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BJP's win in Haryana, Maharastra will Pak will feel "pain" if it
persists with violations: Jaitley
affect J-K assembly polls: Omar
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New Delhi | Oct. | 21
NL Correspondent
Srinagar | Oct. | 21
Jammu and Kashmir Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah on
Tuesday said BJP's win in
Haryana and Maharashtra would
have some effect on the
assembly elections in the state,
but maintained that the influence
would not be as much as
previously expected.
"While obviously, the BJP
will have some effect in Jammu
and Kashmir, I don't think it will
be as much as previously
expected," Omar told reporters
here.
The chief minister said
though BJP did well in the
elections in the two states, the
results were not upto their
expectations.
The Chief Minister said, "Yes,
they (BJP) have done well, but
not nearly as well as they had
expected. If you compare BJP's
Parliament results in Haryana
and BJP-Shiv Sena results in
Parliament (polls) till now, they
haven't translated Parliament
results into Assembly results in
those states.
"In Haryana, they just about
crossed the half-way mark. In
Maharashtra, they need to go
back and eat a bit of a humble pie and look for an ally, where
they were talking about making
a government on their own," he
said.
Omar, whose party the
National Conference (NC) is in
favour of delaying the elections
in the state, said it was the
decision for the Election
Commission to take.
"I do not have to take a
decision on the elections. It has
to be decided by the EC. They
came here, had discussions at
official level and talked to
various political parties and
perhaps they will announce their
decision in the coming few days.
"If they decide on conducting
elections, then people have to be
ready for that. I cannot say
anything on it as the head of a
government, but the party's
Omar hails Modi's plan to spend
Diwali with flood-hit people
NL Correspondent
Srinagar | Oct | 21
Jammu and Kashmir Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah on
Tuesday appreciated the gesture
of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to spend Diwali with
people of the flood-affected
state.
I appreciate the gesture of Mr
Expects 'serious
look' at AFSPA
Modi's to celebrate Diwali with
the flood affected people of
J&K in Srinagar, the worst hit,"
Omar wrote on micro-blogging
site Twitter.
In an apparent reference to
opposition PDP, the Chief
Minister said those questioning
the timing of Prime Minister's
visit on Diwali instead of Eid,
would also be cursing the
government due to restrictions
necessitated by either strike
called by the separatists or
security arrangements made for
such high profile visits.
"Let's just appreciate that
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stand on the issue has been made
clear to the EC and to the people
through the media," he said.
Earlier, the chief minister, in
his address at the Police
Commemoration Day Parade at
Zevan here, said the police had
to get ready for a new challenge
as elections were approaching.
"Now, we have to get ready
for a new challenge. There is a
possibility that the elections
would be announced in the
coming days and if it is so, then
you (Police) will have to do
your work.
"You should give confidence
to the people and provide a
sense of security to them, so that
they take their own decision. If
they want to vote, they should
do so in a polling booth. (You)
should rise above political
considerations and do your
work only. The voter will
himself decide on who wins and
who losses," he said.
Omar said the people should
not be forced to boycott the
elections and stay away from
their right to franchise.
"We cannot decide on who
votes and who doesn't. We
cannot pressurise the people to
come out to vote and they
should not even be forced to
stay away from voting and you
(Police) have an important role
to play in that," the chief
minister said.
Pakistan will "feel the pain"
of "adventurism" if it persists
with ceasefire violations, India
warned today as it said the
country now has "sword" along
with "shield" which existed
earlier.
Defence Minister Arun
Jaitley, at the same time, said
India is ready to have talks with
Pakistan if it creates the
environment for that.
He noted that for the last fews
days, there have been just
sporadic incidents unlike the
"huge number" of violations by
Pakistan earlier.
"… When Pakistan fires,
either in International border,
the BSF responds, they fire in
LoC, the Army responds. Our
conventional strength is far
more than theirs and therefore if
they persist with this, the cost to
them would be unaffordable.
They will also feel the pain of
this kind of adventurism,"
Jaitley told NDTV.
"…Ordinarily when Pakistan
used to have (indulge in) these
incidents, there was some
response that we would have.
But we always had a shield in
our hand. This time we also had
a sword in our hand," Jaitley
said.
Referring to the recent firing
and shelling by Pakistan on the
International Border and Line of
Control, he said this time the
violations were high and
therefore the response had to be
proportionate.
"When you cross the line, this
becomes wholly unacceptable,"
he said.
On dialogue, Jaitley said the
government has never said it
will not talk to Pakistan.
"Of course we are ready to
talk. It is for Pakistan to create
the environment for talk. That is
the message which has been
given to Pakistan".
Pakistan will have to stop the
"triggers" which upset the
environment in which talks are
held, Jaitley said, identifying
the "triggers" as cross-border
terror and tensions at LoC.
"If they dilute their stand on
these issues, perhaps you will
have an atmosphere of talks," he
said.
Referring to Pakistan High
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Tharoor flays Transfers, postings of KAS officers None involved in ISIS flag
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PM's plan of NL
Jammu | Oct. | 21
Varma, KAS, Special Secretary
waving linked with militancy
to the Government, Department NL Correspondent
be waving (ISIS) flags have
The government today of Tourism and Culture, is
Diwali
in
Kashmir
Srinagar
|
Oct
|
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been identified ... Till now, none
ordered transferred what it transferred and posted as
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Meanwhile, Congress MP
Shashi Tharoor, who had
recently earned the party's ire
for supporting the "Swachh
Bharat" mission of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
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called in the interest of
administration.
1. Mr. Showkat Ahmed
Zargar,
KAS,
Director,
Horticulture, Planning and
Marketing, J&K, is transferred
and posted as Director,
Industries and Commerce,
Jammu, vice Dr. Abdul Rashid.
Director, Tourism, Jammu, vice
Mr. Soujanya Kumar Sharma.
3. Dr. Abdul Rashid, KAS,
Director,
Industries
and
Commerce,
Jammu,
is
transferred and posted as
Project Director, Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan, relieving Mr. Shamim
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah on
Tuesday said none of the
persons involved in waving of
ISIS flags in the city had any
links to militancy.
"Police has conducted an
inquiry into it and most of the
people who have been found to
among them has been found to
be related to militancy," Omar
told reporters on the sidelines of
a function here.
The Chief Minister said a
case has been registered against
those involved in flag waving
incidents.
Army had raised concerns
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JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 22 | 2014
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Pak will
Commissioner Abdul Basit's meetings with Kashmiri
separatists ahead of Foreign Secretary-level talks two months
back, Jaitley said it was an "extremely provocative" act.
"You can't be talking to the Indian state and simultaneously
talk to people who want to break the India state.
"Therefore, a strong message needed to be given to Pakistan,
and that is where the NDA Government is a little different. We
did give that strong message to them," he said, referring to
cancellation of the Foreign Secretary-level talks because of that.
He dismissed the recent sighting of ISIS flags in Jammu and
Kashmir as "stray incidents of individuals".
Omar hails
@narendramodi is in Srinagar on his festival and not at home
celebrating as he normally would have been doing," he added.
The Prime Minister today tweeted that he would be spending
Diwali with flood-affected "brothers and sisters" in Srinagar.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on
Tuesday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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would take a "serious look" at the issue of AFSPA as the time
was "opportune" to make progress on it.
"Regardless of what happens over the next few months (due
to elections), I do hope that the Modi government will take a
serious look at this issue of AFSPA. And I believe, I believed
even a few years ago but more so now, given the fact that there
has been a steady improvement over the years, that this is an
opportune time to make progress on that issue," Omar told
reporters here.
For the past several years, Omar has been pitching for phased
revocation of the controversial law that gives sweeping powers
to the Armed forces involved in anti-militancy operations in the
state.
Tharoor flays
disapproved of Modi's plan to spend the Diwali on October 23
in Srinagar.
"Srinagar is a great idea but it would have been better if there
wasn't an election looming in the state," Tharoor tweeted.
Assembly elections are due in Jammu & Kashmir this yearend.
The Congress had on October 13 removed Tharoor as the
party's spokesman after the party's Kerala unit lodged a
complaint against him for praising Modi.
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Transfers, postings
Ahmad Laherwal, Project Director, Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyan, of the additional charge of the post.
4. Mr. Rafiq Ahmad Hakim, KAS, Director, Panchayati Raj
and ex-officio Special Secretary to the Government, Department
of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, is transferred and
posted as Director, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing, J&K,
vice Mr. Showkat Ahmed Zargar.
5. Mr. Soujanya Kumar Sharma, KAS, Director, Tourism,
Jammu, is transferred and posted as Director, Information, J&K,
vice Mr. Mukhtar-ul-Aziz.
6. Mr. Mukhtar-ul-Aziz, KAS, Director, Information, J&K, is
transferred and posted as Director, Panchayati Raj and exofficio Special Secretary to the Government, Department of
Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, vice Mr. Rafiq Ahmad
Hakim.
7. Mr. Masrat-ul-Islam, KAS, OSD with the Minister of State
for Industries and Commerce, is transferred and posted as
Additional Secretary to the Government, Information
Department.
8. Mr. Mohammad Shafiq Chak, KAS, Additional Deputy
Commissioner, Pulwama, is transferred and posted as
Additional Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department.
9. Mr. Laiq Parvez, KAS, Programme Officer, ICDS Project,
Ganderbal, is transferred and posted as Additional Deputy
Commissioner, Pulwama, vice Mr. Mohammad Shafiq Chak.
Mr. Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, KAS, Additional Deputy
Commissioner, Ganderbal, shall hold the charge of the post of
Programme Officer, ICDS Project, Ganderbal, in addition to his
own duties, till further orders.
None involved
over the waving of the ISIS flags by some youth during
protests in old city area saying it was cause of concern and
deserved highest attention of the security grid.
"Now, why did they wave those flags, that can be known after
the inquiry is over," he said.
The chief minister had earlier rubbished the waving of ISIS
flag in the Valley as an act by "some idiots" which the media
was "unfortunately" trying to highlight.
"You have to understand that no ISIS group has been
identified so far in the Valley.
The flag of the ISIS was waved by some idiots which does not
mean that ISIS has any presence in Kashmir. Unfortunately,
some channels have tried to make an issue out of this and drag
me into this as if we are not doing anything on this," Omar had
said previous week.\
Those pushing for polls in Dec MLZS celebrates Diwali UK Kashmir March:
Agitate in India not in 'cosy capitals', says Omar
helping separatists: says NC
JAMMU, OCT 21 (KIP) : The
National Conference leadership
is of the opinion that if the
Assembly poll is held
somewhere in December,
rehabilitation of flood affected
people and restoration of
damaged
infrastructure
programme could be adversely
affected.
Even Chief Minister, Omar
Abdullah, is said to have
informed the
Chief
Election
Commissioner and the central
Government that he and his
party were not afraid of facing
the election but when a major
section of people do not have a
roof on their head and that too
when winter is about to set in, it
was not feasible to hold the
election.
The Provincial President of
National Conference, Nasir
Sogami, has said that the
Government and all its agencies
have to carry out relief,
rehabilitation and rebuilding of
damaged infrastructure on
priority basis and not divert to
"our attention" from this task by
getting engaged in pre-poll
campaign.
Sogami has not agreed with
those who say that elections are
held even during war time.
Airtel, Samsung launch
India's first Integrated
Digital TV (iDTV)
JAMMU, OCTOBER 21:
Airtel digital TV, the Direct-ToHome (DTH) service from
Bharti Airtel, today announced
its partnership with Samsung to
launch India's very first
Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).
As part of this innovation Samsung's range of Smart
Direct TVs will come designed
with an in-built Airtel digital
TV Smart Card which will
enable DTH signal reception
without the need for customers
to install an external set-topbox (STB). The Integrated
Digital TV (iDTV) capability
will deliver a smart TV viewing
experience for customers
through minimal signal loss and
maximum audio & video clarity
while also ensuring maximum
power savings.
"We at Airtel digital TV are
always looking for new ways to
deliver an experience for our
customers that is truly
innovative and world class. In
line with this commitment, we
are today excited to announce
our collaboration with Samsung
to launch the Integrated Digital
TV and introduce the Indian
market to its next phase of TV
viewing experience", said
Shashi Arora, CEO - DTH &
Media, Bharti Airtel.
Powered by HD technology,
iDTV creates a more immersive
viewing experience coupled
with intuitive user interface
giving customers greater
control of their entertainment
experience. The iDTV set
includes the Samsung Smart
Direct TV and Airtel Digital
TV's Smart Card. It is now
available across Samsung
Plazas and all leading multiretail outlets for prices at
starting
INR44,
900/-.
Customers purchasing the all
new iDTV can also enjoy a
limited period introductory
offer that offers 4 months of
free subscription of Airtel DTH
services. Customers can call
12148 or 18605006500 for
more details.
He says that war is fought on
the borders but the floods and
landslides have ravaged major
areas of the Kashmir valley and
various segments in the region
of Jammu.
Omar Abdullah and his party
colleagues are of the firm
opinion that by supporting
those who want election to be
held in December the Congress,
the PDP and the BJP were
trying to achieve some electoral
gains. Omar said that "the
National Conference has been
always
in
favour
of
strengthening democracy in
Jammu and Kashmir which was
possible by holding election on
time."He has stated that the
state was faced with extraordinary situation bordering on
emergency because of the
ravages brought about by
floods.
The Chief Minister has
reiterated his demand for
postponing the Assembly
election so that polling
percentage
registered
an
unprecedented upward curve in
the Kashmir valley.
The NC leadership has
alleged that by favouring timely
election the PDP, the Congress
and the BJP were simply
helping the separatists to
enforce their poll boycott call.
ABSMS stage protest , threatens to
intensify agitation after Diwali
JAMMU, OCT 21: Akhil
Bhartiya Safai Mazdoor Sang
(ABSMS) today threatened to
launch a state wide agitation
against the government after
Diwali , if it fails to regularize
all casual labour working as
safai-karamcharis in Jammu
Municipal Corporation (JMC).
As per press release, ABSMS
under the leadership of its
president, Dev Anand Gill
staged a massive protest against
commissioner
JMC
and
Government.
Speaking on the occasion,
Gill said that ABSMS will
launch a state wide agitation if
the authorities fail to regularize
all casual labour working as
safai-karamcharis, after Diwali .
Speaking on the occasion,
Gill said that earlier on April 24
this year, the union members
had called on Director Local
Bodies, Kuldeep Khajuria, who
assured that regularization of all
casual workers in Municipal
Committees
The members also demanded
absorption of all 1413 NGO
workers in Jammu Municipal
Corporation (JMC) instead of
600 as casual labourers.
The members also decided to
call on Minister Urban Local
Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora, to
highlight their demands.
Among others present in the
meeting were Shazadi Gill,
RAvi Randhwa, Aman , Peter,
Tersam, Sohan Matto, Subash
Mashi, Ashok Mashi, Lucky
and Herdev.
KATHUA, OCT. 21: This year
in a very traditional sense, there
was little to do with fireworks,
instead of polluting the
environment the blooming stars
of Mount Litera Zee School
(MLZS) Kathua went ahead and
celebrated a Green and Safe
Deepawali. The program
commenced with the pooja of
Maa Lakshmi, the Hindu
Goddess of Wealth and
Prosperity.
Anu
Dogra
(Chairperson MLZS) Pankaj
Dogra (Managing Director
MLZS) Ritu Sharma (Principal
Surya College of Education),
Principal Milli R Sumbria,
Monika (Coordinator), Romy
Kumar (Senior Teacher), Staff
members
and
students
worshiped goddess Lakshmi.
The participants performed
Aarti of Goddess Lakshmi with
Aarti Plate carrying oil lamps
with a cotton wicks placed and
offered prayer to the deity,
praying in front of God
Ganesha and Maa Lakshmi by
singing melodious Bhajans. The
students' has decorated the
whole school premises with
illuminating lamps and candles.
Students
celebrating
the
occasion without the glittery
fire displays fired no crackers in
the school campus. The little
angels celebrating an ecofriendly and safe Deepawali
presented some eco- friendly
slogans like "Say no to crackers,
this year only lamps and
candles, have a smokeless and
noise free Deepawali, Safe and
green
Deepawali
Happy
Deepawali, Let the light of lamp
lead your way through all
darkness in your life."
Thereafter school management
organized an Inter-House
'RANGOLI'
making
competition. The students of the
dissimilar houses participated in
the
competition
with
enthusiasm and displayed bright
Govt failed to provide relief
to flood victims: Vakil
SBI RSETI
RAFIABAD, OCT 21: Former Minister and Member AICC,
Abdul Gani Vakil today said that Govt must make public the
details of the funds and other material received for rehabilitation
and revival of the flood affected families.
He urged the Govt. to arrange shelter for homeless families
before Darbar Move. Vakil said that despite receiving handsome
amount from various quarters for the rehabilitation work the
desired results are not visible on ground. Vakil said this while
visiting many villages of Rafiabad which include Bakhipora,
Batapora, Rawoocha and Hamammarkoot.
Former Minister while criticizing the Govt. for failing to
provide Ration to deserving families said that Ration distribution
is beyond ordinary prudence because large numbers of deserving
families are without Ration Cards since years.
He said that Govt. must revisit its ration distribution policy and
provide Ration on the basis of registered choolas.
Vakil also said that Assembly Elections must be held on time in
the State because democratically elected Government is in the
interest of the common man and any inordinate delay will directly
affect the prosperity of the State.
He urged the Election Commission of India to take a holistic
view of the issue and preference be accorded to conducting of
Assembly elections on time.
Police Day held at Doda
MOHD MAJID MALIK
DODA,OCT 21: National
Police Day is celebrated in
District Police Line Doda in
the memory of Martyrs who
sacrifice their live for the
peace of nation which is
witnesses by NoKs of Police
martyrs, Commandant 10RR,
Assistant Commandant
CRPF 76 Bn, ADC Doda,
ACR Doda, DySP IRP 5th
Bn. and Chief Education
officer Doda other officers of
District Administration and
prominent Citizens of Doda.
On this occasion a rich floral
tribute offered for the
internal peace of the Martyrs
by Sh. Mohd Sharief
Chouhan, SSP Doda, other
dignitaries and beloved of
Martyrs and twenty four (24)
blankets as a token of receipt
present to the NOKs of
martyrs.
After Tea party, an
interaction session was held
with family members of
Martyrs in order to
familiarize them about the
schemes have been launched
by the government in the
interest of NOKs of Martyrs
and also addresses their
grievance pertaining to
Police, Civils and other
departments.
They also assured that
District Police Doda is
always standing with them
shoulder to shoulder and
eager to help the NOKs of
Martyrs.
organizes
valediction
program
KATHUA, OCT. 21: SBI
RSETI Kathua organized a
valediction program on the
concluding day of the training
for "Mushroom Cultivation "at
Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kathua.
The function was chaired by Dr.
Amrish Vaid Coordinator KVK
Kathua. The chief guest was
appraised by the director RSETI
V.K. Padha that this programme
started on 13.10.2014 and
concluded on 21.10.2014. The
training
programme
was
attended by 32 candidates all
female, belonging to village
Meratha. During the training
experts on the topic were invited
from KVK Kathua to impart
knowledge on the establishing
and upkeep of the Mushroom
Cultivation. The guest lecturers
included Dr. Brijesh Azrawat,
Dr. A.P Sindh and Dr. Neerja
Sharma The trainees were
explained about the various loan
schemes from the banks and also
about the various financial
agencies for the help of the
unemployed. They were told
that all the agencies will extend
all help for them in establishing
their projects. The chief guest
assured all possible help and
asked them to feel free to visit
KVK or call KVK for any kind
of assistance for their projects.
Janak Raj Panch of Meratha
village was also present on the
occasion. The vote of thanks
was presented by Sumit Kumar
faculty.
colorful patterns of designs on
the floor near the entrance of the
main gate. Every Rangoli had a
schematic presentation of social
message by students. Red
House
designed
Rangoli
depicting the message of 'Plant
More Trees Instead of Burning
Crackers'.
