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Seat of Govt setto function in Srinagar from today
SRINAGAR, May 4:
Darbar Move, seat of the Government, including the offices of Governor, Chief Minister,
his cabinet colleagues and bureaucrats, is all set
to start functioning in the summer capital,
Srinagar, from tomorrow for next six months.
Meanwhile, hundreds of workers, mostly
outside painters, were busy cleaning and painting footpaths and roads while security forces and
state police deployed additional personnel while
traffic police announced a traffic plan for the darbar move. The seat of the government was closed
on April 24 at winter capital, Jammu after functioning from there for six months. Similarly the
offices will function from Srinagar for next six
months. Hundreds of trucks were used to shift
the official record from Jammu to Srinagar.
Similar was the case when offices shifted from
Srinagar to Jammu in October-November last
year.
Similarly, crores of rupees are being spent
on TA and DA of employees who shifts alongwith
the darbar move. The divisional authorities
were busy for the past several months to repair
and renovate the official and private accommodation for employees.
Civil Secretariat, which houses the office of
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, his
cabinet colleagues, all bureaucrats, was given a
face lift. The ground and first floor of the secre-
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GOC 15 Corps calls on
Governor
Srinagar, May 04:
Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha, GOC, 15 Corps,
called on Mr. N.N. Vohra, Governor, here
at the Raj Bhavan today. In an hour long
meeting Lt. Gen. Saha briefed the
Governor about the emerging internal and
external security situation and the steps
being taken for the smooth conduct of the
ensuing Shri Amarnathji Yatra.
Chief Minister meets
Governor
DELHI, MAY 04:
Mufti Mohd. Sayeed, Chief Minister,
called on N.N. Vohra, Governor, yesterday.
In the course of their extended interaction, the Governor and the Chief Minister
discussed various important issues, including matters relating to the forthcoming Amarnathji Yatra.
Man hangs self in
Diagana
Jammu, May 4:
A man today committed suicide by allegedly hanging himself in Dagiana. Police
said that Manpreet Singh son of Jagir
Chand of Diagana Camp was found hanging from the hook of the ceiling fan at his
residence. The family members shifted
See MAN on page 11
SPO killed in road
mishap
Jammu, May 4:
A Special Police Officer (SPO) of
Jammu and Kashmir was today killed in a
road mishap in Mishri Wala area. Police
said that the SPO namely Romeshwar
Singh son of Suraj Singh of Mishri Wala
was riding motorbike which was hit by a
See SPO on page 11
Missing man found
dead in Awantipora
Srinagar May 04:
Awantipora police recovered the body
of missing person who had gone in a nearby jungle to collect wild Mushroom from
the jungle. The body of a missing person
Ghulam Mohammad Bhat @ Mum Bhat
son of Ali Mohammad Bhat resident of Koil
See MISSING on page 11
Weather
JAMMU
CYM K
Maximum :
35.1 Degree
Minimum :
19.0 Degree
KASHMIR
Maximum :
24.5 Degree
Minmum
8.8 Degree
Today`s Weather Forecast
JAMMU:MAINLY CLEAR SKY.MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 35 DEG
CEL
Today`s Weather Forecast
SRINAGAR: MAINLY CLEAR SKY.MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 25 DEG
CEL.
tariat was also affected in devastating flood in
September last year, damaging record and furniture. A correspondent who visited Moulana
Azad road saw workers and painters busy giving
final touch to roads and footpaths. The Srinagar
Municipal Corporation (SMC) had put into service hundreds of sweepers to clean the road,
which will be used by ministers and bureaucrats
to reach secretariat from their official and private residences. A number of flower pots could
be seen on both sides of the footpaths.
Besides Road Opening Party (ROP), additional paramilitary forces and state police personnel had been deployed in the civil lines to
keep a close watch and thwart any attempt to
cause disturbance. Security forces, holding auto-
matic weapons, could be seen deployed on the
last floor of the secretariat besides on watch towers keeping a close watch on main road and from
others sides with the help of binoculars. Foot patrolling has also been intensified by security
forces in the areas adjacent to secretariat.
In 90s militants were targeting civil secretariat by firing rockets and rifle grenades .
Darbar Move is the name given to the bi-annual
exercise of shifting the secretariat and all other
government offices from capital city to another
in the Jammu and Kashmir, which is the only
state in the country having two capitals.
The tradition was started during Dogra rule
in 1872 by Maharaja Ranbir Singh though it
evoked opposition by people who alleged that it
costs crores of rupees to state exchequer annually. A number of attempts were made in the past to
suspend the darbar move which evoked mixed
response from the people in the state. People
from Jammu opposed the move as large number
of people from Kashmir valley and Ladakh region shifts to Jammu during winter when valley
is facing harsh winter and shortage of essentials.
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had
once said darbar should function from Srinagar
during winter when people need the help from
the government because of snowfall, power cuts
and shortage of essentials. Similarly, he said, offices should function from Jammu in summer
when the mercury goes up there. (AGENCIES)
Share Nepal's pain, hope
it bounces back soon: PM
NEW DELHI, May 4
compassion inspires one to rebuild
lives. India has deployed massive resources, including military forces, for
rescue and relief operations in Nepal.
Modi also said the world is going
through "turmoil" and added the
teachings of Lord Buddha can show
the way out.
"Violence is at its peak. Major
part of the world is soaked in
blood....People are baying for each
other's blood. In this situation of
bloodshed, where will the message of
compassion come from? The only resort is Lord Buddha and his teachings," the Prime Minister said.
He cited how Buddha, who was
born as a prince, renounced the wordly things like power and wealth to
seek salvation through spiritualism
2500 years back. "Some people think
power and prosperity are good
enough to solve all problems.... But
Lord Buddha renounced all these to
seek greater powers through love and
compassion for welfare of humanity.
This thought is not small. He must
have been having big conviction and
Sharing the "pain" of quake-devastated Nepal, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi today hoped that the
"beloved brother" bounces back
quickly from its current crisis even as
he observed that the task of recovery
was long and arduous. "We should
share the pain and wipe the tears of
people of Nepal," Modi said while referring to the devastation caused in
the birthplace of Lord Buddha on the
occasion of his birth anniversary.
He was addressing a gathering
here on 'Buddha Purnima' where oneminute silence was observed in memory of those killed in the massive
earthquake in Nepal and India.
"The birthplace of Lord Buddha,
our beloved brother Nepal is going
through a massive crisis. People of
Nepal have to bear this difficult situation. It is difficult to imagine how long
and arduous this journey will be. We
share the pain of the people of Nepal.
Let us pray to Lord Buddha that they
get new strength," he said. .. Invoking
Lord Buddha, he said his teaching of
See SHARE on page 11
J&K Govt not Mufti asks BRO to prioritize maintenance
of Jammu-Srinagar Nat’l Highway
to issue PRC
Calls for repair of Thanamandi-Buffliaz stretch on Mughal Road to provide alternate connectivity
at school level
‘No controversy; State Subjects to
be issued as per legal procedure’
Srinagar, May 4:
The Jammu and Kashmir government
Monday sought to put at rest the controversy over
issuing Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) at
school level saying it will follow the legal procedure
and certificates would not be issued at educational
institutions. “There is no controversy. We will issue the state subject certificates according to the legal procedure only and PRCs would not be issued at
the school level,” Minister for Roads and Buildings,
Altaf Bukhari told reporters here.
Bukhari said the government had taken the decision not to issue the certificates at the school level
after receiving complaints and it wanted to streamline the system. “Ours is a new government and we
may be a little inexperienced. So there may be some
aberration, but we do not want to do anything
which is against the law. There were complaints
about the issuance of such certificates, so we
thought to streamline the procedure, “he said.
“Some officer might have suggested that we
should distribute them at the school level, so we
gave it a thought. Some 40-50 certificates distributed, but they were issued by the proper issuing authority,” Bukhari said. “Law will not be subverted.
Let us put this controversy to rest. There is no such
scheme there will be nothing like that. (And) we do
not want to give state subject certificates to the people who are not state subjects,” he said.
However, Bukhari said the government
checked the PRCs which were issued at a function
in Jammu by a BJP MLA and found them right.
“We have checked those certificates which
were issued at a function and found that they have
been issued by the respective tehsildars and deputy
commissioners. Yes, they were distributed by
someone, but there is no controversy,” he said.
The minister also said there was a perfect coordination between the coalition partners and PDPled government would work for betterment of the
state. “There is perfect coordination between the
PDP and the BJP. We are two parties with two (different) ideologies and have come together for the
betterment of the state. And we are governing on
the agenda of the people,” he said. (PTI)
NEW DELHI, MAY 4:
Lt. Gen. R. M. Mittal,
Director General, Border Roads
Organization (BRO), called on
Minister
Mufti
Chief
Mohammad Sayeed, here this
morning and discussed various
issues pertaining to the maintenance of National Highways
(NHWs) and other important
roads looked after by BRO.
Last week, Mufti Sayeed had
met the Union Minister for Road
Transport & Highways, Nitin
Gadkari, in which, among other
things, he had highlighted the
need for urgent repairs of NH I-A.
During his meeting with DG
BRO, Mufti Sayeed highlighted
the issue relating to the mainte-
of
Jammu-Srinagar
nance
National Highway, which is
presently in a critical condition.
He stressed upon the need to prioritize its upkeep by putting a
proper maintenance manage-
ment plan in place, keeping in
view that it is the only all-weather surface link between J&K and
the rest of the country.
The Chief Minister desired
BRO to carry out urgent repairs
on NH 1-A to make it roadworthy,
in view of the coming tourist season. Mufti Sayeed said that since
four-lanning of the National
Highway is going to take some
time, BRO should maintain the
Highway till its widening from
Jammu to Srinagar is completed.
The Chief Minister said due
to dilapidated condition of
National
Jammu-Srinagar
Highway, it frequently breaks
down even during minor spells of
rains, leaving people stranded.
He specifically referred to the
stretch from Ramban to Banihal
which leads to closure for several
days together, affecting movement of people and essential supplies to the Kashmir valley.
See MUFTI ASKS on page 11
Man shot dead
by militants in
Hazratbal
Srinagar, May 4:
Suspected militants today
shot dead a person inside his
house in Hazratbal area on the
outskirts of Srinagar, police
said. Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Astan Mohalla locality
of Hazratbal, was shot by two
unidentified gunmen inside
his house, the police said.
Dar, who was working in
the Mechanical wing at
Rainawari hospital, was
rushed to Soura medical institute where he succumbed to injuries. The gunmen fled the
scene after shooting Dar and a
hunt has been launched to nab
them, the police said. No militant outfit has so far claimed
responsibility for the incident.
Couple held for brutal killing of young girl 4 youths killed in
‘Husband, wife
allegedly chopped
off body parts into
pieces, dumped them
into a septic tank’
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 4:
With the arrest of a woman and
her husband, police on Sunday
claimed to have worked out a mysterious missing case of a 23 year old girl
who was found to be ‘brutally murdered’ here by a couple.
According to the police, Vaishno
Devi wife of Sher Singh Jaral of
Swena Chanani in Udhampur approached police Gandhi Nagar with
complaint that their daughter namely Shivani Jaral (23) has gone missing from her rented accommodation
at Sanjay Nagar.
Following the complaint, police
started investigation and sounded
alert all the police stations. However,
on May 2 the mother of the victim girl
gave a written application in police
station accusing Sunil Kumar son of
Gyanu Kumar of Chinore and his
wife Rajni Devi in alleged kidnapping and illegal confinement of her
daughter.
Based on the fresh claim by the
victim family, a case under FIR
Number 105 of 2015 under section 364
of RPC was registered and police a
team led by SHO Gandhi Nagar
Inspector Paramjit Singh conducted
raid the house of the allegedly accused persons and arrested the couple. After thorough and in-depth
questioning, police said, the accused
persons made stunning revelation
that the girl has been killed. “Her
See COUPLE on page 11
separate road accidents
Jammu, May 4:
Four youths were killed and eight others injured in
separate road accidents in Jammu, Kishtwar and Kathua
districts, police said today.
Two persons died and another injured when the motorcycle on which they were riding hit a divider while negotiating a curve at Sidhra on the outskirts of Jammu last
evening, they said.
Locals rushed the trio to hospital where doctors declared two of them as brought dead, they said, adding the
deceased have been identified as Narinder Sharma (21) and
Chanchal Singh (20).
In second mishap, two persons died on the spot and another injured when the vehicle they were travelling in fell
into a deep gorge near Kishtwar town in the district yesterday, they said. The deceased have been identified as Sajjad
Hussain (25) and Muzaffar (24), police said adding the injured were hospitalised.
In the third accident, six passengers were injured
when a bus in which they were travelling hit a truck
parked on wrong side of the road at Thien area in Kathua
district last evening. Cases have been registered in connection with the three accidents and further investigations are
on, police said. PTI
Mufti Govt Cracks Down on Forest Land Grabbers in Jammu Govt to charter planes for
ANIL BHATT
JAMMU | MAY 04:
Under fire for failure to stop
massive grabbing of thousands of
acres of forest land in the lower
Shivalik range here, Jammu and
Kashmir government has set up a
demarcation committee for cracking down on the "heavyweight encroachers".
As per the forest department,
14,345 hectares of forest land had
been encroached upon with
9,463.39 hectares in Jammu and
4877.62 hectares in Kashmir.
"We are going on offensive
against the encroachers of forest
lands in a big way. We will start
from top and heavy weight land
grabbers in Jammu. We will not
spare anyone", State Forest
Minister Bali Bhagat told PTI
here today. The Forest Minister
assured that a committee has been
set up and demarcation process is
going on. "I have instructed them
to start from heavy weight and influential people," he said. There
have been reports of massive encroachment of forest land by influential people in Sunjwan,
Bathindi, Raika and Sidhra areas
in Jammu district during the last
two decades and huge forest lands
were grabbed and sold by the politically influential to those wanting to set up colonies.
A five member panel headed
by the Chief Conservator of
Forests, Jammu would deal with
the encroachment and eviction of
forest lands in Sunjwan, Bathindi,
Raika and Sidhra areas in
Jammu.
"Sanction is hereby accorded
to the constitution of following
Committee headed by the Chief
Conservator of Forests, (S&D),
J&K, Jammu to conduct the demarcation of the identified disputed locations in the context of J&K
Forest (Conservation) Act 1997",
Commissioner-Secretary to the
Government, General
Administration Department
(GAD), M A Bukhari said in a government order. The members of
panel include Divisional Forest
Officer; Regional Director, Survey
& Land Records; Divisional Forest
Officer, Demarcation; Director,
Land Management and Jammu
Development Authority.
Bukhari said that the panel
would ascertain the status of land
and delineation of forest land
from others to avoid the encroachments on the forest land.
"It will get the demarcation
conducted on the identified locations and finalize its report and
recommendations within a period
of two months", he said.
Expressing concern over the
encroachments of forest lands, the
Forest minister said, "Even the
record of these forest lands seems
to have been destroyed. This is serious thing. This is deliberate and
there might be involvement of po-
litical class." The state Forest
Minister reiterated the commitment of the government in retrieving back the encroached forest land and said that the forest department has fixed a target of retrieving 5,000 hectares by March
2016. The directions have been
conveyed to the officers to check
the smuggling of timber in the
area, he added. "To generate more
revenue by the forest department
collection centres for minor forest
produce, establishment of furniture and forest industry etc are in
offing", he added.
The government has issued
notices to 90 people to vacate
1,792.65 hectares of encroached
forest land in Poonch district of
the state. "Around nine acres of
forest land have been retrieved
from 19 people since 2010 and 35
such cases are pending before the
court of law," he said. "533.40
hectares of forest land is under
See MUFTI GOVT on page 11
low-cost air travel for tourists
NEW DELHI, May 4:
Jammu and Kashmir government
plans to run chartered planes on DelhiJammu and Delhi-Srinagar sectors at a
fixed price of Rs 5,000 in an attempt to
provide low cost air travel option as part
of encouraging tourism.
After working out all details, the
state government intends to start operating these flights from next month so
that many domestic tourists, especially
from Delhi, can visit Kashmir during
summer vacations in educational institutions, official sources said.
According to the sources, the state
government has received quotation
from Air India and is awaiting prices
from other operators before the deal is finalised. “At present, the state government intends to operate three flights daily from Delhi to Srinagar via Jammu.
After calculating the operating cost and
other things, we expect that a passenger
will have to shell Rs 5000 irrespective of
whether the journey ends in Jammu or
in Srinagar,” a senior state government
official said.
The move comes after several representations by various travel associations to Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammed Sayeed, who also holds the
portfolio of Tourism.
The associations have said that it
was difficult to get air tickets at an affordable price during tourist season as
airlines were charging at times Rs 20,000
between Delhi and Srinagar, official
sources said. The state Chief Minister
was petitioned by many tour operators
who had spoken about not being able to
convince domestic tourists to travel to
Kashmir as it was cheaper to fly to any
foreign destination than to the Valley
because of high prices, the sources said.
(AGENCIES)
CYM K
CYMK
Congress will continue
to oppose land bill:
Ramesh
News on Page 7
CYMK
Here’s what Varun
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co-star Yami Gautam
does to keep herself
fit…
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I couldn’t sleep after
my shot against
Mumbai Indians,
says Rahane
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Glimpses of Future
SHADMOS/MASWAR
Six month have passed since you left us
unexpectedly for heavenly abode leaving
us in tearful eyes, despair wilderness and
in a state of vacuum which can never be
fulfilled. Still life goes on, however, not the
same without you. You will always be our
Mohani Rani
hearts and a source of inspiration to
Bhat
move on. We have last you but heaven
has gain its brightest star. We pray to
Almighty to bestow your pious and noble
soul with eternal peace. Shadmos &
Maswar of our beloved Mami Ji (Late
Mohani Rani Bhat) W/o Late Arjan Nath
Bhat R/o Hari Parigam will be performed
on 4-5-2015 & 5-5-2015 at our residence
M. Arjan Niwas H.No.2 Shiva Partap
Nagar near Dayal Bagh Gurdwara Ambala Cantt.
DEEPLY MISSED & REMEMBERED BY:
Mrs Basanti Bhat & Chaman Lal Bhat -Daughter & Son-in-law
Mrs Usha Koul & Shiban Lal Koul -Daughter & Son-in-law
Mrs Banty & Devinder -G Daughter & G. Son-in-law
Nikhil, Sahil , Sumita Koul, Shiva Bhat -Grand Children
09419267433, 09468085043
MORING FROM MALUN SIDE
WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD DEMISE
OF OUR BELOVED SMT NANCY
JALALI (KHAR) W/O SH BHUSHAL LAL
JALALI R/O VIKAS NAGAR (OLD JANIPUR) JAMMU ON 29TH APRIL 2015.
SMT NANCY
MOURNING FROM MALUN SIDE WILL
JALALI
BE HELD AT THE SAME ADDRESS (AS
ABOVE). TENTH DAY KRIYA WILL BE
HELD AT MUTHI GHAT (NEAR DIRECTOR SCHOOL EDUCATION) ON 8TH MAY - 9 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
SMT JIA KISHORI KHAR -MOTHER
BHABHI & BROTHER
SMT HANSI & SH MAHARAJ KRISHEN KHAR
SMT PRIMLA & SH VEER KHAR
SISTERS & BROTHERS-IN-LAW
SMT LOVELY & SH VINAY BHAN
SMT DALI & SH ARUN KUMAR GOEL
CONTACT: 9419173687
13TH DAY/UTHALA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret
to inform that Sh Rajinder Singh Slathia of
Kandoli Nagrota, Slathia Mohalla left his
mortal world for his heavenly abode on
23rd April 2015. 13th Day shall be performed at our residence Kandoli Nagrota,
Sh Rajinder
Slathia Mohalla on 5 May 2015.
Singh Slathia
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh Nirjal Singh - Son
Sh Kumar Singh - Son
Sh Surjeet Singh - Son
Phone Number: 9419787760, 9419215280
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform
the sad demise of our beloved, Dr. V.J Tikoo
(Geology Department), S/o Late Sh B.N
Tikoo, resident of fire station lane, Kanya
Kadal, Srinagar on 29-04-2015 (Midnight).
Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 8th
May 2015 (Friday) at Akhnoor Ghaat, and
Dr. V.J Tikoo
will assemble at our residence -69 B/B,
Gandhi Nagar, Jammu at 11.00 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Nirmala Tikoo (Pammi) -Wife (9469099969)
Tusshar Tikoo -Son (9697644358)
Taniya Tikoo -Daughter
R.K Tikoo (Agril. Deptt.) -Brother (9419107644)
Dr. Padmini Tikoo (Women College Gandhi Nagar) -Bhabhi
Veethika Tikoo (Niece), Satvik Tikoo (Nephew)
Adarsh & A.K Kaul -Brother-in-law
Manorama Ticku & Dr Navneet Dhar -Brother-in-law
Indu & T.K Sus -Brother-in-law
Neelam Safaya -Sister-in-law
Kamal & Vinay Safaya
Sister’s Children: Amrita, Arpita, Akshay, Surbhi, Miloni & Kapeesh
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to
inform that our beloved father Sh Laxman
Koul S/o Lt. Sh Sudarshan Koul of (Akura
Mattan) presently at H.No. 251, Sector F,
Sainik Colony Jammu, who left for heavenly
abode on 29-04- 2015. May his soul rest in
a peace. Tenth Day Kriya will be held on 8th Sh Laxman Koul
May 2015 at 8.00 AM at Muthi Ghat (Near
Directorate of School Education).
GRIEF STRICKEN
Brother & Bhabi
Sh Ram Krishan Koul & Smt Phoola Koul
Sons & Daughter-in-laws
Sh Daljeet Koul & Smt Phoola Koul
Sh Suneel Koul & Smt Subashni Koul
Daughters & Sons-in-law
Smt Phoola Pandita W/o Lt. Sh Bushan Lal Pandita
Smt & Sh Omkar Nath Pandita
Smt & Sh Ashok Ji Bhat
Smt & Sh Deepak Bamzai
Grand Childrens: Kallhan, Billhan, Annu, Mannu, Shannu,
Shivam, Meetu, Sonu, Vinnu and Sonia
Mob. No. 9419884885, 9419141282
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief & sorrow, we inform
the sad demise of Smt Kanta Kaul
(Naquib) W/o Sh Girdhari Lal Kaul
(Naquib) R/o C- 6/80 A Lawrence Road
(Keshavpuram) New Delhi-35 on 28th
April 2015 at 12.30 PM. Tenth Day will be
performed at New Delhi on 7th May 2015 Smt Kanta Kaul
GRIEF STRICKEN:Aunty
Smt Lalitashuri Kaul W/o Late Sh Niranjan Nath Kaul
Sh Girdhari Lal Kaul - Husband
Son and Daughter-in-law
Sh Arun Kaul & Smt Parveen Kaul
Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt Anju Barwa & Dr Surendra Barwa
Sister & Brother-in-law
Smt Shanta Rafiz & Dr R Hriday Nath Rafiz
Sh Hira Lal Kaul & Smt Rajni Kaul - Brother & Sister-in-law
Smt Phoola Kaul & Sh Naresh Kaul - Sister & Brother-in-law
Grand Childrens: Sarthak, Saksham, Dipankar and Khushi
Contact : 011-27153188, +919654903844, +919899779142
JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 2
TENTH DAY
WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND SORROW, WE INFORM THE SAD DEMISE
OF SMT SANTOSH GUPTA W/O SH
DEVINDER KUMAR GUPTA R/O TARA
VIHAR, PALOURA, WHO LEFT FOR
HER HEAVENLY ABODE ON 26-42015. TENTH DAY WILL BE PER- SMT SANTOSH
GUPTA
FORMED AT OUR RESIDENCE
H.NO.13, LANE NO.1, TARA VIHAR,
PALOURA, ON 5TH MAY AT 11 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
SH DEVINDER KUMAR GUPTA -HUSBAND (9796228109)
DAUGHTERS & SONS-IN-LAW
CA PRIYANKA & CA VIKAS GUPTA
DR. KHUSHBU & DR. NEERAJ SHARMA
9419203886, 9596832226
10TH DAY/KRIYA
10th Day Kriya of Late Smt. Kishni
Bakaya W/o Late Sh Radha Krishan
Bakaya, who left for heavenly abode on
26-4-2015 will be performed on 5th May
at Muthi Ghat (Near Director School
Education Complex) at 8.30 am.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Samasth Bakaya, Koul, Zutshi &
Tickoo Parivar
Mob: 9419120050, 9419211636
10TH DAY KRIYA
Smt. Kishni
Bakaya
With profound grief & sorrow we inform the sad demise of our beloved
Smt Jyoti Koul W/o Vijay Koul (Bittu
Jee) of Hawal Pulwama A/p Quarter
No. 18, Block 4D and Lane No. 07 at
Jagti Township Nagrota. Tenth Day Smt Jyoti Koul
Kriya will be performed on 08- 052015 (Friday) at Muthi Ghat Near
Directorate of School Education at 8.00 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh Vijay Koul - Husband
Smt Lalita Koul - Aunty
Sh T N Koul - Uncle
Ayushi & Aryan - Daughter & Son
Contact No: 9596846769, 9419148141
And All Koul Parivar
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the
sad & untimely demise of Sh. Davinder
Bamzai AEO (Agriculture Deptt) S/o Sh.
Laxmi Naryan Bamzai original resident of
Purshyar Habbakadal Srinagar (Kmr)
presently at Flat No : 202, Plot No. 361,
Sector 4, Vaishali (UP) on 28-04-2015.
Sh. Davinder
TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed on
Bamzai
6th May 2015 (Wed) at Haridwar.
IN GRIEF
Laxmi Naryan Bamzai - Father
Suneela Bamzai - Wife
Aparna & Yoginder Bamzai - Bhabhi & Brother
Jyoti & Kuldeep Zutshi - Sister & Brother-in-law
Tishi - Daughter
Tuboo, Swami, Deepu & Bulbul
(ZARABI FAMILY & ALL NEAR & DEAR ONES)
M: 9871886474, 9419300550, 9868535205
OBITUARY
“Memories are the treasuries which
no one can steal but separations are
the wounds which no one can heal.”
With profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our beloved
Smt. Sheela
mother Karamyogni Smt. Sheela
Kumari
Kumari D/o Late Ganesh Lal original
resident of Anantnag at present
H.No. 102, Lane No.1 Pragati NagarUpper Barnai (Near Dr. Sanjeev
Dingra). Tenth Day will be performed
on 07-05-2015 (Thursday) at Muthi
Ghat near Director School Education
at 8:30 AM.
IN GRIEF:Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt. Pummy & Chand Kumar (BSNL)
Master Sahil & Master Sachin - Grand Children
Nears & Dears
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret
to inform that our beloved father Sh. Brij
Lal Bakshi (Retd. Principal) S/o Lt. Sh. Sri
Kant Bakshi (Wachi) Pulwama presently
at H.No 147, Upper Barnai, Jammu who
left for heavenly abode on 29-04-2015.
