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JAMMU SUNDAY | AUGUST 21, 2016 | VOL. 31 | NO. 230| REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 | E-mail : gofpress@gmail.com |epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com

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As the unrest in Kashmirentered the 43rd day, leadersof opposition parties fromJammu and Kashmir led byOmar Abdullah todayknocked at the doors ofPresident Pranab Mukherjee,requesting him to urge theCentre in finding a solution"politically".

With no signs of peace re-turning to the Valley, Omar,working President of NationalConference and former ChiefMinister, hit out at the Modigovernment for its "failure" toacknowledge that the issue inKashmir is largely of a politi-cal nature.

The opposition delegationwhile seeking the President'sintervention also submitted amemorandum and apprisedhim of the "worsening" situa-tion in the state.

Omar said the delegationalso requested the Presidentto use his "influence" on thestate as well as the Centre "tostop the use of lethal forceagainst civilians in theValley"."The failure of thecentral government to ac-knowledge that the issue inKashmir is largely of a politi-cal nature has worsened thealready volatile situation,"Omar told reporters after an

hour-long meeting with thePresident.

"We have requested thePresident to impress upon thecentral government to initiatea credible and meaningfulprocess of political dialoguewithout any further delay in-volving all stakeholders to ad-dress the political issue in thestate," the NC leader said.

The 46-year-old formerChief Minister, who had held

a meeting of all oppositionparties in Srinagar earlierthis week, said the situationcannot be handled adminis-tratively or by creating a hu-manitarian crisis.

"You see, we are havingcurfew for last 43 days. Nowsale of petrol has been stoppedwhich means it will also affectmovement of ambulances.With stringent curfew meas-ures being enforced, more and

more people are being drivenout onto the streets and theproblem is getting worse,"Omar said, adding having fur-ther restrictions placed onthem only increases their mis-ery.The delegation, which al-so comprised CPI-M MLA M YTarigami, Congress MLAs ledby its PCC Chief G A Mir andindependent MLA HakeemYaseen, has also sought timefrom Prime Minister

Narendra Modi to discuss thesituation.

It would also be meetingleaders of other political par-ties including Vice Presidentof Congress Rahul Gandhi andCPI-M General SecretarySitaram Yechury.

Omar said the continuedrefusal of the Centre to dealwith the situation through apolitical approach "is disap-pointing and can have seriouslong term implications onpeace and stability in thestate"."I wonder when wouldthey wake up as the situationis grave," he said, alleging thatthe state and central govern-ments were trying to "crushthe agitation by using admin-istrative measures".

Blaming MehboobaMufti-headed PDP-BJP gov-ernment for having failed onall fronts to normalise the sit-uation, Omar said the ChiefMinister was directly respon-sible for the deteriorating sit-uation.The former ChiefMinister, who was also accom-panied by senior leaders of NCincluding provincialPresidents of his party NasirWani and Davinder Rana, AliMohammed Sagar and A RRather, said, "The fire that hasbeen raging in KashmirValley has already

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The transport organisa-tions, ferrying essential sup-plies in Jammu and Kashmir,today began an "indefinitestrike" and halted supply ofcommodities in the state in-cluding to security forces al-leging attacks on their trucksin the Valley.

"From today onwards wehave decided to proceed on anindefinite strike across thestate," President of All Jammuand Kashmir Truck Driversand Conductors Union,Kharudin Wani, said.

The All Jammu andKashmir Oil Tankers

Association too has decided tocall for an indefinite strike,stating that 14 oil tankerswere attacked and damaged inKashmir.

The Transport associa-tion has also decided to stopsupply to the security estab-lishments including Kashmir,Jammu and Ladakh region.The strike would threaten oilsupplies to the Siachen gla-cier.

This is for the first timetruckers and oil tankers havedecided to stop essential sup-plies of security forces inJammu and Kashmir.

"14 of our tankers weredamaged by the stone-pelting

mob and two of our driverswere seriously injured in theattack," President of the AllJammu and Kashmir OilTankers Association, AnanSharma, claimed. He said thatthe oil supply including,petrol, diesel and kerosenewould be stopped whichwould affect all the petrol sta-tions across the state.

"We have had enough, forthe past 40 days we have beendoing our bit, but we have be-come easy targets, we havetime and again appealed to theauthorities to provide securi-ty to our drivers, but now wehave decided to

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A high security alert has beenreportedly sounded in the borderdistricts of Gurdaspur andPathankot after the securityagencies intercepted calls madeby militants from Pakistan re-garding movement of their asso-ciates.According to a call fromPakistan was intercepted by thesecurity agencies “suggestingmovement of somesuspects”.Pathankot andGurdaspur cities are under tight

vigil with with the security forcesconducting massive checking op-eration, the report said citing thepolice.On the intervening night ofJanuary 1-2, terrorists hadsneaked from across the borderand attacked the Pathankot airbase.Also on July 27 last year,Dinanagar in Gurdaspur was tar-geted. "Security agencies inter-cepted a call from Pakistan onFriday evening in which callerswere heard saying about move-ment of suspects in a truck toPathankot or Dinanangar in

(Gurdaspur)," TOI quoted the po-lice as saying.

After receiving the input, alarge team of Punjab police, com-prising 400 personnel, includingSpecial Weapons and TacticsTeam (SWAT) and BSF person-nel, conducted massive search op-erations late last night.

"We are not taking anychances. Security has been tight-ened in the border areas ofGurdaspur, Pathankot andBatala," a police officer

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An elderly couple were injured whensecurity forces fired pellets at them afterthey resisted the arrest of their son in Tralarea of south Kashmir's Pulwama dis-trict, official sources said here today.

Abdul Qayoom Bhat and his wifeNazira Begum were admitted to a localhospital in Tral area with multiple pelletinjuries sustained late last night, thesources said.They said the security forcesfired pellets at the couple as they tried toresist the arrest of their son NoorMohammad in Kamla village of Tral.

While Nazira's condition is stated tobe stable, Bhat was shifted to a hospitalhere for specialised treatment,

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today lashed out atPakistan for the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, saying it was con-tinuously trying to derail peace in the Valley.

"Today, I don't feel hesitant in saying that Pakistan is con-tinuously trying to create unrest in Kashmir. It wants to de-stroy it and derail peace in the Valley," he said here while ad-dressing a Tiranga rally.

"Recently, I went to Pakistan and you all know our neigh-bouring country's misdeeds. I don't want to repeat what hap-pened over there but would like to say that I did not let India'spride go down there. I said one country's terrorist cannot be thehero of another," he said.

"I want to tell the people of Kashmir that we not only lovethe land of Kashmir but also its people. I would like to appeal tothe Kashmiris that we do not want to see stones, bricks andfirearms in their hands but pen, computers and jobs. We want tosee you employed," Singh said.

He said that a violent protest cannot be a solution to a par-ticular issue. There should be peace at first then issues can beresolved through talks.

"Some people are trying to create hatred among Hindus,Muslims, Christians and Parsis by following the divide and ruletrick adopted by British rulers but they have been failed miser-ably. No one can divide the people of India," Singh said.

He said if people want to make India a great nation, then allresidents regardless of their community, race or religion willhave to contribute and go ahead together.

"British rulers tried to divide communities on religiouslines but their malicious attempts were thwarted by the friend-ship of freedom fighters Ashfaqullah Khan and RamprasadBismil," he said.

"India's Muslims know that India is the only country in theworld where Islam's all 72 sects are found. No other nation, noteven Muslim countries have all the 72 sects of Islam.Christianity's all sects are found only in India," he said.

According to Singh, whenever China or Pakistan tried toshow aggression at the borders in the past, "our people stoodunited and challenged them".

Singh paid floral tributes to freedom fighters Khan, Bismiland Thakur Roshan Singh and visited their memorial in thecity's Ramprasad Bismil park in the presence of ShahjahanpurMP Krishna Raj and local BJP leaders along with hundreds ofpeople.He laid wreaths at the statues of the three freedom fight-ers who belonged to Shahjahanpur and laid their lives in India'sfreedom struggle.

Singh lauded the contribution of the three and met the fami-ly of Khan. He greeted people of Shahjahanpur and said he is de-lighted to visit the city where these freedom fighters were born.

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Jammu and KashmirChief Minister MehboobaMufti today called onGovernor N N Vohra and dis-cussed issues related to theurgent restoration of peaceand normalcy in the state.

"Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti metGovernor N N Vohra at theRaj Bhavan here thisevening."The Governor andChief Minister discussed var-ious important matters relat-ing to the urgent restorationof peace and normalcy in thestate," an official spokesmansaid.He said the meeting last-ed for one hour.

The meeting comes on aday when leaders of opposi-tion parties from the state ledby Omar Abdullah metPresident Pranab Mukherjeein New Delhi and sought a po-litical solution to the currentcrisis in Kashmir.

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The monogrammed suitdonned by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi during hismeeting with US PresidentBarack Obama in New Delhilast year, which had kickedup a controversy, entered theGuinness World Records as"the most expensive suit soldat auction".The suit had goneunder the hammer inFebruary last year and waspurchased for Rs 4.31 croreby Surat-based diamondtrader Lalji Patel, who ownsDharmananda DiamondCompany."It is a matter ofhappiness and pride that thesuit has found a place in the

Guinness Book of WorldRecords. We had applied forthe world record around five

months back on the sugges-tion of our company's HRmanagement team. Within a

couple of months, we re-ceived a certificate acknowl-edging that it was the world'smost expensive suit sold atan auction," Hitesh Patel, sonof Laljibhai, said here today.

The suit, which hasstripes with the name'Narendra DamodardasModi' woven into it in glitter-ing gold letters, has beenplaced inside a glass cabin atthe reception of theDharmananda DiamondCompany for visitors to viewit, Patel said.The suit was re-portedly prepared at a cost ofRs 10 lakh and was auctionedat a base price of Rs 11lakh.The Guinness

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Curfew remained in force in Srinagardistrict and two south Kashmir towns evenas normal life in the Valley was paralysedfor the 43rd day today due to unrest in thewake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen com-mander Burhan Wani on July 8.

"Curfew is in force in entire Srinagardistrict, Anantnag town and Pampore townas a precautionary measure, " a police offi-cial said.The official said restrictions on themovement of the people were in force in restof the Valley.The separatist camp havecalled for an "Azadi march" to district head-quarters today as part of their protest sched-

ule.Normal life remained paralysed for the43rd consecutive day due to curfew, restric-tions and separatist-sponsored strike fol-lowing Wani's killing in an encounter withsecurity forces.Schools, colleges and pri-vate offices remained closed while publictransport remained off roads.The atten-dance in government offices was thin.

Mobile Internet and telephony servicesalso remained suspended.The separatistcamp, headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani,Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and MohammadYasin Malik, has extended the agitation tillAugust 25.As many as 64 persons includingtwo cops have been killed in the clashes thatbegan on July 9.

Elderly couple injured in pelletfiring by security forces Pathankot, Gurdaspur put on high

alert after calls from PakistanRajnath hits out at Pakfor unrest in Kashmir

Mehboobameets Governor

Curfew continues in Srinagar,two south Kashmir towns

Modi's Monogrammed Suit Enters Guinness Book

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Atleast 20 persons including 17CRPF jawans today wounded in aroad mishap on Jammu Srinagarhighway in Udhampur.Police saidthat CRPF convey was on its wayfrom Srinagar to Jammu, when oneof the paramilitary vehilce had ahead on collision with Tanker at

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Security forces today launchedmassive hunt after some suspiciouspersons were noticed roaming in twovillages of Rajouri district.Policesaid that some locals noticed suspi-cious movement following which po-lice and Army was informed aboutthis. Acting on the information,

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With the arrest of two vehiclelifters, police today claimed to haverecovered 16 stolen motorbikes fromtheir possession in RS Pura.SSPJammu, Dr Sunil Gupta, speaking tomedia persons at DPL Jammu, saidthat they apprehended two

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According to a statement issuedby the Zonal Police HeadquartersKashmir, five incidents of stone pelt-ing were reported from Anantnag,Baramulla and Sopore

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obituariesGlimpses of Future

JAMMU SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 20162

OBITUARYWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sad demise of our beloved

mother Smt. Sham Rani Mugloo W/o

Late Dwarka Nath Mugloo originally

resident of Malapora Habakadal

Srinagar Kashmir, presently at 326/80,

Patel Marg Mansarover Jaipur on 13-

08-2016 at Jaipur. TENTH DAY KRIYA

will be performed on 22-08-2016

(Monday) at Shani Ghat, Swaran Path,

Jaipur.

gRIeF StRICKeN

M L Chogtu

Sarla and A K Chogtu

Phoola and Ashok Mugloo (9419219760)

Asha Mugloo W/o Late Vinod Mugloo

Virja and Rajinder Mugloo (9419105803)

Vijay & Manoj Mugloo (0141-2782030, 08107078000)

Saroj & Satish Toshkhani

Deeksha & Abin Gadoo

Deepika & Rahul Zutshi

Vinay, Rahul, Akshay & Neeha Mugloo, Rainas, Dhars,

Hashias, Karihloos and Jailkhanies

Smt. Sham Ranimugloo

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sudden and untimely demise

of our beloved father Sh. Bhushan Lal

Sapru after brief illness. Originally resi-

dent of Drabiyar Habba Kadal, Srinagar

Kmr on 12- 08-2016. 10th Day Kriya will

be performed at Muradnagar Gang

Nehar Ghat, opposite Jain Shikanji,

Meerut Road U.P. on 21st of August,

Sunday at 9.00 a.m.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Smt. Lakshmishori Sapru- Mother

Sons & Daughter-in-Laws

Sh. Bhavnesh Sapru & Geetanjali

Sh. Rohit Sapru & Meenakshi Sapru

Abhinav & Mayank- Grandsons

Koul’s, Karihaloos and Rainas

Sh. bhushan LalSapru

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sad and untimely demise of our

beloved Smt Girja Raina W/o Sh

Ramesh Kumar Raina, H.No 68/8, K.C

Door’s Muthi, Jammu originally resident

of Upper Sathu Bar Bar Shah, Srinagar,

Kashmir. Tenth Day Kriya will be per-

formed at Muthi Ghat Near Directorate

of Education, Jammu at 8.30 AM on

21/08/2016 Sunday.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Mother-in-law & Father-in-law

Smt Mohini Raina & Sh Dwarika Nath Raina - 8803651948

Sh Ramesh Kumar Raina -Husband (9469220020)

Daughter-in-law & Son

Smt Gayatri Raina & Sh Karan Raina - (09654316144)

Ankita Raina -Daughter (7298189115)

Sisters-in-law & Brothers-in-law

Smt Nirmala Raina & Sh Attan Ji Raina (9858604533)

Smt Sunila Raina & Sh Ajay Raina

Smt girja Raina

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sad and untimely demise of our

beloved father Sh Mohan Lal (Bairaj)

S/o Lt. Sh Mukand Ram originally resi-

dent of Chitti Bandi Aragam, Bandipora

Kashmir, presently at Flat No. 9, Block-

130, Lane-21, Jagti Township Nagrota

Jammu on 13th Aug. 2016. The Tenth

Day Kriya will be performed at Muthi

Ghat on 22nd Aug. 2016 at 8 AM.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Smt Tosha Devi -Wife

Sh Sandeep Pandita & Archana - Son & Daughter-in-law

Sh Deepak Pandita -Son

Sh Omkar Nath Pandita & Jyoti Pandita - Brother & Bhabhi

Sh Hari Krishan Pandita & Rita Pandita - Brother & Bhabhi

Sh Ashok Kumar Pandita & Teja Pandita - Brother & Bhabhi

Smt & Sh Amit Pandita -Nephew

Smt & Sh Ajay Pandita -Nephew

Master Atharav Pandita -Grand Son

Mob. No. 9419153514, 9796625829

Sh mohan Lal(bairaj)

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow we in-

form the sad demise of our Beloved

mother Smt. Krishna Raina W/o Late

Avtar Krishen Raina (originally resident

of Bulbul Lanker Alikadal Srinagar

Kashmir, presently at 8/375 Sector 3

Rajinder Nagar Sahibabad Ghaziabad

UP) on 12th August at Rajinder Nagar.

TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed

on 21/08/2016 at Muradabad Ghat UP

gRIeF StRICKeN

Rakesh & Kiran Raina (8800384668)

Ajit & Nancy Raina (8130256484)

Nitin & Shaily Raina

Neeru & Ramesh Ganju

Kachroo’s

Raina's(Nanwai)

Rishu, Sonia, Sarthak, Akshay, Akansha, Sheen

Smt. KrishnaRaina

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-form the sad demise of our belovedmother, Smt. Sham Rani W/o Sh. ShamLal Raina originally resident ofChittergul, Anantnag Kmr. presently re-siding at Lane No. 03 Datta ColonyLower Barnai. Tenth Day Kriya will beperformed at Muthi Ghat nearDirectorate Education on 25th of Aug2016 at 7.30 a.m.gRIeF StRICKeNSham Lal Raina- HusbandAshok Kumar Raina & Usha Raina- Son & Daughter-in-LawSohan Lal Raina & Pinkey Raina- Son & Daughter-in-LawDaleep Kumar Raina & Renu Raina- Son & Daughter-in-LawVijay Sathoo & Bushan Lal Sathoo- Daughter & Son-in-LawGrand Children: Rinku, Sunny, Ansh, Anshika, Diya & RiyaCont: 9796631978, 9419101129, 9419118637, 9596840681

Smt. Sham Rani

OBITUARYWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form about the sad demise of our

beloved Grand Mother Smt. Roopawati

Kaul W/o Lt Sh. Anand Kaul, originally

resident of Bul Bul Lanker, Alikadal

Srinagar presently at H.No.2/132,

Shant Nagar, Old Janipur, Jammu Tawi

on 15th August, 2016. Tenth Day Kriya

will be performed on 24th August, 2016

at Muthi Ghat at 9 AM.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Daughters-in-law

Mrs. Asha Kaul W/o Lt Sh. Bansi Lal Kaul

Mrs. Reeta Kaul W/o Lt Sh. Ashok Kaul

Daughter & Son-in-law

Mrs. Kishni Bhan & Mr. M.K Bhan

Smt. Tosha Zutshi W/o Lt Sh. C.L Kaul - Daughter

Mrs. Basanti & Mr. A.K Kaul - Daughter & Son-in-law

Grand Children:

Mr. Sanjay Kaul & Mrs. Baby Kaul

Mr. Ajay Kaul & Mrs. Rosy Kaul

Mrs. Shivani Kaul & Mr. Arun Kumar

Mrs. Shefali Kaul & Mr. Ankush Bhat

9419110928, 9469214482, 9419147054

Smt. RoopawatiKaul

OBITUARYWith profound grief and sorrow, we re-

gret to inform the sad demise of our

beloved father Shri Jankinath Bindroo

son of Late Shri Radhakrishan Bindroo

originally from Ramghat Baramulla

(Udheywalla Bohri) at present Baner

Pune Maharashtra 411045. TENTH

DAY KRIYA will be performed on 23rd

August 2016 at 7:00 AM at Dehu Ghat,

Alandi Pune.

DeePLy RemembeReD by

Vijaya Bindroo - Wife

Ramesh & Pariksha Bindroo-Son & Daughter-in-law

Ashwani & Pooja Bindroo - Son & Daughter-in-law

Bharti & Jawahir Pandita - Daughter & Son-in-law

Shri Omkarnath and Mohni Bindroo - Brother & Bhabi

Shri Madan Lal and Asha Ji Bindroo - Brother & Bhabi

Smt. Dhulari Mantoo - Sister

Shri Surinder & Dhura Mantoo - In Laws

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Mobile :- 9767370123, 7387380123

Shri Jankinathbindroo

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow we wish

to inform about the sad demise of our

beloved Shri Pushkar Nath Kaul son of

late Maheshwar Nath Kaul originally

R/O 63 Nai Sarak (Managing Director

Kaul Plastic Aids Private limited) on

15th August 2016 at Kolkatta. TENTH

DAY CEREMONY will be performed on

Wednesday 24th August 2016 in

Kolkatta.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Mrs Pushpa Kaul (Wife)

Mrs and Mr. Bharat Kaul (Son and Daughter in law)

Mrs Kamata Shangloo (Sister)

Mrs & Dr B.L Kaul (Brother & Sister in law)

Mrs & Mr P.K Kaul (Brother & Sister in law)

Mrs Nancy Kaul (Sister in law)

DAUGHTERS, SONS IN LAW, GRANDCHILDREN

FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

09769692569, 09836300657

Shri Pushkar NathKaul

KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sad demise of our respected

Mother Smt. Kamlesh Kumari W/o Late

Sh. Om Parkash Proch R/o Batote on

10th of August 2016. KRIYA will be per-

formed on 22nd August 2016 (Monday)

and UTHALA will also be held on the

same day (Monday) at 5.00 P.M. at our

residence.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Daughter-in-laws and Sons

Anuj Gupta & Kewal Krishan Proch

Shalini Gupta & Rakesh Gupta (Canada)

Shikha Gupta & Ravi Gupta

Ritu Gupta & Sanjay Kumar Proch

Grand Daughter and Grand Son-in-law

Neha & Karam Vir Bhushan

And All Grand Childrens

M/s Vansh General Store

M/s Kumar Enterprises Batote

M/s Sanjay General Stor

Mobile Nos: 94191-62096, 94191-66115 & 94191-21383

Smt. KamleshKumari

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sad demise of our respected

mother Smt. Chanda Devi W/o Lt. Jia

Lal Kheda, R/o Check Narayan Dass,

Teh. Pattan Distt. Baramulla at present

Flat 16, Lane 23, Block 144, Jagti

Township, Nagrota Jammu on 15-8-

2016 (Monday). THE TENTH DAY

KRIYA will be performed on 24-8-2016 (Wednesday) at Muthi

Ghat (Near Directorate of School Education) at 8.00 A.M.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Sons & Daughter-in-law

Mr & Mrs Amarnath

Mr & Mrs Vijay Kumar Kheda

Mr & Mrs Veer Ji Kheda

Mr & Mrs Pyare Lal Kheda

Mr & Mrs Mohinder Kheda

Smt. Mohan Pyari-Daughter

Samast Parivar of Kheda and Tandon

Contact: 9419054453, 7298966639

Smt. Chanda Devi

CHOUBARSI"We can't have old days back when we

were all together But secret tears and

loving thoughts will be with us forever"

Few years have passed you left us but

your memories will be with us always.

With profound grief and sorrow we in-

form that the Choubarsi of our beloved

Sh. Sham Sarup Sharma S/o Sh.N C

Sharma will be performed on 21st of

August 2016 (Sunday) at our residence Ward No. 08,

Samba.

DeePLy mISSeD by:

Smt. Suman Sharma -Wife

Mother & Father

Smt. Vidhya and Sh. N C Sharma

Son and Daughter-in-Law

Sh. Harsh Sharma & Smt. Jyoti Sharma

Daughters & Son-in-Laws

Smt. Sheetal Sharma & Vikas Sharma

Smt. Komal Sharma & Sh. Nitesh Sharma

Smt. Sonam Sharma & Sh. Neeraj Sharma

Brother and Bhabhis

Late Ram Sarup Sharma & Smt. Jyoti Sharma

Sh. Vijay Sharma & Smt. Anita Sharma

Mob. Nos : 9622120020, 9419152527

Sh. Sham SarupSharma

10TH DAYWith profound grief and sorrow, we re-

gret to inform the sad demise of Smt.

Laxmishowri Tickoo (Miskeen) W/o

Late Pt. Jia Lal Tickoo (Miskeen) origi-

nally from Ganpatyar, Srinagar at her

residence, 94/2, Shant Nagar

(Opposite Lane Daily Excelsior), Old

Janipur, Jammu on 14-08-2016. Tenth

Day Kriya will be performed on 23rd August 2016 at 8 AM at

Muthi Ghat near Director School Education, Muthi Jammu.

DeePLy RemembeReD by :

Smt. Shanta Miskeen -Sister-in-law

Sh. Badri Nath Miskeen -Brother-in-law

Sh. Avtar Krishen Miskeen -Brother-in-law

Smt. Phoola Miskeen -Sister-in-law

Sh. Vijay Tickoo (Miskeen) - Son

Smt. Veena Tickoo - Daughter-in-law

Sh. Ravinder Tickoo - Son

Smt. Santosh Jad - Sister-in-law

Smt. Usha Bhat -Sister-in-law

& Sh. Moti Lal Bhat -Brother-in-law

Mob: 9419183528, 908263576 & 9419199110

Smt. Laxmishowritickoo

SHADMOS/MASWARSix months have passed you left us in

Pain and tears. We have no words to

express how much we love and respect

you and miss you every moment of life.

MASWAR and SHADMOS of Sh. H.N

Koul S/o Lt. Sh. Tara Chand Koul R/o

Wachollan Shopian A/P H.No 126,

Lane No. 3, Dreamcity, Muthi. Maswar and Shadmos will be

performed on 21th and 22th August 2016 at H.No 126, Lane

No3, Dreamcity Muthi.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Daughter & Son-in-law

Smt Rajni Koul W/o Sh Ramesh Koul

Smt Champa Bhat W/o Sh Ramesh Bhat

Smt Sweety Koul W/o Sh B.N Koul

Smt Basanti Saproo W/o Sh Vinod Saproo

Daughter-in-law & Son

Smt Bimla Koul W/o Sh Surinder Koul

Grand Sons: Anil Koul, Amit Koul

Mob: 9796038709, 9796606290, 8713028734, 9070215770

Sh. H.N Koul

10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow, we in-

form the sad demise of our beloved Sh.

Om Parkash Sadotra S/o Late Vas Dev

Sadotra R/o Housing Colony LIG 29

Phasde Ist Udhampur. TENTH DAY will

be performed on 22 August 2016

(Monday) at 11.00 a.m. at Shiv Mandir

Housing Colony Udhampur. KRIYA will

be performed on 23 August 2016

(Tuesday) at Devika Ghat Udhampur.

