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Reasi being developed as aplanned town: MoS

Minister of State for Finance andPlanning Ajay Nanda today said thatnumerous initiatives have been takenby the Government to develop Reasias a well planned and ....

5 7Traffic Police books 65 violatorsunder MVA

A joint challan cum awareness drivewas launched by SHO VijaypurInspector Suraj Pathania and DTISamba Inspector Vijay Verma underthe Supervision of ...

Dy CM for early restoration of damagedelectric infra

Deputy Chief Minister Dr. NirmalSingh today directed the officers toensure early restoration of the electricinfara which had got damaged due tothe inclement weather ....

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Govt. grants 50K landto JK Bank, 64 K forTechnical Education

SRINAGAR, JUNE 07

The Cabinet todayaccorded sanction to thetransfer of land on leasebasis, measuring 50 kanalsavailable withGovernment Joinery Mills,Pampore to the Jammu &Kashmir Bank Limited @Rs.45 lakh per kanal fordevelopment of a MegaCurrency Chest andestablishment of StaffTraining College, keepingin view the provisions ofthe relevant law.

The Cabinet alsoapproved transfer of Stateland measuring 64 kanalsand 1 marla situated atvillage Sathra TehsilMandi, District Poonch forconstruction ofGovernment PolytechnicCollege, Poonch in favourof Technical EducationDepartment.

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N L CORRESPONDENTDODA, JUNE 07

The poppy are being grownin huge tracts of forest andagriculture land in twinDistricts of Doda andKishtwar and keeping acheck on the narcotics tradestill remains a challengingtask for districtadministration, police andother security agencies. Excise DepartmentInspector, Doda-KishtwarRange Towsif Wani said,"Though the cultivation ofpoppy is strictly prohibitedin the state, but still poppy isbeing cultivated in severalvillages of Doda andKishtwar,""Darja, Tibri, Baderna,Badash, Bugrna, Lass,Bunjala, Mallad, Puhib andNagshena are some of theremote villages in Doda,Bhaderwah and Kishtwarwhere locals are involved in

large-scale of poppycultivation including fewvillages in upper reaches ofBharath to lure easy money.The places have become asafe haven for peopleinvolved in this illegalcultivation," the officer said.

"We have destroyed poppyplants in more than 42Kanals of agriculture andforest land this year and thisoperation is still on, whereasin last year poppycultivation was damaged in87 Kanals. We are tryingeverything possible toprevent the P2

Illegal Poppy cultivation turns Doda-Kishtwar range into a drug den

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

Finance Minister, Dr HaseebDrabu, Wednesday said theimplementation of the GSTin Jammu and Kashmirwon't "infringe the Article370".Addressing a pressconference after the cabinetapproved to convene a four-day special session fromJuly 17 to evolve consensus

on GST, Drabu said, "Thespecial session has beencalled to evolve consensuson the GST. We want to take

everyone on board includingthe traders beforeimplementing the GST in thestate."

The Finance Minister said,"If the GST is not extendedto J&K then no business canbe done profitably in the

state. Nobody will be able todo business here and nosupply from outside becausethey have to pay double tax."He said, "J&K will becomean isolated economy andcan't function. GST is aconsumption tax and we area consumer state. The statewill gain additional Rs 1600crore due to itsimplementation."He said it was a unified taxthat is being P2

JK Cabinet vets the GST Spl Assembly-session on June 17 to pass the law

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

The Cabinet on Wednesdayapproved the Cabinet SubCommittee report to providemonetary benefits toKashmir Police Service(KPS) officers, awaitingpromotions to the rank ofDIGs and IGP but withoutthe ranks.Addressing a pressconference after the Cabinet

approved the CSCrecommendations on thestate police cadre review,the governmentspokesperson, NaeemAkhtar, said the policepersonnel were working indifficult circumstances inthe state."The Cabinet todayapproved the CSCrecommendations on statepolice cadre review. Wetried to bring the KPS at par

with the KAS. The KPSofficers will now getpromotion benefits andother ordinary benefits likethe KAS officers. The KPSofficers awaitingpromotions will get the payscale equivalent to the DIGand IGP. But their postingswill be done separately,"Naeem said, who is alsoRoads and Buildingsminister said.Finance P2

KPS officers to get monetarybenefits without ranks NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUNE 07

The state government todayannounced hike inpassenger fare for differentmeans of transport services.Addressing a pressconference, Minister Food,Civil Supplies andConsumer Affairs(FCS&CA) ChoudharyZulfikar Ali said that thecabinet which met todayunder the chairpersonship ofMehbooba Mufti decided to

hike the passenger fare afterconsidering the hike inprices of fuel."The fare for big busses hasbeen hiked by 13.75,medium and mini-busses13.7 %, cabs and taxis 8.25%, autos 2.85 %, and others13.7 %," Ali said, as perKNS correspondent.The minister said that thedecision was taken afterfrequent appeals andmeetings by transporterswith the chief minister.The minister P2

Govt hikes passenger fare

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

Three militants were gunneddown when the Army foiledan infiltration bid in Machilsector of north Kashmir'sKupwara district, an officialsaid on Wednesday.The incident took place latelast night when troopsguarding the Line of Control(LoC) noticed a group ofmilitants trying to infiltrate

into the Valley from acrossthe border in Machil sectorunder the cover of darkness,the Army official said.Troops engaged the heavily-armed militants who tried toescape taking advantage ofthe thick forest cover. Threemilitants, who are still to beunidentified, were killed.A search operation to trackdown other members of thegroup is under way, theofficial said.

This is the third infiltrationbid foiled by the Army innorth Kashmir in the pastfortnight.On May 26, two PakistaniBorder Action Team (BAT)members, who tried toinfiltrate into Uri sector tocarry out an attack on Indiansoldiers, were killed.Six more militants werekilled in the same sectornext day when theyattempted P2

3 militants killed as Army foilsinfiltration bid in Kupwara

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

In a Yatra Review meetingheld here today GovernorJ&K, Shri N.N. Vohra,Chairman of the ShriAmarnathji Shrine Board(SASB) was informed byShri Umang Narula, ChiefExecutive Officer, ShrineBoard, that, as of now,nearly 2.00 lakh pilgrimshad secured AdvanceRegistration through thedesignated Bank branches,Group Registration Facilityand booking of helicoptertickets for Shri AmarnathjiYatra 2017.This registration is beingprovided to the Yatris sinceIst March, 2017 through437 designated bankbranches of the PunjabNational Bank, J&K Bankand YES Bank, located in32 States and UTs across thecountry. The ongoing trendof registration shows thatabout 1200 persons arebeing registered every day

and the maximum numbersare being registered fromthe States of Uttar Pradesh,Maharashtra, Punjab, M.P.,Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana,Rajasthan and West Bengal,in the same order. It wasalso noted that the AdvanceRegistration via thePahalgam route is slightlymore preferred than theBaltal route and thisconforms to the traditionalpattern of the Yatra. 143groups have so far utilizedthe Group RegistrationFacility which is beingespecially provided by theShrine Board.CEO reported that with the

reduced helicopter ticketfare for Yatra 2017, ascompared to previous years,pilgrims in larger numbershave booked tickets inadvance of the Yatra. Theper passenger one way heli-fare for Yatra 2017 is Rs.1,715/- (inclusive of alltaxes) for Neelgrath-Panjtarni and Rs. 2,950/-(inclusive of all taxes) forPahalgam-Panjtarni.CEO once again urged the

Yatris to P2

Sri Amarnath YatraRegistration reaches 2 lakhs

NL CORRESPONDENTTEHRAN, JUNE 07

Gunmen and suicidebombers stormed Iran'sParliament and the shrine ofits revolutionary leader onWednesday, killing 12persons in the first attacks inthe country claimed by theIslamic State group.Dozens of people werewounded in the attacks,which ended after a standofflasting several hours as thegunmen holed up inparliamentary officebuildings.IS released a video of theattackers from inside the

building via its Amaqpropaganda agency-a rareclaim of responsibility whilean attack was still going on.The police said all theattackers had been killed byaround 3 pm (1030 GMT),some five hours after itstarted.The Sunni jihadists of ISconsider Shiite Iran to beapostates, and Tehran isdeeply involved in fightingthe group in both Syria andIraq.The assaults began mid-morning when four gunmenburst into the Parliamentcomplex in the centre ofTehran, killing a security

guard and one other person,according to the ISNA newsagency.An Interior Ministry officialsaid they were dressed aswomen and entered throughthe visitors' entrance.At roughly the same time, ateam of three or fourassailants entered thegrounds of the mausoleumof Ayatollah RuhollahKhomeini, who led the 1979Islamic revolution, killing agardener and woundingseveral other people.Iran's emergency servicessaid a total of 12 peoplewere killed in the twoattacks P2

12 dead as terrorists attack IranParliament; ISIS claims responsibility

NL CORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, JUNE 07

Presidential elections willbe held on July 17, theElection Commission ofIndia announced onWednesday.Announcing the schedulefor elections, thecommission said that itwanted the voting processto be completed before theincumbent President,Pranab Mukherjee,completes his tenure onJuly 24.Votes will be counted on

July 20.The commission alsowarned parties againstissuing whips regarding theelections.Election will take placethrough secret ballot.Important datesDate of EC notification:June 14.Last date of nomination:June 28.Scrutiny: June 29.Withdrawing nominations:July 1. Polling: July 17.Counting July 20. Pollingfrom 10 am to 5 pm.

Presidential poll on July17, counting on July 20

NL CORRESPONDENT

SRINAGAR, JUNE 07

In big financial relief for thestate government employeesand the pensioners, theGovernment todayannounced 11% hike in theirDearness Allowance.The State Cabinet meetingchaired by Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti accordedapproval to the release ofDA installment @ 7% of

pay, w.e.f. July 2016 and @4% w.e.f. January 2017raising the total DearnessAllowance of the StateGovernment employeesfrom 125% to 132% w.e.f.1.7.2016 and 132% to 136%w.e.f. 1.1.2017.The arrears on account ofadditional installments fromJuly, 2016 and from January,2017 upto May 2017 shallbe credited to the individualGPF accounts of

Government employees inthe month of June, 2017 andshall form part of themonthly salary from thereonwards.In respect of such of theState Governmentemployees, who aregoverned by the NewPension Scheme, the arrearson account of additionalinstallments from July, 2016and January 2017 upto May2017, shall P2

Cabinet approves 11% DA hikefor employees, pensioners

Justice Hali appointed President, JKConsumer Disputes Redressal CommissionSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

The Cabinet today ordered the appointment of Mr. Justice(Retired), Sunil Hali, former Judge of J&K High Court asPresident of the J&K State Consumer Disputes RedressalCommission for a period of 5 years from the date ofassumption of office.

An IAS, 5 IPS officers promotedSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

Cabinet in its meeting today accorded sanction to thepromotion of Mr. K.B. Aggarwal, IAS (JK:1985) to theFixed Scale of IAS (Rs.80,000/-) (pre-revised), notionallyfrom 01.11.2015, and regularly with effect from07.03.2017.It also accorded sanction to the promotion of five IPSOfficers of J&K Cadre of 1999 Batch, Mr. S. Anand Jainand Mr. S.R. Samuel on proforma basis, Mr. Nitish Kumar,Mr. Ashkoor Ahmed Wani and Mr. Nisar Ahmed to theSuper Time Scale - (ii)-IGP (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix),w.e.f. 05.06.2017.

5 more posts of AAG, Fees enhancedSRINAGAR, JUNE 07

The Cabinet in it meeting today accorded sanction to thecreation of 4 posts of Additional Advocate General at NewDelhi and enhancement of monthly retainership andCounsel fee of Law Officers at New Delhi. AccordinglyAdvocate on record shall be entitled to a monthlyretainership of Rs 30, 000 per month and Counsel fee ofRs.10,000 per case against the P2

SRINAGAR, JUNE 07

The Cabinet meetingchaired by Chief Minister,Mehbooba Mufti todaywhile expressing concernover the slow progress inregard to regularization ofcasua l / t empora ry /needbased labourers/ workersengaged after 31.01.1994,directed that suchAdministrative Departmentsas have not submitted Bio-

Metric details together withrelated information inrespect of aforementionedcategory of workers, willsubmit the same to theFinance Department withina month.Cabinet also discussed theissue of having a single BPLlist. Cabinet directed that theBPL list compiled by theFood, Civil Supplies andConsumers AffairsDepartment (FCS&CAD)

be reviewed under the aegisof the Planning,Development andMonitoring Department(PDMD) in consultationwith the Departments ofFCS&CA, PowerDevelopment, SocialWelfare and RuralDevelopment andPanchayati Raj to finalize asingle BPL list within amonth, to be used inconnection P2

Regularization process, finalizationof a single BPL List put on fast track

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Spl Assembly-session onJune 17 to pass the law

levied all across the country. He said there were three

aspects (Constitutional, Legislative and administrative) to

the GST.

He said for implementation of the GST, no constitutional

amendment was required to J&K.

He said the cabinet has decided to modify the GST after five

years.

He said that the extension of GST does not infringe the

Article 370 as Jammu and Kashmir has separate

constitution and tax laws are implemented under Section 5

of the constitution.

"No new tax has been added to J&K. It is a modified

version of the VAT. In GST there are no exemptions but for

J&K and north India, the reimbursement will be continued

what happened in VAT."

Drabu said in 2012, he opposed the GST. "Union Finance

Minister said J&K assembly is fully empowered to take a

view on GST and lots of changes have been made which

was not the case earlier. It was discussed broadly then

evolved consensus by GST counsel. GST counsel is first

federal institution discussed it extensively for 12 years," he

added

Govt hikes passenger fare

also said that the government will provide subsidized sugar

to 74.13 lakh souls of priority population including BPL and

other categories, in the state with effect from April 1, 2017.

"The burden of the subsidy, which is Rs 22/ kg, will be

borne out by the state exchequer," he said.

The minister said that the decision was taken after the

Government of India curtailed the subsidy on sugar for all

the states.

3 militants killed as Army foilsinfiltration bid in Kupwara

to sneak into the Valley from across the border. With PTI

inputs

Cabinet approves 11% DA hikefor employees, pensioners

be paid in cash in month of June, 2017 and the employees'

share @ 10% shall be deducted at source and credited to

their PRAN numbers along with the matching share by the

employer. Thereafter, the enhancement in the DA shall form

part of the monthly salary.

Enhancement in DA will also apply to the work

charged/whole time contingent paid employees, working in

a regular time scale.

Cabinet approved the release of the Dearness Allowance

installment @ 7% w.e.f. 1.7.2016 and 4% w.e.f. 1.1.2017

raising the total Dearness Allowance of the State

Government pensioners/family pensioners from 125% to

132% w.e.f. 1.7.2016 and from 132% to 136% from

1.1.2017 respectively.

The arrears on account of the enhanced rate of Dearness

Allowance from July, 2016 and January, 2017 upto May

2017 shall be paid to them in cash in the month of June,

2017 and shall form part of the monthly pension/family

pension there onwards.

The State Government employees and the pensioners have

hailed the present government for timely release of DA.

They said it is for the first time that the DA is being released

by the Government without the employees having to resort

to any agitation for the same.

They said that bringing down the qualifying service for full

pensionery benefits from 33 to 20 years and increase of

TMA from Rs 10000 to Rs 15000 are some other laudable

measures taken by the present government.

KPS officers to get monetarybenefits without ranks

Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu and another PDP minister

Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali was also present on the occasion.

When asked that his party colleague Zulfikar had said that

he and Naeem had sent dissent notes on the CSC

recommendations, he replied, "There is nothing such. That

is why I am telling you don't talk to him (Zulfikar) on such

issues."

As per the recommendations of the CSC that were approved

by the Cabinet, the KPS officers will not be given the rank

of DIG or IGP till they were inducted into the IPS. Naeem

said the two IG and four DIG posts have been kept reserved

for KPS officers. However, they will not be given the rank

of DIG or IGP till they were inducted into the IPS as per the

CSC recommendations and approved by the cabinet.

Naeem said no attention was paid towards the state police

forces over the years. "Today is a new ladder for these

officers. Some of the KPS officers also met the Chief

Minister and expressed their satisfaction. We will carry

forward this process so that they are given wider

opportunities," he said.

Earlier, the CSC reported was approved by the cabinet. The

CSC held its meeting on Monday where it finalised its

recommendations in absence of two PDP ministers. It was

chaired by Industries and Commerce minister Chander

Prakash Ganga and attended by Health and Medical

Education Minister Bali Bhagat, Forests Minister

Choudhary Lal Singh (all three from BJP) and Finance

Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu (PDP). Naeem Akhtar and

Zulfikar Ali had not given their approval. However, during

the cabinet meeting, sources said Chief Minister Mehbooba

Mufti directed the two ministers to sign on the CSC report.

"It will send a wrong message if you two members won't

give your approval. You should also sign on the report so

that there is uniformity in the cabinet decision," a BJP

minister quoted Mehbooba Mufti as having said in the

cabinet. Following which, the two ministers consented to

give their approval.

The government spokesperson said 50 posts of IPS are

stagnant for induction from KPS due to litigations.

"The Cabinet directed the Chief Secretary and resolve it at

the earliest. If 50 KPS officers get induction into IPS that

will make a lot of difference."

He said the constabulary selection grade of constables will

be increased from 25 to 50 percent.

The cabinet also approved promotion of five officers to the

rank of the IGP.

Regularization process, finalizationof a single BPL List put on fast track

with all BPL related Welfare programmes.

Cabinet directed the Higher Education Department to

examine the requests for setting up of new Degree Colleges,

particularly in the light of resource commitment from

Central Government for setting up such institutions.

Cabinet directed that the Home Department shall in

consultation with the Finance Department examine making

operational new/sanctioned Fire and Emergency Service

Stations by way of provision of required infrastructure and

manpower.

Illegal Poppy cultivation turns Doda-Kishtwar range into a drug den

place from this illegal cultivation" the officer further said.

"To tighten the noose over drug peddlers and poppy

cultivators, villagers have asked strictly not to indulge in

any illegal activities which are serious in nature and non-

bail able offence." officer said. He added, "Excise

Department have been facing severe staff crunch and has

only three people in the field including one Inspector and

Sub-Inspector to cover whole region and we want

administration and police should also support us to curb this

menace from society." Senior Superintendent of Police,

Doda Shabir Ahmed Choudhary said, "Since, I have joined

my post here in Doda, I have launched a special operation

against drugs, illicit liquor and bovine smuggling and have

arrested around 50 people in this connection in past 3

months." "We are also getting some inputs about illegal

poppy cultivation in Doda and I have asked my officers to

verify the facts and destroy the

cultivation if any, mostly there is wild poppy cultivation

here." He added.

However, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar

Sundeep Wazir assured strict action against those involved

in illegal cultivation of poppy.

"There are few areas where poppy is cultivated that too for

the personal use as people used this in tea earlier, but it's

illegal and action will be taken," he assured.

12 dead as terrorists attack IranParliament; ISIS claims responsibility

and 39 wounded.

Two of the attackers at the shrine, one of them a woman,

blew themselves up, while another detonated a suicide vest

on the fourth floor of the parliamentary office building.

A picture on social media showed police helping staff

escape through windows.

Large crowds gathered around cordons to watch as police

struggled to disperse the crowds.

Parliament was in session as the attacks unfolded and

members were keen to show they were undeterred,

continuing with regular business.

Some posted selfies of themselves looking calm, even as

gun battles raged in surrounding office buildings and

snipers took position on nearby rooftops.

Speaker Ali Larijani dismissed the attacks, saying they were

a "trivial matter" and that security forces were dealing with

them.

An official at Khomeini's mausoleum in south Tehran said

"three or four" people had entered via the western entrance

and opened fire, according to the Fars news agency.

It published photos showing the suicide bomber blowing

herself up outside.

The Intelligence Ministry said there had been a third

"terrorist" team that was neutralised before the attacks

started.

The city was on lockdown, with streets blocked and parts of

the metro closed. Journalists were kept away from the

shrine by the police.

Interior Minister Abdolrahman Fazli told ISNA he had

convened a special meeting of the country's security

council.

Jihadist groups have clashed frequently with security forces

along Iran's borders with Iraq and Afghanistan, but the

country has largely escaped attacks within its urban centres.

The Intelligence Ministry said in June 2016 that it had

foiled a plot to carry out multiple bomb attacks in Tehran

and around the country.

IS published a rare video in Persian in March, warning that

it "will conquer Iran and restore it to the Sunni Muslim

nation as it was before."

Iran, the predominant Shiite power, has been helping both

Iraq and President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria to

battle IS.

The jihadist group is under increasing pressure in both

countries, having lost significant territory in the face of

offensives now targeting its last two major urban bastions,

Raqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq.