Sh. Brij Lal
Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 8th
Bakshi
May, 2015, atMuthi Ghat (Near Directorate of
School Education) at 9.00 am.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Brij Mohini -Wife
Bhabhis & Brothers
Smt. & Sh. T.N. Bakshi
Smt. & Sh. G.L. Bakshi
Daughters-in-law & Sons
Smt. & Sh. Shiban Ji Bakshi
Smt. & Sh. Rajinder Bakshi
Smt. & Sh. Dilip Bakshi
Daughters & Sons-in-law
Smt. & Sh. Shadi Lal Koul
Smt. & Sh. Brij Krishan Koul
Smt. & Sh. Tej Nath Mattoo
Smt. & Sh. K.B. Kaw
Smt. & Sh. R.L. Pandita
Smt. & Sh. Sanjay Raina
Smt. & Sh. Vinod Pandita
Smt. & Sh. Anil Raina
Smt. & Sh. Sachin Ahuja
Grand Daughters & Sons-in-law
Smt & Sh. Abhinav Bhat
Smt. & Sh. Sachin Sharma
Smt. & Sh. Sunny Bhat
Grand Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt. & Sh. Veemarsh Kaw
Grand Children : Nitin, Nitika, Divya, Sampada, Mehak, Danish
Great Grand Children : Shivi & Kashvi
All Samast Bakshi & Koul Parivar
Ph: 9419204029, 9419861487
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our beloved
mother Smt Kishni Bakaya (Babi)
W/o Late Sh Radha Krishan Bakaya
originally R/o Sathu Barbar Shah,
Srinagar presently at H.No. 469,
Smt Kishni
Bakaya
Sector-2, Vinayak Nagar (Near KS
Public School) Muthi, Jammu on 2604-2015. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at Muthi Ghat on 05-05-2015
at 8.30 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sons & Daughters-in-law
Roop Krishan Bakaya & Shyama Bakaya
Davinder Bakaya & Nancy Bakaya
Ravinder Bakaya & Reeta Bakaya
Daughters & Sons-in-law
Phoola Zutshi & Rattan Lal Zutshi
Sarla Zutshi & R L Zutshi
Basanti Moza W/o Late Sh V K Moza
Grand Children: Samast Bakaya, Koul & Tickoo Parivar
Ph. No. 9419120050, 9419211636
10TH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our beloved
Mother Smt. Meenawati W/o Late
Kashi Nath Zutshi originally resident
of Tahab Pulwama Kashmir at presSmt. Meenawati
ent D-100, Nawada Housing
Complex Vipin Garden Kukrola
Dwarika Morh New Delhi, who left for
heavenly abode on Thursday 30th
April 2015 at New Delhi. Tenth Day
Kriya will be performed at New Delhi
on 09-05-2015.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Khemashori - Sister
Bita Zutshi & Shuban Lal Zutshi Daughter-in-law & Son
Phoola Koul & Chaman Lal Koul Daughter & Son-in-law
Anu Zutshi - Grand Daughter
Adesh Koul & Rakesh Koul - Grand Sons
Mob: 09210301880, 09818754602
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad and untimely demise of Sh
Chaman Lal Dhar S/o Late Sh Lassa Kak
Dhar originally resident of Hera Mohalla
Anantnag Kashmir at present H.No. 45/2
Pamposh Colony, Janipur, Jammu on
27th April 2015. Tenth Day Kriya will be Sh Chaman Lal
Dhar
performed on 5th May 2015 at Muthi
Ghat Near Directorate of School
Education Jammu at 9 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Asha Ji Dhar - Wife
Sh Badri Nath Dhar - Brother
Sh Kanya Lal Dhar - Brother
Sister & Brother-in-Law
Smt Phoola Ji & Sh Rattan Lal Raina
Brothers-in-Law
Sh R K Pandita, Sh Brij Lal , Sh B K Pandita, Sh A K Pandita
Smt Pami & Sh Amit Koul - Daughter & Son-in-Law
Smt Preeti & Sh Prahlad Ji Koul - Daughter & Son-in-Law
Nisha Dhar - Daughter
And Samast Dhar, Koul, Raina, Pandita Parivar
Con: 8803372697, 9086084731, 9018808942, 9419130930
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we
inform the sad demise of our beloved
Late Shri Mohan Lal Zutshi S/o Lt.
Shri Anand Ram Zutshi (Qanoongo)
resident of Karapora Rainawari
Srinagar Kmr. A/p F-22, Vishal Nagar Shri Mohan Lal
Talab Tillo, Jammu on 27th April
Zutshi
2015. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 6th May 2015
(Wednesday) at Muthi Ghat near
Director School Education Jammu at
7:30 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Mohini Zutshi -Wife
Geeta Ji and Shiban Zutshi
Bubli and Ashok Zutshi
Shama and Sanjay Zutshi
Smt. Renu Zutshi
Kalpna and Ashok Bhat
Girja and Mohan Lal Thusu
Sushma and A.K. Bhat
Sunita and Vijay Thusu
Rohit, Akin, Avin, Ambica, Suvidha and Aryan
Mobile : 9419153363, 9419357784
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, it is
to inform that Smt Yashoda Devi
Bhat (Payari) W/o Sh V N Bhat originally R/o Village Umanagri,
(Brariangan)
Distt
Anantnag
Smt Yashoda
Kashmir, presently resident at Flat
Devi Bhat
No. 328, DDA, Pocket No. 1, Sector
No. 23, Dwarka New Delhi - 110075, left for heavenly
abode on 27th April 2015.] Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 6th of May 2015 (Wednesday) at Baldli
Industrial Area, Sector 18, Rohini, New Delhi.
IN GRIEF
Sh V N Bhat - Husband
Sh & Smt Gangadhar Bhat - Brother-in-Law
Sh & Smt Vijay Bhat - Son
Renuka Bhat - Daughter
Tanya Bhat - Daughter
Ph No: 9868908382, 9868090403
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, it is to inform about the sad demise of our beloved
Late Shri Pyare Lal Shali R/o Safa Kadal,
Seki Daffar Srinagar (Kashmir), at present at Plot No. 842, Flat No. 304,
Shalimar
Garden
Extension
1,
Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (UP) on 28-4-15.
The Tenth Day will be performed at
Murad Nagar Ghat at 10 AM on 8th May.
IN GRIEF.....
Entire Shali Parivar
09811894800 (M)
Shri Pyare Lal
Shali
OBITUARY
With profound grief and sorrow we inform
the sad and untimely demise of our beloved
Ravi Kumar Koul S/o Lt. Sh. Mohan Lal Koul
R/o Uttersoo (Koul Pura) Anantnag Kmr.
Presently at H. No. 572, Lane 5,
Suryavanshi Nagar Muthi Jammu on 29-042015. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed at
Ravi Kumar Koul
Muthi Ghat near Dir. School Education
Muthi on 08-05-2015 at 8:30 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Shanta Devi -Mother
Smt. Saitha Koul -Wife
Rahul -Son
Rashi -Daughter
Bhabi & Brother
Smt. Shanta & Sh. Pran Nath Koul
Smt. Beauty & Sh. Vijay Kumar Koul
Smt. Sheri & Sh. Jitendhar Bhat -Sister & Brother-in-law
Smt. Sweety & Sh. Tej Krishan -Sister & Brother-in-law
& Samast Koul Parivar of Uttersoo Ang.
9419101531, 9419439042
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved father
Sh Ashok Kumar Kuchroo (Watt) S/o Lt
Sh Hari Krishan Kuchroo (Watt) originally
resident of Raj Ghat, Baramulla, Kashmir
and at present 64 Laxmi Vihar
Apartments, H-3 Block, Vikaspuri, New Sh Ashok Kumar
Kuchroo
Delhi who left for heavenly abode on
Wednesday 29th April 2015 at his New Delhi Residence. Tenth
Day Kriya will be performed on 8th May 2015 at 9:30 am at
Nigambodh Ghat, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi.
GRIEF STRICKEN :
Smt Desha Kuchroo (Watt) - Wife
Arvind and Naina Kuchroo (Watt)- Son & Daughter-in-Law
Smt Vijay Kumari Kuchroo (Watt) - Bhabi
Sh Dileep & Smt Deepa Kuchroo (Watt)- Brother & Bhabi
Aryan and Mukul Kuchroo (Watt)- Grand Children
Tel No. 9911177205, 9958421168, 9818082836
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Sh Mohan Lal
Tickoo S/o Lt. Sh Gash Lal Tickoo, originally resident of The Bund (Chotta Bazar),
Srinagar, presently at H.No. 91, Sector A-1,
Lane No. 3, Laxmipuram, Chinore,
Sh Mohan Lal
Jammu on 27th April, 2015. Tenth Day
Tickoo
Kriya will be performed on 06.05.2015
(Wednesday) at Muthi Ghat (Near
Director School Education Jammu office)
at 8.00 am.
GRIEF STRICKEN:
Smt. Kaushalya - Wife
Smt. Reeta and Sh. K.K. Tickoo- Daughter -in-law and Son
Smt. Sushma and Prof. Sunil Tickoo- Daughter-in-law and
Son
Smt. Basanti & Sh. Ramesh Tickoo- Daughter-in-law and Son
Smt. Bably and Sh. Suresh Tickoo- Daughter-in-law and Son
Smt. Neeru and Sh. Ravi Tickoo- Daughter-in-law and Son
Smt Prerna and Sh. Dileep Bazaz- Daughter and Son-in-law
Smt. Jyoti and Sh. Ashwani Punjabi - Daughter and Son-in-law
Richa, Udhyan, Praver, Satvik, Shriasi, Simran, Arunima,
Anoksha and Krishiv- Grand Children
Deeply Missed and Remembered by Raina's, Pajnoo's,
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform
the sad demise of our beloved Mama Ji Shri
Hirday Nath Kaul S/o Late Sh. Nand Lal
Kaul originally R/o Rehbab Sahib, Ali Kadal,
Sgr. presently at H.No. 140, Lane 8C
Manorama Vihar Bohri, Jammu. Tenth Day
Kriya will be performed on 6th May 2015
Shri Hirday Nath
(Wednesday) at Muthi Ghat, Near Director
Kaul
Education, Jammu at 9.00 a.m.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh. Opinder Bhan & Usha Bhan
Sh. Ashok Razdan & Smt. Urmila Razdan
Smt. Asha Thusu & Sh. P.L. Thusu
Smt. Manorama Kachroo & Sh. Ashok Kachroo
Smt. Promila Malla & Sh. Vijay Malla
Shri. Ashok Garyali & Smt. Kalpana Garyali
Smt. Rita & Satinder Dhar
Smt. Rajni & Vinod Saraf
Smt. Nalini & Rajinder Koul
Sh. Satish Razdan & Ramni Razdan
Smt. Renu & Sh. Dilip Garyali
Sh. Pankaj & Shivani Mujoo
Smt. Priyanka & Sanjay Dhar
Smt. Rashmi & Sunil Trackroo
Smt. Manju & Vipin Raina
Sh. Rakesh & Dolly Bhan
Mob: 9419193430, 9419119909
10TH DAY/KRIYA
With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the
sad and untimely demise of Smt Sulochna
Devi W/o Sh Raj Paul who left for heavenly
abode on 27- 04-2015 Tenth Day will be performed at our residence H No. 212 Sector 5,
Trikuta Nagar Jammu on 6th May at 10 am.
Rasam Pagri will be performed on 9th of
May at Panch Mandir Trikuta Nagar from 4
PM to 5 PM.
GRIEF STRICKEN :
Raj Paul - Husband
Smt Ram Pyari (Jethani)
Smt Parkasho Devi (Jethani)
Smt Sudesh & Sh Sat Paul (Jethani & Jeth)
Sons & Daughter-in-laws
Sh Rakesh & Smt Sonika
Sh Rahul & Smt Rajni
Mr Rohit
Daughter & Son in law
Smt Rajni & Sh Narender
Grand Daughter & Son’s
Aarav, Peehu, Arya, Rajveer
94191-16890, 9419144720, 9419139141
Smt Sulochna
Devi
Glimpses of Future
JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5 2015, PAGE 3
PDP-BJP Govt taking State towards
undeclared bankruptcy: Vakil
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 4:
Former Minister and Member AICC
Abdul Gani Vakil today said that present
PDP-BJP Government is taking the State towards undeclared bankruptcy and plunging
it into a deep economic instability. While ad-
dressing party workers at Nadihal and
Budden in Rafiabad District Baramulla,
Vakil said prior to forging alliance with BJP,
leaders of PDP played the ploy of liberal
funding from Modi Government and tried to
build the castles in air and befooled innocent
masses of the State. He said that
Government must come clear on the present
fiscal position of the State because all the developmental activities have come to halt and
people all over the State are suffering from
basic amenities besides government employees of most of the departments are without salaries for couple of months due to
which their life has become miserable for
want of sustenance.
He said people at the helm of affairs
must put the facts at fore which led to the
present deep financial crisis and delay in obtaining financial allocations from the centre
well in time. He said that how PDP-BJP alliance emphasizing upon so called development and prosperity can be justified when
the work on ongoing developmental projects
started by the previous regime stands abandoned half way.
Former minister while declaring the
government directionless said that it has
even failed to convene DDB meetings till
date and is behaving as a mute and helpless
spectator of the ongoing mess. He said that
the Chief Minister must himself explain the
reason for delay in convening DDB meetings
so that the credibility of this government
could be proved for time being.
Vakil declared the efforts of PDP-BJP
government in respect of the rehabilitation
of flood affected as half hearted and inadequate. He said that relief announced by the
prime minister himself has not been released by the union government till date and
talk of full rehabilitation during the present
regime is completely impossible.
Besides others who addressed the meeting include Sr. Congress leaders Haji
Mohammad Afzal Khan, Ghulam Nabi Shah,
Advocate Javid Masoodi, Youth Congress
Leader Sheikh Manzoor.
Yoga Training
Camp for Naval
Cadets inaugurated
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Ist J&K Naval Unit,
Srinagar organized a 10 day
Yoga Training Camp for its
cadets at MHAC School,
Nagbani which started from
today.
The 10 day long Yoga camp
was inaugurated by the
Principal MHAC School Mr.
Alok Betab. Betab apprised the
cadets of the importance of
Yoga in personality development. Surinder Pathak Yoga
expert at MHAC will be training the cadets in Surya
Namaskar, Pranayam, various Asans & Meditation in 10
day Camp.
The camp is being conducted under the supervision
of IInd officer Mr. Ajay Bharti
Sharma.
50 junior wing girls & 50
junior division boys are the
participants in this camp.
Buddhist Studies department celebrates Budh PurnGOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Department of Buddhist
Studies, University of Jammu
celebrated the Budh Purnima at
Jammu University with great
fan and fare. This day marks
three important events occurred in the life of Buddha—his
birth, Enlightenment and demise. The function started with
the garlanding of Lord Buddha’s
statue followed by the prayer
(Buddha Vandana) by the students and research scholars of
the department.
Prof.
Pankaj
Kumar
Srivastava, Dean Students
Welfare was the Chief Guest on
the occasion whereas Prof.
Nath
Sharma,
Kedar
Department of Sanskrit was the
Guest of Honour. Dr. Bharat
Bhusahn Sharma, Principal,
Degree
College,
Govt.
Thanamandi was the Special invitee. Prof. B. Labh, Head, Dept.
of Buddhist Studies presided
over the function. In his address
to the audience Prof. Pankaj
Kumar Srivastava talked about
the basic teachings of the
Buddha and the ways and means
of their application in day to day
life. He said that if we follow the
teachings of such spiritual personalities we can really make
our society a better place of living. Prof. Kedar Nath Sharma
shared his personal and direct
experience of living and rich
Thai Buddhist tradition and culture during his stay in Bangkok.
The proceedings of the programme were very smoothly
and beautifully conducted by
Dr. Suresh Kumar.
Vikram demands probe APSCC asks PDP to fulfill assurances made during election time
‘Nam’ blessed by
Satgurus is not common into case of offering fake
Reiterates demand of minority status to Sikhs
one: Madhu Param Hans silver, gold ornament at
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Vaishno Devi Shrine
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Showering the nectarian bliss of his spiritual discourses at
Ranjri on the eve of Poornima, Madhu Param Hans ji Maharaj, the
head of Sahib Bandgi panth, said that man makes plans for the future. He makes both long term as well as short term plans.
Addressing gathering, he said, “Man doesn’t know what is going to
happen in the very next moment. Still he has cherished desires for
years together. The bodily machinery can stop functioning at anytime. The body can perish due to severe diseases like heart attack,
nervous breakdown etc. Sometimes, small ailments also prove fatal.
Still we remain absorbed in attaining the short lived pleasures”
“Four kinds of people live in the world. The nature & thinking of
all is different. Firstly, there are those who don’t believe in soul &
God. Their sole aim of life is to eat, drink & enjoy. In the worldly language, such kind of people have been called as Pamar. Secondly,
there are those who are God fearing. Neither they tease anyone nor
commit any sin. But still they remain engrossed in the world.
Whenever they get some chance, they attend satsangs & perform noble tasks as well. Such people are called as the worldly jivas”, he
added. Madhu Param Hans ji Maharaj, the spiritual head of the
Sahib Bandgi panth, while scattering the nectarian showers on the
devotees at Ranjri Ashram said that the Nam blessed by the Sant
Satgurus is not the common one as the worldly people think.
No religious scripture is bad. There are two main aims related to
these religious scriptures. These are— the life style & the God related element. Every scripture, at first, teaches the way of living. It
throws light on sin & merit & the way one should lead one’s life.
Secondly, it throws light on all that is related to God, he added.
“Two kinds of worship Sagun & Nirgun are to be found everywhere. Both of these talk about the performance of noble deeds.
Significance of the acts of charity is also to be found in them. The gurus are usually family holders. They ask the devotees to perform pilgrimage of the four Dhams, do acts of charity & merit & to attain the
heaven & other kinds of Lokas”, Madhu Paramhans said.
Vikram Singh PDP leader
demanded probe in the year old
case of fake silver and gold ornaments offered by devotees at
Shri Mata Vashino Devi Shrine
at Katra. Vikram singh said as
the devotees who devote something on the name of Mata Rani
Ji will never offer fake silver
and gold ornaments but the
whole ornaments which were
found are fake which is a high
class scandal which is run with
the help of “Allaha Adhikari”
of shrine board. He demanded a
committee should be furnished
& fresh enquiry should be head-
ed by CBI to prove this high
class scandal of fake ornaments
and put the culprits behind the
bar as soon as possible.
Reiterating its demand for
granting minority status to the
Sikhs of Jammu & Kashmir, All
Parties Sikh Coordination
Committee (APSCC) said that assurances given by top leadership
of Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) before the assembly elections should be fulfilled at the
earliest. APSCC Chairman
Jagmohan Singh Raina while addressing community members
in different areas of South
Kashmir said that the community members have pinned their
hopes on PDP-BJP government
for redressal of their grievances
including granting of minority
status. Raina said that it was only after that this assurance Sikhs
across the state voted for PDP
candidates in the last year’s assembly elections. “Sikhs voted
for PDP after assurances given
by its leaders including Finance
Minister, Haseeb Drabu, R & B
Minister, Altaf Bukhari and
Member of Parliament Tariq
Hameed Qarra. The manifesto of
PDP endorsed that minority status should be given to the Sikh
community by extending
National Commission for
Minorities Act to the Jammu &
Kashmir state. We have already
made it clear that nobody should
dilute the extension of National
Minority Act to Jammu &
Kashmir,” said Raina.
Addressing a gathering at
Saidapora in Pulwama district
the APSCC Chairman stressed
that government must fulfill the
promises made with the Sikhs
without any further delay.
Referring to chief minister
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as an
old stalwart of Jammu &
On Mahatma Budhha’s anniversary, Gandhi Global Function held at Leprosy
Ashram on Budh Purnima
Family honours UN with Shanti Doot Award
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
On Buddha Jayanti, Gandhi
Global Family bestowed on the
United Nations its Shanti Doot
(Messenger of Peace) Award for
2014. At a brief ceremony in the
UNIC office in New Delhi, a delegation from the NGO presented
the award – a statue of the
Buddha and a hand-woven stole
– to the UNIC Director who accepted the honour on behalf of
the UN Secretary-General.
The delegates spoke about
how Mahatma Gandhi was inspired by the Buddha’s message
of peace and non-violence. They
said that the UN planted seeds of
peace, but it was up to civil society organizations to nurture
those peace saplings and tend
them to fruition. The NGO
praised the work of the United
Nations as a beacon of international hope for the poor and the
marginalized. In her response,
UNIC Director Mrs. Kiran
Mehra-Kerpelman thanked the
Gandhians for bestowing the
award on the United Nations, especially in the year marking the
organization’s seventieth anniversary.
She explained that the UN’s
commitment to peace was a complex continuum of peace, development and human rights. She
hoped that civil society organzations like the Gandhi Global
Family would catalyse more and
more young people to join the
global peace initiative. GGF delegation includes its Vice
President Padmashri S P
Varma, Shri Ashok Kapoor, Shri
Vijay Sharma, Mr Ankush
Kumar, Mrs Sonia Chawala, Mr
Robin Roy and Ms Priya Varma.
Bali assures action against encroacher of Tawi forests HSS announces
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Addressing 44th Tawi Maha
Arti at Tawi Ghat, Convenor of
Tawi Andolan Adv. Chander
Mohan Sharma disclosed that
the minister of Forest &
Environment has assured to a
deputation of Tawi Andolan
members that strict legal action
against the persons who have encroached upon the forest land
particularly tawi forest at
Mahamaya, Bahu fort and Ram
Nagar, Manda which are called
city forest area. The deputationist drew the attention of the minister towards encroachment rapidly taking place at Mahamaya
around the temple. It was also
brought to the notice of the minister that inspite of High Court
directions, to ban all sorts of constructions there, the encroachments in connivance with the
staff of the forest department is
being carried on.
Minister for Social Welfare
& Forest Bali Bhagat assured
tawi andolan activists that direction have already been issued in
this behalf. And the staff members responsible for dereliction
of duty shall be to task by the
state government. Sharma welcomed the appointment of high
PTU accuses Govt of having callous
approach towards Ramban
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Sewa Singh Bali, State
General Secretary Panthers
Trade Union (PTU) accused the
State Government for its callous
and lackadaisical approach towards the people of District
Ramban especially in Banihal
Constituency till date.
Addressing media persons
here today, Sewa Singh Bali said,
“The State Government has not
provided an adequate supply of
free Flour (Atta) to the poor people of Banihal Constituency for
the last three months”. “They
are languishing in lurge and
looking at the local administration for mercy. He also demanded road connectivity from Khari
to Mahumangat, Ukhral to
Alanbass, Senibati to PogalPanchal-Neel etc. as several general commuters including the local population of the area have
been marooned from reaching
their destinations.
He further maintained that
these areas are also deprived of
electricity and other civic
amenities”, he added. Bali urged
the Education Minister to open a
Girl Higher Secondary School in
Ukhral without further delay.
He added that the GHSS in
Ukhral has a strength of almost
1200 students but to the irony the
school is under staffed and deficient of teachers.
He said that the Central government has started that four
lane National Highway from
Kashmir he said that Mufti the
capacity to redress issues of
Sikh community.
“Sikhs who shared sorrow
and happiness with the majority
community during all these
years of turmoil need government support to uplift their
economy. This can be done by
placing the unemployed Sikh
youth in both government and
private sector. Sikhs do not have
any political representation in
the state particularly in valley,
thus they do not have anyone to
raise their issues on any political forum,” said Raina.
Referring to the formation
of Group of Ministers of the state
for carrying out deliberations
with the central government,
the APSCC Chairman said that
the group should be mandated to
put forward the issues con-
fronting the Sikh community in
the state. He said that both PDP
and BJP should be quite serious
in settling the issues of Sikh
community before it is too late.
Raina expressed concern
over the attack carried out by
some miscreants on a Gurdwara
in the Kishtwar area and demanded that stern action should
be taken against the people who
carried out the attack. He also
expressed his resentment over
the beating up of a female Sikh
teacher by a parent of a child at a
leading missionary school in
Srinagar. The APSCC
Chairman said that the organization would strengthen its
mass contact programme and
carry out visit to the various areas of the state. Prominent Sikh
leaders who accompanied him
during the South Kashmir tour
include S. Davinder Singh, S.
Kulwant Singh Sagar, Panch
Zorawar Singh and others.
Nashri towards Banihal and the
said are falling in District
Ramban and the youth of the
Ramban are wondering from pillar to post in search of job and
the youth of the said district may
be given priority for engagement upto 90% in the companies
in whose favour the construction of four lane has been entrusted by the Government i.e.
IFCON, IRCON, JP and HCC etc
as the youths of the said hilly district are well versed with the
area, so that they may get the
justice so that they may fed
themselves and their family
members at this crucial juncture. The leader also leveled allegations that the unemployed
job card holders are waiting for
hundred days work under MGNREGA and their cards become
the diet for termite with full of
dust because of non use of the
cards for the last 2013 up to till
date. He appeal the government
that all the job card holders
should be employed as soon as
possible under MGNREGA so
that they may earn for the livelihood of their families.
Others who were present in
the press conference included S.
Paramjit
Singh
Marshal,
Naveen Bali, Shakeel Ahmad
Wani, Duni Chand Chandan
Singh,
Sushil
Kumar,
Prithviraj, Shankar Singh etc.
level enquiry committee to enquire into the causes and culprits responsible for disappearance of record of Shivalika
Forest Land in J&K. Convenor of
Tawi Andolan while addressing
the gathering asked the people of
city forest areas to bring all sorts
of illegal activities like felling of
trees and encroachment of forest
land around river tawi to the notice of Tawi Andolan activists.
Other prominent persons
who participated in the arti include Adv. PC Sharma, Prof.
Bhardwaj,
Subash
Gupta,
Surinder Sharma, Sanjiv Luthra,
S. Balwinder Singh, Neelam
Mahajan, Anju Dogra, Shilpi
Verma, Naresh Bala, Raj Kumar,
Ravi Sharma and Shashipal Singh.
Shri Ram Sena
decided to sit on
strike from May 6
new ward president
for Ward No. 23
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Dimpy
Kohli
National
President and Vikrant kapoor
State President of Hindustan Shiv
Sena announced the nomination of
New Ward President of Ward No.
23 Rampura Gandhi Nagar,
Jammu. Jiwan Sharma President,
Pawan Kumar Vice President
Harsh Choudhary Cashier, Arjun
Singh Gen. Secretary and Kuldeep
Sharma Joint Secretary, Sh. Vinay
Gupta and Rajan Gupta Shiv Sena
welcome the newly formed unit
with garland of flowers. During
conference Sh. Vikrant Kapoor
State president Shiv Sena asked
that due to the hopeless activities of
coalition Govt. of BJP and PDP
their workers join the Shiv Sena.
During the conference
Rohit Singh Bhau, Ajay
Khajuria, Jagdish Singh Bindu,
Ganesh Singh Choundary,
Himashu Gupta, Vikas Patel,
Deepak Kumar and others.
JAMMU, May 4:
On the occasion of Budh
Purnima Children’s welfare society organized a function at
Leprosy Ashram Bhagwati
Nagar, Jammu.
Speaking on the occasion
Gurdeep Singh Sasan Senior
Leader J&K NC and Chairman
of the Society urged the People
to come forward and share their
booty with hapless and deprived people of the society. He
said that our great Guru’s and
Saints have made it mandatory
to spare 10% of our income for
poor and downtrodden people
and for other welfare purpose.
Sasan extended greeting to
the people on Budh Purnima
and urged them to follows the
teachings of Mahatama Gautam
Budh. He castigated the Govt for
its failure to come to the rescue
of these people and improve
their living conditions and to
Basic
Medical
provide
Facilities. He reminded the
Yudhvir Sethi chairs BJYM meeting
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Despite serving ultimatum upto 5th May to State as
well as Central Government to
clear their stand over opening
of AIIMS in Jammu, State
President, Shri Ram Sena,
Rajiv Mahajan said both the
government fails till date and
decided to sit on strike from 6th
May. In a statement issued today, Rajiv said that the
Jitendra Singh, who is in the
PMO office, should tackle the
problem of AIIMS at his own
level and the date for the commencement of work for the development of AIIMS should be
announced.