DeePLy RemembeReD by:

Smt. Prabha Devi-Wife

Smt. Santosh Devi W/o Late Sh. Krishan Lal Sharma-Bhabhi

Brother & Bhabhi

Sh. Bansi Lal Sharma & Smt. Nirmal Devi

Sh. Ram Parshad Sharma-Brother

Daughters & Sons-in-law

Smt. Sunita Sharma & Sh. Bishan Sharma

Smt. Manorma Sharma & Sh. Vishal Sharma

Smt. Meenakshi Sharma & Sh. Rakesh Sharma

Son & Daughter-in-law

Sh. Rajinder Sharma & Smt. Anju Sharma

Vikram Sharma (Anshu), Arun Sharma-Sons

Mr. Vikas Sharma-Nephew

Mob : 7298793905, 9906063832, 9858936065, 9858045450

Sh. Om ParkashSadotra

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief & sorrow, we inform

the untimely demise of our beloved

mother Sheelawati W/o Sh. Vesh Nath

Pandita R/o Lokbawan Anantnag, at

present Lane No. 3/34, Bharat Nagar,

Bantalab, Jammu expired on 18 Aug.

2016. Tenth Day will be performed on

Saturday 27th Aug 2016 at 9:00 AM at

Muthi Ghat near Director Education

Muthi.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Vesh Nath Pandita -Husband

Sh. Lambooder Nath -Brother-in-law

Sister-in-laws

Smt. Kamla ji

Smt. Uma Ji

Smt. & Sh. Makhan Lal Pandita -Son

Dr. Ashok Kumar -Son

Smt. & Sh. Bharat Jee –Son

Daughters & Sons-in-law

Smt. Nancy Ji & Sh. Avtar Krishan

Smt. Veena Ji & Sh. M.K. Handoo

Smt. Asha Ji & Sh. Veer Ji Pandita

Mobile No’s: 9419129206, 9469051723, 9419220099

Sheelawati

10TH DAY KRIYAWith great grief and sorrow we informthat our eternal guiding light and ever-lasting pillar of strength Smt. JagatMohini Kichloo W/o Late Sh. JaganNath Kichloo, resident of 224-CShipra Suncity, Indirapuram,Ghaziabad, original resident ofPurshyar, Habbakadal, Srinagar, leftfor her heavenly abode on August17th 2016. The 10th day Kriya will beperformed at 08:00 AM on August25th 2016 at Kashmiri Ghat,Nigambodh Ghat. We request all topray for her divine soul to rest inpeace.IN gRIeF:-Smt. Sheela KichlooSmt. Anita and Sushil KichlooSmt. Romilla and Sanjay KichlooSmt. Rashmi and Rajiv KichlooSmt. Rachna and R.K ParimooSh. S.N Kaul H/o Late Smt. Kaushlya KaulSmt. Nancy and A.K MattooAmit, Rahul, Sumit, Shivani, Sagar, Sahil, Sakshi, SrishtiKichloo's, Kuchroo's, Zaroo's, Kaul's, Thussu's, Bakaya's

Smt. Jagat mohiniKichloo

CHOUBARSICHOUBARSI of Late Smt. Sita Devi

W/o Late Th. Kahan Singh Billawaria,

will be performed on Sunday, August

21st, 2016 at 10 AM at 18,

Priyadarshani Lanes, Opp. B.S.F

Campus, Patta Paloura.

DeePLy RemembeReD by

Lt. Col. H.S. Billawaria - Son

Smt. Susheela Jamwal - Daughter W/o Late

Bahadur Singh Jamwal

Son & Daughter-in-law

Th. Vijay Dev Singh Billawaria & Prof Anita Billawaria

Grand Children & Great Grand Children

9797360868/9797341666

Smt. Sita Devi

CHOUBARSIWe inform with grief that Chobarsiof our mother Mrs Raj Kumari W/oLate Th. Hari Chand, Retd.Girdawer, D/o Late Th. GovindSingh Slathia, resident of VillageThanda Pani Tehsil Sunderbani,District Rajouri, will be solemnizedon Sunday, 21 August, 2016 at herresidence, Village Thanda Pani. gRIeF StRICKeNDaughters-in-law & SonsNeena & Uday Chand (President,Duggar Pradesh Party)Neelam & Bharat Chand, (Judicial Service),Chanchal & Pradeep Chand(Rural Development Department)Kiran & Jai Chand, (Self Employed)Son-in-law & DaughterTarsem Singh Banderal & Nirmal ChanderGrand Children : Prerna & Shaurya, Aditi, Rageshver &Visheshwer, Himani, Appurva & Navnikhil, Survi, Nitin &Jatin, Khushi & HarashMob : 9419192183, 9622380071,7051209785,9419119498

mrs Raj Kumari

ADH-BARKHISix months have passed since you left

us for heavenly abode, your remem-

brance will remain in our hearts always.

Adh-Barkhi of Lt. Sh. Pawan Kumar

(Retd. Principal) S/o Lt. Sh. Nikku Ram

will be performed at our residence

H.No. 29, Sector-2, Rajinder Nagar,

Bantalab, Jammu on Sunday 21-8-

2016 at 11.30 a.m.

gRIeF StRICKeN

Smt. Anupama- Wife

Anooja Banotra- Daughter

Sagrika Banotra- Daughter

& All Banotra Family

Mob.: 9419762828

Sh. Pawan Kumar

BARKHIOne year has passed since you leftus for heavenly abode but your re-membrance will remain in our hearts.Barkhi of our beloved Late SmtKrishna Gupta R/o 109/1-A, ChanniHimmat, Jammu will be performed on21 August 2016 (Sunday) at our resi-dence at 12 Noon.gRIeF StRICKeNSh Janak Raj Gupta - HusbandDaughter & Son-in-LawMrs Neeru Mahajan & Mr Anil GuptaDaughters-in-Law & SonsMrs Renuka Gupta & Mr Vinay GuptaMrs Shivani Gupta & Mr Vivek GuptaMrs Shweta Gupta & Mr Rajeev GuptaAlso Remembered by: Grand Children & Great Grand ChildrenMob: 9419167100

Smt Krishna gupta

KARAM/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow we

painfully inform the sad demise of Sh

Thakur Amarnath S/o Late Sh Shiv

Saran (Malhar Wale). Karam / Kriya will

be performed at Devika Ghat

Udhampur on 21-8-2016 (Sunday).

gRIeF StRICKeN

Sh Tara Singh Rathore - Son-in-Law

Smt Shakti Devi - Daughter

Amit Singh Rathore - Grandson

Arjun Singh Rathore - Grandson

Contact No: 01992-276323, 9596663236

Sh thakuramarnath

CHOUBARSIChoubarsi of our beloved father

Late, SH. Om Parkash Shukla S/O

Late Pt. Amarnath Shukla Will be

performed at Luxmi Narayan Mandir

Dhakki Sarajian, Jammu on Sunday

21-08-2016 at 12 Noon

DeePLy RembeReD by :-

Smt Krishma Shukla - (Wife)

Son & Daughter -in- Law

Smt. Bandana & Baldev Shukla

Smt. Shakti & Kuldeep Shukla

Smt . Meha & Aman Shukla

NeHew & DugHteR-IN- Law

Smt. Neeru & Tilak Raj Shukla

Smt. Mahima & Akhil Shukla

gRaND CHILDReN

Vidushi, Aditya,Ananya, Arav, Samrath, Gunjan, Oshin,

Unnati & Aaradhya.

9906042098, 9622119433, 9796028996, 0191-2546173

Late, SH. Om

Parkash Shukla

Glimpses of Future

JAMMU SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 2016 LoCaL3

Jammu Aug 20

BJP State SpokespersonBalbir Ram Rattan has lam-basted the opposition partiesin J&K for not extending coop-eration to the PDP-BJP al-liance government efforts inrestoration of peace and nor-malcy in the state, which iswitnessing unrest for over amonth now. Instead of comingforth and extending any fruit-ful cooperation, the opposi-tion parties are playing togallery, BJP leader saidadding that seeking a meetingwith the President PranabMukherjee is nothing but onlytheir enactment of politicaldrama.

Balbir Ram Rattan, while

hitting out at them saidthat leaders of Congress,NC and CPI were only in arat race of remaining innews; they have ratherplayed negative role andincited the people by theirstatements instead ofhelping the governmentto control the situation.Substantiating his point,he said there had beennumber of occasions aftertrouble erupted in the val-ley when All PartyMeetings were called at

different levels for puttingunited efforts to bring normal-cy. “ In one of the meetingscalled by Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti, NC stayedaway and in the other meetingcalled by Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singh, itwas the Congress which boy-cotted it”, Balbir said.

One fails to understandwhy these leaders held sepa-rate meeting and decided tomeet President to submitMemorandum, the BJP leaderpointed out while terming itmerely a Political Drama.

The BJP Spokespersonfurther said that these partieswere only misleading the peo-ple of the valley and it was as-

tonishing to note that nonefrom these parties ever ap-pealed the misguided youth inKashmir to desist from vio-lence nor did they showed anyconcern or yearning forrestoring peace.

“These instances clearlyindicate that Congress, NCand others are shedding croc-odile tears on the present situ-ation, having least concern inthe restoration of peace andnormalcy”, said Balbir.

He further pointed outthat there is no purpose ofholding dialogue with the con-cerned groups/individuals inthe present situation.Referring to one of the de-mands made by the opposi-tion, Balbir said that presentsituation does not warrantholding judicial enquiry intothe causes of unrest or cir-cumstances in which the peo-ple lost their lives. The NC andCongress should first applythis to the loss of lives duringthe era when they ruled thestate, BJP leader said andasked how many enquireswere conducted for 1990, 2008and 2010 turmoils by the NC-Congress governments in thestate and UPA government atthe centre at that time.

Opposition parties’ meetingPrez is a political drama: Balbir

GOF Staff Correspondent

Jammu, August 20

The 72nd BirthAnniversary of former PrimeMinister Late Rajiv Gandhi Jiwas celebrated by theCongress party through outthe state by organizing sever-al functions. The main func-tion was held at PCC HQShaheedi Chowk Jammu.

While paying tributesShri Raman Bhalla describedShri Rajiv Gandhi as the ar-chitect of Panchayat RajSystem in the Country. He ful-filled the dreams of great lead-ers like Mahatma Gandhi todevolve powers of planningand development to the grassroot institutions of democra-cy, so that the people shapetheir own destiny as per theirneeds. He translated the con-cept of participatory democra-cy at the grass root levels.

Commenting on the pres-ent turmoil that the State ispassing through Mr Bhalla

maintained that the situationhas been totally gone out ofcontrol due to mishandling bythe Centre and StateGovernment at the initialstage and both the govern-ments are responsible for thepresent situation. He ques-tioned withdrawal of today'sBandh Call by Chamber ofCommerce & IndustriesJammu, who has toed its linewith BJP under whose pres-sure, the Bandh Call was with-drawn and added that the un-holy alliance of PDP-BJP isthe root cause of present situ-ation of the State. He said theChamber of Commerce &Industries is an independentbody and its basic concept isto serve the interests oftraders of Jammu. Presently,the traders are facing greathardships due to Kashmir tur-moil but it was unfortunatethat BJP, instead of support-ing traders has misguidedChamber of Commerce &Industries. He added that due

to the negative roll of BJP, thetraders of Jammu had alreadysuffered heavy loss in 2008 ag-itation. He cautioned the peo-ple against BJP and Chamberof Commerce & Industrieswho played negative roll onthe issues of AIIMS and NIITin Jammu.

Other speakers referredto number of achievements ofShri Gandhi during his lead-ership and said that countryemerged as leader of theWorld in InformationTechnology due to vision ofRajiv Ji for the youth, whomhe gave a direction for thechallenges of 21st Century,which showed his farsighted-ness.

The opposition parties es-pecially BJP leaders hadfailed to match his vision ofComputer and IT and criti-cized him at that time, they re-gretted. The time proved thathis vision of IT brought a rev-olution in the day to day life ofcommon people and economic

progress of this country. They said that Shri Rajiv

Gandhi had taken a historicaldecision and lowered the vot-ing age from 21 years to 18years in order to ensure thatthe youth of the country alsoparticipate in the democraticsystems and take lead in poli-tics to serve the nation withyoung ideas. The speakers al-so referred the efforts of ShriRajiv Gandhi to achieve peacein various parts of theCountry during his periodthrough dialogue and settledvarious issues and situationsconfronting the Country. Hewas a messenger of peace &harmony and they asked par-tymen to follow his ideals.

The meeting was attendedby the functionaries ofFrontal Organizations, DCC,Block and Ward Presidentsand a large number of partyworkers.

The function waspresided over by Shri RamanBhalla (former Minister) Vice

President PCC and attendedby senior leaders of PCC, DCCJammu and frontal organiza-tions which includes ShriRajnish Sharma (Co-Treasurer PCC); S. ManjitSingh;

Yogesh Sawhney, VikramMalhotra, Namrata Sharma( General Secretaries PCC);Shri Anil Chopra PresidentDCC Jammu (Urban ), KuldipRaj Verma, Th. Shiv DevSingh, Girdhari Lal Chalotra,Y.V. Sharma, (all MemberExecutive PCC); Smt. InduPawar (Ex-MLA) PresidentMahila Congress; NeerajKundan-President NSUI,Krishan Lal Gupta, ShashiSharma, Shamsher SinghChib, , Soba Singh, NirdoshSharma, Manjit Singh Jatt,Thomas Khokhar, Ch.Sukhdev, Sanjeev Sharma, S.Gurdarshan Singh (ViceChairman Minority Deptt.PCC), Gajan Singh, MianNazir Ahmed, Hanif Shah(Kishtwar) and others.

LEADERS IN RAT RACE TO REMAIN IN NEWS,SKIPPED MEETINGS CALLED BY GOVT

PCC Pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his Birth Anniversary Bhalla questions Chamber of Commerce and Industries for withdrawal of Bandh Call

Jammu, Aug 20

Multi-award winningIndian actress Vidya Balanvisited La Trobe University tomeet staff and students takingpart in a new international ef-fort to help children with dis-abilities in India.

Led by Educationist DrMary Keeffe, the first cohort

of fifteen La Trobe studentswill travel to Mumbai andNew Delhi in November.

La Trobe University’srole in India’s ‘Educate theEducators’ program will pro-mote a collaborative relation-ship where Australian andIndian teachers work togetherto address the educationalneeds of students with diverse

abilities.The initiative hasbeen supported by theAustralian Government’sNew Colombo Plan MobilityProgram, which is helpingfund La Trobe education stu-dent visits to India for the nextthree years.

The New Colombo Planaims to increase understand-ing of Asia and the Pacificamong Australian undergrad-uates and build people-to-peo-ple and institutional linkswith countries in Australia’sregion.Dr Keeffe is AssociateProfessor in InclusiveEducation on La Trobe’sBendigo Campus.

‘Our aim,’ she said, ‘is toboost educational opportuni-ties for people with disabili-ties by helping to buildteacher capacity to work withchildren with special needs inmain stream classrooms.’

‘Follow-up visits to Indianschools will include La Trobestudents and researchersfrom education, speechpathology and social work.They will use a team-based ap-proach to solving problemsand building teacher capaci-ty, which will be helpful forboth Australia and India.

Bollywood launch for La Trobeeducation program in India

Jammu, Aug 20 :

Under the guidance of Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar Director GeneralIndian Systems of Medicine J&K, Government AyurvedicHospital Jammu organized a seminar on GovernmentAyurvedic Hospital Jammu organized a seminar on Harar; itsIdentification, properties& Medicinal uses.Dr. Taran SinghMedical Superintendent GAH Jammu said that this is the 9thlecture in the series and Government Ayurvedic Hospital hasstarted this program in order to upgrade the knowledge of thestaff working in the hospital to make people of J&K healthy . Hefurther added that by sharing the knowledge not only we up-grade own knowledge but also we can take Ayurvedic System ofMedicine ahead and will benefit the patients and society. Themain speaker was Dr. Aditi Sher M.D.( Ayurved.) While present-ing her paper she explained the identification and the uses ofHaritaki commonly known as Harar. Earlier Dr. DeepikaSankhyadhar M.D. (Ay.) OSD Dy. Directorate ISM Jammu ex-plained the participants about the use of correct Ayurvedic ter-minology.Dr. Jatinder Gupta A.C. Stores Jammu presented voteof thanks. Dr. Rajnish Chander Sharma, Dr. Vinod Sharma I/CDG ISM Jammu, Dr. Ashok Sharma, Dr. Aruna Bhat, Dr. AjayTickoo, Dr. Sonika Gupta, Dr. Bipin Gupta, all interns and staff ofhospital were present on the occasion along with interns and stu-dents attending clinical classes and other staff of the hospital.

Jammu Aug 20 :

To Celebrate “Independence Day Week ” for making peopleaware about the importance of maintaining cleanliness , BhartiyaLok Sangeet Kala Sansthan today presented 117th Musical Play“Swachh Bharat” at Durga Bhawan ,Janipur . The Function was in-augurated by V.K.Magotra Former Regional Director ,Directorateof Field Publicity, Ministry of Information and BroadcastingGovernment of India as Chief Guest who unfurled the National Flagalong with Dr. Tara Singh Charak Former, Deputy Director, HealthDepartment of J&K Government, J.K.Raina. Director Films andR.P. Amla Former Field Publicity Assistant of Directorate of FieldPublicity ,Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ,Governmentof India were the Guest of Honors. The Chief Guest recalled the con-tribution of freedom-fighters in attaining India’s Freedom & exhort-ed the people to preserve its freedom at all cost. After the flag hostingan impressive Cultural Program was presented by the students.Therenowned artistes, K.K.Joshi, Raju Bajgal, R.K. Anju Magotra, UshaHandoo Neelam Gandotra, Zulekha Farid, Sanjeev Sodi, KamliDevi, Hem Raj, Sant Das, Avtar Kour, Zeeshan Malik, RakshitSharma, Druv Pandit , Koushal Ree, Anil Singh, Nazuk , Bhanu par-tap Singh Gopal Singh, Hitanshu jinsi , Rahul pandita BhoomikaChib , Akshita , lovely kaur, Ajit singh ,Nazuk Bhagat. Deepak Ree ,Deevam Jandiyal, Ravi Dhar, presented the enthralled performanceand in addition to the thousands of Genral public renowned personsof the city were present on the occasion .Sh.M.C. Kotwal ,GeneralSecretary BLSKS conducted the program.

Musical Play “SwachhBharat” presented

Jammu, August 20:

A special squad from theDrugs and Food ControlDepartment, Jammu conduct-ed surprise checks at variousplaces in Akhnoor Bus Standand the markets surroundingit. The checks were carriedout to check COTPA compli-ance in various sectors in thearea.The team headed byAssistant Controller FoodSafety, Department of Drugsand Food Control, Mr. AjitSingh also included FoodInspectors, Mr. Maneesh, Mr.Manzoor and Mr. Suresh. Theteam booked numerous ven-dors under various sections ofCOTPA act 2003.“We chal-laned the vendors and the gen-eral public under various sec-tions like sec 4, sec 5 and sec 6

of the act,” Singh said, whilecautioning the vendors to de-sist from flouting the varioussections of the COTPA act.

“We have decided to carryout a vigorous campaignagainst the menace of tobac-co, be it cigarettes or other to-bacco products. Today webooked several vendors andthe drive will continue at oth-er places as well,” he said.

He said that the drug andfood control department hasbeen taking action againstCOTPA violators from thepast several years and nowthe action against the viola-tors will be more focused andsustained.

Pertinently, theCigarettes and Other TobaccoProducts Act (COTPA) enact-ed in the year 2003 is aimed to

discourage the consumptionof tobacco products throughprogressive restrictions andto protect non-smokers frompassive smoking.

Prohibition on smokingin public spaces, prohibitionon all forms of direct/indirectadvertisement, promotionand sponsorship of tobaccoproducts, prohibition on saleof tobacco products to minorsand within a radius of 100yards of educational institu-tions and mandatory depic-tion of specified health warn-ings on all tobacco productsare the major provisions ofCOTPA.

“One of the key tasks ofour department is to curb themenace of cigarettes and to-bacco use which is otherwisethreatening our posterity.

This is a social cause andeverybody should put in hisbit to rid the society of thisfast spreading evil,” theAssistant Controller said.

He said that the squad al-so removed advertisements oftobacco products at the pointof sale (PoS) and also directedthe distributors of tobaccoproducts to ensure that all to-bacco advertisements are re-moved immediately.

He said that the checks toinspect compliance on COT-PA act will also be carried outin Bishnah and RS Pura areaof Jammu division, besidesthe main Jammu city.

“Today we challaned 15people while conducting thechecks. We also recovered afine of around 1400 Rupeesfrom the violators,” Food

Inspector, Maneesh, who waspart of the squad, said.

Interestingly, the GlobalAdult Tobacco Survey(GATS) India released byMinistry of Health & FamilyWelfare (MoHFW), GoI con-veys that 26.6% population ofJammu and Kashmir is usingtobacco product in one or theother of its form.

According to the surveythe state has 12% cigarettesmokers, 3.8% bidi smokersand 8.0% smokeless tobaccousers. J&K’s cigarette useprevalence (12%) is almostdouble the nationwide preva-lence of 5.7%. It has come tolight that the highest propor-tion of adults (67.9%) exposedto tobacco smoke in offices arein J&K and the lowest (15.4%)are in Chandigarh.

Government Ayurvedic HospitalJammu organized seminar

AJKRFA discusseswelfare issues of retired foresters Jammu, Aug 20:

All J&K Retired ForestersAssociation (AJKRFA) todayconvened a meeting under thechairmanship of AKMangotra, president and dis-cussed the matters relating tothe welfare of the members andtheir kins.The members appre-ciated the planting programmetaken up in Jammu region bythe forest authorities with pub-lic participation in differentVan Mahotsava programmescelebrated at various tehsil anddistrict headquarters.Themembers expressed their anxi-ety over the delay being causedfor inauguration of ForestOfficers Institute, BikarmChowk, despite completion ofinfrastructure for the instituteand the membership.

Vendors, general public booked for violating COTPA act in Akhnoor

Jammu Aug 20

All J&K Retired Foresters Association convened a meetingunder the chairmanship of AK Mangotra, president and discussedthe matters relating to the welfare of the members and their kins.The members appreciated the planting programme taken upinJammu region by the forest authorities with public participa-tion in different Van Mahotsava programmes celebrated at vari-ous tehsil and district headquarters.The members expressed theiranxiety over the delay being caused for inauguration of ForestOfficers Institute, Bikarm Chowk, despite completion of infra-structure for the institute and the membership. It was decided thata meeting will be fixed with Principal Chief Conservator of Forestto sort out the issue, so that the said institute starts functioningwithout further delay.The meeting was attended by GurdeepSingh Reen, BL Sus, Inderjeet Khajuria, SP Parihar, ML Sharma,SH Rafiqi, BR Singh Bhadwal, Kamal Kishore, HS Billaworia, PtSrinivas, Vijay Gupta and MM Sharma.

Rajouri, Aug 20:

Member LegislativeCouncil (MLC), Rajouri,Vibodh Gupta, visited theJammu and KashmirEntrepreneurshipDevelopment Institute (JKEDI)at Rajouri and interacted withthe emerging entrepreneurs,where they were attending,“three-week EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Programme”(EDP) under Seed Capital FundScheme (SCFS) and YouthStart-Up Loan Scheme(YSLS).Around 60 candidatesalong with their programme co-ordinators were present thereand attending the programme.Gupta in his address said thatJKEDI is the only viable optionto tackle increasing unemploy-ment in the state. He said J&Kin general and Rajouri districtin particular, has tremendouspotential in horticulture, agri-culture and allied sectors,wherein educated unemployedyouth can set up their entrepre-neurial ventures with the sup-port from thegovernment.Gupta said thatRajouri District is havingTourism potential and Mughalroad, which connects Jammuregion to Kashmir region has al-so opened a gate of business op-

portunities for young entrepre-neurs. New units like IceCream, Restaurants, Hotels,cafes etc can be established withthe financial assistance formJKEDI and our unemployedyouth must take benefit fromthese schemes.Gupta stressedupon the government’s agenda,which is to strengthen the na-tion and also to make India, “in-dependent” in all the sectors.Gupta asked the programmeCoordinators that these train-ing programmes should aim atproviding enterprise-led liveli-hoods, sectoral exposure, finan-cial and market linkage, handholding and mentoring supportto young entrepreneurs. Guptashowed his satisfaction regard-ing the facilities available atJKEDI for training, aspiring en-trepreneurs, who in turn can

provide employment opportu-nities to others as well. Guptadiscussed various business ac-tivities with the aspirants. Healso talked to them regardingtheir proposed business ven-tures, assuring them all possi-ble support to make their proj-ects successful. He said thatGovt. is committed to offer allpossible support to the youngentrepreneurs and will exploremore options forthem.Programme coordinatorJKEDI Rajouri Aijaz Ahmed,briefed the MLC, about theInstitute, its working and man-date. He also informed that, thatthese EDPs are modeled formanufacturing,services,andAgri-allied sectors and the cho-sen various activities to starttheir entrepreneurial journey.During the EDPs the candidates

are motivated to be jobproviders than jobseekers.Dinesh Sharma,District president BJP and aprominent citizen of the area al-so accompanied the MLC and inhis speech said that JKEDI isproviding a platform to entre-preneurs, to enable them to setup their ventures through ahost of services like consultan-cy, information, training, edu-cation and finance.

He asked the youth to takeproper advantage of variousentrepreneurship develop-ment schemes being imple-mented by the institute so thatthe problem of unemploymentin Rajouri district can be ad-dressed.Rajinder Gupta, Ex-Chairman Municipality andAtam Gupta also spoke on theoccasion.Manzoor HussainProgramme coordinatorthanked the legislator for visit-ing their Training centre andsaid that Gupta is the First leg-islator who visited theirTraining centre since its incep-tion in Rajouri district and hismove shall be inspirational forthe Trainees.Prominent lead-ers of the party who accompa-nied MLC include Bashir Bhat,Ranjeet Tara, Bodh Raj, SanjaySharma, Vikas Gupta and oth-ers.