Militant groups are also known to operate in Iran's

southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, which borders

Pakistan and has a large Sunni community.

Jaish-ul Adl (Army of Justice), which Tehran accuses of

links with Al-Qaeda, has carried out several armed attacks

on Iranian soil in recent years.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on

Sunday that attacks by IS in Europe and elsewhere showed

that Western policies in the Middle East have backfired.

"This is a fire that (Western powers) themselves ignited and

now has backfired on them," he told a gathering of senior

officials in Tehran. - AFP

5 more posts of AAG,Fees enhanced

existing Rs.9450/ per month and Rs.6750 per hearing

respectively. Additional Advocate General shall be entitled

to monthly retainership of Rs.30,000 per month and

Counsel fee of Rs.9000 per case against the existing

Rs.20,000 per month and Rs.9000 per hearing respectively.

Similarly, Additional Standing Counsel shall be entitled to

monthly retainership of Rs.25,000 and Cousel fee of

Rs.9,000 per case as against the existing Rs.9,450 per

month and Rs.6,000 per hearing respectively.

The Cabinet also approved creation of an additional post of

Additional Advocate General who will exclusively look

after all the cases relating to State owned properties outside

J&K; particularly in the States of Punjab (Chandigarh &

Amritsar) and Haryana (Sirsa) etc.

Sri Amarnath YatraRegistration reaches 2 lakhs

secure their Advance Registration for Shri Amarnathji Yatra

2017 only from the branches of the authorized Banks and

not from any other persons or agents who may try to cheat

and sell fake Yatra Permits to them. The list of all

authorized bank branches for providing advance

registration for Yatra 2017 alongwith the authorized

Doctors/Medical Institutions competent to issue

Compulsory Health Certificates is available on the website

of Shrine Board at http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com.

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NEW DELHI, JUNE 07

Prime Minister NarendraModi will be travelingtomorrow to Astana inKazaksthan for the muchawaited ShanghaiCooperation Organisation(SCO) summit whereinthe state is set for India'sentry into the themultilateral forum."All the boxes have beenticked," Joint SecretaryEurasia in the Ministry ofExternal Affairs G VSrinivas told a pressconference here. He saidIndia's entry itself isconsidered a majordevelopment and anepisode which would

bring in diplomatic andeconomic dividends butalso clarified that detailsabout the "benefits" thosecan be mustered by Indiaare yet to be understoodin terms of specifics. "….itwill be very satisfying forus to be a member oforganisation," he said.The joint secretary alsopointed out India has beenan "observer" to the SCOsince 2005 and hadapplied for membership in2014. "Now India hascompleted the process andeven the SCO Secretariatat Beijing has confirmedthat,"MEA spokesmanGopal Baglay said. DuringPrime Minister Modi'sstay in Astana, Mr Baglaysaid there are possibilitiesof bilateral talks betweenMr Modi and ChinesePresident Xi Jinping onJune 9 on the sidelines ofthe SCO summit inAstana.Notably, the meetingbetween the two leaderswould come amidgrowing differencesbetween the two countriesover a host of issuesincluding Beijing'sreservation on India'sentry into the eliteNuclear Supplied Group(NSG).

Stage set for India'sentry into SCO

SRINAGAR, JUNE 07

A militant of Hizbul

Mujahideen, Danish Farooq

(21), who was seen at the

funeral of the outfit’s slain

commander Sabzar Bhat last

month, surrendered before

security forces, officials said

today.

Danish of Kulangam village

in north Kashmir’s

Handwara sub-district had

“joined” the Hizb last month

after leaving BSc

(Agriculture) at the Doon

PG College of Agriculture

Science and Technology,

Dehradun.

“A militant, Danish Farooq,

seen at Sabzar’s funeral,

surrendered before the

Handwara Police. He is

being considered under the

J&K Surrendered Militants’

Rehabilitation Policy,” a

senior police spokesperson

said.

Earlier, Mir Tufail Qadeer

(18) of Srinagar

surrendered before the

security forces on May 30

after he announced on

social media that he had

joined militant ranks by

posting a picture of himself

in Army fatigues and

holding a rifle.

DGP SP Vaid said since

September last year, 32

boys, who had joined

militancy, had been brought

back to lead normal lives.

Danish was seen in a video,

the police said, wearing a

battle pouch and holding a

grenade during the funeral

of Sabzar in Tral.

Hizb militant surrenders

Members of Bari Brahmana

Industries Association

organized a meeting

extended their gratitude to

Finance Minister Dr. Haseeb

Drabu for raising the major

issue related to the extension

of fiscal incentives for the

survival of Industrial Sector

under GST Regime referring

to the challenge of

continuing exemption for

Industry in the GST Council

meetings.

Members present in the

meeting extended their

gratitude to Finance Minister

Dr. Haseeb Drabu for raising

the major issue related to the

extension of fiscal incentives

for the survival of Industrial

Sector under GST Regime

referring to the challenge of

continuing exemption for

Industry in the GST Council

Meetings. He also stated that

State government is giving

various Tax exemptions to

Industry and challenge

before the State to keep the

exemption without breaking

the GST chain for the

survival of the Industrial

Sector of the State.

It is pertinent to mention

here that at present, Central

Excise Duty Refund, VAT

Remission Incentive for Sale

within the State and CST

Exemption for the sale of

finished goods to other

parts of the country is

applicable to Industrial

Sector of J&K to meet the

additional cost of raw

materials and stiff

competition for the export

of goods to other parts of

the country as well as sale

in the local market due to

locational disadvantage,

shallow market and other

related factors. Members

further raised concern that

if these SOPS are not

restored in one form or the

other in the proposed GST

regime, the Industrial Units

working in our State have

no option but to close down

their units as there would

not be any difference

between the prices of the

goods being manufactured

in J&K. At present, the

major issue involves for the

future of the Industrial

sector of J&K under GST

Regime to find out the ways

and means to provide fiscal

incentives to the Industrial

units of J & K under GST

regime for which a

deliberation should be done

with the stake holders. Lalit

Mahajan president, BBIA in

presence of Suresh Mahajan,

Sr. Vice President, Varun

Singla Vice President, Vivek

Singhal Secretary and Viraaj

Malhotra Treasurer BBIA to

discuss the issue in respect

of Extension of present

Fiscal incentives under GST

regime for the survival of

Industrial sector of J&K.

3 STATE the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June 08 | 2017

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD

(R&B) CONST. DIV. NO.III JAMMU.

SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER

Short e-NIT No.56 of 2017-18 Dated 05-06-2017

Executive Engineer PW (R&B) Construction Division No.III Jammu Department Jammu onbehalf of Governor of J&K State, invite tenders by e-tendering mode from approved andeligible contractors registered with J&K State Govt. upto 1600 Hrs on 14-06-2017 for thefollowing works.

1/ The Bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligible criteria, Bill ofquantities (B.O.Q) set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can besee/downloaded from the departmental website http://jktenders.gov.in

No: 3327-45 Dt: 05-06-2017

DIP/J-1995/17

Sd/-(Er. Rajesh Kumar Bhagat)

Executive EngineerPWD (R&B) Const. Div. No. III

Jammu

S. No

Name of Work Estimated Cost (in

lacs)

Cost of document

(in Rs)

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Rs)

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complete-on

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opening of tender

Class of Contractor

1. Construction of Pucca Drain at Tomal

Jattan link road in Km 1st ( Length = 200 Mtr)

2.58 600/- 5160/- 30 Days 16-06-2017

1400 Hrs

“A” “B”

“C” & “D”

2. Providing and laying RBM filling , WBM Gr- II , WBM Gr-III and 20mm

thick OGPC on link road from Khanpur to Power House

6.11 600/- 12220/- 30 Days 16-06-2017 1400 Hrs

“A” “B” “C” & “D”

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thick OGPC on link road Jammu Akhnoor road Dayaran to H/O Raj kumar in Block Marh (L= 250 Mtr)

6.83 600/- 13660/- 30 Days 16-06-2017 1400 Hrs

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2017 upto 1600 Hrs

3 Bid submission Start Date 08-06-2017 From 1000 Hrs

4 Bid Submission End date 14-06-2017 to 1600 Hrs

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Original DD & EMD

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Executive Engineer PWD(R&B)Const Div

No.III Jammu

6. Date & Time of opening of technical Bids (Online) 16-06-2017, 1400 Hrs in the office chamber

of the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B)Const Div No.III Jammu

7. Date & time of opening of Financial Bids ( Online) To be notified separately

Coming down heavily on

the state government and

BJP in particular for

perpetuating discrimination

against the educated youth

of Jammu while divesting

them of their due share in

employment, Harsh Dev

Singh, chairman Jammu and

Kashmir National Panthers

Party (JKNPP) and former

minister flayed it for

treating them like

'disposables' and sought

equitable treatment for them

at par with their Kashmir

counterparts. He was

addressing a press

conference here today.Alleging large scale bias

and prejudice against

Jammu youth in selections

during the last two and a

half years, Harsh Dev Singh

said that highly biased

nature of selections had

shaken the faith of the

educated youth of the region

in the present dispensation

as well as in recruitment

agencies including PSC and

SSB. He said that the

research conducted by the

Panthers party in the

respective select lists

revealed abysmally low

share of Jammu region in

the said recruitments as

compared to Kashmir which

was in the obnoxious

average ratio of around

10:90. Rebuking the BJP-

PDP government for

misleading the people of

Jammu in the name of

equitable treatment, Singh

said that never before had

Jammu region been

subjected to such wild and

hostile discrimination. He

said that apart from the

PSC, the SSB and other

recruiting agencies had also

robbed the Jammu youth of

their due share in

employment while working

under the tutelage of PDP

with BJP leaders acquiescing

in the process. Dubbing the

State government's

announcement of ex-gratia

and jobs to NOKs of slain

militants and thousands of

stone pelters as highly

obnoxious and insane, Harsh

Dev Singh lamented that the

ruffians, vandals, hooligans

and illiterates were glorified

in Kashmir while the highly

educated nationalist youth of

Jammu region were

discriminated, exploited,

suppressed and quelled.

"PSC has lost its sheen and gleam"

Jammu Youth is the biggest casualty of

discriminatory policies of coalition govt: HarshNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

National spokesperson of

All India Congress

Committee (AICC) Pawan

Khera today launched a

scathing attack on the Modi

government for its failures

on the issue of women

security, lack of education

policy and huge decline in

job opportunities and policy

of oppression, repression

and denial of rights to the

SC/ST and other weaker

sections of the society.

While addressing the media

persons here at Press Club

Jammu, Khera highlighted

the failures of BJP

government led by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi on

various fronts. Khera

presented the data of three

years based on NCRB

figures which shows

increase in crime against

women of 14.25% rise in

kidnapping of women,

19.0% rise in assault with

intent to outrage modesty of

women, 74.5% rise in

Human Trafficking and

61.74% rise in crimes

against children in the year

2015 as compared the data

of 2013 during UPA regime.On the issue of education

and jobs for youth, Khera

said that against promised

two crores jobs, only 2.31

Lakh jobs were available in

2015-16.

Lowest numbers of jobs

were created in organized

sector across 8 industries as

compared to last 7 years.

Replying to queries, Khera

said that the Modi Govt. has

been thumping chests on

completion of three years in

office but there is hardly any

positive achievement

whereas entire official

figures and data reveal lot of

failures on most of the fronts

and on issues which the BJP

had promised and now came

out t be only "Jumlas" but

the BJP Govt. is indulging in

diversionary tactics to

distract from the real issues

of governance and

commitments of BJP.

G A Mir, JKPCC state chief

says, "Mufti is 'immature' in

politics and she cannot

handle state the state

affairs."

"There is total mess in the

state because too many

cooks spoil the broth and

Kashmir situation is

outcome of this," said Mir.

Senior Congress leader and

former minister Sham Lal

Sharma lambasted the

government especially BJP

for its total failures to

deliver on their promises to

people of Jammu region

who are even facing of

power and water crises.

Others who were present

during the conference

included senior Congress

leaders Raman Bhalla,

Ravinder Sharma, besides

general secretaries Vikram

Malhotra, Namrata Sharma,

Manmohn Singh.

Modi govt failed on all fronts: KheraNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

The hunger strike by

Contractual Lecturers

(10+2), entered into 114th

day today without any

response from the

government, the protesters

held a strong demonstration

near Press Club Jammu.

They raised slogans against

the government and in

support of their demand.

They vowed to continue

their struggle till logical

conclusion and warned to

further intensify the agitation

if no decision on their

demand is taken by the

Government in next Cabinet

meeting. The agitating

Contractual Lecturers are

demanding their

regularization as per the

Civil Services Special

Provision Act 2010, a policy

framed for the regularization

of all the Ad-hoc/

Contractual/Consolidated

employees after rendering

seven years of services.

Today's protest was

addressed by Arun Bakshi,

president of Contractual

Lecturers (10+2)

Association, Balvinder Kour

and others. They said that

government should avoid its

apathetic attitude towards

them and adopt sympathetic

way to settle the problem of

the highly educated

Contractual Lecturers

(10+2) who are on hunger

strike since February 14,

2017.

Rakesh Kumar, Saroj Bala,

Balvinder Kour, Chander

Shekhar were also on chain

hunger strike.

Contractual Lecturers' hunger

strike enters 114th dayNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

If Omar Abdullah has

berated the PDP for not

having succeeded in

returning power projects

from the NHPC he is

right. But his criticism that

PDP has not been able to

safeguard Article 370 he is

wrong.Omar Abdullah is

wrong in holding the PDP

responsible for not getting

AFSPA revoked. As a senior

politician and former Chief

Minister he should know

that since the situation has

assumed alarming

dimensions in Kashmir

revocation of AFSPA was

out of question. Similarly

safeguarding Article 370

has been a political mission

of thePDP and hitherto it has not

been eroded because of

political compulsions that

too from the coalition

partner, the BJP.Yes, the

BJP and the PDP have not

been able to resolve energy

crisis with the result people

suffer the pangs of

prolonged power shedding.

And this power shedding

may affect the BJP in the

region of

Jammu during the next

Assembly election. Omar

Abdullah has been Chief

Minister for six y ears and

earlier his father, Farooq

Abdullah, has remained

head of the Government for

many years but the National

Conference, despite its

commitment it had failed to

get AFSPA revoked.

And the NC has been held

responsible for allowing

various central laws to get

ext ended to the state either

through approval from the

state Legislature or through

issuance of ordinances as

was

claimed by the Finance

Minister,Haseeb Drabu.

Opposition National

Conference Working

President and former chief

minister, Omar Abdullah

has said the ruling Peoples'

Democratic

Party (PDP) misled people

about the return of power

projects, revocation of

Armed Forces Special

Powers Act (AFSPA) and

safeguarding

of Article 370. "They misled

people saying they would

ensure the return of power

projects to the State,

revocation of AFSPA, and

safeguarding of Article 370

and promised employment

to the unemployed but

failed,"

Omar said He said it was

astonishing too see that

while the government talks

a lot about its Agenda of

Alliance, the common

minimum programme of the

PDP and its alliance partner

Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP), it had made

no progress in its

implementation in three

years.

Questioning PDP's intent,

the former CM quoted the

Union Power Minister as

saying clearly that GoI did

not wish to return any power

project to the State. (KIP)

PDP-BJP responsible for growing energy crisisNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

Agriculture Sub Division

Akhnoor today organized

awareness campaign of

Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima

Yojna (PFBY) at Pargwal

Blocks of the Sub Division

wherein SDAO Som Nath

Sharma aware the

participating largely

attended progressive

farmers of the blocks. The

farmers also interacted with

the SDAO wherein

threadbare discussion about

the issues contained within

the ambit of the flagship

scheme which has unique

features comprising of only

two percent premium on

notified crops such as paddy

and maize in the notified

area i.e. block level. SDAO

further stressed upon the

farmers as how to create

their double income from

Agriculture production.

AEO Rajesh Langer also

addressed the farming

community about the

benefits being launched by

the Agriculture department.

At the end, farmers have

shown enthusiastic

approach and opted for

adopting the scheme for the

betterment of their own so

that at least cost of

cultivation involved can be

obtained to some extent

under the preview of the

scheme. Others who were

present on the occasion

included VAEA Ravi

Nagpal, Anoop Singh, Rohit

Gupta, Vijay Salaria.

BBIA urges Govt to extend fiscal incentives in industrial sectorNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

Awareness campaign onPFBY organized

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

Anti youth policy of coalition

government has been questioned

by the Young Panthers Vice-

President. While addressing the

press conference at party

headquarters, Partap Singh Jamwal

State Vice President showed deep

anguish and resentment over the

exploitation of educated youths of

the state. Lambasting the present

PDP- BJP coalition for their anti

youth policy which put the career

of lakhs of students in darkness.

SRO- 202 under which during the

five years the appointee shall be

entitled to minimum pay scale

which is not more than 10,

000.This was the same BJP who

showed resentment against this

same policy when they are out of

power. Panthers Party whose

representatives showed wide

resentment from the very

beginning. Even legal battle too

has been taken at Judiciary by this

party against this policy. But the

NC- Congress after losing the

elections when came to know the

ramification of this policy resulted

their defeat ultimately got revoked

this policy. As far as BJP is

concerned Instead of huge

mandate from Jammu region not

single representative of it raise its

voice against this New

Recruitment Policy. They have

passed the bill to increase their

salaries double from Rs 40300 to

80300. But what about the

educated youths who are getting

meager salaries Rs 7000-8000 in

the price hike world. For a MLA

there is price rise but for highly

educated youth there is nothing

leads to frustration and depression

and finding other ways to earn

more money. Therefore Young

Panthers strictly endorsed the

stand to revoke this policy

otherwise a mass movement from

all schools and colleges would be

started soon against this prevailing

coalition especially BJP who

surrendered everything just for the

sake of power. Among those who

were present include Sidhant

Dogra, Vinod Bhat, Sardar

Raspreet Singh, Anil Rakwal,

Yogesh Talwar.

Newly elected Trikuta

Complex team hold

interaction with mediaJammu Jun 07

Newly Elected members of the Trikuta

Complex Welfare association on

Wednesday held a press conference at

Press Club Jammu. In Press

Conference, the newly Elected

members which include President

Suraj Sharma, General Secretary Sunil

Sharma, Cashier Ishant Gandotra and

Secretary Varun Gupta were present.

During the elections, For the post of

President Suraj Sharma beats Puneet

Arora by 67-43 in overall 111 casted

votes. For the post of General

Secretary Sunil Sharma beats Ashwani

Maini by 67-43 in overall 111 casted

votes.For the post of Cashier Ishant

Gandotra beats Sandeep Malhotra by

60-49 in overall 111 casted votes.For

the post of Secretary Varun Gupta won

over Rajan Vaid by 58-50 in overall

111 casted votes.

While addressing media, Suraj Sharma

said that newly Elected members are

keen to work as a team for the

betterment of Association.

Young panthers demand revocation of SRO 202NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

4 HILL DISTRICT the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June 08 | 2017

Minister of State for

Finance and Planning Ajay

Nanda today said that

numerous initiatives have

been taken by the

Government to develop

Reasi as a well planned and

clean city.

The focus has been laid on

improvement of sanitation

and civic services.

"Renovation of lanes, drains

and construction of toilet

complexes for public

convenience and

development of green areas

have given a new facelift to

the city" he said.

Ajay Nanda was addressing

locals after launching

construction work of public

utilities including a

community toilet complex

for ladies and gents here in

the main market of the

town. The project would be

completed at an estimated

cost of Rs. 13 lakh.

The Minister while listing

other achievements said that

special attention is being

given to augmentation of

drinking water and

improvement of power

infrastructure in the town

area. "For this liberal

funding is being provided

by the government", he

added.

Stressing on cleanliness, the

Minister appreciated

Municipality Reasi for

pressing in adequate men

and machinery for door to

door collection of garbage

and other waste material

from the town and its

segregation and proper

disposal.

Executive Engineer JKPCC

Pankaj Sawhney, Executive

Officer Municipality,

concerned officers,

executive members and

prominent persons were also

present at the foundation

laying ceremony.

Reasi being developed as a planned town: MoSNL CorrespondentReasi, Jun 07

Divisional Commissioner

Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad

Khan today convened a

meeting to review the

progress of comprehensive

sewerage scheme of Greater

Srinagar under Jawaharlal

Nehru National Urban

Renewal Mission

(JNNURM).

Deputy Commissioner

Srinagar, General Manager

M/S NBCC Ltd. (National

Building Construction

Corporation Limited),

Commissioner SMC, Chief

Engineers of I&FC, PHE &

J&K UEED, Deputy

Director Planning and other

concerned officials were

present in the meeting.