Blue
House
propagated the message of 'Eco
Friendly and Safe Deepawali',
Green House emphasized on
'Unity in Diversity' stressing
upon respect for all religions
and love for our nation and
finally Orange House gave the
message of Peace, Harmony
and Prosperity. Mili R.
Sumbria, the Principal greeted
the students and exhorted them
to follow the path of honesty,
hard work and the message of
peace and harmony to the
students.
She told the students to
perform traditional Pooja at
home as well and emphasized
that these are good virtues that
should embodied at this age.
Furthermore, she urged them to
celebrate green and safe
Deepawali.
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: Jammu
and Kashmir Chief Minister
Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said
the organisers of "Million
March" in London this weekend
to highlight the Kashmir issue
should have held the event in
the Valley rather than the cozy
capitals of the United States and
United Kingdom.
"I have no problem in these
people
propounding
an
ideology, but it would be better
doing it from here rather than
cozy environs of London,
Washington, Paris and places
like that," Omar told reporters
on the sidelines of a function
here.
Omar, however, maintained
that the issue fell in the domain
of Ministry of External Affairs
while his government was
focused on dealing with the
aftermath of devastating floods
in the state that took place last
month.
"This is a matter for the
Ministry of External Affairs
(MEA). As far as we (state
government) are concerned, we
are focusing on the internal
situation here. We are focused
with relief and rehabilitation of
the flood affected people," he
said.
The chief minister said the
organisers of such rallies should
come to Kashmir, live here and
then organise such rallies.
It is a fact that the further
away these people get from
Kashmir, the more involved
they get in Kashmir's politics.
(They should) come to Kashmir,
live here and then do it," he
said.
Omar said he had "far more
respect" for the separatist
leaders in the Valley who
organise such rallies here and
then face the consequences of
the law."I have far more respect
for those separatist leaders, who
actually do it in Kashmir and
then face the difficulties that are
brought about on account of the
law, than those people who sit in
cozy capitals like London and
Washington and then try and tell
KVM delegation calls on DDC
KATHUA, OCT. 21: A
delegation of Kathua Vikas
Manch (KVM) called on Dr.
Shahid Iqbal Choudhary,
District
Development
Commissioner Kathua in his
office chamber today. The
delegation led by Prof. Ram
Murti Sharma, President of the
Manch pleaded for an early
construction of passenger sheds
near Government District
Hospital Kathua for ensuring
proper Traffic management. The
delegates sought more funds for
giving proper shape to the
ongoing work of Inter State Bus
Stand (ISBS). The issues
relating to the construction work
of Toilet Block at Shaheedi
Chowk, an additional bridge for
connecting two bunds of Kathua
city, repair cum construction of
lanes & drains and proper
provision of street lights within
M.C. limits were also discussed
threadbare in the meeting. The
members of the delegation
emphasized upon the need of
giving practical shape to the
already projected demands
particularly construction of
bridge over river Ujh near Forelain, establishment of maternity
and Child care Hospital (MCH)
and beautification of Kathua
City. The delegates expressed
concern over shrinkage of
Natural resources and raised
the demand of beautification
cum maintenance of Pond adjoin
Sankat Mochan Shiv Temple,
Sawan Chak and promotion of
tourism around Airwan village
besides construction of link
roads to the cremation grounds
in village Sallan, Govindsar and
Malni. The demand of setting up
of a recreation park at erstwhile
pond near Kalibari was also
the people of Kashmir what
they should be doing," he said.
On a question about the
United States mobilising funds
for the construction of a hydel
power project in Pakistan
Occupied Kashmir (PoK),
Omar said the MEA needed to
take a "long hard look" at it.
"I am not aware of this. But
obviously this is something that
the MEA needs to take a long
hard look at it," he said.
The chief minister said it was
strange that the agencies like the
World Bank and the US refused
to get engaged here and were
looking to invest in PoK.
"I think it is extremely
unfortunate if agencies like the
World Bank refuse to get
engaged in this part of Jammu
and Kashmir because of the
political sort of issue that has
been made out of Jammu and
Kashmir, it is strange that the
US is looking to invest there. I
haven't seen much investment
on the part of the US on this side
of the LoC," he said.
CAPD inspects
markets, imposes
fine on violators
highlighted. The members of the
Manch sought for making
Chack Riju-Govindsar Road
functional for vehicular Traffic.
The DDC gave a patient hearing
to the delegation and assured JAMMU, OCT 21: Several
early appropriate action for teams of CA&PD Department
meeting the demands. Later he headed by Assistant Directors
along with concerned authorities conducted market checking of
and members of KVM paid visit essential commodities at Roop
for on spot verification of the Nagar, Bantalab, Janipur,
proposed projects. The members Nagrota, Akhnoor, Khour,
of the Manch had also met Bhalwal, Marh, R.S. Pura,
Charanjeet Singh, the MLA Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch,
Kathua in this context quite Ramban etc.
During the drive, six samples
recently.
They
expressed
gratitude to the concerned of sweets were lifted by the
authorities for the giving Tehsil Assistant Director, Samba for
hood status to Barnoti and analysis.
A fine of Rs. 71,000/- was
bringing the KV and ISBS issue
out of pipe line. The delegation realized on spot from the
comprised of Prof Saroop defaulter traders under the
of
essential
Chander, Pitamber Dutt Sharma, provision
Act.
The
Om Parkash Sharma, Dr. commodities
Kuldeep Mahotra, Babu Ram t r a d e r s / c o m m e r c i a l
Bhagat, Master Des Raj Gupta, establishments have been
Mohinder Nath, Bansilal Gupta, warned to display the rate lists
Sat Paul Gupta, Raghbir Singh at conspicuous places besides
and many others were present on not to overcharge and
compromise with the quality of
match of the match. GCC the occasion.
products.
placed 150 as big score figure
NOTICE
in 20 overs in front of JCC
I Tarsem Lal S/o Prem Lal R/o Jammu have lost my Ration
following which JCC gets
Card
number 063159 . I am applying for duplicate. Objection if
collapsed as all out on 129
scores just in 19 overs. In its any may conveyed to concered authority within 7 days. After the
response, GCC players said its publication of this notice.
players
are
slightly
NOTICE
disappointed because of rough
I Phacini R/o C. Pal Raj R/o Village Patti P.O Boothipuram
and uneven surface condition Tehsil Bodi Tamil Nadu want to corect my name from Paacini to
of the Kathua sports stadium; Phacini on records. I am applyng for correction. Objection if any
otherwise a big score would may conveyed to concered authority within 7 days. After the
have been placed.
publication of this notice.
Taking words on situation
NOTICE
of ground, DC Kathua Shahid
I Mohd Maroof S/o Mohd Mustaq R/o Ward no 3. mohalla
Iqbal admitted the fact of worst
condition of ground surface Police line Poonch I have lost my election card. Now I am
and said the matter will be applying for the duplicate of the same. Objection if any may be
taken up with higher authority conveyed to the concerned authority within 7 days after the
so that condition of surface of publication of this notice.
ground could be bettered.
NOTICE
I have purchased a vehicle (Auto Magic) No. JK02AN-Q2534, Chassis No. 62354, Engine no. B9831 from Mr. Ram
appreciated the role of J&K KVIB Paul S/o Badri Nath R/o Majua, Uttami P.O Raika, Teh
in
creating
employment Bishnah, Distt. Jammu and I have applied to the concerned
opportunities in rural areas of the authority for Transfer of document of the purchased vehicle in
my name, if anybody have any objection please convey to the
State.
During the programme, Pawan concerned authority within seven days from the publication of
Kumar Executive Officer J&K this notice.
Mohinder Paul
KVIB highlighted the salient
S/o Sh. Chuni Lal
features of PMEGP and other
R/o Bishnah, Ward no. 3, H.No 107-A
schemes available with the KVIB.
Teh. Bishnah, Distt. Jammu
He informed that under PMEGP
scheme, the KVIB has provided
NOTICE
margin money to of Rs. 692.30 to
I Arun Kumar S/o Sh. Nand Kishore R/o Ward No. 10 Kathua
377
projects
generating
employment for 2847 persons so I have lost my driving licence NO.JK0820070004034. Now I am
far and during the current financial applying for the duplicate of the same. Objection if any may be
year, KVIB shall provide Rs. 174 conveyed to the ARTO Lakhanpur within 7 days after the
publication of this notice.
lakh to 145 units.
Cricket tourney concludes
KATHUA, OCT. 21: Four
days Long "Twenty-Twenty
Cricket Tournament U-19" has
been concluded as final held in
between Jammu Cricket Club
and Ganderwal Cricket Club at
Sports Stadium Kathua on
Tuesday. The tournament was
organized by District Youth
Service and Sports Office,
District Samba at Sports
stadium Kathua right from 18th
to 21ist of October 2014.
Ganderwal Cricket Club lifted
the championship by defeating
Jammu at large margin of
scores.
Whereas opener batsman
of GCC Waseem Ahmad hits
66 just in 53 balls with 4x10
and 1x6 as he has given a
KVIB organizes awareness camp
JAMMU, OCT 21: J&K Khadi
and Village Industries Board has
organized a District Level
Awareness camp under Prime
Minister's
Employment
Generation Programme (PMEGP)
at Bishnah to aware general public
about the schemes of the Board.
The programme was presided
over by Ashwani Sharma, MLA
Bishnah.The MLA impressed
upon the artisians and unemployed youth to take benefits of
schemes of KVIB and establish
their units to create employment
for themselves and generate
employment for others. He
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Dhanwantri Jayanti celebrated
JAMMU,
OCT
21:
Dhanwantari Jayanti was
celebrated at Govt Ayurvedic
Hospital, Jammu with great
zeal and enthusiasm. Hawan &
Poojan was performed in the
Hospital premises and a large
number of Medical and Para
Medical staff and persons from
various Social organizations
participated in the celebration.
The Director General, ISM
Dr
Abdul
Kabir
Dar
inaugurated newly constructed
AYUSH OPD complex and the
foot over bridge connecting
Govt Ayurvedic Hospital with
Directorate of Indian Systems
of Medicine, Jammu.
Dr Abdul Kabir Dar, Director
General ISM showed gratitude
towards the State Cabinet for
sanctioning
87
ISM
dispensaries along with staff for
the first time in the history of
ISM.
Director General, ISM
congratulated and wished
happy
and
prosperous
Dhanwantri Jayanti and Diwali
to all. He also appreciated and
thanked Rogi Kalyan Samiti,
GAH Jammu for taking
decisions and implementing the
decisions in letter and spirit to
uplift the face of the GAH
Jammu. Adding further, he
explained that the team from
ISM department was the first
who could enter the submerged
Civil Secretariat and distributed
free of cost medicines to the
needy employees of the
Secretariat. In Jammu province
also the Govt Ayurvedic
Hospital, Jammu under hospital
outreach programme provided
free examination and medicine
to the 20,000 flood affected
people and also far flung border
areas which were badly affected
during this natural calamity.
Army organizes veterans rally
JAMMU, 20 OCT: Veterans
rally was organised by the
Indian Army at Kargil, today.
Around 200 Veterans and 10
Veer Naaries attended the
event. Senior Army Officers
and
civil
dignitaries
participated in the function.
Chief Executive Councilor
LAHDC, Asgar Ali Karbalaie
was the chief guest. Veterans
Rally was organised to create
awareness among the Veterans,
Veer Naaries and Widows and
to disseminate information
regarding new policies &
initiatives,
redress
the
grievances and to provide
expert medical care to them.
Zilla Sainik Welfare Officer,
representative of Pension
Establishment and Record
Offices attended the said rally
to provide on the spot solutions
to the problems faced by
Veterans and to note down their
grievances. Official of Banks
"Bang Bang Diwali"
celebrated
JAMMU, OCT 21: Children
and their mothers of
Mother's Pride & Joy
Preschool celebrated "Bang
Bang Diwali" with dance,
music and loads of fun.
Mothers and kids together
lit up diyas & candles and
the echo of the Chants which
was followed by various
events,
games,
dance
organized on the occasion.
Surprise gifts were given to
the winning mothers.
The mothers and kids
along with the staff pledged
to make this Diwali cracker
& pollution free. The event
concluded with "Spirit of
Diwali".
like SBI & HDFC attended the
rally to provide financial &
investment tips to Veterans. A
total of 13 assistance and
awareness stalls were set up.
On the occasion, a Medical
Camp for the Veterans, Veer
Naaries & Widows was
organized. Specialist doctors
gold, silver and bronze
medals.
Children
presented
cultural items to refresh the
audience.
Principal wished the
students a bright career and
health. He said that along
with
academics,
cocurricular activities help in
developing the personality
of an individual.
He added that the role of
physical activities is also
important because it keeps
body and mind healthy and
sports
develop
in
individuals the sense of cooperation and competition.
The programme ended
with the Vote of Thanks by
B
C
Dwivedi,
VicePrincipal of the Vidyalaya.
Adbi Kunj holds meet,
condoles bhasin's demise
JAMMU, OCT 21: "Adbi
Kunj" J&K held literary meet
at Talab Tillo Jammu. Rajpaul
Singh Mastana, a Punjabi
poet and President "J&K
Punjabi
Sahit
Sangam,
Jammu presided over the
meet.
Ashok Kumar Muntiq literary
Secretary conducted the
proceedings of the meet. Adbi
Kunj
congratulated
its
like
Surgeon,
Medical
Specialist,
Orthopedic,
Ophthalmologist
and
Gynecologist attended to
medical
requirement
of
Veterans, Veer Naaries and
Widows. Essential medicines
were distributed free of cost to
Veterans.
president, Sham Talib whose
Urdu Ghazals were presentd
in
'Talab-Rang-Sham-EGhazal'. Various collections
in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
were performed in the meet.
Organization condoled the
sad demise of prominent
journalist, Yash Bhasin. Vote
of thanks extended by Aarash
Om Dalotra, Chairman of
Adbi Kunj.
JAMMU, OCT 21: J&K
National
Panthers
Party
declared that it shall celebrate
67th Anniversary of J&K
Accession with Union of India
which took place on 27th
October, 1947.
Prof. Bhim Singh, Founder
of JKNPP described the protest
day being held by an outdated
POK leader, Barrister Sultan
Mehmood on 26th October in
London, U.K. as unfortunate,
undesirable and unacceptable
by the people of J&K who
acceded to the Union of India
voluntarily when invaded by
Pak-sponsored men in uniform
on 22nd October, 1947. He
JAMMU OCT 21: Prem Nath
Bhat Memorial Trust today paid
tributes to Late Yash Bhasin,
Prominent
journalist
for
struggling of Hindus of
Kashmir for Shrine Bill in
Jammu. Prof K N Pandita
presided over the meeting.
Kashmiri Lal Bhat said that
Bhasin had been spirit behind
the formation of the Prem Nath
Bhat Memorial Trust and
remained the guide and anchor
of the trust all through.
improve
compliances
drastically. However, providing
training to rural based
enterprises on application of
portal would be critical for the
success of the scheme, he
added.
He further said that it is really
a matter of concern that while
the number of enterprises in the
country exceeds forty millions,
there are only 2.81 lakh
apprentices trained every year.
Removing some of the harsh
provisions in the factories Act,
like imprisonment even for
regretted that PPP (Pakistan
People Party) has not learnt any
lesson from the past history and
past leaders of PPP. PPP
President Bilawal Bhutto
Zardari is being launched into
the dark clouds hovering over
the democracy in Pakistan by
raising the dead issue of socalled Kashmir dispute which
was settled by his maternal
grandfather, Zulfiqar Ali
Bhutto by signing Simla
Agreement with Indira Gandhi
in 1972.
He said that Panthers Party
shall organize a befitting reply
to
so-called
London
Conference on 27th October
Educational tour
flagged in
JAMMU,
OCT
21:
Educational
cum
Motivational tour organized
for
the
Sarpanchs,
Numberdars and Veer Naaris
from the remote villages of
the Suru and Zanskar Valley
in Kargil district to visit
various cities in North India
including the national capital
was
flagged
in
at
Kumbathang on 19 Oct.
This tour was organized to
give exposure about socio- parts of the country and also
economic
customs
and strengthen the existing bond
conditions prevalent in other between the Army and the
locals.
The tour consisted of 15
Sarpanches and Numbedars
visited Kargil War Memorial at
Dras enroute before moving to
Jalandhar, Ambala and New
Delhi. They visited few small
minor violations is appreciated scale industries and model
would help to execute villages in Punjab and Haryana
production related targets thereby, gaining valuable
for
possible
within the time schedule, he experience
implementation of similar
added.
Second phase of labour models in their own villages.
policy reforms would address They paid visit to culturally and
important
more important areas like historically
monuments
in
Delhi
like Lal
allowing industry to engage
contract labour freely and Qila, Qutub Minar, India Gate
removing
government and Rashtrapati Bhawan.
intervention in 'restructuring or Besides these, they also visited
experienced
modern
right sizing of industry' which and
would provide fresh impetus to marvels like the Delhi metro
employment generation, he and few multi-storied shopping
malls.
added.
BBIA hails PM to abolish
'Inspector Raj'
JAMMU, OCT 21: BBIA
hailed the decision taken by
Prime Minister for major
reforms to abolish ongoing
'Inspector Raj' and procedural
complexities which had stifled
the potential of micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSME).
Annil Suri, President BBIA
said that new labour policy
reforms announced by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, riding
high on technology would
constitute
a
significant
milestone. Suri said that they
hope that these efforts would
JAMMU | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 21 | 2014
Natrang showcases 'Gulaab Gaatha'
of Maharaja Gulab Singh
JAMMU, OCT 21: To
celebrate
222nd
Birth
anniversary of Maharaja
Gulab
Singh,
Natrang
showcased a film on the
musical
opera
'Gulab
Gatha'.
The show was aimed at
educating them about life
and contribution of great
warrior and visionary who is
known world over for his
well-planned strategic and
diplomatic intelligence.
The show was designed
and directed by Padamshree,
Balwant
Thakur
in
association with Maharaja
PNBMT pays
Dogri book "Bandralta
tributes to Bhasin
Darpan" released
He recollected the role of late
Bhasin played in projecting this
consensus cause of the Hindus
of Kashmir by bringing the
essence of struggle to home to
all people in the state especially
Jammu. Dr A N Pandita,
President PNBMT spoke of the
lasting contributions of Yash
Bhasin as a senior member of
the PNBM Trust. He also told
of his role in instituting Prem
Nath Bhat Amateur Journalist
Award.
KV holds Annual JKNPP to observe Accession Day
Sports Day
in Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar
JAMMU,
OCT
21:
Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1,
Gandhi Nagar Jammu held
Annual Sports Day where T
R
Choudhary.
Venue
Principal was the Chief
Guest. Young children
presented welcome song to
receive the chief guest.
Different sport events
were arranged on this
occasion.
For
primary
students, 100 meters race,
three legged race, sack race,
obstacles race, wearing the
socks and shoes and
complete the race and
lemon race were conducted.
For secondary classes,
Kabaddi matches for age
groups of under-14 and
under- 19 were played. The
winners were awarded with
3
only and shall script the
resolutions of the Security
Council in the mirror of
Pakistan itself. NPP leader
reminded those who want to
divert the attention of the
peace-loving
people
of
Pakistan that United Nations in
its resolution dated 13.08.1948
had directed Pakistan to vacate
all its armed forces and the
civilians settled in the occupied
territories of J&K. JKNPP has
said to all its units in J&K and
in the rest of the country to
carry the message to the people
in India and abroad so that
everybody understands about
the real dispute.
JAMMU, OCT 21: A Dogri
book of articles written by
Om Sharma "Jindriari" titled
"Bandralta Darpan" was
released in K.L. Sehgal Hall
of J&K Academy of Art,
Culture
&
Languages,
Jammu. Prof. Lalit Magotra,
convenor Advisory Board
Dogri of Sahitya Akademi,
New Delhi was the Chief
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Police held 9
alleged gamblers
Guest.