Entrepreneurship most viable option totackle unemployment in J&K: Vibodh

Inaugurate Forest Officers Institute

Jammu, Aug 20:

Under the guidance of Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar Director GeneralIndian Systems of Medicine J&K ,Government AyurvedicHospital Jammu organized a seminar on Government AyurvedicHospital Jammu organized a seminar on Harar; itsIdentification, properties and Medicinal uses.Dr. Taran SinghMedical Superintendent GAH Jammu said that this is the 9th lec-ture in the series and Government Ayurvedic Hospital has start-ed this program in order to upgrade the knowledge of the staffworking in the hospital to make people of J&K healthy.He furtheradded that by sharing the knowledge not only we upgrade ownknowledge but also we can take Ayurvedic System of Medicineahead and will benefit the patients and society. He appreciatingthe speakers for their contribution through their lectures pre-sented on the occasion by means of Power point presentations. Hefurther added that Ayurvedic physicians should use these diag-nostic tools to confirm their diagnosis done on the basis ofTridosh i.e. Vaat-Pitta and Kuff.The main speaker was Dr. AditiSher MD (Ayurved.) While presenting her paper she explainedthe identification and the uses of Haritaki commonly known asHarar.She further added that Haritaki is very useful Ayurvedicmedicine and is one of the ingredients of popular Ayurvedic com-position Trifala. It is very effective in different diseases and wellknown for its Rasayan (anti aging) effect. It is very easily avail-able throughout Indian continent (below the altitude of 5000 feet)and its very cost effective and can be used as home remedy. Sheexplained how to use Ayurvedic principles to confirm diagnosisand treatment of diseases.Earlier Dr. Deepika Sankhyadhar MD(Ay.) OSD Dy. Directorate ISM Jammu explained the participantsabout the use of correct Ayurvedic terminology.Dr. JatinderGupta A.C. Stores Jammu while presenting vote of thanks appre-ciated the Medical Superintendent for organizing such interac-tive seminars. he shared his experiences while treating patientswith Harar.Dr. Rajnish Chander Sharma, Dr. Vinod Sharma I/CDG ISM Jammu, Dr. Ashok Sharma, Dr. Aruna Bhat, Dr. AjayTickoo, Dr. Sonika Gupta, Dr. Bipin Gupta, all interns and staff ofhospital were present on the occasion along with interns and stu-dents attending clinical classes and other staff of the hospital.

Govt Ayurvedic Hospital organises seminar on ‘Harar, its identification,properties & medicinal uses’

Jammu Aug 20 :

Keeping up the tradition of annual Van Mahotsav, NCCCadets of Armed & Naval Wing planted around hundred trees inthe MHAC School Campus. Fifty Cadets from NCC Armed wing& fifty Cadets from NCC Naval wing planted saplings ofSukhchain, Arjuna, Tecoma & Alstonia in the school campus.NCC incharges Mr. Rohit Sharma (1st officer 2nd J&K NCCBoys Batallion, Jammu) & Mr. Ajay Bharti (2nd officer NCC 1stJ&K Naval Unit Srinagar) explained the methodology to plant asapling properly before this plantation drive. All the cadetsalong with the Principal, officers & supervisory heads organ-ised Vanmahotsava & promised to take care of the plantedsaplings. Principal MHAC Mr. Alok Betab planted an Arjunatree sapling & encouraged all the cadets to plant more treesaround their houses also. He also explained the role of trees inhuman life and environment.

MHAC School Cadets plant saplings

Jammu, Aug 20:

The camp is organised by J&K Bank Branch unit Gajansoo,with the support of NABARD, Branch Head KL Dutta awareLocal peoples about various schemes of the Bank underFinancial Inclusion like Zero Balance Saving Bank AccountUnder PMJDY, Benefits of Insurance with Rupay debit card, PMJeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna, PM Suraksha Bima Yojana, Atal pen-sion Yojana, basic of Saving , Credit, Insurance, and many otherServices offered by J&K Bank , Business Correspondent PawanKumar also Aware local peoples about Schemes underFinancial Inclusion like Accounts Opening by EKYC throughAadhar Authentication ,withdrawal of Money through PINPAD device , Rupay Debit Card at any time through Khidmatcentre.

Local Sarpanches of the Concerned Panchayats, OmParkash Verma Sarpanch (Nai Basti) and Sham Lal SharmaSarpanch (Saharan) motivated local peoples for the variousSchemes offered by the Bank ,Panchs of Concerned Panchayats,Numberrdars , Bank Staff Kanishk Verdhan Dewan and hun-dreds of local peoples along with media persons were also pres-ent in the camp In this camp many of local peoples Registered onthe same day under various said social security’s schemes.

Financial literacy, awareness camp on‘Pradhan Mantri Jandhan Yojana’ organised

Arrangements for

Sankri Devta Mela

discussedUDHAMPUR, AUGUST 20 :

Arrangements for thesmooth conduct of 3-dayAnnual Sankri Devta Mela-commencing from August 30at Panchari block of districtUdhampur, were discussedhere today in a meeting of dis-trict officers and prominentcitizens held under the chair-manship of AdditionalDeputy Commissioner,Udhampur Angrez SinghRana.Detailed discussionswere held on crucial arrange-ments including security,sanitation, health care, trans-port, traffic management,drinking water and powersupply, checking of rates ofimportant commodities etc.

Glimpses of Future

JAMMU SUNDAY AUGUST 21, 2016 LOCAL4

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

Prof Bhim Singh, chiefpatron of National PanthersParty (NPP) today expressedshock on the so-called J&Kdelegation meeting with thePresident of India sayingthat the delegation did not in-clude any representatives ofthe respective parties fromJammu Pradesh or Ladakh.This was a delegation of thepolitical parties which havebeen exploiting theKashmiries for nearly sevendecades in J&K. NPPSupremo said that thePresident of India could notgrant audience to thePanthers Party or any otherpolitical group from JammuPradesh or Ladakh for thereason best known to theHon’ble President.Prof.Bhim Singh asked

Omar Abdullah what hemeans by ‘political issue’and what is it solution. He as-serted that the political issueis that people of J&K havebeen governed ruthlesslyand suppressed by bulletsand police force right from1947 after the state’s acces-sion by Maharaja Hari Singhthat took place on 26thOctober, 1947. NPP Supremoasked the leaders of theCongress and NC who metthe President today to tell theworld the names of the mur-derers of the students inJammu Science College in1966. Who murdered stu-dents in Kishtwar who weredemanding a college. Whokilled students in Poonch in1978? Prof.Bhim Singh saidthat the so-called rulers ofJ&K have been using bullets,guns and horrifying deten-tion centres to suppress the

voice of the students andyouth in Ladakh, Kashmirand Jammu for decades. Hesaid that he has been arguingwith national flag in hishands and preaching non-vi-olence. In spite of that he(Bhim Singh) remained injails for over eight years.Even as a Congress MLA in1977 he remained in the lock-up on the detention orderwhen Sheikh Abdullah wasthe Chief Minister. He saidthat he was caged in jails byalmost every Chief Ministerexcept during the ChiefMinistership of OmarAbdullah because he spentmost of the times in All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciencesin a patient. Prof Bhim Singhexpressed surprise that thePresident of India could notmake it convenient to grantaudience to the representa-tives of the Panthers Party

which is a recognized politi-cal party in J&K whereas hewas kind to receive nearly 20political leaders from theValley only who had no char-ter of demand in their handsexcept creating confusionand helping enemies of Indiato strengthen their beliefthat J&K was a politicalproblem. Prof Bhim Singhsaid that the Panthers Partyhas no legislator in theAssembly in J&K becausethe BJP joined hands withthe Kashmiri leaders to rigthe last Assembly pollswhich have been exposed to-day. Prof.Bhim Singh urgedthe political parties, nation-alist leadership and thosewho have been supportingthe movement to provide eq-uitable right to the people ofthe three regions of the statenamely, Ladakh, Kashmirand Jammu Prade Prof Bhim

Singh said that Article 370 isthe only problem and there isurgent need to amend Article370 so as to empowerParliament of India to legis-late on the matters listed inList-I of Schedule-VII of theIndian Constitution. HowJ&K can be integral part ofthe Union of India when theParliament is deprived of thepower to legislate even in re-spect of defence, foreign af-fairs and communications,the three subjects whichMaharaja Hari Singh includ-ed in the Instrument ofAccession on 26th October,1947 like other rulers of 577states. Prof.Bhim Singh urgedthe President of India to usehis exclusive power vested inhim under Article 370 readwith Section 92 of the J&KConstitution. The Governor isthe only solution and resolu-tion at this time.

Kashmiri political parties stand ex-posed, only way out is Governor Rule

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

Emphasizing that a society can de-velop only if it offers equal opportuni-ty of work and education to its women,BJP Mahila Morcha District JammuPresident, Rekha Mahajan today saidthat the Narendra Modi led govern-ment has taken several steps in this di-rection. She stated this after celebrat-ing victory of PV Sandhu SakshiMalik, and good performance of DipaKarmakar in RIO Olympics2016."Under the leadership of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, the NDAgovernment is committed to empowerwomen and provide them equal oppor-tunities of education and employ-ment," she added." Actually, it is onlythrough women's empowerment thatan empowered India can be built. Anysociety can only progress if it respectsits women and offers equal opportuni-ty of education and employment...TheNDA government has taken severalsteps through which the safety and ed-ucation of women are ensured rightfrom their birth," Mahajan said in heraddress. On this occasion State work-ing committee member Beti BachaoBeti Padhao and State General secre-

tary Mahila Morcha Anju Dogra saidthat the most important among stepstaken by the government is the 'BetiBachao, Beti Padhao' campaign to ad-dress the issue of skewed sex ratio inthe country. She added that the Modigovernment has also started 'SukanyaSmriddhi Yojana' for education andmarriage of girls under which chil-dren can open Bank accounts wherethey will be provided an interest of 9.1percent besides tax-benefits. She alsomentioned the Pradhan Mantri Vidya

Lakshmi Yojana which facilitateshigher education for girls in foreigncountries. "In the Union Budget, sever-al social security schemes likePradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana, Atal Pension Yojana havebeen announced which will providecomprehensive benefits to women,"Mahajan said. It was a matter of pridethat in the Republic Day parade thisyear, the contingents of three wings ofthe Defence forces were led by womenofficers. Govt has already taken sever-

al path-breaking initiatives for thewelfare and empowerment of thewomen “We want a society wherewomen live a life of dignity. She cannotbecome the victim of societal prejudiceand dogmas often evoked in the nameof social forbiddances,” she main-tained. “To ensure focussed capacitybuilding of the women, theGovernment is setting of women spe-cific entrepreneurship centres both atJammu and Srinagar,” she said andadded that some other measures in-clude establishment of women policestations, women special buses, reser-vation of 10% land for women entre-preneurs in industrial estates of theState, 50% subsidy for girl students forpurchase of scooters and marriage as-sistance scheme. Mahajan said thesemay look small initiatives for somepeople but being a lady herself sheknows the essence of these measureswell. “Govt will continue its efforts toensure that the women get their due inthe society,” she said. The Otherprominent Morcha activists presenton the occasion State Secretary NeeruAnand, general secretary Jammu dis-trict Savita Anand, Surinder Kour,Kiran Aggarwal, Surekha, Geeta be-sides other.

BJPMM celebrates victory of women in RIO Olympics 2016

Nation salutes indomitable courage & stellar achievements of women: Rekha Mahajanu

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

Making it loud and clear thatthe country is incomplete with-out PoK and that reuniting itwith India is the resolve of theparty, which was also the unani-mous resolution of theParliament, Lok Sabha MP JugalKishore Sharma said that thepeople of the country have madeup their mind for working to-wards making the mission ful-filled. He was addressing publicmeetings during “TirangaYatra” motor bike rally. He alsocovered some distance on openjeep. It started from ShriKameshwar Mandir in AkhnoorAssembly Constituency and cov-ered the entire town. Later itpassed through Sungal Morh,Bomal ,Maira, Jourian, Troti inChamb Constituency, Khour,Chak Malal, Border area ofPallanwala and then returned toAkhnoor while also passing

though the villages Kaleeth andSamah, Sohal on six day of its ini-tial commencement fromJammu. Jugal Kishore Sharmawas accompanied by BJP Statevice-Presidents Yudhvir Sethiand Bharat Bhushan, MLAsRajeev Sharma and Dr. KrishanLal Bhagat District Seh-PrabhariSuresh Sharma and DistrictPresident Manmohan Singh.Jugal Kishore Sharma said thatour neighbour Pakistan has un-leashed a proxy war against Indiafor the last over 24 years and thestate of Jammu and Kashmir hassuffered a lot during this period.He said that the Pakistan’s inten-tions are not good and it keeps daydreaming of snatching Kashmirfrom us but it should rememberthat not even an inch of our landcan be taken till the last Indiansurvive. He said that the claim ofPakistan that Kashmir is a dis-puted territory and it is the soleproblem between the two coun-tries is not true.

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

In order to undertakeparty’s “Yaad Karo Qurbani”programme under Azaadi 70to meet and felicitate kithand kin of martyrs, freedomfighters, INA heroes and ex-soldiers who have been con-ferred with gallantry/ brav-ery awards, Rajya Sabha MPShamsher Singh Manhas,along with State Secretary &R.S. Pura District PrabhariVikram Randhawa, Ex-MLAAshwani Sharma andDistrict PresidentBrijeshwar Rana, met and fa-cilitated the families of fourmartyrs in a function held atBishnah in presence of alarge number of party ac-tivist and general public.Shamsher Singh Manhas,while lauding the role of thearmy and para-militaryforces personals, said thatthese are the people who getmartyrdom while servingthe nation. He said that nei-ther nation nor its citizenscan forget the supreme sacri-fices of the people who didnot care for their families,friends, own lives but pre-ferred to go ahead to laydown their lives for gettingmotherland freed. He saidthat not one or two but thereare hundreds of such caseswhere it happened that bravesoldier laid down his life justa few days ahead of his mar-

riage or there were few whocould not spent even fewdays at home after their mar-riage as the nation gave themcall to go on borders and de-fend the sovereignty of moth-erland. Such jawans have setexamples of their commit-ment towards the nation andwe should come forward toextend every kind of help totheir families besides organ-izing programmes in theirmemories at their birthplaces so that they live in theminds of the people and keepinspiring the young genera-tions. Vikram Randhawasaid that the entire Jammuprovince has the large popu-lation of such families whohave lost their dear ones indirect and proxy wars wagedby our neighbours. He said

that such heroes deservesalutes and honour.Ex-MLAAshwani Sharma said thatthe people who sacrificetheir lives for the security oftheir countrymen and defendthe borders are the ones whodo not have any match astheir contribution is notcommon. He said that theseare the men in uniform whohave shown the path andmean of serving the mother-land. R.S. Pura DistrictPresident Brijeshwar Rana,Madal Presidents NarainDutt and Ramesh Saini,Kissan Morcha State VicePresident Satish Bharti,Senior leader Raj SinghLangeh, Office bearers ofDistrict, Mahila Morcha,Yuva Morcha also attendedthe programme.

Martyrs set examples of commitmenttowards nation: Shamsher

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

Gandhi Global Family(GGF) in collaboration withGandhi Peace Foundation(GPF), Jammu under theaegis of United NationsInformation Centre (UNIC),New Delhi, celebrated theInternational humanitarianDay here today. In this con-nection, a programme organ-ized in KC public SchoolJammu in which variousschools of Jammu city work-ing together for the promo-tion of Mahatma Gandhi ide-ology of peace and non-vio-lence participated.Padmashri S.P. Varma,President GGF, J&K, whopresided over the function,highlighted the current hu-manitarian crisis the worldfacing today where a record130 million people are de-pendent on humanitarian as-sistance to survive. Hestressed upon the need to pre-vent violent conflicts by fol-lowing the MahatmaGandhi’s Philosophy ofNonviolence at all levels. Healso lauded the services of hu-manitarian and aid workersacross globe who has dedicat-ed their lives for the cause ofOne Humanity - that is themefor this year. Gandhi GlobalFamily also took initiative inhonoring the humanitarianworkers on this day. In thisregard Dr. Seema Rohmetra,Co-ordinator Gandhi Peace

Foundation, Jammu and Dr.Ashaq Malik, PresidentAttitude ChangeInternational, Darhal(Rajouri) were first to get theHumanitarian Award of theYear in female and male cate-gory respectively. UN-Indiaconnect pins were also pre-sented to them on behalf ofUNIC New Delhi. Whilespeaking on the occasion Dr.Seema Rohmetra emphasizedupon the need of inculcatingGandhian values amongschool children to prevent fu-ture conflicts, wars and man-made disasters hence makingthis world a better place tolive for all. She appealed toopen Mahatma Gandhi Clubsin every school for makingchildren responsible citizens.Dr. Rohmetra also expressedhopes that fellow citizens mayalso join the Gandhian move-ment for nation building. UNSecretary General Ban ki

Moon’s message on world hu-manitarian day was also read.Rana Rajinder Singh, PallaviGautom and Priya Singhmade a powerpoint presenta-tions on the occasion. Earlier,Principal of KC Public SchoolAmarendra Misra welcomedthe guest. Sonia Thakur con-ducted the proceedings of theprogramme whereas youngGandhian Manish Joshi, Co-ordinator GGF Jammu re-gion, presented vote ofthanks. Prominent amongothers present on the occa-sion were eminent environ-mentalist Gopal Sharma, Dr.Monika Narang, RajneshKhajuria, Bashir Shawl,Bimla Slathia, PrabhaSlathia, Manprret Kaur,Gautom Sharma, PriyaBhat, Puneet Kaur,Menakshi Jamwal, LakshmiJasrotia, Ryan, SimranjeetKaur, Nivedita Sharma andAvneet Kour.

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

Trinetra Dhari ShivShambu Seva Dal (TDSSSD)Parade ground, Shalamar roadtoday appreciated ModiGovernment for peaceful con-clusion of Amarnath Yatra.Talking to media persons,Mandeep Sharma President ofTrinetra Dhari Shiv ShambuSeva Dal said that besides allodds Modi led central govern-ment and Mehbooba led J andK govt. has conducted peacefulAmarnath Yatra which con-cludes on August 18 (RaskhaBandhan) He said after thedeath of Hizbul commanderBurhan Wani clashes eruptedin Srinagar and Hindus areafraid about their brothers andsisters who visited HolyAmarnath shrine but securityforces Indian Army , BSF , SSB,CRPF , JKP and others underthe leadership of NarendraModi has done a marvelous joband has evacuate all the

Yatries safely. He said we areall praise of these securityforces and lauded their effortsfor peaceful Amarnath Yatra.He said that this shows that oursecurity forces are best in theworld. He said that Lakhs of pil-grims visit Amarnath Shrineand not a single person com-plaint about any difficultywhich shows that CentralGovt. is doing commendablejob. He further said that securi-ty forces work day and night forsuccessful completion of peace-ful Amarnath Yatra for whichwe salute them. He made a ap-peal to civil society of Kashmir

to interfere so that peace, nor-malcy can be restored inKashmir. Those who werepresent on the occasion wereNeeraj Sharma Chairman,Mahanf Bitti Ji Advisor, VijayKumar Baru Sr. VicePresident, Varinder KhullarVice President, SurinderKumar Gen. Secretary,Romesh Chander, Mannu Ji,Rajeev Kumar, Vijay Kumar,Arjun Dev Singh Jamwal,Rakesh Sharma, Rakesh Kohli,Ravi, Sudershan, RamanKumar , Raj Kumar (Jallu),Raju Kawaria, Minta Khajuriaand others.

Reuniting PoK with Indiais our resolve: Jugal

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

All J&K PHE ITI Trainedand CP Workers Associationtoday demanded regulariza-tion policy for the casual, needbased workers, and daily wa-gers in the department.Speaking to the media personshere, president of theAssociation, Tanveer Hussainsaid that they work hard forgeneral masses but when itcomes to their demands theGovernment turn blind eyes.He alleged that daily wagers,casual or need based workershave been working since oneand half decades in the PHEdepartment but they have yetto see their regularization. On

the other hand, the legislatorshave increased their salarieswhile the workers have beenstruggling for their right.“The Government had as-sured us that the demandswould be accepted followingwhich we suspended thestrike. But they have not takenany decision over our regular-ization and other demandsforcing the PHE workers toagain come on roads,” he al-leged Even as CM stated thatfinancial condition of state isnot good, the Governmentwent ahead with their deci-sion and purchased Rs 200Crore, gave 100 % hike in thesalary of MLA/MLC Ministerand went to repair and renova-tion of residential office ac-

commodation of VIPs whichhas created huge financial lia-bilities on the state exchequerin case of the Govt will turntheir deaf ear towards casuallabour genuine demands i.e.regularization policy the casu-al labour of PHE will go forstate protest indefinitely. TheChief Minister should serious-ly look into the issue of casuallabourers. Those who werepresent in the press confer-ence include Deepak Gupta(vice president) SubashChander (general Secretary)Manjeet Singh, Tilal Raj,Bhanu Partap, Jeevan Singh,Pawan Kumar and VijayKumar (stage Sectt) ArunSingh Pardeep Kumar,Subash Chander Sharma

(Adv) Houshyar Singh, NissarAhmed, Surinder Kumar,

Altaf, Roof, Rajesh Kumar, SatPaul, Ashok Kumar, Sohart,

Bhuchan, Dhani Ram, Sushil,and Raj Kumar.

Release pending salaries, regularize daily wagers: PHE Association

Gandhian societies celebrate ‘International Humanitarian Day’

TDSSSD hails PM Modi for peacefulconclusion of Amarnath yatra

Casual, need basedworkers of PDD to go onstrike from August 22

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

All Casual/Need BasedUnion Workers of PDD to-day decided to go for ‘kaamchodo hartal’ in support oftheir demands. As per thestatement, the PDD workershave decided to hold demon-stration in front of ChiefEngineer EM&RE WingJammu on August 22 asmark of long pending de-mands. The workers unionsaid that they have beenworking in the department

from over ten years but gov-ernment has not fulfilledtheir promise of regulariz-ing them. They said thatthey were earlier assuredthat after completing sevenyears of service they wouldbe regularized under aprocess but nothing like thishappened.

Highlighting their de-mands, they demanded re-lease of wages from wagehead, regularization of work-ers, insurance policy to work-ers, and compensation todeath/handicapped workers.

J&K Telecomorganizing twodays mega melaacross StateGOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

J&K Telecom Circle is or-ganizing mass mega melasthroughout the State exceptSrinagar covering all districtsJammu, Samba, Kathua,Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch,Rajouri, Leh and Kargil for twodays. The mela will be onAugust 23rd and 24th, 2016. Themelas will be organized at theprominent market, residentialareas, colleges, bus stands, rail-way station and other impor-tant places. At these locationsSIM (Prepaid and Postpaid)and other BSNL products willbe available for sale from 11:00am to 6:00 pm. The public canpurchase these BSNL productsfrom these mela locations byfilling of the requisites CAFalong with their POA / POI andphotographs. The SIM (prepaidand post paid both) will be soldfree of cost on these two daysfrom these melas.

GOF Staff Reporter

Jammu, Aug 20:

There is a difference be-tween the stance taken by theArmy and the CRPF as far asfor as use of pellet guns are con-cerned. The CRPF authoritieshave said that there could bemore fatalities if the securityforces were told to give up theuse of pellet guns while con-trolling violent crowds.According to the CRPFsources, more people could getkilled whenever the situationassumes serious dimensionsas the CRPF personnel have toopen fire which could result inheavy causalities. Against thissenior Army functionaries areof the opinion that pellet guns

could be easily replaced bychili grenades, pepper gunsand sound cannons whichwere being used world over tocontrol protesters. This callsfor constituting a committee ofexperts, with members fromthe CRPF, BSF and the Army,and those from the DRDO thatis engaged in manufacturingweapons and explosives. Therecommendations of the com-mittee should be submitted tothe Defence and HomeMinistry which could take a fi-nal decision. Whatever deci-sion is taken by the defence andHome Ministry should be finaland the security forces shouldbe implemented by the CRPFand the BSF while tackling vio-lence in Kashmir.

Diverse stand taken by Army &CRPF on use of pellet guns

Shiv Public Hr Sec Schoolorganises drawing competitionon ‘Yaad Karo Kubani’

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Shiv Public Higher Secondary School Sari RakwalaJammu today organized a drawing competition on the eve of“Yaad Karo Kurbani” to remember our freedom fighters wholaid the foundation of Independent India. State presidentBJYM Dr Suresh Ajay Magotra was chief guest on the occas-sion and Managing Director Shiv Public School Jammu ShivDev Singh Salaria was guest of honour. State BJYM PresidentDr Suresh Ajay Magotra inaugurated the function and distrib-uted colors and drawing pads to the students. More than 150students from the different classes participated in the event.The first prize of the Drawing competition was clinched byRashmi Rajput while 2nd and 3rd prize went to Juhi Manhasand Tanvi Sharma respectively. Speaking on the occasion Dr.Magotra said that it was a good initative by Mr. Shiv that aDrawing competition was organized on such a wonderful pro-gramme, ”Yaad Karo Kurbani” initated by our central govern-ment and to celebrate this festival with the future of the nationwill definetly give fruitful results in the progress of our na-tion. Magotra advised to students that whether you becomeDoctor , Engineer, Enterpreneur or take any other profession,your first aim should be to serve the nation. Dr. Magotra fur-ther said that as our Hon’ble Prime Minister has set a dream tomake India clean under “Swaach Bharat Abhiyan” so beingthe future of the Nation it becomes moral responsibility of stu-dents to clean their surroundings and make this dream cometrue. He also said that the present Young Generation is now adays envolved in “Chemical Drug Culture” and we have tofight against this planned conspiracy of antinational elementswho are hell bent to spoil our young treasure. Shiv Dev SinghSalaria thanked Dr. Magotra for giving such a wonderful op-portunity to organize this competition and then grace the oc-casion by becoming the part of this function. State SecretaryBJYM Rahul Vaid was also present in the function.

Brig Rajan Jamwal visits J&KNCC Bn NCC to meet all ANOsof NCC School and college

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2 J&K Battalion NCC Boys which has around 70 ANOsNCC Schools and Colleges running NCC activities efficientlyunderwent their annual inspection. The inspecting officerwas Group Commander Brigadier Rajan Jamwal who firstlyheard the annual brief of officiating Commanding officer LtCol Monisha SRS on the conduct of NCC activities in variousSchools/Colleges. The stores and officer were also inspected.Thereafter, Brigadier Rajan Jamwal addressed to all the rep-resentatives of NCC Schools who are called Associate NCC of-ficers (ANO). To bring more vibrancy and betterment of NCCactivities the Group Commander took the emtiative of speak-ing directly to all the ANOs. This was the first ever meetingwhere the Schools and Colleges got a chance to exchange newideas, put acro in difficulties faced in NCC Schools andColleges stationed in remote area. Various social service NCCactivities were discussed and also about the preparation ofThal Sainik Camp which proceeds to Delhi in the comingmonth september such regular interactions with college givesan excellent opportunity of inter exchange of instructions andin monitoring NCC activities on a common forum.