The Div Com was informed

that the sewerage project for

Srinagar city has been

sanctioned for Rs 132.92

crore against which Rs 94.55

crore have been expended

till March 2017.

The meeting was informed

that in 60 MLD capacity

STP (Civil, Mechanical &

Electrical works), around

69.50 percent has been

achieved upto ending March

2017. Besides a total of

37604 meters is the target of

Trunk Sewer lines and 35061

meters has been achieved

upto ending March 2017.

Further, in Laterals Sewer

lines 98784 meters has been

achieved upto March 2017

out of total of 102100 meter

target. Also in House

connections, 3850 meters

has been achieved till March

2017.

The project envisages

construction of STPs, Trunk

and lateral Sewer lines

besides providing

connections to households to

convert insanitary toilets to

sanitary toilets. To expedite

the completion of the various

key components under the

project, the Div Com

directed the executing

agency to work out the

timelines for completion of

each component, so that the

project can be completed and

commissioned within the

fixed timeframe.

Progress of comprehensive sewerage scheme reviewedNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

MOHD MAJID MALIK

BHADERWAH, JUN 07

Several Congress workers

and leaders from Bhaderwah

constituency today deserted

the Congress party and

shifted its loyalty towards

the Bhartiya Janta Party

(BJP) and joined the party at

Bhaderwah in a function

held here today. The joining

ceremony took place under

the leadership of MLA

Bhaderwah Daleep Singh

Parihar who welcome the

newly joined people into

party fold. While speaking

on this occasion MLA

Bhaderwah said that people

of Bhaderwah had showed

great support towards the

BJP added that Congress

party is totally losing the

ground in the constituency

due to poor people and

selective policy by its

leaders. He alleged that

leadership of Congress party

work, only for selective

people who received benefits

of the various government

run schemes in former

government while majority

of the people were left high

and dry. He said that people

are dejected with the

Congress leadership and are

reposing its faith on

leadership of BJP. He said

that BJP believes in

equitable development of all

the people and assured the

newly joined people that

party will provide them all

support with regard to

upliftment of poor and

downtrodden society.

Among the prominent from

BJP who were present on

this occasion include Shokat

Ali Chowdhary , Sanjay

Saraf, Firdous Bhagwan ,

Raj Singh Charak, Vinod

Perhote.

Several Congress activistsjoin BJP in Bhaderwah

The district administration

Reasi today reviewed the

arrangements for the smooth

conduct of six day Annual

Kounsar Nag Yatra in tehsil

Mahore.

The arrangements for the

pilgrimage commencing

from July 24, were

discussed here at a meeting

of officers held under the

chairmanship of DC Reasi

Ravinder Kumar.

Threadbare discussions

were held on various

arrangements, including

medicare, transportation,

boarding and lodging,

provision of adequate ration,

security, and uninterrupted

power and water supply to

be made for the convenience

of the pilgrims enroute to

the shrine.

For medicare facilities, six

teams of doctors and

paramedics would be

stationed at specified

locations with adequate

stock of medicines and

oxygen cylinders.

The Army would provide

sufficient tents for the

comfortable stay of the

pilgrims at village Harshu,

the base camp of the yatra.

Addressing the meeting, the

DC said that efforts would

be made to promote

Kounsar Nag as a major

tourist destination.

For the purpose, he asked

the Tourism Department to

chalk out a comprehensive

strategy to give wide

publicity to the pilgrimage.

This should be done by

erecting hoarding at

prominent locations, to

attract the Shri Mata

Vaishno Devi pilgrims, the

DC directed.

The pilgrims after stay at

base camp of the Yatra at

Village Harshu in Mahore,

would proceed for Kounsar

Nag and pay obedience at

the holy day of Nag

Panchami on July 30.

The yatra would cover

different areas of the Reasi

district including Salal,

Arnas, Dharmari, Mahore,

Chasana and Sungri to reach

Kounsar Nag.

Kounsar Naag Yatraarrangements reviewed

NL CorrespondentReasi, Jun 07

Deputy Commissioner

Kulgam, Talat Parvez

Ruhella today asked the

officers of the district to take

pro-active steps for redressal

of public issues.

The DC was speaking at a

public darbar of H.S Bugh &

D.H Pora here.

The main demands presented

before the DDC were the

provision of sports stadium,

availability of adequate staff

in PHC, construction of

flood protection bund along

Sunmon Nalla, fencing of

HSS Zonal Education office

in Frisal.

Other demands included the

construction of internal

roads including Chanigam

Frisal road, Arwani -

Khudwani road,Redwani-

Babapora road & providing

the clean and adequate water

supply and uninterrupted

power, improvement in

health care of Quimoh Tehsil

was also discussed in the

meeting.

The meeting decided that

Auqaf Committee will

provide Grazing land and

Sports Department would

develop the ground with

requisite facilities.

DDC assured the delegation

of DH Pora that

administration will focus on

mitigating the grievances of

public.

The DDC stressed on the

officers to keep essential

commodities including rice,

sugar, kerosene oil, besides

power & water supply

available to the consumers.

Deputy Commissioner

assured the meeting that all

the issues would be taken

care of and immediate and

pro-active steps shall be

taken to address all the

issues of district.

Among others, the Darbar

was attended by ADC

Kulgam, ACR, ACD, ARTO,

Exens of R&B, PDD, PHE,

I&FC, other district officers

besides Tehsildar and BDO

of two constituencies.

DDC holds aawami darbarNL CorrespondentKulgam, Jun 07

Blacktopping of Shiv Khori Road

DC orders diversion of

traffic for ease of pilgrimsREASI, JUN 07

The district administration Reasi has decided to enforce

diversion to regulate traffic to Shiv Khori Cave Shrine

ahead of repair of the road, including its blacktopping.

In this regard, District Development Commissioner

Ravinder Kumar convened a meeting at Pouni and took

several decisions to regulate traffic towards Shiv Khori

Shrine during blacktopping of Kanda-Ransoo road.

After threadbare discussion, the DDC instructed the police

administration to initiate necessary diversion of traffic

during blacktopping of the road so that tourists visiting the

holy shrine of Shiv Khori do not face any inconvenience.

The DDC also directed for removing kiosks and rahries in

the Pouni bazaar so that ample space is created for tourists

buses. In this regard he asked Tehsildar Pouni and SHO to

do needful.

It is pertinent to mention here that alternate route for

tourists and other vehicles for Ransoo during blacktopping

would be Taryath Teot-Ransoo road. The DDC also passed

instructions to the executive engineers for ensuring proper

maintenance and improvement of alternate route.

To highlight the achievements of Union

Government and celebrating

completion of three years of Narindera

Modi Government BJP organized a

Vikas Parv rally here today. The 'Maha

Rally' in which beside MLAs Dalip

Singh Parihar, Shakti Parihar, district

incharge Som Khajuria and hundreds

of BJP workers and office bearers

participated, was held at jam packed

Community hall Kotli under the

leadership of Ashok Koul Organisation

general secretary of the party as part of

'Modi Fest', .In the rally, BJP leaders

highlighted the schemes launched by

Modi Government during last three

years which were especially aimed at to

empower and benefit rural and hilly

areas like 'Jan Dhan yojna', Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan', Garib Kalyan Yojna,

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna, Sansad

Aadarsh Gram Yojna and above all

speeding of PMGSY to provide all

weather connectivity to far off and

inaccessible areas. "The biggest

achievement of BJP government which

will immensely benifit the rural

especially hilly areas, is speeding up of

work under PMGSY, as the scheme

was launched in 2004 and till 2016

only 3200 Crores were released for

J&K, in contrast during the last one

year(2016-2017) a mammoth 2850

crores was exclusively released for

Jammu and Kashmir, which will

benefit only rural areas especially hilly

regions like Chenab Valley, " said,

Ashok Koul, adding that district Doda

will see another major development on

June, 10 when Union Health Minister

J.P. Nadda will lay the foundation stone

of Medical College at Khaleni, Doda.

In the rally, all the Mahila Mandal

Pradhans of district Doda and a large

number of women workers also

participated, who seemed highly

overwhelmed and content as majority

of the schemes including, 'Beti Padhao

Beti Bachao', 'Ujwala', 'Sukanya

Samridhi Yojna', 'Jeevan Janani Yojna,'

UMEED and many others were

launched during the last three years of

Modi regime and were especially

aimed to empower rural women.

Other leaders who spoke on the

occasion include District President

Women Wing, Bipna Manhas, Daleep

Singh Parihar, Shakti Raj Parihar,

Sanjay Saraf and Satya Devi.

BJP organizes 'Vikas Parv' NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 07

Lauding efforts of

Horticulture department for

completing census of fruit

bearing plants across the

state, the Minister for

Horticulture, Syed

Basharat Ahmed Bukhari

today stressed on better

synergy between growers

and horticulture department

for better farming practices

and for conducting

awareness camps.

The Minister interacted

with Deputy

Commissioners and Chief

Horticulture Officers of all

districts via video

conferencing to check out

the census status of fruit

bearing plants across the

state.

The fruit bearing plants

which have been included

in the census are Apple,

Apricot, Cherry, Mango,

Plum, Walnut and various

other citrus fruits.

Secretary Horticulture,

Mohammad Hussian

Malik, Director

Horticulture Kashmir Rafiq

Ahmad, Director Planning

and Marketing Horticulture

Hafizullah Shah and

various officials of

concerned Departments

were also present in the

meeting.

Minister also directed for

publishing name of owner

and outlet where

misbranded pesticides are

found for public

awareness.

The Minister also directed

for conducting Tardbandi

of Mandis within 15days

for conducting APMC

election in a time bound

manner.

He stressed for conducting

mass awareness camps for

growers at zonal as well as

district level in

collaboration with J&K

Bank, SKUAST and

Tourism Department.

Basharat for promotion of

better farming practicesNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

23 traders penalized

for violationsSRINAGAR, JUN 06

The Field executives of the Department of Food, Civil

Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology & Food

Safety and Standards today conducted joint market

inspection of different markets of Srinagar city in view of

the ensuing holy month of Ramdhan.

Officials said the team under the supervision of senior

officers of the legal metrology department and FCS&CA

inspected markets of Karan Nagar, Residency Road and

Lal Chowk.

They said 23 erring commercial establishments were

penalised for the violation of various rules and a sum of

Rs 15800 was slapped on the defaulters for the lapses. The

erring establishments include 10 Bakery shops, 2 hotel &

Restaurants and 11 vegetable and fruit shops.

The officials said it was observed during the inspection

that some of the bakery and sweet shops offered sale for

the bakery and sweet items without carrying the

mandatory declarations viz MRP, Date of Packing, best

Before, Net Quantity etc.

During the inspection, traders were directed to display

Rate list at prominent places and consumers available on

the spot were advised to remain vigilant about the rates,

quality and other mandatory information and before

purchasing the same, the shopkeepers should be asked to

satisfy them on this front.

Progress of core sectors reviewedPULWAMA, JUN 07

The District Development Commissioner Pulwama today

convened a meeting to discuss progress achieved under

vital sectors in the district.

The meeting held threadbare discussions on the progress

of various ongoing developmental works and projects in

the district. The DDC stressed the officers to work in

tandem so that work on all the development works is

expedited and public grievances are redressed on priority.

He directed the engineers of R&B, PHE, and PDD that the

execution of works should be completed within the

stipulated time frame. He stressed the concerned

departments to provide essential commodities and

adequate power supply, drinking water to the people of the

district especially during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Municipal authorities informed the meeting that so far

100 street lights have been installed in the Pulwama town

so far.

Pace of dev works reviewedBARAMULLA, JUN 07

The District Development Commissioner Baramulla

today visited Sopore to review the pace of various

ongoing developmental projects. He was accompanied by

ADC Baramulla, ADC Sopore, Joint Director Planning

and other concerned officers.

The DDC emphasized the officers to work in synergy and

added zeal to execute the ongoing developmental projects

in stipulated time. During his visit various public

delegations met the DDC and apprised him of issues

confronting them particularly upgradation of Sopore-

Achabal road. The DDC gave a patient hearing to them

and assured of redressal of their grievances.

The DDC also visited various educational institutions and

Primary Health Centers of the Sopore town and took stock

of their functioning.

70 kanals of poppy destroyed SRINAGAR, MAY 07

According to the Deputy Excise Commissioner, Executive

Kashmir, the Excise team headed by Excise and Taxation

Officer, North Kashmir Range today destroyed 70 kanals

of poppy in village Mamat of district Budgam.

The Deputy Excise Commissioner said that, so far, a total

of 2673 kanals of poppy has been destroyed in Kashmir

valley by the Excise Department.

5 KATHUA the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June 08 | 2017

In the court of Addl. MobileMagistrate, Samba

Present : Swati Gupta

Santosh Kumari W/o Dhanpat RajR/o W.No.6, H.No. 29, Vijaypur Teh Vijaypur District samba

V/SE.O. Municipal Committee VijaypurApplication U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seekingdirections to E.O. Municipal Committee, Vijaypur to enter the deathparticular of applicant's sister-in-law.

PROCLAMATIONWhereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this courtfor issuing direction to E.O. Municipal Committee, Vijaypurregarding registration of death particulars of her sister-in-lawnamely Preeto Devi (Female) D/o Lt. Munshi Ram & Lt. ParkashoDevi R/o W.No.6, H.No. 29, Vijaypur Teh Vijaypur District sambain Municipal Committee Vijaypur who was died on 06-02-2003 athome and through the medium of this proclamation, general publicis informed that any person/s has/have objection to the same, in thatevent he/she/they shall file same before this court on or before 13-06-2017,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take noticethat in case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall betaken in the next working day.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today 7th dayof June 2017.

Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate,Samba

In the court of Sub Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate(under 13th Finance Commission), Kathua

Present: Sunil Sangra.Rakesh Kumar S/o Late Harbans Lal R/o Khanpur,Tehsil Marheenand District Kathua .(Petitioner)

V/SChief Medical officer,Kathua.(Respondent)In the matter of:-A Petition for the issuance of direction to the respondent for makingentry in the birth record of CMO Kathua Registrar of birth & Deathsto issuance the date of birth certificate of petitioner's childrennamely Divyansh Sharma(Son) and Dhanvi Sharma(daughter) R/oKhanpur,Tehsil Marheen and District Kathua .

* Proclamation*Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court forissuing direction to Chief medical officer Kathua regardingregistration of birth particulars of the petitioner's twin childrennamely Divyansh Sharma(Son) and Dhanvi Sharma(daughter) R/oKhanpur,Tehsil Marheen and District Kathua who have been (both)born on 19-07-2012 And through the medium of this proclamation,general public is informed that any person/s has/have to the same, inthat event he/she/they shall file objection before this court on orbefore 28-06-2017 , failing which appropriate order shall passed.Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, the mattershall be taken in the next working day.

Sub Judge/ Special Mobile Magistrate, Kathua

In the court of Sub Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate(under 13th Finance Commission), Kathua

Present: Sunil Sangra.

Pinki Devi W/o Gulshan Kumar R/o Vill. Patyari,Tehsil and Districtkathua .(Petitioner)

V/SChief Medical officer,Kathua.(Respondent)In the matter of:-A Petition for the issuance of direction to the respondent for makingentry in the birth record of CMO Kathua Registrar of birth & Deathsto issuance the date of birth certificate of petitioner's son namelySwastik Dubey R/o Vill. Patyari (Janglote),Tehsil and DistrictKathua . * Proclamation*Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court forissuing direction to Chief medical officer Kathua regardingregistration of birth particulars of the petitioner's son namelySwastik Dubey R/o Vill.Patyari (Janglote),Tehsil and DistrictKathua who have been born on 17-09-2014 (Seventeenth ofSeptember two thousand fourteen) And through the medium of thisproclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/haveto the same, in that event he/she/they shall file objection before thiscourt on or before 8-06-2017 , failing which appropriate order shallpassed. Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, thematter shall be taken in the next working day.

Sub Judge/ Special Mobile Magistrate, Kathua

NoticeI, Rajesh Kumar S/o Sh. Narayan Dutt R/o W.No.16,UpperShiva Nagar, Kathua,Tehsil & District Kathua, going for thecorrection of my father's name which has been wronglyrecorded as Narain Dutt Sharma instead of Narayan Dutt inmy passport bearing no. E6474746. Objection, if any, maybe conveyed to concern authority within 7 days from thepublication of this notice.

NoticeI, Adiseshu Reddy Gade S/o Late Sh. Anji Reddy R/o MVRajupalem, P.O.Karala Palem,Tehsil Bapatla and Distt.Guntur(Andhra Pradesh) Pin-522111, going for thecorrection of my wife's name which has been wronglyrecorded as Komatia Uma instead of Gade Uma in mydocuments. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concernauthority within 7 days from the publication of this notice.

NoticeSelf help group framed under name M/s nation Bulinder atward no. 16, Lower Shiva Nagar District Kathua includinggroup members Pankaj Singh, Sourabh Lalotra, NavchetanKumar and Akshay Krotra. Objections, if any, please ContactEmployment Exchange Kathua within seven days from thedate of publication of this notice.

NoticeI, Babu Ram S/o Sh. Jaimat Mehra R/o Ward no.3 Kathua,have lost my driving license bearing no.4689/MV/APTL.Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the same. Objection,if any, may be conveyed to concern authority within 7 daysfrom the publication of this notice.

NoticeI, Ranjeet Singh S/o Sh. Inder Singh R/o Sample Sapla P.OJarai, District Kathua, have sold my vehicle bearing regd.no. JK08E-2797(van Omni) to Dewan Singh S/o Sh. UtdoRam R/o Forlane P.O Dani, Tehsil and District Kathua. Now,I am applying for the transfer of RC. Objection, if any, maybe conveyed to concern authority within 7 days from thepublication of this notice.

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District Police Samba todayorganized a district levelmarathon 'Run for Fun'under Civic ActionProgramme which beganfrom Mansar Morh, Sambaand culminated at DPLground Shah Balode,Samba. The marathon wasorganized with an aim andobjective to strengthen thebonds of Police Publicrelations as well as tochannelize the energy ofyouth towards rightdirection. In the said eventlarge number of peopleespecially the students ofdifferent schools from allover the district participatedwith great zest and zeal. Thenotification in this regardhad already been circulated

by means of electronic andsocial media. The race wasflagged off by Raja AdilHamid, AdditionalSuperintendent of PoliceSamba from Mansar Morh,Samba. Sahil Choudhary wasemerged as the winner of therace while Pankaj and Rahul

bagged the second and thirdposition respectively. They were awarded withsuitable prizes by the SeniorSuperintendent of PoliceSamba, Anil Magotra. Thepolice had arrangedtransportation for theparticipants besidesarranging the refreshment

for the participants.The locals of the area highlylauded the move undertakenby District Police Samba inorganizing such events andlook forward for organizingsuch events in future as wellto instill zeal and enthusiasmamong the young generationto perform highly.

Samba police organizes "Run for Fun" NL CorrespondentSamba, Jun 07

District Administration incollaboration with Jammuand Kashmir academy ofArt, Culture and Languagetoday organized a DogriKavyitri Sammelan atGovernment HigherSecondary School Sumb.The event marked thecelebration of monthlyLaadli Beti Diwas whichaims to promote birth andempowerment of girl child.MLA Samba, Dr. DevenderKumar Manyal was theChief Guest on the occasionand District DevelopmentCommissioner, SheetalNanda was the guest ofhonour. Dogri poems on variedchallenges faced bywomenfolk were recited in

the event which covered theissues of female feticide,declining sex ratio andwomen empowerment.Many famous Dogripoetesses like Renu Padha,Usha Rani, AhaliyaSambyal, Tulsi Sharma,Ganga Sharma, Dr. ChanchalBhasin, Vijay Thakur andothers from Jammu andKashmir Academy of Art ,Culture and Languageparticipated in the DogriKavyitri Sammelan.A short skit on the topic"Barat Nahi Ayegi",produced and directed byReeta Jitender and RajneeshKumar Gupta was alsoperformed by Viraj KalaKendar which showcased thestruggles of women in India.Later, the daughters ofSamba who had excelled in

their respective fields andhad achieved success werefelicitated by the DistrictAdministration. Those whowere felicitated were AnjaliSharma, Director RadioKashmir Jammu, ProfessorSneh Sambyal, KrishnaSambyal, Kanchan Bala,KAS and Lovely Sharma, incharge Bharat Scouts andGuides, Samba. Besides,eight meritorious girls ofHigher Secondary School,Sumb were also felicitatedon the occasion.MLA Samba appreciated therole of DistrictAdministration in taking thecause of girl education

forward in the district andannounced a grant of Rs.10Lacs from his constituencyfund for Government HigherSecondary School Sumb. Healso announced eight ceilingfans for the school.

