Jai Mata Di THURSDAY 04 June 2015 Jammu-India We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. - Swami Vivekananda Pages:12 ` 3.00 Regd No:JK517/13-15 RNI No:- JKENG/2013/53265 NIFTY 8,135 101 || SENSEX 26,837 351 || DOW JONES 18,011 28 || NASDAQ 5,076 6 |USD($) 63.90 0.08 INR || EURO($) 71.10 0.08 INR ||GOLD/10G 26,850 0 || SILVER/K 38,308 139 Saka: 14 Jyaistha 1936-37 WORLD Bikrami: 21 Jeth 2071 P-8 NATIONAL P-7 Japan, Philippines huddle amid increasing China concerns 20 Houthi fighters killed in Aden Sanaa: Arab air strikes killed around 20 Houthi fighters outside the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Wednesday, militiamen opposed to the Houthis said, and residents said overnight strikes also killed a family of eight outside the capital. A coalition of Arab states have been bombing Houthi forces, the dominant faction in Yemen’s civil war, since March as part of a campaign to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power shortly after he fled to Saudi Arabia. The Houthis say they are campaigning to persuade Hadi’s administration to bring them into the political system and seeking to stop corruption by senior officials. Pak court adjourns Mumbai attack trial Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of seven Mumbai attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, on Wednesday adjourned the hearing till June 10 as the judge was on leave. “Today the Mumbai case hearing could not be held as the Anti-Terrorism Court Islamabad judge was on leave,” a prosecution official told. Lakhvi, however, did not appear in the sixth consecutive hearing since his release from jail. “As the other six accused of the case are appearing in the court hearing at Adila Jail Rawalpindi, Lakhvi’s absence in the court during hearings (since he was released from jail on April 10, 2015 on bail) is a sheer violation of law. Monsoon will be promising: Skymet New Delhi: Skymet, the private weather forecasting agency, has predicted a “promising monsoon” for farmers in India, sticking to its stand that rains this year would be normal or 102 per cent of the long term average. In a report released on its website in the evening on Wednesday, Skymet said that “with the Indian Meteorological department predicting a second straight drought year for the country, a massive challenge could be ahead of Prime minister Narendra Modi`s ambitious plans of reviving India`s subdued economy. However, it said it disagreed with IMD`s prediction of 88% rains. Skymet said that Monsoon 2015`s overall performance will be normal, and promising for farmers. SC asks JKP to protect couple Jammu: Coming to the rescue of a couple belonging to different faiths, the Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir police to protect them after the man and the woman claimed they facing threats from the family members of the latter. A vacation bench of justices Prafulla C Pant and Amitava Roy also asked the Station House Officer of a police station in Jammu not to take any “coercive steps” against the couple. Besides seeking police protection, the couple, in their plea filed through advocates Mandeep Reen and Chetan Gupta, sought quashing of an FIR lodged at Channi Himmat police station in Jammu by the woman’s father, Yaseen Ahmed, under relevant provisions of the Ranbir Penal Code. Weather Report 21 °C 30°C 34°C 26°C 60% 37% 29% 42% 44km 31km 70km 0% 0% KASHMIR Rahul Gandhi ignored farmers in Amethi: Smriti Irani Volume: 2 Issue: 263 www.earthnews.in STATE P-5 P-3 Don’t push Jammu to wall Chairman AIIMS CC PSC stresses on conservation of water bodies, judicious use of water resources 64km 0% 10°C 20°C 23°C 14°C 85% 53% 40% 76% 20km 0% 27Km 26km 0% 0% 16km 0% Centre rushes team to Kashmir Over 600 mobile to assess situation towers restored EARTH NEWS SERVICE Srinagar, Jun 03|15: The Centre on Wednesday dispatched a team of senior officials to Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation arising out of a series of attacks on telecom towers in the state. On the basis of its report, the central government will decide whether there is requirement of any intervention to improve the situation, they said. Headed by Joint Secretary (Kashmir) in the Home Ministry Rajit Punhani, the team will review the precarious security situation emerging in Kashmir valley due to the persistent targeting of the mobile telephone infrastructure Mastermind among 4 OGWs held Srinagar: Days after the attacks on mobile towers and the killing of two persons, police have reportedly arrested four persons including the mastermind behind the grenade attacks in North Kashmir’s Sopore town. According to sources, at least four persons have been arrested who are allegedly involved in the recent attacks that were carried out by gunmen in North Kashmir. Sources added that all the four persons are Over Ground Workers of militant outfit Hizbul Mujhadeen. The head of the group has been arrested from Badambagh Sopore where many mobile towers are located. Contd on Page 2 by the militants. The central delegation will make on-thespot assessment and submit its report to the Home Ministry as well as the Prime Minister’s Office, sources said. Meanwhile, IGP Kashmir Syed Javaid Gillani on Wednesday e-mail: [email protected] SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY HM behind attacks on mobile towers: Police GLEANINGS 0% Sha’aban : 16 1436 AH said that the investigation into the telecom towers attack in Kashmir points that it was the handiwork of Hizbul Mujahideen. Gillani told that boys affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen are involved in the attacks even if the organisation may be denying it. The IGP Kashmir also informed that damaged telecom towers have been restored and that 80 percent of towers which were not working have started working. Authorities have restored over 600 of the 1,058 mobile transmission towers affected by the recent militant attacks and threats in Kashmir while efforts Contd on Page 2 P-11 YOUTH P-10 Rosetta probe makes key comet atmosphere discovery Vansh clinches Gold in Fencing C’ship Forces on high alert to stop infiltration: Parrikar AGENCIES, JUN 03|15 New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asserted that security forces are on high alert to thwart any attempt of terrorists to infiltrate in Jammu and Kashmir from across the border. Talking to reporters here Mr Parrikar said, ” We are on alert for stopping infiltration.” To a question what action plans the government has put in place to stop infiltration, he said, “Action plans are not discussed in front of TV cameras. Our plans are visible on the ground.” Mr Parrikar said, “You have seen one of our action plans where systematic special forces were used quickly, eliminating 4 people who were trying to infiltrate. When asked about his statement in which he talked about “neutralizing terrorists through terrorists”, that attracted sharp reactions from across the border, Mr Parrikar mocked Pakistan by using a Hindi phrase. When asked in Hindi, “Aapkay ek bayaan say Pakistan ko bohat mirchi lagii lagta hai, Mr Parrikar said, ” I wont reply Contd on Page 2 Tension erupts after removal of Bhindrawale’s hoarding Govt to introduce new crop insurance scheme Sikhs stage protest, block road near Gadi Garh SI stabbed; SHO for fruit growers: Mufti among two injured EARTH NEWS SERVICE Srinagar, Jun 03|15: Emphasizing upon introduction of weather-based crop insurance scheme for all fruits, in particular apple, the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today directed the Horticulture Department to make a big push for popularizing high-quality fruit plants to enhance export of fruits from the State. He observed that our orchards need a complete makeover so that both crop yield and quality of fruit match standard benchmarks. The Chief Minister said this while chairing a high-level meeting of Horticulture Department, here today. Minister for Horticulture, Haj & Auqaf, A. R. Veeri, Minister for Public Works, Gardens & Parks, Syed Altaf Bukhari, Minister for Finance, Dr. Haseeb A. Drabu, Minister for Agriculture Production, Ghulam Nabi Lone, Chief Secretary, Iqbal Khandey, Principal Secretary, Planning, B. R. Sharma, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, Commissioner / Secretary, Agriculture Production, M.A. Bukhari, VC SKUAST, Kashmir, and other senior officers of Horticulture and Agriculture Departments were present on the occasion. Referring to the huge damage suffered by the Horticulture sector in last year’s floods, the Chief Minister said an effective mechanism has to be worked out for providing weather-based crop insurance, in particular to apple orchardists, so that some sort of financial security and risk cover is EARTH NEWS SERVICE extended to them. The Chief Minister was informed that the insurance scheme for fruit growers will first cater to the losses suffered on account of hailstorm. Under the new scheme, the Government expects to cover 70% of the total area under apple cultivation. Mufti Sayeed directed the Horticulture Department to expedite the modalities for providing insurance cover to the fruit growers, who remain vulnerable to weather vagaries. He also passed instructions for making assessment of damages to crops suffered due to hailstorm yesterday in Tral, Dachnipora, Shangus and Khuripora areas in Pulwama and Anantnag districts. Along with Handicraft, Horticulture remains State’s main export oriented sector. However, the 2014 floods badly impacted the sector with losses assessed to the tune of Rs.1568 crore. The sector contributes 7-8 per cent to the State’s GDP. Contd on Page 2 Jammu, Jun 03|15: Traffic on Satwari-R S Pura road remained suspended for about 6 hours today as the angry Sikh protestors blocked the road at upper Gadi Garh area under the jurisdiction of Police station Satwari, after local Police removed a hoarding which was placed there without permission. The said hoarding displayed schedule of a Sikh Samagam for June 6, 2015 in the memory of 1984 riots (Operation Bluestar) besides depicting portrait of Jarnail Sin- Modi-Mufti accord only for power: Omar EARTH NEWS SERVICE Srinagar, Jun 03|15: Taking a dig at PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the only objective of Narendra Modi and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed accord was to get power. Abdullah reacted on the reports that villagers of Sarora in Jammu were paid compensation cheques from Rs 47 to Rs 378 for the damage suffered by farmers. The working Contd on Page 2 Sikhs stage protest holding poster of Bhindarawale on Jammu-R S Pura road