In his address, Om Sharma
"Jindriari" narrated whole
struggle for the book. Prof.
Lalit
highlighted
the
importance of research based
fourteen articles contained in
the book which can be helpful
for the research scholars to
know the history & culture of
Ramnagar & Udhampur.
Khajuria flays Govt over partial
package for POJK refugees
JAMMU, OCT 18: Pt Ashok
Kumar Khajuria, Additional
Press Secretary & Prabhari,
BJP Sharnarthi Cell J&K
termed partial approval of
package
for
POJK
Sharnarthis is an election
stunt.
He said that keeping in
view the ensuing assembly
elections,
State
Govt
approved package of Rs 9036
crore for one time settlement
of POJK Sharnarthis which is
quite insufficient. He said
that the demand put forth was
Rs 50 Lakh per family but
Govt befooled refugees by
approving Rs 25 Lakh per
family.
He said that Cong-NC
coalition changed their stance
to save their vote bank after
Gulab Singh Memorial
Trust. On the occasion
Balwant Thakur thanked Dr.
Karan Singh and the
management of Maharaja
Gulab Singh Memorial Trust
for giving Natrang an
opportunity to create this
historic master piece.
Modi led BJP Govt took
measures to redress the
grievances of all communities
including refugees of 1947,
1965 & 1971.
He appealed all POJK
refugees to continue their
struggle for the fulfillment of
their long pending left out
demands such as reservation
of 8 assembly seats for POJK
refugees out of 24 assembly
seats kept vacant for POJK
under the occupation of
Pakistan, setting up of
development board for POJK
refugees of 1947 & job
reservation for the wards of
refugees in J&K Govt & semi
Govt departments.
JAMMU, OCT 21:Police
today arrested 9 alleged
gamblers from two places in
Jammu. As per reports, SHO
Police
Station
Nagrota
conducted a raid at Lane-20,
Jagti Migrant Colony, Nagrota
and arrested 05 alleged
gamblers with Rs 2500/- stake
money and playing cards. All
the alleged accused have been
identified as Shubhan Ji Koul
S/o Pushkar Nath, Rajinder
Kumar S/o Mohan Lal, Sameer
Ji Dhar S/o Kanshi Nath,
Sanjay Kumar S/o Govind Nath
and Satish Kumar S/o Sham
Lal, all residents of Jagti
Migrant Colony, Nagrota.
In another case, SHO Police
Station Bahu Fort conducted a
raid at Sec-1, Trikuta Nagar
Jammu and arrested 04
Gamblers along with stake
money Rs 2900 and playing
cards. All the alleged accused
have been identified as Faggu
Ram S/o Katti Ram, Dhanu S/o
Ram Narayan, Ashok Kumar
S/o Sham Lal and Jai Kumar
S/o Raj Paul, residents of
Jahangir Champa, Chattisgarh
A/P Sec-1, Trikuta Nagar,
Jammu. All alleged accused
were arrested under 13
Gambling Act. Police produced
them in the court of law.
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Perveen elected President Woman killed Pir Panchal region discriminated
in
flood
relief:
PDP
Gaddi Shippi Association
in accident
MOHD MAJID MALIK
DODA, Oct 21: Parveen Jaryal
is elected unopposed State
President of the All Jammu and
Kashmir Gaddi Sippi Tribes
Welfare Association.
In a meeting of all delegates of
Association
under
the
supervision of Chuni Lal
elected Jaryal as their
President.
Others office bearers elected
on this occasion were Karan
Singh elected as General
Secretary, Om Parkash, Tara
Singh and Shiv Kumar all
elected as Vice Presidents,
Chaman Lal, as Joint Secretary,
Omkar Singh, as Organizing
Secretary, Kuldeep Singh as
Cashier and ZEO Amar Nath as
Chairman.
Speaking on the occasion
previous President of the
Association Prof B.P Singh
congratulated the new office
bearers and expressed hope that
they will leave no stone
unturned for the welfare of the
community.
Many join Congress
Kishtwar, October 21: In a
significant
development,
dozens of Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Bhartiya Janta
Party (BJP) and National
Conference (NC) activists
Tuesday joined Congress in
Inderwal in presence of Senior
Congress leader and MLA
Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad
Saroori here at his residence
Kishtwar.
Prominent among those who
has joined are Manoj Kumar,
Mahinder Singh, Saif Ali, Prem
Singh, Mansa Ram, Moti Lal,
Nitin Mukesh, Hemat Raj and
many others from Kansoo area
of Bhalessa district Doda.
While welcoming the new
entrants into the party fold
Saroori said that by creating the
new administrative units he has
fulfilled the promise made to
the people of Inderwal to bring
the governance to their door
steps.
"Joining of PDP, BJP and NC
activist's leaders in the party
was a clear indication that there
was a realization among the
people that only Congress has
the agenda to address their
wishes and aspirations in J&K
state and party is determined to
change destiny of the people of
JK," he said. He exuded hope
that with the joining of PDP,
BJP and NC workers, the
Congress would strengthen its
base at the grassroots level in
the area.
Saroori highlighted the
achievements of Congress in
Erstwhile Doda district and said
that the party symbolizes amity,
brotherhood and secular traits
of the State. He further said that
people friendly programs and
policies of Congress party, has
motivated the Youth of Inderwal
to join the party.
He asked the people of
Inderwal to remain cautious
against the sinister designs of
such elements and foil these by
maintaining age-old unity and
tranquility. Saroori said unity
stands guarantee to the progress
and development of the State
and in this noble effort "you
have to be active partners".
The new entrants in the party,
while speaking on the occasion,
assured the party leadership that
they would spread the visionary
and pro-people agenda of the
party in every nook and corner
in the erstwhile Doda district.
They reposed full faith and
confidence in the leadership of
G.M Saroori and said that he has
always stood for the cause of
the people and took historical
steps for the upliftment of the
downtrodden sections of the
society.
On the occasion many
deputations from Bunjwah,
Saroor, Sarthal, Khara, Thathri,
Chatroo,
Kuchal,
Mugalmaidan, Kuriya and
Thakrie apprised Mr. Saroori at
his residence Kishtwar about
their individual and collective
problems pertaining to their
area.
Saroori assured them that he
would provide all possible
assistance to mitigate and solve
public grievances of their
respective areas.
The newly elected President
while speaking on the occasion
strongly criticized the state
government for ignoring their
community on all fronts and
alleged that despite having the
Scheduled Tribe status, their
wards are without any
scholarship, hostel and still
there is no Developmental
Board for their community.
Raj Kumar, Abhinash, Shiv
Charan, Dhram Singh, Shankar
Chand, Parkash Chand and
Kamal Singh were also present.
Sunderbani, Oct 21: A
rashly driven vehicle of
TATA Mobile make knocked
an elderly woman to death at
Dandesar area of District
Rajouri today.
The
deceased
was
identified as 68 year old
Kanta Devi wife of Sohan
Lal resident of Ward
number-7, Sunderbani.
Soon after the accidents
passersby
shifted
the
accident victim to SDH
Sunderbani
where
the
doctors declared her as
brought dead.
Police arrested Narinder
Singh son of Jaswant Singh
of Akhnoor, the erring driver
of the vehicle bearing
registration number JK02BF-7102 and registered a
case against him and
investigations into the case
have been started.
Manohar lays foundation
for CHC upgradation
Rajouri 21 oct: Senior PDP
leader Shahzad Khan conducted
a tour of flood affected areas of
Ghambir Mughlan, Rajdhani,
Bhagla, Katemar, Mangota,
Danna, Bela, Samyan etc
wherein he lambasted the
indifferent and callous approach
of the present coalition
government to address equally
to this part of the State.
In a statement Shahzad said
that many of the parts of Pir
Panjal region have also been
badly
affected
by
the
devastating floods but the
approach of the government has
been very casual. He said
despite the lapse of over a
month no concrete step at
providing
relief
and
rehabilitation as well as
reconstruction has been done by
the government.
"There has been no provision
of free ration as claimed by the
government to the flood
affected people here. The only
thing that has been seen here
even during this calamity is
rampant corruption," he said.
He also said that the people
have not even been provided
'Rehabilitate rain
victims immediately'
Basoli, Oct 21: Dr. Manohar
Lal Sharma, MoS Co-operatives
& Fisheries laid the foundation
stone for upgradation of 30
bedded CHC Billawar to 100
beds. The cost of upgradation of
this project is approximately Rs.
21.25 crores in which 15 more
wards will be constructed
including residential quarters
for employees of the Hospital.
This project also includes
gynecology ward as to provide
more facilities to the women
folk. This project will provide
medical benefits to the people
of Bani, Basohli, Billawar & the
surrounding vicinity of the hilly
terrain as the people of this
terrain have travel very long to
get the medical aid.
Speaking on the occasion
Chinta Bhalra celebrates
Tehsil, CD block status
Manohar congratulated the
people of Billawar & the
present audience for having
been provided with this
project & he also said that this
was the need of the hour as
nowadays many type of
medical facilities are needed
& there was no such
institution in the area & this is
going to relieve the people of
this hilly terrain to avail the
medical facilities needed on
their doorstep.
Reject NC, PDP, BJP:
Mughal to people
Bhalessa, Oct 21: President
Indian
Youth
Congress
Mohammad Latief Mughal
today completed a weeklong
tour of remote Khara Tehsil of
district Doda.
He held meetings at Tanta,
Draman, Batogra, Chabba,
Goila, Trankhal, Gugara,
Nagni, Kencha, Kansoo,
Indloo, Bitola, Bathri and
Khara area of district Doda.
A team
which
was
appointed by Senior Congress
leader, G.M Saroori which
included Asif Iqbal, Ahamer
Sehzad, Kabir Ahmed, Shabir
Ahmed, Manoj Kumar, Arshad
Ahmed,
Haq
Nawaz,
Mehboob Ahmed, Mohd Rafiq
and others. Senior Congress
leaders
from
Khara,
Sarpanches, Panches, large
number of Youth Congress
member were also present on
the occasion.
He asked Youth Congress
members and party workers to
make people aware about the
achievements of the MLA
Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad
Saroori that has brought in a
new era of peace and
development in the Inderwal
Assembly segment.
Praising the Saroori for
creating new administrative
units in the Inderwal, Youth
Congress stated that once
these become functional,
micro-level administration
will become much easier.
Youth Congress expressed
their gratitude to Saroori for
opening new administrative
units in these backward areas.
Medical Camp held
Nowshera, Oct 21: A free
medical camp was held at
village Rajpur Bhatta here
today where about 150
villagers were medically
checked.
The medical camp was
organized by Kelly Memorial
Society (KMS) of Jammu
which also distributed free
medicines among the needy
people in the Camp.
Speaking on the occasion,
Abu Adil, Director KMS said
that their Society also works
towards sanitation, education
of poor students etc.
Rinku Mathew, Vilivas
Church Pastor, Sarpanch
Rajinder Singh and others
were also present on the
occasion.
Sunderbani, Oct 21: BJP
Yuva
Morcha
State
President, Ravinder Raina
visited border areas of
Sunderbani & Nowshera and
demanded immediate relief
and rehabilitation of all
those who have lost their
houses in the recent rains
and flood in Nowshera and
Sunderbani.
He said that the people are
still living under open sky
and did not get any
compensation. He said the
winter arrives people are
facing hardship.
with temporary shelters leave
alone permanent to save
themselves
from
the
approaching harsh winter.
"The partially damaged
dwellings have not been
repaired due to which during
rains the people are forced to
leave their houses lest they
might get buried in there,"
Shahzad said adding that the
present government has totally
failed to rehabilitate the
displaced.
He said that the revenue
officials have not reached most
of the flood affected areas so as
to conduct a survey of the
quantum of the damage.
"While in most of the places
where they have approached
and relief distributed, it has
been just pick and choose
method. The lucky blue eyed
people have got the benefits.
The present scenario is such that
unaffected
families
are
receiving relief instead of the
affected ones," he maintained.
Talking
about
the
contributions on the part of J&K
Bank, he said it was unfortunate
that the Bank has donated only
Rs. 5 crore to CM's relief fund
when its annual turnover is
more than one lac crore and
profit more than a thousand
crore.
He said that the government
has not planned as to how to
disburse the huge rehabilitation
package among the victims. He
said that the recent cross border
firings have also forced a large
number to flee from their
residences to safer places but
here too the government has
miserably failed to rehabilitate
the displaced lot.
Shahzad said that the
government has totally failed to
handle both the situations as
there is no rehabilitation or
reconstruction to be seen
anywhere for anyone. He said
neither ration nor any concrete
dwellings have been provided to
any of the victims.
He has urged the government
to provide free ration for at least
a year to the affected people as
not only their dwellings but also
their fields have been washed
away since agriculture is the
their only source of their
income.
Medical Camps held
MOHD MAJID MALIK
BHADERWAH, Oct 21:
Acting on the message of senior
Congress leader and Opposition
leader in Rajya Sabha, Gulam
Nabi Azad to help the flood and
rain affected people of Jammu
and Kashmir, MLA Bhaderwah
and CLP leader Mohd Sharief
Naiz, organized two medical
camp for the rain affected
families at Sartingal and Chinta
areas of Bhaderwah today in
which a team of doctors from
Hyderabad provided free health
checkup and medicines to
deserving
people.
MLA
Bhaderwah Mohd Sharief Naiz
also provided 53 medicine
boxes worth Rs. lakh to local
NGO of Bhaderwah namely
Rad-Du-Bala
for
further
distribution among effected and
deserving
families
of
Bhaderwah.
These medicine boxes were
received by office bearers of the
Rad-Du-Bala President, Shafqet
Zargar and its General Secretary
Imtyiaz Ahmed Kelu.
Speaking on the occasion
Zargar and Kelu hailed the
efforts of Congress senior
leader Gulam Nabi Azad and
MLA Bhaderwah M.S Naiz for
the affected families from the
flood and rains in Jammu and
Kashmir and said both leaders
also take care of the people of
Bhaderwah and assured to
distribute medicine among the
needy people of the Bhaderwah
by organizing camps in every
nook and corner.
SKUAST-K Council Meeting held
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21:
Governor, Mr. N.N. Vohra,
Chancellor of the Sher- iKashmir
University
of
Agricultural Sciences and
Technology,
Kashmir
(SKUAST-K),
and
Chief
Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah,
Pro Chancellor of SKUAST-K
advised the Vice-Chancellors of
both the State Farm Varsities to
make University Convocations
an annual feature and expected
the Kashmir and Jammu
University to also follow a
similar practice. It was observed
that Convocations being held
every 3-4 years caused avoidable
inconvenience to the passing out
students and delayed the award
of medals and prizes. This was
said while the Governor and the
Chief Minister co chaired the
27th meeting of SKUAST-K
Council meeting at the Raj
Bhavan yesterday.
Dr. Tej Partap, Vice
Chancellor, SKUAST-K made a
presentation about the various
initiatives being taken by the
University for improving and
upgrading agricultural processes
and products. He informed the
Council that Krishi Vigyan
Kendra (KVK) at Nyoma has
been made functional and the
building complex of the KVK
Zanskar has been completed. He
highlighted the academic
achievements of the University
and informed that SKUAST-K
has continued to maintain its allIndia standing in the number of
students gaining the NET and the
ICAR-JRF awards.
The Chancellor appreciated
the University's initiatives for the
revival of Mushakbhuji and
Kamad, two traditional rice
varieties of Kashmir. The
University has been working
with the farmers in a
participatory mode to revive
these valuable strains. He asked
the VC to afford wide publicity
to the establishment of the
University's Residue and Quality
Analysis
Laboratory
for
undertaking high accuracy
screening of the various inputs
used in agriculture and allied
sectors.
SDPO ensures
incident-free Diwali
Nowshera, Oct 21: SDPO
Nowshera Sargam Shukla
has said that police has made
fool proof arrangements for
an incident-free Diwali.
He told reporters here
today that the festival shall
be celebrated with fervor and
gaiety and added that all the
precautionary measures are
in place.
Police Day celebrated
DDC reviews Muharram
arrangements
MOHD MAJID MALIK
BHADERWAH,Oct
21:
MLA Bhaderwah Mohd
Sharief Naiz who is camping
at Bhaderwah from the last
ten days has said that creation
of the new administrative
units
in
Bhaderwah
constituency is a historical
decision which would speed
up the social economic
advancement
of
entire
Bhaderwah constituency.
Addressing
a
public
meeting at newly created
Tehsil and block Chinta
Bhalra today, Naiz said that
the long pending demands of
the people of the area have
been met. For this, he thanked
state government especially
Opposition leader in Raj
Sabha and senior Congress
leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad for
taking keen interest to create
new administrative units in
Bhaderwah by providing full
justice to the people areas of
Baderwah, Bhalessa and
Charalla.
Welcoming the decision of
the government for creation
of new administrative units in
left out areas, people of
Chinta Bhalra and adjoining
villages of the area hailed the
government decision for
granting Tehsil status to their
area and celebrated the move
amidst busting the fire
crackers and raising progovernment, pro-Azad and
Niaz slogans.
People from different
cross-sections of the society
including
public
representatives,
political
activists, Sarpanchs and
others assembled at main
market to celebrate the
decision and gave rousing
reception to M.S Naiz and
MLC Naresh Kumar Gupta
and garlanded them.
Sushil Kumar Bhagat,
Sarpanch Doga, Chinta also
spoke on the occasion.
Bandipora, OCTOBER 21:
The District Development
Commissioner, Bandipora,
Dr. Shah Faisal today
presided a meeting of
officers
of
various
departments to review the
Muharram arrangements in
the district. During the
meeting, the DDC stressed
upon the officers to provide
every facility to the people
of the district especially in
Shia dominated areas. He
directed the officers of PHE
and
PDD
to
ensure
uninterrupted power and
water supply in these areas.
He instructed the officers of
Municipality to ensure
cleanliness around the
Imam Baras and also
directed repairs of roads.
The DDC directed CA&PD
department
to
ensure
availability of essential
commodities
and
also
directed forest department
to provide firewood to
people. He also directed
health department to ensure
adequate
presence
of
paramedics along with first
aid kits and other medicine
during Muharram days.
On the occasion transport
and security plans were also
discussed. Among others,
ADC,
SDM
Sumbal,
representatives of various
Shia associations were
present.
Correction
Apropos to the news item published in this newspaper
yesterday at page number-4 under the caption 'Staff shortage in
SDH' it was wrongly written that six vacancies of physicians
specialists were lying vacant in the SDH Nowshera. It should
be read as-there are total seven posts of Assistant Surgeons in
the SDH Nowshera and out of these only one has been filled
while the remaining six are still vacant. The inconvenience to
the readers is regretted.
MOHD MAJID MALIK
DODA,Oct 21: National Police
Day was celebrated at District
Police Lines Doda in the
memory of Martyrs who
sacrifice their live for the peace
of nation which is witnesses by
NoKs of Police martyrs,
Commandant 10RR, Assistant
Commandant CRPF 76 Bn,
ADC Doda, ACR Doda, DySP
IRP 5th Bn. and Chief
Education officer Doda other
officers
of
District
Administration and prominent
Citizens of Doda. On this
occasion a rich floral tribute
offered for the internal peace of
the Martyrs by Sh. Mohd
Sharief Chouhan, SSP Doda,
other dignitaries and beloved of
Martyrs and twenty four (24)
blankets as a token of receipt
present to the NOKs of martyrs.
After Tea party, an interaction
session was held with family
members of Martyrs in order to
familiarize them about the
schemes have been launched by
the government in the interest of
NOKs of Martyrs and also
addresses their grievance
pertaining to Police, Civils and
other departments. They also
assured that District Police
Doda is always standing with
them shoulder to shoulder and
eager to help the NOKs of
Martyrs.
