, http://www.northlines.in. Epaper: www.epaper.thenorthlines.com 3 The NORTHLINES Jammu City Vohra releases book on German, Indian laws JAMMU, APRIL 9 Governor, N.N. Vohra today released Harpreet Sandhu’s book “German-Indian Laws-A Comparative Study” at a function held at the Raj Bhavan today. The author, who is a practicing lawyer and former Additional Advocate General, Punjab, has written this volume based on his studies and experience gained during his visits to various German courts. This book includes a comprehensive coverage of the German legal system and chapters on German Criminal Procedure, The German Civil Code, and Laws relating to Indo- German Business. The Governor complimented the author for undertaking a comparative study of the legal system in the two countries and hoped that the book would benefit all those who are interested in this area of legal knowledge. He wished Sandhu continuing success. Present on the occasion were D.C. Raina, Senior Advocate and former Advocate General; Reyaz Ahmad Jan, Advocate General, J&K; Mohammed Ashraf Mir, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; Randeep Partap Singh, Advocate Punjab High Court and A.K. Sharma, IRS officer. resentment against the Govt. to resolve their issues including release of 5-10 months pending SSA salary due to which RET Teachers are on the verge of starvation. He said that though they have projected this issue with the Govt. and the department many times but still the problem is unresolved. He further said that arrears of Education Volunteers are pending for one year, regularization of KGBV Teachers is pending and the Govt. is issuing controversial order of exempting RET Teachers from Exam Duties which will not be tolerated at any case and the Govt. is forcing them to come on road. Provincial President Rajesh Singh appealed all the RET Teachers of the State to participate in the said protest on April 13, 2015 at Press Club Jammu to make it a historic one. Others who also spoke were Sham Sharma, Sukhdev Singh, Sukesh Khajuria, Subash Chander, Joginder Kumar, Raj Mohan, Ashok Kumar, Manzoor Malik, Farooq Ahmed, Mohd. Majeed and others. prime offenders of the crimes done against this miniscule community. “Fate of every Kashmiri Pandit has always remained in vortex since 1990, due to the eruption of political turmoil in the valley. It is really hard to understand why this miniscule community have been put on the receiving end by every fraction of the Kashmiri Society as well as the by the successive governments at state and Centre.” The statement added, “The very same militant commanders who ordered kill and rapes of the minorities in Kashmir Valley are using their current political platforms for inviting Kashmiri Pandits to return that too on the conditions laid by them only. Technically they are forcing their so called sacred commandments on the minorities so that the minorities of their own resist to return back to their homeland and they can prove that minorities are not willing to return.” KPSS said they feel that the situation is being deliberately compromised in such a way that the policies which are safe guarding the religious minorities in Kashmir Valley including the return and rehabilitation could be put on hold to eat dust lying on the government shelves. hold such a meeting for the past over three years. This was in clear violation of the government norms, they asserted. They alleged that while the Jammu newspapers were totally ignored in the past three years, six newspapers of Kashmir were empanelled during the same time. “This is totally unjust and intolerable and shows that how much biased the department is towards the newspapers of Jammu,” they said. "We have approached the Chief Minister, brought the matter to the notice of Information Minister and also had repeated parleys with the Information Director but when they did not redress our grievance, we were forced to hold protest," they said. They warned to intensify their struggle if the government did not direct the Information Director to hold a meeting for the empanelment of newspapers within one week. The future course of action would be decided in next meeting of the association, they said. They also expressed their astonishment over the manner in which the department had been issuing government advertisement to local newspapers. “Only seven newspapers had been getting their due share of advertisement while the others were being ignored, it was part of the conspiracy of top officiate of Information Department against the small newspapers,” they alleged. ReT teachers to hold state level protest on April 13 Jammu April 9 All J&K ReT Teachers Forum has decided to hold a day-long protest demonstration outside press club Jammu on April 13 in support of their demands including release of several months SSA salary. This was announced in an apex body meeting of RET Forum held at Exhibition Ground Jammu under the chairman ship of State president Vinod Sharma and vice president Younis Rahi. While speaking on the occasion Sharma showed ‘Separatists have no right to object to KPs rehab policy’ Jammu April 9 Kasmiri Pandits’ organisation, KPSS has opposed the stand taken by the separatists for announcing protest and shutdown on Friday and Saturday against government’s return policy for rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. A press statement issued by the organisation, said here today that the separatists platform in a single breath opposed the return of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley but they have no say in return policy of the Kashmiri Pandits, as on the moral grounds they are not in a position to intervene in this issue being the Editors' association seeks empanelling of upcoming newspapers JAMMU, Apr 9 J&K Editors' Association today came down heavily on the Information Department for its alleged indifferent attitude towards the upcoming local newspapers and conspiring against them. In a protest held outside the Information Department here, they strongly criticized the style of working of its top officials and alleged that they were biased against the upcoming local newspapers. They said as per the laid down norms, the meeting of Information Department for empanelment of newspapers was to be held twice in an year, once in Jammu and the second in Srinagar after six months of the first meeting, but it had not bothered to www.thenorthlines.com JKAACL announces State Art Awards Jammu, April 9 JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 AIIMS for Kashmir: JKNPP holds protest Milan Sharma for ‘’Creative world of a child’, Ms. Renu The J&K Academy of Art, Bala for ‘childhood memories’, Culture and Languages have Rohit Verma for ‘Artist at announced State Art Awards in work’, Surya JS Babli for ‘Nari artist and student categories shoshan kyun’. In Student carrying cash prize of Rs. 51000 category the certificate of merit and Rs. 10000 respectively. carrying cash award of 1000 The awards were each went to Jaswinder Singh recommended by a jury for ‘Women portrait’, comprising experts in paintings Ms.Khushboo Sharma for ‘life and sculpture from outside the expression-I’, Mainderjeet state and approved by the Singh for ‘portrait’, Suhail A H President of the Academy Sofi for ‘The flora rise’, and (Chief Minster). The awards in Ms. Trishla Kumar for Artists category went to Javaid ‘Portrait’. Iqbal for his painting titled This year as many as 74 ‘Flood Fury’’ Acrylic on canvas entries in Artist category and 33 and Jugal Kishore for his in Student category were sculpture titled ‘Barbed wire’ received from the Stone sculpture. In student artists/students of the state. All category the award carrying the exhibits were selected by cash prize of 10000 went to the adjudicating committee for Ashwan Jamwal for his painting exhibition and also titled Éye catcher’ Graphic and recommended exhibits for Samba, April 9 Jikmat Dadul for his sculpture awards. The committee ‘’Conversation’ cement comprises experts namely Prof. Carrying forward the sculpture . Certificate of Merit Ishwer Dayal (Painting) and with cash prize of Rs. 1000 in Prof. Mir Imtiaz (Sculpture) agitation for the restoration of artist category went to Arshid from Chandigarh and Delhi AIIMS to Jammu region, thousands of Panthers Party Sualeh for ‘Nostalgia’, Smt. respectively. activists staged an impressive one day sit-in protest demonstration at Samba spearheaded by Harsh Dev Jammu April 9 Singh Chairman JKNPP & First time in the history of J&K, the information technology (IT) Former Minister, Balwant branch of legislative assembly took the initiative to provide latest Singh Mankotia President information related to day to day business besides important JKNPP and Yashpal Kundal information regarding government business in the house including President Young Panthers daily bulletin of the House proceedings, govt bills, private along with Shiv Charan Singh members bills, reports laid in the House etc. throughout the world District President Samba, Arun by its official website www.jklegislativeassemlby.nic.in . Khajuria, Mohinder Mankotia, The IT branch also through its Quick SMS service sent Shamsher Singh and other important information to the members of the House on the same senior leaders. day and same time for their kind appraisal. All the Members of the Expressing dismay Harsh House have appreciated the work done by the IT branch J&K Dev Singh lambasted the BJP Legislative Assembly with their best wishes for further leadership for surrendering the modernization of the IT in Assembly, a press statement issued by Rs. 1600/- crores AIIMS to the IT branch said. Kashmir that was actually All the information about present and previous Governors, announced for Jammu region. Chief Ministers and Members of the House has been compiled on He revealed that the Union the site. In near future all the activities being carried out in the Minister Arun Jaitely on 28th Assembly have been complied and put under one Content Feb. 2015 in New Delhi had Management System of Legislative Assembly. categorically announced the Webcast of LAproceedings appreciated NPSU protest against AIIMS for Kashmir Jammu, April 9 National Panthers Student Union (NPSU) today held a protest demonstration in the University Campus in protest against the cowardly surrender of AIIMS to Kashmir by the BJP leadership. The protestors who gathered in large number in front of the University gate raised anti BJP slogans and burnt the effigies of BJP legislators for passively surrendering on the issue of AIIMS with no voice raised in the Assembly by any of their during the three week Assembly session that concluded today. Speaking on the occasion Thakur Virender Singh said that Kashmir already had SKIMS facility with all super facility privileges and still the newly sanctioned AIIMS was also given to Kashmir by the opportunist BJP only for power sake. He said that the Jammu people faced sever health care problems with utterly fragile tertiary care system in Jammu region. He said that the people of this region had to wait for months together for availing admission and treatment in AIIMS in Delhi. He said that the establishment of AIIMS in Jammu was assured by successive government with the NDA government categorically announcing the Rs. 1600 crores project for Jammu during the February budget presented by the Union Finance Minister. He regretted that the said AIIMS project having been announced for Jammu was meekly surrendered by BJP to appease its coalition partner only to remain in power. Mr. Varinder maintained that the people of Jammu feel hesitant to go to Kashmir for various reasons to avail the treatment and in the wake of BJP surrendering the prestigious AIIMS project to Kashmir the people of Jammu region are feeling depressed, distressed and cheated. Strongly flaying the highly submissive approach of BJP, Thakur Virender Singh warned to BJP to desist from its policies of duplicity and decent and take measures for restoration of AIIMS back to Jammu region. He said NPSU shall launch a full throttle campaign against the BJP for its betrayal of Jammu people and for establishment of AIIMS in Jammu. Others who were present in the protest demonstration included Rishi Badyal, Lovely Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Kanu Sharma, Asha Rani, Shubam Jasrotia, Sumit Singh, Amit Charak, Labu Ram, Rahul Sharma etc. Singh said that it is indeed a welcome decision by Modi led government and also is the indicator of the seriousness on part of the Union government towards welfare and survival of the farming community in the country. Karan Singh said that criteria of 50 percent crop damage for providing compensation to affected farmers has been reduced to 33 percent by Narendra Modi government and it will obviously help more farmers to get compensation for their crop loss. He said that not only this, other important decision is to raise the parameters for helping farmers. The amount of compensation has been increased to 1.5 times. If earlier, any affected farmer was getting Rs 100 as compensation, now he will get Rs 150, if it was Rs 1 lakh, now it will Rs 1.5 lakh, which means a 50 percent increase. The Kissan Morcha President said that the farmers across the country have been suffering from time to time on account of natural calamities and they had to run for months together for even a single penny as compensation, which was very unfortunate but the present Narendra Modi government is well aware and concerned for the farmers and it is sure that they will not have to suffer any more. PM’s initiative on farmers uplift hailed Jammu, April 9 BJP Kissan Morcha State President Karan Singh, while addressing a press conference at party headquarters along with Morcha General Secretaries Kasturi Lal Sharma and Raghuvir Singh Manhas, said that for the first time after Independence any Prime Minister has understood the problems and grievances of the farmers with humane approach and it received widespread appreciation from the farming community. Hailing the recent announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hike compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rains, Karan establishment of the premier Health Institute in Jammu. Moreover, Dr. Jitender Singh the Union MoS had also issued a statement from the National capital on the same day thanking the Finance Minister for having sanctioned AIIMS for Jammu and Institute of Film Production (IFP) for Arunachal Pradesh. Harsh Dev Singh maintained that despite of announcements having made by two Union Ministers including the Union Finance Minster on 28th Feb. 2015 at New Delhi it was shocking to note as to how the BJP partnered govt. in Jammu and Kashmir state allowed the prestigious project to be transferred to Kashmir. Balwant Singh Mankotia while expressing his anger over the discrimination meted out to the Jammu region condemned the BJP for playing the politics of betrayal with the gullible people of Jammu Pradesh by retreating from its core issues and promises made to the electorate ahead of Assembly elections last year. Yashpal Kundal cautioned the BJP to arise, awake and start raising the issues of Jammu Pradesh as the anger and frustration is brewing and seething among the masses. He said that the nonrestoration of AIIMS to Jammu would prove disastrous and detrimental to the saffron party. Moreover, the snatching after conferring the highly prestigious institute to Jammu, BJP has been exposed for the highly profane act in surrendering AIIMS to the whims of it coalition partner. Other leaders who spoke in the protest demonstration included Naresh Sharma, Balram Kundal, Tony Sharma, Sarpanch Naginder Singh, Sarpanch Romesh Singh, Sarpanch Pritam Chand, Sarpanch Bishan Dass, Sarpanch Krishan Lal etc. Sukhnandan inaugurates SAHYOG camp JAMMU, APRIL 9 Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sukhnandan Chowdhary today inaugurated in Marh block, a Disability Board Camp organized by SAHYOG India in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services Jammu and 10th Bn IRP. Commandant 10th Bn IRP, SSP Vijay Kumar presided over the function while SDM Marh, Mrs Sunaina Sharma was the guest of honour. President SAHYOG India, Dr Ashwani Jojra presented welcome address. Among others BMO Marh, Dr Neeta Singh, SDPO Marh, BDO Marh, Tehsildar and senior doctors of health department were also present including Dr Arti Khajuira, Dr Madan Gandotra, Dr Anirudh Koul, Dr Vinay Khajuria and Dr Pooja. Addressing the gathering, the Minister appreciated the role of SAHYOG president Dr Ashwani Jojra for providing services at the doorstep of the disabled through his organization. The Minister assured the organization that government will help SAHYOG for providing benefit and its services to the disabled as and when they require. Sewa-II Power station exceeds MOU targets Jammu April 9 The 120 MW Sewa-II Power Station of NHPC, Mashka in the state has exceeded its MOU targets set for ‘Excellent’ ratings both in terms of Power Generation as well as Plant Availability Factor (PAF) for the year 2014-15. At the end of Financial Year 2014-15, the Sewa–II Power station has generated 594.01 MUs (Million Units) which is 14.23% higher than its target of 520 MUs. The Power Station also recorded highest PAF among 18 Power Stations of NHPC i.e. 97.1% which is 11.6% higher than our target of 87%. It is also the highest generation since commissioning. Against the scheduled generation of 2.88 MU per day Power Station has generated 3.173 MU in one day i.e. all time highest till date since commissioning. Power Station under Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable Development Scheme has spent Rs.63 lacs. on different social activities for local public in this financial year. Shri P.K. Langer, Chief Engineer-I/c Sewa-II Power Station has credited the hard work and perseverance of all officers and personnel of Sewa-II Power Station towards the achievement of these milestones. ‘J&K RTI Movement’ opposes composite townships proposal Jammu April 9 J&K RTI Movement strongly lashes out at the centre and state government over the proposal to set up a composite township for migrant KPs. Dr. Shiekh Ghulam Rasool , Chairman J&K RTI Movement said that this move is nothing but a planted conspiracy to promote communalism and hurt Kashmiriyat. Since partition of India, Kashmiri Muslims and KPs have maintained communal harmony and have set an example for other communities across globe. This is an attempt to create the walls of hate between KM’s and KP’s which will prove very dangerous for the integrity of J & K . The NORTHLINES HILL DISTRICTS www.thenorthlines.com Govt has failed to reach out to suffered: Bashir Restoration of bridge over Nallah Sandran taken up on priority: Padder JAMMU, APRIL 09: Minister of State for Public Health Engineering, Forest Mr. Abdul Majid Paddar today informed the House that the restoration work of bridge over Nallah Sandran connecting village Rathergund and Gorinar in Dooru Constituency has been taken up in hand on priority and likely to be completed within two weeks time. The Minister was replying to a Calling Attention Notice by Sofi Yousuf on behalf the Minister for Roads and Buildings in the Legislative Council today. The Minister said that the Villages of Rathergund and Gorinar are connected with a pipe crossing to cross over the Nallah Sandran but it got washed away during the flood of September2014. He said the same crossing was restored by way of providing a timer decked diversion under SDRF, but during the torrential rains of March, 2015 the approaches of timber decked diversion also got washed away. Fire services week to be observed from April 14 at Ramban Katra, April 9 A day long counseling and awareness programme was organized at Durga College of Education, Katra today by District Employment & Counseling Centre (DECC) Reasi and Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI). A series of seminars under the guidance of AD DECC, Reasi-Sulakshana Thakur were organized for young students during the program, in which useful tips on selection of subjects, development of study skills, effective communication and the employment opportunities emerging in different fields through counseling were given in order to enable them to make an informed choice about their career. Counsellor DECC, Reasi Surjeet Kumar briefed the candidates about the eligibility conditions, examination pattern and interview tips for these posts. The youth were motivated to prepare for different competitive exams for different jobs in addition to their regular studies. They were given detailed information on the post advertised recently by the J&K SSRB and were guided to apply for these posts. District Nodal Officer JKEDI-Virpartap Singh Slathia, also presented presentation on various schemes run by JKEDI for the educated youths to become entrepreneurs like seed capital fund scheme, Himayat, youth start up loan scheme. redressal of all outstanding issues. The dignitaries present on the occasion were N Neihsial, IDAS, PCDA (NC), Jammu, Dr G.D Pungle, IDAS, PCDA (Pensions), Shri Ajai Mishra, IDAS, Jt. CGDA, New Delhi, Maj Gen (Retd) G.S Jamwal, president J&K Ex servicemen League Jammu, Brig (Retd) R S Langeh, Director Sainik Welfare and many others civil, military and police officials. Official from the three Services HQrs, Defence Account Department, Public Sector Banks and other civil executive authority were