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Entering the 20th year ofits existence in the city ofTemples, a two days annualexhibition cum sale of NIFD ,KRITHI, a work of art was in-augurated by Neha Bagga, awell known face in the TV in-dustry, better known as "Rajji"of "Bani Ishq Da Kalma" fameat their NIFD Campus KaranMarket . The budding design-ers of the institute worked ac-cording to their themes . Inthis exhibition other thantheir regular curriculumwork students also displayedtheir designer creations.Fashion Design departmentwas divided into two groupsand the first group under theguidance of Neha Mahajandisplayed their garments un-der the theme "PRAKRITI "They created the whole ambi-ence as if someone has entereda valley of flowers and butter-flies ,beautiful and colourfulpleasing to the eyes . The sec-

ond group was under the guid-ance of Ms Sunita Dogra andthe students under her depict-ed a rustic look and workedwith rope and thread and giv-ing it variant shape and form

and called the section "AKRI-TI" wherein the material wasmainly the art and craft sec-tion and worked on best out ofwaste. They reused waste ma-terial and reused them . The

home furnishing items werealso displayed in this section .The last section was under theguidance of Rajwinder Kaurwherein the more establisheddesigners , the proud pass outs

of NIFD put up their creativityon display .since they camefrom all over India , their sec-tion was called " RANGRITI ".The whole ambience was verycreative with live size sketch-es painted on the walls andbrightly painted . Overall thestudents worked on the pres-ent trends in fashion , gar-ments displayed were western, indo western and traditionalgarments . Latest techniqueswere used to to make handpainted stoles and embroi-dered capes and shrugs .Blockprinted and screen printedbedsheets and towel sets weremade . In fashion accessorieshair bands, bangles and cre-ative ear rings were made. Inthe best out of waste sectionvases out of bottles, ganeshas,elephants , decorative pots , gelcandles, dinning mats, coasters, mirrors , wall paintings ,macrame partitions, drapedcushions and many other itemswere put on display. All theitems sold away like hot cakes .Speaking on the occasion, Neha

Bagga encouraged the studentfor their hard work and innova-tive ideas and creations whichwere presented very creativelyand aesthetically. ChairpersonVanita Thakur said that thisyear NIFD is celebrating 20years of successfully nurturingthe best designers in Jammu ,what better way to celebrate itthan in our own very creativestyle . Thus, this exhibitioncum sale which has got tremen-dous response and the people ofJammu appreciating the talentof the students. She also an-nounced a year long celebra-tion and has called for all herpass out students to get in touchwith the institute as there arebig plans of celebrationsthroughout the year. She alsothanked her staff specially herCentre Manager Ms MamtaJena who along with her teamput up this show and gave thedesigners a platform to thinkand creatively execute theirideas. The exhibition has got avery good response and willconclude tomorrow.

TV actress Neha Bagga inaugurates two daysannual exhibition cum sale of NIFD

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Abdul Ghani was a resi-dence of village Loran, Poonchdistrict and a driver by profes-sion. Most of his time wasspent out working in otherstates to include Delhi,Himachal Pradesh andPunjab, but whenever, he wasat home with his family, hetaught basic driving skills tolocal unemployed youth help-ing them to earn livelihood. Healso provided monetary assis-tance to a number of needyfamilies of Loran and thusgained a very good reputationin the village. His family com-prised of his wife Akbar Jan,two daughters named PraveenAkthar, Gulshan Akthar and ason Harshan Ghani. He hadsome agricultural land, in-come from which barelyhelped his ends meet, there-fore, he learnt driving whichbecame his main source of in-come. Education of his chil-dren was his first priority as heexpended most of his earningson educational expenses of hischildren. In a rural area wheremany girls do not have accessto basic education, AbdulGhani ensured school educa-tion of both his daughtersalong with his son. AbdulGhani started showing symp-toms of paralysis four yearsprior to his death, ie, in the

year 2011. Initially he didn’tundergo medical treatmentciting reason that majority ofhis income with be spent onmedical expenses. Even in theinitial stages of the disease, hekept working hard to earn dai-ly bread for his family, ignor-ing his poor health but soonthe symptoms of disease be-came severe and left side of hisbody became paralyzed.Slowly and slowly, the cost oftreatment and medicines start-ed draining out the savingsdone by the family. As told byneighbors and villagers, hewas a person who would fighttill the end but would never askfor any favours from anyone.Bravely battling the disease

and facing a dire financial con-dition, the individual finallysuccumbed to severity of thedisease. Abdul Ghani is still re-membered as a very helpful,kind and cooperative person inthe neighbourhood. He wasone of the finest and most re-sponsible persons from thearea and having worked in oth-er states of the country, withhis varied experiences, alsomotivated local youth to takeup driving as a profession so asto earn an honest livelihood fortheir families. Since AbdulGhani’s death on 15 December2015, his family is goingthrough a difficult stage, asmost of their income has al-ready been spent for his treat-

ment. His younger daughterwho was studying in the tenthstandard had to stop her stud-ies owing to financial prob-lems. The condition of the fam-ily started deteriorating andthe entire family of four staysin a single room dilapidatedhouse, without basic house-hold amenities and survivingon the help from locals and theArmy by way of ration andclothing. The Army, under itsskill development initiative,got both the daughters en-rolled for embroidery classesat Mandi, Poonch district.Under this joint initiative bythe Army and State HandicraftDepartment, the two girls willbe trained for one year and atthe end of the course each ofthem will be given a Certificatefrom National Council ofVocational Training (NCVT)an amt of Rs 5,000 and raw ma-terials free of cost. The Armyhas also helped the family torenovate their house and pro-vided them with basic domes-tic and house hold items likemattresses, blankets, cookingutensils and crockery. Thisinitiative by the Army atLoran in Mandi Tehsil ofPoonch district has become asource of motivation for oth-er Government and SemiGovernment organisations tocome forward for the uplift-ment of poor families in thesociety.

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Hand Embroidery unit atMandi is jostling with energynever seen-before with girlsqueuing-up for registrationfor the second Hand-Embroidery course due tocommence in the last week ofJuly. The reason for this en-thusiasm is a Class 10 drop-outteenager, Gulshan Akhtar,resident of Loran, a remoteborder village in Mandi Tehsilof Poonch and Haveli districtwho transformed her life byenrolling in the first HandEmbroidery course currentlybeing run by local army unit inconjunction with ITI and be-ing accredited by National cer-tification for vactionalTraining (NCVT). Her embroi-dery work displayed at the in-stitute’s entrance is grabbingattention of every visitor. Sheacknowledges the compli-ments that she receives with asubtle but confident smile.The beaming confidence on

her face is a reflection of herassured future prospectswhich were not too bright tillrecently. In fact having inher-ited a debt of Rs two lakhs afteruntimely demise of her fatherlast year along with responsi-bilities for upbringing of threesiblings, the future appearedto be doomed for Gulshan. Butthis nineteen year old got en-rolled for Hand Embroiderycourse with attractive month-ly stipend as an incentive tosustain her family. She tra-versed 13 kms of rugged ter-rain each day for almost threemonths to hone mastery in em-broidery skills. Her beautiful-ly crafted work was brought tothe notice of Army officials re-sponsible for running this pio-neer skill development initia-tive. Seeing her dedicationand enthusiasm, Army adopt-ed her and took upon itself tosecure her a loan to facilitateopening of an independenthandicraft unit in Loran itselfpost completion of her coursewhere she plans to train the

native girls to make handi-crafts in large numbers.Gulshan is excited about thenew opportunity that hascome her way as the daily in-come from the enterprise willnot only help her repay herloans but also be a source oflivelihood for many other un-der-privileged families. Thisbright prospect has suddenlybrought her into limelight andevery girl dreams of trans-forming herself into Gulshanby enrolling herself with thenext course. Army is currentlytraining sixty girls fromBelow Poverty Line (BPL)families at three differenttraining centres while a num-ber of skill development initia-tives to include plumbing andcarpentry skills, driving andvehicle mechanic training, ITand computer course traininghave been planned to be run atthe Regional ITIs for empower-ing the youth from economi-cally weaker sections of socie-ty to ensure their employmentand economic independence.

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When second most popu-lous country in world and thelargest ever Rio Olympic con-tingent was rescued fromwash off in terms of medal tal-ly by women only, it’s time wethink: ‘do we really not needgirl child to be born despiteher being strong enough toexcel in any eventuality de-spite the odds?’ Proud ofPusarla Venkata Sindhu, fa-mous P.V. Sindhu, winningsilver medal in badmintoncreating history in India,Sakhshi Malik winningbronze in wrestling and DipaKarmakar making it amongstfinalists in gymnastics andearning fourth place (the firstever for any Indian) in RioOlympics 2016, S. S. BijralState Convener Beti BachaoBeti Padhao said our girlchild is a disguised beautifulselfless soul. Over centuries,the selfish society made no ef-

fort to know her capabilities,instead strived to let her notbe born, ensured she stayedweak physically and mental-ly, to be at mercy of man andconfined. Bijral said other-wise born strong, she wasrendered weak, and termed‘weak sex’ and made depen-dant. Bijral reminding socie-ty words of 12th centuryIslamic scholar IBU Rsd akaAverroes; “We have no ideaswhat capacities woman hasother than reproductive func-tions. For this we turn theminto man’s servant to feed andraise children. This destroyswhatever other quality isthere in them”, said the girlchild is gift of God as futuremother. For we worship Godshe deserves to be welcomed,nurtured and groomed likechild of male gender. Not wel-coming and celebrating herbirth , under nourish her, ig-nore her education, discour-age her from sports and keepher morale low for main-

tained subjugation. He saidthus we suppress her giftedcapabilities to her disadvan-tage, to the disadvantage ofhome she serves as first rolemodel and finally the nation.Former IGP Bijral said likesof P.V. Sindhu, Sakhshi Malikand Dipa Karmaker and manyother women who haveearned laurels for country insports before, have by theirprowess confirmed centuriesold truth stated by Ibu Rasdaka Averroes. This, he said,happened as their parentsnourished their physique andintellect and brought out theirhidden gifted abilities, gener-ally remaining suppressed,otherwise, in others.Motivated by scintillatingperformance of the there inRio Olympic, S. S. Bijral madefervent appeal to fellowIndians to rethink about re-sorting to female foeticide -the greatest sin in the realm ofGod we worship, and againstnation we say our first love.

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Lalded Women WelfareSociety (LWWS) today pre-formed a motivational pro-gramme on “Meri Maa”. Theplay was written by SurajNarayan and directed byNaveen Pal. The storynukkad play ‘Meri MAA’ be-longs to a very poor labourfamily. Nattu is a childwhose father died in acci-dent and his mother is soweek and she is not able todo any hard work. Nattu istrying to survive his moth-er. Dream with the help ofbegging, but one manSuggested him that don’t

beg, you should do hardwork and he will help him instudies. Nattu go for labourwork and part time in hotelwork and study also. Afterstruggle in life he got select-ed for commander in Navy.This story is true. Message:As per labour act Nattushould not do labour worth.My suggestion is that peoplehave faith in worship to godthis in the best option tohelp this type family andcorporate in child labourACT. The main role wereplayed by Actor Naveen pal,Suraj Narayan, AshishBhatti, Santosh Basotra al-so played the role with otherartists of the group.

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Max Smart SuperSpeciality Hospital, Saketleading healthcare serviceprovider of North India todaytied up with K C Mediplex, B CRoad from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PMto extend its healthcare servic-es to Jammu. Dr RamneekMahajan, DirectorOrthopaedics and JointReplacement at Max smartSuper Speciality Hospital,Saket will be conducting theJoint Replacement OPD inJammu on every secondSaturday of the month. At apress conference held in thecity today, Max Healthcare an-nounced their Endeavour toextend its expertise in muscu-loskeletal sciences to the resi-dents of Jammu, hence elimi-nating the need to travel to the

metro cities for availing basicconsultation. The media wasaddressed by Dr RamneekMahajan, and Dr Shalu Mengi,Director – K C Mediplex. DrRamneek Mahajan, DirectorOrthopedics and JointReplacement at Max smartSuper speciality Hospital,

Saket, New Delhi shared,““Ortho pains are often neg-lected by people until it be-comes a huge concern causingdistress. The young workers oftoday’s generation lead asedentary lifestyle- they spendlong hours sitting in the sameposition, mostly in a wrong

posture, at their office and donot realize the importance ofmotion for the joints of thebody. As a result, relativelyyounger people are developingjoint disorders and kneepains. There are several fac-tors that cause knee pain likeosteoporosis characterized byextremely thin and weakbones, injuries, age-relatedwear and tear and osteoarthri-tis.” He further added, “Wewould like to take this oppor-tunity to sensitize the societyabout the increasing or-thopaedic problems in India.With the changing lifestyle inthe country, the age groupssuffering from bone diseasesare getting younger. Both menand women lose their bonedensity by 0.3 to 0.5 percent af-ter the age of 35. Late nightshifts, smoking, long hours infront of the computer and ir-

regular eating habits is mak-ing orthopaedic problems alifestyle disease. Increase inalcohol consumption and ciga-rette smoking (which are highcalcium stealers) run a higherrisk of acquiring bone dis-eases. Through the upcomingcamp we hope to spreadawareness about the impor-tance of early detection in or-thopaedic diseases” In India,50% of the people above 60years complain of chronicjoint pains which include10% male and 18% female pa-tients. One in every four pa-tients complains of knee-joint pain in India and thenumber is on the rise in thetowns and metros owing tomodern lifestyle and workpatterns. In India, everythird person above the age of70 years suffers fromArthritis.

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Continuing drive of aware-ness against corruption JKAgainst Corruption organized aPledge Ceremony at G.D GoenkaSchool today in which students ofSchool as well as staff accompa-nied in Pledge Ceremony alongwith Vikram Singh ChairmanJKAC, Rajroop Singh, RajanGupta, Girish Sharma, MetatarsiManhas District President Rular,Sanjeev Sharma DistrictPresident Urban. Students, StaffOf School along with members ofJK against Corruption Pledgedthrough Vikram Singh Chairmanof Trust, swear in the name of God/Allah/ Waheguru that from todayonwards I shall do whatever possi-ble (legally and peacefully) to cur-tail Corruption from the society &neither I will ever accept corrup-tion nor I shall pay it to anyone di-rectly or indirectly.

By : VargheSe k. george

A foreign leader and a country thatfeature frequently in American cam-paign speeches these days are VladimirPutin and Russia. From being the lesssignificant presence it became in the U.S.strategic calculus immediately after thecollapse of its Communist forebear,Russia has now returned to trouble U.S.policymakers. In many ways, its trou-bled relations with Russia signify thecomplications that the U.S. faces in man-aging foes and friends across the world.How to deal with Russia will be one of thefirst questions to confront the nextPresident of the U.S., and U.S.-Russia re-lations will have implications for India.Two narratives For now, RepublicanDonald Trump and Democrat HillaryClinton are both citing Russia andPresident Putin to suit their respectivenarratives. The Democratic campaignhas accused Mr. Trump of being soft onMr. Putin, and projects Ms. Clinton as aleader who will stand up to the Russianleader. Mr. Trump has repeatedly saidMr. Putin does not respect PresidentBarack Obama or Ms. Clinton, but wouldrespect him as President. Complicatingmatters, Mr. Putin praised Mr. Trumpduring the primaries, and an alleged

friendship between the two has becomepart of the Democratic campaign. “I re-spect Putin. He’s a strong leader, I can tellyou that, unlike what we have. We have apathetic leader. Pathetic,” Mr. Trumpsaid recently. In his speech on August 15on combating radical Islam, Mr. Trumpnamed Mr. Putin as a potential ally. TheClinton campaign has linked the hackingof Democratic National Committee com-puter network recently to Russian agentsand suggested it was an attempt to helpMr. Trump. In turn, Mr. Trump did nothelp himself when he made a public state-ment asking Russia to hack and releasethe “30,000 emails that are missing” fromthe controversial private server that shemaintained while she was Secretary ofState. “Hillary Clinton has a provenrecord of being tough with Russia andgetting results. She’s made clear that sheknows that “strength and resolve are theonly language Putin understands,” saysher campaign’s position paper on Russia.

The campaign rhetoric apart, thereare strategic considerations related toRussia that do not offer easy and clear-cut solutions to the U.S. It is at the bor-ders of the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO) that the dilemmais playing out. The European alliancewas born as a bulwark against

Communism. But today, NATO allies ofthe U.S. are facing two distinct threats onthe east from an aggressive Russia, andon the south and southeast from Islamistgroups and the social and political churntriggered by Islamism in Asia and Africa.Acknowledging the two-front threat thatNATO faces, and characterising the cur-rent moment as “an inflection point inthe alliance’s history,” Douglas Lute, theU.S. permanent representative to NATO,told reporters in a briefing on the recentNATO summit in Warsaw: “FromNATO's perspective, the foundation ofour relationship with Russia is a balancebetween strength and dialogue. So we'regoing to do what we need to do on thestrength side of the equation, but we’llequally be open to dialogue with Russia,because we think that balance representsthe right and responsible approach toNATO-Russia relations.”

Mr. Trump had earlier called NATOobsolete and wanted European partnersto reimburse America the costs borne byit. “He cosies up to Putin, praises SaddamHussein, and tells the NATO allies thatstood by our side after 9/11 that they haveto pay up if they want our protection.Well, America’s promises do not comewith a price tag,” Mr. Obama said of Mr.Trump, in his address to the Democratic

National Convention (DNC) in July. Inhis August 15 speech, Mr. Trump said hehas changed his mind after seeingNATO’s new commitment to fighting ter-rorism, expressed at the WarsawSummit. “I had previously said that NA-TO was obsolete because it failed to dealadequately with terrorism; since mycomments they have changed their poli-cy and now have a new division focusedon terror threats,” Mr. Trump said. WestAsia and the Russian factor The Obamaadministration’s policy appears conflict-ed, as it tries to walk a tight rope between“strength and dialogue” with regard toRussia, amid the unending flux in strate-gic equations as all countries keep theiroptions open and often play one againstthe other. Russian influence in Iran, Iraqand Syria make it an indispensable part-ner in the fight against the Islamic State(IS) and Islamism. Russia is a key partnerin the Iran nuclear deal that both Ms.Clinton and Mr. Obama display as a keyforeign policy success. America’s sup-port to Turkey after it shot down aRussian plane in November 2015 leadingto tensions between the two now appearsdistant as Turkey’s President RecepTayyip Erdogan and Mr. Putin discover anew bonhomie and the Turkish govern-

Moscow’s long shadowGlimpses of future

RTI is a wonderful law that empowered all citizens ofthe country to get any information from government offi-cials. RTI made government really accountable to peopleas they can ask for details of even a single rupee in coun-try. Corruption in government offices came down for thefear of being caught. But it is sad that SIC in Jammu andKashmir has become almost decunct. Three members ofstate Information Commission (SIC) two including CIChad retired months back and the lone InformationCommissioner was due to retire within a month or so butthe government had failed to initiate any process for re-constitution of the said SIC. Government has not yetstarted any action to appoint new information commis-sioner and there is possibility that RTI may become inef-fective in Jammu and Kashmir. The RTI act that ensurestransparency and accountability in good governance isbeing intentionally weakened to cover up misdoings.With the enactment of the RTI Act a lot of hope was gener-ated amongst the people particularly the deprived citi-zens. It is regrettable that vested interest in administra-tion has conspired to make this wonderful law complete-ly defunct. There were widespread expectations that tra-ditional electoral democracy would be transformed intoparticipative democracy. With RTI people get connectedwith government and feel to be the part of administrationbesides keeping check on the developmental aspects. RTIact needs to be further strengthened with stern punitivemeasures for arrogant officers who prefer to keep infor-mation secret by providing part, incomplete or wrong in-formation. It has been found that officers keep rotatingRTI applications from one office to other in a bid to hideinformation and in some cases very high fees is demand-ed to give information to discourage the informationseeker. Those who are managing the affairs of govern-ment want a free hand so their acts are not get challengedand in the process they want SIC to become tooth less anddefunct. In the absence of SIC of Corruption will furtherincrease and officials will feel free to loot the public ex-chequer. It will be in the interest of Jammu and KashmirState that a fully functional SIC be in place to ensure in-formation to people who demand it. RTI is wonderful Act,strengthening it will strengthen democracy.

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By : ShoBhaa’S Take

If we want our athletes to win medalsin 2020, the time begins now. With theright diet, coaches, infrastructure, finan-cial support and mindset, India willemerge as a major player in Tokyo. It isour sporting culture that needs a majorrevamp! I’m being totally upfront when Isay: Sakshi Malik, we are proud of yourstupendous achievement... not just as acompetitive athlete who won India’s firstmedal at Rio, but as a woman who defeat-ed the odds many times over. At the timeof writing P.V. Sindhu had pocketed thesilver, and we were holding our breathsfor the gold. Along with Dipa Karmakar,India now has Teen Deviyaan to be proudof. I know this isn’t a gender-neutral com-pliment. It isn’t! Deliberately so. There isno such thing as gender-neutrality insports. There’s not much of it in otherfields, either. But this column is primari-ly about Sakshi and her determination.This is also about Sakshi’s mother andher steel-like resolve to create a champi-

on in the family. Sakshi was born inMohra, a small village in MadhyaPradesh. It was her mother who encour-aged her to wrestle. It was her motherwho sensed Sakshi’s potential. It was hermother who took her to Rohtak whereSakshi trained with boys and faced theexpected opposition... even hostility.Twelve years of sustained effort and fo-cused diligence finally paid off when shestood on the podium and “snacked” onher bronze medal. In that one moment ofOlympic glory, Sakshi unwittingly sentout several powerful messages to mil-lions of Sakshis in India. Which is whatmakes her historic win that much moresignificant. Which is why it is importantto throw out the clichéd “feminist” argu-ment which dictates that Sakshi’s winshould be de-linked from her gender andseen in isolation. No, it definitely should-n’t. While the “Daughter of India” com-ments are beginning to get on my nerves(from Nirbhaya to Sakshi, this has be-come the pet phrase of netas), it must beacknowledged that in a society as warped

as ours, one must not ignore Sakshi’s gen-der I think she deserves another medaljust for being a woman in an arena thatdoes indeed discriminate openly and bla-tantly against female athletes.

The three biggest heroes from Indiaat the Rio Olympics happen to be women.The list includes Dipa Karmakar. This isnot a coincidence. It isn’t one of those“luck by chance” stories. There is a com-mon thread running through the partici-pation and achievements of all femaleathletes from India. It has been there eversince P.T. Usha’s time. Why, even a globalicon like Sania Mirza has had to deal withher fair share of marginalisation and dep-rivation during those early years. Somany decades later, have we moved for-ward significantly? Far from it. Whetherit is the remarkable story of DeepikaKumari, the archer from Jharkhand(soon to hit screens as an evocative docu-mentary), or Mary Kom’s gritty life fromher modest beginnings in Manipur, towhere she is today, our women athleteshave pretty much done it on their own

steam. Most of the government patronageis reserved for competing men. WhileIndia’s obsession with cricket ensuresthat corporate funding goes straight intothe coffers of our cricketing superstars.Female athletes in more progressive,more affluent countries, on the otherhand, do receive a fair amount of corpo-rate support. Here, I am not talking abouttennis stars like the American wonderwomen, the Williams sisters, but athletesfrom Germany, Switzerland, the UK andChina who compete in track and fieldevents. Add to that the usual prejudiceswomen are up against the moment theystep out of their homes and into a stadi-um, and what you get is discouragementon multiple levels. A catchy phrase goes:“Well-behaved women rarely make histo-ry.” In India, we can also add: Only well-behaved women find “good” husbands.Our female athletes are disciplined andexceedingly well-behaved (you simplycannot make the cut otherwise). Andsome of them have made history! MaryKom married an exceptional and uniqueman. Most of the others find it hard to geta suitable boy, given the gruelling hoursof training involved. Sania Mirza is also

The art of warby Harsh V. Pant

With the draft bill for the proposed Indian National DefenceUniversity (INDU) now in public domain, this is perhaps theright time for Indian defence intellectuals to start thinking cre-atively about the proposed institution. It was in 2013 that thenprime minister, Manmohan Singh, had laid the foundation forthe nation’s first defence university at Binola in Gurgaon withthe hope that when completed, INDU “will become [a] world classinstitution of higher defence studies in which we will be able totake justifiable pride”. Given the dismal state of other institu-tions of higher learning in India, this might be a tall order but atleast a first step has been taken towards establishing INDU, aproject that has been part of the national discourse for decadesnow. Though various committees had recommended the settingup of a national defence university, the government had beendragging its feet on the project. Things are finally moving now.

The nature of the challenges facing defence in the 21st cen-tury emphasises the vital requirement of education in a militaryofficer’s career. While a key strength of the military organisa-tion is its cohesiveness, it is also true that the challenges posedby the use of military force in the world today require officerswho can think and act independently of formulaic guidelines.These challenges flow from changes in the strategic environmentdriven by social, economic and political factors which in turn af-fect the character of warfare and security as a whole. As a con-sequence, there is a need to focus on enhancing the level ofprofessional military education (PME) in India.

The aims of modern PME should be to develop the militaryofficers’ understanding of defence in the modern world; demandcritical engagement with current research on defence and its re-lationship with the fields of international relations, securitystudies, military history, war studies and operational experi-ence; encourage a systematic and reflective understanding ofcontemporary conflicts; promote initiative, creativity and inde-pendence of thought in identifying, researching, judging andsolving fundamental intellectual problems and develop relevant,transferable skills, especially communication, use of informa-tion technology and organisation and management of the learn-ing process. Indian PME lacks every single one of thesedimensions.

A key point to note about the development and application ofknowledge in the military context is it is generally consideredan “art” rather than a “science” because warfare is essentially ahuman and social activity. Some debate on the issue notwith-standing, the overwhelming consensus is that the analyticaltools and assumptions for theory-building in the military settingshould be derived from the social rather than the natural sci-ences.

As a military professional, the quality of abstract and theo-retical analysis will increasingly underpin the utility and valueof the armed forces to its clients (government and society). Andhere PME in India continues to lag behind. This needs to be rec-tified if India wants to produce officers who are capable of oper-ating in a complex security environment.If we want peace, weneed to be prepared for war.