“Delegations of BJP from
Jammu met the Central
Government leadership but
none has announced the initiation date or the development
work of AIIMS,” he said.
“Institute like AIIMS
would provide timely health
care services to the ailing patients who are often referred to
Chandigarh or New Delhi for
their treatment due to the lack
of medical facilities,” he said
adding that SRS will continuously struggle for the issue of
AIIMS till a suitable option
will be sorted out.
GOF Staff Reporter
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
State Prabhari Bhartiya
Janata Yuva Morcha and Senior
BJP leader Yudhvir Sethi along
with State Convenor, Freedom
Fighter Cell Bharat Bhushan
Sharma conducted a meeting of
the Yuva Morcha and discussed
future activities of the morcha,
here. Stressing on need to generate awareness about patriotic
heroes of the country, Yudhvir
said nation can never forget the
contributions of those historical
personalities
who
fought
against the oppressions and
gave their lives for the honour of
their home land. Specific programs would be launched to
make people at large and youth
in particular conscious about
sacrifices made by great war-
riors of the country.
“BJYM is dedicated to the
cause of channelizing youth energy towards nation building
and it is my clarion call to all
cadres of the Morcha to intensify
their efforts to involve youth in
building a society based on traditions, beliefs and a strong value system,” he added. He said
the younger generation has a
greater role in nation building
and Bhartiya Janata Yuva
Morcha (BJYM) is working towards engaging, empowering
and involving the youth towards
building a progressive India.
Appreciating efforts of
BJYM in party membership
drive, Yudhvir said all cadres of
Morcha need special applaud for
their relentless efforts to make
the drive a grand success.
He said cadres have to play
an active role in reaching out to
people and projecting demands
of people at relevant forums of
the party, adding that Yuva
Morcha representatives’ should
work at ground level to know
pulse of the people. Addressing
the meeting, General Secretary
Ajay Pargal said the Morcha has
to ensure that policies and programs formulated by the BJP
are being implemented in true
letter and spirit. He said it is
prime responsibility of the
cadres to make people aware of
different pro-people initiatives
taken by the party both at state
as well as centre level.
He called upon members of
the Morcha to celebrate upcoming birthday of great warrior of
Mewar Maharana Partap which
falls on 9th of May. He said the
event should be celebrated with
pomp and show at all levels in
the state so as to make people
aware about heroes of our country. The meeting also decided to
celebrate remembrance days of
those who have contributed for
cause of the nation and have
kept their head high against the
oppressive rulers from time to
time. Among others the meeting
was attended by Karan Sat
Sharma, Ishant Gupta, Kulbir
Charak, Ankit Gupta, Keshav
Chopra, Ronik Sharma, Neha
Mahajan, Naresh Sharma,,
Karan Singh Jamwal, Naved
Chowdhary, Rakesh Kumar,
Vishal Kohli and Rajeev Dubey.
Govt. the and Social Welfare
Department that it is their duty
to take care of these people so
that they can spent their life in
neat and peaceful atmosphere.
He urged the Govt. to enhance
the financial aid being provided
to these institutions so that
these institutions could run
smoothly. He appealed to the
Jammuites to adopt at least one
child for education purpose. He
also urged the Govt to provide
Rs. 1000/- per month as financial
help to poor families who have
two daughters and are not in a
position to educate them. Sasan
also urged the Govt to give benefit of reservation to the children
of these institutions.
Pinky Bhat Senior Leader
Women Wing NC and Social
Activists also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the problems being faced by the inhabitants of the Ashram. Later on
Sasan distributed stationery
items and fruit among the inhabitants of the Ashram and assured his full support to them.
Rajiv Gandhi
College of Nursing,
Jammu celebrates
Nurses’ week
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 4:
Rajiv Gandhi College of
Nursing is an institution offering B.Sc Nursing course since
5 years and first of its kind to
establish this course in
Jammu. The institution is organizing an attractive nurses’
week celebration from today.
This is celebrated in memory
of
Ms.
Florence
Nightingale for her lasting
contribution and role in founding the modern nursing profession. She set an example of
compassion, commitment to
patient care and diligent and
thoughtful hospital administration. It comprises of cultural competitions, indoor and
outdoor Sports competitions
and other activities. The event
was officially flagged off by Mr.
Johny Kutty Joseph, Vice
Principal of the college. Today
on 4th May, the first day of the
event the following events
such as Bouquet Making,
Rangoli, Essay writing, Hair
Style making for boys and
girls, Pot Painting and water
colour painting competitions
were conducted. The students
participated with much enthusiasm and interest.
Glimpses of Future
JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 4
Youth should participate
actively in development,
welfare of State: Haq Khan
Welfare, socio-economic upliftment of people, Govt’s priority: Veeri
GOF Staff Reporter
Pulwama, May 04:
they have great expectation with
the present dispensation led by
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. This
was stated by the Minister while addressing a public rally at Town Hall
Pulwama. Minister for Hajj, Auqaf
and Horticulture, Mr. A.R. Veeri
was also present on the occasion.
Advocate Haq Khan said that
Government is committed to redress the issues of public besides fulfil their demands on priority.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. A. R.
Saying that youth have pivotal role in the development and
prosperity of J&K and they should
actively participate in developmental process, the Minister for
Development
and
Rural
Panchayat Raj, Advocate Abdul
Haq Khan has said that
Government is well aware about
the problems of the people and
Veeri said that present coalition
government is committed for implementation of common minimum programme. He said welfare
and socio economic upliftment of
people in prime objective of the government.
Legislators,
Mr.
Mohammad Khalil Band, Mr.
Zahoor Ahmad Mir and Mr.
Mushtaq Ahmad Shah besides PDP
General Secretary Mr. Rafi Ahmad
Mir and Coordinator Mufti Sajjad
were also present on the occasion.
Sat Sharma inaugurates the work of
Ashraf Mir visits
Zadibal Constituency Municipal Toilet Complex at Ambphalla
Directs officers to speed
up developmental tempo
Srinagar, May 04:
Minister of State for Power,
Housing, Urban Development,
Industries and Commerce, Mr.
Mohammad Ashraf Mir alongwith MLA Zadibal Constituency,
Mr. Aabid Hissain Ansari today
visited Zadibal Constituency and
took stock of ongoing works of
various developmental projects.
The Minister inspected the under
construction work of Community
Facilitation Centre at Nalbal
Nowshera and directed the concerned executive agency for timely completion of the project so that
people of the area are able to avail
the facilities during the social
functions. He also visited
Marriage Hall at Nalbal
Nowshera and directed the concerned agencies for necessary repairs of the said Marriage Hall.
Later, the Minister visited Jenab
Sahib Soura and interacted with
the people of the area. On the occasion, people demanded for fencing
of Park near Jenab Sahib Soura.
The Minister assured the people
that the matter will be taken up
with the concerned authorities.
The Minister also directed the
SHO Police Station Soura to organize Police-Public Darbars in
the area so that issues of public
are redressed. Mir also inspected
Power Receiving Station at Ali
Jan road Zoonimar. The
Minister was informed by the
Superintending Engineer PDD
that Receiving Station is being
upgraded to improve the power
supply in the area. The Minister
also visited Saidapora and
Khushalsar and took stock of the
public issues. On the occasion, the
people of the area demanded for
proper drainage system. The people also demanded for dewatering
of water logged areas. The
Minister gave them assurance
that their genuine demands would
be redressed on priority basis.
During the interaction with the
people at Saidapora, the Minister
reiterated that Government’s
commitment to provide all basic
amenities including drinking water, power, health care etc.
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 4:
In an initiative to provide
common assistance to the residents of Ambphalla and people
passing through the area, BJP
MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma
(CA) inaugurated the work of
Municipal Toilet near Dental
College, Ambphalla Chowk.
Accompanied by local leaders, Ex
Corporator and people belonging
to all walks of life were present on
the occasion. The project of the toilet is estimated at a cost of Rupees
4.50 lakhs which will be completed
under the supervision of JMC’s
(Jammu municipal Corporation)
in
CDP
(Constituency
Development Plan). Addressing
the gathering, Sat Sharma (CA)
said that with the construction of
this toilet in the area there will be
relief to the people not only belonging to the area but also to the
people who are passing by the
route. He said it was a long pending demand and it will be completed in a stipulated period of time so
that people could use the services
of the Toilet. On the demand of the
local residents, Sharma also assured the people that a Mini Park
will also be constructed near the
Toilet Complex and a Water
Cooler for the locals will also be
installed in order to cope with the
basic requirements of the public.
He said that everyone should
adopt cleanliness level and it is
imperative that people should
contribute collectively in making
the country clean of solid waste
beside many ills of the society.
Lauding the role of Jammu
Municipal Corporation (JMC),
the MLA said that the
Corporation was making best possible efforts to maintain cleanliness in the city of temples and
keep the lanes, drains in various
localities in good condition. He
called upon the people to protect
public property in their respective
areas, adding that these assets are
meant for their convenience and
need to be protected. Mandal
President BJP Praduman Singh,
Ex Corporator Balwan Singh, Bal
Khajuria, Sanjay Sawhney,
Pawan Kumar, Gulshan Rattan,
Balbir Singh, Sanjeev, Sunny
Kumar, Bhajan Singh, Amarjit
Singh, Shiva, Sonu, Kishore,
Ankush, Manoj and others were
also present on the occasion.
Coalition govt will
Young Upcoming Versatile Artists Assn Punjab felicitates Balwant Thakur
ensure implementation of
developmental agenda: Padder
Jalandhar, May 4:
GOF Staff Reporter
Anantnag, May 04:
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Present Coalition
Government will
ensure the implementation of
developmental
agenda
and people
will clearly feel
it on the ground
which will include
the better connectivity through development
of roads, supply of power,
adequate drinking water and essential commodities besides
quality educational and better
healthcare facilities. This was
stated by the Minister of State
for Forests, PHE, Irrigation &
Flood Control, Mr. Abdul
Majeed Padder while addressing
a public meeting at Chogalpora
Noorabad today.
Padder said that the present
government having a decisive
mandate will certainly work for
the welfare of the people through
completion of the incomplete
‘C
and left over projects which
mainly include the roads, water supply schemes, health
and educational infrastructure, bridges and
development of
tourist destinations.
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ga
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e
Responding
to the local demands put forward in the shape of
memorandum, the
Minister said that the developmental works including repairs of recent flood hit irrigation canals and protection bunds
will be taken in hand soon. He
announced Rs. 2 lakh for development of Sports Stadium and
Rs. 2 lakh for purchase of new
transformers for ‘’Chogalpora’’
village. Mr. Padder also said that
Government will provide ration
on 2011 census. The Minister also addressed public meeting at
Khul Ahmadabad were in he instructed the officers to work
with more zeal and dedication
for welfare of public.
Young Upcoming Versatile
Artists Association (Yuvaa)
Jalandhar, Punjab honoured
Padamshree Balwant Thakur in
an exclusive function held at
Yuvaa Theatre, Jalandhar here
today. The function was followed
by a daylong inspiring interaction session with Balwant
Thakur in which the prominent
young actors and directors of
Punjab participated. Aimed at
inspiring others to rejuvenate
the entire theatre movement of
North India, Balwant Thakur
dwelt in detail about his innovations, expriments and new findings in theatre. Globally travelled and acknowledged for his
unique contribution in Indian
Theatre
theatre,
Balwant
Thakur stressed on the need of a
coordinated effort amongst all
the theatre practioners of North
India and desired to have more
interaction, exchange and sharing between them. He promised
to extend the constituency of his
work and take along the entire
theatre fraternity of North India
far the larger interest of the development of theatre in this region which otherwise not very
popular as compared with eastern and western regions of India .
The hosts of Balwant
Thakur’s honouring and interaction function -YUVAA is a
group of young actors, singers,
musicians and artists based in
Jalandhar. They started as a regular college theatre team grew
up to be a determined and dedicated effort to promote theatre in
the city of Jalandhar. Headed by
Ankur Sharma who has the credit of having completed PhD. in
the comparative Theatre and
trained in USA, YUVAA
Theatre, as it is popularly
known in the region, has been
working for the many three
years now and has performed a
variety of plays .YUVAA is
known for classic productions
like Moliere's The Miser,
Shaekespeare's Hamlet, Habib
Tanvir's
Charandas
Chor,
Gulzar's Kharaashein, Swadesh
Deepak's Court martial, Chetan
Dattar's DanceOfLife@Death
and many others. The objective
of the organisation is to create a
taste for good quality theatre and
a regular theatre-loving audience in the city and to travel
across the country with new approaches and interpretations to
plays
and
performances.
Balwant Thakur’s felicitation
and interaction programme is
being seen as a bridging initiative between Jammu and
Jalandhar and lot of artistic and
intellectual exchange is expected between two cities in future.
Natrang Jammu may showcase
a festival of its celebrated productions and similarly may invite Yuvaa to perform in
Jammu. Balwant Thakur has
been felicitated and honoured at
many occasions within the country and outside. In addition to
National and International fellowships, he has the credit of
having conferred the country’s
highest Indian honor in performing arts i.e., Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award for direction in
theatre and back home he was
honored by Dogri Sanstha,
Jammu
Citizen
Council,
Chamber of Commerce, Amar
Sabha,
Brahamin
Rajput
Prathinidhi Sabha, J&K Fine
Arts Society, Zorawar Singh
Memorial Committee, Laddakh
Theatre Organisation and
Bakshi Memorial Committee,
Manch Rangmanch, Punjab
Naatshalla, Chandigarh Sangeet
Natak Akademi, Kerala Sangeet
Natak Akademi, language and
Culture Department HP, Orrisa
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi,
Abhinaya Kala Mandir, Naksha
Gobardanga (West Bengal) and
Punjab Arts Council. He has also
been honored with the title
‘Duggar Rattan’. In 2005 he won
the best Director Award in the
Doordarshan
Theatre
Ist
Festival. In 2011 he was honored
by the Royal Award ‘Maharaja
Gulab Singh Memorial Award2011’, ‘Rabindra Nath Tagore
Gursharan
Singh
Award,
Commitment to Theatre Award
(World Theatre Day Honor of
Punjab Govt)-2013. He was conferred
PADAMSHREE
by
President of India in 2013. He
worked as Secretary J&K
Academy of Art Culture and
Languages for eight years.
Among many accomplishments,
under his creative guidance the
State of J&K won Best tableaux
Award for the first time in 1997
and continued the tradition of
winning Best Awards in 1999
and 2001.
He also served on the Boards
of prestigious Institutions of the
country including, Department of
Culture, Govt. of India, Sangeet
Natak Akademi, Indian Council
for Cultural Relations, North
Zone Cultural Centre, Council for
Promotion of Urdu Language and
as an expert for National School of
Drama, Department of Culture,
M.P., Department of Language &
Culture, H.P. and Association of
Indian Universities. Widely traveled Balwant Thakur held his presentations in Bangkok (Thailand)
Singapore, London, Oxford,
Stratford,
Berlin,
Brighton,
Frankfurt, (Germany), Rome
Moscow, Yoroslov,
(Italy)
Belgrade, St. Petersburg, Turkey,
Almaty, Bishkek, Denmark,
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhaabi, and
Dhaka. Currently working as
Regional Director-cum-consultant
in Indian Council for Cultural
Relations, Ministry of External
Affairs, and Government of India.
Bukhari reviews traffic
Give berth to Baig in RKJ, JKAACL felicitated
management plan of City, Union Cabinet: JKYSAC Kavi Rattan in Jharokha
Directs for
immediate
removal of
encroachment
s, bottlenecks
on roads
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 04:
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In order to curb the traffic
jamming and streamlining the
traffic management system in
Srinagar city, the Minister for
R&B and Floriculture, Syed
Altaf Ahmad Bukhari visited
various traffic jamming prone
areas of City and took stock of
measures taken for smooth ply of
traffic. He directed the SMC authorities for immediate removal
of bottlenecks and hurdles so
that traffic jamming would be
easily curbed.
During the visit, the
Minister was accompanied by the
officers of Divisional and District
Administration. Bukhari visited
Batmaloo and directed Srinagar
Municipal authorities for removal of the boundary walls of dewatering station so that road is
widened. The Minister also visited Bishambir Nagar road in
Srinagar city and instructed the
authorities to take immediate
appeals PM, Mufti
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 4:
steps for removal of encroachment within days. He visited
Dalgate and instructed the
Engineer
R&B
Executive
Srinagar for construction of protection Bund on the bank of
Dalgate road. The Minister also
directed the Commissioner
Srinagar Municipal Corporation
for lifting the debris of dismantled private building so that the
roads would be cleared for
smooth vehicular movement.
Earlier, the Minister convened a meeting of officers at
Banquet Hall Srinagar and reviewed the traffic management
plan
framed
by
Srinagar
Development Authority. On this
occasion, the Minister was apprised
by
the
Srinagar
Development Authority about traffic management programme
through a PowerPoint presentation. During the meeting the authorities of R&B, Traffic Police and
Srinagar Municipal Corporation
put forth their suggestions regarding curbing traffic jamming and
streamlining of traffic in city. The
meeting was attended by
Divisional
Commissioner
Kashmir, Mr. Gazanfar Hussain,
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar,
Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone, Vice
Chairman Srinagar Development
Authority, Mr. Mohammad
Saleem Sheshgari, Commissioner
Srinagar Municipal Corporation,
Mr. Tufail Mattoo, Senior
Superintendent of Police Traffic
Srinagar, Mr. Haseeb-ur-Rehman,
Senior Superintendent of Police
Srinagar, Mr. Amit Kumar, ,
ExecutiveEngineerPWD,ChiefTown
PlannerSrinagarandotherofficers.
Youth
Sharnarthi
JK
Action Committee (JKYSAC)
urged the Prime Minister
Narender Modi and PDP chief
patron
Mufti
Mohammed
Sayeed to make way for the senior and most qualified leader of
the state Mr Muzaffar Hussain
Beig to get berth in the union
cabinet so that nation and state
can be benefitted from his qualification and experiences.
RC
Sharma
president
JKYSAC said that Mr Muzaffar
Hussain Beig is a senior leader of
the state and he is too a legal luminary of the country as no one
even from country can compete
his legally and political wisdom.
He said that BJP and PDP are
running coalition in the state
and there is a proposal to give a
berth to PDP in union cabinet
and it is the high time to utilize
the services of such a high
morale and secular leader to develop the country and state. He
said that his induction in union
cabinet as Union Home Minister
would be an instrumental to end
the chaos in the state, which will
improve the dignity of the coun-
try in the world. He asked the
PDP to rise above family love and
make the way for Mr Muzaffar
Hussian Beig, who is a gem of
country and will serve the people
of state and country too. While
advising the Prime Minister
Narender Modi, he urged him
(Modi) to allot Home department
to Mr Muzaffar Hussain Beig and
get the solution of crisis of
Jammu & Kashmir state within
the framework of Indian constitution. He said that Mr Beig is
politician of international fame,
besides he is legal luminary of
the country and everybody
knows the fact. He also urged the
Muzaffar Hussian Bieg to respect the sentiments of people of
state and even out of state and
accept the assignment of being
inducted in union cabinet in
near future as country needs his
services in development and retrieving of lost glory of the state.
He said that with his induction
in the union cabinet as union
home minister the state will
emerge as prosperous and happiest state of the world. He requested to Beig to donate his political and legal wisdom for the
sake of people of state as India
needs the same at this time
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 4:
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Academy of art, Culture and
Languages and Radio Kashmir,
Jammu
jointly felicitated a
renowned theatre activist , actor,
Sh. Kavi Rattan in a simple but impressive function in K.L Saigal
Hall, Jammu under its regular series of interaction and felicitation
programme entitled ‘Jharokha’. N
D Jamwal a multi -faceted personality a recipient of Sahitya
Akademi Award presided whereas Dr. Arvinder Singh Amn,
Additional Secretary, JKAACL,
Sh. V.K Sambyal, Director, Radio
Kashmir, Jammu and Kavi Rattan
were also present in the presidium
. Speaking on the occasion, N D
Jamwal appreciated the efforts of
JKAACL and RKJ who have decided to felicitate the senior and
veteran personalities in the field
Closing ceremony of 5th Martyar’s memorial North
Guru Ravi Dass Sabha
celebrates Budh Purnima Zone T20 cricket championship held in Kathua
Jammu, May 4:
In connection with the celebrations of Budh Purnima and the Birth
anniversary of Baba Sahib Bhim Rao
Ambedkar a grand programme was
organized by All J&K Shri Guru Ravi
Dass Sabha at Guru Ravi Dass
Complex at Krishna Nagar under the
overall supervision of President of
the Sabha Piran Ditta,M.L.Banahalia
& Raj Kumar Raja wherein
Divisional Commissioner Jammu
Mr. Pawan Kotwal was chief guest
and B.R Kundal Former Chief
Secretary, J&K state was guest of
Honour. The guests were received by
the president of the Sabha Mr. Piran
Ditta with much fan fare at Vanue
site. Pawan Kotwal while speaking on
the occasion put light on the life of
Mahatma Budha and B.R Ambedkar
and said that the time has come
where teachings of these great personalities are required to be adopted
in real life so that India may emerge
as nation irrespective of caste ,creed,
religion and all the people unitedly as
force work for the welfare, development and prosperity of the nation.
Kundal also spoke about the teaching
of both these personalities in detail
and said that both these personalities
worked for the up gradation of the
down trodden of the society and their
teachings needs to be taught to each &
every section of the society. Piran
Ditta president of the Sabha while
thanking the Chief Guest for sparing
his valuable time for the Sabha & attending this programme. He further
thanked Divisional Commissioner
for conducting the free and fair elections of the Sabha. Prominent among
other who were present and spoke on
the occasion include Raj Kumar
Raja,M.L.Banahalia, Dr. Sanjay
Bhasin,Principal Degree College
Ramban Yudhvir Singh,Master Tara
Chand,Om Parkash Dhingra etc.
GOF staff Reporter
Jammu, May 04:
5th closing ceremony of Police
Martyrs’ Memorial North Zone Inter
Club T-20 Cricket Championship 201415 was held today in District Sports
Stadium Kathua. Danesh Rana, IGP
Jammu Zone was chief guest and
Shakeel A.Beig, DIG, Jammu Range,
was guest of honour. Among other officers Miss.Neeva Jain, SSP Kathua,
Joginder Singh, SSP Samba, Sanjeev
Khajuria, Principal PTS Kathua,
Nasir Ahmed ASP Kathua, Ajay
Kumar Dy SP Hqrs Kathua, Kuljeet
Singh Dy (DAR) Kathua were present
on the occasion. The final match was
played between AMC Gurgoan and
Sabhi cricket club Hoshiarpur. AMC
won the toss and elected to ball first.
Sabhi Cricket Club scored 95 runs in
20 overs for the loss of 07 wickets. In
reply AMC made 96 runs for the loss of
04 wickets in 16 overs and won the
match. Chanderpaul Saini of AMC
made 27 runs and also took 03 wickets
was declared man of match. A cash
prize of Rs.21,000/- was given to him.
Manoj Kumar of AMC Gurgoan was
declared best batsman of the tournament. Varun Khanna took the prize of
Rs.21000/- declared best bowler. AMC
the winner team won a cash prize of
Rs.2.50 Lacs whereas Sabhi Gurgoan
runner up team was given prize of
Rs.1.75 lacs. IGP Jammu & DIG
Jammu gave away the prizes to the
winners and best performers. They also paid tributes to martyrs of J&K
Police who sacrificed their today for
our tomorrow. IGP Jammu also interacted with the Martyrs’ families.
of Art, Cultural and Languages
on 4th of every month . He said
that this sincere efforts of the
Academy and Radio not only play
a mark of respect to the felicitator
but it also provide an opportunity
to younger generation to have an
interaction with one and another
Earlier, delivering welcome address by Sh. V.K Sambyal,
Director,
Radio
Kashmir,
Jammu said that Radio Kashmir,
Jammu and J&K Academy of Art,
Culture and Languages has been
doing this programme for the last
some month which is receiving
overwhelming
response .
Encouraging by this response
JAACL and RKJ have decided to
come up with new programmes
in near future . Mohan Singh a
renowned Dogri writer read out
detailed paper on the life and
works of Shri Kavi Rattan . Sh.
Ashok Gupta, Editor Dogri of the
Academy readout Citation on the
occasion.
Kavi Rattan also spoke on the
occasion. In his speech he highlighted some important events of
his life and after that the Stage
was left open for the audience
who have a health interaction
with Sh. Kavi Rattan. Vote of
thanks was presented by Dr.
Arvinder Singh Amn, Additional
Secretary, Academy of Art,
Culture and Languages, Jammu
whereas Smt. Reeta Rani a famous singer and Asstt. Editor in
the Academy conducting the proceedings of the programme
Among other were present S.Shri
Deepak Kumar, Madan Ringala,
Mustaq Kak , O.P.Sakir ,
Bhopinder Singh, Rajeshwar
Singh Raju, Shiv Dev Singh
Manhas, Baljeet Singh Raian ,
Kanta Sharma , Sapana Soni ,
Vijay Goswami, Danesh Dogra,
Sharat Sharma, Gardhari Lal
Sharma and Dr. Kamal Sharama.
Monga demands complete
rehabilitation of flood victims
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 4:
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh
Congress Committee Vice President
and MLC GN Monga Monday demanded complete rehabilitation of
September 2014 flood victims and
urged the government to take immediate steps in this regard.
In a press statement issued here
today, Monga said more than eight
months have passed since the floods
devastated large parts of Kashmir
and especially Srinagar city. “But beyond the lip service PDP-BJP government has done nothing so far for
their rehabilitation. Thousands of
people have lost their houses and
many more their livelihood. But it
seems the government is least bothered about their rehabilitation.”
While lashing out at the PDPBJP government for failing to deliver
on its promises and especially on rehabilitation of September 2014 flood
victims, he lamented the apathy of
central government in releasing the
flood relief package the victims.
“The response shown by the government of India to floods in
Kashmir is insufficient and reflects
an insensitive approach of the union
government towards the tragedy
stricken Jammu and Kashmir.
There is a dire need for rehabilitation of the flood affected people especially those who have lost their bread
and butter,” the Congress leader demanded. He said government can’t
shy away from its responsibilities after disbursement of meagre relief
amount. “There is immediate need of
providing relief amount as per the
losses caused to the property and the
standing crops. Government should
provide them complete relief and ensure their rehabilitation,” he added.
Glimpses of Future
JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 5
Kupwara, Baramulla to get alternate connectivity
After two decades of wait, Sopore Bypass Bridge to be commissioned this year
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 4:
Having failed to meet innumerable
deadlines during the past almost two
decades, the crucial bridge on Sopore bypass is finally set to be completed this
year, courtesy personal intervention of
the Minister for Public Works, Syed
Mohammad Altaf Bukhari. The State
Government is going to throw open the
226-meter long bridge by August this
year. “The bridge will be thrown open by
August this year and there will be no
more delay in the work as I am personally monitoring its progress,” Bukhari
said. According to officials, the bridge
was initially approved in 1980’s, it then
got stalled for some years and work was
again started in 1992-93. However, the
work was stalled again and the construction of the bridge was resumed in
2004 by M/S Mir Constructions after they
got the contract from Border Road
Organization (BRO). The construction
work was supposed to be completed within four years and bridge was to be thrown
open in 2008. However, it could not meet
the deadline forcing the present
Government to take up the matter with
the concerned authorities in the
Government of India. “We are committed to complete the bridge before the fruit
season as it not only provides alternate
to
Kupwara
and
connectivity
Baramulla, but also connects country’s
second largest Fruit Mandi through the
shortest link,” the Minister said adding
the fruit growers have been anxiously
waiting for decades for its completion.