also present. Speaking on the occasion, Shri GD Pungle, IDAS, PCDA (Pensions) outlined the various initiatives taken by DPA in the sanction and disbursement of Defence pension. He stated that there are more than 25 Lakh Defence pensioners in India, showing the post 6th CPC pensionary entitlement to all the defence pensioners including defence civilians who retired prior to 01.01.2006. The Sangam project for issue of Corrigendum Pension Payment (PPOs) has enabled PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad to issue over 16 lakhs revised PPOs in a time bound manner. He also mentioned about opening of a Pension Call Centre at Allahabad with a Toll Free number 1800-180-5321, which pensioners can now use for seeking clarification and information about their pensions. Defence pension adalat held Udhampur April 9 The 129th Defence Pension Adalat (DPA) was held today for redressal of grievances of Defence pensioners, including defense civilians residing in the state of J&K. The DPA was inaugurated by Lt Gen DS Hooda, GOC-in-C (Army Commander) Northern Command. Speaking on the occasion Army Commander highlighted that, the event will provide a composite platform to the Exservicemen (ESM) and Veer Naris residing in J&K to redress their wide ranging issues related to pension and other benefits. The Army Commander exhorted the ESM and Veer Naris to optimally utilize the facilities for BGSBU organises expert talks in CBS Rajouri, April 9: A series of talks were organised by Centre for Biodiversity Studies, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University on understanding the structure, reproduction and importance of bryophytes and gymnosperms in which experts from Jammu University were invited for the talks. Following directions from Vice Chancellor, Prof IA Hamal, and Centre for Biodiversity Studies of the University invited Prof. Yash Pal Shamra, Head Department of Botany, University of Jammu and Prof. Anima Langer, Former Dean, Life Sciences, University of Jammu for delivering the talks. In his talk, Prof. Yash Pal Shamra, Head Department of Botany, University of Jammu, highlighted the structural diversity, reproduction and economic importance of gymnosperms, the nakedseeded plants. After giving a general overview, he deliberated on the morphology and anatomy of vegetative and reproductive organs of two interesting orders Ephedrales and Welwitschiales. He also gave practical demonstration on various morphological and anatomical characteristics of gymnosperms, including variations in the male and female cones of Pinus, Cycas, Thuja, and Cupressus, morphology of long and dwarf shoots of Ginkgo biloba, and basic techniques of section cutting and double staining procedure in gymnosperms. This was followed by a series of lectures by Prof. Anima Langer, Former Dean, Life Sciences, University of Jammu. Prof. Langer enlightened the PG students of Botany about general characteristics of Ravinder Raina,BJP MLA from Nowshera has castigated the communal and anti national stand of separatists,who have opposed the rehabilitation of religiously cleansed Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir. In a statement issued today he said," Kashmiri Pandits are the citizens of the state of jammu and Kashmir and they have birth right over the land of Kashmir.No power on earth can stop them from being rehabilitated in their homeland with full constitutional guarantees provided to all citizens of the Indian nation. Separatists like Yasin Malik who are responsible for killing the Kashmiri Pandits and making them refugees in their own state and country have no right to oppose the rehabilitation of the community. He and other separatists of his ilk are anti nationals and have waged a war against India .By opposing the right to life and limb of minority community that is committed to uphold the Indian nation is open sedition. All nationalist forces are united to expose the communal In order to educate the students of educational institutions and to aware the general public with the view to minimize the losses caused due to the fire hazards across the district, J&K Fire and Emergency Services department is going to observe “Fire Service Week” from 14th April to 20th April 2015. During the week programmes would be organised on the theme of this year’s slogan “Adopt Safe House Keeping Practices and Approved Electrical Appliances”. The fire services awareness programme are generally organised so that the lives and property of the inhabitants of the vicinity can be saved from the fire hazards and natural calamity. All the Zonal Education officers, Principals, Head Masters, Block Officers, Police Officers and PRIs shall participate in fire awareness programme and ensure that most of officials, staff members and students attend the awareness programmes. Handicapped beneficiaries get scooties RAMBAN, APRIL 9 District Development Commissioner Ramban, Farooq Shah Bukhari today distributed Scotties among the two handicapped beneficiaries at DC office complex Ramban. Among others, District Social Welfare Officer Ramban, Varunjeet Singh Charak and large number of people were present on the occasion. DSWO apprised that Scooties have been provided to the beneficiaries who are handicapped with more than 60 % physical deformity and feel difficulty in moving from one place to another place. DDC while handing over the Scooties to the beneficiaries namely Mohd Arif katoch Student and Prem Nath Tailor master told that people should come forward from all walks of life especially the downtrodden for taking benefits of the Social welfare and other schemes run by the Central and State government for their upliftment. The beneficiaries thanked DDC for taking into account their genuine requests and for providing the Scooties which would help them in a large scale in future. Congress a formidable force to reckon with: Mir Jammu, April 9 Addressing a mammoth party worker’s meeting at Dooru today, JK PCC President G.A. Mir said Congress is a formidable force to reckon with and asked the workers to further rejuvenate the Party from Booth Level .It was the first meeting of G.A. Mir in Dooru Constituency after taking over as President JK PCC. He was received by Party Workers at Banihal and was given a rousing reception on way from Banihal to venue of the meeting at Dooru. While launching a scathing attack on PDP-BJP for exploiting the religious and regional sentiments of the people during the recent elections, he said both the parties will have to explain to the people of Jammu and Kashmir their common ground for entering into a coalition. He strongly lashed out at both BJP and PDP for misleading the people for the sake of power. He said PDP got votes to stop and defeat the 44+ mission of BJP, but the reality is that PDP being power hungry entered into coalition with BJP. This is worst ever opportunist politics. Their only common goal was to secure power by one way or the other. He expressed confidence that people of the state will give befitting reply to both PDP and BJP and will certainly teach them a lesson in coming days. Addressing the gathering (Mir) exhorted the workers to remain steadfast in serving the people to the best of their ability, as Congress is an instrument of Service to the people and is committed fully for development of all the three regions of the state and people and it (Congress) will never compromise on the interests of people and will leave no stone unturned in mitigating their suffering. He said Congress is a vibrant situation in Jammu and Kashmir and has delivered enough, He further assured people that it (Congress) has fought and will continue to fight for safeguarding the interests of the people, as people’s concern is among the top priorities of the Party. Those who addressed the gathering included Mohd Anwar Bhat, Farooq Andrabi, Hilal Shah, Dr. Uma Shankar Paday, Pranav Shogotra, Shaheena Nadaf, Farooq Malpuri, Abdul Rashid Lone, Mushtaq Ahmad Magray, Ali Mohd Mantoo, Mohd Iqbal Ahanger, Aijaz Mehar and Others. byrophytes, the amphibians of plant kingdom. She acquainted the students about the morphology and anatomical diversity of gametophytes and sporophytes, vegetative and sexual reproduction and life history patterns in Bryopsida. The 2 days lecture series was followed by hands on training on the morphology and reproductive structure of some important mosses. Prof. G. H. Dar, Director, Centre for Biodiversity Studies, stressed that the prime objective of this programme was to acquaint our students with basic concepts and understanding of structural botany and its importance in present-day teaching and research in Botany. In his message, Vice Chancellor Prof IA Hamal has pressed upon all the departments to organise similar JK NTUF to hold protest talks in their departments for grooming the scholars. Doda, April 09 Jammu & Kashmir National Trade Union Front NTUF is going to hold protest on 11th April to press the authorities to fulfill the long pending demands of the employees. District president JK NTUF Doda Com Barket Ali in a press and jihadi face of these anti statement issued here today said that the government has failed to nationals." fulfill the long pending demands of the employees and there is no He further said ,"BJP will leave other option than to protest. A massive protest is being held on no stone unturned in upholding the 11th April press upon the authorities so as to consider the main integrity and territorial integrity of demands on priority he said. Indian nation in the legislative Other leaders of the union present on the occasion include Assembly where the overground Jagdish Singh 'Saleem Wani 'Nazir Ahmed Zargar Kewal and proxies of the communal Mohd Ashraf. Major demands listed by the trade union include 1 separatists of Kashmir like Regularization Policy for Casual Lab ours of all departments and Engineer rasid are imposing the immediate regularization orders of leftover DRWs under anti national agenda by sabotaging SRO64.2. the rehabilitation and return of the Release of pending wages of need based casual lab our of the kashmiri pandits who were forced various departments including Anganwadi Workers and helpers of to live as refugees in their own state ICD 4Seniority of helpers of Social Forestry by fixed from the and country by these anti national date they were regularized as helpers. elements. Raina supports dignified return of KPs Nowshera, Apr 09 RAMBAN, APRIL 9 4 JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 NERPAP to hold booth level camps Sunday Reasi, April 9 National Electoral Rolls Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP) will be holding camps in district Reasi on April 12 as per the directions of Election Commission of India. This was informed by District Election Officer Reasi Sushma Chauhan. In this connection, all the BLOs of Assembly constituencies of Reasi district have been asked to remain present on the scheduled date at respective polling station said Chauhan. Chauhan added that the objective of the programme is to facilitate the Electors during the programme to get their names and other particulars corrected by filling the requisite forms to ensure purified and authenticated Electoral Rolls. The voters with multiple registrations in the electoral rolls can come forward to delete their names. She further added that the electoral can link their Aadhar Numbers with the EPICS through SMS by using the prescribed format besides Electors Image in the Photo Electoral Roll whatever is required. The Electoral can submit their Mobile Number and Email address to ERO to get service link issuance of voter slip or other election related information. Chauhan appealed to the electoral of district to participate in this special drive on April 12, where booth level officers will accept forms from people who wish to submit the form comprising details of Aadhar card and EPIC. was noticed by the inspection team. Later on, after market inspection an awareness programme on eradication of Child Labour was organized in main market Doda which was attended by the local shopkeepers, employers and a handsome gathering of people. Tehsildar Doda Tanveer Ahmed was the chief guest in the programme and he urged upon the people to adhere to the provisions of the Act. He also highlighted the ethical aspect of the burning issue of Child Labour and appealed the people to invoke their conscience and take a firm stand against child labour and help in saving the child hood of the Children. Assistant Labour Commissioner Doda Tabish Saleem highlighted various legal provisions pertaining to child labour and called for a collective approach and efforts from all spheres of society for eradication of Child Labour in the District. He said similar exercises would be done in other parts of the District also and said the motto of the programme is to ensure a “Child Labour Free District”. Wherever instances of Child Labour would be found, strict legal action shall be ensured, he added. information as per prescribed format to planning section within a day. He directed the officers concerned to provide the photograph evidences of the various works done by them and submitted the same to the District Informatics officer, NIC for detailed record and references. Later, Jamwal also reviewed the status of different roads of R&B and PMGSY departments in the district. He directed the executive engineers of PMGSY and R&B to gear up their machinery and field staff to open every blocked road due to recent incessant rain so that people residing in the far flung areas may not suffer any hardship. Among others, Additional Deputy Commissioner,. Angrej Singh Rana, Joint Director Planning, Rakesh Singh Jamwal, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Rajeev Magotra, Assistant Commissioner Development, Pawan Parihar, Executive Engineer PMGSY & R&B, Chief Education Office and District Officers of various departments were also present in the meeting. family is Rs.4000/- whereas a Jammu Hindu Migrant family is given only Rs.1600/- per month. Each Kashmiri Pundit Migrant is getting all other benefits like medical care, schooling, government jobs and free admission in the professional colleges in the country. Kashmiri Pundit family has been provided some kind of respectable and reasonable shelter wherever they have settled in Jammu or in any other part of the country. The Jammu Migrants, on the other hand, are literally begging in the streets without any job or work. About 40 boys were employed as daily wagers in the police but they were shunted out years back. Not a single Jammu Migrant has been provided free schooling facility nor even free medical treatment and there is no question of any work even as a daily wager. The Supreme Court of India in a writ petition filed by J&K National Panthers Party had directed the State and the Union governments to pay the relief arrears to the Jammu Migrants in 2007 at least Rs.21 crores at that time. The JKNPP has been fighting this case in the Supreme Court and a contempt petition is pending in the Jammu Wing of J&K High Court since 2009. Both the Union government and the State government have ignored the Jammu Migrants treating them worst than animals. Bhim Singh wondered that the Union government particularly the Prime Minister, Modi has directed for creating a separate colony/colonies with full security etc. for the Kashmiri Migrants whereas the governments have not even mentioned a word on the Jammu Migrants though they are not asking for a separate colony or any separate homeland. Nor Jammu Migrants are asking for any land for residential purpose and they were prepared to go back to their homes provided the Central government/State government is prepared to rebuild/restructure their homes/houses which were destroyed by the terrorists. them during elections, they have started blaming media for exposing their promises. "It's not for the first time that BJP leaders make a remark but such remarks have become fashion among the party leaders in order to divert the attention of public, Kundan added. “Being a responsible authority in government, they should think before saying something wrong which causes tension in the community" said Ajay Kumar National delegate NSUI. Avijot Singh General Secretary NSUI lambasted over V K Singh and said that attack on media is the attack of democracy of Nation and such type attack on nation's democracy is not tolerable. Others prominent NSUI activists those who present in the protest included Kamal Mangotra State Gen, Nishant Gupta, Ranjot Singh, Abhishek Dogra Nsui Secretaries, Sahil Singh Langeh State Coordinator, Sunny Parihar District President NSUI Jammu, Vishal Kotwal ex President NSUI Doda, Prakash Singh Dadwal NSUI President Kishtwar and others. Surprise inspection to check child labour DODA, APRIL 9 As a part to check the menace of Child Labour and to ensure proper implementation of Child Labour (P&R) Act a team of officials headed by Assistant Labour Commissioner Doda, Tabish Saleem accompanied by a team of police officials today inspected all the shops and other business establishments of Doda city to check any instance of child labour. The Continuous and regular market inspections of the Labour Department helped in keeping the menace under check and yielded better results as no instance of Child Labour ADDC convenes DVMC meeting UDHAMPUR, APRIL 9 Additional District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Ajay Singh Jamwal convened District Vigilance and M o n i t o r i n g Committee(DVMC) meeting to review the process of different centrally sponsored Schemes at Conference Hall here today. During the meeting, ADDC enquired about the submission of requisite information of achievements under CSS by the different departments. He directed all the concerned officers to submit the Bhim Singh questions fate of Jammu Migrants Jammu, April 9 Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of National Panthers Party reacting strongly over the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pundit Migrants in the Valley has questioned the Modi government in the Centre and BJP-PDP government in J&K on the fate of about 5000 Hindu migrant families who also were forced to migrate from their homes by the majority community from various parts of Jammu region and have been languishing in different areas and stinking camps in Talwara and other places. He welcomed the initiative for the rehabilitation of the Kashmiri Pundits back in their homes in the Valley with full financial backing and security but asked the Union & State governments why discrimination with the Jammu Migrants? Jammu Migrant (each individual) is given Rs.400 per month relief whereas a Kashmiri Migrant is given Rs.1000/- per month. On the other hand maximum relief to the Kashmiri Pundit NSUI stages protest against Gen V K Singh’s remarks Jammu, April 9 The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) held a strong protest against Gen VK Singh remarks against media. The NSUI activists led by Neeraj Kundan State President Nsui J&K raised the slogan against the BJP and burnt the effigy of Gen V K Singh near Exhibition Grounds here today. While condemning the remark of V K Singh over media, Kundan said the remarks shows the mentality of BJP. When the party has failed to fulfill the promises made by The NORTHLINES KATHUA www.thenorthlines.com Lal Singh inaugurates 2-day Border Festival at Hiranagar Avinash reviews membership Border tourism to get boost drives' status Kathua 9 April: JAMMU, APRIL 9 Minister for Health & Medical Education, ARI and Trainings, Lal Singh today inaugurated 2day first Border Festival at Hiranagar which attracted more than 12,000 people on first day. Legislators, Mr. Rajeev Jasrotia and Mr. Kuldeep Raj, District Development Commissioner, Kathua, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, DIG BSF R S Gurung, SSP Kathua Neeva Jain, Ex-MLAs Mr. Durga Dass and Mr. Girdhari Lal Chalotra besides senior officers of district administration, officers of BSF and Army including a large number of men and women from the border belt were also present on the occasion. NYK launches awareness campaign Kathua, April 9: In continuation of Punarjagran campaign, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Kathua has launched 2nd Rath of Publicity from Hiranagar. Ch. Lal Singh, Minister of Health and Medical Education, Sh. Kuldeep Raj, MLA, Hiranagar and Sh. Rajiv Jasrotia, MLA, Kathua flag off the Rath during the Boarder Festival, Hiranagar and appreciated the role of NYK in spreading the awareness and educating the public about the flagship programmes of the government of India and sensitizing & organizing youth and public to play active role in eradicating social evils through Punarjagran campaign. Nehru Yuva Kendra, Kathua also placed a stall on Punarjagran in Boarder Festival and educate & brief the youth about the aims and objectives of the Punarjagran Campaign by Som Datt Zard, DYC and NYC Volunteers and distributed the compendium of the employment schemes of Govt. The 2-day border festival has been organised to woo tourists from across the state and outside providing them opportunity to see International Border and areas along the border. A van on awareness regarding State and Centrally Sponsored Schemes were also launched on the occasion which will visit 100 villages to spread awareness among masses. District administration has also organised border safari and border