near Gadigarh on Wednesday (Left). Injured SI Arun Kumar rushed to Govt Medical College after being stabbed by miscreants (Right). gh Bhindrawale who was killed during operation Bluestar. As soon as the police removed the said hoarding some miscre- ants amongst the protestors Contd on Page 2 World Bank approves $250 mn loan for J&K flood recovery project AGENCIES, JUN 03|15 New Delhi: Multi-lateral lender World Bank today approved USD 250 million loan for Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project for reconstruction of floodaffected public infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir. It will also strengthen the capacity of state government to respond and better manage natural disasters in future, World Bank said in a release. The project will be funded by credit from World Bank’s concessionary --International Development Association (IDA). The loan has a maturity of 25 years, including a 5 year grace period. A continuous spell of rains in September 2014 had caused Jhelum, Chenab and Tawi rivers, their tributaries and many other streams to flow above the danger mark which had severely affected livelihoods in the state. Due to the unprecedented heavy rainfall, the catchment areas, particularly low lying ones, were flooded for more than two weeks, while Jhelum breached its banks at several places. “This region is highly vulnerable to natural disasters that can push millions into poverty. In addition to reconstruction, which includes reconstruction of roads, bridges and public infrastructure, the project will also help the region be better prepared for the future,” said Onno Ruhl, World Bank Coun- try Director in India, in the statement. “The challenge is to build smarter, so that they do not undermine the fragile eco-system. It will incorporate lessons from previous national and global post-disaster recovery projects to ensure that recovery is targeted, effective and more resilient to future disasters,” he added. The recovery project will focus on 20 districts -- Anantnag, Baramula, Budgam, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Poonch, Rajauri and Udhampur. It will help rebuild damaged Contd on Page 2 Amar Mahal Palace: House of Dogra history and the golden throne! the residence of Raja Amar Singh was converted into a museum after the merger of the J&K state with India and Shivang Satya Gupta houses not only the rich hisEditor-in-Chief tory of the state but also the rare golden throne weighing a whopping 120 kgs of pure gold besides an art gallery and a big mar Mahal, is a palace library. made of red sandstone The scenic background of depicting grandeur of the place enhances the beauty an erstwhile royal Dogra era of this palace manifolds. The located at the most scenic place stunning sight of River Tawi of Jammu between Shivaliks flowing below and the Shivaand River Tawi with a view liks in the north makes one’s of the entire eastern part of heart beat fast and leaves Jammu including the majestic the visitor gushing about the Tawi and hills on the other side beauty of the palace. of the Tawi, mesmerizing the The place is already a known visitors with its sheer beauty tourist destination and a visual of the French-chateau style of treat to the all categories of the architecture and the unique tourists while the richer ones location of the palace. or the international tourists The palace which was once can have some relaxing mo- j&k: a dream destination A ments too with its adjoining star heritage hotel with the name of Hari Niwas palace that is actually a part of the Amar Mahal Palace complex. The place is easily approachable located on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and also reachable through local transport like auto rickshaws, mini buses etc. The star attraction of this museum is the golden throne of Jammu, weighing a whop- ping 120 kgs, done up in pure gold. The art collection here is also quite impressive, with paintings of M F Hussain and Laxman Pai on display, among other famous Indian contemporary painters. Another interesting aspect is the Pahari paintings displayed here, depicting tales from the Mahabharata and other folklore, especially those of Nal Damyanti. The museum also organises heritage walks around the complex to give detailed insights into the history of Jammu and surrounding cities. Amar Mahal Palace was built in the nineteenth century for Raja Amar Singh, a Dogra king by a French architect on the lines of a French Chateau. The palace was donated to the Hari-Tara charitable trust by Dr. Karan Singh for use as a museum. It has many exhibits including a golden throne, Kangra miniature paintings, a library of 25,000 antique books and many rare art collections. The palace was the last official residence of the Dogra dynasty, and a large collection of portraits of the royal family are also on display in the Museum. Amar Mahal is situated on the right bank of the Tawi River, on a bend of the river. Jammu, once a princely city, is also famous for forts, palaces and temples. The Sivalik Hills or ranges to the north of the Mahal, on the left bank of the river, provide a grand view, with the Tawi River flowing in between, draining the valley. The Amar Mahal Palace was planned by a French Contd on Page 2
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