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I-Cards of Govt employees tobe treated as curfew passes

Srinagar, July 10

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Dr. AsgarHassan Samoon reviewed the overall situationin Kashmir at an officers' meeting here today.He also got first hand appraisal of situationthrough Video-Conference with DeputyCommissioners of various districts and districtPolice Chiefs.Among others, Deputy CommissionerSrinagar, Principal Government MedicalCollege, Srinagar and P2

Colleges remainclose on July 12

Srinagar, July 10

According to Director Colleges, J&K, theGovernment Degree Colleges of KashmirDivision and winter zone Colleges of JammuDivision shall remain close on July 12.

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Mudassir Ahmad Srinagar, July 10

Government on Sunday saidit will do its job and try toexercise maximum restraintpossible but asked theparents that they areresponsible in ensuring thesafety of their kids.Addressing a hurriedlyconvened press conferenceat the Civil SecretariatSrinagar, governmentspokesperson and Educationminister Naeem Akhtar saidthat the cabinet has directedthe forces to exercisemaximum restraint."However it is the people,especially the youth whoare attacking the police

posts and forcing them toopen fire," Akhtar said. "We have seen how smallkids and teens, allemotionally charged, comeout and are instigated bysome who use petrolbombs, burn publicproperties while fleeingaway leaving these kids toface the reactions to theiractions," he said. "And wherever we finddisproportionate use offorce, we will dig deep andinvestigate the exactsituation leading to theaction. However, what wehave predominantly seen(from the last few days),many police station havebeen burnt (he did not give

the details), camps havebeen overrun, and atmajority of places it hasbeen seen that the securitypersonnel were forced touse their weapons," Akhtarclaimed.He also trashed any and allquestions regarding civiliankillings and overall tensesituation in Kashmir andsaid it was 'doing its job' tobring back normalcy forwhich it needed the'support' of both'mainstream' parties as wellas Hurriyat leaders.He said the "government isconscious of itsresponsibilities and thecabinet discussed the matter"threadbare". P2

Cabinet expresses griefover loss of human lives

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, July 10

A police cop and fiveprotestors were killed infresh spate of clashes

between security forces andprotesters on Sunday, whilefour others succumbed toinjuries received duringprotests on Saturday, takingthe toll in the violent protests

that Kashmir valley has beenwitnessing since Friday'skilling of HizbulMujahideen militantcommander Burhan Wani to21, officials P2

Toll mounts to 21 as Kashmir valley remains on edge

Youth fforcing fforces tto oopen ffire: GGovt

Mudassir Ahmad Sriangar, July 10

Blame game has beenstarted between politicalparties over joining ofeducated youth into militantgroups in Kashmir, whichhas become a cause ofconcern for the governmentand the securityestablishments.Day after HizbulMujahideen's Burhan Waniwas killed, mainstreamparties Saturday blamedeach other over reviving ofmilitancy in Kashmir. Burhan Wani (22), alongwith two of his accomplices

was killed in an encounterin Kokernag area ofAnantnag district on Fridayevening. Following whichmassive protests broke outacross Kashmir and parts ofthe Valley are under strictrestrictions.Following these killings,former chief minister andNational Conferenceworking president OmarAbdulllah said that NC hadmaintained that a politicalproblem needs a politicalsolution. Omar said,"Burhan was not the first topick up the gun and won'tbe the last. For all Burhan'ssocial media activity I don't

recall any militancyattributed to him while Iwas in office. Not sure afterthat."Observing that no militancyincident related to slainmilitant commanderhappened in his tenure,Omar Abdullah said thatKashmir's disaffected lothas got a "new icon inBurhan Wani".In a series of tweets, Omarsaid that his party NCbelieves in resolution topolitical problem. He saidthat the killing of Burhanwould "have moreconsequences than hissocial P2

Blame game over youthjoining militancy in Kashmir

NL CorrespondentNew Delhi, july 10

A Delhi court today sent ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal'sformer Principal SecretaryRajendra Kumar and sixothers, arrested in an allegedcorruption case, to one day'sjudicial custody (JC).The order was passed byAdditional Chief MetropolitanMagistrate Shunali Gupta.Kumar, a 1989 batch IASoficer from the UT cadre,Deputy Secretary in Kejriwal'soffice Tarun Sharma, Kumar'sclose aide Ashok Kumar andowners of a private firm,Sandeep Kumar and DineshKumar Gupta, arrested in thecase, were remanded in JC tilltomorrow.

It also sent R S Kaushik andhis predecessor G K Nanda,present and former ManagingDirectors of a PSUrespectively, to JC tilltomorrow, asking all the sevenaccused to be produced beforethe special CBI court tomorrowwhich will consider theagency's plea for their policeremand."Earlier, the police custodyorder for five accused waspassed by the designated CBIcourt. The application for theextension of their policecustody and anotherapplication for the policecustody of two accused whowere arrested yesterday will beconsidered the designated courtitself."Meanwhile, all the seven

accused be sent to one day'sjudicial custody," the courtsaid.CBI has alleged in court thatKumar, an "influential" officer,was intimidating witnesses.According to CBI, the fiveaccused arrested earlier wereshowing undue favours toEndeavour Systems Pvt Ltd(ESPL), a private firmallegedly floated by Kumar, inaward of government contractsworth over Rs 50 crore.CBI had registered a caseagainst Kumar and others inDecember last year allegingthat the officer had abused hisofficial position by "favouringa particular firm in the last fewyears in getting tenders ofDelhi governmentdepartments". P2

Court sends Kejriwal's ex-PS, 6 others to one day's JC

Cop dies as mob pushes vehicle into Jhelum in Anantnag

Prabhu DayalKathua, July 10

Amidst the ongoing mobviolence in Kashmir valley,the Amarnath Yatraremained suspended for thesecond day. However,hundreds of on-waypilgrims of Shri AmarnathYatra were stopped atLakhanpur by the Districtadministration of Kathuawithout at facility and shortterm arrangements for theirinterim halt.While the state governmenthas time and againannounced many timesabout having adequatearrangements for theAmarnath Yatri at variousplaces, it was strange idea

to let the Yatris abandonedinstead of providing themappropriate shelters andbasic necessities.Many pilgrims wereinterviewed by theNorthlines Kathuacorrespondent who reportedthat many police and civilofficials of the districtadministration have advisedthe pilgrims to return backto their homes as theadministration can neitherallow them to proceed norprovide any shelter, food orother facilities. Reports saidmany pilgrims on thisirresponsible advice havereturned back to theirrespective states on Sunday.And those who stayed backobjected to irresponsible

attitude of the DistrictAdministration of Kathuaand alleged that they areforced to face lot ofproblems with lack of food,water, shelter at Lakhanpuron Sunday. On the behalf ofall resenting pilgrims, oneRajinder Kumar alleged thatat Lakhanpur noarrangement has been madefor the pilgrims due towhich they are suffering.There are no toilets, shelterand food arrangement andall the pilgrims are forcedto prepare their own food atway side of the NationalHighway Lakhanpur. Theyare also asked for payingYatra tax when the pilgrimsare not allowed to move forYatra because P2

Amarnath Pilgrims asked toreturn home by Kathua Adm

CM should take lead inmaintaining peace, says Omar

Srinagar, July 10

NC leader Omar Abdullah suggested that theChief Minister should take responsibility forthe prevailing situation.Omar Abdullah was responding to the appealby the PDP-BJP coalition government to allstakeholders including mainstream andseparatist groups to help in government'sefforts for restoring normalcy in the state.Srinagar: Opposition National Conferenceleader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his partywas ready to contribute towards maintainingpeace in Kashmir but Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti should take the lead to showthe way instead of "hiding" behindspokesperson and police officers as they werenot elected by the people. P2

NL CorrespondentNew Delhi, July 10

The Information andBroadcasting Ministry isplanning to enhance itsfocus on implementing arule which requires cableoperators in urban areas,which have undergonedigitisation, to mandatorilycarry over 20 Doordarshanchannels.Sources said the issue thatseveral cable networks donot carry all the mandatorychannels came up in ameeting Information andBroadcasting Minister MVenkaiah Naidu held withofficials after taking charge.The issue had been raised inthe past by Doordarshanofficials also.

"The Minister said it shouldbe ensured that Doordarshanand other channels whichhave to be mandatorilycarried should be shown byall operators as per norms,"an official said.The ministry had earlierissued a notification as perwhich cable operators mustshow over 20 Doordarshanand Lok Sabha and RajyaSabha TV channels to alltheir subscribers in citieswhere digitisation has beenimplemented.Some Doordarshan and thetwo Parliament channels arealso mandatory in areaswhich have not undergonecomplete digitization.Officials said it has beennoticed that not all networksshow P2

Cable operators to mandatorilycarry over 20DD channels

NL CorrespondentDhaka (AFP), July 10

Bangladesh moved tocounter a deadly wave ofIslamist attacks on Sunday,ordering an Islamictelevision station to stopbroadcasting and tellingschools to report anymissing students.The measures come afterseveral suspected Islamistextremists were reported tobe fans of the televisionchannel, while others werefound to be from eliteuniversities but had beenmissing for months.A Bangladesh cabinetcommittee decided to banPeace TV from the country,information minister

Hasanul Haq Inu toldjournalists on Sunday.The station is run by Indiandoctor- turned-preacherZakir Naik, the founder andpresident of Mumbai-basedIslamic ResearchFoundation, and itsprogrammes are aired fromDubai.Prime Minister SheikhHasina earlier in the daycalled on every school,college and university to"create a list of absentstudents and publish it".Bangladesh has been reelingfrom dozens of attacks,

mainly targeting secularactivists or religiousminorities."We will be rigorous," thepremier said. "We mustuproot militancy andterrorism from Bangladesh."Three of the allegedjihadists who participated inan attack on a Dhaka cafelast week, in which 20hostages were murdered,attended top schools anduniversities in theBangladeshi capital.The revelation that theattackers were educated,well-off P2

Bangladesh bans Islamic PeaceTV, tracks students after attacks

The measures come after severalsuspected Islamist extremistswere reported to be fans of the

Centre assures all supportto J-K CM Mehbooba

New Delhi, July 10

EW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sundayoffered "all possible support" to Jammu and Kashmir ChiefMinister Mehbooba Mufti following the death of 20 peoplein clashes with security forces.Rajnath Singh spoke on telephone to the Chief Ministerafter taking stock of the law and order situation in theKashmir Valley, officials said.Curfew has been imposed in the Kashmir Valley afterwidespread clashes between security forces anddemonstrators protesting against the killing of a top HizbulMujahideen leader.According to Home Ministry sources, Rajnath Singh alsourged Mehbooba Mufti to ensure the safety of KashmiriPandits."The Home Minister is keeping a close watch on the events.I am sure the situation will come back to normalcy verysoon," said Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State in thePrime Minister's Office. P2

NL CorrespondentNew Delhi, July 10

The ministry of Home todayenhanced the ex-gratia amountfor those killed in cross-borderfiring. For the first time,civilian victims of cross-border firing along the Indo-Pak border will be given acompensation of Rs 5 lakhsimilar to those who die due toterrorism or Maoist violence.The decision to givecompensation to the victims ofcross-border firing andenhancing the amount from Rs3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the

victims of terrorism or Maoistviolence was taken by HomeMinister Rajnath Singh onFriday.“Now onwards, any civilianwho dies anywhere in the

country due to terror attack,Naxal violence, firing fromacross the border, shelling orIED explosion will be givenRs 5 lakh as compensationuniformly. The amount will be

given next of kin of thevictim,” an official said.Rs 5 lakh will also be given tothose who receive 50 per centor more disability orincapacitation due to the samereasons.The compensation amountwill be given subject to thecondition that no employmenthas been provided to any ofthe family members of thevictims by state or centralgovernment.A formal notification in thisregard will be issued by theHome Ministry after taking anapproval of the Union Cabinet

soon, the official said.More than 50 civilians dieevery year due to shelling andcross border firing along theIndo-Pak order in Jammu andKashmir.Seven persons died due toterror attacks in the country in2015, while the civilian tolldue to militancy in Jammu andKashmir in 2015 was 17. Asmany as 168 civilians werekilled due to Naxal violence inMaoist-hit states in 2015.Home Ministry’s scheme for‘Assistance to civilian victimsof terrorist and communalviolence’ has been effective

since April 1, 2008.Under the scheme, an amountof Rs 3 lakh was given to thecivilian victims or next of kinof the victim in the case ofdeath or incapacitation ordisability with 50 per cent ormore, subject to the conditionthat no employment has beenprovided to any of the familymembers of the victims by thestate government.“This Rs 3 lakh has beenenhanced now to Rs 5 lakh,”the official said.An ex-gratia lump sumcompensation of Rs 15 lakh isadmissible to P2

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Toll mounts to 21 as Kashmirvalley remains on edge

said.

Amarnath Yatra today remained suspended for the second day

owing to the unrest in the valley taking the death toll to 21 and

over 200 people, many of them police and security personnel,

have been injured. The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, headed

by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, met and expressed anguish

over the situation and the death of civilians in clashes with

security forces following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen

commander Burhan Wani.

An SoS call received said the local mob attacked the large

Bhandara (Free Community Meal for Pilgrims) organized by

an NGO of Ambala and put it on fire. The organisers and

volunteer ran for their lives. The mob first ransacked the

temporary structure and then burnt it. The Shiva idol placed at

Bhandara site was smashed to the ground in the middle of the

road. All efforts to get confirmation from the district

administration of Anantnag failed.

Sources said one civilian, identified as Irfan Ahmed Malik, was

killed in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday morning

in fresh firing that took place when a group of youth tried to

defy curfew restrictions in Muran Pulwama, nearly 45 km from

Srinagar, while another civilian died in Shopian.

A senior official identified the four who died on Sunday as

Haseeb Ganai of Batpora, Imtiyaz Mandoo of Nandpora in

Anantnag district, Mashooq Ahmad of Qazigund in Kulgam

district and Altaf Rather of Rajpora in Pulwama district.

The death toll may increase further as condition of many

injured is stated to be critical, he said.

The government promised to investigate if there was any

instance of disproportionate use of force by security forces

even as it appealed to the people not to become tools in the

machinations of instigators of violence.

The Cabinet also appealed to separatists, including Hurriyat

Conference, as well as mainstream political parties like

National Conference, Congress and CPI(M) to help restore

normalcy "if they want peace in the state". In Delhi, Union

Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the situation that has

developed in Kashmir and spoke to Mehbooba Mufti, assuring

her of all possible help.

The state police also urged protesters not to resort to violence,

saying it does not bring the right consequences, and that it

would like to avoid the killing of the youth. Even as curfew-

like restrictions remained in force, violence was reported from

a number of places.

In another incident, a head constable of police was shot in both

legs by militants last night at his residence in Tral area of

Pulwama district, the official said. Three policemen, who went

missing after a large mob attacked a police station in Damhal

Hanjipora yesterday, are still untraceable, state Education

Minister Naeem Akhtar said.

Mob pushes police vehicle into Jhelum

A policeman was killed in Kashmir's Anantnag district after

protesters pushed a mobile police bunker of the state police into

the Jhelum River.

"A crowd pushed a mobile police bunker into the Jhelum near

Sangam in which a cop was killed," J&K government

spokesman Naeem Akhtar, said in Srinagar.

He said three policemen were still missing from south Kashmir.

Three police men have been missing after Damhal Hanjipore

Police Station was attacked by the protesters on Saturday.

Amid tension between the protesters and security forces, three

hand grenades were hurled at the CRPF and Jammu and

Kashmir Police on Sunday evening. The grenade attack injured

four security personnel. However one of the grenades did not

explode.

Eleven civilians were killed and over 200 protesters and police

men were injured in the day-long clashes that took place mostly

in south Kashmir on Saturday, when Wani was laid to rest in his

home town Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Tens of

thousands attended his funeral. Most of the killings took place

in police and paramilitary CRPF firing.

Kashmir continues to remain on boil for the second

consecutive day on Sunday as curfew has been imposed in

parts of south Kashmir and Srinagar to maintain law and order

situation.

Curfew has been imposed in south Kashmir's Anantnag,

Kulgam, Tral, Pampore, Awantipore that witnessed violent

clashes yesterday.

In Srinagar, curfew continued to remain imposed in old city

areas and volatile Maisuama localities.

Mobile Internet services in the region continued to remain

blocked. Amarnath yatra, which was suspended from Jammu

yesterday, also remained suspended.

Train services in Kashmir also remain suspended for the

second consecutive day.

PTI adds: Meanwhile, the separatist-sponsored strike, which

was extended for two more days yesterday, also affected

normal life across the Valley.

Shops, private offices, business establishments and petrol

pumps were shut, while government offices and banks

witnessed thin attendance, officials said.

They said public transport was completely off the roads, while

cars and auto-rickshaws were seen plying at few places where

there were no restrictions.

Educational institutions in the Valley were closed on account of

the ongoing summer vacations.

The separatist groups yesterday extended the strike to protest

the killings of civilians in alleged firing by security forces.

Meanwhile, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), Islamic

University of Science and Technology (IUST) and Jammu and

Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) have

postponed the examinations due to the prevailing situation in

the Valley.

"IUST has also postponed all the examinations scheduled for

July 11 and 12. New dates will be notified separately," an

official of the university said.

The Board of School Education (Kashmir division) has

postponed the entire Examination of Class 11 regular (term Ist)

2016, a BOSE spokesman said. He said a revised date sheet

shall be issued later on.

A police handout said that situation in Valley remained under

control today though incidents of arson and mob attacks were

reported. The incidents of stone pelting were reported from

Newa Pulwama, Main Town Shopian, Lasipora, Rajpora, Hall

Pulwama, Litter, Tahab Pulwama, Tanchibagh Pampore,

Damhal, Sangam, Zainapora, Qoimoh, Yaripora, Behibagh

Kulgam, Vailoo, Warpora Sopore, Tikipora Sogam, Lalpora

Kupwara, Kanyal Bagh Baramulla, Armpora Sopore, Tarzoo,

Batamaloo, Qamriya Ganderbal, Soibugh Budgam, Mirgund,

and Sheikpora.

During the law and order situations at Newa, Lasipora, Litter in

Pulwama three persons namely Irfan Ahmad Malik R/o Newa,

Gulzar Ahmad Pandit R/o Mohanpora Shopian and Fayaz

Ahmad Waza R/o Litter Pulwama got injured and later on

succumbed to their injuries. One Police vehicle and some

seized vehicles were set on fire at Lasipora Pulwama when the

arsonists attacked the Police Post.

Unruly mobs set on fire GRP Guard room and RPF Barrack at

Bijbehara Railway Station, Police Post Damhal Khushipora.

Unruly mob also set on fire a single storied structure at Soibugh

Budgam from where earlier Police Post Soibugh used to

function. Hooligans pushed a Police vehicle along with the

driver, Afroz Ahmad into the river Jhelum at Sangam resulting

in death of the driver. An unruly mob attacked Fire Services

vehicle which was on way to Sangam on a call near Bijbehara.

The call later proved to be a hoax. The vehicle was damaged in

the said incident.

It has been seen that in the garb of law & order situations

militants are firing and lobbing grenades on Police and CRPF

personnel. Militants lobbed two grenades on CRPF deployed

on law & order duties in Murran Chowk resulting in injuries to

some CRPF personnel. In Shopian the vehicle of SP Shopian

was fired upon and a grenade was also lobbed. Militants also

fired upon the Police Post Uttressu.

A number of Police establishments and camps were also

attacked during the day resulting in damage to the property and

injuries to scores of Police and CRPF personnel. (With inputs

from Agencies)

Centre assures all support to

J-K CM Mehbooba

"I am sure the Amarnath Yatra will resume very soon, let

security agencies take the final call," Jitendra Singh added.

"I reassure members of Kashmiri Pandit community that they

are safe. There were some incidents of stone pelting (earlier)."

Meanwhile, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M.

Venkaiah Naidu lashed out at sympathizers of dead Hizbul

commander Burhan Wani.

"The Centre and the state together will tackle the situation. The

situation in Jammu and Kashmir will be brought to normalcy at

the earliest.

"(Wani) was a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, how can any

Indian have sympathy for such people?

"Really surprised to see that some people are trying to support

those so-called protesters who are sympathizing with a

terrorist," said Naidu. "Terrorism and violence are not

acceptable at all in any form."

Violence erupted in the Kashmir districts of Anantnag,

Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam and later spread to other

districts in the valley after security forces killed Wani and two

associates in Anantnag on Friday.

Wani was buried in his native Shariefabad (Tral) village on

Saturday where thousands defied curfew restrictions to attend

his funeral prayers.

Blame game over youth joining

militancy in Kashmir

networking activity".

BJP spokesperson Kashmir Khalid Jehaingir said joining

educated youth was not prerogative since everyone is educated

in today's times. "It does not matter whether educated or

uneducated are joining militant groups, terrorist is a terrorist."

He said the youth were joining militancy due to policies of the

NC and Congress.

Reacting to Omar Abdullah's tweet, where he had apparently

blamed the PDP-BJP for Burhan for inspiring youth to join

militant groups, Jehangir said, "He (Omar) should go to the

history when his grandfather joined hands with the Congress.

The NC and Congress misgovernment's, rigging of 1987

elections was reason for eruption of militancy in Kashmir.

Both the NC and Congress are carrying the bloodshed in their

luggage. It is because of the policies of the NC, Congress that

some youth have chosen the path of militancy," the BJP

spokesperson said.