home stay for tourists which has got tremendous response from visitors. The Minister and MLAs inspected the 104 stalls installed in the Border Festival by different State Governments. He also interacted with the official and volunteers. Ch Lal Singh expressed happiness over diverse fields brought together on one platform providing opportunities to all especially youth and women of the border areas of the Kathua district. Addressing a large gathering, the Minister has said that border areas of the Kathua district would be developed into a mega Border tourist destination for pilgrim tourists visiting Mata Vaishno Devi and other holy shrines of Jammu division. He said that Government endeavour is to promote varied tourism POVEN JYOT PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDHI ZONE .BARNOTI (KATHUA) Recognized by J&K Govt. Fee Structure for the Session 2015-16 S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 Classes Nursery L.K.G U.K.G 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th to 7th 8th Admission Fee 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 450 450 Tuition Fee 600 600 600 700 700 700 700 700 450 450 Sd/ Principal Poven jyot Public school Budhi Zone, Barnoti (Kathua) activities in Jammu division like other parts of the state adding this would not only boost local economy but would also be a source of inspiration for coming generation. The Minister highlighted the importance of Border Festival in showcasing border area of Kathua district as a tourist destination instead of war zone. He expressed hope that different initiatives launched by administration will harvest rich dividends for peace and development in border area apart from providing employment. To review the status of ongoing membership drive of BJP in District Kathua, State incharge BJP of Jammu and Kashmir and Rajaya Sabah member Avinash Rai Khana convened a meeting at Kathua and later addressed a press conference. While addressing a press conference, Khana told that District Kathua is hub of BJP workers since long and despite this the membership drive will be extended at the door steps of people of the District Kathua. Answering to multiple questions raised by media persons in connection development, Khana said the development of tourism and basic infrastructure across the state in general and Kathua in particular are priority of state coalition government. He said that in J&K state coalition government of PDP and BJP is formed as per "Common Minimum Programme" working for public interest and its all round development so every section of the J&K population have a great trust and faith in this holy coalition. For the establishment of peaceful, prosperous atmosphere in J&K state for the 3 police officials suspended Kathua, April 9: Three police personnel including two SPO were suspended after being found as culprit of committing a unholy act at a temple of Mata Chandla in Basohli town on Thursday. In response, an aggressive protest demonstration was come up and later entire town had observed complete shutdown. The priest at temple who was performing pooja was also beaten up brutally by these three police personnel. The priest narrated the whole episode and told that these three police personnel namely ASI Satya Parkash, SPO Amar Singh and Ubrsu Din entered in the temple with bearing leather shoes and belts with weapons and started to thrash the priest and forced him to take him in a vehicle. Despite this these three police personnel also lit a cigarette and rubbed it with the statue of Mata Chandla Devi Ji. The protest was led by college students were also joined by all the residents of town. Taking serious notice on the incident, the SDM and police recommended the immediate suspension and even arrest these culprits who tried to hurt the religious sentiments of the people. KRISHNA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL PARNALA BILLAWAR KATHUA Fee Structure for the Session 2015-16 S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Classes Admission Fee 1st 600 2nd 800 3rd 1000 4th 1200 5th 1200 6th 1500 7th 1500 8th 1500 9th 2000 10th 2000 Tuition Fees 150 160 170 200 200 230 250 270 350 350 Other Fund 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 SdPrincipal Krishna Public High School Parnala Billawar AMAR JYOTI PUBLIC SCHOOL SANJWAN KATHUA FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE SESSION 2015-16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S. 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U.K.G 130 30 15 6 6 6 6 15 6 7 15 8 250 4. 1st Lower 130 30 15 6 6 6 6 15 6 7 15 8 250 5. 2nd Lower 130 30 15 6 6 6 6 15 6 7 15 8 250 6. 3rd Lower 160 50 15 6 6 6 6 15 6 7 15 8 300 7. 4th Primary 200 50 15 6 6 6 6 15 6 7 15 8 350 8. 5th Primary 210 50 154 6 6 6 6 15 6 7 15 8 350 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SdPrincipal Amar Jyoti Public School Sanjwan Kathua 5 JAMMU | FRIDAY| APRIL 10 | 2015 Rs 61566 imposed as fine by Comm Tax Authority Kathua, April 9 The cops of commercial taxes check post Lakhanpur today intercepted a Wagonr bearing no Ch44 1816 at yard point of Lakhanpur and found huge quantity of mobile accessories and imposed penalty of Rs 61,566 and security of Rs 10261. The whole operation was done under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Commercial Taxes P K Bhat,C T O Vinay Samotra ,the other members of the team were Insp Arya Vir Singh Jamwal ,Sub Insp Surinder Singh Bagal and guards Barkat Hussain, Mohd Farooq . SHIV BAL NIKETAN ACADEMY PREYA PLAKH, BASOHLI KATHUA Fee Structure for the Session 2015-16 concrete and comprehensive development of the JK people, the union as well as State government is determined and commuted. In his press conference, Khana also replied on question of ruthless exploitation of "Ravi River" by illegal mining, that no further extraction of material from Ravi River would be allowed and strict actions are final to take against the culprits. He admitted that "Ravi River" has totally been ravaged by the illegal miners in which sand and stone mafia are involved at peak level with political shelter against which the government will never adopt liberal and loose handled approach. And so far as the membership drive is concerned in Kathua it is warm greetings to all the BJP workers that membership not only in Kathua but across the country is laying in a leading stage. He also promised to put up the cases of BJP's MPs of J&K of becoming unresponsive towards their voters and will urge them to stand with their voters of their respective constituencies so that the grievances of people could be addressed easily. REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE (Committed to Career Oriented Education) Courses under NSIC New Delhi, Govt. of India. ADMISSION OPEN FOR SESSION 2015-16 COURSES OFFERED Electrician/Fitter/Computer Hardware/AC & Refrigirator-Qualification 10th Cutting & Tailoring/Plumber-!ualification 10th Computer Software-Qualification 12th Mobile Repairing-During 2 Months. Qualification 8th limited Seats so hurry up.. For more details contact 9 AM to 5 PM at REGIONAL INSTITUTES W.No. 1opp, Krishna Colony Kathua (J&K) Ph. 9018912606, 9419141992, 238791 S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Classes Nursery L.K.G U.K.G 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Admission Fee 1000 1000 1000 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 Tuition Fee 220 220 220 240 240 270 270 270 SdPrincipal Shiv BAL Niketan academy Preya Plakh, Basohli Kathua 6 Opinion THE NORTHLINES Jammu | Friday | April 10, 2015 @ Thought of the day: "Our life is what our thoughts make it." - Marcus Aurelius The Northlines Editorial The Link West journey E xcept for his participation in multilateral forums such as the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), the G20 and the UN General Assembly, and his bilateral engagement with the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent much of his first year in office rejuvenating India's ties with its immediate neighbours and the regional powers in Asia. Now, his threenation tour will see him change track — from revamping the Look East policy to boosting the Link West policy. On Thursday, Mr Modi will head to France for a three-day visit. This will be followed by Mr Modi will head a two-day trip to to France for a Germany starting three-day visit. This April 12, after will be followed by which he heads to Canada for a two-day trip to the last leg of his Germany starting trip from April 14 April 12, after which to April 16. The Minister has he heads to Canada Prime already interacted for the last leg of his with the leaders trip from April 14 to of these countries April 16. The PM has at different international already interacted forums, but this with the leaders of is the first time that he will be these countries at bilateral international forums, doing tours in Europe but this is the first and Canada. The focus will time that he will be on improving be doing bilateral economic ties, tours in Europe and encouraging Canada. commerce and bringing foreign investment to India. In France, the three major issues on the agenda will be defence manufacturing, the Rafale deal and civil nuclear trade. France is India's largest defence supplier within the EU, and the two have a long-standing military and strategic relationship. Mr Modi will seek to take that partnership to the next level by pushing it through the prism of Make in India, his flagship domestic manufacturing programme which has a strong defence production component. But this will be easier said than done, as the Rafale deal stands proof. In 2012, the French company, Dassault Aviation, won the bid to supply 126 Rafale fighter jets to India. However, even after three years of negotiations, the deal has not yet been finalised and it is unlikely that papers will be signed when Mr Modi meets French President François Hollande. But a political boost from the top will help push the negotiations ahead. This also holds true for cooperation in the nuclear energy sector. In 2010, the French company, Areva, got the contract to set up a total of six reactors of 1,650 MW each at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. The project remains stuck at the negotiating table. In Germany, the focus will be on Hannover Messe, the world's Modi will be looking largest industrial trade fair which at hi-tech German Mr Modi will be investment for inaugurating along some of his pet with German projects involving Chancellor Angela Merkel. India is the infrastructure partner country and development, clean will be presenting energy, affordable itself under the Make in India housing and smart banner. Hannover cities Messe is a great opportunity for India to deepen trade ties with Germany, its largest trading partner in the EU, and market itself to the rest of the world. Prime Minister Modi will be looking at hitech German investment for some of his pet projects involving infrastructure development, clean energy, affordable housing and smart cities. The last segment in Canada will also have a strong economic component with a focus on attracting Canadian investment, pushing through the comprehensive economic partnership agreement which has been stuck for years now, and covering the last mile in nuclear energy talks. The Canada visit will also cater to the large Indian diaspora in that country. Additionally, since the Prime Minister will also be visiting the Humber Bay Park memorial in Toronto to pay his respects to the victims of 1984 Kanishka bombing, it will be interesting to see if he brings up the issue of the Khalistani terrorists who seem to have found a safe haven in Canada. Terror should not be allowed to revisit Jammu and Kashmir Jaibans Singh A spurt in terrorist violence in the Kashmir valley over the last few days has reopened the debate on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. A barbaric terrorist attack in Shopian district of Kashmir on April 6 led to the death of three unarmed policemen. On the same day, two more attacks on policemen in different parts of the valley left at least one police officer, Ghulam Mustafa, critically injured, among others. On March, 20 and 21, terrorists carried out two attacks in the Jammu region, the first on a police station in Kathua and the second on a military establishment at Samba. Four policemen lost their lives in the first attack. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed believes that mollycoddling extremist and separatist forces and Pakistan will open doors for peace in the state. So strong is his belief that his first steps on assuming office were in this direction, regardless of the possibility of upsetting an already fragile coalition of his party with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He also ordered the release of militant leader Masarat Alam from police custody and called for talks with Pakistan, and has now called for a phased removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state. There is a widespread belief that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has advocated a dovish policy in the initial euphoria of taking over as chief minister. In any case, it makes good political sense to offer a hand of friendship to all on forming a government. It was expected that he would carry out a course correction in policy in the wake of a belligerent response to his offer by both the terrorists and other divisive forces. What came as a surprise was the refusal of the new chief minister to look at the security picture in a pragmatic and logical manner even after the terrorist attack. He stood firm in his resolve to push for his declared agenda. The Pakistan-based terrorist leaders would have surmised that the passive policy of the chief minister would negatively impact the morale of the security forces. Direct attacks on them at this juncture would further dent their self confidence and make them vulnerable. Buoyed by the placid policy of the state government, the terrorists, under directions from their masters across the border, moved decisively to establish their writ. The recent attacks in the valley send out a clear message of their intent and capacity to attack at will across the state. It is also quite evident that the terrorist cadre operating in the state has been specifically instructed to target the security forces, especially the Jammu and Kashmir Police. It is reported that the four policemen killed in Shopian were unarmed. The army standard operating procedures dictate that vehicles will move in pairs and with proper armed escort. If the police had followed a similar procedure, the policemen would not have lost their lives. It seems that the policy of minimum force being enunciated by the existing leadership is leading to complacency within the police force to the extent of disregarding mandatory precautions. A second reason for moving unarmed and in singles could be the lack of weapons, vehicles and equipment. If the latter is the case, then the question arises – if the Jammu and Kashmir Police does not have the infrastructure to protect itself, how can it be expected to protect the people if the army moves back to the barracks on revocation of the AFSPA? The chief minister, instead of making political statements on the AFSPA and other such matters, should be restructuring the operating procedures of his police force. He is, after all, the Chairman of the Unified Command and the Jammu and Kashmir Police functions under his direct control. Under the aforementioned circumstances, one cannot find fault in the agitation expressed by the BJP Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) when their chief minister chose to speak of revocation of AFSPA a day after the terror attacks in the Kashmir valley. BJP MLA, Ravinder Raina, very rightly stated that the attacks are indicative of the security situation in Kashmir being far from normal. His demand for a motion to condemn Pakistan also stands to reason. While commenting on the statement given in the state Legislative Assembly by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said, “Unilateral declarations like these are a recipe for disaster and should be avoided." One cannot but agree with this comment. The Congress can say all this because it did not succumb to pressure in the matter of security of Jammu and Kashmir even when its coalition partner and chief minister, Omar Abdullah, made similar demands of partial revocation of AFSPA. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed should take cognizance of the opinions of other political parties (including the National Conference now) the security forces, the defense analysts and the academicians. None are in favour of a hasty change in the security model in the state. In case he wants a revocation of the AFSPA and other legislations, he must build a consensus, and that too, after creating a conducive atmosphere on ground. As a first step, he must concentrate his entire energy towards ensuring the development of the state and on strengthening of its security apparatus. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is a seasoned politician and must realise the gravity of the situation, and handle it with sensitivity. He must ensure that the hard work and sacrifice of the people of the region and the security forces in fighting and eliminating the curse of terrorism does not go in vain. More importantly, he must not do anything that even remotely creates the possibility of a revisit of the terrible terrorist violence that the people of Kashmir have been witness to and subjected to. (Jaibans Singh is Editor – defenceinfo.com. @ jaibanssingh) Time veggies joined the Indian non-veg mainstream! "" T In a country like India, it is clear that respecting religions -- in politics or in the kitchen -- is disastrous Amberish K Diwanji he Bharatiya Janata Party government in Maharashtra has banned the selling of beef derived from oxen and bullocks. Many in the Hindutva brigade have rejoiced at this decision, seeing it as another step towards a Hindu Rashtra, or at least towards a step where Hindu values are made supreme. The argument used is that since Hindus are in a majority, their sentiments must be respected. Hindus revere the cow. Ergo: Muslims, Christians, Dalits, etc, should not consume beef. Simple as it sounds, it actually creates more problems. There are two aspects here. The first is secularism, and the second is respecting the majority view and/or sentiments. Let us take the first criterion. India is a secular country. If the BJP or any of its cohorts want to change the Constitution, they have to achieve that kind of majority to do so, with all its inherent consequences (in my opinion, if India stops being secular, it won't last beyond this century). Secularism, in the Western concept, means we keep religion and State separate and distinct from each other. In India, over time, it has come to mean treating all religions equally. The Indian concept is inherently more dangerous, because it is impossible to treat all religions equally given that all religions have practices that no modern civilised State can follow or allow. For instance, let us take the banning of certain foods. Many Hindus claim that the cow is holy and hence killing cows is offensive to their sentiments and should be banned. This ban on killing cows has now been widened in Maharashtra and some other states to include a ban on killing oxen and bullocks, as part of the same 'sentiment.' The problem is if we are to respect sentiments when it comes to diet, will we tomorrow ban the selling of all nonvegetarian food because it offends the sentiments of Jains and some sections of Hindus (Brahmins, etc)? (While defending the beef ban in the Bombay high court on Monday, April 6, Advocate General Sunil Manohar told the court that the state may consider banning the slaughter of other animals too, which forced Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to clarify in the state assembly the next day that no such ban was on the anvil.) This isn't as far-fetched as it sounds: In Mumbai, in various housing societies with a Gujarati/Jain majority, nonvegetarians are openly discriminated against and not sold apartments for fear of bringing home non-vegetarian food. Then we must also consider the sentiments of the Muslim community, India's second largest community. Islam proscribes alcohol, so why not ban the sale of alcohol? Drinking alcohol is far more damaging to the social fabric than eating beef, so surely there is a case here. And going further, Sikhism forbids smoking tobacco so it is surely time to ban tobacco which everyone knows is truly dangerous.Jains don't like onion and garlic, so time to stop eating and growing them.And if tomorrow some new religion says drinking milk hurts our cows, surely we should stop that too.The above paragraph would actually be funny were it not so tragic and appear probable. In a country like India, it is clear that respecting religions -- in politics or in the kitchen -- is disastrous. Religion can dictate our individual diet; it can never dictate State policy. That is why the framers of the Constitution sought to keep religion and religious beliefs at a distance, the further the better. By banning the killing of oxen and bullocks, the Maharashtra government has narrowed the difference in the name of majority sentiment. This too has pitfalls. No doubt in a democracy, majorities matter. It was the decision of the majority that allows the BJP to rule India and Maharashtra today, and no matter how much some may abhor this view, it must be respected. Fair enough, but when the majority starts deciding what we may or may not eat, we have to first ask: Who or what constitutes the majority? India is home to perhaps the largest number of races, ethnicities, languages, religions, etc. No country can even come close. Take ethnicity, for instance: There is no single ethnic majority (the term Indo-Aryan consists of numerous ethnicities within). In languages, Hindi as the first language of India is spoken by, at best, about 35 per cent of India, and less if dialects are listed separately. There is no single dominant caste in the country, though in states some castes do dominate. Only in terms of religion does India have a huge majority. Hindus comprise over 80 per cent of India. The second largest religion, Islam, is a distant 13 per cent. The gap is sufficient for some Hindus to insist that Hindu beliefs be respected. It is for this reason that over the years, though the Constitution did not ban the slaughter of cows, governments fearful of losing power found ways to respect this sentiment (via the Constitutional loophole that allows the preservation of milch animals). But if the sentiments of a majority of Indians must be respected by all others, then let us look at this question in another way. The majority of Indians (including Hindus) eat non-vegetarian food. Then surely the minority vegetarian Hindus must respect this sentiment and consume non-vegetarian food. Should we as a country even allow vegetarianism among a minority, when such a sentiment is disrespectful of the majority view that relishes eating mutton, chicken, and fish! It is time for vegetarian Brahmins, Gujaratis, and Jains to give up their vegetarianism, and join the non-vegetarian mainstream. After all, some non-vegetarians might find vegetarianism offensive to their sentiments! Narrowing down to Maharashtra, no one will deny that the majority in the state are non-vegetarian. So should the Shiv Sena and MNS be allowed to start forcing the vegetarian Brahmins, Jain, Marwaris, Gujaratis to respect this sentiment and start consuming fish, mutton, and chicken? Is not the restrictions imposed by the vegetarians (whether in housing societies or 'pure veg' restaurants) disrespectful of the Marathi manoos? Today, in the name of respecting the Hindu majority, killing of bullocks has been banned. Similarly, in the name of respecting the non-vegetarian majority, no Gujarati/Jain housing society must henceforth bar non-vegetarians from purchasing an apartment in such societies. After all, besides religious majorities and minorities, there are majorityminority in terms of language (Marathi-Gujarati), caste (nonBrahmin-Brahmin, or non-Jains-Jain), etc. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis may have had his political compulsions in seeking to ban the killing of bullocks. But he should have realised why India chose secularism, and why previous chief ministers made haste slowly when it came to the question of killing bullocks. His decision will unleash the religious bigots, and may well turn out to be a political disaster. Watch this space. The NORTHLINES www.thenorthlines.com PM Narendra Modi departs on a nine-day visit to three nations Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves before his departure from New Delhi on Thursday for the three-nation tour. PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nine days abroad will be the longest overseas visit that he will be undertaking after becoming Prime Minister eleven months ago. The focus of the visit is to shore up as much foreign direct investment (FDI) and technological expertise as he can for the BJP-led NDA Government's pet projects: Make in India, Smart Cities, Clean India, Skill Development, Defense, Energy Security, Railways, Roads and Ports Management. All of these programmes have the Prime Minister in the driver's seat. The success of each of these initiatives is as important to the BJP as it is to the Prime Minister. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had made the nuclear deal with the United States his flagship programme during the tenure of UPA-1. He almost sacrificed his government to ensure that the deal went through. Not so for Mr. Modi. He has several projects on the anvil. And, he has energized his cabinet and party to work simultaneously on all of them. Not to miss the fact that the private sector is egged on at every possible opportunity. No wonder that over a 100 CEOs are winging their way to Hannover, Germany, to take part in the Hannover Messe business fair. Almost 400 companies are displaying their products there. Public sector undertakings are there as well, jostling for both space and contracts. No one left behind. The Prime Minister's schedule is packed with meetings with business leaders and CEOs of manufacturing and defence majors. "It's the economy stupid" was Bill Clinton's successful media slogan in 1992. In 2015, it is Narendra Modi's agenda. He is taking off from where Mr.Narasimha Rao and Dr. Manmohan Singh began and faltered. With a massive mandate in his cabin baggage, the Prime Minister is hopping on and hopping off at country capitals with a message and his intent quite clear. Come and invest in India. No red tape, just red carpet. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said, "If I were to pick a common theme for these destinations, I think you would all appreciate these three countries are all G7 countries, they are industrialised democracies. We have a considerable economic interest in partnering with these countries. They are very relevant to lot of our national development programmes. They are all democratic countries as well. So, in that sense we have a larger political convergence with them. With each of these countries, the Prime Minister's programme is devised in a way in which the outcomes are most relevant, the messages are most effective." R Swaminathan, Special Secretary (MEA), said, "The overall objectives are to alleviate, diversify and deepen our engagement across a whole range of fields and impart new vigour through concrete steps." Industry experts are looking for exactly that. The French Ambassador to India, François Richier, on Monday announced that India can look forward to USD 5 billion in investment in the insurance sector. This follows the nod that the government gave for raising the cap on FDI in the insurance sector from 26 to 49 %. The Prime Minister's 'Make in India' project needs fresh impetus. A recent Reuters report states the since 2013 Indian firms have spurned some USD 15 billion worth of government tenders to make a range of weapons. The Prime Minister wants to shed the Indian image of being the largest importer of defence equipment. It takes away from the India-the manufacturing destination that he plans for the country. And he is unwilling to wait for things to happen. The Prime Minister realizes that the tag of 'policy paralysis' that the media attached to UPA-2 cost it an election. Clearly, the youth in India is in a hurry. "Achche Din" (Good Days) was the promise, and he has to deliver on it soon. Mr. Modi and the BJP raised expectations sky high during the tenmonth-long election campaign. The delivery on those promises will have to be at express speed too. In his interview to the Hindustan Times published on Thursday, the Prime Minister reiterates that "creating jobs and opportunities for millions of Indians" is his priority. The visit to the three G-7 industrialized democracies is to collaborate with rich countries to propel India towards prosperity. Court to record pre- Akhilesh Yadav hits out at BJP, summoning evidence in accuses it of dividing society a plea against Kejriwal Agencies Basti, Apr 9: Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: A city court on Thursday fixed July 21 for recording presummoning evidence on a criminal complaint seeking action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribe from Congress and BJP and vote for AAP in the last assembly elections. "Complainant present inperson. Put up for recording of pre-summoning evidence on July 21," Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki said. During the pre-summoning evidence, the complainant is required to bring material on record in support of his allegations. Based on this, the court then decides whether prima facie offence is made out against the accused for summoning him. Advocate Arun Kumar, who is also the complainant in the matter, has alleged in his plea that Kejriwal had instigated the public to take bribe from political parties like Congress and BJP but vote for his party in February assembly polls. He has also said the Election Commission had issued notice to the AAP Convenor and later directed him not to make such remarks, warning him of strict action in the event of any violation. In his complaint, Kumar has alleged that Kejriwal, despite himself being a former Delhi chief minister and knowing that acceptance of bribe is a punishable offence, instigated the voters to do such a thing. The complainant sought Kejriwal's prosecution for alleged offences of abetment, offering or accepting bribe and punishment for bribery under the Indian Penal Code. A similar complaint was also pending in the court seeking lodging of FIR against Kejriwal in which it had earlier sought a status report from the police. Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: A senior IAS officer has been deemed to have resigned from the service after he reportedly failed to return on duty after completion of his foreign assignment. Prashant, a 1988-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, is deemed to have resigned from the service with immediate effect, an order issued by the DoPT said. Prashant was on August 18, 2009 appointed as Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Washington. He failed to after completion of his tenure in 2010. President Pranab Mukherjee has directed that Prashant is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) under the rule 7 (2) (c) of the all India services (leave) rules, 1955, the DoPT order said. The rule says, a member of the service shall be deemed to have resigned from the service if he continues foreign service beyond the period approved by the central government. 50-year-old Prashant hails from Bihar. "The government is taking action against officers who are on unauthorised leave," a senior DoPT official said. Want kids in our schools to learn German? Get your kids to learn Hindi. If Hindi is a problem, any other Indian language will do. This quid pro quo will form the basis of the Modi government's offer to Germany to tamp down the diplomatic problems caused by the human resource development ministry's surprise decision last year to discontinue German being taught in Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) schools across the country .The Smriti Irani-led ministry has come up with this solution ahead of the PM's visit to Germany for the world's largest industrial fair, Hanover Messe, this month. The proposal comes six months after the government discontinued German as a third language in the state-run KVs and triggered a minor diplomatic standoff. The new agreement has been vetted by the external affairs ministry. It seeks to introduce an element of `reciprocity' into the equation under which German will be taught as an optional subject in KVs and the Indian government, in exchange, will expect an equal number of schools in Germany to start classes in Hindi or any other Indian language. The Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: In a scathing attack on the BJP, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the saffron party of misleading people and fanning communalism. Addressing a public meeting at Changerwa Mahotsava in Basti, Yadav said, "BJP is misleading the people, fanning communalism and dividing the society." He also criticised the party and its affiliates for organising various 'parikramas' without any occasion. Hitting back at Yadav over his comments, the BJP alleged that it was the state government which was dividing the society by following the "policy of appeasement". "Akhilesh's government is itself dividing the society by following the policy of appeasement. They are the ones who are indulging in caste and religion based politics," BJP spokesperson Vijay Bahadur Pathak said. He alleged that even in police recruitment, candidates of a particular region were given preference. "To distract attention of the people from poor governance their own failures, the Samajwadi Party are levelling baseless allegations," Pathak said. Meanwhile, speaking on the issue of farmers affected by unseasonal rains and hailstorms, Yadav said relief was being provided to the affected farmers. "Even those who suffered 25% loss would be compensated," he said at the mahotsav. Announcing that the coming year would be observed as "Kisan Varsh", Yadav said his government is providing a relief of Rs seven lakh in case of farmer suicide where the central share in Rs 1.5 lakh. He also said that the state government wants to update technical resources of police department including the Quid Pro Quo: HRD Ministry wants Germany to teach Hindi in schools IAS OFFICER MISSING FROM FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT RESIGNED 7 NATIONAL government will run the new terms of agreement with its interlocutors on the German side in a day or two. The government's proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU), however, does not offer any specifics on how many schools in Germany will have to teach Indian languages. It also does not commit any expenditure to train teachers in German schools. These details, ministry officials told ET, will be worked out later. The fresh MoU, which will be signed by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and the Goethe-Institut, has been drafted after MEA asked HRD ministry last December to sort out all outstanding issues over the German language controversy fearing that it could cast a shadow over Modi's visit to Berlin. India is the chief guest at the Hanover fair -the US and China were in preceding years -and the Prime Minister's Office considers the event crucial to the government's Make in India initiative. The government's diktat discontinuing German as a third language in KVs and replacing it with Sanskrit came in for much criticism and subsequently assumed a diplomatic colour when German Chancellor Angela Merkel took up the issue with Modi. The HRD ministry had justified the move on the ground that a foreign language cannot be taught as a third language subject in schools as it violated the three language formula enshrined in the national education policy . Germany's Ambassador to India Michael Steiner has reiterated his stand on the issue and said the Supreme Court has allowed teaching of German language in KVs from class VI to VIII, and the government should implement the order. “In December last year, the court had provided a very good solution for a pragmatic outcome which would allow to continue to teach German in KV schools,“ he told reporters. “It is also possible to teach German in classes IX-X. Under the current situation, I think what we need is the implementation of what the court has said." ambulance service which will enable cops to reach the spot within 15 to 20 minutes. "Generation of 500 MW power has also been started in the first phase at Anpara D plant and plans are underway to start generation of 500 MW in 2nd phase and another 660 MW later. "The state government aims at providing 16 hours of power supply in rural areas and 22 to 24 hours supply in urban areas," the CM said, adding, 24 hours power was being supplied to weavers at 11 places through separate feeders. The Chief Minister said that special arrangements for weavers to manufacture and market their products in Bhadohi district are also being made. Referring to social utility of Samajwadi pension scheme and Lohia Awas scheme, Yadav said the target was to cover every poor in villages and cities. The CM laid foundation stone and inaugurated 54 projects, besides making other announcements at the mahotsava which is organised every year in the memory of minister Raj Kishore Singh's son Upendra Pratap Singh Shubham. JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 Arun Jaitley bats for MP CM, says his credibility unquestionable Agencies Bhopal, Apr 9: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is under siege from opposition Congress over examination and recruitment board (MPPEB) scam, got a strong backing from Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who hailed him for his "unblemished" credibility. "In Shivraj Singh Chouhan we have got a leader whose biggest quality is his credibility. If a leader has such a high credibility it usually perturbs opposition. As a result of which the opposition Congress is levelling false and baseless allegations against Chouhan," Jaitley said at the inaugural session of the two-day executive meeting of state BJP. He was apparently referring to Congress' allegations that Chouhan and his kin, including his wife, are involved in the multi-crore State Examination Board or Vypam scam. While Congress has been demanding a CBI probe, Chouhan has already denied the allegations. The Special Task Force (STF) is currently investigating the scam, which is monitored by the Special Investigation Team Trinamool Congress does U-turn over CBI summons, submits party's account details Agencies Kolkata, Apr 9: This move by the Trinamool Congress comes a day after party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had threatened the central investigating agency that her party will not furnish its account details. In a major U-turn, the Trinamool Congress submitted documents to the CBI on Thursday, after the party was summoned by the investigating agency recently. This move by the Trinamool Congress comes a day after party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had threatened the central investigating agency that her party will not furnish its account details. “I am not going to share the details of my party’s accounts. My party has paid the taxes on time and if the CBI wants to know the details, they should approach the IT department,” said Banerjee while delivering her speech at a protest rally against the Land Ordinance. She even went to the extent of saying that she would send the summon notices back to Delhi. “ED and CBI are sending us notices on a daily basis. I am going to pack them all in a bag send it back to Delhi,” she said, mocking the BJP-led Central government. A four-member team of Trinamool Congress leaders, led by Tapas Ray reached the CBI office at CGO complex at Salt Lake around 11.40am. In a meeting, which stretched over 40 minutes, the Trinamool Congress leaders met the CBI officials and submitted a 180page document. “We have furnished details of everything that the CBI had sought from us. I am here, representing the party and have submitted all the details of the party’s account,” said Ray. The CBI, currently probing the multi-crore-rupees Saradha chit fund scam, had summoned Trinamool Congress all-India general secretary Subrata Bakshi on Monday. The investigating agency sought details of the accounts of the Trinamool Congress from the year 20102014. The agency also sought details of donation, advertisement and Banerjee’s paintings. According to sources, the Trinamool Congress furnished details of the party’s account between the year 2010 and 2014, donations, advertisements and sale of party mouthpiece ‘Jaago Bangla’. (SIT) set up by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. In his address, Jaitley praised Chouhan for his leadership, saying Madhya Pradesh liberated itself from the tag of 'Bimaru' states and has registered an agricultural growth rate of over 20 per cent which is "highly remarkable" in the country. Madhya Pradesh government's model of empowering people socio-economically has helped in improving overall situation of the state to a great extent, the Finance Minister said. Jaitley said Madhya Pradesh became a revenue surplus state after 2003 when it dislodged Congress from power. He also commended development of roads and work done by state government on fronts of water and power. Government to provide round-theclock cheap power to all: Goyal Agencies Guwahati, Apr 9: The government aims to provide round-the-clock cheap electricity to everyone across the country, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. "The states have been asked to prepare action plans (that are) specific to their particular states to ensure provision of 24X7 power to all," Goyal said while addressing a conference of Power, Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of states and union territories. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have already prepared their action plans. Other states have also taken it up and all documents are likely to be completed by December 2015, he said. Goyal said a record power generation capacity of 22,566 MW was achieved during 2014-15 as against a target of 17,830 MW. Actual power generation has been 1,049 billion units (BU) against a target of 1,023 BU in 2014-15, registering a growth of 8.5% over 2013-14, he added. He asked the state governments to evolve a transparent procurement plan by putting in place eprocurement and tendering mechanisms to take advantage of the available power. Madras High court closes PIL on LPG distributors Agencies Chennai, Apr 9: The Madras High Court has closed a PIL seeking a direction on restraining LPG distributors and dealers of oil companies from forcing consumers to purchase other materials such as tubes for connecting gas stoves to get the connections. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay KishanKaul and Justice M M Sundresh, before which the PIL filed by'Coimbatore Consumer care' came up recently, closed the petition after hearing counsel for Hindustan Petroleum, IndianOil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum, who submitted that necessary remedial steps were taken and instructions already issued to dealers in the matter. Innovation, entrepreneurship can eradicate poverty: Gadkari Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: Concerned over suicides by farmers, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said India can wipe out poverty by promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and technology. "In the area of Vidarbha in Maharashtra, more than 10,000 farmers have committed suicide. I am working in rural areas and really understand it... Innovation, entrepreneurship and technology can eradicate poverty," Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said at the Global Sankalp Summit here, organised by business solutions firm Intellecap and industry body Ficci. About 2,000 small industries are being set up in Vidarbha region to provide employment to farmers, he said, emphasising on the need to promote innovation in organic farming. He said innovation, entrepreneurship and technology could change the socio-economic scenario and address India's basic problem of poverty by creating multitudes of jobs. Urging industry bodies to come forward to promote innovation among youth, he said India Innovation Foundation, Ahmadabad, alone had done 20,000 innovations and if tapped well these small initiatives could result in economic prosperity of the nation. Speaking at the same event, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said his ministry is promoting an initiative 'Prism' wherein support is provided to start-ups and individuals, including scientists, technologists, farmers and students for converting innovative ideas into workable models or prototypes. "Technology Development Board has also collaborated with CII to create global innovation technology alliance" to leverage Indian creativity expertise, he said. Meanwhile, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said the partnership between India and US has evolved through years from strategic priorities to the one that is now driven by innovation and technology. "India and US now work together in developing countries in Asia and Africa and triangular efforts showcase Indian leadership and knowhow," he said. He stressed on the need for more emphasis in areas of sanitation and water, saying, "2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation and 780 million people still do not have access to safe drinking water." First Indian group to scale Mt Everest feted Agencies New Delhi. Apr 9: The first Indian group to scale the world's highest peak Mt Everest was felicitated at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the feat. The group of 10 Indians led by Avtar Singh Cheema scaled the Everest in May 1965, becoming the fourth country to achieve the distinction then. It was the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army after two failed attempts. Cheema, MS Kohli and Sherpa Nawang Gombu successfully summitted the peak on May 20 followed by Sonam Gyatso and Sonam Wangyal on May 22. CP Vohra and Sherpa Ang Kami were the next to set foot on the peak on May 24. HPS Ahluwalia, HCS Rawat and Phu Dorje climbed the Everest on May 29. The team were felicitated at the India International Centre here on Wednesday. The commemoration included short speeches by living members of the team -Ahluwalia and Kohli -- and featured a documentary showing their climb. Kohli spoke of the difference in climbing the peak 50 years ago and now. "Today most of you are exposed to Mt. Everest and it is commercialised. The mountain is already roped and you just have to pay $5,000 to the Sherpa agency. You can pay for using their equipment," he said, adding that when they climbed, they did the roping themselves and it was not commercialised. "We feel proud to have opened the floodgates of mountaineering in India." Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) president HS Chauhan said the achievement set the tone for adventure sports in India. Chauhan added an All India Services team is currently attempting to scale the peak. The IMF has planned to organise a series of programmes to commemorate the golden jubilee of the record. The NORTHLINES KASHMIR VALLEY www.thenorthlines.com Double-drawl and works scam: Crime Branch arrests Executive Engineer, Cashier Handwara, Apr 9, CNS: After seizing the official records and arresting the Executive Engineer and Cashier, the Crime Branch has unearthed double drawl scam in PHE Division Handwara. The official records from 2008 to 2014 also indicated that large chunk of money was illegally withdrawn by the officials but were never used for any works. Reports said that during the investigation of Ramhal water supply scheme 'fraud' in PHE Division Handwara, it came to fore that then Executive Engineer Muhammad Afzal and Cashier Muhammad Maqbool Bhat have resorted to fraud in the Division and have withdrawn the salaries of some 65 employees illegally. Besides, the 15 cheques worth Rs 32 lakhs have also been seized by the Crime Branch. "The fraud was pin pointed by my predecessor Iftikar Ahmed. While checking the records of the Division he found each employee in the Handwara Division had withdrawn the salary twice in a month. He also find out, money had been withdrawn from the Bank for some schemes under which no work ever was done in the Division," present Executive Engineer PHE Division Handwara Zafar Ahmed told CNS. Both the accused Executive Engineer and the Cashier have been arrested and are being questioned. An official from PHE Division Handwara who wished not to be named said that the accused Executive Engineer and Cashier also committed fraud in MarsariPachkoot Water scheme that was supposed to give benefit to 65,000 inhabitants of 35 villages of Ramhal Block of district Kupwara. "The PHE department was supposed to spend Rs 5 crore and 87 lakh under this scheme. The Cashier being a trusted worker of a former minister every time saved his skin by resorting to political pressure tactics," he said. Meanwhile, Chief Engineer Muzafar Ahmed Lankar told CNS that the accused Cashier has been suspended. "We can't initiate action against the accused Executive Engineer as he had been transferred to some other department," he said. (CNS) DC orders restoration of original width of Jehlum SRINAGAR, APRIL 9 In compliance with fresh directions of J&K High Court to remove all illegal structures along the river embankments, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Lone today convened an officers meeting to get first hand appraisal from the concerned regarding the implementation of High Court directions to remove encroachments along the river Jehlum embankments. Besides, ADC, Srinagar, SDM East and West, Deputy Director Information, the meeting was attended by officers of SMC, Revenue, Irrigation and Flood Control, Police, and other concerned officers. The Deputy Commissioner was informed that the demarcation of encroachments along the bank of river Jehlum has been done and work of removal of the same is underway and number of illegal structures have already been demolished so far The Deputy Commissioner stressed upon concerned officers to speed up the demolition of illegal structures and ensure all unauthorized structures on the embankments of River Jhelum embankments are removed. He asked them to ensure restoration of original width of River Jhelum. He directed intensifying the drive to remove all encroachments so that High Court directions are implemented in letter and spirit. He also asked the concerned to organize all sorts of manpower and machinery for swift removal of encroachments across the full length of the river. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner also directed the officers to remove all the Russian Popular trees in the City well before the time so that people do not face any problem. Regarding unauthorized coaching centers, the DC was informed that checking squads have sealed various coaching centers violating the norms. He directed taking necessary action against all such coaching centers who do not adhere guidelines of the government. The DC also asked the concerned officers to ensure implementation of ban on use of polythene carry bags in Srinagar. Zulfkar reviews functioning of CA&PD JAMMU, APRIL 9 Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) & Tribal Affairs Ch. Zulfkar Ali today asked for constitution of committee to be tasked with effective monitoring of relief ration distribution among the flood victims and directed them to submit report within shortest possible time. The Minister gave these directions during the follow up review meeting of CA&PD officers here today. The Minister took a detailed review of the stocks and supply position of Atta, Rice, Wheat, Sugar, Kerosene Oil and LPG in Jammu province. Regarding pending carriage liabilities of dealers, the Minister said that the matter would be taken up with the Finance department for early release of pending amount besides strategies will also be worked out to streamline the payment system of the department in future. For this purpose he ordered creation of monitoring cell headed by Joint Director in Directorate office which will oversee and process the cases of disbursement of carriage charges. The Minister gave a time of one month to SRTC to provide vehicles to the department as per requirement to ensure timely supply of essentials to the consumer. The Minister also impressed upon the concerned officers to ensure completion of physical verification of departmental stores and depots regarding stock position of food grains within a period of 15 days. Taking stock of displaying of signboards and installation of Calibrated weighing machines, the Minister reiterated that the directions have already been given to ensure that that the dealers at all depots install and use Digital Weighing Scales and asked concerned officers to take strict action against those dealers who have not installed the same yet. He also directed authorities to ensure every ration dealer and fair price shop should display the signboards. 'Pray for J&K's prosperity and integrity' - Dr. Farooq Srinagar | April 09 National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah arrived in Srinagar on Thursday from Delhi after undergoing a surgery and intensive follow-up treatment in London. Dr. Farooq Abdullah was welcomed at the Sheikh-ul-Alam (RA) Srinagar Airport by Senior National Conference Leaders, workers and party activists. Among those who welcomed Dr. Farooq Abdullah at the Airport were NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, NC Provincial Secretary Showkat Ahmed Mir, NC Leader Javaid Ahmed Dar, NC Leader Peer Mohammad Afaq, NC Leader Tanvir Sadiq, Youth President Salman Ali Sagar besides various senior party office bearers and activists. Before arriving in Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah spent a few weeks in Delhi after arriving back from London where he underwent a Kidney transplant surgery. On arriving at Srinagar Airport, Dr. Farooq Abdullah prayed for the State's prosperity and integrity and said the interests of the common-man are paramount and should be the focal point of all politics. Dr. Farooq Abdullah also said that J&K's political honor and dignity cannot be toyed with at any cost and that National Conference would continue to be the bulwark of the State's political aspirations and sentiments. Senior NC Leaders including NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, Abdul Rahim Rather, Mubarak Gul, Shameema Firdous, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Sakina Ittoo, Sharif-ud-din Shariq, Chowdhary Mohamamd Ramzan, Mir Saifullah, Irfan Ahmed Shah, NC Spokesman Junaid Azim Mattu, Altaf Kalloo, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Advocate Farooq Ganai, Youth President Salman Ali Sagar, Senior Youth Vice President Imran Nabi Dar besides party legislators and former Minsiters have welcomed Dr. Farooq Abdullah back to the State and wished him the very best of health. Police conducts market checking Srinagar April 9 Srinagar police conducted market checking in the Shaheed Gunj area and booked five traders in violation of Essential Commodities Act. During the market checking in Shaheed Gunj area, police booked five traders for violating provisions of Essential Commodities Act. Cases FIR numbers 28/15, 29/15, 30/15, 31/15, and 32 under section 3/7 E.C Act were registered against the erring traders. The accused were presented before the Hon’ble Court and cases were challaned against them. Govt seals 6 coaching centres SRINAGAR APRIL 9 Acting upon the directions of the High Court, a team of officers headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar inspected various Coaching Centres in Srinagar today. The team sealed six unregistered Coaching Centres which include Daar’s Commerce and Management Studies Srinagar, Glorious Vision Centre of Mathematics Srinagar, Professor’s Academy Gulshan Nagar, Nowgam Bye Pass, Professional Institute Nowgam Bye Pass, Bhat’s Coaching Centre Nowgam and Ashraf Sir’s Coaching Centre Nowgam. Market checking intensified in Kupwara KUPWARA, APRIL 09: On the direction of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, a joint team of Officers and officials of Revenue, Police, CAPD, LMD, Food Safety and Municipality conducted a market checking in Kupwara town today. During the intensifying of market checking, Rs. 13700 were realized by the team from erring traders who were found in violation of many Acts of Essential Commodities. Besides 30 Kgs of expired, unhygienic confectionary, 05 quintals of rotten fruits and vegetables were destroyed on the spot in presence of the public. The Team was headed by the Executive Officer Municipal Committee Kupwara during the intensifying of checking. Woman injured in road accident Srinagar April 9 A car bearing registration number JK13A-4839 hit and injured a pedestrian Shoby Jan wife of Sajad Ahmad Rather resident of Krangsoo at K.P Road Anantnag near Al-Sarwat School in the jurisdiction of Police Station Mattan. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment. Anantnag police has registered a case in this regard. M/S EXCEL PACKAGING PLOT NO 6 SIDCO INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, KATHUA CONT NO. 09796241086, 09419152086 MANUFACTURING BUCKETS, MUGS, TASLAS, BASIN, PEDDLE BIN, DUSTBIN UNBRAKEABLE & FROSTY. 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Medical reports had confirmed that the abductors had raped her before slitting her throat. Following the incident, Kashmir witnessed massive street protests with people demanding capital punishment for the culprits. Police later arrested four accused including two non-locals and a local residents of Langate. The accused confessed to the crime during interrogation. The family is awaiting justice for seven years now. The last witness in the case had admitted before the Session Court Kupwara that the four accused held for raping and murdering the girl were paraded before the eyewitnesses and the people including a minor during the parade identified the culprits and he is witness to such act. The last (86th) witness in the case, then Naib Tehsildar Langete, presently Tehsildar Abdul Rashid Shah appeared before the session court for the fifth time and during his last turn, he confirmed to the court that all the accused in the case were properly identified by the witnesses during a parade. He had identified the culprits as Sadiq Mir alias Sadiq Choor, Azhar Mir alias Bilal both residents of Langate, Jehangir Bihari of West Bengal, a carpenter by profession and Suresh Mochi, a cobbler. Both the Public Prosecutor G.M.Shah and the counsel for the accused Abdul Rashid Mirchal told CNS that the Sessions Court will pronounce its judgment on April 18. father of Tabinda Gani said that he is sure of getting justice from the court of law. (CNS) Photostat shops seized in Sopore for issuing fake election cards Sopore, April 9, CNS: District administration Thursday seized two Photostat shops in apple town Sopore of North Kashmir's Baramulla district for issuing fake election cards to people. Reports said that after receiving complaints from the people, a team led by SDM Sopore Dr Nasir raided the two Photostat shops located opposite police station Sopore and after finding fake scanned documents. Confirming the incident, the SDM Sopore informed that they seized 'Qadri Photostat' and 'Unique Photostat' shops and initiated action against their owners. The locals said that it is irony that both the Photostat shops despite located opposite to police station managed to run the racket. They demanded stringent punishment against the owners of these shops. Meanwhile, a scribe working for a news agency lodged a complaint in police station Sopore against the owner of 'Qadri Photostat' after he along with other shopkeepers allegedly manhandled him when he was trying to take pictures of the seized Photostat shops. Ch Lassanvi remembered on his 54th death anniversary Srinagar, April 9 The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art , Culture and Languages released a special issue of “Qadawar” on life and work of renowned Tribal reformer and Gujjar Gandhi Ch Ghulam Hussain Lassanvi today on his 54th death anniversary in a function held here at Seminar Hall of the Academy. Veteran Gojri writer Iqbal Azeem, noted Scholars Ch Nassem Poonchi, G R Azad, Abdul Hameed Kassana were in the presidium. Give details about the book, Dr. Javaid Rahi , Chief Editor of JKAACL stated that the book contained 170 pages comprising some important articles about the life and work of Ch. Lassanvi who rendered his whole life for social reformation and Cultural upliftment of Gujjars and Bakerwal community of State. He said late Lassanvi was a tallest leader of Gujjars who worked selflessly for the rights of nomadic, tribal and other suppressed classes . He was among the founders of first Gujjar-Jat Conference a social oganisation later converted into a political party in Jammu and Kashmir. Late Lassanvi was father of Late Ch. Mohammad Asalm former Speaker J&K Assembly and grandfather of Ch Mohammad Akram present MLA from Surankote consitutny. Ch. Iqbal Azeem in his presidential address appreciated the Academy for publication of a special number on life and work of the great leader who was popular among Gujjars as Gujjar Gandhi. Earlier welcoming the guests Mohammad Ashraf Tak Head of Academy’s Divisional office Kashmir stated that Academy is holding a series of programme in Kashmir , Gojri and Pahari and today’s programme was organized in Gojri wherein Gojri writers, poets, intellectual from all over the vellay participating. Mian Arshad Qammar Asstt. Editor Gojri said this is the fifth volume of ‘Qadwar’(Urdu) a book series initiated by Academy since 2010 to cover life and work of Tribal Gujjar leaders and prior to this a spcial number was released on the Life and work of Mian Nizam Din (RA) , Israel Asar, Mehar –udDin Qammar and Shams ud Din Mehjoor. A Gojri Mushaira was also held in which poets from the valley participated. DC Kupwara convenes NERPAP meet KUPWARA APRIL 09: The Deputy Commissioner, Mr. K. R. Ranjan today convened a meeting of officers associated with preparation of EPICs here today. The Additional Deputy Commissioners, Kupwara and Handwara, Assistant Commissioner, Kupwara, Sub Divisional Magistrates and field functionaries were present in the meeting. It was given out that all the arrangements are in place with regard to preparation of Aadhar Cards linked with the EPICs, Purification of Electoral Rolls, additions, alteration, corrections and authentication of the electoral rolls under NERPAP programme has been started in the district while the special camps are being organized at booth levels commencing from April 12. The District Election Officer, Kupwara was informed that Aadhar cards are being linked with the EPICs for further distribution among the electorates of the district as 41 percent Aadhar have been completed while 51 percent EPICs are in place. The Form 6, 7 and 8 are being collected from the Election authorities within next two days to complete the process. The concerned BLOs have been asked that to generate the left over EPICs, to maintain registers and prepare Aadhar cards linked with the EPICs be collected from the concerned voters during the special awareness camps under NERPAP in the respective booths. Later, the same information was communicated to Chief Electoral Officer J&K at Jammu office through the video conferencing along with the concerned officers of the district. The District Election Officer, Kupwara informed that all the process and arrangements are in place to prepare the required matters during the next special camps to be organized by the election authority Kupwara at all booth levels. Srinagar April 9 Leh police launched a plantation drive in District Police Lines, Choglamsar in Leh. A special plantation drive was launched in the premises of District Police Lines, Choglamsar in Leh. The drive was inaugurated by SSP Leh Dr. Sunil Gupta who planted the first sapling. Large number of police officers and Jawans participated in the drive in which large number of Apricot saplings were planted in the DPL. On this occasion SSP Leh advised the police officers and officials to ensure plantations at their respective places of postings. R.P Singh DySP DAR Leh will be supervising the plantation drive in the police establishments across the Leh district. Expert panels on M A Kashmiri, Comparative Religion meet at CUK Srinagar, Apr 9 The Committees framed to discuss various parameters with regard to the starting of programmes in M.A Kashmiri and Comparative Religion in the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) today held meetings with officiating ViceChancellor, Prof. Mehraj udDin in chair. The Committee to discuss the programme in M. A Kashmiri was attended by Prof. Rahman Rahi, noted poet, Prof. Siddique Wahid, Ex ViceChancellor, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Prof. Shad Ramzan, Head Department of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir (KU), Prof. Bashar Bashir, Chairman, Sheikh-ul-Alam (RA) Chair KU, Prof. Muhammad Zaman Azurdah, former Dean Faculty of Arts, KU, Prof. N A Malik, Coordinator, Department of Urdu CUK, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Dhar, former Head Department of Linguistics KU, Prof Lily Want, Head Department of English, KU, Dr. Aziz Hajni from Sheikh-ul-Alam (RA) chair, Mr. Shuja’at Bukhari, Rising Kashmir Editor, Dr. Majrooh and Dr. Mahfooza Jan from the Department of Kashmiri and Registrar CUK, Prof. M Afzal Zargar. The Committee to discuss the programme in M.A Comparative Religion, was attended by Prof. A M Wani, Dean Academic Affairs, KU, Prof. G N Khaki, Director Central Asian Studies, KU, Prof Naseem Ahmad Shah, Director Islamic Studies KU, Prof. Hameed Naseem Rafiabadi, ex Head Islamic Studies KU, Prof. Siddiq Wahid, Ex Vice-Chancellor, IUST, Prof. G M Bhat, Dean Social Sciences CUK, Prof. G R Malik, former Head Department of English KU and Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar. During these meetings, the participants discussed various contours of the programme threadbare. Sub-Committees were later formed to guide the varsity further in this regard. Earlier, the officiating ViceChancellor Prof. Mehraj udDin and Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar gave a brief resume about the University functioning in both the meetings. 