He said Border Road Organization (BRO)
will be handing it over to R&B
Department by July end and it would be
commissioned in August. The completion of bridge will also help ease frequent
traffic jams in the Sopore town.
Pertinently, after assuming charge
as Minister for Public Works, Bukhari
on the directions of Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed rushed to New
Delhi to sort-out the issues hampering
work on the roads and bridges being constructed and maintained by the BRO. He
held threadbare discussions with the
BRO officials and Union Minister for
Transport and Highways to expedite
work on these projects including
Srinagar-Jammu highway.
Bukhari said the government has
constituted a high-level committee to
monitor progress of some crucial projects in R&B sector including Sopore
Bypass Bridge, Parimpora-Narbal road,
Srinagar-Qazigund stretch of the highway, Mughal Road and some important
roads in Srinagar city. Regarding the di-
lapidated condition of Srinagar-Jammu
highway, the Minister said the clear instructions have been passed on to the executing agency to expedite work on the
project and he will be tomorrow personally visiting the worst affected stretch of
the highway from Panthachowk to
Qazigund for on-the-spot review of the
work. Regarding, maintenance of roads
in Srinagar city, the Minister said that a
multipronged strategy is being used to
regulate traffic movement in the summer capital.
He said on one hand all the bottlenecks will be removed from crucial road
links while on the other upgradation and
black-topping would be carried out simultaneously to ensure hassle-free
movement of traffic. He said the upgradation work has already been kick-started
in several parts of the city, which saw
massive devastation of public infrastructure in September 2014 floods.
Sunil Sharma chaired public darbar at Galigarh
GOF Staff Reporter
Kishtwar, May 04:
To redress the grievances of the people
living in far flung and remote areas of the
District Kishtwar, Minister of State for PWD
and Revenue Mr. Sunil Sharma today
chaired a Public Darbar at Government
Higher Secondary School Galigarh and inaugurated a Newly constructed Panchayat
Ghar for Drab Panchayat in Sarthal area
that has been constructed by Rural
Development Department at cost of Rs. 20
lacs. Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Mr.
Mohammad
Javaid
Khan,
Senior
Superintendent of Police Kishtwar Mr.
Yougal Manhas, besides ADDC Kishtwar,
ACD Kishtwar, XEn PHE Division
Kishtwar, XEn PMGSY , XEn PDD, XEn
Irrigation and other District , Sector officers
and a huge gathering of people attended the
Public Darbar.
While inaugurating the Panchayat
Ghar for Drab Panchayat, Mr. Sharma appreciated the quality work done by the
RDD in construction of the community asset for the benefit of PRI’s, it was revealed
that construction work on 32 Panchayat
Ghars is going on and soon will get completed . Addressing the Public Darbar at
Galigarh,the
minister
said
that
Government is committed for the development of rural areas and efforts are being
made to provide all the basic amenities to
the people living in remote and far flung areas. He said road connectivity being the
backbone and prime requirement for multi-round development of any region.
He said Government has taken up the
initiatives to provide better road connectivity, adequate drinking water and power
supply, strengthening and uplifting educational standards and infrastructure in rural areas and improving health care delivery system. He said all the initiatives and
measures taken by the Government will
take a little time to get visible on ground,
and asked the people to have patience and
then reap the fruits of development.
Regarding the issue of development of
Galigarh as a tourist attraction destination, Minister sought the cooperation of the
people and donate land adjacent to the
Galigarh water stream so that it could be
developed as a Picnic spot which will have
Parks, Huts, beautification work etc. he
said that an amount upto Rs. 50 lacs to Rs. 1
Crore will be provided by the Government
for the creation of tourist attraction Centre
if the land is donated. Minister also announced that as demanded by the people of
the area, an Extension Ration Sale Depot
will be opened by the CA&PD Department
so that people don’t have to travel long distance to get ration from the distant Ration
sale Depots. Regarding supply of
Agriculture Seeds, Fertilizers and
Pesticides, Mr. Sharma said that any interested person who wants to open Seed centre, Fertilizers centre or Pesticide outlet in
area
can
approach
District
the
Administration to get the permission and
License to establish the centre/ unit in the
area. On the Issue of improvement of
Health care system in the area Minister
said that for the establishment of PHC at
Galigarh, Dispensary at Jinvas and SubCentre in Trigam area, Minister said that
CMO Doda has been directed to submit feasibility report of the said Health care centres within two weeks time so that it could
be taken up at Ministry level.
Over the issue of miscalculation of
payment of land compensation acquired
by the GVK for Rattle Hydro Electric
Project, Mr. Sharma directed DC Kishtwar
to depute ACR Kishtwar to personally
camp in the area and settle the claims and
ensure that all the genuine affected people
get their due amount within time bound
manner. Mr. Sharma also directed the officers to ensure that the timelines fixed are
met at any cost so that confidence of the
Punjabi Lekhak Sabha release music album ‘Tishnagi’
people is strengthened with the
Government. Regarding over charging of
Electric dues, Minister advised the people
to install Energy Meters in their Homes
and pay as they consume.
Various demands and issues were
raised by the people which includes 100 KV
Transformer for Galigarh, Upgradation of
BJP intensify Mass
contact program in valley
Punjabi Lekhak Sabha
Jammu organized a Music Album
Release Function at K L Saigal
Hall, J&K Academy of Art,
Culture & Languages, Canal Road,
Jammu. A music album titled
‘Tishnagi’ containing audio
tracks of eight Punjabi Gazals
written by Sh. Surinder Singh
Seerat, a well known gazal lyricist
of J&K state, was released on this
occasion.
Surjeet
Judge,
Shiromani Punjabi poet presided
over the function where as Dr.
Lalit Magotra was the Chief Guest
on this occasion. The Compact
Disc of these tracks have been produced by Sh. Surinder Seerat. The
music for these gazals has been
composed and directed by Sh.
Sham Sajan, a prominent singer
and music director of J&K State.
The gazals have been sung by Smt.
Gursharan Kaur, Miss Sargam
Pant and Sh. Sham Sajan himself.
While welcoming the guests S.
Devinder Singh Vishavnagrik
said that Sh. Seerat has done a
commendable job to promote the
musical gazal culture in Punjabi
language. He said that this is one of
the rarest occasions that quality
music album on Punjabi gajzals is
brought out by any production
house or other bodies.
In his address, Surinder
Seerat gave a brief introduction
of the process of developments in
bringing out this album. He said
that it was the impact of Sh. Sham
Sajan’s voice that compelled him
to record his gazals by his voice.
He said that inspite of his stay in
California, he preferres to get the
album recorded in Jammu only.
He claimed that he had been successful in his view in this production. Sham Sajan disclosed on
this occasion that only the Indian
local musical instruments like
flute, sitar, sarangi, rabab, harmonium and tabla etc. were used
during the recording of these
tracks based on Indian Classical
Ragas like Rag Keerwani, Rag
Bhairavi, Tilak Kamod Darbari
Kanara, Chorakseed etc. and no
synth. music was made use of. Dr.
Manojot highlighted the achievements and contribution of Sh.
Seerat in the field of Punjabi
Gazal. Major Bhupinder Singh
Daler, a Punjabi writer, Dr. Lalit
Magotra, Dr. Arvinder Amn,
Additional Secretary, JKAACL
also expressed their views.
CM’s efforts to promote J&K’s tourism hailed
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 4:
The Co-ordination Committee of Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Owners
Federation (KHAROF), Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHARA) and
Pahalgam Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association (PHAROA) appreciates the efforts of the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for tourism promotion campaign at Mumbai , Ahmadabad and Delhi. The constituents of Co-ordination
Committee firmly believes that the promotion campaign will help dispel the post
flood worries of the tour operators, travel agents, MICE organizers, Corporate, intending tourists and others who desires to visit Kashmir in coming months. The
campaign was targeted to negate the adverse effect of post flood reporting by a section of electronic media which we believe has been achieved by this high profile
campaign by the Chief Minister, Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, Commissioner
Tourism and Culture, Shalindra Kumar, the Director Tourism Farooq Shah,
President, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry(Inc) Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad.
The Co-ordination Committee shares the belief of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad
Saywed and his government that tourism industry has to play a more important role
in the economic development of the state including the capacity of the hospitality
sector in particular of providing employment to a large number of local population
besides acting as an engine of growth for others sectors like handicrafts, transports,
house-boats, shikara-walas, pony-walas, daily-wages, small time hawkers, retail and
wholesale trade. The Co-ordination Committee appeals to the government to provide
relief and rehabilitation to small traders who suffered losses during 2014 floods and
the need for putting in order the damaged infrastructure like roads, bridges and connectivity with various destinations. The Coordination Committee assured the government of its support for future tourism promotional activities.
Shifting of slaughter house from Dogra Hall
demanded
Jammu, May 4:
A joint meeting of J&k Sangram Sena, Jammu and Dogra Liberation Front
Jammu was held under the chairmanship of Ram Rattan Raina president of J&K
Sangram Sena and Kapil Sharma president Dogra Liberation Front, Jammu.
During the meeting, Ram Rattan Raina expressed concerned over working of
Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for its inability to concede the demands of the
public and provide them civic conditions in Dogra Hall. Expressing concern over
the slaughter house at Dogra Hall, he demanded immediate shifting of Slaughter
house from Dogra Hall. Ram Pal Sharma said that many times they approach JMC
and list the demands of the public but the concerned authority remained silent.
The leaders appealed to the Deputy Chief Minister to direct the concerned authority to immediate shift slaughter house to some other place.
GOFStaff Reporter
Srinagar, May 4:
A Mass contact program
was held at Bandipora and it was
chaired by BJP State General
Secretary (organisation) Ashok
Koul with party MLCs- Ramesh
Arora, S. Charanjit Singh
Khalsa and Sofi Yousuf as guests
of honour alongwith other leaders of North Kashmir. Ashok
Koul, while addresing this gathering, said that BJP has been organising such programmes in
different parts of valley for the
last four days and there is enthusiasm among the party activists
as well as the local people. Today
we are receiving overwhelming
response in every nook and corner, he said and added that peo-
ple have realised that it is the
BJP need to be strengthened and
trusted. He said that record
membership in all the districts
of Kashmir are themselves proof
of the same. Ashok Koul assured
the pary activists and the public
that the state’s coalition government will work for equal development and equal treatment to
all the regions in all matters and
at all levels. Ramesh Arora, Sofi
Yousuf and S. Charajit Singh
Khalsa, while appreciating the
efforts put by the party activists,
said that they have been working day and night to reach out
the masses with the programmes and policies of the party and to mobilise them to be
members. “ They are really putting their best”, said MLCs.
Jammu, May 4:
Continue with the routine
weekly sitting programme the
newly appointed Member
Legislative Council (MLC)
Ashok Khajuria today attended
the durbar and meet with people
and the representatives of various delegations at the BJP party
headquarters, Kachi Chowni,
Jammu. While interacting with
the people hailing from the different walks of life, Ashok
Khajuria listened the issues being faced by them and assured
them that their problems would
be redressed as earliest.
roads, posting of adequate staff in schools,
renovation and repairs of Sub-Centre
Galigarh, payment of pending wages under
MGNREGA, immediate upgradation of
Shalimar-Sarthal road, Upgradation and
opening of new schools, beside various other
demands and issues were highlighted by the
people in the Public Darbar. Minister gave
He said that the PDP-BJP
coalition government after the
formation in the state is committed for the development of the
people and this is only possible
only when their issues would be
redressed as earliest. People also
aware the MLC about the difficulties being faced by them due
to the regular, unscheduled power cuts and scarcity of drinking
water supply especially in the
old city area and its outskirts.
They said that within the view of
coming summers this issue
would get more worsen if the
power supply and water supply
would not be regularized. MLC
after listening the grievances of
people assured that he would
talk to the concerned ministers
and the higher authorities in
this regard and would ask them
to address the public grievances
as soon as possible.
onspot instructions to the concerned officer
to mitigate the genuine grievances on priority basis without any delay.
While culminating the proceedings of the Darbar, Mr.
Sunil Sharma said that the process of organizing Public darbar will continue on so that
the grievances of people are redressed at
their doorsteps in a time bound manner.
Jugal for timely completion of
centrally sponsored project
Jammu, May 4:
Jammu, May 4:
Interacts with
people, address
their grievances
Inaugurates Panchayat Ghar for Drab in Sarthal area
GOF Staff Reporter
GOF Staff Reporter
MLC Ashok Khajuria attends
weekly durbar at Party office
BJP State President &
Member of Parliament Jugal
Kishore Sharma, while chairing
a meeting of Senior officials of
maintenance wing of Power
Development Department (PDD)
volved in the implementation of
the said projects. He said that
there has been repeated complaints of lack of electricity in
Jammu, particularly in the summer months, the people has to suffer on account of power cuts. He
said that IPDS and Deen Dayal
Upadhaya Vidhutikaran Yojana
layed. He said that the department
may have some problems or hurdles but the same will be solved at
the earliest. He also assured that
every effort will be made to repair,
replace and fix new poles and
wires to make it sure that the people of Jammu province do not suffer in these summers due to lack of
to discuss and plan the ways and
means for the implementation of
Centrally sponsored schemes
like IPDS and Deen Dayal
Upadhaya Vidhutikaran Yojana.
Jugal Kishore Sharma sought the
details about the work out done so
far by the department and
stressed for better coordination
between the different wings in-
has been extended to our state also with a motive to provide round
the clock electricity so that the industries do not suffer, domestic
activities run smoothly. He said
that these projects are therefore
of great significance and the concerned department should make
all the available and best efforts to
ensure that the projects are not de-
electricity and drinking water.
The meeting was attended by
Chief Engineer Ajay Gupta,
Engineers—
Superintending
Gurmeet Singh from Rajouri and
Sunil Gupta from Jammu besides
Surinder Koul from Doda, who
has been nominated as Nodal
Officer for implementation of the
Centrally sponsored schemes.
Government to set up labs to test Parivartan organises
tobacco contents and emissions Annual General meeting
Agencies
New Delhi, May 4:
Government will set up an
apex tobacco research lab and
four other regional labs to test
the the contents and emissions
of various tobacco products like
cigarettes and bidis and set a
limit to the toxic chemicals in
them. "The aim is to evaluate
both smoking and smokeless tobacco products. These labs
would be testing the identified
chemicals of priority like nicotine, ammonia and carbon
monoxide for which the WHO's
TobLabNet has already established Standard Operating
Precedures (SOPs)
"These labs will be the first
of its kind in South Asia and initially may be regulatory laboratories to verify the declarations
of the tobacco industry about
the contents and emissions of
their products," said a senior
Union Health Ministry official.
The work will be carried out in
two phases. In phase-I, an apex
research lab will be set up in
Food Research &
Standardisation Laboratory
(FRSL), Ghaziabad and two regional labs in Regional Drugs
Testing Laboratory in
Guwahati and Central Drugs
Testing Laboratory in Mumbai.
In phase-II, two more regional labs will come up in
Central Drug Testing
Laboratory, Hyderabad and
Regional Drug Testing
Laboratory in Chandigarh.
The Ministry is in the
process of procuring the equipment like environmental chamber, weight, circumference,
pressure drop and ventillation
measurement apparatus, fully
automatic smoking machine
with stand alone carbon monoxide (CO)analyser etc centrally.
Team from The Directorate
General of Health Services
(DGHS) along with the Central
Design Bureau (CDB) architect
had visited the identified labs
and suggestive lay outs have
been prepared.
The tobacco testing laboratories will not be built de-novo
but they will be housed in the
existing Food and Drug testing
laboratories. At present there is
Central Tobacco Research
Institute in Andhra Pradesh
(under the agriculture ministry), which tests tobacco content for the industry. The
Cigarettes and other Tobacco
Products (Packaging and
Labelling) Act makes it mandatory for all tobacco manufacturers to mention the amount of
nicotine and other chemicals in
their products. Once the testing
labs will be step up, we will ask
the industry to follow the norm.
Jammu, May 4:
The annual general meeting (AGM) of
Parivartan, NGO was held here today. The
meeting was chaired by Minister for PHE
Sukhnandan Kumar, who was the chief
guest on the occasion, while Chief Bureau
head of Dainik Bhaskar newspaper, Udhay
Bhaskar was the guest of honour. During
the meeting, Chairman of Parivartan,
Vikas Sharma give a detail about the objectives of their NGO and the future plans and
programmes which would be organised by
the NGO in current financial year were also discussed with the Chief Guest and
Minister Sukhnandan Kumar.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister
for PHE, Sukhnandan Kumar appreciated
the works done by the NGO regarding the
welfare of poor and needy people by organizing free medical camps in the far flung areas of the state, during which the poor and
needy children as well as the people were
provided free medical treatment and free
medicines by the specialist doctors, who attended the camps for the welfare of people.
The chairman, Parivartan, Vikas Sharma
also assured that their NGO would continue to provide their services to the people by
organising more camps in near future so
that the people in the far flung areas would
get the best treatment at their door steps.
He further expressed gratitude to the chief
bureau Dainik Bhaskar, Udhay Bhaskar
for devoting their previous time for participating in the AGM of the NGO. He also expressed his desire to join the NGO as a
member. Among others who were present
in the meeting included Rajinder Singh
(President), Vishal Targotra (Treasurer),
Udhay Bhaskar (Vice-president), Vijay
Sharma (Vice-president), Sahil Sharma,
Rohit Sharma, Ashish Kapoor, Mukesh
Oberaio, Joginder and Naresh.
CYMK
Glimpses of Future
Glimpses of future
More laws lead to corruption
One wonders why, the powers that be do not do anything to put
right things that are drastically wrong. Since long we have been listening to tall talks of ‘good governance’. Unfortunately, nothing much
has been done about this. Though the world and the prevailing situations have changed, we are stuck with the laws and methods introduced by the British. There more than 3,000 laws in our country. In
most of the cases, officers, charged with enforcing a law do not have
the access to the concerned law books. The situation has not changed
even now, as there is no provision for the copies or the applicable
laws to be available to the relevant department in our country. The
problem is that we have too many laws, of which, neither the enforcer
nor the person who is expected to comply, is aware. In fact, there is a
multiplicity of authorities and the right hand does not know what the
left hand is doing. The BJP-led NDA Government had made a good
beginning by deleting some obsolete laws but is now back to square
one. It came as a surprise that in the national capital, to run a metro
on a single line, a law is required. It is possible to confront absurdities, but in our governance, we have even crossed all common sense
limits. The result is an utter mess, as nobody can be held responsible.
No one really knows who has to ensure compliance of a particular
law or aspect of the governance or functioning. More laws do not
mean better governance, but more bewilderment and misunderstanding. The laws, if not enforced or too difficult to be enforced, lead to
more corruption and not better governance. Some politicians believe
that orders on the files are sufficient for development and progress
of the country. But the movement of a file comes at a price. A builder,
who could get completion certificate for his multi-storied cooperative
society complex, was the envy of everybody. When asked about the secret of his success, he said that he put wheels on the file, so that it
could move faster from table-to-table. I asked, How can you put
‘wheels’ on a file, consisting of a dozen or more pages? He looked at
me and wondered at my ignorance. He clarified that putting wheels
meant spending hard cash, so that no queries would be made about
the project and the file would promptly be sent to the next table. He
said that he spent Rs 22 lakh on the concerned department that was
charged with the function of giving completion certificates. There
is a law which says that the possession of assets beyond known
sources of income is an offence. But to the best of my knowledge, it
has not been implemented. The result is that petty officials from all
Government departments make tonnes of money and live in fancy
bungalows. They have cars not only for themselves but also for their
children. Indian bureaucracy was rated the worst in Asia with a 9.21
score out of 10, according to a report filed sometime back by a prestigious consulting firm, Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd
based in Hong Kong.The report said India’s inefficient bureaucracy
was largely responsible for most of the complaints from business executives. The complaints included inadequate infrastructure and corruption, where officials were willing to accept under-the-table
payments, and companies were tempted to pay to overcome bureaucratic inertia and gain Government favours. The report added that
dealing with the court system in India was an unattractive option for
companies and companies want to avoid it. The bureaucrats are
rarely held accountable for wrong decisions and it is extremely difficult to challenge them. “This gives them (bureaucrats) terrific powers
and could be one of the main reasons why average Indians as well as
existing and would-be foreign investors perceive India’s bureaucrats
as negatively as they do,” said the report. This is also the 10th consecutive year that India has ranked worst in the company’s study of bureaucracy in Asia. It is not that the position is irredeemable. Political
rulers need to make up their mind to weed out the corrupt and put
the onus on bureaucrats so that whatever property or money the latter have is accounted for. Instead, there are layers of appeals and the
influential bureaucrats get political support. A funny thing is that nobody is bothered about corruption in the lower levels of the bureaucracy. Laws should be equally and vigorously applied to them, as it is
at that level from which the files start moving. The total number of
laws should also be cut down and there should be adequate training,
as well as sufficient law books and manuals for the staff. If somebody
goes to the court, his case must be decided in two months and for this
the Government should strengthen the judicial and criminal justice
system. If we can have a first rate, independent and honest judiciary,
we can also have a good bureaucracy. But accountability is key. Indians have to take governance seriously. Otherwise, we have had before
and will continue to have the kind of corrupt Government we deserve.
JAMMU TUESDAY MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 6
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen
BY : RANJIT GUPTA
espite growing American reservations, Saudi Arabian hardliners seem
determined to impose a military solution on the Yemen crisis. Instead, Riyadh
is likely to find itself mired in Yemen for a
long time in an unwinnable war. The intense fighting that resulted in the virtual
takeover of Yemen by the Shia Houthis earlier this year sent foreign nationals fleeing
the chaos, resulting in the recent, splendidly
executed, and deservedly, well-publicised
rescue of more than 5,000 Indian and foreign
nationals by the Indian government. It also
sent shock waves through neighbouring
Saudi Arabia which chose to react robustly
though there was no attack on Saudi Arabia
by Yemenis. To properly understand the situation, one first needs to study Yemen, its
politics and its turbulent history. The Shia
Imams ruled Yemen for over 1,000 years till
1962, when the Imamate was overthrown by
nationalist military officers led by Col. Abdullah Sallal. Both Col. Sallal and Republican Yemen’s second President, Abdul
Rahman Yahya Al-Iryani, were Zaydi Shias;
Ali Abdullah Saleh, President for 34 years,
is also a Zaydi. In fact, Mr. Saleh waged a bitter military campaign against the Houthis
from 2004 to 2010. The Muslim Brotherhood
is quintessentially a Sunni entity, but in
Yemen, its chairman and secretary general
are Zaydis.
CHRONIC INFIGHTING
A unique attribute of Yemeni society is
that every individual has several firearms.
As a result, the country is awash with millions of weapons. Rockets and missiles,
Kalashnikovs, machine guns, and even
tanks have been on sale openly for decades.
Also, resorting to violence is the usual
medium of settling disputes. Both the
Imams/Kings of Yemen in the 20th century
were assassinated; a President too. Two oth-
D
BY : KG SURESH
he devastating earthquake in Nepal,
and India’s spontaneous response to it
has been widely depicted and discussed. Yet, it has thrown up many facets
that merit our attention. To begin with, undoubtedly, India’s overwhelming response
to the earthquake was but natural. Though
strategic experts sought to project it as a
strategy to contain China’s growing clout in
our Himalayan neighbour, the fact remains
that any Indian reaction, short of what was
done, would have distressed Indians more
than the Nepalese. What the strategic analysts and think tanks tend to forget is the
human bonding which is beyond all strategic thinking. Indians and Nepalese are one
people culturally, ethnically, religiously,
civilisationally though they reside in two
sovereign countries. That is, perhaps, one
reason, India shares an open border of hundreds of kilometers with only one country in
all its neighborhood, notwithstanding occasional concerns over security implications,
including enemy countries using Nepal as a
transit to carry out anti-India activities.
In India, Nepalese people have never
been seen as foreigners. There has never
been hesitation by Indian firms in employ-
T
ing Nepalese nationals. The very fact that
lakhs of Nepalese continue to serve in the Indian Army, is a testimony to the trust that
the Indians have in the Nepalese people —
that the latter will never turn against India,
irrespective of the flip flops in the relations
between Governments in both the countries.
Unlike the case with Bangladesh, Indians have never been concerned about the
large-scale immigration of the Nepalese people into India in search of employment opportunities. The Nepalese royal family has
always shared close blood relations with Indian royal families. The civilisational bonds
are so strong that centuries after the advent
of Adi Shankara, the Prophet of modern Hinduism, Nambudiri Brahmins from the
southern-most Indian State of Kerala continue to enjoy privileged positions as priests
at the world famous Pashupatinath temple
in Kathmandu. From Sita to Buddha and beyond, an umbilical cord connects the people
of the two countries, which cannot be comprehended in terms of strategy or foreign
policy. The very fact that the Nepalese relief
personnel feel more at home with Indian
teams more than any other foreign missions,
reflects this natural bonding. No wonder, Indians never complained that Prime Minister
Saudi rhetoric has focussed on Iranian
involvement. Yemeni Zaydi Shias are
“fivers” whose ideology is closer to the Sunnis than to the Iranian “twelver” Shias.
There is no record of significant Iranian involvement with the Zaydi Shias of Yemen
beyond some Houthis pursuing religious
studies in Iran in the early 1990s. Among
them was Hussein Badr Al-Deen Houthi, the
founder-leader of the Ansar Allah, during
which he picked up what became the Houthi
motto: “Death to America, Death to Israel,
Damn the Jews, Victory to Islam.” Iranian
interest was kindled by the six-year conflict
between Mr. Saleh and the Houthis from
2004 to 2010 but truly meaningful interaction
between the two began only after the
Houthis took control in Sana'a. Direct flights
between Tehran and Sana'a started in
March 2015 after a gap of 25 years. Iran has
signed agreements with the Houthi-led
Yemeni authorities to supply Iranian oil, for
help in the construction of power plants, and
the modernisation of strategic ports. Implementing these agreements will take a long
time, if ever. There is little credible evidence
that Iran has provided large enough consignments of weapons to the Houthis to
make any tangible difference on the ground;
logistically, it is almost impossible to do so.
However, with several airports and ports
now under Houthi control, the possibilities
of Iranian weapons supplies to Yemen exist,
if needed. From being an interested bystander at best, Saudi actions, policies and
rhetoric in the past few years have enabled
Iran to acquire credible locus standi and become an active player in the processes of determining Yemen’s future. Iran’s influence
throughout West Asia has risen dramatically since the so-called Arab Spring unrest
began it has become the most influential
power in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and now
Yemen also.
THE SAUDI RESPONSE
Netaji’s forgotten Indian Army
BY : DEEPAK SINHA
ithout diminishing the Congress’s contribution to the Indian
independence movement, we
must ask ourselves: Did the British leave
just because we spun our own cloth, refused to pay tax on salt, and protested
peacefully? It can only be poetic justice
that an innocuous leak of an Intelligence
Bureau document, of the snooping on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s kin for 20
years after independence, has snowballed
into a scandal of epic proportions, the
contours of which, we are yet to understand. The leak has also resulted in the
veil being ripped on the events leading to the independence. Conventional wisdom and constructed
history will have us believe — and
the Congress will not have us forget
— that the Indian National Congress, led by Jawaharlal Nehru, in
conjunction with Mahatma Gandhi’s
strategy of Ahimsa and Satyagraha,
non- violence and non-cooperation,
was able to out-manoeuvre the British
Raj and break its will to stay on and rule
India. All of this, just within 18 months
since the end of World War II from which,
the British and their allies had emerged
victorious and more powerful than ever.
