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JAMMU WEDNESDAY | MAY 13, 2015 | VOL. 30 | NO. 131 | REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 | E-mail : [email protected] | epaper.glimpsesoffuture.in
Earthquake Strike Nepal again;
42 dead, more than 1000 Injured
17 killed in Bihar and UP;
Panic gripped India again
USGS said there were five more aftershocks measuring over 5 on the Richter
Scale after the second tremor that kept
people on the edge. Police said half-adozen buildings were destroyed in
Kathmandu.
The fresh quake triggered massive
panic among the people, who have been
staying in the open since the 7.9-magnitude temblor struck on April 25, killing
MEA Sets Up Control Rooms
in Delhi, Nepal
New Delhi, May 12, 2015
A new 7.3-magnitude earthquake
and several powerful aftershocks shook
Nepal today killing at least 42 people
and triggering panic in the Himalayan
nation already devastated by a massive
temblor less than three weeks back that
had claimed over 8,000 lives.
Nepal's Home Ministry while putting the death toll at 42 said another
1,117 people had been injured in the latest quake that hit hardest in remote
mountain districts northeast of the
country's capital Kathmandu.
The earthquake struck at 12:35 PM,
some 83 km east of Kathmandu near
Mount Everest at a shallow depth of 15
km, the US Geological Survey(USGS)
said. The agency had earlier measured
the quake at 7.4 on the Richter Scale but
later revised the intensity to 7.3.
News Digest
J&K Govt failed to
surrender Rs 7,424
crore saving: CAG
Jammu, May 12:
The Jammu and Kashmir government
during 2013-14, failed to surrender Rs
7,424.66 crore saving amount, the
Comptroller and Auditor General has said.
See J&K on page 11
Militant Hideout
Busted in Sopore,
Arms Cache Seized
Srinagar, May 12:
Security forces Tuesday busted a militant hideout in Sopore area of north
Kashmir's Baramulla district, recovering a
cache of arms and ammunition including
See MILITANT on page 11
Girl hit by co-passenger
for objecting to his lewd
comments
Jammu, May 12
A class XII student was injured after
she was allegedly slapped by a co-passenger in a bus when she objected to his lewd
See GIRL on page 11
ASI among three cops
suspended as under
trial escapes from court
Jammu, May 12:
See EARTHQUAKE on page 11
NDRF teams put on alert
following fresh quake; PM
convenes meeting
New Delhi, May 12:
The quake hit Dolakha and
Sindhupalchowk districts - the worstaffected areas in the last month's tem-
blor. At least 19 people were killed in
Dolakha, police said. A second tremor
of 6.3-magnitude struck about 30 min-
Multi-Crore land scam in Channi Himmat:
Tehsildar submits
status report to
DC Jammu
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
In a significant development in the multi-crore land
scam case in Channi Himmat Housing colony the office of
Tehsildar (Bahu), Jammu in its latest report to the
Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ajeet Kumar Sahu has
submitted that in the site map of Channi Himmat duly
prepared by the J&K Housing board a road is shown on either side of Thanger nallah and nowhere there was any
mention of any commercial activity on the layout map of
the housing colony on the reclaimed land of the Thanger
nallah In the same report which was submitted to DC
Jammu on May 11, 2015 by the Tehsildar (BAHU), Jammu
it is clearly stated that nothing was mentioned on the map
regarding reclaimed land to be used for commercial purposes.
According to official sources, "Tehsildar (Bahu)
Jammu has submitted the report to the Deputy
Commissioner Jammu after personally verifying the layout map of the Channi Himmat housing prepared by the
J&K Housing Board and relevant Revenue records.
According to official sources the total area of Nallah
in village Channi Himmat bearing Khasra no 165 measuring 70 kanals and 3 Marlas and bearing khasra no 247
measuring 51 kanals and 12 Marlas, out of which J&K
Housing board has acquired Khasra no 165 measuring 52
kanals and 9 marlas and Khasra no 247 measuring 49
kanals.
In his remarks Tehsildar (Bahu) has also submitted
to the Deputy Commissioner that if the reclaimed land on
either side of the Thanger Nallah is declared as green
path it will create an eco-friendly atmosphere for the residents of the housing colony. It may be mentioned Deputy
Commissioner Jammu Ajeet Kumar Sahu had directed
Tehsildar (Bahu) to submit status report in the multicrore land scam after Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal
Singh along with senior officers inspected the Channi-
See TEHSILDAR on page 11
Three police personnel suspended after an under trial escaped from the police
custody in Court premises here today.
See ASI on page 11
Two bootleggers
arrested in Khour
Jammu, May 12:
Police today claimed to have arrested
two bootleggers and recovered 14 pouches
of country made liquor in Khour of
See TWO on page 11
Weather
JAMMU
CYM K
Maximum :
33.6 Degree
Minimum :
20.5 Degree
KASHMIR
Maximum :
23.4 Degree
Minmum
13.4 Degree
Today`s Weather Forecast
JAMMU:RAIN/THUNDERSHOWER. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 30
DEG,CELS.
Today`s Weather Forecast
SRINAGAR: RAIN/THUNDERSHOWER.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 19 DEG,CELS.
utes after the 7.3-magnitude quake that
sent terrifed residents running into the
streets of the traumatised capital. The
Teams of National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF) have been put
on alert following the massive earthquake that struck Nepal and parts of
North India again today to handle any
emergency situation that might arise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a high-level meeting and took
See NDRF on page 11
Cabinet meet scheduled
for Wednesday deferred
Likely to be held
later this week;
major reshuffle
in Adm on cards
Srinagar, May 12:
State Cabinet, which was
scheduled to meet here under the
chairmanship of Chief Minister
Mohammad
Sayeed,
Mufti
Wednesday morning has been
postponed for some days, sources
said.
They said the Cabinet was
scheduled to order transfers and
postings in civil administration
and police, besides clearing the
routine administrative agenda.
Sources said that the cabinet
meeting which was scheduled to
meet at 11 am on Wednesday,
could now likely meet later this
week during which the transfers
and postings in civil administration and police will be on top of the
agenda. A senior minister said
that the transfers in the civil administration and police are on the
agenda in the meeting. “The
Cabinet will discuss various is-
sues including the reshuffle in the
civil and police administration,”
the minister said.
Sources said that Cabinet
meeting later this week is also
likely to order transfers of few
Commissioner Secretaries. “The
Commissioner Secretary, GAD
Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari is
likely to be transferred and will be
replaced by the Divisional
Kashmir
Commissioner
Gazanfar Hussain. Secretary
Transport, Bashir Ahmad Khan
is also likely to be transferred and
will be posted in the IMPA,” they
said and added several head of departments are also likely to be
transferred.
In
Police
Department,
sources said that reshuffle will be
up to the level of District SPs.
“The Cabinet meeting may transfer police officers upto the level of
SPs besides some senior police officers may be elevated to higher
levels,” sources said and added
that the transfers in Police
Department were scheduled to be
ordered during the last Cabinet
meeting but agenda in this regard
was deferred. Sources also said
that cabinet is also likely to order
adjustment of IAS officers who
were attached with civil secretariat the government. (KNS)
Claiming back of Raj Bhawan by Dr Karan Singh
Court issues fresh
notice to State Govt
Jammu, May 12:
A local court today issued fresh notice to the Jammu and Kashmir State
Government after no one appeared before the principal session court here.
In a case filed by Dr Karan Singh S
against State seeking evicting the RajBhawan, Principal Sessions Judge
Jammu RS Jain today after hearing
Advocate Vikram Sharma observed that
notices were not received back and no
one is appeared on behalf of respondent
and issued fresh notice to Chief
Secretary J&K and PWD Secretary.
In the petition it was submitted that
the Maharani of the State of J&K, late
Yasho Rajya Lakshmi wife of Dr. Karan
Singh owned various properties in J&K.
Out of her properties, a premises
comprising of ‘Ranbir Mahal’ and
‘Karan Niwas’ with attached outhouses
alongwith all the land underneath and
appurtenant thereto measuring 126
kanals, including servant-quarters,
lawns, orchards, trees, fences, ditches,
easements and other appurtenances
thereof including passage, pathways and
road leading up thereto from the city entrance with five guard-rooms belonging
Land Bill Back in LS, Rahul
Attacks the 'Suit-Boot Ki Sarkar'
NEW DELHI | MAY 12
Rahul accused the government of being "in a hurry to pass this bill" as it
wanted to acquire land for industrialist "friends" and crony capitalists.
The debate on the measure came
only after acrimonious exchanges
over procedures for the consideration and passage of the Right to Fair
Compensation and Transparency in
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement (Amendment) Second
Bill 2015, which even led to a brief adjournment of the House. The debate
saw opposition parties like the
Congress, AIADMK, TMC, BJD and
the Left oppose the measure. They
With the controversial Land
Acquisition Bill back in Lok Sabha, a
combative Rahul Gandhi today led
the opposition attack on the government and vowed to oppose it inside
and outside Parliament even as ruling NDA allies Shiv Sena and Akali
Dal also voiced their reservations.
Shiv Sena and Akali Dal demanded that the bill be sent to a joint parliamentary committee.
Asserting that Congress will
fiercely resist within and outside
Parliament the attempt of "suit-boot
ki sarkar" to "grab" farmers' land,
See LAND on page 11
to the said entrances (i.e. the suit premises) was taken on a month to month lease
by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
from the erstwhile owner Late Maharani
Yasho Rajya Lakshmi Ji, vide duly executed Lease-Deed dated 1st May 1967 (the
demised-premises was aptly delineated
with the red-coloured line in the plan annexed with the Lease-Deed). The lease
contained a clause to commence w.e.f. 0105-1967 by mutual consent, on a monthly
rent of Rs. 4000.
That driven by their devotion to
charitable causes, Late Maharani Yasho
Rajya Lakshmi and Dr. Karan Singh created a public-charitable Trust under the
name and style as ‘Hari-Tara Charitable
Trust’ by a Deed of Trust dated 15.01.1970
(duly registered with ld. Sub-Registrar
Jammu on 15.01.1970) and dedicated their
properties comprising of ‘Ranbir Mahal’
and ‘Karan Niwas’ with attached outhouses alongwith all the land
See CLAIMING on page 11
Tourism should drive
local economies: Mufti
Declares picturesque Aru a
‘Lavendar Village’
Pahalgam, May 12:
In an effort to project Pahalgam as one of
Valley’s premier eco-destinations, Chief
Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today took
a series of on-spot decisions including uninterrupted power supply to the bowl, promoting
Aru as a ‘Lavender Village’ and improving the
intake capacity by establishing high-end tented accommodation to attract both domestic
and overseas travellers. He said tourism sector
cannot grow in isolation and its future lies in
integration with the associated economies of
the areas where tourist potential exists. Mufti
See TOURISM on page 11
Tribute to martyrs of Anantnag militant attack HC stays proceeding
SRINAGAR, May 12:
CRPF today bid a tearful adieu to
their two colleagues who were killed
in a militant attack in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A wreath laying ceremony was
held at Humhama Regimental Centre
of the CRPF to pay tributes to
Assistant Sub Inspector Omkar Nath
Singh and Constable Trilok Singh,
who were killed near Sangam on
Srinagar-Jammu National Highway
yesterday.
Senior officers led by Director
General of Police K Rajendra Kumar
and Inspector General of CRPF Atul
Karwal were in attendance at the ceremony where the two laid floral
wreaths on the coffins carrying bodies
of the slain jawans.
Referring to yesterday’s episode,
Karwal said there were lessons to be
learnt from the incident and the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
will be better prepared in future to
deal with such incidents.
“We learn from such incidents
and we come up better prepared to
handle them,” he said. Asked if the
day targeted a CRPF party in South
Kashmir killing two personnel in
Anantnag district on the JammuSrinagar National Highway and fled
with their weapons. (AGENCIES)
CRPF personnel resent
absence of politicians at
tribute event
Srinagar, May 12
rise in militant attacks in south
Kashmir was a cause of worry for security forces in Kashmir, Karwal said
the agencies had anticipated the trend
in view of intelligence inputs.
“Preparations are afoot to meet such
challenges,” he said. The IG CRPF
paid homage to the slain cops saying it
was a loss to the nation, the force and
their families. “It is a very sad and unfortunate incident. It is a loss to the nation, to the force and families.
Families have our support in this hour
of grief. We are determined not to allow the morale of the forces to go
down,” he said. Militants had yester-
Anger among paramilitary CRPF
jawans was evident today as no political leader showed up at the wreath laying ceremony of their colleagues who
were killed in a militant attack in
Anantnag district.
As officers and jawans of the
CRPF and state police bid a tearful
adieu to the two men slain yesterday,
rage overtook grief as some personnel
from the paramilitary force hit out at
the politicians for their absence at the
event. "We lay our life for the country,
See CRPF on page 11
against ex-MoS Health
before CJM Srinagar
Jammu, May 12:
Jammu and Kashmir High
Court today stayed proceedings
against former Minister of State
for Health and Congress leader
Shabir Ahmed Khan, before the
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM)
Srinagar in an alleged molestation case. This significant order
has been passed in a transfer application filed by Shabir Ahmed
Khan then MOS Health.
While staying the proceedings, Justice Bansi Lal Bhat of
J&K High Court Jammu wing, after hearing senior Advocate Sunil
Sethi with Advocate Ravi Abrol
appearing for the petitioner, observed that petitioner who served
as minister of State in previous
cabinet and is facing trial before
the CJM Srinagar for the offence
under section 354 and 509 of RPC.
The advocates sought transfer of
the case from the Court of CJM
Srinagar on the ground that as he
is feeling insecure as he no more
enjoys security cover and that the
media has started a campaign to
generate public opinion against
him at the instance of some separatists forces.
It is contended that fair trail
is not possible at Srinagar in the
vitiated atmosphere and the case
deserves to be transferred to a
court at Jammu so as to ensure a
fair trail, the advocates said in the
court. Justice Bansi Lal Bhat issued notice returnable within two
weeks and directed CJM Srinagar
to send the comments and
See HC on page 11
CYM K
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Use a Major Risk
Factor For Cancers:
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CHOUBARSI
Four years have passed since you left us for
heavenly abode but your sweet memories
are still alive in our heart and mind.
CHOUBARSI of our beloved mother Late
Smt. Ram Piari Chopra W/o Late Sh.
Mohinder Nath Chopra of Reasi will be performed at our residence 330/B Near Krishna
Smt. Ram Piari
Building New Plots Jammu on 13th May
Chopra
2015, (Wed) at 12.00 Noon
DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:
Smt. Manju & Dr Naresh Chopra-Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt. Suman & Mr Kuldip Kohli-Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Sarita & Mr Rajesh Gandotra-Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt. Bimla & Sh. Shiv Shanker -Sister-in-law & Brother-in-law
Grand Children : Anshul & Mrs Kanika, Aarushi, Rakesh & Mrs
Veenu, Rahul, Mrinal & Surbhi
01912546698, 9419162271
BARKHI
One year passed since you left for heavenly abode, but the fragrance of your love
& affection will always remains in our
hearts & miss your presence in every moment of life. BARKHI of our beloved Late
Sh. Rakesh Verma S/o Sh. B.D. Verma
will be performed on Wednesday 13th
May 2015 at our residence F-149/A
Gurha Bakshi Nagar, Jammu at 10 AM.
DEEPLY MISSED & REMEMBERED BY :Smt. Dhamyanti Devi - Wife
Tarun Verma & Karun Verma - Sons
ALL RELATIVES & FRIENDS.
9018951284
Sh. Rakesh
Verma
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Shri
Autar Krishen S/o Late Shri Sham Lal Bhat
originally resident of Zradipora, Kulgam at
present H.No.5, Lane No.2, Gurah Keran
(Barnai Road) Bantalab, Jammu on10-052015. TenthDayKriyawillbeperformedon19-05Shri Autar
2015 at 8 AM at Muthi Ghat near Director
Krishen
School Education, Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Tulsi Devi - Mother
Smt. Babli Bhat - Wife
Anshu Bhat - Daughter
Aasheem Bhat - Son
Smt. Tosha & Shri M.K Bhat - Bhabhi & Brother
Smt. Dasha & Shri Ashok Kumar Bhat - Bhabhi & Brother
And Deeply Remembered By:Dr. Namita & Dr. Dhrov Bagati
Aashish & Dr. Suhani
Ankush, Vishal
10TH DAY KRIYA
It is just unbelievable that you are no
more around us. But the moments and
memories will always keep us missing
you. As long as we are here. With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad
demise of Sh. Des Raj Tayagi Ji Retd.
CDPO (ICDS Deptt.) 10TH DAY will be
Sh. Des Raj
performed on the 14th May 2015
Tayagi
Thursday at Udas Marg Mandir Simbal
Morh, Main Road at 11.00 a.m.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Shanti Devi-Wife
Sh. Vikram Bhardwaj -Son
Sheetal Bharti-Daughter-in-law
Dr Vijay Bhardwaj-Son/ Kavita-Daughter-in-law
Sh. Sudesh Raj /Smt. Anita-Daughter -Son-in-law
Sh. Puran Chand /Smt. Neelam Kumari-Son-in-law Daughter
Sh. Kasturi Singh-Son-in-law/Smt Dimpy-Daughter
DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY
All Lupha Family
Mob. No: 9858200962, 9796251182
RASAM PAGRI/UTHALA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret
to inform the sad demise of our beloved
father Sh Bodh Raj Trikha S/o Lt. Sh
Bholla Nath Trikha(Devi Dwara, Pacci
Dhakki Walle) at present HNo: 325/1
Channi Himmat Jammu, who left for
heavenly abode on 2nd of May 2015.
Sh Bodh Raj
RASAM PAGRI/UTHALA shall perform
Trikha
on 16th of May 2015 (Sat), timing of which
shall inform separately.
GRIEF STRIKEN:
Sons & Daughter-in laws:
Sh Narinder Trikha & Smt. Neelam ( B-Manager SBI Retd.)
Sh Vijay Trikha & Smt. Vijaya Laxmi (B-Manager SBI Retd.)
Sh Bharat Bhushan & Smt Joyti (PWD/Sharma Electronics.)
Er. VK Trikha & Smt. Gini ( PHE Deptt. Jammu)
Daughter & Son-in-Laws:
Smt. Shashi W/o Lt. Sh Kiriti Bhushan Sharma(Dy.SP)
Smt. Neelam Sharma & Sh ML Sharma (DC Excise. KAS)
Smt. Kiran & Narinder Sharma (AEE Shrine Board Katra).
GRAND CHILDERNS:
Sunny Trikha, Er Ishan Trikha, Er Abhikaran Trikha, Nehal
Trikha, Neha, Er Himani, Raman, Pawan, Adersh, Er Nipun
Sharma Er Akanksha.
9103207578, 9419109889, 9419828210, 8717027474
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved father
Karamyogi Sh. Shuban Krishan Tickoo
S/o Late Shamboo Nath Tickoo originally
R/o Malik Bagh Zaindar Mohalla Habba
Kadal Srinagar at present T.R.T A/17
near Toll Post Nagrota. MOURNING will
Sh. Shuban
profound at Lane No. 11 Gurha Keran Krishan Tickoo
Barnai Bantalab. TENTH DAY KRIYA will
be performed on Thursday 14-05-2015 at
Muthi near Director of Education Office at 7:30 AM
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Rita Tickoo- Wife
Dr. Rakesh Tickoo - Son
Dr. Anupama Tickoo - Daughter-in-law
Mr. Manoj Tickoo - Son
Ms Sheetal Tickoo - Daughter
Mr. Sunil Tickoo - Nephew
Mrs. Veena Tickoo - Daughter-in-law
Mr. Raj Kumar Tickoo - Nephew
Mrs. Rakhi Tickoo - Daugther-in-law
Priyanka Tickoo- Niece
Smt. Phoola & Sh. M.L. Raina - Sister & Brother-in-law
Smt. Veena & Sh. B.L. Bhat - Sister & Brother-in-law
Mob No : 9419755660, 9419133214
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and deep sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh
Poshker Nath Bhat S/o Late Madsudan
Bhat R/o H.No. 3 Sec A/2 Laxmipuram
Chinore Bantalab Jammu expired on 7-052015. 10TH DAY will be performed on 16 May
2015 (Sat) at Muthi Ghat near Director Sh Poshker Nath
School Education Jammu at 7.30 a.m.
Bhat
GRIEF STRICKEN
Pushpa Bhat -Wife
Naveen Sharma & Promila Sharma -Son-in-law & Daughter
Ashwani Bhat & Poonam Bhat -Son-in-law & Daughter
Amit Koul & Purnima Koul -Son-in-law & Daughter
Pankaj Kumar Bhat -Son
Puneet Bhat (Son)
Pritaba Bhat -Daughter
Priyanka Bhat (Daughter)
Bushan Lal Bhat & Kiran Bhat -Brother & Bhabi
Bal Krishan Chandra & Asha Ji -Sister & Brother-in-law
Kuku Ji Mattoo & Santosh Mattoo-Sister & Brother-in-law
Pran Nath Ravoo & Dura Ravoo -Sister & Brother-in-law
Pooja Bhat -Sister
Mob: 9419124012, 9419135787
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow we inform
the sad demise of our beloved Sh
Makhan Lal Koul S/o Late Sh Sone Koul
originally
resident
of
Hanand
Chowalgam, Kulgam presently at Block
No. 87, Flat No. 21/22, Lane No. 189,
Jagti, Township. Tenth Day Kriya will be Sh Makhan Lal
performed on 19th of May, Tuesday at
Koul
Muthi Ghat Near Directorate of School
Education at 8.00 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Rani Koul W/o Late Sh T N Koul - Bhabi
Smt Prana Koul W/o Late Sh B L Koul - Bhabi
Sh Shuban Krishan Koul - Brother
Smt Fancy & Sh Sandeep Koul - Daughter-in-Law & Son
Smt Lovely & Sh Vinod Koul - Daughter-in-Law & Son
Smt Viney & Sh Rahul Koul - Daughter-in-Law & Son
Smt Nidhi & Sh Anil Koul - Daughter-in-Law & Son
Smt Beauty & Sh Vijay Koul - Daughter & Son-in-Law
Smt Rani Koul W/o Lt K N Koul - Sister
Sisters & Brothers-in-Law
Smt Tosha Jee W/o Madusudan Koul
Smt Khema Shree W/o Sh B L Raina
Smt Nancy Jee W/o Deep Jee Bhat
Contact No: 9419202531, 9858418124
Kids: Vishal, Isha, Vanshika, Harsha, Vansh, Adhira
10TH DAY KRIYA
The TENTH DAY KRIYA of Smt. Chuni
(Bisco)/ Rani Misri W/o Tulsi Nath Misri
originally from Zaindar Mohalla, Habba
Kadal, Srinagar, will be performed on
15th May 2015 (Friday) at Sharp 09AM at
Muthi Ghat Akhnoor Road.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Chuni
Badri Nath & Rupa Misri - Devar & Bhabi (Bisco)/ Rani Misri
Tulsi Nath Misri - Husband
Susheela & Stish Munshi - Daughter & Son-in-law
Ravinder & Usha Misri
Satish & Cherry Misri
Bimla Misri
Reeta Misri
Umesh & Basant Misri
Grand Children : Seema, Reemu, Sunny, Shivani, Binny,
Sonu, Nisha, Rinku, Miku, Shanee, Sahil, Smarty.
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret
to inform the sad demise of our beloved
father Sh. Poshkar Nath Radhu (Bhat)
S/o Late Sh. Sarvanand Radhu of Sagam
Kokernag Anantnag Kmr. presently at
Block No.67 Flat No.6, Lane-13, Jagti
Sh. Poshkar
Nagrota, Jammu on 05-05-2015. Tenth
Nath Radhu
Day Kriya will be held on TRT Nagrota,
Jammu on 14-05-2015.
GRIEF STRICKEN FAMILY
Naveen Ji, Vijay Kumar - Sons
Smt. Veena Ji Radhu - Wife
Neeru - Daughter
Meenakshi - Daughter-in-law
Sh. Basker Nath Bhat - Brother
Sh. Maharaj Krishan Bhat - Brother
Sh. Pyara Lal Bhat - Brother
Rinku Bhat - Son
Sisters : Smt. Umashari Bhan, Smt. Vijay Dhar, Smt. Veena Bhat
Mob No: 9858564648, 9419788403
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform
the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Avtar
Krishan Koul S/o Lt. Sh. Shivji Koul (originally from Wasoora/Anantnag) presently at
H.No. 527 Bhaderwahi Colony Sushil
Colony behind Jaswant Plaza Camp Road,
Talab Tillo, Jammu on 8-5-2015 (Friday).
Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 17-5- Sh. Avtar Krishan
Koul
2015 (Sunday) at Muthi Ghat near
Directorate of School Education at 8.30 a.m.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh. Radha Krishan Koul- Uncle
Smt. Kamla Koul- Wife
Alka Koul- Daughter
Rahul Koul- Son
Smast Pariwar of Koul’s, Bhat’s, Zutshi’s, Kallu’s, Thusoo’s,
Parihar’s, Bedi’s, Bhardwaj’s & Kar’s
Cell Nos.: 9796018080, 9419144884, 9419121040
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform
the sad and untimely demise of Sh. Shiban
Krishan Langoo (Gasha Jee) S/o Lt. Sh
Ram Jee Langoo original resident of
Rainawari, Srinagar presently residing at
Kamla Kunj, near Jai Durga Hardware,
Shanti Nagar Toph Sherkhania. Tenth Day
will take place on 13-05-15, Wednesday at
Sh. Shiban
Muthi Ghat (near Director School Krishan Langoo
Education, Jammu) at 8.00 a.m.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt Nirmala Langoo -Wife
Sh D.N Langu -Brother
Smt Shama & Sh H.N Langu -Bhabhi & Brother
Smt Girja & Sh Vinay Handu -Sister & Brother-in-law
Smt Aparna & Sh Kunal Pandita -Daughter & Son-in-law
Smt Meenu & Sh Sushant Langu -Daughter-in-law & Son
Smt Monika & Sh Deeraj Langu -Daughter-in-law & Son
Master Trijal -Grand Son
Deeply Remembered By Samast Langoo Parivar
Contact Numbers: 01912583606, 9018910679
JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 2
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief & sorrow, we inform the
sad and untimely demise of Smt Santosh
Tickoo W/o Late Sh Shamboo Nath Tickoo
original resident of Bijbehara Anantnag
(Kmr) presently at H.No 148, Lane No 4,
Dream City Jammu on 4/5/15. Tenth Day
Kriya will be performed on 13th May 2015 at
Smt Santosh
Muthi Ghat, Jammu.
Tickoo
IN GRIEF:
Sanjay Tickoo -Son
Sunita -Daughter
Meenu Koul -Daughter
Reenu Vashnavi -Daughter
(Koul, Vashnavi & Tickoo Family) & All Nears and Dear ones)
M: 9086132579, 9596601113, 9797353365
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh.
Pushkar Nath Vaishnavi of Mallayar,
Srinagar, Kashmir who left for heavenly
abode on 07.05.2015. TENTH DAY
KRIYA will be performed at Muthi Ghat
near Director Education Office on
16.05.2015 @ 8.00 a.m. MOURNING will
be held at House No. 106, Lane No. 2,
Vijay Nagar Extension Talab Tillo.
GRIEF STRICKEN
ALL NEAR AND DEAR ONES
10TH DAY/KRIYA
Sh. Pushkar
Nath Vaishnavi
TENTH DAY
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad and sudden demise of our
beloved Sh Chaman Lal Gulla S/o Late
Sh Jaggar Nath Gulla original resident of
Gund-Ahalmar Nai Sarak Srinagar and
presently at 326 Colonel’s Colony Bohri
Jammu. The Tenth Day Kriya shall be Sh Chaman Lal
Gulla
performed at Muthi Ghat, near
Directorate of School Education at 9 am
on 13-5-2015 on Wednesday.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Mrs Usha Gulla -Wife
Mr Robin and Rita Gulla -Son & Daughter-in-law
Mrs Reema & Alok Sharma -Daughter & Son-in-law
Mrs and Prof. J K Gulla -Brother & Bhabi
Mother-in-law & Father-in-law
Mrs & Mr Madan Lal Mattas
Sisters & Brothers-in-law
Mrs & Mr S L Mattoo
Mrs & Mr C L Kaul
Mrs & Dr. M K Kaw
9419130352, 0191-2503847
10TH DAY/SATSANG
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Thekedar Sh.
Dwarka Nath Bhagat S/o Lt. Sh. Labhu
Ram Bhagat R/o 455, Hazuri Bagh Road,
Bohri T. Tillo, Jammu on 6th May 2015.