ADDC, Vivek Sharma,ADC, Tilak Raj Sharma,District Social WelfareOfficer, MushtaqChowdhary, Tehsildar, BDOSumb, Tripta Sharma,Executive Engineer PDD,Principal Hr. Sec SchoolSumb , BMO Sumb, CDPOSamba , other SectoralOfficers , students of Hr. SecSchool Sumb, were presenton the occasion.

Dogri Kavyitri Sammelan organised NL CorrespondentSamba, Jun 07

ACD takes stock ofvarious CSSs

Samba, Jun 07Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Samba,Sushil Kumar Attri, KAS today conducted an extensivetour of Deon, Fadyali, Pacholi, Anandpur, Katwalta,Jaswal, Utterbeni, Purmandal, Kahra and Madana villagesof Block Purmandal to take stock of various centralschemes specially MGNREGA. Executive Engg. REWBahir Sheikh, BDO Purmandal Miss Deepali Kanna andother field functionaries accompanied him. During thevisit to the block, ACD reviewed the progress made underdifferent Rural Development schemes and programmes.He enjoined upon the field functionaries to maintainproper record of works with all due documentation as perthe guidelines to have fruit full result of schemes underimplementation. A deputation led by Ex Sarpanch Deonapprised the ACD of various problems and put forth thedemands related to development of lane/drains,protection works, Tractor roads, Pons, wells and CheckDams. ACD assured them that genuine demands will betaken up in phased manner. Keeping in view the terrainand scarcity of water in Panchayat Deon, ACDemphasized the importance of rain water harvesting,JE/TA were directed on spot to prepare estimate forconstruction of Check Dam at Fadyali. On the field visitto village Khara it was felt that people are facing a lot ofwater shortage, Assistant commissioner Developmentdirected Block Development Officer, Purmandal toprepare the DPR for the roof top rain water harvesting forwhich public agreed and assured to donate the requisiteland for construction of water storage reservoir. ACDSamba along with the other officers interacted withgeneral public in Jaswal, Anandpur, Utterbeni, Purmandaland assured them about early redressal of theirgrievances, various issues were resolved on spot with dueconsultation of all stakeholders.

A joint challan cumawareness drive waslaunched by SHO VijaypurInspector Suraj Pathania andDTI Samba Inspector VijayVerma under theSupervision of SDPOVijaypur Abhishek Sharmaand Dy.SP traffic Samba-Kathua Madhu Bandral onthe directions of SSP SambaAnil Magotra and SSPtraffic Shaheen Wahid. 65booked violators underdifferent sections of Motor

Vehicle Act to curb themenace of traffic violationson road especially byyoungsters who often provedangerous for pedestriansand others on roads. During

the drive total 65 violatorswere booked out of which40 were hooked by DTISamba who realized fine tothe tune of Rs 5800 on spotand remaining 25 were

booked by SHO Vijaypurand shall be produced in thecourt of law. The drive waslaunched to createawareness among thecommuters to minimize thetraffic violations whichleads to road accidents.The main objective of thedrive is to aware the generalpublic and youths regardingtraffic rules like wearing ahelmet, avoidingovertaking, control overspeed, avoiding triple ridingwearing seat belts Said"DTI "Vijay Verma.

Traffic Police books 65 violators under MVANL CorrespondentSamba, Jun 07

Awareness prog onGST organized

RAJOURI, JUN 07District Administration in collaboration with CentralBoard of Excise and Customs organized an awarenessprogramme on Goods and Service Tax (GST), here todaySpeaking on the occasion DDC Rajouri, Dr. Shahid IqbalChoudhary appreciated the efforts of Central Board ofExcise and Customs for organizing an event for explainingsalient features and benefits of GST to all stakeholders.He said awareness programme was vital for getting allstakeholders viz. businessmen, educationists, mediapersons, public servants, lawyers, entrepreneurs ready forits implementation.Earlier, Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise andCustoms, Prakash Choudhary explained the anticipatedimpact of GST on tax structure, tax incidence, taxcomputation, tax payment, compliance, credit utilizationand reporting under the new regime which would lead to acomplete overhaul of the current indirect systems.He described Goods and Services Tax (GST) as one ofthe best possible tax systems that will immenselybenefit stakeholders.

Police today worked out atheft case within one hourwith the arrest of oneburglar and recoveredstolen items worth Rs19890 and one Nokiamobile phone from hispossession here today. Thearrested burglar has beenidentified as Rahul Son ofRakesh resident of

Ludhiana, Punjab.As per police sources, acomplaint was lodged bySushma Sharma of Wardnumber 8 Vijaypur withPolice Station Vijaypurstating that some unknownperson barged into hishouse today and decampedwith cash and mobilephone.Acting over the complaint,acting swiftly oninformation regarding the

theft of Rs 20,500 and oneNokia mobile, Vijaypurpolice after a long chaseaffected the arrest of theaccused and recovered Rs19890 and one mobileNokia phone from thepossession of accused. The said theft case was solvedwith in one hour of itsoccurrence. People of the areaappreciated this swift andresponsive act of the police.The arrest was made by Sub

Inspector Neeraj of PoliceStation Vijaypur under theguidance of Station HouseOfficer (SHO) Police StationVijaypur Inspector SurajPathania and under theimmediate supervision ofSDPO Vijaypur AbhisheikSharma and overallsupervision of SSP SambaAnil Magotra. In this regard police hasregistered a case and startedinvestigation.

Burglar held, stolen items recoveredNL CorrespondentSamba, Jun 07

A delegation of JammuKashmir GovernmentTeachers Forum (JKGTF)called on Chief EducationOfficer Kathua under thechairmanship of Districtpresident of the ForumSurjeet Singh Jasrotia onWednesday.The delegationsubmitted charter ofdemands. The main demandsdiscussed with ChiefEducation Officer, wereImplementation oftransparent transfer policy infavor of teacher'scommunity without favor toprovide fair justice,adjustment of surplusmasters deputed in variousschools for years, clearingall the time bound cases ofteachers and non-teachingemployees, submission allpending files ofRET's/KGBV teachers to thedirectorate forregularization, timelyrelease of salary grants ofHead teachers/ teachersunder SSA, rationalizationof teaching staff andproviding second teacher insingle teacher schools,cancellation of allattachments of teachers,

modification of teacherswho have applied fortransfer modification ofwinter zone Malhar and arenot done, clearing ofpending liabilities of MDMsince 2010 and freightcharges, submission of filesof water men cum cooks forthe regularization,submission of post factosanction cases of teacher forpost facto permission ofteachers who have acquireddegrees during the in serviceperiod, conductingdepartmental audit of allZEO's offices of the District. Chief Education Officergave very patient hearing toall the demands, whileresponding the demands soraised, CEO said that atransparent transfer Policywill be implemented as pertransfer norms and theteachers having stay of 2 to3 years will be transferredin this regard a Performahas been issued to allZEO's. Amar Nath Thakur,Parveen Singh, KuldeepSingh PEM, Dharam Singh,Angrez Singh, Kehar Singh,Rajesh Sharma, Tara Mani,Krishan Lal, BishanSwaroop and others werealso in the delegation.

JKGTF delegationcall on CEO Kathua

NL CorrespondentKathua, Jun 07

Aakar Patel

'We should credit Prime MinisterModi with having foresightand courage and showing

leadership on climate change,' says AakarPatel.The world faces a dangerous moment,though the media in India is not focused onit. The United States has gone back on itscommitment to help reduce globalwarming.The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 inwhich nations agreed to lower the carbondioxide emissions from their industrialplants and automobiles.This would be done by voluntarily cuttingfuels like coal and petrol and diesel andshifting to solar and wind.India is already the largest market for solarpower and because of this the prices ofsolar energy have dropped very low.If all nations that signed the agreement mettheir commitments, the rise in globalwarming would be limited to 2 degreesCelsius more than it was in the time beforeindustrialisation.China is the biggest source of CO2emissions, with 30% of the world's total,followed by the US (15%) and the 28-nation Euro zone (9%).India contributes 7% of the emissions, buthas about 15% of the world's population, so

on a per person basis, India is notcontributing to the problem as China andthe US are.However, India is rapidly industrialisingand adding a large middle class that useselectricity and petrol and diesel.We can no longer ignore the problem asone being caused by others.We should credit Prime Minister NarendraModi with having foresight and courageand showing leadership on this issue. Hesaid 'Paris or no Paris, our commitment topreserving the climate is for the sake offuture generations.'The Government of India has also said thatall cars sold in the country by 2030 willhave to be electric.The details of how this will happen are notknown, but if Modi can pull it off, it willmake him a true world leader.Meanwhile, Trump said he was puttingAmerican jobs ahead of concerns onclimate change.He claims that if America sticks to itscommitments, 27 lakh jobs will be lost inthe next seven years.This is disputed and in fact one of thebiggest creators of jobs in the US in the lastdecade has been the electric car and solarindustry.It shows how isolated Trump is that evenAmerican industrialists and many of itslargest companies said that America had

taken the wrong decision.One can only hope that the shift from fossilfuels continues, even if it is because ofeconomic viability and efficiency ratherthan because of climate change.Why I say we are at a dangerous moment isbecause the data is absolutely clear.Climate change is happening as a result ofman-made global warming.Since 1880, the earth's surface temperaturehas risen at an average pace of 0.07°Cevery decade. This has resulted in a netwarming of 0.95°C as of now.Land temperatures have risen faster thanthe ones of the ocean so far.But this will change by 2030 unless theworld's nations cut their emissions.And once the oceans start to warm up,many countries will quickly be in deeptrouble.Indians will be vulnerable in three ways.Climate change will mean higher oceansand this will lead to huge problems in citieslike Mumbai and Chennai and Kolkata,near the sea. It will also mean that themonsoon will become much more volatileand unpredictable. This will bring miserydown on the Indian farmer.The third problem will come if we continueusing fossil fuels like coal.The source of our coal is the Adivasi belt inChhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.The tribals there are being most cruelly

exploited and must give up their forests andtheir lands for the rest of us to get coal.When Mumbai proposed to build a flyoveropposite Lata Mangeshkar's house, shethreatened to leave the country and got itcancelled.Adivasis do not have that power and mustgive up their land.If we move to fuels like wind and solar, wewill stop their exploitation.Stopping the use of fossil fuels will help allof us.More than 12 lakh Indians die of pollutionevery year.However, these deaths, and the danger ofclimate change are not the focus of ourmedia.Because of this there is not enoughpressure on government and industry tochange faster.As a nation we must use the Trumpdecision to bring our focus on a problemthat has enormous implications not just forIndia, but the entire world.In the nations of Europe, climate change isa large election issue and requirescandidates to debate on what they must do.The Indian voter, particularly the educatedmiddle class one who is aware of the issue,must ensure that this also happens in ourcountry.We owe it to ourselves and the nextgeneration and the ones to follow.

Minhaz Merchant

Pakistanis have been fed on adiet that the core disputewith India is Kashmir. It

isn't.

The last thing Pakistan's shrewd armygenerals want is a solution to theKashmir dispute. It is their bread,

butter and jam. The Pakistani army lives offthe Kashmir dispute. Take that away and thePakistani army would lose the enormousfortune that a low intensity, low-costconflict in Kashmir brings it.Consider the facts. Pakistan's GDP is around10 per cent of India's. Yet its defence budgetis nearly 25 per cent of India's. Much of thesurplus funding is siphoned off by thearmy's top brass. On retirement senior armyofficers get large land holdings as a send-offgratuity.The best business in Pakistan is the businessof the Pakistani army. Even junior officersare well looked after. The Pakistani army isan outsized entity for a relatively smallcountry. It has a total strength of 6,50,000soldiers with another 5,10,000 reservists.The Pakistani army functions like an illicitbusiness organisation. Less politedescriptions would call it a well-oiled mafiaoperation.It beheads Indian soldiers, kidnaps localbusiness tycoons for ransom, murdersjournalists, commits genocide inBalochistan, trains, arms and funds suicidebombers in Afghanistan, provides safehavens for the Taliban, extorts money fromthe United States, and rents vast swathes ofits territory to China.While it does all this, it keeps one beady eyeon India. The longer the conflict overKashmir continues, the more money thePakistani army makes.No one in the Pakistan government can

question the country's dubiously largedefence budget. The civil society in Pakistantreated former chief of army staff GeneralRaheel Sharif like a hero. The army hassucceeded in making the majority ofPakistanis believe in its indispensability.Without an "enemy" (India) and without a"core dispute" (Kashmir), thatindispensability would fade rapidly. An all-out war with India's superiorconventional forces would shatter thePakistani army's carefully nurtured imageamong ordinary Pakistanis of itsinvincibility. Rawalpindi doesn't want arepeat of 1971 or 1999.A slow-burning insurgency in Kashmir suitsit far better. Unemployed young men frompoor families are used as terrorist cannonfodder. When killed by the Indian army orthe Border Security Force (BSF), theirfamilies are generously rewarded with landand money. It is a classic mafia operation:money for blood.Unfortunately, like all mafia operations, thisone too is beginning to run into a wall.The recent truck bomb attack in Kabul'sdiplomatic enclave near the Germanembassy that killed 150 people is aninflection point in Pakistan-Afghanistanrelations as Afghan president Ashraf Ghanideclared at the opening session of themultilateral Kabul peace conference on June

6.The Afghans could prove thePakistan army's nemesis.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan,Sindh (especially Karachi) andPakistan-occupied Kashmir(including Gilgit-Baltistan) are inferment. Punjab, which comprises55 per cent of Pakistan's populationbut less than 25 per cent of itsterritory, is deeply resented bythese provinces. They see keyresources - water, power,

infrastructure - being monopolised byPunjab. Kashmir is a business opportunity forPakistan's Indian minions as well. Raids bythe National Investigation Agency (NIA) inSrinagar, Delhi and Haryana last weekunmasked how the Pakistan terror-fundingnetwork operates.The Hurriyat is a longtime front created bythe ISI. Its separatist "leaders" are paidhandsomely. Hizbul Mujahideen, as therecent raids by the NIA revealed, worksclosely with the separatists. Like the mafia,each tentacle in the network has its uses andfunctions.Separatists instigate stone-pelters. TheHizbul conducts terror attacks in the Valley.Subverted Indian journalists in Delhi andSrinagar provide amelioratory editorialcover. Indian NGOs and activists organiseseminars, calling for an end to the"occupation of Kashmir".The Pakistani army, flush with funds,privately refers to these Indians as "usefulidiots". They serve a purpose: keepingKashmir simmering but not boiling over.Note that unlike Afghanistan, there hasrarely been a suicide bomb terror attack inthe Valley. Insurgents pelt stone, not bombs.Hizbul terrorists use guns not suicide vests.The ISI is shrewd enough to recognise whatwill work in Kashmir's essentially Sufi

culture and what won't. Despite its efforts toconvert the Valley into an Islamist state,only a fraction of Kashmiri youth havebought into the radical Wahhabi ideology.Even the Hizbul is at odds with the Hurriyaton whether Kashmir is a political orreligious struggle.Money for nothingIn the Valley, everybody is on the take.Money trumps ideology. The separatistshappily took money from RAW for yearsbefore being busted. Pakistan's generalssimilarly, but on a larger scale, have takenbillions off the Americans and are doing thesame with the Chinese.How long can the shrewd generals inRawalpindi continue their terror-as-businessscam? Till India calls its bluff.Fortunately, the Indian army under GeneralBipin Rawat has begun imposing a cost onthe Pakistani army along the Line of Control(LoC). When casualties among Pakistanisoldiers rise beyond a threshold level,dissatisfaction among the ranks can set in.Water is another weapon. Hydro-electricprojects in the Valley have been fast-tracked. Under the Indus Waters Treaty(IWT), India is legally entitled to a higherquota than it has, bafflingly, been using fordecades. Less water to Pakistan as a result ofthe new hydro projects in Kashmir willimpose a cost on Pakistani agriculture.The proceedings at the International Courtof Justice (ICJ) will, meanwhile, soonrecommence, focusing internationalattention on the Pakistani army's propensityto kidnap and torture as exemplified by theabduction of Kulbhushan Jadhav.The generals in Rawalpindi are accountants.Only when the cost of abetting terrorismbecomes unaffordable will they becompelled to change their behaviour -behavior that is driven not by concern forKashmir, but the commerce it delivers.

6 OPINION the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June| 08 | 2017

How Pakistani army feeds off the Kashmir dispute

If Modi can pull this off, it will make him a true world leader

Dr Narinder Paul

The DistrictadministrationUdhampur has

apparently been geared up forthe upcoming three daysannual mela at the holyshrine of Sudhmahadevcommencing from June 8.This three days annual melais held at Sudhmahadev onthe full moon night of"Sawan" (During the monthof June) to worship the holytrident and lord Shiva. Onthis occasion, several langarsare organized by thevoluntary organizations.Besides, governmentalagencies also make fullarrangements for thepilgrims. Overall thereremains a heavy rush atSudhmahadev, Gourikundand Mantalai during mela. Lord Shiva has mostlyrevealed itself at remote andfar-flung places full ofnatural exquisiteness anddivinity. Often Lord Shivaprefers the hilly places anduniqueness of these placeshave attracted the devotees ofto explore these with greatenthusiasm and religiousfervor. One of such places ofgreat importance for thedevotees is Sudhmahadevwhich lies in the ChenaniTehsil of Udhampur Districtat a distance of 50 Km fromthe District Headquarters and110 Km from Jammu. Thisbeautiful place is located atan altitude of 1225 m abovesea level. The temple atSudhmahadev is believed tobe 2800 years old and is apilgrims' destination. Theimportant attractions atSudhmahadev are LordShiva's giant trident, LordShiva's natural idol, PaapNasini Bowli, Gauri Koond,Mantalai etc. Lord Shiva'sbluish-black colouredAapshambhu idol: Thetemple at Sudhmahadev hasnatural bluish black marblelingum of Lord Shiva inside.The lingum has three facesbelieved to be of Brahma,Vishnu and Mahesh mountedon nandi with Parvati maaand Ganesh ji. There is apopular legend that this idolwas found from below theearth by a farmer while hewas tilling his fields in thevicinity of the temple. Heinformed the king of thesame. The king ordered toshift it to Chennai to erect atemple over it. But it gotfixed at the present place andcould not be lifted. Finally atemple was erected over it atSudhmahadev. Earlier templehad only one gate. Butkeeping in view the heavyrush of the pilgrims duringthe mela, a second openinghas been made few yearsback in the temple.Lord Shiva's holy trident: Infront of the Suhdmahadevtemple, the tall holy trident ofLord Shiva is erected. Thetrident has three distinctbroken parts; upper portion,middle portion outside andlower portion inside theearth. It is believed that LordShiva had hurled this tridenton Devil Sudhanth and thiskilled him. The trident gotbroken and so it was leftthere. People generally tie redcloth to this trident as it isbelieved that it fulfills alltheir wishes. Many legendsare locally popular whichexplain the origin of thetrident (trishul) at this place.A well relied upon legendexplains that Sudhanth wasfirm devotee of Lord Shiva.One day he saw Mata Parvatiwho was meditating hard forLord Shiva. He approachedher to pay obeisance but hisdemonic look frightenedMata which led to her shriekhearing which lord Shivathought her in trouble andthrew his trident hardlyaiming at the place fromwhere sound came.Thereafter, Lord heard thesound of om namah shivaey.He realizsed that he mighthave killed his own devotee.He appeared at the placewhere he saw dyingSudhanth. He offered torevive his life but laterrefused and preferred to dieat the hands of Lord Shiva.He was however blessed byShiva that his name will beprefixed with the name ofMahadev and the place willbe called Sudhanth Mahadevwhich later on came toknown as Sudhmahadev.Another legend however saysthat Sudhanth devilapproached meditating Mata

Parvati with bad intentionwhich led to his death byLord Shiva. He beggedpardon for his sin. LordShiva not only forgave andoffered salvation to him; butalso blessed with theprefixing of his name beforeMahadev's own name. Guru Gourakh Nath's JiTemple: Just opposite to theLord Shiva's temple in thepremises of Sudhmahadev,there is temple of GuruGorkh Nath ji believed to beconstricted after theconstruction of the maintemple. It has white coloredmarble idol of Guru GorkhNath Ji. Towards its left sidethere is statue of Nandi Ganjibelow which there is"Garbhjoon". It is believedthat passing below the idol ofNandi Ganji relieves of thesins and paves the way toattain salvation.Live Samadhi of Baba RoopNath Ji: In the templepremises there is live smadhiof Baba Roop Nath Ji whohad attained smadhi here.Besides, there is a continuousDhooni (Eternal flame) whichhas been constantly burningever since Baba Roop Nath Jiis said to be living in thetemple. The Dhooni explainsthe spiritual attainments ofBaba and is still keptconstantly burning. Devoteestake sacred ash from thedhooni as prashad (Bhiuti). Mortal remains of SudhanthDevil: The mortal remains ofSudhanth Devil who wasbelieved to be killed by LordShiva by his giant tridenthave been placed towards theleft side of the main temple.Those who pour water overthe Devotees pour water overthe mortal remains ofSudhanth devil after pouringwater over Shiv lingum. Idol of Kaal Bhairab Nath:Opposite to the divine tridentthere is a tall black colouredstatue of Kaal Bhairavhbelieved to be excavatedfrom below the earth who isalso worshipped by thedevotees. Paap Nashini bhowli:Sudhmahadev has spring bythe name of Paap Nashinibowli. It is called so becausetaking a bath in it relieves thedevotees of all their sins andinculcates the spirit ofdevotion for Lord Shiva.Devotees take bath in thebhowli so as to purify thembefore entering the templespremises. On the occasion ofmela, people establishfriendship bond at this piousplace by exchanging theirturbans and take pledge tohelp each other throughoutlife.Gauri Kund: Lies at about 2.5Km before Sudhmahadevvillage on Chennani-Mantalai road. Goauri Kundbus stop has 4-6 shops. Thetemple lies at about 500meter distance at steep highelevation from the road. Thehilly path leading towards thetemple is 5 feet wide and iscemented with stairs at manyplaces. The passage is full ofnatural beauty and wildvegetation, natural sweetwater streams flowing fromwithin the hills. The legendassociated with Gauri Kundis that Mata Parvati, thedaughter of King Himanchalof Chennai worshipped andmeditated hard at this placefor a very long time to getLord Shiva as her husband.The top hill is alsoconsidered as the origin ofthe Devak stream whichflows a few kilometersdownstream and disappearsmysteriously. It is alsobelieved that Mata Parvatiused to take bath in thewaters of the spring beforeworshipping Lord Shiva. Assuch the spring is highlyscared to the Shiva'sdevotees.Maantalai: situated at adistance of 8 Km fromSudhmahadev onSudhmahadev-Latti road. It isquite enchanting hilly resortsituated on the top of the hill.Numerous tall deodar treesadd to its natural beauty withthe surroundings full of cooland fresh air. It is believedthat Lord Shiva and MataParvati got married at thisplace. On the bank of thepond there is ArpaneshwarMahadev Temple devoted toLord Shiva. It also hasashram of Yog Guru LateSwami DharendraBrahamchari which is now inruins (© Author, 2012).