9 The NORTHLINES JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 www.thenorthlines.com The NORTHLINES BUSINESS 10 www.thenorthlines.com JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 Policy needs to be same for Mukesh Microsoft launches Lumia 640 XL, Lumia 640 Ambani and common man: PM Modi Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: Policy needs to be same for Mukesh Ambani and common man: PM ModiNew Delhi: In a terse message to industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed private sector of still being stuck with "legacy issues" like tax terrorism and selective exemption, and said that "red tape" can't be removed only for Mukesh Ambani and not for a common man. The Prime Minister also said his "job is not to spoon- feed anyone" and the industry can come on board if it fits into the government's policies, or else stay where they are. Stressing that his government is working for the common man and his priority is the poor of the country, Modi said in an interview to Hindustan Times newspaper that the industry has to come forward to take the benefits of the process that has been set in motion for good governance. "The government's job is good governance for everybody. My government will make policies, if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are. "My job is not to spoon-feed anyone. The private sector of the country is still stuck with legacy issues of governance these include tax terrorism, duty inversion and selective exemption. "That is why we tried to address many such issues during the Budget of 2015-16 and to correct them across the board. We know that such steps are important for creating jobs and opportunities for millions of Indians. I repeat my assurance to all: If you take Satyam scam: Ramalinga Raju sentenced to 7 years in jail, fined Rs 5 cr Agencies Hyderabad, Apr 9: Six years after the biggest accounting fraud shook the corporate world in India, Satyam chief B Ramalinga Raju and nine others were today found guilty by a special court on charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating in the Rs 7000-crore scam. The court also announced a 7-year jail term and a fine of Rs 5 crores for Raju. Raju and former employee G Ramakrishna were also found guilty under section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of IPC by Special Judge BVLN Chakravarthi, in the case probed by CBI. Except Raju’s another brother B Suryanarayana Raju and former internal chief auditor V S Prabhakar Gupta, all the others eight accused were found guilty under IPC sections 467, 468, 471 and 477A, relating to forgery of security, forgery for purpose of cheating and falsification of accounts, according to V Chandrashekhar, Superintendent of Police, CBI Hyderabad Zone. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced tomorrow. Charges against Raju and others include criminal conspiracy and forgery of valuable security carrying minimum punishment of ten years imprisonment and maximum of life sentence. While the accounting fraud was to the tune of Rs 7,000 crore, it had caused an estimated notional loss of Rs 14,000 crore to investors and unlawful gains of Rs 1900 crore to Raju and others. Ramalinga Raju and his brother and Satyam’s former Managing Director B Rama Raju were also found guilty under section 409 of IPC relating to criminal breach of trust. All the ten accused were present in the court, where media was not allowed, when one step; we will walk two steps for you," Modi said. He was replying to a question on the business community being upset that not much has changed in terms of ease of doing business and about a spate of tax notices, which have been recently issued to a large number of foreign investors. Modi's comments assume significance in the wake of eminent banker Deepak Parekh having said recently that not much had changed on ground in the first nine months of his government and there was little improvement on 'ease of doing business'. Similar comments have been made by some other industry leaders as well, including Harsh Mariwala who tweeted earlier this week that "sheen is falling of Modi govt in the context of promises, and gradual delivery. Need to move fast..." Interestingly, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya also said recently that the sentiment that nothing has changed on the ground was very much there, although a turnaround was visible in the economic growth. In reply to the question on business community being upset, Modi said: "First of all, you have to understand that my government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government. Results are visible in all sectors. Industry has to come forward to take the benefits of the process we have set in motion." He also asked the media to "counterpose two things Nl Correspondent together -- the allegations our Jammu, April 9 Congress friends level against us, and the complaints that Microsoft today rolled out two businessmen have. new smartphones, Microsoft "The Congress says we are a Lumia 640XLDual SIM and government of industrialists and Microsoft Lumia 640Dual SIM industrialists say we do nothing in India, giving consumers for them!" Modi said his job is greater flexibility and freedom to run a policy-driven govern- to choose when and where they ment. "Red tape nahin hona get things done. Both devices chahiye; Ab red tape nahin hona offer the seamless integration of chahiye matlab Mukesh Ambani Lumia essentials with a choice ke liye red tape na ho aur ek of screen sizes and camera common man ke liye red tape capabilities and Microsoft ho, waisa nahin chal sakta (Red services, to offer incredible tape should not be there does productivity, keeping you not mean it should not be there prepared for anything - for for Mukesh Ambani, but be work, at home and on the go. there for a common man; that Lumia 640 XL and Lumia won't do.)" Asked about the 640, both upgradable to major achievements of his Windows 10 when it becomes government in ten months after available later this year, come coming to power, Modi said this armed with the latest version of needs to be seen with reference Windows Phone 8.1with the to the past. Lumia Denim update. With the "In what situation did the 12 month Office 365 Personal people bring us to power? And subscription offer, these devices what is the situation now? Is will redefine productivity and there a policy paralysis with free OneDrive storage, anymore? No. Is there a transparency issue? No. Is there stagnancy in governance? No. Instead, there is dynamism," he said. NL Correspondent Jammu, April 9 Announcing its latest initiative, Tanishq, India's most preferred jeweler is proud to unveil an effort that will continue the company's endeavor to offer best-in-class jewelry. The brand pledges to always ensure every purchase is ethical, whether it is a sale or exchange of a product. Tanishq, which bears the hallmark of Titan and the assurance of the TATA group, has always been at the forefront with an offering of best in class jeweler for its customers. The faith and trust of its customers has credited Tanishq with an envious turn around journey. Tanishq understands the Indian woman and promises to provide her with superior craftsmanship, exclusive designs and guaranteed product quality. To live up to the expectations Tanishq has built for itself over the years, the brand is happy to bring forth the Tanishq Promise - a pledge to always keep 10 precious promises that it has made to its consumers. From introducing the state-of-the-art karatmeter at every single Tanishq store which guarantees the most accurate way of measuring the purity of gold, to providing 100% exchange value for diamonds and other precious stones, Tanishq ensures that its customers are never disappointed. The brand propagates ethical practices not only by assuring the customer purity and selling policies, but also fair policies to the karigars who craft the jewellery. Sandeep Kulhalli, Senior Vice President, Retail and Marketing, Jewellery Divison, Titan Company Limited, said; "Tanishq Promise is a premise to reiterate our commitment to jewellery lovers across the country. While our brand is loved for its impeccable quality, design intricacy, compelling campaigns and superior retail experience for over 19 years now, not many people are aware of a unique facet of the brand. Through Tanishq Credit outlook rating upgrade to help attract FDI, says FICCI NL Correspondent New Delhi, Apr 9: With rating agencies Fitch and Moody's affirming India's credit outlook as "stable" and "positive" respectively, Ficci today said the move will uplift investor sentiment and help attract foreign investments. "It reflects the improving outlook for Indian economy on the back of various reform measures taken by the government towards simplificat-ion of regulatory regime, mainta-ining fiscal and external balances and fostering a conducive business climate," Ficci Secretary General Didar Singh said. "It will further uplift global investor sentiment and help in attracting greater foreign investments across the board. To sustain investor interest, implementation remains the key. We hope that the reform momentum shall continue with an emphasis on long-term socio economic development," Singh said. In a big vote of confidence for the Modi government, rating agency Moody's today raised India's credit outlook to 'positive', while Fitch projected faster growth -- raising hopes for an upgrade in its sovereign rating in the next 12-18 months. India's sovereign rating by Moody's stands at 'Baa3', the lowest investment grade and just a notch above 'junk' status, while it earlier had a 'stable' outlook for the country. ‘ Fitch, which maintained its equivalent 'BBB-' rating with stable outlook, on the other hand projected 8 per cent GDP growth for the current fiscal, higher than 7.8 per cent estimate of the RBI. It also indicated positive rating action if the government follows its fiscal consolidation roadmap. The sovereign rating and outlook of a country are often used by foreign investors and global bodies to gauge its investment climate. Promise, we are underlining 10 distinctive features that have set standards and best practices in the Indian jewellery industry since its inception. Whether it's exchanging gold at a right price or checking your gold jewellery for its purity through the scientific Karatmeter, the new Promise campaign from the house of Titan and Tata's reinforces these features for which the brand has stood for all these years." India's love affair with gold is no secret and possession is a clear sign of prosperity. Tanishq understands the precious value of gold in the lives of its customers and charges only for the actual gold weight, after subtracting the stone weight from the total weight of the piece. In addition to this, Tanishq also promises best exchange value for old gold. It melts the customer's old gold in front of their eyes and weighs it in their presence. There is complete transparency when it comes to buying and selling of jewellery at Tanishq As regulators try to contain one of India`s most spectacular investment scandals, dozens of smaller but similar schemes continue to mushroom, employing tactics similar to the ones that enriched the Sahara group and later brought it to its knees. Sahara began as a scheme for small depositors, but it grew over decades with investment plans that critics say were designed to avoid regulatory scrutiny. At its height, it was one of India`s biggest business empires, stretching from Formula One motor racing to New York`s Plaza Hotel. Now its boss is in jail for more than a year and some staff say much of its business is threatening to stall, after it raised billions of dollars from investors by selling bonds that were ruled to be illegal. Patchy oversight in India means countless illegal investment schemes continue to emerge, however, often in the villages. So far this year, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred more than 70 firms that raised funds through debentures or collective investment schemes, promising returns from cash put in land, cattle and even holiday homes. In most cases, it cited the court order against Sahara in support of its action. That is cold comfort for retired Indian army officer KL Sharma. Hoping to raise money for his daughter`s wedding, he placed a third of his savings into an investment scheme run by property developer PACL in 2007. The investment matured last year, but there is no trace of the 270,000 rupees ($4,339) he put in, never mind the promised returns that were supposed to double his money. "It was hard-earned money that I invested because agents for PACL in my village convinced me I would get good returns. Now I am stuck," said Sharma, speaking from Rajasthan, western India. As late as November, months after PACL was put under investigation and barred by regulators, local media reported that SEBI told the Corporate Affairs Ministry it was still raising funds from depositors. SEBI officials say that despite increased monitoring and financial education programmes since the Sahara case and a spate of other scandals, they are still overwhelmed by a backlog of cases, as a financially illiterate adult population, less than half of whom have access to formal banking, continues to put its trust in local agents for such schemes. One official said many schemes NL Correspondent Jammu, April 9 Mukesh Batra - Founder & Chairman, Dr Batra's Healthcare said, "It is encouraging that more and more people A study conducted by IMRB are using homeopathy for its safe and International across Mumbai, Bangalore, effective results. It's now being used as a Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata, first line of treatment in certain diseases. shows 90 per cent of people perceive " homeopathy as a trusted form of "We are proud that Dr Batra's has treatment and its usage is higher than any emerged as a trust worthy and reputed other form of treatment. brand through this independent survey by As per the survey conducted amongst IMRB," added Dr Batra. the general public it was found that 100% . Sujai Mahadevan - Insights Director, of people are universally aware about IMRB International said "It is interesting homeopathy and 92% perceive it as to know that 100% of people are 'reputed' form of treatment. People use universally aware about homeopathy and homeopathy mainly for backaches, the usage of homeopathy treatment is gastro, skin and hair ailments. higher than any other form of treatment. Among homeopathy users, 91% are Experience among homeopathic patients satisfied with the treatment and 93% are are in the positive direction due to higher willing to recommend homeopathy to satisfaction levels towards homoeopathy others due to higher satisfaction levels which has resulted in higher advocacy with their treatment. ultimately signaling positive news for the Among Dr Batra's users 75% said that homeopathy category." this was their first choice of treatment Homeopathy is the second largest and 83% said they are satisfied with Dr system of medicine in the world today, Batra's. according to World Health Organisation Releasing the survey coinciding with (WHO) and is used by over 600 million the World Homeopathy Day being people worldwide. In India over 100 observed on April 10; Padmashri million people depend on homeopathy recipient for medicine (Homeopathy), Dr for their health and wellness needs. billion rupees from the public. Firms issuing any form of security to more than 49 investors are supposed to register with SEBI, but many flout the rules, and activists say even when caught and barred, companies can simply change their names and get back in the market. "The regulator is trying to do its best, given the capability and resources they have, but is it enough to meet the scale of the challenge? Maybe not," said Shriram Subramanian, managing director of corporate governance advisory firm InGovern. For most investors, including those in PACL and Sahara, efforts to reclaim their investments are tangled in a legal process that could take years. The unlicensed companies often vanish, and others banned from the market can challenge the order in court for years. Sahara says it has paid 95 percent of the dues to the bondholders, but the markets perfect choice for consumers looking for a trendy and powerful phone loaded with future-proof features." he added. Amitesh Jha, Vice President Retail, Flipkart, said "The Lenovo A series has been very well received by our customers since its launch in January this year. We are happy to partner with Lenovo again to launch Lenovo A7000 - the latest addition to this series. The A7000 is priced at Rs. 8,999 and will be available exclusively on FlipKart. Registrations begin from today (7th April at 2PM) and the first sale is scheduled for 15th April, 2015. Uber launches autorickshaw service in Indian capital 90 pc people trust homeopathy: Dr Batra had operated for decades without oversight, until legal changes last year gave SEBI broader powers. "A collective investment scheme in itself is not unlawful, but the way these schemes have been run, by and large as assuredreturn guarantee schemes, that`s not allowed," he said. "The law is clear; it requires them to come and register with us. But they don`t, because they have operated without any oversight for years. Why will they want any supervision now?" A SEBI spokesman had no immediate comment. REGULATORY GAPS Collective investment schemes, often known locally as chit funds, operated in the regulatory gaps for years by getting licences from state authorities that were ill equipped to monitor them. Last year, SEBI was mandated to oversee any investment vehicle that raises more than 1 experience with a powerful battery life required for all-day connectivity. The A7000 is powered by a 2900mAh battery along with enhanced battery optimization features that provides enough power to the powerful 64-bit octa core processor. While having a large battery, the A7000 is surprisingly thin at 7. 