TENTH DAY shall be performed on 15th
May 2015 at 10 a.m. (Friday) at their own Sh. Dwarka Nath
residence. Satsang will start at 12
Bhagat
O’Clock in Noon.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Vidya Devi-Wife
Sons
Smt & Sh. Parshotam Kumar (IIIM)
Smt. & Sh. Manohar Lal Bhagat (Sr. NC worker)
Smt. & Sh. Tilak Raj Bhagat (PHE)
and other family members
Ph: 9906320979, 9596812300
SHADMOS/MASWAR
It has been six months that you left us for
heavenly abode but we feel your presence in every moment of our life and bear
your separation with silent tears. Your affection, love, guidance fragrance of your
thoughts and tender care for every body
around is live in our hearts and will always Smt. Janak Rani
remain with us as a source of inspiration.
Nehru
SHADMOS AND MASWAR of our
beloved mother Karamyogi Smt. Janak Rani Nehru W/o Late
Sh. P.N. Nehru will be performed on 13th and 14th of May at
our residence F-10 Green Wood City Gurgoan.
DEEPLY MISSED AND
REMEMBERED BY
Smt. and Sh. Sudesh Nehru (09810015046)
Sh. and Smt. Hem Lata Koul (9419120546)
Sh. and Smt. Angali Mattu
and Smasat Pandita Parivar
BHOG/ANTIM ARDAS
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved S.
Parshotam Singh Ji Rissam S/o Lt. S.
Gokul Singh Ji Rissam R/o 251-F, Sec. 11
Lane No. 2, Nanak Nagar Jammu who
left for heavenly abode on Monday 4-52015. BHOG AND ANTIM ARDAS shall S. Parshotam Singh
be performed as per the following programme. Arambh Shri Akhand Path Sahib Ji on Monday 11-52015 at 9.00 a.m. Bhog Shri Akhand Path Sahib Ji on
Wednesday 13-5-2015 at 10.00 a.m. at our residence. Antim
Ardas at Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Guru Nanak
Nagar Jammu on 13-5-2015 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
and Guru Ka Langar onwards.
GRIEF STRICKEN
S Gurdev Singh Rissam S/o Lt. S. Pritam Singh Ji Rissam
Contact: 94191-79295, 9086079295, 8713079653
KRIYA
10TH DAY/KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Sh. Joginder
Singh S/o Munshi Ram R/o Mali-Kote
Teh. Mahore Distt. Reasi who expired
on 5th day of May 2015. TENTH DAY
will be performed on 16th of May 2015
Sh. Joginder
at our residence at Mali-Kote Teh.
Singh
Mahore Distt. Reasi at 10.00 a.m. KRIYA
will be performed on 19th of May 2015 at
our residence at 11.00 a.m.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sh. Munshi-Ram (Father)
Sh. Kaka Ram S/o Moon Singh (Chacha Ji)
Neeto Devi-Sister
Ravinder Singh-Brother
Mob No: 9596901389
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved mother Smt. Veena W/o Late Sh. Darshan
Kumar R/o H. No. 119/1 Trikuta Nagar
Jammu. KRIYA will be performed at our
residence on 13-May 15 at 12.00 p.m.
(Wednesday).
Smt. Veena
GRIEF STRICKEN
Smt. Prem Lata & Shashi Kant-Deverani & Dever
Mrs Himanshu & Pawan Kumar-Daughter-in-law & Son
Daughters & Son-in-laws
Mrs Sonia & Late Sh. Aman Sharma
Mrs Rohini & Er. Neeraj Gupta
Mrs Nitika & Vikram Seth
Grand Children:
Ridhi, Cherab, Harshit, Saumya, Saara & Pranvi
Contact No: 9018542111, 9622126620, 9796025775
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Sh. Triloki Nath
Koul S/o Late Shive Jee Koul of Batapora
Shopian who left for heavenly abode on
5th of May 2015. TENTH DAY KRIYA will
be performed at Muthi Ghat near Director
Education Office on 14th May 2015 at Sh. Triloki Nath
8.00 a.m. MOURNING will be held at H.
Koul
No. 225-B, Jeevan Nagar Digyana.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Sushma Koul-Wife
Umash Koul & Rozy Koul-Son & Daughter-in-law
Vinay Koul & Ritika Koul -doHema & Sh. Vinod Koul-Daughter & Son-in-law
All Nears and Dears
Ph. No. 9868032011
10TH DAY/KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our beloved Sh
Bal Krishan Bhat S/o Late Sh Sarwanand
Bhat, originally resident of Ajar Bandipora
at present Sari Rakwalan (Near Marble
Factory) Ghomanasa Road, Jammu on
10-05-2015. Tenth Day Kriya will be per- Sh Bal Krishan
formed on 19-05-2015 at 8.00 AM at
Bhat
Muthi Ghat Near Office of Director
Education, Jammu.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Mrs Sarla Bhat -Wife
Daughter-in-law & Son
Mrs Renu & Mr Vimal Bhat
Daughter & Son-in-law
Mrs Meenakshi & Mr Bharat Bushan Bhat
Mrs Mohini & Mr Avtar Krishan Lidhoo -Sister & Brother-in-law
Mrs Asha & Mr Rattan Lal Bhat -Bhabi & Brother
Mrs Bimla & Mr Ashok Kumar Bhat -Bhabi & Brother
Smt Roopawati -Mother-in-law
And Grand Children
Komal, Sharad, Ritchit, Lavanya
Phone: 0191-2644235, 9622169685, 9419226021
10TH DAY/KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we regret
to inform about the sad demise of Smt.
Shanta Raina (Benji/Pyari) W/o Sh. J.L.
Raina (Saraf) originally of Malik Angan
Fateh Kadal and D/o Lt. Sh. Tara Chand
Pandita of Nunar Ganderbal presently at
C-626 Sushant Lok Gurgaon on 05-052015. TENTH DAY will be performed on
14-05-15 at Ganga Ghat Murad Nagar
UP at 9.30 a.m. Mourning from Malun
Side is being observed at C-626 IInd
Floor Sushant Lok Gurgaon.
GRIEF STRICKEN
J L Raina & Samast Parivar
P.N. Pandita & Samast Pandita Parivar
Smt. Shanta
Raina
KRIYA/UTHALA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of our mother Smt.
Swarna Devi W/o Late Sh. Hari Ram
Sharma R/o 2/18 Pamposh Colony Main
Stop Janipur Kriya shall be performed on
13th May 2015 Wed. at our residence.
Uthala/ Rasam Pagri will be performed
Smt. Swarna
on 16-5-2015 Saturday from 12 to 1 PM
Devi
at Mahajan Hall Shalamar Road, Jammu.
DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:Smt. Poonam & Hira Lal Sharma - Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Prem & Romesh Sharma - Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Champa & Vinod Sharma - Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Shashi & Sanjay Sharma - Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Neelam Bhargava W/o Lt Sh. N.K Bhargava - Daughter
Smt. Reena & Rajan Sharma - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Shailja & Neeraj Sharma - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Purvi & Pankaj Sharma - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Anita & Vishal Sharma - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Sheetal & Vikrant - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Swati & Nitin Bhargava - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Smt. Priya & Nikhil Bhargava - Grand Son & Daughter-in-law
Grand Daughters & Son-in-laws
Ms. Shivali Sharma, Smt. Monika Sharma & Ashwani Sharma,
Smt. Sonia & Prateek Sharma,
Smt. Geetika & Vikrant Sharma, Ms. Koshika
Grand Grand Sons & Daughters: Mannu, Pranjal, Isha, Riya,
Vani, Krishna, Sona
(M): 9086571186, 9596721922
10TH DAY KRIYA
With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad demise of Smt. Baby Bhat
W/o Sh. Shadi Lal Bhat R/o Tailwani
Achabal Anantnag Kashmir residing at
TRT Jagti. Mourning is being held at
Community Hall, Muthi Phase-II near
Kumar Ji Asharam. Tenth Day Kriya will
be performed at Muthi Ghat near Director
School Education Office on 18-5-15 at
8.00 AM.
GRIEF STRICKEN
Shadi Lal Bhat -Husband
Opinder Bhat (Ashu) -Son
Smt. & Sh. Jager Nath Bhat
Smt. & Sh. Bansi Lal Raina
Smt. Raj Devi Bhat W/o Lt. A.K. Bhat
Smt. & Sh. Chuni Lal Bhat
Sunil Marhatta
All nears & dears
9796812743, 8713028337, 9858131157
Smt. Baby Bhat
Glimpses of Future
JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 2015, PAGE 3
Will not allow Govt to implement employment policy: Slathia
Submits memorandum
to Governor
GOF Staff Reporter
Samba, May 12:
Coming down heavily on the PDPBJP Coalition Government over its insistence on going ahead with the proposed New Recruitment Policy, former
Minister and Senior Vice President
Jammu and Kashmir National
Conference Surjit Singh Slathia on
Tuesday said that such an anti-youth
measure will not be allowed to succeed in
a State grappling with vexed unemployment problem. “The youth have already
united themselves on this issue and
National Conference will forcefully fight
till the Government will not withdraw
this move”, Mr Slathia said while submitting a memorandum to Governor Mr
N N Vohra through District
Development Commissioner Samba Ms
Sheetal Nanda at Vijaypur this morning.
Slathia led thousands of people
who accompanied him to submit the
memorandum which raises the crucial issue of New Recruitment Policy
and host of other issues related to the
Vijaypur Assembly Constituency. He
said the people are constrained to invoke the attention of the Governor, as
the Coalition Government has been
most lackadaisical and nonchalant towards the problems of the people.
A large number of people, mostly
youngsters, and farmers whose crops
were damaged due to recent rains and
floods were present on the occasion.
Elaborating on apprehensions
about the new job policy, the memorandum stated, “We express our deep concern and anguish over the insistence of
the present dispensation in bringing
about an Ordinance on New
Recruitment Policy, despite being
sagaciously returned by the Hon’ble
Governor in the recent past. The move,
as may be appreciated, is a brazen attempt to bypass the well established
mechanism of recruitment agencies
like Jammu and Kashmir Public
Bring required amendment
in SRO 64: NMC appealed CM
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
President of the National
Conference(NMC)
Mazdoor
Subash Shastri today appealed to
the Chief Minister to bring about
required amendment in SRO 64
and take decision in the first cabinet meeting is being scheduled in
summer capital of the State to pave
way for regularization of 61000 daily rated workers deployed in various departments of the state Govt.
since long urging him to look this
matter personally and on priority
so that these workers may be regularized before the enforcement of
model code of conduct to ensuing
civic election in the state likely to
be held in a few months.
Talking to media persons
here, Shastri pointed out that
these daily rated workers facing serious financial hardship
due to inflation and price hike
as their services have not been
regularized for the last 19 to 24
years nor they are getting salary
in time stated that about 61000
families of these workers are involved forming parts of state
electorate and these voters are
likely to play major role in the
coming civic elections added
that forthcoming civic election
will be acid test for the PDD/BJP
led coalition Govt. and its acclaimed people friendly policies.
Shastri also urged that the
sincere efforts at the level of Chief
Minister Mufti Mohd. Sayeed are
required to take such a bold decision to regularize the services of
these poor daily rated workers.
He stressed on the need for early
creations of separate head in all
concerned departments and
budgetary allocations made separately so that till their regularization, these workers are able to get
their monthly wages regularly
and first day of every month.
Emphasizing for immediate release of 6% DA due from January
last and 5th installment of 6th pay
commission, Shastri hoped that
decision would be taken by the
State Govt at the earliest.
Others demands highlighted on the occasion included removal of pay anomalies of clerical cadre of the state Govt. in
SRO 93, enhancing medical allowance to rupee one thousand
per month, merging 50% DA into basic pay/pension, increasing monthly salary of daily rated workers to rupee ten thousand per month and strictly enforcement of CP Fund deduction
scheme in all departments etc.
Service Commission and State
Subordinate Recruitment Board. This
is a calculated move to undermine the
constitutional role of these institutions, which is fraught with danger of
encouraging corruption, nepotism and
exploitation of unemployed educated
youth. This will certainly lead to politi-
cisation of recruitment and hence
cause frustration among the talented
and educated unemployed. Perhaps
conscious of these bottlenecks, the
Hon’ble Governor was kind enough to
return the proposed Ordinance reportedly with certain observations. We
urge immediate roll back of the Policy
in order to send a right message to
youth, who have all the reason to feel
deprived and get demoralised. The
PDP-BJP Government should not
make it a prestige point and insist on
implementing the Policy notwithstanding the widespread resentment of
the youngsters across the State”.
Drawing the attention of the
Governor towards other issues, the
Memorandum refers to the havoc created by the recent unprecedented and unseasonal rains to the farm produce
across the Constituency and states,
“Farmers plight is miserable and the
present dispensation has shown immense degree of insensitivity by not
coming to their rescue. No survey has
so far been carried out and no relief provided to hapless farmers. We demand
Rs 3,000 compensation per Kanal in lieu
of damaged crops, free ration for six
months to the suffering families, fodder
for livestock etc. Since the mango orchards have been worst affected in
Kandi areas of the Constituency, the
farmers need to be adequately compensated. Besides, the farmers should be allowed to cultivate the land falling under
zero-line of the International Border”.
“In the wake of incessant rains and
flash floods, power supply has been
most hit in the Constituency, which has
resulted in disruption of connection to
the pump sets in agricultural fields.
This has potential of denial of irrigational facilities during most crucial
cropping season. This needs to be attended on priority by restoring connectivity. Since the farmers have suffered
massive damages, the Government
should announce one-time waiver of
loans under Kisan Credit Cards. Also
the power tariff on account of irrigational and other facilities should be
waived to give some respite to the farming community”, it added.
The Memorandum also stated that
the recent rains have exposed the vulnerability of the areas in the close periphery of Devak River. “In the wake of
rains, the threat of floods looms large
over the people. In fact, most of the peripheral areas got inundated in the recent heavy downpour. Therefore, there
is crucial need of constructing a bund
at Devak River to save the agricultural
fields in general and residential areas
in particular. This year over 4,000
kanals of agricultural in villages
Barota Camp, Khanpur, KessoKamore, Rangoor Camp and Nanga got
heavily inundated. The previous government had recommended Rs. 44
crores for the construction of Bund.
The proposal needs to be revived and
processed for immediate sanction so
that the construction can be taken up
this working season”, it maintained.
Welcoming the decision on estab-
lishment of All India Medical Institute
in the Kashmir, the Memorandum presented by Mr Slathia states, “We
strongly deplore the unfortunate and
unwarranted controversy generated
over it and sincerely feel the need for
one more such facility for the Jammu
region, keeping in view its population,
topography and accessibility to the adjoining Himachal and Punjab states.
Besides, over ten million pilgrims
throng to this part of the country
which again calls for specialised medical services. Also, in view of the sensitivities involved between the regions,
the establishment of AIIMS will go a
long way in assuaging the aspirations
of the people of this region besides forging harmony between Kashmir and
Jammu. This had been perhaps the
motivating factor while allowing two
Central Universities as a special dispensation for Jammu and Kashmir.
Same analogy is needed to be adopted
in respect of AIIMS for Jammu”.
Slathia said this will certainly
frustrate the attempts of those who
want to create wedge between two regions. Among others Sr. NC leaders,
Sarpanches, Panches and the party
workers including Messers Surinder
Mahajan, Vijay Singh, Mohinder
Gupta, Raman Gupta, Bhagwan Singh,
Sodagar Gupta, Ram Paul, Om
Parkash Attri, Riaz Ahmed, Prem
Paul, Tejinder Singh, Isher Singh,
Sardar Jarnail Singh Capt. Choudhary
Tirath Ram, Mohd Sadiq, Pushpa Devi
participated in the protest rally.
Kavinder inspects ongoing development Book officers under
works of Gandhi Nagar constituency
criminal cases for Latti
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
accident: NCP
Speaker, J&K legislative assembly and MLA from Gandhi
Nagar Constituency Kavinder
Gupta on Tuesday toured different localities of Nanak Nagar,
Shastri Nagar, Gandhi Nagar,
Qasim Nagar along with
Jammu
Commissioner
Municipal Corporation Sojanya
Sharma, Executive Engineer
JMC Arvind Gupta, CTO JMC
Deepak Gupta and other field
staff of JMC. Gupta reviewed the
working of the field staff and the
works being carried out by the
municipal department at different places of Gandhi Nagar. He
also visited different sites where
works are going on for de-silting
of deep drains. Gupta, on the
spot directed the officers to get
the de-silting done before the onset of monsoon season.
During his tour, he also visited Shastri Nagar Shamshan
Ghat and inspected the expansion work which was started by
JMC on his direction in the
month of March. Municipal
commissioner JMC, Sojanya
Sharma briefed the Speaker
about the works being carried
out and also assured the quality
Jammu, May 12:
GOF Staff Reporter
and timely completion the project. Gupta told the officers to
make a project report for Multistorey parking opposite cremation ground and submit it shortly to him so that the required
funds can be asked from the concerned department for starting
the project at the earliest. Locals
welcomed this step of the speaker and thanked him for taking
cognizance of the people’s problem as traffic jams can be seen
very often in the area due to nonavailability of proper parking.
Earlier in the morning,
Gupta was called upon by many
youths of area who submitted a
charter of demands to him, major demands among them were
generation of employment and
providing Sports facilities to
them. Gupta told them that he
has already taken up the matter
with concerned departments, he
assured them that all the
grounds of the Gandhi Nagar
Constituency coming under
sports council would be developed at par with national level
grounds so that youths can participate in different sports and
can earn name and fame not only for themselves but for state as
well. Gupta also assured them
that employment fairs will be organized in Gandhi Nagar area
for employment generation for
which talks have already been
started by him with concerned
Industries and MNC’s. He told
them that he will work day and
night for each and every section
of the society. Vinay Gupta,
Vikram Randhawa, Surjeet
Chowdhary, Ajay Pargal, Er.
Ashwani Khosla, Ishant Gupta,
Bharat Sharma, Perminder
Singh Bhall Vijender Dutta
were among others .
The NCP today demanded booking of officers of Transport and
Traffic departments under criminal cases for their alleged responsibility in the Udhampur bus accident in which 24 people were killed.
"State NCP demanded criminal cases to be registered against the officials of Transport and Traffic departments, responsible for allowing old model buses and not checking overloading of the vehicles,"
state NCP unit chief and former minister, Thakur Randhir Singh
told reporters here. He alleged they are responsible for plying of outdated buses and failing to check overloading of the passenger vehicles in rural areas of the state, particularly in this case. Twenty four
people died and 49 others were injured, five of them critically, when
an overcrowded bus rolled down into a 300-feet deep gorge in Maroti
belt in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.
NCP has demanded Rs ten lakh compensation to the next of kin
of the deceased and Rs 5 lakh to the injured besides special treatment
to the injured on government expenses. Claiming that more people
have died in road accidents than in militancy in Jammu province, he
said, "Hundreds of innocent people of these hilly areas have died and
many have become disabled in frequent road accidents because of
bad roads and lack of latest transport facilities. "So far, the state government has not learnt any lesson from frequent fatal buses accidents resulting in the deaths of innocent people," Singh said.
Alleging "pure negligence" on the part of state government, he
demanded an inquiry by a High Court Judge to pinpoint the causes
of these frequent fatal road accidents. Singh also demanded one government job to be given to the next of the kin of the deceased. State
NCP chief also strongly condemned the killing of the two CRPF men
in a militant attack near Sangam on Srinagar-Jammu National
Highway yesterday. He also demanded compensation for the farmers who have suffered losses to their crops in the recent rain.
Army conducts dental DPs from PoJK stage protest rally; HSS stages protest against Governor
camp in Pargwal
demand final settlement
Says Raj Bhawan not follow Hindu tradition in conducting Amarnath Yatra
GOF Staff Reporter
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
The Chenab Brigade conducted a Dental Camp for the
Gujjars of Fattu Kotli and
Rajpura Gujjar Basti here today.
The Camp also extended facilities and support to the school
children of Gakhrial village.
Since the area is deprived of basic medical facilities, the initiative was taken by Army to carry
out dental check up of Gujjars
and civilians as part of basic
medical support to remote areas. Qualified team of two doctors from Army Medical Corps
MLC Arora
expresses grief
over loss of lives
in Latti accident
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
BJP State Vice-President
& MLC Ramesh Arora condoled the death of 24 passengers who lost their lives in road
accident at Latti (Udhampur).
It is heart touching accident
and all are with the families of
deceased. Arora assured all
possible help to the victims. He
also took stock of the situation
and discussed the cause of accident with IG Traffic and concerned SSP. IG informed that
the cause of accident can be ascertained only after investigation as the was sufficient wide
and straight expect over loading. He also expressed concern
over overloading and it was
prime responsibility of local
police officials to check the
same. He has also taken up
matter with the concerned
MoS Finance Pawan Gupta
elected from Udhampur and
apprised about the happening
and asked for all possible help
the injured persons.
and five paramedical staff carried out dental check up of approx 115 Gujjars and locals along
with 51 students of the Primary
School of Gakhrial and Fattu
Kotli. The locals displayed great
enthusiasm which was evident
from the heavy turnout of civilians for many of whom it was the
first experience of dental check
up. A lecture for school children
on awareness of oral health was
also organized which was attended by 141 children.
The camp was well received
by the locals and they urged
Army authorities to conduct
more camps in future too.
Jammu, May 12:
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu and Kashmir PoJK
Refugee Front staged protest
demonstration against the PRO
Jammu
and
Additional
Commissioner Jammu, for not
initiating the process of
Implementation of the Financial
Package granted by the Govt, of
India on 9th August, 2000.
A large number of refugees
including women activists under the banner of Jammu and
Kashmir PoJK Refugee Front1947, 65 and 71 assembled at
Press Club and started protest in
support of their long pending demands. Rachhpal Singh Chib,
President of the Front, was leading the protest. The protesters
slogans
against
shouted
Government alleging that it has
failed to mitigate the sufferings
of thousands of refugee families
struggling for their rights for the
last over six decades. They demanded their final settlement
package being sanctioned by the
Government of India.
“Though the Present PRO
The activists of Hindustan
Shiv Sena held protest against
Raj Bhawan for not following
Hindu tradition in conduction
Amarnath Yatra. The protest
was held under the leaderhip of
National President Dimpy Kohli
and State President Vikrant
Kapoor led by youth president
Vinay Gupta The protesters said
that Govt should make a sensible governor of the State J&K
who would take care of all the
three regions of the state i.e.,
Jammu, Srinagar and Ladakh.
While talking to media persons
president demanded that 1st
poojan of yatra should be held on
jeth poorina and the pooja
should be held at Holy Cave of
Shri Amarnath ji.
This is old tradition which is
being followed from many centuries. He further said that all the
vehicles carrying food material
for langars or carrying pilgrims
should be exempted from toll tax.
Pilgrims should be given subsidy
Ajaz Jan accuses Govt of being biased &
sluggish towards Poonch flood sufferers
GOF Staff Reporter
Poonch, May 12:
Terming rescue and relief as
biased operation, former Member
Legislative Assembly Poonch and
Senior National Conference
leader Ajaz Ahmed Jan has said
that although government has deputed teams to Kashmir Valley ,
no attention is being paid towards
Jammu areas, especially Poonch
where people are facing flood situation for the last 6 months. In a
press statement here today, Ajaz
Jan said that neither any Minister
visited Poonch nor the MLAs or
MLCs are there among to share the
sufferings of the people. He said
that Poonch is being ignored and
legislators are enjoying air conditioned
accommodations
at
Jammu and srinagar. He said that
people of Poonch are suffering for
the last 5 months and government
has not even spoken a word over
the
sufferings
of
people.
Condemning the biased approach
of PDP-BJP government towards
Poonch, Jan said that during
September 2014, a team of
Ministers visited Poonch and assessed the situation. He said that
former Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah even pressed a helicopter for assessing the situation besides deputing a team to the area.
Demanding immediate rescue and relief measures in
Poonch, Ajaz Jan said that people residing near Abdullah
Bridge, Betar Nalla, Khanater
Nalla, Mandi to Chandak
Nallha, Loaran, Arai, Sawijan
and the peripheries of the Suran
River are facing flood threat and
they need to be rescued well in
advance. He said that met department has predicted more
rainfall for 48 hours so there is
risk of more in the area and administration must take precautions to deal with the flood situation. Jan also said that farmers
are especially victims of the negligence of the present government, as it is season of growing
seedlings for rice crop, but there
are neither irrigation canals in
the flood prooned areas nor any
measure taken to make them
functional. He also said the decision taken by the govt regarding
expulsion Angan Wari workers
and Healpers will not only sease
the food of thousands of children but also render many
youths job less.
Jammu, May 12:
Jammu has requested the
Commissioner
Divisional
Jammu for granting permission
to Publishing the mandatory notification for inviting claim
Applications from the eligible
DPs uprooted from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir in
the year 1947, 1965, 1971 (Camp
and Non-Camp) and Divisional
Commissioner Jammu's directions to prepare the case for taking up the case with higher au-
thorities. But the Additional
Commissioner Jammu has not
done anything for further
process”, protestors said. They
added “Two years have been
wasted away by the incumbent
Additional
Commissioner
Jammu who has been reiterating that the notification has been
lost, there is no need for publishing the notification for disbursing the financial package sanctioned by the Govt, of India”.
MLA Reasi inaugurates 11 KV
Feeder at Receiving Station Panthal
GOF Staff Reporter
Reasi, May 12:
The government is committed to provide electricity at every
nook and corner of the state; this
was stated by MLA Reasi-Ajay
Nanda while inaugurating 11 KV
Feeder at Receiving Station
Panthal, Katra. Nanda said the
people were facing acute power
shortage and low voltage problems besides long power cuts and
after this dedicated feeder
Panthal area would be benefitted
and the long pending demand of
locals is now fulfilled. Nanda also
directed the engineers to remain
present in their respective power
stations to tackle the shut down
problem expected to arise during
the summer season. AEE-Rahul
Dev
Gupta,
AEE
(Sub
Transmission Division)-Ashok
Gupta, SDPO Katra-Ashok
Sharma, JE Suresh Padha, JE
Anirudh Sharma, members of
PRIs and a large number of locals
were present on the occasion.
Later Nanda held a public
grievances redressal camp at
Panthal where people from different panchayats participated and
a number of issues were resolved.
Issues related to opening of new
schools, public health centres,
tourism infrastructure, water
supply, electricity bills and
schedule, irrigation schemes, anganwadi centres, roads etc were
raised during the meeting. Nanda
gave patient hearing to the demands of the people and directed
the concerned officers to take adequate steps to mitigate the problems of the people. He said that he
is committed for the development
of the area and urged the people to
actively participate in the developmental process.
Nanda assured people that
all the district officers will be directed to carry out internal departmental exercise regarding
the issues raised in the meeting
and come up with deliverables
within a week’s time for resolving the development related issues. Nanda visited the historical pond at Panthal and on the
demand of people he ensured
that the spot would be developed
as a tourist destination. He also
took stock of the execution of
various road projects and instructed concerned executing
agencies for ensuring timely
completion of these projects.
in railway and air fares as Govt.
provides to Hujj pilgrims.
Security should be given to workers of langars at Pehalgam and at
Baltal and at other places where
langars are organized. Immediate
repair of toilets at Yatri niwas
base camp etc. He stressed that
the national highway from
lakhanpur to baltal is in a worst
condition due to the heavy rainfall so it should be black topped
immediately before the commencement of Amarnath Yatra.
Other who participated in
demonstration were Rohit
Singh Bhau Sr. vice President ,
Ajay Khajuria vice President,
Himanshu Gupta Gen. Secy,
Tarun singh Slathia Secretary,
Akash gupta Secretary, Amit
Podwal Jt. Secretary, Vikas
Patel,
Shubam,
Abhinav,
Shivam and other Shiv Sainiks.
Bhat demands improvement in health sector
& resolution of fuel crisis in valley
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
PDP has invited the attention
of government towards the soaring
problems in health sector which
generally arise from lack of infrastructure, manpower and administrative control. PDP General
Secretary Nizamudin Bhat today
said that health sector enjoys a primary place in any scheme of development and growth and no society
can ever flourish without due regard for this. He said that main hospitals including hospitals at district
sector deserve immediate attention
to improve the available expertise,
infrastructure and management.
The PDP office here in Srinagar has
receivedseveralcomplaintsofcasual approach to health care at
Psychiatric Hospital, Hospital for
laparos, several district hospitals
including SDH Bandipore and district Hospital Kupwara. Several
deputations today complained of
lack of transport, medicines and
cleanliness at the hospitals suffering mostly for administrative disorder. The crisis at various hospitals
has deepened particularly due to
immediate need for fuel. The shortage of which created chaos in the
valley since two days.