While there is no reason to cast aspersions
on the sacrifices of the many Congress
leaders we venerate today, there is a need
to ask ourselves: Did the British leave just
because we spun our own cloth, refused to
pay tax on salt and opposed their rule
through peaceful non-cooperation methods? Fortunately, our high school syllabus
does devote a few short pages to the exploits of those who believed that the only
way Britain would grant us independence
was through the force of arms. For example, in 1916, the Ottoman Indian Volunteer
Corps was raised with Turkish assistance
and went on to fight the British in
Afghanistan in the First World War. After
the commencement of World War II, the
Centro Militare India was established with
Italian help, and Bose’s Indian Legion, established with German assistance in Europe and Asia, the Indian National Army
or the Azad Hind Fauj established in Sin-
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Rebuilding India-Nepal ties
Strategic experts have sought to project India’s response to the tragedy in Nepal as an effort to contain
China's growing clout in the Himalayan nation. They
forget that there is a human bonding between India
and Nepal, which is beyond all strategic thinking
ers were overthrown in coups. In Yemen,
chronic infighting is a normal thing. Soon
after Saudi Arabia was formally established
in 1932, it invaded Yemen in 1934 and absorbed the Yemeni provinces of Asir, Jizan
and Najran. In the Yemen civil war of 19621967, Saudi Arabia supported the Zaydi
Imam. Since then, Saudi Arabia has sought
to influence internal political dispensations
by providing billions of dollars in aid.
Yemen was among the four Arab countries
convulsed by massive demonstrations from
February 2011 onwards. Alarmed by its protégé, Mr. Saleh’s inability to control burgeoning unrest, mediation by the Saudi-led
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) forced him
to step down in February 2012, while power
was redistributed among the other existing
power holders Mr. Saleh’s General People’s
Congress, the Mushtarak, the “loyalist” Opposition and the Sunni Islah party, leaving
out the Houthis even though they had participated very actively in the 2011 uprising.
Abd Rabbuh Mansour Al Hadi, Vice-President under Mr. Saleh, was elected President
without any candidate to oppose him. However, he lacks legitimacy in the eyes of the
people, especially after fleeing the country
and operating from Saudi Arabia. He has no
tribal or political support base in northern
Yemen and even in the south, outside Aden.
With both Mr. Saleh and the Houthis shut
out, the stage was set for an alliance between
these erstwhile bitter enemies. Having
headed the Army for so long, Mr. Saleh enjoys considerable support within it and particularly among the powerful Republican
Guard. The Army’s huge weapons inventory
became the key factor that enabled the
Houthis to take control of Sana'a in September 2014, and later, of many of the country’s
main cities and ports, and more crucially, its
administrative, energy, financial and governmental apparatus.
THE IRANIAN ANGLE
Narendra Modi’s gesture of extending all assistance to our Nepalese brethren under ‘Operation Maitri’ in their hour of need was
extravagant by any means. The massive relief work being carried out by Indian voluntary organisations in Nepal is only
indicative of the popular mood of the country. Yet, it is important to ensure that our enthusiasm and eagerness to help should not
be perceived as any interference in Nepal’s
internal affairs. Over the past few decades,
with the emergence of the Maoists and increasing activities of Islamists, there has
been a tendency to project India as a bully, a
big brother who wants to ‘gobble up’ and
‘Sikkimise’ Nepal. As an outcome, the
Nepalese, particularly the intelligentsia and
sections of the media, have become hyper
sensitive to even innocent Indian remarks
and observations. They smell in them, a conspiracy to undermine their sovereignty. In
fact, one may feel that, other than catering
to its development needs, the growing proximity between Nepal and China is to send a
categorical message to India not to treat
Nepal as its fiefdom. Even an innocuous remark by Mr Modi regarding the ongoing
Constitution-making process, during his
otherwise successful visit to Nepal, drew
flak from sections of Nepalese intelligentsia,
including pro-India groups who felt the Indian leader could have avoided the comment. In this context, the patronising
comments being made by sections of the Indian media, who have flooded Nepal along
with relief supplies, deserve a detailed study.
The Indian media is considered nationalistic
by its counterparts when it comes to foreign
relations but that should not turn into jingoism. Many reports, particularly television
coverage, gave an impression that India was
doing a great favour to a small country, with
correspondents making references such as
gapore with Japanese assistance. Though
originally raised by Rash Behari Bose and
Mohan Singh, the latter was galvanised
into becoming a true Army when Netaji finally arrived in Singapore and appointed
himself as the head of the Arzi Hukumat-eAzad Hind or the Provisional Government
of Free
India.
The
Indian
National Army
consisted of approximately 43,000 men and
women volunteers and engaged the British
in combat in Burma and India. It went on
to raise the tri-colour at Moirang, in Manipur, and in the Andaman Islands after
their liberation with Japanese help. Having faced insurmountable odds and incurring extensive casualties, they were finally
forced to surrender and after imprisonment and interrogation they returned
home to their villages. Defeated, but not
vanquished, they proclaimed their cause
loudly till their shouts became a roar and
people began to pay heed to what they said.
The Red Fort trials of Prem Kumar Sahgal,
Shah Nawaz Khan and Gurbaksh Singh
Dhillon, ironically instead of projecting
British authority and resolve as they had
envisaged, became not just a symbol of the
‘bada bhai’ (elder brother) and ‘chota bhai’
(younger brother). Our reporters, some of
them being sent out on foreign reporting for
the first time, must realise that despite all
similarities and affinity, Nepal is an independent country and an equal partner in the
comity of nations. Second, apart from India,
there are many others who have rushed relief to the quake-hit country. Maybe in the
long run, countries such as China and the
US may invest much more in reconstruction
of the devastated country than India. India,
as the largest country in the South Asian region and as a friend for all seasons, provided
whatever humanitarian assistance it could
extend, but rebuilding Nepal is going to be a
major challenge where other developed
countries too have to play a significant role.
And the Nepalese too are courageous
and resilient people who have weathered
harsher storms in the past and come out
with flying colours. At best, they require a
helping hand and certainly not a perennial
life support system. Untrained and uninitiated Indian media personnel have unknow-
freedom movement but also a catalyst for
growing dissidence within the British Indian forces that had helped establish the
British Empire and sustained it for over
200 years. While most prominent historians would have us believe that the exploits
of the Azad Hind Fauj was just a side show
in our fight for independence with nothing
really tangible to show, there were some
who suggested that it was fear of insurrection within the British Indian Forces,
such as, not just the Royal Indian Navy
mutiny at Mumbai and Lahore,
which received much publicity, but
also lesser mutinies and cases of
individual and collective disobedience within the other services
as well. There is now ample documentation to show that this indeed was the case and the rising
tide of disaffection and disloyalty within the services forced
the British to hastily abandon
“an Empire on which the Sun
never set.” There are even minutes of British Cabinet meetings,
now available to the public in the
British library, that refer to the
plans formulated to evacuate British
citizens from selected cities with the assistance of the British Army and Royal Air
Force in the event of the British Indian
Army mutinying. As the BJP-led NDA
Government contemplates declassifying
documents pertaining to Netaji, one would
not be wrong in assuming that public opinion will probably force complete disclosure, regardless of consequences. Indeed,
it will be silly of the Government to insist
that relations with friendly foreign powers
may be adversely impacted by their declassification more than 70 years after the
events in question. Whether these disclosures will lead to the mystery regarding
Netaji's disappearance being solved is difficult to predict. However, one thing is certain: The unknown soldiers of this
‘Forgotten Army’, as Professor Peter Ward
Fay has referred to them in his book of the
same name, will finally come in from the
cold and their noble endeavour and untold
sacrifices will finally receive recognition
that was their due.
ingly erred in this regard in the past too after
the royal palace massacre and evoked the
displeasure of the neighbouring country.
They must be cautious this time around.
They are not reporting from any Indian
State capital and they cannot be over-critical
of the Nepalese Government’s response
given the fact that most Government employees there too have been badly hit and it
is not practical to reach out to every nook
and corner of the country, which has a difficult terrain, within a short span. They must
appreciate the concerns and the constraints.
There are no quick fix solutions given the
magnitude of the crisis. We cannot be insensitive as the Pakistanis, who deliberately or
otherwise, dispatched food packets containing beef masala, which instead of earning
the goodwill of the people of Nepal, turned
into a fiasco. Blowing one’s own trumpet
after doing a good work has never been part
of Indian culture. It would rather look good
if the beneficiaries talk about it. As they say,
neki kar, dariya mein daal (Virtue is its own
reward).
Saudi King Salman ascended the throne
on January 23, 2015, and within hours appointed his son, less than 30 years old, with
no governmental experience, as Defence
Minister. Ambitious, brash, and oozing selfconfidence, he is believed to be the driving
force behind Saudi Arabia’s extremely muscular reaction to events in Yemen. Within
hours of President Hadi fleeing Yemen,
Saudi Arabia launched “Operation Decisive
Stsorm” on March 25. The Defence Minister
has been personally supervising these operations. Rather impressively, Saudi Arabia
has successfully forged a “grand Sunni alliance” in a matter of days and committed
100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers deployed
along the border and some naval units, with
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Sudan, the
United Arab Emirates and even faraway
Morocco joining the air strikes. Egypt is deploying an unspecified number of naval and
air force units; ground forces will be deployed “if necessary.” The United States is
only providing “logistical, intelligence and
technical support”. Concerted efforts led by
King Salman personally to persuade Pakistan to join have failed. This could have
consequences for Pakistan later. Despite initial support for the air strikes, Turkey now
feels that a negotiated solution is a better approach. “Operation Decisive Storm” has involved extensive daily air strikes against
Houthi and Saleh forces mainly in and
around Sana'a, Saada, Taiz, Hodeidah and
Aden. Despite almost 2,500 air strikes, the
overwhelming majority by Saudi Arabia,
killing many Houthi and allied fighters and
resulting in the large-scale destruction of
their weaponry, the Houthi/Saleh dominance has not been meaningfully dented.
The air strikes are causing mounting civilian casualties and wholesale destruction of
villages, sending thousands fleeing from
their homes; this is causing a further alienation of Yemenis from Saudi Arabia.
Disaster Plan 2034
BY : ANIL DHARKER
took part in a television debate on the day
the Development Plan 2014 to 2034 was
scrapped by Maharashtra chief minister
Devendra Fadnavis. The Bharatiya Janata
Party spokesperson was jubilant, “This just
shows what a responsive and caring party we
are.” The Congress spokesman too took credit:
“We put so much pressure on the government
that they had to drop it.” The Shiv Sena
spokesman also tried to score brownie points,
forgetting that it’s his party that controls the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
and was, therefore, responsible for the plan in
the first place. All of these reactions are typical, wouldn’t you say of our country, where
everyone’s rushing in to take credit, not for
creating something, but for cancelling something! Not that Development Plan 2034 didn’t
need scrapping. Over the days when it was revealed to the public, newspapers and television
channels carried gleeful reports of its many
bloopers: major heritage sites not shown or
wrongly labelled; roads going right through
housing colonies, or through century-old structures like Bandra’s Mount Mary Church; large
swathes of mangroves disappearing from the
plan and reappearing as development zones.
The bloopers, in fact, were totally extraordinary: cemeteries marked for housing and
roads, Jehangir Art Gallery as a veterinary
hospital, the already constructed Lokhandwala township as a no-development zone, the
newly constructed Bandra-Kurla Complex
shown as a water body, the iconic Marine
Drive, Asia Society and Prince of Wales Museum ceasing to exist. There are many more,
but these will do to show that they are so glaring that they couldn’t possibly be mistakes. I
am not usually a conspiracy theorist, but in
this case I am beginning to wonder if this wasn’t a well-planned exercise. Suppose the “mistakes” were calculated, and suppose they were
made deliberately massive so that they
couldn’t be missed? In such a scenario, uproar
was guaranteed and protests by the hundreds
to be expected. A successful diversion would
thus be created and the chief minister would
have no option but to cancel the development
plan and order its revision. The revision given
a four-month deadline would then correct
these “blunders” and everyone would be
happy. And the development plan could then
have achieved its sinister objective, which is
to make Mumbai a huge development zone a
bonanza for builders and developers. Sounds
far-fetched? I once attended an iftar party
hosted by a Mumbai builder. He is a prominent
one, but by no means one of the top guns. Yet,
the then chief minister downwards, every Cabinet minister was present, breaking bread with
the man. That’s just a small illustration of the
lobby’s clout. If you remember Prithviraj Chavan’s tenure as chief minister, there were daily
reports in the papers about his departure from
the chair. Why? Because he had issued a diktat
that he would not meet any individual developer on a one-on-one basis, but would only
meet the association’s office bearers.
The furore caused by the extraordinary
mistakes of Development Plan 2034 was justified, but it has succeeded in hiding its major
flaws. In concentrating on errors which are
easily corrected, we have overlooked the longterm disaster the plan will bring to the city.
For example, there’s the matter of increase in
FSI (floor space index), the proportion of land
to the permissible built-up area. The development plan raises this alarmingly through the
city from one and 1.33 to two. There is also an
increase to the staggering figure of eight in certain parts. This is justified on the grounds that
the increase to eight is only in already highdensity areas like railway stations. But surely,
the purpose of a development plan is to improve intolerable conditions, not to perpetuate
them? The argument for the general increase
in FSI is that an artificial freezing results in
limited residential spaces, totally inadequate
for a growing population. This, then, results in
slums. But if you study all the new residential
towers that have come up, you will see that
their cost is so prohibitive that no lower-middle class person can afford this accommodation.
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Congress will continue to
oppose land bill: Ramesh
Agencies
Bhopal, May 4:
The Congress will continue
its tirade against the land bill as it
is "anti-farmer and dilutes the
pro-farmer provisions of Land
Acquisition Act 2013" which was
passed with the consent of all parties, former Union Minister
Jairam Ramesh said on Monday.
Ramesh also dubbed as "totally rubbish" the claim of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi that under the 2013 Act, it will not be possible to acquire land for hospitals, schools and roads among
others and clarified that there
was no bar on acquiring land for
government, including defence
projects.
"We are against the amendments made in the 2013 Land Act
by the Modi government through
Ordinance without calling an allparty meeting, despite the fact
that it was passed with the consent of all parties," he told reporters here.
"In the current scenario, it is
impossible for this Bill to get
passed in the Rajya Sabha as the
SP, BSP, JD-U, TMC, DMK and
even NDA allies like Shiv Sena
and Akali Dal are opposed to it,"
the senior Congress leader said.
The Congress is opposing
these amendments on five
grounds, he said.
Elaborating further, he said
Paswan flays Rahul Gandhi's
move on farmers' issue
Agencies
Patna, May 5:
In a dig at Congress vice
president Rahul Gandhi's move
on the farmers' issue, Union Food
and Consumers Affairs Minister
Ramvilas Paswan on Sunday said
the Congress could do little for the
farmers during its stint in power
for two terms at the Centre. We
have done more for the farmers'
welfare in past one year that the
UPA government could do during
its decade-long rule at the Centre
(in two terms)," he told reporters
replying to a question. Paswan's
comments came in the backdrop
of Rahul having raised the farmers' issues in Parliament and outside after coming out of nearly
two months' sabbatical last
month. Claiming that NDA government had lived up to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's promise to the farmers to provide them
generous compensation in lieu of
crop damages due to natural
calamities, Paswan said the
Centre has already directed giving minimum support price for
procurement of harvest from
them. In the event of crop damage
due to unseasonal rains or other
vagaries of nature, it has been decided to compensate the farmers
by scaling down extent of damage
by 33 per cent against the earlier
50 per cent, Paswan said, adding
that compensation amount too
has been hiked substantially by
one and a half times higher than
the previous amount.
the Bill dilutes the consent clause
of securing consent of 80 percent
farmers for acquiring land for
private companies and 70 per
cent for projects to be implemented on PPP (Public, Private
Partnership) mode.
The present Bill dilutes proof
Social
Impact
visions
Agencies
New Delhi, May 5:
When retired diplomat and author
Arundhati Ghose wanted to join the
Indian Foreign Service in the early
1960s, she faced the same question in
two separate interviews - How would
she cope with her career post-marriage?
Years after she joined the foreign service, a circular by the then Foreign
Secretary to all women in IFS warned
them that "in view of a sizable number of
officers having married other Foreign
Service Officers, the Administration
was no longer able to accommodate requests for adjacent postings and that a
serious view would be taken of any such
request of the women officers for such
postings," recalls Ghose.
Ghosh says this in an article in the
latest issue of the magazine "The
Equator Line." "I was particularly offended as the circular was sent to single
Agencies
NEW DELHI, May 5:
apart from a string of controversies including over the educational qualification of its law minister and a farmer suicide at its rally here.
"The allegation is totally
false and baseless. AAP is being
targeted. There is no basis for the
allegation. Please spare our families," AAP leader Sanjay Singh
said, addressing a press conference.
Viswas, who has in the past
too courted controversy over his
alleged derogatory remarks
against women, accused the media of playing into the hands of
the BJP and of being "extortionist".
"We will not be affected or
frightened away by such attempts to malign us with lies. We
will fight till our last breath
against political corruption," the
The Breitling Wing Walking team celebrated their first flights in Japan by flying in formation with Japanese Red Bull Air Race Pilot
Yoshihide Muroya, flying his Breitling Extra 300L aircraft over the Seto Inland Sea close to Hiroshima, Japan.
Retired diplomat recalls prejudices against women officers
AAP in yet another row as Kumar
Vishwas faces allegations from woman
Aam Aadmi Party was on
Monday hit by another controversy as its leader Kumar
Vishwas was accused by a party
volunteer of not dispelling "false
rumours" of his having an illicit
relationship with her, saying it
has ruined her reputation.
The Delhi Commission for
Women summoned Vishwas and
his wife, asking them to appear
before it tomorrow after the volunteer approached it. The
woman claimed that she had also
written separate letters to Delhi
chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
and police commissioner apprising them of the same but neither
of them have responded.
The woman, who claimed to
have campaigned for Vishwas in
Amethi in 2014 Lok Sabha election, has alleged that Vishwas
took no action towards dispelling
the "rumours" while Kejriwal did
not take note of her complaint.
Vishwas, a member of AAP's political affairs committee, and the
party, however, said the allegations were false and baseless and
it was part of a defamation campaign against the AAP by rival
parties.
DCW
Chairperson
Barkha Singh said, "It is the same
volunteer who has been coming
to us for quite some time now. He
(Vishwas) should come since the
complainant is his own party's
volunteer. Her marriage is falling
apart because of him she has alleged." The ruling AAP in Delhi
has been battling internal strife
Assessment for private projects
to check the practice of acquiring
land for a government project
and handing over to private players after sometime, he said.
There was a provision in the
2013 Act that if the acquired land
is not used within five years, then
it will be handed back to its owner, but this clause was also removed in the 2014 Land Bill, he
said.
The provision of acquiring
one-km stretch of land on either
side of the major road is being
done with an intention to help
private companies, and Congress
is opposed to it as it is impractical, Ramesh said.
The Congress is opposing removal of the provision for providing four times compensation
from back date to those land owners who were not satisfied with
the award they got at the time of
acquisition, he said.
Ramesh said that the
Congress demands implementation of 2013 Land Act in toto and
will not allow any dilution of it.
AAP leader said.
Vishwas said that the
woman, who was an activist of
Aam Aadmi Party, registered a
police complaint that some persons on social media are spreading lies against her, including a
BJP spokesperson, that she has
an illicit relation. "She registered
complaint 15 days back, but police has not taken any action yet.
She had sent me a mail asking
Kumar bhaiya, what should I do
now? Thereafter, our AAP's legal
cell asked her to register an FIR
in this regard," said Vishwas.
Both Congress and BJP called the
allegations serious and asked
Kejriwal to clarify on the issue. "If
he is not clarifying that means
there is something fishy.... we are
with that woman and will support her," BJP's Vijender Gupta
said.
women officers, like me, too," she says
adding the circular was, however, withdrawn following protests.
Ghose speaks about an "outrageous" rule which required a woman IFS
officer who had to take prior permission
to marry and a "qualified permission"
was usually given "with the proviso that
the government was free to terminate
her services if her private life starts to affect her work."
These are some of the instances
Ghose recalls from her life as a distinguished Indian career diplomat to drive
home the prejudices against women that
run deep-rooted in society.
Another instance cited by Ghose
came during her first Ambassadorial
posting in South Korea.
"I found (in Seoul) that it was the
custom for visiting delegations to be officially entertained by our hosts, even the
Foreign Office, with a dinner at a
'kisaeng' house, where nubile young
girls were on hand to 'look after the comforts' of the men.
" However, says Ghose, during her
posting in South Korea she ensured that
the Foreign Office did not include such
events in the programme, (as I felt that
the young girls were in a sense being exploited by their employers) much to the
amusement of diplomatic colleagues
CCFI Files Defamation Case Against
Greenpeace Over Tea Report
Agencies
Mumbai, May 4:
Crop Care Federation of
India (CCFI), the apex body representing the agrochemical industry in India, has filed a criminal
defamation case in a Magistrate's
court against NGO Greenpeace
over its report on alleged overuse
of pesticides in the tea industry.
Greenpeace India had in August
2014 released a report 'Trouble
Brewing: Pesticide Residues in
Tea Sample', which claimed that
tea being sold by 8 of the 11 biggest
tea brands in India contained pesticides.
According to the report, the
NGO claimed to have found 34 different pesticides in tea samples
taken from the retail markets in
India. Greenpeace tested 49 samples, of which 46 allegedly tested
positive for one or more pesticide.
Aggrieved by this report, CCFI
had last year sent a legal notice to
Greenpeace asking it to substantiate its claims with concrete data. Greenpeace, however, refused
to provide details of its study.
Following this, CCFI filed a criminal
complaint
against
Greenpeace India before a metropolitan magistrate court in suburban Bandra. The complaint is
likely to come up for hearing on
June 20.
The complaint has been filed
under relevant sections of Indian
Penal Code against Greenpeace
India and three members of the
NGO. These sections provide
punishment for defamation with
imprisonment extending upto
two years and fine. Greenpeace
India and its members have made
several defamatory statements
against the tea industry as well as
pesticides industry in the defamatory report. These remarks are
highly defamatory to the manufacturers and marketers of pesticides in India who have suffered
loss of reputation amongst their
buyers, distributors and the public at large," the complaint said. It
further says that Greenpeace has
made defamatory imputations
and innuendos against CCFI and
its members.
"The said imputations and
innuendos have caused great injury to the impeccable reputation
of CCFI. Inspite of calling upon
Greenpeace for retraction of the
defamatory report, they have
failed to do so," the complaint
said. CCFI has also written a letter to the Union Home Minister
appealing to him to take strict action against Greenpeace India
while alleging that the NGO is trying to derail progress in Indian
agriculture.
Greenpeace, however, refuted the allegations and said they
have not received any intimation
about the complaint.
"The report on tea was prepared after careful and extensive
research over a period of a year.
This research involved 49 samples of branded and packaged
teas, which were purchased between June 2013 and May 2014
from retail outlets in Mumbai,
Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata,"
the NGO said.
It added that the samples
were sent to an independent, accredited laboratory to be tested
for the presence of over 350 different pesticides and all necessary
protocols were followed during
the testing process.
CPI to stage protest against Land Bill on May 14
Agencies
Kolkata, May 5:
The CPI will stage a nationwide protest against the Land
Acquisition Bill on May 14
through a "jail bharo" agitation,
party general secretary S
Sudhakar Reddy said here on
Sunday. Reddy said after the party's state council meeting here
that the CPI wanted the Land
Acquisition Ordinance to be depromulgated in the interest of
farmers and masses.
"We are not against industrialisation, but the way the Centre
is promoting it by bringing the
Land Amendment Bill can't be
accepted. We will hold protestdemonstrations across the country on May 14 through jail bharo
movement," he said.
Describing the Land
Acquisition Ordinance as "atrocious and against people", Reddy
said his party had also taken up a
series of programmes protesting
against the anti-people, pro-rich
and pro-corporate policies of the
Modi government. Reddy also
slammed the BJP government
for giving tax concession to the
rich and the corporate sector.
"The Modi wave is on the
wane because of its pro-rich and
pro-corporate anti-people policies. Instead of rectifying its policies, the Modi government is
adamant on snatching land from
the poor farmers to satisfy the industrialists," Reddy said.
"We will fight against all
these anti-people policies along
with other Left parties," he said.
He also said that the Centre
should make use of barren lands
and land under government's
possession to allocate it for industries instead of forcefully relinquishing fertile land of farm-
ers. He charged BJP leaders in
Parliament with not allowing the
Opposition to function and suppressing their voices. "The
Centre should abide by the
Constitution and respect the
clause 'Right to Speech'," he said.
Alleging that the Sangh
Parivar issued a stricture
against eating beef, Reddy described it as "an attack on people's food habit. This will not only
affect the food habit of the
Muslims but food habits of several other communities too." To a
question, if he would invite West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee to their agitation,
Reddy said, "Independently our
party has given a call for movement against Land Acquisition
Bill and Land Acquisition
Ordinance."
The party's senior leader,
Gurudas Dasgupta, however, accused Banerjee of maintaining a
"double standard".
"While her party TMC is
protesting against the Land Bill
in Parliament, her government
is using batons against protestors against the same Bill. See
how honestly she is fighting
against the Land Bill and Land
Ordinance.
Is it not double standard?"
Dasgupta questioned.
Dasgupta, a trade union
leader, said that the central trade
unions were contemplating a
move to decide a date for calling a
nationwide general strike to
protest against the Modi government's anti-people policies including Land Acquisition Bill,
economic reforms and attempt to
amend Labour Act. "A meeting in
this regard will take place on
May 26 to finalise the date of general strike," he said. To a question, Reddy said the CPI would al-
so observe a 'law violation' programme on May 14 in Kolkata
protesting against the alleged
state-sponsored terrorism and
unprecedented violence by the
Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government during the recent civic
polls in the state.
On Trinamool Congress's
(TMC) landslide victory in the
just concluded civic polls in the
state, Reddy alleged the Mamata
Banerjee-led party indulged in
"mass rigging" and violence to
win votes. Condemning the alleged violence, Reddy said "It was
not an election under democratic
system.
TMC indulged in violence to
cover up its losing popularity
and indulged in rigging to win
this election," he said while demanding immediate restoration
of democratic process. Reddy
said the strength of Left is intact
and they are gearing up for
Assembly elections in West
Bengal next year. Asked if the
party during party congress in
Puducherry had discused the reunification of CPI with the CPIM, Reddy said, "This was not in
our agenda, but we have discussed the 'reunification' of communist movement".
and perhaps chagrin of the visitors.
Ghose recalls how once her posting
in Tehran, Iran, as Counsellor
(Petroleum) was cancelled because a
woman "would have faced difficulties in
finding access to persons in positions of
authority in countries like Saudi Arabia
and the other Gulf States which would
have been part of my jurisdiction."
Ghose, however, makes it clear
such prejudices against women is far
from being India-centric and is found
across all societies in the world.
"Diplomacy remained a male-dominated bastion until recently," she says.
"The 'normal' was seen to be male, suave,
tactful immersed in discussions on matters of state, or more recently, on matters of commerce,...While women played
a decorative role, supportive but subordinate ..." says Ghose.
The stereotype about a woman
diplomat, according to Ghose, is that
"women liked to gossip about household
matters,
servants,
curtains,
menus...Would be susceptible to flattery
and there untrustworthy of keeping
state secrets and unable to comprehend
the complexities of international commerce, much less international relations." Ghose also found the prejudice
against women in the international media during one of the high points of her
career when she headed the Indian delegation at the multilateral negotiations
on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty (CTBT) in Geneva in 1996.