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Problems of industrial
workers raised
CAPD fines erring traders
KATHUA, OCT. 20: On the
directions of the Worthy
Deputy Commissioner Kathua,
on the eve of coming festivals
special squads of Consumer
Affairs and Public Distribution
Department Kathua headed by
T.P Singh Assistant Director,
Consumer Affairs and Public
Distribution Kathua, inspected
47 establishment of Kathua
town, Kalibari & Lakhanpur
area from which 23 violators
are booked under LPG Act,
Prices and display Act & EC
Act and imposed Rs 19700
penalty from the defaulters.
Besides 21 LPG Cylinder
seized from Dhabas, Hotels
and Halwai Shops.
All the shop keepers,
Dhabha Owners, Hoteliers,
Sweets Shop Owners and
Namkeen manufacturers were
directed to not use domestic
L.P.G cylinders for commercial
purpose and display rate lists
on
their
respective
establishments. Failing which
strict action under L.P.G
Act/Price Display Act and
Essential Commodity Act shall
be registered against the
violators.
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JAMMU | TUESDAY | OCTOBER 21 | 2014
TIC organizes symposium,
cultural programme
Refugees hail
recommended packagea
KATHUA, OCT. 20: A
meeting was organized in
Industrial Estate Kathua by the
workers and locals against the
evils that have infected the lives
of thousands of inhabitants of
the area including workers
working in various Industries.
Ankur Sharma and team were
invited by Worker Union
leaders Suresh Yadav and
Daleep Singh. The major
problems that were discussed by
the workers were that of low
wages, contractor system,
violence within the premises,
problems related to bonus,
problem of contractual labour
etc.
The locals of the area
complained about the increasing
and unchecked levels of
pollution that big industries are
causing. Also, the reluctance of
these industries to give
employment to the local
inhabitants and offering of
meager salaries was a cause of
concern.
Speaking on the occasion,
Ankur Sharma assured the
people of all legal and political
help. He further urged them to
get united and added that it is
their
Fundamental
and
Constitutional Right.
When workers complained of
the coercive tactics used by
companies, Sharma requested
them to bring specific cases to
him so that legal action could be
initiated against the offenders.
He gave a clarion call to the
locals of uniting together
against the discriminatory
attitude being adopted by these
outsider factory owners towards
them.
Further elaborating he asked
them to get together and fight
tooth and nail against the
pollution and smell being
caused by these factories. Other
who spoke were Suresh Yadav,
Daleep Singh, Shashi Sharma,
Brijdev Chacha and Amit
Sharma.
Religious movie released
KATHUA, OCT. 20: Singh
Sabha Movement (Raji) Punjab
Gurmatt, Gurudawara Singh
Sabha Mohalla in Ludhiana
Civil Lines new Kudanapuri
Gurudawara
Management
Committee released a religious
movie 'Dikhake Guru' to aware
the masses of great heritage and
principles of Guru's beloved
sons who gave their lives for the
sake of humanity and justice to
the poor.
Speaking on the occasion,
Bhai Raj Singh that Sikh
religion does not believe in
caste based discrimination.
Bhai Amrik Singh, Bhai Sukhwinder
Singh,
Bhai Harjinder Singh were also
Gurmail
Singh,
Bhai Davinder Singh Khalsa, Dr. present.
KATHUA, OCT. 20: A
meeting of J&K POK DPS
Front (1947, 65, 71) was held
at sports stadium, Hiranagar.
The meeting was chaired by
District Front President, B.L
Bakshi.
Addressing the gathering,
Bakshi appreciated the Omar
Abdullah for recommending
the refugees' case to the Union
Government and asking for
Rs. 9096 crore package for the
refugees for their one time
settlement.
As per recommendation Rs.
Niabat creation hailed
KATHUA, OCT. 20: The
State Government was hailed
by the residents of village
Juthana for creating Juthana as
new
administrative
unit
(Niabat) and they demanded its
functioning as early as
possible.
While making a grand
welcome of the Govt's
initiative for standing Juthana
as Niabat, the Panchayat
Chairman, Balinder Singh,
Ram Singh, Balwant Singh,
Kulbir Singh and Muktyar
Singh said their Panchayat and
adjoin area is already laying in
backward area where not even
a ray of development is
reached but with creation of
Niabat will promote both
infrastructural development as
well as upliftment of living
standard of the people. But it is
urged to the state Government
that it should establish Tehsil
offices soon to put the area in
function and deliver the service
at Tehsil level without any
more delay in future.
NCC functioning
inspected
KATHUA, OCT. 20: To
ascertain the proper functioning
of NCC in the educational
institutions Col. Vimal Narang
personally carried out surprise
visits to various schools and
colleges of both districts. H
e motivated the cadets of St.
Xavier's convent school Kathua
by delivering a lecture on
Manohar hails new adm units
KATHUA,
OCT.
20:
Minister of State for
Fisheries,
Cooperatives,
Finance and Planning, Dr
Manohar Lal Sharma hailed
the government for the due
share of administrative units
was a necessary step to
facilitate people with easy
access
to
government
services.
Addressing a rally at
Gurha Kalyal in Billawar
today, he said new sub
divisions, Tehsils, niabats
will give ease to the people
who otherwise have to fetch
distance for their day today
works. Earlier the minister
was garlanded by the locals
who gave Dr Sharma a
rousing reception at Ramkote
followed by a car rally
towards newly formed Tehsil
Gurha Kalyal. The gathering
Kalyal, Uchhapind, Sialna , Dhanjasdhar turnout at the occasion
the
Panchs,
of thousands of locals hailing
Aglidhar, Derli, Lakhri and rally. While speaking on the Sarpanches and prominent
from Thaintu, Barota, Thada
citizens appreciated the
minister for his personal
initiatives in projecting the
demands of administrative
units at appropriate forums.
Dr Sharma also appealed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- people to work unitedly for
the cause of development,
S. No. Name
Address
Designation
added that the people of
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billawar constituency always
1.
Shakeel Ahmed
Kathua
Chairman
shown the rich tradition of
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- brotherhood, amity and
2.
Shamsh Din
Kothi Morh
Vice Chairman
tolerance during the tough
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- times.
He said the democratic
3.
Basant Ram
Kothi Morh
Member
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- strength lies on the people
and its people responsibility
4.
Sadiq Bhatti
Taret Basti
Member
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to preserve the age old social
fabric of the state. He also
5.
Heena Komer
Taret Basti
Member
appealed
Panchs
and
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarpanches to work without
6.
Uttam
Bassi Khurd
Member
any biased towards religion,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- caste or party. The Minister
7.
Bashir Ahmed
Kothi Morh
Member
said with the functioning of
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- administrative unit the road
NOTE: Objection if any may be conveyed to Director School of Education Jammu for other developmental
avenues will be opened.
within seven days from the date of publication of this notice.
Sd/- BDO, Tehsildar, SDPO,
SHO, Naresh Sharma and
Principal other district, Tehsil and
Bharat Bhoomi Public School block level officers were also
Kothi Morh (Bassi Khurd) Vijaypur present on the occasion.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BHARAT
BHOOMI PUBLIC SCHOOL KOTHI MORH (BASSI
KHURD) ZONE VIJAYPUR
25 lakh rupees will be given
to each refugee family besides
reservation in all profession
and technical colleges as well
as job for wards of refugees
were also recommended in the
recommendation. Bakshi said
that refugees have been
suffering from lot of problems
since 1947.
He added that they have not
been given proper rights to
live a dignified and healthy
life and are just treated as
second class human beings in
the State.
personality development. He
gave few tips to the cadets to
build
their
personality,
character, discipline and to
participate in all activities
related to NCC.
He also guided them to
become better leaders and
citizens of tomorrow.
MoS inaugurates
upgraded School
BILLAWAR, OCT. 20:
Foundation Stone of Bridge at
Alli Makwal Billawar was laid
besides
inauguration
of
upgraded Middle School at
Jasyal Billawar by MoS. Dr.
Manohar Lal Sharma here
today.
Speaking on the occasion the
MoS said this was the demand
of people of the area who had to
travel very long distance to get
first aid & many other things in
their routine life & with the
construction of this bridge
people of the area & adjoining
areas will get a sigh of relief
although their demands have
been fulfilled very lately.
PWA
demands
reduction
in fare
JAMMU, OCT. 20: A
meeting of All J&K
Passengers
Welfare
Association asked the
government to immediate
reduce the passenger fare as
the prices of diesel had been
slashed
by
the
oil
companies.
The meeting was chaired by
Pt RC Sharma.
Addressing the meeting,
he said that when diesel
prices go up then some
transporters create hue and
cry which is not the case
otherwise.
He urged the Chief
Minister to intervene in this
matter and decide on the fare
reduction.
He added that government
should issue directions to
transport department to take
action on this.
KATHUA, OCT. 20: To aware
the students about the harmful
effects of drugs, Tehsil
Information Centre, Basohli
organized a symposium on the
topic, Menace of Drug
Addiction' at Government
Girls High School here in
Tehsil Basohli today.
Block Medical officer
Basohli Varinder Trisal was the
Chief Guest whereas Zonal
Education
Officer
Asha
Pangotra presided over the
Symposium
which
was
attended by the staff and a
large number of students of the
school. Fourteen Students
participated in the symposium
and expressed their views on
the social evil prevalent among
the young generation.
All the speakers in one voice
appealed youth to refrain from
the evil habit of drug
consumption. Speaking on the
occasion, Chief Guest BMO
Varinder Trisal appreciated the
efforts of the information
department for providing the
students a platform to express
their views.
He said the menace of drugs
is making the youth of the
nation weak, adding that youth
should
channelize
their
energies in sports and other co
curricular activities to live
health life. Impressive cultural
and folk songs were presented
Communal division to
caste torn polls: Bhim
Jammu, Oct. 20: Prof. Bhim
Singh, Chief Patron of National
Panthers Party and Member of
National Integration Council
said that BJP could not secure
even 1/3rd of the total votes
polled in the election. 36% of
the total voters in the state were
absent. The BJP could hardly
reach 15% of the total number
of voters in Maharashtra,
mostly non-Marathas. He said
that, though BJP got 47/90
Assembly seats for the first
time but it secured only just
1/3rd of the total votes polled
(33.2%) and less than ¼th of
the total electorates in Haryana.
He remarked that the BJP tried
to
demonize
the
Jats
community in the election just
for timely gain leaving the bad
taste between the Jats and nonJats in the state. In spite of all
this INLD, INC, IND & BSP
(24.1 + 20.6 + 10.6 + 4.4)
together managed to secure
59.1% of votes which is an
extraordinary strength in
democracy.
Bhim said that this question
of Vinoba needs an open debate
to resolve a serious lacuna in
our parliamentary system in
India. He said that present
system has to be reworked to
ensure involvement of all
political parties in the process
of national building. There are
number of seats in the
legislature shall have to be
worked out on the basis of
percentage of votes. He said
that
the
political
corruption/individual
corruption by the candidates
can also be checked. "Research
work conducted by some
freelancers has indicated that
Rs 5 to 10 crores were spent in
one Assembly constituency by
the candidates of the bigger
parties both in Maharashtra and
Haryana" he added.
by the famous Des Raj & party
was organized by information
department
during
the
function.
Headmistress of the School
thanked
information
department for giving an
opportunity to the students to
express their views. Sunita
Sharma (9th class) bagged first
position, Nazia Bano (8th
class) was declared second and
Kajal (9th Class)
was
declared third. The winners
were also honored with
certificates and mementos.
Commanding
Officer
carried out surprise visits to
various institutions of districts
Kathua and Samba.
2 held with
illicit liquor
JAMMU, OCT. 20: Police
today held two persons with
70 liters illicit liquor at
Bishnah. As per reports,
SHO P/S Bishnah laid a
Surprise Naka at Partap
Singh Pura and intercepted
one
Scooter
bearing
Registration No JK02U2137.
Police Party recovered 70
Liters Desi Liquor from their
possession which they were
carrying illegally. Both were
arrested by Police and
scooter/liquor was seized.
The accused have been
identified as Karam Chand
S/o Dev Raj and Mohan Lal
S/o Gopal Dass, both
resident of Ramgarh, Samba.
In this regard, a case FIR
No.150/2014 U/S 48-F
Excise Act stands registered
at P/S Bishnah and further
investigation of the case is
going on.
Manjit appeals for land allotment,
reservation to border residents
VIJAYPUR, OCT. 20:
Senior Congress leader,
Manjit Singh appealed
government to consider
demand of five marla plots
for border residents in safer
zones and reservation at
par with the people living
along ALC at Vijaypur.
He hailed Congress in
J&K
for
giving
nod
regarding
one
time
settlement of displaced
persons. He said that
hundreds of farmers have
been facing difficulty as
they are unable to cultivate
their fields coming under
the
fencing
along
International Border.
"These farmers should be
given rent for the land
falling under the fence as
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starvation like situation.
Since several of the
farmers have lost all most
part of their land," he
added. "At least 9 people
have lost their lives and
over 90 have sustained
injuries in Pak shelling.
Keeping these figures in
mind, government should
take up matter on priority
bases," he added.
Medical camps organized
JAMMU, OCT. 20: Two free
medical camps were organized
by Independent contesting
candidate from Jammu-West,
Dr Anil Kumar Dhar at Jain
Colony and Sudhar Ashram at
Talab Tillo Jammu. A large
number of patients were
examined and given free blood
sugar test and free medicines.
While speaking at the
occasion, Dhar said he was
duty bound to mitigate the
suffering of the people. He
also praised the management
of the Shri Atam Vallabh Jain
Clinic for accommodating the
camp in their premises and
hailed the staff and volunteers
for their services. He thanked
the Mohalla committee for
support.
Locals and patients urged
upon him to organize more
free medical camps which was
reassured by him later.
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Labour Reforms
Yet to Come
Rajinder Puri
rime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has not
as yet introduced labour reforms. He has
introduced administrative reforms related
to labour. He has utilized digital technology to
ensure efficiency and transparency in
implementation of existing labour laws. This is
welcome and futuristic. But already trade union
leaders of AITUC and INTUC have condemned
the reforms for being pro-employers. Existing
labour laws need to be reviewed and amended
to ensure satisfaction to both owners as well as
workers. Mr. Narendra Modi’s announced
reforms related to labour are welcome and
signal the start of more that will come. Much
more is required to modernize work conditions
that make India a role model regarding its work
culture and labour reform.
Effective labour reforms must optimize
increased productivity for owners, equitable
wages and security for workers, enhancement
of employment for the nation, and better
coordination between the central government
and state governments. Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ms Vasundara Raje has amended
central labour laws to promote jobs in her state.
Mr. Modi will have to do much more. He will
have to introduce legislation that will address
the interests of all stake holders participating in
his “Make in India” project a success. He will do
well to translate guidelines on labour reform
contained in our Constitution into practical
policies that deliver results.
Articles 38-39 and 41-43A of our Constitution
dealing with labour reform are not enforceable
by courts. These offer only guidelines. Thus
Article 38(2) suggests that the state should
“minimize the inequalities in income”. That
suggests need to enforce a difference of less
than one to fifty between the highest and lowest
emolument in every unit. Article 41 suggests the
right to work for which the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA) was passed. Though the scheme
is very well conceived Rural Development
Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari has pointed out huge
flaws in its implementation which need to be
rectified. For MGNREGA to really succeed
sectors of employment must be identified that
conform to the nation’s development agenda. It
must also be ensured that jobs are productive
and not merely a device to distribute doles.
Article 43A suggests “participation of workers
in the management of undertakings”. This writer
had outlined the concept of the Workers’ Sector
of industry in which following Mahatma
Gandhi’s plea for cooperatives workers would
participate in ownership, profit and floor level
management of industry. At one point of time
leading politicians cutting across parties had
endorsed the Workers’ Sector concept. Amul
and Mother Dairy offered models to emulate.
In short, Mr. Modi has started very well. Now
he will have to carry forward the process of
labour reforms with insightful legislation and
new policies. Economic growth and social
justice depend on it. Hopefully his zeal and
commitment will never slacken.
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Jammu | Wednesday | October 22 | 2014
Art of Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory-II
H.N. Bali
Capture of Aksai Chin
During the 1950s, China built a
1,200 km (750 mi) road connecting
Xinjiang and western Tibet, of which
179 km (112 mi) ran south of the
Johnson Line through the Aksai
Chin region claimed by India. We
did not even know about the
existence of the road until 1957,
which was confirmed when the road
was shown in Chinese maps
published in 1958.
For purposes of record, the Indian
position was that the Aksai Chin was
a “part of the Ladakh region of India
for centuries” and that this northern
border was a “firm and definite one
which was not open to discussion
with anybody”.
The Chinese maintain that the
Aksai Chin was already under
Chinese jurisdiction, and that
negotiations should take into
account the status quo. Incidentally,
we had the first Government of India
after Independence headed by
Nehru, which didn’t know what
precisely its frontiers were.
It is noted in Air Marshal
Cariappa’s biography of his father,
how a few years later, General
Cariappa asked Nehru for the reason
of the ceasefire. “You see the UN
Security Council felt that if we go
any further it may precipitate a war.
So, in response to their request we
agreed to a ceasefire,” Nehru added:
“Quite frankly, looking back, I think
we should have given you ten or
fifteen days more. Things would
have been different then.”
The book also mentions that in
1951, there were disquieting events
in the North-Eastern region when
Chinese troops were caught with
maps showing some parts of NorthEast Frontier Agency (NEFA) as part
of China. Because the Army had no
operational responsibility there, the
region being under the Assam Rifles
who were under the control of the
Governor of Assam, General
Cariappa brought this to the notice
of Nehru only to be rebuked that “it
is not for the Army to decide who the
nation’s likely enemies would be!”
Panchsheel Fetish
While ominous the Chinese threat
was building momentum, Nehru was
enamored of the much-trumpeted
and least honored Five Principles of
Peaceful Coexistence - popularly
known as Panchsheel - which are a
set of principles to govern relations
between states. (Their first formal
codification in treaty form was in an
agreement between China and India
in 1954.) So obsessed was Nehru
with Panchsheel that he completely
forgot the distinction, enunciated be
British historian E H. Carr, between
realistic international policies versus
utopian ones. Carr had argued that in
realism there is no moral dimension,
and that what is successful is right,
and what is unsuccessful is wrong.
That Nehru’s international vision
was completely blinkered was
proved by the drubbing which we
received at the hands of the Chinese
in the 1962 war. One often
overlooked fact of the Sino-Indian
conflict is the utter docility of the
armed forces to stand up to tell the
political establishment that they
weren’t prepared for an attack in
October 1962. Field Marshal
Manekshaw had the moral courage
to confront the Indira Gandhi
cabinet on April 28, 1971 to tell
some blunt home truths about the
situation. And that made the
profound difference between the
repeat of 1962 and the victory of
December 1971.
Tashkent Agreement
Following the cease-fire after the
Indo-Pak War of 1965, a Russiansponsored agreement was signed
between India and Pakistan in
Tashkent on 10 January 1966.
Under the agreement, India agreed
to return the strategic Haji Pir pass
to Pakistan which it had captured in
August 1965 against exceedingly
heavy odds and at a huge human
cost. The pass connects Poonch and
Uri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir
and reduces the distance between
the two sectors to 15 km whereas
the alternate route entails a travel of
over 200 km.
What did India get in return? A
bland undertaking by Pakistan to
abjure war! Even the unlettered
villager knew Pakistan had no
intention whatsoever to honor the
undertaking. It was just a maneuver
to wriggle out.
To add mystery to the whole
process, Prime Minister Shastri
died on 10th January, 1966 after
signing the Tashkent Declaration
with President Ayub Khan to return
Haji Pir Pass to Pakistan. There are
people who believe that the stress of
being forced to take a very
unpopular decision, under Soviet
pressure, in all probability
contributed to the fatal heart attack
that Prime Minister Shastri had on
that fateful night in January 1966.