"Sheikh Abdullah did endorse accession with rest of the

country and people of Kashmir too endorsed that. Then he

wanted 1952 position. Their idea was to rule JK and become

second Maharajas of Kashmir."

He said BJP want to give good governance and to make

alienated youth closer to the New Delhi. ""Unfortunately that

some youth are resorting the path of militancy. Militancy graph

will go down and youth will choose good path and serve their

community." He said the BJP will always follow the Vajpayee's

mission on Kashmir.

Mehboob Beg, chief spokesperson of the ruling PDP said

joining of educated youth was not a new phenomenon but has

been going since 1947 although there had been ups and downs

in the militancy. "Nobody denies that a section is alienated

from the mainstream in Kashmir. That is why PDP has included

in the agenda of alliance that government of India needs to hold

talks with Pakistan, Hurriyat and other sections of the society,"

He said blaming the PDP-BJP for joining of youth like Burhan

Wani into militancy was diluting from the main issue.

"Kashmir issue needs to be addressed through dialogue.

Whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to Pakistan at

various levels, we have appreciated it."

Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid said he rejected the

statements of those who blame the PDP-BJP government in the

state for joining of youth into militant ranks.

"Even if Syed Ali Geelani becomes chief minister and Mirwaiz

Umar Farooq the governor of the state still killings won't be

stopped. You need to address the basic problem that is

resolution of the Kashmir dispute," Rashid said.

He said he had difference with the PDP-BJP for religious and

cultural interference in the state.

However, he said the violence may decrease had the

government of India been sincere in solving of some basic

issues in the Valley.

Cabinet expresses grief over

loss of human lives

"The state cabinet headed by the Chief Minister today

assembled for an unscheduled meeting to analyse the situation,

the cabinet expressed its regret the way the situation

deteriorated resulting in death of a few youth. It is a very

lamentable development," the government spokesperson said.

He added that "as a society, we should not take this protest,

whether it is needed or not, to a level where a situation arises

that a gun-wielding man is forced to use it against the public."

Appealing mainstream political parties, Hurriyat leaders and

parents to support the government in bringing back normalcy,

Akhtar said, "If they want peace and safety of human lives, we

need their support. We see footages of small kids pelting stones

without knowing why and who they are throwing them at. We

request the parents of such kids to keep an eye on their

children."

He added that the situation in Kashmir is not new as such

regrettable incidents have happened in the past as well. "The

loss to property can be compensated however we know that

when a life is lost, it destroys an entire family," he said.

Akhtar said that the cabinet meeting held today was briefed by

Chief Secretary and Director General Police (DGP) and "it was

decided that for the safety of life and property of people, all

necessary steps will be taken including asking forces to

exercise maximum restraint possible and trying to cause zero

collateral damage."

Citing few examples of violent protests "attacking"

government forces, Akhtar claimed that many CRPF camps,

police stations including a residence of an SDPO was torched.

"Just before coming here, we came to know that a police post

in Sangam was overturned into the river in which one of the

troopers lost his life. Three policemen are continuously

missing," he said.

According to Akhtar, any reports of shortage of blood or

medicines were mere rumours.

"At this point, we have 250 pints of blood availed at SMHS.

But if people want still want to donate, they are all welcome. If

any patient is required to be taken outside for treatment, the

government will bear the cost," he said.

He also spoke on loss to tourism saying, "A huge number of

tourists came to Kashmir this year. Shayed nazar lagi (a evil

eye set upon it). We are arranging additional flights and

transportation to airport for them. Amarnath Yatra is suspended

for now and we will resume it as soon as possible."

The government spokesperson placed the number of casualties

at 15, and claimed there were more injuries to police personnel

than to civilians. As soon as questions started pouring in,

Akhtar concluded the presser saying "I am not answering any

questions.

CM should take lead in

maintaining peace, says Omar

"Dear @Mehbooba Mufti We in @JKNC are always ready to

contribute towards maintaining peace but you must take the

lead & show the way," Omar said in a series of tweets.

The former chief minister was responding to the appeal by the

PDP-BJP coalition government to all stakeholders including

mainstream and separatist groups to help in government's

efforts for restoring normalcy in the state.

"More than anyone else I know what you're going through

@MehboobaMufti & I can assure you that we will follow your

lead but lead YOU must," Omar said apparently referring to his

own experience as Chief Minister of the state during the 2010

summer agitation in the valley that left nearly 120 people dead.

The National Conference leader, however, suggested that the

Chief Minister should take responsibility for the prevailing

situation and lead the recovery process from the front.

"This is the time to lead from the front. You must accept the

responsibility both for letting things get to this point as for the

recovery.

"Please don't take the easy option of hiding behind your

spokesperson & your police officers. "No one elected them, the

people elected you," he added.

Omar said National Conference as an opposition party will not

be irresponsible. "The @JKNC_ will never be an irresponsible

party & opposing you will never mean setting the state on fire

for narrow political ends," he said.

I-Cards of Govt employees to be

treated as curfew passes

Director Health Services, Kashmir also attended the meeting

and apprised Divisional Commissioner about the ground

situation.

In the onset of meeting, the Divisional Commissioner

expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of innocent lives.

Divisional Commissioner was informed that the civilians

injured in clashes are being provided treatment at Associated

and District Hospitals.

The Divisional Commissioner directed the Deputy

Commissioners and District SSPs for keeping close vigil on the

situation. He asked the concerned for deploying duty

magistrates at all police stations to coordinate with Police and

paramilitary forces dealing with the law and order situation. He

also asked the Deputy Commissioners for keeping liaison with

the members of Civil Society, saying that it would also go a

long way in restoring normalcy at the earliest.

Divisional Commissioner directed for ensuring round-the-

clock presence of doctors and paramedics, besides availability

of life saving drugs and ambulances at all dispensaries and

hospitals to meet any exigency. He asked the concerned for

ensuring essential services like power and water supply,

availability of ration, LPG and K.oil so that people do not face

any inconvenience.

Divisional Commissioner appealed the general public to assist

local administration in maintaining peace and normalcy in their

respective areas. He also requested the parents to counsel their

wards not to take law in hands and indulge in ransacking of

public property.

It was informed that all essential services are in place and no

shortage of essential commodities is reported from any district

of the Division.

It was decided that police shall treat identity cards of

employees of essential services as "curfew passes" wherever

restrictions are imposed by District Magistrates.

Bangladesh bans Islamic Peace TV,

tracks students after attacks

members of society has sparked fears that Islamism has spread

far beyond disenfranchised youngsters being radicalised in

madrasas.

School authorities would now have to provide information on

any students who have an unexplained absence of 10 days or

more, education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said.

Another student of a well-regarded university participated in a

deadly attack in northern Bangladesh on Thursday that killed at

least three people at a huge prayer gathering marking the start

of Eid.

Police said both attacks were carried out by a banned local

militant group, despite vocal claims from the Islamic State

group that they were responsible for the siege at the Dhaka

cafe.

Authorities, meanwhile, have launched a publicity blitz, urging

parents to closely monitor their children. Television channels

have broadcast photos of missing students and advertisements

to deter extremism.

US assistant secretary of state Nisha Biswal flew to Dhaka on

Sunday to discuss the security situation with Bangladesh

foreign minister Mahmood Ali.

She offered US expertise in building Bangladesh's

counterterrorism capabilities, the American embassy in Dhaka

said in a statement.

"We will continue our assistance in combating the global threat

of terrorism that our countries both confront," she said. (AFP)

Court sends Kejriwal's ex-PS, 6

others to one day's JC

Kaushik and Nanda, present and former Managing Directors of

Intelligent Communication Systems India Ltd (ICSIL), a Delhi

government undertaking which is a joint venture of

Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) and Delhi

State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation,

were arrested as they were allegedly evasive during their

questioning.

CBI has also claimed that the duo had been intimidating some

of the officers whom the agency had been calling for

questioning in the case

During the hearing, CBI moved an application for further

police remand of three days' for the five accused arrested

earlier and a separate plea seeking three days' police custody of

the two accused arrested yesterday.

In the application, CBI submitted that their custody was

required as it wanted to confront the accused arrested earlier

with those nabbed yesterday.

The accused have been charged with sections 120-B of IPC

(criminal conspiracy), and provisions of the Prevention of

Corruption Act relating to criminal misconduct for allegedly

favouring Endeavour Systems Pvt Ltd in bagging of five

contracts.

CBI has alleged that the accused persons had entered into a

criminal conspiracy and caused a loss of Rs 12 crore to the

Delhi government in award of contracts between 2007 and

2015, and claimed that the officials had taken "undue benefit"

of over Rs three crore while awarding the contracts.

This is the same case in which the agency had come under

scathing criticism from court which directed it to return the

documents sought by the Delhi government seized during

December 15, 2015 search of Kejriwal's office.

The arrest of the top state government official had triggered a

political storm with the Delhi government accusing the Centre

of indulging in "political vendetta" and "paralysing"

governance. (AGENCIES)

Cable operators to mandatorily

carry over 20DD channels

all the required channels.

Last year also the I&B ministry had issued a notification asking

all Local Cable operators and Multi System Operators to show

all the mandatory channels.

In his meeting on Friday, Naidu also directed the ministry

officials to prepare a comprehensive policy on information and

communication at the earliest.

The policy will specify role and responsibilities of various

stakeholders to maximise the communication outreach to the

people, sources said.

Naidu also asked I&B officials that a concrete and achievable

way forward should be prepared for the next three years, the

official, who was present at the meeting, said.

Amarnath Pilgrims asked to return

home by Kathua Adm

of Kashmir turmoil. They urged the administration to make an

arrangement for all the pilgrims so that they could stay till

Yatra restarts.

Cross-border firing: Rs. 5lakh ex-gratia to victim’s kinthe next of kin of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)

personnel, who die in harness in the performance of theirbona fide official duties under various circumstances.Also, the next of kin of deceased is entitled to get liberalisedfamily pension i.e. last pay drawn.In addition, the CAPFs have their own compensationregime, apart from ex gratia payment. Further,compensation is also paid under different schemes of theHome Ministry like the Security Related ExpenditureScheme etc.Similarly, the defence forces have their own system ofcompensation for the defence personnel. — PTI

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Natrang presented

performance of Sarweshwar

Dayal Saxena's Hindi play

'Chaandi ka Vark' today at

Natrang Studio Theatre in its

weekly theatre series,

Sunday Theatre. The play

was directed by Neeraj Kant.

The message which the play

wanted to convey was

defined yet multifarious

which was precisely

depicted by the artists.

The play tells us the story of

a man who lives by stoic

approach. He is so much

contented by whatever

meagre he has that his

contentment is always

questioned by the people

around him, even by his wife

who has serious

contradictions with him as

they two live by opposite

ideologies, where he expects

nothing from the world and

does no selfish effort for

materialistic gains, his wife

wants him to live the life

practically and to behave

like the world does, this

leads to their separation. The

rift between their beliefs gets

so wide that she could not

even visit him when he was

on death-bed, waiting of a

peaceful death. One question

was very glaringly raised in

the play that what is

important for a meaningful

life? Success or

Contentment? When the

whole world is running

behind success, there are a

few enlightened persons who

seek contentment and inner

peace, even if they have

nothing in their possession,

even if they have to face all

the hardships of life, even if

they get no returns for all the

good deeds they have done

for others and even if they

are all alone, waiting for

death to come and free their

souls from the prison of life.

Such was the tale of the

person, around whom the

story of the play was

revolving. Though his son

believes in his thoughts but

his belief was not so strong

that he could debate for his

father's ideology and stand

by his side, on the contrary

he gets influenced by the

thoughts of others and could

not support his father.

Young Natrang artists

interestingly demonstrated

lot of promise and gave

praiseworthy performances

particularly the lead players

as Husband (Mahikshit

Singh) and Wife (Meenakshi

Bhagat) respectively. Others

who also won appreciation

of the audience included,

Vishal Sharma and Rishabh

Sharma. The lights were

imaginatively designed and

operated by Neeraj Kant and

Shivam Singh did the music.

The show's creative

departments were

coordinated by Mohd.

Yaseen, sets by Ankush

Lakhnotra and the

presentations were

efficiently done by Rajan

Thakyal.

Natrang presents 'Chaandi ka Vark'NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

Shri Ram Sena Jammu and

Kashmir has condemned

the statement of Former

Chief Minister Omar

Abdullah in a section of

press that said that

Kashmir's "disaffected"

have got a "new icon" in

Hizbul Mujahideen

commander Burhan Wani

and his death will recruit

more militants than when

he lived.

In a press release issued

here today, Shri Ram Sena

state President Rajiv

Mahajan said that Omar

Abdullah never said this

while he was himself chief

minister of the State.

Making fool the innocent

public is tradition of

politicians for vote bank,

said Mahajan and asked

Omar Abdullah to refrain

from making such

statements.

Mahajan said no militancy

can raise its head

anywhere in this world

until the dispensation of

that place is lenient

towards militants. Mahajan

laments that militancy has

risen to an alarming height

in Jammu and Kashmir

especially in Valley since

the present dispensation

take over the reins of

State. He asked Chief

Minister Mehbooba Mufti

to deal strictly with anti-

national elements.

Mahajan said killing of

Hizbul Mujahideen

commander Burhan Wani

is great success for

security forces and peace

loving people of Valley.

Mahajan expressed

concern that the mosques

that are meant for

remembering/ praising God

are being misused to flare

communal tension as

slogans for 'Azadi' and in

favour of dreaded militants

resonate from the mosques

through loud speakers.

Mahajan demanded strict

vigil on these activities in

mosques and action against

the culprits under law of

the land.

Mahajan further demanded

shoot at sight order be

given to security agencies

on stone pelters and those

holding anti- national

rallies. He said the anti-

national elements know it

very well that security

forces can do no harm to

them as they (security

force) have no orders to

harm miscreants and the

miscreants make use of

this lenient posture of the

government make security

forces an easy target and

kill them like lambs. It is

enough now, no security

personnel should be

sacrificed for wrong

policies of State/ Central

government.

Mahajan appealed to

Defence Minister Manohar

Parrikar and Home

Minister Rajnath Singh to

rectify their policies about

dealing with militants and

traitors so that they cannot

raise their head against the

security forces henceforth.

Mahajan further appealed

to Defence Minister and

Home Minister to vest

power to security forces to

deal with anti- national

elements with iron hand

and if need arises to shot

the miscreant dead.

With no power to security

forces to deal with

militancy has made our

valiant force personnel

handicap and militants kill

them as hapless lamb.

Sacrificing security

personnel as scape goats is

unacceptable, Mahajan

added.

Shri Ram Sena criticizes Omar's statementNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

Vikrant Mahajan has created yet

another Guinness World Record: the

largest colouring book in the world.

This weekend at the Wave Mall in

Jammu, the ace motivator displayed a

colouring book called Yes Thank You

Universe: The Colours of Gratitude. It

measures 125 sq ft (11.61 sq mtr). It is

5 ft long and 50 ft wide when opened

and betters the previous world record

of 107.63 sq ft (10 sq mtr) which was

achieved by Wydawnictwo Zielona

Sowa at the National Stadium in

Warsaw, Poland, on 24 May 2014.

It was specially commissioned by

Model Academy and handcrafted by

Vikrant and his father SK Gupta at their

studio in Jammu. It is 200 times bigger

than a regular colouring book.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr Adit

Gupta, joint director of MIER said: "I

believe motivation is the key aspect of

a beautiful life, and what better way to

demonstrate it than a Guinness World

Record."

Mr Ranjeet Randhawa of Wave Mall

said: "We actively encourage art and

craft, and this historic colouring book

is a step forward in that direction."

The special paper for the book was

provided by Khanna Paper Mill in

Amritsar. Mr Gagandeep Juneja said:

"This is the first time in the history of

our mill that we have produced

commercial paper of this size."

This is Vickrant's 15th Guinness World

Record in 2016, and he intends to

create 85 more records in the next 6

months.

Vikrant creates World's Largest Colouring BookNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

BJP Ex-ServicemenCell holds meet

Jammu Tawi, Jul 10

An introductory meet of the newly constituted state

team of Ex-Servicemen Cell of BJP was held at Dr

Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Bhawan, Trikuta Nagar

Jammu under the chairmanship of Col Sain Das Chib,

State Convener of the cell. The meeting was also

attended by S. Varinderjeet Singh, State Incharge cells

and Brig Anil Gupta, State Spokesperson of the party

and a senior veteran.Col Chib in his presidential

address welcomed all members of the new team and

introduced his co-conveners Capt Karnail Singh and

Sub Maj Bishamber Singh Jasrotia to other members.

He exhorted all members of his team to extend their

reach to all the Ex-Servicemen and veer Naris in the

state to understand and solve their problems. S.

Varinderjeet Singh complimented the new team and

praised the dedication and nationalism of the soldiers.

He hoped that the new team will help in associating

maximum ex-servicemen with the party. Brig Gupta

explained the various welfare measures initiated by the

Modi government for the welfare of veterans as well as

serving soldiers. He cautioned them to beware of many

rumours being spread by the vested interests regarding

One Rank One Pension and raw deal to veterans and

soldiers by 7 CPC. The fact is that maximum veterans

have benefitted immensely. Col Som Dutt presented

the vote of thanks. On this occasion Col Sain Das Chib

also announced the names of the other members of his

team. These include Col Som Dutt as Vice President;

Capt Lakshman Singh, Capt Jagdish Chouhan, Sub

Chuni Lal and Nb Sub Uttam Singh as Secretaries; Sub

Maj TN Raina, Treasurer; Sub Clk Karan Singh Chib,

Office Secretary; Sub Tulsi Das Sharma, Publicity

Secretary; Hav Khushal Chand, Capt Dev Raj Kotwal,

Capt Tara Singh Chib, Nb Sub Attar Singh, Nb Sub.

Kulbushan Choudhary, Capt. Kishore Kumar and Insp.

Rattan Lal as members. RK Sharma, Ex-LAO was

appointed as an advisor on pay and pension matters.

Col Chib also announced the names of Special Invitees

to include Brig Anil Gupta, Col Uttam Singh and Col

JPS Sambyal.

BJP Mahila Morcha

Jammu District President

Rekha Mahajan, in

consultation with senior

leaders, has constituted

the district team of the

morcha.Raksha Jerath,

Mansha Bi, Veena Bakshi,

Swarn Arora, Vidya Devi,

Shublata Sharma, Manju

Dogra, Pinki Bala,

Inderjeet Kour and Shailja

Gupta has been nominated

as District Vice-

Presidents.

Those nominated as

District General

Secretaries Sangeeta

Anand, Meenu Gupta and

Savita Anand.Similarly,

Rubeena, Swaran,

Neelam, Kailash, Suresh

Rani Jamwal, Geetanjali

Mahajan, Pushpa

Gandotra, Kiran

Aggarwal, Monika

Sharma and Jyoti Devi has

been nominated as

District Secretaries. Jyoti

Gupta and Rinki have

been nominated as

District Media Incharges,

Pooja Chouhan and

Harmjeet Jolly are District

Social Media Incharge,

Lalita Tapasvi and

Anuradha have been

nominated District

Publicity Incharge.

BJP Mahila Morcha(D)

constitutedNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

Hawan Mandli and Shri

Ranbireshwar Mandir

Welfare committee has

organized a 40 days long

Rudra Abhishek Yagya at

Shri Ranbireshwar Mandir .

On the very first day the Puja

was performed by the Bar

Association Jammu Ex-

President and Senior Leader

of Congress Advocate M. K .

Bhardwaj along with other

members. Total 11 Pandits

are performing the Puja .

While giving the details of

the Puja President of Shri

Ranbireshwar Mandir

Welfare committee Onkar

Sharma ( Nandi Ji ) said that

the main purpose of this 40

day long Puja is to pray for

peace and prosperity for the

country especially in the

Jammu and Kashmir state.

He said that

devotees of Shiv Temple are

organizing Rudra Abhishek

Yagya in the temple

premises from the last 10

years.

He said that this function

will continue upto

RakshaBandan. Onkar

Sharma further said that with

this Puja a 40 days long

Bhandara will also be

organized at temple premises

in which daily hundreds of

Amarnath Pilgrims are

taking Prashad.

He also informed that on

July 17 ( Sunday) at 9.30

A.M. SRMWC is installing

new idol of Bhagwan Nandi

Ji in the temple premises

and all Jammuities are

invited to took part in the

function to take blessings of

Lord Shiva.

Rudra-Abhishek Yagya starts

at Ranbireshwar TempleNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

Dogra Sadar Sabha convened

one day convention under the

Chairmanship of Gulchain

Singh Charak Former Minister

and President Dogra Sadar

Sabha, J&K at "Dogra

Bhawan" Bishnah today the

9th of July, 2016 to delebrate

upon various issues being

faced by the people of Jammu

region in general and by the

people of Bishnah and Arnia in

particular. Besides large

number of Sabha delegates and

the members of the Executive

body, the convention was

attended by Sarpanches,

Panches, Namberdars,

Chowkidars, Ex-servicemen,

representatives of border area

and other prominent citizens

representing different social,

religious and political

organizations. Various

speakers spoke on the occasion

and high-lighted the problems

being faced by the people of

the area in particular and by

the people of the region in

general, concluding the

proceedings of convention

Gulchain Singh Charak,

President DSS moved the

following resolutions which

were passed in the convention

with one voice and it was

resolved that Sabha would

strive hard for taking these

issues to their logical

conclusion. Prominent among

other who spoke on the

occasion are as under:- Gen. G.