And in order to be best prepared for it, we first need to un-derstand it well. In the emerging strategic environment, un-derstanding the knowledge terrain will be as important asknowing the geography or topology of the battlefield was in thepast.The Indian military must evolve a culture of independentstrategic thinking that allows its soldiers to comprehend na-tional security in all its various dimensions. If led and struc-tured professionally, INDU can help in achieving this goal. Thegovernment needs to move beyond the usual military-bureau-cratic apparatus and reach out to the best in the wider aca-demic community if INDU is to become an institution whichcan sharpen the intellectual underpinnings of Indian statecraft.Excessive political interference, bureaucratic inertia and inter-services rivalry could reduce it to a substandard institution.That would be a real tragedy because, as Thucydides once sug-gested, “the nation that makes great distinction between itsscholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cow-ards and its fighting done by fools”.

By : hiranMay karlekar

One must understand at the outset that re-taining Kashmir is vital to India’s security andintegrity. A book, India: A Study in Profile, byLt-Col Javed Hassan of the Pakistani army,who retired as a Lieutenant-General, makes itclear that the basic goal of Pakistan’s strategicdoctrine is balkanising India. Representing astudy conducted for the Pakistani Army’sFaculty of Research and Doctrinal Studies,Command and Staff College, Quetta, it was dis-tributed by the Services Book Club,Rawalpindi. Neither of these could have hap-pened without official sanction from the high-est level, which, in turn indicated that it artic-ulated or was at least in synch with officialdoctrine. According to the book, “India washostage to a centrifugal rather than a cen-tripetal tradition.” Stating that this country“had a historical inability to exist as a unifiedstate”, Lt-Col Hassan identified Punjab,Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and “six”north-eastern States (wonder why he left oneof the seven sisters out) as being completelyalienated from mainstream India. HusainHaqqani, who refers to the book in his well-known work Pakistan: Between Mosque andMilitary, writes that Hassan felt that with“some encouragement, the alienated parts ofIndia could become centres of insurgenciesthat would, at best, dismember India, and, at[the] least weaken India’s ability to seek re-gional domination for years to come.”

Lt-Col Hassan’s book was published in1990. Pakistan’s assistance to separatist and

secessionist elements in India began muchearlier. As B Raman pointed out in his bookTerrorist State as a Frontline Ally this was“was initially the outcome of an assessmentmade by the Pakistani intelligence communityin the early 1950s that keeping India desta-bilised and its military preoccupied with inter-nal security duties would be one way of neu-tralising, at little cost, the superiority of theIndian armed forces over their Pakistani coun-terpart.” Its “proxy war against India datesback to the 1950s and 1960s when it startedtraining and arming the Naga and Mizo hos-tiles. It suspended it after the humiliating de-feat of its Army in 1971 and started it again-this

time in Punjab after General Zia-ul-Haq seizedpower in 1977.” The military dictatorships,some overtly so and some with civilian fa-cades, that ruled Bangladesh after the assassi-nation of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975,were anti-India and pro-Pakistan. They al-lowed rebels from north-east Indian States likeTripura, Nagaland, Manipur and Assam par-ticularly United Liberation Front of Asom tooperate from Bangladesh, allowing them to es-tablish camps and providing them with armsand training. There was no change duringBegum Khaleda Zia’s first stint as prime min-ister from 1991 to 1996; things became worseduring her second stint from 2001-2006 at the

head of a coalition Government comprisingthe Bangladesh Nationalist Party, of whichshe was, and is, the leader and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, which is pathologically an-ti-India and pro-Pakistan.

The first Awami League Government un-der Sheikh Hasina’s prime ministership madesome efforts to act against North-East India’srebels on Bangladesh soil but could not domuch given her small majority and oppositionfrom strong sections of the intelligence and se-curity establishments. It has been a very dif-ferent story during her second stint from 2009when she has enjoyed a massive majority andsecessionist and insurgent elements fromnorth-eastern India are finding Bangladesh’ssoil most inhospitable. Pakistan, meanwhile,had shifted its attention to Punjab and J&Kand began training, funding and equipping ter-rorists in both States. The United States’ deci-sion to lend massive help to the jihad againstSoviet occupation of Afghanistan and givePakistan virtually a blank cheque to conductit, was a godsend to Islamabad. In his book BinLaden: The Man Who Declared War onAmerica, Youssef Bodansky, then director ofthe US Congressional Task Force onTerrorism and Unconventional Warfare,wrote, “The ISI capitalized on the rapidly ex-panding and lavishly financed training andsupport system for the Afghan Mujahideen asa cover for expanded sponsorship of and sup-port for other insurgent groups dedicated tosubversive activities in India.”

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Enough of Rio, aim for Tokyo

By : Makhan Saikia

Five years after the Arab Spring, the situa-tion in many countries of the West Asia andNorth Africa region is far from satisfactory.The global policymakers and Arab statesmenhave failed to understand the challenges theArab youth are facing every day. The West andthe Arab rulers congregating to fight againstterrorism and ISIS are ignoring the socio-eco-nomic realities of their own people. This is in-directly contributing to the growth of ISIS.The bottomline is that the Arab rulers have be-come blind to their own problems Today, theArab youth are in need of another revolution,not to overthrow any autocrat or a dictator butto ensure that they have a definite future. Fiveyears after the Arab Spring, the situation inmany countries of the West Asia and NorthAfrica (WANA) is far from satisfactory. Withdevastating civil wars engulfing the region,the ambitious plans of the youth for democra-cy and freedom are badly lost. Unfortunatelythe ugly head of Islamic State (ISIS) has quiet-ly occupied the vacuum created by the absenceof stronger political systems almost every-where in the region from Iraq to Tunisia.

The sacrifice made by MohammedBouazizi a young street vendor who set him-self ablaze in late 2010 in Tunisia, unmindfulthat it will start Arab Spring — has failed to

herald a change. It is another story thatBouazizi could never foresee that his actionwould motivate millions across the Arabworld, stretching from Morocco to the Gulf re-gion. As he personified a large section of theyoung, single and unemployed youth and theirnumerous problems, his action resonatedaround the vast Arab world. The aspirationsand dreams of the youth, who were mainly thedriving force behind the whole Arab Spring,have finally been seen at present as miragesand nightmares, in some instances. First of all,notably, the Arab Spring had been widely rep-resented by a variety of participants, but themajority of them belonged to the age group be-tween15 and 24 years. Obviously, the middleclass and the economic elite took part in theprotests but the torchbearers were the youth.Second, the Arab Spring marred by blood, dis-content and uncertainty could hardly restruc-ture the political systems of any of the coun-tries of the WANA region. It was caused main-ly by the realisation of the youth in countrieslike Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and othersthat their generation was living in a Statewhich does not recognise their contribution tothe nation-building process, and also to a greatextent their aspirations are not being fulfilledin the past. Therefore, the deeply entrenchedsocio-economic problems that led to the rise of

the rebellion will not just disappear with thedeath or overthrow of dictators likeMuammar Gaddafi, Hosni Mubarak, or BenAli. Third, the contagion of the Arab uprisingwas also motivated by decades of suppressionof political freedom of commoners. Probably,long before the waves of globalisation sweptthe world, the rulers in the WANA region hadenjoyed unquestionable loyalty from theirpopulace. Put simply, their subjects in generalwere basking in the glory of oil wealth andmassive subsidies released by the rulers.

These were used as a shield against popu-lar protests and at times, for buying supportfor the regimes. So there was no question issu-ing political freedoms or at best bringing thecommon people to the political platform.Unfortunately the Arab youth fought for thesevery basic political freedoms, but they weredenied the same once again. Fourth, the over-arching socio-cultural, political and economicproblems leading to the frustration of theyouth were a general concern in almost allover the Arab world. But what had changedthe ground reality is that once the military andthe secret police started pounding on the inno-cent and peaceful protesters, many morejoined them for the fight against their rulers.

Ultimately, the success, rather the sur-vival of many States in the region, will depend

on a coherent strategy to improve standard ofeducation, to promote private sector, to gener-ate employment opportunities and to bring theyoung Arabs to the mainstream. Fifth, someArab observers say the Governments in WestAsia must bring an end to the “waithood” thatthe young people are suffering from fordecades. The Arab Spring was nothing morethan the demand of the people to fulfil the so-cial contracts made with their autocraticrulers. Thus the revolution across was per-ceived not only as a political struggle but alsoan economic and cultural ones which rightlyexposes the long-drawn-out fault lines in theirsocieties. But today, regrettably we can say thefirst of the social contracts, which the childrenwill one fine day grow up to and contributeback to society and then of course raise theirown families, have all broken up; and these allspearheaded the fire of the revolution of theyouth. Hence this “waithood” can no longer betolerated, else, the States brought by the his-toric Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 will soonbe decimated. Sixth, the 8th Annual ASDA’ABurson-Marstellar ‘Arab Youth Survey 2016’was conducted by the international pollingfirm ‘Penn Schoen Berland’ to explore the atti-tudes among the Arab youth in 16 countries inthe WANA region found that an overwhelm-ing majority of young Arabs reject ISIS.

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Moscow’s long ............................................................................ment suspects U.S involvement in the recent coup attempt.

Meanwhile, the U.S and Russia are coordinating efforts to holdthe recent victories against the IS in Syria. Simultaneously, theU.S. accuses Russia of not focussing its military operationsagainst the IS and warns it against aggression against NATOpartners. The Obama administration is “making clear to Russiathat we will not tolerate any type of aggression or interventionwithin NATO's borders,” said Ben Rhodes, Deputy NationalSecurity Advisor for Strategic Communications for PresidentObama, recently. The public opinion in America sees Russia andMr. Putin as hostile. According to a December 2015 Pew study,Americans’ views of Russia have deteriorated. In 2011, about halfof Americans had a favourable opinion of Russia, but in 2015, just22 per cent expressed such sentiments, the study found. Threatperception is relative But Mr. Trump is clear that Islamism is thebigger threat and Russia is an ally in the fight against extremism.By constantly defining his campaign as a combat againstIslamism, Mr. Trump is seeking to turn public opinion in favourof his argument. But the view that America should not be tryingto fight on multiple fronts, that it must focus exclusively onIslamism and Islamist terrorism and therefore Russia is goodpartner to have, is not an isolated Trumpian take. For instance,Republican Congressman Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher fromCalifornia, a critic of Mr. Trump until he won the nomination,has been a long-time proponent of this argument. And in this kindof a proposed recalibration of American priorities, India has amore active role to play, according to its proponents. In a recent

conversation with this writer, the Congressman defined theIslamist onslaught in cultural terms. “Russia is an Orthodoxcountry. To win the war on terrorism, the U.S., Russia and Indiamust work together.” At least two people in the Trump foreignpolicy team shared similar views with this writer recently. JoeSchmitz, a Trump adviser who was worked in the Department ofDefence during the George W. Bush presidency, said, “Don’t for-get, we defeated Nazi Germany by allying ourself with a prettybad guy named Stalin. Okay? But we had a worse guy namedHitler. So we had to do what we had to do to defeat the enemy athand. So I think it all depends on what the challenges are andwhat the deal is.” Steve Yates, another adviser, who was also partof the Republican platform committee, said: “Mr. Trump has aview on Russia and its role in fighting terrorism. I expect therewill be some recalibrating, but I can’t say what they’ll likely be.But given India’s close links with Russia and given the fact Indiais also threatened by terrorism, cooperation between the U.S,India and Russia on fighting Islamism is a desirable direction totake.” Strength against Russia remains a key talking point of Ms.Clinton, but the future administration that she is more likely tolead than Mr. Trump will have to review America’s policy to-wards Russia. As Secretary of State in the first Obama adminis-tration, Ms. Clinton had led a “reset” effort with Russia, with lim-ited success. The situation and circumstances have changed dra-matically since then, making the path forward more complicatednow. Or may be not. If the rise of Islamism continues, the choicemay become easier for the next U.S. administration.

Enough of Reo .............................................................pretty fortunate to have married a sportsman who seems to un-derstand and respect his wife’s commitment to her chosen sport.Even before we get to that particular hurdle (marriage), our girlshave to combat collective resistance from within their own fami-ly, neighbourhoods, community and society at large. We can rantand rave and theorise about not bracketing a Sakshi, Sindhu andDipa in gender slots since that automatically perpetuates patri-archy and gender stereotyping it probably does. But how can onecombat a deep-rooted social menace without acknowledging itexists? The only way for the next generation of Sakshis, Sindhusand Dipas to push ahead is to fight for their legitimate rights onall fronts and levels. They must be in a position to demand equalrights and equal opportunities. Giving a Khel Ratna to our ath-letes is nothing but tokenism. Give them facilities! A well-earnedpurse of ̀ 2.5 crores has also been announced for Sakshi. She, andother under-privileged athletes could have done with this kind ofcash when they were training for Rio. So, before we throw moneyaround, let’s insist on effective policies and a roadmap first.Awards and honours act like spurs. They encourage our athletesto try that much harder in future. But our sights should be fixedon Tokyo 2020 from the moment the Rio closing ceremony ends

and our athletes pack their kits to head home. What we want tohear is not platitudes and “shabaashes”. Yes, we had the highestnumber of athletes qualifying for the games this time. Is thatenough? Are we happy to settle for just that? Does our nationalpride and ambition not seek more? Participation is fine. Hardwork is great. Sincerity is commendable. But just like we expectour boys in blue to win every major cricket series and come backwith the cup, we should set the same standards for athletes.Medals are what countries fight for at the end of the day. Why shyaway from that basic motivation? Even a tiny country likeSingapore (not that much larger than Gurgaon or Cuffe Parade)has produced a gold medallist! If we want our athletes to comeback with a respectable harvest of medals in 2020, the time beginsnow. With the right diet, coaches, infrastructure, financial sup-port and mindset, I am certain India will emerge as a major play-er in Tokyo. It is our sporting culture that requires a major re-vamp! As for our marvellous sports women stretching, pulling,jumping, punching, grappling and much more we acknowledgeyour struggles on all fronts. For our female athletes to shine stillmore, they first need to take their equal space in society. Theplace on the podium will automatically follow.

It used the opportunity to build up its own support baseamong the Mujahideen by giving most of the funds andweaponry received from the Americans to fundamentalistIslamist groups loyal to it and starving pro-American, moder-ate Muslim jihadis loyal to King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan. Itdenied the US any say and even access to the training campsfor the Mujahideen. Saying all this, Bodansky added, “Themain reason the ISI decided to keep the CIA out of the campswas the extent of the training and support non-Afghan ‘volun-teers’ and others were getting in these camps. Most numerouswere the thousands of Islamist trainees from Indian Kashmirand to a lesser extent the Sikhs from Punjab. In addition, thou-sands of Islamists from all over the Arab and Muslim worldwere routinely trained in these camps originally designed forthe training of Afghan Mujahideen.”

It was in the 1980s that the strategy of balkanising Indiaemerged with clarity. Haqqani has stated in his book that onseveral occasions, Lt-Gen Hamid Gul, who was director-gen-eral of the ISI from 1987 to 1989, referred to an operational planto encourage the centrifugal forces in India that existed whenhe was director-general of military intelligence from 1984 to1987. Now that the north-east Indian States are quiet but for a

terrorist strike here and there by organisations like theNational Democratic Front of Bodoland, and Pakistan is un-able revive terrorism in Punjab despite its best efforts,Islamabad has per force to concentrate on annexing Kashmirby stoking turmoil there as the first step toward India’s frag-mentation. Its designs will be greatly facilitated if India losesKashmir, the immediate consequences of which will be thatthis country would no longer have the mountain ranges alongthe Line of Control as its first line of defence against Pakistan.It will be the plains of Jammu, Punjab and Himachal Pradeshwhere Pakistan will be able to mobilise the formidable mili-tary machine it has built up by spending over 80 per cent of themassive US aid it has received, to arm itself against India. Itwill find it much easier than now to to put pressure on Delhi.Even if a war does not occur, infiltration of terrorists to therest of India to ignite Hindu-Muslim tensions and stoke re-gional ethnic or linguistic fires and/or commit acts of sabo-tage, would be very difficult to stop. Killers from organisa-tions like Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizb-ul Mujahideen would spread all over the country. India’s se-curity will be severely compromised. Can this be allowed tohappen?

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Press Trust of IndiaThane, Aug 20,

A 32-year-old woman from neighbour-ing Mumbai was arrested here after she al-legedly tried to sell her teenage daughterfor sex trade, police said today. The ac-cused, who hails from Govandi, had comedown to Thane to trade her 16-year-olddaughter for Rs 5 lakh to fund the marriageof her sister's daughter, a release issued byThane police said.

However, she was caught by officials of

the Anti-Human Trafficking cell when shewas about to strike a deal at a hotel here.According to preliminary reports, thewoman allegedly runs a sex racket and hasthree daughters from three marriages. Thevictim, the woman's daughter from thefirst marriage, was allegedly pushed intoflesh trade two years ago by her mother. SrPI Ravindra Daundkar of Thane police toldPTI that police had received a tip off thatthe woman was in search of a buyer for thegirl after which they arranged a decoy andcalled the accused to the hotel to strike a

deal. At the hotel, the woman demanded asum of Rs 5 lakh. After due negotiations thedeal was finalised for Rs 4.25 lakh and itwas decided that an advance of Rs 50,000 behanded to her. As soon as she received thecash, she was placed under arrest. A caseunder sections 370 (buying or disposing ofany person as a slave), 372 (selling minorfor purposes of prostitution), 366(a) (sellingminor for purposes of prostitution) of theIPC and also sections 4 and 5 of the PITAAct was registered against her with theWagle Estate police station.

Woman tries to sell off daughter for Rs 5 lakh; arrested

Press Trust of IndiaMumbai, Aug 20

An Uber taxi driver has been arrestedfor allegedly molesting a foreign nationalwhen she was travelling alone in the cabfrom suburban Bandra to Versova here, po-lice said today. The incident took place onWednesday night but came to light only aftera friend of the woman posted about it onFacebook the next day following which thevictim approached Santacruz police andlodged a complaint against the accused driv-er Shehbaaz Shaikh (32). "On the basis of thedetails provided by the complainant, ourteam contacted the cab aggregator andsought the driver's details following whichhe was picked up and arrested yesterday,"said a senior police officer. Soon afterShaikh's arrest, Uber suspended the driverimmediately and said it has a policy of zerotolerance in such instances. Issuing a state-ment, Uber said, "We have suspended thedriver from our platform and have sharedall details related to the trip and the driverwith the relevant authorities (Mumbai po-lice) for official investigation."

Uber driver arrested formolesting foreigner

Press Trust of IndiaChandigarh, Aug 20

Haryana government to-day announced cash awards forshuttler P V Sindhu, gymnastDipa Karmakar, sprinter LalitaBabar for their splendid per-formance at Rio Olympicgames. The announcement wasmade by Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar, said anofficial release here.

While Sindhu who won sil-ver medal in badminton at Rio,will be awarded a cash prize ofRs 50 lakh, Lalita Babar andDipa Karmakar will be award-ed Rs 15 lakh each. The coach ofwrestler Sakshi Malik, whowon bronze medal at Rio, will begiven Rs 10 lakh, an officialspokesman said. The decisionto award these Olympians fromoutside Haryana would inspirethe girls across the country topursue sports and bring laurelsto the nation, the Chief Ministersaid. In keeping with the sportspolicy of the state government,Sakshi Malik will be awarded acash prize of Rs 2.50 crore.Under the policy, winner of goldmedal from Haryana inOlympics will get Rs 6 crore, sil-ver Rs 4 crore, and bronze Rs2.50 crore.

Haryanaannounces cashaward for Sindhu,Dipa, Lalita

Press Trust of IndiaThiruvananthapuram, Aug 20

Facing flak from all quarters over its plan tostart online liquor sales during the Onam festi-val, the CPI-M led LDF government in Kerala hasdropped the move. Putting to rest the row overthe proposed move to introduce online foreignliquor trade, government made it clear that nosuch decision has been taken. Tourism andCooperation Minister A C Moideen said that nei-ther the state owned Co-operative ConsumersFederation (Consumerfed) nor the governmenthas taken any decision to start online liquortrade. Media reports that the decision was takenby Consumerfed, the apex body of consumer co-operatives in the state in this regard were "base-less", he said in a release last night.

Attacking the government over the issue,Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala saidUDF would not in anyway accept this and allegedthat the government plan was part of its agree-

ment entered with the liquor lobby in the state.The LDF government initiative in this sectorwas in favour of encouraging liquor consump-tion in Kerala, he said. Criticising the new pro-posal, BJP state President KummanamRajasekharan had said the initiative would hurtthe state's 'pride and glory' during Onam festival.Consumerfed chairman M Mehboob had statedon August 19 that the plan was to launch onlineliquor sales during Onam, but that it would beimplemented only after discussions with thestate government. Consumers registering for theproducts online could order their favouritebrand and collect it from outlets by presentingthe bill, he had said and added it was only a sug-gestion to avoid long queues outside liquor out-lets. Excise Minister T P Ramakrishnan had saidthe proposal was yet to come up before the gov-ernment and that a decision would be takenwhen it comes before it. Consumerfed had laterstated that it would not deliver liquor via courieror post at the doorsteps of consumers.

Kerala govt drops plan for 'online' liquor sales

Press Trust of IndiaKochi, Aug 20

Lamenting that Congress is losing its massbase in Kerala due to infighting, senior partyleader A K Antony today batted for a genera-tional shift in the leadership of the party and saidcollective efforts are needed to bring back thosewho keep away from the organisation. The for-mer Chief Minister also warned against anymove by the BJP and CPI(M) to wean awayCongress workers and its alliance partners intheir bid to weaken the Congress party."Generational changes (in the party leadership)are needed. There is a leakage in our mass base.We should understand this. Efforts should bemade to bring back those who keep away fromthe party," he said, calling on party leaders to

stop infighting and work to bring back thoseworkers who keep away from Congress.

Antony, while addressing the "Rajiv GandhiSadbhavana Sangamam" organised by KPCC onhis 72nd birth anniversary, said if Congress con-tinues to remain as a camp of people fightingeach other, there is hardly any chance for the re-turn of the people who are keeping away from theparty. "We should give them hope. Only a photosession of a Congress leadership in the statewon't help save Congress." "I don't have faith init," the former Defence Minister said in a refer-ence to infighting among the top Congress lead-ership in Kerala even after the humiliating de-feat of the party-led UDF in the Assembly polls inMay this year. Noting that BJP is trying for aCongress-free India and Communists works fordisintegration of UDF in the state.

Cong losing mass base in Kerala due to infighting: Antony

Mumbai, Aug 20 : (PTI)

An Uber taxi driver has been arrestedfor allegedly molesting a foreign nationalwhen she was travelling alone in the cabfrom suburban Bandra to Versova here,police said today.The incident took placeon Wednesday night but came to light onlyafter a friend of the woman posted about iton Facebook the next day following whichthe victim approached Santacruz police

and lodged a complaint against the ac-cused driver Shehbaaz Shaikh (32)."On thebasis of the details provided by the com-plainant, our team contacted the cab ag-gregator and sought the driver's detailsfollowing which he was picked up and ar-rested yesterday," said a senior police offi-cer.Soon after Shaikh's arrest, Ubersuspended the driver immediately andsaid it has a policy of zero tolerance insuch instances.Issuing a statement, Uber

said, "We have suspended the driver fromour platform and have shared all detailsrelated to the trip and the driver with therelevant authorities (Mumbai police) forofficial investigation."According to theFacebook post, the driver first asked thewoman passenger to sit in the front seatwith him but when she refused to do so,then he came to the rear seat and on thepretext of cleaning the seat, touched herinappropriately.

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9 terrorists killedas their hideoutsbusted in air strikesin PakistanPeshawar Aug 20:

At least nine terrorists were killed onSaturday and their hideouts destroyed inaerial and ground operations by the armyin Pakistan's restive northwestern tribalregion bordering Afghanistan. Six terror-ist hideouts were destroyed in the raids inKhyber Agency's Rajgal Valley that alsokilled nine militants, according to a state-ment issued by the Inter Service PublicRelations (ISPR). Large dumps of armsand ammunition were targeted in airraids and ground operations in the treach-erous terrain, the statement added. Theoperation was part of Khyber-III,launched on Tuesday, which targets ter-rorists holed up in the area beyond TirahValley, right on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. On Wednesday, 14terrorists were killed in air strikes in thehigh-mountainous region where the pro-scribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan hada strong presence, the Express Tribunereported. The toll from three days of themilitary operation so far stands at 27dead, including two soldiers.

Disdain in Britain, US forFrench burkini banLondon Aug 20:

The ban on the Islamic burkini swim-suit on some French beaches has triggereddisdain in English-speaking countries,where outlawing religion-oriented cloth-ing is seen as hampering integration.Newspaper commentators have con-demned the ban as an absurdity, and onequestioned how a burkini could be moreoffensive than “middle-aged bum crack”bursting out from traditional Westernbeachwear. And experts said the debateraised questions about the French one-size-fits-all model of integration. InBritain, the full-face veil is not an uncom-mon sight in towns and city districts withbig Muslim populations, but ostensiblydoes not stir as strong a reaction as inFrance. One of the world’s most secularcountries, France strongly separates reli-gion and public life. Defenders of the poli-cy say a common arena without religiousconnotations helps avoid sectarian con-flicts and encourages equality. As a result,the burkini – like the burqa before it – hascome under fire in France. Some deem it agarment that channels radical Islam andoppresses women “It is the expression of apolitical project, a counter-society, basednotably on the enslavement of women,”French Prime Minister Manuel Valls saidof the burkini on Wednesday. Such viewsare widely contested in Britain, both onthe grounds of tolerance and practicali-ty. Britain’s best-known example ofburkini-wearing was not by a Muslimbut by TV chef Nigella Lawson, who hitthe headlines in 2011 when she wore ablack version of it on Bondi Beach inSydney. ‘Wetsuit demonisation’ A BBClook at the issue found women in Britainspeaking in favour of the burkini andsaying it aided integration.