PDP General Secretary has
demanded urgent action to resolve the fuel crisis and has
hoped that till improvement in
stock position the emergency
services will not be made to suffer for want of fuel. The mobility
of primary health centres , referral as well as tertiary hospitals
needs to be made adequate for appropriate health care and treatment of emergency cases. Bhat
acknowledged that surprise visits by ministers and senior officers do help improve the administration of hospitals, But the
augmentation of staff and equipments is an urgent issue which
needs to be addressed. In this regard he said the recruitment of
para medical staff and doctors is
one area which remained neglected despite demand. He also
pointed out to functioning of
NRHM and said that utilization
of funds received for staff improvement in rural areas deserve a review. He hoped that
government will appreciate the
public distress and a chaotic situation to make necessary amends,
so that a focused improvement is
made visible in the health sector.
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JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 4
L AT T I ACCIDENT:
Govt never takes fatal accident seriously: AJKPWA
Expresses shock; demands Commission to avoid accidents
GOF Staff Reporter
tion, besides a government job to a
member of every bereaved family
and also government job for who
got disabled in this accident. He
urged the government to sack all
those government employees on
duty, who are responsible to check
the overloading including police
and traffic police. He also urged to
suspend all policemen who were
deployed on nakkas to check menace of overloading but could did deliver. He also asked the government to registered a murder case
against owner of the bus registration number JK02A 2858 and put
him behind bars as the Delhi government did in the case of Nirbhay
episode in Delhi.
Wondering over callous attitude of government towards precious lives of passengers, he said
that administration never took the
fatal accidents with seriousness
and limiting only to register a case
and forget aftermath the sacrifices
Jammu, May 12:
Abdul Haq reviews
functioning of Rural
Development Department
Srinagar, May 12:
Minister for Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj, Mr. Abdul Haq today reviewed the functioning and progress of
Rural Developmental Department in
Kashmir Division in a meeting at civil
secretariat here today. The Director
Rural development Department,
Kashmir, Mr. Tasaduq Jeelani, CEO,
SLNA, IWMP, ACDs, DPOs and engineers besides officers from administrative department were present in the
meeting. Addressing the officers, the
Minister said most of the developmental
and welfare activities in rural areas are
being carried out by the Rural
Development Department and it has pivotal role in the overall development
strategies of the State. He said there is
huge responsibility on the department to
contribute and deliver best for the development and prosperity of State. On the oc-
26311 works completed,
6034 houses constructed,
62.68 lakh mandays
generated during 2014-15
casion, the Director Rural development,
Kashmir gave detailed brief regarding
the functioning of the Department and
various developmental and welfare
schemes being carried out.
The Minister was informed that during the year 2014-2015, 41321 developmental works were taken up out of which 26311
were completed through which 62.68 lakh
mandays were generated to provide employment to the unemployed persons.
Besides 6034 houses were constructed under IAY scheme while 299 Panchayat
Ghars were completed and work on 348 is
near to completion. The Minister asked
the officers to make functioning of RDD
more active and vibrant and work with
more dedication and zeal besides ensuring
successful implementation of all RDD
schemes on ground. He asked for formulating comprehensive plan for timely completion of projects, besides regular monitoring of all projects to ensure their quality
and timey completion. Emphasizing for
completing all developmental projects
with swiftness, the Minister directed the
officers to achieve targets of current fiscal by end of November-2015 so that all
projects under various schemes are completed on ground. He directed for ensuring authenticity and transparency in issuance of job cards. The Minister
stressed upon all the district level officers of the department to utilize all resources and manpower to make rural areas polythene and pollution free.
All J&K Passengers’ Welfare
Association (AJKPWA) expressed
shock and grief over the sad and
untimely demise of 24 passengers
and several injured critically in
gruesome accident occurred due
to overloading at Marothi,
Chenani and strongly demanded
immediate resignation of Chief
Minister Mufti Mohammed
Sayeed and Transporter Minister
Abdul Ghani Kohli as both utterly
failed to accomplish their responsibilities in saving the lives of innocent passengers. In a press statement issued here today, RC
Sharma, president AJKPWA demanded Rs 20 lakh as compensation to families of each deceased,
specialized treatment for injured
passengers including critical injured with Rs 10 lakh as compensa-
Romeo Force sponsors
students’ education in Potha
GOF Staff Reporter
Poonch, May 12:
of passengers for no fault. He said
that government should take this
accident as wakeup call and constitute a commission of enquiry
headed by a retired judge in this
case and commission should also
suggest measures and precautions
to avoid accidents. He said that
such accidents occur very often
but the deaf, dumb and blind administration never took the cognizance to reduce the intensity of
such accidents. He also expressed
his dismay that government never
tried to adopt precautionary and
scientific measures, which can reduce the occurrence of gruesome
accidents in future. He asked the
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and his
cabinet colleagues not to shed
crocodile tears merely issuing condolence statement by their information officer to save their skin
and to escape their actual responsibilities. He said that no ministers
has visited the GMC till now and
even site of accident.
He pooh-poohed the
Transport Minister AG Kohli for
not taking the issues of passengers
seriously, when a deputation of
AJKPWA met him in his office
chamber Jammu Civil secretariat suggesting him to convene a
meeting of all stake holders including Transport department,
traffic police, police, representatives of transporters association,
drivers association and mebers of
AJKPWA but inattentive
Transport minister did not bother to pay attention toward such a
serious matter, which is directly
connected with the lives of innocent passengers. A similar representation was also submitted in
the office of Transport secretary
for the same purpose but of no
use. It seems that the present government is just to enjoy the fruits
of power at the cost of poor people, who are losing their lives.
Chairman LC visits Kargil
Hostels; directs taking up
renovation, repairs immediately
In continuance with the zeal for achieving greater heights
and keeping alive the ideology “Children are the future pillars
of the nation”. Rashtriya Rifles under Romeo Force is supporting children who hail from below poverty line families and also
families affected by militancy in Surankote.
Majority of the children coming to school are from poor
families and most of them are forced to quit studies due to poor
financial conditions. School fees of these children will be paid
as part of Operation Sadbhavana project for the entire year. A
total of 21 children will be benefited from this project. The
Indian Army has been contributing relentlessly towards these
nation building efforts and towards empowerment of the locals.
Congress leaders, workers from Ganderbal meet G A Mir
Srinagar, May 12:
A large delegation of Senior Party
Leaders and Prominent Workers of
Ganderbal District, headed by District
President Gulam Mohd Ganie called on
JK PCC President and Former
Minister G A Mir at Srinagar today.
The delegation apprised the President
about the Party Affairs, Socio
Economic and political Development
in Ganderbal District. The delegation
thanked President for taking into confidence every worker and Leader in respect of Party Affairs and assured him
Every Congress leader & worker duty bound to serve people: Mir
that every leader and worker of District
Ganderbal will work unitedly for further rejuvenating the organization in
the District.
The delegation satisfaction that
Congress is a vibrant situation not only
in District Ganderbal; but in every
District of Jammu and Kashmir and
will get rejuvenated further under the
leadership of G A Mir. They assured the
President that every worker and
SKIMS celebrates International
Nurses day
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Sheri-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences celebrated
International Nurses day today to commemorate birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, pioneer of modern nursing. Director
& EOSG SKIMS who was the chief guest on the occasion congratulated the organizing committee for celebrating the event. Dr.
Zargarsaid SKIMS has made significant improvement in nursing
management & administration and stressed for more infrastructure and manpower for smooth patient care. Dr. Gul Javid Dean
Medical Faculty& Dr. Farooq Jan MS. SKIMS in their address
highlighted role of nursing in patient care and appreciated
Nursing Staff SKIMS for their services for better patient care at
SKIMS. Nursing Superintendent Mrs.HaseenaWaniwelcomed the
guests and and stressed for more empowerment, encouragement
and availability of resources to further strengthen nursing staff for
better patient care. She thanked Director SKIMS for his support.
CPI(M) expresses grief over Latti accident
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Leader of the District will work together and take Party’s programmes and
policies ahead with dedication and
zeal. Speaking on the occasion, G A Mir
said that Congress Party is a vibrant situation in every nook and corner of the
state and he felt confident that it will get
further strengthened at all levels, he
asked the Party Cadres to reach to the
people, help them in redressal of their
grievances. Terming Congress Party as
an instrument of Service, he said
Congress Party has delivered enough
and it has the capacity to deliver, he
asked Party workers to accelerate political activities meet people and make
them aware about the Congress Party’s
policies and programme. G A Mir said
Congress Party which has the history
of 125 years of serving the people of
Country, has always taken care of poor
and down trodden sections and has al-
First Phase of training for Hajj pilgrims held in Poonch
Poonch, May 12:
The first phase of orientation/training programme for
pilgrims of Hajj was organized
by
District
Administration Poonch in
collaboration with Jammu
and Kashmir State Hajj
Committee at community
centre of Municipal Council.
Deputy Commissioner,
Poonch, M H Malik was the
chief guest on the occasion. He
congratulated the prospective
Hajis, and assured them all
support from the district ad-
ministration to make their pilgrimage smooth and hassle
free DDC hoped that the train-
ing programme would help
the pilgrims travelling to
Makkah under the Haj
BJYM deputation meets
Speaker Kavinder Gupta
Jammu regional committee of CPI(M) has expressed grief and
shock over the tragic overloaded bus accident near Latti in
Udhampur District in which 24 persons killed and more than 50 injured.Sham Prasad Kesar regional secretary of the party has
strongly criticized the state government for mismanagement and
criminal carelessness for repeated such fatal accidents. Kesar demanded best possible treatment to the injured and adequate compensation to the dependents of the killed persons.
Akhtar distributes prizes among winners
Bandipora May 12:
SSP Leh chairs Police-Public
meeting in Leh
Srinagar May 12:
Leh police organized a Police-Public meeting at village
Spituk, in which large number of respectable citizens of the area
participated. SSP Leh Dr. Sunil Gupta chaired Police-Public meeting at village Spituk during his interaction with the participants
he assured all measures will be taken to curb illicit sale of liquor in
the area. SSP directed Police Post Housing Colony, Leh on spot to
initiate action against those indulging in selling illicit liquor.
During the interaction SSP Leh said that the village Spituk has a
sizable population of outside businessmen and labourers and the
Tenant verification system need to be strengthened to prevent
crimes in the area. SSP Leh appreciated the role of villagers of
Spituk for being the guardian of the only airport of Leh and assured them that a cleanliness drive will be organized to clean the
bank of Indus River in Spituk area soon.
Committee. During the training session trainers from State
Hajj Committee delivered lectures on Mansik-e-Haj and
Ziarat-e-Madina Munawwara
besides giving other important instructions. Tehsildar
Haveli, Wakeel Ahmed Bhatt
and trainers of State Hajj
Committee spoke during the
orientation programme. This
was the first phase of orientation/training programme. All
the prospective Hajis will be
given training in the second
phase before their scheduled
departure to the holy city.
MLA Jammu East
supports demand
of Suraj Putri
Development
Board
Jammu, May 12:
Inter-School Cross Country Run
organized at Sumbal
The Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar, Tuesday reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to redo the education system and said tangible results shall be visible on the ground soon. He
said Government is taking various measures to develop a sound academic atmosphere in the State. The Minister was speaking as
Chief Guest at the prize distribution ceremony of the Cross
Country Run from Shilvit to Sumbal organized by the Department
of Youth Services and Sports, Zone Sumbal. Akhtar said students
should be encouraged to explore their hidden talent and creative
side by involving them in extramural activities. He said activities
like field visits, hiking, mountaineering and expeditions should also be promoted among the students to energize their capabilities.
MLC Yasir Reshi, SDM, Sumbal, Ghulam Muhammad Bhat and
CEO Bandipora, Abdul Hamid Kumar and other officers were also
present at the ceremony. As many as 350 students from 61 Middle
Schools and 3 High Schools participated in the run. 1st and 3rd positions were bagged by Baba Gani Public School, while as student of
M S Malik School bagged the second spot. Later, the Minister distributed prizes among the winners.
ways worked for their progress, prosperity and development, so every
Congress worker and leader is duty
bound to serve the people and should
never lag behind in serving the society.
Prominent among those who were
party of the delegtion included Haji Ali
Mod Bhat Ex MLC, Abdul Rehman
Magray, Gulam Ahmad Rather Gulam
Rasool Wani, Ch. Sarfaraz, Mohd
Yousuf Bhat, Aijaz Ahmad Shiekh,
Abdul Rashid, Gulam Nabi Mir, Haji
Mohd Yousuf, Mohd Yousuf Ganie,
Abdul Rashid, Master
Mustafa
Kasana, Amina and others.
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Bharatiya Janata Yuva
Morcha deputation from
Gandhi Nagar Assembly comprising of State General
Secretary BJYM Ajay Pargal
Gupta, State Vice President
BJYM Bharat Sharma, District
President BJYM Ishant Gupta &
State Executive Members BJYM
Bushan Verma, Ankush Gupta,
Rajat Mahajan & Kulbir Charak
today called on Speaker J&K
Legislative Assembly & MLA
Gandhi Nagar Assembly
Kavinder Gupta, apprised him
the grievances of Gandhi Nagar.
The deputation highlight the
burning problems like
Electricity, Water, ReConstruction of Roads, & Lane
Drains being faced by the public
of Gandhi Nagar Assembly and
also appraised him about the development requirements of
Gandhi Nagar Such as
Developments of Parks,
Widening of Roads, Upgradation
of Power Projects. Kavinder
Gupta heard the deputation patiently and assured that all problems raised by Yuva morcha leaders will be solved at the earliest
and top most priority. Gupta taking serious note of the hardships
being faced by the peoples, took
immediate action & directed the
officers to speed up the pace of
work and complete the project
within stipulated time frame.
Ajay Pargal Gupta and other deputationist’s thanked him for hearing them patiently and redressal
of their problems at the earliest.
Notice
I, Ludan S/O Sh. Sarnoo R/O Chari Swail, Teh.
& Distt. Udhampur (J&K) inform that my son
namely Romesh Kumar is reading in 9th class
in Govt. High School, Kawa & in his school
records his Father name (my name) has been
wrongly written as Mulkh Raj instead of my
correct name is Ludan. Now I want to get correction of my name in my son’s school record
as Ludan. Objection if any may be convey to
concerning authority.
Rajesh
Gupta
MLA
Jammu East supported the demand of Tawi Andolan of formation of “Suraj Putri
Development Board”. City
MLA Rajesh Gupta who joined
Tawi Sandya Arti yesterday
along with his supporters. He
was offered “Mata Ki Chunni”
by Senior Members of Tawi
Andolan, Pt Purushotam
Chander Advocate, Prof.
Bharadwaj,
VIrender
Khajuria and Raj Kumar
Gupta.
Chander
Mohan
Sharma, Convener of the
Andolan apprised Rajesh
Gupta about the pollution level
of Tawi River and dilapidated
condition of its banks and illegal encroachment undertaken
on the bed of river. He was explained about the potential of
Ravi Tawi becoming a Tourist
Destination and stressed the
need of formation of “Suraj
Putri Development Board”. In
his speech Rajesh Gupta MLA
supported the Call of Andolan
for constitution of Suraj Purti
Development Board. He showered praised Chander Mohan
Sharma and all activists of
Andolan for taking up the
cause of Tawi and other bodies, environment and ecological balance. He also assured
that he will take up the matter
of diverting Tawi water towards Tawi Ghat for Pooja
purpose and sanitation of the
area with concerned authorities. He also assured of using
his constituency Development
fund to improve the conditions
of Tawi Ghat area of Bikram
Chowk, Jammu. Others who
spoke on the occasion include
Prof. Rajinder MIshra, Bansi
Lal Bharti, S. Balwinder
Singh, Ch. Shushpal Singh,
Naresh Bala, Usha Salathia,
Anil Sharma, Pawan Kumar,
Dr. Neelam Sareen, Neelam
Mahajan, Rajesh Jaitley and
Salman Malik.
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 12:
Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir
Legislative Council, Haji Anayat Ali,
visited Government Kargil Girls
Hostel, Nowshera, Government
Kargil Boys Hostel (KBH), Bemina
and Kargil House Bemina and took
stock of the facilities being provided to
the inmates. During the visit the
Chairman laid stress on keeping
cleanliness in the Hostels. He directed
the concerned wardens to ensure that
the kitchen, utensils, rooms and bathrooms are kept neat and clean.
The Chairman directed the concerned authorities to provide all basic
facilities to the inmates in these hostels. He said that arrangements should
be made for providing Solar Lighting
System at Girls Hostel Nowshera in
order to provide uninterrupted power
supply. He directed arranging 10 beds
for the students at the earliest.
Expressing dismay over the present
condition of Kargil Boys Hostel at
Bemina, the Chairman directed the
concerned Warden to ensure proper
cleaning of the kitchen and rooms. He
also directed the authorities of R&B to
take immediate steps for renovation
and repair work in the Hostel which
was damaged during September 2014
floods. On the occasion the Chairman
was told that 37 girl students of Kargil
are putting up in 16 rooms at
Government Kargil Girls Hostel,
Nowshera, who are pursuing higher
education in Srinagar at University
and College levels. At Kargil Boys
Hostel Bemina, the Chairman was informed that there are 35 students putting in 25 rooms.
Later, the Chairman visited
Kargil House Bemina. He interacted
with some patients of Kargil who come
to Srinagar for treatment and are staying at Kargil House. Responding to the
demands of the students, the
Chairman said that the matter of providing ration to the welfare institutions and additional gas connections
will be taken up with the concerned authorities. Superintending Engineer,
PWD Kargil Haji Fida Hussain,
Executive Engineer Mr. Mutalib, AEE
Mr. Tariq Ahmad, senior officers of
PWD and Council Secretariat accompanied the Chairman.
Appendix ‘A’
(HQ CWE Khumbathang letter No 80051/CWE/
K-07/2015-16/02/E8 dt. 05 May 2015
E-PROCUREMENT NOTICE
MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES
The e-Tender for the following works is invited on behalf of president of India represented by
HQ CWE Khumbathang, PIN-900270, C/O 56 APO as per online e-tendering procedure.
The detailed notice of tender can be seen and down loaded from web site/portal www.eprocuremes.gov.in
CA No & Name of Work
CWE/K-07/2015-16 : Special Repair/Renewal of
Wooden and Steel Furniture against surveyed off
Furniture under GE Kargil.
Estimate Cost of work at
per market (Rs. In lakhs)
Rs. 15.00 Lakhs
Amount of earnest money for
contractors not enlisted with
MES (Rs.)
Rs. 30000/-
Eligibility Criteria
(a) For MES Enlisted Contractors – Class ‘E’ Category d (i)
Completion Period (months)
Cost of tender (in Rs) in favour
of/payable at
Date of publication of tender
on web
Note :-
06 Months
Rs. 500/- in favour of Garrison Engineer Kargil/payable
at Kargil.
(b) For other Contractors
(i) Meeting enlistment criteria of MES with regard to
having satisfactorily completed requisite value
works, annual turnover working capital, fixed assets
etc.
(ii) Affidavit for no recovery outstanding in Govt.
Department.
On or after 08 Jun 2015
1. Further details can be seen from the e-Procurement portal www.eprocuremes.gov.in
2. The brief advertisement is also available on MES web site www.mes.gov.in.
3. Tender will be uploaded only on portal www.eprocuremes.gov.in and contractors registered on this web site will be able to submit their bid online. All other terms and conditions,
instructions to bidders regarding e-tendering process etc. may kindly be seen in Notice
Inviting Tenders (NIT) available on the above noted web site. The Department reserves
the right to reject any or all tenders without assigning any reason(s). The tender should
be read in conjunction with terms and conditions given in NIT and tender documents
carefully before filling the price bids (BOQ). E-Tendering without Digital signatures will
not be accepted by e-tendering system.
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JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 5
RATION DISTRIBUTION AS PER 2011-CENSUS
Zulfkar reviews progress of updation process
‘Rations to be distributed as per updated list from June 2015’
Srinagar, May 12:
Minister for CA&PD and Tribal
Affairs, Ch. Zulfkar Ali today convened a
follow up meeting with District
Commissioners
of
Development
Kashmir Division to review the progress
of verification to ascertain the exact
number of additional families under different categories so that rations are provided as per Census-2011 from next
month. On the occasion, the Minister
sought the status of constitution of the
district, Tehsil and block level committees for early completion of verification
process and further tasked them to conduct door-to-door survey so that no deserving family is left uncovered.
Stressing the need for preparing
comprehensive list of beneficiaries under different categories, the minister
said department will provide rations as
per the data submitted by concerned
deputy commissioners so it should be
authentic and pragmatic. He said action
would be taken against officers if loop-
holes are noticed in the data. Zulfkar
asked the Deputy Commissioners to submit report within stipulated time frame,
adding the government is determined
for supply of rations according to 2011
census from June this year. He also di-
rected the concerned DCs and Assistant
Director CAPD to submit updated lists of
BPL, AAY, APL and other categories of
rationees at the earliest. Meanwhile, the
Minister also took stock of supply position at each district and asked the con-
cerned to ensure that rations reach before 10th of every month to all districts in
order to maintain proper and regular
supply and fair distribution.
Later, the minister also discussed
tribal issues with concerned deputy
commissioners and asked them to prepare a comprehensive report for overall
empowerment of marginalized sections
of the society. Expressing concern over
the hardships being faced by the tribal
population due to lack of basic facilities,
the minister asked the officers to adopt
exclusive approach for the larger welfare of these communities. He also called
for setting priorities under different sectors so that all basic facilities are extended to the tribal communities. Zulfkar also directed the deputy commissioners to
conduct frequent visits to Gujjar and
Bakerwal hostels in their concerned
districts to take stock of their functioning besides asked them to take effective
steps for further improving the working of these institutions.. Among others, Commissioner Secretary CAPD,
Social
Commissioner/Secretary
Welfare, Director CAPD, Kashmir,
deputy commissioners of various districts, Additional Directors of CAPD
besides various officers of concerned
departments attended the meeting.
Dy CM visits GMC,
enquires about condition
of Latti accident victims
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr.
Nirmal Singh, today visited
Government Medical College
Jammu to enquire about the
health of those who were injured
in an unfortunate road mishap
that occurred yesterday at Latti,
Udhampur. Singh interacted with
the patients and their attendants
and assured them all necessary assistance from the government. He
directed the GMC authorities for
providing specialized diagnostic
and treatment facilities to the patients. Deputy Chief Minister expressed profound grief over the
loss of precious lives in the
tragic accident and expressed
sympathies with the bereaved
families. He also wished early
recovery to the injured.
Principal GMC Dr. Gansham
apprised the Dy. CM that all required facilities is being provided to the injured on priority.
LMD Kathua conducts Northeast MPs call on PM; Dr
Rajendra reviews
functioning of Security Wing intensive checking Jitendra briefs about new initiatives
Srinagar, May 12:
In order to take a general review of the working of security
wing of Jammu and Kashmir
Police, Director General of
Police (DGP), Mr. K. Rajendra
Kumar today convened a meeting of senior police officers at
Police Headquarters (PHQ) here.
The meeting discussed security
of dignitaries and protected persons, besides administrative
matters of the Wing.
Addressing the meeting,
Mr. Rajendra said that Security
Wing of JKP is having a great responsibility of providing protection to the VIPs and protected
persons. With the changing scenario in the State activities of the
Wing have spread over many
fronts and the Wing has been ensuring security of vital installations and delegations as well,
said Mr. Rajendra. The DGP,
stressing for high standards of
discipline at all levels, asked for
strict adherence of security
guidelines laid from time to time.
He said that corrective measures
should be taken to bring more efficiency in the performance of
the personnel and ensure security of dignitaries and protected
persons. Proper supervision and
monitoring at higher level is also
impetrative to achieve tangible
results, he added.
Discussing the functioning
of escorts, the DGP said that effective manpower and mobility is
necessary to provide better services while protecting state functions and other installations. He
said that security gadgets should
be got inspected periodically and
communication network established to keep the authorities informed on the situations. He said
that the damaged vehicles should
be got repaired to enhance the
mobility facilities which would
help to improve the performance.
Rajendra, expressing his satisfaction over the performance of
Security Wing said that the security personnel are entrusted with
hectic activities, who are engaged round the clock for the protection of dignitaries and other
persons. He said that during summer activities of the Wing increases as many delegations
from across the country visit the
Valley, besides functions by different political and social organizations. Among others, the meeting was attended by ADsGP, SP
Vaid and Mr. VK Singh, IsGP, AK
Choudhary, SJM Gillani and
Jagjit Kumar, AIsGP, Sheikh
Junaid Mehmood and Tahir
Sajjad, Sr. ADO (PHQ), BA Shah
and other police officers.
Imposes Rs 11,100 penalty on erring traders
GOF Staff Reporter
Kathua, May 12:
A team of legal Metrology
Department Kathua headed by
the Assistant controller Legal
Metrology Kathua Ajay Kumar
Verma and Comprising of the
Legal
Metrology
Inspector
Kathua and Dayalachack Vicky
Sharma and Devi Lakhanpuria
conducted intensive checking of
various Business establishment
especially
Gas
agencies,
Karayana shops, Bakery Shops,
Provisional Stores etc at Kootah
Morh, Dayalachack , Hiranagar,
Barnoti, logate Morh, Palli Morh,
Bagial Morh , Kalibari, Kathua
and adjoining Areas. During the
Inspection 31 units were inspected and five traders were booked
for violation of various provi-
sions of J&K Weights and
Measures Enforcement Act
1997and Package Commodities
Rules and five Challans of the
booked traders were compounded by the Assistant Controller
Legal Metrology Kathua and a penality of Rs 11100 was imposed on
The
the erring Traders.
Department directed all the
traders to use only verified
Weights and Measures for
Business transactions and display MRP, PKD, Net Contents and
complete address and Customer
care Number on the Commodities
to be sold in package Form. The
Department has warned the unscrupulous traders to desist from
using unfair trade practices and
also appealed the Consumers to
remain vigilant while purchasing the Commodities.
NSUI State Executive meeting held
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May12:
In order to check the working
of State NSUI team and to inform
them about National Convention
“Drishtikon”,
the
National
Student’s Union of India today
held an Executive meeting at PCC
office in Jammu. Amit Pathania
National Secretary NSUI and incharge of Jammu and Kashmir
NSUI was present on the occasion., flanked to him Fairoz khan
NSUI National secretary was also
present on the occasion. All the
State office bearers and District of-
fice bearers attended the meeting
and represented their work regarding student’s issue.
Speaking in the meeting,
Pathania
National
Amit
Secretary NSUI lauded the efforts
NSUI regarding the struggle for
“Revocation of New Recruitment
policy “ and other students related issue. He added that NSUI is organizing a National convention
"Dristicon" in New Delhi on 27-28
May 2015. The National convention is for 2 days and its title is
"Education is our right and
Employment is the aim". All the
District
Presidents,
State
Committee, State presidents and
National committee from across
the country will be attending the
convention. Almost 750 invited
members will be present in
Mavlankar Hall,New Delhi. Also
University Student Union office
bearers along with few of the
State representatives will be invited for Convention. Smt. Sonia
Gandhi(AICC President), Shri.
Rahul Gandhi (AICC Vice
Former
PM
President),
Shri.Manmohan Singh will give
their valuable Guidance to all the
office bearers from across the
country attending the national
Convention. State President
NSUI Jammu & Kashmir Neeraj
kundan also spokes on the occasion and said that NSUI is struggling for revocation of recruitment Policy and soon whole the
state will be heated up by the ag-
itation of NSUI in all the
Districts of J&K. He also appealed to the HRD Ministry to
solve the problem faced by the
students of Jammu and
Kashmir under PMSSS otherwise NSUI will not sit silent.
New Delhi, May 12:
An All-Party delegation of
Northeast MPs, led by former
Speaker P A Sangma, today met
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and handed over a memorandum to him in the presence of
Union Minister for Development
of Northeast Region (DoNER),
Dr. Jitendra Singh who later
briefed them about some of the
new initiatives undertaken by
DoNER ministry.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, who is taking a personal
interest in the development of
Northeastern region, gave a patient hearing to the delegation
and enquired about the observations made by the MPs on a wide
range of issues. Union DoNER
Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said
that Northeast is a part of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s India
vision and enjoys high priority
for the present Government. He
referred to PM’s recent visits to
Northeast during which he inaugurated the first ever rail link to
Meghalaya and also declared the
JD Tourism flags off Make upgraded hospitals in Budgam fully
Jhelum River cruise functional: Hanjura tells Health Deptt
Reviews functioning
of health institutions
in Budgam
Srinagar, May 12:
Joint
Director
Tourism
Kashmir, Mr. Tasaduq Hussain today
flagged off river cruise from Peerzoo
Island to showcase rich cultural heritage of Srinagar city and provide additional tourist products to the visitors. This initiative was taken by the
department on the instructions of
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed. General Manager JKTDC,
Officers of Flood and Irrigation
Control Department, President of
ATOAK, President UTAA, Chairman
PILTO and President Heritage Tour
Operators were present on the occasion. The River Cruise will operate
daily from Peerzoo Island from 10 a.m
to 5 p.m with the charging Rs 300 per
head. It will take visitors to historical
places of Srinagar city like LD memorial, Shergari, Khanqah Moula and
Hazrat Bulbul Shah Rehmat-a-Ullah.