Return of the vital Haji Pir pass
was, strategically, a mistake of
monumental proportions for which
India is suffering till today. In
addition to denying a direct link
between Poonch and Uri sectors,
the pass is being unabashedly used
by Pakistan to sponsor infiltration
of terrorists into India. Inability to
resist Russian pressure was a
manifestation of the spineless
Indian foreign policy and an
extremely short-sighted political
leadership.
History,
regrettably,
is
unforgiving. And since historical
mistakes cannot be undone, they
have complex cascading effect on a
nation’s future. However, the wise
ensure such mistakes are at least not
repeated. We, on the contrary,
repeat them with gay abandon.
Concluded
Defense policy: Preparing for the unknown
Jaibans Singh
rime Minister
Narendra
Modi’s first
address to the
combined
commander’s
conference went
beyond the inane
utterances that one has got used to
in the last few years. Mostly, such
meetings were addressed by reading
out of a scripted message prepared
by the Ministry of Defence. The
proceedings used to be low in
inspiration as well as aspiration; one
would end up with a feeling that the
government was either unaware of
the importance of defence and
security or simply not bothered.
The address by Prime Minister
Modi had his distinct stamp and
signature; it exhibited a high degree
of clarity of thought; he gave the
Armed Forces a clear reading of his
world view and spelled out the
manner in which the forces would
be expected to contribute toward the
strategic goals of the new
government.
PM Modi spoke of a “changing
world” which would require a
rethink on the economic, diplomatic
and security policies. He spoke of
“less predictable situations that will
evolve and change swiftly wherein
the threats will be known but the
enemy will be invisible.” Beyond
this, he advocated his well known
emphasis on “technological and
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digital advancement and economy
in the use of available resources.”
What Prime Minister Modi was
trying to convey to the forces was
the need to stay prepared for the
famous fourth option - “When you
discuss three options available to
the enemy he will invariably use the
fourth,” is a famous military
dictum. He stressed the fact that
even though open war between
Nations is now improbable, conflict
per se was attaining a new,
amorphous and more dangerous
dimension. He was clearly
referring to creation of adverse
situations to the Nation’s security
due to involvement, not only of
inimical Nation states but also
“non-state actors” sponsored by
them. The armed forces and other
agencies of the government would,
therefore, be required to evolve
innovative and joint responses to
situations that would rise out of the
blue.
The situation in the immediate
and extended environment of the
country gives ample reason to
support the strategic vision
enunciated by the Prime Minister.
Pakistan is at a cross road where it
can indulge in any type of
adventurism including a nuclear
stand-off. The rise of religious
fundamentalism worldwide can
impose problems of a unique
nature. China’s rising power and
increasing belligerence can take any
unanticipated turn.
The famous theory propounded
by Clausewitz, “war is a
continuation of politics by other
means” has witnessed a slow death
over the years post World War II. In
the world of today, the absence of
wherewithal to fight a conventional
war and the advent of nuclear
deterrence has made economy the
spearhead of diplomacy. This does
not mean that conflict has
disappeared; it means that it has
taken new and more dangerous
forms. Attempts have been made to
define these forms - low intensity
conflicts, sub-conventional warfare,
asymmetric warfare and the like;
however, the context is now
changing with the use of technology
and cyber assets to an extent that
was unimaginable just a few years
ago.
The modern day objective of
conflict is to create instability by
playing whatever cards are deemed
to be most effective and expedient. It
is this wider definition of conflict
marked by ambiguity, lack of
honourable rules of engagement and
the unknown that Prime Minister
Modi dwelled upon in his address.
Defence diplomacy, a hithertofore unexplored domain in the Indian
strategic thought process can go a
long way in meeting the “rethink on
economic, diplomatic and security
policies” enunciated by Prime
Minister Modi. India would benefit
by progressing in the strategic realm
from the existing "look inwards'
policy to embrace a concept of
"outreach."
India is well in sync with the
modern global thought process of
defence cooperation and preventive
diplomacy as concepts that can
mitigate security concerns. India has
been strengthening its linkages
through strategic engagement and
economic cooperation globally.
The inhibiting factor, however, is
the emotion driven ideological divide
between India and Pakistan which is
nowhere near being bridged; it seems
that there are no ways and means
available to reduce the trust deficit.
This malaise plays an inhibiting role
in defence diplomacy since the
military accretions to counter
Pakistan cause insecurity in the
neighborhood.
While staying militarily strong
India has the onerous responsibility
to convince the neighbouring
countries about its intention is to play
a benign role which accommodates
regional concerns.
India has to be convincing about
its commitment to increasing
international security and its
obligation to create stable, sovereign
and democratic regimes in the region.
To achieve this, defence
diplomacy has to be made integral to
the functions of the Ministry of
External Affairs. The objective would
be to evolve an integrated and
coherent approach that successfully
projects India as a responsible
regional player and breaks the barrier
of apprehensions that our
neighbouring countries harbour
against us.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
General Dalbir Singh has called upon
his commanders to continuously
assess the situation in the subcontinent with respect to the force
and security transitions that take
place and their resultant effect on the
Nation’s security. This missive is apt
but what is more significant is the
manner in which the assessment is
translated into integrated and
meaningful action on ground.
A nation is identified by three
main parameters - culture, economy
and military might. In the modern
context, any nation that has the
money and the muscle is taken notice
of in the world. However, achieving
both does not solve the problem; it is
their seamless application that is
necessary.
It is here that the military and
civil segments of the government
need to bring about a change in their
mindset and align themselves to the
required levels of integration.
Prime Minister Modi has set the
pace, how things move on ground to
the benefit of the nation remains to
be seen.
(Jaibans Singh is editor
www.defenceinfo.com.
E-mail – [email protected])
Does China's nuclear power pose a threat to India?
Srikanth Kondapalli
Despite four disarmament section talks
and six strategic dialogues between the
two foreign ministries, China’s
intransigence on recognising Indian
nuclear status resulted in no confidence
building measures in the nuclear field
between the two, says Srikanth
Kondapalli.
preventing the spread of nuclear
weapons, accelerating nuclear
disarmament, and promoting
international cooperation in the
peaceful utilisation of nuclear
energy.
China also stated that it
follows three principles
regarding nuclear exports:
exports serving peaceful use
his week marks the 50th
only; acceptance of the International
anniversary of the nuclear policy Atomic Energy Agency’s safeguards
enunciated by China. Since
and no transfers to a third country
October 16, 1964, when China first
without China’s consent.
exploded a nuclear device, it has come
Yet, the ground reality indicates to
full circle from ideological restraint in huge difference between precept and
using the nuclear card to great power
practice in China. Firstly, while the no
status.
first use doctrine is reiterated, several
China’s nuclear programme is one
conditions prevail, viz, disputed
of the most non-transparent but
territories, adversary intending to
significant issues in the world. China
attack strategic hubs, role of tactical
made major strides after the first atom nuclear weapons and China’s strategic
bomb test in 1964 by quickly launching rocket forces becoming “backbone
a nuclear missile test two years later
force in conventional firepower
and by June 1967 detonated a hydrogen assaults”.
bomb. Today its nuclear stockpile is
Secondly, China’s nuclear and
increasing, as with the policy options
ballistic missile proliferation record
to deter regional wars from breaking
has become controversial with some
out as a white paper in 2006 indicated. suggesting that Beijing has become a
The 1964 pledge by the leadership
‘strategic proliferator’ while others
and the eight white papers released on castigating its nuclear Walmart. Despite
the defence sector so far suggest that
denials, reports indicate direct transfers
China will not be the first to use
to Pakistan, Iran, Libya or being an
nuclear weapons, nor to use nuclear
onlooker in Pakistan-North Korean
weapons on non-nuclear states and
cooperative efforts.
nuclear weapon free zones. China also
Pakistan scientist A Q Khan’s
stated that it stands for complete
revelations on transfers to Libya also
prohibition and total destruction of
suggest to the hollowness of China’s
nuclear and chemical weapons, does
claim on third country transfers.
not support, encourage, assist or
Thirdly, while China welcomed the
engage in proliferation of nuclear
United States-Soviet Union/Russia
weapons.
strategic arms reduction talks, it had
Further, Beijing extended its
shied away from its own nuclear
support to the three main goals of the
disarmament measures.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -Although China suggests that it has
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only a ‘handful’ of nuclear weapons,
several studies point substantial
increase in its nuclear weapons.
Various think-tanks in the US
suggested China’s nuclear stockpile
anywhere between 500-2,000 weapons.
The Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute in 2013 estimated
over 250 nuclear weapons for China,
between 80-100 for India and 90-110
for Pakistan. A former head of the
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
Colonel General Viktor Yesin suggested
China could produce as many as 3,600
nuclear warheads while Alexei Arbatov
estimated between 1,000 and 3,500.
Fourthly, while Beijing had shown
much enthusiasm for its ‘all-weather’
friend Pakistan in the civil nuclear
cooperation, including ‘grandfathering’
of the Chashma 3 and 4 projects in
March 2011, this policy proved to be
only selective, not universal claim. For
instance, despite ‘strategic and
cooperative partnership’ with India
since 2005, Beijing chose to resist the
debates in the IAEA and Nuclear
Supplies Group in 2008 and is still
reluctant to give consent to India’s
candidature at the NSG.
All the above inconsistencies in
China’s nuclear policy have negative
implications for India. Several
similarities exist though.
Both China and India are declared
no first use states. Both share the view
that the nuclear weapons are last-resort
defensive political weapons and that
these can be used only for counternuclear retaliation efforts.
According to several reports, both
have not placed their respective
strategic forces on launch on warning
and possibly un-fuelled and hence
exhibit strategic restraint.
However, differences and acute
competition exist between the Chinese
and Indian positions today and these
are partly aggravated by continuing
transfers of weapons of mass
destruction to Pakistan. While both
intended to cooperate on the nuclear
issue -- as reflected in the November
2006 and September joint statements
between the two leaders, no concrete
progress has been achieved on the
ground.
Despite four disarmament section
talks and six strategic dialogues
between the two foreign ministries,
China’s intransigence on recognising
Indian nuclear status resulted in no
confidence building measures in the
nuclear field between the two,
including either escalation control
procedures (necessary given the tactical
nuclear weapons) not a de-targeting
agreement, although a general purpose
24-hour hotline exists between the two
Premiers (although China’s Premier has
no role in the nuclear command issues).
More significantly, Indian defence
ministry estimates in its annual reports
that China had been targeting ‘several’
Indian cities and strategic hubs.
This has triggered Indian efforts to
strengthen its strategic deterrent
capability with the Agni-series and
ballistic missile defence tests recently.
The previous government had also
decided in November 2009 to place
‘strategic assets’ in the north-eastern
region of the country and the armed
forces to fight two-theatre front under
nuclear threshold.
Clearly tempers are rising in the
region.
Srikanth Kondapalli is professor in
Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal
Nehru University.
Jammu | Wednesday | October 22 | 2014
Burdwan blast: Wrong to blame an entire
community, says Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Oct 21: Under fire
from BJP over her government's
handling of the Burdwan blast,
West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday
said that it was wrong to blame
an entire community for the
misdeeds of the handful.
"Those who commit offence
are criminals but that does not
mean putting an entire
community on the dock. A
crime should not be attributed to
people going by their religion.
None have no right to say that,"
the chief minister said.
She said, "It is like playing
with fire. I fear communal riots.
Communal fire can be far more
dangerous than (playing with)
political fire."
On Saradha scam, Banerjee
said her government had
arranged to return the money to
five lakh de-frauded investors
by arranging money from the
government despite its financial
constraints.
"If we had more money we
would have returned more", she
said.
"We had thought we will give
money (to the cheated
depositors) through the state
government and the Justice
Shyamal Sen Commission
(which was set up by the state
government earlier to inquire
into the Saradah scam and
similar
other
companies
operating in the state).
"But now it has been given to
ED and CBI. Let them do. We
do not have any problem, the
chief minister said at a Kali puja
inauguration programme here.
Two suspected militants were
killed in the blast in Burdwan
on October 2 in which terror
link is suspect.
NIA has since launched a
probe into it after the Centre
decided suo motu for such an
enquiry by the central agency.
Banerjee had earlier said,
"Criminals are criminals and
they have no caste, creed or
religion".
Congress dismisses NCP's claim
on govt formation in Maharashtra
New Delhi, Oct 21: Congress on Tuesday
described as "preposterous" the claims by
the NCP that they approached them to
jointly support Shiv Sena to form a
government in Maharashtra.
"It is preposterous. The Congress Party
has never in the past supported parties like
Shiv Sena and will never support it in the
future too," Congress general secretary incharge of the communication department
Ajay Maken said in a statement.
There are parties who have never
remained out of power and they may still
like to be in power, but the Congress Party
in the past also has bounced back after
playing the role of a vigilant opposition.
"Even now we intend to play this role,"
Maken said.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar had yesterday
claimed he was approached by a Congress
leader who proposed forming a coalition
government with Congress, NCP and Shiv
Sena as constituents.
"A Congress leader contacted me on
PM Narendra
Modi for
revamp of
urban
governance
New Delhi, Oct 21:
Prime
Minister
Narendra Modi Tuesday
pitched for revamping
urban governance while
linking it to the 'Digital
India' mission and
'Swachh
Bharat'
campaign.
Chairing a meeting on
urban development here,
he said programmes
should be implemented
in close consultation and
coordination with states,
generally based on the
PPP model and a special
module
on
urban
governance should be a
part of the IAS officers`
training.
"The Prime Minister
said revamping urban
governance should be at
the core of the vision of
the Ministry of Urban
Development
while
chairing a high-level
meeting
on
urban
development issues," a
PMO statement said.
He also called for
complete
synergy
between the Digital
India Mission, and the
urban renewal mission.
This should include
objectives such as
mobile governance, egovernance, solid waste
management,
waste
water management etc.
There is need for
extensive brainstorming
on these issues, Modi
said.
"The Prime Minister
outlined the details of
his vision for solid waste
management and waste
water management in
500 towns across India,"
the PMO said.
This would help spur
the growth of organic
farming,
especially
vegetables, in the area
surrounding
these
towns,
as
organic
fertilizer would be
readily available, he
said.
"This would also lead
to abundant supply of
vegetables in the town,
thereby
reducing
inflation,
and
corresponding spin-off
benefits in health and
tourism sectors," he
said.
phone and suggested we form a
government that also includes Shiv Sena...I
told him together we have 146 MLAs and
the government thus cobbled together will
not be stable," he had said.
With BJP in the process of forming
government in Maharashtra, Maken also
took potshots at it, questioning whether it
will ally with a "Nationalist Corrupt
Party", a name given to NCP by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi during the
campaigning.
"It is for the BJP to now decide whether
it will join hand with the 'Hafta Wasuli
Party' or the 'Naturally Corrupt Party'."
"They also need to explain as to what
has happened in two days time that has
changed their hearts," Maken said.
During campaigning, Modi had described
NCP as the "Nationalist Corrupt Party".
While talking about the party "which
extorts money", Maken appeared to refer to
Shiv Sena, with which BJP had parted
ways ahead of the Assembly polls.
who was a member of the
trekking
group.
Arup
Roychowdhury`s brother Anup
Roychowdhury came to Nepal
and claimed the body, the
embassy said
The body of Debashish Dey,
also from West Bengal, has
been retrieved. However, the
mission is not yet aware of the
contact details of family
members of Dey, it said.
Any contact number or
details about Dey that would
help the embassy in finding the
relatives of Dey would be
appreciated, said an official.
Dey is 53 years of age and an
activist with the Save Trees
movement, and ordinarily a
resident of Kolkata, West
Bengal, said the embassy.
In addition, the names of
some more Indian nationals,
including that of Sudip Maitra,
Chiranjit Ghosal, Amit Ghosh,
Sudipta Ghosh and Mainak Pal,
have come to the embassy`s
notice with the request to
ascertain their whereabouts.
However, according to the
latest information, Sudip
Maitra, Amit Ghosh and
Sudipta Ghosh have been
traced and they have since
established contact with their
families.
New Delhi, Oct 21: Shedding
its initial reservations, BJP
Tuesday signalled it could do
business with estranged ally
Shiv Sena which sent two
emissaries
here
for
discussions with its leadership
on government-formation in
Maharashtra.
At the same time, BJP also
appeared not to close the
option of taking NCP's
outside support in case a deal
with Shiv Sena does not
materialize.
Shiv Sena, which had
breathed fire against BJP
during the assembly poll
campaign, has deputed two
senior leaders for discussions
with the BJP leadership,
sources said.
Anil Desai, a Rajya Sabha
member and Subhash Desai,
another senior Sena leader,
arrived in Delhi late in the
night for discussions with the
BJP leadership, sidelining its
hardliner Sanjay Raut.
Apparently with an eye on
Shiv Sena, BJP deferred the
visit of Home Minister
Rajnath Singh who was
chosen as a central observer
for election of the leader of
BJP Legislature Party in
Mumbai. He will now go to
Mumbai after Diwali as back
channel
talks
on
the
possibility of getting Shiv
Sena back on BJP's terms
continued, party sources said.
In the midst of hectic
consultations on governmentformation, senior BJP leader
from Maharashtra Vilas
Mungantiwar gave a new twist
to the leadership race by
favouring Union Minister
Nitin Gadkari for the post of
chief minister.
That the party has not
closed the doors for Shiv Sena
was evident from the remarks
made by Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley and Om Mathur,
the party's election incharge
for Maharashtra. Keeping all
its options open, Jaitley
referred to the congratulatory
telephone calls made by Sena
chief Uddhav Thackeray to
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, BJP president Amit
Shah and some other leaders,
saying that itself sends
"signals" (of possibility of tieup).
"...We have two proposals
on hand. Sena has been a
natural ally, NCP has
announced
unconditional
support...For BJP and Sena to
become
allies
in
the
Maharashtra
government
could be a matter of course
but if there is some difficulty
that arises, you also have
unconditional offer as far as
NCP is concerned," he said.
Jaitley said there have been
"not much" talks with Sena so
far but emphasised that the
two parties are still together in
the central government and
the municipal corporation in
Mumbai.
"Surely, in two out of the
three tiers of government we
are allies... The fact that we
are congratulating each other
itself is a signal," he said.
BJP's Maharashtra election
in-charge Om Prakash Mathur
also made suggestions on the
similar lines and said his party
would be "happy" if "natural
ally" Sena comes back.
"We think the party which
has been with us for years...If
the natural ally which was
with us returns, we will be
happy. But if it doesn't, then
all options are open in
zero,” she added.
Speaking to a thousandstrong crowd at the Forbes
summit, Lewinsky added how
after the scandal was reported,
the pre-dominant thought in her
mind was “I want to die”.
“There was no Facebook,
Twitter or Instagram back
then..But there were gossip,
news
and
entertainment
websites replete with comment
sections and emails which could
politics," Mathur said.
BJP has won 122 seats in
the
288-member
state
Assembly, falling short of the
majority mark by 23 seats.
Sena has 63 seats while NCP
has 41.
Shiv Sena has emerged as
the second largest party in the
assembly, bagging 63 seats.
NCP has 41 seats.
Asked if he was ruling out
an alliance with Sharad
Pawar-led NCP, Jaitley said
"nothing is ever ruled out in
politics...When
you
are
negotiating, the party has a
tight lip."
When pressed further if he
was saying no to NCP, he said
"I am not saying yes to
anyone."
BJP and Shiv Sena were
caught in a battle of nerves
with the former making it
clear that it will not blink
first.
Union Minister and former
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today
met Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley at the latter's residence
and spent about half an hour
discussing the party's strategy
ahead
of
governmentformation.
Jaitley and Gadkari are
reported to have discussed the
party's choices available in
Maharashtra. NCP has already
offered unconditional support
to BJP but the saffron party
has not decided on whether to
accept it or not.
Sources say if Shiv Sena
rides the high horse, BJP may
elect its leader and form a
government and prove on the
floor of the House its majority
with the tacit or open support
of NCP.
After the meeting, Gadkari
left for Nagpur to hold
discussions with the RSS top
brass on its options ahead.