Washington August 20

A little-known foreignpolicy adviser of DonaldTrump had praised RussianPresident Vladimir Putinduring a meeting Prime

Minister Narendra Modihad with US experts andthink tanks here in June, ac-cording to a media report.Such a meeting betweenModi and top American for-eign policy experts and

think tanks representingboth the Clinton and TrumpCampaigns was held at theBlair House when the PrimeMinister visitedWashington DC in June.According to The

Washington Post, which re-ported about this of-the-record meeting earlier thismonth, such a remark by aUS foreign policy expert in ameeting with a foreignleader stunned those pres-ent at the Blair House.“Inearly June, a little-knownadviser to Donald Trumpstunned a gathering of high-powered Washington for-eign policy experts meetingwith the visiting prime min-ister of India, going off topicwith effusive praise forRussian President VladimirPutin and Trump,” the dailysaid. “The adviser, CarterPage, hailed Putin asstronger and more reliablethan President (Barack)Obama, according to threepeople who were present atthe closed-door meeting atBlair House — and thentouted the positive effect aTrump presidency would

have on US-Russia rela-tions,” it said. A month lat-er, Page dumbfounded for-eign policy experts again bygiving another speechharshly critical of US policy— this time in Moscow, thedaily said. The ClintonCampaign on Friday used‘The Post’ story to allegethat members of the Trumpcampaign have connectionswith the Putin regime inRussia. “Carter Page,Trump’s pro-Putin foreignpolicy adviser, built his ca-reer on deals with Russia’sstate owned gas company,Gazprom, and travelled toMoscow just last month, theClinton Campaign allegedin a lengthy statement is-sued after the TrumpCampaign chairman PaulManafort resigned amid re-ports of his alleged linkswith pro-Russia elements inUkraine.

Donald Trump adviser hailed VladimirPutin in a meeting with PM Modi: Report

Istanbul August 20

Turkey wants to repair itsties with Egypt, after relationssoured over the ouster ofIslamist president MohamedMorsi in 2013, Prime MinisterBinali Yildirim said onSaturday. Relations betweenAnkara and Cairo took a nose-dive after the Egyptian mili-tary deposed Morsi on July 30,2013. Morsi, a MuslimBrotherhood leader, had beena close ally of TurkishPresident Recep TayyipErdogan’s ruling Justice andDevelopment Party-led (AKP)government.Erdogan repeat-edly condemned the ouster asa “coup d’etat” against Morsi,and in a show of solidarity atrallies he has often flashed thefour-finger “Rabaa” handsalute –seen as a symbol of theMuslim Brotherhood. “Wethink we need to develop eco-nomic and cultural ties withEgypt as countries that usethe two sides of theMediterranean,” Yildirimtold reporters at a briefing in

Istanbul. However he soundeda note of caution that high-lev-el relations would not be re-paired overnight. “We thinkwe need to start from some-where,” he said. It is not thefirst time Yildirim has ex-pressed hope for improved re-lations with Egypt. In June, hesaid he did not want to see“permanent enmity” withcountries such as Egypt andSyria. Regional powerhouseSaudi Arabia, one of the mainbackers of EgyptianPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is keen to see the two

countries reconcile as itgrows increasingly close toTurkey. After the July 15failed putsch in Turkey by arogue military faction aimingto oust Erdogan from power,Egypt’s presidency remainedmum. However, the foreignministry released a state-ment on consular efforts tohelp Egyptians in Turkey.Turkey appears to be takingsteps to return to its former“zero problems with neigh-bours” foreign policy afterrapprochements with Russiaand Israel in June this year.

Turkey wants to repair tieswith Egypt: PM Binali Yildirim

BEIRUT, August 20

Haggard and covered inblood, little Omran’s blankstare shook the world. Butacross war-torn Syria, thou-sands of children like him aretraumatised by daily life un-der bombs and siege. Thefootage of the shell-shockedfour-year-old made headlinesaround the world and wasdubbed by Washington “thereal face” of Syria’s five-yearwar. “Omran’s case isn’t rare— we treat dozens of cases likehim every day, with woundsthat are typically worse,” Dr.Abu al-Baraa, a paediatricianin a rebel-held eastern neigh-bourhood of Aleppo, told AFP.Despite the international out-cry, Dr Abu al-Baraa saidnothing would change.Omran’s haunting photo has

sparked a series of caricaturesand edited images. In one,Omran sits unassumingly be-tween U.S. President BarackObama and his Russian coun-terpart Vladimir Putin, deepin discussion. Sudanese artistKhalid Albaih drew Omrannear Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old whose tiny bodywashed up on a Turkish beachin September after a desperateattempt by his family to reachEurope by boat. Of the estimat-ed 250,000 people still living inthe eastern parts of Aleppo,

100,000 are children, saidJuliette Touma from the UNchildren agency (UNICEF).More than 290,000 people havebeen killed since Syria’s con-flict broke out, including near-ly 15,000 children. At least 2.8million Syrian children —some in their home country,others living as refugees inneighbouring countries — arewithout school. Across Syriaat least six million childrenare in urgent need of humani-tarian assistance, Ms. Toumasaid, adding that childrenmake up half of the 600,000 peo-ple living under siege in thecountry. According toUNICEF, a third of Syrian chil-dren have only known war,born after the conflict eruptedin March 2011 and forced togrow “up too fast and wayahead of their time”.

Port-au-prince August 20,

A UN acknowledgementthat it played a role in intro-ducing cholera to Haiti andvows to aid victims have beenwelcomed in the Caribbeannation, which has experi-enced the worst outbreak ofthe disease in recent history.While the number of choleracases has been significantlyreduced from the initial out-break in 2010, the fact that thepreventable disease is stillroutinely sickening andkilling Haitians is galling tomany. “The UN brought thissickness to Haiti so they needto pay the country back. A lotof people got sick, a lot havedied,” said MichelleRaymond, who said her youngson nearly died of the water-borne disease in 2013.Thisweek, deputy spokesmanFarhan Haq acknowledgedthe United Nations’ “own in-volvement” in the introduc-tion of cholera to impover-ished Haiti and pledged that“a significantly new set of UNactions” will be presented inthe next two months.Yesterday, Haq added that“the United Nations has amoral responsibility to the

victims.” He said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is devel-oping a package that wouldprovide “material assistance”to cholera victims in Haiti, in-dicating for the first time thatsome people might get finan-cial help from the UN. Foryears the UN had denied orbeen silent on longstanding al-legations that it was responsi-ble for the outbreak, while an-swering lawsuits in US courtsby claiming immunity undera 1946 convention. Haq reiter-ated that the world body’s le-gal position on immunity has

not changed. In a decision is-sued late Thursday, the US2nd Circuit Court of Appealsin New York upheld theUnited Nations’ immunityfrom a high profile claim filedon behalf of 5,000 cholera vic-tims who blame the UN for theepidemic in a country whereany number of diseasesthrive. Brian Concannon, ex-ecutive director of the Boston-based Institute for Justice andDemocracy in Haiti, said vic-tims’ advocates will be watch-ing the UN’s actions closely.They have 90 days to decide

whether to appeal to the USSupreme Court. “We will de-cide how to proceed based onwhether the UN’s actions ful-fil the cholera victims’ rightsto an effective remedy,”Concannon said in a state-ment. Researchers say thereis ample scientific evidencethe disease was introduced toHaiti’s biggest river by inade-quately treated sewage from abase of UN peacekeepers fromNepal, one of the units thathave rotated in and out of amultinational force in Haitisince 2004.

Haiti welcomes UN admission,plans to assist cholera victims

United Nations August 20

Bogota has pushed for the United Nations to supervise Colombia’s ceasefirewith the FARC rebels, even before the country votes on a peace deal to endthe long-running civil war. The government and the country’s biggest rebelforce, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), laid the ground-work for a full peace deal when they signed a definitive ceasefire in June.That deal will be followed by a full peace accord only if the agreement is ap-proved in a referendum in the coming months.“We need the mission to de-ploy as quickly as possible,” Sergio Jaramillo, Colombia’s high ommissionerfor peace, told reporters on Friday. Jaramillo said that when the referendumis held, the ceasefire mission should be already on the ground, giving “guar-antees to Colombians that they can vote freely.” The first group of observers,of which there will eventually be 450, primarily from Latin America, has ar-rived in Colombia to verify the disarmament and monitor the ceasefire.“From what I understand, at the latest in three or four weeks they should beable to be there in full force,” Jaramillo said. Their recruitment “took a bit oftime to get going but now the numbers seem to be there,” he added. After theUN’s onsite visit last week, the international organisation and Bogota “havea much better idea of what happens on the ground,” Jaramillo said UN Secre-tary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday delivered a report on the practical tech-nicalities of the mission to the Security Council, which is expected to discussit on August 26.Ban confirmed that the UN mission will have about 450 ob-servers, in addition to some civilian staff. The mission will operate in 40“widely dispersed locations,” he said. The ceasefire will be monitored by athree-party body manned by the government, FARC and the UN. Ban’s reporthighlighted the “positive reaction of the civilian population” and said condi-tions “show that preparations are on track not only from a technical view-point but also from a political perspective.” But he pointed out that only 80observers had been recruited. “Important issues remain on the table” in Ha-vana, where the talks were held, the UN chief said. The sustainability of thepeace agreement depends on “the implementation of a reliable program ofreintegration of the FARC-EP combatants,” he said. The government and theMarxist rebels are still in the final phase of four years of peace talks aimed atending more than half a century of conflict.

Colombia: Governmenturges UN to superviseceasefire with rebels

Five fresh Zika cases identified inMiami Beach: Florida officialsMiami August 20

South Beach has been identi-fied as a second site of Zika trans-mission by mosquitoes on the USmainland, Florida officials saidFriday. The discovery promptedthe US Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention to an-nounce that it was expanding itstravel warning for pregnantwomen to include the tourist-friendly area of Miami Beach. Ina statement issued shortly afterGov. Rick Scott and health offi-cials released the latest informa-tion, the CDC said pregnantwomen may also want to consid-er postponing nonessential trav-el throughout Miami-DadeCounty if they’re concernedabout potential exposure to themosquito-borne virus. “We’re inthe midst of mosquito season and

expect more Zika infections inthe days and months to come,”said CDC director Dr. TomFrieden. “It is difficult to predicthow long active transmissionwill continue.”Five cases of Zikahave been connected to MiamiBeach, bringing the state’s case-load to 36 infections not related totravel outside the US, Gov. RickScott said at a news conference.In response to a follow-up ques-tion from The Associated Press,Florida Department of Healthspokeswoman Mara Gambinerisaid officials believe the caseswere transmitted by mosquitoes.Two of the infected people areMiami-Dade County residents,and three are tourists, includingone man and two women, Scottsaid. The tourists are residents ofNew York, Texas and Taiwan.Scott described the new area of

infection in the narrow islandcity as just under 1.5 miles be-tween 8th and 28th streets.Another infection zone was pre-viously identified across aroughly 1-square-mile area en-compassing Miami’s Wynwoodarts district. Possible infectionsoutside Wynwood and MiamiBeach also are being investigat-ed. Zika infection can cause se-vere brain-related birth defects,including a dangerously smallhead, if women are infected dur-ing pregnancy. But the virus on-ly causes mild, flu-like symp-toms in most people, making itdifficult to confirm local trans-missions, the CDC said. For thisreason, it is possible that otherneighborhoods in Miami-DadeCounty have active Zika trans-mission that is not yet apparent,”the CDC’s statement said.

COLOMBO, August 20

The Sri Lanka government will complete the resettle-ment of landless internally-displaced persons (IDP) in theJaffna district by year-end. According to an earlier plan,the process was to be completed this month. A release is-sued by the Resettlement Ministry on Thursday put thenumber of landless IDP families in Jaffna at 936 whereas, atthe time of the Cabinet approval last month for housing, thefigure mentioned was 971. With army support One hundredhouses, being built in Keerimalai near Kankesanthurai,with the support of the Sri Lanka Army, are expected to beready in a month. Another 104 housing units are under con-struction in Palali North under owner-driven concept andare scheduled to be completed in October. The authoritieshave also identified 250 plots in the Kankesanthurai ce-ment factory area to resettle as many landless families. Therequirements of the remaining 482 families will have to beaddressed, which the authorities hope to complete byDecember. According to the Resettlement Ministry, discus-sions were on for the release of 450 acres of land inKankesanthurai; Palai Vemankamam North andThaiyyiddy. It would take care of 100 families.

Manila, August 20

Under Mr. Duterte’s predeces-sor, Benigno Aquino III, peacetalks stalled over the govern-ment’s refusal to heed a rebel de-mand for the release of some cap-tured guerrillas. Mr. Duterte, how-ever, has shown more flexibilityby agreeing to the release of 22rebels. Philippine PresidentRodrigo Duterte has reimposed anindefinite cease-fire after commu-nist guerrillas declared their owntruce as both sides set the stage fora resumption of talks aimed at end-ing one of Asia’s longest-runningrebellions. Government peacetalks adviser Jesus Dureza said onSaturday that the unilateral cease-fire re-imposed by Mr. Duterte willtake effect Sunday simultaneouswith the start of the rebels’ week-long cease-fire. The gestures usherin four days of talks in theNorwegian capital of Oslo startingon Monday that will focus on re-solving the root problems of an in-surgency that has left more than150,000 combatants and civiliansdead and undermined thePhilippines’ economic develop-ment. “The duration of the cease-fire will last for as long as neces-sary to bring peace in the land andalso in order to provide an en-abling environment for the suc-cess of the peace negotiations,” Mr.

Dureza said at a news conferenceat Manila’s Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport before heand the government’s negotiatingteam flew to Oslo for the talks. Themilitary said it backs Mr.Duterte’s move and expressedhopes that the rebels will matchhis move with the same sincerity.After being sworn into office onJune 30, Mr. Duterte has reachedout to the Maoist guerrillas by talk-ing to rebel leaders, designatingleft-wing activists to two keyCabinet posts and agreeing to free

captured rebel leaders. The grow-ing rapport, however, was short-lived. Mr. Duterte declared a cease-fire on July 25, but withdrew it fivedays later after the guerrillaskilled a government militiaman ina clash and failed to immediatelydeclare their own truce by a dead-line set by the tough-talkingPresident. While he became morecritical of the rebels, whom he saidsurvive through extortion, Mr.Duterte pursued peace negotia-tions to stop the decades-longbloodshed. Under Mr. Duterte’s

predecessor, Benigno Aquino III,peace talks stalled over the govern-ment’s refusal to heed a rebel de-mand for the release of some cap-tured guerrillas. Mr. Duterte, how-ever, has shown more flexibilityby agreeing to the release of 22rebels, who would serve as consult-ants in the talks. As he gave con-cessions to the Maoist guerrillas,Mr. Duterte started to visit mili-tary camps across the country toexplain his peace overtures toarmy forces at the forefront of thecounterinsurgency war.

Philippine troops, rebels hold fire ahead of peace talks Washington Aug 20:

A federal judge has ruled that Democrat Hillary Clinton mustrespond in writing in a lawsuit over her use of a private e-mailserver while she was secretary of state. In a two-page ruling is-sued on Friday, Judge Emmet Sullivan declined to order Clintonto testify in person in a case brought by the conservative groupJudicial Watch. The Democratic presidential candidate has 30days to respond to Judicial Watch's questions over her use of anunauthorised server while she was the top US diplomat, the rul-ing reads. In early July, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch saidno charges would be brought against Clinton for using the privateemail server. FBI Director James Comey however said that whilethere was no clear evidence that Clinton and her aides intended toviolate secrecy laws, "there is information that they were ex-tremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly-clas-sified information." Clinton has apologised for exclusively usingthe private email account and her own server during her time assecretary of state from 2009 to 2013. Opponents argue that thisbreached rules about protecting classified documents from cyberattack and may have amounted to a crime. The Judicial Watchlawsuit threatens to keep the e-mail controversy alive for theweeks leading up to the November 8 presidential election.

Overnight subway service in Londonto serve 50,000 a weekendLondon Aug 20:

London's new overnight subway service has begun, with plansto host 50,000 riders each weekend. London Mayor Sadiq Khan tookthe first Victoria line train on the new service early Saturday, chat-ting with passengers and marking the milestone. City leaders hopethe new service will make the British capital a truly 24-hour city onthe weekends and bolster its economy. London already boasts a vi-brant nightlife that attracts millions. But the service is also meantto serve doctors, cleaners and others who work graveyard shifts.Police say they will be able to keep revellers in check.

Millions of children traumatised by Syria warIDPs in Jaffna to beresettled by year-end

Clinton must give writtentestimony in e-mail case: judge

JAMMU sUndAy AUgUst , 21, 2016, PAgE 9

Glimpses of Future

Spain's carolina marin, center, holds her gold medal as india's v. Sindhu pusarla, left, holds her silver medal and japan's nozomi okuhara, right, holds her bronze medal

during the medal ceremony for the women's badminton singles gold medal match at the 2016 summer olympics in rio de janeiro, brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 20:

P.V. Sindhu’s bold shot atthe Olympic gold was compe-tently handled by two-timeWorld Champion CarolinaMarin, as the Spaniard pre-vailed 19-21, 21-12, 21-15 at theRiocentro Pavilion onFriday.The 21-year-old Sindhujoined shooters RajyavardhanSingh Rathore, Vijay Kumarand wrestler Sushil Kumar towin the Olympic silver forIndia. Even though she triedhard and was intense through-out, Sindhu was unable tomatch Carolina who played asolid game and was quite flu-ent with her strokes, especiallyat the net.In fact, it was a fortu-itous turn that saw Sindhu,trailing 16-19, jumping into thelead to clinch the first gameand the initiative. Carolinawas unusually unsure andfumbled with her shots at thatstage, leading to a string of mis-takes.It was a 52-shot rally thatSindhu had won to bridge thegap to 16-17, before an errorfrom her and a smash byCarolina saw the Spaniardjump ahead with what provedto be her last points in the firstgame.Sindhu made a reflexshot to get out of trouble and

clinch the game on the first setpoint. It was too much of adream to win five points on thetrot, from such a position,against such a champion. It didnot last long.True to her na-ture, Marin, who played wellthroughout the match, and re-acted to the shuttle prettysharp most of the time, com-posed herself quickly and at-

tacked with renewed vigour totake a 11-2 lead in the seocndgame.Sindhu struggled withher judgment and strokes. Thewiry Indian, who had won twomedals in the WorldChampionships, kept lookingat coach P. Gopi Chand for thesolutions to all herproblems.Dronacharyaawardee coach Gopi Chand

kept guiding and encouragingSindhu to play her game, butthe execution did not matchthe knowledge, for sheer lackof experience on the big stagefor the young girl.Yet, Sindhuhad done well to go one step for-ward, after former World No.1Saina Nehwal had won thebronze medal in the lastOlympics in London in

2012.Carolina was a class act asshe won the second game, to beon par. The stylish left-handercame up with two gems, twocross court drops from the twocorners of the court, one afterthe other, that saw Sindhurooted to the ground.For sheerdeception and perfection of ex-ecution, Carolina was razorsharp this day.In the thirdgame also, Carolina jumped upto a 6-1 lead, and Sindhu start-ed opening up and playingclose to her attacking best tobridge the gap, and be on par at10-10. Carolina was cool andshot ahead winning six of thenext nine points, thanks main-ly to her accuracy of judg-ment.Even then, at 16-14, it wasanybody’s game. It wasCarolina who handled the cli-max like a champion, tappingquick and conjuring up dropshots at will to set up six match-points at 20-14. She missed thefirst, but delivered on the sec-ond, sending PV Sindhu divingdesperately for an irretriev-able shot.It was time to cele-brate for Carolina and she wassprawled on the court, thank-ing her stars, for many secondsbefore Sindhu walked aroundto congratulate her, heartily,like a true sport.

Sindhu lends a silver lining to India's Olympic campaign

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 20 :

Usain Bolt kneeled downand gave the track one finalkiss, then flattened his hand,reached to the ground andslapped the white number “3”painted at the finishline.Three Olympics, threeraces at each, three goldmedals every time.The manwho transcended track andbecame a world-class celebri-ty bid a blazing-fast farewell tothe Rio de Janeiro Games and,he insists, the Olympics alto-gether Friday night with yetanother anchor leg for theages. He turned a close 4x100relay race against Japan and

the United States into a typi-cal, Bolt-like runaway, help-ing Jamaica cross the line in37.27 seconds.“There you go,”he said. “I am thegreatest.”Japan won the sil-ver medal, finishing .33 sec-onds behind.The U.S. finishedthe race third, but endured yetanother relay debacle disqual-ified because leadoff runnerMike Rodgers was ruled tohave passed the baton toJustin Gatlin before the startof the first exchange zone.That promoted Canada to thebronze medal. The Americanswere protesting the ruling,and as 3 a.m. Saturday ap-proached in Brazil, there was

no word on the outcome.“Itwas the twilight zone. It was anightmare,” said Gatlin, who,along with his teammates,found out about the DQ whileparading the U.S. flag aroundthe track. “You work so hardwith your teammates, guysyou compete against almostall year long. All that hardwork just crumbles.”If the rul-ing stands, it will mark theninth time since 1995 the U.S.men have been disqualified orfailed to get the baton aroundat the Olympics or worldchampionships. (They blew a10th medal, the silver at theLondon Games, after TysonGay’s doping positive.)Thedisqualification will causemore hand-wringing in theStates.In Jamaica, they’ll par-ty.Less pressure when youknow you’re the fastest manout there. “As soon as I got thebaton, I knew I was going towin this one,” Bolt said.Nobody’s done that before,and nobody’s on the horizon todo it again soon.Along forBolt’s final trip down the trackwere Nickel Ashmeade, train-ing partner Yohan Blake andthe Jamaican elder states-man, former world-recordholder Asafa Powell.

NEW DELHI, August 20 :

Fresh from her historic feat at the Rio Olympics, gymnastDipa Karmakar touched down in the country to a rousing wel-come here on Saturday and candidly said she was oblivious to allthe frenzy she had generated in the past few days, while promisinga medal in the next Summer Games.Dipa’s fourth-place finish inthe individual vault final at the Rio Olympics is India’s best per-formance in the event at an international competition.The 23-year-old from Tripura missed out on an Olympic medal by 0.150points despite successfully executing the dangerous Produnovavault (15.266) in her second attempt to secure a remarkable 15.066points in the final.“I thank all Indians for praying for me. I am hap-py but would have been happier if I had won a medal for the coun-try because I missed it by 0.15 points... but whatever happens, hap-pens for good. Hopefully, better things are waiting. I was not awareabout the frenzy back home. Sorry I couldn’t win a medal but willsurely try to win next time” Dipa said on her arrival at the IndiraGandhi International Airport.Dipa again thanked her coachBishweshwar Nandi, who has been nominated for the prestigiousDronacharya Award. “I thank my coach the most. Being chosenfor Khel Ratna Award is great but getting it after winning a medalwould have given me the greatest satisfaction. And for me, moreimportant is that my coach Bishweshwar Nandi winning theDronacharya Award. He has been there with us for 16 years and hedeserves it more than me.”On her magnificent performance inRio, she added, “I knew I could reach 7th, 8th position but had nev-er even thought of a fourth place. I’m very happy.”With her now fa-mous death-defying Produnova vault, Dipa is currently one of themost well-known gymnasts in the world.

Srinagar, Aug 20

J&K Bank Executive

President and ChairmanBank’s Sports Board S. S.Sehgal, felicitated the Bank’s

Jammu football academy teamfor good performance and lift-ing Vishal Memorial Football

Cup. The team was given a cashaward of Rs 31000.

Felicitation function washeld at Zonal Office Jammu(Central).

Pervez Ahmad NengrooExecutive President, ArvindGupta, Vice President &Zonal Head, Anil Sharma PROand Ramesh Chander,Incharge JK Bank FootballAcademy (Jammu) were alsopresent on the occasion.

Chairman Sports Boardpraised the Academy team andurged them to continue theirwinning streaks through sheerhard work and discipline to-wards the game.

JK Bank football academy team felicitated

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 : (PTI)

When it boils down to mat-ters of discipline, PullelaGopichand has no peers withPV Sindhu learning it thehard way since her formativeyears at the legendary coach'sacademy.In pursuit of excel-lence, there are little pleas-ures of life that needs to be sac-rificed and from SainaNehwal to Sindhu, Gopi's the-ory has never changed.However on a day when hisward Sindhu etched her namein the Indian sporting historyas the first ever woman to wina silver medal, the strictteacher is ready to become anindulgent elder brother.With'Mission Accomplished',Sindhu can now get back to be-ing another 21-year-old, whowould now be able to what-sapp her friends and enjoy herfavourite ice-cream. "Sindhudid not have her phone duringthe last three months. Thefirst thing is I would returnher phone. The second thing,after coming here for last 12-13days, I had deprived her from

having sweet curd which shelikes most. I also stopped herfrom eating ice-cream. Nowshe can eat whatever shewants," an elated Gopi toldPTI after Sindhu's silver win-ning feat.Gopi hailed Sindhu'swork ethic during the lead up-to the Olympics. "She has had

a great last week. The kind ofwork she has put in in the lasttwo months is tremendous.The kind of sacrifices she hasmade without complaining isfantastic. She deserved to en-joy the moment and that'swhat I really wanted her to do.I'm very truly very happy.

Will return Sindhu's phone, lether enjoy an ice-cream: Gopi

Usain Bolt seals a ‘triple triple’ asJamaica win Men's 4x100m relay

Dipa gets a rousing wel-

GoF Staff ReporterJAMMU, August 20:

District Football Association (DFA) Jammu resumed theDivision-B Football League Tournament at GGM ScienceCollege ground, here from tomorrow.

Earlier, the competition was stopped half way due to certainreasons by the DFA Jammu. “Now, we have resumed the compe-tition from tomorrow by scheduling two matches,” informedgeneral secretary of DFA Jammu, Mohan Lal.

In tomorrow’s matches, New Bharat shall take on MoonLight while Christian Star shall be playing against Real Jammu.

DFA Jammu restartsDivision-B League

Taekwondo meet gets underway JAMMU, August 20:

Organised by the Jammu District Taekwondo Association,the 1st J&K Taekwondo Association Cup got underway at DograBrahman Pratinidhi Sabha complex, here.Around 500 youngboys and girls are taking part in this three-day meet, a handoutissued by the Association, here today informed.Earlier, the com-petition was declared open by District Officer (DYSS Jammu),Sukhdev Raj Sharma amidst interaction with the participants.The competition was officiated by the technical penal includingVikrant Joshi Sanjay Kumar, Arvind Satti , Tashi Tundup,Mukta Gupta , Rohit Sharma, Sunil Singh, Pankaj Kumar,Narinder Sharma, Nitish Anand and Sourab.

The Detailed Results: Sub-Junior (Mini 1): Ishmeet Singh, Ist; Aashrya Bhasin,

2nd; Mohd Ali Malik and Shorya Sharma, joint 3rd. Sub-Junior(under 21 Kg): Soham Sharma, Ist; Aryan Singh, 2nd; HridaySingh and Pranav Rajput, joint 3rd. Sub-Junior (Under 23 kg):Ruder Pratap, Ist; Ridham Agarwal, 2nd; Mahil Bangotra andNikhil Chauhan, joint 3rd.