S Jamwal, Dr. N. K. Dogra,

Col. Karan Singh Jamwal

(Retd.), Sh. Janak Khajuria,

Sh. Sudhir Singh Jamwal, Sh.

Prem Sagar Gupta, Sh. G. A

Khawaja, , Sh.Ravi Singh

Slathia , S. Kulbir Singh,

Jagdeep Singh, Sh. Madan Lal

Bhagat, Dr. O.P Saini, Dr.

Raghbir Singh Charak, Sub.

Rattan Lal, Sh. Yogesh

Sharma, Sh. Baldev Raj, Dr.

Gurdass Ram Bhagat, S. Mehar

Singh, Sh. Janak Raj and Sh.

Harshvardhan Sharma.

DSS demands Panchayat electionsNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

One day convention of

NHM Employees of Block

Akhnoor was held today at

Sub District Hospital

Akhnoor on the directions

of Sushil Sudan President

Jammu Kashmir Medical

Employees Federation.

Manjeet Singh General

Secretary JKGP

Association and Rohit Seth

District President NHM

Employees Association

lead the team. The

convention was attended by

a large number of NHM

employees and various

issues related to cadre were

discussed in detail. The

demands that need

immediate redressal are

like:Policy for

Regularization of NHM

Employees. Transfer Policy

for NHM Employees

should be framed.Benefit

of Maternity leave / Earned

Leave / Baby Care leave etc

should be given to NHM

Employees. Enhancement

of Wages / Incentives. In

time release of Salaries of

NHM Employees. At the

end of convention, Block

level body of NHM

Employees which was

framed on 27-04-2016 was

re-organized to give

strength to the existing one.

Ajay Seth, President, Reva

Devi, Working

President, Arun Singh,

Sr. Vice President,Ajay

Sharma,Vice President,

Keshav Gupta, General

Secretary, Mohinder Singh,

Jt. Secretary, Ajay Sharma,

Cashier, Rewa Sharma,

Secretary, Rita Kumari,

Publicity Secretary, Anju

Devi, Organizer, Dr.

Rajinder Manhas, Dr.

Surbhi, Dr. Swati

Advisors

NHM holds conventionNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

All J&K Motors Transport

Companies Representatives/

Agents Association today

announced its office bearers

in its general body meeting

held here at Press Club.

The newly elected body

comprised of Gajan Singh as

president, Farman Ali as

chairman, Jagmohan Singh

as vice-chairman, Jugal

Sharma as senior vice-

president, Vicky Khajuria

and Ravinder Singh as vice-

presidents, Gurvinder Singh

as general secretary and

Gurdeep Singh as well as

Raju Jamwal as secretaries.

Besides, Pankaj Sharma,

Shanker Singh and Vijay

Sharma were announced as

advisors and Kulwant Singh,

Jagjeet Singh and Satinder

Singh as members.

Meanwhile, the newly

elected body also discussed

problems being faced by the

association in RTO office.

Addressing the meeting,

president, Gajan Singh,

expressed concern over 10-

15% unauthorized agents

working in RTO Office,

Jammu. He said that these

agents are cheating the

innocent persons by making

false and forged documents

and thereby defaming not

only the association but also

the RTO Office.

He suggested that an office

of the association should be

set up in RTO office

complex like other offices

and departments, where

identity of agents are

available and customers can

easily approach to genuine

agents for their work.

Criticizing the move of the

Transport authorities to

abolish agent system, he

demanded that the poor

agents be allowed to work so

that they can earn their

living.

Protest held against PDDSAMBA, Jul 10

The traders of Vijaypur observed a total bandh

today and held a massive demonstration in protest

against the failure of PDD to provide

uninterrupted power supply in the Vijaypur and

adjoining areas.

A large number of people including members of

Beopar Mandal Vijaypur assembled at Ramgarh

road and took out a protest march and raised

slogans against the PDD and local MLA for not

maintaining power supply in the area. The traders

closed their establishments and joined the protest

and took a procession to Main Chowk. They

however, did not block the National Highway and

continued protest against the PDD authorities.

The protestors demanded that Government should

take immediate steps in improving power supply

and drinking water. Babal Gupta, said the people

including shopkeepers and farmers have been

facing problems due to non availability of power

supply in the town and adjoining areas. They said

the power crisis have hampered the business and

irrigation facility in the area. "We demand that the

unscheduled curtailment of power be stopped

immediately", said Nikki Mahajan, a local

resident.

Later, SDM Vijaypur , Ravinder Sharma along

with senior officials of PDD arrived at spot and

pacified the protesters. He assured that the problem

would be resolved at an earliest.\

TCRA announces office bearersNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

DRSC meeting heldREASI, JUL 10

A meeting of District Road Safety Committee (DRSC)

Reasi was held under the chairmanship of District

Development Commissioner Reasi, Ravinder Kumar.

SSP Reasi, Sujit Kumar ADDC Bhawani Singh

Rakwal ACR Abdul Sattar Chief Medical Officer Dr.

L.D Bhagat Chief Education Officer Vinod Kumar

Soni , Xens PWD, PMGSY ,ARTO Reasi and other

officers of concerned departments attended the

meeting.

While taking a comprehensive review of the road

safety measures put in place by the concerned

departments, Deputy Commissioner directed the

officers of the Border Road Organization (BRO),

Traffic and Transport department to conduct audit of

the road safety on quarterly basis and also to chalk out

an effective traffic management plan. He also

exhorted upon the members of the DRSC to work in

close coordination for minimizing the loss of precious

lives in accidents.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Reasi, Sujit

Kumar informed that the Traffic Police has already

identified accident prone areas in the district and

review is made to ascertain the causes of accidents so

that adequate steps are taken to prevent them.

Police-Public meetingheld

Reasi, Jul 10

To strengthen the Police Public relations and to

bring people nearer to the Police for better output in

prevention, detection of crime and solve the

problems of general public meeting on the directions

of SSP Reasi, Sujit Kumar was held at Community

Hall of village Chapparwari Tehsil Pouni by SI

Jasvinder Choudhary, SHO P/S Ransoo under the

supervision of Mohan Lal, Dy.SP Hqrs. Reasi and

Sanjay Singh Rana, Addl. SP Reasi in which large

number of respectable persons of the area

participated. At the

outset of the meeting,

the participants were

welcomed by the

chairing Police officer,

appreciated the

participants for sparing

their valuable time to

attend the meeting and

requested them to put

forth their genuine

problems. Various public

issues and problems

raised by the

participants were

discussed in the meeting

pertaining to different

departments. The

grievances of all the

participants were heard

patiently and they were

assured that their

genuine demands will be

communicated to the

concerned senior

officers for redressal.

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BHADERWAH, JUL 10

BJP concluded its two-days

training programme under

Pandit Deen Dayal

Upadhyay Maha

Prashikshan Abhiyaan for

Doda district on Sunday.

Earlier in the morning, MLA

Doda Shakti Raj Parihar

exhorted the party workers

to re-dedicate themselves to

nation building. Parihar

said, "Party discipline,

unshakeable nationalistic

ideology and strong working

system are the core tenets

for our party's growth and

d e v e l o p m e n t . " W h i l e

stressing on team work and

the need for flexible work

culture, he said: "No work

within party is less or more

important. Every work is

equal."Speaking on the

party's working system and

culture, MLA said,

"Planning and follow-up

after the meeting is equally

important." While

reminding that core of

party's decision making has

been the internal dialogue

mechanism at every level up

to block level. MLA

Bhaderwah informed that

under the `Pt Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya Maha

Prasikshan Abhiyaan`, all

office bearers of BJP from

Doda and Bhaderwah

constituency were trained to

expand the party base and

inform people about the

work done by the Narendra

Modi government at the

centre. Replying to a

question, regarding district

status to Bhaderwah, Daleep

Singh Parihar said: "People

of Bhalessa and Charalla

fully support the demand of

district status to Bhaderwah

and he himself is fighting

for it as Bhaderwah deserve

district and when it was part

of HP it was district."

Dispelling myths about

RSS, Advocate Manjeet

Singh Razdan district

President BJP Doda dwelt

on how Sangh played a

'decisive' role in reviving

cultural nationalism, pre and

post-Independence. Koshal

Kotwal, Raj Singh Charak,

Raj Singh Kotwal, Ramneek

Manhas, Swami Raj, Ankit

Gupta, Sanjay Saraf and

other senior BJP leaders

were also present on the

occasion.

Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Niraj

Kumar today convened a meeting with

prominent citizens and representatives

of various social and religious

organizations.

The DC urged people to maintain

brotherhood, peace and communal amity

in the district and do not pay heed to the

rumour mongers.

SSP also appealed to the representatives

of the civil society to maintain peace and

discourage mob culture which is a threat

to life and property of the people.

The participants also put forth their

suggestions and extended full

cooperation to the district administration

and police in maintaining peace in the

district.

SSP Suleman Choudhary, ADC Angrez

Singh Rana, Additional SP, M.L Kainth,

Joint Director Planning Rakesh Jamwal,

ACR Subash Dogra, CMO, Tehsildar,

members of civil society, political and

religious organizations attended the

meeting.

Travelling on twenty three

kilometers long Doda- Dessa

road is nothing short of a

nightmare. You have to have

nerves of steel to travel on

this road as you encounter

potholes, mudslides, slush

and always the relentless

dust pummelling you.Thousands of villagers in

Dessa area of the district

Doda have been living a

miserable life due to the

pathetic condition of the

road. Mostly the villages

here have no road

connectivity even-though, if

some have they too are in

poor shape. Hari Singh a

villager said Dessa is as

beautiful as Kashmir and

Switzerland and region is

having too much natural

beauties and moderate

climatic conditions

throughout the year but

unfortunately it is always

being neglected by

government in the Central

and State on each and every

way. A government

employee said, "we used to

take public transport from

Doda to Bhagwah daily, but

each time it became a

nightmarish experience for

us, we always scare for our

lives whether we reach home

safe or not. We request

government should do

something to repair the

pothole and slush." "Due to

poor road connectivity,

people of Dessa are forced to

live in Stone Age and they

are deprived of basic

amenities relating to health,

education, agriculture,

power, drinking water, he

added further. It is pertinent

to mentioned here that Dessa

having population of about

50,000 people don't have any

equipped dispensary or any

other mean where they can

see even first aid and many

lose their lives during

transition period and never

reach hospital owing to

pathetic road conditions. A

senior official of Roads and

Building Department Doda

assured "we have the

proposal to repair the

damaged portion and

hopefully work on it would

start soon."

With the objective of

increasing awareness

among the locals of village

Danna in district Rajouri

about the importance of

health and its impact on the

society as whole organized

a lecture named "Health is

Wealth". The lecture today

was delivered by the

Medical Officer of the local

Territorial Army Battalion.

Approximately 60 people

from the village attended

the lecture with full zeal

and enthusiasm. The people

were sensitized about

various small steps

(including importance of

Toilets, Vaccination,

Tobacco consumption, drug

abuse etc.) which if taken

by society as a whole can

bring about mammoth

change in the health status

of the country. They were

also briefed about the rising

threat of lifestyle diseases

and ways to curb them. The

medical officer also

interacted with the locals

and answered all the

queries related to health

issues. All the local people

were thankful to Army for

conducting such a lecture

for them. Alam Din

resident of villages said "It

is a positive initiative taken

by Army for the

development of society as a

whole".

To fulfill a long standing

requirement of specialist

health care for the needy,

Army organized a

"Specialists Medical Camp",

Surankote from 09 Jul to 11

Jul 2016 wherein super

specialists from various

fields of health care will

fulfill the aspirataions of

local population from

remote area of Poonch

district. The occasion is a

landmark in the health care

history of Poonch district,

since this is the first

occasion where in apart

from Army and civil

doctors, a team of doctors of

international fame led by Dr.

Sushil Razdan have arrived

for the benefit of the locals.

Dr Rajni Razdan who is a

specialist in Gynecology, Dr

KK Pandita, a Senior

Physician Dr Manmeet

Singh, who is a Neuro-

psychiatrist and Dr Sarla

Kaul, a Radiologist are

attending the camp. These

super specialist doctors

along with Eye, ENT and

Skin Specialists from the

Army are providing a

comprehensive and holistic

health care for the next three

days.

Apart from providing

routine medical care and

treatment, the Specialists

Medical Camp aims at

identifying individuals with

debilitating diseases like

congenital heart diseases in

children below 18 years of

age and cataract patients for

further treatment. This

unique endeavor of the

Army to address the basic

medical needs of the

common man in this remote

district will benefit a large

segment of needy locals

from the remote areas.

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"The department of

Consumer Affairs and

Public Distribution has

become the first fully

digitized department in the

state and information

about 12542000 entries of

the beneficiaries is hosted

on the web portal of the

department". This was

informed by the Minister

for Consumer Affairs and

Public Distribution and

Legal Metrology,

Choudhary Zulfkar Ali

during an interactive -cum-

awareness programme on

National Food Security Act

(NFSA) and Mufti

Mohammad Sayeed Food

Entitlement Scheme

(MSFES) organized by

CA&PD department at

Government Higher

Secondary School, Tikri

here today.

Highlighting the various

features of National Food

Security Act, the Minister

said that the

implementation of NFSA

shall result into supply of

highly subsidized ration to

the citizens of the state at

their doorsteps in a

transparent manner. He

also briefed the people

about the newly launched

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Food Entitlement Scheme

and said that the scheme

supplements NFSA under

which additional quota of

ration would be provided

to the consumers at

subsidized rates.

He informed that 204

new Fair Price shops are

proposed to be opened in

the district Udhampur

while 101 new shops are

proposed for Reasi district

which would further

augment the ration supply

to the consumers. While

highlighting the Pradhan

Mantri Ujjwal Yojna

(PMUY), the Minister

said that under this

scheme LPG connections

would be provided to

women of BPL household.

He directed the Deputy

Commissioners of district

Udhampur and Reasi to

identify 1000

beneficiaries under this

scheme within a period of

one month so that the

target to cover one lakh

beneficiaries would be

achieved in a year. He

also directed the district

administration to conduct

regular meetings with

representatives of Oil

companies and organize

awareness camps to

generate awareness

among the beneficiaries

for effective

implementation of PMUY.

The minister also

informed that the

commission of fare price

shop dealer has been

increased to Rs 143 per

quintal and the concerned

Deputy Commissioners

have been asked to revise

the carriage rates.

Highlighting the initiatives

taken by the department to

infuse transparency in the

ration supply the Minister

said that ration would be

provided to the people on

quarterly basis and GPS

tracking of the vehicles

carrying ration and

installation of biometric

system Point of Sale

Machine (PoS) would also

be taken up in all ration

shops. Director CA&PD,

also apprised the people

about the various schemes

of the department and urged

them to avail full benefit out

of the schemes.

Awareness camp on SSSs held NL CorrespondentUdhampur, Jul 10

Army organizescleanliness driveJammu Tawi, Jul 10To spread awareness amongstthe local to adopt cleanlinessand hygiene in their routinelife, Army organized a largescale cleanliness drive or"Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" atKhari village of Rambandistrict, today. The campaignwitnessed huge participationwith volunteers from allsections of society includingschool children, women andrenowned social activists. Atalk was conducted by localsSarpanch highlighting thenecessity of adoptingadequate sanitary measures indaily life. This was followedby mesmerizing Nukkad-Nataks organized by schoolstudents depicting theimproving societal aptitudefor cleanliness. Subsequently,a cleanliness rally was takenout with hundreds ofvolunteers coming out onstreet with brooms in theirhand and resolve in their mindto improve the sanitarycondition. The event wassuccessful in spreading theimportance of clean India andgreen India.

Doda-Dessa road a nightmare for passengersNL CorrespondentDoda, Jul 10

District Development

Commissioner Doda,

Bhupinder Kumar convened

a meeting to review the

functioning of Education

Department. Chief Planning

Officer Doda, Y.S Katoch,

District Education Planning

Officer, Doda Mr. Abdul

Latief Butt, Zonal Education

Officers of all the zones,

Principals and Headmasters

besides senior functionaries

of education Department

attended the meeting.

DDC took a comprehensive

review of the functioning of

the department and stressed

on rationalization of the

teaching staff in the schools

as per the enrollments to

ensure proper functioning of

the institutions. He also

asked the concerned to

ensure optimal utilization of

the funds and directed

DEPO to regularly monitor

the progress of

developmental works. He

also exhorted on taking

concerted measures to

improve enrollments in the

government schools.

He directed all the ZEOs,

Principals and Headmasters

to submit the sanctioned

staff strength, available staff

and vacant posts at the

earliest.

Functioning of EduDept reviewed

NL CorrespondentDoda, Jul 10

Lecture on health awareness held

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

DC convenes meeting withcivil society members

NL CorrespondentUdhampur, Jul 10

Minister of State for

Transport, Revenue, Public

Works (R&B), Rural

Development and

Panchayati Raj, Agriculture

production and YSS, Sunil

Sharma inaugurated a Canal

Cluster Project today here at

village Galighar Kishtwar.

With the geographical area

of around 1,09,434 hectares

and cultivable command

area of 4910 hectares, the

project is intended to supply

irrigation water through 42

khuls having the

approximate length of

113.60 kms.

Being constructed at the

estimated cost of Rs 1786.44

lakh, the project is funded by

the Ministry of Water

Resources (CADWM),

Govt. of India and

implemented by Command

Area Development

Authority Jammu. The

project will be completed in

phased manner over a period

of 3 years.

Speaking on the occasion

the Minister said that the

project will ensure effective

use of water by improving

convenient system from

outlet to fields and to allow

controlled use of available

irrigation water thereby

increasing the per hectare

crop yield of the area.

Mr Sharma stressed that the

project once completed will

bridge the gap between

irrigation potential created

and potential utilized by the

farmers and will help in

checking the problem of

water lodging due to

seepage. Deputy

Commissioner G N Balwan,

Chief Agriculture Officer,

Chief Horticulture Officer,

officers of Rural

Development Department

besides sectoral and district

heads of various other line

departments were present on

the occasion.

Canal Cluster Project inauguratedNL CorrespondentKishtwar, Jul 10

Army conducts medical camp

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

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School Education

Employees Coordination

Committee SEECC (A)

today urged the Government

to issue regularization

orders of all cadres.

Addressing media persons

here today, Amar Nath

Thakur, chairman of the

Committee, said that as it

was agreed by the

Education Minister, Naeem

Akhtar, in earlier meetings

to regularize all cadres i.e.

Joint Director, CEOs,

Principals, Lecturers and

Headmasters, he should

issue orders in this regard

without any delay.

He said that regularization

committee may be

constituted for

regularization. Speakers

also urged the education

authorities to clear all

pending drop out/left out

cases of ZEO's, Lecturers

and Headmasters through

DPC at the earliest to

provide justice and relief

from mental agony.

Thakur said that a

delegation of SEECC (A)

will proceed to Srinagar

very soon to take up the

demand of regularization

with Education Minister

and Commissioner

Secretary, School

education.

Surjit Singh, president,

Headmasters' Forum, said

that the department must

implement its own SRO- 48

dated 30-12-2010 and

regularize all incharge

officers. Speakers also

warned that if their long

pending demand is not

conceded, a State level

protest would be organized

in the month of September

at District level.

Parveen Singh said that the

department should release

the salary grant of teachers

working under SSA. He

also stressed for the

regularization of Data Entry

Operators in the

department. Those present

on the occasion were Tara

Mani, Kuldeep Singh,

Ashwani Sharma, Parveen

Singh, Bharat Bhushan, Des

Raj, Jagdish Raj, Manohar

Kumar Yog Raj Singh,

Punjab Raj, Jamuna Dass,

Surjit Singh, Sanjay Sehgal,

Narinder Sharma and

others.

'Cut and Curve' Cricket

Club Samba' lifted 'Jai

Baba Birfa Nath Ji

Premium League'

tournament trophy by

defeating Sangwali-

Eleven by 4-runs in final

was which held at Jatwal

Ground Samba. Former

MLC Subash Chander

Gupta was the chief guest

on the occasion who

inaugurated the final

match after formal

introduction with the

players of both the teams

in presence of organizers

Rajesh Sharma, Amit

Kumar and Varun. In the

final match, Cut and

Curve' Cricket Club

Samba' after winning the

toss decided to bat first.

The team members

displaying their batting

talent scored 160 runs in

15 overs. In reply,

Sangwali-Eleven failed in

chasing the target in

stipulated overs by losing

all wickets at score of 156

runs, thus lost the match

by 4-runs. Umpires Sunil

and Vishal conducted

proceedings of the match.

Subash Gupta honored the

players of both the teams

with trophies and medals.

While addressing the

gathering, he appreciated

the efforts of the

organizers and expressed

hope of organizing such

type of tournaments in

future also. He exhorted

upon the youth to come

forward and channelize

their energies in sports

activities, urged upon

them to refrain from

smoking, Drugs,

Liquor.Naresh Sharma ex-

president MC Kathua,

Dewan Khajuria,

Devinder Singh, Sarpanch

Vijay Tagotra, Jug Ram,

Satpal Choudhary, Kant

Kumar, Tarsem Singh,

Brijeshwar Singh and Jai

Ram, Raj Kumar

Khajuria, Sardar Chanan

Singh Sasan and large

number of other people

were present on the

occasion.