(The Author is from KrishiVigyan Kendra Doda, SKUAT

Jammu)

Shoolpaneshwar Sudhmahadev Shrine

The longer the conflict over the Valley continues, the more money the Pakistani army makes.

Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar

There are no takers so far for theestimation that the Haqqani networkcarried out the massive blast that hit

Kabul's embassy district last Wednesday,May 31, and killed over 90 people andwounding more than 450 -- that is, asidefrom the Afghan intelligence (externallink).The US president, US state department,speaker of the US congress, UN secretary-seneral -- none of them seemed sure whothe perpetrators were.Meanwhile, Kabul residents have trainedtheir wrath on the colossal security failureon the part of the security agencies, whichis, of course, stunning insofar as such amassive terror attack could be staged rightin the heart of the Afghan capital at rushhour.A big demonstration in Kabul on Friday,June 2, demanded President Ashraf Ghaniand CEO Abdullah Abdullah's resignations.Ghani's government has drawn the blood ofKabul residents in the holy month ofRamadan. Things can turn ugly.Is this the end of the road for Ghani's so-called national unity government?Neither Ghani nor Abdullah willvoluntarily quit.

Ghani proved to be inept not only as a ruler,but also as a politician. But the Americansare stuck with him for good or bad and theregional States do not demand a transitionin Kabul.As for Abdullah, he is no longer therepresentative of THE 'Panjshiris' (AhmadShah Massoud's followers) who are todaysplit into different factions.One way out of the political deadlock is toconvene a Loya Jirga to hold a torch lightinto the dark tunnel ahead, but then, thejirga might call on former president HamidKarzai to step in as interim leader -- andthat, of course, is completely unacceptableto the Americans.It has become extremely difficult for theAmericans to install another puppet regimein Kabul. Indeed, last Wednesday's blastwill impact President Donald Trump'sAfghan strategy. In his phone call to Ghaniafter the blast, Trump kept his cards close tohis chest (external link).Much wrangling is going on amongst hissenior strategists, which is apparentlyTrump's style of functioning until he finallymakes up his mind.More and more American analysts areasking what purpose will be served bydispatching a few thousand extra troops toAfghanistan. Read a frank assessment

(external link) by an American colonel whoserved in Afghanistan for a (different kindof) change in Afghanistan. CNN's NickRobertson took an almost identical view(external link) of the futility of the war.Interestingly, a Chinese commentarydwelling on last Wednesday's blast in Kabulalso counselled that 'more effort should beput into promoting the four-nation talks(involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chinaand the US) on the Afghan peace processand speeding up the country's politicalreconciliation.'It highlighted that 'Beijing's Belt and Roadinitiative could give strong economicbacking to Afghanistan, a country alongthis route, and this will help alleviateAfghanistan's security turmoil.'Indeed, on the sidelines of the Heart of AsiaConference in Islamabad last December,the four countries had agreed in principle torevive the peace talks, but nothing came ofit. Today, the Russian stance also favours arenewed bid for peace talks.Unsurprisingly, Russia favours anexpanded inclusive format.Following the blast in Kabul, RussianForeign Minister Sergey Lavrovunderscored the need to 'establish full-fledged coordination with participation ofall external stakeholders without

exceptions' and to eschew 'geopoliticalgames'.Clearly, India too has a responsible role toplay here.What do we gain out of exacerbatingAfghan-Pakistani tensions?Of course, the kind of incredibly foolishthing that the RSS' foreign policy wonkRam Madhav has done should be avoided atany rate -- rushing to hold the brief forAfghan intelligence (external intelligence).Madhav should compulsively read at least acouple of times an opinion piece written onthe state of play by a distinguished anderudite former Pakistani diplomat who iswell-known in Delhi as a rational thinkerand a rare voice of sobriety and moderation,Ashraf Jehangir Qazi -- Opportunity out oftragedy (external link).Clearly, the time for mud slinging andcynical pastime is behind us, as the Kabulattack testifies.A couple of more such happenings in thecoming weeks can push Kabul into totalanarchy, and a Syria-like conflict mayensue.The bottom line is that a US-Russiancoordinated effort is urgently needed, onlines similar to what is happening, finally,in Syria. Only Trump can cut the Gordianknot.

Afghanistan is sliding into anarchy

The State ElectionDepartment is going tolaunch a one month SpecialDrive from July 1to enrollleft-out eligible electorsgiving focus attention toregister first time electorswho attained 18 years ofage in the State.This was revealed by the

Joint Chief ElectoralOfficer Dr. Raman KumarKesar in a meeting heldhere today to discuss themodalities to be adopted tomake the drive a success.The Joint Chief ElectoralOfficer said that theElection Commission ofIndia (ECI) has beenconstantly endeavoring formaximum registration ofeligible electors andissuing of electoral rollsfree from all errors bylaunching nationwidecomprehensive programmetime and again, adding thatthis year, the ECI is goingto launch one monthprogramme from July 1st,

2017 for updation andmaximum enrolment ofeligible young voters, withthe theme " No voters to beleft behind" who are in 18-19 years age group.Dr. Raman Kesar said thatSpecial Camps would beorganized on July 8 and22, 2017 at pollingstations where Booth levelOfficers would beavailable with adequatenumber of Form-6 and toreceive the forms fromapplicants. The JointChief Electoral Officersaid that special camps,for which dates would beannounced separately,would also be organized ineducational institutionsincluding Colleges,

Polytechnic Colleges, ITI,B.Ed and NursingColleges so thatmaximum eligible electorscould be covered. TheJoint Chief ElectoralOfficer said that theElectoral RegistrationOfficers (EROs) have beeninstructed to ensure thatthe Forms are disposed offwithin a period of onemonth from the receipt ofthe Forms.

7 KASHMIR the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June 08 | 2017

Minister for PHE, Irrigation,Flood & Control, Sham LalChoudhary said that thegovernment is fullycommitted to provide allnecessary facilities to thepilgrims during ShriAmarnathji Yatra. Aneffective mechanism will beput in place for the smoothconduct of the forthcomingYatra and concerted effortsare afoot to improveinfrastructural, otherfacilities at base camps anden-route shrine.The Minister said this duringhis day long tour to Baltal,base camp for ShriAmarnathji Yatra to reviewthe progress of ongoingworks relating toarrangements for Yatrawhich is commencing fromJune 29.Sham Choudhary wentaround the camp and wasapprised of the status of theongoing works by PHE and

other departments. It wasinformed that damagedwater lines have beenrepaired and soon the watersupply to langar sites,bathrooms and otherimportant points will becompleted.The Minister was alsobriefed about the otherfacilities includinghelicopter service, langarfacility, sanitation in andaround the camp and others.During his tour, the Ministeralso discussed securityarrangements with the Armyofficers who ensured that

foolproof security will beprovided to the pilgrimsthroughout yatra.Speaking to the officerspresent at the camp, theMinister stressed on the needfor effective supervision andround the clock monitoringby all the concernedagencies for bettermanagement of the Yatra. Heasked for maintaining a closesynergy to ensure the timelyand adequate deliverance ofthe services to be provided tothe pilgrims.Speaking on the occasion,the Minister said that

government is closelyreviewing the arrangementsand hopefully pilgrimscoming to state as part ofAmarnath Yatra would enjoytheir pilgrimage. Earlier, en-route to Baltal, the Ministeralso inspected WaterFiltration Plant atRangamorh. The PHEofficials informed that theplant was damaged due tosnow avalanche after whichrepair works were beingcarried out and soon theplant will be madefunctional.Meanwhile, MLA Kangan,Mian Altaf along with localsalso met Minister atManigam and raised PHEand Irrigation related issues.The Minister on spotinstructed the concernedofficers to take up the canaldredging works on priorityso that farmers will bebenefitted. He also asked theofficers to inform LocalMLA about the ongoing andproposed works in hisconstituency.

Arrangements for Amarnath Yatra reviewedNL CorrespondentGanderabal, Jun 07

To remove stagnation ofState Police Serviceofficers, belonging tovarious wings/cadres, theCabinet chaired by theChief Minister, MehboobaMufti today approvedreview of the strength andcomposition of the Jammuand Kashmir Police(Gazetted) Service basedon the proposal of theHome Department and therecommendations of theCabinet Sub-Committeewhich had been constitutedby the Cabinet.There had been a demandfor carving out higherscales of pay in theGeneral Cadre of theJammu and KashmirPolice (Gazetted) Serviceon the pattern of theofficers of the Jammu and

Kashmir AdministrativeService (KAS) and theJammu and KashmirAccounts (Gazetted)Service.The Cabinet approvedintroduction of SelectionGrade at the level ofDySPs/SPs in variouscadres/wings of theservice, enhancement ofSelection Grade quota atthe level of SPs andintroduction of deputationreserve in the ProsecutionCadre.Cabinet also approvedintroduction of three newscales in General Cadreincluding Selection Grade-I in PB:4 Rs 37400-67000+GP Rs 8700, SuperTime Scale (i) in PB:4 Rs37400-67000+GP Rs 8900and Super Time Scale (ii)in PB:4 Rs 37400-67000+GP Rs 10,000.

Cabinet approves reviewof strength, composition of

JKP (Gazetted) ServiceNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

Minister of State for Hajj andAuqaf, Syed Farooq AhmadAndrabi, today chaired ameeting of State HajCommittee to take stock ofvarious measures being putin place for smooth conductof Haj-2017 pilgrimage. Themeeting discussed variousissues related to the annualholy journey besidesdiscussed the arrangementsbeing made by the differentDepartments for providinghassle free services to thedevotees at Hajj houses

Bemina and Jammu as wellat Mecca and MedinaMunawara in Saudi Arabia. The Committee MembersMP Nazir Ahmad Laway,Legislators Mustaq AhmadShah, Saif-din Bhat, ZaffarManhas, CommissionerSecretary Revenue,Mohammad Ashraf Mir,Executive officer SHC SyedQamar Sajad, Aga SyedMuntazir Alsafvi almosvi,Moulana FarooqAhmad,Imam & KhateebJamia Masjid Rail HeadJammu, Moulana Riyaz-ul-Haq Noorabadi, Khateeb

Jamia Masjid Ziarat SyedYaqoob Sahab Sonwar,Mehboob Iqbal and Dr. NisarAhmad Wani were alsopresent in the meeting.During the meeting,threadbare discussions wereheld on the matters related toinfrastructure development,human resources, drainagenetwork, macadamization,construction of auditorium,toilet block, purchase ofbeddings, and landscaping inHaj house Bemina. Detaileddiscussion was also held onthe budget estimates of J&KHajj Committee for 2017-18,

which was fixed to the tuneof Rs 2.48 crore anddecisions were taken toupgrade the infrastructureand other facilities at the Hajhouse. The Minister said thatKhudam-ul-Hujaj would beprovided uniform for easyidentification in the twinholy cities of Mecca andMedina to ensure that theyperform their duties withutmost care. He said stickerswould be provided by SHCwith pilgrim particulars to allpilgrims. He said pilgrimshave been also advised toensure standard baggage bywrapping it with uniformgreen color.The departure of Hajjchartered flights wastentatively scheduled fromJuly 25 to August 4 as per theState slot schedule, while asthe arrival phase of hajflights would begin fromSeptember 4, 2017.

MoS chairs SHC meet

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

DIPR condoles demiseof Hira Lal's mother

SRINAGAR, JUN 07The Information Department has condoled the demise ofthe mother of Hira Lal Bhat, an employee of theDepartment.A condolence meeting, chaired by Director Information,Muneer-ul-Islam, was convened at the Directorate ofInformation today which was attended by all the officersand officials of the Department.The meeting while praying for eternal peace to the departedsoul expressed solidarity with the bereaved family.

DGP hails govt decision tocreate JK Police service cadreSrinagar, Jun 07Director General of Police S.P Vaid has hailed thegovernment decisions regarding creation of Jammu andKashmir Police Service cadre and increase in selectiongrade Constable quota from 25 to 50 per cent. In a series oftweets, DGP thanked the government for the decisions. Hehas congratulated the officers, policemen and their families.Vaid said hundreds of officers and policemen would bebenefited by these decisions. "These decisions would go along to boost the morale of police force," DGP said. Earlier,the State government on Wednesday accorded approval tothe creation of JK Police Service Cadre and alsoenhancement in the quota of Selection grade Constablefrom 25 to 50 pc in the cabinet meeting. (CNS)

The Jammu and KashmirMilk Producers CooperativeLimited (JKMPCL) runCheshmashahi milkprocessing unit recorded abusiness of Rs 32.12 crorelast fiscal and also sold 76lakh liters of milk in 2016-17.The information was givenout today during aninspection of the unit byMinister for Animal &Sheep Husbandry andFisheries, Abdul Gani Kohliwho was accompanied byMinister of State for Forest,Animal & SheepHusbandry, Cooperativesand Fisheries, Mir Zahoor

Ahmad. SecretaryCooperative Bashir AhmadBhat, Chief ExecutiveOfficer, JKMPCL and otherconcerned were also presenton the occasion. Duringtheir visit, the Ministerstook review of the activitiescarried out at the Milk Plan.Later, a review meeting washeld during which

threadbare discussions wereheld on Strengthening theInfrastructure for Qualityand Clean Milk Production(SIQ-CMP) scheme,Intensive DairyDevelopment Programme(IDDP) and AMCS at DCSChadoora Budgam.The meeting was told thatmilk is also procured fromRajouri and on an averagearound 3000 liters areprocured daily. Addressingthe meeting, Kohli stressedon maintenance of qualitycontrol of milk, curd andghee which he said isessential in gainingconfidence of theconsumers and forincreasing the marketing ofthe products.Mir Zahoor also spoke onthe occasion and stressedfor developing cordialworking relationshipbetween the JKMPCL andthe Village LevelCooperatives for deeppercolation of benefits.On the occasion, adocumentary film regardingAmul was also screened.

Cheshmashahi Milk Plant recordsRs 32.12 cr business last fiscal

Kohli, Zahoor take stock of functioning of plantNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

Himalayan WelfareOrganization organized aone day public discussionover the menace of rampantuse of polythene in KashmirValley.The public discussion titled:'environmental conservationand the menace of poly bags'was convened with thecollaboration ofMunicipality Pahalgam atTown Hall.A large number of people

participated in theinteractive session that waspresided by Director UrbanLocal Bodies KashmirReyaz Ahmed Wani.Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani,Chief Executive OfficerPahalgam was the guest ofhonour.The speakers spoke on theneed for proper solid wastemanagement and threw lighton the sanitation relatedissues.Mushtaq Pahlgami,president HimalayanWelfare Organization

appreciated the efforts andwork of sanitation workersand said that people willalways support them fortheir hard work.Director, ULB said theinstitution of Urban LocalBodies would bestrengthened so as to makeevery destination inKashmir clean and beautiful.Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani,Chief Executive OfficerPahalgam, also expressedthe intent to make Pahalgamneat, clean and polythenefree. (CNS)

HWO holds interactive session NL CorrespondentPahalgam, Jun 07

Election Deptt to launch drive toregister eligible electors: JCEO

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

A house was damaged in afire incident in Srinagar onWednesday. According tosources, fire broke out in thehouse belonging to GulzarAhmad Zargar resident of

Budoobagh at presentZakoora, Srinagar, resultingin damaged to the structure. Fire was brought undercontrol with the help of firetenders. However, no loss oflife or injury was reported inthis incident.

House damaged in fireNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 07

6 injured in road accidentsSrinagar, Jun 07Six persons were injured in road accidents across thevalley on Wednesday.According to sources, an Alto car bearing regd. no.JK03E-9686 driven by Tariq Ahmad Khan R/o MattanAnantnag turned turtle at Awantipora Chowk, resulting ininjuries to three persons. All the injured were shifted tohospital for treatment. Meanwhile, a Motorcycle bearingregd. no. JK13-9207 driven by Ishfaq Ahmad Rather R/oPohru Budgam and a Tata-407 vehicle bearing regd. no.JK01E-2787 at Peerbagh Chowk collided, resulting ininjuries to the motorcyclist and pillion mate MohammadAltaf Sofi R/o Zadoora Pulwama. Both the injured wereshifted to hospital for treatment. Besides this, an Alto carbearing regd. no. JK02AF-5311 driven by MudasirMehraj Bhat R/o Dev Bagh Chadoora turned turtle onNational Highway near Sarai Dangerpora in thejurisdiction of Police Station Sumbal, resulting in injuriesto the driver. The injured was shifted to hospital fortreatment. Police have registered cases in all the accidentsand initiated further proceedings.

Dy CM for early restorationof damaged electric infra

Srinagar, Jun 07Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh today directedthe officers to ensure early restoration of the electricinfara which had got damaged due to the inclementweather in Jammu the other day.The directions were given by the Deputy Chief Ministerwhile reviewing the power scenario in the Jammudivision today. Senior Officers of the PDD departmentwere present in the meeting.The Deputy Chief Minister asked the officers to ensurethat they should synergize their efforts so that earlyrestoration of the damaged of electric infra is done. Hesaid that we have to ensure that the people do not face anyinconvenience viz-a-viz electric supply during the hotsummer days.Dr. Singh also directed the Chief Engineer PDD Jammuto direct the Field Officers to ensure that the people donot suffer and be responsive to the demands of theconsumers viz-a-viz restoration of electric power anddamaged transformers. He said that they should alsosetup a 24x7 help line for providing quality supply ofelectricity to the people of the division.

Petitions Committeemeet held

Srinagar, Jun 07The meeting of Committee on Petitions of Jammu andKashmir Legislative Assembly was held under theChairmanship of Choudhary Sukhnandan Kumar heretoday.The meeting was attended by Legislators RS Pathania,Yawar Ahmed Mir, Noor Mohammad Sheikh, IshfaqAhmed Sheikh, Anjum Fazili besides SecretaryCooperatives Bashir A Bhat and MD JKCHC BharatBhushan were also present in the meeting.The meeting held elaborate discussions regarding thepetition submitted by Twinkle Mohan R/o Talab TilloJammu against the alleged hostile and illegal conduct ofthe Jammu and Kashmir Co-operative HousingCorporation (JKCHC), Jammu.After deliberate discussions, the Committee directedJKCHC to furnish details regarding the case. It wasfurther decided that the petitioner would be called-in, infuture meeting to present her side of the case besidespresent evidence in support of her petition.