The international press covering
the negotiations described her as a
"small sari-clad woman facing down a
something
burly
US
six-foot
Ambassador" and "often even mentioned the colour of the sari as though
that had any significance," she recalls.
"It was not India's arguments that
were the focus, but the appearance of the
Indian Ambassador," says Ghose.
Mamata to cut short tour,
will receive Modi in Kolkata
Agencies
NEW DELHI, May 5:
West Bengal chief minister
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool
Congress may be playing the role
of
tough
opposition
in
Parliament and in the state
which goes for assembly elections in exactly an year but she
has decided to take a break from
her tour of the districts and receive Prime Minister Narendra
Modi when he lands in Kolkata
on May 9 on a two-day visit.
Banerjee's calibrated stance
in dealing with the Modi government was evident when she met
the PM for the first time since he
came to office on her last visit to
the capital, during the first half
of Parliament's budget session.
That Banerjee will be at the
airport to receive Modi, hold a
meeting with him and also be
present for the two programmes
that the PM is scheduled to at-
tend on May 9 and 10 is also seen
as an extension of the same tactical approach to project that her
party may be politically opposed
to BJP but as chief minister, she
is not only honouring the protocol but also cooperating with the
Centre for the benefit of the state.
TMC sweeping the municipal elections across the state last
week and checking BJP's
progress in the state, with the
party drawing a blank, seems to
have boosted Banerjee's confidence a year before assembly
elections.
It is also important for
Banerjee to get the most that she
can from the Centre to be able to
talk progress and development
before the assembly polls, especially when her government and
her party have been marred by
the Saradha scam.
It is not without reason that
TMC has been supporting the
NDA government's bills on GST
and the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh even as it
is opposing the land bill and the
real estate bill in Parliament.
Modi will announce the government's mega scheme on social security insurance and pension, on the lines of the Jan Dhan
Yojana, in Kolkata on May 9, after which other central ministers along with chief ministers
will announce them from other
cities. There will be simultaneous functions across states with
participation from CMs and
Cabinet ministers.
"It would be like the Jan
Dhan scheme launch so that we
have maximum awareness in
minimum time," department of
financial services secretary
Hasmukh Adhia told reporters
here. On May 10, Modi will attend a function at IISCO in
Burnpur, near Kolkata. In both
programmes, Banerjee will be
present with Modi.
Bridge connecting Assam,
Arunachal to come up in a year
Agencies
New Delhi,May 5:
The 9.1 kilometre
long Dhola-Sadia bridge
linking Assam with
Arunachal Pradesh will
be completed in a year at
an investment of Rs 876
crore, a top ministry official said. The work on
the Dhola-Sadia bridge
in Assam will be completed within a year,"
Road Secretary Vijay
Chibber told a news
agency. During this winter season (starting November) we
should be able to finish the work,
he added.
The bridge is slated to be
completed by December 2015 but
a delay of few months will not
have an impact on the cost.
"It is annuity based project so
there is no cost escalation plus
hopefully there will be no delay,"
he added. An annuity is any continuing payment with a fixed total annual amount. The bridge,
touted to be country's largest, will
come up at a cost of Rs 876 crore of
which Rs 592 crore financial support has been given by the
Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways.
The bridge will connect the
villages of Beshoni Mukh,
Laopani, Sesenigaon, Balijan
Chapari, Padumphula gaon,
Lakhimpuria gaon, Mugalpur,
Islampur,
Lakhimpuria,
Chapakhuwa,
Ghogdri,
Santipur, Kukurmara, in Assam.
"This project will not only
save about 4 hours of travel time
between Assam and Arunachal
(Pradesh) but will also promote
socio-economic activity around
the area," Akash Borah,
Deputy
Manager
Navayuga Dhola Infra
Projects
said.
Meanwhile, Minister for
Road Transport and
Highways
Nitin
Gadkari, last week announced that the central
government will award
road projects worth Rs
15,000 crore in the region
by December. Of the total
Rs 15,000 crore road projects envisaged for the
North-East, Rs 6,000 crore worth
highways will be developed in
Arunachal Pradesh, Rs 2,000
crore projects each in Nagaland
and Meghalaya and the remaining ones in other parts of the region. The Centre has also asked
the north-eastern states -- Assam,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland,
Mizoram,
Tripura
and
Arunachal Pradesh -- to acquire
land and obtain the necessary
regulatory clearances after
which the Road Ministry and the
National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI) will build those
roads.
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Glimpses of Future
BRIEF NEWS
Europe-Australia talks over
stopping asylum-seeker boats: Abbott
Agencies
Sydney, May 2:
rime Minister Tony
Abbott on Monday
said Australia and
Europe were in talks on how to
stop asylum-seeker boats after
the success of his government`s controversial polices
on the issue.
However, the European
Commission, the executive of
the 28-nation EU, said that it
was not aware of such talks and
that Brussels would never
adopt Australia`s model of
turning back these boats.
Another 5,800 migrants
desperate to reach Europe
were rescued this weekend as
they tried to cross the
Mediterranean, more than
2,150 of them on Sunday, the
Italian coastguard said.
The number rescued was
one of the highest recorded in
recent years, raising fears that
the tide of people risking their
lives to reach Europe from
Africa and the Middle East has
not been slowed by recent
drownings.
"My understanding is that
there has been some contact at
level
between
official
people
and
Australian
Europeans," Abbott said, when
asked if Europe had sought advice on how to deal with the issue.
Operation
"Obviously,
Sovereign Borders is an object
lesson in how to do the right
thing by everyone," he added,
referring to Canberra`s military-led response to boatpeople. "To do the right thing by
our people and ultimately do
the right thing by poor, misguided people who for all sorts
of reasons want a better life but
very often end up dead if they
succumb to the lure of the people-smugglers.
"There is a lesson in what`s
happened here in Australia for
other countries. Quite obviously there is a lesson here."
But Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said
in Brussels that she was "not
aware" of any EuropeanAustralian contacts on asylum
seekers.
She said "the European
Union applies the principle of
non-refoulement," or no forced
return under international
law.
"We have no intention of
changing this. So of course the
Australian model can never be
a model for us," Bertaud added.
Abbott`s conservative government introduced Operation
Sovereign Borders after coming to power in September 2013,
aiming to turn back boats carrying asylum-seekers before
they reach the continent.
Coupled with sending
those on board boats that got
through to offshore processing
camps on the Pacific islands of
Papua New Guinea and Nauru
and resettling them there, it
has proved to be an effective deterrent. The nation has gone
nearly 18 months with virtually no asylum-seeker boat arrivals and no reported deaths
at sea, although human rights
advocates say it violates
Australia`s international obligations.
threats and intimidation from
extremists, allegedly trying to
control the governing bodies of
schools, when they tried to
tackle the subject of homopho-
bia. Threats in form of dead
dogs and cats hanging on
school railings have also
emerged in areas of the UK
where the Muslim population
is high.
Addressing an annual
conference
in
teachers'
Liverpool, heads claimed a
fresh campaign of intimidation
against them following the socalled Trojan Horse scandal
which involved Islamist extremists attempting to control
the governing bodies of schools
in Birmingham.
Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson,
head of Anderton Park School
in Birmingham, told the conference: "Trojan Horse has not
gone away. Those of us who
were involved, we knew it was
the tip of the iceberg. We still
have dead animals hung on the
gates of schools, dismembered
cats on playgrounds. We have
petitions outside schools, objecting to teachers teaching
against homophobia."
She said she had been sent
a death threat on social media,
in which someone had written
"any headteacher who teaches
my children it's alright to be
gay will be at the end of my
shotgun."
She claimed the death
threat directed at her on
Facebook had homophobic
The
Daily
comments,
Telegraph reported.
UK education secretary
Nicky Morgan said she had
been made aware of some of
these issues in Birmingham
and that the government was
taking action to tackle the issue. She said: "There is no place
for extremism in our schools
and we continue to work to
eliminate it. But this is not going to happen overnight."
P
Thousands Protest
in Moldova Over
Missing USD 1
Billion
Before this, boats were arriving almost daily and scores
of people were drowning en
route.
Abbott made the comments while flagging some
Aus$500 million (US$390.6 million) in savings due to the policy, largely through the closure
of immigration detention centres and less demand for charter flights used to take volunteers back to their home countries.
"The great thing about
Operation Sovereign Borders
is that, in stopping the boats,
we have stopped the deaths,"
Abbott added.
"If you want to keep life
safe, you`ve got to keep the
boats stopped."
Some 1,750 migrants have
crossing
the
died
Mediterranean to Europe this
year, 30 times more than during the same period in 2014, according to the International
Organization for Migration.
EU leaders are now seeking UN Security Council approval for military action
against smugglers in chaosridden Libya, where many of
the boats sail from.
Agencies
Moscow, May 4:
Some 10,000 people took
to the streets of Chisinau,
capital of Europe's poorest
nation Moldova, to protest
over the disappearance of
USD 1 billion from three
banks, police said. In April,
the Central Bank of Moldova
discovered that the three
banks in question granted
loans worth a total of $1 billion, equal to 15 percent of the
ex-Soviet
impoverished
state's GDP. The beneficiaries of the loans have not been
identified, but the money appears to have been spirited
away. According to a parliamentary committee's report,
leaked to the press, some of
the money is believed to have
landed up in Russian banks.
The three Moldovan financial establishments involved -- Banca de Economii,
Banca Sociala and Unibank -hold about a third of all bank
assets in the country, including money for pension payments. The transactions apparently happened over the
course of several days, just
before parliamentary elections late last November, in
which pro-European Union
parties narrowly squeezed
pro-Russian representatives
Homophobia: UK Teachers Receive Extremist Death Threats Several shot
Agencies
London, May 4:
Teachers in the UK have
said that they received death
in Burundi
protests:
Witnesses
Jerusalem, May 4:
Two UN peacekeepers
were wounded today when
mortar rounds fired from Syria
hit their base in the Israeli-held
sector of the Golan Heights, an
army spokesperson said.
"Mortar shells hit the
Golan in Ein Zivan and in the
Zivanit UNDOF base. Two UN
peacekeeping soldiers were
evacuated to Israel for medical
care," Lieutenant Colonel
Peter Lerner wrote on his official Twitter account.
Israel public radio said the
two were lightly wounded.
The army said the fire was
not deliberately aimed at the
Israeli side of the plateau, but
was stray fire from the ongoing
conflict in Syria.
Since the Syrian conflict
erupted in 2011, the plateau has
been tense, with a growing
number of rockets and mortar
rounds hitting the Israeli side,
mostly stray, prompting the occasional armed response.
In January, a Spanish UN
peacekeeper was killed on the
Israel-Lebanon border during
an exchange of fire between
Israeli troops and Hezbollah
militants.
Rami Abdel Rahman, head
of the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights, told AFP that
fighting has been taking place
since last week between rebel
Texas : Two Dead, One Wounded
at Prophet Cartoon Contest
Agencies
INDIAN AIRLINES
Airport
P.H.E. Station
Bakshi Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Company Bagh
ple inside. After people were
evacuated, they were driven to
a secure location to await questioning by the FBI. "Texas officials are actively investigating
to determine the cause and
scope of the senseless attack,"
Governor Greg Abbott said in a
statement. Harn said it was not
immediately clear whether the
shooting was connected to the
event inside, a contest hosted
by the New York-based
American Freedom Defense
Initiative.
The security officer who
was shot worked for the
Garland Independent School
District, Harn said. He was
treated at a local hospital for injuries and had been released
last night.
The event featured speeches by Pamela Geller, president
of the AFDI, and Geert Wilders,
a Dutch lawmaker known for
his outspoken criticism of
Islam The FBI is providing investigative assistance and
bomb technician assistance,
Dallas FBI spokeswoman
Katherine Chaumont said.
occupied Golan Heights.
They're exchanging shellfire,"
he said.
Israel seized 1,200 square
kilometres (460 square miles)
PUBLIC UTILITY NUMBERS
City Office
Washington, May 4:
Two men were
shot dead by police after they opened fire
outside an event centre hosting a controversial cartoon contest concerning
Prophet Mohammed
in the US state of
Texas.
The bodies of the
gunmen remained on
the street outside the
Culwell Centre in Garland,
near Dallas, hours after they
were shot dead last night.Their
identities had not been released so far. A bomb squad
was called in to search their vehicle as a precaution, authorities said. The controversial
event was wrapping up shortly
before 7 PM when the two gunmen pulled up in a car and shot
an unarmed Garland ISD security officer. Seconds later,
Garland police returned fire
and killed the two gunmen before anyone else was hurt.
"Because of the situation
of what was going on today and
the history of what we've been
told has happened at other
events like this, we are considering their car (is) possibly
containing a bomb," Officer
Joe Harn, a spokesman for the
Garland Police Department,
said at a news conference.
Police are not aware of any
ongoing threat and had not received any credible threats before the event, Harn said.
Police locked down the events
facility to protect about 200 peo-
groups in an area close to the
ceasefire line. "There is still infighting going on among rebel
groups in Qahtaniya near the
ceasefire line with the Israeli-
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Fire Services
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Gandhi Nagar
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Janipur
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Emergency
Blood Bank
Ambulances
Maddan Hospital
Medicare
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Al. Firdous Nursing Home
Astha Nursing Home
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Rome, May 5:
Around 6,800 migrants
were rescued from overcrowded boats crossing to Europe
over the weekend, including a
mother who gave birth to a baby girl on an Italian navy ship,
the coast guard said.
Numbers risking the journey in search of a better life
have continued to rise two
weeks after as many as 900 people drowned in the worst
Mediterranean shipwreck in
living memory.
Crew from the Italian
naval vessel Bettica found the
woman in labour on a boat
overnight -- one of 34 vessels intercepted over the weekend. A
photo posted online showed
her new daughter sleeping in a
makeshift cradle decorated
with a pink bow.
"Both mother and daughter are in good health," the
navy said in a statement.
Growing lawlessness and
anarchy in Libya -- the last
point on one of the main transit
routes to Europe -- is giving free
hand to people smugglers who
make an average of 80,000 euros
($90,000) from each boatload,
according to an ongoing investigation by an Italian court.
Mild spring weather and
calm summer seas are expected to push total arrivals in Italy
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of the Golan Heights in the SixDay War of 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community.
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news
agency
Russian
Interfax. The protesters
chanted anti-corruption slogans, and called for the resignation of the prosecutor general, several Supreme Court
judges and politicians they
believe were involved in the
scandal. Moldova's prosecutor general has launched a
probe and two people, whose
identities have not been disclosed to the public, were detained while others have had
their funds frozen.
Agencies
Several protesters in
Burundi were shot and
wounded Monday in violent
clashes with police during
demonstrations against a
bid by President Pierre
Nkurunziza to extend his
rule, witnesses said. Police
shot at the demonstrators in
a bid to disperse them, with
witnesses reporting several
injured in the capital
Bujumbura. An AFP journalist saw three people with
bullet wounds.
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of
the
majority.
out
Prosecutors and American
auditors have been searching the banks' books for clues
about the mysterious transactions, an embarrassment
for the ex-Soviet state on
track for EU membership.
The scandal has threatened
to destabilise the whole
banking system in the country of 3.5 million people.
Police said 10,000 Moldovans
protested in the heart of the
capital Sunday, according to
Around 6,800 migrants rescued,
baby girl born on Italian navy ship
Two UN Peacekeepers Hit by Syria Fire on Israeli-Occupied Golan: Army
Agencies
Singer-songwriter Banks performs in concert
during the Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party at
Festival Pier, in Philadelphia.
BTI JAT EXP
JAT ADI EXP
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Rajdhani EXP
Shalimar EXP
Shalimar EXP
Pooja EXP
Pooja EXP
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Sealdah EXP
Jammu Mail
Jammu Mail
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Jehlum EXP
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JAT to BTI
NEW DELHI
Jammu to New Delhi
New Delhli to Jammu
Jammu to New Delhi
Jaipur to Jammu
Jammu to Jaipur
Sealdah to Jammu
Jammu to Sealdah
Delhi to Jammu
Jammu to Delhi
Pune to Jammu
Jammu to Pune
Howrah to Jammu
Himgiri EXP
Jammu to Howrah
GHY EXP
GHY EXP
GKP EXP
GKP EXP
Baruni EXP
Baruni EXP
Lohit EXP
Lohit EXP
Himsagar EXP
Himsagar EXP
Madras EXP
GHY to Jammu
Jammu to GHY
GKP to Jammu
Jammu to GKP
Baroni to Jammu
Jammu to Baroni
Guwhati to Jammu
Jammu to Guwhati
Cape to Jammu
Jammu to Cape
Madras to Jammu
Madras EXP
Jammu to Madras
Navyug EXP
Navyug EXP
Saraj EXP
INDIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TIMINGS
FLIGHT NO. & SCHEDULE DEPARTURE
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01.20 Jammu p.m
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2.35 Srinagar p.m
3.50 Jammu p.m
IC-425 B-737 (Mon. & Fri.) 07.40 Leh a.m
9.20 Jammu a.m
Mangalore to Jat
Jammu to Mangalore
Mumbai to Jammu
for 2015 to 200,000, an increase
of 30,000 on last year, according
to an Interior Ministry projection.
Police said officers rescued
21 immigrants in a boat off the
southern coast of Spain on
Monday.
On Sunday, seven bodies
were found on two large rubber
boats packed with migrants
and three others died after
jumping into the water when
they saw a merchant ship approaching, the Italian coast
guard said. Many migrants
who have made the sea crossing this year have been
Eritreans, Somalis, Afghanis,
Syrians and Nigerians, according to the UN refugee agency.
Few details were available regarding the nationalities of
those rescued over the weekend. About 1,800 are estimated
Departure 2472
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Arrival
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Departure
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2475
2476
2477
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1450
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4602
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07.40
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17.10
14.10
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Sarvodaya EXP Ahmedabad to JAT
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Jamnagar EXP Happa to Jammu
Jamnagar EXP Jammu to Happa
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Malwa EXP
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JAT ADI EXP Ahmedabad to JAT
JAT ADI EXP Jammu to Ahmedabad
Hemkund EXP Rskh to Jammu
HW EXP
Jammu to Rskh
TAT MORI EXP TATA to Jammu Tawi
TATA MORI EXP Jammu Tawi to TATA
UttarSampar
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Uttar SKranti
Archana EXP
Archana EXP
DMU
DMU
DMU
DMU
DMU
DMU
Jabalpur EXP
Jabalpru EXP
Mordhwaj EXP
Mordhwaj EXP
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Pattana to Jammu
Jammu Tawi to Pattana
Pathankot to Jammu
Jammu to Udhampur
UHP to Jammu
JammuTawi to Udh
UHP to JAT
Jammu to Udhampur
Jabalpru to Jat
Jammu Tawi to Jabalpur
Sonwpur to Jammu
Jammu to Sonepur
UHP to JAT
Jat to UHP
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to have perished during the
crossing already this year, the
UN refugee agency said. Some
51,000 have entered Europe by
sea, with 30,500 coming via
Italy.
Shocked by last month`s
record disaster, European
Union leaders agreed to triple
funding for the EU sea patrol
mission Triton, but there is
still disagreement on what to
do with the people fleeing conflict and poverty in various
parts of Africa and the Middle
East.
Italy has coordinated the
rescues by its own navy and
coast guard, a French ship acting on behalf of the European
border control agency, merchant ships of various nationalities and one vessel run by
the privately funded Migrant
Offshore Aid Station.
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BUSINESS & SPORTS
JAMMU TUESDAY MAY, 5, 2015, PAGE 9
Glimpses of Future
India for deeper engagement
of ADB for smart cities, railways
Baku/New Delhi, May 4:
Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley on Monday sought "deeper engagement" of the ADB for
development of smart cities, industrial corridors and railways
as part of flagship initiatives
like 'Make In India' and 'Skill
India'. "India is expected to grow
at 7.5-8 percent in both 2015 and
2016. This only reaffirms India's
fascinating growth prospects. In
a time span of less than a year,
our government has taken a
number of steps to revive the
economy. "Our goal is to place
the Indian economy on a high
and sustained growth trajectory
through focus on infrastructure
development, skills development, improving ease of doing
business and economic reforms
including comprehensive social
safety net and fiscal discipline,"
he said. Jaitley was speaking at
the First Business Session of the
48th Annual Meeting of the
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
at Baku in Azerbaijan.
The ADB should aim at an
annual business of USD 20 billion by 2020, he said, adding,
"Twenty by Twenty should be
(ADB's) corporate goal, the
Mantra ... ADB not only needs to
become bigger, it also needs to
become better, as a model
among the MDBs (multilateral
development banks)".
Observing that India is ADB's
largest client, Jaitley said the
partnership should now move to
the next level.
"In addition to supporting
conventional infrastructure
projects, we would like a deeper
engagement on development of
Smart Cities, Industrial
Corridors, Rail transport and
manufacturing and job creation
through flagship initiatives of
'Make in India' and 'Skill India',"
the Finance Minister said.
Referring to the world economy, Jaitley said the ADB meeting is taking place at a time
when the global economy is
looking slightly better than 2014
but not by much. Beneath the
headline numbers, he said, increasingly divergent trends
seem to be at work both in the
developed and emerging market
economies. "In midst of the continuing global economic vicissitude, the Asia-Pacific region appears to be the functional
'growth engine' for the world
economy," Jaitley said. Asian
Development Outlook 2015 estimates Asia to grow at 6.3 percent
in 2015 and 2016.
The Finance Minister also
appreciated the plan of merger
of ADF (Asian Development
Fund) resources with OCR (ordinary capital resources) and reforming ADB, saying it would
help in promoting growth in
Asian region. "This was critical
to securing the unanimous consent of all ADF donors. To use
the enhanced lending capacity,
thus available, ADB has to build
a strong project pipeline for implementation from 2017," Jaitley
said. The ADF was set up in 1973
to provide concessional loans.
In the Meeting of the Board
of Governors last year, India
had stressed the need of capital
increase to enable the bank to
support the member countries.
"President Takehiko Nakao
also echoed this in his statement
today. I urge my fellow members
to respond favourably to enable
ADB meet the aspirations of its
clients in Asia and Pacific,"
Jaitley said. Jaitley also talked
about the recent devastating
earthquake in Nepal which
caused loss of precious lives and
widespread damage. "Nepal is
our close friend and neighbour.
We stand with them in coping
with this tragedy," the Finance
Minister said. The Finance
Minister further said the ADB
should look beyond Strategy
2020, which was formulated in
2008. "While Strategy 2020, formulated in 2008, continues to remain relevant, considering the
new opportunities and challenges, we should start work on
our Strategy to guide ADB
Operations post 2020. "Our vision should not be constrained
by what we can do with existing
resources but must be guided by
what we need to do. We must do
everything that is needed to support our member countries fight
poverty and inequalities and to
help them realise their growth
potential," he said.
Referring to regional cooperation, Jaitley said in a world
that is becoming increasing
more flat, regional cooperation
is at the centre stage of growth
strategy. "We welcome setting
aside of USD 500 million for regional cooperation under OCR
in response to our persistent demand. I urge ADB to continue
with its thrust on regional cooperation not only within South
Asia but also between South
Asia and rest of Asia," he added.
In 2014, ADB's total loans and
grants operations were USD 13.5
billion, slightly less than the previous year. The project co-financing was about USD 9 billion.(PTI)
BUSINESS NEWS
Finance Ministry initiates
process of identifying
chairmen for PSU banks
New Delhi, May 4:
The Finance Ministry has
initiated the process of identifying persons like retired bureaucrats and bankers who
could be appointed as non-executive chairmen of various public sector banks. Vacancies for
the position of non-executive
chairman have arisen following the government decision to
bifurcate the post of Chairman
and Managing Director at PSU
banks last year. There are eight
vacancies for this slot at various public sector banks including Punjab National Bank,
Bank of Baroda, Syndicate
Bank and Canara Bank. The
government is also looking for
appointing chairmen at Bank
of India and IDBI Bank in place
of
the
incumbents.
In
December, the government
had appointed Managing
Director and CEO in four stateowned banks -- Indian
Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank
of Commerce, United Bank of
India and Vijaya Bank.
According to sources,
people would be shortlisted as
per the eligibility guidelines
issued by the Finance
Ministry. There would be no
interviews for these people
who could either be former
private or public sector
bankers or retired bureaucrats, they said. The Finance
Ministry has initiated the
process of selection and decision in this regard would be
taken soon, the sources said.
Besides, the ministry has
also invited applications from
eligible candidates for appointment of CEO and
Managing Directors at five
large public sector banks. The
last date for filing application
for these vacancies is tomorrow as per the relaxed eligibility criteria. Last month, the
ministry had issued norms for
the appointment of non-official directors. As per the new
norms, the applicant would
need to have at least a graduation degree and should be less
than 67 years of age, with 20
years of work experience.
Eminent persons with special
academic training or practical experience in the fields of
agriculture, rural economy,
banking, cooperation, economics, business management, among others would be
considered for the post.
Retired senior government officials; academicians; directors of premier Management;
Banking Institutes; professors
and Chartered Accountants
with 20 years experience
would also be considered.(PTI)
Taxability of LPG subsidy unclear; experts seek clarification
New Delhi, May 4:
Taxability of LPG subsidy and other direct benefits paid directly into
bank accounts of beneficiaries is unclear with tax experts divided on the issue and want an explicit clarification
from the government. Finance Bill,
2015, as passed by the Lok Sabha last
week, has expanded the definition of income, that is taxable under the Income
Tax Act, 1961, by inserting a sub-clause
on subsidies, grant, cash incentive and
duty drawback. Tax experts are, however, divided if the insertions mean
that assesses will have to pay tax on
subsidies they receive in their bank accounts. According to the amendments
to the Finance Bill, the income shall include "assistance in form of a subsidy or
grant or cash incentive or duty draw-
back or waiver or concession or reimbursement by the central government
or state government or any authority or
body or agency in cash or kind to the as-
SPORTS NEWS
Mumbai takes on inconsistent
Delhi in key contest
Agencies
Mumbai, May 4:
High on confidence after their third consecutive, Mumbai
Indians will hold a clear edge over the inconsistent Delhi
Daredevils in their key IPL cricket match at the Wankhede
Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. The comprehensive 23-run
victory over bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab at Mohali has given the resurgent MI the perfect shot in the arm to take on
Daredevils who have blown hot and cold this season and were
beaten convincingly by Rajasthan Royals on Sunday night.
MI can take a lot of positives into Tuesday’s game against
a rival which is placed one rung above because of a superior
net run rate -- both having 8 points from 9 games and occupying the sixth and seventh slots after Sunday’s games. The return to form of struggling opener Parthiv Patel, who made his
first half century of the season besides putting on a near-century stand with fellow-opener Lendl Simmons, bodes well for the
home team. MI seem to have hit the right combination after
the loss of a few key players due to injury and no-show but will
be a tired lot after travelling to Mohali. On the other hand,
Daredevils, who had a poor game yesterday overall and fielded
woefully, need to regroup quickly and take advantage of the
travel-weariness of MI. Both Delhi captain Jean-Paul Duminy
and key all-rounder Angelo Mathews spoke about the need for
consistency in their display.
“Unfortunately when we win, the next game has not been
good. We need to break that pattern. Consistency hasn’t been
there. If we start winning a couple of games in a row we can
turn it around,” said Mathews confidently ahead of MI’s game.