To mount pressure on state

government, Retired Police

personnel under the banner

of All J&K Retired Police

Personnel Forum held its

monthly meeting and a

protest demonstration in

favour of their long pending

demands at Shaheed Bhagat

Singh Park on Sunday. At

first meeting of the retired

police personnel was held

and concluded with a

threadbare discussion

regarding the government's

ill response towards the

genuine demands of the

retired police personnel and

strategy for future course of

action of the movement.

Just after the concluding of

the meeting, a massive

protest demonstration was

held and shouted slogans

against the state

government. While

expressing great

resentment, the District

president of the forum Sat

Pal alleges that government

has enhanced skyrocketing

pay scale of its MLAs but

failed to address our long

pending salary problem

which was reduced during

fifth pay commission (1996)

and made all ASIs and head

constables sufferer and

victims. This move of the

government to raise the

huge salaries of MLAs is a

reflection of anti people

intention and undemocratic

approach of the state

government.

Vishav Hindu Parishad unit

District Kathua criticized the

state PDP-BJP government

for being failed to make the

state and Shri Amarnath

Yatra free of terrorist attacks.

In this connection, VHP

activists gathered in large

number at Parliwand road

and lodged a strong protest

headed by district president

of the VHP, Karan Singh.

During the protest, slogans

were shouted against PDP-

BJP and demanded to

dissolve the state

government. Singh alleges

that, Amarnath pilgrims are

targeted to hit and kill by the

terrorist in Kashmir and

instead to make strict control

over the incidence, state

coalition government is

boosting Kashmir turmoil

with a hidden motive to fail

the Yatra. This attitude of the

state government is not

acceptable for the VHP at

any cost it will be resisted by

the VHP, Singh warned.

SEECC urges Govt to issueregularization orders of all cadres

NL CorrespondentKathua, Jul 10

Cut & Curve Club lifts JBBNPL title trophy

NL CorrespondentKathua, Jul 10

National Conference

Provincial President,

Devender Singh Rana on

Sunday underscored the

crucial need of

strengthening peace and

harmony in a sensitive state

like Jammu and Kashmir,

saying political myopism

could lead to polarisation

on communal and regional

lines. "Such a situation

would be in conflict with

glorious ethos of amity and

brotherhood the state is

known for and which has

withstood test of times

during most turbulent

times, decades ago and in

the recent past", Rana said

while paying tributes to

Giani Ishwar Singh, a

veteran National

Conference leader, on his

death anniversary at

Kathua this afternoon. He

said fragmenting state's

pluralistic society into bits

and pieces may have short-

term gains for some but

ultimately such a tendency

is detrimental to progress

and prosperity of the

forward looking people. He

referred to exploitive

politics pursued during the

2014 elections and said the

people might have got

swayed temporarily but

finally realism dawned on

them when their

representatives betrayed

the Jammu region in

particular by not keeping

promises and plunging it

crisis like situation with

feeling deprived of

minimum basics like

power, drinking water and

rations. The Provincial

President paid glorious

tributes to Giani Ishwar

Singh and highlighted his

unflinching commitment to

secularism. He said his

devotion and dedication

towards weaker sections of

the society will always

inspire younger

generations. The various

other speakers also paid

rich tributes to Giani Ishar

Singh and offered floral

homage to the departed

leader. Prominent among

those present on the

occasion included Sagar

Chand, ex-MLA, Thakur

Kashmira Singh, Devender

Singh Bindu, Dhian Chand,

Ravinder Slathia, Ajeeet

Kumar Sharma, Sham

Mehta, Shakeel Ahmed,

Madam Parveen Kosar,

Neelam Devi, Harjeet

Singh Wazir, S. Mohinder

Singh, Rakesh Sharma,

Harpreet Singh Sethi, Raju

Singh and others.

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BJP's myopic political agenda fraughtwith danger of polarizing J&K: Rana

NL CorrespondentKathua, Jul 10

AJKRPPF hold protest,project demands

NL CorrespondentKathua, Jul 10

VHP holds protest against GovtNL CorrespondentKathua, Jul 10

On the occasion of 68th

Foundation Day, ABVP

celebrated "National

Student Day" at various

places in Kathua. Scores

of students gathered at

Shahidi Chowk Kathua

and celebrated Student

Day and distribute sweets

among the people.

Meanwhile, AVBP also

concluded four days

personality Camp. ABVP

state president Ishwar

Shard was the special

invitee on the occasion.

ABVP GDC Kathua unit

also celebrated Students

Day at GDC Kathua.

Students met and

interacted with PMO Dr.

Jitendra Singh. He

congratulated ABVP

members and give best

wishes to all the

students. Student for

development State

incharge Rahul Dev said

that ABVP is world's

largest student

organization which is

working with the motto

of Nation

Reconstruction. ABVP

state joint secretary

Akshay Bharti said that

ABVP is working for

welfare of the students

and always stand for the

students. ABVP City

president Amit sudan

said that ABVP is the

organization with

difference and its

working and its member's

dedication towards

ABVP makes it as

world's largest student

organisation. ABVP

Billawar Unit also

celebrated Students day

at GDC Billawar.

ABVP celebrates

National Students DayNL CorrespondentKathua, Jul 10

In the court of Special Mobile

Magistrate , KathuaHarsh Deep Singh Jasrotia S/o Sh.Rakesh Singh Jasrotia & Smt. Sangeeta Jasrotia R/o

Balahar,Tehsil Hiranagar and Distt. Kathua (J&K).

Vs

Chief Medical Officer, Kathua

In the matter of:-

Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking direction to Chief Medical

Officer, Kathua to enter the Birth particular of petitioner namely Harsh Deep Singh ,who

was born on 22-04-1993.

*Proclamation*Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court for issuing direction

to responded regarding registration of birth particulars petitioner namely Harsh Deep

Singh Jasrotia S/o Sh.Rakesh Singh Jasrotia & Smt. Sangeeta Jasrotia R/o Balahar,Tehsil

Hiranagar and Distt. Kathua (J&K). who was born on 22-04-1993, and through the

medium of this proclamation ,general public is informed that any person/s has/have to

the same ,in that event he/she/they shall file objection before this court on or before 16-

07-2016 ,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date

fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day.

Special Mobile Magistrate,

Kathua

In the court of Ld Chief Judicial

Magistrate, KathuaPankaj Khajuria S/o Sh.Rajinder Paul Khajuria &Smt.Bimla Devi R/o

VPO.Barwal,Tehsil & Distt. Kathua.

Vs

Chief Medical Officer, Kathua

In the matter of:-

Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, seeking direction to Chief Medical

Officer, Kathua to enter the Birth particular of petitioner /petitioner's child/children

namely Pankaj Khajuria who was born on 27-01-1989.

* Proclamation *Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court for issuing direction

to respondent regarding registration of birth particulars of petitioner /petitioner's

child/children namely Pankaj Khajuria S/o Sh.Rajinder Paul Khajuria &Smt.Bimla Devi

R/o VPO.Barwal,Tehsil & Distt. Kathua, who was born on 27-01-1989 and through the

medium of this proclamation ,general public is informed that any person/s has/have to

the same ,in that event he/she/they shall file objection before this court on or before 24-

07-2016 ,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date

fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day.

C.J. M,

Kathua

Notice I, Ram Parshad S/o Rattan Chand R/o Baggan

Marharadla, have purchased vehicle bearing regd. no.

JK08D-7207 from Anshu Verma S/o Sh. Pawan Kumar

Verma R/o Kishanpur Billawar District Kathua. Now, I

am applying for the transfer of RC. Objection, if any, may

be conveyed to concerned authorities within 7 days from

the publication of this notice.

Notice I, Rakesh Kumar S/o Sh. Kali Dass R/o Rajpura Samba,

have purchased Swift bearing regd. no. JK08D-8780

from Rohit Sudan S/o Bushan Kumar Sudan R/o Kuta

Hiranagar, District Kathua, Now, I am applying for the

transfer of RC. Objection, if any, may be conveyed to

concerned authorities within 7 days from the publication

of this notice.

Notice I, Priyanka Sharma D/o Sh. Ramesh Sharma R/o ward no.

13 Tara Nagar Colony, Hatli morh, Kathua have lost my

driving license bearing regd. no.JK0820130032718.

Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the same.

Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concerned

authorities within 7 days from the publication of this

notice.

Notice I, Hans Raj Bhagat S/o Sh. Amar Nath R/o Ward

no. 15 Patel Nagar Kathua, have lost my driving

license bearing regd. no. JK0820060021646.

Now, I am applying for the duplicate of the same.

Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concerned

authorities within 7 days from the publication of

this notice.

Notice I, Tilak Raj, S/o Late Sh. Dhani Ram, R/o Ward No-9,

Chak Manga Rakwal Samba, have lost RC & Fitness

certificate of my vehicle bearing no. JK21A-2535. Now,

I am applying for the duplicate of the same. Objection, if

any, may be conveyed to concerned authorities with 7

days from the publication of this notice.

Notice I, JC-593252-Y, Ex. Sub. Hardev Singh Bandral S/o

Late Sh. Bhoop Singh Bandral R/o Panthial P.O

Ramsoo, Teh. & Distt. Ramban, do hereby declare that

the Date of Birth of my son Vishav Partap Singh is

wrongly written in army record as 27.06.1996 whereas

in school records it is recorded as 27.06.1997. Now, I

am applying for correction of same in army record.

Any objection may kindly be conveyed to concerned

deptt. within seven days from publication of this

notice.

Lt Gen H S Panag

Nestled between the Betar Nala tothe west and Poonch river to thesouth, Poonch is a historical town

along the Line of Control in Jammu andKashmir. It's a place that occupies an

important place in our military history and alsoone that has produced some legendary characters, includingtwo unforgettable members of the Indian Army, who were intheir own way the Rajas of Poonch.Our logistics base for 4 Sikh in Poonch was near the old palaceof its former King that was designed like a European castle.Our Officers' Mess was called Joginder Mahal and was locatedin the house of a former jagirdar. Outside Joginder Mahal,under a Chinar tree, were the quarters of Havaldar Raja Singh,the unit mascot of 4 Sikh - a six-foot tall (when standing), 250kg Himalayan black bear!Raja's original home was in the forested Loran Valley at thebase of the Pir Panjals, where one of our long-range patrolsrescued him from a pack of jackals. He was just two or threemonths old then and apparently had been separated from hismother. Raja was brought back to the unit and enrolled as theunit mascot. As per military tradition, he was given aregimental number and also authorised rations, uniform andveterinary services. Kalu Ram, our barman, was made hiskeeper and instructor.Raja was a fast learner and was soon learning a new trickevery fortnight. He also grew up fast and in two and half years,he was a fully-grown, handsome animal. His rations increasedto be equivalent to that of five soldiers and rules had to be bentto feed him.And why not? After all, Raja did everything along with thesoldiers at the logistics base. He was up for physical trainingat 6.00 am, did three to four hours of training and one hour ofgames in the evening. He learnt the basic military drillmovements of savdhan, vishram and salute. A dummy riflewas obtained for him and apart from rifle drill movements, hecould also adopt the prone firing position. He would salute uswhenever we came out or went into the Mess.Like Rani, the female panther I'd mentioned in my previouscolumn, he was always on parade with officers and juniorcommissioned officers (JCOs) for introduction to VIPs duringinspections and visits. Like Rani, he too, kept the visitorsengaged and happy, leaving them with little time for inspectionand 'fault finding' - a peculiar trait of senior officers.When not chained - his chain was merely a token - Raja wouldfrequent two places. The first place was the mud huts of theofficers to look for biscuits, a habit for which officersthemselves were responsible. More frequently, he would headfor the Officers' Mess bar to look for beer - a brew of which hebecome fond of owing to the indulgence of Kalu Ram. Rajahad to be disciplined and allowed only one bottle a week. Andbeing a bear with standards, he liked it chilled and refused

warm beer. Once, as a cub, Raja raided the Mess kitchen anhour before a party and ate up all the cooked food. The partyhad to be turned into a virtual drinking orgy to gain time andrestock the food. Raja was punished - with extra drill parades.Pranks apart, Raja's good training made him rise rapidly inranks. In three years, he rose from sepoy to havaldar, whichwas prominently displayed on his uniform coat. However,despite all this, the career of Havaldar Raja Singh the Bear wasdoomed.As Raja stepped into adulthood, his libido roared into actionand he started doing what all boys do - self-gratification. In thepredominantly male environment, this would have been a non-issue, but one day he indulged himself during the visit of thespouse of a government official. The lady in question (whowould later rise to prominence in national politics) probablyunderstood it as a normal facet of animal behaviour, but ourCommanding Officer was very embarrassed.As a first step to discipline him, Raja's Court Martial wasordered and a mock Court Martial was actually held. TheCommanding Officer was in favour of demotion to the rank ofnaik, but after other members prevailed upon him, he let Rajaoff with a severe reprimand but with a rider - Raja would beneutered because the unit was moving back to a peace station.There were no tranquilliser guns for animals those days andRaja had to be held in place during the operation by soldiers.Having been a free animal all his life, Raja panicked andexperienced tremendous stress at being restrained. He died ofcardiac arrest. We didn't learn from history. Rani too had diedunder similar circumstances 17 years ago while being spayedby a vet. Military burial with gun salute marked the end ofRaja Singh. Raja was buried near the Officer's Mess and acommemorative marble plaque was installed to honour him.About 1.5 kilometres to the south west of Raja's grave, across

the Betar Nala, stands thePoonch War Memorialcommemorating the siege ofPoonch 1947-48 and its bravedefenders led by Lt Col (laterBrigadier) Pritam Singh, MC -a military legend in hislifetime who faced anignominious end to hismilitary career.Brigadier Pritam Singh wasknown as "Sher Bachha" (sonof a tiger) because of hisoutstanding leadership duringthe siege of Poonch thatcontinued from November 22,1947, to November 21, 1948.Singh's career was full ofdramatic stories. As a young

officer, Brig Pritam Singh was wounded in the battle ofSingapore 1942 and was taken prisoner of war (PoW). Heescaped from the PoW camp and after a gruelling journey ofsix months through the forests of Burma, landed in Manipur.He was awarded the coveted Military Cross for his greatescape.Years later, as a Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col ),on October 30,1947, he went to Army Headquarters while on leave. When heheard of the grave situation in J&K, he volunteered to take hisunit, 1 Kumaon,to Srinagar. The same evening, he was givenhis posting order and Lt Col Singh landed up with his unit atSrinagar the next day (on October 31, 1947).The unit quickly joined the battle at Shallteng along with 1Sikh. This battle was the turning point in the Valley and in thenext three weeks the enemy was chased back beyond Uri. Butthere was no rest for 1 Kumaon - Pritam Singh was tasked torelieve Poonch, which was under siege via the Haji Pir Pass.After a gruelling march, 1 Kumaon fought its way into Poonchon November 21, 1947, with 419 men. However, soon the unititself got besieged. Poonch was held by 1,400 men of J&KForces who had withdrawn from Mirpur, Kotli and Jhangar.There were 40,000 refugees who had escaped the massacres inthese towns. All surrounding heights around Poonch were heldby the enemy. Rations for soldiers and civilians were justenough for one week and ammunition was down to few roundsper soldier.This is when Singh proved Napoleon's maxim that, "In war, itis not the men that count, but the 'man' that counts". The manin question was Lt Col Pritam Singh. J&K State Forcesgarrison was preparing for withdrawal and 40,000 Hindus andSikhs were awaiting certain death. Pritam Singh cancelled theorders for withdrawal, immediately reorganised the defences

and took charge of the administration. He attacked the enemypositions in the immediate vicinity to secure the town. Withthe help of civilians, he constructed an airstrip on which thelegendary pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) , Air Commodore'Baba' Mehar Singh, MVC,DSO, Commander No 1 OperationsGroup (which was responsible for air operations in Jammuand Kashmir ) along with Air Vice Marshal (later Chief of AirStaff) Subrato Mukerjee landed in a Harvard aircraft onDecember 12, 1947.On the same day, Dakota aircrafts started landing. MeharSingh, soon established an 'air bridge' to Poonch with theDakotas carrying in supplies, guns and ammunition and takingback refugees. The IAF coined the term "Poonching" - thetechnique of flying in the narrow valleys with transportaircraft. Mehar Singh also modified Dakota aircraft to bombenemy positions. Pritam Singh raised two militia battalions, 11and 8 J&K Militia, from able-bodied men of Poonch. Onemore unit, 3/9 Gorkha Rifles, was air landed in January -February 1948. Singh was promoted to the rank of Brigadier.For the next one year a fierce struggle continued at Poonch.Ground was being taken, lost, to be retaken again, whereblows were being absorbed and delivered back with greaterferocity, where cries came with every dawn, the battle to pushthe enemy further and further away and capturing the heightssurrounding Poonch was being pursued relentlessly. In oneyear, Singh, cut off from the rest of the country, attacked andsecured all the hill features that were threatening Poonch,organised the civil administration and saved the lives of40,000 Hindus and Sikhs. He was also very fair to the Muslimpopulation. The civilians named this daring officer "SherBachha". He was finally relieved on November 20, 1948,when the road to Poonch from Rajouri was forced open by atwo brigade size force under Brig Yadunath Singh.The siege of Poonch by all standards is one greatest sieges inwhich the defender was victorious. Unfortunately, in 1951,Poonch's "Sher Bachha" was court martialled and dismissedfrom service for alleged moral misdemeanours. When he wasdismissed, what was also buried was the story of the siege ofPoonch. After his Court Martial Brig Pritam Singh said:"Sometimes serious doubts assail me whether it would havebeen better to have let the State Forces garrison to slip out andfollowed it, than to have put up a tenacious fight, but I dispelthem with my conviction that I have done my duty to India andthat one day the truth will come out."We have no such traditions, but the case of Brig Pritam Singhis a fit case for Special Presidential Pardon to restore hishonour. Nations that treat their heroes shabbily do not producethem in great numbers!

Dr Shabir Choudhry

Salam brother, like you, I am alsosaddened on killing of somemore young Kashmiri people

who have lost their lives over a‘struggle’ which was never ours. Youwere brave enough to ask somequestions; however, I did not knowhow to react and express mysentiments. I know what I am going to write willannoy many people. They will criticizeme. They will level more allegationsagainst me. Despite that I feel I have towrite, and ask some questions fromyou and others who cry over plight ofthe Kashmiri people; and sadly want tocontinue with the same policy that hashurt us so much over the past decades. 1. Did you really think the world andthe neighboring country will shedblood tears over killing of Kashmiriyoung men in a struggle to makeKashmir part of Pakistan? 2. Is it not the case that blood inKashmir and dead bodies suits their

policy? • Did you read Pakistani Lt GeneralShahid Aziz’s book: Ye Khamoshi KabTak, page 177, where he asks hisseniors: What policy is this that just to keepenemy engaged in Kashmir we willcontinue to shed Kashmiri blood? Isthere an end to this Jihad? Do we havean end in mind or are we going to keepit at a certain level which keeps Indiaengaged there? 3. They had an agenda and a plan inmind - how to use name of Kashmir toadvance their interests; we on the otherhand, had no plan or a strategy andresult is before us. It is sad that manypeople of Jammu and Kashmir are stillpromoting that agenda for variousreasons. 4. Sadly to many it is a business - ablood business - more dead bodies anddestruction better it is for theirbusiness. These merchants of bloodwant to ensure that the Kashmir potcontinue boiling at a certain level. 5. Let us acknowledge and analyse,even after 28 years of the militancy,that we were fooled in name of 'azadi. • Ask yourself what preparation did wemake before borrowing some gunsfrom the neighbouring country; which,sadly also occupies our land? • What strategy was in place to care for

the families of the dead, injured andorphans? • Was there any organisation to care forthe widows and their children? • Even in militancy there are manysections and a complete system whichneeds to be established before youembark on this bloody path. Was thereanything established? There are somany other questions related to this. 6.Were the political leaders taken in toconfidence? Did anyone in Kashmirknow what some young men weregoing to do with the borrowed gun? 7. Did they not think of consequencesof using a borrowed gun? Did they notthink that Indian army also has gunsand they will kill and commit humanrights abuses in which their brothersand sisters will suffer? 8. Were leadership of minorities takenin to confidence? 9. Or they were perceived as non-Kashmiris and not trustworthy? Howdo we blame them for not joining the‘struggle’? Question arises whichstruggle? Whose struggle? 10. Were our preparations sufficient tocare for the ‘struggle’ and defeat acountry like India? Or we were happythat a neighboring country which has adeep rooted agenda and obsession toget Kashmir has given some guns,bullets, money and few days training.