Muslims mourn deathof elderly Sikh man

Baramulla, Jun 07In a greatest display of brotherhood and humanity, largenumber of Muslims in North Kashmir participated inthe last rites of an elderly Sikh man on Wednesday.Manohar Singh alias Lala, a resident of Pattan town inBaramulla district breathed his last after brief illness.Lala being the popular figure in the town was admiredby all. Large number of Muslims visited his house afterthe news about his death spread in the town.Muslims also visited his Srinagar residence andparticipated in Antim Sanskar (Last Rites).A mourner from Muslim community said that thedeceased was very affectionate. "We always live inharmony in the town. We are really grieved over hisdeath," said Muhammad Saleem to CNS."We are overwhelmed by love and affection showeredby Muslims. We are really grateful to them. Nowhere,in the world we have seen people from different faithsliving in such harmony," said a relative of deceasedwho hails from Punjab. (CNS)

Labourerelectrocuted to death

Samba, Jun 07A labourer died due to electric shock while working atconstruction site at village Supwal in SambaDistrict.The deceased has been identified as KoushalKumar son of Tulsi Ram of Chattishgarh at presentSIDCO Phase (I) Samba. Police said that the abovesaid victim was doing work at construction site andaccidentally touched the naked live electric wires andreceived grievous injuries. Other labourers reachedthe spot and informed the officials in this regard whoimmediately shifted him to District Hospital Sambawherein doctors declared him as brought dead. Theyalso informed the police in this regard. Police haveregistered a case in this connection and initiatedfurther proceedings.

8 TRAVELthe northlines

Jammu | Thursday | June| 08 | 2017

animals are kept in massive enclosures that mimic their natural habitats. You also get to spend quality one-on-one time with certain four-legged friends. Your head can be a dance floor for the a bunch of lemurs or your can get some much-needed TLC from a baby Capuchin monkey (the same breed that Ross had in Friends) - all-in-all a once-in-a-lifetime experience.Fun detourIf you have a couple of days to spare, do visit Orlando. It might not have the glitz and glamour of Miami, but what it scores high on is a strong dose of testosterone in the form of some crazy simulation rides at Universal Studios. Also, if you have grown up binge watching cartoons, a trip to the Walt Disney World will rake up some memories.

Travel

After three hours of a rather bumpy drive from Kanha to Pench, we were about to make it to the enchanting land of Mowgli. As we drove closer to Sarrahiri, a hamlet near Karmajhiri gate of Pench National Park, thick grassy lands surrounded us on both sides. The bright green landscape, peppered with tile-roofed mud huts, made for a beautiful pastoral terrain. We checked into our tree lodge, perched on top of a mahua tree and the next few minutes were spent gazing at the deciduous forest from our balcony.

Feeling alive

Having grown up reading The Jungle Book, I was excited to traverse the national park, the land of the famed characters - Bagheera, Balloo and Shere Khan.The guide suggested we also take in the other little pleasures of the jungle while looking for wild cats on our safaris, which are not difficult to spot in the peak summer season. So, we decided to make the most of the open-jeep jaunt by breathing in fresh air, soaking up the sun, the musty smells of the

earth, cacophony of the birds and much more.

Into the wildUnlike other forests l i k e K a n h a a n d Bandhavgarh, Pench is a lot drier and sparse, allowing you to take a sneak peek into the intimate m o m e n t s o f t h e resident birds and animals. At the same time, it is refreshingly

diverse in its topography - undulating scrublands, bamboo patches, stunningly large water bodies, hills and jungle valleys form a beautiful landscape. With more than 200 species of birds, including wagtails, horn bills, kingfisher, barbets and minivets, and rich fauna, the jungle is a treat for anyone keen on photography. Watch out for the Indian Ghost Tree, a beautiful tree with a white trunk and peeling paper-thin skin. It eerily stands out, and yes, it does glow in the dark!

Man is an outsiderWhile you are likely to spot a tiger with her cubs by following the alert calls from deer and langurs, leopards and sloth bears are the elusive creatures here. The closest we got to Collarwali (the celebrity tigress of the forest), were fresh pugmarks, but what exhilarated us more was the 15-minute intense jeep chase where our naturalist and the forest guide managed to create a tale full of mystery and suspense.

How to get thereFly to Nagpur and drive for about two hours or more to your hotel or take a train to

Nordic adventureWhen Halla mentioned a visit to a black beach called Reynisfjara, I didn't take her seriously. Not even after I was standing in the middle of this vast blackness! The black escapade continued with a hike to Svartifoss aka Black Waterfall. Why black? Because of the dark basalt columns here.Eastern FjordsIceland's eastern coastline is full of numerous mountains, beaches and countless majestic fjords (long, narrow inlets created by glacial erosion), which are home to the country's diverse wildlife - wild reindeer, seal colonies, birds. The jagged, snow-capped profile of the

Eastern Fjords provides the first glimpse of Iceland. Each fjord looks more amazing than the last one, so take a deep breath and enjoy the ride. We were lucky enough to get to see a couple of swans strut around the Swan Fjord, as it is known.The last stop was Borgarfjorour Eystri, a quaint little town that ended the trip on a high note - literally. The Daler Mehendi-crazy crowd here (yes!) threw a party for their "friend from India" and we danced all night to paaji's bhangra beats. In the end, words like beautiful, amazing, must-visit fail to describe my Iceland experience. Life altering comes close... perhaps.

My summer adventure in Iceland had a big plus point, the travel part apart. For company, I had a local writer, poet, social activist and a political adviser - all rolled into one! My friend Halla Gunnarsdottir is a brilliant multi-tasker, like most Icelanders, and she made sure I saw her country not like a tourist but as an insider. So, armed with hiking boots and our driving licences, we designed a road trip that was to begin in Reykjavik in the west and take us to Borgarfjorour Eystri on the eastern side.In a loopIceland has one main road called Route 1, or the ring road which goes around the island - with inroads leading to fjords, towns, peninsulas and highlands. Over the next two weeks, Iceland revealed itself to me in a series of arresting visions, untouched by man, as it has existed for scores of centuries. I also got the chance to mingle with the natives, experience their culture (two weddings and a ceremony accepting me as an honorary Viking ) and try some of Iceland's unique culinary treats like fermented shark, minke whale, puffin and, of course, Iceland's famous hot dogs.Gushing startTwo hours from Reykjavik, is one of Iceland's most magnificent waterfalls — Seljalandsfoss — that drops down from a height of 60 metres. Keep your rubber boots and raincoat handy if you want to walk to the big cave behind the falls. (If you are warm enough, you'll never want to leave this picturesque icy cold wonder.) Another 30 minutes of driving got us to another impressive waterfall, Skogafoss. Most tourists attempt a one-day hike from here to reach the famous Eyjafjallajokull volcano.Blacked-out

Mowgli land

Miami Beyond the beachesPore over cutting-edge street art, learn to roll a Cuban cigar or simply monkey around...For someone who tips the weighing scale a little (okay, a lot) over 100 kg, visiting the beach town of Miami can be quite scary. Most of the people here are not only fit, but they also like to flaunt it. So, on a recent trip to the beach city, to avoid further guilt of bingeing on massive American burgers, I decided to skip the surfboard and zone off to the 'other' side. You might wonder what's more to Miami than beaches. Well, lots more.The Cuban CornerThe one place that adds oodles of character to Miami and gives a happy twist to its facade is a neighbourhood called Little Havana. Home to Miami's ever-expanding Latin community, this is the place that many migrating Cubans have called home since Mr Castro took charge of Cuba in the late 1950s. Extremely different from the rest of Miami, Little Havana has a sub-culture all its own. It is always time to party here - you will generally find people tapping away to folksy tunes or engrossed in their little board games at the Domino Park. Little Havana is also home to many cigar makers; you can always walk in to one of them and watch as they roll a fresh batch of leaves for you. From the finest cigar cutters to other accessories, this place is like a candy store for all cigar lovers.The Wall Of RebellionNow who would have thought that Miami would be home to some of the finest graffitis in the world. Wynwood Art District is for those who wish to step out of comfortable galleries and experience the maniacal thoughts that reside in the head of artists, who literally use the world as their canvas. Here you will find art in every imaginable form. From abstract art to geometric patterns that can only be created once your mind is pushed into an overdrive... Wynwood has it all. The entire district is a massive canvas - you won't find a single wall or street that's not covered.Tripping on artMuseums is something I am happy to give a miss. But when my charming tour guide

Mowgli land Mowgli land Nagpur railway station (94 km) followed by a two-and-a-half hour drive. Since the roads here aren't in great condition, avoid a road trip.

When to goThe best months to visit are between Nov and June. Visit during the winter season to enjoy pleasant days and cold mornings and evenings. Summer is sweltering hot, but chances of spotting a tiger are higher. Plus, this is also the time when chitals shed their antlers.

Did you know?The character Mowgli originated in Pench National Park, but his creator Rudyard Kipling never actually visited the park. It is believed that a 19th century British official wrote about a wolf-boy he found in the jungle. Kipling read his journal and got inspired to pen The Jungle Book.

suggested a quick stop at the Perez Art Museum, we obliged, albeit grudgingly. What we expected: an hour-long snooze fest. The reality: a mind-blowing experience. This haven for modern and contemporary international art of the 20th and 21st centuries is unlike any other museum. From the first exhibit to the final one, there was not a single piece that didn't transfix us. From using light to mirrors and sound to miniatures, the works at Perez are such that they take you on a trip that's parallel to this universe, and yet not from our realm. Sounds absolutely bonkers, but Perez is a sensory overload that's a must-do in Miami.The Wild ZoneLike most cities, Miami too has its own little paradise for animal lovers. The Jungle Island is a place that both kids and adults would love to visit. Built about 80 years ago, most of the

Nation the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June| 08 | 20179

Devotees take part in a shobha yatra during Chattrapati Shivaji CoronationCeremony in Nagpur.

SOLAN, JUNE 7

As many as eight people,

including children, were

killed and 15 others injured

when the wall of a closed

industrial unit caved in and

fell on jhuggis constructed

on the other side of the wall

at Swarajmajra village of

Baddi industrial area on

Tuesday night following

heavy rain and storm.

The Nalagarh SDM, SP and

DSP visited the spot.

The wall was about 60-ft

tall. The industrial unit was

mortgaged with a bank and

hence closed for past some

time.

The deceased were members

of three families who have

been identified as Asarfi, 35;

his two children Sailesh and

Priti; Santosh Kumar and

wife Maya; Asha and her

two children, Nanha and

Jamni.

They were migrant labourers

from Uttar Pradesh. The

jhuggis were erected on

government land and a

private individual was

charging rent from the

jhuggi-dwellers.

The injured have been taken

to hospitals at Nalagarh and

Baddi while a few serious

cases have been shifted to

the PGI, Chandigarh.

8 killed, 15 injured as factory wallcollapses at Baddi town of Himachal

LUCKNOW, JUNE 7

BJP stalwarts LK Advani,

Murli Manohar Joshi and

Union Minister Uma Bharti

will not have to attend the

day-to-day trial in the 1992

Babri Masjid demolition

case, with a CBI special

court on Wednesday

exempting them from

personal appearance.

CBI special judge SK Yadav

passed the order on

applications moved by

former Deputy Prime

Minister Advani (89), ex-

Union Minister Joshi (83)

and Bharti (58) seeking

exemption from personal

appearance on different

grounds.

Allowing the plea, the court,

however, said the trio would

have to appear before it as

and when directed.

Counsel for the BJP leaders

had cited old age of Advani

and Joshi, and extensive

travel by Bharti as reasons

for their inability to appear

before the court daily during

the trial.

They had been granted a

similar relief during the trial

proceedings in the case in

Raebareli.

The Supreme Court had on

April 19 transferred to

Lucknow the Raebareli case

for a joint trial in the two

cases relating to the

demolition.

There are 34 accused in the

case and the CBI court is

conducting the day-to-day

trial on the direction of the

apex court.

During today's proceedings,

the CBI got a prosecution

witness, Ramakant Dubey,

discharged on the ground

that it did not require him for

recording of evidence.

The special court had on

May 30 framed the serious

criminal conspiracy charge

against Advani, Joshi, Bharti

and nine others and allowed

the prosecution to begin the

trial.

Their application for

discharge from the offence

was rejected by judge Yadav.

The court had also granted

them bail on a personal bond

of Rs 50,000 each.

The Supreme Court had on

April 19 also directed that

the trial in the demolition

case be completed within

two years.

It had ordered the restoration

of the conspiracy charge

against the three leaders.

This charge against them

had been dropped by a trial

court in 2001 and the verdict

had been upheld by the

Allahabad High Court in

2010.

Besides the three senior BJP

leaders, party MP Vinay

Katiyar, one-time Hindutva

firebrand Sadhvi

Rithambara, VHP's Vishnu

Hari Dalmiya, Mahant

Nritya Gopal Das, Mahant

Dharam Das Maharaj, Ram

Vilas Vedanti, Champat Rai

Bansal, Baikunth Lal

Sharma and Shiv Sena

leader Satish Pradhan are the

other accused against whom

charges have been framed by

the special court.

The 16th-century disputed

structure in Ayodhya was

pulled down on December 6,

1992.

The Supreme Court had

called the destruction of the

mosque a "crime" which

shook the "secular fabric of

the Constitution" while

allowing the CBI's plea

seeking restoration of the

criminal conspiracy charge

against Advani and others.

The accused are also facing

charges of having made

assertions "prejudicial to

national integration and

injuring or defiling a place

of worship".

The other charges against

them include indulging in

"deliberate and malicious"

acts intended to outrage

religious feelings, uttering

statements leading to public

mischief, rioting and

unlawful assembly.

The maximum punishment

which could be awarded to

Advani and others upon

conviction in the matter

could be up to five years

imprisonment or fine or

both, according to a lawyer.

— PTI

Babri case: Court exempts Advani, Joshi, Bharti from personal appearance

LONDON, JUNE 7

A 47-year-old British man

with terminal cancer is

believed to have become the

first cancer patient to climb

Everest, the world’s highest

mountain.

Ian Toothill, the Sheffield

Wednesday football club

fan, who has been told he

has just months to live,

planted a flag of rivals

Sheffield United at the

summit for charity.

The personal trainer, who

reached the summit on

Monday, has raised almost

31,500 pounds for the

cancer charity Macmillan,

beating the target of 29,100

pounds.

“Nothing to see here, just

some cancer dude

(Sheffield Wednesday) fan

on the summit of Everest

with a @SUFC_tweets

flag,” Toothill tweeted.

Toothill, originally from

Sheffield, lives in

Willesden Green in London

and has climbed in the

Himalayas.

He believes that he is the

first cancer patient to scale

the world’s highest

mountain, ‘BBC News’

reported.

Toothill was diagnosed with

bowel cancer in June 2015

and told in early 2016 that

he had beaten the disease,

but later found out it had

returned.

Toothill said he has been

told that he has “just several

months left to live”.

He reached the top of the

North Col route on May 16

and the summit of Everest

on June 5. — PTI

Man with terminal cancer conquers Everest

NEW DELHI, JUNE 7

There were no raids on

NDTV with the CBI not

entering any office of the

channel, Union Information

and Broadcasting Minister

M Venkaiah Naidu said on

Wednesday while

dismissing allegations that

the searches were an

infringement on press

freedom.

The Central Bureau of

Investigation’s raids on the

properties of NDTV founder

Prannoy Roy on June 5 on

allegations of bank fraud

had drawn criticism from

several political parties as

well journalist groups such

as the Editors’ Guild of

India, Press Club of India

and All India Newspaper

Editors’ Conference.

“There is no raid on NDTV.

The CBI has not entered the

premises of the newsroom

or TV studio or any other

related offices of the media

channel. The management

and promoters have to stand

scrutiny and answer to the

people instead of blocking it

and then making

allegations,” Naidu said on

the sidelines of a function

here.

Rubbishing claims of a

vendetta against the channel,

Naidu said the promoters of

NDTV, Prannoy and

Radhika Roy, should submit

to due process of the law as

there were questions on their

operations that needed

disclosures.

“Those disclosures will be

inquired into,” the minister

said, indicating that the

troubles for the channel

were unlikely to end soon.

Naidu said the media house

could not presume itself to

be above the law. “This is

especially true when

ownership of most media

today is defined by a

vertiginous web of cross-

holding involving corporate

and entities for whom media

is not a primary business,”

he said.

The CBI had in a statement

earlier cited a Supreme

Court order of 2016 to assert

that the agency had

jurisdiction to take up

investigation of cases of

corruption concerning

private banks as well.

It also refuted the charge

that its move against the

news channel was an

infringement of freedom of

speech, emphasising that

searches carried out in the

basis of warrants issued by

court covered only the

premises and offices of

promoters.

Lashing out at the Congress

for alleging that the

government was misusing

the CBI, Naidu said, “I am

surprised that the Congress

is talking about the misuse

of the CBI. My PM was

grilled for eight hours when

he was Gujarat CM during

the UPA government and

our party president was

foisted with a false case and

spent time in jail. Now these

people are talking about

misusing the CBI.”

The minister was referring

to Narendra Modi being

grilled in 2010 by a

Supreme Court-appointed

probe panel over his alleged

complicity in not doing

enough to stop the 2002

communal riots in Gujarat

and Amit Shah’s stint in jail

in the same year in the

Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake

encounter case. PTI

No raids on NDTV; promotershave to stand scrutiny: Venkaiah

NEW DELHI, JUNE 7

A BCom (Honours)

textbook advising students

to write emails short enough

to be interesting like skirts

has created an outrage.

The book ‘Basic Business

Communication’ has been

authored by C B Gupta, a

former head of the

Commerce Department of a

Delhi University-affiliated

college.

The textbook is widely

prescribed by professors to

the students of B Com

(Honours) in most DU-

affiliated colleges.

The book, which has been

in print since over a decade,

said, “Email messages

should be like skirts—short

enough to be interesting and

long enough to cover all the

vital points.”

A student, who did not want

to be named, said, “Some

students from socially and

economically weaker

sections have a tendency to

memorise everything

written in the textbooks,

without realising that such

analogies may legitimise

casual sexism in our

society.”

“Thankfully, we are able to

realise and question the

reliability of such textbooks

in our course. Why didn’t

anyone question this

statement in this book

which is being reprinted

since years?” she asked.

Now, a septuagenarian,

professor C B Gupta

expressed regret for hurting

people’s sentiments and said

the analogy was taken from

an article by a foreign

author.

“I have already deleted the

statement from my book. I

will also advise the

publisher to remove the

content before publishing a

latest edition,” Gupta told

PTI. To a question on why

such an analogy was made,

he said, it was a mistake on

his part and he had taken

the analogy from an article

of a foreign author.

“It was not to hurt anyone. I

took the analogy from an

article written by a foreign

author,” Gupta said.

Recently, a Class XII

physical education textbook

defining 36-24-36 as the

“best body shape for

females” had created an

outrage on social media

with critics demanding that

it be withdrawn.

In another instance, a book

which forms part of the

Delhi University’s history

curriculum had called

Bhagat Singh a

“revolutionary terrorist”,

prompting the freedom

fighter’s family to raise the

issue with university

authorities as well as the

HRD Ministry.“A textbook

should be neutral and

provide balanced viewpoints

and leave the rest to the

student to form an opinion.

Such controversies will

create more awareness

among textbook authors,”

said a DU professor who

wished to remain

anonymous.

The Madras High Court had

directed the CBSE to

remove alleged

objectionable content in

Class IX social science

textbook about the Nadar

community. — PTI

Textbook tells students to write emails as short as skirts, sparks row

BEIJING, JUNE 7

Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal,

that has scripted history in

China by becoming the first

top-grossing non-

Hollywood film, earned rare

praise on Wednesday from a

top Chinese leader who

lauded it for being a

“success story” which needs

to be highlighted by the

media in BRICS nations.

“If I remember it correctly,

there is a movie in India

‘Wrestle my father’

(Chinese name for Dangal),

is very popular in China in a

very short time,” with record

revenues, raking up more

revenue than Chinese

movies, Liu Yunshan, a

ranking leader of the ruling

Communist Party of China

(CPC), said while

addressing participants of

the BRICS Media Forum

being held here.

“Dangal is the most

successful movie in recent

years,” said Liu, who is

ranked fifth in the all-

powerful seven-member

Standing Committee of the

CPC which rules the

country.

“I think this is a very typical

example of a success story.

We media groups need to

give it more coverage. This

will serve as a good

example,” he said.

For example, the Indian

media should be proud of

this movie because it is very

successful in China and very

influential, he said.

“Perhaps we should take this

opportunity to express our

voice,” he said, adding that

“we need things which are

helpful, conducive and

constructive for sure”.

Editors and journalists from

Brazil, Russia, India, China

and South Africa (BRICS)

are attending the forum

being organised by China’s

Xinhua news agency ahead

of this year’s BRICS

Summit to be held in the

Chinese city of Xiamen in

September this year.