RSS is keen that the saffron
forces should united but have
left it to BJP to decide.
Meanwhile, the name of
BJP's Maharashtra chief
Devendra Fadnavis emerged
as the front runner for the
Chief
Minister's
post
overcoming challenge from
other veterans including
Eknath Khadse and Vinod
Tawde.
Meanwhile in Nagpur,
Gadkari received a boisterous
welcome on his reaching there
from New Delhi and later a
group of newly-elected party
MLAs from Vidarbha region
assembled
outside
his
residence and raised slogans
hailing his leadership.
When reporters asked
Gadkari about Mungantiwar
demanding that he should
become
chief
minister,
Gadkari refused to comment,
saying he had already
clarified that he did not want
to return to state politics.
A good number of MLAs
who had flown to Mumbai
yesterday for the BJP
Legislative Party meeting,
which could not take place,
returned to the city today and
drove straight to Gadkari's
house in Nagpur and raised
slogans in his favour.
The development is being
viewed as a show of strength
to signal to the BJP leadership
which is yet to name the chief
minister. Earlier in the day,
Mungantiwar, former state
unit BJP chief and a member
of the party's core committee,
told reporters in Mumbai that
Gadkari should come to state
politics.
"State BJP leaders feel that
Nitin Gadkariji should come
back to the state politics and
take up the position of the CM
of Maharashtra. He has a lot
of administrative experience
behind him which makes him
an ideal candidate," he has
said.
The Vidarbha region, where
the statehood is a contentious
issue, has overwhelmingly
come out in support of BJP
which won 44 seats out of 62
seats in the region.
Amit Shah makes changes in states
BJP units; gives Maharashtra to
Nadda, Delhi to Prabhat Jha
London, Oct 21: At least three
persons were killed in the UK as
the remnants of Hurricane
Gonzalo struck Britain Tuesday,
causing
rush-hour
travel
disruption with cancellation of
several flights at the country's
biggest airport Heathrow.
A woman has died after being
hit by a falling tree in high
winds in Knightsbrige area of
central London, while two men
died in separate accidents in
Essex and Merseyside across
Britain. In another incident, a
man hit by a tree blown over in
Belgravia, central London, has
been taken to hospital with
head, chest and leg injuries.
Heathrow Airport said 10 per
cent of flights with the 20
biggest carriers into and out of
the London airport were
cancelled. Indian airlines such
as Air India and Jet Airways,
however,
reported
no
disruptions and said they were
"operating on time".
Gusts of up to 70 mph have
been recorded in north Wales,
and a Met Office low-level
yellow wind warning remains in
place for much of the UK.
"The strongest winds are
expected on Tuesday as the low
pressure clears eastwards. There
remains the potential for
localised disruption to travel,
especially as the strongest
winds will coincide with rush
hour in places," a Met Office
spokesperson said.
"Fallen leaves impeding
drainage increases the risk of
surface water affecting roads,
while some damage to trees is
possible, given that many are
still in full leaf," he added.
Forecasters predict the worst
of the storm will affect
commuters during rush hour on
Tuesday morning and gradually
die down in intensity as the day
progresses.
Fell in love with my boss, was 'publicly
shamed': Monica Lewinsky at Forbes summit
Washington:, Oct 21: Seeking
to
launch
a
“Cultural
Revolution” against the online
harassment, former US White
House intern Monica Lewinsky
recounted how she was publicly
shamed for falling in love with
her boss.
Lewinsky, notorious for her
past affair with former US
President Bill Clinton, was
speaking in her first public
address at Forbes' Under-30
Summit in Philadelphia in
connection with cyberbullying.
The much-hyped 1998 sex
scandal involving Lewinsky and
Bill Clinton had created much
furore after her story was broke
by a website.
Lewinsky narrated how she
was the first person whose
global humiliation was driven
by the Internet as overnight she
went from being a “completely
private figure to a publicly
humiliated one”.“I was patient
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BJP signals it is ready to do
business once again with Shiv Sena
All four Indians killed in Three dead, UK flights disrupted
Nepal avalanche identified as Hurricane Gonzalo strikes
Kathmandu, Oct 21: The
Indian embassy in Kathmandu
Tuesday said that four Indians
were confirmed dead and one
was missing in Nepal`s
snowstorm and avalanche.
Twenty one others had been
rescued.
All the four dead Indians
have been identified.
Nepal`s Ministry of Home
Affairs also confirmed that the
bodies of 33 foreign and Nepali
nationals have been recovered
so far of whom four were
Indians, four were Israelis,
three Polish, two Slovaks and
one Chinese and one Japanese.
The identity of one foreigner is
yet to be ascertained.
The authorities retrieved the
bodies of Sunil Sen and
Indranil Ghosh, both from
West Bengal, and transported
them to Government Hospital
(Teaching
Hospital)
in
Kathmandu Oct 20, the
embassy said in a public
notice.
The embassy is in touch with
the family members and
associates of both Sen and
Ghosh to facilitate the
transportation of their bodies to
India. On Oct 17, the body of
Arup Roychowdhury was
identified by Sumit Mukherjee
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be forwarded,” Forbes quoted
her as saying.
She also mentioned the case
ofthe suicide of Tyler Clementi,
the
18-year-old
Rutgers
University student, who ended
his life in humiliation after his
video of kissing another man
went public.
She said she could well
empathise with such victims of
internet shaming and now she
wanted to put “her suffering to
good use and give purpose to
my past.”
“That tragedy is one of the
principal reasons I am standing
up here today,” said Lewinsky.
She explained how her
mother was “unusually upset”
as for it was like reliving 1998,
“back to a time when I was
periodically suicidal; when she
might very easily have lost me”.
Monica`s remarks regarding
her infamous affair with ex-US
President, come at a time when
Bill Clinton`s wife Hillary
Clinton is considering to contest
the US Presidential elections
2016.
Earlier in May too, Lewinsky
had poured her heart out,
making her confessions and
complaints in an article in that
month's issue of Vanity Fair
magazine.In that article, she had
urged people to stop tiptoeing
around her past as it was high
time "to bury the hatchet".
New Delhi, Oct 21: After being
commended for making the BJP
a single largest party in
Maharashtra and for its
landslide victory in Haryana,
the party president Amit Shah
on Tuesday geared up to
recreate the same magic in other
states by making some changes
in party's states units.
Shah, today, released the list
of BJP's states in-charges who
will be taking up the task to
propagate the party's ideology.
According to the list, while
JP Nadda has been appointed as
in-charge of Maharashtra and
Andhra pradesh, Prabhat Jha
will look after BJP's affair in
Delhi.
For Bihar and Uttar Pradesh,
Bhupender Yadav and Om
Prakash Mathur have been
appointed as state in-charge.
Furthermore, BJP leader
Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been
made in-charge of Tamil Nadu
and Siddharth Nath Singh will
head West Bengal.
Jammu and Kashmir, which
will be going to polls sooner or
later, will have Avinash Rai
Khanna as its BJP in-charge.
For Himachal Pradesh and
Jharkhand, Shrikant Sharma
and TS Rawat have been
chosen.
Poonam Mahajan is the
incharge in Dadra and Nagar
Haveli along with Daman and
Diu.
After winning Maharshtra
and
Haryana
Assembly
elections, Shah had said that
Modi tsunami still exists and is
in full force.
Last Delhi
Metro train at 8
pm on Diwali
New Delhi, Oct 21: In view
of Diwali festivities, the last
Delhi Metro train will
operate at 8 pm from all its
stations
on
Thursday
including
the
Airport
Express line.
"On account of Diwali
festival, the last Metro train
service on October 23
(Thursday), will start at 8 pm
from terminal stations of all
Metro lines including
Airport Express Line Dilshad Garden, Rithala,
Jahangir Puri, Huda City
Centre, Noida City Centre,
Dwarka Sector-21, Vaishali,
Kirti Nagar, Inderlok,
Mundka, Central Secretariat,
Mandi Hius, Badarpur and
New Delhi & Dwarka Sector
21 Metro stations of Airport
Express Line," a statement
issued by DMRC said.
Metro train services will
run as usual for rest of the
day on Diwali from 6 AM
onwards on all lines and
from 4:45 AM on Airport
Express Line.
On the occasion of 'Bhai
Duj' on October 25, a Delhi
Metro spokesperson said a
rise in the number of
commuters on the festival is
expected, for which two
extra trains will be kept on
standby on each line to
handle the passenger rush.
"In view of the expected
rise in the number of
commuters using the Delhi
Metro on Saturday which is
'Bhai Duj', the Delhi Metro
will keep two extra standby
trains on each line to handle
the passenger rush, if
required," he said.
DMRC will also deploy
more Customer Facilitation
Agents to help and guide
commuters on October 25 at
busy Metro stations and will
also operate additional ticket
counters, if required, to
handle the increased load on
the ticketing system.
Metro train services on
Bhai Duj will be available
from 6 am to 11 pm as usual
on all lines and from 4:45
am to 11:30 pm on Airport
Express Line.
No probe into 'big
billion day' sale by
Flipkart: Nirmala
Sitharaman
Bangalore, Oct 21: Union
Commerce and Industries
Minister
Nirmala
Sitharaman today said there
was no inquiry into
complaints
against
ecommerce giant Flipkart of
predatory prices of goods
and unfair trade practices
during its recent 'big billion
day sale'.
"I would like to state that
no enquiry has been planned
or proposed on the e-retailer
on the concerns raised by
customers on the big billion
day sale," she told reporters
after a visit to the BJP office
here.
Pregnant Duchess Kate
makes first public appearance
London, Oct 21: Prince
William's wife Kate attended
her first official royal
engagement here today to greet
the
president
of
Singapore?since
it
was
announced that she is pregnant
with her and the Duke of
Cambridge's second baby.
The Duchess of Cambridge,
who is just over 12 weeks
pregnant, displayed her baby
bump in a silver Alexander
McQueen coat and Jane Taylor
hat as she arrived at a central
London hotel with her husband
William as part of a historic
state visit by Singaporean
President Tony Tan Keng Yam.
She has been suffering from
another bout of the rare form of
morning sickness, hyperemesis
gravidarum, and a series of
royal engagements had been
cancelled as she recuperated.
Kensington Palace had issued
a
statement
yesterday
confirming that her second
royal baby is due in April, 2015
and that the Duchess is now
well enough to attend royal
events again. Kate, along with
William, second-in-line to the
British throne, greeted the
president and his wife Mary at
the exclusive Royal Garden
Hotel close to their Kensington
Palace home, in central London,
on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II.
It is believed the last time the
two couples met was in
September, 2012 when the
Duke and Duchess visited
Singapore during their Diamond
Jubilee tour of southeast Asia
and the south Pacific.
The Queen and Duke of
Edinburgh also formally greeted
the foreign leader and his wife
at Horse Guards Parade.
William alone will later join
guests as the Queen hosts a
private lunch at the Palace
afterwards, followed by a tour
of an exhibition of Singaporerelated items, from the Royal
Collection, in the palace picture
gallery.
It is the first time William and
Kate have taken part in a state
visit to this extent. The couple
will not be at this evening's state
banquet, with the Duchess
instead attending the Wildlife
Photographer of the Year 2014
awards at the Natural History
Museum. Tan is the first
Singaporean head of state to
make a state visit to Britain and
he will spend his four-day trip
conducting a busy round of
meetings, visits and hold
bilateral talks with Prime
Minister David Cameron.
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Omar pays tributes
to police martyrs
Highlights role of youth in rescuing people in floods
SRINAGAR,
OCT
21:
Underlining the role of Jammu
and Kashmir Police and security
forces in gradual restoration of
normalcy in the State and
combating militancy, Chief
Minister, Omar Abdullah paid
rich tributes to the martyrs on
the Police Commemoration Day
at Zewan near here and said that
the prevailing situation of
normalcy owes a lot to the
Police and Security Forces.
"We had given you strict
directions to uphold human
rights and avoid collateral
damage
while
fighting
militancy and you abide by the
directions to the highest degree
of responsibility", the Chief
Minister told the police jawans
and assured the families of
martyrs of all possible help from
the State Government. He said
government would be providing
all help to the families of
martyrs to face the challenges of
life. "You will not find us falling
back in this stupendous task", he
asserted.
Omar Abdullah referred to
the tranquillity that has taken
place in the State during the last
about six years and said that the
incidents of militancy have
come down by 70 to 80 percent
in these years which indicate the
degree of normalcy achieved on
the peace front. He said Jammu
and Kashmir Police performed a
great role in achieving this goal.
He said that 'we wish the day
comes when there will be no
incident of militancy and no
killing of any one takes place',
he prayed and wished prosperity
and permanent peace in the
State.
The Chief Minister also
mentioned the role of Jammu
and Kashmir Police, NDRF,
CRPF, BSF, Army and Air
Force, in saving the lives of
thousands of people in the
rescue operations during the
flood situation that had gripped
the Valley and parts of Jammu.
"While my gratitude goes to the
men in uniform, my special
salute is due to un-uniformed
youth who voluntarily and
courageously saved thousands
of lives in floods", he said and
mentioned the outstanding work
done by the youth of Srinagar
and other districts in saving the
lives of people who had got
caught up in flood waters.
The Chief Minister referred
to the endeavours of the
government to reach out to the
people and said that it was the
timely action of the government
that no out brake of any water
borne or other flood related
diseases took place in the State.
Omar Abdullah congratulated
the Health Department for its
efforts in this regard. He also
congratulated
Srinagar
Municipal Corporation for
rendering stupendous service in
disposal of garbage, muck,
debris and animal carcasses
from the city and disinfecting
the flood affected areas ensuring
checking of diseases. He said
this was biggest challenge and
all the agencies who have
contributed in this regard
deserve appreciation otherwise
it has been the history that after
every flood, disease brake outs
have claimed more lives than by
the floods and hunger. The
Government addressed these
issues on top priority and
succeeded in keeping these
under control and reaching out
the people well in time.
Omar Abdullah mentioned
the contribution of Rs. 5 crores
made by Police Department
towards Chief Minister's Relief
Fund and expressed his
gratitude to all ranks of J&K
Police
force
for
this
philanthropic gesture.
The Chief Minister also
mentioned the role J&K Police
has to play in creating sense of
security among the voters
during the Assembly Elections.
"We cannot compel the voters to
cast their votes by force but we
have also to see that they are not
kept away from the polling
booths by force", he maintained
and
asked
the
Police
Department to be apolitical in
rendering their service.
Speaking on the occasion
Director General Police, K.
Rajindra
mentioned
the
sacrifices rendered by Jammu
and Kashmir Police in
maintaining law and order and
restoring peace and tranquillity
in the State. He said that due to
the sacrifices of Jammu and
Kashmir Police force, peace has
greatly rooted and militancy
incidence decreased.
Director General Police also
mentioned the welfare measures
put in place by the Police
Department
to
provide
necessary succour and relief to
the martyrs' families. He said
Rs. 21 crore worth relief has
been provided to the police
martyrs' families besides giving
ex-gratia relief of Rs. 1.28
crores. He said Rs. 42 lakhs of
financial assistance has been
given to the injured policemen
and 257 out of turn promotions
have been given to the
policemen
for
rendering
outstanding service.
K.
Rajindra
expressed
gratitude to the Chief Minister
for his keen interest in the
welfare of serving police force
and the families of those who
have laid their lives for
safeguarding the State and its
JLNM to come up as tertiary
care hospital: Sagar
Lays foundation of SDM office
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: While
maintaining that government
has initiated several schemes for
upgradation of the health
infrastructure in the state, the
Minister for Rural Development
and Panchayat, Mr. Ali
Mohammad Sagar said that
necessary steps have already
been undertaken so that Jawahar
Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital
comes up as a tertiary care
hospital.
The Minister was addressing
the medical superintendents of
JLNM, Gousia Hospital and
PHC SR Gunj during a review
meeting of Rogi Kalyaan Samiti
here today. It was attended by
the Medical Superintendents of
JLNM, Gousia Hospital and
ZMO Srinagar. The Minister
said that it has been the
endeavour of the government to
ensure that the people get
quality health care facilities.
Mr. Sagar said several
schemes have also been
launched which have been
responsible for ensuring health
care benefits are extended to
people in the city as well as
rural areas. He said that under
National Health Mission,
government has introduced
several programmes which have
contributed a lot in upgradation
of the health infrastructure and
also in extending various
benefits to the people.
The meeting was told that
72215 patients have been
treated in JLNM Hospital upto
September 01, 2014 whereas
2121 major and minor surgeries
have been done and 40112
blood tests have also been
conducted.
Similarly, in PHC SR Gunj
23569 patients have been
treated in OPD, 74 minor
surgeries done, 5447 lab tests
undertaken and Rs. 233250
have been generated as HDF
whereas 721 ultrasounds have
also been performed. 4064
immunisation doses have been
imparted, 445 x-rays have also
been done. It was also given out
that in Gousia Hospital, 18396
patients have been treated, 1113
major and 784 minor besides
562
cataract
surgeries
performed. Similarly, 49081
tests have been performed, 4575
ultrasounds and 6442 x-rays
done
besides
69997
immunisation doses have been
imparted. Later, the minister
inaugurated the Tehsil Office at
Khanyar and laid foundation
stone
of
Sub
District
Magistrates office at Baghi
Dilawar Khan. He was
accompanied
by
Deputy
Commissioner Srinagar, Farooq
Ahmad Shah and other senior
officers
of
district
administration.
While interacting with the
people, the Minister said that
these would go a long way in
ensuring that the governance
reaches to the ground level and
people get requisite facilities
within their respective areas. He
said that by setting up of
different administrative units in
various parts of the state the
pace of development of these
will be speeded up and the
implementation of various
welfare programmes would be
fast paced.
people. He also thanked the
Chief Minister for enhancement
in ration money, hardship
allowance and removing pay
anomalies.
The DGP assured that Jammu
and Kashmir Police will
continue to render best service
to the State and the people. He
read out the names of the police
personnel who have attained
martyrdom during September
2013 to August 2014 in various
parts of the Country and paid
them homage.
The role of honour containing
the names of police martyrs was
carried in a march past and
police contingent saluted the
role.
On the occasion Ministers
Abdul Rahim Rather, Taj Mohiud-Din, Nawang Rigzin Jora, G.
H. Mir, Sham Lal Sharma, Ch.
Mohammad
Ramzan,
Mohammad Akbar Lone,
Saifullah Mir, Sajjad Ahmad
Kitchloo, Legislator Nasir
Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary,
Mohammad Iqbal Khandey,
Principal Secretary Home,
Suresh
Kumar,
Principal
Secretary Planning, B. R.
Sharma, Principal Secretary to
the Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas,
Director General Prisons, P. L.
Gupta, various dignitaries, Retd.
Police Officers and families of
the police martyrs were present
on the occasion.
The Chief Minister and the
dignitaries laid floral wreaths on
the role of honour and paid
homage to the martyrs.
Licence of seven
drug firms
suspended
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: In
continuation with the special
drive with regard to post flood
inspections, supervisory staff of
Drug & Food Control
Organisation
conducted
inspections throughout length
& breadth of Kashmir valley
viz Anantnag Main, Bijbehara,
Sangam, Kokernag, Narbal,
Magam, Kanihama, Handwara
Kupwara, Armapora, Palhalan,
Pampore, Shadimarg, Yaar,
Shopian, Dab Ganderbal,
Bamloora, Wakoora, Repora,
Lar & Natipora.
During the drive 150 drug
sale establishments (Retail &
Wholesale) were inspected
among which licence/s of seven
firms were suspended and
drugs worth Rs. 12,455 were
confiscated by the supervisory
staff. These are M/s Star
Medicate Snagam Anantnag,
M/s Javaid Medical Store
Bijbehara, M/s Wani Medial
Store Sagam Kokernag, M/s
Smile Pharmacy Ganjiwara
Anantnag, M/s Rifah Medical
Store Thoker Market Anantnag,
M/s New Darul Shafa Medicate
Palhalan, M/s Sami Medicose
Natipora and M/s Modern
Medicate Natipora.