11. Did pioneers of the militancy andtheir leadership thought once theykilled few Indian soldiers or localpolicemen with the borrowed guns inKashmir, India will pack their bags andleave Kashmir? 12. Was there any plan to liberate areasunder Pakistan? Or the ‘struggle’wanted only to liberate the Valley? 13. Death of young people is sad, butwas that death for independence or tomake Kashmir a ‘slave’; or put itmildly, make Kashmir a part of aneighboring country? 14. When our ideological lines are notclear, our strategy is not clear, ourvision is not clear; and we continue towave flags of Pakistan, India and ISISthe world will continue to view this inthe context of India and Pakistanconflict to get Kashmir. 15. Or they may think that someKashmiri youths have also chosen thepath of extremism – following path ofDaaesh. 16. Ask yourself which country wantsto be engaged in India Pakistancompetition to get maximum area ofJK? 17. We asked similar questions in mid1990s. We said estimate is that around30 thousand people have perished inthe ‘struggle’, and there is no end insight. All disputes are resolved on the

negotiating table. It is up to us to starttalks now or get 50 thousand peoplekilled and then talk. 18. We were branded as anti-Pakistan,anti-Movement, anti-Jihad and Indianagents. These allegations are stillleveled against us, and now we hearthat more than 80- 90 people have losttheir lives. 19. Is it not time to show rationalityand think why we are in a cul de sac?Why we are so helpless, bleeding andsuffering with no light at the end oftunnel? There is no one to even wipeour tears. There is no shoulder to cryon. 20. If we are sincere with the people ofJammu and Kashmir State and wantindependence of the State, then wehave to acknowledge our mistakes,formulate a new strategy for theliberation of the entire State. If wewant to please everyone, and dopolitics in name of struggle thencontinue with the old policy ofaccusing each other, waving differentflags to give confusing messages to theworld community.

Writer is a political analyst, TV anchorand author of many books and booklets.Also he is Director Institute of Kashmir

Affairs.Email:drshabirchoudhry@gmail.com

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Terror galoreThe recent terror attack on Eid prayer congregation

and subsequent attacks in Bangladesh takingheavy toll of human lives were condemned across

the world. How would one explain the terror attack on anEid prayer gathering in Kishoreganj, a small town inBangladesh some 140 km from Dhaka? Four personswere killed in the attack, and comes after seven terroristshad besieged a popular café in the diplomatic enclave inDhaka in which 28 people, including 20 hostages and twopolice were killed.Meanwhile, on Monday there were reports of attacks onIslam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia. There was an attackby a suicide bomber in Medina, where the body ofProphet Mohammed lies buried. Elsewhere in SaudiArabia, a suicide bomber killed himself upon beingchallenged by the security personnel outside the USconsulate in Jeddah. On the same day another holymosque in the city of Qatif was hit by a terrorist attack.Simply put, the question is if the holiest of Islam’s sitesare not safe from attacks by Islamist terrorists, how canthen any true believer in Islam remain sympathetictowards them? In that case, how do you explain the widesupport the jihadis seem to enjoy from the ordinaryMuslims in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and other Islamiccountries? These questions must be analysed for a betterunderstanding of the jihadi phenomenon. And it may betime, especially after the attack on the holiest of holyshrines in Saudi Arabia, for the Islamic world to shedtheir differences and undertake a concerted fight againstjihadis who have mushroomed everywhere like a wildgrowth throughout the Islamic world.It is notable that the authorities in Bangladesh publiclyblamed Pakistan for funding and instigating terroristactivities in their country. The latest statement came soonafter the attack on the Dhaka café. Pakistan’s ISI has beenopenly meddling in the internal affairs of Bangladesh,funding the banned Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh,which was behind the café attack, and generallyinstigating anti-India elements. More significant is thefact that the suicide bomber who perished in the attackoutside the US consulate was a Pakistani national. Not fornothing is Pakistan called the hub of global terror.Saudi Arabia which has all along bankrolled Pakistanmight have to reconsider its generosity.Elsewhere, the Indian government has taken note of theinformation that at least two of the attackers on the Dhakacafé were inspired by a Mumbai-based Islamic preacherwho is often seen on a dedicated private televisionchannel. Whether there was actionable evidence in the‘teachings’ of Zakir Naik would be examined by theIndian authorities. Naik and his organisation, IslamicResearch Foundation, are banned in several countries,including Malaysia, the UK and Canada. The televisionchannel on which he spews venom against other religionstoo is banned. But here in India in the name ofsecularism, Naik enjoys unfettered freedoms to conducthis affairs unchecked by anyone. Indeed, a couple ofyears ago, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh hadnot only shared the stage with Naik but had described himas an `apostle of peace.’ It’s all a shame and sham.

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To keep insisting thatterrorism has nothing todo with religion after

every new jihadi atrocity is nolonger tenable. It is galling formillions of people, not justIndians but around the world,when this clichéd phrase isparroted even as reports go viralof the attackers' in-your-faceassertion of religion.Followers of most majorreligions have killed in thename of their faith (more onthis later). But as author and TVhost Fareed Zakaria has said,"The next time you hear of aterror attack - no matter where,no matter what thecircumstances, you will likelythink to yourself, 'It's Muslimsagain'. And you will probablybe right."However, the vast majority ofthe world's 1.6 billion Muslims

do not consider jihadi killers asrepresentative of their religion.They stress that such killers areviolating some of Islam's basictenets of compassion. And thatmost victims of such terrorismare Muslims. The spate ofmurderous jihadi attacks duringthe Islamic holy month ofRamadan, or Ramzan in SouthAsia, has been denounced bymany Muslims as desecratingtheir faith.Most world leaders echo thesesentiments. With fewexceptions, it is standard forpoliticians everywhere topublicly say that jihadis do notrepresent the religion theyclaim to. Yet that extremepolitical correctness of denyingany connection with religion,even as terrorists shoutreligious slogans and testQuranic knowledge whileslaughtering victims, has led togrowing public anger.Another common refrain is thatonly moderate Muslims canrespond to this "internal"challenge in Islam. But whenthey do respond, they often faceextreme hostility, not only fromother Muslims but also,

shockingly, even in secularinstitutions of the media anduniversities. There are manydocumented instances of these,even in that Mecca of freespeech, the US.Many disillusioned moderateMuslims have either stoppedbelieving, at great risk sincejihadis violently enforce Islam'sintolerance of apostasy, orresigned themselves intoquiescence. It is these voices,and not just the goodSamaritans who empathise withvictims but dare not push forreligious reform, that deservethe support of those who aretruly secular.After the Boston Marathonbombings, Pakistani-Canadianwriter Ali A Rizvi wrote, "The'anything but jihad' brigade isout in full force again. If theperpetrators of such attacks saythey were influenced by politics(or) nationalism … we takethem at face value. But whenthey consistently cite theirreligious beliefs as their centralmotivation, we back off, strokeour chins and suspect there hasto be something deeper at play,a 'root cause'. It is often religion

itself … that is the root cause."This sort of candour is lackingamong most mainstreamcommentators in modern,liberal democracies today.Calling out jihadi terrorism isinhibited for fear of beinglabelled prejudiced,Islamophobic or, oddly, evenracist.The holy texts of most ancientreligions - including Judaism,Christianity, Islam andHinduism - containexhortations to both love,tolerance and kindliness on theone hand, as well to as torevenge, misogyny andviolence on the other. BarackObama has reminded the world"that during the crusades andthe inquisition, peoplecommitted terrible deeds in thename of Christ".Virtually all major religionshave had fanatical, murderousadherents. Even in moderntimes there are severalexamples of religious killingsbesides those by Islamists. Forinstance, by Buddhists in SriLanka and Myanmar andChristian abortion-clinicbombers in the US. India has

seen terrorism by Sikhextremists, and among Hindusthere is Dara Singh, convictedfor life for killing an Australianmissionary and his children.Other instances of allegedHindu terrorism from 2007 to2010 (Samjhauta, Malegaon,Ajmer) are being adjudicated incourts.But in sheer scale, number ofattacks and fatalities, nothingcomes close to jihadi terrorism.Even "traditional", non-religious, left-wing extremistslike Germany's Baader-Meinhof, Italy's Red Brigades,Columbia's FARC, Peru'sShining Path and our very ownNaxalites are now eitherdefunct or well past their peak.The numbers speak forthemselves. 2015 statistics citedby political scientist IanBremmer show that the world'stop terrorist organisations are IS(8,420 fatalities), Boko Haram(6,299), Taliban (5,215) and AlShabab (1,586). That al-Qaidadoesn't even rank any moreshows how exponential thegrowth of Islamistradicalisation has been.Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a bestselling

author and Somali refugee hassaid, "It simply will not do forMuslims to claim that theirreligion has been 'hijacked' byextremists. The killers ofIslamic State and Boko Haramcite the same religious texts thatevery other Muslim in theworld considers sacrosanct …The biggest obstacle to changewithin the Muslim world issuppression of criticalthinking."It is not that other religions havesanitised their religious texts.But they have coped withmodernity better. As Zakariaputs it, "Islamic terrorists don'tjust hate America or the West.They hate the modern world."For jihadi terrorism to subside,this must change.What the world needs now isnot more platitudes andpolitical correctness. It needssupport for those within Islamspeaking up for reform, to adaptto modernity. Otherwise, thesacrifice of many braveMuslims who stand up toterrorists - like Faraaz Hossain,who died in the Dhaka attackbecause he refused to abandonhis friends - will go in vain.

The world must support those within Islam speaking up for reform

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Saviors of Poonch - Brig. Pritam Singh

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Dar-es-Salaam: PrimeMinister Narendra Modialong with TanzanianPresident John PombeJoseph Magufuli played thetraditional drums onSunday. Both the leaders played thewooden drums for a minuteafter the PM was accordeda ceremonial welcome atthe State House here. 65-

year-old PM Modi wasseen enjoying thedrumming session with theTanzanian President, whoappeared to halt briefly butresumed the drummingagain when he saw theIndian leader was in nomood to stop.PM Modi's skills as adrummer was for the firsttime displayed in Japan in

September 2014 when hejoined the Japanesepercussionists to perform a'jugalbandi' with them.The PM was accorded aceremonial welcome whenhe arrived at the StateHouse here.He visited Mozambiqueand South Africa beforearriving here. He will alsovisit Kenya.

PM Modi plays drum along with Tanzanian Prez

Kanpur: Discussions onupcoming elections in fourstates, including UttarPradesh, and steps to spreadRSS' programmes are likelyto be the focus of the five-dayannual meeting of it's regionaloffice-bearers starting here onMonday. According tosources, the Assembly pollsin Uttar Pradesh, HimachalPradesh, Uttarakhand andPunjab, slated for next year,are likely to be discussed indetail and strategy would bechalked out to ensure BJP'svictory in the elections at theRashtriya SwayamsevakSangh meeting, which is anannual affair.RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat,general secretary BhaiyyajiJoshi and 41 regionalpracharaks have arrived in thecity for the annual meeting,Prant Prachar PramukhMohan Agarwal today said,adding that informal meetings

are going on among theleaders.The sources said BJP nationalgeneral secretaries Ram Laland Ram Madhav mightparticipate in the meeting. Onspeculation that HomeMinister Rajnath Singh andBJP President Amit Shahwould also participate in themeeting, Agrawal said he hasno information in this regard.The annual meeting ofregional pracharaks fromacross the country will beheld in a private engineeringcollege in Bithur here, hesaid. In the first phase of themeeting from July 11-13,discussions will be held onsocial issues, Agarwal said.In the second phase, 40organisations associated withRSS, including Vishwa HinduParishad (VHP) and BJP andBhartiya Mazdoor Sangh,will participate in themeeting.

RSS to brainstormon strategy forpoll-bound states

Amritsar: Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader HarvinderSingh Phoolka will visit theGolden Temple on Sunday toseek pardon for the mistakecommitted by AshishKhetan, who "inadvertently"hurt the religious sentimentsof the Sikh community bycomparing 'youth manifesto'with the Guru Granth Sahib.Police have registered a caseagainst Khetan, who hasbeen accused of hurtingreligious sentiments by using

the image of the GoldenTemple on the cover page ofthe manifesto with theparty's election symbol ofbroom superimposed on it,which provoked various Sikhgroups.The complainant alleged thatby using the image of theGolden Temple on the coverpage of the manifesto withthe party's election symbolof broom superimposed onit, sentiments of people hadbeen hurt. After being

cornered by politicalopponents in Punjab, wherepolitical temperature issoaring in view of theupcoming assembly electionsnext year, AAP convener andDelhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal was also quick tomake an announcement thathe would visit the GoldenTemple (Harmandar Sahib)on July 18 to carry out 'sewa'(service) in an apparenteffort to control the damageinflicted by Khetan.Khetan, however, came outwith a strong apology todouse the raging issue andsalvage the party's reputationahead of the polls. Khetanwent to the extent of sayingthat the Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD)-led Government inPunjab can mete out anypunishment to him, including'crucifixion', if not satisfiedwith his apology.

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Phoolka to visit Golden Temple toseek pardon for Khetan's mistake

Bengaluru: Asserting thatelements in Jammu andKashmir were creatingdisturbances after gettinginfluenced by its 'neighbours',the Centre on Sunday warnedPakistan that India will have tore-think its policy withIslamabad if it does not stop'aiding, abetting andsponsoring' terrorism.In a message to Pakistan,Union Information andBroadcasting Minister MVenkaiah Naidu said thatIslamabad must understandthat its current ways would nothelp in sustaining healthy tiesbetween the two nations."Aiding, abetting, funding,training terrorism is notacceptable at all. Pakistanshould give up such tactics.They will not succeed in theirattempts. PM Modi has given asignal that he would like towork with Pakistan and want tohave friendship and long termunderstanding. But if Pakistan

continues to do such things,then the government has tothink its policy," Naidu said.Meanwhile, Pakistan todayreleased a statementcondemning the killing of'innocent Kashmiris in India-Occupied-Kashmir' and saidthat solving the Jammu andKashmir dispute is onlypossible through an impartialplebiscite with the UnitedNation's support.The statement comes as thesecurity forces shot Wani,along with two of hisaccomplices in Kokernag area,earlier on Friday.The statement released byOffice of the Spokesperson onSunday said the extrajudicialkilling of Wani and scores ofother innocent Kashmiris isdeplorable and condemnable."Pakistan reiterates that theresolution of the Jammu andKashmir dispute is onlypossible by the realisation ofthe right to self determination

of the people of Jammu andKashmir, as per the UNSCresolutions, through a fair andimpartial plebiscite under UNauspices," the statement said."Such acts are a violation offundamental human rights ofKashmiris and can not deterthe people of Jammu andKashmir from their demand forthe realisation of the right toself determination," it said.Islamabad also expressed itsconcern over the detention ofKashmiri leadership and calledupon New Delhi to fulfill thehuman rights obligations as perthe United Nation."Pakistan also has seriousconcerns over the detention ofKashmiri leadership in IndianOccupied Kashmir and callsupon the Indian government tofulfill its human rightsobligations as well as itscommitments under the UnitedNations Security CouncilResolutions," the statementsaid.

India will 're-think' policy if Pakcontinues to aid terrorism: Centre

New Delhi: The SupremeCourt has held that a farmer,who is in possession of leasedland even after expiry of thelease period, cannot beevicted if the owner eitheracknowledges the tenancy oris accepting the rent.Referring to a provision of theTransfer of Property Act, athree-judge bench headed byJustice Ranjan Gogoi setaside the judgement of thePunjab and Haryana HighCourt which had ordered theeviction of a farmer afterexpiry of the lease period ofthe land. "The operation of section 116of the Transfer of PropertyAct would confer legitimacyto the possession of the tenanteven after the termination orexpiration of the deemedperiod of the lease so as toconfer on him a status akin to

that of a statutory tenant andhence protection fromeviction as envisaged by theprovisions of the Act (PunjabSecurity of Land Tenure Act)of 1953," the bench, alsocomprising Justices ArunMishra and P C Pant, said.The bench said there was nolegal provision to evict thefarmers as the evictionconditions laid down in thePunjab Security of LandTenure Act 1953 and PunjabTenancy Act 1887 do notinclude a tenant whose leasehas expired. "It wouldnecessarily follow that to beentitled to protection fromeviction under the 1953 Act,any person claiming suchprotection has to come withinthe fold of the expression'tenant' under the 1953 Actread with the relevantprovisions of the 1887 Act.

Farmer on leased landafter expiry periodcan't be evicted: SC

New Delhi: Bangladeshgovernment has alerted Indiaabout the possibility of tenterrorists entering thecountry. Meanwhile, securityagencies at the Indian borderhave been alerted about thesame and photos of theterrorists have been given tothem.It is believed that theseterrorists may be connectedto the terror attack in Dhakain which 22 people werekilled. At the same time, the report said that a terror attack by them cannot be ruled out.

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Bangladesh hands over list toIndia; security agencies alerted

Patna: Joining the chorus for a preservationof the Patna Collectorate, London-basedGandhi Foundation has appealed to ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar to not dismantle thehistoric building but instead celebrate thestructure's iconic architecture.In a letter to the Bihar Chief Minister, a copyof which has also been sent to the ChiefSecretary, the Foundation has highlightedthe architectural and cinematic legacy of theover 200-year-old building complex, whereparts of the acclaimed film 'Gandhi' wereshot over three decades ago."On behalf of the Gandhi Foundation, whichexists to promote Mahatma Gandhi's life andmessage in the UK, we are writing to appeal

to you to save the 200-year-old PatnaCollectorate, a vital part of your state'sarchitectural heritage, which is due to bedemolished to make way for a high-risedevelopment," the letter says.The Ben Kingsley-starring biopic was shotpartly at the Collectorate's Dutch-era RecordRoom, which was dressed up as a MotihariJail, while the British-period DM Office wasused for depicting the famous Champarancourtroom scene, a moment in history thatturned Gandhi into the Mahatma for people."Preserving the buildings would alsopreserve these great memories and lend agreater significance to Patna as the placewhere he first came to during his maidenBihar visit."Razing it would mean squandering thegreat opportunity Patna has in repositioningitself on the world tourism map," President,Gandhi Foundation, Lord Bhikhu Parekh,said in the letter.Incidentally, the Bihar government hasalready initiated the Champaran Satyagrahacentenary celebrations, and the UK-basedfoundation has suggested linking theheritage building with the Gandhi tourismcircuit.

Gandhi Foundation in UK appealsto Nitish to save Collectorate Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh

Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChauhan on Sunday said that atleast 15 people have lost theirlives so far in the flash floods,adding the concernedauthorities are taking allprecautionary measures tobring the situation undercontrol as the MeT office hasforecast heavy showers in thecoming days.Stating the conditions aregetting better as of now,Chauhan told the media thereare possibilities of heavyrainfall is Bhopal, Indore andUjjain."In Rewa division, everythingis getting under control and theconditions are getting better atseveral places. The flood likesituation is getting better as thewater level is decreasing. It wasdrizzling in few areas but wasnot raining heavily. In Bhopaldivision also, things are nowgetting better," he stated.Chauhan said there is waterlogging at several places,

adding Bhopal-Bareli road andRaisen-Vidisha road are closedpost the flood-like situation.The Chief Minister said there isa possibility of heavy rainfall inBhopal, Indore and Ujjaindivisions and added that analert has been issued to theCollectors to remain alerted. Lauding the State DisasterResponse Force (SDRF) forhelping the people in this hourof crisis, Chauhan said surveyorders have been issued so thatthe damage can be assessed andin particular the poor can beadequately compensated.

MP floods: 15 killed, water levelgradually decreasing: MP CM

New Delhi: Nine teams from the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA), the IntelligenceBureau (IB) and other agencies are scanningcontroversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’sactivities. Media reports on Sunday quotedsources from the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) as saying that four teams had beenconstituted to scan the video footages and CDsof Naik’s speeches and three teams arescanning social sites, while two teams aremonitoring his Facebook posts. Also, as perinitial investigation, it has reportedly beenfound that Naik’s speeches and writings havebeen found to be provocative, objectionableand so is his writing. At the same time, Naik'sNGO’s operations have also been branded assuspicious, reports said.It has also been found that the funds sent for his'charitable activities' are being misused and theMHA is also examining his Foreign

Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) fundingclearance and irregularities.Besides his phone calls and emails, sponsorsfor his foreign trips and meetings are alsounder the NIA's scanner. Sources further statethat Naik may be banned soon and the Centrehas sought fresh legal opinion on the matter, asper media. Meanwhile, on July 07,Maharashtra Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis had said that he had asked theMumbai Police Commissioner to conduct aprobe (into Naik's speeches) and submit areport. On the other hand, Naik had released astatement on July 08, saying that he 'totallydisagreed' that he inspired the act of killinginnocent people in Dhaka. "There is not asingle talk of mine where I encouraged one tokill another, whether Muslim or non-Muslim,"he had said.

Writings found provocative by Indianinvestigating agencies: Zakir Naik

Mumbai: The priority of the government willbe improving the condition of Zilla Prishadschools and nights schools, Union Ministerfor Human Resource Development PrakashJavadekar has said. "Education is essential forupliftment, I sincerely salute the spirit of thesepoor students, who are pursuing an educationin night schools after putting in 8-10 hours ofhard work during the day," the minister said.He said education should be inclusive and noone should be left behind.Night schools are among importantinstitutions making education inclusive andthe government's top priority will be toimprove the condition of night schools andZilla Parishad schools. "After meeting you,my will to work for you has strengthened. PMNarendra Modi says work for the Dalits, the

underprivileged and backward classes. Wewill study the problems of night schools and

will do whatever is possible for them,"Javadekar said. He said that since he himselfhas studied in a Zilla Parishad school, he is ina good position to understand their problemsand challenges.

Improving night schools, ZPschools top priority: Javadekar

Sydney: Australia's PrimeMinister Malcolm Turnbull onSunday said his rulinggovernment has won victory inthe federal election. Countingof votes continues but withforecasts indicating the rulingconservative government willenough seats in Parliament tosecure an outright victory,Australia`s opposition Labor

Party on Sunday concededdefeat. While Turnbull retainedpower, his gamble in calling anelection, ostensibly to clear theSenate of what he saw asobstructive minor parties,backfired badly with a swing tothe centre-left Labor oppositionand a rise in the popularity ofminor parties andindependents.