Dangal which raked up over

Rs 1,100 crore since it was

released in China on May 5

has created history by

becoming only the 33rd film

in China’s history to cross

RMB one billion.

It is still continuing to play

over 7,000 screens across

China.

Liu, in his address, also

attacked the western media,

saying it is spreading fake

news in the past few years.

“There has been a lot of fake

news in the western media.

Like President Vladimir

Putin said some countries

actually created those fake

news,” he said.

“Mainstream media in

BRICS countries must

strengthen efforts to

disseminate more positive

news about BRICS

countries and we can covey

more positive energy. This is

our responsibility,” Liu said.

He also claimed that media

in China which is state-

controlled enjoys freedom.

“In China, I don’t think

(there is) any problem with

media freedom...China has

negative news in the past,”

he said.

Dangal’s China success an exemplarystory for BRICS: Top CPC leader

NEW DELHI, JUNE 7

The Supreme Court on

Wednesday restored 50%

institutional preference in

admission to PG medical

courses. A Vacation Bench

headed by Justice Ashok

Bhushan, which had reserved its

verdict on Tuesday, set aside the

Allahabad High Court’s May 29

order quashing the 50%

institutional quota in admission

to PG medical courses. After

this order, Banaras Hindu

University (BHU), Aligarh

Muslim University (AMU) and

government-run medical

colleges in Uttar Pradesh can go

ahead with counselling for

admission to PG medical

courses and fill up seats by June

12, the top court said. Acting on

a PIL, the high court had on

May 29 allowed filling up the

50 per cent institutional quota

seats in PG medical courses at

BHU and AMU for students

from any medical college based

on their NEETranking. The top

court’s order came on petitions

filed by BHU and AMU, which

had challenged the high court’s

order contending it went

against an earlier verdict of the

top court as also Medical

Council of India regulations

that permitted them to fill 50%

seats from their own institution.

MCI had supported BHU and

AMU, saying the high court

misinterpreted the regulations.

On behalf of BHU, Additional

Solicitor-General Maninder

Singh had sought immediate

stay on the high court’s order.

“The entire apple cart cannot

be reversed by re-opening

those 50 per cent seats for

students selected through the

National Eligibility-cum-

Entrance Test (NEET),” Singh

had said. Singh had cited the

top court’s verdict in the

Saurabh Chaudhary case that

laid down guidelines for PG

medical admission and

emphasised that only half the

seats were to be filled through

all-India quota. If the

institutional preference for 50

per cent seats were done away

with, what would happen to

other premier institutes like the

AIIMS and the PGI,

Chandigarh, he added.

SC restores 50% institutionalquota in PG medical admissions

10 SPORTS the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June 08 | 2017

POONCH:

Around 50 players,

including 25 girls from

Power House Hockey Club

Poonch represented

Jammu and Kashmir at

different National level

competitions thus helped

the district excelled in the

game this year.

Young boys and girls in

Power House Club are

trained by retired SAI

coach, Sham Lal Sharma,

who happens to be vice

president of the Hockey

Jammu and Kashmir. The

Club is also assisted in

coaching the young

hockey players by Pawan

Kumar (fitness trainer) and

Mukesh Kumar (junior

coach).

"In the sporting season of

2016-2017, 23 boys and

25 girls of Power House

Hockey Club Poonch

participated at the

National level hockey

tournament in different

age groups," said Sham

Lal Sharma.

Meanwhile, Power House

Club thanked the office

bearers of Hockey J&K,

officials of J&K State

Sports Council, concerned

officials of the Department

of Youth Services and

Sports and Department of

School Education for their

support. The Club had

special mention about

Incharge Sports Stadium

Poonch, Nirdosh Kumar

for extending the logistic

support.

Participation at the

Naional level:

BOYS: Agrim Raina,

Akshay Sudan, Ishtiaq

Ahmed, Mohd Ishvaq,

Shobit Tandon, Saval

Ahmed, Rishiv Sharma,

Ramandeep Singh,

Tarwinderpal Singh, Akash

Sharma, Karan Sharma,

Harsh Rai, Agrim Raina,

Shashwat Sharma, Abhinov

Dabur, Akash Dabur,

Sharan Sharma, Vishal

Sudan, Akshay Sudan,

Jagmeet Singh, Karan

Sharma, Abhi Sharma,

Ajaz Ahmed.

GIRLS: Ishta Sharma

(captain), Jaameet Kour,

Shewani Sharma, Anamika

Bali, Barkha Sharma

(Manager), Abhilove Kour,

Mridhu Sharma, Harmeet

Kour, Rozia Kazmi

(Manager), Urvashi

Sharma, Jasmeet Kour,

Maheeka Maine, Nisam

Kazmi, Tahira Parveen

(Manager), Minakahi

Khajuria, Vandana

Sharma, Parveet Kour,

Manpreet Kour, Asma

Choudhary, Abhilove

Kour, Harmeet Kour,

Avneet Kour, Afsana

Khatoon and Kirti Sharma.

State Roll Ball teamleaves for Nationals

JAMMU:

Selected by the J&K Roll Ball Association, state

team today left for participation in the Federation

(Roll Ball) Cup to be held at Chandigarh from June

nine to June 11.

The team was flagged off by Joint Secretary, J&K

State Sports Council, Shiv Kumar Sharma in the

presence of Sports Officer, Ravi Singh and Manager

Indoor Complex, Satish Gupta. The contingent is

led by Sudhir Singh.

The Teams:

WOMEN: Niharika Jasrotia, Simran Raina,

Kavneet Kour, Garvita Gupta, Roopam Kour, Ruhi

Rajput, Ankita Chopra, Rasleen Kour, Ishita Singh,

Parthvi Sharma, Mahima Khajuria, Ashima Gupta.

MEN: Aayush Jasrotia, Rakshak Jandial, Sidhant

Gupta, Hiteshwar Singh, Amrit Pal Singh, Suresh

Kumar, Arjun Dev Singh, Chandan Sharma, Bhanu

Sunil Khajuria, Bhuvesh Sharma, Mohd. Salman,

Aiyaan Javid.

Drench Open: Favouriteshung out to dry

Paris:

Chants of “Kiki-Kiki-Kiki” resonated around Court Philippe-

Chatrier on Tuesday, but the echoes of that sonic support are all that

remain of France’s big hope for a French Open champion. Home

favourite Kristina “Kiki” Mladenovic failed to handle the

atmosphere, the wind or the rain, as well as Timea Bacsinszky who

checked into the semifinals with a 6-4 6-4 win. Thirteenth seed

Mladenovic had played with tears in her eyes. She left the arena in

a similar state. Bacsinszky was thrilled. “I knew she would be a

formidable opponent,” the 30th seed grinned. “We had everything

today: a hurricane, and sand storms, nice weather, and almost

snow... it was really complicated to stay focused throughout the

day.” “I am knackered.” Addressing the French crowd she said: “I

am sorry, thank you for the atmosphere.” She now has time to

regroup before meeting 19-year-old Jelena Ostapenko who ousted

Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 6-2 6-2. Mladenovic had high hopes of

becoming the first French champion since Mary Pierce in 2000, but

never really clicked on Court Philippe-Chatrier. While not looking

especially anxious, she had looked emotional throughout.

London:

A near flawless demolition of

Pakistan achieved, India will eye

another dominant performance to

seal a semifinal berth when they take

on Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions

Trophy here on Thursday.

Having pulverised Pakistan by 124

runs, India will start as

overwhelming favourites against Sri

Lanka, who looked in total disarray

during their 96-run defeat at the

hands of South Africa.

The only worry is the fickle London

weather, with forecasts of 40 per

cent chance of heavy rain.

Contrasting performances aside, the

sheer difference in quality also puts

India a few notches ahead of the

cricketers from the island nation.

On paper, the two sides are a total

mismatch.

While India ticked almost all the

boxes in their victory against

Pakistan, the Sri Lankans, in their

opening fixture, looked as if they

have only entered the tournament to

add to the numbers.

The winners of the last edition have

a formidable batting line-up, which

is being backed very well by a potent

bowling attack.

And therein lies the problem with Sri

Lanka, which is a side that is going

through a rebuilding phase for the

longest time now.

To make matters worse, the form

and fitness of regular captain Angelo

Mathews is a cause for concern,

while senior opener Upul Tharanga’s

two-match suspension has added

insult to injury.

It’s two years since both Mahela

Jayawardene and Kumar

Sangakkara quit ODIs post the 2015

World Cup but Sri Lanka have not

been able to single out even a couple

of players, who can show steely

resolve.

The likes of Dinesh Chandimal or

Chamara Kapugedara have been

around for some time but both have

been guilty of not realising their full

potential till date.

No wonder Sangakkara, in his

column for the ICC, has made it

clear that Sri Lanka need to show

aggression against India while

conceding that it may not be easy for

them.

Playing in his final first-class

season, Sangakkara has been in

sublime form for Surrey with four

centuries in county cricket.

For India, playing Sri Lanka before

facing South Africa (on June 11) is

an advantage as they can go into the

final group league game with a free

mind.

Rohit Sharma hitting a 91 on

comeback is a reassurance while

Shikhar Dhawan’s positive approach

will keep the Men in Blue in good

stead.

Skipper Virat Kohli has over the

years been Sri Lanka’s nemesis and

the 81 not out against Pakistan is just

the tonic he needed before taking on

the likes of Lasith Malinga, Suranga

Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep.

Yuvraj Singh was in vintage form at

the Edgbaston and a placid Oval

pitch will only help him get a few

more runs under his belt.

Hardik Pandya’s power hitting at No

7 and his ability to chip in with quick

wickets makes this Indian side more

intimidating.

The only thing that Virat Kohli

would want now is Mahendra Singh

Dhoni getting some batting time

before the big game against South

Africa.

Kohli promoting Pandya ahead of

Dhoni is an indication that the

skipper is looking to use his former

captain more as an accumulator--in

Javed Miandad mould who would

rotate strike, frustrate bowlers and

launch a furious counter-attack after

getting his eye in.

India’s bowling unit has been sharp,

of late. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s

controlled swing bowling, Umesh

Yadav’s fiery pace, backed by Jasprit

Bumrah’s overs at the death have

troubled the oppositions.

Such has been the quality that

bowlers of Mohammed Shami and

Ravichandran Ashwin’s calibre are

warming the benches since the first

XI picked for the matches so far

have not given any reason to

complain.

It is unlikely that Kohli would tinker

with the winning combination

although one feels for Ashwin, who

is India’s strike bowler in the red-

ball format.

Confident India aim to seal semifinal berthin match against Sri Lanka

JAMMU:

Volleyball Association of Jammu

and Kashmir (VAJK) today

shortlisted 28 promising boys for

its 21-day summer coaching camp

to be held at JK Public School

Kunjwani complex, here.

The two-day selection process took

place in the age group of under-16

boys at Volleyball courts of MA

Stadium, here. Earlier, 80 young

players attended to the trials

initiated by the Association under

the guidance of the technical

penal.

The trials took place under the

guidance of general secretary of

the Association, Vijay Magotra.

VAJK selects 28 for Summer camp Beijing:

High expectations in the

big-spending Chinese Super

League have triggered a

spate of departures, with six

coaches shown the door in

the space of just one month.

More than a third of teams

in the 16-strong Super

League have been affected,

in a season which has also

been rocked by claims of

racism and violence.

Jiangsu Suning, who have

slumped to 15th in the table

after finishing second last

year, are the biggest club

involved after Choi Yong-

Soo departed last week.

Beijing Guoan, Tianjin

Teda, Guizhou Zhicheng

Chongqing Lifan and

Changchun Yatai have also

parted ways with their

coaches in recent weeks.

It comes as the Super

League enjoys

unprecedented visibility,

broadcasting in Britain and

other countries under a new

TV deal and featuring

several big stars including

Oscar and Carlos Tevez.

Chinese teams smashed the

Asian transfer record five

times in 12 months after

President Xi Jinping

signalled his desire to turn

China into a football power.

Mark Dreyer, founder of the

China Sports Insider

website, said the

managerial turmoil

reflected the rising

ambitions of Chinese clubs.

“In the English Premier

League, there’s always the

managerial sack race —

who’s going to get sacked

first?” Dreyer said.

“This is just another global

football trend that has come

to China. The fact is that

when you have clubs

spending a lot of money, the

pressure is on for them to

perform, and inevitably in

football, it’s the managers

that get the responsibility.”

The sudden influx of well-

paid foreign players has also

created teething problems

this season with two of

them, Hulk and Ezequiel

Lavezzi, accused of racism.

The managerial sackings

come halfway through the

season and as China

approaches its summer

transfer window, meaning

any new coach has an

opportunity to hire players

and start rebuilding his

team. However, they may

find their spending limited

after China levied a 100

percent tax on transfer fees

for loss-making clubs, in a

bid to reign in player

purchases.

Chinese ‘sack race’ claims six coaches in a month

Hosts hammer Kiwis by

87 runs for second

consecutive winCardiff:

Hosts England became the first team to

qualify for the Champions Trophy

semifinals after hammering New

Zealand by 87 runs to stay top of Group

A in Cardiff on Tuesday. Eoin Morgan's

side mastered tricky conditions to

reinforce their credentials as

tournament favourites with an

excellent team performance in which

everyone contributed. Joe Root top-

scored with an impressive 64 — his

32nd score above fifty in 85 ODIs —

as England posted an all-out score of

310 after being put in to bat. In reply,

New Zealand struggled to overcome

the first over loss of Luke Ronchi for a

golden duck and, although Kane

Williamson struck an assured 87, his

teammates were picked off by

England's impressive attack. Liam

Plunkett was the pick of the bowlers,

taking four wickets as New Zealand

subsided to 223 all out in the 45th over.

Indians and

Pakistanis and Bangladeshis

have brought their

prejudices and centuries-old

petty fights over belief and

ethnicity and language to the

UK. This is an English

summer of discontent,

marked by fear of terror and

a hotly-contested general

election. There’s also the

Champions Trophy, with

four out of eight teams

coming from the Indian

Subcontinent. The debates

and arguments among the

immigrants of the three

South Asian nations have

been enlivened and even

embittered by the cricket.

The conversations in the

stands, outside the grounds

or on way to the stadiums

show this.

“Eighty per cent of the

Pakistanis of the UK are bad

people,” says B Ahmed, a

Birmingham resident whose

parents migrated from

Bangladesh, when it was

part of the united Pakistan,

in the 1960. That’s a

stunning number, and an

equally stunning

generalisation about a very

diverse Pakistani expat

population. When

challenged, Ahmed sticks to

his view. “You just read the

reports in the media,” says

Ahmed, 50-year-old, who’s

dabbled in various

professions and currently

runs a taxi business. “I’m

personally aware of many

cases of fraud, swindling,

drug-running and benefits-

cheating done by Pakistani-

origin people. A 65-year-old

Birmingham man of

Pakistani origin I knew, who

seemed very religious, was

arrested and sentenced for

18 years for dealing in

drugs. Then you must have

read about child grooming

gangs as well... These

Pakistani people are

bringing a bad name to

Muslims and South Asians

in general.”

He likes Indians. “Most of

them are from educated and

cultured background, focus

on education and are law-

abiding people,” says

Ahmed.

80 per cent?

But come on — 80 per cent

of the Pakistani people are

bad? Isn’t that a very biased

and unfair assessment?

Ahmed then talks about the

“atrocities” committed by the

Pakistani Army in what was

East Pakistan, in the 1960s

and immediately before what

he proudly calls the “War of

Independence” of 1971.

Pride and prejudice: In UK, South

Asians as estranged as ever

Dusseldorf:

Hosts Germany

overpowered Indian 2-0 in

an action-packed encounter

to end their campaign at the

three-nation men’s hockey

tournament on a winning

note here today. Germany

had previously won 2-1

against Belgium, drew 2-2

with India and lost 5-2 to

Belgium. They finished with

seven points while India

earned four points from their

outings. Belgium finished

with six points.

Though India began well and

won a penalty corner as early

as the second minute of the

match, the German defence

was too good for young

drag-flicker Harmanpreet

Singh, who had scored a

double in India’s 3-2 win

against Belgium yesterday.

The following minutes of the

first quarter saw Germany,

bronze medallists at the Rio

Olympics, dominate ball

possession to take early

control of the match.

They found success with

Thies Ole Prinz deflecting

the ball into the goal in the

seventh minute.

They earned a penalty

corner seconds before the

first break but India

goalkeeper Akash Chikte

came up with a good save.

India played the second

quarter patiently, rotating

the ball and waiting for an

opening in the German

defence.

After several circle

penetrations, India bagged

their second penalty corner

of the game in the 29th

minute. The opportunity

went amiss and the first

half ended with a 1-0

advantage to Germany.

After a goalless third

quarter, India continued to

challenge the Germans,

getting closer each time to

finding a breakthrough.

Three minutes from time,

India won another penalty

corner but Harmanpreet’s

flick was saved by the

German goalkeeper. India

pulled out their goalkeeper

but could not find the

equaliser. Germany,

meanwhile, succeeded in

pumping in their second

goal in the 60th minute,

thanks to Timm

Herzbruch.

On Wednesday, India leave

for London for the Hockey

World League Semifinal.

They will play a couple of

practice matches before their

tournament opener against

Scotland on June 15.

India end campaign with a loss to GermanyMumbai:

India warmed up nicely for the

upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifying

match against Kyrgyzstan as they beat

lower-ranked Nepal 2-0 in an

international football friendly here

today. India dominated most part of the

game but had to wait till the 60th

minute to take the lead when defender

Sandesh Jhingan found the target.

Another strike, with 11 minutes left for

the final whistle, by hardworking

midfielder Jeje Lalpekhlua sealed

Nepal’s fate and gave the hosts a 2-0

win.

The game was used by India coach

Stephen Constantine to try out various

players in the absence of some key

men, including star striker Sunil

Chhetri who was rested for the game.

Although India won with a

comfortable margin, Constantine

would not have been pleased with the

squandered chances in the first half,

most of them by striker Robin Singh

who was replaced at the start of the

second half.

India take on Kyrgyzstan at Bengaluru

on June 13.

India fluffed quite a few chances and

should have been three goals up in the

first half had Robin showed better

finishing prowess.

The hosts, however, should also

consider themselves extremely

fortunate at the fag end of the half

when Nepal striker Nawayug Shreshta

failed to send the ball into an open goal

after Indian custodian and captain

Gurpreet Sandhu had charged out of

his line.

Barring this chance, Nepal, ranked

169, mostly played second fiddle to the

world No. 100 India.

Jhingan, Jeje score as India beat Nepal

Hockey Club produces 50 National players from Poonch

Jammu:

In what was perhaps the

largest peaceful Satyagraha

against the many issues

faced by the medical

fraternity, a huge majority of

doctors, MBBS students,

and others associated with

the profession took part in

the Dilli Chalo movement

held today in the National

Capital. The peaceful

protest was joined by over

70,000 doctors from all over

India including the IMA

National and State branch

leadership and

representatives of National

Medical Associations such

as Federation of Obstetrics

& Gynecological Societies

of India (FOGSI), Indian

Academy of Pediatrics

(IAP), Association of

Physicians of India (API)

and the Cardiological

Society of India (CSI)

amongst others. Those not

present in person joined

digitally over a live webcast.

Speaking at the

deliberations, Padma Shri

Awardee Dr K K Aggarwal,

National President Indian

Medical Association (IMA)

and President Heart Care

Foundation of India (HCFI)

and Dr RN Tandon -

Honorary Secretary General

IMA in a joint statement,

said, "This is one of the

toughest times for the

medical fraternity. This

Satyagraha comes after the

realization that enough is

enough, and that repeated

pleas and appeals by the

medical fraternity have

materialized into nothing

except reassurances. The

agitation among doctors has

been evident for a long time

now. New draconian acts

implicating penal provisions

on clerical errors and

violations of clauses not

linked to medical treatment

in West Bengal Clinical

Establishment Act are not in

the interest of the profession

and therefore, the society at

large. The need of the hour

is collective action and

decision which would do

justice to this profession."

"The massive success of the

Dilli Chalo movement is an

indication that medical

professionals will no longer

take any form of injustice.

We must work towards

restoring the nobility of the

profession. The increasing

incidence of violence

against doctors is

unacceptable. Justice has

been denied to doctors even

within the framework of the

constitution of India. This

movement is our peaceful

attempt to serve as a wake-

up call to the government to

take urgent action," added

Dr KK Aggarwal.

BUSINESS the northlinesJammu | Thursday | June 08 | 2017

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Sydney:

India’s Adani Enterprises gave final

investment approval on Tuesday for its

$4 billion Carmichael coal mine and

railway in Australia’s north, shifting

the focus to fund raising for the

controversial project.