The historical importance of these
heritage sites will be provided to the
tourists by guides deputed by the
tourism department at these places.
During the ride Zafrani Kashmiri
Kahwa will also served to the visitors.
Officers of the district and other officers of health department were present
in the meeting.
The Minister directed the CMO
Budgam to come up with a concrete
proposal regarding the issues including requirement of ambulances, equipment and other facilities required for
smooth functioning of health institutions of the district so that the matter
could be taken up with the concerned
quarters for release of funds.
He also directed the CMO to conduct surprise inspection to the health in-
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
the genuine interest of the people of
State can be safeguarded. A delegation of Senior Congress leaders is likely to visit Delhi in order to apprise the
High Command and seek their advice. The leaders also expressed their
full confidence in the leadership of
Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi
and strongly felt that the strengthening of the Congress party in the State
is imperative in order to defeat the
communal designs of the ruling alliance i.e PDP-BJP. The further said
that the Congress is the only party
which can ensure the unity and integrity of all the three regions of the
State. It was felt by all that the lead
taken by Smt. Sonia Gandhi and
Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament by
uniting all the opposition parties in
respect of “Land Acquition Bill” was
highly appreciable. They said that the
farmer community in the country
have lot of hopes from Shri Rahul
Gandhi to mitigate their sufferings.
In another resolution, the untime-
Power shutdown
Jammu, May 12:
In order to carry out dismantling of old/broken PCC poles of 33 KV G-7
feeder and for installation of new spare 11 KV panel at R/Stn. Channi Himmat
for bifurcation of overloaded 11 KV feeder, the power supply fed from 33 KV G7, G-10 lines and 33/11KV 2x10MVA R/Stn. Channi Himmat shall remain affected to Transport Nagar, Narwal, Bathindi, Sunjwan, Malik Market,
Railway Colony, G.S. Mall and its adjoining areas on 13.5.2015 (Wednesday)
from 8 am to 11 am. The shutdown is subject to fair weather conditions.
Reasi, May 12:
stitutions and ensure attendance of the
medical and paramedical staff besides
maintaining proper hygiene in and
around these hospitals. Detailed discussion was also held on construction of ongoing hospital buildings. It was given
out that the construction work of PHC
Sholipora and PHC Parispora is nearing
completion. He took serious note of inordinate delay in completion of hospital
buildings and directed the executing
agencies to redouble their efforts and ensure completion of all such buildings in
a stipulated timeframe
PDP-BJP pursuing their own agenda; forgotten promises: Congress
A meeting of Congress Party was
held at Jammu, which was addressed
by senior Congress leader, to discuss
the role of the party, in the prevailing
circumstances and when the people
are facing lot of day to day problems,
including the development issues.
The ruling alliance of PDP-BJP, having totally opposed ideologies is pursuing their own agenda, which is totally anti-people and they have total
forgotten that promises made by them
during elections. The congress leaders felt that, there is an urgent need to
effectively raise the people’s issue and
counter the anti-people policies of the
ruling alliance. A large number of
Senior/Prominent Congress leaders,
from all districts of Jammu Province,
participated in the meeting and spoke
on resolution, which was moved for
strengthening and rationalization of
the Congress organization in the
State. The resolution was unanimously adopted in which the Congress high
command was requested for its immediate intervention in order to induce
more effectiveness in the party so that
in each of the eight different
States of the region.
The memorandum handed
over by P A Sangma to the Prime
Minister described at length,
various potential projects which
could be taken up in each of the
eight States in the near future. It
broadly refers to a “10 Point
Action Agenda” envisaging
strengthening of institutional
frameworks, maintaining peace
to achieve prosperity, enabling
growth through road, rail and
aviation connectivity, strengthening power generation and
transmission, managing natural
resources, empowering
Northeast youth, creating jobs
through industry entrepreneurship and tourism, harness of geological and cultural richness, realising the “Act East” vision and
ensuring better health care.
Prominent among the MPs
who were part of the delegation
included, Kiren Rijiju MoS
Home, Neiphiu Rio, P D Rai,
Hishey Lachungpa, Kamakhya
Prasad Tasa, Shankar Prasad
Dutta and C L Ruala.
DC Reasi pays surprise visit to offices
Srinagar, May 12:
Minister for Agriculture, Mr.
Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura has called
for making the upgraded health institutions of district Budgam fully functional. He also called for adequate stocking
of drugs and providing requisite equipment in these institutions. This was
stated by the Minister at a meeting convened here today to review the healthcare facilities in Budgam.
The meeting took a holistic review
of the stock position of drugs, staffstrength and other facilities being provided to the patients in existing
District,
Sub-District
Hospitals,
Primary Health Centres (PHCs),
Community Health Centers, First Aid
Medical Centres and other health institutions of the district. Chief Medical
Officer (CMO), Budgam, Block Medical
launch of high power hydro-electric projects. Recognizing the aspirations of the youth of
Northeast, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has also announced a Sports University for
Manipur and six Agricultural
Colleges, he added.
Prime Minister Modi is
keen to bring Northeast at par
with the rest of India, said Dr.
Jitendra Singh and informed
that under PM’s directions,
Government of India has prepared a roster wherein eight
Union Ministers will be travelling to different Northeast States
every fortnight which, in other
words, means that there will be
one Union Minister in each of
the Northeast States in every
fortnight. The PM has also emphasized on specialized areas
like organic farming, he added.
Dr. Jitendra Singh also referred to the recently introduced new innovative programme called “DoNER at Doorstep” wherein a Secretariat
Camp of DoNER Ministry will
be held every month by rotation
ly and sad demise of Begum Farida
Muneer- Ex. MLC, the leaders expressed their heartfelt condolences
and said that in her death, the
Congress party has lost a great leaders,
whole services can not be forgotten by
the people of the State in general and
district Poonch in particular. The
speakers also expressed their condolences to the bereaved families of those
23 persons who lost their lives yesterday in a road accident at MALOTHI, in
district Udhampur, The speakers
urged upon the State Government to
provide adequate compensation to the
deceased families and those who are injured in the accident.
The prominent among them who
spoke on this occasion included,
Gulchain Singh Charak- former CWC
Member, Tara Chand- former Dy.
Chief Minister, Janak Raj Gupta- Ex.
M.P, Jugal Kishore Sharma- MLC,
Thakur Hari Singh- Ex Senior Vice
President, Shri R.S Chib- former
Minister, Amolak Singh, PremSagar
Aziz- former Minister,
JagdishSapolia- Ex MLA, Master
TasaddaqHussain, AslamGoni,
Hukam Chand, Advocate B.S Slathia,
Advocate V K Magoo, Amrinder
Singh Micky- former Dy Chairman,
LC, Rajesh Gupta-Ex Secy PCC,
MotilalBhat, MadanLalKashyap,
KrishanChanderBhagat-Ex MLA,
Smt Gita Devi, Arun Sharma,
Narinder Gupta, Narinder Sharma,
Shakeel Shah, Brij Mohan Sharma,
AshwaniKhajuria, Majid Ahmed
Khan, Mrs. Lalita Sharma, Mrs.
SantoshMagotra- Ex Corporator,
MrsSumanMahaldar,
MrVinodKohli, S. Gurdarshan Singh
Bhagat, Ved Raj and BaljitManhas.
Deputy Commissioner Reasi-Sushma Chauhan on Tuesday paid surprise
visit to the offices located in mini secretariat Reasi and checked attendance of
all officers and employees. Additional Deputy Commissioner Reasi-Shiv
Kumar Gupta also accompanied her. Chauhan directed the officers to maintain punctuality in the offices and asked them to effectively deliver the services to the general public. Chauhan also instructed the concerned officers to take
urgent steps for maintaining cleanliness in their offices
National Lok Adalat settles 17 cases
Kishtwar, May 12:
A National Lok Adalat was organized in the District Court Complex
Kishtwar on Saturday under the chairmanship of Bala Jyoti, Chairman
District Legal Services Authority Kishtwar. During the event, two benches
were constituted to deal with MACT cases, wherein 20 MACT cases were taken
up, of which, 17 cases were settled through negotiation, mediation and conciliation and an award of Rs. 60,42204/- was passed and cheques were also disbursed on spot to the victims of accidents/ claimants and deserving litigants.
Judicial Officers, Prosecuting Officer, Public Prosecutor, Bar Members,
Petitioners and representatives of Insurance Company besides Litigants and
Police Officers attended the lok adalat.
Jahangir Mir condoles demise of Farida
Mir
Srinagar, May 12:
Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, Mr. Jahangir Hussain Mir has expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Ex-MLC Farida Mir who
passed away after a brief illness. Ms. Farida represented Poonch in Legislative
Council. In his condolence message Jahangir Mir said that the demise of
Farida Mir is a big loss for people of the State. He said that late Farida worked
for the upliftment of the people and her contribution of serving the society will
be remembered for a long time. Meanwhile, a condolence meeting of employees of Council Secretariat was also held here. The employees prayed for the
eternal peace to the departed soul and expressed sympathies with the bereaved family.
Hanjura condoles demise of Farida,
Matoo
Srinagar, May 12:
Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura has condoled
the demise of Ex- MLC Farida Mir and former Additional Solicitor General,
Mr. Altaf Ahmad Matoo. In his condolence message, Hanjura described
Farida Mir as a great social worker who worked hard for the uplift of the weaker sections of the society.Hanjura expressed sympathies with the bereaved
Glimpses of Future
CYMK
Glimpses of future
Attempt to tame Judiciary
he collegium system for appointing judges had its
drawbacks. But the panel that is set to replace the
collegium is not without serious flaws either. That
critical moment, which the entire legal fraternity and constitutional experts have been waiting, has finally arrived.
On April 13, the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014, along with the Constitution (Ninety-ninth
Amendment) Act, 2014, came into force. The new laws introduce a fresh mechanism to appoint judges of the Supreme
Court and High Courts, that will ultimately lead to the
scrapping of the existing collegium system for appointments. Both Acts was notified by the Union Government,
after the request to keep the law on hold was turned down
by a three-judge Bench, headed by Justice AR Dave. Since
most issues raised in the public interest litigations were
constitutional in nature, Justice Dave transferred the matter to the five-judge constitutional Bench, which is now
headed by Justice J S Khehar. Since the matter is under the
active consideration of the highest court of the land, it will
be improper to air personal views and assessments about
the merit of either side of the argument at this point of time.
Still, a few issues of public interest may be highlighted.
First, is the unanimity and solidarity displayed by elected
representatives in both Houses of Parliament in supporting
and passing these two Bills with such urgency. What made
bitter political rivals bury their hatchets on this issue and
agree to vote so overwhelmingly in favour of the Bills is a
mystery. What interest binds bitter enemies, of diverse political outlook, on this issue is a matter of wild speculation.
Second, the alacrity and speed with which the two Bills
were passed in both Houses of Parliament and nearly 20
State Assemblies, is also striking. Both were passed in Parliament after opposition parties fell in line with the Government. However, attempts by the political class to project the
National Judicial Appointments Commission as a harbinger of transparency must be viewed with caution. Politicians have an axe to grind against the higher judiciary
which has often given discomforting judgements. For example, the judiciary, in a bid to cleanse the political system, ordered that elected leaders declare their assets, educational
qualifications and criminal antecedents. There can be no
denying that the existing collegium system has a number of
shortcomings. Disturbing examples of corruption in the
higher judiciary has been brought to public knowledge
through sensational disclosures by jurists themselves. However, such shortcomings should be addressed through judicial accountability mechanisms; they must not become an
excuse to rob the judiciary of its independence. The political
class's decision to abolish the collegium system allows the
executive to call the shots in the appointment of judges. This
is a clear case of throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Indeed, this is the greatest assault on the judiciary by the
political class. It is a fact that if there is any entity in our
polity that can rein in the legislature and executive from
abusing their powers, it is the judiciary. However, if the judiciary itself is tamed and turned into a pet, through pliant
appointments by the political class, who will save the citizens from the tyranny of the Legislature and the executive?
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JAMMU WEDNESDAY MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 6
To China with a clear strategy
BY : M. K. NARAYANAN
he combination of an excess of nationalism, belief in exceptionalism, and of
the inevitability of a Sino-centric world
is an aspect India cannot overlook during
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to
China. He must focus clearly on the strategic
aspects of the relationship, and less on trade
and economic ties. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s forthcoming visit to China, beginning
May 14, is of considerable interest not only to
peoples inhabiting the two countries, but also
to leaders and strategic analysts globally. In
China, Mr. Modi will be visiting Xian, Beijing
and Shanghai over three days, before leaving
for Mongolia and South Korea. Mr. Modi’s
visit follows Chinese President Xi Jinping’s
trip to India in September 2014. There is a
great deal hinging on its outcome with China
being viewed today as a pivot-state, and India
the only nation in the region capable of maintaining the balance in the region. For his
part, Mr. Modi has, no doubt, indicated that
trade and economic ties with China would be
his main priority. However, there is much
more to an Indian P’s visit to China than economic relations unstated though this may be.
This visit is again taking place at a time when
China has unveiled a new strategic vision,
and elements of the strategy conform to Sun
Tzu’s principle of “winning without fighting”. It implicitly includes rewarding nations
that it perceives as “friends” and, by implication, excluding nations that stand in its way.
New security paradigm
China is also currently affording an opportunity to nations in the region to become
a part of a Beijing-contrived “security alliance”, holding out the promise of a new
Asian security paradigm, previously embedded in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “Code
of Conduct for Asia” (2014). The latter contained a veiled “warning” to countries forging military alliances to counter China.
Perhaps, having waded too far out by its ref-
T
fter a long and convoluted progress
through the courts, Ms. Jayalalithaa
has finally been acquitted by the
High Court. But this might
not be the end of the morality play, with another appeal looking likely. “Money
A
is not important, access to it and misuse of it
is,” said Bharatiya Janata Party leader and
Jayalalithaa’s foe-turned-friend-turned-foe,
Subramanian Swamy, in his written submissions to the Karnataka High Court. This was
with regard to the former Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister’s appeal against conviction for possession of assets disproportionate to her income. The 919-page judgment of the
Karnataka High Court tested precisely this
proposition. Ms. Jayalalithaa’s conviction
by the Special Court, under Section 13 (1) (e)
of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, had
all the elements of a potboiler a popular
mother figure, an old accusation from an impetuous past, and a judgment that could be
delayed no longer but with even more twists
and turns than a movie script. In 1995, when
Ms. Jayalalithaa attended the lavish wedding of her now disowned foster son V.N.
Sudhakaran, she and her other co-accused in
the case, Sasikala, would have hardly envisioned what would follow. Public revulsion
at her unaccountable ostentation turned into
electoral fury in 1996. Ms. Jayalalithaa lost
power and was arrested in several corruption cases. Section 13 (1) (e) of the Prevention
of Corruption Act of 1988 states: “A public
servant is said to commit the offence of criminal misconduct, if he or any person on his
behalf, is in possession or has, at any time
during the period of his office, been in possession for which the public servant cannot
satisfactorily account, of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to
his known sources of income.” It further
explains “known sources of income” as
“income received from any lawful
source and such receipt has been intimated in accordance with the
provisions of any law, rules or orders for the time being applicable to
a public servant.” What this means is
that at any stage, a public servant
should be able to prove that assets owned or
controlled by him or her are attributable to
proven, lawful sources.
On a Re. 1 salary
When Ms. Jayalalithaa was Chief Minister for the first time, between 1991 and 1996,
she took a monthly salary of Re. 1 only. Her
career as actor had ended in 1980, and
seemed to yield no great savings or assets beyond her house in Poes Garden in Chennai.
Sasikala and her family were accused of possessing property on Ms. Jayalalithaa’s behalf. A first-term Chief Minister often has no
idea of the job requirements. Associates
need to be strictly warned that proximity to
powerful figures cannot turn familiarity into
a revenue model. But a lonely prima donna
exalted to an empress may perhaps be forgiven for indulging a favourite. However,
when the indulgence was extended to complicity with a whole family and tribe, it made
a case for the prosecution. The essential
premise of the charge laid before the trial
court was that it was all for one and one for
all. Thus, assets of several companies in
which Ms. Jayalalithaa, along with Sasikala
and her relatives, was a personal stake-
sertiveness, have produced an unstable equilibrium.
Impact of developments
Consequently, while there are many issues that would be uppermost in Mr. Modi’s
mind, the visit provides an excellent opportunity for him to assess, at first hand, where
China is headed. It will give him a chance to
estimate the potential impact of recent developments on Sino-Indian relations. The Prime
Minister could begin by making a realistic
appraisal of China’s “Defence Posture” and
the kind of threat this poses to India. Rising
defence budgets (the 2015 defence Budget is
estimated at $141.5 billion — the 26th year of
normal double digit increases since 1989), unveiling of a host of new state-of-the-art
weapons such as the DF-21D “Carrier Killer”
anti-ship ballistic missile (the Assassin’s
Mace according to the United States) and the
J-20 stealth fighter aircraft, employment of
asymmetric tactics which conform to Sun
Tzu’s precepts, all send out a clear message
that China is no longer willing to watch from
the sidelines where its immediate and longterm security interests are concerned.
‘Outreach’ programme
Mr. Modi would also have the opportunity to understand, first hand, the implications of China’s “Outreach Programme”. The
launch of the New Development Bank and
the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
has already demonstrated Beijing’s determination to build an alternative financial architecture. The “One Belt, One Road” initiative
(inclusive of a Silk Road Development Fund)
aims to boost connectivity with China’s Central Asian neighbours, and establish a
Eurasian land corridor from the Pacific
Coast to the Baltic Sea, which possibly signals China’s determination to undermine the
U.S. Pivot to Asia. The ‘Maritime Silk Road’
concept is possibly an even more audacious
move, with plans to connect more than 50
countries via the sea and build a network of
Man the Congress has loved to ignore, forget
BY : A SURYA PRAKASH
eginning with Narasimha Rao, the
Modi regime must correct many of
the injustices of the past, especially
those pertaining to the marginalisation of
some of the country's real heroes, leaders
The Narendra Modi Government’s decision
to follow-up on the resolution passed by the
Telangana State Assembly, that a fitting memorial should be erected for former Prime
Minister, PV Narasimha Rao, will be widely
welcomed by all those who believe that the
nation must acknowledge the contribution
of the real leaders and builders of modern
India. The contribution of Rao, the man who
pulled India’s economy out of the rut a quarter century ago, and laid the foundations for
the country’s spectacular economic growth,
has never been acknowledged by previous
Governments, including those headed by
his own party, the Congress. Apart from
being the chief architect of economic reforms, Rao’s sagacious leadership in the
1991-96 phase also helped stamp out the secessionist forces in Punjab and save the
country’s unity and integrity. Yet, despite
those extraordinary achievements, the Congress, probably giving in to the insecurities
of its own leaders, sought to effectively
stamp out Rao from the national consciousness. Rao came on the scene when all
seemed lost and the nation was adrift on
choppy seas. India’s foreign exchange reserves had crashed to perilous levels and
the nation was on the brink of default. It had
dollars just enough to pay for petroleum imports for two weeks. The rate of inflation
was 13 per cent, which soon climbed to 17
per cent. Industrial growth had come to a
grinding halt and the Eighth Five-Year Plan
had been abandoned. The economic crisis
was so huge that Rao’s predecessor had
mortgaged gold to the Bank of England to
raise a measly $200 million. This was the
time when doomsayers were having a field
day because, apart from this gargantuan
economic crisis, Rao had inherited the Punjab problem, where centrifugal forces were
pulling the State away from India’s orbit
and there were innumerable other flashpoints, including the smouldering communal crisis and the post-Mandal casteist fires
stoked by another predecessor, VP Singh.
B
Trial, errors and judgment
BY : SANJAY HEGDE
erences to the issue of maritime disputes in
the South China Sea at various regional fora,
and more explicitly in the Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and the Indian
Ocean region following the U.S. President
Barack Obama-Modi meeting in New Delhi
in January this year, the Prime Minister
may, hence, need to indulge in some intricate
balancing acts to win the confidence of his
hosts. Many Western analysts believe that
China is presently demonstrating a degree of
“strategic autism”, resulting from its growing power. The Indian side needs to factor
this in its calculations. Under President Hu
Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, China had,
by and large, displayed a benign face. It was
during this period, in 2008, that India and
China unveiled a “Joint Strategic Vision for
the 21st Century”. This was considered unusual even then for China generally finds it
difficult to endorse a common vision.
Under Mr. Xi, China has moved away
from Deng Xiaoping’s injunction “to hide our
capabilities and bide our time and never
claim leadership”. It now countenances the
employment of diplomacy as an instrument
for the effective application of Chinese power
in support of China’s ambitious and longterm foreign policy agenda. Effectively,
therefore, the 2008 “Shared Vision Concept”
is all but buried, and it would be useful to see
what happens next. The Indian side must
avoid falling into any kind of trap of arriving
at decisions on strategic issues, made seemingly easy by the Chinese employing very
simplified, schematic representations of
highly complex realities. Meanwhile, current realities in the region are becoming
more complex having entered a period
fraught with change. The emergence of new
dangers in West Asia, the uncertainty in
Afghanistan, with the Islamic State (IS) now
siding with the Taliban, tensions among different nations in South-East Asia and East
Asia, and evidence of increasing Chinese as-
holder, ended up being attributed in the trial
court judgment to Jayalalithaa. They could
not be accounted for from her known
sources of income. It was urged that assets of
around Rs. 3 crore in 1991 could not legitimately metamorphose into Rs. 66 crore in
1996, even after accounting for inflation in a
newly liberalised economy. Added to the
land and property assets was the mind-boggling figure of 12,000 saris, 28 kg of gold and
800 kg of silver found in Jayalalithaa’s Poes
Garden residence. Explaining these against
a slender known income made the case a
matter of defendable accounting. An auditor
must be a watchdog and not a bloodhound,
ruled the House of Lords in a gentler century. But not all the Queen’s accountants
and all the Queen’s counsel could, in the Special Court, legally laugh away the sheer disproportion
demonstrated
by
the
prosecution. From her first arrest on, Ms.
Jayalalithaa has vigorously contested all the
cases against her. Her political fortunes
turned in 2001 when she led her party to victory despite the pending corruption cases.
Her return to power began to reflect in the
special court in Chennai. Several witnesses
turned hostile, and the prosecutor seemed to
be going through the motions of a trial. An
acquittal for lack of evidence appeared imminent. At this stage, the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam’s senior-most leader K.
Anbazhagan moved the Supreme Court, saying a fair trial of the Chief Minister was not
possible in Tamil Nadu. The court agreed
and transferred the trial to Karnataka. It also
directed the appointment of a Special Public
Prosecutor by the Karnataka government,
who would be approved by the High Court.
An expeditious trial was ordered. One of
Karnataka’s most respected lawyers, B.V.
Acharya, was persuaded to prosecute, and
the case commenced. However, a whole host
of issues was litigated from time to time by
Rao was called upon to cope with all this,
with his hands tied behind his back he did
not have the numbers in the Lok Sabha. The
Congress had secured just 232 seats and was
41 short of a majority in the 1991 Lok Sabha
poll. Given this reality, only a cerebral and
decisive Prime Minister could have ensured
the country’s political and geographic unity
and economic recovery both of which he
achieved in a matter of five years. Rao
picked up persons of calibre and gave them
a free hand to craft policies that would result in a turnaround. He chose Manmohan
Singh as his Finance Minister, shielded him
from the fiercest political attacks in and out
of Parliament, and asked him to re-work the
economic policy. The two together opened
up the economy to domestic and foreign investors and dumped Nehruvian socialist
policies which had all but killed the entrepreneurial skills of Indians. These policies,
which were pursued with greater
vengeance by Jawaharlal Nehru’s daughter, Indira Gandhi, had reduced industrialists to a bunch of licence and permit
grabbers who were called upon to master
the art of bribing their way through the corridors of power. Such was the stranglehold
of the state over the economy that the Government had a virtual monopoly in the
manufacturing sector from condoms to telephone instruments. Also, much of the services
were in Govt hands, be it telecommunications
or airlines, thus pulling the economy down
through their inefficiencies. The Rao Government’s first Budget of 1991 was a watershed as it began the process of dismantling
the rusted Nehruvian framework, brick by
brick. By the time his term ended, the grand
revival of Indian business and industry had
begun and hope was once again in the air.
The long-term impact of his policies can be
gauged from the fact that the country’s foreign exchange reserves, which had dried up
when he took charge, had climbed to $140
billion when he passed away in December
2004. A fortnight ago, it stood at a robust
$345 billion. Rao displayed similar grit in
tackling the other big monster at India’s
door in the 1990s secessionism in Punjab.
The seeds of separatism were sown during
Indira Gandhi’s prime ministership and the
plant flowered during Rajiv Gandhi’s
tenure. The State was virtually slipping
away because the previous Governments
had failed miserably to quell the forces that
were out to wreck India’s unity. Rao gave
then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh
and police chief KPS Gill a free hand to
tackle the problem. This brought in dividends. But for Rao’s shrewdness, Punjab
could have become the first State to secede
from India.
Following his demise, the media was
full of reports of how the United Progressive
Alliance Government headed by Manmohan Singh did not want Rao’s last rites to be
performed in Delhi. It was also widely reported that the Congress leadership prevented his body from being taken to the
premises of the All India Congress Committee on Akbar Road. Rao was eventually cremated in Hyderabad. The Narendra Modi
Government has, therefore, its task cut out.
Beginning with Rao, it must correct many
of the injustices of the past, especially those
pertaining to the marginalisation of some of
the nation’s real heroes and leaders, irrespective of which party they belonged to.
For starters, the Government must allocate
land on Rajpath for both Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose and Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel. We have the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan, housing the Ministry of External Affairs on one side of Rajpath. On the other is
the Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts. A 100
metres away in this key area is the Rajiv
Gandhi Bhavan. But what about Sardar
Patel, the iron man, without whom we
would never have had the India that he
stitched together with grit, determination
and extraordinary foresight? And what
about Netaji Bose, the man who raised an
army to oust the British and showed extraordinary courage and commitment to
free India from foreign rule? A grateful nation must at least now grant them their
rightful place in the history books and on
the nation’s most prominent promenade.
Anything short of such tributes will smack
of ungratefulness. This is one of the many
responsibilities that the Narendra Modi
Government has to shoulder, but it is an important one because it will correct some of
the injustices of the past and also rejuvenate
our national consciousness.
one or the other accused. Delay is a known
defence tactic. The defence team kept up a
slew of dilatory motions. The ordered speedy
trial was dragged and litigated at the
Supreme Court at every stage. Five different
special judges heard the case over 18 years.
Lost steam
Curiously, after Ms. Jayalalithaa lost
power again in 2006, the prosecution itself
seemed to lack the vigour to pursue the case.
In 2010, ahead of the Assembly polls of 2011,
the case again picked up steam. A second series of interim motions and legal manoeuvring ensued. The process also later led to
the resignation of Mr. Acharya, who had
brought the case to near fruition. He was replaced by Mr. Bhavani Singh, who appeared
to command little praise and less love. Into
this background stepped Justice Michael
D’Cunha as the last trial judge, with a reputation for thoroughness and probity. In September 2014, Jayalalithaa and her associates
were convicted. The trial court held that
most of the assets were to be taken as held by
the accused personally or on her behalf. Ms.
Jayalalithaa appealed immediately, but
hearing on the admission and bail was delayed. Bail was denied by the High Court, but
the Supreme Court in appeal granted it after
20 days of incarceration. The Supreme Court
also made an expeditious disposal of the appeal a condition of the bail, thus eliminating
any dilatory tactics by the defence. The
hearing of the appeals began again in January this year and was concluded by midMarch. An issue then arose about whether
the Special Public Prosecutor Bhavani Singh
had been properly appointed to conduct the
appeal. Mr. Anbazhagan again approached
the Supreme Court, seeking a fresh hearing
of the appeal, with another public prosecutor
being specifically authorised.