The exercise has been
necessitated at the behest of
inputs that certain vendors are
indulging in sale of flood hit
medicines to the end users
which in all likelihood is bound
to pose serious health risk to the
consumers.
The stake holders in general
and consumers in particular
have been impressed upon to
share their valuable inputs
about such incidents to the
concerned
regulatory
authorities placed at District
JKPF meets
Governor
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: A
delegation of Jammu and
Kashmir People's Forum
(JKPF), met Mr. N.N. Vohra,
Governor, here at the Raj
Bhavan today.
Mr. M.M. Shuja, General
Secretary, JKPF, apprised the
Governor about their demands
which related to: provision of
adequate compensation for
reconstruction of houses and
other buildings damaged due to
the recent floods in the State;
involving NGOs, area-wise, to
ensure speedy rehabilitation of
the people rendered homeless;
urgent disposal of claims by the
insurance companies; setting up
of the Legal Aid Centres in
every flood hit town for
securing quick settlement of
claims related litigations;
deferment of recovery of old
loans and moratorium of 1-2
years on recovery of interest on
all fresh loans advanced to the
traders in the State; and
removal
of
all
illegal
constructions
and
encroachments in the Valley.
Advocate Nadeem Qadri, an
Environment
Lawyer,
submitted a memorandum to
the
Governor,
seeking
formulation of a strong
Environment Policy for the
State so that such disasters
could be controlled in future.
He particularly requested the
Governor to intervene in
making wetland conservation a
priority.
8
JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 22 | 2014
Taj inspects South Kashmir hospitals,
inaugurates CT scan at Kulgam
KULGAM/SHOPIAN, OCT
21: Minister for Health &
Medical Education, Mr Taj
Mohi ud Din today visited the
South Kashmir districts of
Kulgam and Shopian to assess,
on the spot, the extent of
damage suffered to health
infrastructure and also to
review the functioning of
health institutions in these
areas after recent floods.
At
Kulgam
District
Hospital,
the
Minister
inaugurated the CT Scan
facility for which the patients
had to travel to distant places.
With this inauguration, the
patients of the district would
be getting the CT scanning
done at their doorstep only.
MLA, Kulgam, Mr. M. Y.
Tarigami and officers of
district administration were
present on the occasion. Mr.
Taj, on the occasion, also
reviewed the functioning of the
hospital. Earlier, the Minister
visited Shopian and took stock
of the functioning of District
Hospital there. He impressed
upon the Hospital management
to optimally utilise the
facilities available at the
hospital to the best advantage
of people of adjoining areas so
that they don't have to travel
long distances for the same.
Rather inaugurates community
centre at Badipora
BUDGAM, OCT 21:- Minister
for Finance and Ladakh
Affairs,Mr. Ab Rahim Rather
today asserted
that his
cherished dream to make the
Chrar-i-Sharief constituency as
a model constituency has almost
fructified adding that there was
hardly any habitation left in the
area where pleasant winds of
development have not touched
during the last 6 years of the
Omar Abdullah led coalition
Government.
Addressing
public
gatherings, after inaugurating
Rs 40 lakh Community Centre
cum Panchayat Ghar at
Badipora and Rs 6 cr. two lane
Sogam-Badopora bridge in
district Budgam,Mr. Rather said
that provision of all the basic
facilities to the people at their
door
steps
with
equal
opportunities of development
and justice to all is missiom of
his life adding that no stone
would be left unturned to come
upto the expectations of the
people
He said he has with utmost
honesty and obligation put in
every
possible
effort
continuously since last 37 years
KTMF delegation
meets Governor
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: A
delegation of Kashmir Traders
and Manufacturers Federation
(KTMF), called on Mr. N.N.
Vohra, Governor, here at the
Raj Bhavan today.
The delegation, led by Haji
Mushtaq Ahmad Darial and
Haji Advocate Mushtaq Ahmad
Sagar, Chairman and President,
respectively, highlighted the
varied problems and hardships
which are being faced by the
trading community in the
Valley on account of the recent
floods. The delegation sought
interest waive off on bank loans
and Cash Credit Limits, onetime compensation of Rs. 2-3
lakh to traders who have
suffered damage to their
business establishments and
merchandise; ensuring timely
transportation of essential
commodities
for
winter
stocking .
They also requested the
Governor to urge the state
Government not to defer the
examinations
of
present
academic session in the Valley
and to promote all students upto 8th standard without
deferring examinations.
The Governor assured the
delegation to take up their
demands with the State
Government.
Mir inaugurates High
School, PHC at Dooru
ANANTNAG, OCT 21: The
Minister for Tourism, Mr.
Ghulam Ahmad Mir has said
that coalition formation is
committed
to
equal
development of three regions of
the state and six years
achievements are witness of
this.
This was stated by the
Minister while addressing at
several public gatherings in
Dooru constituency today.
The minister also inaugurated
High School Building at
Shalnaad, PHC at Bumdooru
besides newly established
Naiyabats in the constituency.
Highlighting the developmental
projects completed during this
period, the Minister said that
holding of Panchayat elections
in the state are among the best
achievements
of
present
government. He said a massive
programme for creation of
tourism infrastructure was
started to promote tourism
sector in the state.
The minister said that several
educational
and
health
institutions were upgraded in
the
constituency
besides
granting sub division status to
Dooru and setting up of new
Nayabats and CD blocks. He
said several road and water
supply schemes were also
completed in the constituency
while some are at completion
stages.
Referring
the
recent
devastations of floods, the
minister said that every effort
was made for provision of relief
and rehabilitation of affected
families. Regarding forth
coming elections, the minister
appealed people to take part in
the elections to defeat the
communal forces.
Mian Altaf calls
on Governor
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: Mian
Altaf, Minister for Forest,
Environment and Ecology,
called on Mr. N.N. Vohra,
Governor, here at the Raj
Bhavan today.
Mian Altaf apprised the
Governor about the ongoing
relief and rehabilitation work
being undertaken in district
Ganderbal and elsewhere in the
Valley. Consequent to the
unprecedented floods, the
Governor and Mian Altaf
discussed the varied adverse
effects of polluted water bodies
over the local flora and fauna
and damage to the entire
vegetation cover
to uplift the living standard of
the people of this socially and
educationally
backward
constituency adding that Chrari-Sharief is perhaps, the first
hilly and kandi constituency of
the state which has almost 100
percent road connectivity with
highest number of medium and
major bridges, adequate number
of Health centres and a wide
network
of
educational
institutions
comprising
government colleges, higher
and high schools.
Mr Rather cautioned the
people against false propaganda
of vested elements, which he
said, were trying to hoodwink
public opinion against the
landmark achievements of the
Omar led coalition government.
He asked people to elect honest
and dedicated candidates on the
basis of their performance and
out rightly reject opportunistic
elements who want to grab
power only to satiate their petty
interests.
Mr. Taj appreciated the role
played by peripheral health
institutions, mostly district
hospitals, during recent floods
when most of the tertiary care
institutions were inundated. He
complimented the doctors and
paramedics of these hospitals
for having catered to the rush
of the patients and attending on
the
critically
ill,
thus
minimising the referrals.
Enroute, the Minister also
inspected Trauma hospital at
Qazigund and reviewed its
functioning. He also visited
Vessu and inspected the
premises of the local health
centre.
Joint mission
team calls on
Omar
SRINAGAR, OCT 21: A joint
mission led by Department of
Economic Affairs, Ministry of
Finance, Government of India
and representatives of World
Bank and Asian Development
Bank which is here to make
preliminary assessment of
requirement of multilateral
assistance for disaster recovery
and reconstruction needs of
Jammu and Kashmir State after
devastating
floods,
this
afternoon called on Chief
Minister, Omar Abdullah here
and discussed various aspects
of the subject.
The
Chief
Minister
highlighted the magnitude of
the flood and its devastation
claiming precious human lives,
damaging public infrastructure,
private property and standing
crops, perishing cattle and
inflicting huge losses to trade,
business and industry.
Omar Abdullah welcomed
the intension of the joint
mission to extend helping hand
to the State and providing
necessary
assistance
for
disaster
recovery
and
reconstruction of the State.
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10
JAMMU | WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 22 | 2014
SpiceJet announces another Toyota launches All New
Etios & Etios Liva
low-fare offer starting at Rs 899
NEW DELHI, OCT 21:
SpiceJet on Tuesday continued
with its galore of special offers
announcing yet another limitedperiod discounted one-way
domestic fare offer, ranging
from all-inclusive fares of Rs
899 to Rs 2,499.
While tickets can be booked
at low fares till October 26, the
travel period would be between
November one and December
15, a spokesperson of the no-frill
airline said here.
The all-in fares, starting at Rs
899, are available for short
distance travel between sectors
like Bangalore-Chennai- Kochi.
While on Bangalore-Goa sector,
a one-way ticket price would
start at Rs 1,599 and for the rest
of India, the starting fare would
be Rs 2,499, the spokesperson
said. The overall airfares for
advance
bookings
have
remained on the lower side even
during the peak holiday season,
which has been a welcome
change for passengers, with
travel portals and agents
anticipating that SpiceJet's move
would be followed up by other
competing airlines.
Airline's COO Sanjeev
Kapoor said SpiceJet has
"fundamentally changed the air
travel paradigm in India this
year" with frequent offers, often
lower than train fares.
These sales, he said, had
helped airlines to "fill empty
seats, allowed more Indians to
travel by air than ever before,
and more often than before, and
#
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Airline's COO Sanjeev Kapoor said
SpiceJet has "fundamentally changed
the air travel paradigm in India this year"
with frequent offers, often lower than
train fares.
In his reaction, travel portal Yatra.Com
President Sharat Dhall said the latest
offer from SpiceJet would attract
travellers to make early winter season
bookings.
have helped air travel grow
significantly year-over-year."
The large increase in the
number of air travellers has also
led to passenger volumes and
revenues for airports, travel
agencies, hotels and local
economies across the country
throughout the year, even in low
seasons, Kapoor said.
"With this offer, we are giving
our customers one more chance
Toshiba in pact with
UTC to strengthen
strategic collaboration
NEW YORK, OCT 21:
Toshiba Corp has entered into a
pact with United Technologies
Corp (UTC) to strengthen
strategic collaboration through
their joint venture, Toshiba
Carrier Corp (TCC).
"The agreement outlines the
next stage of cooperation
between Toshiba and UTC in
the field of heating, ventilating
and air-conditioning solutions
through TCC," Toshiba said in a
statement on Sunday.
The companies have set a
target to accelerate growth and
double the unit's USD 1.6
billion annual revenues by the
next decade, it said.
The companies will also
explore new opportunities for
overseas manufacturing in India
and North America, it said.
The deal will expand the
to grab great deals at prices that
are often lower than train fares
in the six-week window between
the travel peaks of Diwali and
Christmas/New Year," said
Kaneswaran Avili,
Chief
Commercial Officer of SpiceJet.
In his reaction, travel portal
venture's engineering and sales
resources outside Japan and
establish engineering centres in
the United States and Europe, it
added.
Additionally,
the
collaboration will focus on
smart cities, which are
becoming more prevalent in
Asia, as well as machine-tomachine solutions, it said
adding that "Both parties will
announce specific cooperation
schemes during the first half of
2015."
"With this new opportunity,
we will create even greater
synergies, increasing our global
footprint and providing our
customers greater value through
innovative new solutions," said
of Toshiba Corp CEO and
President Hisao Tanaka said.
JAMMU, OCT. 21: Toyota
Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today
announced the launch of All
New Etios and Etios Liva.
Drawing from its rich and
successful history of creating
world-class sedans, Etios has
been designed befitting the
luxury of a 'Real Sedan'.
Speaking on the launch, N
Raja, Senior Vice President &
Director (Sales & Marketing),
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt.
Ltd. said, "We launched Etios
in 2010 and since then have
been constantly enhancing the
product
with
upgrades,
limited editions and variants."
TKM has started a safety
campaign to further this
cause. The name of the
campaign "We are safety
leaders" , signifies the
company taking a lead to
spread awareness on safety.
THUMS [Toyota HUman
Model for Safety] is the
mascot for the campaign.
Adcom launches 3G KIT
KAT Series
Yatra.Com President Sharat
Dhall said the latest offer from
SpiceJet would attract travellers
to make early winter season
bookings. "
We definitely anticipate other
major airlines responding to the
sale shortly and expect a
significant increase in bookings
over the next few days as
travellers look to benefit from
these discounted fares," he said.
Diesel deregulation
credit positive for
India: Moody's
MUMBAI, OCT 21: The
decisions to deregulate diesel
prices and hike the natural gas
prices are "credit positive" as it
would bring in fiscal discipline,
ratings agencies Moody's said
on Tuesday.
"The decision to fully
deregulate diesel prices signals
fiscal discipline on the part of
the sovereign, which we view
as credit positive," Moody's
Investors Service said in a note.
It said the diesel deregulation
will reduce the subsidy burden
for the government, although
fiscal savings are "likely to be
limited".
Total
fuel
subsidies
accounted for less than 1
percent of GDP in 2013-14.
After a long wait, the
government on Saturday
deregulated diesel prices and
raised the natural gas rates.
While diesel deregulation is an
important reform initiative,
hike in gas prices will directly
benefit
oil
exploration
companies.
Another rating firm Fitch
said that the decision to
deregulate would have a
positive effect on the national
oil marketing companies.
"The expected direct impact
of both the diesel reform and
natural gas price hike on Fitch's
headline fiscal forecasts is
limited.
The NORTHLINES
BUSINESS
JAMMU, OCT. 21: Adcom
one of the first players to ride
the Telecom& IT revolution
wave in India with its range of
affordable &technologically
rich products, launches its new
budget Android 4.4 KIT KAT
series - Adcom KitKat A35.
Adcom's A35 is priced at a
best buy price of Rs 2,799/(MRP 4,000/-) making it the
perfect fit in the Budget
Android Smartphones offering
superlative performance and
Sublime Android experience.
]Adcom
KitKat
A35
supports a 3.5 inch HVGA
Display and is powered by
1.2Ghz processor paired with
256MB of RAM and 512 MB
of internal storage which is
further expandable upto 32
GB using a micro SD card for
the much needed flexibility in
the Android phones. Addition
to which its 2 MP rear camera
and 1.3 MP front camera with
advanced picture quality.
Power-driven by 1400Mah
battery, the phone also
supports
Dual
SIM
Connectivity
with
3G
Network
and
several
connectivity options - WIFI,
Bluetooth, USB Tethering and
GPRS. Also noteworthy to
mention is its 3D Gravity and
Proximity Sensors which
supports the longer battery
life.
Commenting on the launch,
Sanjeev Bhatia, Director,
Adcom says, "Adcom is
pleased to announce the
launch of its latest smartphone
- Adcom KitKat A35."
The Budget Smartphone
shall be exclusively available
on Homeshop 18 for two
weeks, followed by all the
leading retail stores & online
portals.
Blue Dart Sales profit up
by Rs. 30.81 Cr
JAMMU, OCT. 21: Blue Dart
Express Limited declared its
financial results for the quarter
ended September 30, 2014, at
its Board Meeting in Mumbai.
The company posted Rs.
30.81 crores profit after tax for
the quarter ended September
30, 2014.
Net Sales/Income from
operations for the quarter
ended September 30, 2014
stood at Rs.581.66 crores.
Anil Khanna, Managing
Director, Blue Dart Express
Limited said, "We are pleased
to announce that we have
sustained
our
growth
momentum in our performance
this quarter. Despite a
challenging macro-economic
environment, Blue Dart has
continued to be resilient and
has displayed exemplary
quality and service excellence.
We have maintained a strong
focus on our e-tailing business
and SME sector."
www.thenorthlines.com
Celkon Mobiles
announce
festive offers
JAMMU,
OCT.
20:
Celkon
Mobiles
has
announced festive offers
on their existing and new
range of products. Celkon
recently launched the
world's economic Android
Smart Phone, the Campus
Nova A352E, an Android
Jelly Bean smartphone
with play store; at an
unbelievable price of just
Rs. 1999/- and Celkon
A354C,
a
Kit
Kat
Smartphone @ just Rs.
2599/-, for the first time
ever in the category.
The company is offering
discounts on 2 of its latest
models - Ultra Q500 and
Campus Nova A352E.
Ultra Q500 is a mid-range
feature-rich model such as
5 Inch Screen, 2GB RAM,
16GB ROM , which as part
of the festive season
budget offer will be priced
much lower than the
phones in its category at
Rs. 9999/-.
Dia Mirza in Ritu Kumar outfit for
her Mehndi Function.
Gold price glitters on Dhanteras
buying, global cues
NEW DELHI, OCT 21: Gold
prices climbed by Rs 150 to Rs
27,925 per 10 grams in the
national capital Tuesday as
buying activity from jewellers
as well as retailers picked up on
the occasion of "Dhanteras"
amidst a firming trend overseas.
Silver also moved up by Rs
150 to Rs 39,000 per kg on
increased offtake by industrial
units and coin makers.
Trading on Dhanteras,
considered an auspicious day to
purchase precious metals,
glittered on the back of token
buying activity to mark the
occasion and a better trend in
overseas market supported
consumers' buying spirit,
bullion traders said.
"There is an improvement in
gold demand on Dhanteras as
gold is quoting at lower level as
compared to previous year",
said Rakesh Anand, a Delhibased jeweller.
Last year on Dhanteras, the
precious metal stood at Rs
31,400 per 10 grams.
In Delhi, gold of 99.9 and
99.5 percent purity shot up by
Rs 150 to Rs 27,925 and Rs
27,725
per
10
grams,
respectively. It had gained Rs 75
yesterday.
Sovereign, however, moved
in a tight range in limited deals
and settled at last level of Rs
24,300 per piece of eight grams.
Silver ready advanced by Rs
150 to Rs 39,000 per kg and
weekly delivery by Rs 65 to Rs
38,715 per kg.
On the other hand, silver
coins maintained a steady trend
at Rs 69,000 for buying and Rs
70,000 for selling of 100 pieces
on festive season demand.
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There is an improvement in gold
demand on Dhanteras as gold is quoting
at lower level as compared to previous
year", said Rakesh Anand, a Delhi-based
jeweller.
Last year on Dhanteras, the precious
metal stood at Rs 31,400 per 10 grams.#
In his reaction, travel portal Yatra.Com
President Sharat Dhall said the latest
offer from SpiceJet would attract
travellers to make early winter season
bookings.
Samsung, Airtel digital TV launch
NEW DELHI, OCT 21:
Korean electronics major
Samsung and direct-To-Home
(DTH) service provider Airtel
digital TV on Tuesday
announced partnership to
launch range of integrated
digital TVs (iDTV).
As part of this innovation Samsung's range of SmartDirect
TVs will come designed with an
in-built Airtel digital satellite
tuner which will enable DTH
signal reception without the
need for customers to install an
external set-top-box (STB), the
company said in a statement.
Commenting at the launch,
Samsung India Chief Marketing
Officer Ranjivjit Singh said:
"We are thrilled to launch
India's First Smart Direct TV
with an in-built iDTV
technology in India." "We are
today excited to announce our
collaboration with Samsung to
launch the Integrated Digital
TV and introduce the Indian
market to its next phase of TV
viewing experience.”
Online shopping versus offline shopping, the unending debate
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek
Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah during press
conference to promote their upcoming film Happy New Year, in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
NEW DELHI, OCT 21:The
big debate that is going on these
days is whether to shop online
or offline (good old brick and
mortar stores) and which mode
of shopping gives one a better
experience.
The ongoing festive season
spares none and everybody is
literally on a shopping spree for
gifts and household items.
My question is why are more
people, especially youngsters,
making a shift towards online
shopping?
Don't we get the real feel of
shopping only when we actually
visit markets, shopping malls,
stores and hunt for the best
deals, where a bit of haggling
can also be done (not in branded
stores though).