Adani, which hopes to secure a A$900

million ($670 million) government

loan, said in a statement it had given

“final investment decision approval” to

build what would be Australia’s biggest

coal mine.

“We are committed to this project,”

Adani Chairman Gautam Adani said.

The Carmichael mine has faced years

of delays amid opposition from

environment groups who argue it will

contribute to global warming and

damage the Great Barrier Reef, leading

some banks to rule out any role in

funding.

“Announcing an intention to invest is a

far cry from having the finance to do

so,” said Julien Vincent, executive

director of environmental finance

organisation Market Forces.

Greenpeace Australia Pacific said the

announcement was a “PR stunt”.

The project is located in the remote

Galilee Basin, a 247,000 square-

kilometre (95,000 square mile) expanse

in the central outback that some believe

has the potential to become Australia’s

largest coal-producing region.

Adani said the project would create

10,000 direct and indirect jobs, with

pre-construction works starting in the

next few months. Coal from the mine

will be exported to India.

Queensland premier Annastacia

Palaszczuk said Australia’s third

biggest state had been hit by a global

resources downturn and Adani’s

decision would help mining firms.

Adani’s decision “is a vote of

confidence not just in the Queensland

economy, but in Queensland people”,

she said.

However, one energy analyst said the

huge project would drive down thermal

coal prices if it was built, putting

pressure on local rivals.

Wipro chief Azim Premji deniesmedia report on sale of stake

Wipro Limited Chairman Azim Premji has

denied a media report that promoters of the IT company

were evaluating sale of their holdings and said he

“remains committed to Wipro.”

In his letter to Wiproites, he had termed the news article

reportedly published in this regard as “baseless and

malicious.”

A news website had yesterday quoting banking sources

reported that the promoters of the India’s third-largest IT

services company are in the early stages of evaluating thesale of the company or some of its units, and have evenapproached investment banks.In the letter sent out late last night to its employees, Premjisaid he continued to be “incredibly excited” about thepotential of the IT industry and Wipro.“Over the past 50 years, I have seen Wipro grow from asmall regional player in vegetable oils to a global leader intechnology.. I continue to be incredibly excited about thepotential of the IT industry and Wipro.. I see enormousenergy within the company to power the success of ourclients and therefore the success of Wipro,” he said.

Farm loan waivers raise risk offiscal slippages, inflation: RBI

Mumbai:

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday warned of fiscal

situation getting out of hand if states unabatedly continue

to waive farm loans saying it also risk spurring inflation.

RBI Governor Urjit Patel said unless that state

governments’ budgets allow that fiscal space to go in for

a loan waiver, it would be risky to tread on that path.

“The risk of fiscal slippages, which by and large can

entail inflationary spillovers, has risen with the

announcements of large farm loan waivers, the RBI said

in its second bi-monthly monetary policy review for

2017-18.

Patel said that the risk of going down the “slippery path”

of waiver could dissipate the important gains that the

states made in fiscal rectitude over the last 2-3 years.

“Past episodes in our country had shown that when there

are significant fiscal slippages they do permeate to

inflation sooner or later. So, it is a path that we need to

tread very carefully and before it gets out of hand,” he

said. On Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra

Fadnavis had said the government will announce a loan

waiver before October 31 and about 1.07 crore farmers

with less than five acres of land would be eligible for it.

Adani to start work on coal mine nearAustralia’s Grat Barrier Reef

SoftBank Group is

in talks with the Indian

government to facilitate the

use of renewable energy like

solar to charge electric

vehicles in the country, a

senior executive at the

Japanese group’s local unit

told Reuters. India is

considering electrifying all

its vehicles over the next 15

years, a plan that could

boost SoftBank’s solar

ambitions in the country if

the government adopts

renewable energy to charge

the vehicles. India has an

ambitious target to generate

100 GW of solar power by

2022 and while President

Donald Trump is pulling the

United States out of the

Paris accord on climate

change, India is sticking to

its renewable energy

commitments. SoftBank is

also one of the biggest

investors in ride-hailing

firm Ola, which is preparing

for a large-scale rollout of

electric vehicles by next

year and in May launched

its first trial project to test

viability. “Clearly we are at

the intersection - on the

solar side we are building

plants and on the electric

vehicles side Ola is

planning induction of

vehicles,” Manoj Kohli,

executive chairman of SB

Energy, SoftBank’s solar

business, said in an

interview.

Jammu:

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Walmart India has

launched an exclusive GST

toll-free helpline for them.

Krish Iyer, President &

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San Fransisco:

A deal bringing AmazonPrime Video to Apple TV,announced on Monday atApple Inc’s developerconference after years oftalk, shows howcompetitive tensions

among Silicon Valley titanscan stand in the way ofserving customers. Thelogic of linking Apple TV,a device for watchingtelevision over the internet,with Amazon.com Inc’sbooming video-streaming

service looks obvious.Apple needs great video tosell its TV player. Amazonneeds places to stream itsTV shows so that peoplesign up for its Prime clubto watch them - and buymore toilet paper, too.Viewers want to watchtheir favorite programs onwhatever device theychoose. Yet Monday’sannouncement, rather thanbeing routine, was theresult of a negotiationstretching back at least to2015 when Amazonstopped selling Apple TVson its retail site.

Amazon-Apple TV deal shows toughroad to cooperation for tech rivals

SoftBank’s India solar ambitions may gainfrom PM Modi’s electric vehicle push

India Grid Trust’sshares fell as much as 6.3%on their debut on Tuesday,clouding the listingprospect for otherinfrastructure investmentfunds after raising Rs 22.5billion ($349.68 million) inan initial public offering.The company is only thesecond infrastructureinvestment fund to list inIndia after IRB InvIT Funddebuted in May withanother lacklustre opening.Its shares are trading belowthe issue price after the fundraised $782 million in itsIPO.

Traders and investmentbankers attributed the weakperformance to a lack ofclarity in India about thisnew product, an entity thatinvests in rent-yieldingassets and distributes mostof their income to

shareholders as dividends.“There seems to be aperception issue with theseinstruments,” said ArunKejriwal, founder ofKejriwal Research andInvestment Services.“There was marketing

fervour when the issuescame, but now realityconcerns are stepping in.Until the first round ofinterest and dividend is paidout and people understandhow these instrumentsoperate, any further issue ismost unlikely.”At least $1.3 billion inlistings from otherinfrastructure investmentfunds were expected inIndia this year, includingfrom RelianceInfrastructure InvIT, MEPInfrastructure Developersand IL&FS TransportationInvIT.

India Grid Trust shares fall on marketdebut after $350 million IPO

Airtel-Telenor India merger gets

Competition Commission of India’s nodThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has

approved the proposed merger of Bharti Airtel with TelenorIndia, Airtel said on Tuesday. Last week, Bharti Airtel andTelenor India also filed a joint application before NationalCompany Law Tribunal for approval of their mergerfollowing nod from the market regulator Sebi and stockexchanges -- BSE and NSE. “We wish to inform you thatCompetition Commission of India (CCI) vide its letterdated June 5, 2017 has approved the proposed merger ofTelenor (India) Communications Pvt Ltd with Bharti AirtelLtd,” the company said in a BSE filing. Airtel and Telenorsigned the agreement for merger on February 2017 under

which Airtel will acquire Telenor India’s running operations

in seven circles -- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra,Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam. These circlesrepresent a high population concentration and therefore,

offer a high potential for growth. The proposed acquisition

will include transfer of all of Telenor India’s assets andcustomers, further augmenting Airtel’s overall customerbase and network,” the company had earlier said.

Over 70, 000 doctors participate inIMA's Dilli Chalo movement

New Delhi:

Keeping in line with PM

Narendra Modi's dream of a

digital India, BW

Businessworld hosted the

third edition of BW

Businessworld Digital India

summit on 26th May

2017(#DigitalIndiaSummit2

017) in New Delhi.

#DigitalIndiaSummit2017

supported the idea of

democratizing the digital

revolution. It had the top

players in the digital

ecosystem at the summit

and addressed the audience

on how far we are and what

is the road map ahead.

Ravi Shankar Prasad,

Minister for IT, Technology

and Law and Aruna

Sundararajan, Secretary

Ministry of Electronics,

were the chief guests at the

summit. Priyank Kharge, IT,

BT and Tourism Minister of

State, Karnataka came in

from Bangalore to address

this summit. In his address

at the summit, Prasad said

technology is enabled to

empower to the power of

underprivileged and the

poor of India. Basking in the

glory of Modi government's

three years of governance

today, Prasad used the

platform to count numerous

achievements of the

government. "India a great

country for tech innovation,

ready to be a $ 1 trillion

economy by 2020.

Complementing BW

Businessworld for the

initiative Sundararajan

emphasized in her key note,

"No country in the world

has more at stake in digital

technologies than India,

because of the nature of our

demographics and the fact

that we are the youngest

country and the

circumstance to leverage

Infrastructure deficit and

service deficit."

Also Present at the occasion

were HE Nadir Patel, High

Commissioner for Canada

to India, Hemant Dabke,

Vice President Strategic

Industries SAP, Indian Sub-

Continent, Sanjeev Gupta,

General Manager Microsoft.

"Canada supports PM

Modi's dream of a Digital

India, I think India and

Canada can do a lot more

together than they can do

alone."

"Let this be the tip of the

iceberg in this digital

growth relationship between

India and Canada", said

Patel.

"Right now we are at the

third stage of the fourth

industrial revolution in the

country. We want to use

technology in the best and

the most intelligent way

and add to it the traditional

wisdom to make lives

easier." Digital India

summit 2017 was followed

by an awards ceremony

where Smt Vasundra Raje

was felicitated as the

"Digital Person of the

Year", which was awarded

by Shri Ravi Shankar

Prasad. This was followed

by awards in 13 categories

for extraordinary work in

the digital space in the

past year.

BW Businessworld launches3rd Digital India Summit

India:

Idea Cellular, one of India's leadingtelecom operators with pan-India

broadband footprint, achieved thehighest upload speed in the month of

May'17, as per data reported from

TRAI's My Speed App. Idea Cellulartopped the chart in average upload 4G

speed for the month of May'17 with an

upload speed of 8.45 Mbps, as per theTRAI data. Idea reported a high

average download speed of 13.7 Mbps

for the same period. According to Mr.

Sashi Shankar, Chief MarketingOfficer, Idea Cellular, "This is a strong

testament to our continued focus on

investing in mobile broadbandinfrastructure across the country.

TRAI's MySpeed result is an

affirmation of the fact that Ideacustomers are hooked on to the internet

- browsing rich content such as video

download, music, gaming, livestreaming etc. - as narrated in our ad

campaign 'Idea 4G pe India hua Hook

#LookLook'. The campaign establishesthe width and expanse of Idea 4G

network across India, through a simple

thought, 'Idea 4G - India jitna badanetwork'."

With the additional capex guidance forFY18 at Rs. 6,000 crores, on a back of

Rs. 7,800 crores expenditure on capital

equipment in FY16-17, Idea remains

committed to rapidly expand its mobilebroadband services across length and

breadth of the country.

Idea Cellular achieves highest

4G Upload Speed in May '17: TRAI

Walmart launches exclusive GST toll-free helpline for `kirana' members

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NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI,JUNE 7

A Major of the Indian Armywas killed while threejawans were injured in an

encounter with members ofthe National SocialistCouncil of Nagaland(NSCN-K) and ULFA atinterior Lappa in Nagaland'sMon district, which shares

its borders with Myanmar tothe south-east, on Tuesdaynight. Three militants werealso killed in the encounter.The encounter occurred atLappa, close to the Assam-

Nagaland as well as theIndo-Myanmar border andabout 33 km fromNagaland’s capital Kohima.The Army team of the 12Para raided Lappa at around12.30 am following informa-tion that NSCN(K) cadreswere moving through thatarea and an encounterensued.Kohima-based Defencespokesman ColonelChiranjeet Konwer said thatthe Army officer who waskilled was identified asMajor David Manlun, anofficer of the 164 Brigade ofthe Territorial Army whowas leading the operations.His body was flown to hishome in Shillong onWednesday.One civilian was killed inthe crossfire. He is yet to be

identified. “The encounter took placewhen a team of jawans ledby Major David Manlun hadgone to Lappa, a remote areain Mon district close to theAssam-Nagaland boundaryon the basis of specific infor-mation about the presence ofa group of NSCN (K) andULFA (I) militants in thearea. Even as the Army teamlaunched the search opera-tion, the militants lobbed agrenade and fired at theArmy men that resulted indeath of the Major,” ColonelKonwer said over the phonefrom Kohima.The Army found one AK-56assault rifle and twoChinese-make AK seriesrifles, two grenades, threeIEDs and 270 live rounds ofAK-series ammunition.

Major, three militants killed in Nagaland encounterCivilian dies in crossfire

Army gunned down at least three hardcore rebels of ULFA (I) in Nagaland.

ALIGARH, JUNE 7

The BSP’s district unit chiefand another person havebeen arrested for allegedlyposting an objectionablepicture of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and UttarPradesh Chief Minister YogiAdityanath on Facebook.BSP’s Aligarh chiefShankar Lal Pippal and one

Javed Alam were arrestedon Tuesday night, the policesaid. Pippal, a resident ofJalali town in the district,had on June 4 posted anobjectionable picture of thetwo leaders. Alam, hailingfrom the same place, hadshared the post.Senior BJP leaders in thedistrict, including CharraMLA Ravendra Pal Singhand Aligarh MayorShakuntla Bharti, raised thematter with senior policeofficials here on Tuesday.Based on their complaint, anFIR was filed, and Pippaland Alam were arrested. PTI

BSP’s Aligarh chief arrested forposting PM's ‘objectionable’ photo

NEW DELHI, JUNE 7

China could set up a militarybase in Pakistan, warns areport of the US Departmentof Defence released onWednesday by the Pentagonin the US.Titled “Annual report to theCongress: Military andSecurity DevelopmentsInvolving the People’sRepublic of China 2017”, itsays “China, most likely,will seek to establish addi-tional military bases incountries with which it has along-standing friendly rela-tionship and similar strate-gic interests, such asPakistan”. The US reportsaid Pakistan had a prece-dent for hosting foreign mil-itaries. The report did notspecify what kind of baseChina could have inPakistan. The ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) has the provision ofmaking a huge port atGawadar–some 100 mileswest of Karachi. Chinesesubmarines have used thePakistan Navy’s facilities at

Karachi to dock and refuel. In another India-relatedaspect, the report says thefocus areas of the People’sLiberation Army includeChina’s borders with Indiaand North Korea, East ChinaSea, the South China Sea.India has un-demarcated3,488 km long Line ofActual (LAC) which isdeemed to be the boundarywith China.In February 2016, Beijingstarted construction of firstoverseas military base atDjibouti on the north-east-ern African Coast. Chinawill use a mixture of mili-tary logistics models,including preferred access tooverseas commercial portsto locate its military logis-tics. The report hinted athow China was also supply-ing submarines to India’sneighbours. “Last year,China signed an agreementwith Pakistan for the sale ofeight submarines. The firstfour will be built in China,with the remaining four inPakistan,” the 106-pagereport said. It listed

Bangladesh andBurma–both India’s neigh-bours–as the other cus-tomers of China.The US report talks aboutChina’s military reformsstarted in February 2016saying “these seek toenhance the People’sLiberation Army’s (PLA)ability to conduct joint oper-ations; improve its ability tofight short-duration andhigh-intensity regional con-flicts at greater distancesfrom the Chinese mainland”.The PLA, which is thebiggest standing Army in theworld, established fiveregionally-based joint the-atres, replacing the decades-old ground force-dominatedseven military regions(MRs).China has leveraged itsgrowing power to assert itssovereignty claims over fea-tures in the East and SouthChina Seas. China has usedcoercive tactics, such as theuse of law-enforcement ves-sels and its maritime militia,to enforce maritime claimsand advance its interests.The United States, the reportsaid, would continue tomonitor China’s militarymodernisation, and it wouldcontinue to adapt its forces,posture, investments, andoperational concepts toensure that the United Statesretained the ability to defendits homeland, deter aggres-sion, and protect its alliesand partners.

China could set up militarybase in Pakistan, warns US

SALEM (TN), JUNE 7

A 15-year-old girl wasallegedly raped by two driv-ers and a conductor in a busnear here, bringing backmemories of the December16, 2012 sensational gang-rape in which a 23-year-oldwoman paramedic was rapedin a moving bus in NewDelhi.The three men, who alleged-ly committed the crime lastnight after halting the private

bus at a village, were arrest-ed, they said.It came to light after somelocals in the village heardthe cries of the girl andalerted the police.According to the police, thegirl, after a tiff with her par-ents, was seen moving aboutaimlessly here yesterday.She later boarded a localbus to a village in the after-noon and kept travelling toand fro in the same bus tilllate night, the police said.

Manivannan and Murugan,who usually take turns todrive the bus, and conductorPerumal pacified the girl andbefriended her.Later, the three men alleged-ly raped the girl at night.A senior police official saidthe three were arrested andwere being questioned. "Atotal of nine sections includ-ing those from the IPC,Protection of Children fromSexual Offences (POCSO)Act and SC/ST (Prevention

of Atrocities) Act, have beeninvoked against theaccused," he told PTI.The girl was taken to a hos-pital and produced beforethe Child WelfareCommittee, he said.The police were on the look-out for another person, statedto be involved in the case,though not part of the sexualassault.Senior district officials visit-ed the girl and heldenquiries, he added. —PTI

15-year-old girl gang-raped in bus in Tamil Nadu; three men held

BALAGHAT (MP), JUNE 7

Eight workers were charredto death and 10 others wereinjured after a fire broke outin a cracker factory atBhatan village in the districtthis afternoon, an officialsaid.The blaze started around 3pm in the factory locatedaround 10 km from the dis-trict headquarters in theKotwali police station lim-its.“So far, eight bodies havebeen recovered from thedebris and 10 injured have

been rushed to hospitals,”District Collector BharatYadav said.A couple of people are stillfeared to be trapped underthe debris, he said.The cracker factory isowned by one WarishAhmed.

According to Yadav, the vic-tims were the workers of thefactory and the incident tookplace when the work was on.“What exactly triggered thefire is not yet known. It ispossible that someone mighthave thrown a burningbeedi,” he said.

8 dead in fire at cracker factory in MP’s Balaghat

NEW DELHI, JUNE 7

The controversy surround-ing the Centre’s notificationbanning sale and purchaseof cattle from animal mar-kets for slaughter reachedthe Supreme Court onWednesday, with aHyderabad-based lawyerchallenging its validity. Advocate MohammedAbdul Faheem Qureshi —who is also president of AllIndia Jamiatul QureshAction Committee — chal-lenged the Centre’s May 25notification contending itwas “discriminatory” and“unconstitutional” as it pre-vented cattle traders fromearning their livelihood. Hesaid slaughtering of animalsfor food and sacrifice waspart of the cultural identityof certain communities andit was protected by law. Qureshi — who works withbutchers and cattle traders— contended the order vio-lated the law on preventionof cruelty to animals, whichallowed sacrifice of cattlefor religious purposes. Theban on trade in animalsyounger than six monthsand reselling of cattle withinsix months impinged trade,he said, adding right to lifeto included right to liveli-hood and trade. Farmerscan’t be forced to take careof an animal for six monthsand maintaining it betterthan his family members, hesubmitted. The Supreme Court willtake up the PIL for hearingon June 15. Prime Minister NarendraModi government’s contro-versial notification bans saleof cattle, including cows,for slaughter and restricts

cattle trade to farm owners.Those opposed to the ordersay it will adversely affectpoor farmers and hit cattlesupplies to the meat indus-try estimated to be worth Rs1 lakh-crore. Cows are worshipped bymillions of Hindus andArticle 48 — which falls inthe chapter on DirectivePrinciples of State Policy ofthe Constitution — man-dates the State to prohibitthe slaughter of cows andcalves and other milch anddraught cattle. Cow slaughter is banned inmost states, except Keralaand northeastern stateswhere beef consumption isquite common. Many stateshave opposed the Centre’snotification order sayingthat the Centre can’t dictatefood habits. The Centre said its notifica-tion was based on aSupreme Court order to pre-vent cow smuggling acrossthe border. Based on Section38 of the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals Act,1960, the new rules aimedto regulate livestock marketand restrict trade in live-stock only to animalsbought for “agricultural pur-poses”. It meant that animals forslaughter had to be boughtdirectly from farms, makingit difficult to procure live-stock for slaughter asbesides the legal hurdles,livestock traders also had toface cow vigilante groups,which have lynched severalpeople in the recent past.

Centre's notification regulatinglivestock market challenged in SC