The judgment
The result of all this is the compendious
High Court judgment exhaustive and also
thoroughly exhausting. The reasoning can
only be discerned from the last 150 pages.
Each transaction has been analysed; each explanation considered and ruled on. The expenditure on the wedding is not attributed to
Ms. Jayalalithaa alone, since she was on the
groom’s side of the event; the bride’s side of
the family, including the late actor Sivaji
Ganeshan, are seen to have contributed to it.
Loans taken by Ms. Jayalalithaa to acquire
property have also been considered as reducing the disproportion in the assets. A detailed calculation of her income and assets
in tabular form was considered, and the
High Court concluded that the property was
acquired from lawful sources. The footwear
and apparel were also not seriously taken
into account, as the prosecution had failed to
segregate them according to their individual
users, given that there were four people in
the house.
port cities along the Silk Road. This could
well result in circumventing and circumscribing India’s own outreach diplomacy.
The ambit of China’s “Public Diplomacy” including the rapid expansion of Confucius Institutes (there are over 415 such institutes
around the globe including around 15 in
India at present) also merits the Prime Minister’s attention. The interconnecting links between these Institutes and the authorities in
China are matters which require to be better
understood in the context of China’s current
“soft power” offensive. As in the case of China’s
“Peaceful Rise”, there is room for worry and concern. China has already notched up several
diplomatic successes some of these will have
an adverse impact on India’s external relations. The transformation in China-Russia
relations is clearly one. This has been facilitated by the $400 billion gas deal, but it should
not be overlooked that Russia was possibly
the first overseas destination for Mr. Xi.
What should specially concern India and Mr.
Modi, is that China and Russia are now determined to deepen their “comprehensive
strategic partnership” and “contribute to
lasting world peace”. Likewise, China has
gained a strategic beachhead in West Asia
with its Iran connection. China is reaping the
reward of standing by Iran. This will clearly
put India on the back foot in a region which it
has carefully nursed for a long time.
China-Pakistan connection
However, it is the further deepening of
the China-Pakistan connection that should be
cause for graver concern, and Mr. Modi could
seek from his Chinese host what exactly
China’s intentions are. The $46 billion promised by China for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which would link western
China with the Gwadar port in Pakistan
through (PoK), by itself is worthy of India’s
attention, but it is also apparent that the quid
pro quo includes China gaining strategic access to the Gwadar port.
Social security or fraud?
BY : MOHAN GURUSWAMY
good businessman is one who will have
you part with your money for a product
or service and then have you believe that
he gave you something worth a lot more than
the money you’ve paid. Gujaratis have business
in their veins and Prime Minister Narendra
Modi is no exception. He is in fact a champion
who can sell you a ping-pong ball and make
most believe it’s a football! On May 8, he
launched three new “social security” schemes.
The schemes which include accident insurance, life insurance and a pension plan supposedly target people from the economically
deprived and unorganised sections, people who
are neither covered by any form of insurance
nor get any. But there is a catch. Only people
who have a bank account can avail them. Out of
a population of 1.2 billion, only 150 million have
bank accounts, and of these a good one-third
don’t have any credit balance. Pointing out the
necessity for such schemes, Mr Modi in his address said, “The journey to development will be
incomplete if the poor do not share its fruits…
Banks were nationalised for the poor but did we
see the poor in the banks? Eighty to 90 per cent
of the people do not have access to pension and
insurance… But all the troubles happen to the
poor, not the rich… They sleep on footpaths,
they have to die...” Since 80 to 90 per cent of the
population does not have bank accounts, the
Prime Minister’s new “social security” schemes
do not apply to them. So what is he talking
about? The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) will offer a renewable accidental
death-cum-disability cover of Rs 2 lakh for a premium of Rs 12 per annum. The Pradhan Mantri
Jeevan Jyoti Yojana (PMJJY) will offer a renewable one year life cover of Rs 2 lakh for a premium of Rs 330 a year. The Atal Pension Yojana
(APY) will focus on the unorganised sector and
provide subscribers a fixed minimum pension
of Rs 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 per month,
starting at the age of 60, depending on the contribution option exercised between 18 and 40 years
of age. The period of contribution by any subscriber under APY would be 20 years or more.
Very simply put, this means that you will get
back what you invest. One cannot say you will
get back more than you invest because in all
such schemes you will get only a part of what
your money would amount to after interest is
factored in. This is where the element of fraud
comes in. These three schemes do not receive
any government input nor is there any budgetary support provided. The Union finance minister’s 2015 Budget speech did not have a word
on these. From the sketchy details provided on
these three schemes, it is clear that they are
meant only for those with bank accounts, for
those with money in their accounts and those
willing to part with their money for any or all
of these. The schemes by themselves are quite
good, but neither are they new nor is there any
budgetary input from the government. It is your
money that will be returned to you. Then how
can the government and the Prime Minister
claim ownership of these schemes? One can understand the Prime Minister naming a scheme
after himself or any of his mentors, when the
government provides the financial support for
it. The previous UPA government had the unhealthy habit of announcing governmentfunded schemes named after Jawaharlal Nehru,
Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and sometimes
even after lesser members of the family like
Motilal Nehru, Kamala Nehru and even Sanjay
Gandhi. It made an exception for its flagship
program, the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act, which was named after Mahatma Gandhi. The National Democratic Alliance government during its previous term in
office had introduced the Varishtha Pension
Bima Yojana (VPBY) as a pension scheme for
senior citizens. Under the scheme 3.16 lakh annuitants are being benefited and the corpus
amounts to Rs 6,095 crore. The finance minister
in his Budget speech proposed to revive the
scheme for a limited period from August 15,
2014, to August 14, 2015, for the benefit of citizens
aged 60 and above, and an appropriate provision was made for this. But none of the schemes
launched with so much fanfare on May 8 are
government funded. Nowhere in his 253 paragraphs long Budget speech did the finance minister make any mention of these three “new”
schemes.
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Files FIR Against IIPM Founder
Reports Say Tobacco Use a Major UGC
Arindam Chaudhuri for 'Cheating' Students
Risk Factor For Cancers: Nadda
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
early half of the cancers affecting men
and
one-fourth
among women are related to tobacco as per a report, the Rajya
Sabha was informed today.
"As per the report of Indian
Council of Medical Research
(ICMR),
National
Cancer
Registry Programme, Time
Trends in Cancer Incidence
Rates 1982-2005 (2009), nearly half
of the cancers in males and onefourth of cancers among females
are tobacco related," Health
Minister J P Nadda said.
He said that as per the World
Health Organisation (WHO), the
use of tobacco is a major risk factor for four major non-communicable diseases namely cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory
disease. "WHO studies show that
smoking substantially increases
the risk of tuberculosis and
deaths from TB. As per the Global
N
Adult Tobacco Survey, India report (2010), 40 per cent of the TB
burden in India may be attributed to smoking," Nadda said.
Replying to another question, he said that as per the findings of a study titled 'Economic
Burden of Tobacco Related
Diseases in India 2014', commissioned by his ministry and conducted by Public Health
Foundation of India, the total economic costs attributable to tobacco use from all diseases in India
in 2011 for persons aged 35-69
amounted to Rs 1,04,500 crore.
He said that as per the Global
Adult Tobacco Survey - India
(GATS 2010) conducted by his
ministry, in the age group of 15
years and above, 20.3 per cent of
the females consume tobacco in
some form or the other.
Replying to another question, he said that as per the
'Report of Tobacco Control in
India 2004', published by the
Health Ministry, each year 8-9
lakh deaths in India can be attributed to tobacco use. The estimat-
ed number of tobacco-related
cancer deaths in India as per
ICMR in 2014 was 1,47,269 while it
was 1,42,671 in 2013. In 2012, it was
1,38,261, the minister said.
"As per the report 'Cigarette
Package Health Warnings International Status Report 2014',
published by Canadian Cancer
Society, India is ranked 136 on its
status of compliance with the cigarette package health warnings,"
he said. "This ranking is based on
the size of the existing pack warnings i.E 40 per cent of the principal display area limited to the
front panel only," Nadda said.
Replying to another question, Nadda said that a committee
was constituted in July 2014 to review and suggest amendments to
the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
(Prohibition
of
Products
Advertisement and Regulation of
and
Commerce,
Trade
Production,
Supply
and
Distribution) Act (COPTA), 2003.
The committee made a number of recommendations with regard to prohibition of smoking in
public places, advertisements at
point of sale, minimum legal age
for sale of tobacco products, loose
sale of tobacco products, depiction of tar and nicotine contents
and the penal provisions.
"After consideration of the
a
draft
recommendations,
amendment bill along with notes
on clauses was prepared and
placed in public domain, as part
of the pre-legislative consultations with a view to elicit comments from stakeholders including general public upto February
15, 2015," Nadda said. Speaking
about the measures taken for tobacco control, the Health
Minister said COPTA 2003 was
enacted, the National Tobacco
Control
Programme
was
launched and Food Safety and
Standards (Prohibition and restrictions on sales) regulations
2011 under the Food Safety and
Standards Act 2006 was issued
which lays down that tobacco and
nicotine shall not be used as ingredients in food products among
other steps.
Delhi Police have registered an FIR against
Arindam Chaudhuri,
founder of Indian Institute
of Planning and
Management (IIPM), on the
basis of a complaint by the
University Grants
Commission of "misleading, cheating and fooling"
its students as its courses
were not recognised by any
recognised authority.
"We have registered an
FIR under Section 420 of
IPC against IIPM Dean
Arindam Choudhari and
his father Malayendra
Kisor Chaudhuri, who is a
Director, based on the UGC
complaint. We are probing
the matter," Joint CP
(Crime) Ravindra Yadav
said.
A notice has been sent
to both of them to join the investigation, police said.
IIPM, however, has questioned the UGC complaint and
said the institute was not cheat-
Fadnavis Doing a Better BJP to launch mass contact programme on May 14
Job Than Modi: Hazare TOP LEADERSHIP
Agencies
Latur, May 12:
Despite his strong
reservations with the BJP
over the Land Acquisition
Bill, social activist Anna
Hazare feels that party's
Minister
in
Chief
Maharashtra Devendra
Fadnavis is doing a better
job than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "I feel that the government in
Maharashtra is doing better than the Central government," Hazare told
PTI here. "The Fadnavis government has taken some measures. I don't
have anything to do with political parties. However, some decisions of
his government, like the 'jalyukta shivar' (water conservation) campaign are good steps," he said. The Right to Service Act to penalise the
government officials if people's work is not done within the stipulated
time frame is also a welcome step, he said. "Overall, I feel that Fadnavis
is doing a better job than Modi," the social activist said.
Jugal expresses
grave concern
over Latti
Accident;
conveys
condolences
TO KICK OFF THE
EVENT: BALBIR
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
After successfully organising workshops on educating the
party leaders and activists to un“Maha
Sampark
dertake
Abhiyaan” at State and District
levels, the State BJP is going to
launch its next phase of going to
people at their door steps under
“Maha Sampark Abhiyaan”/
“Mass Contact Programme” on
May 14 this month. This was in-
BJP through mobile facility.
Balbir further said that each
leader, visiting the member, will
express his/ her gratitude for becoming member of the party,
brief about principles and ideology of the party, fill up party’s form
containing details of each member and formally invite them to
take part in party’s future programmes.
BJP leaders- Kissan Morcha
State President Karan Singh and
BJP State Secretary Ghulam Ali
Khatana have been nominated as
Pradesh Pramukh for “Maha
Sampark Abhiyaan” to officially
supervise this campaign and likePramukh
and
Seh
wise,
Pramukh for districts too have
been nominated, the handout
said.
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Jammu, May 12
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 12:
Civil Defence Organisation
Srinagar organized a five days
Disaster Preparedness training
programme at Scholar’s School,
Dara Harwan.
The training was inaugurated by Deputy Controller Civil
Defence Srinagar in presence of
Deputy Chief Warden Civil
Defence who is also Executive
Director and Secretary, J&K
State Social Welfare Board.
The training was imparted
by Civil Defence Trainers and
was supervised by ASI (M). The
training was attended by
Principal of the school, Incharge
programme alongwith more than
100 students and staff.
The five days training will
cover topics and practical on
First Aid, Fire Fighting, Search
and Rescue. Besides the students
will also be imparted special
training as first responders.
Speaking on the occasion implored the students to learn these
life-saving skills, so that the
knowledge can be utilized in the
event of any emergencies.
Dr HK Bali DirectorCardiology, Fortis Hospital,
Mohali wins Best Case Award at
Transcatheter
the
Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Angioplasty Summit ( TCTAP
2015), held at Seoul.
The case was titled, “PCI in
Impending Cardiogenic Shock
Multiple
Culprit
Tackling
Lesions”. Dr Bali attended TCTAP 2015 as Faculty from April 28
to May1; 2015.TCTAP reviews the
latest basic and clinical investigations to guide how to manage
optimally the patients with vascular or structural heart disease.
The forum also integrates the
newest interventional techniques and devices related to patient care in the coronary, peripheral and carotid arteries, and
structural heart disease.
The experts compare and
contrast different approaches to
treat the same type of lesion and
apply an optimal treatment to
various patients in their clinical
practice. It deserves mentioning
here that Dr.Harinder K. Bali did
his MD (Medicine) from PGI
PM remains on tours, ignores
common man's hardships: Azam Khan
Agencies
Rampur, May 12:
Senior SP leader
Azam Khan on Tuesday
criticised Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's foreign
visits saying that while the
common people in the
country are suffering, the
PM remains on tours ignoring the need of the masses.
Addressing a cane society conference in the district here, he targeted Modi
and said, "the great economist Chanakya had opined
that when the Badshah
(ruler) of the country
adopts business or trade,
his Praja (subject) faces immense hardships."
"The same is the case
in our country where mass-
launch this programme. The party senior leaders, State Office
Bearers will also be present on
the occasion.
Immediately after the official launching, Jugal Kishore
Sharma will straight way go to
Bahu Fort, Dr. Nirmal Singh to
Trikuta Nagar, Dr. Jitendra
Singh to Gandhi Nagar,,
Shamsher Singh Manhas to
Talab Tillo, Ashok Khajuria to
Raghunath Pura, Sat Sharma to
Janipur, Rajesh Gupta to Qasim
Nagar, Ramesh Arora to Rehari,
Charanjit Singh Khalsa to Nanak
Nagar and Ajatshatru Singh to
Chougan Salathi, wherein each
one of them will visit the residences of the people of these areas
who have recently got themselves registered as members of
Civil Defence organizes Dr Bali wins ‘Best Case
training at Scholar’s Award’ at TCTAP 2015
School, Dara Harwan
GOF Staff Reporter
Member of Parliament & BJP
State President Jugal Kishore
Sharma has expressed grave concern and sorrow over the tragic
bus accident at Latti Udhampur in
which 24 people lost their lives
and many others injured. In a
press statement issued here today, Jugal Kishore Sharma has
demanded adequate compensation by the State Government to
the families of the people who
have lost their lives and best possible treatment to the injured.
While terming the bus accident
very unfortunate, Jugal Kishore
Sharma expressed solidarity with
the bereaved families and offered
his condolences. He appealed to
the Govt and Concerned Ministry
to constitute a team to assess such
fatal accidents and take proper
measures to avoid such tragic accidents in future.
formed
by
BJP
State
Spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan
through an official hand out.
Balbir Ram Rattan said that
the state unit of BJP will be
launching this mega event on
Thursday, the May 14, when the
entire top leadership of the state
including State President & MP
Jugal Kishore Sharma, Deputy
Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh,
Union MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh,
Member of Parliament Shamsher
Singh Manhas, former State
President & MLC Ashok
Khajuria, MLAs- Sat Sharma CA,
Rajesh Gupta, MLCs- Ramesh
Arora, S. Charanjit Singh Khalsa
and Ajatshatru Singh will assemble under the statue of Late
Maharaja Hari Singh at Tawi
Bridge at 10:30 a.m. to officially
es are facing hardships but
Badshah remains on tours
ignoring people's needs,"
he said.
Meanwhile, taking a
dig at the criticism over reports
of
the
ruling
Samajwadi Party's forceful
conversion of Balmikis in
Rampur, senior party
leader Azam Khan claimed
that embracing of Islam
shall not be deemed as complete simply by covering
heads
with
religious
caps.Clarifying the system
of conversion, Khan said,
"Prior to donning of
Islamic caps, the most important necessity in this respect was to get circumcision operation administered, otherwise it would
be ludicrous."
Members of the community sat on a nine-day
hunger-strike in April after the municipal board declared a locality of
Balmikies as unauthorised
and decided to raze to
ground the "illegal possessions".
There have been reports that several members
of the Balmiki community
have expressed desire to
embrace Islam to avoid the
demolition drive.
Khan made it clear
that the persons embracing
Islam had to remain confined to bed for eight days
after the circumcision ceremony.
The Samajwadi Party
leader also declared about
the expulsions of six leaders from the party holding
pivotal positions, saying
that they were instrumental in the defeat of SP nominee in recent Lok Sabha
polls. Those expelled include - former chairman of
Zila Panchayat Mashkoor
Ahmad and former director of PCF.
New Delhi, May 12:
The Delhi High Court on
Tuesday restrained a media
house from publication of reports
on the proceedings and outcome
of the inquiry against TERI
Director General Rajendra K
Pachauri on an alleged sexual harassment complaint filed against
him by a woman research analyst.
A bench of justices B D
Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva, in
an interim order effective till
May 15, also asked The Energy
and Resources Institute's (TERI)
Internal Complaints Committee
(ICC) not to make public its findings.
The statutory three-month
inquiry period for ICC, set up by
TERI, is set to expire on May 16.
"Renotify on May 15. In the
meanwhile, any steps taken by
the respondents (media house
and a journalist) shall comply
with Section 16 (prohibition of
publication or making known
contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings) of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at
Workplace
(Prevention,
Fresh consultation needed on
Equal Opportunity Commission:
Govt
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
Government on Tuesday said consultation is needed afresh
on setting up of the Equal Opportunity Commission to address the
concerns of the deprived minority groups. As divergent views
have been received from various ministries, further examination
is needed with the Law Ministry, Minister of State for Minority
Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. In a written reply in Rajya
Sabha, he said the "matter needs consultation afresh as per the extent instructions." Setting up of the commission was one of the recommendations of the Sachar Committee. Based on an expert group
report and recommendations of a group of ministers during the
UPA regime, the draft Equal Opportunity Commission Bill, 2013
was approved in February last year for placing the bill before
Parliament.
In the meantime, with the formation of the new government at
the Centre, this matter needs consultation afresh, the Minister
said. However, the Department of Personnel and Training in July
2007 had issued guidelines to all the appointing authorities for giving "special consideration" to minorities for recruitment in government, public sector undertakings etc, the Minister said. The
commission is proposed to be a statutory body to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education. It is also
proposed deal with grievances like denial of accommodation or
buying rights to minorities in housing societies.
HC seeks presence of IB officer on
Look Out Circular against lawyer
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
Chandigarh in 1985. He was
awarded the Kataria Memorial
Gold Medal for being the Best
Post Graduate of the year 1985.
This is the highest academic
award of PGI. He completed DM
in Cardiology in 1988. He became
faculty in Cardiology in Jan 1989
and remained so till March 2007.
Dr Bali left PGI after serving the
Institute for more the 25 years. He
was awarded the D P Basu Award
for the Young Investigator of the
year by the Cardiology Society of
India in 1990. He has more than 75
papers in Interventional and
National journals. This work has
been presented at a number of
International conferences appreciated worldwide. He was the
first to show the efficacy of /stenting for management of patient
will
Takayasu’s
arteritis
(Pulseless disease) and this work
is always quoted in any publication on the subject.
58% immunisation rate in rural
areas, 67 pc in urban: Govt
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
The current immunisation rate in rural
areas is around 58 per cent while it is over 67
per cent in urban regions of the country, the
government Tuesday said and attributed
lack of awareness among parents and nonavailability of vaccines as the reasons behind the low rate.
"The current immunisation rate in urban India is 67.4 per cent and that in rural
India is 58.5 per cent. "The reasons for the low
rate of immunisation are lack of awareness
among the parents about the benefits of vaccination, fear of side-effects of vaccination
(adverse events following immunisation)
and non-availability of vaccines or vaccinators at session sites etc," Health Minister J P
Nadda said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Nadda said that the funds allocated by
the government to promote immunisation
programme in India in 2012-13, 2013-14 and
2014-15 are Rs 221.70 crore, Rs 188.91 crore and
Rs 189.26 crore respectively.
"No funds have been allocated by the
government for the development of new vaccines in the last three years," Nadda said.
Elaborating about steps taken by the
government to improve immunisation rates,
Nadda said that the government has been
providing flexible funds to states for mobility
support, alternate vaccine delivery and mobilisation of children accredited social
health activists. He said that government has
also conducted special immunisation weeks
from time to time in areas with pockets of low
immunisation coverage while it is also implementing 'Mission Indradhanush' and target areas with partial immunisation and no
immunisation in 201 high-focus districts.
Under the Mission, vaccination is provided to protect children against seven lifethreatening diseases including diphtheria,
pertussis, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis,
measles and Hepatitis B.
Replying to another question, Nadda
said that 1261.01 crore children have been
vaccinated from 1995-96 to 2014-15 (upto Jan
2015) under the Pulse Polio programme.
HC restraint on reporting on complaint against Rajendra Pachauri
Agencies
ing its students. The UGC, in its
complaint, has said that despite
the fact its courses are not authorised, the institute was "fooling"
the students by charging a hefty
fee from them. Chaudhari said
in a statement it was sad
that some sections of the
media have decided to pick
up a case that was 6
months old and wondered
how this could amount to
cheating.
"UGC and AICTE keep
themselves in news by targeting IIPM with their lies
because we have stayed
consciously out of their
purview and accused them
of massive corruption", he
said. "We have never
claimed that the institute
is recognised by any statutory body nor have we
claimed we give degrees.
We give certificates and
write clearly everywhere
that "students interested
in de jure recognition of
IIPM's programmes need
not apply to IIPM! Its written clearly since 1970s in
our prospectus and in our
websites since it came into
effect," the IIPM dean also
said. "We have been cooperating
with the police ever since the
first notice came and will continue to do so as law abiding citizens," he added.
Prohibition and Redressal)
Act...," the court said.
74-year-old Pachauri, who
was facing allegations of sexual
harassment, approached the division bench after the single
bench on February 18 had refused his request for complete restraint on the media from reporting on the outcome of the inquiry
initiated against him under the
Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Act. Pachauri, who appeared in
person, has challenged the single
bench order allowing the publication and airing of reports regarding the action taken by police, the
proceedings of the complaint
filed by the complainant before
the committee, and connected
court proceedings.
On February 13, an FIR was
registered against Pachauri on
charges of sexual harassment under sections 354, 354(a), 354(d)
(molestation) and 506 (criminal
intimidation) of the IPC at Lodhi
Colony Police Station.
Currently, Pachauri is on anticipatory bail, granted by the trial court on March 21.
Pachauri has proceeded on
leave voluntarily to facilitate an
unbiased impartial inquiry.
Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that a senior officer of
the Intelligence Bureau (IB) be present before it on May 27 to explain whether a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against an advocate who wanted to travel to Iraq to do relief work and oppose
ISIS activities . Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued the direction as no
lawyer for the agency was present due to a strike called by Delhi
High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and no officer from IB
turned up. "It is not a holiday for him," the judge remarked and directed that the officer concerned be present in court on next hearing on May 27. The court was hearing a plea filed by advocate
Mehmood Pracha who has not only sought quashing of the LOC allegedly issued against him, but has also sought "disbanding" of IB.
He has also sought that a Rs 10 crore penalty be imposed upon IB
for its action. The court had on April 20 asked the agency to inform
it whether an LOC was issued against the advocate and, if yes,
what was its status. However, due to the strike, only a proxy counsel nominated by DHCBA was present on behalf of the government
and IB and could not answer the court's query as to whether an
LOC was issued. Pracha has sought disbanding of IB, saying the
agency has not been set up under any statute and is not accountable to anyone. Pracha has said,"...IB has become an uncontrollable all-powerful, extra-constitutional establishment in itself
which runs parallel to the democratically-elected government and
regularly interferes and influences opinions and decisions in all
spheres of governance with unfettered impunity.." His plea contended that IB "must be forthwith brought under a legislation laying down clearly its charter, duties, functions, powers etc."
Attention Hajj pilgrims of district
Srinagar
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar, May 12:
According to Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir State
Hajj Committee, Srinagar the orientation training programme for
the Hajj Pilgrims belonging to district Srinagar shall commence
from 10 am on each day. The Hajj pilgrims are informed that they
will attend the programme in Hajj House, Bemina, Srinagar.
The Hajj pilgrims with cover No is JKR-1784-2-0 to JKF-8298-2-0
will participate in the training programme on May 13, 2015 while
as the Hajj pilgrims with cover no is from JKF-8302-2-0 to JKR14077-2-0 will attend in the said programme on May 14, 2015.
65 posts vacant at Competition
Commission: Govt
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
Almost one-third of the total sanctioned posts are lying vacant
at the fair trade watchdog the Competition Commission, including
for Joint Directors, Deputy Directors and Deputy Director
General, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. As against total
197 sanctioned posts, 132 posts have been filled up, Minister of
Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley said in written reply to a Rajya
Sabha question. This also includes eight officer posts belongs to
SC/ST category (7 SC and 1 ST). While one post of advisor is also vacant, most of the vacancies are for the posts of Joint directors (20),
Deputy Directors (16), Deputy Director General (16), Directors (4)
and Joint Director General (4). Besides, positions like Assistant
Directors, Office Managers, Senior Principal Private Secretary
and Additional Director General had one vacancy each.
Emergency response cells to
counter cyber attacks
Agencies
New Delhi, May 12:
The defence services have set up cyber emergency response
teams to prevent and react to cyber attacks, government told the
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday against the backdrop of hacking of the defence accounts website. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said
in a written reply that to protect important and confidential data
from cyber attacks, the operational networks of the armed forces
are "air gapped" from the internet. He also said safeguards have
been instituted in the form of audits and physical checks. "Further,
defence services have established cyber emergency response
teams to prevent and to react to cyber attacks...Policies, guidelines
and procedures are laid down and cyber security advisories are issued from time to time," he said.
JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY, 13, 2015, PAGE 8
Glimpses of Future
BRIEF NEWS
Kerry arrives in Russia's Sochi, Ukraine
crisis to dominate talks with Putin
Agencies
Moscow, May 12:
S Secretary of State John
Kerry began high stakes
talks in the Russian resort of
Sochi Tuesday aimed at pushing
President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire. Kerry
met with his Russian counterpart
Sergei Lavrov ahead of talks with Putin
in the Black Sea city at what a top US official said was "a critical moment" for
Ukraine, with Washington looking to
ensure the "next steps in concrete implementation" of the truce deal.
The top US diplomat also wanted to
discuss the conflicts in Syria, Yemen
and Libya as well as brief Putin on the
state of the negotiations seeking to
reach a potentially historic deal on curtailing Iran`s nuclear programme.
It is the highest-level trip by a US official to Russia since Kerry visited
Moscow in May 2013. Kerry and Lavrov
laid wreaths at a World War II memorial
to mark 70 years since the victory over
Nazi Germany ahead of their meeting.
Ties between Moscow and Washington
collapsed when Russia seized the southern Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in
early 2014 and buttressed separatists in
eastern Ukraine. But after a year of tensions, signs are emerging that both
Russia and the West may be ready to
seek detente.
And on a host of global issues -- from
the threat of Islamic militants in Iraq to
the civil war in Syria where US-backed
Syrian rebels are seeking to oust
Bashar
al-Assad
-President
Washington aims to engage Moscow`s
help. "We have a lot of business we could
do together if there is interest," the senior State Department official told reporters travelling on Kerry`s plane.
spokesman
Dmitry
Kremlin
Peskov described the visit by Kerry as
"extremely positive" and said that his
talks with Putin would cover a wide
range of topics, from US-Russian bilateral ties to other international "hot-button issues". "Through dialogue we can
search for a path towards some sort of
normalisation of ties and closer coordination in solving international problems," Peskov was quoted as saying by
to "get down to some of the efforts on the
ground to implement Minsk, make it absolutely clear that that`s what we want
to see and we want to be helpful." His
visit comes hot on the heels of German
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led
European efforts to broker a peace deal
in Ukraine and who said in Moscow on
Sunday that there was still no genuine
ceasefire.
Kiev and the pro-Russian rebels accuse each other of continuing to violate
the ceasefire despite claims of withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
warned Monday that Russia and the
pro-Moscow rebels could now launch
new attacks "with very little warning"
after a sustained military build-up.