Sub-Junior (Mini 2): Harihans Dev Anand, Ist; AchintSharma, 2nd; Aquib Hussain Shah and Aryan Pandita, joint 3rd.Sub-Junior (under 25 kg): Yashsasvi Bhat, Ist; Harshit Sharma,2nd; Shivam Sharma and Misbah, joint 3rd. Sub- Junior (under29 kg): Vansh Gupta, Ist; Shivanshu Pangotra, 2nd; ParunKumar and Shivansh Saini, joint 3rd.

JAMMU, August 20 :

District Jammu and Udhampur excelled in the inter-dis-trict Divisional level competitions of Jammu, held under thebanner of Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) atIndoor Complex, MA Stadium, here today.While Jammu dis-trict made it a double title win taking away under-14 and under-19 finals, district Udhampur bagged the under-17 final.TheDetailed Results:UNDER-14: Jammu district beat Udhampur 2-0to claim the title trophy. The Results: Yashdeep bt Aryan 21-14,21-05. Doubles: Yashdeep and Vidhan bt Aryan and Jasmeet 21-05, 21-09.Semifinals: Jammu bt Kishtwar 2-0 and Udhampur btPoonch 2-0. UNDER-17: Udhampur beat Poonch in final.Semifinals: Udhampur bt Jammu 2-0. The Results: Naman btSubhkirat. Doubles: Namana and Saiyam Sharma bt Subhkirtand Rahul. Poonch beat Kathua 2-0. Results: Amninder btKaavish. Doubles: Burhan and Amaninder bt Kaarish andHarish. UNDER-19: Final: Jammu bt Udhampur 2-1. Results:Singles: Raghav Dogra bt Harish Mahajan 21-14, 21-15. Doubles:Raghav and Savinay loses to Harish and Ritik 18-21, 21-16, 18-21.Reverse singles: Mohit Choudhary bt Adhiraj 19-21, 21-07, 21-18.Semifinals: Jammu bt Ramban 2-0 and Udhampur bt Poonch 2-0.Badminton matches were officiated by the technical penalcomprising Kiran Jyoti, Sanjay Khajuria, Vikram Jamwal,Tarunpal, Amit and Ravinder Singh.CHESS (Finals): UNDER-14 Boys: Soham of Jammu beat Purav of Kathua. UNDER-17:Aakashdeep of Jammu beat Koshal of Kathua.

Jammu, Udhampur excel in Badminton

Iknoor bags Cadet girls’ TT title GoF Staff ReporterJAMMU, August 20:

Iknoor Kour cinched the Cadet girls’ singles title beatingHargun Kour in straight sets in the final of the ongoing 2nd StagJammu Open Table Tennis Championship at Stag Table TennisAcademy, here today.In the meantime, Akhilesh shall be play-ing against Rohan Langar in the Cadet boys’ singles final.Earlier, in the semifinals, Rohan defeated Karmanya Sharma 3-2 (11-09, 06-11, 11-09, 07-11, 11-07) in a keenly contested game. TheCadet boys’ semifinals were witnessed by former State champi-on, Maninder Singh and veteran player, Sanjeev Gupta, who ap-preciated the spirit among the young boys and girls. They laud-ed the efforts put in by IP Singh in opening first Table TennisAcademy in the state thereby provided a platform to the young-sters to excel in the game.Earlier, the tournament was jointly de-clared open by veteran Table Tennis players, Ajay Sharma,Satbir Singh and Sanjay Wahi in the presence of Sanjeev Gupta,Renuka Thussu, Sanjeev Nagpal, Sanjay Mahajan, IP Singh,Manmeet Kaur yesterday . The Detailed Results:CADET BOYS:Under-12 year: (Semi-finals): Akhilesh beat Kunwarjeet Singh11-09, 12-10, 12-10; Rohan Langar beat Karmanya Sharma 11-09,06-11, 11-09, 07-11, 11-07.SUB-JUNIOR BOYS: Upto 14 years: (Pre-quarters): Manaya beat Dhananjay Sharma 11-07, 11-09;Karmanya beat Aarit Badgotra 11-04, 11-06; Sudhikeshen beatAmar 11-06, 11-05; Rohan Langar beat Shiv Arpit 11-05, 11-08;Mahi Kalu beat 11-06, 11-08; Akhilesh beat Shivain Goel 11-05, 11-06; Nikhil beat Karmanya Wahi 11-08, 08-11, 11-07; PargunSharma beat Harshit 11-06, 11-03; Shaksham beat Priyash Singh11-06, 11-07.SUB-JUNIOR GIRLS: Under-14 year: (Semi-finals):Iknoor Kour beat Archita 12-10, 12-05; Hargun (senior) beatMaghna Jain 11-07, 08-11, 11-08.

Speculations about Golmaal 4 cast have been madeever since forever now!! While there have been rumoursabout either Deepika or Alia being roped in as the lead ac-tress for the film, director Rohit Shetty has confirmedthat it’s going to be neither of them! At the launch ofRanveer Ching Returns, (which is a short movie helmedby the director) Shetty spilled the beans on which actresswill be seen in the fourth installment of Golmaal. At thelaunch he said, “Neither Alia nor Deepika have beensigned for the film. It’s going to be someone from theyoung lot.” Well, that’s all he said leaving us confused! Wewonder whom is he hinting at! With Alia being knockedoff the list, it looks like it’s going to be either Parineeti orShraddha! But nothing can be confirmed as of now. But is-n’t this sad? We’d have loved to see Deepika or Alia inGolmaal 4. After all, they’ve never really explored thecomedy genre except for Deepika in Housefull!Nevertheless, let’s wait and watch who will bag the leadrole. Tamannaah Bhatia, who is also seen in the ad, wasalso present at the event. But everyone couldn’t take theireyes off Ranveer and Rohit because they just couldn’t stoppraising each other. It seems they are going to team up fora film very soon!

Parineeti Chopra is totally killin’ it inChicago! Just look at her perform onDrama Queen at the Dream Team tour 2016!She is just so high on energy! It looks likeshe never gets tired! After coveringHouston and San Francisco, the DreamTeam is currently in Chicago. In the video,Pari is see dancing her heart out on a popu-lar track Drama Queen from her film HaseeToh Phasee as the crowd cheers for her.She had won accolades for her perform-

ance in the film and with this killer per-formance, she has won our hearts too!Despite of traveling so much and having ahectic schedule, Pari is still seen perform-ing so energetically that you won’t be ableto take your eyes off her even for a minute.A few hours ago, she had tweeted picturesof her rehearsals saying she was hell nerv-ous for her performance.

But if this video is anything to go by,Pari, you have nailed it!! Alia, Parineeti,

Katrina, Varun, Sidharth and Aditya are inthe US as the Dream Team tour kicked offin Houston a week ago. They are alreadyhaving a gala time and in Chicago too,these B-townies are sure going to set thestage on fire! Director Karan Johar andBadshah are also present at the tour withthem. Now with the Ishaqzaade actress de-livering a top-notch performance like this,we cannot wait to see how the others haveperformed!

Drama Queen Parineeti Chopradelivers a stunning performanceat the Dream Team tour 2016!

This year has witnessed a number of B-town-ies getting married and it now seems like Sophieis all set to join the bandwagon! Yes, you read thatright! Apparently Sophie Choudry is going to gethitched. The actress shared a picture on her offi-cial Twitter account which has her flaunting herengagement ring. “Can’t wait (sic),” she captionedthe pic. Wondering who the guy is? Well, Sophiehas managed to keep that a secret! The pic doesn’treveal his face. Whoa! Now this is huge!! We don’tknow how far this news is true but we think thepicture speaks for itself! If the pic is anything to goby, wedding bells are ringing for Sophie and weare extremely happy for her! It was MandanaKarimi first who announced her engagement inan unusual way on Twitter a couple of months agoand now its Sophie. And guess what?Congratulatory messages from her B-town friendshave already started pouring in! Bipasha Basuand Neha Dhupia are among the first ones to havewished her.

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Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai actorRohitash Gaud is dismayed and an-noyed, and has a good reason for beingso. While the entire cast and crew ofBhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai is getting readyfor a trip to America, Rohitash is sittingback at home perhaps sobbing. The ac-tor, who plays Manmohan Tiwari, hasbeen denied a US visa. Unfortunately,he is the only one whose US Visa hasbeen denied. Strangely, everyone else’s

visa got cleared. “The entire team is at-tending the New York-India parade onAugust 21. My visa has been rejected be-cause they felt I was going there on aprofessional contract. It’s strange thatthey denied me the visa while grantingit to everyone else. We have appliedagain, but by the time the formalitiesare cleared, it will be too late. The eventwill be over by then,” the actor told a na-tional daily. As per a Facebook event,

the parade is going to be held at atMadison Avenue, New York. To be attend-ed by Abhishek Bachchan, Yogrishi BabaRamdevji, Chiyaan Vikram, and theIndian community, the 36th India dayparade celebrates India’s IndependenceDay. The parade comprises of floats, pa-triots, community stalwarts, foodkiosks, cultural programs showcasingIndian dances, among other entertain-ing performances.

For all those who have been eagerly waiting for Baahubali 2, here is apiece of information that will make you extremely happy! Fans can nowrejoice as the first look poster of Prabhas from Baahubali 2 will be releasedin October this year! The first look poster of the sequel Baahubali – TheConclusion, which is in its final stages, will be released on October 23, onPrabhas’ birthday! Yayyy! Clearly the film makers couldn’t have made hisbirthday more special! A spokesperson of the film confirmed the news.“The makers are planning to offer a double treat to the audience and un-veil particular content from the sequel which can be released onPrabhas’s birthday,” he said. Now that’s a great news! Not only will it be awonderful surprise for Prabhas but for his fans too! Director SSRajamouli’s Baahubali 2 is the sequel to Baahubali– The Beginning whichalso starred Tamannaah Bhatia, Rana Dugabatti and Anushka Shetty inlead roles. Right from the visual effects to the top-notch performances,everything about Baahubali- The Beginning was well-appreciated whenthe film released in July last year. The cast is currently in Hyderabad’sRamoji film city completing the last schedule of the sequel. The director isshooting the climax of the film, which should be wrapped up by August 31.Baahubali: The Beginning which grossed over Rs 600 crore worldwide,was one of the blockbuster hits of 2015. With the sequel releasing nextyear, we are quite sure the film will break all records and set a new bench-mark for other films! What’s more? According to reports, the movie is al-ready planning to break Kabali’s records much ahead of its release. Afterall the speculations about why Katappa killed Baahubali, the sequelBaahubali 2 will be releasing in 2017 on April 28 finally unfolding thetruth!

Ranbir Kapoor’s latestconfession about ex KatrinaKaif has certainly got every-one talking. After all, whowould have thought he wouldsuddenly come out of hiscloset and speak at lengthabout how Katrina is one ofthe most inspirational entityin his life and that he hashigh regards for her even to-day? In fact, what’s more isthat he even went on to say,“I have not even said that Ihave broken up. Because, Idon’t find the need to saythat. It is too dear to me and Idon’t want to talk about it.”While many are alreadydrawing their own percep-tions about Ranbir whethergood or bad. Our source EX-CLUSIVELY reveals to ushow Katrina reacted to thisshocker, when she got to hearabout it this morning. Yes!Also read: 5 shocking revela-tions made by Ranbir Kapoorabout his BREAK UP withKatrina Kaif! Turns out assoon as Katrina got to knowRanbir has reached out to

Rajeev Masand for a tell-all in-terview, her first reaction wasan instant chuggle followed by alaugh. She seemed totally indif-ferent towards the wholeepisode for she not only turneddeaf ear to what Ranbir had tosay but quickly also got back toher routine and continued withher dance rehearsals for DreamTeam Tour. Can you believe it?Clearly, Katrina has moved farahead in life and has no time toinvest in a failed relationship.But considering Ranbir alsoadded in his interview stating,“Working with Katrina is fun,she’s very passionate about herwork. There’s no awkwardness,and I hope we can keep workingtogether even in the future.”What do you think? Will Katrinabe okay with working withRanbir in future? Or will JaggaJasoos be their last venture?Nevertheless, good job Ranbirfor you have timed your inter-view right during the time whenyou know Katrina is not in thecity to respond or have her say.But here, we have her reactionfor you!

Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai actor RohitashGaud aka Manmohan Tiwari extremelyupset after getting his US visa denied!

Sophie gets engaged!And here’s her firstpicture with the ring!

Alia Bhatt, DeepikaPadukone won’t be a partof Ajay Devgn’s Golmaal 4!

Katrina Kaif’s reaction on Ranbir Kapoor’s confessionabout their breakup will shock you!

Confirmed! Baahubali2 first look poster to beunveiled on October 23!

Glimpses of Future

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Minister for AgricultureProduction Ghulam NabiLone Hanjura today said thatthe Government is keen to pro-mote Agri Business Centres toencourage farm mechanisa-tion for boosting agricultureproduction- the ultimate bene-fits of which will go to farmers.“The agriculture departmentis following a two-prongedstrategy of encouraging bigfarmers or a group of farmersto come together for purchas-ing high cost machinery forrunning ‘custom hiring cen-tres’,” he said. Elaboratingfurther, he said the customhiring centres will give farmmachinery on rental basis tofarmers who cannot afford topurchase high-end agricultur-al machinery. “The centreswill play a pivotal role in intro-ducing high technology agri-culture machinery to even or-dinary farmers with the objec-tive to boost crop productionand improve quality of agri-culture operations” he added.The Minister was speaking ata meeting convened to reviewthe functioning ofAgriculture, Command AreaDevelopment and SericultureDepartments here today.While reviewing the function-ing of the departments,Hanjura stressed upon all theofficers to adhere to the direc-tions and guidelines in the im-plementation of schemes. Heasked them to personally mon-itor on-going schemes, addingthat proper monitoring, judi-cious utilization of funds andoptimal use of resources willensure timely benefit to the

farming community. Askingthe department functionariesto work with dedication, heasked the Chief AgricultureOfficers to ensure that thenewly adjusted VillageAgriculture ExtensionAssistants (VAEAs) remainstationed at their respectivepanchayat headquarters andguide the local farmers He fur-ther said that the Governmentunder the leadership of ChiefMinister Ms Mehbooba Muftiis committed to give boost tothe Agriculture &Horticulture Sectors in thestate. The Minister also re-viewed the supply and stock-ing of various inputs includ-ing seeds and fertilizers for en-suing Rabi Crop Season. TheMinister also discussed PrimeMinister’s Krishi SinchayeeYojana (PMKSY), PrimeMinister’s Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY), and Soil HealthCard Scheme and directed toconduct regular field visitsand take adequate steps to gen-

erate mass awareness aboutthese schemes. The Ministersaid that the cultivation ofMushroom has emerged as im-portant agro-based industry inthe State and stressed on pro-motion of Mushroom farmingamong the youth.He directedall the Chief AgricultureOfficers to hold meetings inconsultation with the DCs andACDs of their concerned dis-tricts to prepare comprehen-sive plans for convergence ofschemes under MGNREGA.He directed to chart out calen-dar and schedule for MobileSoil Testing Vans to achievefull targets of soil samplingand testing DirectorAgriculture Jammu, SudeshKaul apprised the Ministerthat till July this year the de-partment has covered 344.26hectare under Paddy, Maize,Oilseed, Pulses, Fodderagainst the annual target of720 ha. He said that against thetarget of 705 Ha, the depart-ment has covered 292.04 ha un-

der High Yielding varieties.For this department has dis-tributed 20594.40 qtls of HighYielding Variety (HYV) Seeds,he added. The Minister wasfurther informed that theDepartment of AgricultureJammu & CABI (Centre forAgri & Bio SciencesInternational)-India organ-ized a week long plant-wisetraining programme for 22 ex-tension officers and func-tionaries to impart, knowl-edge about operationalizationof Plant Clinics in Jammu,Kathua and Samba districts.Director CAD JammuManisha Sharma, DirectorSericulture J & K Dr. MalikFarooq, AdditionalDirector SericultureJammu M.L. Chadgal, JointDirector AgricultureExtension Ashok KumarMalhotra, ChiefAgriculture Officers andSectoral Officers ofAgriculture Departmentwere present in the meeting.

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Financial CommissionerRevenue (FCR), PramodKumar Jain today stressed onrevitalization of revenue de-partment through betterpreservation of old recordsand efficient delivery of serv-ices. He was chairing a meet-ing of revenue officers andfield functionaries includingLambardars and Chowkidarsof Ramban district. At the out-set, Deputy CommissionerRamban Mohammad Aijaz ap-prised the FCR about districtprofile and status of progressrecorded in various revenuecomponents like attestation ofmutations, Girdawari, reliefcases, preparation ofJamabandis, completion ofRORs for settlement, land ac-quisition, disposal of courtcases and eviction of en-croachments from state andKahcharai land. inancialCommissioner stressed onspeeding up the inspection of

Girdwari by the revenue offi-cers. In this regard, he askedthe revenue officer and offi-cial to follow the standing or-ders strictly and redoubletehir efforts for inspection ofthe Girdwari registers afterspot visits in all the villages.Appreciating the efforts of therevenue officers in evictingencroached land, he saidLambardars and chowkidarsshall be given the responsibil-ity of taking care of the evictedland. “All field functionariesshall remain vigilant andalert in order to prevent landencroachments”, he assertedand stressed on best use ofavailable resources.Financial Commissioner saidthat requisite measuresshould be taken to safeguardthe old and new revenuerecords as it is imperative forits computerisation. He alsoassured for renovation of fourPatwar offices in the district.Asking officers to hold regu-lar filed visits, he said strict

action would be taken againstthose who fail to submit theirtour diaries. “Strict actionshall be taken against such of-ficers because such diariesare the sole proof for assessingprogress in the field” headded. He further stressed onframing of duty calendar forthe field visits by officers to fa-cilitate easy access of the peo-ple. The FinancialCommissioner stressed ontime bound disposal of vigi-lance complaints to improvetransparency and accounta-bility in the system. He askedthe officers to make concertedefforts to streamline the func-tioning of the department es-pecially by maintaining prop-er liaison with filed func-tionaries who are real linkwith the people at the grassroot level. He further stressedon conducting regular admin-istrative inspections, physi-cal verification and timebound submissions of month-ly statements and other com-

munications of immediate na-ture. He said that all targetshave to be fully achieved withactive working style, propercoordination, responsibility,honesty and dedication.Meanwhile, some demandsand issues were also raised inthe meeting by the Patwaris,lambardars and chokidarswhich were addressed by theFCR on the spot. Later, FCR al-so inspected revenue officesand record room and instruct-ed the concerned officers forproper custody and care of therevenue record prepared fromtime to time. He said thatDistrict Ramban shall verysoon be brought under the am-bit of computerisation of landrecord. Additional DeputyCommissioner Ramban BabuRam, CPO Parshotam Kumar,ACR Vevaik Puri, SDM GoolZamir Reshu, SDM RamsooRavi Thakur besidesTehsildars and NiabTehsildars were present in themeeting.

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The district administra-tion Poonch today reviewedthe arrangements for 2 –day an-nul Urs of Ziyarat Sain MiraBaksh, which is commencingfrom August 30. The reviewmeeting was attended by MLAHaveli Shah MohammadTantray , Deputy chairman leg-islative council, JahangirHussain Mir & Deputy com-missioner Poonch MohammadHarun Malik. The meetingtook a detailed review ofarrangements being put inplace for the convenience ofvisiting devotees- who come inlarge numbers to pay obei-sance at the revered shrine ofSain Mira Baksh Sahib.Keeping in view huge rush ofdevotees expected this year,

the concerned departmentswere asked to put in their bestefforts to ensure smooth con-duct of the annual Urs Shrief.The meeting was also attendedby senior police and civil offi-cers. The police departmentwas asked to make adequate se-curity arrangements and en-sure smooth traffic movementduring the Urs days, whilePublic Work Department wasdirected to start repair ofSerrel to Guntrian road. Themeeting also finalized thearrangements for power andwater supply, medical and oth-er facilities. The ARTO wasasked to draw a requirementplan of additional vehicles inadvance and disseminate thesame to the public by any bestmeans. He was also asked toprovide additional bus service

at Nangali sahib & Kankote onPoonch-Mandi Surnkote road.Earlier the administrator ofSain Meira trust briefed themeeting about the importantissues & requirements to bemet for the smooth conduct ofthe annual Urs. He also soughtthe cooperation of district ad-ministration for eviction of en-croachments around the prem-ises of the shrine. The DC is-sued on spot instructions to ad-ditional deputy commissionerfor the required necessary ac-tion and constituted a commit-tee for stopping encroachmentsin future. Speaking on the occa-sion the deputy chairman LC &MLA Haveli asked the districtadministration to ensure elabo-rate arrangement well in time& ensure best facilities for thevisiting devotees.

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District DevelopmentCommissioner Doda,Bhupinder Kumar today re-viewed physical and finan-cial achievements undermajor schemes being imple-mented by the RuralDevelopment Departmentin the district. The main fo-cus of the meeting was onimplementation of conver-gence plan particularlywith regard to 14th of JulyF.C award. The DDCstressed upon creation ofdurable assets with particu-lar focus on development ofModel Villages, construc-tion of Bridges, CommunityHalls, establishment ofAnganwari Centres, provi-sion for potable water aswell as improvement of thesanitation in each GramPanchayat by constructingcommunity toilet complex-es. The DDC directed theBlock Development Officersto ensure proper cleanlinessand functioning ofPanchayat ghars. He fur-ther directed the ACD Dodato ensure speedy completionof works on bridges as wellas panchayat ghar build-ings. The meeting was at-tended by ADDC Doda Er.Narinder Singh Bali, ACDDoda Shusheel Kumar, CPODoda Youginder Katochalong with all the BlockDevelopment Officers at-tended the meeting.

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District administrationReasi today bid farewell to theoutgoing ADDC BhawaniRakwal who has recently beentransferred and posted asDirector Horticulture,Jammu. DeputyCommissioner ReasiRavinder Kumar thanked MrRakwal for his contribution todistrict administration,which grew steadily duringhis tenure of office. The DC ap-preciated the outgoing ADDCfor his steadfastness in provid-ing support and guidance tostaff. Assistant Commissioner

Revenue Abdul Sattar whopresided over the farewellfunction said that the rich ex-perience and knowledge gath-ered from Rakwal will help thedistrict administration to at-tain newer height. All the offi-cers in unison recalled thesweet reminiscences with theoutgoing ADDC and praisedhim as a versatile personalityin the field of art, culture andliterature. They thanked theADDC for his guidance andwished him good health andall success in his future ac-complishments. Rakwalthanked all for their heartfeltwishes.

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Mr. S.N. Shrivastava,Addl. DG, CRPF, met GovernorN.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavanhere today. Mr. Shrivastavabriefed the Governor about theCRPF’s role and responsibilityin the maintenance of internalsecurity in the State. TheGovernor expressed concernand stressed the crucial impor-tance of Security Forces exer-cising restraint in dealing witharising situation. TheGovernor, who is Chairman ofShri Amarnathji Shrine Board,thanked Mr. Shrivastava forCRPF’s valuable contributionin the smooth conduct of ShriAmarnathji Yatra-2016.

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Jammu region and Kargil area." Omar said the meeting withthe President, which cuts across party lines, symbolised thedeep concerns about the prevailing situation and also their dis-appointment at the way the matter has sought to be handled,both by the Centre as well as the state government. "This is thefirst time in our memory that we have found that initiativesthat should have been taken by the government are actually be-ing taken by the opposition. Whether it is at the central level,where if any discussion was initiated in the Parliament, wasinitiated because of the opposition. "Similarly, if any moveshave been made in the state government, it only followed fromopposition pressure and not as an initiative of the govern-ment," he said. Omar warned that a "continued delay to engagewith the people of the state through a comprehensive and sus-tained political initiative will further deepen the sense of alien-ation in the Valley and cast a shadow of uncertainty on its fu-ture generation". He said the delegation also requested thePresident to use his "influence" on the state as well as theCentre "to stop the use of lethal force against civilians in theValley". Omar, however, made it clear that there was no de-mand for imposition of Governor's rule. "We have not comehere to overthrow the government, even though the MehboobaMufti government is responsible for the deteriorating state."Her administrative capabilities have continuously failed andso has her ability to deal with the situation. It's administrativeanarchy in the state. One ruling is announced in the morningand by evening, another," he said. Asked whether blamingPakistan for the current crisis in the state was correct, Omarsaid, "look what happened immediately after killing of BurhanWani (Hizbul Mujahideen militant on July 8) had nothing to dowith Pakistan which stepped in later only to pour more petrolin the fire that was raging in the Valley." To a question aboutthe Centre's assertion to bring back areas of Kashmir under il-legal occupation of Pakistan, he said, "if they can, let them. I amnot here to comment on the foreign policy of the government. "Iam here because my house (Kashmir Valley) is on fire and Ineed immediate attention before this fire spreads." Flaggingthe issue of use of pellet guns that resulted in grievous injuriesto people, he said problem was that the guns were being givento people who did not know how to use it. "I'm stunned that 1.3million pellets were used against our people. If such power andforce had been used in any other state in our country, wouldpeople remain silent? When such things happen in Jammu andKashmir, people don't seem to care. "Not only is the problemwith the use of the pellet guns, the problem is that those gunsare being handed over to those people who are not adequatelytrained in the use of weapons," he said, adding "it is not just theuse of the weapon. Any weapon is a lethal weapon. It dependson how you use it." Tarigami told the President that there wasan uprising in the Kashmir Valley and if it was not handledwith care, it will not only engulf the entire country, but the en-tire subcontinent.

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around 1800 oil tankers in Jammu and Kashmir which supplyfuel to various petrol pumps and security establishmentsacross the state. The transport union presidents say that theywill call off their strike only when the government agrees toprovide security to them. "We will resume our services only af-ter the government provides security to our drivers, free treat-ment to those injured and compensation to the tankers andtrucks damaged by the stone pelting mob in Kashmir," he said.

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house to arrest his son Shabir Ahmad alias Falahi, who is amember of Jamaat-e-Islami. As he was not at home, they tookinto custody his brother Noor Mohammad, prompting resist-ance from the elderly parents, they said. Police officials have sofar refused to comment on the incident.