Australia's PM declaresvictory in federal election

Dhaka: Bangladeshgovernment today orderedall educational institutionsin the country to give lists ofstudents who have beenabsent for over 10 straightdays following reports thatsome of the militants whocarried out recent terrorattacks joined militantgroups after running awayfrom home.The decision to demand thelists of students was taken ata meeting of educationministry officials, chaired byMinister Nurul Islam Nahid,at the Secretariat.The ministry later issued anorder in this regard, whichsaid the institutions will

have to make the lists of theabsentee students andsubmit them to the Upazilaeducation officers, thebdnews reported.The five militants whokilled 22 people, includingan Indian, after attacking anupscale Gulshan cafe onJuly 1 night and whosephotos the Islamic Statereportedly released, hadbeen missing or notcontacting their families forseveral months, theirrelatives have said.The suspected attacker ofSholakia Eid gathering lastThursday, who was killed ina firefight, had also beenmissing since March, police

said.Four of these six youthswere students of top Englishmedium schools in Dhaka.Two of them were studentsof private North SouthUniversity and another ofBRAC University.Security forces have alsoalerted parents to reporttheir missing children.Prime Minister SheikhHasina has also askedpeople to inform police ifany of the children in theirfamilies are missing.After the cafe terror attack,parents of 10 more youths,who have been missing forseveral months, have soughtpolice help to find them.

Bangladesh school, collegesordered to report absent students

Dubai: The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osamabin Laden has threatened revenge against theUnited States for assassinating his father,according to an audio message posted online.Hamza bin Laden promised to continue theglobal militant group`s fight against the UnitedStates and its allies in the 21-minute speechentitled "We Are All Osama," according to theSITE Intelligence Group. "We will continue striking you and targeting youin your country and abroad in response to youroppression of the people of Palestine,Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia andthe rest of the Muslim lands that did not surviveyour oppression," Hamza said. "As for therevenge by the Islamic nation for Sheikh Osama,may Allah have mercy on him, it is not revengefor Osama the person but it is revenge for thosewho defended Islam." Osama bin Laden waskilled at his Pakistani hideout by US

commandos in 2011 in a major blow to themilitant group which carried out the Sept. 11,2001 attacks. Documents recovered from binLaden`s compound and published by the UnitedStates last year alleged that his aides tried toreunite the militant leader with Hamza, who hadbeen held under house arrest in Iran. Hamza, now in his mid-twenties, was at hisfather`s side in Afghanistan before the 9/11attacks and spent time with him in Pakistan afterthe US-led invasion pushed much of al Qaeda`ssenior leadership there, according to theBrookings Institution. Introduced by theorganisation`s new chief Ayman al-Zawahiri inan audio message last year, Hamza provides ayounger voice for the group whose ageingleaders have struggled to inspire militantsaround the world galvanized by Islamic State."Hamza provides a new face for al Qaeda, onethat directly connects to the group`s founder.

Laden's son threatens revenge for father's assassination: Monitor

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GMC staff asked toreport to duty

SRINAGAR, JUL 10Principal Government Medical College Srinagar hasasked the staff members of the GMC Srinagar and itsAssociated Hospitals to report to their duties immediately.In case the staff members face any difficulty in gettingtransportation, they may reach the nearest DistrictHospital or Sub-district Hospital, where from they shall beprovided the necessary transportation facility.

Guv, CM condole ProfHassnain's demise

SRINAGAR, JUL 10Governor N.N. Vohra has expressed grief over thesad demise of Prof. Fida Hassnain, former DirectorArchives and a noted Kashmiri writer and historian.In a message of condolence the Governor hasprayed for the peace to the departed soul andconveyed his sympathies to the bereavedfamily.Meanwhile,Chief Minister, Ms MehboobaMufti has condoled the demise of the State's notedwriter and historian, Prof Fida Muhammad KhanHassnain who breathed his last on Saturday.In her condolence message, the Chief Minister saidProf Hassnain would be remembered long for hisvast treasure of literary works and his academicinsight especially on the history of Jammu andKashmir.Expressing heartfelt sympathies with the bereavedfamily of Prof Hassnain, the Chief Minister prayedfor the eternal peace of the departed soul.

Dy CM seeks people's supportin restoring normalcy

SRINAGAR, JUL 10Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh has appealedthe people specially the youth to help restore peacein the valley .He also expressed deep grief over thedeath of youth during protests at various places inKashmir valley today and appealed the people toremain calm .Dr Singh said this during a meeting held to discussthe prevailing situation in valley . Minister forIndustries and Commerce, Chander Prakash Ganga,Minister for Forests, Ch. Lal Singh, Minister forHealth and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, Ministerfor Animal Husbandry Abdul Gani Kohli, Minister forCooperative Chering Dorjay, Minister of State forEducation, Priya Sethi, MLA Jammu West SatSharma, senior leaders Ashok Koul and Dr VarinderSingh were present in the meeting The Deputy Chief Minister appealed the people tohelp restore normalcy and peace in valley. Mehbooba expresses grief over civilian killingsSrinagar, July 9: Breaking her silence over the cycleof violence in Kashmir since Saturday morning ChiefMinister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed deep griefand agony over the death of youths during protests."I express profound grief over the tragic death of theyouths and extend my heart-felt condolences to thebereaved family members in their hour of immensegrief," an official spokesman quoted her as saying.Ms Mehbooba said disproportionate use of force forcrowd control results in loss of precious lives andgrave injuries which should be avoided at all costs.She asked the police and the paramilitary forces to useStandard Operational Procedure (SOP) while dealingwith protesters to avoid loss of precious human livesor injuries.Urging for calm, Ms Mehbooba sought people'scooperation in restoration of normalcy in the Valley."Violence only brings miseries to the people andtragedies for the victim families," she said andappealed people, especially the youth not to fall preyto the machinations of the vested interests, who playpolitics over the dead bodies of Kashmiris.

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SRINAGAR, JUL 10On the 9th day of Shri Amarnathji Yatra-2016, 8,611Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave. Till date1,27,358 Yatrishad darshan of the Ice Lingam at the Holy Cave.Today, the Yatra convoy from Jammu did notproceed to the two Yatra Base Camps at Pahalgamand Baltal because of law and order considerations.Mr. P.K. Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer of theShri Amarnathji Shrine Board, has been in sustainedcontact with the State Police since Saturday morningand issuing the required instructions to the YatraCamp Directors several times a day to ensure thatthe maximum possible number of pilgrims areenabled to complete their pilgrimage.While the State Cabinet met today and reviewed theoverall security situation, including issues relatingto the safety of tourists and pilgrims, Governor N.N.Vohra, Chairman of the Shrine Board, has conveneda meeting with the State Chief Secretary, DGP andHome Secretary tomorrow to review the variousissues relating to the Yatra.

Divisional Commissioner,Kashmir Dr. Asgar HassanSamoon reviewed theoverall situation in Kashmirat an officers' meeting heretoday. He also got first handappraisal of situationthrough Video-Conferencewith DeputyCommissioners of variousdistricts and district PoliceChiefs.Among others, DeputyCommissioner Srinagar,

Principal GovernmentMedical College, Srinagarand Director HealthServices, Kashmir alsoattended the meeting andapprised DivisionalCommissioner about theground situation.In the onset of meeting, theDivisional Commissionerexpressed grief and sorrowover the loss of innocentlives.Divisional Commissionerwas informed that thecivilians injured in clashesare being provided

treatment at Associated andDistrict Hospitals. The DivisionalCommissioner directed theDeputy Commissioners andDistrict SSPs for keepingclose vigil on the situation.He asked the concerned fordeploying duty magistratesat all police stations tocoordinate with Police andparamilitary forces dealingwith the law and ordersituation. He also asked theDeputy Commissioners forkeeping liaison with themembers of Civil Society,

saying that it would also goa long way in restoringnormalcy at the earliest.Divisional Commissionerdirected for ensuring round-the-clock presence ofdoctors and paramedics,besides availability of lifesaving drugs andambulances at alldispensaries and hospitalsto meet any exigency. Heasked the concerned forensuring essential serviceslike power and watersupply, availability ofration, LPG and K.oil so

that people do not face anyinconvenience.Divisional Commissionerappealed the general publicto assist localadministration inmaintaining peace andnormalcy in their respectiveareas. He also requested theparents to counsel theirwards not to take law inhands and indulge inransacking of publicproperty. It was informed that allessential services are inplace and no shortage ofessential commodities isreported from any district ofthe Division. It was decided that policeshall treat identity cards ofemployees of essentialservices as "curfew passes"wherever restrictions areimposed by DistrictMagistrates.

Chief Minister, MehboobaMufti today called forreaching out to the peopleof Jammu and Kashmir toresolve the issuesconfronting the State andending the scourge ofviolence that has leftbehind a trail of death anddestruction.Mehbooba said the peopleof Jammu and Kashmir,irrespective of their age,gender, status or thepolitical affiliation, havebeen suffering the terribleconsequences of thepernicious turmoil over thelast more than two decades.Seeking people'scooperation in stabilizingpeace, the Chief Minister

said, "the Government is responsive to the people'sneeds and concerned abouttheir problems and isworking judiciously and ina transparent manner tofulfill their aspirations andexpectations." Flagging theproblem of unemploymentas a matter of graveconcern, she said everysection of the societyincluding individuals,institutions andorganizations, have to bebrought together in a spiritof creative enterprise towiden the economic andemployment space for theState's youth andchannelize their energiesproductively. Thedeputations that called onthe Chief Minister and

brought to her notice theirgrievances, demands anddevelopmental issues of theconcerned areas for earlyredress included delegationof parents of doctors led byMohammad ShafiKhanday, delegation ofunemployed veterinarydoctors led by IshfaqAhmad Dhobi, delegationof cross-LoC traders led byHilal Turkey, delegation ofDoctors AssociationKashmir led by Dr Nissar-ul-Hassan, delegation ofGousia Artisan UnionKhanyar led by RiyazAhmad Shah, delegation ofKashmir ArtisanAssociation led by GhulamNabi Khan, deputation ofAll J&K TransformerManufacturers & Repairs

Association led by J DWani, deputation of CICOperators led by Razia,deputation of KashmirDrugs, Surgical MachinesSuppliers Association anddeputation of KashmirTraders & ManufacturersFederation led by MirHafizullah. Besides,several civil societymembers and individualsfrom across the State alsocalled on the ChiefMinister to seek speedyredress of their grievancesand demands. The ChiefMinister gave a patienthearing to the deputationsand individuals and saidthat their genuine demandswould be given dueconsideration by theGovernment.

E-NIT No.21 of 2016-17 Dated 05-07-2016Tenders are invited by the Executive Engineer PWD

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1. Date of Publishing from 05-07-20162. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the websitehttp://jktenders.gov.in from 06-07-2016 on 1000Hours to 13-07-2016 (1600 Hrs)3. The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on thewebsite http://jktenders.gov.in form 06-07-2016 on 1000Hrs to13-07-2016 upto (1600 Hrs). The bids received will be openedto 1200 Hrs on 14-07-2016 on line.

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Govt responsive to people's problems, concernsNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jul 10

Div Com reviews law and order situationIdentity ccards oof ggovt eemployees tto bbe ttreated aas ccurfew ppasses

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jul 10

1133 casessettled in NLAsSRINAGAR, JUL 10National Lok Adalat forElectricity, Water,Telephone and public utilitycases was held today acrossthe State.1133 cases were disposedoff in the NLA and anamount of Rs 1.29 crore wasapproximately recovered.According to a statementissued by Mr R N Wattal,Member Secretary J&KState Legal ServicesAuthority, Lok Adalats wereconvened at High Court andat the District and Tehsillevel under the patronage ofJustice N PaulVasanthakumar, ChiefJustice, J&K High Court andPatron-in-Chief J&K StateLegal Services Authority,and under the guidance ofJustice Mohammad YaqoobMir, Judge, J&K High Courtand Executive Chairman,J&K State Legal ServicesAuthority.

Expressing anguish over lossof lives, Doctors AssociationKashmir (DAK) today saidthat absence of trauma carefacilities in peripheries isresponsible for loss of lives.President DAK Dr Nisar ul

Hassan today said that lackof trained staff andequipment in peripheries todeal with trauma patients iscosting human lives.The peripheral hospitals lacktrauma specialists,anesthetists, blood banks,intensive care units whichare essential to handlecritically injured patients.Trauma patients have noother option but to go totertiary care hospitals inSrinagar who most often

than not die in transit.Majority of the patients whodied yesterday could havebeen saved, had they beenoperated in time.They died because they lostthe golden time in transitwhich is crucial for survivalin a trauma patient.For patients that requiresurgical care urgently, if theydon't get it immediately, theyare more likely to die.Even the ambulances whichwere ferrying these patientsare as good as trucks as theylack resuscitative equipmentand trained staff.Time is the differencebetween life and death in atrauma patient.Serious injuries are non-negotiable when it comes totime.There is a strong correlation

between time and mortality.Despite repeated advocacyof trauma facilities inperipheries, no efforts havebeen made in that direction.Concentration of specialistsand infrastructure is takingheavy toll on injuredpatients.Every trauma patient isbeing referred to tertiary carehospitals and it is difficultfor a hospital to cope withhundreds of severely injuredpatients at a time.I appreciate doctors who areworking tirelessly inhospitals at this time ofmedical emergency.DAK appeals in general thatdoctors, paramedical staffand ambulances should beallowed to ply on roads sothat they reach hospitals tosave precious lives.

Absence of trauma facilities inperipheries costing lives: DAK

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jul 10

Minister for Forests,Ecology andEnvironment ChoudharyLal Singh has directedthe Divisional ForestOfficer to take upupgradation of thenursery at Sidhra anddevelop the saplings ofseasonal plants to meetthe requirements forplantation.Direction was issued bythe Minister whileinspecting the ForestDepartment nursery atSidhra, here today.Principal ChiefConservator of Forests AK Singh, Chief

Conservator of ForestsRoshan Jaggi besidesother senior officers ofForests and its alliedwings accompanied theMinister.He also stressed on betterupkeep of the nurseryand directed the DFO totake up renovation ofirrigation channel andensure that the bushesare immediately removedin the nurseChoudhary Lal Singhsaid that acomprehensive plan willbe chalked out to developall the nurseries of thedepartment withadequate facilities. Hestressed on motivatingpeople for planting more

and more tress and saidthat the departmentshould provide freesaplings for theseinitiatives.The Minister appealedthe people not to throwwaste in open spaces andcooperate with theconcerned departmentsto maintain cleanlinessand preserving theenvironment. He askedthe concerned to ensureimplementation of banon polythene in letter andspirit and take strictaction against theviolators. He alsostressed on generatingmass awareness andsensitizing the generalpeople about the issue.

Lal Singh directs forupgradation of Sidhra nurseryNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jul 10

J&K National Panthers Party(JKNPP) today took out a huge rallyin Majalta to celebrate opening ofDegree College.The rally passed through severalmarkets and villages and culminatedat Bharnara where the massivegathering was addressed by HarshdevSingh, JKNPP chairman and formerMinister besides several other leadersof the party. Complimenting thepeople of Tehsil Majalta over thefulfillment of their most coveteddemand for establishment of DegreeCollege, Harshdev called upon the

State Government to ensureimmediate commencement ofadmission process so that the presentacademic session is not wasted.Harshdev lambasted the opportunistleaders who were desperately tryingto take credit for the opening of theDegree College Majaltanotwithstanding the fact that theirown Government had filed appealagainst the orders of the High Courtdirecting opening of a DegreeCollege on a petition filed bySarpanchs of Panthers Party of TehsilMajalta. He said that the SLP wasfiled by the BJP-PDP Government inthe Supreme Court on January 7,2016 against the directions of J&K

High Court. He said that the SLP wasdisposed-off by the Supreme Courtwith a direction to the StateGovernment to issue the order forestablishment of Degree CollegeMajalta before July 15, 2016 and tofile the compliance report with theRegistry of Supreme Court. Yash PaulKundal, State president, YoungPanthers, while speaking on theoccasion said that Panthers Partyshall continue to fight for the cause ofthe people from streets to SupremeCourt. Manju Singh, senior NPPleader assured the people that theparty would continue its efforts forensuring justice to all sections ofsociety.

JKNPP takes out rally to celebrateopening of Degree College

NL CorrespondentUdhampur, Jul 10

Land acquisitionCompensation settled

Samba, Jul 10District administration Samba today organised a camp atRakh Amb Tali Samba to settle the land acqusition cases .Deputy Commissioner Samba, Sheetal Nanda, Tehsildar HQSaqib Saleem and beneficiaries were present on theoccasion. During the camp, an amount of Rs 3.5 crores wassettled as land acquisition compensation to 86 individualswhose land was acquired for Industrial area phase -III. Ateam of revenue officers led by Additional DeputyCommissioner Pawan Kumar Sharma supervised the wholeexercise. The Form 34 of the beneficiaries shall be directlysent to District Treasury Office Samba where they weredirected to approach after 5 working days along with theirbank pass books so that on line payment could be made totheir accounts. Speaking on the occasion, DC Sambahighlighted the importance of the exercise as it promotestransparency and provides hassle free services to thebeneficiaries.

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Mercedes driver

Lewis Hamilton

of Britain, sprays

champagne on

the podium.

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Anil Kumble’s appointment as coach dominated the

build-up to India’s Test tour of the West Indies. But

with the team having landed for the series, the focus

will now shift to whether Virat Kohli sets a fresh

marker as a batsman.

As skipper, the Caribbean will be the perfect place to

further his agenda of playing aggressive cricket. India

will get the first chance to test themselves in a two-day

game against the West Indies Cricket Board XI starting

in Basseterre, St. Kitts on Saturday.

Another three-day game, also in St. Kitts against WICB

XI from July 14, will be followed by four Tests at

Antigua (July 21-25), Kingston (July 30-Aug 3), St.

Lucia (August 9-13) and Port-of-Spain (August 18-22).

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Ajay Jayaram crashed out of the U.S. Open after

suffering a straight-game loss to Japan’s Kanta

Tsuneyama in the men’s singles semifinals of the Grand

Prix Gold badminton tournament on Sunday.

The World No. 22 and fourth seed could not match the

intensity of his rival and lost 10-21 14-21 in 33 minutes

at the Los Angeles Badminton Club.

The 28-year-old could not step up his game against the

Japanese, who led 4-2 at the start and then broke off at

6-6 and never looked back.

From 8-7, Tsuneyama reeled off 10 straight points to

create a huge gap, which Jayaram could not bridge.

In the second game, Jayaram put up a better show and

opened up a slender 3-1 lead. The duo then fought till

14-14 when Tsuneyama sealed the issue in his favour

with seven points straight.

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Karnataka’s effortless dominance of the junior National

swimming scene stretched into a 25th straight year, as the

43rd edition of the championships concluded here on

Saturday. The home state’s swimmers won 37 of the 80

events over five days of action at the Basavangudi Aquatic

Centre, and claimed over a third of all medals on offer, to

complete an uninterrupted quarter century of Overall

Championships.

C.J. Sanjay (Group 2 boys) and Damini K. Gowda (Group

1 girls) finished the meet with a flourish, claiming one

individual gold apiece on the final day.

The two Karnataka swimmers were, predictably, declared

Best Swimmers in their categories. Maharashtra’s Neel

Roy, who at 14 outshone considerably older rivals in

Group 1, also secured an individual championship.

The final evening’s only record-breaking effort came from

West Bengal’s Sayani Ghosh, in the Group 1 girls’ 400m

individual medley. Sayani clocked 5:14.04, just inside

Kanchi Desai’s time of 5:14.46. “I was cramping during

the breaststroke, but otherwise the race was OK,” said the

17-year-old from Kolkata. “Yesterday, I missed a record in

the 200m IM by 0.16 seconds. I wanted to make up for it.”

Monaco, Jul 10

The IAAF said Sunday its doping

review board had ruled US-based

Russian long jumper Daria Klishina

meets the “exceptional eligibility

criteria” to take part in international

competition as a neutral athlete,

clearing the way for her to possibly

compete at the Rio de Janeiro

Olympics.

It said the board “unanimously accepted

the application of Daria Klishina who,

subject to completing the formalities, is

now eligible to compete in international

competitions as an independent neutral

athlete.”

It said Klishina’s participation was still

subject to acceptance by the IOC.

The IAAF has already approved an

application from Russian athlete and

doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova,

who competed at last week’s European

championships.

Stepanova, an 800-meter runner who

served a two-year doping ban, helped

expose the widespread cheating in

Russia that led the IAAF to ban the

country’s track and field athletes from

global competition, including the

Olympics. Stepanova is living and

training in the United States at an

undisclosed location.

The IAAF has said more than 80

Russian athletes have applied to

compete in Rio under “exceptional

eligibility” provisions.

The special eligibility measure is aimed

largely at Russians who have been

based abroad, and few athletes are

likely to be considered.

A decision on all claims will be made

by July 18. The Olympic track and field

competition starts on August 12.

Paris, Jul 10

The long rivalry between France and

Portugal in major football tournaments

is all set to witness another mouth-

watering clash between the two teams

in UEFA Euro 2016 final. While France

is searching for another triumph at

Euro since they won in 2000, Portugal

will be hoping to put its hands on the

trophy for the first time in its football

history.