The crisis in Ukraine is likely to be
top of the agenda at NATO foreign ministers talks to be held Wednesday in
Antalya, Turkey, where Kerry will fly
to after his meetings in Sochi. "It`s important for the main decision-maker on
Ukraine, President Putin, to hear directly from the United States that we are
firmly committed to Minsk implementation and we want to support those
steps that need to be taken," the State
Department official said.Kerry also
plans to update Putin on his recent talks
U
Russian wires. "But this is only possible
through dialogue."Putin has refused to
budge on Ukraine, despite a ceasefire
agreement re-negotiated in February in
Minsk, but has signalled readiness to
mend ties with Washington and
Brussels as Russia chafes under biting
Western sanctions.
"We have been very, very clear publicly that if Minsk is fully implemented... including restoration of the sovereign border, there will be an opportunity to roll back sanctions," the US official
said. But "we`ve also made clear that if
there is more serious violations that the
pressure will increase." Kerry wanted
Washington, May 12:
In a major victory for the
petroleum industry, the US has
given conditional approval for
oil and natural gas drilling in
the Arctic Ocean. America's
conditional approval to Royal
Dutch Shell to drill in the
Arctic Ocean this summer is a
"victory" for the oil-and-gas industry,
he Wall Street Journal reported. The decision, however,
is a blow to environmentalists
who for years have demanded
that the administration reject
offshore Arctic drilling proposals.
"We have taken a thoughtful approach to carefully considering potential exploration
in the Chukchi Sea, recognising the significant environmental, social and ecological
resources in the region and establishing high standards for
the protection of this critical
Agencies
London, May 12:
Oxford University has
set a new fundraising record
by raising a whopping 2 billion pounds from philanthropists, charitable foundations and alumni in 10 years.
One of the world's premier educational institutions began raising the
funds towards new scholarships, academic posts, programmes, buildings and facilities in August 2004.
The campaign has been
branded the biggest moneyraising project in European
ecosystem, our Arctic communities, and the subsistence
needs and cultural traditions of
Alaska Natives," said Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) Director Abigail Ross
Hopper. "As we move forward,
any offshore exploratory activities will continue to be subject
to rigorous safety standards,"
Hooper said. Among the conditions of approval is the requirement that Shell obtain all necessary permits from other state
and federal agencies, including
permits to drill from the
Bureau
of
Safety
and
Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) and appropriate authorisations under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
Another condition of approval prevents Shell from
commencing drilling operations until all Biological
Opinions
under
the
Endangered Species Act have
been issued and requires all operations under the plan comply
US Becoming a Little Less Christian, a Bit More Unaffiliated: Study
Agencies
Washington, May 12:
The United States
is becoming a little less
Christian, and a little
more unaffiliated to
any faith, a major study
on the nation's changing religious landscape
suggested today. "The
United States remains
home to more
Christians than any other
country in the world," with 70.6
per cent of its population, or 173
million adults, identifying as
Christian last year, the Pew
Research Center said.
But that figure is down
from 2007 when 78.4 per cent
called themselves Christian,
Pew said in its 200-page study,
titled "America's Changing
Religious Landscape."
The decline is seen across
many segments of American
society, including whites,
Latinos, women, men and
those with or without a college
education. But it is particularly marked among younger
American, and concerns
Roman Catholics as much as
mainstream Protestants.
At the same time,
Christians are also a more diverse group, a reflection of the
growing Latino population, the
study found. While Protestants
in 2007 accounted for 51.3 per
cent of Americans with religious affiliation, that slipped to
46.5 per cent in 2014, with 62
million Evangelicals and another 36 million belonging to
mainstream Protestant denominations. Roman Catholics,
in New York with Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as the
clock ticks down to a June 30 deadline
for a final deal to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. It is important "as we
head into the endgame here... that we
stay tightly aligned... because that`s
been the most effective way," the State
Department official said. Moscow is
part of the so-called P5+1 group leading
the negotiations with Iran and its help
will be vital in the UN Security Council
on ensuring a mechanism on how to lift
UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
The top US diplomat would also discuss the civil war in Syria, now in its
fifth year, where American officials believe the tide may be turning against
Assad, long a Moscow ally.
The senior State Department official acknowledged Kerry had sought direct talks with Putin for some time, but
it had been difficult because of the violence raging in Ukraine.
"There is a question now whether
this might not be a better moment, I
think we`ll see how things go," the official told reporters. Refusing to be drawn
on whether the United States was hoping for any concrete actions from the
Sochi talks, the official insisted only
"it`s important for us to keep these lines
of communication open."
Agencies
Bangkok, May 12:
Hundreds of starving
migrants have pleaded for
urgent rescue after they were
abandoned by smugglers on
a boat in waters believed to
be near both Thailand and
Malaysia, an activist said
Tuesday.
The Arakan Project,
which monitors migrant
journeys across the Bay of
Bengal, said it had spoken by
telephone to Rohingya migrants on board the vessel on
Tuesday afternoon.
The
boat, which is believed to be
carrying around 350 people
including dozens of women
and children, was cast adrift
by a Thai smuggling gang
who fled the vessel after disabling the ship`s engine on
Sunday.
"They told us they have
had no food and water for the
last three days. They have
called for urgent rescue,"
said Chris Lewa, the founder
of the Arakan Project.
The migrants, she added,
were unsure of their exact location and believed they
were in waters close to
Thailand`s southern border
with Malaysia. "But they say
they can see the coastline, so
we know they are close to the
shore," Lewa said. "They say
there are also quite a lot of
boats in the area and that
they have been making distress signals all day but no
one has responded to them,"
she added. The migrants
were reached on a mobile
phone with a Thai number
and said there were 50
Oxford Univ Sets New Fundraising Record With 2 Bn Pounds
university history and is
aimed at competing with Ivy
League colleges in the US.
Oxford University said it
had raised over 200 million
pounds a year, more than
any British university, putting it on course to hit its final target of 3 billion pounds
by 2020. "We are extremely
grateful to the alumni,
friends of the university,
charities, companies and
many others who have made
it possible. "Their generosity is benefiting the entire
Oxford collegiate community through increased financial support for students,
US Finally Gives a Nod to Oil and
Gas Drilling in the Arctic Ocean
Agencies
Rohingya
migrants plead
for rescue on
stricken vessel:
Activist
with the terms and conditions
included in those Biological
Opinions. Welcomed by US
lawmaker, the approval is
linked to regulations proposed
by the government in February
for Arctic drilling operations
off the coast of Alaska that
could pave the way for additional companies exploring in
the region. "Approval of Shell's
exploration plan for Alaska's
Chukchi Sea marks another
important step toward the US
assuming a leadership role in
the Arctic," Senator Lisa
Murkowski, the Senate Energy
Natural
Resources
and
Committee chairman, said in a
statement. With an estimated
25 per cent of the world's undiscovered conventional oil and
gas resources and active exploration by countries like Russia,
it's critical that the US move
forward as a nation and set the
standard for responsible development
in
the
Arctic,
Murkowski said.
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new role a president of New
University.
The
York
University of Oxford is in
the process to choose its next
vice-chancellor and is expected to propose a candidate for approval by next
month.
There have been almost
50,000 individual donations
of varying sizes to Oxford's
well-endowed coffers over
the last decade. Last year the
university raised more than
204 million pounds, which
represents a quarter of the
overall UK total of university income from philanthropic funding that year.
Agencies
Saint-Aignan (France), May 12:
Agencies
Two families of endangered monkeys were stolen
from a zoo in central France
over the weekend, the sanctuary's director has said.
Rodolphe Delord yesterday
said the thieves broke in to the
zoo in Beauval on Saturday
night, avoiding security cameras and patrols, and took seven golden lion tamarins and 10
silver marmosets.
"These are extremely rare,
extremely fragile monkeys that
are part of an international
breeding programme," he told
AFP, adding that the golden lion tamarins belong to the
Brazilian government.
"We have absolutely no
idea how such a thing could
have happened," he said. "The
thieves were experts. They
knew exactly which to take."
The zoo is currently looking through CCTV footage and
the French police and veterinary services have been in-
As per a new research,
global sea levels are climbing
at a faster rate than previously
thought.
University
of
Tasmania research found that
sea level rise sped up over the
last two decades rather than
slowing down as previously
thought, the Guardian reported.
Records from tide gauges
and satellites have shown sea
level rise slowing slightly over
the past 20 years, but as the ice
sheets of West Antarctica and
Greenland shed ever more water into the ocean, climate models show it should be doing the
opposite.
researcher
Lead
Christopher Watson said that
the thing that was really puzzling them was that the last
decade of sea level rise was
marginally slower, ever so subtly slower, than the decade before it..
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French actress Marion Cotillard arrives at the Dior
Resort 2015 catwalk show presented in Cannes,
southeastern France.
women and 84 children on
board the vessel.
Migrant groups and the
UN have warned that thousands of migrants are believed to be stranded at sea
without food and water and
could die unless Southeast
Asian governments act urgently to rescue them.
The crisis comes as
Thailand cracks down on the
human-trafficking trade following the discovery of
dozens of graves at remote
jungle camps in the counsouth
bordering
try`s
Malaysia. That has forced
smugglers to change their
routes and abandon their victims, campaigners say.
Despite the escalating
alarm, Indonesia`s navy said
it had turned away one boat
carrying hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and
Bangladesh to an uncertain
fate.
Global sea levels rising faster over
past 20 years than previously believed
Seventeen Endangered Monkeys
Stolen From French Zoo
PUBLIC UTILITY NUMBERS
City Office
who in September will welcome Pope Francis on his first
papal visit to the United States,
number 51 million, down three
million from 2007. At the same
time, the proportion of
Americans claiming no religious affiliation -- the so-called
"nones" -- has grown from 16.1
per cent to 22.80 per cent.
That group -- with a median age of 36 -- is increasingly
younger, while nonEvangelicals and Catholics -median age 52 and 49 respectively -- is trending older, the
study found.
Non-Christian faiths grew
in proportion from 4.7 per cent
in 2007 to 5.9 per cent last year,
with growth particularly robust among Moslems and
Hindus, albeit from a small
base, it said.
Interfaith marriages are
meanwhile growing in number, accounting for four marriages in 10 since 2010 compared to fewer than one in 10
prior to 1960. Pew, which posted its findings on its
www.Pewresearch.Org website, based its study on interviews with more than 35,000
people from June through
September last year.
ambitious programmes of
academic research and highquality new buildings and
facilities," said university
vice-chancellor Professor
Andrew Hamilton. "Oxford
will need ever-greater financial freedom in support of
our mission to foster academic excellence at the highest level for the greatest common good. "I'm confident
that the continuing goodwill
and support of our donors
and friends will allow us to
achieve this, and that the 3
billion pounds target will
soon be in sight," he said as
he prepares to move on to a
London, May 12:
formed, Delord said. Concerns
are now mounting for the
health of the monkeys, which
require a strict diet and are only allowed to be owned and sold
by specialists. One of the golden
lion tamarins also has an injury on its tail which needs daily attention.
"It is essential that we find
these animals very quickly,"
said the zoo director. "They are
very difficult to feed and should
be looked after by specialists.
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Watson added that they see
acceleration and the fact that
it's consistent with the projections of sea level rise published
by the IPCC is striking, noting
that sea level rise is getting
faster.
Jonathan Gregory from
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BUSINESS & SPORTS
JAMMU WEDNESDAY MAY, 13, 2015, PAGE 9
Glimpses of Future
Modi China visit:
Gautam Adani, Vishal Sikka
part of biz delegation
New Delhi, May 12:
Top industrialists and
CEOs, including Adani group
chairman Gautam Adani and
Vishal Sikka of Infosys, will be
part of a high-level business delegation that will travel to China
during Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's visit to the
Communist nation this week.
The other members who are expected to be part of the business
delegation include Sun
Pharmaceuticals chairman and
managing director Dilip
Shanghvi, TCS CEO N
Chandrasekaran, Reliance
group Chairman Anil Ambani,
Ashok Leyland Managing
Director R Seshasayee, Suzlon
Energy chairman Tulsi Tanti
and HDFC Bank chief Aditya
Puri. Besides, Pawan Goenka
from Mahindra & Mahindra,
Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal,
JSPL CEO and Managing
Director Ravi Uppal, GMR's
BVN Rao, Karbonn Mobiles
Chairman Sudhir Hasija and
Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl are
also likely to be part of the visiting delegation. Representatives
of major state-owned companies
including BHEL and BEML too
would be travelling to China.
During the Modi's visit,
India would seek greater market access, removal of non-tariff
barriers and investments in sectors such as defence.
China has already signed
MoUs to set up industrial parks
in India. India wants greater
market access for its products
including textiles, pharmaceuticals and bovine meat.
The country imports about
65 percent of bulk drugs from
China for its generic medicine
industry but strict regulatory
procedures in the neighbouring
country restricts exports of
drugs to that country.
India's bilateral trade with
China stood at USD 65.85 billion
in 2014-15, which is in the favour
of China. The trade deficit is
about USD 37 billion.
Modi is scheduled to undertake a three-nation tour of
China, Mongolia and South
Korea from May 14. (PTI)
Industrial output growth slows Govt to modify
new income tax
to 5-month low at 2.1%
return forms
New Delhi, May 12:
Industrial production grew
at a five-month low of 2.1 percent in March even as both manufacturing activity and capital
goods' offtake improved during
the month. The factory output,
as measured by the Index of
Industrial Production (IIP), had
contracted by 0.5 percent in
March 2014. For 2014-15 fiscal,
industrial production grew at
2.8 percent as against contraction of 0.1 percent in 2013-14, the
data released by the Central
Statistics Office on Tuesday
showed. Meanwhile, the IIP for
February has been revised
downwards to 4.86 percent percent from the provisional estimate of 5 percent released last
month. The IIP had grown at
2.77 percent in January, 3.56 percent in December and 5.2 percent in November. The factory
output contracted by 2.7 percent
in October. Manufacturing out-
put, which constitutes over 75
percent of the index, grew by 2.2
percent in March against a contraction of 1.3 percent in the
same month a year ago.
The production of capital
goods, a barometer of demand,
grew by 7.6 percent in March as
against a contraction of 11.5 percent in same month of last year.
Mining sector grew by 0.9 percent in March 2015 against 0.5
percent expansion in the same
month last year. Overall, 13 out
of 22 industry groups in the
manufacturing sector showed
positive growth during the
month of March. For whole
2014-15, the manufacturing sector expanded by 2.3 percent,
against a contraction of 0.8 percent in 2013-14. Capital goods
output grew by 6.2 percent in
last fiscal as against a dip of 3.6
percent in 2013-14. Mining output rose by 1.4 percent last fiscal
against a contraction of 0.6 percent in 2013-14. (PTI)
Sensex tanks 630 points on
Retail inflation
worries over land, tax reforms
eases to 4-month
low at 4.87% in April
New Delhi, May 12:
New Delhi, May 12:
Retail inflation in April
softened further and fell to a
four-month low of 4.87 percent
as prices of food items, vegetables and fruits turned cheaper.
The retail inflation measured on the basis of Consumer
Price Index (CPI) was revised
upwards to 5.25 percent from
5.17 percent in March 2015.
Fall in food inflation was
mainly driven by fruits, vegetables, milk and related products.
Food inflation, based on
Consumer Food Price Index, fell
to 5.11 percent during the
month from 6.14 percent in
March. Prices of fruits and vegetables increased at a slower
pace in April with inflation
standing at 5.08 percent and 6.63
percent, respectively. The rate
of price rise in cereals and products was slower than a month
ago at 2.15 percent, while inflation in milk and its products
was at 8.21 percent.
While, the rate of price rise
in most of the protein rich items
remained higher in April with
inflation in 'meat and fish' category at 5.5 percent and 'pulses
and products' at 12.52 percent.
Egg prices continued a downward trajectory with inflation
at (-)1.46 percent in April.
However, the rate of price fall
was slower than previous
month's (-)3.47 percent. Among
others, inflation in oils and fats
category fell to 1.77 percent in
April, sugar and confectionery
at (-)5.99 percent, spices (8.70
percent) and in non-alcoholic
beverages it was 4.68 percent.
Inflation in prepared meals,
snacks and sweets category
rose to 7.68 percent. Of other
items calculated under CPI, inflation in clothing and footwear
category came down to 6.15 percent, housing at 4.65 percent
and food and beverages at 5.36
percent, respectively. (PTI)
SPORTS NEWS
State Wushu meet gets underway
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 12:
Three-day 11th State Wushu Championship, belongs to
the previous season of 20014-15, started today under the banner of Wushu Association of J&K. The event, being held at
Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, here, is sponsored by State
Sports Council. Around 500 participants drawn from 14 districts of the state are competing for the top honours in various
age and weight categories, a handout issued by the
Association here today claimed. The championship was earlier scheduled to be held in March last, but due to incessant
rains and closure of roads, the event could not be held.
Earlier, the event was declared open by vice president of
Wushu Association of J&K, Vijay Saraf while general secretary of J&K Olympic Association, Ashutosh Sharma and vice
president of the Association, Deepak Handa were guests of honours. General secretary of the Association, Kuldeep Handoo
welcomed the distinguished gathering. The Detailed Results:
GIRLS: Sub-junior: Under-five year: 15 Kg: Tamana, Ist;
Priya Sodhi, 2nd. Under-seven year: 15 kg: Adeina A Paul, Ist;
Diksha, 2nd; Samira and Aadhya, joint 3rd. 20 kg: Upanya, Ist;
Ashima Sharma, 2nd; Lavanya and Ishani Mahajan, joint 3rd.
Roun Domel dangal on May 18
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 12:
The 44th Roun-Domel Kesari Dangal, organised by Thill
Roun Domail Dangal Committee in support with J&K Indian
Style Wrestling Association, shall be held on May 18.
This was decided in a meeting of the Association held under the chairmanship of Shiv Kumar Sharma. The technical
committee formed to conduct the dangal in a smooth manner
include Om Parkash Verma, Captain Lehar Singh, Rajinder
Singh, Vijay Singh, Mohd. Fareed, Naresh Kumar (Pappu
Lakri), Deepak Wazir, Virender kumar Sharma, Raj Hussian,
Raj Singh, Murli Dhar and Tulinder Kumar.
RR conducts T 20 Cricket
tournament at Samote
GOF Staff Reporter
benchmark
BSE
The
Sensex plunged by 630 points on
Tuesday to below 27,000-level on
across-the-board selling over
concerns that key reform bills
may get delayed, while weakness in global bond markets also
hit sentiment.
In addition, rupee depreciated by 35 paise to Rs 64.20
against the dollar in intra-day
trade today. Key bills, Goods and
Service Tax (GST) amendment
bill and the land acquisition bill,
got stuck in Rajya Sabha, raising
fears of further delay in government's economic reforms,
traders said. Participants were
also cautious ahead of the release of retail inflation data for
April and IIP data for March.
Globally, volatility in the bond
markets weighed on global
stocks, adding to investors' anxiety over Greece's finances.
Ten-year US Treasury
yields hit their highest since early December, while German
yields added 8 bps to 0.67 percent. Back home, the 30-share
BSE index opened in the nega-
tive zone after rallying for the
last two days. A major sell-off in
blue-chips dragged the index below the psychological 27,000mark to touch a low of 26,837.39.
The index finally settled
down by 629.82 points or 2.29 percent at 26,877.48. It had rallied by
908.19 points in the last two session on government's move on
MAT issue and hopes of an RBI
rate cut. The 50-issue Nifty
slipped below the 8,200-level by
falling 198.30 points or 2.38 percent to close at 8,126.95. Intraday, it moved between 8,326.65
and 8,115.30. Of 30-Sensex stocks,
28 ended lower, while Dr Reddy's
and Hero MotoCorp managed to
on
Government
Tuesday said it has decided
to "modify" the new Income
Tax Return (ITR) forms in
wake of concerns raised
over them. The Income Tax
department had notified
new income tax return
forms on April 15. In the
ITR-2,
Finance
new
Minister Arun Jaitley said,
the information relating to
foreign travel which has
been sought to be captured
is as per the recommendation of Special Investment
Team on Black Money constituted as per directions of
the Supreme Court.
Such information can
help in developing risk profiles for deduction of evasion of tax, he said in the
written reply to the Rajya
Sabha, adding that these
details are not required in
ITR-1 or ITR-4S which is
filed by majority of individual taxpayers. "The government has received representation on the new return forms notified on
April 15, 2015 and taking into account concerns raised,
the government has decided to modify the return
forms," Jaitley said.
ITR-1 (SAHAJ) is for
individuals having income
from salary/one house
property/income from other sources. ITR-2 is for individuals and HUFs not having business/professional
income. ITR-4S is for indideriving
viduals/HUFs
business income and such
income is computed in accordance with special provisions (44AD and 44AE).
The Finance Minister also
said the government has
constantly endeavoured to
make the ITR filing procedure simple and hassle free
with the introduction of
electronically filed ITR
forms in 2006-07. The
process of electronic filing
has been made simpler
over the years, he added.
As a result, during
2014-15, 3.41 crore returns
were filed electronically
which constituted 87 percent of the all the returns
filed in the fiscal.
JKP’s Cricketing Extravaganza:
Police Public Cricket Premier
League at Srinagar from June 2
GOF Staff Reporter
Srinagar May 12:
Inspector General of Police
Kashmir Sh. S.J.M. Gillani- IPS,
has informed that the Jammu &
Kashmir Police is going to conduct “Police Public Cricket
Premier League for J&K
Cricketers” on the format of IPL
from 2nd of June at Srinagar
with the objective to promote
sports culture in the state and
provide platform to the cricketers of the state to exhibit their
hidden talent and helps them to
feel the aroma of IPL at
Srinagar. The national cricketers as well as cricketers of
Colleges, Universities, local
players shall take part in this
premier league.
The corporate companies
will be the owners and sponsors
of the team and each team will
be composed of 16 members
which will include Ranji players, former Ranji players,
Under 19 & 25 Players,
University represented player,
College represented players
Cash prizes will be Rs 27.18 lacs
and the local established players. The owners have liberty to
furnish the list of 8 key players
of their teams and during auction they shall have to purchase
the rest of 8 players.
The tournament shall be
organized under the overall supervision & Chairmanship of
Director General of Police,
K.Rajendra Kumar IPS and the
total amount of Rs.27.18 lacs
will be awarded as Cash Prizes
in this tournament which involves Rs. 5 lacs for Winner’s
team, 3 lacs for runner’s up
team, 2 lacs for third place, 1.5
lacs for 4th place, 1 lac each for
fifth to eighth place, winner in
every match Rs.10,000, Man of
the Series Rs.50,000,Best batsman Rs.25,000,Best bowler
Rs.25,000, for Scoring fifty runs
Rs,5,000, for taking five wickets
Rs.7000, for scoring a century of
runs Rs.15,000, most sixes in a
match Rs.2,000, man of the
match in every match Rs.3,000
Students of Dogra HSSS excelled
in speedball championship
JAMMU, May 12:
A cricket tournament was organised by the Rashtriya
Rifles Battalion based at Samote, under the aegis of Rashtriya
Rifles Force Headquarter, Reasi, the civil administration and
village level sports bodies. In the final match today, The Sungri
Hills Cricket Club lifted the `The Chasana Premiere League
2015' trophy by defeating the Chasana Cricket Club by 10 runs.
The tournament which commenced in the third week of April
2015 was conducted on the T-20 league cum knock out format.
Eight teams saw intense competition over 14 days and played
28 matches. The teams from remote villages and higher reaches of Pir Panjal Ranges were organised with a view to give an
opportunity to talented cricketers and provide them with a
platform to display their talent. Large number of enthusiastic
spectators from villages cheered their respective teams. The
novel sports fest culminated with awards ceremony jointly witnessed by large number of spectators, dignitaries of civil administration and the Army. The Sarpanch of village Chasana,
Mr Jasbir Singh said that the conducts of such tournaments
not only develop a spirit of sportsmanship but also imbibe in
the young students a bond of unity in diversity.
finish in the green.
Dr Reddy's rose 3.31 percent
after it reported a 7.73 percent
rise in its consolidated net profit
to Rs 518.84 crore for the quarter
ended March 31. Tata Steel was
the biggest loser among Sensex
stocks by tumbling 6.29 percent,
followed by BHEL 5.07 percent.
Vedanta (formerly Sesa Sterlite)
lost 4.98 percent. The broader
markets too saw selling activity.
The BSE mid-cap and small-cap
indices ended lower by 1.72 percent each. Meanwhile, stock
markets in Asia ended with a
mixed bias and European markets were trading lower in their
morning session.(PTI)
New Delhi, May 12:
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 12:
Students of Dogra Hr Sec
School Shastri Nagar Jammu
who excelled in the inter school
speedball championship organized by J&K Sports Speed Ball
Association at Dogra School.
The medal winner are Hakkram
Singh, Neelash, Manmeet Kour,
Nirvair
Singh, Yashwani
Chopra, Dushant Kumar,
Ujjwal Slathia, Chahat Kumar,
Prayan Sharma. The principal
of the School Davinder Kour &
vice principal Nirmal Koul
lauded the afford the students
and their coach Sunny Nanda
for this achievement.
and best catch Rs.1000.
All the arrangements will
be on the pattern of IPL such as
coloured uniforms , coloured
Leg Guards, Batting Gloves,
Keeping Pads Gloves and
Helmets which will be given to
the participating teams by the
Police Department.
The IGP Kashmir also informed that the special arrangements like boarding and lodging etc for the Jammu based
teams will be arranged.
He invited the
Corporate/Sponsors to come
forward for the ownership/
sponsorships of teams and become a part of this Police-Public
Cricket Premier League which
is going to be held at Srinagar
for the State Cricketers with
mega cash prizes.
Rajesh Gill Former Ranji
Player & Organizing Secretary
of the tournament intimated to
all the interested team owners
to get register themselves in
writing and deposit the entry
fees before 15th of May,2015 positively to the organizing committee and there after no entry
shall be registered. He also intimated that the two Finalists
teams of PPCPL Jammu namely Simula Superstars and BCC
Bulls have got registered for
their participation in PPCPL
Srinagar.
He further informed to all
participant Cricketers to sign
any team of their choice but if
any of the players was found
giving consent in writing with
his signature to multiple team
owners or giving a false category, he will be disqualified from
the league and will not be put on
the auction. The interested
cricketers of Jammu &
Kashmir are invited to enroll
themselves in a couple of days
with the Organizing Secretary
alongwith their complete resume. Only enrolled cricketers
shall be placed for auction. For
registration or any enquiry
Contact 9419138942 or email at
[email protected].
BUSINESS NEWS
Asset quality woes
not over for banks; GNPAs
to rise: Crisil
Mumbai, May 12:
Asset quality woes of banks will continue in the current fiscal with gross non-performing assets (NPA) ratio for the system
growing at 0.20 percent to 4.5 percent by March 2016, credit rating
firm Crisil said on Tuesday. Even though restructuring has been
discontinued, the newly introduced 5/25 scheme for infrastructure loans will act as a "mask" for the stress, it said, pointing to potential issues around transparency. The scheme allows banks to
refinance or sell long-term project loans after every five years.
For banks to avail such a facility, the loan tenor cannot be more
than 25 years. Crisil said banks may not report such loans unlike
the restructured advances. "We believe that the asset quality
challenges will persist in the current year," Crisil director Rajat
Bahl told reporters on a conference call.
He said both the disappearance of the regulatory forbearance of restructuring as well as slippages from the previously recast loans will weigh-in on the asset quality. The agency estimated that the 'stressed assets', which it defines as the GNPA plus
loans sold to asset reconstruction companies and estimates of
loans turning bad under 5/25 scheme (15 percent) and already restructured assets (35 percent), to stay flat at 6 percent (Rs 5.3 trillion) in FY16. Crisil expects Rs 80,000 crore of assets to get transfered under the 5/25 scheme for infrastructure loans introduced
last year to take care of the asset liability mismatches for the system. A bulk of the asset quality woes in the recent past has been attributed to trouble with infra loans. With the greater amount of
provisioning that such stressed assets will require, the agency
said the banks will also suffer on the profitability front.