9 mm and light at 140grams making it highly portable. "At Lenovo we are committed to providing cutting edge technology to our consumers" - said, Sudhin Mathur, Director- Smartphones, Lenovo India. "The A7000 brings in flagship worthy features and performance at an incredible price making it a Lenovo today announced the launch of the much-anticipated smartphone A7000 in India exclusively with Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce marketplace platform. The 4G/LTE smartphone sports a 64-Bit 1.5GHz Octa-Core processor and 2GB DDR3 RAM for smooth gaming, a great multimedia experience and lag-free multitasking. Featuring a brilliant 13.97(5.5) cms HD display with ultra-wide viewing angles, the A7000 ensures clarity and accurate color reproduction. The A7000 is also the world's first smartphone featuring all-new Dolby Atmos technology providing moving audio technology for an unparalleled acoustic experience. In addition to its impressive audio and visual technologies, Agencies this multimedia smartphone New Delhi, Apr 9: provides an enhanced user Sebi struggles to shield savers from more Saharas Agencies Mumbai, Apr 9: consumerswill get a12 monthOffice 365 Personal subscription worth INR 3,299/as a limited time offer redeemable between April to June, 2015 which also includes a massive 1 Terabyte of OneDrive storage. This offer will give you access to Office365 across 1 PC or Mac, and 1 tablet like a Windows tablet, iPad® or Android tablet, plus easy access on 1 smartphone. Adding another exciting offer for consumers on the Lumia 640 XL, Mobikwik,theonline wallet will offer a recharge cashback worth INR 1000, redeemable with a minimum recharge of INR 200 per month for five months. Olacabs, the popular and smart cab service, will offer a cash backworthINR 800 on Ola money rechargeswhere consumers will get INR 200 cashbackper recharge for the first four recharges of INR 500 or higher. Lenovo launches A7000 smart phone Tanishq installs karatmeters in stores NL Correspondent Jammu, April 9 those important documents are always within reach too. Speaking at the launch, Ravi Kunwar, Director -North, Microsoft Mobile Devices said, "Consumers today are constantly looking for a device to bring them more flexibility to switch easily between work and play. The Lumia 640 XL and Lumia 640are the perfect devices that are enablers of productivity, busting the 9 to 5 myth by letting you achieve more, on your own terms. Packed with Microsoft services and experiences along with the exclusive Office 365 personal subscription offer, the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL are well positioned to help us get back some of our scarcest commodity, time!" Lumia 640 XL and Lumia 640 feature the very best of Microsoft's services to help people accomplish more on the go - right out of the box. On every purchase of the new Lumia 640 XL and Lumia 640, regulator disputes that. In West Bengal, factory worker Makhan Midya saved 500 rupees from his salary of 6,000 rupees a month until eight months ago, investing in Rose Valley Real Estate and Constructions Ltd. A SEBI probe showed Rose Valley raised billions of rupees without the required licence, and in June it asked the company to wind up its business and refund investors within three months of the order. Midya has yet to get a refund. Tapan Biswas, Rose Valley operations manager in the state capital Kolkata, blamed SEBI, arguing the decision to freeze its bank accounts had hit business and its ability to repay. The regulator in August last year gave unlisted PACL three months to refund $8.1 billion to investors, after ruling that the company`s investment schemes had not been registered. Online cab-hailing company Uber will allow passengers in the Indian capital to book autorickshaws, the cheaper three-wheeled taxis, as part of a drive to boost its presence and compete with a local rival in one of its key markets. Under the uberAUTO service, the company will not charge a fee for booking autorickshaws, users will be allowed to pay for the journey in cash, and the pricing will follow government fare rules, Uber said in a statement on Thursday. The launch of the service in New Delhi marks a shift from the company's global business model. So far, Uber's mobile application that connects riders with taxis in cities around the world has charged customers through credit cards or other electronic payment means, but not in cash. The launch in Uber's largest market outside the United States comes against the backdrop of stiff competition with India's biggest online cab-hailing company Ola, which already lets customers hail autorickshaws. "There were a lot of people who were not able to use an Uber because cash payment was not allowed," Gagan Bhatia, general manager for Uber in New Delhi, told Reuters. "There is huge potential in this segment." The launch comes at a time when Uber is battling regulatory uncertainty over how it will continue to operate in New Delhi. Uber was banned in the city following allegations of rape against one of its drivers in December, but has found support from India's transport ministry. (Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Editing by Sumeet Chatterjee and Mark Potter) Renault Lodgy to fuel Renault's expansion in India NL Correspondent Jammu, April 9 Renault India, one of the country's fastest growing automobile manufacturers, launched the all new Renault Lodgy today offering customers a compelling value proposition. With this, Renault marks its foray into the rapidly growing MPV segment in India. Lodgy will come in 7 variants. Over the last 3 years, Renault has already become one of the fastest growing automobile manufacturers and the number 1 European automobile brand in the country. A hallmark of its growth remains its commitment to innovation and this is highlighted in the Renault Lodgy launched today. Lodgy breaks new ground in performance, fuel efficiency, comfort and features, combining the best offerings of a sedan, and the space and convenience of a MPV. Since manufacturing the first MPV more than three decades ago, Renault has constantly built on its expertise, and Lodgy reflects Renault's MPV prowess. Sumit Sawhney, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault India Operations said, "Renault Lodgy is a breakthrough product that will redefine the benchmark of performance and convenience of the MPV segment. It comes with features and services that are people centric, addressing real customer needs and will cater to a diverse set of customers. We have priced it extremely competitively, and we are confident that Lodgy will create a new segment in the Indian automotive industry, as we have successfully done with Duster in the recent past." "We have a very clear focus on establishing ourselves in the growing and volume segments of the Indian automobile industry. Alongside our aggressive product introduction plans, we are also determined to offer customers the best experience with our brand and will continue to introduce several initiatives towards achieving that," pointed out Sawhney. The NORTHLINES 11 SPORTS www.thenorthlines.com JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 IPL 2015: Gautam Gambhir, Suryakumar Yadav drive KKR home in opener against MI Agenciese Kolkata, Apr 9 : Kolkata Knight Riders launched their title defence on a perfect note as skipper Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav drove them to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL-8 T20 cricket tournament opener here today. Chasing 169 for a win, Gambhir's 43ball 57 (7x4, 1x6) led the KKR charge, while Suryakumar's unbeaten 46 off 20 deliveries helped them canter to their target in 18.3 overs. But it was the 85-run second wicket partnership between Gambhir and No.3 Manish Pandey (40) that set up the chase. There was some respite after the visitors dismissed the duo but ironically they found their nemesis in a familiar Mumbaikar Suryakumar, who led Mumbai in Ranji Trophy this season. The talented youngster, who came in at 121/3 with 48 required from 34 balls, hit some sensational shots that included a four and 5 sixes. Yusuf Pathan was also unbeaten on 14. Corey Anderson, Jasprit Bumrah and Harbhajan Singh picked up a wicket each. Umesh Yadav bore the brunt of Sharma's fury as six of his 12 boundaries came against the India ace speedster. Put in, the visitors lost two wickets in three balls and looked shaky 37/3 after a fiery spell from man-of-the-match Morne Morkel (2/18) but Sharma, who had struck an ODI world record 264 here in November last year, was again in his elegant best. Sharma dissected the field with elegance and picked Indian speedster Umesh Yadav as his bunny en route to his 22nd IPL half-century. Sharma's 98 not out came from 65 balls studded with 12 boundaries and four sixes and was ably supported by Kiwi allrounder Anderson who remained unbeaten on 55 from 41 balls (4x4, 3x6) in a 131-run undefeated partnership. After all the hoopla surrounding his action, Knight Riders trump card spinner Sunil Narine did not look in his usual self and returned wicketless with 28 runs from his four overs. The West Indian looked under pressure and the umpire was seen talking to him during his second spell. Narine began with a widish full toss and the Mumbai skipper was quick to punish it for an easy boundary. Sharma had earlier made his intention clear hitting Yadav for three boundaries in the third over. The star Indian opener was at his explosive best when he smashed three fours and one six as Yadav leaked 21 runs in the 15th over. It gave the much needed impetus to the Mumbai Indians run-rate that went under six after the three quick wickets and some clever captaincy by Gambhir. While Yadav was expensive and conceded 15 runs for his two overs, Morkel was the pick of the lot and Gambhir made the South African speedster run through his quota of four overs from the High Court end. Morkel dismissed Mumbai Indians star recruit Aaron Finch (5) cheaply when the Australian World Cup winning opener top-edged one to deep square leg and gave a second breakthrough in Ambati Rayudu (0) in his penultimate over. In between, Gambhir cleverly brought in Shakib who foxed Tare (7) with his flight as the Mumbai wicketkeeper stepped out but only to mistime it to long off. But he was severely let down by his fielders. Andre Russell dropped Anderson on 23, a regulation catch at mid-on, while part-time wicketkeeper Robin Uthappa not only missed an outside edge of Sharma but missed a stumping when the Mumbai Indians skipper was on 70. sports meet of JU Big 7-wkt win for CWC Inter-department in CGEWCC T20 Department of Geography Sports & Allied News Jammu, April 09: Centre Water Commission (CWC) today registered an emphatic seven-wicket win against Geological Survey of India (GSI) to reach the semifinals stages of the ongoing Twenty20 Cricket Tournament under the banner of Centre Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee (CGEWCC) at GGM Science College Hostel Ground, here. Batting first, after winning the toss, GSI lost all their wickets for just 65 runs in 16.3 overs. Arun Dev remained top scorer with 14 runs while Parveen added 11. No other batsman could touch the double figure mark. From CWC, Ankush and SK Shukla bowled deadly spells taking away three wickets each. Brij Bushan bagged two while Bilala nd Manish shared apiece each. In reply, Centre Water Commission (CWC) attained the goal making 68 runs in 10.1 overs for the loss of three wickets. Raj Kumar steered the team to an easy win contributing 31 runs off 28 deliveries. Brij Bushan contributed 11 runs to the team's total. Varun, Tarsem and Deepak were the wicket takers from Geological Survey of India (GSI). Today's match officiated by Shashi Jamwal and Sanjeev Kumar as umpires while Rattan Lal was scorer. Among those present were chairman of CGEWCC sports committee, BS Bhan, Subash Bhagat, Mahesh Sharma, Ashok Chadha and Desh Kumar Sharma. NEXT MATCH: Intelligence Bureau (IB) shall take on Accountant General (AG) Office XI at 9 am tomorrow. bags volleyball title Sports & Allied News JAMMU, April 09: Department of Geography clinched the men's volleyball title after they beat The Law School in straight but close sets of 25-21, 26-24 in the ongoing inter-department sports meet of University of Jammu (JU), organised by the Directorate of Sports and Physical Education on the campus grounds, here today. Earlier, in the semifinals, the Law School outplayed Department of Chemistry 2-0 (25-16, 25-18) while Department of Geography trounced Department of Physical Education 2-0 (25-18, 25-20). Meanwhile, the women's table tennis final won by Department of Chemistry. In the title clash that took place today, Department of Chemistry defeated Department of Physical Education 2-0. The Detailed Results: BADMINTON: WOMEN: Department of Physical Education bt Department of Chemistry 2-1; Department of Physical Education bt Department of Mathematics 2-1; Department of Political Science bt Department of Law 2-1. MEN: Department of Physical Education bt Department of Political Science 2-0; Department of Law bt Department of Commerce 2-1; Department of Physical Education bt The Business School (MBA) 2-0; The Law School bt Department of Mathematics 2-0. TABLE TENNIS: MEN: Department of Zoology bt Department of Mathematics 2-0; The Business School (MBA) bt Department of Physical Education 2-0; Department of Commerce bt Department of Law 2-1. CARROM: MEN: The Department of Law bt The Business School 2-0. WOMEN: Department of Law bt Department of Chemistry 2-0; The Law School bt Department of Biotechnology 2-0. CHESS: MEN: The Law School bt Department of Commerce 2-1; The Business School bt Department of Chemistry 2-1. WOMEN: Department of Law bt Department of Chemistry 2-1; Department of Commerce bt Department of Geography 2-0. CRICKET: Department of Biotechnology bt Department of Dogri by 37 runs; Department of Commerce bt Department of Life Long Learning by six wickets. Today's events officiated by the technical penal comprising Sushil Kumar Sawhney, Raj Kumar Bakshi, Ravish Vaid, Vikas Karlopia, Gagan Kumar, Sadiq Hussain, Vijay Dogra and Jagtar Singh. Winners of sports mela pose with chief guest, DySP, Mohd Rafi Geeri at Degree College grounds, Poonch on Thursday. Malik Club dominates in Poonch sports mela Sports & Allied News Poonch, April 09: Malik Club completely dominated in the two-day sports mela winning all the team events of volleyball, kabaddi, tug of war and excelling in athletics at Government Degree College, here today. Mela was organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra. After winning the volleyball Wednesday's clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians was the first match of IPL 8. It was played only 10 days after the World Cup finished. Sunil Narine didn't play in the World Cup. But he bowled the 7th over of the opening game of IPL 8. Why did Narine not play the World Cup, the biggest tournament of them all, a tournament that teams and players plan ahead for and a tournament that only shows up once every 4 years? (Sunil Narine 2.0, Sizzle or Fizzle) Narine's bowling action was first reported as suspect in the Champions League Twenty20 in October last year. After that he was under the watchful eye of Kolkata Knight Riders. He did not play international cricket for more than 3 months. Narine worked with coaches in Trinidad and Dr Daryl Foster in Perth, Australia. He would Sunil Narine made a wicket-less return to the bowling crease for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of the 2015 Indian Premier League. The West Indies spinner was cleared to bowl by the BCCI days before the glitzy T20 tournament got under way. eventually return in West Indies' domestic tournamet, Nagico Super50, and help his side Trinidad and Tobago win the tourney with 6 wickets in the final. Shortly after he decided to pull out of the World Cup saying 'Whilst I am very happy with the progress made to date with my action, and I express my thanks to the coaches working with me in Trinidad and Dr Daryl Foster in Perth, Australia, I am withdrawing from the World Cup.' The question is 'aren't 6 wickets enough to make you believe your action is fine to help West Indies fight for the World Cup?' (Narine Finishes Wicketless on Return to Bowling Crease) West Indies went Narine-less to the World Cup and put up a sorry performance. 1 day after the World Cup final came a report which said that Kolkata was threatening to pull out of the IPL if Narine's action wasn't allowed to play. 6 days after the World Cup and 3 days before KKR's match in the IPL that Narine's action was cleared by the BCCI committee. The timing is suspect to anyone. "The committee concluded that Mr. Sunil Narine, who had remodelled his bowling action, was within the ICC approved limits for all types of deliveries that were assessed and has hence recommended to the BCCI, that his name may be removed from the warning list of bowlers with suspect action," a BCCI press release said. Dean Jones told NDTV that 'Narine has till date not been tested by the ICC machinery' which has cracked down on committee and chairman of Shaheed Manjit Singh Club, Mohd Tariq, speaking to the gathering, appreciated the Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) for involving youth in constructive activities. Vote of thanks present were manager, incharge NYK, Pooch, Kamal Sharma. Also present were Mohd Qasim and manager, J&K Bank, Krishan Lal. Saina Nehwal drops a place to World No. 2 in badminton rankings Agenicese Martina Hingis returns to Swiss Fed Cup team after 17 years Saina Nehwal of India displays her gold medal after winning her women's singles final match against Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand at the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2015 at the Siri Fort Sports complex in New Delhi. (AFP Photo/Sajjad Hussain) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's stay at the top of the table was cut short as she dropped a place to World No. 2 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday. The Olympic bronzemedallist had reached a career best World No. 1 last week but owing to her loss in the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier semifinals, Saina dropped a position in the list. She lost to reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui, who regained the top spot. Tennis legend Martina Hingis Switzerland's Fed Cup team after a 17-year in a hope to play in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 34-year-old will play is now part of the Swiss Fed Cup team, which will take on Poland in their World Group play-off on 18-19 April. Timea Bacsinszky, Stefanie Voegele and Viktorija Golubic are the other member of the team. The former world number last represented her country in the 1998 Fed Cup defeat to Spain. And she must play in the women's team competition to become eligible to compete in Rio. The five-time Grand Slam singles champion has resurrected her playing career after pairing with Indians Leander Paes in mixed-doubles and Sania Mirza in women's doubles. With Leander, she won the 2015 Australian Open title. Recently, she teamed-up with Mirza to capture Indian Wells and Miami doubles titles. New Delhi, Apr 9: The shuttler from Hyderabad became the first Indian woman to reach the numero uno position after winning the India Open title last month. She has currently opted out of the ongoing Singapore Open to prepare for the gruelling season ahead. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu, who has not been playing for some time due to an injury, managed to retain her No. 9 ranking. In men's singles, Kidambi Srikanth has also maintained his No. 4 position to remain the highest-ranked Indian male. HS Prannoy has also remained at No. 14, while Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap climbed up two places to be at No. 15. The 2010 Commonwealth Games goldmedallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also gained a place to be ranked No. 18 in women's doubles. Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: Zinedine Zidane admits Real Madrid's interest in Raheem Sterling New Delhi, Apr 9: Raheem Sterling's Liverpool career may be heading for a limbo following contractual indecision, but the young England player has received a moral booster. Real Madrid Castilla manager Zinedine Zidane has admitted that the European champions are monitoring Raheem Sterling Kolkata Knight Riders Spinner Sunil Narine May Not Play for West Indies Again: Dean Jones Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: title yesterday, Malik Club defeated Kalai Club 37-34 in the final today amidst appreciations from a healthy gathering of sports lovers at the college ground. In the finals and prize distribution function, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Mohd Rafi Geeri was the chief guest, who gave away the title trophies as also other individual prizes. Earlier, part of the organising suspect bowling actions. He has not played a single international match ever since first being reported in the Champions League T20, even skipping the World Cup. But the moment the power of the BCCI and KKR are behind him he has returned to action. The obvious question is - Is Narine afraid of competing in tournaments played under the eye of ICC? ''If he goes and plays in tournaments under the purview of the ICC, he is opening himself up to be reported by the ICC. If he is reported. He faces a one year ban/suspension. The other choice he has is to maintain the status quo of playing in the IPL where his action has been passed by the BCCI. So even though he might be losing around 70,000 USD by not playing for West Indies he still maintains his contract with KKR which is far more lucrative. So I feel he may never play for the West Indies again'. situation at Anfield, according to reports. "We know about Sterling and we're obviously following his progress. There aren't many players in the world that could improve Real Madrid's first team, so it makes sense to closely monitor the progress of one of the best young players in the world,” Zidane was qouted as saying by Spanish daily MAR-CA. Legendary midfielder expl-ained, "We followed (Gareth) Bale for over a year and the same can also be said for Isco and (Raphael) Varane. We keep an eye on the best young players in Europe, and if they have something to offer Real Madrid then we contact their club and try to take the next step". Agencies London, Apr 9: Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley may be engaged, but the pair having trouble deciding their wedding date, putting things on standby. While talking to Hello! Magazine, the 36year-old TV presenter said that things were 'slightly up in the air' as they weren't sure when the former England midfielder, also 36, had to head off for New York City FC, the Mirror reported. Football: Frank Lampard, Christine Bleakley put hold on wedding proceedings Bleakley, who'll soon be seen be presenting ITV documentary series 'Wild Ireland,' also cleared the rumors saying that she was definitely not planning to move to the US, and would remain in her homely London while Lampard played football in the states. Frank-Lampard Frank Lampard has put his wedding on stand by as for now Mini football team named for Nationals Sports & Allied News JAMMU, April 09: Jammu and Kashmir Mini Football Association today selected the state team for the upcoming All India Mini Football (under-19 year) Championship to be held at Sunder Nagar in Himachal Pradesh from April 11 to April 13 under the auspicious of Indian Mini Football Associa-tion. Earlier, the selected probable underwent trials followed by the coaching camp held under the guidance of experts in the field. The Team: Nakul Sharma (Captain), Gokul, Mehul, Sahil, Sampuran, Rohan, Kanav, Himanshu, Aditya, Sant, Vasu and Paras. Meanwhile, the selected team interacted with Director Sports and Physical Education, University of Jammu, Prof Dhian Singh Bhau, who encouraged the boys. at LoC Lakhvi's release belies Pak's Violence must stop for Indo-Pak claim of curbing terror: Nikam talks to restart: BJP Agencies Mumbai, Apr 9: Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: The release of Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, by the Lahore High Court "exposes the futile effort of Pakistan in showing that it was serious about curbing terrorism," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said here today. When criminal conspiracy behind the attacks had been hatched on Pakistan's soil, why the intelligence agency of that country did not collect and produce evidence, asked Nikam, who was the prosecutor in the trial of Ajmal Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured alive during the attacks, before the Mumbai court. Why Pakistan was seeking evidence from India when Lakhvi had hatched the conspiracy in Pakistan as revealed by Kasab in his testimony before the Indian court, he said. "This blame-game by Pakistan shows its double The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy regarding Pakistan is being hampered by the violence taking place at the Line of Control (LoC), adding that the government's policy regarding the Islamic Republic has remained consistent since it entered office last May. "The Prime Minister is reiterating his policy. If one looks into his stand over the past ten months there is a sense of stability in the Government's approach towards Pakistan. The Prime Minister has said today that we would want to engage with Pakistan and that there has to be reciprocation from Pakistan as well," BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao told a news agency. "Pakistan is responsible for all the attacks at the LoC. When standard in respect of the terrorists who launch attacks from that country and also from inside India," Nikam said. The Indian government had provided sufficient material evidence to Pakistan about terrorist acts committed by Kasab and nine others who caused mayhem in Mumbai during November 26-28, 2008, claiming many lives, Nikam said. The Lahore High Court today suspended the detention of 55year-old Lakhvi under Maintenance of Public Order after the Pakistan government failed to present sensitive records against him in the court. Nikam noted that a judicial commission from Pakistan had visited Mumbai and Lakhvi's lawyer had crossexamined the Mumbai magistrate who had recorded Kasab's confession. The lawyer also grilled the investigation officer. Yemen rescue operation one of India's biggest achievements: Jaitley Agencies Bhopal, Apr 9: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday termed India's exercise to rescue stranded people from war-ravaged Yemen as country's "one of the biggest achievements so far". "Whatever has happened in Yemen, I think it is India's one of the biggest achievements so far. Besides Indians, we have rescued people of 32 other nations," Jaitley said while addressing the two-day Madhya Pradesh BJP's state executive meeting. He said India's rescue operation in Yemen has been "creditable". "Earlier, we used to think how Israel managed to The NORTHLINES www.thenorthlines.com 12 JAMMU | FRIDAY | APRIL 10 | 2015 save its people, but what India has done is creditable," he said. Jaitley, who is also the Information and Broadcasting Minister, urged the media to take up the matter with more seriousness and analyse it deeply. India has so far rescued over 4,500 people from Yemen in the rescue operation. The strife-torn country has been witnessing fierce battle between Saudi-led coalition and Shiite rebels, who have battled their way into various cities of Yemen including in the former stronghold of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi who has fled overseas. things become normal, automatically bilateral dialogue will continue," he added. Meanwhile, Congress leader PC Chacko said the government has been unable to convey its policy to Pakistan. "We have always been open to talk with Pakistan. But the violence is still continuing, hence there cannot be talks with Pakistan," he said. "India started high level talks, but these talks were stopped midway. These Foreign Secretary level talks should have concluded by now and we should have conveyed what we feel to them. Whatever the Prime Minister may be saying, is not going to help India's interests," he added. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi, in an interview with a national daily, had said that India will only conduct bilateral talks with Pakistan in an environment free of terrorism and violence. Agencies Italian marines case: Two Central Excise Dept employees arrested by CBI Agencies Chennai, Apr 9: CBI on Thursday arrested two employees of Central Excise in connection with a graft case and recovered incriminating documents after conducting searches at five places. The Anti Corruption Branch of CBI 'trapped' Chandrasekar, Superintendent of Central Excise for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 11,000 for himself and one Assistant Commissioner Lionel Fernandez, the agency said in a release. They were arrested on a complaint from R Bojan, Managing Partner of RBS Group for handing over copy of Accepted General Bond for Rs 20 lakh in favour of the company for Funny Photo procurement of Excisable Goods for Export without payment of Excise duty and for issuing a certificate against the said General Bond, the release said. "The accused (Chandrasekar) was caught red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe and on further questioning it was revealed that the bribe amount was shared with Lionel Fernandez. Subsequently, he was also arrested," it said. They were produced before a Special CBI court, which remanded them to custody. Searches were conducted at five places and incriminating documents were seized. An amount of Rs 29.15 lakh in cash and Rs 18.50 lakh worth FDRs were seized, it added. SC allows Massimiliano Latorre to stay in Italy till July 15 New Delhi, Apr 9: Italian Marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with a colleague, is accused of killing two Indian fishermen three years ago, was today allowed by the Supreme Court to remain in Italy for three more months on medical grounds. "We grant the extension till July 15," said a three-judge bench of justices AR Dave, Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy, after taking on record the undertaking of Latorre that he would abide by the conditions imposed by the apex court. The bench also asked senior advocates Soli Sorabjee and KTS Tulsi, appearing for the Italian Marine, not to delay the hearing of the petition by which the jurisdiction of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the case has been challenged. "There should be some progress in the case," the bench said and queried about the status of trial and setting up of the special court for prosecuting the marines in the case. On being told that the trial is stayed by the apex court on the plea of marines, the bench said, "Let the issue be decided, otherwise the sword will be hanging on their heads." It also asked the Supreme Court registry to list the petition of marines, also including coaccused Salvatore Girone, to be listed for hearing in the last week of April. Tulsi said the plea challenging NIA's right to probe the deaths was filed as the Centre, in an affidavit, has said that the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act (also known as SUA Act) does not apply in the case. Latorre, who had suffered a brain stroke on August 31, last year, was allowed by the apex court on September 12 last year to go to Italy for four months. The apex court had also taken on record an "unequivocal" and "unambiguous" undertaking by Latorre regarding the dates of departure and arrival back to India. The apex court had also taken on record the undertaking furnished by the Italian Ambassador on behalf of the Republic of Italy that the ailing marine would abide by all terms and conditions set for his travel to his native country. The case against marines pertains to the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by Latorre and Girone on board ship 'Enrica Lexie' off Kerala coast on February 15, 2012. Singh - before he came out of the elevator. "We were coming by the lift...it got stuck... you become claustrophobic... we had to climb a stool to get out... It was then that I decided that first the CRPF DG should come out of the lift, then my MoS (Chaudhary)... and then only I will come out after evacuating others. "So, why I am saying all this... because one should do his or her work keeping in mind others' well-being and one should work with pious thoughts," he said. Officials who were present during the short duration incident said Singh's OSD first came out of the stuck lift and then he and others pulled out the other three. The lift in the CRPF 'Shaurya' premises here is placed to ferry people from the ground floor to the first where the auditorium is located. Officials said they could see palpable tension on the faces of security officials who accompany the Home Minister, who enjoys 'Z+' category security by 'Black Cat' commandos of NSG, besides other personnel for proximate security. The home minister quipped that all those present during the incident had a hearty laugh to know that ITBP chief Krishna Chaudhary was the "heaviest" amongst all the paramilitary chiefs as he had to stay out from the lift for the next ferry. urea manufacturing facility in Turkmenistan and opening a representative office by ONGC Videsh Ltd in Ashgabat. Swaraj and Meredov agreed on joint efforts to expedite the implementation of the TAPI pipeline project. India and Turkmenistan also discussed bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector, specifically fertilisers and petrochemicals, and agreed to expedite mutually beneficial cooperation in this field. The Turkmenistan Afghanist-an Pakistan India (TAPI) gas project is an over 1,800 km pipeline with design capacity to supply 3.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per annum from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is expected to be operational by 2018. TAPI will carry gas from Turkmenistan's Galkynysh field that holds gas reserves of 16 trillion cubic feet. From the field, the pipeline will run to Herat and Kandahar province of Afghanistan, before entering Pakistan, where it will reach Multan via Quetta before ending at Fazilka in Punjab in India. Turkmenistan possesses the world's fourth-largest reserves of natural gas and substantial oil resources. The Galkynysh gas field has the second-largest volume of gas in the world, after the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf. Rajnath stranded in lift, Anaesthetic gases also responsible for climate scales wall to come out change and rising temperature of earth SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A ccording to Martin Vollmer, the atmospheric chemist at Swiss Federal Laboratories, and the lead researcher of this study, a kg of desflurane is same as 2,500 kilograms of CO2 that results in greenhouse warming. However, the Anaesthetic gases are more effective in context with the impacts of greenhouse-gas, unlike carbon dioxide. The research says that in past 10 years, there has been concentration of gases like sevoflurane, desflurane and isoflurane, which are increasing at the global level and the compounds of these concentrations of anaesthetics are as segregated as the field. Anaesthetic gases also responsible for climate change and rising temperature of earth How anaesthesia gases tend to increase Earth’s temperature? Carbon dioxide is the most popular climate warmer. Just like carbon dioxide, these anaesthesia gases facilitate an atmosphere in accumulating and storing greater energy from Sun. but, these gases are extra potent in this effect than the CO2. Martin Vollmer explains that on the basis of kg-per-kg, the anaesthesia gases become more potent. ‘ The researchers unveiled that in the year 2014, desflurane atmospheric concentration was 0.30 parts per trillion or ppt. Meanwhile, the halothane, isoflurane and sevoflurane came in 0.0092 ppt, 0.097 ppt and 0.13 ppt, respectively. In the research, the most common form of anaesthesia, i.e., nitrous oxide was not included because it comes from various other sources as well. Reviewer of this research, anaesthesiologist Jodi Sherman at Yale University School of Medicine, said that the gas abundance of Anaesthesia is rising high and this should not be left unseen. Jodi Sherman added that desflurane does not have anything unique that cannot be tackled. It can be dealt with, in a same manner like other drugs. She explained that it was possible to work even without Desflurane. The study was published in Geophysical Research Letters journal on the Internet. Agencies New Delhi, Apr 9: Home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday got stuck in a lift and had to climb a stool to scale the wall, sending his security officials into a tizzy for a while. The incident happened when Singh went to visit a Central Reserve Police Force complex in South Delhi to attend the 'Valour Day' celebrations of the central paramilitary force. Describing the incident, while addressing the function, the home minister said he himself took the initiative to evacuate three others - minister of state for home Haribhai Chaudhary, CRPF chief Prakash Mishra and Singh's OSD BK Bobcat drags shark out of Chainsaw road rage caught TAPI construction to begin this year: Turkmen President on camera in Quebec water on Florida beach Offbeat VERO BEACH, Fla., A Florida photographer captured the moment a bobcat dragged a 4-foot-long shark out of the water and onto the beach. John Bailey said he was walking Monday through Sebastian Inlet State Park in Vero Beach when he spotted a bobcat looking out into the water. Bailey said the feline appeared to be watching a shark feeding on small fish in the shallows before the bobcat pounced into the water and dragged the 4-foot shark out onto the beach. The photo snapped by Bailey shows the bobcat dragging the shark by its tail. Bailey said he may have gotten too close to the bobcat while taking the picture, as the animal appeared to have been spooked and ran off without its prey. Wildlife experts said it is not uncommon for bobcats to wander Florida beaches, but they are not often caught on camera. Sweet-toothed bear burglar raids Florida kitchen ESTERO, FLA: A Florida woman noises and bear noises." ‘z investigating a sound she thought to be her husband getting ready for work discovered a black bear raiding the chocolate from her kitchen. Caroline Tidwell of Estero said she awoke Friday to sounds she initially believed to be her husband getting ready for work, but she soon determined the noises did not sound human. "It almost sounded like the Venetian blinds were off track, so it was like tick, tick, tick tick - and then we heard the furniture moving around," she told WBBH-TV. "He was making slobbering The source of the noise turned out to be a black bear estimated to weigh 300 to 400 pounds. Tidwell said she feared for the lives of her cats, but it turned out the bear was feasting on the family's Easter chocolate while the felines stayed safe atop cabinets. The resident, who snapped a photo of the bear as it walked away from her house, said the animal returned to her property the following day. "We opened the window and just banged on the pot and said 'go away bear' and he went away," she said. ST. JEROME: A Quebec family who revved and tapped on their car window followed a motorist they said cut them off in traffic captured video of the motorist threatening them with a chainsaw. Alexandre Hermenier and Karine Cyr said they were driving with their two young children Sunday in St. Jerome when they were cut off by another motorist. Hermenier decided to follow the vehicle and block it from leaving the scene while Cyr called police. The couple said the other motorist got out of his vehicle with a chainsaw that he while shouting profanities at them. The children can be heard shouting and crying in the back seat of the car in a video of the confrontation Cyr recorded with her cellphone and posted to Facebook. Manuel Delisle, 37, was arrested Monday and pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of armed assault. He was given a conditional release and ordered to steer clear of the family and avoid any contact with them. Delisle is due back in court July 7. Customs: Man's underpants load of heroin worth $61,000 Kennedy International Airport on a flight from Bogota, and officers conducting a search of his body found two cylinders containing a brown powdery substance in the groin area of his underwear. The substance tested positive for heroin. Customs officials said the about 2 pounds of heroin has an estimated street value of more than $61,000. NEW YORK : Customs officers in "This seizure is just another example New York said a man entering the of our CBP officers being ever vigilant country from Colombia was found to be in protecting the United States from the hiding $61,000 worth of heroin in the distribution of these illicit drugs," said crotch of his underwear. Robert Perez, director of CBP's New U.S. Customs and Border Protection York Field Operations. said Colombian citizen Ivan Rodrigo Vidal Forero was arrested on federal Vidal Forero arrived April 1 at John F. narcotics-smuggling charges. Agencies Ashgabat, Apr 9: Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has committed to deepen ties with India and begin construction of the USD 10 billion TAPI gas pipeline project this year, as the two countries sought to step up collaboration in the energy sector and fertiliser production. President Berdymuhamedov committed to strengthen ties with India during a meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the presidential palace here yesterday. Swaraj, who co-chaired the fifth India-Turkmenistan InterGovernmental Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation with her Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov, termed it as a "preparatory" meeting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to this country in July. "Committed to deepening India-Turkmenistan ties. #TAPI construction to begin this year. President Berdymuhamedov to EAM @SushmaSwaraj," a Ministry of External Affairs tweet said. During the minister's maiden visit to the Central Asian country, the two nations agreed to collaborate in the energy sector and discussed key bilateral and regional issues, including defence cooperation. Plans are afoot to set up a Salman Family Restaurant Police Line, W. No. 17, Kathua. 9086728518, 9419281205 Panaji, Apr 7: Using veteran BJP leader LK Advani`s convent education as a defence, the Congress on Tuesday attacked the ruling BJP in Goa for failing to act against its ministers and their kin for making comments against Christian-run schools. "Advani studied in a convent school... I hope he is not involved in any (crime) she claims this kind of education brings," a Congress spokesperson told the media here. Advani, a former deputy prime minister, was born in Karachi in 1927 and was educated at the St Patrick High School in that city. The Congress criticism follows statements on Sunday by Lata Dhavalikar, wife of cabinet minister Deepak Dhavalikar who claimed that Western culture was to blame for rapes and urged Hindu parents not to send their children to convent schools.