Here are some key factors that could

decide the Portugal-France Euro 2016

final on Sunday:

How do France contain Cristiano

Ronaldo?Ronaldo became the first player to

score in four European Championship

finals and despite failing to fire on all

four cylinders the Real Madrid star is

an omnipresent danger.

France acknowledge they will have to

limit the Portuguese star as much as

possible.

“He’s one of the best in the world, if

not the best,” said France right-back

Bacary Sagna. “As a defender you have

to give him as little space as possible.”

The nature of Portugal’s team and their

fairly passive attacking game means

Ronaldo has been less effective than he

would normally be with Real.

He has had less opportunity to counter-

attack, less service from attacking

midfield players and so had fewer

opportunities to score.

But Ronaldo is a constant threat around

the area and at set-pieces. He scored a

brilliant backheel against Hungary,

fired Portugal in front with a superb

header against Wales and a scuffed shot

from the Real marksman was enough

for Nani to get his leg to the ball and

double Portugal’s lead.

Giving Ronaldo a sniff of goal early in

the game could change the entire

landscape for France. Asked about

Ronaldo, France coach Didier

Deschamps warned: “In football, the

major challenge is fighting against

speed and his game in the air. Limiting

his influence will be key for us.”

Which tactical formation will France

deploy?

France coach Didier Deschamps

has yet to find a settled starting

line-up, having experimented in

midfield and attack since the start

of the tournament.

With the threat of Cristiano

Ronaldo and a midfield

diamond designed to offer

the Real Madrid man

scoring opportunities, a

committed defensive

performance will be

required from all French

players.

After a fairly solid

performance against

Germany in Marseille,

Deschamps is expected to stick with

the 4-2-3-1 he used against the world

champions.

Antoine Griezmann was part of a

three-man attacking midfield

against the Germans, sitting just behind

main striker Olivier Giroud. The little

Atletico Madrid striker was

magical to watch.

Deschamps is unlikely to change

tack, though Paul Pogba and

Blaise Matuidi -- who sit

just in front of a four-man

defence -- will have to

track back to help break

down Portuguese

offensives, in addition to

their own offensive

duties.’Juventus midfielder

Pogba has been given more

freedom to operate up front

when Deschamps has deployed

Moussa Sissoko in his three-

man attacking midfield.

Sissoko was solid throughout

against Germany. Most of the

starting line-up against

Germany should get the nod on

Sunday, although Deschamps is

not averse to tweaking his side

at half-time if necessary.

Key factors that will decide the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France

Basseterre, Jul 10

The touring Indians ambled to 258 for

six as half centuries by the opening

duo of Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul

were followed by an unbeaten fifty

from Rohit Sharma on the first day of

their two-day opening warm-up fixture

against West Indies Board President’s

XI here.

Opting to bat after winning the toss,

the Indians were provided a solid start

by Dhawan (51) and Rahul (50), with

the two putting on 93 runs for the first

wicket before the left-handed Delhi

dazzler was retired out.

At the end of a slow day during which

93 overs were bowled at the Warner

Park wicket, Rohit was batting on 54

with the help of eight boundaries and a

six.

Amit Mishra (18) was giving the

Mumbaikar company when stumps

were drawn.

Skipper Virat Kohli (14) and Ajinkya

Rahane (5) failed to get what would

have been some valuable batting

practice before the start of the four-

match Test series. The Indians, though,

are slated to play another three-day

warm-up game before the Test series

gets going from July 21 at Antigua.

Like Dhawan, who struck seven

boundaries during his 90-ball knock,

Rahul was also called back after the

batsman found the fence five times and

cleared it once.

Rohit added 47 runs for the sixth

wicket with Wriddhiman Saha (22)

before putting on 45 runs for an

unbroken seventh-wicket stand with

Mishra.

While the visitors retired out the

openers, they looked in some sort of

discomfort at 159 for four when

Rahane departed. At 166 for five in the

60th over, Cheteshwar Pujara (34) was

also asked to come back to the

dressing room by the team

management.

Pujara’s knock contained five

boundaries and he spent 115 minutes at

the crease while facing 102 balls.

Rohit then took charge and guided the

lower middle-order in the company of

Saha and Mishra.

For the West Indies Board President’s

XI, left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican

was the most successful bower,

returning figures of 2/61 in 26 overs.

Saha was the last Indian wicket to fall

on Day 1, when the wicketkeeper-

batsman was dismissed by Damion

Jacobs.

Brief scores: Indians 258/3 in 93

overs (Rohit Sharma batting 54,

Shikhar Dhawan 51, KL Rahul 37,

Cheteshwar Pujara 34; Jomel

Warrican 2-61, Damion Jacobs 1-80)

vs West Indies Cricket Board

President’s XI

Openers, Rohit hit fifties on Day 1of India’s first tour game

New Delhi, Jul 10

Ritu Rani, the captain of

India’s women’s hockey

team, has been dropped from

the Rio Olympics-bound side

owing to a lack of

performance and attitude

problems.

The final squad of 16 is to be

picked in three days’ time but

a senior member of the team

management confirmed that

Ritu has left the ongoing

national camp in Bengaluru.

“It’s correct Ritu is not in the

Olympic team. Her exclusion

is solely on two counts - her

(poor) performance and

second is her attitude,” he

said.

“It has been explained to her

time and again that she needs

to lift her performance but

she couldn’t do so. The camp

is still going on in Bangalore.

It will disperse today and

tomorrow we are reaching

Delhi. Ritu left the camp day

before yesterday.”

Under Ritu’s leadership, the

Indian women’s team

qualified for the Olympics

for the first time in 36 years

since 1980.

The 24-year-old has been at

the forefront of Indian

women’s hockey for more

than a decade and has been

the key to the midfield.

Despite repeated attempts,

Ritu could not be reached for

comment.

In her absence, the leadership

role could fall on another

senior player Rani Rampal.

However, Hockey India

President Narender Batra

tried to downplay the issue

while calling it “immature”

behaviour on part of the

player.

India hockey captain Ritu Rani droppedfrom Rio squad, final list awaited

BENGALURU, Jul 10

All eyes will be on the Indian

relay teams as the Shriram

Properties third Indian Grand

Prix gets underway at the

Sree Kanteerava Stadium

here on Sunday. With July 11

being the deadline for

Olympic qualification, the

fourth edition of the Grand

Prix will be also be held on

Monday, giving the athletes

two final chances in all to

make the cut for the Rio

Games. The women’s

4x400m team currently lies

12th with a time of 3:29.05s

and as of now fulfils the

qualification criteria (the top-

16 teams qualify). But it’s the

4x100m team which will be

closely watched, placed as it

is in 19th place (43.72s) with

the timing for the 16th

ranked team — Puerto Rico

— being 43.47s.

So will interest be in the

men’s 4x400m team’s

performance, which is in

17th spot with a best timing

of 3:02.94s thus far. The

team placed 16th —

Venuzuela — has clocked

3:02.76s.

For the results to be valid for

qualification purposes, a

minimum of two different

international teams,

representing at least two

countries, must compete in

the race. To satisfy the

criteria, the Athletics

Federation of India (AFI) has

invited the Sri Lankan and

Maldivian outfits to

participate.

“These two events are being

held to facilitate more

qualifications,” said AFI

secretary C.K. Valson. “So

far 24 have qualified, which

is the highest-ever. The relay

teams are very close.

Hopefully they will qualify

in this event.”

Elsewhere, even as Dutee

Chand, who recently made

the mark in the women’s

100m, and H.M. Jyothi are

expected to compete in the

200m race, their main focus,

understandably, will be on

the relay events.

IAAF says Daria Klishina can compete asindependent neutral athlete

Arise Chennai liftsPSG Trophy

COIMBATORE, Jul 10

The men from Arise (Trotters) Basketball Club, Chennai,

showed nerves of steel on their way to a 94-80 win over

citymates from SDAT in the final of the third Golden

Jubilee State-level basketball tournament for the PSG

Trophy at the PSG Tech Indoor Sports Complex courts

here on Saturday.

SDAT, the runner-up in the all-India basketball tournament

at Periyakulam, had the ability to topple the best on its day.

But Arise had planned its strategies well for the final

showdown. It decided to employ the man-to-man defence

from the start and, it worked well for the team.

The SDAT men found it hard to shoot from the inside and

went for the kill from the outside. It did fetch the team

some vital points, but it was not enough to match the

scoring rate of the Arise men, who looked tall and terrific

upfront.

Harrish (34 points) and Prem Kumar (23) were the men

who did the bulk of the damage for SDAT, which failed

miserably in its defence.

Earlier, Rajalakshmi Mills High School Alumni

(RLMHSA) Basketball Club, down by 20 points at the end

of the second quarter, staged a brilliant fight-back to oust

United Basketball Club 95-82 for the third place.

The results:

Final: Arise (Trotters), Chennai, 94 (Harrish 34, Prem

Kumar 23, Arun Prasanth 14) bt SDAT (Chennai) 80

(Karthick 21, Justin Gnanaraj 18, Heamesh 12). Third

place: RLMHSA (Coimbatore) 95 (A. Vijay 40, R. Vinith

Kumar 34, G. Vishnuprasanth 10) bt United BBC

(Coimbatore) 82 (Jeyaseelan 30, Harsha 29).

All eyes will be on the Indian relay teams

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Jammu: Srei InfrastructureFinance Limited ("Srei")today announced thatBrickwork Ratings hasupgraded its rating to BWR'AA+' with Stable Outlookfrom BWR "AA" for itsnon-convertible debentures(NCDs) aggregating to Rs4,500 crore.The rating indicates that the

instruments are consideredto have high degree ofsafety regarding timelyservicing of financialobligations. It also impliesthat the instruments carryvery low credit risk.This follows the recentrating upgrade of Srei'swholly-owned subsidiary

Srei Equipment FinanceLimited ("SEFL").Brickwork Ratings has alsoupgraded SEFL's rating toBWR 'AA+' with StableOutlook from BWR "AA"for its non-convertibledebentures (NCDs)aggregating to Rs 2,130crore.Sreiis one of India's largestintegrated infrastructureinstitutions and has beenaccorded the InfrastructureFinance Company ("IFC")and the Public FinanceCompany ("PFC") status.Commenting on the creditrating upgrades, Mr.Hemant Kanoria, Chairmanand Managing Director, Srei

Infrastructure FinanceLimited, said: "The ratingupgrades of Srei and SEFLreflectour ability to performconsistently despite achallenging businessenvironment. While Srei hasestablished itself as one ofthe largest integratedinfrastructure institutions inthe country, SEFL enjoysover 30% market share ininfrastructure equipmentfinancing.We believe thatthe upgrades will enableboth Srei and SEFLto raiseresources from the marketand financial institutions atlower interest therebycontributing to enhancedbottomline."

Srei Infra Finance's

rating upgraded to 'AA+'Jammu: While travelling,Hotels.com™ MobileTravel Tracker survey hasrevealed that travellersspend 50% more time gluedto their smartphone than totheir sunbed. Thisglobalstudy of 9,200 travellersacross 31 countries, revealsthat while away on aholiday we turn into socialmedia show offs, usemobile to search for ournext meal and haveFacebook Face-Offs withour travel companions.Thesurvey further reveals thatwhile on a holiday, 95%ofIndiantravellers a spendmajority of their time onFacebook as compared to

other social media channels.When you think of avacation, you conjure upthe image of spending hoursrelaxing around the pool, orexploring the sights andattractions of a new city.The reality however, forglobal and Indian travellersis that, they spend moretime glued to theirsmartphone than on theirsunbed. On an averageIndians spend only twohours a day topping up theirtan, as compared tothreeanda half hours a day glaring attheir mobile devices.Mobile Travel Trackersurvey by Hotels.comreveals that 40% of global

travellers admit touploading photos to socialmedia just to show off and27% admit to checking intoplaces on social media justto make friends feel jealous.Indian travellers typicallyspend on an average of twoand half hours a day onsocial media channels, withFacebook leading the list.Instead of relaxing andenjoying themselves on avacation, most travellersstill have a real case ofFOMO (fear of missing out)– which compels them tocomment on friends’ postsjust so they don’t miss outon anything while they’reaway.

95% of Indian travellers use Facebookvis-à-vis other social media apps

Jammu: ManappuramFinance organized a freeEye and Dental camp, incollaboration with VisionExpress, the eyewearretailer, and Dr. R.Karthikeyan of Sri RangasDental Clinic at itsMogappair Branch inChennai.More than 80 patientsavailed health services atthe day long Camp where

people suffering from eyeand dental problemsbenefited fromconsultation with an eyecare specialist and dentist. Later, employees of thecompany served tea andsnacks to inmates of theKalaisaelvi Karunalayaold age home and spenttime with children ofKalaiselvi Karunalayaorphanage.

Manappuram Finance

organizes medical camps

New Delhi: Fearing likelyresistance from unions, theUnion Cabinet has decidednot to accept two of the keyrecommendations of the 7thPay Commission.Arjun Kapoor Lost 25 Kg'sIn 4 Weeks For HisWedding! Try His AmazingDietAccording to a reportpublished in The Hindu, thesuggestions included – nomore setting up of paycommissions and its

replacement with aperformance-linked appraisalsystem.The Hindu further reports asenior Finance Ministryofficial saying that thesuggestion to rationalize paysand link them to performancehas not been accepted.With this the hopes of thosewho were batting forrationalization of pays andintroduction of meritocracyhave been completely dashednow.

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Cabinet ignores suggestions onperformance-linked appraisal

New Delhi: Reacting to the allegationsthat he and his associate firms divertedover Rs 1,225.30 crore, Vijay Mallyasaid that all claims were unfounded andmade without any reference.Mallya, who is now based out ofBritain, added that all transactions were

legal, above board and approved byUSL Auditors, as per ET NOW report.He also said that due diligence wasobserved on USL prior to acquiring ofshares.About the enquiry, Mallya said he hasno knowledge about itand neither USLnor E&Y have provided him detailsabout he same.United Spirits Ltd (USL), the DiageoPlc-controlled company, had said onSaturday that Vijay Mallya and hisfirms have diverted funds over Rs1,225.30 crore between October 2010and July 2014.USL, the world's largest liquor

company, informed the Bombay StockExchange that it's only the court thatwill be in a position to make finaldeterminations about the culpability inthe fault.It added that the additional inquiryprima facie reveals further instances ofactual or potential fund diversionsamounting to approximately Rs 913.50crore as well as other potentiallyimproper transactions involving USLand its overseas subsidiaries amountingto approximately Rs 311.80 crore,.Diageo purchased controlling stake inUnited Spirits from Mallya in July2013.

Mallya refutes USL's allegations on fund diversion

New Delhi: What maysound music to the BJPears, Congress, the mainopposition party inParliament may be planningto drop its main demand -the tax rate to be writteninto Constitutionalamendment - as per Timesof India report.The report also adds that

Congress may do away withthe demand if the rulinggovernment provides strongcommitment to reasonabletax rate, as deemed fir bythe party. Non-inclusion of18 percent tax rate may turnup good for the passage ofmuch awaited GST bill inthe coming parliamentarysession.

Congress mulls over plan to

drop its key GST demand

New Delhi: Digital

payment platform Paytm is

readying a budget of Rs

350-500 crore to roll out

its payments bank and

eyeing an October launch

before Diwali this year, a

top executive said.

"It is a large budget of

about Rs 350-500 crore.

We are working on the

launch of services.

Technology

implementation will take a

bit more time. We think

that we will definitely

launch it before Diwali,"

Paytm Payments Bank

CEO Shinjini Kumar told

PTI.

Explaining the deferred

timeline, Kumar said the

company is trying to get a

handle on newer issues in

the run-up to the launch.

"The more we are getting

into this, the more we are

learning, everyday is a

new understanding and

learning," Kumar said.

"And we are also trying to

find different ways to

solve some of the

perennial problem like

data connectivity,

biometric authentication

and all that. So, in terms

of the actual rollout, there

are a few more decisions

that we will take."

The Noida-based digital

payment firm Paytm had

won the payments bank

licence from the Reserve

Bank last year.

Payments bank can accept

demand and savings bank

deposits from individuals

and small businesses, up to

a maximum of Rs 1 lakh

per account.

The Paytm Payments Bank

will be headquartered in

Noida and kick off its

services from east and

north, to begin with.

"We definitely have the

east and north of India as

our priority areas,

particularly for financial

inclusion," she said.

The company, Kumar

added, has plans to take its

payments bank services

wherever Paytm has its

reach today.

"We take the responsibility

to reach out to new

sections of society very

seriously... That is because

they are the new

consumers who actually

will migrate using the

digital," Kumar explained.

As part of the payments

bank launch preparations,

the company executives

have criss-crossed India to

get a sense of how the

poor look at technology to

solve their problems, she

said further.

Paytm PaymentsBank looking at a

pre-Diwali take-off

Mumbai: While favourablemonsoon will be vital forrural recovery, the trend incommodity prices andrecovery in constructionactivities also hold equalimportance, domestic ratingagency Icra said.The earnings of ruralhouseholds over the last fewyears have been impactedby modest hikes inMinimum Support Prices(MSPs) and a decline incommodity prices, whichhas mainly been influencedby global factors, Icra said.For instance, domesticcotton prices weakened by20 per cent from their peakin FY14 to FY16, due to thechange in China'sprocurement policy and thedeclining competitivenessagainst PSF due to lowercrude oil prices, it said.Similarly, liquidity offarmers in the sugarcaneproducing belts was affectedby weak financialperformance of sugar mills,which were operating in an

environment of surplusproduction (in the domesticmarket) over the past 5-6years and subduedinternational prices."While agriculture plays animportant role in the ruraleconomy, it employs 64 percent of rural manpower. Therest is contributed by sectorslike construction (11 per

cent), manufacturing (9 percent), trade and transport (9per cent) and others."Thus, revival in some ofthe key sectors will also beimportant for rural demandrecovery," Icra Ratings

Senior GVP Subrata Raysaid.With the government's focuson reviving infrastructureprojects, a gradualimprovement has beenvisible, especially in theexecution of roads andhighway projects sincesecond half of 2015-16.The number of households

getting employment underthe MNREGA scheme alsoincreased in 2015-16 by 38per cent to 176 million.However, what still remainsa challenge is the subduedpick-up in industrial capex

and the real estate markets,which are also an importantsource of rural employment."Apart from the centralgovernment, many of thestate governments have alsoallocated a greaterproportion of their annualbudgets towards sectors thathave a direct influence onthe rural economy."The other positives for therural economy andconsumption-driven sectorsat large include theimplementation of theSeventh Pay Commissionrecommendations in FY17and the recent roll-out of theOne-Rank-One-Pensionscheme for the defencepersonnel," Ray said.In contrast to the trends inrural economy, demandfrom urban markets hasbeen on a recovery trendover the past 4-6 quarters,led by lower inflationarypressures, softening interestrates and improvingconsumer sentiments, Icrasaid.

Commodity prices, construction key for rural economy: Icra

New Delhi: TelecomMinistry is learnt to havecleared the Rs 3,500-crore4G spectrum trading dealbetween service providersBharti Airtel and Aircel."The spectrum trading dealbetween Bharti Airtel andAircel was cleared by thetelecom minister on July 4,"an official source told PTI.Airtel has entered into anagreement with Aircel toacquire rights to use 4Gspectrum of Aircel in eighttelecom circles for Rs 3,500crore.These circles are TamilNadu, including Chennai,Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir,West Bengal, Assam, theNorth-East, Andhra Pradesh

and Odisha."Airtel was asked tosurrender 1.2 Mhz spectrumin Odisha circle forapproval as it breached thespectrum cap limit (aftertaking into account Aircel'sspectrum). The companyhas surrendered 1.2 Mhzspectrum in 1800 Mhzbefore the deal wascleared," the source said.In a circle, no player canhold more than 25 per centof the total spectrumallocated in that particularservice area.Activist lawyer PrashantBhushan, in a letter on July8, had demanded that CBIand ED immediately freezespectrum held by Aircel,

alleging that its Malaysianparent Maxis will "abscond"if the proposed deals withAirtel and RCom areallowed to go through.CBI has filed a detailedchargesheet againstAircel/Maxis and itsMalaysian owner T AnandaKrishnan. Even ED has filedcases against them andattached properties offormer telecom ministerDayanidhi Maran, but notthat of Maxis, the lettersaid.The Malaysia-based MaxisCommunications holds 74per cent in Aircel while therest 26 per cent is withSindya Securities andInvestments.

New Delhi: Private sectorHDFC Bank plans to focuson digital platforms in ruraland semi-urban markets toachieve sustained growth inthe coming years. The bank is well positionedto continue to grow fasterthan the banking sector bothin retail and wholesalesegments, HDFC Bank saidin its annual report for 2015-16. According to the report,"over the next couple ofyears, the bank will leverageon its distribution strengthand digital platforms

especially in the rural andsemi-urban parts of thecountry for a more sustainedgrowth." During the year, the bankintroduced digitalinnovations including loansat ATMs, missed calledrecharge and 10 secondpersonal loan. The report further said thebank will continue its focuson five core values ofcustomer focus, operationalexcellence, productleadership, people andsustainability.