There’s a question mark over the poor run of Yuvraj
Singh who hit Royals’ Dhawal Kulkarni for three silkensmooth boundaries in one over, before departing immediately
afterwards. Duminy skirted the query while also backing the
under-performing national discard. “It’s just 15 minutes now
after the game and all options are open. At the end of the day
he’s a match winner and I still believe he can come good and
have to back him to do that,” he said on Yuvraj.
Mumbai, on the other hand, go into the game with their
tails up but are aware of the pitfalls as another defeat could
scuttle their qualifying hopes. They have a very good middle
order in place to take advantage of a good start. Death bowlers
in Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and New Zealand’s Mitchell
McClenaghan, besides the wily and experienced Harbhajan
Singh, can strangle the scoring in the middle overs. In short,
Daredevils have a huge task in front of them to stop MI’s winning run and resurrect their own qualifying hopes.
sessee other than the subsidy or grant
or reimbursement which is taken into
account for determination of the actual
cost of the asset". Commenting on the
new
clause,
KPMG
Partner
(International Tax) Naveen Aggarwal
said: "Evidently, the amendment is
very widely worded. It needs to be seen
how this is applied by the tax authorities in various situations".
Consumers receive an equivalent of
difference between the market price and
subsidised rate of Rs 414 per LPG cylinder in their bank accounts for buying 12
bottles of cooking gas in a year. This
amount currently is less than Rs 200 per
cylinder. PwC Leader (Direct Tax)
Rahul Garg said: "LPG subsidy, strictly
speaking, would be hit by the new law
unless it is clarified that such subsidy
represents a differential pricing and not
a concession". BMR & Associates Leader
(Direct Tax) Gokul Chaudhri, however,
felt that the subsidies under Direct
Benefit Transfer (DBT) are taxable. "In
case the above proposal is enacted as law
and specific exemption is not provided
for LPG subsidy (or other benefits under
DBT scheme), such subsidy is likely to
be taxable for recipients," he said.
Beginning with 54 districts last fiscal, the programme to enable consumers to buy domestic cooking gas at
market price has expanded to entire
country from April 1. The government
continues to subsidise 12 cylinders of
14.2-kg each to households in a year.
This subsidy is paid directly into
bank accounts of users and the beneficiary then uses it to buy cooking gas at
market price. The subsidy transfer this
month is Rs 198.18 per cylinder. It was
Rs 203.18 in the previous month.
Considering Rs 200 as average subsidy payout for the year, an assessee
will receive Rs 2,400 in a year.(PTI)
Gold imports up 19.5% at
$34.32 billion in FY15
New Delhi, May 4:
Gold imports surged 19.5 percent to reach USD 34.32 billion in
2014-15 due to declining prices and easing of restrictions by the
Reserve Bank. Imports of the metal were USD 28.7 billion the previous fiscal, 2013-14. Increase in gold imports impacts the country's trade deficit, which has reached USD 137 billion in 2014-15,
and the current account deficit (CAD). The imports almost doubled in March to USD 4.98 billion which pushed the trade deficit to
a four-month high of USD 11.79 billion for the month, according to
the Commerce Ministry data. India is the largest importer of gold,
which mainly caters to the demand of the jewellery industry.
The Reserve Bank and the government have maintained that
the CAD level is comfortable, but the spike in gold imports may
spark fresh worries. It has narrowed to 1.7 percent for the first
nine months of the previous fiscal. According to the Reserve
Bank data, in the April-December period of last fiscal, CAD stood
at USD 31.1 billion or 2.3 percent of GDP. On November 28, RBI
had scrapped the controversial 80:20 scheme.
Under the programme, which was put in place in August 2013
to put a tight leash on gold inflows, at least 20 percent of the imported gold had to be exported before bringing in new lots.(PTI)
Sensex surges 479 points,
rebounds from 4-month low
Mumbai, May 4:
The benchmark BSE Sensex on Monday soared 479 points to
settle at 27,490.59 on across-the-board buying led by auto, realty
and refinery stocks, as investors took fresh positions after persistent selling in April. Moreover, the 50-share NSE Nifty rose by
150 points to recapture the 8,300-level.
Across-the-board buying at the beginning of May series, rallies in refinery stocks and the passing of Finance Bill, 2015 boosted sentiments, brokers said. Meanwhile, the BSE market capitalisation regained Rs 100 lakh crore-level, helped by robust gains in
stocks like ONGC, RIL and Infosys. Amid persistent taxation concerns faced by foreign investors, the indices had near four-month
low in last trading session on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley in Parliament on Thursday clarified that minimum alternate tax (MAT) will not apply to capital gains on the sale of securities, royalty, technical service fees and interest income.
Brokers also attributed today's rebound to value-buying
from an "over-sold" position after persistent fall in stock prices in
the April series as participants snapped recently beaten down
blue-chip stocks. The Sensex resumed higher at 27,204.63 and shot
up further to a high of 27,537.85 before ending at 27,490.59, registering a rise of 479.28 points or 1.77 percent. The 50-share NSE Nifty
recaptured the 8,300-level to hit a high of 8,346.00 points, before
settling 150.45 points or 1.84 percent higher at 8,331.95. This is the
best single-day gain in two months for the index.
Overseas, European stocks were trading higher after latest
data showed that euro zone's manufacturing sector expanded in
April. Key indices in France and Germany rose in the range 0.39
to 0.84 percent, while the UK market was closed today.
Meanwhile, Foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth Rs
3,157.61 crore and Domestic institutional investors bought shares
worth Rs 2,460.80 crore on Thursday as per provisional data.
Asian stocks ended mixed as weak China factory activity reinforced views that Beijing will roll out fresh support measures
soon. Key indices in China, South Korea and Taiwan moved up by
0.24 percent to 0.87 percent, while indices in Hong Kong and
Singapore moved down by 0.03 percent to 0.13 percent.(PTI)
Sub-junior National Hockey from tomorrow
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 04:
Organised by the Hockey Jammu
and Kashmir, the Hockey India Vth Sub
Junior National (boys Division-B)
Hockey Championship shall be played at
K K Hakhu Stadium, here from May six.
Divided into four different groups, 20
teams, representing different state units
including hosts Jammu and Kashmir,
are taking part in this competition to be
played on league-cum-knockout basis.
The league round is scheduled to
start from 7.30 am whereas the competition shall be formerly inaugurated by the
Minister for Sports at 5 pm on May six at
K K Hakhu Stadium, here. This was stated by the working president of the
Hockey J&K, Additional Director
General of J&K Police (Armed), SM Sahai
in an interaction with media here this
morning. Jammu and Kashmir has been
placed in group D with Hockey Himachal,
Hockey Bihar, Vidarbha Hockey
Association and Chandigarh Olympic
Association. The high budget event
spread over 12-days is financially supported by the J&K State Sports Council
and Hockey India while HDFC Bank and
Aircel have also extended a helping hand
in making the event a success.
It has been reliably learn that the
State Sports Council has sanctioned a
grant of Rs 16 lakh in addition to other on
ground expenses to be occurred during
the event. However, the financial support
from the Hockey India depends upon the
number of teams reporting the host state.
Also present were general secretary
of Hockey J&K, Romal Singh, treasurer,
Rajinder Singh, Joint Secretary of the
State Sports Council, Siddharth Sharma
and Divisional Officer, Rajan Sharma.
Meanwhile, incharge Secretary of
the State Sports Council and Director
General of Department of Youth Services
and Sports, Navin Agarwal, who could
Atwal, Bhullar excited
about AfrAsia Bank
Mauritius Open
Agencies
Mauritius, May 4:
not make it to the press briefing, extended
his best wishes to the organisers and
those participating teams, especially
hosts J&K. New Astroturf To replace the
aging Astroturf at the KK Hakhu
Stadium, the State Sports Council contemplates plan to replace the state of the
art synthetic surface with a new one in
District Reasi Sport Climbing Championship
near future. This was stated by working
president of the Hockey J&K, SM Sahai in
reply a specific question at the press conference. He said that efforts are being
made to get a new turf for the K K Hakhu
Stadium so as to make Jammu one of the
selected venues to host national level
events by the Hockey India.
Indian golfer Arjun Atwal believes this week’s inaugural
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
will provide another opportunity
for Asia’s top stars to showcase
their growing stature in world
golf. The $1.1 million showpiece,
the first tri-sanctioned event by
the Asian, European and
Sunshine Tours, begins at the
spectacular Heritage Golf Club on
Thursday with the 132-man field
split equally amongst the three
major Tours and sprinkled with
invited players. The AfrAsia
Bank Mauritius Open is one of
five new tournaments on the
Asian Tour this season and Atwal,
a former number one and eighttime winner, is ready to put his
money on an Asian Tour member
lifting the title on Sunday.
I couldn’t sleep after my shot against
Ashok of Amba Kids bags boys’ title Mumbai Indians, says Rahane
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 04:
Ashok Singh of Amba Kids
Home, Panthal became the new
Reasi district sport climbing
champion in Boys category upsetting Yasser, the winner of the
last two years, in the Reasi
District
Sport
Climbing
Championship
held
at
Sprawling
Buds
School,
Chinore, here. Yasser was further relegated to the third place
when Anish Sharma clinched
the second position among 31
participants in this category.
Similarly, Tanisha Rajput, the
reigning champion in the sub
junior girls category was also
pushed to the third spot by
Muskan
Choudhary
and
Vishali Devi who clinched the
first and second positions respectively. There was stiff competition in the sub junior boys’
category in which Neeraj Singh,
Anil Singh and Sunny Kumar
bagged the first three positions.
About 62 boys and girls
competed in only three categories of boys, sub junior boys
and sub junior girls in lead
climbing only. Since most of the
participants were new to the
game the competitions in speed
climbing were not conducted.
However, demonstration in
speed climbing was given by
senior climbers of the game. The
competition was conducted exclusively by senior climbers.
Whereas Puneet Sharma and
Aman Arora were the Route setters Shashi Kant and Hardev
Singh acted as Belayers.
Shawetica Khajuria, a national
Judge of the game was the chief
judge of the competition. Sonam
Sidharth was the organising secretary who was well assisted by
Manik Slathia, a well qualified
mountaineer. Former MLA,
Ashwani sharma who has been
associated with the activities of
the Association for a long time,
was the chief guest on the occasion who distributed mementoes
and medal amongst the winners.
While addressing the gathering he congratulated the
Association for organising four
district competitions at the
start of the year and hoped that
the Association, despite infrastructure constraints, would
soon produce more national
and international champions.
He also expressed his gratitude towards the management
of Sprawling Buds School,
Chinore, Jammu who have provided a standard fiber glass 40ft
high climbing wall and related
facilities to the Association and
also have been sponsoring regular coaching camps for the
budding climbers.
Agencies
Mumbai, May 4:
Left sleepless after the last
time he played a bad shot against
Mumbai
Indians,
in-form
Rajasthan Royals batsman
Ajinkya Rahane said he was desperate to set the record straight
which helped him notch up the
sublime 91-run knock in an IPL
match here. “I was really hurt
when I got out (for 16 to R Vinay
Kumar) in the last game. I could
not sleep that night and was all
the time thinking about my shot
and about the loss (by 7 wickets).
I just wanted to make it count I
knew I was batting really well.
Once I was in after 6-7 overs, I
was planning to bat for 20 overs,”
said Rahane after piloting the
Royals to a match-winning score
of 189 for 2. The Mumbai-born
batsman, who has been in great
form in international cricket
(Tests as well as ODIs) for close to
two years, struck 3 sixes and 9
fours in his 54-ball knock and also featured in a stand of 113 with
Karnataka youngster Karun
Nair (61 in 38 balls).
Riding on this superb show
with the bat and some very good
bowling that followed, Royals
stopped Delhi Daredevils at 175
for 7 to win by 14 runs and regain
the top spot in the table with 14
points under their belt, two more
than second-placed Chennai
Super Kings. Rahane, who
crossed 400 runs in the IPL season during the fine unconquered
knock and now has 430 under his
belt, said he did not think about
his 100, that would have been only the second by all batsmen this
season. “I was not thinking
about a century at all. I just wanted to play as many shots as possible in that last over. We knew
190-95 would be a good score,”
said Rahane. “The partnership
between me and Karun after 14
overs was very important. Our
plan was to play as long as possible. Playing shots for set batsmen was easy as the wicket was
very good with true bounce. I
told Karun to time the ball as the
outfield was fast. Karun batted
positively from the other end.”
Rahane also complimented
Royals’ bowling in which
Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny
and James Faulkner secured
two wickets each while captain
Shane Watson bowled superbly
in taking 1 for 25. “It was a team
effort. Our bowlers bowled well.
The wicket was a bit helpful, but
once set it was easy for batsmen.
We have to give credit to our
bowlers. After the first six overs
it was not so easy to bowl. With
good bounce and pace, the wicket was in favour of batsmen.
They took wickets at regular intervals,” he said.
CYMK
Glimpses of Future
Here’s what Varun
Dhawan’s Badlapur
co-star Yami
Gautam does to
keep herself fit…
ENTERTAINMENT
'ABCD 2': 'Bezubaan'
track to release on May 7!
JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 10
SCREEN SHOW
Anushka Sharma
turns animal activist
on the sets of a reality
show
Bollywood young blood Varun
Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor will be
seen grooving in their upcoming venture
'ABCD 2'. The film is helmed by choreographer turned director Remo D'Souza and is
a sequel to 2013 hit dance film by the same
name 'ABCD'.
The makers have started promoting
the film in full swing, and the new song titled 'Bezubaan' is ready to rock the audiences on May 7. The lead actors took to
their respective Twitter handles and post-
Sunny Leone comes under the Censor
Board’s scanner for Mastizaade
Yami Gautam has taken up an interesting fitness
regime recently. The pretty actress who has been following a strict fitness regime now has gone ahead and chosen
a fun way to fitness with Zumba. Zumba is a fitness regime
that helps you work on your entire body and also helps in
building strength and enjoying throughout the process.
Yami has recently picked this up and is enjoying
workouts like never before as this includes dance and music. She feels that it also makes you feel upbeat when you
start your day with Zumba.
So, she did her research and invested in some interesting Zumba DVDs which she starts her day with. They
are also with Yami in her bag when she is traveling for
shoots.
Says Yami, “Zumba is an absolute fun way to stay fit.
The music and dance routine helps you release stress and
keeps you very happy. In fact, you are smiling throughout
the session which is the best way to start your day. I’ve
been enjoying it so far and it has been a whole lot of fun.
Besides, I can do this wherever I go and at my own pace.”
The actress is currently in the midst of her shooting
schedule for her next. She recently wrapped up a long
schedule in Patiala for the same.
Raj Kundra offended by Shah Rukh
Khan’s Frooti ad – find out why!
Sunny Leone’s Kuch Kuch Locha Hai that releases this Friday along with Amitabh
Bachchan-Deepika Padukone starrer Piku received an A certificate recently. Along with
KKLH, Sunny’s next – Mastizaade too has hit a similar roadblock.
This film directed by Milap Zaveri will see the Ek Paheli Leela actress playing a dual
role of Laila Lele and Lily Lele. The film which also features Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das
was to hit theatres on May 1, but is still awaiting clearances from the Censor Board due to
which the release date of the adult comedy has been postponed.
While talking about Mastizaade, a source at the CBFC, “The film has to go through a
lot of cuts, thanks to its bold content. The Censor Board’s revising committee will take a final call on the scenes and dialogues that need to be chopped off. Many Board members are
not happy with the content and the certification process might take longer than anticipated.” When producer Rangita Nandy was asked to comment on the issue, she said, “I am
sorry but I am unable to comment on this matter since it is currently before the CBFC.”
Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Deepika
Padukone: Who was the best dressed this week?
Anushka Sharma: It was the
Bombay Velvet actress’ birthday week
and she gave us two stunning appearances to talk about! She was spotted
wearing a maroon Nikhil Thampi
dress with tan sandals on her birthday.
More recently at the Dil Dhadakne Do
brunch she wore a rather edgy
Bhaavya Bhatnagar outfit with Curio
Cottage earrings. She wore the blue
Sailex floral printed dress at BV’s press
junket in Goa. Loved the summery
looks on her! She was also spotted wearing this red and black Tanieya Khanuja
dress for BV promotions.
Kangana Ranaut: We got to see a lot
of lovely looks from the National
Award winner this past week. Her airport style game was totally on point and
for the events she dressed like a superstar! She wore a Bihu Mohapatra dress
to collect her National Award. She
wore a Sailex dress for a Tanu Weds
Manu Returns promotion. She wore a gorgeous Toni Maticevski dress for another promotional event. Priyanka Chopra: To be honest, PC was a total style winner this past week! From the
Zoe Jordan dress with the Jeffrey Campbell heels to the Verb dress at the DDD brunch, PC’s style file was nothing short of impressive. She also
sported some uber cool looks to beat the heat like this Moschino cheap and chi top with Madison on Pedder skirt. She also wore distressed denims
with a printed Guess top to meet India’s first NBA player. Every look from the actress was awesome!
Deepika Padukone: DP decided to dazzle us with her summer-ready looks this week. None of her fashion statements were too flashy and her understated grace won us over. She wore an Armani jeans jumpsuit for a Piku event. She wore a Bodice crop top and Madison on Peddar palazzo pants
for an interview. She was also spotted going back to basics in a white tee and casual denims.
“Hey
guys
#bezubaan2.0
ed:
#BezubaanABCD2 is out on 7th May.
@VishalDadlani has done an incredible
rap @SachinJigarLive. Boom”
The film will hit the screens on June
19, 2015.
Anushka Sharma is flying high these days thanks to
her two films that are all set to hit the marquee. While
Bombay Velvet‘s retro look is garnering her credits, the
uber cool avatar in Dil Dhadakne Do must have added a few
more fans to her list. But the news we got from the sets of a
reality show will make her a darling of the animal rights activists. Apparently, she wasn’t convinced about an act involving a goat and so, she didn’t let it happen!
As a part of an act, a goat was supposed to be shown as
one who can drink cola. It was an animal act and the stage
was set. Anushka Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor were at the
show to promote their film Bombay Velvet. When the ac-
Apart from being the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan rules the ad world as well. SRK was roped in as the
face of Frooti - a popular mango drink back in 2013. The popular brand has gone for a makeover with a new logo
and visuals. In the new TV commercial, the ad makers have used stop motion animation technique to showcase
Frooti Life where miniature animated characters try to push a mango inside the new Frooti bottle and in the
background Aam suckita…lickita…enjoyita is played. King Khan is apart of the ad only towards the ends to say
The Frooti Life. While many people have found this ad refreshing bold, Shilpa Shetty’s hubby found this ad disgusting. He took to Twitter to express it. He wrote, “This Frooti ad is disgusting! Kids copying and singing suck it
lick it a. @iamsrk bhai how did u approve this script? Tasteless literally!”
Salman Khan’s
protégé Suraj
Pancholi’s co-star
Athiya Shetty does
her first magazine
cover!
Athiya Shetty is a superstar in the making. Suniel Shetty daughter will be seen
playing the lead in her debut film, the Hero
remake which also stars Suraj Pancholi.
Salman Khan has been mentoring both the
newbies for a while now and he is watching
over every move his two protégés are making to ensure that their first film is a super
hit! Athiya Shetty shot for her debut magazine cover and instead of going bold to make
a statement she chose to feature on the cover
of a bridal magazine dressed in wedding
trousseau and bridal make-up.
The first impression we get after looking
at Ms Shetty’s first cover is the she is totally
traditional with a hint of urbanity. She has
lovely desi features and her cheekbones are
worth dying for! She is wearing Amit Aggarwal on the cover. After seeing Athiya’s impressive magazine cover debut we
cannot wait to see what the Pancholi lad has in store for us! We are also dying to see Athiya’s chemistry with Suraj specially
because their romance is being overlooked by Salman Khan himself!
JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 11
Glimpses of Future
Modi govt policies will not
work : Sitaram Yechury
Agencies
NEW DELHI, May 5:
The Modi government's
policies to attract foreign investment and "humongous" tax
concessions to corporates will
not work because it will not
create productive capacity and
there is no purchasing power
with the people, says CPM general
secretary
Sitaram
Yechury.
Its policies have given the
opportunity to opposition parties to get together because it
has failed to fulfil the people's
aspirations the BJP had generated during the Lok Sabha election campaign and its steps
have further worsened the situ-
ation, he said.
Yechury, who was recently
elected the CPM general secretary, took on the government
on its 'Make in India' slogan
and said "the slogan should be
'Make for India', that is by India
and for India". "It (policies)
cannot work. I will give you the
reasons. You are giving concessions to attract more foreign investments. You are also giving
concessions to Indian corporates to invest more.
"The logic given by the government, even the Manmohan
Singh government earlier, is
that greater investments will
create new job opportunities
and thereby greater economic
growth. But there is a serious
flaw in this argument, why this
can't work," he said.
Even if this investment
comes in, it would be "meaningful only if it comes into productive sector and not to loot
our resources and expand their
profits, without creating pro-
Moga bandh evokes mixed response
Agencies
MOGA,May 5:
The day long bandh seeking
registration of criminal case
against owners of Orbit bus in
which a teenage girl was allegedly molested and pushed to death,
evoked a mixed response on
Monday.
The bandh called by opposition Congress, Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP), People's Party of Punjab
(PPP) and other social organisations saw few commercial establishments shut their shops, while
it was business as usual for others at other pockets in the area.
However, Orbit buses remained off the roads today. The
protesters have also demanded
for a CBI probe into the incident.
Meanwhile, expelled AAP leader
Yogendra Yadav met with the victims' family today and expressed
solidarity with them. Former
chief minister and deputy leader
of Congress in Lok Sabha
Amarinder Singh is also expected
to visit the family later in the day.
An uneasy calm prevailed in
Moga as the girl's death has taken
political overtones even as ruling
SAD-BJP brokered a compromise with the aggrieved family.
Yesterday, ending a four-day
protest against the ruling Badal
family, father of the victim accepted Punjab government's offer
of compensation and a job and also agreed for the post-mortem
and cremation of his daughter.
The body of the teen-aged girl
was consigned to flames at her
village Lande Ke amid tight secuPunjab chief minister
rity.
Parkash Singh Badal had described the incident as "intolerable" and "painful" while the police
said all the four accused had been
arrested.
The girl was pushed off a
moving bus last week along with
her mother after they resisted
molestation attempts. The bus belongs to Orbit Aviation, the company owned by relatives of
Punjab chief minister Parkash
Singh Badal.
ductive capacities in India."
"If they produce goods,
these need to be sold. But where
will you sell them? There is
global stagnation, our exports
have declined by 26 per cent
last year.
You can't sell these goods
abroad, you can't sell them in
India because the people's purchasing power is declining as a
result of these policies and
growing unemployment. "So
greater investment does not
create greater growth, unless
you economically empower
our own people, which can only
be done through a very high
dose of public investment
which has stopped for a long
time," Yechury said.
CPI-M Leader’s
Son Joins BJP
Agencies
Kolkata, May 4:
Arunava Nandy, the son of
late CPI(M) leader Amitava
Nandy, joined BJP today and
was welcomed to the fold by the
party's state unit president.
"Arunava is from a family of a
well-known Communist leader.
His joining the party will certainly add strength to BJP and
inspire more youths to come
and join us," BJP state president Rahul Sinha said. When
asked why he chose to join BJP
being
from
a
despite
Communist family, 36-year-old
Arunava, who has never been
associated with any political
outfit, said "I cannot let a party
or its leaders dictate what I
should be doing, whom I should
talk to or not talk to. This is the
situation in both CPI(M) and
the ruling Trinamool Congress
(TMC). "In fact, I think people
have forgotten the ideology
which my father used to believe
in. Things have changed a lot in
CPI-M and that's why I thought
of joining BJP and working for
it," he said.
TN parties urge Centre to stop
Asaduddin Owaisi
Kerala from conducting feasibility questions Bharat Ratna
study for new dam at Mullaperiyar to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Agencies
CHENNAI,May 5:
Coming down heavily on the Kerala government for
taking up a feasibility study for the construction of a new
dam at Mullaperiyar, the opposition parties in Tamil
Nadu on Monday urged the central government to immediately step in and halt the process as it violates a Supreme
Court order.
The Kerala government has taken up the study after
the National the National Board for Wildlife of the ministry of environment and forests cleared the state's plan
last year for an environment impact assessment for a new
dam. The board's standing committee under the environment and forest minister Prakash Javedekar cleared the
proposal in its meeting in mid-August. "This has created
fear and anxiety among farmers. This initiative of Kerala,
which will jeopardize interstate relationship, is condemnable," said PMK leader S Ramadoss. In its order in
2014, the Supreme Court permitted Tamil Nadu to raise the
storage level to 142 feet and then to 152 feet after completion
of the maintenance works at the baby dam. The five-member Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R M Lodha
held that there was no apprehension about the safety of the
century old dam. Kerala abandoned an earlier attempt to
conduct surveys at 15 places in the Vellakadavu region following strong protests from Tamil Nadu. "Now it is trying
to exploit the presence of an incapable government in
Tamil Nadu by renewing its attempts. It is very disturbing
that the Tamil Nadu government is a mute spectator," the
PMK leader said. He recalled the unrest in Madurai and
Theni districts in 2011, which even escalated into a law and
order issue. MDMK leader Vaiko criticised the Modi government for supporting the Kerala government on the issue. "The environment ministry's nod for a feasibility
study is violating the Supreme Court order," he said in a
statement. He urged the Centre to stop Kerala from conducting the study.
We will be withdrawing from Nepal and
sending our troops back to India: NDRF
Agencies
Kathmandu, May 5:
The NDRF said on Monday
that they would be withdrawing from Nepal which was hit
by a devastating earthquake
recently. "We will be withdrawing from Nepal and will be
making our demobilisation
plan and will be sending our
troops back to the country, OP
Singh, DG, NDRF said.
He clarified that the reason
that "search and rescue operations have come to an end," as
per ANI. "Nepalese government has decided that all countries which have the 'search
and rescue' team should return
back to their countries," Singh
added, as per ANI.
At the same time, Ranjeet
Rae, Indian Ambassador to
Nepal said, "Once 'search and
rescue' is over, focus shifts to
removal of rubble and 'relief
and rehabilitation' efforts.
After 8-9 days of an earthquake,
the possibility is very low that
you will find live people."
On the other hand, Kiren
Rijiju, MoS Home, said, "NDRF
was deployed in Nepal for rescue operations and rescue
work has been accomplished.
Not only India's but forces of 32
countries deployed there, have
been asked to prepare for return. Nepal government has
asked rescue teams to demobilize so reconstruction and rehabilitation ops can start,
shouldn't be taken in any other
sense."
Meanwhile, the Nepal government today asked hundreds
of foreign rescue workers to
leave the quake-hit country as
immediate relief has already
been provided and the remaining tasks will be carried out by
its army and police.
The major rescue work in
Kathmandu and surrounding
areas is over and the remaining operations can be handled
by local workers, Information
Minister Minendra Rijal said,
as per PTI. However, there was
work remaining in the villages
and remote mountainous areas
that could be carried out by foreign aid volunteers along with
local police and army, he said.
The
Central
Natural
Disaster Relief Committee headed by Home Minister Bam
Dev Gautam, who is also the
Deputy Prime Minister - had
asked the government to bid
adieu to the foreign rescue
teams yesterday, eight days after the deadly earthquake hit
the Himalayan nation.
Around 4,500 people from
around 34 nations, including
National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) teams from
India, came to Nepal after the
April 25 earthquake to carry
out the rescue work and pull
people out of the debris.
Most of the rescue teams
were carrying out operations
in the worst affected districts of
the
Kathmandu
Valley,
Sindhupalchowk and Gorkha
districts. "Its more than eight
days after the earthquake. The
rescue teams have served their
purpose and we are very thankful to them. The Central
Disaster
Relief
Natural
Committee has recommended
the government to thank these
teams for the work they have
done for Nepal so that they can
exit the country.
It is up to the government
to take a call now," home ministry official Laxmi Prasad
Dhakal said.
"According to the guidelines of International Search
and Rescue Group (INSRAG)
guidelines, the search and rescue teams have to be carried
out for 7 days, when the survival chances are highest. The
remaining search and rescue
work will now be carried out by
the Nepalese army and police,"
he added. However, all the relief and medical teams are still
in Nepal carrying out their operations.
The medical teams are expected to be in the country for
some more time.
More than 7,200 people, including 54 foreigners have lost
their lives in the 7.9-magnitude
earthquake.
Agencies
NEW DELHI, May 5:
Not new to stoking
controversies, All India
Majlis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen (AIMIM)
Asaduddin
chief,
Owaisi on Monday
the
questioned
Narendra Modi-led government's decision to
confer on Bharat Ratna
to
former
Prime
Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, alleging that
the BJP's most acceptable face had a role in
Babri Masjid demolition.
Vajpayee was awarded the
Bharat Ratna on March 27 this
year when President Pranab
Mukherjee went to the ailing former Prime Minister's residence.
Owaisi also questioned the logic of
conferring Padma Vibhushan to
the BJP patriarch LK Advani.
With its electoral curve showing
an upward trend in Maharashtra,
AIMIM is now focusing on Uttar
Pradesh in an apparent move to
make inroads into the support base
of Samajwadi Party and BSP.
"We are going to contest assembly
elections
in
Uttar
Pradesh," AIMIM chief said couple
Nitish failed to support rain-hit
Bihar farmers: Sushil Modi
Agencies
Patna, May 4:
of days ago. Elections in Uttar
Pradesh are scheduled in early
2017.
The Lok Sabha MP told PTI it
was "too early" to say whether
AIMIM would align with any other
party in Uttar Pradesh.
He said his party has not taken
any decision on the issue of contesting Assembly polls in Bihar
scheduled later this year and in
West Bengal next year, both the
states with sizeable Muslim voters.
Till BJP's emergence in 2014 Lok
Sabha polls, politics in Uttar
Pradesh has been dominated by
the SP and the BSP for the past
decade.
Police Fire Stun Grenades at Tel
Aviv Rally by Ethiopian Israelis
Agencies
Tel Aviv, May 4:
Police fired stun grenades
to disperse a rally by Ethiopian
Israelis demonstrating in central Tel Aviv against alleged
police brutality and widespread discrimination.
Some of the demonstrators
hurled stones, bottles and
chairs from nearby restaurants after attempting to storm
the Tel Aviv municipality
building.
Mounted police used riot
stun grenades and water cannon as well as pepper spray yesterday to disperse the crowd
and clear nearby streets, but an
AFP correspondent said the
protesters kept returning.
Emergency medical services said 23 officers and seven
demonstrators were injured in
the clashes. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a
number of protesters were arrested. Internal Security
Minister
Yitzhak
Aharonovitch said dispersing
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of Lord Budha with a message Bless the Nepal victims at Puri beach in
Odisha.
the "riot" was difficult since it
had no clear leadership. "There
is nobody to talk to," he told reporters. Yesterday's protest
came three days after a stormy
demonstration in Jerusalem
sparked by footage showing
two policemen beating a uniformed Israeli soldier of
Ethiopian origin.
Scores of other Israelis also
joined yesterday's rally, chanting and holding up signs read-
ing: "A violent policeman must
be put in prison" and "We demand equal rights". As they
marched through Tel Aviv,
some held their arms up in the
air, wrists crossed as if handcuffed.
Demonstrators
earlier
blocked the Ayalon expressway during rush-hour, causing
huge traffic jams on one of
Israel's central highways before police forcefully evacuat-
ed them. "Being black, I have to
protest today," 34-year-old
Eddie Maconen told AFP before the clashes outside the municipality. "I never experienced police violence against
me personally, but it is aimed
at my community which I have
to support," he said.
Police estimated 3,000 people took part in the demonstration, while media reports cited
organisers as putting the number at 10,000. Zion Cohen, an
Israeli participant, told AFP
the Ethiopians were "a hundred per cent right" to protest.
"It's a racist country and we
don't accept them," he said.
As the rally began, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
released a statement saying
that today he would meet
Damas Pakada, the soldier who
was beaten, as well as other
representatives
of
the
Ethiopian community.
"All claims will be looked
into but there is no place for violence and such disturbances,"
Netanyahu said after the clashes broke out.
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar
Modi on Monday said that Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar has failed to support farmers affected by unseasonal rains and
claimed that the recent suicide of a debtridden farmer was the first such incident
in the state in post-Independence era.
"Nitish Kumar has failed to support
the farmers in the state who were affected
by unseasonal rains and cyclonic
storms," he said.
Modi, along with the Union Minister
of State for Sanitation and Drinking
Water Ram Kripal Yadav and other BJP
leaders, met the family members of
farmer Gajendra Singh, in Singhara
Panchayat area under Patna district.
Singh had committed suicide last
week by consuming pesticide in Singhara
panchayat under Patna district's Maner.
Referring to reports that the Centre
has denied permission to the Chief
Minister to visit Janakpur in Nepal to
reach out to quake-ravaged people there,
the senior BJP leader said that Kumar
should have visited the farmer's family to
console them instead of showing 'desperation' to visit Nepal.
Modi termed it a matter of shame that
a farmer in his state took such an extreme
step to end his life over non-procurement
of paddy harvest despite a rice mill,
owned by a local JD(U) leader, located in
his neighbourhood.
Singh's suicide was the first such in-
cident in Bihar in post-independence era,
the former Deputy chief minister said.
Singh took the extreme step due to
mounting debt in the wake of the state's
faulty foodgrain procurement policy as
well as its indifference to address the
woes of farmers whose crops had been destroyed by unseasonal rains and cyclonic
storms over the past couple of months,
Modi said in a statement.
Describing the farmer's suicide as a
blot on the Kumar government, Modi
asked the state to set up an all-party committee to probe the matter.
He also demanded that the government should announce Rs ten lakh compensation to the aggrieved family, government job to Singh's widow and free education for his children. PTI
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courage to renounce all these," Modi said.
Mufti
Appreciating the role of BRO in maintaining the roads in the State
in extremely hostile weather conditions, Mufti Sayeed made specific
mention of repair of Thanamandi-Buffliaz stretch, which connects
Poonch district of Jammu with Shopian in Kashmir Valley through the
Mughal Road. He said the improvement of this stretch will provide a viable alternate road link between Jammu and Kashmir divisions.
Mufti Sayeed also raised the issue of prioritizing regular maintenance of Kishtwar-Sinthan-Anantnag, Bandipore-Gurez, Sopore
Bypass, Jammu-Poonch, Basohli-Bani-Bhaderwah, Doda-Bhaderwah,
Reasi-Mahore, Rajouri-Kandi-Budhal, Pouni-Kalakote-Rajouri,
Surankote-Buffliaz, Loran-Basam Gali-Tangmarg, Dhar-Mahanpur
and Old Samba-Kathua roads, which fall within the domain of BRO.
While assuring the Chief Minister about the proper maintenance
of National Highways and other important roads under their control,
DG BRO said he will personally visit the State this month to prioritize
the issues flagged in the meeting. He said manpower for maintenance
of roads has been supplemented by 40% in J&K so that frequent closure
at treacherous spots along the National Highway is avoided in future.
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, Commissioner /
Secretary, Public Works, Rohit Kansal, DDG BRO, R. K. Sharma and
Chief Engineers PWD of Kashmir and Jammu divisions attended the
meeting.
Couple
body parts were chopped off into pieces soon after she was killed an
she was dumped into a septic tank of their rented accommodation at
Muthi,” police quoting the discloser of the accused couple, said.
They said they (couple) have hired a separate rented accommodation despite having another rented accommodation in Chinore in
which they are residing presently.
Immediately, a police party rushed there in presence of FSL Team
and Magistrate, and they recovered the body following which the case
was covered into 302 of RPC.
Pertinently, the couple was involved in immoral trafficking in 2010
and a case stand registered at Bakshi Nagar police station. The investigation into the case is on to ascertain the facts.
Mufti
encroachment in Poonch Haveli followed by 685 hectares in
Mendhar tehsil and 574.25 hectares in Surankote tehsil of the district,"
Bhagat said. The minister said that retrieving encroached land is the
mission of the Government and directed Conservator of Forest to ensure the demarcation of forest land besides starting the process of the
evictions as per Forest Act. Several colonies have come-up illegally in
encroached forest lands in Sidhra, Nagorta, Bhatindi, Bajalta, Raika
Sunjwan and Chowadi belts lower Shavaliks in Jammu city.
"Jammu city, which had a huge cover of the famous Shivalik and
Lower Shivaliks forest ranges has been destroyed and massively encroached slowly during two decades of militancy in Jammu and
Kashmir", said Advocate Chander Mohan Sharma, an environmental
activist and social worker. Sharma, who heads the 'River Tawi Bachao
Abhiyaan' campaign welcomed the initiative taken by the J&K government. "We welcome the steps taken by the J&K government Forest
Minister in particular to evict encroachers in the lower Shivalik range
after demarcation," he said. "These forests were pride to Jammu people. But now it has been encroached. All those involved should be punished. All constructions along the banks of River Tawi should be
banned. We have requested the Forest minister in this regard",
Sharma said. The activist had also called for probe into the destruction
of the record of the said forest lands by influential people. The total forest area of Jammu and Kashmir is 20,230 square kilometres.
Missing
Shikargah was recovered near Chari-Sangri of Shikargah forests.
According to his family members he went missing since 02-05-2015
when he left to collect wild Mushroom in the jungle. Apparently he had
slipped from a cliff into a nallah. Police has started investigation under
section 174 CrPC to ascertain the cause of his death. The body was handed over to his relatives for last rites.
SPO
tipper leading to his critical injuries. Police said that the critically
wounded SPO was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his
wounds. Police have started investigation in the case.
Man
him to the hospital where the doctors pronounced him as brought
dead. Inquest proceeding under 174 of CrPC has been initiated.
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Rafale Negotiations With
France to Start in May: Parrikar
PANAJI | MAY 04:
Ahead of French Defence Minister
Jean-Yves Le Drian's visit to New Delhi
this week, India today said negotiations for
buying 36 Rafale fighters off the shelf will
commence this month and will be wrapped
up in a time- bound manner.
"The government-to-government committee will be set up which will begin negotiations on the (Rafale) deal. The negotiations will start anytime in May and we
have to conclude them as early as possible," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
told PTI here.
Jean-Yves Le Drian is scheduled to visit India on May 5 and hold talks with
Parrikar and National Security Advisor
Ajit Doval on May 6 to carry forward the
proposed deal.
Last month, during Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's visit to Paris, India and
France had agreed to get into a government
to government contract for 36 Rafale jets in
fly-away condition keeping the critical requirement of the Indian Air Force in mind.
The deal is estimated to be over USD 6
billion and will have about 30-50 per cent
offset.
Parrikar said the government-appointed committee will complete the negotiations in a "time-bound manner".
"He (Drian) will visit only for the purpose of working out the modalities and to
take the process forward. We will not be directly involved in future talks. The committee is being appointed for it by two governments to kick-start the process and fix
the modalities," he said.
French defence major Dassault
Aviation, makers of Rafale, is likely to enter into a joint venture with state-run HAL
or any private player to set up a base here
for augmenting its existing production line
in Merignac in France, defence sources
said.
Parrikar also said the Defence
Procurement Policy (DPP) will be in place
in the next two-three months and is likely
to come up before the ministry in June as
there are some chapters that are to be addressed. "Basically the policy consists of
exports, 'Make In India' initiative, levelplaying field for suppliers, policy on
agents, black listing policy besides others,"
he said. Parrikar maintained that these are
under finalisation and some of them might
be notified before the end of June.
"But I can say that in next two-three
months the DPP will be in place," he added.
The Defence Minister said the policy
for procurements would depend on strate-
Buddha Purnima celebrated in Leh
Leh, May 4:
People of Leh today celebrated Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, with joy and fervour. Thousands, including school children, monks, nuns, gathered at Leh Chokang, a
Buddhist temple, from where they proceeded through different ways
to Tsemo Gonpa, a Buddhist monastery here. The procession culminated at the historic Leh Pologround with a cultural programme, in
which several speakers addressed the gathering and threw light on
the life of Lord Buddha. School children also brought religious
tableaux showcasing the philosophy of Buddhism on the occasion.
Man injured in a bear attack
Srinagar May 04:
A man was injured when a bear attacked him while he was grazing his cattle at Pethkote, Bandipora. A bear attacked and injured a 35
year old Mir Hussain Rahti son of Shamus-ud-Din Rahti resident of
Panar while he was grazing cattle at Panar in the jurisdiction of
Police Station Pethkote, Bandipora. The injured was shifted to hospital for treatment.
gic importance of the deal and its type.
He said the Defence Ministry's committee on DPP will give its report within 45
days.
"The committee will go through DPP
and suggest amendments in next 45 days.
They can also submit their interim report
so that some aspects would be dealt in the
meantime. You can see lot of procedures
coming up in May and June itself," he said.
Parrikar said despite the work is in
progress over the DPP, the Ministry has already cleared procurements worth Rs
1,10,000 crore, of which 90 per cent are under 'Make in India' initiative.
"The current procedures have lot of lacunae. It has lot of unexplained areas. The
committee is considering some of the aspects in the procedures like level-playing
field for everyone, and also excise duty will
be common across the board. We are also
working on other areas to have more transparency and easier modes," he added.
The Minister said the DPP, which establishes parametres for India's defence
procurement process, is going to be the
biggest step for the Ministry which has already taken up some action including allowing 49 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector and in some cases
even 100 per cent.
"The second step is that most of the
procurements are done with majority of
the component with Make In India. The
Defence Ministry has also delisted some of
the items for exports. In the last 6-8 months
the export NOCs are granted online," he
added.
"Earlier, the NOCs used to take
months to get cleared.. Now we give them
within specified time frame... I have been
intimated by industry that export NOCs
are getting cleared faster," Parrikar commented.
The Minister said the entire idea of
DPP is to ensure that 'Make In India' initiative is a success and also long term guarantee is provided to the suppliers.
"Today, if someone makes an item for
defence, there is no guarantee that he will
get the order for five years at a stretch. Who
will develop something and spend energy
unless he is clear on what is the amount of
business that he would be able to do ? If
someone develops something he needs a
long term guarantee," said the minister
adding "the Ministry will treat suppliers as
partners."
Parrikar said when someone develops
something he should be given initial support. This aspect would be considered in
DPP.
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JAMMU TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, PAGE 12
Glimpses of Future
India destined to lead the
world: Dr Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, May 4:
Speaking at an Intellectual
Meet organized by “Forum for
Awareness of National Security”
(FANS) here today, Union
Minister of State (Independent
Charge) of the Ministry of
Development of North-Eastern
Region (DoNER), MoS PMO,
Public
Personnel,
Grievances,Pensions, Atomic
Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra
Singh said, India is destined to
lead the world and in very near
future, sooner than later, India
will assume a role which would
be emulated by the rest of the nations.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the
indicators of this emerging phenomenon have become more
than visible in the last few
months from the manner in
which Prime Minister Narendra
Modi is receiving an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response in
whichever country he visits. The
point to be realized is that this
kind of response is happening on
two accounts... first, the imposing presence of Narendra Modi
among the world’s Heads of
States, which projects him as
somebody who has the potential
to lead from the front. The second
factor behind the eulogizing response being received by India is
that, unlike in the past, there is a
political dispensation which is
stable with two-third majority
and is constantly moving forward on a fast-track. Time has arrived, Dr Jitendra Singh said,
when India would not have to
motivate or convince the neighbouring countries in the subcontinent and the South Asia to
come round to its point of view,
but on the contrary, all these nations will be constrained to fall in
line and follow the path chosen
by India. India’s supremacy, in
the years to come, would not be
established through military
might or aggressive posturing,
but sheerly on the strength of its
economic, scientific and academic excellence, he added. Citing an
example, he said, for instance,
even before developing a SAARC
satellite, India has already assumed a lead role in space upmanship by providing vital communication, navigation and disaster management infrastructure to the SAARC countries. It is
no small achievement that the
disaster management capabilities recently demonstrated by
India in Nepal have left even developed nations like China wondering where they had faltered
while India had suddenly forged
ahead in a big way, he added.
India has already arrived, said
Dr. Jitendra Singh, and it is now
for us to prepare ourselves for
the great leap forward.
Speaking on the occasion,
thinker and ideologue Indresh
Kumar recommended extended
role for SAARC and dominant
participation of India in the community of SAARC nations. He
said, time has come for India to
take over the responsibility of
wider role to address the economic and security concerns of
the region.
Indresh suggested wider discussion to explore the possibilities of setting up a SAARC capital
and a SAARC University with
India as the nucleus. This will also help in greater integration of
the region and at the same time
consolidate the forces of national
integration within India, he
added.
From his experience and
study of Jammu & Kashmir,
Indresh Kumar suggested methods of non-violent motivation to
deal with divergent elements so
that they could be made to see the
reason and become part of the
great “Make in India” mission.
Earlier, General Secretary
FANS, Naveen Kumar welcomed
the guests and presented a resume of the various activities organized by the Forum from time
to time. Among others who spoke
on the occasion were former
Delhi Police Commissioner R.S.
Gupta, former RAW Chief
Sanjeev
Tripathi,
former
Director (IB) Yashwardhan Azad
and former IG BSF D.S. Rathore.
Contradictory Status report: DB DB directives in PIL
against Cow Slaughtering
directs to file fresh status report
Jammu, May 04:
Jammu, May 4:
In a Public Interest Litigation
(PIL) filed by Viklang Chattra Trust
through its Organizer Satya Pal
Saraf regarding better care of Old
Age Home, Division Bench of High
Court comprising Justice Dhiraj
Singh Thakur and Justice Bansi Lal
Bhat, directed to file fresh status report with a view to inform this Court
regarding the complete steps taken
for identifying the land as also the
steps initiated for the construction of
the composite homes. When the matter taken-up for hearing, AAG
Ravinder Gupta on behalf of Social
Welfare Department wherein a stand
has taken that land measuring 16
Kanals situated at Village Bhalwal
has been identified for construction
of composite home and in regard to
which some steps have already been
taken by the Revenue Filed Agencies.
Division Bench after gone
through the status report observed
that nothing has been stated with regard to land for construction of a similar composite home at Srinagar and
observed that this report appears to
be contradictory to the earlier filed
by the Divisional Commissioner,
Jammu wherein it was stated that 16
Kanals of land has been identified in
Tehsil Nagrota Village Sri Khurd and
Panjgraina and a similar chunk of
land at Samboora Tehsil Pampore.
With regarding to confusion created between the two reports, Sr.
AAG Seema Shekhar undertakes to
clarify the stand by next date of hearing and Division Bench directed respondents to file fresh status report
with a view to inform this Court regarding the complete steps taken for
identifying the land as also the steps
initiated for the construction of the
composite homes. JNF
In a Public Interest Litigation filed by
an Advocate Parimoksh seth in which he
submits that inspite of the fact that penal
provisions of RPC make slaughtering or
killing of bovine animals an offence punishable u/s 298-A and even when possession of
such slaughtered animal, an act punishable
u/s 298-B of the RPC, yet slaughtering and
sale of such slaughtered animals in rampant
in some parts of the state of Jammu and
Kashmir and it is also stated that this goes on
with the active connivance of the authorities who are otherwise supposed to check
this practice, which severely affected the religious sentiments of a section of the society
in which Division Bench directed
41% Indian Girls Are
Married By 19 Years of age
Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and
Kashmir to file a report as to the steps that
have been taken with a view to prevent either slaughtering or sale of such slaughtered
animals in various areas falling under their
jurisdiction also directed DB shall obtain inputs from Inspector General of Police
Jammu as well as Kashmir range, to find out
as to whether the activities of slaughtering
of bovine animals and their sale is being undertaken as commercial level on regular
basis and if so, what steps have been taken
by them with a view to brining the guilty
to book. A Division Bench of State High
Court Comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh
Thakur and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, directed petitioner to file reply to status report filed by the state. JNF
Mufti visits late
Mohammad Yousuf
Shah’s family, offers
condolences
SRINAGAR, MAY 04
In a series of revelations about 'marriageable age' among girls in the country, the freshly released data from 2011 census has found
out around 41.3 per cent of all girls aged 19 are
married, Times of India reports.
According to the report, of over 10 million
19-year-old girls at the time of the census,
more than 4.1 million were married, or already divorced, separated or widowed.
The trend is dominating in the states of
Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and
Rajasthan, where teenage brides are in majority. In states like Tripura (49.6%) and Madhya
Pradesh (46.6%), 19-year-old brides are in minority. Compared to the previous census of
2001, the new data also affirms that the age of
marriage is getting pushed back. In 2001 census, about 25 per cent of girls aged 15 to 19 were
married. However, the same figure has
shrunk to 20 per cent in 2011 census.
It also underlies a naked rural-urban divide. An apparent difference between the marital status of teenage girls in urban and rural
areas helps to understand the case. For exam-
ple, 47.3 per cent of 19-year girls are married in
rural areas as compare to the figure of 29.2 per
cent in urban areas, the report says.
In most states, a majority of girls seem to
be married by the time they are 20 years old,
the report further added. Which are the states
that fare better with respect to this data?
With Nagaland being the best, the list
criss-crosses from south to north including
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa to Jammu and
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and
Uttarakhand. Not surprisingly, Delhi, with a
19.6 per cent figure, is among the front runners. But then again, the capital is almost entirely an urban entity.
The census data also punctures the notions of 'backward' and 'advanced' states having any correlation with the marriageable age
of girls. Data shows little difference between
the comparatively advanced and backward
states. While UP (38%), Odisha (33.3) and
Chhattisgarh (37.5%) do better than the national average, well-developed states like
Gujarat (38.3%), Maharashtra (39.4%) and
Karnataka (39.7%) are not far from the national average.
Vehicles at Mughal road after it was opened for one-way traffic, thus connecting Shopian and Poonch district.
Nepal Asks Foreign Rescue Workers to Return Home
KATHMANDU | MAY 04:
Nepal government today asked hundreds of foreign rescue workers to leave the
quake-hit country as immediate relief has already been provided and the remaining tasks
will be carried out by its army and police.
The major rescue work in Kathmandu
and surrounding areas is over and the remaining operations can be handled by local
workers, Information Minister Minendra
Rijal said. However, there was work remaining in the villages and remote mountainous
areas that could be carried out by foreign aid
volunteers along with local police and army,
he said. The Central Natural Disaster Relief
Committee - headed by Home Minister Bam
Dev Gautam, who is also the Deputy Prime
Minister - had asked the government to bid
adieu to the foreign rescue teams yesterday,
ALL J&K DALIT CHETNA MANCH CELEBRATES LORD BUDDHA, AMBEDKAR JAYANTI
eight days after the deadly earthquake hit the
Himalayan nation. Around 4,500 people from
around 34 nations, including National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams from
India, came to Nepal after the April 25 earthquake to carry out the rescue work and pull
people out of the debris.
Most of the rescue teams were carrying
out operations in the worst affected districts
of the Kathmandu Valley, Sindhupalchowk
Govt will uplift socio economic condition of SC, ST, BPL: Zulfkar
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Jammu, May 04:
All J&K Dalit Chetna Manch celebrated Lord
Buddha and Baba Saheb Dr. B. R Ambedkar
Jayanti in a function organized in the premises
of Guru Nabha Dass Community Hall at Dogra
Hall here today.
On the occasion, the Minister for CAPD Ch.
Zulfkar Ali was the chief guest besides MLA
Chamb, MLA Samba and President All J&K Dalit
Chetna Manch were also present.
While inaugurated the function with the
lightening of lamp, the Minister throw light on
the significant role played by Baba Sahib for the
welfare of the weaker section, poors and
Downtrodden. He recalled Baba Sahib Dr. B.R
Ambedkar as a great social reformer and legal luminary who played a pivotal role in framing the
constitution of India.
He also remembered Dr. Ambedkar's great
contribution in public welfare, upliftment of the
poor, downtrodden and weaker sections of the society. All J&K Dalit Chetna Manch also presented a chatter of demands to the Minister for their
early redressal including Provision of
Reservation in contractual adhoc appointments
RET’S, REZ’S, NRHM, Anganwadi workers/
Helpers, Representation in Legislative Council
and due share in Council of Ministers, changing
of Nomenclature, Provision of Colonies for
houseless, landless poor scheduled caste families, Constitution of State SC/ ST Commission,
etc.
Zulfkar assured the All J&K Dalit Chetna
Manch that all their genuine demands would be
redressed in a phased manner.
As per the commitment of the coalition government under the leadership of Chief Minister
Mufti Mohd Sayed, the minister said that govt.
will uplift the socio-economic condition of the
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and below
poverty line people also, he added.
and Gorkha districts. "Its more than eight
days after the earthquake. The rescue teams
have served their purpose and we are very
thankful to them." "The Central Natural
Disaster Relief Committee has recommended the government to thank these teams for
the work they have done for Nepal so that
they can exit the country. It is up to the government to take a call now," home ministry
official Laxmi Prasad Dhakal said.
Owner Determined To Take
His Cow For Entrance Exam
Srinagar, May 4
The admit card was issued by
the Board in the name of Kachir
Gaaw (Brown Cow), which is supposedly daughter of Gura Dand (Red
Bull). A Budgam resident, who managed to get the hall ticket for his
Brown Cow to write a professional
entrance examination, said he is determined to take the bovine to write
the papers. “You are invited. It is my
legal right to take my cow for the exam. I have paid the fees, so it is my
right to take the cow there,” Abdul
Rashid Bhat told reporters. “It was
not my intention to hurt anyone’s
feeling or make a joke of someone. I
filled this form only to check the system,” Bhat, who hails from
Chadoora area of central Kashmir
Budgam district, said. In an attempt
to expose the loopholes in the online
registration system of Jammu and
Kashmir Board of Professional
Entrance Examination (BOPEE),
Bhat had managed to acquire an admit card for his cow to write the examination for admission to Diploma
in Polytechnic College. The admit
card was issued by the Board in the
name of Kachir Gaaw (Brown Cow),
which is supposedly daughter of
Gura Dand (Red Bull). The cow has
been allotted a seat at Government
Degree College, Bemina for writing
the examination scheduled to be
held on May 10. Bhat said the present
system of BOPEE allows all and
sundry to register for the examinations. “You also know how BOPEE
exams are conducted – it can be a
cow, calf or Buffalo. I thought of trying to fill a form for a cow and I completed all formalities including payment of the fees,” he added.
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New Delhi, May 4:
Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed, today visited the residence of
late Mohammad Yousaf Shah, former
Chairman of J&K Cooperative Bank,
who passed away last week.
Late Shah was also the father-inlaw of Minister for Public Works,
Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, Syed
Altaf Bukhari.
Minister for Finance, Dr. Haseeb
A. Drabu, MLA Rafiabad, Yawar Mir,
and former Minister, Dilawar Mir,
were also present.
Paying rich tributes to the deceased, the Chief Minister described
him as a noble soul who lived a simple
life. The Chief Minister spent some
time with Syed Altaf Bukhari and the
other members of the bereaved family
and expressed sympathies with them.
He also prayed for eternal peace to the
departed soul.