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wards and coming from Jammu and Kashmir as well asHimachal Pradesh are being checked thoroughly.Specialcheck post were also put up at the entry points and other areas

in Pathankot and Gurdaspur. Also tight vigil is being kept nearIndo-Pak borders areas, police said.

The Pathankot attack early this year had claimed the livesof seven security personnel.

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sive suit (clothing) sold at auction is Rs 43,131,311 and wasbought by Laljibhai Tulsibhai Patel (India) in Surat, Gujarat,India on February 20, 2015." The money raised from the auctionof the suit has been earmarked for the Centre's clean Gangamission.After successfully bidding for the suit, ownerLaljibhai Patel had told the media that he wanted to do some-thing for the country and this auction gave him a chance."I al-ways wanted to do something in the interest of country. Thisevent gave me a chance to do something in national interest, inthis case for Clean Ganga Mission. I never thought that this in-credible suit will finally come to me," he had then said.The suit,which Modi had worn during Obama's three-day state visit toIndia in January last year, had kicked up a political row withopposition parties accusing the PM of 'narcissism'.Congressleader Rahul Gandhi had latched on it to accuse Modi of head-ing a "suit-boot ki sarkar" which worked only for the rich.

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in Anantnag, Sheeri in Baramulla and Seelo, Hib Dangerporaand Pothkhah in Sopore. The miscreants assembled on roadsand pelted stones on police and security forces,” the statementsaid adding apart from these incidents situation remained un-der control across the valley till the last reports came in.

It said restrictions under section 144/CrPC remained inforce in the Valley today. “However, curfew was imposed inSrinagar, Anantnag and Pampore towns only.”

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Kishenpur Transmission Line and 220/132/33 KV Grid StationBarn is allowed on August 21 from 07 am to 01 pm. During theshut down period, the power supply to Grid Station Canal,Pounichak, Katra, Rajouri, Draba, Chandak, Jourian, Barnand District Reasi, Rajouri, Poonch and part of District Jammushall remain affected. Similarly, to carry out urgent repairworks at Receiving Station Medical, the shutdown of 33 KVCanal-Medical line emanating from Grid Station Canal is al-lowed on August 21 from 07 am to 01 pm. During the shut downperiod, the power supply to Maheshpura, Rehari, BakshiNagar Shopping Complex, Bakshi Nagar, Shakti Nagar,Bakshi Nagar Gurha, Qasim Nagar, Rajpura Mangotiran, ShivNagar and adjoining areas shall remain affected. In order tocarry out the construction works under R-APDRP Scheme, thepower supply to Lower Shiv Nagar, Upper Shiv Nagar, Rehariand its adjoining areas fed from SN-1 and SN-2 feeders shall re-main affected on August 22 to 31 (on alternate days) from06 amto 10 am. Similarly, the power supply to Prem Nagar, ChristianColony, Upper Gummat and Lower Gummat fed from DG-2feeder shall remain affected on August 21 and 22 from 07 am to11 am. Meanwhile, the power supply to Company Bagh,Residency Road, Wazarat Road and adjoining areas fed fromCB-2, R-2 and WZ-1 shall remain affected on August 22 and 23from 07 am to 11 am.

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Kumar son of Jeet Raj of Kothey Bure De in RS Pura, and his ac-complice Vishal Kumar son of Roshan Lal of Talli Morh inMiran Sahib. The SSP said that both were put to questioningduring which they broke down and confessed their involve-ment in lifting of vehicles. Police on their discloser recoveredas many as 16 stolen motorbikes. Further investigation in thisregard is on.

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near LoC Androoth and Manpur Danaka village of Nowshera.During the massive hunt nothing was found by the securityforces but strict vigil is being kept on the movement of the sus-picious movement.

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The Minister forAgriculture Production,Ghulam Nabi Lone today in-augurated newly establishedSoil Testing Laboratory inSamba and distributed SoilHealth Cards(SHC) amongfarmers. Vice ChairmanKisan Advisory Board,DaljitSingh Chib ,MLA Samba DrDevinder KumarManyal,DDC Samba SheetalNanda, besides DirectorAgriculture Sudesh Koul,Director CAD ManishaSharma ,Director SericultureMalik Farooq,Jt. DirectorAshok Malhotra ,CAO SambaG.D Gupta and other officialsfrom AgricultureDepartment were also pres-ent. The Soil TestingLaboratory has been complet-ed at a cost of Rs 50.40 Lakhunder SCC-NMSA-SoilHealth Mission Scheme and

has all modern facilities. Thelab is equipped with AAs, UV-Visible Spectrophotometerand instruments with a ca-pacity of 4500 samples annu-ally. With the establishmentof Lab, the productivity of se-lected crops in the area is ex-pected to increase signifi-cantly. Later, the Ministerheld an interactive sessionwith the farmers of theDistrict. The Minister in-formed them that the schemeenvisages - IntegratedNutrient Management (INM)i.e. balanced and judicioususe of chemical fertilizers,bio-fertilizers and locallyavailable organic manuresbased on soil testing to main-tain soil health and crop pro-ductivity. The SHC will edu-cate the farmer about kindand quality of chemical fertil-izer to be applied in his land,thereby, resulting in savingof his money. He further

added that functioning ofthese Soil Laboratories shallbe enhanced through involve-ment of Agriculture studentsand effective linkages withIndian Council ofAgricultural Research(ICAR) / State AgriculturalUniversities (SAUs). TheMinister stressed upon creat-ing mass awareness aboutState and centrally sponsoredschemes and asked the farm-ers to avail the benefits ofFasal bima Yojana,KrishiSanchai Yojana, KissanCredit Card, Subsidy on agri-cultural equipments and oth-er schemes of the govt. He di-rected officers to focus onfield work and hold regularfeedback sessions with farm-ers. He informed that theDepartment is working in co-ordination with RuralDevelopment Department toidentify works that can bedone in convergence at the

Village level. He called uponcollective efforts to improvethe financial condition of thefarmers. The VC KissanAdvisory Board suggestedfarmers to desist from un-healthy practice of burningcrop residue as it’s harmfulfor the soil fertility and envi-ronment.MLA Samba calledfor better coordinationamong PDD and IrrigationDepartments for augmenta-tion of field irrigation servic-es. He also called for the as-sessment report on damagecaused to agriculture due toIndustrial pollution and re-medial measures that areneeded to be taken. MLASamba also announced Rs 5lacs out of his CDF for the in-stallation of Solar WaterLifting pump. On the occa-sion audio-visual presenta-tions highlighting the fea-tures of the scheme were alsoshown to the farmers.

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In a curious turn of events,the chief investigator of thePathankot terror attack, post-ed with the NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA)was repatriated to MadhyaPradesh, his parent cadre, twomonths after he was given anextension on the recommenda-tion of the Home Ministry. TheAppointments Committee ofCabinet (ACC) headed byPrime Minister NarendraModi overturned it’s earlierorder issued in June, grantinga one-year extension to the offi-cer.IPS officer S.K. Singh (1987batch), who has been postedwith the NIA since its incep-tion in 2009, has been repatriat-ed to his parent cadre with im-mediate effect.“In superses-sion of DOPT communicationof even number dated22.06.2016, it is conveyed thatthe competent authority in the

Appointments Committee ofthe Cabinet has not approvedthe proposal of the Ministry ofHome Affairs for extension inCentral Deputation tenure ofSanjeev Kumar Singh,IPS(MP:87), IG, NIA beyond05.07.2016. The Ministry ofHome Affairs may relieveSanjeev Kumar Singh from thepost immediately,” the ACCorder said.7-year centraldeputationMr. Singh had com-pleted a seven-year centraldeputation, the maximumtenure permitted and was duefor repatriation in Julyitself.The ACC had on June 22issued an order which said,“|The AppointmentsCommittee of the Cabinet hasapproved the proposal of theMinistry of Home Affairs forextension in Central deputa-tion tenure in respect of S.KSingh for a period of one yearbeyond 05.07.2016, in relax-ation of IPS Tenure

Policy.”When contacted, Mr.Singh refused tocomment.Crucial inAseemanand arrestMr. Singh,who has been associated withthe counter-terror investiga-tion agency, had investigatedthe extreme right-wing terrorcases and based on the find-ings, RSS leader SwamiAseemanand was arrested forhis alleged involvement in the2007 Samjhauta Express blastcase and the Malegaonblasts.He played a key role dur-ing the visit of the PakistaniJoint Intelligence Team (JIT)to India to probe the Pathankotterror case.More recently, hewas involved in the interroga-tion of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)terrorist Bahadur Ali, who hadcrossed over from Line ofControl (LoC).A senior govern-ment official said: “The ACCoverturned it’s own decisionpurely on the basis of existentrules.”

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Governor N. N. Vohra,who is the Chairman of ShriAmarnathji Shrine Board,lauded the very high level ofcoordination among the StateGovernment, Army, CentralArmed Police Forces, J&KPolice, Shrine Board and eachof the concerned StateGovernment Departments,agencies and local stakehold-ers involved with the manage-ment of Shri AmarnathjiYatra-2016. He also thankedthe people of the Valley, par-ticularly of Anantnag andGanderbal districts, for theirvaluable support for ensuringthe smooth conduct of this ar-duous pilgrimage. TheGovernor was addressing thePost-Yatra 2016 ReviewMeeting which was followedby a felicitation function atRaj Bhavan here today.TheGovernor observed that thepreparations for the smoothconduct of this year’s Yatrastarted very early and variousarrangements were made wellwithin the prescribed time-frame. However, due to un-foreseen developments in theValley, the number of pil-grims who performed thisYear’s pilgrimage were farless than that during Yatra2015. Thanking the StateGovernment for the strongsupport provided by it theGovernor said that arrange-ments on the ground weremuch better this year and ap-preciated the efforts of everystakeholder involved in or-ganizing Yatra 2016.TheGovernor observed that theYatra proceeded smoothlybarring two serious accidentsinvolving vehicles carryingYatris at Awantipora andChandanwari. He said that

drawing lessons from thesetwo accidents, which resultedin several deaths, it needs tobe ensured that such unfortu-nate incidents do notrecur.The Governor reiterat-ed his direction to the CEO toimmediately launch a fullscale post-Yatra sanitationdrive, fully involving thePahalgam and SonamargDevelopment Authorities, sothat the entire Yatra area is ef-fectively cleaned up in thenext 5 days.The Governor alsodirected the CEO to ensurecomplete cleaning up of allCamp sites and to prepare aCamp and route-wise ActionPlan for Yatra 2017, keeping inview the experiences gainedduring this year’s pilgrimage.He stressed that route-wisearrangements of all aspects ofthe Yatra must be worked outwell in advance.The Governorobserved that the YatraReview Meetings are beingconvened every year, for thepast six years, immediately af-ter the culmination of theYatra, with a view to securingfeedback and identifyingevery element in the overallarrangements for the just con-cluded Yatra which requiresto be improved, for the bettermanagement of the ensuingpilgrimages.On the basis ofthe feedback received fromthe Camp Directors, theGovernor asked Mr. P.K.Tripathi, Chief ExecutiveOfficer (CEO), Shrine Board,to initiate action to prepareCamp-wise and route-wiseAction Plans for Yatra 2017, ona time-bound basis, particu-larly focusing on the require-ments of medicare, water andpower supply, sanitation, en-vironment protection, accom-modation and all other re-quired facilities. The

Governor, as Chairman of theShri Amarnathji ShrineBoard, presented certificatesand mementoes to the officerswho attended the Meeting, asa token of the Board’s appreci-ation and thanks for theirvaluable support for thesmooth conduct of the Yatra2016.Mr. P.K. Tripathi, CEOgave details of the initiativeswhich had been taken forYatra 2016, a new Exit gate atChandanwari beyond glaciertowards Pissu Top.

50 m barricading withcovered shed at Domel AccessControl Gate; covered roof atfrisking gate at Serbal nearNunwan shifting of the ponystand at Panjtarni outside theCamp for smooth movementof Yatris, augmentation of theCCTV Cameras at Domel andChandanwari with 360 degreeviewing angle new Camerasfor better monitoring of thegates, a new fencing atSheshnag and PanjtarniCamps for better security ofthe Camp areas. ImprovedTelecom connectivity in theYatra area with additionalBand Width by BSNL usingVSATs and Army OFC; andavailability of 7 days validityPre-paid SIM cards to theYatris at Lakhanpur borderand at Bhagwati Nagar,Jammu in addition to Baltaland Nunwan BaseCamps;printing and distribu-tion of Yatra Nirdeshika – abooklet containing Dos andDon’ts, free of cost, among theintending Yatris along withYatra permits,For On-spotregistration Counters inJammu, the system of issuingTokens was introduced for thefirst time, so that the intend-ing Yatris do not have to standin long queues for obtainingYatra Permits and Yatris

could be registered in a trans-parent and comfortable man-ner.

“Bulk SMS service”, wasintroduced to deliver Yatracentric messages as well as‘dos and don’ts’ free of cost, tothe intending Yatris on theirMobile numbers. On-lineadvance quota of heli ticketson Neelgrath–Panjtarni –Neelgrath route was in-creased to 250 and onPahalgam–Panjtarni –Pahalgam route to 126 per dayin order to ensure increasedavailability of on-line tick-ets.Oxygen concentratorswere installed for the firsttime at critical locationswhich were in addition toOxygen Concentrators pro-vided at each MAC. Doctorsand Specialists from theStates of Haryana, Punjab,Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat etc.and Super-specialty Hospitalsi.e. AIIMS, Safdarjung, RMLHospital, PGI, Chandigarhetc. were also deployed in theYatra area for the first time. 20teams of MRTs ofJKAP/SDRF/CRPF were with10 Oxygen cylinders. Signboards for milestones indicat-ing next medical centre, thedistances and approximatewalking time, were installedfor the first time, Hospitals atSheshnag and Panjtarni werehoused in proper accommoda-tion and a Telemedicine facili-ty introduced at Sheshnagwith the help of ISRO andMinistry of Health and FamilyWelfare, GOI.New large sizesign boards indicatingSatellite map with route chartsuperimposed with altitude,facilities available etc.

along with Dos and Don’tsdisplayed at major places in-cluding Jammu and YatraBase Camps. The new inform-

ative mile stone sign boardswith distances were installedall along both the Yatratracks. 445 new toilets, 140baths and 863 dustbins wereadded for this year’sYatra.While thanking one andall for the speed and prompti-tude with which all those in-volved with the conduct of theYatra had worked, the CEOsaid that it was due to this syn-ergy which helped in the suc-cessful management of theYatra.

The issues which were re-viewed during the meeting in-cluded: feasibility of furtherimprovements in the existingsystem of Registration ofYatris and Access Controlmeasures; Medical arrange-ments, improvement oftracks, sanitation arrange-ments; functioning of Langarsand other services; improve-ment of telecommunicationsoperation of helicopter servic-es; improvement of telecom-munication services renderedby BSNL; DisasterManagement arrangements;services rendered by variousother departments and agen-cies and the scope for im-provements therein.Mr.Jitendra K. Singh, AdditionalChief Executive Officer of theBoard, presented the vote ofthanks on the occasion.Mr.B.R Sharma, Chief Secretary;Mr. B.B. Vyas, FinancialCommissioner, Planning andDevelopment; Mr. Raj KumarGoyal, Principal SecretaryHome; Mr. Dheeraj Gupta,Principal Secretary PowerDevelopment Department;Mr. K. Rajendra, DirectorGeneral of Police; Lt. Gen.Satish Dua, GOC.15 Corps;Mr. S.N. Shrivastava,Additional Director GeneralCRPF; Mr. Rohit Kansal

Commissioner SecretaryPWD; Mr. Sanjeev Verma,Secretary PHE; Dr. MandeepKumar Bhandari, SecretaryHealth; Mr. Baseer AhmedKhan, Div. Comm. Kashmir;Mrs. Nirmal Sharma,Secretary Labour andEmployment; Mr. FarooqAhmed Shah, SecretaryTourism; Mr. Atul Karwal, IGCRPF, Srinagar; Mr. S.J.M.Gillani, IGP, Kashmir; Maj.Gen. Ashok Narula, GOC,Hqrs. Victor Force; Mr.Vikash Chandra, IG BSF,Srinagar; Mr. Vasu Yadav,Member Secretary, StatePollution Control Board; Mr.S.F.A. Gillani, ChiefConservator of Forest(Central); Air CommodoreManoj Marathe, AOC,Srinagar; Dr. Shahid IqbalChoudhary, DirectorInformation; Mr. Syed AbidRashid Shah, DeputyCommissioner, Anantnag;Mr. Tariq Hussain Ganai,Deputy Commissioner,Ganderbal; Mr. Imtiaz Ismail,Superintendent of Police,Ganderbal; Mr. ZubairAhmad Khan, Superintendentof Police, Anantnag; Mr.Mohd. Saleem Beg, GM,BSNL, Srinagar; Dr. Shamas-ud-Din Makhdoomi, DirectorGeneral, Animal HusbandryDepartment; Mr. R.S. Sodhi,Director General, Fire andEmergency Services; Col.Anil Kumar Mor, CO, 18-Punjab Domel; Col. SudhirTokas, CO, 26-Punjab,Sheshnag; Police YatraOfficers; Heads ofDepartments, CampDirectors, Additional CampDirectors, senior Civil, Army,Security Forces and Police of-ficers were prominent amongthose who participated in themeeting.

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Speaker, Jammu &Kashmir LegislativeAssembly Kavinder Gupta to-day dedicated an upgradedlane to the people of Ward No.44 in Nanak Nagar.

Speaking on the occasion,the Speaker said that variousdevelopmental works havebeen initiated for providingimproved basic amenity to thepeople. Providing clean drink-ing water, power supply, sani-tation and road connectivityto the people is priority of thegovernment, he added.

The Speaker appealed themasses to desist from throw-ing garbage on the streets andhelp the government in mak-ing India Clean, for which,both the Centre and StateGovernments are working re-lentlessly under SwachhBharat Mission (SBM).

Earlier, the Speaker alsoattended Multilingual PoetryFestival being organised by

Jammu & Kashmir Academyof Art, Culture and Languages(JKAACL) as part ofIndependence Day celebra-tions at KL Saigal Hall,Jammu. A large number ofeminent poets hailing fromacross the state are participat-ed in poetry festival.

Today, on the second dayof the festival, Hindi KaviGoshthi was organised in thepoets presented their poemshighlighting freedom strug-gle, women empowerment, ed-ucation, cultural diversity ofstate and criticizing socialevils prevailing in our societyincluding female foeticide,dowry and child labour.

The Speaker asked JKAA-CL to organise these kinds ofprogrammes on regular inter-vals for sensitizing youth to-wards the cultural diversityand social values of ourstate.Prominent among thosewho recited their poems dur-ing Hindi Kavi Goshthi in-cluded Agnishekhar, Nirmal

Vinod, Vinod, Dr. Raj Kumar,MK Santoshi, Shyam BihariJuneja, Yogita Yadav, DrAruna Sharma, KamaljeetChoudhary, Shalu Prajapati,Neeru Sharma, Amita Mehta,Shivani Anand, SudhirMahajan, Krishan Kumar,

Dharminder Singh, DrChanchal Dogra, SoniyaUpadhya, Dr Pawan Khajuria,Sunil Sharma, Suman Pal,Bhagwati Devi, PoojaSharma, Rabinder Kumar,Jyoti Sharma and JyotsnaSlathia.Additional Secretary

JKAACL, Dr Arvinder SinghAmn, Former SecretaryJKAACL, Prof Rita Jitendra,Chief Editor Azra Choudhary,Editor Dogri JKAACL, AshokGupta and a galaxy of poetrylovers were present on the oc-casion.

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RBI's Deputy GovernorUrjit Patel was on Saturdayappointed as the nextGovernor of the central bankafter Raghuram Rajan demitsoffice on September 4.52-year-old Patel has been appointedas new RBI Governor, officialsources said Saturday.He wasfirst appointed as DeputyGovernor for three years inJanuary 2013 and was givenan extension thisJanuary.Patel has beenknown as 'inflation warrior' ofRajan, who made a surpriseannouncement in June thathe would return to academiaafter end of his current three-year tenure.In recent months,Rajan has come under attackfrom some quarters, includ-ing BJP's Rajya Sabha MPSubramanian Swamy, forwhat they call his reluctanceto lower interest rates and giv-

ing priority to inflation con-trol.Prior to his appointmentas the Deputy Governor at RBIin 2013, Patel was advisor(Energy and Infrastructure)with Boston ConsultingGroup, while he has alsoworked with RelianceIndustries in the past.Patel,born on October 28, 1963, re-ceived his doctorate in eco-nomics from Yale University

in 1990) and M Phil fromOxford (1986).He has workedwith the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) be-tween 1990 and 1995 coveringthe US, India, Bahamas andMyanmar desks.Urjit Patelwill take over the charge fromRajan after he demits the of-fice on September 4. He will bethe eighth Deputy Governorto be made Governor at RBI.

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Postpaid mobile tele-phone services were today re-stored in Kashmir after beingsuspended for six days to curbrumour-mongering in theValley where 64 persons have

been killed over the past 43days.

The mobile telephoneservices across all networkswere restored around 11 AM,an official said.

He said, however, outgo-ing call facility on pre-paid

phones have not been restoredyet. The mobile phone servic-es were snapped on August 13as part of security drill aheadof Independence Day celebra-tions as well as to thwart sepa-ratist plans of holding ralliesin the city centre.

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Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today extended fe-licitations to Ms P V Sindhu the ace badminton player on win-ning the silver medal in Rio Olympics last evening.

In his message of felicitation, the Deputy Chief Ministersaid the star sportsperson has made India proud by becomingthe first sportswoman to win an Olympic silver medal.

“I hope she would serve as a source inspiration for theyoung and upcoming sportspersons so that they can bring lau-rels to the country by making their mark in various sports andcompetitions globally,” he said.

Urjit Patel appointed new RBI Governor Mobile telephone services restoredin Kashmir Valley

Dy CM felicitates Olympic medalist Sindhu

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Outspoken BJP leader Subramanian Swamytoday came out in support of V K Singh, amid theongoing row over the Army chief's affidavitagainst him, saying the Minister was continuous-ly being targeted by "certain corrupt forces" andthere was a "paid slander campaign" againsthim.Swamy said that the government should takesteps to protect Singh since as a Minister he can-not defend himself in a "slugfest with the presentChief of Army Staff" Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag.Heclaimed the corrupt forces are unhappy withSingh as he as the Army chief had prevented ille-gal kickbacks in weapons purchase and exposedcertain officials to vigilance inquries.Singh isnow the Minister of State for External Affairs.Citing examples, he said that the culprits inAdarsh Housing Society and the Sukhna Landscam were exposed during Singh's tenure asArmy chief."The DV (Discipline and Vigilance)Ban on appointment of certain Generals was is-sued after due process. No COAS (Chief of Army

Staff) can issue a DV Ban on a whim," the RajyaSabha MP said in a statement.Suhag had thisweek in an affidavit in Supreme Court accusedSingh of victimising him when he was the Armychief. In 2012, Suhag was placed under a disciplineand vigilance (DV) ban by Singh, for his alleged"failure of command and control" after a Court ofInquiry was ordered into an operation carried outin Jorhat, Assam, on the night of December 20-21,2011 by the 3 Corps Intelligence and SurveillanceUnit.Suhag, who was the then General OfficerCommanding of the unit, said the imposition ofDV ban on him and issuance of a show cause no-tice by the then COAS "was illegal and premeditat-ed".Swamy said that DV Ban is a matter which isexamined by not just the Vigilance Branch but al-so by MoD at the highest levels. Only after thesethree bodies recommend DV ban, can the processbe initiated, he said."The most recent attempt toslander Gen Singh for the vigilance inquiry wasso ordered against Lt Gen D S Suhag in May 2012and not by Gen V K Singh as part of the alleged per-sonal animosity between them," he said.

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Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai “appreciat-ed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the humanrights situation in Balochistan on Friday, saying that India hadevery right to respond to Pakistan’s provocations.

“Pakistani authorities have spoken freely on Afghanistanand India, but this is the first time that the PM of India has spo-ken about Balochistan,” Mr. Karzai said during a visit to Delhi.

“However I don’t think India intends to go to any proxywars in the region as it has a tradition of peaceful coexistence.The region should not go to proxy wars,” he added.

The remarks from the former Afghan president, who has of-ten called out Pakistan for its support to the Taliban, come a dayafter Bangladesh Information Minister Hassanul Haq Inu hadalso backed Mr. Modi’s statements.

Speaking to an all-party meeting on Kashmir last week, andin his address on independence day,Mr. Modi had vowed totake up the cause of Baloch people facing repression inPakistan on the international stage, and said he had receivedmany messages from them.

“In Balochistan there is extreme suffering at the hands ofextremists promoted by state structures in Pakistan. Thereforethe people’s concerns need to be addressed and aired,” Mr.Karzai told The Hinduin an interview, saying that Mr. Modi’scomments should make Pakistan’s government “see the gravi-ty of the situation”.

Mr. Karzai also blamed the United States for supportingPakistan in the past, and claimed that it was the US that hadstopped India from providing military assistance and lethalweaponry to Afghanistan during his Presidential tenure thatended in 2014.

Referring to a statement by visiting NATO and US com-mander General John Nicholson in Delhi last week, who hadsaid that America welcomes Indian support to Afghanistan,Mr. Karzai said that the US had shifted its position “late and on-ly lately”.

“It is welcome that the US wishes to allow and encourageIndia to help Afghanistan militarily, although India shouldnever have waited for anyone’s permission,” Mr. Karzai said.

The comments are significant as they come a week ahead ofa visit to Delhi by Afghan Army Chief General Qadam ShahShahim. As The Hindu had reported earlier, sources confirmedthat General Shah will bring a “revised wish list” of militaryhardware Afghanistan wants India to help supply, includingrequests for more Mi-25 and Mi-35 helicopters.

Mr. Karzai said that India must now take “bold steps” to en-hance Afghan defence capabilities. “India knows the state ofthe Afghan forces. India is very capable of helping Afghanistanand has the means to supply Afghanistans needs: equipmenthardware and training,” he said at a roundtable organised bythe Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) ahead of akeynote address on “Regional Power play and the rise of radi-calism in Afghanistan” which he will deliver on Saturday.

Karzai backs Modi’sBalochistan remarks

Swamy bats for V K Singh, says corrupt forces are unhappy