HDFC Bank to focus on digitalplatform for sustained growth

New Delhi: With private investment yet topick up, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley onSaturday wondered whether it is desirableto continue offering high interest rates onsavings that translate into higher cost oflending and sluggishness in the economy."Now, whether domestic savings are onlyto be used by such instruments which giveyou a higher return and create an interestregime which is extremely costly andmakes the economy sluggish, or higherreturns are to be got from such instrumentsas funds, bonds, shares (that financeprojects and economic activity)," he asked.Speaking at a function here to unveil acommemorative postage stamp to mark140 years of BSE, he said the essence of alleconomic activity is investment which isgoing to come from where resources areavailable."A lot of them have also an element ofsecured investment in them which can givepeople a very respectable return itself.That's the basis on which pension funds theworld over have been functioning and Ithink these are areas of advances as wegrow over the next several years anddecades. More and more opportunities aregoing to come to us," he said.According to Jaitley, Indian economy willneed a lot of investment for a reasonablylong period to bridge the infrastructure andindustrialisation deficit that has existed fordecades."And the starting point of all activity has tobe investment, it has to be resource-raising, it has to be important companies inthe private sector and sometimes PPP,

which will ensure this deficit is met," hesaid.The finance minister felt that in thiscontext, BSE is an important institution."Last few years have seen India grow well,essentially grow well on the strength ofenhanced public investment (and) FDI.The best of private sector in thatdevelopment process is yet to be seen," hesaid. Stating that absence of demand hasbeen cited for lack of private investment,he hoped urban demand will improve."And since rain gods appear kinder thisyear, there would be signs of increasedrural demand itself and all these in turnwould lead to opportunity for the privatesector itself," he said.This will lead to a lot more activity atinstitutions like BSE, he said, adding thatthe best of the two stock exchanges BSEand NSE is yet to come by."It is not to undermine what they havealready done in the past, it's to preparethem for greater challenges in future. I'msure BSE would get itself ready for theiract," Jaitley added.

Is it desirable to continue offeringhigh interest rates on savings: FM

New Delhi: India has askeda government-backed traderto import an extra half amillion tonnes of duty-free,non-genetically modifiedcorn to keep a lid ondomestic prices andovercome any shortage, thetrade ministry said onSunday. India, which allowscultivation and consumptionof only genetically modifiedcotton crop, has haddifficulty in sourcing non-GM corn in late 2015 andearlier this year, and NewDelhi had to drop the plan toimport more.Trade and industry expertshave already voiced theirconcerns over India's abilityto find non-GM corn, whichonly a handful of countries

such as Ukraine grow.To check prices and preventhoarding, Trade MinisterNirmala Sitharaman hasapproved imports of500,000 tonnes of corn, thetrade ministry said in aTweet.Government sources onJune 22 said India wasconsidering importing500,000 tonnes of corn tobolster local supplies after asecond straight drought cutoutput. Indian farmers growcorn twice a year. Thewinter crop is planted inOctober, with harvests inMarch and April. Thesummer crop planting hasstarted, but supplies willbecome available only fromend-September.

India allows imports of500,000 tonnes of duty-free

Telecom Ministry clears Airtel-Aircel4G spectrum trading deal

New Delhi: L&T Infotech will hitthe capital markets tomorrow to raiseup to Rs 1,243 crore through aninitial share sale offer. The IT firm, part of diversifiedLarsen & Toubro group, would becoming out with an IPO that canfetch up to Rs 1,243 crore. The price band for the issue, whichwould be open for subscription fromJuly 11 to 13, has been fixed at Rs705-710. L&T Infotech on Fridayraised Rs 373 crore from anchor

investors by selling shares at a priceof Rs 710 apiece. The IPO comprises an offer-for-saleof up to 1.75 crore equity shares byL&T Ltd. It constitutes 10.3 per centof the post offer paid-up equity sharecapital of the company. At the upper end of the price band,the offer would be worth Rs 1,243.50crore. The sale would rake in Rs1,233.75 crore at Rs 705 per share. Kotak Mahindra Capital Company,Citigroup Global Markets India and

ICICI Securities would be managingthe issue. On Thursday, L&T Group ExecutiveChairman A M Naik said theimmediate target for L&T Infotech isto double its revenue to USD 2billion (nearly Rs 13,500 crore) innext three years. In financial year 2015-16, L&TInfotech's revenue from operationsand other income stood at Rs6,143.02 crore while it clocked aprofit after tax of Rs 922.17 crore

during the same period. L&T Infotech Ltd is the sixth largestIndian IT services player at presentwith a revenue of USD 887 millionand an employee base of over 20,000people. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Rs400-crore initial public offer ofstaffing firm Quess Corp wasoversubscribed by a staggering 145times, emerging as the mostoversubscribed IPO in the past 9years.

L&T Infotech's over Rs 1,200-cr IPO to kick off

Jammu, July 10

Today Akhil BharatiyaVidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)celebrated its 67thFoundation Day at Kargilsabhagar Ved Mandir,Ambphalla. The programmestarted with the hosting ofAbvp flag by Abvp statesecretary Varsha Gupta. Thenew unit of ABVP JammuMahanagar was alsoannounced. Prakash Anthalwas the Chief ElectionOfficer and nominatedGovind Sharma and DeepakGupta as city President andcity secretary respectively.Later the whole unit wasannounced by CityPresident Govind Sharma inwhich Dr Arti Sharma andBhaskar Jamwal was nomi-

nated as vice presidents,Brigu Sharma , PiyushKhajuria Bhavna Bharti ,Pulkit Charangoo , SunnyParihar were nominated asjoint secretaries, RamanSharma as cashier , AnjilSingh as office secretary ,Sunil Choudhary as SFDincharge, Dr. Anil as agrivi-sion incharge , VaatsalyaSingh as girls incharge,Naina Dogra as girls jointin charge, Mriudul as tech-nical cell incharge, AkashSharma as media incharge,Akruti, Padamja,Nikhil,Tarseh,Abhishek,Piyush, Rohan, Simranjeet,Siddhant as executive mem-bers.The chief guest of the pro-gram was Dinesh Rana IGP,Jammu, Anil Padha was the

program convenerand State OrganisingSecretary ABVP ShailendraTiwari was the special gueston the occasion, speakingon the occasion IGP DineshRana congratulated and dis-tributed certificates andmedals to the winners ofShri Sunil Padha GyanMemorial Pratyogita andPersonality DevelopmentCamp conducted by ABVPJammu Mahanagar. He alsoawared students and ABVPactivists about the issue ofdrug addiction prevailing inJammu Kashmir .Meanwhile speaking on theoccasion Sh. ShelnderTiwari threw light on th eContinous work of ABVPin develeoping student lead-ership and social awarenesson various issues of nation-al importance.Other prominent present onthe occasion were StateSect Varsha Jandiyal StateJt. Sect Abhinav Pandotraand Sh. Ganesh Kunde (Jammu MahanagarOrgansing sect.) , shubham, Ganesh Malohtra .

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, July 10

J&K Pradesh CongressCommittee held an impres-sive Dharna out side RajBhawan here today to lodgeprotest against the contro-versial amendment bill, 2016to the J&K Panchayat Rajlaws and submitted a memo-randum to the Governor urg-ing him not to give his assentto the bill.Led by thePresident JKPCC Sh.G.A.Mir, Senior Leaders ofPradesh congress,sarpanchs/Panchs District

Congress Committeesassembled outside the RajBhawan Jammu today andheld a sit in dharna beforesubmitting the memorandumurging the Governor not togive assent to the PanchayatAmendment Bill,2016,which has passed by both thehouses on the Strength ofPDP-BJP Legislators,despite strong opposition bythe congress and other oppo-sition parties in thehouse.Senior Vice-PresidentSh. Sham Lal Sharma, Vice-President Raman Bhalla,Mula Ram,Kanta Bhan,Ravinder Sharma, ChiefSpokesperson, RajnishSharma(Co-Tr) BalwanSingh, Vikram malhotra,Manmohan Singh, ManjitSingh, Faqir Nath, Ch. ShahMohd., Namarata Sharma,General secretaries, AnilChopra - President DCCJammu, Smt suman Bhagat,Smt Swaran Lata, Shiv DevSingh, Th. Balber Singh,G.L. Chalotra, KrishanBhagat (Ex MLAs), KuldeepVerma, K.L. Gupta,AshokGupta-President DCCUdhampur, PranavShagotra,Indu Pawar, B.S.Sambyal, K.K. Pangotra ,Neeraj Gupta, SurinderGupta, Vijay Manahas,Manjit Singh Jatt, SanjeevSharma, Ch. Sukhdev Singh,besides a large number ofsarpanchs and panchs

attended the ProtestDharna.Addressing the gath-ering PCC Chief castigatedthe PDP-BJP CoalitionGovt. for their effort toweaken the Panchayat Rajsystem which is back boneof democracy. The bill isaimed at eroding the grassroot institution of democracyin the state, for which con-gress launched a struggle toempower them at per with73rd amendment. Heannounced that Congresswould launch a movement inthe state against this moveand educate the massesagainst the anti-democraticand anti-people polices ofthe ruling coalition.He saidthat the Congress party rightfrom Mahatma Gandhi andPt. Jawahar Lal Nehru toRajiv Gandhi worked toestablished and strengthenPanchayat Raj system in theCountry. The Party while incoalition Govt. launched astruggle under the patronageof AICC vice- PresidentRahul Gandhi for incorpora-tion of 73rd Amendment inthe State as a result the StatePanchayat Raj act wasamended in March 2014 andall Good provisions wereincorporated in the StateLaw to empower PanchayatRaj. Howover this coalitionhas moved on make PRIsdefunct.Senior Vice-President Sh. Sham Lal

Sharma lashed out at PDP-BJP and said that both theparties are exposed for theirdual standard on variousissues especially on powerto people . The PDP talkedof self rule and questioned ifthis is the definition of selfrule slogan to divest peopleof their power to elect peo-ple of their choice. The BJPhas surrendered for poweron various issues and thismove would weaken democ-racy in the State . He tookdig at MOS PMO Dr.Jatinder Singh for question-ing Congress instead ofexplaining the role of ownparty (BJP) in the Govt. , forbringing controversial andanti-democratic and anti-people bills and issues,which harm the broaderinterests of the people andthe state.Addressing the

gathering senior leaders Sh.Mula Ram and RamanBhalla strongly opposedthe bill which is a directattack on the rights of peo-ple and weaken the pan-chayat Raj in the State andwarned the Govt. againstthe anti-people and anti-democratic steps. Othersenior leaders andSarpanchs/Panchs alsoaddressed the gathering andattended in large numbersfrom various parts of theprovince including Mahilaand Youth.In the memoran-dum Congress stronglyopposed the bill and saidthat it would erode theauthority and stability ofpanchayats and deprive thegeneral public of theirbasic right in democracy toelect their representatives.The clubbing of various

blocks would deprive themof representation in theDist. Dev. Boards which isagainst the rights of peopleand democracy.The memo-randum urged the Governornot to give his assent to theAnti-democratic and anti-people bill and ask theGovt. to withdraw thesame.Other prominent whoattended the Protest dharnaincluded S/Shri Jai Singh,Madan Lal Malagar, DwarkaChoudhary, Amrit Bali, Dr.R.K. Khajuria, Mian NazirAhmed S. Bikram Singh,Kramat Malik, SarpanchesBaldev Raj, Kuldeep Raj,Shamsher Singh, ChamailSingh, Darshan Sharma,Kuldeep Sharma, Gulu Ram,Kali Dass, Kewal Kumar, SatPal, Sain Dass, Jagdish Raj,Sham Lal Krishan Lal andoters.

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Jammu, July 10

Expressing serious concernover the deteriorating lawand order situation in theState, Harsh Dev SinghChairman and FormerMinister has attributed thepresent explosive situationin the State to the softapproach of the BJP-PDPcoalition towards the subver-sives, anti-nationals and sep-aratists. He regretted thatright from day one of thepresent coalition, the seces-sionist and subversive forceswere being given open arenato promote their anti-Indiaagenda thus aggravating thealready volatile situation inthe State. He said that ifuncontrolled, the situationhad the potential to revert

back to early nineties forwhich BJP and PDP wouldbe equally and squarelyresponsible. He was address-ing a huge public meeting inGhass Mandi, Ramnagartoday. Lambasting the BJPfor acquiescing in the proseparatist agenda of theKashmir centric leadership,Mr. Harsh regretted that itsmuch trumpeted slogans of'hard nationalism' had yield-ed to 'soft separatism' merelyfor the crumbs of power. Heaccused BJP of being equal-ly responsible for takingsome unpragmatic and ratherobnoxious decisions whichemboldened the anti nationalelements leading to the pres-ent crisis. Harsh Dev saidthat open revolt against theState could not be tolerated

in a sovereign nation whichprovided ample peacefulways and means to its citi-zens to express their views.He said that while theCentral and the State gov-ernments should be open todialogue and address theconcerns of different sec-tions of the society withinthe constitutional frame-

work, there should beabsolute 'zero tolerence' forsubversion, fissiparous anddisruptive activities.Strongly condemning theBJP for its failure to ensuresafety of Amarnath yatrisdespite its tall claims he saidthat attacks on pilgrims haddeeply hurt the sentiments ofthe people across the globe.

Others who spoke on theoccasion included Pt. ShivRam Sharma, Sagar DevSingh,Pavan Dev, KulbirGupta, Akash Kharka ,Mrs.Neelam Abrol,HansRaj,Gian Chand,Mohd.Farooq,Kirat Singh,PappuVerma,Bishan Dass,MohitM a n k o t i a , S a n d o o rSingh,Sham Lal, etc.

BJP-PDP responsible for deteriorating security scenario: Harsh

Jammu, July 10

Infuriated by the persistentabsence of Deputy NirmalSingh during his scheduledpublic meetings at Bani, thelocal people at village raisedanti- BJP slogans for itscasual approach towards theelectorate and cowardly sur-renders before the Kashmirileadership .Pawan Dev Singh, StateSecy Young Panthersrevealed that at villageDhaggar in Bani, DeputyChief Minister Nirmal Singhwas supposed to address thepublic rally on Friday but he

did not turn up and left thepeople guessing without anyreason. He said that it hadhappened for the secondtime in the past fifteen dayswhen previously similarincident happened duringBani Mela . He divulged that in the pre-vious incident the BJPworkers had invited the peo-ple to attend Dr. Nirmal Singh's meetingat 12 noon in presence oflocal MLA Jeevan Lal. Thepeople waited for the leadersbut fearing a delay, theworkers further made thepeople to wait till 3 p.m by

citing some technical faultin Deputy Chief Minister'shelicopter. Later, it came to fore that theDy. CM was at Mehbooba'sMufti's residence rejoicingher victory in the by-elec-tion while the local MLAwas lied to the people bygiving fake excuses for hisabsence.He said similar incident tookplace today as well atDhaggar. He said that thelocal MLA was quite awarethat people don't assembleon the call of BJP workerswhen such meetings for thesaffron party leaders wereorganized recently. He madea fervent appeal to the localadministration to ensuresafety of the govt. employ-ees otherwise JKNPP shallbe forced to protest outsidethe SDM office Bani and ifthe need arose they wouldintensify their agitation inJammu for the cause of Banipeople.

Dy CM's absence irks Banipopulace: Panthers

Jammu,July 10

Congress today said that theBJP in its desperation toclimb the ladder of powerhas scarified its age old ide-ology. Congress claimed that theJammu and Kashmir gov-ernment failed to ensure atrouble-free Amarnath yatraand claimed that worst typeof situation prevailed inJammu during the past 24hours due to failure of gov-ernment and divisionaladministration to regulateand ensure trouble-freeAmarnath yatra," formerMinister and seniorCongress leader RamanBhalla along with stateGeneral Secretaries ,Vikram Malhotra,Manmohan Singh, ManjitSingh, Faqir Nath, statedthis in a joint statementissued here in Jammu today.The yatris, stranded at vari-ous places on NationalHighway due to the abruptsuspension of pilgrimage at7 pm yesterday as the vio-lence sparked in various

parts of Kashmir valley soonafter the elimination ofBurhan Wani and his twoassociates by securityforces, are facing manyhardships owing to lack ofproper shelter and otherfacilities, Bhalla maintained.As result of the rush, policestopped Amarnath-boundvehicles from Lakhampur,Kathua, Samba, Nagrota,Patnitop and Ramban whichcaused heavy traffic jams. He alleged that they haveignored the organizationsresponsible for running theyatra in past and which haveplayed a lot of role in run-ning the yatra andGovernment should havetaken them into confidencefor Yatra arrangements, headded. JKPCC State GeneralSecretary, Vikram Malhotraalleged that both ShriAmarnath Shrine Board(SASB) and coalition Govtfailed to take concrete stepsto make the holy Amarnathyatra a success. Adding fur-ther he said that if the pres-ent attitude of the Govt con-

tinues towards the holyAmarnath pilgrimage theyatra will definitely fail. Hesaid the Government wasworking under the pressureof separatists on yatra butnow it appears that theBoard is also working underthe pressure of separatists. Manjit Singh speaking onthe occasion said that Govtfailed to attract more yatriesdue to poor law and ordersituation in state. Still ShrineBoard can do a lot in attract-ing more yatris to holy caveas till date only 1.7 lakh pil-grims have been registeredfor annual pilgrimage thisyear.

Govt has failed to ensure trouble-free Amarnath yatra: Congress

NL CorrespondentJammu, July 10

Today a Joint meeting ofthe leaders of EJAC led byEJAC(K) and EJAC (Q)held at Jammu under thechairman ship of S. AmrikSingh member J C C . inwhich all the leaders ofJCC namely BalwinderSingh ,Ganesh Khajuria,Dharminder Singh,Darshan Sharma, AmrikSingh Sasan , Ravi SinghBahu, Gopal Singh,Jagdish Sharma, RavinderSingh , Uttam ChandSharma, Rajinder Gupta,Umar Jan, Nazir AhmedBhat, Subash Sharma ,Balbir Rahi, Amrik SinghChib, Deedar Singh,Chaman lal Raina, andothers participated In the meeting the leadersof JCC took great resent-ment over the statementissued by Chief Ministerregarding put on hold the7th pay commission for

two years .It is very unfor-tunate part of the coalitionGovt. in the state , one sideGovt. has enhanced thesalary of MLA's, MLC,sand ministers to doublebesides many more facili-ties without wasting anytime and the employeeswho are back bone of thegovt. have been deprivedof the 7th pay commissionand left to come on thefoot path for struggle .While addressing the meet-ing Balwinder Singh andGanesh Khajuria spoke thatthe JCC is the onlyCommittee /organization ofemployees under whosebanner JCC started thestruggle in past andachieved the 6th.pay com-mission, Arrears, enhance-ment of retirement agefrom 58-60,Regularization of Adhocand Contractual employees,converted Cola in to DAfor PSU except tworemaining demands of

agreement , Regularisationof Casual labours, Needbasis etc.and Removal ofPay Anomalies of ClericalStaff and old pay Scale6500-10500 employeesworking in Edu.Dept.,Agriculture Dept. and otherdepts.While concluding themeeting S.Amrik Singhmember JCC appealed tothe State Employees tounite for struggle under thebanner of J&K Govt.Employees JointConsultative Committee toachieve the 7th.PayCommission and do notfell in to the trap of someself style leader ship whoalways bent upon to sabo-tage the employees cause.He also told the press thatwe have already in touchwith the Kashmir and theState Leader ship to con-vene the state level meet-ing as and when the situa-tion in Kashmir is beingimprove

EJAC condemns delay in PayCommission implementation

ABVP celebrates Foundation Day

NL CorrespondentJammu, July 10

BJP Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha) ShamsherSingh Manhas, while chair-ing a workshop of partyDistrict and MandalPresidents, GeneralSecretaries alongwithMorcha District Presidents,stressed upon them to reachthe public and help in avail-ing the benefits of centrallysponsored schemes. He saidthat the PM Narendra Modihas launched variousschemes with a motive ofeconomic and socialempowerment of the poorand weaker sections. "PMUjwala Yojana (PMUY) isone such major scheme forthe benefit of the BPL rationcard holders across thecountry", Manhas said andadded that in Jammu &Kashmir also this scheme isbeing extended to thedeserving people. He saidthat anyone whose namesfigures in 2011 census, canbe the beneficiary. He saidthat a major population ofthe India society lives underBPL category and can't even

have the gas connection andthis scheme will prove to berevolutionary for them. Heasked that if any complaintrelated to implementation ofthe scheme is noticed, itshould be immediatelytaken up with the concernedauthorities so that the gen-uinely deserving people arenot deprived of the scheme.BJP State Addl. MediaSecretary Rakesh Mahajan,who has been designated asthe state Incharge of PMUY,while giving presentation onthe scheme and variousrelated formalities, said thatit is a very innovativescheme which has been for-mulated keeping in mind theproblems being faced bywomenfolk in particular. Hesaid that the PM is verykeen to ensure that the ruralwomen, who have to sufferon account of smoke fromtraditional desi chullah, areprovided relief and they willnot have to suffer from dis-eases caused by the smokeand dust. He said that theparty activists are beingeducated about the details ofthe scheme and each one ofthem has to devote time forthis noble cause.BJP StateSecretary Sanjay Baru andState Spokesperson BalbirRam Rattan were also pres-ent on the occasion.

Cong protests amendment bill to Panchayat Raj laws

BJP organizes workshop on PMUY