I feel the good old way of
shopping is the best. Shopping
for me is an event in itself,
whereby a full day is dedicated
to it.
Don't we look forward to the
day we've marked on our
calendar
exclusively
for
'shopping' amidst our day-today chaotic schedule. At least, I
am a kind of person who enjoys
retail therapy every now and
then.
Picture this! I have to buy a
pair of jeans or a top. Why
would and how could I order for
clothing online? I mean how can
I purchase a piece of clothing
without trying it or even feeling
it? Everyone has a different fit
and a size and it is not necessary
that a top that a mannequin is
wearing will also look good on
me.
In situations like these, it is
best to try on whatever you are
purchasing and see for yourself.
Offline shopping has a sense
of immediacy. You get to posses
the item you've purchased the
very moment. Who has the
patience to wait for two to three
days before the product is
delivered when purchased
online?
At least I can't! The instant
gratification comes when you
get to shop right then and there.
Having said this, I'm not
completely against online
shopping.
There are certain items that
are best purchased online such
as watches, gadgets, decorative
items, kitchen appliances.
\As technology has changed
our lives, there is no running
from it. We can use the
technology i.e. online shopping
experience for a better,
comparative experience.
The 'click click' experience
can come as a saviour when you
face a time crunch and need to
purchase something urgently;
and also the cut-throat
competition of predatory
pricing between online and
offline retailers, especially for
electronic items.
I am aware that online
shopping is the best experience
at least for people living in
smaller cities of our country
where they fail to get latest
gadgets, electronics and other
items
as
not
all
stores/showrooms are located in
Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Here
online shopping comes to the
rescue.
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Ganderbal boys lift U-19 cricket trophy Mohsin Khan didn't respond
KATHUA, Oct 21: Beating
Jammu district by 21 runs in the
final, Ganderbal lifted the title
trophy in the inter-district
under-19
boys'
cricket
tournament
which
was
organised by the Department of
Youth Services and Sports
(DYSS), here today.
Hosted by district Samba, the
competition held at twin venue,
involving 16 teams from as
many districts of the state on
knock-out basis.
Earlier, in the title clash,
Ganderbal won the toss and
decided to bat first they made
150 runs for seven wickets in
given 20 overs, which, in reply,
Jammu boys could not chase
and bundled out for 129 runs in
19 overs.
Waseem Ahmed played
superb innings of 66 runs
coming off 53 deliveries
Daley Blind
rescues a point for
lacklustre
Manchester United
London, OCt 21: Daley
Blind`s late second half
strike helped a lacklustre
Manchester United salvage a
2-2 draw against West
Bromwich Albion at The
Hawthorns in the Premier
League on Monday. United,
who have now gone six
games without an away win
in the Premier League, their
worst run for 18 years,
looked sloppy in the opening
stages
and
Stephane
Sessegnon`s well-executed
finish put the home side
ahead at halftime.
Substitute
Marouane
Fellaini equalised for United
two minutes after the break
but Saido Berahino put West
Brom back in front before
Blind`s low strike in the 87th
minute. A draw for United
keeps them sixth with 12
points from eight games,
while West Brom move up to
14th with nine points. In the
absence of suspended
captain Wayne Rooney,
United boss Louis Van Gaal
opted to start Robin van
Persie as a lone striker with
Adnan Januzaj, Juan Mata
and Angel Di Maria willing
runners in behind. But West
Brom supplied the attacking
intent early on and they took
the lead on eight minutes
when Andre Wisdom broke
down the right-hand side and
slid a pass into Sessegnon,
who rifled a first-time shot
past David de Gea from the
edge of the area.
including four boundaries and
one six. Shabir Ahmed and
Umar Aziz contributed 18 and
15 runs respectively. From
Jammu,
Toyyab
Farooq
emerged as most successful
bowler who took three wickets
for 24 runs in four overs while
Hitesh Singh bagged one.
Later, chasing a target of over
seven-run per over, Jammu boys
could not reach the total and the
whole side bundled out for 129
runs in 19 overs.
Hitesh made highest 31-ball
32 runs while Suranish Raina
contributed 15-ball 18 runs to
the total. Zaid and Waseem
were most successful bowlers
from Ganderbal, who shared
two wickets each. Ashiq
Hussain, Soliyash Rehman and
Owais Rehman as also Umar
Aziz shared apiece each.
For
his
all-round
performance, Waseem declared
man of the match. The man of
the series title went to Sunil of
district Udhampur. Sunil also
adjudged best bowler for his
eight wickets haul while best
batsman title claimed by Shabir
Ahmed of district Ganderbal,
who made highest 88 runs.
In the final and valedictory
function, District Development
Commissioner, Kathua, Shahid
Iqbal Choudhary was chief
guest, who gave away the
winners
and
runners-up
trophies as also other individual
prizes.
Principal
Police
Training
College
(PTC)
Kathua, Sanjeev Khajuria was
guest of honour.
This tournament held under
the supervision of District
Youth Services and Sports
Officer,
Samba,
Subash
Chander Bhardwaj.
Hagley Oval receives
ICC accreditation
Christchurch, Oct 21: The
Hagley Oval, New Zealand’s
newest cricket ground and
venue for the opening game of
the 2015 World Cup, Tuesday
received
the
official
accreditation
from
the
International Cricket Council
(ICC).
The Christchurch venue,
developed in the wake of the
2011 earthquake, has been
granted its ICC Warrant of
Fitness - the ground’s final
accreditation hurdle ahead of
the first Test match against Sri
Lanka Dec 26 and start of the
World Cup 14 Feb.
ICC officials assessed the
ground’s on and off-field
facilities, weighed them against
the required criteria for new
venues, and concluded they
were of "good standard” to host
international fixtures.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Head of New Zealand Therese
Walsh says Hagley Oval is now
ready to shine on the world
stage. “From the earliest days of
tournament planning, knowing
what
sport
means
to
Cantabrians and the challenges
the city has faced, we had a
vison of Hagley Oval playing a
key role in the Cricket World
Cup,” Walsh said in a statement
Tuesday. “The oval and pavilion
are truly world class, and it will
be a very special occasion when
Hagley Oval is beamed around
the world for the opening match
on Feb 14.” New Zealand play
against Sri Lanka in the opening
match of the World Cup.
New Zealand Cricket Chief
Executive
David
White
welcomed the accreditation,
saying the ground was sure to
become an important venue on
the organisation’s schedule for
international cricket.
“The Hagley Oval offers rare
flexibility,” said White.
“It can operate in boutique
mode when smaller attendances
are expected, or can expand to
cater for a crowd of about
20,000 when required. We’re
delighted to have another
quality international venue
approved by the ICC.”
Lee Germon, canterbury
cricket chief executive, said the
latest decision reflected well on
the co-operation between the
many stakeholders in the
project - among them the
Christchurch City Council, the
Canterbury Cricket Trust, New
Zealand Cricket and 2015
Cricket World Cup.
“We call it a ground for all
generations,” said Germon.
“The Hagley Oval balances
nicely the heritage of the
precinct, and all the modern,
high-tech innovation that is
needed for an international
cricket venue.
South Africa beat New Zealand
by six wickets in 1st ODI
Mount Maunganui, Oct 21:
South Africa cruised to a sixwicket win over New Zealand
in the first one-day international
at Mount Maunganui on
Tuesday, guided home by a
captain`s knock from AB de
Villiers.
The Proteas ended their run
chase at 236-4 in 48.1 overs,
easily overhauling the 231
target New Zealand set after
losing the toss and being sent in
to bat.
De Villiers top-scored for
South Africa with 89, ably
supported by JP Duminy (58),
who combined with his skipper
for a 139-run partnership when
the Proteas were looking
wobbly at 97-4.
Wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi`s
gritty 99 was the standout
performance for the Black Caps
but he had little support apart
from unlikely strike partner
Trent Boult, with whom he set a
New Zealand record 10thwicket stand of 74.
The three-match series is
essentially a World Cup warmup for both sides as New
Zealand prepares to co-host the
tournament next year.
However, South Africa could
also overtake Australia as the
world`s top ranked ODI team if
they complete a 3-0 whitewash
over the Black Caps, who are
ranked seventh.
De Villiers said he was
pleased with the side`s
performance, aside from his
bowlers` failure to snuff out the
dogged resistance of Ronchi
and Boult.
"We`ve got to finish big
games of cricket, especially big
games of cricket coming up, I`m
thinking of World Cups and
must wins," he said. "In the
World Cup, if you get teams to
nine down you have to finish
them off." New Zealand captain
Brendon McCullum said he was
pleased at his side`s fightback
after losing early wickets and
the return of veteran all rounder
Dan Vettori after 15 months on
the sidelines. "There were some
fighting qualities there but
unfortunately the class of AB
and JP towards the end meant
we couldn`t win," he said.
New Zealand, in their first
ODI since January, looked rusty
at the crease.
They opened cautiously after
losing the toss and being sent in
to bat, with Jimmy Neesham
waiting until the third over to
score the first boundary.
The hosts slumped to 68-5
before Ronchi and Tom Latham
(29) set about rebuilding the
innings, only for their 67-run
partnership to end when
wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock
stumped Latham after he
strayed from his crease pursuing
a shot.
Ronchi continued to run out
of partners and New Zealand
slumped to 156-9, with not
much expected when Boult
arrived at the crease boasting a
previous ODI high score of five.
The paceman dug in, even
managing a six off Morne
Morkel, before the innings
ended with South African
bowlers Vernon Philander,
Morkel, Imran Tahir and Ryan
McLaren all taking two wickets
apiece.
South Africa received a
minor scare when Boult
dismissed de Kock and Faf du
Plessis cheaply but the rest of
the attack struggled for wickets
as New Zealand attempted to
defend a modest total.
Renee Roussouw (26) and
Hashim Amla (38) kept the runs
ticking over but failed to
capitalise after making good
starts.
De Villiers then lived up to
his ranking as the number one
ODI batsman in the world,
combining with Duminy to
comfortably seal the victory.
The next match on Friday is
also in Mount Maunganui, with
the series wrapping up in
Hamilton on October 27.
to our call: Zaka Ashraf
Karachi, Oct 21: The
former chairman of the
Pakistan Cricket Board
(PCB), Zaka Ashraf has
claimed that they only
appointed Australian Dav
Whatmore as the head coach
of the national team in 2012
after then serving coach
Mohsin Khan didn't respond
to the board.
Mohsin, a former Test
batsman, served as chief
selector before he was
appointed interim head
coach by the PCB headed by
Ijaz Butt in September
2011. He led Pakistan to
Test series wins over Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh and a
whitewash over England in
the UAE before Ashraf, who
had replaced Butt as
chairman,
surprisingly
didn't extend Mohsin's
contract instead bringing in
Whatmore on a two-year
contract.
Ashraf and the board
were criticised for not
trying to extend Mohsin's
contract.
But Ashraf said on Geo
super channel that it was a
wrong impression that they
didn't want Mohsin.
"I think people should
know that while the team
was in the UAE and after it
had beaten England in the
Test series we did try to
contact Mohsin several
times. Our officials tried to
call him but he didn't
respond," Ashraf said.
"It was only after we
didn't get a response from
Mohsin who didn't respond
to our calls that I told
Intikhab Alam who was
heading
the
coaches
committee in the board to
decide what was best for
Pakistan team after which
Whatmore was contacted
for an interview," Ashraf
claimed.
Interestingly
Mohsin has all along said
that the board didn't try to
contact him to continue as
head coach nor were they
interested in him staying on.
During
Whatmore's
tenure Pakistan didn't win a
Test series while their only
notable achievement was
winning the Asia Cup and a
one-day series in India.
West Indies players to play
in IPL: Ranjib Biswal
Hyderabad, Oct 21: Indian
Premier League (IPL) chairman
Ranjib Biswal said Tuesday that
despite the West Indies players
cancelling their tour of India
mid-way last week, they will
play in the cash-rich league next
season. "There will be no
sanction against the West Indies
players and they will be allowed
to play in the IPL," Biswal told
reporters after a Board of
Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) working committee
meeting here.
Associate ICC nations confident
ahead of World Cricket League
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 21: Three
associate member nations of
the International Cricket
Council
(ICC)
Uganda,
Bermuda and Singapore
Tuesday exuded optimism of
their teams' chances of winning
the World Cricket League
(WCL) Division 3, beginning
here Wednesday.
Uganda finished second in
the last edition of the league
and captain Frank Nsubuga
said his side is looking to win
this year and gain promotion to
Division 2.
"This tournament is a
massive opportunity. We were
obviously disappointed not to
win the tournament last time
round after a consistent run of
victories. So we will be
looking to do one better," said
Nsubuga. "We have just had a
very good build-up tour in
South Africa, playing tough
games that helped us prepare
for the tournament."
Bermuda skipper Janeiro
Tucker, whose team finished
fourth in the division last year,
said his team is motivated
ahead of the competition.
"The only objective is to
qualify for Division 2 so we
can try to set Bermuda cricket
back where it belongs. The
team has been training three
times per week and trying to
improve," he said.
Singapore captain Saad
Janjua said he is delighted by
his side's recent performance
having gained promotion to
Division 3 after earlier this
year on home soil.
"Our hard work has paid off.
We planned and practiced hard
for promotion and it has
definitely helped the team's
morale," he said, adding that
new coach Mansoor Rana will
provide an added dimension to
the team.
"Rana is working hard with
the team. His guidance and
experience is helping us a lot in
the preparations for big
tournaments. He is tactically
very good and is a big boost to
the team. This tournament is
very important for the profile
of Singapore cricket. It is our
dream to win Division 3. We
will give our best shot."
The eight-day tournament
will see six teams -- Uganda,
Bermuda and Singapore,
Nepal, Malaysia and the
United States -- face-off in a
round robin format for a
chance to finish in the top-2
and progress to WCL Division
2 which will be played in
Namibia from Jan 17, 2015.
Opening batsman Chris
Gayle (Royal Challengers
Bangalore),
all-rounders
Dwayne Bravo and Dwayne
Smith (Chennai Super Kings),
power-hitting batsman Kieron
Pollard (Mumbai Indians) and
mystery spinner Sunil Narine
(Kolkata Knight Riders) are
many of the Windies players
who have star-value in the
Twenty20 tournament.
Following the fourth OneDay International (ODI) at
Dharamsala, the West Indies
players chose not to complete
the tour because of an ongoing
payment structure dispute with
the West Indies Cricket Board
(WICB) and the West Indies
Players' Association (WIPA).
The West Indies were yet to
play the fifth ODI at Kolkata
and a one-off Twenty20
International
at
Cuttack
followed by three Tests at
Hyderabad, Bangalore and
Ahmedabad when its players
decided to withdraw from the
tour.
JCC collaborates with
Sehwag Academy
JAMMU, Oct 21: One of the
oldest clubs affiliated with the
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket
Association (JKCA), Jammu
Cricket Club (JCC) has
collaborated with the newly
established Sehwag Cricket
Academy to work together for
an ultimate goal of producing
international stuff from the
state.
This was decided by the JCC
in a meeting held with the
representatives of the Academy
recently. As per a handout
issued by the JCC, the Club
shall be providing the talented
cricketers from the Academy a
platform to exhibit their talent
at the domestic level.
On the other hand, the
Academy has agreed in
principal to give due exposure
to those trainers and allied staff
of the Club at the national and
international level.
Earlier, during a visit to the
city in connection with formal
launch of the Cricket Academy,
Varinder Sehwag and president
of the JCC, Mithun Manhas as
also general secretary, V K
Malhotra held deliberations in
this regard.
BCCI to initiate legal
proceedings against WICB,
suspends all bilateral tours?
Hyderabad, Oct 21: BCCI
today decided to initiate legal
proceedings against West Indies
Cricket Board and suspended
all bilateral tours between the
two nations. This decision was
taken due to abrupt cancellation
of the current India tour by the
WICB. Hours after the West
Indies pulled out of the tour, the
BCCI approached the Sri Lanka
Cricket (SLC) and quickly
cobbled up a five-match ODI
series to be played from
November 1 to 14. The Indian
board also confirmed the
venues for the the Sri Lanka
series during this meeting. The
venues for the 5 ODIs against
Sri Lanka will be Cuttack,
Hyderabad, Ranchi, Kolkata
and Ahmedabad.
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 Shane Watson fit ahead of long summer
yrs in prison by Judge Masipa
Pretoria, Oct 21: South
African Paralympian star
sprinter Oscar Pistorius was
sentenced to five years in prison
Tuesday for the killing of his
girlfriend last year, as his
sensational trial reached a
climax.
Pistorius, who had vomited
and wept at times during the
trial, stood stock-still in the
dock as he was sentenced, veins
bulging in his forehead and his
jaw muscles clenched.
"Count
one,
culpable
homicide: the sentence imposed
is five years," judge Thokozile
Masipa said.
Masipa said she wanted to
find a balance between
retribution, deterrence and
rehabilitation,
dismissing
defence claims that the disabled
athlete would face particular
suffering in prison. "It would
be a sad day for this country if
an impression were to be
created that there was one law
for the poor and disadvantaged
and another for the rich and
famous," said Masipa. She also
weighed his ability to cope with
incarceration given his physical
disability. "Yes the accused is
vulnerable, but he also has
excellent coping skills," she
said.
Discussing the gravity of
Pistorius`s crime, the judge said
he had been responsible of
"gross negligence".
"Using a lethal weapon, a
loaded firearm, the accused
fired not one, but four shots into
the door," said Masipa.
"The toilet was a small
cubicle and there was no room
for escape for the person behind
the door," she said.
The double amputee sprinter
was acquitted of the more
serious charge of murder over
Reeva Steenkamp`s death on
Valentine`s Day last year.
The prosecution has called
for 10 years in jail. The defence
pleaded for house arrest and
community service.
Pistorius testified that he shot
Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law
graduate and model, four times
through a locked bathroom door
at his upmarket Pretoria home
after he mistakenly believed she
was an intruder. His lawyers,
arguing that Pistorius would be
more vulnerable than most in
prison because of his disability,
had argued against jail time, and
called instead for the equivalent
of house arrest and community
service.
Sydney, Oct 21: Australian
allrounder Shane Watson said
Tuesday he was over the injury
which has sidelined him for
months and ready for a long
summer schedule, beginning
with a Twenty20 series against
South Africa.
The injury-prone star has not
played since the Indian Premier
League in May after sustaining
a calf injury from stepping on a
ball during training.
"I have had time to freshen up
and it has made me very excited
to be playing again," he said.
"To be able to start with T20
cricket and lead into the other
cricket is a nice way to be able
to build up my endurance over
the next couple of weeks and
couple of months leading into
the summer."
Watson, who was forced to sit
out Australia`s tours of
Zimbabwe and the United Arab
Emirates, will make his return
in the three-match Twenty20
series against the Proteas which
kicks off at Adelaide Oval on
November 5.
Australia`s cricket season
runs until late March and
includes a five-match ODI
series with South Africa, a fourTest series against India and a
ODI series with India and
England before culminating in
the World Cup in Australia and
New Zealand.
"I haven`t played any cricket
up until this point so I will be
fresh going into the time when I
am going to have to make the
most of my freshness especially
at the back end of the summer,
towards the back end of the
World Cup," said Watson.
"The most important thing is
to be performing over the next
couple of months to give myself
a chance to stay in the summer
for the whole time.
"To be a big part of the World
Cup campaign as well."
Young
paceman
Pat
Cummins is also back from
extended injury leave to play in
the Twenty20 series against the
Proteas.
Cummins made a stunning
Test debut against South Africa
in 2011, taking 6-79 in the
second innings to help win the
match, but has not played in a
Test since.
The 21-year-old appears to
finally have overcome lower
back and foot problems which
have kept him out of selection
and has modified his actions to
reduce wear on his body.
"My running and my action is
a little bit straighter to be more
efficient," he said.
"But it`s more about getting
older and stronger and getting
some more overs into the body."
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