It said private banks, which have a better leash on asset quality due to composition of assets, will overtake the state-run
lenders on profits at an aggregate level. With the government
shifting to supporting only the better performing banks, Crisil
said the capital constraints will force many to go slow on their
credit expansions. The well-capitalised private sector banks'
credit growth at 24 percent will be double that of state-run
lenders' 12 percent, it said, adding that the overall system credit
growth will be 15 percent, up from the 10 percent in FY14.(PTI)
Sigve Brekke Telenor Group's
new President and CEO
Mumbai, May 12:
Norwegian telecom major Telenor Group on Tuesday said it
has appointed Sigve Brekke President and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) effective August 17, 2015. He will succeed Jon Fredrik
Baksaas. Currently, Brekke is the Executive Vice-President and
Head of Telenor Group's Asia operations. He joined Telenor in 1999
and has held several executive positions in the company since
then. Baksaas steps down after 13 years as the company President
and CEO. In September 2014, he extended his tenure for another
year, until the end of 2015. The company said Baksaas will continue
as advisor to the Board of Directors until the end of 2016 and will
serve as Chairman of GSMA, the global industry organisation for
mobile operators. "Sigve Brekke has a solid track-record as the
Head of Telenor's Asia operations and part of Group Management
since August 2008," Chairman of the Board of Directors in Telenor
Group Svein Aaser said in a statement. The statement added that
under Brekke's leadership, Telenor has added more than 100 million subscribers in Asia and the region now represents more than
40 percent of the total enterprise value of the Telenor Group.(PTI)
District level football
meet gets underway
Officials of the DYSS pose with teams playing the opening
match at GGM Science College ground Jammu on Tuesday.
GOF Staff Reporter
JAMMU, May 12:
Inter-school football tournament (under-14 and under-17
boys) of Jammu district, organised by the Department of Youth
Services and Sports (DYSS),
started at GGM Science College
ground, here today. The competition was declared open by
District Youth Services and
Sports Officer, Sukhdev Raj
Sharma. Earlier, GD Goenka,
Jodhamal Public School, KB
School and Heritage Public
School won their respective
matches. The Detailed Results:
Under-14 yrs. GD Goenka beat
KC Gurukul 5-0; Jodhamal
Public School beat DPS Jammu
via tie breaker 2-1; KB School
beat SOS 2-0; Heritage beat APS
Sunjawan 3-0. Meanwhile, the
inter-school swimming meet of
Jammu district, scheduled to be
held at MA Stadium here from
today, has been postponed till
further orders.
However, it has been reliably learnt that the management of the State Sports Council
did not allow the DYSS to hold
the event in view of department’s failure to get the medical
certificates of the participants.
Girls Zonal Level Inter-School Tournament Begins at Reasi
GOF Staff Reporter
Reasi, May 12
The Zonal Level InterSchool Tournament of Reasi
Zone for Under-14 and Under-17
girls in the disciplines of kabaddi, kho-kho, wrestling and volleyball organized by the
Department of Youth Services
and Sports Reasi, begins today.
District
Information
Officer,Reasi -Parvinder Kour
was the chief guest while
Assistant Director Employment,
Reasi-Sulakshana Thakur was
the guest of honor on the inaugural function. District Sports
Officer Reasi-Dr SS Chib, ZPEOOm
Prakash,
Principal
KambalDanga High School,
members of PRIs, teachers and a
large number of locals were also
present on the occasion.
Kour speaking on the occasion said that Sports is the appro-
priate medium to ensure the
wholesome development of the
individual personality and such
tournaments help in identifying
the sports talent from rural areas
and in grooming the students to
become promising sportspersons. Thakur in her address said
the sports help to channelize the
energy of the youth in true spirit
as these help to imbibe tolerance,
team work and coordination. A
pledge ceremony was held
wherein participating players
took oath to observe true spirit of
sportsmanship and discipline. In
kho-kho Under-14 girls, Govt
Middle Shchool Agharballian
trounced Trikuta Shiksha
Niketan Reasi by (10-06), while in
kho-kho Under-17 girls; Trikuta
Siksha Niketan Reasi defeated
Govt. HS Kotliby (10-09). In
kabaddi Under-14 girls, Govt
Girls HSS Reasi outplayed MS
Panthal by (30-17), and Trikuta
Siksha Niketan Reasi defeated
Govt. Lower Seela by 21-17, while
in kabaddi Under-17 girls, Govt
HSS Panthal defeated Girls High
School Katra by 23-16 and
Trikuta Siksha Niketan Reasi
defeated Govt HS Aghar Jitto by
24-12 points. In volleyball Under17, Govt HS KambalDanga defeated Govt. HS Agharjitto by 2-1
sets and Trikuta Siksha Niketan
Reasi defeated Govt.GirlsHSS
Reasi by 2-0 sets. The matches
were officiated by Ashok Kumar,
Ashoka Kumari, Tour Kumar,
Romesh Chander, Kuldeep Raj,
Manzoor
Hussain
and
Bishambar Dass.
CYMK
Glimpses of Future
Nargis Fakhri to
play Sangeeta
Bijlani?
ENTERTAINMENT
Radhika Madan, Dipika
Samson, Puneet Issar and
Nora Fatehi approached
for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8
There is a lot of buzz about season 8 of
the celebrity dance reality show. The
channel and the production house, BBC
Worldwide Productions has already started approaching celebrities for the show.
Like every year, the list will always
feature one big star from the channel. Last
year it was Ashish Sharma and the year
before that it was Drashti Dhami – both
took the trophy home. This year the makers have approached Radhika Madan of
Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi and Dipika
Samson of Sasural Simar Ka. Well if push
comes to shove, we believe only one of
them will be part of the Jhalak Dikhhla
Jaa 8. After Bigg Boss 8, Puneet Issar came
to the limelight for his short tempered behaviour and the way he played the game
on the controversial show. This time he
will be seen showcasing his dancing
skills, and we hope he has really thought
through this decision.
Hrithik Roshan and Katrina
Kaif to
reunite
again?
'Rockstar' stunner Nargis Fakhri was last seen in
Varun Dhawan starrer 'Main Tera Hero' along with
Ileana D'Cruz. The leggy lass has often been spotted at various fashion duos and special movie screenings too.
After sizzling up Instagram with her hot pictures, latest reports suggest that Nargis might be seen playing actress Sangeeta Bijalni's role in former cricketer
Mohammed Azharuddin biopic. Reports further indicate
that although nothing has been finalised as yet, but
Nargis is seen as a possible fit for this role.
The film will see Emraan Hashmi enact Azhar's role
on-screen with Prach Desai playing his first wife. Earlier,
Kareena Kapoor Khan's name was floating around for
playing Sangeeta on reel.
Siddharth Anand
last directed Hrithik
Roshan and Katrina
Kaif in Bang Bang and
speculation is rife that
the three will team up
again for two more
films. A source confirms the development
and says, “Siddharth
already has two scripts
in mind and is looking
at casting Katrina and
Hrithik again for both
his films — one is the
Bang Bang sequel and
the other is a mushy
romcom. ” It’s their onscreen chemistry that has played in their favour. “Sidharth wants to start the rom-com
first and later the BB sequel,” informs our source. But nothing is written in stone yet. “Kat
and Hrithik know about Sid’s plans. But they haven’t come on board officially yet.” The director himself denies all such claims. “There’s nothing planned as of now. Once I have a
plan, we will let you know.” Keep watching this space for latest updates on this story!
The other name we came across was
Nora Fatehi, who is of a Moroccan background and was earlier seen in the
Bollywood flick Roar. Now she will definitely add the much needed sex quotient
to JDJ.
We have already told you about Parth
Samthaan and Gautam Gulati being approached for the show. We’ll soon be out
with more names until then stay hooked
to Bollywoodlife for more updates.
JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 10
SCREEN SHOW
Amitabh Bachchan
remembers Zanjeer
on 42nd anniversary
Zanjeer, the film which gave megastar Amitabh
Bachchan the tag of an ‘angry young man’, has completed 42
years. Directed by Prakash Mehra, the 1973 action thriller
featured Big B as police officer Vijay Khanna along with his
wife Jaya Bachchan and late veteran actor Pran.
The 72-year-old, whose latest release Piku features him
as an old man suffering from constipation, took to Twitter
to thank his fans for loving the slice-of-life family entertainer.“Zanjeer…42 years of its release! 11th May 1973! The day
of some consequence… May month excitement… PIKU
May 8,” Amitabh tweeted. In another post, he added:
“Pranaam, Namaskaar and greetings for the affection
shown towards PIKU.”Piku, which also stars Deepika
Padukone and Irrfan Khan, explores the relationship between a father (Amitabh) and a daughter (Deepika).
Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the film released on May 8.
'Pyaar ka Punchnama 2' finds release date!
Year 2015 has a lot of interesting films lined up for releases. The sequel of 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' which set a
new record for the couples and their relationships, will be releasing soon.
Directed by Luv Ranjan, the original movie featured Kartik Aaryan, Rayo Bakhirta and Divyendu Sharma.
Popular trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to post the release date of the sequel.
He posted: ''Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Panorama Studios announce release of #PyaarKaPunchnama2 on
11 Sept 2015. Directed by Luv Ranjan.''
The film is expected to hit the silver screens on September 11 this year.
Let's see what the sequel has in store for us.
Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone: Who is a better dancer? Daniel Weber put a Gucci ring on it! His
Everyone is excited to watch
Priyanka Chopra and Deepika
Padukone competing with each other
in a special song in Sanjay Leela
Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani that also
stars Ranveer Singh the the lead role.
The two actresses have just finished
shooting the song which is a
Maharashtrian dance form called
Pinga.
A source from the sets of Bhansali’s
film had said, “the actresses an hour to
get into the nauvari sarees as they are
pretty long. While Deepika is looking
gorgeous in the saree, PC just takes
your breath away.” While we are sure
that the two will leave everyone mesmerised with their appearances, we
can’t wait to see who is a better dancer
between Dippy and PeeCee. Take a look
at their hot dance numbers below and
tell us who impressed you the most
with her moves…
Ram Chahe Leela from Ram-Leela:
The item song from SLB’s last release
featured the super hot PC who looked resplendently gorgeous in a desi avatar. Ms Chopra did complete justice to the song with her sensual moves which had a hint of rock fusion. It was a
visual treat to watch Priyanka groove to this special number.
Nagada from Ram-Leela: This song featuring Deepika, Supriya Pathak and Ranveer Singh, is an important part of the film as there was a total
turnaround towards the end of this song. If you have watched the film, you’ll know what we are talking about. Deepika owned this song with her
mesmerising look and her grace while she performed the traditional Gujarati Garba number in a red lehenga choli. Deepika’s dance steps did remind us of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Dholi Taro.
Asalaam-e-Ishqum from Gunday: Priyanka Chopra sizzled this foot tapping number from Gunday which was crooned By Bappi Lahiri and
Neha Bhasin. The Exotic babe is seen seducing Ranveer and Arjun Kapoor in this cabaret number and is looking smoking hot in a shimmery corset
and black shorts. The hottie begins the number straddling a chair and sets the tempo. Watch the song below and tell us if PC impressed you!
birthday gift to wifey Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone is one lucky
woman! Not only does she
have a blossoming career,
she also has one of B-Town’s
sweetest and most generous
men, Daniel Webber, for a
husband. By her own admission, he’s a God-sent “angel.”
After gifting Sunny a
Maserati and a shiny BMW,
the angel has now gifted her a
Gucci ring for her birthday.
Oh yes! In an EXCLUSIVE
conversation
with
BollywoodLife, Daniel revealed that since the couple
is going to be apart shooting
for their respective projectsSunny for Splitsvilla in Goa
and Daniel near Mumbai on
dangerous Husn- he gave his
lady an early surprise. The
Dangerous Husn actor surprised Sunny with a dinner
date and presented her with a
beautiful Gucci ring.
Now that’s a gift any girl
would die for! Jealous much,
are you?
JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 11
Glimpses of Future
Petroleum shortage in valley
Union Minister asks oil
companies to resolve
issue within two days
Srinagar, May 12:
In the backdrop of fuel
crises in Kashmir valley,
Union Petroleum Minister
Darmendra Pradhan Tuesday
chaired a high level meeting
with Federal Petroleum companies and asked them to resolve the issue within two
days. Vivek Dhasmana one of
the top officials in Joint secretary refinery and administration told KNS over phone
from New Delhi that the meeting was held between the
Petroleum Minister and officials of the federal petroleum
companies on Tuesday afternoon. “The Minister has instructed the oil companies to
resolve the issue within two
days. I can tell you with the responsibility that the issue
will be resolved within two
days,” he said. Dhasmana
said that the Minister expressed his anger against
the petrol companies and oil
and regulatory authority for
not keeping the storage of
petrol and diesel in Jammu
and Kashmir. “Three major
oil supplying companies
that supply oil to KashmirIndian Oil Corporation
(IOC), Bharat Petroleum
(BP) and Hindustan
Petroleum (HP). The supplies to Jammu and
Kashmir have been delayed
as operation of five refineries has been affected due to
technical upgrade and
maintenance shutdown
amid an unusual spike in
demand,” he said.
Petroleum dealers in the
Valley Monday alleged that
distribution of petrol and
diesel through petrol pumps
in Srinagar and other areas
was in disarray due to shortage of fuel supply.
Meanwhile, petroleum
dealers Tuesday rejected
government claims that valley has petrol stock of 17
days and said that the stock
was available only up to
Tuesday evening.
“Not a single liter of
Earthquake
over 8,000 people and flattening thousands of
buildings besides destroying whole villages. "All available helicopters along with Medical Team; SSR Team
going to be mobilised to Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk
soon," said Nepal's National Emergency Operation
Centre. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has stationed eight
helicopters in Nepal and one of them conducted an aerial survey soon after today's quake.
Nepal's only international airport, the Tribhuvan
International Airport, was briefly closed by authorities and flights to Kathmandu were diverted.
Authorities have also ordered all schools to be closed
for the next two weeks. Strong tremors were felt in
Kathmandu where people ran out of their houses in
panic and some even started crying. Authorities appealed to people to stay in open field. The temblor triggered landslides and toppled buildings in Nepal that
recently witnessed its worst quake in over 80 years and
over 160 aftershocks.
At the main hospital in Kathmandu, patients hurt
in last month's quake were brought out in wheelchairs
to avoid further injury. Today's quake had its impact
in several cities in Bihar, West Bengal and UP and
tremors were felt across vast stretches of east and
northeast India, where the death toll has reached 17 so
far. The tremors were also felt in China, where one
woman was killed in Tibet. A high-intensity earthquake measuring 7.3 on the ichter scale epicentred in
Nepal sent strong tremors through several eastern and
northern parts of India today, leaving 17 dead, including 16 in Bihar, and causing panic.
Bihar once again bore the brunt of the temblor
that occurred less than three weeks after the monster
quake that devastated Nepal, with 38 of the 39 injuries
reported from the state. Union Home Ministry sources
said Bihar's capital Patna accounted for the largest
number of four deaths, followed by Darbhanga and
Saran (two each), besides Siwan, Nawada, Samastipur,
Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Madhepura, Motihari and
Purnia recording one death each. Another death was
reported from Uttar Pradesh. The April 25 earthquake
had left 58 dead in Bihar, the largest in the country.
The Nepalese Embassy in Delhi, quoting information till 1640 hours, said the fresh quake and aftershocks left 21 dead and 543 injured, even as the country
is grappling with a humanitarian crisis of Himalayan
proportions, with the April 25 temblor having claimed
over 8000 lives. Today's quake struck at 12:35 PM some
70 kilometres east of capital city Kathmandu at a depth
of 18.5 kilometres, followed by three aftershocks of 6.2,
5.4 and 4.8, Indian Meteorological Department said.
Though the quake was felt in areas far apart from
Delhi to Chennai, there were no reports of casualties or
major loss of property from these places. The ripples
from today's quake brought back the memories of
April 25, with panic-stricken residents rushing out of
buildings in Delhi, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and
Uttar Pradesh. At least 12 students were injured in a
school in Darbhanga in Bihar as children rushed out to
safety from class rooms after the tremors.
The Delhi Secretariat as well as many government
buildings in the national capital were evacuated immediately after the quake. Metro services were immediately restricted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation in the aftermath of the fresh
quake and directed the authorities concerned to be on
alert to rush in relief and carry out rescue operations
wherever necessary. "PM took stock of the situation
following the fresh major earthquake felt in Nepal and
parts of India, at a high-level meeting," the Prime
Minister's Office said. The Home Ministry is collecting
information from states about the damage caused by
the quake and National Disaster Response Force has
been put on alert, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
said. Director General of IMD LS Rathore said aftershocks could continue for weeks or maybe months.
The Indian Army said in a statement that its teams
are assessing the damage and working in close coordination with the Nepal Army.
The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) continue to
be employed for rescue efforts in Pokhra and adjoining
areas in spite of weather and terrain limitations and
have conducted 8 sorties and brought to safety 27 people besides delivering nearly eight tonnes of relief material to inaccessible areas. The Indian Army Field
Hospital at Senamangal treated seven Nepal Police
personnel with minor injuries apart from activating
two medical teams with ambulance for receiving casualties at Kathmandu Airport, the statement said.
With Nepal again struck by a high intensity temblor today, External Affairs Ministry has set up control rooms both here and in Nepal to provide information. While the ministry set up the control room here,
it also re-opened the command room in Nepal which
was established after the April 25 massive earthquake.
Meanwhile, the Spokesperson in the MEA said,
"Our Embassy in Kathmandu and all staff members reported to be safe." A powerful earthquake measuring
7.3 on Richter scale with epicentre in Nepal sent ripples through large parts of east and north India, including Delhi during noon, less than three weeks after the
region was struck by a devastating quake.
NDRF
stock of the situation and directed authorities concerned to be on alert for carrying out rescue and relief
petrol or diesel will be available from tomorrow.
Government claims are
false that valley has stock of
17 days. I can say with the
surety that the petrol pumps
will be dry from tomorrow
morning,” Bilal Ahmad
Bhat, general secretary of
Kashmir Valley Petroleum
Dealers told KNS.
According to KNS correspondent anxious people of
the valley rushed to refill
their vehicles on Tuesday,
while long queues were seen
outside the filling stations in
the summer capital due to
emerging fuel crisis in the
Kashmir valley. Several dealers in the valley also preferred to shut-down their
petrol pumps after raising an
alarm that they were facing a
shortage in fuel supply due to
which many outlets have begun to dry up. “We are facing
huge inconvenience as our deposits are running dry which
in turn has affected the public,” a dealer said. KNS
Alleged criminals
stab youth in RS
Pura
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
A youth was today stabbed
with sharp edged weapon by the alleged criminals over an old rivalry
in RS Pura. Police said that Sachin
Singh alias Sunny son of Naggar
Mal a resident of RS Pura was allegedly attacked by the four alleged
criminals who were armed with
sharp edged weapons at ward number 4 of RS Pura. The victim has sustained deep wounds and he has
been rushed to the hospital for
treatment, while the accused persons fled away from there.
Meanwhile, police have established
identity of the main accused namely Mohinder Singh alias Sonu who
was leading three other youths
identified as Dilbagh Singh, Baddu
and Bittu who allegedly stabbed the
youth. Police have launched a hunt
and started investigation.
Property worth 9
lakhs gutted in Grota
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Property worth Rs 9 lakhs today gutted a garment shop into ashes here at Grota following an accidental fire. Police said that the fire
broke out in the shop following
short circuit and it gutted the
readymade garments of Rs 9 lakhs.
Though fire men reached there and
doused the fire, police said, the fire
was stopped from spreading to other place. However, investigation
has been started to ascertain facts.
Karan Sat Sharma
reviews developmental
works in Ward 24
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
In order to review
the developmental
works in Ward
Number 24 of Rehari
Colony area, Mohalla
Baby Caterers of
Jammu West, a team of
local leaders of BJP
toured the area and
checked the ongoing
works of lanes and
drains. State Vice
President BJYM Karan
Sat Sharma along with
BJP Leader Sanjay
Sawhney visited the
spots along with local
residents of the area
where the works of
lanes and drains is carried on by Jammu
Municipal Corporation
and also checked the
quality of the works being performed in the
areas. The local resi-
dents demanded that
there are many other
drains in the area
which have not even
touched by the concerned department and
the condition of those
drains is worsening
day by day which has
led to leakage of water
in the houses of locality. The youth leader ensured the public that a
check has been put up
by the concerned department and the pending works of other
drains in the area will
soon be taken up by
them. He also instructed the contractors to
put their best efforts in
the works and ensure
that the public is
served with the best
quality work and there
should be no compromise with the level of
the works in the area.
Norway Ambassador calls on Governor
Srinagar, May 12:
Eivind S. Homme, Norway Ambassador to India, called on Mr. N.
N. Vohra, Governor, at the Raj Bhavan here today. The Governor and
Mr. Homme discussed the implementation of the various programmes,
in the Jammu and Kashmir regions, which are being run under the
Norway-India Partnership Initiative 2013-17. They also discussed the
new areas which need to be covered in the coming years. The founder
Co-Chairman of the Indo-European Union Round Table (2001-08), the
Governor recalled the very strong bilateral ties between the two countries which commenced within days of India attaining freedom. The
Governor invited the Ambassador to pay a longer visit to the State and
view the fruitful possibilities which exist for Norwegian investors to
launch some mutually beneficial projects in J&K. He also referred to
the high potential of Indo-Norwegian collaborations in the education
sector and fostering of joint research programmes in identified fields.
Doda police seize 45 timber logs, three
held
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Police today claimed to have arrested three persons with 45 timbers scants in Thathri area of Doda district. Acting on the inputs, police said a police team led by Sub Inspector Ravi Parihar raided village Kotana Chrialla where they seized 5 illicit timber logs from
Parvez Ahmed son of Abdul Razaq. Similarly, they recovered 15 illicit timber scants from Roshan Din son of Noor Mohammed Lone of
Kotana Chiralla respectively. In this regard, Case FIR number 29 of
2015 under sections 379 RPC, 6 Forest Act stands registered at police
station Thathri and accused persons have been taken into custody for
further investigation. Moreover, police party of police station
Thathri also seized 25 scants of Deodar from Mushtaq Ahmed son of
Bashir Ahmed of Kotana Chiralla. A case FIR Number 30 of 2015 under 6 Forest Act stands registered at PS Thathri and accused person
has been taken into custody for further investigation.
Youth dies mysteriously in Akhnoor
GOF Staff Reporter
Jammu, May 12:
Mystery shrouds the death of a youth whose body was today
found dead at his residence in Akhnoor. Police said that Rashpal son
of Madan Lal a resident of Akhnoor was found unconscious by the
family members and they rushed him to the hospital where doctors
pronounced him as brought dead.
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operations, as required. Home Minister Rajnath Singh
is also in constant touch with state governments and is
monitoring the situation, officials said here. No loss
of life or property has been reported so far. ”There is no
loss of life or property reported so far. Details being ascertained. The teams of National Disaster Response
Force(NDRF) are on alert,” the officials said. The
earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale and epicentered about 65 km east of Nepalese capital
Kathmandu, rocked parts of India including Gujarat,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and
Assam besides Delhi and NCR.
Claiming
underneath and appurtenant thereto, and, another property comprising of Three (03) Manda Staff Houses no. 3AB, 4AB & 5AB with land underneath and
appurtenant thereto, situate at Jammu. Copy of the
Trust-Deed dated 15th Jan. 1970. In the petition it has
been submitted that the retention of the suit premises
belonging to the plaintiff Trust by the defendants and
its usage as a residence-cum-office of the Governor, is,
by any comparison, not of greater necessity than plaintiff Trust’s requirement of putting the suit-premises
and income there from for usage towards various charitable causes as set out in the Trust-Deed.
It is respectfully submitted that the defendants, being a mighty and resourceful State, do have various options available at their end, for shifting the usage, as
the suit-premises is being put to, to any other place,
even though plaintiff Trust’s statutory right to seek
possession of suit premises, after terminating the
lease, remains unaffected by the availability or otherwise of such option with the defendants. It is further
submitted that comparative analysis of the necessity
of the suit land by the parties to the suit is no plank
available to the defendants to deny the plaintiff Trust
its property. It is important to state that the respondents have not been able to provide a suitable Stateowned accommodation to the Governor of the J&K
State. The defendants, however, can not retain the suit
premises in perpetuity against the wishes of the plaintiff. In the suit seeking direction to pass a decree of
Ejectment against the defendants from the suit-property known as ‘Ranbir Mahal’ and ‘Karan Niwas’ alongwith land measuring 126 kanals, servant quarters,
lawns, orchards, trees, fences, ditches, easements and
other appurtenances thereof including passage, pathways and road leading up thereto from the city entrance with five guard-rooms of the said entrance,
(hereafter referred as ‘suit-property’) land, situate at
Jammu and directing the defendants to hand-over the
vacant possession to the plaintiff of the suit property
alongwith a decree for recovery of Rs. 16, 368,000 as
compensation for unauthorized use and occupation of
the suit premises with effect from the date of termination of the tenancy and also for such other future
amount as compensation @ Rs 50,000 per day of un-authorised use and occupation of the suit property by the
defendants, till its possession is handed over to the
plaintiffs alongwith an interest @ 24% p.a thereon.
JNF
Tehsildar
Himmat Housing colony after local residents
protested against the brazen loot of green strip of land
by the J&K Housing Board. During the inspection visit
of Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh the local
residents had accused J&K Housing board officials for
selling green strip of land for commercial purposes in
violation of the Master plan.
Land
were joined by ruling NDA partner Shiv Sena's
Arvind Sawant and SAD's R S Brahmpura who asked
the government to send it to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) for detailed deliberations on its provisions. Stoutly opposing the bill, Rahul said its passage
"will not happen so easily. If we are not able to stop it
here (in Parliament), we will hit the streets against it
outside." The Congress Vice President drew a parallel
between a daylight robbery and the proposed law, saying an economist had told him that thieves wearing
suits now strike during daylight.
Hitting out at the bill, he termed it as an attempt by
the government to acquire land, whose price has been
rising, for industrialist "friends" and crony capitalists.
"This government wants to give land to crony capitalists and its industrialist friends because it's a 'suit-boot
ki sarkar'." Rahul's repeated jibes at the Modi government invited running protests from the treasury
benches. Rahul said it took the UPA government two
years to bring the land acquisition law "but the NDA
government killed it within days of coming to power.
The first blow with an axe was right at its (bill) throat
when the government decided to remove the consent
clause. "When the body had fallen, then it dealt a second blow of the axe. You said there should be no social
impact assessment." He said the "third blow of the axe"
fell when the government diluted the existing provision on returning the land to the owner if no project
came up for five years. Rejecting the government's
stand that the new law was needed for faster development, the Congress leader quoted an RTI reply, saying
it has shown that only 8 per cent of projects have been
hampered due to non-availability of land.
He said there is no dearth of land for development
purposes as 40 per cent of land in the SEZ was lying
unutilised but the NDA government was hell-bent on
taking the land only from the farmers. Terming the
government as anti-farmer and anti-poor, Rahul said it
does not want to acquire land in Bundelkhand or in the
deserts of Rajasthan but those near big cities like
Noida, Gurgaon and Pune to make money as their
prices have been rising. "Gold lies beneath your feet.
These people want to snatch it," he said amid cheers
from Congress benches. The Congress leader said the
law enacted in 2013 had a provision that land, acquired
from a farmer, will have to be returned to the farmer if
no project comes up in five years. "This was the third
blow when you said that there is no need to return land
to farmers even if the project does not take off or is delayed by 10, 20 or 50 years," he said. Taking a dig at BJP
leaders, Rahul said its top leaders like L K Advani,
Sushma Swaraj and Rajnath Singh, while sitting in opposition benches, had "even thumped the desks" when
land bill was passed in 2013 during UPA's tenure. "They
had supported the bill then, but I don't know why they
changed their stance today. It can either be that their
mind changed, or they are scared lest they say something wrong," the Congress leader said.
Countering Gandhi, BJP's Dilip Singh Bhuria accused him of "shedding crocodile tears for the farmers
and doing nothing for them". He said Congress would
be held responsible for their suicides as it has been
"misleading" the farming community. He also claimed
the new bill provided for four times more compensation than provided in the existing law. The BJP member also said that "only 0.5 per cent of land" was proposed to be acquired. He attacked the Congress over
corruption. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and
TMC's Saugata Roy raised points of order, alleging that
Bhuria was not speaking on the bill but on extraneous
issues. To this, Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai said
he would go through the records and remove anything
unparliamentary. P Venugopal (AIADMK) accused
the government of creating "history of sorts by bringing the second (land acquisition) bill even before the
first bill has been passed".
Expressing "serious apprehensions" about its provisions, he said the government should be reconsider
the measure. Sudip Bandopadhyay (TMC) opposed the
bill, saying his party has been against any move for
"forcible acquisition of land" and had protested such
moves in Singur in West Bengal. Questioning the necessity of bringing the new bill, he said it had opposed
the earlier bill also, which was then supported by both
BJP and Congress. Opposing the measure, B Majhi
(BJD) warned that land acquisition had "major repercussions" as those displaced never got proper compensation and were pushed into penury.
Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena) demanded that the bill
be sent to the joint parliamentary committee, as he
sought explanation from the government as to why the
consent clause was being removed or social impact assessment not being done. Noting that those displaced
by Koyna Dam or Narmada projects were yet to be
properly rehabilitated, he said "I am pained that you
(government) have not thought of these issues."
Maintaining that a job would be given to only one
member of a displaced family, Sawant said even this
job would be given only after the project comes up. He
also wanted to know whether "you will remove a factory along one km of an industrial corridor or just take
land from the farmer." Opposition members, including
AIADMK, protested moving of the bill for consideration, saying it was a futile exercise as a similar bill was
already passed by the House earlier. They sought a division but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the
House for ten minutes.
When the House re-assembled, Parliamentary
Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the government was willing to send the bill to a parliamentary
committee and the opposition should decide if they
want to discuss it or not. Saugata Roy (TMC) said they
wanted division but Mahajan adjourned the House
noting that the strength of the treasury benches was
low that time and sought a ruling from her. An upset
Mahajan said, "Don't say so. Don't let incorrect matter
go on record". She said the motion for consideration
and passage of the bill was adopted. Mulayam Singh
Yadav (SP) cautioned the government against taking
away land from farmers saying if they commit this
"sin", they will again become opposition party in
Parliament. Yadav said his party is not against industrialisation, but demanded to know from the government the names of the corporates who would acquire
land, how many people would get employment and
what kind of job would they be given.
Md Salim (CPIM) said the Centre is undertaking
"futile exercise" and bringing Ordinance as they are
unable to pass legislations in Parliament. He said the
government is unable to assess the gravity of the situation and alleged that some members of the treasury
benches were sleeping when the land Bill was debated
in the House. The ruling party considers farmers to be
"helpless" lot and hence do not think necessary to take
their consent for land acquisition. "The amendment to
2013 Land Acquisition Act is based on greed and not on
need," Salim said, adding that the Centre is now following the Gujarat model which is based on giving away
land to corporates. Rajamohan Reddy (YSRCP) opposed the Bill saying the party is against acquisition of
multi crop and fertile land. Besides they are also
against acquisition without studying the social and en-
vironment impact.
Opposing certain amendments in the Bill, N K
Premachandran (RSP) demanded that it be referred to
the JPC. He said even if the consent clause is being
done away with in case of defence projects, the social
impact assessment should remain for all projects.
Jayadev Galla (TDP) too demanded that the Bill be
referred to the JPC, but with reasonable deadline. B
Vinod Kumar (TRS) demanded to know in which states
are the corporates facing trouble in land acquisition.
He demanded that the Government should have discussed with all political parties and Chief Ministers
and then bring the legislation. He also wanted the Bill
be referred to JPC. Tariq Anwar (NCP) demanded to
know from the government what is the urgency is
bringing the Ordinance so many times.
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) alleged that
the law is being created in corporate interest and farmers want smart village and not smart city.
Tourism
Sayeed said this while undertaking a day-long
tour of Pahalgam Resort during which he visited the
Golf Course, Amusement Park, Aru, Pahalgam Club,
Betaab Valley and the Circular Road. He also paid a
visit to the Government Higher Secondary School,
Pahalgam. Emphasizing upon linking tourism sector
with growth of rural economies, Mufti Sayeed asked
the Tourism Department to provide a sense of ownership to the local community in development of the resort and its suburbs. He stressed upon creating ample
opportunities of employment for native inhabitants by
working to build their capacities in tourism and hospitality sectors. Minister for Horticulture, Haj & Auqaf,
A. R. Veeri, Minister for Public Works, Floriculture,
Gardens & Parks, Syed Altaf Bukhari, Minister for
Finance, Dr. Haseeb A. Drabu, former MLA, Rafi Mir,
accompanied the Chief Minister.
While chairing the Draft Master Plan meeting on
Sunday, the Chief Minister had laid stress on creation
of Citizens’ Committee which have to be taken on
board in decisions taken to promote Pahalgam as an
all-season destination. On his arrival at picture-perfect Pahalgam Golf Course (PGC), the Chief Minister
called for aggressive marketing and composite management of the course, club and hutments so that it becomes a revenue generating asset. He directed the
Tourism Department that local youth are gainfully employed in running of the Course.
The Chief Minister went around the golf course
and inspected the site for creating additional accommodation and developing a ski slope to the north of
PGC, which will provide basic training to children and
ski enthusiasts. The 18-hole Pahalgam Golf Course,
with sprawling greens and fairways, is considered one
of the most ideally located courses in the country.
Mufti Sayeed directed Chief Engineer PDD to install
automatic governance system to ensure uninterrupted
power supply by the end of this year in Pahalgam
Resort. Instructions were also issued to him for underground power cabling.
During his visit to Pahalgam Club, the Chief
Minister was briefed about the present status of ongoing works on the project. He was informed that
Pahalgam Club is being constructed as a multi-faceted
recreational centre comprising health club,
Auditorium, 24-room guest house block, swimming
pool and open food court, which will be most suited for
conference and convention tourism. The Club is expected to be completed by August this year. The Chief
Minister also visited the Amusement Park, which is
being maintained by the J&K Bank. He directed the
Bank Chairman, Mushtaq Ahmad, to expedite the upgradation of the Park which is a major attraction for
children. To facilitate senior citizens, the Chief
Minister also passed instructions for procuring three
battery-driven carts in the Park. While inspecting
the Park, the Chief Minister passed instructions to
Chief Engineer R&B to prepare a detailed plan for construction of a subway for facilitating the entry of visitors towards Deer Park. The DC Anantnag was also directed to expand the pedestrian walkway from the
Amusement Park to Wildlife Park. Mufti Sayeed also
directed the Deputy Commissioner to ensure that no illegal constructions are allowed to come up in
Pahalgam and its notified areas.
On reaching Aru, which is at a distance of 12 kilometres from Pahalgam Resort, Mufti Sayeed declared
it as a ‘Lavender Village’ for which the Agriculture
Department was directed to take necessary steps. He
interacted with several domestic and overseas tourists
at Aru, which is considered one of the most picturesque spots in the Pahalgam valley. While inspecting
the 7-km Circular Road from Pahalgam Town to
Ganeshbal, the Chief Minister issued directions to
Minister for R&B to maintain all internal roads of the
resort bowl including the Circular Road. He also
passed directions that only pine trees should be planted in a large chunk of land behind the office of the
Municipal Committee, Pahalgam. The Chief Minister,
while reviewing the Draft Master Plan on Sunday, had
also highlighted the potential of developing Pahalgam
as a major Leisure-cum-Education Hub, on the pattern
of Dalhousie, in Himachal Pradesh. Principal
Secretary to Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, Commissioner
/ Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Shailendra Kumar,
Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Bashir Khan,
Director Tourism and MD JKTDC, Farooq A. Shah,
Chief Town Planner, Iftikhar Hakim, CEO, Pahalgam
Development Authority, Riyaz Ahmad Wani, Chief
Engineers of PDD and R&B, besides several other senior officers were present on the occasion.
CRPF
but there is no value. No politician turned up for
the ceremony," a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
jawan said on the condition of anonymity. He said
someone from the government should have represented the state to pay homage to the deceased.
"They died for the country, for the security of the
people. Someone (politician) should have been here,"
he added. However, Inspector General of Police, CRPF,
Atul Karwal, defied such sentiments saying that the
presence of the politicians was "not material". "I feel we
have the support of the political hierarchy.
The presence is not material as much as is the support we need and we feel we have that. DGP (state police K Rajendra Kumar) is here," he said.
HC
Two
directed that meanwhile CJM shall not proceed
further with the trial till next date. JNF
Akhnoor. Based on the inputs, two pedestrian
Kamal Kishore son of Chura Ram and Nikka Singh son
of Piru Singh both of Khour were intercepted at Khour
Bazar naka. During their searches, police said, they recovered 14 pouches of country made liquor from their
possession and arrested them. In this regard case FIR
Number 30 of 2015 under section 48-A Excise Act has
been registered and investigation of the case is going
on.
ASI
Sources said that Rahil Chandel son of Rafiq
Chandel was taken to the Second Additional Session
Judge for his routine trial with other four under trials,
as the absconding under-trial was facing charges of
murder in Udhampur. He, however, dodges the police
team accompanying them and escaped from the court
premises. Though police immediately launched hunt
against the absconding under trial but of no avail.
Pertinently, a case in this regard already has been registered under FIR Number 101 of 2009 under section 302
of RPC at police station Udhampur.
After his escape, Janipur police have also booked
him under FIR Number 104 of 2015 under sections 223
and 224 of RPC. Taking action against the police team
accompanying the under trials, the department has
placed under suspension three police men including
ASI Mohammad Iqbal, Head Constable Rashid and
Constable Yudhveer Sharma.
A departmental enquiry has also been ordered
against these cops to ascertain facts.
Girl
comments on her, in Rajouri district, police said.
"The girl has received injuries on her face, she was taken to the hospital where she received three stitches," a
police officer said. He said that the girl was travelling
in a bus when a co-passenger started passing lewd comments towards her. "She objected to the comments to
which the co passenger hit her hard on the face, right
now we are not sure if he stabbed her on hit her with
his fist," the officer said. Police have registered a complaint against the unidentified youth, the official said.
"We will soon identify the accused and arrest
him," he said.
Militant
33 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and 44
grenades. A search operation was launched in the forest area of Sagipora, falling under Sopore police area,
following information about presence of a militant
hideout there, a police official said. He said during the
search operation, a hideout was busted and large quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered. The recoveries included 33 IEDs, 44 grenades three UBGL, 4.5
kg gunpowder, eight detonators and seven safety fuses,
the official said. Four AK rifles, 15 magazines, 756 AK
rounds, three pistols and 19 pistol rounds were also recovered from the hideout, he added.
J&K
"The outcome of appropriation audit shows that in
47 cases, the saving exceeded Rs one crore in each case
or by more than 20 percent of the total provision," a
CAG report on state finances for the year ending March
31, 2014 said. The report stated that against the total saving of Rs 7,424.66 crore, the saving of Rs 6,970.06 crore (94
percent) occurred in 20 cases relating to 16 grants. As
per the Budget manual, the spending departments are
required to surrender the grants, appropriations or
portion thereof to the finance department as and when
the savings are anticipated, the CAG report added.
CAG further revealed that at the close of 2013-14, there
were 27 grants and three appropriations in which the
savings occurred. However, during the year to which
the report pertains to, no surrender of savings was
made by the concerned departments, it said. The savings in these cases was of the order of Rs 7,424.66 crore
in 47 cases where the savings per case were Rs one crore
and above per case. "Non-surrender of the saving funds
deprived the government to transfer these funds to the
needy sectors", the report said. PTI
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JAMMU WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, PAGE 12
Glimpses of Future
Govt retrieves 1000 kanal
forest land: Bali Bhagat
Acting tough on Forest land encroachers, Minister for Forests,
Social Welfare Bali Bhagat today said
that the government would initiate
every effort to retrieve precious land
for larger benefit of the society.
“The government has fixed a target of retrieving a notable chunk of encroached forest land this year,” the
Minister asserted.
The Minister, while addressing
public meeting at Barn, informed that
1000 kanal of forest land has already
been retrieved from the encroachers
and target was given to the forest authorities to retrieve the remaining
land. He said the government would
leave no stone unturned to take the
land grabbers to task.
Bali Bhagat said it is the endeavor of the present Coalition
Government to uplift and transform
the socio-economic profile of poor,
backward, destitute and downtrodden
people with equal opportunities of
growth and development. He called
upon the people to maintain close liaison with the Department of Social
Welfare to avail the benefits of its
schemes. Listing the measures initiated by the present Government to pro-
Mehbooba for
promoting sustainable
tourism activity in J&K
New Delhi, May 12:
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and
Member Parliament, Ms Mehbooba Mufti today called
for concerted and conscious efforts to save the fragile
ecosystem and distinct cultural heritage of the
Himalayan region while promoting tourism in the
area. Mehbooba called for integrated development of
various existing and new tourist destinations in
Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh under the Himalayan
Circuit. She said a spiritual destination could be developed in Kashmir, with International Yoga Centre at
Mantalai and a Buddhist Centre in Ladakh.
“Besides, niche activities like paragliding, river
rafting, motor safaris etc could be promoted in Jammu
and Kashmir,” she said and added that at the same time
there should be simultaneous investment in restoration of the State’s distinct heritage. She also called for
expansion of facilities for winter sports and leisure
tourism at Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Patnitop
and Bhadarwah with main focus on infrastructure development like roads, underground cabling and frost
proof water piping. She also sought adequate funding
for New SPS Museum at Srinagar, Abhinav Theatre
Jammu and Tagore Hall Srinagar so that these institutions are reactivated for promotion of tourism and cultural activities.
In much publicized regarding
Child Labour Act in which Adv
Deepika Singh Rajwat filed an application for constitution of a
Special Investigation Team (SIT) to
investigate into the mysterious disappearance of a domestic help from
a Judge’s house in Bhathindi in the
city periphery, A Division Bench of
state High Court Comprising
Justice Hasnain Massodi and
Justice Janak Raj Kotwal issued notice to State and Ors and directed
Investigating Officer shall file a detailed status report and come up
with the case dairy of the case on the
next date of hearing.
In the application petitioner
seeking seeking the constitution of
a Special Investigation Team (SIT)
to investigate the mysterious missing of 15 years old boy namely Rafiq
Choudhary who is missing since 1204-2015 from the residence of Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Rajouri who
had employed him as domestic help
in violation of Child Labour Act,
1986 three years before and seeking
appropriate legal action be also initiated/ recommended against the
erring Judicial Officer for employing minor Rafiq Ahmed as his domestic help.
In the application petitioner
submitted that on 10-05-2015 in the
morning hours the petitioner got a
anganwari centers would be opened
soon in the State. He said that work on
double lane of Bantalab to Amb Grota
road will be started soon as it was the
long pending demand of the people of
the area. He also informed that land
for construction of Degree college has
also been identified and work on the
same would be started at the earliest.
The Minister also identified poor
people, on spot, for providing them
benefit under IAY scheme.
Earlier, Sarpanches and Panches
apprised the Minister of the difficulties being faced by the people of Barn
and adjoining areas. They demanded
compensation to farmers, un-interrupted power supply, safe drinking
water supply, construction of tubewells at various villages, road connectivity, installation of hand-pumps, ration cards, upgradation of lanes and
drains, etc.
While responding to their demands, the Minister assured for early
redressal of their genuine demands.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at
his residence in Lucknow.
Before giving sermons NC & Congress
shall go for introspection: Daman Bhasin
First Aid units to be
set up at college level
for accident victims
Jammu, May 12:
Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) General Secretary Daman
Bhasin today asked congress and
National Conference to go for a serious introspection before giving
sermons on good governance.
Welcoming the political
workers who today joined PDP at
Party Head Quarter, Daman said
it is the previous government
headed by National Conference
that is responsible for liability to
the tune of Rs 9500 crore which has
rendered treasuries dry thus affecting serving and retired employees as well as the contractors
who are presently facing a tough
time.
He said PDP-BJP coalition
came into existence only after hec-
DB directives in PIL on
increasing of Child Labour
Jammu, May 12:
vide hassle-free assistance to the poor
beneficiaries at their doorstep, the
Minister said that after taking over
the reign of the Department of Social
Welfare, he issued specific instructions to the officers to simplify and
streamline the process of formalities
so that the people can avail the benefits of various welfare schemes without any difficulty. Besides, the officers
have been asked to organize camps in
rural areas and collect forms of the
beneficiaries besides facilitating
them in completing the formalities.
The formalities like issuance of death
certificates, age certificates, and income certificates have also been simplified and the officers will complete
these formalities in special camps to
be held in local areas.
Regarding the status of pendency
of pension cases under different categories, the Minister said that the present Government has taken up the matter with the Centre for early redressal.
The Minister informed that 3200
phone call from a reliable source
about the mysterious missing of a
child namely Rafiq Ahmed Aged 15
years R/o Village Ragura, Nagrota,
Tehsil and District Jammu who was
employed as domestic help by Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Rajouri, Mr.
Choudhary
R/o
Mehmood
Bathindhi, Jammu in violation of
Child Labour Act, 1986 three years
before when he was only 12. The petitioner after locating the parents of
the child rushed to their Village
Ragura at the outskirts of Jammu
near ASCOMS Sidhra, Jammu and
the poor parents informed her that
since 12-04-2015 their child is missing from the residence of the aforementioned Judicial Officer and the
Police has miserably failed to locate
the missing child and the parents
further disclosed that their ward
was working in the residence of the
aforementioned Judicial Officer as
a domestic help for the last three
years and the said Judge had promised initially to send him to the
School and later to employ him suitably by using his contacts. They further divulged that the said Judge
and his wife have refused to share
the details of their missing son and
have closed their doors for them and
infact have used unparliamentarily
language against them and have
further threatened to deal with
them since he is a Judicial Officer.
JNF
tic deliberations which are aimed
at major transformation within
the system of governance by weeding out rusty work culture, corruption and maladministration.
“The only thing NC-Congress did
in their tenure was promoting corruption, mis-governance and financial mess,” Daman said
adding that the PDP led govern-
ment has put all its efforts to take
Jammu and Kashmir out of the
precarious financial situation inherited from the previous government.
Bhasin said that PDP is committed to work for political and
economic stability of the state it is
the matter of time when the new
culture of probity would percolate
down to the grass root level and
the people will feel a difference.
“The responsibilities of the present Government led by PDP are
much higher as the previous dispensation led by NC has done
tremendous damages to state’s
economy which was coupled by
the last year’s devastating deluge,” Bhasin said while assuring
the party workers and delegates
that people will surely feel a
change on the ground with the initiatives being taken by the PDP
government.
The PDP senior leader observed that various landmark initiatives are in the pipeline on the
developmental front and people
will see a massive revamp in all
important departments and sectors concerned with the peoples’
empowerment.
Sakinder Ali Wani from
Kulgam, Bankey Lal Sharma from
Udhampur, Deep Kumar, Nand
Lal, Sheru and Rakesh Kumar are
prominent among who joined
PDP.
Chatha-Sunjwan Land Scam
DB directed GAD to file ATR
on Div Com’s Report
Jammu, May 12:
In a Public Interest Litigation
filed by SK Bhalla against allegedly
hushing-up of Chatta-Sunjwan land
scam, A Division Bench of State
High Court Comprising Justice
Hasnain Massodi and Justice Janak
Raj Kotwal after hearing Adv
Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed with Adv
Suraj Singh appearing for the PIL
whereas Sr. AAG Seema Shekhar
appearing for the state, Sr. Adv LK
Sharma appearing for SRK
Associates, Adv Adarsh Sharma appearing for JDA, Adv Rahul Pant appearing for the then Naib Tehsildar,
directed General Administration
Department to file Action Taken
Report before the Court with regard
to enquiry report submitted by then
Divisional Commissioner Jammu
Shantmanu.
At the very outset when this PIL
was taken-up Advocate SS Ahmed
submitted that pursuant to the last
order of the Court, the petitioner
was supposed to file a fresh application seeking impleadment of the
persons in whose favour the land
First ever Youth Parliament organized in JK
Latti Accident aftermath:
Kohli constitutes
official panel
Says Motor Vehicles Act would be strengthened
to prevent such tragic mishaps in future
Srinagar, May 12:
Minister for Transport, Abdul Ghani Kohli today directed RTO
Jammu to constitute a panel that would look into the cause and ambiguities leading to the tragic accident at Latti, Udhampur yesterday in which several precious lives were lost.
The Minister has sought a report in this regard within a week.
He also called for fixing responsibility so that appropriate action is
taken.
Kohli asked the traffic authorities to ensure better coordination with the concerned agencies to avert such mishaps in future.
He said adequate corrective measures should be taken to avoid recurrence of such tragic incidents.
The Minister said that the Motor Vehicles Act would be further
strengthened and drivers involved in overloading, rash driving and
other traffic violations would be dealt with severely under the law.
Stressing on prompt and fair implementation of road safety
measures, the minister instructed the concerned officials for putting in place an effective mechanism like installation of crash barriers, checking overloading and rash driving to ensure safety of passengers.
Praying for eternal peace to the departed souls, the minister
conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
He asked the district administration to ensure specialized
treatment to the injured and all assistance to the bereaved families.
He also wished the injured early recovery.
Such events offer best platform to
groom future leaders: Naeem Akhtar
‘Am trying to bring back
glory to education
sector’
Srinagar, May 12:
The Minister for Education, Naeem
Akhtar today said that ‘Youth Parliament’
provides platform for the youth to speak
up and impact agenda for change. He said
the platform inspires the youth to express
their views in an organised manner and facilitate grooming of future leaders.
The Minister was speaking as Chief
Guest on the occasion of first ever ‘Youth
Parliament’ organised in the State. The
Group Level Competition for the 12th
National Youth Parliament was organised
by the Department of Student Welfare,
University of Kashmir. Vice Chancellor,
University of Kashmir, Prof. Khursid I
Andrabi was the Guest of Honour, while as
Vice Chancellor, Central University of
Kashmir, Prof. Mairaj-ud-Din, Group
Coordinator,
Union
Ministry
of
Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Harshad
Bhosale and Deans and faculty of various
departments were also present on the occasion. Reiterating the commitment of giving focused attention to human resource
development in the State, the Minister
said that he has been trying to identify
himself with the community of teachers
and students and making efforts to bring
back the glory of education system with focus on students. “We have to make a conscious effort to build human resource out
of opportunities, hope, encouragement,
talent, untapped energies and unexploited
potential that we have,” the Minister said.
With a view to strengthen the roots of
democracy and to encourage democratic
culture, the Minister suggested to expand
and extend such events as the youth parliament to other colleges also and to have inter-college debates in this regard. He also
suggested the Vice Chancellor to take a
lead role to have a formal students union
in the University because it is them who
DB stays Dr Showkat Choudhary’s demotion;
directs Writ Court to decide all petitions
CYM K
Jammu, May 12:
In a LPA filed by filed by Dr.
Showkat Choudhary challenging his demotion, A Division Bench of State High
Court Comprising Justice Hasnain
Massodi and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal
after hearing Adv Vikram Sharma appearing for the appellant whereas
Deputy AG PS Chandel appearing for the
state and Adv Ajay Abrol appearing for
the caveator, ordered that this Division
Bench is of the opinion that the respondents in terms of the writ court order dated 28.04.2015 are required not to act upon
and implement the government order
No. 139-HME of 2015 dated 22.04.2015 (
whereby Dr. Shoket Choudhary was demoted) till the matter comes up before
the writ court and is modified, altered or
extended.
DB observed that as order called in
question in LPA is a threshold order and
learned writ court has exercised discretion in favour of the appellant and
passed the interim order in his favour
though according to appellant liable to
be misinterpreted, we find it appropriate
to take up the appeal for final disposal at
the outset.
Aggrieved with Government order
No. 139-HME of 2015 dated 22.04.2015
whereby government order Nos. 367HME of 2013 dated 26.06.2013, 415-HME of
2013 dated 22.07.2013 and 220-HME of 2014
dated 23.04.2014 stand revoked ab-initio
and the seniority of Lecturers in discipline of Medicine in Government
Medical College Jammu notified vide
Government Order No. 265-HME of 2013
dated 16.04.2013 restored, appellant has
filed the Writ Petition being SWP
No.1216/2014.
Division Bench further observed
that appellant is currently holding the
position of Assistant Professor in Own
Pay and Grade (OPG) in Medical
Gastroenterology, Super Specialty
Hospital, Jammu and seeking quashment of Government Order No.139-HME
of 2015 dated 22.04.2015 inter alia on the
ground that the order has been passed at
his back without affording him opportunity to put forth his stand. It is pleaded
that the order impugned in the writ petition does not only reduce him in rank
but changes his seniority in the cadre of
lecturers and the respondents therefore
were required to hear the appellant before passing the impugned Government
Order.
Division Bench while passing the
order, Writ Court obviously intended to
preserve the lis so that the appellant was
not non- suited till the respondents disclosed their stand and matter was considered and also to avoid multiplicity of
litigation. In the event, order impugned
in the aforesaid writ court was allowed
to be implemented, number of issues
would arise triggering further litigation
between the parties and even the colleagues affected by the order.
Division Bench there is substance
in the argument advanced by counsel for
the appellant that the status quo order is
likely to be misinterpreted as protecting
the steps if any taken under the im-
was transferred. He further submitted that the beneficiary of the illegal
transfer of the land has already been
arrayed as respondent and thus
there is no need to file the fresh application. Upon this Division Bench
recorded the submission of counsel
for the petitioner.
Advocate Ahmed further submitted that then Divisional
Commissioner Jammu Shantmanu
in his enquiry report has established that land measuring 20
Kanals comprised in Khasra NO
1442 was illegally sold by tempering
the revenue records and no action
has been taken against the arraying
officials and the beneficiary. He further submitted that action taken report be summoned from GAD which
had ordered the holding of enquiry
into the matter. After hearing both
the sides, Division Bench in the
open Court directed General
Administration Department to file
Action Taken Report before the
Court with regard to enquiry report
submitted by then Divisional
Commissioner Jammu Shantmanu
before the June 10, 2015. JNF
pugned order. There is merit in the argument that ad interim order is required to
be passed with sufficient clarity so that
all chances of misinterpreting the order
are excluded and the intended purpose
while passing the order achieved. Mr. P
S Chandel, Dy Advocate General appearing for the Health and Medical
Education and Sr. Adv. Bhardwaj, appearing for private respodent would argue that the case set up by the appellant
before the writ court is bereft of any merit and that having regard to the law laid
down supreme Court, interference
would not be warranted.
Division Bench after hearing both
the sides observed that We don’t propose
to embark upon an exercise to examine
the merits of the case projected before
Writ Court. The order questioning the
present appeal as already indicated is a
threshold order and it would be appropriate to leave it to the writ court to make
such exercise once the pleadings are
complete. We are only concerned with
import of writ court order questioned in
the Letters Patent Appeal in the background of the grounds urged in the appeal including the ground that the impugned order may be taken to be one declining ad interim relief to the petitioner. With these observations Division
Bench ordered that the respondents in
terms of the writ court order dated
28.04.2015 are required not to act upon
and implement the government order
No. 139-HME of 2015 dated 22.04.2015 till
the matter comes up before the writ
court and is modified, altered or extended.
Division Bench also requested Writ
Court to make an effort to dispose of all
the petitions preferably within a period
of four weeks thereafter, so that the question of inter se seniority between appellant and respondent no.3 gets settled
once for all and the parties, who are specialists in their respective disciplines,
teach the medical students, serve the patients admitted in Government Medical
College Jammu, instead of making repeated rounds of law courts. JNF
ultimately make the future leaders.
Appreciating the efforts put in by the
participants of the youth parliament, the
Minister said they have done their homework well. He spoke in depth on various
important contemporary topics.
Vice Chancellor, University of
Kashmir also spoke on the occasion and
congratulated the participants for their
enthusiastic performance.
Vice Chancellor Central University of
Kashmir who also the judge for the youth
parliament terms the proceeding of the
parliament as superlative degrees of
ethics displayed during the proceedings.
The winners of the group level competition will be invited by the Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs to participate in the
National Youth Parliament.
LOOK OUT NOTICE
On 08.5.2015, One Manohar Singh S/o Raghbir Singh R/o Ward No. 08,
Kathua left his residence for Pathankot in connection with check-up of eye
sight at KD Hospital Pathankot and did not turn back. A missing report in this
connection has been entered at P/S Kathua on 09-05-2015 and search started.
During the course of search, best efforts were made to locate him whereas his whereabouts are still unknown.
As such a photograph of said missing person is being displayed herewith
along with his description roll for the information of Police
Establishments/General Public so that said missing person is traced:DESCRIPTION ROLL
Name
Parentage
Permanent Address
Tehsil
Police Station
Age
Height
Complexation
Built
Face
Eyes
Hairs
Languages known
Attire
PHOTOGRAPH
Manohar Singh
Raghbir Singh
W.No.08, Kathua,
Kathua,
Kathua,
65 years,
5 Feet, 10inches,
Fair,
Normal,
Round,
Black,
White
Hindi, Dogri, Punjabi & English
White Pajama, Kurta and Turban
Any information related to the missing individual may be communicated on
following contacts:1
DPO Kathua01922-234010 (Phone/Fax)
2
[email protected] (Mail ID)
3
PCR Kathua01922-234311 (Phone/Fax)
4
Police Station Kathua- 01922-234310
Sr. Superintendent of Police,
Kathua.
CYM K
Jammu, May 12: